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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1898-01-20

Prentice, Wis. Special.-Emil A..
Schmidt's house and contents, at Nell
rue, four miles west Of here, were
completely destroyed by fire. Mr..
ScLmidt's -year-old child, who
was left alone in the house, tried to fix
the fire in the stove when some Of the
hot Goals fell out on the floor, causing
the fire. The child opened the door
and got out Of the house. No insur-
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1898-01-20
Cattle NJ u. of the West

Pendleton. Or. Special-Preli:ninar
arrangements were completed for the
convention of the Pacific Northwest
crn Cattlemcns association. Which is
called to meet in this city Feb. 5. Or
c@on. Washington. Montana and Ida
no will be represented. Between 400
and 800 delegates will be present.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1898-01-20
I,nkme Round North.

Seattle. Specialize steam schooner
Lakme leaves for Dutch Harbor
Alaska. with material for four Yukon
river steamers that will be constructed
there. 1t is probable that on her re-
turn trip she will bring news of the
United States revenue cutter Bear.
which left here last November on 4
relief expedition to the whaling fleet.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1898-01-20
Petitions. for Fort Meade,

Rapid City, s. D.-Petitions are be-
ing circulated in all Of the Black Hills
towns against the removal of Fort
Meade. They are being signed by
great numbers. When the petitions
are all in they will be forwarded to
Judge O. C. Moody. who expects to be
in Washington. and will be presented
by him in person to Secretary Of War
Alypr
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1898-01-20
WILL CHANGE POSTS.
Bryan Goes to Brazil and Congcr to
China.

China.
Washington. Jan. IA. - An arrange
ment has been perfected by which
Charles Page Bryan of Illinois. nom
mated to be minister to China and ex-
Representative Conger of Iowa, min
lister to Brazi! will exchange posts.
There was considerable objection to
Mr.. Bryan's confirmation on the
ground that he had no diplomatic ex-
perience and was not equipped for so
Important post as that Of minister
to China. Mr.. Conger was minister to
Brazil during the Harrison admins
tration, and was regarded as one of
the strongest and best Of our foreign
representatives.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1898-01-20

Washington. Jan. Il. - Representa-
tive Bland Of Missouri introduced y
free coinage bill in the house. 1t
makes gold and silver the standard
and declares all rules discriminating
against the legal tender of such colt
age unlawful
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1898-01-20
Walker NIill's New ncrs,

La Crosse, Wis, Specialize
Crcokston Lumber company has been
organized and filed it's articles. The
incorporators are Frank p. Joseph and
William l.. Hixon. The capital stock
is 100000. The company has pur-
chased the Il. B. Walker sawmill at
Crookston and controls pine enough to
operate several years.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1898-01-20
Prominent Man Suicides.

Ccntcrville Iowa. Specials. w.
Lane. IL prominent citizen of this coun-
ty. shot and killed himself at his home
in Mystic. six miles northeast Of Cen
terville. this morning. Mr.. Lane had
served three terms rs county treas
,lrp,
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1898-01-20
Nnson City Wants IT.

Mason City, Iowa, Special.-One Of
the questions to be considered by the
Forthcoming legislature is Il second in
stit3te for deaf mutcs. A bill has al
ready been prepared and will bc in
uoduced early in the session.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1898-01-20
NORTHWEST NEWS
RAILROAD TO DAWSON.

AAo AsOAhBCAAAuS arc SAlu 10 ne
About to Build.
Tacoma, Wash, Special.-It is def
nitely announced by A. G. Bratnober
that the Rothschilds would build Il
railroad into the Yukon country over
the Dalton trail. His brother, Henry
Bratnober of San Francisco, who is
the Rothschilds' Western representa-
tive, has the enterprise in charge. The
railroad will be about 400 miles long.
The cost Of construction and equip
ment is estimated at SS.OOO,OOO.
At meeting of the shingle manu-
facturers it was decided to keep the
single mills of the state closed until
Feb. 1. An advance in rates Of about
10 cents was inaugurated. Another
meeting will be called in Il month.
when it may be decided, if the market
warrants, to reopen the mills.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1898-01-20

Washington. Jan. 13. - The house
committee on territories has made n
favorable report on the Ferguson bill
to permanently locate the capital of
New Mexico ut Santa Fc.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1898-01-20
New Church.

