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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-12-09

The improvement on the Pittsburg Di-
vision of the baltimore ana OHIO Railroad,
~ miles west OF Cumberland, at Falls
Cut, will be completed by December LIST,
and trains will begin running over it
within ten days thereafter. Falls Cut is a
cutting through spur OF the mountain,
and is about 70 feet in depth, and has
continually given trouble by rock sliding
down OF the track. 1t has had to be braced
with heavy timber every few feet for it's
entire length, some 3OU feet, and requiring
constant care and Watchtulness. was,
therefore, very expensive to keep UP.
In order to eliminate this cut it was ne
cessary to rebuild one mile of new road
way. which Involved the construction of a
double-track tunnel $50 feet in length, and
three bridges.
BY this change the road was straight
ened considerably, taking out some sharp
.curvatures and introducing curves of a
longer radi. The improvement is on what
is known as the Eastern slope of the Allie
ghenies and the grade is about 81 feet to
the mile. The tunnel and bridges were
constructed with a view Of double-track-
ing the entire Pittsburg Division some
time in the future.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-12-09
@sIRApzs
80 gf'| Az tAa q
The Profit in Da,ry,nr.

1t 10 not the amount of product made
which makes the profit, but the differ
ence between the cost and the value of
what is produced. Some dairymen have
been complaining bitterly of the poor
pay they receive for their work, and the
difficulty of making the ends meet in
their business, and at the same time
others are congratulating themselves
on the satisfactory returns gained from
their industry. The profits of dairying
depends upon the proper exercise of
discretion, judgment and intelligence.
These qualities will go long ways in
securing success in any business, but
are specially necessary in the dairy,
because of the complex nature of the
dairy processes; the main point, how
ever, in the dairy business is the cost
of the product. 1t is not the quantity
made so much as the material used in
making it. One dairyman may receive
$1,000 for his seasons milk, while his
nearby neighbor will only get one
half of this sum as the proceeds Of his
dairy, and the latter no doubt is COM
planning that there is no profit in the
business, while the other is enjoying
life and luxury.
The question then arises, to what Is
the cause of this difference. And in an
swering it the whole problem of prof.
table agriculture is raised and set
tied First, the successful dairyman
keeps only good COWS. If one is found
wanting when it is tested, it is dis
carded from the herd and replaced with
another that is able to turn it's feed
ing into profit. Second, the land is
cultivated OH the same principle, ard
every two acres made to support one
good cow, where four acres was re-
uuired before to produce the same feed.
Then each one returns an income
doutia of what it was before for the
feeding of COWS alone, not mentioning
the ether products derived from it..
Goo,i COWS, good cultivation Of the
land and excellence of product are the
three main points of the dairyman.
The profit is made by these. and as
they come the nearest to perfection, in
thu same ratio the profit Is nearest the
highest point. When these are at
tanned there is no need to bother the
mlnd with other details. There is moth
Ing difficult in gaining these three
points.s In each one, quality is to be
considered and not mere number. 1t is
better to pay $50 for good COW than
$40 for one half as good, because a
saving is made in the feed In like
manner, it is better to lay out twice
the money On one acre to gain the
produce of two, for the reason that
labor is saved by growing large crops,
and so on, and as regards high quality
of product, it is better to give double
the care and thought to :ae work and
management, because the labor is
scarcely il any greater. Time is re-
quired to e1act all these improvements,
but the sooner they are commenced the
sooner they will be reached.
V. M. COUCH.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-12-09
Sl0O To ANY. Man.
WILL PAY 500 FOR ANY CASE
OF Weakness in h1en They Treat and
Fail to Cure. a

Fail to Cure. -
An Omaha Company places forat the first
time before the public a MAGICAL TREAT
MEST for the cure of Lost Vitality, Nervous
and Sexual " Weakness, and Restoration of
Life. Force in old and young men. No
WORKOUT French remedy; contains no
Phosphorus or other harmful drugs. 1t is
WONDERFUL TREATMENT-magica in it's
effeets[1positive in its cure All readers,
who are suffering from afweakness that
b!ights their life, causing that mental and
* ysical suffering peculiar to Lost Man
hood, should write to the MEDICAL
COMP An VI OMAHA, Neb., and. they will
send you absolutely FREE, s;a valuable
paper on these diseases, and positive proofs
I Of their trrl MAGICAL TREATMENT. Thous-
,ands Of men, who nave lost an hope Of a
cure, are being restored by them to a per-
feet condition. 49,
~ ! r This MAGICAL TREATMENT may be taken
at bone under their directions. or they will
pay railroad fare and hotel bills to oil who
prefer to 60 there for treatment, if they
Jail to cure They are perfectly reliable;
have no Free Prescriptions, Free Cure,
esSample, or CO. d. fake. They have
$3.50 900 capital, and guarantee to cure
every case they treat or refund every dollar;
or their charges may be deposited in q
bank to be paid to them when a cure is
Elected Write them today. IA
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-12-09
Night Photography.

