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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-06-28

Small in size and great in results are
DeWitt's Little Early Risers, the famous
little pills that cleanse the liver and
bowels. They donot grippe. N. e. Nc
Gruer.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-06-28
TruaX Il Mclean make real
estate loans cheaper than any
body No commission

Ivy poisoning, poison wounds and all
other accidental Injuries may be quickly
cured by using DeWitt's Witch Hazel
Salve. 1t is also certain cure for piles
and skin diseases. Take no other. N.
d. McGruer.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-06-28

A full line OF needles for all makes of
sewing machines constantly on hand at
Mercer & Lawns.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-06-28
F., S. SCHW RTZ
Contractor and Builder,

DRESDEN, n. DAKOTA
Takes contracts in all parts OF the
county. Makes plans and specifca-
tions and gives estimates on work
of all kinds.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-06-28
Building Time --

This is the time OF lie year when you
are planning to make some improve
ments in the building line. Whether
it is new house, new barn. granary
or but a small addition, remember
that
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-06-28

There was slight rainfall here Mon
day night of last week, but still the cry
is. More rain! Move rain
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-06-28

FoR SALE:-One new Mccormick
mower. VIII sell cheap for cash or on
time. Apply at Elford Bros, store.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1900-12-07
THE TAMEST FISH.
And the Curious sight the Tame An-
gel Fishes Present mt Their
Feeding Time.

The tamest fish that the aquarium
has ever had was young spotted
hind eight or nine inches in length,
from Bermuda, which would readily
permit itself to be lifted out Of the
water in the hand, and held thus for
eight or ten seconds, lying perfectly
quiet meanwhile, without any flop
ping or futtering. Permitted then
to slide gently back into the water
again, it would swim around in little
circle in the tank back to the hand,
from which 1t had just been released,
and take food from it, says the New
York Sun.
While this spotted hind was excep-
tional, there are fishes in the aquarium
that will permit themselves to be
touched, and almos. no end of fishes
there, including such odd creatures as
eels, that will take food freely from
the hand, taking food held down in
the fingers, or, in the case Of fishes
that like such things, eating clans
out of shells held down to them. 1t Is
common thing for fishes to come
scurrying up to the top of the water
in their tanks when the food Is
brought along the corridor back Of
the tanks, and some of the exhibitions
Of this kind on the part of the fishes
are remarkable, the most 80 being
that of the angel fish.
Quarrelsome and disposed to nag
one another among themselves, yet
the angels are among the very ,amest
Of the captive fishes, and to see them
come for their fooo at feeding time is
a curious and wonderful sight. The
food is always put into the tank in
one corner, and there the fishes flock
for 1t. There are 26 angel fishes in
this tank. They are scattered COM
monty all about through the Body OF
water, from end to end, from front to
rear and from top to bottom of the
tank; swimming this way and that
and turning and twisting and criss-
crossing and weaving in and out.
Fishes beautiful in coloring. and their
bodies edged and otherwise marked
with deep but brilliantly clear and
bright shade Of blue, making Of the
tank marvellous picture.
Then the food is dropped in the up
per rear corner of the tank; and from
all parts the angel fishes 60 rushing
for it. They flock like chickens in a
poultry yard when somebody comes
in with a pan of feed; they suggest
chickens to the mind at once. They
are very different from chickens in
form and IN color, but their flashing
fins suggest the chickens' Tapping
wings and flying feet; and the impress
sion is heightened by their movement
as they come rushing from far and
near and from al directions, straight
as they can come, along lines all con
verging at the feeding point
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1900-12-07
WORLDS GREAT PAwNBR0KER
sided Manipulator of
China.

