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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-02-12

This sure is some sign, although it
is a clipping from another paper. It
ia on a mans store door and reads,
Come in without knocking; leave the
same way" I:
Reminds the Funnygram man OF
Walter Barrington's story that went
like this: .If you like this story, run
over and knock on your netsGhors
door and tell them about 1t. II you
don't like the story, don't knock.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-02-12

Now, a woman who suffers in silence
usually manages to make a lot Of
noise about 1t.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-02-12
On your way.

You never can tell from where you
sit.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-02-12

Kick his crutch, I'll hit him when
he falls.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-02-12

That fellow al the Hlppodrome.
Got me tsss
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-02-12
1vanhoe Zephyr
Gingha,ns 15c Yard

The bingham IS standard and
can be bought in any first class
store-but you wonls find the
number of patterns in any other
store in West Virginia.
Plain shades, checks and stripes
splendid for women's and chill
dren's waists and dresses.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-02-12
Final Clearance
Women. and
Misses Goats,
and Suits

10 Black and Colored Winter
Goats were SO to $3.50. Reduc-
ed to Sc to $1S75.
16 Misses Goats were $5to $15,
Reduced to $3.50 to $3.50.
IA Children's Goats were $2.25 5
to $3.50. Reduced to ,fs to $50
8 Women's Suits were $12 TO
Ss5. Reduced to So to $3.50.
Sizes "a to AZ.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-01-18
NOTICE OF CANCELLATION OF CON-
TRACT FOR DEED.

Where's. on the 18th day of December, 1910, a
CONTRACT for deed was entered into by and be-
anew sad %sae n M hPPti srs and 9'%st Wafer st f B. f aess part nst.
ties, OF the second part, wherein and whereby
said p hasc an% agreed g to convey to said Madg
formance OF certain terms, conditions, stipula.
lions, and COVENANTS therein contained, the fol.
LOVING Thog s described 9 hS,a real estate, to.wit:
SEQ Of Section Three. (S) and the North half
ton Ten, f19l both il Township One Hundred
containing One Hundred Sixty acres, more Of
less, according to the government survey there
Ct. the same being situated in the County of
And Whereas, in accordance with the terms,
conditions, stipulations and covenants of said
contract ;ssa the said m; MaYdge n. Piers, and Walter
sand Dollars 100000 at s per cent per annum,
since December 10Th, 1910. which said interest
November LIST. 1911: and: whereas said default
still continues in the payment as above stated,
ana an a, whereas age .h said interest has not been paid
Now Therefore, YOU the said Madge NJ. Piers
and the said Walter B. Piers are, each of you,
ed has occurred in the terms, conditions. stipu.
lations and covenants Of said contract and that
the said Hatcher hereby elects to cancel and
the rights of each of you therein, in accordance
with the terms. conditions and stipulations
thereof and you are hereby notified that the
said contract for deed will be cancelled and
terminated, and that all your rights Hereunder
will be ended and cancelled and that such ter
mination and cancellation of said contract will
take place on the eleventh day of March, 1912,
at noon,
You and each of you are hereby further Lott
tied that this notice is hereby given to you for
the purpose of cancelling and terminating said
contract and all your right, title and interest
therein, and in and to the premises therein de-
scribed, pursuant to Sections 7494, 7495, 1895 and
1897 of the Revised Codes of North Dakota, for
by law.
Dated January End, 1912.
o. M. HATCHER
26-2 Fl. A. BRONSON.
Attorneys for said Hatcher. Residence and
Post Office Address; Grand Forks. North Da-
kota.. Offices: Northwestern Building.
10 MADGE NJ, PIERS and WALTER B. PIERS.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-01-18
War on the Skunk.

