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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-01-28
Calendars and Coupons.

80 many beautiful calendars and enter
tanning novelties have been issued by the
are hardly Surprised to receive this Season
not only one of the very prettiest designs
IN calendars, but with it coupons which en-
Ute the recipient to attractive novelties.
Every one who gets Hoods Sarsaparilla
calendar for 1897 secures something that
Will prove interesting and valuable as well
as beautiful specimen of the lithographer's
art. The calendar is accompanied this
Weather" Ask your druggist for Hood g
coupon Calendar, or send cents in stamps
Tor one to e. !. Hood & Co., Lowell, Mass
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-01-28
sa,zcr Seed Company Ahead:

So enormous has been the demand for
Salzer's seeds in Texas that the John A.
Salzer Seed company, La Crosse. Wis, sent
out special train on Jan. IL, loaded with
seed potatoes. grasses and clover, seed corn.
oats, etc, to be distributed among it's
Southern customers.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-01-28

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY.
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets All
Druggists refund the money il Il fails to cure ESQ
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-01-28

Mrs. Windows Soothing Syrup
For children softens the gums reduces inanl
nation allays pain, wind collie 25 cents bottle.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-01-28
Lynched.

Bronco Pete-Yes, lady; wuz wild
yer son wen he died. He looked jes'
like an angel, too, wen he was dyin'."
Mrs. Brown (weeping)-He did?
Bronco Pete-Oh, yes indeed he did
-swingin' back and forth in de air,
vour know, almost ez If he had wings.
Judge.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-01-28

after first days OF DIR. kliMe's CreMs E1rSs
ReStOrer. Free - trial hottie and treatise.
send TO Dix. KLINE. N3 Arch St.. Ph:ladC ip, Pa
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-01-28

If sheets or tablecloths are wrnng by
putting tue sclvedge through the wringer.
the edges will not curl up, and they will
Iron much easier.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-01-28

Hegeman's Camphor Ice with Glycerinc.
The original and only genuine. Cures Chapped Hands
and Face, Cold Sores &c. G. Clark TO- n Haven Ct
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-01-28

SllkW hich has become wrnkied may pc
smoothed by spongng on the right side with
weak gum-uraDic water and ironing on the
wrong side.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-01-28
a Contractor.

Muggins-ls your son in business?
Juggins-He's contractor.
Muggins-What line?
Juggins-Debts.-- Tit-Bits.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-01-28
Neglected Educa ton.

Gracious, Bridget, you
don't clean this house at all! See,
can write my name in the dust on the
mantel"
Bridget-"Shure, mum, you've got er
good edjikashun. That's more than I
kin do."-New York Journal.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-01-28

4Ihis is to certify that have had very
favorable experience with Pink Pills for
Pale People. Have suffered more or less for
seven years with infammatory rheumatism
and neuralgia pains, sometimes unable to
walk for three weeks at time, and in one
instance had such intense pain in the
stomach and around the heart that thought
each hour for three days that it would be my
last Having seen articles in the papers
about your Pink Pills, concluded to give
them trial. and have used ten boxes with
marvellous results. Have felt better the
past month and more free from pain than
for many years. shall continue their use.
(Signed) "ETTA PIPER
272l Penn Ave-, Minneapolis, MINI.
Subscribed aud sworn to before me this
7th day of September, 1896.
Z. E. ANDREWS, Notary Public.
DR.. Williams Pink Pills contain, in con-
densed form, all the elements necessary to
give new life and richness to the blood and
restore shattered nerves. They are also a
specific for troubles peculiar to females, such
as suppressions, irregularities and all forms
of weakness They build up the blood, and
restore the glow of health to pale and
sallow cheeks. In men they effect radical
cure in all cases arising from mental worry,
over-work or excuses of whatever nature.
Pink Pills are sold in boxes (never in loose
bulky at SO cents q box or six boxes for g. 80,
and may be had Of all druggists, or direct by
mail from DR.. Williams Medicine Company,
Schenectady, N. Y.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-01-28
.Alssent-Minded.

