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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-12-31
have laid hold Of God, and the DISCO

have laid hold OF God, and the disco
lutte may be reclaimed. I suppose
there are self-righteous men in this
house who feel no need OF God, and
will not seek after him, and they will
go out in the world and they will be
tempted, and they will be flung down
by misfortune, and they will go down,
down, down, down, until some night
you will see them going home hooting,
raving, shouting blasphemy going
home to their mother, going home to
their sister, going home to the young
companion to whom, only a little
while ago, in the presence of a brilliant
assemblage, flashing lights and orange
blossoms, and censor swinging in the
air, they promised fidelity and purity,
and kindness perpetual. Oh! self
righteous man, without God you are
in peril Seek after him today. Amid
the ten thousand temptations OF life
THERE is NO SAFETY
for man without God.
But | may be addressing some who
have gone astray, and so l assault
that other proposition that the dis
solute cannot be reclaimed. Perhaps
you have only gone little astray.
While I speak are you troubled? Is
there a voice within you saying.
"What did you do that for? Why do
you go there? What did you mean
by that? Is there q memory in your
soul that makes you tremble? God
only knows all our hearts. Yea, if
you have gone so far as to commit in
EQUITIES, and have gone through the
whole catalogue, [ invite you back
this hour. The Lord waits for you.
0! wish that all the batteries of the
Gospel could today be numbered
against all those influences which are
taking down SO many OF our young
men. 1 would like to blow
a trumpet of warning, and recruit I'M
til this whole audience would march
out on q crusade against the evils of
society. But let none OF us be dis
heartened. OF Christian workers, my
heart is high with hope. The dark
horizon is blooming into the morning
OF which the prophets spoke, and OF
which poets have dreamed, and of
which painters have sketched. The
worlds bridal hour advances. The
mountains will kiss thz morning radi-
ant and effulgent, and all the waves
OF the sea will become the crystal keys
of q great organ, OF which the fingers
OF everlasting Joy shall play the grand
march of world redeemed. Instead
OF the thorn shall come up the fir tree,
and instead of the briar shall come
up the myrtle tree, and the mountains
and the hills shall break forth into
singing, and all the trees OF the wood
shall clap their hands!
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-12-31
FOOLED THE OFFICER.
How Cute Scotch Skipper Got
Ahead of Policeman.

How a Cute Scotch Skipper Got
Ahead of a Policeman.
A certain policeman on duty at the
gates OF one of the London docks has
the name of being one of the sharpest
amongst his comrades. No person
could ever boast OF getting any excisa-
Bile goods, such as tobacco or cigars,
out OF the dock whilst he was on duty,
and he was proud OF the fact. If he
was offered bride he always took it,
and had the offender arrested after
wards in the act.
One day, however, a ship arrived
from India, and the skipper, a cute,
hard-headed Scotchman, came ashore
in the evening and proceeded to the
gates. Walking up boldly to the po-
liceman, he whispered in his ear, "lve
got some rare tobacco, and some val
liable cigars which the Custom folks
have overlooked, and l want
to smuggle them out tn morn's NIGHT.
It'd be a. RIGHT, | suppose?" and
at the same time slipped half-a-crown
into the policeman's hand. The re-
doubtable Robert smiled a malignant
smile, and said it would be all right,
and the merry skipper passed out of
thegates and went on his way rejoicing.
The next night the skipper was
walking boldly out OF the dock-gates
when he was sliced by the policeman
and taken into his watch box, where
he was confronted by sergeant and
underwent a thorough search. Much
to the officers chagrin, however,
neither tobacco, cigars, nor anything
of an excisable nature was found on
his person, and he asked the skipper
what he had done with them.
"Oh!" said the skipper, quite inno-
Gently, II had them on me last night
when gave you the half-croon and I
just thoch I'd better TAX them DOT
there and then, which l did"
1t was remarkable how much that
policeman aged during the next
twenty-four hours.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-12-31
PROFIT ON SLEEPING CARS.
Earnings and Cost OF One Of Mr..
Pullman's Rolling Palaces.

