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Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-12-05
Two Useful Winter Birds
Julie Powell

Years ago when Mr.. Eugene Schief-
felin introduced the English starting
into Central park, New York city, | do
not believe that he thought that 1t
would breed so fast as to spread over
good part of the United States, in so
short a time, nor that it would be-
come such a nuisance, that the Audi
bon societies are thinking of having 1t
put on the list of game birds. This is
because this new conner is driving out
many Of our own more beautiful song
birds, such as the blue bird, the flick
er. the wren, and whatever bird nests
in holes in trees.
have called this bird useful, in my
headline. SO he is, because in the
summer time he kills thousands Of
grubs, spiders and insects in order to
satisfy the hungry brood of young
sters, that is always clamOring for
more and more. If their number could
be kept down, and if they would not
perch around our dwellings, we would
be very glad to welcome them to cur
orchards during the grub and insect
period.
Some sunny morning, you boys will
hear a long drawn whistle outside
your window, and then a sound very
like chuckle. Open the window care
fully, and wrapped up warmly, you can
stand there and view the songster. and
you will find that between the chuckle
and whistle, there are some very sweet
notes which you did not hear before.
And on the elm tree just outside the
house you will see two, four and some
times six birds which from that dis
lance look as if they were all attired
in black suits, which in the sun shine
with a metallic purple and green color.
You will find compactly built bird,
between eight and nine inches long,
with a strong brown bill and q rather
short tail. Instead of being all of an
iridescent black, the feathers of the
upper parts and sides are tipped with
deep yellow, the wings and tail are
dark brownish gray, tipped with buff,
and the under parts are heavily spot
ted with white.
The starlings do not hop. They are
walkers like the crows. During the
winter they can be studied more care
fully than in the summer, when there
are so many more attractive birds
about.
They are great chatterers, and often
the listener will be rewarded by a
series of MARBLES and notes Of joy,
which are like the laughter of little
children. If this wise old bird sees
you looking at him, he will shut I'D
his mouth right in the middle of his
prettiest notes, and not open it again
until you walk around the corner of
the house out of his sight.
A story was told me the other day
of pair of starlings which built their
nest in a hole in the side of a house
in our city Of Stamford, right under
the caves. There must have been a
beam projection for the roughly put to-
gether nest of sticks to be fastened to,
but even so, when the birdlings grew
large enough to move about, they fire.
quently tumbled out of the nest, with
great scramblings and flutterings of
wings and shrill cries of alarm.
Inside the wall of the house was the
room Of little boy, and as it hap
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-12-05

This enterprise is due to the efforts
OF Aurthur Muller. president of the
newly organized American Tropical
Trading company of New York. This
company intends to take American
goods on OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES OF
tobacco, -four, pork, salt, beef, vege-
tables, gin. matches, to trade for ma
tive products.
In the old times the American flag
flying from Yankee ships took the
place Of lighthouses along this coast
SO regularly were they to be found
The shrewd Yankee trader, quite often
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-12-05

these birdlings remained a week long
er, until they flew out into the world
One of our very interesting little
winter birds, and one of the least con-
spicuous, is the nuthatch-the white
breasted nuthatch. He is remarka BILE
for his stout and sturdy build and
strong pointed cylindrical bill and very
short tail
The nuthatch is one of our common
est winter birds, and easily identified
TO see him run down the trunks Of
trees. is enough TO make one dizzy,
and his hoarse cry of "yank, yank" is
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-12-05
ND VJaUSEIPS WANTED IN
SOUTH AMERICAN WATERS
Those Countries Ask United States
to Assist Them in Restoring
Western Trade.

