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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-21

/oU don't have TO go very far to
/ find stories out of real life which
for heart interest rival any of
the masterpieces of fiction
For instance in the very center of
Birmingham. on Third avenue. as a
matter of fact. there lyVs IN aged
woman who earns her bread literally
by tNe sweat of her brow. She is
washerwoman
Every morning at o'clock she is
seen standing at her gate, and every
afternoon at 2. The postman passes at
these hours. He passes.
Long ago there was another post
man. Every morning he would smile,
shake his head forlornly, with unmis-
taxable regret-and every afternoon.
mo letter today he would say.
But | am certain that you will hear
tomorrow
The old lady would try to smile
would smile in return--for it is true
taht woman, alone of all God S .crea-
lures. can smile when her heart,
stricken by grief. would stifie her
chest with sobs.
This was years ago. A new post
man came one morning. He saw the
old lady, but he did not know the
story. She simply gazed her souls
question into the face of ths man. He
could not hear--though he tried-and
passed on. Morning after morning,
each succeeding afternoon, he saw the
woman, failed to catcA her message,
and-passed on.
Now. he considers her appearance as
matter of course. She stands there
just as the tree in front of the house.
Were the tree some morning to be
missing the postman would be sur
prised. Were the old woman some
morning to be missing the postman
would be surprised
And he would pass on. Through all
the after years, he would pass on
through all the years. until the image
of the aged and saddened creature
would escape his memory.
ehs II a washerwoman.
There was a time when other condi-
lions prevailed. But her husband died.
leaving two young children. Then the
son. unloved of all save his mother.
tired of Birmingham. and went into
the west to find his fortune. And the
daughter-well, she married and went
away.
The mother. left behind. owned the
roof above her head. but nothing
more. She sewed-for days and days.
and years and years, it seemed. And
in the end herseyes grew dim, and she
could sew no more
Thereupon she became a washer
woman.
Now she bends over her tub from
early morn to dewy eve-never quit
ting her toll save when the hours
come for the passing-the paMsing--of
the postman.
There was love for the woman in
the heart. of the girl
One afternoon. she shyly told the
mother Of her sweetheart.
And soon came the wedding day.
The bride, putting her arms around
the form of her mother. said:
Tomorrow we go. You will come
with US.
The mother simply bowed her head
But that night as she lay in her
b Narkened room where nothing moved
ave invisible waves of thought and
the shadows-or perhaps curtain
with the soul Of which ftful breeze
was playing-a vision came.
Her real life story was unfolded-
and 1t was the story Of the boy.
''He Is dandy little fellow the
doctor said. and when on the follow
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-21

fST1HERE is no story in any language older
kA more familiar than that of the mother-ove
NI4X which endures to the very end every test and
every prvation without complaint. There
are in Birmingham today thousands of mothers who
wondering, not without sense of fear where
their sons are and in what circumstances. ''Where
is my wandering boy tonight?' is the refrain in
thousand hearts.
The accompanying story of the sorrow and suffer
ing of a Birmingham mother is illustrative Of the
overwhelming force and power of the mother-love
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-21

following table shows the variation in
the rise of prices: 4
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-21

And in a trice it seemed-for it is
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-09-25

Spellman's drug store has just receiv-
ed a complete line of school supplies.
+. McDermott one of the farming
heavyweights of the Wales neighborhood
transacted business here Tuesday,
VIM. Plummer and family spent part
OF the week in a visit with friends and
relatives over at Munich and Calvin.
Does a ten per cent djscoun mt on suits
and overcoats and five per cent discount
on shoes and gents furnishings appeal to
YOU? Then trade at Schefter's Clothing
House.
Halvor Torgerson and "A. K. Omlie,
two of the sturdy pioneers of Hope town
ship we're IN the city yesterday on
their way home from a business trip
down the line to Milton,
MCLAUGHLIN & Stranger yesterday
placed in their garage a Maxwell auto
mobile OF the latest type and 1914 u,4 Il
which for compactness of body and
weight comparative with the requisite
strength as touring car make it espec-
tally desirable for use by North Dakota
travellers especially when the price quot
ed to fall buyers is considered.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-09-25

