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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-08-07
COOK STOVES LEFT TO POOR.
Request of $4,000 Fifty-nine Years
Aqo Will Be Looked Up,

A hearing on a petition under the
wiil.of Thomas W. Sweetser, who died
1fty-nine years ago, will be given in
Boston the latter part Of this month,
when an unusual provision. that Of
providing the poor Of Salem, Mass,
with cook stoves. will get close atten-
ton.
The will stipulated that $4,000 be
paid to his native city, that this be
put OF interest at 6 per cent forever
and that 5000 be spent annually in
buying stoves and utensils for the poor
if his estate amounted to $4,000 or
more.
Trustees. to be elected, must super
wise the administration Of the charity
and must keep On hand a supply Of
stoves of different sizes. Then, too.
the trustees must keep on hand enough
pipes for all the stoves.
If the will was made public fifty
nine years ago no official notice was
taken and the gift was forgotten.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-08-07
Mad Dogs.

Mad dogs do not attack people.
when a dog has the rabies" said a
physician. she has lost control of his
body, and what he does is mechanical.
His jaws snap involuntarily. and if he
encounters any object. whether ami
mate or inanimate. he is likely to bite
it. But a mad dog does not attack as
does an angry dog. He does not pick
out a victim or use any strategy. For
this reason dogs suffering from rabies
less dangerous than is supposed.
No grown person need fear them. for
all he has to do is to get out of the
way. The dog will not chase him. Of
course. young children are in danger,
as they do not know how to dodge the
BRUTE
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-08-07
BEATS OF THE HEART.
Sounds That Tell Just How That Won
derfui Oruan Is Workino.

derfui Organ Is Working.
Do you know what a doctor hears
when he sounds your chest and listens
to your heart beating?
Your heart, if it is quite sound,
makes a noise very like "lub-dup, lub,
dup, lub-dup." all the time. The two
~syllables come very quickly together.
and between each ''lub-dup" there
comes a pause. the short period when
the heart is resting. as it were.
The ''lub" sound is due to the blood
flowing out of the heart. and the dup"
is the closing Of the hearts valves.
Just by the loudness of these two syl-
tables the doctor knows if your heart
is working as it should do.
Supposing the dup" is very loud,' for
instance. that tells him that the valves
are being slammed to-" just as a door
is. and that the pressure is greater
than it should be. The cause Of this is
generally what is known as an ''aneu.
rism." 80
If the valves are not closing properly
the doctor hears a sound very like
duff" instead Of dup" The heart is
then said to have a "murmur," and the
physician knows what steps to take to
correct it.
When the first sound, 'lub," is sof-.
tened into ''luff'' it warns the doctor
that his patient has something wrong
with the mitral valve. The ''lub"
sound is always very much weaker
when n is suffering. from fever, and
it is this weakness, due to the weak
ness Of the heart muscle, which makes
the doctor so anxious at those times.
When the heart says 'luf-duH" he
ttells you to knock off work for a time
and have a complete rest, for your
heart is in a bad way. Pearson's
| Weekly.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-08-07
STAGE MANNERIsMs.
iGrossmith RebeIled Against lmitatina
Charles Mathews.

Weldon GroSSmith in Prom Studio
say about the practice Of initiating the
methods and manneriSmS Of great ac-
tors. a practice that was once more
frequent than it is now. On his re-
turn to London he played II part that
had been played many years before by
Charles Mathews and who had thus
established a sort Of orthodoxy in its
presentation. MIR. Grossmith relates:
Il was asked by the producer to do
the same business that Charles Ma
thews did. and when making my exit
at the end of the first act the stage man
aser said. Now, Mr.. Grossmith. throw
the tails Of your frock Goa over the
back of your head
Why" | asked.
"'RecauSe Mathews did it, he. re-
piled.
Never said /. Not having had
the good fortune to see the great
Charles Mathews. | naturally can't
imitate his ~;n~:'"lS. and | must do
things my w Why.
"'Reaily. >aM! -" I","'':,wr Ana
looking III III" u'M,'E iH." l,.r> a., l!r
company TO; a,Mntrl!S- "'tt ,M"-t":mr
ment. in his hes! ',,'i"n'.c;,". ~t;s-'
We have mHuI -! rs -" '',r,v, -,
press notices "'.@. :! III! -. ".,tn,
Mr.. Weldon Ga, ~>}Irit', " ,r Nn-":e.,
but is he gnin" +" inai'Ive un Cherries
Matthew's in nulDn%
"'rhat'S not quite the point | iepii,H
How Charles Mathews did this hu>i
ness | don't know. At any rate. he WAS
a gentleman in every part he played,
and l an much afraid his imitators
have %vulgariZed his business. for it
doesn't seem to me possible that
Charles Mathews would make an exit
from a drawing room in the presence
of ladies throwing his c%oattails entire
ly over his head. and. whether he did
or not, I absolutely decline to do it,"
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-08-07
CHOCOLATE AS A FOOD.
It Should Be Eaten After and Never
Before Meals.

