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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-12-19
A. the Orient See. Us.

els this Brooklyn bridge built for
Americans or Europeans, uncle? Peo-
pie crossing here use no English" ]
said.
Liberty Statue! I will let the Beauty
Statue hall from the Bay of Yeddo
when I am wealthy enough to afford it.
We walked down Broadway. We
came to a graveyard.
Tombstones in the midst of com
merce! o romantic New York!
wondered how Wall street gentle
men would be struck glancing at them
What a soft silence lowered!
The old Gothic church was my own
ideal.
"Uncle, let US fall in and rest" I
cried.
The morning service was proceeding.
Alas and alas!
Not one soul was there.
Is this a religious city?-From the
American Diary of a Japanese Girl, in
Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly for
December.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-12-19
Benevolence 1t. own Reward.

Hear about old Gcodboy's adven.
ture las night?"
"Nope; caught in the act of per-
forming a virtue, as usual, suppose"
mot quite. Adventure of charity
Met young man he knew. Young
man had dined not wisely, but too well.
Said to young man, Come long, old
chap, I'll see you home all right.
Young man came and Goodooy brought
him to the house, leaned him against
the door post, rang the bell and de-
scended. Didn't get half way down
stairs when he heard a shrill woman's
voice and the young man coming after
him. Young man came quick and head
first. Was almost sober when he
reached the sidewalk. 'What'd jue do?
I don't live there-I moved last week.
he sobbed. And Goodboy staid late on
the curb opposite waiting to see what
would happen to the man that did live
there. New York Times.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-12-19
UNABLE TO STAND FOR MONTHS
BECAUSE OF SPRAINED ANKLES.
Cured by st. Jacobs Oil.

(From the Cardiff Times)
Among the thousands Of voluntary
endorsements of the great value of st.
Jacobs Oil for sprains, stiffness and
soreness, is that Of Mrs. G. Thomas
Alexandra Road, Cell, Ysbrod, near
Pontypridd, South Wales, who says:
1T is with great pleasure that l add
my willing testimony to the invaluable
excellence of your celebrated st. ia
cob's Oil, as experienced in my own
case. I srrained both my ankles in
walking down some steps so severely
that was unable to stand for several
months. The pain suffered was most
severe and nothing that used helped
me until I applied st. Jacobs Oil, when
they Immediately became better daily,
and in a short time I was able to go
about. and soon after was quite cured.
I as now deter mined to advise all per-
sons suffering from pains to use this
wonderful remedy, which did so much
for me-
Mrs. Thomas does not enlighten us
as to what treatment she pursued dur
ing the months she was unable to
stand, and during which time she was
suffering so much, but we venture to
suggest that had she called in any well
known medical man he would have at
once prescribed st. Jacobs Oil, for it
has conquered pain upwards of fifty
years, and doctors know there is moth
ing so good. The proprietors of St.
Jacobs Oil have been awarded twelve
gold medals by different international
exhibitions as the premier pain-killing
remedy of the world. The committees
who made the awards were in each in
stance composed largely of the most
emirent medical men 0btainabIe. Mrs.
Thomas evidently did not know the
high opinion in which st. Jacobs Oil is
held by almost every progressive med
ical man.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-12-19
SASKATCHEWAN, WESTERN cAN.n.
Is CALLED THE "GARDEN Y
OF EDEN,"
ny Former Resident of Reed ~,
Hfichl~.n.

lSy Former H0sldont OF Reed III,
Michigan.
In letter to the Reed City Mich,
gan, Clarion, Mr.. Jas. g. Armstron.
Of Meltford, Saskatchewan. says, writ.
ing on 9th May. 1901:
This is q fine country for poo,
man, as he can 60 out on the ba,
slews and cut all the hay he needs, \.
turns his cattle out on the prairie, and
when he is not using his horses h.
turns them out also. There is such an
abundance of food, they never wan.
der away.
"a lady, who has lived here eigb,
years told me that this was the origi.
nal Garden of Eden. l certainl,|
would believe it, If we could only find
the apple trees. But as it is. We have
many varieties of fruit-strawbeffie
cranberries, saskatoons, huckleberries
red and black currants, dewberries
plums, red and black cherries, and
red raspberries. All of these fruits
grow wild. Then the flowers that dot
the prairies. making them look like
real garden. We have eaten of thu
wild red currants, and they are equal
IL not superior to those grown in
Michigan. We have sweet corn TX
inches high. AS the Western farmers
are all done seeding, branding cattle
and sheep shearing are now progress.
ing. Wool is only five cents a pound
and many ranchers have on hand last
years clip. l enclose you potato
blossom. slice Of new potato, which
measured 67z inches when cut. This
is no fairy tale, as we are so much
farther than Reed City. 1t is all
facts. Come up and see. This
has been truly called the garden of
the west With fruits and flowers,
lakes and streams, fish and fowl, beau
tiful rivers, tracts of timber and
mountains, what more does a man
want?"
Information concerning all parts OF
Western Canada will be cheerfully
given by communicating with the
agent Of the government of Canada,
whose advertisement appears else
where.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-12-19

