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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-05-09
Saturday, May 4.

Enock Russell of jamestown gets
an original pension.
Tower City donated, altogether,
$125 to Nebraska sufferers.
I4akota business men have formed
an anti-mOuStache society.
Col. Norris Of Bathgate has seven
acre onion patch.
of the most accommodating auditors
in the West.
Gen. Harrison Allen will be the
Decoration day orator at Valley City.
F. r. Fulton 4 Co. of Grand Forks
have bought the Nelson county bonds
at a premium of per cent.
Valley City is kicking because the
normal professors were named as
conductors of teachers Institutes, and
Prof. Mcfarland intends holding a
summer school at Spiritwood Lake.
ALERT of Cavalier is said to be one
Petitions to Gov. A1lin are being
circulated asking the civil rights OF
Henry Van Beck of EmmOns county
be restored. Mr.. Van Beck was FORM
erly county commissioner in Emmons
and was convicted of bribery.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-05-09
CHARMS PARIS RODENTS.
How the Official Rat Catcher of the
City Captures His Prey.

How the Official Rat Catcher of the
City Captures His Prey.
A very familiar figure in the favor
lite cabarets of the sporting fraternity
Of Paris is that of the official rat
catcher of the city, Henry Dayve, who
plies his vocation in the sewers of the
city, which fairly swarm with rodents.
His work begins after dark when the
animals hold high carnival.
AS soon as Dayve arrives in the Slip
perry conduit he walks along. exploring
every corner and aperature, and when
ever he spies rat or batch Of
them he flashes his lantern in their
faces. 1t seems that the little animals
are frightened out of their wits by the
sudden light and the strange intruder,
like the fish who are attracted by the
pine blaze Oh the boats of river
spearers. The rat catcher has a Pc
culiar whistle. His pfftt! Pitt! pfftt!
instead of soaring the rats appears to
charm them so that some of them will
sit still on their launches.
The spell does not last long, so
Dayve must be quick and gobble in
his sack what he can alive as rapidly
as possible. Those which he can not
capture alive he quickly stones to
death. Some are thus only stunned.
If he thinks there is any chance Of
reviving some Of these, he thrusts
them in his sack When the sack is
full it is emptied in the cart by his
assistant and thrown down again for
another catch. Thus the work con.
tinues until dayhreak.
Dayve's customers prefer to buy his
black rats, which, are now very scarce
in the Paris sewers, rs the brown
Norwegian rats which have found
their way here from the holds of for
eign vessels, have driven out the abort
Gines.-Chicago Inter Ocean.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-05-09
Only the Con1 Man.

Some time ago 1 met with a most
ludicrous adventure While delivering
coal ut private lunatic asylum just
outside Dublin. Having been ad-
mitted by the lodgc-lseeper, l led my
horse and dray round to the back
Of the house and, as l could see no
one about, rambled into one of the
corridors in search of some one to
whom l could deliver my load. Com
ing to All empty cell, curiosity
prompted me to step inside, when.
carelessly handling the door, it banged
to, and it having catch-latch, l
found myself Il prisoner.
shouted myself hoarse, and was
delighted to see the small slide in the
door open. 1t was a gentleman, who,
with his wife, was visiting the
asylum. TO him I explained my pre-
dicamcnt. Imagine my disgust when
the gentleman said to his wife,
Dear me, Mary, how cunning some
of these creatures are. Did you hear
this poor mans story? Who would
ever think lie was mad|'
but l am not mad" I explained.
"I'm the man that brought the coal"
"Dear, dear" said the lady, as they
shut the side and walked away, "that
poor man must have been ut one time
In the coal tlude!"
You can Imagine my feelings until
liberated by an attendant Il short
ting afterwards. --Tit-I3lts.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-05-09
Personnl Mention.

Ex-United States Senator James Il.
Wilson of Iowa is dead.
Col. Richard Schooley. ex-United
States consul to Port Romin, Can, is
dead at Rochester, \. y.
Paul Fennimore Cooper. a we'll
known New York lawyer, died Of
paralysis. He was a son of the
famous novelist.
G. W. G. Ferris, J:., father of the
inventor of the Ferris wheel and a
former resident of Galesburg. ILL.,,
died at his home in Riverside, Cal.
LEM, the missing Pittsburg bicy-
clist, who was making a tour of the
world on his wheel, was killed in
Armenia.
Hon. Thomas E. Watson. ex-con-
gresham from the Tenth Georgia dis
trict, has returned to the practice of
law
! Walter Hurlbut and F. E. Gooding
of Rochester, Mimi, who sailed for
Egypt III January. on the Fuerst
Bismarck, in company with a number
of st. Pau: and Minneapolis people,
return home this week, after a trip Of
exceptional pleasure.
Henry George has received a wind
fall from wealthy American, S. NJ.
Burroughs, who lived in London. but
died last February at Monte Carlo.
Mr.. Burroughs will has recently been
offered for probate, and it shows that
his estate amounted to $629,63O, one
twenty-fourth of which goes to Mr..
George.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-05-09
Tuesday. April 80.

