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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-05-16

MeDNErV To Loan on Real Estate at
ss' u reasonable rates and Final
Proofs made. Call at Bank of Dresden.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-05-16
WHEAT MARKET.

You will miss it if YOU do not see our
new line of summer shirts, G. J. Kelly.
The Marble times and Crystal silver lance., 1901-07-26
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XSRMoNTE CARLO +

1000. Then the bank in Nice, which
had always financed the Casino. got
large number, and several politicians
and Paris journalists who helped to
assist the affair were favored with the
paper. Altogether about half the
shares were distributed in this way,
the rest were offered to the public.
A Gambling Enterprise That Rules
Princlpality.
As Pere Blanc remarked: HE who
breaks the bank to-day will be broken
by the bank tomorrow" The winner
at Monte Carlo returns to make little
more; the loser returns to try to get
his money back again. And SO, in the
end, the bank wins.
Let us now proceed to the debit side
of the Casino account. To take the
items of expenditure in the order given
upon the balance-sheet, of a recent
year, we note first the $250,000 paid
annually to the Prince of Monaco, un-
der the contract, for the concession to
carry on the gambling business in the
principality. When Prince Albert
came to the throne" in 1889, he was
credited with a desire to close the
Casino, and thus, by wiping out the
stain which his father had laid upon
it, restore the prestige of the ancient
House of Grimaldi. The Princess (who
was the Duchess of Richelieu, nee Mile.
Heine) was also anxious to range her
self among the crowned heads of
Europe. But Prince Albert looked from
his palace across the Bay of Hercules
toward the gilded minarets of the Ca
sino, and found himself powerless.
Theoretically Prince Albert is as alb
solute a monarch as the Gar; prac-
tically he is as impotent as the de-
posed African king, and is held just
as much in bondage. The Principality
The Marble times and Crystal silver lance., 1901-07-26
Found Guineas to Lose The m.

One of the most cruel stories that we
have read for long while is that of
the remarkable find of guineas, some
50 in number, by two little girls at
play in garden of the village of Lud-
dington, near Goole, in Lincolnshire.
1t is a fine marshy country that con-
ceals excellently we'll any secret COM
m1tted to Its keeping. Here these lit
tie girls found one Of the guineas lying
on the grass and called their mother.
The soil was dug up, when about fifty
were discovered. At this very pleas
ant point in the story, the inevitable
marplot of all children's best devices
swoops down in the shape Of the police
and the law, claiming the guineas as
treasure trove" for the crown. The
guineas were in fine state of preser-
walton. Their date is 1774 and later,
and no doubt they must have belonged
to some former owner of the house,
pulled down last year, which stood in
the garden where the little girls found
the guineas of which the hard law de-
spoiled them.-Country Life.
The Marble times and Crystal silver lance., 1901-07-26
CHIP ON PARSONS SHOULDER.
Noted English Cergy man Always Re-
fused to he Buliied.


Rev. Forbes Phillips. better known
to the reading public by his nom de
plume of "Athol Forbes has very
vivid and distinct personality. He is
not in the remotest sense of the word
a conventional cleric. A thorough
thick set, with a tremendous head,
massive clean shaven face and twink
ling, humorous eyes, he is the picture
of one Of Levers Irish priests. He is
not popular among some of his brother
parsons, whose composure he has
trick of ruflling at times. while his de-
fiance of the higher powers has often
fluttered Episcopal devotees. He is
hero among the fisher-folk with whom
his lot is cast, and when he comes to
London is prime favorite in his own
bohemian literary set. If ever it were
true that house-to to house going par
son makes a -going-people, it
Is true in the case of the vicar OF
Gorleston, whose church-a very large
and beautiful buildings crammed
from end to end every Sunday morning
and evening. Mr.. Phillips is a fine
preacher, thoughtful, interesting and
original, with quiet penetrating voice
and an imperturbable manner that
compels and rivets the attention of his
hearers. "One pleasing little custom
when l first arrived at Gorleston," he
once wrote to friend of mine. was
to threaten the vicar with a horse
whipping when he offended any of the
local big-wigs. l had not been long
here before fell into disgrace by find
ing fault with the management of
public institution. The chairman came
up to me at meeting and said, shak-
ing his fist in my face Unless you at
once withdraw your statement and
write me an apology and give G5 to
the institution of which l am head, I
Will give you a ID good horse
whipping Thanks / replied; Tll
take the horsewhipping, and If | don't
send you home in cab I will apollo
gize and give you G10 for your pre-
clous institution This was something
quite new in the annals of Gorleston
and horsewhipping as an institution in
the parish has since died quite out of
fashion"
The Marble times and Crystal silver lance., 1901-07-26
A BUILDING CEMENT.
AVERY IMPORTANT DISCOVERY
BY THOMAS A. EDISON.
He Expects to See His Cement Drive
Out Quarried Stone - Building Ma
teriai-Invention Will Practically DO
Away with Carpenters.

