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The Huttig news., 1917-08-25
Lourdes Attracts Thousands
 Of Pilgrims From All Lands

The history of Lourdes since the mi- raculous apparitions of 50 years ago has been written and rewritten hun dred times in half a dozen languages. The gist of it all is that little peas ant girl saw the Virgin in IS sepa- rate visions, in one of which she was directed to seek a certain spring. Since then the waters of the spring have been regarded as possessed of miracu. lous powers.
 Over the miraculous grotto there is a church of white marble whose walls are covered with votive tablets from those whom the pilgrimage to Lourdes has benefited. The great nave is deco rated with the flags of all nations, left by pilgrims who have come from foreign lands. The Stars and Stripes is next to the Rising Sun of Japan. Around the altars are hung thousands of golden ornaments, also the gifts of pilgrims, and more intimate evil dence of gratitude-many crutches too. The church faces q broad square, where during the annual pilgrimage ns many as 50000 people are some times gathered at once.
The Huttig news., 1917-08-25

He thought 1t probable that she was seeking what he himself had once sought--a quiet hour under holy roof
 And so it was that they came face tC face again. She put her hand to her throat, with the familiar gesture, when she saw him. For a moment neither of them spoke. The ordinary greetings were out of place, and what was there to say?
 It was Ward who spoke at last.
 Tt doesn't seem quite possible, Eli nor," he said.
 She had never been "Elinor" to him save in his thoughts. But neither ot them noticed
 'I am sorry you have found me. have tried so hard to bury myself"
 It was increasingly hard for him tc speak. All the things that had lain ir his heart for three years clamored fol speech.
 You are-quite well again?'
 Perfectly. But you? You are thin ner."
 "I have worked hard and, of course I have suffered. It was not easy-t6 tear myself away from the few friends had"
 And then, at last, he broke into speech, rapid, incoherent. He blamed himself for his hardness that night 1T old Hilary's library, he condemned him self for thousand things. She lis tened, rather bewildered, with the ole wistfulness in her eyes.
 "Why should you say such things ? she asked at last, when he stopped from sheer panic. You were right. was criminal. I have been learning things since then. You were always kind to me. I have never forgotten"
 kind v He almost groaned.
 She held out her hand. "I must go now. My time is not my own." Sht glanced down at her uniform. Do you remember what you said to me once about the brotherhood of man? I have been trying to live up to that.
 Ward took her hand. It was very cold.
 Do you remember that?"
 q remember almost everything you told me. Even the things, that night while was watching the clock. l re- member them all."
 The church was empty, save for a verger here and there. busy about his duties. Quite suddenly Ward lost his composure.
 And I-I remember everything too.
 
 , 1 was carried into the house-oh. my
The Huttig news., 1917-08-25

scores before Lajoie broke into the limelight, Is back again In the role of utility infielder with the Cards. Ills comeback marks nnis to 15- year absence from the National league
 for he jumped from the Cardinals back
 In 1902 to cast his fortunes with the 1 Browns, who were making their first start in St. Louis. His long years of service with the Browns and his ulti-
 mate release is remembered by all fans today. It seemed only natural that Wall lace should step down and ont, and when he was made a member of tue Wichita (Western league) club the ma jors bid him good-by for all time.
 But Wallace Is back, and the own CTS of the Cardinals figure that he is valuable asset, in which they are more than likely to be upheld by his work whenever the occasion arises to use him In the lineup.
 The return of the veteran Wallace recalls the fact that 1917 has seen number of players in the veteran class return to the big tent while hundreds of youngsters are pinng their young lives away in the bush leagues for a chance. Ping Bodie, purchased last winter from the San Francisco club by Connie Mack, has made good with a vim since his return Harry Walter and Charley Deal, brought back from the minor leagues by the Cubs, and Jim Thorpe, recalled by the Giants, and later sold tO the Reds are other examples.
The Huttig news., 1917-08-25

his first interest. What he saw was only slender girl, kneeling, and evil dcntly in tears. She was very thin he saw that, and her shoulders heaved convulsively. But as the service went on she grew quieter. When she rose from her knees at last, she was quite calm.
 It was then that he knew her.
 Ward watched her with an ache in his threat. She looked erail, sad. AL ways in his mind he had pictured her in her summer garden, flower herself among her flowers. or as she had looked that night in old Hilary's li- brary, the night when, to ssve him, she had told him the shameful truth about herself. And now he found her here, wearing the garb of service, and on her knees
 So fearful was he of losing her that he stayed close as the congregation moved slowly out of the church. She did not intend to go; he saw that. She stepped out of the crowd and waited.
The Huttig news., 1917-08-25

CHAPTER II-In an attack on the Az rarian bank messenger. old Hilary is Killed, but Is not suspected of complicity Boroday brings the body home to the hall
The Huttig news., 1917-08-25
CHAPTER XII.

