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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-02-17
THE AMERICAN RAVEN.
Found Now Only In Safe Retreats In
the Rocky Mountains.

The raven has gained little in the af-
f%ections of the people from his kindly
act of supplying Elijah. the prophet.
with food when hunger pressed him.
The raven is thought of as Il bird Of
i'll omen wherever his black shadow
appears. He is the sinister bird, and he
cannot shake from his feathers his
evil name, though it be only in part de-
served.
How can any Il be supposed to cul-
tivate affection for Il bird of which Il
great poet could write lines like these:
The sad presaging raven tolls
The sick mans passport in her hollow
beak
And in the shadow Of the silent night
Doth shake contagion from her sable wing.
The raven is passing. Already it has
almost entirely disappeared from the
British islands. Formerly the Ameri-
can raven was fairly common in our
middle western country, in New Eng
land and in the lower ranges of the
Allegheny mountains. Today it is only
occasionally to be seen in it's ancient
haunts.
In the Rocky mountains, however,
where men are scarce, the raven is
holding its own. 1t builds its lest on
the edge of the lodges of the inaccessi-
BILE cliffs, and, sighting it's foe from
afar, it keeps the distance in which lies
safety.
The raven is ugly in shape, as it is in
voice. Its sole beauty lies in the luster
of its feathers when the sun strikes
them full and fair. 1t is a bearded
bird. with high shoulders and certain
bumps and humps here and there to
make its form seem utterly lost to
symmetry.
The bird is not altogether bad. 1t
robs the nests Of other birds, and it is
this trait of character which has lost il
caste and life in England. The game
keeper shoots 1t on sight, and in recent
years, because Of the growing scarcity,
the museum collectors have been hunt
ing the raven in all places where it Is
reported to have dared to show its
head.
The raven is the bird Of books. It
has a larger place in literature perhaps
than all other birds combined if we ex-
cept the eagle. Shakespeare mentions
it no less than fifty times. Milton did
not neglect it, and all the poets-an-
Gent, medieval and modern-have con
sidered the raven.
The American raven probably will be
safe in his Rocky mountain haunts for
years to come. but he is so far removed
from mans habitations that his pictur-
esqueness. his oddities. his GRANTEES
and his croakings virtually are lost to
the world.-Chicago Post.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-02-17

"wnac ror:~ demanded oIeuS5.
Mr.. Feeder smiled overwhelmingly, but
paled in the process.
Campaign work." he replied.
what for?" demanded Sledge.
swell, T. And, more puzzled than
ever, he looked around the equally
puzzled gathering. Even Bendix was
at q loss.
"What for, 1 say?' suddenly thun-
dered Sledge.
"On the level?" inquired Feeder. II
don't get this, Sledge, 1 don't seq
"Tell 'em!
"Well, If you got to have it,
He stopped, gave another glance at
his audience and stared at Sledge in
credulously.
Sledge advanced a step toward him.
II said tell EN-"
"Here goes, then," responded Feed
er, exasperated-''for keeping my mouth
shut about receiving the public funds
interest money for you"
You're a liar" doomed Sledge and,
suddenly stepping forward with mar
Vicious agility for so ponderous a man,
swung his right arm, the biceps Of
which was like a thigh, and knocked
Feeder straight through the door.
'"Throw him out" he directed and sat
down.
Bendix accepted that commission as
readily as if it had been a suggestion
to ring for another drink. A rather
heavy man himself, he stepped lightly
into the p~assageway. grabbed Feeder
hy the collar as he was rising and
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-02-17
A Screen Coon.

This drawing shows the plan of
chicken coop w designed and have
been using the last ten years. The
coops are made in the winter time
when the men are not busy with other
work. They are made of twelve and
six inch soft pine boards. They are
twenty-three inches long, eighteen inch
es wide, eighteen inches high i'll front
and a foot high at the back. The roof
extends YER the side walls about three
inches on all sides. The floors are
hinged on, as shown, and the coops are
painted inside and out. Wire screen *
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-02-17
CHAPTER V.-CoNTINuED.


