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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1907-09-26
BUT LITTLE CUMBERLAND.
North Dakota the Nearest to Being
Treeless Of All the States.

The people of North Dakota have
laid the cornerstone of a fine build
ing at Bottineau for the state forestry
school, for which they have been
working for ten years. The need Of
encouraging forest growth was early
recognized. for North Dakota is the
nearest to being treeless of all the
states. Only l per cent Of its area is
timberland, and the best timber has
been cut from much of this. Mime
sofa, on the other hand, it's nearest
neighbor on the east, has 60 per cent
of it's surface classed as cumberland.
North Dakota has no national forest.
A few years ago the government I'M
dertook to establish one in the Turtle
mountains and made a thorough in
vestigation Of the project, only to dis
cover that the effort was too late. The
greater portion Of the cumberland of
the proposed forest had already
passed into private hands. 1t was not
practicable to make a national forest
Of the remaining and detached frag-
ments. and the project was aban,
doned.
T~heJfQrest problem in North Dako.
ia is inherent from the problem in
most other places. Many states are
putting forth their best efforts to save
what forests they have, while North
Dakota. having SO little to save. is
chiefly concerned in planting. Yet it
is caring in a measure for what it al
ready has. Best Of all, it is laying q
broad and sure foundation in Its
forestry school, whore men will be
trained to carry the work forward in
year to come.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1907-09-26
A Feat of Memory.

The geographer Marcus narrates an
instance Of memory probably unequal
ed. He actually witnessed the feat
and had it attested by four Venetian
mobiles. He met in Padua a young Cor
sican who had SO powerful a memory
that he could repeat as many as 10000
words read over to him only once.
Marcus, desiring to test this extraor-
binary youth In the presence Of his
friends, read over to him an almost
interminable list of words strung to-
gether anyhow, in every language ana
some mere gibberish. The audience
was exhausted before the list, which
had been written down for the sake
Of accuracy, was completed, and at the
end Of it the young Corsican smilingly
began and repeated the entire list with
out a break and without a mistake.
Then to show his remarkable power he
went over it backward, then every al
ternate word, first, third and fifth, and
so on, until his hearers were thorough
ly exhausted and had no hesitation in
certifying that the memory Of this In
dividual was without a rival in the
world, ancient or modern.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1907-09-26
DAKOTA NEWS
Items of a Week From Various
Parts of the State.
SHOOTS WOMAN AND HIMSELF
larlmore Man Tries to Kill a Woman
Whom He Says Betrayed Him
and Attempts Suicide.

Fresh from serving a ninety.day
sentence at Grand Forks for blind
pigging In Nelson county, George
Walch shot and seriously wounded
Mrs. Maud Moritz at Larimore,
following the act by shooting himself
through the heart with a 38-caliber re-
volver. The woman is not expected
to live.
Walch came from Aitkin, MINI. Mrs.
Moritz has two children, a girl Of
seven and a boy of four, but her hus-
band disappeared some time ago. She
formerly lived In Burtrum, MINI.
I. One of two letters found on Walch's
body is an open communication to a
Grand Forks paper, and in this Walch
declares that the woman had be-
trayed and robbed him. He declares
that she riled his trunk while he was
in jail at Grand Forks. taking some
valuable papers from it, besides other
articles. The second letter is ad-
dressed to States Attorney Fleming
OF Grand forks, and in it Walch
breaks forth in a TRADE Of abuse, end.
Ing with may my ghost haunt you to
the last day Of your life"
Walch and the woman had been to-.
gether in Larimore at various times,
ind she made her home in that city.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1907-09-26
Wanted a Continuance.

A western senator, generally es-
teemed as one of the ablest lawyers at
the north end of the capitol, enjoys
telling Of an experience Of his early
days at the bar in Chicago, which
showed that he did not then enjoy
the reputation he now holds.
g" was retained by an old Irish
woman" says the senator, "to defend
her only boy. charged with house.
breaking. Shortly after the beginning
Of legal proceedings against the boy I
received a message from the old lady
to meet her OF pressing business.
When we met. she rushed up to me
and in an excited voice exclaimed:
"'I want We to git a continuance for
me by
every well. madam was my reply;
I will do 80 If I ian, but It will be
necessary to present to the court some
grounds for a remand. What shall I
say?
Sure responded the old lady, 'ye
can list tell the coort that I want a
continuance till / can CIT a better law
yer for the b'y.'"-St. Louis Republic.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1907-09-26
Unnecessary Generosity.

