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The Philipsburg mail., 1899-05-05
PRE- SENTIM ENT.
Saved Him from Death and Pct Him
on the Road to Wealth.

Oh thS hOau Go wealth..
San Francisco Chronicle: Captain
George F. Ellis, of Santa Barbara. who
left the city last Tuesday for Alaska,
has had the experience Of being saved
from death by presentiment to be-
come a Klondike millionaire. Four
| years ago Ellis was a poor man and
gained livelihood as master Of a
small craft employed at sea otter hunt
Ing along the California coast. Today
he owns several of the most valuable
claims on Ell Dorado and Bonanza
creeks, and he is known to the world
as one of the miners of the far north
ern gold fields to whom fortune has
Deen klndest. And this far flight from
the deck of steam schooner to the
owners stateroOm of the finest private
yacht that can be built, should Ellis
chOose to own such craft, is all be-
cause he obeyed mysterious mental
warning that kept him, in 1895, from
becoming a member of the crew of the
schooner e. e. Webster, that was lost
with all on board. Ellis at that time
was financially stranded in Santa Bar
bara. with family to support. He Sc
cured position of otter hunter with
Llebes u c., of this city, and signed
a contract to go to the coast of Alas
ka, on the Webster. For several days
before he was to start the PRESENT.
ment haunted his waking and sleeping
hours that the voyage he was about to
make held death for him. He is
strong, fearless man, but finally he
yielded to his fears and secured release
from his contract. The fate that over
took the Webster entirely vindicated
the occult admonition that had reach
ed Ellis, for in a terrific gale off Lazy
harbor the schooner foundered, and
the twenty men on board perished. Ell
lis worked his way to Alaska, toiled
over the icy trails, and reached the
Yukon in time to locate some of the
richest claims in the Klondike. Dur
Ing his recent visit to San Francisco he
brought his family here from Santa
Barbara and established them in q
home worthy his present affluence. Ell
lis has returned to the Yukon country
to look after his interests there. He
Will be absent a year, and will then
come back to his family and make ht
home permanently in San Francisco.
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-05-05
MINERAL STATISTICS OF
COLORADO FOR 1893,

Bulletin No. of the precious metal
production for the year 1893 has Just
been issued by Harry A. Lee, state
commissioner of mines. and exhibits
the same painstaking research that is
characteristic Of all the work of the
State Bureau of Mines
Ihe work will be somewhat of a dis.
appointment to those who have est-
mated the gold production at So. 900.
OOo ana more, and doubtless some of
the counties will question the accuracy
or the figures, but Mr.. Lee has been
actuated by the single purpose of max
Ing WI accurate report. and has spent
most or the time since January 1st in
gathering and preparing these statS-
tlcs, and is satisfied that they are cor
rect. aud will vary little from the mint
report. which has been prepared and
forwarded to the authorities at Wash
ington.
While the figures may be dsappoint-
ing. there is consolation in the facr
that the gold output was increased 10
per cent. over that of 1897. That the
Increase for 1899 will be at least as
great there is no reason for doubling,
ana that makes the probable gold Dro-
duction for this year more than $2S,-
ooo,oOo. with strong probability that
new discoveries will bring it up to $780,
100000.
In estimating the value of the output
gold was figured at $2O.87 per ounce.
silver at .5S25. lead at .O3G3 per pound
and copper at .12 per pound.
Following are the figures by counties
and the total production of gold and
silver in Colorado to date:
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-05-05

New York Spe. Pittsburg Dispatch:
Miss Virginia Fair who is soon to we'd
William X. Vanderbilt, Jr., was born
in a rough two-story wooden shanty IN
Virginia City, New, where her father
was hard working miner. The Fair
children played with the other miners
children and showed slight promise OF
future prosperity.
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-05-05
NEWS SUMMARY.


