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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1893-08-31

lying about in front Of him. and he as
sures the people who ask him that
there are larger ones inside "Now,
you're killing time-killing time, ladies
ana gents, moaned the barker for Da-
women warriors. Come in and see the
women from the widest country in the
world with their weapons and their
songs-the savagest human beings alive
in the world"
But spoken words and CHASTITY mic
lures on the walls are both against his
acquiring wealth in hurry, and the
people who pass him by escape the
chance of hearing their women insulted
by the alleged savage denizens Of an
exaggerated barbarism.
PANTHEON ana Confucius.
Humor simply bubbles over at the
Chinese theatcr. The barker there who
attracts the most attention is fairly
good locking young man who has
painted his face to look as nearly like Il
horrible joss as he possibly can He is
as straight American as one can mag
me- He is. inded, so tough that one
might almost charge him with being
from the sand lots made sacred by
Dennis kearney, only that such lad
would scarcely give himself to the en-
ploy of Chinaman, whatever the in
uucement
But he isn't tough at all. Listen to
him for awhile and you will find he is
IN exceedingly acute and polite young
IelloW. After the smart stranger from
Milwaukee has looked him over and
listened to his choice English until the
question Of his nativity is settled, there
comes moment of badinage from WIS.,
ltor to barker. Then the hoodlum-look-
ing barker comes out strong.
Il am not a Chinamnn, ladies and
gentlemen. l am simply painted up
this way to show you how the actors in
the theater within are ornamental at
the present moment Go in and see
them. Go in and see the most wonder
tul show in the world. If you are not
pleased with it. come here and I'll give
your money back
Across the portal from him sits
real Chinaman, and in the pauses Of
the hoodlum the son Of Confucius lifts
up his voice and bowls:
You wi fina coo'cst pace in wo's
III g'ounds-a'sO in Midway See Chi
nee womcn-a'so Chinee babies"
lie is legitimate drama. The painted
youth across the entrance from him is Il
speaking pantaloon from some forgot
ten Humpty Dumpty.
There is no barker for the representa-
ton of st. Peters at Rome. but YOU
cannot walk half the length of the Mid
way without hearing the strains of
the pope's band. 1t is music Of an i'll
sistent kind and permcates all the rc-
g:on about the Ferris wheel with the
cardinal virtue of noise. Follow one
Of those strains to it's source and YOU
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1893-08-31

whites, and they go over and look at
him.
He is a "red man Of the forest" sure
enough. and he shouts a jargon that dis
pels the belief In an Indians stoicisin.
Now and then he is relieved by a white.
man who knows less OF Indian life than
he does of anything else excepting
grammar But he makes up for the
lack in an acquaintanc" with what he
supposes are the particularly strong
terms of the successful barker.
There is a plaintiye fellow in front Of
the Lapland yillage-a man who seems
to regret seeing you walk past. He
knows you are missing the sight Of
your life and he breads to continue ex-
istcnce with that load Of responsibility
upon him. But he doesn't touch the
heart as does the better man at the
Arabian desert He can receive all the
dimes that from the beginning Of time
were intended for his show, but he can
capture few beyond that. And it is a
funny thing to see him hopping around
after departing visitors. franticauy
urging them to come back and sit in
the cool of a Lapland cave and see the
wonders Of 1.-The frozen region Of the
North"
This side for the ostrich farmr" yells
n man from across the way. This side
for n view of the most beautiful plume
in the world. This way for sight of
ostrich farming. new Southern Cali
fornia industry. and the quickest way
OH earth to make Il fortune"
He has some empty ostrich egg shells
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1893-08-31
SAVED BY HIS NOSE.
1t Wasn't Much in the Beauty Line,
hut 1t Was the Only One He Had.

