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PAGE SIX AAAAAkAAAAAAAAAAAkAAAAAAAA rofessional. w. w. MCQUEEN, PHYSICIAN AND SUKGEON. OFFICES—Donovan Block over DHIRStore. NIGHT CALLS—At residence on Sixth Street. T*LKFBONKS—Ottice "A Residence 37. '-ANQDON, N.DAKOTA W. B. DICKBON THOR. DEVANKY DICKSON & DEVANEY Attorneys and Counsellors«at-Law Practice in all State Courts. LANttDON, N.DAKOTA. H. QHLMSON 8tat«s Attorliej QEO. M. PRICE, PETER G.JOHNSON GRIMSON & JOHNSON, ATTORNEYS AT LAW. Practice in State and Federal ConrtB, Sciiulke Blk. L.ANGDON N.DAKOTA LAWYER. C*U*ctionB and Collection Law a Specialty. Heal Estate Loans. LANGDON N A W. A. MclNTYRE ATTORNEY AT LAW. l«oanB, Probate Practice, Farms Bought and Sold. Good Collection Department. LANGDON N. DAKOTA JOSEPH CLEARY, ATTORNEY. AT-L AW. Practice in all Courts. Make Final Proofs, rittnga, General Land Office Practice. Money tlwyyson nand for Farm Loans. Offices in Scbnlke Block. LANGDON N. DAKOTA. (IUSTAV BRECKE, --•NOTARY PUBLIC--- Real Estate, Loans, Conveyancing. MILTON N. DAK TOWNSHIP CLERKS AND JUSTICE OF THE PEACE We carry a complete line of Township and Justice Court BLANKS In fact everything necessary to successfully carry on the busi ness of the township. Your Order will be Appreciated. Courier-Democrat. Daisy Roller Feed Mill 1 FRED ALPSTAG PROPRIETOR. Flour, Bran, Shorts and Fresh Garden and Fiekl Seeds. Fresh Baled Hav Garden and Field SEEPS SEEDS 5 All Orders Given Prompt Attention. City Deliverv. 5 I PHONE 58. I Langdon, N. Dak. The Giveaway. "Who gave Miss Antique away •when she finally got married?" "Her wrinkles." OUR MOTTO: "Prompt Service and Careful Driving." FORD Auto Livery GEO. A. WILLIAMS & SON, Props. We Solicit Your Patronage. 'Phone 67 WALTER H. WILLIAMS, Mgr. AT== U. C. T. HOTEL Langdon -o- N. Dak. JUNGLE BATTLE WITH A GORILLA Gigantic Man Ape Oefied a Whole Village. TORE OFF BRANCH FOR CIM Ferocious Beast Stood Six Feet High, Less One Inch, and Had Arm Spread of Six Feet and Six Inches—Tried to Fight When Mortally Wounded. WEvenin HEELING round, says a writ er the Wide World Maga zine, the gorilla dashed away at his top speed through the tall grass, the natives in hot pursuit. Like heaters they drove the animal to ward their village, and with loud shouts endeavored to give the alarm to those remaining there. The goril la, more agile than the hunters, in creased his lead somewhat, but was obliged to go straight on, for already the cries of the natives scattered through the plantation were heard on all sides. The great brute leaped to ward a little path, but was quickly obliged to abandon it on perceiving new enemies coming toward it. Break ing through some thick bushes, which hindered his pursuers for a moment, Ihe animal passed quickly over small river and climbed up the opposite bank with great rapidity, ip spite of his bulk. Continuing his headlong -course, the gorilla descended a slope and suddenly appeared at the extremity of the vil lage, where the huts, built of red earth, extend in parallel lines along a slight ridge, at the top of which is the chief's dwelling. At the sight of the hideous monster the woman ran screaming into their huts, the children fled after them, uttering loud cries, the goats and fowls scattered on all sides, and the dogs barked with rage. In the midst of this pandemonium of noise f}ie few men present rushed for their arms. Armed Himself With Branch. The struggle promised to be severe, for in its flight the beast had armed it self with big branch, torn from a tree, as thick as a man's arm. With this club brandished in his powerful list he held the most, auda cious at bay. Spears whistled contin uously through the air, but the beast avoided them with amazing skill, meanwhile trying to force his way HE STRUCK A SMASHING BLOW. through those who barred the path. A bullet struck him in the thigh he staggered, but did not drop. Grinding his teeth in rage, he struck the nearest native a smashing blow on the head with his great club. The native drop ped like a log, his face badly cut, and was hurriedly picked up aDd dragged away by his comrades before the go rilla could damage him further. By this time there was a circle of men round the animal yelling, hurling spears and firing their guns, while