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Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1921-06-30
Hannah Pioneer Laid to Rest

The funeral of James Byers who
died at the home of his daughter Mrs
H. w. F. Law of Grand Forks was
held here on Friday afternoon at 2;3O
Rev. Duncan Mathison, local Presby-
terian pastor assisted by Rev. D,
Mcleod of Minneapolis, officiating.
Rev. James Austin of Grand Forks
who has been friend of the deceased
since early pioneer days spoke of him
as a pioneer. neighbor and citizen.
Rev. Geo. Clark spoke of him as a
parishioner, having been his pastor
from 1900 to 1905. The music was
in charge of H. L. Bri nix assisted by
DR., and Mrs. H. L. Boyd and A. R..
Balfour. The deceased was born in
New York state emigrated to North
Dakota and filed on land in the early
eighties. He was at one time in busi-
ness at Hannah and had extensive
land holdings in Cavalier county as
we'll as across the line in Canada. He
is survived by two brothers and four
daughters.
Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1921-06-30
Ole All'Vig Dies i
Sunday at Noon
Fatal Illness Of Short Length
Terminates Unique Lite
of Milton Citizen

Ole Axvjg aged sixty.nine pio-
neer resident Of Milton and the south
end of the county, died at his farm
home which adjoins the town on,
Sunday night. Funeral services being
held Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock
Ole T. Axvig was born September
Is, 1852. in Norway. At the age OF
thirteen he came to this country and
located in Dakota county, MINI. In
1880 he took up homestead near
Grand Forks where he remained for
two years. He then moved to Milton
where he remained until his death.
81 He married Lena Strate in st Paul
in 1882. He was prominent in all
community and state politics, having
been member Of the state house of
Representatives from Cavalier county
in the second, seventh and fourteenth
sessions. He had also been a member
Of the town board practically since
the organization Of the town.
The deceased is survived by his
wife and six sons: George Of Harvre
Mont. Edgar of Edmonton, Canada,
Arthur, Herbert. Joseph and Walter.
all Of Milton. He was the father of
two daughtera, both of whom are
dead. s
Tuesday was the first time in many
years that occasion has required the
the flying of the flag over the Court
House, other than on Memorial Day.
The various Offices in the court house
were closed AND in addition to the
lowering Of the flag to half.mast all
OF the officials were represented at
the funeral held during the afternoon
at Milton Of Hon. Ole T. Axvig, who
ct the time of his death was an In
cumbent of the Office Of county COM
missioner, representing the Fourth
District, The passing cf Ole Axvie
removes from our midst Il man who in
addition to- being one Vt the mos,
unique characters In the political
history Of the county was ~ the same
time frat and foremost 10 the deye.
lopment Of the home cofamunity Ia
which he lived ns veil as the count,
and state that had had hie attention
from its advancement into statehoos
Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1921-06-30

Saturday, July 9th is the date for
civil service examination of appli-
cants for vacancies on mail routes
out of Langdon.
Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1921-06-30

bear comparison with cases in which
the complaint laid has been of SINH
lar nature, but which lacked the
plea of not guilty and verdict of
acquittal by a jury.
Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1921-06-30
New Court for Tennis Players

New Court for Tennis Players
The Crawford lot n the corner of
of south Fourth and Oak street,
lying east Of the Methodist church
is being leveled daown and otherwise
got into readiness for the installing
of tennis courts, in which the boys
composing the membership of the
young mems club are taking an active
financial and working interest. The
courts will as far as possible be for
the use of our townspeople, although
the promoters and their friends will
have priority at all times. The mana
cement however will strictly bar any
Sunday tennis playing on the courts.
Art Robertson has taken in hand the
laying out of the courts and INSTALL
ing necessary equipment. The inten.
tion is to have every thing in readiness
for the "stay at homes" who by re.
naming in Langdon nope to insure
"a quiet and restful-but at the same
time an enjoyable Fourth.
Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1921-06-30
Farm Boys Go Into Camp

On Tusday. July 5 tn the fourth
annual boys encampment will open at
Walhalla. This encampment is held
for the purpose Of giving the farm
bows nf the three counties Of Cavalier
Pembina and Walsh summer time
vacation during the school holidays,
the aim and purpose at the same time
being to make useful and instructive
Ito them ia their afterlife The camp
this year will be under the supervision
;of Co. Supt.s s. j. A. Boyd. Some of
the most able speakers from the agri-
cultural college appear on the plat
form during the session held during
the week Anyone interested in agri- 4
cultural subject is invited to attend
any or all of the programs three Of
which are given each day. Plan to
spend at least one day with our boy VS.
while they are iD camp.
Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1921-06-30

