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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-10-29

saiHG CONDUCTOR Is IN proportion to its
intensity. A current of low intensity
needs but little insulation as compared
with one OF high intensity. Snow mud
or drt dirt between tracks would dissi-
pate current of high voltage, while
one s0f low voltage would keep the me-
tallic circuit provided for it. Mr.. Edi-
son uses current of a voltage of only
100, while the voltage Of the overhsad
trolley system is over 500. 1t would
naturally seem that there must inevi-
tably be great and fatal. loss of current
on long line under ordinary condi-
tions. But it is positively stated that
there is not. Mr.. Edison sends out his
current from his powerhouse along one
track and makes it pass through the
motor of his Car to get too the other
track, and does this, it is claimed with
out material loss of current, and, what
is very much to the point, he secures a
high speed. A remarkable feature of
his invention is in the pickup which
takes the current from one line of rails
Its credited with doing it's work with
entire satisfaction through six inches
of water, mud or slush. The low volt
age precludes, it is stated, the idea of
danger to animals or persons whose
bodies may happen to form part of a
line connecting the two rails.
1t is positively stated that the inven-
ton has passed the experimental stage
and will at once be adapted to practical
work. 1t has for some time been OH
trial on track built for it at West
Orange; N. Y, where Mr.. Edison s lab
aratory is established. The track is be-
lieved to present all the conditions of
use. On part of it there is a grade of
800 feet to the mile. There are sharp
curves, and at one place it traverses
depression which represents swampy
ground. The new system is found to
meet all difficulties here presented to
it with perfect success. Another dis
covery is device for securing speed
of 100 miles an hour by means of cleo
tricity on all ordinary steam railroad.
Its nature is not disclosed Mr.. Edison
has long declared his conviction that
electricity must supersede steam as a
motor just as steam superseded stage
coaches half century ago. The public
will hope that he has at last succeeded
in Harvesting the subtle and powerful
|seiectricaaid and making 1t complety
subservaEt to the useof man, and his
latest and greatest discoveries will soon
merge from the laboratory into the field
of practical use.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-10-29
WILL DEMAND SATISFACTION.
The U. =. Government Will Demand
Satisfaction from the Chilian t.
Government.


tes government to-day through Minis
terEgan formerly demanded reparation
from the government of Chill. for the
attack recently made in Valparaiso on
a number of seaman of the U. S. cruis-
er Baltimore. The demand made by
the United States minister is no infor-
NAL suggestion that the government at
Washington expects some kind of sat
isfaction for the killing and woundiRg
of the Baltimore's sailors. The notifi-
cation is given according to the direct.
tions received by the state department
at Washington; that the United States
demands immediate explanation of the
whole affair and reparation for the in
juries inflicted. Acting upon instruct
ions sent to him from Washington, Mr..
Egan presented Chilian junta with de-
tailed statements of the results of the
investigation made by Capt. Schley, of
the Baltimore, and by Egan himself.
After giving few of the list of the
balClmOre' 8 crew who We're r-@, a3
INJURED BY THE MOB
Egan's statement called attention to
fact that thirty-fve of the Baltimore's
crew, were on the day of the riots, ar
rested, unnecessary yiolence,b being used
by the police, and that they were taken
into custody without due course. After
making brief but pointed summary
of the facts to which he had been in
structed to call attention, Minister
Egan informed the representatives of
the junta that in the name of the Uni
ted States he demanded reparation for
the insults and injuries complained Of.
Now the question is what will be the
action of the Chilian government. It
appears now that there seems to be no
doubt that the junta will soon make the
reparation demanded. The notority of
the action taken to-day by Minister
Egan is attracting the attention of for
eign ministers and foreigners generally
residing in this republic. The sympathy
Of the American colony is entirely with
Captain Schley and his blue jackets, and
they are one and all glad tosreceive the
news published to-day, that another o.
S. war vessel, the Boston, had actually
sailed for these water. The Chilians
try to smooth over the assault on and
imprisonment of American sailors by
CHASING it as a simple street row. Up
to the present time the junta has ex-
pressed no regret for the attack made
on the American sailors.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-10-29
LANGDoN, NORTH DAKOTA. THURSDAY OCTOBER g, 100

Il might be well for our republi-
can brethren to understand that
Senator Bidlake cannot be she!ved
by any one-horse federal appoint
.ment. He will be found in his seat
in the state senate at it's next session
doing yeoman service for his con-
stituents.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-10-29

