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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-10-14
MARS AND MARRIAGE.
Welded Life In the United States Army
and Navv.

Cupid doesn't let the fortune of the
Newport girl or the lack Of fortune Of
the Cheyenne girl interfere with his
arrangements when he gets his strateg-
lc dispositions planned and his forces
mobiliZed," writes Judson G. Welliver
In Munsey's Magazine. The subject
Of the article is marriage i'll the Amer.
lean army and navy, and he argues
that as a rule the officers Of these serv
ices marry young and happily:
BE it Bar Harbor or Long Beach.
Portland or Panama, east or west,
north or south, your young man in the
blue and gold is accoutered to take care
Of himself socially. The uniform I'M
deniably helps. But it does more than
add 4 touch of color to the social land
scape wherein it disports. 1t is a
prima facie guarantee that Il young
man with Il we'll trained brain, q sound
body, a disciplined mind, clean. whole
some and ambitious, is inside.
THE uniform wouldn't be there if it
were not a testimonial about that ia
bic of contents. The drawing room
arts, the social reinements, the ball
room accomplishments are added unto
all this because they have been a part
Of the atmosphere, the training, the
bringing up in those two splendid in
situations that prepare young men to
wear Uncle Sans livery.
THE navy men may not take their
wives with them to sea under any pos
sible pretext. If there is enough Of
family income to permit the wife may,
and not infrequently does, parallel the
voyagings of her husband. To the
Philippines the government permits
wives Of navy officers to travel on the
transports at cost Of subsistence,
which is very modest.
Sat each army post houses are pro-
vided for the married officers, and IN
Gle Sam also furnishes light and fuel.
In these respects the army officer has
the better of his brother in the navy.
On the other hand, he must pay for
household supplies and service Of all
kinds, while the naval officer is a
member Of his mess and gets the best
of living on shipboard at marvelously
cheap rates
"Arnly HmI navy officers HS IL rule
marry young. and us Il rule the mar
riagcS are iGAppV illp rr:iSonS are OBJ
viouS. AT least the economic reasons
are. The others lie in that traditional
fascination which uniforms and gold
trappings have for the feminine heart"
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-10-14

range during summcr it is a mistake
to give them all they will eat. My
fowls are fed very s%paringly or not at
all during the earlier hours Of the day.
The Withholding Of food encourages
them to get out and hustle. The hen
that hustles for herself will find a
greater variety of food than ] could
furnish.
My experience in warn weather feed
ing is that hens on range will lay well
when given only Il feed a day. l
feed nothing at all until near roosting
time, when l give the fowls all the
wheat they will eat. The hen that has
to hustle for the greater part Of her
feed will not only keep in the best Of
health, but will impart strength and
vigor to her offspring as a result. Corn
and cornmeal are fed sparingly during
the summer. Corn is fatteninS and in
large quantities is detrimental to Il
good laying fowl.
The principles outlined here apply
particularly to conditions where the
fowls are on free range during the
summer and are closely confined in
winter, due to severe cold or other
causes. BY comparison it is to be no
ticed that hens kept under uniform
conditions throughout the year need
little or practically no change in
amount and formula Of scratch grain
and dry mash at different seasons.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-10-14
IT WAS VERY CURIOUS.
When the Whistle Test Failed All the
Surgeons Were Puzzled.

When the Whistle Test Failed All the
Surgeons Were Puzzled.
a Partisan journal tells il little story
of Il young Partisan who in civil life
had long worm Il monocle in his left
eye and had continued the habit as an
officer. He had been wounded, was
cured and asked to be returned to the
front. He was to be examined and
concealed the monocle, thinking he
might be charged with myopia in one
eye. When the chief surgeon exam
ined him, after looking we'll over his
face, he said sharply, "Whistle."
The soldier whistled like 4 blackbird.
This is curious" said the surgeon,
and, calling Il young assistant, he said
again to the soldier, "Whistle."" He
whistled again. THAT is curious"
said the young assistant.
Another surgeon entered, and the pa
tent was called upon for the third
time to whistle.
"Ah," said the surgeon. this is Gu
rious!'
But" expostulated the soldier, II
don't see why there is so much of this.
I'm not to serve as a locomotive"
ut is all right" said the chief sur,
geon. You may return to the front"
When the soldier arrived at his regi.
ment he gave to the regimental sur.
geon the note that had been given him
by the examiner. This surgeon said in
his turn, will you please whistler"
He whistled. This is curious" said
the surgeon.
1t seems that when Il mar wears Il
monocle it gives to the face the appear
ance Of facial paralysis. The opera
ton Of whistling is Il test. The facial
paralytic cannot whistle.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-10-14
Grain Rations For Calves.

