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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-07-15
Latest Double.Bottom Cake Pan.

The latest cake or pie pan is made
with a double bottom. The pan itself
is all in one piece of pressed tin, while
the extra bottom is removable. The
use Of the double bottom forms a va
cuum which keeps the bottom and
sides Of the cake or pie free so there
is no use of using grease or paper, nor
is knife necessary to remove it from
the pan after baking. 1t is therefore
a nonsticker. 1t will not burn or
scorch or break the cake to remove it
from the pan. There is simple ar
rangement for removal which is not
found in any other pan ever made, and
that is by an upright wire handle fas-
tened into the center of the upper disk.
By gently lifting by this handle the
cake easily detaches from the side of
the pan and is lifted out whole. It can
then be cut right on the disk as desired
without disturbing the cake. The
same arrangement can be had in pie
pan, which makes it an improvement
over any other pan on the market.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-07-15

feet in height, had been built, similar
In all respects save one, the wood Of
the edifice nearest to the royal pavilion
having been treated with fluid said
to render it proof against the fiercest
flames. Piled up against these two lit
tie houses, on all sides, were heaps OF
billets Of wood and shavings,
while the odor of petroleum showed
cleas!y enough that the COM
pany furnishing the test had no fear
OF submitting their product to severe
trial. After the prince had inspected
the two buildings the torch was ap-
piled. A strong wind swept across the
wide open space, and the flames danced
and cracked in way that would
have made any one but an enthusiast
step back. In twenty minutes the
house that had not been treated was
enveloped in flames mounting high
in the air, and formed fine subject
for the cameras leveled upon it from
all points. The other structure was
charred, and the window panes in it
melted like so much pewter, but that
was all. A mass of inflammable ma
terials in the inside had not even
caught light. Ten minutes more and
the unprotected cottage fell in. Then
the prince essayed to enter the build
ing which had withstood so severe a
test. The door was opened and he
walked up the steps. At this moment
a gust of wind drove a cloud of smoke
and sheet of the flame still tapping
the outside of the structure in his face.
The prince beat hasty retreat, amid
laughter, but a moment later tried
again, with better success. Then the
heap of combustibles inside the cot
tage was set alight. In the middle Of
this pile was box made with nom
flammable wood containing souvenirs.
Smoke and flames poured up the
chimney, but when the mass had burn
ed itself out the box was recovered,
charred, but unframed, from the
ashes, and the contents were distrib-
uted.
The treatment Of timber to make it
nre PROOF consists OF removing the air
and natural juices from the pores and
cells and impregnating these with a
solution of flre-resisting salts and
other chemicals. The operation is
carried out under great pressure,
steam being first used to open the
cells. BY means of this new process
wood of all kinds can be rendered abb
solutely non-aammable. The process
is not limited to timber of any partic-
ular size-boards, planks, joists, wood
Of all dimensions and of any shape it
can be prepared with equal success.
Although it is scarcely two years since
the wood thus specially prepared has
been offered to the public in the United
States, it has already been adopted by
the navy department of that country
for exclusive use in all it's ships of
every description, and it is also being
largely used for public buildings.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-07-15
Exploration in tho Antarctic.

1t is stated authoritatively in Lon
don that the council of the Royal Geo
graphical society has determined to
take upon itself the responsibility of
organizing private expedition to the
Antarctic. and for this purpose an ap-
peal will very shortly be made for
funds to equip an expedition on suf-
ficiently large scale. The British ad-
miralty has promised to assist such an
expedition by the loan of instruments
and by advice, and it is extremely
probable that, although unable to I'M
dertake the whole responsibility Of
the expedition, the government will
make a grant towards the cost of what
would undoubtedly be a national en-
terprise.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-07-15
est possible trouble. The paddles can.
of course, be taken off and easily re-
fxed .......
The Modern Blotter.

Half century ago the business man
who had not patience to wait for the
ink to dry, blotted his letters with fine
sand, the sand box being part of the
equipment of every desk and counting
room, The sand box had perforated
sitter and the sand was scattered on the
writing, absorbing the surplus ink.
Then the sand was gathered up and
poured back into the dish again, filling
in through the perforations. Now
plotting paper has superseded this old
time affair and has become an enor-
NOUS article of manufacture and sale.
The best plotting paper is made of
cotton rags, lower grades are made of
wood pulp mixed with some sort of
absorbent clay. Clear white blotting
paper is by far the best, as dyes in
iure the absorbent qualities. The
trade in white plotting paper is near
" fifteen times as much as that in all
high colors put together. A great
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-07-15
A Change In His Queen.