Some time ago petition was gotten
up and numerously signed requesting
the Great Northern to put passenger
train on this branch between this city
and Larimore, to which the following
reply has been received:
ST. PAUL, Mimi, Oct. II, 1891.
Mr.. P. McHugh and others:
Langdon, N. D.
Gentlemen: Referring to petition
received from you and others request
ing that this company put on a regular
passenger train on the line between
Langdon and Larimore, the same has
been submitted to our Board. We find
that our total passenger earnings on
that line for the last fiscal year ending
June S0th, 1891, were $13.15s.26, and
that the actual earnings for passengers
carried per train mile was 1927 65-1OO
Now it cost us, by our own records,
during the same period, to run trains,
S.97 $500 per mile, which would make
net loss to us on the miles run be-
tween the cost of $.s7 $500 and the
earnings of S.27 65-1eO, of $33 ,296 20, or
over twice the earnings made on that
branch.
You can plainly see that if we put on
an exclusive passenger train it would
be operated at a loss to the company,
and the in revenue would have to be
made up by an advance in the freight
rates which the company does not feel
it could consistently do. There is no
disposition on the part of the company
to reduce its facilities, in fact there is
every disposition on their part to &C
Ecord all the train service that the bust
ness will Justify and we would prefer
to run an exclusive passenger train on
that line if it could be shown that it
would pay.
| give you these figures from our rec
ords and would be glad to have you
verify them at any time by calling at
our Office and if this letter does not
give you the complete information de-
sired sustaining our position, I will be
very glad to pass representative Of
your petition to st. Paul to discuss this
matter with him further.
A. =. MoHLER,
General Manager
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-10-29

ct Inspection in this country. one
thing y certain, il the sample received
M M. Winters is an average specimen
81 Indian wheat, it can never compete
With the Dakota article in the manu-
,factnre of the finer grades Of flour.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-10-29

The following is full and correct
list of appointment for this district for
the ensuing wear:
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1891-02-13
PORTRAIT OF TALLEYRAND.
A Contemporary Description of the Fa-
nous Diplomat.

A Contemporaries Description of the Fa-
nous Diplomat.
The publication of the Talleyrand
Memoirs. which since the death of the
astute diplomat in 1888 have been Sc
cretly preserved in France, has directed
attention to the man whose remarkable
career cngrossed the attention of Europe
for half century.
He is thus described by one of his
CONTEMPORARIES, during his first mission
to London in 1892:
Ills manner" says this writer, was
cold; he spoke little; his countenance.
which in early youth had been distin-
caished for it's grace and delicacy, had
become somewhat pulled and rounded,
and to certain degree effeminate,
being in singular contrast with a deep
and serious voice which no one expected
to accompany such physiognomy.
Rather avoiding than making advances;
neither indiscreet nor gay nor familiar,
but sententiOus, formal and scrutinizing
the English hardly knew what to
make of Frenchman who SO little rep
resented the national character.
'But this exterior WAS HtSh WHlCu
he threw off in the circles in which he
was at his ease, talking in these freely
taking the greatest pains to please, and
being remarkable for the choice of his
expressions and certain epigrammatic
wit, which had q singular charm for
those who were accustomed to his So
ciety. His was the saying cited by
Chamfort, apropos of Rulhiere, who
on observing that he did not know why
he was called ill-natured, for in all his
life he had never done but one Ill
natured action-was replied to by M. dc
Talleyrand's dryly observing ct quand
tinira- t-elle?'-'w when will it end?
Equally clever wac his reply to N1po
leon, when tho Emperor having slid
that if he thought his own death likely
he would take care that TalleyranC
should not survive him, was answered
by NJ. de Talleyrand rejoining, quietly
and respectfully, that he did not require
that reason for desiring that his Maj
esty's life might he long preserved
America
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1891-02-13
SOLD FOR A MATCH.
The vilIainous Trick Played by Some Lazy
Campers.