MI. Davis sat down, and the four
Who had been told to wait looked nj
one another with growing wonder and
at the impressive big. man, who WAS
still drawing inspiration from the do
crepit mop.
Five minutes passed. Bendix and
BozZam II Gally sat in comfortable
quiet, resting all their faculties, phys
fcal, mental and moral, but MI. Davis
fldgeted audibly. He twiddlcd his fin
gers, he fused With his cravat, he
ran slip nooscs In his watch cord, be
wiped his reading glasses and put them
on and took them off.
Five minutes more passed. MI. Da-
Wis in desperation rang the bell for
tue velvet footed Adolph and ordered
q drink. In other gatherings Mr.. Boz
Fam would have enlivened the moment
With a story or with conversation and
repartee. On occasion he could have
sung q song or recited Il poem OF play
ed seven-up. craps or tiddledywinks, all
with the pleasing finish of a profess
aonal. just now, however, he remain
ed as placidly calm as a cake of Swiss
cheese.
A step came down the narrow pas
sageway. A rawboned fellow appear
ed in the doorway. He was tall and
Dig and wore good clothes. His hands
were coarse and had Dubious finger
tips, with extremely broad, stubby
nails, but they showed no signs of re-
cent toll. He had a wide mouth and
prominent cheek bones and a low fore
head. He looked like u retired coal
HEAVIER. The exigencies Of politics had
once made him county treasurer, and
since then he had lived in prosperous
idleness.
Sledge arose and walked around to
the front of the table.
Say, Feeder" he growled, I've been
paying you sevcnty-fve a month fol-
two years. That right?"
eyes," hesitated Feeder, with a puz-
lied glance at the unusual crowd in
the little room.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-02-17

punched him in the ear. Phil and
Blondy. both gentlemanly bartenders,
selected for the hardness and timber
ness of their shoulders, came running
back as promptly as fire horses at the
sound Of the gong.
Rough TOSS" explained Bendix brief
ly, handing his collar hold to Phil.
There was a rattle of chairs and ia
bles and the crash Of two or three
glasses interspersed With an occasional
smack. There We're EXPLANATIONS from
q few hangers on and a few inadver-
tent oaths from the astonished Feeder,
but Phil and Blondy We're v~oiceless
until, after battering Feeder at the
curb until a policeman came up, they
turned him over for a wagon call.
whats the charger" asked the Off
Ger.
pink necktic, I think" returned
Phil. But I'll find out" and he ran
back to Sledge's room. "Feeder's
pinched," he stated. want it to
stick?"
"Uh-hunh!" grunted Sledge.
"Copper's fussy. He wants to know
what's the charge"
Sledge took a slow survey Of his wit
nesses, and the faintest possible sus-
picion Of a twinkle came into his small
gray eyes.
ATTEMPTED blackmail," he chuckled.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-02-17

put in the ends, as shown. to provide
ventilation. The little slide door per-
mits chicks to come and go. The ma
terial in each coop costs about 81. We
use the coops from year to year, as
they are cleaned out every fall and
put away in a dry place during the
winter. | have never yet lost a chick
en- in these coops, either by drowning.
smothering OF through having some
animal get in.-Mrs. S. M. Gephart in
Farmers Mail and Breeze.
Corn For the Silo.
1t is better where it is possible to cut
the corn for the silagr when the most
advanced ears are we'll Gented or near.
ly matured enough to cut for shocking
purposes. This year has been rather
cold and in many sections wet. and it
is quite possible that the northern coun-
try corn will have to be cut for the silo
before it is properly matured.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-02-17

SAID on the SIDE. You've saved your
""-.iH"ny Il hundred thousand. we've
f.12@vl down what we ought to have
foi "Ur W"ri., Sledgc gets the hook.
:"! NoCr stock bounces up to par.
WAY man. you'll not only be where
You were before. but you'n clean up
close 10 Il hundred thousand profit on
the stunt"
order some whisky" Marley sug-
@c$trti to his host.
Continued Next Week.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-02-17

I'm afraid you're too late, Marley"
laughed BOzzam. "Our subscription
list is ready to close"
Il have all the street railway stock
l care for" laughed Marley in return.
II only came up to take your meas
ure for the battle."
at ought not to be so fierce" re-
piled Bozzam. in the usually friendly
me Of men who are about to
cut each others commercial Threats.
There should be room for two good
car systems in this town."
Not on the same Streets" objected
Marley. Don't you think it rather
foolish to parallel our lines, Mr.. Boz
Fam? The route, as published. looks
like malice to me-"
81 have nc voice in that NATTER"
declared Mr.. Bozzam, eying his caller
narrowly. you should see our ma
jority stakeholder about that"
Il see,' unused Mr.. Marley. who
is your principal Stockholders"
II believe the gentleman's name is
sledge-Benjamin Il. Sledge," Bozzam
informed him, with a smile. perhaps
you've heard oe him"
Eyes, I have" admitted Marley,
whose smile was more or less strained.
"Friend of yours, I believe" suggest
ed Bozzam, still smiling, ana still
studying MI. Marley's countenance in
%terestedly.
Not extensively So" denied Marley
"Indced!' exclaimed Bozzam. with
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-02-17
CHAPTER VII.

