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The Washington herald., 1908-04-12

afraid all alone, too for somehow had lost tbs
other girl coming down the stairs But just ran 70 where
the Collinwood passed got On the first one
that came.
People ali talking about fire somewhere. Lots
of people had been killed A newsboy got the car
Everybody bought his papers. had penny left and
bought one,
"on front page it told about big fire in the
North Colunwood school, didn't think anything Of that
Our school the Iakeview School Then started to
read the OF the children who burned Down
in the middle Of It my name. Helen Marks Il had
my address age everything Newspapers always get
things wrong I've heard papa say.
We'll, anyway. just got scared 10 death l knew
that papa and would be almost crazy That old
car awfuly slow. II seemed to stop every block
Every time II stopped people got They al
talking about the fire.
when finally got there everybody got of at the
Lake Shore shops. met girl knew and she told me
that papa in the shed where they had all the dead
children looking for supposed 10 be dead too.
you know.
7 right in. Some tried to stop me. but
went anyway. There papa. kneeling down there.
just up him and played bindmans buf with him
Gee, but glad TO
7 didn't get whipped after all Mamma and papa
made me sleep with them that night They hugged and
kissed for most Of The night In the morning papa
gave a dollar he says mamma Is 20 take In to a
play every week But amt going to away from
school any
Il guess that's ALL
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A HORSE sIxTY-Two YEARS OLD.

Old Billy was sin horse belonging to the Mersey and
IrweH Navigation. and continued his work until May
sI9 being that time fy-nlne years of age says
Manchester Guardian His last days spent
enjoyment a we'll earned a farm at Latchford
II was hoped that he would walk the procession in
Manchester celebrate the coronation of George " but
ne was Old would leave the stable He died
November g. 1872 in his sixtyseeond year About twenty
years the held carefully preserved present
ed by the navigation company 10 the museum King
street and collection
street When. 1861 the greater portion
collection banded the Owens College author-
ties some Of specimens sold by auction Il is
highly probable that Old Bys head was among them.
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Five GREAT DRAMATsTs TO WRITE PLAYS FOR MOVING PICTURES