Ramsey county sold $4,000 refund
ing bonds at high figure.
Fessenden had a stabbing ARRAY
last week.
Special Agent "A. w. Stiles is in
gestigating land entries in the Devils
Lake district.
Ex-Secretary of State Flittie is WIS.,
fling at his old Trail county home at
ter an extended Honolulu trip.
Emerald will have a monster
Fourth of July celebration this year,
having raised 81 900 as a starter, and
outside towns will be invited to as
sist.
A. Van Horn of Bismarck has Sc
cured contract for the furnishing Of
building materials for the Indian de-
partment at Standing Rock. The con-
tract amounts to about $1,000.
{ Large quantities of ties are being
shipped to the end of the Harlem
branch of the Milwaukee road, in
Sargent county, it is said preparatory
to extending the branch to Lisbon, a
distance of fifteen miles, to connect
with the Northern Pacific.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-05-09

married to Louis Hammersley, mill
lionaire. He died shortly afterward,
leaving her his entire fortune. Her
next ambition was to secure title,
which she did in 1883 by marrying
the duke of Marlborough, of Blenheim
Palace, one of the finest places Of
England, but which required exten-
sive repairs to make it inhabitable.
These were made at the expense of
the duchess. but her English life was
not happy, her husbands reputation
being such that they were not cor
daily received in society. Upon his
death his son promptly turned the
American duchess out of Blenheim
and reinstated his mother. The ducl-
ess has since been living upon one OF
the smaller estates of the family.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-05-09
VERY DELIBERATE.
An Indiana Man Kills His Wife ana
Ten Suicides.

Brazil, Ind, May AT o'clock
James Young, janitor at the court
house. was seen on horseback gailop-
ing wildly south from here. At .
o'clock he came dashing into the city
and ran hastily to his room in the
basement Of the court house. An in
slant later he called County Recorder
Keyser to the speaking tube and babe
him good by. Immediately two pistol
shots rang out in quick succession.
When Young's room was reached he
was found dead upon the bed. a smok-
ing pistol on each side of him. and
his clothing was on fire. He had
placed revolver on each side of his
stomach and fired. Before Young's.
body was cold an officer rode up to
arrest him, stating a message had just
been received from Hoosierville four
miles south Of here, stating that he
had murdered his wife. Young and
his wife quarreled and separated last
January. 1t develops that he had
seen an undertaken last night and ar
ranged for the burial Of his body
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-05-09
Thursday, May 2.

/. At Minot Ed Kelly's saloon was
broken into, but only Il small sum was
secured. The town is flooded with
itramps, and many petty robbcries are
being committed.
Three hundred and four trees were
planted on the capitol grounds this
spring.
Mandan citizens are identifying
their homes. Lawns, tree planting
and a general fixing up are the order
OF the day mt that thriving city.
The Kidder county farmers are put
ting In great acreage OF flax this
year. Wheat will be subordinate
crop.
81 a legless colored man, who is n beg
gar; claims that two men tried to
rob him ut Grand Forks. He gave
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-05-09
wnshinxton.
Associations.


Secretary Morton stoutly maintains
that his crop statistics are correct.
Secretary Morton denies that he
had a row with the president on the
silver question.
The navy department has been in
formed of the arrival of the flagship
San Francisco at Mersin. Asia Minor.
lie national supreme court decides
an Important land case from Douglas
couA v, Wis..in favor of the Northern
Pacific.
Mr.. Eckels. the controller of the cur
rency, has directed Inspector Dooley
to take charge of the First National
bank of Willinantic. Conn.
The president has refused to pardon
Rufus L. Davis. sentenced to three
years in the penitentiary in the west
ern district of Missouri for counter
feiting.
An effort is being made by the civil
service commission to extend the pro-
lection of the classified service over
the steam and electrical engineers en-
ployed in the departments.
The secretary of agriculture will
soon begin the publication and distri-
button of series of bulletins relative
to the foreign markets for the agri.
cultural products of the United States.
Four troops of the First cavalry,
with Col. Arnold and Maj. Viele. now
at Fort Grant, Or. have been ordered
to change places with four troops Of
the Seventh cavalry, Col. Sumner and
Maj. Baldwin, now at Fort Riley,
Kansas
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-05-09
Wednesday, May I.

