Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-09-05

Her Music Was Simply NOcturnes.
privilege of publishing book upon
the slightest preteXt, and sometimes,
it has been recorded, without any pre-.
text whatever. In these latter days,
when every subject has been covered,
classified and consummated, it is hard
Impossible to imagine the condition of
literary science ten centuries ago.
There was then complete originality
of thought and word, and reader
might spend his life in vainly seeking
for exhaustive literature upon any
subject. Instead Of the publishing of
a book being an exceptional event, as
now, it is said that one or even two
new books each week was not uncom-
mon.
But to return to my narrative--I am
Department of House Furnishing, of
D continent formerly North America).
Although my labor is credited to Guth-
rie (the governmental center of D con-
tinenD l prefer to reside on G CONT
nent formerly Africa) by reason Of
it's superior climatic advantages, as
we'll as the greater selectness of it's
single tax areas. l have the reputa-
ton Of being honest and industrious,
and although it takes me nine min
utes to reach my office from my home
via the electric flash system Of govern
mental transit, yet am as regular in
my hours Of attendance as those living
within few hundred miles.
Having recently finished my proper
tion Of individual labor for the COM
mon good during the current year and
received government tickets for the
same, determined to devote my va,
cation to making slow journey
throughout the world. To the gener-
atty of mankind this might seem an
absurd manner Of spending holiday;
but they should remember that youth
and animal spirits cannot always find
relaxation in scientific pursuits.
My first destination had determin-
ed should be the newest continent of
I all-continent II Formerly Antaricana)
ard the slow passage thither on an air
slip freighter, was a novel sensation
indeed. Under the most favorable con-
ditions speed of over 100 miles an
hour was impossible, and the voyage,
although enlivened by numerous we'll
told legends of ships that sailed on the
water, seemed interminable. When
we flew over the gigantic system of
mirrors that by DETECTING the rays of
the sun have made a semi-tropical
country out of this erstwhile ice-bound
coast, the air became rather oppress-
i've, but in very few moments we
had reached the elevated landings.
Rapidly spreading my wing-planes I
jumped outwards from the deck, and
soon reached the ground in safety.
The moving sidewalk carried me
rapidly through the streets, until at
tracted by the announcements from
the automaton stationed in front of
the public place of amusement step
ped OIL and went in.
The manager came before the cur
tain, and, in an introductory speech,
stated that his company would give a
faithful reproduction of the wonder
FIJI American allcgory entitled "Uncle
Toms Cabin" He stated that in the
days Of Mark Antony Tor Mark Twain,
MS lie was sometimes enormously call
etl) and Mckinley Bill. Immersed au-
diences gathered to witness this pagan
spectacle, and that thousands of me-
groes were torn to pieces by savage
hloodhounds for the delectatl0n of the
assembled pOpulace. In accordance