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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-05-28
The Old Question of the Coach.

Inc OAo NueStlon Oh inc COacn.
Which, at any given moment, is moving
forward faster-the top of a coach wheel or
The bottom?
The answer to this question seems SIM
pie enough, but probably nine persons out
of ten, asked at random, would give the
wrong reply. 1t would appear at first
sight that the top and bottom must be
moving at the same rate; that is, the speed
of the carriage. But by little thought it
will be discovered that the bottom of the
wheel is, in fact, by the direction of its mo-
ton around its axis, moving backward, in
an opposite direction to that which the
carriage is advancing, and is consequently
stationary in space, while the point on top
of the wheel is moving forward with the
double velocity of its own motion around
the axis and the speed at which the car
rage moves.-New York Tribune.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-05-28
A Tiger Beats a Lion.

1t is popularity supposed that the lion is
the most courageous and powerful of the
carnivora, or at least of the felidB, but on
the few recorded occasions of battle royal
between the lion and the Bengal tiger the
lion has come off second best. One such
combat occurred recently at the Calcutta
Zoo between an African ioness and a
tigress. They are exhibited in adjoining
compartments of the same cage, and the
door having been carelessly opened between
the two compartments the tigress rushed
in and disposed of her rival in fight which
lasted about ten minutes.-Forest and
Stream.
The Way Oftentimes.
"Hello, old boy" said Mr.. Wicks.
'eWhere're you going now?'
'1'm going to the hotel to get my din
ner," answered Mr.. Hicks.
'1ndeedl Why don't you dine at home?
I always heard that Mrs. Hicks was an ex-
cellent cook"
"Ah, my dear fellow, that was before
she bought cook book. "-Boston Tran
script.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-05-28
Hasty B.ekins Dat.

Hssty Booking Out.
Miss De Boney (school teacher)-I am In
formed that you loudly spoke Of me ON the
public streets as an old maid.
Bad Boy (much searedeMn-o, ma'am.
I said y'r mother was IN ole maad.-New
York Weekly.
General Lew WaIlace and Secretary Eos.
ter arc almost doubles in personal appear
ance. their resemblance being 50 striking
that they are frequently mistaken for each
other. Each Is . man Of medium heixht.
weighing about 17O pounds.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-05-28
NATURE.

From Nature we have coldly stood astde
And gone our ways with all sufi1cing pride.
Into her quickening soil q seed we sift,
Take the ripe fruit, nor marvel DER her gift.
She is our own dear mother. She and we
Arc one magnificent totalityl
Through US Earth wheels self conscious on her
track.
Our eyes are hers, they glass her glory back.
Through us she sees her charms unfolded far,
6reen waving world and glittering sea and
Through us she sees her still streams glide In
grace,
And looks her blushing flowers in the face.
In mans aspiring soul she yearns and STRIVES,
And through his cunning hand her craft con-
trives.
Direct as dawn or dew or flower or fame,
Out Of Earth'a breast her vast cathedrals came
Dost think her silent7 Strain the anxious ear
Unto her breast nor any answer hear.
You. I, all, is her speech-the poets lines,
Tho players touch. tho dark sea sounding
seven as the wind through Asia's forests
roared,
Not less from rapt Isaiah's tongue she poured
Still sounding like sea times shores along)
His fiery and for ever living song"
All sounds are hers-the viol's pondcrous pain,
The patter Of the million footed rain.
Through reed and roaring brass her breath l.
blown;
The organs monster music is her own.
Along Beethoven's sea of soul did ride
Her splendid waves of passion and Of pride.
She brought forth Dante's hell deep, heaven
high rhyme
To cheer her as she lonesome swept sublime.
Howard Hall in Harper's Weekly.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-05-28

