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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-12-31
A Brothers Part,

Sweet girl--George, although I re-
fused to marry you, I promised to be
a sister to you, you know.
George, gloomily,-Y-e.s.
"And you know you said I might,
and you said you'd be a brother to
me-"
"Did II"
eyes, I'm sure you said something
like that"
"Well, 1 try"
"That's real good of you. Can you
spare a little time for me now"
"a life time if you ask it,"
"No, only few hours
Certainly. What is it you want?'
"That hook-nosed old lady over
there, with green goggles, is my chap
eron. wish you'd take her off and
firt with her this evening, SO I car
have a little chat with Mr.. Hanson
New York Weekly.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-12-31
TOLD OF A PRAIRIE SCHOONER.

A Night Visit to an Emigrant Train
on the Kansas Plains.
White and whirling the first snow Of
the year was falling on. the bluffs Of
Northern Kansas. Occasionally the
storm lifted. Then became visible
fences outlining winding roads, and
here and there amethystine spirals Of
smoke. David Glennon's substantial
house, thanked by outbuildings, babe
defiance to the elements. Glennon,
seated by the kitchen stove, while his
wife moved briskly around prepar-
ing supper, was the embodiment of
satisfaction.
A knock at the door. The woman
opened it. BIackly against the snowy
twilight doomed up gaunt form.
"Our wagons broke down yonder,
an my partners sick. Kin we stay
here till sun-up?"
The woman glanced appealingly at
her husband. He rose angrily. ave
amt got nothin' for tramps."
He slammed the door in the stran-
gers face. That night when he was
sleeping the sleep OF the selfish his wife
called her own son. Together they
plodded through the storm to where
the ribs OF the prairie schooner gleam-
ed ghostly as the pallid skeleton of a
mastodon.
A man pushed back the canvas in
the rear of the wagon. He took her
gifts OF warm food. He got out and
stood talking to the boy. In the
dimly lighted interior a man lay
stretched on pallet. Suddenly she
drew herself up and leaned towards
him: Their eyes met; his dazzled with
the supreme splendor of unexpected
joy; her shrinking in the bewilder-
ment OF half-terrified recognition.
"Mary!" he murmured.
She gasped, gave a frightened
glance towards the two talking with
out.
~ meant to come back soon. But 1
was Jailed all these years for a crime
l never did. l couldn't get word of
you. I was on my way East to find
you. How is the-little lad?"
The words came brokenly. She
lifted her apron. She wiped the sweat
from his forehead. She groaned
aloud.
"Mother," cried a boyish voice.
With furtive passion she pressed her
lips to the white lips below. One word
of love. She was gone.
"You were q long time talkin' to
that sick camper" grumbled her son
as they entered the kitchen. "What
are you cryin' for?"
s'Nothin."
Thanksgiving Day dawns divinely.
David Glennon, coming home from
church, stamps the snow from his
feet. =
Gone O. them wuthless campers
died last night" he announces, cheeri-
ly. DINNER mos ready, Mary?'-
Chicago Tribune.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-12-31
set when these

vere to assemble at q certain hamlet
and start on their westward journey.
met them at a bend in the road and
drew aside to let them pass. Half a
mile further down they stopped to eat
dinner from the baskets which had
been prepared. I was watching the
last one out of sight when a tall,
/. .aunt woman, who must have been
fully 60 years old, but who was still
rugged and full of determination,
came up from the other way. Her
dress was of the plainest and her head
WAS covered with a sunbonnet, while
,he had on neither shoes nor stock
ings.
She was carrying a rifle on her
shoulder, and she came up so quietly
that was startled.
"Mawnin', stranger" she saluted as
she came to a halt.
"Good morning"
"Hev them dun passed this way2"
"The people with the Mormon ED
err"
ayes"
"Just passed out Of sight. Are you
one Of the party?"
"God forbid!'' she replied as she
grounded her rifle and leaned upon it.
aWhat do you Think"
"About Mormonism?"
eyes"
II think that elder ought to be driv-
en- out of the country, Those poor,
deluded people have no idea of what
is in store for them"
'That's what I've told 'em. I've
talked and talked, but they wouldn't
harken. My ole man is down thar
with 'em. :
"What! Has he left you behind?"
"Sartin. He couldn't sell the Squat,
but he got shet OF most else and left
me back thar. He's got the Mormon
relgum the powerfulest sort, and he's
gwine to take five or six wives out
thar. I've been wife to him fur forty
years and mo-. 4"
"And what are you going to do about
it?" I asked.
stranger, hitch your boss and cum
along!" she answered, as her face grew
very hard and her eyes flashed.
walked beside her down the trail,
but we didn't exchange a word. I
could hear her breathing excitedly,
and two or three times she examined
the trife to see that it was in perfect
order. We passed the turn at length
and came full upon the party, seated
on the rocks with their luncheons be-
fore them. No one saw us until we
were close at hand. The Mormon
elder sat in the center Of the group.
Twenty feet away from him the wom-
an halted, brought the rifle up to her
shoulder, and, in a low but very
menacing voice, said
ri want yous to go! Go right down
the trail! Ifyous doan' 60 I'll kill
yo' shores I'm a livin' woman"
The elder rose up, pale-faced tremb-
ling, and, after look to satisfy him
self that not one of the crowd was
moving to interfere, he started off.
As he went the woman called after
him:
"Keep walkin'! Shores thar's a
God in Heaven, I'll kill yo' if yo' ever
show yo's face back yere again!"
With her rifle to her cheek she GOV.
cred him until he passed the bend
thirty rods below. Then she turned
to the people, everyone Of whom
seemed dumbfounded, and said:
Scatter back home! You's amt
gwine with him! Pick up yo'r traps
and be a-gittin' or somebody'll die!"
Her husband was the first to &c. and
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-12-31
The Only one Ever Printed.

