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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1907-07-11
Tenders Wanted.

Open tenders will be received by the
town board of Observation-Disclosures
July 18th 1907, at two o'clock, for grad
ing between Sec. 20 and 81 near Alex
McFarlane's.
The board reserves the right to reject
any or all bids.
ALEX McINrosH Clerk.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1907-07-11
Use "Hannah,s Pride" -four.

Use "Hannahis Pride" flour.
e. Brecke was a business visitor from
Milton between trains yesterday.
When you think of buying a hat don't
forget that G. j. Kelly handles the
Gordon.
Dan McFarlane a Kaleida, Man, resi-
dent was across the line to celebrate the
Fourth with Langdon friends.
Miss Alma Bleakley took Fridays
passenger north going to Sarles for a
weeks visit with the Hodgins.
Gypsine, all %colors, recommended by
all painters as being the best wall..fnish
on the market. For sale by Mercer &
LAWN.
Chas. H. McDermott left Monday for
Williston and expects to spend a couple
of weeks there with the ex-Langdon
colony.
Mrs. M. Rabenovitz, who was here
from Minneapolis to spend the Fourth
with her husband returned Monday to
the Twin Cities.
You will make no mistake by using
Chi-namel for your furniture and floors.
AS a varnish stain it has no equal. 1t is
made to walk. Mercer & LAWN.
Money always on hand for first and
second mortgage Loans on Cavalier
county lands. Best of rates and con-
ditions. o. E. Thompson, Cashier.
DR.. Jno. A. Mckay, of Clyde paid
Langdon a short visit Monday enroute
to his home in the western part of the
county from a trip to Grand Forks.
Mrs. S. L. Scott, wife of the editor of
the Munich Herald, is making a few
days visit with Langdon friends this
week, accompanied by her son, Walter.
j. G. Stable took Mondays passenger
south and will put in a couple of
months fishing at the Minnesota Lakes
and visiting his old home near DEBORAH
la.
Miss Anna Gordon, of the telephone
exchange, and Miss Mable Mcknight,
deputy county superintendent, are en-
joying the week at Devils Lake in camp
at the Chautauqua grounds.
Rev. Father Dougherty and Rev.
Father Berne took Mondays train for
Fargo where the annual retreat of the
Catholic priests of the North Dakota
diocese is being held this week.
Miss Annette B. Reid, music and draw
ing teacher OF the Langdon schools dur
ing the spring and fall terms loft this
week to spend a part of the summer
holidays at her home in Waukon, Ia.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1907-07-11
WHEAT MARKET.

Prices corrected up to noon Thursday, July
II, 1907, by Agent F. R. Lilly, of the Ammonia
Elevator Go. Langdon, N .Dak.
New-York tribune., 1907-06-16

and out. Then. with a cry oi JOY. ne -z.It.-ucd
Thank God the fire out the third door ,-,-a my
house,
Like wild the tIdings spread through Go--erburg.
and the greatest cOmnOtIOn prevailed. Some were
ments. more. who did not know the man. der,ded
him a sensation mOnger But all had % wait
with what patience they could. for those uert the
days before steam engine and telegraph. Forty
eight anxious hours passed Then letters were
received confirming the philosophers -ruaunce-
mcnt. and, assured showing thai The hre
had taken precisely the path described by ham, and
had stopped where he had Indicated
No peace now for Swedenborg His ME at
Stockholm, with its quaint gambre root lis summer
houses. its flower beds its curious box trees.
instantly became Mecca for the nquisit-vc. alrn-
ing the who held converse with the lead
and was instructed by the latter in many po-e--ous
secrets Most of those who gained adnlSS and
through him sought 10 be put into touch Nith
departed friends, received a courteous bur urm
refusal. accompanied by the explanation sod
having for wise and good purposes separate The
world OF spirits from ours a COmuunIc--. Is
never granted without Cogent reasons N-en.
however, his visitors satisfied HIM that they ere
Imbued with something more than CurIoS.-.. ne
made an effort 10 meet their Wishes and OCCast y
with astonishing results.
IL was thus in the of Madam Narte .c.
widow of the Dutch Ambassador TO Sweden In
I7bI. some months after her husbands de- a
goldsmith demanded from her payment for a
Cortirae4 page Is
New-York tribune., 1907-06-16
He Knew About the Fire

