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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-10-21
A Good Appetite.

"A good appetite is sauce for poor
food" according to the old adage. but q
yoracious appetite might be both in
convenient and expensive. If a man
were built on the same lines as a cat
erpillar, the whole round earth would
shortly become desert waste. This
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-10-21
Mine VentilatJng Fan.

Electricity has been used for great
deal of mining machinery and its
applicability in ventilating coal mines
has been proved to the satisfaction of
the workers. The men heretofore have
had to suffer great inconvenience from
the bad air and in many instances
could not remain long under ground.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-10-21

Gold was known much earlier than
silver, and was at first the cheaper Of
the two metals. but the price of silver
was lowered by the discovery Of silver
mines in Cilicla. Spain, and Laurium,
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-10-21

Fans may be placed in any part Of the
mine, connection being readily made
by means of one of the cable reels and
removed as readily when no longer re-
quired. For the ventilation of the
mines electric fans similar to the one
shown are employed, which is of the
Guibal type. The form of the vanes,
construction of the arms and DISPOSE
ton of the braces are all designed to
give the highest possible efficiency for
the amount of power used in the driv-
ing.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-10-21
tells her whether her mistress is at

tells her whether ner MISTRESS IS at
home or not.
This is about the climax in the way
of household oddities. Nothing now
remains to be duplicated for the house.
hold unless it is the grip-car lever,
which could be applied to shoveling
coal. or the soda-water fountain, which,
in miniature, would make good per-
fume atomizer.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-10-21
SCIENTIFIC POINTERS,
CURRENT NOTES OF DIsCOv-
cry AND INVENTION.
Fan for ventilating Mines Ono of
Latest Triumphs of Gonius-A Use
full Signal Clock for Use In House,
hold-Raising Spiders for Market.
Raising Spiders for Market.

NUM- the new &C.
equations to which
women and chill
dren may turn their
attention, is t b e
raising of spiders
for market. DR..
Keller, a scientist
Of Zurich, has been
m a k / ing expert
ments with insect
eating spiders, and
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-10-21
Wide Tire LeEisla ton.

The extent to which the value OF
wide tires has come to be recognized is
shown by the fact that during the last
twelve months the legislature of near
ly every state has been asked to pass a
bill providing for their compulsory
adoption. The state of New Jersey has
already adopted a law of this kind, and
1t is reaping the benefit in the country.
With wide tires in use, even the pres
ent country roads will improve: for
such tires serve as rollers to make the
roadbed compact instead of cutting
deep ruts as do heavily loaded wagons
on narrow tires.-Ex.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-10-21

Protect the Hog.-Let the hog have
shade. Don't compel him to lie out in
the hot sunshine. He won't do we'll ii
thus treated. If there are no shade
trees make him a shed to lie under.
They like to wallow. Mud is vermin
killer, and the hogs that lie in mud and
water never have lice. Give him q
wallow and shade and plenty of feed
and grass, and he will laugh and grow
fat" and make you smile to see him
grow.-Traer Star-Clipper.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-10-21
TALMAGE'S SERMON,
CORN HUsKlNo TIME" SUM-
DAYS SUBJECT. .r
From tho Following Text; Job, Chapter
". Verse go: "As a Shock of Corn
Cometh In In His season."-The Mar
vest Waiting for tho Lord.

DING at the rate of
forty miles the hour
a few days ago I
caught this sermon.
II you have recent
ly been in the fields
of Pennsylvania, or
New Jersey,or New
York, or New Eng
land, or any Of the
country districts,
you know that corn
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-10-21

him, No "good by" in all the air. No
grave cut in all the hills. River Of
crystal rolling over bed Of pearl, I'M
der arch of chrysoprasus, into the sea
of glass mingled with fire. Stand at
the gate of the granary and see the
grain come in; out of the frosts into
the sunshine, out of the darkness into
the light, out of the tearing and the
ripping and the twisting and the
wrenching and the decorating and the
husking time of earth into the wide
open door of the kings granary, like
as a shock of corn cometh in in his
season."
Yes, heaven, great sociable, with
Joy like the Joy of the husking time.
No one there feeling so big he declines
to speak to some one who is not so
large. Archangel willing to listen to
smallest cherub. No boiling of the
door of caste at one heavenly mansion
to keep out the citizen Of smaller
mansion. No clique In one corner,
whispering about a clique in another
corner. David taking none of the airs
Of giant killer. Joshua making no
one halt until he passes, because he
made the sun and moon halt. Paul
making no assumptions over the most
ordinary preacher Of Righteousness.
Naaman, captain of the Syrian host, no
more honored than the captive maid
who told him where he should get a
good doctor. o! my soul, what
country! The humblest man a king.
The poorest woman a queen. The
meanest house palace. The shortest
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-11

