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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1892-01-28
n piece of Good Advice.

ssEnjoy life while you live for you
will be a long time dead."-(Bill Nye.)
If you are gong to Canada or tho east
take the Wabash from Chicago and
enjoy all the advantages offered by
this popular line. Through sleepers
and day coaches from Chicago to Lon
don, Hamilton, Toronto, Montreal,
New York and Boston. Two trains
daily-leaving Dearborn depot, Chi
cago, at 8 and 1880 p. m. For further
information apply to your nearest
ticket agent or write to G. j. Lowell,
T. 2. A., st. Paul, Wabash R. R.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1892-01-28
PITEY PENCIL1NGs.
Picked, Pointed and Pre-
served for Reading by
Regular Reporters.
LYLE.

Dune Crerar returned home from
Neche last Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. Foshay have re-
turned from the valley and report a
pleasant trip.
One night last week a number of
young folks assembled at the residence
of Mr.. David Lyle and spent very en-
joyable evening.
1t seems to be quite fashionable to
carry a lantern these dark nights, but
it is bad give away Oh a certain young
man who makes late calls.
We think Love for a day. is a
pretty short time, but when it comes
in the shape of a story like the one now
published in the CoURIER-DEMOCRAT
it is all right as it IS a genuine good
story.
A certain young man in this neigh
borhood tried new way of drawing
hay the other day by putting one end
of the rack on the sleigh and the other
on the ground. n new rack is now
being constructed.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1892-01-28
AN OBSTINATE WOMAN.

How She Wa, Car. ii of Scolding When
}fhe Ducking stool Failed.
There is tradition of Gloucester
shire scold whose obstinate disposition
detied the ducking STOOL says the
National Review.
Atty the first 'sousing" in the vii
lage Hex pond her husband ex-
claimed: Molly! Molly! Wool thee
promSfs never to scold at againp"
AS soon as Molly recovered her
breath she replied in laundering
voice of moroseness: mo, l won't doc
nothing o tn zort''
Molly had another souse, and the
husband met with the same acrimon-
ious response to his anxious inter-
rogation. The sousing was repeated.
but Molly continued to be obdurate
and contumacious.
You may drown l." shouted Molly.
'but l wool never give in.
They did not run tho risk of drown
ing Molly, but released her. for the
husband was convinced that she would
'rather drown than refuse to wag her
red rag at UNI whenever she felt in
clined to do so. 1t did not cure Molly.
She became as great a scold as ever
she had been before her public sous
ing Some years after that critical
punishment the lord of the manor met
John at u court leet and inquired:
"Well John how does Molly get on
now with her scolding9'
''Oh. squire, her be pretty nearly
cured on t."
Did the ducking stool do that bus
iness?"
'Oh, no. l let her jaw on as long
as her liked. 1 ged her back no an
swers. l zot quiet and blowed me
bacca. and her soon dropt her scold-
ing and be now as good a woman as
they be made.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1892-01-28

climb the beautiful rising plateau
which was just ahead of us and in sight
all the afternoon. But it was now too
dark to enjoy its fine scenery. The
train began to slow up and at last came
to a full halt without the usual signal,
and the brakeman did not shout any
unintelligible name for the place.
Pat-What station is this?
"Snowfield!" yells some passenger
who had been over the road before.
"Come on' says he IF you want any
supper tonight" and jumping off, he
starts up tho track apparently to count
the ties.
1t is not in the power of our pen to
describe that night in refrigerator.
Suffice to say that we got to Milton be-
tween noon and 9 p. m, and the way
we cleaned off the little dishes of that
big hotel reminded me of the crowd of
western stockmen who told the waiter
that ''now we have tasted your samples
please bring on your hash.'
AS the train came to Il standstill at
the next station 4 sweet voice sighed,
Another hour of this waiting" but
we were happily disappointed and we
were soon moving again.
'Now dear, for home at last"
Eyes darling, this is the last stop be-
fore arriving at Home. Sweet Home.'"
Langdon being the terminus of the
G. N. in that direction everyone re-
turned to their former seats and began
to put on their wraps ready to bid
adieu to the tired yet courteous r. R.
men who had piloted us safely through
our trials.
Pat-Who is that young lady who
has been so sweet for some time back?
Sam-A chance acquaintance never
saw her before.
Pat-Well you are slick, even for a
drummer. SAM & PAT.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1892-01-28
NIONTROSE.

