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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-05-16

The Langdon commercial club is do
ing things.
Don't forget! Langdon's Market Day
Wednesday June 10Th.
A minimum temperature of 27o on
Monday morning left a thin skim of ice
on the rain water barrel.
The receipts of the school entertain
ment held Wednesday night of last week
are reported as having amounted to
$3.50.
A total of forty applicants for teachers
certificates wrote at the May examina-
ton held last week. Twenty-eight of
these took the examination here in
Langdon and twelve at Munich.
The program of the class day exer-
cises at the state university commence
ment at Grand Forks on June 10th
shows that Miss Stella Hodgins, a
Langdon high school graduate of a few
years ago has been chosen as salutatorian
of the class of 10.
During the fine weather of this week
Street Com'r Sam Burnett has started
an active campaign in grading up and
repairing the streets of Langdon. 1t is
planned to put the streets and alleys OF
OF the city in the best possible condition
before the summer is over.
Tomorrow, Friday. the Langdon high
school track team, composed of Dick
Boyd, Alex Robertson, Albert Drury
Eddie Donovan, Tom Lindsay, John
Holloran, John Robertson and Howard
McNiven, 60 to Grand Forks to take
L part in the tenth annual field meet al
the state university. After the showing
they made last week at Fargo, Langdor
people expect the boysto give a good &C
count of themselves.
1t is officially given out that there
will be a meeting of the democratic
county committeeman held in Langdor
on Saturday, June LIST to decide upor
and lay plans for, the. campaign tina
opens with the primaries on June 26tt
and will end with the general election
on November 5th. Members of the com
mittee will bear in mind the date of this
meeting and see that nothing is allowed
to lnterfer with their being in attend
ance.
Langdon's civic improvement league
has called a meeting to be held tomor
row, Friday, evening, at the Office O
Mayor W. A. Mcintyre, commencing a
eight o'clock. The league plans to d.
considerable active work during the
summer to aid in the general neat ant
orderly appearance of the business ane
residential portions of Langdon. Tht
league ladies hope the meeting will b.
given a good attendance. New officer
for the year will be elected at this time
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-05-16
= local Happenings s
~
Dentist Tom Smith is over at Fai,

Dentist Tom Smith is over at Fair.
dale this week.
E. P. Tischabold and wife we're here
from Iona shopping Tuesday.
Ole j. Eide and wife we're visitors in
the city Tuesday over from Iona.
Go. Supt. Helen Sullivan conducted
! the teachers examinations at Munich.
Mrs. George Bulloch of Hannah Is
spending the day visiting with Langdon
friends.
Jason Black, the Dresden butcher in
company with Mrs. Black we're visitors
here Friday.
Boyd's department store is giving a
beautiful premium with every $1,000
cash purchase.
Mrs. Jas. Mirebouse of Loan town.
shop was up the line Saturday to Han
nah between trains
A.. kieffer, manager of the Wales
branch of the Cavalier Co. Implement
Co., was here Tuesday.
Merchant A. Schulke returned Satur-
day from the Twin Cities where he
spent part of the week on business.
Co. Auditor j. K. Hamilton attended
a meeting of the county auditors of the
state held at Fargo the forepart of the
week.
DR.. Gibson is spending part of the
week at Valley City, where the North
Dakota medical association is holding
its annual meeting.
Mrs. H. j. Michlink is spending the
week at Osnabrock where her sister
Miss Tillie Sueltz is quite seriously i'll
with tubercular trouble.
Rev. Dougan was a passenger Tues
day to Hannah ana will. spend part o.
the week looking after his farming in
%terests in that part of the county.
George Platz was here Tuesday from
Wales completing the details of a dea
IN which he disposes of his lumber bust.
ness to the Cavalier Co, Lumber com
pany, which has recently opened
branch yard at that place.
w. H. Grone, the manager of H. j
Mathisen's business interests at Dresden
was here Friday to see the ball game
Dresden is to be in the game this SUM
mer with one of the fast playing team
of the Cavalier county league.
Robert Fleming won't north Tuesday
to Dresden, where he will spend som,
time this summer looking after hi
his interests. He states that the famil,
are all we'll and nicely settled down il
their new home out west at Monroe, Was
Mrs R. A. Larson, daughter of M,
and Mrs. Jos Radford of this city. an
whose husband is in business as
blacksmith at Osnabrock was success
fully operated on for appendicitis at tn
hospital in this city on Monday after
noon.
I Fred w. Pope last week disposed c
his livery feed and sale stable bushes
, at the rear of the New Columbia hotel t
Jas. Mulllgan, who occupied the sam
stand up to about a year ago. Th
Poppe family will continue to make Lang
don their home, but Mr.. Poppe will pu
in at least a part of the summer in a tri
~ ~ H. x - >
. the country over.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-05-16
Store News

