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Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1891-07-25
Women as Inventors.

Statistics which has been prepared
at New York for the approaching
centennial anniversary of the Patent
Office prove that inventive genius has
no sex. 1t will be encouraging to
female wage-workers to learn that
women inventors have made a record
in the Patent Office Of which they may
well beproud. Application patents
of their own invention have been
made by over 5000 women since the
Patent Office was organized. These
inventions, while covering q wide field
of articles for women's use, include
such unexpected inventions as sub
marine telescopes, processes for hard
ening copper, foot stoves, refrigera-
tors, and even locomotive driving
wheels. AS early as 1890 patent
was granted 70 Mary Kies, OF Con-
necticut, for an improved method OF
straw weaving 18th silk or thread.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1891-07-25
He EarneelIt.

The other hot day when tramp
asked u woman on Clifford street for
something to eat, she replied:
Earn il and will.n
But what have you to dol"
Nothing really, but you get that
snow shovel from the shed and 20 out
and pretend that there's foot OF
snow OH the walk. Go through the
motions anyhow
The fellow saw the humor OF the
situation, and he piled the shovel so
vigorously that at the end of twenty
minutes he had crowd of thirty peo-
pie looking at him.
"Snow all cleaned of, ma'am'" no
reported at the door.
Every we'll, clean your feet and como
into the kitchen-Free Press.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1891-07-25
FashIon,s Fancles.

Cloth-like fabrics are very popular
this season.
The Louis Quinze coat basqueis one
of the leading styles Tor house and
street wear,
Effective trimmings for an evening
dress are the ieweled buttefiies that
are sold in sets, to be used for the
hair, shoulders, front OF corsage, and
amid the drapery OF the skirt.
Gilt and black passementeries and
gimps are used for new costumes,
while gilt frog ornaments are used on
the front of basques and there are
Hat, open-interlaced insertions OF gilt,
and also gilt cord OF twisted strands,
that are used on the edge OF seams
and basques.
Green is the favorite color for fancy
articles, and pretty little purses for
young ladies are OF green leather,
ornamented with silver monogram.
Silk is more used than it has been
for many seasons, and panels, waist
coats, and sleeves of silk in most OF
the wooden stuifs are now seen.
Bengaline is the particular choice
OF the season, both plain and figured,
because it is soft in drapery, lustrous,
rich looking, and not expensive.
Light shades prevail for wooden
materials, while eheviot, diagonal and
serge willie be employed for travelling
and street gowns.
The hair band. orsmali coronet, has
been received for hair dressing, and it
is set with jewels, just like the old
fashioned article, and is equally becom-
ing with high or low coiffures.
A new Partisan fancy is to have
small jewels sewed upon the material
of the dress, and in some cases even
knitted into the stockings.
Yellow is the favorite color of the
season for dressy toilets, and for the
decoration OF palmer gowns, while
white strewn with tiny sprays Of pink
roses and forget-me-nots is a most ef.
fective combination for waistcoats.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1891-07-25
summer Millinery.

The summer bonnets are the ARREST
creations" that have yet come
from the miliner's hands. They are
often mere saucers OF sheer tulle pro-
iecting over the eyes, snd made with
a transparent crown OF chiffon or
gauze, or a perfectly opencrown, part
IL yelled by a vine OF roses.
The hat illustrated is OF fancy lace
straw in the new shade OF Stanley
brown, with crown OF maize-colored
chiffon, studded with gold and brown
wasps. Large jeweled butterflies stand
up among the folds. With this hat is
worn high ruche OF black lace, trim
med 10 correspond with the hat.
Shapes already begin TO vary from
the toque, and there are many dainty
little English cottage bonnets, in fine
fancy straws and chips, that are trim
med in broad low effects, in contra
distinction TO the high styles OF trim
ming generally seen, which build the
Hat shapes into considerable helghth,
The new sailor hats, With a crown OF
ordinary heighth, but sunk in the rim
so that it appears below the rim and
but an inch or less above il, is a grace
iu style for young ladies. A wilde
band OF tine flowers conceals the crown
under the brim and forms halo trim
ming around the face A navy blue
sailor in this shape and in purplish
cast OF color is trimmed, simply, with
a band oiinch-wide black velvet. which
passes around the crown and hang
/ down the back in cluster, streamers
and loops The hat is finished by q
/ full face trimming OF yiolets or bluets
/ For regular street wear, the bonnet
may match the costume IN q
/ darker shade, or black bonnet
may be worn, according TO the fancy
/ OF the wearer. -Good Housekeeping
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1891-07-25
ABOUT THE WOMEN FOLKS.
INTERESTING GOSSIP AND IN
FORMATION FOR THE LADIES.
New Silks for Summer Cowns--
Fashions Fanoles--Summer
Milllnery--Women as In
ventors--M oths.
New silks for summer Gowns.

