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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1909-08-26
Betterment.

The watchword of the age is betterment
Through all the nations runs the high in
tent
To make tomorrow nobler than today.
The road of progress is a golden way
That leads to happiness. Let US loin
hands
And march to reach the futures pleasant
Improve and beautify; in brotherhood
Unite to magnify the common good.
Have fairer homes in grounds more fair
ly laid:
Enlarge our cities by charging trade,
And organize to meet the civic call,
Thus multiplying power to each and all.
We do not live for self. but he who lends
Prosperity by serving public ends
Shall share the common gain, and this is
best
TO help ourselves by helping all the rest.
To live the life constructive we enhance
Our fortunes In the general advance.
Have faith in better things. and faith
with work
Will bring what it believes in. From the
murk
OF old and weak negations we arise
The positive of good to realize,
Gain more of mental sunshine, righttul
Live fuller life, with added Joy and
health.
And this we do together, each for ell:
Together we arise. together fall,
For we are social beings. linked in one:
We tread one earth beneath q common
sun,
And, whatsoever Mecca is in sight.
For its achievement we must needs unite.
Unite for cleanliness. unite for growth,
Unite to Danish faction. carping. sloth.
Make fairer landscapes. better roads and
farms;
Make better towns and spread abroad
their charms.
Seek through the million voices of the
press
Publicity. the herald OF success!
J. A. EDGERTON.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1909-08-26
Doing Their Duty.
Scores of Langdon Readers Are Learning the
Duty of the Kidneys.

To filter the blood is the kidneys duty.
When they fail to do this the kidneys are
sick.
Backache and many kidney ills follow;
Urinary trouble, diabetes.
Doan's Kidney Pills cure them all.
Mrs. e. F, Almen, living nine miles
northeast of Park River, M Oak, says:
81 have suffered severely from kidney
trouble during the past two or three
years and Doan's Kidney Pills was the
first remedy That gave me any satisfac-
tory relief. There was a constant, dull
aching through the small of my back
and at times pains would extend into
my shoulders. | was also troubled with
chills and dizzy spells. l finally learned
OF Doan's Kidney Pills and deciding to
give them a trial, procured a box. The
beneticials.. results were apparent from
the first and l was so encouraged that I
continued using the remedy until l re-
ceived a complete cure"
Plenty more proof like this from Lang
don people. Call at r. 1. Donovan's
drug store andi ask what customers
report.
For sale by all dealers. Price 5Ocents
Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo, Now York,
sole agents for the United States.
Remember the name-Doan's- and
take no other.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1909-08-26
Trees to Hide Billboard.

In n of the back streets of Brigh-
ton, England. up which the tram cars
pass to the Dyke road and the golf
links, stand four little trees. The road
is not an avenue, and one wonders how
these four little trees strayed there til;
the conductor explains that they were
placed by the municipality to hide an
advertisement boarding put up by the
railway line and which mars the view
of a very pretty wooded cutting. AS
the company declined to remove it the
town fathers promptly planted their
trees. and now in the summer the
boarding is almost hidden from view.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1909-08-26
Haids of the Tuareks.

1t is their curious social life which
forces the Tuareks. living i'll the Sa-
hara back of Tripoli. to raid
The mother has all the rights over the
children, and all the property is in the
hands of the women To marry a
wife = Tuarek must pay a large sum
to the bride and her mother. and the
only way to get the necessary wealth
is a successful raid. for the male
Tuarek's ordinary occupation-camel
farming and carrying loads for trad
ers-gets him hardly enough profit to
live by.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1909-08-26
TREATING A BLANK WALL.
Novel Idea Provides Window Gardens
For Huue Loft BUILDING.