you?" he asked. quietly. Welcome,
Mr.. Gilbert Riclserby-bLck from the
grave! Do you understand me?-back
from the grave, say"
"What-what d'you mean?" STAN.
merered Mr.. Reeks, pa,tly-sobered by
the manner Of the other and by the
words.
st mean that Gilbert Rickerby is dead
died nearly week ago; that he lies
in his grave and Is almost forgotten by
this time. Where have you been wan
dering, you mailman. not to know
that?"
Mr.. Reeks opened his mouth as II to
say something. shut 1t again hurriedly,
and turned and made for the door. But
before he reached it, however, the hand
Of Nugent Leathwood fell upon his
shoulder and twisted him round, and
the eyes of Nugent Leathwood were
looking into his qualing ones.
Don't run away" said the quiet
voice. There is some game on here
which do not understand. Come, now,
who rut you on to this game. and who
are you, really? You are not Gilbert
Rickerby; of that I am certain. But
you know something about him. Why,
don't you know that Gilbert Rickerby
was a young man of twenty-six?"
Mr.. Reeks nodded feebly. "About
that, I should Think he said.
''Oh! so you know him, do you? This
grows interesting. Come. sit down. my
friend, and let us hear what you have
to say for yourself" He pushed the
reluctant Mr. Reeks into chair. and
seated himself on the edge of the table
close beside MIN. Nov, let me hear
what you have to say about this Gill
bert Rickerby."
George Reeks saw, only too plainly
that he was in a remarkably tight
place; even in his muddled state, at the
moment he was quite capablec of recog-
nizing that fact. Moreover. this calm
man, with the quiet voice and the dark
hair, had abou: him certain sense of
power that was not to be denied. There
fore, with some attempt to treat the
matter as a mere joke, and with many
labored apologies for the mistake he
had made, the little man made a full
confession--pointing out how he had
been tempted by some faint hope of thu
reward which was offered. Nugent
Leathwood listened with the closest at.
embarrassing a question now and
short, dry laugh. At the end of the re-
citai the little man sat covering in his
chair, fully sobered, and wondering
dimly, what was going to happen
ITO De COntinucd.)
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-12-19
CHAPTER VII.
A Dead Mans Money.

However startling it may have been
to Nugent Leathwood to have this man
standing before him and proclaimine
himself by that name. which already
seemed to haunt him night and day, he
soon recovered from the shock; saw
that whatever this man was or what
ever he might know, he was, at the
best. a weak little creature, half-stu-
pefied with drink and scarcely knowing
at the moment who he was or what lie
said. However. precautions had to lie
taken; Leathwood came slowly toward
the swaying figure and stood before IT,
with his hands thrust In his pockets,
and stared at him lelsurely.
$50 you are Gilbert Rickerby. arc
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-12-19
CHAPTER vi.
Gr. Reeks Answers an Advertise.
ment.

