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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1896-09-03
Affairs in Zanxibar

Zanzibar, Aug. 3O.-The crisis here
is regarded as ended. The new sui
tn. Hamoud Bin Mohammed Bin
Said, is expected to follow the peace
full lines Of his predecessor, and it is
understood that Great Britain does
not intend to make any change in the
existing form of government. The
suggestion that the presence of the
suppressed usurper, Said Khalid, at
the German consulate, implies polit-
ical intrigue is not credited here, and
it is expected that ,Khalid will be
handed over to the British officers as
soon as the German consul receives
the necessary instructions from Ber-
lin..
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1896-09-03
MRS. GREEN, MURDEREss.
;he Stays Her Three Children and
mud uors0vF

She Stays Her Three Children and
and Herself
Kansas City, Aug. 80. =. Neighbors
who broke into the house of C. w.
Green, travelling passenger agent of
the Big -Four railroad, to-day, found
three children, two boys, aged respect
lively 10 and 4 years, and a girl aged
8, lying in bed. They had been shot
and instantly killed as they slept. In
another part of the house Mrs. Green,
also dead, lay upon the floor welter-
ing in her own blood. The woman,
supposedly while temporarily insane
had apparently killed her children.
then dispatched herself.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1896-09-03
Sarsa parillal
MAKING THE CLYDE.
1t Took Ten Years and Cost the City
OF Glasgow $3.50 900.

1t Took Ten Years and COst she CITY
of Glasgow $3.50 900.
"Glasgow made the Clyde, and the
Clyde made Glasgow" Toward the
close Of the last century the true trad
ing spirit had been aroused among the
inhabitants of the building city, and 1t
was not long before they perceived
that If the community were ever to
rise to eminence in that direction the
city must become a port open to the
commerce of the world. The task was
one. of herculean dimensions. but they.
set themselves to it with determina-
ton of purpose which was not to be
damted by any degree Of difficulty.
Much of the best engineering enter
prise. and skill of the world have been
devoted to the altering, widening mar
rowing and deepening Of the channel,
according to the requirements at diff
ferent parts of the course. AS speci-
men of changes that have been made
during the progress Of the work, 1T
may be mentioned that when, in 1889,
the act Of parliament was passed
which defined the boundaries of the
river, one of the most extensive textile
factories in the country stood i'll the
line of what was considered ~ be The
best course for the river to take; and
the water is now deep enough OVER the
site to allow ocean liners to sail.
Many experiments were resorted to-
ere success was achieved in the deep
eE.ng at particular places, and the con-
tinement Of the water Within the de-
sired limits. Several Of the obstacles
encountered might we'll have deferred
the authorities from proceeding
further, had that been possible The
chief of these was Elderslie rock, a
mass of dolerite, or whinstone; which
was found to occupy the bed OF the
stream over an area Of 925' feet By 800,
and which came within ten feet of the,
surface of the water. The discovery
of this was shock to all concerned,
but the breaking up and removal of 1t
was at once proceeded with in the
ordinary course. 1t took ten years to
do it, however, and during that time
10000 tons of rock and clay We're
raised by dredging at the place; while
a sum of $35O,OOO was found to have
been expended in the operations
Scottish American
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1896-09-03
JOHN GooDNow CALLED.
League Visitors Shake MIR. McKin-
ley'S Hand

Canton, Aug. 3d. A committee Of
fifteen from the National Republican
League reached here to-day from
Milwaukee. They dined with Private
Secretary Boyle and called on Maj.
Mckinley later, when John Goodnow
Of Minnesota made q formal presenta-
ton. Tuesday next the editors Of
West Virginia will call. Maj. McKin-
ley's deluge Of kilograms of congratu-
lation over his letter of acceptance
continues undated, while huge mail
bags bring thousands of letters of the
same nature. Six delegations will ar
rive tomorrow, instead of five, the
sixth delegation being. the United
Brethren church of Ohio conference.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1896-09-03
one Body Found.

Rockland, Mich, Aug. 8O.-More or
less trouble has been experienced ut
Ontonagon over the distribution of
provisions, clothing, ETC., to the desti-
tute there, and 1t Is reported that the
sheriff has asked the governor to
place at his disposal a company Of
troops In order to quell any further
difficulty. There ar estill about 1900
people who need aid. The remains Of
Mrs. Pick wpre removed from the
ruins last evening. It Ia not believed
that more than three or four persisted
In tho Ore.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1896-09-03
Brookinr COLLEGE.