Few, II any. owners or builders have
ever given a thought to go to the ex-
pense of identifying the side walls Of
the buildings they erect. The main or
namentation is customarily left to the
facades. 1t is perfectly natural that
the sides of q private residence be en-
bellished whenever exposed to Il view
that promises to he permanent, but to
apply art to Il loft building is Il little
beyond the expected and is most re-
freshinG. such Il thing is going to be
done-in fact. is in process-and, more
over, it will be applied on a huge scale
to q business building that is being
reared Il little to the south of the new
Pennsylvania terminal station in New
York city.
The architects who have the work in
hand are providing a truly unique fea-
tlre for the building. which is be
ing put up at 203 and 2O5 West
Twenty-fourth street and will extend
through to T~wenty-ffth street. The
building will have a wall facing Sew
cnth avenue one block in length and
eleven stories in height.
1t is this wall that forms the basis
of this story. The wall is to be treated
in an artistic manner that, when COM
pleted, will give a pleasing view to
pedestrians on Seventh avenue who
chance to glance in its direction. In
stead of unsightly blank wall there are
to be more than 100 windows. each of
which is to be provided with window
boxes for flowers and potted plants,
This will not be the only distinguish
ing feature of the structure, as. to-
gether with the present building oc-
cupied by the owner, it will comprise
the largest of its type in New York
city.
One can readily form an idea of it's
size when it's dimensions are taken
into account. 1t will have a frontage
of lilo feet on Twenty-fourth street,
46.G feet on Twenty-fifth street, and
eventually will be extended to cover
an additional plot of sc by 1873 at
24S to 254 Seventh avenue, the pur-
chase of which was announced a few
days ago.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1909-08-26
PITCHERS As H|TTERS
Slab Men Have Improved Their
Batting Greatly of Late.
SOME ARE USED IN PINCHEs.
"Hitless" Twirlers No Longer Popular
With Managers or Fans-Mathew-
son., MuIiin and White Frequently
Win Their Own Game With Hits,

The day has arrived when the
pitcher of n team must pitch just as
hard to the pitcher of the opposing
team as to amy other batter. Pitchers
who rank high in twirling and low in
hitting are becoming a rarity as the
game advances. In baseball's past it
has been the custom for pitchers to
lease DOWN when the opposing box
worker stepped to the plate. No pitch
er pitches his best all through the
game. He takes things easy when a
weak batter comes up, and this bat
ter generally happened to be the op-
posing twirler.
Pitchers are getting to rank high as
h1tters. One of the necessary quail
ties Of a good pitcher is to win his
game. and pitchers are learning to win
them by hitting effectively as we'll as
pitching effectively.
George Mullin of the Detroit Ameri-
cans and Christy Mathewson of the
New York Nationals. who have prob
ably made the best showing in the two
big leagues this year, have won many
OF their w games by hitting the ball
hard and effectively. Mathewson has
piled up long hits and ranks we'll up
in the list of big league hitters with
a healthy average.
The premier Tiger box star has been
up f%orty-seven times. scored seven
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1909-08-26
If She Had Not Married.

The lover of eupAonious female
names must look back with regret to
the eighteenth century with its fra
grant memories of Belinda, .Arabella
and -Anabel. Yet in Spain euphony is
still preserved. Could you have Il
more beautiful name than Juana Ma
ria de los Dolores de Leon? 1t is one
OF the ironies of history that the owner
of these charming vocables was fated
to be known in after life as Lady
Smith and to bestow that much less
attractive and euphonious title upon a
town in South Africa.-London Chron-
1cle.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1909-08-26
Sorry She Screamed,

The young man kissed her, and she
screamed.
whats the trouble. Kitty" de-
IL just saw q mousse she fibbed.
Presently the young man claimet
another kiss, and the scream vas re.
What is it this time?'
81 just saw another mouse"
Then the old man came down with
the house cat, Il mouse trap and a can
and sat in a corner to watch develop
ments.-New York Sun.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1909-08-26
Availability.

A nobleman was once showing q
friend Il rare collection Of precious
stones which he had gathered at a
great expense and enormous amount
of labor. And yet" he said, "they
yield me no income"
His friend replied, Come with me.
and | will show you two stones which
cost me but 20 each, yet they yield me
a considerable income" He took the
owner OF the gems to his gristmill and
pointed to two gray millstones which
We're always busy grinding out grist.-
Success Magazine.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1909-08-26
HOPELESS CASE.

Enei Ic1lc m ascetic-
Say. she's nearly dead!
Exercises when she rises,
When she goes to bed.
FleNing, bending, new ending
Must be sick of that
All this labor for u neighbor
Just because she's fat.
Icy tubbings, Indian clubbings,
Dumb5ells. too, she swings,
Swedish movement, no Improvement,
She can swear to. brings.
Must be firing. this perspiring.
Weaker than Il cat
She is getting; still she's fretting
lust because she's fat.
Never quiet. has to diet,
StarveS herself to death
With her %banting; always painting,
Running u of breath.
She will shortly be more portly
Or I'll eat my hat.
Nothing to it! I'd not do it
Even We're ! fat.
Chicago Daily News.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1909-08-26
Uniform Street Tree PLANTING.

