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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-05-09
Why He Lost Faith in Wall Street.

Col. Edward C. James, the distin-
guished New York lawyer, who died
recently, once had an experience with
the firm of Grant & Ward which ac-
counted for his occasional cynical re-
marks about Wall street methods as
he had found them. After Ia years OF
successful law practice in the northern
part of this state, right after the war,
Col. James collected all his funds,
amounting to about 100000, and
turned them over to the firm of Grant
& Ward, then at the height of it's pop
ularity. When he decided to draw out
his money Ferdinand Ward drew a
check for 100000, payable to his order,
with the remark that the additional
100000 represented Col. James prof
it's This was evidently too good an
investment to break up, so the colonel
said that he would gladly leave his
money to pill up more profits at the
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-05-09
Rapid Postal Service in Berlin.


That the postal service of Berlin has
long been the model Gas yet unattain-
able) for the rest of Europe is we'll
known. But it is not equally matter
of common knowledge that the excel
lence of the Berlin postal arrangements
of yesterday no longer satisfies the
postal authorities of today. The lat
est innovation has been still more
frequent clearing of the letter boxes
and more rapid delivery than ever.
The letter boxes in the principal thor
oughfares are now cleared every fifteen
minutes during the busy hours of the
day. The rapidity of delivery of letters
recently resulted in the saving of a
human life. A girl determined to COM
nit suicide, wrote to her parents of
her intention and posted the letter,
which was delivered within an hour
of being posted. This enabled the
father to hurry off in a cab to the spot
in the Thiergarten which his daughter
had mentioned as that where her body
would be found, to catch her alive, box
her ears and take her home.-Harper's
Magazine.
A fool at home will be none the wiser
when abroad
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-05-09
Woman a. a Parliame ntarian.

eyes, sir. did my best to train my
daughter up as an accomplished parli-
amentarian. I took her to meetings to
give her chance to listen to the rul-
ings of able chairmen, and I had her
learn the textbooks on the subject by
heart. I thought had her perfect in
the business, but 1 was mistaken. She
attended a convention not long ago, and
pretty soon she had a chance to appeal
from decidedly unjust ruling of the
chair, and how do you suppose she dio
it?''
''WeE?"
"She was excited, you know, and this
is what she said: You are mean old
fright, and just hate you! So there"
And then she burst into tears and sat
down. No, sir; woman's nature will
have to change before she will ever be-
come a parliamentarian."- Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-05-09
AND THE MOONSHlNE
WHISKY WHICH SHE
SOLD.

hut. They could go no further. All
through the night the baby moaned for
food. 1t was easy to see that it's lit
tie life could not last much longer.
In the morning Ellen staggered out IT
the hut door.
Ellen" called her mother, "come
back! We're a-starvin', but we're Hig-
mites to tn end, and we amt a-goin'
to ask favors of anyone"
Il hain't a-goin' ter ask favors,"
said Ellen, "but I'm goin' to get you
all suthin' to eat''
The girl went blindly down a trail
that she recognized. 1t led her straight
to Jim Clark's moonshine STILL Then
for weeks Ellen Hignite peddled moon
shine whisky for Jim Clark. The story
spread all around in the mountains
and the people came for miles to buy
whisky from old Bob Hignite's girl,
the "prettiest gal in Kaintucky." Jim
Clark's still couldn't keep up with the
demand and Jim Clark fairly coined
money and grew fat laughing at the
bargain he'd made. A few days later
federal marshal started from Louis
vile for Clay county, and in his pock-
ct was a warrant for the arrest of Ell
len Hignite on the charge of selling
liquor without a government license.
The girl heard the marshal was COM
ing, but she did not run away. II sold
Hcker," she said. II sold it to save
ma and the baby from a-starvin'. But
I'm Hignite, and 1 run from nobody"
The next day she was arrested. Jim
Clark got away.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-05-09
RUNNING ~
DOWN WHALES

