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Boyle. He did 1t every day. There
was one place in the windowsi!l
where the looking glass fitted in par
ticularly well, and before that spot
Johnny Boyle planted himself for
the space of fifteen minutes every
morning before going to work and
gaZed into his own melting brown
eyes and brushed his crinkly brown
hair and heavy brown mustache.
which curled up toward his classic
nose so bewitchingly.
The next morning Johnny Boyle's
contemplation of his pleasing visase
was interrupted by undignitied gig
Cling and irreyerent remarks directed
at him from the window across the
air shaft.
My" said one voice. "Ain't he a
beaut?"
Don't let him hear you say that"
returned the other voice. Hes got
the big head bad enough now. He
stands before that glass for half an
hour every morning primping worse
than any woman. get sick and tired
of seeing him."
Johnny Boyle was so angry that he
could not see straight, but not with
standing his impaired vision he
caught glimpse of one retreatins
figure that seemed familiar. On his
way out he gave the janitor's wife
half dollar.
Who lives in Flat 8 CT" he asked.
The woman told him.
Have they daughter?" he asked.
"A girl that wears a big bunch u
blue ribbon in her hair?"
NO" said the woman. "She is not
their daughter. She just boards with
them. She works downtown. She is
at the complaint desk at the S. e. IL.
store"
"Ah" said Johnny, thoughtfully.-
New York Times.
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Johnny Boyle stopped just outside
the door and looked perpleXedly back
into the crowded shop.
BY George" he said, "if that
doesn't stump me-"
What does?" asked a friend who
happened along in time to overhear
Johnny's puzzled soliloquy.
That girl at the complaint DESK"
said Johnny. She is marvellous
creature: she is, indeed. l was thrown
down here Monday and bought some
tbings-socks, neckties and the like.
l ordered them sent. They did not
come. I came down Wednesday and
complained. The girl said they would
be sent. She lied. They were not
sent. ] came to-day to complain again.
The girl saw me before l got to the
desk. oh, Mr.. Boyle, she said, your
packages have just been found. They
were sent out this morning-Mr
John Boyle, No. 125 Blank Street.
That is right, isn't it?' Now" added
Johnny Boyle, Il consider that most
extraordinary"
"Oh, l don't know" returned the
friend, whimsically Il daresay she
couldn't have done it in many cases.
You must bear in mind, Johnny, old
boy, that that phiz Of yours is rather
remarkable itself. You have, you
know, very distinctive style of
beauty which enables people to re-
member you where the rest of us
commonplace fellows Would be forgot
ten."
"Ah, I say, now" murmured John
ny Boyle in deprecatory accents. but
he continued to ponder his friends
complimentary phrases, and when he
got home he propped the mirror up
in the best light the room afforded
and studied his face attentively. To
thus survey his own lineaments was
not novel occupation for Johnny
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A Business Proposition,

Last week." said Job Hedges. al
had the queerest touch to which l
have ever been subjected. A man,
evidently in the last stages Of con-
sumption, came into my Office ard
said:
You know - mentioning a
client of mine who is in the undeytak
ing business.
Il told him did
"'Well,' he said, he is holding an
insurance policy on my life for $50.
It's a cinch that the policy will be
payable in week or ten days at the
most. Meantime l need $40. If you
will advance me $40 will give you a
due bill against the policy. If you
can't collect in ten days you can
charge interest New York Times
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THE GENDER OF ARKANSAS.
Small Boy Claimed It Was Female,
and Proved It.