New silks for Summer Gowns.
Chaugeable twilled silks more finely
twilled than surahs, with designs OF
dots, stripes, waving ribbons, and
baskets OF flowers, in eeruor white,
promise to rival the smoothly woven
India silks as summer dresses. They
are made into charming dresses by
Paris modistes, who delight i'll color
this season, and add silk OF bright
contrasting hue for their trimming.
Thus a green and red changeable silk
strewn with eCru baskets of flowers Is
trimmed with pale blue surah facings,
and has a collar, plastron, and point
ed belt OF Louis Seize embroidery oil
rose-buds and gold done on pale blue
cloth. The seamless bodice with coat
skirts is a favOrite model The fronts
gathered on the shoulders cross dia-
gonally to lap under the blue belt and
the changeable silk laid over pale blue
surah, each frill cut with selvage
| finish The wide back is shirred
mt the waist line The coat skirts are
three loops, ten inches deep when
doubled, OF the material showing fac
ings OF pale blue. They are slightly
! full. and are gathered to the bodice
back OF the pointed belt under twist
or scarf OF the twilled silk. The mus-
/ ton leg sleeves are very long, and
without trimming. The skirt OF tive
breadths has the front breadth
turned under at the foot, ana faced
/ with blue to match the coat skirts,
then falling open on each side on a
! iounce OF pale blue silk. This design
is not confirmed to changeable silks,
| but is beautifully carried out i'll foul
ards, as one withgray ground strewn
with large white leaves, made up with
Il collar and belt OF gold embroidery,
and facings OF yellow India silk IN the
frill and coat skirts.
| Chameleon silks, as the changeable
silks are called, are imported in glossy
taffeta with tiny dots and figures, TO
be used for sleeves, vests, and ilouucts
OF wool dresses, and also in heavier
faille, with chine flowers and ribbon
stripes forentiregow Alovely house
dress OF yellow silk shading TO punk
i has chine bouquets OF yiolets, roses
and carnations II is made all III one
piece the skirt sewed TO the round
waist, which fastens inyisibly in III,
back under n plastron OF olive green
velvet that extends the length OF tn,
bodice in front also. The silk is pleat
ed full on the high shoulders, and
drawn without darts next the velvet
pieces. A single under arm form is or
the side. A standing frill OF velvet
edges the low rounded throat. Sleeves
full to the elbow have a gathered fril
below. The skirt OF six breadths has
three hreadths for the front and sides
extending around to meet ut the back
where three other demi-trainCC
breadths are massed in pleats il
scarcely an inch OF space at the waist
and spread out widely below. Whit
embroidery in upturned points is Sc
at the foot OF the skirt
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-12-10
CONSUMPTION CURED.

An old physician retired from prac-
lice, having had placed in his hands by
an East India missionary the formula
of simple vegetable remedy for the
speedy and permanent cure Of con-.
sumption, bronchitis, catarrh, asthma
and all throat and lung affections, also
positive and radical cure for nervous
debility and all nervous complaints,
after having tested its wonderful cura-
felt it his duty to make it known to his
suffering fellows. Actuated by this
motive and a desire to relieve human
suffering I will send free of charge, to
all who desire it, this recipe, in French,
German or English, with full directions
for preparing and using. Sent by mail
by addressing with stamp, naming this
paper. Wa. MOVES, 800 Powers
block. colchester. N. z
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-12-10

