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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-12-10

For farm loans Mooney & Johnston's
is the only place.
DR.. Paul Robillard of Olga, was over
here Saturday %transacting business.
You can't afford to make a farm loan
any place but with Mooney e. Johnston.
Merchant Jos F. Schneider was in
town from Wales, Tuesday between
trains.
Tailor George Bostik has been quite
I'LL threatened with an attack of pneu-
monia, but is much better.
Peter Coderr and son, Harry, we're in
town together on Tuesday from their
farm near Clyde looking after business.
~. M%cDermond, recently appointed
manager of the Robertson Lumber Co.'S.
yard at Nekoma, was a business visitor
here Monday.
The DEMOCRAT had overlooked the
mention of a girl baby that arrived at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. j.. L. Schwartz
in this city as long ago as Nov. goth.
John Mueller, of Dresden, and w. H.
Soach, of Harvey are leaving this week
for Hot Springs, Ark, where they will
take treatment for rheumatic trouble.
Attorney b. r. Sinkler, is here attend.
ing Judge Kneeshaw's court. 1t is
understood that Mr.. Sinkler is intending
to remove from Grafton to Minot. in the
near future.
Raoul Lebrun, a nephew of the Lee
brun family living south of Langdon.
and who has been visiting here since
last July left on Wednesday returning
to his home in Belgium.
December weather promises to work
up the coal trade with zero temperature
since the bluff of Old Boreas when
tried to tina scare into North Oak
kotans wi his "baby blizzard Dec LIST.
is Thos. Finn y is uvlug visited
by her sist'r Mrs .Jno. Mcleod of
Mather Mar who> h III was in the
EoSa Lake n%e.ghuornood prior to re.
moving 10 the Manitoba side of tne line
some years ago.
The full page advertisements of the
big department stores of j. b. Boyd and
A. Schulke this week have made neces.
sary the charging of this ssue of the
-
paper from eight to twelVe pages. IN
order to give the usual amount of news
matter.
Inc Walhalla Mountaineer want the
business men of that town to .'get to-
gether' and do something, avowing that
100 much dlssenslon o exists among
them, and that a town, like "a house.
divided against itself must fall"
Tuesday afternoon al the residence of
Rev. Hubbard in this city occurred the
wedding of Christian Heck and Miss
Elizabeth Herriott both of whom reside
in Perry township and are we'll and
favorably known in that n~eighborhood.
Lebanon lodge a. f. ga. NJ. reelected
all its present officers for another year
at the regular meeting on the first Fri
day in the month. a joint installation
in which both the Masonic and Eastern
Star will participate is to be held Friday
evening next the 18th inst.
MIR. and Mrs. Ted johnson have been
spending the greater part of the week
at Park River looking after the packing
up and removing of their furniture TO
Langdon They will make their home
for the winter months in IL suite of
rooms ON the second floor of the Schulke
block.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-12-10

Mrs. Thos. Ullyott accompanied Mr..
Joseph Webster when be left here Fri
day of last week for Richmond. Va, and
will spend most of the winter visiting
there with the McPhails and other
friends who formerly made this county
their home before moving to the
south.
John Valley, a pioneer resident and
leading democrat of Grand Forks visited
Langdon a day or two last week. MIR.
Valley announced to local party leaders
while in the city that he is in the field
as a candidate for Governor Burke's
appointment as state game warden in
the first district.
Next week the DEMOCRAT will publish
the official proceedings of the November
and December meetings of the city
council, also a number Of ordinances
which have been revised and amended
by the council at the last two meetings.
This matter will be of particular in
terest to our town readers.
Arthur Sparkling that he is
going in strong for the automobile bust
ness in Langdon e year. MI. Sparl.
ing is intending to leave this week for
Chicago and Detroit, and before return
ing expects to close deals for quite a
number of runabout and touring cars of
the $50" and $40" model for prospective
customers.
Annie, the twenty-five year old daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Slama, one
of the best known pioneer families in
the vicinity of Milton, died Saturday
morning early following an illness of but
a few days resulting from a severe at
tack of pneumonia the funeral was held
yesterday forenoon from the Catholic
church at Milton, the remains being
laid to rest in the Langdon cemetery.
farm Loans. farm Loans. Farm
losus. See Cseary & Molsan.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-12-10
Have you seen Kelly's shoe bargain

