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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1909-11-25
NORTH DAKOTA LEADS ALL.

If a clinching argument is needed in
favor of the back to the farm" move
ment, which is being so st%renuously
urged by social economists all over the
United States, no better one could be
secured than that to be found in an
analysis of the figures presented to the
public by Commissioner W.. G.. Gilbreath
of the state department of agricultural
and labor for the state of North Dakota.
These figures are based on returns
made by the county auditors of the
respective counties for the year 1908 and
are believed to under rather than over
estimate the actual conditions. For the
purpose of arriving at a per capita
average the population has been assum.
ed to be the same as that of our sister
state, South Dakota, although the last
federal census in 1900 placed the popu-
lation of South Dakota nearly $4,000 in
advance of North Dakota. Subsequent
state enumerations however seem to
indicate that the more northern state
has been gaining somewhat during past
decade, and so for the purposes of this
computation the population has been
deemed equal. 1t will be readily per
ceived that the greater the population
the lower will be the per capita pro-
ductlon so the assumption of equality
with our sister state will effectually
dispose OF any suspicion of exaggeration.
The result is eminently satisfactory
for North Dakotans and places the state
easily at the head Of the list of all statss
IN annual per capita production. The
exact figure is S201 80 for every man
woman and child In the state, truly a
wonderful showing, and, when consider
ed in connection with the fact that there
are still millions of arabic acres un-
touched by the pillow, should present an
allurlng picture to the struggling citizen
with a family who is striving to maintain
a precarious foothold in the congested
centers OF population.
South Dakota comes next on the list
With an average per capita production
talued at sl9o.9O, also a very creditable
eaowing. No other state in the Union
approaches these figures owing to their
large proportion of urban to agricultural
population.
The figures for North Dakota are as
follows:
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-09-17
Poor Relations.

''If the people who are perfectly well able would take care of their poor relatives" said the curate at Trinity, ''the church wouldn't have so much care on its shoulders, Did you see that woman who just went outo She Is starving actually starving. The doctor told her that the partial loss of Eaer eyesight is due to the lack of food. Well, her husband is a wealthy Englishman, so wealthy that 1 am go- Eng to see lawyer about writing him a letter that will bring him to his senses, hope. He is member of a prominent family that would hate such exposure as l shall threaten it with unless they take care of this wife of his. And did you see the poor ' wretch who is waiting outside in the anteroom for me to give him money lfor a bite to eat? His brother is a wealthy broker at No, 61 Wall street" New York Press.
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-09-17
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 A Scotch-lrish Manoeuvre
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By J. C. Hummer

Retaining at the forecastle hatch . nrocoss,on made it's way slowly to- wards the quarter deck on the preaA ,f which two figures stood With express .ions of grim resolve on their counte- lances.
 The foremost figure of the process sion-McGunn, bore in his hahds u wooden vessel styled the Kid rom which the foremast hands ate thelr food Behind him, stolid and solemn, stalked Patrick Doody, and behind nm came the remainder of the crew, seven In all.
 There was a solemnity about the ng- ures and their gait that, had they been appropriately draped. one might nave fancied a group of ancient Greeks were intending the offering Of a sacrihce to their tutelary god
 When the roop had been reached by McGunn he held out the kid and spoke. This meat is ma feet for Chresuan man to eat. It stinks," addressing hls words to the skipper.
 The mate opened his mouth to emit a denunciatory flood, but the skipper damned the stream with motion or his hand lie took the kid, poked the meat with the iron spoon and then sniffed 1t. He brayely concealed any impression made by the unsayory odor'
 You say this meat tastes and smells bad?' said the skipper, with a sarcas- tic infection of tone.
 T ma said it smelt bad" replied Nc, Gum, heatedly. "l said it sunk. I'll ma modeefy my words
 Stink the worrud,' put in Doody firmly.
 The skipper beckoned to the cook who came s'owly aft.
 Do you smell anything wrong about | this meat?" he demanded. The cook YVES an undersized man with a bad leg and pockmarked face
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-09-17
OBJECTED TO BEING SHOCKED
Parisian Purveyor of Snails Went Too Far in His Efforts to Prevent
 Petty Larceny.

