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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1894-04-05
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AattsSii y the nasr.v,t. :
Gems were engraved at a va.
period Of, the worlds history. N. es''
Oldest specimen Of this art In e,, VIZ W
is believed 70 be a square signe, q, Is
low jasper. engraved In the ve,s y! =
,. g. and now in the British M,,' ~
The engraving upon 1t is a fair Ms' :
Of the horse Of Anenophls IT, ,,s y
characters underneath have hoon wv !, y
phered as being the names and ". ussa|
Of that monarch. The earliest ina utle'
Of an engraved precious stone n's : ~
emerald ring Of polycrates, 40 : p
The Bible tells US that the Iu',e.n1s,, Y
priests wore breastplates With Y
names Of the twelve tribes sr, ul .
upon them. notwithstanding thc,ss ' = s
Hebrew engraving older than tha y
century.-St. Louis Republic. VIC 'la
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1894-04-05
against the land or the sl,oal, it il as II

against the land or the slloal, 1t IL ~ II
nm Irresistible force were In collision
with an immovable body. The land, of
course, Is fixed, and the vast fields of
Ice, weighing untold millions of tons,
coming down with the wind and the
current-great EXPENSES Of Ice large
enough to cover states of our union,
and with more behind-produce the
force that is well nigh infinite. Any
one can understand what the result is.
Whatever lies between the contendlng
forces is ground into powder. The sur
face of the sea, instead OF being covered
with smooth, level ice, resembles a
stone yard, except that the masses
thrown up and tossed about amid this
late autumn or early winter pressure
are larger than the heaviest pieces Of
stone used by the builder. Between
these upheaved masses, many Of them
rising like houses from the level Of the
sea. will be deep pockets filled with
driftcd snow.
Travel over such road as this Is
not impossible, but it is exceedingly DIFF
ficult. If we make three or four miles
per day through such ice we shall be
fortunate. If ice like this extends far
to the north we shall not be able to
make much progress in the fifty or six
ty days at our disposal. This is one Of
the chances which We are taking, and
taking with our eyes open.
But in the nature of things, this OK
IRENE rOughness' Of the Ice cannot ex-
tend far from land. 1t Is pressure that
produces this condition, and there can
be no considerable pressure without
both movement and resistance. Move
ment is present throughout the pack,
but resistance, created by the shore or
the shoal, is found less and less as we
get away from the land. As we go
north the surface will be found grad
ually. almost imperceptibly, less rough,
until finally it assumes it's normal con-
dttion-that Of level or gently undulat-
ing fields and foes, with their margins
only pressed up into hummocks by the
collision Of one with the other The
almost infinite pressure near the land
breaks the foes and fields themselves
into millions Of pieces, some standing
vertically, others at all angles, many
superimposed upon others; but farther
from this line Of contact between mo-
ton and immortality the foes and
ASAuS' as " NAOAe, letaln lAeii udC AoiM
and original area, only their borders
being broken and crushed.
How far from the land the fiat, nor.
NAL ice is to be found is an unknown
quantity. If it is hundreds of miles, we
shall never reach it, and our expedition
will be failure. SO far as the attain
ment Of high latitude is concerned.
If it is only some scores Of miles we
shall struggle on until we reach it, and
the easier travel which it affords
Any Change is for the Better.
If we take our chances upon finding
the worst, it must also be remembered
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1894-04-05
Ready for a Prelimin. ,,, ~.

Ready for n Preliminary n..
The business man was sitting IN n,
office: thinking, of starting for h.m.
when a suspicious looking person cam s
in with a satchel in his hand.
III you don't give me 5000" GO,
the visitor, coming at once to tho no,n
II will drop this on the floor" r'''
The business man was cool.
whats in it?" he asked.
Dynamite" was the brief renlv
''What will it do If you drop it%
BLOW you up
drop It," was the instant command
my wife told me when I left thl,
morning to be sure and send I'm o load
Of coal, and L forgot 1t. guess it will
take just about as much dynamite 4,
you've got there to prepare me for thp
blowing up I'll get when she sees ma y
He threw himself back in the chair and
waited for the explosion, but it did M,
come.
I'm married man myself" said tbs
dynamiter, and quietly slipped out
Detroit Free Press.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1894-04-05
cor DAmAoEs FROM THE EARL:
An English SERVING Maid VIE Ne
fusesl to Carry Coal for Clancarty 4