School supplies of all kinds for sale at
this office,
ALERT & Winter have plenty of money
to loan on first and second mortgages.
Mrs. Al. Koehmstedt returned Satur-
day from ashort stay with friends upthe
line at Wales.
Mrs. j. G. KERN was down from Dres-
den an over Sunday visitor with several
of her Langdon friends.
Unlimited money to loan on first mort
cages, liberal amounts and lowest rates
Joseph Power, Langdon, N. D.
j. w. Haw is receiving a visit from his
mother, who arrived on Tuesdays train
from Minnesota for a short visit.
Judge Kneeshaw came in on yester-
days train and in the afternoon gave
the defendant in the Hannah assault
case a twenty day sentence IN the
county Jail John Doe, arrested here in
Langdon on Tuesday afternoon upon a
charge of boot Logging was also brought
into court, entered a plea of guilty and
was sentenced to eight months in the
state penitentiary at Bismarck.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-09-25
ALERT & Winter have plenty of money
to loan on first and second mortgages.

ALERT & Winter have plenty of money
to loan On first and second mortgages.
Offices east front of Schulke block.
Drs. Semple & Muga an. Ldngdon, N. D
For a square meal go to Lebrun's
restaurant. Quinn & Radschweit, pro-
prietors.
Will KERN returned Monday to his
home at Dresden after spending a week
visiting down here.
Miss Belle Mcknight was a visitor
from Hannah part of the week with her
several Langdon friends.
Peter McNiven of Calvin is a visitor
during a part of the week at the A. G,
McNiven home in this city.
George A. Williams and son are this
week moving into the front room on the
ground floor of the Prinyer block.
Your family is provided for if you
carry a policy in the New York Life
Talk with L. A. Weed, Hannah, N. D.
Alex. McNab returned on Saturday
from Glasgow, Mont, where he register
ed for a homestead on the Fort Peck re
%servation.
Ben Cooperman renewed the acquain
lance of a number of his Langdon ole
friends while here making the rounds o.
the trade yesterday.
Gunder Nelson manager of the Ponce
Hardware and Machinery company
business at Osnabrock was a visitor her,
a short time on Monday.
Jos. f. Schneider was down the lin
from Wales on Friday, where he ha
and threshing of his crop this fall.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-09-25

Mrs. M. Hamerl was in town Tuesday
shopping between train.
Postmaster John McGauvran returned
Saturday from his st. Paul trip.
Jos. b. Radford was a visitor Monday
to the Carl Williamson farm home in
the vicinity of Dresden.
Mrs. Jan Kyncl returned on Mondays
train from a visit of a week 10 the Frank
j. Kyncl home at Mimic.
Mrs. H. E. Fay was an over Sunday
visit at the home of her parents Mr.. and
Mrs. John Hannah at the end town.
Dr.. Tom Smith and wife we're Sunday
visitors in Milton at the home of Banker
and Mrs B. Prom, parents of Mrs. Smith.
Schefter's Clothing House gives you
ten per cent off on suits and overcoats
and five per cent off on shoes and gents
furnishings.
! Earl and John McGruer took Fridays
train to Madison, where they re-enter
the University of Wisconsin for another
year of school work.
Miss G. b. McMillon went south from
Wales yesterday for Pasadena, Cal.
where in company with her mother she
will spend the winter.
Attorney P. G. johnson, has not beer
in quite as good health lately and is re
celving treatment for his rheumatic
trouble at the Langdon hospital.
Hon. j. f. Shea came down on Mon
days train from Calvin on his way home
to Fargo after taking care of his farming
interests in the western part of Cavalier
county
r. Hayward, for a number of years su
p~erintendent of the city schools spent
part of the week here while %winding-ul
the years business on his farms IN tn
vicinity of L-angdon.
Miss Laura Alpstag, who has beel
! spending most of the summer holiday
visiting at the former home of the famll,,
in Minnesota returned to her home IL
this city on Tuesdays passenger.
Simon Schefter, of Schefter's Clothing
House, asks US to announce that IN OF
der to encourage cash business he give
a cash discount of ten per cent on suit
and o~vercoats and five perez ntdiscoun
on shoes and gents furnishings.
Miss Lila Farrell is a visitor at the '
A. Farrell home, arriving on Saturday
train from Winnipeg, where she has bee
staying a short time with friends sine
recently underg DING an operation in tn
mayo hospital at Rochester, MINI.
Fred Rolerte, one of the we'll know
early day landmarks Of this section {
North Dakota IN the early territori'
days, was here last week, returning t
his home il Montana from a visit wit
friends at different points through th
Red River Valley.
H. o. Sorenson took Mondays trail
after a weekend visit with his folks, O
t an extended trip through the wester
, part of this state for a Duluth and Twi
> Cities grain commission firm. On his r.
turn the Sorensons will remove to Gran
Forks to make their home this winter.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-09-25
= Local Happenings &