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In San Francisco a short. sharp earth
f'"No '''o'N DIS ie'' April D. Inc VI
'' '"'''ii' las 'eo '"reo OF lour seconoS'
1T is said that Gillctt, the abscond-
ing cattle plunger, has gone to South
America to engage in the cattle bus-
o.
Military movements are noticea bic in
The northern provinces of Spain in con
nectlon with the Carlist's threatened
uprising.
The secretary of the interior has APP
proved tue plans Of Director Walcott
Tor the continuation of surveys in
Alaska during the summer of 1899.
Premier Dunuv i, the coursa Of n,
important speech to his constituents at
lie Puy, said the situation both at
home and abroad was eminently salts
FACTORY.
N;,.4-. --.- ~,
l?3 wounded by Russian soldiers in the
recent riot at T'alien Wan. China. A
Russian interpreter was killed by the
chinese.
Returns from the Irish county coun-
Gil elections show that 300 National
lists. eighty-three Unionists, one labor
candidate and one Liberal have been
returned.
News has been received at Yokohama
that a French mission has been wreck
ed IN the province of Chun Chong,
Korea. The priest in charge was
earned OFF.
Orders have been issued directing
that none of the remains of yellow
fever victims shall be brought from
Cuba to the United States until cold
weather returns.
yelling. y. Il. dispatches sav the i'm
perial government has accepted the
offer OF the colonial secretary to dis
patch Il boat to Samoa, but the troops
offered n mot
DR.. George A. Rawson, who figured
in a sensational divorce case in Seattle
Wash, few years ago, committed
suicide at the insane hospital, Indian
apolls, Ind, by hanging.
Four thousand one hundred cans of
beef have been DESTROYED at the Reola
warehouse. Havana. dur;ng tha last
three months, without action on the |
part OF the board of survey.
Judge Ortiz. in Havana. insists that |
the incommunicadola law is in full force.
like all other Spanish laws which Cen
eral Rrool.e's nroclemation of J.nu,,,,
affirmed were to be unchanged
EOrmOs1
According TO the latest adyices eleven
deaths had occurred in Tainin and one
in Tiakollua. bringing the total num.
Der of deaths since January I nm to o2o
Ten men in the mines in the south
ern Illinois coal district have decide
to strike as a result of their .mnlovers'
refusal to grant "a raise of % cents a
day This will tie up at least 5000
men.
Capitalists from Chicago and other
cities are attempting to secure an op-
tion on all the laundries of Indianapo-
lis. with a view toward purchasing
them and uniting them into one COM
bine
Latest advces from the seat of hos.
tilitics in BOLIVIA saw the federalists or
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-05-05

II wonder II johnson hadn't heard
that story before?" What makes you
think so?" HE laughed so heartily"
Rival.
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-05-05
Total ..$23,534, ,531.2S $13,69O 265. 10

Increase ...........$ 6.62S, BOOB
Per cent. of increase, '9S over 81. 10
One of the most interesting tables in
this bulletin is one showing the pro-
duction Of gold and silver in Colorado
for each year from 1870 to 1898 It
is as follows:
Val of Gold Mar.Val, Silver.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-06-15
MACK.

NJ. Heapy drove to Langdon last week
with wheat and relates OF quite an ex-
perience he had with big loads and bad
roads on the trip.
You will now put the name OF your
humble scribe ON the new list of the
DEMOCRATS readers at the lately estab-
lished post Office of Mack.
John 10 hnson arrived here last week
with his big outfit OF farm stock and i'm
PIGMENTS with which to do his breaking
He will keep three teams going
most OF the time.
Oneoi our Mack boys recently predict.
ed "a very hot day in June" and by the
way Thursday OF last week was the day
he had in mind. He ought to know
himself whether it was a warm number
or not.
The post office of Mack started ND in
business here the past week with Austin
McEwan installed as. postmaster. The
people around here ought to be grateful
and can show it by patronizing the new
office in every way that lies in theil
power, as in case it lacks in support it is
understood the government will soor
discontinue running it should it fail to
pay it's own expenses.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-06-15