Thomas A. Edison has discovered
how to make Portland cement" at an
extremely small cost, says a recent
New York dispatch to the Chicago
Record Herald. This statement, at first
thought, seems to be comparatively un-
important. Yet Edison knows the i'm
mense value of his discovery. He ex-
poets that his cement will drive out
uuarried stone and brick as building
materials. He foresees as the result OF
his discovery that it will cost very
little to build houses, and that there
fore rents will be very low. He also
foresees that these same houses Will be
as nearly fireproof as concrete and
steel frames can make them.
With cement so cheap house Will
be poured" not builded. And the
pouring" of the house will occupy but
a few days. The house will be habit
able when the concrete solidifies. For
several years Mr. Edison has been
working ON the recent problem and
the problem of making cheap and prac-
tical storage batteries. Both inven-
tions have now been perfected lnsur-
ance Engineering, which will be pub
lished tomorrow, will contain an inter-
view of it's editor with Mr.. Edison.
The inventor says cement, combined
with steel, will be the building mate
rial of the future, and continues: my
Impression is that the time will come
when each contractor will have stand
ard forms of houses, twenty or thirty
varieties. The forms will be made OF
wood, and contractor, using one OF
the standard shapes, will simply go out
and pour a house. There will prob
ably be hundreds of designs. The con-
tractors will put up their concrete
fixer and have their beams and forms
ready They will pour the form for
the first story and so on. To do that
all they will require will be common
labor-a few men and one boss. That
is what think will be done eventually.
And such house can be made very
cheaply. 1t seems to me there Will
not be much use for carpenters then.
There will be cabinet makers, to be
sure. Why even the floors and stairs
will be made of concrete" Mr.. Edison
was asked if Portland cement would
be cheap enough for general use. "Yes,
I think so' he said. when the price
Of cement gets to be 81 barrel or 80
a ton, and people know they can get
1t for that there will be enormous
quantities of it used.",
The inventor said that one part OF
cement, three parts of sand and five
parts of broken stone would be the
mixture for concrete, and that broken
stone was better than brick. In reply
to a question as to the thickness OF
walls in the ordinary house he said:
1.-THE bottom course ought to be OF
Portland cement, twelve inches up to
the first story, and eight inches above
the first story. The roofs will be OF
cement ALSO"
The Marble times and Crystal silver lance., 1901-07-26
South's Granite Ouarries.

1.-THE granite quarries of the south
are not only numerous, but are rapidly
coming into competition with the quar-
ries of northern States" observed T.
H. Binder of Atlanta, at the Riggs in
Washington recently. "a contract for
65 900 cubic feet of curbing from Geor-
gia has recently been put down here in
the District of Columbia several days
in advance of the stipulated time,
whereas the contracts from the north
ern quarries are very often filled con-
siderably after the time limit has ex-
pired. The granite of Georgia now
goes as far north as Philadelphia and
as far west as Chicago. The state con-
tains an inexhaustible supply. Stone
mountain, short distance out of At
lanta, is seven miles in circumference
and three miles in diameter, rising L.
600 feet high and forming one of the
geological wonders of the world. 1t is
without flaw and without seams of
any kind.
The Marble times and Crystal silver lance., 1901-07-26
Modern Transportation Devices.

Two modern transportation devices
have been invented by British engin-
eer, who has constructed trolley auti-
mobile line, similar to that exhibited
at the Paris exposition, at Ederswalde,
a small city near the German capital.
In this system the automobile receives
its motive power from an overhead
wire, by means of a trolley. which Is
connected with the automobile by a
movable cable. This shows the ve-
hicle to turn out at any place on the
road. The line has been favorably in
spected by experts, and the system is
expected to meet with general favor
in Germany.
The Marble times and Crystal silver lance., 1901-07-26
How Emigration Is Promoted.

