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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-12-23
CORK FORESTS.
Money Making Trees That Grow In the
Poorest Kind of Soil.

Money Making Trees That Grow In the
Poorest Kind of Soil.
The cork oak is a kind of jack at all
trades among trees. and its service in
dicates well the kind Of new freedom
that trees may give us by their new
helpfulness if we will just give them
a chance. If the garden of Eden story
had been written in Spain or Portugal
[ think the fortunate couple would
have been placed in possession Of a
cork forest. If a man in either of
these countries has a forest Of good
cork trees you will find him in Madrid,
Lisbon or Paris. His cork forest works
for him, and he stays in town.
Cork trees grow on the rockiest and
poorest land. The poorer the land the
finer the quality of the cork. Every
eight or ten years the outer bark is
stripped from the trees to furnish the
ever more highly priced cork of COM
merce. By dividing the land up into
blocks this decennial harvest will pro-
duce a fairly regular income.
These same oak trees produce acorns,
often heavily, which are sold to some
farmer, who drives his herds Of lean
hogs into the forest, where they har-
vest the acorns and turn them into
salable meat. A Portuguese hog is ex-
pected to gain two pounds a day for
ninety days when acorns are ripe.
More than this, there is beneath the
oak trees some heritage fit for goats to
eat. Thus the cork forest owner in Lis
bon gets income from three contrac-
tors-the cork stripper. the pork raiser
and the goat raiser. And with care
the forest lasts forever. The individual
cork tree is good for a hundred years
or more. after which it is a fine big
salable tree, with enough young ones
near it to take its place when it is
gone to market. In Portugal a cork
tree, ready for its third stripping, is
considered worth $25. When in full
bearing an acre of these oaks will
yield from one to three tons of cork
at a stripping, now worth about $40
a ton to the grower. Most Of this is
profit. The pork is profit. 1t is the
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-12-23
IDAHO FARM OFFERED
FOR $3.50 Per ACRE
Great Farm Offer-$1ooo Guarantee
Will Raise 40 Bushel Of Spring
Wheat Per Acre

800 acres irrigated, 800 inches
water, level, no waste land, all fenc-
ed, deep soil, lime formation, never
needs fertilizing, 100 acres under
cultivation, nc house, three miles to
railroad, one and one-half miles to
mill, steam engine goes with land,
located Salmon River country, Lemhi
county, Idaho.
There is no better wheat land any,
where. The wheat natures early and
good market at mill, only one and
one-half miles away. l will pay any
mans expenses and ST., 600. 90 be-
sides, if l cannot prove with good
farming that you can raise 40 bushels
spring wheat or SO bushels fall wheat
to the acre.
Why stay on a dry farm in Dakota,
when you can get an irrigated farm
twice as productive, at one-third the
price. Besides wheat raising, there is
Immediately adjoining this farm, the
finest erased free range in America,
with living water the year around
and by putting 16O acres in alfalfa,
you would have the winter feed and
free range, for 300 head of stonck.
l will be in Dillon, Montana, to
spend the holidays, until January 5th.
Write me Immediately, at that ad-
dress, when you can go and see this
land, and l will meet you there, and
go over it with you. The price,
$37. SO per acre, one-half cash, bal
ice five years, 8 per cent.
Address to January 9Th,
c. Holmes, Gen. Delivery,
adv. Dillon Montana.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-12-23
MT. CARMEL

Miss Lucy koehmstedt has been
quite sick with the lagrippe for the
last few days.
On Wednesday of last week, Dec.
18th, a baby boy was born at the
home of Zeno Metzger.
Mr.. and Mrs. Solomon Diemert arc
spending the present week with rela-
tlves and friends at Mt. Carmel.
Miss Katie Bergman is now home
after staying a couple of weeks with
her sister, Mrs. VIM. Fischer, of
Wales.
Miss Barbara Reidhammer returned
to her home on Friday of last week
after a short visit with her relatives
and friends at Daysland, Alta.
Joseph Shredder and Eugene Fritz
arrived here Monday from Humboldt,
Sask. Mr.. Shredder thinks he will be
kept quite busy hauling his grain anc
preparing for the auction sale he in.
tends to have before long
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-12-23
NEKOMA

