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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-01-03
AMiNER's ORDEAL.

Ifirhts Fdur Fuses OF Giant Powder
anfl Finas Escape.s Cut or,
Frank Bagley, miner, had an ex-
sperience yesterday afternoon ut 8
O'Clock at the bottom Of a 3s0t,-foot shaft
lin the Little Jessie mine, which he new
wants to 60 through again, ind
mich no other miner would care TO
ance. His escape from instant
death seems to be little short of a mira.
|cle.
He was engaged with a companion
Ii putting in four blasts, and'whcn the
work was completed his companion
climbed vp. a rope to placs Of safety
above, leaving him to apply the light
to fuse which was to explode the
shots, He had IN abundant length OF
fuse to give him plenty of time, as he
|supposed, to climb up to the timbered
mart of the shaft out of reach Of flying
rocks from the shots. The distance was
only about 10 feet, but he had no lad
der on account Of the Inconvenience OF
handling it while shooting and the only
means Of escape was by climbing
roue.
He applied the light to the fuse and
|atarted to clim0 the rope, but 1t was
wet and slippery, and as soon US ne
made q few feet his hold would give
way. and he would slip to the bottom
LOT the shaft, where four pieces of fuse
were sizzling their way to as many
sticks of giant powder His first unsuc-
cessful attempt did not alarm him
much. as he had no fear OF his ability
70 get away, but as he tried again and
again, and each time to only slide back
to the bottom. he began to realize that
his position was very critical one.
He had blown out his light, and In
the narrow confines Of the shaft there
was not a crevice or projecting rock
big enough to shield even his hand.
The place was black as midnight dark
ness itself, and his only way OF escape
was through the agency Of that Slip
perry and treacherous rope. He knew
about the time the explosion must in
evitably occur, and as the time grew
nearer and nearer the more desperately
did he attempt to make the ascent, but
all to no purpose.
The first shot went of, scattering
rock in every direction around him,
and hitting him in various places on
the body. The second, third and fourth
followed in rapid succession, but with
less serious results to him. The in.
juries he sustained were mostly re-
ceived from the first shot. He is LAGER
ated and bruised from head to foot,
although none Of the wounds were
deep. While they are serious and quite
Painful, they are not considered dan
gerous. (Ariz) Miner-J Journal
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-01-03
Free Pills.

Send your address to H. r. Bucklen
& Co. Chicago, and get a free sample
box of DR.. Kings New Life Pills. A
trial will convince you of their merits.
These pills are easy in action and are
particularly effective in the cure of
constipation and sick headache. For
Malaria and liver troubles they have
been proved invaluable. They are
guaranteed to be perfectly from every
deleterious substance and to be purely
vegetable. They do not weaken by
their action, but by giving tone to
stomach and bowels greatly invigorate
the system. Regular size rs per box.
soldby E. 1. Donovan Druggist. 4
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-01-03
Nor,ME.nUTTQEA.s'1I;;..l

Information From No
which strssefr.E s s
A tall, grizzly y 2 8 80 80
orimmed slouchs So s,s 81 seaa =
,olor, and big, wide b.: Slg st thesd
the high tops Of his nj s mn nv, an ~
tramped across the tiled kSsEhs &
Laclede rotunda and stoyklfs disld
tie handicapped counter, go es
which Col Tom PritcharJ gave y
CHEEKY greeting, says the St. Louis Re.
public. The tall, grizzly man said HE
was from Red Dog, Ark, and he hooked
like it when, with his son, he arrived Ut
the I4aclede. Sss
ME an Bill jist come in this morn
In with cyar Of hawgs, an we lowed
we'd come In frum tn stockyards 10th
err side the river and see the sights, "a
said the tall, grizzly man as he shook
hands WITH Col. Pritchard. tWhnt's
the cheapest room ye en- give me ant
Bill? We don't give durn fer style
-jist like ye have yersef Is good
enough for us tn. Eth, Biz"
Bill nodded his head with pantos
mimic approval and Col. Pritchard
gave the information that the cheapest
room he had for two was SIS d day:
by gee! That's mighty steep "a.
marked the tall, grizzly man.
tavern down ut Red Dog on'y charges
81 day. But reckon. bein' as wasro
hyar, we'll go tn whole hawg. Eh,
Bill?" Al
Bills head nodded again with panta-
mimic assent and the old man asked
Col. Pritchard: .s n,
What time is meals ready ?"
Breakfast from . to 10 a. M, dinner
from 1880 to p m. and supper from.
6 to 8 p. 10" replied Col Pritchard.
The old man was as silent as ghost
for a minute and then he exclaimed:
"Gosh almighty, Bill, we can't see any
sights! We won't have no time to do
nuthin' but eat?"
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-01-03
Seeding for Hay and Pasture.

