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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-05-07
General.

Young Corbett failed to stop George
Mensic of Chicago in four rounds at
Portland, Ore.
Mrs. Sully Fay. one of the best
known woman suffragists of the coun-
ty, died at Toledo, Ohio, from heart
disease.
The estimated output of the Klon.
dixie for the year is estimated at Sl5,'
100000, against s12.o00.000 last year.
Robert c. Ogden of New York has
been elected president of the educa-
tional conference which has just closed
it's session in Richmond, Va.
Louis Cameron's hound, missing
i1om Greenville, n. H., for six weeks.
was found in the woods nursing fox
terrier that had lost a leg.
The Transcontinental Passenger as
ISOLATION adopted a form of round.trip
Pacific coast ticket that is designed to
reduce the scalping Of such tickets to
a minimum.
In an interview published in New
York the Chinese minister stated his
intention to establish schools in the
United States for teaching the Eng.
lish language 10 Cinnamon.
Col. Joseph Hickey, said to be the
originator of the famous drink known
as gin rickey,' died suddenly at New
York of heart disease. He was for.
merly a resident of st. Louis.
Citizens of Brackettsville, Texas,
lave appealed tc the secretary of war
TO reorimand Gen. Fred Grant for his
charges against the saloons of the
town, which they maintain are libel
Gus.
Herman w. Hilprecht. the world.
famous archaeologist and professor OF
Assyriology and Semetic philology, at
the University of Pennsylvania, has
just been secretly married at Phila'
delphia to Mrs. Sallie c. Robinson.
The Western Union Telegraph com
pany has closed its office at Butte
Mont, because the men hired TO take
the places of the striking messenger
boys were attacked by strike sympa
thizers and prevented from working.
Aaron Bark farmer who died sud
denly at his home in Muhlenburg coun
ty, Ky. was discovered to be woman
whose name is Mrs. Fred Green. She
came to Muhlenburg county about
thirteen years ago with small child
Copies of the printed record in the
appeal of the Northern Securities
company from the decision in the
merger case were sent to twenty-five
of the interested parties. No date has
been agreed upon as yet for the hear
ing in the state case.
James Stanley, known as king O.
the Gypsies," who died in travelling
wigwam near Haverhill, Mass, ha!
been buried from a tent in West Rox
bury. His will leaves $4,000 in casl
and house in West Roxbury assessed
at SIS 900, TO his widow and his eigh
children.
Andrew Carnegie has contributed
$4,000 toward the amount needed TO
the erection of Emerson hall, the new
philosophical building for which Har
ward university hopes to lay the cor
nerstone on May %, the centennial an
niversary of Ralph Waldo Emerson!
birth.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-05-07
Sold Liquor to Red Men.

Sioux Falls, S. D., May 3. - Harry
Gail of Pierre, who was convicted by
a jury on charge of selling liquor to
Indians and sentenced to term of
eighteen months in the penitentiary
and fined 500.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-05-07

A Chicago saloon was struck by
lightning. This item should be past
ed in the hats of people vino will
have to argue with the scoffers when
the lightning begins to strike churches
later on.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-05-07
D. T. HEDGES DEAD.
In Sioux City Boom Days He Was
Rated a Millionaire.

Sioux City. Iowa. May 3. - A San
Francisco dispatch tells OF the death
by asphyxiation of D. r. Hedges. form
erly of Sioux City. Hedges was one
of the big four" boomers here in the
boom days and was rated as q multi
millionaire FIe was widely known as
1inancier and prcmcte.' of railroad
lines.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-05-07

1t is a curious fact that most of the
advice to married people comes from
people who have never been married.
Also, have you ever noticed that the
leading speaker at the Mothers con-
gress is invariably a flower unplucked
from the parent stem?
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-05-07

Steady, now. Here's New York
vaudeville joke: The truly good
woman is one who can handle hot
lamp chimney and repeat the Lords
prayer at the same time
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-05-07

The man who sent in an application
for government seeds a month ago
and hasn't had sign OF a response
as yet feels sure that the country is
going to the devil.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-05-07
Americans Are All Safe.