Electrifying shop wares to prevent larceny Is an ingenious practice in Paris A man who sells snails near the Bourse found that gourmets in passing frequently "pinched' hand ful of them and disappeared. He had brilliant idea, and connected the wire baskets in which the snails are offered for sale with an electric bat eery in his shop. When genuine customer came along he cut off the current. The snails themselves were permanently electrified without appar- sent harm. Anyhow, they did not ob- 5ect audibly, and they seemed just as good to eat after the treatment as be- fore, when boiled and seasoned. But a party of schoolboys passed the shop and "pinched" some of them. They had no sooner done so than they set up howls which brought a crowd. h. quiring bystanders touched the snails, also, and similarly yelled. The cur rent was not strong enough to kill the snails, but transmitted shock which made the shocked persons dance. Having recovered, they rushed into the shop and went for the shop man. Some of them were dancing upon him and others were wrecking his establishment when the police scame and rescued him
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-09-17

Each stack should contain four or five tons, as the larger the stack the less loss by the weather.
 The center of the stack while build ing should be at all times the highest or fullest. This will prevent leaks and much damaged hay. The dotted lines in the stack show the position of sticks that hold the cap.
 For the cap select and straighten a bunch of the longest hay; tie in the shape of a bundle of grain, then tie four or five times between center and tip. Let the stick end extend out of the stack about two feet, over which place cap. Then spread out the butt of cap to form roof over stack.
 Do not wait until the hay is ripe before you get out the machine or make the sticks to go in the top Of stack. Have few poles or rails handy on which to build the stacks. Stack the cleanest and that ireest from weeds to be stored in the barn, the toughest and weediest on the thinnest ground or in a sheltered place, and let the cattle and sheep shelter around the stacks during hard freezing wcath- CT. By no means let the stock tramp up the meadows in wet meather.
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-09-17
BEAUTIFYING THE
 FARM GROUNDS
We'll Kept Driveways up to Rest. dence Shows Good Taste-By
 Eva Rayrnan GaIIard.

Looking at the grounds surround ing the farm and suburban homes through the country, the lack of we'll planned and well-cared-for driveways is noticeable; or where kept in good condition they far too often lead to the barn by the most direct line of ap- proach, with no apparent care for the effect they have on the place as a whole.
 Granting that every foot of unnec- essary driveway represents added labor, and admitting that it must be well cared for, or take from rather than add to the beauty of the place, brings one to the same fact that must be faced in securing anything worth h&ving-it means work.
 When considering the question of whether or not the work is really worth while, the first thought is, natu- rally, of the beautifying effect of the carved lines as contrasted with straight ones.
 Such consideration, if carried far enough, will show that spaciousness
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-09-17

In his skull. however, was some gray matter If he decided in favor of the men the officers would make life long purgatoly to him. Ii he cast his lot with the quarterback he knew that contumely and perhaps bodily injury awaited him from the crew.
 T cant taste and cant smell" he cried desperately.
 The skipper sneered and the sailors laughed derisively.
 Its ma eemportant if he can smell or no said McGunn, the meat is na feet for dog
 And what are you but dogs?" thun- dered the skipper "a lazy set of cogers with nothing else to do but grumble about your food. Get forrard all of you
 When a man asks amelioration of his condition from despot and it is refused he had better submit. other wise the last state of that man may be worse than the first. McGunn. an cd seaman, counseled submission Mutiry is not profitable enterprise on the part of crew and q Scotsman is thrifty.
 The ship war bound from Liverpool to Colombo, but she was to stop at Mauritius and discharge a part of the tween deck cargo. When she arrived at Port Louis she lay in the stream and no one was allowed ashore the cargo being discharged into lighters.
 I've schame.' whispered Doody into the large ear of McGunn.
 The two men were on the forecastle their companions being below. The skipper and chief mate were ashore and the second officer had taken adyan- tage of their abse" ce to pay his re- spects to bottle of whisky at which he had been casting longing eyes dur ing the voyage. He was sitting stupid- ly on the cabin house.
 I'll ma be the waur for hearing of it," replied McGunn, cautiously. The cargo is about all out of the 'twane decks continued Doody, still in a whisper, and this evening I crawled aft to the pantry. There are two lock. CTS, one on the port and one on the starboard side, Both are divided in the middle. In the part forninst the cabin is the cabin sthores. mate swate as nut and biscuits crisp as a Tip perary barley bun"
 "Ye never tasted Dundee ban. mock" put in McGunn.
 "Blissed be God l haven't, but niver mind. ln the forrard compartment is the cabin end, but only wee bit left of the crews"
 "Weel, anl what of it?" asked Me, Iupn cGldy
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-09-17

