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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-08-06
A OMPASSIONATE LITTLE GIRL

What She Did With the Quarter Her
Uncle Gave Her.
A few days ago a little girl-a tiny
thing only four years old-went with
her mamma to pay Il visit uptown,
says writer in the New York evening
sun. When she came out she had a
25-cent piece clasped tight in her fat
hand. AS they walked up the street,
suddenly the little one espied most
disreputable looking cat lying on the
lower step of a stoop. 1t looked sick
and forlorn and lay as if dead. The
child rushed up to the creature and
stroked its back with soft little touches
until the poor thing opened it's eyes
slowly in recognition. Then the moth
er called the child away sharply and
reproved her for making friends with
such a wretched street cat. The child
said nothing.
When they got home the mother
said:
Oracle, where is the quarter Uncle
John gave you?"
Il spent it mamma"
You spent it! Why, how in the
world could you spend it without my
seeing your
Il spent it to the cat, mamma-the
poor cat put it right down on the
stoop by the kittie. l thought she
needed it worse than I did,"
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-08-06
Advice to Mothers,

Mrs. WNsLOW's SOOTHING SYRUP
has been used by millions ofmothers for
children teething for over 5Oyears with
perfect success. 1t relieves the little
sufferer at once produces natural quiet
sleep by freeing the child from pain,
and the little cherub awakes as bright
as a button 1t is very pleasant to
taste, soothes the child, softens the
gums, allays pain, relieves wind, regu-
lates the bowels, and is the best known
remedy for diarrbea, whether arising
from teething or other causes. TWEEN
,ty-fiye cents a bottle.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-08-06
You are in a BAD Fix.

But we will cure you if you will pay
us. Our message is to the weak:
nervous and debilitated, who, by early
evil habits. or later indiscretions, have
trifled away their vigor of body, mind
and manhood. and who suffer all those
effects which lead to premature decay,
consumption Or insanity. If this
means you, send for and read our Book
of Life: written by the greatest spe-
cialist of the day. and sent, (sealed) !,
by addressing DR.. Parker's Medical
and Surgical Institute. 1853 North
Spruce St., Nashville. Tenn.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-08-06

. : Z d ~ - &
Bids will be received by the Cypress
Steam Threshing company up to Au-
gust Sd to thresh out the company at
SO much a bnshel, putting the grain in
bags. There are eighteen hundred and
fifty acres more or less in the company.
The company will furnish the rig,
which consists Of a'8 Rivers Separator,
90 inch shoe, and an Ames 16 horse
power engine. The rig will be put in
thorough order and the contractor will
be expected to deliver it up to the
company in the same order after the
threshing, fair wear excepted. The
company does not bind itself to accept
the lowest Or any bid. Z
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-08-06

evin amounted to s22, 73l. Contractors
politicians and railroad men contrib
uted, among them being Sir JOSEPH
IIickson, $3.50, and L. A. SENEGAL,
81 900. Before the committee on cleo
lions and privileges to-day II. F. Perley,
the suspended chief engineer of public
works: was asked why he rejected a
bid Oh public work which was 500, 900
less than Larkin & Connolly's, thus en-
abling the latter firm tn get the work.
He said the rejection was owing to an
estimate by subordinate, and, when
asked why he had not personally at
tended to the matter, he tainted, and
the hearing went over. :.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-08-06
Pzcs! PHesi Hchin1 Piles.

Synptoms-Aoisture;;r tense itching and sting
ing; mostat night; worse by scratching. Ifallow-
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 removes the tnmors.
At druggists, or By mail, for so cents. Dr. Swayne
4 Son, Philadelphia.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-08-06
Who Paid the Bill.