Washington - The United States
government has been asked by the
principal nations OF South America to
cooperate with them in negotiations
with the belligerent powers Of Europe
to exclude all belligerent warships
from the waters of the two Americas
and to safeguard the trade Of Pan
American countries with each other
Argentina, Chile, Peru and Uruguay
have laid their suggestions before the
Washington government, while the
Brazilian government is considering
the ACCESSIBILITY Of taking q similar
step. Practically all the Central and
South American countries have been
circularized by some of the principal
nations. resulting in a series of diplo-
matte conferences in Washington and
the capitals of South America which
are now in progress.
While the proposals are different in
character and scope, they all seek the
same end-the restoration of the trade
between North and South America,
paralyzed by the European war. The
movement also has for it's object the
removal of possible causes of serious
friction between the countries of this
hemisphere and the European belliger-
ents on questions of neutrality
Already Chile, Ecuador and Colom-
bia have had serious difficulties with
the belligerents over the use of the
wireless and the coaling of foreign
warshlps whose presence in the At
lantic and Pacific is growing obnox-
ious to South American countries.
None of the nations which have
made suggestions is committed to any
particular plan, but all seek the CO
operation of the United States. The
impetus that will make any plan eff
fective, it is recognized by the diplo-
mats of South America, rests with
President Wilson.
The various plans thus far formally
communicated to the United States
are as follows:
l. The establishment of neutral
zones on the Atlantic and Pacific
coasts Of North and South America
within which the belligerents shall be
asked to agree not to engage in hos
tilities, or interfere with commercial
vessels. A meridian would be desig-
mated as the limit in each case.
2. The convccation Of a general
conference Of diplomatic representa-
tives and commercial delegates of all
the countries of this hemisphere with
powers to vote on steps which can be
taken to protect and restore Pan
American trade.
3. The appointment by the Pan
American union Of a committee to
recommend steps that would remove
dangers to Pan-American trade.
4. Prohibition by all nations of the
two Americas of the privilege hitherto
exercised by belligerents of coaling in
neutral ports, or the issuance of only
sufficient quantity of coal to enable
belligerent vessel to reach the near
est portSof another country.
Alread some CT the powers of Ed
rope havebeen sounded on these prop
ositions and it is understood that
Great Britain is ready to deny her war
ships entry into Central and South
American ports to coal if the United
States approves the proposal and other
belligerents agree.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-12-05
This Is Funny.

An English paper says that the hat
OF a certain short-sighted master at
Elton blew off one day, and as he start
ed in pursuit OF it black hen dashed
out of the gateway. The schoolmaster
saw the hen and thought 1t was his
hat, and so all Elton was electrified by
the spectacle OF hatless and breath
less learned man chasing a black hen
from one end of the street to the
other.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-12-05
Cane Grinding season Is Short.

Abbeville, lathe cane grinding
season this year will be unusually
short. Some farmers have already
finished cutting and hauling their
cane. and 1t is safe to say that the
sugar mills will all be through grind.
ing by Dec. Is.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-12-05
AS IN OLD sAILBoAT DAYS
American Vessel Will Take Cargo to
the West Coast Of Africa
&c Trade.

For about one hundred years Ameri-
can sailing vessels bartered and traded
on the west coast of Africa So again,
with the Stars and Stripes flying from
It's masthead, the Adelia T. Carleton.
an American sailing vessel. loaded
with a cargo of American goods. will
SAIL for the west coast Of Africa
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-12-05

template the birth
OF our Savior into
[ h @ W orld, l
would apply the
event to his birth
into the indiyid-
ual life. Oppor-
tunity Is not af-
forded for en-
largement on the
meaning of the
text, but,
l. II suggests
that the birth of
Christ into the ex-
perience Of men is
q process OF three
stages. c hrt s t
must be formed in
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-12-05
A Poker Devotee.

"Dingburn says he reads everything
that comes into his hands"
That oughtnt to take him long"
why not?"
IT'S mostly hearts. clubs. spades and
diamonds"
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-12-05

master Of the vessel he sailed, evaded
or conquered opposition wherever he
came In contact with it and returned
home with a profit which modern busi-
ness minds find hard to believe.-New
York Sun
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-12-05
West Virginia Has Disease.