other sections. The result was that far
mers failed to pay their subscriptions for
stock in the railroad, and soon the news
carried over the whole Northwest that
the farmers, the class to be chiefly bene-
fitted by the road were DESERVING it.
Upon the top of this news came a gi-
gantic and crushing blow to Minds at
the meeting OF the directors midsummer
at Brighton, at which his scheme for
raising the money was rejected and out
voted and he himself was practically re-
moved from the position OF Chief There
mer that there was in the directorate
that the inspiration came from st. Paul,
but no fear was felt BY Minds or any OF
his nearest friends OF any formidable re-
volt. The action OF the directors must,
therefore, have been q great shock to his
reason and hopes; but he gave no sign.
He spent most OF his time at Brighton,
supervising the surveys and the grading,
which had already begun. At times he
visited his home at Hanning. and when
asked about the condition OF affairs,
simply said with smile, "The directors
think they can raise $500, 900 easier than
l can raise $10e, 900, and all can do is
to let them try and do it," His hopes
were high that when the annual meet
ing of the road was held in January he
would be restored.
Everything looked suspicious for
Minds when the directors assembled at
Brighton for the annual meeting. The
plan which they had adopted had prov
ed failure, everywhere was confidence
in Minds, aud the condition OF the far
mers was better than they had antici
pated, which, with higher prices for Their
wheat, made the time an excellent one tc
revive interest in the railroad. But
when the meeting began, his enemies
were seen to be in full control, and ht
was retired from the presidency and every
vestige OF power was taken away from
him.
Minds was silent. and for the first time
detected, after this overwhelming yer
dict. Bat he remained at Brighton fo1
the rest OF that winter, and the last
heard from him was that he had re-enter
ed the evangelist field. which he haC
tried when boy, and was holding grea
and thrilling revival meetings neal
Brighton, until a few days ago the news
papers contained this dispatch:
"Daniel Minds. the Farmers Railroad
protector, was to-day adjudged insane
and removed to the State Hospital fo1
the Insane. Last Monday he announced
that Christ would come in six days anC
he had been called to warn people OF TIT
event. He is in Il terrible physical con
dition, unable to sleep, and talks inces
santly on almost every subject. Unless
he gets relief soon he cannot live long.
And the Farmers Railroad was moi
built.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-06-15
PITHY PENCILINGS.
Picked, Pointed and Preserved for
Reading by Our Regular
Correspondents.
DRESDEN,

John Gagen is one OF the latest to
take a hand in Dresden's building boom
and is putting up spacious livery, teed
and sale barn.
The general opinion is that we are to
have a bumper crop. True there has
been great deal more rain than was
needed, but we can never expect to have
things JUST exactly as We would like
them to be.
Dresden's public school building is al
ready acknowledged to be too small for
the accommodation OF the children and
"a larger building must be putup this fall
ii the authorities intend to give the situa-
ton the attention it is very properly en-
titled to.
Wheat is apparently rising in price as
well as rising out OF the ground. For
several days OF the past week No.
Northern.has held steadily at 60 cents.
1t is to be sincerely hoped that these
prices may continue until the present
crop is harvested
Sunday is quite generally observed
day by the good people OF Dresden.
Methodist and Catholic services are held
regularly every Sunday and in connec-
ton. with each church there ia also u Sun
day school. Then occasionally, Just to
break the monotony little, the boys III
dulgt in a game OF base ball
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-06-15
WOODBRIDGE.

The place seems deserted this week, all
the teachers having gone to theinstitute
at Langdon.
Thos Philips has been under the wea-
Their for a week. but we hope to see him
around again shortly.
James Hunter came up from Mclean
and spent last week on his claim near
this place. He has a man and team busy
breaking this week.
Rev. Sykes Of Milton gave the good
people OF Woodbridge, u treat last Sun
day he exchanged pulpits with Rev. JAS.
Austin, OF Hannah.
VIM. Wood, our candy maker started
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-06-15
-----O
ELM POINT.
More rain more grass.

More rain more grass.
Seeding is about completed and haying
will commence in few days.
Fruit promises to be very plentiful in
the Garden OF Eden this year.
Quite number OF Icelaaders passed
through town last week Oh their way to
settle in Manitoba.
Prof. Milne went west Monday to do a
big line OF improvements on his Towner
county homestead.
Will and Harry Orkett went west last
Friday to build and make other improve
ments on their homeste ads.
Since one OF our young men returned
from Grafton he has beon known to do
nothing but sit around singing in a
doleful voice, "The Girl Left Behind Me. .
The crop prospects in Fremont is bet
ter than ever before at this time OF the
year and with good prices all our far
mers will be on easy street this fall.
Our pastor has resumed his position
rs manager of the the Bald Knob cheese
factory. He has also lately accepted the
position Of assistant to our popular
township clerk.
Ed. L. Howard passed through town
last Friday on lis way home from his
homestead out wet, where he has been
been doing penance for a week. The cage
is ready and now all that he needs is the
bird to occupy the cage.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-06-15
When you , rsr estate ,s s sss. or sell
TRUAX & Nc LEAN.