WASHINGTON, Aug 23.-There is no
longer any doubt that the farmers alli-
ance holdback wheat circular was in
spired by the grain spectators, and
that the cost of it's issue and distribu-
ton throughout the country was paid
for by spectators. 1t can be regarded
as settled without question that the
cost Of issue and distribution of the
circular was $50, 900 in round numbers,
and furthermore that the farmers alli-
ance has never been called upon OF re-
quested to stand any of this amount.
President Polk of the national farmers
alliance was seen this afternoon and
questioned carefully. He admitted that
the circular had never been sanctioned
by the alliance or any of its officers land
asserted that the alliance had never
been put to any cost in the distribution
of the circular. He was asked as to the
rumor that the circular was inspired
and paid for by spectators. He laugh
ed sarcastically when he replied, in
Yankee fashion: ''Will you tell me
what earthly reason wheat spectators
would have in issuing such circular?
You don't know. Well want to say
to you that the runner is foolish. This
circular was mighty good advice to far
mers. This is the reason, suppose,
why it was distributed, and why it has
created such furore in every part of
the country. It was not issued by the
alliance, nor was its issuance sanction
ed. Nevertheless, it was mighty good
information to be placed before them.
Private Secretary Ayres admitted that
neither the alliance nor the bureau had
stood any of the cost, except that of
having the circulars printed in the ALI.
ance papers. He has been informed
that loo, 900 copies of this circular were
issued and distributed and that the to-
tai cost was $50, 900. He possesses no
knowledge that Spectators paid for it's
issuance. He doesn't know, he says,
whether any Minnesota men connected
with it sold out to spectators Or not.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-08-06
unconditional Surrender"

BISMARCK, July 32.-Hon. C. A.
Pollock, Fargo-Dear Sir: I see by
the papers that you are having quite a
time with O'Neil & Kennedy, ct al. 1
hope you will show them no quarter.
Catch the big fish and the little ones
will make no trouble.
You surely have my support in this
matter and if it Will help you out any,
or is necessary, 1 will appoint you an
Assistant Attorney General. Don't
let up on this firm at all, and it will be
a good lesson to the smaller concerns.
You can rest assured that anything
this office can do towards the extermi-
nation of the sale of liquors in this
state will be freely done. There is no
compromise on the part of the state.
1t is unconditional surrender on the
part OF the yiolators of the law.
Yours truly,
G. A. M. SPENCER.
Attorney General.
How is that for Grandma Spen-
Ger? 1t is just about a year ago
that he was nominated for Attorney
General and on the eve of his nomi-
nation, twelve cases of beer were
"toted" to his room in the Dacotah.
to 'broken and destroyed'' in
order to enforce the law. Can North
Dakota produce another such hypo-
critic? Such bombastic utterances
would sound better coming from
more reliable source.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-08-06

Music lessons given on piano or
organ, by single lesson OF terms of
II or "a lessons. Mrs. MARsELLls.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-08-06
PITHY PENCILINGs
The Origin of Corn.

This wonderful product which has
conferred such substantial benefits on
the world strange to say of unknown
origion; it's genesis is wrapped in mys-
terry, or at least not definitely fixed.
The Sioux City Corn Palace, which
opens October LIST and closes October
II, has issued the following scrap of in
formation on the origin Of corn:
Like wheat and barley its origin is
lost in the twilight of antiquity. 1t was
first cultivated in the United States.
however, by the English. on the James
river, Virginia, in 1908, the seed being
obtained from Indians, who claimed to
be the first discoveries of the plant
receiving it directly from the hands of
the Creator. Schoolcraft gives the
NEUROLOGICAL history of it:
"A young man went out into the
woods to fast. at that period of life
when youth is exchanged for manhood.
He built lodge of boughs in a seclu-
ded place and painted his face Of SON.
Der hue. By day he amused himself by
walking about, looking at the various
shrubs and plants, and at night lay
down in his bower. looking up through
the opening into the sky. He sought a
gift from the Master Of Life. and hoped
it would be something to benefit his
race. On the third day he became too
weak to leave his lodge, and as he lay
gazing upward he saw a spirit come
down in the shape of a beautiful young
man, dressed in green and having gren
plumes on his head, who told him to
arise and wrestle with him, as this was
the only way in which he could obtain
his wishes. He did so and found his
strength renewed by the effort. The
visit and trial OF the wrestling was re-
peated for four days, the youth, feeling
at each time, that although his bodily
strength declined, a moral and super
natural energy was impaired, which
promised him the final victory. On the
third day his celestial visitor spoke to
him. Tomorrow " he said ':will be
the seventh day of your fast, and the
last time shall wrestle with you. You
will triumph over me and gain your
wishes. AS soon as you have thrown
me down strip off my clothes and bury
me on the spot in soft earth. When
you have done this leave Inc, but come
occasionally to visit the place, to keep
the weeds from growing. Once or
twice cover me with fresh EARTH He
then departed, but returned next day.
and, as he had predicted, was thrown
down. The young man obeyed his H.
structions in every particular, and soon
had the pleasure of seeing the green
plumes of his visitor shooting up
through the ground. lie carefully
welded the earth and left it fresh and
soft. and in due time was rewarded by
beholding the matured plant, bending
with its golden fruit, and gracefully
waving its green leaves and yellow tas-
sci in the wind. He then invited his
parents to the spot to behold the new
plant. ut is Mondamin,'' exclaimed
his father. 1T is the spirit grain. -
They Immediately prepared a feast, and
invited their friends to partake of it,
and this is the origin of Indian corn. -
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-08-06

