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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1896-10-15
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illustrates the course taken by the
edges of the partitions. Where the line
runs backward and then again for
ward there were, in life, in the body
chamber, something like pockets into
which lobes Of the animals body en-
tered. But the baculite had very sim
pie partitions compared with some 9TH
er forms. Our figure Of the phylloceras
shows higher grade of complication.
This figure represents specimen,
with portion Of the outer wall re-
moved. The parts left white would be
occupied by lobes and fringes of the
animals body, and into and between
these ran the partition wall. After a
time the animal would move forward
q short distance, when another parti-
ton would be produced. whose edges
would run back and forth like the one
shown. In some shells when the wall
IL removed the partitions are seen in
great numbers and forming most COM
plicated patterns.
In form the ammonites present re-
markable variations. They may be
straight, bent like cows horn, coiled
loosely like the gyroceras, or closely,
as the phylloceras. The figure of the
ancyloceras shows one of the more re-
markable forms. Although most Of the
species have the shell with all the coils
in one plane, some are found in which
they wind around Just as does the shell
of snail. Specimens of all these
strange shells may be seen In the mu-
scum. Some Of them exceed two feet
In diameter. More than 6,000 species
are known to exist. All these am
mopltes are long ago extinct. They bc.
came 90 specialized that the environ.
meDt was upsuite6 to them. The earth
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1896-10-15
A HISTORIC CANNON.
Il Fired the LAST shot IN the Last
Battle Of the Rebellion.

Il Fired the Last Shot IN the Last
Battle Of the Rebellion.
The cannon which fred the last shot
in the last battle Of the late war ID q
gun worth knowing something about.
Hence, the sale Of the S-inch Column
bad, Lady slocomb," which is adver-
tised in the Mobile Register to take
place there on the 18th, arouses the
interest Of old soldiers and old sol
diers' sons, for. the reason that it is
generally supposed to be the gun
which fred the last shots Of the war,
or that fred 90 many deadly volleys
In the last battle that took place duo
ing the civil war.
This last engagement, said an old
soldier yesterday, took place at Span
ish Fort. This engagement, of course,
was not regular battle. and is not,
perhaps, recorded in history as such,
but 1t was, nevertheless, a conflict
fierce, and fire few that day as never
before. Gen. Forrest had sent to Span
ish Fort during the last days Of the
war sufficient force of men to guard
the place, and among the number was
the Fifth battalion Of the Washington
artillery, Capt Cuthbert Slocomb In
command. The Lady Slocomb was
brought there and there fred it's last
shots when Wilson'S raiders stormed
the place and took It. There the Lady
Slocomb, for few hours before the
old fert was surrendered, belched forth
fire ana scattered death like an intelli-
enemy numbered several times as
q apoy
After the surrender Of tue fort some
Of the members of Capt. Slocombs
command one night rolled the Lady
Slocomb off the earthen embarkment
into a lagoon, or old slush hole, and
buried it, giving as their reason that
they did not want the gun to fall into
the hands Of the enemy 1t was after
ward dug up and carried to Mobile,
where it was purchased by Henry
Badger, a prominent Confederate Of
that place, who had served through
the war, 0nd knew Of the excellence
of the Lady Slocomb.
The gun was named after the wife of
Capt. Cuthbert Slocomb, who went out
in 1862 in charge of the Fifth battalion
of the Washington artillery. The gun
at the battle Of Shiloh spat out its first
smoke, and spread its first desolation
in the ranks of the enemy. Through
all the memorable struggles Of the
Army of the Tennessee it went and
everywhere it gained well deserved
renown. It was prettily mounted, and
was at that time, as it probably is
now, handsome gun.
Now the old relic is to be sold. The
estate Of Henry Badger is being wound
up, and the gun, along with other relics
Of the Confederacy, is to fall into the
hands Of others. Years ago several
efforts were made by the Washington
artillery to buy the gun, and they will
in all probability be heard from at the
sale.-New Orleans Plcayune.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1896-10-15
Ancylocerns.