4 grain ration Of equal parts corn,
oats and bran, with a small quantity
Of oil meal. is good for the calf. Even
when but Il few weeks old it will be-
gin to eat the grain and nibble at the
hay. 1t is best to feed cracked corr
at first, and then later substitute shell
led orr. Whole oats are better than
ground oats for the young calf. Clov-
er hay or mixed clover and alfalfa is
superior to alfalfa alone for the young
calf, as alfalfa alone is too rich for the
kidneys and digestive tract.
Calves dropped in the fall and early
winter will do well on pasture the first
summer if provided with some grain
and shade, while calves dropped in the
spring or early summer are much bet
ter off when properly cared for in the
barn during the first summer.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-10-14
COMMENTED COWS Are
BEST Milk PRODUCERS

The best milk COW we ever owned
was patient, contented and happy,
writes j. W. lngham in Hoard's Dairy
man. She was Il native of unknown
ancestry, patient, gentle and good ma
turcd. She was Il large cow-larger
tina our pure bred HolStein-Friesian
and gave more milk. She had an ex-
cellcnt appetite and could devour a
large amount of feed. Cows can't
make Il large quantity of milk without
a large amount of material to make it
from. The Israelites in Egypt could
not make bricks without straw. She
was not at all particular what she ate
providing it was in fair condition.
When given her fodder, whether hay,
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-10-14

cornstulks or straw. she would com
mcnce eating as if satisfied. When
turned out to pasture she commenced
eating as soon as through the bars,
while the other COWS would travel off
to find something better.
She was NOT q; bright. intelligent
cow. On the contrary, she was
stolid. When turned out the back
door into the yard to water and let
III ut that door she would go to her
place every time, but when brought
from the pasture at night and let in
ut the opposite door she was sure to
make Il mistake and take possession
OF u stall directly opposite to her own
on the other side Of the barn. None
Of the other cows made such Il mis-
take.
The nervous, energetic oWs that
hook the underlings and chase them
around the yard to show their authori-
ty are not our best cows. They have
too much other business on hand be-
sides making milk. Their eyes follow
me about the barn to see when I go to
the meal room and when given buck
wheat bran instead Of cornmeal look
as if insulted.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-10-14
Late hatched Chicks.

The summer is a growing time and
chicks grow very rapidly when there
is no back set Of cold spells. They
will sometimes run right ahead of the
early Matched chicks and put on size
and flesh daily. If you have had a
poor Matching season it will pay you to
take a chance on late Matched pullets.
for II you have good success with
them they will be profitable next win.
ter and early spring.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-10-14
POULTRY
IN WARM WEATHER

During warm weather poultry feed
ing presents a different proposition
than it did in winter, writes a CORE
spondent of Orange Judd Farmer. The
latter calls more OF less for the use
of concentrates. which, if used in warm
weather would make the hen overfat.
1t requires more feed in winter to
make a hen lay than it does in the
summer, since so large a part of the
food consumed is required to keep up
body warmth. When fowls have grass
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-10-14
G. D. LORD and G.. W. YOUNG.
Park River, North Dakota.
GOOD BACKS FOR BAD
Langdon Residents Are Learning How to Ex-
change Old Backs For New Ones

Does your back ache feel weak and
painful? DO you suffer headaches,
languor and depression? Is the urine
discolored, passages irregular? The
kidneys may be calling for help
Weak kidneys cannot do their work.
Give them the help they need. To
cure kidney backache you must cure
the kidneys. Use a tested and proven
remedy. Doan's kidney pills have
stood the test. Convincing proof of
merit in the following endorsement:
Mrs. T. A. Catherwood. Park
River, N. D., says: Some years
ago ! told in a public statment how I
had suffered from kidney complaint,
having terrible pain in my back and
headaches. Doan's kidney pills cured
me. Since then l have always recon-
mended this medicine when | have had
a chance and will continue to do so.
Price soc, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for a kidney remedy-get
Doan's kidney pills-the same that
Mrs. Catherwood had. Foster Mil
burn Co., Props, Buffalo, N. Y.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-10-14
FEEDING the LAYERS.