Mrs. L. j. Roholt went to Grand
Forks Thursday to visit friends.
E. McDermand returned from Grand
Forks Saturday, at which place he
was successfully operated on for
appendicitis.
j. G. Stewart shipped a car load Of
hogs to the South St. Paul market
Friday, Ole Olson being in charge of
the car.
Mrs. Albert Thompson, sister of
Mrs. Megstad, autoed over from
Brockett, this state, Sunday to visit
the Megstad home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ole Christensen are
rejoicing over the arrival of an eleven
pound daughter which the stork
presented to them Friday. Mother
and child are doing fine.
Mrs. J. ]. Anstett received a tele-
gram Wednesday stating that her
father was critically i'll at his home
in eastern Canada and she left i'm
mediately Thursday to be at his bed
side. She expects to be away several
weeks
Donald MCLAUGHLIN autoed over to
u town from Langdon Friday to
meet Mrs. McLauchlin's nephew,
Thomas Bell, who arrived from
Regina, Sask on the afternoon train
to pay them a visit over the HOLIDAYS.
Announcements were received in
town Friday of the marriage of our
former primary teacher, Miss e.
Wentchler, and Mr.. Matt Weber at
Minneapolis Dec. 18th. Our readers
all join. in wishing them both joyful
bliss in their welded life.
The mask ball given by Malchow's
orchestra was not az we'll attended az
expected, but those present all report
good music and a good time. Mrs. E.
P. Tschabold, Ed. Gjevre and Halyor
Tressing captured the prizes given for
the best costumes.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-12-23
CORRESPONDENCE
DRESDEN

Helmer Solberg of Loma's livery
autod to Dresden Wednesday.
Mrs Fred Nuelle was visiting with
her sister, Mrs. J. Black, for a few
days this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Mckenzie and
family of Langdon township were
visiting at the home of Geo. A..
Williams on Wednesday.
Carl Olmanson left Friday for Glib
bons and other points in Minnesota
where he will visit with friends and
relatives and expects to be away un-
til spring.
Mrs. John Schwan returned Tuesday
from Langdon where she has been
nursing her mother, Mrs. John Bimler
who was very sick. We are pleased
to learn that she is recovering and
trust that she may soon regain her
usual good health.
There is considerable sickness in
this neighborhood and at the present
time VIM. Buchweitz, north of town,
is seriously i'll. VIM. Timian was very
i'll last week and was under the doc
tors car and we learn that Mr.. and
Mrs. Timian are also sick.
l.. F. Bimier of the firm name of
Jos. j.. and L.. F. Bimler left Satur-
day for Michigan City, N. D., where
he will take charge of the manage
ment of their hardware and furniture
business at that point. The Bimle1
family came here II years ago and
while here have made many friends
who wish them every success in their
new venture,
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-12-23

1t is announced that the Mennonite
church of this settlement will give
its annual Christmas entertainment on
Friday evening, the 24th. The event
is always one that fills the building
to its capacity.
Peter Albrecht is visiting with his
parents here. He now owns a farm
in western Alberta, having moved
from Moscow to that part of Canada
about seven years ago, and from APP
%pearances we should judge he is doing
we'll.
With the approach of Christmas
once more quite a few programs for
entertainments are being arranged
through this neighborhood, some of
them even having taken place as
much as a week before Christmas dav.
1t may be said that there is not a
little boy or girl but what is looking
forward with a joyous expectancy to
the visit of Santa Claus, who is
always recognized as a kind friend of
the little tots, and usually given more
than a passing glance by most of the
older ones.
John Butler, living over near Mum
ich and one of the first pioneers of
this settlement passed away Monday
of last week. He was a man past
the middle of life, highly thought of
by all who knew him and will be gen.
orally missed by the community. His
illness, following over two years of
poor health dates back to the
early part of the fall. His family
are extended the sympathy of all
their old %neighbors in the sadness that
visits the home on the eve of a
Christmas time. The funeral held
from the Brethren church was a large
ly attended affair.
Letters have been received by Mos
cow township friends of the Toews,
Penner and Fast families, who left
here a short time ago to locate at
Littlefield, Texas. They had made
the long journey in safety and comfort
and all were busy in getting settled
down in their new homes, which are
being built with as little loss of time
as possible. In one of the letters
which reach US the weather is spoken
of as being similar to what we get
here in the early part of September.
They all seem to think they will like
it there very much, but reserve their
final judgment until they have been
IN Texas for some greater length of
time.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-12-23
common rule that the Income from
the pasture pays the small cost of
caring for the forest.-J. Russell Smith
in Country Gentleman.
The Music of Thunder.

