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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1914-02-12
WONDERFUL WOOD.
There Is Practically No Limit to the
Life of Greenheart.

There Is Practically No Limit to the
Life Of Greenheart.
a most wonderful wood is that of
the tropical tree called greenheart.
The tree belongs to the laurel family
and is exported mainly from the is
land Of Trinidad and British Guiana.
The wood is so nearly indestructible
that no limit to its life is known. 1t is
used chiefly in ship and dock building.
The wood is proof against the white
ant on land and the teredo in salt wa
ter. y United States government re-
port says:
Greenheart has been known to stand
in wharves for W. thirty years. and
logs that have remained under water
for a hundred years are in perfectly
sound condition.
Greenheart's extraordinary resist
ance to decay is probably owing to the
presence Of an alkaloid known as BIZ
brine and also to certain resinous sub
stances known as tyloseS. The latter
are reddish brown masses of living
cells that grow in solid masses within
little cavities that they often fill COM
pletely. AS they grow with the tree
they turn black and make the wood Of
the older trees black.
AS in all tropical trees. whose growth
is continuous through the year. there
are no annual growth rings. The trees
probably do not reach maturity under
$50 years. A greenheart tree is from
sixty to a hundred feet in height. 1t
is an evergreen without knots and has
a broad. open crown. The wood weighs
about seventy-fve pounds to the cubic
foot and resists a crushing force of
$4,000 pounds to the square inch
Youths Companion.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1914-02-12

The weather of the past week or ten
days comes as a reminder that just at
this time Of the year it is a good idea to
give all chimneys a careful inspection,
kept clean and if necessary repaired.
AS a rule 1t will be observed that nearly
all winter fires originate in chimneys
and stove pipes, where they are hard to
handle especially after night time.
Then sparks falling from the burning
SCOT is likely to fall on the roofs of build
ings. A little time and trouble at the
proper time may be the cause of averting
a great loss of home and property.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1914-02-12

Dispatches from Umatilla, Oregon
last week says that thousands of acres of
the wheat crop in that county are being
destroyed by wild geese. Immense
hocks settle down upon a wheat field
covering perhaps fifty acres, and IN b
short time the grain will be gone. The
farmers are appealing to President
Wilson to ask congress to repeal the law
forbidding the killing of these birds.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1914-02-12

Editor Boyd's last weeks letter to the
Hannah Moon vas written from Van
couver, B. G.. where he describes the
grass as being green, the trees in bud
and people running around in their
summer clothes. That's all right. No
body said that S. j. A. was a forty
second cousin of Ananias, but the issue
of the Moon giving this lurid descrip-
ton of winter in British Columbia re-
corded Hannah having Il low tempera-
ture of 400 below zero. so that the
Moons endtown readers could apprecl-
ate the hot time it's editor was having
Out west.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1914-02-12

The North Dakota blue book for 1913
has been recently published and is filled
from cover to cover with volumious, but
carefully assorted historical, political
and stastical matter pertaining to the
state since North Dakota first became
one of the United States. 1t is a splen-
did work of reference and can at all
times be consulted by those desiring
information relative to state matters.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1914-02-12
NORTH DAKOTA FINANCES

North Dakota had s833,930.47 in the
state treasury December 81, 1913, &C
cording to the sixth annual financial
statement of State Auditor %Jorgenson
issued at Bismarck recently This is a
decrease of nearly $4,000 from the
amount on hand at the close of the year
1913 Collections from all sources in 1913
amounted to 1881, e66.70. Payments in
1913, including checks issued to all &C
counts, amounted to $5,043,565.43. The
lowest balance of the year occurred on
the final day when it was as stated above
snd the largest balance in the treasury
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1914-02-12

Lieutenant Governor ingalls, of Kan
sas, will deliver a speech in the interest
Of the progressive party at Grand Forks,
on Saturday evening, February 18th,
at S o'clock p. N. All progresslves
whether members of the progressive
party or not should hear this gifted
orator if possible. At the close of Lieu.
tenant Governor Ingalls, speech a con-
ference of the members of the progress.
sive party, and others interested will be
held,
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1914-02-12
A POLITICAL CURE ALL

Burdock bitters, ~. L." cure.
Preferred dope that's said to cure
All the Non-Progressive ills,
Fostered by those Hanna pills
That nauseate and grippe and fill
Progressive hope with Stand Pat chill
And rip insurgent surge TO f~ritters,
The antidote is Burdock bitters.
The Stand Pat, man with frmest pat
And Stalwart resolution fat
Resolve to cure of all its ills,
The G. o. P. with Hanna pills.
But Stand Pat stalwarts always know
Where the roots of Burdock grow,
Burrs will gather drifting litter
And the juice for Burdock bitters
Progressive dope and Stand Pat pills
But ~aggravate our deep set chills.
What we need, have needed long;
Must have now, is democratic balm.
NOLAN.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1914-02-12
Theory and Practice.