Earnings and Cost OF One of Mr..
Pullman's Rolling Palaces.
An operating official who knows
considerable about sleeping cars, their
cost, and profit, remarked to an In
dianapolis Journal reporter:
Sleeping cars pay big money, and
when one knows the cost of operat-
ing them it is no wonder A new car
costs, good, strong and modern, any.
way from $4,000 to $4,000, al
though you hear OF them worth twice
that sum. However, those costly
cars don't get outside the shops.
Well, the railroad companies pay 3
cents mile for the privilege of haul
ing them, and the car will average 300
miles in twenty-four hours the
year round, or So a day earn
ings. Say it only earns $4,000 q
year, a low estimate, it will pay for
itself in three years. Now ten Sec
ton car has twenty berths, selling
local at So a berth, making the earn
ing capacity per night $40, not count
ing the day earnings. OF course,
sleeper's don't carry full loads every
night, but if they did not average ten
passengers q day we would not haul
them on our road. Now, we pay for
ice. water, and fnel, and insure the
cars that is, we repair them when
wrecked or injured. The sleepingcar
company pays q porter $25 a month
at,them most, q conductor 500 and has
stO4furnish linen and soap. It's not
difficult to zee how the sleeping,car
companies pay dividends"
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-12-31
A Gallant chinaman,


The denizens of the Celestial Empire
are more thoroughly conversant with
the forms of European courtesy than
most people are aware. A society
lady in Paris, more distinguished for
her prying curiosity than womanly
reserve, attempted to catechize the
Chinese Ambassador on the precepts
ofhis religion. Last of all she tackled
him on the question of polygamy.
SIS it fact that polygamy is not,
only permitted, but actually enjoyed?"
Certainly" was the reply, s'for in
order to attain to the enjoyment of
all the feminine graces which you, my
dear madam, combine in your own
person, we require whole host of
women. National Zeitung.
A Rare Document.
First Student: "You said you had
a rare autographin your possession,
yet Isee nothing here but a receipted
tailor's BILL"
Second Ditto: "And pray, isn't that
rare document" Ulk.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-12-31
HIGH APPRECIATION

pays to make honest goods Take the Prices
Cream Baking Powder that
excellence for the years only
Pure Cream Powder spent
his whole life erfectng enjoys being only
physician that has devoted his entirely perfecn
of human food that bear his ynony
nous with food preparations throughout the
Here the Endorsements United Pastry
Cooks Association higher praise It's
officers whose signatures given all given
dignity and character their profession
tons the chefs
and private families certainly higher
found for article daily practical culinary
of baking powder what they say:
This is to Certify That the Cooks Of this Associa.
don and its members have used DR. Prices Cream Baking
Powder and recommend its preference all others
For quick raising and fine cakes pastry, etc, has
equal 1t is free from ammonia, lime alum. The most
perfect Baking Powder made. aSSs
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-12-31
A Family Point.

II have an idea," said the young
man who is always having strange
ideas, "as to how one can tell which
party to matrimonial alliance has
the brains, the ability, the force, by
the children %
eyes," commented the other, quiet
ly.
"Sure. Show me a family where all
the children are boys and I'll show
you a man who is the forceful one, the
brains OF the family"
"Yes?"-still quietly.
Dead certain. I've made study
OF it. I've looked up particular
families. If you find all girls the wo-
man is really the head of the family.
She is the one who really manages
things, although she may be quiet
little woman for all that"
"Yes?"-he was really very meek.
"Of course, I've noticed when it is
pretty evenly divided between boys
and girls the abilities are pretty even
ly divided, too. By the way, you're
married, l believer"
eyes" .M..
"Any children?" ..
'Two. Both girls" ..
"Oh!"
And then the conversation tagged.
He Carried the Day.
"Will, you be my OWN"
Scan you afford to dress me we'll if
marry your"
1t depends upon what you consider
being dressed we'll. If you mean Worth
dresses from Paris, I can't afford
them; nor do you need Them"
ri don't?"
"No. Your beauty needs no adorn-
ment, and it will always eclipse any
dress you wear, no matter how fine
or how expensive it may be. No one
that looks at you sees your dress.
The beauty of face and perfection of
figure only are noted. All fnery sinks
into significance beside them. What
satin is there like your skim What
silk like your hair? What colors COM
pare with your lips cheeks, and
eyes?"
oOA1, alu yours.
She Was Angry. 4e
"What have you in that package?"
asked Mrs. Wanterno of her husband.
Nothing that you would be inter-
ested in, my dear, replied Mr.. Wanter-
no. a
IL think you might tell me what it
is
"Well, if you must know, it is rib
bon for nv Typewriter"
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-12-31
Too HaSty.

