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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-09-12
KNOWLEDGE

Brings comfort and improvement and
tends to personal enjoyment when.
rightly used. The many, who live bet
ter than others and enjoy life more, with.
less expenditure, by more promptly
adapting the worlds best products to
the needs of physical being, will attest
the value to health of the pure liquid
laxative principles embraced in the
remedy, Syrup Of Figs.
Its excellence is due to its presenting
in the form most acceptable and pleas
ant to the taste, the refreshing and truly
beneficial properties of perfect lax
alive; effectually cleansing. the system,
dispelling colds, headaches and fevers
and permanently curing constipation.
1t has given satisfaction to millions and
met with the approval of the medical
profession, because it acts on the Kid
neys, Liver and Bowels without weak
ening them and it is perfectly free from
every Objectionable substance.
Syrup O. Figs is for sale by all drug
gists in SOC and 81 bottles, but it is man
ufactured by the California Fig Syrup
Co. only, whose name is printed on every
package, also the name, Syrup of Figs,
and being we'll informed. you will not
accept any suhst;rin, ii Uttered.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-09-12
MR.. H1GHToN,s STORY.
His Explanation Of an Unfortunate
sa.t Occurrence.


Occurrence.
st. Paul, Sept. 5.-About year ago there
appeared in a large number Of Northwest
ern newspapers Geographic dispatch from
charged " with THO forgery. ew appe Mas
Mr.. Hishton. that the ch3 rg e were re' not ea
true. but We're greatly exaggerated state
ments of actions, for which, In his unfortu-
s na5e fSna'tion at the time' he ts not re-
In his statement to the Pioneer Press Of
Aug. ~, 1896, he says in substance:
He went East on business and took re-
turn passage to Portland, Ore, by way Of
Ii, 1854, In the steamship India; In his
party there were four. He took with him
6ve-gallon demijohn of whisky and drank
excessively on the trip. arriving in Duluth
He put up at the Spaulding hotel, and after
making arrangements for transportation
and sleeping car accommodations, set ont
which all the drinking establishments were
visited. An expensive dinner followed, and
then more drinking. Mr.. Highton's condi-
ton became such that his mind is blank
as to his subsequent actions, until he woke
up In his car at the union depot, st. Paul,
Sept. 20. He went to the Merchants hotel,
where, on looking through his papers, he
oua No. n " ns h Wb ESsn o check 11 for
and also a check for $4,000 Tor an option
on the Spaulding hotel. His friends ex-
p.ained to him, regarding the $4,000 check
that he had negotiated, the previous even
Ing, with Mr.. A. Harrington, Of the Spauld-
Ing company, for the purchase of the hotel
He notified his friends in Buffalo how to
act and no check from Duluth was paid.
In st. Paul more drinking was INDUCED
In. Seeing the account of the Hinckley fire
In the papers, and half-crazed with drink,
he gave Col. Carson check for 81 600 for
the sufferers, went to Minneapolis and
fund.
On the afternoon of that day he was ar
rested in the Office of the Great Northern
railroad, Minneapolis. Such, he says, are
the plain unvarnIshed facts as to what oc-
Cured on Sept. 10 and 20 last, SO far as he
can learn. AS proof of his condition he
says that Chief of Police Armstrong testi-
fed in court as follows: "His condition was
that of man suffering from the effects Of
long spree, and had to give him whisky
every hour to keep him from breaking down
| on the way from Minneapolis to Duluth
"Any thinking man." says Mr.. Highton,
retrieving my actions on that day, seeing
that there was no gain, no object to be at
tanned, must come to the conclusion that
there was no criminal motive, but only the
terly crazed by liquor. Not the slightest
charge of forgery has been preferred
against me in this case. On the sensational
stories the fictitious interviews and the
many columned articles which appeared to
excite the community against me, shall
not dwell. Suffice 1t to say that they have
| done their work and unjustly sent to Still
water an old man who was guiltless of any
intention to commit crime"
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-09-12
LOUIS MIvELAZ's INVENTION.
All Right In Theory, but Screw
Loose in Practice.