Many varieties of grass seeds are recs
commended for seeding for the above
purposes. On the open market timothy
hay brings the highest price; popular
prejudice placing it at the top OF all
hays. There is, however, demand
springing up for a good quality OF hay
made from mixed grasses.
The principal benefit to be derived
from the sowing Of mixture composed
of such varieties as meadow foxtail,
fescues, orchard grass, ETC.. is their
permanency. Where fertility Of the
soil is kept up by top dressing they.
will retain their heavy cropping and ex-
cellent pasturing qualities for number
Of years. The grasses being early, the
hay crop can be cut nearly two weeks
ahead Of timothy and being tibrous
rooted all start quickly SO that heavy
second crop or abundant fall pasture
is afforded. These grasses can also be
pastured without injury, as they do
not form bulb at the base Of the
stem in the fall as is the case with tim
othy. Another advantage Of these
mixed grasses is that by varying the
mixture they can be adapted to a vari-
ETY. of soil, FROM heavy clay, through
the various grades of loan to light,
sandy soils. .
The seeds Of these grasses are much
lighter than timothy and greater care
is necessary in the sowing and not less
than three bushels per acre should be
sown. To, those who have been ac-
customed to SOW timothy this will seem
an unusually heavy seeding, but there
are more seeds in half bushel OF
timothy than in three bushels Of such q
mixture.
The subject Of more hay and better
pastures is becoming an extremely Inn
poi-tant one to the farmers of the East
ern states who are unable to compete
in grain and corn growing with the
vast areas of the Western states. With
the present low cost of these products
caused by over production, it is tn many
cases cheaper to buy than to grow.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-01-03
KISSING ON the Mouth.

In high life nobody is kissed on the
mouth. 1t is bad form and bad n.y.
giene. And in these days when it is
q crime to be old, and every woman
over 10 makes up With glycerine and
rice powder, kiss anywhere on the
face is positive annoyance. Every
man of the world knows this. That's
why he kisses his wife's back hair
and his daughters back Of the ear.
And that's why the women scent their
scalps and brush the essence through
and through the hair until it is fluffy
and fragrant.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-01-03
sickness with which she was stricken
on the eve of Christmas.

sickness with which she was stricken
on the eve of Christmas.
George Durley, the hustling horse
dealer from Hunter, has disposed OF
most of his surplus horses and intends
Shipping the fat cattle that he received
in exchange to Minneapolis some time
during the first week in January.
Fred Fanset, a popular young peda-
gogue from Pembina county, has been
stopping in town during the past week
renewing old acquaint ances and visit
ing at the home of John Trotter. Mr..
Fanset was formerly employed as dry
goods salesman here and at Neche by
the firm of Trotter Bros, but recognize
ing his ability for the care and advance
ment of the young he has directed his
attention to teaching, and is now prin-
cipal of an institution of public in
struction midway between St. Thomas
and Crystal.
noticed in your issue of last week
a liberal offer to the farming commun-
ity, giving the free use of your columns
to the discussion of topics of interest
and advancement to farmers as a class.
This is something that can be OF i'm
mense benefit to the farmers in general
aud hope to see them profit by the
interest you take in their welfare, and
as this county contains more than one
class of farmers, l hope to see the
thorough, practical and progressive
members of that occupation take an
interest and explain what has contr;-
buted most to their success in the past,
and what in their estimation promises
the best returns in the future.
Sheriff Pinkerton arrived in town
Monday accompanied by two deputies
and lost no time in getting possession
of the keys and closing the doors of
three "blind pigs" that ha ebeen oper-
ating in our midst in open defiance of
the law.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-01-03
osNABRocK.