Little Beatrice was taking piano les
sons and learning at the same time
something of theory. Like many other
children. she disliked practicing bel
finger exercises. One day her mother
who was working in an upstairs room
noticed a sudden lull in the playing
She looked down and saw Beatrice sit.
ting perfectly m%otionless.
Beatrice, why don't you practice?"
she called down sharply.
81 an practicing. mother" replied
the child with perfect self assurance
t"I'm practicing my theory" - New
York Post.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1914-02-12

The Milton Globe makes a bid for its
home town to secure the location of the
new Oddfellow's state home, which will
be decided upon at the grand lodge
meeting next June. The l. o. O.. F.
order is stated to have a fund o: $4,000
in its grand lodge treasury for this pur-
pose. The effort is a worthy. one and
Editor Peterson's enterprise is very
~commendable.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1914-02-12
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
In the matter of the estate of Margaret Det

In the matter of the estate of Margaret Debrow
deceased:
Notice is hereby given by the undersigned
John Debrow Administrator of the Estate Of
MARGARET NJ. Debrow late of the Township Of
EElein in the County of Cavalier and the State Of
all persons having claims against said DECEASED
to- exhibit them with the necessary vouchers
within foqr months after the first publication
Of this Notice, to said Administrator at the
in said Cavalier County,
Dated January ~, 1914
GEORGE NJ. PRICE, JOHN DEBRow.
Witness. Administratnr
:. First Publication on the 18th day of January.
A. D.. ,19l4t IiIRa $3.50
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1914-02-12
LEAPING FOR THE FIRE NET.
Safe Jumps of Eight or Nine Stories
Have Been Made.

At a recent Fifty-sixth street tene-
ment fire in New York that resulted in
more of a smoke alarm than a blaze a
man and his wife We're seen to get out
on the ledge of a fifth story window
The fremen told them to wait a mo-
ment. that there might be no need to
jump. The mar cried that they were
suffocating and must jump.
The firemen stretched the net and
shouted for them to poise themselves
properly and jump IL at a time. But
even while the firemen were shouting
the instructions the couple kissed each
other. locked arms and leal,ed. They
came down straight and sure as Il
plummet right into the net. They re-
bounded about fifteen feet and fell in
the net again in a sitting posture. still
embraced.
The fremen let them gently down to
the sidewalk. They still sat tt,ere look.
ing at each other incredulously Then
they were told there WAS not wen a
good fire to justify their jump 1t had
all been smoke from y Smouldering lot
Of rags and other rubbish. The man
and wife heard the news with express
sions Of wonder. thankfulness and con-
demnation of their Stiffness.
-, Jumps Of eight and nine stories with
out injuries have been recorded. The
makeup of the jumper is what counts.
The fremen have to be prepared for
all kinds. Sometimes they have to
shift a few inches quickly because of
the bad judgment Of distance shown by
the jumper. But in most cases the leap
to the net saves life.-New York Sun.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1914-02-12

Though Alberta, Saskatchewan and
Manitoba local parliaments have voted
almost unanimously for free trade in
wheat, yet in preliminary votes the Do.
minion Parliament seems to have about
40 majority against it, which portends
future changes i'll Dominion party lines
and politics.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1914-02-12
Parliament and CONGRESS.

The British parliament and the Unit
ed States congress have many points
Of difference. The parliament is prac-
tically omnipotent. while the congress
is subject not only to the provisions of
the constitution. but to the presidents
veto. Congress represents the people,
while parliament to all intents and
purposes is the people. - New York
American.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1914-02-12

Up to February 1st there were $50
live and active farmers clubs in North
Dakota and all practically organized
written the past year.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1914-02-12

February thaw? Not much! Do you
read Hicks: His predictions for the last
half Of February briefly summed up is
more snow, more wind and more zero
weather How do you like it.:
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1914-02-12
ThouuhtIess.