An automatic photograph of deer.
taken at midnight. is one of the latest
marvels Of photography. This was Sc
cured by means Of an automatic ar
rangements devised by Charles Hughes
of Red Bluff, Cal. BY mechanical de-
vice the deer, in touching linen
thread while moving along a trail at
midnight put in action the movement
which opened the camera. flashed the
magnesium powder and then closed the
shutter.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-12-09
Wolves Almost Extinct in France.

Wolves Almost Extinct In France.
The wolf is likely before many years
to be extinct in France. The pre-
miums paid by the state for it's de-
strLction are steadily decreasing. In
1883, when premiums were introduced,
1876 wolves were killed. In 1884 there
were 1,O35, in 1885 there were 900, in
1890 the number was 461. This was
reduced to 1923 in 1892, to 261 in 1898,
245 in 1894, 249 in 1895, and III in
1896. .....a. ~. Il, u,
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-12-09
Marriage superstition.

Brides are not the only ones who
seek some lucky token for their mar
riage habiliments. One Of the most
aristocratic bridegrooms last week
went to the altar here wearing q pair.
of socks that were knitted forty years
ago, and which had already figured In
two weddings, both so far abundant in
happiness. The socks have gone into
camphor retirement for the use of fut-t
ure grandsons.-New York Letter
Pittsburg Dispatch.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-12-09
Happy Australian shopkeeper,.

Shop assistants in Australia do not
have hard time of it. They work on
ly fifty hours per week. In Ballarat
every shop, excepting those of tobac-
conists, fishmongers and hairdressers
close at p. m. for the first four DAYS
of the week. on Friday at 1 p. M, and
on Saturdays at 10 p. m. The maiori-
ity open at p. M. to be swept and
busted by the errand boys, the assist
ants arriving at $3.50 a. n.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-12-09
for Framing s,.houetteu.

suEgestions for Framing siihouettes.
An ingenious woman has made a:
quaintiy-beautiful piece Of -brac
py framing silhoutee of friend pos
sessing a classic profile in an oval rim
OF subdued antique rose damask, with
u row OF tiny pearl beads about the in.
ner edge, the suspendiEg chain being
made of small squares of repousse oxi-
died silver, which formerly served as
personal adOrnment when the dog
collar was in vogue.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-12-09

Don't Tobacco Spit and Smoke Your Life Away.
To quit tobacco easily and forever, be mag
netic. full of life, nerve and vigor, take No-To-
BAG, the wonder-worker that makes weak men
strong. All druggists, SOC. or 81. Cure guaran-
teed. Booklet and sample free Address
Sterling Remedy Co.. Chicago or New York.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-12-09
Patents Issued.

List of patents issued last week to
Northwestern inventors:
Gaylord w. Beebe, Minneapolis,
Mimi, check protector; Leo Blumen-
kranz, Minneapolis, MINI, clothing
cabinet; Samuel D. Felsing and E. q.
Gustafson, Maple Bay, Mimi, pncu-
matte straw-stacker attachments; Mo-
SEES Lafond and L. Hamlin, Little Falls,
Mimi, washing machine;e Charles H.
Newbury, st. Paul, construction of
non-refillable bottles; Gustavus r.
Odean, Minneapolis, MINI, bicycle
wheel; John w. Winters. deceased, G.
Is Brunson. administrator, st. Paul,
MIMI, air brake; Minneapolis Brew
ing company, Minneapolis, Mimi,
(trade-mark) malt extract.
Merwin, Lothrcp & johnson, Patent
Attorneys, 90, Pioneer Press Build
ing, st. Paul, Mimi.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-12-09
Tourists SIeeDinE Cars.