mingled in one long shout. Barnes rea-
lied the critical moment had come,
Three-eixteenths from the finish Barnes
went to whip and for fraction OF 9
second the favorites faltered. A cry. and
q despairing one it was, went up, "Tenny
is beaten" It did look like it, but the
game little sway back responded nobly
and with heaving sides and distended
nostrils he came on like piece OF me-
chanism, rapidly devouring ground az
every stride. The race was not his YET,
however, for Garrison was working like
q demon on Prince Royal fairly lifting
him over the ground and Tea Tray was
rapidly moving up from the rear. The
excitement was intense. Hats, bonnets,.
handkerchief, umbrellas and parasols
were thrown into the air. and cries Of
''Tenny, Tenny," "Prince Royal wins. Z
"come on Tea Tray" were heard on all
sides. It was a grand struggle, but
Tenny held his antagonists safe, and
bounding like an India rubber ball passed
the finish two good lengths in front of
Prince Royal, who beat Tea Tray short
head for second money.
A grin of delight spread all over the
face of Pikey Barnes as he glanced back
over his shoulder and realized that the
race was won. The time, 2:10, was
nothing out of the common, but it was q
grand race, and men, women and chill
dren, perfect strangers to each other,
shook hands and .swore there was
nothing in the world to compare to q
first-class horse race. Barnes, who rode
the winner, was placed in floral horse
shoe after he had weighed out and was
carried to the dressing room. He has
won the futurity, junior champion and
Brooklyn, and says his ambition is now
to ride the winner of the suburban.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-05-28

dressed Richard A'COurt, Esq.
Dear Mr.. Richard. I am sorry to say l
have gone away to get married. l mean
that am glad, only it sounds more polite
to put 1t in that way. hope l have not
you that may have caused dissappoint-
ment, if chance to be, for the time being
for young men change-the unworthy
object of your affections.
FLORR1E.
P.S-Why don't you write a book on
the river. 1t might divert your mind.
I'll had not been wellbred woman l
verify believe that I should have called
that girl "hussy."
1--WE must pursue" 1 cried, I'VE must
find where she has gone to. l am her
fourth cousin, her only relative. OF
course she is of age. But must save her;
wicked, wicked, foolish child; get your
things, George, we'll 60 to town at oncen
OF course George went to Seotlandyard.
OF course everybody there looked as wise
as possible. One inspector looked very
serious, and suggested inquiry at the
riverside stations. But did not think
the wicked girl had committed suicide
from remOrse. She had eaten two fish
rissoles beside kidney for breakfast.
Her conduct might be disgrsceful, but she
was not morbid.
II think the best thing we can do" said
George, lis to 20 and see old Jackie may
advise us; he always puts up at the Paiat-
mate when he's in town"
Wetook a cab to the old Palatinate.
George knew the hall porter.
General Buistrode in ?"
The man grinned. aTake your card up,
sir"
Gard be hangedl not to Jack exacsly.'ll
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-05-28

It was not an uncommon thing for sx-
lists Of olden time to paint their subjects
with barred feet, but this is seldom done
now, a it is said to be almost impoazib1s
TO get model with . we'll shaped foot.
For boiling, q fshkettls h very greaA
convenience. It is simply . perforated tin
plate with handles, ON which the fish Il
put into and taken from the kettle, and
from which it can be easily slipped to Z
p1stter.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-05-28

The Twentieth century begins ON Jan. ],
1901; the First century did not end with the
year 80, but with the year 100; the Second
century therefore began with the year 1nl,
and tho Twentieth century begins with the
year 1901.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-05-28
We mounted the broad soft oarpeted

staircase.
sNo g." said George, tapped at the door,
turned the handle, and In he went.
There was JACK seated at q table, very
neat for hotel. Red lamp, ferns stuck In
white china swans back, table laid for
two!
The door from the inner room opened.
In walked Florrie!
I caught my breath, I caught hold of my
umbrella. Only one word came to my
lips. made up for it though by sayingit
loud enough, you may be sure.
"Monsterw shrieked, and shook my
fist at Jack Bulstrode. ITO think that
should have nurtured such viper and in
fact living-I mean late beneath my hus-
bands roof"
Then Florrie stepped forward.
"Mrs. Mountjoy." she said between her
teeth in the most cannabalistic style, as if
1 were missionary she was getting up an
appetite for. MRS. Mountjoy, this morn
ing was married to General Bulstrode by
special license He is brave soldier and
gentleman, and if choose him in pref
erence to an ill-bred young-well, I won't
say-that is my affair. 1 am of age: if
you dare to say word against my ,hus-
band l."
She actually clutched one of the dinner
rolls as if she was going to hurl it at me-
There was pause. Then Jack Bull
strobe said: detest doing sly things, but
could not help it. She did not like you
to know we had made it up together, be-
cause you had other arrangements in
view. las there's no fool like an old fool
felt you would think the marriage too
unsuitable on account of disparity of age"
Here his wife actually kissed him before
me.
I regret to say that Master Dick went
up to town with some Cambridge friends
the night of the race, and that he got into
trouble and had to be bailed out-as if he
was boat. No more boat race for me.
Bought Halter.
A new story is told of Oliver Walton,
who in his day was the greatest dealer in
good horses near Boston. On one occasion
uc Cttlu6 luGO Iudlu0 tduo I'LL cAUFd
good horse for $780, The horse breeder was
one of the niggardly kind, and asked,
GLOW are you going to lead the horse
away"
"With that halter, to be sure" said Wal
ton, busy counting out the money for the
horse.
"No, sir" said the breeder, "the halter
don't go with the horse; it belongs me.
did not sell you that"
"What, not let me have halter after l
have given you your price for the horses"
asked old Oliver. "What do you want
for it?''
"a dollar, sir" said the armer
Gail right" said Walton, there is the
dollar" He put the rest of his money in
his pocket, then he stepped quickly to the
horses head and remarked, II will take
the halter, but guess will not take the
horse"
He took off the halter, let the horse go
loose and the breeder had many long day
in which to repent of his overreaching.-
Lewiston Journal.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1891-05-15
FRESH FINDINGS.

