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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-03-22
COMING EVENTS.

March 29-30-Eight Grade Examination.
April 2-Meeting of County commissioners,
April City Election Day
April An. w. A. Convention at Osna brock
April 8-Easter Sunday
April 9-MeetiDg of County Assessors.
April l0-Leasing of State School Lands
April 13-"The Arrival of Kitty
May 30-Decoration Day Exercises
June S-High School Commencement Day.
July 1920 Langdon Chautauqua Assembly
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-03-22

For good clean wash ice, call the
Langdon Wood Yard, phone As.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-03-22
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A. o. WOLD

Chiropractor and Optometrist
Licensed TO Practice in North
Dakota, Montana. Washington,
Oregon and a .ifornia.
LANGDON, N. OAK.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-16
LITTLE WILLIE TREEToAD
By Farmer Smith

why do you love TO tell me stores?"
| asked Mamie Goat of her father one night
after he had put out the light and taken
his seat by her bed.
Because love you" said Billy Bumpus
chuckling softly to himself.
"Will you tell me some more about the
Frogs?" asked Nanne.
Billy stroked his whslSers and began:
you see If there was anything Willie
Treetoad liked TO do II was TO go to sleep
at the foot OF the weeping willow tree
beside the brook, but Jack and Bin used
to go over there when he was fast asleep
and tie his legs together Then they would
run away, When Willie woke up he would
md that he could not move his legs, ana
then he would begin 10 squeal until his
father or mother came TO set him free.
The funny part OF II was Willie Tree
toad could climb a tree and the Frogs
could not,
zone day they came over TO see where
Willie was, and they could not find him
He had never told them he could climb a
tree"
How did the Treetoad climb the tree?"
asked Mamie.
The Treetoad, my dear" Billy explained
has little suckers on the bottom OF his feet
They are just like that when you put
glass over your mouth and suck all the
air out OF the glass and II sticks 10 your
mouth without holding II. The Treetoads
climb trees but Frogs cannot.
The day that the Frogs We're looking
for Willie he had climbed the weeping
willow tree and crawled out on a limb just
even with the edge Of the water, for he
knew that Jack and Bill Frog would sit
on the edge OF the bank waiting for him
He carried with him a lot OF fine stones.
Pretty soon he saw the Frogs coming, aua
he waited until they were seated COM
fortably on the bank, and then he dropped
a pebble in the water In front OF them
It frightened them so they jumped into the
water and did not come out for some time.
When they did, they went 10 sleep on the
bank. and every time they went fast asleep
While Treetoad dropped stone In front OF
them and the splash woke them up.
After a while they got tired ana went
home, and just as they got home they
heard While squealing
IT sounds to me as Il he were up
that tree, said Jack. It does 10 me.
100. said Bill
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-16
Farmer Smiths
Column
WHAT ARE YOU INTERESTED IN2

Dear Chidren-I have told you many
times that l love dogs and that l have
studied them for many years. one time 1
wrote n story for o newspaper about n
dog that belonged to four policemen. l said
that each man owned one-fourth of the dog
each, of course. having q leg.
Tho policemen built house for their
dog and the story l wrote interested some
men, who insisted on building n MAHOG-
ANY HOUSE for "Cheesey''-that was his
name.
Now comes the beautiful part OF my
story. There happened to be n young lady
who was very fond of dogs, and what do
you think she did at Christmas time? She
went right up to one of the policemen and
gave him ten cents and told him TO buy
"Cheesey' a Christmas dinner!
You see, the dog had his home right
where the four men We're on duty but
am sure that the young lady would have
gone out of her way to find the dog, no
matter where he might be-
wonder what "Cheesey" thought OF that
ten-cent dinner / wonder II ten cents Is
enough for n dogs Christmas dinner
what do you think?
DO you suppose the policemen explained
to their dog that a kind young lady had
bought his dinner for him? DO you sup
pose he APPRECIATED III?
Let me leave this thought with you; How
does a dog show his appreciation?
May ask how YOU show your apprecia-
tion?
1 try TO show my appreciation for all you
have DONE FOR ME by writing better and
better all the time, 1 am interested in you,
just as the young lady was interested in the
dog.
Lovingly.
FARMER SMITH Chlldren's Editor
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-16