Fargo clerks are organizing a ten
hour-day movement.
All persons found intoxicated in the
State Of North Dakota after July l
next will be subject to a fine OF from
IS to $25, or imprisonment in the
county jail until the fine is worked out
at tho magnificent sum OF 81 per day.
Col. Haight has gone East to Gin
teryene" for q settlement of the
Jamestown Lloyds bank affairs.
Secretary Smith has approved the
selection of 1874 acres of land in the
Grand Forks district for school in
demnity purposes.
Larimore's new principal of schools
is B. +. Hoover, brother of the form
er principal, who has accepted a SINH
lar position at CasseltOn.
Prof. Shawkey of Hillsboro has
lbSen elected professor in the Mon
3tana university.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-05-09

The hotel fever is beginning to
strike Atlanta, Ga. A number Of
practical people are figuring on
structures of all sorts and sizes, from
an eight-story granite hotel to the
cheapest temporary structures. All
this boom is due to the exposition,
which is getting well under way.
There are now about 500 men en-
ployed on the grounds.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-05-09
Monday. April 20.

North Dakota Editorial association
meets in Fargo June lib.
Pembina county crop prospects were
never better.
John Price of Fargo has fallen heil
to $4,000.
The North Dakota Milling associa.
TONS affairs may be aired in the
United States court.
The asylum employees have just re-
the latter part Of last year.
The cheese factory at Carlisle will
be ready for business in about ten
days.
The allowance for clerk hire having
been cut down George H. Stafford
will lose his position in the Fargo of
fee.
1t has been ascertained that the
name of the man killed on the Great
Northern track near Fargo was Ed.
ward Peterson.
A laborer named James Mcdonald
was arrested at Wahpeton Wednes-
day on the charge of raising an $S.36
check to SSO.3G. lie was held to the
district court.
While out driving Tuesday Mrs. An
derson and son of Buffalo were
thrown out of the buggy in q runa-
way and the boys thigh bone was
broken.
Fred Harvey and w. II. MCGOWAN
Of Pembina county were arrested in
Canada last week and brought back
to this side On the charge of stealing
team from a Mr.. Frazer of Cavalier
county.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-05-09
Gen eral.

The Elks are expected to settle thir
differences soon.
Non-union miners in Ohio are drfen
from work by strikers.
A colony of veterans of the dyi]
war is to be located in Georgia.
Joaquin Miller is charged with
having betrayed young girlin
Hawaii. .' ~
Numerous organizations Of yar;las
cities join the National Municinl
league.
A national reunion of veterans L
the civil war will be held in Sh
Francisco in June.
Democrats of Illinois from sta,
organization to oppose free coinah
of silver.
Negroes who We're induced tOileaS
Southern states and go to MexiS
are held there i'll absolute slayelN
Chicago is to have a new Democfae
morning paper to be called the r.
quirer. 4
A new case of smallpox has appel
ed at Spring Valley, ILL.,, and seveIy
houses have been quarantined.
A recent census gives Fort Dode
Iowa, a population of S43O, an n
crease of 1900 since 1890.
The Arkansas legislature neglect
to make an appropriation for the mai
tcnance of the state penitentiary.A
The Tacoma sealing schooner Be
ring Sea, reported lost with all b
board, is safe.
The body of Edwin Forest is to-
| removed to mausoleum at the AL
win Forrest home near Philadelp
The jury in the suit Of the DuelE
Watch Case company against te
American Watch company at nv
| York was unable to agree.
| The Delaware conference Of the T.
rican NJ. T.. church has declared tit
smoking is sin and ministers vo
use tobacco will be dismissed.
| Il. B. Armstrong, of Kansas IFS
been appointed special agent .forM
purchase Of lands for the abseGe
| Wyandotte Indians.
Wyoming state officials, are o1l
junket inspecting charitable, and T.
foratory institutions in the Hw3z{li
states.
The rise in the price of beefssts
not deferred the workmen inSh
slaughter houses of New York Il.
calling for increased wages.
A California woman will eli,
$2OOOOO of the Fair estate on 4.
ground that ths late senator
the father of her child.
A resolution is introduced IN +
Pennsylvania legislature to
vestigate Philadelphia municH
affairs.
President Van Horne, OF Il
Canadian Pacific. talks about the h
tension Of the Duluth & Winnip'
railway.
Clarence Sampson was appointed i
ceiver for the dry goods house,
Schmeelca Il Fitzgerald ut st. ~
eph, Mo. The Indebtedness Ia ~
600. w
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-05-09