Are you married? if not send your
address to the American Corresponding
Club; p. o. Box 649, Clarksburg, VIVA.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-08-06
Sheep in Hot Weather.

Hot weather is one of the most criti-
Cal times of the year for all cattle, and
the mortality is almost as great among
the sheep as during midwinter, unless
the owner oversees the flock and tends
to their wants carefully. Hot weather
produces the parasites which infest the
sheep, and indirectly cause the growth
OF ticks. lung worms, liver worms and
stomach worms. These enemies are
specially injurious to the lambs, and
great harm may be done by little in
attention. The combination farmer
and shepherd is very apt to forget the
flock during summer, owing to the press
OF other farm work, and the growing
lambs naturally contract bad habits and
stop growing. If this growth should
cease. decay begins and the parasites
are ready for their work. u e s s..:ss,ss
2 In feeding the flocks it should be
seen that the lambs get their share and
are not crowded away by the older
ones. If necessary, seperate them from
the flock during feeding hours. They
should be given feed of oats to keep
them growing and in excellent condi-
ton, but if the oats cannot be obtained
easily, corn and bran will answer all
purposes. The sheep do not thrive
SO we'll when the hot seasons are wet,
and if the pastures are on the lowlands
the feed of oats will be needed all the
more. If the pastures are wet much
Of the time the feet will become lame
from fouls in the clefts of the foot.
This should be remedied as soon as
discovered. If one of the flock limps
little it should be caught and the foot
cleaned off and the surplus hoof cut off
A little powdered blue vitrol sprinkled
into the cleft of the hoof will be good
in preventing hoof rot. The fouls are
frequently the direct causes of foot
rot, and if these are attended to in wet
weather a great deal of injury will be
avoided.-Pioneer Press.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-08-06
A correspondent who has probably
Ben duped by a tstrayeling merchant"

A correspondent who has probably
.keen duped by travelling merchant"
writes: flour localmerchants OF gro
GERS would let the people know as much
about the price OF their goods through
printers ink as the travelling grocers
and foreign merchants do by flooding
the country with price lists, catalogues
etc., there would not be so many duped
farmers or complaining merchants.
The advertisers who put their before
the public and keep them there, are
the ones who will sell their goods.
They may say when too late II would
have duplicated that bill of goods, 'but
they should have let the farmer who
sent away and bought advertised
goods Of a foreign merchant know of it
before he bought. That's the business
of it.-Walsh County Record.
At meeting of the railroad COM
missioners held at Bismarck on Satur-
day, Secretary Edgerly was instructed
to ask the railroad companies to put in
track scales at Grand Forks, Fargo,
Wahpeton and Paramount, for the
convenience of inspectors. All wheat
is to be inspected at these points and
bought according to North Dakota
grades established by the regulations
recently published in the Herald. J.
B. Wineman WAS appointed chief in
spector at salary of 81 500 per year
with chief deputies at 81 200 each and
assistant inspectors at $1,000 each.
Headquarters of the chief inspector are
to be at Fargo, where the board will
hold an adjourned meeting on the 18th
inst.-Grand Forks Herald.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-08-06
TINE SCHEDULE

Leaves Grand Forks, daily, for ST Paul, Min
neapolis. Staples, Duluth, Ashland, and points
east and south, $3.50 p. III.
Leave Grand Forks. daily, for Gilby, Grafton,
Drayton. Pembina, Winnipeg Brandon; points
in the Red River Valley and Manitoba, 9:42 am
. For rates, maps. time tables or special Infor-
nation. apply TO Agent. Northern Pacific r. r.,
at Grand Forks, or
CHAS. S. FEE,
Gerl Pass. and Ticket Agent,
ST PAUL. MINI.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-08-06

Minneapolis, st. PAU DuluM, South Shore
and Gnd
Sau1t Ste. Marie Ru. atlantic Railanay.
New-York tribune., 1891-05-04
MR. B1T,fEyrHA1 SAILED FOE EUROPE.

