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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-06-06
WITH FIRE cHIsELs.
|Thirty Pounds of Stone Broken Ur
by One Pound of Wood.

fThirty Pounds of Stone Broken UE
ny Ono Pound of Wood.
\ At Bangalore, in Souther II India, the
Equarrying Of granite slabs by means
|of wood fire has been brought to such
perfection thar an account of the
method is interesting. The rock forms
solid masses uninterrupted by cracks
for several hundreds Of feet, and when
Iuuarried over an area is treated as fol-
lows: A narrow line Of wood fire per-
haps Z feet long, is gradually elon-
gated. and at the same time moved
forward over the tolerably even sur
face of solid rock. The line of fire is
produced by dry logs Of light wood,
(which have been left burning in their
position until strokes with hammer
Indicate that the rock in front of the
fire has become detached from the
lmain mass underneath. The burning
wood is then pushed forward few
inches. and left until the hammer
lagain indicates that the slit has eX-
tended.
| Thus the fire is moved on, and
| at the same time the length of the
line Of fire is increased and made to
be convex on the side Of the fresh
rock. the maximum length Of the arc
amounting to about % feet. 1t is only
on this advancing line Of fire that any
heating takes place. the portion which
has been traversed being left to itself.
This latter portion is covered With the
lashes left by the wood. and with thin
lsplinters which have been burst Off.
! These splinters are only of about one
Eighth of an inch in thickness and Il
few inches across. They are quite ill.,
dependent Of the general splitting of
the rock, which is all the time goin.,
IN at a depth of about five inches from
1.-THE surface.
1. The burning lasts eight hours, and
1.-The line of fire advances at the aver
Iage rate of nearly six feet an hour.
1.-The area actually passed over by the
lime of fire is 400 square feet, but as
the crack extends about three feet
on either side beyond the fire, the
area Of the entire slab whichis set
1free measures about 74O square feet
All this is done with, may be, Is cwt.,
Iof wood Taking the average thick
i ness of the stone at five inches, and
fits specific gravity as 2.62, the result
lis so pounds of stone quarried with
one pound of wood.-From Nature.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-06-06
vaccinntins a Fire Brigade.

Yesterday morning an outbreak of
fire occurred in one Of the wards of
the smallpox hospital In Parkhill road,
and information was sent to the GEN.
trail fire station. Superintendent Will
lis and O contingent Of firemen and
members of the salvage corps went to
the institution, and the fire, which was
not Of serious character, was soon
'extinguished. Mr.. Willis and Inspec-
tor Smith, Of the salvage corps, and
the men were about to return to head
quarters when they were told that
they could not leave the hospital until
all had been vaccinated. The opera
tion was duly carried out, and fresh
clothes were sent for, In order that
those the men were wearing ut tho
time might be thoroughly dIsinfected.
Liverpool Mercury.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-06-06

The Great Northern railway runs through Din
ing and Sleeping Cars from st. Paul, Duluth and
West Superior, to Spokane, Seattle and Portland
ehortest route to the coast, making the fastest
time ofany competitive line New hrst-class &C.
comodations and the strictest attention paid to
passengers to make comfortable while travelling
on the Great Northern line For advertising
matter andtime tables call on your local agent
or address +. !. Whitney. 6. P. 4 r. A., st. Paul,
Baggage checked and tickets sold for all points
IN the United States and Canada. We will be
glad 70 give you all the information we can in
regard to travelling, rates. etc, =
+. SAUNDERS,
Agent Ct. Northern R'y. Langdon, N. OAK.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-06-06
NOTICE..

All Cavalier county warrants up to
and including Registered No. 4,478,
will be paid on and after June Goth.
Interest on warrants up to and includ-
ing the above number will cease on
that date. j. l.. ROBERTSON,
County Treasurer,
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-06-06

Parties DESTROYS of buying or renting
farms or wishing to borrow money on
farm security should call on or address,
Dickson Bros. 38
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-04-11
A SMALL BOYS PLAINr.