Between the islands paralleling the
coast of southern California and the
mainland there extends a deep channel
where several kinds of whales may be
found feeding on the vast schools OF
jelly fishes which are nearly always
present. The whale most common is
the California gray, which goes every
year to the shadows of the Gulf Of
California to give birth to it's young,
then moving north along the Cali
fornia coast in what is virtually q
great procession. At this time the
channel is the sporting ground for the
huge animals, and nearly every steam
er that crosses sights school, the
scenes forming one of the attractions
of the trip, as the whales, far from
being wild or timid. sometimes evince
a playful mood, or, melted by curios-
ity, come near the steamer, affording
the passengers a near view of the
largest of living animals.
This social disposition has resulted
in several encounters between the
whales and vessels, in which the form
er have always come off second best.
Some years ago steamer on the trip
from San Pedro to San Francisco
struck some body, supposed at first to
be a log. Several of the men were
thrown to the deck; the wheel turned
over so violently that the helmsman
was also thrown down. and steamer
for a moment came to standstill. All
hands were called, the pumps sounded,
and as the mate ran aft he saw a large
whale lashing the water astern. The
vessel had struck it directly back of
the right paddle and evidently crushed
it down, rising over it. This whale
drifted into San Catalina some days
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-05-09
Collision Between
Them and Ships of
Frequent Occur
renCe.%~

later, and was towed into one of the
little bays of the coast, where it was
cut up by the fishermen.
During the summer of 1900 the
steamer Hermosa killed a whale off
San Pedro, which was at least 80 feet
in length. The steamer was blowing
along at rate of IL miles an hour
when suddenly large whale rose to
spout directly in front of her, placing
itself inadvertently across the bows, so
that the blow was struck fairly. The
shock created a sensation on board,
and the blow was so violent that sew
eral people were thrown from their
feet. 1t was supposed that the vessel
had struck a rock; she stopped for a
few seconds, trembled, then rose about
three feet, heeling slightly, then re-
sumed her course, passing through a
mass of blood which colored the water,
showing that she had plunged into
some large animal. A dead whale was
sighted two or three days later, and
for several days, on account of its size,
it drifted up and down the coast with
the tide, defying the efforts of specula-
tive fishermen to secure it. Finally
heavy sea tossed it on the coast at the
resort of Redondo, where it was hauled
in at high tide and when the latter
went out it left a remarkable spectacle
in the remains of one Of the largest
of living animals. A long wound told
the story of it's contact with the
steamer
Doubtless if the records of shipping
disasters were examined many in
stances would be found where vessels
had crashed into whales with results
fatal to the animals and more or less
injurious to the vessels.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-05-09
A Mountain
" ~ Maid

When Ellen Hignite, mountain
girl from Clay county, KY, was put on
trial in Louisville before the United
States District court recently on the
charge Of selling illicit whisky, she
was not left alone in her trouble, says
the Chicago Tribune. BY the side Of
the shrinking little mountain maid
sat Miss Alice Castleman, one of the
proudest beauties of Kentucky, the
belle of the New York horse show two
years ago, and one Of the handsomest
women in the south. Miss Castleman
and her mother had heard of the
mountain girls sad story and they
went to her help because they be-
Heved that she was the victim of spite
and persecution, and that while she
had disobeyed the revenue laws and
sold Illicit whisky as charged, still,
she had done it only to save her
mother and baby sister from starving.
So when the case of the People VS..
Hignite" was called the court room
held a notable crowd. Around the
mountain girl sat Miss Castleman and
her mother, Mrs. Samuel A. Miller,
Mrs. Basil Duke, and other society
leaders of Louisville Gen. John B.
Castleman and Gen. Basil Duke, two
OF the most renowned soldiers of Ken
lucky, who during the long years Of
the rebellion wore with distinguished
honor the uniforms of gray and who
quarter of a century later wore with
no less honor the old army blue of
the Union in the war of reunited
country against a foreign foe, had
come into the court to testify in the
little prisoners behalf. The story be-
gan with the breaking out of a feud
between the Hignite family and the
moonshiners of Letcher county. The
Hignites refused to make illicit whis-
ky themselves or deal in it. Their
neighbors declared that some of the
Hignite boys were spies of the gov
eminent. One night Cob Hignite was
killed while going home to his cabin.
Old man Hignite and his other two
boys went out to avenge the murder
and all were killed. The night after
they WeIe DuI1eu Tie 1lItle log CdDlG
of the Hignites was burned to the
ground and Mrs. Hignite and her baby
and her 17-year-old daughter, Ellen,
fed to the woods for refuge. The next
morning when they returned to the
ruins of their smoking cabin they
found a notice tackled on a tree. The
notice read:
EFF you 'uns go an dom mex no
mo- fuss we 'uns won't do no mo- to
yo' all.''
The terrified mother took her Chill
dren and fled through the mountains
towards Clay county, where her peo-
pie lived. For three weeks they wan
dered through the mountains. Then
they sank down in the ruins of an old
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-05-09
A Novel Way to Bore Holes.