Jose Maria, q once famous Spanish
brlgand, robbed an English gentleman
and his servant Of their horses and
everything they possessed save their
clothes. The Englishman was q pleas
ant attractive youth and submitted to
the robbery with great good humor.
This appealed to Jose Maria. and as
they were forty miles from Seville,
whittier the traveller was going, he
determined that he should not walk
that distance and gave him back his
servants horse and a doubloon ($16)
out Of the 200 he had taken. The youth
thanked the robber warmly and added
that he had still a great favor to ask.
Will you not return mdAmy watchY'
he said. ut was the parting gift Of
my deal father"
els your father alive" asked Jose
Maria, land does he love you very
muchT'
ooh, yest' said the youth. "He lives
and loves me-"
"Then," said Jose Maria. IL shall
keep the watch, for if your father
loves you SO dearly he is sure to give
you another"
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1907-09-26
INSANE MAN CAPTURED.
Had Boon Roaming at Large and Ter
rorlzlnQ People.

Wounded and footsore from a tramp
OF three weeks and convinced that he
could NJ longer elude his pursuers,
Nick Berk, the maniac who leaped
through the window of the 500 Spo-
kane Limited when it was going sixty
miles an hour at Columbus, N. D.,
turned up on the same train after a
terrible struggle between the maniac
and a North Dakota banker. The
crazy man finally was subdued and
placed in Jail, awaiting word from his
relatives, who reside in Wisconsin,
and who offered SIS for his capture.
Berk was being taken home by his
sister, when without a moments
warning he went to the rear end. Of
the train, jumped through the window
and ran across the prairie.
During his wanderings Berk had
been a aus of terror among the wo-
men and children in the territory he
has travelled over. From day to day
reports of the presence Of a danger
Gus wild man" had spread about,
and although no accounts of attempted
violence have been received the mans
presence and the strangeness Of his
actions caused great uneasiness among
the farmers families and the people
of some smaller towns. Berk's latest
escapade. which ended in his strug-
gle with the banker and his capture
In a sleeping car, indicates that there
may have been good ground for the
peoples fear.
The only mark on Berk's face or
arms was a bad bruise on the side of
his head, which he said he got when
he jumped from the train and eluded
his sister. who had him in charge and
Who afterwards offered the reward of
SIS for his capture.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1907-09-26
CAPTURE OF ROBBERS.
They Throw Up Their Hands When
overtaken by Posse.

After trailing two desperate bandits
for ten hours, a posse of Medina citi.
Gems captured the two men who
cracked the safe in the First State
bank of Medina at an early hour last
Wednesday.
The capture vas effected at a point
about ten miles west of Medina, the
robbers being taken by surprise while
hurrying through fields on foot in an
effort to make good their escape.
When the bandits realized that they
had been caught they threw up their
hands and allowed the leaders of the
posse to search them, after which
handouts were placed on their hands,
and they were driven back to Medina
and placed in jail, which is being
heavily guarded. The bandits decline
to make known their identity to the
local authorities.
Medina authorities believe they
have also landed the mon who robbed
the postofice at Linton on Monday
evening. A description Of the Linton
robbers corresponds to that of the
men now under arrest.
When searched, the Medina bandits
had quite a sum Of money in their
possession. in addition to a large
quantity of nitroglycern end burglars
tools. They deny that they are the
robbers.
The yeggmen after three attempts
with nitroglycerin succeeded in
blowing the safe open and wrecking
the front of the building at Medina.
The last explosion aroused the town
and the bandits fed. They only Sc
cured $50. a strong box in the safe
with $4,000 not being opened.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1907-09-26
NEW FLAG is DEDICATED.
Rudd Reeves Creation-"FIag of the
Earth"

Before an assemblage of personal
friends, including leading jurists Of the
state, professional men and others, the
Flag of the Earth" the wonderful
creation of black, green, gold. red and
white, was fittingly dedicated to the
world at large by its originator Ind
creator, Rudd Reeve, the sage Of Bux-
ton, at Grand Forks. Mr.. Reeve spoke
at some length OF the work to which
he was devoting himself, namely the
progress Of the world and the binding
together of the people thereon. He
took occasion to touch on James j.
Hill. the empire builder, and in sum-
ming up his W labors, explained the
general features of the large flag Of
the earth which draped the room. The
next congress of the world will be held
in tho Twin Cities on Sept. 16, 1908,
and every man present pledged him
self to be there.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1907-09-26
THE KING OF ANIMALS.
7rappers and Skin Experts Give This
Title TO tho Black Fox.