| An RnElish serving Maid Who Re-
fused to Carry Coal for Clancarty Il
Yesterday ut the Rrampton county
court Capt Head claimed Els from the
earl Of Clancarty for breacl, Of agree
ment In the hiring of a furnished house,
40 I4owndes Square. Gays tho West
minister Gazette. The defendant signed
IN agreement to take the house In qlies-
ton from Sept. % lust to November
10 ut the rent of f1OO les. This docu-
ment contained Il clause to the effect
that his lorlship should retain on the
premises the landlords h0usemaid,
named White, the former paying her
3 shillings per week for washing and
beer and half her wages (f22 per an
NUM-, besides providing her with board.
Shortly after his lordship and his serv-
ants took up their abode at 40 Lown-
des Square, the earl of Clancarty sent
the butler to the housemaid with an
order to make fire in Lady Clan
carty's room. White replied that 1t.
was not her place to carry coal while
IN able-bOdied footman was In the
house. Eventually. however, she did
light the fire, but expressed her Optn-
ion that it was not her duty to carry
coal. His lordship. on being informed
Of this, wrote her a note reprOving her
for what he termed 'fmpertinence"
and telling her to pack up and leave the
house. Later on Lord Clancarty Offer
ed her q months wages in lieu of no.
tice, but the plaintiff declined to &c
cept 1t or leave the house. She stated
that she was turned out at $50 p. 70.
by the aid of n policeman. One Of the
neighbors sheltered her until tic morn
Ing, when she took train to her
parents home In Taunton. Defendant,
who was stated ia, be unable at present
to leave his residence mt Ballinsloe,
Ireland was represented by counsel,
who stated the defense to be that the
girl ON refusing to carry coal behaved
ilnpertinently, and defendant vas legal
~ within his right in discharging her.
His honor said that clearly Lord Clan
carly had no authority to dismiss this
ser, ant. He (the learned judge did
not think in u nobleman's family q
housemaid should be asked to carry
coal, and he was of opinion that the
girl had treated his lordship with the
greatest respect possible. He found for
the plaintiff for f13, but disallowed e.
railway fare and express to Taunton.
Judgment was entered accordingly,
with costs.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1894-04-05
No Charm for Him.

Even at this late date the small boys
view Of the worlds fair is not to be
lightly set aside; it may always be de.
pended upon as having the rara and re.
freshing quality Of originality. 1t was
small Hoosier youngster who pulled
back vigorously when led by his devot.
ed aunty toward the palace Of the fine
arts.
"Why, George, what is the matterY'
the aunty solicitously inquired. care
you tired? Don't you want to see the art
gallery?"
''Naw," the small boy made answer,
with disgusted emphasis. I've been in
there onct, an there amt a thing in
there but statoots an picters Indian.
aoOlis journal.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1894-04-05

that we have chance for the better.
frequently the ice to the north Of
Spltzbergen is comparatively level and
easy to travel. 1t has frequently been
observed in this condition by whalers
and expeditions. The fields Of ice
which the Whalers have encountered to
the west Of Spitzbergen for two CEN
turtles have usually been of level char
acter, and this ice was foated out Of
the unknown regions above, away from
the land, showing conclusiyely that mo-
ton alone, unaccompanied by the re-
sistance which the land affords does
not break up the pack, though, Of
course, it does produce hummocks at
the margins. The farther north Parry
went in 1927, the larger and smoother
he found the fields of ice and foes. A
month earlier and he could have near
ly touched the pole, but he was too late,
for just as he reached the region favor
able for travel he was compelled to
turn back because a northern wind
combined with the sluggish current and
drove him to the south as fast as he
could travel northward. On two occa-
sions Baron Nordenskiold found the ice
to the north of Spitzbergen comparative
~ level. The third time when he hop
ed to journey over it as we hope to
journey, but could not do so because
the reindeer which he had brought
from Lapand for animal power had all
escaped during the previous winter, it
was exceedingly rough as far as the
eye could see.
Assuming that the ice will this year
be found at it's toughest, the hardest
part of our journey will be at the out
Set There We shall have chance to
ascertain whether we are equal to the
emergency or not. There we shall have
an opportunity also to test simple de-
vice which we are taking along for use
In just such troubles. 1t is nothing
more or less than a bridge, or perhaps
q ladder We do not print sketch Of
1t, because the reader can imagine a
ladder "a feet long, q little more than 2
feet wide, and with rounds between the
two parellels, and he has In his minds
eye our device. Whether or not 1t will
prove OF any use to us remains to be
seen, but'we hope to send you photo
graph Of 1t In service Our ladders-we
have q number Of them-are very
strong, considering that they weigh I'M
der $50 pounds each. They win sup
port any one Of our boats or sledges
and Its load. They form little tram
way over which we expect to run our
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1894-04-05
Sailing Vessels sti1 Make Money