The versatility of man is pretty ap,
to overcome any difficulty which may
arise. Recently a breakdown occurred
on board ship and it was necessary
to bore number of holes in fiat
bar of iron in order to repair the
break. The engineer was without the
appliances required for the purpose.
but he performed the work in a novel
way. With piece of chalk he marked
the places where he wished the holes
and then fired 3O-caliber bullet
through each from rifle.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-05-09
Deafness Cannot Be Cured

BY local applications, as they cannot reach the
diseased portion of the ear. There is only one
tutional remedies. Deafness Is caused by an
inflamed condition Of the mucus lining of the
Eustachian Tube. When this tube is intlamed
Ing, and when it is entirely closed deafness is
the result, and unless the inflammation can be
taken out and this tube restored TO it's normal
condition, hearing will be destroyed forever;
which is nothing but an inflamed condition Of
the mucus surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for any case
of Deafness Caused by catarrh) that cannot
be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure. Send for
circulars, free.
Sold by Druggists. 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-05-09
PATENTS.

List of Patents Issued Inst Week
to Northwestern Inventors.
Luther r. Halle, Buttbe, Mont, pad
holder for musical instruments; Traf-
ford N. Jayne, Minneapolis, Mimi.
measuring bottle stopper; Joseph r.
Kramer, Gunderson, Mont, compensat-
ing gearing; Charles M. Stroud, Hast
ings. Mimi, gas stove; Max Toltz, st.
Paul, MIMI, lamp; Max Toltz, st. Paul,
Mimi, ceiling lamp.
Lothrop & Johnson. patent attorneys. Oil
6 012 Pioneer Press Bldg. st. Paul. MINI.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-05-09
Sacred Lily's Alias.

ciples of Flora. There has lately been
introduced into the market a bulb
called 1.-The sacred lily of the Nile"
The name is sufficiently catchy to cap
tivate lovers of flowers, and friend of
mine added the new flower to his con-
servatory. Time passed, and up came
the plant, but when the sacred lily Of
the Nile" appeared he found only an
old, but still agreeable friend in the
homely narcissus.-East Anglican
Times
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-05-09
They Hadn't Made I'm.

"Well," said he, anxious to patch up
their quarrel of yesterday, "aren't you
curious to know what's in the pack
age?"
mot very" his Wife, still unrelent-
ing, replied, efficiently.
Its something for the one I love
best in all the world"
'Ah, suppose it's those suspenders
you said you needed. "-Philadelphia
Press.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-05-09
Mrs. Wlnsiow's soothing Syrup.
For children teethng sot:ens the gums, reduces n
oammaton. alaJs psin. wind collie. Csc bottle
Perfun,ed Derxishes.

The Sudanese natives eagerly buy
clothes, cotton goods, sugar, perfumes,
tea, nails, chains, wire, leather, false
jewelry and iron trinkets of Geneva.
Great Britain furnishes the cotton
goods, but Germany, Austria and Italy
have almost the monopoly of the other
articles. Germany does a huge trade
in perfumes. A single caravan started
off recently with 10000 francs worth Of
German scents for the natives.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-05-09

same rate. Two days later the firm
failed with a crash that shook the
country and Col. James found that he
had lost his money, and that the offer
of the 100000 check was simply a cool
bluff to stave off his claim. Fortu-
nately he had his law practice to fall
back on
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-05-09
Her Secret.

Rev. DR.. Gollie-But how do you man.
age to interest SO many in your char
liable work?
Mrs. Lureing-Well, doctor, I find
that a card with Dancing on the
lower left-hand corner, seems almost
as attractive as the promise of future
bliss-Life
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-05-09
Do Your Fec, Ache ana BurnY

Shake into your shoes, Aliens Foot
Ease, a powder for the feet. 1t makes
tight or New Shoes feel Easy. Cures
Corns, Bunions, Swollen, Hot and
Sweating Feet. At all Druggists and
Shoe Stores, Csc. Sample sent FREE.
Address Allen S. Olmsted, Leroy. NY.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-05-09

The great multitude take this rene
edy without any other advice than the
directions to be found upon the bottle
and in the pamphlets. There are those
who prefer, however, to correspond.
with DR.. Hartman during their sick
ness. To all such he will make prompt.
and careful answer without charge.
Hon. ]. F. Croker of Buffalo, N. T..
who was for years Superintendent Of
Schools at Buffalo, in letter dated Oc.-
tober is. writes:
"I have been q sufferer from CO.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-05-09
In Boston.

