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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-01-10
READY FOR WORK.
NORTHWESTERN LEGISLATORS ARE
ASSEMBLING.
Several Law Factories Will Soon
BE in observation-disclosures in Min
nesota Centers In the Contest for
the Speakership.

st. Paul, Jan. 6.-TIcs hotels a::e
fast filling up with members of the
which will begin it's nine
ty-day session Tuesday. The speaker
ship fight, which, since the retirement
from the race of Col. Gibbs, is be-
tween Van SAINT and Shell, is nearly
lost sight Of owing to the contest for
the senatorship, which is becoming
more interesting every hour. Gov. Mel
sons announcement Of his candidacy
is a sensation that grows instead of
diminishing. The governor has opened
headquarters, and declares that he is
in the fight to win. He refuses to
make any statement further than that
he never declared that he would sup.
port Senator Washburn. Congress
man McCleary has his friends at work,
as has also ex-Congressman Com
stock. The Hobbies of the leading ho-
tells are crowded day and night with
politicians discussing the senatorship
the hardest ever fought in Minnesota.
South Dakota.
Huron, IS. d., Jan. 6.-Rcpresentd-
tives and senators who arrived from
the north this morning were Joined
later by many from the east, and later
trains brought those from the south
counties and part Of the Black Hills
delegation, and all went to Pierre, ac-
companied by an unusually large num-
Der Of applicants for clerkships. Sen
ator Pettigrew came with the Mime
haha county members. OF the crowd
here he was the only one mentioned
for United States senator. If there is
any other candidate his name was not
mentioned. Pettigrew's election will!
occur on the first ballot. For speaker
of the house Charles T, Howard of
Redfield appears to be in the lead, and
L. H. Hopkins of Henry leads in the
race for chief clerk of the house,
while that Office in the senate seems
certain to fall to R. S. Person Of How
ard.
North Dakota.
Bisn arck N. D., Jan. 6..-Metnbers
of the legislature are beginning to ar
rive. Goy.-elect Roger Allin and fami-
ly came in this morning, and other
state officers are expected to-day. Rep
resentative Gill of Cass county, one
of the most prominent candidates in
the field for the speakership of the
house, is already on the ground and
looking after his interests. He has a
strong following and will be a favored
candidate. The Inauguration of state
officers occurs on TUESDAY, and will
be followed Wednesday night by an
inaugural reception and ball, for which
extensive preparations will be made
and to which will be large attend
ance from all parts of the state.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-01-10
Butler snfc nt Homo.

Vinton, Iowa, Jan. 6.-Ex-Congress-
man Butler arrived here safe and
sound to-day. E's people are much
chagrined at his escapade.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-01-10
Authority on Spiders Deud.

Washington. Jan. q. - DR.. George
Marx. Of the agricultural department,
a we'll known entomo!ogist and n
worlds authority ON spiders, Is dend.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-01-10
shIp,n ent of silver,

New York. Jan. G-Thc steamship
Etruria will take out to-day $4,000
ounces OF silver.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-01-10
Chilly iIl Europe.

Tunis, Jan. 6--Severely cold wealth
or prevails here and the country Is
covered with SNOW.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-01-10
KILLED in a Snowflake.

Boise, Idaho. Jan. 6.-Hobert Nichols
and John Mullaney were killed il, q
SNOW slide at Silver City last night.
Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1895-10-04
A STRONG BIRD.
A Partridge Skaters Plate Glass and Dies
of the Blow.

A Partridge Skaters Plate Glass and Dies
of the Blow.
".Jiminy crickets, what's that2" was
the startled exclamation made by Charles
X. Johnson. He was standing in his jew
elry store on Washington street, Norris
town, n. j., when a crash of breaking
glass greeted his ear. His first impression
was that Inc building was tumbling in,
and he rushed for the door, u badly fright
ennd man. He saw large round hole
near the top of the show window. Among
the display was splintered glass, and right
III the middle lay feathOrod object. 1t
was young hen partridge which had
flown against the quarter inch plate glass
with enough force to go clear through.
The birds neck and one wing had, been
broken and it was quite dead when picked
up. A covcy Of these birds was Matched on
Fort Nonsense, within the city limits this
spring, and the bird which scared Mr..
Johnson out of his wits is supposed to be q
member of tho family. 1t is suggested that
the bird was IL sort of new woman in the
partridge family, and that she boldly came
down to the town to sec what was happen
ing.
II thought the days of this sort of thing
ended when the ravens fed Elijah, " said
Mr.. johnson, "but it seems that the Lord
can still send man his dinner and small
hot bird too Oh no. it wasn't cooked,
but I'll just attend to that. Say, nobody
would believe me if l told the true story
about this bird would they? "
Maybe they wouldn't, but Mr.. johnson
has plenty of witnesses Besides the bird
and the hole in the window, he has the
evidence of several persons who were at
tracted to the scene. All the afternoon the
bird lay on exhibition in the window sur
rounded by display of jewelry and sur
mounted by placard inscribed as fol-
lows: Here lieth Mrs. Hen Partridge,
who suicidcd Sept 81, 1895. Look mt the
window. Requiescat in pace" Mr.. John
son regards the birds visit rs IL lucky
omen, and he will have the remains
mounted for a scot.-New York sun.
Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1895-10-04
Newspapers In Paris.

