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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-12-11
Watered Milk.

Farmers" said the fair city visitor.
"are just as dishonest as the city milk
man"
How dye make that out?" asked
the farmers wife.
"This morning" said the girl. accus-
ingly. with my own eyes ! saw your
hired man water the cows just before
he MIXED them" Exchange.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-12-11
His Infinite Variety.

Blobbs-Snphedde Is q man OF many
parts, Slobbs- Yes, he tries to be all
the different kinds Of fools NJ once.-
PhiladFlnhin Record,
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-12-11
IT'S Like Santa Claus;
II Will Keep Going Till Christmas

and like Santa Claus it will
make your Xmas a pleasant
one if you will let it. Give
sensible presents this Xmas
things that will be appre-
ciated---and you will enjoy
giving. Every home needs
some furniture and a piece
of good furniture will be ap-
preciated by every grown up
member of the family. Fur.
niture is recognized more
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-12-11

every year as one of the
very best gifts obtainable.
Your money does double
duty when you give furni-
ture. You give the best of
presents and you help make
the home attractive. Re-
member, too, at the prices
we are selling you can get
more for your money at our
store than anywhere else on
earth.
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butter, meat and potatoes. A little
cake and a few candies may be all
right by way Of variety, but you cam
not live on such things. You build
a good. solid. plain. square house
that is light, airy, well ventilated, and
easily heated. and you have something
to be satisfied with as long as you
live. But you let some architec, coax
you into building some fancy gothic
arrangement, or add a lot of gewgaws
to an otherwise sensible plan, and you
will have a job of alterations on your
hands before many years.
A study of the rooms in the present
design will convince anyone mat THIS
plan offers a good deal of comfort lor
the amount Of money the house WIZ
cost. Commencing with the front nal,
there Is a good-looking open star
lighted both from .ne top and the
!! bottom-a feature that you do not al
closet for coats, and behind this
, anS under the main stair for an en-
trance to the cellar from the kitch'
en- There is a good hall-big enough
without using up a whole lot OF un'
necessary space. :
The living room and dining room
are supposed to occupy the south or
west side Of the house. which is the
sunny side. as these rooms are used
the most. When 1t comes to the kitch'
en- and pantry. with a back porch en-
trance. the arrangement Is good and
pretty handy. l do not advocate put
! ting the kitchen on the north side OF
the house. because l think a kitchen
should be as bright and cheerful as
any other room; but On the other
hand, a northern or eastern room IS
cooler than one facing the south or
west, and you have too mucn heat 10
the kitchen anyway.
It Is impossible to have everything
just exactly right; but taking this
house on the whole, the plan Is a good
one, and 1t Is not very expensive
With careful management 1t may DO
built In most towns for about $1,000
complete with piping for a and with
electric wiring. An exceptionally
good manager might get the furnace
put In. and still keep the price within
s 1000.
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CHAPTER XXV.-Continueo.

They plunged into ii, plowing a way
through the drifts, the reluctant
horses dragging back at first, and
drifting before the fierce sweep OF the
wind, in spite of every effort at guild
ance. 1t was an awful journey. every
step torture, but Hamlin bent to It.
clinging firmly to the bit OF his ami
NAL. his other arm protecting his eyes
from the sting OF the wind. Behind.
WATSON welded a quirt, careless
whether Its lash struck the horses
flank or Carroll. And across a thou
sand miles of snow-covered plain, the
storm howled down upon them in re
doubled fury, binding their eyes,
making them stagger helplessly be-
fore its blasts.
They were still moving, now like
enails, when the pale sickly dawn
came. revealing inch by inch the dread
desolation, stretching white and ghast-
iy in a slowly widening circle. The
exhausted, struggling men, more near
fy dead than alive from their cease
less toll. had TO break the film Of ice
from their eyes to perceive their sur
'roundings. Even then they saw moth
ing but the bare, snow-draped plain
the air full of swirling flakes. There
was nothing TO guide them, no mark
OF Identification: merely lorn barren
ness In the midst OF which they wan
dered. dragging their half-frozer
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CHAPTER XVI,