II offered Chollie a penny for his
thoughts"
did you get them?"
mo. he was out of thoughts as
usual."-Boston Transcript
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1914-02-12

was on May l, when it reached the sun
of $780, 1862 "a. The average monthly
statement for the entire year has sho wn
a balance of 1888, 246. 80.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1914-02-12
Saturday.

Saturday takes its name from Sac.
ter, the Roman Saturnus. and for a
long time it was looked on as the un-
luckiest day OF the week.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1914-02-12
Call For Bids For Plans.

Notice is hereby given that bids for
furnishing plans and specifications for a
County Jailland Sheriff's Residence will
be received by the Board of County
Commissioners of Cavalier county, at
Langdon, North Dakota, up to the 18th
day of February, 1914, at three o'clock
p. M, when such bids will be opened
A sketch of the plans proposed and a
certified check for $4,000 are required
with each bid.
The Board reserves the right to re.
ject any or all bids. Any information
wanted will be given by the County
Auditor.
Bids are to be sealed and submitted
to the County Auditor on or before the
above date marked "Bids for furnishing
plans and specifications for County
Jail"
Dated at Langdon, N. D., this Cloth
of January, 1914.
ELIAS PORTER,
Chairman Board Commissioner,
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1914-02-12

Today is Llncoln's birthday and
legal holiday.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1914-02-12
WHEAT MARKET

Feb. II, 1914, by Agent John j. Power. Of the
Farmers Ele vatorCo.. Langdon, N.Dak
Wheat NJ I No,%Iou 49,
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1914-02-12
Defendants.
Ihe State OF North Dakota to the above named

lhe State OF North Dakota to the above named
defendants: A""o0
lou are hereby summoned to answer the COM
plainE IN TINS action. which said complaint has
Sa MEG IN the office OF the Clerk of District
Eoura, OF cavalier County, North Dakota, and
70 serve Il copy OF your answer to the said com
plant upon the subscriber hereto within thirty
Gays after the service OF this m upon
you, exclusive Of the dav of such service: and in
case or your failure to appear or answer iudg-
m tba naI W. pc taken by default against You for
GEO. NJ. PRICE, aoaz
Attorney for Plaintiff, '"''
residence and Post Office Address.
Langdon, Cavalier county, North Dakota.
w., Notlce is hereby given you that said action
Telates TO the Southeast Quarter of Section IS,
HHo%nshlp l6l, Range so in Cavalier County'
Morth Dakota and is brought to determine ali
titIe to Grams TO sald premises and to quiet the
p,o: GFO. NJ PRICE,
Plalntitf Attorney, Office and Post Office Adj
dress, Langdon North Dakota "u
Dated at Lnngdon. North Dakota tb;s 10Th
dayof February, A. D., 1915, 'N's io'i
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1914-02-12

"Doan's Ointment cured me of eczema
that had annoyed me for a long time.
The result was lasting"-Hon. S. w.
Matthews, Commissioner, Labor .Statis-
tics, Augusta. Me,
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1914-02-12
Edward l, Donovan
Plaintiff

VS..
Isaac Wall
Isaac S. Wall. Corne-
lius l. Wall. John F.
Wall, Sarah Wall,
Henry a. Wall, Maria
HelenaWal and Mar
garetha Wall, the
heirs, d~evises, lega-
tees and personal re-
representatives., if any,
of Aganetha N. Wall
deceased, and all per-
sons unknown, claim
ing any estate, inter
est or title in or lien
or lncumberance up
on the real property
described in the com
plant in this action,
to-wit: The South
east Quarter of Sec
ton 50, Township 161,
Range 81, in Cavalier
county, North Dako-
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1914-02-12
SUMMONS.

County IT. c Of Cava alhnorA In DISTRICT COURT.
Seventh Judicial District,
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1914-02-12

j. K. HAMILTON, County Auditor.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-30
SLIGHT SHORTAGE
IN POULTRY MARKET
Hens Are Said to Be Scarce.
Few Changes in Other
Markets