Jumping at conclusions often results
in embarrassment to all concerned.
Perhaps nobody knows this better
than a certain clerk in Court Street
law Office. He was sitting at his desk,
writing busily, the other afternoon,
when the door opened and an old ne.
gro put in his hand.
"Say, cap'n, don't yoh want yoh
windows washed? Dey looks kinder
like dey needs it,"
mo, not today; they were washed
only last week."
"Bettah femme touch 'em up leet.
lie, cap'n."
"No, no." replied the clerk, going on
with his work, "come around in a
couple of weeks"
With another intimation that the
windows were susceptible of consider
able improvement, the ancient cleaner
withdrew.
Put window-washers were evidently
out in full force that day; for five
minutes had lot elapsed when the
door opened again, and another sable
head popped in.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-12-31
FEW BROAD SMILES
IL YOU WOULD LIVE LONG,
1 LAUGH LONG AND OFTEN.
Some OF the Queer Foibles and Ec-
II centricities of u umanity Car
Observation-Disclosures Mat
ter OF all Kinds.
She was Scientific but Weak.


eyes" said the young man, as he
threw himself at the feet OF the pretty
school teacher, Glove you and would
go to the worlds end for you.'
You could not go to the world s
end for me, George The world, on
earth, as it is called, is round, like a
ball, slightly fattened at the poles.
One Of the first lessons in the element
airy geography is devoted to the shape
OF the globe. You must have studied
it when you were boy"
"Of course did but
And is no longer theory. Circum-
stances have established the fact"
Il know; but what. I meant was
that l would do anything to please
you. All! Angelina, if you but knew
the aching void"
''There is no such thing as void,
George. Nature abhors a vacuum.
But admitting that there could be
such a thing, how could the void you
speak of be void if there was an
ache in lt?"
~ meant to say that my life will be
lonely without you; that you are my
daily thought and nightly dream. 1
would go anywhere to be with you.
Ii you were in darkest Africa or at
the north pole I would fly to you.
/"
ely! 1t will be another century
before man can fly. Even when the
laws Of gravitation are successfully
overcome there still remains, says a
late scientific authority, the difficulty
OF maintaining balance"
"Well, at all events" exclaimed the
youth, GIVE pretty fair balance in
the bank, and want you to be my
wife. THERETO
"Well George, since you put it in
that light, I-''-Omaha Bee.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-12-31


Good aItahnoon boss. :
Good afternoon. = 81
e.Want yoh windows cleanedi" +,
No, not today.
DO it cheap, boss; bettah lemme
clean 'em. !"
"No; just engaged man. Il
Three minutes later the door opened
again, and a dark face surmounted by
a rather rusty hat peeped in.
"Well?" asked the clerk, looking
hastily up, 81 suppose you want to
wash windows, too, don't you?"
1t was difficult to tell whose surprise
was the greater, the newcomers or
the clerks, when the senior member of
the firm FASTENED forward from his
room, and grasping the stranger
atfectionately by the hand, exclaimed,
"Why, my dear old father, this is the
most delightful surprise of my life -
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-12-31

IA ribbon for your typewriter Ard
it's nothing that I would be inferred.
ed inl" exclaimed Mrs. Wanterno
Whats the matter nowsn ask.a
her husband, who inferred from ~.
wife's manner that she was thoronon-
~ angry.
You:can unblushingly ACKNOWLEDGES
to me that you have bought a ribbon
for your typewriter. and at the same
time tell me it is nothing I would ha
interested in!"
And she slammed the door behind
her as she went home to her mamma,a
to relate the most recent instance ~
mans psr6dy Puck.
He Asked One Question Too
Many.
An old man was on the witness
stand, and was being cross-examined
by the lawyer.
"You say you are a doctor.
sir?"
Yes, sir; yes, SIR
"What kind of q doctor?"
II make intments, sir. make int
ments.'
What's your ointment good
for?"
'It's good to rub on the head to-
strengthen the mind :"
"What effect would it have if YOU
were to rub some OF it on nv
head?''
"None at all, sir; none at all. We
must have something to start WITH
Gainesville Eagle.
On His Mind
Pat was a hod-carrier. Long prac-
tice had made him an expert at
threading the mazes OF unfinished
buildings, but it had also made him
somewhat careless in his movements.
He had just stepped from ladder
to one of the landings, and after set
ting down his load OF bricks with a
sigh of relief, he Strengthened up.
Whack! his head came smartly in con-
tact with a heavy beam.
When the foreman passed, a few
minutes after, he saw Pat sitting on a.
keg, holding his head in both hands.
"Hullo, Pat" he called. "What's
on your mind?"
The whole top av me head, sir. Oh
my! Oh my!''
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-12-31

