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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-08-08
PRIMITIVE CHINESE MONEY.
Era When Workman Was Paid wifi
4 HatchOe.

| Hatchet.
The little brass cash, tho Chinese
coins, the lineal descendants, in un-
broken order, of the bronze axe of re-
mote Celestial ancestors. From the
regular Ratchet to the modern coin
one can trace distinct. II somewhat
broken, succession, so that 1t Is I'M
possible to say where the one leaves
off and the other begins. Here Is how
this curious pedigree first worked IT.
self out: In early times, before the coin
was invented, barter was usually con-
Quoted between producer and consum-
er with metal implements, as 1t still
Is in Central Africa at the present day.
At first the Chinese in that unsoph1s-
ticated age were content to use real
hatchets for this commercial purpose.
but after time, with the profound
mercantile instinct of their race, 1t oc-
Cured to some of them that when q
man wanted half hatchet's worth OF
goods he might as we'll pay for them
with half a Ratchet Still, as it would
be pity to spoil a good working I'M
plement by cutting it in two, the
worthy All, Sin ingeniously compro-
missed the matter by making tin
hatchets of the usual size and shape,
but far too slender for practical usage.
BY so doing he invented coin, and,
what is more, he invented it far earl
Ter than the claimants to that proud
distinction, the Lydians, whose cleo
trum staters were first struck in the
seventh century B. C.-Cornhill Maya
zine
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-08-08
The Exerln.tinr Enemx

II never saw anything quite so NOR
Trying" severely commented Mr.. Fer
guson, after they had left the church
door and started homeward, "as that
performance Of yours III applaudin"
the preacher. He wasn't saying O word
at the time, either. He was merely
looking at his watch. Didn't you see
how everybody stared at you in hor.
rihcd way when you clapped your
hands?"
IT wasn't applauding the preacher.
George" replied Mrs. Ferguson. ready
to cry. Il was trying to kill Il moth"
Chicago Tribune.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-08-08
A piOus Hone,

Judge Rice of Novena is perhaps
iacKlhs IN sense of humor, but he is
the most punctual man in Indiana.
when made superintendent of the Sun
DAY school he at once set about to re-
sofm IN the matter Of attendance and
p"hctualily A few Sundays ago he
had inc pleasure of making the follow
ing statement: My dear fellow work.
srs ana children, am able to an
hounce today that out of the entire
'chool only one person IL absent.
..ttle maggie Wynn. Let us all hope
that she Is sick"
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-08-08
Humorine Her Delu.ion

The little girl in the merry-go-round
began to get seasick.
"Clarence," she said to the little boy
in the seat opposite to her. Il feel bad.
I believe I've got wind on my stom-
ach."
Now Clarence had been brought up
to the age of six years in the doctrine
that there is no such thing as pain.
So he said, with fatherly sort of
smile:
well, Grace. we'll trade places. and
then the wind will not be on your stom-
acr. 1t will be on your back. "-Chica-
go Tribune.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-08-08
Not Needed.

He was obviously anxious, and she
seemed almost willing.
II shall refer you to papa" said she,
with a becoming blush, before giving
you my final answer"
'But / am perfectly willing to take
you without any reference" said he,
maguanjmously.-Ind News,
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-08-08
CHAPTER. vi. (Con+inued1

The captain of the nearest station, ac-
companied by two of his staff, and a
celebrated detective in plain clothes.
had returned with Mr.. Morley, and they
We're Immediately followed by Mr..
Baldwin, the lawyer. who had also ar
rived with the Swiss valet.
Carl preceded the party, and led
them toward the dressing room of his
late master, and even Mrs. Martin for
got to place any restraint upon the rest
of the servants; every man and woman
present eagerly pressed on toward the
room of the dead.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-08-08