That there is still profit in sailing
crafts is shown by the fact that the
Dover Navigation Company, a New
Hampshire company owning several
three-mast schooners, at its annual
meeting recently held, declared ,divi-
dends averaging IL per cent on four Of
Its largest vessels. These dividends
represented years earnings and on
the earnings Of one of its schooners,
which, after six months of sailing is
stuck in the mud on the Louisiana shore
at per cent dividend was paid. A well
known Bath built four-master, only
seven years old, has already melted
100000 for her owners.-New York
Tribune.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1894-04-05
suppre..inx Polish National Spirit.

Great Indignation is felt among the
sculptors and art dealers Of Warsaw
over recent rescript of the police of
that city. The guardians Of the peace
In obedience to orders from st. Peters
burg, visited all the stores and studios
and destroyed all the busts of the Pol
ish heroes, Thaddaeus Kosciuszko and
Josef Powniatowski, which they could
find. All sculptors in tn. city are oblig.
ed to send written communication to
the city officials promising not to make
busts or statues of the two men In the
future. This Is one way Russia has
adopted Of trying to suppress the Pol
ish national spirit. It il not probable.
however, that 1t will accomplish Its pur.
pose.-New York Tribune.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1894-04-05
An Exception.

Teacher-Johnny Millsap, I am as
tonished to hear you say: "Theln is!'
Don't you know them Isl is ungram-
NAUTICAL, uncouth and barbarous?
Johnny Millsap-"rain't always, ma
am. Sometimes it's proper.
Can you name an instance m which
1t Is correct and grammatical?"
"Yes'm. Themistocles."-C Chicago Tri-
bune.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1894-04-05
Proof Positivc.

Citiz EN- believe that man is On
anarchist.
Pcliceman-Did you notice anything
suspicious in his actions?
Citizen-Yes; he went across the
street to avoid passing Il bath houss
and ran up against IN employment
agency, and
Policeman-Yes, what did he do theai
Citizen-He turned and raE down ne
street shrieking.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1894-04-05
Those Sensational New.pap.r.

Mr.. Reader-The papers mention a
number Of instances in which labor
unions have loaned money to employ
ers, in order to keep the works running
during the dull times"
Mrs. Reader-Yes, I noticed that; but
I don't believe it.
why pct?"
Il told Bridget about II, and asked
her to lend me some money to pay her
wages, and she got as mad as hornet.
New York Weekly.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1894-04-05

rayer,s sledge Packed for Travel.
5nounced direction nor any considerable
force.
A Rough Road to Travel.
s450nr expectation Is that we. shall find
the pack, when we first enter it,
rough road to travel. All our calcula.
lions are based upon the worst that Is
possible, and not the best. Any change
whatever will be In our favor. When
Ibis great pack comes down from the
n the late autumn and drives
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1894-04-05
Preparing for II,

Sojourning Friend-What is this, Bel.
IA? You have been as busy as bird
oil the week, and now this Immense
orGer to the caterer. What is it for?
Bella-Hush, dear! Don't tell any.
body. We are making preparations for
q surprise party.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1894-04-05

Mrs. Evergo-I understand that your
daughter said that I was gossiplng
Mrs. Htayathome-You mustn't, pay
any attention to the child. She is FOR
ever repeating what she hears all tile
neighbors saying
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1894-04-05
ought to Know.

you've had twenty-five years ex-
perience as farmer? Well, it's pretty
hard work isn't it?"
Il thought 1T was till came to town
once to run a grocery store was In
the grocery business six months. I'm
back on the farm again. Farmin' amt
work. It's restin'. - =
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1894-04-05
10 THE NORTH POLE IL
N1FFICULTIES IN, THE WAY OF
ARCTIC EXPLORATION.
The Hardest Work VIII he mt the
EDGE of the Ice Pack-SmO0ther Ice
Farther North-S1elges for the Ex-
Rcdition-The Ladder Bridges.

