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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-08-29
A Nautical Explanation.

A New York woman, recounting her
impressions Of a recent trip abroad,
said:
Zone thing at least l learned. That
was the meaning of 'windward' and
'leeward.' The captain of the liner l
crossed on explained this difference to
me in a way that, if a little vulgar,
was yet unforgetable.
"'Captain,' I said, I never can tell
the difference between the windward
and the leeward. Explain it to me,
will your
"'Well, madam said the gruff old
captain, If I were to spit to the wind
ward and you were to stand to the
leeward Of me you would be a FOOL"
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-08-29


At a first night" in a Paris theater
recently one of the scenes showed a
funeral procession crossing the stage.
AS she was about to leave the wings
and pass across the stage one of the
"mourners," a girl, thought of some
thing funny and her face became
wreathed in smiles and she giggled
happily.
The stage manager was furious.
Take a franc off that girls ~salary!'
he Kissed.
The startled "mourner," just making
her entrance, burst into tears of dis
may and sobbed lamentably all the
way across the stage. The critics said
it vas a triumph of realism.
A vast amount of Ill health is due to
impaired digestion. When the stomach
fails to perform It's functions properly
the whole system becomes deranged. A
few doses of Chamberlain's Tablets is all
you need. They will strengthen your
digestion, invigorate your liver, and
regulate your bowels, entir' ly doing
away with the miserable feeling due to
faulty digestion. Try it. Many Others
have been permanently cured-why o
you? For sale by all dealers.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-08-29

A healthy man is a king in bis own
right; an unhealthy man an unhappy
slave. For impure blood and sluggish
liver, use Burdock Blood Bitters. On
the market 35 years. $1.W a bottle.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-08-29

Harsh physics react, weaken the
bowels, will lead to chronic constipation.
Doan's ReguletS operate easily. 25c a
box at all stores.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-08-29

ALDERMEN.
u;.o4 Word ,., Morris Orion, j. Boyd
s sacsIT Ward. j. j. Mahoney r. I. Burke
T 1Si;r Ward Harrington, Chas. Haugh
SCHOOL BOARD.
Members of Board of Education-John
Mahon Chas. Hunter, w. B. Dickson " -
Fox, J. j. Mahoney. Milne.
treasurer. = Tr1ax-
Clerk ~
Omaha daily bee., 1912-06-08
BY MARGARET HUBBARD AVER.

Before ! go on with the making Of
our pretty girl l want to answer some
of the many questions that have poured
in from girls between fourteen and six
teen regarding their compilations,
l always feel deeply sympathetic with
girls of that age because it is very
trying time. One isn't quite a young
lady yet. and one is not a child, and
clothes and manners both change along
with the manner in which one does ones
hair, and the way ones complexion looks.
A CIR! of fifteen who had taken my
last article very seriously to heart wants
to know what in the world she will do.
THE girls at school are making fun
Of me- she writes, because my face
is shiny just like a mirror, and yet
you say / must not use powder, All
the other girls do. 80 what shall I do?"
Personally, would rather see shiny
little nose than one that was ali clnalked
up with powder, but, my dear, If 1t
worries you so much, here are a few
simnle ways that you may try tn ovar-
Omaha daily bee., 1912-06-08
HEALTH IN HOT WEATHER