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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-09-03

HL1sBoRo, N. D., Aug. 22.-Frost
here last night. -. Gold enoughibere for
fires. ii. E. Fladeland, of POI and, is
here today We wonder if George
thinks that there really is but one Argus
correspondent here, and that the article
from this place in today's Argus was
written by me? Come off George. Get
out of that Rip VanWinkle doze and
you will see world of activity about
you that will greet you with a smile and
have sympathy for you, for if you keep
on, soon you will not make good snake
feed. The great English circus is
here today DIR. Pierce has both
hands full, and his dental rooms are full
to overlooking from dawn to twilight. :.
Attorney Plunkett went to Grand Forks
on legal business yesterday, and re-
turned in the evening. =. Attorney Les
lie is now all alone, as his partner, Mr..
Carmody, left for his old home for a
months visit on the thirteenth. A
tramp was caught in the act of taking
some sticks from around the new build
lngs to cook his meals with, and was
arrested and fined $40. Another man
laid by the roadside for the purpose of
killing or doing something rather rough
with =. w. Sutton, and after the affair
was all over he was fined S.; $40 minus
So leaves S. Cheaper to try to kill q
man than to take wood to cook with.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-09-03
Tenement House Horror.

LONDON, Aug. 22.-Fire broke out at
an early hour this morning in tene.
ment house in Southwell, suburb of
this city. The house was occupied by
ten persons, all of whom were extremely
poor. The flames spread with startling
rapidity, and before the people could
make their escape the stairs were mass
OF flames. making exit by this means
impossible One woman who occupied
apartments on the upper floor, finding
all hope of escape by the usual exit cut
of, and hemmed in by the fire, which
was rapidly burning its way through
the floors and doors. rushed to win
dow, and to the horror of the bystand-
ers, sought safety by jumping. She
only. avoided one manner of death
to meet another, for she landed on stone
pavement and was instantly killed.
Two other persons who also adopted
this means Of escape were more forum
ate, though each received serious in
juries. After the fire subsidized firemen.
in searching the rooms, found the bodies
of two unfortunates who, unable TO
reach windows and overcome by smoke.
had fallen in their tracks. Their bodies
had been burned to crisp.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-09-03

other spirits OF canphos. The bottln|
stood ON piece Of hoeel letter palHE
on which was written: Three OF
ohloroform. 1 on. ammonia" Some
thing else had been started below this
on paper. but it WAS not completed.
Stamped and sealed envelope Cd,
dressed to II. G. Clark, Omaha,
Neh, Was also on his table.
The handwriting en- the envelope
and ON the bit Of paper did not CORES
pond. Woodman was Q member of the
grain commission firm of Woodman &
Harris A current rumor this after
noon was that Woodman. whose est.
mated wealth is near 81. OO0, O00 had
lost large part Of his fortune during
recent rise in the prices of grain ON the
board of trade. No one could be found
to confirm this rumor.
The junior member of the firm, j. F.
Harris, claimed that except in company
with himself his partner never visited
the board of trade, and that even then
he did nothing but our regular work of
the firm. Strangely enough, however,
Harris did not know that Woodman was
in the city until he learned of his death.
He had not seen him for . week, and
presumed he was in New York.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-09-03
An Honest Bandit.