Boyd's department store is selling
$500 Boy Scout suits a $500. They
consist of coat, paints, hat, leggings and
haversack.
Twenty-Five cents and thirty five cent
ladies vests at Boyd's selling at Is cents
each,
A beautiful line of new silk and serge
dresses just received at Boyd's.
A nice line of ladies suits on sale at
Boyd's on Saturday at S10.98 each.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-05-16

Pastor Scadeng is still in Fargo, hav-
ing undergone another quite serious
operation for nose and throat trouble
this week. The services for the coming
Sunday at the M. f. church will be
conducted morning and evening by Rev.
W. E. Dudley, of Iona, who will also
preach at the Harvey Center church in
the afternoon. The DEMOCRAT is inform
ed that MI. Scadeng is getting along in
quite a satisfactory way since the
operation and is expected to return
home some time during the coming
week.
A union convention of the Sunday
schools of Cavalier county will beiheld in
the Presbyterian church of this city on
Thursday and Friday of next week, the
23rd and Oath inst. Sessions of the
convention for the conducting of routine
business will be held morning afternoon
and evening of each day and a special
feature announced for Friday evening,
the closing convention day, to which
an invitation to the public to attend is
extended, will be an address by.aA. L.
Bishop, of Fargo. who is at the ghead
of the Sunday school work in this states
The subject will be "The Relation of
the Business Man to the Sunday
School," Quite a delegation Of teachers
superintendents and Sunday school
workers from over the county are ex-
pected to be here to attend the1 conven-
ton,
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-05-16
COMING EVENTS.

May 16-17-Common School Finals Exam.
May 23-24-Sunday School Convention.
May 28-29-DistrictClub Federation, Walhalla
May 3O-Memorial Day.
May 31-High School Graduation
June Eighth Grade Graduation
June Annual School Election.
June 11-District Court,
June 17-22-Teacher's Institute.
June 19-Langdon Market Day
June 26 Primary Election.
August 7-8-9-Cavalier County Fair,
September 25-26-Walhalla Fall Fair,
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-05-16
WEATHER REPORT.

ia, under the direction of the weather bureau of
the United States Department of Agriculture,
for the week ending Thursday, May Is, 1912.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-05-16

NOTE: The sign g" indicates below zero.
Thermometer readings taken at 80 m. m.
Maximum and minimum temperatures and pre-
cipitation are for the twenty-four hours before
I 80 a. IN. of the day observations are taken.
Holbrook argus., 1912-12-10
LITTLE THINGS THAT coUN!
Embryo Pianist Tells Why She Lives on a Farm in Preference
 to Teaching.

will never forget the day my ca reer ended. The dream of my life was to he great pianist, and I awoke from it the day of my final examinations.
 believe what I have often heard said-that it is the little things which decide important steps in life for us. It was, after all, a little thing that decided. me to turn farm CT. Nothing more than 2 big, big, worn place in the gole of my shoe.
 The day noticed it had walked about five miles, I suppose, visiting my pupils. Yet all l made that day (three of my pupils were only talk ing half-hour lessons at g cents 3 lesson) was not half enough to buy good new pair of shoes. Breeding over the situation, l decided that the amount of physical energy and nerv- ous force that 1 was expending in my work could be invested in probably g dozen other ways with better results.
 It vas right then and there that the thought popped into my mind.
 It stayed there and developed into fixed determination, with the re suit that within two months I was settled on the farm, where I have now lived more than for four years. St. Paul Dispatch.
Holbrook argus., 1912-12-10
ROOT COTTON FOUND IN ORIENT

