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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-05-23
ONLY a BRHEF PAIN.
In Fatal Case of BURNING the suf
fcrins In Not sre4t.

In Fatal Case of Bus1inE the suf.
ferins is Notsrett.
A little girl or 5Ss old, in the
farm district of the 81 E1fte of Illinois,
had her clothes set on fire while stand
ing near the cook stove, which was out
of doors near the kitchen. The mother
had gone for a bucket Of water few
rods away. The screams of her child
fastened the mothers steps, and the
burning clothes were at once extin-
guished.
I was Immediately called to visit the
unfortunate. Thinking she must be in
terrible suffering, all reasonable haste
was made. Nearing the house, 1 lis
tened to hear the cries of the child,
but heard nothing.
To my surprise, on arriving at the
bedside of the patient, she was found
lying quietly in bed, without the least
sign of physical suffering. The burn
ed surfaces had been covered over
with wheat -four But it is doubtful
if this has or had any effect whatever.
The pulse was beating over 12O a
minute. This indicated a profound
! shock upon vitality. The accident oc-
cured about o'clock in a windy Oc-
tober afternoon, and the poor child
died at 1 o'clock that night, and gave
no more evidence of pain.
Here was an instructive case. The
length of time of actual suffering Of
the child, as stated by the mother
that it ceased crying as soon as the
flames were extinguished-could not
have been over one or two minutes,
say three minutes at most. The girls
hands, arms, face, breast and other
places were burned, and blistered so
the cuticle of the skin peeled off.
Here death followed six hours after
the accident. Hence the absorbing
question Of interest is, how long did
the agony of burning last? not how
long she lasted after the pain ceased.
Now, why did not the child make an
Outcry of pain after the flames were
eXtinguished? There is but one reason.
It is this: The extensive burning de-
stroyed a great deal of surface or
skin integument. From this there
followed a profound shock to vitality
which overpowered the sensorium.
Then all sensation was benumbed.
She died in this shock of paralyzed
sensation.
The brain 10 the great center of
nerve sensation. The skin is the great
surface of sensitive nerve expansion.
Therefore, it is my conviction that
when the great skin surface of nerve
expansion had been destroyed, the re-
sulting shock overpowered the brain
sensorium and obliterated further
sense of feeling. That if she had con-
tinued to burn in the flames for Il
time longer she would have suffered
no more pain. Tne disabled skin sur
face and the disabled brain sensoriunl
were now functionless, and well-nigh
dead.
Hence it is an immense relief to be.
lieve and know that those unfortu'
mates in flames, whether by accident
or at the stake, suffered less, and not
as long a time as we had supposed
Their agony of pain, bad as it must
be, continued but one or two minutes
OF course slow fire would extend the
time and prolong the agony.-A PLY
sician in the Progressive Thinker.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-05-23
WHAT IS THE-UM-LADY's NAME:
Example of the Delightful Freedom
Tint Prevails ON Shipboard.

Example of the Delightful Freedom
Thnt Prevails ON Shipboard.
'There is a freedom of action and
manner among ocean steamship ac-
ouaintances which almost takes the
breath away from a person who has
never before made long journey on
one of the big palace passenger boats, -
said a Philadelphian just back from a
delightful Mediterranean trip.
LET me relate little incident.
was sitting in the saloon cabin one
morning. There were several others
in the handsome apartment, among
them the president Of a well known
local insurance company and right
good-looking young society woman
from New York. The insurance man
was about forty-five or fifty years old,
hale and hearty. He was sitting on
long couch, short distance from the
young lady. They had met for the
first time on the trip. We were all
given an amusing surprise by the gen.
tleman referred to loudly exclaiming:
"How would like to kiss a pretty
girlv oh, do kiss me" was the
prompt rejoinder Of the New York
girl. And he did, in such thorough
Way that we all saw and heard It.
Then he went on in the most matter
of-fact style to say: Now, l would
like to have a good hugv And the
same young lady coyly nestled up to
him, and he hugged her in a manner
that was evidently satisfactory to
both. ...
Everybody laughed heartily; and
what seemed the strangest part to me
there was not a word OF comment
about the strange occurrence."-Phila-
delphia Record.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-05-23
Hu, a Mania forTradins.

