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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-02-26
HOPE OF OIL WELLS.
Faint Hints Of Petroleum Are Seen on
Artesjan Water.

Miller. S. d., Feb. 22.-The proposed
sinking of oil wells both east and west
of this part OF the state has caused a
close observation and inspection Of
the artesian water that flows from one
OF the wells Of this town. At times an
oil forms on the water. At other times
the water is heavily charged with gas
These and other hints seem reason
for the belief that oil. gas and possibly
coal underlies this section. The I'M
educated Indians who camp here on
their north and south pilgrimages
avoid the artesian water. believing it
possessed of al evil spirit. its sui
phurious vaporings at times being an
omen C.. evil to them.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-02-26
WOLVES ATTACK MAN.
He Beats Them off With Sled Stake
and Elees for Safety.

Clinton. Iowa. Feb. %. - According
to a report which has reached this city
from Savannah, Charles Linderman,
who resides in that city, had mar
row escape from six ferocious wolves
which followed him TO within two
miles of Savannah. He first noticed
them near the farm of George Bristol.
They were exceedingly bold and fol-
lowed alongside of the sled. Swapping
at linderman's fur coat. He finally
succeeded in injuring one OF the AMI
mails with q sled stake, and while the
others were fighting over the wounded
wolf, he dashed his horses into a run
and reached Savannah before the al
tack was renewed.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-02-26
MAYOR is SUMMONED,

Must Tell What He Knows Of the
Bribery Charges in the Council.
Chicago, Feb. 22.-The grand iurv
yesterday issued forthwith subpoenaes
for Mayor Harrison, Alderman Carey.
John A. Spoor of the Chicago junction
railway and William E. Kent, in con-
nection with the aldermanic bribery
investigation.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-02-26
TWO TRIPS WEST.
President May Visit the Yellowstone
Before Spring.

Washington, Feb. %. - The plesl'
dent is thinking of splitting his west
ern trip into two parts this spi'ns'
He would like to visit Yellowstone
Park and the country near by before
the winter is over and have the pleas
ure of outdoor sport while the snow
and ice are still in evidence. lnl,
would mean his going to st. fau'
earlier than planned, as well as " '4s
other cities which were abandoned ~
September. Later on, about tne w..
die of April, he would take up DIS '''p
to the Pacific coast.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-02-26
Starved to Death

Tomah, Wis, Feb. 22.-John King a
members of the well known firm of
hing Bros, died at the age of fifty
years OF cancer Of the stomach. He
has been slowly starving to death Inv
over year.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-02-26
MAY RECALL cuRzoN.

Secretary erodrick May Be Given the
Position Of viceroy in India.
New York, Feb. 22.-It is said in
political circles here, says a Herald
dispatch from London, that there is a.
probability of Lord Curzon being re-
called from India shortly, and Mr..
Brodrick, minister for war, being
raised to the peerage and sent out as
viceroy in his place. The latter's con.
duct Of the war Office and the apparent
failure of his scheme of army reor-
ganization are severely criticised.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-02-26
Devotion Asbes+o. Mir.

Develop Asbestos Mine.
Marshfield, Wis, Feb. 22-The Wis
consin Valley Asbestos Mining com.
pany, 100000 capital, has been OF.
ganized here to develop what is be.
ileved to be valuable deposit of as.
bestos in this county.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-02-26
Doos for Alaska.

Chancellor, S. D.. Feb. ~: - -, me
people of Alaska are to pront w a
surplus of dogs in this vicln'o. Il
buyer has been here for the purpoIs;
purchasing car load of dogs WIZ"
he intends shipping to Alaska
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-02-26
The Jubilee Of Pope Leo.

Rome, Feb. 22.-The pope COMPLEX ,ss,
the functions of his silver 1upiie1, ,,on
terdav without undue fatigue " 81.
returning to his apartments nv ;est
claimed: "This is really the nspp'
day of my life"
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-02-26

Sheriff Dreger Leaves for Home.
Manchester, N. H., Feb. 22.-Sheriff
Dreger left for his home in Minneap-
Oils last night. He visited ex-Mayor
Ames at Hancock and on his return
here expressed the opinion that .Ames
was a very sick man and fast losing
ground. He will return March 5 for
his prisoner
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-02-26

]. Pierpont Morgan says his debts
far exceed the value of his chattels.
There is no immediate necessity, how
ever, for getting up benefit in Mr..
Morgan's behalf.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-02-26

The Haitian revolutions are an inn
provement on some of the other revo-
lutions. They are managed with such
celebrity that the government does not
have much chance to get deeply in
debt.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-02-26
HANGING IN NORTH DAKOTA.
Jacob Bae .2.,:.e'.a Legally Executed
S.: Cruel Murder.

