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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1907-07-11

zone of the men picked me up by the
heels"
steamer stood out, n l was Ianueu
In the cove 1 spoke Of at the foot Of
the stairway"
ut wouldn't be possible to bring a
steamer like the Walrus alongside the
rock, then?"
sit would be possible in calm wealth
er, but very dangerous even then"
"Could you find that rock if you were
in command Of a ship sailing the Bal
tic2"
"Oh, yes, madam"
"If twenty or thirty determined men
were landed on the stairway, do you
think they could capture the garrison?"
eyes, If they were landed secretly,
but n or two soldiers at the top with
repeating rifles might hold the stair
way against an army while their am
munition lasted"
"But If a she'll were fred from the
steamer might not the attacking COM
pany get inside during the confusion
among the defenders?"
"That is possible, madam, but a pri-
vate steamer firing shells or, indeed,
landing a hostile company runs danger
Of meeting the fate of a pirate"
"You would not care to try 1t, them"
II? Oh, I should be delighted to try
it if you allow me to select the crew.
1 can easily get aboard the small arms
and ammunition necessary, but I am
not so sure about the cannon"
Every good. I need not warn you to
be extremely cautious regarding those
you take into your confidence. Mean
while I wish you to communicate with
the official who is authorized to sell
the yacht. I am expecting a gentle
man tomorrow in whose name the ves-
sci will probably be bought, and 1 an
hoping he will accept the %captaincy
Of it."
"Is he capable of filling that position,
madam? Is he q sailor?'
HE was for many years captain in
the United States navy. l offer you
the position Of mate, but 1 will give
you captains pay and a large bonus in
addition if you faithfully carry out
my plans, whether they prove success
full or not. l wish you to come here at
this hour tomorrow with whoever Is
authorized to sell or charter the steam
er. You may say ! am undecided
whether to buy or charter. 1 must con-
suit Captain Kempt or that point"
"Thank you, madam. l shall be here
this time tomorrow"
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1907-07-11
bearded man, whose bulk MADE the

bearded man, whose bulk made the
stateroom seem small.
you sent for the captain, and I am
here"
$50 am l." said the prince tauntily.
my name is Lermontof. Perhaps you
have heard Of me?"
The captain shook his shaggy head.
II am a prince Of Russia and by
some mistake find myself your passen-
ger instead of spending the night in
my own house. Where are you taking
me, captain?"
ut is forbidden that I should an
swer questions"
lis it also forbidden that 1 should &C
on deckw
1.-THE general said you were not to
be allowed to leave this stateroom, as
you did not give your parole"
"How can 1 escape from a steamer in
motion, c%aptainY"
ut is easy to jump into the river
and perhaps swim ashore"
$50 he is a general, is he? Well,
captain, I'll give you my parole that l
shall not attempt to swim the Neva or
81 cold a night as this"
II cannot allow you on deck now"
said the captain, "but when we are in
the gulf of Finland you may walk the
deck with the sentry beside you"
"The gulf of Finland?' cried Lennon
tof. 'Then you are going down the
river?"
The big captain looked at him with
deep displeasure clouding his brow,
feeling that he had been led to give
away information which he should
have kept to himself.
"You r not going up to Schlussel-
burg, them"
II told your highness that 1 am not
allowed to answer questions. The gen
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1907-07-11

here"
eral, however, has given me a letter
for you, and perhaps it may contain
all you may want to know"
"The general has given you a letter,
Ell? Then why don't you let me have
it,"
HE told me not to disturb you to.
night, but place it before you at break
fast tomorrow"
"Oh, we're going to travel all night.
are WEI"
eyes, excellency."
did the general say you should not
allow me to see the letter tonight?"
mo, your excellency; he just said,
DO not trouble his highness tonight,
but give him this in the morning."
I'm that cas- let me have it now"
The captain pulled a letter from his
pocket and presented it to the prince.
1t contained merely the two notes
which Lermontof had written to
Drummond and to the czar.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1907-07-11
XIV.