The thaw has been very welcome
change in the weather.
Cold, colder, coolest, is the record
for January up to within the last few
days.
A few of the friends of Mr.. and Mrs.
Hooey called the other evening and
had a surprise party.
The dance at D. Harrick's was a
most enjoyable affair. Many of the
Soperites were there.
1t has been hard winter on stock
so far especially where persons have
not had their threshing done.
Nearly everybody and his neighbor
has been laid up with la grippe. In
some instances whole families have
been Frustrated at once, but all are
now improving.
j. L. Moscript returned from Milton
the other day where he had been TAX
ing orders for Sleeps photographs of
the world. Tie reports very good sue
cess considering 'the times.'
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1892-01-28
A Warning -Don't Use Big
Words.

- w Obh9SIlS DOu VSS OIS
:, Words.
In promulgating esoteric cogitations
OF articuiating superficial sentimental
tiles and philosophical OF psychological
observations beware OF platitudinous
ponderosity. Let your statements pos
sess a clarified conciseness, compacted
comprehensibleness, coalescent consis-
tency and concentrated cogency. Els
chew all conglomerations Of natulen
garrulity, jejune babblement and asin-
inc a1fectations. In trying to impress
upon others the superiority of the Wis
consin Central Lines, and why you and
so many others use this thoroughfare
from St. Paul and Minneapolis and Du-
luth and Aehland to Milwaukee, Chi
cago and points east and south, it is
not necessary to use jawbreakers. Let
your eXtemporaneOus descantings and
unprecedented eXpatiations have in
telligibility and veracious vivacity,
without rhodomontade OF thrasonical
bombast. Sodulously avoid all poly
syllable profundity, psittaceous vac
uity, ventriloqual verbosity and van
eloquent vapidity; shun double
entendres, prurient jocosity and pes
tiferous profanity, obscurent or appar-
ent. In other words, talk plaiuly,
naturally, sensibly, and truthfully say
l. H. - ~
and that ends it.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1892-01-28
Vlressling Experiences.

MI. John II. Emerson of toilette
township started to thresh at the be-
ginning of the first cold weather. The
atmosphere did not agree with the i'm
ported help and they left for other
chimes the first day.
Mr.. Emerson has since been to Fargo
and bought horse power machine of
his own. He gets the most of his help
from neighboring farmers whom he
pays by threshing for them. He finds
his cost for threshing outside of his
own teams and work to be 4! cents per
bushel. lie runs through about four
or five hundred bushels per day. He
states that the drifts are considerable
of disadvantage as it takes so much
shoveling.
He is getting No. l for his wheat at
the elevator and this is how he does it:
The sheaves on the south side of the
stacks have their butts filled with ice.
These are thrown to one side as the
stacks come down. The sheaves on
the north side contain some snow, and
are carefully shaken before being put
in the machine to take out the bulk of
the snow, and the wind of the separa-
tor cleans out nearly all the rest, so
that there is not enough left to injure
the grain. The sheaves previously
thrown out from the south side, after
being shaken and banged about by the
men, are threshed separately and the
grain kept by itself. Mr.. Emerson
says that the cold weather and snow
are great drawbacks and the progress
is not rapid, but on the whole he thinks
winter threshing in this manner is
success, and that the cost of hiring his
grain threshed will more than make
the first payment on his machine.
We are thus particular in relating
his success as this is a matter of great
Importance to our farmers, and even if
threshing is done in early spring, care
to separate the wet or icy sheaves
from the dry ones will pay-Pioneer
Express.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1892-01-28
Purple.

1t Is often said that the old Phoeni-
clans discovered the purple dye in the
murex she'll by observing dog which
had eaten one of the mollusks. and
thus covered his chops with rich
purple stain. Curt1us observes that
the ancients were accustomed to hunt
the mureN by the assistance of pointer
dogs. Some of the myths say that
Heracles. by the aid of his dog, first
discovered The purple murex.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1892-01-28

Mistakes Above and Below Ground.
While cross-exarnining DR.. Warren,
New York counsel declared that doc
tors ought to be able to give an opin-
ion of a disease without making mis-
takes. They make fewer mistakes
than the lawyers, " responded the ply
stefan. THAT is not SO" said the
counselor; ..but DOCTORS mistakes are
buried six feet under ground, law.
yers are not " mo. !" replied War.
rem; '.but sometimes hung as many
feet above the ground "-Argonaut
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1892-01-28

