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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-07-22

Fred Searles will put in creamery at
Dresden, the first town on the extension.
Wire was received from Drayton advis-
ing friends at Hannah of D. w. Hines
serious illness and asking that they come
at once.
We inadvertently omitted mentioning
last week the arrival of a daughter to
Landlord T. H. Holland and wife on
July 5th.
Street Com'r McDermott has had 8
busy time since the three days rain storm
quit, opening up drains and putting the
streets in condition for traffic.
B. G. Brockhoff, relief agent OF Great
Northern, left yesterday for Grand Forks,
Agent Stevenson having returned from
his visit east and resumed his duties at
the depot.
The postponed game of football be-.
tween the teams of Rosa Lake and Lang
don was played in town Monday evening,
DRILLING rain continuing throughout
lIe Sdluc. Az Odlh pay was dUtduuOueU
with one goal in favor Of the home team.
Hedley Stevenson was captain OF the
visiting team while Charlie Crawford led
the local shin-kickers on to victory. The
game was refereed by c. B. Mcmillan.
One OF the most enjoyable social events
OF the week was held last Thursday even
ing at Judge Dorval's beautiful home
west Of town when party OF fifty or
more members OF st. Alphonsus church
gathered to enjoy the evening with music
and refreshments. Before dispensing,
Rev. Fir. Pouliot, in the name OF the con-
gregation, presented Judge Dorval and
wife with two handsome rocking chairs.
For several years past Mr.. Dorval has
ably conducted the choral part of the
services at the Catholic church and the
worshippers took this as q fitting oppor-
tunity to sho " their recognition Of his.
untiring efforts in that direction. Lang
don has good reason to be proud OF pos
sessing such talented musician as Judge
Dorval and the sentiment expressed BY
his friends last Thursday evening is gen
orally felt by all who have the pleasure
of having met him. $
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-07-22
THE WEATHER.

LANdDoN, n. OAK, July q, 1897.
Neurological observations taken at LaDgdon
aa;iv nc be hour Of 6:lb g. M. during the week
.uni;no Thursday, July e, 1897:
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-09-02
Music in the Bible.

DR.. Cyrus Adler, of the Smithsonian
Institution, lectured in Philadelphia
at the Mickve Israel Synagogue, under
the auspices of the Mickve Israel Con-
gregation, on "The Musical Instru-
ments of the Bible and Their Modern
Representatives" The lecture was
illustrated with a number of stereop-
ticon pictures of ancient musical IN
struments as shown in statues and Das
relief and their prototypes of the
present day. The different musical
instruments of the Bible were de-
scribed in detail by DR.. Adler, under
the following three classes: Instru-
ments OF percussion, wind instruments
and string instruments. The only
musical instrument used among the
ancient lsraelites of which we have a
contemporary representation is the
long trumpet preserved in the arch of
Titus in Rome. This resembles the
modern "n'feer" OF the Moors. The
only instrument used in ancient times
which is still in use is the "shofor,"
or rams horn, blown in the synagogues
on the Hebrew New Year Day and the
Day of Atonement. Other ancient
instruments which have their repre-
sentations in modern forms are the
tabret and or band drum, cymbals,
the flute or pipe, the double flute, the
bagpipe, the harp. the psaltry or dull
elmer. Various instruments not GER
tainly identified, mentioned IN the
Bible, are evidently instruments in
tended to accompany particular
Psalms. and these are named accord.
ing to the instruments which were
used in the accompaniment to their
rhythmic rendering.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-09-02