TOWARD the end of July in the first of thes,. years
L Swedcnborg (whose fondncss for travel ceased
only with his dcath) arrived in Cottcnburg homeward
bound from England, and the invitation of a
friend decided to break his Journey by spending a
few days that city. Two hours after his arrival
while attending a small reception given in his honor
he electrified the company by abruptly declaring
that at that moment dangerous fire had broken
out at Stockholm, three hundred miles away. and
was spreading rapidly Becoming excited, he rushed
from the room. To recntcr with the news that the
house of of his friends in ashes and that his
own house threatened Anxious moments
passed while he restlcssly paced up and down. in
New-York tribune., 1907-06-16

known HIM as scientist and philosopher But these
vagtrlcS, as people deemed them, met the greater
liberation because of the evident fact that they did
not dim his intellectual powers and did not inter
fcrc with his activities IN behalf of the public good
True. 1747 he resigned his office OF assessor of
mines IN order to have more leisure 10 prosecute
his adventures into the unknown, but a member
of the Swedish Diet he continued 10 play a proul-
ncnt part IN the affairs OF the Kingdom, giving
long and profound study TO the critical problems Of
administration. economies and finance with which
the nation leaders confronted during the
third quarter of the century So that,-bearng IN
mind the further fact that he no blatant advO-
cate of ms upinOnS-It altogether likely his
SpirituaiStic ideas would have gained no great
measure of attention. had 1t not been for series of
singular occurrences that took place between 1850
and 1902
New-York tribune., 1907-06-16

the time bailci his understanding. but winch he
now interpreted prcmomtpry warnings that God
had set HIM apart for a great mission. He remem-
bcred that when still a child his mind had been
cngrDSscd 10y thoughts of God. and that in talking
with his parents he had uttered words which caused
them TO declare that the angels spoke through hS
mouth Remembering all these things, he could no
longer doubt that Divinity had actually visited him
IN his humble London boarding house and he made
up hs mind that he must bcstIr himself 10
the divine command OF cNpoundlng 70 his fellow
the hidden meaning Of Holy Writ
Forthwith being still fired with the true ScIen-
lists passion for original research. he set himself
to the task of learning Hebrew He was. II will hc
acquisition OF a new language Is exceedingly difficult
and rare Yet such progress did he make that within
a very few months he was writing notes cXpland-
tiOn OF the book OF Genesis And thus he continued
not for months but years, patiently travcrSlng the
entire Bible, and at the same time carefully com
mIttlng To- paper everything seen and heard
the spiritual world. for his London excursion
beyond the bordcrland which separates the here
from the hereafter had been only the first of similar
journeys taken not merely by night but in broad
daylight To use his own phrascology: The Lord
opened daily, very often my bodily eyes that in
the middle of the day | could INTO the other
world, and IN a state of perfect wakcfulncss con
verse with angels and spirits
HIS increasing absorption. absent mlndedncss.
his friends would call t-his habit OF falling into
frances. and his claim to ntcrwOrld communication.
could not tm To excite the surprise of all who had
New-York tribune., 1907-06-16
PLANTS THAT GO TO SLEEP

TT was Chauccr who first
discovered that some
= flowers nod, go to sleep.
and awake again, apparently
refreshed Indeed. as he
watched the English daisy
(BetiiS PcrcnniS), one smaller
and more pink tipped than
that which thrives abundant
" IN American fields, and
observed how at sunset 1t
moved its rays in an erect
position, held them closed
during the night, and then
opened them wide at sunrise.
he concluded that it had
wisely indulgcd in a long.
refreshing sleep
At present 1t is acknowl-
edged that the majority of
plants are inclined to sleep by
the hour. With some 1t is
only the bloom which closes.
to unfold again after refresh
ment. while with many
Others it is the leaves which
exhibit the most pronounced
sleep movements. So com
pleX. moreover, are some of
these movements of leaves
New-York tribune., 1907-06-16
By ALICE LOUNSBERRY

