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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-02-16
however, in time to save the express
with the scores Of lives it carried.
A rrlck with Folded Paper.


A very successful trick which will
be sure to puzzle your friends. and
which you can make with very little
trouble, is the Transformed Penny.
To make this, take piece of colored
paper, say red, and cut piece about
seven and a half by nine inches in size.
Cut two pieces, of different color.
from the red, we will say lavender for
convenience, both six and a half by
eight incnes in size; and two more
pieces of white, five and six inches.
Fold each Of the two pieces of white
paper neatly, creasing one edge over
beyond the middle, then the opposite
edge so that it will lap over the first,
and then fold each end SO that they
will nearly meet in the middle.
The two pieces Of lavender paper are
to be folded in the same fashion, but
large enough to easily inclose the
white paper after it is folded. The
two lavender papers are to be creased
exactly alike, and then the backs when
folded and to be glued together evenly.
This will make the lavender paper
open on each side, and each lavender
paper is to contain a white paper.
All of this, which will appear to be
one package, is to be inclosed within
the red paper. Crease all the folds, so
that the package will lie fiat, as you
do not want it to show that the laven~
der paper opens on both sides.
Now in one of the white papers place
cent, and in the other ION the oppo-
site side of the package), piece of tin
foil, f1attened out and round in shape.
The success of this trick will depend
largely upon having the lavender pa
pers folded quite flat, and exactly even,
and all the papers must be kept neatly
folded in the same creases each time.
Now to perform the trick, open the
red paper displaying the lavender one
inside. Now without raising the la
vender paper open the side which is
uppermost, and this should be the one
which contains the penny, and last OF
all open the white paper disclosing the
penny itself.
A>OW AOAu GuC WAACC PhpSA, SAASAA W.
lavender, and then taking hold of the
latter in such way that the lower
folds will not fall down and show, take
it up in your hand, and rap the
package against any convenient article
as if to show that the penny is still
within. Then with as little effort as
possible turn the package over in lay
ing it down. If you do this we'll no
one will notice that you do turn it
over. Lay it in the red paper again.
open the lavender paper, and then the
white as before, this time revealing the
piece of tin foil, apparently where the
penny has just been.
The trick seems plain when you I'M
derstand it, but appears very mystic
rious until you discover how it is done,
j. d. C.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-02-16
The Hour When Death Is Nearest.

The Hour When Death Is Nearest.
In one of his books the late R. l..
Stevenson speaks of a moment in the
early morning, when strange influ-
ence disturbs the sleep of men and an
imals.
cit is quite true" said physician
to whom the point was referred. "At
or about three o'clock every morning
all human beings and animals are
nearer to death than at any other
hour. At that time cattle stir and
moan in their sleep, while men turn
uneasily in their beds, and awaken
partially or wholly, as though disturb
ed. If you are sitting up, you will feel
unusually cold and drowsy at this
time. Three in the morning is an hour
that we doctors are accustomed to
dread, for by far the majority of
deaths among the sick occur at about
that time.
''There are many explanations. My
own theory is that it is due to the ebb
and flow of the earth's magnetic cur
rents. It has been observed that at
about three in the afternoon a mans
physical forces reach their highest,
and it is a simple inference that at the
corresponding hour Of the morning
the lowest point of the vital tide is
reached"
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-02-16
-Four Little Travellers.

-Four Little Travellers.
sAary Alicia set forth for the east
To see where the sun comes up;
And Edward Delaney went straight to-
ward the north
TO search for polar pup.
margaret Anna repaired to the south,
where oranges flourish, you know;
And Thomas Augustus struck out for
the west,
Where gold mines and buffaloes
grow.
IT'S very strange thing that I have
to relate
Concerning these travelled young
folk
But the very next morning they all of
them found
They were safe in their beds when
they woke.
Elizabeth L. Gould.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-02-16
How He stood.

A story was told the other night of
Lord Beaconsfield, which relates to an
early period of his life, when, as Nil.
Disraeli, he was a parliamentary can
didate for High Wycombe. His OPP
ponent, a man of county family and
influence, declared that he stood for
parliament upon the constitution OF the
country, upon the broad acres of his
fathers, upon law and order and prop
erty. A mar in the crowd cried out
"What does Mr.. Disraeli stand on!
"Oh," said Mr.. Disraeli. IL stand on
my head.''-HouSehOld Words.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-02-16

Write B. w. Wrenn, Passenger Traf-
fic Manager, Plant System, Savannah,
Ga, regarding excursions from Port
Tampa to Havana and Santiago, Cuba;
San Juan and Ponce, Porto Rico and
Kingston, Jamaica.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-02-16
PATENTS.
List of Patents Issued Last Week to
Northwestern Inventors.

