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ANIMALS
SEASMABLE SUGGESTIONS TO LOVERS OF NATURE.
when nature made the flying squirrel she

When nature made the flying squirrel she
ossms TO have whispered n hint or promise
of she same gift to the red squirrel. AT
least there is q distinct suggestion of the
eame power in the latter. When hard
pressed the red squirrel will trust himself
to the air with the same faith that the flying
squirrel does, but, it must DO admitted,
With only q fraction of the success OF the
latter. He makes himself into a rude sort
OF parachute, which breaks the force OF his
fall very uuch. The other day my dog ran
.,ne mn the side of the house, through the
voodbipe. upon the roof. AS opened fire
upon him with handfuls of gravel, to give
him 10 understand he was not Welcome
there, he boldly launched out into the air
md came down upon the gravel walk thirty
feet below with surprising lightness and
apparently without the least shock or in
iury. and was off in a. instant beyond the
reach of the dog. On another occasion l
saw one leap from the top of a hickory tree
and fall through the air at least forty
feet and alight without injury. During
their descent upon such occasions their
legs are widely extended, their bodies are
.broadsned and t1attened, the tail stitfened
and slightly curved, and a curious tremu-
lous motion runs through all. 1t is very
obvious that a deliberate attempt is made
to present the broadcast surface possible to
the air, and I think a red squirrel might
leap from almost n height to the ground
without serious injury. Our flying squirrel
is in no proper sense a flyer. On the
ground he is more helpless than a chipmunk
because less agile. He can only sail or slide
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would take hold OF her tcats again as Mt
first and be dragged away in that manner.
but they did not. 1t would be interesting
TO know if they seize hold OF their mother
by instinct when dan ger threatens, or if
they simple retain their hold which they al
ready have. belle We the flight of the fam
lily always takes place in the summer with
this species of mouse.
The day ! dIstu rbed this mouse | saw a
spider, probably the wolf spider, kill a
young toad. When perceived he was drag
ging the toad along overthe plowed ground.
HE toad was of course small, yet a good
deal larger than the spider. The toad was
alive, but died very soon after when the
spider left him. alarmed no doubt by NV
presence and Ind under aclod. There is n
spider in South America that kills small
birds, and here ls one at home that kills
small toads. This wolf spider is Il very
savage creature. 1t spins no web by which
TO catch it's game, but prowis about like a
wolf and pounces upon its prey where it
finds 1t. If you tncount CT one III YOUR walk
or confront him with n stick or the point of
your cane. lie is instantly up in an attitude
of defense or will leap upon your stick and
sink its poisonous fangs into it.
If have seen AZ insect kill n toad, |
have seen the little piping frog in the
woods swallow an insect. the pretty green
tree cricket; and il was a slow and labori-
Gus task for the little frog, TOO.
JoHN L2rRROuGus.
Copyright.
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cHER: FF,s sALE-BY VIRTUE OF AN EVE
- c.tion in my hands, issued ont of the dis
trict court of the First Judicial district Of the
s s'nIS O. tis MSn'a IN II. in anu sui Tor of 'l ihe eG Bans OF t c"ms
merce. 81 greensboro, against ueo. W. Crutcher
ct al. duly attested tho 18th day Of = pril A.. D.
lsgest sf' 'e fSs "p saia all t the fls n. tue Gr and sn,
in and to the following described property, situ-
ated in Lewis and Clarke county, state of Mon
An unAiyided one twsnty-fourth ,1-2i interest
in ant to the northeast quarter, and east half Of
the Sc uth"ast quarter of section 81, in township
~, north I'M ge west Of the principal meridian
of !~4ontaia.
Als" lots ; and 4 in block Il OF the Central ad-
dit on TO the city. Of Helena Also lots 10 and 10
in bic OK 3, Shaw S additf n 70 the city of Helena.
Lots !. z, 3, 4, in block 1874. Ames addition to the
city of Helena. Lots I. IL, =, u, IA, IS, 16, 25,
q q H Il, e, in 6I %eis IS 3. A g al i."4 j. in f bld Tx i isi.
Anes addition to !. city + Helena, Lots l; 2, 8,
~ Is ~, 70 21, q. 50; s., in block 1at, Ames
ii, in block ~ Anes addition to the city Of
Helena. Lots 8, 10, II, IL. Il, Is, 10. 20, 8, 81, 81.
2, in block 2ol. Ames addition to the city Of
Helena, Lot 9, 10, II, II. q, %, y. "a, in block
202, Az. Is addition to the city of Helena. Lots
II, Is, L, 20. q. 10 in block 1875. Ames addition
to the city of Helena,
southeast quarter, northwest quarter, north
west quarter, southeast quarter. section 80,
township 10, north range a west, all Of said prop,
Clarke. Montana. together with all and sinsu-
lar the tenements, hereditaD ents and appurte.
nances thereunto belonging or in anywise aprer
tanning.
Notice is h~erebygiven that on Thursday, the 21s,
day of May. A.. ID. 1881, at the hour of IL o'clock
m. of said day. at the front door of the court
house, in Ea!d city of Helena, ] will sell all the
right. title and interest of the said E eo. W,
CrItcher i'll and to the said above de
scribed property to the highest bidder for cash in
hand.
Given under my hand this, the 2eth day OF
App il, A.. ID. 1891.
CHAS. NJ. JEFFER1S, Sheriff.
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CASTLE.
Improved Facilities for Reaching thu
Camp Another leadvilic,

