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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-08-13
Causes of Color in Water.

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Professor Spring, of the University
of Liege, has carefully investigated
the question of the color of water,
and has reached some interesting
conclusions. According to him, alb
solute pure water, when seen in mass
es of sufficient thickness, is blue, and
all the varieties of color exhibited in
fakes and streams arise from the
presence in the water of mineral salts
of different degrees OF solubility and
in varying quantities. Water con-
tanning carbonate of lime in a state
of almost complete solution remains
blue, but if the solution is less CON-
plete the water will have a tinge of
green, which will grow stronger as
the point ofprecipitation is approach
ed. Professor Spring concludes that
if lime is added to blue water in which
carbonate oflime is already dissolved
that the point of saturation is APP
preached the water will become green.
In proof of this he cites the fact that
the water near the shores of lakes
and seas, where it comes in contract
with limestone, is generally of q
greener hue than elsewhere. -Nature.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-08-13
An Honest Car Conductor.

A prominent citizen of Union Hill
boarded a street car in Hoboken and
handed Conductor Spencer a coin.
Spencer felt the milled edges and,
thinking it was a fifty cent piece, he
put it in his pocket without examin-
ing it and returned forty-five cents
change, which the other man quickly
put in his pocket. A few minutes
later a conductor was making change
inside the car and discovered that the
supposed fifty cent piece was a $40
gold piece. He put it back in his
pocket and asked the Union Hill man
the denomination OF the coin he had
given him. at was quarter" the
Union Hill man said.
II gave you twenty cents more
than you are entitled to- Spencer
remarked, quietly.
The Union Hill man laughed, but
did not offer to return the change.
"I'm satisfied if you are.'' said
Spencer.
ANouulAs33 HCo OGbld ullUll LllC
car reached the top ofthe hill at Wee
hawken and the man had shown no
sign of returning the twenty cents.
Then Spencer said:
eff you keep my change I'll keep
what you gave me and call it
square"
The Union Hill man put his
hand in his pocket and exclaimed:
"By Jove! gave you Il $40 gold
piece"
"You did," replied Spencer, S'and
you intended to swindle me out of
twenty cents. Here's your $40 but
you don't deserve to get it back"
The prominent citizen pocketed the
money and got off the car at the
next corner.-New York Sun.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-08-13
Dunning Cards.

Less than two years ago Congress
passed an act making it criminal
offence to mail a postal card contain
ing written or printed matter of a
selibellous, scurrlous, defamatory or
threatening character, or calculated
or obviously intended to reflect in
juriously upon the character or con-
duct of another" The penalty for a
violation of the law is a. fine not ex-
ceeding $4,000, imprisonment for
not more than five years or both fine
and imprisonment.
Under this statute St. Louis bust
ness man was indicted for mailing
these two postals to customer:
Please call and settle account. which is
long past due, and for which our collector has
called several times.
To this the customer evidently
paid no attention, as the following
was sent to him six days latter
You owe us $3.50. We have called sever
shall place same with our law agency for col
lection.
The United States district court
holds that the sending Of the first
was not but that the mailing of the
second was q criminal offence. The
reason given for the distinction is
that the second contained threat
to sue, which was "both calculated
and intended to humiliat and in
lure the person addressed in public
estimation" while the first was not
open to this objection. Of the first
Judge Thayer says:
The language employed is not OF o threat
enng character, and in my opinion. no jury
would be warranted in finding, in view of its
the writer to reflect injuriously on the char
acter or conduct OF the person addressed, or
to injure or degrade him in the eyes of the
public.
1t is true that it contains demand for the
payment of debt, and says tis6 it is long
past due and that collector mas called sever
al times, it is couched in respectful terms and
no intent is apparent to put it in such form
as to attract public notice or to make it Of
fensive to the person addressed.
In view of the decision, which we
think is carrying the law to an ex-
IRENE hardly warranted, business
men will find it prudent either to en-
close demands for money in sealed
envelopes or to be careful about
what they write on postal cards.
Herald.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-08-13