Ancyloceras.
1t around the finger, one turn on tho
other, we shall have something like
nautilus shell. Indeed, there is reason
for believing that the nautilus has
been derived from a Straightforward
bered shell, like that of the orthoceras,
simply becoming more and more bent
then closely-coiled. AS long as the
nautilus lives new chambers are being
formed. At intervals the animal moves
forward in it's body chamber and then
secretes itself behind new partition.
The she'll grows, meanwhile, by addi-
lions to the free edges of the mouth.
The outer walls Of the shell consist Of
TWO layers, an outer one, resembling
porcelain and banded with terra Gotta
and white, and an inner, pearly one,
Which displays the iridescent tints.
very often, in shop shells, the outer
layer has been wholly removed.
The nautilus is close relative OF
the squids and the octopus. From the
Dody and out Of the mouth of the shell
II can extend sometimes as many as
ninety:arms. In the center Of the circle
OF arms lis the mouth, armed with pow
erru!, ,parrot-like jaws. Like all the
squids'and sctopi, the nautilus is Who'll
~ carntvorous, its food consisting Of
CRABS and fishes. In the East Indian
and Philippine islands the natives
catch the nautilus in traps baited with
small fishes or pieces OF chicken and
sunken to q depth of seventy fathoms
?r more. The flesh is regarded as q
delicacy.
AT the sea bottom the nautilus creeps
ABOUT on it's arms with the shell above
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1896-10-15
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Orthoceras.

Orthoceras.
sprally, but, unlike them, all the coils
are in one plane. But the nautilus diff
fers from the shells Of all snails in an
other and more important respect. In
a living snail the body of the animal
usually fills the whole shell from the
mouth to the tip of the spire. The nau-
titus, on the contrary, occupies only q
portion of the shell, about one-half of
the last turn. The rest Of the shell is
divided by cross partitions into a large
number of chambers, and these are
filled with air. Furthermore, a slender
tube, the siphon, runs from the outer,
or body, chamber, through all the 9TH
ers to the center Of the shell. All this
may he seen from the figure of the
nautilus. The structure may be bet
ter understood If we imagine that we
take common tin horn and number
of circular tin disks of different and
proper sizes. Let each disk be concave
on one side and have hole in it's CEN
ter. Imagine small disk to be SOL
dered across the tube near the small
end, and at intervals Of half an inch
other disks as far as the middle of the
tube. The tube would now be divided
into a number of chambers, the outer
most of which is large, and would rep
resent the portion of the shell occupied
by the animal. But the holes in the
disks would connect the chambers.
Now, suppose that small tin tube
just fitting the holes were to be run
from the bottom Of the outer chamber
to the tip of the horn, and to be sol.
dered to the partition where it passes
through them. This would represent
the siphon and would open into the
body chamber, but none of the others.
and would, furthermore, shut them off
from one another. The figure of the
orth6ceras will illustrate this arrange
ment
If we now imagine that we take this
horn, and. beginning with the tip, wrap
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1896-10-15
GyrOceras.

Of fOssilized orthoceras. On the right
we have the chambers, now filed with
rock, separated by the partitions. On
the upper side a portion of the outer
wall of the shell is seen. 1t is only
when this outer wall is removed that
the edges Of the partition can be seen.
On the left Of the figure the shell has
been split in the middle SO as to show
the siphon. This Is common fossil
In our silurian rocks. Some species of
orthoceras became gigantic in size. A
cast Of one in the museum is nearly
nine feet long, and Is only a part Of
the shell. Another fragment, "the real
thing" as visitors say, is over two feet
long. Some of the close relatives of
the orthocera and nautilus, connecting
links, are bent like a cows horn. 9th
ers make about one complete turn. An
other stage of evolution is furnished
by the gyroceras, and from this to the
nautilus the transition is easy.
From the figures which have been re-
ferred to it will be seen that the lines
where the edges Of the partitions meet
the body walls form circles around
the shell, or at most are gently undu-
'lating. In the case Of the tin horn
used for illustration the lines would be
circles. If now the edges of the tin
disks forming the partitions had been
crimped, like the edges of piepan,
the lines where they touched the tube,
or horn, would have run around in a
zigzag or wavy manner. BY having
the crimps themselves crimped the line
would have been more complicated.
Even in the nautilus 1t is somewhat
undulating. But in the family of am
monites the complication gradually be-
came enormous The baculite, which
was straight shell like the orthoceras,
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1896-10-15

that q - water, % that little sl.ort
- iesrcqnlreds to sE1eps tos the surface; but
the idea once hsld that the animal q
snabled to rise BY pumping II Dir ID
certainly erroneous. There 10, In the
hrst place. no air for It to ri Il the
bottom Of the sea. and II there were
tho nautilus could not get It int the
chambers from the siphon.
This siphon Is really nothing but an
extension Of the animal back into the
shell--a sort Of tail. In the nautilus
the outer wall Of this siphon becomes
more or less covered with layer Of
shell. In many fossil species It is thor
oughly calcifed. Hence no air or wa
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1896-10-15
WELL RUNS AWAY.
Running North Dakota Farms With
Great Layers of Sand and Water.