Her Homelv Common Sense Came in
Handy in an Emergency.
Two eminent physicians of the EN-
pire state. DR.. Z. N. Moore, of Ro-
chester, and DR.. Mayse, of Corning
were entertaining each other with bits
of experience in the parlor of the Ar
lington, says the ST. Louis Globe
Democrat Said the latter: .One
very valuable point in surgery was
given me by an Irish servant girl, un-
der circumstances that I cannot we'll
forget had a patient suffering from
melancholia. Several times he had
developed a suicidal tendency, and I
was summoned in haste to save his
life. Finding within his reach no i'm
plement of destruction the unfortunate
had taken from the wall glass ther-
mometer. cheWed it into bits and
swallowed it. Following this. he ate
couple of silver thimbles and ended
his meal with paper of pins The
affrighted household. wife and daugh
tiers, were about the bed when l ar
rived. They had succeeded in over
towering the poor man and were fran
tically attempting with silver forks
and knives to pry open the tightly
clinched jaws of the maniac just as
I crossed the Threshold Bridget ran
in, screaming: Faith, doctor, if ye'd
have him open his mouth Just hould
his nose.' :"
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1892-01-28
Chamberlain's Eye and Skin
Ointment.

A certain cure for Chronic Sore Eyes,
letter, Salt Rheum, Scald Head. Old
Chronic Sores, Fever Sores, Eczema,
Itch, Prairie Scratches, Sore Nipples
and Piles. 1t is cooling and soothing.
Hundreds Of cases have been cured by
it after all other treatment had failed.
Itis put up in Is and 80 cent boxes.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1892-01-28
A Trip on Jim HiIi's OK Train.

Sam-Let us go to Langdon to-mor-
row, Pat.
Pat-And sure where is that?
Sam-It's the county seat of Cavalier
connty,th banner county OF the north
ern tier.
Pat-I'm with you.
So accordingly we were at the depot
ION time'' and were soon speeding
away" At Larimore we changed cars
for the Langdon branch. After sundry
delays we were again ION the way.''
We will not stop to describe the tedium
of that run across that beautiful valley
At last Pat lost all patience and asked:
What is the cause of these long stops
at every station?
Sam-They are unloading freight.
Pat-Do they carry freight on the
passenger train.
Sam-This is mixed train.
Pat-Well if had known that I would
have taken another route.
Sam-There il no other route except
the overland route.
Pat-Well then that is tho route for
me next time as it must be ahead.
After a time We finally began to
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1892-01-28
THE VvAsHBURN BILL.
The Measure Taxing Dealers in Eu-
lures Introduced in the
Senate.

The Measure Taxing Dealers in Eu-
lures Introduced in the
Senate.
WASHINGTON, Jan. Ex-senator
WaShburn has introduced his modified
anti-option bill. In all interview he
stated that his new bill provides way
of drawing the line distinctly against
legitimate and illegitimate transac-
lions in the sale of products. So far
as sales OF futures, where parties do
not own the property, the provisions
are the same as before. The present
bills brings all dealers, whether owners
OF not, under the supervision of the
internal revenue law, and ultimately
requires the dealers to make reports
and primarily requiring all dealers to
take out license. The bill now has
the effect OF drawing the line clearly
without interfering OF restricting legi-
innate trade in any way whatever, and
is in the direction of preventing the
sale Of property which does not exist
and throwing OH the market great
deal of bogus transactions and break
ing it down.
Provisions OF the Bill.
Briefly outlined the provisions of the
present bill are as follows: The bill
directs especially against futures and
options where there is no ownership of
property. The bill, however, brings
all dealers on boards of trade under its
provisions, as also under the supervis-
ion of the internal revenue depart
ment. The dealers in futures and
options, so called, have to pay license
of 81 900 year and also a tax of S
cents pound on every article sold by
the pound and 20 cents bushel on
everything sold by the bushel. Every
broker OF party operating on the board
of trade has to pay an annual license
of SIS per year. Each one is also re-
Quired to report weekly to the collector
of internal revenue of the district
eTery sale that has been made by them.
There is no restriction whatever placed
on sales where there is actual owner
ship of property.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1892-03-24
A DRUNKEN WRETCH.
A Story of Wrong Related on u Death

A stcry of Wrong Related on Death
l knew gentleman who married
sweet and lovely girl. She was very
devoted to him, and when she discov-
cred his dissipated habits she endcav-
ored to shield him. When he STAYED
out at night, she would send the st nv.
ants to bed, while she waited md
watched for him: and then, in her
night-oress, and a pair of slippers on
her feet, she would glide down very
gently and let him in. One night he
came home late. The servants were
in bed. The house had q front door:
then a marble vestibule, and then an
inner door. She opened the one,
stepped upon the cold marble, and
opened the outer door: The drunken
husband entered, seized her by the
shoulders, swung her round, opened
the inner door, quickly passed through,
and locked it before his wife could en-.
ter: She would not speak or cry out,
lest she should disgrace her husband
before the servants. In the morning
she was found with her night-dress
drawn under her feet. crouching in
the corner almost chilled to death. On
her death-bed she told her father all
about it, or the circumstances would
never have been known There is
much that is never known, as well as
a vast amount Of misery and degrada-
ton that does crop out, and which is
startling in its reality. B. Cough.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1892-03-24
Human Relics of Pom neil.