Of the Law and Order League. Dis
trict court convened last week but
Mason was absent when wanted. The
sheriff found him twenty miles away
trying to escape across the country and
he'was arrested for contempt. There
had been rumor for some time that he
had been advised to leave by the treas
urer of the Law and Order League.
Today Mason in open court made
startling confession. He said Ander-
son Healy, q deacon of his church, and
who was recently elected county COM
missioner, had induced him to go away,
SO as not to appear against Swenson.
The deal was made before election.
and Swenson was to vote for and sup
port Healy in the election. On account
of the prominence of the people impli-
Gated; the matter has created quite a
sensation here. It is also said that
/ SwensOn will also make a full confess
sion. Healy will probably be arrested,
and the district attorney will make q
thorough investigation. Healy is the
man who was suspended from the Office
of county commissioner on the charge
Of malfeasance. He was on trial last
term and the jury disagreed, and the
case stands for trial again at this term,
At the last election he ran for commits
sioner again, his term expiring in jan
nary. He made sympathy campaign
and by unprecented cunning and a
combination of circumstances was
elected by nine votes. 1t is not known
what will be the effect of today's de-
velopments, or what Healy's defense
will be.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-12-10

difference of opinion. When men next
fight the carnage will be awful. The
smoke of battle will be discarded
metaphor, for there will be no smoke,
only transparent blue haze. The roar
of the artillery too,will be greatly mod
flied, and the vicious ''ping'' of the
modern musket will never. however in
tense may be the fire, develop into a
roar. Low blasts on the cowherd's
horn are taking the place Of the morn
ing bugle-call. Bright uniforms and
glistening equipments are going the
way of coat-of-mail and gay caprisiond
steeds. Death on the field of battle
will show more and more pronounced
preference for shining mark.
The peaceful dove has been pressed
into the service of war. In France each
cavalry division has cage-cart full Of
carrier pigeons. The mounted staff
officer has given place as a messenger
to corporals on bicycles. The human
voice does not carry far enough to be
Of much use in the commands of wide
ly developed masses of infantry. It
has been superseded by the whistle, by
waving of the arm Oh movement of the
cap. The "ire zones,'' the area i'll
which modern musketry is fatal, extend
wide and far. They are to be crossed
by the attacking force only by lodging
from cover to cover, Or, if in the open,
by intermittent rushes. At the best,
every yard of advance in steady hail
of leaden pellets must be. bought with
human lives.
In preparations for the new eondi-
tions of warfare, Germany is no longer
held to have uncontested superiority.
France is once more conscious of hay
ing the best private soldier in the world.
and, in the words of Sir Chas. Dixie, is
almost amazed at the completeness of
her military recovery. 1t is the delib-
crate opinion of this and other observ-
ers of European war establishments
that the relative strength of France
and Germany is matter which now
depends chiefly upoh points which can
only be settled by war.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-12-10

Go to Taylor's restaurant. Meals at
all hours. Also a fine line of fruits,
confectionery, tobacco and cigars. 16tf
Look here! A standard thermometer
and barometer given free with every
cash subscription to the COURIER
DEssscRAT.
All the roads leading to this city are
now we'll broken-consequently large
amount of wheat was marketed yes
terday and today.
The Fremont Roller mill is located
in a fine milling-wheat region. 1t
turns out as good -four as there is on
earth. Langdon dealers keep it.
No trouble to become the owner of a
fine piano Or organ by the improved
easy payment plan offered by W. j..
Dyer & Bro. st. Paul and Minneapolis.
Write them for catalogues and partic-
ulars. Special inducements for the
Holidays.
If YOU ever intend purchasing piano
or organ. it will pay you to take advan-
tage Of the special reduction sale for
the Holidays at W. j. Dyer & Bro, st.
Paul and Minneapolis. Drop them a
postal card to-day for illustrated cata-
logue. Every thing in the music line
at lowest living rates.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-12-10
The Assinaboine Country.


