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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-04-29
clock on the Kitchen reakett,e.

The busy housewife rarely has an
opportunity to watch the pot boil, and
has very often to be about her other
duties, leaving the cooking to go on
without watching and depending on
her memory to return to it after q
definite time. That this may not es-
cape her mind an inventor has con-
ceived the idea Of applying the alarm
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-04-29
CHAPTER XIII.

HEN DR.. Walker
had departed, the
Admiral packed all
his possessions back
into his sea chest.
with the exception
Of one little brass
bound desk. This
he unlocked, and
took from it a dozen
or so blue sheets OF
paper all notified
over with stamps
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-04-29

paper and looked question.
kindly tell me again, papa. how
much money have in my very own
right. You have often told me before,
but always forget figures
You have two hundred and fifty
pounds year, under your aunt's will"
And Ida?"
ida has one hundred and fifty"
Now. think I can live very well
on fifty pounds year. papa. am not
very extravagant, and could make my
own dresses If had a sewing-machine.
Very likely, dear"
I'm that case I have two hundred
year which could do without"
If it were necessary"
But 1t is necessary. Oh, do help me,
matter, for my whole heart is set upon
1t. Harold is in sore need of money,
and through no fault Of his own" With
woman's tact and eloquence. she told
the whole story. Put yourself in my
place, papa. What is the money to me-
never think of it from years end TO
years end. But now I know how pre-
cious it is. could not have thought
that money could be so valuable. See
what can do with it: It may help to
save him. I must have it by to-mor-
row. Oh, do, do advise me as to what
should do, and how should get the
money
The doctor smiled at her eagerness.
You are as anxious to get rid of money
as others are to gain it, said he. "In
another case I might think it rash, but
I believe in your Harold, and can see
that he has had villainous treatment.
You will let me deal with the matter.'t
You, papa?'
''It can be done best between men.
Your capital, Clara, is some five thou
sand pounds, but 1t is out on mort
gage and you could not call 1t in.''
ooh, dear! oh, dear!''
But we can still manage. have
as much at my bank. will advance 1t
to the Denvers as coming from you, and
you can repay it to me, or the interest
of it. when your money becomes due"
"Oh, that is beautiful! How sweet
and kind of your
"But there is one obstacle: do not
think that you would ever induce Har
old to take this money"
Clara's face fell. Don't you think
SO, really?"
Il am sure that he would not"
"Then what are you to do? What
horrid things money matters are to ar
range!''
II shall see his father. We can man.
age it all between u.s.
ooh. do. do. papa! And you will do
IT soon?"
There is no time like the present I
will go in at once" He scrubbed a
cheque, put it in an envelope, put on
his broad straw hat, and strolled in
through the garden to pay his morning
call.
It was singular sight which met his
eyes as he entered the sitting-room of
the admiral. A great sea chest stood
open in the center, and all round upon
the carpet were little piles Of jerseys,
oil-skins, books, sextant boxes, instru-
ments and sea boots. The old seaman
sat gravely amidst this lumber, turn
ing it over. and examining it intently.
while his wife, with the tears running
quietly down her rudy cheeks. sat up
on the sofa, her elbows upon her knees
and her chin upon her hands, rocking
herself slowly backward and forward.
n. Hullo, DOCTOR" said the admiral,
holding out his hand, there's foul
4 weather set in upon us, as you may
have heard, but have ridden out many
a worse squall, and please God, we
shall all three Of US weather this one
also. though two Of us are little more
cranky than we Were"
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-04-29
Not So Serious.

Not So Serious.
''It's a very serious charge" said the
Judge, throwing a brick at the plain.
tiff's head. Have you anything to say
before send you to prison for a fort
night?"
The Defendant-1t was only half a
brick.
In that case" said the Judge, "you
will be imprisoned for week."-Lon-
don Tit-Bits.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-04-29
(To BE Contanued.)
An Egg without Salt.

Annabel-Pshaw! What Is a kiss
without mustache?
Maud--Absolutely insipid, dear. Sim
ply like divorce without alimony.-
Philadelphia North American.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-04-29
CHAPTER XII.
FRIENDS IN NEED.