List OF r0tentS issued Last week to
Northwestern Inventors.
Henry III. Altchwager and l.. r. JOY,
Minneapolis, Mimi, Photographic
plate holder; David c. Bymaster, Hoo
pie. N. D., ice cream freezer; William
n. Carroll, Minneapolis, Mimi, block
ing device for split switches; Carl U.
Hulbery, Cokato, N. D., animal trap;
George A. Kelley, Minneapolis, Mimi,
operating mechanism for valves; Hen
~ Nelson, Gales, Mimi, stoker for
straw-burning furnace; Otto q. San
ger, Blue Earth City, Mimi, potato bug
catcher; William r. Smythe, Madison,
s. D., wrench; Charles Travis, Mime
apolis, Mimi, bicycle; Edwin g.. Wash
burn, Minneapolis, MINI, car coupling;
Leroy S. Burlington, Minneapolis,
Mimi, light fount (design.)
Alprwin. Lothrop johnson. Patent Alton
ocys. v10 Pioneer Press Building. st. Peal.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-02-16
Bromus Inermis Grass!

says So This grass yields 4 to Z tons
better hay than timothy in dry, rainless
countries; yields even more than that in
Ohio. Ind. Mich. Wis, Iowa. ILL.,, Mo-,
Kans.. Nebr. Mont, yes in every state
of the Union! Salzer warrants this! Po-
tatoes, sl.2O a Bbl.
Send this notice to JOHN A. SALZER
cents postage and receive their great Seed
Catalogue and sample of this grass seed
and nine other farm seed RaretieS
free. Iw.n.]
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-02-16
A Justifiable Approximation.

n OWNt1HWUIe 3HVVTVnVHHIVH.
at isn't that want the Philippines -
said the German emperor.
why are you so anxious to inter
fere, then:" asked the confidential adj
wiser.
Its matter of professional pride.
I'm afraid some of these people will
get to thinking that Dewey is bigger
man than am."-Washington Star
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-02-16
Aged Woman Ride. a bicycle.


The Oldest bicyclist is woman aged
SO, who is an adept rider. Most people
could enjoy health until old age it they
took precautions to prevent diseases OF
the digestive organs by taking an oc-
casional dose of Hostetter's Stomach
Bitters. Even after dyspepsia, 1ndi-
gestion and constipation have secured
q foothold the Bitters will afford relief.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-02-16
DennOralized.

81 can't see what could have caused
some of that canned goods to turn out
so badly" said the army contractor.
Neither do H. answered his partner,
"unless it was the language some of
those officers may have used in it's pres
ce."-Washington Star.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-02-16

Extraordinary qualities are possess
ed by the river Tinto, in Spain. 1t
hardens and petrifies the sand Of It's
bed, and if a stone falls into the stream
and alights upon another, in few
months they unite and become one
stone. Fish cannot live in Its waters.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-02-16
strength.

II thought you told me you never
drank anything stronger than water,
said Mr.. Booce's new acquaintance.
"Wat hic) water" said Mr.. Booze,
with painful dignity, 'sbeen known to
blow up boilers ''-Cincinnati Enquirer.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-02-16
The Old Bcnr.

The assertion of Spanish paper that
America has lost it's place among civil
lied peoples leads one to wonder what
Spain knew about liZation.-SiouX
City Journal
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-02-16
Force Of Hal,it

Force of Habie.
"Nhat's the datey' asked the girl
with the pen in her hand.
January one, oh, eighteen double
ainc," absent-mindedly answered the
telephone gir,.-Chicago Tribune.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-02-16

Send 4 cents to B. w. Wrenn, PAS
senger Traffic, Plant System, Savan-
nah, Ga, for copy of beautifully illus
.trated descriptive book on Florida,
Cuba and Jamaica.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-02-16

DIR J. H. RINDLAUB. Specialist
Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat.
Fargo, N. Oak.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-02-16

II will soon be regarded as quite the
proper thing to walk the streets load
cd down with bundles.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-02-16
FOR BOYS AND GIRLS,
SOME GOOD STORIES FOR ouH
JUNIOR READERS.