1t is reported at Bucharest, says a
correspondent, that an English COM
pany is arranging for the establish
ment Of direct line of steamers from
Constantza, the Roumanian Black set
port, to Halifax, Quebec, Montreal and
New York. The new line will bear the
name "Atlantica Romanza." Specially
cheap passages are to be arranged for
emigrants, and it is hoped in this man
ner to induce emigration among the
population of Eastern Europe, already
much overcrowded. Very low fares in
connection with the steamers will also
bring Austria and Hungary's emf
grants to this line, which hopes to
compete successfully with the Ham
burg line.-Milwaukee Wisconsin.
The Marble times and Crystal silver lance., 1901-07-26
Spinning WheaI Fad.

Warning is given to anglomaniacs
that the coming sdmmer must be spent
looking for the old-time spinning
wheel. Queen Alexandra has a fond
ness for the spinning wheel, 1t is
stated on excellent authority, and
amuses herself upon occasions by spin
ming. She is fond enough of her SPIN
ming wheel to have had her picture
taken with it. Could anything more
be said to prove the truth of the state
ment? Old spinning wheels are still
to be found, but If they once get into
the shops they cost as much as IL they
were to be used only for queens and
princesses for spinning cloth of gold.
New York Times.
The Marble times and Crystal silver lance., 1901-07-26
PRESIDENT LAURA D, GILL,
New President of Barnard Is Native
of Maine.

OF Maine.
The choice of new women college
presidents, Miss Wooley, Miss Hazard
Miss Gill, signifies as much as any,
thing that has yet occurred regarding
the future standards for college edu-
cation, notably for women. Here are
three college presidents that are in
tellectually, socially, progressively the
equal of any three men of their years
who have ever occupied the chair OF
college president in this country. They
are scholarly and womanly, have high
ideals, and are well balanced, have
deep convictions, and yet retain d
charming personality and withal are
skillful administrators. Miss Laura
D. Gill, Barnard's new president, is
but forty years of age, a native OF
Maine, graduate of Smith, has stud
led at Leipsic, at Geneva, and at Sor-
bonne. When the recent Spanish
American war broke out Miss Gill went
to Cuba under the auspices of the Red
Gross Society, and was sent at once
to the fighting lines. She acted as
nurse and as manager of hospital af-
fairs in Cuba and later at Montauk
Point. At the close of the war she
took charge of the Cuban orphan asy-
lum under the direction of Gen Fran
els V. Greene. She taught after grad
uation with Miss Capen in the Burn
ham school at Northampton, and has
always been eminently successful as
student and teacher.-Journal of Edu-
cation.
The Marble times and Crystal silver lance., 1901-07-26

The object of this article Is TO sno"
the demoralizing effect of gamplihs'
The craving to get something without
honest, hard work can never be tne
true foundation on which to build
successful career. Gaming is seen III
its most vivid phase at Monte Cario'
No thinking man can witness the play
there without realizing the utter
emptiness and folly of it. Even mathe-
matical statistics show that every
player must sooner or later lose ms
all if he continues to gamble, and with
his losings his self-respect also goes
Ed.
Five million dollars per annum, or
nearly so, have been realized during
the past few years from the gambling
tables at Monte Carlo. Let it be stat
ed briefly how the gambling tables
were taken there. Francois Blanc was
father to the schemes which have COM
pletely transformed this natural
beauty spot of the Riviera into an
earthly paradise, and centralized in
the picturesque little principality all
the luxuries and comforts, as well as
all the vices that belong to mankind
at the beginning Of the twentieth CEN
tury. But there were gambling tables
at Monte Carlo long before Pere Blanc
arrived. AS far back as 1858 the late
The Marble times and Crystal silver lance., 1901-07-26
Agreeable Frlenda

I have friends whose societv \
tremely agreeable to me; they }
all ages and of every country
have distinguished themselves N
the cabinet and in the field ~
tained high honors for their \
edges OF the sciences. 1t is s,,
gain access to them, for they /,
ways at my service, and l admit
to my compay, and dismiss then
it whenever l please. They ars B
troublesome, but immediately !,
every question l ask them Som.
to me the events of the past
while others reveal to me the !,
of nature. Some teach me how NJ
and others how to die. Some, by
vivacity, drive away my cares AZ
hilarate my spirits, while othsu|
fortitude to my mind, and tsaA
the important lesson how to ~
my desires, and to depend Who'll
myself. They open to me, in sboI
various avenues of all the ar1'
sciences and upon their inior
I safely rely in all emergencia.
trarch.
The Marble times and Crystal silver lance., 1901-07-26
The CASINO