OW, PAPA" SAID
Clara that morn
ing. wrinkling her
brows and putting
her fnger-tips to-
gether with the sir
of an experienced
person of business,
II want to have a
talk to you about
money matters"
Eyes. my dear"
He laid down his
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-04-29

The John A. salzer Seed Co.. La
Crosse, Wis, are making an unprece-
dented offer of 3 bbls. Of French Arti-
chokes. sufficient to plant / acre, which
can be planted as late in the season as
June LIST, and will yield bountiful
harvest the first year. at but $500 for
the 3 bbls. This is q rare chance for
the farmer to get an acre Of this great
hog food. It Is the best thing in the
world to keep hogs healthy, fat and
in good condition, as it is the best pre-
tentative for hog cholera known.
Send them an order today for bbls.,
renting but $500. You will be de-
lighted with the results. wnu
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-04-29

TO CURE "A COLD IN ONE Dav
Druggists refund the money II Il fails to c,re ~
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-04-29

The Austrian army has a new repeat
ing rifle which weighs only 33 kilo-
grammes, as against IA Of the displaced
weapon.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-04-29
ENTIFIC POINTERS.
CURRENT NOTES OF sCIENcE
AND lNDUsTRY.
q Telephone for Observation-Disclosures Of
4 the Rubber supply----As Clock on the
Kitchen Teakettle strongest Bulldlns
In the World. n is3
Telephone for Divers.

EW industries owe
more to the Intro.
duction Of the tele-
phone than that OF.
the diver. When
communication de-
pended entirely on
the old signal rope,
the diver had often
many anxious mo-
ments Of uncer-
tainty and sus-
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-04-29
Visibility of Lights at Night.

A 10 IL
The result Of the experiments in light
visibility conducted by the internation-
al committee on behalf Of the govern
ments of the United States, Germany
and the Netherlands are given as fol-
lows: A light Of one candle power is
plainly visible, at one mile, and one Of
three candle power at two miles. A
10 candle power light was seen with q
binocular at four miles, one of 20 at
five miles, though family, and one OF
SO candles at the same distance with
out difficulty. On an exceptionally clear
night white light Of 3.2 candle power
could be distinguished at three miles
one OF Sc at four, and one Of 17.2 at
Ave miles. The experiments were made
with green light, as It has been con-
clusiyely proved that II a light Of that
color fills the required tests red light
Of the same intensity will more than
do 90. It was found that the candle
power Of green light, which remained
visible at one, two, three and four
miles was 2, Is. 81, and LOG respective.
w.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-04-29

shorter total distance ana other runs
81 this class have been made with
heavier loads; but taken 40 q feat of isst
passenger travel for the given dis
lance Il stands today 40 an altogether
unrivaled performance. There is g
special merit attaching to this perform
ance from the fact that It was called
for Ut the shortest notice, and the rail-
road used the engines which we're read
lest at hand. Moreover, the object O
the effort was not to gain the! notoriety
which attaches to run OF this kind.
but It was the thoroughly legitimate
one Of placing q father 90 Quick-
slys as possible at the bedside q MS ",
dying son. The journey was made 8. IN
q special car, which was hauled by nine l1'
different engines. The greater part OF
the work was accomplished with stan
dard American six-wheeled locomotives
with II by "a inch or is by - inch at
cylinders, and weighing about SO,ooo
pounds. One stretch Of 81 miles were
covered with a mogul locomotive with
10 by "a inch cylinders, and lS6 popnas
OF steam. whose weight was llO,OoV
pounds; and for 143 miles Of the Trip
q ten wheeled locomotive, weighing
100000 pounds. with 10 by "a inch cyl
inders. and 1856 pounds Of steam, was
employed. It is noticeable that none
Of the driving wheel centers are above
60 inches-a remarkably small dimen-
sion, considering the high speed that
was maintained. The Denver station
was 1853 feet above the level OF the
Chicago station, and the total time oc-
cupied in covering the 1,026 miles pc
tween the two points was 1S hours %
minutes. This gives an average speed
Of 1927 miles per hour, inclusive OF
stops. The average speed, exclusive OF
stops, was 1888 miles per hour.
The Strongest Building in the World.
Here we see monastery built in
the face Of an awful precipice at Ink
erman. This extraordinary building
was established in memory Of a troop
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-04-29

A runaway horse beat train on the
Phcenixville branch in three-mile race.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-04-29

A recent patent in lamp brackets fol
bicycles has double clamp to attach
1t to the frame. the clamping part
being pivoted so as to turn either the
v-shaped or oval-shaped clamp out.
ward. to ft either the fork OF head Of
the machine. the other end carrying
the lamp.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-04-29

China has established consulate q,
warsaw: with the object Of promoting
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-04-29

Berlin had tnirty-one strikes last VOC,
only eight Of which were successful for f..
the strikers. of whom 124,6lU were in.
Yolved.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-04-29

