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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1902-11-27
Publication Of Water by Ozone.

VQTIuSdkIOtl VI VdeCI Wy SL0uS'
An examination of the results OBJ
Gained in the publication of water by
treatment with ozone has just been
concluded by Drs. Ohlmuler and
Prall, on behalf of the German impe-
rial health department. The appa-
ratus used was capable of treating
ten cubic metres of water per hour.
The water was sprayed through a
hose to bed of pebbles, beneath
which ozonized air was forced under
pressure. The down flowing water
thus came into very intimate contact
with the up flowing current of air.
Psychological examinations were
made both before and after treat
ment, while the effect of the process
on the color, clearness and taste of
the water was also observed. The
bacteria which survived appeared to
be of specially resistant type, since
their number was not reduced by pro-
longing the ozoning action. 1t was
found that the whole of the patho-
genie bacteria was entirely de-
stroyed by the process. None of the
germs of cholera or typhus species
survived. The process improves the
color of the water and has no bad
effect on the taste. The cost is given
at about cents per thousand gallons,
one-third of which represents the &C.
tual cost of ozonizing.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1902-11-27
TRANSPARENCY and lnvisibiIity.

transparency anu InvtSiOttIty'
Lord Rayleigh points out that per-
.ectly transparent objects are only
visible by virtue of non-uniform H.
Elimination. The moment we arrive
at uniform illumination they become
absolutely invisible to the eye, a fact
which forcibly illustrates our optical
limitations. Professor r. w. Wood,
of Johns Hopkins University, Balti-
more, has devised a method by means
of which uniform illumination can
be obtained and transparent objects
made to disappear His apparatus con-
sists of, hollow glass globe, the
outer surface of which is painted with
Balmain's luminous paint, mixed with
hot Canada balsam; inside is placed
the object, and the hollow is viewed
through a small hole drilled in the
coating. If the inner surface be ex-
posed to bright daylight, sunshine or
electric light, and the globe be then
taken into dark room, crystal ball,
or the cut glass stopper of decanter,
placed inside, will be found to be in
visible through the aperture, a uni
form blue glow filling the space, and
only the closest scrutiny will reveal
the presence of a solid object.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1902-11-27
New Use for Bees.

Down on Long Island the farmers
have discovered that persons suffering
from rheumatism and sciatica can OBJ
tain relief by allowing honey bees to
sting the affected parts. This is a
very unpleasant process and entirely
unnecessary. The poison of the bee
sting is chiefly formic acid. This acid
is also found in stinging nettles, in
ants and some varieties of caterpil-
lars. There is no difficulty in prepar-
ing formic acid, and it would seem
that physicians might find it advan-
tageous to experiment with it as a
remedy for rheumatic troubles-either
in acid form or in formates. Certain
ly some means can be devised of in:
Producing it into the circulation less
painful than allowing bees to sting q
rheumatic sufferer by wholesale.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1902-11-27
THE WOOlNG OF ANGELA

cS E. II. LANCASTER

"Neva hear how T'eophile come to
marry Angela? No? Das one good
story. Vas"
Old man Lizana took long pull at
the Anisette, leaned back on the log,
clasped his knotted hands about his
knees and smiled meditatively at the
axes that rose and fell in the hollow.
Morton frowned. He did not want
10 hear the story. Not that he doubt.
ed it's being good" LLAMA was
Frenchman. French to the heart. He
could tell story, even a bad story.
and not lack for listeners.
Porquoi?
don't know. But, yes; it is this
way.
Your Frenchman can be hog; say
things, do things, even write things
quite hoggish and altogether dreadful.
And yet people smile. Comment?
The hog is only curl-tailed pig after
all, with his impudent nose in the air,
and his roguish eye asquint. All, but
it is different with your Englishman.
When he plays the hog he must needs
eat carrion and roll in the mud-the
very vilest mud. A hog is a filthy
brute, don't you know? And whatever
he elects to do, be it bravery or brut.
ishness, John English goes the whole
thing. Your American looks on and
laughs-if he is not too busy with his
money-making.
But this was not a bad story; any
girl could have heard it. Why should
Morton hold back from the tempting
treat?
Well, there were several reasons.
The story was hard on his host This
was Theophile Lesseir's chopping, and
it is hardly fair to laugh at man be-
hind his back while you drink his
Anisette. Rather, one should chop
logs into coal kiln lengths, as one is
expected to do, as those young fellows
down there in the hollow were doing
Running races and guying one another
on to exertions truly strenuous. Civ.
ing promise of successful chopping
'T'eophile git hees wood all cot
dis time, sho." grinned old man Ii
zana. He slapped his leg, guffawed,
tipped the Anisette jug, and resumed
his story. Morton laid down in the
grass. He wanted to hear and he did
not want to make the old man mad?
Oui certainment He was in love
with the old mans daughter, the
pretty Camille. Old men with pretty
daughters are generally popular with
young mer-at least, it is so on Bayou
Des Arcadien.
CIT was dis way" the old man be.
gan, ''T'eophile, he been comm see
Angela long time, long time, vas. EVA
since dey was chillun."
Morton nodded. He knew we'll the
customs of the people he had elected
to live with. Their long wooings;
their early marriages and hard-work.
ing, patient lives. Dumb, unrespon-
sive, pathetic, with strange note of
poetic joyousness running through the
whole.
Pulling and foiling alike to psych
ologist and politician. "Sir," said
the psychologist, your Cajan will give
lazy ha ha, where any other white
man would swear and then, sir, turn
around and fly into perfect frenzy of
rage at nothing"
"Sir," responded the politician, who
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1902-11-27
Safety Stop for Elevators.