Chocolate is one of the most whole
some of foods. But it should be re-
served for eating after meals. Nothing
can be worse than chocolate eaten
just before a meal. for then it ruins
the appetite. Chocolate should consist
Of equal parts Of sugar and cocoa
When it contains, as most Of that sold
in the cheap candy stores does. more
sugar than cocoa it loses much Of its
real food value.
Koenig, the great German chemist.
who has done so much to enlighten the
world on the value of foods by publish.
ing his analysis Of them. says that
chocolate contains 6.27 per cent OF. pro-
TEN. go per cent of t~heobromine, 21.20
per cent of fat. 1876 per cent Of tar
taric acid $50 per cent of sugar. 4.07
per cent of starch. 1.67 per cent Of eel
lulose and $50 per ZEN Of other car
bohydrates. Therefore it is highly nu-
tritive.
Athletes, polar explorers and moun
tain climbers know this well. In the
Swiss Alps it is usual to carry choco-
late in the pocket and to eat a little
OF it whenever the climbers pause for
a rest. But chocolate is fattening and
should therefore be eschewed by those
who have a tendency to too great cor
pulency. 1t is an ideal addition to the
diet of a vegetarian.
Chocolate and cocoa are almost as
stimulating as coffee and tea, but have
none Of the injurious effects upon the
nervous system which are. for many
people the great drawbacks Of these
drinks.
/, Chocolate is best when made over
night and allowed to stand.-New York
World !.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-08-07
GOOD NEWS IN LANGDON
Many of Our Langdon Readers Have Heard
It and Have Profted Thereby

It and Have Profted Thereby
"Good news travels fast" and the
thousands of bad back sufferers in
Langdon are glad to learn where relief
may be found. Many a lame, weak and
aching back is bad no more, thanks to
Doan's Kidney Pills. Our citizens are
telling the good news of their experience
with this tested remedy. Here is an
example worth reading:
Mrs. H. Dolman. Langdon, N. D says:
81, and others of the family have used
Doan's Kidney Pills and they have done
just what is claimed for them. Last
fall l had trouble with my kidneys. The
kidney secretions we're unnatural and
caused me annoyance. I was SO bad
that I couldn't do my homework. Ny
back ached day and night l was all
run down and felt poorly. l had doctor
ed and got no better until I began TAX
ing Doan's Kidney Pills. They improv-
cd my condition at once and 1 continued
using them until I was free from kidney
trouble. l am only too glad to recon-
mend them"
For sale by all dealers. Price so cents.
Foster Milburn Co.. Buffalo, New York,
sole agents for the United States.
Remember the name-Doan's-and
take no other.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-08-07
Air Craft Won't Upset or Drop
When Engine Stops.
PUBLIC EXHIBITION SOON,
Christopher Lake, the Inventor, Makes
Announcement That He Has Solved
Problem of Making Flying Safe.
Practical Model of M%ultiplane Type
Has Worked Well, 1t Is Asserted.

Christopher j. Lake lately announced
to the Aero club that he had solved the
problem of making %aeroplanes safe and
that he would give Il public demon.
stration of his machine in August al
his aerodrome in Bridgeport, Conn.
1t is impossible, he said, for his ma.
chine to plunge to the earth. as the
present type of aeroplane so frequently
does, even when the engine stops. 1t
will glide to the earth slowly and keep
al wen keel.
The inventor is vice president of the
Lake Torpedo Boat company, manufac,
turers of the Lake submarines. and is
father of Simon Lake, the inventor of
the submarine which bears the family
name. He says that in his aeroplane
he has applied the same principles
which were used in creating stability
in the submarine and adds that the
problems of under water and air navi-
cation are much the same.
Has Tried 1t and 1t Works.
Mr.. Lake has already taken out GER
tain patents for the new aeroplane.
and others are pending. both in this
country and abroad. Until these pat
ents are assured he is unwilling to de-
scribe just how he has solved the
problem. but he asserts that he has
demonstrated the practical efficiency
of his device with a full size machine
which he has been using at Bridge
port.
If a gust Of wind strikes one side
of the Lake machine, its inventor says,
or If one side falls into an lair hole"
the %aeroplane will tip slightly and
then recover its balance of itself. Be-
of its even keel in descending
the lev machine presents a broad sur
face to the air continually and comes
down like a parachute. except that it
takes a long glide.
In his experiments with models Mr..
Lake suspended a model from a con-
siderable height, bottom upward, and
cut the string. The machine righted
itself. he says. like a cat and glided
down a long air incline to the earth.
Dropped sideways also. the machine
| righted itself and sailed down safely.
No Need Of High Speed.
Mr.. Lake places strong emphasis on
the ability Of his aeroplane to take
the air and stay in the air at reduced
speeds. The driver Of the type Of ma
chine now in use has to have his en-
CINE going very fast before the plane
will leave the earth at all. Mr.. Lake
says that his machine will rise at a
speed of only a few miles an hour-an
easy driving gait. This machine is Of
the hydroaeroplane type and is a
multi" with the planes arranged like
steps. but his new method will work
just as we'll with ~monoplanes or BIZ
planes.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-08-07
HUMUs IN THE SOIL.
This Valuable Substance Is Due to tho
Presence of Bacteria.