Washington is rapidly becoming IA
nous the world over for it's fine trees,
but n kind Of tree being planted in
each street. Some Of the fine exam
pies are: Pennsylvania avenue, pink
oaks; Indiana avenue, oriental planes;
Massachusetts avenue, American lin
dens, and East Capitol street planted
with American elms. Streets such as
these, planted uniformly with one
species, and that a good species, will
in time make any town famous for
beautiful streets.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1909-08-26
Necessity Is the Mother, Etc.

We saunter into the workshop of ou1
friend, the inventor. and find him put.
tering over a strange c%ontrivance of
wings and sails and propellers.
%"Invcnting an airship?" we ask quite
unnecessarily.
Yes" he replies without looking up
"'Think it will ty?"
cts got to, I've got to get out of
this town some way, and my creditors
are watching every road and railway
station."-Chicago Post.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1909-08-26

Here, sir" remarked the book agent
in honeyed tones. lis a book that should
be in every family. 1t contains a re-
eeipt for everything. sir-everything.'
a wild cry rent the air. Give me
three copies" screamed the impover-
ished Archibald. If it contains a re-
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1909-08-26
4 Little DIALOGUE.

Alicia-Jack is so handsome.
Gladys-Yes?
Alicia-And so courteous.
G~ladys-Yes?
Alicia = Always addresses me as
fair miss"
Gladys-That's force Of habit.
Alicia-How so?
Gladys-He used to be conductor on
a street car.-Bohemian Magazine.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1909-08-26

Constipation causes headache, nausea.
dizziness, languor, heart palpitation.
Drastic physics grippe, sicken, weaken
the bowels and don't cure. Doan's Regu-
lets act gently and cure constipation.
% cents. Ask your druggist.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1909-08-26

Take kodol at the times when YOU feel
what you have eaten is not digesting
hodol digests what YOU eat so you can
eat sufficiently of amy good, wholesom
food, If You will just let kodol digest it
Sold by w. \. Ferguson x Co.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1909-08-26
q 90

DeWitt's Little Early Risers, the pleas
ant, safe, sure, easy little liver pills. \
salve you may always depend upon in
any case where you need sa!ve, is De-
| Witt Carbolized Witch Iiazel Salve-
especially good for Piles. Sold BY ". \.
Ferguson Il Co.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1909-08-26
Likewise Many Boosters.

"Any a can boast that he Is as
regular as clockwork about business"
Sure! Nine clockworks out of ten
are more or less fast or slow and CIV
en- to freakish spells."-Kansas City
Times.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1909-08-26
Too Tough.

The Lady-Begging again? Why,
you didn't eat that piece of steak I
gave you.
The Hobo-Lady, l didn't ask you
for work. What 1 wanted was some
thing to eat.-Cleveland Leader.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1909-08-26
Gladys-That's force of habit.
Time Savino.

"Do you approve of chemicals and
other foreign substances in food?"
"Certainly." answered the magma
tive scientist. 81 am now engaged in
experiments by which a cure for dys-
pepsia can be introduced into every
pie."-Washington Star.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1909-08-26
Still a Question.

"Did she marry for love-"
"That's what everybody is wonder
ing. Her husband is charming in
manner, wealthy, has no bad habits
and moves in the best society,"
Judge.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1909-08-26
Diarrhoea.

For a quick cure without any unneces
sary loss of time take Chamberlain's
Collie, Cholera and sDlarrhcea Remedy.
One or two doses is sufficient to effect a
cure in any ordinary case. 1t can always
be depended upon and is equally eff
cient forschildren and adults. For sale
10y A. Abbott & Co.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1909-08-26
Smashing Records.

Mrs. Ayes, it was n great sale.
Why, the auctioneer knocked down
over a hundred pieces of rare china in
an hour.
Mrs. Z.-Gracious! He almost equal
ed the record of our maid.-Detroit
Tribune.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1909-08-26

A. T. & a. M.-Lebanon Lodge holds regular
communications at the Masonic Temple on the
second I'D fourth Fridays of each month.
j. kELLAND, w. Nj.
j. Il. Balm, Secretary.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1909-08-26
SOCIETY DIRECTORY.