The Paris press comprises nearly 80
daily newspapers, the aggregate not hav-
ing varied greatly during the last ten
years. Most of these are sold for sou. An
extremely limited number are sold for ?
sous and two or three only for SOUS or n
little less than B halfpGnce. 1t is hardly
necessary to say by way of preliminary
comment that dozen really able journals
would be better supported and better servo
the interests of the public. The French
people, taken as mass, have little money
to pay for The qualification of the small
amount of literary taste they possess, an
opinion entertained by the novelist lola,
who declared III an interview few months
ago that reviews and magazines like those
of England and America would not find
in France sufficient number of readers
to justify their publication.
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INGALLS, STRUGGLE.
Making the Fight of His Life to Get Back
to Congress.


John J. ingalls, is making the fight of
his life to get back to tho United States
senate. There is fair chance that he will
succeed. If Re does so, he will be greater
man than ever in the eyes of the American
people He has been taught II lesson by
his defeat. He has had u chance to study
himself and his possibilities, and if he is
returned he will play Ingalls, and Ingall-
ism for all it is worth. He has given up
all desire for the prominence which blind
ed him when he was president Of the SEN
ate, and he will take his place ON the floor
as one of the brightest coolest and bitter
est fighters that that body has ever known.
Ingalls, is now in the prime of his intel
leCtual and physical existence. 1t is true
he is 49, but every atom of his thin, angu
lar frame is as tough us mallGablo iron,
and his vitrioic brain is a dynamo of in
tellectual activity. He has moro ideas to
the square inch than many of his follow
politicians have to the square mile.
He is man of broad reading, and no
draws his illustrations from the antcdilu-
Wan periods Of geology in one sentence,
takes a metaphor from a famous English
novelist for second, and in the third,
like as not, gives you bit of the latest
slang from the Slums,
Senator Ingalls,, in speaking of his re
grcts at being out of the senate, lately said,
"Whom the Lord lovcth he chastcncth."
There was more satire than mCckncss in
the remark, and when he comes back to
the United States senate it will be with
his knife out and with q desire for the
blood of his enemies He has received but
little charity from hi fellow senators, and
especially from those on the other side of
the house. He will settle many an old
score when he returns and delight his soul
in the agonics of his fellows He would
rather fight than eat, and he is at his best
in "a quarrel. He has always COurtGd trOu-
BILE in the United States senate and he has
been happiest when in the midst of it,
You remember the bitter battle which he
wagcd with Joe Brown of Georgia. Ingalls,
had charged Brown with mutilating The
Congressional Record and Brown, after
venomOus speech, had intimated that In
galls.would not have dared to make such
remarks about him outside of the sona-
torial chamber. To this Ingalls, replied
that Brown could take his remarks in any
sense he chose, and that he did not desire
to shield himself in any way whatsoever.
He then went on to carve up Brown, I'M
der the title of "the senator from Alas
ka, Charaoterizing him Us the Uriah Heep
of the senate, rs a political PeCksniff and
as the Joseph Surface Of American poll
tics. A duel was expected rs the result of
this, but Brown did not reply, and the
matter was dropped. York Herald.
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How Mark Twain Learned to Smoke.