When the blizzard ts blowing outside In tbs
street have to stay here IN the house.
have TO ait quiet the whole Of the time, az
still as little brown mouse.
Ehey won't let me tease my small brother at
all, or play with my small sisters things.
And mammals not pleased II snoop in her
room and set up store with her rings
And daddy gets mad as crazy March hare
when cut pictures out of his books
cannot go down in the kitchen to stay because
we've the crossest of cooks.
The waitress don't like tiff by some mischance
upset the cranberry pie.
On blizzardy days there isn't boy so unhappy
and tired as L
The dog he snaps at me il pull his tail. and
pussy she scratches my hand
n put her aboard the piano and play she's
the head OF a musical band.
Tho baby he cries II poke at his eyes, and his
nurse drives me out of the place.
And tells me that all through the rest Of the day
she don't want sight Of my face.
wish it would clear. for want to go out; I
cannot stay quiet and still.
I'm so full Of moviness all of the time that sit
ting down makes me feel i'll.
cannot do apything-no not a thing-I can't
say I will or I won't
I cannot go out and I cannot stay in when
there's nothing to do but to don't.
-HarperS Bazaar
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-04-11

81 have seen some things during the
recent cold spell" said Capt. Cassell,
superintendent of Druid Hill park,
that | have never seen before in the
twenty-nine years that I have been
here. On the lake drives are nine snipe
and about one hundred and fifty sky
larks, which scarcely move out of the
way when sleigh passes by. I have
seen skylarlls in the park in summer.
but l have never seen them on the lake
drive in winter. The lake drive is
hardly the place where you would ex-
pect to find wild and timid birds, but
everything is frozen so hard they must
seek food and pick the droppings of
the drive. We trapped three cardinal
redbirds which were so hungry that
they went right up to the mansion. 1t
will be better to keep them Gagged for
the present. When we put out some
screenings on the ground, saw among
the numerous sparrows three robbins,
forty slylarks and three cardinal red
birds. baltimore Sun.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-04-11

ton OF the country abounded. Com
mon sense, however, came to nay res
cue.
Norcross, | was convinced, knew his
business and had the balloon directly
over clear space when l made the
leap, SO where was the sense of such
foolish fears and baseless apprehen-
sions. Finally, mustered courage and
looked directly below. The earth was
approaching rapidly. The fences,
trees, houses and barns became more
and more clearly outlined, and roofs
seemed to rise directly out of the
ground. Horses, cattle and men rose
rapidly from pigmy proportions to their
normal size. | saw that | would land
in broad pasture field, about a half
mile from where we had assembled, and
there was not chimney, roof or tree
within one hundred yards. There was
nothing to fear.
! saw a crowd of men and bows
fastening toward the field to welcome
me. Then, few seconds afterward, to
nay delight my feet struck the ground
and the most thrilling journey of my
life was ended.
Calmly l folded the parachute and
then looked up for the balloon. I saw
it gracefully sinking to the earth in an
adjoining field, and few minutes later
had the satisfaction of receiving the
hearty congratulations of the aeronaut,
who told me, to my great surprise, that
the parachute opened within three Sec
onds after | leaped from the car
philada1pbia Vi,nas
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-04-11
WOMEN IN OLD GERMANY.
Their Influence Manifested in the Destiny
of the Nation.

These German prieSteSseS influenced
not only their own countrymen, but
were source of superstitious dread to
the Romans as we'll
The power which a German prophet
ess welded may be seen when in A. d.
80, for one brief moment the Gauls
threw off the Roman yoke in an insur-
rection led by Civilis. His associate
and counselor was Velleda, a wise
woman who dwelt in the depths of the
Bructerian forest. She had been
chosen with Civilis to decide an i'm
portant question of state. She was
also umpire in civil disputes. In order
that greater reverence might be felt
for her, messengers were not allowed
to see her face, but questions and an
swers were carried by one of her rela-
tives. Velleda had prophesied defeat
to the Roman soldiers and Civilis find
ing his people anxious to throw off the
Roman yoke united the tribes for bat
tie. Behind the line of battle he placed
his mother and sisters, the wives
and children of all his soldiers. In the
advance to battle the women united in
the war songs with the men and urged
them on to brave deeds. If the tide of
battle turned against the Germans,
the women often rallied them by hold
ing up their children and entreating
them not to allow their wives and chill
dren to become slaves of the enemy.
If they fled, their wives put them to
death that they might still have a
home in Valhalla. If they conquered,
= lAwomen dressed their wounds and
them still more.
Civilis believed that the presence of
| these women was great Indictment
| to victory. He engaged in battle vita
| the Romans and came off conqueror.
| In return for her services, Velleda re-
ceived the most valuable part of the
booty, a Roman trireme among other
things. The Romans afterwards tried
to win her favor so that she would in
fuence her people in their behalf.
Their efforts were fruitless, and she
was carried with Civilis prisoner to
Rome. Prosser Bates, in Chau'
/ tauquan
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-04-11
WHERE PARIS is AHEAD.
Her Wonderful system of Pneumatic Tubes
and Telephones.

