davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-08-06
The Distant Stars.

Few persons would guess that the
smallest things visible to. the eye are
the stars Yet, according tosshigh' a i
thority,4 such IS the case. Gsreatsas
many of the stars are in actual mag
nitude, their distance is so immense
that their angular diameter becomes IN
sensible and they approach to the con-
dition of geometrical points. The mi,
mute disks that they appear to have
are spurious--an effect of radiation.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-08-06
LIQUOR LICENSE OR TAX NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that a government tax
receipt for special tax on the business of retail
liquor dealer was issued to L. O'Reilly SEQ, of
A. D. 1908, which said tax receipt is posted in
the front drug store room located on lot No. 10
block No. of the original plat of the Village of
owned by l.. O'Reilly e. Co., where said tax
receipt is posted.
Dated the 21st day of July A. D. 1908.
522 O'RETIIy e. Co. y
Holder of said Government Tax RECENT.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-08-06
TREASURER'S REPORT.
Waterloo School District.

County of Cavalier and State of North Dakota,
for the year 1907-190S.
RECEIPTS.
Cash ON hand at beginning of school
Total amount received during the wear '"' ~
from the app.ortionment of the State
Total amount received during the year i'z 40
Tuition Fund. 49,. lax M
Amount received during the year from
Board, including outstanding war
rants redeemed or endorsed in the
collection Of Taxes 524 60
Amount received during the year from
Other Sources, Sale of Books 347
cash of hand July 1. .s1ass 90
EXPENDITURES.
Amount paid during the year for School
Houses, Sites and Furniture .......S $40 o.
Amount paid during the year for Teach.
Amount paid during the year for Ser, $40 %
vices and Expenses OF School Officers. 66 Is
Amount paid during the year for Incl.
dental Expenses. 219 OF
Total Expenditures for the ear......... Sl345 AZ
Cash on hand June 80, 1908 .............i "a IS
Grand Total. expenditures and cash on
hand, to balance above total receipts $1399 06
Treasurer Of Waterloo School District.
Approved this 14th day of July A. D 1908.
". #, KITCHIN, Clerk
CLERK'Ss TATEM lent OF INDEBTEDNESS
OF DISTRICT.
Whole amount Of Warrants Outstand-
ing June so. 1908 .............J """....s 1914 80
Total Indebtedness OF District June 30,
Approved this l4th day OF July a. b.. i9O8.
By order OF the District School Board:
4,~-.s.5 w. F .KITCHIN, Clerk.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-08-06
LIQUOR LICENSE OR TAN NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that a government tax
receipt for special tax on the business of retail
LIQUOR dealer has been issued to E. F. Reilly of
A.; D., 1908, which said tax receipt is posted in
tdrug; store located on Lot 9 Block 9 Village of
Dresden, North Dakota which said building
lessor OF said property where said tax receipt
is posted.
Dated the 22nd day of July, A. D., 1908.
E. f. REILLY.
52-2 Holder of said Government Tax Recent.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-08-06

O'Reilly is dead, and as one of his
friends in life we say reverently and
respectfully that we are glad that he is.
1t is sleep hard earned to a weary soul.
He has gone; he lost the long-fought
battle for health, and yet his defeat is
greater than victory. He left a lesson
to the world; if it could only learn it,
Otero County IN. Mex.,) Advertiser.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-08-06
LIQUOR LICENSE OR TAX NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that a govern
ment tax receipt for special tax on the business
Of retail liquor dealer was issued to Robert
Swanlaw., of Milton, North Dakota, on the 3rd
day OF July, A: D.. 1908, which said tax receipt is
posted in the front room located on Lot No. 10,
Block No. 100 the original townsite of Milton
Village OF Milton, North Dakota, which
sad building is owned by John Swanlaw.
and Robert Swanlaw is the lessor of said prop.
erty, where said tax receipt is posted.
Dated the 18th day July, A. D.. 1908
ID ROBERT SwANLAw
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-08-06