Ru1n1nR North Dakota Farms with
Great Layers Of Sand and Water
A petition was presented to the Cass
county commissioners requesting off,
cial assistance in securing control Of
the famous Buttke artesian we'll, in
the western part tf Cass county. The
we'll has never been under control
since it was bored, and shoots up q
six-inch stream of water and sand that
has ruined the farm. The sand now
covers about fifty acres of land, vary
ing in depth from few inches to nine
feet. "A lake has been formed over the
rest Of the farm and the roadway is
three feet under water. All the farm
buildings have been removed, and the
sand has begun to spread over adjoin-
ing farms. The petition recites that
the owner has expended all his money
trying to control the water, and lie
and his neighbors beg that something
be done quickly. A committee was az
pointed to investigate.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1896-10-15

Lady HerDerton 10 urging that won.
en- servants should dress in knicksrs
bockers. This, she thinks, viii DO
away with skirts, which catch fir2
from stoves, knock over fine china and
porcelain, interfere with the movement
Of the wearer, and carry dust from thf
street into the house. This idea, how.
ever, 10 not original. At difeUnt times
in France, Italy and Spain the maid4
Of the royal palace have been attire6
as pages.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1896-10-15
All Purposes Answered.

Mr.. Northumberland It a wonder that
Bloomfield is not arrested for scorch-
ing along ON his wheel without carry
ing q bell?
Mr.. Southside-It isn't necessary.
The authorities consider TINT the loud
golf stockings he wears answers every
purposs.-Pittsburg Chronicle Tsle.
graph.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1896-10-15
Patients Issued.

Fate1to 10eWe0.
List Of patents issued last week to
Northwestern inventors:
John G. Barber, st. Paul, Mimi, car
truck; Charles O. Halling, Minneapolis,
Mimi, device for transporting trees;
Karl A. Klose, Richfield, MIMI, pump;
Sewell M. Parker, Robbinsdale, Mimi,
COW stable appliance; Casper thinner
man, Big Stone City, s. D., sleigh; Da-
vid w. Casseday. Minneapolis, MINI.
(design), badge; Charles A. Roach, St.
Paul, MINI. trade mark), remedies for
throat and lung affections.
T. d. Merwin, patent lawyer, 90,
ELL and 912aPioneer Press building, St.
Paul, Mipn.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1896-10-15
Dun't tobacco spit and Sn.k, YourLIfeA xay

II you want to quit tobacco using easily
and forever, regain lost manhood, be made
well, strong, magnetic, full of new life and
vigor, take No-To-Bac, the wonder-worker
that makes weak men strong. Many gain
ten pounds In ten days. Over 4OO, 900 cured.
Buy No-To-Bac from your druggist, who
will guarantee cure. Booklets and sam
pie mailed free. Ad. Sterling Remedy Co.,
Chicago or New York.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1896-10-15
Polar Hardships.

Jones-Ever read any Of the accounts
of the polar expeditions? Their suf-
ferings are terrible.
Robinson-Yes; believe they even
have private theatricals.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1896-10-15
Az the Huh.

Mrs. Bosting- Did You know that
Mrs. Backbay was suing for a divorce?
'Mercy, no! On what grounds2''
"Cruel and inhumnn treatment"
poor thing! What did her husband
dor"
Declared to her, in the presence Of
ut least q dozen persons, that Wagner
was chiefly distinguished for his friend.
ship for the bass drum makers, and
that Browning had to 60 to the COM
mentatOrs to find out what his own DO.
ems meant."-Buffalo Express.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1896-10-15

A OF Nautilus Divided to ShOw
q. Interior.
s.. ~ ls said to come at times to the
ss.., of the water In swarms and to
s sm.: there for short period. The
ssnw';niming IL accomplished, 10 in the
h9ulas. by drawing water into the
v U,tsatning cavity and squirting It out
tt.olently. On account Of the air con-
sa aed In the chambers the specific
s"''Iy OF the animal must DO nearly
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1896-10-15

Windsor Castle stands in the civil service
estimates for an average Of $4,000 for year.
ly repairs.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1896-10-15

The railway up Snowdon, the highest
mountain in Wales, is now completed.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1896-10-15