to be hair from an elephants tail From
certain indications I judged these stones,
which might have been spinels or car
buncles. or even rubies, 10 be very ancient.
Possibly they had once hung around the
neck of some lady In old Egypt Indeed
a beautiful little statuette, also of red
stone. which was suspended from the center
OF the necklace, suggested that this was
so, for 1t may well have been a likeness
Of one OF the great gods Of the Egyptians,
the infant Horus. the son OF Isis.
That Is the necklace 1 saw which the
Ivory Child gave me in my dream" said
Miss Holmes quietly,
Then with much deliberatt0n She clasped
It around her throat.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-16
DIPLOMAT TO ATTEND DANCE
Italian Ambassador Will Be Here for
Red Cross Fete

Count Macchi dl Cellere, Italian Amhas'
sador 10 the United StaJes, will come 70
this city to attend the ball 10 be held on
the night of February 2 for the benefit OK
the Italian Red Cross. The AFFAIR will be
In Horticultural Hall under the auspices or
the Clrcolo Etaiiano. an organization OF men
prominent in the Italian-American profess
slonal and business life Of this city.
Announcement OF the Ambassadors in
tention TO attend the BAN was made today
by John al Silvestro, chairman of COM
mittee that went to Washington several
days ago to extend the invitation to the
distinguished diplomat. The other mems
bers Of the committee We're Robert Lom-
bardl and Vincent TItolo.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-16
DINNER IN WHITE HOUSE
TO HONOR BERNSTORFFS
German Ambassadors Wife, an Ameri-
can, to Be Guest After
Two Years

WASHINGTON, Jan. 1G.-When Teuton
diplomats get together these days there is
generally discussion Of the war. Tonight
there viii be a gathering Of them at which
no mention of the conflict will be made.
The occasion viii be the second diplO-
matte dinner by President and Mrs, VIII
son. Ambassador Won Bernstorff, ranking
next TO Ambassador Jusserand among the
diplomats here, will be the guest Of honor,
will be guests,
1t will mark the first appearance OF
Countess Won Bernstorff at a diplomatic
dinner in the White House since the war
opened The Countess is an American, but
has been in Europe for two years She
returned TO America recently. Tonight
she will occupy the position of honor at
President Wilson's right, the Ambassador
sitting at the right of Mrs Wilson
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-16

THE STORY THUS FAR
ALLAN QUATERNGAIN. a famous African
hunter and fortune seeker is IL Enginnd On
Is invited to attend dinner at Il famous OLD
LORD RAGNALL the host. and ouatsrmGin
striko up a close friendship durinE thc, H.,
GSPton prior 70 the, dinner in honor OF MISS
Holmes, Lord Ragnalrs nanCec
LIMA HOLMES Is a YOUNG woman or sT'ui or N
beauty who was named Luna because OF a. 81
h,rrtlmark in The shape Of moon iGnntercst Gn
ip Qnarterman and Africa, and ProphfsieS bare sa'
shc WIN spend at least part OF her ne tin s
DprinG the course Of the dinner MISS H9lTii 9nariy
IiIG when two Arabs fail in an nt6Sgmp't tenn two 9
Ildnap her, Shortly after dinner thehu ~" u,
Arabs arrive. making inquiry about Ouaterha'"'
=, ,HARUT and MARuT ask for ouotgrm,aL1, ,!, by by
MS Arab name, Macuuasana. ana lurtlltI
iflShtcn Lord RagnuiIs valet, Savage, py, ~.
uuclnE snakes from his pockets lhr .l"u'
are shown in and plead with Quaterma!n to re,
Jena.
QuGtormain smells OF an incense from the
censor which tho Arabs hand him ana sees, AS
through "a mist, the elephant killing child
Miss Holmes then inhales the incense, ana sees
child god place "A string OF gems on her neck
The Arabs prophecy that uatermHin VIII slhy
the elephant and that Miss Holmes VIII come
to Africa. They leave and give Cuartermain
small packet present for kadhall
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-16
CnAPTER IY-ContLnued

s.OPEN 1t, Quatermaln." he said again.
" mo, George" interrupted Miss
Holmes, laughing. for by now she seemed to
have quite recovered herself; Il like to open
my own presents"
He shrugged his shoulders, and l handed
her the parcel, which was neatly sewn up
Somebody produced scissors and the stitches
were cut Within the linen was Il neck
lace of beautiful red stones, oval-shaped
like amber beads and Of the size of a
robins egg. They We're roughly polished
and threaded on what l recognized at once
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-16
CHAPTER v.
The Plot