rehearsas be sure Then the production and Il
all The play viii go night after ngh-n fact
many times each night Although the terms have not
been made public il is said the authors leading actors
VIII get large royalties the production plays
Writing play for moving picture production is
simple the expert The recipe express
sion OF emotion by pantomime sensational escapade hair
breadth escapes humorous situations
mere outline Of the play 5 written. divided into
scenes When rehearsng the actors III their parts
logue although this met<od The average
length Of the play as written Is 500
In the United SteIes of the moving manu-
facturers employ TO write their subjects Many
purchased from outside contributors S. TO $50
paid for play good suggestion
Here is really field for the unsuccessful
good plot lack the technique required 20
writer send the plot and Wen produce
jeet Undoubtedly the time is coming when shall
poy well known writer's and actors for the advertising
value OF their names.
Tnellness is the Of suceessfu moving pictures
II there is great divorce scandal get 4 moving
picture play based tho divorce. II the Standard oil
Company figures IN the and IS fined large
get out play showing the intgues Of that eombina
tien II an American heress weds foreign nobeman we
ger out a subject based such alliance.
AT present The call IS for humorous subjects The
taste Of the public changes We to Is
ground Undoubtedly the time is close hand when the
fer certain viii necessate securing her
for moving picture subject And the public is im-
proving too Each get cut better class suhjees
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translated into movement and expression appear
ing before the the usually into
versaton in order give versniude the show. 9th
eTwise. the movements would naturally be strained
Rehearsals Tor the moving pictures conducted
just rehearsas for the There must be spOn-
taneity, for the cameras record unerrng
Employment by the French manufacturers of we'll
known actors is certainly innovation the production
of these dumb shows lie Bargy, Of the vital
Of actors, will take leading part Nj Iavedans play
series representing phases Partisan
life viii constitute the play be produced by II. Capus
Mile Eva LaYaeTe. of the Varieties and De Feraudy,
the Francais VIII take leading sup
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shall bid for the best write plays and
the bestknown actors and actresses appear them
The idea of writing plays for the moving pictures
CURED to NJ Henri Lavedan the famous author Of the
MARQUIS de PriOla His suggestion quickly taken
by the cinematograph manufacturer and NJ Lavedan
engaged TO write d historical drama.
No did other dramatsts learn Of this than they
professed their willingness to write plays they
quickly engaged. Edmond Rostand has been commits
stoned to write three fairy dramas Alfred Capus will
write a play depicting the financial life of Paris
In these plays Of course, in all moving picture
dramas what is required is action expressed
the stage in words, for the cnematograph be
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porting actors are get $40 each rehearsal and $500
for final Performance The leading parts course
will raw laTger-and it Is said extremely large-sums
Capus it will be remembered, is the author
and la Chatelane. the leading successes OF two sue
cessive seasons in Paris For years the
idol Of the French In popularity matching ROstand
Rostand, Think Of the author of CyTano de Bergerac
the most popular play periods in Russia, Norway.
Sweden Denmark, Servia, the United States and the
countries Of Southern Europe-wTng plays moving
picture production. Possibly the Divine Sarah" and
Coqueln viii be engaged to take the leading parts
SO far the is concerned there comparatively
little work in taking FOR the moving picture There
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<RoM Paris comes the announcement that fve Of the
greatest dramatists Of France have been engaged
= write plays for moving pictures. They are Vic
torien sardou. Edmond Rostand Alfred Capus.
Henri Lavedan, and Maurice Dounay.
This brief statement-overlooked, perhaps in the
plethora Of vital news-s of significance 1t marks
the climax of the Of the cnematograph for with
plays. said monographs dialogues will be in
troduced.
Lovers Of the asking: WIN the theater pass
away? VIII the drama of the future be produced
stage but white canvas? Already the cinemetograph
as a popular amusement has become worldwide and
famous
To cap the that the leading dramatsts of France
of the wordhave been engaged write moving picture
plays. announced that the leading parts in these
plays viii be taken by Sarah Bernhard Bartot Reane.
Jeanne Graner, Coquein Mounet Suy, lie Bargy. and
Guitry-aHong them the best France Of the
world
Sarah BeFnhardt acting for the camera CoQuen pos
ing for dumb show Would you believe It?
But, explain the manufacturers the demand for this
amusement is that they can afford To pav big
money-and they are paying large to these stars
Ihey declare Iefther that the moving picture is the
coming of the future that nothing too good
can be secured And so they have engaged the
i United States according to prominAnt raann
4 nlms, three or the best known humorous play
a New York write plays for the camera Their
not used for advertising purposes
continued the moving-pietur man the dsv is
when we shall compete with another because
nhors Of our plays The time is not far off when
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away from the other girls Maybe they thought
funny
I was sure that mamma watching me all the
thought could feel her eyes my back She wasn't
looking. though glad didn't meet Miss Fiske on
the would have had go right into school with her.
When got the front door 1 didn't in 1 went
around to the back The bell just ringing There
wasn't any out there any boys. I waited
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to come down to breakfast tied all the money had
out hard in my handkerchief il wouldn't rattle and
dropped it down the neck of my dress into my waist.
Il didn't have any appetite for anything to kept
thinking Of that money inside my dress afraid that
it would and Jingle. Mamma wanted to what
the matter with Nothing. I told her
Mamma from kitchen window all the way
over to school had to go straight that I kept
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Prayer then ran across to the car line like sixty
Il had wait a long time for the There wasn't
place to hde-just big open spaeeand was afraid
that some would see me and tell on me was going
go Euclid Beach ana spend the morning. could
get back home by dinner time, thought
CONSCIENCE ACCUSED Her
but the going that way didn't come one going
toward Cleveland along first don't know what
possessed me 10 do il. but climbed on.
forgot about where I had nay money until the con-
duetor come around Then had to stick my hand way
Kill one old man didn't though lie kept looking at me
Anyway, I'll bet he just knew running from
school
What did / DO downtown? Why. just walked around
and things and watched the people Before knew 1t it
was ! il a big clock post in front
a
4 didn't know what do then I knew that I'd get
a whipping when I got home, and probably papa would
send bed without any supper Then thought that
might just well stay away all day I'd get the whip
ping could eat just enough before the
car last supper
80 I stayed. I got doughnuts and coffee in a
restaurant. Gee but these stools high. The man
behind the counter wouldn't take my money: I had
stand in line and pay man up in front.
Il walked around for a little while when I little
girl asked II I going the show ] told her
no Then I changed my mind said yes. went to-
getheT. We away oh, high. 1t great
only there beside who chewed tobacco and
spit the floor
q never saw anything ike that play It was grand
They did lots of the grandest things. big
river with girl with the prettest yellow hair got
away Tcm the bad man-and Oh ast lots things.
cried when he said he going to kill her-the bad
man. I
1T was nearly dark when got out was getting
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No WHIPPING TINS TINE

