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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-06-22
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The poor man had been looking ALI
day for a job. disappointed again!"
he exclaimed. II am in despair. There.
is not a thing in the house to eat"
"AE. DEAR said the faithful wife,
I'VE have but one resource left. We
must take boarders. - Philadelphia
Record
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-06-22
Are You Using Aliens Foot-Ea.e'

1t is the only cure for Swollen,
Smarting. Burning, Sweating Feet,
Corns and Bunions Ask for Aliens
Foot-Eas a powder to be shaken into
the shoes. AT all Druggists and Shoe
Stores, 25c. Sample sent FREE Ad-
dress, Allen S. Olmsted, Leroy, n. Y.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-06-22
Read the Advertisements.

You will enjoy this publication much
better if you will get into the habit OF
reading the advertisements; they will
afford a most amusing study, and
will put you in the way of getting some
excellent bargains. Our advertisers
are reliable; they send what they ad-
yrrtiSe
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-06-22
OF Course He Was,

Young Wife-You-you We're intoXi
Gated when You came in last night.
Young IIusband-Only at the sight of
your beauty.-Syracuse Herald.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-06-22
Extenuatinu Circumstances.

"He goaded me to desperation, your
honor. before l struck him.
what did he do:' asked the magis-
trate
''He kept insisting that his make of
wheel was superior to mine. Ohio
State Journal.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-06-22
|OAIRY AND POULTRY.
INTERESTING CHAPTERS FOR
OUR RURAL READERS.

dow Successful Farmers Operate This
Department of the Farm-A Few
Hints as to the Care of Live Stock
and Poultry.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-06-22
Not the ONLY Form,

every few people, she said, "know
how to shake hands properly"
"Well," he returned, somewhat ex.
pectantly, 'there are other forms of
greeting, you know.-Chicago Post.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-06-22
Luck, After All.

"Did you read about that man who
carried a lucky penny until it wore q
hole in his pocket, through which he
lost $40 gold piece?'
Eyes; but it he hadn't lost it his wife
would have spent it or somebody
would have borrowed it."-Chicago
Record.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-06-22

The motorman on the electric car is
not afraid of getting shocked. He's
not q onductor.-Philadelp Bull
letin.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-06-22

FITS Perma nenly Cured. Motifs after
first days of DR.. klines Nerve Restorer
Send for FREE $500 trial bottle and treatise
DR. R. H. KLINE, Ltd 93l Arch ST., Philadelphia, Pa.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-06-22

How many women are economical iD
the matter of pins.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-06-22
iron. HRS. Sumter
to Mrs. PlnkAam.
[IErrER TO MRS. p1NKHAn NO. 76,z44]

LETTER TO MRS. PINKHAM NO. 76,244l
zone year ago last June three doc
tors gave me up to die, and as had at
different times used your Vegetable
Compound with good results, 1 had too
much faith in il to die until 1 had tried
it again. I was apparently an invalid,
was confined to my bed for ten weeks.
II believe my trouble was liberation Of
womb(.
"After taking four bottles of the
Compound and using some of the Liver
Pills and Sanative Wash, at the end of
two months had greatly improved
and weighed 155 pounds, when never
before weighed over 1913. Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound is the
best medicine ever used, and recon-
mend it to all my friends. MRS. ANNA
EVA GUNTER, HIaGlNsv1LLE, Mo.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-06-22
Mrs. Barnhart Enjoys Life Once More.

Mrs. Barnhart Enjoys Life Once Moro.
DEAR MRS. P1NKHAM-I had been
sick ever since my marriage, seven
years ago; have given birth to four
children, and had two miscarriages. I
had falling of womb, leucorrhea, pains.
in back and legs; dyspepsia and a
nervous trembling of the stomach.
Now have none Of these troubles and
can enjoy my life. Your medicine has
worked wonders for me.'-MRs. s.
BARNHART. New CASTLE. PA.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-06-22

1t is as hard to kill real love as it is
to find it.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-06-22