Her Wonderful system of Pneumatic Tubes
and Telephones.
In Paris the pneumatic tubes used in
the dispatch of card kilograms and let
Ger kilograms from one portion of the
city to the other are placed in the sew
ers. The excellent sewer system has
helped the development of this handy
means of communication in a way
which would not have been possible
otherwise 1t is quicker than the tele-
graph for messages within the city,
and would be perfect if the slow Paris
ian facteur were replaced by the smart
London boy messenger As we stand
below the tube we can hear the whiz
of the chase distinctly. There it
goes at lightning speed, bearing, most
probably, some tender message from
vesick Jean at his Office at the BOurse
to pretty Jeanette, who is toiling some-
where near the Bon Marche, and fixing
rendezvous for the evening after the
days labors are over. Wonderfully
convenient, these kilograms for corre-
spondence-more secret than the tele-
gram proper, making no awkward mis-
take in times and places and best Of
all, preserving the caligraphy of the
sender.
More serious things are doubtless
passing the coils which cover the re-
mainder of the roof Of the tunnel.
These are the telegraph and telephone
wires, thousands of miles of
them, connecting the two hun
dred and ten post Offices. and placing
hundreds of subscribers in the city
within earshot. Overhead wires are
prohibited in Paris, so are sky signs,
and how much the city gains in beauty,
those only know who have seen Lon
don, with its unsightly webs strung
across the housetops, spelling what
ever of the picturesque there may be
about the streets, and constituting
serious danger to person and property.
There is no comparison either in the
efficiency of the telephone in the two
cities. a whisper may be heard in
Paris, while in London telephoning is
generally most eXasperating opera
ton. A striking piece of evidence on
this point is afforded by the fact that
it is well-nigh impossible to telephone
from Paris to any given subscriber in
London, and that before the instru-
ment could be of any practical use for
long messages, the two great foreign
news agencies, Dalziels and Reuters
were obliged to have special wires laid
under ground to their offices from St
Martin lie Grand On the other hand
any subscriber, in any part of tho
French capital, may be heard with
case from the general post Office in Lon
don. In this, and one or two other
matters already mentioned, John Bull
has great deal to learn from jacques
Bonhomme food Words.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-04-11

''oh. Carry" she walled, don't leave
as this wayi Don't 60 for to marty one
. them Siocumsi Don't go to-rbightl
Think what folks'Il say. O-o-ohlT
The little eyes of Carry's father began
to CLEAN. He stopped to his wife and
caught her roughly from the door
stop yer noise" he said. CAMP You
see she don't care nuthin' abouf uss
Lot her go 'long!"
Carry staggered slightly when her
mothers frantic grasp was so suddenly
relaxed. Then abe went steadily out
at the door.
The moonlight lay, clear and sosan-
over the fields.
The whippoorwills were chanting
their old, old warning. Who, in mo-
ments of willful decision, of delib-
crate SHINING, has not felt the sweet
agony of their song to be an Arrest
ing voice, recall, an agonized effort
to save?
Carry did not notice them. She
was running swiftly, noiselessly, down
the path that led across the fields to
the Slocums' house. The strangeness
of everything overwhelmed her. Now
and then she was shaken with hard
sob. 1t was not remorse that she ielt.
1t was only, in her childish selfish soul,
vague terrible premonition of what
remorse might be.
Out in the backyard of the Slocnms
house Jim leaned on the fence and
listened to the whippoorwiXh e>
house was near the big swamp 4~.,gez,;ee
air was full of rich, Sitting s1{fts
There was glamour of romance bnd
mystery about the familiar fields. The
glory of the summer night filed tint
with subtle pain. He was thinking of
Carry-not wildly, not Iassionately:
he had lovers tenderness without a
lovers impotence. He was too easy
going, too lazy, to protest very wildly
against anything.
Il guess Wen wait awhile. l guess
they'll come round after awhile" he
had said to Carry when hey parted
the night before.
But Carry knew better. Waiting for
her parents to 'come rOund" was
worse than useless. She was afraid
Though she would rather have killed
herself than admit such a hing that
with waiting Jim's love would cool.
Jim leaned en- the fence in the moon.
light. His eyes held CLEAN of ex
preston in the depths of their almost
oriental calm. The vague pain that
oppressed him grew stronger 81 wisht
I could see Carry" he muttered.
AS if in answer, small figure, run
ming swiftly, outlined itself against
the silver-white of the fields
Jim gazed blankly at the sim, dark
shape; then he cot himself over the
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-04-11