The state Of New Jersey is trying to
get rid of it's skunks. This has no ref
renee to corporations, mean men or
politicians. The skunks meant have
four legs, are fur bearing, emit an
odor like an automobile, kill chickens
and belong to the genus mephitis.
Other information concerning them
can be gained from the oldest inhab-
liant or the encyclopedia.
The Century Dictionary, which sell
dom is guilty Of humor. says that Gin
consequence Of its abundance and gen
eral distribution, as we'll as certain
peculiarities. the common skunk early
attracted attention" The French
Canadians knew it as the "enfant du
diable," or child Of the devil, which,
by inference at least, would add a pun
gent smell to Satan's other faults and
make him odorous as we'll as odious.
The skunk deserves a better reputa-
ton. His fur is highly priced. he kills
uAduJ uOAlOuS 1llllC dululdlS anu Ill
sects, and his disposition for the most
part is harmless and even playful. Yet
because Of his one great fault no one
ever plays with him. and even those
who accidentally approach him from a
distance have to bury their clothes.
take numerous baths and avoid the So
ciety Of their kind until the odor wears
off.
1t is his propensity to smell up an en-
tire township that has given the skunk
his bad name. Nobody reflects that
this is his only method Of defense.
They will not listen to a catalogue Of
his good qualities, but only hold their
noses and emit libelous and sulphurous
language. SO much has this little ami
NAL fallen in repute that in most places
his mere name when applied to a man
is a fighting term,
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-01-18

President Taft has issued orders plac-
ing the rural mail carriers under the
ban of "pernicious political activity
That order already is supposed to cover
the postmasters and certain civil service
employees. But in, the case of some
postmasters-the pernicious activity has
to get to a strenuous point before it can
be n~oticed-as long as it favors Taftian
forces. And, IN the same way, the rural
mail carrier who boosts for Taft need
no r%eprimand, while the foolish one
who bespeaks out of the side of his
mouth for "Pompadour Bob" is slikely
to find that the meaning of "perniclous''
contracts as easily in that case as it ex-
pands in the other.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-01-18
NOTICE OF MORTGAGE SALE.

Notice is hereby given that that certain mort
gage executed and delivered by Claude Kohl
and Mary Kohl bis wife. as mortgagors to State
Bank Of Dresden, a corporation of Dresden,
North Dakota, as mortgage, dated the 14th
day Of November, 1910, and filed for record in
the office of the Register of Deeds, in and for
the County of Cavalier, State of North Dakota,
on the 18th day of November, 1910, and duly re-
corded in Book IS of Mortgage Deeds onPage II
vii! be foreclosed by a sale of the premises here
matter described, and that said sale will take
place at the front door of the Court House, in
The; City Of Langdon. in the County of Cavaiier,
state Of North Dakota, at the hour of ten
O'Clock in the forenoon, of the 9th day of Janu-
airy, 1912. to satisfy the amount due upon such
mortgage on the day of sale, together with the
legal attorney fees allowed oy law OH fore
closure, and costs of same.
The premises described in said mortgage and
which will be sold to satisfy the same are
situated in the County of Cavalier, State of
North Dakota and described as follows. to-wit:
Lot Thirteen of Block Six, of the Original
ToWnsite Of the Village Of Dresden.
There will be due on sIch mortgage on the
day Of sale the sum- of Three Hundred Eighty
Five Dollars, together with the attorney fees
allowed by law on FORECLOSURES and costs of same
Dated December 18th, 1911.
STATE BANK oF DRESDEN,
,u-. "a Corporation,) Mortgage.
W. l.. MClNTYRE, 21-26
Attorney for Mortgage, Langdon, N. Oak.
CFirst Publication December 18th, 1917
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-01-18
NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE
SALE,

Notice is hereby given that that certain mort
gage executed and delivered by Frank Dew and
Flora May DeW, his wife, mortgagors, to Wells
gaRee, dated the 18th day of February, A, D.,
1903. and filed for record in the office of the Re-.
gister of Deeds, in and for Cavalier county,
1908 at 4 80 o'clock p. m lin Book 70 of Mortga.
ges. Page LAG, viii! be foreclosed by a sale of the
premises in said Mortgage and hereinafter de-
the City of Langdon, in Cavalier county, North
Dakota, at 2 100 O'Clock p. M, on the 10th day of
February. A, D. 1912, to satisfy the amount due
upon said mortgage on the day of sale,
The premises described in said mortgage and
which will be sold to satisfy the same are as
follows: The Southeast Quarter, SEQ of Sec
dred Sixty, 16Oy north of Range Sixty-four, (6D
vest of tho Fifth (5l Principal Meridian, in
Cavalier county, North Dakota,
stallments Of Thirty nine Dollars ($39.o0 each,
The first h' +" day Of IN No Se nSsS,a A. b. III isii ,'1 resp sHa
mortgage hereby elects to declare and does de-.
clare the whole amount of said mortgage due
and payable. The mortgagors having also fail.
two instaliments Of seventy-one and 40 so.,1ooth'
Dollars ($71 50) each, due on the first day of No.
yember, A. D., 1910 and the first day of Novem-
herein has paid the same, the mortgagor having
also failed to pay the taxes upon the premises
herein described, amounting to Twenty-four
anu 49.lUUtn DOllars (Sl4. 49, the mortgage
herein has paid the same and amount of Interest
on prior mortgage and the amount Of taxes so
paid, with interest. are included in the amount
claimed to be due under this foreclosure. There
will be due on the mortgage being forecIosed.on
the day of sale the sum of Three Hundred
Twelve and sS-1Ooth Dollars, ($312 3S) including
interest on prior mortgages and taxes above
referred to, together with statutory attorneys
fees and costs and disbursements of this
foreclosure.
Dated this 18th day of December. A, D., 1911.
WELLS N DICKEYC COMPANY.
A-30 Mor,gagee
HAGER AND CoRw1N,
Attorneys for Mortgage Grafton, N. Dakota.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-01-18
Our Foreign Commerce.