Have you seen Kelly's shoe bargain
counter?
Big tit in mems furlined coat prices at
Simon Schefter's.
LII you want a new hobby suit of
clothes go to G. j. Kelly's.
ALERT g. Winter have plenty of money
to loan on first and second mortgages.
Grover Waite was up the line over
Sunday for visit with friends''at Hannah
Sheriff Peter Reld was a passenger
Monday to Grand Forks on official bust
ness,
j. W. Pratten was here Friday from
Milton on a short business trip between
trains.
1t will be of interest as we'll as profit
for you to look over Ke]ly's line of plush
lined coats.
Mrs. j. j. Robson is reported assbeing
much better after being I'LL for over a
week with erysipelas.
The Presbyterian Sunday school has
startsd big preparations this week for
its CAristmastide festivities,
Miss Eva Souch, who for some time
past has suffered with throat trouble.
underwent a successful operation for its
relief Monday.
Albert A. Davis, attorney at Larimore,
and until recently an attache of the
Secretary of States office at Bismarck.
was here this week attending court.
Allan Mcdonald was among the mum.
Der who came up from Milton on the
'aln yesterday to attend he funeral of
the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph
Sl"ma, who live near Milton.
Druggist Harry Francis and wife were
up the line at Dresden on Monday be-
tween trains to ca'l OIL e. f. Reilly. who
has now reached the turning point to-
ward recovery after ID severe attack of
pneumonia.
f.. w: Bleakley has this week removed
ms abstract office from the clerk of
courts office to the suite of offices lately
vacated 10y E. A. Madsworth the real
estate man In the Parsons & .Alpstag
block opposite the Court House.
Mrs. Blackburn was a visitor with
Langdon friends a day or two this week
while enroute from Olga to Dunseitb
where her husband, DR.. John Black
burn has established quite a lucrative
practice since removing from this county
some months ago.
j. b. Mooney, who spent part of the
past week here visiting friends left on
Monday train for International Falls.
" nm, where he takes charge as cashier
OF the First National Bank, which is
being opened this monthsfor business by
Messrs W. j. Mooney and NJ. f. Murpbv
of Grand Forks.
The Judging of the exhibit of corn
grown by pu .pils of the Cavalier county
schools takes place tomorrow Friday
afternoon. In the corn growing contest
OF the past summer upwards 80 pupils
nave participated, every township being
represented. The judging of the SAMPLES
VIII be done by a representative of the
agricultural college at Fargo.
At their last regular meeting the
ladies of the Langdon Court OF W. C. O.
+, elected the following as their officers
for the ensuing year:
G R.-MrS. Jennie Moran.
VIC R.-Mrs. Isabelle Dockstoader
Secretary-Mrs, Celia Koeht.stedt
Fin. Sec'y Mrs, Edith Holland.
Trustees-Mrs Kate Brosnahan. Mrs
Belle Sheehan and Mrs. Mary Ann Hunt.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-02

Morris finally wandered to Newton, and
led hermit life there for a time; then he
went to South America, and, during lucid
interval, seemed to realize that Meserve had
deceived him.
Then he met Carberry, and ON their way to
the United States, both were wrecked, What
happened subsequently, Arnold Percival and
Sam Taylor already knew.
There was both joy and mourning at the
office shanty the ensuing week.
Carberry had exhausted all his money IN
bringing Mr.. Morris to New York. Confined
as were the quarters, the office building had
to shelter them all, but JOS mechanical skill
soon utilized the waste lumber lying around,
and two roomed addition to the shanty was
soon put up to accommodate the new acces-
sion to the party.
Arnold Percival had never heard of forg-
ed note. Meserve's story was all q false
hood, and this knowledge removed the last
dread from the mind of John Morris.
1t took many days for the party OF five to
get their bearings and decide for the future,
ard for Mr.. Percival and Sam to subdue to
calm resignation the first feeling OF gr1ei
the announcement of brave Nat Davis's death
had caused them.
At the end of the fourth week, the office
with its addition. had come to be considered
a permanent home for all of them.
Carberry found work driving stone wagon,
owned by contractor who was macadamiz-
ing streets about a mile distant.
10, an expert carpenter, got lucrative EN-
ployment among the houses now going up
all over the tract
Sam had all he could do attending to Mr.
Vesay's orders.
AS to Mr.. Percival and his nephew, they
were considered convalescents.
Nights the sailor and the two boys worked
on the front addition to the shanty. 1t be
| gan to grow, foundation first, then the first
| tier of bricks, then another, until it seemed
| finally that before winter set in they would
| have a comfortable seven roomed house.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-02

