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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-12-29

On the ball field the grandstand
player is not tolerated for a moment;
in the game of life he is the whole
thing. In both he is a distinct iabil-
ity rather than an asset, and he is
the latter, whenever that happens,
only by an accident. In ball game
we all recognize these facts; in the
game of life we stand them on their
heads, like the sprays relation to the
ocean. National efficiency, with
gTandstand playing team work, is a
joke. Real team work can work
wonders.
When Ned Hanlon stripped the old
Baltimore team of its stars and took
them to Brooklyn he left McGraw,
then still in his teens, in charge of
what was left of Baltimore, with a
lot Of players who never drew a ma
jor league pay envelope after that
year. But McGraw's genius got
teamwork out of ~the bunch, and
when the season was over McGraW's
joblots were battling in fourth place,
while the aIl-star BrOoklyns trailed
in the dust somewhere behind.
In the national game Of life, where
the same principles apply, only with
much greater force and upon so
large a scale that the defects are not
as readily seen, our Manufacturers
assn members really seem to believe
that they can. play the game in
grandstand fashion; that they can
sacrifice the common good, team
work, and still have national eficien-
cY. In a ball game they would be
summary kicked out of the lot. In |
the national game it takes the base
ball bat Of social catastrophe to
knock them down. But they go |
down when the stroke comes, as wit |
ness France and England at the |
present moment, when social revolu-
tons are going on.
Does it always require a bat? If |
so, then this government Of the peo-
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-12-29
co-oPERATIoN.-

Co-OPERATION.-PeFry very To-
gically insists on my giving examples
of cooperation under freedom. To
outline a whole social system would
require a book.
Labor unions are examples of vol
untary cooperation. If these work
eTs instead of laboring for wages
would operate, control and own the
various industries instead, it is easy
to understand how the economic
affairs of society could be conducted
without either monarch or a ma
jOTity to dictate.
The churches in this country are
examples of voluntary cooperation
in their realm, except in so far as
exemption from taxation forces the
rest of us to pay more taxes. Fra
ternal lodges are another form of
voluntarism. If one does not like the
MasOns, he can Join the Odd Fellows
or remain unattached. State churches
and compulsory insurance orders are
organizations supported not by free
consent, but by force. Russia and
England supply examples-One ruled
by a monarchy and the other by the
representatives of a majority.
Here we believe in vOlUntarism so
far as religion is concerned. e.,
freedom in religion. True a larger
variety of denominations, flourish
here, but there is more virtue in free
dom and variety than in force and
uniformity? Neither freedom or
force assure intelligence, but of the
two freedom offers the most favor
able opportunity for it's development.
, Liberty in the realm of labor, as in
the realm Of religion, affords oppor-
tunity for that form of voluntary CO.
operation to develop and survive
which best fits the intellectual and
moral status of the people.
We know how democratic social
ism proposes to deny liberty of CO.
IL l. IL
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-12-29

to lose by fighting the vets in the
future as hard as they have fought
us in the past.-M. J. Foyer.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-12-29

is no better than the governments Of
kings that have gone before u.s.
Henry Knaus.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-03-09

George r. Sherwin, formerly of
Osnabrock, writes Druggist Ernie
Clarey that the contingent of Cana
dian infantry with which he recently
enlisted is to start on its trip across
the sea this month. The letter was
written from Selkirk, Man.
Ole T. Axvig was here a couple of
days during the week from Milton,
where he reports there will be plenty
of political activity just as soon as
the frost is sufficiently out of the
ground to dig a last resting place for
a few of the has-beens who have al
ready begun to sprout.
Paul Williams, a resident of the
eastern border county line between
Beaulieu and Walhalla, is quite
active in the non-partisan league
movement in Pembina county. He
has been engaged in teaching school
for some thirty years and served one
term as county auditor.
Miles Reed, who has been making
an extended visit since the holidays
at the home of his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. James Reed in this city, left
Monday returning to Great Falls,
Mont, where he has been located the
greater part of the time since leaving
home some few years ago.
Jas. Heating and Otto Dettler &C.
companied by their wives went north
on Fridays train to Wales. From
there they went west to Clyde to the
home of Jos. F. O'Connor, who has
been quite i'll most of the winter.
A change for the worse had been re-
ported in the old gentleman's condi-
ton during the week and MI. O'Con-
nor, who is an uncle of the Keatings,
had asked to have his relatives go
owe and see him.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-03-09
= Local Happenings &
A GA
c. B. Mcmillan was here Thursday