Once he paused, blinded by the
snow, flung up his arm. and fred.
imagining he saw the dim shape of a
man on the ridge summit. There was
no return shot, no visible movement.
Reckless. mad with rage, he sprang
up the wind-swept side, and reached
the crest. 1t was deserted, except for
tracks already nearly obliterated BY
the fierce wind. Helpless, bafied, the
Sergeant stared about him into the
driving fakes, his ungloved, stiffen-
ing hand gripping the cold butt of
his Colt, ready for any emergency.
Nothing but vacancy and silence en-.
comprised him. At his feet the snow
was still trampled; he could see
where the man had kneeled to fire;
where he had run down the opposite
side of the hill. There had been only
one-a white man from the imprint
and he had fed south, vanishing In
the smother.
1t required an effort for the Ser.
position, and the meaning OF this mys-
terious attack. He was no longer
numb with cold or staggering from
weakness. The excitement had sent
the hot blood pulsing through his
veins; had brought back to his heart
the fighting instinct. Every desire
urged him forward. clamoring for re-
venge. but the aroused sense Of a
plainsman held him motionless, star
ing about. listening for any sound. Be
hind him, down there In the hollow,
were huddled the horses Of his out.
fit. scarcely distinguishable from
where he stood. II he should venture
farther of. he might never be able
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than three feet above grade, and many
Of them are more than four feet up.
There was a time when cellars were
confined to one corner Of the house,
and they were often dark. damp, dingy
affairs. Modern houses, however,
practically all have cellars the full
size OF the house, divided into CON-
partments-one for the furnace. one
for coal and one for the storage Of
fruit and vegetables. A furnace in
the cellar is in itself a splendid ven
tilator; 1t keeps the cellar dry and
warm, and the heat from 1t will force
ventilation. Then, the circulation OF
air in the pipes and through the reg
listers carries the warm circulating me.
dunn to every corner In the building.
Nine out Of ten of the smaller houses
probably are heated by means OF q
hot-air furnace, and there is no bet
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Major Mcdonald. commanding an army
post near Fort Dodge. seeks a man 70
Intercept his daughter. Molly. VINO -
L. threatened Sergeant Brick Hamlln
meets the stage in which Molly Is travel,
ing They are attacked by Indians. ana
Hamlin and Molly escape in the darkness;
Hamlin tells Molly he was discharged
from the Confederate service in disgrace
and at the close OF the war enlisted IN
the regular army. He suspects one APP
bis Disgrace. Troops appear and under
escort OF Lieut.. Gaskins Molly starts 70
Join her father Hamlin leaves 10 relnln
his regiment. He returns to Fort DOUG
after a summer OF fighting Indians. ana
fnds Molly there. Shots are heard In the
night. Hamlin rushes out. sees what ne
believes Is the figure OF Molly hiding ~
the darkness and falls over the body or
Lieutenant Gaskins. who accuses Hamlin
of shooting him. The sergeant Is proven
innocent. He sees Molly In company WIN
Mrs. Dupont. whom he recognizes as
former sweetheart. who threw him over
for LeFevre. Mrs. Dupont tells Hamhn
LeFevre forced her TO send him a lying
note. Hamlin declares he has been look
Ing f9r LeFevre to force him to clear ns
record. Later he overhears Dupont ana a
soldier Matching up a money-making
plot Molly seeks an interview with
Hanlin. She says her father seems 10 be
10 be a daughter OF McDonald's sister.
Molly disappears and Hamlin sets out to
trace her. Mcdonald Is ordered TO Fort
Ripley Hamlin discovers that the man
who left on the stage under the name OF
Mcdonald was not the major. He finds
McDorald's murdered body. Hanlin
takes WATSON. a guide. and two troopers
and goes in pursuit Of the murderers. who
had robbed Mcdonald OF $40. 900 aymas
ter's money. He suspects Dupont Con
ners, soldier acconplice OF Dupont. Is
found murdered. Hamlin's party Is caught
IN a fierce blizzard while heading for the
Nrnr1lrOr
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as the conviction took shape. the
ghostly outline OF a small elevation
doomed through the murk. He stared
at 1t scarce believing. imagining a de-
fusion, and then sent his cracked
voice back In a shout on the wind.
We're thar. Brick Ny God, lad.
here's the Cimarron!"
He wheeled about. shading his
mouth, SO Is to make the words carry
through the storm.
DO you hear? We're within q half
Beat the life inter him! There's shell
ter and fire commit"
AS though startled by some electric
shock. Hamlin sprang forward. his
limbs Strengthening In response to
fresh hope. plowed through the snow
to Carroll's side. and shook and
slapped the fellow into semi-couscious-
ness.
We're at the river, Georgei" he
cried. jerking up the dangling head.
Wake up. man! Wake up! Do you
hear? Well have a FIRE In ten min.
utes."
The man made a desperate effort,
bracing his hands OF the horses neck
and staring at his tormen.or with dull,
unseeing eyes.
"Oh, go to hell" he muttered. and