In Europe during the summer Of 1911
the excessive heat was observed by re
Fleury to have had a. pronounced effect
Not only was there increase in sickness
during the hot period, but after its sub
sidence many pc sons developed gastro-
Intestinal disturbances, congestion of the
liver ir some skin affection of digestive
origin. In attempting to account for the
effects of the hot weather De Fleury
'ays that the abuse Of cooling drinks
with food, the tendency of foods to spoil
and the increasing virulence of disease
germs We're important factors, but he
believes that the most important factor
was the diversion of the water in the
body from the kidneys to the skin, with
increased excretion of water, with lower.
ing Of blood dpressure. but with decreased
elimination Of poisons. The sweat-excret-
,ng apparatus of the skin is equal to only
about a fourth of the filtering apparatus
OF the Kidneys and during the hot
weather fluids are excreted by the skin
almost entirely. 1t was De Fleurys OBJ
servaton that persons who lived on =
fruit and vegetable diet to the exclusion
Of meat and eggs, escaped gastro-intes-
final disturbances. Hot drinks also acted
in prophylactio way, as did the en-
poyment of the Tactic ferments. Drugs
which increase the blood pressure and
stimulate the kidney function also had
beneficial effects. The observations O:
De Fleury, according to The Journal OF
the American Medical Association, would
seem to confirm the dictum that in hoe
weather 1t is desirable to decrease the
amount of protein food intake, to limit
the diet more closely to fruits and
vegetables and to drink plenty of plain
water or other bland drinks while the
stomach is empty in order, If possible,
TO increase elimination by the kidneys.
The frequency of congestion of the liver
would seem also to support the theory
of deficient elimination of poisons as
an important cause of the morbidity due
to the heat
Omaha daily bee., 1912-06-08
Burning Of the Gaspe
BY REV. THOMAS B. GREGORY

widening the breach between King
George and the colonies.
Narragansett Bay was an unfortunate
place for King Georges war vessel to at
tempt her tyrannical impressment. 1t
was to the shores of those same waters
that Roger Williams had fled 1877 years
before, and It was on those shores that
he established. for the first time in the
whole history of the world, a government
that rested on the principle of a thor
oughgoing liberty. liberty of conscience.
liberty In trade, liberty In everything.
A bad place. that for the Gaspe to
come for the purpose of making people
pay the taxes which seemed to them to
be unjust. The spirit of Roger Williams
lowered over the waters and cheered by
that spirit the patriots refused to be
recreant to their consciences. They
could not conscientiously pay King
George the tax that rightfully belonged
to their wives and children, but they
could. without a twinge of compunction.
burn the vessel he had sent to despoil
them.
One Of the leaders of the party that
burnt the Gaspe was Abraham Whipple,
afterward naval officer during the rev.
oluton. Others Of the party became dis
tinguIshed for bravery during the revo-
lutonary struggle.
Four years after the burning of the
Gaspe when Sir James Wallace. Brit
ish commander, was in the vicinity Of
Newport, some one pointed Wnipple out
to him as the leader IN the attack on
the Gaspe. and Wallace sent him the
following note; You, Abraham Whipple,
burned his majesty's vessel. the Gaspe,
and will hang you at the yardarm."
To this Whipple replied: "Sir James Wal
lace. Sir--Always catch man before you
hang him. Abraham Whipple."
Sir William did not catch" his man
and Whippe lived to be the progenitor
Of some of the most ilustrious homes In
our country's history.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-06-08

and that after ALL is real beauty.
For the consolation of the girl with
the big mouth, / want to tell her that
1t is sign of generous nature, and
that both men and women are begin
ming to be rather critical of the tiny
rosebud mouth, which is apt to say more
bitter things than the bigger. IL less
classic, lips.
II you don't like the shape Of your
lips and mouth. learn to enunciate with
great care ond distinctness. The preacher
in the pulpit is good example to fol-
low. or if you know Of teacher who
speaks almost too precisely. initiate that
teacher. Careful enunciation is an ex-
erclse for the lips. 1t strengthens all the
muscles in the lips, and If you form the
habit in time you will get the we'll
shaped lips which distinguish our best
actresses and actors.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-06-08

of the ocean It sails over; and because
the Yankee eolonists were a little remiss
In recognizing laws, the Gaspe was cruis-
ing in Narragansett bay for the purpose
Of enforcing them.
While chasing vessel that was trying
to elude her, the Gaspe ran aground and
set her on fire. This act on the part Of
the Americans maddened the British
ministry and thus materially assisted In
Omaha daily bee., 1912-06-08