She (drcamily)-Just think Of 1t, in
two weeks we shall be married!
He Observation-Disclosures. let us be
Apply Willie VIC can.-Vcgsc.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-01-28

saturate the spot and rub it well with tur-
pentine, and every trace Of the tar may be
removed
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-01-28

Black silk may be renovated by a through
nnponsing with stale beer. placed between
newspapers and pressed with a hot iron.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-01-28

Inc common belief that the fine white
, "read contains less nutriment than coarse
, brown bread Is mistake. So says NJ.
"irard. the eminent Partisan chemist.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-01-28

To remove peach stains soak the article
In milk for forty eight hours.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-01-28
Her Caller,

Mary, has any one called while was
out?"
Yes, ma'am; Mr.. Biggs was here"
Mr.. Biggs? I do not recall the
name"
mo, ma'am: he called to see me-
ma 'am."-Paris Gaulois.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-01-28
TWO SWORN STATEMENTS.
-. x,t,ress TO suffering Humanity
well-Known People Testify to the
MERITS Of = Popular Remedy.

well.known People Testify to the
Merits Of : Popular Remedy.
tr,om tho Tribune, Minneapolis MIMI
NJ williams Pink Pills for Pale People
Love brought Joy into the homo Of G. N.
NV navel If Sy3 Hennepin Avenue, the we'll.
i.sn,xn Minneapolis decorator and painter
H,"r over ten years Mr.. Bensel was afflicted
With scrVfula in an aggravated form causing
running sores TO continually form on the
u u" today he is cured. and happy-twicc
hnn we might say, for his daughter who
- now fourteen years of age had the terrible
:. affliction known Us ST. itus' dance,
and and has also been greatly improved by the
,,se of Pink Pills:
In relating his experience to Tribune
,x,norter. he said:
81 have had the annoyance nearly twelve
vears. combined with not a little suffering
fron, scrofulous tumOrs on the back of my
head aud mock. Itried many remedies with
ont receiving the relief desired. I bought
come OF the so-called 'ssurc cures" now on
ne market and still suffered. 1t was after
rnersistent efforts Of friend to induce me to
pse pink PILLS for Pale People, that yield
I'd and now cannot express my thanks fit-
,;ncly to that friend for his persistency. I
know these pills are good thing for scrof-
mia. YOU can see for yourself by the dry marks
and red spots loft ON my neck, where for
merlv we're eruptions that emitted matter
and The vilest humors of the blood, Now
they don't even itch, and believe that
am practically cured.
ii want to tell you about the great bene-
At NV daughter, who is now fourteen years
old. also received from the use OF DR.. Will
liams' Pink Pills. For two years she had
ST. Vitus' dance and we did everything we
could hear OF to relieve her, but have never
found anything that equals Pink Pills She
bas nsed our boxes and is nearly cured. We
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-01-28
Even In This Rhyme.

The English language must be tough,
At least, that's what I've reckoned,
For it is still alive to-day
Though murdered every second.
New York Truth.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-01-28

When bilious or costive eat Cascaret,
candy cathartic; cure guaranteed. 1Oc. 25c.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-01-28
Deafness Cannot Re Cured

Always fold a dress skirt side out for
packing, and it will not SO easily wrinkle.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-01-28
No-ro.aAc 70 FIFTY CENTS.

Benzine rubbed on the edges Of carpets
Is sure preventive Of moths.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-01-28
a problem That Is Always New-Why
the Irishman Objected to Paying Fare
Romance of the Ice-Pond-Good
Jokes of the Day.
Y DARLING has a
merry eye,
And voice like
silver bells:
How shallI win her.
prithee, say
BY what magic
spells?
If I frown she
shakes her head,
If l weep she

smiles,
Time would fail me to recount
All her wilful wiles.
She flouts me so-she stings me So
Yet will not let me stir
In vain 1 try to pass her by,
My little chestnut bur,
When I yield to every whim
She straight begins to pout.
Teach me how to read my love,
How to find her out!
For flowers she gives me thistle
blooms
Her turtle doves are Crows
am the groaning weather-vane,
And she the wind that blows.
My little love! My teasing love!
Was woman made for man
A rose that blossomed from his side?
Believe it-those who can.
went to sleep-I'm sure of it
Some luckless summer morn;
A rib was taken from my side,
And of it made thorn.
But still seek by some fond art
To link it to my life,
Come, solve my problem, married men:
Teach me to win my wife.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-01-28

If You Have Eye orEar Trouble
Co.:le to us. Free examinations. Half rates for
ness. Guarantee all eye operations. st. Paul Eve
& Ear Intirnlary, Merrill Bldg, st. Paul, MINI
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-01-28
Correct.

