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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-12-10
How Birds Learn to Sing.

A wren built her nest in box on a
New Jersey farm. The occupants of
the farmhouse saw the mother teach
ing her young to sing She sat in front
of them and sung her whole song very
distinctly. One of her young attempt
ed to initiate her. After proceeding
through a few notes it's voice broke
and it lost the tune. The mother re-
commenced where the young one had
failed, and went very distinctly
through with the remainder. The
young bird made q second attempt,
commencing where it had ceased be-
fore, and continuing the song as long
as it was able, and when the notes
were again lost, the mother began
again where it had stopped and COM
pleted it. Then the young one re-
sumed the tune and finished it. This
done, the mother sang over the whole
series of notes the second time with
great precision, and again the young
one attempted to follow her. The
wren pursued the same course with
this one as with the first, and so with
the third and fourth, until each OF the
birds became perfect songster.-
Musical Messenger.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-12-10
BLINDNESS IN HORSES.

Entertaining Facts and Theories
About Their Singular Perceptlve
Powers.
The way in which blind horses 20
about without getting into more diff
culties than they ordinarily do is very
remarkable. They rarely if ever hit
their heads against fence or stone
wall. They will side off when they
come near one. A writer in a London
journal says:
"It appears from careful observa-
ton | have made that it is neither
shade nor shelter that warns them of
the danger. On an absolutely sunless
and MINDLESS day their behavior is the
same. Their olfactory nerves doubt
less become very sensitive, for when
driving them they will poke their
heads downward in search OF water
fifty yards before they come to a
stream crossing the roadway. 1t can
not be an abnormally developed sense
of hearing which leads them to do this,
for they will act alike though the wa
ter be stagnant pool.
"Men who have been blind for any
length OF time develop somewhat SINH
lar instincts to blind horses. Some
one says that none of the five senses
has anything to do with this singular
perceptive power, but that theimpres.
sions are made on the skin of the face
and by it transmitted to the brain,
and this 'unrecognized sense he calls
facial perception But possibly this
perceptive power may have it's origin
in such conditions as prevail in somn-
a1nbulism or in the hypnotic state. Are
all such phenomena in man and horse
MS have mentioned to be accounted
for by words facial perception if
they mean anything? However, speak
ing OF blind horses, why should they
cast their coats as winter comes on
and grow long coats at the ad-
vent of summer and SO reverse the
order which is the invariable rule in
the case of horses possessed of perfect
vision?"
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-12-10

the swimmers face is turned upward
and over his left shoulder, SO that he
looks behind him. The advantage Of
this is that the crown of his head
meets the waves and his mouth is al
ways out of water.
The plain overland or turtle stroke
reaching forward first with one hand
then the other, and rolling the body
short distance, but cannot be kept up
very long.
The old-fashioned and commonest
style of swimming is the breast stroke,
an exact imitation of frog. It is
easy, but not very fast. An expert
swimmer says:
'sIn swimming breathe through the
mouth instead of the nose. 1t takes
too long to get full breath through
the nostrils. To save a drowning per
son you must prevent him from tax
ing hold of you. AS you approach
him 60 under water, and if he Is faced
toward you catch him by the legs and
twirl him around. Then come up be-
hind him aud grasp him by the collar,
or the hair at the back Of the head.
To tow him ashore swim upon your
back, using your feet and right hand
for compulsion, and drag him after
you. If he does turn and try to catch
hold hit him in the stomach with
your knee, and hit him hard. If ne
cessary, punch his head and stun him.
Do anything to break his hold if he
grabs you, because if you don't both
of you will DROWN Treasure Trove.
What Is Rattan2
Every one knows the pretty, light,
and graceful chairs and other articles
OF furniture made from rattan, but
every one does not know that the ex-
tremely tough and fexiblewood called
rattan is that of the climbing palm
tree. This curious climber, which is
more of a vine than tree, is one of
the singular characteristics of forest
growth in the Celebes and other Ma
layan countries. Starting with IL
trunk little thicker than a mans
arm, it winds through the forest, now
wrapping a tall tree in it's fold, like
some gigantic snake, and then descend
ing again to the earth and trailing
along in snake-like curves until it can
find some other stately tree to fasten
and climb upon in it's pursuit of light
and air. The forest is so thick and
jungle-like that it seems impossible to
follow the course OF any one of these
serpent climbers; but there is little
doubt that at the last the successful
aspirant, which stopped and cringed
SO long below, will be found shooting
up like flag staff a dozen feet or
more above the tree which has helped
it to rise.
A use OF rattan, which is unknown
to those who haye not seen it in it's
native forest, is as water carrier.
The thirsty traveller has at all times
a tumbler of cool, refreshing water at
his command by cutting off six or
eight feet of rattan and putting one
of the severed ends to his mouth, or
holding it over a dish to catch the
water.-Selected.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-12-10
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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-12-10

