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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-11-26
OVER A SCORE PERISH
ITALIAN WoRkMEN cREMATED IN
A FIRE WHICH DESTROYED
SLEEPING QUARTERS.

Johnstown. Pa. Nov. 23.-While
more than one hundred Italian railroad
laborers were asleep in shanty near
Lily. Pa, on the Pennsylvania road,
the building caught fire and before
the foreigners could escape at least
twenty.seven were burned to death
and score or more were seriously
injured. The men were employed by
McMenamin & Sums. who had the
contract for the Pennsylvania railroad
improvements between Lilly and Port
age. There were 500 on the work. all
Italians. and in the shanty which
burned were 1875 of these. The shanty
was about 100 feet long and one story
in height. One eEd was used for cook.
ing and eating. while the men slept
in closely crowded hunks in the other
end. There was only one door at each
end and the windows were few and
small.
The fire is supposed to have started
from an overheated stove in the east
ern end The building burned like
finder and the flames we're upon the
men before any of them were aroused.
Then began struggle for the outside
and for life. They fought and scram-
bled for the doors and the weaker
were crushed down and trampled on.
Others were roasted to death there.
Those who strove for the door were
In the Widest Sort Of Panic.
They fought and kicked anu among
those who escaped there are many
who bear marks of the fierce strife
which took place. A few got out of
the small windows. minus clothes and
with their bodies cut from broken
glass.
Many of those who did manage to
get out had their savings of years in
their trunks. which they left behind
them in the building. Remembering
this as soon as they got outside they
fought just as fiercely to get back. A
few succeeded. but for the sake of
their boarded treasure they gave up
their lives. One eyewitness says he
does not believe that single man of
those who returned succeeded in get
ting out again. In the ruins some of
the corpses were close beside the
noopeu DdnuS Vi tueIF TRUNKS anu
melted gold and silver which had been
kept in these receptacles indicated
that they had fallen and died with
their treasure in their arms.
Their bodies were all practically
burned to pieces. An Italian who
looked at them and who knew every
man in the shanty was unable to iden-
tify single one
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-11-26
HoopL,Ne Is CHARGED.
Warrants for Arrest Of Former Off
cials of Grand RAPIDS, Mich.

Grand Rapids, Mich. Nov. 23.-War.
rants have been issued for seventeen
former city officials charging them
with accepting a bride in connection
with the famous Garman- Cameron
scheme for supplying the city with
water from Lake Michigan. All of the
warrants are the result of the confess
sion made by former City Attorney
Liant K. Salisbury on his return last
week from serving a !wo years term
in the Detroit house Of correction for
breaking the federal banking law in
connection with the scheme. While
in prison Salsbury's conviction on a
bribery charge in the state courts in
connection with the same matter was
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-11-26
FRANCIS NJ. DRAKE is DEAD.
Former Governor Of Iowa succumbs 70
Diebetes.

Centerville, Ia, Nov. 21.-General
F. M. Drake. ex-governor of Iowa. died
Ut the home of his daughter, Mrs.
Henry Goss, in this city at 11:15
o'clock Friday morning.
General Francis Marion Drake was
born in Rushville. Schuyler county,
ILL.,. Dec. 30. 1880. He was elected to
the governorship Of Iowa in 1895.
The estate Of General Drake, con-
sisting of bank and railroad stocks
and farm land. is estimated to be
worth between 100000 and $4,000.
900. It Is said Drake university. which
institution The ex-governor has q.
ready given sums totalling 500, 900,
will receive q share Of the estate,
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-11-26
USE CLUBS AND GUNS.
Chicago Police Have Several Fierce
Fights With Mobs.

Chicago, Nov. 24.-Fierce fighting,
b which the police used their clubs
freely and twice their revolvers,
marked the opening of the State street
cable line by the Chicago City Rail-
way company Monday. AS far as can
be ascertained nobody was seriously
injured, although there were many
broken heads among the rioters who
came In contact with the clubs of the
police. II any members Of the mob
were injured by the bullets Of the 20.
lice and nonunion men on the cars they
we're carried of by their friends be.
fore the fact WAS known to others.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-11-26
COLOMBIA WILL FIGHT.
Does Not Intend to Submit Peacefully
to Loss of Panama,