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The Washington herald., 1921-04-24

,resentatfres and by intimate knowl-
edge Of conditions they have
seemed quite willing to develop
commerce along such lines This
gives them a definite competitive
advantage, and American exporters
must recognize this fact and be will
ing to show some courage In max
ing decisions as to how far they
will meet the terms Of their rivals.
The service Of credit reports on
IAtin-American firms now carried
on by American banks or by the
commercial agencies Is growing
more extensive and specific, and
sellers can usually obtain excellent
material on which to exercise
sound credit Judgment.
During the war our export trnde
with the Argentine was handled
largely on the basis Of cash
against documents" at port Of ex-
port, but this was q temporary sit
uation and such methods cannot
continue under renewed COM
petition from Europe and else
where.
An estimate has been made by
one familiar with the situation In
that country that about two-thirds
Of the transactions now are on q
time basis, documents being sur
rendered against scceptances OF
drafts for thirty, sixty, or ninety
days, or, at times, even longer. Per-
haps about one-third OF the busi-
ness now transacted is on terms Of
delivery Of documents against pay
ment
The granting Of credit should Be
made only on satisfactory banking
or other report Drafts are almost
always drawn, not In Argentine
currency. but In terms Of foreign
money, preferably In dollars. As
result Of this fact, transactions IN
exchange connected with Argentine
foreign trade are entered mainly In
Buenos Aires financial Institutions
The Washington herald., 1921-04-24
This was the beautiful thing they found

This was the beautiful thing they found
IN his eienched handy'
November came The season In which she
had promised herself better days had begun.
In the absence Of other circumstances she
would have been seeking bookings for re-
citals. Somehow she could not bring herself
to go. Her clothes. those that were ieft.
were undoubtedly shabby. Furthermore. q
great WEAKNESS had come upon her. She
wanted 70 sit down always. Try as she
would 10 20 through the day. the WEAKNESS
would 80 creeping through her body until
late In the afternoon, when restless warmth
would follow II through her veins. The
cold had not left her. She did not throw
OF. But the thought that her voice. which
had now broken up into hoarse responses.
would never return was one that she thrust
away constantly. - one might brush asiAe
an ever increasing web u hlaments. She
dreamed once that The Ane entangiing
strands Of fate were being spun by Q bright
glowing spider. and the boAy Of the spider.
when she looked at II closely. was the Eye
Of Cieopstra- She ssked herself resistance
were worth while.
One day she went 10 see Q physieSan-a
business hammered New York diagnestc,an.
who listened 10 her story, leekins at the
ceiling with an air Of boredom. After that
he listened through q stethosceps, pressing
the cold metal against her Beautiful neck
and across her chest. marking dots upon
her white skin with blue crayon-
DE you lose weight?" he asked.
Yes"
Il find two spots up here in the right
lung. Miss Tarana," he said. I" You need net
let that shock you. You can be cured Once
really cured. you viii be more immune than
I am"
-Tuberculosis?" she whispered.
Yes" said he II want you to 20 to
place. however. in this region, 50 that you
VIII recover under the conditions in which
you viii live. Can you afford
Nothing she said.
L will give you a note to AIbers. He has
. sanftariufn near lake Placid"
Perhaps It b useless b give an account
Of the fight that Dolores made. Such bat
ties are without the slightest romance and
are made Of monotony. Emotion and drama
are smothered by routine and the brave soul
tina. bows to that routine and the virile viii
that goes forward yielding nothing to the
enemy day after long day WI prove the
character Of being and VIII exaIt II
Dolores in a six months span cured herseA
Of tuberculosis. but her voice had gone for
ever. She had learned that human beings
when driven to the test are mostly brave and
true and kind. and can even DIE with con
Of noble event. Again, as when six months
ago she had faced the necessity Of getting
The Washington herald., 1921-04-24