THE sequel to the events Of this evening
may be told briefly and Of II the reader
can form his own judgment 1 naFrate Il
as L happened.
That night I did not sleep az an well II
may have been that my imagination was
stirrsa by the arrival of that strange pair,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-16
Fx-Queen Of Hawaii Has Relapse

SAN FRANCISCO Jan, 16.-rhe condi-
tion Of former Queen Liliuokalani OF Ha-
waH Is again critical. according 70 advices
received here from Honolulu. The former
Queen rallied from an indisposltion some
months ago. but is now suffering from
a general breakdown owing 70 advanced
age. She was born IN 1913
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-16
What's Doing Tonight

Rotary Club dinner. kusler 3, N-l8 o'clock.
Flfty-seyeuth Street improvement Association,
sixueth street and Girard avenue, 5 o'clock,
Lancaster Aveuue Business Men, $3.50 Lancaa-
'' rraaie ci1b dinner. BsiisYns- -stratford s.ss
O'clock
trinaarsf CIuhi ANllhefsuuoH Eial-
Lscturs, .Jarau q To-day hy pr. ~. -
Frliehess AcadaIa4 of National eelFHe4s.
Annual aeailHs IullaacsI ate Conception Hri4
Name s1eezE H4Hisa AaH kne~ 4ttt4t ant
fffaILan aasINa LlrIGa H4Hlzu
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-16

Aiss Alice Janney and Miss Meta jan
~ aebutante daughters OF Mr. and Mrs.
ssph Janney. Jr.. OF Chestnut Hill, win
Urn today from Annapolis. Nd, where
attended hop at the Naval Acad-
o. Saturday. They viii bring with
their cousin, Miss Elizabeth Steele.
eRnapolis, who will receive with them
esif dance tomorrow night
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-16
Personals

e IT'S Spruce street, entertained at dinner
nj evening
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-16

me Plays and Players will give an in
fnal tea on Sunday afternoon, when
mere viii be a special musical program
Robert c. Geddes. Jr, is chairman,
-Aa Alss Helena 1. Bal-Birnie, hostess.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-16

ss Edward Clark, ad spent several
last week In New York. returning
sefaay 70 Germantown, where she
AR Clark. They win spend some
- with Alr. Clark's parents. Mr. and Nrs
shee N. Clark, at Cedron. before Occur
As sneir new homo in school House lane
eng BRA Joseph Swain, OF this city,
- been spending several davs a. re
q Mrs. sWain's mother. Mrs. Georqe
14'arie, of Wilkes Barre.
aifs arthur Emlen NeWboid and
ststny AsWbold spent tho week END
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-16

The Jenkintown Emergency Relief held
it's first business meeting after the Allied
Bazaar last Thursday morning TO make
plans for the distribution OF its money.
The meeting was held at Mrs. Richard
Harte's residence. Asgath, Abingdon. as
Mrs. Henry Middleton Fisher has closed
her place, AlverthOrpe, for the winter
months.
Mr. and Mrs Ralph Humphreys, of Bis
North Thirteenth street, announce the en-
gagement of their sister Miss Ethel NJ
Humphreys. to Mr. Robert l.. Gibson, Of
this city.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-16
IVORY CHILD
Bv II. RIDER HAGGARD
THE sToRY Tnrs FAR

"Ifartc.' "'Ktno SorORon's "she"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-13

,aAT DO you know about an
w matter Of being eaten? Scien-
tific men Of the country are at logger
heads over the matter and there is
room for others TO Join; either camp
viii welcome recruits. Dr.. Harvey W.
Wiley, former United States food ex-
PERI asserts that an oyster under
goes great pain when being eaten
alive, and he may be thinking Of or
sanizing a eociety for the prevention
OF cruelty TO oysters, though no def
aire, official announcement IS forth
coming. There is another camp
NOIney B. Leonard, formerly Of HOus-
ton. noted as an authority on oysters
and other inhabitants Of the Texas
coast waters. before he came to e
Paso. embraces the other school Of
thought and asserts that nothing
makes an oyster happier than being
1abbed with a fork. covered with to-
bssco and swallowed while yet in the
complete possession Of ali his facuI-
ties. Sugar. he asserts, is the only
thing that ulnerves an oyster Sugar
% an oyster, is as distasteful. he as
serts, as is drilling to a militiaman or
as a toddy Is to D. c. Booth or Clai-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-13
Short Snatches
From Everywhere

