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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-12-28
The Mission of Laneuape.

1t is the mission of language and
literature in education to bring young
individual life into accord with the
molds of historical life, says President
Benjamin Ide Wheeler in the Atlantic.
Mind is expanded in the molds OF
mind; not in the lifeless geometric
cells of logic and reasoning, but in the
life cells shapen to contain the prod
ucts of the soul-the whole, the living
soul. The practically logical mind is
a healthy, well-nourishing mind
nothing more or less. Such mind is
produced by feeding it during the
years of development upon healthy
normal food, not upon the embalmed
food of the logicians or the chemists.
The Chinese mandarins trained upon
language and innocent of pure logic
are said to be the keenest practical
logicians in the world. The forms OF
reasoning, indeed, to which child
is stimulated in catching the meanings
of sentences of the mother speech, or
which boy uses in making out the
meaning of a sentence in his Caesar
from the imperfect data of words and
Syntax, are the forms of contingent
reasoning which are almost exclusive
ly employed in the decisions and judg-
ments of actual life. Men who pretend
to regulate their lives according to
well-constructed syllogisms-and it
must be pretense or self-deception, for
there are no such syllogisms in life
are generally regarded as impossible
men. They are what are politely
known as cranks
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-12-28
SAVED SOUAW'S LIFE.
And She Presented String of Beads to
the Trooper.

AND She Presented String OF Beads to
the Trooper.
Kansas City Journal: Men who wear
necklaces are not common, consequent
ly ]. w. Echols trooper of the Ninth
cavalry, stationed at Fl. Apache ,Ariz.,
attracted a great deal of attention at
the union depot yesterday. Echols
is on the way to his home in Boston,
after three years in the service of I'm
Gle Sam. He was honorably dis
charged a few days ago. A little ro-
nance fingers upon the string OF
beads. which lay tightly against the
tall troopers neck in five or six coils.
II got them from Moqui Indian girl"
said Echols, "for saving her life.
Shortly after troop E returned from
Cuba with the rest of the Ninth, a
sergeant and twenty men were de-
tailed to accompany a track train from
the railroad station to the fort On
the way to the station we stopped in
an Indian village for dinner. A lot
of squaws gathered around with bead
work and Mexican trinkets to sell, and
we joked and laughed with them and
made a few purchases We had our
horses picketed just outside the village
and when we went after them the
squaws followed us. The Moquis are
VIGOROUSLY ugly, and whenever we
saw squaw who was even passably
t.lod looking we became quite atten-
i've to her. had picked out the one
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-12-28

the foot of the bed, listened in silent
grief. At ten o'clock the dying man,
after much effort. made those around
him, who included four servants, I'M
Gerstand that he wished to be buried
decently. and that his body might not
be put in the vault until three days
after his death. The last words he
was heard to say. when ne was told
that he had been understood, We're:
" Tis Welt" Not long after his breath
ing became easier: he rested quietly:
he even made a movement to feel his
own pulse. but his countenance
changed, his hand fell, and he died
without struggle or sigh. Major
Lear motioned that the end had come.
"'Tis WE'LL said the widow m COM
posed voice. Il shall soon follow
him."
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-12-28
Last Moments of George Washington

When George Washington felt that
death was drawing near, he asked his
wife to bring him his wills from his
desk, and indicated which of the two
should be destroyed. Toward night
he became very weak. Il find I am
going now" he said, and added, after
giving injunction as to his accounts
and papers, at is the debt which we
must all pay" Occasionally he made
such remarks during the evening as,
Doctor, die hard, but am not
afraid to go, and you had better not
take any more trouble about me, but
let me go off quietly; I cannot last
long" DIR. Craik could do little more
than press the hand of his old friend
and then sit by the Preside in the sim
ply Furnished room, sadly waiting for
the end. Mrs. Washington, seated at
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-12-28
"Not II II We're NV Box. ,,