The French maid bowed, and with-
drew to carry her message. Mrs. Mar
tin followed her a few steps into the
hall, glad to get out of that awful
room.
Mrs. Mowbray closely accompanied
by her husband, also came out into the
hall, and they were, in turn, followed
by the lawyer, Mr.. Baldwin, Police Cap
tain Monroe and Detective Hantlin.
1t was evident to the lawyer that the
detective suspected Mrs. Grayson, and
was determined to get into her presence
by any means possible. and, for the
sake of his old friend, Mr.. Baldwin de-
termined to protect the young bride.
All waited anxiously for the return of
Leonce, and she did not try their pa
thence. In q few moments she CANE,
back to say that she could get no an
swer. though she had knocked repeat
eddy at the door of Mrs. Grayson's bou-
doir.
Then she is not there; she may not
be in the housed" Mrs. Martin ex-
claimed.
Madam is in her boudoir.' the maid
replied. II am sure of it, because she
was walking up and down. I could
hear the rustic of her gown"
| Mrs. Mowbray cast a triumphant
look on Mrs. Martin, then addressed
| Leonce:
MY daughter shall answer mel" she
said. "Show me to her room. You may
| follow me- gentlemen, II it is necesSa-
| ry," she added, in an almost defiant
| tone. utterly ignoring Mrs. Martin.
Certainly, madam" the French maid
answered. as she again directed her
| steps to Mrs. Grayson's boudoir.
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Am Optinlist.

Ole Uncle Finn was good ole chap, But he never seemed fer to care rap, If the sun fergot To rise some day, Jist like as not Ole Finn would say "Oncommon dark. this here we're in,. But taint so bad as it might "a been!' But big cyclone came long one day, An the town was wrecked and blowed away;
 When the storm had passed
 We stood around
 And thought at last
 Ole Finn had found The state O things he was buried In About as bad as it could "a been. So we dug i'm out O the twisted wreck And lifted rafter off his neck
 He was bruised an cut.
 And sight to see;
 He was ruined, but
 He says, says he, With u weak look round and q smashed-up grin, "Nrain't half so bad as it might "a been." So up an low that ole Films jist What some folks call an optimist;
 Who, if he went
 Below, would say,
 Tell them that sent
 Me down this way I'm much abeeged! It's hot as sin But 'tain't so bad as 1t might 'a' beenn' But after all it's the likes O Finn Makes this world fit fer Twin in.
 When days are drear
 And skies are dark,
 It's good to hear
 Some ole cuss bark. Now, see here, son.' with a cheerful grin, ' Taint half so bad as it might "a been!' Lowell o. Reese in San Francisco Bulletin
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THE EGG CURE.

A German scientist has struck, or been struck by, new notion, and it is good one. He has discovered way to invigorate the blood which Is as much superior to the old ways as the sugar-coated pill is to the nasty old kind. He called to his aid the humble. yet helpful hen, and he found her as willing as ever to benefit the human race. With her help he made experi- ments which have been as successful as surgical operations almost invariably are. Under his system carbonate of iron mixed with sugar is stirred into the mush fed to hens. The iron ulti- mately forms part of the eggs. The human beings who eat the eggs take the iron Into their circulation in pre- cisely the form needed for a tonic Chemical analysis proves that the blood of those who eat the medicated eggs receives a considerable percentage of iron and the most casua. observation shows that their strength and health are improved Their cheeks grow red der and their eyes become noticeably clearer and brighter"
 The importance of this discovery can hardly be overestimated. If the hens can stand it, and doubtless they can, wa chaI1 soon boua aooc that 1,,il o,,re all kinds of diseases
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R EG ULA II,