Prince Charles granted a thirty years
of $500000 to carry on the gambling
business.
Pere Blanc, who was man of the
French bourgeois type, simple in his
habits, but clever and strong-headed in
finance, died on July 9th, 1877 leaving
q fortune of nearly $35000,000; and
this Notwithstanding the immense
sums that were spent during his re-
markable career upon his several
gambling establishments.
The Casino was carried on for the
Blanc family by Count Bertora (who
aspired to marry the old mans widow
until the original concession expired,
was successful in concluding another
thirty years contract with Prince
Charles for consideration of $3.50, 900
per annum from the profits of the
gambling and 5000 shares in the new
company which it was then decided to
form.
The statutes of this the existing
company are dated December IA, 1882;
they were approved and signed by
Prince Charles on March Is, 1888; and
In them are embodied all the con-
ditions of the original concession, cer-
tain notifications being made to meet
the requirements demanded by the new
management.
Close Corporation with s6.OOO,OOO
Capital
It $6,000,OOO, divided into 10000 shares
II 500 each, to bear a fixed interest
1t the rate of per cent, or IS per an
lum, payable after the half-yearly
meeting in November and a dividend
Upon the profits of the gambling of the
year-the amount to be divided by the
directors at the annual meeting in
April. A clause was inserted in the
statutes to the effect that, in order to
be able to take part in these meetings,
shareholder must own at least 200
of the shares, or 100000 worth Of the
Casino stock; and, when the allotment
was made, good care was taken that
only members and friends of the Blanc
family should be permitted to take up
this number, SO that the control of the
concern should remain in the hands of
their little coterie. Some years ago,
however, all that was changed; and the
Daternal Blanc-Bertora administration
gave place to another of very differ
ent character, with two Paris bankers
at Its head.
Five thousand shares were, as al
ready stated, given to the Prince OF
Monaco: Prince Radziwill took 1900;
Prince Roland Bonaparte. 1000; NJ. Ed.
mond Blanc, 1900; NJ Camille Blanc
1000: Count Bertora, 1000; the Wag-
Stha family. related to the BlAnss'
The Marble times and Crystal silver lance., 1901-07-26

The dull pupil, to whom school prizes
have been only unattainable dreams.
has at last received some recognition
A teacher in the Boys High School Of
Brooklyn has initiated the plan Of CIV
ing prizes, not for eminence of attain
ment, but for general improvement
This method, instead of being based on
the pupils competition with his fell
lows, is grounded in his competition
with himself. 1t assumes that it is
more of an honor to gain prize for
steady improvement, which means
faithful and persistent work, than to
gain one for a high percentage OF
rcholarship, which may be the result
Of great natural ability. 1t is hoped
that the encouragement may lessen the
number of pupils-nearly one-third-
who now drop out Of the high schools
before the completion Of the course.
The Marble times and Crystal silver lance., 1901-07-26

time will not enter my obscure
ing, If learned men and poets "a
ter and take up their abode und1
roof-if Milton will cross my \
hold to sing to me of ParadbI
Shakespeare open to me the NJ
imagination and the working \
human heart; and Franklin enr1
with his practical wisdom OBJ
pine for want of intellectual q
ionship, and I may become a Guy
man, though excluded from y
called the best society in tne
where l live. Nothing ~
ply the place Of books. IAs|
cheering and soothing compan'
solitude, illness or affiictio.
wealth Of both continents coQ
compensate for the good they ~
Charming.
The Marble times and Crystal silver lance., 1901-07-26

of Monaco is entirely governed and
controlled by the bank, and If Prince
contract it might cost him his
crown!" Financially such step would
be much against his interests. seeing
that, in addition to the $3.50, 900 which
he receives from the concession, he
gets revenue upon 5000 shares, and
on this his average profit amounts to
100000 per annum. Altogether the in
come Of the Prince of Monaco cannot
be less than the comfortable revenue OF
$750,000 year.
The Marble times and Crystal silver lance., 1901-07-26
Co-Operative Cooking at School,

cry pupil, boy or girl, takes to school
in the morning handful of vegetables
and puts them in large pan Of water.
They are washed by one of the older
pupils, who take turns at performing
this duty. Then the vegetables are
placed in kettle with water and a
piece Of pork. and are cooked while
the lessons are going on. At 11:3O
o'clock each member of the co-opera-
tive association, has bowl of hot
soup. To cover the cost of fuel and
meat, those pupils who can afford 1t
pay from two to four sous a month.
The Marble times and Crystal silver lance., 1901-07-26