Commencing with the excursion of
December Z, the Missouri, Kansas 4
Texas railway will inaugurate sys-
TEN of tourist sleepers on their eXcur-
sion dates between st. Louis or Kan
sas City and South Texas points. For
information, address r. b. Cookery,
N. w. Pass. Agt, SOB Locust ST., Des
Moines, Iowa.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-12-09
Reputatie ms Made in a Dn,

Are precious scarce: Time tries the worth
of a man or medicine. Hostetter's Stom-
ach Bitters is a forty-1ive years growth.
and like those hardy lichcns that garnish
the creVices Of Alaska's rocks, it flourish
es perennially, and its reputation has as
firm base as the rocks themselves. No
medicine is more highly regarded as a
remedy for fever and ague. bilious, remit
tent. constipation, liver and kidney disor-
ders, nervousness and rheumatism.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-12-09
'tKLoNpYKE ,llsrIN"

VIII u; published BY the 500 LINE Mon
days; containing all TELEGRAPhIC
NEW3 and up-tt0-0ate Information as to
BEST Routes. SERVICES, STE AM
SHIP SAILIEGS. and every facility as
same deve:si,e. INVALUABLE to Alaskan
placSd On mating list send six cents t6c) in
STAN to w. X. GALWAY, G. p. A.,
Minneapolis. MINI.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-12-09
He Was Accented.

Matilda-Have you spoken to papa?
Bertie-Yes; 1 asked him through
the telephone, and he answered: Il
don't know who you are, but it's all
right" Me Up.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-12-09
And That Settled Him.

"But you might learn to love me-"
pleaded the young man to the elderly
heiress. cone is never too old to
learn, you know."-Indianapolis Jour-
nal.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-12-09

We wish to call especial attention to the
advertisement iii this issue OF the Nation
al Correspondence Institute of Washing
ton, =. G.. THIS institution is thoroughly
reliable, aaC We cneertuIly recommend
them to Our readers. A college education
at home shows wonderful advancement in
educational matters.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-12-09
Minced.

Ethel-Just look at her! What a
mincing step!
Jack-And is that why you are cut
up?-Detroit Journal.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-12-09

Lead pencils with a paper covering instead Of
wood are the latest novelty in the line of sta
tionery.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-12-09
al RcnI GrIexancc.

II have sent a challenge to the man
who ran away with my wife"
But that is nearly year ago."
II know, but-he has sent her back"
Pick Me Up.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-12-09

Thomas A. Edison has discovered a
process to recover by electrical means
the iron contained in low-grade ore.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-12-09

There is parting so bitter as the parting OF
swallowing it,
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-12-09

We will forfeit 81 1000 if any of our pub
lished testimonials are proven to be not
genuine. The Piso Co., Warren, Pa.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-12-09

The BARRIERS deft and light of touch
that they can shave a man without awakening
him.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-12-09

The heating of street cars by means of hot
water pipes is being tested in Chicago. The
stove is under the car.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-12-09

AS a successful writer of fiction, the man
who gets out the weather reports easily dis
tances all competitors
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-12-09
Don't Tobacco S

The ants of South America have been known
to construct tunel thrnee miles in length.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-12-09

Y The B6luwayo irailwayt.wili soon be
Opened in South " ! africa Che opening
of this railway viii greatly aid 'coloni-
III e Sn aiis !! st:7. b, NH l.~-",.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-12-09

1t costs SIS to change the tunes of street
organ.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-12-09

To Cure Constipation Forever.
Take Cascarets Candy Cathartic 1oc or 25c
II c. c. c. fall to cure. druggists refund money
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-12-09
New Tunnel Completed.

Hot-air tubes were used to warm the rooms
Of Roman houses during the time Of Nero.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-12-09

The crown worn by Queen Victoria weighs
forty ounces.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-12-09

The Illinois State Dairymen's meet
ing will be held at Red Bud. q pros
porous little city thirty-five miles
southeast of st. Louis. January II : 1l2
and 10. There is quite an enthusiasm
lin the district and Secretary Monrad
expects q good meeting. .s.@-sro AN, 4, l.,
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-12-09

Educate Your Bowels With Cascarcts
Candy Cathartic, cures constipation forever.
lOc. II C. C. C. fail druggists refund money.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-12-09
Prices for Dairy Products.