Some years ago the late Horace
Mann, the eminent educator, deliv-
cred an address at the opening of some
reformatory institution for boys, dur
ing which he remarked that if only
one boy was saved from ruin, it would
pay for all the cost, and care, and
labor of establishing such an institu-
ton as that. After the exercises had
closed, in private conversation, gent
leman rallied Mr.. Mann upon his
statement, and said to him: did you
not color that a little, when you said
that all that expense and labor would
be repaid if it only saved one boy?"
"Not if it were my boy" was the SOL
emn and convincing reply.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-12-28
Deafness Cannot Be Cured

by local applications, as they cannot reach the
diseased portion of the ear. There Is only one
tutional remedies Deafness is caused by an
infamed condition of the mucus lining Of the
Eustachian Tube. When this tube is inf1amed
ing, and when it is entirely closed deafness is
the result, and unless the Inflammation can be
taken out and this tube restored to its normal
nine cases out Of ten are caused by catarrh,
which is nothing but an inflamed condition Of
the mucous surfaces.
of Deafness (caused by catarrh) that cannot
be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure. Send for
circulars, free.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-12-28
~-~~Vnat

s%SeseSNONSeSeOAeOeOeSeSS
come strange blooms never grown on
bush or tree. One needs to know her
botany, and much else besides, to &C
count for the flowers and the inspira-
tons of limitations which she may
wear on her new evening gowns Black
flowers of curious invention are COM
mended as contrast with fellows with
delicate hue. Thus. frock OF white
China crepe is touched up at the cor
sage with a nosegay of warm pink car
nations and their foliage and two or
three blooms of the same sort IN deao
black, sometimes satin, again VelVel.
Black tulips are in demand since the
play of this name, current in LONDON
has achieved certain vogue. Knots
of black velvet are preferred to black
flowers by certain fastidious women
who cannot abide distortion of nature.
A dress from shell pink faille fran
caise, made with no attempt at &C.
centricity in being cut simply care
fully fitted skirt with spoon-shaped
train, has a decollette bodice of Honi-
ton point lace over shell pink satin
Panne velvet ribbon in the hue of the
gown has knots on the left shoulder,
with a rose of black satin and another
from soft pink. At the corsage top
the ribbon stops in it's crossways down.
ward course to entwine another pink
flower or two, and at the belt the rib
bon finally ceases to wander, consents
to knot side by side with two big
loops from the artificial rosebush. one
black, one pink. A finish ever so
pretty is given to the parted, waved
couture by pink rose with two trans
parent, iridiscent butterflies lowering
over it. Notice, by the way, that wee
pearl earrings, pendant, are worn Win
confidence, and perhaps beauty, with
this effective gown. The invariably
popular violet forms a rich decoration
for gown of fine white applique lace.
The small flowers, in violet and satin,
are strung by their stems from a gar
land of more violets Joined invisibly
The lengths end at the sides OF the
skirt under handfuls of artificial maid
tenhair ferns. Another wreath and
more ferns encircle the low neck and
form floral epaulets at the shoulders.
No evening couture is complete
without a touch of something related
to the gown. This particular toilet is
finished by a couple of witching
knots in the hair done from black
baby ribbon and furnishing setting
for a little growth of white violets.
Tiger lilies are strange favorites in a
hot-house age. Yet they ornament
zone or more gowns done from black
and yellow. Other homely garden
blooms, including big blue bachelors
buttons, are on dress of harmonic
ing blue satin.
The new permission to enjoy imita-
ton flora needs to be enjoyed with
care lest it be revoked. Nothing is
uglier than badly made flowers of a
crude line, unless it is shabby ones.
Dragon flies in fine silver net
touched up with sequins are of later
couture favor than butterflies. A tin
sel-winged thing in black and silver
which never was lends movement to
couture OF the new fashion, parted at
the side.-Margery Daw.
y l
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-12-28

use them with other companies. 1t is
pure speculation. They pay high
premium-a margin, so to speak; or,
to put it in another way, they book a
wager with the insurance companies
that the prince will die before the
total of their premiums exceeds the
amount of their policy. Therefore
many persons would be financially
benefited if Albert Edward should drop
off suddenly one of these fine days.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-12-28
Exasperating.

Chicago News: Quinn-When wom-
en- imagine themselves wits they are a
menace to the community. DeFonte-
You must have met some of late.
Quinn-Yes, my wife. She asked me
II sea horse was in any way, related
to o bay mare.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-12-28
PATENTS.
List of Patents Issued Last Week to
NOrthweatern Inventors.