Teacher--Tell me IL few OF the most
,,nnortant things to-day which did not
exist 100 years ago.
Tommy--Us.-ADswers. .-.... -.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-01-28
So Gracefully.

Little Edith-Papa said you do every
thing so gracefully, Miss Tenseasons.
Miss Tenseasons-Did he? How sweet
of him!
Little Edith--Yes; he said you even
knew how to grow old gracefuf1y.--ll-
Illustrated Bits.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-01-28

Cascarets stimulate liver, kidneys and
novels. Never sicken. weaken or grippe, 10c.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-01-28
Trouble Ahead.

Johnny-Ma, do you believe in
ghosts?
Ma-No.
Johnny-Pa does. ..
Ma-What makes you think SO?
Johnny-A man asked pa to meet him
down town tonight and pa said he
would If he could get away from the
old spook.-Cleveland Leader.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-01-28
.y-Pa does.
Ma-What makes you think SO?
An Enectixa Way.

Gilboy-I understand that Judge
barrymore is breaking up housekeep-
ing.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-01-28

No. o.SNV 70 fFIY CEWTS.
Over 4O4 600 cured. Why not let No-To-Ba
regulate or remove your desire for tobacco!
Saves money, makes health and manhood
Cure guaranteed. SOC and 81 90. All druggists
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-01-28

An automatic tire-pump. connected with
I'M, INC bicycle saddle, Is the latest invention.
whenever the rider is bounced on his sad
dle air Is forced into the tires
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-01-28
SOIu Uy uTuBglStS, 10C.
Halls Family Pills are the best.

made tit for use again by soaking in hot
water, and then Strengthening under a press
till dry
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-01-28
An Extensive Name.

1AH Expensive Manu-.
Hunker-"I paid $50 for this suit l
have on"
Swayback-"Who is your tailor?'
Hunker-"Tailor? Do you suppose
I'd pay tailor $50 for suit? He's 8
sartorial artist. New York Tribune,
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-01-28
,nductor-Fare, please.

Pat Gust landed)-Sure an amt this
a frae country?
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-01-28

Gilboy-Well, isn't that what l said
-Roxbury Gazette.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-01-28
Gadman-Tbat can't be: he's very

busy these days deciding divorce
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-05-27
AN ENGINE GIANTS WORK
How One of the Modern Railway
Engines Handles Itself
Hltched to One of the Fastest and Fine 1t
Trains In the WOrld--A Nightly Oo-
currence--Triumph of Construct
I've Skill and Management.

Standing beside one of the great engines
allotted the task of taking the North Western
Limited train over four hundred odd miles
of country. on two narrow rows of steel: look.
ing at the preliminary play of the monsters
limbs: hearing its hoarse breathing and
clank of preparation, the impression of a
tremendous mechanical force settles in the
mind of an observer And later, as the
giant gets warmed up to its work, as his
strength is tested and his speed shown, this
impression becoms clear and positive con-
viction-wonderful, marvelous-yet true.
For there is the long. superb train, almost
living thing in its motions. creeping. glid-
ing. rushing. shrieking along; hating with
precaution, going ahead with confidence;
alert. alive-a magnificent triumph to its
constructors and to the operators in con-
troll. In its movements. and in its entirety,
it is as perfect as passing thunderstorm
in the noun tains.
Yet this engine prodigy of iron and steel
with its camel-like humps and huge storage
van behind: with its enormous drivers and
its cab full of complicated valves glittering
with reflected light from the fierce fires Of
the furnaces below: this monster, with its
inpatient whistle, and rumbling threats
becomes docile beast in the hands of the
Waterman in the tower. For. lying in a
luxurious berth, in one of the wheeled
palaces in its wake, traveller is made
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-05-27
AN EXCELLENT sTRAINER,