CAN YOU FIND THE WORD? There is q 8
inch display advertisement in this paper,
this week, which has no two words alike
except one word. The same is true of each
new one appearing each week n, rom g 2 The
places Crescent on everything they
make and publish. Look for it, send them
the name Of the word and they will return
you BOOK, BEAUTIFUL LrrHoaRAPHs or SAM lAI
PILES FREE. is,s Z s
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-12-31
Breeding Poultry.

Before the poultry is fattened for
market a sufficient number for breed
ing purposes should be selected out.
These should be the best fowls on the
place, if the quality Of the flock is to
be kept up. With chickens it is not
best to keep all young hens or all
young pullets, as old hens make the
best mothers, while often pullets make
the best layers.
Keep one rooster to every dozen
hens, if the poultry are to be allowed
to run at large. Better results could
be obtained if the roosters could be
kept from the hens until they are 18
months old. When young hens are
used the roosters should be years
old. There is nothing gained by keep
ing more roosters than are needed for
breeding, as they add to the cost with
out increasing the income.
One turkey gobbler will answer for
a dozen hens, so that ordinarily one
will be all that will be necessary to
keep. From three to five hens, how
ever, will be as many as an ordinary
farmers wife will care to look after.
Unless q speciality is made ofkeeping
them for the eggs, one drake and five
ducks are enough. They will make a
good breeding pair. Ducks, if given
comfortable quarters, will often begin
laying the latter part Of January or
the first OF February, but usually it is
not best to commence Matching until
March.
Guineas prefer to mate IN pairs, but
if fewer cocks are kept they will mate
with several hens. They do not usu-
ally begin laying until spring and can
be set at any time during the summer.
With geese the better. plan is to keep
the old geese for breeding and sell the
young ones. The young geese will
bring a better price in market, while
the older, fowls will lay as many eggs
and grow as many feathers.
Pigeons mate IN pairs in February,
and it is not desirable to have odd
fowls Of either sex.
Do not undertake to keep to many
fowls. More oft can be secured from
g small number given good care than
"a large numberleft to shift for themsel-
yes. But those that are selected should
be the best on the farm, and: the Sc
| NJ
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-12-31
Royal Baking Powder
Has no Equal.
The United States Official Report

4
Othe Government Baking Powder tests recently made under
authority Of Congress by the Department Of Agriculture
Washington D. c. furnishes the highest authoritative nfor-
nation which powder is the best The Official Report
shows the ROYAL superior to all
Others in leavening power; cream
Of tartar powder Of highest quality.
The Canadian Tests:
8 The strength Of the Royal is shown to
Be q per cent. greater than any other.
ssAs 4 result Of my Investigations lind
the Royal Baking Powder far superior to the
Others. II IS pure, contains none but whole
some ingredients, and is of greatest strength.
q 3. *. VALADE.
g Public Analyst Ontario,
ss1,onstnt0n 81 Carada..
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-12-31

What sane man would deliberately
waste quart or two OF good new
milk? And yet many do this very
thing by being harsh with the COW, and
still consider their minds sound.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-12-31
Filth in Dairytng.

