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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-01-24
Langdon Girls Stand a Chance

Every town, village and hamlet in
the whole United States is eligible to
enter a contestant in the great tour
nay that is being arranged by the gov
eminent to enable it to make a selec-
tion of the best American type of a
beautiful girl. The picture of the
American girl upon whom this hon.
or is bestowed is to appear on large
posters which Uncle Sam intends get.
ting out for the purpose of advertise
ing the government plan of life in
surance for the soldiers and sailors of
the United States. 'Thefonly condi-
tion attached is that all submitting
pictures must have close friends and
near relativesat the present time in
the military and naval service. of this
country. The time for submitting
photographs. however, expires with
the end of this week, 90 Langdon'e
galaxy of fair ones have no time tc
lose. and should not be hanging back
if they are inclined to get into the
game. When it comes to producing
American types of beauty we can say
without hattery or fear of contradic.
tion, that the fair sex of Langdon
are in q class all by themselves ant
at least half a dozen could be named
off handed whose profile could adorr
Uncle, SAINTS advertising posters fol
such q patriotic purpose as this with
high credit, not only to this commu.
nifty locally, but to the nation at large.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-01-24
POINTED PARAGRAPHS

The romance of a spinster Is apt tt
be :one-sided. .goe4
2 The right kind Of a doctor leaves
well enough alone.
u, Speech that is too fowery should be
nipped in the bud.
Blunt language is often used In
making sharp retorts. ']ia$ '<""&*1 rs
We can die only once--much to, the
regret Of the undertakers. j.. 20
Women seldom or never admire the
life work Of Father time. ~
Absence makes the heart grow fond.
er. The wise young man goes home
early.
Many an untlmely grave lids been
filled, by the emptying Of the wrong
bottle.
: 1t takes more than an eye-opener tc
make the topper see the error Of his
ways.
It's easy to please a woman aftel
you find out what she wants-bu,
there's the rub.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-01-24
Section Sells $3l Per Acre

Alex. Roney, who a year ago last
fall removed from this county with
his family to Imperial Sask. has
closed a deal while visiting here
since the holidays lin which he sells
his section of. land in LOAN township
to Thos Barry and A. T. Helgeson of
Osnabrock. the price paid it being
understood is $31 per acre. The
place is easily n of the most desir-
able farm properties in eastern Cava-
lier county, and at the price should
bring the investors a big return on
the money they have put into the
deal. Incidentally it might be men.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-01-24

and pass in all the required subjects
at one examination.
For information in regard to the
rules governing the issuing Of elemen.
tary certificates or diplomas, write
to the Office of the county superin-
tendent.
Fred j. Reher,
County Superintendent.
Langdon, N. OAK, JaS'y 81, 1918.
TEACHERS EXAMINA TON NO.
TICE.
An examination of applicants for
teachers certificates will be held at
Langdon and Munich, on Thursday
and Friday February 18th and 18th,
1913, beginning each day at $3.50 a.
m. Fred j. Reher,
County Superintendent.
Langdon, N. Dak., Jan'y 81, 1915
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-01-24

toned that including his new "buy"
Farmer Tom Barry now has twenty
two quarter sections of farm land to
crop the coming spring. Mr.. Roney
is expecting to leave for Imperial,
Sask., the early art of the coming
week.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-01-24

The farmer who happens to have tc
pay from forty to fifty cents a pound
for pork at the butcher shop, off the
hog that he shipped to Chicago fol
fifteen cents a pound, may be pardon
ed for refusing to believe that the
development of transportation and
the progress of invention have been
of much practical benefit to mankind.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-01-24
Regulations for Certificates