Washington.-Five ss Of foot and
mouth disease In cattle and hogs have
been discovered near Waterford, Va,
IN London county.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-12-05

different from any other bird call. In
some districts the nuthatch is extreme
ly shy, while at other times and places
this little bird becomes as friendly as
the chickadee, or the winter sparrows.
Some writer's say that the nuthatch
feeds mostly on nut meats, while 9TH
ers declare that the bird breaks the
shell to get at the insects and grubs
which inhabit the nut 1t is surely an
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-12-05
The Birth Of
Christ In the
Soul
BY REV. JAMES NJ. CRAY, D. D.
Dean Of Moody Bible Institute
Chicago
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

TEXT-My little children, Of whom I
travail in birth again until Christ be
formed in you.-Galatians 4:l9.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-12-05

/ go out OF the beaten path in this
Christmas message, and called to con-
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1914-02-05
GOVERNOR HANNA
COMES TO MILTON
State Executive Among Notables
Attending Big Scandinavian
Reunion at Milton.

Governor Hanna has promised to be
at the big Tri-County Mortimer re-
union at Milton on February 18th, and
deliver a short address at the beginning
of the program. Norman &. Black,
manager of the Grand Forks Times
Herald. recognized as one of the finest
singers in the Northwest, will also be on
deck and render several selections. The
presence OF these two gentlemen will
add greatly to the popularity OF the re-
union and the largest crowd in the
history of Milton is being looked for,
Two orchestras have been engaged, and
music will be furnished in two halls, in
the opera house and in the furniture
store below which Senator Plain is most
generously %vacating for the occasion.
The plans are to have the regular
orchestra music i'll the opera house hall,
and a real old time Scandinavian orches-
ira downstairs. In addition to the
above mentioned places, the Odd Fellows
hall and the Helgesen building will be
open to accommodate the visitors.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1914-02-05

1t seems to be up to the Fargo Com
merclal club and j. H. Worst to offer
an explanation that explains why they
took up with the members Of the Min
neapolis chamber of commerce and shut
out the Equity society from the use OF
the auditorium on Friday evening.
j. Nj. Anderson, chairman of the meet
ing, claims that he had an agreement
with Worst that the Equity society was
to have the use of the tie auditorium
during the afternoon and until the end
of the grain growers convention, which
was understood to be for the evening
as we'll as the afternoon. The Equity
society was elected by the police, or
went at the command of the chief, and
the hall was turned over to the chamber
of commerc men who evidently were
smarting under the tongue-lashing
administered to them by members of
the Equity society. One result Of the
action of Worst was the request that all
farmers oppose Worst's candidacy for
United States senator, for which place
he had been endorsed by the grain
growers convention.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1914-02-05
FAMILY AT CALVIN
ESCAPE COAL GAS
Asphyxiation Almost the Fate of
John McLeod's Entire Family
Last Monday.

The entire family of John Mcleod
living in the northeast part of Gavin,
we're nearly overcome by coal gas Mon
day morning. The family we're sleeping
upstairs. Coming down Monday morn
ing at about seven o'clock, Mr.. Mcleod
detected a very strong odor of coal gas.
He Immediately opened all of the out
side doors that the gas might escape,
but instead of going outside it rushed
to the rooms on the second floor. Mrs.
Mcleod, who was dressing. was so
badly overcome by the gas that she
tainted away and the children became
very sick and vomited profusely. Mr..
Mcleod called in Robert O'Rouke who
was passing the house at the time, and
he assisted in taking Mrs. Mcleod to
the G. A. Erickson home. She tainted
on the way there. Every member of
the family felt the effects of the gas for
several days. The change Of the wind
on Monday evening IS thought to have
shut OF the draft and caused the gas
to form.-Calvin Times,
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1914-02-05
FREMONT TOWNSHIP
FARMER REFORMS
W. N. Wright Tells Result of His
Conversion From "One-Crop"
System of Farming.