Champ Clark has launched his 1890
boom and now all he has TO do IL 20
see that somebody doesn't torpedo tt
Anaconda Standard.
God only knows where we viii Lane
IL this country enters the war" says
congressman Mann Probably at Dun
kirk or Hayre.-Chicago Tribune.
Very soon now any submarine thai
approaches New York bay with hostile
intent will be subject TO seizure for
display at Coney.-Newark News
That Kansas man who sold his farm
for half its value because he believes
the end of the world will come April ]
is going TO be the biggest april fool
in the country.-Austin American
Among the vessels sunk was a Peru
Wan bark-News dispatch The IN
derseas campaign will proceed with in
creased bitterness.-Philadel North
American
Berlin paper alleges that the
worthy plan Of inducing Mexico and
Japan TO invade the United States has
been exploited Gin true American
fashion" Well. II has been mentioned
in more than casual way.-San Diego
Tribune
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-13
Ell Pasos "HOwlers' Give Ell Paso Town Clock
Musical Organization of Early Days Was Success

H t sa5 5i56', mans - for a @a,
- u steal organization, but that
was the name OF an organization that
lived and flourished in FL Paso back
in 1884, and the ''5owlers" originated
the idea Of a town clock TO be placed
In the court house steeple and the
same 'Howlers" furnished $500 for the
purchase Of the clock, which has for
the past 30 years occupied the tower IN
the old court house and furnished the
people of FL Paso i more or less cor
rect record Of the flight Of time.
In the early days. or rather the
evenings Of the early days of IsS4s
Frank Z. Hunter, the late A. G. Foster.
met at the office OF Hunter & Foster
TO sing for their own amusement and
frequently they would so out at night
and serenade their friends.
Soon the efforts of this quartet Of
vocal artists attracted recruits. among
whom were Ben NJ Roberts, Chas. Ro-
kahr. W. T. Race. Ed Baxter, Ed. Pike
and others, whose names have escaped
the memory Of judge Hunter. The
group of vocalists at first had no or
to organize. z. \. Nebeker. afterward
sOninlaw Of c. X Norehead, and an
irrepressible Wit, who believed that
everything should have a name. had
been calling the singers the "howlers,
and when they organized they took
that name.
Hunter Made President.
Frank E. Hunter was the first and
last president Of the "Howlers." de
announced to his fellow -Howlers" that
since they had organized and named
their organization, they should at once
find an excuse for letting the public
hear them howl
The county had just commenced the
erection Of a court house at e. Paso.
as the county seat had been removed
from Ysleta 70 II Paso- The Howl
ers" agreed among themselves that E
Paso should have a town clock and
that It ought to be placed IN the court
house tower. In those days Il Pasoans
didn't spend much time debating after
deciding they needed something so tn-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-13
Roundabout Tom
Stick Oyster With Fork and Make Him Laugh
Ell Pasoar Disagrees With Pure Food Wiley

but there are some OF US who are
stiu old fashioned enough not 70 like
them The divided skirts were q
step in advancement, but the riding
breeches-weI, lots Of US never could
see where they belonged on women
and we haven't changed our minds
YET.
The G. II. railroad publication gives
the following definition of a box car,
which will be appreciated by shippers
who have been trying TO get the
festive little fowls" and can't;
A box car bGlongs TO the fowl
family During the spring and
summer months II can be found in
nearly every part Of the country,
its favorite haunts being the rail-
way tracks. and Is easy to cap
ture. In the autumn. however.
like certain other fowls, IL goes
into Information or flies to other
chimes. Scattered instances are
known where specimens are cap
tured during the autumn months.
4 lassc or a well creased switch
crew is sometimes used in snar-
ing the box car, but main strength
is the best weapon. In any case
the hunter must be very wary, as
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-13
By G. A. MARTIN.