some common job as few dollars week.
she now faced that long prospect Of being
a working girl forever. One had 70 have,
clothes. Her own were falling apart, as one
OF the nurses said, and she had only enough
money TO buy a ticket 10 Detroit 70 get the
position that had been offered TO profes-
sional waitress who had not left the sanL
tarium and now never would leave The sanL
tariam 70 take It.
The pearl was hers The ten thousand
dollar pearl! The pearl with its evil history!
The pearl with It's banefui influenced She
could sell II II she would! But Il was the
one thing left OF Romance. Of love, Of Robbie
And then there always seemed to be an
underlined reason why she should not sell It
why she should never part with It. Why
not7 II was q fortune! And yet there was
. reason. She hung the thing about her
neck again before she left fer Detroit
had grown 80 lusterless and dsl.
The job In Detroit had gene cut Of exist
enee. Il had been waiting for her-a posi-
Unfortunately the hotel had been bought to
clear The site fer . new efzice building The
manager told her with brighteains Of his
sxpresslsn. "Why, there was q hundred
Thousand dollars for me in this big DEAL" he
said. looking into her startled green eyes,
Dolores found It difsscult to realize that
real extremity is real. In luxury and under
protection Of a kind life one reads Of those
who cannot pay for the three weeks Of
lodging house dues after looking about for
a position and one reads Of going supperiess-
She could not believe 1t when it was happen
ing to her. She wrote back to her friends
at the sanitarium, unable to believe that the
facts she put into the letter were SO. II
things like this happened to one they were
all the more unreal when they happened In
the soft and indulgent sprinstime.
1t was Spring! Neither the dingy rows
Of brick lodging houses nor the smell of the
metal works could suppress Spring. 1t was
there with its hurdy- -surdies and the shouts
Of children IN the dusk, and from somewhere
the faint whifYs Of warm. moist lean from
which bright green shoots were sprouting
forth
Dolores saw the are lights come swapping
On and later q man whose feet made strange
ly emphatic beats on the pavement like the
marching Of Time over a sounding board,
came and looked up at her lodging house.
She was joyful when she found he had come
for her: she thought he had come to give
her employment
II am Mr.. MondeHs secretary" he saiA
leerins At her satanically.
Mr.. Mondell7" she inquired
You maght not know him. he said csa-
temptuousiy. He Is known we'll enough
usually. He b one Of the largest traders in
pearls In the world
Deaeres Kasped.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-24
ByRichard Washburn Child

without fndsng out-veil bow shau pot
n7-without fpdtng out the COURSE Of cir
cumstances under which you have used Cor
many months. he said. 1T has not been
vsry-well-prosperou course, has It, Miss
Tarafa7 Il Is q most astounding thing that
you have not sold this pears-astoundingi
why7-
She shook her bsad-
Its sale veuid rathsr relieve you from
further difHcult.es. wouldn't NJ Say ten
thousand collars In the form Of q certified
check"
Dolores was staring dssp into nothingnsssl
The other touched the Eye with his nngers-
He said At last: well? What Is your de-
cision7"
81 shall not sell IT," she said dreamiIy
mot seni You must have some reason
u Il q ssutamsntal neasonf"
-Psrhaps- BttIe-but Just now I
have thought Of the resl reason that viii
never ssil H."
-And what b t7- he asked aaIiously
DO yes know ne superstition about this
psarsf " she Inquired.
why. Of COARSE That II nonssnss-
would not - buStns q for q man to give his
bssut1eai youns dsassstG t.
po,orss oo.srsd hsr facs wtth her hands
.Iou % not mean rhat you would refuse
10 sell u for that reasou7" the man said
with unbslisving. doubling tone. and spacing
his words slowly.
She nodded
because you think It would bring misery
10 some one else!" He was astounded
She made no comment.
But in that case you would throw u
away" he suggested craftly.
She picked up Cleopatras Eye and gazed
down at Its Fondsrs- Yes. will throw it
into the iakei"
You can't mean that you would throw
away your chance TO save yourself because
Of the harm the pearl might take TO some
one else" he said
Yes" said Dolores wearly. - never
quite knew. but that Is IL"
lis III" he snapped. Let's see IL It is.
I've an idsa-- He arose. walked swiftly to
the door. and called "HeIson!"
Yes SIR"
Give me . piece OF paper. That scrap
viii do. Go down TO the drug store and get
that. Pour 1t into a glass and bring It to
me-"
Yes, str..
-Now we viii see!" he snapped In a chal.
leaging voice.
He paced UP and down the room. now and
then glaneing at his visitor as II to be sure
that, like the vision in a dream. she had not
vanished: only when his secretary knocked
at the door did he cease his pacing to take
from the other man . glass half tun OF q
clear liquid
"If We are to have q romantic moment let
~ have Il romsntioaIy.- he said putting
ne class before her. IL ws are TO test
The Washington herald., 1921-04-24
The EYE OF CLEOPATRA