S.: Cruel Murder.
E;smarc.;. i. j., Feb. %. - Jacob
BassaMnella vas hanged at 4:05
o'ch?cIl Se.serlay morning at Wash
burn for ne murder of Anton Hyling-
er. The crop was swyI:s at 4:05 and
Ba ssaMne!.a was pronGlaced dead in
seyan az! une-half ..i..utas. He went
to the scaiYold without fear. Fathers
Clements and Louis of Bismarck ac-
companied him. Bassannella left
statement admitting the crime of MUIR
dering AXel Anderson at Grand Forks
several wears ago, and claiming that
his brother Joe, now serving life
sentence in the Bismarck penitentiary,
was not connected in that murder,
which Jacob said he had planned and
perpetrated by himself.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-02-26

DR.. Lorenz says American surgeons
are progressive. This is true. Some
DI them even have progressive appen.
executing parties.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-02-26
Two More victin..

kewaskum. Wis, Feb. %. - Brake.
man J. w. Ducey of Milwaukee and
engineer George Sensiba of Green
Bay. victims of the freight wreck on
the Northwestern road Wednesday,
died yesterday.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-02-26

China certainly feels convinced that
it is not always the ''commercialized"
country where knighthood never was
in flower that is the Shyloch in maxi
ing settlement.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-02-26

Two leagues have been started in
london by society people, who pledge
themselves not to drink wine or other
intoxicants between meals. They
make no promises, however, as to the
uumber of meals they intend to have.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-02-26

Robert Fitzsimmons is writing a
play. Judging from the conformation
pi Bob's braincase the worst that has
been said OF the modern drama is to
be justified.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-02-26

A New York genius is converting
lhe popular plays into books. This is
worse offense, II possible, than maxi
ing plays out of the popular books.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-02-26

It has been decided by the Iowa Su
irene Court that the owner of a hive
of bees is responsible for any damage
they may infict. This may lead to
the evolution of the stingless bee.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-02-26

Women are not always devoid Of
sense of humor. The late Mrs. Grant
used to call herself Penelope. because
she accompanied Ulysses on his wan'
derings around the world.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-02-26

DR.. Tomlins sees possible poetry liz
a yawn or a sneeZe. We are not sure
on this point, but We have a suspicion
that yawn gees we'll with a good
deal OF poetry.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-02-26

The man who got drunk on three
pints of patent medicine ought to be
able to write testimonial that will
We worth something.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-02-26

Paris objects to the American cake
walk as "barbarous and disgraceful;"
therefore it will not displace the
chaste and modest can-can in public
favor
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-02-26
BLAZE AT DULUTH.
Northwestern Boiler Works DESTROYED
NV Eire

Duluth. Mimi, Feb. 22.-The shops
of the Northwestern Steam Boiler
works were totally destroyed by fire
yesterday. The loss was 100000;
no insurance. The cause of the fire
is unknown. nj. A. Ryan is the owner
of the shops. and has been doing a
very large and successful business.
Mr.. Ryan will rebuild.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-02-26

State prohibition in the matter OF
Kissing will never succeed. It is bet
Ter to settle questions Of that kind by
adopting the policy of local option,
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-02-26

The news that the eminent German
historian, Prof Mommsen, in a fit of
studious abstraction set fire to his
hair points to a boom in Fliegende
Blaetter's absent-minded professor
Jokes.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-02-26

to play golf is in this country. He
ought to be able to command big
prices for tuting. especially around
New York.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-02-26

One of the new babies in New York
weighs only two and quarter pounds,
and yet the parents are strangely
proud OF it.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-02-26

A New Jersey condemned murderer
Is putting in his last days writing
book. The only way to reform some
men is to hang them.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-02-26

The professor who can discover a
Serum that will prevent train disas-
tiers can be assured of the public's
gratitude.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-02-26

Good-by to the pleasures of soli-
tude and privacy when Marconi gets
that wireless pocket telephone per.
fected.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-02-26

King Edward should obey his physi-
clans and eat less. A king is a man
who, above all others, has no right to
DO as he pleases.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-02-26

With the weather bureau costing
Gncle Sam Sl.25o.000 Il year, there
ought to be a good prophet i'll il.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-02-26

Scientists claim that there is no
.ure for consumption, but the break
fast food inventors have not yet given
II up.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-02-26

A Utah girl broke her jaw i'll dc
batting the merits of Apostle SMcc1,
How she must have talked.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-02-26

A high German official has com.
mitted suicide to avoid being snubbeCl.
Some people take snubs altogether
too seriously.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-02-26

British advices indicate that the
Mad Mullah was dead, but not irrc'
trievably so.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-02-26

Again our admiration OF Dr. l.orcn2
Is increased. He says that he isn't
going to write book about America
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-02-26

An Englishman recently paid $1,000
tor a hen. They must have a meat
trust over there, too.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-02-26

Every man is total abstainer be-
tween drinks.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-02-26
People Talked About.

