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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-07-26
forms no supernatural function. con-
fers no mantel of wisdom on prophecy,
although some gentlemen seem to sus-
pect this of themselves
Conserving Belts.

A year ago it was considered grace
full to have. the belt merely folded
string around the waist. The shirt
waist or bodice came into this belt
with fullness and there was no at
tempt to make the lines trig and
smooth. Today all the fashions of the
waist line have changed. Even tho
most negligee shirt waist fits in with;
that trig, bias look under the arms
and across the back of the waist; the
belt must be smooth and shapely. The
old leather belts will not do at all. Do
not think yourself economical IN using
one, for 1t Is not the shape required. It
Is as broad In front aa In the back.
and keeps that square look under the
bust which Ia now considered ono o.
the marks OF ignorance In dressing.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-07-26
A NOTORIOUS BANDIT
As Col. Bolton, He Led Life That.
Was d Model of Correctness.

Frequent stage robberies Of late in
California have led the people of that
region to believe that the notorious
Black Bart, the most interesting ban
dit the Pacific coast has ever known,
is at work again. Among the miners
and other residents in the mountain
regions of California there is quite as
much romantic lore about Black Bart
as there was about Dick Turpin. No
other bandit in America, possibly,
was ever surrounded by such an air
of romantic mystery as he has had
way robbery at Visalia, Cal, in May,
1884. revealed a mass of information
about him. Although he was the lone
performer in some twenty-five stage
coach hold-ups in California alone, be-
tween 1867 and 1884, he was never once
apprehended on the road. His arrest
came about in this way: In March,
1884, a stage coach going from a gold
mining camp in the Sierras to Marys-
Vile, Cal, was held up by masked
lone highwayman, whom the driver
and all the passengers recognized as
Black Bart. When the coach had rum
bled out of sight on its way down the
mountain side Black Bart turned his
attention to splitting open the wood
en- box containing the Wells Fargo Ex-
press companys treasure. Something
must have disturbed him in the midst
of his work, for when party of Off
GERS hurried back to the scene later
that same day they found among the
papers, empty purses and wrappings
of parcels dropped by Black Bart a
linen cuff. The robber had evidently
dropped it in a hurried flight to his
refuge. .jsHsA#.
Cuff Furnishes a Clew.
The cuff was turned over to the ex-
press company detectives. They
found after weeks of inquiry that the
laundry marks on the cuff were those
of Chinese laundry on Bush street
in San Francisco, and that the cuff be-
longed to one Charles E. Bolton. Then
it appeared that Bolton was a quiet
unobstrusive, spare man of about so
years. He lived in modest boarding
house, where sedate and old-fashioned
business men had rooms, and every one
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-07-26

there was his friend. When a detec-
tive went to live in the same boarding
house he found that Col. Bolton was q
studious man, lived correct life, was
reader of new books, dabbled in po-,
etry and every few weeks went away
to visit one of the several little mines
about California in which he had in
vestments. Bolton was an expert
whist player, and he had evidently
Travelled far and wide in his early life.i
His hobby was water colors, and he
spent whole days in painting pastoral,
scenes, alone in his rooms. After din-
ner he generally went to the theater,l
where he took the least conspicuous
seat. He never got any mail and he'
never sent any letters, but he devouredi
the daily newspapers at times. When
A Chapter In His Past.
Bolton was arrested in his room one,
day on a charge of highway robbery.
the landlady boiled with indignation
and the other guests stormed. Coll
Bottoms pastor wrote letter to local
newspaper denouncing the blackening
Of an honest mans name. When tt
went abroad that Col Bolton was &C
cused with being no less an outlaw
than the notorious Black Bart, the
colonel's friends were crushed. They
began putting together facts about Col.
Bottoms absences from his rooms and
found that these absences occurred
when robberies by Black Bart were
committed. During Black Bart's trial
it came out that he was born at Han
nibal, Mo-, in 1888; that he was edu-
Gated for the law and had spent one
year at Oberlin college, when he was
expelled for gambling He changed his
name, went to Chicago and enlisted in
a Wisconsin regiment in the civil war.
Next he went to the mines in Nevada,
and drifted to California, where he
made first attempt at highway rob-
berry holding up the paymaster Of d
mine in Plumas county. The job was
so easily done, and he got about $500
so quickly, that he gave his whole time
thereafter to planning highway rob-
berries. He confessed that he had gone
as deliberately and studiously about
his career in highway robbery as one
goes about the practice of profession.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-07-26
Not to Marry ShoD GIrls.