Does Not Intend to Submit Peacefully
to Loss Of Panama.
Colon. Nov. 23.-General Reyes,
who has come to the isthmus on
peace mission representing Colombia,
says Colombia will never cease fight
ing to regain possession of Panama.
He is now going to Washington.
after failing in his mission here. and
has made the statement that the Unit
ed States will have a second Boer
war on it's hands unless he is able to
make some satisfactory adjustment of
the present situation on the isthmus.
General Reyes condemns the action
of the United States in agreeing to
guarantee the independence of the
new republic.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-11-26
TWENTY MEN KILLED
COLLISION ON BIG FOUR RAIL,
ROAD RESULTS IN coNsiD.
ERAeLE LOSS OF LIFE.
Freight and Work Trains Meet In q
Deep a Few Miles East Of fremont,
Ill.,, While Going at a High Rate Of
Speed-crash Is Terrific and the
Bodies Of the Victims Are Terribly
Mutiiated.

Mutilateo.
Peoria. Ill.,. Nov. 21.-Twenty per-
sons are dead and dozen injured as
the result of the collision between a
Big Four freight and work train east
of fremont
The first list of casualties was
greatly exaggerated. it having been re-
ported that thirty-two persons were
killed. Eighteen bodies have been
recovered. many of them in horribly
mangled condition. OF these eighteen
all but three have been identified. The
list of injured numbered fourteen.
who were placed in Bloomington and
have since died. bringing the total
number of deaths to twenty.
The collision occurred in a deep cut
at the beginning of a sharp curve.
neither train being visible to the crew
of the other until they were within
fifty feet. The engineers set the
brakes. sounded the whistles and then
leaped from the cabs. the two trains
striking with such force that the sound
was heard for miles around A Sec
ond after the collision the boiler of
the work train engine exploded with
terrific force. throwing heavy iron
bars and splinters of wood to dis.
lance of 200 feet.
Conductor Judge. who was on the
freight train running west. said he had
orders to wait at Mackinaw until 2:4O
for the work train He obeyed the
orders and stayed there until that
time. when the work train not COM
ing in he supposed that it had sided
at fremont and accordingly he started
to run his train ahead He was rum
ming along at brisk rate Of speed
when the engine of the work train ap-
peared in sight. Both engineers ap-
piled the air and then. together with
their firemen. jumped for their lives.
None of the trainmen. with the ex-
ception of Brakeman Harmon whose
arm was broken. was injured.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-11-26

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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-11-26
FAVORED BY COMMITTEE.

Treaty for cession Of Isle Of Pines to
Cuba.
Washington, Nov. 23.-The treaty
for the cession of the Isle of Pines to
Cuba was during the day favorably
acted upon by the senate committee
ON foreign relations and it will be
favorably reported to the senate at
The next executive session.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-11-26
MILLER AND JOHNS ACQUITTED

Found Not Guilty Of the Charge Of Ac.
eeptino Brides.
Cincinnati, Nov. 23.-D. v. Miller Of
Terre Haute, Ind, and Joseph M.
Johns Of Rockville. Ind. have been &C.
quilted Of the charge Of conspiracy to
sxtort bride Of $4,000 from John j.
Ryan. made by the postomce depart.
mont.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-11-26
GoMPERs is REELECTED.
Again Chosen President Of Federation
of Labor.

Boston, Nov. 23.-Samuel Gompers
has been reelected president of the
American Federation of Labor by a
large plurality.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-11-26
SIGN CANAL TRnAf4
CONVENTION WITH the NEW RI.
PUBLIC OF PANAMA FOR.
MALLY APPROVED.

Duplicate Copies Of the Document Re.
ceive the Signatures Of Secretary
Hay and M. 1unau.variila, the Min.
lister From Panama-United States
Given Complete Control Of the Ter.
ritory, With the Right to Fortify.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-11-26
pEPoRr OF THE CONDITION OF
The ". ]. Mooney State Bank