People have remarkable attachment
to their own names. and it is not often
that any one excepting the most hard
ened criminals makes change. This
is why so few people take advantage of
the law allowing them to change their
names whenever they see fit. Even
when they do take new name the af-
lection felt for the old one is apt to
have bearing on the new. If crimi-
nal is named George Edwards, for in
stance, it is apples to dollars that he
will change his name to Edward
q Gorge. They hate to lose sight of
their old identity even in the matter OF
their names. Louisville Commercial.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-04-11

Woodchopper-Here I've to chop fire.
wood for that rich property owner.
while he sits doing nothing the live
long day. I'd give anything to change
places with him for one week.
Property Owner-I am the unhappiest
man in the world, or l am much mis-
taken. 1t doesn't look as though /
should get well again. The doctor
says l ought to work. To be sure, if
had a strong constitution like that
woodcutter outside there l would chou
wood from morning till night and be
as happy as the day is long.-Humor.
istische Batter.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-04-11

A wire tramway is stated to have
lately been put up at Gibraltar for con-
meeting the signal station at the top of
the rock with the lower town. 1t
takes up all the materials necessary
for the service of the fortress in less
than five minutes, whereas formerly a
whole day was required for carriage by
a rough and difficult road The engine
house is erected at the north end of the
Alameda, whence start two ropes three
hundred and twenty yards long, which
lead to the top of the mountain A
powerful engine gives motion to the
ropes carrying the tubes, one of which
rises while the other descends. The
ropes are calculated for a load of more
than seventy tons; but they never have
to support more than Il twelfth of that
weight. Scientific American.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-04-11

x, poor Partisan bohemian wsS
lives from hand to mouth, but man
ages to keep up a somewhat distin-
guished appearance, was looking earn
estly, in a public place, at a five-franc
piece, of which, by some extraordinary
piece of luck, he had become possessed.
A gentleman at once stepped up to
him and addressed him politely.
Pardon me, sir" said the stranger.
''but 1 am collector of coins, and your
movements suggests that possibly you
have a rare one"
II have, SIR" said X.
"Will you let me look at itp"
with pleasure"
The stranger inspected with aston.
ishment KS five-franc piece.
But pray, sir" he asked, do you
consider this rare coin?"
Certainly" answered X. with me
all coins are rare. Youths Compan-
ion
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-04-11

81 hardly know what to make of the
new minister" said the king of Mbwpka
to his forty-second wife.
As usual, woman's aptitude for esti
mating a man at his true value can't
to the front.
Suppose you make stew Of him."
she suggested, and it was done. That
is to say, the stew was done, in tho
course of time, Indianapolis @NasnaL
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-04-11
The Cold Wave.

II had to face the wind all day =
said the tender boarder, and l do bel
lieve my ears were bitten by the frost. +
Are you sure it was not done by the
teeth of the gale?" asked the Cheerful
Idiot, and the new waiter girl snickt
cred so that she was retired to her
original job of washing dishes. Gin.
cinnati Tribune
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-04-11

Darley-Did You go through my
trousers pocket last night?
Mes barley Gudignantly)--No, sir!
Dar'ey there's hole in 1t.
Judge.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-04-11

The whippoorwills were singing, and
the little room was bathed in moon
light. Caroline, kneeling by the win
dow, bowed her head on her arms and
remained motionless. She was think
ing of the last time she had knelt there.
Downstairs they were talking. She
could hear Jim's drawing voice and
her fathers laugh, and, now and then,
her mothers soft, dragging footsteps
as she moved about The last sound
wrung her breast. Her poor mother!
All the long companionable hours they
had spent together in the busy house
hold life rushed upon the girls mem
DRY. She had left this dear little niche
in life, had forfeited her right to it,
and for what? What was jim? What
did she care for him? Slow, lazy, stu
pid, like all the rest of the Slocums.
The door at the foot of the stairs
opened
Garry" her mother called, amt
you got your hair fixed yet? Jim's
ready to go home"
The girl bent herself backward, and
looked up at the twinkling stars pit
eously. Yet who shall pity her? She
had desired greatly and her desire had
been fulfilled. Surely that is some
thing, in a world of disappointment and
defeat. -Lippincotts Magazine.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-04-11

"oH, GARRY, DON'T LEAVE US THIS wAYi"
fence, in some fashion, and ran to meet
her.
half an hour later the Slocums' old
horse, drawing the Slocuns' old buggy,
plugged softly through the sand on the
road to Barnton.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-03-23
HOME FROM PITTSBuRG
BoNers Gordon and Iighc Return De
fentcd, hut Not DiShcnrtcncd.