went down again.
Hamlin struck him twice. his chilled
hand tineling to the blow, but the
inert figure never moved.
mo use, Sam. We've got to get on
and thaw him out. Get up there, you
pony!"
The ghostly shape Of the hill was &c
their right. and they circled its base
almost w~aist-deep In drift. Thi.
brought the wind directly into theil
faces. and the horses baked, dragging
back and compelling both men to bear
them into submission. WATSON wa.
jerking at the bit, his back turned Sc
that he could see nothing ahead, Blu
Hamlin. lashing the real animal will
his quirt. still faced the mound,
mere dim shadow through the mist,
of snow. He saw the fash Of yellow
fame that leaped from It's summit
heard the sharp report CT a gun, an,
saw WATSON crumble up. and go down
still clinging to his horses rein.
came so suddenly, so unexpectedly
that the single living man left scarce
ly realized what had happened. Ye
dazed as he was, some swift impuls
flung him, h%eadlong, into the sno,
behind his pony, and even as he fel
his numbed fingers gripped for tn
revolver at his hip. The hfdde
marksman shot twice, evidently di.
corning only dim outlines at which t
aim; the red of discharge cut tn
gloom like a knife. One ball hurtle
past Hamlin's head; the other foun
billet in Wade's horse, and the stricl
en- creature toppled over, bearing II
dead burden with him. The Sergear
ripped of his glove, found the triggt
with his h%alf-frozen fingers, and fire
twice. Then, with an oath, he leape
madly to his feet, and dashed straigl
at the silent hill.
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Mr.. william A.. Radford win answer
questions and give advice FREE OF
COST on all subjects pertaining TO tne
subject Of building. for the readers OF this
paper. On account OF his wide experience
As Editor. Author and Manufacturer. he
i. without doubt, the highest authority
IN all these subjects. Address all inquiries
to william A. Radford. No. IS West
Jackson boulevard. Chicago. H.. and only
enclose twc-cent stamp for reply.
For economy In space and careful
planning Of the rooms to utilize the
last inch to advantage, the house de
sign here shown 10 exceptionally good.
1t is that Of q medium-sized square
built house. "a by 80 feet In ground
plan.
These dimensions may seem rath-
er small to work into seven rooms,
besides a good bathroom. plenty OF
closets, and a good lower hall with an
open stairway. Yet these rooms are
as large as the average rooms In new
houses. as houses go at the pres
emit time; and they are a good deal
larger than some. Years ago, rooms
were larger; but that vas when build
ing material and labor were very
much cheaper than they are now. A
builder can almost tell the age OF
a house by the size of the rooms. But
there are other contributing causes.
One is that we understand building
better, and 1t Is not necessary to
build 80 large to get the same amount
Of comfort. AS one lady expressed 1t,
Il have learned to like my small
kitchen; there are places for every
thing, and | do not have to walk SO
much"
We have learned how to ventilate
houses SO that the air In small rooms
In new houses is better than the air
In large hooms in houses built 20 or
80 years ago. One reason for better
ventilation is that houses now are
set up we'll from the ground. It Is a
rare thing to see a new house less
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seen you ever since I was a little boy"
he looked fully al old as Jefferson
and | have always looked forward
to your visit to this place" Presently
Jefferson interrupted the stream Of
praise to say: Il thank you very
much. You are very kind" II the in
cident had only ended here! But the
Terre Haute gentleman went N Il
tell you. everywhere In this town peo-
pie are glad to see old Josh Whit
comb" There was a moment Of ST.
lence, and then Mr.. Jefferson sand:
Il think you are mistaken play Rip
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He was alert and fearful. yet deter
mined. No matter what danger Of
discovery might threaten. he must
build a fire t save Carroll's life. The
raging storm was not over with:
there was no apparent cessation Of
violence in the blasts of the icy wind.
and the snow swept about him In
binding sheets. 1t would continue
all day. all another night. perhaps.
and they could never live through
without food and warmth. He real.
lied the risk fully, his gloved hand
gripping the butt Of his revolver. as
he stared up and down the snow
draped bluffs. He wished he had
picked up Wasson's rifle. Who was
1t that had shot them up. anyhow.
The very mystery added to the dread.
Could 1t have been Dupont? There
was no other conception possible. yet
it seemed like a miracle that they
could have kept - close on the fel
lows trail all night long through the
| storm. Yet who el5e would open fire
at sight? Who else. Indeed. would be
in this God-forsaken country? And
whoever 1t was, where had he gone!
How had he disappeared so suddenly
and completely? He oOuld not be far
away, that was a certainty. No plains
man would attempt to ford that 10y
stream, nor desert the shelter Of these
bluffs in face Of the storm. 1t would
