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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-02-22

Soloman Diemert was a business visi-
tor Friday up the line as far as Wales.
Jas. MCLAUGHLIN left yesterday on an
automobile purchasing trip to the Twin
Cities and Chicago.
Go to Void Co.'S, store this afternoon
and hear the specially arranged Wash
ington's Birthday program.
License to we'd was issued out of the
county court to Monday to Mr.. Adolph
Anderson and Miss Thompson of Wang,
both we'll known young people in that
vicinity.
A. Sparkling IS spending a few day IN
the Twin Cities, looking over the new
line of 1912 automobiles for the local
market and will receive a shipment of
several cars during the week.
The John Mahon family, who left here
last week for an extended visit of several
weeks on the Pacifce coast are making
short stop overs enroute in Manitoba
and Western Canada with friends.
An announcement has been received
by Langdon friends of the birth of a
little baby girl to Mr.. and Mrs. David
son at Seattle. Wash. the mother of the
little Februette was formerly Miss Lizzie
Burley who will be recalled as a Lang
don hlgh school graduate of the O7
olacc
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-02-22

ALERT & Winter have plenty of money
to loan on first and second mortgages.
A wedding of interest to friends in
Langdon was a pre-Lenten event at st.
Alphonsus church on Tuesday forenoon
when MIR. Julius, Klemisch, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Anton Klemisch, we'll known
residents east of town was united in
marriage to Miss Mary Grimshaw,
They will make their home on the
groom's farm in the vicinity of Dres-
den.
Wednesday, March 9Th is the date of
the biggest attraction of the season
which Manager Waldron has secur-
ed for the Landgon Opera House.
On that date "The Man on the Box"
a dramatization of the we'll known novel
under that title, written by Harold Nc
Grath will be presented by. Miss Grace
UNDERGRADUATES and company in a
three act play. The scence is laid in
Washington D. G. and the first act
showing the interior Of Judge Watts
private examination room IN the Third
District Police Court. The second and
third acts show the interior of Colonel
Annesley's home at Chevy Oh sse. q : ~
fashionable district in our NatloA.l
Capitol. The different characters por-
trayed are in the hands of a very cap
able company and a high class play
is assured to all who attend. Comedy
reigns supreme and laughter abounds.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-02-22

Charley Deschene, who is in the navy,
writes Walhalla relatives from the
United States ship Idaho off thea coast
of Cuba, telling of his experience in the
three days gale that whipped the
Atlantic. The ship rolled so it was i'm
possible tc sit at the table. He does not
care to go through such a storm at sea
again.
There will be three shows at the
Electric theatre, to morrow, Friday
evening, commencing at 7:3O, $3.50 and
$50, respectively. The first will be
the children's show, for which the
usual prices will be charged and school
tickets accepted. These tickets will
only be good for the 1880 to $50 pro-
gram. At $3.50 tickets will be placed on
sale for the high school benefit. The
pictures for this will be shown twice,
starting at $50 and $50, and a musical
progam will be given by the students
between the two shows. OF this show
the high school is to receive fifty per
cents of the proceeds. The admission
for both children and adults will be Is
cents. Tickets may be obtained at the
box office from $50 to $3.50.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-02-22

Full page announcement of M. L. Sui
livan big auction sale elsewhere in this
issue. Don't fail to read 1t.
Rev. Scadeng is at Bottineau this
evening to deliver his popular lecture,
Rome, the Seven-Hillel City," under
the auspices of the ladies aid society Of
the Methodist church at that town.
M. Kelly and j., F. Ramage took
Thursdays train to points in Southern
Minnesota and Iowa where they will buy
a car of young farm horses for the local
market. They. expect to get back to
Langdon about the middle of next week,
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-02-22
DRS. KERR ( Smith
DENTISTS Donovan Block
Donovan Block

On Friday evening March LIST, Rev.
Scadeng is to deliver his lecture "The
Killed City" in the Methodist church
at Harvey Center. This lecture has
been giving in Langdon and was very
much appreciated by the large audience
which filled the church. The folks in
Harvey and the neighborhood should
come out in large numbers. The ladies
aid of the church is undertaking to
serve refreshments after the lecture at
a nominal cost. Admission 20 the lee
ture twenty-five and fifteen cents.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-02-22