JUDGE GRosscuP, who saved the
Standard OIL from the big fine, was
formerly a corporation fighter. When
asked why he had changed his views
regarding corporations, he said he had
come to believe that they were a good
thing. He did not state how much it
cost to give him this opinion.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-08-06

AS the time drew near for the big
contributions to the republican CAM
paign fund, the big judgment against
the Standard OIL Company was set aside
through the ordering of a new trial.
The system would of course rather con-
tribute fifteen or twenty million dollars
to the G. o. p. campaign fund than pay
the government tw~enty-nine million in
fines
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-08-06
LIQUOR LICENSE OR TAX NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that a government tax
receipt for special tax on the business of retail
liquor dealer was issued to John A. McIvor, of
Gailo North Dakota, on the 1st day of July A.
dwelling located on lot No. 1 block No of the
original TOWNSHIP. of the Village of Gallo North
Dakota, which said building is owned by John
Dated the goth day of July A. d. 1908.
52-2 JOHN MCIvoR,
Holder of said Government Tax Recent,
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-08-06

The state equalization board met
Tuesday of this week. By the time
the assessor, town, county and state
boards have each in turn added a ruffle
to the assessment, the average taxpayer
is in a trance and waits until the tax
rolls are made up before trying to gain
an idea of what his taxes will amount to.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-08-06

The prediction is made by President
j. j. Hill of the Great Northern road
that the grain crop of this year will
show a greater yield in bushels through
out the Northwest than last year. Well,
Jim Hill isn't considered to be a walking
advertisement for foundationless rumors.
but what's your opinion about it Mr..
Farmer
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-08-06

In London 200 BARRIERS will have a
contest to decide which can shave a
man in the shortest time. incidentally
they can also test the courage Of 200
London men.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-08-06

Although it has been asserted that
candy is an excellent substitute for
liquor, 1t will be some time before a
true Kentucky colonel can be persuad-
ed to carry bonbons in his pocket flask.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-08-06

The young man who thought he
would have a proposal or two before
the middle Of January is now begin
ming to suspect that there is some
thing wrong with his looks.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-08-06

If most Of the older inhabitants are
to be believed, the weather isn't man
aged nearly as well as it used to be
when they We're boys.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-08-06

A well known scientist says 1.-The
time will come when water in this
world Of ours will be more precious
than gold" About that time 1t may
be possible to buy unadulterated milk.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-08-06

To the average North Dakotan it
would appear that car shortages are
merely u for low prices for wheat
and high prices for coal. The fore
handed North Dakota resident, how
ever, is pretty certain to do something
about laying in his winters supply of
fuel during the "open season"
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-08-06

ONE of the candidates for the republi-
can nomination for vice-presldent is ill
from eating lobster. All the republican
candidates will be sick from eating crow
next November.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-08-06

The opponents of prohibition are
pointing out that Bismarck was a
mighty hard drinker up to the day OF
his death, at the age of eighty-nine.
But they carefully forget the thou
sands Of hard drinkers who died at the
age of thirty-five.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-08-06

P%oLlTIcAL cam aignlng of the gum
shoe order is already been noiselessly
carried on, but oratory of the fireworks
brand may be looked for, to sprout
about Sept. LIST.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-08-06

You have doubtless noticed that the
man who remains or the fence during
q POLITICAL campaign is careful to Sc
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-08-06

Some men will find fault with any
kind of financial legislation, that does
not make it unnecessary for them to
work for a living.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-08-06

The scientific. explanation that grip
rs nothing but influenza settles nothing
except that influenza is much more
fiend1sh than has been supposed.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-08-06

SEPTEMBER LIST the political cam
paigner and the chicken hunter will
combine to make life we'll nigh unendur-
able for the rest of creation.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-08-06

Do YOU discern anything particular in
the Cavalier county political horizon?
The republican county committee is
dated to meet for the purpose of organ.
izing, Saturday, August 9Th. Torried
weather may be looked for until this is
over.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-08-06

The latter part of next month demo-
cratic speakers will be placedin the field
in this state and while the campaign
fund will be small it is likely that
enough will be available to hold meet
ings at nearly every town in the state
sometime during the campaign.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-08-06