c. B. Mcmillan was here Thursday
from Hannah transacting business.
T. H. Kristjansen was here yester-
day from Milton for a short stay be.
tween trains.
Miss Lizzie Delvo has a position
as bookkeeper in the hardware and
furniture store of M. o. Strom & Co.
Mrs. Alex. Mcdonald was a return
ing passenger Tuesday from a visit of
some length with friends in Mime.
apolis.
Mesdames Geo. w. Price and C.
E. Johnston were returning passen-
gers on Thursday from a visit of a
few days with friends in Grand Forks.
Sheriff Kelland was a returning
passenger Saturday from a weeks
trip through the western part of the
county collecting personal property
taxes.
Mrs. j. w. Haw and the children,
who have been spending most of the
winter in California returned on
Thursdays train to their home in
Langdon.
VIM. A. Pease was down the line
Monday and Tuesday as far as Fargo
and Grand Forks on a trip in the
interest of the International Harves-
ter Co.'S. business.
Manager r. O. Miller, of the
Cavalier County Lumber Co., was at
Hannah a couple of days the first of
the week checking up their branch
house at the end-town.
Chas. Hunter took Mondays train
north to Wales and is spending the
week on his farm in the vicinity of
Calvin looking after the preliminaries
to putting in the crop when spring
opens up.
Miss Lorraine Koehmstedt was up
the line at Dresden Monday to assist
in furnishing the music for the box
social and dance held there for the
purpose of raising funds for the Ores
den base ball team.
Rev. F. j. Hubbard was called to
Milton last Friday to conduct the
funeral of John McLaurin, the young
man who succumbed to an operation
for appendicitis here in Langdon, the
preceding Wednesday.
Ed. Porter was here from Calvin
for a couple of days and vas accom-,
panied on his return Friday by Mrs.
Porter, who has been spending two
weeks with her mother, who is {
guest at the Evans farm east of town.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-03-09
DrS. Smith & Hughes
DENTISTS
OFFICE HOURS: Every Day Except
Sunday: From 9 to 12-1 too
Donovan Block

Jas. Gordon and sister, Mrs. N.
Irwin, returned Friday last week
from their trip of a couple of months
visiting with relatives and a number
of old friends of the family in Ontario.
Mrs. Irwin stayed during a greater
part Of the time with her daughter,
Mrs. j. j. Gilchrist, at Owen Sound,
Ont.
New and attractive advts. this
week occupy the spaces of the Schef-
ter Clothing House and the Schulke
department store. This may be the
Lenten season bat with the Langdon
shoppers there is something in the
new spring styles for both sex worth
looking over at these two leading
Langdon establishments of wearing
apparel.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-03-09

Miss Blanche Green was here with
others from Milton to attend the dance
of Friday evening by Langdon young
people.
Mrs. Herman Michlink was an
arrival on yesterdays passenger,
returning to her home west of town,
from a visit with relatives and friends
at Osnabrock for a few days.
Ed. Butchart and Fred Thompson
were Iona visitors here a couple of
days last week. Mr.. Thompson's
name is among those mentioned as a
possibility for the republican nomina-
ton for the office of sheriff at the
June primary election.
Miss Ida Gullickscn was here for
ar over Sunday visit with Langdon
friends and to take in the leap wear.
dance of Friday evening, held b. the
young folks in the Donovan block.
Miss Gullickson was a guest at the
w. A. Monroe home while here, re-
turning to Park River on Mondays
passenger.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-03-09

Osnabrock is to have a masquerade
carnival on its ice rink tomorrow
evening, Friday, March 10th.
DR.. Judd H. Kirkham returned
Saturday from a professional trip of
a couple of days to Grand Forks.
Leonard Frye, of the Columbia
hotel, was up north for an over Sun
day visit with his parents at Wales.
J. w. Mahon is here this week
looking after the preliminaries to
springs work on his farm south of
town.
DR.. j. F. Sylvester spent several
days of last week looking after bust
ness matters at Hannah, returning
home Saturday.
Miss Marie Laura Beauchamp, of
Olga, is making her home in Langdon
with Mrs. Ed. LeBrun while taking
dress making lessons.
Thos. Barry, the Osnabrock grain
buyer, who has extensive farm land
holdings in that section of the county
was here Monday transacting BUSH
ness.
Norman McKechney is home for a
visit with Mrs. Mckechney and the
family from Saskatchewan, where he
has a position with a farm implement
concern.
Charles L~othspeich, Jr. was among
the home arrivals Of Saturday, re-
turning from a holiday visit of a few
weeks with friends at the old home
of the family in Illinois.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-03-09

