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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-06-13
Z Leea! Happenings s

Make your headquarters at Schefter's
clothing house on Market Day.
B. Heating was a business visitor
Tuesday down the line as far as Lari-
more.
Boyd's department store is giving a
beautiful premium with every $1,000
cash purchase.
Add a new suit to your wardrobe
during the clio thing sale at Schefter's
clothing house.
A. o. Void is at Fargo this week
attending a meeting of the examining
board Of the state %optometry association.
Mrs. Jno S. Gogin and Miss Maude
Haight spent a couple of days the end
of last week visiting with Langdon
friends.
Rev. DR.. Burns of Milton, and Rev.
Brown of Osnabrock we're guests of Rev.
Scadeng during a short stay here be-
tween trains Monday.
Chas. Chisholm and Mic Spath are at
Williston this week representing the
Langdon fire department at the state
fireman's convention and tournament.
Mrs. Walker Hamilton took yester
days afternoon train to Emerald tc
attend as a Langdon delegate at the
womans missionary society of the
Pembina presbytery.
Geo, W. Price returned on Monday
train accompanied by Mrs. Price ane
family from St. James, Mimi, where thu
latter have been visiting since their sta!
of several months in California.
Mrs. F. Ramage was visited owe
!, Sunday by her brother Walter Forbes
and family who autoed over from Gilby
where Mr.. Forbes has been in the bank
ing business for a number of years.
Miss Lucy A. Gordon returned home
on Mondays train. Her visits will
friends at Grand Forks, Grafton anc
Emerado, we're shortened by the &C
cident which happened to her father.
Miss Gilbertson, a former teacher Q
} the Langdon schools and the past yea
, holding a similar position over ALTERATION
3 left on Saturdays train after a visil
: of a week with a number of her oil
: Langdon friends.
Mrs. Winter was a passenger Tuesda
: to Fargo and returning the later part o
the week will be accompanied by he
son, Morris who has been completing hi
high school course in the Gateway Cit
: during the past year.
h Joe Halbeisen who has been holdin
n down a position with one of the leadin
a pharmacies out at Minot since leavin
here is reported as returning to Langdo
= to accept a position in the new dru
v store being opened by Amos Abbott.
Attorney and Mrs. Thos. Devaney al
spending part of the week in Gran
v Forks attending the commencement O.
~ercises at the state university. Bot
d Mr.. Devaney and his wife are member
of the alumni society of that institution
Il being graduates of the 'O1 class.
is Mrs. Jno P. Tembreull and lit
n children took Mondays train for tt
q home of her folks at Waterloo, Ia, whe1
IS thew will make a visit of a month, late
intending to stop over for a short sta
1t with Mr.. Tembreull's parents, who a.
old resident of Morrison county, MINI
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-06-13

Schulke's department store in its
great June bargain sale, advertisement
this week has prices quoted on bargains
in every department. The sale opens on
Market Day, which is Wednesday of
next week, continuing for ten days until
Saturday, une29th. Read over carefully
Schulke's big ad on the last page.
A. T. LeVesconte was here Tuesday
from Crookston. Mimi, expecting to
look after matters in which he is in
terested in district court, but found that
the June term had been adjourned to
July 10th. Ho is now holding a posi-
ton with the Rumley oil pull tractor
people with headquarters at Crookston.
The ladies aid society of the Methodist
church at Harvey Center that
they will hold their annual picnic on
Thursday June 9th in the grove at
Alex. Roney's place. Dinner will be
served at half past five o'clock in the
afternoon and they extened a cordial
invitation to attend is to the people
OF Langdon and vicinity.
Contractor Kelland started work this
week with a crew of masons and brick
layers upon the foundation of the new
block which Butcher Henry Wlnde-
muth is having built upon the old site
of the Langdon Meat Market. Mr.. kel-
land has the material on hand and the
new quarters will rushed to completion
in readiness for occupancy by Butcher
Windemuth as rapidly az possibly,
Mrs. K. A. Farrell is expected to re-
turn today from a stay which included
the greater part of the past winter sea-
son in California and on the homeward
journey has made pleasant stops overs
with her sons, Will IN Saskatoon, Sask.
| and Edward at Williston. She is &C
companied by her neice, Miss Mary
Sheehan, who is attending school II
Indiana and returns home for the sum
mer holiday vacation.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-06-13
COMING EVENTS