With the exception of a slight short
age in the poultry market. Morris ave-
nue. shows no change. Business is good.
the supplies generally adequate and the
outlook bright.
In the poultry market. hens are said
to be short. and the demand is very
strong, The quotation of Is cents is un-
changed, but unless the shortage is re-
lieved, the price will probably advance.
The dealers say that the short hen mar
ket presages a drop in the price of
eggs. Hens were not laying two OF
three weeks ago, thus causing a short
age in the egg market, and a slight
oversupply In hens. The situation is
now reversed, except that the eggs are
not yet coming as fast as they should
Within the next few days 1t is believed
that good sized shipments will begin to
arrive. with some degree of regularity
and cause a reduction in the price.
The grain market shows no changes
Business is fair, but not as good as II
might be. The closing days of the month
are never good business days in this
market, and II is believed the demand
will show more strength after Febru.
airy 1.
Fish are selling well, the supply Is
good and prices stationary. Spanish
mackerel is in very good demand and
the supply Is easily sufficient
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-30
LESS ACTIVE SPOT
DEMAND REPORTED
Closing Prices Steady, Show
ing Net Loss From 3
to 10 Points

New York, January 29.-Cotton was
lower today under scattering liquida-
ton, apparently chiefly inspired by re-
ports of a less active spot demand.
Closing prices were steady, but showed
net loss of from to 10 points, ac-
tive old crop positions being generally
Z to points net lower.
There seemed to be quite a little
scattering demand at the opening and
after starting steady at a decline of
points to an advance of 1 point the
market sold about to points net
higher during the early trading. Fair
ly steady Liverpool cables, continued
full spot sales in the English market
and further talk of favorable trade
prospects seemed factors on this upturn.
but the buying appeared to be mostly
in the way of covering, while offerings
became heavier on the advance.
Houses with Liverpool connections
We're considerable sellers. presumably
on straddle accounts, while there was
also some selling by the south and
local operators. Prices soon turned
easier and the market later appeared
to be Influenced by a few scattering
reports of a less active spot demand,
and the easier ruling of some of the
southern markets. After the close of
Liverpool foreign selling orders were
withdrawn and rallies of . or points
occurred, but the lowest level of the
day was reached in the late trading
under continued local liquidation in the
absence of any aggressive support.
Part of the earlier selling was at
tributed to leading trade and specula-
tive interests, which seemed to add tt
the nervousness of scattering longs, bu
most of the talk around the ring EN-
phasized somewhat less Favorable
average of southern spot news, whicl
many seemed to believe pointed to
sharp falling off in demand after thu
first of the month.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-30
DISCOUNT COMPANY
MAY BE ESTABLISHED

New York, January 29.1The estab-
lishment of discount company" Is
under discussion by some Of the leading
financial interests Of this city, it was
learned today. The chief function OF
such an institution would be the pur-
chase and sale of commercial paper and
bills.
AS yet the proposed organization has
not assumed definite shape, but 1t is
understood that the scheme will be per-
fected soon after the new currency laws
become operative. Under the new bank
ing system, commercial paper and SIM
liar financial instruments will have a
place in the general scheme OF finance
hitherto unknown in this country, and
their possibilities have frequently been
pointed out as a source of added profit.
1t Is the purpose of the projectors OF
the discount company to establish
branches abroad
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-30
New York Cotton Futures
Port Cotton Movement

Galveston Steady; middling, 1Se: net
receipts, 15,4S1; gross receipts, 154Sl; sales,
976; stock, 3S0.912; coastwise 5000.
New Orleans: Quiet; middling, 13 1-16c
net receipts 94l9; gross receipts, 9465;
sales 1922; stock, 26S,n7; Great Britain.
1885, continent, 1883.
Mobile: Firm; mlddling, 12%c; net re-
ceipts, 525; gross receipts 52o; sales, 1900;
stock 1881; eoastwise. l.
Savannah; Quiet; middling, 19isc; net
receipts 1854; gross receipts, 1854: sales,
400; stock, 1894; coastwise, 1o1.
| Charleston Quiet; middling, 13c; net
receipts, Isl: gross receipts, 151; stock,
| 4O,056: coastwise. 466
Wilmington: Nomnal; net receipts
| $50; gross receipts, 1872; stock, 31,715; coast
| wise, 100.
| Norfolk: Steady; middling, 13o; net re-
cepts, 1884; gross receipts, 1884; sales,
| 1341; stock, 81, ,397; coastwise, 1929.
! Baltimore, Nominal; middling, 12c;
stock, 4143.
| New York: Quiet; fniddlng, 12,S5c; gross
| receipts 1877: sales 1863; stock 1o4, ,299;
Great Britain, 1873; continent. 400; coast
| wise, 1866.
Boston: Quiet; middling. 12.s5c; net re-
| ceipts, so; gross receipts, 100; stock 15s19.
Philadelphia: Steady middling, 10. 10c;
| stock, 37l2.
| Texas City: Net receipts, 444S; gross
receipts, 444S; Stock 35,936.
Brunswick: Stock, 71S6.
Aransas Pass: Stock, 60i.
Jacksonvile: Stock, 2433.
Total today, at all ports: Net, s5,S74;
Great Britain, 1888; continent, 1888;
| stock, 1,092. .144.
| Consolidated at all ports: Net, 239, ,361 ;
Great Britain, 1855; France, 14009; con-
tinent, 97,191; Japan, 1874; Mexico. 154S.
Total since September /. at all ports;
| Net, 7,96S,577; Great Britain, $500, 500;
France. S35, ,067; continent 2,6S0,23S; Japan,
| 257,5s1; Mexico, 21,662.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-30
DUBB TELLS THE STORY
Interesting Account of His Experi-
ence With an Alarm Clock