II tell you we have had , time Of it haas-
ing you up" the man said. q A chase fson
one address to another And frankly We
expected every day since We began the
search that we would hear that the Eye Of
Cleopatra was on the market again. 1t was
desired BY special client and the Japanese
dealer put us on the track"
-werf" said she.
-weIl, where 70 Hf" he asked.
Dolores at once was Suspicious; she wss
not going to tall that It lay upon her white
bosom.
"I have It In safe keeping.- she replied.
"Hal" said the other with sigh Of RELIED.
I'VE are leaving town tomorrow. Can you
come with me to our suite at the hotei?" :
Dolores, for the moment. felt that she had
end was frssdom from this bane Of ths svn
Eye and ten thousand dollars bssias
II viii 90 with you.- she sid.
They went In taxioah.
OF the risks she was taking she was wsu
aware. but she discounted them By saying
10 herssif that nothing mattsesd much nsH
IN any case. She ves at the end of her rop&
She was relieved nszsthelss 70 hsar M.
Mendsps voice e. she was shown into ths
parior Of his suite at the hotel
Sit down. Miss Tarana," he said. indiost
ing a chair on the other side Of . French
silded table dessrated with hand painted
flowers
You can 60. Nslsen.-
They were alone Dolores and he facsd
each other under the light-e strange oen-
trast, she thought, because In the long mirror
between the windows she could see how
poverty stricken she appeared compared to
/. this well dressed. well kept figure before her.
He was 9 man not tall Of stature and with
the look Of one who In younger days had
been stouter. Now he had q little Of that
wizening Of years and susterity which ap.
peared rather pleasant than otherwise. His
lips were thin, perhaps a little cruel. but
there was . rather kindly and quizzical look
In his gray eyes as he sat there calmly
enough. studying her and waiting Tor her to
speak.
She felt a. II she had come to the end Of
. long journey she said nothing.
"n you DO not mind my askins-whers II
the Eye Of Caeopatraf" he inquired At last.
She felt that he was not . man 10 be dis.
trusted with her small rsht hand she
reached down below her collar. undid the
chain, and put the pearl upon the table.
"Ah" said he, beading over II eagerly, and
then after . nsnent Of admiration he In
qnired,
"whst 10 your pr.ce for It NCiss raranaf-
II Do not kaow.- she said.
DO not knevt DO net knowt.
She shock her hsaA
sof eourse enc does not trace q yersoa
- We hsye traced yea IN these few wssu
The Washington herald., 1921-04-24
fceutinued from preceding pase.l

apoplectic man. who ltved on the same foor
and whose hair was stin red. and whose age
was uncertain. to make her acquainsanee.
he said that she reminded him Of his dsush-
tar. ana he came and sat IN the evenings
manner. until she felt like screaming st him
10 90 away. Sometimes she prepared her
ewn meals; sometimes she went out over the
hot brick psyemens 10 the cheapest ressan-
rants she could nnd
nent house notiaed her that her lease had
been ended
Already You owe a. for two months" he
sssd- -Bertdes. there b b be an increase ia
rent You can 60 within few days
He paused
who paid for sif thtse- he said. sweep
ing his fat hand Ground
"I id she ss5d-
The man sntsed well I VIII send
moving van around"
when he d1d he eonnived 10 take posses
don of her piano. II was sold for what II
would bring. Dolores did not have any spirit
for a controversy. Somehow an evil. subtle
conviction had come to her that protest and
battle was useless. and that an Interchangeable
fate was at her heels, driving its talons into
her helpiessnes<. There was tragedy IN not
having a piano; she could practice no more.
She often sat for hours in the boarding house
room staring at the terrible wall paper.
At these times she would usually end her
meditation by unbuttonfng the front Of her
dress before the mirror. and there. upon the
white expanse Of her bosom. was the Eye Of
Cleopatra
Il couldn't afford to keep you, dear. in the
But you do not mind' Why don't you
brighten7 You look 50 duIl-as dull as you
look when some one Is ready to plunge
knife into their own white flesh"
A long rainy spell came IN early October.
and one morning Dolores awoke with a head
ache and sore throat As she lay staring
At the ceiling. little aswsy with fever, she
thought Of the words Of Annette. She knew
that II this cold were to iast she would think
of these words sooner OF later; but it ap-
peared 30 her extraordinary that she had
thought OF them at once as n they were IN
teTwoven with these swollen glands IN her
throat. and could not be untangled from
the infection that had seized her. When she
got up. however. she eook OF the Eye Of
Cleopatra, and hid n IN the lower drawer Of
the hideous golden oak bureau. Then she
laughed little hysterieaHy at herself. She
had ytebded to the superstition: she had
definitely said 20 herself as she bad put the
pearl away
The Washington herald., 1921-04-24