Spcarfisll. $. D.-The EpScOpalianS
of this city have had plans drawn for
n large stone church to be built early
in the spring. similar in shape to the
one recently finished in Lead. The
estimated cost will he about $1,000.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1898-01-20
IN THE HOUSE.

Washington, Jan. 1.-THE opponents
of the civil service law had much the
best of the debate In the house so 1ar
as the number of those engaged III IL
were concerned. Nine of the eleven
speakers were of the opposition. Inc
friends Of the law are very anxious 10
shut off further debate. ana IN ms
will have the cooperation Of Speaker
Reed and the rules committee. Mr..
Moody. who has charge Of the Dill.
.,oyc notice that he would test the
sense of the house tomorrow on a mo
1iOn to close debate. The opposition
Immediately sent word to all IN their
ranks TO be on hand and they say they
viii have no difficulty in defeating the
motion, In opposition to the law were
Messrs. Cooney, Cox. Little, C"whrr",
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1898-01-20

The Union Pacific reorganization
committee has obtained !: controlling
interest in the Oregon Short Line. and
through this will take control of tho
Oregon Railway and Navigation COM
pany.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1898-01-20
WORK OF CONGRESS-
Condemned Proceedings of the M
tlOnla Law MIL.

4 Washington, Jan. 1.-The friends and
eenemies Of the civil service law ex-
echanged broadsides in the house. The
heaviest guns on each side were
Bbrought into action. Mr.. Grosvenor Of
fOhio and MIR. johnson of Indiana each
made exhaustive speeches and kept
their respective sides in constant
furore. The interest in the debate was
| much more lively than the day before
The crowded galleries, which We're
plainly in sympathy with the op-
ponents of the law became so very
noisy in their demonstrations Of ap.
.proval at one juncture that the chair
I was compelled to call them to order.
Mr.. Johnson was warmly sustained by
the friends of the law on the floor,
but he got very little applause from
the galleries. Mr.. Grosvenor did not
define his attitude In detail, but gave
his adhesion to the bill agreed on by
the opponents of the law in caucus
and warned his colleagues that unless
notifications Of the law he and his
friends would by cooperation find a
way to completely destroy it. Mr..
Lloyd c. Missouri was the only other
speaker. He favored the repeal Of
the law.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-09-01

like the big girls" AS l had none
for them, they hunted up books" as
they called them, Selling upon stray
leaves from novels and pieces of
newspapers.
A good many grown girls and boys
were just learning to read. They were
ashamed and awkward at the black
board, and at first did not progress
as fast as the little ones. They made
such uphill work, and was so discourag.
ing, that | was afraid | would lose
many of the older ones altogether.
At this juncture, however, the mis-
sionary of the Church of England,
who was stationed for the winter at
Circle City, kindly helped me out by
the loan of a number of books, states
and pencils. Among these books were
six primers and first readers. How
happy | was to get them, even though
they had to be divided among &c
children. l doubt if such a medley
of books was ever before seen in a
school room; set of ordinary school
books for intermediate grades. in
GLIDING a physical geography and a
worlds history; English readers,
spoilers and little paper-covered arith-
metics; 20 pages from 'Christy's Old
Organ" about half of the New Tesla.
ment; 100 pages from The Woman In
White" parts of four other novels;
newspaper scraps and a couple of the
queerest possible little religious
primers, published by London tract
society. The leaves of some of the
books were yellow with age, having
been taken into that region by some
miners who had studied them 30 or
more years ago. 1t was amusing to
watch the children spelling out the
words and trying to read in these
scraps of old books and paDers
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-09-01
HOMEMADE CORN CUTTER.