Among the great leaders that may
be classed as of the liberal Though
not properly the reform party, is the
only Chinaman whose reputation is
world-wide-Li Hung Chang. He is q
man Of the measure of Bismarck as Q
statesman. With but one exception,
he stands head and shoulders above
any of his countrymen. He is thor
oughly Chinese, in his general conserv-
atism, in his conceit, in hin duplicity,
and in the way silver sticks to his
palm, says l. T. Headland. in Aims
lees.
He knows China's weakness. He
knows the strength OF foreign gov
crnments. His shrewdness is more
than match for that of all with
whom he comes in contact After his
return from his trip around the world,
In an audience with the empress dow.
ager, she asked;
"Tell me truly, now, what you think
Of these foreign barbarian countries
through which you have passed, as
compared with China"
"You want to know truly their con.
dition?"
ayes; ! want to know truly"
swell, they are in a much better
condition than China. They are mora
powerful, cleaner, and more enlight-
ened."
ut is said that the empress dowager
was not well pleased to hear tho
truth, but her lips remained sealed.
A few months ago Sir Claude Mac
Donald, the British minister, suspect
ed that Ii Hung Chang was favoring
Russia against Great Britain, and he
managed to have Ii flung Chang re-
moved from the tsung-li-yamen. This
was the worst move he could have
made. In few weeks the old states.
man managed to ingratiate himself
into favor with the empress dowageI
in such way as to secure his owl
appointment as viceroy of the two
Kwangs.
He is one Of the kind of whom II
may be said: "You may put me out
but you cannot put me down"
Ii Hung Chang is as great states
man as Bismarck, as great warrior
as Grant, as great politician as Plat
and as great business man as Rookie
Teller. A large part Of his wealth lie,
in pawnshops. He is probably thu
greatest pawnshop owner in th'
world.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1900-12-07
ARTIFICIAL SCENTS.
Dainty Floral Perfumes Are Made
Nowadays without the Use of
Buds or Flowers.

The so-called chemical senses
taste and smell-differ from the other
senses in that stronger stimulus
does not produce stronger impress
sion, but rather one different in kind.
This is well illustrated by the prop
critics of ionon, the artificial perfume
of violets.
A few grains of this substance-the
equivalent of hundreds Of pounds of
violets-may be heated in an open
vessel, and even completely vaporized
without producing the slightest trace
Of the odor of violets, except at the
beginning of the operation.
As this perfume, disseminated
through the air, becomes stronger, the
peculiar violet odor becomes weaker
and is replaced by the odor of rasp-
berries. But if bottle of pure ionon
Is held to the nose the odor perceived
Is neither that of violets nor that OF
raspberries, but that of cedar wood.
AS q matter of fact, many samples
Of artificial extract Of violets have the
odor of raspberries because the man
ufacturers are too liberal and cannot
persuade themselves to give their GUS
toners little enough for their money.
Now it is very singular that neither
the odorous principle of raspberries,
which has also been isolated, nor the
oil of cedar smells in the least like vio-
let's, no matter how much 1t may be
attenuated, so that the rule does not
work both ways. Many intolerable
stenches may be transformed into
agreeable perfumes by sufficient dilu-
ton.
A striking illustration is afforded by
certain odorous nocturnal parasites
which shall be nameless. When these
ill-omened beasts Of prey are rubbed
up with sugar, which is then dissolved
in large quantity of water, the re-
suit is delicate hyacinth perfume.
The fragrance of the jasmine is
exhaled, as chemical investigation
has shown, by mixture of several
substances. One of these, indol, is a
well-known product of decomposition
Many perfumes when strongly con
centrated are nearly or quite odor
less.
This is the case with artificial musk
vanillin, the odorous principle of thu
vanilla bean; piperonal, that of thu
heliotrope; cumarin, that of the para
site plant known in Germany al
"Waldmeister," and used for flavorinl
the national spring beverage, Mai
wein," or "May wine;" and also will
the odor Of new mown hay.-N. Y
Journal.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1900-12-07
p,our Made from pnnana..

The nutritive value of -four made
from dried bananas has attracted pop
ular attention during the last couple
of years. The Connecticut state ex-
detrimental station has recently an
alyzed banana flour made from three
sorts of bananas. The -four Is made
by cutting the fruit into small pieces,
drying and grinding. 1t appears that
the fresh bananas closely resemble
fresh apples in their chemical compo-
sition, and banana -four similarly re-
sembles dried apples in nutritive ma
terial. 1t contains much less protein
than wheat flour, and less than half
as much as rice, while its carbohydrate
contents approach closely that of these
two popular articles of diet. In th>se
countries where banana -four is pre-
pared in considerable quantities, it is
used in combination with milk, sugar,
ETC., in the preparation OF custards,
cakes and similar articles.-Southern
Industrial News.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1900-12-07
A FRENCHMAN'S IDEA.
He Would Keep Ships from SINKING
by Equipping Them with Rub
her Gas Bags.