guassa and the willingness Of
young Americans to serve a. repre-
sentauves Of business bouses
Tremendous development 10 pos
siols in these thinly settled and
rich countries during the coming
years There are great areas al.
most untouched. Transportation
waits on Investment. rhera Is q
kssn Interest In the modernixation
The Washington herald., 1921-04-24
BY FRANCIS n. sIssoN,

Vice President Guaranty Trust
Company Of New York
Y yHILE q mutually sympa-
NA thetic understanding II
" steadily growing between
the peoples Of the northern
and southern continents of the
Western Hemisphere, this sympa-
thy has By no means reached q
point that would imply any position
Of trade advantage for our export.
era In fact By racial origin. Gus
toms and historical development.
these countries are much more
closely bound to the European ma
donS and We can overcome this
handicap only BY showing special
skill and understanding In every de-
tail OF our trade relations with them.
our trade relations with foreign
countries can never be regarded a
static or permanently stable. There
are too many changing and powerful
Influences - political, financial ana
commercial-that constantly sfract
them, both at home and abroad for
this to be possible. For the last
three or four years our exporters
have had an Exceptionally favor.
sbis opportunity and position IN
South and Central American mar.
kets This special advantage no
longer enstA however, 50 far as
most Of them ara concerned. Fu-
fure trade must be won and held
N open and keen competition with
highly trained rival nations
Superior service, exact knowi-
edge Of trade requirement. and
suiet compliance with them, wise
poncies in regard to credit tsrma
careful fulnllment Of customers
hstructiona and proper and skili-
fui handling Of orders win all be
increasingly Important There can
never be permanent success In this
heid for firms whose methods are
sioyenly or who are incousiderate
- their foreign ellenn We have
The Washington herald., 1921-04-24

Of sanitation IN the citieA and
American companies already have
done much IN this neld In Uruguay.
Chile, Peru and elsewhere. Indus
tries are Increasing In variety and
number. There 10 urgent demand
for capital. which investors In the
United States should be willing to
supply In considerable part, as
there Is opportunity for direct prof
II and our Investments there Will
The Washington herald., 1921-04-24

nothing whatever ou which 10 base
any belief that these markets win
ever give rs any special preference
In their buying.
During the year ended June 20,
1p20. our trade With South Amer.
lea, imports and export1 Included,
totalled S1.851. $50. .47a. The bal.
ance against us In South America
was $3T0 600, III The adverse bal.
ance In Cuba was $24s.s7a77s. We
had . small favorable balance,
however, 10 Central America.
II 10 thus plain that Q special
enort u required to strsngthsn our
export position and protect our
gold ressrvea This can BE- accom-
plished today only By the sxpsrt
handling Of this commerce. For
tunately. the number Of trained
men available 10 constantly 90 the
increase. through the educational
efforts OF schools and colleges The
growing interest N the Latin Ian.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-24

also give o strong impetus 10 az
ports from the United States
The thought Of selling Oh credit,
either short or long. to customers
1--WE or six thousand miles away
makes many American manufactur-
ers hesitate. Yet credit Is being
given currently By many exporters
who fnd that such action Is safe
and profitable, although those who
grant credit successfully are usu-
ally safeguardsd By long familiar
ity with the markets and exact
knowledge Of the moral and finan-
cial standing Of their customers
For many years Latin-American
buyers have besn accustomed to
receiving iong-term credits and
business has been adjusted upon the
basis Of such accommodation. That
the interest charges have been
heavy has not seemed to disturb
them. and as European sellers have
usually been protected By local rep
The Washington herald., 1921-04-24
HUNDREDS

r or ACRES OF
CHEESE CLOTH ARE
USED ~ SHADING A.,
FIELDS ~ CUBA I
WHERE SOME or THE
FINEST roeACcO Nv
the WORLD IS GROWN.
Bogalusa enterprise and American. (Bogalusa, La.) 1918-19??, 1921-11-17

Prince Albert 10;
sold in tOPpy red
bags, tidy red fins,
handsome pound
and half pound tin
huESIid0TS and in the
pound crystal glass
h um idOF with
sponge 5lofstaaeT
top.