1t Wasn't Much in the Beauty Line,
hut 1t Was the Only One He Had.
Gentlemen" said the man from Che
boygun county, as he leaned back in his
chair, mo doubt you have all remarked
my nose. 1t is remarked wherever I
go. I have seen three or four other
noses like it in my travels, but 1 think
I can trut1lfully say that it is the only
one of its kind in the State Of N1ichi-
gan. Wine and erysipelas did the bust
three or four times, besides, and it's no
use for me to pretend that it isn't q
lulu Of a nose. There are times when
Id give $4,000 to exchange it for ii
fair-looking nasal organ, and there are
other times when 1 feel the greatest
spirit of friendliness for it. 1t is just
about three years ago now that my
nose saved my life"
We expressed our surprise and inter-
est and asked for the story, and after
tenderly caressing his landmark the
lnan observed:
ut was down in Tennessee. had
gone to bed for the night at a hotel in
Il country town, and. being tired out,
I was soon sound asleep. The first
thing knew the door Of my room was
kicked in and a dozen men piled onto
me- They dragged me down stairs
without giving me time to dress and,
without answering any questions, and
I was hustled through the front door
and out upon the street. There were
dozen men there on horseback, and
one Of them produced Il moose rope and
| flung it over my head. There was a
| crowd Of about fifty altogether, and
| they run me quarter Of mile to
tree and made ready for hanging.
1t was only when they had given me
five minutes in which to pray that
could make my voice heard. inquired
what it all meant, and one Of the
crowd called out:
IF that's Jim Burbanks he's got a
new voice on him! Let's have look
at his face"
They lighted matches and got a view
of my phiz, and the fellow who had
called out before now exclaimed:
| Hold on, boys! We've got the
wrong man! He looks like Jim in ev-
erything but that nose! Ye Gods! what
a nose! He ought to be willing to be
hung for carrying around such thing,
but mebbe he isn't. Here, now-who
are you:'
1T turned out that Jim Burbanks
had shot man ut country store Il
dozen miles away. They said we looked
as much alike as twin brothers-all but
our noses. They had tracked the MUIR
derer in our direction. and the land
lord had given NE away to the pur-
suers. They treated me right royalty
when they discovered their mistake,
but WAS assured over and over again
that but fOT my nose should have
been pulled up to the limb.''-Detroit
Free Press.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1893-08-31
Saved Her Som. Life.

Talking about warnings" continued
the gentleman, "a lady friend Of mine
had IL strange. experience She had
gone to the saaitarium shortly after
her husbands death for the benefit of
her children's health. While there her
little boy, George, took diphtheria, and
the doctors warned her not to enter The
room where he lay. as it would endan-
ger the other children's lives. She had
Obeyed the order implicitly, but one
night us she lay In bed the voice Of her
departed husband came to her. saving.
Go quickly to George; he's in danger
Doctors warnings Were thrown aside
She hurried down the hallway to her
boys room. She entered Just in time.
There was her son blue in the face
and choking to death. A doctor was
called Immediately and performed the
operation of tracheotomy. The doctor
said If he had been ten minutes later
the operation could not have saved tbe
boys life. My friend tells me she fire.
quently sees-yes, sees-and conyerses
with her husband. --Pittsburg Dis
patch.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1893-08-31
TAUGHT HIM ALEsFoN.
An OverbenrinE Conductor " TakeA
Down n Peg or Twf s

An Overbenring Conductor " Taken
Down n Peg or Twd.
A friend of nline travelling toward
Racine. Wis, on the Chicago y North
western last January had his mileage
book retained by conductor. After
asking him few questions the con-
ductor put the book in his pocket
and said, Sec you later After half
an hour my friend asked him for the
book. The official declined to give it
up. My friend then asked permission
to copy something he had therein,
which was also refused. At the next
station the traveller stepped off the
train into the telegraph office "nd sent
message to the chief Of police at Ra-
cine asking for policeman to arrest
thief upon the arrival of the train.
The policeman was there and my
friend stepped up and introduced him
self and pointed out the conductor
as the thief who had taken his prop
erty in his possession.
After much persuasion the conductor
was taken uptown in a hoodlum wagon
to judge, who took up the case at
once. The charge was made and the
conductor admitted having Il book
taken from the man making the
charge. The case was soon concluded,
the book returned, and the conductor
was fined, having in addition to pay
the costs, amounting to 81.
AS they were both leaving the court
the conductor said to my friend, II
will smash your face for this Where
upon my friend called another police
man, had the conductor rearrested and
taken at once before the same judge,
and had him bound over to keep the
peace, at more costs. The conductor
and my friend then passed out peace
fully.-St Louis Globe-Democrat.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1893-08-31
Useful Implement in SQUADRON
Work.