Established August 81, 1885,
Mt IanRdon. in the State of North Dakota, at
the close Of business November 18th, 1903
RESOURCES. ..u..o No.
Loans and discounts. ............;... $IOySo =,
Overdrafts secured and unsecured.... &4 Y
Warrants. Stocks, tax certificates,
Rsni.ino hMse furniture and fixtures. o,S29 10
0fhar real estate Observation-Disclosures. 1.406 81
Checks and other cash items !G ~ ~ IL ys7 *
Cash Observation-Disclosures. 5IUl ~ OSoS DO
TOTAL. :. o.. ..... ss2,.l3 OF
LIABILITIES. - 80
Capital stock paid in. siG 9S ~ ~
Surplus fund Observation-Disclosures, l,4U W
ta4es nj 1916 ~
Tine; to s asss;acates Of deposit 1906 q
Cashiers checks outstand- .,,. -,o. ~
Bis payable, including certificates 40 ~, ~.
of deposits observation-disclosures. aoVU w
Total, $92,S43 OF
STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA, ss
I. John B. Mooney. Assistant Cashier of the
above named bank, do solemnly swear that the
above statement is true to the best OF my KNOW
'''e' Gnu JOHN B. MOONEY, Assistant Cashier,
Subscribed and sworn to before me TINS zath
l.. S. CHAMPIHE,
Notary Public
Ny Commission Expires, May IA, 1906
Correct Attest:
w.; M sassa,s Directors.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1903-07-16
Starting Cuttings.

Cuttings can be started in pots of
sandy compost, with a glass tumbler
over to conine the moisture, and keep
them from the sun for two or three
days; then place the pots in the warm
est window, exposed to the southeast.
Wet sand is also good for growing
cuttings, and they will start quicker
than in compost. A shallow pan is
preferable; fill it up with sand (not
sea sand), sopping wet, then press in
the cuttings tightly and keep them
wet. When new leaves show them
selves, in two or three days, trans
plant into pots, filled with light, sandy
loan. After shading a day or two they
may have ample sunshine and sufi-
cient water to keep them moist. Cut
tings taken from the fresh growth of
a plant strike best. 1t is better to
break off a branch of geraniums than
a cut it, il it breaks easily. Cuttings
of roses, heliotrope, ETC., will grow
better if taken off at the junction of
the cid and new wood, and should be
cut off just below a point or bud. as
the roots start from hat point, and if
a bud is not left near the base the cut
ting is liable to decay in the soil.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1903-07-16
Fertile Fields and Manure.

The poor field is always the most
neglected because it will not produce
as much as that is more fertile,
the farmer preferring to place his man
ure on land from which he can secure
more direct and remunerative results.
the consequence beng that n por-
ton OF the farm becomes capable of
producing all kinds of crops, while the
other portion in time is abandoned as
improbable. If such a condition of
affairs compelled the farmer to con-
centrate his efforts on a small area
he would be profted by the change,
but the cultivation of less land is in
tended to improve the whole instead Of
only a portion. No piece of land on a
farm should be allowed to deteriorate
in fertility, no matter what the sys-
TEN of cultivation may be, for the con
c%entration of the labor and fertilizers
on n portion does not prevent
the other portion from being improved
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1903-07-16
c-orresitlon of MIX.

When the cream of fat is removed
every 100 pounds of skim milk o n
tains about 80 percent OF water and
10 percent of solids. The solids con-
tain about 3.5 percent Of casein and
As percent OF milk sugar, with small
proportions of fat and albumen, as the
fat cannot be entirely removed. The
milk sugar remains in the whey when
it separates, and the casein in the
cuTds or cheeSy matter, though both
contain small percentages of fat, al
bumen, etc. The whey will promote
the formation OF fat, while the curds
supply the elements for growth Of
muscle. 1t will be an advantage to
feed the two substances together, add
ing bran, and season slightly with
salt. If the skim milk becomes very
cur and begins to Torment it should
not be used at all. The proper plan
is to use the skim milk when fresh or
but slightly sour.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1903-07-16
SAYING PRAYERS IN ADVANCE.
How Thoughtful Child Provided fer
Seasons Enjoyment.

How Thoughtful Child Provided fer
Seasons Enjoyment.
Julian Hawthorne sometimes tells
an amusing story Of the childhood CT
his daughter Hildega2ie.
Once. when Hlldegarde was o lit
tie girl" he will begin, she vas
elated I'VE the fact that we were
all going to spend the summer at the
seashore. Particularly was she elated
On the night before our departure.
Her eyes shone, her cheeks were
flushed, and she could do nothing but
dance and clap her hands for Joy.
After she had gone to her room
| heard her chattering away like an
insane person for a long time. l
peeped in and saw her on her knees
praying. Over and over again she
repeated the came prayer.
"'Hildegarde,' l said, what on
earth ere you doing, child?'
81 an saying my prayers now for
all summer she answered, so that |
won't have to waste any time on
them while VIZ are away.'"-NeU
York Tribune.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1903-07-16