THE life of a school teacher would
be sorely monOtonous," said a teacher
of boys school not hundred miles
from the City Hall, 'if it were not for
his sense of humor and the really
funny things which happen every day
in the school room. One day, for in
stance, ! had up my smart class in
grammar and set the boys parsing.
called to Moses, colored boy, to
parse Arkansas, and he said 'Arkan-
sas, with emphasis on the second
syllable. | corrected his pronuncia-
ton, and he went on:
Hark-en-saw is a noun. objective
case, indicative mood, comparative
degree, third person, passive, and
nominative case to scissors
"'You haven't said what gender,
Noses I remarked.
Feminine gender quickly re-
marked my smart scholar.
Why. sir?' asked, somewhat puz-
zled.
Becos it's got Miss Souri, on the
norf, Louisa Anna on the souf, Mrs
Sippi on the east, and ever SO many
more shemales on the west
1T was SO well done Joined in and
encouraged the laugh which followed
the smart boys humor."-New York
Press,
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which have the dimensions and the
weight of French crowns of five
francs. Besides this money, the
divers have drawn up various other
precious objects, gold and silver
crosses, jewels, images, swords, canes.
especially an evangel, of which the
binding Of gold is ornamented with
precious stones of great value.
This is not the first time that such
enterprises have been undertaken for
the purpose of discovering riches
buried in the sea, but they have sel1
dom yielded the desired results. lt>
would be difficult to give even sum.
mary of the innumerable fortunes en-.
quilted. Among others an English
bark, which foundered in 1899 off the
coast of Holland. had on board ingots
of gold and silver valued at about
thirty millions, of which a very small
part was recovered. The Royal Char
ter went down near the Moelfram
with cargo worth two millions.
The greatest fortune engulfed was
in the shipwreck of a French sailing
vessel off the coast of Trafalgar II
carried ton and half of gold plates
and five tons of silver plates, whose
destination was the famous cathedral
of st. Jean de Matte. There were
also a large number of precious
stones. designed to embellish some
relics contained in the cathedral, as
we'll as to adorn various religious Oh
jects belonging to chevaliers of the
order and kept by them in their
chapel.-Jewelers' Circular
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One Prayer.

Let me work and be glad,
o Lord ! ask no more;
With will to turn where the sunbeams
burn
AT the sill of my workshop door,
Aforetime I prayed my prayer
For the glory and gain of earth
But now grown wise and with opened
eyes
l have seen what the prayer was worth.
Give me my work to do
And peace of the TASK well done:
Youth of the spring and its blossoming.
And the light of the moon and sun.
Pleasure of little things
That never may pail or end.
And fast in my hold no lesser gold
Ihan the honest hand of a friend.
Let me forget in time
Folly of dreams that I had:
Give me my share of a world most fair.
Let me work and be glad
-Iheodosia Garrison in the Independent.
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Not Without Distinction.

A no.e of family pride was struck in
the conversation between three small
boys the other day. The parts played
by their respective grandfathers in the
Civil War were being depicted by two
OF the boys in vivid colors. The ca
ed by confinement in Southern pris-
ons. and it was on the latter fact that
the lads laid particular stress. The
third youth. unable to match these
recitals with any military achievement
of his own forbears. preserved an en-
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Carrying y. S. Mails

York and travel northward to Alaska,
then down the coast to California and
take ship to Manila and follow the
lines of travel to Hongkong, to Singa-
pore, to Canton, to Toxic. to Vladivos.
tok, to ST. Petersburg, to Vienna, q
London, to South Africa, and finally to
South America, touching on the way
at several Pacific and South Atlantic
islands and thence back to his starting
point, he could travel a distance sew
eral times greater than the circumfer-
ence of the globe. If he ordered his
mail forwarded to him, and left cor
rect address behind at each place, the
letters would dutifully follow him and
finally be delivered to him in New
York few days after his own arrival
there All that he would have to pay
extra for this remarkable journey
would be dollar or two in tolls,
which would represent the charges for
forwarding eXacted by some of the
countries through which it passed.
There is in the postoffice department
at Washington the envelope of a let
ter which travelled in this way $50 900
miles, and another which came safely
through a trip Of 1875 900 miles. Both
are marked and stamped in way to
battle any except very expert de-
cipherer of puzzles.
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Riches from the Ocean

Readers have heard of the search
undertaken by Greek divers under the
Turkish government and the treas
ure discovered in the Russian admir-
ais ship, sunk at Tcherman at the
time Of the naval battle of 1910, when
the Turkish fleet was completely de-
stroyed.
The search was continued with
striking success. These fortunate
divers have become rich, but the
Turkish government also - obtained
some large amounts, inasfnuch as It
has reserved for itself the lions share.
The fact is that the Russian vessel,
which sank in depth of thirty faith
silver. At first the divers paid atten-
tion to the former only, of which they
found full sacks. These pieces are
mostly single, double and quadruple
ducats.
1t already has been announced that
on the first shipment to Constantine
pie the divers obtained for their part
the sum Of 276,000 francs. The daily
work Of the divers amounts to from
5000 to 10000 pieces of gold. A spe-
cial boat Of the admiralty, manned
by officers of the Turkish navy and by
government inspector, is stationed
continually at this point. Each sack
drawn from the water is registered,
the pieces counted and receipt Civ
en- to the divers.
1t appears that the bottom of the
sea is strewn with silver pieces,
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Coffee Drinkinu in Brazil.