Mrs. George H. Johnston was a
Wales visitor in the city a couple of
days the early part of the week at
the c. E. Johnston home
Agent Patterson, of the St. Anth-
ony & Dakota elevator company was
down the line for an over Sunday visit
with his family in Grand Forks.
H. 0. Rouse was a county seal
visitor yesterday from his farm in
the southwestern part of the county,
having business at Judge Bleakley's
office in the court house.
Harvey Mclean, of the c%lerica.
force in Auditor Eide's office at the
court house, was a returning pas
senger Monday from a visit of a few
days at the home of his parents in
Sarles.
Jas Week was here Monday from
Osnabrock for a visit between trains
with his two sons, Joe and Ed, who
are making good as right and left
bower to Agent Bolton at the Ct.
Northern depot.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-03-09
DR.. John W. TOWey
PHYSICIAN and SURGEON
House Phone No. i22 Office No. 1872

DR.. Cameron Lougheed, a former
medical practitioner at Wales, now
in northwestern Canada at Gull Lake,
is among those whose names are as
ISOLATED with the bribery Ease under
investigation by the provincial legis-
lature at Regina.
Nels Larson, who left Langdon
about ten years ago to locate in
Saskatchewan is here this week re-
newing old ssacquaintances. At the
time of his leaving Langdon he was
working the E. J.. Fox farm west of
town. He has a half section near
Maidstone, Sask., but having leased
it for a term of years plans making
quite an extended stay on this side of
the line.
Cheapest accident insurance-Dr.
Thomas Eclectic Oil. For burns,
scalds, cuts and emergencies. All
druggists sell it. Csc and SOC.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-03-09

Order your engraved cards at the
Democrat office.
L.. F. Deichert was a business visi-
tor Monday from Grand Forks.
Haakon Bellerud has left Nekoma
for Adams, where he has purchased
an interest in a store.
John L. Schwartz came up from
Osnabrock on Monday to enjoy a
couple of days visit here with his
family.
Mrs. George Diebel spent part of
last week here from Milton visiting
with T. B. Hankey and wife at the
U. G. T. hotel.
Banker B. Prom was here Monday
from Milton transacting business and
making a short visit with his daughter,
Mrs. Tom Smith.
Ben Reiwer was among those from
Langdon who joined the merry dancers
at the masquerade ball held at Wales
last Friday evening.
Ed. Manley, Of Nekoma, underwent
an operation last week at the Mayo
hospital in Rochester, Mimi, for
liberation of the stomach.
Miss Marie Dorval was an arrival
on yesterdays passenger from Grand
Forks for a visit of a few days at the
home of her father, Judge Dorval.
Frank Delling, the owner of tele-
phone lines at Osnabrock and Milton,
and operating rural lines out of both
towns, was here Monday on business.
Tracy O. Rice was here from his
school at Union for a week end visit
with his uncle A. O. Void and play
with the orchestra at the dance Of
Friday.
M. C. Campbell, manager of the
Langdon Elevator Co., accompanied
by Mrs. Campbell, spent a part of
last week in Grand Forks, returning
on Thursdays afternoon train.
G. M. Lawson went north on Satur-
days train, returning to his home at
Hannah from a convention of the
state grain buyers association, held
three days of last week in Grand
Forks.
Howard McNiven, who recently
came home from Minneapolis, where
he is attending Macallister college,
is now holding down a position in the
corner hardware store of E. c..
Dedrick.
Miss Hester Sparkling, a Langdon
student at the state university, was
here for a weekend visit with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs A. Sparkling,
returning to Grand Forks on Mondays
afternoon train.
A. e. Rehbein, wife and family,
who came here from Bainville, Mont.
to attend the funeral of Mrs. Jos.
Hamann, mother of Mrs. Rehbein,
were passengers Monday returning to
their home in the west.
B. Heating and wife returned home
yesterday from a visit of two weeks
with relatives of Mrs. Keating's in
Walsh county. They also made a
short stay in Grand Forks where Mr..
Heating had business matters to look
after.
Jas. MCLAUGHLIN shipped two car
loads of horses from here on Satur.
days stock train to the South St.
Paul horse and mule company. J. J.
Robson also loaded a car of mixec
stock that went out en- the same
train.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-03-09
COMING EVENTS.
March S-First Day in Lent
March 2l-Presidcntial Primary Electlen