Regulations for Certificates
Below we give some Of the regu-
of the state board in regard
to the certiication Of teachers:
Kinds of Certificates-There shall
be four regular grades of certificates:
Fourth Grade. second grade ele.
mentary.
2.-Third Grade, first ~grade4sele.
mentary.
Second Grade, professional.
4.-First Grade, professional.
There shall be four special grades
of certificates:
Especial certificate to teach
music.
Especial certificate to teach
drawing.
Especial certificate to tie Zach
manual training.
Especial certificate to teach
commercial SUBJECTS.
Elementary certificates issued on
Examination.
L. Fourth Grade Certificate sec.
ond grade elementary, a. To receive
a fourth grade certificate the appli.
cant must be a person of good moral
character, must be at least of eigh-
teen years of age, and must secure
the necessary passing grades in the
following subjects of secondary grade:
Reading. writing, spelling, arithme-
tic, language and grammar, geogra.
ply, U.S.. history, physiology and
hygiene, %civics, agriculture. includ.
ing nature study and pedagogy.
On and after July 1st, 1919, pas
sing grades in public school music
ans drawing will also be required.
Tbs. This certificate qualities the
holder to teach in any Of the public
schools, up to and including the
eighth grade. 1t is valid for two
years.
C, To obtain this certificate the ap.
plicant must not fall below seventy
five per cent in any one subject.
d. This certificate is not renewa.
BILE, but it may be re-issued by exam
ination or completion of stan dard
courses as described under the rules
given for issuing certificates or di.
plomas.
e. No marks will be carried for
ward from one examination to another
that is, the applicant must write on
and pass, mall the required subjects
at one examination.
2.-Third Grade Certificate, first
elementary.
a. To receive a third grade Ger.
%tificate the applicant must be a per-
son of good moral character, must be
at least twenty years of age. must
have had eight months successful ex-
perience in teaching and must hold
a fourth grade, second elmentary,
certificate, issued in this state and in
force at the time of the examination,
and in addition must write on and
pass in the following subjects of the
secondary grade: Psychology, Amer
lean literature, and any three of
these: Elementary algebra, plane
geometry, physics, botany, manual
training Of domestic science.
b. This certificate qualities the
holder to teach in any of the public
schools Of this state, up to and in.
GLIDING the eighth grade, and in the
ninth grade of schools doing not more
than one year of high school work.
1t is valid for three years
c. To obtain this certificate the
applicant must not fall below seven.
ty five per cent in any one subject.
d. This certificate IS not renewal
BILE, but it may be re-issued on exam.
ination or completion of standard
courses as described under the rules
for the issuing Of certificates or di-
plomas.
e. No marks will be carried for
ward from one examination to another
that is, the applicant must write on
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-01-24
TEACHERS EXAMINA TON NO.
TICE.
ONE-LEGGED MAN NOW
WANTS TO DO HIS BIT


Fort Mcpherson, Ga.-C. B.. :
Fink, thirty-six, is determined
not to be a Stacker. He has but
one leg, and the toll of box-mak-
ing has told on his general
health, and one-legged men are
unsuitable for trench work. But
Fink has asked. Maj. G. v. Heidt
to enlist him as q fireman.
Il can sure make a boiler
hum" he. declared. and said his
employment as a fireman would
release a man for active service.
The matter Has been taken up
with Washington. I;
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-01-24

Published every Thursday morning at Lang
DIN, Cavalier county, North Dakota. :.
Entered at the Post office of Langdon as m
matter ofthe Sacond Class.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-01-24

What in the world will most of
the state legislatures have to do next
winter when there are no railroads at
hand for them to pass regulatory bills
for.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-01-24

TAKEN BY MISTAKE.-From tho Boyd store
on December 22nd (the Saturday before
C~hristmasl a mink muff. wrapped in white
l,aper, muff had a piece of lining inside.
Will the party now in possession of this pro-
petty oblige by leaving same at Boyd's store.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-01-24

Subscription $3.50 per aunum Canada $500
per annum. Advertising rates on application.
Communication must be received by Tuesday
noon to receive prompt attention.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-01-24

SEED BARLEY FOR sALE-One Thousand
bushels of Seed Barley, For particulars see
j. B. NOwatZkl, Mt. Carmel. 27.tf
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-01-24

COCKERELS FOR SALE.-Choice pure bred
each. Mrs. E. j. Hanggi, Calvin. left
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-01-24

FOR RENT-A five room cottage in Dresden,
next to the Dawson residence property.
Inxuire ut this office, 14-tf
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-01-24

BALED HAY-For sale. one hundred carloads
for immediate or future delivery. White,
the Hay Man. Cogswell, N. D. 26-27%
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-01-24

A DvERTIsEMEETS will oe inserted in this
a column for One Cent a Word each insertion.
No advertisement inserted for less than fifteen
cents. Cash must always accompany oct of
town ORDERS. The rate for the insertion o.
business locals among pure reading matter will
hereafter be ten cents uerl;ce eachinsertion.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1918-01-05
HALFWAY Work.

