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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1893-05-11
CHANGED HIS MIND.
An Enthusiast on Bananas Took 1t
All Back.

-AAA LII oH ISAnanaS TOOK 1t
All Back.
Il tell you. Jessop," said the Fourth
street lawyer to the Elm street real
estate man. as they passed the banana
stand on the corner, there's a fruit
that is not properly appreciated"
What fruit:'
The banana" said he positively.
Why not" asked the other. dubi-
ously.
why: Why. man alive, don't YOU
know that the banana is one of the
greatest blessings divine creator ever
shoWered down on humanity"
Cannot say that 1 did"
why, man, there is as much nutri-
ment in one banana as there is in three
o-cent loaves of bread-it has been
proved by analysis. The fruit can be
eaten as 1t is, raw. or sliced with cream,
or made into delicious ices, or fried or
baked. There is fine flour for bread.
Stuffs made from it when dried: sail
sage and beer can be made from the
pulp properly prepared: the Juice of the
peel contains a substance that makes s
really indelible ink. and another acid
that makes better vinegar than the hest
apple cider.
And that isn't about of the tena-
cious fibers Of the peel Il textile fabric
is now being made, which possesses re-
markable strength and f1eXibility. and
is of unusual beauty! And that isn't
all, either-when I was in New York 7
found 5000 men employed in
making"
Just then his feet struck something
long, slim. slick and slippery lying upon
the sidewalk. His umbrella flew out of
his hand and he kicked an ash barrel
over into the gutter as he fell. And
when he leaped furiously to his feet
the only thing the bystanders heard
him say was:
D banana, anyway!''-Cincin.
natl Commercial Gazette.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1893-05-11
In Perplexity and Doubt.

Jason-I'n be hanged if 1 know
whether it's safer to address that
strange lady as Miss" or Madame"
Argo-Why, what difference will it
make.
Jason-Well, you see, if l call her
Madame" she'll thin: think she looks
so old that she must be married And
if / call her Miss" she'll think I've
spotted her as an old maid who couldn't
get married-News Record
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1893-05-11
PAIN, ONLY PAIN!

Pain. only pain. remain for me
OF all the joys that used to be,
And in the future l can see
I've only pain!
No more the merry dance is mine.
No pleasant walks on mornings fine,
For all | counted half divine
I've only pain.
The stroll along the shingly beach,
The rambe in the woody reach,
All, all are gone. and life doth teach
Pain, only pain!
No pleasure comes with ewes or mornS.
No thrill with sounds of hunters horns,
For since have these beastly cOrns
I've only pain.
Detroit Tribune.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1893-05-11

Loved Elsie? So I do as dear sis
ter, and her love for. me Is the same
But you, Olive, my peerless one. you
are my hearts own. and I hive dared
to hope read your secret-the loving
slcrillce you would have made Oh yvul
own happiness for another. This is
your trust, Olive-the keeping Of my
heart. my home, my honor through life
Will you have it, Olive?"
And lifting to his face beautified
with love, joy and rapture, Olive MUIR
INJURED with deep emotion: ID
II accept the trust!' r.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1893-05-11

Miss Elderly-There is nothing more
lovely than youth. Don't you agree
with me, doctor:
DR.. OllDoy-Indeed I do, Miss Ell
derby.
Miss ElGerly-It is. indeed. a great
pleasure to be young and happy.
DR. Oldboy-Iou are quite right, Miss
Elderly, and yet 1 wish was thirty
years older than am.
Miss Elderly-And why do you wish
to be thirty years older than you are,
Dr. Oldboy?
DR.. Oldboy (gallantly)-In that case,
Miss Elderly, we would have been
young together.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1893-05-11
The Necessitx OF Advertl.ine.

Oh, merchant, in thine hour of e e,
If on this paper you should &C,
Take our advice, and now be wy,
Go straightway out and advert iii.
You'll find the project of some uu,
Neglect can offer no exqqq.
Be wise at once, prolong your a,
A silent business soon d k K.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1893-05-11
An Open Question.

Mr.. Clum-Ah, is this Mr.. and Mrs.
Brownlee's baby-boy?
Mary Amt was sor, befoor they
lift fer tn fair.
Mr.. Clum-What do you mean?
Mary Ann-Shure, an how can OF till
(Which av thin will have baby after
they git back from Chicago?
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1893-05-11
Meteorological Item

Chairman of Committee to agent Of
newly established signal service stu.
ton in the West)-say, young teller.
the the -nometer's down to freezin' mint
and you predicted that the weather
would be spring-like and balmy. Now.
we are going to send you where that
brand of weather is kept on tap. Which
route do you prefer?
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1893-05-11
"'cause everything'n BIZ too good to
sit on"
Unles. Bernhardt Wore 1t.