The FiliatnOuS TICK flayeu ny sumo Lazy
Campers.
Last season, up at Mt. Shasta, the
guests sitting on the hotel porch de-
serted an immense elk standing com
posedly on the high trail, about two
thousand feet above their heads. Bucks
were scarce enough, but an elk!
Instantly eight enthusiastic sportsmen
seized their Winchesters and began the
ascent. Up the terrible grade they
climbed, with the thermometer at ninety
one degrees, until they reached the top.
As the foremost crept breathlessly into
the trail he met man placidly chewing
the stem of an unlighted pipe.
''Did-did you see-see the way that
elk went?' painted the climber.
The man pointed 20 where group of
campers-out were unstrapping pair of
old buck antlers from the head of u
mule.
You see," said the man with the pipe,
blandly, I'VE discovered just now that
we hadn't single match left in camp,
SO as it was leetle hot to go clear down
below we thought that perhaps if we
could decoy some of you fellows up
here, as it were, you might have enough
in your pockets to see us through-don
you see?"
And ii the sportsmen hadn't all been
too tired to breathe they would have
slaughtered him on the spot.-Cottagc
HEARTH
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1891-02-13

No one doubts that Dr..
Sage's Catarrh Remedy really
cures Catarrh, whether the
disease be recent or of long
standing, because the makers
of it clinch their faith in it
with a $500 guarantee, which
isn't a mere newspaper guar
antee, but ION call" IN a
moment.
That moment is when you
prove that its makers can't
cure you.
The reason for their faith
is this:
DR.. Sage's remedy has
proved itself the right cure
for ninety nine out Of one
hundred cases Of Catarrh In
the Head, and the Worlds
Oispensary Medical Associa-
ton can afford to take the
risk Of your being the one
hundredth.
The only question is-are
you willing to make the test,
If the makers are willing to
take the risk1
If SO, tire rest is easy. You
pay your druggist so cents
and the trial begins.
If you're wanting the $500
you'll get something better
q cnreI
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1891-02-13
OUR WEDDING DAY.

Our wedding day, dear heart
. Well / remember
How crisp the hoar-frost lay
That chill December.
was foolish thing,
How my heart failed me;
Little you knew or guessed
What t was that allied me.
Ihai my doubts Of you
Only Just fancy!
Would you have thought It, JaeR.
OF your fond NancyH
People kept telling me
Men were deceivers;
Women most foolish folk,
Needless believers.
Would you be kindf l asked
And my heart fluttered;
True to the marriage VOWS
Your lips had utteredr
Ten years ago, dear love
How the time passes.
Jack drink my health again;
Fill up our glasses.
Don't wipe my tears away;
They're not for sadness.
lily heart is full to-day
Only Of gladness.
How true you've been to mo
None can guess ever; &.
Husband, stand by me still,
Never to sever.
AS DER the frosty sky
Wintry clouds hasten.
Our joys in future, Jack.
Tria may chasten.
Still hand in hand We'll step,
Fearing no morrow;
Wind blows the clouds away,
Love chases sorrow.
Our wedding day Is DER
Twelve the clocks striking.
Look at me, Jack-am
Still to your likingt
Don't say word, you goose;
Only remember
love you better now
Than that December.
L L. Tiddeman, In Chambers Journn
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1891-02-13

Syrup"
a q =
For Coughs & Colds.

John F. Jones, Edom, Tex. writes
have used German Syrup for the
past six years, for Sore Throat,
Cough, Colds, Pains in the ChesA
and Lungs, and let me say to any
one wanting such medicine
German Syrup is the best.
B.W. Baldwin, Gainesville, Tenn,
writes: have used your German
Syrup in my family, and find it the
best medicine ever tried for coughs
and colds. recommend it to every
one for these troubles.
R. Schmalhausen, Druggist, Of
Charleston, Ill. writes: After trying
scores of prescriptions and prepare
tons had on my files and shelves,
without relief for very severe cold,
which had settled on my lungs, /
tried your German Syrup. 1t gave
me immediate relief and perma-
nent cure. o
G. G. GREEN, Sole Manufacturer,
Woodbury., New Jersey, q. S. A.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1891-02-13

The Hero's Habitation.-Tenner
Collum-''l'm writing horrible tale in
twenty-six chapters. I'm going to call
it The Romance of a Corpse" Weeks
81 see. But what is the plot like?"
Tenner Collum-"O, shall have several
plots Each six by two."-American
Grocer.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1891-02-13
Out of Their Experience.

"How is it that humorists write such
alot of stuff about poor boarding houses
and general financial wretchedness?"
80, like every one else, suppose, they
write CT things they know most about"
-hiunsey's Weekly.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1891-02-13
Ha nidn,t Mean RnsiEcsa.

Rebccca - Ernest has asked me to
wait FOR him little while, father He
will soon get rich; he says there is no
such word as fail.
Einstein - Ernest is evidently a de-
cidedly ignorant young man, Rebecca;
will get you young man who knows
that word.-Puck.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1891-02-13

Didn't he once say he would never
speak to you again?"
Eyes; but he saw had a cold, and he
couldn't resist the temptation to tell
me of a sure cure. Puck.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1891-02-13
DON'T DO IT.