Prince Louis of Battenberg, naval
adviser to the inspector general Of for
LITIGATION in England, has invented q
useful little implement for facilitating
calculation, and hence saving time. 1t
will mutually convert speed, time AID
distance, both for single ships and for
two ships working in concert. 1t also
contains, in Il handy form. scales of
British and metric linear measurement.
They are three scales on the face. In
the center is time scale marked in
hours. Above and below this are two
revolving distance scales, giving the
distance in nautical miles run for ey-
cry three hours at all practical sea
speeds. The upper one is marked from
five to twelve knots, inclusive Direc-
lions are given: 70 find how soon
after starting !, slower ship will b.
overtaken by 4 faster one, both speeds
being given; to find what speed ship
must &c TO oycrtake Il slower one with
III given time; to find how loug Il ship
can remain behind and yet uycrtak.
Il slower ship within Il given time.
These problems are not solved with
mathematical accuracy, but sufficiently
IoT Tie pflctlcal purposes OIL squadron
work. when a snip nlay be left behind
to follow up with dispatches. Using
only ole distance SCALE. the observer
is told how to lind the distance which
will be run in a given time at given
speed. to lind the time required to run
given distance at gwen speed, and
to find the speed required to run a
given distance in Il given time. These
last problems can easily be worked
cut with L reucil
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1893-08-31

you again You have chosen your lot;
words are all vain. You are I'M
worthy Of your name and of your race
unworthy to be under the same roof
that shelters your noble mother Go
and in life never let me see you again.
l forbid your mother and cousin to eX-
change another word with you. From
this moment YOU belong to the man
you have chosen"
He never looked at the crouchins
figure or the white face: he was deaf
to the sharp CRY Of agony that came
from his daughters lips; he was deaf
to her mothers cry for pardon-biintl
and deaf to all Hot anger filled his
heart and surged in his brain.
| u Il
Before the July sun had set in the
heavens Lionel CarteriS and his wife
had left the castle. Evelyn clung Weep
ing round her mothers neck. She
pleaded and prayed. but she pleaded in
vain; the earl refused to listen to her.
He forbade her name to be uttered in
his presence, and refused to leave his
room until the carriage containing the
unhappy pair had been driven from the
| door. His anger knew no bounds or
| limits
IF the man had one single thing to
! recommend him." he said to his wife,
Il couldn have borne it better. He
had led 4 useless. purposcless life: he
has never done brave or noble ac-
tom
There WAS some little cOmmotion in
the neighborhool when it became
known that Lady Evelyn had married
Mr.. Cartcris and WAS baniSllrd from
hn) flt RI1t Cn
visitors. and fewer friends: the scandal
was Il nine days wonder that soon
passed away.
Lord Trenham Gavc orders that all
his daughters clothes and jewels
should be given to hrr-that nothing
belonging to her should be left at the
castle-that every trace of her should
be destroyed. She had been much
loved by the servants and dependents,
and many tears We're shed rs the beau
| tiful, sad face passed from sight. Yet
| the uOmcSticS, who We're proud Of
their long service. We're surprised and
lndi Snant in their own way. feeling
that their beautiful young mistress had
cast a heavy shadow ON tina family
namr and glory.
IT Lord Trcnhani suffered he never
let it be known. From that July day
his daughters name was never men
toned. Lady Trenllam's face grew
palcr and more wStful every day. She
pinned for the beloved daughter, who
was dearcr to her than all the world
beside. She grieved. too. for her sins
-Erieved that one she had loved and
cherished could have so far forgotten
all that was due to her. Katherine
Rainsforth did her best to supply the
eXiled daughters place. Many long
hours the two ladies spent in forming
plans for Il reconciliation. They each
remembered. now that it was too late,
that many things might have shown
them how matters stood had they not
been almost wilfully blind.
The bright hot summer passed. au-
tumn came and Went. winters snow
lay deep upon the ground. and there
came no news Of the oncp-lOvr,l tlauGh
ter Of the house. The portrait Of the
beautiful gOldel-E aired girl. which
Lord Trrnham had once SD n"Oudly
shown. WAS taken away: Of EvefEn. his
only daughter. there remained to him
nothing but Il most bitter memory.
ITO BE CONTINUED)
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1893-08-31