longing TO the Emperor Frederick OF
Germany and given In his lifetime TO
Prince Christian Ga very excellent
Judge, by the way. OF horsefiesh). For
some time the charger was happy In
the youthful companionship OF a little
white donkey. the property Of one Of
the princesses OF Connaught. and
brought by her majesty as a surprise
gift for her granddaughter from Graise.
Nothing could be more amusing than
to see the dlgnihed charger and impu-
dent donkey NJ play together. and
when at length Ninette had TO be re-
moved great was the grief In that shed.
Space fails me TO tell OF all the
queens pets; OF Jack an enormous
bison. which was bought In exchange
for another by the queen at the Zoo
logical gardens; OF darling little pony
called Sanger. the gift Of the circus
proprietor. a Zulu COW. such a fine
looking animal. presented 10 the queen
by Lord wolseley. and which had once
been the property. learn. Of Cetewa-
yo's brother: and OF the little Jersey
cows and superb Spanish red cattle.
The queen has herself named each amt
NAL upon her estate and when she
drives through the private road lead
ing from Windsor 20 her farm she will
stop and call her favorites TO the rail
ings and have a word with each. The
queen no more forgets her animals
than she does her friends
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-11

Livingston. Mont. correspondent Of the
New York sun, and these hunters are
not prosecuted simply because they are
as closely under the protection OF the
government as the rarest OF the Wild
creatures OF the park. The big park
% infested With wolves and coyotes In
larger numbers than ever before. and
they are said to be Strengthening the
game animals Of the park. Elk and
deer have left the great game preserves
and sought refuge In the vicinity %
Clnnabar Gardiner and Horr. their
natural fear OF man being overcome by
their greater fear OF the hungry beasts.
The wolves will not venture very near
human habltations. but deer. ante
lopes. elk and other game are taking
their chances with men rather than
wolves, and the country Tor from
twelve TO itteen miles north from the
park toward this city Is stocked with
elk and deer. and the least expert
enced hunters can easily secure fresh
yonison az any time. Wolves come un-
der the same regulations against the
killing OF animals In the park that
other animals DO, and while there has
been a little killing going on along the
borders Tor some time, and several
hundred have been Killed and paid Tor
by the state at the rate OF 81 apiece,
they breed so fast that no Impression
"a made on their numbers. Some fam
HES live well on the bountles who
would otherwise have to depend on
actual labor: but as for the wolves.
they stay. Capt. Anderson, the mill
tary autocra, Of the park. will soon be
appealed TO to permit grand wolf
drive In iis borders. II some way can
be- devised TO guard the game animals
this may be done. aud general invita-
lions may be Issued TO all who can
come 10 take part In what ought TO be
the greatest wolf hunt that has ever
been had In the west
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-11

Consumption That Does Not Consume
Many physicians insist that eonsump
tives seldom are killed by the disease
alone. usually they are frightened to
death. Two notable and historic cases
that formed exceptions TO the rule were
President Andrew Jackson and the
Duke Of wellington. each OF whom was
a consumpiiyc youth yo, af,erward be-
came a great soldier. the most prumln-
ont statesman Of his time and country,
and lived TO a ripe old age. A stlll more
wonderful case is that Of New York
lawyer. millionaire and man OF affairs,
who sixty years ago was given mp to
die OF consumption. but who as We
write Is nlnoty-slx years OF age and
apnarontly recovering from a combin-
cd attack Of pneumonia and heart fail
uro. From the character OF the men al
ludod to. the prolonglng Of lie may be
attributed to mind cure Of the Kind
that has no nonsense IN a. on tho
other hand. resistance. as a faculty, IL
but another name for ohstlnacy. OF
which any human being can ind plen'
IN in himself n he chooses to look for
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-11
WATCH MADE our OF sc RAPs
Curious aud Ancient Tlmspieee In the
Possession 81 the Csar