David BlumenthaI, the wealthy retired merchant
,o ON April "a left the insane asylum at Amityvile,
where he had been confined since the beginning OF
the wear. is now in Europe. His son Samuel, who
lives at NO. lo4 West Eighty fourth-st in this city,
believed that the old taken from the asylum
by his son Henry. Henry, 1t was asserted, lost a
fortune on the racetrack and was anxious TO get pos
sossion Of his fathers money 1t found that
within a few hours after leaving the asylum Mr..
Rlumenthal drew various large sums from different
savings banks in this city. Inquiries made by Chief
Of Police Donovan of Hobokcn, show conclusively that
ON the same afternoon Henry Bumenthal called at the
Staamsbin agency of Steineck az Meyers, NO. 50
PiSeers4P H9boEen and there bought two first class
pasSaces 10 Bremen by the steamer saale, which
sailed on the following morning. III.
Tho fatSer and son boarded the Saae on the night
Of April "a and among her pasic1seTs ' & %ie1
590 tiosa facts Yesterday, when lie called at the
Docc hcadauartcrs in Ioboken in response to Chief
Donovan;s message.
New-York tribune., 1891-05-04
Mr. DIXON ON HIS PROPOSED CHURCH.

Tho Rev. Thomas Dixon, jr, preached his second ami
versary sermon pastor OF The Twentyhrd Street Bap
tst Church at Association Hall, Fourthave and Twenty
thlrdst. yesterday morning. He said In part;
If any man the present great congregations
and growing power Of this church have been accidental o
incidental in character he is much mistaken Since
took charge of has been the purpose OF my
self and the rustee abandon the track OF modern
church methods along which strewn so many dismal
failures and adapt methods 20 the changed conditions
OF the new civilization. 1t has been purpose TO Oud
in the centre the metropolis, great free, people
church. We proposed reach the masses In our morn
ing sermons we have tried TO translate religion into
spiritual power here and In our evening service
we have stood for an active aggressive evangelism
We are determined to the salvation OF the neglected.
churchless masses Of the city chief aim Ihere arg
$50 600 Proestant this city who never go TO chucn
and whose lives will be lost to organic Christianity unless
they speedily reached ,
1--WE proposc to build church that Will be permanent
mower in the centre OF the cty's life We propose I"
erect The City Temple OF NewYork We plan IL 10 DC
tenstory business building with stores on the hFst moor
a OOO.capacity auditorium the next; above uls sN
stories OF suites Of Offices and in the basement small has
recentlon.rooms etc. This auditorium is designed 70 oe
the forum Of free thought for the city, l. Will be rented
for moderate price during the week. and usea ior he
church on Sundays"
New-York tribune., 1891-05-04
New-York, July 30, 1885.


Dear Bates have resolved to carry Lne me 'te" t -
Yorkern through the winter If possible cOntaS "a 81,
nrcvious determination Having in VAIN attempVeu "
rive il away or sell ii any terms LOT tWo i lOe>
nast we have resolved to fight through, IL po.slDle
afincee S,onnng with crash would render us nope
Iessly bankrupt and owing everybody. we slal go
tLro1ch think and with that view we SNAIL raise on oi
nrices and reduce our list next september we , s.a
Announce orr strike in September at the new I NIie ~
Int not make il take effect until November hoping 70
get more subscribers and money in the interim pe9pWe W
Seeing that they can have the paper for q OF 81 IL
tbor snbScribe and paw sOon while 1t VIII be hgher
aftcrward At any rate this is our only plank ana
we must cling to Il. 3, n,, ,.o tho
wish yon would look once in while INTO tne
nostoirce to see that are not sending papers ~
those who have added themselves to the Democracy
of Wisconsin or Texas. , ur. >ro~- vor,ors
,. nn, dcb AGAINST II Of 60 OOO in all $4,000 for
nothing to any one vino would give me o9tl 80 ioF 9G S
ribhIe I must square the yards Tor announcer
Struggle So good night and try to write wIeh tne s
nTso s tnro ntII.0i Yours HORACE GREELEY.
Mem | paid off everybody tonight, had Slo leIt
and have $3.50 to raise on Monday. Borrowing places
ali sucked dry shall raise it, however.
New-York tribune., 1891-05-04
corpr rIIEyDARs FOR TO-DAY.

