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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-10-27
KANSAS SILK FARM SOLD.
F~renchman's Failure Brings Good Price
After Long Litigation.

After Long Litigation.
The old silk farm in Franklin u
ty, Kan, known as the De Boissiere
Odd Fellows home, which was the
of much litigation, has been
sold for $13O.OOO.
Some forty years e Nj. de Bois-
siere Of France went to Franklin u
ty, Kan, with philanthropic and bust
ness intentions. He erected a silk fac
tory eighteen miles from Ottawa,
which in time came to be known as
Silkville. De Boissiere raised silk
worms on a 3,1O0 acre farm and man.
ufactured silk and satin ribbons.
The silk industry in Kansas was a
failure, and, becoming discouraged, De
Boissiere returned to France, aban-
doning Silkville and the silk business.
He willed the property to an associate,
Mr.. Sears, and IN Mr.. Sears death
to his children. Finally, however, he
decided to give the Silkville farm to
the grand lodge Of Odd Fellows to be
converted into a school and asylum
for the orphan children of members.
At a session of the grand lodge in
1894 the gift was repudiated, after
which James Troutman Of Topeka
went to France and bought the prop
erty from the De Boissiere heirs.
When the purchase was made the
trustees Of the grand lodge refused to
surrender the property. Thirteen law
suits covering a period Of sixteen years
followed, and the supreme court of
Kansas finally awarded the property
to Troutman.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-10-27
The sinuIe Theme.

me Sin9Ie memo.
o men who furnish us with books,
Who write the studied modern plays,
Who reel off poems by the yard
And tune you harps to ragtime lays,
Remember this in dealing dope
All wise. prophetic or profound
To please a race with ancient tastes:
IT'S love that makes the world go
round.
You may have skill and art and strength
And understand the hidden laws
That hold tie planets in their place
That follow as effect from cause.
But don't get gay for all of that,
Though you a diamond can dissolve.
When you would touch the hearts of men.
'Tis love that makes the world reyolye.
The simple little village tale
or lovers signing at the moon
Or walking slowly hand in hand
To find a quiet place to spoon
Has readers where the books of wars
Lie rotting with their leaves uncut.
For In the hearts and lives Of men
The book of low is never shut.
Pass up the problems hard to solve.
And health hints in the background
shove.
The tariff tangle put to sleep
And give US quantities OF love.
Tho world can never ret enough.
To pasture put your theories u
And turn your old typewriters loose
On what the people read about.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-10-27

I'D LIKE TO SPEAK A FEW ORD N.Y.
SELF
better state of preservation than that
of her stout companion. but it was far
from fresh or inviting.
Little Mrs. Peters skipped along be-
side the other women. a faded blue
straw hat aSkew on her white hair.
All three women wore exceedingly
shabby shoes, and their garments seem
ed unsuitable for the hot June day.
They had been the last ones to leave
the church. and now they had the
white. hot highway to themselves.
did you see it," asked Mrs. Wix-
on breatblessly of her companions.
II did," agreed Miss Barton acidly.
And l." chirruped Mrs. Peters.
II guess We'll have to call a special
meeting, after ALL" murmured Mrs.
WiSon. with Il degree of relish in her
tone.
There amt no use in having a So
ciety with rules to it if the rules amt
kept" snorted Miss Barton.
My husband says a rule isn't a rule
unless it is enforced" remarked Mrs.
Peters Importantly.
We're going to enforce this one,"
said Mrs. Wixon decidedly. "Cornelia
Rowland knows the rules of the Give
1t Up society of the First M. e.
church just as we'll as you and me do.
She knows she ought to wear her old
bonnet. no matter how poor it looks.
until the new organ is paid for"
Il guess it won't hurt Cornelia to
give up buying flowers for ner hat any
more'n it does for mi to wear my
Cousin Emmeline's CASTOR Clothes"
commented Luella Barton gloomily.
mo. indeed" chimed in Mrs. Peters,
"or for me to wear this awful bonnet.
l amt accustomed to wearing blue
anyhow, and
""Tain't so much the wearing the
Clothes" interrupted Mrs. Wixon.
tossing the thin feather majestically;
its the principle of the thing. Here's
Cornelia. one Of the charter members
of the society. coming out with pink
flowers in her bonnet for the last two
Sundays. She knew she was breaking
the tenth rule. which says:
mo member shall purchase any
new garment or article of adornment
for her person until the debt on the
church organ has been fully met and
paid" quoted Mrs. Peters eagerly.
las l was about to say remarked
Mrs. Wixon in an injured tone.
And there's still $50 due on the or
gan" commented Miss Barton as she
took out a handkerchief saturated with
Florida water and proceeded to dust
her square shoulders energetically.
Il suppose it will be another year
before We can have any new-that is.
l suppose it will be another year be-
fore the debt will be paid" said Mrs.
Peters moodily.
Mary Peters. l do believe you are
feeling bad because you can't go gal
ivanting around with pink flowers in
your bonnet. too" exclaimed Mrs.
Wixon Indignantly. For my part"
she continued ~virtuously. Pm willing
to wear my old clothes year in and
year out for the Lords sake"
$50 am T." said Miss Barton. II
give So last winter that ! was going
to lay out On spring Clothes"
II guess I've done my SHARE" whim-
pered Mrs. Peters angrily. II guess I
done all the cooking for the fair and
give
THAT amt either here or there In
terrupted Mrs. Wixon decidedly as she
paused at her front gate. 1.-The mat
ter before the society will be this:
Cornelia Rowland has bought new
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-10-27
THE FLOWERS
ON her BONNET
How a Pink Geranium Made
Trouble In a Church Society.
BY CLARISSA MACkIE.