Today's wheat-$1.O 3.
Is your subscription to this paper
Tpast due?
Wait for the big auction sale at
the Ralph Lorenz farm south of
Easily. next Thursday, March 18th.
Attend the pancake supper and
\ social evening at the Presbyterian
church basement tomorrow Friday
evening.
Yesterday was Ash Wednesday,
the first day of Lent, the forty peni-
tential days ending with Easter Sun
day, April 23rd.
The ladies guild the pan
cake supper. to have been held to-
morrow evening in the Presbyterian
church, has been given an indefinite
postponement.
Judge K%neeshaw and Court Steno-
grapher Daubenburg were train ar
rivals Tuesday to dispose Of what
cases were docketed on the calendar
for the March term OF district court.
Voters who expect to be away from
home at the time of the presidential
primary election, March 21st, should
avail themselves Of the "absent voters
ballot 1t can be obtained at County
A,l:4ou LI;Joro oA,on
On Thursday, Friday and Saturday,
March 23rd, oath and 25th, there
will be a Masonic reunion at Langdon
in which a large class of the brethren
from over this county will be advance
ed to the Scottish rite degrees.
Postmaster J. H. Mclean, of Han
nah, has a brother, Jas. Mclean, at
North Battleford. Sask., who Joined
a regiment of volunteers being raised
there which leaves for the front in
two weeks. He has recently been
advanced to the rank of corporal.
There had been a double header of
basket ball games scheduled for Fri
day evening of this week, the visiting
players being the boys and girls
teams of the Park River high school.
The event will no doubt have to be
given a temporary postponement
owing to the closing of the schools
for this week.
Friday and Saturday of this week,
March 10th and 18th are the dates
of the games to be played by the
basket ball teams Of Michigan, Valley
City, Dickinson and Minot for the
state championship at Fargo. Since
the elimination of Langdon, the
sentiment of local fans strongly
favors Michigan as the winner of the
pennant.
Pastor G. C. Lee desires that an.
nouncement be made that the usua.
order of services at the Methodist
church for Sunday have been with
drawn, the church desiring to unite
with the effort being made by the
board of health to prevent a further
spread of the mild epidemic of diph.
liberia that has developed here the
past week.
Langdon city voters are afforded
their last opportunity to register TO,
the city election and presidential
primaries next Tuesday. The regis
tration board will be in session al
the city hall from eight o'clock in the
forenoon until five o'clock in the
afternoon The election occurs the
following Tuesday, March 21st. See
that your name is on the list Of
REGISTERED voters.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-03-09
DR.. j. P. "SCHWlNGHAMFR


OPEN DAILY
Forenoon. 500 a. IN. to 12 M.
Afternoon. II 80 p. m. to 500 D.. m.
Evening". 200 p. m. to 10 100 y. m.
OFFICES:-Upstairs in Schulke Block.
Langdon N. Oak.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1916-04-27

common sense or to his romantic bent.
In two minutes he had stripped the,
mustache clean away from that stu
pid. flaccid mask.
Unquestionably the resemblance was
now most striking: the American
would readily pass for Michael Lam
yard
This much accomplished. he pursued
his preparations in feverish haste. In
spite Of this. he overlooked no detail.
In less than twenty minutes he had
exchanged clothing with the American
down to shirts, collars and neckties;
had packed in his own pockets the
several articles taken from the other.
together with the jointed jimmy and .
few Of his personal effects, and was
ready to bid adieu to himself. to that
Michael Lanyard whom Paris knew.
The insentient masquerader on the
floor had called himself "Goodenough.
Smith" he must serve now as Good
enough Lanyard" at least for the
Lone VOLTS purposes; the police, at
all events. would accept him as such.
Extinguishing the lights, he stepped
quickly to a window and from one
edge of its shade looked down into
the street.
He was in time to see stunted hui
man silhouette detach itself from the
shadow of doorway on the opposite
walk. move to the curb and wave an
arm-evidently signaling another SEN
tinel on a farther corner and out OF
Lanyard's range of vision.
Herein was additional proof. II any
lacked, that De Morbihan had not ex-
aggerated the disposition of Popinot.
He nodded grimly. moved back from
the window. and used the fiash-lamp
to light him to the door.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1916-04-27
SYNOPSIS.