ssssV = eU0 ot0SN OAs
In the estimation of trappers and
voyageurs Of eastern North America
as we'll as in the eyes of the very rich
nobility Of Russia and Siberia there is
only n king Of beasts, and the name
Of this beast is the big and %radiantly
shining black fox, which roams over
from east Of the Penobscot river in
Maine, through New Brunswick and
Nova Scotia and, skipping the mouth
Of the st. Lawrence river, extend in
diminishing hummocks through west
ern Labrador and end In the hillocks
and Laurentian formations which sur
round Hudson bay.
Those who seek the choicest and
most expensive furs known to man
and who will pay any price for what
they want must 90 to the bleak coast
line Of eastern North America for
what they want and may have to wait
for years to secur pelts that will
match perfectly with other skins
WA4ASA thAC W ~ COWoko Auoh4OB w u
set, for the black fox of North Amer-
ca-le reynard noir Of the French
hunters - wears the most valuable
overcoat of any animal on earth.
AS a rule, about five perfect pelts
from black foxes are captured every
year, and of these three are bought by
the great Hudson Bay Fur company
or its tributary associations. Though
Maine alone furnishes more than 10000
fo1skins every year and though near
ly 5000 active men spend most Of the
winter in trapping and poisoning foxes
and other animals for their furs, only
twice in the run of twelve months
are the combined efforts Of these indi-
vidual hunters able to secure O black
fox.
In no way except in color does the
black fox differ from its congener, the
red fox, whose pelt sells for $3.50, or
from the gray fox, whose overcoat Is
valued at from $3.50 to $500, but when
aver O hunter can secure q black fox
and remove its skin without marring
the fur he Is Is sure Of receiving from
$500 to $1,000 for his trophy as If he
had the money in his hand. Not only
is every black fox pelt bought as soon
as taken, but a dozen Russian noble
men have paid agents travelling in
North America all through the winter,
seeking out remote hillside farms and
abandoned logging camps, where it is
possible that a shy and elusive black
fox may have been seen.-Chicago Rec
ord-Herald.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1907-09-26
P%OSTMAsTERs WARNED,
They Arc Told to Keep Their Money
in Banks.

The state convention of the North
Dakota postmasters met last week in
Valley City. Senator H. C. Hans
brough delivered a speech largely de-
voted to urging the reelection of
President Roosevelt that he might car
~ out his policies. Inspector Egge of
Fargo urged the postmasters to keep
their moneys and stamps in banks.
During the past FIVE weeks there have
been nineteen postotflces robbed in
the district, comprising but a small
portion Of the state.
A delegation was named to the ma
tional convention of postmasters and
Valley City vas fixed upon as the
next meeting place.
Officers for the ensuing year are:
President, j. F. Phillips, Chaffee; vice
president, o. S. Gunderson, Binford;
secretary, Mary G. Dwyer, Medina;
treasurer. R. G. Hatch, Cecil.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1907-09-26
New Interurban Line.

Fargo is to have an electric line to
Detroit, MINI. 1t is to be called the
Northwestern Interurban and has been
organized under the laws of New Jer-
sey to do business in North Dakota
and Minnesota. The company first
sought a franchise for a local street
car line at Grand FORKS and then in
tended to build an electric line to Car
rtngton, but became dissatisfied with
conditions at Grand Forks and with
drew the application for a franchise,
going to Fargo. They plan a working
arrangement with the local street car
system and an extension of the line to
Detroit.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1907-09-26
crazed Italian sIashes Two.

Crazed with liquor, an Italian en-
ployed by the Great Northern in work
in the yards at Grand Forks, slashed
the wife of The Italian foreman and
her son with a razor and escaped in
the darkness. The woman vas cut
on the arm and the boy on the hand.
The wounds are not dangerous.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1907-09-26
Child Die. Of Wounds.