Helen Marks lives because she a naughty little
girl and played hockey"
you won't whip me. viii you. papa2" she pleaded
the happy led through the
side the temporary morgue established Lake Shore
shops
Whip you? heavens. no." he replied, and kissed her
again
Some people will say that a premonition of the
disaster day held nine-yearoId
girl away from the Inflated school. Helen Marks
childish comprehension very likely compass pre-
monition" II wasn't premoniton. anyway.
II just didn't go day" says
That's all the explanation she has TO offer.
While her felow-pupil lighting get down the
stairWays the safety OF open outside
while ConwOods puny fire department tinkerng with
mother and the others down their knees in the
mud Of the outside prayingHelen doing
shopping in Cleveland
Obvious of the terriSle happening at home. she was
having Of her life. She bought peanuts
soda there post cards. candy. bananas
she high the gallery enhraled cheap
melodrama hero the river with the heroine and
fOiled the villain again.
Before left home that morning she had by nu-
tedious shakngs Of her bank
50 Helen admits t. and examination the
$50 corroborative evidence With that cents
Helen had the time-but let her tell It herself;
Il didn't want 10 to school that morning Funny
I always hate 10 to school sunshiny day
like that liked teacher, and like lessons toe But
I just didn't want to 60 to school
Gee, but had a hard time getting that money out
did it upstairs as got dressed thought it would
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IS THoueH REruRNINc EXON rHE De-.


Scores of little bodies lying in the temporary
tered The bunch Of guards the front door parted
man. with and lined with grief and crying quietly
came in.
WAS it boy or girl?" sympathetic guards whis-
pered.
"a girl" he sobbed my Helen"
They sctinued the left, where lay long line OF
little shapes covered with blankets tarpaulins sheets
and newspapers Those are the girls they said.
Down long line the sorrowing went. his grief
eating his heart away The faster blinded
him as he uncovered the still CHASTITY forms by one
He staggered before he reached the end The guards
caught and supported him.
Il guess she isn't here" he moaned "Maybe-they-
ven't-gct-her-out--ye all victims had
been recovered from the sehoolhouse death trap.
Look again" they told him. Look at the dresses
nossiby you viii find her that way"
He shook his head but started the head Of the line
air anyway He examined Of bodies, then sank
his knees 10 pray. At that juncture-
A little girl squeezed her way Her dirty
white apron rent and muddy. Before they could
her she silently down the kneeling figure OF the
QUICK a fash she put her hands his eyes
who It is. papa" she said.
With a fierce cry OF JOY, he spun around. Ny God
elem" he gasped Then he tainted.
There were thirty-nlne pupils in Miss Grace Fiske's
hird-grade at the Lakevew School, Collnwood
Thiry-elght answered roll call that wednes
day morning. Helen Marks, Fourth marked
absent"
An hour OF so every Of the thirty-eight
dead With their teacher. they lost their lives ths
frantic escape the flames that made the hmsy
building a chaTnel house
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kkTDON'T know why | did il" said nine-year-
old Helen Marks 'but-' She paused,
awed by the realization that she had saved
her life by playing truant from school.
When the recent horrible fire disaster at Col
linwood, Ohio, plunged that pretty suburb OF
Cleveland into mourning and shocked the nation,
it was announced that every one of the thirty-nine
pupils in Miss Grace Fiske's third-grade room had
persisted with their teacher As rs little ones
met death that day. the statement seemed probable.
But it was incorrect. There was one survivor
from Miss Fiske's class-Helen Marks. She had
saved her life by playing hockey
School children have played truant, perhaps,
since the torment of schooldays was devised by
their elders. They have gone. fishing and swim
ming, have played ball on remote lots or enjoyed
stolen liberty in other ways that appeal to boys
and girls, but few have saved their lWen by dodg-
ing school,
In this story Helen Marks tells, in her own
youthful way, of the escapade that kept one VIC
tim off the death roll OF the Colinwood horror.
Like returning from the dead Helen Marks surprised slip
ping up about his neck hue
prodg among The girl bad played trant from
supposed that she had peTihed
father searching IN the ruins when the s cried
Mr. nearly with OyNsvs dispatch day Of
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-02-27
THE OLD HOMESTEAD
%Lanqdon's Best Restaurant.
Open Day and Night. Meals Served at
All Hours.
CHOP SUEY SERVED DAILY.