This Valuable Substance Is Due to tho
Presence of Bacteria.
We find a vast difference in the fer.
tiity of different soils, writes G. l..
Macarthur. assistant bacteriologist, Ida
no experiment station. For instance,
sand. although it may contain all the
elements necessary for plant food, is
still found barren and without vegeta-
ton. Garden soils. however. may con-
tain less plant food than the sand and
difference is usually due to the SUBJ
stance known as humus. Where the
humuS is present the different ele-
ments are present in Il form that plants
can use. This humus is the remains Of
previous plants and animals. When
plants die that part which is not used
for commercial purposes usually goes
back to the soil. In much the same
way u great deal Of the animal body
reaches the soil.
AS soon as this material reaches the
soil it is attacked by millions of bacte-
ria, which are known as the decompo-
sition bacteria. These bacteria soon
u Il great many changes in the ma
terial. each change tending to break
down the complex into the more sim
pie compounds. A part of this material
is set free in the form of gases and is
lost in the atmosphere. but the greatest
part remains in the soil as a1partly de.
composed mass and is known as hu.
mus.
Different classes Of bacteria continue
their work on this material after it has
reached the form of humus. decompos'
ing it still further and building plant
food and other substances from it
Thus we see that humus is continually
changing. 1t is never the same in two
different fields, and it also differs from
year to year in the same field.
The addition Of ANU to a field
does a great deal toward the formation
Of humus. 1t not only adds decompos
ing matter to the soil. but it also adds
large numbers Of bacteria which form
humus out of the material already in
the soil. Thus we find that If it were
not for the work Of bacteria there
would not be any humus. as the variou:
plant and animal matter would not de
cay.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-08-07
Police View of Wagner.

Here is a description Of the great
composer which was dated May 1S,
1949, when a warrant was issued to
arrest Richard Wagner. one of the
most prominent adherents of the revo-
lutionary party, and to deliver him up
to the royal court Of justice. Wagner
is thirty-seven or thirty-eight years
old. of middle height; has brown hair.
wears glasses; open forehead: eye
brows brown: eyes gray blue; nose
and mouth we'll proportional: chin
round. Particulars: In speaking and
moving he is hasty." - London Spec
tatOr.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-08-07
TAX MAIL. ORDER HOUSES.
Congressman Declares They DepIete
/. Population of Towns.

Congressman Declares They DepIete
Population of Towns.
The great American mail order
houses are fast putting the country
merchant out Of business. asserts Rep
resentative Hinebaugh, the Illinois
Progressive, who recently inserted in
the Congressional Record in the house
an argument in support Of his bill tax
ing these concerns for rural benefits.
His. measure proposes that the reve-
nue. thus raised shall be expended in
building country roads.
MI. Hinebaugh says that the de-
crease in village population is due to
the elimination Of local merchants by
mail order competition and that a So
cial deterioration of rural centers is
the net result.
zone mail order house in the city of
Chicago has sixty-three acres of floor
space" he says. another one in the
same city, according to a statement
under oath of its president, made a
uSL :plOuC VI G1t ,OOO,OOO vi ldSI Veal >
business. A million dollar building is
to be erected by Montgomery Ward &
Co. in Kansas City to duplicate its
present building at Nineteenth and
Campbell streets.
t"This mail order corporation is also
about to enter New York. San Fran
cisco and Portland.
"It should be perfectly apparent to
every thinking person that the country
merchant must go out Of business as
the great mail order houses gradually
close down upon the local markets. In
eight of our great states many towns
have lost population during the last
ten years.
"It is %contended by the friends of
the mail order houses that as a Eeat
economic question the rights a the
consumer and purchaser to buy wher-
ever he can obtain the lowest prices
should not be raised and that If the
extension Of the mail order business
means the elimination Of the country
merchant then the country merchant
must go.
eff such arguments We're logically
sound, which I do not admit, there is
still the social. moral and religious
view to be considered. The retail mer-
chant is the backbone of the country
town. The mail order house is his
worst enemy. The farmers need the
town. and the town must have the
farmers"
Representative Hinebaugh concluded
his statement with the assertion that
"the great mail order houses have no
difficulty in underselling the retail
dealer, no matter how much he may
reduce his margin Of profit. Buying
as they do from prison contractors the
products Of convict labor, they secure
many Of their manufactured articles at
prices that would be utterly impossible
to obtain if made by free labor. This
source of supply is, of course, not open
to the small retailer even if he was
inclined to avail himself Of it."
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-08-07
TREAsURER's REPORT FOR
ldngdOn City Special School
county OF Cavalier. State of North Dakota for
the year 1928.
RECEIPTS, ..,.. .,