June 11-District Court,
June 17-22-Teacher's Institute,
June 19-Langdon Market Day
June 26 Primary Election,
August 7-s-9-Cavalier County Fair,
September 25-26-Walhalla Fall Fair,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-07-07
MAY ERECT BIG
CANNING PLANT

NORFOLK. VA. Jury 6,---A large
canning factory wall be located In
Norfolk ~ u. Philadelphia manufac-
turer. II present plans are carried
out. He will specialize on no indi-
vidua1 products, but intends to conducs
a general canning factory. taking ad-
vantage OF market conditions In this
vicinity. The Norfolk plant will be
used largely as an adjunct to other
plants no now operates farther north
and will probably not be run through
out the year.
His idea IL to utilize the Norfolk
plant when the market Is overstocksd
aDc the prices are low. Prices here
average higher than in most other
markets. 1t is stated, and canning
plant for general truck products could
not be operated here throughout the
year at as low a fcaie as in tho
northern cities.
The Philadelphia manufacturer oon-
siders Norfolk ideal as q location for
his plant and has already opened
negotiations for tho land He will
employ 25e men here for probably ffv0
months In the year. possibly more
under favorable conditions
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-07-07
CONTRACT GOES
TO LYNCHBURG FIRM

NORFOLK. July Sit is under
stood that John L, Pettylohn * Co,
Lyncheurg contractors, have octr.
awarded the contract for er@cting
rouadhouses for the Norfolk and ", St
ern and the Nirginian railways. the
former at Lambert's Point and the
latter at Sewaifs Point. Petty john is
now working on two repair shops for
the Nirginan at Princeton. W. Va.
and at Victoria. Va. In addition I"
this, they do practically all OF the
Norfolk ard Western work IN this set
ton.
What price has Seen agreed upon
~ impossible TO ascertain, as no Nor
folk firms were asked TO submit fig-
ures nor were any planR given ont In
this city. TX is thought. however. thai
the work VIII run In the neighhor
hood OF $4,000 Or $500, o0o for eat h
structure
Both roundhouses Will be thorough
" equipped 10 handle all repair work
for the two roads on the Norf Dix di-
visions The N!rgiaian has felt he
need Of repair shops here for sore
time. having lost both time and ynansh.
' ess ff'sifig" fotecd to senf afr s:tiJitF
equipment 70 orc OF their shops the
upper part OF the State. The Norfolk
and Western had n roundhouse ana
repair shop at I.amherts Point. but
It's capacity IS no longer great enough
70 MI the demand made Upon Ii by
the great increase Of traffie.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-07-07
TAKE ADVANTAGE
Of OPPORTUNITY
FOR EDUCATION
MAX Or WOMAN BEST EQUIPPED
MENTALLY WILL WIN IN
LIFE's RACE
CITES OWN EXAMPLE
GOVERNOR GoLDsHoRoUGH Points
OUT DISADVANTAGES HE HAS
LAHoHED USDER FOR
LACK OF TT.
CITES OWN EXAMPLE
BY HON r. +. GOLDSBOCGH.
Governor of MARYLAND.