We are, none of us, so good archi.
tects as to be able to work habitually
beneath our strength; and yet there
Is not building that I know of, late
ly raised, wherein 1t is not sufficiently
evident that neither architect nor
builder has done his best. 1t is the
especial characteristic Of modern
work. All old work nearly has been
hard work. 1t may be the hard work
of children, of barbarians, of rustics;
but it Is always their utmost. Let us
have done with this kind of work at
once; cast off every temptation to 1t;
do not let us degrade ourselves volun-
tarily, and then mutter and mourn
over our shortcomings; let us confess
our poverty or our parsimony, but not
belle our human intellect. 1t Is not q
question Of doing more, but of doing
better. Do not let us boss our roofs
with wretched, half-worked, blunt
edged rosettes do not let us flank our
gates with rigid limitations Of medieval
statuary. Such things are more In
suits to common sense, and only unfit
us for feeling the nobility Of their pro-
totypes.-Ruskin.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1918-01-05
Gladstone Hard Worker

Gladstone was a hard worker, with
no breads with regard to work, says
the American Magazine.
He turned from political RESPONSE
bilities of the heaviest to Greek for
recreation, and lived his four-score
years and more, just as Pope Leo
XIII, turned to Latin poetry for his
relaxation from worldwide burdens,
and lived on beyond four-score and
ten, living so hopefully that when,
at the little dinner given him on his
ninetieth birthday, one of the cardin-
ais said, in proposing a toast to him,
Here's that you may live to be a
hundred, holy father" the old pontiff
replied: "But why limit me to a
hundred?"
They were contemporaries of Ranke,
the German historian, who at the age
Of ninety-one proposed to write a his
tory Of the world in II volumes, one
volume to be completed each year,
and actually lived, l believe, to COM
plete nearly half of it.
These men had no breads; but they
allowed their energies to work on,
without any fear of exhausting their
vitality.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1918-01-05
EARLY MAN FIGHTING ANIMAL
Ancestors OF Present People Were
Called Upon to Face Beasts That
Inhabited'PIains and Rivers.

The first houses were caves. Early
man was a fighting animal, and had to
contend against the huge and fer0ci-
Gus beasts that infested the plains and
rivers observes writer. His dwelling
naturally had to be place of security
as well as habitation. Caves were
natural and artificial, the latter being
followed out Of solid rock by rude flint
instruments. Most of them were form
ed In the sides of cliffs and among
high, rugged hills.
To those early ancestors of ours, the
primeval men and women who secured,
as one would think, but scanty shelter
and protection from these stone caves
and holes In the rock, we apply the
generic term of cliff dwellers.
They were entirely ignorant of agri-
culture, and subsisted by hunting and
fishing and on the natural products
they found growing In wild state.
What is very remarkable, at our
very doors can still be seen the typical
houses and handiwork of those pre-his-
toric tribes in the caves of the Lancos
river In southern Colorado. These, In
most instances, are as well preserved
as when their ancient occupants de-
serted them-perhaps 10000 years
ago. When inhabited they were reach
ed quite frequently by notches cut In
the rock, and at other times rope lad
ders must have been used.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1918-01-05
RUSSIA TO RECLAIM DESERT
Good Pasture Lands Are Destroyed at
the Rate OF One Hundred Thous-
and Acres a Year.