'Dr. Prices Cream Baking Powder
contains only such ingredients as a pure Bak-
ing Powder ought to besconposed of and can
recommend the same to every housekeeper as
pure wholesome and effective"
(signed) PETER LATE,
City Chemist
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-12-10

The indianapolis Board of Health,
in its Published Report on Baking Powder,
Nov. 4, 1891, declares that
DR. PRICES CREAM BAKING POWDER
Contains no Deeterious Ingredients.
The report further says Psychologists of high standing
consider Ammonia and Alum deeterious substances untitled
for in FOODS recommend baking powders
tanning them for daily USE"
The board names the following brands as containing
either Ammonia Alum both
ROYAL. Climax.
ATLANTIC AND Pacific. KENYON.
Crown. QUEEN
SEA Foam. REGAL
Bon Bon. RUcKELHAus
EARLY RISING. FOREST CITY,
CALUMET.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1891-11-25

w ANrED-W AGoN Bl.ACK SMITHS
w Me ABE & DA..RAGH an and
Walnut streets. n:5..tE
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1891-11-25
wsst End Kindergarten.

I A kindergarten school will be opened
In the West End Reading Rooms
Fourteenth and DUPONT streets OF
Monday next. November S0th at p
m. This school will be free school
but the number OF scholars will bt
limited to twenty, and only those be
tween the ages or and 8 will 10 ao'
cepted. The credit Of organizing this
commendable enterprise belongs to
to voluntary committee composed
OF Mrs. F. l.. Gllpin, chairman; Mrs.
. VIM. DUPONT, treasurer; Mrs. II. L
Cause and Mrs. Victor Cause. secre
tarles and Miss Alice johnson.
1 Ihese ladies' have undertaken to In
augnrate the school by private contri
button, anticipating the kindly assist
ance of friends to help them In theli
enterprise. The use OF the girls sew
ing room OF the new club house has
been offered to these ladies free OF ex
pense and have made arrangements
with Miss Nutter an experienced teach
or in such departments to take the
school during the winter
While the committee intend to carry
on this school free to all they express
the hope that all interested in the work
will help it along by donations ot
money, and any thing suitable for The
lifting up of the sewing room, such al
appropriate pictures, toys, picture
books etc. Acknowledgements will
be made for oil such donations wher
sent to the West End reading rooms.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1891-11-25
FIFTH EDITION.
This Mornins,s Court.