copyright. 1910, by American Press Asso-
ciation.]
Mrs. Wixon paused outside the
church door and waited until two 9TH
er women joined her; then the three
made their way slowly down the path
and u into the dusty road. where
their plodding feet left a white cloud
Of dust in their wake.
Mrs. Wixon was short and stout and
red of face. with iron gray hair. sur
mounted by a rusty black velvet tur.
ban, above which waggled a worn
ostrich feather. Her antiquated cape
was rusty, as was the black silk skirt
she trailed.
Miss Luella Barton was tall and of
a sallow complexion. Her gown was
of better material and perhaps in a
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-10-27
Wouldn't Stand For It.

"She was drowning, and he swan
out to rescue her."
1T was a thrilling rescue, 1 sup
pose?"
Nothing doing"
MOP"
"No."
,"Why?"
"She asked him if he had a good
rating in Dun's and Bradstreet's, and
when he said he had nary rate she
shooed him off. saying she preferred to
die rather than marry a poor man."
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-10-27
No LONGER Goes East,

"They say that she has been going a
rapid pace lately"
"Indeed".
eyes
81 don't think she is doing so now"
"Isn't She?
"Her career has received a check"
"Lost her money!"
"No; bought a hobble skirt"
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-10-27
Sure.

"She has a good head for business"
HAS she: | never noticed it. 1
thought her quite stupid"
"She may be. but her head is good.
as l said. for business"
"What business?"
"The business Of any first class. high
priced m%illiner.'
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-10-27
Proof.

"How is your house inished?"
Everything is up to date"
Modern plumbing?'
1.-THE most modern they may make.
You can JUDGE for yourself. We have
to call in a plumber every week to fix
it."
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-10-27
Cheerful Side.

Zones has broken his leg. Isn't it
awful?'
st might be worse"
How could it,"
Hasn't he two legs?"
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-10-27
Some Smack,

The earth and sky nee fell in love.
Their love there was no flies on.
The sky bent down and kissed the earth
Right square on the horizon.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-10-27

"Why do it,"
'Do what?"
''Try to convince a woman"
sit is good mental gymnastics. don't
you thinkT"
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-10-27
His Reason.

His Reason.
do you like ishing?"
"No."
"Why?"
"My wife always finds it out"
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-10-27

%reathered Mice Catchers.
GamecOcks and ducks sometimes
take to catching mice, which they de-
your greedily.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-10-27

II you want to buy or sell a farm call
on or write Joseph Power, Langdon, N.
d.. Office over Citizens State Bank.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1910-07-01
RoUTT COUNTY, COLORADO, LAND
BOOM PREDICTED.