The American export trade showed
a gratifying increase during the past
year. the balance of trade in our favor
being about $5OO,OOO,00O.
Our foreign commerce totaled an in
crease of over 5000, 1000, 900 when com-
pared with the Immediately preceding
year and larger than in any earlier
year of our commerce. Imports, while
falling below those of 1910 in the
earlier months, have in the closing pc
Rod Of the year shown a marked in
crease, the total for the year differing
but little from that Of 1910, which
made the highest record in the history
Of the import trade. Exports are larger
than in any earlier year, and manu-
features exported also make their high
est record, reaching approximately a
billion dollars in the calendar year
1911. The approximate totals for the
year are: Exports, v e 100000, 900:
imports. $1,5OO,OOO,OOO, of which over
half entered free Of duty.
Considering the great group of ar
ticles, the noteworthy changes are, in
the case of imports, a falling off in
manufacturers raw materials and in
finished manufactures; in the case of
exports, a general increase participant
ed in by all the important groups,
foodstuffs, manufactures and manufac-
turers' materials.
Cotton is still the leading article Of
export. it's total for the year, oyer
$500. 900, 1000. exceeding the combined
value Of the two great classes next in
rank, iron and steel manufactures.
about $250,OOO 600. and meat and dairy
products. $1GO,OOO,00O. Substantial in
creases also occur in other leading ar
ticles, the complete year recording a
total export of over $125,00O 900 worth
of breadstuffs, over $1O0,000,0 600 of
mineral oil. nearly 100000 900 Of cop
per, $4O,00O.OOO Of cotton manufac-
lures, $35,O0O,O0O Of agricultural nipple
ments. about $35,OOO,OOO Of cars and
carriages and $25,O0O,OoO Of chemicals
and medicines. ..i.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-01-18

At this date the DEMOCRAT takes
great pleasure in making public the fact
1T will support thelcandidacy and Free
conmend to the consideration of eal]
aemocratic voters of this county and the
state generally, the candidacy of Fred
w. Mclean Of Fargo, for election to the
Office of democratic national committee
man for North Dakota. To it's readers
acre n Cavalier county it is;hardly ne.
sessary for the DEMOCRAT to say anv
shlng about what kind of a democrat
Fred Mclean is. He has been an 40.
gresslve worker in the ranks of the party
since a mere boy and since the iopenine
OF the campaign of two years ago has
has been the recognized political leade,
Of the party in state saffairs. 4ssBy the
namingi of Fred Mclean as their ma.
tlonal committeeman the democrats OF
North Dakota name for that position g
man who in our opinion is the hes,
equipped of any of the aspirantss for the
position. We hope and expect to ,see
Mclean receive the support of a large
majority of the democratic.voters of the
state at the presidential .primaries,to be
held in March. i. m
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-01-18
AMERICANS NOT WANTED IN CANADA.