putting things to rights" while
Wharton took Tom on an exploring
expedition over the estate.
There was queer glance in his
eyes as he came back in time for din
ner, but he only said:
II can't quite trust my own head
yet, Daisy-but is there a post-oftice
at Corn's Mill?"
eyes, the mail goes out twice a
week."
"Give me sheet of paper and an
envelope, that's a dear"
"Now, Wharton, that is not rest
ing"
"I'll only write a dozen lines, dear. ("
The dozen lines being written and
posted, Wharton seemed to find an
unfailing source of amusement row
ing about the farm, poking holes in
the ground with short cane, often
kneeling down to examine the earth
thus turned over. Daisy limited at
nlanting some vegetab les, though
she said despondently;
II don't suppose they will grow if
we do
'Never mind the beans and peas
now, love. Wait till we have an
answer to my letter"
A week later, when June was young
the answer came in the person oftwo
men, one white-haired and absent
minded, the other Young and en-
phatically business-like. Wharton
gave them a cordial welcome, and
after partaking of substantial
luncheon the three started out upon
the farm.
Little Daisy, intensely happy in
the knowledge that Wharton bad
not had one dizzy turn since their
arrival on the farm, that he had the
appetite of a plow-boy, and was
cheerful and full of animation, was
busy baking a batch of pies when
the three gentlemen returned to the
house, She could see them from the
kitchen window as they came over
the neglected path, and saw that
Wharton's eyes we're full of exulta-
6on, his face flushed, his carriage
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-08-13
THE CRY OF THE DREAMER.

I am tired OF planning and toiling
In the crowded hives of men;
Heart-weary of building aud spelling,
And spelling and building again.
And long Tor the dear old river,
Where dreamed my youth away;
For dreamer lives forever,
And toiler dies in day.
am sick of the snowy seeming
OF a life that is halt lie;
OF the faces lined with scheming
In the ,hrong that hurrles by,
From the sleepless thoughts endeavor
/ would go where the children play;
For dreamer lives forever.
And thinker dies in n day.
lean feel no pride, but pity
For the burdens the rich endure;
There is nothing sweet in the city
But the patient lives of the poor.
Oh the little hands 100 skilltul,
And the child-mind cloked with weeds!
The daughters heart grown wiltul,
And the fathers heart that bleeds!
No, no! From the streets rude hustle,
From trophies of mart and stage,
would fly to the woods low rustic
And the meadows kindly page.
Let me dream as OF old by the river.
And be loved 'or the dream Away;
For dreamer lives forever,
And toiler dies in day.
j Boyle O'Reilly.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-08-13
The Borrowing Neighbor.

Mother has often told me of fun
ny time she had when she was quite
a young housekeeper, afflicted with
a borrowing neighbor. This lady
seldom had any thing of her own at
hand when it was wanted, so she de-
pended upon the obliging disposition
of her friends.
One day my mother put on her
large housekeeping apron, and STEP
ed across the yard to her outdoor
Kitchen, The kitchens in kentucky
were never part of the house, but al
ways at a little distance from it, in
a separate building,
Aunt Phyllis" said my mother to
the cook, who was browning coffee
grains in a skillet over the fire,
thought told you that I was COM
ing here to make pound cake and
cream pies this morning. Why is
nothing ready?"
"La me, Miss Emmeline!' replied
Aunt Phyllis, "Miss 'Tilda Jenkins
done carried off every pie pan and
rolling pin and pastry board, and
borrowed all de eggs and cream TO-
herself. Her bakin' isn't mon be-
gun"
This was q high-handed proc eed-
ing, but what was to be done in the
case. 1t was Mrs. Jenkins habit, and
mother had always been SO amiable
about it that the servants, who were
easy going, never, troubled them
selves to ask the mistress, but lent
the inconvenient borrower wha tever
she desired.
Sometimes just as we were going
to church, l was too little at the
time to remember, mother said that
a small black boy with very white
tie eth and a very woolly head, would
pop up at her chamber door, ex-
claiming:
"Howdy, Miss Emmeline. Miss
'Tilda done sent me to borrow yo'
prayer book. She goin' to chruch
to-day herself
Or, of a summer evening, her maid
would appear with a modest request
for Miss Emmeline's lace shawl and
red satin fan; Miss 'Tilda wanted to
make a call, and had nothing to
wear.
All this, I think, made mother per-
fectly set against our borrowing SO
much as Il slate pencil or pin. We
were always to use our own things,
al r.r
but cousins often spent months at
the house, and were in and out OF
my room in the freest way, forever
bringing me their gloves to mend or
their ties to clean, as cousins will.
'.Never borrow" said my mother.
'Buy. or give away, or do without,
but be beholden to nobody for a
loan. Margaret E. Sangster, in
Harper's Young People.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-08-13
OVERRIDING the Rice Business.