Reverend Sykes preached here on
Sunday.
Sam TOllifson, of Milton, was one of
our visitors Sunday.
VIM. Sim and C. G. Stewart trans
acted business at the county-seat on
Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs.J .DeBurg accompanied
by Misses Reilly, and Jameson and
Messrs. Kelly and Belly drove up
from Milton, on Christmas DAY and
spent few very pleasant hours with
friends in town.
Mrs. Bidlake, ST., has almost entire
recovered from o severe attack Of
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-01-03

is stamped in the best watch
cases made. 1t is the trade
mark of the Keystone Watch
Case C0mbomy, of Philadelphia,
the oldest, largest and best
known factory in the world -
1900 enaployees,ca capacity
cases daily. Its products are
sold by all jewelers.. 1t makes
the celebrated Jas. Boss Filled
Watch Cases, now fitted with
the only bow (ring) which can
not be pulled off the case-the
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-01-03
seven Hats in One.

The leghorn hat is conspicuous at the
summer resorts just now. The sum-
mer girl wears one with almost all her
afternoon frocks. A novelty about the
leghorn hats this season is that they
are trimmed entirely in one color. An
ingenious summer girl now at Richfield
Springs has already appeared in seven
different leghorn hats. Her friends
have been Specializing on the number
Of trunks necessary to contain her
wardrobe and they have decided that
lit took at least one trunk simply to
bring her leghorn hats to the springs.
In this they have been mistaken, for,
according to the New York World, this
gayly attired summer girl brought with
her but one leghorn hat and seven diff
ferent sets of trimmings. One day she
appears in leghorn hat trimmed with
loops of baby-blue chiffon and two
Prince of Wales tips in the same color.
The next day the hat will be over
grown with pink rosebuds, which will
wind themselves in and out band Of
pink chiffon rosettes. On other Occa-
sions the hat is trimmed with bachelor
buttons and tulle to match. With a
white gown it appears laden with white
lilacs and loops Of white MORE ribbon.
Some days it is adorned with black VIC
let's and blank chiffon; in fact, it is
made to harmonic with almost every
gown in her wardrobe. 1t takes but a
few minutes to retrim the hat, and it
enables the young woman to have sew
en- hats for a comparatively small ex-
penditure of money. The Richfeld
guests are busy holding consultations
over the extravagant amount of her
millinery bill.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-01-03

We are alive to the fact that all kinds
Of grainis being sold for less than the
cost of production. With these facts
before us, we are selling all kinds
of Hardware at prices in sympathy
with the present price of grain. For
the truthfulness of this statement call
and see us.
l5tf F. E. B. MERCER.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-01-03
Teachers Examinations.
F. E. B. MERCER.

Notice is hereby given that an exam.
nation of applicants for teachers, cor
ficates will be held in the City Hall at
Langdon, on Friday the 18th, and in
the school house at Milton on Saturday
the 18th day Of January, A, ID. 1895,
beginning at 8 O'Clock o. m.
Dated at Langdon this gath day of
December, 1894.
i. ]. Tox. GO Sppt.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-01-03
Bucklen,s Arnica salve.

The best salve in the world for cuts,
bruises sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fever
sores, letter, chapped lands, chilblains,
corns and all skin eruptions, and posi-
lively cures piles, or no pay required.
It sguaranteed to give perfect salts.
faction or money refunded. Price Is
cents per box. For sale at E. I. Dono-
vans drug store.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-01-03
Nothinr to Dread.

Young Frog Qn the suburbs)-We
might as well move out of this. They
are laying down an 8sphaltum pave
ment.
Old Frog-Have patience. There viii
be lots Of nice ponds in it by and by
Good News.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-01-03
Proof Positive.

Complimentary Friend-Very striking
woman, Mrs. Van Snort.
F Mr.. Van Snort-Yes; she hit me for
ton this morning.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-01-03
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CAVEATS, TRADE MARKS
COPYRIGHTS. ~

CAN / OBTAIN A PATENT2 Foru
prompt answer and an honest opinion, write to
MuMM ,G9 who have had aeary fifty years
lions strictly confidential. A Handbook Of In.
formation concerning Patents and how to OBJ
tain them sent free. Also a catalogue of mechan.
ical and scientific books sent free.
Patents .taker through Mum & Co. receive
special noticeil. u Scientific American, and
out cost to Il $. N -entor. This splendid paper,
issued weekly &c az tly illustrated, has BY far the
world. $3 year. Sample copies sent free.
Building Edition, monthly, $3.50 a year. Single
e copies, ~ cents. Every number contains beau
houses: with plans, enabling builders to show the
latest designs and secure contracts. Address
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-01-03

Not the Man He Was Looking Tor.
II say yer Aer, an I'll lick yer!"
"Go fight Teller Of yer size"
what yer take me fer? Do xeE
Chink I want ter git licked?"
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1895-09-05
AN UNPOPULAR MEASURE.