All Right In Theory, but q screw
Loose in Practice.
1t is good thing to be an inventor,
if you can invent something that will
do good work. If, however, says q
writer in the Louisville Commercial,
your idea is bad one, your expert
ence is not likely to be pleasant one.
Louis Mivelaz is the latest victim Of
an improbable idea. Mr.. Mivelaz is
great fisherman and spends most Of
his spare time on the river front. As
be always has good luck, he is gener-
ally surrounded by crowd of boys,
who watch him haul in his fishes.
This is annoying, and Mr. Mivelaz has
long pondered over way to get rid
of the boys. The result Of his medi-
tations was that he hied him to a
printer aud had printed on a large
card these words: This is my busy
day."
The next time Mr.. Mivelaz went fish
ing he threw out his line, and then
hung the card by string around his
neck in such q manner that the card
hung down his back. Then he waited
for the first small boy to come around,
soon as he caught sight of the card.
But this did not happen. The first boy
that happened that way did leave in a
hurry, but it was only to come back in
a few minutes with crowd Of twen-
ty or thirty urchins, who stared at the
card as if they had never seen any
thing like it before. More came, and
soon the fisherman was surrounded by
crowd of such size that Patrolman
Doran ran down the bank in a hurry
thinking that somebody had fallen in
the river
Nobody was gladder to see him than
the fisherman. and he soon relieved
him by scattering the crowd. Since
that memorable day Mr.. Mivelaz has
been doubtful about acting upon any
of his brilliant thoughts till they have
been tried upon someone else.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-09-12
SOME FARM TOPICS.
VALUABLE POINTERS FOR TILLERs
OF THE SOIL.
me Advantage of Knowing What to
~, Next-Fall Campaign Against
Weeds-Sheep After Harvest-Agrl.
cultural Pointers.

1t Is wise man who knows what to
no next. No matter where you are
paced, there is always one thing to
90 which is more important than all
others. The wise man instinctively
turns to that more important work
nrst. The unwise man, the man who
never succeeds, the man who is nj
ways behind in his payments, with
MS work, the man who is always los
Ing money, is he who makes mistake
IN what to do next. His next work
Is not the most important work, and
the really important work Is neglected.
Every man considers himself conf
petent to superintend fruit farm and
nursery, or q grain farm. The fact
is that many would fail in that ca
pacity, for the reason that they would
not know what to do next. Take, for
instance, the fruit farm. At every
season Of the year there is some one
important thing to he done that cam
not admit of delay. Often there are
many such important things, when
it will perplex the wisest to know
which to 10 first. But the capable
man, though he has to study the
question for. hours, finally hits upon
the most important work and that ts
the thing which he will do next.
l know Of men who think they are
doing the most important work, and
yet who allow the worst farm weeds
to go to seed upon their place, With
out attention. Surely the dock, one
plant of which would seed down a
whole farm, should be considered one
of the most important things to be
attended to. I know of men who
drive around in rickcty wagons, tires
loose, thills rattling, boxes ready to
fall to pieces, who think they know
what to do next: when the fact is the
next thing they should do would be
to get new wagon or to repair the
old one. The same farmer runs his
moving machine, his reaper, his
plows and cultivators, with loose bolts
and everything shaky and rickety,
thinking he knows what is best to do
next; whereas, the first thing he
should do would he to put his ma
chinery in good working order.
What should you do next, reader?
Possibly you should inform your wife
that she has been a good, devoted
helpmate. Perhaps you should give
your boys a holiday. Possibly you
should all take day off together for
q picnic or other excursion. 9
Fruit Grower.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-09-12
A "Fnncy" Dairy.

The following description of the
dairy in which not only the Princess
of Wales, but her daughters, have
learned to make the most perfect but
ter, is clipped from an exchange,
which Is all the authority we have
for the statements made:
The walls are covered with tiles
presented by the Prince of Wales,
who placed them here as surprise
to the royal dairymaids. They were
made in Bombay and are of deep,
peacock blue, the rose. shamrock and
thistle being intertwined, with the
motto. "Ich diem"
A white marble counter running
around the room holds silver pans Of
milk from the Attorneys grazing with
out. Above this on broad bracket
shelves Of marble is collection in
every imaginable material Of cows,
bullocks and cnlves; Italian and Parl-
an marble; alabaster., porcelain, terra
Gotta and silver-all gifts.
A long milk can, painted by tho
Princess Louise to match the Indian
filing, stands In ore corner, and op.
posite Is the head of the princess pet
Attorney, with II silver plate record
Ing her virtues. Here the princess
sometimes churns In a silver churn,
and In the next room the butter for
the family Ii made and sent up fresh
every morning when they are IN Lon
don.
Tho days supply IL made up into
little pats and scrolls all ready Tor
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-09-12
Improving Prairie Pasture.

