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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-08-05
Right on the Leather.

Il wonder if Queen Victoria has
sampled that old Tokay which the En-
peror of Austria sent herr"
"They say Tokay has the flavor of
old leather"
THAT so? Well, may get the To-
kay flavor tonight"
How so?"
I'm going to ask old Bullion for his
daughter. He's kicker, you know"
Cleveland Plain-Dealer.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-08-05
at the RaIna. c,nh

1T strikes me-" said the severe-]ook.
ing stranger. shat this club was or.
ganized simply to sell beer to tha
members
"Not at ALL" said the cheerful wait
er, who was handing around the foam.
ing schooners. zone Of the rules for.
bids members to drink beer on tho
premises, and every time man breaks
that rule we fine him five cents"-
Puck. s
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-08-05
Is certainly a riddle.

40 CCA l0AAuy q AASAAASs Rt.- i,
Three tigers, gaunt and ravenous.
Came from the gloomy wood,
Intent to slay the fiddler,
But his music was too good:
So round about him once they filed.
TIL, by the melody beguiled,
They sat them softly down and smiled.
AS only tigers could.
And thus beguiled. those tigers smiled
Throughout the Nvelong day,
Until. at length, there was not left
Another tune to play.
What happened then do not know,
! was not there to see;
But when a man runs short on tunes.
Can tiger be appeased with prunes,
Or marmalade and silver spoons?
That's what perplexes me.
st. Nicholas.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-08-05
Her Sole Qualification.

Mrs. Bagrox-"Tell me, Professor,
will my daughter ever become great
pianist?"
Herr Vogleschnitzle-T cannot DELL"
But. has she none of the qualifica-
tons necessary for good musician 2"
ZACH! Yah. matam; she has two
handts." PUCK.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-08-05
Gratitude,

II can never feel too grateful to
Jimson."
"Why, what's he ever done for you?"
HE didn't give me ticket to go and
hear his daughter deliver her essay on
The Immortality of the Soul at the
commencement exercises. '-Cleveland
Leader.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-08-05
They Are So Different.

"They have law in Vienna which
cbliges circus ,proprietors to give their
performances exactly as they are pie.
tu1ed out in the Autographs"
"By George, wish that sort of law
could be made to apply to the girls
who claim to wear the charming bath
ing costumes we see on the womans
page. "-Cleveland Plain-Dealer.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-08-05
A Possibility.

"How is it that you sons head
seems to be drawn to one side? Only
a year ago he was straight as an In
dian"
II can only account for it through
the fact that he did his counting on
tandem. Detroit Free-Press.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-08-05
Theory and Practice.

miss Heftilass thinks that woman
ought to have just as many cares and
responsibilities as man." said one
young nan.
when did she say that?" asked the
other.
Yesterday evening, while she let me
do all the pedaling uphill on a tan
dem" Washington Star.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-08-05

HEliE was an an
Gent Grecian boy.
Who played upon the
fiddle,
Sometimes hig h /.
sometimes low,
Sometimes in the
middle;
And all day long be-
meath the shade
He lun c h 9 d on
prunes and marina
lade;
But what the tunes
were which he
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-08-05
How He Dne. IL.

Miss Bindley-"Mr. Ducksworth IL
such modest, retiring man."
Mr.. Forward-"And yet he travels
on his face good deal Of the time"
Miss Bindley-"I don't understand
you"
Mr.. Forward-"He is learning to ride
the bike."-Cleveland Leader.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-08-05
; 1 !lI|!flie;e::;: $: :: s: Il: Il: ::

