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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-07-18
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 60 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 fcvers
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 Of Figs is for sale by all drug
gists in SOC and ST bottles, but it is man
1factured 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 substitute it offered.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-07-18
Y Z lxBERaER,s GREAT RECORD.
SS1k1h 81 q Young Racing Cyclist
5fss5al sssSANh0 Hna Maile East. Time

9kN4h ~ . Young Racing Cyclist
Who Has Made Fast. Time.
4lehaeT +. Dirnberger the Syracuse
sta formerly of Buffalo, first came
tnt0p prominence as a racing man in
the enrly part of 1893, when lie set
the Yelling world agog by defeating
s0n0OsOf the speediest men in the east
atAtaee meets given in the vicinity of
hin home. Among others Johnson fell
victim to his prowess. Tom Eek
saidsat the time that should he be in
want of substitute for Johnson. he
would endeavor to become the trainer
OF Dirnberger He was employed at
that period in the Buffalo waterworks
In financial position. He came to
Chicago for the worlds fair cycling
tournament, and while here he joined
the Ra mbler racing team. During the
week he won number of tirsts and
ran second to the best men in the
country After the meet lie went on
the National racing circuit and .occa'
stoned much talk owing to his run
| ming second to Zimmerman in nearly
every race they contested. After the
circuit. in company with 81 SIS, he went
to- Birmingham Ala, where he cap
tured the mile horse p: ced record, do
| Ing the distance in 1:51. lie also clip
pedsthe intermediate distance records.
In the spring of 1894 he went to the
Pacific coast and did crcditable work
before he was taken sick. He was
laidsup with typhoid fever, the effects
ofSWhich necessitated many months
rest# In August, 1894, lie assumed the
management. of the Sterling team, but
did@no racing. This year he has dis
tinguished himself thus far by making
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-07-18
BreQdNticka.

Mrs. Rorer's formula for making
breadsticks says: Pour ha1f a pint of
boiling water into half pint of milk.
Add teaspoonful of warm water.
Now stir in sufticientl whole-wheat
flour to make stiff d ugh. Turn it
out on the board, kneed until soft and
elastic and free from sickness. Place
in a bowl, brush the II ID lightly With
butter and stand aside FOR three hours.
Then turn out on the board, cut off a
small portion and roll it out under the
hands about ten inches long and twice
the thickness of lead pencil. Place
i'll creased pans, stand aside one hour,
and bake in a. quick oven ten min
utes. Special pans come for these
sticks, but they are not necessary, as
they will bake i'll any bread pam
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-07-18
Tohncc0 Chewing DOG.

supt. McAlvey has little English
mastiff pup, eight months old and
weighing 1876 pounds that has devel-
oped an abnormal appetite for tobacco.
He acquired his taste for it by watch
ing Amos chew, no doubt, and he is
never happier than when he is given
a "chaw." He chews and spits like
any other man and has never yet been
sick. His tobacco habit is very ev-
pensive one and he will be given a
treatment of No-to-bac in the hope of
curing Linn Crawfordsviile Argus
News.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-07-18

records for the following distances:
One-third mile paced, O:36 %; mile
paced, standing start, 1:48; mile paced,
flying start, 1:45; two miles, flying
start, 1851 4-5. These performances
were at the fountain Ferry track at
Louisville. Ky. Dirnberger is one of
the most gentlemanly and best educat-
ed men on the track to-day. He is
exceedingly modest and afrable and
altogether companionable person.
Chicago Times-Herald.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-07-18
Ten Thousand Mile. or Thirty,

1t Matters not which. may subject you 10
sea sickness on the 'briny deep" Whether
You are yachtsman. an ocean traveller
out for day or two's fishing on the salt
water, or even an inland tourist in feeble
health, you ought to be provided with Hos
letters Stomach Bitters, a valuable remedy
for nausea, collie, biliousnes, acidity OF the
stomach, malaria. rheumatism, nervousness
and sick headache. Lay in an adequate
supply.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-07-18
A Perfect Analogy

- ASFAeSA hhuAOSvs
"What is the matter, old fellow, you
look worried?" fA
We'll, l AMIN being ddahed up
hill and down dale by my internal
"Oh. you owe large sum of money
then?" ~,
mo; but a great many small sums
and debts are like children-the small
err they are the more bother Is, are"
Texas Siftings.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-07-18
unsuspectfns Innocence.