In feeding laying hens it is poor pol
icy to attempt to economic by reduc-
ing the amount Of food given. A lay
ing hen may be compared to q machine
the more food she will consume the
more eggs she will produce. ~ five
pound hen can be maintained for 10
cents a month, but she cannot produce
eggs on a maintenance allowance. BY
increasing the amount to 1917 cents per
month a balanced ration may be sup
piled which will result in a net profit
of from 81 to So per year.-Earm Jour-
nal.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-10-14
Eliminate the Runts.

No matter how valuable Il strain Of
fowls you have. it is the height of
folly to put into your breeding pens the
runts of your flock, with the idea that
possibly they may develop into some
thing worth while during the winter.
If they are not what they ought to be
when five or six months old, they never
will be satisfactory as breeders, and no
n who values the future worth of his
stock can afford to use anything less
than the best.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-10-14
Care of Milk Utensils,

one of the first rules Of dairy SANTA
ton is to have all the utensils perfect
ly clean and free from germs. One Of
the best ways of insuring this is to
place all the vessels in a kettle Of
water and boil for about an hour,
afterward drying each piece in the u
shine. The separator should be taken
apart, and each piece well cleaned and
rinsed with boiling water. Never wipe
the milk utensils after they are wash
ed. Rinse with boiling water and dry
IN the sunshine. A germ will hardly
survive this treatment.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-10-14

Terms cash, or one-fifth cash, bal
ance on or before in 10 annual pav-
ments, 6 per cent interest.
Railway fare credited purchasers.
Minimum price is lowest bid that
will be entertained and is from
$40. 90 t o $50. 90 an acre less than
surrounding similar land is held at.
Land is nearly all under cultivation.
Soil deep, black loan, clay subsoil.
Crop failures unknown.
Good dwelling houses, barns, gran
aries, wells, sheds, groves, fences etc.
Telephones, daily rural mail, near
railways, schools, churches, creamer~
les, etc. Good graded roads.
You buy as cheap as homesteading,
improvements considered. Crops here
tofore have soon paid for the land and
will do so again.
Must sell. Owners actively enga-
ged in business only reason for SELL
ing. Prospective buyers shown
land any day before sale.
Short space prevents giving details.
Write owners,
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-10-14
Hashish.

There was a terrible secret society
in the east which was organized for
wholesale and systematic murder. It's
members called themselves "Hashha-
sln'-whence, by the way, came u
word ''assassin'-and used to get up
courage for their deeds Of atrocity by
doses Of the drug called hashish. This
is obtained from Indian hemp, and it
is from the seed vessels hat the sub
stance is taken which yields the poison
so famed in history and romance. 1t
is a vivid green and when taken pro-
duces the most extraordinary visions
and Authorizations.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-10-14
DAIRY JoTTINGs.

If a Calf is to be dehorned it
should be dehorned when not
} more than three days old with
, caustic potash.
J, Calf Scours are due to overfeed-
ing. feeding cold milk or using
!, dirty milk. Avoiding these things
!, is generally to avoid scours.
J, The pastures will soon be grow
!, ing shorter. but if We have a
), summer silo the dairy will not
, suffer.
At no time of the year is dairy
!, ing more unpleasant work than
), during the time when pastures
!, are short and the flies are trou-
, blesome.
!, BY intelligent breeding and
} care most Of the dairy herds can
, be brought up to double their
, production.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-10-14
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY.