Owing to numerous accidents caus.
ed by the dropping of elevators in
office and other buildings the laws
governing the erection of new build
ings and controlling elevators in
cities now require some sort of
safety device to prevent the fall of a
car or reduce the shock to q minimum
should the cable chance to break.
The apparatus illustrated in the draw
ing is intended for use in old build
lngs, where the saving of money is
desirable, as we'll as for the equip.
Elent of new buildings.
The invention consists CT a pair OF
toothed racks, which are secured en-
opposite sides of the elevator we'll in
proximity to the guide rails, together
with the frame attached to that car
and carrying pair of spur gear
wheels. Beneath the car will be seen
a wedge-shaped projection, and it is
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1902-11-27
Dancers Of Life,

A beautiful ship sailed out Of the bay,
Unconscious of reef or storm;
The sunbeams danced on the laughing
waves
That fondled her graceful form
But the night came down, and the storm
burst forth,
And a hidden rock was there
The fair ship struck on a treacherous
ledge,
And sank, mid a cry of despair!
A fair young girl with her innocent
heart
Sailed out on the social sea;
breath of hattery filled each sail,
And life was an ecstasy.
A hidden reef, and the passion storm
Lurked cruelty there to ban
She trusted love-and her life was
wrecked
On the traitorous heart of man!
How fair she looks even lying here
With the citys nameless Dead
The golden hair DER her waxen brow
Like an angels pinion spread.
O, mother, who waits for the dear one's
voice
That evermore is dumb!
God pity us all, for we know not how
Or when the end may come!
p. S. Cassidy in the Washington Times
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1902-11-27