A clergyman of GAINESVILLE, Ca, has
a boy who is a remarkable snapper
"Not many months ago." said his
father, IL brought him knife. Like
a boy, he left it out one night and it
got rusty. Then he lost interest in 1t
and began at once to swap it OF. Well,
the little rascal has naturally knack
for trading, and, sir, he took that
rusty knife and with little work
on it and a good deal of talking he
succeeded in exchanging it for two
good knives. These knives in turn
he traded for three knives, worked
considerably ON them and got cheap
watch for the three. He kept trading
till he had completed forty-seven
different bargains, most Of them in
his favor. At the end of the forty
seventh trade he owned shotgun. a
hound puppy, two jack.knives and
65 cents In money, besides other
smaller trinkets too numerous to
mention"
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-05-23
zHE /, H4NoE IN WAGES.

Onssof hs best signs of return
ing prssr md permanent activ
ity inbns is the the advance in
wagesm by the Carnegie Steel
company That lE|' tells the story that
no croAk IN dispute. The ther-
momstss oommercial prosperity
is the iro ill asiness, which is the
first u I 4 g shock of panic and
distress depression; and the
last tome Fhen confidence is re-
stored. now moving with &C.
CELEBRATED and we but need ar
assured 4ial policy, to see ou,
people en- ling once more for the
palm Of nercial supremacy Of
Men in ery line Of business are
at work @ alert and the chan
nsls ef tfa are being cleared Of
obstructioi w all street has boom.
ing market and good securities
are in demSndto take up the idle
capital thSe has been boarded since
the panic gan. On every hand
we can ~ thsse indications OF
business rsiyal, but this last is the
cap .hsaf.
From thS prosperity of the work.
ing man oiaes the prosperity of the
nation.-F re Sun.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-05-23
FATE Ia Ws.

sSe tany man who eats
the g6 Of any hotel or
board IND doesn't pay, in
this 6e liable to fine Of
from or imprisonment
foran t. f. s. thirty days, says
the Views.
Cdn & Sssioners must furn-
ishs E. 2 Ia $500 to $1,000
AIN & 6und intoxicated in
North tfer July lst will be
subiece Eof from SIS to $25,
and ia ist in the county Jail
until 81 fSspaid or the term
expires ssrate of a day for
AftsS only absolute ex-
emptiox Try claimed against Ia
borers hschanics' wages or
physfa in North Dakota.
The n na enjoy this preference.
a ia 81 for every 100
epoundS zIfSto starch manufac-
turod 3 Dakota after July l
will b4 It'll the state.
With nsrgency clause, the
road po ksSN $l.5O passed the
legisl slata ny assessors Must re-
turn thss
Ther n0in effect a stringent
law aga ding in this state
withou$ c0Nnty license. The fees
are: IQ Sdd dl1apn foot and without
a horse N ear; with single
horse, M Xndswith two or more
horses, ! The penalty is not
imprisonIaty
Theirs ss Bssn some confusion
about th1 cigarette law as it stands.
There esws twos bills passed on the
subject: insman's anti-cigarette
bill hasS emergency clause and
does no3 into effect till Julv lst
i proNiass iine Of from S. tc
SO orao aysSfor selling "cigar
cites of Kind or form.' viet's
bill hass emergency clause, but
followin iasman's, must be held
to amend is to the extent that nc
cigaretts shall be sold to youths
under III sars, under penalty Of
$50 orat days; and no cigarette
containi any substance but pure
tobaccs ll IA used or sold by
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-05-23
NO NEk u or PROTECTION:

In. mers pronounced way than
ever our manufacturers are demon.
strating hssabsolute falsity Of the
claim that's Icy need any proteotion
in the tari6 6pr in any way against
their foreiSa competitors. Th.
latest demonstration is the invasion
Of English narkets by our Eastern
shoe manufacturers. Consignmsnts
Of Lynn Shoes have been made and
sold II prices lower than the En-
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-05-23