Joseph Parry, the musical composer
and director of the South Wales
school of music, died in London.
Phineas Howe Young, the youngest
son of the late Brigham Young, and q
prominent business man of Salt Lake.
Utah, died suddenly of heart disease.
Rear Admiral Lewis w. Robinson
U. S. NJ, retired, died at his home in
Philadelphia of typhoid pneumonia,
after an illness of two days. He was
sixty-three years old.
Charles Davenport, who invented
the first railroad passenger coach
which became serviceable, is dead at
the home of his son in East Water
town, Mass. He was ninety years old.
The postoffice department has been
officially informed OF the death in
Berlin of Gustav Adolph Sachs, the
and latterly an imperial privy council
lor.
Rev. Horatio Gray, a retired Episco
palian clergyman of distinguished an.
cestry and with wide acquaintance
ship, is dead at Boston. He was a
Brown alumnus, was ordained to the
priesthood in 1853.
Capt. Wiley NJ. Egan. aged seventy
two, member of the Chicago board of
trade and for many years business
man of Chicago, died of heart disease
at his residence. He was president OF
the Chicago board of trade in 1867.
DR.. ]. l.. Curry is dead at Asheville
N. C. During President Cleveland's
first administration Dr. Curry was all
envoy extraordinary and minister
plenipotentiary to Spain. He also was
general agent of the Peabody fund.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-02-26

You can't persuade the Oldest IL
dabitant that the good die young.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-02-26
STRUCK BY A TRAIN.

Cattle Buyer Drives Upon Crossing at
Wrong Moment.
Winona, Mimi. Feb. %. - August
kreutzer, cattle buyer of this cicy,
lies at the point of death in the city
hospital, the result of injuries received
by being struck by train on the Mil
waukee road at a crossing in the west
end of the city.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-05-10
BABIES MIXED IN INCUBATOR.

strange lawsuit has just been heard by the
courts of Amsterdam. AS far back February
last year a newly born child taken from the
mothers to be reared in an incubator In ac-
cordance with medical advice the infant was packed
in waddng and hurried to the hospital. where the
incubators stand ready to receive weakly babies
Meanwhile, in compliance with Dutch law. the
father had the birth Of registered. and the
child given the name of Franciscus Gerardus
there and then. At the hospital receipt taken
for the baby boy and he put into of the in
cubators. Some weeks passed and the parents re-
ceived notice that their child well enough to
take away. Imagine the fathers surprise when he
went fetch his to have baby girl thrust
into his arms. The hospital nurse declared some
mistake had been made by the parents. The parents
nurse and other witnesses declared the mistake was
on the part of the hospital authorities. The baby
girl was not wanted by the parents OF the missing
baby boy and nobody else owned her. The father
took proceedings against the Mayor of the city who
is the nominal head of the hospital. and claimed
child was I'm the incubator the outside of the ma
chine was painted. and according 10 the plaintiff s
advocate. the cards on which are written the par
ticulars regarding the inmates were mixed up. A
touch OF is added TO the case by the offer
OF an anonymous womaII who undertakes to pay
the compensation claimed by the parents and adopt
the gir W no ought be boy. Judgment will be
given next month.-(Philadephia Telegraph.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-05-10
LIFTING WITH MAGNETS.

One of the practical of magnet but TO
those Immediately concerned a highly important
use, Is that in which ii is sometimes employed to
withdraw small pieces of iron from such out OF the
way places the human eye. Another of the
tractive force of magnetism a much larger scale
was that to which IL was put by Edison in his
magnetic ore separator. in which the ore previous
ly crushed to a fine powder is dropped down a
chute past the poles OF powerful electromagnetic
in passing which the iron particles of the are
DETECTED TO one side while the ghetto stone
dust continues undefected down the chute. Still
another instance of the employment OF magnetism
in a small way is that in which magnetzed tack
hammer Is used In the manufacture OF strawberry
baskets on a large scale In conjunction with "A
mechanical device which presents the tacks. az
time and head up. 10 the operative thereby
greatly facilitating his work.
1t is a far cry from lifting tack by means OF
magnetism the lifting OF massive iron and steel
plates weighing four. six and twelve tons by this
same force. which is now being done every wOrkday
in number OF large steel works. Electro-mag-
netism of course. is utilized. the form OF the mag
net being usually rectangular for this work and
presenting fiat surface ID the plates lifted The
magnets are suspended by chains from cranes. and
pick up the plates by simple contact and without
the loss of time consequent to the adjustment or
chain and hooks in the older method 10 IL also
found that the metal plates can be hifed ~ the
magnets while stiil so hot that II would be i'm
possible for the men to handle them-sCzssiers
Magazine.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-05-10
NIGHT BLINDNESS.