fore6nger slipped it's interlacing fel-
lows, and pointed southwark.
"Angela's papa leve down yondah.
He flesh for de fact'ry. Mebbe he be
gone week, mebbe mont. Neva know.
Eef he find plainte shrimp de first
day" the heavy, stopped shoulders
came into play. "Twas while he was
gone das Angela and T'eophile fall
out. l nevva hear what he do but
Angela git mad. Call heem polecat
Den T'eophile he git mad, too. But
bees mad was different from Angela
Girl git mad more quick dan boy, but
boy stay mad, das-so, vas. Teophile,
he go down to de store and mex beeg
Drag. Say he want nevva goin' marry
des lay low. By-em-by here come
Teophile, walkin' mighty beeg and
whistle. Shake out hees sail and slide
on from de wharf, slow and quiet. Dey
want moch breeze. Eet was jes' be.
fore day and mos always eet's mighte
steel jes befo' day. But T'eophile
keep sleepin' away, sleepin' away, till
ne get good piece out and old man
amt showed op yit. Dere was his
boat all tied up and dere was T'eo.
phlle. Where was the old man? Jes
den a leetle skeef poke eets nose out
from under de wharf l see mans
back an den de old mans cap and
Angela. No. He goin' sell bees horst
and buy boat. Den he goin' way. Long
way, vas. Over to Louisiana. And
he did. 'Cajan dom talk for nothin'
he sell hees horse and buy hees boat
and jes bout dat time Angela's papa
come home.
Down to the store dey tell him
bout beeg brag T'eophile mex. How
he say he amt nevva goin' marry An
gela, and how he goin' start early next
mornin' for Louisiana.
odd man didn' say moch. No, das
'CaJan's way when somin' goin' hap.
pen. But me, I know. Early next
mornin' l go down on de wharf and
som'pin black on the las seat, and
den know what's goin' happen.
Sho, but dat skeef move, vas. Run
like scared deer. And T'eophile's
boat goin' slow, more slow. De wind
almost dying out. Den Teophile, he
catch on. He git out hees oars and
begin to pull Pull hard. Twas
tonne, vas. Heem in dat beeg boat,
and das skeef runnin' like scared deer.
Fonne? Yas But it didn't las long.
Bout tree minutes old man Dull in
hees oars and stand op. Dey want no
more black ting on de las seat, but
dere was som'pin against de old mans
shoulder and som'pin close to hees
cheek. And T'eopnile's sail so steel it
couldn' scare fly. Leetle while
ev'tlng mighty quiet, den de old mans
voice come over de wat
Coin marry dat girl? Coin dep
"T'eophile, he look at de old man
over dat gun, look at de sail, look all
round. Den he pick up de line and
trow heem to Angelas papa. And
de next day he marry Angela!
Down to do store. dey say T'eo.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1902-11-27
Great Day for TippIers,

John Massengale, wealthy Cougar.
old ranchman OF Macon county. Mis-
souri, was married last week to the
widow Of his cousin. Ee and his in.
tended drove to a preachers house
in Macon, and were married as thew
sat in a buggy. Then the happy bride.
groom called up his lawyer by tele-
phone and told him to see that for
the remainder of the day no saloon
keeper should accept money from his
customers. Its my treat" said he,
and you send the bills to my ranch"
Such a jamboree resulted as Macon
had never before seen, which was
probably the bridegroom's idea Of a
fitting celebration.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1902-11-27
The Vital Question.

1t was during the heat of the great
campaign. The orator of the even
ing became eloquent as he reached
his peroration. Men of the 'Steenth
Assembly District. are you husbands.
are you fathers are you men? In a
word, are you willing to sell your sui.
frages?"
Now, that's business" cried a
rough voice from the crowd. How
much will you pay for them7"
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1902-11-27

Meanwhile. old man LLAMA telling
the story of Theophiles long wooing.
A pretty tale, all flecked over with
moonbeams and wild flowers. A story
too. of long. lonely rides through the
small hours when the boy, having sat
half the night on the steps with his
fawn-eyed sweetheart, made his way
to the distant logging camp. Riding
hard that his team might be the first
to role out at crack of dawn.
Old man Llama sketched it all in
graphically, and Morton lay in the
grass, giving as much heed to the
song of the axes in the hollow as to
the slow, drawing voice at his elbow.
When the old fellow leaned forward
and spread out his toil-twisted fingers,
it would be time enough to listen.
Presently that time came, A knotty
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1902-11-27
DESERVED TO SAVE HIS LIFE
Unparalleled Fortitude Exhibited b,
German Forester.


Fritz Werner was a German forest
er. One day stag gored MIN fright
fully in the abdomen.
As the Infatuated animal pulled
out his antlers, backed away and pre-
pared for second charge. the injur'
ed man propped himself on an elbow
and fred just as the stag was closing
in on him. The animal fell dead and
the man tainted away.
When he recovered consciousness
he found that he could not attract at.
tention by shouting. He realized that
he was out of the beaten paths and
that unless he dragged himself to a
trequented place he would surely die.
so he began dragging himself through
the forest in the direction of his en-
E!oyer's house. three miles away.
He started on his journey at noon;
at 5 O'Clock the next morning the &C.
cupants of the house were aroused BY
the explosion of a gun nearby. In.
Vestigating they found the forester
in dead faint, and nearly dead from
loss of blood, lying on the lawn. By
his side was a smoking gun.
When the Injured man got SO that
he could speak and tell his story, his
master asked him:
But why did you drag that heavy
gun all the way?"
II knew that l couldn't shout when
did reach an inhabitable place" was
the reply, so l brought it along to
attract attention. l didn't think of
it until l had crawled for half mile,
then crawled back and got it,"
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1902-11-27
A Simple safety Device.