be suicidal. And II Dupont and his
Indians we're close at hand, Miss Nc
Donald would be with them. He had
had no time In which to eason this
out before, but now the swift realisa.
ton Of the close proximity OF the sir
came to him like an electric shGsk,
Whatever the immediate danger he
must thaw out Carroll, and thus be
free himself.
He could look back to where the
weary horses huddled beneath the
bank, grouped about the man so help.
lessly %swaddled In blankets on the
ground. They were dim, pitabh oh.
jects, barely discernible thrsgA the
flying scud. yet Hamlin was quicx To
perceive the advantage Of their wsi
tion-the overhanging bluff was cam
plete protection from any attack VI.
cept along the open bank Of the river
Two armed men could defend the sEot
against odds. And below. a bundled
yards away, p%erhaps-it was hard D
Judge through that smother-the bare
limbs of several stunted cottonwooAs
waved dismally against the gray SKY
nesitating. his eyes searching thv
} barrenness above to where the stream
bent ~northward and disappeared, be
turned at last and tramped down
ward along the edge Of the stream
Across stretched the level. white pref
RE, beaten and obscured by the storm,
while to his left rose the steep, bars
bluff. swept clear by the wind. reveak
ing its ugliness through the haze a
snow. Not in all the expanse Wa
there visible a moving object NOT
track Of any kind. He was alone. IL
the midst Of indescribable d~esolatios
- cold, dead. dreary landscape.
CTo BE C~ONTNUED.)
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dicrs exposed flesh with snow tha
smart of 1t. together with the rough
ness of handling. aroused the iattes
from lethargy. but Hamlin. ignoring
his resentment, gripped the fefiow
with hands of iron. never ceasing ms
violent ministrations until his swear
ing ended in silence. Then he wrap
ped him tightly in the blankets. n
stood himself erect, glowing from thS
exercise. Carroll glared up at him
angrily out of red-rimmed eyes.
I'll get you for that. you big boob"
he shouted. striving to release his
arms from the clinging blankets. "fVs
wait. I'll got you'll"
Hush up. George, and 60 to
Sleep" the other retorted. poking the
shapeless body with his foot, hn
thoughts already elsewhere. Dom
be a fool. III get a fire II can. ana
something hot into you. Within an
hour you'll be q man again. Now see
here-stop that! Do you hear? You
lie still right where you are. Carroll
until l come back. or ri kick your
ribs I'M" He bent down menacingiy,
scowling into the uptarned face. win
you mind, or shall l have to hand you
one?"
Carroll shrnnk back like a whipped
child. his lips muttering something
indistinguishable. The sergeant. sat
isned, turned and f%ioundered through
the drifts to the bank Of the stream
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ter heating apparatus for a house Of
this size.
Another Improvement N the modern
house is In making larger chimneys
and putting more fiues In them. There
Is a constant current Of air going up
through the chimney. II a 1ue Is built
right, it Works night and day. purify.
ing the air in the house. 1t does not
make any noise. and we are likely
to forget that 1t is there; hut the
work zoe on whether we know 1t
and appreciate the fact or not. Thou.
sands Of people owe their lives un-
knowingly to just such protection.
know families who haki.aally sleep
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chatka. Honolulu. by Captain Cook'n
party after the death of Cook. These
relics were sent by the governor t.
st. Petersburg. where they remained
until two or three years ago, when
the boxes containing them we're open
ed. but no n knew where they cam.
from. Luckily a professor In st. Ps
tiers university. who had been at Hor
olulu. recognized than. The relic,
are very choice. although there IL moth
Ing new amongst them except q blaze
feather helmet. which y . uys -
oslty.
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horses. The dead body of Wade had
stiffened into grotesCue shape, head
and feet dangling. shrouded in cling
ing snow. Carroll had fallen forward
across his saddle pommel. too weak
10 sit erect. but held by the taut blan-
ket. and gripping his horses ice-cov,
cred n WATSON was ahead now,
doggedly crunching a path with his
feet, and Hamlin staggered along be-
hind.
Suddenly some awakened instinct in
the numbed brain of the scout told
him OF a change In their surroundings.
He felt rather than saw the difference.
They had crossed the sand belt, and
the contour of the prairie was rising.
Then the Cimarron was neari Even
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general design. 1t is, however, oct.
ter to build plain and neat than to
attach too many ornaments. There is
something about a plain. neat house,
il well proportional. that you never
get tired of. Fancy balconies and odd.
shaped roofs look well when they are
new. but such things seldom wear
we'll. For steady diet, there is moth.
ing so satisfying as plain bread and
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NOT QUITE PROPER TRIBUTE
E1usive Indianian Rather Spoiled
rne Effect Of Praise Bestowed on
Joe" jefferson.