Night blindness is condition I'm which vision .
perfect. or fairly in daylight. but fails with
the setting of the sun, and is not restored under
ordinary conditions of artificial illumination. Ths
sufferer from night blindness can usually see tbs
light OF a candle or lamp when he looks directly at
it, but he cannot read. when the Hight il
thrown directly upon the page. Usually. however.
he well in a room lighted brilliantly with cleo
tricity the degree Of Illumination then approach
ing that OF sunlight
The cause OF night blindness is believed 20 be
exhausting OF the power OF vision by too great
light. for it occurs mainly among soldiers and
sailors in the tropics. who exposed for many
hours 10 the glare OF the aud among arctic
explorers. whose eyes dazzled by reflection from
the snow. ON shlpboard IL Is often associated with
scurvy. and persons who depressed physically
or mentally. OF in any other way run down
more likely TO suffer than the strong.
Sailors have superstition that the trouble Is due
to imprudence in sleeping deck In the moonlight.
and this belief ia embodied in the term moon
blink. by which they call H. The tropical moon -
probably guiltess in this respect IL Is IN the
production of Insanity except that II might act as
the sun does, although. OF course IN minor de-
gree. In dazzling an already weakened eye.
The only treatment for night blindness - keeri,E
away from bright hsht, or protecting the eyes NO
goggles or bandaEe until the exhausted retiaA
has recovered is tons.-lyouths com1Saisa'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-05-10

short time after he died. and those who in "a
position to know say that his death was IN
doubtedly FASTENED by grief his missing
Rich's father not affected seriously but
to this day he comes frequently to Cam
bridge and, standing the stone sidewalk where
his FELL remains still for long time in pathetic
contemplation of the fatal spot
Still another tragedy which has occurred at Har-
ward within three years the drowning of
Ernest c. Mansfield, of Springfield KY, in the
Charles River, last fall. Mansfield q first
year law student. To his closest friends there
always something mysterious about Mansfield.
None of them could quite make him out, and even
his roommate did know he married until
the fact leaked out after his death. 1t was ex-
ceedngly strange that being a good oarsman and
ordinary wherry, which, when it did overturn
still remained floating, and which, it likely
he could easily have reached
Proba bly, one of the most shocking ia taties that
Harvard has had that of H. s. Bigelow. two
years ago. Bigelow freshman and gradu-
ate of Exeter Academy. He was one of the bright
for himself at Harvard writer of poetry and
comic verse. One warm night in June there was a
amounted t. nothing and the students Just to
get some fun out of the affair devoted their ener-
gies TO ollying the Cambridge fire department
to drive back to the engine house dense crowd
had gathered in front of him. Clear away" he
the horses knocked Bigelow down and the haavy
vehicle passed his body killing him instantly
in his room in Dana Chambers. No one knew the
of his death Two years ago boy
killed in Cragie Hall while boxing with one of
of the class of 1908 was killed off the New-Jersey
coast. Fisher out yachting and had his head
cut off in collision between steamer and a
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-05-10
BARNARD GIRLS IN SHAKESPEARE

The annual sophomore show Barnard Col
lege this year, TO the great establishment Of the
upper classes, turned out TO be a production of
THE Tanning of the Shrew." A Shakespeare
play has never before been presented Barnard,
partly because the stage of the Brinckerhoff The
atre does not give room for much change of seem
cry, and partly because Barnard students have
had keener critical than most amateur
actresses, which has hitherto enabled them see
just what could be creditably done by them. The
sophomore class. however, has made a very lively
and amusing performance out OF The Tanning of
the Shrew," and will probably the example for
succeeding classes follow. The only scenery used
was the signboard variety of the Elizabethan
stage, but the costumes were rich and numerous.
Miss Florence |. Nye played Katharine. Miss
Amelia HIN. Bianca; Miss Grace " Farrely. Pc
truehio. and Miss Cecil Dorian. Lucentio. The
other parts were played b. Miss Emily Hutchinson
Miss Frances Purdon Miss Alice Smith. Miss Anna
Kelley Miss Sallie Fletcher. Miss Helen Cooley
Miss Alice Rheinsten. Miss Edv-ina Levy Miss
Margie Hoffman. Miss Abigail Talbot Miss lisa
belle Mott, Miss Laura Sparkman, Miss Edith
Wele. Miss Ethel Hendricks and Miss Ethel
Munroc.
The class of os has elected the following officers
TO serve for term of five years after graduation
Anna G. Ware secretary Marion Z. Latham
treasurer, Helen Louise King.
The class OF OF - elected the following officers
10 serve during - senior year: President Jean ID
EgleStOn: president. Helen ErsEine: recording
secretary Charlotte Morgan; corresponding secTe-