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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-04-24
A CELEBRATY0N-

The members of the First Defenders.
81, will meet in Garfield Post room
tonight at 8 o'clock to make final ar
rangements for the celebration Of the
fftieth anniversary of the departure
of their regiment to the front.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-04-24
ERATRRNrrY,s ENTERPRISE.

Fraternity Council, No. 2s8, Jr. o. U.
A. M, will hold an enterprise" meet
ing next Wednesday night. Councillor
Schueler will make a welcome address.
followed by Chaplain Quincy and
other speakers.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-04-24
AERopLANE For TRADE BOARD.

NORTH WILDWOOD, April 24.-The
Board of Trade here will make an effort
to obtain a flying machine as an at
traction this coming season.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-04-24
Unclean Milk Causes Great
Economic Loss Through
Children's Deaths.

BOSTON, April 24.-"More than 10000
babies under 1 yea of age die each
year in Massachusetts. representing an
economic loss Of $40. 0oe,o00, and at
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1911-12-14
SchuIke.s Trade Palace
LANGDOM, M. ID.

Len Frye was a visitor here Monday
from Wales with friends.
ALERT & Winter have plenty OF money
to loan on first and second mortgages.
Len Frye and wife were Wales visi-
tors with friends in town last Friday
and Saturday.
Sam Cross and Fred Brusseau were
business visitors over from Olga on
Friday of last week,
1t is time to have those photographs
made that you intend using at Xmas.
We have a very choice line OF mountings
this season. w. r. Opie, photographer.
Mrs, j. j. Mugan was a passenger
Monday to Grand Forks and will visit
at the home of her brothers at Gretna
and Winnipeg, Man., before returning
home.
The family OF Fred Groh, who lately
resigned a position al yard man with
the Cavalier Co. Lumber Co., left
Monday for Grand Forks, where 1t ia
understood Mr.. Groh has accepted a
similar position.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1911-12-14

II you are thinking of taking a trip see
Simon Schefter about a trunk or a suit
case.
Mince meat. For Christmas mince
pies. You get the best at Ramage &
Ludwig,
A. 7. LeVesconte returned on Mon
days train from a brief business trip to
Grand Forks
Amos Abbott was here from Nekoma
on SATURDAY. for a visit and to attend the
Ferguson funeral.
The H. E. Close Co., drug store in a
new adv't this week makes a strong bid
for Its share of the holiday trade.
Druggist Ernest G. Clarey of the Dan
McGruer drug store was down the line
Saturday for a visit with friends.
From now till Christmas we will give
you a discount of ten per cent IN suits
and overcoats. Simon Schefter,
Unlimited money to loan on first
mortgages, liberal amounts and lowest
rates. Joseph Power, Langdon, N. D.
L. F. Deichert, former game warden
ovor the northern half of the state was
a visitor from the Forks on Tuesday.
Miss Maude Halght primary teacher
of the Osnabrock schools was a
Langdon visitor on Saturday between
trains.
A. o. Void spent a couple of days the
early part of the week as consulting
optician at the drug store of D. Nc
Gruer at Hannah.
Ed. McGregor and Charles Jordan
we're in from Mazda on Monday when
their old neighbor Robert Weir left Tor
his former home at Lake View, Mich.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1911-12-14

+. X. Bellanger, an old pioneer and
hig hly ed resident OF the Rosa
Lake settlement east of town is report
ed as i'll and in a quite serious condi-
ton,
Harry Atkinson,a we'll known business
man here and at Dresden and Sarles
left last week for Portland, Ore. For
some years he has been assistant cashier
in the State Bank at Sarles,
Jno. R> an got back on Mondays train
from a ten days trip to the big interna-
ped off at Inkster for an over Sunday
visit at the home of his brother, Geo.
Ryan.
Miss Winnie Ferguson since recently
resigning her position as s%tenographer
and typewriter in the law office of At
torney Jos. Cleary has accepted a similar
position in Register of Deeds Allan
Pinkerton at the court house.
Mrs. Albert Flach is here from
Delisle Sask., a guest of her sister, Mrs.
John L. Schwartz and will remain un-
til after the holidays visiting friends
here and at Mt. Carmel before return
ing to her home across the line.
Archie Mckay, we'll known in Lang.
don for some time as druggist in the
w. A. Ferguson drug store, came from
Williston to the funeral of Mr.. Fer
guson, since which time he has been
visiting and renewing the acquaintance
of old Langdon friends.
John Lewis last week sold his t%rotting
stallion, "Roy Panic" to j. f. Ramage
The horse is one that has won first
money in thoroughbred events in the
horse races at race meetings and
county fairs held in Cavalier and ad-
joining counties for the past three
years.
Readers of the DEMOCRAT who will be
holiday and Christmas buyers in Lang
don before doing their shopping will do
we'll to thoroughly inform themselves
regarding the popular voting contest at
Boyd's department store. $1,000 worth
of free gifts, including two irst-class
pianos.
Upwards of S35 was netted at the
homemade candy sale at the A. o.
Void store Saturday afternoon by the
first and second primary classes of! the
city schools. The proceeds go toward
the purchase of pictures and wall
decorations for their rooms in the new
school building.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1911-12-14
: !eee! Happenings 6
~