the sled, is bolted to hardwood by
crosspiece (c) 5 feet 10 inches long.
1t extends clear across the sled and is
spiked on. The seat (d) is 21a feet
long, IA high, and spiked on. The
space (e) between the knives and sled
is filled with inch piece made to fit,
and is fastened securely. The spring
contrivance (f) for holding the strings
to tie the punches or gallows hills is
Just back of the seat. Mine is made
from spring from an old steel trap;
when in place it is upside down from
what it was on the trap. A long spike
with fiattened head is driven down
through the holes. The spike when
f1attened looks like the letter T which
is turned crosswise of the hole in the
spring so as to hold it down. The
strings are then put under the under
side of the spring, which holds them
firmly; at the other end they are held
In place by wire driven in the sled
and bent over them. The strings never
loose or become tangled. The draw
rope (g) should be fastened on the out
side of runners so as not to catch
stalks. Lines (h) are sometimes, but
not always used. Muzzle the horse.
l cut shocks ten hills square. When
starting in I cut the two gallows hill
rows first and drive hill past where
the shock is to be, and stop. As get
off the sled | hold my corn in one arm
and pull Irvine string feet long from
the spring back of the seat. set up
punches together; father reaches
around and squeezes it up together
while l tie it; then we each take half
of our bunch by the butts and set them
out to the hills so they will stand, and
get on the sled and go again till we get
the gallows hill row cut clear through
the field; that leaves four rows on each
side to cut. Turn around and take two
rows back, and son on; when we get
even with each shock we stop the
horse, get off and set up our punches
and go on again.
With little practice one can set IN
the corn so it will stand for weeks
without being tied. We had some that
stood all last winter that way. We let
them stand from one to three DAYS TO
wilt, then draw them tight about two
feet from the top and tie with binder
Irvine wound on spool that holds
enough for so shocks. think this
handler and not so apt to tangle; this
done, the shocks will stand.-J. T. Hub.
bard, in Farm and Home.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-09-01
AN AUTHORS WOES.
He Was Bound to Have His Hero
Look Pale If He Had to
Change the Book.

With smothcred curse the great novelist
threw away his cigarette and dashed water
on the blaze in his front bangs, that, falling
in graceful profusion over his face, had been
ignited. Quickly recovering his poise, he re.
sumed his dictation.
. and turned pale with rage"
But" interrupted the omniscient young
lady stenographer with Washington monu.
ment, souvenir brooch, "the hero is a
swarthy Cuban"
Make him a Norwegian, then, confound
it," shouted the novelist, pinning back his
bangs and lighting fresh cigarette.
Yes, but the scenes are all laid in Cuba
you must remember"
Lay EN- over again! Transplant 'em!
Put 'em in Norway and let it go at that"
But Weyler, you know, wasn't ever in
Norway; at least not that l ever heard of
and the story's all about him"
'He-oh, B-r-r-r! I'll swear in a minute!
Throw Weyler out and make it about Nan
SEM"
ooh, but how can you? The plot deals
with guerillas, morasses, yellow fever and
"Wow, wow! Make it about milkmaids,
mashes, immigration fever Make it about
any old thing! Blank it, woman" screamed
the great novelist, tearing out great handfuls
OF his hair. Il am going to have that hero
turn pale with rage if it's the only thing in
the book! He's got to do it. Dash it, do
you take me for one of these new tangled
up-todate literary fakirs that don't give a
whoop for sacred traditions! Not on your
hfe!"-N. Y. journal
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-09-01
TEACHING IN ALASKA.
A Magazine Writer Tells of an Arctic
School Where There Were
Few Textbooks,

Miss Anna Fulcomer writes an
article for the Centnry on ''The Three
RS at Circle City" Miss Fulcomer
says:
The greatest drawbacks to my
school work was the lack of books.
Naturally, most of the children re-
CURED chart and primer, neither of
which was included in the school out
lit, nor could they be obtained at Cir
Gle City. Had there not been a good
blackboard and a plentiful supply of
crayon l scarcely know how 1 should
have managed, l would group the
little ones about me at the black
board, and make up the lessons, day
by day, in both printing and writing.
They liked to write-it came easy to
them-and each one tried to make his
writing look palmer and neater than
that of his fellows. The little ones
were ambitious to read out of books,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-09-01
TWO FARM MANAGERS.
a Bona Eide Case from Which Scores
of Land Owners Can Draw
Valuable Lesson.