One Pound of Coal on a Steamship.
The value of one pound of coal at
different epochs Of steamship evolu-
ton, as given by Mr.. A. ]. McGinnis,
president of the Liverpool Engineer
ing society, has been as follows: In
1910 pound Of coal propelled dis
placement weight of .57S ton eight
knots; but the earning weight was only
one-tenth Of this, 80 per cent Of the dis
placement representing the hull, ma
chinery and fuel. In 1850, with iron
vessels and the screw propeller, dis
placement weight of six-tenths Of a ton
was propelled nine knots by pound
of coal; but the proportion Of cargo
had risen to 81 per cent, or .16 ton. In
1850, with higher boiler pressure and
the surface condenser, .82 ton displace-
ment was propelled ten knots, and the
cargo was 80 per cent, or 81 ton. In
1870, after the compound engine had
come into use, Is tons displacement
was propelled ten knots, md here the
cargo formed so per cent of the whole,
being nine-tenths of ton. In 1885
there were two classes Of freight
boats; the tramp" propelled 3.4 tons
displacement eight and one-half knots,
with go per cent, or two tols of cargo;
at the same time the enormous steam
ers of the North Atlantic were driving
q displacement Of 314 tons twelve
knots, with IS per cent, or IL tons Of
cargo. On the modern express pdssen-
ger steamers the cargo weight IL down
to 60 ton per pound of coal.-Railroad
Gazette.'
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1896-10-15
Living Beneath a Lake.

An Englishman. who has lake upon
his estate, recently caused it to be
drained, and in the deepest part. he
had q house built, which contains
smoking, dining and servants rooms.
The frame work of the house is iron.
The floor is of stone, resting upon a
foundation of concrete. The sides and
roof are composed Of thick plate glass.
There is a passage under the water
from the boat house to the glass house
and air is obtained through large
clumps Of artificial water lilies which
rest upon the surface Of the lake.
It is indescribably pleasant to sit in
one Of the rooms upon warm day.
The air is cool; there is no sound to
be heard, and it Is interesting to watch
the fish swimming around attracted by
the glare Of the electric lights.
The house cost comparatively little
to build. The owner contemplates a
more ambitious scheme. He has two
square miles Of forest, which he in
tends to inclose by wide, deep trench,
a strong iron railing and high stone
wall. He will then turn loose into the
Enclosure every sort Of wild animal
that he can procure, lions, tigers, ele-
plants, etc., in order to ascertain If
they can live at large in this climate
and. without .unduly interfering with
each other. There is to be a network
Of underground passages leading to
numerous stone towers in different
places in the forest, and from these he
intends to watch the animals and
study their habits when in a compare
lively wild state.-London Truth.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-09-17
THE PRESIDENTIAL TICKETS.

Eight of The m Before The Voters Of The
United States.
The American voters has large and
varied assortment Of Presidential tick
cts from which to select his choice
this fall. There are eight of them,
and they are made up as follows:
NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC.
Nominated at Indianapolis Sept 3.
For President--JOhn McAuley Palm
er of Illinois.
For Vice President-Simon Bolivar
Buckner of Kentucky.
FREE SILVER DEMOCRATIC.
Nominated at Chicago July 10 and IL.
For President-William Jennings
Bryan of Nebraska.
For -President-Arthur Sewall
OF Maine.
REPUBLICAS.
Nominated at ST. Louis June Is.
For President-William Mckinley
of Ohio.
For Vice-President-Ga Au-
gustus Hobart of New Jersey.
PEOPLES PARTY.
Nominated at st. Louis July Is and o.
For President-William Jennings
Bryan of Nebraska.
For President-Thos. T. Wat
son of Georgia.
PROHIBITIONIsT.
Nominated at Pittsburg May a.
For President-.'Oshua lowering of
Maryland.
For Notwithstanding johnson
of Illinois.
NATIONAL PARTY (OFFSHOOT FROM
PRoHIBITIONIsTS.1
Nominated at Pittsburg May %.
For President-Charles L. Bentley
Of Nebraska.
For NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Hay
wood SOuths ate of North Carolina,
sOCIALIsT-LABOR
Nominated at New York July 4.
For President-Charles III. Matche Il
of New York.
For Nice-President-Ma Ma
guire OF New Jersey.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-09-17
Democratic Doctrine.