The bass Of thunder is considerably
lower than the lowest sound produced
in an orchestra-below the zero Of mu-
sic, we call it, at which all positive ap-
prehension Of musical sound ceases and
u enses are merely conscious Of a
a In observing the music of thun-
der our attention, however, may be
most probably directed to the express
sion rather than to the notes. The mu-
steal diminuendo is more perfectly rep
resented by thunder than by any 9th
er form of sound in nature. After the
first clap is over the a will pursue
with pleasure the rolling away and
gradual fainting Of the peal until at an
Unreasonable distance it sinks into ST.
lence.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-12-23
PLAIN QUESTIONS PUT
TO LANGDON PEOPLE
Every Langdon Reader Will Readily Admit thu
Soundness of This Logic

Every Lanedon Reader Will Readily Admit the
Soundness of This Logic
Would Langdon people recommend
Doan's kidney pills as they do if the
medicine was not reliable? Would
they confirm their statements after
years have elapsed if their experiences
did not show the remedy to be deserv-
ing of it? Statements like the follow
ing must carry conviction to the mind
of every reader:
w. B. Gordon, retired farmer,
Langdon, says: 81 suffered for a
number of years from dull, grinding
pains in the small of my back, direct
ly v e my kidneys. The kidney ac-
ton was irregular and caused much
annoyance. I doctored and tried
several medicines, but was not reliev-
ed until I began taking Doan's kidney
pills, procured at E. I. D%onovan's
drug store. A few doses brought
much benefit and before long my kid
neys were strengthened and every
symptom of kidney trouble disappear
ed" Over three years later, Mr..
Gordon said: From my good expert
ence with Doan's kidney pills, I am
there 10 nothing better to
regulate the kidneys and correct any
disorders arising from them"
Price 50e Ut all dealers. Don't
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-12-23
WANG

Rev. H. E. Bode and son, Arthur,
drove over to Walhalla Monday.
Mrs. John Erickson was a Langdon
business visitor last Thursday.
Elsie Konze was an over Sunday
visitor at her home near Langdon.
The Hannah Moon reports that wild
deer are plentiful in Pembina Valley.
Misses Della and Inga Romfo we're
business visitors at Walhalla Monday
afternoon.
Quite a number of Wang people at
tended the Peterson-M ostad wedding
at Mona last Thursday.
Miss E. Konze left for Langdon
last night to spend her Christmas
vacation with her parents.
Misses Mathilde and Mable Bode
were visitors at the Ole. j.. Romfo
home Monday evneing.
School closed yesterday for Christ
mas vacation, but will reopen Janu-
airy, 3rd, 1916.
The Christmas tree and program
will be held in the Norwegian
Lutheran church December 18th.
Mathilde Bode returned to her home
last Friday, from Fargo where she has
been attending the young ladies semi
nary.
Nancy Rude came over from Mona
Wednesday of last week to write on
the county examinations. She was a
guest at the Rev. Breviek home while
here.
Seivert Peterson took his son,
Alvin, to Langdon Saturday so as to
be able to receive more prompt atten-
tion from the doctors. 1t will be
remembered that Alvin was wounded
some time ago with a rifle shot and
he has not fully recovered his health.
Helmer Peterson of Mona and Miss
Hilda Mostad of Wang were married
at the groom's home last Thursday
noon. Rev. Breviek of Wang tied the
knot. The groom is a prosperous
young farmer of Mona while the bride
is a popular young lady of Wang. She
is a daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. N. A.
Mostad.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-12-23
Food and the Human BODY.

The chemical composition of the hu-
man body and OF the food we take is
quite similar. About twenty elements
are found chiefly, with Il trace OF 9TH
ers. Oxygen. hydrogen. carbon. nitro
gen, calcium, phosphorus and sulphur
are the chief. Sixty per cent OF our
bodies is water. and probably Il like
percentage exists in our food. Mineral
matter exists in our food and in our
bodies to about & per cent of weight.
Eating to Live"
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-12-23

House For Rent. Good five room
house on Fourth street. Miss Annie
Kelly. l3
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-12-23
Can be seen i'm our Show Window
he Corner Drug Store
II. e. Close & Go.

simply ask for a kidney remedy-get
Doan's kidney pills-the same that
Mr.. Gordon has twice publicly recon-
mended. Foster Miburn Co., Props,
Buffalo, N. Y.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-05-30
NOVEL FRENCH ASSOCIATION:
CHILDREN OF TIE GREAT WAR

Paris, May 29.-One outgrowth OF
the movement called orphans Of the
War" is a national French assOcia-
ton for "ProtectioR of Families OF
Those Who Have Died for Their
Country" One section of the asso-
citation is called Protection of the
Fireside," and in this section an
other association has developed under
the name of "The Fraternal Union OF
Children of the Great War
This association invites every child
in France belonging to family in
easy circumstances to adopt as broth
er or sister little boy or girl OF
the same age and if possible having
the same Christian name, whose
father has been killed in face of the
enemy. The object of this adoption
is not to separate the child from its
mother. bTt to provide means to aid
the mother in the proper bringing
up and education Of the child, while
at the same time surrounding it with
all the security and comfort of family
life.
This patriotic movement is under
the direction of Monsieur Fleurens,
former minister Of foreign affairs.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-05-30