Unless Bernhardt Wore 1t.
Mrs. Wickwire-I guess we are COM
ing back to the fashion of full skirts
this summer.
Mr.. Wickwire-You don't mean to tell
me that the "pull-back" is coming
again?
Mrs. Wickwire-The "pull-back"
wasn't full skirt, it was a filed skirt.
Indianapolis Journal.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1893-05-11
Just the Kind of Man wa.t.a.

Dry Goods Dealer-You want a nosi.
ton in our woolens department? Do
You know anything of that class Of
goods? =
Salesman great deal more than
I tell to the customers. - -,'
Dry Goods Dealer You are EN-.
ployed. -
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1893-05-11
Their Point Of View,

'tYou should sec Mrs. Bunkins and
her daughter in their new dresses. said
the marksman's wife. They are
sights"
I've seen Them, replied the opti-
clans wife. II never saw such specta.
Giles. - Washington Star.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1893-05-11
THE TWO KISSES.

', The purest kiss
In the world Is this
The kiss that mother lays
On her child's fresh lips
As he blithely trips
To meet the world and its ways.
The sweetest kiss
In the world Is this
The first long kiss of love,
When time IL not.
And earth's forgot,
And Eden drops from above.
Magazine Of Short Stories.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1893-05-11
Profitable Conversation.


De Smooth There goes a girl who
sits up all night to talk.
I. Staffles-An night? I've heard of
woman who'd rather talk than eat,
but never Knew Of one who'd sit up
all night to exercise her tongue. You
don't mean it.
De Smooth-Yes I do. She has charge
Of telephone exchange from 6 p. m.
to 6 a. m.-Troy Press.
what Experience Taught Him.
Detroit Tribune: Say, mamma, is
heaven beautifuller than Aunt Mays
parlor?"
..Oh! ever SO much, Johnnie"
well, then, don't want to go
there.
..What:: Why not?"
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1893-05-11
Yes, They Were All Right

Dishonesty, I've had to come
back with these boots bought last
night.
Bootmaker-Weren't they all right?
Customer-Yes, that's the trouble:
one Of 'em ought to be left
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1893-05-11
The Continuation Of a Classic,

Mary's Father-"since Mary's been
at boarding-school and left that lamb
on my hands l wish sometimes he had
never been born"
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1893-05-11
An Unfortunate Compliment.

The crowd adjourned.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-09-20

The one man who WAS drowned at.
tempted to ride on the roof of the Car,
but WAS washed away in the great
waves.
The appropriation made by Congress
for an exhibit of the life-saving SER
vice at the Fair called for all kinds of
boats and equipments used in the SER
vice. There are two large self-bailing
and self-righting mahogany life-boats
and several old-fashioned vessels. The
self-bailing boats are the ones chosen
by the service. The average boat
weighs 1900 pounds, is twenty-six feet
long and the beam measures seven
feet. The self-righting and self-bail-
ing boat is too heavy to be hauled on
the beach and is mainly used on the
lakes. A track and sloping plat
form is needed to launch it success
fully. The life-saving car carries all
the equipments of the station and can
be readily hauled by the men.
The life-saving station at the Fair
will be maintained even after the term
of the Exposition. The situation has
been found to be better adapted to the
service than the old one anil the post
will be removed. The crew which now
mans the Worlds Fair station belongs
in Ludington, Mich, and will return
at the close of the Fair. This crew,
the best drilled on the lakes, is COM
manded by Captain John Tufts. The
members of the crew are Surfman j.
F. Pratton, M. W. Grinnell, j. Nelson,
F. Carlson, B. Carlson, o. Wilkinson,
and J. Mitchell. They are detailed on
regular life-saving duty while here.
Drills are given every Monday, We'd
nesday and Friday afternoon at 2.30
o'clock. On Saturday an exhibition of
life-boat capsizing and righting is
given. .-..
The exhibition on Monday, Wednes-
day and Friday consists in the full
work of saving ship-wrecked sailors.
The surfboat is maneuvered on the
beach, line is fred over the wreck,
the whip and hawser are sent out and
then breeches buoy. In this the men,
one at time, come ashore. At the
end of the hawser printed instructions
are given in English and French.
The ife-saving station and the ex-
hibits at the Fair are under the super
vision of Lieutenant Charles a. Nc
Clellan of the revenue-marine service,
assistant inspector of the life-saving
service. He is the author Of several
books relating to scientific life-saving,
and is the inventor of most of the ap-
paratus used in the service He rep
resented the service at the Cincinnati
Exposition in 1887, the New Orleans
Exposition in 1884, and 1886 and the
London Exhibition of 1883.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-09-20
Biggest Of ALI Searchlights.

