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The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-02-20
How WEATHER Actually Influences Your DISPOSITION
and Whx the CURRENTS Of the MRSEA Are Necessayto MAN

TENS by plants for man and beast.
More than half Of the earth's air.
is compressed within depth of less
than SIX miles. Air is not Tight by
any means. To speak Of things as
Eight as air. is misleading. because
the air over your own city block
weighs more than 100000 tons. Were
It not for its jelly-like cohesiveness
and its weight. air would fly of into
space. Should that happen man
would become as extinct as the
"dodo," and weather conditions, as
we'll as the barometer, would be as
useless as the hookworm,
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-02-20
Scientists DIAGRAMS of the CURVE Of SUSPENSE" as Shown
in Records Of HUMAN EMOTION

whether of tension or relaxahon. Is
the emotion. In this way, DIR. Corning
concelves the origin Of an emotion
to be somewhat simple. He says:
"a sensation, auditory, visual. Or
what not. a perception, or an idea
gives rise in the brain (cortex) to an
Impulse which Is disseminated cen
trifugally to the motor apparatus.
Muscular contraction ensues, and II
is the sensations due to contraction
of the muscles, transmitted to the
sensorium by the centripetal system
OF nerves, to which vasomotor. Wis
ceral and other sensations are added
that give rise to the emotion.
1.-THE emotions in gaming arc
aroused, or rather rackedin a unique
and extreme fashion. That In time
the affective functions, motor, vase
motor and sensory, must inevitably
become erratlc, dlsharmonized, seems
a wholly warranted conclusion. Here
are all the psychoneural eieheiAs
necessary to the establishment OF adj
diction.
ut is easy to understand why those
who are chronic victims OF the gam
bling habit are so little fitted for the
routine that enters 30 largely into the
activities of common life. This In
efficiency of the gamester has long
been recognized, and his restless,
teverish nights. with their succeeding
days Of futile Numbering wlstful'
ness, have provided texts for the dia'
tribes Of moralists.
mot much, in view Of the history
and the practically universal love OF
hazard, can be accomplished By such
Nominations. Nor has drastic legls
lation, however much 1t may have
helped to mitigate It, suflced to sup
press the gaming evil"
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-02-20
THERE are great manystrange
facts about animals and Insects

1 N4144A641 CIV - o 49, 1900
facts about animals and insects
= that seem to defy explanation.
Here are a few:
A fly will crawl to the top of win
dow pane, fly back to the bottom and
crawl up again. Hardly ever does It
fly up and crawl down. 1t has been
known to repeat this former act over
30 times before stopping.
Hens always scratch for food with
the sun behind them. A blind hen
always manages to get the sun be-
hind her when scratching, and she
will miss but few bits Of food.
Cats hardly ever lie with their feet
TO the fire. In most cases they lie
instead with their left side to It
Dogs invariably lie with outstretched
paws to the fire.
A mouse overlooks a perfectly safe
food supply, sufficient for a meal or
two, to enjoy the perilous pleasures
Of an unlimited store, 1t will hide
near the food and come out to nibble
when hungry, for 1T is not true that
a mouse will seek its hole at the first
alarm.
IL a small snake is kept in captivi-
ty and fed and cared for. It will be-
come tame, and after few months
crawl to its captor for food, when
approached. This is true especially
Of the small and harmless varieties.
The habit Of dogs in turning around
several times before lying down is
said to be one Of the wild traits OF
this animals prehistoric ancestors
who did so to make bed in the
grasses and leaves. Foxes and wolves
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-02-20
FLOUR Made from BANANAS

from 1t for a day, during which he
abstained from other food, and OBJ.
tanned prompt relief.
The South American Indians make
q -four or paste from bananas. and 30
the banana in that part of the world,
as in Africa and the East Indies.
takes the place Of cereals. The flour
can be easily carried about, and, as
needed. made into cakes and fried,
or mixed with water and drunk.
Banana flour contains ono-third as
much protein matter. one'fourth as
much fat and little more starch
than wheat flour.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-02-20

mo you know that lead pencils
are not made with lead2 Long,
long ago lead was used for
this purpose, and the continuance OF
the name is misleading. but illus
trates the persistence Of the original
association. Today lead pencils are
made with graphite and have been
since this substance was discovered
In 1865. 1t Is one Of the forms under
which carbon occurs In nature. It Is
soft and unctuous to the touch, iron
gray in color, and Of metallic lustre.
Graphite is dug from mines, and is
rarely found in sufficient purity to
be- available for pencil making. After
being purified and pulverlzed It is
mixed with clay, the proportion OF
each depending upon the grade Of
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-02-20