A new" Dead Sea has been discov-
cred by DR.. Sven Hedin in Thibet 1t
is world wonder, enormous in ex-
tent, but so shallow that to navigate
one must drag the boat half mile or
more before it can be boated with a
load. But the most remarkable char
acteristic is the almost incredible
amount of salt contained. The bottom
is an unbroken crust of salt, and the
boat and oars are as white as chalk,
even the dress of the rowers soon be-
coming whitered.
The Marble times and Crystal silver lance., 1901-07-26

sion, in the case Of Ryan :.
and held not to impose an ~
burden on the highway, and % ~
a use of the highway for .s'l
abutting owner is entitled - !.
sation. The court said that y
lation combining the bicvcl.s 4
use of such paths no mora ,m.'-
additional burden upon tho ~
highway, as affecting the r,,s.
abutting owner, than would - |
requiring all vehicles goin, !.
direction to keep to the rIsA, |
objected that the bicycle nath. !
interfere with the custom n, H.
horses, but the court said tba, t. J.
had been cited establishing II.
lutte right of obstructing traval :.
highway by hitching horses. :
The Marble times and Crystal silver lance., 1901-07-26
contr,vance for Varying Pitch.

While the structure of the music Of
stimulating organs of beetles is ex-
tremely simple, they sometimes pos
sess contrivances for varying the
pitch. The general structure of such
an organ is hard surface covered
with situations, over which, some other
member of the body furnished with a
rasping edge or area Is rubbed. When
the striated surface is divided into
parts with finer and lcosrser markings.
variations of pitch can be produced.
Some are weatherwise. some ars 9th
erwiss.
The Marble times and Crystal silver lance., 1901-07-26

A somewhat curious school has been
opened at Bangkok by an English lady.
The pupils are Is in number, and they
are all princesses Of the royal family
of Siam. They are taught to do every
thing that good housekeeper should
do. They cook, wash clothes, bake,
sweep rooms, lay the table, arrange the
flowers, and, in short learn to make
themselves generally useful. They
leave the school to be married at the
age of Is, and it is said that Siamse
princess now makes an admirable wife.
The Marble times and Crystal silver lance., 1901-07-26

Robert I. Aitken has been chosen as
the sculptor for the American navy
monument, to be erected in San Fran
cisco. 1t is to cost $45,0O0, and the
larger part of this amount has been
subscribed, Claus Spreckles contribut-
ing $4,000, and John W. Mackey and
Mayor J. D. Phelan, of San Francisco,
$1,000 each. President Mckinley is ex-
pected to break ground for the monu-
ment during his visit to the city.
The Marble times and Crystal silver lance., 1901-07-26

It Is believed that living represen-
tative of the Helladotherium has been
discovered by Sir Harry Johnston. The
Helladotherium was found in a fossil
state in Greece and Asia Minor, and
was supposed to be extinct. According
to the Times, the animal discovered is
the size of an OK, is distinctly related
to a giraffe, is found only in the dens-
est part of the Congo Free State for
ests, and is quite inoffensive. Its flesh
is said to be excellent eating. The
hope is expressed that the animal may
be domesticated. and we may yet en-
Joy the luxury of Helladotherium
steaks.
The Marble times and Crystal silver lance., 1901-07-26
Kings "stando fishnsi1''

The prediction that the kinb
follow the example OF as
Henry ", daily finds fresh cq'
ton. Since his accession ne y
oped a "standoffishness' tow
old intimates. which is little
startling. limitations that ~
in the future dine or sup wiz
ject have caused endless Do
ings. "Favorite" Is to be an
word in his court. according ~
calculation.-London cable.
The Marble times and Crystal silver lance., 1901-07-26
Economist Retired for A~..

Professor John Bascom, professor of
political economy at Williams College.
has been retired for: age. i, He was
graduated from Williams with the
class of 40. He was president of the
University Of Wisconsin before he
Joined the faculty Of Williams in 1881,
and is the author Of several religious,
yA1lssnphical. and economic works.
The Marble times and Crystal silver lance., 1901-07-26

The value Of the metallic products of
the year is given at $527 ,21S,0S4 and of
the non-metallic at $447, 7,790.S62. The
latter class includes, of course, the
Goals s16S, 100000 in bituminous and
$SS,000,000 in Pennsylvania anthracite
-$64, 100000 in petroleum, $4,000, 900
worth of natural gas. and large value
in stone, brick, clay and cement with
various other minerals.
The Marble times and Crystal silver lance., 1901-07-26
patriarchal Lawmskss

Senators Hoar, Stewart, r.
Morgan are a patriarchal ST.
upper house at Washington
are overtoppsd in age by -.
the British house Of lords.
dyr has just completed his y
year. He took his degrss
bridge in 1881.