Very few people understand the
enormous scope of the operations OF
q modern railway company. There
are now probably nearly 100000 per-
sons employed directly by the rail
ways of the United States, and II any
account is taken of the families de-
pendent on many of these employees,
it will be seen that possibly 100000
of the residents Of this country derive
their support from these companies.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-05-09

Northampton county. Virginia, has
the unbroken record Of its court from
1852 to the present time. This is be-
lieved to be the oldest complete court
record in the United States. These
are kept in the attic of the old court
house on court papers bearing date
before the settlement of jamestown,
and relating to the plans Of the Lon
don company looking to that settle.
Eant.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-05-09
Criminal DOtnEs.

North Carolina negroes terrorize a
town and come to grief
a New York woman is murdered
after the manner of Jack the Ripper.
Abe Cohen, a 12-year-old boy. was
strangled to death by an unknown
person at st. Louis.
Huntington, w. Va, toughs tied J.
A. Weedy, a jewellery peddler to a
tree and whipped him numerically.
Officer Painter who killed Arthur
Schneider at Alexandria, Ind, is held
under $4,000 bonds.
Negroes inaugurated reign of ter
ror at Bath n. c., by attempting to
gain possession of the town.
James A. Crozicr's house at Menom-
tnee, Mich, was robbed OF iewelry
worth $50 while the family were at
church.
Two attempts We're made to wreck
the Big Four train known as the
"Court House Flyer" near Benton
Harbor, Mich.
Thomas S. Rarden agent for the
Metacomct and AnaWan mills at Fall
River, Con-. Is short $4,000 and has
fled.
Adam Long, an inmate of the Ma
tional Military home. jumped from
the Main street bridge in Dayton. o.,
md was drowned.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-05-09
TENNESSEE GOvERNORsHIp
The State Legislature Meets to Con.
slider the Rival Claims

Nashville, May 2..-The two houses
of the state legislature met in joint
convention today to consider the CON
test for the govcrnorship between
Peter Turney. Democrat, the present
incumbent, and H. Clay Evans, Re-
publican. A resolution providing for
the appointment of IL committee to
report rules governing the convention
was adopted. The report of the in
vestigating committee which favors
the scouting of Turney was then read.
The report is signed by the seven
Democratic members of the commit
tee. The minority report is signed by
the five Republican members Of the.
committee.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-05-09

Ninety years ago a British army of
5000 soldiers and sailors undertook to
occupy the city of Bueros Ayres
during a revolution, but the people
united against them, destroying or
capturing half the force. That was
Monroe doctrine before Monroe eX-
pressed it in statesmanlike words.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-05-09

The story about Joaquin Miller is
to the effect that he said the poor
girl he has left stranded in Honolulu
was his daughter. He certainly mas
not treated her any betetr than he
treated his daughter whose sad case
was laid before tho public a few
years ago.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-05-09

The use of a third cylinder on a
locomotive, where the latter is a COM
pound engine and the steam has two
chances to expand, is no novelty.
Such Il plan is quite common in
Europe. But a three-cylinder locomo-
tive of the single expansion type is
much more unusual, and, indeed, was
unknown until quite recently. 1t is
an American invention, too.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-05-09
one q mad slash in the throat with q

for $1OOY
Good rains have fallen in evry por
happy.
Three negroes enjoxef a cutting
match at Grand Fork and one was
nearly fatally injured.
From all over the state comes re-
ports of decreased wheat acreage, va
riously estimated at from 10 to % per
cent less than last ye.s1is crop.
About 5000 pounds II blue stone
has been used in the Treatment OF
smutty wheat this season by the
farmers in the neighborhood Of
Cando. VI
An elevator belonging to the Ma
tiOnal Elevator company at Wahpe-
ton, and containing $4,000 bushels of
wheat. burned. The origin Of the fire
is unknown.
The business men and some of the
farmers near Cando are agitating the
plan of organizing stock company to
put in u starch factory at this place.
There is good prospect that the enter
prise will be success.
William Howard, who was sent from
Cass county to the penitentiary Dec.
%. 1891. for five years for assaulting
Charlie Curfman, the ice man, has
been in the asylum for some time, but
has recovered sufficiently to be re-
turned to Bismarck.
The 14-year-old son of Mr.. and Mrs.
W. II. Fuller of Milton was wounded
in the temple by the discharge from
Il gun After the accident, he ran
home the distance of n quarter Of q
mile and washed the wound himself,
the brain protruding all the while. At
last accounts the chances for recovery
were good.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-05-09