THE sanitary board of Vienna, Aus
tria, has declared against the establish
ment of asylums for inebriates. and in
favor of all drunkards being, as public
dangers, sentenced to periods of hard
labor.
A POOR woman of Glasgow, Scot
land, out of patience with her hus.
bands drunkenness, deliberately broke
one of his legs, thus forcing him to re.
main at home for two months, and
cured him of his vice.
ABOUT seventeen years ago systemat.
ic Christian work was begun among
the cabmen of London and missioN
hall erected at Kings Cross. Now out
of fifteen thousand cabmen in that
city some 5000 are pledged teetotalers.
IN Egypt surgical operations do not
result SO seriously as in Europe and
America. This has long been known
to scientific men. They uniformly as
sert that the reason is the Egyptian,
being a Mohammedan, is a total abb
stainer from alcoholics. He is also, by
force of circumstances, abstemious in
diet, and he works out doors.
Mr.. w. S. GAINES, who has made a
sensation in missionary circles by
charging apathy concerning the evils
of intemperance, is about to make an
other tour of India. His errand this
time is to open temperance guilds in
connection with the schools and col
leges, in all the provinces. He will
also introduce English textbooks on
temperance.-W. C. T. U. Bulletin.
IT appears to be demonstrated that
the appetite for liquor can be ex-
tinguished in short time by sub
cutaneous injection of chloride of gold.
But there is one thing that the argen-
tiferous solution will not do: repair
lost opportunities, lost character, lost
years. 1t will not be safe to indulge
the habit in the hope of controlling it
by a hypodermic syringe. 1t would
not be sensible to set your house on
fire because you think it can be put out
before your home is wholly burned up.
No man will want to be cured of drink
till he is so far gone that the misery it
occasions becomes intolerahle. - In
teri0r.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1891-05-15

drugs and drinks. People employ
them either for the purpose of sitting
remorse, after having performed an &C.
ton disapproved of by their conscience,
or else in order to induce state of
mind in which they shall be capable of
doing something contrary to the die
tates of their conscience, and to which
the animal nature of man is impelling
him.
A sober man has conscientious scru-
pies to steal, to commit murder. A
drunken man, on the contrary, is
troubled with no such scruples. Hence
it is that if a person wishes to do some
thing which his conscience forbids him
to do he first stupefies his faculties.
recollect being struck by the state
ment made by man cook on his trial
for the murder of an old lady-a rela-
tive of mine-in whose service he had
been living. From the account he gave
of the crime and the manner in which
it was pcrpctrated, it appears that when
he had sent his paramount, the maid
servant, out of the house and the time
had come for him to do the deed, he
oSAHCU IL NllllC anu TcpdlTcu W GuG Dtu-
room where his intended victim was,
but as he drew near he felt that in his
sober senses he could not possibly per-
petrate such a crime. "a sober man
has conscientious scruples." He turned
back, gulped down two tumblers of
brandy that he had provided before
hand, and then, and not before, felt
that he was ready to do the deed, and
did it.
Nine-tenths of the total number of
crimes that stain humanity are commit
ted in the same way: First take a
drink to give you courage" People are
well acquainted with this property of
alcohol to deaden the voice of con-
science, and they deliberately make use
of it for this very purpose.
Nor is this all. Not only do people
cloud their own faculties in order to
stifie the voice of conscience, but,
knowing what the effect of alcohol is,
whenever they wish to make other peo-
pie perform an act that is contrary to
the dictates of their conscience they
purposely stupefy them in order to rem
der them temporarily deaf to its remon-
strances. In war soldiers are always
made drunk when they are about to be
sent into close hand-to-hand combat.
During the storming of Sebastopol all
the French soldiers were completely
intoxicated After the storming of
fortress in the Central Asian war, when
the Russian soldiers showed no incliua-
ton to plumber and kill the defenseless
old men and children of the place, Sko-
beloff ordered them to be duly piled
with brandy till they were drunk.
Then they rushed out to accomplish
the CHASTITY work.-Tolstoi. in Contem-
porary Review.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1891-05-15
Growing Demand for Half Cents.