From the Florida Times-Union.
Among the amusing discussions
during the legislative session at
Tallahas CO was that on bill OF
Sulivau's of Escsmbia, providing
for the prompt slaughter of rabid
dogs. The reading clerk had just
read the title when an old gentle-
man, representative from one of
the interior counties arose and with
great gravity and dignity said:
"Mr. Speaker, l am opposed to
that bill. | am opposed to it because
I don't see why rabbit dogs should
be killed any quicker than any other
kind of dogs. I've got rabbit dog.
He amt much on looks, but l tell
you, when that dog gets on hot
trail in the broom sedge and little
later you hear his voice a-yelping in
a high key ard the yelps gettin'
fainter and fainter, till by and by
you can just hear 'em down in the
holier, and you go there and You SEQ
tho little bench legged yeller rascal
barkin', his eyes bright and his fore
head wrinkled with excitement,
under sartin tree, jes' get You a
long pole and meat is your'n for
cinner.n
There was breathless silence dur
ing this eloquent appeal on behalf OF
the rabbit dog. When i5 had been
concluded others rose up and paid
glowing tributes to the qualities OF
rabbit dogs they owned, until one
would have believed that a thing
necessary to mans candidacy for
the legislature in the state ef Floril a
is a first class rabbit dog. The bill,
by the way, was killed by lar G
majority.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1895-09-05
TO LIVE ON $40 A WEEK.

From the New York Recorder.
One-half of the world does not
know how the other half lives, nor
do the well-fed thousands in this
prosperous city, who daily consult
their menu of many expensive and
rare courses, comprehend that many
other thousands of hard working,
active, healthy, energetic, bustling
people live for whole day upon the
price OF plate Of oysters in fash
ionable restaurant. Let one mana
letter carrier-speak for him self: 81
rave three meals a day--coffee,
cakes, and o ther ham or beans or
corned beef and beans at each meal,
at a cost of not more than 20 cents a
meal. Taey give you bread and
butter with the meat, and a fellow
has plenty to eat in three such meals.
II felloH is hard pushed he can get
along on 32 cents a days with two
M als, with meat, beans, bread and
coffee at each. | have known chaps,
who have been idle for long time,
% live upon twenty cents a day
oorned beef, beans, bread and but
ter, and water for one meal, and pie
and coffee at the other in the even
ing. A fellow could live all winter
on those two meals II he didn't have
to juggle cases and barrels and bales
of cotton or do heavy work. Thus
it may be seen that a man needn't
starve who has $1.40 a week to
spend on food"
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1895-09-05

injury, and only to few. But W
they involve the great railroad and
commercial dealings 30 common to-
day, a mistake may be fruitful
of large and widespread ruin.
Because, fourth, society each
day of its advancing civiliza-
ton needs and demands
wise leadership. The welfare of
humanity rests not on what has
been accomplished, but on the steps
wisely advanced and prudently
taken Then we may confidently look
for the co-2ing on of the day OF
which poets have sung and which
prophets have foretold, when peace
and Righteousness shall fill the earth.
While, on the other hand, II lily
advised and rashly taken progress
ceases and society resolves itself
again into the anarchy and chaos
from which it has slowly risen.
know that mere education is not all
sufficient. There must be a man to
be educated. 1t is an old and
true saying that you cannot make
silk purse out of the ear of the
female swine. No more will any
amount OF study and training pour
legal lore into some craniums or
give that rare blessed gift of COM
mon sense.
"Gaul and Teuton, Slav and Saxon
will never become one people.
Blood is thicker than water. Be-
cause individuals of these varied
races come to this new land of ours
and, dwelling as neighbors, are
slowly moving towards one homo
genous people, it does not follow
that the law of race will ever be
forgotten or ignored in the native
land. The vision of one great
nation with sirgle parliament is
only poets dream. But the law
yer will work out the final peace,
and bring in the glad day when the
spear shall be turned into a plow-
share and the sword into pruning
hook, and nations shall learn war 70
more. In each separate nation, as it
advances in civilization, more and
more are differences settled and
rights adjusted by the lawyer and
the Judge, rather than by the pistol
and bowie knife; so as the world
advances in civilization will differ
ences between nations be in lika
manner settled. Arbitrations are
are growing in favor, and interna-
tional courts will soon be part of
the common life of the world. l
know the time may seem far distant
VIXEN any such court shall come into
existence. 1t will be witness to a
great advance in civilization, and
| yet within the last fortnight I have
seen it stated in the papers that the
French assembly has unanimously
passed resolution looking to the
| establishment of some tribunal of
arbitration to settle all differences
that may in the future arise be-
tween that nation and this country.
The world is becoming familiar with
international arbtrations and the
settlement of disputes thereby; and
every successful arbitration is but a
harbinger of the day when all dis
putes between nations shall be set
tied in courts of peace, and not by
the roar of cannon and waste of
| blood.n
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1895-09-05
THE CITY AND THE COUNTRY.

