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| you couidn'r sell gold eagles for n
dollar apiece! That's hatr
$50 l could go back-and honestly
make good? All the way? Prove what
I can do? And not have any back
| fire In It?"
"And have a chance" said Harmon.
nodding. ito put yourself in right
again. That's what my whole idea
was. II you're going TO cash in on
your hard luck. boy. you've got to
speak up. That's my policy. Cash in
on this thing the doctors did for you !!
Let's play it together. son. If It's n
sort of whitewashlng you want. I'll
help you. 1 don't care a continental
what you did to get In wrong in Syra-
cuse-i;s success that counts. Moth
Ing else but success. Is 1t bar
gain?"
Hilliard shut his teeth tight; re-
Hected; yielded abruptly.
Its bargain !" he said. I'm with
you!"
.Goodi Now"
"One momentl Let's he frank with
each other. Don't get any impression
that I've done anything that's"
MIR. Hilliard, you don't have to talk
like that to me! I've had you sized
up from the start. haven't II"
''Yes, but / wanted you to know"
But i do know. son, Wild oats.
sort OF. Am right. or am I wrong?
That's why I'm banking on you. Peo-
pie turned up their noses. maybe. Said
things. Gossip. l know that sort of
business. And you're sore-naturally.
Well. thIs'll poultice everybody. In
Guiding yourself. Go on back to your
old friends. You're new man: they
won't know you. Make 'em new friends
and there you are. Oh, here's an
other suggestion. What would YOU
say TO no salary at all, twenty per cent
commission, and no limit TO your .ex-
pense account? But you pay back
half of your expenses out OF your
earned commissions. On-say, three
months tryout. How does that strike
you?"
1T why. 1 don't see what
you're driving at"
Because" said Harmon, you're
worth more than / thought you were.
How do 1 know? I've watched your
eyes. son. You're going into Syracuse
with the finest plan. the finest front
and tire finest opportunity I've ever
dreamed of In all my life! And be-
sides that. you've got spur that even
l couldn't give you. How are
you fixed for money!"
'I'm not fixed at all. I'm broke"
Harmon fished for his blll-book, and
folded two notes into small COM
pass.
Here. Bind the bargain. Don't
wOrry-it's an advance. l know who
l can trust-that's my longest suit,
son. Give me receipt, II you like
Better not speak to me again until we
land. Never know who's aboard that
might see you later. Come to my of
flee at ten o'clock the morning after
we're docked. And" He laughed In
patent relief. You know, son." he
said, I'm pretty wise old bird, and
there's not much that fools me, but
right up to the last second,
wasn't quite sure whether you'd take
that job or not. II the surgeon that
mended you could only have doctored
your eyes. sOn-if he could only have
dOctored your eyes! Whew." He
stared again at Hilliard. and nodded
soberly. "WonderfuI-perfec Won
derful% he said, fascinated. "When
you smile at me like that, l sort of
feel MS though ought to get up and
take off my hat and apologize to you.
and I'm hanged II 1 know what for.
t.l,n
trifie copied that picture too
well why don't you see IL you
can't grow mustache p"
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Il
ern lights, The land of ro-
nance and gold, has lure that draws
men to it-and then draws them again
and again. 1t is no mere legend that
the North calls back those who have
once lived in its SHOWS and amidst its
towering mountains and known the
beauty of its summers. There may be
exceptions among the great army of
gold seekers who endured privations
during the klondike rush of 1896. but
travel and entertainment conditions
today are totally unlike those when.
to quote Robert w. Service. good men
and bad men and bold" pressed into
the Northand leaving their homes and
their loved ones. "crying exultngiy-
Gold"
There was an inadequate and infe-
rior steamship service nOrthward
along the coast and no railroad to
make easy the perils and hardships
of passes. canyons and rock-fanged
rapids where death was ever at the
argOnaut's elbow. Nowadays the trav-
eler, leaving Victoria or Vancouver,
speeds north thousand miles to
Skagway on a palatial steamship
which winds in and out between pic
turesque islands and the mainland.
and White Pass, the mighty Yukon.
Miles Canyon and White Horse Rap
ids down which bold Adventures We're
whlrled to safety or to death nearly
a quarter of century ago. are viewed
in comfort from the windows of n rail
way train.
Up the Inside Channel.
The long inside channel from Van
couver to Skagway is Go well guarded
by innumerable islands from the
storms of the Pacific that the pass
three short stretches which are quick
ly left behind. During the remainder
of the trip past towering mountains
and picturesque islands, CULTS and vii
lages the ship is steaming through an
endless lake, sometimes a few miles
wide and then narrowing until one can
almost throw stone from the deck
to either shore. At Alert Bay, the
first port of call, the traveller finds
himself in the land of totem poles.
those huge, grOtesque carvings repre-
senting the protective familiar, usual
ly an animal, which each Indian Sc
lects for himself at his initiation into
the tribe. Many of these poles are as
tall as the houses. before which they
stand, and clOse-range view dis
closes their weIrdness of design.
Side by side with these strange to-
tens of n passing race are salmon
canneries packing the fish which are
eaten throughout the world. Past
Bella and through Queen Charlotte
sound the ship moves northward to
Prince Rupert and Port Simpson, and
then enters United States waters
Ketchikan, with the Stars and Stripes
floating over it. is famed for It's great
salmon stream and thriving fishing in
iustries. Farther north lies Wrangell
with its many interesting totem poles.
and then comes Juneau, capital of
Alaska, from which the traveller can
20 by automobile, one of the swiftest
things created by man. to the face of
great glacier. one of natures slOwest
creations.
Wonderful Taku Glacier.
On Gastineau channel, close to
juneau. he can see three of the larg-
,st gold quartz mining plants in the
world wrestling the yellow metal from
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tin
left there cloud embittered
The Ordway new era., 1920-06-25
Device Filter. Hot Air