FTER the captain left him Ler-
A montoff closed and boited the
I door, then sat down upon the
- edge Of his bed to mediate up
on the situation. He heard distant
bells ringing on shore somewhere and,
looking at his watch, saw it was just
II o'clock. It seemed Incredible that
three-quarters Of an hour previously
he had left the hospitable doors OF a
friend and now was churning his way
in an unknown steamer to an nnknnwn.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1907-07-11

Why is it that q man who intends to
retire from Office always gets 80 much
enjoyment ont Of denying it for three
or four months?
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1907-07-11

Ine numerous economic prop1ems
now presenting themselves ought to
produce n Of the most interesting
seasons the commencement essay has
ever known.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1907-07-11

Only Russians of "obscurity" are tax
en- as risks by life insurance compa-
MES. SO there is one country where the
simple life has It's advantages.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1907-07-11

There is no telling what some presi-
dents secretary may come TO some
day.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1907-07-11

destlnat1on. 1t appeared impossible
that so much could have happened 10
lorty-dve minutes. he wondered what
Drummond was doing and what &C.
ton he would take when he found his
friend missing.
H0Wever, bordering over the matter
brought no solution Of the mystery, SO,
being a practical young man, he cast
the subject from his mind, picked up
his heavy overcoat, which he had
flung on the bed, and hung 1t up on
the hook attached to the door. AS he
did this his hand came in contact with
a tube in one Of the pockets, and for
a moment he imagined it was his re-
volver, but he found it was the metal
syringe he had purchased that evening
from the chemist. This set his
thoughts whirling In another direction.
He took from an inside pocket one of
the bottles Of ozak, examining It un-
der the candle light, wishing he had a
piece Of rock with which to expert
ment. Then with a yawn he replaced
the materials in his overcoat pocket,
took off his. boots and threw himself
on the bed, thankful it was not an Or
binary shelf bunk, but a generous and
comfortable resting place. Now Kath-
crime appeared before his closed eyes,
and hand in hand they wandered into
dreamland together.
" LTo BE CONTINUED :" y,
Germany In the Pacific.
1t was, of course, undiplomatic for
United States naval officers who were
with Dewey at Manila in 1898 to say
in blunt sailor fashion that Germany
was our real menace in the far east.
The navy roams the seas, and sea cap
tains with their eyes open can look be-
meath the surface of things and make
good guesses about what nations are
doing. Recently the premier of Aus
tralia declared in an open meeting Of
diplomats gathered in London that Ger
many would have to be reckoned with
before the struggle for the control of
the Pacific ocean can be settled. Such
q declaration in the course Of a quiet
after dinner talk on the worlds affairs
naturally would not attract the atten-
ton given to words of q warship COM
mander, spoken with his hand on the
lanyard of a gun, so to speak. But the
dinner incident shows that our sailors
were not seeing spooks in the far east
while chasing the Spaniards in 1893.
Germany has half a dozen important >
positions, naval stations or strategic.
and commercial points of vantage in or
near the Pacific. Her status in that
region is almost as powerful as our
own. The Australian colonies have
more than once within a generation
protested to the home government
against further acquisition by Germany
Of dependencies in the Pacific, but to
no valid purpose. Germany's seizure
OF a Chinese port was among the bold;
est of her tactics. But she openly
sympathized with Russia in the late
war against Japan and is now fortify-
ing her leased district on the coast Of
China. She has recently completed her
own world girdling cable and now en-
joys telegraphic communication under
her own control with her scattered de-
tendencies. Thus she is consolidating
her interests in the far east in a way to
set people who can't help looking on
thinking and even thinking out loud.
Iue nero ec0nomIo nron,orr,
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1907-07-11

NRINCE IVAN LERMONTOFF
. came to consider the explosion
one of the luckiest things that
had eve. ncc1lrrad In hiS work.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-03-13

James A MacNeiIl Whistler, the
American artist who lived so long in
London, had his own way Of dealing
with patrons. After he had painted the
ceiling Of the famous peacock room"
for Mr.. Leyland the latter refused to
pay the bill, declaring II exorbitant.
Whistler did nothing for some weeks;
then he made another trip to the room,
put on his studio clothes and set to
work in front OF one OF the two pea
cocks. A few days afterward Mr.. Ley
land, who knew nothing about Whis-
tiers finishing touches brought friend
to see the room. To their establishment
they beheld a peacock grasping a huge
pile OF gold coins In one of its claws.
Next morning the artist received a
check for payment IN full, together
with polite offer OF extra payment II
he would restore that portion Of the
picture under the birds claw 10 the
original design"
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-03-13

Nutr1a fur comes from a little AMI.
NAL which makes his home on the
banks of the river De la Plata in
South America. The climate and loca-
ton suit him so well that he has never
been found in any other locality. He
is equally at home in the water or
ashore. being provided by nature with
nostrils set very high. so that he can
swim with just the tip of his nose out
OF the water. The old lady nutria
swims around, with five or six young
ones on her back, the rest of her anti
race suicide family tagging along as
best they may. Nutria holds the same
position among hatters' furs as gold
does among the metals or silk among
abrics.-Hatman.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-03-13
Bird Prisoners.