agrees with you, showing the best re-
suits.
The reason your face Is so greasy is
because the little glands which find their
outlet in the pores of the skin are not
working properly.
I explained to you In my last article
that during this trying period of read
justment between childhood and young
womanhood the circulation of the blood
is very apt to go on strike somewhere,
and cause you all kinds Of trouble like
pimples and backheads or very oily
skin These troubles will right them
selves in the course of time, especially
If you are careful Of your health In the
meantime, | would suggest to the girl
with the greasy face that she try one or
the other of these treatments. or course
l take 1t for granted that you don't
omit your daily bath. and that YOU wash
your face carefully and thoroughly both
night and morning The investment Of
a face brush will repay you by clearing
the pores of all impurities, and making
it much easier for you to work on your
complexion.
The soap you use on your face need
Omaha daily bee., 1912-06-08
wANA

We WERE sfT77H< E AAovrC
NE cA~ATHRE ONE pANE
NV MoRkf Ni&sH WHEN ELen
lHH HiHosAH GkeAArt7REss
cFrEaEO 70 % a L@,noV
SNAkE pAssCE Just As sac
MAS HALFWAY D@AU- A roos
LAOSAEp- A LOUD JHR,LI
LNoSa- AroELr,E DEiH&
a MEmeER or 7E UrIi or
IHHE'H q n 7HE5 o'CLoek
NMSTLE JT7PPED I4oRE
ONE OF me (kEN ENoviaEp
%HEAepRE" Ar'o JAE PipED
HOW IS IT MAT NIAGARA
FALLS WAS NEAER
khoWN 70 sue
SIC iN PRiA CE HG BIT
Papa AND NAM ~ A.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-06-08

"Sh w. oh1 tliV ~
Elimination caused
by it Is still wax
ing up the dark
corners of things
over all the earth.
Great Britain, be-
Ing civilized, had,
Of course, her reve-
nua laws. her pro
tective'' tariffs, not
withstanding the
fact that the COM
merce of the ma
tons should be as
free as the waves
Omaha daily bee., 1912-06-08

not be an expensive kind, but 1t must
be pure. Many soaps can be used on
the body or hands. but should not touch
the face II the soap stings it is too
strong for the face, and one of the
simplest tests is to taste it with the
tongue If it does not bite" it can
Omaha daily bee., 1912-06-08
June =, ITT2.

In Narragansett Bay, 40 years ago,
there was the little conflagration to which
ing of the Gaspe." II was not much of a
fire, but 1t made great light In the
Omaha daily bee., 1912-06-08

come the greasy look.
In the first place | want you to re-
member now and for always that the
lotion or treatment which agrees with
one skin won't agree with another and
you want to try and experiment until
YOU have lust the right treatment which
Omaha daily bee., 1912-06-08

~Nf a Dove DE NOS ON me
.TRGEr our HER Q RopE TAG
koN GRpER- Ae WAS W
70 MG 17t" FLOOR WHEY
ne Saw Ae 70 kENA~
WA"E AT HIM F2oM NE gREET
re BerT OVER aHo 1euEp
eow~W aA1,s II MAC.
TAEh NE PVT AiS PAW 10 nLs
ISTR R hhp HEARD MAC
NELL
II a Gas RAH GE
cook5 poES A CLAM
BAKE?
WIN CENT Ntu <oo
.AxE. w ie4E sac. oH
-1ooR> WlvVLES
Omaha daily bee., 1912-06-08

Woman-a mighty
nice woman. You
won't have any
trouble talking to
her. Youth find. her
the easiest person
| to- -
7 "Oh, I don't mean
that interrupted
Helen. only l can't
tell you how |
dread to call on a
perfect stranger"
Now. look here.
I've told you why
! want you to make
this call. Griffin
\ will only be here a
week. and anything
we can do to enter
4a,a than, u-iU ha
Omaha daily bee., 1912-06-08
Married Life the Third Year
Helen, in Warrens Interest Calls the Wife of
Western Millionaire
By MABEL HERBERT URNER.