DIR. Ree.ks Answers an Advertise
ment.
Mr.. George Reeks-commission agent
and general dealer in the small and
crafty and shady ways of life-was in
difficulties. Not that this was anything
out of the common, SO far as Mr.. Reeks
was concerned; perhaps it would have
been somewhat disconcerting to that
gentleman if he had found himself, by
some extraordinary trick of fortune, in
easy circumstances. Only, on this oc-
easion, things were rather more desper-
ate than usual; and Mr.. Reeks, used as
he was to wriggljng, had merely sue
ceeded in wriggling himself into cor
ner from which there seemed to be no
prospect of ever getting out again.
Mr.. George Reeks was a little man
who might, under happier conditions,
have been cheerful, but who was under
the hand of an adverse Fate, merely
worried-looking and inclined to melan-
choly. In person he was small and of a
ruddy complexion, his hair for the most
part had long since slipped away from
q rather large mead, leaving only some
bushy tufts round about the region OF
his ears and the back of his neck. At a
time when life wore roster hue he had
married lady of commanding pres
cree, and, to do HIM justice, had never
quite lost sight OF romantic idea that
she was dream of beauty, and that
she had condescended greatly in listen
ing to his addresses. The lady, for her
part did him the honor TO be extremely
jealou: Of him, and labored under q
constant fear that he was a species CT
elderly Lotharlo, to whom pair of
bright eyes meant madness and the
tiutter of petticoat despair and disas-
ter.
Mr.. George Reeks lived at No. 2, Lit
tie Pond street, Camden Town--a mod
es. house the upper part Of which was
let OUT in lodgings, at such time as any
dodgers could be found to occupy them.
A week before disaster had fully swept
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-12-19
No Objection to Tint.

"All / ask is your endorsement"
Now, my dear SIR" protested Senc.
tor Sorghum.
"Of my political policy"
"Oh, that's all right. thought you
were talking about D. note. "-Washing-
ton Star.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-12-19
Like the Others.

Il thank God" said the Pharisee.
that am not as other men,
"Oh, don't KNOW" replied the lady
You seem to be like a god many of
them. saw you occupying seat in
car last night when there were lots
of women standing."-C Record
Herald.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-12-19

lldI IL Is ul1llcult TO follow you at all.
He leaned his head upon his hand in a
state Of bewilde, ment. "What do you
expect me to do?"
in the first place, George Reeks,"
said Mrs. Reeks, in business-like tone,
two things are clear. This diary sug-
gests that Gilbert Rickerby knew very
little, if anything, about the man he
was going to meet; the advertisement
suggests that the man he was to meet
knew very little about him. Very we'll,
then; here is my proposal"
make it as easy as you can, my
DEAR" pleaded Mr.. Reeks.
TITS as easy as winking IL you put
your mind to it, replied Mrs. Reeks,
sternly. You shall answer this adver-
tisement; you shall find out how the
land lies; you SHALL if possible, claim
to know more of this Gilbert Rickerby
than you really do; and you shall, II
possible, get the reward" Mrs. Reeks
sat back in the chair, folded her arms.
and looked at her husband with much
determination.
"But-but, my dearvwhat do know
about the mattcr?" he urged.
what does anybody know about the
matter?" she retorted. eff this Nugent
Leathwood, who advortises, had known
anything about the matter, or about
the man. he would have known where
to apply concerning him-would have
known, for instance, that he was living
here; and there would have been no
necessity for him to advertise at all or
to offer such a reward. No. George
Reeks. this Is the chance of lifetime,
and you must take Il"
But, my dear, mention is made In
the diary of IA girl" hazarded Mr..
Reeks.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-06-29

the effect that Mrs LeMoyne has refused
point blank to appear in the new play
prepared for her by F. Marion CraW-
ford, on account of the leading character
being an old woman.
John Drew viii be seen next season in
the Second in Command. instead Of
Marshall. the gentleman who is respon-
sible for "A Royal Family" played last
season by Annie Russell
A new leading man has been secured
for Maude Adams by Manager Charles
FrOhman. His name IS Sydney BrOughf
and he has been associated with Fred
Terry and Julia. Nelson on the London
stage for several seasons past.
Announcement is made that Edna Wal
lace Hopper has Cancelled her recently
heralded engagement to a wealthy young
on both sides is given as the cause of the
break Doubtless the purpose of the orig
inal announcement advertising had been
served
A musical comedy, entitled THE Fisher
Girl has scored a success in the prov
inces of England and several English and
American managers are now bidding for
the right Daniel Frohman and Irene
Perry both claim TO have an option on the
piece from the author. The familiar legend
of THE Flying Dutchman' has been used
as the story for the play.
Edna Wallace Hopper, who has not been
seen in Topeka since she was here with
her elongated husgand in lei Captain,
cOnfesses that she is engaged and that
she intends to get married again in the
not distant future Furthern she is plan
ming to be a star next season. In the
at the Casino in New York
Notwithstanding the off season. several
new plays Will have their first presenta-
ton this summer. Lorna. DOOnef' had its
Eleanor Merron's In Love- comes TO the
front in Philadelphia next week Lilo
Denver. and ..gThe StrolIers'' viii soon be
put on for a run in New York
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he is enga ged in the shipping business
He reports that the recent effort to
establish japanese colony in Yucatan.
about forty miles south of Merida. has
proved an utter failure, and that the
colonists have left for other places,
some of them going to the Sandwich
Islands and others back to Japan. The
number of immigrants originally num-
on which they We're located was pur-
chased by a syndicate of Japanese cap
italists, and the minister to Mexico from
Japan interested himself in the enter
prise. Mr. Snyder states that the Jap
anese could not stand tie moist, hot
climate and We're unable TO work with
the natives in the fields. Many of them
took sick and died. Others ran off or
secured employment in the towns, so
that when the colony was finally broken
up there We're only about four hundred
persons left. The climate of Hawaii is
more similar to that of Japan, and it
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-06-29
You Can Cure It.
A New Cure for Catarrh IN Tablet
Form.