Washington, May "a cahles1am
received at the state department w.
terday from Consul McWade a. a.
ton reports that all the American e, ,.as
neers reported to have been a''s.eAe0
by anti-foreign Chinese are safe
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-05-07

II, as reported, Andrew Carnegie is
TO play the role of angel and box
Office to national theater he may
congratulate himself on his assured
prospect of achieving his great ambi.
tion-to die poor.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-05-07

Spring fever is a disease that baf-
Ees the doctors. No patent medicine
ever pretended to cure it. and against
its baneful influence breakfast foods
are in vain.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-05-07
APPOINTMENTS AT WlMoNA.

Little Falls Supplies the New Head of
the City Schools.
Winona, Mimi. May SC. r. Frazer
of Little Falls. Mimi. was unanimous
ly elected city superintendent Of
schools by the board OF education last
night. His salary is $4,000 year.
The police force appointed by May
or Brown includes all the old force
and eight new men.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-05-07
Fatally wound. His Father.

Glenwood. Wis, May 3.-Dnrhs a
family quarrel yesterday h.c''" r,.
Sachse fired three shots from >; l.
volver at his father. The fatAe' ,. 70
said to ba dying. Both parties VIEW
arrested.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-05-07

]. C. Barclay, who was once a mes.
senger boy, has been made assistant
general manager of the Western
Union Telegraph company. All mes
senger boys are competent to run the
business but few are given the OPP.
portunity.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-05-07

Sir Thomas Lipton's chauffeur has
been fined for going too fast This,
however, is never likely to happen to
Sir Thomas skipper.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-05-07

An English professor declares tina,
there is no more PHOSPHORUS in a.
fish than there is in a rabbit, and
that its value as a brain-producing
food is entirely mythical.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-05-07

If the accounts are true the new
Mrs. Vanderbilt will have to take
along dummy annex when she de-
slres 70 wear ell her diamonds at
once.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-05-07

Most OF the cures for rheumatism.
disturbance that the man who is
really afflicted with the disease can
rot get there.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-05-07
A YOUNG FIRE BUG.
Nine-Year-Otd incendiary GAYS
Much Trouble.

Much Trouble.
Lcgansport. Ind. May 3. - 'ii:oi;sh
only nine years old. George craven
confesses that he has deliberately
fired half dozen buildings iii --:holS
and Indiana. The lad is al orphan
and came here from Champa:".s ILL.,,
a few weeks ago. He was hfoasn'
here yesterday from Royal c@ater'
charged with setting fire to th"@S NV
cry stables in Logansport last "eeA'
He admits the crime. Il did it 70 sec
the horses rum" he said cooll::' nc
confessed, when closely quest!onea py
the police, to setting fire to seEerai
buildings in Champaign and scu'h
Bend.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-05-07
cHokED TO DEATH.
Insane Patient Swallowed Set Of
False Teeth.

raise eeIn.
Davenport, iowa, May s. Laura
Beckman. an insane patient at Mercy
hospital. found set of false teeth
and tried to wear them. although she
had good Set of natural teeth. The
false teeth slipped down her throat
and choked her to death in five min
utes. Physicians at post norton
examination, recovered them from her
right lung.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-05-07

Now that the Christians in Macedo
hia have begun to defeat the Turks
the powers may step in and put a
stop to the trouble.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-05-07

Even the respondent have some
thing to live for. after all. Count
Robert de Montesquiou is coming
back next year.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-05-07

President Eliot of Harvard says
that educated men are slow to marry.
He failed to add that married men
are soon educated.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-05-07

But does the fact that Lady Gordon
was born in this country make her
an American? If so, let US have more
race suicide
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-05-07

Whep the new battleships Kansas
and Missouri shall be completed the
christening fluids will make a good
aighball for old Neptune.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-05-07

