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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1894-05-17

of houses or offices. can be prevented.
The new box is divided into an upper
and lower chamber. The slit for adj
hitting the letters is covered by flap,
which has to be raised before the let
ter can be inserted in the upper cham
Der. This flap is connected by levers
with the movable floor of the lower
chamber. which is closed as long as the
flap is open, but falls down like a trap
door when the flap is shut, and dis
charges it's contents in the basket or
box below. The moment the flap is
lifted, even partly, the communication
between the upper and lower cham
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1894-05-17
Black Sheets.

The fad Of q few years ago for silk
sheets, pillow slips, nightgowns and
body garments was short lived. Black
sheets gave a few New York women
dubious newspaper fame Dealers who
ordered supplies lost on the sales and
after n years trial silk robes were pro.
nounced uns alable. Now, saleswomeu
declare that the best people will have
nothing to do with silk underwear
that is, in piece goods, excepting two
garments, petticoats and corsets Linen
sheets and percale, nainsook, batiste
or linen lawn underwear are preferred
The demand for pure silk. spun silk,
camel's hair and silk and wool woven
garments is, however, steadily increas
ing.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1894-05-17
A COyvytrd.

Algy-Mamma, that big grocery boy
must be awful 'fraid of me. He raj
away from me this morning.
Mamma-Poor fellow! Had you don,
anything to him?
Algy-No-o-o. BIZ! he had my top.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1894-05-17

Recently an improved letter box. pat
ented by Alexander Campbell, house
steward to the duke Of Westminster,
was exhibited in the hall Of Grosvenor
House, London. to show how the alb
stuction of letters from pillar boxes, or
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1894-05-17
Miracle. With Electricity.

1t Is not an extravaganza statement to
say that never before in the history Of
the world has there been scientific
discovery about which centered such
magnificent dreams as are being built
up on certain recently discovered cleo
trical principles. Among these the fore
most place must be given to the as
founding discoveries Of the young Ser
Wan genius, Nilzola Tesla which are 50
novel and so extraordinary that the
most imaginative of inventors are una
BILE to forsee what form this develop
ment will take.
just as the eXperimenters were be-
ginning to think that they knew all that
could be learned about electricity, and
that further improvement must be in
the line of more perfect mechanical APP
plication Mr.. Tesla shows us the cleo
trio fluid under conditions in which it
differs from heat A current of 1000
volts will kill a man in the twinkl!ng
OF an eye, but this modern wizard lets
currents pour through his hands with
potential Of 100000 volts. vibrating
million times Il second and showering
from him in dazzling streams of light.
For some time after the experiment
ceases his body and clothing emit
streams and ilalos of splintered light.
The widest dream of the inventor
could not have fOrseen that while cur
rents OF low frequency are deadly. these
are harmless. Mr.. Tesla says that he
will soon be able to wrap himself in a
complete sheet of electric fire that will
Keep Il man warm at the north pole
without harming him. Neither Merlin
nor Michael Scott nor any of the wiz
ards Of old ever wrought Il more potent
miracle, even in fancy. The meaning
of this is too far beyond us to be real
lied at present. We can no more grasp
its significance than Franklin could dis
Germ the electric motor in his captured
thunderbolt
Equally astounding, and with more
visible usefulness, is Mr.. Tesla's dis
covery that currents Of such enormous
potential and frequency can be trans
mittcd without the use Of wires. A
room can be filled with electricity from
copper plates in ceiling and floor, so
that electric lamps will burn without
any connecting wire as soon as they are
brought in. in the same way intelli-
gence and power may be transmitted
without circuit, doing away with the
necessity of trolleys. storage batteries
and subways. When it is considered
that such startling changes as this are
already theoretically possible, it will
be seen that in the inventions upon
which we so complacently congratu-
lated ourselves we have only timidly
padded along the shore Of the great
sea yet to be explored
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1894-05-17