Portable, but his face cleared. Then
may count one,you to nelp meg" he
asked. NJ.
She turAse:ss him. her eyes b,az-
ing witt ksta#Ekple hatred and con-
es%S:; :s1sEs IT, may essa. on on
: yours .s XsA ana to triumph in
Eas eeioHsItutnisd away. He felt that
he.Wa s-not Appearing at his best be-
fofs gohnsto and it was against his
indpleSto2 let himself be seen at a
disadvantaEe by subordinate.
Canfllaswent to her own cabin and
threw herself into her berth. She was
worn NoIt, but far too overstrung to
sleep Hhe wind was rising outside;
the sshlp. moved violently, with sounds
of straining timbers and Of heavy
masses.thrown from side to sire.
Honrsafter hour passed in this tur-
moil,Twhich seemed to match the help
less5tossing Of her thoughts. Sometimes
the"shouting Of rough voices came to
her; sometimes the shrieking of the
wind was like the despairing cry Of hui
man agony. Her nerves quivered, rest
less terror overpowered her reason, and
the most horrible fantasies possessed
her. At last she could bear it no longer.
hardly knowing what she did, she rose
and went to the saloon.
tombstone, wearied out by a long
watch on deck, was sleeping on the floor
beside the door,
She took the key from his pocket,
turned it in the lock, and passed softly
In. He woke as she stepped over him.
but seeing who it was sat still and eyed
her watchfuliy.
She steadied herself in the doorway
and looked down the room. A hammock
had been slung across 1t near the mid
die; there lay Dick, sleeping quietly as
a child; single lamp was hanging
near and the unsteady light threw
strange distorted shadows across his
face without troubling his rest.
She stood gazing for some minutes; a
deep sense. Of peace came over her; she
sighed and turned away, soothed and
strengthened.
tombstone, without rising, held out
his hand for the key. AS she went back
to her cabin, he muttered behind her:
LAY. ay! my beauty; he'll be sleeping
,sounder yet tomorrow nightw
Happily she did not hear him, but
went to her, berth comforted ,and slept
for some hours: lin spite OF the noise Of
the hurricane, which ragged with in
.creasinE syiol hence. l. 3lg.y 81,
During the slight the brig, aftei vain
lysattempting to. anchor. had been driv-
en- past the island to the south. and
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-08-05
Pretty Turf.

"That pretty young widow, Mrs. Toll
liver, is an advocate of the Kneipp
cure. I saw her walking in the grass
barefooted this morning."
'That makes her a grass widow,
doesn't it?"-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-08-05

Hungary will celebrate its millen-
mum as a state by whole years COM
memoration Of the events of interest in
its long history.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-08-05
HOW LONG SHOULD WE SLEEP.

The popular belief that men of ex-
traordinary mental activity are, as a
rule, light sleepers is not justified by
facts, for the idler and the pleasure
seekers often seem to sleep longer and
more easily than the laborious BRAIN
workers. The only safe guide in de-
termining the question of the proper
amount of sleep is undoubtedly ex-
perience. II good health and full in
tellectual efficiency can be preserved
by SIX hours sleep, there seems no
motive for making effort, probably
destined to failure, to sleep eight
hours.
Care, however, should be exercised
that short sleep has not been the re-
suit merely Of long continued bad
habit, and that every opportunity is
afforded to the organism to procure
that amount of sleep that seems adapt
ed to it. Hence moderately early
hours and quiet freedom from sources
of disturbance are necessary, and for
a prolonged period, before we can
feel sure that the amount of sleep
that seems natural to us is so in real
ity.
Eight hours has been fixed by gen.
eral consent as the happy mean, and
we have no objection to offer to it, al
though it is perhaps rather a liberal
allowance for adults in robust health.
The young and the ailing might with
advantage take more, and indeed can
hardly have too much of so excellent
a tonic and restorative as sleep. Ra-
tional treatment of sleeplessness. apart
from such causes Of insomnia as sor-
row or narrowing anxiety, can do
much. The condition of bed and bed
room should be inquired into and
modified as conmon-sense rules NAV
dictate.
The occupations of the sufferer both
during the day and more especially
during the Hour Immediately preced-
Ing bedtime should be carefully in
CURED into. There is consensus of
opinion that the bad sleeper should
break of his daily routine some time
before the hour of retiring to rest,
that he should try the distracting in
fuence of conversation, a stroll, nov
ell, or a cigar, and that every effort
should be made to prevent the over
taxed brain from pursuing during the
night the wsll-beaten track of the day.
A tepid bath at bedtime often acts well.
whereas a very hot or cold bath is to
many persons positively injurious.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-08-05
Fronting bv mia weakness,

1rUHtlHS ny 11IS W eHKueSB'
How does Berkeley find it possible to
wear such good clothes? Surely his
salary doesn't warrant it,"
"Why, he manages, in some way, to
occasionally get pass to the base ball
grounds for his tailor. "-Cleveland
Leader.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-08-05
No Opportunity to See.