BraZilians are great coffee drinkers.
Numerous cups are drunk each day by
the average man and woman. The
beverage is made very strCng and very
sweet. 1t produces an exhiliration Of
a more intense and lasting kind than
beer. Those addicted to this habit be-
come very restless. and scarcely able
to sit or stand still, even for mo.
meEt
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22a 81 ! ~
4Gt)fCUEfUPF
STUDY the Soil,


The study of soil physics is receiv-
ing every year more attention. That
1t will pay us all to devote more
thought to this subject is obvious. 1t
Is remarkable fact that, though
chemistry is an old science, the edu-
Gated nations of the past have paid
little attention to their soils, but have
ruthlessly impoverished them. This
was doubtless due TO the fact that
only few people understood the sci.
ences necessary to reveal the charac-
teristics OF the soil, and the few that
did were unable to obtain any en-
larged audience among the scattered
tillers Of the ground. So the old,
Wasteful methods went on. But now
we have fuller enlightenment and
every farmer can become to some ex-
tent soil physicist. In fact, many of
our farmers are developing quite an
aptitude for the study of soils. and
this is one OF the very hopeful signs Of
our day.
The old way was to follow one meth.
cd Of tillage on all soils. The modern
way is to adapt the process to the
soil. and this manifestly requires great
variation.
Among the most important factors
OF the study of soil physics is soil
drainage. Whether it will be possible
to drain soil and obtain good results
will depend on the composition of the
soil and of the subsoil. Every farm
er should study his soils till he knows
the composition of his soils in every
part OF his farm. He should know the
relation of sand to clay in each lot.
This is not hard matter to under.
stand, when we have recourse to the
books and appliances devoted to the
subject. Education is cheap in these
DAYS. 1t Is worth something for man
to know the absorptive quality of all
his soils and to understand just how
rapidly the moisture Is drawn I'D
through his ground. Such man will
sometimes find out that he has GER
tain soils so heavy in clay that after
the top dries up the movement of wat
er upward Is stopped. as evaporation
Is checked. When man gets down
TO the percentages of things he finds
that clay ground of a certain purity
in clay will produce absolutely moth
ing. That he can add some sand to
such soil and produce the grosser
feeding plants. such as cabbages, and
that he can add still more sand and
produce the more delicately feeding
plants, like potatoes.
A little investigation may convince
him that the cause of his poor yields
OF grain are the heavy texture of his
soils and that it will pay him far bet
ter to attempt to grow cabbages and
the like then to try to grow grain.
Many man is trying to grow on his
soils plants totally untitled for those
soils. He thinks. perhaps, that the
soil lacks in fertility, when the only
trouble is that the mechanical con-
struction Of his soil is at fault. Ma
ture has created plants adapted to al
most every kind Of soil, barring too
pure clay and too pure sand
Manure is frequently wasted in
large quantities on such land, in m
attempt to make it produce what it is
not mechanically fitted to produce.
Some soil Is porous to such a depth
that the teaching loss Of fertility Is
very great, and the best results can
be obtained only by growing deeply
roofing plants.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-12-11
Few Get Living from the Sea.

Although the sea covers three
fourths of the earth's surface it does
not provide in the same proportion
for mans wants. Only about =
cent of the people in ths world gain
their living directly from the sea.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-12-11

The yards. sheds and barns in
which the young dairy stock are kept
should be so situated that the water
will readily drain away, that sunlight
will find an abundant entrance, and IL
possible so that cold winds of the
north and northwest will not reach
them.
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Villages First Street LAMPS.

Sandwich, Mass, had it's street
lamps lighted for the first time Nov.
8, and those citizens who had been
accustomed to poking about with Ian.
terms after dark found them very con.
reniert. but not plentiful enough.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-12-11

Dairying is profitable because It is
cash business. The daryman gets his
returns at the end of the month, is
able to pay for his groceries and dry
goods and he keeps out OF debt,
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The Corn Kernel.