An interesting new tropical prod uct is the "root cotton,' described by S. kusano, Japanese botanist. It is fibrous covering of the roots of Fagara integrifoliols, an abundant plant of the Philippines, and espe- cially of Botel Tobago, an island near Formosa. The substance seems to be a kind of cork tissue, resem- bling the ordinary cork developed on the bark of trees. The fibers, of light straw color and silky luster. are very fine, soft, and weak, and are easily pulverized to a wsxy powder, They are less hygroscopic than ordi- nary cotton, having remarkable re- sistance to wetting by water. In Botel ,Tobago the, natives use the root cotton for oalking boats, and in the Philippines 1t Is employed for such purposes as stuffing pillows. Not least of, the advantages of this mate rial as possible article of commerce a>s- the fact that it can he. removed without injury to the roots, thus making cultivation simple.
Holbrook argus., 1912-12-10
Insanity Bug Attacks
 Bachelors First

The government hospital for the insane in Washington ill its report the Secretary of the Interior, discloses the comforting fact to married men that the majority of the male cases of insanity are those of bachelors. That in sanity in a large measure is hereditary is evidenced by the statement that the asylum scientists have discovered one family ill West Virginia whose pedigree has been traced through 675 individu- als, of whom f1fty-four were mentally defective.
Holbrook argus., 1912-12-10
Philippine Independence

The advocates of irdepen- dence tor the Philippines are very busy again, and there are plenty of people who would turn the little brown men loose, with the probability that they would immediately start fighting among them selves. If the matter comes before Congress, as 1t probab- ly will, 1t will perhaps be con- sidered almost wholly in res pect to what the results would be as bearing upon the welfare of the Philippines themselves, and the problem will be settl- ed about the time the nation discovers the age of the fam. ous Ann.
Holbrook argus., 1912-12-10
Determination Is The Chief Factor in Success

is tue determination the the s opportunity kuOcKs the 0 There much that of  blessed
  O l. toaor to be nd nothing became the most influential Europe school
  Ia denied him
  of the hisde five before hmoet than alt the other ed5a world
Holbrook argus., 1912-12-10
Mir. Inauguration Bill En-
 route to the Capital

Shortly after Thomas Jef- ferson hitched his horse that he had ridden into Washing ton, and walked across the lot to take the office of President, there was introduced into Congress q bill to change the date of inauguration from N[arelt-4., A Texas Congress man who arrived early oil the ground announces that he has this same old bill in cold stor- age and will take it to the Capital when business opens. He also makes an announce ment that this Congressional district will please note, that He Will press It ullt1l 1t De comes d Jaw" Meanwhile ju- bilant Democrats outside that particular Texas district, who intend coming to Washington to see the greatest parade of the times, should figure oil landing here a day or two ahead of March 4, as trains ir the southwest may be delayed by spow storms about that time.
Holbrook argus., 1912-12-10

them to paddle down to tue Panama Caual, The only trouble with the Canal IS that 1t ought to be in the next back yard, as 1t would save such a deal of money in travel expense for Uncle Sam. The Secretary of War with a par tv, including Miss Helen Taft, are on the Isthmus, and the Presidents daughter, through the aid of electrical mechan- ism. for the first time swung open one of the great Gatun locks. The Hamburg-Amerl- can tours out from New Or leans are as popular as ice cream at the children's party, Officials of the government and Members of Congress have been making the voyage in squads, and the returning ones are in eestacy over the trip. The first boat will go from ocean to ocean during the coming summer or fall.
Holbrook argus., 1912-12-10
FERTILE NEW ZEALAND.