succeeding day brought deeper shade Of
anxiety to the face of Arnold Percival.
They had not heard from Nat Davis. Sam
grew uneasy, as Mr.. Percival expressed half
formed idea of writing to his friends in Sa-
vannah, securing money and going himself to
Rio Janeiro in quest Of his missing friends.
81 can't endure this suspense" he said,
| am responsible for sending Carberry and
Nat away on a journey of peril and hard
ship. l cannot remain inactive. l must go
and"
A knock on the door interrupted Mr.. Per
cival. Sam hurried to open it, supposing it
to be one of the few neighbors the past
month had brought to build homes ON this
outlying district
A rugged bearded man confronted him.
"Does a boy named Sam Taylor, man
don't you know me-"
"Eh? Why-Mr. Carberry!"
Carberry it was, the bronzed veteran of
many stormy voyage, the bearer of glad
news, the messenger OF sad intelligence as
well.
He had arrived in New York that Dig by
steamer.
AT hotel, Jo and his father were awaiting
the result of the sailors visit to the shanty.
CarbeTy's story sounded like romance
the rescue of the castaway, the loss of the
| treasure the voyage across two oceans, the
| fever, delirium and suffering of John Morris.
| The latter had almost recovered, first his
health-best of ALL his reason.
| A shadow wxeck as yet, the light of in
| telligence had dawned on his darkened mind
and Arnold PercivaPs cheeks were wet with
tears as the sailor told of the wrong that had
| blghted John Morriss life.
the blight of his existence. Together years
before, they had gone to the Far West They
had fallen among bad companions. John
| Morris became slave to the wine cup.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-02
y coPyRaGHT By
JAr1es Elverson.

They bought what they did not have in the
way of material, made a common purse of
their earnings, and the first snowfall found
them as contented and hopeful in their new
home as if it were palace.
Sam disclaimed other than common own
ership in the house or lot. He was not en-
tirely unselfish in this, for he knew that the
progressive energy of 10 Morris would not
long be confined to ordinary drudge work.
More than once, as he surveyed the glow
ing prospects of the future and thought of
his father restored to reason and friends 10
confessed that could Nat only have lived to
share his happiness he would ask no brighter
outlook in life
They were all seated at the supper table
one evening when loud rap at the door
sent Sam thither. and uniformed police
officer bowed pleasantly.
81 have letter for Mr.. Arnold Percival,"
he said: 1T was sent in a curious way, and
although we. are not exactly letter carriers,
the captain thought it might be important"
"A letter. for me" replied Mr.. Percival,
in surprise
Eyes sir; it came inclosed in another en-
station and asking us to be sure to get it to
you right off, as it was very important and
the writer was afraid it might not reach you
in any other way"
"Read it, Jo-my hands tremble so, my
eyes are SO dim," said Mr.. Perciyal, greatly
agitated, as he surveyed the address on the
envelope.
ooh, father, uncle, Mr.. Carberryl"
They stared at 10 as he spoke the words
and, at a glance at the inclosure, actually
staggered back from some deep emotion.
,,e, What is it, boy?p asked the sailor.
"Some news about the Petrel%
ooh. better than that-better than thati"
cried 10. "Thank heaven, thank heaven!
It seems too good to be true. Nat Davis is
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-02