KANSAS Cry, Aug. 21.-Traveling
Passenger Agent Baxter of the Bur.
lington road yesterday received in his
mail 800 stolen from him at the time
the Burlington train was held up and
robbed by frontier bandits fifteen wears
ago: Yesterday poorly dressed man
walked into the Burlington office at ST,
Joe and made inquiry for Mr.. Baxter.
being told that Bakers headquarters
were in Kansas City. The man ex.
planned that he was one Of the bandits
who robbed the train fifteen years 500.
and handed . check for 800 in an enve.
lope. asking him 10 forward it to Bar.
ten. He tt en- disappeared and has NOT
been seen since. His identity is mys.
terry.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-09-03
Mysterious Death in CHICAGO,
Matiay en- Shipheard.

CHICAGO, Aug. 2o.-The dead body of
Clark Woodman, one of the wealthiest
citizens of Omaha, Neb, and influential
director in the linseed oil trust, was
found this afternoon in his room at the
Grand Pacific Hotel The general sup
position is that the death was that of
suicide. The cause for such an act is
still unknown, and all circumstances do
not by any means confirm the theory of
suicide, which is, however, strength
ened by few strange and explained
facts Woodman arrived at the Grand
Pacific late last Monday night No
one in the office remembers
seeing him after he retired
to his room at that time. On Wednes.
day the chambermaid entered the room
and found him lying across the bed,
fully dressed with the exception of his
coat. Hearing the sound Of his breath
ing, she supposed that he was merely
aleeping. She did not re-enter the
room till afternoon. She found the
body in the same position, but the
lace Was horribly discolored, and the
odor Of the room indicated death. The
color Of the body made plain that
he was breathing his last. On
the table were two bottles,
one containing ammonia and
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-09-03
Rain in Indiana.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Aug. 23.-It has
been raining in nearly all parts of In
diana almost steadily for the past sixty
bours an almosti constant downpour
unaccompanied by winds. In this i'm
mediate vicinity corn has been in good
condition, but in other sections, no
tably in the west, there has been dam
age from drouth. However, the soak.
ing the ground has received will insure
q good crop, even in the districts af-
fected by the drouth, in case there are
no early frosts.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-09-03
Kansas City storm swept.

KANSAS Cry, Aug. 21.-A terrific
wind and rain storm, which amounted
to almost cloudburst, passed over this
city from the northwest this afternoon.
The wind blew hurricane and the rain
fell in solid showers for q half-hour.
The wind blew down many shade trees
and much shrubbery in the residence
portion of the city. The principal dam.
age, however, was done to the
telegraph and telephone wires
The wires of the Western
Union and Postal 90. were prostrated
Tor three hours, and are now only IN
part repaired. The telephone company
Is left III bad shape, and only insati-
Gent service is being had over Their
lines. In the vicinity of Huron, Kan.,l
Inc storm destroyed number of farm
buildings. In Atchison County much
corn was fattened to the earth by the
force of the wind. At LeavenWorth
brick buildings belonging to p, Purdue
and 3. +. White were unroofed, and the
STOCK OF goods contained therein were
badly damaged by water. The damage
amounts to about $5, 600.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-09-03
Murder at Crab Orchard.

STANFORD, Ky, Aug. 2O.-Crab Or
chard is the scene of another killing and
J. A. Egbert is the victim. The circum-
stances are as follows: Nathan Wood
cock, colored, Jim Gilkerson and others
were taking a drink in Lees saloon.
Nathan asked him to join him. While
they were drinking Woodcock and Gil
kerson quarreled and Woodoock struck
Glkerson. Marshal Saunders told
Woodcock he would Immediately arrest
them and they were talking itover when
Judge Egbert came along and said he
had been disturbed for an hour by the
row which would have to be stopped,
and at the same time consider themselves
under arrest. Saunders remarked: eff
you are going to assume my duties, I'll
80 home" What is that you say?" said
Egbert. Said Saunders, that this was not
first time the judge had usurped his
authority. "You are damned liar"
said the judge, and started towards
Saunders who told him not to follow
him. Egbert continued to advance
and Saunders drew his pistol and firing
sent the ball into the judges throat at
the left ear, which ranged downward
and came out at his back. The second
lodged in the shoulder. The Judge was
taken to his home where he died in q
few minutes. To some one he said he
did not know why he had been shot.
Saunders made no effort to get away
and quietly came to Stanford with
Deputy Sheriff Rowland who happened
to be there.