From the Springfield Republican.
Recently published vital statistics
of all the New England states for
1892 show that almost exactly as
many people live in the cities of
10000 or more population in this
section as in the villages and rural
districts, the urban population being
2,441,41o and the rural 2,444, ,9s7.
Taking the vital statistics for these
two groups it is found that the city
population has marriage rate OF
2O,6 against 1874 for the country; q
birth rate of 29.8 against 20 for the
country, though the real difference
not as great, there being deficiency
In the birth registration in Maine and
New Hampshire, while the cities
have an average death rate Of al.
against 1877 for the country.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1895-09-05
TOOK CHANCES AND LOST.

From the Chicago Tribune.
"If your the man that answers
the question: said the lanky per
senage In the faded brown suit who
had climbed four flights of stairs in
search OF information, 81 wish you
would tell me who 1t was that
shrieked when Kosciusko fell"
''Fresdom," replied the answer
to-questions editor, glancing up al
him and reslming his work.
'sThen I've lost good hat" re-
joined the lanky caller, signing
heavily and turning to 60. 81
thought It was Marco Bozzaris."
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1895-09-05

The subcommittee appointed by the
Kentucky democratic state centra
committee to prepare an address tc
the party drew up document wh'cl
has just been signed and was give
out. 1t endeavors to harmon ze tie
party by avoiding reference to silve
and seeks to solidify democrats By
threatening the people with mixeo
schools and race equality.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1895-09-05

Suddenly the "hopeless" struggle
for the enforcement of the New
York Sunday excise laws ends in til,
rnconditional surrender of the
liquor dealers association. TIL,
backbone of their resistance was
broken when the jury trials before
Recorder Goff resulted - convic
tions and heavy penalties. On
Friday of last week, when fifty nine
more excise cases came before the
recorders court, the attorney for
the liquor dealers association
pleaded for lepiency on the ground
that this association intended here
after to obey the law, and aid and
abet the authorities in enforcing it,
When asked what action had beer
taken looking toward this, the
attorney read the resolution unani-
mously adopted by the excise com
certain, he said, to be indorsed by
;he general meeting of the associa-
ton. This resolution read as follows !:
Resolved, That on and after Sunday,
September /, 1895, all members of the
wine, liquor and beer dealers' association
OF New York, shall close their places oi
business on Sunday, and any member OF
tie association who shall thereafter keep
.h{s flace of business open, in violation oi
S1his j solution and in violation of the
hw, ball forfeit all his rights, privileges,
and 'bepafits as a member Of said associa-
Tie ~ border asked, "Why the de-
lay nntiI eptember?" and the attor-
ney YspiiedsS S" Because a meeting of
the association under its rules could
not be called together before the
succeeding Sunday" The recorder
thereupon expressed his qualification
at the complete change of front, and
stated that, in view oA1t, the general
level of fines would beAreduced to
ffty dollars. "It is the p0Acy of the
law" he said "to prevent rather
than punish crime" He concluded
his remarks with the statement that
none OF the cases on the docket
would be postponed, If he had to sit
up till midnight to dispose of them
all. "There was buzz in the
crowded courtroom" says the
Euen,ng Post report, ''and then one
after another the accused men who
had come for trial stepped up,
pleaded guilty, and paid the $50 i'm
posed" Thus ended conflict which
though nominally confined to New
York, has been national In Its bearing
! and In Its results.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1895-09-05

The New York convention Of the
peoples party nominated ThGddeur
B. Wakeman, of New York, foi
secretary of state, and David Ros
seau, of New York, for comptrnlle
The platform ratified the Orah'
platform of 1882, declared for fee
coinage of silver, single land tax
government ownership of railroads
telegraphs and telephones. SouJt
Carolina dispensary system an
against the issuance of interest -bear
ing bonds.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1895-09-05

The agricultural department has
decreed that all horse meat shipped
abroad must be 80 labeled.