Immediately after court convened
the jury In the case of the State VS..
Howard Meharty were charged by
O'clock.
Elias Seegars, colored, who pleaded
guilty to an indictment charging him
with the larceny OF horse, was som
fenced by Judge Cullen to pay the
costs OF prosecution, $50 restitution
money, be imprisoned six months, and
on saturday, December 5, be whipped
win twenty lashes and stand one
hour in the pillory.
A jury was then drawn to try the
case OF the State vs. Thornton john
son, also colored, indicted for the lar.
cenyot 5OcentS from George Ii Fouu-
tain, also colored, on September 81.
The state was represented by Victor
B. Wooiley, ESQ, but the prisoner
had no counsel
I George II. Fountain testified that he
and the accused boarded In the same
house, and roomed together. lie had
been missing money for some time,
and finally marked piece which he
placed with some other change In his
puoket-book. sOn the morning of
september ~ he awoke and saw the
accused taking the money out of his
Ipocket-book. After he was arrested
tho marked piece OF money was
found In his pocket.
Otlicer Philip j. Green testified that
at the request of Thompson he arrest
ed Seegars, and that the prosecutor
identified some OF the money found in
his pocket.
These were the only witnesses for
the State and The defendant called d
couple OF witnesses to prove his char
aeter. and that he received part OF
the money found on him from one Of
them on the previous Saturday.
The prisoner add essed the Jury and
asserted his innocence, and said he had
"a trouble with the accused, when he
said he would get even with him.
The jury were briefly charged by
Judge Cullen, and retired at 1l.05
O'Clock.
The jury in the Meharty case came
in at LILO O'Clock with q verdict OF not
guilty.
A nolle pros. was entered by Deputy
Attorney General Davis In the case OF
William Boulden, indicted at the Sep
ltember term for receiving stolen
goods, the defendant TO pay the costs.
The Jury In the Thompson case, af-
ter boing out one hour and twenty-five
minutes came in with verdict OF
guilty and recommended him to the
mercy of the court. He was sentenced
TO pay the costs of prosecution, 30
cents restitution money and lie i'm
prisoned one month.
Shortly before | O'Clock court nd
iourned until 10 O'Clock Monday morn
Ing.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1891-11-25
Hoineonnthic Omnars.

At the annual meeting of the Home
lopathic Hospital Association last Sat
iurday afternoon, the following mana
gers whose terms had expired were 10
elected:
Mrs. George S. Capelle, Mrs. Thomas
Darlington, Mrs. Benjamin Nields
Mrs. Il. $. Garrett, Mrs. Joseph Il.
Philips, Mrs. Jsmes Baily, Mrs. Lind
Hey 9. Kent, Mrs. A. L. Conant ant
Mrs. David p. Derlckson. w. &. Pen
Inypaeker and Alfred Gawthrop were
reelected trustees
Reports We're received from the diff
Iferent organizations within the asso
Ielation. the managers, the Junio
Board and the children's band, all o
which were favorable.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1891-11-25
ABl.hop Opposed To Pr ohIbitIon..

Bishop Perry, Of the Protestant EpIs-
Icopal Diocese OF Iowa, voted for Boies,
democratic candidate for Governor OF
Iowa. and against prohibition He is
quoted by the Chicago lnter-O Ocean as
Saying: Il think that the Christian sen.
Itiment in our State was for long time
I'm the wrong on the liquor question.
There was just as much drunkenness
under the prohlbltory laws as there
ever was before. Prohibition did not
prohibit. / have lived in five States
where it failed utterly. The drug stores
became the saloons. Four thousand
druggists In Iowa took out govern
ImenJ licenses to sell whisky, and 1t is
ITO be supposed that they would not
Ipay S25 for the privilege unless they
really meant to sell whisky If we have
carried tho Legislature, as have reason
to believe we have, high license will be
RESTORED. In the cities license will
cost ell 900 and in the towns $500. Tho
democrats largely owe their success to
the failure OF prohibition. Governor
Boies himself was republican before
ibis party espoused that policy, and I
could name n score of our leading mon
Iwho deserted the party for the same
reason. ! hold positive views on the
question, but l have never found that
an outspoken expression OF my senti-
ments lost me any friends among my
church people"
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1891-11-25
COLLAPSE A onRrA MT ~
The United States, Not England or Any
Other Power, Will Control Hawaii,