The shifting sands of Astrakhan and
the measures taken by the Russian
government to deal with this problem
form the subject of a memoir by j.
G. Flrstov, published in Petrograd, OBJ
serves the Scientific American. Ten
million acres of the province In ques-
ton are covered with shifting sands
formed during the nineteenth century
and subsequently. These sands have
been spreading at the rate of 100000
acres year. the result being the trans
formation of good pasture land into
barren waste. The principal cause is
over grazing; fiocks and herds are kept
so long in one place as to result in the
complete destruction of the turf. Poor
agricultural methods are also respon-
sible. About the beginning of the pres
ent century the government took meas
ures of control and reclamation, and
between 1904 and 1909 an area Of about
10000 acres was brought under cult
walton. In 1918 a special service was
ordered to deal with the question.
The province was put under the charge
of chief forestry officer and divided
into six districts, in each of which a
subordinate official was appointed to
superintend the work. AT the time Of
writing good progress has been made
In planting soil binders and growing
herbaceous crops, but 1t was still prob
lematicai whether the province was
adapted to the establishment of for
estS
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1918-01-05

| in case of the nondelivery of stock
that has been listed for shipment on
a certain day. This Is one of the COM
mon difficulties experienced by live
stock shipping associations. The man
ager orders car space for certain
amount of stock, and when part of
this stock is not delivered the shipping
expenses of the other members are
increased proportionately. 1t Is
thought, therefore, that by requiring
negligent members to pay the loss sus-
tanned through nondelivery of stock
the trouble would be brought to q min
lmum.
The managers Of some of the older
associations, together with others ia
mlllar with the details of the business,
advise that the sinking fund be linn
tied to an amount sufficient only for
emergencies. The board of directors
should determine the size of the fund,
and when the full amount has been
accumulated the charger should be so
fixed as to maintain 1t ut about that
point. This would do away with the
possibility of any trouble arising from
the distribution Of surplus as diyi-
dends among the members.
In order that the shipments of the
association may be disposed of in
whatever manner may be found most
advantageous under varying condi-
tions, the following may be added to
the fourth sentence of section /, chap
ter 2, of the bylaws: cor from the pur-
chaser of the stock" Similarly, Sec
ton 2 Of chapter may be modified by
inserting after shipment" "or by the
purchaser of the stock"
Some associations have included in
the bylaws chapter stating that non
members who ship stock with the as
ISOLATION will be charged a small fee
for the privilege. This fee varies from
two to five cents per hundredweight
and Is placed in the general fund. The
ACCESSIBILITY of such plan, at least I'M
til the association Is well established
in community, is doubtful Many are
of the opinion that it tends to keep
farmers from shipping their stock with
the association, and as successful CO.
operation depends largely upon patron
age every effort should be made to
assure it.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1918-01-05
Almost the Speed Limit.

"At Chattanooga" said veteran of
the Civil war, lone of the men in my
company left early in the action, and
no one saw him till after the battle,
when he appeared in camp unwounded
and unabashed. Some of the boys ac-
cused him of running away, but he
wouldn't admit 1t.
8. I only retreated in good order he
declared.
II heard of the matter, and a few
days later asked him if he had any
idea how fast he had 'retreated.'
swell, I'll tell you, cap'n,' he said.
If had been at home, and going after
the doctor, folks that see me passin'
would have thought my wife was right
sick F"-Harper's Month";
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1918-01-05
IMPORTANT FACTORS
IN FATTEM!NG PIGS
Grinding Corn Saves 6 Per Cent
Alfalfa Meal Will Give
Economical Results.

(By T. e. LEIPER. Colorado Agricul-
tural College, Fort Collins, Colo.
Two points need to be considered
when fattening young pigs for the
market, namely: how shall the corn
be fed, and what shall we feed with
1t to furnish the growing animal with
muscle and BODYBUILDING constituents
After conducting experiments for
ten consecutive winters, Henry found
that grinding corn effected a saving
of 6 per cent. This means that, with
corn Mt So per hundred q cents can
be saved on every hundred pounds fed,
by grinding. If barley can be secured
cheaper than corn, the Colorado eY-
pertinent station recommends one-half
the corn in the ration being replaced
by the same Number of pounds of
rolled barley.
A summary of SO trials at various
experiment stations answers the Sec
ond point. Although the pigs aver
aged 116 pounds when put on full
feed, the lots fed corn and another
feed rich in protein and mineral such
as tankage, wheat middlings, linseed
meal or alfalfa meal, made over 40
per cent larger gains and required 81
per cent less feed for 100 pounds gain,
than the lots fed corn alone. Tank
age has proved to be one of the most
economical supplements with corn at
this station and should be fed one part
to six parts of corn.
Some feeders are wondering If al
falfa meal will prove economical I'M
der the present condition of high
priced feeds. With alfalfa meal ut
$50 per ton and corn at $2.75 per hun
dred. cost of feed per 100 pounds gain
Is S12.95. With tankage at $50 per
ton and corn art $2.75 cost of feed per
100 gain Is $12.95. The hog feeder will
find alfalfa meal nearly as economical
ms tankage and when marketed
through hogs will assure him a good
profit.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1918-01-05
Built for Giant.