A. Berthiaume, of Bottlneau, N. D..
was in the city Friday and Saturday In
company with D. Charbonneau, of Olga.
Mr. Berthlaume has the general agency
over the northern part of the state for
the Northwestern Life Insurance Co., OF
Fargo.
o. G Major, state organizer of the
Farmers Elevator Company was a
guest of j. Burling and family while in
the city over Sunday. The two gentle.
men we're former old neighbors at Hope.
N. d.. the former home of Mr.. Burling
and where MIR. Major Is engaged in
business, having also extensive farming
interests.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-02-27
Fer farm loans Mooney s. J~ehnston's

For farm loans Mooney & Jehnston's
is the only place.
Sears, Roebuck & Co, will lay down in
Langdon 3 pounds of currants for So
cents. G. j. Kelly sells 5 pounds for so
cents-but it must be cash.
Landlord w. j Welsh took MONDAYS
passenger, expecting to be away a couple
OF weeks, spending considerable of the
time looking after business matters in
Chicago.
Money always on hand for first and
second mortgage Loans on Cavalier
county lands. Best of rates and con-
dltions. 0. b. Thompson, Cashier.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-02-27
Farm Loans. Farm Loans. Farm
Loans. See CIeary & Mclean.

AVutsSs LVul0s y vi .
Loans. See Cleary & Mclean.
Misses Flanagan were Milton visitors
with friends in the city over Sunday.
Mooney & Johnston have no compe-
tition in farm loans. Call and see them.
Why pay 20 cents per gallon for kero-
sene oil when you can get it at Kelly's
for l3 cents cash.
Merchant Jos. f. Schneider of Wales,
went through on Mondays train to st.
Paul on a business trip.
John L. Schwartz, deputy register of
deeds was a business visitor at Grand
Forks a day or two last week.
Sheriff Reid started Tuesday for the
home of his folks at Paisley, Ont, ex-
pecting to be away two or three weeks.
Be on the safe side. Use the Formal
dehyde that you know to be up to the
full strength We have it at the Lang
don Pharmacy.
Friday of last week the arrival of a
big boy of regulation weight is reported
as having occurred at the home of Fred
Mule south of town.
D. McGruer, the widely known and
popular Hannah druggist, was in the
city Monday on his way to Osnabrock,
where he has Il branch store.
Money always on hand for first and
second mortgage loans on Cavalier
county lands. Best of rates and con-
ditions. o. E. Thompson, cashier.
WIS. Casselman, the travelling sales
man hailing from Bismarck was here a
few days last week leasing farm lands
he owns in the western part of the
county.
Mrs. Terry McGovern, returned on
Saturday to Grand Forks, having spent
a week here visiting her mother, Mrs.
relatives.
-Four work horses for sale, two of these
are roadsters, also two sets of work har-
ness, one pair of bob sleighs, with box.
Will sell for cash or on time. w. T.
Mooney, State Bank.
Miss Lizzie Mclean visited in Lang
don a few days last week with her sister
Miss Annie Mclean, deputy county
superintendent of schools, returning
Friday TO her home at Hannah.
Joseph and Charles Perron of Olga
were visitors in the city yesterday trans
acting business in connection with the
Lebrun estate which is being probated
in county court before Judge Dorval.
HI. 3 Price arrived home on Satur-
days train from st. Paul where he has
been engaged in the practical study of
e%mbalming, also busy buying new goods
for the Price & johnson furniture
store.
Miss Belle Robertson started in the
first of this week to fill a position she
has accepted with the Abbott & Co.,
drug store. Her brother Alex. Robert
son is her successor in charge of the
confectionery and cigar store.
Miss Helen Sullivan and Miss Annie
Mclean were Grand Forks visitors over
Sunday visiting the Langdon girls at
the state university and attending the
Founder S Day exercises held Saturday
concentrating the twenty fifth an
niversary of the founding of the uni
verslty.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Mallough visited
Mr.. and Mrs. II. w. Rife over Sunday.
Mr. Mallough was married only a short
time ago and very few of his Wahpeton
friends had heard of his marriage until
he brought his bride here Sunday, MIR.
and Mrs. Mallough are living in James
town.-Wahpeton Globe.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-02-27