No-TO-Bno rori Fifty Cents.
men strong. blood pure. 50c. 81 Ali drrsT,sssa.s
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-04-29

The latest project in Switzerland ia
that of mountain railway t, the summit
of the Bretthorn. next to IL. Matterhorn
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-04-29

Fighting Powers Of the kangaroo.
The hind legs of the kangaroo are
powerful weapons. One long claw, hard
as bone or steel, and sharp as a knife.
at the point, gives the kangaroo an i'm
PIGMENT that can kill man or beast
with one blow. The front paws are
not so strong, but an old fellow has
strength enough in them to seize dog
and hold him in helpless position.
When chased into the water they will
sometimes seize dog and hold him
until the hind claws can cut him nearly
in two. They are also good boxers.
and when the natives attempt to kill
them with clubs they dodge the imple-
ment with all the skill of profession
al pugilist, and unless the man is m
expert he may get the worst of the en-
counter. Quite number Of hunters
have been severely injured, and some
killed, by attempting to corner q
wounded kangaroo when enraged by q
bullet wound. It is much better to bring
the animal down with the rife bullet,
and sbe sure that he is dead before ap-
preaching too close. The fleetest horse
cannot keep pace with the larger spe-
cies of kangaroos, but with q little
tact the hunters are enabled to capture
them whenever they are sighted.
When the creatures are once started on
a run, they will not swerve from their
course, but continue straight on leap
ing over bushes, rocks, and all ordinary
obstacles. The hunters generally sta
ton themselves in the line that the an
imals are most likely to pursue. and
then wait until the dogs or the rest OF
the party start them up. Several n.y.
ing shots can thus be obtained, and if
one is accustomed to the work he will
bring down one or more Of the fine
creatures.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-04-29

Don't Tobacco Spit and Smoke Your Life Ava,
TO quit tobacco easily and forever, be MAJ.
netic full Of ifs. nerve and v!gor. take No.To.
strong. All druggists. Soc or ST. Cure e,,ar aen
teed. Booklet and sample free Addres,
Sterling Remedy Co.. Chicago or New York
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-04-29

pense. but the telephone puts him in
instant touch with the man on deck
overhead. To increase the effective
ness OF this method Of communication
9 helmet has been designed. which en-
ables the diver to hear everything that
Is said by the attendant without any
special demands on his attention. The
receiver is so fitted inside the helmet
that 1t comes over his left ear, and the
transmitter is just over his head. His
hands are thus entirely unhampered,
and he can carry on q conversation
while in the midst Of his work. The
circuit is formed by two wires, the
lines running through the centre Of a
manila rope attached to the helmet.
Things are made just as easy for the
man on deck. The whole of this little
Kit Is contained in box, which is
strapped to his body, SO that his hands
are free. The contents of this box are
an induction coil and all the accessor-
les for telephoning, including four
cells of battery. "A small switch on
the deck set cuts in the batteries for
both. When the diver is not talking
to the man on deck, and wants to at
tract his attention. all he has to do is
to jerk his life line. In this way the
diver is relieved of all the concern
about the apparatus; the man on deck
runs the exchange" The gain in
speed which the telephone gives In the
apparatus is Insignificant. the deck set
being only four pounds, and the divers
set adding only eight ounces to the
weight Of the helmet.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-04-29
Her Explanlation.

flrS Permanently Cured. No t,ts or nervo,.no
6rst days use Of Or: Kline Great Nerve R"s,as
Send TOR LEE $500 trial hottie and tr.s,.ei
Da h d. KLINE. S3l Arch ST.. Philadelphia %
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-04-29

Miss Sadie Tettemer OF Tinicum, Ruc1.
county, not yet nine years old n,aoaSs
quilt herself last winter. p'e'eo
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-10-14
One Counts Increase.