The subject Of Mark Twains pluck in
starting out at his time Of life to pay his
debts and start anew by lecturing around
the world came up for discussion at one of
the clubs the other night. Some one said
that his fun was no longer fresh. 1t had
been discounted by his public, which now
foresees what he is going to write when
ever he begins. mot at all, " said friend
of Clemens. "He is spontaneously humor-
ous and his fun is too genuine to ever
play out. The last time l saw him, only
the other day, | noticed that as he finished
one cigar and threw it away he pulled an
other from his pocket and lighted it. DO
you smoke all the timer asked. NO
said he, not all the whole time. | never
could form the habit of smoking in my
sleep. l only smoke when l am awake.
Well, l do got up in the night-alOng
about 3 in the morning-and work in a
cigar. do that, but nothing more All
this was said with that incompatible drawl
which is natural with him and gives such
added humor to all his funny sayings. L
-suppOsc-l-am hat-the-repOrters
-wOuld-call-a-v etCran-smOker,' he
continued. You know Il - began
king-at-S-ycars-ol I-uscd-to
-be-a-printor's -devil- in-a-llttlc-
villago-whrre - there - was -a-tobac
conist-nan.cd-Beeg Beegle-said-
he would-givo-us- dGvils- a-cigar-
r-every-exchange- paper-we-would
-give-him. We ept-him-well-sup
-with-reading- used-to-
yive-him-about-5 -a-week
in - return - for AS - many-cigars
THAT bnNV I e.,
They-wero - not tho - best-cigars-I
have-smokcd. He-uscd- to-call-'om
-Beegle's-damndest But-they-were
good - nough-tO-learn-on An
other man told another story of his which is
not generally known. 1t was of the time
when he was learning to be pilot on the
Mississippi. His chief was gruff old fellow
and "A great stickler for his rights. One day
Clemens came up in the pilothouse smok-
ing n huge jet black Havana cigar.
where did you get thatP" the pilot asked
Mark said that "A rioh planter had given it
to him down below. Don't you think
you ought to have given it to me?" the
pilot asked. Now see here, said Mark,
II am willing to do most anything for
you. am under you, and I'm willing to
play dog and let you throw sticks in the
water for Inc to dive after; but, say,
think l ought to have some of the per-
quisites. New York Sun.
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TRIUMPHS OF CIVILIZATION.
One of Them Exemplified by an Incident
In a Restaurant.

In Restaurant.
sat in n well known and popular res
taurant not long ago, and my sympathies
went out to II couple seated near me-
Their table was laid for six, and very in
viting it looked with its wickcred chianti,
appetizing olives and rolls and snowy
cloth and napkins with half dozen wine
GLASSES at each plate
But the rest of the party did not arrive.
Ten minutes passed, and then the wife
said:
George, am simply starving to death,
and | cannot wait any longer. must eat
a roll anyway"
"No, no" interposed her husband.
Don't do that! You'll spoil your appe-
tite, and it's specially good dinner, you
know. They'll be here Directly
But our party had gone from little neck
CLANS to soup, and from soup to lobster,
yet the impolte quartet did not put in an
appearance.
Then the husband rose and seized his
hat.
'"I'll go out and look for them, he said
nervously, 'for something must have hap
ened. They surely wouldn't keep dinner
waiting like this"
So he disappeared, and tho moment he
was out of sight the vito seized n roll,
broke it apart, buttercd and devoured it
with famished air.
Then she brushed away all the telltale
crumbs and sat with an Innocent face un-
til her husband arrived.
Pie came back alone and wearing a
mighty frown.
"This is abs Hrd," he said land there's
no excuse for it. He knew the time and
place perfectly. Here waiter, bring us
clans and soup for two"
"No, no." interposed the wife. ave
mustn't be i'll bred because they are. Well
wait little while longer. If can do it,
you can surelyP'
"That's true, replied the innocent hus-
band, gazing at her in admiration. can
ME, you're trump, and no mistake, and
you ate such light luncheon too.
"Well, l should say did, was the re-
sponse delivered with a Spartan air.
Here the wicked ones arrived, and there
was scraping of chairs, babble of talk,
a froufrou of sleeves and skirts, and then
heard:
81 hope we haven't kept you waitingP"
To which the hostess responded as she
held herself back from springing, panther
like upon the first course:
'Why, not at ALL"
Talk about the triumphs of civilization
Polly Pry in New York Recorder.
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Political Points.

Colonel John G. New, at indianapolis,
says that ex-President Harrison does not
desire to run again for the presidency. He
added that were Mr.. Harrison's advice
solicited. she would select neither Reed
nor Mckinley as the Republican oandi-
date"
The silver Democrats of Ohio will, 1t is
stated, conduct fight for the white metal
during the state campaign in spite Of the
declaration of the state convention in ia
vor of the single gold standard. This was
decided at a conference of free silver men
at the office OF Allen W. Thurman, in Co
lnmhns q
Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1895-10-04
HESITATE OF GEORGE A. BRUCE.