Improving Prairie Pasture.
While alfalfa and other forage plants
may be best suited for hay and fod-
der, the wild grasses growing on the
prairie furnish a pasture which will
last indefinitely and afford feed even
IN the dryest seasons, unless it be over
stocked. Prof. Goorgeson of Kansas
believes that the prairie grasses exist
because they are suited to the condi-
tons. In proof of this he describes a
successful attempt to renovate the
prairie pasture on the college farm,
which, from being overpastured, was
failing and weedy. A weighted disc
harrow cut up the surface in several
directions, and a mixture of orchard
grass, timothy, redtop, meadow fescue
blue grass, with some red clover and
alfalfa, was broadcasted. These
sprouted well and made good stand.
but We're overcome by the wild grasses
In June, which formed a close sod,
smothered all the weeds, and furnish
ed an extra yield of wild prairie hay
In September. Take off the stock.
scratch the surface in early spring, or
before soaking rain, and the new
wild pasture will stand the drouth,-
Orange Judd Farmer.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-09-12
An Extensive Are.

Father Cooking over the paperl--
"More bad news. A hitherto unknown
frog pond has been discovered in Gen.
trail Africa"
Mother-"What is that to us?"
Father-"What is that to us? It
means that every one of our eight
children will have to have a new and
revised edition of Highprice's Geogra-
ply."-New York Weekly.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-09-12
Quick to See n Thing.

Miss Coygirl-Jack Softleigh told me
last night that l ought to accept him
because he was willing to prove his
love for me.
Her Friend-What did you say?
Miss Coygirl-I said l couldn't see
it in that light.
Her Friend-Then what did he say,7
Miss Cowgirl - Nothing. He jutt
turned the light out.-Philadelphia
Record.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-09-12
MIX And Butter.

In producing a pound of butter, says
Prof. Robertson, there are sixty six
times more room for skill than in the
production of one pound Of potatoes.
Dairying offers man the best chance
for putting his skill into money. The
object of the butter maker is to get
the fat out of the milk with as little
of the other constituents in the milk as
possible. In every 100 pounds Of but
ter there should be about thirteen
pounds of water, eighty-two pounds of
butter fat. three pounds of salt. and
two pounds of the other constituents
in the milk. A COW is not Il machine
but q living organism, and therefore
will not give different product be-
cause she takes different food. The
food does not affect the blood of
COW, from which milk is largely form
milk sometimes by changing the COM
position of the fat itself. If the guam
tity of fat is not affected the volatile
fats from the food will become part
of the fat in the milk and give its Pc
culiar flavor to the milk. These vola-
tile flavors can be expelled by heating
uillk VI cream " LOU ueSiccS. uC
ease with which cream may he separ-
ated from the milk sometimes depends
upon the kind Of food a cow takes.
Cows for making butter should he
handled under such conditions as will
give them perfect respose. Cleanli-
ness should be strictly observed. I'm
pure air Of the stable will affect the
milk, and ensilage will not injure the
milk when fed to cows. When cows
have been milking a long period or
have been overheated, or without salt
the milk will become sticky, and pre-
vent complete separation Of the
cream. BY having few fresh-calved
cows milk to mix with the milk Of
cows that have been milking a long
time, better quality of butter can be
made. Keep the cream sweet and
cold, and use suitable fermentation
starter, and you will get quality of
butter in January as good as the
quality Of June butter. If cream is
properly tempered, a temperature of
from 81 to So will be suitable for
churning and a minutes will be long
enough to get butter.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-09-12

the table, and the prince requires q
special order Of pits. Not grain Of
salt Is allowed In them, and they are
made the size of a half dollar and the
thickness Of three, with either the
crown, the coat Of arms or the three
feathers stamped on each.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-09-12
The Little Gardener.

"Why Wilbur, what are you doing?''
asked Wilbur's father as he saw the
boy burying his little engine in the
ground.
'sI's plantin' this engin," said Will
bur. II want a lot more Of 'em, and
rs plantin' zis one SOS We'll have an
engine tree."-Harper's.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-09-12
Hi. Last Recollection.