VIM, N. Wright, a pioneer of Fremont
township since the early SOS. was
up to some ten years ago a believer
in the lone crop" idea of farming and in
an interview with the Walhalla Noun
%taineer last week stated that as a result
he generally found that after the store
bills we're paid in the fall it was "short
plckings' until the neXtc crop was thresh-
ed. During the early 'O0s, when the
Great Northern was sending delegations
Of farmers to the Agricultural College,
Mr.. Wright was fortunate in being a
member Of the first one. He had a few
COWS that he MIXED and sold butter
and cream about town and studied.
With his visits to the Agricultural
College came new insight into the stock
business. He gradually increased his
herd until be got a good herd of we'll
blooded stock. His herd is not a large
one yet but he is growing into stock"
During the past year he has sold about
$1,000 worth of cattle. He milks twelve
cows at this time and his cream checks
for 1913 brought him in s427.0O, while
he has supplied local customers with
butter and cream to the value of $50.
Last spring he bought six brood sows
making him nine already-and this fall
sold slxty-one hogs that brought him in
$849,O0. Out Of that he paid 1886 for
feed! While they we're growing he had
let them run on a five acre lot. You car
figure out whether he made it pay or
not. He had 16 left, u of them being
brood sows with which to start the cam
paign of 1914. He figures that the five
acres of pasture Melted him 500 an
acre. Last season bis wheat crop was
only worth $500. which was less than
the value of his thirty acres of corn.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1914-02-05
The. Walhalla Mountaineer shows a

The. Walhalla Mountaineer shows a
a commendable fairness and breadth of
view in what it had to say editorially
last week relative to Ex-Gov. John
Burke and the affairs of the United
States treasury:
Stories about the inefficlency of the
force of the United States Treasurer's
office are being published by the daily
papers. The story is written so that it
would seem to ref act on the character of
our former Governor John Burke, and
indicate that he was lacking in ability.
That some of the state press are making
capital out Of the story to crafty their
personal animosity only shows how very
narrow some men may become In their
efforts to belittle a political adversary.
The t~reasurer's office of the United States
can be compared to a huge bank having
accounts with all departments of the
government and all national banks.
Some months previous to Treasurer
Burke taking hold of the Office a new
system of handling the business had
been installed which was not a success
rnd the transaction OF business was re-
tarded and confusion resulted. putting
the entire business behind from a week
to four months This Treasurer Burke
and the force at his command have been
unable to overcome; with the result that
expert accountants were called in, re.
sulting in the story which has been CIV
en- to the public without being accom-
panied by a proper explanation. The
Moun,alneer was opposed to Gov. Burke
when he was a candidate for governor
in all of his campaigns, and if he was a
candidate again it would still oppose
him, as a democrat But we like a show
of fairness eyenin politics, and condemn
the smallnessat~ hatsinmps on a man when
he is smirched unjustly. Again, loyal
citizens should take a pride in having a
North Dakotan at the head of the gov
ernment's treasury department and
should be slow to condemn one of the
ablest men of the state before he has
been heard from"
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1914-02-05

In a long editorial in last weeks issue
of the Milton Globe, Editor Peterson
again felt called upon to haunt the good
points of his paper and his large sub
scription list before the eyes of the
public. Mr., Peterson has been doing
this persistently for the past six months
and undoubtedly has thought so much
about it and become so accustomed to
hearing himself tell of his large cir
culation, that he really believes it
himself. Perhaps IN his case, the wish
is father to the thought. Mr.. Peterson
should not stunt himself by remaining
in a community where his territory is
so limited. He should remove to broad
er fields, where the opportunity to
distinguish himself is greater and where
his periodical explosions will be felt
the world over. Such genius should
not be restricted to a little town in
North Dakota. Calvin Times.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1914-02-05
GENIUS AND A CLUB.
Contemporary Criticism. as an Unfair
and Merciless Weapon.

