Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-08-27

III the not ROAD. I'm, II we only naQ
minded mother, and been contented!"
-Harper's Young people.
The Gunsmith and Laborer.
A certain Cranky, Disgruntled Old
Gunsmith was found smiling one day
in his workshop. When asked by a
laborer the cause of his uncommon
Cheerfulness, he said that "there was
rumors OF war in Europe"
"What seems to be the Trouble?"
asked the Laborer.
Russia IS going to help France to
Whallop Germany or else to get
France into a Whalloping. l don't
care which. It's War and that's what
want. Then Italy is a ripping and a
tearing about the Dagoes that were
removed in New Orleans. That is an
other war on hand"
ppm Sorry" sighed the Laborer;
eth be hard on the poor"
Tm glad" replied the Gunsmith;
lit will help my trade, and how will it
harm you? You will get bigger pay,
cause men will be scarce and they
can't make you fight cause you are
too DID,"
"Well, it is this Way" answered the
Laborer: Sin case OF War Some One
has got to get Licked. France will
either be a Part OF the German EN-
pire or else Germany will belong to
France. Then if Italy goes to war
with Us, it will make Italy One OF the
Southern States. No matter which
Way it Goes, it'll make a Change in
the Geography OF the World"
Suppose it does?" cried the Gun
smith with some wrath. "What harm
will it Do You?"
"Qute good Deal of Harm" an
swered the Laborer with a tired look.
II have six Kids agoing to School
and ncase OF War every blessed One
Of them will have to Get New Geo
graphy and it will cost me four or five
Dollars. Oh, see howit is. Some Book
Agent has Started the Row and We will
have to Stand it,"
MoRAL-It is q Queer Calamity that
don't please Some One. The Gun
Maker is pleased with War and the Un-
dertaker Is Tickled over Funeral.
But the Book Agent is with Us al
ways, and if he can't make trade Go
one way he will Try another.
Jack and the Circus.
Little Jack johnson went to the big
circus when it came to the city near
est his town, and like all little boys,
enjoyed it very much.
When Jack got back to his farm he
wished very much indeed that he
could ride on h,rse while standing
up. The more he thought OF it the
more anxious he became to try it on
old white Kitty, his fathers horse
One afternoon while his father was
away, Jack took old Kate out OF the
barn, climbed from u fence to her
back and stood there looking like
circus rider, as he thought.
Old Katy was more used to drawing
q farm wagon then she was at playing
circus, SO when she felt Jacks shoes
on her back she felt a little uneasy,
and away she trotted with the young
circus man holding on for dear lie.
Jack was very much frightened, SO
was Katy, and so was every one else
who saw them. Away went the old
horse down the street, the dust flying
i'll a cloud behind her. Jack held the
reins and kept very cool indeed, and
finally drove Katy around the square
and into her own stable again.
Jack did not fall off during his first
ride, but he told his father that night
that he thought it wasn't so very
much iun to ride horses like the circus
man after all.
All he said was, that if Jack tried to
ride a horse like that again, there
would be a real circus when he caught
him.
A Good Word for the College Boys
An American college contains from
500 to 1,5O0 boys, rich, poor, ambi-
tious, OF thoughtless, as the case may
be. Among them there are sure to be
a misunderstanding element. The es-
capades OF these are telegraphed over
the country and commented on by
sternly-indignant press. Had the in
discretions been committed by boys
out OF college they would never have
attracted passing attention. From
these widely circulated stories, always
exaggerated and affecting at most but
handful OF students, the idea has
sprung thatto send boy to college is
to cast him into amoral fiery furnace
where he will be assailed by every form
of temptation. This is as far from
the truth as it can well be. There are
few temptations in college life which
are not encountered in the everyday
world; Oh the other hand there is a
standard ofcollege morals which must
be lived up to by any student who
cares to preserve his social standing
among his fellows. This is not in some