From the "yedicaI Rerie,c." upon thu
FIRST symptoms of Liver Complaint the mis-
guided sufferer applies blue pill, calomes
and other mineral pOisons, in the delusivs
hope of obtaining relief whereas these pow
erful purgatives but aggravate the disease
and debiIitate the con:titution. DIR. Tute
has had the courage to ignore this killing
practice Of the old school. His remediess
drawn from the vegetable kingdom, are al
most miraculous I'm renovating the broken
down body. Tho letters of Cured patients In
the Doctors possession are q tribute OF graf
itude to his genius and skill which but few
can exhibit. His Liver Pills are sent alloven
the world. They can be found In every town
and hamlet I'm tho United States"
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-01-22
THE SENATE cosrs A MrLIroM
Knives, Scissors and Quinine for Uncle
SANS Upper Club.

WASHINGTON, d. c., Jan. 1e.-The
United States Senate, all told, in salaries
and incidental personal expenses of its
members and officers, costs the country
Sl,019,639 last year. 1t appears from
the record that the senators have an
enormous capacity for penknives, S04,
or 10 for each member, being purchased
during the year, to say nothing of 900
pairs Of pocket scissors. Less than two
corkscrews for each member were
bought, contrary to the general suspi-
cion entertained as to the senatorial me-
cessity for that article.
A Senator-Hiscock, perhaps-re-
quired to make himself presentable at
various times SO bot. Italian cosmetic"
II doz. hair tonic" and II Pond Lily
wash" and another Edmund, maybe
after taking Il gal. castor oil" on
September 3oth found it necessary to
secure sc gals. more on the following
day; Mr.. M9rtonu required Il cushion
for Vice-PresidepSs chair, ST."
None Of these purchases is objection
able, while others, such as II pr. anti
rattlers," provided Mr.. Chandler got
them, and II bot. hromochloralum,n
presumably for Mr.. Hoar, will receive
the emphatic approval Of q united
people. 1t was also to be expected that
Republican senators would really need
q doz. phospho caffein" Immediately
after the Inauguration of Republican
President.
But what under the sun could so sem
ators do with 5000 grains of quinine?
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-01-22
4 MTL1foyaIRE,s rtBDE.
Lace Table Cover and Service of silvel
and Gold,

Wasbinator s,,ac;aI cows Sanotor
and Mr. Stanfard oana dinnsr -
honor ~ mo pro@;das, a,S NJ H.; -
son ana The connasnv CO.. down - .
table nrohshiv naver a9rsiad in ,h;s a.,
in ire beanty ana elegance ~ he az arl
nointnarts ' "1 7"'-So y 40 ep
Covers ''. yvare Iaid ~ IA Tho ,,thor
gnests were ~ V;col pros;jan, ia NJ
Morton senator ard Mrs. E an, ~ =
senator ana NJ Shar,nan sanatnr anS
Mrs Frva Sannr and Ar,na ii pa,n a,,1
Chief Jnst;c, Fniiar NJ. Tnaan 't Gat
Scbof;eid and Nrs ,ioKaa ill., oie,h
On he tahia hal Jear ;nsor. ~ 49,, ana
bordor ~ Tr;sh no;nt naaar ,rh;oh oil, @
rinI satin shnwaJ - a,t;ra IA md M
silver Service ,ras ,,soJ Tha $500 stu a; y,
tba contra ,,os ,iiIo5 ,.;,h ina ~
orcbids With 10 ,,,rnar ~ ,;iI;ss IN
valley On he two ends nd ~ tha en y, nc
there wore disbas tilind Win bnge 6at-
bansa aranes Tba siIsar 'i; III e. ~,
serves waTe AZ far a. rossihia Z, ,ra
col5rs I'M and ,,a1yo P Tha;r - s,,, ~
coats cdvarsd frosb charr;os Inns 80 -o
Tho tirst ,,Istes a. cor coyar ,vara ~ ~
goid Tbn foIded ranI1in bad a barder
IF IrisI, ro;nt aiso ~ naa,nh ~. o o,atb
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-01-22
A RILEY reno.