A captain in regiment stationed at
Natal, when paying his company one
day, CHANGED to give a man a Trans
vaal half-crown, which, as one would
naturally expect, bears "the image and
subscription" of President Kruger.
The man brought it back to the pay
table and said to the captain: please,
sir, you've given me bad half
crown"
The officer took the coin, and, with
out looking at it, rung it on the table,
and then remarked: 1T sounds all
right, Bagster. What's wrong with
it,"
"You luke at it, sir" was the reply.
The captain glanced at the coin,
saying: cts all right, man; 1t will
pass in the canteen."
This apparently satisfied Bagster,
who walked of making the remark:
IF you say it's a. right, sir, 1t is a
right; but it's the first time I've seen
the queen wi whiskers on!"-An-
swers.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-07-15
A Strange Feeling.

"Iphigenia," exclaimed the infatu-
ated man with a trembling voice, "a
strange, wonderful feeling comes over
me that we have gone through this ex-
perience before. Can the doctrine OF
the TRANSPORTATION of souls be true?
Are we merely reincarnations of beings
that lived ages ago? If not, how is
this to be explained? Oh, 1phigenia,
does not this marvellous consciousness
impress itself upon you? Do you not
remember now that far back in the dim
and misty past I told you Of my love-
even as I am doing now, and you lis
tened favorably to my"
why. surely, Roger" interrupted
the lovely Iphigenia, "have you forgot
ten that we were married and divorced
ten years ago? was your fourth, you
know."-Exchange.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-07-15
A Curious Boat.

A curious boat, which goes equally
we'll on land, water; ice and snow, has
been designed by Mr.. Rasmus Ander-
son. The machine was originally in
vented for Arctic exploration, as a
substitute for boats and sledges, but
can also be built as a life boat and a
yacht and ocean steamer. This boat,
it is said, cannot sink or capsize I'M
der any condition, and it can be pro-
PEELED by the hands or feet. AS life
boat it would be very practical, as it
could be launched from dry land, and
also run up on any beach without in
jury. AS lifeboat on board ship it
can be run off the deck with the small
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-07-15
Not to Be Outdono.

nlSal druggists occupy opposite cor.
ners In the mission and comnetit,on
Is very sharp between them. Not lone
ago one of them hung up a playcard
announcing that he would give his
patrons three stamps for a nickel. He
gave them two 2-cent stamps and one
l-cent stamp. But his rival was NOT
10 De outdone in making pretense Of
generosity, and now he has out a play
card which reads:
thirteen 2-cent stamps for a cent
and quarter"
Ihls Is no bluff. either. Whoever
gives him cent and quarter (of a
dollar) gets thirteen 2-cent stamps
San Francisco Post.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-07-15
His Sad Fix.

eyes, sir, repeat that in my opin-
ion Jonathan Doxey is ruined man,
and that he is merely keeping up ap-
nearances in order to try to find some
way of getting out of his present diff
culties." "You surprise me! What
has led you to this conclusion" Il
asked him for his daughters hand In
marriage yesterday and he gave his
consent without murmur. what
would YOU do if you were in my place,
run away or stay here and try to live II
down ?"-Cleveland Leader.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-07-15
A Mutual Mistake.

Two ladies stood on the door step
of a friends house waiting for admis-
sion and they became very impatient
at the delay.
"It's very odd to be kept waiting at
Mrs. Darley's," said one. 1.-THE door
is usually opened so promptly" $50
it is. I'm getting very tired II Won
der if there is absolutely no one in the
house?" "Of course there are people
in. Well ring again." "You rang be-
fore. didn't you?" "Why, no, I thought
YOU rang" "Well, was sure
YOU rang. How ridiculous" Eyes,
isn't it," Then one of them rang and
the door was opened.-Tid-Bits.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-07-15
Knew the Language.