"Well. what do you want sonny?"
asked the grocer.
81 most forgot what mamma sent
me for" replied the perplexed little
boy on the outside of the counter, but
I think it's n can of condemned milk"
Chicago Tribune.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-09-12
Wide Tire Test.

"At the Ohio State University"
says the Carriage Journal, "a test
was made during the fall of last year
the result Of which was as follows:
An ordinary wagon, with new three
inch tire, was loaded with ALSO
pounds, the dynamometer being used
to measure the draft. On hard
dirt road the draft was r2b4 pounds:
on II grass field 1t was 48S pounds; on
rcwly-plowed land 1t was Ill pounds,
The draft power Ut q horse OF 1000
pounds Is 15O pounds. and therefore
two horses could draw the load easily
OH good dirt road. or one and q
half tons on grass sod. With q mar
row tire half as much 10 a full load
for Il two-horse team, showing
marked advantage for the wide tires.
In addition to which they become roll.
ers and smooth and level the road.
and 80 make It better the moro II 10
used. instead Of cutting Il into rvts.
AZ Is well known the narrow tires do
~ soft roads"
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-09-12

Piso's Cure for Consumption relieves the
most obstinate coughs.-Rev. D. Buch-
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-09-12
The Very First.

Briggs The nrst fight on record was
between Cain and Abel. wasn't Il?
Riggs-Nah! The first occurred when
the serpent took fall out OF ADAM
Puck. n
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-09-12

Modern COnvenienccs.
Little Girl lin church)-"Why does
so many people put those little ell
velopes on TIL contribution plate?"
Little Boy-"Them's to keep the pen
MES from making so much noise."-
New York Weekly.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-09-12
In LOnLOn's Fog.

In LOnLon's Fog.
Driver of Bus Ito conductor, whom
he called up)-Jim, tn Of gent behind
s just fell hoff.
Conductor right, Bill. 'E's paid
is fare.-Tid-Bits.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-09-12

Could Sympnthize With Her.
Irate Wife appearing at head of the
stairs)-I think it's shameful. Here
have l been sitting up till nearly 3
O'Clock! I'm quite dizzy from
Hubby-Zhats funny. m'dear. Just
shame way-hic-m'shelf!
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-09-12
As Good ms His Word.

As Good ms His Word.
Mr.. Hayseed lin city hoteD-Well, I
guess you'll have to blow out the gas,
Mandy.
Mrs. Hayseed-Why, Josiah?
Mr.. Hayseed-The porter made me
promise not to do it.-Life Calendar.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-09-12
speakiur BY the Cara,

Speaking by the CARD.
Hotel Keeper--What's the maSteI
bore? You're just raising the deueai
Waiter--No, sir; Just dropped thd
tray.-Natlonal Hotel Reporter.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-09-12

"Hanson's Magic Corn Salve."
Warranted to cure money refunded. Ask your
druggist for it. Price Is cents.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-09

pretty well dependant upon the man
who with his own hands hold the plOws
ana Tor every two-horse farm nowadays
there are dozen only half so large. For
one that may be termed a large farm
there are score of small ones. Upon the
industry and intelligence of the small
farmers depend their own personal sue
cess and in turn the country must de-
pend upon them for its national pros
perity.
Heretofore when our farmers have been
urged to consider and initiate to some eX-
tent the methods and systems of some OF
the old countries of the world, hence, for
instance, the reply usually has been,
'Oh, yes, that sounds very nicely but
the rules and practices of old, long settled
countries are not adapted to new coun-
tries, such as ours, where land is cheap
ana roads bad, etc etc" Whatever rea-
sons existed thirty or forty years ago
against our imitation or certain foreign
farm practices they have rapidly disap-
peared. In the past quarter OF a cen
tury our country, especially that part
aged" rapidly. Emigration and the eX-
tension Of railroad facilities have tended
to bring this about. The expansion of ag-
rlculture, 100, IN those countries cildr-
acteriZed as cheap labor" countries has
overstocked the great marts of the world
with the chief products of the farm until
prices have fallen to "a point that the
farming of civilized communities can not
compete With-the necessities of the lat
ter being so much greater than those OF
cheap labor countries. 1t was great
blow to the American farmer, but he is
not the only one that is suffering from
this condition of affairs. English and
other European farmers likewise suffer
from it. France, with her 100000 or s.
100000 of farms, tended by a patriotic
home-loving people, is suffering less, per-
haps, from this great tidal wave of agri-
cultural depression than any other of the
civilized countries of the world. and the
secret lies in the intensive diversified cul-
ture of her fields-her small farms. We
may well learn a lesson from her and can
very properly initiate her practices with
out waiting to get any older. 1t may be
well to add that her intensive and diver
sified system is supplemented by a steady
industry and a rigid economy upon the
part of her individual farmers who col
lectiVely have made their country great.
And while according manufactures and
commerce their just need of praise our
own Empire" state must look to her
sturdy intelligent farmers for whatever
of greatness she may attain to in the COM
ing years. A state whose prosperity rests
upon the solid foundations of a prosper
Gus agriculture gives great promise of
green old age than one whose greatness
is the outcome of an extended commerce
and manufacture. 1t should be the chief
concern of a state to develop her agri-
culture for therein lies the prosperity
that is abiding and to which commerce
and manufacture are almost always con-
sequent in proportion TO its develop
ment Legislation that promotes the adj
vancement of agriculture is never done
amiss.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-09