.. . e..
In n little more than two months We
expect to begin our journey over the ice
toward the pole. Better than any the.
cries which we may have as to the
methods which we shall adopt will be
the result of actual efforts In the field,
and Of these we hope to write for pub
lication q few months hence, says Well.
man in the st. Louis Globe-Democrat,
But the reader may be interested in
Knowing, to some extent, what our
plans are and what the details Of our
equipment, that he may the better folm
his own idea of the amount of success
which we are likely to meet. At any
rate. it will afford an opportunity to
contrast our plans with our perform
ances. Just where VIC shall encounter
the, southern edge of the ice pack is
unknown. Sometimes, in early sum-
rner, the pack hangs down upon the
land in latitude 80 deg, some fifteen or
twenty miles from our headquarters.
In other seasons it lies considerably to
the north, at so 1-2 deg, 81 deg. or even
higher. On the 14th day of May, 1906,
Scoresby. the famous Scotch whaler,
sailed along the edge of the pack to
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1894-04-05
Too Eaely.

Fcatherstone-I picked a wianer MT
the races yesterday.
Is. Ringway--Then ,you. didn't. aye 10
walk home?
Featherstone (sadlyl-Yes, did.
There were Il re other races aztec TINT
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1894-04-05
A Practical suggc.t,,,

Robbie Mamma, doesn't II mu
your hands warm to spank mn, >
Mamma-Why yes, Robbie. r. do,o
Robbie-Wouldn't 1t do lust a u'' ~,
then, mamma, for you to 90 ,n as :, W.
them over the kitchen range? "u nO'
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1894-04-05
Frieh tful Phnntoms

Haunt the dreams of the sufferer from NJ
digestion. What should the nightmarsshe1
den dyspeptic do when waking with
start, the sweat oozing from the pola|
sleep for the remainder Of the night seenss
unattainable? Swallow wineglaSsful 4. o9
Hostetter's Stomach Bitters, which, II taI saj
before going to bed, would have Insurer ea, "
dyspepsia, rheumatism, malaria.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1894-04-05
Heroic Cure Of a Tobacco Borrower

Heroic cure OF u Tobacco ROrrnvvQp
The tobacco merchant was showing
us yard" Of perique tobacco grown
in that famous country Of the south,
and the conversation had drifted in
that direction. "No man can smoke
perique straight" said he, 'sand those
who know it best use about one eighth
perilue and the rest other tobacco.
I well remember the first time I ever
smoked. My friends put up trick on
me, and when came to myself I had
the pipe with me, but I don't know
where had been. Later I had four
pounds Of it sent to me from New Or
leans as heavy as roped molasses. I
filled pipe with it and covered it with
dry ashes and laid it away for a
friend Of mine who never bought a
pipeful Of tobacco in his life and who
always WIS smoking in my store. He
came in, and how his eyes glistened at
sight Of the full pipe! He lit it and sat
down. In five minutes it fell from his
hands, his head went back and he had
passed away. He slept over two hours
and got afraid. We couldn't wake
him, and it was fully four hours be-
fore he came to himself. He never
smoked my pipe again.-Lewiston
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1894-04-05

Mrs. Kendall, who is Justly noted ,1dI fSs y +
her complexion recipe: Ten hours See Zee
every night; four-mile walk every . ag
vigorous rubbing in cold water; pfo''
bread, no sweets and no c0nee.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1894-04-05
LARGE TELESCOPES
A New Ono Mt Greenwich : Fee
Long, With n 28-Inch Glass.