. STATISTICS from the state department
of education show that 107 of the 265
school teachers in North Dakota were
born in the state.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-08-06
TICKET

For President
w. j. BRYAN, of Nebraska.
For Vice President
JOHN w. KERN. of Indiana.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-08-06
LEGISLATIVE TICKET

For Representatives Eighteenth District
JOHN FISCHER, of Mt. Carmel
CHAS. c. CRAWFORD. of Calvin
For representative Fortieth District
f. j. MOEN, of Osnabrock
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-08-06
TREASURER'S REPORT.
Nit. Carmel School District,

County Cavalier and State of North Dakota,
for the year 1907-190S.
RECEIPTS.
Cash on hand at beginning of school
Total amount received during the year Nv 10
from the apportionment of the State
Tuition Fund 529 20
Total amount received during the year
from the apportionment of the Coun-
ty Tuition Fund. 43S IS
Amount received during the year from
Taxes levied by the District School
Board, including outstanding war
rants redeemed OR endorsed in the
collection of 1912 Oh
Amount received during the year from
Other Sources. as 90
Total receipts for the year, including
cash on hand July 1, 1907 ".......... 4416 IA
EXPENDITURES.
Amount paid during the year for School
Houses, Sites and Furniture ...........S 101 so
Amount paid during the year for appra-
tus, Fixtures, Etc. IS 21
Amount Mt paid during the searfor Teach %
Amount paid during the year for Ser
vices and Expenses of School Officers. 50 so
Amount paid during the year fol Inter-
est of Bonds and Warrants. 120 90
Amount paid during the year for Incl
dental Expenses 217 IS
Total expenditures for the year......... S2435 s6
Cash on hand June 80, 1908 ............ 1880 IS
Grand Total, Expenditures and cash on
hand, to balance above total receipts. $4416 IA
RELATING TO SINKING FUND.
Amount of Sinking Fund in treasury
Amount received into and transferred S'"0 W
to the Sinking Fund during the year. 500 90
$1,000 90
Balance in Sinking Fond June 80, 1908 $1,000 90
PETER ZETTEL,
Treasurer of Mt. Carmel School District.
Approved this 14th day of July A. D. 1908. :
By order of the District School Board:
JACOB GAPP, President.
LOUIS SCHNEIDER, Clerk.
CLERKS STATEMENT OF INDEBTEDNESS
OF DISTRICT.
Whole amount of Bonds Outstanding
June 50, 1908 $1,000 90
Total Indebtedness of District June 80,
tooo.... ........:..:... .SzUuU w
Approved this 18th day of July A.. d. 1908.
By order of the District School Board:
LOUIS SCHNEIDER, Clerk.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-08-06
OFFICIAL U PAPER.

Subscription 81 per annum, or $1.5o if paid in
advance. Advertising rates on application.
Communications must be received by Tuesday
1oon to receive prompt attention.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-08-06
Courifr=Dfnrorrat.
A. 1. KGHMsTEDT, Prop.

Published every Thursday morning at Lang
don, Cavalier county, North Dakota.
Entered at the Post office of Langdon as mail
matter of the Second Class.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-08-06
REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF THE
STATE BANK OF DRESDEN.

at Dresden, N. Oak, in the State of North Da-
kota at the close of business July Is, 1905.
RESOURCES.
Loans and discounts. S2S, 766 81
Overdrafts secured and unsecured. 20 20
Warrants, Stocks, tax certificates,
Banking house, furniture and fixtures. 5,555 So
Other real estate 1882 Sc
Due from other banks...... 81 1886 S8
Checks and other cash items 2,219 SO
926 As 5,133 16
SAC, 1898 IS
LIABILITIES.
Capital stock paid $40, 1000 90
surplus Fund. ..... 1000 90
Undivided profits, less expenses and
taxes paid 643 II
Individual deposits subject
to check announcements. $4,000 So
Demand certificates of De-
Time certificates of deposit. IL, 1854 So 22.s54 Al
Bills payable. 1000 90
bank, do solemnly swear that the above state
belief.
G. E. McCAsLIN. Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 21st
day of July, 1908.
[sEAL.] JAMES H. Balm,
Notary Public.
(My Commission Expires January3, 1907
Correct Attest:
n X, I Z. TsH 9nnIvaS Directors.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-08-06
TREASURER'S REPORT.
Fremont School District.