County of Cavalier. State of North Dakota for
the year 1912-13.
RECEIPTS. ..... :s-
I ash on Hand, at the beginning of tho r
school year, July 1, 1912 s6555 76
l4r rani amount received during the year
T 1Tom : tne Eapp9rtlonment of the State
Total amount received during the wear 1905 81
T 1Fom = the E superintendent of the County
Amount received during the year from
lakes levied by the District School
board, including outstanding warrants
reGsemed or endorsed in the collection
Amount received during the year from y
1851 ~
l3 Galh receipts an for the year, including
EXPENDITURES.
Amount paid during the year for
school houses, sites and furniture. 15O 90
amount paid during the year for ap-
paratus fixtures etc 789 "a
Amount paid during the year for teach.
Amount paid during the year for ser. $3.50 70
wees and expenses of school officers. ITO 90
amount paid during the year for Inter-
est on warrants 1881 IS
dental expenses.:..."....I....... 3739 St
poses not before mentioned. ........... 7541 50
Total Expenditures for the s26o8s 27
Casn on Hand June 30, 1918 1900 Is
Gr9nd Total Expenditures and Cash on
na''dto balance above Total Receipts. $275sS 40
j. D. MILNE,
Treasurer of Langdon City Special Schools.
Approved this 26th day of July, A. D., 1913.
BY Order of the District School Board:
Attest: JOHN MAHON. President
JOHN E. TRUAX. Clerk.
|
CLERKS STATEMENT OF INDEBTEDNESS
OF DISTRICT.
Whole Amount Of Warrants Outstand-
ing June 80, 1913..... ..... 1927 81
Whole amount of Bonds Outstanding
Amount nf ;nteres, On Wsrronts a. ov wy ~ ~
standing June 80, 1913
Total Indebtedness of the District, on
June 81, 1913 $50677 81
Approved this 26th day of July,A. D, 1913,
BY Order of the District School Board:
JOHN E. TRUAX Clerk,
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-08-07
First Aid. to Chickens.

Following a rain twelve little chick
ems at the Il. ]. Ritner home in Atchi-
on. Kan. apparently had been
drowned. ., Mrs. Ritner felt very bad
about 1t, and her husband told her to
resuscitate them by working their legs
and wings back and forth as they do
In life saving stations. Mrs. RItner did
so and brought ten Of the chickens
back to life.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-08-07
Makinq a BURGLAR Useful.

Lie still there and l won't hurt you.
All l want is your money and your
jewels and her I'll git"
"All right. old man. and while you're
searching for the jewels if you run
across my dress studs ! wish you'd
put them out on the dresser. 1 haven't
been able to find them for a month -
Detroit Free Press
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-08-07
SUMMONS

County Of f Grand n Foffs In DISTRICT COURT,
First Judicial District,
Grand Forks Mercantile.
Company. IA corpora
ton. Pla ,ntiH, o. -
ID. Campbell,
Defendant
Nh State of North Dakota to the hovo NOW
ed Defendant; 'oo nan7
You are hereby summoned to answer the com.
P1alnt IN this action which is on file with The
Gierk OF the above named District Court, At
us 11s once IN the City of Grand Forks, North
Ia pakosa. and to serve a copy of your answer to
thirty days after the service of this Summons
upon you. exclusive of the day of service, and in
ment Willy be taken against you by default for
the rellef demanded in the complaint.
dated at Grand Forks, N. D., June is, 1918,
MURPHY & DUGGAN.
Dakosa. 80 A'Ae Mci'"
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-08-07
GIVING Himself Away.