A searchlight of 375, 1000, 900 candle
power, set up at the Worlds Fair, is
the biggest and most powerful electric
searchlight in the world. 1t dwarfs
into insignifcance by comparison the
100000 candle-power searchlight on
Mount Washington, hitherto the great
est in existence. With the exception
of the rejecting lens mirror, which
was made in Paris, this great light Is
entirely of American manufacture.
The height of the light is ten feet
sixinches, and the weight 5000 pounds.
1t is so perfectly balanced that child
could move it in any direction. The
rejecting lens mirror is sixty inches
in diameter, three and one~quarter
inches thick at the edges, and one
sixteenth of an inch thick at the CEN
ter. 1t weighs about 800 pounds. The
maximum current at which the lamp
operates is 200 amperes. This gives
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-09-20

The sea and lake coasts Of the United
States, exclusive of the coasts Of Alas
ka, have an extent of 10000 miles,
protected and patrolled by the Gov
ernment's life-savers. Upon these
coasts the.e are 262 life-saving sta
tions, of which 1919 are on the Atlantic
coast, forty nine on the great lakes,
thirteen on the Pacific coast and one
on the falls of the Ohio at Louisville.
The stations are al placed at points of
navigation.
From the eastern extremity Of the
coast of Maine to Race Point on Cape
Cod, a distance of 415 miles, there are
sixteen stations. In the Revolutionary
days the Massachusetts, Humane So
ciety was formed, and life-saving WAS
it's aim. This organization is still in
existence, and watches for wrecks on
the coast of Massachusetts. On ac-
count of this protection the general
Government has not found it neces-
sary to establish stations except at
places where wrecks are unusually fire.
quent.
Between Sandy Hook and Cape May
on the New Jersey coast, where the
coast-wise trade is congested, there
ore forty stations. Between Cape
Henry and Cape Hatteras is danger
GUS spot for mariners, and in the 12l
miles of coast there are twenty-five
stations which form a complete chain.
At each station there is crew Of
seven men and a keeper. Each mar!
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-09-20
THE OLD MOTAR.

any time, although not on regular
duty. On the great lakes the stations
are manned from the opening of navi-
CATION in the spring until closed late in
the fall. The stations on the Pacific
coast are in service all the year.
There is regular system of. promo
tion for the men. Fr ON the keeper
down they are numbered. In the
absence of No. 1 the next man, No. 2,
is commander of the crew. From
sunrise to sunset the 10000 miles Of
sea and lake coast of the United States
is patrolled. On foggy days the men
are constantly on duty and walk the
coast with lighted torches as warn
ing to laboring vessels. The night
patrol is divided into four watches and
two surfmen are picked for each
watch. The patrols on the Atlantic
coast connect and form a continuous
line from the far eastern cost of Maine
to Florida When the patrolmen from
different stations meet at the
boundaries of their territories they
exchange checks, and these are for
warded to the captains at each station
as an evidence that the whole coast has
been covered. Each man carries a
beach lantern and several red Costan
hand-lights. Upon the discovery of q
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-09-20
CURIOUS FACTS.

St. Louis grocers must procure IL
eenseE.
The room in which tie great Ma
poleon died is now occupied as stc-
ble.
Carved emeralds were we'll known to
the ancients and OF high value as cut
works.
In the Fifth Century before Christ,
refined copper was deemed as precious
as gold.
London contains one-eighth of Great
Britain's population. 1t has q larger
daily delivery of letters than all Scot-
land.
A halibut weighing 322 pounds was
caught off the coast of Roakland, Me-,
recently by line fisherman ninety
three years Of age.
The privateer Polly, which preyed
upon British commerce during the war
of 1912, is now lying in Boston harbor,
every timber sound, though she was
launched as early as 1904.
Constant Agony was the sad name
of 81 trackwalker on the Delaware and
Hudson Railroad who was struck and
instantly killed by an express train ut
Beekmantown, N Y, few days ago.
In Holland it is customary, when
there is infectious disease in house,
TO notify the fact to intending visitors
and the public generally by tying
piece of white rag round the bell han
die.
The island Of St. Helena, where Ma
poleon was held prisoner. has an
area of forty-seven square miles. Its
population is more than 1000, but 200
emigrants leave it annually. The
whale fisheries there are under Amerj-
can management and amount to abous
800, 900 year.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-09-20
THE COOKING OF VEGETABLES.