Gray-Yes; tell my wife everything
I do. Don't you?
White-I did for while, but had to
quit. My wife said it was too stupid
for anything.-Boston Transcript.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-05-09
AltruisIll.

Sweet Girl---Is your love for me alb
solutely unselfish?
Adorer---Absolutely.
Sweet Girl---Then 1 wish you'd go
somewhere else tonight. Jack Han
som promised to call.---New York
Weekly.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-05-09
Hadn't Lit.

First .Kansan-Did that cyclone dam
age Jed Perkins house emmy?
Second Kansan-Dunno; it hain't lit
yit-Ohio State Joural.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-05-09

How Could He Be So FOrgetful.
He-What month is it in which it is
unlucky to be married?
She-Goodness me! What a poor
memory you have, my dear.-Tit-B Bits.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-05-09
AS He Saw 1t.

"And why did the teacher keep you
in SCHOOL,"
because one of the big boys told me
to ask her if hen fruit grew on egg
plants. '-Philadelphia Times.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-05-09
The Worst Yet

Stubb---I hear that Falcon is going
to stop writing poetry.
Penn---Yes; the position in which
the paper brought out his sonnet dis
couraged him.
stubb---Did they run it on the "Chid.
drer's page?"
Penn-Worse than that. 1t appeared
in the puzzle Observation-Disclosures
phia Record.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-05-09

Hamlin's Blood and Liver Pills cure
constipation and all the ills due to it:
25c at your druggists.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-05-09

elTS Permanently Cured. Nofits after
drst days of DIR. Kine's Great Nerve Restorer.
Send for FF;EE $500 trial bottle and treatise.
In. R. H. KLINE It'd. 9Sl Arch St. Philadelphia. Pa.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-05-09

Howitzers are steel, breech-loading
weapons weighing $500 pounds and six
feet ten inches long.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-05-09

4 do not believe Piso's Cure for Consumption
has an equal for coughs and colds.-JoHE r
BOYER, Trinity Springs, Ind. Feb. it. 1900
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-05-09
Pile and Fistula Cure

Sample treatment of our Red Cross Pile and
Fstula Cure and book explaining cause and cure
of Piles, sent free to any address for four cents in
stamps. Rea Bros. g. Co., Minneapolis MINI.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-05-09
She Wanted a Show

Mr.. Tweeds-Id make some woman a.
No. 1 husband.
Mrs. Weeds-But what's your objec-
ton to marrying a widow?-Smart Set.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-05-09

Chicago's free baths were used 1850
times in one week.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-05-09
RcspOnSibility.

Dodger-I wouldn't be in the shoes
of that New York clergyman who has
married 3,012 couples in his life.
Codger-Why?
Dodger-Just think what he'll have to
answer for.-Exchange.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-05-09
Observation-Disclosures

any one suffering with catarrh,
as my case is complete"
Hon. B. B. Doviner, Congressman
from West Virginia, in a letter from
Washington, D. c., to The Peruna Med
icine Co., says the following of their
catarrh remedy, Peruna:
II join with my colleagues in the
House of Representatives in recon-
mending your excellent remedy, Pc
runa, as a good tonic and also an eff
fective cure for catarrh."
Mrs. Mary c. Fentress writes from
Paradise, Tex, the following: Il
think l can say that your good advice
and medicine has cured me Of chronic
catarrh. have had no pains in my
head since / have taken Peruna. I
have been in bad health ever since
SO, and have taken good many med
icines which were only of temporary
relief. Peruna is the catarrh cure. The
Peruna stopped my catarrh of the head
SO that it did not become chronic, and
l am very thankful for DR.. Hartman's S,
advice and medicine"
Peruna is specific for all catarrhar
diseases. It acts quickly and bene-
ficially upon the inflamed mucous
membrane, thus removing the cause Of
catarrh.
| Catarrh is catarrh wherever located.
Catarrh is essentially the same every
where. The remedy that will cure ca
tarrh in one situation will cure it in
| all situations.
If you 20 not derive prompt and sat.
| isfactory results from the use of Pc
runa, write at once to DR.. Hartman,
giving a full statement of your case
and he will be pleased to give you his
valuable advice gratis.
Address DR.. Hartman, President OF
| The Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus, o.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-05-09

farrh six or
s eve n years,
q n d a fife r:
trying m any
remedies W q S
induced by a
friend to take
Peruna. TIL e
re suit S have
been highly
satisfactory. I
take pleasure
i'm recommend
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-05-09

A fool at home will be none the wiser
when abroad.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-04-27
FOREIGN SOIL IN WASHINGTON
France TO Require New Embassy
Grounds III the Capital.