The half cent has become a necessity
in American trade, says the Age of
Steel, and the American News-dealers'
Association will petition Congress to
establish half-cent coinage. On one
cent papers the dealers profit is only
nalf cent; and in many instances the
half cent is lost because there is no coin
Of this value. An appreciable loss
arises from this source in the course of
year. 1t is favorite way in marking
retail goods Of all kinds to rate them in
such way that the half cent comes in,
and in every case goes to the dealer.
This odd cent in large establishment
certainly amounts 10 several dollar
daily, which the buyers lose and tn.
seller gains, for want of the half-cen,
coin. The infinitesimal divisions of in.
dustry and retail supplied long ago
made these small coins a necessity in
Europe. A centime is 9th of a cent.
Switzerland has centime piece, Bel
gium two eentirne piece, Germany hn.
The ptsDnig, equal to sne-fourth Of q
cent
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1891-05-15
EFFECTS OF THE KOLA NUT.
1t Contains q Poison as Intoxicating as
Whisky.

1t Contains q Poison as Intoxicating as
Whisky.
An article is going the rounds of the
papers to the effect that the kola nut
has properties which make it valu-
able remedy for curing drunkenness,
and that if a nut were put into the
mouth of a man insensibly drunk in
fifteen minutes he would rise and no one
would know he had been drinking, and
further that the effects of the nut would
be to produce nausea in his throat and
month if he attempted to use alcohol
again. AS a matter of fact, however,
the kola nut contains a poison which
is used as means of intoxication, and
one might as well be drunk ON whisky
as on the kola nut
l do not know of any drug that will
quickly neutralize the effects of drunk
enness unless it be ipecacuanha. A
man who was put under my care to be
reformed from the drink habit,
brought with him bottle which he
would not give up; but finally it was
emptied, and he then begged of me to
give him just ore more drink. l asked
him how much he wanted for drink,
and he thought a half pint would do. 1
said no, that is too much; but sent up
to him about a quarter of a pint of
whisky to which had added dram of
tr. ipecacuanha. AS a result, he was
obliged to unswallow his potion at
once, and it destroyed his appetite for
whisky for a long time.-Dr J. II.
Kel1Opr
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1891-05-15
NEW BATTLE MONUMENT.
A Memorial to tho Officers and Mon WI
Died In the Civil War.

A Memorial to tho Officers and Mon Who
Died In the Civil War.
The Battle Monument 70 be erected
on the plain at Trophy Point, West
Point, says the New York Herald, will
be commemorative of the officers, nom
commissioned officers and privates of the
regular army of the United States who
were killed or who died of wounds re-
ceived in action during the war of the
rebellion. The funds available for the
construction proper are $50, 600 in cash.
There are also at the disposal of the
Battle Monument Association fifty
bronze cannon which may be employed
in any way deemed proper, presented
for the purpose by joint resolution OF
Congress, approved April 90, 1870.
The design of Messrs. McKim, Mead
& White, of New York, was accepted
some time ago. The monument is to be
martial one, distinct in its character
and impressive in it's design. The
beauty of its site and the surroundings
seemed to the successful architects ESQ
they state) to preclude any bulky or
massive treatment, and suggested rather
treatment where the impression
should be produced by height
supported by a base which should
not interfere with graceful and artistic
treatment They therefore adopted as
the feature of their design single
monolithic shaft, treated in the shape
of memorial column or column of vic
tory. In this form it is possible to OBJ
tain impressiveness and dignity without
sacrifice of grace, at the same
time preserving a distinctively archi
tectural and monumental character
The shaft is to be monolith of polished
Vermont granite forty-six feet high and
five feet six inches in diameter, prob
ably the largest polished shaft in the
world.
1t is proposed to surmount it with a
figure Of Victory, and surround it by
eagles-a distinct mark of its National
character. The shaft will rest upon q
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1891-05-15
SOME FAMOUS CAMEoS.
Rare and Exquisite Workmanship on Rocks
and Crystals.