Improved Facilities for Reaching thu
Camp Another Lead Vile,
Special Correspondence OF THE INDEPENDENT.
CASTLE, April N.-Csstle is beginning &c
experience in n small measure a consider
able increase in population. 1t is nothing
compared to what is looked for as soon al
tho season fairly opens. The question that
confronts the tow at present is how to
care for the people that ave coming in. The
hotels and boarding houses are crowded
and there is need OF more hotel com
dations. A daily stage limo with Townsend
is o running, and one with Livingston
will soon be. The coaches belonging to the
three stage lines that connect this place
with the RAILROAD arrive usually loaded. On
the first of July there is promised Il daily
mail from Townsend. This will be a well
como change, AS it now takes about three
days for q letter to reach here from Helena.
The snow about the town is fast dlsap-
pearing. The streets ale bare. A little of
the beautiful sill fingers on the sides OF
the hills. As a consequence the great
amount Of building the people were prepar-
ing for, has started in real earnest. There
is y lack of building material. Lumber is
plentiful but M yet there is little or no
brick. but before long two brick machines
will be in full blast.
There have been some fine disclosures in
tie mines OF lAte. LII bne leIlOWstoAe Ill
mense bodies of sand carbonates have been
struck on the 200 foot Lowell, that runs 70
per cent. in lead ut forty ounces in silver.
All the ore bins at this mine are filled to
the overflow with high grade ore. Only
mineral is takeno out that is encountered in
developing. Within the last two months
on this level, there has been over $4,000
tons Of high grade ore exposed, which is
about sufficient to run this c%ompany's
smelter for a year. The sand c%arbonates
that nave been discovered in the Yellow
district is destined to become another
Leadvllle. In that carbonate camp of Col
orado these deposits we're found near the
surface. In the case Of the Little Chief
ore was not found below the $50 foot level.
In the Castle district sand carbonates have
so far been found in the lower workings.
They were first encountered in the Cumber-
land ON the 500 DOT level. There the ore
body is seventy feet wide, of which forty
feet is of that class or ore. In the yell
lowstone the enormous deposits of mineral
is on the second level of that mine where
the sand carbonates are found. From the
disclosures of these two mines it
as if the hard ~carbonates that are en-
near the furface may ultimately
give place to soft or sand carbonates in this
The beauty of this class of ore is
that it is cheaply mined. Here it uns
high in lead and silver. With a railroad
these ores would be in demand by the
all over the country.
This summer will witness Il great change
Castle. 1t will emerge from a town of
about l 200 to be Il good sized place, doubt
less Of 5000 population. OF course that
a great boom this summer in real
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TIL E

Fast Trains with Pullman Vsstibuled Drnyx.no
Room ,Siaepsrs Dining Cors and Coaches Of
latest design, between Chicago and Milwaukee
and st; Paul and Minneapolis.
Fast Trains with Pullman Vestinuled DRAWING
hooin Shoppers, Dining Cars and Coaches o{
latest dgFisl, bot tween Chicago and Milwaukee,
and Ashland and Duluth.
Through. Pullman Vestibulsd Drawing Room
and Colonisi Shoppers via the Northern Pacific
itaiiroad botwonn Chicago and Portland, Ore.
CONVENIENT Trains to and from Eastern, West-
efni Northern and Central Wisconsin points, af-
Iprhlng u,Iequslled service TO and from Wanke-
sla, FOND du Lac, oshkosh. Eau Clsire, Hurley,
WIS, and lronwood and Bessemer, Mich.
Tor ncke,s, hleeping-car res, ar yation, time Ia
oles and other information, apply to agents OF
United States or Canada.
81 Ainslie, Gen,l Manager, Milwaukee, Wis.
) nj. HannAford, General Traffic Manager.
st. Paul, MINI.
d.; [. barlow, Traffic Manager, Milwaukee; Wis,
Leuis Ecksteln. Asst, Gen'l Pass'r Ag't..
Milwaukee, Wis,
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StraYed or stolen.