Bookings, s. D., Aug. 3O-The fall
term Mt the state agricultural college
has now opened with very large at
tendance. Already 200 students are
among the students and faculty which
cannot fail to be beneficial. The build
ings have been renovated and the sur
roundings look thrifty. All the courses
have been improved and nothing
should now prevent the school from
making q thrifty growth.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1896-09-03
HARRISON CHALLENGED.
Senator Tillman Asks Him for
Joint Definite

Joint Debate
Washington, Aug. Ex-senator Till
man Of South Carolina has tele-
graphed to ex-President Harrison at
New York, challenging him to joint de-
bate. The dispatch was sent from
here this morning as the senator was
passing through from Pennsylvania
to his home. The dispatch is as fol-
lows:
Il have just spent week in Hen
messy, Pa, speaking to many thou
sands. Your speech in New York ut
tacks me specifically, and I would be
pleased to meet you in a joint debate
before a Northern audience, prefera-
bly, at Indianapolis"
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1896-09-03
DIVORCE Is OFF.
Judge Pond Reunites a Couple Sepa-
rated Years Ago.

Judge Pond Reunites a Couple Sepa-
rated Years Ago.
Minneapolis, Aug. 30.-A romantic
sequel to a divorce suit came to the
court records in the clerks Office this
morning, it being an order granted by
Judge Pond annulling a decree for di-
vorce secured by Augusta B. East.
hagen, and signed by Judge Pond
Feb. 10, 1891. The order filed this
morning was upon a stipulation
signed by both parties, and was to
the effect that after the decree had
been granted the husband and wife,
then divorced, concluded to think bet
ter Of their animosities and again re.
sumo their marital relations. That
state of affairs has continued all these
five years, and this morning the legal
separation was, by order of the court
dissolved and they are once more in
law as well MS In fact, married.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1896-09-03
They Favor Rr.r.

Topeka, Kan, Aug. 30. - Eugene
Hagan, state chairman Of the gold
standard Democrats, says that, so far
as he has inquired, thu Kansas dele
cation to the Indianapolis convention
10 disposed to advocate tho nomination
OF Gen. Rragg of Wisconsin for pres.
ident and Buckner of Kentucky fol
vice president.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1896-09-03
Seized by the sherin,

Milwaukee, Aug Bottle Roth Man
ufacturing company's vinegar plant
was seized by the sheriff today on
claims for $4,000 In favor of the Mar
shall &lsley bank. The company later
assigned. Assets and liabilities $780,
600 each.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1896-09-03
sioux CITY Bank Failure

Sioux City, Iowa, Aug. 30. 80 The
Sioux City National bank did not open
its doors this morning. A notice post
ed on the doors says the bank has sus.
pended owing to heavy withdra walls,
and that dep0sitOrs will be paid In
FULL. No statement was made as to
assets or liabilities.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1896-09-03

The newspapers In Rome make Wig.
orous demands that the italian g0v.
eminent insist upon reparation frpw
Brazil for the 0utrages upon ItsIlaA
subjects mt Sac Paul0 and elsewhere
In Brazil.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1896-09-03
An Awful Predicament:

"You are now," said the North Caro-.
lima landlord, in solemn tones, "over
5000 feet above the level of the sea-
'Heavens!" cried the guest, '.what
fall. and can't swim lick!'-Atlan-
IN Constitution
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1896-09-03

Piso's Cure for Consumption is~the best Of
all cough cures.-George W. Lott, Fabucher,
La, Aug. 20. 1895.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1896-09-03

Daniel Mullen of Youngstown, Ohio,
for twenty-seven years past Demo.
crat, and at the present time q proihi.
nsnt member of the wage committee
of the Amalgamated Association q
Iron aud Steel Workers, eRn0unc94
this morning that he would vote tot
Mckinley and Hobart
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1896-09-03

tt is estimated by Grove that the idea.
of the pipe organ was borrowed from the.
human chest, mouth and larynx.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1896-09-03

At the beginning of this century the
Portuguese language was in use by 7;48O, 900;
in 1880 it was spoken by 10000
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1896-09-03

FITS stopped free and permanently cured. No
dts after first days use OF DR.. Kline's Great Nerve
Restorer. Free % trial bottle and treatise.
Send to Dr.. KLINE, 9N Arch st.. Philadelphia, Pa.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1896-09-03

Tho worlds bicycle record for trip.
let's was bOkeh In Phila0elphlA 81
George Pierce. Owen o'Noill and
Archto 0tNc0. =
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1896-09-03
The Difficulty.