Anthony Gordon and John Tighc. the
two representatives. of the Excelsior
Athletic club who contested In the ma
tiunal tournament of the United states
Amateur Athletic union ut pittsburg,
reached home at . o'clock Thursday
night, and James McGoldrlck, who ac-
COmpanied them, was seen yesterday by
a Tribune ro porter. Gordon was In the
pink of condition when he left here
and 50 was Tighc. and their friends con
tidcntly expected To hear of their vic
tory,
Gordon, in the l25-pOund class, met a
young fellow named Mcmahon from the
North Side Athletic club, of Allcghany
city, and was vauQuishcd in the second
round. Gordon admits that he was de
feated suuarcly. Rut TiGhc went in
against an opponent named O'Cunnor
ana Mr.. McGoldriCk alleges that Tighc
should have been awarded the bout
that he defeated his man. Thc referee
refused tu order the fourth round In re-
spunsc to the ClamOrs of the audience.
In speaking about the fight that
| Charles Grlhert took part in Mr.. Nc
Goldrick said that Golbert is the better
man ul tnt TWO, ana II Justice was zone
he would be- adjudged the winner.
Joe Willlschek. Of Philadelphia,
| fought and was disqualified because a
foul was allowed. Mr. McGoldrick said
1t was bareruced robbery to disqualify
| Willischck for what ne had done win
| ischek consented to come to Scranton
ana enter the Excelsior tournament at
Music hall ON April II. Several of the
contestants at Pttsburg agreed to
| come ON also
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-03-23
NEWS OF THE RAILROADS.

Patrick j. Langan viii deliver an nd
dress on March 81 to the members of
the Acme lodge. brotherhood of Loco
motive Flrcmcn, upon the difficulties
in working the air brake. and the best
way To- overcome them
Tomorrow afternoon Secretary Ad-
kins. of the Pana Young Mems Chris
tlan association, illinois, viii address
the gospel meeting Mr.. Adkins was
formerly brakeman on the Delaware,
Lackawanna and Western company.
Conductor a. ". Masters has been
nominated for scat on the board Of
directors of the central Young Mems
Christian association, aud every rail-
roader who ls member of that assoc
citation should not fail To record his
vote for the railroad candidate" and
deposit his voting paper not later than
6 o'clock tonight Arthur has done
Invaluable work at the railroad assoc
citation and Is one of the best known
men on the northern and southern di-
visions. and the Young Mems Christian
association would he a great gamer by
his election.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-03-23
SURRENDER OF LEE.
Veterans VIII Celebrate the Event oi
Night of April o.

Night of April ..
General Robert T.. Lee, the COM
manier in chief of the rebel forces of
the confederate army, on April .. 1865,
surrendered to the union army under
General Grant, his entire command at
AppumattoX court house, Va, and that
event in the history of the civil war is
commemorated as the end of the Re-
belliun
Lieutenant Ezra S. Griffin Post, No.
1879, Grand Army of the Republic, Lieu
tenant Ezra S Griffin Women's Relief
Corps, No. %, ana the Sons of America,
have combined together to fittingly cell
ebrate the important even this year
with an elaborate camp fire at the
Griffin Post rooms on Lackawanna ave
nue..
Comrade Samuel III. Stevens. of Grif-
fin Post. is chairman of the COMMITTEES
of arrangements, and II is proposed to
prepare a striking programme for the
occasion. 1t is intended. if possible. to
secure the consent of well known
gentleman of this city To give the
principle address. lie is spoken of be-
cause he Is a veteran soldier, and was
present at Lees surrender.
other entertaining addresses will be
given as well as finished programme
of vocal, instrumental and literary
numbers. The finale will be an old
fashioned camp fire, whGt all the boys
will relate their adventures.