jefferson was once strolling through
the corridor Of a hotel in Terre Haute.
Ind, when a very pompous mar came
up to him and. extending his hand,
aid: "Mr. Jefferson. you do not
know me. but | know you very we'll.
efr. An very glad to see you In u
tlty. You arc . great actor. | have
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with the windows all down tight Won
may pass their houses at any tims
Of day or night. and never see q win
dow open. They trust in Proyidenc.
to supply fresh air. and they never
know whether the order is properIv
filled or not. 1t Is q great thing ;.
have confidence In somebody or soma
thing. You can even enjoy eating
sausage and mince pies II you bavs
SUFFICIENT confidence in the maker
The general appearance of tb,,
house Is inclined to plainness; bnt
across the front 1t is relieved nv :
good veranda that especially fits the
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Van Wrinkle. You must mean MI.
Thompson; he plays Josh Whitcomb ;"
The ELUSIVE gentleman paused long
enough to collect his wits, and then
said cheerfully: "Oh, yes. So you
are the old fellow who played Rip
Van Wrinkle? Well. you're good, too"
Mary Shaw In the Century. :
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1913-09-12
ReUcs Of CAPTAIN Cook.

Relics Of Captain Cook, tho great
English navigator, have been discov-
cred at st. Petersburg. The reiics
we're given to the governor OF Hams.
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Hardly Probable.

Have you seen NAMES engage
ment ring?"
"Of course. Did you have an IDEA
that she was making an effort to hide
NJ"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-08-09
BATTLESHIPS SUNK
IN MAKE BELIEVE WAR

NEW LONDON, Conn, Aug. g
The entire battleship fleet Of the
Black squadron attempted Friday TO
run the gauntlet Of Forts Terry.
Michie and II. G. Wright. defending
the eastern entrance TO Long Island
sound. Theoretically the attempt was
a failure and the squadron was sunk.
The trial at running the forts was
spectacular as the cutter rim OF the
fOTtificatiOns was outlined by flame
for nearly half an hour. In that
length OF time the last OF the battle
ships had been sunk. The outcome OF
the battle is regarded as a complete
demonstration OF the supremacy OF the
coast defenses against naval attack.
The battleships in two lines started
from a point near Block island. and
steamed directly toward Fort Wright.
This fort is the extreme western end
OF Fishers island and commands a
range OF the race. West Of the race
IS Fort Niche and farther west Fort
Terry. The guns or all three forts
opened on the battleships.