glishman says he can meet. A Z

n
glishman says he can meet, a Nv
years ago Jacob Scheonhof shoy ID
the labor cost of our shoes as
much less than that of the English
shoes, and less than half Of the Ans
trian.made shoes; but he Slso
showed that the foreigner was TIN
porarily secure in his trade agaiiist
our makers, because of the grest
variety of tastes that had to be- dlet
by making an enormous variety spf
shapes. 9
One reason of the cheapness sof
the American shoe is the fact Of the
comparatively small number of yara-
eties made, enabling the manufac-
turer to turn out large quantities pf
any one kind; increase of quantity
being accompanied by decrease pf
cost of production. But the. laters
advices show that our Lynn makers
have met the peculiarities Of foreign
demand, and patterned their makes
to suit foreign tastes, and that even
then they are able to lay down in
England shoes at prices English
makers cannot compete with. III
This is the latest instance we say.
A year ago a Philadelphia carpet
manufacturer astonished the AxmiE.
ster makers with samples of mo.
quettes offered for sale at a less
price than they had been getting for
their makes. The goods were care
fully examined to see if there were
not some cheapening of quality, bnt
it was found to be fully up to TIE
English standard. The English
organ Of trade very bluntly told
the home makers that this compei;
tion was not to be ignored or belt,
tied, and that they must besth
themselves to meet it if they would
hold their own ground.
Of course this is nothing novel
For years our manufacturers in aH
lines have been making their warel
and selling them abroad. The fse,
was one of common knowledge thai
they were selling them abroad IL
open competition at a less rate thar
they were selling them to thsil
home customers. It was apprecia,
tion of this fact that gave to the
democratic onslaught on protection
its increasing and finally successful
strength. It was urged in explaina.
tion and extenuation that the goods
sent abroad were merely the surplu.
that the home market could no,
consume; sometimes that the goods
were inferior articles palmed off o.
the foreigner, but this was regarded
as too attenuated for general accept
ance. Now, however, with The
reductions in cost of material
caused by the new tariff, excuses
and explanations are needless, and
the manufacturers openly and with
commendable pride demonstrate
that they can compete with the for
eigner on his own ground, and thu,
show that they need no protection
from him at home.--St. Paul
Globe
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-05-23

PREsBYTERIAN:-Co Communion seryicA
In the city church at II q. M, ali a.
cordially invited. Service at M
the Crockett schoolhouse at $50 p. "a.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1895-12-27
Trollolay,
Give us of your white bread
And mono of ynnr prayi
New Years In 1890.

New Years day, 17aD, was one of
special interest TO those who delight in
tracing facts concerning this method of
celebration. President Washington, then
in the first year of his first term, lived
at the Franklin House, in Cherry street,
New York.
The city was then little Dutch town
of cobblestones and gardens, containing
about 400 houses and 10000 people,
most of whom were tradesmen and me-
chanics of very limited means.
The president had lived among them
several months, but most of them had
held aloof through the awe inspired by
his great character and his high Office.
But Oh this New Year S day great num-
Der of them put on their best cooked hats,
their Sunday wigs and all their best
clothes and called upon the president. -
Philadelphia Times.
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Great Reduction In Time To Gal
ifOrnia

Once more the North. Western Line
has reduced the time of its trans-con.
tinental trains and the journey from
Chicago To California via this popular
route is now made in the marvelously
short time of three days. Palace Draw
ing. Room Sleeping ears leave Chicago
daily, and run through to San Francisco
and Los Angeles without change. All
meals en- route are served in Dining
cars. Daily Tourist Sleeping car SER
vice is also maintained by this line be-
tween Chicago and San Francisco and
Los Angeles, completely equipped
berths in upholstered Tourist Sleepers
being furnished at IA cost of only Sc. 90
each from Chicago TO the Pacific coast.
Through trains leave Chicago for Cali.
fornia at 900 p. m. and 1O:3Op. m. daily,
after arrival of trains of connecting
lines from the East and South.
For detailed information concerning
rates, routes, etc, apply to ticket
agents of connecting lines on address:
w. II. Guerin, M. p. A, 81 Woodward
avenue, Detroit, Mich. [22t6o27
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Am here ] am. my sweethearti will
You come with me.''
"Of course ! will" said Muriel,
springing lightly into the boat "But
where?"
ITO be married, said Mr.. Paul Cliff
ton. ut is high time that this system
Of tyranny was broken mp. My little
Muriel must be mine and mine alone
henceforward. Do You not agree with
me?"
And Muriel answered:
yes"
Aunt Dora got to the window Just In
time to shrek an Intellectual summons
to the pair in the fast receding boat.
Its no use, said Aunt Dora, draw
ing long breath. when girl is in
love, she is neither to hold nor to bind.
I've done the best I could. Mehitable
Can t blame me
Two hours later Muriel walked into
the old brown rooted house on the shore,
leaning ON Paul Clifton's arm.
Mother said she to the amazed
Mrs Vane. who fully believed that she
was directing her weird" in the solitary
lighthouse tower, II am married! And
this is my husband. Will you forgive
us. please? For am so very, very hap
py today that / do not want a living
soul to be at variance with mev'
And so Muriel signed her declaration
of independence, and became Paul Cliff
toms wife upon this glorious sunshiny
New Years day. And Mrs. Vane and
Aunt Dora were compelled to confess
themselves outwitted and to accept
their defeat with as good grace as pos
sible.
Fate is fate" said Aunt Dora grim
ly.
'And wash my hands of the whole
concern" said Mrs. Vane.
But Paul and Muriel were serenely
happy. And what mattered aught else?
New York Ledger
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sALE.-Dsi.uIt having Be