Gle is very gifted" said Miss Gush-
ington. "Why, he can sit down and
write poetry by the yard"
"Yes,' replied the envious rival.
'The only difficulty is that the public
reads it by the inch. "-Washington
Star
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1896-09-03

If tho Baby is Cutting Teeth.
Be sure and that old and well-tried remedy MRS
WNsL.ow's SOOTHING SYRUP for Children TeethinG
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1896-09-03
Ingurrection I'M Tcx.s

El Paso, Tex, Aug. 30.-Gen. Her
nandez and 300 soldiers arrived to-
day from Chihuahua en- route to DIN.
iga, opposite Maria, to suppress insur.
rectlOllStH.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1896-09-03

The human windpipe is composed Of
united by exceedingly flexible ligaments.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1896-09-03

A., IL. Eddy Of Hartford. WASH, IN
,sx-inember OF the legislature. has 70.
turned from Alaska, where he reports
having discovered two great petroleum
wells.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1896-09-03

Within the limits Of the United States in
1901 there were $3.50, 900 English, speaking
people; now there are 100000
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1896-09-03

Madrid, Aug. 3O.-The Spanish min
lister at Constantinople reports that
the Mussulmans killed hosts Of Ar
menians during the rioting Of Wednes-
day and dragged their bodies through
the streets.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1896-09-03

London, Aug. 3O.-A dispatch to the
Chronicle from Rome says that pri-
vate letters just received from Con-
government is on the eve Of being
overturned, and that provisional
government will be appointed.
A Daily News special from Ccnstan-
tinople says that on Thursday that 1t
was estimated that from 5000 to
1000 persons had been killed in the
riots in the different portions of the
city.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1896-09-03

DR.. ]. H. RINDLAUB, Specialist.
Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat,
Fargo, N. Oak.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1896-09-03
. Halls. Catarrh Cure;
, taken internally. Price; Use.

At the beginning of this century the. Rus.
sian language was used by 30,77O.OOO peo-.
pie; now it Is spoken by 7b,OO0,OOO.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1896-09-03

Constantinople, Aug. Bottle min
istry of police has appointed COM
mission consisting of eight Christians
and Mussulmans to inquire into the
revolutionary rioting which occurred
here on Wednesday.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1896-09-03

The line. pride hath no other glass. to-
show itself but PRIDE" is fran Shakes
peare's Trollus, and Cresida,. Act ILL.,.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1896-09-03
RIOTING IN TURKEY.

Thousa nds of People Said to Have
Been Massacred in Constantine
pie.
Phillipopolis, Aug. 80. - Travellers
who have arrived here from Constan-
tinople say that the state Of anarchy
continues at the Turkish capital and
that the numbei: of persons massa-
cred in the streets reaches into the
thousands. g.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1896-09-03
welcomed to America.

VN Gen. Ruger was hrst introduced. ID
york, ltShook hands cordially with the ger
lails, liberal, who said: Ambassador. 1 al
l,aye-seyeere on behalf of the United State
H.. ~ Z. overnment and President Clevelan
'ns 'ne g bid you welcome to this country.
sss r. translator told the ambassado
The Opelousas courier., 1896-10-10
The Catalonia Hound .Dwellers.

Professor Beyli's exploration of the
Catahoula mounds, conducted under
the auspices Of Tulane University and
the Louisiana Historical Society, has
been so eminently successful that the
work is to be continued. His excava-
tions were confined to four mounds,
recently discovered, on Lake Larto,
but his excursions into the neighbor-
ing swamps disclosed the fact that
they were full OF similar mounds, most
Of them larger, the town of Troy be-
ing built on a score Of them. The ex-
cavations prove that the mound-build-
ers were o peaceful fisher folks, enjoy
ing considerable civilization but hay
ing very few weapons, and these evil
IDENTIFY brought from q distance, who
sought refuge in the Louisiana swamps
from the more warlike tribes around
them, and built the mounds as q pro-
lection from the overflow of the Missis-
sippi. Enough was secured in the way
of skeletons, pottery-some of it PFC
tured-household utensils, etc., to
well stock n museum, and Tulane is
so we'll satisfied that it will try some
of the larger mounds, in the hope of
finding whence the Catahoula mound
jewellers came, and what was their
previous history.-darper's Weekly.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-10-10
Manding a Track.