CHICAGO, Nov. 25.--In an interview
yesterday Hon. Lawrence McCuliy, su-
preme justice of tn, supreme court Of
Hawaii, said: "When the present gov
ernment of Hawaii collapses the | ed
States, not England or any other power.
will assume control. That is practically
settled in the Hawaiian foreign Office. /
say a collapse is certainty, because the
Hawaiian race is weakening one.
From strength of hundreds of thou
sands it has dwindled down to 81 1000,
and is fast growing less. Foreigners
predominate, the Americans especially,
and while all are intensely pleased with
the native rule, there will come a time
when that rule will no longer lie with
the dark skinned friends of the United
States.
1.-THE future of Hawaii, as conceded
by the best minds there. is that she is to
be the cross roads Gibraltar Ct the great
Pacific. Upon the completion of either
the Nicarag q II Panama canal, Hawaii
being tie o y land north of the equator
in the re centre Of all the crossing
lines Of commerce, she must be in charge
of nation with strength enough to pro-
tect the commerce. That nation is the
United States"
McCully is on his way to Honolulu
after trip with his family over the
greater part of Europe.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1891-11-25

A common fault with nearly all
dishes except real china, decorated or
white. is that the glaZe eracks called
in the trade "erazing." When this oc.
ours the dish is comparatively worth
less, as the water they are washed with
or the food u5od upon it produces
dark lines along elch crack, and there
being often hundreds OF them over
one piece Of ware your dishes arc then
extremely unsightly and you don't
care how soon they are all broken.
There are very many manufartu rcr5
OF crackery, and many of them mike
good ware, but thrrearo very few whose
productions arc perfect In regard to
wearing qualities. They make ware
that is ALMOST free from the fault we
rnlristo. but occasionally some pieces
WILL 'craze.n We have ono particular
mako of ware that WILL Nor under any
circumstances "crale. Whether you
have il 30 yeais, in use or out OF use,
not ono single pieea will eyer craze. =
we haEe been selling 1t for four years
ana haye hnewil othor stores in other
cities to have sold It fora longer time.
We have offered money for any pleces
oi ii found To be "craLed.' This ware
we refer to We sell decorated only.
The decoration is brown floral, under
the glaze without gold, aui conse-
tquently will never wear OF. It Is
modest in appearance. No rREfnHsraNs
TO an expensive decoration, like 50
many cueap dishes that only betlaY
Themselves to keener eyes You can
buy il in sets or Whategor quantity or
kinds Of pieces you wish, and 1t costs
no more than 60, d plain white.
The name OF it is =, Ar1zaar ware, ani
you can get II nowhere elso but here.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1891-11-25

/ Dol-'riIiS AnHSlNu, ~ THE KING
! sire I initritet. between Second AMI
Iuitl. a poe Il book. containing over 81.
Tho tinilrr W Il lie suitably rewarded IN
lrttN Ing same AZ this utuce. ne5-gl
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1891-11-25
Hefnra Lndrn IialI.

The Municipal Court this morning
did not last long. Charles A. Colwell,
lof Delaware city, charged by John
lMcWhorter of St Georges with rob-
lbing him of $50 in this city one night
last week was discharged, the com
Iplalnt having been made under mis-
apprehension.
S. V. Is. Garty arrested for backing
lpolicy writing. was held under $1,000
bail Tor further hearing on the 9Th
lof December.
John Eitzmaurice was held under
$500 bail to answer at tho Superior
Court for tho larceny of suit OF cloth
ing from William Mcbride, of Pocop-
lson, Chester county. Mcbride, besides
loading himself with n suit oil new
clothes loaded himself with wlliskey,
land Fitzmaurice relieved him of his
clothing at the W. " N. Railroad.
Michael Lyman got on one OF his
periodical drunks and ii he does not
Ipay So fine he will have TO go to tho
stone pile 30 days.
William H. Simms, a stranger in
Wilmington waS lined 81 for drunken-
ness.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1891-11-25

NY A&TEDA A WHITE Gflu. FOR GEN.
w erhi AOgsrwor.t at ~ Il Ing St. .n45.H
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1891-11-25
FOURTH EDITION
Dust TO Dust.