OVerdOlng the Rice Business.
From the New Haven Palladium.
The funny man who goes from one
wedding to another, and puts rice in
places where it will embarass the
young married couple overreached
himselfat a swell ceremony. recently in
which a sweet New Haven girl was very
much interested. Not content with
fastening with wire all old pair of
shoes on the carriage which was to
bear the two away, he put rice in
every conceivable placein the groom's
wardrobe. and climaxed his work of
embarrassment by pouring a hand
luI into the travelling inkstand of the
bride. Ofcourse the rice swelled when
thoroughly soaked in the writing fluid
and then the little vessel was forced
open and the ink ruined exquisitely
embroidered handkercniefs and other
dainty articles Il bride naturally car
rles in her reticule. 1t is safe to say
the stupid man will never be invited
to see that girl married again.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-08-13
GOOD LUCK.

DR. Prices Cream Baking Powder Is often called the
Good-Luck Baking Powder.
Owing to the fact that good luck always attends the
use OF Dr. Prices is essential to use the
1t IS mixed is required have the oven ALWAYS e+
so as IN the case with alum powders T. s o+
luck after but the accuracy and care exercised in
the preparation and combination all the ingredients Of
Dr. Prices Cream Baking Powder. Competent chemists
are employed to test the strength and purity Of each
ingredient Nothing is to chance Hence. = "a
always uniform in its work
House wives never fail to have agood luck' in rna
ing most delicious bread biscuit pastry and cakes that
remain moist and Only Baking Powder that con.
tains the white of eggs.
D.: Prices Cream Baking Powder is re-
ported by all authorities as free from Ammonia
Alum, or any other aduterant. u fact. The
purity Of this ideal powder has never been cues.
toned. 49,
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-08-13
A Cataract.

Byronin one of his poems describes
a beautiful spray-like cataract in
Switzerland, and compares it to a
horses tail, which rather deprived
the lines Of real poetry; and Goethe
attempted to give a description of q
cataract, but Lowell says he never
knew any one but Milton who got
any poetry out of a cataract, and
that has q cataract on his eve.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-08-13

erect. He looked like some one
newlv-laden with good tidin"s, and
all three were talking eagerly and
earnestly.
Daisy wondered alittle and scorch-
ed her pies. While she carefully par
ed the burnt edge of crust the kitch-
en- door opened, and Wharton, heed
less of her big calico aporn and bare
arms, ushered in the strangers.
Mrs HILL" he said, bowling with
great Difference, accept my congrat-
ulations upon your great good for
tune"
"In scorching my pies?" laughed
Daisy.
"In owning fifteen acres of coal
land"
81 don'tunderstand," Daisy falter-
ed.
"The farm, my dear, your legacy
from YOUR old nurse. is one solid bed
of coal, and there is no mine within
nine miles oft. Nobody knows how
much lies beyond your fences in the
vacant land about us, but in my
minds eyes see this colony of min
ers'
"Are YOU sure, Wbarton"
II suspected it the first day we
came, but having no experience, 1
wrote to one of my clients in Potts
vile to send me an experienced hand
to test my suspicious. These gentle
men confirm my opinions"
"There is no doubt about the coal,
ma am" said the old gentleman,
"nor any about it's lying so near the
surface that it can soon be avail
able"
"The question is, said the younger
stranger, whether you will sell out
or open the mine yourself. l am
authorized to make you an offer if
you wish to dispose of the property. "
""Time enough for that" said Whar-
ton. ~ will return with you to
Pottsville.'
"Wharton-no business"
"Don't fear, Daisy; this kind of
business will not iniure me. You
will let me decide in the matter?'
"Certainlv!'
And the decision, after Wharton
had spent a month in Pottsville,
was to sell out to q company who
were already buying up the vacant
land surrounding the farm. The
young lawyer knew nothing of min
ing, and had no desire to learn, but
he was no fool, and he made salts
factory terms for the sale OF the ''es-
tate" and Daisy returned home a
wealthy woman.
A European trip restored the
health OF the young lawyer, and he
resumed practice a year afterwards,
with every hope OF one day realizing
his vision of fame, while little Daisy,
still rather dazed at her new fortune,
entered upon domestic duties in a
grand house, with servants, carriage.
horses, plate and jewels.
cit is like a fairy tale, Wharton"
she said, ITO think of that miserable
place being SO valuable. Poor Mar
garet little realized the fortune she
was bestowing upon me when she
left me all she owned-her farm"
The Trueman cousins, sharing in
all generous Daisy's gifts and enter
tainments, no longer jest derisively,
but speak in the most respectful
terms of that precious legacy, Daisy's
farm.-Massachusetts Ploughman.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-08-13
AN EXERCISE FOR sTAMMERERs,