Government belongs to the people.
take upon themselves It's conduct
should be fully prepared to discharge
faithful aud with nigh order OF
Intelligence, tts many responsibilities.
The man who in HIS early life has
laid strong mental foundation by
passing through the public sch ools and
finishing his education In some good
college. IA the one who is best equip
ped for this important work.
I do not hold the opinion that q
collegiate course Ia absolutely essen tfaI
for a successful career in public affairs.
hut I do know that q collegiate train
Ing helps to lessen in very great
measure the determination of many
complex problems that Will confront
him who Is sndeavoring to faithfully
discharge the duties Of the office which
he holds.
II man hews out q successful career
without college training. the accom-
plishment thereof is not go be taken
as an argument against such train
Ing. Indeed. II Is then but an added
reason that Il he had received g. coll
legiate education, he would have been
able to more easily have solved the
varied and complex problems confront
ing him. ] say this advisedly, though
with sincere regret. because I have
no alma mater save the green fields OF
the southland, ana tia public and
private schools l. am firmly and
clearly convinced that had / had
college training. that in the discharge
OF my own public duties. I could have
more easily and without so many
hours Of hard and laborious toll. SOW
ed the questions of the day which
confronted me.
II these views be True of men in
public affairs, and / hold that they
are. II likewise follows that they
must apply with equal truth to those
Ia the professional and business world.
My advice to young men and women
10 this. Be sure to make full use or
ali the opportunities presented to you
In the matter OF obtaining a thorough
and complete education, for then 1t
is that you Will be better equipped
TO meet life's responsibilities and bat
ties. This Is an ase Of strong COM
petition; this is an age OF the sur
vival OF the fillest, and he or she who
is best equipped for the perfor-
nance OF LIES obligation and
work, Is the one who will achieve the
largest measure OF success
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-07-07
NEED OF GLASS
FACTORY IN SOUTH

There Is much need In the Central
South for glass factory. The rats
OF freight on glass from the North
and West Is serious handicap. Owing
to the fact that the freight on glazed
sash Is 80 much less than on glaxR
itself. the former being handled by
the railroads at about one half of the
cost OF the latter. many open or un-
glazed sash are shipped from CEN
trail points in the South to PORTS
around Louisville. Cincinnati and Chi
cage. and are there glazed and re-
shipped to the South. the differences:
in freight between glazed sash and
glass tustifying such expensive hand
ling as this The estahlishment ~
glass factories in the Central South
would change this situation 10 the
benefit Of the railroads. as well Mr.
sashmakers and builders. 1t has been
nat Southern sash FACTORIES
and Southern railroads might xaxxi
wisely cooperate IN securing the co
tabllshment somewhere IN thN feM
trail South of one Or more aiase
tox1ea~-Af AAaeAafareaw neeovd.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-07-07
MUST FIT THEM FOR
REAL DUTIES OF LIFE
Danvillc Instructor Discusses
High School Curriculum
and Commercial Ed
uCatlOn

Dy J. W. COOK,
The adjustment of the high school
curriculum TO meet the requirements
Of modern life Is q live question OF
today, IL should be remembered thai
The public schools were originally In
tended to qualify the masses for In
teliiscnt citizenship, AS paternaiisnl
has no place In our form of govern
ulent. the tirst requirement of every
citizen Is that he shall be able to
earn hts own living. and the first aim
OF our public schools should be to
prepare young people To accomplish
tins result 10 the best advantage.
1t is great mistake to suppose
that the whole purpose OF The high
school is To qualify Its graduates for
entrance to college and universities.
1t should, be TO qualify. In the main.
for entrance upon the practical duties
Of life. Only a very small percentage
OF the graduates OF high schools ever
enter a. higher Institution OF learning:
the majority immediately engage IN
some business pursuit, ana perhaps
not half the number that enroll in
the first years OF the high school re-
main TO graduate.
II study Of the foreign languages
and the classics produced tho results
claimed, ana high school sraduatcs
should show exceptional ability In
English composition. but II u : potsnt
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-07-07
BOWERS OF BEAUTY
At THE STATE FAIR
LOCAL FLORISTS WILL HAVE
GROWING FLOWER BEDS ALL
OVER THE LAWN.
CARLOAD OF POULTRY
THOMAS ". RYAN WILL HAVE
LARGE EXHIBIT or CATTLE
AND HORSES AND SHEEP
AND SWINE.
CARLOAD OF POULTRY