France TO Require New Embassy
Grounds III the Capital.
Several foreign governments, among
them France. are negotiating for the
purchase of embassy land in WASH
ngton. AS soon as such negotiations
are completed the annexed property he.
comes foreign soil. Frances new hold.
ing, for instance. will be exempt from
taxation. The French flag will float
over 1t. II one Frcnchman chooses to
murder another within its bounds it
will be none of Uncle Sans business.
The quarters of the present French
embassy are intimately associated with
the life of Washington. The mansion
was built just sevcnty.fce years ago
by Richard Rush. statesman and dip.o-
matst. The year before its foundations
began to rise Rush had been recalled
from the ministry to Great Britain to
be Secretary of the Treasury under
John Quincy Adams. In the '40's Rush
vacated the house upon his appoint
ment by President Polk as Minister to
France. Shortly afterward Hamilton
Fish, then in Congress. moved In and
remained until retiring from the Senate
In 1857. Fish added large ballroom
to the right Of the house D,opcr. The
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-04-27
A CUP OF TEA.
How to Make II Explained by One
Who Has Learned,

How to Make II Explained by One
Who Has Learned.
I"dOn't care how good a hOusekeep-
er YOU may he considered, II you do not
know how to brew cup of tea so us
to secure the best that Is In the fra
grant leaves, your education is not
complete. know that every woman
has an Idea that she can offer guest
good cup Of ten, but great number
OF women are far from adopts ut this
simple art. rather Halter myself that
| can compete with the best of them
and stand very good chance of car
rying of the hOnOrs. But 1t was not
always so. l had to learn u thing or
two before l could suit fastidlOus
tastes, but my instructor was an Eng
lishwoman.
The first detail of the process Is the
choice of the tea. The brand Is u mat
ter of taste, but the quality must be
first.class. 1t Is better to go without
tea than drink the beverage which daily
appears upon some tables. Good tea Is
not expensive because of its strength.
The water must be freshly boiled. Care
lessness in this matter will ruin the
brew and hOusekeepers with that
knowledge will often heat over the
water left In the kettle, or draw II
from hot water pipe. They are not
even careful about the cleanliness of
the kettle, do not wash 1t out Occa-
slonally with hot water and soda, With
a thorough rinsing after 1t.
The habit of leaving the leaves In the
pot should be censured, for the pot
ought to be thoroughly washed out,
dried and aired, With all these pre-
cautions, tea ought to be success.
Half I'LL the pot with boiling water
and let 1t remain long enough to heat
| the pot all through. Put In as much
tea as is required, or stick to the old
one of one teaspoonful for each person
and one for the pot. Pour the boiling
water over it, cover and let stand in a
warm place to infuse, remembering
| that 1t can stand too long, and IL 1t is
to be kept hot for any length of time
the leaves must be rem0ved.-Philadel
phia Times.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-04-27
TAX Them To DEATH.
That Is the Policy Of the Drainage
Trustees with Respect TO
Chicago People.
Money Must Be Raised for the Con.
tractors and the People
Must Pay It.
The Carpet Baggers Who Are Behind the
Scheme Own No Property
At All.
But the People Who Do Must Pay to Keep
These Favorites in Pin
Money.

The success Of the grafters on the
present Drainage Canal has set the
gang wild.
1t now wants to build canals every.
where.
The North Branch is to be widened.
The South Branch is to be widened.
A canal Is to be built to Evanston.
A canal Is to be built to Wilmette.
A canal Is to be built to the Calumet.
The Calumet Is to be widened.
The gang expect to realize fully
$500, 100000 before they are through.
OF course, this may bankrupt the
citizens, but what of It?
Opposition to making Evanston and
the north shore towns part Of the
sanitary district is finding many ad.
herents among the substantial property
owners of the north shore. The claim
Is made that the engineering difficulties
to be overcome in such an undertaking
are such that the sanitary district could