There was just a light furry of snow
Tuesday forenoon.
All of the town and village schools
and many of the winter schools in the
country have opened for the term.
DR.. j. P. Schwinghammer, the Hannah
dentist will make his usual professional
visit to Wales for the end of this month
on Tuesday, Sept. Both.
The alfalfa and corn contests for the
pupils of the common schools of Cava-
lier county will be held next month pro-
badly at Langdon, Sarles, Munich, Olga
and Milton.
EWales' new paper, The Progress" is
due to issue it's initial number this week
and the appearance of the eleventh con-
stellation in the journalistic ornament Of
Cavalier county will be awaited by its
contemporaries with expectancy.
Tomorrow, Friday evening the young
people of Wales give gthe first of a
series of social dances to be held in the
new opera house during the fall and
winter season. Music for the occasion is
being furnished by the Wales orchestra
Go. Superintendent Helen J. Sullivan
is on the program at the annual meeting
of the North Dakota educational a~ssocia.
ton to be held at Fargo, from No
vember 9Th to 7th to lead the discussion
of the question, "Under What Conditions
Local quotations on the grain market
have maintained a steady figure, during
the week, with the indication that nov
threshing is practically completed the
grain receipts at the terminals will re
turn to normal, when a rise in the prices
on both wheat and barley may be safely
looked for within a short time.
In this issue the DEMOCRAT would di
rect attention to an error last week i,
the item giving the names of farms re
Gently filed in the Office of Register o
Deeds Schwartz. The farm of Ell
Shaver of Byron township should hay
been named "The Echo Farm" instead
of "The Keystone" as enormously stated
School No. 3 in Perry township be
tween Langdon and Iona was burneo
Thursday morning of last week. Thu
teacher, Miss Seip had built a little fir
in the stove as the morning was COLI
and windy. AS the stove pipe projected
out through the roof without a chime,
the dry shingles caught fire. There wa
no we'll within a mile of the school 81
teacher and pupils hao to stand clea
and let it burn.
E%quinoctial weather this week, Sun
day and Monday mornings the minimum
temperature struck the frost line with
killing effect for the first time this fall
Sunday morning the thermometer regis
tered 25o and on Monday 23o above zero
This early fall cold spell has since bee
followed up by a mixture of rain, mu
and snow that has been extremely dis
agreeable and for the present brough
outdoor farm work to a standstill. Tn
weather forecast from now on should b
about a month of warm sunshine
Indian summer.
The Washington herald., 1913-05-29
Casino-Vn q devilIe.

The most wonderful story ever told by
moving pictures, the story of the
Savior's life. under the title From the
Manger to the Cross" masterpiece Of
cinematographic art which cost over
$500. 900 to produce with forty actors and
hosts OF supernumeraries under the
reverent supervision of Biblical experts,
at the identical scenes of the incidents
in the Holy Land and in Egypt. will be
the offering extraordinary of the Casino
Theater management next week. 1t has
been described as a reverent reflex of
Holy Writ as remarkable as 1t is i'm
pressive, and clergy Of all faiths have
united in paying tribute to its worth. II
is said to be even more remarkable than
the famous Passion Play Of Obersmmer-
gau.
The Washington herald., 1913-05-29
FUNERAL OF GEN. LcMAX.
Confederate Veteran to he Hurled
nj warrenton, Va.

Funeral services for Gen. Lunsford
Lindsay Lomax, oldest surviving mayor
of cavalry in the Confederate army, who
died Yesterday at Providence Hospital.
will be held this afternoon at Warrenton.
Va Burial will be in the cemetery Of
the Episcopal Church at Warrenton, fol-
lowing services in the church.
Gen. Lomax, who was seventy -eight
years of age, fell and broke his hip two
weeks tgo at Warrenton, during visit
to his sister. II was thought that he
would live. but he was unable to with
stand the shock. Gen. Lomax was the
oldest living graduate, II is said, Of the
Military Academy at West Point
The Washington herald., 1913-05-29
PoIi'.-"The Country Roy"

The Country Boy one of the most
successful comedies produced on Broad
way within the last five years, will be
the offering of the Poll Players next week.
In this engaging stage story the author.
Edgar Selwyn. relates with kindly humor
and sound philosophy the experiences of
a country hoy who is lured to the city by
the expectation of being able to do big
things in a big way. He is soon caught
in the maelstrom of Broadway and is
heing swept to his ruin when he is res
Cued by an old newspaper man who has
gone through a similar bitter experience.
The boy is made to see life from a new
viewpoint and he starts anew in the viii
lage from which he came. His romance
with the country girl is re-esta bIished and
the denouement is idylliC in spirit
The play is one which possesses an I'M
usual vein Of comedy. and the character
types afford exceptional opportunities
The Washington herald., 1913-05-29
COsm0s-ynudevflle.