Gasoline, owing to its dangerous
nature, is a product against which in
surance companies make stringent
rules, permitting only a small stock
to be kept in q building. To over
come this very ingenious device
has been adopted by concern In
Naugatuck, Conn. In the street In
front of the store three feet below
the surface. is placed \ tank holding
ten barrels. This is filled with gaso-
line through manhole. From the
tank runs a pipe into the cellar
and up to the store floor, where a
force pump is fastened to 1t. At the
end of force pump is a cock. When
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1902-11-27
Motion THROUGH tn. Ether

physicists lave concluded that the
earth in its motion does not drag the
ether along with it, and thus each
body on the earth's surface, in virtue
OF ITS motion with the earth. is trav-
ersed by stream of ether. The ques-
ton thus arises: Does light travel
through such body with the same
speed along the stream of ether as it
does against it, or across it? The ex-
perlments of Nicholson and Morley in
America lead to an affirmative answer
Tor air. Lord Rayleigh, in England,
has obtained the same answer as to
liquids and is row engaged on a re-
search in respect to the phenomena
relating to solids.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1902-11-27
Develop Electric Power.

The engineers who. In the interest
of the Continental Trust Company Of
Baltimore. Nd. have been inyesu.
eating the possibility of using the
Susquehanna river for the develop.
ment of great electrical power, as is
done at Niagara. have reported ia,
vorably. Plans for the work have
been completed. with the exception
of certain details of hydraulic en-,
cheering. 1t is proposed to furnish
light and power to Baltimore and
many other towns in the northern
part of the state between that city
and the river, and also Elkton, Viii.
mington. Del, and other points east
of the river. The Continental Trust
Company. which has an option on
the purchase of the United Electric
G. Power Company of Baltimore until
Nov. Is, will soon close the deal, in.
volving nearly sl000.000. A new
company will probably be formed tc
take this and other lighting and
power companies as part of the Sus
quehana power plan.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1902-11-27
Oerrsied's Experiment.

An electric current running
through wire will change the posi-
ton of compass needle placed near
the wire. The experiment can be
carried out with simple material in
he following way:
Take a glass filed with water, a
troad tumbler or champagne glass
filled half way with water, in which
a handful of salt has been dissolved.
y teaspoon, fork with metal
handle. some corks in pieces the
size of a cherry stone, a sewing
needle, and strip of zinc eight
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1902-11-27
Regulating Wireless TcIeoraphy.

"A Berlin dispatch says that Count
Arco, one of the inventors of the
Slaby-Arco system of wireless tel
egraphy, has been appointed dele
gate to the international conference
on wireless telegrapny proposed by
the German government. Count Arco
says the adoption of international
regulations for wireless telegraphy is,
entirely practical from a technical
point of view. The Slaby-Arco Com
pany will soon erect station in
France in order to receive messages
from Atlantic liners.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1902-11-27
All to Have Electric Lioht

Electricity for lighting coaches has
passed the experimental state with
the Pennsylvania railroad and its
main line connections. All new
coaches hereafter will be equipped
with electric lights and storage bat
terles, and many Of the old coaches
Will be sent to the shops for the in.
stallation OF electric systems.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1902-11-27

Probably if Uncle Sam could estab-
fish belief that fishing worms are
plentiful along the line of the Panama
canal he could get an army of rooters
to tear UP a hole down there without
paying for it..
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1902-11-27
The Garden Waltes

The iris walk was all aglow
With stately beauties-row on row,
Pearly and lilac, white as snow,
Dusky and blue as old seas tide.
But the fairest flower was at my side!
Stepping between them. scarce had she
A look for that flushed GALAXY.
But laughing went. The acacia tree.
Loaded. hung just too low: her hair
Was powdered with loose petals there!
The trailing. hounced. and silken gown.
Needless broke my carnations down:
She tore = rosespray. with 4 frown
Cast 1t away-"too deep . red
For her waist-ribbons. 30 she said!
When came back. the grass dew-wet.
The scent OF sweet peas. miEnonette.
Was all about me. l forget
The hour OF coming. but knew
Each petal Of the rose she threw
There on the pathway. could feel
With its red heart, the crushing heel
Trampling out swift all beauty sweet,
Beneath such dainty. careless feet!
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1902-11-27
this which stops the car when the