A ship that cannot sink is q great
desideratum in view of the increased
frequency of collisions in recent years.
This increase is due not only to the
increase in traffic, but also to the
construction Of sea routes. In the
good old days, captain simply fol-
lowed, as well as he could, the short
est line between his port of departure
and his destination, but nowadays
vessels seek to take advantage of ia
vorable currents and this concentrates
the traffic in comparatively narrow
lanes.
A French engineer, Henri Mariolla,
has devised method of keeping
ship from sinking entirely, no matter
how badly it may be injured in col
lision. The device is ingenious, to say
the least.
1t consists, in the first place. Of .
number of bags of India rubber COW
cred with stout canvas. These ara
placed separately in pockets or de-
pressons distributed along the ships
side little above the water line.
Each pocket is closed by sheet-iron
cover, and from The bottom OF eacA
bag pipe descends nearly to the
water level. The bags whiSh are coll
lapsed and folded contain little dry
calcium carbide.
The theory of the device is thse
when the ship begins to sink Nstes
will rise in the pipes, come into en-
tact with the carbide and cause .
brisk evolution of acetylene gas. This
will distend the bags to their full ca
pacity, bursting off the sheet iron
doors in the process. The added buoy
ancy of the inflated bags, If they are
sufficient in number and size, will
prevent the ship sinking more than q
| few feet. And all this is to take place
| in few seconds.
The inventor has calculated that .
large ocean liner may be made un-
sinkable by $50 bags of carbide, which
will produce about half million gal
Ions of gas.--N. Y. World.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1900-12-07
SAVANNAH HARDIN COUNTY, TENNESSEE FRIDAY
PITH AND POINT.

Experience is the pay man gets
for making fool of himself.-Chicago
Daily News.
'I'd rather have my way" wa heard
man say lately, "than be PRESIDENT
Atchison Globe.
1t is the self-made man that often
thinks he has mission to make over
everybody else.-Indianapolis News.
First Philadelphian-''Here's an In.
teresting book Second Philadelphian
You can recommend it highly, can
your" First Philadelphian-"Why, !
sat up nearly all day reading it,
Town Topics.
81 can't imagine why Stutterton mar.
ried Miss Strongmind." "Nor l. How.
ever, she's curing him Of the suffering
habit" "You don't say SOP" "Yes;
she doesn't give him chance to talk
at all now."-Cassell's.
"very wen," shouted the irate sub
scribers, "we'll stop the paper" Ac'
cordingly, they did so; and, further
more, they stopped the circulation Of
the editors blood, leaving him in sus'
pense upon tree. For all this, gentle
reader, occurred in the far vest
Philadelphia Record.
Her Reasoning.-He-"I told you
couldn't afford to buy myself a winter
suit, and yet you go and buy an ex
pensive bonnet. l should think yor
might be as unselfish as l." She-"But
think it was unselfsh of me to lei
you have the credit of being the unself
ish one."-Philadelphia Press.
Jester-"That man Margin is {
shrewd one" Jimson-"Is hep" Jes
ter-"Is he? Margin couldn't AFFORD
to keep his stenographer any longer
so he married her." Jimson-"Well? p
Jester-"Well, now his wife's fathe,
supports them both and he doesn't hav,
to pay his wife any salary" Ohio Stat.
Journal.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1900-12-07
vienna Women in n Foot Rac.

A singular race for which only
women were allowed to compete, was
writes our Vienna correspondent
arranged few days ago in the SUBJ
urbs of this city. The distance to be
run was about five English miles, and
the prizes offered were gold watch
and chain, silver watch and chain.
gold bracelets and sums OF money.
Twenty-seven women were entered
for the race and one was started every
five minutes. Thousands of persons
lined the streets and roads, greeting
the competitors with ironical cheers.
The police had much trouble in keep
ing the course clear and to preserve
order. Agents at different points con-
trolled the race, and cyclists accom-
panied the runners. OF the starters,
25 reached the goal, village outside
the capital. The winner of the gold
watch accomplished the distance in
one hour and ten minutes. The win
ner of the fourth race was woman
of So. The first five prizes were won
by married women, and the two last
by young girls.-London Telegraph.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1900-12-07
TO THE PUBLIC.
Ny age is fourteen months or 80;