Keen observers predict a big boom
In property In WantAnd, Colorado. the
new town which is being built in the
center of the Little Snake River Val
ley In Routt County, Colorado. A big
irrigation system Is being built to irri-
gate $4,000 acres of very fine land sur
rounding Wantland. The land Is be-
Ing sold by the State Of Colorado for
30 cents per acre, under the Carey
Act, and water rights cost $500 an
acre. in ten year payments. Sugar fac
tories. -four mills. canneries. ETC.. are
among the possible industries to be 10
Gated at Wantland. Full information
can be obtained from the Routt County
Colonization Company. 1874 Welton
ST.. Denver. Colo.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1910-07-01
SKIN HUMOR rs YEARS

"Cuticura did wonders for me. For
twenty-five years l suffered agony
from q terrible humor, completely Gov
ering my head, neck ana shoulders, SO
even to my wife, l became an object
Of dread. At large expense ! consult
ed the most able doctors far and near.
Their treatment was of no avail, nor
was that Of the - Hospital, during
six months efforts. l suffered on
and concluded there was no help for
me this side of the grave. Then I
heard of some one who had been cured
by Cuticura Remedies and thought
that a trial could do no harm. In a
surprisingly short time / was COM
pletely cured. S. P. Keyes, lat Con-
gress ST, Boston. Mass, Oct. IL, 90"
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1910-07-01
Wire Chicken Coop.

high. It IL covered with close woven
poultry netting. The wooden strips
are two inches square, says a writer
In an exchange. The frame as shown
requires bracing unless the poultry
netting 10 made diamond mesh and
drawn very tight The door Is made
by lacking q piece OF netting over q
light frame. 1t Is easily moved ABOUT
and the chickens can have fresh
ground every day. 1t will hold fifty
chickens and give them plenty Of
room for several weeks. l put a small
box that Is rooted over In one corner,
which makes a good roost and q shell
ter from the rain.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1910-07-01
From the Greek.

1t Is said of the inhabitants of lasus
of Earia that when a certain harper
was performing the people who were
listening heard the bell for the open
ing Of the fish market, and rushed of,
with the exception of one man who
was a little deaf. The harper, coming
up, addressed him thus: my good sir,
l am much flattered by your staying
to hear me when all the rest ran of
at the sound of a bell" "What?" said
he, has the fish-bell rung? Then I'm
Off too. Good-by."-Strabo.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1910-07-01
POULTRY NOTES.

The profitable hen Il both indus
trious and happy.
A variety Of grain II always bet
ter than q steady diet Of one kind.
Many q guinea fowl has passed for
prairie chicken upon stylish hotel
tables.
Chickens should not be kept inside
the house during bright sunshiny
weather.
The incubator catalogues are almost
certain to bring on acute attacks Of
chicken fever.
The only way to tell which Of your
hens are paying their way II by the
use Of trap nests.
Many . poultry disease traces its
origin to improper ventilation or lack
Of protection from the weather.
Leg bands are not expensive and
ut the same time they are . great
convenience In marking poultry.
When the brooder chicks seem very
thirsty. wild for water. let them drink
and feed very lightly while 30 fever
isA.
The average egg record for all the
pullets and hens In the United States
would probably not be Is eggs in .
year.
Have everything convenient. Steps
saved In the care OF poultry will mean
that much less labor. Labor costs
money.
Cook some beans or peas. mix them
with wheat bran and feed twice .
week and see II you don't get . lot
more eggs.
1t Ii perfectly natural for chickens
to run at large, and. II the weather
be suitable they are much stronger
for doing 30.
Many . setting OF eggs has been
spoiled by making the nest on the
floor where the wind can come up
through the cracks under the old
mother hen.
A hen should not be set ON more
than fifteen eggs. The writer has al
ways made much better success by
using Is eggs to a hen unless she Is
unusually large. II given too many
eggs hens are sure to break some try
ing to " all.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1910-07-01
RAISE MORE MARKET POULTRY
Beginner 10 Advised to Join Utility
Ranks and Breed Chickens for
Eggs and Meat.
(By MICHAEL X. BoYER.)