"If a woman killed her husband for her life insurance who would get 1t?
 Her lawyer my dear. "--Cleveland Plain Dealer.
 That mob scene was handled with splendid effect" said the critic.
 "Oh. yes replied the manager. You see, we hire the villains creditors to go on in that scene. "-Tit-Bits.
 The head waiter-That humane soci- coffee being too hot.
 Waiter No. 7.-Yes, she claims that it scalded a fly that got into it.-Harper's S Bazaar.
 "The road to knowledge nowadays" said the old pedagogue, lis too swift and too easy. It's regular railroad.'
 Exactly so," remarked old Professor Birch. and it's a railroad with insufti- clent switches "-Philadelphia Press.
 Naggus literary editor)-Borus' last book Is called Blue Blood" It's awful rot, but I don't want to hurt his feel ings by saying so.
 Mrs. Naggus--Can't you say it Is written in the authors best vein?-Chi- cago Tribune.
 ''So you have captured the moon- sinners" sad the chief to his lieuten- ant Good enough! How did you hap pen to be so successful"
 Well, sir, we went on still hunt, replied the lieutenant, who dearly loved merry jest-Leslie's Weekly.
 First college professor-Whata are you going to do next to get your name in the papers?
 Second college professor-I was thinking of declaring that the diction- ary is too wordy to be considered good iterature.-Baltimor American.
 First 'skeeter-Where's your sister?
 Second 'skeeter--Gone
 First 'skeeter-Dear, dear, I hadn't heard of it. How did 1t happen?
 Second 'skeeter-She bit crude oil magnate.-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
 Blobbs-What profession is your son going to follow?
 Slobbs-He is anxious to be an aero- naut.
 Blobbs-Well, that's one of the pro- fessions in which there ought to be plen- ty of room at the top.-Philadelphi Record.
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the buying up of many different estab- lishments in the same line of business, corporations that through combination have succeeded in acquiring in many particulars good degree of monopo- listic control. In France the move ment toward combinations is much less pronounced than in any of the coun- tries mentioned. The reasons for this are perhaps two: First, France is less developed industrially than the other three countries, especially England and Germany, and as French industry has not yet entered so much into interna- tional competition as has been the case in other countries, the same pressure toward the savings and toward the added power that come from combina- tions has not been felt. In the second place the French criminal code is very severe against fraudulent or monopolis- tic attempts to control the market.
 It is evident that the trusts. in one form or another, are going to have their day throughout the civilized world. They will also have their night when they are played out.
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lines. The note of the brown frog is a 1 long l.oarse croak, and is likened hv i some wWriters to the sound produced by tearing some coarse materlai, such as burlap. He is gracetul, aglle creature, and covers several rect at every leap. Unfortunately he has a ] disagreeable odor, which in many cases forms barrier to his close acauaint- | ance. Like the bulldog and the green | frog he is not gregarious, prefering to | live alone with one or two others Of his kind.
 The most beautiful of all our croak- CTS is the leopard frog, so called by reason of his spotted skin. In length he is about two and half inches His | body above is yellowish green marked | with oval spots of olive green, each l spot having a margin of bright yellow. | There are four rows Of spots. TWO on the back and one on each side Under heath the color ranges from silvery- white at the mouth to yelloWish white on the abdomen. The leopard frog is gregarious and Is found in great num- bers in the swampy margins Of rivers and creeks near the coats The voice of a single individual resembles the clucking of a hen. and the sound of a number has been likened to the duack ing of ducks. When thousands of them are singing in chorus, close at hand. it becomes necessary to almost shout III order to make ones self heard. In walking through the forest. some times far away from the water, we come across the light brown frog With long black patch behind the eye. This is the wood frog, the most athletic of all our frogs. If we attempt to pick him up he will give terrific leap, landing yards away among the leaves with a little pat, and will repeat the marvellous performance over and over again if we are agile enough to follow him.
 Although he is usually brown, his color varies with his surroundlnss ana he quickly changes to gray or green. He has a few black spots on his sides and dark bands across his thighs
 Tn April the wood frog goes to the ponds to breed His voice, which con- sists of a hoarse croak, is seldom heard except at this season.
 All these frogs are protected rom their enemies to a certain extent by very acrid secretion of the skin.
 Dogs and cats will not eat them, but snakes are less fastidious and swallow great numbers of them every year. All these croakers are more or less canni- baIistic, and no frog which Is small enough to be swallowed is safe with 0 hungry member of his own family.
 ERNEST HAROLD BAYNES.
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US1S IN EUROPE.