School Visitor latter the teachers
prize pupil, little Johnny, has recited
at race horse speed, his favorite piece
beginning: "Atminnight innes scarded
tentthe Sturkwas dreamnof thourwen
Greaserknee nsuppliance bentshd trem-
blat spower!")-An unusually bright
scholar, Miss Rushem; yes, indeed, it
is a pleasure to hear him. I didn't
know you taught the ancient Gaelic in
this school, but am pleased to see
that you do, and that your pupils are
making such rapid progress in it.
Truth.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-07-15

Even the removable bottom pans,
while convenient in removing cake or
pie, are not safe from scorching and
burning, while custards often leak
through, especially after they have been
used for time and become somewhat
warped from being placed in too hot
an oven. There is no possible chance
of burning in these now double bottom
pans, and the removal of the food
without trouble by the wire handle is
far ahead of old styles of tube pans.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-07-15
Patent. 1..ued.

List Of patents issued last week to
Northwestern inventors: !.
Frederick Aloith, Casselton, N. D.,
combination match box, cigar cutter,
ETC.; Jacob Danz, Second, St. Paul,
Mimi, Reversible compartment lid for
dinner pals; Charles Lindberg, Du-
lCth, Mimi, electric motor; Olof Suth-
erland, Rutland, N. D., dish tray;
Charles E. Travis, Minneapolis, Mimi,
bicycle, ETC.; Alfred E. Watts, Duluth,
Mimi, attachment for riveting ma
chil.es; Minneapolis Brewing compa-
ny, Minneapolis, Mimi, (trade-mark)
beer malt tonic, ale and porter.
I. u. Merwin, Patent Lawyer, 80
Pioneer Press Building, St. Paul, MINI.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-07-15
A Strain on the W,ro

What language were you using at
the Telephone?" asked Pittsburge,
who had overheard one end of a con-
versation.
THAT was Welsh"
Welsh on an ordinary telephone ?''
eyes, why not?"
with the regular thin wire that is
used for telephone lines?"
"Of course. You don't suppose they
put in special line for the transmits.
sion of the Welsh language, do you?"
well, l should think it would re.
quire barbed wire" -Pittsburg Chron.
Telegraph.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-07-15
Sl00 To Any Man.
WILL PAY 500 FOR ANY CASE
OF Weakness In 11en They Treat and
Fall to Cure.

VI weakness In Men They Treat and
Fall to Cure.
An Omaha Company places for the first
time before the public q MAGICAL TREAT
MENT for the cure Of Lost Vitality, Nervous
and Sexual Weakness, and Restoration Of
Life Force in cd and young men. No
WORKOUT French remedy; contains no
PHOSPHORUS or other harmful drugs. It is
a WONDERFUL TRGATMENT-magical in it's
effects-positive in its cure. All readers,
who are suffering from weakness that
blights their life, causing that mental and
physical suffering peculiar to Lost Man
hood, should write to the STATEMEDICAL
COMPANY, Omaha, Neb., and they will
send you absolutely FREE, valuable
paper on these diseases, and positive proofs
Of their truly MAGICAL TREATMENT fhous-
ands of men, who have lost all hope Of q
cure, are being restored by them to per-
feet condition.
This MAGICAL TREATMENT nav be taken
at home under their directions, or they will
pay railroad fare and hotel bills to ali who
prefer to go there for treatment, if they
fail to cure They are perfectly reliable;
have no Free Prescriptions, Free Cure,
Free Sample, or C. o. ID. fake They have
s25o,OO0 capital, and guarantee to cure
every case they treat or refund every dollar;
or their charges may be deposited in a
bank to be paid to them when O cure is
erected. Write them today.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-07-15
A Man of Distinction.

yves SIR" repeated a man much
a,ron "a talking. 81 played with Irving
for several years." why" said his
su;ond ~ didn't know you were ever
40 ctaee." II wasn't" reto1ned
~ gossip. II played marbles with
I'm, when we were boys at school,.
Golden Penny.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-07-15
An Omitted Opportunity.

"Your friend may be a poet, but ne
certainly does not keep up to the times
with his productions" I'm what mas
he failed to be timely?" "He has not
written any verses beginning AT mid
right in his guarded tent the Turk lay
droo ming of the hour "--Pittsburg
acknowledgement
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-07-15
We Should Think So.

M. D. Ito anxious mother)-Your
sons case is a very simple one; we VII,
open his back, take out his spine anu
lay his lungs and heart bare, inject MS
liver with an acid, and insert a slivei
wire at the base of his thorax. we W.
will then sew him up neatly. and you II
be surprised at the change it'll make
Truth.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-07-15
Jones Was silenced,
Jones asked his wife:

JO1IeS asked his WIG:
''Why is n husband like doughy'
He expected she would give it up,
and was going to tell her it was 'be-
cause woman needs him." but she
said it was because he was hard to
get off her hands,"
Jones was silent for the rest of the
eveEing.-.Nd-Blts.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-07-15

.deal Of blo.ting paper is used for ad-
vertising purposes. which is most
convenient way of getting ones name
before the public. One use for blot
ting paper aside from absorbing ink
is in making huge rolls for calendering
cloth. The paper is rolled and pressed
until it is quite firm, then heated by
means of pipes passing through it.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-07-15
Manufactured Fuel.