The following case illustrates the
difference between good and bad man.
agement on the same place: A farm
contained about 800 acres. The man.
ager was good local farm foreman,
He carried about 30 brood sows to pro-
duce pigs to be sold as "roasters" in
the city. The sows lived in close con.
fnement, became uneasy, ate their
pigs and there were no sales. Hay
was grown in connection with some
corn, oats and potatoes. The man.
ager worked at anything and every
thing, while his men Hoped along to
suit themselves. This management
continued for three or four wears:
then an energetic superintendent took
hold. He released the brood sows. cut
down the feed and got them into a
healthy condition; purchased lot of
sheep for early lambs. raised a uuan-
tity of roots for the sheep and horses,
potatoes in quantities for early mar
ket, and made other changes of i'm
portance. The first manager received
$40 per month and found, and went be-
hind $4,000 to $4,000 a year; the new
manager received $1,000 per annum
and found, and made the place self
supporting. Both men were honest.
faithful and industrious, but fitted for
different positions. - Troy IN. ~
Times.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-09-01
THE BUNDLE BEE.
He Does Not Fear the Cold and Very
Frequently Is Found in the
Arctic Region.

In st. Nicholas there is an article on
The BUNDLE Bee" written by Bar
ney Hoskin Standish. Mr.. Standish
says:
This chunky, hairy, noisy fellow is
king of the cold. He stays with US
summer and winter, and is said to pre-
fer the Arctic region to the tropics.
l do not doubt this, for he will sleep
out of doors any cold night of sping or
fall without asking for an extra blan-
ket. Indeed, he is homeless for nine
or ten months of the year, lodging
wherever night overtakes him, on a
blossom, a leaf, and even upon the
ground. If he has any choice in the
matter | think he prefers the thistle,
where the spines are thickets. Per
haps he is aware that these stingers
will guard him from the skunk and the
snake while his own are in body stiff
fened by cold and drowsy with sleep.
There are three kinds of humble bees
reared in a nest; queens, drones and
workers. The queens alone survive
the winter. They apparently spend
the first few weeks of spring waiting
for red clover to bloom, the first bios
som of which is the signal for nest
building. Before this they visit the
willows, hum a soft bass about the
lilacs, thrust their long tongues into
the honeysuckles and grow fat at the
exhaustless honey JAYS of the water
leaf, and then the play day ends and
labor begins.
Nest building with them does not
mean nest construction. One bee alone
could not do that; besides she is in a
big, busting hurry now; she has act
ually seen clover blossom. Out and
in among the dead, matted grasses of
last years growth she goes hunting
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-09-01
HOW JAMIE PASSED.
He Plays Tricks on His school Prin-
ciPRI While That Parsonage
Is Calling on His Sister.

Jamie has big sister-a blooming, bound
ing destroyer of hearts, and the principal of
Jamie's school used to call on her. He came
one evening, just before the close of the last
term, and wore rubber overshoes. He al
ways was afraid of catching cold. He left
these shoe protectors in the hall. Jamie, by
no means sure of passing from seventh into
eighth grade, was coming his geography
from necessity, not choice, and he saw those
goloshes.
So he got the tack hammer and two tacks
and nailed through the rubber soles into the
floor When Mr.. Principal departed an hour
later Jamie was watching him. Mr.. Princi-
pal, still smiling on the big sister, inserted
his feet in his understand then he braided
himself up in the most amazing fall that
ever an educated man accomplished. The
big girl picked him up and extracted him
from his stationary footwear, but she was
shaking with laughter.
Next day Jamie, sweet seraph, drifted past
the principals desk with a look of angelic
innocence on his chubby face.
He paused moment.
"Who called you" asked the petulant
principal.
'rubbersp Say, Mr.. Soandson, do pass?"
And the eyes of the two met for one tense
moment. Then the principal surrendered.
"Yes-you pass!" he snapped.
If he had said ''no" he would have lodged
to the end of his days every time he heard a
boy cry "rubbersl"
And Jamie was honest about it. He told
no one--not even when his big sister padded
him.-Chicago Chronicle.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-09-01

Did you ever hypnotic a chicken
1t is a very easy thing to do. just catch
your hen, place it on the floor in front
of you, with its tail toward you. TAX,
a piece of chalk and draw a straight
line, beginning at a point just under
the hens head and extending a foot
and half or more. The bird will fas
ten its eyes on the chalk, and in 6
twinkling almost she is unconscious Of
anything but this line. You can cuff
her about as much as you please, but
her gaze will Immediately return &c
the chalk line.-Rural World
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-09-01
THE CORN HARVEST.
Very Effective Work on the
Average Farm Field.