P. Is. Austin, in Cando Record: I
am on my way back from the Assina-
boine country where went last month.
There were ten of us that we're induced
to 60 there from Meulett, Sphinx county,
South Dakota, by the land agent, w.
A. Webster. The Canadian Home
stead company gave US glowing &C
counts Of that country, and made such
promises, that we were induced to try
it. We found the country north of
Brandon a sandy, gravelly soil, not fit
for wheat raising. The timber is small
patches Of willows and few poplars;
no hardwood. There are no running
streams, and many of the lakes that
are so marked on the maps are only
marshes. There are a few nice lakes.
All the folks that went out with me
are dissatisfied and wish themselves
out of the country. In all my travels
1 saw no country like North Dakota,
and my advice would be to those wish
ing to better their condition to move to
North Dakota. But whatever they do
they should steer clear of the Assina-
boine country.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-12-10
Tea Meeting.

A tea meeting will be given, D. ",
in the Methodist Episcopal church,
Langdon, Thursday night, Dec. II.
A short but good program will be pro-
vided consisting of music, readings,
speeches and recitations. Agood time
may be expected as the committee hope
to make it an enjoyable event. Pro-
ceeds in aid of fund for seating and
improving said church. Doors opened
at 7:30, entertainment ats. Tea served
at 8:45. Admission Is cts.
By order of committee.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-12-10
c. S. c. Meeting.

Glass met at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Mahon.
Meeting called to order by Mr.. Clarke
the class then proceeded to elect Off
GERS for the coming year. President,
Mrs. Marcellis; vice president, Mrs. G,
w. Clarke; Sec. and Treas. Mrs. Blake.
ly; Committee on Programme, Mrs
Mahon, Mrs. Truax ane Mr.. Robson.
The lessons were then distributed as
follows:
Leading facts of American history
Mrs. Blakely.
Social institutions-Mrs.C Clarke.
The Mound Builders-By all.
Answers to questions in Botany-By
numder.
Glass meets this evening with Mrs. J
Mahon.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-12-10
MARRIED..

SPIKER- ABBoTT-At the residence OF
the BRIDES brother at Hannah, N
D., on Tuesday. December 8, 1891,
by Rev. Reese, Mr.. Thos. Spiker, of
Hannah, and Miss Maggie Abbott,
Langdon.
The groom is one of the wealthy
farmers of Hannah, and is we'll and
favorably known to our citizens. The
bride, Miss Abbott, made her debut in
Langdon society about year ago and
is very much respected. The COURIER
DEMOCRAT with a host of admirers
wish the young couple all possible hap.
piness in their new life.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-12-10
THE NEW CONDITIONS OF WAR
When Armies Next Come Togetl
the Carnage will be Awful.

When Armies Next Come Together
the Carnage will be Awful.
What will be the military manner of
beginning the next great war, assum-
ing that the chief combatants will be
France and Germany? Wilt be opened
with conflicts between cavalry and horse
artillery on either side, or,as Sir. Chas.
Dixie insists, viii: the first engagement
be between the German cavalry divis-
ions and a perfectly handled body Ct
infantry that will defend every farm,
wall, stream and wood and make tha
advance Of cavalry in these days Of
smokeless powder, impossible.
On one point there seems to be nc
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-12-10

plants.
+ Did you know that special and sub
stantial reductions for the Holiday
Trade were being made by the great
music house of W. j. Dyer & Bro, st.
Paul and Minneapolis, on pianos, Or
gans and everything in the music linet
Write at once for catalogue, free.
Delroy Getchel], the Fish-trap miller
was in the city yesterday, and left a
memento of his visit with the COURT
ER-DEnoCRAT in the shape of two
years sub. Mr.. Getchell also showed
us sample of wheat grown in his
township which was certainly the most
beautiful sample that we have seen this
year.
Last Saturday afternoon Ole Thomp.
son swore out a warran4 for the arrest
Of VIM. Barragy, Col. Tyner and DR.
McC ollum for persuading him into q
gambling house. Tyner and McCollum
made haste to get out Of town. Bar.
ragy was taken into custody by the
marshal and Monday appeared for exa
mination before Justice Baldwin. Mr.
Thompson swore that Barragy did moi
persuade him to gambling house but
that Tyner and McGollum we're thu
parties who did II. Barragy was re-
leased Crystal Call.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-12-10
prohib,tion and Poli,,e.