Hotel Clerk (suspiciously)-Your bum
lie has come apart. May l ask what
that queer thing is?
Guest-That is a new patent fire es-
cape. I always carry it, so IN case OF
fire l can let myself down from the
hotel window. See?
Clerk (thoughtfully)-I see. Our
terms for guests with fire escapes, sir,
are invariably cash in advance.-NeW
York Dispatch.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-07-18
You can carry the

You can carry the
little vial of Doctor
Pierce's Pleasant Pei
lets right in the vest
pocket of YOU. =. dress
suit, and it will not
make even a little
lump. The " Pellets"
are SO small that az to
I44 of them go in a vial
Scarcely more than an
inch long, and as big
round as a lead pencil
They cuze constipa-
ton.
One "Pellet" is a
laxative F; two a mild
cathartic. One taken
after dinner will slim
ulate digestive action
and palliate the effects
of over-eating. They
act with gentle eff
cheney on stomach,
liver and bowel S.
They don't do the
work tn e m S elves.
They simply stimulate
the natural action of
the organs them
selves.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-07-18
Tobacco.Weakened Resolutions

Nerves irritated by tobacco, always craving
for s,inulan,s, explains why it is so lard to
SWEAR OFF. NoTo,Bac is the only guaranteed
affected nerve centers destroys irrita alton. pro-
notes Digestion and healthy, refreshing sleep.
Many gain 10 pounds in ~ days. You run no
risk. No-ToBac is sold and guaranteed by
Druggists everywhere. Book Tree. Address
Sterling Remedy Co New York City or Chicago
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-07-18
Getting Even.

Brace-I like joke, but printing q
a fellows death notice is carrying a
joke too far.
Bagley-Didn't you say you would
pay me Saturday night that five you.
borrowed, it you were alive?-Puck.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-07-18
Candid.

Miss Antique (tenderly)-Am 1 not
one of your Oldest girl friends?
Gawge-Well, would hardly have
dared say, so if you had not suggested
it yourself; but l think you are the
oldest.-Pick Me Up.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-07-18
A Bicycle WATCH.

which May BE Speedily ind Convc-
niently Attached to the Machine.
The accompanying illustration, taken
from the Scientific American, repre-
sents a time-telling outfit that has just
been introduced for the use Of bicy-
clists. The convenience of having the
time constantly in sight admits of no
question; it is the convenient attach
ment of the timepiece that deserves
consideration here.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-07-18
Not Her Kind.

He ION small salary)-I love to lis
ten to the singing of the birds, to the
orchestra of nature.
She-Yes, it is so inexpensive.-Pick
Me Up.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-07-18
Hard Luck,

Bangs-What a remarkable memory
your wife; has!
Hangs-Yes, l should say so! She
remembers everything that l have
been trying desperately for years to
forget.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-07-18
A G0urnnnl.

Miss Gushah-My Lord. during all
your American tour, which of the
bellies has proven the most irresisti-
bly, alluring?
His Lordship- The-aw-dinner--
bells, l assure you.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-07-18

The salt fish obtained from Siam and
Cochin China greatly injure the United
States salmon trade throughout the far
East.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-07-18
A Gigantic Mind,

Restful Reagan-Say, that Happy
Hogan's got der intelleck, tell yer
wot!
Saturated Sam-Wot's e bin doing
now?
Restful Reagan-He wos robbin' a
beehive and his hand got stung an
swelled; an he lays down an hollers
he's snake-bit. and den lin an unc-
tuous Whisper crowd O. jays come
runnin' and made i'm drink quart q
whisky.-Puck.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-07-18

Rubies of small size have been fonnd in
North Carolina and Virginia, and, it is
claimed, also in Colorado and New Mexico.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-07-18
The Reason of 1t.