Consumption from Cigar Smoking,
Dr. Kerez, learned German, has
been, with the usual "reminiscences of
scientists, unearthing some most un-
comfortable facts. This time it is the
smokers who are eXhorted to heed the
disclosure that consumption can be
caught by smoking cigars. Unfortu-
nately, there are many people suffering
from tuberculosis who work in cigar
factories and they find it easier to use
their saliva in making the leaves stick
than the liquid provided for them.
Hence, it follows that germs of tuber-
culosis may be conveyed into the
mouths Of smokers. DR.. Kerez made
cigars in every respect as they are
made In the factories, and employed
saliva infected with the bacillus of con-
sumption to fasten the leaves After
being dried and put away in boxes,
cigars preserved for different lengths
OF time We're carefully unrolled, the
leaves washed in water and the infu-
sion employed to inoculate Guinea pigs.
In all cases when the cigars had been
kept for less than ten days the animals
died. DR.. Kerez, however, makes some
amends for disturbing the peace of
mind of the smoker, by the subsequent
statement that when the cigars had
been kept for longer periods the ami
mails showed no ill-eifects, and he
warns smokers that if they would en-
tirely escape the risks Of tuberculosis
from this source, they must henceforth
eschew the green" cigar and see to it
that the stock from which their fancy"
Is taken is well matured.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1894-05-17
THE USEFUL ARTS.
AN INVENTION TO FRUsTRATE THE
&. MAIL THIEVES.

The Invention Of n steward to an
English Duke-NIntin9 Light From
Refuse-lirncles With Electricity
.-Elcctricity In u Steel Factory.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1894-05-17

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The morning call., 1894-06-06
TO FORCE CONGRESS.

Recently the Tacoma EUening Netrs sent
letters to a number of Senators, asking if
it were possible for the Senators and
Representatives from all the Western
States to force Congress to pass promptly
some bill by which the immediate con-
structiOn of the Nicaragua canal by Ameri-
can labor would be assured. Answers re-
ceived were conflicting as TO the result Of
such pressure OF Western influence,
though there was a preponderance of
opinion in the way of a trial. Senator
PETER said that Congress was an inert
body being led by barnacles from both
the old parties. 1t is quite likely that If
some of the barnacles could be stripped of
their disguise railroad attorneys would be
discovered No railroad magnate is far
seeing en- ough TO feel certain in his own
mind of the effect upon railroad Interests
of the construction of the canal. 1t is
within the range Of possibility that it
would change the great lines running
from east and west to lines running from
north to south. There is already COM
pany formed TO construct a railroad on a
cash basis from Galveston, Tex, TO the
Great Lakes. With cheap freight-rates
across the isthmus, and freights from gulf
ports north at the cost of service, the
present traDscoutinental railroads might
find themselves hard pushed.
The morning call., 1894-06-06
HEAVY ARMOR PLATE.

A theory is advanced that the Harvey
process for hardening the surface of steel
armor plate may not be profta bly, applied
to the heaviest armor. 1t is said that the
process may create such strain upon the
interior mass as to weaken it. This theory
has grown out Of the result of the recent
trial of an eighteen-iDeh plate, which
showed no apparent flaw on the surface,
although it was cracked within. Expert
ments had been entirely satisfactory on
ten and twelve inch plate manufactured
under the same process. 1t is quite within
the range of possibilities that after the
next war eighteen-inch plates will be dis
carded. There is considerable speculation
as to the behavior of first-class battle-ships
in action. They are armored so heavily
that the margin OF buoyancy is small-pos-
sibly so small that little tip will send them
to the bottom. 1t may be that the very
heaviest battle-ships will be found as use,
less In q sea fight as wooden vessels were
after the Monitor appeared in Hampton
Roads.
The morning call., 1894-06-06
NO ROOM FOR TWO PROTECT
I'VE PARTIES.

HGrper'S Weekly, which never says any
thing hastily, and when wrong is deliber-
ately wrong, says: The Democratic party
has had its trial and has failed" The
party has failed. in the estimation of that
journal, because it did not adopt an out
and-out free-trade policy. The coun-
try does not want two protective
tariff parties. the disappointed mugwump
says, and it realizes that the Republicans
are in possession of the citadel. The idea
seems to have got into the mugwump head
that the Democrats who are opposed to
free trade may be turned over to the Re-
pIblicans without visibly affecting the
relative strength of the two parties. The
fact is not considered that the Democrats
who stood up for a measure of protection
did so in the hope that they might save
their party from complete wreck. They
foresaw the consequences that would re-
suit TO industries from the enactment Of a
revenue only tariff, and could accurately
estimate its effect upon the Democratic
party. Without doubt il the Democrats
who have patched up sort of protective
tariff could have persuaded themselves
that the effect of such tariff on bus mess
would rebound to the benefit of the party
they would have been true TO their party
platform. They simply wanted to save
the party from itself.
The morning call., 1894-06-06
PEOPLE TALKED ABOUT.