In the museum at Pompeii are pre-
served the most horrid and pathetic
relics of the last days of the ill-fated
city. Early in 1868 the workmen who
were helping to unearth an immense
palace struck into cavity in the lava,
the nature of which. of course, was a
mystery. Without breaking further
into it they poured plaster of paris
down the <crevices that were ALREADY
opened, and as soon as the plaster had
hardened the crust of lava was care
fully removed, and 10! the form of q
human being in his last struggles was
revealed! The outline and form of tho
person were perfectly preserved, show.
ing plainly that he had been buried in
boiling lava, which had hardened about
him. The intervening eighteen hum
dred years and the heat of the lava be-
sides had reduced the body to hand
full of dust, but the lava had left a cast
natural as life. Since that time sew
eral bodies have been reproduced, one
of them with the features so perfectly
preserved as to show the expression of
the face. In some Of the plaster casts
part of the skeletons are embedded.
Two female casts which are clasped in
each others arms have been called
''The Mother and Daughter" Persons
who have seen this group say that
there is nothing in all Pompeii more
touching than the utter despair de-
picted upon the face of the mother
Tribune.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1892-03-24
"a iPRospxRous. coupLt,

q #If
Wan, ~ vie, its nifty years ago sence you an
An we hev clu1n the hills err life together side
by side. -. s..,.
How We hev prospered, hain't We wife? an how
well OF We be-
Wen we wuz spl1ced We owned one COW, an
e now, gosh, We own three
owed i've hundred on this farm, five hundred
dollars then,
But I hev prospered far beyond the gen1 run 81
men.
A kindly Providence hcz shaped the rough
course Of events
An now owe four twenty-five an thirty.seven
odd cents
Twas only fifty years ago you only had one
dress,
To aSgervate your beauty and increase your
lOveliness;
Now you've got two scrumptious dresses, an q
most tremendous bonnet,
With a monstous horticulture fair a-flourishin'
upon it.
Three chairs wuz In our sittin' room but ffty
years ago.
But We hev prospered wondcrfly, an now
there's five, you know.
We've gained lamp, puddn' dish, an extr,
yoke err steers,
A grin'stone, an a dinglc cart, an all In Atty
years.
It's oil true wat our pastor said, the worl'
moves fast today,
An with quick, electric whiz goes spinnin' on
IT'S way;
1t jest goes spinnin' on Its way until its work il
done,
But there's few spinners, my dear wife, who'ys
spun ez we have spun.
IS. W. Foss, in Yankee Blade
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1892-03-24
SHOT HIS CHILD.
The Terrible Deed of u Whisky Wreck
Fat2Aar.

Tho Terrible Deed of u Whisky Wrecked
ben, whose boy re you?" The
voice was thick and husky.
"Your'n, pop"
An who's the best shot in these
parts. Ben? Tell these fellers"
The mans dull eyes fixed themselves
on the boy. The littl, fellows face
lighted up and he answered., looking
around defantly: MY pops the best
shot IN Montanny"
"A silence fell over the crowd and
something of pride cleaned from the
whisky-dimmed eyes of old B:ll,nan.
Then he said, handing the boy an
apple:
'"These fellers low I'm no good,
Ben, an I'm jest goin' to do our Will
liam Tell act an show 'em that jim
Billman kin draw as fine bead now
as ever he could"
Bi'lman patted his sons head with a
trembling hand, and the boy drew him
self up proudly as he took the apple
from his father.
go over to that tree, Ben," COM
manded Billman at last, and the boy
walked with a fearless step to the
place indicated, turned his back to the
tree, removed his hat and balanced the
apple on his head, then placed his
hands behind him. There was not q
culver in his face, not shadow of fear.
His father, whom he loved and who
loved him. was the marksman.
Old Billman raised his gun to his
shoulder. The weapon shook in his
nerveless hands like reed. Uttering
an imprecation, he lowered the gun
and brushed his sleeve across his eyes.
Then he tried again, but still without
success
II know what's the matter" he NUT
tered, and took a drink from bottle
in his pocket Now, then, all right,
1;en?'
"All right, pop"
"A short m ON mt the gun tremblei in
Billman's hands and then
Sping!
1t was a strange, dull sound, not like
the crash OF u bullet throu III oak, but
more like
Great God! the smoke had cleared
away and the boy was lying in a life
less heap upon the ground-killed by
his drunken father! A cry as of wild
beast, a rush. and old B:liman had the
bloody form in his arms
Kill me!' shrieked the cd. man.
rocking to and fro, kill mc!'' but the
miners passed silently away one by
one, and left the wretched man alone
with his grief and his dead.-Detroit
Free Press
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1892-03-24
THE CRATER BEGAN TO PEPPER BACB