The old time trea tment for catarrh was
in the form of douches or sprays. later on
internal remedies were given with greater
success, but being in liquid or powdered
form were lnconvenient and We're open to
the same objection to all liquid remedies.
that is that they lose whatever medicinal
power they may have had on exposure to
the air.
The tablet is the ideal form in which to
administer medication, but until recently
no successful catarrh tablet had ever
been attempted.
At this writing, however. a most excel
lent and palatable remedy for catarrh has
been placed before the public and sold by
druggists. called Stuarts Catarrh Tab
let's. composed of the most recent dis
cOveries in medicines for the cure of
catarrh. and results from their use have
been highly gratifying.
Stuart's Catarrh Tablets contain prin-
cipally highly concentrated antiseptics.
which kill the catarrh germs in the blood
and mucous membranes. and in this
spect are strictly scientific and modern,
as it has been known for some years past
by the ablest physicians that the most
successful catarrh treatment was by in
haling or spraying antfseptice-
The use of inhalers, douches and sprays,
however, is a nuisance and Inconvenience
and moreover can in no wise compare
with the same remedies given in tablet
form, either in efficacy or convenience.
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was surely a .'one-partv actor. Few
theater goers associate him with any
other play than Ny Partner and ye7
he had a large number of roles to his
credit. Born Lyon in 1S43. he entered
the theatrical profession at the age OF
III years. under the name of Master
Morris" Afterward he was starred, as
a boy actor. by Minnie Mccarthy, who
billed him as Master Mccarthy. and la
ter. when under the management of
Thomas Kean. he was known as MAS
ter Kean-'' No boy ever had so many
names. probably
In 1858 when he Joined the Marsh
troupe of juvenile actors he took the
name of Louis Aldrich. and this name
was afterward legalized At the age of
II he played Richard III al the Cleve-
land theater at a benefit for Mrs Effe
Ellsler. whose daughter. Efie Ellsler.
as We'll as Clara Morris, later started
ON their theatrical careers from this
theater. AS a juvenile actor he stuck
principally to the west
In 1866, however. he went to Boston,
and with the Boston Theater Stock
company played the opposite parts to
many great stars, including Edwin
Booth, Edwin Forrest, and Charlotte
Cushman.
Later he starred as Mark Antony in
Julius Caesar" and had a prominent
part in Lord Byron's "Sardanapalus,"
but it was in the western drama Of
The Danites" that he first realized.
Importantly, a success In that he
played the parson. and afterward Bart
ley Campbell devised a somewhat sim
liar play, My Partner" and with this
Aldrich was identified from the night
it was produced, September 16, 1879, al
most until his DEATH He had intended
to revive the play next season and APP
pear in it.
Aldrich was an actor who produced
his effects by the simplest means. but it
required a very strong part to fit his
dominating and easy vigor He was
one of the actors of the COS in CaIifor-
mia. and played extensive ENGAGEMENTS
in New Zealand and Australia. AIdrich
was German by birth and was
brought to America an orphan. wher,
but a year old. He was classified as a
western actor. since his childhood was
passed in Ohio.
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beauty of the device delighted the spec
tators.
The second stage of her career began
the the Theataro Florentfni in Naples
where she had her first opportunity in
Les F'0urchaHlbaults.s The leading
actor. Giovanni Emanuel praised her
highly She was disliked in the com
pany. however. and given few oppor-
tunities, although she did secure the
position of second lady in the company
formed by Nine. Pezzana
In an unguarded mon ent that act
ress gave her the wife in "Therese Ra-
quin,'' which so increased her reputa-
ton that Cesare Rossi at once engaged
her. From the time she went ito Turin
with Rossi and Nine Pezzana and
played in La Princesse de Bagdad,"
after Bernhardts visit, her career has
been we'll known
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Adams. Henry Sanford, with Henry
irving on his last tour. comes to sup
port Bertha Galland in her starring
tour, while Robert Lorraine, whom
Charles Frohman brought out last sea-
son for ITO Have and to Hold" viii
take his place with Daniel Frohman's
stock company
Benjamin Howard will next season
be Viola Aliens leading man in In the
Palace of the King, and Robert Haines,
who was Miss Aliens leading man last
season, goes with Mrs. F'iske's new COM
panys now being organized for the Man
probably continue with Charles FrOh-
mans stock company so that Orrin
Johnson will again be the leading ms n
for Annie Russell as he was for a part
of last season
Robert DrOuet, who led in the sup
port of Mary Mannering, will be in the
principal part in Leo Ditrichstein's play,
The Last Appeal" which is % be pro-
duced in Chicago in October Charles
NJ. Stevenson viii continue with Mrs.
Carter, and it is said that Aubrey
Boucicault will return to Henrietta
Crosman's company. The last heard of
Robert Edeson was that he would con-
tinue with Amelia Bingham in 1.-The
Climbers, - While Frank Mills viii prin-
cipaIly support Elsie de Wolfe when
George w. Lederer sends her forth as a
star in one of the new Fitch plays
Bruce NcRea appears to be a leading
man to the liking of Julia MarlOwe,
while Eugene Ormonde has supplanted
Francis Carlyle in Under Two Flags"
in which Blanche Bates is starring and
in which she is to continue for another
season.
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DUsE BORN IN : WAGON.
New Biography of the Celebrated
italian Sheds Light on Career.