teach school all over that country l
forgot at first. How did you come
down? BY New Butfalo?'
The old mar nodded. He was begin
ming to give lip. This young man Ger.
tainly knew the country.
Law, yes" resumed the barker. II
remember Paw Paw. Is the long COW
cred bridge there yet? No! Built an
iron onc did they. Do you remember
the time they had 4 big fight there in
town on circus day? So do 1. Come
on in, and let's talk it over when you
come out
Barl>ers Tint Make No Noise.
Maybe that reference to the circus day
was what cost the barker a patron.
Certain it is the old man looked all
over his tcmpter for moment, and
then put his hands behind him and
walked down in the shade Of the VIA
duct. The latter looked at him for Il
moment. smiled little and then Went
on assuring the people that the show
within was going OH all The time, and
that they could get through with it in
fifteen minutes, and that it was cool as
an ice cavern.
The bagpipcr at the beauty show
comes nearer being barker than any
one else in this portion Of the ground.
lie says nothing, but there is Il seduc-
tiveness about his strut back and forth
that insIrcs che his moneys worth
in the purchase Of 4 ticket. Tie sign
that calls attention to la,nny castle
is louder than the bagpipAr. 1t lifts it's
mammoth black against the white sides
Of the castle and offends as far as the
eyes can see.
This business Of barking has come to
be a recognized INDUSTRY in the plais-
ance. At the beginning it was sup
posed the dignityof the place would not
be offended by anything Of this kind;
and for Il time the Hot, hot, hot" Of
the waffle man was the only cry of the
kind. But the promoters seem to have
found out that they need vocal adver-
tisement, and they have offered induce
ments to men who have made that their
business in half the circuses Of the
country.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1893-08-31

the gate man with Il 25-cent charge,
and there he stands, inside the liue,
and argues while the genuine children
i'll sight are wishing they were as big
as those before them. The gateman is
obdurate as a general thing. and re-
fuses to permit any diversified urchin
to get in ON an understood pass IT he
errS, in fact, it is Oh the other side.
He is so devoted to the interests of
the fair that Il good healthy boy Of II
is likely TO be claSsed with the grown
people.
Once inside you see that same labor
Of trying to get people in followed
with Il vim and IN energy that deserves
success, even if it do not achieve it.
But in this case it is the different side
shows that the people are urged to 80
The first advocate of the kiIu is sta
toned in front of the Arabian village
He is one of the best b;rkerS-for that
seems TO he tho technical name Of the
claSS-that ever took station III front Of
Il show. He is 4 city man, SAT-, enough,
and IN exceedingly smooth one. Ru:
no man knows better the way to ap-
proach the pockctbook Of the granger.
His words have an oriental tWanS to
them. II he sees Il man and wOlllHn
who look rs if they had attended church
at home this barker gives them some
thing about the desert Of Moab Or I:
line of clOQucnce touching the wilder
ness i'll which the children Of Israel
wandered.
Indians and Oatriches.
Down at the ranch Of Rain-in-t he-Facc
an Indian himself does the barking
He is Il target for the sun most Of the
day. not enjoying the advantage Of Il
location Oh the south side Of the 1ais-
ancc. But he stands up there bravely
enough, with his c., 3. and q. fan over
his eyes, and his heart set upon the
gathering of dimes. What he says is
never understood by the white people
who pass him, unless one may accept
the statement that Sitting Bulls cabin
is shown here. But they are cought
by the figure Of that chief standing UP
and challenging the scrutiny Of the
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1893-08-31
What's the Matter With Quit

An freshman and 4 negro lad agreed
to settle the question Of who WAS the
better man. They also agreed that IS
soon as one was satisfied he should
Indicate the fact TO the thar by SIM
ply saving 'sutticient' After pound
ing each other for some time the
Irishman sang out sufficient, when
much to his disgust thc negro cS-
claimed. "Sho. I've been tryin' 1c
thing of DAT word for twenty min.
utrS.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1893-08-31

One of the first bankers you see ut
the fair is the big man from the Vprth
side who tries to get all his progeny
through the children's gate. 1t makes
no difference to him that the boys are
big enough to save Il mans WAGES every
day they work for him, nor that the
girls are sure Of gentlemen company
every Sunday night. TIe brings them
here with the hope that he can get past
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1893-08-31
In the Family.

i've had Il rip III my Sunday coS.,
for 4 month, but II will he fixed when
l GO home tonight said Dnn,suuzzle
How &" you know" asked Skim
gllllct.
II bet my wife 80 cents I'd tind it
there She'll sew i: to win til" money
You could Fave got it sewed ut i
tailOr's for that"
Il know. hui / waited to keep the
money in the family. -Ha:per's Bazaar.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1893-08-31