If you wish to send box of Ameri.
can beauties to some person in San
Francisco tonight you can buy them
in Chicago and have them delivered
fresh and fragrant within half an hour.
If your fair one resides IN New
Orleans, Boston or Philadelphia, or
any other large American city, you
can do the same thing in the same
way. 1t can be done even in the Eu-
ropean capitals.
Florists of the United States ere in
pool for the rapid delivery of bios
SONS. The pay for the service is eff
fected by system of trade balances
through sort of clearing house. You
go to florist in Chicago and tell him
you want to send two dozen American
beauties to SO and SO in San Francisco.
He makes out a bill, plus the cost of a
telegram, takes the money, and the
flowers are in the hands of the reci-
pient almost as quickly as If delivery
were made in Chicago.
The telegraphic delivery of flowers
is called into play frequently. If a
friend is to be married and some one
who hoped to attend the ceremony
cannot do so for any reason, it is u
pleasure to know that vase of roses
takes the place of the absent one. If
he likes, his card may be attached to
the white ribbon that binds the long
stems loosely together.
When death comes suddenly tri-
butte may be placed upon the casket
of the departed almost as il laid there
by the loving hands of the sender.
In Piccadilly and Regent street,
London, there are two French florists
who carry on sort of international
floral clearing house. There is no
agency or member in Chicago. But
from New York one can order flowers
sent to friends in London, Brighton,
Paris, Berlin, Nice, Rome, Madrid,
Alexandria, Constantinople, Vienna
and st. Petersburg. Chicago Tribune.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-09-02
Third Set of Upper Teeth.

Mrs. J. J. Lower, an aged lady, re-
siding at Orrville. Wayne County,
Ohio, is experiencing a singular freak
of nature in the way of cutting her
third set of upper teeth, she having
lost her original second set ten years
ago, after n severe attack of sickness.
Early last tnll she suffered greatly
from weakness of her eyesIght and an
inflamed condition of her eyes. Since
then she also suffered from much
swelling and pain of the gums. The
result is large-sized eye tooth, which
is almost full grown, while other teeth
are rapidly pushing their way through
the gums. Dr. Eugene d. Yager, who
extracted and made Mrs. Lowers arti
fetal teeth, pronounces the case al.
most unknown in the history of den.
tistry. Plain Dealer.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-09-02
Stee, MnhielS.

The Introduction of steel mantels is
being largely favored by Eastern build
ers in the construction of dwellings,.
In these, all the surface below the slab
is composed of twenty-gauge wrought
steel, pressed into the desired shape
or style by heavy machinery, the out.
side surface being enameled to imi-
tate aLy kind of wood or marble, the
nature of this enameling being such
that the material will withstand all
changes of temperature without injury.
Of the advantages pertaining to such
mantels, in addition to their economy,
prominence is given to that of dimin-
ished weight, us compared with the
slate or marble mantel, which they
take the place of, one of the latter
weighing, say, some 400 pounds, while
one of steel weighs only 100, this also
including seventy pounds for the slate
slab which is supplied with the metal
mantel-pieces. Such mantels hold
their shape if the house settles, as
there are no joints to part; they are
freproof, and act as radiator OF the
heat instead of absorbing it.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-09-02
What ScMrYy Is

Though scurvy is popularity sup
posed to appear only during long sea
voyages it has been known in besieged
cities, camps, prisons and even among
destitute rural population. DR..
Joseph Jones, who was surgeon in
the Confederate army, estimated that
nine tenths of the great mortality in
the prison at Andersonville, Ga, dur
ing the Civil War was due directly or
indirectly to scurvy. Many causes,
such as depressing mental emotion,
fatigue, exposure to cold and wet,
neglect OF ventilation and cleanliness,
and insufficient food undoubtedly con-
tribute to the production of scurvy.
Its essential cause, however, is a def
ciency of some important constituent
of food.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-09-02

Experiment stations of the United
States are institutions that have as.
sumed large proportions. There are
fifty-four of them, m,all but two OF W hich
are mainly supported by the Hatch
fund of So, per year from the
Federal treasury to each State. The
total payments from that source llst
Yeor for experiment stations was
$72o, 600, and the New England Home
stead thinks it will surprise most peo-
pie to know that the various States
contributed mid to the stations
TO the amount of $2GS,O0O,
while individuals and communities
gave over $4,000, and fees for fertilizer
analyses and other work amounted to
S52, 600. Farm products were sold to
the value of S7O,OOO.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-09-02