Mrs. j. NJ Baird entertained Thurs
day afternoon with an artistcally
planned shower and card party, hon
oring Miss Marguerite Barall whose
engagement to Mr.. Nathan Gems of
Fort Worth was announced several
weeks ago
The home was decorated with fes-
tOons of red hearts, cupids darts and
a profusion of white and red roses.
Mrs. Barall assisted Mrs. Baird in
receiving the guests
After the games, little Louise Hell
bach, in little fairylike gown, show
cred the honoree with the many
dainty parcels.
Miss Coda Bowman, Miss Charlotte
Wall and Miss Barall received the
favors in the games.
Misses Hazel Barall, Pala Hyden
and Carol Daube assisted the hostess
in serving 2 dainty ice course to
Misses Do,Othy Smith, Maud and Mar
guerite Hyden, Flora Newman, Goldie
Bowman, Beatrice Fraley, Pauline
Pace, May Roberts, Eva Brady. Eu-
nice Smith, Gladys Fischl, Empo
Henry, Madeline Colbert, Mary Jar
rett, Geneyieye Nivoche, Eugene Nj
yoche, Helen Walcott, Thelma Ram
sey, Charlotte Wall, JOY Moore, Keyte
Madden, Frances German, Ethel Stong,
Mary and Florence Hoard, Esther
McNeese, Anne Thompson, Ruby Ran
dol, jeanette Lowenstein, Regina
Blank, Rose Morrison, Leona Chaun-
cey of Ada, Charlsie Granberg. and
Marguerite Barall.
The bride-elect wore an exquisite
gown Of old rose tafreta. with access,
ories TO match.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-05-30

spy system that exists in this country.
The family lives, however, in a promi-
( nent Kansas town.
"The message that my niece SEM
tells just how hard up they are IN
| Berlin" said the travelling man. MY
mother received a card from her
granddaughter, a sort of Christmas
or Easter card, that indicated gladnes3
and freedom On the message side
of the card were the following words;
This leaves me in good health. We
do not know there is a war, and would
not, were it not for the now and then
returning soldier invalided from the
front. We have plenty of everything,
and the shops are running as before
the war How nice it would be If you
could save this stamp for your book,
and in the years to come have souye-
mir of the period of the great war"
We'll we did not understand just
Nlldl SIlt iiltdI L, lbl W Z nave llO stamp
book and never did have one. We made
no collection of such things. | gave
the matter no thought but mother got
to thinking about it and concluded she
would soak the stamp off. She did, and
under it were written three words:
"'We are starving
THAT, we thought was certainly
pretty good one for an American girl
to put over on the censor. We have
never given the story out to the pa
pers. for we were afraid that it might
be traced through the German spy sys-
TEN. | would not suppose, however.
that the authorities would keep copy
of everything that passed through the
post offices in that country. Anyway,
they are not so happy over there as
they would have the world believe"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-05-30
Thimbie Tea Club.

Mrs J. w. Potter entertained the
Thimble Tea club in a charming man
ner Friday afternoon at her pretty
new home on NfcLish avenue.
The hours were pleasantly spent
with needlwork and conversation. \
dainty luncheon was served at the
close of the afternoon TO Mesdames
Roy Alexander, Roy Johnson. Clar-
ence Gregg. Arthur Hall, W. L. Kear-
ney, Jarrett of Wetumka. Lucien
Hoard. Fred Tucker. Ray Poland,
Fred Kinkade. J. r. Pulliam. r. II.
Hoyle, Tom Frame. and Miss May
stevens.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-05-30

Why go limping around with aching,
puffed-up feet-feet so tired chaied,
sore and swollen you can hardly get
your shoes on or off? Why don't you
get a 25-cent box of "TIZ" from the
drug store now and gladden. your tor
turcd feet?
"TIZ" makes your feet glow with
comfort; takes down swellings and
draws the soreness and misery right
out Of feet that chafe, smart and
burn. "TIZ" instantly stops pain in
corns, callouses and bunions "TIZ" is
glorious for tired. aching, sore feet
No more shoe tightness-no more foot
torture
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-05-30
GIRLS MESSAGE
ESCAPES GERMAN CENSOR

Pemeta, Okla. May 2S.-How a
bright young American girl. a native
of Kansas, has put one over on the
German postal censors. was told in a
hotel here. during the past week by
travelling salesman out Of Kansas
City. The young lady. by the way, Is
his neice. who has lived in Berlin
number of years with relatives Of
her mother. He requested that neither
his name nor that of the young woman
be used fearing the matter might be
taken up through the alleged German
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-05-30

Mrs. J. Maurice Miller will enter
tain Friday afternoon with a hand
kerchief shower for Miss Marguerite
Barall. whose marriage will be sol
emnzed the second week in June.
Miss barall is member of the High
school orchestra, and an accomplished
musician. She graduated Friday
evening from the High school A
number of pre- nuptial events have
been planned for the next two weeks
in her honor.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-05-30
SOCIETY PERSONALS.

