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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1892-04-21
MONSTERS OF THE DEEP.
The Gigantic DeviIfish Stranded on
the Irish Coast,

The Gigantic DeviIflsh Stranded on
the Irish Coast.
Not long since the people OF Achill,
or Eagle Island, lying off the coast OF
Ireland, in County Mayo, were &C
corded a privilege rare in the annuls
OF the human race-nothing less than
the uncommon sight OF a stranded
''devilfish."
When first washed ashore at the en-
trance of BlacKsod bay the villagers
took it to be the carcass OF some 81
gantic and unknown species OF whale.
After couple or three weeks, how
ever, when it had been tossed further
inland by a terrific gale, the true
character OF the uncommon visitor
was made known.
TO what species OF the Oemmestre-
Plies the monster belonged could not
be ascertained, the creature being too
far gone in decay. The suckers and
the horny rings had fallen off before it
reached the strand, the parrot-like
beak peculiar to this animal being al
so missing.
The animal, though visibly shrunken
and historic ed, measured as follows:
Length OF tenacles or long arms, 80
feet; circumference of body, go feet;
circumference OF tentacles near body,
4 feet each Only four other instances
OF the appearance of this strange
monster in British waters have been
recorded. 1t is often asked why such
things are not preserved in museums,
easily accessible to curious sight-see-
ers
Do you know that it would take a
glass vessel as large as the hull OF the
Great Eastern to show Off such q
monster to any degree of perfection
whatever? Curious tales are often
told by mariners about this most 81
gantic OF water monsters.
It's enormous tentaclcs are armed
with formidable suckers, nearly as
large as the average washtub, besides
hooks and spikes, each set with vici-
Gus looking teeth, all pointed inward.
Some naturalists believe that giimpses
OF the devil-iish's arms have given rise
to the oft-repeated sea serpent stories.
st. Louis Republic.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1892-04-21

Hoods Pills cure z I:ousncss.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1892-04-21
TO BE CONTINUED
April First,

1t is easy enough to beiooled on the
First Of April, but few are the benevo-
lent souls who are willing to take the
trouble of fooling themselves.
Aportly gentleman went into an up
holsterer's, on April Fools Day, and
sat about on chair and window ledge.
talking to the proprietor, who was
just then arranging a lot OF new win
dow shades for display at the door.
Price labels were lying about here
and there, and thus it was that the
visitor unconsciously attached one to
his coat, and walked away through
the street, bearing the legend:
EXTRA THICK. READY FOR HANGING!''
The Ruling Passion.
Little Lucy-Pa won't yon give me
anew dress? Iwant one so much.
Pail speak to your mother
about it.
The ,ch!ld's wistful expression was
turned into disappointment.
PaSurely, mamma will know if
it's necessary
LucyYes, suppose so. But
when You speak to her touch her easy,
papa, OF she might want one Tor her
self 20
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1892-04-21
Ain1OstaMiracIe
White SWeIEin9s,
became DISCOURAGED

81 went to Chicago to visit sister. as it was
thought a change OF air and scene might do me
good. But was confined to my bed most OF the
time. ! was so impressed with the success OF
Hoods Sarsapariila in cases similar to mine
that decided to try it. SO Il bottle was bought
and to my great qualification the sores soon de-
creased, and began to feel better This strength
cned my faith in the medicine and in Il short
timn | WnS
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1892-04-21
up and Out of Doors

TO make a long story short. continued to take
Hoods Sarsaparilla for year, when had be-
come 80 fully released from the chains of disease
that took position with the Flint {; Wallins
Mfg. Co.. and since that time have not lost IL
single day account OF sickness I always feel
well. am in good spirits. and have good uppc-
titp I endorse
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1892-04-21
Hoods SaYsapaYii!a

for it has been n great blessing TO me, aud to my
friends my recovery scenes almost miraculous. I
think Hoods Sarsaparilln is the kim, OF all medi
cines." WILLIAM A. LEnR, No. 0 North Railroad
st, kendallvil!e. Ind.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1892-11-10

MoNrpELuR, Nov. 9.-Supreme Court,
after a recess ,ince Friday afternoon, began
again at 10 a. Ia. day. The case Of State
v7. iuiIip bedari was beard this forenoon,
and that of State vs. Frank Wilkins and
Charles Blow this afternoon, all three re
spondents, who have been IN jail for two
years past being present. These cases We're
brought up on exceptions, because respond
cnts were not allowed to argue certain
POINTS connected with the case, IN Chitten-
den County Court
4 recess WAS taken at l;lj p. N, until 9
q IN. tomorrow, when tho criminal cases
will be disposed Of. The civil cases are to
he disposed Of at > p. m, after which will
Ire the final adjournment
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GENERAL VERMONT NEWS.