American Dairyman, under the
heading "There is dirt in it," says:
There are many dairymen who have
an idea that their work is done with
the greatest care and that no dirt
gets into the milk, but this is because
they do not see the final outcome Of
that milk. Newould like to take such
men to the ia, tory, and having set
apart a quart of the milk from their
dairy in a glass tube, showing them,
after "a hours OF settling, how much
dirt, if not manure, lies at the bottom
of that glass, or better yet, the 'skum
Of ruin" to be found on the inside Of
the separator drum. With that
knowledge they might be wiser men,
and attempt in the future to keep at
least a fair proportion of dirt out of
the milk. To our way of thinking it
is remarkable how much dirt is left in
the bottom OF the glass Of milk when
the milk is bought from the city deal
ers, and this knowledge makes our
sympathies go out to the cheese or
butter maker who has to contend
with such conditions at the factory.
The only wonder is that they are able
to produce as good material as they
do under such adverse circumstances.
The best manager Of a factory must be
one that chicks" energerically and all
the time.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-12-31

The Paris Figaro has just published an
interesting article on what Young Girls
Should Read. This is all well enough.
But it is more important still to know that
they should always take DR.. Bulls Cough
Syrup for their colds.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-12-31

Some may raise scrub cattle -
cause they require but little attention.
but with the lazy man this is an IN:
answerable argument in favor Of Tho
scrub
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-12-31
LEFT BR / ] ] ] /
-. Did Not Quietly Submit 10 De.
-. eertlon. However,.

MORMON elder
had been up
among the North
Carolina mount
aims spreading
his doctrines, and
among the poor
and illiterate he
had made con-
verts. A day was
set when these
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-12-31
Injury to StifIe Joint,

Horses and cattle are extremity IL
able to injury of the stifle or hip-joint
from the wide and prominent portion
of the body. Added to this barn and
stable doors generally toonarrow,
and hung on hinges which permit the
door to blow shut, or partly so, and
the animals entrance drags it against
the hips. Horses and oxen are too
often embarrassed or unyoked and
forcibly driven into the stables. Going
in with rush the hips are violently
thrust against the sides OF the door.
Sliding doors will greatly lessen these
injuries. Even though the injuries to
thehips of animals may not be serious,
yet the bruises and sores on the hips
of horses or cattle are unsightly, and
painful to the poor brutes when lying
down. And in summer flies torment
them because of the sores. These
bruises or sores should be fomented
or poulticed till the fever is removed,
and then daily dressed with the fol-
lowing: Tincture OF arnica, two
ounces; acetic acid, one ounce; am
monia, one ounce; soap liniment 10
ounces; carbolic acid, two drains.
Mix and keep in a,well corked bottle.
The use of tar or grease from the wag-
on axle is serviceable, but for horses
uncleanly, as the hands and harness
are sure to be soiled.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-12-31
consul NJ ION.

lhave positive remedy for the above disease; byi
uss thousands Of cases Of the worst kind sad Of lsa
standing have been cured. Indeed Utrung my 1siA
b its efficacy, that will send TWO xHKI Nm
eVALUABLE TREATISE ON this disease 70 snysR
esrsrwho will send me their rprsss and r. O. adds
Y A. Slocuns n. c., 1873 Poars It., Il. n
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-12-31
a Job for cold Weather.

expense.
A Job for Cold Weather.
Outdoor painting that has for any
cause been postponed, may now be
done to even better advantage then in
warm weather. It is not quite so
agreeable to paint outdoors in
cold weather as it is in the warm
months, and the paint does not
spread quite SO easily; but there is
more leisure to attend to it, and the
paint, fit does take little longer to
dry, lasts better than when applied in
late spring or early summer. It is as
serted in fact that coat of paint
put on now and one applied next
June will need renewing at the same
time, SO that there is an actual gain
of half year in enjoyment of the
fresh coat. The cost OF painting may
be very largely reduced by doing it
oneself. 1t is not a difficult craft to
learn, if one has "gumption" and
uses his wits to get the knack of it.
The farmer whose buildings need
painting, and are deteriorating for
the lack Of it, may feel that he can
not afford to hire professional paint
ers at high wages to do the work.
But he can do the work himself,
taking his own time, at good deal less
than half the cost. It is the time,
not the material, that counts up the
cost.
In buying paints avoid the prepared
article, which rarely proves durable.
It is much better to buy the best white
lead and raw linseed oil, and mix the
colors as desired. Painters say that
the yellows of various shades make
the most durable colors, and as they
are, unless too intense, agreeable to
the eye, it is desirable to use them.
The best dryer to use is brown Japan,
other dryers, such as litharge, patent
dryer, sugar of lead, etc., being unreli-
able. Raw linseed, in connection with
the brown Japan, is preferable to the
boiled.
1t always pays, in getting paints for
outdoor work, to buy the best quality,
for a good article will long outlast an
inferior one
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-12-31

lection should be made before they
are fattened for market. By this
plan a good Improvement in the flock
can be made at Comparatively small
expense.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1891-05-16
Central Notes.