When q light vehicle breaks an axle,
the rear one, which is usually the first
10 go, is likely so break lea the hub.
# the driver is in the country and has
his wits about him, he looks for a long
and slender sapling, cuts it down,
trims off o few branches and passes
the large end under the broken rear
axle and up owe the front one, secur-
ing it either by a hook made from a
branch Of the tree or by o stout cord.
THIS device keeps the broken axle up
oil the ground and allows the driver
to get home OR to the repair shop;
but when one of the large trucks
| chances to take off a wheel, it is q very
different affair. Saplings AMI strings
are of little account. An ingenious
driver, the other day, found o couple
of pieces of thick plank and nailed
them one on each end of somo blocks
OF wood about ten inches long and
FIVE or sig inches in diamater. Two of
these blocks were used, then holes
were bored through planks and blocks
and heavy bolts were put in and Sc
curely fastened. These planks had one
end slightly curved off in the shape of
a sleigh runner, the other end had
small notches cut in it to give them q
little purchase on the front axles, to
which they were firmly attached.
Then the big truck, with its ponder
Gus load and the detached wheel atop,
went on its way, if not exactly re:
joicing, yet tolerably confident of
reaching its destination.-New York
T,adrar
The Opelousas courier., 1896-10-10
A Tree That Grows From Tree Tops.

The cupey, or. as it is sarcastically
called in the English possessions, 'the
Attorney" is one of the most curious
as it is certainly the most picturesque
denizen Of the virgin forests OF the
West Indian Islands. It belongs to
the parasitical family of trees or plants,
but, terrible to relate, it invariably
with the basest ingratitude destroys
all life in the unfortunate tree that
cherishes it in its early growth. The
seeds are borne on the wings of the
wind, and deposited on the branches
of other trees, when they burst into
roots, which are dropped toward the
ground all round the "nurse" tree.
In time these roo is reach the ground
and strike into the soil.
From this moment the roots grow
stronger and stronger, until they re-
semble a lot of rope ladders thrown
over the tree. Next the parasite sends
down great cord, which twines round
the trunk of the supporting tree, at
first as though in loving embrace, but
it grows tighter and tighter, eventual
ly strangling its benefactor out Of ex-
istence. The "nurse" tree. thus
killed, rots to decay, and from the I'M
mense fbrous roots of the destroyer
now springs a great trunk, which
rises high into the air. When the
cupey is full grown it presents a mag
niticent spectacle, for the cord-like
roots rise often to fifty or sixty feet,
and support in midair the vast tree
Itself. -Tit-Bits.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-10-10
SIXTEEN TO one.

Down by the sad sea waves, with
woe in her face, stood O woman OIL
vinely fair.
ssSixteen to ono!" she cried, as she
paced the damp white sand and lodged
the incoming swell.
Her hair was golden in the sum
light, but this fuct seemed to have no
effect whatever upon her views.
"Sixteen to one!' she cried again
and again, and the sadness OF the
waves was as naught compared with
the indescribable sadness that filled
| her voice and started the tears IN her
beautiful eyes.
Furling her parasol with an angry
| snap, she thrust the more pointed end
against the soft sand and slowly
traced a few letters and figures at her
feet.
"Sixteen to one!" was the sentence
that stared her in the face when her
| task was done.
"My whole soul cries out against
it !" she murmured, her tears flowing
more freely. 'It is unnatural, it is
not what We want, it is outrageous,
and should never find G. permanent
place in the United States nor III any
other country, by international agree
ment or otherwise. 1t has been that
way eyer since I arrived. Sixteen
women tc one man! The idea! Why
! didn't | remain at home ?"-Harper's
Bazaar,
The Opelousas courier., 1896-10-10
Snake Bite Turns a Boy Black.

At Burlington, Town, a rattlesnake
nearly five feet long bit Charles Baker,
a lad fifteen years old, who was at
work in a wheat field, and in turning
over some grain stepped upon the
snake, receiving its fangs in his leg.
His entire body began to swell and
Don reached immense proportions,
the skin being stretched almost 70 the
bursting point. He has turned black
in the face and over the greater por-
ton of his body, and no remedy seems
to stop the spread OF the aisco!ocation
or ease his pain. Farm haui4 killed
the snake after q fight OF several min.
utes, in which one of them h'l q mar
row escape from being bitten. Chi
cago Times Herald.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-10-10
How the Savage Learned to Laugh.