Curious and Ancient Timspieee In the
Possession Of the CsaI
A very curious old watch is In the
possession OF the Russian imperial
family. II was made by one Jules Cur
Eon, a Polish mechanic. many yoars
ago. at the request Of the then oHar.
who. having heard great things OF Cur
Ion's ingenuity. thought proper 10 put
Il 10 the test, So he forwarded TO the
mechanics address box containing a
few copper nails. some wire. an old
cracked china cup. some chips Of wood
a piece OF broken glass and few crib
bage board pegs. desiring that n pos
sihle they should be converted into a
watch. Undismayed At the strange re-
quest. Curzon. seillng the opportuni-
" offered him OF gaining favor at court.
set TO IN right good earnest and. after
working steadily Tor eight hours. pro-
duced a wonderful watch. The car
was surprised and delighted. and or
dcred the maker 20 appear before him
and granted him no, only n pension,
but a place al court The case OF the
watch was made OF china. while the
works we're composed Of the odds and
ends which had accompanied the old
cup. II not only kept good time. but
only needed winding every three OF
four days
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-11

prizes highly and in which he has
great faith In connection with the
breeding Of fine cattle
The family residence Is on a gently
rising eminence situated nearly quar-
ter Of a mile from the main road. II
Is dlstlnctlvely a southern house. with
broad and inviting porches. large halls.
library. open hre-places, and every
thing suggesting convenience, comfort
and refinement. There are delightful
shade trees about the place. the build
lngs are all kept In excellent condi-
ton, and the broad lawn with liz rus
tic seats and carpet OF green give a
hearty welcome TO the visitor. Not far
away are the houses Of the herders OF
the famous imported ,ort-horns-the
cruikshanks OF whiof Col. Harris has
a herd we'll known to stockmen all over
the United States. The cattle were Inn
ported direct from Scotland and are OF
the very best strains.
Mrs. Harris has already spent one
winter In Washington. while her hus-
band was filling the post OF congress
man-at-large. TO which he was elected
In 1892. defeating the Republican
nominee. George T. Anthony. who had
been a Union soldier. This was &C.
cepted In Kansas as a timely and com
plete burial OF the bloody shirt" Issue
, In politics. on which 80 many formei
battles had been fought and won. Tive
years later. TO show that the issue hat
not been entirely wiped out Col. Har
rls was defeated for reelection TO th'
same Office by Col. r. w. Blue. a Re
publican and a distinguished unioI
soldier. This year the war again cut
no figure In the campaign between tn
two leading parties. and Kansas. tn
great soldier state. sends to the senat'
a Confederate offlcer who was a pupi
Of stonewall Jackson In the Virglnii
Military Institute and a member o
Gen. Wilcox's stan In Longstreot's al
vision. Col. Harris IA counted upoi
by his friends 10 make a merltoriou
record during his term In the senat
and TO greatly strengthen the People
party In the state and nation.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-11
ITEMS OF INTEREsr.

over one-hali Of the arabic land Of
Japan L. devoted 10 the cultivation OF
rice
Kld gloves, with hand.palnted Gov.
crs on the back, are the latest Tad In
Paris.
Among the supplies sent TO foreign
missionaries the bicycle takes a proml.
nont place.
The aesh Of the alligator h eaten
by the Inhabitants Of India Boiled. n
tastes like veal.
The hrst man 10 apply steam 10
house warming was James Watt. the
Scottish inventor. In i7Si.
Louis A. Pettier. Of Allen county.
Ind. has been an undertaken for slxty,
years lie has buried over 1900 IN.
man beings.
Something squeezed the ankle OF a
woman In Cofieyville. Kan. as she was
shaking a mat on the piaEEa Of her res
idence She discovered that the aQueez-
or was a snake.
From Eve hundred TO slx hundred
monkeys are annually imported to this
country Most OF them come from In
dla and Africa The price Of : monkey
here ls about tiS
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-11