The corn kernel is naturally divided
into seven parts, each part being in
bulk about the following percentage
OF the whole: Tip cap. 1.2O; hull,
5.47; horny gluten, 11.6l; horny starch,
37.15; corn starch, 21.2G; tip starch,
1871: germ. $50.
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to be outdone, said disparagingly:
why, that's not so much. My
Uncle Bill was in Jail long time, and
he was never in the army at all"
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The less wife tries to manage
him the better she will manage to
get along with the household freight
naVer.
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Potatoes require potash manures.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-12-11

Mangels require heterogeneous ma
nures.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-02-05
push the thing as they did in Oregon,
where it passed the senate with only 1,
vote against"
SENATE BILL No. 70.
Mr.. Plain introduced the following

SENATE BILL No. 70.
Mr. Plain introduced the following
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION,
BE it Resolved by the Senate the House
of Representatives Concurring:
That the following amendment to the
constitution providing for direct legisla-
tlon by the electors, shall be referred to
the next Legislative assembly and with
the approval of said Legislative assembly
be submitted to the qualified electors for
adoption or rejection.
SECTION 1.-The supreme legislative
power of this state is inherent in its
electors and the power of the legislative
assembly is subject thereto.
SECTION mo act of the legislative
assembly shall take effect until July LIST,
after the close of the session, except
those declared by an emergency clause
to be necessary for the public peace,
health or safety, and passed by major
lty of two-thirds of all the members,
which acts may take effect Immediately.
SECTION 3.-Five per cent of the elect
ors of this state by the number of votes
cast for governor at the preceding
election shall have the power by filing
their signed demands with the secretary
" ,'s"NS OSlolC way 4SCs dlCcI cdCll lcSEl>-
lative session, to require that any act
or part of an act passed by the legislative
assembly shall be referred to the electors
at special election before July 1st, after
its passage to become effective only if
approved by a majority of the votes cast
thereon. Ii the act or part of an act re-
ferred is already in force by virtue of an
emergency clause it shall be repealed
after such vote if rejected by the same
majority.
SECTION 4.--Five per cent of the elect
ors of this state as shown by the number
of votes cast for governor at the preced-
ing election shall have power to propose
a law and require it to be refeGYed to the
electors at the first general election held
not less than four months after the signed
demands have been filed with the secre-
tary of state to become effective only if
approved Ey majority of the votes cast
thereon. All such laws have as title,
''Be it Enacted by the People of North
Dakota and do not need the governors
approval.
SECTION s. Fifteen per cent of tho
electors of this state as shown by the
number OF votes cast for governor at the
preceding election shall have power to
propose an amendment to the constitu-
tion and require it to be referred to the
electors at the first general election held
not less than four months after the
signed demands have been filed with the
secretary OF state. to become effective
only il approved by a majority of votes
cast thereon,
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-02-05
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

Transfers of farm and town property
in this county have been placed on
record during the past week as given
below and furnished to the DEMOCRAT
by the Cavalier County Abstract &
Title Guaranty Co, of this city.
Gunder Nelson to Lizzie McCulloch, lots
% Il "a block 5. Milton $500 90
Samuel F. Baklsen to Helen Ofstedahl,
scll sec. 8. twp. 159. Range 59...... 2050 90
H. L. Price to George Harris, WIZ swA,
swl4 nwl4 & lot 3 4-160 go. 1922 16
E. H. Gordon to 7. E. Bray, ncA 11-16o-59 1900 %
Hans X. Olson to Andrew j. Stake, swh
neh & lot 9 -162-5S.................. 1000 90
Ben Dahl to William NJ. Graham, part
neh nwA 5-159-57...... 250 0C
James Jennings to C. H. McDermott, lot
Is, block Is, LangdOn. 41O VI
John j. Power to Neil Power, neA seA
2-16O-6o...... $50 O
Carl Hoppe to Michael Greining. nA
swl4 & sa nw4 34-162-62 .............. 1910 OF
Hans Jorgenson to Geo. Hjclmstad, 81.
sell & ncli sw14 26-160-57. 1900 On
Frank Herman to John J. Watson, neA
nwl4 27-159-5S. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 6tO "
Frank Herman to B. Prom, eh swA nwA
swA 22-1o9 ..:............ .......... 1zUO "
% nw1a 81 swi. 27s1sss2 ] 1900 q
Stewart Stevenson to Tayall T. Hartzell,
VIZ nwl4 eh neh 3-163 81 61............ 1000 0t
]. H. Mccullough to Hugh Douglass, nh
nc1a 81 nh nwA 35-160-59. .............. 270O 0t
Citizens State Bank of Langdon to John
j. Power, neA 160-60................ 2850 OF
Phoebe Francis to D. II. Mcmillan, MA
sw14 22-161-6O.. ....................... lOOO u
"asis sw n neN .wA IS SEX KS SEX 1000 u
". B. Hancock to Oakes Land Co., nwA
s,2.os-tc ;oc ~ - :..eh :.sh q Il ~ swk e. nh
nw4 11-l62-61. ................... WV "
william Walker to John D. Soper. swA oxoo =,
15-159-59 ............. ....''''''.' e'sv !"
Karl A. Olson to Danio O'Mallsy, neM
1l-la9-e0................ .s.s".ss ssn.. 2uU
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-02-05
CAUTION!