Harper's Weekly says: A symptom
OF the modern tendency in rural life
to approach urban compactness, which
the trolley car has been one of the
potent Influences to help along, has
taken on recently new form in the
attempt made to revise the old.time
district school. In most country
towns of New England, and in the
Middle and Western States, the sys.
tenn dividing township into from
five to twenty school districts still
prevails. a generation ago no one
could have conceived Of the practica-
bility of any change in this plan.
from the very beginning of our ma.
tion's history it has been the district
school that has furnished the loftiest
and most inspiring theme for the ora
tor and the poet. In Whittiers poem
OF "Ihe Little Red School House" all
of us who have grown up from coun-
try bred childhood find our earliest
and most tender memories refreshed.
1t certainly was a boon in its dav; but
it would seem there are reasons now
for replacing it by better species.
In some of the Western Reserve Ohio
towns schools OF this sort have already
been abolished, and IN their stead
may be found in central part Of the
township large two-storied structure,
usually made of brick. The school
having this liberal space can, from
its systematized and various grades,
make education more complete and
carry it further than the best district
school has ever been able to do. To
this central point all the school chill
dren are brought in stages furnished
for free transportation by the town.
The vehicles hold about Twenty-Five
pupils, are comfortably fitted up, and
are arranged so as to he either open
or covered. The routes, which are
made to pass every house, are open to
competitive bidders. The drivers of
the stages 80 in the morning to the
EXTREMIST limits of the township, and
blow horn when within ear-shot of a
house to notify the children who are
to take passage. When the school
hours are over, the stage reappears,
and the scholars are taken home The
system has been going about two
years, but it is said to work perfectly.
1t needs no argument to show that
this massing of scattered forces brings
many advantages.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-09-02

His Majesty the King of Siam, who
will return to his country by way of
the United States alter visit to Eu-
rope this summer, is expected to reach
New York in the early part of Sep.
tember, and will remain in America
about month. The Bangkok news
papers say this about the trip "The
European tour is expected to occupy
about eight months, and, according to
present arrangements, his Najesty's
suit will consist of T. r. II. Princes
Sommot, Mabit, and Sanphasat, Phva
Srisdi, Mai Rajanat, Nom Anuyat, and
two royal pages. During the voyage
to Europe H. R. Fl. Prince Sanphasat
will act as aide-de-camp to his Majesty,
but on arrival those duties will be un-
dertaken by II. r. Fl. Prince Chirax.
H. r. II. Prince Swasti Sobhon will
also meet the King in Europe" On
his visit here the King will visit Wash
ington, Chicago, St. Louis, Denver,
Salt Lake City and San Francisco. He
will take passage at San Francisco on
one of the Occidental and Oriental
line steamships to Yokohama, where
the royal yacht will meet him and
convey him back to Bangkok.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-09-02
WISE WORDS.

Great people always have small
enemies.
10 be lion for day, would spoil
sheep forever.
Habits are the ruts worn in a road
habitually travelled.
The hardest problems to solve are
the providences of God
The secret of secret is to know
how and when to tell it.
Grief is an outcast, and no man
grasps his hand cordially.
Every man is our neighbor, who
needs our compassion and help.
The knack of easy travel is in know
ing how to keep ready all the time.
The man who wears face like
coffin, should not complain if he finds
no welcome.
The giarts who frighten us most,
often turn out to be sized
men on stills.
The man who gets up in this world
by putting another man down, loses
more than he gains.
Teach boy no higher morality
than that honesty is good policy, and
he will only be honest when it is
policy.
The man who falls on banana skin
once will have sympathy, but he will
only make fun for the boys the next
time he lands on his back.
There is nobody we like better than
the man who is willing to speak his
opinions, except the man who is will
ing to keep them to himself.
1t is doubtful if even angels ever
weep any over the man who never
finds out where the mud is, until he
gets into it up to his neck, Rams
Horn.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-09-02

His loss had been alluded to in the
newspapers and talked of among
sailors, and he was given hearty
welcome aboard the American. He
related his adventures in full, except
as to the treasure, and in due time
was landed at Cape Town. He had
figured out the latitude and longitude
of his island to his own satisfaction,
but the chart on board the Speed
failed to show any such island. Cap
tain Graham at once set about finding
a ship to bring the treasure off, A
brig was finally chartered, but after a
island. Where Graham said the island
ought to be lead found bottom at forty
feet, and in the immediate neighbor.
hood mass of trees and bushes was
found floating about.
But for certain things the whole story
would have been put down to sheer
imagination. 1t was a fact beyond
dispute that Captuin Graham was
swept overheard. He was picked up
had he lived in the interval if not on
an island? There was the raft to
prove his story, and how about the
gold pieces? Some of them were so
old as to have an additional value as
souvenirs, and scores of people at the
Cape handled them. Where did he
get the money if not from one of the
treasure boxes on the island? In the
space of two years he made three
different voyages in search of his
island, and when the story leaked out
three or four other expeditions were
fitted out. but in all the sailing to and
fro no human eve could find the
looked for spot. 1t had been raised
from the sea by q volcanic distur.
bance. Had second disturbance
caused the sea to swallow it up?
There are many reasons to believe
that this was the fate which overlook
it. About ten years after the cap
tain's last voyage q volcanic island,
which was simply barren rock about
a mile in circumference, was pushed
above water about where his island
was supposed to be, and it is there to-
day with a fringe of trees all around
its outer edge. 1t has been searched
inch by inch for treasure, but not
a single gold piece has yielded up.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-09-02
HE WORRIED ABOUT 1T.