The descendants OF Queen Victoria are either
now in possession of or will in the natural
course OF events come to occupy seven thrones
those Of the British Empire, the German En-
pIre, the Russian Empire, the Kingdom OF
Greece, the Grand Duchy OF Hesse, the Duchy
of Saxe.Coburg and Gotha and the Duchy OF
Saxe-Meiningen.
Queen Margherta of Italy frequently retres
to the neighbOring Val de Lys and takes part
in mountain excursions, In which she delights.
For her mountaineering trips she adopts the
costume Of the valley-a short, full. brlght-red
cloth skirt and a bodice Of the same over a
white linen chemisette.
Ellen Terrys first husband was Mr.. George
Frederic Watts. the eminent and veteran royal
aesdemeian, still living and past 20. His su-
perb picture, Love and Life" he has given TO
the American people, and it will hang in the
White House at Washington.
Mrs. Nellie Grant Sartoris' eldest son is now
II years OF age. He will complete bis educa-
ton at Oxford. which school he Is at present
attending. although his mother is about to rent
a house in Washington, which she expects to
make her home.
1t is believed in Boston that Mrs. Julia j. IT.
vlne the professor of Greek, will be the next
president of Wellesley College. She is grad
uate Of Cornell University and studied in Lelp-
sic.
The University Of Oxford has decided to con-
fer the honorary degree of doctor OF civil laws
upon Captain Mahan of the United States cruI-
ser Chicago.
Mrs. Charles Henrotn OF Chicago has re-
ceived the Order OF the Chefakat from the Sui
tan of Turkey. She was kind to Turks and
Turkey during the Worlds Fair.
The brother of Olive Shreiner, the novelist
is an ardent sympathizer with the work of the
Salvation Army. He is described as one OF the
coming men in Cape Colony.
The morning call., 1894-06-06
CANNOT BE SILENCED.

The New York Commercial Advertiser
says:
If United States Senators could make such an
example, Of one or two correspondents at
Washington that their successors would hesi-
tate 70 interfere with Senatorial stock specua-
tons by writing the truth about them. a seat in
the Senate chamber would be worth about ten
times as much as one in the Stock Exchange.
To be able TO operate on the floor OF the ex-
change is an insignificant advantage compared
with that OF making tariff amendments TO affect
the price of stOck9 favOrably or the reverse.
The many Senators who are not in the
hal bit of specializing in stocks should bear
ia mind the effect upon public opinion of
turning the Senatorial fire from Senators
so charged to correspondents who have
published what they believe TO be facts.
To the comparatively few Senators who
value their seats in the Senate for the op-
portunities the position affords them to
speculate successfully the suppression of
newspaper correspondents would bring a
sense of relief. The specializing Senators
are not violating law and public opinion
is reached mainly through newspapers. II
newspapers can be silenced they can
pursue their little game unmolested. But
the newspapers cannot be silenced. 10 a
contest Of this nature the newspapers are
stronger than the Senate. The public
knows that, while the modern newspaper
! is not perfect institution. it is the main
reliance the public have against such cor.
ruption as is charged against certain
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The morning call., 1894-06-06
THE TEMPLATE DUTIES.

When duties were placed on foreign tin
plate at rate which would justify invest
ments in tin-plats plants in this country it
was expected that for time the increased
duty would cause rise in prices. But if
there has been material rise it was of
short duration. as tin plate Is considerably
cheaper now than before the Mckinley
bill went into effect. 1t is now asserted
that owing TO the decline in values the pro-
posed duty of Is cents pound is equal
to an ad valorem duty of 46 per cent.
This is declared to be as high an ad va
loren rate as was imposed by the Mckinley
act. There is no other way to account for
this decrease in market price than that the
foreign manufacturers pay at least part
of the duty. The American product does
not yet supply the market, but the for
eign manufacturers evidently hope by
reducing the prices in American markets
TO discourage investments in the tin-plate
Industry.
The morning call., 1894-06-06
AROUND THE CORRIDORS.