wire device has been patented to
he hung over n heating register to
lessen its blasts of hot air and filter
dust from them.
The Ordway new era., 1920-06-25
Terrors of the Tub.

One of the strangest things in this
world is why a twentieth century boy
thinks that bathing In a tub is a relic
of medieval torture.-Dallas News.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1920-01-22

Use Nazol for catarrh.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1920-01-22

Nazol is an ideal nasal ointment
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1920-01-22

adv.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1920-01-22
ST. JOHNSBURY
Local News

Miss Erma King is spendingstwo
days at her home in Passumpsic.
See the "Picturcs" at the Metho-
dist church Friday evening. adv.
Joseph Hopkins of McIndoes Falls
was here on business Tuesday.
Miss Minnie Colby of Lyndonvillc
is at Brightlook hospital for treat
ment.
Miss Mary McAllister is back at
the Sunset Home and resumed her
duties as matr0n.
Mrs. Charles Gadapee spent We'd
ncsday at McIndocs Falls, the guest
of Mrs. John Bishop.
Mrs. f. A. Long left Wednesday
for Springfield, Mass, to visit the re-
mainder of the week.
Hear the musical program at
Grace NJ. +. church Brotherhood
Meeting Friday night adv.
Mrs. NJ. G.. Blair left Wednesday
for Lawrence, Mass, where she will
make her home.
Miss Marjorie Currier of Danville
was in town Wednesday on her way
to Fitchburg, Mass.
MI. and Mrs. C. S. Bailey of East
Hardwick were in town Wednesday
on their way to Hartford, Conn,
where they will visit relatives.
Mrs. William Henderson, who has
been visiting friends here the past
few days, returned to her home IN
Boston Wednesday.
Mrs O. F. Cowles left Wednesday
for Boston to spend the winter with
her daughter, Mrs. c. C. Brown, and
her grandson, Charles Brown of
Boston, who has spent several weeks
with her returned to his school the
same day.
The regular monthly meeting of
the Grace Unity Club will be held in
the parlors of Grace Methodist
church on Friday evening at 7.30
o'clock The hostcssess for the eve
ming are Mrs. Hugh H. Miltimore,
MS. James A. Impcy, Mrs. Henry
H. Eldrdge, Mrs. Earl Clark, and
Mrs. George ingalls,.
Music lovers will not want to miss
the concert at Montpelier City Hall
Feb. 9 given by the Famous Russian
Symphony Orchestra of 60 men.
Tickets now on sale. Send orders to
J. B. Eames, Box 286, Barre, VT.
Prices Is to $3.50, including tax.
adv. 15-17-20-22
Hear the concert at the Cononial
Theatre tonight. The program includ-
e. selections and the cantata, THE
Wreck of the Hcsperus,' by the St.
Johnsbury Academy chorus of 200
voices assisted by local orchestra.
Tickets 50 cents at Brigham's Drug
store, at the door and from Academy
students. adv.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1920-01-22