Factory and shop girls are rated be-
low par in the matrimonial market of
kewanee, ILL.,, according to special
correspondent Of the Chicago Journal
According to report an organization OF
men has been formed to discourage
sweatshop work among the young wo-
men. Each member is pledged not tc
marry a young woman employed in
places such as mentioned. The men
argue that factory and shop work I'm.
TIT young women for household duties,
Inc young women who stick close tc
the precepts of housekeeping are the
ones whose names are likely to ap-
pear in the marriage notices hereafter
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-07-26
Tiny Volcanoes in California.

Not far from Laytonville, CAL, a six
acre patch of ground has raised a crop
of little volcanoes. A few nights ago
a tremendous runbling and roaring
drew attention to the fact that %
spouters had broken loose on the side
of the mountain. each resembling a
volcano in shape, with the character
istic crater, and from each crater
gushed mud and warm vapor. Each
volcano was about five feet high and
the liquid mud, steaming and sputter-
ing. was thrown to height of 25 feet
and ran down the sides. of the little
hills like streams of lava. Great
crowds. of people hurried to the place,
and for hours sat on the mountain side
and watched the phenomenon.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-07-26
Michigan statesman's Epigrams.

Michigan statesman's Epigrams.
Washington Special Chicago Record:
Representative Hamilton, of Niles,
Mich, made a speech in the House
which contained a great deal of wis
dom. It is full Of epigrams. Here are
a few samples: There are many asses
in gold harness" There is no doubt
that the dust from the wheels of some
peoples carriages is more annoying
than that of others" Human nature
is about the same in its fundamental
outlines from dollar day up" Let
us not be self-righteous because we are
hard up" There Is really no piety in
being poor" "To pull down and des-
troy enterprise gives no man days
work except the agitator and the dema-
gogue." There will probably never
come q time when the moral regenar-
alton OF mankind can be accomplished
by legislation" "A Bible class and
the Committee OF Ways and Means
have few points or resem alliance" 1.-THE
legislative oath OF ONCE actually per-
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-07-26
Automobile Fatalities.

Many serious automobile accidents
have recently happened in New York
A doctors assistant was killed by 9
head-on collision with one of the ma
chimes while riding his bicycle and ?
prominent citizen met his death
through his automobile running away
1t refused to answer to the controlling
lever, reached a speed of thirty mile
an hour and then struck the curb
throwing out its occupants. The ma
chine continued it's cratic cours
down the street and was finally
stopped by people who threw obstruc
lions in front of it. The wheels KEEP.
on turning just the same till the powe
was exhausted. The machine was no
hurt
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-07-26
Health and Strength
Instances Showing That They
Are Largely Matter Of viii Power.
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The soldier is so often looked upon
as being the embodiment of strength,
health and activity that it may be
something new to learn that many eel
ebrated generals have as boys been
anything but robust or noted for the
paper.
Lord Roberts is the most signal ex-
ample of this. AS lad he was so del
icate that when he went out to India,
on his first voyage there as soldier,
it was generally supposed by his most
intimate friends and relatives that his
life would necessarily be short, so pale
and delicate was he. We have several
independent accounts of how the crew
of the ship and some of his messmates
pitied the tender-looking young Anglo
Indian and prophesied that an early
grave would be his! ..
But the Indian climate, his native
climate, too, set him up, and worked
wonders in him. How have those
prophets of evil been falsifed by what
we in our time see and know today!
The Duke of Wellington was not at
all strong when lad and his mother
was often much concerned about his
health. At Elton he got the reputation
of being rather a silent, tactiturn,
somewhat sullen youth. But it is gen.
orally believed now that this was as
much due to his delicate health as to
any individual characteristics of his
own temperament.
Arthur Wellesley could not stand the
knocking about and rough-and tumble
life that some of his Elton friends en-
joyed at that time, and they were not
slow to make him aware of the fact
Rochefort Mcguire, whose recent ad-
ventures in Kimberley and help to the
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-07-26
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garrison have made his name more
known even than before the siege, was
almost "given up" when a boy, so poor
was his general health.
His destined career had to be
changed for no other reason than that
his health would not stand it, and he
had to go out to the Cape in order to
seek that health which seemed to be
denied him in England Happily he
found it there, and fortune, too, at the
same time; so he, at any rate, cannot
now moan his fate.
Mcguire found at the Cape a man
still more influential than he himself
was to become, man who also had
had to leave England and the prospect
of being a clergyman, owing to his
weak state of health. This man had
once been intended for parson, like
his father and would have perhaps
ended his days as country vicar had
not bad health stepped in and made
him give up that idea and set out for
Cape Colony. Then his health became
renewed, and today the whole world
knows Cecil Rhodes almost as we'll as
1t knows anybody.
The present kaiser has never been
robust man, and as lad was still
more delicate. His deformed arm al
ways gave him much trouble in affect
ing his general health, especially in !
his younger years. But he has, by
his splendid resolution and care, grown
out of this constant bad health, and to-
day he is fighting man with whom all
Europe has to reckon-a man not easS
lily to be beaten in what he undertakes.
So that there is much hope for deli
cate boys after ALL, if they have the
right sort Of pluck in them.
Health and strength are largely a
matter of will power, after all.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-07-26
Long Range Drink.