II am indebted TO Chicago paper for an
int resting bit of information about Congress
man Caminetti and his estimable wife, which
may prove of moment TO your readers" said S.
B. Norman OF Amador County at the Russ yester-
day. sit is to the effect that some years ago he
delivered Fourth CT July Grafton at the place
where his future wife lived. She was present,
and at the close Of his address, misled by the
foreign sound OF his name, remarked that the
speaker was eloquent but that she thought
that an Amerlcan-bOrn should have been Sc
lected to deliver the address. Shortly after
ward she and her future husband were intro
dueed and he informed her that he had been
born in California. This predisposed the young
lady, and before long they were engaged to be
married. Mr.. Caminetti was then District Al
torney for Amador County. Later he was sent
to the Assembly, in which he introduced and
had passed what is known as the CamineIti
The morning call., 1894-06-06
LOSING PRESTIGE.

Mr.. Henry Footley, an agent OF Glas-
cow line of steamships, now in this city,
says that the United States is losing pres
tge on the ocean faster there than any
other nation of importance on the globe.
One reason for this loss of prestige is the
uncertainty of tariff legislation; another,
the fact that most of our foreign trade is
carried in foreign veseels. There is no
doubt but that Mr.. Foolley's estimate Of
the effect of tariff agitation is substan TALLY
correct. 1t is almost two years now since
the election of a free-trade candidate to
the Presidency informed the world that
the protective policy was to be abandoned.
Trade naturally waited on the promised
readjustment. European countries have
limited their exports and imports to the
current demand. American countries
have looked forward TO the repeal of re-
ciprOcty laws which affect the trade of
other countries than those with which
reciprocity trading exists. In respect to
the loss of prestige in consequence of the
employment of foreign vessels TO carry
our goods 10 this country the loss is more
apparent than real. The American flag
is not seen so often Id foreign ports as 1t
would be if we did our own ocean carry
ing trade, but this work is done at less
cost than we can do it ourselves. If 1t
were not we should do II. We can
build vessels and navigate them. but in
years past the cost of both branches OF in
dustry has been greater in this country
than in foreign countries. 1t is not easy
to see how there would be much gain by
buying foreign vessels abroad. There is
no profit in merely flying a flag. When
we can run ships as cheaply as foreigners
we can build them as cbeaply. When
other American industries becomes less
profitable than ship-building and ship
running we will turn our attention to these
ind
The morning call., 1894-06-06

large proportion of the farmers and mer-
chants of this State, and that much resent
ment prevails in consequence. But as to
the Leland Stanford University, Califor-
mia is proud of it. and will see that, what
ever ha opens, it suffers DO detriment. The
attempt of the member from New Hamp-
shire to drag it into the controversy is an
appeal in miserecordam. which is out of
place. If the law makes the property of
the four members of the syndicate respOn-
sible for its obligations it will be no
answer to the Governments suit to plead
that part Of that property has been put TO
beneficial uses.
The morning call., 1894-06-06

thirty and forty. After the unconditiona al
repeal bill is disposed of the bills fixing
conditions upon repeal will be considered.
There is talk of taking the bill out of the
hands of the Committee of Banking and
Currency that bill may be framed on more
conservative lines than that committee
would be likely 20 report. Another
proposition is to refer the whole currency
question to a commission TO report when
Congress meets in December. When
Congress meets after the recess the COM
plexion of the succeeding Congress will be
known. II it should be Republican the
currency question would in all probability
be allowed to 60 over for the next Con-
gTess 10 deal with.
The morning call., 1894-06-06
THE SPIRIT OF THE PRESS

Another spasm Of reform has seized Chicago,
and wholesale raids are being made on pool
rooms and bucket-shops 1t appears that the
toughs and gamblers caught Tartar when
they elected Mr.. Hopkins Mayor. Thus far be
has shown himself entirely worthy Of the high
position to which he was chosen.-Pittsburg
Dispatch.
Nothing moro pathetic has occurred in the
tariff debate than the heroic but frnitless effort
OF Roger Q. Mills TO prevent free trade in lead
ores. Brother Mills is stll ardently in favor OF
free trade, OF course, but he wants 1t in lump
aud not in thin, small slices.-New York Press.
AT least one we'll authenticated case OF small
pox In Chic ago was contracted by handling In
fecIed money in the course OF business. But
The average American citizen Will, neyerthe-
less, probably continue to run the fatal risk
Boston Journal.
1t is painful coincidence that the seventeen
year lOcusts are contemporaneous with years
The morning call., 1894-06-06
The Overland Flyer.