Any ingenious farmer can rig up
sled with knives set oblique to the run
ners, so that when drawn between
rows of corn The cutting may be done
with horse power. This plan is far
better than the old hand cutter, but
not up to the patented corn cutters,
each of which do the work of is men.
Runners (a) are feet of by Pinch
plank. Width of sled feet 10 inches.
Knives (b) are rs inches long, made of
blades of an old stalk cutter, very
sharp, slant slightly upward to make
a slanting cut; their front end is fas-
tened firmly to the sled by wood
screw; the back end, Is inches from
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-09-01
WHERE HE GETS HIS SAND.

The Sandman, o the Sandman,
When he rides into the town,
Then all the little children
Drop their pretty eyelids down.
They know when he is coming
And his power cannot withstand,
But still they always wonder
Where the Sandman gets his sandl
He gallops through the country
And he gallops through the street,
But the busy little children
Never hear his horses feet.
They never see him scatter
What he holds within his hand,
And that is why they wonder
Where the Sandman keeps his sandi
He rides DER beds of peoples
And he rides Ger fields of hay:
And sure he gathers something
AS he gallops on his way,
To lay upon the eyelids
OF the children in the land,
Who rub their eyes and wonder
How the Sandman gets his sandi
But early In the morning,
When they wake as fresh and new
AS pretty little rosebuds,
With their faces washed in dew
oh, then they are so thankful,
All the merry little band,
That in the wide world, somehow,
The good Sandman finds his sand!
~. Zitella Cooke, in Youths Companion
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-09-01

perhaps for the abandoned nest of a
field mouse. 1t will be remembered
that these little animals build upon the
surface of the ground soft nests of
grasses, in which they winter. From
these they have runways leading in
different directions The bee goes
down into the dead grass, scrambling
on as best she may, until she finds one
of these runways, following it up to
the nest. If it is occupied, she goes
elsewhere; if not, the mouse nest
straightway becomes bees nest and
the little creature begins her prepare
tions for housekeeping.
She now collects a mass of pollen in
which to deposit an egg. AS the egg
matches and the baby bee grows she
keeps this mass moistened with honey.
and he helps himself, eating out a
cavity larger than a white bean. In
this he spins a complete cocoon. When
this is done he takes a long nap. in
which he changes from grub into a
humble bee, with wings and legs. Mean.
time the parent removes the thin coat
ing of pollen from the upper half of the
cocoon and apparently spreads a vel.
low secretion, or varnish, upon it, as
II to keep out moisture. She is also
now busy collecting more pollen and
laying eggs in it and constructing a
rude cell or two in which to place
honey, as if for Il rainy day. The first
bees that hatch are worker bees and
at this time are downy, pale, and baby.
like in appearance and behavior. In
later summer queens and drones are
raised
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-09-01
The Mouth of the Toad.

Force a toad's mouth open and hold
1t in that position, and it will suffo
cate. This is because he has no ribs
and no way of dilating the chest; there
fc-e he must literally swallow air as
though it were food. Forcibly keeping
the creatures mouth open causes the
air to pass into the stomach instead Of
it's lungs. Another oddly is its tongue
which is hung in the mouth just the re.
verse of the human tongue, being at
tached to the front of the jaw, the loose
end hanging back and down the throat
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-09-01
Called the Blun.

tax on bank checks and there are more ways
than one to collect bill. A bill collector of
Lincoln called yesterday on man who had
been in the habit of putting off payment of
an account. He again objected to making
the payment
81 would give you a check" he said to the
collector, of had revenue stamp"
81 just bought few for use in cases OF
emergency. Give me your check"
The man did not have the courage to re.
fuse payment under the circumstances, Sc
the check was given and stamped then and
there. Bill collectors say they will not
make regular business of supplying stamps
but they will always stand ready to call a
bluf.-Nebraska State Journal.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-09-01
Green Material for u.r.

If the hens run on clover field il
will be all they will need while the
weather is warm. White clover is bet
ter than the red, because it is short
er and can be more easily eaten; but
any kind Of grass msy be utilized. A
lawn that is frequently moved is the
proper place for chicks, as they will
incur less liability of becoming wet
when there is a heavy dew or rain,
which may be very injurious to ali
young poultry.-Fsrm and Fireside.