ALERT & Winter have plenty of money
to loan on first and second mortgages.
1. Dawson from Dresden was in town
Tuesday attending to business matters.
Ice cream for sale, either by the dish
or by the quart. At McGrath's old
fruit stand.
Lsngden public schools show a total
enrolment of 3H pupils in their report
for the past month.
John B. Mooney took Thursdays train
to the Twin Cities and will go west to
Wllliston before returning to Langdon.
Judge Bleakley returned on Saturday
from Fargo where a meeting of county
fair officials from over the state was held
last Friday.
Ole j. Eide, of Iona, IS one Of the
latest in this county to have conferred
upon him the right to use a notorial seal
of the state of North Dakota.
Peter Dunnigan and wife the latter a
daughter of Jos. McGauvran ST., we're
here part of last week from their home
at Olga visiting with the McGauvrans.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-02-22
Z Leea! Happenings &
q

Mound City Paints may cost a trite
more, but -! Plummer & McNiven
Merchant Dan McAllan was a bust
ness visitor on Tuesday from Osna-
rock.
Cherry cider, pop, oranges, lemons,
and fruit of all kinds IN season At
Vessey's fruit store.
w. f.. Winter was a business visitor to
the Forks and Fargo a day or two the
fore part of the week.
John Robertson the contractor and
builder, was at Hannah a couple of days
the end of the week attending to bust
ness matters.
John j. Boyd took Fridays train to
Humboldt, Man., where he will remain
for some little time in looking after
business matters.
There will be a regular meeting of
Lebanon Lodge A. F. & A. M. No. "a at
the Masonic Temple, tomorrow Friday
evening the 2;3rd inst.
D. r. Docksteader, wife and little
daughter, Elydia, spent a few days of
last week visiting with friends over at
Ardoch and Forest River.
Fred Baldwin returned Monday to the
city from a mid-winter visit of a couple
of months to points in Western Canada
and the Pacific coast country.
Otto Dettler who has lately returned
from a holiday visit with friends back
east is reported as intending to put up
a fine house and barn on his farm south
of Langdon this spring.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Plummer's second
daughter, Jennie, has been Ill with an at
tack of appendicitis, her condition for
several days was quite serious, but she
is now reported as convalescing.
Miss Rita Dixon of the millinery de-
partment at the Boyd store is away in
the Twin Cities and Chicago, making
her selection of 1912 spring millinery,
which will be displayed to the Langdon
trade at the Easter opening.
Methodist Church services will be
held as usual Sunday of this week. morn
ing at Hoo O'Clock: Sunday school ar
1900; Epworth league at 6:45 and even
ing service at 1880. Afternoon service
at the Harvey Center church at 300.
DR.. Otto Mayer. a graduate of the
Northwestern university of Chicago,
will assist DR.. Tom Smith in looking
after the latter's extensive out of town
practice after the retirement from the
firm of DR.. Kerr, who is leaving here
shortly to locate in the west.
Miss Margaret O'Connor, who took
last Tuesdays train for the bedside of
her brother. Mr., Thos. O'Connor, at
Rochester, Mimi, was unable to reach
there until shortly after he had died. He
had been ill with pneumonia and was
getting better when seized with a relapse
The silver welding of MI. and Mrs.
Robert Murie was an event thoroughly
enjoyed by a party of no less than seven
ty ole friends and neighbors at their
hospitable home in North Harvey. In
addition to receiving a large number of
gifts commemorative of the occasion the
INJURIES we're also the recipients of hearty
we'll wishes of friends from far and near.
Manager Harry G. Waldron gives the
information to the DEMOCRAT for the
benefit of its readers that the Opera
House will be heated two days ahead
of the dates of the appearance here of
the Sight Stock Co., who open a three
night engagement here on Monday of
next week. The house is going to be
warm and comfortable andthe attraction
is guaranteed as being a good one.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-02-22
Washlngton's birthday to-day.