more correctly speaking. his principal
claim 10 fame. he Is also remarkable
for his toes lie has nineteen Of these.
three on each hind foot. four on each
Of two other feet. and i've on the foot
belonging 10 the extra leg. This leg
Joins his body somewhere forward Of
the normal front leg. and Is supplied
with regular bones and joints. The
connection with the body Is apparently
perfect. In other respects the frog IL
like any other frog.
His style OF travelling. however, Is
peculiar With three legs on the lef,
side and but two on the other. his
course continually vecrs 10 the right.
so that after making a certain number
Of jumpa. he arrives again at his start
ing point Il is this curious method
OF locomo,lon that led 20 his discovery.
James o'Connor. his owner. had occa-
sion 10 pass the Holy Cross cemetery
Al Colma, when his attention was at
tracted by tho little reptiles effort 10
move about. which resulted merely IN
his describing a series Of circles. AZ
ter dragging himself about In this
fashion Tor a few minutes. az an ox-
tuordinary rate OF speed for a frog.
he began 10 move In an odd way toward
a pond close by. walking solely on his
two front feet Mr. O'Connor. following
him up undor the impression that he
had been injured IN some way. then
perceived the extra leg. and realizing
that a genuine curiosity was within his
reach. promptly captured the creature.
A series Of experiments soon demon.
strated his ability TO perform the
strangcst antics Of which any frog waa
ever guilty. In fact. no intelligent did
he seem. Il was very promptly decided
that he must be the very batrachlar
immortaliEcd In tho familiar colleg,
song.
McGlnty. az he has been named. has
been taught many things which u Il
not supposed that the frog had sun
Client intelligence to learn. For In
stance. his owner states positively tina
when asked which Ia the blgges, towi
In California. or ought to be. the frol
will jump about when Colma Ia men
toned. but preserves absolute qule
when any other town Ia designated
Again. suppose several men to be seat
ed abou, the table on which he give
hia exhibitions Mr. O'Connor ask,
Whom DO you like best horc9" an
the frog promptly moves toward N
Quektlongr.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-11

Il Is the universal sentiment that the
choice could not have fallen upon
more satisfactory man than w. A. Har-
ria. who received the nomination In the
caucus OF the controlling party.
Mr.. Harris may In truth be classed as
a moderate Popullst lie was formerly
a Democrat and is known TO be conser-
yatiye and reliable from every point OF
view. He Is an educated man. a prae-
teal farmer and 81 J. grower and In
thorough sympathy with western needs
and conditions.
lie Is a Virglnlan by birth and was
a soldier In the southern army during
the civil war. Ills education was In
the lire OF work as a civil engineer.
and Il was this occupation that brought
him 20 Kansas soon after the war,
where he was employed In the con-
structlon OF tho Union Pacific railroad.
lie was quick 10 appreciate and take
advantage OF the agricultural posi-
bllltles OF the new and thriving state.
and his interests have since that time
been closely Identified with those OF his
fellow farmers and stock raiserS
He acquired a valuable tract Of land
In Leavenworth County. where he has
resided since 1884. and Is one Of the
most prominent and extensive stock
men IN the state.
The Harris family consists OF a wife
and Ave children. OF the latter there
re two sons and three daughters-
age Harris OF Dallas. Texas: Craig
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-11
4 DEvoTEE or THE WHEEL.
Tie Diiatsd Upon the Machine Lsssllng
Al social narrisrs.

lie Dnatsd UPon tho Machine Lsssling
Al social narrisrs-
Il presume upon the fraternity that
exists among wheclmen." said the nat
tily dressed young man a. he lifted his
hat on approaching a group OF eyclers
az the side Of the boulevard. according
10 the Detroit Free Press. Il never feel
alone since nearly an the good people
OF the world arr awheel"
After gracious welcome he proceed
ed: Il have just returned from abroad
and am convinced that the bicycle Is
doing more 10 level the social barriers
nov existing IN Europe than l. any
other single influence. In Venice q IL
quite the proper thing Tor a man on a
wheel 20 greet a lady similarly mount
ed. whether she BE- attended or alone
It's a radical departure but the lnfu-
ence ls good. made a. many desirable
acquaintance a. though armed with
the highest social credentials
But ! want 10 tell you that the bl.
cycle coniagiou has stronger hold 10
my native city Of Dcnycr han any
where else IN the world People 80 old
that they can scarcely walk. children
that have just learned 90 walk. stately
matrons. smarily dressed servant girls.
ministers. dignIhed business men.
Judges lawyers. toilors and Famblcrs
ar pedal through the maze % riders
that crowd the thorourharot
That's a new one on me-" be said
iuterrupt.ug himself 20 examine the
finest wheel Ia the collection. Its a
beauty. DO YOU mind my trying 81"
All that the police have found out
about the affair o. tie number Of The
wheel
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-11

TO the husband or TO her father. who
had long before become roooncilod TO
the strange marriage.
Col. Harris present wife. whom he
married In 1895. was a Mira Bernard
Murray Of Lawrence. Kas She was
divorced from her husband short
time before her marriage TO Col. Harris,
and the husband instituted proceedings
against Harris for damages on a charge
Of alienation. but the suit was suhse-
Quently compromised without serious
reflection upon either Of the parties.
The Harris home Is At Linwood farm.
IN Leavenworth County, tweniy-seven
miles west Of Kansas City, on the line
Of the Union Pacific railway, and IL one
OF the most beautiful and desirable
locations IN the state. The farm prop
or comprises 800 acres Of land, much
Of Il IN blue grass, which the Colonel
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-11
WHAT'S A PATTERAN7
The Gypsy Method Of Leaving a TRAN
Visible only 20 Their Fellows.