MY age Is fourteen months or 30;
I've taught myself TO walk,
But l am now concerned 10 know
How shall learn to talk:
IN tact, how any babe who lives
botn day and night among
HIS idiotic relatives
Gan learn the English tongue.
And therefore would make II clear
lNor deem the act amiss)-
What chance have we when all we hear
rs language such as this:
le pecious slngl" "Or wootsy wootsp'
HIS muzzers tunnin' pet!"
re itty, pity, witty tootsr'
NOW what does danma det7'
They'tell me that drinks "dink:"
MY myers 'fngies are;
That think Is sink" or also "ink;"
And that a cars a "tar."
with "tumpty tump" and "bow WOW wow
And 'diddly, Oddly, dee,"
AND other phrases that, vow,
Are useless, quite, to me.
30 when from mother, aunt and all
I've gained a moments grace,
With none to clutch me lest / fall.
OF stare me in the face,
I've printed out this statement rude
(The letters learned with pain
From cans of patent baby food,
And hope It's not In vain.
Edwin l.. Sabin. In Woman's Home Com.
panion.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1900-12-07
Headache from Eye Strain.

In an article in the Medical News DR..
Casey Wood defines ocular headache as
those aches and pains in and about the
head that directly or indirectly result
from organic disease in, or from inn
paired function of any part Of the Wis
ual apparatus. He says that 40 per
cent. of all headaches are caused by
eye strain, and that 80 per cent. Of all
frontal headache after shopping ex-
cursion, or ride in train or street car
with its interchanging views, is an az
most sure sign of eye strain. Astigma-
tism is probably the most frequent
cause Of headaches from eye strain.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1900-12-07

overflow. The water comes direct
from the pipes to the cup and is al
lowed to run as long as desired. The
flow is controlled by faucet just
above the basin.
1t is proposed to allow the water
to run into this cup during school
hours, says the Constitution. There is
a constant flow over the sides Of the
cup, preventing contamination of any
kind. Sticks, weeds or anything else
not too heavy are thrown from the
cup by the force Of the water. The
edges can never be contaminated by
diseased mouths because of the con-
slant flow. In drinking, the mouth is
placed to the cup, without moving the
contrivance.
In addition to it's other advantages,
the cup is believed to be especially
adopted to southern schools, because
ice cannot be placed in the water
which the children drink. The water
is cooled by means of coil of pipe,
around which ice is packed, the action
being much like that Of condensing
worm in still.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1900-12-07
IN vENGEFUL MOOD.
An Injured Woman Who Couldn't
Find Punishment Severe Enough
for Her Husband.

The woman stepped inside the sta
ton house door and stood looking
around the room. 1t was pleasant
morning, the windows were open, ad.
hitting refreshing breeze, and the
trees in front cast a cooling shade
over the front of the building. The
place seemed more like the com,
Portable Office of wayside inn than
q city police station. The official be.
hind the desk took off his cap and
bowed, for the lady was not such as
he was wont to receive there. She
came over within conventional con-
versation distance and bowed slightly
to the official, says the Washington
Star.
This Is the police station house,
isn't it?" she inquired.
"Yes, madam" replied the officer.
"This is where they bring prisoners
when they arrest them, isn't it?"
"Yes, madam"
do you keep them here until you
are through with them?"
ooh, no; we lock them up in the
cell ROOM"
"Indeed! May see that?"
Certainly, madam" ana the polite
official, bowling. escorted his strange
visitor through the heavy door into
| the cell room.
1t was empty and still and clean,
and the fresh air Of the morning had
got in and made it most attractive In
its cool cleanness. She looked around
for a minute or more.
do you shut the prisoners in those
iron cages?" she asked.
"Yes, madam"
"What do you feed them"
ave don't feed them. We do not
keep them here long enough for that"
"Where do they sleep?"
ION the benches you see in the
cells"
"How do you punish them?"
ave don't punish them at all. That
is not our part of the business"
She looked surprised.
"Don't you put irons on them, OF
gag them, or douse them in ice water
or put them in straightjackets, or tis
them up by the thumbs, OF whip them
with a cat-and-nine-tails or shut then
in a dark room, or something lik,
that?"
Certainly not, madam" and it wal
the officials turn to be surprised.
That is ALL" she said, and started
for the other room again. once there
she stood by the desk again.
81 have husband" she said, medi
tatively, rather than didactically
"who comes home about five lights ,
week drunk and disorderly, and wa
thinking of having him arrested, a
/ have stood it about as long as
can"
"You ought to do 1t, madam, If h
is ugly" suggested the official.
"He is ugly" she said, with empha
sis.
"Then have him arrested"
mo-" she said, as she started t
leave; mo, guess / won't. / ar
much obliged to you for your polite
ness, but this is altogether too goo
for him."
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1900-12-07
$l.OO A YEAR.
GREGARIoUS SPIDERS.
One Species of the Insect, DISCOVERIES
in Venezuela. Is Truly Rcpub-
Iican In Instinct.