A remarkable mode of incarceration
is practiced by the hornbllls. birds
with Immense bills and horny crests
which inhabit southern Asia the Ma
layan islands and central and southern
Africa. In most IL not all species the
broOding female Is walled up In a hol-
low tree and fed by her mate. She re-
mains confined In her prison until the
eggs are Matched and in some species
until the young birds are able to fly.
Meanwhile the mother has become
temporarily incapable of fight. as she
has molted or at least shed all her
wing feathers during her captivity.
But the male is indefatigable In pro-
viding for his family and is said to
work so hard that he is a skeleton at
the end OF the brooding season.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-03-13

Nine. Modjeska once undertook nj
rehearsal TO correct her leading man,
Maurice Barrymore. in regard to what
she deemed his erroneous conception
OF certain vocal infections. He paid
no attention to her inJunctions.
Angry at his apparent Indifference,
xae said at last: What do you know
about acting? made you what you
are. So / dare you to tell me what
h right and what is wrong"
Barrymore swung around and faced
Modjeska. pretending TO resent her lee
5ure. You made mer' he cried de
fisively. why, was an actor before
The public when people did not know
when they looked at you whether you
were a woman or tooth wash"
This had reference to the London
billboards, on which Modjeska's name
had been interviewer with "snipes''
that were used to advertise tooth
wash
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-03-13
THE DAIRY BARN.
Six Ways In Which II May BE Vastly
Improved.

Improved.
There are six ways in which the av
erage dairy barn can be vastly i'm.
proved.
In the first place, most OF the stables
need better ventilation and light. They
need more and better kept window sur
faces and facilities for changing the air
without exposing the cows TO drafts.
In the second place. there should be
a ceiling between the floor OF the NOW
and the cows. In barns where hay is
stored over the cows IL is dangerous TO
leave the defective floor without some
sort of ceiling. The chance OF fire is
much greater, and a sanitary condition
of the stable is almost impossible II the
dust ami hay are allowed TO fall
through upon the cows.
Third.-The stables should have good
floors. Cracks in the floor are breeding
places for bacteria, and they catch and
hold an accumulation of filth that fills
the stables with bad odors.
Tying the Cows.
Fourtb.-Tying the cows can be
greatly improved upon. The old fash
toned rigid stanchion is neither com.
Portable nor convenient. The cows
should have aSsmall degree OF freedom
at least. This can be provided by the
newer makes of stanchions or by Il
chain or halter. The great objection TO
the last two is the difficulty of keeping
the COW clean, and right here is the
fifth way In which the stable can be
improved. Fix the cutters SO that they
will keep the cow clean and at the
same time save all the manure. / have
been I'm barns where the platform was
so short that when the COW would lie
down she could not keep out OF the
gutter. | have been in other stables
where the gutter was simply a couple
Of by As placed upon the stable floor.
Either practice is bad. The best plan
is to fix the floor in such way that il
will accommodate the cows and give
them ample room for lying down com
fortably. Have the gutter about four
inches deep and built water tight. This
saves all the liquid manure. keeps the
COWS clean and makes IL much easier
TO care for the stables and the stock
Handling the Manure.
The sixth point which comes TO my
mind at this time is an improved meth
cd in handling the manure. Throwing
IL out of the window is insanitary and
often inconvenient. The manure piles
up against the barn. lnjuring the paint
and at the same time losing much OF
it's value as fertilizer. The other
plan of shoveling 1t into wheelbarrows
and wheeling ii out and dumping ii in
the yard is little better. Use some kind
of a carrier, an overhead one preferred.
and unload the manure right into the
spreader. The carrier is always out OF
the way, there are no unsightly planks
and trestles which are necessary IL you
use wheelbarrow. the manure pile is
avoided, and all the manure is saved
Professor Il. l.. Shaw.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-03-13
HOMEMADE CATARRH CURE