Boiling can be more conveniently
and readily accomplished on a kero-
sene oil or gas stove than in any other
kind of an oven. But beets, carrots
and parsnips, as we'll as other roots,
may be cooked in the oven for a long,
time very slowly in closed vessels, sub
jected to the same degree of heat that
is required in roasting meat, from 300
degrees to $50 degrees F. Green veg
etables, peas, beans and the like, are
very deliciously cooked in this ways
They retain very much finer flavor
than when subjected to the customary
heat of the iron stove in an open ves-
sci, or when boiled. When the heat is
properly regulated, all kinds of fruit
and vegetables may be cooked in the
oven in vegetable dishes-chins, por-
celain or stoneware-open or covered.
The watery kinds require very little
water. The dry kinds may have very
little water added. The steam gem
Grated at the higher heat to which the
outside of the vessel is subjected raises
the temperature within tie covered
vessel onl y to about the boiling point,
and while the vessel may not be steam
tight, lest it burst, yet it may be suf-,
fciently tight to retain the aromatic
oils, which should not be carried otf,
thus assuring the full flavor. Boston
Cultivstor.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-09-20
no KEEP MEATS SWEET.

Some provisions should not be pnt
on ice; every housekeeper ought to-
know that all meats, raw or cooked,
lose in juiciness and tenderness by it's
action. For instance, joint which
was excellent when served hot will
often become tough and tasteless If.
kept in the refrigerator twenty=four
hours. Ihave seen corned beef be-
come SO hard that it Clipped off like
ice, though it was not frozen.
There is simple treatment of boiled
meat which keeps it palatable., If you
wish to cut the meat when hot after.
dinner plunge it again in boiling
water or in the water in which it was
cooked brought again to boiling.
point and there let it remain until
cold. You will find that it will thus
absorb enough moisture to keep it
tender and juicy. Do not place it in
the refrigerator warm.
Bologna sausage or any of the prep
arations in sausage skins will mold if
put into the refrigerator, or if shut up
from the air. 6t
Fish should not be brought in direct
contact with ice, no matter what the
general market practice may be. Sal
mon loses it's delicate favor almost,
most completely if laid upon ice. In
fact no food should ever rest directly
upon ice.-Chicago Record. q
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-09-20
CHAPTER NV.
THE COUNTERFEIT BANK NOTE.

THE COUNTERFEIT BANK NOTE.
"I reckon that was the best way out OF
it," said Hank Dawson slowly as the
sheriff disappeared with his prisoners.
"We've got to makes a tight sooner or
later with that gang. But don't like
the way they talked about Dan Bash.
1t was most 100 true. Club"
What, dad?"
They were alone now. Tom Biggers
had gone off with the sheriff.
"Why, about Dams peop!e. We never
knew nuthin' about his folks much. He
never talked about them"
"No. But 'twasnt because he hadn't
reason to be proud Of them"
"How do you know, Chub?"
swell, dad, couldn't jus: tell you
but know. He'd smile curiously when
he spoke abou. the great folks he'd met
You make up your mind, his folks are
above the common"
81 hone so, Chub--for yonr sake"
"But know It dad--theres ways OF
finding out girl can't just explain
You'!l sec Dams folks are up-top. And
Dams gco6 as gold"
"Oh, Dan's al! right himself, Club"
aAni he's not dead; said murder
but meant :he plot to kill hin-aEd
10 hold them I'll he is found-as he
will be-"
At that moment 3 traveller oI horse
that locked as II Il was hard ridden,
stopped at the Corners tavern and dis
mounting entered and called fo- some
liquor.
Eli Potts waited On him, xrd the
traveller was leaving tho door with his
wallet in his hand when he suddenly
stopped.
"Ilelio! What's this2"
He turned, and Ell. who had Followed
him to the door, looked at him in aston
ishment as he held up bank note.
"Eh? Amt it good?"
"Good? Look at it,"
Eli looked at it closely.
That's good as wheat. Good as
wheat"
Club signed to her father quickly.
Hank moved to Eli.
"Let me look at it, Eli"
"Well?"
The traveller regarded Hank atten-
lively. Then he glanced at Club and
bowed slightly.
II think it's good. It's little worn
ragged-like-butI I've seen worse printed
notes than that, Sir"
$50 have l."
The stranger looked very soberly al
Eli Potts now.
The blood mounted to the landlords
cheeks.
"You-you-you don't think"
"I'm paid to think"
"pshaw! That's good enough, but II
you don't like it, III give you another. 4"
"No. This Will do me- Your name is
Potts?"
Yes; Eli Potts, and don't care who
knows it, and l amt carin' for any
ones opinion. l can live or get along
without keepin' tavern, and l don't pass
no bad money"
II didn't say you did"
"Yes, you did. You've as good as said
it's bad. 'Tain't like the times wheD
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-09-20
Chinese Regard for Beasts of Burden.