eight inches deep, with the top of the
hoop little larger than the bottom.
Fig. b is a tin hoop similar in shape but
a trifie smaller than. she hoop which
forms the top of the funnel. When I
wish to use the strainer place piece
of muslin is inches square over the top
of the funnel (a) and the hoop (b) is put
on top of the cloth, which is pushed
down inside the top of the funnel. A
perfect strainer with a cloth bottom is
thus obtained. The bottom of the fun
mel is made to fit the top of my milk
cans. When ready to milk, the strainer
is placed in the top of the can and taken
to the barn, and as soon as a COW is
MIXED the milk is poured into the fun
mel, strained at once and all dust per-
fectly excluded. AS the top of the
strainer holds several quarts, pail of
milk can be emptied at once and no time
lost by slow pouring.-samuel S. Reed,
in Orange Judd Farmer.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-05-27

room. The social features are relief
from ordinary travel. The entire train is
vestibuled in the correct way. and is in fact
series OF drawing rooms from end to end,
at night brilliant with gasl light: The pres
ence of substantial and cultivated people IS
at once seen on this train.
The sleepers are roomy and both COM
partment and the section plans are carried.
The upper berths of the compartment cars
have windows for ventilation, and separate
Iavatories for each room.
These sleeping cars and coaches are fin
ished and furnished in modern elegance
and taste. The decorations are artistic and
the natural wood work of the interiors a
constant visual pleasure. Day coaches
and smoking cars are also attached for the
short distance traveller. In the dining cars
there is glitter of costly table equipment.
cut glass, silver ware and fine linen, and a
glimpse OF few green leaved palms adds
to the scene another charm. The viauds
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-05-27
BOVINES THE PIONEERS.
Oxen, and Not the Railroads., Settled
the Western Country.

Oxen, and Not the Railroads, Settled
the Western Country.
ut is the horse, and not the railroad,
which should be given most of the
credit of settling this western country"
said a state senator, in discussing a
bill to regulate freight rates the other
day. He was mistaken. The most po-
tent influence in settling all the vest
ern empire was the OK. It alone could
stand. the burden across the burning
sands, as with little food and less water
it plodded its patient way toward the
setting sun. Anyone familiar with the
earlier days can testify to this. The
trail followed by the California '49ers
was literally fenced with skeletons of
horses, but seldom could the bones
of an OK be found.
Another thing which may not be gen.
orally known, but which is, neverthe-
less, fact, is that in those days an OK
train would cross the continent in less
time than horse train. It was the
cid story of the turtle and the hare.
We once heard an old '49er say that
no dog ever made the trip from the
Missouri river to California unless it
was carried in wagon. Next to man,
the OK can 60 further afoot than any
thing which lives, with possibly the
exception of the camel. Next to the
OK the mule was no doubt the most en-
during animal engaged in the freight
traffic on the great plains before the
iron horse made it's way to the noun
tains. The mules used in the over
land work were mostly bred in Mis-
souri, from the best Spanish and Maltese
stock, and for generations great breed
ing establishments were kept up for
the purpose of supplying this trade.
Some day the mule family will have
a monument in this country.-Denver
Field and Farm. us -:.a.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-05-27
HoRsELEss CARRIAGES.
How Their Introduction Would At.
feet the Making Of Roads.

How Their Introduction Would Az.
feet the Making Of Roads.
At recent meeting of the Massachu-
sets Highway association the discus
sion took an interesting and somewhat
novel turn. The particular topic under
consideration was the demands of horse
less carriages on the highways of the
future.
Prof. I. C. Mendenhall, the chairman
OF the highway commission Of the state,
seems to have expressed the common
opinion when he said: IF you arc build
ing roads to be used by power wagons
and think we are coming to that
you must build them entirely different,
in some respects, from those on which
horses now rum" Gen. Roy Stone, di.
rector of the. office OF road inquiry at
Washington. is more specific in his pre-.
dictions. In paper quoted at the same
meeting he says: "Undoubtedly, the
wearing surfaces of stone or asphalt
will be replaced by fat steel rails, suit
ed to all vehicles and laid level with the
roadway. so that wheels will pass onto
or OFT them with slight difficulty. = y
These great highways will connect all
the large cities, and will be crowded
with vehicles of kinds now seen only
in exhibition or on trial trips.'
Such forecasts are an illustration OF
the modern habit of discounting the ad-
vance of science. AS yet, horseless car
riages have hardly passed the expert.
mental stage in America. Neverthe-
less. here is body of practical stu
dents of the road question planning for
the time when they shall be in common
use. Such planning, however, should
not neglect the claims of the bicycle,
| which are not likely to be soon with
| drawn in favor of any sort of three.
wheeled or four-wheeled travelling ma
chine. AS to the claims of the horse,
little need be said. The modern world
seems to be taking the position that he
has no claims which any traveller is
bound to respect.-Youth's Companion.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-05-27
SCIENTIFIC IRRIGATION.