- ~ DND 0AAE%@ AAN
The great majority of nervous
women are so because they are suf-
fering from some form of female dis
ease.
Mrs. Emma Mitchell, $50 Louisiana
street, indianapolis, Ind, writes:
"Peruna has certainly been a blessing
in disguise to ne, for when | first began
taking it for troubles peculiar to the sex
and a generally worn cut system | had lit
tie faith.
"For the past foe pears I have
rarely been 1cith o1tt pajn, but Pc
rama has changcd all this, and IN
q Very siort time. L think ] had
only taken tUo bottles before L
begun TO recuperGtc very quickly,
aud seren bottles made me ,ceil.
I do not have headache On. ba cie0 che
arg more, and hGre sumo fnteres:
tn lite. 1 gtve al credit aUhere it
L. due, and that is to Peruna."---
Emma M~ttchcIg.
By far the greatest number of female
troubles are caused directly by catarrh.
They are eatarrh of the organ which is
affected. These women despair OF recov-
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1903-07-16
Poultry Rests

We have received s. many inquiries
from our readers, asking for advice
regarding poultry vermin, and the
best methods OF exterminating them,
that we think a few practical sugges-
tons will not be amiss.
To begin with, vermin, or, es poultry
people usually say, chicken lice, are
caused by neglect, by which we mean
not necessarily a neglect of food or
water. but a failure to properly care
for the house and yards.
Pigeons are a source oftrouble rarely
reckoned with by M who breeds
poultry. Nevertheless, every pigeon is
alive with lice, and when allowed 10
have the freedom of the poultry yards,
it is but a question of a short time
when the poultry will become a prey
to the pests.
1t is also necessary to keep constant
lookout, even though no outside danger
appear, as lice seem to spring up at
times when least expected.
Our first duty is to prevent their ap-
pearance, and this can surely be done.
Keep the house clean, whitewash Of
ten, keep the roosts saturated with
kerosene, burn all old straw and lit
ter at least once a month, and do not
allow strange fowls to come to the
yards without first being examined and
treated with insect or some other good
disinfectant powder.
If these simple precautions are OBJ
served it is positively certain thai
poultry will never be troubled with
mites, but should the pest once appear
the strictest methods must be adopted,
which are about as follows:
Contine every fowl in a building and
dust each one carefully with insect
powder, and repeat every few days
for two weeks.
This will rid them of mites, but at
tention must be given the house, other
wise the labor has been wasted.
Begin first by removing all trash.
straw, old nests and litter from the
house, and burn the entire lot. Then
scald the interior with boiling hot wa
ter. being careful that every crack and
crevice has been reached. Then white
wash with a strong solution, into
which is added an ounce to each gall
Ion, of crude carbolic acid, scatter un-
Stacked lime over the ground and drop
ping boards. and repeat the operation
in 10 days.
AT the end of this time get new
straw or hay and make nests and re-
plenish the scratching shed. Remove
the fowls to their old homo. and con-
tinue 70 keep the surroundings cloap
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1903-07-16
HAIR GROWTH
Promoted by Si1ampoos
OF Cutlcura Soap
Ent Dressings Of Cuticura the
Great Skin Cure :,
FEIesl, wv .eiest, Most Effective Remedies
for Skin, Scalp end Hall.

This treatment ut once stops falling
hair, removes crnsts, scales and dan
druif, destroys hair parasites, soothcs
irritated, Itching surfaces, stimulates
the hair follicle3, looscns the scalp skin,
supplies TIE roots with energy and
nourishV. ont, end makes the hair grow
upon sweet, wholesome, healthy scalp
Whea all else fails.
Millions of women now rely on Cuti-
cura Soap assisted by Cuticura Olnt-
rient, the great skin cure, representing,
porifying and identifying the skin, for
Cleansing the scalp of %crusts, scales and
'dandruff, and tho stopping Of falling
hair, for softening, whitening and
soothing red, rough and sore hands, for
baby rashes, itchings and chafings, for
annoying limitations, or too free or
offensive Precipitation, for lucrative
Weaknesses, and many sanative, anti
septic purposes which readily suggest
themselves, as well as for ell the pur-
poses OF the toilet and nursery.
Cuticura remedies are Che standard
skin cures and humour remedies of the
world. Battle the affected parts with hot
water and Cuticura Soap, to cleanse the
surface of crusts and scales and soften
ahe thickcned c~uticlc. Dry, without
hard rubbing, and apply Cuticura ONT
inent freely, to allay itching, irritation
and inflammation, and soothe and heal,
and, lastly, in the severer forms, take
Cuticura Resolvent, to cool and cleanse
The blool. A single set is often snfi-
Gent to cure the most torturing, dis
ngurinS skin, scalp and blood humours,
IRON pimples to scrofula, from infancy
Z age, when all else fails.
told Throughout he world. CuHcurs Re,o,vcu. soc n,
sosra % Chseola'e Coated pill; PC, per vial Of eN. oint-
HSqi F.ris. 8 Rue de II PAX; Bosioa, Isl Columbus ave.
IUsser Drug Z. Chom. Corn, Sole Props.
ES Send Tor How to Cure Every Eumour.r
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1903-07-16
SOLDIERS WHO COMMIT SUICIDE
interesting Statistics of the Various
Armies.