In fulfllment of its promise Of a real
headliner every week from the dollar
houses of vaudeville. the Cosmos Theater
announces for next week the Eight Vas
sar Girls. one of the largest. most tai
ented and best girl offerings in vaudeville.
Another attraction will be Happy jack
Lorenz. who, when with Cook and Lorenz
has stirred up many hearty laugh and
set hands clapping over his famous
''piano-phiend' hit. He comes at the head
Of his own show with novel galaxy of
enjoyable specialties.
Dorothy De Schelle and Company will
present The Get Away" laughsble ex-
perience with a stranded theatrical
troupe; Dyke and Macintosh. an offer
ing of song and yodeling: Gertie Falls, a
little aeriaIist who is 10 he as pretty
as a picture" her own speciality, and
Natalie Sabel, comedienne from the
world of song. an offering which her voice
and personality make especially attrac-
tive.
The Washington herald., 1913-05-29

The Kinemacolor pictures of The Max
ing of the Panama Canal and Actual
Scenes of the Balkan War" have proved
a big drawing attraction at the Belasco
Theater this week.
The Balkan war scenes. which were
made under the personal supervision of
Frederic Villers. give all spectators an
excellent idea of the fighting men who
beat the Turk and so nearly pushed him
out of Europe. and show the conditions
under which the battles were fought
In the series of Panama Canal pictures
there are very graphically shown all the
The Washington herald., 1913-05-29
Polo May he PLAYED Today.

The second game of the polo series to
decide the championship of Washington
and Fort Myer, scheduled for yesterday
afternoon. was postponed on account of
a wet field. The game will be played
today. II the weather permits.
The Washington herald., 1913-05-29
Baseball Team Guests.

Mr. and Mrs. Rampley last night at
their residence at Fort Hunt entertained
the members of the Post Baseball Club
at social given in appreciation Of their
good work this season. Ernest Miller.
captain of the team. acted as toast
master. Those present were Messrs.
Cain, Weaver, Osborne, Nurney. Harr.
Rohr. EppeDson, Levenson. Halbert. Be
miller, Miller. captain, and Johnson,
The Washington herald., 1913-05-29


Tomorrow bids fair to be banner
dav at Glen Echo Park, and the man.
agemen, is making preparations to handle
a big crowd of Memorial Day ceieorants.
A number of special features have been
planned, and the dancing pavilion VIII
be open from z 70 1850.
Glen Echo's popularity as an outing
nlace Ia on the increase, and already
half 8 dozen of the larger Sunday schools
of the Capital have made reservations
for all-day picnics, while a number OF
others have plans under way. TWO or
three other big outings have been ar
ranged, including that Of the delegates
to the convention Of engineers and nre'
men.
The Sunday concerts will be given by
the Soldiers Home Band. and every
night the two new films will be shown
free in the open-air stadium.
The Washington herald., 1913-05-29
MORE LIBERAL TRAFFIC RULES,
Committee of Board of Trade Draft
ing New Ones.

Dissatisfied with the present tramc
regulations, which, it is declared. are too
stringent. a committee of the Board OF
Trade is preparing a new set OF laws
and will recommend them to the new
board of commissioners, which President
Wilson will shortly appoint.
The recommendations are being pre-
rared nv william P Emo, who drew the
traffic rules for New York and London.
Ii is understood that the trafiic rules
will be shorter and more liberal to the
automobilist.
The Washington herald., 1913-05-29

An unusually attractive programme of
feature films are shown daily at the Gar
den Theater with a musical accompani-
ment by the Garden Symphony Orchestra.
For Decoration Day the management
will give an offering of photo-piays.
comedies, and scenic productions that
The Washington herald., 1913-05-29
Three Years Tong War Ended.