] It was only an hour or so before dawn when Huff got to the hall. There were no trains between midnight and morning. And TalbOt's car, which ne might have used, had been long de- layed by his burst tire. He took a suburban trolley line for perhaps half the distance and walked the rest.
 At four o'clock in the morning he pressed the arbor button, and old Hen riette, grumbllng at this second dis turbance of her rest, reused Elinor again.
 Time was precious. Huff. having rung the announcing bell, made his way up through the dew to the house.
The Huttig news., 1917-08-25

CHAPTER I-Old Hilary Kingston starting with Socialism, drifts into an archy, and gathers round him in the hall above the village of Nottingham a band or accomplished desperadoes who rob the rich. ineite seditions and arm the re- bellious.. His motherless daughter, Elinor. IS raised to fine living and wrong think Ing, to no law and no Christ
The Huttig news., 1917-08-25

this murderous frenzy of yours has finished us all. We'll have to break up and get away. want you to go out to Elinor's tonight"
 "She will not see me-"
 q think she will," said Boroday. "I want her to get away the first thing In the morning. Let her empty the vault.'
 He hesitated. ElinOr's fortune In jewels was becoming menace. Who- ever took them in charge was possibly putting a halter around his neck.
 Bring the jewels to me. If you have chance. If 1t seems better, per haps you'd better bury them out there" "Where?"
 "You might" said the Russian thoughtfuIly, "bury them in old Hii- ary's grave"
The Huttig news., 1917-08-25
PLAYERS "WlTH A PAST"
 ARE POPULAR THIS YEAR
Return to Big Leagues of Bobby Wal lace, Veteran of Veterans, Shows
 Trend of the Times.

Major league magnates and mana gers are showing a strong preference this year for ball players with a past"
 In ordinary times the big league pilots pay little attention to pill toss- CTS who have seesawed back and forth from the minors to the big show. They usually break their necks bidding for the "phenoms' who spring up in the tall and uncut sticks, and they have paid some fabulous prices for this class of players.
 But 1917 is no ordinary year. The majors have been slow to sign young sters and seemingly eager to jump at the chance of getting players who have had big league experience, but who, because of age or some minor defects, have failed to stick on big time.
 The recent signing of Bobby Wall lace by the Cardinals is a most vivid example of this tendency. Bobby Wallace. the veteran of veterans; a player whose name appeared in the box
The Huttig news., 1917-08-25
Potash in Banana Stalks.

Banana stalks may help to solve the fertilizer problem of this country. Elk periments indicated that ton of stalks yielded 1SS pounds of dry matter. con taining 13.7 per cent potash. or ubout two-thirds as much as is yielded hy the dried kelp of our Pacific coast. An ex- animation of banana skins showed a total potash content of t.05 per cent. the dry matter containing sos per cent DOtash
The Huttig news., 1917-08-25
SYNOPSIS.
SOPHkICN1 rN6 RoeERTJ RIftESsARr