Director r. w. SpiIInan, of the
State Fair association, stated last
night that the fair grounds this year
would present veritabIe bowers Of
beauty.
We have arranged with all the
florists, he said, e" and they are now
engaged in transforming any waste
places that may be- found within the
grounds INTO beautiful displays OF
floral design. Nearly everyone of tho
local florists. including all the whole-
salers, have concluded to place their
exhibits at the fair In this way. Each
ono viii havs large section of
ground to be devoted to the exhibl-
ton Of his own products. This will
NOT only prove valuable to the florist.
but Will prove beautiful Innovation
and a pretty sight for the visitor.
II have never seen exhibitors com
ing forward so early since have
been connected with the fair" said
Mr. Spillman There are now only
thirty-two spaccs left in the big ex-
h:bition hall. Last year at this tim.
we had more than twice that mum
bar.
Greatest Ever. says Spfllmnn.
1t looks like the greatest OF any
We have ever given Besides the sta
tionery exhibits. there will be a
miniature tobacco factory. where
etemmtng and the manufacture OF
clga rettes viii be- demonstrated by
some of the most expert employees
connected with the American Tobsc-
OF company. They will manufacture
~tc o. ~
tribute freely to visitors at tho fair
There will also be miniature
brawary. where tbs various stages OF
the making of beer may be observed
Tho Home Brewing company.
through President Sittarding has ar
ranged for thia.
THE Virginia Silk Mills. OF South
Richmond. will have small ioor1
In operation, making silk ribhonk
lrontippsd On Thtet psg&l
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-07-07
CONTRACT LET FOR
ANOTHER NEW HOTEL
EDUCATIONAL WORK
FOR THE FARMERS
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
INTERESTED IN pEMoNsTRA-
TON PLAN

WASHINGTON. Jusy s.--The sec
retary Of agriculture is much inter-
ested in reports OF the success Of the
educational work among farmers In
augurated by the United STATES de-
partment Of agriculture under the or
gHnfzs ton KNOWN as the Farmers CO.
operative Demonstration Work. He
says that the secret OF this success tf
It Is II secret) lies In the fact that so
many men of local prominence and
influence are found throughout the
sections where this work Is carried
on ~fe through ,trseifsh motives are
willing to sacrifice their personal In
terests II necessary In order To promote
the general good Of the communities
in which they live. -
A notable example OF This altruistic
spirit is shown in the instance OF
demonstration agent for one of the
populous counties Of average area in
southeastern Texas whose pra ctice OF
the principles OF good farming az
laid down by the department covers
period OF three years. In the midst Of
boil weevii territory this agent tn
1911. produced i6 Ia bales OF cotton,
netting him 1927, on Is acres and
his corn averaged rs bushels 10 the
acre. While TO devote his time to the
work OF demonstration of farming
methods among his neishhors involves
considerable sacrifice in a monetary
sense. he states his Willingness To
make this sacrifice because. to quote
his words, II ara deeply interested
!rf the work. and know that our peo-
pie will be gree tly benefited. want
10 assist IN pUlIfnE OUT OF the rut
hundreds OF people who now barely
make living -rpht,s-g- tf1s land
that refuses 20 be robbed any lon
ger"
The influence OF this demonstration
work upon the rising generation or
Young people is most marked. The
agent herein referred to has son
sevententeen years OF age. who, tn
spired by his fathers example. won
fret prize in variety contests and
also sweepstakes prize over all. in
competition with other boys CT his
own and two adjoining counties. Al
the State fair last fall the same boy
won trst prize In the variety class
ant second prize Fri sweepstakes. IN
q Statewide competition. IN con
test before the Texas Industrial CON
gress last winter he was awarded
prize ot sf06 for having produced
90 ia bushels ~ corn ~ an sc-e Of
ground. and for rhe production ~ IA
bales Of cotton on an acre.
Both father and sou attribute their
success entirely 90 the close sppli
cation ~ Instructions" gent out by
the department OF agriculture
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-07-07
'SOUTH'S PORTLAND
CEMENT INDUSTRY
THIS SECTION NOW PRODUCING
MORE THAN WHOLE COUNTRY
DID IN 1900.