Mother-Why don't you bring them
pigs feet? Hasn't the butcher got
'em?
Son-How could I tell when he kept
his shoes on all the time.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-08-05
1t Seemed to Fit.

shakespeare must have had Miss
Fussy's homemade root beer in mind
"When?"
when he talked about something
being stale, fiat and improbable.
Cleveland Plain-Dea1er.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-08-05
CHAPTER XIV.
followed

the words, that
seemed as If it
would last forever.
1t was as though
t h a t cry h a d
stunned at one blow
all on board the
brig.
At last the iron
bar fell changing
from Johnstone's
hands upon the
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-08-05
His Idea.

isn't the emperor of Germany the
grandson of Emperor William the
First?"
Eyes; but he thinks he is the great
grandson. Puck.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-08-05
Too Much for Him.

"Edgah is down with bwain fevah."
"What caused it?"
"Twying to undahstand the new golt
es."-Cleveland Plain-Dealer.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-08-05
Very Fine and Larg.

Amy-"And how do you like my 1u-
bilee hat?"
Ada-"Oh, 1t puts all Of US In the
shade. "-Pick-Me-U
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-08-05

-.
EHe turned to Camilla, and added, be-
ak j aas 81 sfs { p 'zGs& e
Sc IL nab Nj fsa nv f. H. ' nrs
fed him. I warn you, you are power
less In my hands: fsS1dou, wish 10 save
him it must be by bringing him over to
orrstdeT7 and nor-py deseFtIng to his
you may spare him your hateful
presence then" retorted Gs9il1ar for
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-08-05
OUR BUDGET OF FUN.
SOME GOOD JOKES. ORIGINAL
AND SELECTED.
No Opportunity to SEQ the Feet-A
Sign Misunderstood and the Awful
ConseQuences-A Point ON Interna-
tionul Courtesy-How Ho Explained.
A Tlrer Ta,o.

.=-a HERE /,
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-06-18
Widespread Ruin Among Small
Investors as a Result OF
His Suicide. -
Big Spectators Had Inside
knowledge and Disposed
of Securities.
South African Boom Easily
the Greatest SWindle OF
the Century.

New YORK, June 16.-A dispatch to
The World from London says: Barney
Rarnato's suicide must cause widespread
ruin among small investors. They had
pinned their faith to him. The big
Spectators, having had inside knowledge
Of his serious condition, have eithe,
cleared out or been manipulating hif
stock with considerable profit.
Barnato's tragic end has convinced
the public here Of the utter rottenness
Of the South African boom, which now
easily takes rank as the biggest stock
imitation scheme mot to say swindle) Of
the reign. Barnato securities were
quoted Is months ago at capital value
Of $50, 900, 900, but in the last six months
they had fallen to about $4,000, 900,
though they recently improved on bet
ter accounts from South Africa.
Was q Heavy Drinker of Late.
No secret is made Of the fact that hit
breakdown was accelerated by heavy
drinking, which began when the kaf1i1
slump started, even before his departure
for South Africa, which was hurried
and private.
His mind showed signs Of failing un'
der strain eight months ago, on which
account he was sent away from Lon
don. There has never been any notable
Improvement in his condition since
then.
The collapse has not been as great Of
WAS looked for. because the Reits and
other big South African houses have
combined to keep up prices. At the
same time it has been more than suffi'
cient to prevent newly attempted
boom in these securities, Oh which the
Stock Exchange has been reckoning fol
q few weeks.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-06-18
BUTTERlNE BILL SIGNED.
}It WIN Put an End to the Industry in
.:",'4 Illinois.