CHAPTER I-Old Hilary Kingston. starting with Socialism drifts into an afchy, and gathers round him in the hall -aoove the village of Nottingham a band the rich, incite seditons and arm the re- bellious. His motherless daughter, Elinor. IS raised to fine living and wrong think Ing, to no law and no Christ
 CHAPTER II-In an attack on the Az farlan bank messenger. old Hilary is Killed but Is not suspected of complicity hall.
 CHAPTER III-Ward, assistant rector or St. Jude's, makes a call of coincidence on Eiinor, who consents to have her fath- CT buried from St. Jude's in the odor of sanctfty. The chief of police recognizes Boroday and Is suspicious.
 CHAPTER IV-After the funeral the band meet at the hall and agree to go on as before, Elinor acting in her fathers stead. Huff asks Elinor to marry him and she consents. though she does not love him. Boroday Is arrested and threat ened.
 CHAPTER V-Boroday in Jail. Talbot pians lsn1.Is, 2 raid on the Country club. The Iipens to something deeper. She envies him his faith.
 CHAPTER yI-Hufr burns St. Jude's parish house. Elinor offers to help re- build 1t and is angry with Huff. CHAPTER vII-Hun plans to rob Ward of the money collected to rebuild the parish house. Elinor objects and fluff Is jealous.
 CHAPTER vIII-Mrs. Bryant. who has lost valuable pear-shaped pearl In the Country GaIi, club club robbery. tries to poison subscribed toward the rebuilding of the parish house. Elinor drops the Bryant pearl into the almsbox near the church door.
 CHAPTER Ix-Talbot tells Elinor that the chief of police demands of Boroday dom. By anonymous letter they advise the chief where to find 1t. Elinor tries to dissuade fluff from robbing Ward of the church money. but only makes fluff more jealous.
 CHAPTER x-Elinor calls Ward to her and in despair tells him that she fs head of a band of thieves and warns him lof the plot to rob him. As Ward Is on his way homo from the hall Huff shoots
 CHAPTER xI-The chief of police re- lcovers the Bryant pearl and releases Bor- oday. Ward Is taken to the hall. In ali her troubles Elinor finds herself alone and turns to a higher power for help.
 to F Ths the eef anf hm ing the hall and shadows him. Boroday sends Huff to the hallto hide the jewels. CHAPTER xII-Hur bids Elinor good by. She leaves her home. year later Ward meets Boroday in England and learns that Elinor also may be there. He and in tears Ward tells her he loves her and she promises to go with him. And your God shall be my God" she said.
 Very patiently, Boroday told him what had happened. Over the matter of the Bryant pearl he passed as light iy as he could. But Huff realized the significance of Elinor's placing 1t In the almsbox He went rather white.
 "We would have got off with the country club matter we'll enough, but
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-02-01
Caughren heatre.
1.-THE HOME OF COMFORT"

Tonight good 4-ree program 10c
Friday Triangle night The Half Breed featuring
Douglas Fairband One of the best pic
lures M, M, Fairbank eyer played in. If you
miss this show you will miss a good one
Try and see it. sOneabig show at 8:15,r .15cg
and 20c. rs st ~ csc Il l5a#1 94ss 80 d 9Fs
Saturday 18th Chapter Of Liberty Matinee at
2:30; Children Sc adults 10c; evening
7:40 and 900; foc to all 90 " i sSS
Sunday have been to the city and booked some
of the best features in the market for my
Sunday programs and they some ]
pictures, i want every one TO see the
one Have for this Sunday Mysteri,s
,s Gus Mrs: M asTry and not forget It ats
e" 1880 and 9; Zoe and 15c. 81
4. E. DUBEAU, Owner and Manager
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-02-01

Henry Otto, Jr., went to st. Cloud
on business Tuesday noon.
= JOS. Korte Of Freeport spent Sat-
urday in our city on business.
Attorney v. T. Conkfin made pro-
= fessional visit to Osakis Tuesday.
Rev. r. w. Duel went to Alexan-
dria Tuesday noon, returning that eve
g ming.
S. Sommerville, the veterinary sur
geon, who has been sick, is much i'm
proved.
Mrs. Geo. Ebben has been very i'll
for the past two weeks, but is now
improving.
Julian Parker went to st. Paul on
Monday morning to take in the Car
nival there.
Miss Mable Bean, who is teaching
at Willard, spent Saturday with her
mother here.
Mrs. Earl Rose and children went
to Minneapolis Saturday where they
will make their home for some time.
Mrs. J. F. Coyle left on the Winni-
peg flyer Tuesday night to be with
her son, Herbert, of Winnipeg, who is
I'll.
Ray Vessey returned to Valley City
Friday night, after a short visit here
with his grandmother, Mrs. Jane Yes
sey.
~, Misses Madge Alderman and Bes-
sic David of the school students went
to their homes in Grey Eagle Satur-
day.
Hiram Austin, a former resident of
Sank Centre, returned Monday night
and is the guest of his brother, VIM.
Austin.
C. S. Sutton, publisher Of the Brow
erville Blade, passed through Frida'
--en his way to st. Paul where he will
join his wife.
M. J. Costello Of Seattle, who has
been here visiting with J. J. Costello,
and family returned to his home
Tuesday noon. ~
Roy Flynn who underwent an OPP
Grafton for appendicitis is convalesc-
ing rapidly and is now able to make
occasional trips to town. -.
Martin Costello, formerly of Ward
Springs, left for Shelby, Mont; Tues
day, where he will make his home
with his son, Thomas Costello.
JUST RECEIYED-A LARGE
SHIPMENT OF NEW, FANCY
SILKS FOR SPRING. COME ANE
SEE THEM. THE BOSTON. adv
Mrs. CT. Hamilton and DAUGHTER
of Hunter, N. D., arrived last Thurs,
day and are visiting at the home of
Mrs. Hamilton's mother, Mrs. Byron
Carr.
Mrs. M. D. Aygarn, went to Akeley
Friday to attend the Macalaster Dis
cussion Contest for the Sixth Con.
gressional District in which the Sank
Centre schools competed. 80
Miss Louise Mcclure returned from,
Minneapolis Thursday night, where
she had gone to meet her sister, Miss
Margaret. Miss Margaret will come
on to Sank Centre Friday night.
H. w. Bishop of Westport passed
through Sank Centre Friday on his
way to st. Paul where he will visit
with his son, Harold, and brother
Roy, and also attend the the carnival.
The Great Northern ticket -sanctum
received it's annual cleaning this
week, when traffic was submissive.
The effect was noticeable. The boys
cleaned the north side of the office
this year, having done the south side
last season. The Herald was impress
ed with the explanation that the rea-
son why the entire office is never
cleaned at one time is because the
force is in constant fear of being pre-
sented with a new depot, in which
case, the thoughts of too much wasted
energy would be unbearable.::.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-05-03