The question of cheap fuel is most
important and vital one to all per-
sons of moderate means, as well as to
large consumers. To be able to use
what has heretofore been waste ma
terial is the object of great deal of
scientific study and research. Already
number of sorts of fuel have been
prepared, and in countries where coal
is high and scarce this prepared ma
,terial is quite extensively used and
gives very good satisfaction. The pro-
cesses have become so scientific that
it is guaranteed to contain a certain
percentage of heat-producing elements
and waste. The coal Is washed and
cleaned from all slate and other i'm
purities and the available combust-
ible material is increased as much as
possible. The Importance of the con-
centration of valuable qualities is of
great moment where the fuel must be
transported and handled. The ex-
tent which the fuel is manu-
featured and used may be seen from
the following statistics for the year
1898: France, 1,750,000 tons; Belgium
1900, 900 tons; England, $4,000 tons;
Austria, 250,000 tons; Germany, $780,
900 tons; Italy, $4,000 tons; Spain, 1oo,-
600; Russia and Sweden, 100000 tons;
United States, 100000 tons; Chinac. In
dia and Canada, 100000.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-07-15
Cn,ld.s Dilemma.

pohbv-How many brothers and Sis
hnye YOU got? Marjorie-Ain't
NV Bobby-Why-why, say
Who do you blame things onto:-Ne"
Work. Tribune.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-07-15
uer Life's Occupation.

az never saw woman on the streets
1,uch as Mrs. Doater. What IN the
a. ''.orld keeps her running so?" Get
ting her new baby photographed
cleveland Plain Dealer.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-07-15
Lost in the shu e,

Glow are your geological studies
progressing, Miss Climely?"
Every nicely, indeed. found q
lovely piece of rock quartz to-day up
on the hill back of the hotel. But, un-
fortunately, I laid it upon my soap
dish when I went in to dress, and now
I can't tell which is the soap."-Life.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-07-15
A Novel Plan.

Crimsonbeak-I understand one OF
our girls hit upon novel plan to make
people look at her new bonnet. Yeast
And what was that? "She stooo
thermometer among the flowers
Ycnkers Statesman.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-07-15

NO-To.Bnc for Fifty Cents.
Guaranteed tobacco habit cure makes weak
men strong. blood pure soc. 81. All druggists.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-07-15
Halls Catarrh Cure
Is constitutional cure. Price, 75c.

The tea harvest begins in China about
April 1. Later in the month there are
two other harvests which yield inferior
grades.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-07-15
Tough.

Tough.
What tough face that young TEL
low has! Don't you think so?"
Think so? l know 1t. tried 10
break It once."-Cincinnati Enquirer.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-07-15
OUR BUDGET OF FUN.
SOME GOOD JOKES. ORIGINAL
AND SELECTED.

Tho tendency Toward the Classic =,
Our Public sohools-A Prescription
That Made tho BOY Well ~ Soon a.
no Heard It.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-07-15
SCIENTIFIC POINTERS.
CURRENT NOTES OF DIscov-
cry AND INVENTION.
A New Ides in Double Bottom Pans for
Baking Cakes, Esc.-Wnl Not Burn,
scorch or stick-wood That Will Not
Burn.
Wood That win Not Burn.

II f. Prt n c g OF
Wales was present
at a test which has
recently been furn-
ished to the Office
of works, in Lon
don, of a. non-in-
fammable wood. A
number of disting-
uished people were
also present. Two
cottages, thirty
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-07-15
Her Mania.