There was beetle bought q bottle,
A bottle full of beer.
Now said the beetle to the bottle:
Forthwith wen have some cheer"
Thereon the beetle took the bottle
And tipped it up full high,
And from the bottle to the beetle
There gurgled melody.
The thirsty beetle drained the bottle
And into it did crawl;
The same it was his purpose to
Imbibe the liquor all.
Inside the bottle the drunken beetle
Completely lost his way,
And in that bottle the buzzing beetle
Buzzes to this day.
Boston Transcript.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-08-13
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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-08-13
DAISY'S FARM.

AISY was engaged,
and her betrothed
was receiving the
m cry congratula-
tons of the family,
consisting of her un'
Gle, her aunt, and
nearly a round doz-
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1891-04-23


II the eyes are the windows Of the
soul then its door must be the laugh,
which gives q very good view of the
private character every now and then.
There are men the latch string Of whose
laughter Is always out. They have wide
open, generous laughs, which show a
hearty. whole souied disposition, with
out afectations and readiness to offer
good fellowship TO the stranger. Then
there is q laugh which reminds one Of
those now tangled doors to which a
chain is attached, permitting an open
ing just wide enough TO allow q very
measer glimpse of tho person behind the
door. This is the guarded laugh. It be-
trays the cool, calculating man, who
makes money faster than he makes
friends.
Sometimes one runs across q door
which flies open with the slightest pro-
vocation. Its catch Is detective. Some
people laugh that way. Their laughter
Is frequently described as a,giggle. The
intellectual furnishings of the character
behind such a laugh are hardly worth
the looking at. although it is the easiest
matter in the world to sec them. They
are meager, and invariably have a dis
tressing air of newness which indicates
that they are not often used.-Buffalo
Express.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1891-04-23
Meat That Is Poisoned. .

Il am going to tell you one thing that
is very important, and that is that every
pain which any animal suffers Just be.
fore dying poisons the meat, n said George
7. Angel, president for the Massachu.
setts Society for the Prevention of Cruel.
ty to Animals, in an address tathe chill
dren OF the Boston public sc1SDols and
published In Our Dumb Animals.
- "M yous wound q bird and don.t kill Ii,
every minute its meat is growing worse.
'f you catch an animalin q steel tran
every minute it stays there its meat ID
growing worse.
'-Some hunters win noteat the meat Of
a deer that has been run and worried by
dogs, but only Of those which. have been
killed by whatis called stiIl hunting
that is, which are shot and killed, and
So don't suffer much before they die.
And so it is in transportation and
slanghtering-all suffering just before
death poisons the meat"
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1891-04-23

Would were dead and lyIsg In my crave.
At rest from frcstiny doEtsts and carking cares
10 KIND, @ Heave7. ami sssten TO my prayers:
Grant uaa the oaly favor TIA: crave
SIX feet 41y tareo Of earsA TO hide my dust
exk no tcznbstons or memorial bssst:
Task for dezth: what is beyond III brave
Little of good or evii have wrought:
No happiness OF pleasure have kaoxn
Bpf hath been With sorEoE infersoxn;
Al hath siipt from my grasp that most sought.
ny NE. though short In years. Is long la grief;
Night follows day. bat brings me no relief.
And rsssiaz years have only SORROW brought
there ID one goal TO which our courses tend;
The way lies oxer mountains, torrents, plainS
Through vcivet pastures and quiet country
lanes
10 snne tho pleasant scenes enjoyment lend.
WnfIs others weary coll up rocky slopes
De3octedly. and almost void Of hopes.
But one fate waits for ail-Death nj the End.
-Chamhers' Journal
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1891-04-23

1t is not often that a lawyer receives
other recognition of his services in be-
half of client than a retainer and fee.
The feeling of most when they get
through with member of the legal fra
ternity is more akin to sorrow than
gratitude. A Court street attorney has
had contrary experience. One of his
clients, an Irish woman, who had been
indicted several times, but never con-
victed, dropped in on him with a pres
ent. 1t was q handsome silk muffier.
''But you've already paid me, Mary"
said the lawyer. 'tNivir mind, sor," she
replied, "but tuck it around your foine
throat an kape your tongue glib, for !
may made thin agin. Boston Traveller.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1891-04-23