On Friday last week the local
wheat price took one of the most sen.
sational jumps that have marked its
cratic ups and downs since the crop
of 1916 came onto the market.
Twelve cents was the amount of the
advance OF Friday and the addition of
another four cents Saturday brought
the top figure for that day when the
market closed up at So. SO, with Ma.
caroni twelve cents in advance of that
price. April is a time when there is
not much of the last year crop in the
bin of the farmers granary, but all
Langdon buyers are able to show the
stubs of wheat tickets chat were
issued to sellers who realized on the
record breaking price of w So. so.
Others who market in Langdon and
who have been holding a part of their
crop on storage tickets since last fall
"let go" last week, feeling even if
the top notch of a bull market hadn't
been reached, the heighth reached
was sufficiently dizzy for them to be
satisfied and leave the rest for the
speculator.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-05-03
Firebrand River.

The Colorado river was reached by
two Of the early Spanish explorers
from Mexico in 1910. One of the ex-
plorers was Melchior Diaz, who came
across country and went only a short
distance above Yuma, and the other
in boats from western Mexico. wv.
ing to the custom Of the natives of
carrying irebrands in winter with
which to warm themselves, DiaZ
named the stream Rio del Tizon (I'ire-
brand river, a name more distinctive
than the present one, which often
causes considerable confusion because
no part of the river is in the state of
Colorado.-Geological Survey Bulletin.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-05-03
ROTATION LEASES,
National Crop Improvement Service.

There is nothing which %endangers
America so much today as our very
much abused farm tenant system. We
ought to lave something in every
lease which will protect land and bro.
tect the people as we'll as posterity.
Year to year tenants who scratch a
little and move away, should be com.
PEELED to settle down and landlords
should be be compelled to make a
time rotation lease. 1t is easy to talk
about compelling this and compelling
that, but we mostly are a very sloppy
people whose motto is "the easiest
way is the best"
If we let our soil run down, our
whole structure will fall. In order to
obtain a larger yield of grain, this soil
must be fe1. The colleges and experi.
ment stations beyond the Mississippi
river are entirely too timid about
preaching soil conservation. In fact.
all Of us are rather prone to tell our
audience what we think they would
rather hear.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-05-03
FLOUR UP 300 PER CENT

The wheat quotations of the past
week have sent the price of flour sky
ward with leaps and bounds until the
figure set for a hundred pound sack
yesterday vas $7.35. What the
steady rise in price that has been ex.
perienced since last July amounts to
can be best appreciated by the fact
that at that time the selling price of
a hundred pound sack of flour was
So. 65. The ascendency which dates
from that time has been constantly
creeping upward until the quotation
of yesterday has been reached.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-05-03
eY-PRoDUcT STOCK FEEDS.
National cron lmnrouonent ssrule.l