WIN VSoHOus
The world has never seen an age in
which there was more excuse for ques-
tioning the validity Of contemporary
Judgment. 1t would be the height of
folly to expect posterity to authenti-
cate the vaporings of an appreciation
which in shifting it's stress from the
universal to the personnel has changed
from criticism into colloquy. from elm
ic into causerie. Indeed, it is nothing
less than a truism that the experience
of the artist in all ages, according to
the verdict of history. is identical with
itself.
In the words Of Sidney Lanier, "* Z" =
the artist shall put forth humbly and
lovingly the very best and highest that
is within him, utterly regardless of
contemporary criticism. What possible
claim can contemporary criticism set
up to respect-that criticism which
stoned Stephen, hooted Paul for a mad
man. bound Columbus in chains. drove
Dante into exile. made Shakespeare
write the sonnet when In Disgrace
ASh III N1Cu . IScS, gave
Milton f5 for Paradise Lost kept
Samuel Johnson cooling his heels on
Lord Chesterield's doorstep. reviled
Shelley as an unclean dog. killed Keats,
cracked jokes on Gluck, Schubert. Bee
thoven, Berlioz and Wagner and COM
mitted so many other impious follies
and stupidities that a thousand letters
like this could not suffice even to cata-
logue them?"
The verdict of the 'intellectuels'' has
always been a veritable stumbling
block in the path of genius.
1T is from men Of established liter
airy reputation asserts Bernard Shaw.
that we learn that William Blake was
mad, that Shelley was spoiled by liv-
ing in a low set. that Robert Owen
was a nan who did not know the
world. that Ruskin is incapable of
comprehending political economy, that
lola is a mere blackguard and Ibsen
is Zola with a wooden leg. The great
musician accepted by his nnskilled lis
tener is viliied by his fellow musi
Si"A' - "uo ~ iluoll"i Nihlui' WI
Europe which pronounced Wagner the
inferior Of Mendelssohn and Meyer
beer"
1t is not enough to say with the bril-
liant author Of contemporaries" that
contemporary criticism is mere CONVEX
sation; it is often little more than mere
gossip. One is often inclined to ques-
ton with Lowell whether the powers
that be in criticism are really the pow
ers that ought to be.-From Archibald
Henderson's European Dramatists."
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1914-02-05
$2,92o,l89 CASH
IN COUNTY BANKS
Twenty Three Cavalier County
Banks Almost Reach the Three
Million Dollar Mark

A compilation of the aggregate of
deposits of the twenty-four banks in
Cavalier county, as shown in their re-
Gently issued call statements under date
of January 18th, reaches a total of
almost three million dollars. To be ex-
act the amount Is $1,000, 1920. Com
pared with figures given by the banks
in their previous call statements, issued
October 21st, when the item of deposits
was s3,026, 084.29, there is a falling off of
Sl42, S95 10, the result of the light crop
marketed last fall. The figures below,
which include ali of the seventeen bank
ing centers in Cavalier county show that
nearly n third Of these deposits are
carried by the three Langdon banks,
which alone show an increase in deposits
over their October statements. Osna-
brock still maintains a strong lead over
other outside towns of the county as
a money center, in fact the showing as a
whole is one hat enables Cavalier to
to take a position %outranking many Of
the counties over the state that are much
older than us, both as TO wealth and the
business enterprise of its people. The
deposits of the banks of the various
towns OF Cavalier county, which make
up the total that almost reaches the
three million dollar mark is as follows:
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1914-02-05
Proposals Wanted

Sealed proposals will be received by
the Board of County Commissioners of
Cavalier county, North Dakota, until
four o'clock, p. NJ, February II, 1914.
for the deposit of part of the County
General Fund OF Cavalier county. Bids
shall state the amount of s%emi-annual
interest that will be paid.
The proposals shall be enclosed in
sealed envelopes addressed to tho
County Auditor and marked proposals
for Deposit of County Funds"
Dated at Langdon. North DAKOTA, this
Bird day of February, 1914.
J. K. HAMILTON, Co. Auditor.
30 30
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1914-02-05

Has anyone been complaining of the
damage done by free wheat? The rea-
son for the failure of the prophets of
evil on that score can be seen in a state
ment of the cargo of one steamship that
cleared at New York a day or two ago
for Marseilles. The vessel carried 401,-
OOO bushels of wheat of which $4,000
bushels we're Canadian wheat and the
rest American wheat. With Canadian
and American wheat crossing to the
markets of the world in the same boat,
a wheat tariff is worth just a little less
than the paper it is written on.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1914-02-05

The Canadian Northwest railroads
evidently levy a toll upon our cousins
across the line that is even more ex-
orbitanI than Is demanded on the
Dakota side OF the line. Last weeks
Crystal City, Man Courier, cites a
case to point in a car of Gait coal ship.
ped to Crystal City from Lethbridge,
Alta, IN which the freight charges
amounted to $50 more than the original
cost of the coal.