MORTGAGE oAlE.-Defsuit having been
NI made m the conditions Of . certain mortgage,
made and executed by Charles Kitchen and Amanda
j. Kitchen to Mary 4. Snow, dated October 18th.
1891 and recorded I'm the ONCE of the Register OF
Deeds for the county of Van Buren, and state OF
Michigan on the 18th day of October, 1891 Ia Liber
40 of mortgages, ON page $50, on which mortgage
the date of this notice. the sum of sixtyseyen
dollars aud ninety-ve cents. and also the further
of fifteen dollaTs, provided by law as reason
able attorney fee for the foreclosure OF said mort
gage, aud no suit proceedings At law having been
Instituted to recover the moneys secured by said
mortgage, or any part thereof.
Notice Ia therefore, hereby given by virtue of the
power of sale contained In said mortgage, and the
statute Ina such case made and prov ided, that on
one O'Clock In the afternoon, local timel ut north
front door of the Court House for the county Of Van
Buren, In the village OF Paw Paw. In said county of
Van Buren, and state of Michigan, tthst being the
place where the Circuit Court for the county of Van
buren, IL held there will be sold at public auction,
to the highest bidder, subject 10 the said mortgage
the premises described In said mortgage, go much
thereof as may be necessary to satisfy the amount
due said mortgage. with interest thereon at the
costs, charges and expenses, and the attorney fee
allowed by law; said premises being described in
said mortgage all that certain piece or parcel OF
land situate In township of Covert In the county Of
Van Buren, and state of Michigan, and described NJ
follows, to-wIt: The northwest quarter Of the
northwest quarter of section fifteen, IN township
number two south, and IN range seventeen west,
containing forty acres of land, be the same more
or less.
Dated, October Path, 1895.
2lIetl3o2I3O MARY 8. SNOW, Mortgagee.
VIZ. p. TBAYHAGEs. Atty for Mortaagee-
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A Song of the Season.

/ love no rost but nut browne toste
And a crab layde in the tyre;
little bread shall do me stead
Much breade not desyre.
No froste nor snow, no winde, trowe,
Can hurt NEE IL j wolde.
/ am so wrapt and throwly lapt
OF jolly good ale and olde.
Back and syde go bare, go bare;
Both foote and hand, go colde;
But belly God send thee good ale inoughe,
Whether 10 be new or olde.
With sober cheerfulncss the grandam eyes
Her offspring round her, all in health and
peace,
And, thankful that she's spared TO see this day
Return once more, breathes low sacred
prayer
That God would shed blessing on their heads
Selected
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THE DYING YEAR.