Travelling Auditor Homer Z. Bentley has
retired rom the service Of the Contra! Yer
mont railroad, in which he mas been since
1871.
The trustees OF the Vermont Live stock
company voted at special meeting to pay,
in addition to the regular 6 per cent, an ex-
ira dividend of pr cent.
The annual meeting Of the Vermont HUI
mano Society will lie held on Thursday,
November -.
Tho officers of the Vermont Holiness asso-
citation are 10 hold meetings on Thursday in
Music Hail, Woodsyi,le, y. t., and will
oren seven days convention on Nov. - at
WIllisborough, y. J.
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Albert e. Jones.

Nut'on MUD quarters I. - go. uouui ',re1rl-;
iers, ~ cents POUND; mutton chops ~ con's.
Spring lamb, hind qtrs % cents fore airs IS rapt1
lamb chops ~ cents. bsef, bes, cuts We'i
err. for rOrter hou'e Gs''Al ~ -
crng mound; sroin a. f. cents; rpuni AZ g.! 70 II cent?
Hpound; roast u to @lcents pound Vernon bsef i
Quoted az Ply 10 - carts pound. Hams uEl- clrs
ere Is cents pound; breakfas. bacon IL II to T.
cents; California hams to llls cents pounl smoke
shoulder. l8lp cents Trpe 10 to nv ceu.g pick
cleo pgs foe' l2is cent7; uirkle amns tongues arc II
cents per pound Corn bosf is to 2ls conts. PORK
toa-t is II to ~ cents uu1ud. ttoNk ~ cents s's
rors IL ~ cents pound; lara I! c'ntS
roast veal s n 20 ~ cents veal steak - go csn,E
loo1 SAUSAGE 10 cent. nIuui. Boston stl'ass ~ cs
Germen hc.oGne sausage. ~ to II cents; Albany
sausage. 70 cents heaurnesss. Is cents. 1urkoy7.
@ To u cents. Fowls, u TO - cents. Spring cnict
ems " cents Ilunl Lard u % D cents per pInnI
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Dolan Brothers.

81. ous four S62f To- $500 bnrrc: Mic1lgar e. =,
SprnF reten's and Minnesota patents are e. 10
barrel. BuckwheGt is ~ to cents a pound. bve
-four, so ~ cents q pound. Mapls sugar i0Bi2
cents pound maple syrup IN TO &C gallon. Granu-
,hte1 sugar is cCut- pound. coffee d cts; ligh'
hTcwn, l'atj cts; Loaf ami rulverizel. 1lS ceuts.
v hiie clover honey is Is osnts Mound; celerv
. and cents n buuch squash. cents pound
cuhhaec, r'utsn rourd new pu'nuee. 81 cents 60 81
a husrc!i sweet potatoe, cents abound
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Jones Brothers.

Penaurs. c0to 30 cents dozen. Orang.s s0@Gn cents
dozen. Best quality dates nre W cents "a
pound. Smyrna fig, 70 cents rounl Me'.ns lemons
5to 10 ccrts per tlZsn. Evap1ratsi peaches - cts.
pound. Ha-ns Ia TO y cents pound Pcnn n CTS,
G!tru English wainutS2O cents per pound Nuts all
kinds, g's0Ttal 70 cents pound. Honey, Is to -
cents rcr pound. Cpv'r honey. 1870 - rnr rou1d
Concord grapes to 10 cents a pound; Derwsros
u to Is cents lsund
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PARIS. Nov. ".-rLc place where Mrr
Deacon hid her daughter a!jcr abduct.u4
her from the Convent of Our Lady Of the
Assumption has been discovered. Tur
child will be Immediately restored to Mir
DlIrnn.
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NORTH FAYSTON.