DIR. j. H. RINDLAUB, Specialist,
Eye, Ear. Nose and Throat,
Fargo, N. ID.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-06-22
About the Poultry Yard,

heCeuL experiments nave SHOWN IQaL
skimmilk is a very valuable food for
young chicks, but becomes less valu-
able as the chicks get older, though
there is no doubt that skimmilk is al
ways valuable as a food. But for
young growing chicks it seems to be
more than ordinarily valuable. When
added to the ration for chicks it in
creases the consumption of other foods
given. The farmer almost always has
bcuntiful supply of skimmilk, at least
so far as the demands for feed for
the chicks is concerned. Meat and
milk as part of the ration of the chicks
will cause a rapid growth and this is
of great importance when We are try
ing to get fall layers.
In experiments made in 1897 and
1898 at the Indiana Experiment Sta
ton 40 young chicks were divided into
two equal lots both as to number and
weight They were fed on ground
food, with green grass, cabbage, rape
and lettuce. Both lots were treated
alike with the exception that one lot
At the end of ~ days Gin 1889 the lot
without milk had gained 1874 ounces,
and the lot with milk had gained 230
ounces. In the experiment of the year
before, one lot without milk gained
1925 ounces in the same time that the
lot with milk gained 1865 ounces. The
cost of the total food was greater with
the milk than without it. but this
was more than made up by the fact
that the cost of one pound of grain
was much less in the case of the chicks
that had skimmilk.
Bad Result of a Poor Policy.-For
two years past at least very large
number of farmers have felt morally
certain that good colts would be re-
munerative, and yet their situation
was such that they were wholly I'M
prepared to produce them. If during
the period of depression the horses on
the farms of the west had been culled
down so that nothing but good breed
ing stock was retained, the work on
the farm would have been just as we'll
done, and even although the farmer
during the period of depression might
have felt unwilling to pay service fees,
still with dawning of better times in
the industry he would have been in
position to take advantage of the pros
pective demand and begin breeding
horses at once. Instead of this, how
ever, it was the best stock that was
sold off the farms in the majority Of
cases and the poor stuff was retained,
with the result that very few farmers
are now in a position to breed for two
or three good colts in year, even
though satisfied that it would pay to
do so.-EX.
Yolk of the Egg.-The yolk situated
in the center of the egg as far as pos
sible, is of very valuable character,
being composed of albuminous SUBJ
stances fat and has also contained a
small proportion of mineral salts. It
is doubtless known by the keen observ-
er that the odoriferous aroma given off
from rotten egg owes it's origin chief
ly to the decay of the yolk, which, con-
tanning, as it does sulphur, gives off
sulphuretted hydrogen, also noticeable
in decaying vegetables. Altogether the
albuminoids from 1917 per cent, fats
1l1h per cent, and salts or mineral
matter l per cent.-EX.
Poultry culture is made up of chain
of little things; one thing out of place
makes bad kink In the whole chain.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-06-22
BIG Goat Ranch.

What is to be the biggest goat ranch
in the world has recently been started
at Lamy Junction, N. NJ, where the
Santa Fe branch leaves the main line,
by Robert Foerderer, morocco and
kid manufacturer of Philadelphia, in
connection with Lucius Beebe, a leath-
er dealer of Boston, and several other
capitalists. They bought what is
known as the old Lamy grant from
the Manzanares family, at Las Vegas,
and have already stocked it with forty
five or fifty thousand goats, which are
to be used for breeding Mr.. Foerterer
is said to use an average of $4,000
skins day in his own tannery, which
he has been getting mostly from Cen
trail and South America, but he thinks
he can raise them cheaper than it
costs to import, and it is contended
that the skins of goats and kids bred
in that climate are softer and tougher
than those from hot and moist coun-
tries. The best skins are said to come
from the warm, dry regions of north
ern Africa. There are many small
herds of goats in New Mexico number
ing two or three thousand, mostly own
ed by native Mexicans, but this is the
first time, SO far as can be learned,
that northern people have gone into
the business to any extent.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-06-22
An Excellent Combination.