J But, it's so hard, Warren, for me to
call on any one I don't know l always
feel so awkward-I never know what to
talk about"
That's absurd. Mrs. Griffin is a nice
Omaha daily bee., 1912-06-08
- LckER.
9Af:667r g < *: :: 49, =: -:

~
TttG HAssD or 7,4g poos OLD
Jockey WAS NO Lon GER
SEN1f - We SAT DOWN
70 NR,W me Story OF
t#s HEe FOR TINE "sAr yplE
BANNER L+E RvDDEp ?
H's FRERR Brow PULLED
on t4iS oLp piPE Ano
NAeBLp JUST one LINE
A FLASH OF LiSHThi~G
MCkED HIM VpoNHi{ HOOD
KE 7vMeLEp ovEH JuJT
AHG Nao7E 4 Boo,e
OF COO RSE AAs LOTS or
LEAMES WHY NOT CALL
ia TREE
oA FIREMAN JANE
AAA< CARkniAt RAD &c
The silver messenger., 1912-02-20

etiquette, says that in mediaeva!
times the absence, or lack, of the fork
must have made feeding somewhat
unpleasant sight. That was in the
days before any one had thought o.,
such a thing as fork, and while the
fingers still were considered proper
mediums for the conveyance OF food
from the plate to the mouth.
Professor Jackson says that when
Coryate, an Englishman who Travelled
in Italy at the end of the sixteenth
century, wrote his "Crudities," he had
scarcely anything more astonishing to
tell his readers than that the Italians
"doe alwaies at their meeales use a
little forke when they cut the meate."
Coryate was delighted at the high
standard OF table manners there, and
records with satisfaction that anyone
who touched meat with his fingers was
"at least hrowbeaten, If not repre-
hended in words"
The earlier practice Of holding a
piece of meat in the fingers and carry
ing morsels to the mouth in the same
manner brought with it another GUS
tom, and in its train a magnificent op-
portunity for the silversmiths. After
each course one servant brought round
a bowl or dish filled with rosewater
from a special ever, so that the diners
might wash their hands, and another
menial carried a towel.
So strong, indeed, was tradition, and
not less the delight Of owning such
splendid works Of art as the silver
smiths produced for this purpose, that
rosewater dishes and ewers continued
to be made long after the arrival of
the fork In the reign OF James l. had
made them unnecessary. A finger
bowl set on the table by each person
was In full use toward the end of the
eighteenth century, but there are
many people still alive, and these not
extremely old, who can remember the
rosewater dish being brought round In
the old way at the end OF important
dinners.
The silver messenger., 1912-02-20
MOVING THE SEA.

In these days when conversaa0,
seems to be an economic watchwoH
the idea of moving the sea has com'
into some clever head. In the facin'
ocean of the coast OF California ID
great meadow. 1t is made up larsey
of kelp, one of the mightiest Oh =.
the world of vegetation. This KEY :
vinelike and creeps along the oo''Or
Of the sea. 1t sends up its branen'.
for hundeds of feet and there O's'
leaves and fruits as big as pumpAlu.
A device has been invented TOT ....'. Wv
ting this sea plant and in NV,
while it is expected that DIG s'.'I
will be harvested along the coas' y.
California. The plant is wondei'I.s w..
useful as a fertilizer. 1t con'a',
nitrogen, which makes stalks -.
leaves, phosphoric acid, which lns, -,
buds and blossoms. and potash Na,r .,s,
gives size and quality to fruits s's sm
and vegetables. Annually We ~,
millions and millions of dollars W WV.
or fertilizer into the sea. we vi"
1t back to the starved land D' NV
ing the sea.
The silver messenger., 1912-02-20