Editor Kennedy of the Memphis
Commercial-Appeal has invented new
hot weather drink which he calls the
Admiral Sampson" 1t must be one
of those farreaching beverages that re,
in their work at long range.-Washing.
ton Post.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-07-26
Richest Ch,naman in am.,,..

Chin Tan Sun, the San Francisco
Chinese leader, is not only the richest
Chinaman in America. but one of the
rich men OF any race or nation, having
credited to his name in banks and
deeds to properties several millions OF
dollars
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-07-26
Poet-priest of Confederacv.

The Pickett Buchanan CHAPTER
Daughters of the Confederacy, has cree
ted monument to the memory of the
Rev. Father Abram ]. Ryan. who was
known as the poet-priest Of the con-
federacy.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-07-26
Young Man Heads sIill,op..

B. F. Jones. Jr., of Pittsburg, who
has been made the head OF the Jones &
Laughlin steel manufacturing inter-
ssts. which ore capitalixsEd at $40. Q00.-
900, IL only 80 years old.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-07-26

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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-10-18
Kimballton.

Chris Mulgaard took in the carniva
at Atlantic Saturday.
Martin Esbeck spent Sunday with
his family at Audubon.
Peter Heigaard from Klmballtor
made business trip to Omaha last
week. 's
Mable Hays who is teaching at No
Z Sharon was calling on her sister
Lillis, and Miss Kelly at Kim balltor
Tuesday evening.
A merry crowd of young folks gathered
at the pleasant home of Walter Jensen
on the ridge road Sunday last. All re-
port grand time.
John Hansen one of our prosperous
farmers who lives west of town died
Sunday morning. He was buried Mon
day p. m. in the Danish churchyard
near Jacksonville. Rev. Weismann
officiated.
On account of serions illness Hon.
II. w. Byers of Harlan will be pre-.
vented from speaking at this place as
before announced on Thursday night.
However, there will be rally and
Shirley Gillilland, of Glenwood, will
address the meeting.
Last Saturday night large crowd
participated in the dance held in the
Kimballton hall. After dancing away
for several hours until moon at night"
they retired to Hotel de Nelson where
they partook of bounteous supper
which had been ordered for them.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-10-18
Abraham Lincoln.