The pleasant method and beneficial
effects of the we'll known remedy,
SYRUP OF FIGS, manufactured by the
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP Co.. illustrate
the value of obtaining the liquid laxa-
tive principles of plants known to be
incidentally laxative and presenting
them in the form most refreshing to the
taste and acceptable to the system. 1t
is the one perfect strengthening laxa-
tive, cleansing the system effectually
dispelling colds, headaches and fevers
gently yet promptly and enabling one
to overcome habitual constipation per-
manently. Its perfect freedom from
every Objectionable quality and SUBJ
stance, and its acting on the kidneys,
liver and bowels, without weakening
or irritating them, make it the ideal
laxative.
In the process of manufacturing figs
are used, as they are pleasant to the
taste, but the medicinal qualities of the
remedy are obtained from SIENNA and
other aromatic plants, by a method
known to the CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP
Co. only. In order to get its beneficial
effects and to avoid limitations, please
remember the full name of the Company
printed on the front of every package.
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP co.
SAN FRANCISCO. CAL.
LOUISVILLE. KY. NEW YORK, N. 2.
For sale by all Druggists.-Price SOC. per bottle.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-06-22

A Money-Making Horse.-Hamble-
tonian 10 is familiar name to horse
men, but how many know the princely
sum he earned for his owner? The
grand old horse was twenty years in
service and his earnings. beginning
with s425, in the year 1852, gradually
mounted until the year 1865, when he
earned his maximum, 1900. then
gradually declined to $4,000 in 1872.
The grand total amounted to SECT 200,
and the number of his foals was 1855.
Who can estimate the value of good
sire? 1t is related of his owner that,
during the earlier years of Hamble-
tonian, he was a poor man and with
difficulty escaped having his farm sold
to satisfy mortgage. His friends ad-
vised him to sell his "Abdallah colt"
but his reply was II am too poor to
sell so good colt. My wife and I
believe he will some day pay our debts
and save our home, but if we sell him
the sheriff will sell our home" His
expectations were realized and the Alb
dallah colt not only lifted the mort
gage but earned a fortune for Mr..
Rysdyk.-Ex.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-06-22

Poultry culture is made up of chain
of little things; one thing out Of place
makes bad kink In the whole chain.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-06-22

WANTED-Case Of pao health that R-I.P-A-N.a
will not benefit. Send cents to Rtpans Chemical
Co.. New York for 10 samples and 600 testimonials
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-05-19
PHANTOM SHIP
The Flying DUtchman,
~1-BY CAPTAIN MARRYAL

Ny CAPTAIN MARRYAL

of discipline, but to that he was in
different; neither did he think 1t like
ly that 1t would come to the ears of
the admiral, as the crew of the bort
were partial both to the commodore
and to him. He had desired a seaman
whom he could trust, to put into one
Of the boats couple of muskets, and
quantity of ammunition, several
blankets, and various other articles,
besides provisions for two or three
months. for one person; and as soon
as it was dark the men pulled on shore
with the boat, found the commodore
on the beach waiting for them, and
supplied him with all these neces-
saries. They then rejoined their ship,
without the admiral's having the least
suspicion Of what had been done, and
shortly after the feet made sail on a
wind, with their heads off shore. The
next morning the three smaller YES
sells parted company, and by sunset
had gained many miles to windward,
after which they were not again seen.
The admiral had sent for Philip to
give him his instructions, which were
very severe, and evidently framed 80
as to be able to afford him hereafter
some excuse for depriving him of his
command. Among others, his orders
were, as the bort drew less water than
the admirals ship, to sail ahead of
him during the night, that IL they APP
preached too near the land as they beat
across the channel, timely notice might
be given to the admiral If in too shall
low water. This responsibility was
the occasion of Philips being always
on deck when they approached the
land on either side Of the Straits. 1t
was the second night after the fleet
had separated that Philip had been
summoned on deck as they were near
ing the land of Terre del Fuego; he
was watching the man in the chains
heaving the lead, when the officer of
the watch reported to him that the
admiral's ship was ahead of them in
stead of astern. Philip made inquiry
as to when he passed, but could not
discover; he went forward and saw
the admiral's ship with her poop-light,
which, when the admiral was astern,
was not visible. What can be the adj
miral's reason for this?" thought
Philip; "has he run ahead on purpose
to make a charge against me of neg
lect of duty? 1t must be so. Well, let
him do as he pleases; he must wait
now till we arrive in India, for shall
not allow him to desert me; and with
the company I have as much, and, l
rather think, as large proprietor,
more interest than he has. Well, as
he has thought proper to go ahead, I
have nothing to do but to follow"
"You may come out Of the chains
there"
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-05-19