Notice o. Settlement and Apple ttion for Distri.
button
STATE OF VERMONT, &C
District of Bennington. So
At Il session of the Probate Court holden at the
Probate office in Bennington, in said district, on
the Goth day of September, A. D.. lS9j.
Present, John V. Carney Judge.
Nav " Bruce, rXecutriX Of the state of
George 4. Bruce, late of Shaft bury, in said Dist
deceased, presents her administration account for
examination and allowance. and makes applica-
ton for decree of d.stri ution and partition of
the estate of said deceased.
Whereunon. it is ordered nv said court, that
said account and said application be referred to
session thereof, to be held at The Probate Office
aforesaid, on the 5ih day Of October A. D.,
1895, for hearing and decision thereon: and it is
further ordered. that notice thereof be given to
all parties interested by publication If the same
three weeks successivcr in the Bennington BAN.
Err newspaper published at Bennington pre-
vious to said time appointed for h airing. tnat
they may appear ut Said time ard place, and
show cause, If any they may have. why said ~
count should not be allowed and such decree
made.
record whereof is ordered 20 be made
true record.
Attest JOHN V. CARNEY, Judge.
A true copy Of the original record,
40 Attest, JOHN V. CARNEY, Judge.
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A Modern Tubal Cain.

Des Moines has a modern Tubal Cain in
the person of :. r. Dawson, who claims
to have discovered the lost art of making
Damascus steel" He has exhibited in
Chicago some samples of cutlery made
from the metal which have an edge keenor
and smoother than steel razor. This was
demonstrated by IA microscope and photog-
raphy. The new metal is combination
of copper and tin and two other elements
which Mr.. Dawson keeps secret A dagger
made from it looked like polished gold
Mr.. Dawson claims to be lineal descend
ant of Ralph HOgge, who cast the first
iron cannon made in England, and his an
cestors on both his fathers and mothers
sides have been workers in iron and steel.
He says his discovery is partly accident,
but primarily the reward of years of labor,
research and experiment. He claims that
the new steel or hardened copper is suit
able for any kind of cutlery from a COM
mon pocketknife to the most delicate sur
gical instrument, and that no delcterious
oxide (rust) forms on it under the most
severe tests. Any steel drill forced against
1t when it is hardened will break.-Bur-
.ington Free Press.
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STORIES OF THE DAY.
An Insurance Deal That Did Not Quite G,
Through.

An Insurance Deal That Did Not Quite Go
Through.
A man with red nose which looked
chronic and had the air of being legiti-
mately acquired, called at the Office Of u
big life insurance company, and, address
ing the first official he happened to meet,
said:
"sir, am insured for So, 900 in your
company"
"WellY"
"The policy, strange to say, is made out
in the name of my wife. She has posses
sion of it.
"Not strange at all, but eminently prop
err" said the official.
"And if could get hold of the policy I
would hook it, continued the man with
the red nose, "but she keeps it hid. am
here, however, for tho purpose Of making
proposition to you, and the whereabouts
of the policy is neither here nor there.
Are you open to deal?"
eve are, " answered tho official coldly.
"Well, here is my plan. Since l cannot
raise anything on that policy, l spring
upon you the following situation: Before
nightfall l shall be dead man and you'll
have to pony up that So OOO."
GLOW do you make that out9" demand
ed the official, in tones Of surprise.
"Simply because cannot get drink"
replied the policy holder. "If whisky is
not forthcoming, 1 perish. 1 simply lie
down and stiffcn out and you lose your
money. A quarter of dollar, however,
will save my life and save you 3, 600 bones.
Twenty-Five cents fixes me and live.
Without it breathe my last and prove II
dead loss to you. If l survive, however,
my wife will go on paying premiums, and
who knows but what may become cen
tenarian?"
He looked anxiously at tho official, but
the latter seemed to be frozen solid
''Do get the quarter?" he demanded,
after pause.
"You do not" was the reply, in icy
tones.
livery WELL" and he sighed heavily,
THAT settles it. Make out your death
claims and things. Fill up the check pay.
able to the order of my weeping widow.
Charge me to profit and loss" He walked
heavily charlottesville Times.
Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1895-10-04
The Valet and the YaIise.