A good deal of discussion has lately
been going on in the agricultural press
relative to prices OF dairy products,
says Texas Stock and Farm Journal.
The markets have steadily grown more
unsatisfactory, and it is said that in the
New England states butter and milk
will not :;ring what it costs to produce
them. The extensive use of butter sub
stitutes has had much to do with the
low price of butter, although legisla-
ton in some states has attempted to
prevent their competition in an unfair
way with butter. To great extent
legislation has not awaited to protect
butter makers from dishonest compe-
tition A large consumption is in the
boarding houses, hotels and restau-
rants of the country and the proprie-
tors of these are not prohibited from
palming off any fraud upon their GUS
toners. Yet it is believed that the
dairy interests of the country will i'm
prove with it's other industries. In
this connection the Farming World in
admitting that the conditions that
caused advance in other products may
not exist in connection with the prod
ucts of the GARY very reasonably says:
But whetAar they do or not general
increase liz the business of the coun-
try thai gives employment to more
people should certainly increase the de-
maa1 Ca: butter and cheese because
there will; be more who can afford to
use these articles of food. Another
reason why better prices should be ex-
pectsa .ssar 10th butter and cheese, is
the protection those products have re-
ceived tue past and this year in way
of Legislation that is unfavorable to
bogus butter and filled cheese. Such
legislation has displaced or stopped the
manufacture Of imitation dairy prod
tcts to a great extent and thus made
places for the genuine ones. There is
another important feature and one that
can be made a factor in giving the pro-
ducers of dairy products profit IT.
is an improvement in quality. Good
products bring the top prices. Then
again the more good butter and cheese
really fine quality-produced, the
more there will be of both consumed.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-12-09

Star Tobacco is the leading brand of
the world, because it is the best.
Evening star., 1897-06-04
A Successful Mistake.

From the New York Evening Telegram.
The young man who had q thirst which
rose up and seized him by the throat like
fierce Numtdian lion was going into q
Broadway hotel yesterday for-refuge
from the burning sun. He heard a low,
musical voice behind him. Charmed to see
her. Of course he was. She was a young
woman whom he had met up the state,
and her father and mother were with her.
Lorenzo the Magnificent is not to be COM
pared to this young man, and II was pay
day The girl and her parents looked
humbly pleased when he mentioned lunch
con, and said. Delighted" Then the
thirst. which had been forgotten. sprang
upon that young man, and the last con-
dttion of him was worse than the first.
He wrote at the end of the luncheon or
der; PLEASE bring cocktail in q tea
cup
The waiter, for, he was discreet waiter
beyond all telling. gave no sign. He un-
derstood his business. That cocktail In a
teacup was for the young woman. A good
waiter has more than logic. He has in
tuition. ;..- ls.
The teacup was placed before the girl.
and the youth with the thirst felt his face
blanch with horror. After the strictest
sect OF the churches had this girl been
reared Presbyterian. and her father was
deacon. He started to tell the waiter
that the coffee. was for him. The girl
lifted the bit of china to her lips, sniffed
1nquiringly. and then drank the contents
at two gulps.
How did you know that that was Just
what 1 wanted?"
Our daughter Is exceedingly fond Of
eonee, said the girls mother.
The youth clutched his parched throat
and smiled wan. sad smile. ~
Evening star., 1897-06-04
A Talking Robin.
From the Hartford cournnt.


About a year ago a robins nest was
broken up in the neighborhood of No. SS
Wooster street. and one Of the young birds
fell from the nest to the ground. It was
too young to fly, and was at the mercy Of
cats. dogs. boys and other mortal enemies
Of birds. when Miss Edith Bartlett came to
the rescue and took the bird into the
house. 1t was provided with comfortable
Quarters in a sSasen and the family became
80 attached tQiit that when 1t reached the
flying age 1t was decided to keep it FOR q
pet. rather th&n to turn it out into q cold.
unfeeline worYld H. the dry season when
worms were scarce.
The bird showed remarkable intelligence,
and apparently took an interest in what
was going on In The family. When the
windows were open in the fall the robin
began to initiate the notes of the birds
outside and the whistle of the boys. Miss
Bartlett began to- teach the bird certain
whistles. and 1t became an adept. 1t was
then given LESSONS In speech. and now has
mastered the GphE1se Hurry up! Hurry
up" which ite enHnciates with quite as
much distinctRess, as parrot or other
talking bird. It continues to pick up neS
styles osssxhistliffs, and initiates other
birds by the hUrr.
Evening star., 1897-06-04
CIVIL SERVICE AMENDMENT
Attitude Of tha6enate Committee Reeard-
ing Examination Of Labores.
Amendment to the Deficiency Appro-
priation BflILchairman Pritchara,.
Position Rsgarding the Law.