List of Patents Issued Last Week TO
Northwestern Inventors.
Robert Fjellman, Wilmot. S. D.. pipe
wrench; Frederick w. Flakker, Wheat
on, Mimi, animal trap; James l.. Kim
ball. Mountain Iron, Mimi, sash hold.
err; John T. Morris, Minneapolis, Mimi,
automatic tank valve: Emil A. Nelson,
Hallock, Mimi, Photographic back
ground carrier: Gustav A. Peterson
and A. Olson. Florence, Mimi. artiti-
cial bait; Mahlon II. vinkle, Cakes, N.
D., acetylene gas apparatus; John
Wester, Triumph. Mimi, sack holder.
Merwin. Lothrop & Johnson. Patent Attor,
neys oil & 012 Pioneer Press Bldg. st. FauS
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-12-28

the buckle which was conspicuous.
Thus among royalties, people of high
rank, and those who were the glass
of fashion. and the mold of form at
court, wore diamonds. Needless to
say that then. as now, those VINO de-
sired to initiate them wore paste buck
les, happy, perhaps, in that self-com-
placency which i1nagines nobody else
shrewd to estimate possibilities. In
1920 leader of fashion would wear
full flowing curled wig reaching in
ringlets half way down back and arms
laced coat cut straight, with buttons
put on in every possible place-there-
by, by the way, affording a remarkable
similarity to the "pearlies" of the pop
ular and up-to-date costermonger-and
square-toed, black shoes with an en-
ormous flap on the instep. high heels,
anG on the flap small but brilliant
buckle. Next to the buckle of bril-
liants came those of gold. Rich land
owners and equally rich merchants,
men whose reputation for being
'warm'-or in the then recent Asa
| clan fashionable slang ''rhinocerial," a
quite obsolete synonym for moneyed-
wore gold buckles larger than the dia-
| mond ones, but still small In proper
| ton to the shoe flaps. Your thriving
shopkeepers wore buckles Of silver and
your opulent farmers those OF shining
steel, and the poorer classes had buck
les of brass or iron; but OF some ma
terial every one wore buckles on the
shoes. Indeed, so wide-reaching was
the depreciation in bucklemakers'
work when, at the epoch of the French
revolution, people in general followed
Roland the Just's" example and took
to shoe ribbons, THAT the Ducklemak-
ers actually, in their desperation, petit
toned George III. and parliament that
shoe ribbons should be forbidden I'M
der penalties, clamoring for renewal
of the sumptuary laws of Plantagenet
and Tudor with an apparent inability
to read the signs of the time. A spas
modic attempt was made by the
princes and their encourage to benefit
the bucklemakers by wearing buckles
as ostentatiously as possible; but rib
bons, decidedly far more unpicturesque
though much more practical, carried
the dav
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-12-28
4 New Heat Process.

An illustration is given in the
Chemical News of the new heat pro-
cess brought forward by German in
vest!galor: A rivet, such as is en-
p!oyed in bridgemaking, is imbedded
II d mixture of oxide of iron, sand and
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-12-28
Had Been There Before.

Mrs. Gillian-Now. Mrs. Wykoff, we
really must say goodbye. Dear, while
you are putting your overcoat on
want to tell Mrs Wykof secret.
Mr.. Gillian-All right. I'll just go
and get my hair cut and meet you Cd
the corner.-New York Press.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-12-28
A Real CALAMITY.

From Judge: Edythe-They say this
Transvaal war will raise the price of
diamonds. Beatrice Just
as if we poor girls didn't have hard
enough time getting engaged now.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-12-28
A Pessimist.

Government by the people, declared
LOTHIAN, sis failure"
"Oh, wouldn't take my defeat for
such a small office as the legislature so
much to heart" rejoined McMany.-
Philadelphia North American.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-12-28
An Arctic Incident.
I'm after you," cried the hunter.
81 don't give a wray," retorted the
seal.
Thereupon he skinned ofr-Philadel-
phia Press
Prosperity for 1900.

Indications point to great prosperity
for the coming year. This is sign OF
a healthy nature. The success of a
country, as well as of an individual,
depends upon health. If you have any
stomach trouble try Hostetters Stom-
ach Bitters which cures dyspepsia, ins
digestion and biliousness.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-12-28
In w,nter U.e Aliens Foot-Ease.

A powder. Your feet feel uncom-
Portable, nervous, and often cold and
damp. If you have sweating, sore feet
or tight shoes, try Aliens Foot-E
Sold by all druggists and shoe stores,
rs cents. Sample sent free. Address
Allen S. Olmsted, LIE Roy, N. Y.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-12-28
Malay Tongue Easily Learned.

The Malay language is spoken by
more than 4O.000.0OO persons. 1t Is
said to be easy to learn, as 1t has al
most no grammar.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-12-28
Oldest Piece of Furniture.