.HB war Of aeroplane against
submarine Is the greatest nov
i city OF the present conflict. 1t
has required considerable experiment
tatlon to arrive at the best method OF
finding the submarine. when sub
for the observer in the aero
plane cannot rely upon his naked eye
alone.
The aeronaut uses something like
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-02-20
UNCLE SANS Newly Developed SKY GUN

-HE ordnance department Of the
army has developed a high
angle fire gun. based on expert
ments with the Deport gun, which
has a split trail and recoil system
especially adapted to firing at a high
angle.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-02-20
CURIOSlTlES Of ANIMALS.

have the same habit when lying
down In the open where there is no
grass.
The unerrlng ability Of the HON.
ing pigeon to find its former abode Is
not due to sense Of location. but
rather to a natural instinct, which
cats and dogs have displayed when
taken from their homes.
Elephants are noted for their mem.
DRY In recalling a kindness or an IL.
jury; also for their tlmidity at the
sight Of a mouse and refusal to cross
bridge or other structure they are
doubtful Of bearing their enormous
weight
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-02-20

AS the result Of important expert
ments, the ordnance department
now possesses gun which 1t thinks
will be superior to the French gun,
Justly celebrated for its speed and
hardness, which will be eminently
suited for firing at aeroplanes.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-02-20

q telescope with the end directed
downward. A mirror before his eyes
shows him all that is passing be-
meath. Should no fly very close to
the water the range Of vision be-
comes very narrow, for the space
under the telescope eye is proper
tomato to the distance OF the aero
plane from the surface Of the water.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-02-20

: T is said that the United States
army engineers have long used
the following mixture for water
probing cement: One part OF GEM
emit two parts of sand. three-quarters
Of pound Of dry powdered alum to
each cubic foot Of sand. These are
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-02-20
Cure for GRIP in the THYROID GLAND

bacillus of influenza and its product.
OF course thyroid gland desiccated
can be given only under the direction
Of a physician. The dose as a prophy'
latte is two grains thyroid gland.
desiccated, at ii A. NJ. and P. M.
The dose for those who have con-
tracted the disease Is two grains thy
roid gland, desiccated, three or four
times daily"
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-02-20

marine cannot see more than o shad.
ow when they ere submerged and
the hlgh.hying aeroplane casts no
shadow. as the low-aylng one does.
The accompanying diagrams make
plain tho pr.uclple and method mark,
Ing this new forward step in guard,
ing against the danger Of. attack by
lurking submarines.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-02-20
How the AEROPLANE
Finds the SUBMARINE

In other words, the higher an aero,
naut flies the more he can see, be-
cause his field Of vision is in proper.
tion to the height at which he flies,
For this reason. British aeronauts,
when searching for submarine prey,
fly rather high, and thus cover a wide
space Of the sea as theysweep overit,
There is another advantage in fly.
ing high. The observers in the sub,
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-02-20
A Waterproof Cement

mixed and dried. and to them is add
ed water In which has been dissolved
three.Quarters of a pound Of soap to
each gallon. This, 1t is said, is near
ly as strong as ordinary cement, Is
quite lmpervlous to water, and docs
not etfloresce.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-02-20
Suspense Curve in a Series Of
Experiments. GAY Covers the
Various Curves in the Rise to
Success
Success.

DR.. Corning further says that while
the morbid craving for a maximum
OF excitement with a minimum OF ef-
fort, confirmed as 1t is by habit.
plays conspicuous part-in fact,
the chief role-in the bewitchment Of
the gamester, it can scarcely be de-
MED that abnormally emotlonalized
ideas of SUCCESS exert at least con-
tributory influence. Hence the curve
of suspense" of gambling is some.
what greater in height than in depth.
In confirmation OF his views DR.. Cor
ming refers to the fatuous attempts
Of those who play for low as we'll as
for magistrates to establish system
or theory of the game whereby sue
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-02-20
Diagram Showing Suspense
During Work on a Problem.
(A) Beginning Of Action. (B)
Exposition. (C) Growth. (D)
Climax or Crisis, (E) Fall.
(F) Denouemeut.