Mrs. II. l. Davis is visiting her par.
ents in Hobart.
Mrs. Charles Dobbins is visiting in
oklahoma City.
Mrs. Marvin Bell OF Ringo returned
to her home today.
Mrs. w. H. Berry is visiting rela-
tyes in Oklahoma City.
Misses Roma and Grace Moore
leave Tuesday for Tennessee.
Mrs Butcher Of Temple Tex, is
the guest of Ardmore relatives.
Miss Helen Wells of Tecumseh is
the guest of Mrs. c. l.. Swinford.
Mrs. W. A. W'mbsh and children
leave Wednesday for Houston, Tex.
Mrs Otis Smith left Thursday for
Anadarko, OKLA, to visit her parents,
Mrs. ]. L. Gadley OF Dallas is the
house guest of Mr.. and Mrs, r. W.
Randol
Mrs. c. l.. Byrne and Mrs. S. NJ.
Davis spent the weekend in Oklaho-
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-05-30

In the whole field of medicine there
is not a healing remedy that will re-
pair damage to the flesh more quickly
than BALLARD'S- SNOW LINIMENT.
In cuts, wounds, sprans, burns, scalds
and rheumatism, its healing and pene-
trating power is extraordinary. Price
25c, SOC and $1.0O per bottle. Sold by
BOmar Drug Co
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-05-30
o. D. o. Club.

Mrs +. J. Woodard entertained the
O. d. O. club Thursday afternoon.
The hours were most pleasantly spent
with jolly chat and needlework The
club has disbanded for the summer
months. Dainty refreshments we're
served Mines. Prater, Wilkes, Boyd,
Henry, Jordan. Wilkes, Rasor. Lee
bus. Hargrave and f. c. Wymore.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-05-30

The Second Ward Mothers club
entertained with a lovely picnic sup
per Saturday evening at the City
Park, complimenting their teachers.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-05-30

Friend" II is applied TO the abdominal mus
Giles, gently rubbed in and has a most pro-
nounccd effect as "A lubricant. 1t soothcs the
network of nerves, enables the muscles TO
expand naturally, relieves strain on the ligl-
mcnts and thus sets at ease any undue strain
on the organs involved. And it does this with
perfect safety. EXpcctant mothers thus go
through the ordeal with comparative ease and
comfort. Knowing mothers who have used
Mothers Friend" speak in glowing terms OF
the absence of morning sickness, absence of
strain on the lgaments and u freedom from
many other distresScs.
One OF the most important symptoms to
he relieved by Mothers Friend is the inn
imagination that so often disturbs TepoSc.
Pains even though natural, may so dStOrt
the mind that undue apprehension will some
times follow. The gentle, soothing influence
Of Mothers Friend" gives the mind sub
stanlial aid TO become conscious of strength
and there is a real, physical scnsibility Of
muscular yigur as evidenced by freedom from
undue strain.
You can get Mothers Friend" at any drug
store or they will gladly get it for you. Write
today to Bradfeld Regulator Co., 7Oi Lamar
Bldg, Atlanta, Ca, for a highly instructive
book Of great value to all eXpoctant mothers.
II contains a valuable expectancy chart, rules
on diet and is brimful of suggestions that all
women will appreciate.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-05-30
Students Recital.

Miss Anne Thompson viii present
in public recital Thursday evening
her piano class, AT the home OF Mrs
J. r. PenningtOn.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-05-30
Informal Card Party.

Mrs. J. l.. Henry is entertaining
informally Monday afternoon for Miss.
es Roma and Grace Moore, who are
leaving Tuesday for Tennessee.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-05-30
Sixth Dsy Embroidery.

The Sixth Day Embroidery club
will meet Friday afternoon with Mrs
l.. |. Wilkinson.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-05-30
CARD AND SOCIAL
CLUBS
A a
Lily Bid Bridqe

The Lily Bid Bridge club will meet
Thursday afternoon with Mrs. Joel
buchanan