1t appears that the fears of American
expressed by Mr.. Borden, the leader OF
the Canadian conservatives, during the
recent campaign in that country we're
not merely for political effect after all
Mr.. Borden seems to have a roal dread
of the Americanizing of Canada, and
his government is taking early steps ito
discourage immigration from this side
of the border. Immigration agencies
which have been maintained in Boston
and Syracuse are to be closed at once,
and other agencies will be discontinued
later.
Instead of end%eavoring to induceEfar-
mers to leave the United States and
assist in the development of Saskatche-
wan, Alberta and the o~ther..sparsely set
tied provinces, the conservative govern
ment will make an effort to stimulate
immigration from England and Scot
land, the theory being that an influx of
more than 100000 Americans a year, if
permitted to continue, would soon con-
stitute a danger to the stability of the
Dominion.
Of course MIR. Borders idea that the
people of the United States are en-
%deavoring to take Canada by means of a
wooden horse device is absurd; but
there is no reason; why we should be
alarmed at his policy. There will long
continue to be plenty of room for de-
velopment or this side. The Cana
dians have the right to work out if that
way is Mr.. Borden's way it is not fol US
to complain.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-01-18
NOTICE OF SALE OF LAND

Notice is hereby given, that in pursuance of
an order made on the eighteenth day of
December ID, 1911. by the Hon. r. W.
Rleakley, Judge of the county court, in and for
the County of Cavalier, State of North Dakota,
the undersigned the administrators of the
estate of Gertrude j. Boyd late of the CITY of
Langdon, in the County of Cavalier and
State of North Dakota, deceased, will on
Saturday; the goth of January, A. D., 1912, at
Z O'Clock in the afternoon of that day, at the
front door Of the court house in the City Of
Langdun. County of Cavalier and State of
North Dakota, offer for sale and sell at public
auction to the highest bidder for cash or for
one third cash, and the balance on a credit not
exceeding two years from the date of sale and
bearing interest at the rate of eight per cent
payable annually and secured by a
mortgage upon the premises sold
subject to the confirmation by the
Judge. of the said county court, that certain
lot, piece or parcel of land situate, living and
6elng in the County of Cavalier and State of
North 1,akota. and described as follows, to
VIII: The west one halt of the north west
one fourth OF section. number eleven (1n
t3Wnshlp one hunderd sixty 06O) N. range
nifty nine west except that part thereof pre-
vlously conveyed. to the St, Paul. Minneapolis
ana Manitoba rail road company, as right of
way, and subject to the terms of a certain
mortgage there on for the sum $500. 90 now Of
record IN the register of deeds office for said
county and state, to the State of North
Dakota.
Dated December 21st. A. D. 1911,
ELLA T. GOGIN,
Administratrix of the Estate of Gertrude j,
BOYD decesaed. 1926
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-01-18
Largo Gobs OF Contentment.


Americans are supposed to be a dis
contented people, vet there are few
that have greater reasons for happi-
ness. At last there Is proof positive
that the so called American discomfort
is u myth. If there is any spot in the
nation that is believed to harbor more
| dissatisfaction than any other it Is the
| city Of New York. Yet it is in New
| York that the SANDER has been re-
futed.
Colonel W. J. Hampton. the "yawp"
poet. who writes for any Of the New
York papers that will stand for him,
has made a widespread investigation
Of Gotham discomfort and reports that
it does not exist. or, rather, he has
found a large army Of people who do
not want anything. They have all
written him letters to prove it.
His manner Of going about the in
vestigation was peculiarly that of a
poet. he wrote in one of the Sunday
papers that he had become so tired Of
those who wanted something that he
would give $500 in cash to any man
or woman in New York or vicinity
who didn't want anything"
The response was immediate and en-
phatic. Hampton says. "My poetic
headquarters have been flooded with
letters containing such a number of
lessons in contentment that their pub
lication will be a public good" Most
Of them told him they didn't want any
thing. not even his hundred. These
evidently knew that he was Il poet and
probably neve had a hundred dollars
at n time. Anyway. they saw the
point that n who wants nothing
could not want the hundred and be
consistent. OF course nobody got the
money. although the evidence of con-
tentment was piled mountain high.
One woman wrote that the only
thing she wanted was a man. and that
was so near nothing it didn't count.
Others were willing to take the one
hundred, but only that they might give
it to the poor. But they were all con
tented. They said SO.
Perhaps the most significant thing
about the letters was that most of
those breathing a true spirit of con-
tentment We're from women happily
married and mothers Of children.
There is something here to think about.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-01-18

The Cavalier county board of commits
sfoners named as official papers for the
ensuing year at the time of winding up
the business of their January meeting
on Tuesday afternoon of this week
The two Langdon papers, the Milton
Globe and the Calvin Times. The
selection made by the board is appar.
emily carefully made with a view OF
disseminating as widely as possible the
proceedings of the meetings which they
will hold during the year 1912. The
DEMOCRAT fully appreciates the comp.
hment paid this paper by the board and
tenders the Individual members its
thanks for the honor conferred.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-01-18
American Fertilizer Resources.