rying their pollen. As then as these con-
ScIcntlous insects have made their rounds for the
day the flowers close to protect their remaining
sweets and golden dust from worthless pilfcrcrS
1t is not altogether because of exhaustion that
the leaves of some plants sleep but because light
which acts as a stimuant to them, is withdrawn
Even 1t IS possible sometimes to Caiole them INTO
waking by holding near them lighted candle: aS
also some flowers are fooled into making sleep
preparations whenever there is eclipse of the sun
Neither can it be only the absence of light which
causes them To sleep, since the common goat ;
beard from its habit of closing irrevocablv ut
twelve O'Clock. is popularity called by the English
people "Go-to-bed-at noon" The pimpcrncl of
TennySon (AHdgalIiS drJtHSiO is another early
sleeper. seldom being found awake after midday
The evening primrose (OHdgrd bicnniS) is scheduled
To open At six IN the evening and close at dawn
being nocturnal in its habits The spring beauty
(ChWorid IvglHiCd). known to every child that
treadS the woodlands is not only rare sleeper but
SO in dread of rainy cloudy weather that II in
Variably dozcs through such times The field con-
volvulus (COrpoluniHS drUeHSiS) is another flower
especially sensitive At the approach of ram while
on the contrary the quantity pretty chcorv (Cicto
rthm lmybHS opens its white, pink or blue florcts
only IN the early morning hours throughout mid
summer or else when the atmosphere Is hazed
New-York tribune., 1907-06-16
C0r,iEaet ~ page IS

lupine (LnpiuHS percnniS) or
sun dial, that its leaves from
morning till night turn to
face the sun. At night these
leaves sleep. All clover leaves
sleep Often in the morning
some one lazy about awaking
will be found with its inner
surfaces appearing as though
gummed together.
This element of SleepineSS
is indeed most difficult To-
eradicate from the flowers
and leaves of wild stock
Gardeners and propagatorS
have fondly thought To have
1t conquered. when unex-
peCtedly 1T returned. often at
most InoppOrtune times. y
wOndrOuSly tInc collection of
carnations which were sent
west, with high hope for the
prizes they might secure, fell
Soundly asleep en- route. and
neither CoaNing nor coercing
would tempt them To open
their petals until the eNhibi-
tion where they were dis
played was we'll over.
The larpe sensitive Di,Dt
New-York tribune., 1907-06-16
Regulated by the Sun

BLOWERS that sleep when the sun goes down and
l. awaken IN the morning are observed To regulate
their acts with the length of the dav as it increases
or declines. Apparently they cannot sleep while it
IS yet too light. awake before darkness has
sufficiently vanished. The wavside tansv tTauacf-
fhH 'gdrf) indeed has leaves sensitive that not
only do they close in darkness but whenever ex-
posed to too powerful a light Again the leaves of
some plants if brightly illuminated will at once
endeavor to direct their edges toward the light
The common day flower (COmIHfIiud Iirginicel) has
most curious habit of sleeping itself away Early
IN the morning its bright blue flowers may be seen
lively and awake. About noon. however after its
special insects have made their rounds it closes
ITS petals tightly, which melt before stInCown
INTO muclaginous substance resembling iellv
Hardly one more interesting to watch or more.
accessible to all could be named than the pretty
little wood sorrel jOrdiiS ACtioSfiiI) abundantly
grown in pots a house plant through the winter
~ nightiail ITS peculiarly sensitive leaves sleep bv
dropping their three leaflets until touching back to
back. IN which position they far from likely to b.
chilled during the night At SUNRISE however tbese
leaflets again regain their horizontal position Dnr
ing the day we'll the seeding leaves of this DIant
eAhlbit restless. interesting movements In fact
has been observed that the flowers and leaves of
Young plants close much more thoroughly than
those OF Older AS children perhaps they nead
abundant rest. Generally IL is said of the Iy;IJ
New-York tribune., 1907-06-16