A bulletin of the Alabama experiment
station contains the following in regard to
the old familiar scuppernong and its less
familiar improved varieties
The scuppernong is the only variety Of
this type usually planted very few farm
ers being aware of the fact that there are
others much Its superior.
In 1886 eight varieties were planted TWEEN
~ feet apart, in rows along the margin
of branch, and trained upon trelhs
of three wires The vines have been an
nually pruned by squirting back the canes
of the growth of the previous season TO
This type must be pruned in autumn,
lust after the leaves fall If pruned later,
there is danger of destructive bleeding.
This method of training places the crop
of fruit in easy reach, increases the size
of the berries and punches, and insures
a larger yield of grapes of better quality.
The Thomas commences to ripen Aus.
Is, thus continuing the supply from the
vineyard of the other types. Other va
rieties ripen in succession until the mid
die of September, ana furnish fruit I'll;
The Memory and Mish are especially
desirable combining the good qualities
of vigorous growth, hardness, product
iveness and very superior quality.
Desiring to secure the verdict OF as large
a jury as possible. very many visitors
We're taken through the vineyard for the
purpose of comparing the varieties. With
out exception the Memory and Mlsh were
pronounced superior " Allt oNhbRNa nuns
OF the ten varieties compared, the Memo
~ is by far the most vigorous grower.
All are free from disease except an
occasional very slight attack of black rot.
The proximity of diseased vines of other
types may have furnished the spores for
the disease.
To propagate this type, use long cut
tings, taken in October or early in No
vember, or layer the vines at any time
from October to March.
The scuppernong, James and Jeter, drop
so readily from the bunch IS to cause
great waste in gathering. The stem is at
tached to the berry externally. The Thorn
as, Memory and scuppernong Seeding 10
not shed so rapidly, though attached ex-
ternally The Flowers, Flowers Improved.
Mish and Tenderpulp adhere firmly to
the bunch, having the stem attached
internally. These last named varieties
can be gathered and shipped in punches
as readily as/Concord or Ives.
The Mish and Memory are both rated
best as TO quality, though they differ in
many respects. The Memory is best in
flavor. and the Mish best in sweetness.
The Memory produces a very large berry,
while the Mish is small. Both continue
iOup in season,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-09
The Winter CnntnIoune.

II is not generally known that there are
several varieties OF cantaloupes which are
distinctively slow in ripening. and may be
some months i'm doing so after they have
been pulled from the vine, says Garden
and Forest. We know this to be true
with regard to some apples and pears,
some Of which require several months
before they are 1T to eat. They are put
away in the green state, and after a
longer or shorter period, by some hidden
process, become mellow and ripe. The
cantaloupe is generally so perishable that
IL lives only from one 10 three days af-
ter 1t has been separated from the plant
an can be transported but few hundred
miles.
But there are winter varieties OF the
melon that can be kept like apples or
pears and will riDen in November and
along until the last Of the winter We
know Of four varieties of the winter can
taloupe, two Of which are credited to the
vicinity of Naples and two to the Island
of Malta. The Naples green-1eshed is
probably the largest and finest of the
four. and strange to say. grows in swami
by land The fruit has large brown seeds
ard sells in Naples at from 10 to 90 cents
apiece. In the fall the melons
are stored away and when one IS to be
ripened it is hung up in a net in the air.