His shrewd. more selfish relative and part
Meserve cheated him out of his right in
had sent to his family, and induced hlm 10
ioin party of prospectors going on long
Journey to the Far North -,
Two years later, Morris came East. Ihe ne
first man he met in New York city on ms
way to his uncle's was Meserye. who express
ed surprise at his audacity. The crafty man man
actually convinced Morris that during a spell
of intoxication, when miner, he had iorgea
his uncle's name to a note for large amount.
So plausible was the story Of Arnold Per
civaps loss and anger, that Morris's mind,
weakened from dissipation, took flight:
He believed what Meserve told him-that
officers in New York and at his home were
constantly on the watch for him; that he
would be arrested on sight.
Meserve further declared that both his vile
and son were dead.
Morris never knew what he did after that,
except that he fed to an inland town, drank
harder than ever, and wound up in hospital
whence he emerged haunted with constant
dread of the law. and of Meserve, the willy
schemer who hoped, by keeping the favorite
nephew away, to finally become heir to Ar
mold Percivars presumed great wealth.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-02

and says things are looking up here, and
many sales are promised. He's an honest,
generous hearted friend to you boys, Sam
The office will still be the office, only in
new location. He's ordered it moved over
to your lot, and he says you can consider 1t
your first improvement there, and your own
using it as a point of inquiry for customers,
and all that, until next season."
The office structure was taken to the lot on
an immense moving truck the next day. and
Sam superintended placing it on posts, and
somewhat back on the lot with a view to
soon building more pretentious edltice in
front of it,
This moving caused an abandonment for a
time of the book business.
Mr.. Vesay's prediction, that the buying
season for real estate had opened, proved true.
The lots began to sell; some new buildings
were begun
All this necessiated attention to custom
ers, the grading of new streets, the laying of
new sidewalks.
Sam caught the fever of enterprise and ex-
citement to see the promise of little city
about him. With the aid of mason, he be-
gan excavating, to lay foundation for
front to the office structure eighteen by twen-
ty feet
Time went ny very rapidly now, but each
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-02
CHAPTER XXXIV.
CONCLUSION

~ AM Taylor uttered cry of joy; the
l~l sailors hand went to his bronzed
~ brow as if JOS sudden and unexpect-
ed announcement had dazed him. An
eager light shone in the eyes of old Arnold
Percival as if the blessed tidings from for
eign land had filed his cup of happiness to
overfowing with thankful gadness.
"Oh, boy, be sure-dont deceive us!"
"He is alive!" cried Sam, scarcely able to
speak from emotion. "See, there is his
name, there's the brief story-never drowned
at all !"
berry, eagerly. "How did he come to write?"
"He was. at Rio Janeiro he's on his way
home now" responded 10. "Braye and un-
selfish as ever, he has not written to yaunt
supposed he was dead. All business, he
writes about-the Petrel."
''The .Petrell" replied Carberry,, his face
Frightening. "Ah, we gave that up long ago!"
And he's traced it clear from the Helmets.
He's lost the papers you gave him, uncle,
but he writes that the schooner has sailed
for New York, that it may get here be-
fore he does, and that you can recover it
over, the fgure-head removed. the name
changed to the Marianne, and Captain Sledge
is bringing it here to borrow ten thousand
dollars on it to divide between himself and
Meserve.'
Yes, that was the story written hurriedly
by Nat Davis at Rio Janeiro the evening ne
made his discovery of the change of name and
appearance of the schooner.
He had afterwards overheard the, captain
and Meserve discuss their plans, had fastened
ashore and written to Mr.. Percival, and in
tended to leave the next day himself on fruit
vessel for New York
They knew it was true, when two days
later lawyer employed by Mr.. Percival in.
formed him that the Marianne had reached
port, had been seized by the officials on be,
half of Mr.. Percival, and Captain Sledge and
Meserve had been cited to appear in court to
prove their claim to it.
a criminal prosecution, fled from the country.
Cyrus Meserve saw that his game was up, and
he did not attempt to return.
The Petrel was sold, but not to enrich the
schemer who, for all his plotting, received
only the reward of poverty and homeessness
at the last.
Even at sacrifice the schooner brought in
fourteen thousand dollars to Arnold Percival.
In a fortnight the lots on the outskirts of
Jersey City rang. once more. to the CHEEKY
whistle of the bright young fellow who had
gone through a fiery ordeal OF adventures,
dangers and hardships, only to emerge happier
and better than ever-Nat Davis.
If he had ever been bad-and he candidIy
confessed more than once that he had, and
very bad at that-the fault had not been Of
the heart, surely, for every perverse impulse
seemed now subordinate to ambition to make
man of himself-an intense longing to re-
tain the love and friendship of those whose
affection he priced and who, he knew, cared
for him.
It was happy winter for the bachelor
household Work made the days busy; mrth
and plans for the future filed in the even
fhey were rare family cemented by ties
strong almost as those of blood, and Tom
Carberry used to nudge Mr.. Morris, with a
CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-02