lCdSSid CHdBFCTiStd) and the wild ISStI
MdrltIdtcG) have most curious ways of hanging Gown
their stalks, rotating their axes and foldu ther
leaflets together whenever they touched or rdey
knocked against. This Is owing to their extreme SEN
SitlvencSS. They then appear much Is they du W hen
asleep Although IT Is not generally aPPrec .1ted
the sensitive brIer (fOr0HgI iI,d) can be Iro"n
with facility IN many more Northern States thar
those 10 which 1t Is a native, and the delight OF
watching 1t grow Is keen indeed. The many palrS
ot small leaflets which IT bears even more sen
Strve than those of the caSSaS To tread over nueH
of the dry soil 1t nhabitS the South and then To
look backward. is enough To foster the notion th1t
witches had been at work in the plant world
since the path of the traveller Is then rs distinct IL
the wake of ship Flaccid and ia"ped the III
Vulnerable little leaflets appear 70 have 's, @" M
tereSt IN living
Supernatural Rose
IN parts OF Arabia where the rose ot JeTth' -
native the people carefully regard ITS movements
as being dlvinely regulated for their opcSl il.
ton concerning future events There these duD'
produce blossoms flaming red IN the bud, -I'1 'ul-
ing gradually to white they expand me S'Vl',''
moreover, are not upright. but spread over 'I1
sensitive III RAINY weather vt such times they
draw up the stems closely together and dSsuile :
globehke form while with the suns return thes
again spread open. The simple minded native
thinking of marriage of taking any other inpvl
tant step IN hte goes first To inspect these ShtI
III on hiS FIRST sight OF them their stems Shoulu -
drawn together. the omen against hIIn, ana H3 w
hkely than not he will cast of the undertaking O N
the contrary, should the stems be spread open' On
ms happiness IS before him. and cheerfully he Pui
sues his way.
New-York tribune., 1907-06-16

when for night 5 do they fall
to cover the flowers rpcning fruit and thus protect
them from cold deWS that the immortal Swedish
bOtanlSt, LlnnTuS speaks of their performances aS
being analogous to the action of birds when spreading
their wings to shelter the young Snugy. Indeed al
though both ChauCcr and Shakespeare had noticed
the seepiness of plants. it remained for Lnnaus to
collect the first accurate information the subject
The story told that his attention was drawn to
the protecting sleep movements of leaves through
the gift of a exotic a species of lotus which had
come to him during the absence of his gardener
lie at once planted II, then bearing an exceedingly
beautiful red flower. 1t after nightfaH when
his gardener returned, and Linnrus eager to show
his treasure, guided him the greenhouse No
bloom whatever was to be seen; merely many large
languldly dropping leaves.
The Scientist Was Disappointed
THINKING that some one had rucielv picked the.
l. flower, his disappointment was deep: but in the
morning to his surprise and JOY, the brilliant bloom
again appeared. fresh and vigorous That night ne
and the gardener again visited the exotic Every sign
OF ITS former glory had vanished. Its aspect was
entirely changed Through lingering the whole plant
well over however they at length discovered the day
time beauty, sound asleep under dropped ovcr-Ieave
1t was after this observation that Lnnplss inter
est quickencd in this particular trait of plants
and he collected the number which formed his celc-
brated floral clock; for with some flowers their
periodical opening and closing is regular as not
to vary five minutes throughout a season Indeed
he observed forty-siX flowers with a determined
hour for sleeping
This adherence to a certain time for closing is
now attributed To the punCtualitv of their insect
nectar which perform faithfully the service of car
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1907-11-24
Jackass Commits Suicide.

This is the story of sentimental jaekass and it's suicide.
 The jackass was owned by John Boies, neighbor of Ernest Thompson Seton, at Cos Cub. It had as friend and companion a dog which was killed today by trolley car in front of MT. Boies house.
 The jackass witnessed the trgedy. Evidently its nerves were unstrung. A little later, when another ear came along, the desolate jackass leaped over the fence in front of the car and per ished The ear was derailed.
 The Seton IndiGn tribe, composed of neighborhood boys are so certain that the jaekass, in its grief for the death of it's friend, committed suicide delib- erately and did not merely seek to de- rail the car out of revenge, that they will attend the funeral of the daekass in body today. Greenwich (Conn.) Dispatch to New York World g q
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1907-11-24
Hunter,s Misfortune Proves aain.