the gorilla darted aud whirled this way and that, striking out furiously with his club. The uproar was indescriba ble. Man In Deadly Peril. Suddenly a shot fired wildly struck one of the pursuers in the arm and shattered it. He fell with a cry of pain, and the gorilla, rushing in upon him, tore savagely at his back. The man was in deadly peril when another native, coming quite close, shot the brute in the left side, whereupon the beast released his victim and fell. From all sides there was a rush to fin ish him. but in a last effort he arose, whirling his club and champing his jaws—the incarnation of brute ferocity. Mortally wounded at last, the monster dropped dead. Merxt instant the wild ly excited hunters flung themselves upon the body, stabbing it furiously and repeatedly with their knives. The gorilla stood five feet eleven inches and measured six feet six inches from the finger tips of one outstretch ed hand to those of the other. A Most Irritating Brand Is Used In the Postoffices. SENDING A PARCEL BY MAIL. Experience of an English Tourist Who, With Joyous Confidence, Undertook to Perform What Was Supposed to Bo a Perfectly Simple Operation. In all innocence and lightness of heart I set out one morning to send a small parcel to England from the tcv. in Germany where 1 was staying. Al the postoffice I was confronted by three booking office windows, each having a weird and formidable inscrip tion over it. These inscriptions wort.' not to be comprehended at a glance so, not wishing to gaze up at them Mo long, I selected the least crowded win dow and handed over my parcel, il. was promptly returned to me with a curt "Go to the next window!" It was just that window I specially wish ed to avoid, being the most crowded, but I waited my turn and then made another attempt. The official looked at me sternly. "Have you the circulars?" he asked. "No," I replied faintly. Ho handed me three circulars, for which I had to pay a small sum and which I was requested to fill up. Pick ing up my parcel, I sat down to study those circulars. They were covered with instructions, the language used was magnificent, and the effect AY as so overwhelming that I found it difli cult to grasp what I was instructed to do. If my papers were not fitled up accurately it was not from untruthful ness, but owing to my limited German vocabulary. By the time I had described the parcel, the gross weight thereof in grams and kilograms, the gross value thereof in marks and pfennigs and given a detailed description of each article contained therein, with its separate weight and value, I felt like au old inhabitant of that postoffice. I had seen, as it were, generation after generation of stamp purchasers come and go, and still I remained. As to the weights, my idea of kilograms was about on ti par with my knowl edge of definite integrals. However, 1 did my best. I guessed at the prob able weight of the parcel and divided the articles into it. At length I came to the end, and, feeling like a candidate at an exam ination, I gathered up my papers and the parcel and went over to the win dow. After waiting my turn I handed over the papers. The official glanced at them, then at the parcel, and frowned. "Did you weigh the articles?" he asked sternly. "Ya-a-a!" I stammered. "Then go home and weigh them again. You have put them down at half a ton!" There was no help for it. With a sigh I gathered up my papers and went back to a secluded corner. After patiently reducing all the weights I again presented the papers. This time they were passed, and I was sent on to the next department, where I had to purchase and fill up another docu ment. I was now getting into form, and this paper was soon dealt with. Then, with iny heart beating fast, I handed over the pa reel. It was once more returned to me. The official said he could not take it in that condition it was insecurely made up. Now. if there is one thing upon which I pride myself it is upon the neat way in which I turn out a parcel. So. smothering my indignation as well as I could. 