Long, With n S8-Inch Glass.
For some years the telescope in Eng
lands great observatory ut Greenwich
has been considerably behind the times.
In America our largest telescopes are
ut Princeton, where the object glass
has n diameter of % inches; at Har-
ward, where the new Bruce telescope
for Photographic work has an aperture
of "a inches; in the newly-constructed
naval observatory at Washington, with
its 26-inch tube; ut Charlotte, N. c.,
which has one Of the same size, and the
Lick observatory (Mount Hamilton,
Cal.,, whose 3G-inch refractor is now
the biggest refractor in the world.
Yale college, it Is said, IS to have "a
2S-inch glass ere long, and the 4O-inch
glass presented by Mr.. Yerk>.s to the
University of Chicago will soon be in
service, it is hoped.
In Europe probably the largest refrac-
tor is the new one just made by the
Henry Bros, for M. Jansen at Men,
don, France; it has q diameter Of 81
inches. In Russia and ut Nice there
are 3O-inch glasses. The Imperial oh.
servatory at Vienna is provided with
one Of % inches aperture. Tho Green
witch observatory, howeve:, has long
been working with l::-inch glass;
but Mr.. Christie has at last secured
one Of Is inches. Although there are
now four or five in servi. e which are
larger than this, the Astronomer Royal
of England at last has an instrument
comparable with the best.
The old telescope had a length of
Is feet, or about sixteen and half
times its aperture; and the spectroscope
extensively employed with it added 4
feet more thereto. The new tube will
be 2S feet long, and in order to secure
room for it 1t has been found necessary
to reconstruct the dome and give the
latter a bulge like that of q Moorish
mosque. Even then the lower portion
will extend a little beyond the tower
walls which it surmounts. In order to
secure lightness the dome is being made
Of iron ribs and paper. The mounting.
very important part of the support
Ing and moving mechanism, will not
be new; the old one is retained on &C.
count Of its known excellence. The
driving clock is occupied by small
turbine wheel, the current of water
for which is controlled by rotary
pendulum.
Although variety of work is done
at Greenwich, and third telescope
there is devoted largely to photograph
ing sunspots, the principal use of the
new instrument will be spectroscopic
observation of stars, for evidence of
motion toward or away from the OBJ
server. This branch of study has been
conducted at Greenwich for nearly or
quite twenty years.
Sir Howard Grubb of Dublin is the
maker Of the new telescope, and it's
cost is $17,250, not including the dome,
which will add $4,000 to the expense
The 13-inch glass will be set up in q
small new building adjoining the main
observatory.-New York Tribune.
smoke in their faces.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-11-28

INSTRUCTION in German aud
French Address Professor II. Adele,
Fort Worth University. or get In.
Houston street,
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-11-28
,IIEalL BOOTH IN cHIcAGO,
GREAT SALVATION Army
~ CHEF WELCOMED.
"a. Introduced ms the APOSTLE
,ue poor and DIscoursed win
lao. on the subject of Darkest
England.

c,,,.so. nj, Nov. 25,-''Flre a yolley."
!. rssponse to this order fully 1000
~. !, ,olned In shout OF yeleome to
,..,ral william Booth. of the Saliva
( * s,, army. at the Auditorium. The or
y. ras given by Brlgadier General
s,,aIns and was responded to with
*, eood will. The man whose name
! household word wherever members
Il. salvation army have pitched
IN, tents had Just stepped upon the
III, ard his appearance was the
,,ssl for the shouts of greeting and
!. waving Of hankerchiefs in every
u, Of the big theater
M Auditorium was not quite as
,,,rdei as when Patti sings, there, but
\ M nearly SO. There We're very few
.,,ant seats in the body OF the house.
"a each Of the galleries was filled from
4, 'front.' seats in the balcony to those
i ne uppermost tiers under the roof.
"a q, the boxes were occupied by peo-
& who usually 30 to first nights at
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-11-28

one Of the London slums and said con-
dltlons equally bad prevailed IN some
Of the cities Of the United States. H.
lustrating the work Of the army the
speaker went on to relate Incidents
prottaying misery. which had come
under his observation, and from which
he drew points for social observations
There are many things In this world
that are unwholcsome and pernlciuus,
but / would not prohibit MI OF ttlcnl
by law which viii either be set at
naught or accentuate what II attacks.
The remedy for such evils lies not In
the statutes but IN the consciences OF
the wrong-doers. Educate the moral
sense of men and womcn-that Is tho
one means to virtue. Their regeneruted
effect on the community, It's customs
and Its laws will be instantly reflected"
my successor Is already appointed"
continued the general Were / to die
In Chicago today the message ANNOUNCE
ing my death would cause the unscal-
ing Of an envelope containing the COM
mission OF the leader who, afr me,
Will direct the aImy's work We are
established today in an Christian coun-
tries except Russia. There is, perhaps,
little hope for us IN that empire AT the
present time"
General Booth paid hirh compll-
ment TO the material accomplishments
aud energy Of the American people,
expressing the hope that Its forcefu
qualities would become more directly
turned toward moral uplifting OF the
masses, The general proved delight
ful entertainer, while adhering closely
TO principles allied with the great work
of his life