THE EXECUTIVE:
President: Woodrow Wilson
CABINET OFFICERS.
Secretary of the Treasury. William G, McAdoo
Attorney General, .........Jas. c. MacReynolds
Secretary Of War........Lindley NJ. Garrison
Secretary of the Navy. =. .Josephus Daniels
Secretary of the Interior .:..... Franklin X Lane
secretary Of Agriculture. David 4; Houston
S Secretary of OF Lammeree' -. W W;Iiam u + h WiIsan
''''''"'y U u 11TEf'i STATES SENATE. D. wilson
P.J, McCumber Wahpeton
CONGRESSMAN.
George N. observation-disclosures City
FEDERAL OFFICERS.
United States District Judge.....C. F. Amidon
Hnited States !: Doyle
Surveyor sas!e e General 7'a,es s oout...o 4: Williams
National Bank Examiner...........E.S s. Tyler
Collector of Custom. LaMoure Jr
STATE SUPREME COURT,
Associate Justices-C. j.. Fisk, E. T. Burke, E..
B. Goss, A..
Clerk OF Supreme CONFERENCE.-THE. Hoskins
reporter. w Aiies
STATE
Governor. Is. Hanna
Governor. ........John II. frame
Secretary OF State hGnas nan
State Auditor..""...."...,Carl O. Jorgenson
Attorney General. Henry j. Linde
Sup't Public Instruction ..........E. ); Taylor
Commissioner of W. Taylor
Commissioned of Agriculture Robert l.. Flint
Commissioners of Railroads.. 2. N. Anderson.
VII. Mann, w. H. Stutsman.
DISTRICT COURT
Judge Seventh District. :; kneeshaw
Court Laura >. Daubenberg
STATE SENATOR'S.
Eighteenth District. Henry Mclean
REPRESENTATIVES,
Eighteenth District. T.. Axvig
............Joh Balsdon and Jas. Morgan
COUNTY OFFICERS.
County Treasurer. Work
cieri Of the District Court. &C S: Robertson
County Searet A J"dge ". BleakIey
Register of Deeds ........ .....John McGanvran
superintendent of Schools. j. Reher
Connty e snryeyorla Malcolm Darling
County Coroner. .....r.....Dr.G Stromberg
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
First Com'r District. ......"...Nei Nicoison
Second Com'r District .......... Sam lverson
Third Com District"........S; Z. Erickson
Fourth COm'r District. ROBERT LANG
Fifth Com'r District. Russell
CITY OFFICERS.
Mayor W. A. Mcintyre
Aldermen ist Ward. .Jno: Power John Boyd
Aldermen End Ward R 7. Burke, VIM Stranger
Aldermen 3rd Ward I. B, Hankey. J. Balgaard
Citv Auditor ....... John Sheehan
City Treasurer -. John D. Milne
Chief of JameS 1teeu
ass ASseS Affornev b. dickson bichson
City Justice Joseph Power
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-10-14
Scours of Calves.

To remedy scours of calves give
two or three tablespoonful of AS
tor oil in milk, and then add to each
pint Of milk fed n te%aspoonful Of a
mixture Of half an ounce Of formal
dehyde and fifteen and one.half ounces
Of freshly boiled water. Feed less
mia and more often,
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-10-14
His Unpreiudiced Opinion.

(which side of the house do O
think the baby resembles most?'
proudly asked young Popjoy.
"Well-h'm." answered Smith: Il
can't see that he looks so very much
like the side of a house.'-Woman's
Home Companion.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-10-14

PlCKINGS.

, Given dry, clean quarters, suit
, able feed and freedom from YER
, min the turkey is as easily rails
, ed as any other poultry.
, The ideal place to raise chick
) II is on an alfalfa or clover
. patch or at the end of a corn,
, mangel or turnip patch, where
) insect life is fairly abundant.
} Keep ground charcoal on hand
) for the poultry and throw a
, handful into the drinking pans
) once or twice 4 week.
. Green food and wheat bran are
, both important factors in duck
. feeding. One or both should
, play Il pct in the daily ration.
) Plucl;ing live geese is a prac-
, tice that is fast dying out.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-10-14
Dutch Belted cattle are hardy and

Dutch Belted cattle are hardy and
give a good account of themselves
at the milk pail. In general adap-
t!tion they are similar to the Iol-
stein. They are smaller in size,
however, and it has generally been
considered that they are not quite
50 vigorous and robust as the Hol-
stems. The most outstanding char
acteristic Of the breed is the white
belt of color that encirclcs the body.
The picture shows a Dutch Belted
cow.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-10-14

The Ayleshury duck is very pop
ular in England, where it is liked
because of its white color and pink,
juicy meat. The Aylesbury orig
mated in France, and when it AZ
rived in England was at first called
the English White. The true Ayles-
bury has Il good sized head, broad
back, full, wide breast and straight
keel. The bird shown is a pure bred
Aylesbury duck.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-10-14
Farm Land for Sale

Will sell at Public Auction at
Adams, N. D. Oct. 21, 1915, at one
O'Clock two largest improved farms in
Walsh county, sub-divided to suit
purchasers, viz:
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-10-14

There Is a Resemblance.
Why is a whisper like a forged bank
note? Because it is uttered, but not
aloud.-London Mail.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1915-04-09
STARTS C0Ull ting
100000 STAMPS !
Postal Clerk Win Keep At Job
Six Months, Working Eight
Hours a Day.