he actually proves by series of dia'
grams Of what he calls the curve Of
suspense" something possessed by
every one of us.
Some writer's" says DR.. Corning,
"have found the explanation of the
cause Of suspense in the excitement
produced by the alienation of hope
and fear. Nor can 1t be denied that
this alienation is an important fac
tor; yet It is necessary to remember
that still other forces are at work
We have to do not onlywith hope, but
fruition; not only with fear but with
loss, and sometimes despair. Here
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-02-20
One of the Most Acute Forms Of Suspense occasoned BY
Watching q Crisis in Physical Calamity.

shall be- rendered the excitement Of gaming am
the average outsider WINGED that to 1t Is Largely
b the Vaccinations those extreme
and alive the possbty gaming impulse that so ire
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-12-14
AUTO KILLS JOE DU CHAMP

An episode in the passing of those
who helped to make the history of
this county in the early days is the
death resulting from an automobile
accident on the eve of Thanksgiving
day at Thief River Falls, Mimi, of
Joe DuCamp, who lived on the noun
tain between olga and Beaulieu dur
ing the earlier sos and about twenty
years ago, in 1898, removed to Penn
ington county, Minnesota. DuCamp
was man of gigantic size and
strength and acquired considerable
fame over northern North Dakota and
southern Manitoba as a pugilist, hav.
in G fought battles with notables in
the prize fight ring in Langdon, Mil
ton and Olga in the earlier days.
He was seventy.two years old at the
time of his death and had acquired
considerable farm property. DuCamp
was alone in the auto when it upset
into ditch along side the road anc
had evidently been dead some hours
when the body was found by far.
mer passing by.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-12-14
AN OLD PANAMA PRISON

Did you ever visit one of the old
prisons On Panama? Grim, gray walls
of stone, and chains and leg irons
were plentiful before Uncle Sam as
sumed control of the Canal Zone.
In the me 'er- Do Well, - the in
terror of one of these old-time Pana-
ma prisons is shown. Kirk Anthony,
the me -er. .do-well' following an eX-
citing battle with the police is thrown
into Panama dungeon, where he is
prosecuted by the officials.
The interior Of many of the quaint
homes, interesting work along the
Panama Canal and beautiful tropical
scenery abound in this Selig play,
which is the worthy successor of that
other Selig feature, 1.-The Spoilers. -
1t will be shown at the Electric
Theatre in the afternoon and evening
on Christmas Day, Monday, Dec.
25th. Afternoon at 3 80 and even.
ing at S :O0.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-12-14
RUSSELL-MOORE

Hon. H. G. Wick, judge of the
county court, on Saturday performed
the ceremony which united in marriage
Miss Mabel Helen Russell, second
eldest daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Alex
ander Russell, and Robert w. Moore.
son of Mr.. David Moore, all of FIRE.
mont township.
After the marriage the young couple
took the train for Grand Forks and
other points down the line, returning
on Wednesday Moons north bound
passenger.
Mrs. Moore is one of Fremont s
most popular and respected young
ladies and a leader in their social
circles. Mr.. Moore is farmer among
the younger set, and as pastime is
a great lover and enthusiast of the
national game. They expect to make
their home on the farm and by their
united industry we predict will make
progressive and prosperous residents
of our community. They are assured
of receiving the hearty congratula.
tions and best wishes of all for {
bright and happy future. Walhalls
Mountaineer.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-12-14
WHERE ARE MY CHILDREN 2?

Tuesday evenings special feature
film, "Where are My Children at
the Electric theatre was put on to a
capacity house. every seat available
being occupied. despite the intense
cold weather conditions prevailing.
The touching story which the film
portrays gives all who see it whole
some though plain lesson, which can
be received with appreciation in the
smaller towns as we'll as in the larger
cities. The audience present Tues
day evening was representative one
of Langdon people, and at the close
nothing but an honest endorsement
was given Managev Orton for the
judgment he had shown in giving his
patrons an opportunity to see for
themselves the film, "Where are My
Children" which is making for itself
nationwide name as a motion
picture of startling moral effect.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-12-14
BILLY" SIMS GETS WEALTHY