tBy MICHAEL *.
It has been asked, will the fancier
eventually be driven to the wall by
the progress made In growing market
poultry? Certainly not. We need
fanciers-real fanciers. We want men
to create breeds and to perfect the old
ster Ia fast seeing his finish.
The man with a string Of breeds Is
not q fancier. He Is a speculator. It
would be next to impossible for him
to give each OF these breedn his best
attention. To thoroughly know a
breed. and to get out Of II all that il
good In It would require an ordinary
life time.
Amateur fanciers will often buy
cults from . breed well advertised and
then advertise eggs for Matching from
90 and SOS strain. The man Ia q
worse enemy OF tho fancier than the
man who breeds dunghill fowls.
A wonderful interest has sprung up
In poultry matters. Large sums Of
money are being invested. and poui.
try farms by the score are started.
These new farms are on the lookout
for utility stock. The man who can
advertise big egg records generally
gets the trade. They want carcasses
and egg records-business poultry. So
the best advice to the beginner Is to
Join the utility ranks and raise poul.
try and eggs for market Then. in
affair voara ha ran n ho foolc az IN.
clined. gradually creep up into the fan.
cier's told. It II . step that canrot be
hastily taken.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1910-07-01
DANGER SIGNALS.

Sick kidneys give unmistakAble sig.
nails Of distress. Too frequent or acanty
urinary passages, backache. headache
and dizzy spells tell OF disordered kid
neys. Neglect Of these warnings may
prove fatal. Begin using Doan's Kid
ney Pills. They cure sick kidneys.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1910-07-01

decided dropsical symptoms such a.
swelling OF my feet and ankles and my
heart p%alpitated violently. After doc
toring without benefit, l began with
Doan's Kidney Pills and when l had
used two boxes l was as well as ever"
Remember the name-Doan's.
Tor sale by all dealers. so cents .
box. Foster-Milburn Co.. Buffalo, N. Y.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1910-07-01
Face Covered with Pimples

Il congratulate Cuticura upon my
speedy recovery from pimples which
covered my face. used Cuticura Soap,
Ointment and Resolvent for ten days
and my face cleared and I am perfect
ly well. l had tried doctors for sew
erel months but got no results. VIM. j..
Saclier. 1914 ~Susquehanna Ave, Phila-
delphia, May /, 1909"
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1910-07-01

Mrs. N. A. Gam
bin. R~ussellville.
Ark. says: Il was
In such bad shape
from kidney disease
that l gave up hope
Of my I
could rest neither
night or day. the
pains in my back
nearly driving me
frantic. There e r
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1910-07-01
Protection for chicks.

The net work OF old fy screens Of
ono mesh wire fastened on lath frames
NJ quickly made and more than handy
% have for young chicks to b. used
tor front Of coops on warm nights and
. keer out cats, coons and % on.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1910-07-01

Berlin. December IS.
Ny DEAR Emma: Your kind wish
that ! might have . Merry Christmas
has not been fulfilled. never spent
10 melancholy . Christmas Eve. You
will not wonder that ! could not bear
70 accept the invitations Of friends J.
!. . TO b . looksr.on ct family re-
Joicings . 20 | stayed It home.
entirely alone. l found II utterly I'm
possible TO get = servant before New
Year and yesterday was even without
. helper from outside. The portsrs
wife put . cold supper on the table for
early In the afternoon, for she was
too busy later with Christmas prepar
rations for her children. A smoky oil
lamp took the place q the Christmas
tree which you always adorned so
chArmingly and with such exquisite
taste every year, and there were none
Of those pretty surprises BY which you
supplied my wants and wishes almost
before / ri conscious OF them. There
Was nothing on the Christmas table
but my old fur coat. which Herr Pa
lAschks-softensd BY my entreAties
and assurances and perhaps also by
the spirit Of Christmastids-had al.
lowed me to take the preceding day.
Il was u cold ~ charity In the room.
for the nrs had gone out and 4 was
beyond my skill to rskindls Il. 90
put on the fur coat. eat down by the
smoky lamp, and read over the letters
which I wrote you during the time Of
y engagement and which I had u.
kan from their II years resting place
70 send TO you today.
Dear Emma. I cannot tell o how
they have moved me. cried like .
child. % over the tragic ending Of
. marriage alone. but 1t the change
IN myself which l recognise. They
are very immature and In many ways
not In accordance with my present
way Of thinking. but what fresh.
frank. warm-blooded fellow I was then.
and how | loved you! How happy l
was! How ~artlessly and u~nreservsd.
II did I give myself up to my happi-
ness! Till now I have thought that
there has been . gradual, slow change
In you alone. but now ! see that
have also altered, and God knows.
when l compare the Max Of those days
with the MAX Of today. I do not know
70 which to give the preference. In
the sleepless nights which I have late.
~ spent, / have thought over the pos.
stbility Of transforming myself into
the MAX ! then was. and grave doubts
have suggested themselves whether
tho differences IN our views Of mat.
tiers and things were really a. great
- they seemed to us. whether there Ii
mot outside Of them something eternal
" human. some neutral ground where
WI might continue to have interests In
common.
Try and see. dear Emma. whether
such q voice does not speak also tc
your soul. We cannot undo the past
but nothing could give me greater
consolation In my present unhappy
condition than to know that you could
say yes to this question. for your de
parture has left q void In my house
and In my life that / can never. never
all. Thy most unhappy
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1910-07-01