THE CRATER BEGAN TO PEPPER RACK.
him out four. Well, he goes back with
lire in his eye but it doesn't do him any
good. Anyhow. it didn't seem to the
day l was up to Maricopa was lust
getting near the ticket wagon myself,
when one o these rustics that'd had
the blm-tiam game played on him
came rushing up and squeezed through
the gang. You tarnal thief he saws
to the CRATER. 'gi'me my money, will
your
1.-THE ticket man just looked at him
out O. the corner of his eye, and went
on selling, until the sucker began to
yell 'robbers!' and things, when he
shouted: Get out O. here! You can't
play that game with this succus.'
But l gave you tenner, and here
is only four dollars back Cuss me
II Ill pay more'n dollar for any sue
GUS
You're crazy. old man; move along
now out O the crowd, or you'll get
hurt
That seemed to annoy the farmer.
for quieker'n scat he put three bullets
through the wagon window to ease his
mind. and the CRATER began to pepper
back, rather regardless of the promis-
cu"us crowd. 1 skipped off to the gold
chariot at one side, got behind a big
wooden angel on one. corner of it, and
etaid there where I could look out
with little danger of getting a pellet.
But theysstopped shooting pretty soon.
4 You see the CRATER had two men in the
wagon who grabbed their guns the
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1892-03-24

luncheon and social chat
Have l seen you fellows since was
in Maricopa last October?" asked Nc
Cormick as he lighted cigar. McCor-
mick sells firearms in Arizona, New
Mexico, and Colorado
''Guess not"
"Wen, had some samples that'd
make your hair curl. Did l sell 'em!
Well! In Yuma sold the biggest Eiae
the firearms trade ever knew there A
crowd OF Greasers were in town, and
before they crossed the border again
they'd mortgaged their ranches for
those revolvers Well, l came along
up to ella City, and heard there was
circus at Mar icopa, and thought I'd
take it in, for l wanted to sell bit at
Stanwix, and might do something in
Maricopa, too. l don't know as you
fellows ever saw circus in the south
west. You wouldn't know it. Every man
in the shows walking arsenal-has to
be in that country And the man in
the ticket wagon has guns on all sides
OF him. It's merely matter of prepon-
derance OF shooting weapons which
survive after circus time-the show or
the populace. The show had been in
Marlcopa ten days, and there hadn't
been any trouble to speak of. One
man from the hills had been killed at
the ticket wagon in dispute over the
right change, but he'd been warned if
he asked for that fiver again he'd get
plugged He did ask, with his gun,
but he missed somehow, and he was
plugged. Then they carried the corpse
around the ring on the back of the ee-
plant in the grand procession as a SOL
emn warning to other disputatious
hayseeds.
''The fact was, they had CRATER in
their wagon. Maybe you never saw a
CRATER work?'
"Never did," said James
well, you see there's always mob
around the ticket wagon, all holding
up their hands, flourishing bills and
gold pieces and bowling for tickets
Greasers, lnjuns, cowboys, miners,
ranchers, gam blers, every kind YOU
can think Of The t:cket-seller-the
grafter-has a few one dollar bills
wound round his middle finger so that
the ends come together, and it looks
as though he has twice as many bills
as he has. A granger comes up for a
ticket, hands over five dollar bill,
the CRATER slaps down the ticket,
thumbs over the ends of four bills in
plain sight of the farmer, whips them
out from under his finger, rolls them,
and hands them down. Nine times out
often the hayseed grabs the money,
stutfs it in his pocket, and elbows out
OF the crowd before trying to count the
change Then he finds out that he has
only two one dollar bills, when he
thought he saw the ticket-seller count