When the weather was mur!;y, he gazed at
the sky
And he worried about it;
lie watched the gray eloudlets so scutrying
by,
And he worried about It;
"rIl bet it will rain," he would say to a
friend
All manner Of dire disaster porteni;
His life was one fret from beginning to end,
For he worried about it.
He had few troubles, as human kind will,
And he worried about it,
The good he belttled and maSni1ed Ill,
And he worried about 1t;
His health was nigh perfect, but then. If you
please,
He fancied he had mostly every disease,
And martialed his ailments in columns of
thrces,
And he worried about it.
No doub; when be entered the world long
ago,
He worried about it:
As matter OF fact, when he married. You
know,
He worre a1oU: it.
And when he departs from this scene OF de-
spair.
And mounts on light wings thro' ethereal
air,
When usierel right up to a heavenly chair.
He'll worry about it.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-09-02
HE KNEW THE KEY.

A young man leaned up against the
counter of branch telegraphlc Office
where two pretty young ladies are en-
ployel as telegraphers. He had been
chatting with them for about an hour,
but had forgotten to say that at one
period of his life he himself ha / been
an operator. During lull in the
conversation one of the young ladies
"opened" her key and said to the
other:
"What do you think of his nibs at
the counter?"
"Dcn't think much of him." was
the reply.
"WhyP"
'Oh, he makes me tired-he talks
like parrot"
"He makes me tired, too-wish he
would sneak.
The young man broke in at this
juncture and said: "Ladies, / thank
you for the compliments you have be-
slowed upon me, and as you are tired
of my company, I'll sneak"
The numerous colors of the rain
bow would not be sufficient to describe
the changes that took place in the
young ladies' faces. There is a moral
attached to this tale and young ladies
in branch Offices and elsewhere would
do well to take heed"
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-09-02
FEMININE FINANCE.

Mrs. Blockley-"John, do you know
that Royal Worcester vase I bought
yesterday for twenty dollars? Well,
they reduced them to ten dollars this
morning"
Mr.. Blockley-"Then yor are ten
dollars out by not waiting until this
morning."
Mrs. Blockley-sNo; only five.
went down to-day and bought another
one for ten, making two of them
averaging fifteen dollars each. -
Puck.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-09-02
MATRIMONIAL DEMONSTRATIONS.

$50 you wish to leave to get mar
ried, Mary? l hope you have given
the matter q serious consideration"
"Oh, l have, SIR" was the reply.
'Tve been to two fortune-tellers and
a clairvoyant. and looked in sign
book, and dreamed on lock of his
hair, and been to one of those astero-
logers, and to meejum, and they all
tell me to go ahead, sir. / amt one
to marry reckless like, sir. House.
hold Words.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-09-02
The Banana Kings Gift.

John G. Garibaldi, of Chicago,
known throughout the Northwest as
the "Banana King" is to build a home
in Chicago for aged and INDECENT
Italians. The Italian colony in Chi
cage numbers $4,000 and they have
never had such an institution. Mr..
Garibaldi came to the Western metrop-
oils from Italy in 1868, a penniless
boy, and by his industry and business
sagacity he has become millionaire.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-09-02
A Tree Clock.