A social club in Boston organized
forty-six years ago never had any dis
agreements ON politics, religion, the cur
rency, the Indian question, love, mar
riage, or the hereafter, but when asked
to test and report ON batch of mince
pies hot dispute arose, an open rupture
followed and the club disbanded to meet
no more.-Detroit Free Press.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1891-04-23

At an afternoon wedding, even when
the bride wears white, the groom should
not wear a dress suit, but instead a
black frock coat, black vest, colored
striped trousers and pearl colored gloves.
The groom also wears white flowers In
his buttonhole. The newly married pair
can leave the guests in the dining room
while they get ready for their journey.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1891-04-23

Biffers-Tm pretty good hand at
figures. but there's one thing can't un-
derstand about Christmas
Wifers-What's that:
Biffers-HOw is it that everybody
gives more than he gets, and yet nobody
gets as much as he gives; Hang me il
can see what becomes Of the surplus.-
New York Weekly.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1891-04-23

The deepest lake in the world is Lake
Baikal, In Siberia. Its area of over 1900
square miles makes it about equal to
Erie In superficial extent; its enormous
depth Of between 1900 and $500 feet
makes the volume of its waters almost
equal to that Of Lake Superior. Al
though its surface is $50 feet above the
sea level its bottom Is nearly Z, 700 feet
below it.-Exchange.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1891-04-23

The method of treating wine by cleo
tricity, devised in France, destroys the
fermentation. 1t is thought that light
wines that cannot be exported, owing to
being ruined by fermentation, can by
this process be sent abroad without dam
ger.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1891-04-23

In Caracas, dogs, cats and jerboas are
often noticed TO get nervously active
jnst before q shock. and immediately
before the Riviera earthquake of 1887
horses were repeatedly noticed to lay
their ears back and refuse to be quieted.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1891-04-23

Queen Victoria's fayorite dish for din
ner Is well done beef, with which she
usually takes glass Of champagne. Her
ordinary breakfast consists of coffee or
cocoa and mullins, OF which she is very
fond.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1891-04-23
Explicit.

Exasperated Property Owner Ito organ
grinder)-What'n you take to clear out:
Organ Grinder 1coollyl-Me takka me
time.-Epoch.
The advocate., 1891-04-15
Can for DistrlOt Convention.

WRILMaTON, Kan, March 81, 1901.
10 hs Presidents Of mo FGTmeTo' Alliance and
IadtphtGl Union Of tho Seventh Congressional
Dtstrcl
In accordance with a request Of our
state president Frank McGTath, claim
Ing his request is In accord with q call
made by President Polk on February 10,
1891, 10 take the preliminary steps TO
bring about a delegate convention as
soon ns practical Of all the district ALI
anCos, hereby announce Wednesday at
So, m, the 9th Of May, 1891, the day aud
hour for the meeting Of said convention
for thls, the Seventh district, and In the
city Of Great Bend. County presidents
viii SEQ that meetings are promptly
called, II they have not been, and dele
gates duly elected. The interests at
stake and objects Of the call urgently de-
mand consideration, and are considered
Of great interest 70 the Alliance OF large
and the welfare Of the country. The
Csll 10 made as per the old distriCting,
Delegates should come prepared for a
two days session. @. H, FISH,
PEsaident
A. Y. MCCORN1CK, Secretary.
The advocate., 1891-04-15
Omclnl Notice.

All official organs and friendly papers
interested and desiring the advancement
Of educational work, are hereby respect
fully requested-thrOugh their columns
to notify all lecturers, subordinate,
county, district and state, aud all assist
ant and deputy lecturers, TO file their
names and pOstofice addresses with the
national lecture bureau. Address j. f.
Tillman, $3.50 North Capitol street, Wash
lngton, ID. O.
The advocate., 1891-04-15

On the first day May, 1891, there will
be q grand picnic Of farmers and labOrerS
at the fair grounds in EdgertOn, johnson
county, Kansas. Prominent orators have
been engaged for the occasion. Local
speakers are invited to come along and
help us. Come everybody and let's begin
with a rOusing one, come with your Glee
clubs, come with your Gags end bsnpeFS,