County of Cavalier and State of North Dakota,
for the year 1901-190S.
RECEIPTS.
Cash on hand at beginning of school
year, July 1, 1907 $50 %
Total amount received during the year
from the apportionment of the State
Tuition Fund. s77 0S
Total amount received during the year
from the aPportionment of the Coun-
ty Tuition 81 II
Amount received during the year from
Taxes levied by the District School
Board, including outstanding warrants
redeemed or endorsed in the collection
of ........... 1889 %
Total receipts for the year, including
Cash on Hand July 1, 1907 .............$ 366S 80
EXPENDITURES.
Amount paid during the year for Teach
ers' Wages. 1749 90
Amount paid during the year for Ser
vices and Expenses of School Officers. 81 40
Amount paid during the year for Inter
est of Bonds and Warrants. ........ S So
Amount paid during the year for Incl
dental Expenses. 44 Is
Total Expenditures for the year. go. S2293 40
Cash on Hand June 80, 1908. ............ 1874 80
Grand Total, Expenditures and cash on
hand, to balance above total receipts. S3668 30
C.. A. BJORNSTAD,
Treasurer of Fremont School Twp.
Approved this .l4th day of July A. D. 1908
BY order of the District School Board:
WIN. N. WRIGHT, President.
MRS. ALLEN RUSSELL, Clerk.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1908-10-24

be- The theory that the trusts make for cheapness
of production is good one, but the further fact
that trusts make for higher cost of consumption
contains the kernel which makes the trusts abom-
Unable things in the sight of the people. Cheapness
of production is good thing, but that economy
should be passed to the consumer.
The political aspects of the trusts are many. Al
though it has been pointed out that prices high
er in great many things than they should be
than the ability of the people to pay-the trusts
have given no signs of passing on their profits to
any one The trusts are organized to make money,
and the men in them want all they get. They
work on the principle labor unions only
they have greater field and profits, be they ever
small, eat up all the wages of men who de-
pend upon wages alone. When man can work fol
himself and have his money work for him at the
same time, he cannot help becoming richer than he
can = merely working with his hands. And when
the amount of money a man has working for him
becomes so great that he can control an article
which the exigencies of our civilization have made
and controlling some such article boosts
the price beyond what is considered legitimate
profit, the consumer suffers. That is the bone of
contention in the agitation against trusts at the
present time The solution of the problem present.
ed is the greatest work to be accomplished by the
people through their legislative and executive off
GERS. That the problem will eventually be solved
giving the people the benefit of the economy of pro-
ducton which the trusts afford is as certain as the
fact that the trusts taking that as profit.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1908-10-24
FIR. ZEPHYRIN AND ANDRES THEVET

The historian of Lower California with charac-
teristic courtesy has written to The Intermountain
Catholic very interesting letter which we publish
on another page. We have already recorded our ad-
miration for his admirable achievements in the do
main of missionary enterprise in Lower California
His History of Missions and Missionaries of
Lower California" is entitled to classic honors
In today's letter Father Zephyrin writes Or.
Shea mentions two secular priests who had arrived
Gin New Franco before the Jesuits. The Francis
can Fir. Andres Thevet claims to have visited New
France as early as 1875" Dr. John Culinary was
tireless turnover tunneller and miner into dusty
tones and moth eaten manuscripts, and in his day
he was great man. but he was great because he
the pioneer of early American Catholic history
He lacked the critical and analytical faculty and his
History of Catholic Missions" is punctuated with
errors.
Culinary Shea was, among the prosecuted and
comparatively illiterate Catholics of his time dis
tinguished to whom the church, as human or
ganization, owes a lasting debt of gratitude. 1t
was Corneille who said "parmi les avengles lie
borgne est roi-among the blind, the one-eyed man
is king" and in the trying days of the past DR..
Shea had one good eye. We would suggest to Faith
er Zephyrin not to depend too much on Shea for he
may find that in many instances he will be leaning
on a broken reed.
When the Huegonot de Monts sailed from Saint
Malo on April Z, 1904, he took with him on board
one of his ships Samuel Champaign Baron de Pom
trincourt, Protestant minister and priest Mich
olas Aubry-Deuvres de Champlain, ed, L. ILL., oh.
IL On the ship commanded by Pontgrave was
another priest, whose is not mentioned by
Champlain, Lescarbot or any early writer This
priest and the Protestant minister died in
Acadia in the winter of 1605l606 and were buried
in the same grave-Lescarbot /. ", chap. III
Sagard Historic du Canada, 1886, p. g. In 1906
there was no priest in Canada. The Able Aubry
had returned to France and Marc Lescarbot was
teaching the catechism to the Indians around Port
Royal
In February, 1910 Poutrincourt sailed from
Dieppe for New France bringing with him Father
Fleche secular priest On June a. 1910, this
priest baptized the Mic-Mac chief, Mamberton his
family and twenty members of the tribe. On May
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1908-10-24
ARCHBISHOP RloRDAN.