Ronald Martin, the Dresden black
smith was here Tuesday transacting
business.
We will guarantee every pound of our
Formaldehyde to be standard strength.
Langdon Pharmacy.
The COURIER DEMOCRAT will print
your auction sale bills for you and do
you a good job on short notice.
B. o. Leary, teacher in charge of the
Wales public schools is a visitor in the
city this week with Co. Sup't B. e.
Groom.
Charley Richardson, who was here
with the r. III. Stoltze lumber firm for
some time is one of Fairdale's crack
bowling team.
For cash G. j. Kelly will sell you
groceries for less money in Langdon than
Sears, Roebuck & Co., willard Kelly
pays taxes in Langdon.
Jack Reilly we'll known by the sports
of Langdon and Munich left on Mondays
south bound train, a passenger to his
old home at Syracuse, N. Y.
Miss Fanny Powles, daughter of Post
master Powles at Milton, visited several
days here with her friend Miss Emily
Smith, leaving yesterday for her home.
Vim. Stevenson and wife drove to
Killarney, Man Thursday of last week
where Mrs. Stevenson will make a visit
for a few days at the home of her
parents.
G. Brecke, of Milton, and Dan G
Donovan, of Osnabrock, were leading
democrats from down the line who were
here Saturday to attend the county
committee meeting.
Alf I'll. Bake accompanied by Mrs
Bake and their little daughter arrived
Tuesday by way of Wales from Kaleida
Man, for a visit during the balance Of
the week at Judge Dorval's home.
The DEMOCRAT has this week com
nleted a new city and rural line direc.
tory for the Langdon Telephone
Exchange Co., which is now being issued
to subscribers by Manager r. Z. Burke.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-02-27
ALERT & Winter have plenty of money

ALERT & Winter have plenty of money
to loan on first and second mortgages.
Mrs. Gordon, ST., mother OF Jas.
Gordon, north of town, has been
quite sick and confined to her bed since
Saturday of last week.
%. A. Wadsworth and stenographer,
Miss Josephine Bye, were passengers
yesterday for a visit of a couple of weeks
at the Wadsworth home in Grinnell
Iowa.
Money always ON hand for first and
second mortgage Loans on Cavalier
county lands. Best of rates and con-
dltlops. 0. b. Thompson. Cashier.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-02-27

March 3-Farmers Institute at Langdon.
March Ash Wednesday
March 13-Teachers Examination.
March list. Patrick's Concert
March fellowship Election Day.
April City Election.
L%angdon, Hannah and Milton all have
Farmers Institutes next week.
Foster the weather prophet, has had
a general storm period predicted for this
week.
Bring all your friends to the Farmers
Institute to be held in Langdon next
Tuesday.
If the label on your paper shows that
you are in arrears on subscription, send
us in q remittance.
Don't forget the band concert to be
held at the Opera House on Tuesday
evening of mex week.
Jos. Bata a we'll known farmer of
Langdon township, residing about four
miles north of town, is quite ill with
lung trouble following an attack of la
grippe.
One of the principal addresses to be
given here at the Farmers institute
will be given by Prof Bolley, of the state
agricultural college, the discoverer of
formaldehyde.
The Langdon City Band was repre-
sented by Messrs Bleakley, Koehmstedt,
Kalkbrenner and Davis at the box social
entertainment and dance given by the
band boys at Mt. Carmel on Tuesday
evening.
Editor s.. j. A. Boyd of the Moon and
Senator Henry Mclean were Hannah
visitors in the city Friday and IL the
afternoon drove out to the Harvey
Centre school whore IN entertainment
was held in the evening.
j. S. Brosnahan and wife returned
home Tuesday from Osceola, Wis, where
they were called last week by a message
conveying the news of the serious illness
of Mrs. B~rosnahan's brother, Mr.. Patrick
barry. "A telephone message received
as they we're about to leave Langdon
brought news of his death.
Saturday forenoon of last week a
about ten o'clock the call of death
brought sadness to the home of August
Koppin, who reside in the northern part
of Harvey township. The event which
the husband and four children were
called upon to MOURN being the passing
away of Mrs. Hopping, following a brief
attack of pneumonia proceeded by a COM
plication of heart weakness and the
grip. The Hopping family moved here
from Kellogg, Iowa between three and
four years ago and have made a goodly
number of friends among their neigh
bors since that time. The funeral
service was conducted on Sunday after
moo from the Methodist church at
Harvey Center by the Rev. G. A. Bates
of this city.
farm and Fire Insurance oct low
est rates at the Mooney State Bank