Washlngton's birthday to-day.
April % is to be tuberculosis Sunday.
"What Happened to Smith" at the
Opera House, Monday night.
Langdon will experience a substan-
tial building boom during the coming
summer months.
Personal property taxes are due
March LIST and if not paid before that
date a ten cent penalty attaches.
Township election ballots and other
blanks required for the annual town
meeting carried in stock at the DEMO
Graf office. Orders promptly filled.
If all the brass bands that have been
organized over the state this winter stay
organized North Dakota picnics and
Fourth of July celebrations will not be
lacking for music this coming summer
Go. Auditor Hamilton gives official
notice to the voters of Cavalier county
of the presidential primary election to
be held Tuesday March 10Th, at the same
time as the township and municipal
elections. This is the opening gun of
the presidential campaign of 1912.
The annual city election is approach
ing, almost here, but there seems to be
very little interest taken so far. Can
didates are either timid or do not care
to enter the field. The election comes a
little earlier this year, Tuesday March
10, being the day set. Besides mayor
there are one alderman in each ward to
~be elected; also a treasurer, police magis-
trate, city justice.
The DEMOCRATS readers all over the
county will find an interest in looking
over Auctioneer Tony Kieffer's dates of
sales listed on our county news page.
"Tony' is securing most of the largest
and best sales being held this spring
and the success that has attended those
he has already conduced speak we'll of
his ability to do a good job and give both
the buyer and seller a good honest
square deal.
The party given Tuesday evening by
the members of the Langdon Woman's
Club at the home of Mrs. McGruer was
a splendid success. The committee in
charge, Mesdames Moran and Finely
and Misses Prinyer, Sullivan and Gordon
had planned an evening with Long.
fellow. In the contest, for naming the
poems suggested by pictures, the prizes
went to Miss Agnes Mclean and the
Rev. +. j. Hubbard, two dainty volumes
of "Evangeline" and "Hiawatha.' An
excellent musical and literary program
was then enjoyed the following ladies
taking part. Mesdames Finerty, Milne
and Sorenson and Miss Alma and Ella
Bleakley, LaBella Mahon and Miss
Ethyl Cochrane, of Wales. A delicious
lunch was served with handsome ap-
pointments IN which the club colors OF
pink and green predominated. Souve-
Mrs ssof the occasion we're furnished by
the dainty place cards painted by
students in the public schools.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-02-22

NOTE: The sign 60 indicates below zero.
Thermometer readings taken at 80 m. m.
Maximum and minimum temperatures and pre-
cipitation are for the twenty-four hours before
1880 a. IN, of the day observations are taken.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-09-17
WASHINGTON REAPs HARVEST.

While Baltimore was sending up a
wall of disappointment over the linn
tied number of Democratic dollars be-
ing deposited in her midst during the
recent convention, merchants in
Washington were chuckling quietly.
For. without contributing one cent
to the 500. 900 fund by which Balti-
more. drew the Democratic conven-
ton, the tradesmen Of the Capital
city enjoyed all the week . generous
overflow from the convention city.
Many delegates and visitors, includ-
ing both politicians and the merely
curious, took up their residence In
Washington as a result Of the over.
crowding in Baltimore. In addition.
thousands Of others who spent their
nights in Baltimore put in many
hours sightseeing at the capital. SO
many OF these Visitors were wearing
delegates badges that the wonder was
Is to who did the balloting at Baiti-
more
Nearly everyone In Washington had
visitors those days. Thousands took
advantage of the combined opportu-
nifty Of taking In both the capital and
the convention Even the marriage
license clerk did big business - a
result Of many couples wishing to In
clude capital and political conven.
ton in their honeymoon trip.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-09-17

a majority Of instances such posi-
tions are held by men who have some
means OF their own.
On the other hand, tho service Of
fers a number of very considerable
prizes attainable by good work and
through the exhibition Of efficiency.
OF forty-three ambassadors and min
listers on the List fifteen have been
promoted to their present rank from
secretaryships, and four from consul
lar positions. The "spoils system"
has been done away with (barring the
fact that men are sometimes appoint
ed to the highest ranks from outside) /,
and the service has been 10 far taken
ont OF politics that during the last
two Republican administrations there
has been a large increase In the num-
Der Of Democrats on its roster.
A young man who enters the serv-
ice Is always sure of an opportunity
TO show efficiency, II he possesses It,
and good work brings certain recog-
milton and rapid promotion.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-09-17
smelter Stacks.