borne Adams; almost as distastetul az
working until o'clock Is to RoDert
Krakauer. NJ. Leonard who. since
coming to FL Paso. has qualified as
Judge in other things than oysters
teQuila not excepted-stin maintains
that he knows more about oysters
than president Wilson does about the
Mexican situation and he enters. VIII
ingly, into a discussion, at risk OF
Drawing the wrath OF Dr. Wiley.
a well developed oyster experiences
the keenest delight when eaten alive
and If his wishes in the matter were
consulted We would learn that he pre-
fers TO be eaten alive" said Mr. Leon
ard. The kicking and squirting Dr.
Wiley has observed on the part OF the
oyster is not pain. but IS manifesto
ton of exhilaration which is in fact
the only way he has OF indicating
his delight The oyster lives only 10
be eaten and the most delicious pleas
ure he feels in his eventful life ls
alive. and as 70 salt, pepper ana
tabasco sauce, they but add to his Joy.
When an oyster kicks and squirms,
with every nerve athrill, he is happy.
care of the oyster She has provided
her own anesthetic, which the learned
biologists have failed to penetrate and
which I only discovered by accident
However. no anesthetic need be given
an oyster to kill his pain when being
eaten alive, for he feels no pain IN
less he comes in contact with sugar
Sugar applied 20 a live oyster Is
more painful than all the fork tabs
and tooth wounds of the most vora-
ciOus. and II some inhuman creature
wants 70 torture an oyster with the
most excruciating pain. let him be
covered with sugar and eaten alive
II you have any spare corn cobs,
old horse shoes, tin cans or old bones
when you are planting trees, dig the
hole deep enough to deposit them in
the bottom They are great fertilizers,
according TO a man at Engle, New
Mexico, and he says the corn cObs
absorb and hold moisture and relieve
the planter OF the necessity Of irri-
eating the tree so much. He says the
bones furnish PHOSPHORUS, SO much
needed by plants, and the old horse
shoes and old cans furnish iron and
nitrogen. as badly needed by most
plants. This man also says that II
in planting fruit trees. you cut the
main root off short and put quite
bit Of stone underneath IL when set
ting u out. This will delay the tree
q bout two weeks in the spring IN
udding and blooming and thus carry
d past the danger point from frost
IL says II takes the stone longer than
he sap courSing through the veins Of
a- tree in the spring, but that II is
no way detrimental to the growth
lie o. health or the tree
Il may look stylish ans comfortable
ioT women to 90 riding IN trousers.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-13
Join The Chamber Of Commerce

TILE chamber of commerce encouragement and
support from every FL PasOan in its campaign this
week 10 increase its membership from $40 to 1000.
What the chamber accomplished for FL Paso so well
that both recapulaou and praise are unnecessary
What be accomplished with double the membership
strength is easy to anticipate. 80
The campaign is to be short 1t began Monday and viii
end Saturday Il is be rapid cleanup of the city
committee charge of enlisting members into mem
beship There IS in the committee ana the names OF
non members have been aPportlOneo Snlons .e
members Be ready to say yes when the committeeman ap
proaches you. r.. -
bership the chamber of commerce last week Oner won
ems ORGANIZATIONS are expected follow the example The
omen's organizations welcomed and mems organiza-
we'll Every business man and flrm IS invited 70
ou and every professional Saared and the labor
unions and fraternaI organizations as we'll
Supporting the chamber of commerce may be considered
civic dutv part of good citizenship It is than that
It is investment bringing returns IN new n
dustries, increased business and greater population
An architect with sense of humOr calls Of these
ready built" fire proof He says the jOsts and
beams few and far between that fire can't possibly
spread.
Tombstone, Douglas, Bisbee and Tucson waging
four cornered fight each claiming have the most beaut
full sunsets They not Boosting OF their moonshine
conditions being what they are
II is well to remember that child picks up all his par
ents bad habits with the facility his dadds swear
words
One gets good line the financial rating Of the cat
tIemen attending convention by the way the diamond
merchants and the automobile agents get busy
Bank robbers follow styles like other people The latest
in bank robbery Just is to lock the cashier In the
vault while making away with the coin
You can estimate the prices of these shirts BY the
width of stripes and the vivdnesS OF the eolors The
wider and the brighter the higher
The Irish threaten to take their shillalahs both for
and against self government That's tyPicaly Irish
In opposing the president senator Stone has stony
rosd 10 travel