"Billy" Sims, the ex-osnabrock
business man, who at one time did
considerable stock farming in that
section, has lately been heard from
at High River, Alta For years he
has endured and experienced the hard
ships Of blazing the way in newly
developed section of country, but
would appear to have eventually
found the silver lining Of the over.
hanging cloud. This fall he is un.
derstood as having harvested wheat
crop of fifteen thousand bushels of
wheat and has herd of one hundred
hogs and upwards OF fifty head OF
cattle.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-12-14
DISTRICT COURT GRIND

Judge w. j. Kneeshaw arrived in
the city yesterday from Devils Lake,
opening the December term Of court
in the afternoon, Miss Helen Sanford
of this city acting in the capacity of
court stenographer. Active work in
the taking up of the cases on the
calendar for trial, however, did not
commence until the session of yester-
day afternoon With the number of
civil and criminal cases that have
been set for trial it seems to be quite
likely that an adjournment will not
De reached before the end of the COM
ing week.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-12-14
CUSTOM TAILOR SHOP.

Are you aware that we have first
class practical tailor in our city !?
Suits made to your individual order
and design right here in Langdon, for
ladies. and gentlemen; also remodel
ing. repairing, cleaning and pressing.
We also do all kinds of fur work.
Fit, material and workmanship guaran-
teed first-class. Prompt and reliable
service. If you desire such an in.
dustry in your home town, please
show your appreciation by your pat.
ronage. Soliciting your call. l am,
Respectfully.
Wn. j. Size.
Sullivan building. next door to
Green's barber shop.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-12-14
NOW HAS GRADED SCHOOL

Munich now has standing of hav-
ing a classified consolidated school of
the first class, instead of a rural
graded school of the first class as
heretofore and entitled to state appro.
priations of $500 pc: year instead of
$3.50. The promotion received by
Munich's school is the result of a
visit made during the past week by
State Rural School Inspector N. G.
Macdonald, who last month was elect.
ed state superintendent of public in.
struction by majority of between
35, 900 and 40, 600 votes.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-12-14
ENTERTAINMENT LECTURE
Tomorrow evening is the

Tomorrow evening is the date of
the second humber of the lecture and
enter tainment course, of the extern
sion department of the University of
North Dakota given here, being pre-
sented during the winter months under
the auspices of the city schools. The
program for tomorrow evening will
be rendered by Montaville Flowers,
the lecturer and dramatic reader. AS
there has already been quite sale OF
season tickets for the course there is
sure to be an appreciative audience
present in the assembly hall of the
high school. The hour Of commence
ment is S:15.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-12-14
CHRISTMAS EVE CANTATA

"When the King Comes Down from
His Throne, - is the title Of a canta-
ia that will take the place of the
usual evening service at the Presby-
terian church on Sunday evening,
December Oath, which is Christmas
eve. The presentation Of the piece
will be made by the children of tfe
Sunday school. 1t is a musical fea-
ture with special appropriateness fol
the occasion and an invitation TO at
tend is extended to the people o!
Langdon and vicinity generally.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-12-14
GERMANY MAKES
PEACE PROPOSAL

The daily papers of yesterday con-
tanned dispatches from Washington,
d. c., bearing date of Monday, De-
cember 18th telling of the receiving
by this government of Germany peace
proposals and permitting the media
tion of the United States with the
warning nations with view to the
bringing to an end the war At
Washington it is regarded that Ger
many proposal Of peace has broken
the chain which for months has re-
strained the United States and other
neutral nations from making offers of
mediation. In the note received by
this government from Germany
nothing is contained which might be
construed as indicating upon what
basis Or terms peace would be agreed
! to by the nations Involved in the war
President Wilson at once called
meeting of his cabinet officers and it
is expected that today's papers will
show definite steps being taken by tn
United States and other neutra
countries to the end of bringing tn
world war to finish.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-12-14