A sorrel buggy horse, the property of the
undersigned, branded j. X. on left shoulder,
white stripe on facs, left hind leg shows
signs of having beer lately blistered, thin
tan, ID years of aye, unshod. A suitable
reward will be paid tor his return to
ERANCyS POPE.
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special forms and coiors. The naturalists
find in Java a spider that exactly copies
upon q leaf the form and coiors of bird
dfoppings. How many studies of honey
eatl erinp bers did nature make before she
achieved her MASTERPIECES III this line in the
honey bee of our hives? The skunk's Pc
culiar weapon of defense Is suggested by
tie mink and the weasel. Is not the beaver
The head of the series of gnawers, the loon
of divers. TIE condor of soarers? Always
one species that go beyond any other. Look
over a collection of African animals and see
how high ghouldered they are, how many
hints or p~rophesies of the giraffe there are
before the giraffe is reached. After nature
had made the common turtle, of course
she would not stop until she had
made the box tortoise. In him the idea
IL fully realized. On the body of the por-
\ oupine the quilts are detached and stuck
pto the flesh of its enemy on being touched;
Miniature has not stopped here. With the
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-09-10
Sounds Like KEENAN,.

BERLIN, Aug. sS.-Russian newspa-
pers entirely confirm the reports of ter
rible distress among the peasants in the
valley of the Volga. The people are in
a condition of utmost restitution, al
most without clothes and without food,
wandering about in rags on the verge of
starvation. Swarms of families who
have left here have resorted to begging
on the roadside. The situation
of the entire population is
extremely critical. Kiewlinina,
published in Kief, considers the condi-
ton of the peasants desperate. Already
immersed in poverty and indebted to
the state, while their taxes which they
are unable to pay continue to accumu-
late, by next spring the entire Russian
peasantry will probably be bankrupt
Reports from Warsaw show the peas
ants of central Russia are emigrating
by wholesale. Five hundred men have
already abandoned their families in
order to emigrate.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-09-10
will Ese.bi.h Dal... rr.4..

WEsr SuPEn1oR, Wis. Aug. SEA
committee appointed BY the chamber of
commerce will leave here in two special
cars tonight or tomorrow for Grand
Forks and other North Dakota points
to confer with the Dakota people Is to
the establishment of that states grade
of wheat. The committee is empowered
by the board Of trade which was organ-
lied two years ago, but which had it,
first meeting this morning to offer A. J.
Sawyer Offices and membership on the
board free of charge, and make the same
offer to Dakotans and brokers of Mime
apolis who desire to deal on this board.
At mass meeting of the business men
ways and means were discussed and the
determination arrived at to establish an
active board here under the North De-
kota inspection this year, if possible,
but to get it ready for next year in any
event. 345l.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-09-10
Burning Out the stockm en-.

CALDWELL, Kas, Aug. 26.-An day
Tuesday the town was enveloped in q
cloud of smoke coming from the Ohero-
kee Strip. The actions Of the admins
tration in allowing the Cherokees to
hold cattle in the strip SO incensed the
home.seekers that q meeting was called,
and although it was held with closed
doors, it is now known that it was for
the purpose OF calling volunteers to
burn every spear of grass in the Ohero-
kee strip. These volunteers took their
departure Monday night. and scattered
IN all directions. and the work Tuesday
is only the beginning Of what will be
done. The Cherokees have called on
the military to try and suppress the IN
cendiaries, but they are pOwerless. The
home seekers are thoroughly organized
and their actions are secret They pro-
pose that as long as they are kept ont 81
the strip no one shall be benefited byik
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-09-10
Stole n Field of Wheat.