The report that George W. Tyler. of
the firm of Liebler & Co. has gone to
Italy for the purpose of winning E-lean-
ora Duse over to another tour of Amer
lea, revives interest in an actress who
intimated two years ago that she would
not come to this country again, says
the Chicago 1nter-Ocean- A new BIZ
ography of Duse is the work of Luigi
Rasi, who relates that she was born in
a wagon near Venice, and was being
taken to a church for baptism. accord
ing to local custom in a glass cradle
ornamented with gold when a detach-
ment of Austrian soldiers came along.
Regarding this sumptuous cradle as
a shrine full of holy relics, they re-
spectfully presented arms. This mis-
take delighted the father. When he re-
turned to his wife, he deplored the fact
that he was too poor to bring a pres
ent, but related the happy ON en-. Our
daughter viii be something great. some
day he said. for already they have
shown her military honors"
Great trials and privati followed,
however, before she was shown honors
of any kind Her mother died when
she was IA. For 4 years after this she
played with strolling players. and at
the age of is made her great success as
Juliet" in Verona. D'Annunzio III
The Famine" mentions that with
what little money she had been able to
save the actress bought all the roses
she could She came before the au-
dience decked in flowers. and appeared
in every scene covered with blooms of a
different color. The symbolism and
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is now negotiating with Baby Lund to
appear for q week
Baby Lund was seen here early last
season with the Fa1k-V eronee stock
company and at once became a de-
cided favorite in Topeka. Since then
she has been abroad and is now in
Chicago for the summer. Mr.. Craw-
ford is not certain that ne can secure
her. but he has made her an offer to
appear here for a week at his summer
theater. The week of July is being
held open for little Miss Lund-
Among other attractions that Man
ager Crawford viii bring if the venture
is a success Will be an opera company
for week
The following are the plays to be
given next week The prices will b
10 20 and 80 cents. and matinee prices
10 cents
Opening night. monte Cristo-"
Tuesday matinee. Soldiers Daugh-
ter
Tuesday night. Russian Slave"
Wednesday matinee, Ten Nights
in a Barroom."
Wednesday night, MOTIFS"
Thursday matinee. The Hustler
Thursday night. Midnight Floo1."
Friday. matinee and night, Faust:
Saturday. matinee and night, Uncle
Toms Cabin