The old days of farming without fer
tilizing have passed. We have now
learned that soil must be renewed.
With scientific and intensive farming
there is no reason why the United
States should not support three times
as many people as populate it now.
We are finding fertilizer for our farms
at home. The United States possesses
the largest phosphate fields in the
world and not only supplies all that is
required for home consumption. but
also exports large quantities to foreign
countries. All of the potash, however,
required for our fertilizers is imported
from Germany.
Recently the department of agricul-
ture has been conducting a search for
potash fields at home. which has
finally been crowned with success. In
the giant kelps seen on the Pacific
coast a satisfactory source Of potash
has been found. The kelp groves along
less than one-fourth of the coast line
have been mapped. and yet these
should yield from two to three times
as much potash as the present impor-
tations. These seaweeds are able to
extract by selective absorption the pot
ash salts from the sea water. and on
drying these salts are very largely ex-
uded on the surface. The dried plants
contain from % to 35 per cent of their
weight of potassium chloride. and the
latter can be very readily extracted.
The kelps also contain iodine. and
many other byproducts car be OBJ
tanned from them. 1t is possible that
these byproducts will more than pay
the manufacturing expenses. leaving
the potassium chloride free from cost.
On a conservative basis upward of a
million tons Of potassium chloride.
worth nearly $4,000 900. should be OBJ
tanned each year. No estimate can be
given at the present time of the value
of the byproducts.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-01-18

This is the time of the year when we
learn that while fire is an excellent SER
want it is a bad master. In other words
look after your stovepipes and chimneys,
and be doubly careful how you leave
the tire when you 60 to bed. When the
thermometer stands at 20 and 80 below
zero, it is a bad time to have the house
burn up.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-01-18

Towner county republicans endorsed
Taft, H%elegeson, Hanna and Cowan.
Congressman Helgeson is known to be
personally an ardent supporter Of La.
Toilette and Buchanan. 1t also appears
that the Milton stateman is a very
prudent politician in the present day &C.
ceptation of the term. That's a band
wagon with a queer noise that Helgeson
is riding on for sure this time.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-01-18

Warden Meyer Of the federal prison
at Atlanta refused $1,000 offered him
by Banker Charles W. Morse. then a
convict in his prison. Yet some peo-
pie complain that there are no honest
officials,
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-01-18

A letter was recently received by the
postoffice in Evansville. Ind, adj
dressed to "The Sweetest Girl In the
World" The letter was not delivered.
Every man in the office knew who the
sweetest girl was. but no two Of them
agreed. Besides, they didn't propose
delivering that kind of a letter to her.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-01-18

The democratic national committee
met in Washington last week and de-
cided on June 25 as the date, and Balti-
more, Nd, as the place for holding the
democratic national convention. This
date is one week after the Taft ratiica-
ton meeting in Chicago.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-01-18

The secretary of the North Dakota
association of optometrists warns people
of the rural districts that there are a
mum Der of travelling spectacle vendor in
the state who are ICON" men,
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-01-18

A San Francisco man has sued an
author and publisher for 100000 for
putting him in a book. That is good
enough advertising to be worth almost
that amount to the author and pub
Usher.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-01-18

10 attract attention to their aus
the London suffragettes are now break
ing windows in private houses. If
they want to create Il real sensation
why don't they kidnap the prime min
lister?
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-01-18

Andrew Carnegie says he believes
$50 a week is enough for a man to get
married on. How easy it is for the
"haves' to be complacent over the lot
Of the "have notsw
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-01-18

The fact that the railroad commission
has ordered the one-half rate restored
on all machinery shipped back for re-
pairs seems to meet with approval all
over the state.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-01-18

Queen Wilhelmina is selling a por.
ton Of her library because she does
not consider some Of the books worth
reading. But if that rule were fol-
lowed how much would be left Of
many libraries?
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-01-18

The total value of farm property IN
North Dakota is nearly four times what
it was in 1900 and about ten,times what
it was in 1890. This is a significant ad-
v%ertisement for North Dakota. The
absolute and relative gains in all classes
of farm proptery have been rapid and
continuous since 1890.