What is probably the most venerable
piece of furniture in existence is now
in the British Museum. 1t is the
throne Of Queen Hatsu, who reigned in
the Nile Valley some 1000 years be-
fore Christ.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-12-28

A bachelor says wife is undoubt-
eddy good thing to have around the
house-to blame things on when they
go wrong.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-12-28

,The Prince of Wales Insurance.
From Tit-Btts The prince of Wales
z a. the heaviest risk of any patron OF
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-12-28

Call a woman an angel and she will
plead guilty every time.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-12-28
sHoE-BUcKLE HISTORY.
How the Gentlemen OF Many Years Ag'
Dressed Their Feet.

Once on a time your shoe was MOTH
ing without the buckle. Indeed. it was
case of the "tail wagging the cog, -
for the buckle was the attraction and
the shoe but the accompaniment. BE
it observed that at first. however, it
was not the size, but the costliness or
The Portland daily press., 1899-07-20
LUTHERAN MINISTER'S.
Their second Days session Ensludss n
nnsinsas Meeting.

The sessions OF the Emmanuel Lutheran
ministers of this district weso continued
yesterday. In the morning business
session WIS held which, occupied the en-,
tire forenoon. Rev. q. Y. Johanson, pre-
ident Of the district. presided, ar W.
Lindstrom served as secretary. A commit-
tee was appointed to report suggestions
as to the division Of the district. IL was
voted to bold the next meeting at Mon
son, Me. ..,.as3i
In the afternoon tae inisters visited
Caps Cottage. In the evening there were
services at which Rev. j. A. Bernard OF
Qdincy, Mnss.. Rev. o. A. Henry of
Fitchbure. Mass. Rev. q. r. Johanson
Of Boston, Rev. L. o. Linnell Of Maiden
and Rev. A. Aaron of Portland preached.
Music was furnished by qnHftetts oom
posed OF Rev. MIR. Nustrom Of Worcester,
Mrs Johapscn CT b oston, Reva. Messrs.
Bernard and Aaron. S
Today the Emmanr Lutheran society
Of Portland will go on picnia at Long
islani. This will conclude the conven-
ton.
The Portland daily press., 1899-07-20

tis company may take pardonable pride
In Is the record of a season during which
everything from the legitimate drama
down TO broad and nonsensical farce
comedy has been presented. each with
eminent success to the artist, and enjoy
ment to the patrons.
Last evening was "hotel night" and
many of the propriet6rs enjoyed the per.
fornaDcs, together with large percen.
tage OF the commercial men and summer
tourists. who stopped in the city last
night.
Owing TO the agent In New York, from
whom Manager McGullum receives his
plays neglecting to send one of the parts
Of "In Missouri" that was TO be given
next week, the production has been post
poned until a later date. The attraption
will be ''The Bankers Daughter
Brownson Howard's celebrated comedy
drama. This play again Introduces Man
ager McCullum in splendid comedy
role, and again brings to the front other
favorite members of the company.
The Portland daily press., 1899-07-20

1t IL claimed for the vehicle that 1t can
climb fourteen per cent grade, which Is
considered pretty stiff grade for a
country road at the rate of fifteen miles
an hour. IL has run up a grade of thirty.
SIX per cent.
Among those who viswed the auto
mobile was Mr.. s. S. Royden. we'll
known as the actuary of the Union
Mutual Life Insurance company. He or
dered one last spring, but Ii has not vet
been delivered. His friends who knew
that be bad bought one, have troubled
him not little with banterings about
the horseless carriage which seemed never
co be coming. But Wednesday was his
time OF triumph. as the real thing moved
about the streets.
-a Interest In the subject was immensely
stim muiated by the demonstration, and il
was generally talked over during the day
throughous the city. Many people who
have rather secuted the idea that a read
vehicle of the kind could be easIIv
practicabls about here, revised their onin-
Ions as they saw Mr.. Hanson speed along.
The Portland daily press., 1899-07-20

home In Woodfords and an arriving thers
took Mrs Hanson In and gave her a ride.
Then he started back to tho city. A s he
went along Forest avenue he had little
brush with an electric car. giving the
trolley his dust without any trouble.
Several horse were met on the way; but
they showed no uneasiness or fright. In
fact, they sesmed TO look upon the thing
with infinite contempt
4 In coming back to Portland Mr.. Hanson
run along Kennebeo street and headed for
Kim street. The Elm street hill, from
kennebec street to Congress street, is one
OF the sharpsst inclines In the city; but
the automobile climbed the hill at
electric car speed.
The picture gives good idea of the ap-
pearance OF the automobile. The boiler
and tb. little engine are under the seat
The boiler is made very strong, OF the
finest steel, capable Of standing great
pressure. The engine Is of the compound
variety. very small and compact. The
The Portland daily press., 1899-07-20
A FREE CONCERT.