Misses Annie and Fannie Tabb spent
Sunday at home.
Miss Corpeny enjoyed a visit from her
brother this week.
We are glad to have Miss Susie Grint-
er with us again, after q weeks alb
scence.
We now enjoy having two tennis
courts instead Of n e The faculty rs
well as the girls, are becoming very en-
thusiastic over the game.
We have had several pictures of the
college and students taken this week.
Pictures of the parlor, library and arr
room were taken Tuesday.
Misses Grace Finley and Frank
Moore spent Sunday and Monday witt
Miss Lizzie Groves, at her home neal
Dover. Miss Lizzie was . graduate OF
Central last year.
Miss Smith took her art class on &
| picnic excursion last week. All report
n pleasant time. Miss Boddie intended
taking the geology class to the mines
Wednesday afternoon but the rain pre-
vented.
Rev. DR.. Gordon visited Central Tues.
day morning, the first time this year,
We were pleased to have him with Us
and listened attentively to all his re
marks. We would be glad to welcome
him again in the near future.
We attended the open session at the
academy May 9th. and were well pleas
ed with the program. We think thu
young gentlemen deserve great credit
for giving us such an enjoyable evening
The local editor of the Gem wishes Il
recall those words, ''such lazy boys"
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1891-05-16
Our Bows In Ii,

The fourteenth annual tournament OF
the Missouri State Fish and Game Pro-
tective Association opened at Lake Con-
trary, near st. Joseph, Tuesday, with two
hundred active sportsmen, including
several from this city present. There were
seven events on Wednesdays program,
No. 0 being at singles and doubles. Ben
Hamlet and Louie Kist were the only two
members OF the Lexington Gun Club tax
ing part in the first days shoot, Kist
shooting in the first. second, third, fourth,
fifth, sixth single and double. Hamlet
shot in the first -four events. The scores
of n two men are as follows:
First event, ten blue rocks, rapidifiring-
Kist, 0; Hamlet, 8. Elliot and Smith
divided first money on 10 each.
Second event, fifteen blue rocks, rapid
firing-Kist, o; Hamlet, 2. Seward, first
money, on q clean score.
Third event, ten blue rocks, unknown
angles-Hamlett, 5; Kist 4. Budd first,
score of 10.
Fourth event, five pairs of targets
Kist, b; Hamlet, a. Crosby first, 8 for a
score.
Fifth event, fifteen single targets, rapid
iring-Kist, s.; Hamlet not shooting.
Knocke and Hicks dividing first money
on Is each.
Sixth event, ten singles and five pairs
tar~gets-Single, Kist, 5; double, Kist, II;
Hamlet not shooting. In the shoot at
doubles, Kist's score read this way; lQ-11-
ll-lO-lO-7,
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1891-05-16
SOME IMPROVEMENTS.

County Attorney Aull is having an ad-
ditiOn built to his house.
The residence of Mrs. Baker Meyer, IN
Broadway, is being reprinted.
II. c. Bledsoe's house on North Sixteenth
street has been suffering the pangs OF pa
per and paint this week.
Ed. Brawner's residence, Mt the corner
OF Main and Fourteenth streets, has been
reprinted and repapered throughout.
August Egle has commenced building n
thirty-foOt addition to his storeroom on
franklin avenue, The addition will by
Of brick.
The brickwork on the addition to
George Kings Franklin avenue residence
was stopped Tuesday, while the carpen-
tiers did some work.
At Il. A. Seminary, this, Saturday, even
ing, May 10th, from 9 till 10. Given for
benefit OF Wardlaw Missionary society.
Refreshments and fancy work for sale.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1891-05-16
MATTERS.