Just as the hoof of the horse is me
remnant OF On original five toes, Lust
as the pineal gland in man is 10Y aid
to be the s~urvival--af q prehistorlGeye
on the top of the hVl, go, perh. Ss,
this levity in regard " particular all
ments lin others may r the descend
ant of an aboriginal fApcity in man.
1t is 8 we!l.known theory /, at Mhn2t we
call humor arose from the same source;
that the first human laugh that ever
woke the astonished echoes Of gloomy
primeyal forests was not an expression
Of mirth, but exultation over the mis-
cry of a tortured enemy. There is,
to this day, something terrible in
laughter. The laugh of madness or
Of cruelty is a sound more awful than
that OF the bitteresI lamentations. BY
means of that strange ~phonograph
that we call literature, we can listen
even now to the laughter Of the dead;
to the hearty outlaws or cynical litter
ings of generation after generation of
bygone men and women; and if we
are curious in such matter we can
probe into the nature of the changes
that have passed over the fashion of
mems humor. For it has been said,
not without the support Of weighty
cumulative evidence, that, as we pene-
trate further into the past we frd the
sense of humor depending always more
obviously and solely upon the enjoy
ment of the pain, misfortune, morti-
fcation or embarrassment of others.
The sense OF superiority was the sense
of humor IN our ancestors; OR, in
other words, vanity lay ct the root Of
this, as of most other attributes of u
bumptous species. Putting a to
photograph We catch the echoes OF a
strange and merry tumult boisterous,
cruel, %::often brutal, yet with here and
there a tender cadence from some sol
itary voice, and presently this lonely
note grows stronger and sweeter, as
we travel slowly towards our ,own
time, until at length, through oil the
merriment, we can hear the soft IN
dermurmur of pity. Does the picture
not seize the imagination-the long
laughter of the ages which begins in
cruelty and ends in
ter Gazette.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-10-10
hearts," and sometimes breaking into

iSh1tSy cAu tAA
a strange German love song.
We did what we could for her. Tom
went for a doctor, who came and SAID
she had brain fever. He advised send
ing her to q hospital, and after con-
siderable red tape preliminarles we
had her installed in of the large
institutions of New York. She had
been there less than o week when the
kind nurse told US that such o person
as our little invalid was wanted by
some one who had beenlong searching
for her, who had left word with city
officers to notify him at once in case
she was found. How my heart leaped
when [ heard the good news. How
happy I was for her. | rushed home
to Tom and cried all over his shabby
old coat and he scoldel ne for being
"such an emotional little omh -
But Just the same, he had to put on a
pretty bold frcnt TO keep me from no.
ticiug that his voice was unusually
husky.
Well, unlike the more ''artistic'
stories Of tho present moment, this
one ends happily. The German gov
erness recovered, anil when her mind
awakened from its troubled illnessher
sweetheart was the first on whom her
pretty brown eyes looked. Tom and
| we're there, but she did not see US,
and we hastened into another room,s so
as not to intrude upon a scene too
sacred for other eyes.
1t was easy to untsogle the compil'
cations that before had been 50 unez-
plainable. Her betroShed had in some
vay given her q wrong address. When
too late he discovered the mistake and
fastened to New York to meet her as
she left the steamship. Again there
Was O mistake and he missed her.
Then his search began. AS she had
gone to Mexico almost immediately
after her arrival il New York he could
Get no cluw Of her whereabouts and
when at last he found her he had given
up all hope and was on the verge of
utter despair.
They went to their homo in Penn
sylvania and every letter that [ re-
ceived from her-it is years since last
l saw har-brinss news Of greater
happiness and deeper content.
We don't live in "Ghe Ruins now
in fact, "Ihe Ruins" is laid low,
and in its place stands a massive Office
building that towers high above its
fellow structures. Tom has a little
studio in our Harlem fat and is busy
as can be imagined with his magazine
and newspaper sketches. l help him
occasionally. but not as I used to dur
ing our more unfortunate days. You
see, '%.little Tom," who is o three
years old, is such al "enfant terrible
that it takes oil my time to fulfil his
youthful majesty's demands. -Chicago
News.