Died, November /, Hattie Y. A. Corse,
daughter OF Mrs. Samuel Marble. aged rs
YEAR,. seven months. Rev ". +. Douglas,
preachei at the funeral services - Mrs Mar
be's two younger children are quite sick
with lung fever. She has the sympathy of
the community in her sad bereavement -
Mr.. Orlando Davis has returned from Bur
hnston. w esIey Ingalls, has moved TO tho
John Carey farm Willie Fisher takes
possession OF his farm again.
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The best time made by Split Ear at the
Winooshi Park in August was 80. and
not 2:31t, as reported at tine time. some
controversy has arisen over the suit. Co.
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IA IY rR DDUCrA
BARRIER ~ Tobpy.

nalr7 butt"r IL IS -anta pounl. CreamArv M
Ter, y! cents; Cheoss Hii to ~ c''.a uouui FEf'
~ cents Il dozen. Fancy cheeses are a. follows. P1,
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oIl cheese 20 cents mound; En {sh dairy d cont.
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VERMONT PERSONALS.

President RucEham represented tha Jni-
yersity OF Vermont at the opening Of the
University club IN Boston.
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Furnished by c. +, & G. W. Eddy, Commits
sion Merchants and wholesale deal
ors IN hay, straw, grain aud feel.
Room 2+H Chamber OF Com
merce, "A Broad ST.,
Boston, Mass.
hoSToN, Mass, Soy. 8. 1892.
Receipts Of hay for the week were 4,3 cars,
30 cars of straw! last week 3S'cars hay and 50
cars of straw.
Notwithstanding receipts show somewhat
larger this week, market has held about
steady and the demand has been such that
stocks have increased but little here The in
lication5 are that receipts viii not be as large
the coming week. We think the scarcity ~
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WATERBURY CENTRE.
WATERBURY

The officers for the Woman's Tenn
perance union for this year are az fol
lows: President. Miss Lydia a. Gilmore;
first vice president, Mrs. c. i. Moody; sec.
oud vice president, Mrs. G. 3. Clark; secre-
tary, Mrs H. NJ Forest; treasurer, Mrs. c.
h. Clark. Mrs. Lester Elliot spent a par t
of last week at Montpelier with her husband.
Some of the people would like to know what
has become OF that bill to incorporate the
Waterbury street cemetery that was
promised last spring. They have waited all
summer for the new fence, to say nothing
of the fountain and the uusightly holes that
we're promised to be filed.
DR., Henry James has returned from
Boston E Twin Bowman and Joseph
Hut hi1sou nave returned from Montpelier
Il nomas d wvre from Frankiyn, n. H., is
spending a few days in town. Il Ii.
Haines is able to walk oIt with cane
The Ladies' Arion quurtette Of New York
are coming again. Rev $. J. Crystie will
give his new lecture at the Methodist church
"Wednesday evening. DR. Oiddngs, super
ntcndent OF the asylum, has gone to Boston
to see his wife who is sick there Frank
Moody is in the postofice again. Miss Josie
Taylor is visiting friends III Boston and
Maine. Mrs. IDe1 Hinsdale of Willis;ol IS
visiting her motner-Miss Flora Scagel
from Jonesv.lie, spent the sabbath in town.
7. +. Harvey of Hineshurgh and Miss
Carrie /. Claliu Of Waterbury were mar
ried last Monday by Rev. S. II. Wheeler -
Lewis Waite fell from a lumber wagon and
hu-t his back severely. Miss Lottie Morgan
of burlington is visiting May Wrisly.
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ard is convalescing. C. V. Kent recently
sold throe horscs to J. Hull of Waltham,
Mos7.-M Edna Goodell, who has been
teaching in Bethel, returned home on Sat
urday last.
WATERBURY CENTRE.
School in district No. 1G, taught by Ethel
c. Robinson. closed Friday. j. Bennett
has rented the Eugene Moody farm in More.
town and will lake possession in the spring.
Madame Mon,gen, from Germany, is
teaching class in vocal music at the lodge
The y. w. T. G. held reception in the
seminary Friday evening.
Miss Julia A. Il. Bryan returned from
Barre Friday, where she has been teaching
10 n Nochie il 10 move into Cuauncey
Lyons house. MIR. and Mrs. stephen
Vaughn of Hyde Park have been visiting in
town Horace Warren is to resume black.
smithing in his shop.
Mr.. Il. j. BARRIER has been suffering for
the past two weeks with a frog ielon on his
right hand.
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CALAIS

srLo3 in district 40. n taught by Mrs.
Geor2e {. S.ayton closed Friday saiur-
day being her birthday, she gave a rec5p-
ton to her scholars a. her nome, and was
presented tv them win a nice glass water
bet and So era other presents Ola Leon
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ruo. L,,tte rall, Markets.