Marley and Bozzam Plan to Outwit
Sledge.
hi RESIDENT MARLEY smiled as
H~ he met BoZZam. The two gen.
tlemen agreed the weather was
fine
The Prescott daily news., 1916-08-16
MAN FROM
 MISSOURI
Had to be shown" and Was.

In telling his many friends of the wonderful results obtained from the use of four bottles of the wonderful remedy Hays Specific" for run down systems that is now being sold by one of our wide awake druggists, MT, J John Hobbs. of Bernie, Mo-, said:
 I was down with stomach trouble for about four years and many doc tors said 1 could not be cured. 1 took four bottles of Hays Specific" and am now working every day. feel that l am cured and am well man. can truly recommend Hays Spe- cific" to any one suffering from stom- ach trouble.
 Hays Specific" is guaranteed to be the greatest system tonic now known and is for sale by Guthrie Drug Go.
The Prescott daily news., 1916-08-16
SUPERNUMERARIES MAY BE
 PUT ON ACTIVE LIST

Little Rock, Aug. 16.-Gen. Eng land of the Arkansas National Guard is advised by A. L. Mills, chief of the Bureau of Militia Affanrs, hat in case there are officers on the supernumer- ary list of the Guard, who can pass the physical examination and desire to be detailed on recruiting duty, they shall be transferred to the active list and nominated as recruiting offi- eers. If accepted they will be de- tailed on recruiting duty, relieving the active officer of the 1st and 2nd Regiments now stationed in the state on that duty. No applications have been received yet.
The Prescott daily news., 1916-08-16
The Greater Campaign of the Arkansas w. C. T. U.
WILL HAVE LIFE PRO-
 LONGED UNTIL FALL

Little Rock, Aug. 16.-Joe McCown, of Arkansas county, under sentence of death on a charge of murder, for the killing of Joe Gordon, will have his life prolonged at least until late in the fall. He was first sentenced to die in the electric chair June 23, 1916, but an appeal was taken to the Su preme Court, which affirmed the lower court July To- A petition for a re- hearing was filed on July 20, which cannot be taken up until after the Supreme Court re-convenes Sept IS. A petition was submitted to the gov ernor praying communication of the sentence, and a remonstrance was also filed The governor, however, Is not expected to act while the case IS still in the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court.
The Prescott daily news., 1916-08-16
RECOMMENDS DAVID CROCHET
 SUCCESSOR OF L. NJ. FAVROT

Little Rock, Aug. 16.-State Super intendent Cook has recommended the appointment of David A. Crockett, county superintendent of Garland county, to the position of supervisor .of negro schools, to succeed Leo NJ. Favrot. resigned. The appointment must be ratified by the General Edu- cation Board, which bears the expense of the work. Two agents of the board, Jack Davis of Richmond, Va. and C. D. Caldwell, of New Orleans, were here yesterday to confer with Mir. Cook and Mr. Crockett. but the latter was absent on school work in another part of the state and the con ference was deferred until Mir Davis and Mir. Caldwell can return from Oklahoma. It is believed that Mr. Crockett win be appointed. He has served three terms as superintendent of Garland county, and has been nominated for fourth term.
The Prescott daily news., 1916-08-16
If the Local Option
 Bill Should be Passed

If the local option b which is Initiative No shall be adopted ten cent of the qualified electors county this state would have in their election the license question often about days until the county would go wet.
 If is adopted and the county clerk should file petition Tor election properly presented the county judge should refuse to order election should refuse E after the county had wet either both fusing would be guilty felony punishable in the penitentiary.
 If the county election would years before the prohbtiOnss could election license have be issued applied for by prescribed the bl to sell liquor and in the county having 300 population regardless of whether the town city voted for license o
 If majority in the voted for cenSe license would have to be issued if applied for by under the b sell liquor dry ward in dry town if the had 300 inhabitants
 If the local option bill adopted will be longer possible to obtain prohibition by of the three mile petition
 If the local option bill adopted repeal every special prohibitory act
 If the local option bill is adopted license issued will good for twelve months from the date thereof instead bring with Dec 31st of the Calendar which was is sued the former law provided.
 If the bill adopted and county W judge refuses to the cens he is guilty of felony and be sent to the penenary for bOOegger sells liquor without cense he is guilty misdemeanor and pun shed by fine of not less than S100 than S30O
The Prescott daily news., 1916-08-16
EXTENSION NOTES.
A il-Building Campaign.