Some Stories About Brave Girls
Trlck with Folded Paper - Four
Little Travslers-The Origin Of lee
bergs.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-02-16

Piso's Cure for Consumption is tho best
OF oil cough cures George W.. Lott,
Fabucher, La, August 26, 1895.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-02-16

FITS Permanently Cured. Nonts or nervousness afte,
first days usa of DIR. klne's Great Nerve Restorer.
Send for FIR EE $500 trial bottle and treatise.
DE- II. H. KLINE. Ltd. 93l Arch ST. Philadelphia Pa
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-02-16

Advice is about the only thing the
average man will give freely without
money and without price.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-02-16

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY
Take Laxative Bromo Quinire Tablets. All
druggists refund the money 1t it fails to cure.
25c. The genuine has L. B. @ on each tablet.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-02-16

How much easier it is to forgive an
enemy we have worsted than one who
has WorSteG us.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-02-16

Cure yourself naturally and surely without cost
For nfallible method send 10 cents (c in) to John
NJ Bachelor 90 W. 18th ST., New York City.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-02-16

Send 25 cents in postage or currency
to e. w. Wrenn. Passenger Irattic
Manager, Plant System, Savannah,
Ga, for deck of handsome playing
cards.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-02-16

1t wouldn't be exactly out of place tc
say "you see" to a blind man.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-02-16

At card parties the real disposition is
bound to show forth.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-02-16

The verdict OF the merchants is that
business is picking up.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-02-16
He Was "Next."

Sm.ith-Smart is a pretty slick indi-
vidual, but l managed to get ahead OF
him to-day.
Brown---How did you do it?
Snith-By getting to the barber shop
first.-Chicago News.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-02-16

Lots of men are not able to sit in
their own canoes, much less paddle
them.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-02-16

An elephant stops travelling if you
check his trunk.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-02-16

Hasty Judgment has often mac
breaches that could not be healed.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-02-16

To be successful as his own manag-
troll.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-02-16

Dogs that bark at night often bite
the dust.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-02-16

Health for Ten Cents.
Cascarets make bowels and kidneys act
naturally, destroy microbes, cure headache,
billiousness and constipation. All druggists.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-02-16

London has 40 restaurants in which
only vegetable food is served.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-02-16

If company manners We're Worn more
frequently for home folks life would be
much pleaSanter.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-02-16

Mrs. Wins1ow's soothing Syrup.
For children teethfng. sOfteus the gums reduces in.
ammation, allsys pain, wind collie $50 bottle
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-02-16

If you contemplate going to Cuba.
I'orto Rico. or Jamaica, Write Il. w.
Wrenn, Passenger Traffic Manager,
Plant System, Savannah, Ca, for ill.,
formation.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-02-16

If the dog star had tail, would it
be comet.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-02-16

TO be mentally we'll furnished one
must have the multiplication table.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-02-16

WANTED-Cas OF bad health that R-I-P-A-N.s
Co., New York, for 10 samples and 900 testimonials.
The Opelousas courier., 1899-06-17
Time He Was Married.

A recent wedding in the provinces
was SO much interrupted that the
friends of the welded pair found'specia1
reason to congratulate them when the
ceremony was at last over. All went
merrily until the bridegroom was called
upon to produce the wedding ring. IL
vain he felt in his trousers pocket fol
the indispensable article. Nothing
could be found except a hole through
which the ring had evidently fallen
into the high boot which is affected
by young men of the district. Wha'
was he to do?
Take your boot off," said the par
son.
The suspense and silence were'pain
full.
The organist, at the priests bid
ding, struck up a voluntary"
The young man removed his boot
the ring was found, also a hole in hi
stocking, and the worthy minister re
marked, evidently with more than thu
delay of the ceremony in mind:
"Young man, it is time you were
married. Spare Moments.
The Opelousas courier., 1899-06-17
PROPER TIME FOR A BATH.
Ioms of the General Rules Which
Health Dictates.