When the crop is on the market and the
cash Is in your sock,
And You hear the clink and jingle of the
key turned in the lock.
And the climbing of the pennies and the
clanking Of the tens
And the grocery man is paid up ard no
more his bill he sens;
o. it's then's the time Teller is a.feolin'
at his best,
When he rises from his supper, then
downward pulls his vest
As he smokes his pipe in comfort andthen
goes and winds the clock,
When the cop is on the market and the
cash is in your sock.
There's something kind o. cheerful-like
about the farmers eyes
When he knows the summers over andhe
doesn't have to rise
About the time the daylight's a-peepin
thro' the gloom,
And work until the moons UP mid the
grain that's all in bloom
But instead he sorter calculates he'll hook
old Buck and Jess
70 his cutter in the eyenin', andput on his
Sunday dress
Then go courtin LzeT, with her apron
and new frock,
When the crop is on the market and the
cash is in his sock.
o, the huskin and the spcllin' becs-the
winters harmless fun
The rasrin' of the fiddle when the dancn'
is begun;
The jingle Of the sleigh bells, your hest
gal in the sled;
The kissin' and the huggin' when the old
folks are in bed
The roastin Of the chestnuts, the neighbors
droppin' in;
The eatin' Of the apples, drinkin' cider
from tin;
o, it sets my heart a-prancin'. like strut
ten turkey cock,
When the crop is on the market and the
cash is in the sock.
.--HorSehedds Bdzoo.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-01-22
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CHAPLAIN MCGOWAN DEAD.
The First Man Wounded by Rebe
Rnllct In the Late War.

%NA'Nt 50 $50 A@dhN war;
ELIZABETH, N. j., Jan, 10.-Captain
John MCGOWAN, U. S. N, aged Sc
years, died last night in this city. He
went to sea in 1919 as mate of the ship
Henry of Philadelphia, and was APP
pointed lieutenant in the revenue
marine service by President Jackson in
1881. He was transferred to the navy
in 1S41 and was lieutenant of the ship
forward on duty at Vera Cruz and on
the Rio Grande. He participated in the
attack on Alvarado under Commodore
Conner and other important engage
ments in the Mexican war.
He commanded the famous steamship
Star of the West, which was chartered
to take soldiers to the relief of Fort
Sumpter. The vessel had neither arma-
ment nor protection from the batteries,
and was under no orders to go under
fire. As he entered Charleston harbor
January 9th, 1861, the shore battery of
the rebels opened fire. Captain Nc
Gowan kept on and signalled for en-
couragement from Fort Sumpter, but
none was given. To lie under the
guns of Fort Moultrie and be sunk was
suicidal, and the Star Of the West was
turned back to save the lives of the
crew, which act of Captain McGowans
the government approved. The fact
that open hostilities had not been de-
clared was General Anderson's reason
for not returning the fire,
Thus Captain MCGOWAN received the
first shots fired in the rebellion. He was
engaged in service throughout the war.
He retired in 1882 after 50 years of SER
vice.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-01-22

by local applications, as they cannot
reach the diseased portion Of tile ear
There is only one way to cure deafness,
and that is by constitutional rene
dies. Deafness is caused by an intiamed
condition Of the mucous lining of the
eustachian tube. When this tube gets
inflamed you have a rumbling sound or
imperfect hearing, and when it is en-
tirely closed, deafness is the result, and
unless the inflammation can be taken
out and this tube restored to its normal
condition, hearing will be destroyed
forever; nine cases out of ten are caused
by catarrh, which is nothing but an i'll
famed condition of the mucous surfaces
We will give One Hundred Dollars
for any case Of deafness caused by ca
tarrh) that we cannot cure by taking
Halls Catarrh Cure. Send for circu-
lars, free
j. j. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
Sold by druggists, rs cents.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-01-22
Bradley wants 70 sell His ocean Front.

AsBuRY PARK, Jan. 14.-James A.
Bradley, the founder of Asbury Park,
has offered to sell to the borough the
entire beach front, from Ocean Grove
to Deal Lake, the sewer system of the
town, and Sunset Lake, including Saint
Johns Island. Mr. Bradley has owned
for several years the riparian rights at
the beach, having purchased them from
the state. During an informal talk
with other members Of the Town Board
of Commissioners, Mr.. Bradley said his
price for the beach, lake and sewer sys-
tenn would be less than $150,000. In
case the town accepted his offer, he
said, the same restrictions he has always
enforced on the beach must be continued,
and that there must be no cheap John
shops or stands on the ocean front.
The Board of Trade has appointed a
committee to secure the views Of the
cottage owners and see what Mr.. Brad.
ley's lowest price will be- Last summer
Mr.. Bradley posted placards on the
beach, stating that it cost him $4,000
annually to maintain the beach and
board walk.