Att is so ordered that only few
people succeed in any business, and
that rule applies to poultry.
Q.-What Is the best general-pur-
pose hen?
A.-Well, you can't combine two OPP
posite qualities In one hen, but as near
as we can get to 1t the Plymouth Rocks
seem to do the best.
Q.-What kind of laying boxes do
you prefer?
A.-The nest boxes should be lower
than the perches. l use movable boxes
fastened to the side of the house.
Q.-Would you advise farmer to
use an incubator to raise his chicks, IL
he intended to keep only 100 hens?
Ayes, sir; l don't see how
farmer can make money raising poul-
try unless he uses an incubator.
Q.-Do you feed clover hay?
Al do not; but it is a good food.
Chop 1t up and scald it in hot water.
Q.-What green food do you feed
your hens in the winter?
Al feed cabbage and mangel-
wurzel beets.
Q.-What is the best place for put
ting an incubator?
An the cellar.
On dark or light room?
AIN a dark room, by all means.
Q.-Is not ignorance the cause OF
most failures with incubators?
A.-Well, there are incubators that
no man can run.
Q.-What is the weight Of your birds
at ten weeks old?
A.-About one and a half pounds;
but have had them weigh one and
three-fourths pounds.
Q.-What breed do you raise Tor
broilers?
A cross between the barred
Plymouth Rocks and Rosecomb Brown
Leghorns.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-05-19
CHAPTER Xxx.

Philip went forward; they were now,
as he imagined, very near to the land,
but the night was dark and they could
not distinguish it. For half an hour
they continued their course, much to
Philips SURPRISE for he now thought
he could make out the loom of the
land, dark as it was. His eyes were
constantly fixed upon the ship ahead,
expecting every minute that she would
20 about; but no, she continued her
course, and Philip followed with his
own vessel.
1--WE are very close to the land, sir"
observed Wander Hagen, the lieutenant,
who was the officer of the watch.
$50 it appears to me; but the adj
miral is closer, and draws much more
water than we de-" replied Philip.
81 think see the rocks on the beam
to leeward, sir"
81 believe you are all right" re-
piled Philip; 81 cannot understand
this. Ready about, and get a gun
ready-they must suppose us to be
ahead of them, depend upon it."
Hardly had Philip given the order
when the vessel struck heavily on the
rocks. Philip fastened aft; he found
the rudder had been unshipped, and
the vessel was immovably fixed. His
thoughts then reverted to the admiral.
"Was he on shore?" He ran forward,
and the admiral was still sailing on
&C. inh about trun a h1pc
length ahead Of him.
Fire the gun there" cried Philip,
perplexed beyond measure.
The gun was fired, and Immediately
followed up by the flash and report
of another gun close astern of them.
Philip looked with establishment over
the. quarter, and perceived the adj
mirals ship close astern to him, and
evidently on shore as we'll as his. own.
"Merciful Heaven!" exclaimed Philip
rushing forward, what can this be?"
He beheld the other vessel, with her
light ahead, still sailing on and leav-
ing them. The day was now dawning
and there was sufficient light to make
out the land. The bort was on shore
not fifty yards from the beach, and
surrounded by the high and barren
rocks; yet the vessel ahead was APP
parently sailing on over the land. The
seamen crowded on the forecastle,
watchSg this strange phenomenon;
at last it vanished from their sight.
"That's the Flying Dutchman, by all
that's holy!" cried one of the seamen,
jumping off the gun.
Hardly had the man uttered these
words when the vessel disappeared.
Philip felt convinced that it was
so, and he walked away aft in very
perturbed state. 1t must have been
his fathers fatal ship which had de-
coyed them to probable destruction.
He hardly knew how to act. The adj
miral's wrath he did not wish, just at
that moment. to encounter. He sent
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-05-19
Dancerous TO HrpnotIze.