The sight-year-old daughter Of
ThRedero Hosstnan died at Grand
Forks at Q Eesuh Of tho wound in
ffctsd by her stx-y1aF-old playmate,
Dwight zones.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1907-09-26

All durable medical and surgical diseases of
me 1!ar,I Ear, Nose and Throat Lung Disease.
tarrh. Constitutional catarrh, Nasal Catarrh,
Dyspepsia. Sick Headache. Stomach and Bowel
drou6les. Appendicitis, Rheumatism. Neural
ney. Liver, Bladder Troubles. Prostatic and
Female Diseases. Dizziness, Nervousness. Indi-
Growth in children; and. ali wasting diseases
y; n ADULTS .ha nj Many cases ,of Deafnees.. Ringing
N the Ears. Loss Of Eyestgh$ Cataract.
treated Or neglectsdGcans be easily restored;
D~eformities YFeet,ta Curvature Of the
Iepsy. Heart Diseasespppsy,. sweliins Of he
Limbs, Open Pain q. the Bones. Gram
ular Enlargements Rndrau lonR-standine dis-
eases properly treated.a Failing memory,
weak eyes. stunted Ad~evelopment. lack Of en-
el e Impoverished bloodSpimples, blood aud
pains. swelling. sore @throat. ulcers. weak
BACK. burning u~rfne, -passinR urine TOO often.
cure Tor LIE.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1907-09-26
FELL INTO SEPARATOR.
Woodwork Collapsed and Thresher
Wa Chopped to Pieces.

j. L. Sheppard suffered a terrible
death On a farm nea Buffalo, Cass
county. He was employed on the
Smith threshing outfit as separator
man and was at work on the Gard
farm. While at work on the top Of
the separator the woodwork collapsed
and he was thrown he~adforemost into
the cylinder. His head was terribly
chopped up and the skull crushed.
One arm was almost torn from his
body. The unfortunate man died a
lew minutes after the accident.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1907-09-26
viii Attack Counts Divorce Deere.

The old divorce laws Of North Da-
kota are to be attacked. In 1895 Count
Gibecoa Of Cuba came to Fargo for a
divorce. He was accompanied by 4
pretty woman, who also secured a de-
cree. after which the two were mar
riod. TIE Countess Gibecoa has sent
to Fargo for a copy Of the prososd-
iugs and is planning to attack tho va
lidity At the decree and the counts
marriage 4 doesa years ago to another
woman.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1907-09-26
THE CYCLONE.
How This Wonderful and Destructive
Air Fury Is Formed,

How This Wonderful and Destructive
Air Fury Is Formed.
To get an idea of u cyclones forma-
ton imagine a large circular pan or
tub with quite a large hole in the
middle Of the bottom. With this hole
plugged, I'LL the vessel with water,
then draw out the plug and watch.
There Is first q rush Of water from
all directions toward the hole and a
turbulent effort to get through; then
the water surface above begins to
sink and swirl, the particles gradually
ctrelins around and around and rush
ing, v . faster, toward the center.
At Last there is actually a hollow space
through the center, around which all
the water III the tub Is whirling slug
g1shly near the rim, but with more and
mote violent rapidity toward the mid
die until it ruShes downward through
the bottom. Now, If that water were
air you would be watching a little
cyclone turned upside down, for the
air rllshss upward instead Of down
ward.
fiOD oAAA "a
summer months the and and
the water grow A,t;cr and hotter be-
cause Of the longer days than nights.
a layer Of air, hot. light and full of
vapor, is for a time held down by
denser cir above it. Restless, expand
ing, tumultuous, it moves about like q
beast at bay until a thinner place in
the air above Is found; then up it mad
ly rushes, and into the vacuum left be-
hind the lower atmosphere hastens from
all directions, pushing and twisting
and pouring upward until it has fallen
into a regular spinning around a com
mon center.
The cyclone, nee formed, rushes
away from the tropics toward the pole
and begins Its career of destruction,
bruistng. wrecking and sinking the
luckless ships which happen to be in
its path. More and more Of the sur
rounding atmosphere is drawn into the
whirl until the storm often covers an
area nearly 1000 miles in diameter.
Sometimes it filings itself upon our At
lantic coast and tears f1ercely through
forests, fields and cities. Then, again,
it sweeps away across the broad ocean
and dashes itself upon the coasts Of
Europe. Once In awhile 1t so adroitly
avoids the land that we never know 1t
has passed until ships come in torn
and broken.-St Nicholas.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1907-09-26

The teacher was telling of the eff
fects of cigarette smoking on the
heart and added, people with weak
hearts often die"
A deeply interested boy asked her,
'How oftsn do they have to die be-
fore they stay deadY'- Philadelphia
Inquirer.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1907-09-26

Maud, can't you play tennis with
out all that noase!' NOW, how do
you suppose we are going to play ten
MS without raising a racketSs
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-12-20
Christmas superstitions.