Cinnamon have such regard for
beasts of burden, such as an OK and
the mule, that they make companions
of them when alive and never use
their meat for food when they are
dead. These animals usually live IN
the same building with their masters,
but in a separate apartment, which is
especially devoted to them. They are
not required to eat at the family table
unless they wish to, and meals are
served in their rooms without extra
charge. They are expected to report
any incivility or inattention on the
part of servants to the master OF the
house. A pair of oxen can reside IN
the house of their master and enjoy
all the privacy they would have III a
stall of their own, and sensitive and
retiring mule is never in any danger
of being intruded upon. - Chicago
Herald.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-09-20

wreck, vessel in distress, or one run
ming dangerously near shore, he ignites
a hand-light, which gives brilliant
red fame. This serves as a warning
and tells of assistance at hand. The
greatest work the service has accom-
plished has been in the line of warning
vessels off shore and preventing dis
asters.
The uniform is simple, consisting
of blue blouse, cap with the letters
U. S. L. S. s. embroidered on it, and
coarse flannel trousers. The badge Of
the service is life buoy on which a
boat hook and an oar are crossed. The
men picked for the service are mostly
fishermen from the locality where they
are to do duty. They are men who
know every inch of the ground they are
to cover and know every bump in the
bottom of sea within mile from land.
There used to be great loss of life In
the service, but the danger gradually
diminishes as new inventions are made.
No patrolmsn on his lonely watches on
the beach can shirk duty. When the
stations are placed so far apart that pa
trolmen do not meet, each surfman car-
ries clock with dial that can be
marked only by means of key, which
also registers the time of marking.
This key is secured to a post at the
end of his beat and he is required to
reach it to bring back the dial prop
erly marked.
Ida Lewis was made famous by her
daring feats of bravery at the Lime
Rock light in Newport harbor long be-
fore any life-saving station was in the
vicinity. Equal feats have been ac-
complished by the surfmen, but as it
was in the line of their duty their
deeds have been lost in the very-day
humdrum. The forerunner of the SER
vice we're the sheds which we're built
by the fishermen on the Atlantic shore,
where they kept a boat, mortar and
life-lines The door was always locked,
but in case of wreck the house was
broken into by the first man on the
scene and the boat WAS hauled out to
the waters edge, ready when the fish
ermen should come to man it. There
we're no such inventions as the life lines
now in use in the '20s, and the brave
fishermen worked against great odds.
The first rescue with the lmple-
ments similar to those the Government
life-savers use now was off Sandy Hook
on January II, 1850. The British
schooner AYRSHIRE, with 202 souls on
board, mostly Irish immigrants, was
wrecked about 300 yards off shore late
at night. The natives Of the fishing
settlement were aroused and with their
mortar sent the life line to the impcrlled
boat. In the metallic car POI OF the
2O2 passengers on the ill-fated schooner
were safely brought to shore. This
mortar with the ball that carried the
line are on exhibition in the llfe-sav-
ing station at the Fair. The rusty iron
ball has long history. 1t struck the
deck and went crashing through the
timbers. The vessel sunk and was IN
the course of time buried in the sands.
In 1875, during a heavy storm, the
wreck was uncovered and washed on
the shore. Between the old timbers
was found the iron ball firmly i'm
bedded. The life car which brought
the people ashore is also on exhibition.