Professor j. W. Jenks, the expert who has been studying industrial con- ditione in Europe for the government, finds that there is a strong tendency toward the formation of industrial combinations everywhere in Europe. He says that in Germany it is proba- ble that the movement has extended as far as it has in the United States, and that the combinations there, speak ing generally, exert as great power over prices, over wages, and in other directions as they do here. The plan
 of organization is different. In most
 cases the German combinations are
 made simply by contracts between in- dependent establishments regarding
 output, prices. etc., instead of the form
 being that of single large corporation.
 In Austria the situation is nearly the
 same, so far as the extent and power of
 the combinations are concerned On
 the OtHSf HdHu tHeIe IS llioie uisdp-
 proval of the combinations on the part
 of the public. Tn England the move
 ment toward combination has not gone
 so far as in either Austria or Germany.
 Within the last three years very ac-
 tive movement toward concentration of
 industry into large single corporations,
 quite after the form which has been
 common in the United States, has been
 observed. Nearly all of the feeling,
 says MT. Jenks, that one notes in Eng
 land on this subject has reference to
 the later great corporations formed by
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she uses her feet as if climbing stairs, will often hold her up while boat may pull out from the shore and save her. A non-swimmer, by drawing his arms up to his side, and pushing down with widely extended hands, while stair climbing or treading water with his feet. may hold himself several minutes, often when single minute means a life, or throwing out the arms, dog shion, forward, overland and pulling in, as if reaching for something that may bring him in reach Of help. One of our best swimmers upon the Hudson got his first and best lesson by | being capsized in mid-stream and com pelled suddenly to strike out thus for himself.
 Fourth--In rescuing drowning per- sons, seize them by the collar, back of the neck: do not let them throw their arms around your neck or arms. If unmanageable, do not strike them, but let them drop under moment until quiet. then tow them into the shore. If unconscious. don't wait moment for doctor or an ambulance. but be- gin at once; first get the tongue out and hold it by a handkerchief or stock ing to let the water out; get buoy, box or barrel under the stomach, or hold him over your knees. head down, and Jolt the water out of him; then turn him over side to side four or five times, then on his back, and with improvement keep his arms agoing from pit of stomach overhead to straight out and back fourteen to six teen times minute until signs of re- turning life are shown. A bellows movement on the stomach at the same time is a great aid. Of course you will at first loose collar and all binding clothing. Let some one at once re- move shoes and stockings, and at the same time rub the lower limbs with an upward movement from foot to knee, occasionally slapping the soles of the feet with the open hand. Working on these lines our Volunteer Life-Savers have been successful after two hours of incessant manipulation, but generally succeed inside of thirty minutes. Spir- it's of ammonia to the nostrils, or feather tickling in the throat, often helps to quicken, but we rarely need anything more than the above mechan- ica means. Use no spirits internally until after brea athing and circulation are restored, then a moderate use of stimulants or hot teas and 8 warm blanket or bed is of the first impor- tance.
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LIFE SAVING RULES.
Good Things to Remember While a

Good Things to Remember While at the Seashore.
 | In view of the fact that so many peo- i pie are at the shore where they go in bathing and boating, the United States Volunteer Life Saving Corps of Con- necticut has sent out the following rules which if observed will probably result in the saving of many lives dur ing the summer:
 First impress upon parents the ne- cessary duty of having their children taught to swim, and to all young per- sons the great importance of knowing how to swim. At every important place on the waters of this state our Volunteer Life7Savers can be found to give them lessons that may ultimately save their lives in some unlocked for disaster-the ability to even hold ones self up for a few minutes until help may come every year saves many lives. Second-Go out in no pleasure boat of small or large dimensions without
 being assured that there are life-saving bouys or cushions aboard sufficient to float all on beard in case of an upset or collision.
 IHlfu-WllH d Eei y pc "uAN Jou al . all properly and satisfactorily seated
 before you leave the shore-partcular ly SO with girls on board Let no one
 attempt to exchange seats nlid-stream, or to put a foot on the edge or gunwale
 of the boat to change seats. This, by
 rolicking girls, has upturned many
 boat and lost very many lives every
 year in the waters Of this state.
 Where the waters become rough from
 sudden squall or passing steamers,
 never rise in the boat, but settle down
 as close to the bottom as possible, and
 keep cool until the rocking danger is
 past. If overturned woman's skirts,
 if held out by her extended arms, while
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ON ACCOUNT OF oRoP FAILURE