DkEt6IS9s
Regarding the proper time for a bath.
/ simple general rule may be given.
nys Woman's Life. Take cold baths
IN rising in the morning and warm
ines Just before retiring. In taking
Turkish Or Russian baths the hour
heed not be considered, except as in
Ill baths, o n Of which should be
AIKEN less than an hour or so before
Dr. after meals. Where it Is possible.
use fresh clean rainwater for the
hath. This Is the nearest approach to
distilled water, which Is too expensive
.or general use. Soft water Is u 1t
best to rainwater, and a little borax
sr ammonia in hard water will soften
t. Brisk rubbing should always fol-
ow a bath; then the bath will do all
hat Is claimed for 1t in the way of
%,enovating the person, invigorating
NE system, increasing the fneness and
loftness Of the skin and making one
pok and feel younger. Cleanliness Of
The skin has a great effect on the
general health, and it IS well known
hat If one has been exposed to infec-
lion the best thing to do by way OF
srecaution Is to take a hot bath i'm
nediateiy. 1t Is a mistake to remain
100 long in a tepid bath. Thirty min
rtes should be the limit. Throughout
he winter and early spring it is best,
X one Is at all liable to chills, to take
,ne's bath at night, Just before going
70 bed. II taken in the daytime, brisk
exercise Of dumbbell practice Is highly
beneficial.
The Opelousas courier., 1899-06-17
Wealthy Mono,naniacs.

It is we'll known that many rich man
are haunted by the fear that they will
become poor, the dread being so
strong in some cases that it amounts
TO a mania. An Englishman whose
income is twenty thousand pounds a
year is now impressed with the belief
that he has not enough to live upon,
but is comforted by finding on his
plate at the breakfast table each week
day morning a sovereign, Of which,
most likely, he is careful not to spend
more than a half, O. perhaps one
fourth. Some few years ago a rich
man, who had devoted all his life to
making a fortune-which he fancied
that he had lost-was employed in his
own garden at one pound a week, and
attained a great age, with perhaps as
much happiness as he had ever en-
joyed. After all there is not much
need to pity such men, and no especial
reason to blame them. They had nc
opportunity in their young days Of
learning how to enjoy recreation, and
they never knew the duty Of having 9
hobby Waverley Magazine.
The Opelousas courier., 1899-06-17
There IL another method With i,

adopted by some Of the best snea ker.
The voice Is lowered instead Of being
raised. The delivery is slackened in
speed and each word is slowly and
distinctly uttered. There is an in
tensity without heat. The orator en-
hibits sef-control, and makes an i'm
preston by his evident effort to re-
tain mastery Of his emotions.
MI. Gladstone's deepest tones were
always reserved for his finest mas
sages when he was summing up g.
great argument and making a final ap-
peal for dispassionate judgment, These
were the passages which he invariably
prepared in advance with painstaki king
care, but when he delivered them his
manner was stately in dignity. and he
seemed to weigh deliberately every
word.
MI. Chamberlain is now the best de-
batter and platform orator in England.
He adopts a similar expedient when hs
considers q passage particularly I'M
portAnt Instead Of warming up to
his work, he seems to cool OF. Hi.
voice deepens in tone; his manner be-
comes deliberate in Its earnestness: he
seems to be holding himself back: but
every word vtbrates with intensity OF
conviction or feeling. He does not
use his hands at such moments, He
stands erect and motionless-an i'm
pressive Agure with a calm face and
flashing eyes.
Some of the greatest American ora
tors have adopted the same manner.
Daniel Webster. Edward Everett, Wen
dell Phillips, Henry Ward Beecher and
George William Curtis lowered their
voices and spoke deliberately when
they wished to express a thought or
to produce a strong effect,
The Opelousas courier., 1899-06-17
Pepper.

"1t has always amused me-" remark.
ed a botanical expert, 20 hear people
talk of their preference for black pep
Der over white, and the various sxpla-
nations they give for the came. Little
do they know that both black and white
pepper grow upon the same shrub.
over the pepper seed grows a black cov-
erins. The seed itself is white OF near"
" 10. To make black pepper the seed
and its external covering are ground
up, while white pepper is the seed alone
ground np. White pepper II milder
than black, the greater part OF the
pungency being in the covering. A pep.
Der made Of the coverings alone would
be such-to use a slang tsrm-hot stun
that it would burn the mouth. The
black coating OF the pepper seed con
+aina most of the oil"
The Opelousas courier., 1899-06-17
WAKE ISLAND OCCUPATION.
Commander Taussig's Story of the Rails.
ing of the American Flag.