Here. ma" requested the boy. hur.
rying in from school before time,
hang my jacket up behind the stove"
rs it wet?'
mo. but teacher sent me home to
tell you to warm my jacket for me."-
Judge.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-08-07
Dickerinq For Talent,

My wife has adopted a scheme used
by these baseball managers"
GLOW now?"
"She is carrying on negotiations with
u neighbor. Mrs. Wombat."
About what?"
My wife wants to trade our laun-
dress and a couple Of housemaids for
Mrs. Wombat's star cook, but Mrs.
Wombat wants a bonus."-Pittsburgh
Post.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-08-07
BERIBERI FROM EATING RICE.
Berlin Physician Proves Cause by Ex-
p~erimenting on Himself.

PoTfT7erCTT9 OFT FIIntSeTT.
The, Medical association Of Berlin re-
ports that DR.. Max Moszkowskf, who
has been Investigating the causes Of
beriberi. shares the contention of Dr..
Ellis Fraser and Professor Fletcher Of
the Malay states that beriberi is an
assimilation disease caused by the use
of rice.
DR.. MosZkowski experimental on
himself. He subsisted on rice for 1888
days, after which all the symptoms Of
the disease manifested themselves.
The injection Of a serum containing
extract Of rice resulted in his complete
recovery.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-08-07

ne-I newer see your great friend,
the baroness. with you now. Have you
quarreled? She-Oh. no. but our frocks
don't go we'll together just ut present.
so we are careful never to be o
- Zach other. -FIieeende Batter.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-08-07
W44HI COLUMN COLUMN
-5155- IT
y

A ADVERTISEMENTS will oe inserted in this
"A column for One Cent a Word each insertion
No advertisement inserted for less than fifteen
cents. Cash must always out of
town orders. The rate for the insertion Oh
business locals among pure reading matter will
hereafter be ten cents perlico zach Insertion.
LOST-In Langdon on Saturday a bunch of
keys. Finder will greatly oblige by leaving
same at this office,
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-08-07
The Loaic of IL.

Kelly-If yez foorce me to pay that
note now I can't pay 1t. O'Brine-But
II I wait till yez pay It I'll nivir git I'll
Puck. - .s'r
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-08-07


& CONSERVATISM. :
q One day through the prilneval wood
! "A cali walked home. as good calves
8 should,
Y but made a trail all bent askew,
< A crooked path. as all calves do.
& The trail wa taken up next day
8 3y a Ions dog that passed that
8 way,
. And then a wise bellwether sheep
q Pursued the trail DER vale and
q steep
8 And drew the flock behind him. too,
9 AS good bellwethers always do.
g And from that day, DER hill and
x glade,
) Through those old woods, q path
O was made,
. And many men wound in and out
z And lodged and turned and bent
< about
3 And uttered words of righteous
3 wrath
9 Because twas such a crooked path.
3 But still they ,followed-do not
x laugh
. The first migrations of that calf
. And through the winding roadway
g Stalked
Because he wabbled when he walked.
So men prefer to go it blind
> Along the calf paths Of the mind
Q And work away from sun to sun
. To do what other men have done.
Anonymous.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-08-07

runningseveral kinds of threshing outfits
wants a job as separator man state wage paid
Write to liver Olson, Flandreau. N, D. Eff
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-08-07

HORSES STRAYED-From my place in Lang
don, since Saturday, May 10th, one team of
drivers, consisting of dark brown mare of
Hambletonion stock, color dark brown, four
years old; one dark ,sorrel coach mare, five
years old; weight about 1900 pounds each.
Party having taken up these horses will
please notify Rev. NJ. O'Driscol. "A
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-08-07

BLACKSMITH WANTED-At once, a general
all round blacksmith; pay going wages; a
steady job is offered the right sort ola man.
Apply to julius Thon, Langdon, N. d.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-08-07

UP-Came to the farm CT the under
signed two miles north of Dresden some time
ago one mooley red bull, about one year old.
can be had by owner upon proper identified
ton and paying charges including advertis-
ing. William Buckweitz, Dresden, N. D. 52-2
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-08-07

THRESHING OUTFIT-For sale a Minneapo-
lis Threshing Outfit, consisting of 30 horse
power engine; separator, 44x72: tender water
cook car, completely furnished. Can be seen
at my farm, located on Section 1, Iona
township. Ole NarvesOn, Langdon. 500
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-08-07

COTTAGE FOR SALE-Cottage in the Dorval
addition, with lot 60x234 feet. Adam Reid 41tf