II IL generally supposed that the
stacks OF smelters are built to a
great height in order to get rid OF
the smoke. That is partially the rea-
son, but 1t is principally because the
higher the stack the greater the saw
Ing in metals to the smelting COM
pany. The action Of the blast fur
naces carries fine dust containing
minute particles Of gold or silver out
with the fumes. This is first preci.
plated In what is called dust
chamber. room several hundred feet
In length and many times wider than
the vent from the furnace. Much OF
the dust settles there. Then the
fumes from the molten metal enter
the stack. BY that time their temper.
ature is greatly reduced. The higher
the stack the cooler the dust will be-
come, and the wider II is the slower,
relatively. 1t will move as 1t APP
proaches the top. After It cools 1t
loses measure Of its buoyancy and
settles down to the base OF the stack.
The dust is gathered up by mechani;
cal scrapers in the flue chambers. ts
dampened and pressed into little
disks like biscuits. When these dry
they are thrown b. X into the blast
furnaces again.-Harper's, Weekly.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-09-17
OPEN TO YOUNG MEN.

There are number of vacancies .
the diplomatic service Just al present,
and now is the time to apply for them.
II issa fine chance for live-wire, alert
young men The state department
has not even any eligibles at hand
to I'LL these places, oddly enough
whereas In the consular service there
is long list of eligibles, waiting for
vacancies to occur.
One reason for this curious situa.
ton seems to be that in the lower
grades of the diplomatic service the
pay is not so good as In the consular
branch, while expenses are greater.
4 young secretary. especially II at
,ached to an embassy in a gay Euro
pean capital. is liable to find himself
burdened with social obligations
which are an embarrassment to a
SLENDER Purse: ard thus It is that In
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-09-17
KNOCKS out CRITICS
Discovery Shows Truth Of
Biblical Incident.
That the lsraeIItes In Egypt Did Make
Bricks Without Straw 10 Proved
by the Finding Of Many
Specimens.

Critics of the Bible have found fault
with many statements in It, but with
none so much as that in Exodus v.
I, Eye shall no more give the people
straw to make brick" This seems q
trife to find fault with and poor
grounds upon which to attack the
Bible, but critics do not hesitate on
that account. Strangely enough, this
very attack has been met and the
critics have been refuted by the re-
markable discoveries made at the site
Of Pithom, one of the store cities
mentioned in the Bible, BY the excava-
tors OF the Egypt exploration fund.
It was come time ago that M. Edouard
Naville was engaged upon the work
and made the notable discovery of lit
tie chambers very evidently used for
storing grain. built entirely OF bricks
without straw, such as are found no
where else in Egypt These bricks
are made of Nile mud and dried in
the sun, but Mr.. Villiers Stuart, who
also studied the excavated chambers,
testified that he never found any
other bricks like these In Egypt.
II let's In considerable light upon
the conditions under which the Is
raelites labored in Egypt, for when
the task-masters no longer furnished
straw for the bricks, yet demanded
Just as many bricks each day as were
made before the Israelites made the
bricks without any straw, and they
still served the purpose for which
they were intended.
M. Naville is certain that Rameses
II. was the Pharaoh under whom
Pithom rose to considerable import
ance, for he could find no inscriptions
earlier than this time. 80 this helps
to establish the fact that this Pharaoh
was the Pharaoh OF the Oppression.
building the cities Of Pithom and
Rameses. the site OF the latter not
yet having been found.
This does not mean that Rameses
was the Pharaoh Of the final Exodus,
for the Oppression began at the birth
Of Moses, and Moses was eighty years
old when the Exodus took place, SO
the latter discovery of Petrie that
Menephtah was the Pharaoh Of the
Exodus Is substantiated by the work
Of Naville, made long before.
Naville was satisf1ed.that the brick
chambers discovered by him could not
have been used for anything else
than storing grain, as they are precise
~ like the chambers found on wall
inscriptions. are not connected with
each other by any openings, and were
filed from the top.-Chicago Sunday
American.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-09-17
PLAN BABY SAVING SHOW.