Albert horson on left:Tuesday's train
for a ~business|trip to Adams.
Mrs. D. Fisher was a visitor a couple
of days last week from Nekoma.
ALERT q Winter have plenty of money
to loan on first and second mortgages.
Alex Reid was a visitor Monday from
Hannah at the home of his brother
Peter Reid.
Christmas mlnce pies. You can get
the finest quality of mince meat at
Ramage & Ludwig's.
NJ ). O'Brien, cashier of the Bank of
Mowbray was YER here Tuesday to at
tend the delinquent tax land sale.
George Barcelo, the U. S. customs
inspector at Mowbray, N. D. was a
Langdon business visitor Sunday.
Mrs. Geo. H. Johnston from Wales
was a visitor the early part of the week
with Langdon members of the family.
Yousare.using good business judgmet
ifyou see US before investing in anything
in clothing or shoes, Simon Schefters.
Merchant John Trotter from Osna-
brock was among the number in town
Tuesday to attend the delinquent tax
sale.
Druggist w. j. Davidson, of W ales,
was among those from out of town
here Saturday to attend the funeral of
w. A. Ferguson.
H. E. Goertz and wife have as their
guest this week Miss Susie Goertz of
Larimore, a sister of Mr.. Goertz who is
here for a short visit.
Jos. McNeill, Robt. Murie and Joseph
McGauyran, Jr., of the board of drain
age commissioners we're in town Tues
day closing up the business of the year.
Duncan aud John Sillers, accom-
panied by their sister, Miss Maggie
Sillers, were here Saturday from Calvin
to attend the funeral of w. A. Fergu-
son.
The pupils of Miss Alice A. Maloney's
grade at the Masonic Temple are pre-
pairing a program for an entertainment
which they purpose giving to furnish
and decorate their room in the new
school building.
The city council at it's meeting of
Monday last week made the appoint
ment of ]. H. Harlan as assessor, to
succeed A. Reid, who up to the time of
his resigning held that position for;two
terms IN a highly satisfactory manner.
P. Scully who has leased his Rosa
Lake property, east of town to parties
from Illinois is arranging to leave after
the holidays for a visit during the
balance of the winter season with re.
latives in New Orleans, Chicago, New
York and other points east.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1911-12-14

This week the DEMO Graf carries a
new adv'r which will be of interest to its
readers IN the vicinity of Osnabrock.
1t the purchase by the old
established firm of McAllen & Douglas
of the general stock of merchandise of
A. f. Och. 1t was bought for go cents
on the dollar and is offered to the holt
day trade at a correspondingly big
bargain. The sale is announced to
open Saturday of this week.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1911-12-14

Simon Schefter offers some very
attractive prices in coons kin coats.
Mound City Paints may cost a triie
more, but -! Plummer & McNiven
A. E. Harrington's general store on
the east side of Third street put on a
bran new storm front this week.
Jos. G. johnson was a returning
passenger Saturday to Winnipeg after a
visit here of several days with his
brother.
Robt. Weir for many years an old
resident of3the Mazda settlement, took
Mondays train for his former home at
Lake View, Mich, and will again reside
there having disposed Of his Cavalier
county interests.
Mrs. A. l. Koehmstedt who has visit.
ed with friends in Toronto, Ont, New
York city and Cleveland, Ohio, since
leaving Langdon two months ago as a
local delegate to the national convention
OF the w. G. 0. r., In Chicago, returned
home on Friday,
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1911-12-14