Three prominent citizens OF vii
mlnGton were conveyed to their las
resting places yesterday and consigned
to their mother earth. The remains o.
Edward l.. Rice were buried from hi:
late residence Broome street and Penn
eylvania avenue at 2 O'Clock In the
afternoon. The funeral was very
large one. as Mr.. Rice In his lifetime
was well known and respected by all
Religious services were held at the
house, where impressive addresses
were made by Rev. A. N. Kelgwin anc
Rey. W. l.. McEwan.
The interment ut the cemetery was
private. but the following pail bearers
accompanied the remains to the grave
Colonel William LaMotte, Dr. David
III. Houston, the Hon. Charles Is. Lore
Charles W. Rowland, VIM. NJ. Candy
Benjamin Nields, Edward Andrews
and Captain Henry b. Nunes, U. S. N.
Rev. Ashton Henry made some fit
ting remarks at the grave.
AT the same hour n large gal herring
Of friends met at the residence Of
Julian i. Robinson. No. SOL jackson
street to pay their last respects tC
Joseph Robinson. Religious services
We're held at the residence. and fitting
remarks were made by Ezra Fell and
other speakers. The lnterinent was
madeln the Friends Cemetery, Fourtl
and West streets and was private.
The pall-bearers were Edward Mend
lnhull, James Patton, 9. A. Cook, Geo.
W. Pierson, j. G. Van Trump and JAS
Lee.
At 10 o'clock in the forenoon brieI
religious services were held at the
late residence Of the Rev. Vaughan
Smith. The face of the venerated iii
vino looked peaceful and calm as thu
remains lay encased In cloth cover
ed casket. The Rev j Y.!Dobbins, ID
d.. offered a feeling prayer afte
which the body was removed to tn,
F., W. & b. railroad station and from
thence to Ml!dleto wn by specia
car.
The following named persons acted
as pall.bearers. Tho Rev. j. Y. Dob
bins, d. D., the Rev. l.. Il. Barrett,
Benjamin S. Harrington, s. 5. Fondcr
smith, Joseph Smith and BeatoI
Smith, the four last named being sons
and sons.in low of the deceased The
following named persons accompanied
the family to Middletown the Rey. l.
J.. Jarrett, the Rev. w. L. S. Murray
the hev. }. Y. Dobblns, ID. d., the Rev
Isaac Jewell, tho Rev. J. b. Qulgg, the
key- t. L. Martindale and Abner T.
Bailey
on reaching Middletown. the funer
al procession wended its way to the NJ
Il. Church in that town, whore fur
thcr religious services were held ant
ut which eulogistic and feeling ad
dresses We're made by Rev. j. I}. Quigg
Rev. 4. h. Martlndale, Rev. w. IT, s
Murray, Rev. y. NJ. Browne and Rev
Isaac Jewell. The body was then con
veyed ts the CO ne cry and buried be
side that of his son.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1891-11-25
Interesting Debate.

An interesting debate took place las
evening by the Hamilton Debating
ICoterie, at No. 604 Market street, OF
the following resolution; THAT tn,
Republican form of Government In
Latin America is failure. Frank r
ISlocomb and Noble F. Hadley sustain
ed the affirmative, while Edwin =. Slo
comb and Elwood Layiield were rs
positive in their views on the other
side. The judge, however, decldeC
that tho champions OF the afilrmativ,
carried Off the honors.
Harry G. Evans enlightened the
club by reading an original story, AM
L. b; 4. Springer did his part to amus'
aud instruct by an eloquent recitation
which was followed by an address by
B. Frank Townsend. A report oI
new books was made by Alfred Nc
iAlister, Scientific development
were discussed by Frank NJ. Jones
Northern Ameriean'polotics by.ElwooC
Layiield, and Old World politics b,
George S. .Allmon. making altogether
a rich intellectual feast.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1891-11-25
The Produce Market.