This is not gentle word-but when
YOU think how liable you are not to pur-
chase the only remedy universally known
and a remedy that has had the largest
sale Of any medicine in the world since
1868 for the cure and treatment OF Con-
sumption and Throat and Lung troubles
without losing it's great popularity all
these years, you will be thankful we called
your attention to Boschee's German
Syrup. There are SO many ordinary
cough remedies made by druggists and
others that are cheap and good for light
colds perhaps, but for severe Coughs
Bronchitis, Group p-and especially fol
Consumption, where there is d,1;nn dicuit 81. sn.
nights and mornings, there is nothing
like German Syrup. The Is cent sizt
has Just been introduced this year.. Re
eular size Is cents. At Donovan 4 Co
lLangdon, n. D.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-02-05

The sum total of legislative employees
at Bismarck has made jump from 11C
to 121 in the last week and now lacks
only nineteen of equalling the number of
members in the two branches of the leg
islature. Cavalier county sent two
senators and four representatives to
Bismarck, but unless we are mistaken
only one out of this vast horde on the
legislative pay roll halls from Cavalier
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-02-05
Warrant Lost.

w.rrsnt No. SO issued by LoamSchool
y,ssr;ct on August 3Oth, 1902. to the
s;H nttsi,nrr Plate Glass Co. Of Minneapolis,
MINI. Payment Of this warrant has
heen s. on. stopped by the board and the pub.
II - hereby warned against negotiating
~ same. BY Order Of the Board
80 " JAs. MIREHoUsE, Clerk.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-02-05
Additional Local News.

C.J. Kelly is selling 30pounds of good
prunes far dollar.
Have you seen the bargains Kelly is
offering in winter goods?
Good apples for 81 per box. Every
apple guaranteed at G. j. Kelly's.
Yesterday afternoon the people OF
Langdon were startled and surprised by
the receipt of intelligence of the sad and
mysterious death at Colorado Springs,
COL, of John Barnhart, who until lately
owned and operated farm few miles
north town. The news as it first reached
here conveyed the idea that Barnhart
had been murdered by his friend and
travelling companion, Daniel Mcdonald,
who left here with him about ten days
ago. Later inquiry and investigation by
Chief of Police McDermott and other
Langdon people develops the fact that
Barnhart suicidedI having shot himself
through tie head with revolver while
in his room. The deceased man John
Barn hart sold his farm here shortly be-
fore leaving and was known at his de-
parture to have at least $500 in cash
With him. The conclusion of those aware
of the mans past habits is that he COM
mitted the deed while under the in
auence of liquor. His brother Isaiah
Barnhart now resident Of Windygate
| Man, Aas been communicated with and
viii doubtless go to take care of his a.''
s,,4,r.+a hrother's remains. McDenald' 4
record while resident of Aanedon fol
two years, during which he was enpioyee
at the McCay livery barn was that OF
man Of sober steady habits and the re
ceipt Of news that the oorener's Jury q
Colorado Springs has exonerated mn
Of the charge of murder is well received
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-02-05

NEYr week the legislature takes an
other recess lasting fromLincoln's birth
day on the 18th to Washington's birth
day on the 22nd. Judging from the fire.
quency of these protracted adjourn
ments the actual labors of the session
are about ended, excepting the railroad
ing through of a few of Jud's pet bills,
appropriations and the appointments.