Thore will he free concert at the VIII
iiston church this evening by the guar.
teste from the Redteld college, South
Dakota, assisted by Miss Rthlen King
and President l. P. Patch of the college.
This Is one of the finest quartettes In the
country.
Rev. Henry II. kelsey, pastor OF the
Fourth church at Hartford. Conn, and
himself trained musician, writes re-
garding the Rediield singers:
"1ke Redaeid College quartette, assist
ed by Miss King and President Patch,
gave concert In the Fourth church last
Q ening Every minute. of 1t was enjoyed
by all present. The quartetts sung aG
inirably. The programme has pleasing
variety, having in IL enough or fun to
keep attention and expectancy alert. /
ooinmsna them heartily. Ihey viii
please any audience"
The Portland daily press., 1899-07-20

power Is transmitted from this little en-.
gine to the renr wheels by an ordinary
chaln such as is used on bicycles, only n
little heavier The wheels ara bicycle
wheels. only much heavier. The axies
and connecting works ara of the tubular
steel used In bicycle frames.
When the pressure in the boiler gets nm
to i4o ponnds the supply Of sasnllns Is
shut of automatically, and the firo goes
out. When the pressure drops fellow the
i40 mark again, the Gre is lighted auto
matically. The machine Is SO arranged
that the persons sitting on the sent get no
smell or smcka. OF. heat or jar from the
machinery.
The steering is done by the tilIer al
ready described. The. brake Is worked by
applying the foot to q lever near the
fender. Ihe throttle vnlve, which puts
on or shuts off power, Is on the edge of
the seat, By the right. hand Of the.drivsr.
The levers for varying the speed, and for
reversing the machine so it will back are
In the same position.
1t Is said that the driver CT the automo.
bile does not ind his work very exacting.
lie cannot safely go to sleep, but be. finds
time to give attention to the scenery and
converse with his companion.
1t Is claimed for ttis machine that one
can easily make trip of q hundred miles
In day over the ordinary country roads.
The water tank will hold enough for G
forty mile run on ordinary roads; but of
course 1t .an be iilled from any pump or
spring. The gasoline tank which ia under
the flooring at the feet of the driver, holds
five gallons of gasoline. This viii carry
the carriage about i4U miles over good
roads. Gasoline costs about l6 cents a
gallon; and at that rate the cost OF fuel
would lie little over half cent a mile.
The Portland daily press., 1899-07-20

IL runs at an ordinary rate OF about I IN
on fifteen miles an hour, but enthusiasts
say It can make thirty five miles an hour
These are che facts which the curious
got from Mr. Hanson. He found that so
many wanted TO see 1t and ask about 10
that he run the machine into the carriage
rooms Of u. o. Bailey Sc CO., ON Middle
and Market stersts, where IL was visited
by many who we're Interested.
Tha machine came on the Boston boat
Wednesday mornings Mr.. Hanson was on
hand bright and early to see 1t. and had
IL hauled up to Engine 5's house whero
he filed the water tank which occupies
the rear part of the buggy body. the place
wnero valisss, jugs, tubs Of butter or
other commodities are put In the ordinary
buggy Of the citizsn.
When the water had been put in, MIR
Hanson turned the valve that let the
gasoline run from the tank to the burner,
lighted up. and in five minutes the little
steam gauge on the fender showed forty
pounds Of steam.
Then Mr.. Hanson stepped into tina
vehicle, and sat down on the softly
cushioned ssat. He had never run an
automobile before. and there Is no doubt
that his heart teat high with delight
From the fender little steering tiller
runs back towards the seat SO that tie
driver can held 1t easily in his left hand
while hs controls the throttle valve with
his right.
Mr.. Hanson put the tiller In straight
position and pulled the throttle valve. 1he
wagon jumped like thing of life, with
short explosive. puffs like those OF q
miniature steam engine. i This noise soon
ceased, however. and the machine settled
down into swift, silent and ensy run.
MIR. Hanson pointed 1t towards his