Japan has China by the tael; but
until the full details Of the treaty of
peace come to hand the extent of her
grasp will not be fully known. The
word tael is said to have five differ
ent meanings in China. One of the
weights (59O.75 grains troy is a tael;
and there are five different taels
among the coins.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-05-09

A western episcopal missionary
bishop who recently tried in vain to
induce some young eastern clergymen
to go west, wrote as follows to a
friend in this city: 1--WE sometimes
say that young men in the East have
no Stamina, but from personal expert
ence 1 can testify tina they have great
staying power-stayins at home.'
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-05-09

Nicaragua is not much alarmed over
England's attitude. She ought to pay
the indemnity, or part Of it, however,
as it appears to be. just, and probably
she will. If she does what inter-
national usage demands. the Monroe
doctrine will see that she is treated
fairly.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-05-09

A new style of teaching English, by
personal and Individual instruction
instead of the writing of formal es-
says is to be tried at Yale. If some
muscular way of teaching English on
the campus can be devised the boys
will soon kick the stuffing out of the
syntactical difficulties.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-05-09

Overtime has succeeded half and
three-quarter time in many of the
big factories Of New England. The
tendency is in the same direction In
all industries and in all parts of the
country. Undoubtedly the BUSINESS
Improvement will continue.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-05-09

Washington, May 2.-Land Commits
s!oner ). w. Lamoraux left the CITY
to-day with his family for his home
in Wisconsin. He will be gone two
weeks.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-05-09

Cuha's insurrection of 1895 is prob
ably ended. but 1896 and 1897 may
produce others, and these uprisings
are costly to the mother country.
Spain's best policy is to sell the island
to the United States for anything
which We offer.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-05-09
N. pAE:

The three most common names In
England, Scotland and Ireland re-
spectively are Smith, Macdonald and
Murphy.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-05-09
DUCHESS OF MARLBOROUGH.
She IL Married In London to Lord
William alercAfOrl.

william sDercsfOrd.
London. May 9. - The duchess Of
Marlborough was married to-day to
Lord William Beresford. The fash
ionable st. George church was crowd
ed with royalty and the elite of Amer
lean and English society. The bride
is an American by birth, and is the
daughter of Commodore Price OF Troy,
N. Y. The marriage is her third mat
rimonial venture. She was very
beautiful when girl but also very
poor and it was considered a great
stroke of good fortune when she was
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-05-09

Fargo opera house attractions for
May: Palmer Cox's Brownies. IN
Bowery Girl" ''rhe Black Crook"
Georgia Minstrels, Lillian Lewis,
Whitney Opera company, "rrilby."
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-05-09

Russia now insists upon slice OF
Chinese territory to balance the gains
of Japan. Russia is after a southern
extension of territory to give her
winter sea port free from ice.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-05-09

The comic paper started in London
to rival Punch has already fallen by
the way. Its speedy death was super
induced by several new Jokes and a
general lack of solemnity.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-05-09
a Long. Siege.

: Austin. Tex. May =. - The legisIa-
tllre today rushed through Il few
bills and adjourned, after a session or
four months. lacking eight DAYS.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-05-09
Mail Carrier Murn....,

MO Grandc City, Tex, May L.
Emilio Sacnz mail carrier, was round
murdered about % miles from here
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-05-09
NORTH DAKOTA NEWS
INTERESTING NEWS FROM ALI
PARTS OF THE STATE.

a Condemned Record of the Impor.
tant Happenings OF the Week In
North Dnkotn, Arranged for Rapid
Reading.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-05-09
Expects IN Heir.

81, petersburg. May 1.-The czarenl
expec's TO be confined In September
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-05-09
P1TH OF THE NEWS
EVENTS OF THE PAST WEEK. IN
A coNe)SsEP FORM.

The Latest Most Important News
of the 4Wd ssCullnd Prom the
T.'esrsrff1 n! ort' of the rre''
Associations.