Don't forget the brotherhood
meeting at the Methodist church
Friday at 100 adv.
The Altar society of st. Aloysius
church viii hold whist party in the
X. Of c. hall Thursday night.
c. e. Kirk has sold the four ten
ement house on Prospect street own
ed by DR.. c. A. Cramton to Mr..
and Mrs. A. B. Gordon. Possession
given at once.
Attend the auction at the Metho-
dist church Friday evening. adv.
Nazol is an ideal nasal ointment.
adv.
Ray Palmer of Danville, who is
now employed at the Caledonia gar
age, has bought the home OF George
A. Burbank at 73 Concord avenue
and takes possession May /.
The new Plymouth Creamery is
now in use and William Ross, who
has been the foreman of the Boston
contractors who built the property,
returns to his home in Boston We'd
nesday
The automobile fire truck was call
ed out at 10 Tuesday morning for
gasoline blaze at the garage of
Woodbury. e. Benoit on upper Rail
road street.
Use Nazol 70; colds in children and
adults. adv.
MI. and Mrs. George P. Burbank
leave Thursday for a two months
trip to aClifornia. They go via the
Canadian Pacific and the Santa Fe
tc Los Angeles, stopping at the
Grand Canon in Arizona en- route.
F. P. Wells, the historian of the
towns of Newbury, Ryegate ana Bar
net, was here Tuesday on business
connected with the history of Barnet
which is now being printed Mr..
Wells exhibited an ordinary quart
bottle which contained five mastcd
ship, with strings for rigging and in
the background the houses of Ger
man village. The ship was built by
4 German sailor who was interned
during the war at Fort Ogletholpe,
Fla.
"The Woman Under Oath" is
another Florence Reed big drama,
bigger even than this stars Wives of
Men and Her Code of Honor, 1t is
4 drama of modern New York life
in six reels. 1t is timely in its in
tense interest to women for it deals
in gripping fashion with phase of
activity many women are striving for
and in certain States have already at
tanned. 1t grips your interest from
the very start, holds it throughout,
and you won't guess the outcome I'M
til it actually arrives with the final
scenes. 1t is story of New York
with its revelly, glittering cabaret,
gay masked ball, and thrilling hap
penings in a great criminal court.
"The Woman Under Oath" is at the
Globe tonight.
Nazol is an ideal nasal ointment
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1920-01-22
Catarrh Cannot Be Cured

with LOCAL APPLICATIONS, as they
cannot reach the seat OF the disease
Catarfh is a local disease. greatly in
nuenced by constitutional conditions, and
internal remedy. Halls Catariil Medi
cine Is taken internally and acts thru
the blood on the mucous surfaces of the
system. Halls Catarrh Medicine was
in this country for years. 1t is com
posed Of some of the best tonics known.
combined With some OF the best blood
purifiers. The perfect combination OF
cine is what produces such wonder&ui
results in catarrhal conditions Send for
testimonials, free
+. J. CHENEY & CO.. Props. Toledo. o.
All Druggists. 76c.
Halls Family pills for constipation.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1920-01-22

Charles Shattuck of Lynn, Mass,
who has been visiting B. r. Jones
and family at the St. Johnsbury Inn,
returned home Thursday.
Miss Isabelle Nelson of Monroe
went to her home Thursday to stay
during the teachers convention.
The Search Light Club will give a
supper Friday night in the South
church parlors and the menu will be
cold tongue, potatoes au gratin, hot
rolls, mint jelly, sour pickles, steam
ed pudding with cream, coffee, dough
nuts and cheese.
Mrs. Walter Bewsee is visiting her
aunt, Mrs. ID. Il. Huse, at East Bar
net, who is i'll with the grippe.
The Elks ball to be given by st.
Johnsbury Lodge Feb. 18th will be
held at the Aimory in st. Johnsbury.
adv.
Use NayOl for catarrh adv
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1920-01-22
PET C0RNS
Few Drops of 'Freezone, Then l. It
Corn Right OFF