A statewide campaign has been launched in Arkansas for the purpose of encouraging the planting of clov- CTS and other legumes for the purpose of improving our soils. The farmers in the section should take an interest in this movement and have a part in it. The following article by Prof. w. F. Massey, appearing in the Aug. , issue of the Progressive Farmer. states our position so squar4ly on this question that it is reproduced here for the benefit of our readers and is un- qualifiedly commended to the careful perusal of the farmers in this com munity and surrounding country.
The Prescott daily news., 1916-08-16

would be no live roots to take it up.
 This Is the difference between a mulch and winter cover crop. The peas and crab grass should have been turned under early and the soil lined and the crimson clover sowed to make real winter cover. Then do not for lget that dead vegetation is not going to prevent the loss of nitrates in the winter You must have green. growing crop to do this.
 Use Rye if You Can't Use Clover
 While crimson clover is in my esti- nation the best of all the winter cover crops, 1t is often the case that the soil comes free from crops too late to SOW this clover. Then the value of rye comes in, for this can be sowed later than anything else used as q winter cover crop. Of course the rye will not increase the nitrogen content of the soil as the clover will, but it will save that which would otherwise have been lost and will give it to you to turn under in spring.
 For the tobacco grower the rye IS especially valuable, as it has been found that in the bright tooacco sec tions the turning under of clover has bad effect on the quality of the leaf.
 While l am not in full sympathy with this belief, there are many good to- bacco growers who think they have found the legume crops 1isadvant- age. But the rye will give them the organic decay that tobacco likes, and will save the nitrates in winter to be returned to the soil.
 There is one point about the use of rye that is too often overlooked. This Is that too many allow the rye to run into head and get tough and strawy before turning it under. It then de- cays more slowly and may seriously interfere with the crops in dry wealth CT. The best time to run rye under is just before it starts to head or when a little over knee-high It then decays rapidly and will make no trouble in the soil
 But even the tobacco grower can have the advantage of clover as a winter cover, if he follows it with corn and the corn with rye to be turned under for tobacco. Many bright tobacco growers will tell you that they cannot use an improving rotation and get their land into high condition without injuring the quality of the tobacco crop. If this is really true the farmer had better abandon tobacco and grow crops that will en- able him to improve his soil.
 Aside from a general well planned rotation of crops, the best means for saving and getting the extra $500 a year is through always having a green growing crop on your land ie winter.
The Prescott daily news., 1916-08-16
DEMOCRATIC TICKET.
State.

 rovornor-C. H. Brough. Secretary of State-Tom J. Terral Attorney -General-J. D. Arbuckle Auditor-Hogan Oliver. supt. Schools-J. L. Bond. Com Mines, Etc.-John Ii. Page. Treasurer-R. c. Mcdaniel. Com. Highways-Wm. Owen.
 District. concress-W. s. Goodwin. Cbancery Judge-J. D. Shaver. Prosecuting Atty-T. B. Parks. R R. Comm.-Herbert Wilson.
 County. Representative-Buck Andrews. Sheriff-Sam E. Mum. Judge-Jim Franks. Circuit Clerk-C. c. Calhoun. County Clerk-Dave Martin. County Treasurer-W. K. Yancey Tax Assessor-Henry Almand. Surveyor-Hugh White. Coroner-C. F. Nelms.
The Prescott daily news., 1916-08-16
'0oLD SLOAN'S LINIMENT GO )s ALONG7

trenuoornse It shouldl For after n lave bus beon day when your muscles |ppHcatisamr exercised to the limit an bfe fI.lOn tba 2 Of Sloan's Liniment will Ind eet le soreness and stiffness away borreewvt You You in fine shape for the spSSo. You should also use it for |eck kben, ben, attack of toothache stiff ham, ooSockijache, oocij stings, bites and the vacation 'eHJS ..S, that are incidental to |ur bagoa,c We would as soon leave |amp ont HS"Se S as go on a vacation or Writes S oro without Sloan's Eminent " |pr everytS Vacationist: We use it
 chea fptnlng from cramps to toothe Eepares 4,5 ut bottle in your bag' % be
 Su and have no regrets. @ 0'e' 'e
The Prescott daily news., 1916-08-16
LOOK GOOD-FEEL GOOD.