Christmas mince neat. Finest quality
at Ramage & Ludwig's meat market.
For Christmas presents for men see
what you can get at Schefter's clothing
house.
Mrs. Cregan, wife of the cashier of
the First State Bank of Olga was a
visitor Monday with Langdon friends.
N. F. Charrler of the New England
Cafe spent the week in Grand Forks
and at the Twin Cities attending to
business matters.
Christmas is ahead of you, but we are
ahead of Christmas. Do your buying
before the rush and while the stock is
unbroken. At the A. o. Void Co.,
tore.
Grover Wait, was a Langdon business
visitor yesterday, since servering his
connectionwith the law office Of attorney
Price three year ago he engaged in bus
ness at Roundup, Mont. but is Snow
holding a responsible position with the
State Bank Of Wales.
| Read the ,DEMooaAT's want ads,
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1911-12-14
Only ten days to Christmas.

Only ten days to Christmas.
Curfew may ring at Langdon again,
1t will soon be too late to do any early
Christmas shopping,
The slaughter of the turks is over
Christmas is looming"
Some of the state papers are opposin ne
ten year term for judges,
Less than two weeks before Christ
mas-have you done your shopping
yet?
The state university students will be
home Tuesday from the Forks for the
Christmas vacation.
With Thanksgiving over storekeepers
are o giving sundivided attention to
Christmas and holiday trade.
Langdon city schools close for the
Christmas and New Years holiday
vacation on Friday of next week.
George Montgomery, one of the
pioneer representatives and a peace
officer at Wales, was here yesterday
~transacting business.
The sale of unarawn poultry is pro-
hibited by law in this state, says Prof.
Ladd. Such poultry is liable to seizure
and the seller to prosecution.
Help your friend win one of those
beautiful pianos on display at Boyd's de-
partment store by buying coupons.
Every coupon good for ten cents.
Robert Griffith. one of thewealthy far
mers at Osnabrock goes to Tacoma
Wash, with his family for the winter,
and 1t is reported that Mr.. Griffith may
make arrangements to move out there.
Mrs. J. w. Jack, of Grand Forks, is
spending the week in .Langdon doing
quite a satisfactory work in awakening
new interest in the local lodge of the
Modern Brotherhood of America, the or
ganization here having been practically
at a standstill for some years past.
1t is noted in the Fargo daily papers
Monday that Attorney Fred W. Nc
Lean is now in a fair way to recovery
after undergoing an operation for ap-
Appendicitis in one of the Fargo hospitals
last week. The trouble is n of long
standing and Attorney Mclean has
many friends who will gladly learn of
the successful sout come of the serious
operation he has undergone.
The Langdon stores are putting on
their Christmas dresses and already
the kids and grown folks are looking
into the gay windows with longing eyes
and wondering what they will get them
selves or what they will get for others.
Country people will find Langdon a
good place to come to for Christmas
goods as all our merchant are putting
in large stocks of both the useful and
ornamental. 1t will pay to keep your
eyes on our advertising columns for the
mex two weeks.
The weather of the week has been
perfect. Clear and pleasant and just
cold enough to keep the snow from
thawing. The sleighing is not good On
the country roads as the o is thin.
Beautiful moonlight nights has been a
pleasant feature. Meanwhile some of
the late threshing is being finished and
farmers are getting things in shape for
the real thing which is likely to appear
any time now AS we have said before
in this paper, the man who prophesies
cold weather for this country about
Christmas and New Years will get a re-
putatlon for being weatherwise, as he
will be right about nine times out of
ten.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1911-12-14
DRS. KERR < SMITH
DENTISTS Donovan Block


In bills printed this week Col. j. T.
Gordon hat he will hold an
auction sale for Carl Dahlvang at the
Haywood farm near Stilwell on Thurs
day, December, 21st, at which sale
Mr.. Dahlvang offers for sale his
personal property, including horses, live
stock and farm machinery. He is re-
moving to the Canadian Northwest with
his family in the spring.
Word was received here on Monday
that Dan Mclean, a former resident of
this place and son of the late William
Mclean had died of pneumonia at Ed
monitor the proceeding day. His re.
mains will be brought to this place for
interment on Wednesday evenings train,
but owing to the late hour Of arrival the
funeral will not be held until Thursday
morning at ten from the Presbyterian
church, Rev. Wilson officiating. Inter,
ment to be made in the Mclean lot In
the Bathgate cemetrey.--Bathgat
Pink Paper.
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03 @l1c 70 90 SYTICrr 81
y VSssskRssSo & s~af<SOos