is only an uncertain substitute for in
dependent soil moisture by irrigation.
The sources of artificial water supply
are so numerous that there is no ne
cessity for any section of the country
suffering from a lack of rainfall. Run
ming streams can be tapped by con-
structing gravity canals; springs may
he easily developed, and their waters
utlized; wells and cisterns can be
pumped of their supply by windmills
and other lifting devices. When once
than the land it irrigates, even in the
sections where rainfall moisture is
depended upon for soil food. Gardens
and small-fruit orchards and vineyards
are especially benefited by irrigation,
even though there is an abundance of
rain for general field crops. The scien-
tiic application of water at the exact
time needed solves the long-mooted
problem of whether or not the garden
pays for any except the professional
market feeder. Many abandoned farms
in the east could be reclaimed and made
to pay as we'll as desert lands are re-
deemed in the west and converted into
earthly homes of paradise.
Several systems of irrigation are prac-
ticed, but probably the most general
method is the furrow plan. This con-
sists in a main canal, which carries the
water to the head, or highest point OF
the land, where it is divided into smaller
laterals and conveyed by them to the
burrows. These small burrows lead the
water along near the roots of the trees
or plants, and after passing through
the entire lot, empties into a waste
ditch, which carries it into a creek or
other stream, to be used again by the
farmers below. The time occupied in
irrigating given era depends upon the
kind of crop and nature of the soil.
In ordinary garden soil containing
much manure and little clay a small
stream may run from one hour to three
times that long on a row eight to twelve
rods in length. In most sections it is
advisable to make irrigating burrows
not more than 20 rods in length, as the
ends next the ditch, or main canal, get
too much water from soaking while the
stream is finding it's way to the lower
end of the furrows.-Joel Shoemaker,
in Farm and Fireside.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-05-27
ORCHARD AND GARDEN.

New land is best adapted to the
growth of berries.
Fruit trees or plants will not take
care of themselves.
Annual pruning largely avoids the
necessity for removing large limbs.
Grapes thrive best in well-cultivated
and well-drained land.
No fruit repays judicious pruning and
trimming better than the pear.
Make quality rather than quantity
the principal aim.
Having'the orchard trimmed up keeps
the trees bearing well.
Cherry trees must be grated early
if good results are expected.
Choose young, thrifty trees, with
good roots and straight, clean tops.
All trees that have roots or tops
bruised or mangled should be dis
carded.
In setting out tree, save some of
the top soil, especially to put around the
roots.
Mulching prevents the early flow of
sap by preventing the ground from
warming up too soon.
Nectarines and apricots can be
grown anywhere that the peach OF
prune will thrive well.
Either red clover alone or clover and
orchard grass is best to be used in seed
ing down the orchard.
Do the grating before the buds swell.
The stock and scion must unite before
the buds need the stored-up nourish-
ment.
It is better for the trees while they
are growing to raise hoed crops among
them, so the trees will get the benefit of
the cultivation.-St. Louis Republic.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-05-27

breakneck spead, over clicking switches,
and the red and green light sentinels tell
ing all is well.
On it goes through the rain dashing in
sheets against it. plunging into utter dark
ness ahead, closed in by utter darkness
behind-hying on its appointed journey and
taking with it the long line of lighted
cars, filled with men. women and chill
dren. with warmth. and comfort. Every
mile post is reached on time, every meet
ing point made safely. every curve
rounded solidly. gracefully-no jars nor
breaks. no delays-for the big engine and
its master know their business and the
passage is swift and safe and piled with
comforts for those who hardly comprehend
how they are obtained. The big engine
has the honors of the trip-equally shared
by the quiet, keen-eyed warder of the train,
stationed in the engine tower. Make a
bow to him as the journey ends.
Much has been said in the press about
the new limited trains on the North West
ern Line between Chicago, St. Paul and
Minneapolis. Many have been the praises
spoken concerning them and the service
they afford and they have been a success
from their trail trip for they are splendidly