WICHITA, Kan, Aug. 3O.-The m ost
impudent robbery ever perpetrated in
this section has been successfully car
ried through in the vicinity of Norwich,
Kingman County, three miles south of
that place. A farmer named Meyriok,
who lives in the western part of the
county, had rented piece of land on
which he grew big wheat crop, which
he cut and stacked on the place. Mey-
rick is not known in the vicinity, and
when an unknown man came upon the
scene and made full arrangements for
threshing the wheat and hauling it to
Norwich no one doubted his right The
stranger told story of being unable to
work during the daytime because of a
recent sunstroke, and the threshers were
not averse to getting in some extra
work, so just about shutdown they
planted their outfit and were soon filling
the wagons, which always travel round
the country with machines, with Farmer
Meyrick' wheat. Threshing continued
until daybreak, wien arrangements were
made to continue and to pay for the
whole work the following night. As the
threshing progressed the grain was
hauled off to Norwich, where a dealer
sat up all night to accept it, arrange
ments having been made with him by
the supposed Meyrick. When the last
load was received settlement was made,
and the train that left Norwich that
morning carried away the stranger with
his pockets filled With greenbacks re-
ceived in payment for over 900 bushels
of wheat No clue seems to have been
found yet to the audacious thief.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-09-10
LynchinR OF Andy Ford.

GAINESVILLE, Fla, Aug. 25.-Andy
Ford, partner of the famous Harmon
Murray, was lynched here last night.
Yesterday he had preliminary trial,
and it was proven that he was the man
who assisted Murray in his evil deeds in
that neighborhood and for three days
was his constant companion. Late last
night, after the 8 80 train arrived, Roux,
the jailer, was aroused from his sleep
by q knock at his door. Asking who
was there he was told that special
deputy sheriff had arrived on the train
with prisoner who was confederate
of Murray and they wanted to put him
in a jail. The night was dark and
rainy and Roux on going out with the
keys saw man held by two others, one
on each side, and he admitted them in
side, when rush was made for him by
the crowd which forced him to give up
the keys. No more was known until
daylight revealed the body of Ford
hanging from tree near by.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-09-10
Decima.ed by Starvation.

VIENNA. Aug. ga Russian ecole-
siastic now in this city, who has just
returned from journey through the
districts of the Russian Province Of
Kazan, gives heartrending account of
the incidents of his trip. At Nardey
there were people who had not touched
bread for long time, and were
so weak that when he offered them food
some of them lacked strength to eat.
In all the public places OF the village
were to be seen ADMINISTRATOR
groups of people, some in the
last state of apathy, while
others we're raving for bread. Out of
$50 families which had inhabited the
village forty seven had died of hunger.
In other districts the population had
been decimated by starvation.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-09-10
Chill. .iis result in speedy termina-

Chill Wit resnlt in q speedy termina-
tion Of the war.
In private letter to st. Louis friends
Secretary Noble indicates no Intention
OF resigping.
Thdarcelona chamber of commerce
formally protests against the Spanish
American treaty.
The San Francisco Argus formally
announces Senator Stanford as q candi-
date for president.
Texas railroad employees protest
against reduction in rates by the rail-
road commissioners.
G. w. Sparks of the Fast Mail Drama.
to 20. was crippled by falling down an
elevator shaft at Beloit.
In New York John Baxter killed his
wife and two children and suicided,
supposedly while insane.
Mexican farmers don't want Ameri-
can reapers because the directions for
their use are in English.
Attorney Catlin of Terre Haute was
arrested at Chicago for purloining
papers valued at $4,000.
1t is reported that sixty sailors were
uAesooooAON w udGAVcS dG b4o ulOutu u
Mackenzie River, Alaska.
Charlie Mullingar. colorad, killed Ike
Frauenthal, q Conway Park merchant,
and will be lynohed if caught.
Maurice Gall was fatally burned and
seven Others seriously by q gas explo-
sion in tunnel at Chicago, III.
Seventeen thousand dollars we're
found in the destitute home OF Edward
Baker, who recently died in st. Louis.
On Sept. Is the boat entrance to
Green Bay, Wis, will be changed from
flash white light to fixed red light.
Sixty-one bodies had been recovered
at New York when work was stopped
and twenty.one bodies were uniden-
titled.
Conductor William Mathews was
killed and three others perhaps fatally
injured by the Rock Island accident at
Chicago.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-09-10
A BallOOnist's Fate.

DETROIT, Mich. Aug. 29.-Professor
Hogan, balloonist, at the exposition
ground. fell from his balloon and was
killed at $50 this evening. He had as
cended to a height of nearly mile and
was preparing to cut loose with the
parachute when he lost his hold and fell
to the ground. When picked up he was
shapeless mass. mangled beyond reoog-
milton. The catastrophe was Witnessed
by $4,000 people. Hogan had a wife
and two children. He was brother of
Hogan who made the ascension in Camp
bells air ship in New York a few years
ago and never returned.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-09-10
Water at Bennington.