Walter Waddell shipped a carload OF
About thirty cars OF corn were shipped
from here to Texas n Arkansas points
i'm April.
A rate of one fare for the round trip
will be announced for Decoration Day,
May Goth.
ThaIc CT ,rof, orr,vsd ., ,imo
Wednesday afternoon, in charge of Con-
ductor Hiram Lewis.
Station Aoept Ioomis Skinned Mrs.
Thomas Earnev,s household goods to
Kansas City. Colo, Tuesday.
Sells, circus ADVERTISING car No. . arriy-
al from, NarabaII Tbnrsdav afternoon aud
yyaa taken To Sedaiia last night
faymaster sing, OF 'ne missouri raci-
nc, a~hhouhses tnat NJ VII pay aiohs 'he
LeNihstoh prahch 'hiS "i'erhooh'
Agent LOOMS has had the walls and
fioor OF the depot scrubbed, which gives u
ne" ""u "e"' appearance ''ery'hi"s'
Sells circus will arrive in three special
trains over the Jefferson CITY, Boonville
and Lexington division from Marshall to-
morrow week.
F~orepaueh,s circus trains consist of
sixty-two ears. The circus will show at
Marshall, Sedalia and Warrensburg, but
misses Lexington.
49,,
Dr. Willis l; ming, cniel suTgeon OF the
missouri facilic p service, mas Deen
MedicoI Associatfon
Missouri Pacific train No. 3 was sent
west over the Lexington branch Thursday
morning, on account of a wreck west of
Sedalia. The train passed here ut 5:27.
ATE A saminarv this SATURDAY. even.
20 800 III 80 49,
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1891-05-16
Again in Hook.

Lizzie Robinson, the black Higginsvil-
liam, who was before the Justices court
about two months ago for banging down
a door with an AK is again in trouble, and
if the charges are true Lizzie will possibly
be called upon to occupy a neat little room
in the state penitentiary. One day last
week Lizzie got onto one of her periodic
tares and was arrested, charged with in
tent to fire the house in which she was
living. Lizzie occupied an upper story
and parties living in a lower room seeing
cOal oil dripping ron the ceiling concIud-
ed to make an investigation. They found
q bed in her room ripped up and saturated
witt the oil, with other indications That
Lizzie intended to start Il bonfire. She
was arrested and Attorney Aull will turn
his roasting machine on her with 400 volt
power on the Ord inst.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1891-05-16
Normal Commencement Week.

Jude John Il. Ryland, n member of the
board Of regents OF the Warreusburg Nor
NAL school, has the thanks of the INTEL
LIoENCER for n program of the com
mencement exercises OF that institution,
June Z, Q, 10 and II. Samuel s. Laws, late
of the State University, will deliver the
annual address on Tuesday evening, and
Rev. NJ. b. Irvine, pastor of the Cumber-
land Presbyterian church at Warrensburg,
will preach the Baccalaureate sermon on
the preceding Sunday. The commence
ment exercises of the Elementary class
will be held on Wednesday, and OF the
Advanced class on Thursday.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1891-05-16
Meeting With Splendid Success,

Judge Xenophon Ryland delivered an
address On "Home Missions" at the Colunl
bia Presbyterian church Sunday, and the
Herald of that city thus speaks Of him:
''There are few, if any, more eloquent
speakers in the state han Judge Ryland.
lie is a son of the distinguished jurist who
long adorned the supreme bench of Mis-
souri, and is likewise a lawyer OF ability
and scholarship. He has stepped aside
from his profession to take up evangelistic
work and is meeting with splendid success
in his new Heidi
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1891-05-16
Close OF School.

Prof. Demand, superintendent of the
city public schools, has prepared the pro
gram for the close OF the schools. Ex-
aminations will be held on May 26, q
and Is, and the closing entertainments
will be given at the opera house Thursday
evening. There will be exercises by the
members Of the high school, assisted by
an orchestra and by the pupils of the
other schools.
On Friday the certificates OF transfer
will be presented TO the pupils, when the
schools will he formally declared closed
for the term. There will be no school on
Monday, May 18th, but there will be a
session until noon of the previous Satur-
day, a week from to-day. Following is q
list of the members OF the graduating
class, composed OF ten girls and three
boys:
Stella Bandon, Annie GelZer,
Lee Young, Annie Steele,
Ollie Carter, Daisy Russell,
Mary Vaughan, Bessie Duncan,
Mamie John, Matte Davis,
Harry Taubman, Ale Graves,
Alber UT.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1891-05-16
The Session at Wentworth.

A literary society gave Il very enter
tanning session at Wentworth academy
last Saturday evening to a large and we'll
pleased audience. The INTELLIGENCER
reporter was not favored with IL program
and can only mention the entertainment
generally. Being u~nacquainted with the
names oil the performers and actors, he
cannot say who recited ior what was read,
o tell who it was that rendered the
beautiful airs that thrilled the building
with melody. All he can say is that most
that was done was well done and thor
oughIy enjo.ced by the closely packed
audience.