ANY one can mix right at home the
best remedy of its kind known. The
name Cyclone is given to the follow
ing prescription. II is supposed, because
of its promptness i'll driving from the
blood and system every vestige of
catarrhal poison, relieving this foul and
dread disease, no matter where located.
To prepare the mixture: Get from any
good pharmacy one-half ounce Fluid
Extract Dandelion, one ounce Compound
Kargon and three ounces Compound
Syrup Sarasparilla. Shake well and use
in teaspoonful doses after each meal and
at bed time.
This is a harmless, inexpensive mix
ture, which has a peculiar action upon
the eliminative tissues of the Kidneys
assisting them 10 filter aud strain from
the blood and system all catarrhal
poisons, which, if not eradicated, are
absorbed by the mucous membrane and
an open sore or catarrh is the result.
Prepare some and try it, as it is the
prescription of an eminent catarrh spe-
cislist of national reputation.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-03-13
SOME POINTED QUESTIONS
THAT WILL DISCUSSED AT THE
SPECIAL MEETINGS
METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH OF ALMA
FRANKLIN II. CLAPP, Pastor.

aa~G mink ds mmwh does he "nou@ %" ar
dcurdat ndnc al ) ct d to t
mtAan be tt eternal reward til capital
thmhnhm buttons? How de the nh one
h nj h
ma a few homes
Lodge doing IL
mnwhdp My pr enI m hing be dm Eternity?
Wi @sredwh mh mod
dmghe weklWh Vii b ans H m they
mheng ht G. W
ka sta lace u
lew If Hay or on graz
What he there in Ennb MANY is depending o is wit rHgo OF h o
mother happy ave e
~ pen
ereng wi p
COME.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-03-13
WHY SUFFER WITH PILES?

Onr patrons know that our guarantee
is good add when we that we guarantee
DR.. Colwell's Egyptian Pile Cure to cure
TO cure amp case of piles, you may know
thar it will do it. If it fails to satisfy
you, l will pay you back the purchase
price. CHAs. RHoADEs.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-03-13
Curiosity Of Punctuation.

Since you have requoted the inter
esting example of incorrect punctua-
ton, 1T was and i said, not Of" 1t
would be as well to give that even
more interesting and better example,
THAT that is is that that is not is not
that II II Is" And to avoid Nightmares
we Immediately punctuate thus: That
that is, is: that that is not, is not. is
not that IT. It is.-Cor London Chron-
icle
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-03-13
A Calendar Curiosity.

Divide the year by A, taking no no.
tice of the remainder. Next find the
number of days inclusive from the LIST
Of January TO the date In band. recs.
oning February always as having only
twenty-eight days. Add together the
sum. the quotient and the first mum
bers and divide this by Z. The figure
OF the remainder gives you the day of
the week, standing for Sunday. for
Monday, and so on.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-03-13
CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATION

An examination for the position Of
clerk male and female) and carrier
(male) will be held at the postoffice in
this city on March %, 1907. For appli-
cation blanks, and for full information
relative to the examination, qualif1ca-
tions, duties, salaries, vacations, promo
tons, etc., address Secretary, Board Of
Civil Service Examiners, Postoffice,
City. 1852
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-03-13

IL you want good forty acres, six
miles west and two miles south of Alma.
Good house, barn aud win dmill. En-
quire of OTTo SANDERHOFF. l45Stf
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-03-13

It Is related Of the mother OF the
poet Goethe that she happened to re
eeive an invitation to a party when
on her deathbed from some one who
did not know that she was Ill. She
thus replied to 1t: Mime. Goethe Is sor-
ry that she cannot accept your invita-
ton. as she Is engaged dying"
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-03-13
Constipation

Baked sweet apples. with some people. bring
prompt relief for Constipation. With Others.
coarse all-wheat bread will have the same effect.
Nature undoubtedly has vegetable remedy TO
relieve eyery.ailment known 10 man. IL physicians
can but find Natures way 10 health. And this Is
strikingly true with regard 10 Constipation.
The bark of q certain tree in California-Cas-
cara Sagrada-offers a most excellent aid TO this
end. But. combined with Egyptian SIENNA. Slip
perry Elm Bark. Solid Extract OF Prunes. etc. this
same Cascara bark is given its greatest possible
power 70 correct constipation. toothsome
Candy Tablet called Lax-ets is now made at the
Dr. Shoop Laboratories. from this ingenious and
most effective prescription. Its effect on Consti-
PATTON Biliousness. Sour Stomach, Bad Breath,
Ssllow Complexion. ETC.. is indeed prompt and
satisfying.
No gripping. no unpleasant after effects are ex.
perienced. and Iaxets are put up in beautiful
autographed metal boxes at cents and Is cents
Der box.
For something new. nice. economical and
effective. try q boz OF
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-03-13