~ AM Taylor uttered cry of joy; the
t@l sailors hand went to his bronzed
~ brow as if JOS sudden and unexpect-
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-02
CONTINUED FROM LAST SUNDAY
CHAPTER XXXIII.
"HoMB''

"HoMB'
- RICK on brick, stone on stone, nan oy y
R\ nail-that comprised the tactlSs M oi
W. Sam Taylor's career through an W.
long weeks Of waiting ana anSleGs
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-11-12

starting point to the oyster beds who
privileged to be present when the fleet gets
paruc1pate in as pretty moonlight be
seen on the water.
with every stitch of canvas set, the boats skim along
In the silent night skipper exerting himself
tne mt OF his seamanshp to ahead of the field
10 insure an TO ALL United States guard
boat watches the start no captain moves
until the legal time. The boat also accompanies the
feet to watch the fishing prevent any tricks
when the beds reached
Each oysterman fish in his ground when
the boats reach the beds How they find their
own particular fishing ground in the mystery to
the landsman.
Sometimes they mistake bed for theirs
Hence the of the prevent trouble
between rival skippers who, either Intentionally or by
mistake. attempt to fish the same ground
In recent years many of the shippers oyster boats
have been fitted with steam and gasoline engines
beat their rivals who have depend sail power alone
curious collection of engines at first the
boats Discarded gasoline machines that would have
had been oiled up put readiness for the sea-
son. and steam engines that designed for
marine work helped the fortunate shippers owned
them to show clean heels sailing craft
when the grand rush for the oyster beds began
Now that the oyster season Is well under way
mousk is obtainable fresh from the
coast of the United States the topic of bvaves
naturally engrossng with the epicure The rea-
that fishermen cannot pluck oysters April
and September is because the months May, June,
July and August the spawning months
Sometimes the bvaves transplanted during the
season and then the reproduction is often arrested
An oyster will produce 100000 eggs
large eooooooo When ripe the sexual products
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-11-12

1-90 OF inch diameter, its subsequent growth
varies with It's environment Single oysters on firm bot
tom become round and deep but those in clusters or on
soft bottom irregular and eongate On undisturbed
natural beds they clusters and the beds repose
rule. muddy substream which they have
the fxaton year. the young the shells
of their predecessors
oysters live from above low-water mark to depth
fahoms density between 1.002 and 1.025
the optmum being from 1O11 to 1022 and in range
of temperature which in Chesapeake bay extends from
32 degrees F. to 80 degrees f. The embryos and fry
quire equable stable conditions, the empera
required being between 68 degrees F. and 80 degrees
F. The best and most productive beds are commonly in
tidal which disseminate the fry and food
and keep the old shells clean enough to catch the spat
Datoms constitute about 80 cent of the oysters food
the rest consisting of other small plants and animals and
in the breeding of its and fry. The lat
by other mollusca also and from Its attach
by sarish, drills (Urosalpnx), drumfsh, rays
other aggressive enemies while it passive fight
against starvation and suocaton with musses barna
cles worms aquatic vegetation and other pro-
life or luxurant organisms growing the beds.
Ostrea Vrginica from the Gulf of Saint Law
to the tropics but between Cape Breton and Cape
Cod the Sheepsco river Maine is its only locality 1t
has also been introduced In San Francisco bay where
1t breeds to limited extent
The greatest production is In Chesapeake bay,
the principal yield is from the natural beds.
the oysters from New England and from New York and
the outer of New Jersey produced planted
beds the entire yield of the Pacific similarly
rived and there has been recently considerable
in oyster culture in New Jersey, Virginia other
states The number of engaged In the industry