MINNEAPOLIS, April 8.-Harry
Atkins, stock clerk Of the postof6ce,
wet his thumb today and began count
ing 100000 stamped envelopes that
have arrived in Minneapolis. If he
gets tab on one envelope second, it
will take him approximately six
months on an eight-hour-a-day shift
to finish the job.
The shipment is the first received
in carload lot from the manufacturer
at Dayton, Ohio, under the new postal
arrangement whereby Minneapolis
will get its supplies direct from the
manufacturing plants instead of
through the postoffice department at
Washington, D. C. There were about
100000 worth of envelopes in the
consignment and the stamped sticker
goods came through without a guard.
The transfer from freight car to the
strong room in the postoffice basement
was made by postal employees last
night. The envelopes are in two
sized cases, running 5000 to 10000
to the case. The contents of each case
must be counted and certified to by
the stock clerk.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1915-04-09
Mrs. G. Bursch of West Superior

Mrs. G. Bursch of West Superior
is visiting at the home Of her sister
Mrs. E. Sloan Of Ohio avenue.
Alex Ekstrom, with the office of the
state mine inspector at Hibbing, was
Virginia visitor last evening.
George Schlect of Duluth, with the
Northern Evergreen company, was a
business visitor here yesterday.
Oscar Pahjanen of Chisholm, agent
on the Ranges for the Oldsmobile,
transacted business here yesterday.
John Glode, proprietor of the Glode
hotel at Eveleth, spent the day in the
city the guest of Judge James P.
Carey.
Mrs. Pentilla of Eveleth, wife of
County Commissioner Charles Pen
tilla, visited with relatives in the city
yesterday.
A. Mcdonald of the Gardner-Mc-
Donald Real Estate company left at
noon for week end visit with friends
in Duluth.
Miss Lucille Christopher, stenogra-
pher in the law offices of Otto A.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1915-04-09
NOVEL MACHINE
COMES TO CITY

Electricity has taken just one more
step in advance of modern science in
the form of an electric floor scraping
and polishing machine which is oper-
ated from an upright position at about
) cents per hour. The old method of
hand scraping and cleaning of floors
is to be done away with and this new
invention supplants the former back
breaking method.
A series of rotary brushes is at
tached to an electric motor which re-
wolves at high speed, the weight of the
motor is the friction producing means
which is essential to such difficult
work. The refnishing Of floors both
wooden and tile is made a compara-
lively simple process. First flooding
the floor with hot water and soft soap
the machine is applied to the surface
in scrubbing fashion that loosens
che minute particles Of dirt and grease
The scraping and waxing together
with polishing is next applied, the
same machine answering all require
ments. Large dance floors, Office build
ings, and tile surfaces are placed in a
practically new condition with this
machine. Virginia is the possessor of
one of these wonderful floor machines,
brought here by the Withler Brothers
who have leased a store on Mesaba
avenue where they intend to take con-
tracts for the refinishing Of floors in
the home and public buildings and is
on display at their warerooms where
they are giving daily demonstrations.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1915-04-09
PERSONALS
From Saturdays Daily.

From Saturdays Daily.
William Olson of Biwabik is bust
ness visitor here today.
Miss Gertrude Martin is spending
the day in Duluth.
Mr.. and Mrs. Solomon Sax Of Eve
leth were visitors here today.
Andrew Anderson of Eveleth trans
acted business in the city last evening.
S. H. Mckee, Of Two Harhors, was
among last nights guests at the Or
monde.
F. B. Getchell, Bemidji business
man, was a visitor in the city last
evening.
Mark MARI Of Kinney, was visitor
yesterday at the home of Lee Kirby of
the Northside.
Charles Wayne of Roach, visited
yesterday at the home of Frank Hickie
on Central avenue.
L. F. Luthey, the Cook banker and
merchant, was a business visitor in the
Mrs. D. E. Larson left at noon for a
visit at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. F.
A. Larson of St. Paul.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. L. Kimball left at
noon for Duluth where they will visit
with trends for few days.
Benjamin Kaner of Eveleth will
visit at the home Of his uncle, I. Kaner,
POI Cedar street, tomorrow.