The late Professor Drummond, when
quite child, discovered that he could
hypnotic people. At birthday party
a little girl refused to play the piano.
Drummond happened to catch her eye,
and said, play" To his surprise she
rose obediently, went to the piano, and
played. At another time he hypnotized
a boy, gave him poker for gun, and
said, I'm a pheasant; shoot me-" The
boy did so, and Drummond, to keep up
the Illusion, fell, whereupon the boy,
seeing the bird" move, made as If to
hit it over the head with the poker.
The hypnotizer had just time to stop
the magnetized sportsman.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-05-19
A Horse Vocabulary.

A writer in a contemporary says:
1.-THE first thing in the education OF
the horse is the education OF the
trainer to the understanding of horse
nature. He must realize also that
prerequisite for control of the horse
is control of ones SELF Before begin
ming the training, settle upon a fixed
vocabulary to be used with the horse.
Have a single expression for each de-
sired movement, never using 1t for any
other purpose in the hearing of the
horse nor using any other expression
in it's stead. Herein lies the most
grievous error of those who break"
horses. They keep them confused
through their loose use of terms in
directing them. They "cluck" when
the horse is wanted to step over IN
the stall, when he Is wanted to raise
a foot from line or halter-strap, and
when he is wanted to go forward. The
word whoa" is used to quiet the
horse, when he is wanted to slacken
his pace and when he is wanted to
stop. This loose use of terms destroys
their value. The word whoa" should
signify sudden stop and nothing else.
Other expressions should be used with
similar exactness. 1t is immaterial
what expression is used for any partic-
ular movement, but it is of paramount
Importance that it always be used in
the same connection.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-05-19

Making Pasture.-A Minnesota cor
respondent writes to Farm, Stock and
Home: Il have 80 acres of timothy
sod, 2 years old, that I would like to
change to a good, permanent pasture
for cattle. How can do it,"
Answer.-Sow about s pounds good,
reliable blue grass, and Y to pound
white clover seed per acre. Sow In
the early spring and cover with the
harrow. You would probably get bet
ter catch to cut up your timothy field
with the disc, to some extent at least,
and then SOW the seeds mentioned.
Pasturing should not begin until the
plants have made a good start, or
about the end Of May. 1t might be
good plan to break up that field and
SOW the seeds as advised on grain
sown for pasture, adding to pounds
of timothy seed. The grain could be
a mixture Of oats and barley. More
pasture would probably be thus fur
nished this year, and better stand
Of grass for future years.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-05-19
(To be continued.)
A BALLOON UNDER FIRE,
Immediate Collapse Does Not Follow
Even When the Mark Is Hit.

Immediate Collapse Does Not Follow
Even When the Mark Is Hit.
With regard to the effects Of gun
shots upon balloon, the following ex-
periments were made, says the Pail
Mall Magazine. A shot was fred from
a Lebel rifle at a, balloon at an alti-
tude of 500 feet. 1t only penetrated the
fabric below the equator, and no APP
probable result ensued. After this
many shots were fired, several pene-
trating the balloon and passing out
near the upper valve. After lapse
Of six hours the balloon descended
quietly to the ground, by reason Of the
loss of gas through the bullet holes.
But it appeared that, whatever the
number of shots, the loss Of gas was
never sufficient to cause the balloon to
fall rapidly. On another occasion
shrapnel shell was fired from a seven
FOUNDER Armstrong gun at balloon
having an altitude of $500 feet, but
this being above the limit Of elevation
of the gun, it was impossible to hit 1t.
In any case, had it been possible to
do so, the shell would have penetrated
the balloon below the equator and
passed out again so low down as to
cause no serious loss of gas. Indeed,
a balloon loses but little Of its lifting
power-that is, little of its gas-if the
hole is made below the equator. Once
a gore was split up to within few
feet of the upper valve; at first the
balloon fell rapidly, then the wind
filled out the tapping fabric, and it
sailed quietly to earth.