Ny door stands open wide tonight
In token of parting guest.
Who twelve months since with keen delfghA
WELCOMED to my homely nest.
He stands there now. wun wasted. old,
His race quite run, mis- mission DER.
And when the midnight hour IL tolled.
We part. to meet ON earth no more.
He came to mo I'm merry guise.
With hopes and promises not few.
All, who could look within those eyes
And deem that they were all untrue!
But expectations all have fed,
The promises are broken. too.
The hopes lie withered, crushed and dead
Not one OF all but proved untrue.
And there he stands decrepit, wan.
Who came TO me merry elf,
A few sands more he will be gone.
And with him gone part Of myself.
SO come and so the passing years
That bear us to the silent sea,
But bright with smiles or dim with tears,
They come in love- dear Lord, from thee.
Christian Work.
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MORTGAGE 6ALE.-whereas default
IVl having been made In the conditions Of GER
tain ndenture of mortgage, bearing date rhe 18th
day of October, A. ID. 1886, made, executed and
delivered by John A. Holderman and Nancy Helder-
man, his wife, to Cynthia A. Van Deusen, which
said mortgage the 10Th day of October, A. d.
1886 filed for record in the Office of the register OF
deeds in and for Van Buren, county Michigan, and by
said register duly recorded In lber 35 of MORTGAGE
page 575; which said mortgage there Is claimed
be due the date of this notice, the sum of nine
hundred and twenty-five dollars and eighty-seven
cents, tS922.SO and the legal costs of this proceed
ing and no suit at law or proceeding In equity hav-
ing been instituted TO recover the amount due on
said mortgage, or any part thereof
Now therefore, notice is hereby given, that by
virtue of the power OF sale in said mortgage con
tanned aud the stataes in such cases made anc pro-
vided SHALL on Saturday, the 21st day of March,
A. ID. 1896, at ten O'Clock in the forenoon, at the
north front door of the court house for Van Buren,
county, in the village of Paw Paw, Michigan, that
being the place for holding the circuit court for the
County Of Van Buren, sell TO the highest bidder the
premises described in said mortgage, much
there of may be necessary TO pay the amount due
thereon, with the legal costs of this proceeding and
of said sale. The premises described in said mort
gage and to be sold are all that certain piece or
parcel of land. lying and being situate in the town
ship of Bloomngdaley in the county OF Van Buren,
and state of Michigan, and described follows.
to-wit: The north one-half "a of the southeast
of range fourteen 40 west together with the here
ditaments and appurtenances thereunto belonging
or in nywise appertaining.
Dated this 9th day of November, A. ID. 1895.
27o39 CYNTHIA A. VAN DEUSEN. Mortgage.
Il. A. 4 ROBERT Il. CRkHB, Att'y for Mortgage.
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Some Good and Bad Omens.

To meet red haired person ON first
getting up indicates "a dull day in bust
ness, and if such one cross your door
on New Years day you will have an
unlucky year. While making trade, if
"a cross eyed person looks at You, it in
dicates that the bargain will be unprofit-
able. To hear a cricket chirp is good
luck, and it is always welcome sound
under the hearthstone of the farmer s
house. Exchange.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1895-12-27
Japan's Common Birthday.

The first of the year is really sort of
double festival in Japan, for the Japa-
nese, like the Chinese, reckon their age
from that date. A child born "a hours
before New Years day is called year
old on that day, so that it is the birth
day of all the japanese people.
York Advertiser.
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A New Epoch.

AS the sun completes his annual rev.
olution through the heavens by touching
the southern solstice, and then COM
mences his return to northern ATTITUDES,
man is compelled to recognize a new
epoch in his own career and is reminded
to pause a moment for earnest reflection
in order to gather wisdom from vanish
ed months and to forecast the signs of
the future -Christian Work.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1895-12-27
pRogA!E ORDER FOR HEARING

County of Van buren-ss. probate Court for said
county.
AT session of the Probate Court for said county.
held at the Probate office, in the village of Paw
Paw, on Monday, the I'd day of December, In the
year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and
ninety-hve.
Present, Hon. Benjamin +. Heckert, Judge OF
Probate.
In the matter of the estate of Kate Dom
avon, deceased.
Judson J. Moses, administrator of said estate,
come into court and represents that he Is now
prepared to render his final account as such ad-
ministrator and files the same.
Thereupon it is ordered that Monday, the 3Oth day
of December next, at ten O'Clock in the forenoon
be assigned for examining and allowing such
count and that the heirs at law of said deceased and
all persons interested in said estate required TO
appear at session of said court then to be holden
at the Probate Office, in the village of Paw Paw, ia
said county, and show cause, II any there be- why the
said account should not be allowed.
And IL Is further ordered that said administrator
give notice to the persons interested In said of
the pendency of said account, and tie hearing there
of by causing copy OF this order to be published
in the True Northerner, newspaper printed and
circulating In said county of Van Buren,, for three
successive weeks at least previous to said day OF
hearing. BENZ. Il. HECKERT,
24t4o2I Judge of Probate.
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