New York. May 2s-After three years
of nearly continuous warfare, during
which twenty-five persons were killed. a
treaty of peace was signed this after
noon in the chambers OF Judge Foster be-
tween the heads OF the Tongs in China
town
The Washington herald., 1913-05-29

will be in keeping with the spirit OF the
day, and performances are continuous
from noon to II p. m.
The Washington herald., 1913-05-29
CoIum bia-"Lover's Lane"

One of the most pleasing of rural come
dies will be the offering of the Columbia
Players next week when Clyde Fitch's
notable comedy, Lovers Lane" will be
presented by the Columbia Players. In
the play will be found three outdoor eff
fects which have been pronounced beau
tiful and uncommonly faithful in their
realism. One of these represents the main
street in the quiet. humdrum little village
Of Eddysville. typical of scores of quaint
New England hamlets. 1t is in the or
chard scenes of Lovers Lane" however,
that the painter. the electrician and the
property man have been enabled to reveal
their best skill
1t faces the parsonage on the left. and
off TO the right winds the woodland path
by the little church. through which the
minister of the play has wandered back
and forth for fifteen years, and which
people have come to call Lovers Lane"
The Washington herald., 1913-05-29
MARYLAND RESORTS.
DEER PARK HOTEL
DEER PARK. ND.

Crest Of the Allsshenies. Always cool and delight
full 500 acres beautiful park golf. tennis bowling
swimming pools orchestra. and dancing Fine drives
and walks Hotel Accommodations strictly hrst-class
Furnished cottages in connection. Wrlts for book.
LET. DEER PARK HOTEL. Nd
The Washington herald., 1913-05-29

Thursday, Friday. and Saturday. OF
this week. the Stellar feature at Chase's
Theater will be the INSTRUMENTATION
of Robert Louis Stevenson's short-story
masterpiece. "Dr. Jekyll and Mr.. Hyde"
in kinemacolor. This picture is based
on Richard Mansfield's starring version
OF the strange and weird study of
dual personality. 1t is in two reels, and
is said to be quite a remarkable example
of motion-photography in natures own
colors. In addition to this Ephoto-drama
will be shown some great two-reel first
run black and white features, including
Secret Service Sam and THE Faith
Healer which will be changed daily.
The Edison talking. pictures complete the
programme.
Commencing next Sunday, the talking
picture subjects will be the Edison
quartet in The Musical Blacksmiths,"
featuring the well known, Anvil Chorus.
and "Dobs Serving the Writ" a comedy
of errors and mistaken identities. AS
supplementary attractions there will be
the exclusive kinemacolor dramas, and
the positively first-run black and white
photo-plays. of which there will be
complete change every day.
The Washington herald., 1913-05-29
COMING TO The THEATERS.
The Naturalization Grand op.r.
Company.

the N"tfonnl-Aborn Grand opera
Company.
One of the most attractive bills of the
present season of the Aborn English
Grand Opera Company is announced for
next week at the New National Theater
"nen Faust" and 1.-The Tales of Hoff-
mann will be sung. These two operas
form delightful contrast as thew are
conceived in decidedly different veins.
=, aust will be sung Monday, Tuesday.
w Wednesday nights and at the Wednesday
matinee. Faust" is really a beautiful
musical depletion of the first part OF
Soethes great drama of the same name,
the story of which is familiar to the
world at large, and forms an ideal SUBJ
Ject Tor grand opera libretto. For the
iast half OF the week, Thursday, Friday,
saturday nights and Saturday matinee
onenbach's vivacious and charming
opera comique, The Tales of Hoff-
mapn," will be given.
The alternating cast for the coming
week will bring a group of notable ar
lists, including Salvatore Sciarretti
georges Simondet, tenors: Phoebe Cros-
by, Ruby Savage, and Mabel Siemonn,
sopranos; Morton Adkins barytone;
Jayne Herbert and Cordelia Latham,
contraltos; S. Paul Vernon and Francis
J. Tyler, bassos; Bernard Cantor. buffo;
Samuel Adams. tenor, and others. with
Charles Lyford, conducting, and Frank
Ranny directing the stage.
The Washington herald., 1913-05-29

steps of the great work which American
ingenuity and courage have made pos
sible. Already several sections of the
canal have been filled with sea water
and 1t Is an actual fact that a view of
these natural color motion pictures will
give anyone a better idea of Just how
the canal was built than could be gained
by a visit to the Isthmus.
The Animated Maps" offered as sup
Elementary features of the show, have
attracted much attention.
The Washington herald., 1913-05-29
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