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. S"nino9 con oe PRYOR JJ.-CaIendar Tor May.
stacor cr"on Pieas-specai IcrIE-Before Daily {. j.
caenGar fof fpMSasEauy TcmAdjo1ned for the term
common common pieas-Tria Ierm--rart l-Bdore BiSehon j.
New-York tribune., 1891-05-04
Ing OF this kind will make the world better and can
only wish there more Of It, and less sensation
alsm In the pulpit. AN ADMIRER.
New-Iork, April 80 1891.
THE PRESIDENT IN THE SOUTH.
PEOPLE HAVE HAD CHANCE TO CORRECT THT
VIEWS OF PARTISAN NEWSPAPERS.

VIEWS OF PARTISAN NEWSPAPERS.
TO the Editor OF The Tribune
Sir: President Harrison has come IT, East Ten
nessee and has gone and many OF our people have had
opportunity Of seeing him for themselves, ard OF
forming better estimate Of the man and his ability.
These Presidential itineraries. in widely extended
country such as have, are highly proper and arc
usually attended with happy effects. l think In TINS
instance this has been especially the case. People In
the south largely read Democratic newspapers, ana
from them they accustomed to get incorrect ana
distorted views Of the Chief Magistrate II he happens
to be Republican. large number OF our people OF
all shades Of political opinion, have by TINS persohai
contact been able TO have their minds dlsaousen OH
this subject. They have not seen and recognized in
President Harrison that "weaklng" Of whom they had
often read in their newspapers but they nave seen
= man Of strong. sterling sense-a man whose personal
presence at once stamps him great man. Ihey
saw in him man thoroughly equipped Tor All u@
difficult duties OF Chief Rner OF this great Na'ion-a
great lawyer, a profound statesman ana thorough
Christian gentleman-the peer Of any man VINO nas 0v
cupicd the Presidential chair since the war ne ht
the various points where he stopped SHOW MN 70 pe
of unusual versatility and Of minute ln1ormilo1
10 matters OF local history. They heWIse snO@ nll
10 possess the and happy faculty oil Mow'ns JuS
What things would be most appropriate W say III oi'"
particular locality -.
President Harrison has undoubtedly done a wise
thing in making this trip NJ this unc tiGoSSs" S tn
southern states. He has made many lrle,IS, @ .',
besides his trip win do much 10 allay sccohal @ ee NE
and to make the Southern people feel that ne zoe ~
regard himself the President OF secuon' Su II ~"
President OF the whole country. Az 4"
JOnesborO Tenn, April II, 1S9l' -
New-York tribune., 1891-05-04
FATHER 1GYArIUs AND DIR. HEDER NEWTON


To the Editor Of The Tribune
Sir: Some years ago, when the subject Of the aOol
ton of slavery was agltated by the press. and oc
casonally discussed in the pulpit, worthy clergy
man delivered what lie and his admirers considered an
able sermon in advocacy OF the institution Of slavery.
foftifying his views with quotations from the Bible
and employing all the hackneyed declarations of Its
divine sanction, etc, etc. The following day Mr..
Beechers attention called 10 1T, and he was given
10 understand that. naturally, response was ex
pected from hm-tO which he Enthusiastically re-
piled What, reply TO that! I'd as soon think OF
firing thirty two FOUNDER into flock of pigeons"
In my Judgment DR.. IIeber Newton would be Jus
tiGed in applying similar sweeping expression TO tho
impertinent letter from Father lgndtus, recently pub
iiShed i'm The Tribune. calling upon him for reply.
vcss or no. 10 certain questions tfrein pertaining
70 DIR Ncwtons religious views. .
There is an old and blunt direction occasionally
hoard among men and boys under circumstances that
nrovoke its uterance, which II would be well for the
vcrend father 10 remember and practise during his
sta I'm thIs country viz Mind your own business;
leaving DR.. Newton to answer "ycs' or mo- TO
hjeber and much better qualified censor. J. L.
New-YOrk April Fl, lsOl.