Chamberlain. =. d.. Special. - sta
t.Stics compiled by James ID. Farrell
of this city Of the products of Brule
county farms and ranches this year,
and the income in the value of the
products and lands of the county,
show Il gratifying state of aairS, which
is doubtless cuualed 10y every other
county in the state. The total acreage
of wheat. corn. flax, oats, barley. po-
tatocS ana Millet in the county this
year was $4,000 acres: cost of seed.
sol i6I: value in market at Chamber
lain Oct. |. $3G9,GSS: increase over cost
of seed. S3i5,22l. Thus from the above
crops alone the county. with IN eSti-
mated population of 5000 received
per capita profit of S5I.53. April l
there were 3O6,099 head of sheep, hogs,
cattle, horses and mules in the county.
These were worth at the market value
April 1. S4S4,5iS. Between that date
and Oct. | the number of animals in
creased 5000 head The total value
Oct. | was SSS2 .20,i. an increase in
value since April of S}91 .651-a per
capita increase of SG6.IS. The total i'll
crease per capita i'm live stock and
crops was $l23.Sl. With butter, eggs.
hay, rye. turnips. beets and other root
crops added to this the profits or earn
ings of the agriculturists and stock
raisers of Brule county this year will
be at least $50 for every man. wo-
man and child in the county. Brule
county has an acreage Of 32.211. The
estimated value Of this land April |
was S2,I53.530: value Oct. /. S3.15T,-
952. an increase since April / of ST.
OO4, ADJ. Thus the total increase of
grain, live stock and lands in the coun-
~ from April to Oct. l was Stiff.
300,
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-10-14
south DAKOTA Farm Lands.

Rapid City, :. D.. Special. The
Chicago Tribune recently sent to the
papers correspondents in the twelve
great agricultural states seeking i'll
formation as to the number of acres,
the value on Sept. l. 1896, the value
Sept. !, 1897, and the increased per.
centage of sales. The reports from
South Dakota come from twenty nine
different counties. representing TO-
S93,9J4 acres. The value of these lands
Sept. |. 1896. was S10G, 131 .403. on
Sept. /, 1897, the increased value was
S139, 440.SG4. The sales are reported
to have increased from 10 per cent in
Brown county to 100 per cent i'm Pot.
ter county. The average increase i'm
South Dakota is put by the Tribulc ut
500 an acre. Six counties in the
state reported increases from 81 to
$50 an acre, twcnty-onc an increase OF
less than 50. and three report 10
change at all. 1t Is estimated that if
the balance Of the state should show
an Increase equal to those reporting.
the total Increase of the farm lands In
the state would be more than 5000
600
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-10-14


Two men. at the points of reviewers,
stopped Il cable train Il mile south Vi
Kansas City. Mo-, on the last run ~.
night. secured what small change 'ie
conductor had. and escaped.
Judge Stillwell has granted Sranu
jury for Woodson county. KANSAS ~
hold it's first session about Oct. ~ /.
was IN response TO petition siSieu
by many temperance people.
IL is reported that Max Stewart 'he
American eX-Confederatc soldier VINO
shot and Killed policeman ut Parrei'
Mex. some time ago, and was sen
fenced to death for the crime. VIII pe
shot within Il few days.
A few weeks ago word was brought
to IIcrmosillo. Mex. that the body OF
the Apache Kid had been found III
the mountains. This Indian desperate
committed Il murder ana several bold
robberics near the place where ms
dead body was said TO have been dis
covered.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-10-14
Foreign Gossip.

The Amecr of Afghanistan has or
dcred the arrest of any Afridi Jirgahs
appearing N Cabul.
The betrotlal is announced OF
Princess FeoGon of SaNe-Meinirgen
and Prince Henry of Eeuss.
The Argentine congress has just
passed Il law imposing tax of l
centvo. gold. per ton register on yes
sells entering the port of Buenos Ayres.
The Austrian budget for 1898 was
submitted to the rcichSrath. 1t estf
mates the expenditures ut Il5.92o,S2I
tlorinS ana the revenue 1T Tl9,0O0,29?
forms
\ Berlin advice says the much GOV
ctcd music prize known as The Men
delssohn Stipcndium. has been won
by Miss LeOnora Jackson, an Amerl.
can competitor.
The Socialist convention was opened
ut Hamburg. Its principal object is
To decide az 10 the participation of the
Socialists as Il party in the fOrthcom-
ing elections To the diet.
The Hon. Henry Escomhe. Q. c..
premier Of Natal. has rendered his
resignation on the ground that the
country is not favorable To his pro-
posed loan for railway construction.
Ii is understood ut London that Sir
Wcetman Dickinson pcarson's com
pany has submitted Il proposal to com
plete the canal from Ottawa TO
Georgian bay on conditions which are
believed To be satisfactory to the can
adian government.
a dispatch from MclbOurn says that
the expedition oil the sydney Geo
graphical Society has obtained evil
dence confirming the theory of Darwin
rs To the formation of Coral islands.
Diamond drilling i'm coral 10 the depth
Of 5J1 feet failed to reach bottom.
Collector Milne of Victoria, Il. c..
has received Il letter from the Canadi-
an customs Officer at Tagish Lake stat
Ing that he was about to forward Sl0.-
600. the amount of duty collected from
prospectors who took American goods
over the Ska2uay and Dyca trails.
The appointment of NJ. STREET as min
lister of finance has created an excel
lent impression ut Athens. In an in
terview he declares that he will make
arrangements without delay with the
old bondholders and will also arrange
that the Indemnity loan be issued i'm
mediateiy.
AS a result OF consultations between
ADMIRAL Walker, president of the
Nicaraguan canal commission. and Of
ilcers of the state and war depart
mcnts. il has been decided that q
change shall be made in the cOmpo-
sition OF the commission. and Capt D..
VI. Carter will be succeeded by an
engineer
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-10-14
otherwise.
The relief of flood sufferers cost th
nation SI1,1T0.