Here is an old plank from the Dem
ocratic platform of 1856, which is
right IN line with the Chicago decla-
ration and even more radical:
THAT Congress has no power to
charter national bank: that we be-
ileve such an institution one of dead
ly hostility to the best interest of this
country, dangerous to our republican
institutions and the liberties of the
people, and calculated to place the bus
mess OF the country within the con-
troll of a concentrated money mower
and above the laws and will OF the
people,"
That declaration applies with al
most equal force against the present
national banking system, which
through close association of the banks
and cooperation in their actions. is
creating concentrated money mower
which undertakes to order that Iegis-
latlon shall be as it desires. or W,l]
prectpltate panics at will and ruin
thousands of our business men.-Brock.
ton Mass Diamond.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-09-17

do this your National committee can
not and will not accept contributions
from the monopolis;s who seek special
Laws TO enable them To prey upon the
people.
The Peoples Party proceeds from
the people, and is Of the people. and
must receive its supper, from the peo-
pie direct in the form of small contri-
buttons from the individual voter.
such small contributions from
the individual voters of any
political party would furnish an abun-
dant campaign fund for all legitimate
purposes, and enable the party receive
ing IL TO successfully compete with
any corrupt organization Of bankers.
corporationfsts and yenal politicians.
Therefore, in behalf OF the people Of
the United states, " ho produce wealth
and pay taxes, the Peoples Party Ma
tional committee appeals 70 all who
are able and willing TO do 80 To con-
tribute the sum of one dollar To our
National campaign fund. 4 promp;
response IS urgently requested 70 en-
able US TO prosecute a vigorous cam
paign in defense Of our homes and lib
critics that are menanced BY 4 com
bined plutocracy-the Rothschild-
MOrgan-Cleyelaud- Palmer combine
ton lighting us in the Pear. Four
years more oi gold standard and mo-
nopoly rule. with falling prices and
shrinking values. and thousands OF
mortgage homes will b.. lost. and
thousands more ~ laborers will be-
without employ ment. rlutocracy is
desperate. aud - determined To have n
President and Congress OF its own
that Will Increase and Use the army
To suppress bread riots while gold
grows dear and human life grow :
cheap.
Your National committee Is doing
the best II can against rich and pow
erful combinations. For us tn stand
any hope of winning you must uphold
us. If we can have but one cent for
every ten dollars used by tn. enemy
We could carry on vigorous cam
paign that would mean their defeat.
This is your fight. Hold up our
hands and We will DO our duty in the
terrible struggle. Don't wait for
somebody else TO move. What Is ev-
cry body's business is nobody's bust
ness. Make this your business. At
once see several OF your neighbors /:
try to get each one To contribute at
least one dollar. If some cannot do
this, get each one to give as much as
be can. In short, take up a subscrip-
ton in your community at once and
forward the amount with the names of
the contributors to Hon. NJ. c. Rankin.
Terre Haute, Indiana, our National
Treasurer. Also at the same time
notify your National chairman at
Washington, ID. c., of the amount thus
forwarded.
There is no time to lose. 1t is now
only eight weeks until the battle will
be won or lost. Be the first in your
community tOforward subscription.
We must win the fight. Let each do
his duty, and victory awaits US.
MARION BUTLER,
Chm'n National Peoples Party Com.
j. a. EDGERToN, Secretary.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-09-17
MAINE ELECTIONS.

Incomplete Returns Indicate u Large Re-
publican Gain-In Sewall's District the
Democrats Lose Heavily.
PORTLAND, Me-, Sept. 14-Figures
from the first district for Congress
man are not yet complete, but so far
as received indicate that Thos. Il.
Reed has II 900 plurality or more over
Staples, Democrat. This is a gain of
over 5000 and the gain will grow lar
ger as the figures come in. 1t still
looks like $4,000 plurality for the Re
publican State ticket.
- LEWISTON, Me-, Sept. 14.-Congress-
man Dingley estimates his majority
above 10000.
BATH, Sept. 1.-THE vote of Bath
Tor Governor gives Powers, Rep.
plurality Of 7S2. This is gain of $50
over the last State election. In ward
z, Arthur Sewall's ward, the Demo-
cratic loss was heavy.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-09-17
Joseph J. Penny For The Leeis,a.,,e

The many friends Of Joseph ]. Penny.
OF barton Greek, will be glad to learn
tnat MS name is very prominently
mentioned as Populist candidate
from wake county for seat in the
lover House of the next Legislature
OF n orth Carolina. Mr.. Penny is wide
~ known rs firm Allianceman and
MS ability aud sterling integrity rec
ommends him to the most fayora-
pie consideration of the Populists of
wake county. No better man can he
found. TRur Poprrra