}It WIN Put an End to the Industry In
Illinois.
SPR1Nnr7,LD, Ills, June l6.-The
anti. butterine bill, which prohibits the
coloring ct butterine or oleomargarine
for the purposes of the market, has been
signed by the governor. The bill was
fought through the legislature by the
Elgin dairymen, and was bitterly op'
posed by butterine makers all over the
country. AS a result of the signing Of
the bill the manufacture of butterine in
Illinois will practically cease July !.
Four firms are engaged in the business
in Chicago, and 80, 600, 900 pounds of the
imitation butter is turned out every
year. Armour Il Co. and Swift & Co.,
both of which firms have plants in Kan
sas City, will probably remove their
machinery to that city. It is estimated
that the operation OF the new law will
put 5000, 900 yearly into the pockets Of
the farmers,
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-06-18
SETTLED WITH WHlTEMAN.
The -Minnesotan Asked $4,000 for
E Malicious Persecution.

The Ex-Minnesotan Asked $4,000 for
$% Malicious Persecution.
,s DULUTH, June 1G.-It is learned here
That ex.State Senator A. J. Whitenlan
Of this city, who was arrested for an al
legged fraudulent check transaction on a
New York bank the 22d Of February,
and was cleared by the confession Of q
''double," who admitted personating
Wh:teman, has made the bank settle
for large sum.
Whiteman brought suit against the
Columbia bank for malicious prosecu.
ton for $4,000 damages, in Evansville,
n. Y. T,,p banks motion to change
the venue to New York city was de.
MED. The bank then offered a consid-
cradle sum in settlement. The exact
amount received has not been stated,
but it was sufficient to pay Mr.. White.
mans attorneys and all the expense he
has been to in establishing his inno-
cence. The mistake cost the bank sew
eral Thousand dollars.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-06-18
TAMMANY INVITATIONS.

Fourth Of July Celebration Made IN %.
casion to Extend the Olive Branch.
NEW YORK, June l6.-The invitations
to speakers for the Fourth of July cele-
bration of Tammany society have been
issued. On the list are General John M.
Palmer, General Simon B. Buckner,
William D. Bynum, William Q. Whit
ney and other leaders of the bolt against
the Chicago platform. William J. Bryan
is also invited. It is said that Grover
Cleveland and ex. Governor Flower were
put in the list a. the last moment, but
this last statement lacks confirmation.
The ultra-silver men are not we'll pleased
with Tammany's action i'll extending
the olive branch to the gold Democrats.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-06-18
MINOR ITEMS OF INTEREST

Iowa fremen are in session at Sioux
City.
Minnesota Sons Of Veterans are hold
ing four days. encampment ut Prince
ton.
Mr.. Terrell. the retiring American
minister, has started from Constanti-
nople Ell route to the United States.
The 10Th annual session of tho Master
Plumbers association Of the United
States is in session ut New York city.
Il strike Of fabulous richness has just
been made in the ninth level of tho
Gregory Bobtail mine at Central City.
Colo.
Tom Sharkey has challenged Peter
Maher to u boxing match Of \ unlim'
tied number Of rounds tor 49,. OF $lU,-
600 u side.
American alcohol is bcing shipped to
Japan, being enabled by tho reduced
freight to compete with the German
bountied article.
The rush for government land, i'll the
Devils Lake IN. d. district still contin-
ues, the land office there having moro
business now than at amy other time i'll
its history.
New York capitalists have closed tho
purchase of tho famous group Of San
Xavier mines from the Boston owners.
The group comprises seven mines, OK
tensively DEVELOPED, and arc located IL
miles south Of Tucson, A. r.
Count Manfred Won Matuschka of
Silesia and Miss Ella Walker of Detroit,
Mich, were married at the latter place
Tuesday. Miss Walker is q grand
daughter of Hiram Walker, the founder
of the great distillery ut Walkerville,
Ont
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-06-18
MUST CONSULT ENGLAND.

British Press Discusses the Annexation Of
Hawaii.
LONDON, June 16.-All the afternoon
papers discuss the Hawaiian question
in the light of the proposed annexation
of the islands to the United States. The
Globe says:
"The question is essentially interna-
tional and cannot be disposed Of by one
power alone. In our case, if Hawaii is
converted into strong naval station, it
will probably command the alternative
route between Vancouver, Australia and
the Far East, and Great Britain has
every right to be consulted before the
scheme is carried farther"
The Pail Mall Gazette remarks: ut
seems probable that Hawaii will be un.
der the stars and stripes shortly and no
body here will say . word against it.
We should be glad to see Hawaii an
American rather than any other COL
ony."
The Daily Chronicle, whose Washing.
ton correspondent gives forecast Of
the contents Of the annexation treaty,
says: "The United States have entered
upon the thorny path Of colonial expan-
sion. We wish the new experiment,
though with some misgivings, all suc.
cess"
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-06-18
TIN PLATE STRIKE.