"Queer case in court this morning"
said the court reporter as he turned up
his collar and closed the windows.
what was it," asked the police re-
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-07-15

"a woman was on trial for counter
feiting. She had been marking down
$40 bills to $14.98.'-Indianapolis Jour-
nal.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-07-15

Birth and Development of the Nautilus.
The nautilus is one of the most in
aresting of marine creatures. While it
has been the subject of more or less
study for many years, it is only with
in the past few weeks that any
thing has been known of the infant
nautilus, its birth or bringing up.
Recently the British Royal society be-
came interested in the Investigations
of Prof. Wiley, who has been at work
on this subject for many years. After
dredging in vain in almost all waters
for the young nautilus, he constructed
a cage in three fathoms of water, in
whic hhe placed a number of the ma
ture nautili. Daily supervision result
ed in the discovery of eggs, each one
as large as an ordinary grape. Each
egg is deposited separately by the
mother nautilus. Everything is in
training to watch the development of
the shells and the habits and daily life
of these wonderful creatures.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-07-15

To protect electric machines from
heat and dust they are placed in cas-
ing formed of wood or other hard SUBJ
stance, with an opening in each end Oh
q line with the shaft. fan being at
tached to the shaft to force air into one
opening through pipe and out through
tina other opening.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-07-15
The New Umbrella,

I met her; dripping were her curls.
She looked, despite her sunny face,
The most forlorn of little girls.
Semi=weekly graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1895-1902, 1897-02-13
AN OLD SALTS BLuNaER.
He suffered by Talsing Too Muah 70,
Granted

He suffered by Talsing Too Muala For
Granted.
Experience, said the man whp had
been telling tales of tho sea, is q yrcat
thing But 1t gets in tho way som esjmes
III never forget the last shipwhvok |
was in .
80 must be terrible. . said tbs boy
whom he was entertaining, ito bsaarift
on the ocean.
1t is rather trying to realize Ahat
land is miles away, no matter s7isothor
you measure sidewise Or straighted0wn
Bat this shipwreck wasn't on tie
ocean.
But you said you had sailed the At
lantis2'
Yes. That's whereI got my expert
enee. But it was Oh Lake Superior Ahat
/ found myself with nothing toi 0ie to
except an cid washstand It wig three
days before ! was picked up.
Weren't you almost dead?''
Pretty near !"
From hunger?'
Partly that, and | suffered some
from thirst But the most of it wxp hu-
initiation. The first thing asked for
was drink Of water. had aufRered
agonias- Ny throat was parohed and my
tongue felt like a herring. Ono OF the
men IN the boat looked at me as If no
thought was delirious, but when re
peated my request he took a tin can.
leaned over the side Of the boat ana dip
pod mo up drink Then realized for
the first time that I was on fresh water
instead Of salt and that there wasn't the
least excuse for sane mans going
thirsty minute. Experience is o. great
thing, my boy. Never turn up your nose
at it. Bat remember that it Is % likely
as not to run you into trouble IL you
haven't common sense as a compass to
steer by. w Washington Star.
Semi=weekly graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1895-1902, 1897-02-13
WALES, GOOD NATURE.
It Averted Threatened Trouble During II
Canadian four.

1t Averted Threatened Trouble During His
Canadian Tour.
stephen Fiske describes the Prince Of
Wales visit to America in tho Ladies
Home journal and relates these interest
ing incidents of his tour through Cana
da: tThe Catholics had gained a little
victory over tho stern Duke of Neweas-
tie at Quebec, and now the Orangemen
demanded to be allowed to present adj.
dresses to the prince and TO be received
separately from their Catholic fellow
citizens. The duke consulted with Gov
ernor General Head and refused to per
NIT this distinction. At Kingston an
Orange demonstration was prepared,
and the royal party did not land from
the steamer. The QTangemen chartered
another steamer and pursued the prince
to Brookton, but again he was not al.
lowed to go on shore. AT Goburg a par.
ty of so Canadian gentlemen took the
horsea from his carriage and drew him
through the pretty hamlet At Toronto
the mayor apologized for the display Of
Orange flags The prince was hooted
and Missed when ms attended church,
ana serious riets were feared.
Gan trouble was averted, however,
by the good humor Of the prince him
self He was taking a drive with the
duke, and the Orangemen hastily hung
a banner across tho road 80 that The roy
al party had to drive under it. Neweas-
tie was indignant and ordered the coach
man to turn back but, To- another On.
ange banner had bean hung TO cut off
the retreat Fhen tho prince laughed
heartily, took of his hat to the flag and
was cheered by the Orangemen. How
ever, the duke was not Modified, and the
journey to Niagara falls was expedited.
The prince first saw the great falls on
Sept. 10. A number of riding horses had
been provided by the Canadian govern
mont, and he mounted ut once and rode
to view the falls from various points 2