The conditions under which Wake
Island, midway in the Pacific Ocean
between Honolulu and the Philip
pines, was taken possession Of in the
name of the United States by the
commander Of the Bennington on her
voyage acros the Pacific, are given
IN a report to the Navy Department
from Commander Taussig, dated at
sea two months ago.
The officer says he approached the
island with the navigator at the mast
head, steaming slowly along the
southern and eastern sides to discover
signs of habitation, and looking in
vain for an anchorage. He did not
circumnavigate the island, but seeing
that the outlet on the north was
barred not only by a wall of coral, but
also by a sand spit, he returned to the
lee of the island.
A landing was made at one O'Clock
On the 18th of January and a fagpols
was raised. Excepting some pieces
Of w~reckage nc signs of human occu-
patton were visible. On the eastern
side of the island, Embedded in the
sand, an anchor was seen, and what
appeared to bs, the wreck Of a lower
mast was hight,; up the beach.
When the flagstaff was in place the
sailors were fori led in two ranks fac
ing eastward, ara, having called all to
witness that thelisland was not in the
possession of ally other nation, Com
mander Taussig ordered the American
flag to be raised by Ensign Wetten-
CELL. Upon reaching the truck the
flag was salFted by twenty-one guns
from the Bennington. After the sa'
lutte the flag was nailed to the mast
head with battens. and a brass plate,
with the following inscription, was
screwed to the base of the flagstaff:
The Opelousas courier., 1899-06-17

German Government Employs Women
Consul Liefeld writes from Freibure
that the experiment of employing
women in Germany as clerks and
directors of small po~stofices has been
satisfactory. The department. is now
going a step further, and IS appoint
ing women assistants in the telegraph
and telephone Offices. A great man!
women have also been appointed t.
take full charge of small postohces,
preference being shown to the widow
and daughters Of deceased postmasters
Those who have been in the employ
of the Government a long time are tt
receive a salary of $685. per year, witt
an extra allowance Of s119 for house
ysaa-Nsw York Tribune.
The Opelousas courier., 1899-06-17
Increase In wooiens.

The United States census OF 1916
,hoved the existence of tWenty-four
Woolen factories and 1852 fulling
mills. The majority Of these were
ocated in New England, and practic-
,llv the balance in New York, Ne"
Jersey. Pennsylvania and Delaware.
Each New England state, with the ex-
.ntion of Vermont. at that time a
nils employed in the manufacture Of
,rmy and navy cloths, cloths fer the
,seroes of the south, and blankets.
rhe production Of %broadcloth was con-
,rod IN half a dozen mills.
The Opelousas courier., 1899-06-17

There are several species Of fish,
reptiles and insects which v sleen
during their stay in this world,
Among fish 1t is now positively known
that pike. salmon and goldfish never
sleep at all. Also that there are sew
eral others Of the fish family that
never sleep more than a few minutes
during a month. There are dozens Of
species OF flies which never indulge in
slumber. and from three to five spe-
cies OF serpents which the n%aturalists
have yet been able to catch nap.
ping.
The Opelousas courier., 1899-06-17
H,,A snr1ne. In reanda.

The following Is an in, erestlns story
concerning the hot springs at Ruwen-
Eort, in the Uganda, as related By Bish-
ep Tucker
"As the sun went down. expecting
the cold, we had a fire lighted outside
u tent, but to our as.Ontshment the
heat became SO great that we had to
remove the fire, and, sure enough, as
time went on, it seemed to get worse
and worse. 1t was impossible to sleep
in fact, it was worse than the worst
night on the Red Sea. and the same dis
tressing kind of heat. Unable to sleep.
we lay p%erspiring AS II we were IN a
Turkish bath. Next morning we spent
In inspecting the wonderful hot springs
which lay about one hour away to the
left. The boiling water was hubOliug
I'D all over a space Of about 10 yards.
Down the center IS a channel In which
the hot water collects and runs away,
forming a gool-sizet stream Us it get
free Of the springs.
We found a number of people bathing
at the time. as ther believe the water u
sure eufe for almost every disease. We
placed a few potatoes IN one of the
largest springs and Ia the pleasure x
eating them beautifully boueu = aA5ut
ten minutes. am ted that the natives
living round here boil their potatoes
here every day. and are thus saved fire
wood and wafer. The bathers have
their bath by diverting M of the het
streams in a large hole dug In the
urNnnd