interesting StatisticS OF the VafioGS
Armies.
A French student has been investi-
eating the subject CT suicides in tho
armies Of Europe, and has reached
some curious results. Everywhere,
except IN Russia, the number Of mill
tary suicides is decreasing; in that
country, however, the average for
ome years past has been 1913 II
every 100000. In France the proper
ton now is is in 100, 900; in Italy, "a;
in Germany, SO, and in Austria los TO
every 0 10000. In civil life in this
largest proportion of suicides; it Is
curious to find them surpassed IN
Europe by the Austrian and Russian
soldiers.
The different arms of the services
commit suicide in differing proper
tons. In the French army self-mur-
der is commonest among the men CT
the Foreign Legion, of whom 80 in
100000 commit it yearly, and least
common among those of the Garde
Republicaine. only IA of whom Kill
themselves to each 1000 900. The
French cavalry provides more sui.
cides than does the infantry, the in
fantry more than the artillery, and
the engineers the smallest number.
In the British army the suicide
rate is about 20 to the 100000 al
home and 80 per 100, 900 in India. II
1SSS-99 the rate in our regular army
was about AZ per 100000; it is lower
now, the strain of wal conditions hay
ing lessened.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1903-07-16
NERVE MORN KIDNEYS.

by o horse and badly hurt
his hip was fractured and
after he recovered he was in
such misery that he could
hardly walk, and to stoop
caused him such distress that
he thought he would have to
quit work - also, it effected
his bladder, and he was IN
able TO make his water with
out so much distress. / ia.
sisted on his getting a box
Of your pills and trying them
SO l went to Mason's Dr.
Store and got a box. Tie
first box helped him so much
that l got the second and also
the third, and now he ia en-
tircly Mrs L. W
ANMUMES, Lock Haven, Pa
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1903-07-16
A VIEW.
Sees a Decline In the Great Amerf.
can Habit.

car Habit.
The bitter cry Of the victims CT the
Tip nuisance" is loud In the land, but
the recipients of tips have usually
maintained a naughty silence. Now
Mr.. James s. Stemons, a colored
waiter explains their point Of view
IN the Independent.
Walters wages have everywhere
been reduced with the growth Of tips,
so that the Upper is merely making
good the deficiencies of the employer.
But Of late there has also been q
great decline in the volume Of tips,
so that the waiter, underpaid and
confronted with the loss Of his per-
quisite at the same time, is fiattened
between the two rolls of a wringer.
In a number of representative
hotels and restaurants IN different
cities the tips received by colorcd
walters vary from nothing ct one
place in Cleveland to q dollar and a
half a day in New York. At the best
hotel in New Orleans they average
seventy-fve cents o day, in Louisville
fifteen cents, and in Philadelphia
from forty cents to a dollar. The
usual range in the South is low.
In the North the tendency is for
the best hotels and restaurants to
employ white walters. Where color
ed men are employed they get much
lower wages.
AS a rule colored walters draw
from SIS to $22 a month in wages,
and they are lucky when they can
get SIS more In tips. In most res.
taurants the bulk of the business is
compressed within two or three
hours, and ten cents is the prevailing
fee. In feet. 1t is only the most
aggressive waiter who manages to
average SO much as fifty cents a day
in tips"
The recipient CT this tip takes it as
q matter Of hard necessity-not BE-
cause he likes to. The author of tie
article quoted worked for three
years before he consented to accept
n and then it was forced upon him.
But the tip will stay until the patrons
Of hotels and restaurants induce pro-
prietors to pay living wages. Such a
movement, If Mr.. Stemons may be
credited, will have the enthusiastic
support Of the walters, whose sup
posed exactions inspired the virtuous
resolves of the Anti-TippiDg league.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1903-07-16
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