Bismarck Special, Dec. 2: Last fall
an information was filed against q sa-
loon man named Swenson. Tho in
former was Janitor Mason of the Baps
fist church, who was induced to go
into the "blind pig" and get 3 bottle Of
liquor by tho pastor aud other members
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-12-10

1891
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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-12-10
Z P;zcsi Pszesi Itching Piles.

Symptoms Moisture; intense itching and sting
ing; mostat night; worse by scratching. Ifallow-
I ed to continue tumors form. which often bleed
and ulcerate; becoming very Sore swayne's
Ointment stops the itching and bleeding. heals
liberation, and In most cases removesth the tumors.
Al druggists, or by mail, for 80 cents. Dr. swayne
+ Son, Phiiadelphis.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-12-10
Unclaimed Letters

The following is the list Of unclaimed
letters remaining in the Langdon post.
office after Dec. 9, 1891:
John Corlett. Pieere Lafaitane
Louis Towers. Samuel L. Hart.
Mrs. A. Richardson. William Wood.
john Hagen.
Miss Latitia Ferguson.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-12-10
Work for Apollo.

Somerville Journal.
Apollo struck the Tyre,
No one knows why or how;
But if Apollo lived to-day
He'd be kept busy now.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1891-10-08
German
Syrup"

The majority of wcll-read phys
icians now believe that Consump-
ton is a germ disease. In other
words, instead of being in the con-
stitution itself it is caused by innu-
mcrable small creatures living in the
lungs having no business there and
eating them away as caterpillars do
the leaves of trees.
A Germ The phlegm that is
coughed up is those
Disease. parts of the lungs
which have been
gnawed off and destroyed. These
little bacilli, as the germs are called,
are too small to be seer with the
naked eye, but they are very much
alive just the same, and enter the
body in Our food, in the air we
breathe, and through the pores of
the skin. Thence they get into the
blood and finally arrive at the lungs
where they fasten and increase with
frightful rapidly. Then German
Syrup comes in, loosens them, kills
them, expells them, heals the places
they leave, and so nourish and
soothe that, in a short time consump-
tives become germ-proof and we'll. %
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1891-10-08
SCRAPS FOR SOLDIERS.

LIVING in Iowa is rs proud a mothe,
as the stars and stripes ever fioated
over. Prior to the late war, Mrs. II.
Is. Merchant, then q widow, resided at
Rockford, H., and from here sent
eleven SOM out to fight for her country
and theirs.
GEN. LEoNIpAs L. POLK. Of the con-
federate service, was the famous Bishop
Polk. of antc-war times, and was a
captain in the American army in the
Mexican war. He was killed at the
battle of Resaca. The l. l.. Polk,
br!gadicr-general commanding the post
at Salisbury, is n different mar
GEN. GRANT died July 80, 1885. Gen.
Mcclellan died October 90, 1855. Gen.
Hallcck died January Q, 1872. Gen.
Sherman died February IA, 1891. Gen.
Sheridan died August 5, 1888. Gen.
Hancock died February 0, 1886. Gen.
Mead died November 0, 1872. Gen.
Thomas died March %, 1870.
CAPT. KRoN, of Lexington, Mass, a
union veteran, survived twenty battles
of the civil war, including Cold Har
Dor, where he lost an arm, to die at the
age Of sixty-four through having his
foot trodden on in a street-car. The
pressure OH u bunion caused infamma'
ton, gangrcne set in, and he died after
a weeks illness.
ONE of the old soldiers of Northamp
ton went to the cars the other day to
see his daughter off. Securing her Q
seat he passed out OF the car I'M wen,
around to the car window to say a part
ing word. While he vas passing out,
the daughter left her seat to speak to q
friend, and at the same time a grim old
maid took the seat and moved up to the
window. Unaware of the important
change, he hurriedly put his head up tc
the window and said: zone more sweet
kiss, pet" In another instant the point
of a cotton umbrella was thrust from
the window, followed by the wrathfu
Injunction: "Scat, you grayheade(
wretch" He seated. - Uuion Guard.