Rare ana Exquisite W OrkmanSh1p on hOCkf
and Crystals.
The most famous gems are perhaps
the Comma Augustea in Vienna, a sar
donyX, nearly quarter of u yard long;
on which the triumph of Augustus i.
cut in the rarest workmanship by bio
scorides, of Rome. There are magnifi,
Gently cut antique amethysts though
rock crystal was, and is, mainly used
for vases and cups. The writer saw
beautiful modern vase at Oberstein in
the shape Of shell twelve or fourteen
inches long-chiefly, however, filling
him with regret for the vanished beauty
of the perfect crystal out of which it had
been cut. The owner asked e5 for it.
much larger cameo than the Comma
Augustea was lost in the storming OF
the Tuileries in 1S4s. Concerning the
largest gem now eXtant-a sardonyx
worked in five layers and representing
Tiberius and Livia and various other
personages-there is an odd story. II
is called La Cameo de la Sainte Chap
ellie, and was given to st. Louis Of France,
who set it up in the Sainte Chapelle as
a representation of Joseph's dream.
The art of cutting gems fingered in
Constantinople after the fall of the en-
pire, but few stones We're cut in west
ern Europe. Charlemagne used as his
seal an aetique gem with the head of
Jupiter Scraps; Pepin lie Bret one with
Bacchus on it. In 1855, however,
Giovanni Bernardo cut stones so beauti-
fully for Lorenzo de Medici that he was
called Giovanni del Carniole. and con-
temporary of his was named Domencio
del Kamei. The Picklers, Tyrolese
artists, settled in Rome in the eigh-
teenth century, cut gems so perfectly
that they had to sign them to prevent
them passing as antiques-Jewelers'
Weekly
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1891-05-15
THE SPIRIT LEvEN..

the box. On the reverse side is a cal
endar.
The ends of the box are sealed, but n
gentle punch breaks the paper and there
is revealed on OF end round hole that
will receive lead pencil, and on the
other end, when broken, appears cork.
The thirsty purchaser who pulls gently
on this brings to view a long phial filled
with brandy, or old rye, or any thing
that may be desired, provided the as
sortment in stock is large enough.
Holes in the side admit to view an air
bubble, which verify makes the affair a
spirit level, albeit not a very accurate
one. 1t is asserted that this is the most
original Original package" ever de-
vised.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1891-05-15
AN ORIGINAL PACKAGE.
Cunning Device for Evading Prohibito
Laws of the West.

Cunning Device for Evading Prohibitory
Laws of the West.
The original package decision was all
right in its humble way, but the inven.
ton of a Minneapolis genius is warrant
ed to knock the spots off of that, and,
says the Minneapolis journal, it car
give any prohibition law in the country
cards and spades and yet win the game.
Bibulous Iowans and Dakotans are al.
ready learning that to buy spirit lev.
ell, rule, calendar and pencil-holder COM
bined is to buy about three fingers OF
Minneapolis whisky.
The spirit level is great. On one side
is rule six inches long, the length OF
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1891-05-15

circular base surrounded by flights OF
steps, giving the greatest breadth and
dignity possible to the base.
The materials are granite and bronze.
Itshould be understood, however, that
the successful design is to undergo some
notifications in the details of it's decor.
alive features, as well as in the relative
proportions of it's base and shaft.
The gentlemen who acted as associ-
ates for the purpose of choice of a de.
sign were Mr.. Richard NJ. Hunt, presi-
dent of the American Institute of Archi-
tects; Augustus St. Gaudens and Arthur
Rotch
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1891-05-15

1t was noble and beautiful answer
of the queen--the monarch of a free
people, reigning more by love than law,
because seeking to reign in the fear of
God-it was noble answer she gave
to an African prince, who sent an en-
passage with costly presents, and asked
her in return to tell him the secret of
England's greatness and England's
glory, and the beloved queen sent him
not the number of her feet, not the
number of her armies, not the account
of her boundless merchandise, nor the
details of inexhaustible wealth. She
did not, like Hezeliah, in an evil hour,
show the ambassador her diamonds and
her rich ornaments, but handing him n
beautiful bound copy of the Bible, she
said: Tell the prince that this Is the
secret OF England's greatness, Iowa
State Register.