Maggs-I suppose Chicago'is pretty
lively during the summer, is it not2
Staggs-Dead as a mackerel.
Maggs-Heat?
Stasys-Nit. Divorce courts closed.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-07-18

.FlT8-All Fits stopped free by DR.. Klinc's Great
Nerve Restorer. No Fits after the trsLuay's use.
Marvellous cures Treatise and So trial bottle fire.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-07-18

We think Pisos Cure for Consumption is
the only medicine for Coughs.-Jennie
Pinckard. Springfield, Ills, Oct. l, 1894.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-07-18
He Did.

He DID.
/ Poet-Did you feel the, force and di-
rectness Of that pointed article left
for you this morning?
Editor furiously)-So it was you
who put that bent pin in my chair,
was it, you scoundrel?
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-07-18
The Other Kind,

Hart-1 see, that you have that rent
in your trousers still.
Smart-Oh, no, haven't. Ny land
lord held me up in the street this
morning, and took every cent Of it.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-07-18

~ have tried Parker's Ginger Tonic
and believe in it, says mother. and will you
say when familiar vita its vitalzing properties
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-07-18
Knew the Ropes,

knew the Ropes.
Editor-I presume you know this
paper is run on strict party lines.
New Man-That's all right. I'm first
rate at party lyin'.-New York Week
~.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-07-18
A Margin to Boot.

do you really think that bicycle
is worth the money"
"Worth the money!" said the quick
tempered man. "Why. mine has paid
for itself in less than three months in
the beautiful explanation it furnishes
for q black eye."-Washington Star.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-07-18

I E. B. WALTHALL & co. Druggists, Horse
Cave, KY, say: Halls Catarrh cure cures
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-07-18

just how 1t do q 1t IL not the question.
1t is enough to know that Hindercorns takes out the
very pleasing relief is 5c, at druggists.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-07-18

American products, generally speaking,
stand well by comparison with all others
In Australian markets.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-07-18

"Hanson's Magic corn sa1ve."
Warranted to cure money refunded. Ask your
druggist for 1t. Price Is cents.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-07-18

Goes Cough Balsam
Is tho oldest and BEST 1t will break up Cold quicker
than anything else. 1t is always reliable. Try it.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-07-18

Dicks-You might dress up as a
heather Chinee and join a Brooklyn
Sunday school.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-07-18

Green crocidolite, or 'cats eye," is found
in New Mexico.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-07-18
Taking No Chances

Taking No Chances.
Mo, SIR" said Charon, positively,
"you can't get in here"
AS the disappointed shade moved
away from the gang-plank, one Of the
passengers remarked:
ut seems too bad to discriminate
against anybody in that way"
II know it does" Charon replied,
"but I have to do it. He's the bloom
ing idiot who rocked the boat in the
other world.''-Life.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-07-18

IF the Beby is Cutting Teeth
Be sure and use that old and wc-tr'cd remedy, MRs
WINDOWS SOOTHING SYRUP for c::en Teething.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-07-18
The Last Resort

wonder how l can win an
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1895-03-07

THERE is nothing that opens so wide
the doors of vice. crime and evil habits
of all description, as the absence of
some good employment. Leave the
hands and mind with nothing to do,
and downward course is sure to fol-
low. The faculties must be active, the
energies must be at work, or man will
sink into lethargy worse than death.
To no class of men is constant and
proper employment so necessary as
to the convict. The mind must be
diverted from the scenes of the past,
and occupied with something that he
is made to feel will be of benefit
to him in the future; otherwise, the
real or fancied wrongs under which he
may be suffering, will weaken the
mind, producing melancholy and in
sanity, and unfit him for reentrance
into the world. The law says: Re
form the criminal, as well as punish
1t does not say degrade, drive insane,
or kill him, and a life behind the
walls without proper employment
savorS of barbarism, as it can have but
one end; the humiliation of all his
powers for good or future use.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1895-03-07

WHEN d man thinks that because he
pays his debts, does not iniure his
neighbor, or interfere with the rights
of his fellow man, in fact, lives within
himself. that he has done all that is
necessary for man and Christian
to do, he makes great mistake. Every
man has a duty to perform towards
his fellow he should try to help and
make better, happier and purer the
lives of those who are unfortunate.
Try to make clear to them the pathway
to right and honest livelihood; to lead
them oW of temptation. Every man,
to this extent, is his brothers keeper.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1895-03-07
<.loNFa|!Q!&k X2eX'|6lSESs:

For years Mr.. LabOuchere has been
denouncing in his paper the gross inc
qualities in the punishments melted out
by different judges and magistrates for
practically identical offenses, and the
daily press constantly emphasizes his
denunciations by their reports of cases.
Two monstrOuS mOckeries of justice
which have occurred within the last
week or two appear to have at length
moved the lord chancellor to some
sort of action. A leading criminal
Judge sentenced a man to IA years
penal servitude, while in an adjoining
court another man got only three years
for crimes that are practically identical.
At Bristol, worthless laborer with
starving wife and children altered a
parochial relief ticket so that instead
of half days charity ration he OBJ
tanned full days allowance, which
gave morsel of food to each member
of his family. For this terrible crime
the poor wretch was sentenced to II
months imprisonment at hard labor.
These particular cases quickened the
lord chancellor's interest in the gen.
eral subject, and now it is announced
that he is about to appoint commits
sion of judges, leading solicitors and
barristers engaged in criminal law to
investigate and report what alteration
in the laws or procedure is desirable
| London Letter.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1895-03-07
THE BEAUTIFUL ROCKIES.
They Contain the Grandes Scenery
and the Richest Gold Mines in
the known World.

For unknown wealth in fabulously
rich mines of gold and silver and spark
ling precious gemstones, not to men
ton the lovely scenery, our Rocky
mountains excel any region on earth.
The Illustrated Weekly, of Denver,
Colorado, founded 1890 illustrates the
choicest scenery each week and tells all
about the wonderful west. Also, true
stories of love and adventure. This
big family paper, containing eight
large pages, fifty-six columns, will be
sent on trial three months thirteen
weeks for only IL two-cent stamps;
club of six for a dollar bill. Hand
some gold rings set with beautiful
Rocky mountain gems are given free
as premiums. Address as above and
mention THE MIRROR when you write.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1895-03-07

AN EXAMINATION OF the list OF
crimes in almost any prison report re-
veals the fact that perjury is rarely if
ever among the number; and an in
quiry into the reason will lead up to
the further fact that either the crime
is of rare occurrence, or that. as a
crime. it is lightly considered and leni-
emily dealt with. That it is rarely
punished by our laws, no one doubts;
but that it is infrequent in criminal
cases there is a large working majority
who will deny most emphatically.
Take the ordinary run of criminal
cases, and what is the result, if it be
found that the witness (whO has in
voked the deity to bear him out in his
statement) tells deliberate falshood?
Simply this: The jury is instructed to
give no heed to his testimony; that it
has been contradicted by opposing
testimony, and that it cannot therefore
be given weight. Is any penalty i'm
posed, any Indictment looked for or
brought against the bearer of false
witness 2" He may be treated to
reprimand from the court. but is
rarely if ever punished for lying oath.
Is his act really of such little moment !?
Can. any act be considered trivial
which may jeopardiZe human beings
life or future happiness? Ought any
man be allowed to escape punishment
who wilfully lies away another's good
name. his standing in the world, or his
right of freedom; who maliciOusly
seeks to rob him of the birthright his
maker has given him? The perjurer
does all this, and the object of his
malice has no other recourse than to
wear his soul away in useless waiting
for an end to his misery. n convict
cannot in reason take exception to his
sentence ordinarily, if he views calmly
the work of the judge and jury in the
face of accepted testimony; in nine
out of ten cases he would himself have
decided as they did. The question
actually hinged on that one mans tes-
timOny, who swOre that he saw him do
the deed or heard him make the threat
and beside the perjured soul of this
witness, there is no one but the
Almighty knows how untrue, how &C
cursedly false have been his utterances
1t is of course impossible for the judge
or jury to know. to suspect even, the
great wrong that the perjurer has in
heart to do, but they have opened the
way to such possibilities earlier in the
day when they treated a known anC
proven perjurer too leniently. Make
the perjurer's penalty the same as thai
of the crime he seeks to place upo1
another; make his trial as searching az
was that of the innocent man he
would have wronged, and when con
victed give him the full measure O.
punishment and perjury will cease.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1895-03-07