UTICA, n. y, Nov, AT the Utica
board Of trade to day the following sales OF
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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-04-03

failing mentally. and that recently his moth
er placed him in private institution.
nilton's playhouse viii not reopen until
next Sunday, when a company headed by
Frank | Frayne will appear.
w. A. Goble, the popular musical director.
has signed with "A Turkish Bath" for
summer season of twenty weeks.
W. Morris Ellis. pianist, has closed with
"McGinty's Mishaps" company to join
Swans Ideals company
Kirkc La Shelle has been i'll at Mt. Ckm-
ems, Mich, but rejoined his star, e. ). Will
ard, at Philadelphia.
J. K Murray, now with the Carleton Opera
com pany, will be seen next year as star i'll
q new comedy.
George W June. at present with Mr.. and
Mrs. Sidney Drew, goes out next season win
Gus Williams.
the first of April under the management OF
W. W. Brady.
Minnie Palmer is presenting my Sweet
heart through the English provinces with
fair success.
The New York Day by Day. company is
reported TO have stranded at Lock Haven. Pa,
recently.
Edward Prince, of Sadie Martinot's com
pany has been engaged for the Forepaugh
shows.
Ray Maskell accompanied by her mother,
is now upon the ''Briny'' en- route for Eng
land.
Barry johnson has signed with Mclean d
Prescott as leading juvenile for next season.
NAV Yohe. the contralto with three notes,
is reported to be married again.
Al Lislon the great musical artist, will
open in Louisville.
Joseph K Knight has opened with Tom
Sawyer company.
Anderson's 1.-TWO Old Cronies'' are now
doing Missouri.
Lillian stillman has joined the Fire Pa
trol' com pany
THE Fairies Well closed its season in
Detroit.
"Niobe' comes to Hooley's in April.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-04-03
Musical Notes.

The famous Hungarian, Edouard Remeny,
regarded by many as the worlds greatest
violin virtIloso. is billed for the People S
church on the ETH. with strong supporting
company. Mrs. Alice Bates Rice, young
and beautiful woman. with O voice whose
range is only rivalled by its brilliancy, sings
soprano; Miss Edith MacgreGor, formerly OF
the Bostonian Opera company, is the alto,
and William +. Fessenden. the former tenor
of the Boston Ideals. who is regarded as the
best ballad singer on the American concert
stage, will also sing. Miss FANNIE Cliff Berry
is the pianist.
The st. Paul Choral association will give
the third and last concert of the present sea-
son Thursday evening" the 2Sth inst The
larger portion of BerlioZ's "Damnation of
Faust" and The Triumph of Love- can
tata by Sam uel A. Baldwin, will be present.
ed The eminent baritone, William Ludwig
will appear in both of these works.
An effort is being made to secure the ap-
pearance in ST. Paul of Edward Lloyd, the
this country. The guarantee demanded is OF
such nature that the risk of the engage
ment will be very great.
Miss Marie Tempest has purchased the
rights of the ''Tyrolean'' for England from
the Aronsons. and will probably produce the
opera in London at the Prince of Wales the
alter in May.
Antonio Mielke, the dramatic prima DONNA
and Anoreas Dippel, the tenor OF last sea-
America during April and May. +
The Opera Comique, of Paris, is to be ret
built at a cost of 3500,0O0 francs The com
tract calls for completion of the new struct-
ure by october, 1893.
Frank b. Lawson, the baritone. has been
engaged as choirmaster and soloist by the
RaYenswood Congregational church. I
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-04-03
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
'Sinbad" opens at the Met
ropolitan Theater This
Evening.
lne Of the Most Successful
Entertainments Of the
Season.
The Grand Patrons Will Be
Entertained With "My
Jack"
Latest Gossip Gathered From
the Stage and Music
Hall.