When Harry Miner went to the Demo
cratic convention at Syracuse, he stepped
up to the desk in the Office of one of the
hotels, with his faithful latest importation
from England bringing up the rear guard.
He registered "H. G. Miner and valet. ="
The next man to register was brawny
son of Erin, with his travelling bag in
hand. He took up the pen and registered
with flourish, "Michael Murphy and va
lise." It's n cold day when you can get
ahead of an Irishman.- Exchange.
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Stung to Her Death.

A Miss Kerr of Cunninghamhead, Kill
marnock, Scotland, met death under pecul-
lar circumstances recently. While arrang-
ing flowers wasp stung her on the neck.
She pulled out the sting and applied am
monia. Notwithstanding these precau-
tions her neck and face swelled and breath
ing became difficult Falntness super
vened, and the young lady passed away
within 10 minutes.
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Can evidence be stronger than this /?
81 deem it my duty to announce the
fact to all my fellow-sufferers of all fe-
male complaints that your Vegetable
Compound has entirely cured me Of all
the pains and suffering was enduring
when wrote you last May. 1 followed
your advice to the letter, and the result
is wonderful. - Mrs. CHAs. PARKER,
Little Falls, MINI. Any druggist has it.
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The BARRIERS Advice,

Joachim, the violinist, once entered q
smart London hairdresser's to get his very
plentiful locks cut. He wears these rather
long behind, and intimated as much to the
barber, whercupon that astutc person re,
piled: 81 would not wear it too long, sir.
If you do, you'll look just like one of them
fddling chaps. London Gentlewoman.
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ent. John V. Carney, Judge

District OF Bennington ssh at the Probate office in
Be ngtOn, within and for said district on the Goth
day of September. A. D. 1895
Present John V. Carney, Judge
John Y. Shurtlef Guardian of the estate Of
Samantha NJ. Gardner, Insane person of Bennng-
ton in said District decras ed, makes application
estate of mis- said ward setting forth.
That his said ward is in a very infirm condition
OF health and her proper care and attendance is
necessarily attended with large expense and that
the personal estate of said ward is insufficient to
pay the expenses of maintaining her
That said ward is seized in fee of about 10 acres
OF land known as the Robert l.. Stckles Farm,
situated in Shaft buTy in said District and Occu-
pied by said Robert l.. Stickles for many wears as
his home farm also about 16 acres of land situated
on the Green Mountains in SALISBURY aforesaid
to all of which lands said Samantha NJ Gardner
acquired title by mortgage deed, from said Robert
l.. Stickles and Mary S. Stickles his wife dated
the second day of June A d. 1884 and by decree
OF foreclosure thereof recorded in Book 81 at
page l52 OF the Records of Lands remaining in the
Town Clerks Office in SALISBURY aforesaid to
(which mortgage deed and decree and the records
thereon reference is had for further and more par
ticulaT description.
That the sale of said real estate is necessary
for the purpose of maintaining said ward as her
circumstances require
That it will be conducive to the interests of said
ward TO sell said real estate and put the proceeds
thereof at interest or invest il in stocks or in other
real estate so far as the proceeds may not be re-
quired to pay the expenses of maintaining said
ward.
That said real estate is in condition of CON
slant depreciation in value for want of proper re
pairs and improvements and that your petitioner
has no funds wherewith TO make such repairs and
improvements.
Wherefore the petitioner pays this Hon. Court
10 grant him license TO sell said real estate for
reasons and purposes aforesaid pursuant to the
Statute in such case made and provided
Whereupon, it is ordered by said Court, that
paid application be referred to asession thereof to
be held AT the Probate office in Bennington, in
said district. on the 9th dav of October
"A. d. 1895, for hearing and decision
LhereOD and, it is further ordered, that all pei
ons interested be notified hereof, by publication Of
notice of said application and order thereon. thr,e
weeks successfully in the Bennington BANNER,
newspaper published at Bennington, and which
lrculates in the neighborhOod of those inter
ested' before said time of hearing that they may
Ppear at said time and place, and If they see
anse, object thereto
by the court, attest.
10 JOHN V. CARNEY Judge.
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THE AFTERGLOW.

Soft shades Of gray steal DER the way,
And then calmly, gently fall,
And golden rays in the far west stray
With a rose flush over all.
When these faint rays so softly stray
Ger the hills and wooded dells,
Then deep in my heart hear a lay
Like distant vesper bells.
Annie H. Quill in Minneapolis Housekeepe