Pictures in the Alexander Museum.
 In the afternoon we went to the Alexander museum, very beautiful building between two gardens, which was once the palace of the Grand Duke Michael Palovitch, and made by Alexander III. into national museum .of arts.
 The pictures are all of the modern Russian school, some of them very fine, and among them many by We're schagin-scenes of the war of 1912 with Napoleon and number of his small oriental paintings
 After looking at them we walked to the Alexander Memorial church, built over the spot where he fell. which is preserved under canopy of bronze, the rough paving stones upon which his blood was spilled looking very pathetic among so much gold and mosaic
 The church, which cost 30000, % rubles, is most gorgeous in color the interior being entirely of mosaic, and An the sanctuary, into which I was al lowed only to look, the silver cande- labra and the icons are most costly St. Petersburg Letter to Vogue.
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-09-17
GOODHAY-STACKINC
 OUTFIT
Practical. Inexpensive and Con. venient Method of Caring for
 Crop-By J. Wesley Griffin.

The accompanying sketch shows one of the best and cheapest hay stacking outfits l have seen.
 The material for same consists of one stout pole 30 feet long; 200 feet of No. s or No. g fence wire for guy lines; 100 feet three-quarter-inch rope for pulley rope; 75 feet three-six- teenth-inch line for trip and return; one pair of double blocks and one single pulley and hay fork.
 A, trip line; B, return line; c, pull ley rope; D. D, D, guy wires; E, pole; F, F, pair of double blocks; G, single pulley; H, track made by horse going to and fro. No other instructions are necessary, as the cut explains itself
 l made the stacks as near the shape e.s shown in the sketch as possible,
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-09-17
Like Weeds in a Niaht.

. '.Of course children outgrow most youthful vacations" said the observer. Little girls grow too tall for cash girls, little boys spring up out of the size of bell hops in night or two, it looks like, but the most pathetic specimen of sudden and untimely out growing is the flower boy who sells roses in the downtown Italian cafes, who one season stands hardly higher than the table, looking at you so wist- fully out of big, sad Italian eyes that ehe money comes out of your pocket of itself, and the next season towers over you like football player, all the sympathy you felt for the infant fower seller crushed by his gigantic size"
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-09-17
Devices for q Sore Foot.

The sufferer from enlarged joints 'better known as a bunion, usually is tn great discomfort in hot weather 'Ehere is device that will give reliei ay protecting the bunion from rub bing of shoe
 This Is simple piece of leather GU, , and bent in such way that it fits smoothly over the portion of foot where the bunion is. The casing is siped with soft felt and an opening is provided for the enlarged joint. while rhe surrounding leather holds off the .'shoe. The protector is so shaped that there can be no rubbing from bad sss.
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-09-17
Needing English School Children

For a year or more the Nottingham school authorities have provided meals for pupils whose parents were TOO poor to feed them sufficiently About 500 children, representing some POO families, are now being fed. Ar engagements are made with several restaurants to supply breakfasts. din ners. or both, to children showing proper vouchers. Each month approx lmateiy 15,000 meals about equally divided between breakfasts and din ners are supplied, costing roundl, S650-about four coHts a meal
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-09-17
Model Farm Residence.

Where the drive enters the grounds at either end of the frontage, circles in a broad sweep before the house and in easy curves leads entirely around it and to the barn in the rear.
 is a fundamental element of beauty and that curved lines have wonder ful power in seemingly increasing space if (note the 'if") they are so carried that one cannot see the entire length of them at one glance.
 As every place has differing condi tions calling for differing plans, this phase of the subject may be left with the suggestion that where rounding building is not practicable. bit of special planting will break the line of view and is desirable, also, as means of securing additional beauty.
 Viewed from the standpoint of labor involved, there is no denying that 1t requires more to lay out and make a long driveway than a short one and, too. the longer one must be wider one, or look like a streak through the sod.
 When, however, the work of mak ing has been done that of keeping in good condition is not proportionately greater for the reason that in the curv ing, endless driveway, homemade scraper, a steady old horse, and care ful driver will do the work with ro greater outlay of time and strength than would be required to keep the shorter and narrower one in order by the power of the man behind the . hoe"
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-09-17