The South is now producing =aor~
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-07-07

Portland cement than did the whole
country In 1900. In that year ths pro-
duction in the country was s.4s2.o20
barrels. In 1871 ten Southern States
Alabama. Georgia. Kentucky. Mary
land Missouri Oklahoma. Tennessee.
Texas. Virginia and West Virginia
produced 1o,Ss1.41 barrels, An IN
crease OF 10 per cent over the produc-
ton IN those States In 1910, while
the increase In production in the rest
Of the country was only rs per cent.
Between 1900 and 1911 ahe increase IN
the South was from l25.sss barrels
barrels produced by q plants. Both as
to the number OF plants ana ss TO
the output the rate of increase iii the
South was much greater than III the
country as a whole. IN 1900 so plants
of the country produced s.4s2.n2o bar =
rels. and IN 1911 the production was
7s.52s.6s7 barrels by 115 plants.
In 1900 the South vas making near'
" as much Portland cement az the
whole country made in 1885 In the
(, past eleven years the South rnade
greater progress IN this industry than
| the whole country had made In til.
preceding fifteen years. and basan ts
! take it's place, for which 1t liz 50 emf
! nently fitted, in one Of the Sreas pne-
j nomena OF American manufa,'tart 1s
/ history. From an insignificant $780,
/ 600 value In 1850. the output Of Port
| land cement in this country reached
| In 1911 a value OF sss.24ss17, and the
! rapidity Of that growth is comparable
| only. perhaps. 10 that OF the 5,ntherr
cotton-seed- oil industry. The South
is the peculiar home of the latter
and Is destined to be a great field
for the former. both In manufacturing
and in use. The South has Immense
resources. widely distributed. of ma
terials for the manufacture nf PORT
land cement. and has really only De-
gun to use II In lines OF construction
constantly expanding In number. 800
Manufactures Record
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-07-07

fact that the average high school
graduate Ia very deficient in the con-
struction ana use Of his own tongue.
Y {Cont1pued en- Third YASe.)
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-07-07
|MARYLAND'S GOVERNOR
GIVES SOUND ADVICE.
SOUTHERN'S AIM TO
BUILD UP MARKETS
PRESIDENT FINLEY TSAUGU
RATES POLICY OF HAVING
AGENTS SUMMIT REPORTS.

WASHINGTON y. O., July g.
With view to making the Southern
railway company as helpful as pos
sibIe IN the development of markets
fer commodities produced afeng its
lines. President Finley has inaugural
ed the policy of having all agents Of
the freight traffic department Of that
company at points outside Of the
Southeastern States submit reports as
to the possibilities for developing mar
cts for Southeastern products IN the
localities in which they are stationed.
tiyss OF the company cannot act as
selling agents In any way. President
Finley will be glad TO receive sua-
gestions as to ways In which they
may be Of practical aid IN the build
ing up OF markets for the agricultural
and Industrial products Of the terri
tory traversed by the lines Of the
Southern railway system.
Agents of the freight traffic de-
partment OF the company are stationed
at the following points outside OF
the Southeastern States: Boston
Mass. New York, Buffalo and Roches-
ter, n. Y: Philadelphia and Pittsburg.
Pa; Baltimore, Md; Washington, ..
c.; Cleveland and Cincinnati. o., In
dianapolis and Evansville. Ind: Chi
cago, East st. Louis. Peoria and
Cairo. Ill. ST. Louis and Kansas City.
Mt,.;- Detroit ateis. = minneapolis,
MINI: Omaha. Neb.; Denver. Col:
Little Rock. Ark; Dallas. Texas. San
Francisco and Los Angeles, Cal. and
Seattle. Wash.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-07-07

tcontinued on FIFTH Pass.l
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-07-07
RAILROADS ARE
NOT PR0SPER|NG
BUREAU OF RAILWAY ECONO-
MICS RETURNS 4 RATHER
PESSIMISTIC REPORT