When leaving his home at Spring
fild ILL.,, to be iuaugarated President
of the United States, made IL farewell
addressto his old friends and neigh
bors, in which he said, "Neighbors give
your boys chance"
These words come with as much
force to-day as they did when Lincoln
spoke them.
Up in the northwest is great empire
waiting for young, and sturdy fellows
to come and deAelope it and grow mp
with the country All over this broad
land are the young fellows, the boys
Lincoln referred to, seek to better
their conditions ana get on in life.
The country referred to lies along
the Northern Pacific railroad. Here
you can find pretty much anything
you want. In Minnesota, and in the
Red River Valley, of North Dakota
the finest prairie land fitted for wheat
and grain, or as we'll as for daring and
diversified farming. In western North
Dakota and Montana are stock ranges
limltless III extent, clothed with the
most nutritious of grasses.
If fruit farming REGION in wanted
there is the whole state of WashingtO on
to select from.
As for scenic delights the Northern
Pacific railroad passes through cOun,
try unparalleled. In crossing the
Rocky and Cascade mountains, the
greatest mountain scenery to be seen
in the United States from car windows
is found. The wonderful bad lands
wonderful in graceful form and glow.
Ing color, are poem. Lakes Pend d
Or3llle and Ceur d AIene, are alone
worthy of ii trans continental trip. The
ride along the Clark Fork of the Col
umbia river is a daylight dream.
TO reach and see all this the North,
ern Pacific furnishes trains and ser
vices of unsurpassed excellence. The
most approved and comfortable paI6ce
sleeping cars; the best dining cars that
can be made; Pullman Tourist ears
good for both first and second class
passengers; easy riding day coaches
with baggage, express and postal cars
all drawn by powerful locomotives
make Il train fit for royalty itself.
Those seeking for new homes should
take this rrain and go and spy out the
land. TO he prepared, write to CHAS
S. FEE, G. P. Il II. A, ST. PAUL MINI
37-W.l5.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-10-18
Fiscus.

There was dance at Simason's
Saturday night.
Matte and Lula Lowe were callers
at FL. Nights Sunday morning.
Maude and ODE Hilsabeck and Bessie
Fiscus visited LISA Jordan Sunday.
Mrs. Mamie Fiscus is i'll at the home
of her father, Frank Groat, near Irwin.
The supper and dance at r. M.
Dickey's Friday night was we'll attend.
A good time was reported.
Rev. McSparran, of Audubon, will
preach at Liberty school house next
Sunday night. Everybody invited.
Wilson Elesberry returned to his
home in Nebraska last Monday, He
came here to attend the funeral of his
cousin, Frank Fiscus.
Mr.. Fabricious, of Audubon, is hav,
ing the trees and brush cleared off OF
the ground just across the road from
the Fiscus post office. He intends
putting up a new store and doing
business.
Wilson Fiscus had the luck to &c
through bridge last Tuesday morn.
ing with his sixteen horse power
engine. He and Paaren Fiscus were
on the engine at the time. Both OF
them took bath in the creek but
managed to wade gracefully to the
shore. Neither of them was hurt ex,
cept a strained knee for Wilson. The
bridge was just north of August
Raebers.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-10-18
Gray.

DIR. Beers and daughter, Clio, drove
to Manning Saturday.
Mrs. Hardy passed the Sabbath day
with her sister, Mrs. Ramsey.
G. E. Mertz was entertaining his
grand father the first of the week.
Mrs. E. B. Ellis spent part of the
week with her father, J. A. Grow.
Mrs. James Foster spent Friday and
Saturday with her mother at Audubon.
Ethel Robinson was down to Audu-
bon Saturday having some dental work
done.
Al Ayers passed through town Satur-
day enroute for Audubon from Man
ming.
Mrs. F. C. Hepp drove to Botna
Saturday after her mother, Mrs.
Stombaugh.
A party of young people spent sever
al hours of amusement at the Joe
Nedrow home on last Friday evening.
A number of Manning people and
some of Audubon rebeccas attended
the Odd fellows dedication. The
parade was amuseing and the speeches
were we'll rendered.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-10-18

81 remember once driving across the
country with Bishop -" writes Rev.
Cyrus Townsend Brady of "a Mission
airy In the Great West" in the Ladies'
Home Journal, while discussing the
nature Of the soul. That is, the bishop
was discussing. I was only prompting
by question now and then. We were
on the rear seat of wagon, with the
driver on the front seat. 1t was a
very dark night. In the middle of the
bishops exposition the wagon took a
wild plunge, there was a crash, and
over we went into the muddy ditch.
~ beg your pardon, gentsp said the
driver, who had retained control Of the
horses as we scrambled to our feet. i
was 30 interested In hearin the man
discussln my immortal soul, which ]
hardly ever knowed that had one be.
fore, that clean forgot where we was
and drove you plump into the ditch"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-10-18
Robbed the Grave

A startling incident, of which Mr..
John Oliver, of Philadelphia, was the
subject, is narrated by him as follows:
81 was in a most dreadful condition.
My skin was almost yellow, eyes sunken
tongue coated, pain continually in back
aud sides, no appetite-gradually grow
ing weaker day by day. Three physi-
clans had given me up Fortunately a
friend advised trying Electric Bitters; :
and to my great JOY and surprise, the
first bottle made a decided improve
ment. | continued their use for three
weeks, and am now well man.
know they saved my life, and robbed
the grave of another victim" No one
should fail to try them. Only Scots,
guaranteed, at A. II. Roberts drug
store.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-10-18
Viola Center.