can do is barren of results. Once the
disease manifests itself in an indi
vidual all hope for him Is abandoned
and as preventive nothing so far at
tempted is effective in any degree.
The city of Hardin has its Chinese
and Russian, or European quarters
The former is, of course, much the
more unsanitary and crowded and
there the deaths have been most nu.
merous.
Where collins are obtainable (the
supply is far below the demand) they
are piled up like cordwood. saturated
with kerosene and they and their con.
tents are burned. But most of the
bodies are placed In pits with oiled
logs and burned This process OF
wholesale moderation goes on daily.
The mortality among doctors and
nurses is frightful, Europeans seem.
ing as susceptible as natives. The
people are frantic with fear or dead.
ened by the terrible dread which
bears them down. At first the ma.
doctors and European methods, did
all they could to obstruct. They hid
away their dying and dead and there
by added to the peril Now fear has
made them heartless
Those engaged In sanitary work
constantly patrol the streets, muf
fed against the bitter cold and with
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their faces masked in the hope of es
Gaping contagion. They gather up tn,
dying or dead, put them into cart;
and hustle them to the pest houses O,
to the funeral pyres.
In spite of every precaution the dis
ease is spreading. Hundreds are dr
ing daily in Picking In Chefoo ant
nearby towns the disease has ap
reared. Throughout the whole o.
Shantung province the plague is scat
tered and the mortality is increasing
rapidly. In Kwanchentze. large
town west OF KERN province, close
to the Manchurian railway. the deaths
average 100 per day In several parts
Of eastern Siberia the plague has ap
peared and that it will rapidly worl
its way westward Is feared.
In Europe every precaution is being
taken and 1t is hoped to keep out tn.
plague. The fear Is that 1t will com,
overland by way of Russia Medica
experts, however. believe that tn,
greater cleanliness Of the people, med
ical skill. modern sanitation and rigi,
quarantine will prevent the plague en-
tering Europe. or at least prevent |
becoming scourge.
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Wifely Solicitude.

Appealing to the police to find her
husband, who went to work and had
not returned home at O'Clock, but re-
questing that the officers neither ar
rest him nor talk cross" to him, a
woman left a note in the hands of
Patrolman Hickerson at Sixth and Ed
mond streets containing information
concerning the missing husband.
The note in addition to giving a de-
scription of the missing man read
that the wife was worried nearly
sick because it was the first time that
he had done this"
Il don't want you to arrest him, y
continued the note. TELL the police
to please not talk cross to him. st.
Joseph Gazette.
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Don't Hold on to Them.

1T is a great honor for a states
man to have his portrait circulated
before the gaze of posterity on our ma
ional currency" remarked the treas
ury officer
YES" replied Senator Sorghum;
"and yet did you ever know anybody
to hold on to dollar bill long enough
to know whose picture is on it,
Washington Star.
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France
Leads
the World
in Thrift
BY III. C. BEAR
Wilmington. N. C.

But her knack of saving money that opened
brought realization of the deficiency wagerning
class of my country.
The pay of this young fixed by herself
month, or SIG in money
OF all her travelling paid and from time
she small recognition of her faihfuness
Well hend of ten months when the
nurse how much money do YOU
suppose paid her? Just 800 francs.
Not dollar of her had she time and so lust
added 200 francs appreciation young
could be that provident
The counterpart of that French girl hardly United
States but if had her kind be in far
fix.
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An inducement.

A church house in certain rural
district was sadly in need OF repairs.
The official board had called meet
ing OF the parishioners to see what
could be done toward raising the ne
cessary funds. A middle-aged man.
known to be one OF the wealthiest and
at the same time one of the stingiest
of the adherents of that church, arose
and said that he would give five dol
lars, and sat down.
Just then a bit Of plasterlng fell
from the ceiling and hit him squarely
upon the head. Whereupon he jumped
up. looked confused, and said: Ter
II meant I'll give fifty dollars!" then
aagin resumed his seat.
After a brief silence voice In the
back room was heard to say: 20 Lord
hit i'm again. National Monthly.
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Transaction Followed.