There is time for all things. The
time to take DeWitt's Little EARLY Risers
is when you are suffering from constipa-
ton, biIiousness, sick-headache, indiges-
ton or other stomach or liver troubles.
II. d. ALERT & Co.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-06-15
down the line Monday with samples OF

down the line Monday with samples OF
his production. He is doing quite an ex-
tcnsive business in that line at present
but requires more room than he has in
his present quarters.
A Jolly lot OF campers passed through
here last week passing to and from Rock
Lake, Man. They hailed from Beaulieu
township Pembina county, The party
consisted OF Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Melville,
and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. Adam Mel
vile, Arch'd Melville, and Mrs. T. Veum
and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. Bowlik,
three OF the Crieman boys and Miss Crie-
man. The weather was not good but
| they claimed to have had fine time.
was seriously afflicted with cough
for several years, and last fall had a
more severe cough than ever before. l
have used many remedies without re-
ceiving much relief, and being recon-
mended to try bottle of Chamberlain,s
Cough Remedy, by friend, who, know
ing me to be q poor widow. gave it to
ME, I tried it, and with the most crafty
ing results. The first bottle relieved me
very much and the second bottle has alb
solutely cured me. have not had as
good health for twenty years. Respect
fully, Mrs. Mary A. Beard, CIaremore,
Ark. For sale by all druggists.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-06-15

The DEMOCRATS price of subscription
is $1.5O per year in advance and if you
are not on the list you ought to be.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-06-15

j. A. Schear, OF Sedalia, Mo-, saved his
child from death by Group by using One
Minute Cough cure. 1t cures coughs,
colds, pneumonia, la grippe and all
throat and lung troubles. II ID. ALERT
& Co.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-06-15

LOANS made upon farms at very
Low RATES. See Atty. Richardson.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1899-04-12
CURIOUS THINGS In BRECKENRIDGE
Items Out of the Ordinary Cleaned From All Parts Of the
County.

ton heard about il the members held
up their hands in holy horror. They re-
garded the innovation rs stab at relig-
ion, and they held q church trial over
Cooper. He had difficult task TO make
his bretheren understand that the Bap-
fist Banner was an aid 10 christianity
rather than a hand-maiden OF "Old
Satan"
''Sixty years ago the good sisters Of
the church did not look with envious
eyes upon the fashion plates and then
try to emulate the things Of beauty they
saw thereon The woman who would
wear feather in her hat or have q
gaudY color or ornament any where
about her attire was pointed out as a
worldly Jtzebel and the personi6cation
Of all the vices o. Vanity Fair Women
wore sun bonnets and the plainest Of
clothes, and without the aid OF orna-
ments they we're just as sweet, Just as
pretty and just as lovable sixty years
ago as they are to day.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1899-04-12
CAUGHT THE FOX.

"Dock" Steepleton, of the Singleton
neighbOrhood has more than local fame
as fox hunter. He is the owner of
several foe hounds, but the performance
of one of them, bitch called LADY"
proves her to be one Of the best no lnds
In the United States.
On March Goth "Dock" started out on
hunt with his three hounds, Drum
mer, Shot and Lady. At six o'clock a
red fox was started and after two hours
chase Drummer dropped out leaving
Shot and Lady in pursuit of reynard
Four hours passed with the hounds in
full cry when Shot dropped out leaving
Lady alone in the chase. After an eight
hour run she caught his foxship between
the residence OF John Ball and Will
Sprinkle. 1t is one Of the best records
ever made in Meade and Breckenridge
counties, the home oil some OF the best
fox hounds in the world. "Dock" is
justly proud of Lady and says he is will
ing to run her against any dog in the
two counties.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1899-04-12
Tobacco Heart,

The disease known as tobacco heart
is on the increase. A peculiar fact about
this malady is that it is not necessarily
accompanied by a sick stomach, as is
generally supposed. The person WHO
smokes his first cigar or INDUCES in the
first chew of tobacco is invariab y over
come by cardiac depression. Muscular
relaxation or weakness sets in and
perspiratiOn follows.
But tobacco heart is not due to single
over"indulgence, but by the habitual use
OF tobacco to the utmost limit OF toler-
ance.
The effect upon the heart is to cause a
condition of irregularity, the heart skip
ping beat from six to 10 or more per
minute
Occasionally the vlctom is subject to
faintinR spells and complete physical
pTOstration.
II the case is not too far advanced
atrophine acts as potent remedy. This
drug should never be used except on che
advice OF an experienced physician, as it
contains the most dangerous ingredients.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1899-04-12
COL. Hollis CATCH.