Visible Only 20 Their Fsilows
you don't know what a patteran |
ls?" inquired surprlsedly OF the group |
about him a man at the Authors club |
the other evening. says the New York
Journal. why. that was one OF the
FIRST things / learned when began to
study the gypsies The patteran' or
patrin, Is what the Romantics use TO
indicate the route taken by a party OF
their people journeying from place to
place. II has a great may forms
which would pass unnoticed by those
not initiated In some instances a olod
OF turf. lying at the intersecting point
Of four cross roads. Is sufficient to tell
a straggler from the gypsy camp the
direction TO which his friends have
gone. Only last summer. out In Penn
sylyania. came across Il many times
Once | remember Just because some
school children had kicked the clod
into a ditch an old gypsy woman who
had fingered behind TO tell a fortune
wasn't able to find her people for two
days Seeing the clod At he cross
roads. you know. the straggler VIII
glance down each Of the different ways
until he sees similar sign which
shows him the right one. In every
country where there are gypsies. there
| you will End the patteran-1mong tho
Zigeuner OF Germany. the Zincall OF
Spain. the CEijanyok Of Hungary, oil
those rowing tribes which are descend
ed from the original wanderers from
the East-and there Ia very little doubt
that the patteran dates very FAR back In
the history OF their race. Sometimes
Il takes the shape Of cross. scratched
on the ground with a sharpenod stick,
the longer line OF the figure being
drawn In the direction In which the
trail leads. A cleft branch or two
sticks 80 placed as TO point In a certain
direction Is alFo used Stones. leaves
and handfuls OF grass are occasionally
employed. and many Of the gyps,
families formerly had their own pard
cular signs. understood by none bu
themselves ny following these pat
terans or trails the frst gypsies OF
their way TO Europe never lost eacl
other II Il strange that this curiou
practice OF the Romantics has 20 lOni
escaped the attention OF the romanclst
but II IA only comparatively recent!
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-11
QUEEN vlcroRlA.s PETS.
she ia. Named E,sry Animal on Her

she Has Named Every Animal on Her
Estate.
Much has been written and told from
time 10 time Of the queens pet dogs
but little DO we learn OF her other pets.
says the Ladys Pictorial The queen
d a regular animal lover and takes al
most a. much Interest In horses as In
dogs. and I may tell that. unlike most
bouseholders. she has 20 kindly feel
ing for cats that when the court Tits
from place 20 place the cats and kit
tens are not left behind IN the bleak
world alone while the family enjoys
itself. but are conveyed with the pet
does 10 the home for which her ma
jesty IA bound. OF her horses the
queens favorltcs are two venerable
gray carriage horses. Alma and Flora,
given By the late Victor Emmanuel OF
l,aly. These are relegated TO the quiet
nde Of farm NE and enjoy an honored
old ago together.
Ia 4 shod near the old grayH resides
ihr superb chestnut charger once BE-
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-11

Harris. now In school. Miss Frances
Harris. Mrs Isabella Byrnes OF New
York City. and Mira Elizabeth Finlay
OF Dallas. All Or, children OF his frs,
wife. who died three years ago. An
other daughter. Miss Lavlnia Harris.
committed suicide at Luray. Va. In
1894. shortly after a romantic marriage
TO a liveryman named Bohannon. The
sad ending Of the young woman's life
was never satisfactorily explained fur
Their than that no blame was attached
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-11

The raven Is another black rascal"
lie Is sinister. sly. melancholy and
grim-visaged," although misohleyouA
Yet there are people who keep ravens
a. pets Dickens had one. from whom
Grip. the famous raven In "Barnaby
Rudge." was drawn and who died from
eating white paint. anything even 80
distan,ly approaching purity necessar-
ny dlsagreeing with him. Undeterred
from housekeeping the novels, invest
ed IN another dark and melancholy
bird, who came TO an untlmely end
through indulging too freely In glaaiera
putty.