National CTOD Improvement Service.l
"A lot OF well-meaning folks think
that just because certain materials
are l%eft-overs from the manufacture
OF food for humans, that it is waste"
n OF no value for stock feed. Nothing
is further from the truth. In very
many cases, the so-called "offal' left
after the manufacture of flour, malt
Ing, corn products, breakfast foods.
etc., are the best of stock feeds, and
can be bought economically and fed to
bring a profit to the farmer. The man
who turns up his nose at the thought
OF combining b%y-products with silage
and other low-priced meat producing
foods, is behind the times and usually
fails to show even interest on his mon.
ey at the end of the year. Feeding
whole era n, whether it be corn.
wheat, rye or oats, is wasteful and is
robbing man of his rightful preroga.
tive-that Of taking that part of all
grain adaptnd to his needs. 1t is easy
to find out the protein content Of anv
article, or mixture, O. stock feedstnffs
now on the market. "~d it is merely a
matter of the farmer curing out the
worth of the foods on their nourishing
power, and then to purchase that
which will give him the most econom-
ical feed. In practically all states, all
feedstuffs must be labeled with their
food contention those who wish to
see, the facts are printed.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-05-03
WEEDS A MONTANA BRIDE

Friends in the vicinity of Langdon
and Dresden will be interested in
the news that comes from Malta,
Mont, under the date of the oath
ult., of the wedding of Corde T.
Chase, the son of Mr.. and Mrs. VIM.
H. Chase, who on April l8 was mar
ried at the Chase home to Miss Grace
E. Taylor, of Saco, Mont. The wed.
ding being an evening event occurring
at eight o'clock, a small party of
the couples immediate friends wit.
Messing the ceremony. performed by
the pastor of the Presbyterian church.
The groom, who is now associated
with his father in the lumber and
building material business spent his
boyhood days on the Chase farm near
Dresden, leaving with the family a
few years ago for Malta, Montana, at
which time he was a young man nine.
teen years of age.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-05-03

The general impression is, although
the law is not clear on the matter,
that all that is necessary to get your
name On the ballot as a candidate for
the congressional vacancy in the First
district, occasioned by the death of
the late Hon. H. T. Helgeson, is a
petition with three hundred signers.
Such being the case there is no telling
what may be the length, breadth and
other dimensions of the ballot. A
glimpse into the political horoscope
shows that candidates for the cor.
gressional toga of the late MIR. Hedge.
son outnumbered the volunteers for
enlistment in both army and navy
prior to the enactment of the selec-
tive draft a few days ago.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-05-03

The tendency of legislative bodies
in several of the western states, no.
tably among others the states of Ore.
gon, Kansas. Minnesota and Mich.
gan, has in the last ten years been
developing and enlarging upon a
plan for the ultimate doing away
in their respective legislative bodies
of what is often termed the %"upper
house, but more properly known as
the state ena The view taken and
general contention made by those ar.
rayed with the movement being that
that august assemblage of law makers,
the state senate, have nova days be-
come more or less obsolete aud d him
derance in the progress of the grind
ing CT the needed grist of legislation.
All of the states mentioned above
seem to have got along to about the
stage where the upper house at no
distant time is to be operated on for
the removal of it's veriform appendix,
which instead of being the organ of
usefulness it was. they now view. as
a useless appendage which has reached
an abnormal growth and threatens the
life of the body politics. AS far as
North Dakota is concerned symptoms
along this line were perhaps notice.
ably seen in the introduction of House
Rill No ID and tho viUor with which
it was opposed by the senate. BY the
time the next legislative session rolls
around it may be expected that an
other and more carefully drawn meas.
ure aimed along the same line will
be introduced from the same source.
Whether or not it will call for the ad-
option of an entire new state contitu.
tion remains to be e
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-05-03
LATE BACKWARD SPRING
IN GULL LAKE REGION
N. h. BOSNIAN Writes of Scarcity of Farm
Help and High Wages Over There

M. H. Dosmann. we'll known as a
resident of Langdon and Cavalier
county up to the time of his leaving
here about twelve years ago to locate
in Gull Lake, Sask., region of the
Canadian Northwest in a letter under
date of the 24th writes stating that
from reports that he had received
from friends here the spring out there
is quite backward. At the time he
wrote. April 24th, few if any farmers
started seeding. Mr.. BOSNIAN, him.
self, had a days work completed in
the putting in crop April 25th, when
for ten hours a real blizzard from the
northeast ragged. leaving snow to the
depth If ten inches on the level and
piled up in big drifts around the build
ings. The result of this storm was
that throughout the Gull Lake region
both horses and cattle were found
frozen to death on the prairie, having
persisted in the storm. Stock had
been out doors all winter and it had
been considered that exposure in April
would not endanger their lives. Mr..
BOSNIAN states that he is putting in
about $50 acres of crop, and that some
200 acres of it is summer fallow,
while he will have 80 acres plowed
by tractor engine for oats. He is
planning to do most of the work him.
self as farm help is scarce and men
are getting $75 a month.