Al Troyon's. a Paris Inn, the youth
Marcel Troyon, Afterwards to be known
as Michael Lanyard. Is caught stealing
by Burke. an expert thief, who takes the
boy with hun to America and makes Of
him a finished craftsman. After stealing
the Omber jewels and the Huysman wal
plans In London Lanyard returns to
Troyon'S for the tirst time In many years
because he thinks Roddy. a Scotland
Yard man, IL on his trail On arrival he
nnds Roddy already installed as guest
At dinner conversation between Comte
de Morbihan. NJ. Bannon and Mile. Ban
non about the Lone Wolf celebrated
craftsman who works alone. puzzles and
alarms him as 10 whether his Identity IL
only guessed or Known To satisfy him
self that Roddy IL not watching him.
Lanyard dresses and goes out. leaving
Hoddy apparently asleep and snoring in
the next room, then comes back stealth
lily. to find In his room Mile. Bannon. who
explains her presence by saying that she
was sleep walking. In his apartment near
the Trocadero he finds written on the back
OF twenty-pound note. part OF his con-
cealed emergency hoard. an invitation
from The Pack ia the Lone Wolf to Join
them. Lanyard attempts to dispose OF
the Omber Jewels. but finds that The
Pack has forbidden the buyers to deal
with him. He decides TO meet The Pack
De Morbihan meets him and takes him
before three masked members of The
Pack He recognized Popinot. apache.
and Wertheimer. English mobsman. but
the third an American. is unknown to
him. He refuses alliance with them.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1916-04-27

Cling feebly: not long, but long enough
to enable his antagonist to shift his
hold and climb on top Of his body,
where he squatted. bearing down
heavily with knee on either of Lam
yards forearms. two hands encircling
his neck, murderous thumbs digging
into his windpipe.
He revived momentarily. pulled him
self together, and heaved nightly In
futile effort to unseat the other,
The sole result of this was tighten.
ing pressure on his throat.
Then OF a sudden he ceased to
struggle and lay slack and passive in
the others hands.
Only an instant longer was the
clutch on his throat maintained. Both
hands left it quickly, one shifting to
his head to turn and press 1t roughly,
CT eek to the floor. Simultaneously he
WIS aware of the other hand fumbling
abWt his neck, and then of a touch
Of METAL and the sting Of a needle
dri> en- into the flesh beneath his ear.
That galvanized him; he came to
life again in twinkling, animate with
threefold strength and cunning. The
man On his chest was thrown off as
by 9oung earthquake, and Lanyard 8
right arm was no sooner free than 1t
shot cut with blind but deadly accu,
racy 81 the point of his assailant's
jaw. click of teeth was followed by
sickish grunt as the man lurched
over.
And then Lanyard was scrambling
to his feet, bit giddy, perhaps, but
still sufficiently master of his wits to
whip his pistol out before making one
further move.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1916-04-27

Picking II up. he examined with In
terest small hypodermic syringe
loaded to the full capacity. plunger
drawn back-all ready for instant use
It was the needle Of this instrument
that had pricked the skin Of Lanyard 8
neck; beyond reasonable doubt 1t con-
tanned soporific. II not exactly kill
ing dose of some narcotic drug-co-
caine, at a venture.
SO it appeared that this agent of the
Pack had been commissioned to put
the Lone Wolf to sleep for an hour or
two or more-perhaps not perma-
nently-that he might be out of the
way long enough for their purposes,
Lanyard smiled grimly, lingering the
hypodermic and eying the PROSTATE
man.
Turn about" he reflected, lis said
to be fair play. Well, why not?"
With this he bent forward, dug the
needle into the wrist of the American
and shot the plunger home, all in a
single movement so swift and deft
that the drug was delivered before
the pain could startle the victim from
his coma.
AS for that. he recovered quickly
enough; but only to have his clearing
senses met and dashed by the muzzle
of a pistol stamping cold ring upon
his temple.
Lie perfectly quiet my dear Mr.
Smith," Lanyard advised: don't speak
above q whisper! Give the dope a
chance; it'll only want a moment-or
I'm no Judge and you're careless
highlander! I'd like to know, how
ever, If it's all the same to you"
But the drug was taking swift ef-
feet; the look of panic which had
drawn the features Of the American
and flickered from his eyes. with
dawning appreciation of his plight
was clouding. fading. blending into
one of daze and stupor. The eyelids
futtered and lay STILL the lips moved
as If with urgent desire to speak, but
were dumb; long, convulsive sigh
shook the Americans body, and he