A tiny bottle Of 'Freezone" costs SO
little at any drug store; apply a few
drops upon any corn or callus. In
stantly it stops hurting, then shortly
you life that troublesome corn or cal
lus right off with your fingers. Tru-
ly No humbug!
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1920-01-22

LOST--Between postoffice and
Balch's Office, silver mesh bag con-
tanning sum of money. Liberal re-
ward if returned to Balch's Office or
Trombley's barber shop. No ques-
tons asked 179-3t
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1920-01-22

WANTED-In this city, a position
as stenographer and typewriter In
quire at SO Westerly Ave. 179-4t%
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1920-01-22
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY

WANTED-Competent girl for gen
eral housework. GA Summer ST.
179 If
FOR SALE-Light traverse sled.
Price reasonable. St. Johnsbury
House. ITO If
YOUNG MEN for Railway Mail
Clerks, $40 month. Experience I'M
necessary. For free particulars ex-
aminations, write J. Leonard Former
Government Examiner) 1914 Equit-
able Bldg, Washington. ITO TT
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1920-03-11

Rev. Satterlee is spending a part
of the week in Grand Forks, expect.
ing to return today. He asks that
announcement be made that there
will be the usual order of services at
the Methodist Episcopal church here
on Sunday.
States Attorney Hutchinson. of La
Moure county arrived Tuesday from
LaMoure. N. D., and is spending the
week here with his brother ins'law, E.
D. Stewart who since his recent be.
reavement has been in quite a criti-
cal condition
Walter A. Laidlaw arrived on
Mondays train from his home in the
Twin Cities and during a stay ex-
tending over the greater part of the
week will look after his business and
farming interests here and ell sewhere
over the county.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1920-03-11
4 Local Happenings s.

Have that suit cleaned, pressed and
repaired at the O. K. shop. j D. Roach
proprietor.
C. M. Turner was a Wales visitor
here yesterday for a short time be-
tween trains.
We hold your eyes and our profes.
sion above selfish interests. A. O.
Void Company.
Miss Jessie Milne was a Saturday
visitor with friends down the line in
the Forks over the week end.
Mrs. Christina Schwartz was in
the city last Saturday from Dresden
for a short time between trains.
Grain Buyer B%lessner, was here
Friday for a short time between
trains from Dresden looking after
matters of business.
Remember the "EXIDE'' service
station when it m to winter stor-
age for your battery. AL. Heapy,
DelCo LlSuC CoTHeT.
Miss Mary Borusky left Tuesday
for Grand Forks and during a stay
there of a few days will consult an
eye ear and nose specialist.
Chas. B. Mcmillan was down from
Hannah a couple of days the early
part of the week giving attention to
his county seat banking interest.
Mr.. and Mrs Ness were Park
River visitors here a couple of days
last week, guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Will Row during their brief stay
Attorney E. E. Fletcher was a
visitor over the week end in Grand
Forks, being a guest at the home of
his sister, Mrs.W. A. Mcintyre dur
Ing a short stay.
Robert Murie was among the re-
turning travellers of last Saturday,
having spent the greater part of the
week on business matters in the
Twin Cities and Fargo.
j. W. Haw and j. H. Sheppard
represented the faculty of the state
agricultural college here from Fargo
last week to attend the funeral Of
the wife of E. D. Stewart.
Louis Schneider was aMonday pas
senger to Fargo and returning was
accompanied by Mrs. Schneider, who
has been there for several weeks
under special edical treatment.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1920-03-11
LOUIS C.. SLENDER
Graduate and Licensed
~
AT DONOVAN'S

Richard Boyd, who has been spend
ing most Of the winter in the south
has lately been heard from at San
Benito, in the Valley of the Rio
Grande, where he and his father, j.
B. Boyd of this city are starting q
cotton plantation and will this sea.
son crop twenty acres of their landed
investment there to that product of
the southland.
Harry G. Waldron was a north
bound passenger Friday, going from
the Twin Cities to Wales, where a
movie show equipment is being in
stalled in the Fischer Hall under the
management of Mr.. Frank ] Fischer.
The opening programs occurred on
Monday and Tuesday nights OF this
week and it ia understood that there
will be shows on Saturday evening
each week through the coming sum-
mer season.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1920-03-11
Or. E. ]. Hughes
DENTIST
A. NJ. HOURS =. III.
8 to II Phone 112 1 to Is
SCHULkE BLOik Langdon, n. d.