LODGEOF OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Nc. 8
holds regular communications on the first and
third Thursdays of each month at the Masonic
Aemple
ROBERT Work, Sec'y.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1909-08-26

o. E. S.-Langdon Temple holds regular com.
munications on the first and third Tuesdays of
each month at the Masonic hall.
MRS, McGRUER, MRS. R. Work, w. M.
Sec'y. S. g. KERR, w. P.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1909-08-26

NJ. w. A.-Langdon Camp, No.. 1880 meets in
the Woodman hall the second and fourth
Mondays of each month.
WIN. A. LAWN v. C.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1909-08-26

c. o. F. No. 8oS-st. Alphonsus Court, meets
on the first and third Wednesdays of each
month in their hall over the Mooney State
Bank. JOIN SHEEHAN, G. K.
Jos G. SCHILL, Sec'y.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1909-08-26

To filter the blood is the kidneys duty.
When they fail to do this the kidneys are
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1909-08-26

ALDERMEN.
First Ward. ...... Morris orion. JAS. Brosnahan
Second Ward........J. J Mahoney r. 7. Burke
Third Ward ......A. R. Marshall, Chas. Haugh
SCHOOL BOARD.
Members of Board of Education-John
Mahon Chas. Hunter, w. 3. Dickson, y j.
Fox, j. j. Mahoney.
Clerk i. Trnax.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1909-08-26

STATE SUPREME COURT.
a Assoc Justices Z. Mnserud- G.. j. FISK
John Carmody and e. S. Ellsworth.
Clerk of Supreme Court .........R. D. Hoskins
Reporter of Supreme Court W. Ames
Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-04-07

LII LII d hO-
ment drew her hand from his.
"You mustn't be so serious, Mr.
Hafnes. You don't understand south
ern girls at all. We are not just like
northern girls. We are used to being
made love to from the time we are
knee high. Sometimes l fear we firt
a little, but we ont mean any harm
All girls firt-a little"
"But somebody wins even the south.
ern girls" declared Haines eagerly.
The girls face became serious. ear
nest, sincere.
Eyes, somebody does. always" she
said. "And when a southern girl is
won she stays won, Mr.. Haines."
"And l have a chance to win?" ques-
toned the determined young north
erner
Carolina smiled sweetly and ex-
pressively.
"Who knows? First make my father
yer a bigger success-that's first. oh
1 wonder if you can realize what all
this life mean to me! If you can
realize what those years of stagnating
Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-04-07
CHAPTER XII

THE LURE OF A woMAN's LOVE
~ AROLINA had come to find
out from Haines. IL possible.
how her father was going to
- vote on the naval base and to
induce the secretary to persuade him
to stand fol A1tacoola-if there seemed
danger that he would vote for an
other site. That was her scheme. for
Carolina had put $4,000 into Alta
coola land. money left by her mother.
Norton had persuaded Carolina to In
vest In the enterprise to defraud the
government promising her $50. 900
clear profit How much she could do
In Washington society with that!
The continued uncertainty over her
fathers final attitude had strained her
nerves almost to the breaking, for the
success Of the conspiracy depended on
his vote. Not even the words OF Nor
ton, her future husband, could reas-
sure her. Her worry was increased
by the knowledge of Randolph's in
vestment of her fathers $4,000.
That Carolina must sacrifice Haines
on the altar of her consuming desire
for money, for a higher worldly posi-
ton, was an unimportant considera.
ton. He stood I'm the way. Any mo-
ment he might discover the existence
Of the A1tacoola scheme, he would i'm
mediately tell her father, and she knew
her father would Immediately decide
against Altacoola-the bright hopes OF
her future would turn to ashes. Nor
toms money as well was invested in
Altacoola. He, too. would be ruined
She was sure that she loved Norton
but she could not marry a pennilesf
{ man..
Carolina resumed the conversation.
Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-04-07