when saw that | was sleeping later
each morning. said Dubb to the man
who was hanging to the neighboring
strap In the street car" according to
the Chicago Daily News, Il decided to
get an alarm clock.
Il got one and placed It on my bu-
reau. all wound up and ready to per
form its morning stunt Well, It woke
up everybody in the house except me.
Boarders who were never on time for any
thing showed up for breakfast that morn
ing. That made 1t bad for us early fell
lows, who are supposed to get the choice
bits Of everything on the table as our re-
ward for being there early.
THE next night l put the alarm clock
on the floor under my bed. instead of
on my hreau. thinking IT might make less
noise there. But It frightened the pee
pie downstairs worse than ever. One oe
the children had Mysteries and the grown
people explained that they thought IL was
an Internal machine
Then | started to figure out some way
of fixing things so that the alarm clock
would wake only me.
AT last | hit upon the idea of put
ting 1t under my pillow. But 1t rolled
out from under the pillow every night
and stuck its feet into my back and felt
as comfortable as a toad. | stood IL
for some time, however, until ehanced
to hit upon still another scheme l could
hardly wait for night to come to put my
latest idea into effect
Il procured a big. thick woolly double
blanket and rolled the clock up inside of
that and put 1t under my bed l smoth-
cred II so we'll that I believed I could
safely leave my door ajar to awit a little
moro air without do ma 1Npa
to my nelghbors.
THE next morning I was awakened by
something like an earthquake. The thing
hit the bottom of my bed with sick
ening thud and there was a spluttering
like 81 demons Then the thing dartet
from the room and flew down the stairs
and the humping against my bedsprings
subsided. Also. the alarm clock rolled
out OF the blanket
"The hall filed with people. gathered
to see what had taken place. I'll bet It's
Dubbs alarm elockr shouted one fellow,
whose weird attire would not permit hin,
to Join the investigating committee IN
person, Throw that alarm clock out of
the windowi
1T was quite a convention there at
my door around the blanket and tho
alarm clock. and they couldn't see to
save their lives how such results were
obtainabe with that material. The clock
was turned over and over skeptcally and
the blanket was subjected to close IN.
spection by the assembly,
" Look herer said one of the invests
gators finally Here's a bunch of cat fur
on this banketr
"Then / knew what had happened. Tho
| family cat had taken advantage of the
soft. warm blanket and made her bed
| in 1t. When the alarm clock went of
| 1t scared her into fits"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-30
True Her0ism

Everyone In the hotel smoking-room,
with one exception, had been holding
forth on his own personal bravery and
presence of mind Everybody, with the
same exception, had recounted at lea st
one hair-raising episode in which he fig
I'll ed as the embodiment of cool courage.
At last the silent exception was asked
IL he had never had cause to exert his
presence of mind.
"Only once" he replied. yawning al
had dropped into a. circus to pass away
a couple of hours. 1t was a bright little
show, and the performing elephants were
particularly wonderful.
Suddenly there was a shrek from the
women. The biggest elephant had es-
capped from his keeper ,Sand was making
fer the most crowded part of the tent
where I happened to be sitting, by the
way. There was a stampede sof frighten-
ed people. The shrieks of women and
children filled the air; strong men faint
ed and pandemonium reigned supreme. -
The silent ones listeners gasped.
"But 1 am proud to say" continued
that gentleman, that / kept my head
ard in consequence, escaped hurt
what on earth did you do?" somebody
asked.
"I? Oh. just kept on running behind
tho elephant!