PHILADELPHIA. Nov. A-State and western
-four, super, s36D.D .D3.Sj; do. do extras, $50 a,
AS No 2winter family, Si,25aI.51; Pennsylva-
mia roller, straight, si5hai75 western winter
clear, Si.5GdDl.7j; do. do, straight, S475a5
winter patent, new, S5ls5.25i Min nesota, clear
s4,6504.9); do, straight, s49hb5.ln; do, patent,
s5.l5g5.4O; do do, favorte brands, S55ll5.6O
Rye -four, S5.lhd,5 Is per barrel.
Wheat Dull, weak, with Sl03A bid and
sl.O4 asked for November; sl04J6 bid and
sl.05 asked for December; slG66 bid and
sl.O7 asked for January; sl0sI6 bid and slOl
asked for February.
Corn-Firm, quiet. with 6sISc. bid and Co.,
asked for November; s5I6c. bid and 57c. ssked
for December; 554c. bid and 5534c. asked for
January; ji94c. bid and 5514e. asked for Fob
ruary.
oats-Quiet firmer, with Zoe. bid and 4oySc.
asked for November; t0yac bid and 4lc. asked
for December; iJ34c. bid and 4lc. asked for jan
uary; 4f4c. bid and 4lc. asked for February.
Beef-Quiet, steadyi extra mess 5000; fam
lily, sl11,2.
Pork-lnactive, steady; new mess, slO.75; old
mess, S9.i5 extra prime, si0Gl0.5l.
Lard-Dull weak; steam rendered, s0B
Eggs-Firm. m.quiet; Now York and Pennsylya-
mia, 2sc.; Canadian, &c; western. 251e7c.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1891-11-25

/ usF-A FEMALE BEAGLE -
! Nov. y uu tile rmll from zsSs:z@e--ea1
sta toa ~ PIAr creeS, She i9 hl tG1 WAN
whit" fac" luil breast. \ lib raj reward
Will be paid b. returning the same to rs
Monroe street. Wilmington or M John
Higgins near stanton MID W
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1891-11-25
/ ,Idto Rest.

The funeral III Patrick Frank Shields.
who was killed at an early hour Mon.
day morning hF Amor ii Burnett took
place this morning from the residence
OF Joseph Fulimcr No. aD5 Market
street and wa. largely attended. The
remains lay ina handsome eloth=eoy-
ered silver -mohnlrd easkul, tins lid OF
which bore plate with an luscrintiln
giving his maine, date OF Birth ana
death. He Looked remarkably natural
and seemed tls though In Il sound
slumher. IinA tlOral offerings were
numerous and beautiful. ana among
them was a brulen column about
three feet In hHight, formed OF Iu-uz
and carnations, from tho Warren
Athletic club.
AT 10 o'clock tho sgiomr col'tege prO.
cetded to ST Ieler's Prd-Caihetirui
where high mass celebrated b5r th,
Right Rah creIld Bishop Curtis aftel
which thu intarment took place in ST
Josepl.s Cemttery. The pail bearer.
were selected From his follow member,
OF the Warren Club.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1891-11-25
Inst PncI,et-I,nnl,

Mrs. George W. Wells, who resides
at No, l20z Delawar, a. fenuc, had the
misfortune to lose her pocket book OF
King street, hetwern Third and Fourtl
streets, about nine o'clock this morn
ing. As it contained about $50 in
money, several checks and other p lpers
she wal give Il reward Of $40 TO the
finder on its being left at her residence.
5 hould it have been stolen the rogue
might return yhe checks and papers. as
they cannot be of any use to him, theil
payment having been stopped. Mrs
Hudson, OF Philadelphia, also lost hel
and Third streets. The finder by leav
ing same at this Office will be suitably
rewarded.