"Sinbad, or the Maid of Balsora," the
newest spectacular production of the
Chicago opera house, and the successor
TO that favorite scenic play, tho Crystal
Slipper" will be given here tonight at
the Metropolitan opera house by the
American Extravaganza company, an
organization already well and favorably
known through its appearances in Sin
bad's" predecessors.
The announcement tells us that "Sin-
bad' is ian operate, spectacular ex-
travaganZa," a mixture Of farce, opera,
ballet, pantomme and pictorial display.
Harry b. Smith, pOung American
librettist, who has of late years attained
considerable prominence as writer of
comic opera books, notably those of
The Tar and the Tartar" robin
Hood" and "Don Qulxote," is RESPONSE
bic for the story of the piece. And in
this story he is said to have hung pretty
closely TO the exciting yarn that the
prolific young woman of Bagdad spun
TO her bloodthirsty lord, the caliph of
that renowned city of the Orient. The
poet Of extravaganza has, however,
taken the usual poetical liberties.
BaIsora, the little place on the Gulf of
Persia, from which the original Sinbad
sailed. Then Cupid = for every one
knows there were Cupids in Balsora,' as
well as genii and other mysterious be-
ingS comes OH and
Reveals the Plot.
This is very kind of the love god and
quite gratuitous. for no effort has been
10 l., tl,.,r +l,rr f,no hfarN Tot
such as there is. SinDad, it seems, is a
'prentice hand in the biggest factory in
the place. He and his fellows sing, and
then-such things happen in extrava-
ganza-a chorus Of pretty typewriters
patter OH and sing about themselves i'll
ditty with the refrain "Tic-a- tic-a-tac."
After this a dance of isherboys, who,
by the way. are oil girls, and then the
heroine, Ninetta, appears. She is the
daughter Of ruined merchant, and
loves Sinbad, but her father promises
her hand for a sack of duubloons, shek-
els GA some other foreign coin, to
Snarleyow, very noisy smuggler
with an extraordinary makeup and a
whole arsenal of pistols in his belt He
is not pleasant person, and he admits
OH the start. in baritone solo, that he's
"a Great Big Bluff
There's n deal of scheming by the
rival sutors. 1t is the old story of the
poor and INSCRIPTIONS papa, the good,
poor lover, and the horribly bad, rich
lover, and the thing doesn't come out
right until the fourth act. Sinbad has
a friend in Fresco, an idle apprentice.
and when the smuggler abducts Ninetta
and carries her aboard the ''lugger,"
Fresco and Sinbad go along to the res
cue, and everybody else follows to see
the fun. In the next act the smuggler's
ship
Lies in HTid-Ocean.
and pretty soon she lies at the bottom,
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-04-03
THE SEAL POACHERS.
Plans Perfected in Expectation of
n Good Season

WASHINGTON, April 2. The department of
state has received detailed information of the
operations OF the sealing vessels now engaged
in killing and taking seals along the Amer.
lean coast At latest advIces, the fleet
was off Cape Flattery, keeping company
with the herd as it moves up the coast on its
way TO its breeding grounds on the Pribylof
islands On the Dist ult the American steam-
er Michigan passed them. and reports the
water fairly alive with seals and the vessels
had their boats ont busily shooting them.
Between March IA and Il reports from four
teen vessels fl their catch ut 2,252 seals.
The steamer Mystery had been engaged Mt
Victoria by the poachng fleet TO meet them
at Cloqnet sound March n, take off their
skins and furnish them with new stock of
supplies, thus enabling them to prosecute
their work without the loss Of tine neces-
sary to put into the port of Victoria for that
purpose. The same steamer is engaged
to meet the feet again later In
he season and receive their skins
and furnish them with fresh supplies, pre-
paratory to the entrance of the fleet into
Behring sea. March II the Brenda arrived at
Victoria from Nova Scotin, being the first OF
the thirteen sealing schooners on the way
from there. ana She is being fitted out for
sea. Seven more British vessels are now in
Victoria, and four or five in process of con.
strnction, destined for this years sealing
operations. making the total British fleet
about seventy. as against fifty one last year.