of infectious conditions of the mouth
nose and pharynx, which he believo'
to be insufficiently recognized in mos,
households-viz., the table utens,h
such as the forks, spoons and glasso,
which come into contact with N,
mouth. He points out that these ar.
usually washed altogether, often ver,
perfunctorily, and then dried upon IN.
same cloth, so that 1t is not surprisino
II the infective agent gets distributed
by this means. Professor Ritsch,
states that in his own family the uten
sils used by any member sufferin,
from an infectious condition are sen
arately sterilized in boiling water
One of his children having contracted
mumps at school recovered withom
communicating the disease to an,
other member of the family. Profes
sor Ritschl insists upon the impor
tapce of strict measures in regard II
this matter In restaurants, hotels and
boarding houses, and he is of opinion
that if these precautions were adopted
it would be less common than at pres
ent for people to complain of catch
ing cold"
The Lancet says that precautions IL
regard to this matter are generab
adopted at sanatoriums for the treat
ment Of pulmonary tuberculosis
where this danger is recognized, ant
at hospitals and public institutions
but Professor Ritschl's note may servs
to draw the attention of the public tt
this question, since there can be litt,
doubt that the ordinary process
washing, unless carried out thorough
ly with very hot water, is not calcu
The silver messenger., 1912-02-20
CHURCH GARGOYLEs,

1t Is a well-known fact that the
faces Of many Of the carved saints in
our churches are so like those of
celebrated sinners that the resem-
blance must be more than accidental.
But Birmingham goes one better in
two OF the gargoyles that adorn the
Church OF st. George, Wheeler street.
Lozells.
When the church was built manv
years ago, two Of the stone masons
employed on the carving ouarreled
and finally had a stand-up fight. which
ended In one of the men having a
black eye and the other broken
nose. Like good Englishmen. the
men, having settled their differences
again became fast friends, and in or.
ger TO commemorate the event thew
carved two figures, which still orna.
ment the windows facing Tower
street, one with bandage round ,ts
eye and the other with a big nlaster
across the nose.
The story, We may add, is confirmed
by the present rector of St Coorco,s
London Tit-Bits. o.
The silver messenger., 1912-02-20
SIR ISAAC NEWTON.

10 say in brief space what ef,ect
Sir Isaac Newton's work had IN ~
co-workers and on the world in oan 9
erar is quite impossible On,S .
na'i answer can be given. and tbot
nss better be given in the words ~
w. w. z; Lecky; I'VE must remember
~ va, oelore men had found the kev
~ hase .ne motions of the heavenly bodies
De'ore ,,o"a tne false theory of the vor.
tion1whan tous Sna the ,s true theory of gravita.
lv canr;oin sn 'ne multitude of apparent
~ @ capriclous phenomena were var,,
great, the notion that tbo very
governed by distinct and ,so,a .u was
nuences was that which eu aa III.
, most probable to the most rpvarea rat,a
.n.e.lect.' In other words Nn",.s .olal
work proved that the universs s~'Sn
soserned 81 by natural law. and Nc. was as
'ne whims of the Gods" anu no' oy
The silver messenger., 1912-02-20
COPHERS ARE CAUSE OF MUCH
INJURY TO THE ALFALFA CROP
Many Other Little Animals ~
Many Of he West-Poisoned Food Being
Introduced Below the Surface E1anai.
.s Danger All Stock. ~

cipally with gases, traps and poison
the results of which prove convincing
ly that the most effective and econom-
ical method of dealing with this pest
Is by means Of poison introduced INTO
food and placed in their runways.
Pocket gophers are easily poisoned.
They are very fond of common pota'
toes, sweet potatoes, apples, raisina
and prunes. The presence OF strych'
nine, arsenic or other poisons does
not seem to deter them from eating
the food; but If the poison Is sweet
end they seem to eat it more readily
In summer it may be desirable to take
the trouble to sweeten the poison, but
in the fall and early spring 1t does
not seem worth while to do this. The
poisoned food being introduced to the
burrows below the surface, there Is
no danger of poisoning stock. 1t might
be we'll, however, not to let swine run
in the alfalfa fields for a time after
the poison has been put out.
Cut the potatoes or other food into
pieces not more than three-fourths OF
an inch in diameter. Cut slit in
each piece and with the point OF the
knife blade insert little sulphate Of
The silver messenger., 1912-02-20
THE ANCIENTS AND CHh'o'"'
lTY.