What with rapid fire justices and
quick divorce attorneys. neither long
engagements nor extended terms OF
marital life are necessary.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-05-07

The new Chinese minister has
seven children. That fact will make
him a persona grata at the white
house.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-05-07

A New York society woman has
just paid 1850 for her spring hat.
Cont let your wife read this.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-05-07

II it weren't for the man who goea
around in early spring without rs
overcoat. the doctors wouldn't be so
generally able to go around in auto.
mobiles.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-05-07

Hetty Green will never be happy
until she can find some place where
she will not be compelled to buy a
tag for her dog.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-05-07

Truly. With baseball war. Nenezue-
Ian trouble, legislatures and moral
reform, these are stirring times.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-05-07

Even royalty has its limitations
King Edward is not permitted to
smoke more than FIVE cigars day.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-05-07

The baseball player who calls for
too many high balls soon finds hi.
batting average falling off.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-05-07

Car Nicholas would like for once
to take the role of advance agent Of
prosperity himself.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-05-07

Uruguay finished its last revolution
IN week, the best time on record.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-05-07

Self-made pedestals are a good deal
Puck.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-05-07

the winner Of the America cup
races is now in the water.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-05-07

The St. Paul woman that tried sui
eide by swallowing pennies was cer
tainly not penny wise.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-16

rooms. All the work about the place has
to be done by manua labor. There are fif-
teen employees and A. III. Harcourt is the
superintendent. He has been in complete
charge TO- the past two years. and the in
stitution has shown great development dur
ing his administration. There are two
house physicians, DIR. George w. Tucker
and DR.. Marie Haslep. They visit the
place one a day and attend the inmates.
Some OF, those living at the poor house
have been there over thirty years, and as
an illustration of the fondnes that some
have for it, there are many instances
where old people have left good comforta-
BILE homes for the sake of the institution.
Everything is done for them to make life
enjoyable. There are five floors in the
building, three of which are in use. In the
winter season the poorhouse is filled on
account of the suffering at that time being
more prevalent, and more persons being in
need of homes.
HOW TO GAIN ADMISSION.
To gain admittance to the poor farm one
must get a certificate from the trustee in
the township from which he is sent. HIS
may remain then until he dies, and if he
leaves those in charge of the institution
have no responsibility and pay no more at
tention to him. Any one may leave and
return as often as he wishes, providing, of
course, he can secure the certificate from
the trustee.
1t is doubtful if there is a more interest
ing institution anywhere than the poor
farm. The grounds are beautiful. and upon
first entering them one may see old men,
bent with age, working about the place,
keeping things clean. All the inmates who
are not too sick are required to do some
work about the building. Some work in the
dairy, others in the dining room and some
in the yard. The old women also do their
share of the labor and may be found dill
gently knitting or doing some other kind
of work for which feminine hands are best
fitted. 1t must not be supposed that the
inmates are all agreeable and subfait TO
the rules of the institution without COM
plant. Some are exceedingly hard to con-
troll and in many cases have to be pun
ished as if they were in Jail. Those who
will not mind are frequently locked up,
and in most cases soon decide 10 comply
with the regulations of the home.
1t is interesting to note the cause of the
conditions Of these people, the most of
whom are old. There are various reasons
assigned, but about half of them are in
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-16
AT THE K
COUNTY POOR FARM
Old Men and Women Live in the Past. Happy in
Responsibility.