Gardner, Mass, has in one Of Its
parks what is believed to be the largest
chair In the world, made for actual
use. 1t Is 51s feet square at the base,
and IL feet in height The seat is six
feet from the ground, so that those
who wish to sit In it have to literally
climb up into the chair, like children.
The chair weighs 1900 pounds. 1t was
presented to the city, and is an object
of considerable attraction to strangers.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1918-01-05
BuriaIs on E1iIltops.

Buffalo Bill is not the only celebrity
to be buried on hilltop. Cecil Rhodes
and Robert Louis Stevenson are both
buried on high points. The empire
builder lies on kopje In Rhodesia,
and the novelist on the highest part
of his beloved Samoa. Lord Dacre Ia
supposed to have been buried on horse
back in Saxton churchyard.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1918-01-05
All HDoIIed Up.U

Nan gazed with adoring eyes on her
uncle when he appeared ready to go
to formal dance. After giving him
the "once over" the braid on his
trousers attracted her attention and
she exclaimed "Why, he even has
'broidery on his pants"
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1918-01-05
Nothing Gained by crowdine.

Nothing is gained by crowding a lot
Of fowls into house, for unless they
have plenty of room they will not do
well and will not make the best use
of the food consumed.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1918-01-05
To Save Shoe SoIes.

A cobbler passes on the secret that
If about once a month the soles of
shoes are treated to coat of linseed
oil they will always outwear the up
pers.
Evening star., 1918-07-21
AIRCRAFT FROM WARSHIPS
MAKE RAID IN. GERMANY
Three Planes Land In Denmark,
Another Missing, and Others
Return Safe.

LONDON. July ao-British sea-
planes launched from naval vessels
near the coast Of Germany have drop
ped bombs, on -Teuton airship sheds at
Tondern. in schleswig. destroying two
sheds and possibly q third building.
the British admiralty announced to-
night :, - :. - ~. .,,,et
-Four machines Of the British aerial
squadron did not return. three land
Ing in Danish territory. An the Brit
ish warships returned to their base
without any casualties. @
d In the drst flight. which was made
n the early morning, all the ma
chimes reached their objectives and
made direct hits on q large double
shed which was completely destroyed.
the conhasration rising a thousand feet.
In the second flight all the machines
but one reached their objectives
Bombs were dropped on two large
sheds, one having q large hole blown
| In IT: It was impossible to observe
whether the destruction Of the second
shed was complete. The attacks were
made from q height from TOO to q
thousand feet.
The bombing of the Tondern air.
sheds was carried out by British naval
machines, which were dispatched from
vessels now returned to their base
| says an admiralty statement this
evening.
Evening star., 1918-07-21
GERMANY IS BLAMED
FOR STARTING THE WAR
Former Krupps Manager Says Ma
ton Must Admit Guilt In
General Awakening. =

CablexEam to TAe Sunday Star and
the New York World. ceg4asht. 1873
LONDON, July 2o.-A dispatch In the
Chronicle from Stockholm. under date
Of Friday. states that DR.. wilhelm
Muehlon, former director Of Krupps
works. known already for his striking
revelations about German war prep
arations In the summer Of 1914, has
contributed another very significant
article in. the German paper Erisden-
warte.
"On Germany lies the greatest
blame. not only for starting this war,
but also for the way 1t has been con-
Quoted. There can be no two opin-
ions about that. and only by admit
ting her guilt can Germany again
, bring order out Of the present chaos
which threatens to lead to her de-
struction."
The writer maintains throughout
his article this can only be brought
about by general awakening Of the
nation. as those who want to wage
war are dependent on the individual
and not he on them