appeared to US to offer opportunities
for starting up in business with limit
ed means. Therefore we decided to
go to Bathgate, North Dakota. We
arrived there in the month of Febru-
ary of that year, and as the terminal
of the Great Northern railroad at that
time was at Grafton, thirty-two miles
distant, we decided to ship lumber
and other building material to St
Vincent, Mimi, and haul it across
the country to Bathgate by team
This appeared to be an easy task at
the beginning, the roads and sleigh
ing being good, but during the month
Of March, from four to five feet Of
snow fell and teaming became very
difficult, besides this one carload OF
lumber was snowbound on the way
from St Paul and did not arrive at
St Vincent until after all the snow
had gone, when the very high water
in the Red river valley of that spring
made all attempts to haul lumber
over the roads futile and it was al
most midsummer before we could
commence the erection of our new
store
A Whole chapter might be written
about our experiences, fighting the
elements and enduring hardships dur
ing that spring in Bathgate, but the
!, blood was red and ambition high and
most of our trials were novelties to
be enjoyed. In September of this
year | was married to Miss Gertrude
Marie Meiheim.
= After a six years residence in Bath
!, gate and partnership with Mr.. Mel
q helm, dissolution was effected, Mr.
Melheim continuing the business. In
the spring Of 1888 we moved to
= Langdon Cavalier county, this town
: having come into existence during
6 the fall of the preceding year. /
:, built store and opened up a small
business of my own. On account Of
:, the frost in the month Of August OF
ii the year following destroying much
=, of the crops, business began to suffer
,. The following year, or 1890, proved
= 70 be A repetition OF 1899, and in
70 order to reduce expenses and increase
the needed capital a partnership was
- formed with Hans O. Bjornerud who
- was engaged in the same line of
business as myself, the two stocks
70 being consolidated and occupying the
-. same store Again in 1891 frosted
- wheat was all the farmer raised anc
- another change in the firm was effect.
~ ed by the taking into the partnership
- of Chas S. Hunter, making the thire
~ partner of the original firm. Busi.
= ness continued with satisfactory re
r suits, despite of the three years o:
-. frozen wheat, following one another
in succession, until the spring O:
:. 1892, when l sold my interest to Me:
~ :, Chas Chisholm and left Langdon re
- turning to St. James, Minnesota.
=. In July of that same year enter
ed into business partnership will
J; O. K Kjorlang, in the operating O
=. general mercantile store at st
James, retiring from the firm in lS9'
- held the office of county auditor o
~ Watonwau county, Minnesota, fron
1898 to 1910 and moved to the cit,
Nv of Minneapolis to make the home 0
A' myself and family in the spring @
ng
it (Continued on Fourth Page
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-12-14
PEMBINA RIVER II. f. ENTRY

William Caribou, of Fremont
rownsi,Ip will make proof OF January
18th, 1917, before Clerk OF Court c.
S. Robertson on two isolated 80 acre
tracts of government homestead land
along the Big Pembina river. Maxi
ing final We year proof on a Cavalier
co4uty homestead is rapidly becoming
thing of the past. The few re.
naming isolated tracts OF vacant
government land are of wild uncul-
tivatable nature along the scrub tim
ber of the river banks or in sloughs
bordering Rush Lake. These are be-
ing availed of by the late comers az
desirable pasturage for stock or hay
lands. Thirty odd years ago when
the first homestead filings were made
here, the U. S. land office was at
| Grand Forks, later as the Valley
counties became ''taken up' by the
homesteader, Cavalier county claim.
holders gave notice OF their intention
to make proof through the land office
at Devils Lake. Now the nearest U.
| S. Land Office is at Minot. Few
states in the west are able to show
the rapid growth and development il
| the past quarter of century equa
to that of North Dakota.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-12-14
BAD FRACTURE FROM FALL

Mrs. Cliarmont. the aged mother of
Mrs. Fred Borusky who is here. from
Walha)la, spending the winter at the
home of her daughter is in an ex-
tremely serious condition as the result
of a severe fall she sustained on
Tuesday afternoon Mrs. C)airmont,
who is in her seventy fdurth year and
quite feeble, fell down. "a stairway,
fracturing her collar bone and suffer
ing internal injuries, the extent of
which it has not yet been ascertained.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-12-14
REUNION OF SHRINE MASONS

Those of Langdon lodge, A. F. &:
A. NJ, who attended the reunion of
their brethren of the Shrine degree
held last week at Grand Forks lnclud-
ed the following: w. A. Bolton,
E. Schadwinkle, J. MCLAUGHLIN, D. c..
Mcdonald, T. B. Hankey, J. H. By.
field, John Balsdon, Robert Work,
w. H. Syers, Bert Welsh, NJ. l..
Forkner and VIM. Stevenson.