An institution in which there are one
hundred and sixty-four old and dependent
men and women absolutely without hope
for the future, who live almost altogether
in the past. but who. all the while, are
happy i'm the realization that no response
bility rests ON them. may be found nVe
miles northwest of indianapolis. This place
is probably the most interesting institution
i'm the State. Ii is the Marion COUNTY
Asylum for the Poor. and is located two
miles north Of the emu of the West Michi-
gan street car line.
The present building is a large brick
structure, which has been sieltering the
poor of Marion county for the past forty
five years. Prior To the erection of this
large home there was a rude brick build
ing that is now used as a smoking room for
the men. The first ~poorhouse was
built on the same site as the present one,
and was a log cabin. An old man, who
recently left the institution. by the name
of Nicholas Woods, helped build the first
poorhouse, and was later an inmate for
many years. He is now over ninety-six
years old. At the time he worked on the
cabin he was a carpenter. and vas en-
ployed by the man who received the con-
tract for building the cabin, in which the
poor OF the county were to be housed.
The farm contains go acres, 2l0 of which
is utilized in garden. VI building has a
capacity OF 255, but there are no modern
conveniences, with the exception Of bath
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-16

esting are the classes for women and chill
drenl Prizes will be offered for both riding
and driving and for children's ponies and
carts exhibited by boys and girls under
fifteen. More than a month remains before
the show. but the committee is assured a
representation which assures success for
the event.
The committee has just announced that
Anthracite, the war horse which Gen.
Henry w. Lawton used in the Philippines.
will be a competitor i'm the high jumping
classes in the indianapolis show again this
year. This beautiful black horse, while
owned by General Lawton was known as
Rev Dor. After General I,awton's death
the horse was sent to his widow i'm New
York to be sold. He was bought by Kansas
City horsemen. but they, finding him such a
fiery animal. sold him TO George f. Palmer.
OF Denver, Col. Mr.. Palmer changed his
name to Anthracite. Finding that the
animal had good jumping qualities Mr..
Palmer set about TO train him for jumping.
Anthracite was soon qualified to jump with
some OF the best Jumpers in the country.
He will be one of the biggest drawing cards
at the show this fall, the same as he was
last fall.
potato race in each performance again this
year. a potato race is a whole comedy in
itself. The riders are placed at one end Of
the tent. mounted on ponies and armed
with four-foot spears. The rider who
spears the most potatoes and deposits them
in a basket wins the race. There probably
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-16

The management of the Louisville horse
show is making extensive preparations for
the annual exhibit of high-class horses TO
be held i'm Louisvills, Sept. IS to Oct. ;.
The management has adopted a new sched-
ule of rules which will govern the show.
IL is believed that ii viii result i'm a deeper
and more general interest in horses. One
purpose of the new rules is To arrange
better classification. 1t is to create a maxi
mum number of candidates Tor the cham
pionship honors and to guarantee as wide
a distribution of prizes as eminent merit
will permit.
The Louisville Association took the first
step i'm the revision a year ago, when 1t
published the rule that the first prize win
ner. except i'm tho hunter and jumper
classes. should bee thereafter ineligible TO
compete in the class i'm which it had won
the said first prize. though eligible to COM
pete in any other classA The second step
was to insure generally Interesting competi-
ton i'm the championship class, which was
lone by making the championship open to
all horses. graduated or green. and placing
them first on the programme of exhibition,
thereby bringing out all the entries i'm the
respective classes i'm actual ring COMPETE
ton before preliminary classes can rivet
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-16
TWO MILLIONAIRES.
The Contrasting Lives Of Russell Sage
and Andrew Carnegie.