p, 1911, the two Jesuts, Peres Biard and Enemond
Masse came to Port Royal, Acadie, and entered at
once on their missionary labors-( Documents ined-
its, du P. Caron, Doc. XII, p. 81
This briefly is the history epitomised of the be-
ginning of Missionary work in Canada The Fran
ciscan FIR Andres Thevet, who claimed to have Wis
tied Canada in 1916, must have gone out as "stow
away" His name Is not found in any of the early
reliable documents or histories and no claim can be
held to be valid unsupported by documentary evil
dence. The Franciscan Fathers, Denis Jamay, Jean
D'Olbeau, Joseph LIE Caron and brother, Pacifquo
Dupessis, who arrived at Tadoussae, May 25, 1915.
were the first Francscans to land in Canada and
plunge into heroic missionary work with the Mon
tagnais of the Saguenay rocks and the northern for
ests of the Hurons These fearless priests not
the only Francscans who preached to the tribes,
Fathers Paul Huet Modiste Guines, Gulaume
Poulan, De lie Roche Daillon Nicolas Viel and
many others did missionary work in Canada
Brother Gabriel Sagard accompanied LIE Caron
his second visit to the Wyandottes and while among
them collected much of the material for his famous
history. The Franciscan order has given to hui
mainly such brilliant constellation of martyrs,
confessors and great that it need not go be-
yond the facts of history to add to its glory or its
reputation
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1908-10-24
TRUSTS.

In the development of manufacturing indus.
tries, if we go back to the early days, will find
that factories made nothing or very little of any
thing, that was not demanded by the people. Then
the manufacturers conceived new IDEAS and built
machines that the people wanted as soon as they
saw them. From wanting the new things grew the
necessity for them. SO other manufacturers began
making other machines that would do the same
work, and they introduced them and sold them at
a less price than the older machines or showed i'm,
provements that made their machine more desirable.
That was in the old days of competition. Perhaps
the manufacturers of new machine we're not fixed
to enter actively into competition with the older
manufacturers. In that case, the older manufac,
turers in some started suits for infringement
of patents, which, though they would probably have
lost in the courts, worried the and less solidly
financed institutions until they were either com
PEELED to sell out their business cease the manu-
facture of their machine for lack of money These
things occurred in the early days of the trusts be-
fore the big factories weer classed as trusts.
There was competition in the harvesting ma
chinery business for many years, but the institup
tions which had grown rich by being early in the
field did not permit Others to enter the field without
lighting Tor IT. 80 trusts grew up during the days
of competition, and they we're looked upon, as they
are, as a natural result of our present method of
doing business. 1t is not encouraging, however, to
read of the activities of the trusts of the present
day; how they sell their controlled article in one
market at one price and in another market at an
other price. And the fact that the profits of the
trust-controled business have grown, and made the
trust magnates rich has not tended to make the
middle classes more prosperous but rather to make
it harder for them live SO the great body of the
people are down the trusts" as well they might