1 assured him that it would be all right, that it was perfectly safe and that there was nothing in it which was breakable. He repeated firmly that it was insecure and that lie could not take it. So I sadly collected my papers and the parcel to dinner. I spent all the afternoon trying to purchase a cardboard box of exactly the right proportions and some water proof cloth to wrap round it. 1 next procured a stick of sealing wax and a German seal, and by the time I had finished that parcel looked as if it were prepared to travel to the north pole. It was now getting toward evening, and I was feeling wearied after my day's work, so I' besought my brother —a willing, guileless youth—to take it to the postoffice. He took it so inno cently that my conscience reproached me for not having given him a word of warning. He was a long time gone, but that was to be expected. When I saw him come in my heart sank in despair. "They won't take it like this," he said cheerfully. I groaned and asked: "Why not?" "There's not enough sealing wax on it." "Not enough sealing wax?"' 1 cried incredulously. "No. You must put a blob wherever the string crosses and wherever there's a knot." In desperation 1 seized the sealing wax and worked away until 1 had used it to the last speck and the par cel was oue intricate mass of string and wax. Then I conveyed it once more to the postoffice. It was now al most closing time, and the officials were in a hurry to get away. I hand ed over the papers and the parcel with out a word. Two minutes later 1 walked out of the postoffice with joy in my heart and a smile of satisfaction on my face. 1 had sent the parcel off.—London Fami ly Herald. THE COURIER-DEMOCRAT THURSDAY. APRIL 30. 1914 GERMAN RED TAPE GILMORE WARNS ORGANIZED BALL War if Major Leagues Attempt to Coerce Players. WILL GO THE LIMIT, HE SAYS The Case of Blanding, Who Jumped Back to Cleveland, Cause of Row. No Contracts Will Be Recognized if Ours Are Not, Is Federal Ultimatum. The greatest war of baseball history 3s threatened by President Gilmore of the Federal league as the result of re "ort^ that the American and National leagues were proselytizing among the Federal's players. News that Pitcher Blanding had rejoined the Cleveland Americans after having signed a Fed eral league contract caused President Gilmore to take action. Besides Bland ing. Killlfer, Williams and Baumgard ner are players who, the Federals claimed, have violated contracts with the new league. "If our contracts are no good their contracts are no good and a player can disregard a contract with a club in organized ball as easily as he can ours," Gilmore said. "Therefore, if 4 Uid went home #awsss«* Photo by American Press Association. RUSSELL FOKD. the National and American leagues are trying to take our signed men away from us we will take theirs away. "We have unlimited cash and the united support of all our club owners and backers. We can bid as high for the players as anybody. "Dp to this time we have played fair with our rivals. We gave up Cole, de spite his having signed with the Chi cago club, when we believed that the courts would have given him to us. We signed Killifer and Blanding in good faith and advanced money to them. "If the American and National leagues ignore our contracts and fail to appre ciate the spirit of sportsmanship we have shown we will start the biggest of baseball wars. When it is over the Federal league will have the stars of the old leagues aud will be the strong est in the game." Negotiations were begun, it was said, between President Gilmore and Kay Collins, the Boston American league pitcher, whom Gilmore wants. Dick Egan. the Cincinnati player, it is learn ed. is the eighth of the world tourists sought by the Federals. It was reported that Russell Ford, formerly star slabman of the Yankees, was willing to jump back to organized baseball if Chance would trade him satisfactorily. The Federal league umpires will meet to discuss interpretation of the rules. Among the topics for discus sion will be the "infield fly'" rule, which is interpreted differently in the American and National leagues. Bill Brennan. chief of the umpires, feared that the two interpretations might cause confusion when former National leaguers were playing with American leaguers. The umpires expected are Steve Cusack. Steve Kane. Garnett Bush. Al Manasau, Barry McCormick, Monte Cross and Ole Anderson. Most of the umpires will train with the teams. McCormick and Anderson, it was announced, will go