will discover the guards Of the clthe-
dral dressed like their predecessors have
been for the past 400 years, each one
toying with the most modern Of musical
instruments.
1t is a particularly homogeneous thing
to see one Of the popc's guards lnanipu-
lating that musical stomach pump some
times called a trombone
Barker and Reuben.
Near the viaduct there is a practical
exhibition of deep-sea diving, and it
is graced by barker who would win
prize at the front Of any circus in The
world. He sits there in such shade as
the place affords AID assures all passcrs
that the show will not take them more
than fifteen minutes to complete and
that it is cool as an ice cavern and going
on all the time.
While he WAS sitting there barking
away in Il listlrsS fashion the other
day granger callIe alOng-onc of the
kind sometimes called ICY" by irrev-
erent youths in the cty-and looked at
the caDper with open mouth, and an
appetite for anything that promised
the wonderful. The barker gazed at
him for a moment, and then leaped to
his feet, and grasped the hand Of the
granger.
Il knew it, he shouted, smiling, and
looking forty kinds of welcome straight
into the eyes Of the farmer Il krew
you'd come. Ever since l took this Job
1 have said to myself: He'll come
to-day And here you are. Well,
how'd you leave everything? Why, 20
on. Go in and see this thing, and then
Wen talk about old times. Come on,
30 in
But the old man hung back. He had
been reading the papers, and he had
doubts about this man.
Il don't remember YOU" he said ut
length. He didn't say it savagcly. He
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1893-08-31
Good Advice.

Literary Lady (writing: THE
most essential point in our intercourse
with children is to be truthful our
selves. Every other interest ought to
be sacrificed to that Of truth
Tommy: Ma. Mrs. Caller is coming
in at the gate"
Literary Lady (angrily): IF she asks
for me, tell her I'm out II town." tShe
resumes writing) when we in any
way deceive child. we not only set n
pernicious example, but also lose our
influence over him forever"
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1893-08-31
BANKERS AT THE FAIR.
THEY SOLICIT TRADE EOR THE
MANY SIDE SHOWS.

Some know Their BUSINESS and
Some DO Not-Bcst Ones Are Former
Circus Employees. Who Know the
Country.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1893-08-31

The. total amount of bog land in ireland
Is $4,000 acres. The average depth Of an
Irish bog Is tweaty-six feet
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1893-03-01

Tenemos en- esta redaccion disposition de
las personals que gusten examinarla, una copia de
Ia carta dirijida po, el sehor Fl. Rolker Director
del Departamento Latino. Americana de la $50
ciedad Benefca de Massachusetts,, al Comisionado
de Seguros del Estado de Massachusetts,, refe.
rente al credito ,respetabilidad que ofcialmente
goza dicha asociaci6n, y la contestaci6n de este
senior. La lectura de dicho documento, legaliza
do en- forma por un Abogado Notario pdblico
de New York, acreditan plenamente las razones
en- que Sc apova sl iimitado credito de que goza
dicha sociedai
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1893-03-01
Dice un peri61lco eu Opao:

"Se lgnora todavl4 quien es el vero ader o
dueno del Pal Mail Gocets NJ Loewenfeld Sc
present5 dia en- de NJ. y ates Thorn pson
para adquulr la propedad de- celebra pr 6dic.o in
gIes, pero sus ofertas no tue,on aceptadas, M.
Kheighley, mlembro del Ctub Nacional Libsra l.,
hlzo proposiciones de comp a, que, segdn Sc djo,
tueron aceptadas por Nj. Thompson. Hoy sin
embargo consta que nj NJ Loewenfeld nj NJ
Kheighley son los propietalios del pei6dico en-
question. lQuen es, pu6s su due6o? Algunos
pollticos blen infortnados pretenden que es e em-
perador GuIllermo, Sera no sera ver lad, pc o
81 secreto de la propiedaI est4 lie todos modos
blen guardada
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1893-03-01

Fueron detenidos aver por la policla en- esta
Capital los indlviduos sigulentas Gregorlo Cruz
y Nicanor Campos por pelea resutando Ievemen
te herido ell segundo, Severano Vega Antonio
Gonzalez por escandalo insuitos, Jose Reyes
Y Jose Petrese por pelea.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1893-03-01
Dice otro nuestro amigo:

Efectvamente snms ben al senior P. con-
trlncante del sehor mo el doble); los candida
tos que el cuenta IL, pero parece, casi 10
asegurariamos, que Ell sehor P tan fuerte ma
tematicas, pues suna once de corridc, debe
conocer mucho los sehores quien sc refere
.'cuando aeegura que todos Sagastiuos." Es
tudie ell sehor P ell problemits, 'fjese bien' que
aupque facii de sumar para el, at Gobierno de-
sefor Sagasta, que sin duda es tan consumado
calculista puderq no salire la cuenta--X. X. x"