As showing the wonderful produc- tiyity of the soil in some of the To- calities of New Zealand. one grower recent y took g cases of Bon Cretien pears off single tree, while several plum trees actually fell over owing tp the enormous weight of fruit the trees were carrying. This is not an isolated case of heavy bearing, as numbers of other growers in the same districts have had similar ex. periences.
Holbrook argus., 1912-12-10
Progress vs Stagna,ion

The people of every com lnunity may roughly be al vided into two classes-thOse who instinctively oppose all change because they are wed ded 10 things as they are; and those who are never content with the present because they see room tor improvement.
 The future of the commu nity depends upon whether the one or the other class shall determine it's policies.
 Fortunately for the enter prising class, those who oP- pose all progress exert thelI influence m d negative rather than i'll positive manner and even when they will re- fuse tn supprt the party Oi progress they haven't tue courage openly and actively to oppose projects that clear
 
 ly are designed to benefit the community as d whole.
 What Is most reeded, there fore, by enterprising citizens who wish To promote the ad- vanCment of their community is courage of their convictions and persistence. When they have once shown by publi- city and educational campaign that their projects are wise and sound all but the most confirmed feactionaries will cease their opposition,
 In fact every important public undertaking should be preceded by a campaign of publicity calculated to make plain its merits, eliminate its defects and win the support that is essential to iis success 1ul accomplishment.
Holbrook argus., 1912-12-10
Guard Your Children
 Against Bowel Trouble

Many children at an early age become constipatcd. and frequently serious consequences result Not being able to realize his own con dition. clilj's bowels should be constantly watched, and q gentle laxative given when necessary. Dr Miles Laxative Tablets are especially well adapted to women and children, The Sisters ol Christian Charity. 53I Charles St, LuZeruc, Ia. who attend many cases of sickness say of them:
 Some time ago we began using Dr Miles Laxative Tablets and find that. we like them very much. Their action is excellent and we are grateful for having been made acquainted with them. We have had good results in every case and the Sisters are very much pleased
 The form and flavor of any medi- cine i. very important. uo matter who is to take it. The taste and appearance are especially important when children are concerned All parents know how hard 1t is to give the average child medicine" even though the taste is partially dis euised In using Dr. Miles Lax ative Tablets, however, this diff oulty is overcome The shape of the tablets, their appearance and candy-like taste at once appeal to any child, with the result that they are taken without objection.
 The rich chocolate flavor and absence of other taste. make Dr. Miles Laxative Tablets the ideal remedy for children.
 If the first box fails to benefit. the price is returned Asle-.vour druggist. A box of 25 doses costs only 25 cents. Never sold in bulk. MILES MEDICAL CO, EIkhart, Ind.
Holbrook argus., 1912-12-10
Mrs. Littleton is Certainly
 Some Lobbyist

Mrs. Martin w, Littleton, wife of the Democratic Con gressman of the Oyster Bay district of New York state, started i'll a few months ago to compel the government to purchase tue formor home of Thomas Jefferson, known as Monticello, near Charlotts- vile, Virginia, from its owner who is also a New York Con gressman. This gentleman, Mir. Levy, protests, but Mrs. Littleton insists. Through her iudividuati lobbying she the whole DemocratiC Congress worked up over the matter, and has gained the support of men-Ilke Bryan and leaders in the Senate and House. The southern societies have been passing resolutions by the score in favor of the purchase.
Holbrook argus., 1912-12-10

England is to try training its soldiers in Agriculture, A so that when they pass into the reserve they can support themselves as farmers. But would it not be better to start them as farmers and let them learn about the arts of war later? For war is going out of fashion, while farming is com ing in,
Holbrook argus., 1912-12-10
HAslTuAL TENDENCY,

"That alienist seems inclined to doubt the mental capacity of a great many people,
 Yes. He not only questions the sanity of every defendant for whom he testifes, but he seems to have B very low opinion of the intelligence of the jury
Holbrook argus., 1912-12-10
An Historical Character.

He was greatly disappointed fin Paris
 c"Why?"
 Seems his chief object in going there was to make pilgrimage to the home of Monte Carlo, and nobody could point out the house"
Holbrook argus., 1912-12-10
A Delightful Panama Trip

If the mouse and the pussy cat would again go to sea in their little pea green boat, the chances are that some govern ment official would persuade
Holbrook argus., 1912-12-10
His Snarl,

T see June bride cut her wedding cake with an heirloom, 3 Revolution. ary sword"
 "Well, if had the ax of Richard the ion-Hearted, helieve I could cut this .teak you cooked
Holbrook argus., 1912-12-10
DEPARTING ONES.