Remember that j. L. Miller & Son
have been paying more for first-class
butter than any store in Gratiot county.
We grade it,
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-03-13
A Card From Cnas. Rhoades

We have secured the agency for DR..
Colwen's Egyptian Pile Cure, the most
certain cure for piles ever discored.
We personally guarantee it. and will re-
fund the purchase price on every pack
age that fails to give satisfaction.
CHAs. RHoADEs.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-03-13

GEO. E. SHARRAR.
WHYSUFFER WITH PILES7

WHYSUFFER WITH PILES?
My patrons know that my guaranty
is good and when say that ] guaran-
tee Dr. Colwell's Egyptian Pile Cure
10 cure any case OF piles, you may
know that it will do il. II il fails
TO satisfy you, will pay you back
the purchase price.
CHAS. RHOADES.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-03-13

Dyspepsia is our national ailment. Bur-
dock Blood Bitters is the national cure for
il. 1t strengthens stomach membranes,
promotes flow of digestive juices. puriies
the blood, builds you up.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-03-13

Good farm horse for sale. j. l.
MILLER & Son.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-03-13
An Ideal Laxative,

Phyfics and Cathartics which purge. unload the
t<ycis. and give temporary relief. but irritate,
LAXATIVE Iron-ox Tablets are as different IN
sfest as truth u from fslsehood. They nourish
nnd vcor 20 do the work nature intended. thus
cfectnga permanent cure by perfectly safe. and
Chocolate coated tablets, easy TO take never rripe
or oaufeste ioc csc and 81 % at all drug ttorts-
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-03-13

II You Go not have one natural. easy movement al
ne towels each Gay yor are Ihcons.soesAs trbos
tive Tron-ox Tablets tone and Strengthen the
bowels. sc thai they &C the work natcrt inicboeo.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-03-13
HoILIsvER'S
Rocky Mountain Tea Nuggets
A Busy Medicine for Busy People

A specific for Constipation, Indigestion. Live
and Kidney Troubles, Pimples. Eczema, Impure
Blood. Bad Breath. Sluggish Bowels, Headache
and Backache. It's Rocky Mountain Tea in tab
let form, 35 cents n box. Genuine made by
IoLLisTER DRuG COMPANY, Madison, Wis.
;cLDEN NUGGETS FOR SklL0W PECP,T
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-03-13

Buy your furniture of Convis & Con
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1907-10-25
KeSer Brothers & Phillips Buy and Sell Panhandle Lands.
THE PRESBYTERIAN COLLEGE.
November 18th Now Fixed as Date
For Deciding on Location.

The matter of locating the Pan
handle Presbyterian College has
been re-opened. Some hint, nay
say, that this question has been
re-submitted to Panhandle towns
in order to let Amarillo in. But,
be this as it may, the way is now
opened to all comers both old and
new. From a folder sent to the
Canyon City Commercial Club
by this prospective College, board
of trustees, The News takes the
following:
THE kind of a proposition we
now desire is one in which the
town will agree to donate a plot
of ground for a campus and give
a cash bonus on condition that
the Board succeeds in raising
the endowment. Other things
being equal the town that makes
the best proposition along this
line will be chosen as the location
of the school.
We believe that we are now
working along lines that will APP
peal to the best business sense
of the Panhandle people and of
the friends of education every
where. We ask you to put up a
bonus on condition that we OBJ.
tain sufficient endowment funds
to enable the school to be a sue.
cess from the start and to guar.
antee that it will be increasingly
successful as the years come and
go.
Any city in the Panhandle
ought to be glad to give us a
plot of ground for a campus and
from $4,000 to 100000 bonus
in cash or other property in or
der to secure the location of oul
Presbyterian College, on condi
ton of our placing as much as
S25,0 endowment upon it tC
start with, for every dollar of the
money thus donated will be
spent at once in buildings which
will beautify and adorn the very
city that furnishes the money.
And the greater the liberality of
the citizens the more beautiful
and substantial the buildings.
THE real estate or financia,
value of such a school as we pro
pose to establish is difficult To es