"Jack" Gardner, of Montclair, went up to Hibernia, in Morris county, to shoot yesterday, and returned today, with eighty-seven rabbits, all of which, he says, he shot himself, the direct re- suit of spraining his ankle. He shot every one of the bunnies while sitting on a fallen log near hole in the rocks of the mountainside. The local sports man arrived at the hunting ground be- fore daylige. While scrambling over the rocks one of them turned under his foot and wrenched it so severely that he could not stand on it. While he was regretting the fact that his sport was ended a rabbit, then another passed him, He says that for more than an hour he loaded and fired as rapidly as possible, and the dead rab- bits lay in profusion around him. Montclair Dispatch to the New York Tribune
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1907-11-24
SUPERINTENDENT OF TUCSON SCHOOLS DEFENDS HIMSELF AGAINST CHARGES MADE
 BY TERRITORIAL CHIEF
HAD SUFFICIENT WARRANT FOR ADDING NEW TEXT BOOKS TO COURSE PRESCRIBED BY
 THE SCHOOL BOARD
Special Session of the Territorial Board of Education Will Probably Be Called to Settle Disputes Among the Eductors of the Territory.

Whether or not the books for the city schools required outside of the regular course prescribed by the terri. torial board of education and which Territorial Superintendent of Education R. l.. Long states were added illegally will be ordered cut off the course, says the Tucson Citizen, and the prescribed books used instead, will be a matter for the territorial board of education to decide, in the event Superintendent Long adheres to his declaration that he will file charges with the board regard ing the text books used in this city.
 MT. Long stated to Superintendent Ruthrapff of the public school today that he would report the extra text. books used here to the territorial board.
 In the event that the board sustains Superintendent Longs charges it will mean that all the books not included in the regular printed list sent out by the territorial superintendent would have to be replaced by books in the regular course.
 Superintendent Ruthrauff when seen today said:
 "The books that have been added to the school course are supplementary to the others and make the course more efficient. There are very few of the regular books which we are not using. Mir. Long erred in part yesterday when he said that we do not use the Progress sive Fourth Reader an dthe Modern Music Book Alternate Third. Another book he mentioned is Stoddard s Mental Arithmetic. This is in the course, but it has not been used for a number of years.
 ''In selecting some supplementary books l thought was perfectly jus tifed in view of communication which I had had with Principal A. J. Matthews of the Tempe Normal school as well as talk which he made at a meeting of the Territorial Teachers association in Phoenix last fall. At
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1907-11-24
Even His Dentist Finds Fault,

Secretary William Loeb, who carries as many official secrets under tall silk hat as any other man in Washing ton, walked back to the White House offices the other day smiling in spite of the fact that he dad been visiting the dentist.
 "You may have had a good time, ' was suggested to him.
 "The dentist told me I kept my mouth open too wide,'' said the faith ful secretary, "and I told him it was the first time I had ever been accused of it. it."-Washingtojl Dispatch to the Boston Herald.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1907-11-24

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Daily Arizona silver belt., 1907-11-24

that meeting there was a general dis eussion of courses of study and Mir. Matthews stated that he was of the opinion that cities like Phoenix. Tucson and Bisbee should have additional courses, as the regular list prescribed by the territorial board was intended for the rural districts"
 Mr. Ruthrauff then showed a letter which he had written to Mir. Matthews on April 2. This letter referring to the textbooks states:
 "Sinee the matter of selecting tevt- books has been placed in the hands of the board, would it not be possible for them to make some provision for such cities as Tucson, where we are dealing with mixed population, to outline the courses of study, and if necessary select textbooks needed, subject to the ap- proval of the board"
 In his reply Principal Matthews stat ed
 "It will probably be necessary for us to adopt one series of textbooks for the territory, but it may be possible for us to arrange the matter pertaining to cities like Tucson, Phoenix, etc, by supplementary lists. The matter of ar. ranging course of study should in my estimation be conceded to the city schools and l am sure that there will be no objection to it by any member of the board of education. y
 Superintendent Long to prove to the local board of education his conten- tions about added textbooks, went with the board to the different schools to- day.
 He will likely make his report of the investigation immediately after his re turn to Phoenix, and it may then be necessary to call a special session of the territorial board of education,