 Perhaps it isn't entirely true that the rich are growing richer and the poor growing poorer, but the indications are that some of the poor in the West will not grow fatter for awhile. The report of food, due to the failure of the crops, is requiring some close financiering on tions. Appropriations for these institu- tions were based on the promising con- ditions as to food products when the legislatures were in session, and in States where the laws forbid the con- tracting of a deficit those who are car- ing for the wards of the State will have difficulty in making both ends meet. A. radical revision of the diet may be necessary T do not anticipate that the inmates of the various institutions will be starved, but I do look for a cut ting down in their rations," says a manager In Indiana. Possibly they will have to eat more soup and drink more milk and coffee until the new ap- propriation becomes available"
 Many who are not wards of the State will have to change their bill of fare for the worse until times are better Those who have food to sell will charge all they can for it Ion account of the failure os the crops"
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SUBMARINE VAR BOATS.

The talk Is that France is going to
 boats in her navy. She already has seven in the water and nineteen more under construction. When she has two hundred her harbors will be safe unless it Is found that the submarine boats are not as useful as they are expected to be. How useful they will be only a war can reveal, but 1t is already certain that they can do several things we'll They can be navigated under water just like any other craft on the surface
 More than that, they can be navigated awash, when they can make ten to four teen knots an hour for the limit of their fuel or power endurance, and during this time they are practically invisible. They can be submerged at a minutes notice, they have no difficulty in nov ing straight or in turning about under water, and they can be depended on to make eight knots submerged Sta bility of submersion Is secured with out the aid of the motive power used to drive the screw, and the crew can discharge torpedoes from any point on the course marked out for the boats. The possession by the submarines of such qualities as these is attested by abundant evidence.
 Perhaps all the navies will soon have submarine boats Then submarine boat destroyers will be necessary, and after that destroyers of the destroyers.
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Senor Don Luis F. Carbo, Ecuadorian Minister at Washington, in speech at the Pan-American Exposition said: "The Pan-American Exposition is des- tined, gentlemen, to make closer the ties of union and confraternity exist ing between the nations of the conti- nent. The coming conference to be held at Mexico City, which was sug- gested by Ecuador four years ago, and which will be carried into effect dur ing the present year, according to the invitation of the United States and of Mexico, will complete this civilizing work. proclaiming abitration as the best means to settle discords and pro- noting commerce by means of wise treaties encouraging navigation, and preparine us to carry out in the near future the general desire of the whole continent, which is that of adopting a common dollar by means of an inter- national convention, of which the hemi- sphere of the Americas will derive in computable benefits"
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The American Association of Opti- clans, in convention at Chicago, pro- posed to set a standard for their busi- ness, or profession, by requiring exam inations Tn English, mathematics, phy- sics, chemistry anatomy, physiology hygiene, mechanical optics, optometry and ocular pathology.
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fast. A recent map shows forty-two brick structures and three hundred and eighteen wooden buildings, all perma- nent, erected since the fire or in pro- cess of erection.
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DELIVERED BY CARRIERS IN THE CITY 16 CENTS A WEEK, 50 GENTS A MONTH $3 FOR Srx MONTHS, $6 YEAR. THE SAME TERMS BY NAH.
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Miss Helen Gould says that the reas- ons that she will not give her pho- tographs for publication are that she has not done anything to make herself worthy of such attention, and that she Is SO importuned by cranks that she does not wish to have her face become made to suffer still greater annoyance.
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THE WEEKLY JOURNAL. Issusd Thursdays, One Dollar . Year.
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Discussing the temptations of the col Iege woman. Miss Jane Adams, the well known settlement worker, warns her against the tendency to make an exception of herself" or to consider herself fin any wise unlike the rank and file of human life," since that is ssto walk straight toward the pit of se1f-righteousness." She adds that sthe consciousness of being set apart leads first of all to the ridiculous mo- tive of doing things for the sake of ex- ample, which, to my mind, is a canker worm at the heart of many of the so- cieties organized for Christian young people, After twelve years experi ence, in the course of which she has had the opport unity ito see many young people in their first year out of college" slle picks out this class consciousness as their worse vice.