Vera (eight years old What does
transatlantic mean, mother?"
Mother.-"Across the Atlantic, of
course; but you mustn't bother me"
Vera.-"Does trans always mean
across?"
Motther.-"I suppose it does. Now.
If you don't stop bothering me with
questions | shall send you right to
bed"
Vera latter few minutes silence)
Then does transparent mean a
cross parent?"-Ideas.
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France leads all the world in thrift.
My wife and and our little fve-year-old
girl were to stay almost year in Europe,
SO at Nice | hired young French woman
who was willing to act both as nurse and
maid. Her English was excellent, as she
had spent some years in the United States,
and she spoke Italian as well as her native
tongue. Her ability along practical lines,
such as embroidery and needlework, was
equal to her linguistic cleverness, and long
before we parted with her she had that
little North Carolina tot talking French
with the best Partisan accent.
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COMMUNITY EXPLOITATION
Request for PRAYERS.

A lady of mariner about to sail
on distant voyage sent a note to-
the clergyman of the parish, expires
sing the following meaning "A hus-
band going to sea, his wife desires
the prayers of the congregation"
Unfortunately, the good matron
was not skilled in punctuation, nor
had the minister quick vision. He
read the note as it was written: "A
husband going to see his wife, de-
sires the prayers of the congrega-
ton"
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Good
Reason
For Many
Small
Things
By WILLIAM E. MOONEY
Chicago

raise any question the validity the indictment
duty of his prevent his being tried invalid Indictment
and from taking the time the court with sham If
that crime
the of the attorney the representative people
he knowledge what the indictment
has not been alleged the quasng of the indictment but the
dcaon of that fundamental principle of republic that
deprived life liberty property without process law T
the the
crime would be the act Of despotism
Sometimes it that delay by such procedure
objections
Is it not better delay matter little while to find the
than to go swiftly ahead the wings of falsehood?
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His Choice.

Three boys, aged three, four and
five years respectively. were deus
sing the matter of attending Sunday
school.
The Oldest boy quickly made his
choice, saying: I'D rather go to the
Episcopal Sunday school,"
Il wouldn't" responded the four
year. I'D rather go to the Methodist.
Where'd you rather go, brother?"
turning to the three-year-old.
I'D rather go to the Hip odrome,'
replied the botrher.-From Norman
e. Mack's Nation i Month
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An American Savior.

A school teacher in a foreign tene-
ment district was coaching his pu-
pills concerning the father of his coun.
try, and discovered considerable ig-
norance. And what did Washing
ton do for the American people?" he
asked, and a shrill-voiced girl cried,
he died for us."-Success Maya
zine.
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The canny Scot.

The canny Scot wandered into the
pharmacy.
I'm wanting threepenn'orth o.
laudanum," he announced.
What for?" asked the chemist
suspiciously.
For twopence," responded the
Scot at once.
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His Reason for II.

Wife.-"I can't see why, because a.
woman marries man, she should
take his name.'
Husband-"I quite agree with you
think that the poor chap ought to
have something which ne can call his
own. ILLUSTRATED Bits.
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Some Difference.

II don't believe any two words in
the English language are synony-
NOUS"
"Oh, l don't know. What's the
matter with raise and 'lift'?"
There's big difference. / raise
chickens and have neighbor who
has been known to lift them. Phil
adelphia Ledger.
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We find that the word success used only in the Bible
Be strong and this book of the law shall depart
thy mouth shalt mediate therein night that
thou all for then shalt thou
have good success"
These conditions laid down for Joshua binding still nfexbe
all hazards obey the will of God and to do the right regard
less of the the life
Business itself gives chance for getting religion but abundant oppou
business accosted by newsboy Don't
want gimme dime and set business He related how
streak of bad luck had left him strapped and how papers could
buy for dime and what his profits would be- The him
The boy said "Shak for uck Now call that bringing religion
into business.
You will need religion not only for others but for yourself If
employee will enable you maintain good cheer under dscour
gement and work towards ideal spite of headache you
employer you will give fair days for fair days work 1t is
important that good should be paid than that office
meeting should be established The business into which cannot
your religion you would better get out Of
have little faith the religious employer who lives palace
while those who work for him live know whose tables
bend and with uxurie while their women have to be content
with meals The hardheaded
hearted UnChrsan competition abo from the duty of Christ