A handy small barn is shown in the accompanying illustration, and the ar engagement is intended for the farmer who keeps only a few cows, and houses all of the stock under one roof As will be seen, the barn pro- vides accommodation for seven horses, including the box stall, six COWS, bull stall, calf pen. feed room, and silo, says writer in Farmers Re- view. The latter is built of two-inch
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-09-17

slaves. The feeding floor. or driveway, may be used for storing wagon or buggy. The horse barn may be separated from the COW barn by closing the two sliding doors, to the driveway. A good foundation Is provided for the structure, and the frame is of the ordinary balloon type, the walls covered with lap siding, and the roof covered with felt roofing. The
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-09-17
EXCELLENT STABLE
 FOR A SMALL FARM
of Country Barn for the Who Keeps Few Cows and Horses
 

oats, chop feed, etc, are stored above the feed room in hopper shaped bins, and drawn down through the small chutes All floors except the floor under the COWS is of pounded clay;
 the floor under cows, also the gutter, is of cement A four by six foot ven- tilator is placed in the center of the roof, and a hay chute extends to with in about 20 inches of the roof. This chute has doors in two sides, for pass
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-09-17
Felt impelIed to foroe.

"I couldn't help it. Fred. just couldn't help it.'
 This was the only defense that pret- ty Eugenia Adelaide Hill, the dauCh- ter of retired banker of Paterson. N. J.. offered to her husband when confronted by him with the evidence that she had forged his name to checks and cashed them for her own use, in supreme court in the decree arnulling her marriage to Fred Row. land Hill of Paterson.
 The action of the court was the tragic denouement of Hills romance with his bride of 15 months, whom he courted as a Sunday school teach CT in the Episcopal church at Pater- son, but who he afterward learned had served a term in reformatory for the same offense.
 The court annulled the marriage on the ground that Mrs. Hill was not g responsible person of good reputation and concealed this fact from her hus band"
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-09-17
Chicken Food Problem,

Many flocks of hens are not well fed. Corn is valuable food, but It is a mistake 10 feed the hens corn, day after day, without any change If we want to do the right thing by the aens, we shall have to study the food problem little.
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-09-17

Reason is a wit ness easily infu- enced. Prejudice
 is often it's mas ter. The Phari- sees had per judged Christ and made up their minds that he was only a man, and when they heard him say, Thy sins be for given thee they began to reason, saying, Who is this that S pc a k e | b
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-09-17

The Roman Catholic church has about 100000 adherents in England and Wales, supports great cathedral n London, which city is also the res. ldence of the archbishop.
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-09-17
What Dead Reekonine Means.

Dead reckoning is term useu |" navigation to express the estima'ioi' that is made of ships place WiLhou' having recourse to observation CT the celestial bodies. It is made by ob- serving the way she makes py 'ne log and the course on which she mas been steered. making allowance lo' drift, leeway. etc.
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-09-17
HANUy SNAIL. BARN.

ing down the hay, and they are closed at all other times, to form a ventilat- ing shaft The loft floor is of six-inch matched lumber, and the loft timbers are carried on six by six inch pine posts. All material and workmanship are supposed to be first class, and all wood work painted two coats of best lead and oil
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-09-17
! iT;i i71i - LsI E.gllllaefs 6l 1 REASON AS E A WITNESS I
 By REV. A. (. DIXON, D. D., F P,,tor of the Chicago Ave. (Moody'S Church, Chicago.

Come now, and let us reason to- sether. saith the Lord" Is. 1:ls.
The San Francisco call., 1909-05-24
Arbitration Board Considers
intercollegiate Meet