Not only will there be baby-saving
show, paid for BY contributions Of ba-
bies in Baltimore, at the exhibition on
health in connection with the Interna-
tional Congress on Hygiene and Dem
ography, which meets in Washington
In September, but the recent baby-sav-
ing show held In Philadelphia will be
discussed at the congress by DR.. Sam
uel McClintock Hamill Of that city.
The baby-saving exhibit will cost
about $500. and belongs to the Ma.
tional Association for the Study and
Prevention Of Infant Mortality, OF
which DR.. Greasy H. Wilbur. chief stat
istician for vital statistics of the CEN
sus bureau. Is president. and Miss
Gertrude B. Knipp Of Baltimore is sec
rotary. It IL planned to take the show
out through the country after the
close Of the congress in Washington.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-09-17
Bobby Ellis

BY Grace Kerrigan

Helen trembled when Bobby Ellis
detached himself from the wall-fow-
ers at the schoolhouse dance and
slouched across the floor toward her.
He crooked his elbow and 1erked his
head in stiff bow. In Salt Petre
Creek this pantomime was the custo-
mary invitation to dance.
The girl glanced across the room
and breathed sigh OF relief when she
saw that her fathers broad back was
turned toward them. Bobby Ellis not
ed the hesitation and smiled tolerant
ly. Helen's hand slipped into his arm
and in another moment they were
Waiting to the strains Of violin and
cornet Bobby's arms clasped her
closely and she could feel the heavy
humping of his brave heart.
Il expect your pa will be kind Of
wrathy about this dance, but there
was something had to say to you"
said Bobby presently.
II don't care If he is-just once"
said Helen recklessly.
That's proper spirit, my girl" ap-
proved Bobby. He still holds you to
your promise to marry Rawlins"
Eyes"
And you told him you'd be duti.
full daughter and marry the old skin
flint, SOS they could jine all their land
together and make the biggest range
In the county," His voice was cares
sing in it's softness, but Helen trem-
bled at it's hidden menace.
Nothing more-has been said. !
suppose father takes 1t for granted,
after your quarrel with him. He
knows that I haven't seen you until
tonight. l hope he won't make trou-
ble."
Hes harmless for while" grin
ned Bobby as he turned her past her
parents broad back.
Who's that he's talking tor
"A lady friend Of mine"
"A friend of yours?" inquired Helen
with q catch in her voice.
"Yes-I just made 'em acquainted.
Your pa will enjoy her right we'll"
who is she, Bobby"
Mrs. Watkins-Sally Watkins-the
Wilder Watkins from Chinquapin."
"Oh!" gasped Helen, for she had
heard Of the gay Widow Watkins who
had created havoc with the hearts OF
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-09-17
Women. interests.

There is in all women peculiar
circle OF inward interests, which re.
main always the same. and from
which nothing In the world can di.
vorce them.
In outward. social intercourse, on
the other hand, they VIII gladly and
easily allow themselves to take their
tone from the person with whom at
the moment they are occupied; and
thus, by mixture of impassiveness
and susceptibility. by persisting and
by yielding, they continue to keep
the government to themselves. and
NO man In the cultivated world can
ever take It from them.-Goethe.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-09-17
BARS WooINo BY ADS"

Gustav A. Manther is against the
new tangled practice Of getting wives
by correspondence. The police have
Just brought him back from Newport.
Manther Is employed at the navy
yard here. He saw an lad" in the pa
per and answered it. A widow with
$4,000 wanted husband. Manther
paid successful court and got the
widow. He didn't get the $4,000. He
says he discovered after the cere-
mony that the $4,000 represented
three children, each valued by the
mother at $1,000. Manther was or
dered to send his wife So week.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-09-17
cause. Of 4Hol,. In the Air.

Causes Of "Hoies In the AIR"
Aeronauts have adopted the pic
turesque phrase holes In the air" to
describe that condition OF the atmos-
phere that makes uniform horizontal
flight impossible. and causes great
danger to the aviator. Among the
atmospheric conditions that may
cause greater or less drop OF the
aeroplane are ta) horizontal strata
moving with different velocities. CD
columns OF air with different vertical
components The boundary between
such strata and columns often is
quite narrow. and hence the aviator
may pass with disconcerting abrupt
ness from one to the other. On GER
tain conditions the downward accel-
GRAFTON may be even in excess Of that
due to gravitation and thus the avia-
tor thrown out Of his seat.-Science.