"Get eoase to yo'rseyi Get tctse"
Absolutely positive. / wouldn't make
q mistake In a matter like this, would
], unless I was-what you said I was-a
fool?"
"Of course not. Oh, yo're a slick
one. 1 like to do business with folks
like yo'. It's mighty educatin'w
Thanks" answered Bud dryly. Its
certain that Langdon won't decide
which place he's for until tomorrow. i
promise you that he won't decide until
i after I have my talk with you"
"Yo' see," said Teller, 81 asked that
question because, as yo' probably
know, Congressman Norton and his
crowd is pretty close to Senator Lang
dom
Haines cut him short with a gasp of
surprise.
"Norton!"
Teller, wrinkllhg his forehead incred.
ulously. looked at Haines. "Sures'
thing you know, my boy"
Bud turned his head away in thought.
ooh, leave the Norton outfit to me.
I'll fool them." he finally said.
Good"
Teller shook the secretary's hand
heartily.
! "Yo're no fool, my boy. Anybody can
see that-after they get to know yo'
all. That's what comes of bein' one OF
them smooth New Workers. They 'peal
mighty sanctimonfous on tn. outside,
but on tn inside they're the real goods.
all right"
The lobbyist hurried away, bis bibu-
1nV1S SnTr1 CryoI1in~ NTH 60 fcfo o+ia~
He was sur Of triumphing over Alta
coola, and he was willing to pay the
price.
Haines sank into his chair. 81 won
der what Washington insiders" he
murmured, are specializing in Alta.
coola land. Teller mentions Norton's
name. I wonder
The door opened, and before hin
stood Carolina Langdon.
"Ah, Miss Langdon," he exclaimed
II am glad to see you'll"
She walked to him and extended cor
daily a slender gloved hand.
"This is a real pleasure. Mr.. Hafnes,'
h began. 1--WE been waiting to talk
to you for some time. It's about some
thing important"
something important" smiled
Haines. you want to see me abou,
something important? Well, let me
tell o a secret. Every time l see you
1t is an important occasion to me-"
Carolina Langdon had never appear
ed more charming, more beautiful to
young Haines than she did that day
Perhaps she appeared more inspiring
because Of the contrast her presence
afforded to the unpleasant episodes
through which he had just passed
also Carolina was dressed In her most
becoming street gown. which she well
realized, as she was enacting a care
fully planned part with the ~unfortu-
nate secretary.
His frankness and the sincere ADM
ration that shone in his eyes caused
her to falter momentarily, almost made
her weaker In her purpose. but she
made an effort and secured a firmel
grip on herself, for she must play a
role that would crush to earth the ali
castle this young secretary was build
ing, a role that would crush the ideals
Of this young optimfst as well.
Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-04-07
Continued from Last Week.

continually as he waxed warmer in
his efforts to impress the senator's
secretary.
81 tell you, Mr.. Haines, Gulf City,
sab. leads all the south when it comes
to choosin' ground fo' a naval base.
Her vast expanse of crystal sea. her
miles upon miles of silvah sands, sab,
protected by a natural harAor and tn
islands of Mississippi sound, make her
tn only spot to be considered. She's
Gods own choice and the peoples, too.
for a ava base"
"But unfortunately congress also
has something to say about choosing
it." spoke Haines.
"To be shuah they do" said Gulf
City's mayor, "but"-
sand there was a man here from
Altacoola yesterday" again interrupt
ed the secretary, "who said that Gulf
City was fit only to be the state refuge
for aged and INDECENT frogs"
"Say, they amt a man in Altacoola
wot car speak tn TRUTH" Indignantly
Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-04-07

at isn't anything SO very important.
Mr.. Haines. It's about father"
Haines beamed.
81 have the honor to report, Miss
Langdon," he bowed, "that your IA
ther Is making the very best kind Of a
senator"
The girl hesitated.
Eyes; he might If he hNI some am
bition."
"Don't worry! If he comes down to
that, I have ambition for two. You
want him to be a success, don't you?
Well, he is the biggest kind of a sue
cess"
81 neve believed that he would be-"
confessed the daughter.
Haines laughed.
"Why, do you realize that today he
is one Of the most popular men in pub
lie life throughout the country; that
What does Langdon thinkr has be-
come the watchword of the big body
of Independents who want honesty
and decent government, without graft?
II tell you that's a big thing, Miss
Langdon. That's success-real sue
cess in politics. especially in Wash
ington politics.
"Now, If there's anything else you
want him to have, I'll see that he gets
it. I'll try to get it for him"-he paus-
ed a moment, then added, with heart
felt meaning in his voice-"and for
you, Miss Langdon."
Carolina played coquettishly with
the secretary.
For me, Mr.. HainesY" she ques-
toned archly. with an effective glance
into his eyes.
Buds pulses began to throb violent
ly-to leap.
EYES," he exclaimed unsteadily, "for
you, and you know it. That's the in
Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-04-07
A Gentleman from Mississippi
Bv THOMAS A. WI.

NopeAzed From the Play by Frederick. Toombs
Copyright, 1909, BY Thomas A. Wise.e