Mrs. Eva Shupe is staying with Mrs
Lamm for few weeks.
Mae Bonwell is in Des Moines study.
ting Pharmacy at Highllnd Park.
Mr.. Harvey of Dedham was visiting
friends in Viola Saturday and Sunday
John Ward was here last week look
ing at the road work to be done this
fall.
Mrs. Aldrich, of Audubon, has been
visiting the past week with her daughter
Mrs. Jordan.
There will be a republican meeting
at Viola Center next Wednesday night
Everybody come.
Stock at VIM. Bottoms sale sold
very high. Billy had fine stock and
was worth the money.
Fl. S. Wattles was in the township
last Wednesday and Thursday survey,
ing county road work.
o. J. Smith of Greene county was
here Saturday and Sunday visiting his
brother E. A. Smith.
Robt. Gransberry has completed the
deep we'll for Jacob Shelter. He found
plenty of water at adepth of 300 feet.
Eva Shupe and Bessie Highley was
at Coon Rapids attending the carnival
last week. 1t was a grand affair for a
small town like Coon.
Dan Fullerton and his threshing out.
fit was here last meek threshing for E.
A. Smith, G. A. Low and others. Pete
Ohm was also in this neighborhood
with his steam outfit making it diff,
cult to secure hands to run both of the
machines.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-10-18

Fred Herring, of Anita, is visiting al
the home of ID. A. Dorsey.
Born, Friday, October II, to Sylves.
ter Moore and wife, son.
G. A. Marlin was in Ross Tuesday
taking orders for calendars.
Jennie Jay, of Audubon, is visiting
with her sister, Mrs. Allie Bamsey.
Jake Burkhart will take trip to
South Dakota Tuesday with J. f.
Luse. B.. ...
Chas. Beers is nursing sprained
wrist, the result of being thrown from
his bicycle.
VIM. Bottoms sale was not very we'll
attended last Wednesday but every
thing sold well.
Grandma Rice came down from
Carroll Friday evening for visit with
her son, J. S. Rice.
Harvey Maharg shipped car load Of
hogs from Ross Saturday night that
averaged $50 per head.
There will be a republican meeting
at Cameron Center next Tuesday night
Everybody should come.
D. A. Dorsey and family went to
Ute last Wednesday for visit. They
returned Monday evening.
The dance at Fred Tessman's was
well attended Saturday night. There
was about forty numbers out.
J. F. Luse visited at the home of
E. A. Bates Sunday. They also called
Cd many other friends in Ross.
VIM. Weidnrstine and son took out
new cylinder shelter Saturday that
they purchased of Ruhs & Beers.
Nellie and Sammie Luse visited with
their young friends Saturday and Sun
day, returning to Carroll Sunday even
ing.
Max Ehlert, James Rutherford and
Cameron Ross attended the carnival in
Atlantic Saturday. The boys report a
fine time.
Mary Magill is having the house
where Will Williamson is living moved
back and will build an addition 14x24
which will make a more roOmy and
comfortable house. Adam Rutherford
is doing the work.
Chas. Beers went to Atlantic Mon
day night to meet Lew Beers wife and
children who are going to make this
their future home. We extend to Mrs
Beers and family a hearty welcome.
They will live in the Joe Sweezy house
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-10-18
HanIin.

Joe Heath has returned from his
trip in the south.
The Evangelical people have treated
their parsonage property with a new
we'll.
Rev. Dabe will preach at the M. E.
church Old Hamlin next Sunday in the
afternoon.
A. J. Stance arrived here last Friday
from his extended visit in the state of
Washington.
S. D. Coonrod will be in Audubon
one week from Saturday at the old
stand with fish.
Following is the weather report for
September: clear days II, cloudy II,
south wind 16, north wind IA, rain fall
34 inches, warmest day, the 9Th, 70 in
the morning SO in the evening, coolest
day, the Both, q in the morning and GA
in the evening.