The board of arbitration which reg
ulates the athletic relations of Santa
Clara college and ST. Mary's college
met at the Oakland institution yester-
day afternoon. Beside the regular
members of the board the following
were present: Father Stack athletic
director at Santa Clara; Brother Jo-
seph. moderator in athletics at St
Mary's; Otto Rittler, physical director
at st. Mary's; Andy Glarner, Santa
Clara's coach; Spencer Dickson. cap
tain of st. Mary's track team, and
Manager Barry of Santa Clara
The board took up several issues in
debate concerning the intercollegiate
meet of next Saturday, and disposed Of
them with celerity and exactness
Throughout the session the utmost
good feeling was manifested on both
sides, and the adherents of the rival
colleges may rest assured that no hitch
will occur in the arrangements for
Saturdays contest.
Several of the Santa Clara track
team took advantage of the occasion
to put in an hour or so of practice on
the track, where they will comrete
with st. Mary's stars Saturday. The
southern collegians showed themselves
in good form, and made a distinct i'm
preston on the spectators. Among the
track men of Santa Clara at ST. Mary 6
yesterday were the following: Reams
Morgan, Barry, Mayerle, Bronson and
Kearney.
The San Francisco call., 1909-05-24
LONG is FAVORITE
In THE TENNIS
CONTEST
SemifnaI Round Reached la
Games for Championship of
San Francisco
By GRANT SMITH

The annual tournament for the cham
pionship of San Francisco. was COM
pIeted to the seminal round yester-
day on the courts OF the California
tennis club. The four successful con-
testants were Melville Long Ralph
Gorri1l, George James and Carl Gard
ner.
The days play was featureless. and
everything went about as expected In
most of the games the contestants
were unevenIy matched, and the out
come was not long in doubt Gardner
and Long won their matches easily,
the latter showing particularly good
form. He disposed of Charles Foley
easily
James experienced considerable diff
ficulty in beating z. FOttrell. a young
Ster, who made his initial appearance
in tournament yesterday He played
great tennis for a novice. and forced
the former champion to two long deuce
sets.
ter, after losing the frst set, appeared
to have his opponent on the run, when
rilf. however, came back strong In the
third set, and after establishing a big
lead finally won after his opponent al
most made it games all.
On the form shown by the four re-
naming contestants yesterday, Long,
looks the most likely winner Th5S
coast champion won the tournament
last year, but was beaten by McLough-
lin in the challenge match Long is
anxious to redeem himself and as he
is practicing hard, will prove no easy
man to beat
The seminal matches will
played next Saturday. Long and Cor
rill Will meet in the morning and Gard
ner and James in the afternoon The
finals will be played Sunday afternoon
and the challenge match Monday after
noon.
Yesterdays scores follow:
Preliminary round-E Curley beat r. Strs-
chan BY default; Ralph Gorrfll beat n Am
brOse. e.. Sc; George James beat q. Fottrell,
Sc. IS.
First round-Melville Long beat Charles Foley.
&c. 81; E. p. Finegsn beat Fred Bass. By de-
fault; ". G. KnowltOn beat n. Fuchs. SIS.
rs: Gorrin beat Curley. 81, 6-3; Janss beat
Harold Gabriel 6-2. 6-3; $. Derby beat NJ.
Rose 1-6. 81. e.: Carl Gardner beat Paul
Hardeman. by default; B. Botkm beat John
CasseIl. "a. 6-4.
Second round-Long beat Finnlgan. So. 81;
Gorrill beat KnowltOn. 6-3. 2-6 81; James
beat Derby, 81, So; Gardner beat Batkin.
e.. Ct
The San Francisco call., 1909-05-24
New Century WheeImen Win
Fifty Mile Relay

The so mile relay race between teams
of the New Century and Berkeley
wheelmen in the park stadium yester-
day afternoon was won by the former.
They won by two laps. the time being
hours. 81 minutes. so seconds.
In the first heat w Martin of the
Berkeley wheelmen beatty Stockfrth
Of the New Century wheelmen. o.
Schmidt Of the, New Century wheelmen
gained half a lap from v. Curtis.
In the third relay G. Wegeman IN
CD Tapped A. Hendrickson (BO In
the fourth relay G. Holmes On. c. lead
w Mckenzie (B-) by one and a haif
laps. In the fifth, Hartwell (B.) gained
a lap from c. Taggart On. C) and IN
the sixth relay l. Brown beat w
Hammitt On c.. pulling his team one
lap ahead. Petry On c. beat Bru-
percher tB-) in the seventh relay bv
one and a half laps. In the eighth
relay GangalH On c. beat Schachta-
beck, putting his team two laps to- the
good In the ninth relay c. LAM IN.
CD beat McElroy OBJ increasir,k the
lead TO two and half laps N the
last relay MeWhirter On C1 took IL
easy, and allowed Spencer (B) to gain
half lap and cross the tape with him.