Elsewhere will be found the adver-
tisement Of the sale of household
goods of Thornton Kelley, who with
Mrs. Kelley ard the family are leav-
ing Langdon this spring 20 make
their home in Detroit, Mich. The
articles to be sold may be seen at
the home on Second street.
The Matt Thompson farm property
sale in Moscow township yesterday
afternoon is stated as having been a
complete clean up. With fire
weather buyers were attracted from
points at quite a distance. Auctioneer
Kieffer was at his best and loosened
up the purse strings of the bidders to
the limit.
Mr.. Stewart ST.. and wife, who
have been here from their home at
Fargo the past week, since the re-
cen bereavement of their son at the
experiment farm, left on Mondays
train, taking with them two of the
children. " Billie and Grace. The
youngest Jean, a baby girl of less
than two years, is still quite i'll with
measles. though no longer considered
in danger.
Mrs Robert +. Stevenson returned
Saturday of last week to her home
east Of town from a visit Of most Of
the winter to her folks back in the
state of Illinois. She was accompau-
led by her sister Mrs. R%aycroft. who
had left the home at Elgin, Illinois,
in hopes of renchingLengdon in time
to attend the funeral Of her daughter
Mrs. l., ID. Stewart. but was unable
to do go, owing to poor train con.
nections at st. Paul.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1920-03-11

For the man who cares-spring
hats now IN display at Schulke. Brad
ley Company.
Victor Rye, of the local firm of
C. O. Rye and Son took Tuesdays
train for a visit of a couple of
weeks at the Wisconsin home of his
sister.
Dan Shelley and wife left Friday
after a stay of part Of the week with
Langdon Friends for Grand Forks,
where they have decided to make
their home for the winter at the
Hotel Dakota.
Mrs. C. E. Johnston was among
the returning Langdon people to ar
rive Saturday from a stay of a few
days in the Forks, where a mission
airy convention of the Baptist church
was in session part of the week.
!A%uctioneer Tony Kieffer was a
county seat visitor again Friday,
coming down from Wales to get
printing matter and other publicity
for more spring farm sales that he is
listing for this section of the county.
Mrs. Fenylon left Monday return
ing to her home at Devils Lake hav-
ing been a guest at the home of
DR.. and Mrs. E. j. Hughes during a
stay here over the week end to at
tend q claas initiation of the Dough
ters of isabella.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1920-03-11

Go to A. O. Void & Co., for good
sewing machines.
John Wild was here Monday from
Milton transacting business at the
court house.
Extra fine White Russian seed
oats for sale at the Langdon Far
mers Elevator.
Have your shoes repaired at the
0. K. shop, opposite the City Hall.
Emile Mason, proprietor.
Palmer Berg and wife were pas
sengers Friday to Grand Forks where
they are making a visit during the
week with friends.
Mrs Jas. Godfrey was down the
line from Wales to spend Sunday at
the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Frank j. Schwartz.
Miss Katie Wild returned to her
home south of Osnabrock on Monday
after a week end visit with her many
Langdon young friends.
j. B. Hiltner and wife we're in the
city from the farm near Dresden
t%ransacting business and doing some
shopping between trains Monday.
Mrs. B. E. Groom returned yester.
day from the family home in Wis
consin. whore she was recently called
to attend the funeral of her father.
If you need a new sewing machine
see Mrs McGovern and get prices on
the ''Old Reliable Singer Sewing
Machine-Best in the long un. 27tf
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1920-03-11

An early showing Of spring caps
now on display at Schulke. Bradley
Company.
Extra fine White Russian see d
oats for sale at the Langdon Far
mers Elevator.
Mrs. H. E. Price left Monday for
Grand Forks. where the state asso-
citation of licensed embalmers and
undertakers is in session this week.
Anton Benson returned Saturday
from Larimore having spent a part
of the week end visiting at the
home of the family of hisbrother,
Bert.
Rev, C. P. Drew returned to the
city Friday, having spent the week
in mission work for the Episcopal
church at points in Nelson county,
where there has been considerable
sickness during the flu epidemic,