Colonel W. ID. Holt, Of Holt, KY, re-
turned Friday from his winter sojouIn
in Florida. He brought back with him
a trophy of his skill as disciple Of the
gentle Isaak Walton. The tropy is a
skeleton Of the head and jaws of gigan-
tic hammer healed shark. The fish
measured fourteen feet and weighed
about a thousand pounds. 1t was
caught by the Colonel at Naples, Fla,
few days since. rhe jaws are now on
exhibition at Short 4 Haynes drug
store. When extended they are large
enough to fit over the body OF an aver
age sized man. The jaws were armed
with seven rows Of wicked looking,
movable teeth.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1899-04-12

"A word to the wise is sufficient" and
a word from the wise should be- sufficient.
but you ask, who are the wise Those
who know. The oft repeated experience
of trust worthy persons may be taken
for knowledge. Mr.. W. M. Terry says
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy gives
better satisfaction than any other in the
market. He has been in the drug bust.
Mt IS at EIkton, KY. for twelve years
has sold hundreds of bottles of this RENE
dy and nearly all other cough medicines
manufactured, which shows conclusive
ly that Chamb srlain's is the most salts
factory to the people, and is the best
For sale by A. r. Fisher, Cloverport
X A. Shellman, Stephensport
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1899-04-12
SIXTY YEARS AGO.

Pos master jonas Wilson, was in a
retros oectiye mood Saturday.
"The times are changing" said he.
When l nc ice the great pile OF news
paper mail ths, comes into this office,
cannot help c.ntrasting present cOndi-
tions with those Of sixty years ago.
"Six decade ago the people in the
backwoods section OF Kentucky did not
have he abnoi NAL thirst for knowledge
and gossip they have now and it was
against their lgious principals to read
newspapers. The paper now known as
the Western Recorder was called the
Baptist Banner then.
In our community was a minister
named James Cooper. He was a pro-
gressive man and subscribed for the
Baptist Banner. When his congrega-
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1899-04-12
A Blshop ON True Educatlon.

The Bishop of London has been sayir g
some true words about education. lie
has decli red that the only education
that anybody really obtains, is that
which he gives himself. Excellent
words; and ones thoughts go to the
education Of great men achieved solely
10y their own endeavor Pope Sextus
v, set to mind pigs, taught himself
reading from the books luekier children
had left lying about. Chantrey, sent TO
carry milk about, carved wood as he
walked. Handel stole up TO an attic in
the dead Of the night and prscticed on
an oil l spinnet, though forbidden to do
30. Edison saved his pence, and lived
on bread and water that he might save
money to buy scientific books and ap-
paratus What education from masters
and professions could equal thisf First
came the alLconsuming thirst for know
ledge, aud then the slaking OF that thirst
by making the very rocks in the desert
yield water. The grief is that 30 few
have anything like this natural thirst,
and il it were not for the whole class Of
teachers who are willing to pump this
know ledge into the pupils, which are
brought to them, whether they Ike it or
not, there would be little enough eduCa-
ton. Take, for instance, dtz4n men
in Scarborough, who have no employ.
ment. What will they do? Will they
be found in the libraries or geoloRizing
Cd the shore, or gathering the fauna and
fora of the adjacent moors2 Not at all
They will be playing billiards, or drink
ing, or studying the betting odds. So
with boys. Leave them to educate
themselves, and nineteen out of twenty
will be at a football match or playing
marbles; or, if they acquire the art oil
reading they will devour the latest
penny dreadful" On the whole it is
we'll that an excellent school attendance
officer takes care that the you hs OF the
town shall be educated in spite of them
sc Ives and that excellent teachers see his
efforts are carried out,