Professor Roberts, of Cornell, has
growing around his house what he
calls stree clock" Trees are planted
in such positions that one of them will
shade portion of the house at every
hour of sunlight. For example, ex.
plains Rural New Yorker, at 8 O'Clock
in the morning the ''9 o'clock tree
shades part of the piazza, while, as
the sunlight changes, the $40 O'Clock
tree" shades another part, and SO on
through the day. On hot summer
day this stree clock" insures sue
cession of shady places around ths
house
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-09-02

by 1he schooner Virgin. When hauled
alongside 1t was seen to be longer than
the schooner, that was of sixty eight
tons burden. The Virgin harpooned
another, which was apparently still
larger. Such q shark is more active
than whale, and could easily carry
large boat under water, and to these
fishes may be laid many of the mys-
terlous casualties of the deep sea.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-09-02
THE MERRY SIDE OF LIFE.
STORIES THAT ARE TOLD Ry THE
FUNNY MEN OF THE PRESS.

n Toast-Assurance- a Barber
shop-An Offensive Request-A
Womans Reason, Etc.
Iustrious Greece! Here's health to Won
Who dares the Turk TO brave.
While greater Powers to keep the, peace
Would leave poor Crete Slave.
Let lose the dogs of war, and when
The battles din shall cease,
Here's hoping Europes map will show
A larger spot OF Greece.
Charles S. Carter,
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-09-02
SAVING TROUBLE.

81 guess I'll propose to Herrietta,"
said the young man, thoughtfully.
81 had supposed you admired Ma
tilda most"
ooh, l do admire her ever so much.
But I've got some poetry addressed to
'Marietta'-a young woman who mar
ried last month, and I'm afraid 1t
would be good deal of work to go
through it and make it rhyme with
Matilda. "-Washington Star.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-09-02

An addition of &11, 200, 900 year
will be made to the Prussian Govern
ment expenses by the proposed in
crease of the salaries and pensions of
officials, teachers and their families.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-09-02
Always Hungry.

The greatest living authority on In
dian statistics calculates that from
80, 100000 to 40,0O0,00O people
scarcely ever lose the sensation of
hunger-in fact, do not know the feel
ing OF full stomach except in the
mango season.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-09-02

"Coal lands, hon lands, copper
lands, in fact, under the present sys.
TEN of taxation, every district in
which wild lands have n great natural
value, practically escape taxation, as
serts the American Agriculturist.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-09-02

An illustration, OF the ferment that
is going on in Edssia is found in the
number Of new religious sect, con-
stantly arising.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-09-02
THE LOST ISLAND.

E had called at
Mauritius on our
way from Liver
pool to Bombay
in the ship Fare.
we'll, and were five
days out from the
island when the ad.
venture occurred
by which we lost
the captain and
laid the fouuda-
tion for this story.
1t was three o'clock
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-09-02

Con Yivial-"Doctor, my wife suf-
fers greatly from insomnia
Physician - Insomnia? How do
you know?"
Con Vivial-"Why, every time 1
come home ut two or three o'clock in
the morning 1 always find her wide
awake Puck.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-09-02

He-"Will you come to my we'd
ding?"
She-"Whom are you going to
marry?"
He-"You. Tit Bits.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-09-02
Az OFFENSIVE RE QUEST.

What was the nature of the trouble
you had with your last nurse girl?"
''She didn't like it because | asked
her to stay at home with the chill
dren. Judge.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-09-02

The Happy Mani tell you, old
fellow, a man doesn't know what real
happiness is until he's married."
Cynical Friend-"Then he finds
that it consists in being single.
Brooklyn Life.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-09-02
A CHRONIC WEAKNESS.

Mr.. Backpedal (tenderly, to Miss
Breaker. as they wheel down the
Boulevard)-"Are you tired, Miss
Breaker?"
Miss Breaker-"No; but my wheel
is. Judge.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-09-02

"Why does Mrs. Van Meter hate
Mrs. McMasters SO cordialy?"
Somebody told her they looked
enough alike to be sisters. "-Chicago
journal.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-09-02

Mrs. Talkerly-"So you are going to
marry Colonel Landly, my dear. And
[ hear you love the ground he walks
on?"
Miss Sharpleigh-"Yes; it belongs
to him. "-Tit-B Bits.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-09-02
IN A BARBER SHOP.

Barber quitting on finishing
touches )-"What'll you have on your
head?"
Customer-"A little more hair,
please. Judge.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-09-02

There is = new industry in the West,
robbers knocking mems teeth out to
secure the gold filings.