Adversely Is sometimes hard upon a
man: but for one man who can stand
prosperity there are a hundred that
will stand adversity.-Carlyle.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1910-07-01
Not

Now and again you zee two women pase.
ind down the street who look like sisters.
You are astonished to learn that they are
mother and daughter, and you realize that
. woman at forty or forty.6ve ought to Be-
at her finest and ~fairest. Why isn't it % 2
The general health Of woman i % in
timately associated with the local health
Of tho essentially feminine ORGANS that
there can b no red cheeks and round
form where thsso u female weakness.
Womsn who hsve suffered from
this trouble hGve found prompt
relief and cure In the use Of DR..
PSerosss Favosits Prsscripeioa. Ik
or1ans Of womanhood. i oleaxs
eyes and reddens The cheeks.
No alcohol, or habie.foeminl drugs h .
Any sick woman may consult DR.. Pia
held - eaoredly oon6dential, and answe
Worid's Dispsasary Medical Association,
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1910-07-01
WIRE NETTING CHICKEN COOP
Excellent Pen Can % Made by Tack
Ing Material to Wooden Frame
Easily Moved About.

A splendid movable coop for small
chickens Is made by lacking wire net
ting onto q wooden frame. My coop
Is eight by twelve feet and four feet
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1910-07-01

No during our ensAgsment and which
at my request yOu put in your safe.
They ar0 my property and should
like - have them - . reminder Of
happier days. VIII ron b - kind -
10 send them to mel.
Wishing you . Marry Christmas.
ENNA.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1910-07-01

Frau. Emma Wiegand to Prof. Max
Wiegand. Freiburg. December n.
Dear Max: I very willingly gave you
information as long as It related only
to tickets and sleeve buttons. but I
must decline answering the question
contained In your last letter. Did you
really believe, you old Pedant. that I
because We disagreed in our views
Of matters and things in general?
Then you are nightly mistaken. I
left you because | saw more plainly
every day that you no longer loved
me. Yes. | had become a burden to
you . you wanted to get rid Of
me. II In that dignifed parting Gene
you had said n single tender word
to me. I should probably have stayed,
but, AZ usual. you were on your high
horse. from which you have now had
30 lamentable a tumble just because
your servants have left you. l too
have served you faithfully. though you
do not seem to have recognized that
fact. l never let the Are go out on
your hearth. II was not my fault when
It grew cold.
Who knows whether you would have
noticed the void left by my going II
your fur coat had not also been miss
ingi This gave you an opportunity
OF opening = correspondence with me.
and 1t seems to be only fitting that II
should now close. since you have pace
more regained possession Of your prop
erty. l. at least. have nothing more to
say. Goodby forever. EMMA.
Prof. Max Wiegand TO DR.. Gustav
Strauch: Berlin. January 3.
Dear Gustav: have A great piece
Of news to tell you. My wife returned
to me yesterday. and at my earnest
solicitation. l thought I could no long.
er live with her. but | find II equally
impossible to live without her. | have
Just discovered that she too was very
unhappy during the time OF our sepa.
ration. but she would never have &C.
knowledged II. for hers is the strong.
er character Of the two. I do not
know how to explain the miracle. but
we love each other more dearly than
ever. We are celebrating . new hon
eymoon. The great questions Of life
drove W apart. but II II only the little
ones which have reunited usf Would
you suppose that one could nnd
half-deesicatsd heart In the pocket q
IN old fur coat2 The stately edinol
q my worldly knowledge tottsrs o.
IT. foundation. dear Gustav. hav,
Z great deal - unlearn.