The civil SERVICE Investigation by the SEN
ate committee on civil service and retrench-
ment, although still In progress, Is begin
ming to bear ffIit In the shape of lesisla-
ton recommended -
The committee today reported to the Sen
ate an amendment proposed to be offered
to. the forthcoming. deficiency approp-ia ton
bill, which provides THAT laborers of any
class employed stn~the government service
shall not be Included in the classified SER
vice" - :.,y
This amendment. If adopted. will affect a
large -pnmber Of employees. of. the depart
ments at washington and of the govern
ment printing ofbee. The committee is not
apprised Of the exact number. ,-
senator Pr1tc hard, chairman of the com
MLtteer LhlAks knat the. amendment will be
aoopieo Dy the senate by, an Overwhelming
vote, and that twill soon become law.
I tnnk that the merit system ought to
be perpetuated," said Senator Pritchard to
Star reporter today, "and the onjy way
to perpetuate 1t is to popuIarize it by sim
phfy1ng the examinations SO as to have
them more practical and in accordance
with proper construction of the original
civil service act.
Such construction, in my opinion. does
not contemplate the ciassificafion Of ia I,orS
ers. Certain notifications should he made
IN order to secure efficient service in tine
various departments. To do this d,Ie ra
gard should be had to the Character of
tne duties to be performed by the an
In my opinion. chiefs of divisions co,-
hdentfal clerks. deputy COLLECTORS Of inter.
naI revenue and customs, and officials of a
similar character should NOT he incI,,dad -,
civil service classification" 1''
Evening star., 1897-06-04
THE ISOLATION WARDS.
The Commissioners VIII Soon Decide
Upon the Sites.

The Commissioners VIII Soon Decide
Upon the Sites.
Within q few days the Commissioners
are to be built for the treatment Of con-
tagious diseases. 1t has practically been
decided to locate one Of these buildings on
the grounds adjoining the Providence Hos
pital. The location of the other has not
been decided. although indications point
to the grounds adjacent to the Garfield
Hospital.
The law under which the Commissioners
operate is contained in the last appropria-
tion act, and sets forth: For two isoiating
buildings. to be constructed in the discre-
uon OF the Commissioners Of the District
or Columbia, on the grounds of two hospi-
tails, and to be operated as a part of such
hospitals. $4,000
Already the authorities Of the Providence
Hospital have indicated willingness to
have one Of the buildings constructed in
the grounds controlled by that hospital
and as contagious diseases are already
treated there, the Commissioners believe
no better selection could possibly be made.
Several days ago Senator Mcmillan wrote
suggested that the hospital be built upon
the grounds owned by the District and
used by the Washington Asylum. The
Commissioners. however, are unwilling to
put both contagious hospitals in East
washington. They believe that section is
already overburdened with institutions
and have concluded not to locate another
east of the Capitol. The grounds Of the
Garfield Hospital offer the best site. and IL
the trustees of that institution do not op-
pose 1t there Is a strong belief that the iso-
lated ward Will be located there.
Evening star., 1897-06-04
Gen. Grant ms a Horseman.

The late Col. Jesse E. Peyton in his book
Of "reminiscences thus described his first
meeting with Gen. Grant: I'm the year
1898 was working. as a boy, in country
store at Flat Rock. Bourbon county, Ky.
Ulysses 8. Grant was then boy, living at
Georgetown, Ohio. not many miles dis
tant. One day Grant drove over to Flat
Rock with the niece of my employer.
Grant was then sixteen years old. awk-
ward, ungainiy, determined. Industrious
and very poorly dressed. He drove a vi
cious horse. The night after his arrival
at Flat Rock he slept with me In the store.
1t was cold night, and we boys kept
close to the lee Of the counter. In the
morning Grant asked me IL he could as
sist me. I said yes. He helped me take
down the shutters and sweep out the store
and put stock in place. After breakfast
he drove OF. heard from him afterward
Of his drive home. Before he had gone far
from Flat Rock his horse ran away, and
finally brought up with crash in a fence
corner. Nothing broke. Grant jumped
out, seized the trembling horse by the
bride and tied his handkerchief over the
beasts eyes. He drove the horse blind
folded all the way to Georgetown. Ohio