No one can either feel good nor look good while suffering from con- situation. Get rid of that tired, drag gv' Iifeless feeling by treatment of Dr. Kings New Life Pills. Buy a box today, take one or two pills to- night. In the morning that stuffed, dull feeling is gone and you feel bet ter at once 25c at your druggist.
The Prescott daily news., 1916-08-16

nnVvofdlng to estimate of prominent llOau official recent strike of mo- p,l, p,men and conductors on New York 'nd; iaVe mes cost $6OO,O0O, not in- slo is loss of pay to strikers nor
 ged strike. ""o ''""-
The Prescott daily news., 1916-08-16

Parties in republic are neces- sary to secure degree of vigi- lance sufficient to keep the public functionaries within the bounds of law. Beyond that they become destructive of public virtue, the parent of a spirit antagOnistic to that of liberty, and eventually its inevitable c0nQueror.-William H. Harrison.
The Prescott daily news., 1916-08-16

herman government has filed S2.- VO'OOO bond in connection with ap- ,eai rom decision awarding prize mp Appam to her British owners. 'femlum of $20,0OOO was paid to five lmercan bonding companies furnish hg the bond.
The Prescott daily news., 1916-08-16

On the ground that they are losing foney selling milk at an average |rlce of l-2 cents a quart, farmers |ho supply New York city say they |ll cut off 50 per cent of supply by Pct' l. Distributors say that in such bse public must pay.
The Prescott daily news., 1916-08-16

Plans for new buildings filed with be New York City Bureau of Build pgs during July called fer an esti- pated expenditure of S45,472,250, pmpared with $l6,l26,5OO in June, l6,963,OO0 in May and only S7,O2S,- DO in April.
The Prescott daily news., 1916-08-16

Let us have that order of printing We do not do lithographing, but can satisfactorily execute anything that you need in the printing line.
The Prescott daily news., 1916-08-16

Matthew Hale, acting chairman of De Progressive national committee, lys he will work to re-elect President Wilson, because, he says, more pro- ressiye legislation has been put into fleet by Nr. Wilson than by any ther President
The Prescott daily news., 1916-08-16

In letter to Miss Alice Carpenter woman's committee of Hughes Al ance, Col. Roosevelt has given his ndorsement to formation of an or Rnization in suffrage states to ob- bin passage Of a federal amendment roviding for women suffrage.
The Prescott daily news., 1916-08-16
1, . PRESCOTT DAILY NEWS Published by
 rbe News Printing Company

r,+ered as second class mail mat November 4th, 1905, at the post Ee as 70 ~ ot Prescott, Ark, under the act ! Compress, March 3, 1879.
The Prescott daily news., 1916-08-16

wage increase which Brooklyn w '~piu transit Co. will give its 10000 ,' s"SpOftanon employees as a reward sn < 'OSaity Tn not going out on strike
 -' make the fifth increase in three ears' last Increase came Christmas ve, 1915, VI
The Prescott daily news., 1916-08-16

pay State Street Railway is pre- 'rmg for S7O,000 enlargement of T power station at Quincy Point, to "iVe its present size. Present sta On supplies power for all street cars ''"een Neponset and Brockton.
The Prescott daily news., 1916-08-16
THE NEWS SCIMITAR
OF MEMPHIS, TENN.

The Nevada News will give you all of the home and neghborhood news, while The News Scimitar will give the foreign and general news.
 It goes without saying that every loyal citizen of Pres and Nevada county should take the leading county paper and those who want to keep with current history especially while the catacysmic world is raging, should also subscribe for good daily paper.
 The News Scmtar has the full day service of the As socated Press and up fully to the requirements of a first class metropolitan journal.
 Subscribe today and give your family the advantage of two high-class papers in the home
The Prescott daily news., 1916-08-16
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The reading season is on again and we make our pat who want daily paper in connection with their fav orte county weekly special club offer of $500 for The Nevada News and
The Prescott daily news., 1916-08-16

Trade in Prescott.