CONFESSIONS of a Journalist. is the
title Of striking article in the San
Francisco -Argonout of March 4th
based on "The Life and Adventure of
George Augustus Sala.'' 1t consists of
interesting anecdotes of famous per
sons and amusing experiences of the
famous London journalist, in his early
Bohemian days, at the gambling-hells
of Europe, and among kings and other
nOtabilities of the age.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1895-03-07

Too MUCH time and energy are vast
ed nowadays in thinking of what has
been done: brooding and bemoaning
it's evil result. Nothing can be gained
by this. Let the dead past bury it's
dead. Keep your eyes ever upon the
present, utilizing every moment in an
endeayor to strengthen the weaknesses
of your natures, and meet the future
better prepared to fight and master its
trials and temptations.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1895-03-07

w. E Gladstone, in McClure's Maya
zine for March says: There remains the
further question, what is the nature
and amount of the religious Observ
ance due to it? Is it, apart from works
of charity and necessity, which l set
aside and cover by an assumption all
along, the setting aside of worldly bust
ness, either in part or altogether? Is
it an attendance on public worship, in
quantity penuriously admitted, frugally
and jealousy doled out? Is the de
mand of duty, is the religious appetite
satisfied, by the resort (be it more
punctual or less) to single service, by
thus becoming what an old friend of
mine wittily calls "a oner;' or can our
bounty stand the drain on attention
and on available hours, of two regular
services of the church? Are we to deal
with the question how much of the
Lords Day shall be given to service as
ISOLATED with it's name in the spirit in
which the commander of a captivating
fortress deals with the incoming force
when he works for a maximum of in
diligence, minimum of concession
and tempers his thrift only by pru
dent care to avoid rupture? Or, if
the question be not too audaciOus, is all
this haggling and huxtering upon
quantities and portions beside the pur
pose. and is there not open to us, for
the determination of all controversy
and for marking out the lines of duty,
"a more excellent way"-a way not to
be ascertained by embarking on any
voyage of fanciful investigation, but
simply by examining the first elements
of the case? We are born on each
Lords Day morning into new atmos-
phere; and in that new atmosphere $50
to speak,, by the law of renovated
nature, the lungs and heart of the
Christian life should spontaneously
and continuously drink in the vital air.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1895-03-07

QUITE number of newspaper ed
itors accompanied the members of the
State Legislature on their visit to the
prison, Feb. 22nd, and speak in the
most glowing terms of the officials and
the general condition of the prison.
The Renville STAR Farmer, and North
Saint Paul Sentinel are particularly
profuse in their admiration of our in
stitution, and demonstrate that they
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1895-03-07

had purpose in coming other than
idle curiosity. Their investigation
was agreeable and satisfactory. They
make very kindly mention of The
MIRROE for which we are deeply CRATE
full. TO the heart bowed down with
affection, whether self-imposed or the
result of natural laws, there is moth
ing that can so effectively crush out
the sorrow and encourage the afflicted
one, as words of cheer and hearty sym
pathy: and it is human to not only
desire these words, but to feel the
WarmeSt gratitude toward those who
utter them. How much more precious
are they when coming from the lips of
strangers. who, forgetting everything
else, but that you are human, and
have been unfortunate in life's battles
from their hearts wish you Godspeed
and earnestly hope you may soon be
released from the burdens of atfiictiOn
or degradation. 1t is with every feeling
of heartfelt gratitude we acknowledge
the power for good such encourage
ment brings us. and as one of OuI
contemporaries, quoting Gray, says:
Full many gem of purest ray serene
The dark. unfathOmed caves of ocean bear
We feel that the human heart, un
fashionable and dark as it usually is. is
still filled with purest gems of thought
for good and noble purposes; the only
stimulant necessary to draw them out
being, the words of cheer. the hand OF
fellowship, the hearty good will OF
fellowman. 1t is cheap commodity
and often cheaply given and received
but coming as it does from the above
/ heartily given, it is without purchase
without price: and it will be TIL
MIRROR's aim to make its columns
worthy the respect and friendship of al
those, who would see man grow better