There are many Christmas supersti
tions long held MS articles of faith
that are to he recalled, says Country
Life How that oxen kneel In their
stalls AT midnight on Christmas eve,
in alteration OF the Nativity. and for
one hour have the power of speech
for that one hour. too, the lost spirits
have rest Judas sleeps, Herod ceases
to ciank his chains the daughter OF
Herodias may pause in the dance, in
which she is condemned to spin for
ever, and Pilates ghost ceases its
wanderings on Mount Pilatus. 1t was
believed, too, that the sound of church
bells could be heard wherever
church had stood though no trace re-
manned. and that, on that pregnant
night, one sleeping in n manger would
see his future in vision.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-12-20
THE ASSOCIATED
SANTA CLAUS
BY CHARLES FREDERIC GILLIAN

purpose of keeping even, It's a horse
OF another color
Yes and our most expensive pres,
ents 60 TO those who are better fixed
financially than ourselves, and who
have the least need for them Why,
just last week one Of my uieCes, who
is in very moderate circumstances.
and Of whom think a good deal, was
married, and we sent her a piece of
plated silverware that cost four dol.
lars. Al the same time we sent Miss
DeFOrrCst for her wedding present "A
cut glass dish that cost So, and she'd
hardly recognize us II we met her on
the street"
I'm glad you told me that VIII.
] had a sort Of sneaking idea that
| was about the biggest fool In town
in that direction. but guess YOU
and your family and | and my family
and everybody else aud his family
are all In the same boat. But what's
to be done? Can't we make doclar.
alton of Independence? My wife and
| make resolves every year. but we
keep stretching the limit little I'M.
I'll by the time we get through the
list We find We have sent more than
The preceding year"
I'm with you on two things.
George, that is, that we economize
some on our expenditures, and that
what we do spend shall! be In a way
to bring most enjoyment to ourselves,
by giving the most enjoyment to 9th.
crs Let's give what we give out.
side our own families, to those who
need it,
Il don't think follow You exactly"
Well. take myself. for instance.
am very fortunate If get of with
a hundred dollars. How much does
il cost you?'
q can't say definitely, but fully that
much,l should Judge"
Suppose, then, We take our families
into the scheme with us and agree to
spend only $50 for ourselves. Then
We can spend s25 each for nun.
Der of worthy poor families who
are unable to provide for themselves,
out Of the ordinary. yet too proud or
have too much selfrcspect to avail
themselves of the public charities on
that day. In that way we would be
$25 ahead, and at the same time be
able to furnish 10 or Is families with
a turkey and the other necessaries
for good Christmas dinner, and
some candies and toys for the chill.
dren."
Good for you. WILL that suits me
down to the ground, and ! know my
wife will be right in for IT,.
I'm glad It strikes you so favor.
ably, George. But II it's "A good
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-12-20

thing for us two, why not push II
along little? What's the matter
with getting four or five or a half
dozen Of the other boys Interested"
Nothing at all There's Scott and
Corwin and Wilson and Thompson
and Smith, all Of 'em good. whole.
soulcd fellows, and all here in the
building Suppose | 'phoncd EN- TO
come up, and wen talk the matter
over They're all pretty well fixed,
too, and believe win be glad to take
hand"
Just the thing, George. The soon.
or we take hold and get 1t under way,
the better.
Accordingly an urgent message was
tclcrhcncd In a half jovial, hal! mys
terious way, to each one mentioned. to
come TO James office AT once on i'm.
portant business. All responded
promptly, undecided as to whether It
meant practical Joke or business Of
pressing Importance.
VIII called the meeting to order
in very formal manner and request
cd George to state its purpose.
Every one seemed to enter into the
spirit Of the object of the meeting. as
well as into the half jovial, half
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-12-20

so that It takes all the pleasure away
from the giving, because the ex.
pense is really greater than can at.
ford"
That's il exactly. It wouldn't be
so bad If the gifts were restricted to
ones own family, but some relative
or friend makes some Of the family
present and 1t has to be met In
kind, or with something a little bet.
ter, In order to relieve ones self Of
the sense Of obligation. II these
presents were all dictated by afTec.
ton, fellow wouldn't object TO max.
ing considerable sacrifices, but whan
a large proportion are merely for the