t4!1s WHICH stUps the car When the
cable breaks.
The frame carrying the wheel
hangs normally low enough to keep
The wheels out of touch with the
wedge, but upon the breakage of the
cable the car is wholly unsupported
and begins to fall rapidly, while the
friction of the teeth in the racks re-
tards the speed OF the wheels, which
soon allows the wedge to drop be.
tween them. AS this edge enters be-
tween the teeth it clogs the wheels
and brings the car to stop, support
ing its weight on the racks on either
side of the we'll. The inventor of this
apparatus is William Fehler of Noun.
tainville, Pa.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1902-11-27

had once paid 'Cajan's poll tax in
order to get his vote, and had not
gotten it, Sir, if one of those pig
headed, numbskulls gets an idea into
his head, nothing short of dynamite
will get it out. You may talk your.
sell as hoarse as dry.weather frog,
while he sits there rolling cigarettes
and saying 'Das.so. das-so, yas.' BY
the great Lord Harry. sir when you
leave him he is exactly where you
found him." -s--.,
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1902-11-27

A man returned So to the Great
Northern railway for ride he took
twenty-five years before. AS yet no
tramp has appeared to give up ten
cents for drink he bummed from
bartender in the past
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1902-11-27

In an Ohio town q father named
Kohl has named his helpless infant
daughter Anthracite. We trust that
there will be as great a demand for
Anthracite Kohl eighteen years hence
as there is now
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1902-11-27

On the society page of Chicago
daily is printed two-column half
tone portrait of a handsome woman
with lines under it telling that she is
Mrs. Whatsername, former wife of Mr..
Whatdycallim, who weds again soon
after obtaining divarce." 1t is hard
to imagine anything more exQuisitely
Chicago than this,
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1902-11-27

That Cleveland mans platform in
which he promised not to wear a
dress suit if elected to congress has
at least the merit of being easily IN
derstood.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1902-11-27

Mary MacLane has abandoned the
hope Of discovering the devil in the
east and has gone back to her Sand
and Barrenness. Mary is the kind of
a locker the devil usually side-steps.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1902-11-27

George F. Baer, the tyrannical coal
king, began life very poor. And how
hard the very poor who have become
rich can be to the very poor who are
still very poor
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1902-11-27

Finger prints are now utilized in
the courts for establishing the iden.
tity of persons. Little children should
lie warned that mamma can discover
who put taeir dirty hands on the wall
paper.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1902-11-27

Walking Shield, a bad Indian, has
been hanged for killing his prospec-
tive mother-in-law. Eventually white
men also will have to recognize that
Clothers-in-law have rights.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1902-11-27

Apostle Reed Smoot, the Utah as
pirant for the United States Senate,
may or may not be polygamist, but
a man with name like that might be
guilty of anything
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1902-11-27

A Chicago policeman preferred a
charge of disorderly conduct against
a young lady he found masquerading
in male attire. "Boysterous" con-
duct would have been more fitting,
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1902-11-27

An Iowa judge decides that the val
ue of baby is $4,000 in cash. Yet
there are lots of people who won't
have one at any price
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1902-11-27

Toledo springs to the front with
novelty. young couple eloped and
were married on board the train. The
irate parents were not even on their
track.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1902-11-27

DR.. Grossman is of the opinion that
young liars are caused by indigestion.
If that be SO, mothers should substi.
tute tincture of rhubarb for the
switch.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1902-11-27

A New York lady who sued for $685.
900 for breach of promise has been
awarded damages in the sum of six
cents. That ought to take the con-
ceit out of the fellow
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1902-11-27

Educated cats are all the rage
now in Partisan society. This seems
to be case of education going to
waste.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1902-11-27

If Gen. Tribe Tribe would uncouple
his name and manage to get on with
half of it the press would be obliged
TO him.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1902-11-27

There are a whole lot of people
who will agree with the Peoria judge
in his condemnation of Jail life.
They've been there.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1902-11-27

Shamrock III. will be longer than
Lipton's two former boats, but he
hopes it will not be any longer in
making the race.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1902-11-27

Gambling has increased to such an
extent in Europe that another Monte
Carlo is to be established and suicide
made easier.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1902-11-27

A Chicago student attending Hobart
college has been accidentally" kicked
to death in football game. Acct
dents will happen even in football
games.