The spider has usually been regard
ed as n type of the solitary among
animals, each individual preferring to
live alone. But naturalists have dis
covered exceptions TO this rule, and
among the most remarkable are three
species of spiders recently studied by
Eugene Simon in Venezuela. The most
interesting of these, the Uloborus re-
publicanus, seems to be truly repuo-
lican in its instincts, several hundreds
of individuals dwelling together In
huge webs, made up of smaller webs
linked together by strong threads ana
fastened among the branches OF trees.
On these webs the spiders can be seen
moving freely about, meeting and ex-
changing greetings with their anten'
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1900-12-07
Americas First Bees.

There were no hive bees in America
when first settled by the whites. The
common brown bee was brought from
Europe in the seventeenth century, and
within the last few years superior va.
rieties, such as the Cyprians and Carni-
CLANS, have been introduced here,
There are small stingless bees Of an
other genus in Central and South
America which make delicious honey
with a peculiar armomatic flavor. II
has been proposed to bring them te
the United States, but they would moi
stand the climate. Though they hav'
no stings, they can bite quite painfully
INDIANAPOLIS News.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1900-12-07
nest way to u.e Camphor,

The best method Of employing cam
phor when storing away articles for
the winter is in pieces the size of a
hazlenut, wrapped eachin tissue paper;
thus covered the camphor will not in
jure the most delicious color. SPIRITS
OF turpentine sprinkled freely in .
trunk before lining it with newspapers
will destroy any moths eggs that may
have found Judgment therein, but inc
turpentine must not be allowed to
touch anything which II can possibly
iniure.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1900-12-07
SANITARY DRINKING CUP.
The Constant Flow of Water Prevents
Contamination of Any Kind
Whstever.

Members of both TIE board Of edu-
cation and the board of health are
discussing new drinking cup for use
in the Atlanta public schools. 1t is
represented as being the most SAM
tary drinking utensil that has yet
been invented
The cup is stationary and rests
over basin which catches the
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1900-12-07
xo rime FOR pny-preams.

The persistent man never stops to
consider whether he is succeeding or
not. The only question with him is
how to push ahead, to get a little
further along, little nearer his goal.
Whether it lead over mountains, riv-
ers or morasses, he must reach it.
Every other consideration is sacrificed
to this one dominant purpose,
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1900-12-07
PAS Chips.

"Maw, / guess don't have to cut
any knlin' this winter" ventured lit
tie Willie.
"Guess again, son.
"well anyway, heard paw tellin'
Mr.. Blake that he bought s25 worth
ofchips the other night, nd thought
that ought to last quite spell. Den.
yer Times.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1900-12-07
snniIn Consumed in Paris.

One hundred thousand pounds Of
snails are sold daily in the Paris mar
kets to be eaten by jewellers in Paris.
They are carefully reared for the pur-
pose in extensive snail farms IN the
provinces. and fed on aromatic herbs 10
make their favor fiaer,
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1900-12-07
Concerning Color.

She-Did you tell Mr.. Luggs my hair
was red?
He--I did not.
"He says you did"
81 did nothing of the kind. He asked
me, and told him it was the color Of
q popular novel. Detroit Free rress.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1900-12-07

nae, like so many ants. In the CEN
ter of the main web is space where
the eggs of the entire republic are
laid and where at the proper season,
the female spiders can be seen assem-
bled, each guarding her own silken
cocoon filed with eggs.-Youth's Com
pauion,
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1900-12-07
A Danger to shun.

Ibid that girl give any reason foi
refusing your"
"les; she said / looked too much
like a man who was bent on having
his own way about eyerything."--IndL
annapolis Journai.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1900-12-07
Dyed for Love.

congratulations, old mani"
"What for?"
"Oh, don't be hypocritical. Joakley
tells me your rich uncie died last
week"
"Joakley thinks he's funny. A
pretty young widow moved in next
door to my uncle, and he's dyed his
hair and mustache. '-Philadelphia
Press
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1900-12-07
Try CompIning the Two.

Availability is not everything; some
amiabls people show a noteworthy
lack OF common sense.--Atchisou
Globe,