The relief of flood sufferers cost the
nation S11,1T0.
The architects of the world have
been invited 10 enter n competition for
the now buildings for the University
Of California.
The estimated grass earnings Of the
entire system of the Chicago. Rock
Island Pacific for September are
1907 .G9l, an Increase of 1914 org.
Mr.. Finch. who is named as United
states minister to Uruguay and Para
quay. Is editor and proprietor OF the
la Crosse Republican and Leader.
Canadian Pacific railway earnings
for the week ending Sept. 10. amount
cd 10 $4,000. Earnings for the same
period last year amounted to sos, 600.
This Is an Increase OF $255,OO0.
A damage suit has been commenced
ut Iowa Falls. Iowa, against the Bur
llngton road for the death OF Hoke
Rels at Belmond last week, as well az
for recovery on the destruction OF the
horses and wagon the boy was driving.
\ gas war In Chicago is the proba-
bic outcome of deal now partially
contaminated by Eastern capitalists
who control the companies in depend
cnt Of the so-called trust. Addicks Is
said to bc concerned.
At Portland. Or. i'm the suit OF G.. !
Hammer against Downing, Hopkins Il
Co. Chicago board Of trade brokers',
with branches i'm Seattle and Spokane,
jury awarded the plaintiff Judgment
for $751; 80, the full amount sued for.
George Il. Mclean, one Of tie lead.
ing dry goods merchants Of Monroe.
made an assignment for the benefit OF
his creditors. j. Benkcrt Is appointed
assignee. The assets are given mt
$4,000: liabilities. $4,000.
j. III. Bissell who. some years ago.
became prominent in Chicago because
Of his daring real estate speculations
is violently insane In Toronto. Cana
ia. and Is locked up I'm jail there. Mr.
Blssell IL a son Of Col Bissell. who or
ganized the Engineers regiment OF ST.
Louis during the war. and who also
served on Gen. Grants staff.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-10-14

Russian journal that has recently
come under our notice calls attention
TO the fact that for some twenty years
past the inhabitants of a malarial To-
cality in the government OF kharkov
have used powdered crabs with great
success in the case of fevers. The pow
der is prepared in the following way:
Live crabs are poured over with the
ordinary whisky until they get asleep;
then they are put on bread pan in a
hot oven, thoroughly dried and pull
verified, and the powder passed through
a fine sieve One dose. a teaspoonful,
is generally sufficient TO cure the liz
termittent fever: in very obstinate
cases a second dose is required. Each
dose Is invariably preceded By glass
of aloe brandy IS purgatiye. The
powder is used in that locality in pre-
ference to quinine. So says the jour
nal We will not vouch for it.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-10-14
The Worst Ever Know

Frederick, *. d., Special. !ne
prairie fire of Saturday was about u,
worst ever known in this region ~
originated in the hills in Mcfhe,so"
county, among the Russian se''ie's
AMI swept over thousands or acres "
the rough land before It reached W.
Wiley, where strip seyerai iniiss
wide and about twenty miles long wa
devastated This included the ranse
and hay lands OF the heaviest s'osa IT,
grawers. \ large proportion OIL w
hay and much grain was consulneu'
Mrs. NJ. s. Mason lost home ana ever.
thing except the clothes she haa Vi,
Two men belonging TO the Schuchniu,
thrcshng outfit were overcome VIZ.
heat from the fire and horribly D"rne"
Their recovery is doubtful. sren,
deal of stock In the burned district W.
have to be taken out for suDsis'en.,
The wind blew fierccly from the We,
until nearly night, and on suhuai on
general rain storm covered the re7'0"