The Union Pacific is the only line running Pull
man palace sleepers and dining daily. san
ITanciscO to Chicago without change Time to
Chicago only three and half days. and to New
York four and a half days.
Personally conducted tourist excursions through
10 Chicsgo every thursday. Upholstered tourist
cars to Chicago daily without change.
For tickets and sleepIng-car accommodations
call or address: D. w. Hitchcock, general agent,
Montgomery St, San Francisco; or &. +. Herr,
agent, 229 South Spring ST., Los Angeles, CAL
The morning call., 1894-06-06
CHANCES OF REPEAL.

A Washington correspondent of a New
York paper makes a close estimate of the
vote Oh the bill for the unconditional re-
peal of the 10 per cent tax on State bank
circulation. He finds 125 Republicans, 70
Democrats and 10 Populists who will vote
against repeal. Allowing for Republicans
who may be absent without pair he figures
out majority against repeal Of between
The morning call., 1894-06-06
VISITORS TO COUNTRY RESORTS.

City subscribers to THE CALL risiting
the country during the summer months can
hare their paper sent to them for any
period deSired-one leeeb or longer.
Orders can be giUen to the carrier or to
either the Branch office, 10 Market street,
or business Office. 525 Moatqomez4 street.
The morning call., 1894-06-06
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PrRTtCATTON OFFICE:

FPr Montgomery street. near CLAY. open until II
o'clock p. NJ BRANCH OFFICES: 40 Market
street near Kearny. open until 10 o'clock mdnlght'
SSeHayes street open until Q: so o'clock; 500 larAln
street open until 9;3Oo clock SW. corner Si1'eelI
and Mission streets, onen until ocI0Gh' -o lb
Atsslon street. open uuJil O'CLOCK anu AA0 -
elttel, open uptsl g.gO o'clock.
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. Mrs. WinslOw's Soothing syrup

Has been used over fifty years by millions OF
mothers for their children while Teething with
perfect 1t soothes the child. softens the
Gums, allays Pain, cures Wind Collie. regulates the
Bowels, and is the best remedy for Diarrhoeas
whether arising from teething other causes
For sale by Druggists IN every part OF the world
Be and ask for Mrs. Winsow's Soothing
Syrup. 25c bottle
The morning call., 1894-06-06
Teachers Grand Excursions

VIII leave San Francisco June 9Th. 18th and GOTH
under m auagement of A. Phillips & Co.. via the
Rio Grande, The Scenic Line" and Rock Island
Railways, TO all points east. One change only to
Atlantic cities Upholstered tourist cars; CON-
petent managers. Fer reservations or rates call
or address CLINTON JONES, General Agent
Rock Island Railway, SO Montgomery ST., S. f.
The morning call., 1894-06-06
NoTTCE

Any Of oar patrons lcbo fail to find THE
MORNING CALL for sale By train5oys
aViH confer a faror by notifying this office
q the fact, naming the date and train.
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Overland Rnufe

The Shasta Route aud Northern Pacific Rail.
road 10 points in Washington Idaho, Montana,
The Dakotas. Minnesota. Wisconsin, Illinois
and all Eastern States Is the most comfortabl
and picturesque line of ALL Daily train SER
vice, with dining, Pullman Palace and up
holsiered tourist cars on all trains. I. Z.
STATELER, General Agent, 638 Market ST.
The morning call., 1894-06-06

FURNITURE.-By Geo. F. Lamson. at l2O1hs
Golden Gate avenue, at O'Clock.
TUBNITURE-By Frank w. Butterield, at LA
FifIh streeI. AZ II O'clock.
The morning call., 1894-06-06
THE DAILY MORNING CALL

FOR SALE AT
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Chicago ". B. SIZER, 1879 State street
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