Confidence In the ability Of a rail-
way company properly to continue its
operations and adequately to main
tain and extend its facilities depends
In greatest measure upon It's net
= Y, ss.rs ts43ti THIS IL wfYat IS fsft
OF the receipts from traffic constituting
..~ so>a! operating revenue, after the
operating expenses have been met.
AS the mileage of the railway tends
10 increase year by year AN accurate
'te7sl1~n IS Obtained Of the cparat-
-
TaÌˆgliches Cincinnatier volksblatt. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1885-1919, 1912-07-25

3eigen, pie Iebr i5 piinfhe, baB
Rarlsbub, benz td 10 ptel fhulbis bin,
BEL ietnem bisberigen gliten Ruf pom
biqiger 9e6anblung erhdlten tperbe.
l1nmabgsbliher Borf6lug: DDS bisber
in Deutihlanb iblihe 3utrauen, baB
man in einen @aitbof eintebrt, Be
pirtbung perlungt unb Dem Mirtb
iiberldBt, 3uleBt Die Rehnung gu mas
den, tann bei Der gegenfpdrttgen &rife,
BEL benz S6iponten bes SiIberz uno
YdpiergeIDes in bieiigen 9egenoeu
tpobl taum mebr itattfinben. Bonn
Wirtfe 1T es taum gu perlnngeu, odb
er bic often Yretfe balte, unb niht bon
ben 9dften, bob lie iih neue gefaIlen
lafen. Jn Stalieu, mo- bic WlenIher
etndnoer 81 trauen tpentger genetgt
limb. III IS our6aus ber9e6ra9t, DdB
man nitts in etnem @a'tbofe geniebt,
big man feline Bebtn9ungen gemaht
bat. llrb es bGngt bon Dem Reiienben
ab, tppblfetl oDer t6eurer gu leben. uno
man maht fih jeben Tag feline 3eche
Ielbit o5it es ia bod AUDI in aarlsa
Bah bert0mmIi6, bab man Tsin auars
tier aftDroirt, ebe man es be3iebt. Der
SpeiIeptrtb ihitt feline 3ettel nit ben
prsifen, uno BEL piCnics beitimmt man
gIeihFaQs, ME piel bic qerfou 3u bes
sdbIen babe, unb bic 8eIelfhaft piro
oandh benirtbet. 8ei dlIem Gauf
unb 8ertouf finoet gieten uno WBies
berbieten itatt. Wdrum follte man iicb
niht in glei6em Sale nit ben gBira
then auf bem Ganbe unD in tleinen
GtGbten feBen tonnen2 Wtein unmdbs
gebIi6er 8orf6Iag DGre oaber oieier:
Cine bobe 8eborOe legte iolhen 8aIts
gebern in Der Nadbari6dft bic gerS
pfli6tung ouf nit YerIonen, pel6e
enttpeber porber 8eitelHng MAIDEN,
ober fpeI6e gerabe3u anfahren, eiren
beitimmten 2(ttoro gu treffen iiber ben
Breis DeTen, lpas man bon Ibnen Derz
ldnae; es Ieien nun Elm 7Sriibitiid,
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den. Gber audi, nenn 8dite, ME bier
0fters gu geI6e6en pflegt, etpas mtts
bringen, fir Oos 2tbIteigequurtier, als
lenfaQs ben 8ebraud Der 8ufs uno
| fonItiges. Den 8diten puroe oies be-
tannt gematt, unb jeber tpurbe ii9
germ bana6 ri6ten, neil bic Sahe fehr
einfud iIt. Cine bobe STEELE bate
! bierour6 feline peitere 8eIhpepee,
neil bas 8erbdltnjB auf etnem 8er>
trag beru6t, no oenn Sebermdnn Ith
Ielbft porfebeu mag. SdTen baben
iiberbdupt ettpas miBIides unD iino in
Dem gegenpdrtigsn 4ugenbltt tdum
bentbor. 2lut tpdre Die Sane ntht
neu unD unerbDrt, ionoern es erItrette
Iia nur, mas idor in 8orIsbdo gez
brGudli6 1T, aud iiber bic 9egeno."