"What are those queer figures in front of us? ?''
 'I can't quite determine whether they are Predatory Interests or Char. scter Assassins."
Holbrook argus., 1912-12-10
Commitment.

Miss Passe just dotes on the land lord Of the Vendome hotel"
 "Why so?'
 Why, when she went there they gave her suite 16."-Puck.
Holbrook argus., 1912-12-10
letting Him Out.

She-Excuse me, but tobacco smok ing is prohibited here
 He-Well, that doesn't affect me. smoke potato parings. - Fliegende Blaetter.
Arizona republican., 1912-02-23
ANNUAL SHOOTING CONTEST OF FIRST
 BATALLION NATIONAL GUARD WON BY C0. )

third match Battalion held
 
 but by
 
 Taylor A brought the file O take comparisons with those This Company D Mesa points. B finished with total of Whch is marked improvement in the shooting in one 
 Mullen of Company c of Tempe made the highest
  with of 46 points
 
 made the high the 800 yard makn d
 practically conceded either Co D of between members of these that most 0 the fired F points and lost all but the rfromC o order to Private piled credit thereby
  them The fol- the
Arizona republican., 1912-02-23
MORE GLORY FOR JOAN OF ARC.

Like the glory of Athens, the taIne of Joan of Arc will never die. Byron wrote:
 First in the ranks see Joan of Arc
 advance,
 The scourge of England, and the
 boast of Francei Though burnt by wicked Bedford for
 a witch.
 Behold her statue placed in glorys
 niche.
 In France the maid is honored everywhere. and now she is to have Ter statue in New York. An influ- entiaI committee has been formed. and it is proposed to raise S3O,0O0 for the project In the circular which has been issued the signatories. in Cluding several who bear British names. state that in paying homage tc the memory of Joan of Arc we shall honor one of the grandest eX- amples of patriotism the history of the world can show. The maids re- nown is worldwide. and no more suitable occasion could be found tn honor a type of woman who has se- cured Immortality by the glory of her actions and the purity of her life London Globe.
Arizona republican., 1912-02-23
GETTING TOGETHER
 IN TOPEKA, KANSAS
Sixty one Churches in Proposed Fed eration to Carry Out Men and
 Religious Plans

TOPEKA, Feb. 22.-An effort to the siXty-one different churches of the city for the purpose of carrying out the plans outlined at the eight-day campaign of the Men and Religion Forward Movement, is being made. With this end in view the following resolutions were adopted by the committee of one hundred at meeting at the Central Y. M C. A:
 Resolved, That the following com mittees of the churches and the com mittee of one hundred be federated Bible study, Boys work and Social service.
 Resolved, That Evangelism, Com munity extension. and Missions work continue under the leadership of the of the committee of one hundred
 Resolved. That the executive com mittee communicate with various phil anthropic organizations, regarding a community and state survey
Arizona republican., 1912-02-23
ANNEXATION DECREE
 PRESENTED IN ROME
Fires of Patriotism Burn Brightly as Spirit of Young Italy is
 Famed Again
TASSOciated Press DiSbGtchl

| lL1SSOCfutCU fGOS DtoPtttHl
 ROME, Feb. PA royal decree pro- claiming the annexation of TripOlitana Cyrenaica was presented today by Premier Gioltti in the chamber of deputies and the senate. Patriotic speeches were made and scenes of enthusiasm ensued. old parliament tarians declare that the sittings were compared only to those of the assem- bly, during the war for independence.
 A feature of the proceedings in the senate Was the singing of a hymn in honor of the brave sons of Italy who are fighting on the African coast with Giuseppe Manfredi, president of the senate acting as leader. When Signor Marcora. president of the chamber of deputies, compared the Italian soldiers with the GaribaldianS of whom him. self was one and spoke in glowing terms of the valor of Bersagliori, cheers greeted his words. Marcora said that the Italians through valor of their soldiers were simply taking possession again of ancient Roman provinces which owed their civilization to Rome and which had been thrown back into barbarian again by usurpers.