BENNINGTON, Va, Aug. ss.-Yester-
days rains raised the Walloomsae River
SO that at midnight Bennington people
we're called out of bed by fire alarm
BELLS, to find the streets flooded and
danger threatening on every hand. An
exciting night ensued, but fortunately
the damage is reduced to minimum.
as no dams gave way and but one bridge
was carried off, Cellars were flooded
and streets badly washed. and the water
was above high water mark. Streets
were impossible to pedestrians until
late this morning.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-09-10
News Ere. VALPARAISO.

WAsHMaToN, Aug. 30.-Following
dispatch, dated at Valparaiso Aug. 90,
has been received at the navy depart
ment from Rear Admiral Brown: Gin
surgents have possession of the city of
Valparaiso; was taken yesterday morn
ing after very sangui nary engage
ment; the government had the advan-
tage of good position, but had the
general ship troops disafeoted; in
surgent ships were not present; forts
not engaged; Lynch, with three second
class torpedo boats, captured; foreign
admirals demanded guarantee in pro.
tecting lives and property of foreign
subjects. 1 have one hundred men at
the consulate; many refugees aboard;
provisional president here" Follow
ing dispatch was received this after
noon by Montt, one of the congressional
ENJOYS: "Iquique, Aug. 3O.-Don
Pedro Mont, Washington: Junta of
the congressional government is enroute
for Santiago today. (Signed) Errazurz
THE STORY D1soRED1TED.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 3o.-A dispatch
from Admiral Brown to the navy de-
partment was the only information re-
ceived here today by the government
officials of the situation in Chill, moth
ing further having been heard from the
consul at Valparaiso since his dispatch
announcing the surrender of that city to
the insurgents; nor has anything been
received from Minister Egan at San
tiago. It is believed by officials of the
state department that, notwithstan ding
dispatches to the contrary, Santiago is
still in the hands of Balmaceda. He
bases his opinion on the fact that the
insurgent has not been in
its capture They say he 1 would
certainly have notified the department
had the city been surrendered, as there
is no interference with the cable line
via Buenos Ayres, SO far as the depart
ment knows. The Chilian minister de.
clined to see anyone tonight. It is re-
that Balmaceda was still in possession
of Santiago and had not fled. The only
news received here by the ENJOYS Of
the dispatch from Iquique saying
Junta was on its way to Santiago was a
message from Lime stating that Santi.
ago is IN the hands of the congressional
party and that they heve established a
temporary authority looking to the
sute'y OF persons and property, and that
i}almaceoa's whereabouts are unknown.
WON'T says there can be no doubt but
the capital has fallen and the insurgents
will spon be in full possession Of the
go, eminent.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-09-10
Legal Luninaries.

BosToN, Aug. 2s. The American Bar
Associate today elected officers. John
+. DILLON, of New York, is the new
president. Bradley g. Schley, of Wis
consin, is q member of the executive
committee. Among the vice presidents
are Benjamin Harrison, Of Indiana; Hi
ram q. Stevens, Minnesota; Wilbur r.
Sanders, Montana; J. w. Wright, South
Dakota, and Alfred i. Carey, WISDOM
sin.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-09-10
A New So Note.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2s.-The bureau
of engraving and printing will next
week begin printing the Window note.
This note, which will be of the denomi-si
nation of 50, will be printed on new
distinctive paper, and will take the
place of the Hancock So note,
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-09-10
I'VE: OInlyOn,le.

published in this paper. There are no two
words alike in either ad., except One word,
This word will be found in the ad. for Dr.:
Harter's Iron Tonic, Little Liver Pills and
Wild Cherry Bitters. Look for Crescent"
trade mark. Read the ad. carefully and
when you find the word, send it to them
and they will. return you book, beautiful
.Nthographs and sample free. as
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-09-10
WHEAT No. 2.
Fiaxseed-S1.074.
LIVE STOCK.

LIVE STOCK.
Chicago, Aug. ss.-Cattle, steady to stronger.
prime to extra steers, s5sO@6.15; others. $3.50
@5.6o; Texans. ss7o@a.5o; cows, s1.50@a4o.
sheep-Strong, natives. ss75@s.s5; Texans,
s4.sO; westerns, s4.1o@4.30; lambs, ss,s0@5.50.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-09-10
q
Dnlufh.s

Duluth, Aug. 2s-Wheat was active hut very
weak and nearly &c lower. Receipts liz carsa-
Closing prices were SIC. NO. hard, $50; 30. -
northern, SOC; No. 2 northern. 79c. 8,
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-09-10
Det,roit.i

Detroit, Aug. 90. Wheat: No. white. cash.
$50; No. 2 red. cash, Ssh August se,<;3
September. ss1; December. s1.o2K. ssS
Corn-No. 2, cash, &c; August 64c.