New York Sun.
Mr.. Russell Sage, who kept his eighty
seventh birthday Monday by working at
his office as usual, has a genius for long
life, business and minding his own bust
ness. A money lender is not apt to be a
popular character. He seeks TO loan his
money at the best advantage. Business is
his pleasure; and his devotion TO thst
pleasure seems to give him ample salts
faction. The preachers of the gospel OF
relaxation" must look at him with averted
eyes. His is a vigorous and sound old age.
attained in the teeth Of their rules. He
has not diversified his pursuits. He cares
for no expensive toys and diversions. He
makes money for the sake OF making il.
He does not make IL to spend ii OF give it
away. His tastes are simple as his aim is
simple. A man who does what he wants
to and keeps on doing it with undimin-
ished delight is an artist in living, however
narrow or unattractive his scheme of l;fs
may seem to the majority.
Mr.. Carnegie is resolved not to die rich.
Mr.. Sage is resolved not to die poor. Such
is the differing effect OF wealth upon diff
fering temperaments. Mr.. Sage plods along,
content with his own way. The sentimental
SOClOiOSlSlS VII ndNt a HOllOn tudt II is inc
duty of a rich man to make restitution
to society are disappointed i'm him Indeed.
he has missed many glorious opportunities
which the great Pittsburg philanthropist
has seized with prehensile hand.
Mr.. Sage has no literary laurels. He has
not made triumphant democracy more
triumphant by writing about IL. He has
done little or nothing for brick and mortar
and the building trades. He has lent no
helping hand to art and architecture. He
has not stood like a breakwater of steel
against the tide of imperialism" Deep in
his own affairs, he has not sought to warn.
discomfort and command his fellow citizens.
Save by example he has failed TO stimulate
persons less f~orehanded than himself To cul-
tive habits OF frugality. He might, IL no
would, make them saving by building book
less palaces OF books, the furnishing and
maintenance of which would require an in
crease of taxation and SO impress upon fu-
ture generations the fact hat knowledge Is
power and worth paying for.
In short, however pleasing Mr.. Sage's
conduct OF life may be TO himself. he has
missed not only much worldwide fame.
but that constant self-applause which must
cheer Mr.. Carnegie I'm his struggles 10 di-
vest himself OF his possessions. Mr.. Sag
lends money. Mr.. Carnegie gives himself
away to humanity.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-16

mates of the poor farm through drink. In
some cases pure unadultcrated laziness has
been the cause OF their helplessness- There
is one man now at the farm who at one
time. not many years ago. was the owner
of a big grocery store in a town in this
State and was highly respected. He wass
however, too lazy to attend to business.
and il is said that when a customer would
enter ne would not get UP TO wait on hin
until, through such shiftlessness, his money
soon slipped away and he now is dependents
on the county.
OUTLINE THEIR PEOPLE.
The fact that most OF those condne0
in the institution are old, reflects the face
that they outlived people who should care
for them. The average age Of the inhabits
ants of the home is sixty-five years. The
Oldest inmate is Rigdon Heron, an old
negro OF eighty-eight. who was a slave in
North Carolina. and was taken to F1orida,
but has lost trace of his people and finds
a good home i'm ire poorhouse. He 10
one of the most Interesting OF the many
types of character, and while feeble and
broken in health talks entertainly OF his
slave days and still retains that polite man
ner of speech so dominant i'm the old South-
ern negro. He never forgets the old ante
bellum "sah," in taking to white folks"
Another fact worthy Of note is that three.
fourths of those in the institution are for.
eigners. This is accounted for by the fact
that they have come 10 a strange country
and not having prepared for the declining
years, have grown old and helpless with
the poorhouse IA the sole resort. One old
woman when asked if she were satisfied
with her home said that the name was the
worst thing about the poor farm. 1t sounds
the failure of her life, she thinks. Those
who live there could not find better treat
ment. and in some cases the inmates are
not to be blamed for their situation. They
are often the victim of circumstances, such
as have just been mentioned. The cases
in which the inmates arc worthless and OF
no account are said to be the exception
and not the rule.
These old people are cared for in the best
manner possible. The county furnishes them
with tobacco once every week and they are
allowed to go and come when they please.
The work they do is all such as they can
easily perform and they have absolutely
no care or Responsibility. 1t is an odd sight
to watch them on a summer day seated
around the smoking room talking over days
when they, too. played a part in the af-
fairs of men. Some may be seen earnestly
engaged in a game OF dominos or cards,
while others are lounging about cracking
jokes and Willing the hours away just
as they are Willing away the last days
of their existence. These inter ssting old
people who, 10 say the least, are unfor-
tunate, have left the busy scenes of life
and having played their part are awaiting
the final drop OF the curtain. =