To All Appearances Serious Trouble Is
Impending.
P1TTsBURa, June 16.-A strike in tho
tin plate industry seems certain and the
conference on the wage scale arranged
for is not likely to accomplish anything
tending to settlement, as both sides
are firm and assert that no concessions
will be made. There are 80 tin plate
plants in the country operated by 3S
companies, the American Tin Plate
company operating two, one at Elwood
and the other at Montpelier, Ind. A
strike on the new wage scale will throw
about 5000 people out of employment.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-06-18
ADDRESSED BY DEBS.
Objects of the American Co-operativ'
Brotherhood Explained.

Objects of the American Cooperative
Brotherhood Explained.
= CHICAGO, June 16.-Eugene V. Debs
addressed large audience at Handel's
hall on the objects of the proposed
"American Cooperative Brotherhood. -
The meeting was called to order by W.
E. Burns. E. V. Debs was introduced,
and amid much applause he read from
proofsheets of forthcoming pamphlet
his outline of an escape from the pres
ent industrial slavery" He warned his
hearers that the plan to be outlined in
a day or two would involve hard work
and courage of the highest order.
Professor Frank Persons of Boston
also spoke.
Prominent among those on the plat
form was Mrs. Lucy Parsons.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-06-18
INVOLVES $1,5OO,OOO.

First of the Overcharge Cases Against
Iowa Railroads on Trial.
a DUBUQUE, H., June 16.-The case Of
G. L. Van Patton of Charter Oak, In. i,
VS.. the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
railroad came up in the United States
court here before Judge Shiras. This is
one of the suits for alleged overcharges
brought by the Northwestern Iowa
Grain Shippers association against sew
eral railways. This suit involves $59, 900,
but upon the outcome of it depends the
settlement of claims aggregating nearly
S1,5OO,0OO. Prominent attorneys from
Chicago, St. Paul, Omaha and Council
Bluffs are arguing the case, and will
not conclude for several days.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-06-18
THE ELLIS ISLAND FIRE.
Loss to the Government IL Not Far From
~ 6SOO,OOO..

Loss to the Government II Not Far From
= 100000.
New YORK, June 16.-Ellis Island is
q mass of black, smouldering ruins.
All the huge buildings, which since 1892
have housed hundreds of thousands Of
immigrants, were demolished in the
the contlagration during the night,
which constituted one of the most bril-
liant spectacles ever seen III New York
harbor, and which threatened the lives
Of 200 immigrants, who were on the ISL
and. AS far as can be learned, there
was no loss of life. The exact amount
Of damage has not yet been ascertained,
but it is said that the loss on buildings
will amount to something like $500, 900,
while hundreds of volumes Of valuable
records have been destroyed.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-06-18
SOLD AT A GOOD PRICE,

Entire Allotment of the Pioneer Mine at
Ely Disposed OF.
MILWAUKEE, June ga special to
The Wisconsin from Duluth, Mimi,
says: Thomas Barden of Ashland, one
of the managing directors Of the Pio-
neer mine at Ely, is authority for the
statement that the entire allotment OF
the Pioneer under the Bessemer ore
pool, amounting to 225,0OO tons, has
been sold at about 50 a ton, the highest
price paid for Lake Superior ore this
season. This sale insures the operation
of the mine for the balance of the sea-
son. Shipments are being made direct
from the shaft, the stock pile of 100000
tons remaining untouched.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-06-18
ARMY FOOTING RAISED.
$4,000

Turkish Government Continues 1ts War
Preparations.
CoNsrANT1NoPLE, June 16.-The porte
will form 10 new cavalry regiments in
the Elassona and Salonica districts, and
an imperial trade raises the army war
footing to 100000 men, while 100000
Mauser rifles have been purchased.
LONDON, June 16.-A dispatch to The
Times from Constantinople says that
the conference of the ambassadors with
Tewfk Pasha, representing the sultan,
'.appears to be making satisfactory
progress."