with the Kan sas City and Indianapolis teams to Wichita Falls. Tex. The announcement of President Gil more that his organization will start the greatest baseball war in history if the old leagues disregard Federal league contracts met with the state ment from President C. W. Som'ers of the Cleveland American league club: "We will fight to a finish to retain Pitcher Blanding. I have agreed to sustain all court costs if the player is involved in a legal battle." It was Somers' statement that be had induced Blanding to jump to Cleve land from the Federal league after Blanding had jumped from Cleveland to become a Federal that helped to pre cipitate Oilmore's manifesto. The IH Line GRAIN AND HAY MACHINES Baden, Rttpcn Heajtri, Mower* Rata, Stackurs Hay Laadcra Hay Prenn CORN MACHINES Planters, Plckm Binder*. Cultivatert EntQafa Catter* SheDara. SkrwMtn TILLAGE r«f, Sprint-Toeth, aaa Dblt Harrow* Calibrator* GENERAL LINE Oil awl Ca* Eafince Oil Traders Maura Spreader* Creaa* Separater* Farm Warena Mater Track* Tkraeken Graia Drills Feed Grinder* Kaife Grinder* Binder Twiaa Common School Final Examination Notice is hereby given that an exami nation of applicants for common school diplomas will be given in the schools of the county on Thursday and Friday, May 21st and 22nd, 1914. International Harvester Manure Spreaders HELEN J. SULLIVAN. County Sup't. Langdon, N. Dak.. April 21,|1914. Notice of Teachers Examination An examination of applicants for teachers' certificates will be held at Langdon and Munich on Thursday and Friday, May 14th and 15th, begin ning at 8:30 a. m. HELEN J. SULLIVAN, County Superintendent of Schools. Langdon. N. D., April 21,1914 Formaldehyde, bluestone and strych. nine are needed by farmers at seeding time. Buy at Spellman's drug store Notice of Bridge Letting M. i-hild was burned lerriiily about the fm-H. neck and chest. I applied Dr. Thomas Electric Oil. The pain ceased and the child sank into a restiul sleep." N a a a N LANGDON, OOK for the following points in the manure spreader you buy: i. Cor rect, efficient, well-tested design. 2. Guar antee of first-class and you will get the best. Koofl health is pretty sure to follow. S1.00 a bottle. Notice is hereby given thHt on May 11, 1914, at 2:00 o'clock, p. m. at the audi tor's office in the city of Langdon, N. D. The county commissioners will open sealed bids for the construction bridges as follows: One 16 fooi bridge between sections 23 and 24, Minto town-1 ship, one 24 foot bridge between sections 34 and 3o, Osford township, and one 16 foot ontlge Ix-tween sections 10 and 15, Billings township. The successful bid der to agree to build all bridges that may be required during the year 1914. Dated at Langdon, N. this 20th I day of April, 1914. ATTEST] ELIAS POUTER, J. K. HA.MII.TON Chairman. I C-iuuty Auditor. (4042) materials. 3. Reinforc ing of parts where strains usably come. 4. Strength of parts where occasional straps come. 5. Wearing qualities and protection of driving parts. 6. Repu tation of manufacturer, insuring efficient repair service. Satisfied American farmers find these essen tials in International manure spreaders. International ipreaders have, besides, many feat ures that grew out of long field experience. Study the steel construction in frame, wheels, and driving mechanism the easily-removable beater the differ entials in rear axleB, insuring even spreading while turning corners the reversible worm and pear: low. easily-loaded box and many others. International fepreaders are of all styles and sizfes, high and low, endless and reverse apron. Write for illustrated catalogues, and when we send them we will tell you where you may see the spreaders. International Harvester Company of America IhcHMTlUA Grand Fork* N. D. Champ!** Oetriag HeCmick^ HHwaa&M OtlenM Flu* Boy Wanted: In every town to sell the St. Paul Sunday Pioneer Press the best Sunday newspaper in the North west. Splendid induce ments to the right boy. Reference required. Lib eral supply of sample copies and full particulars upon request. Address Circulation Dept. St. Paul Sunday Pioneer Press St. Paul, Minn. Can't look well, eat well or feel well with impure blood. Keep the blood pure with Burdock's Elood Bitters. 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