In the words of Lecky in nls 4
tory of European Morals: lne 1'u.,
no fact in the history of the n', ~.
mind more remarkable than 'ne .ort M.
plete unconsciousness of the 'm ua,,t,
ance and the destinies of Cnrls' n
manifested by the pagan wri.e ,a,&
fore the accession of ConS'a 4
That the greatest religious cns'I IN
the history of mankind snou.O Mt
taken place under the eyes u W.
liant galaxy OF philosophers aua .. II
torians. end that during the trs,t|
three centuries they should nA' .s,pdY
ed as simply contemplate az ,u
which all men must now ~. III "
nave been. for good or TOT .'st v ~
most powerful moral lever r.,n g
even been applied to the mcdt
men, Is fnct well worth' 7"
ton"
The silver messenger., 1912-02-20

BRILLIANT IDEAS.

1--WE found q new use for those
gramophone records you bought last
week. and which cost such lot OF
money" said his wife.
How clever you are!" he exclaim'
ed What Is your latest?"
IN the first place." she began. u
hold skein Of wool over my arms.
tie one end of the wool on q reel.
place the reel on the gramophone pin.
and then start the machine. The wool
is wound up In no time!"
The fond husband gaped In admira
ton
But that II not all" she continued
Tomorrow shall place q little bath
brick on one end of the records. start
the gramophone. and 90 clean the
knives"
He 10 still gaping.
The silver messenger., 1912-02-20

A-Front Of the Prairie Pocket Co
pher. 3 and Especial Tools for
Locating and Opening Gopher Bur-
rows.
occasionally some one species appears
In such numberless hoDdes that the
crop of large sections is devoured and
great havoc Is wrought.
No other animal attacking the un-
derground parts of alfalfa can equal
or even closely approach the gopher
in destructiveness. 1t has proven one
of the most formidable mammalian
pests with which alfalfa growers
have had to contend. Kansas alone
suffers loss Of fully 100000 yearly.
This damage is not directly in the de-
struction of the alfalfa plant SO much
as 1t is in the interference with the
work of cutting the crop and the loss
by reason of having to cut the plant
far above the ground, to avoid running
into the mounds thrown up by the go
piers. This loss amounts to about
one-tenth Of the entire crop. Besides
the damage to alfalfa, there is SINH
lar one to clover, timothy and native
meadows, and the direct destruction Of
vegetable gardens and other crops.
The gopher has the external cheek
pouches, strong lower jaws, fore feet
strongly developed for digging, and
very small eyes and ears.
The gopher tunnels hither and
thither in search Of food, at intervals
digging short lateral burrows to the
surface through which 1t pushes the
excavated earth and dumps it outside,
thus forming the mounds that indicate
its presence and mark it's progress
These animals are most active during
the fall and spring. and one individual
may throw up several mounds daily
for several weeks at time. During
these seasons the work of few 60
piers in an alfalfa field may cause
the initiated to suppose the field in
tested by dozens. Although the anil
mails are most active at these times
The silver messenger., 1912-02-20
GETTING EVEN.

Able Seaman Smith Is a barber. and
when not engaged about his duties
aboard does brisk trade in shaves
One night. whilst busy with the razor
and brush. Gunner Jones said to him
why IL a barber a very mean man
Smithy?"
Dunno" snapped Smith.
Because" explained Jones, when
he's not scraping he's sponging."
That raised laugh at Smiths ex
pense; but later. when he was trim
ming Jones hair, he got his own back
The conversation had turned on Sat
urday to Monday leave.
Jones'" said Smith, why 10 your
head like Saturday to Monday?"
Give um up." gurgled Jones.
Because" said Smithy. its your
weak end"
The silver messenger., 1912-02-20
Later information.

The little maid stood In the door
way. one hand on the handle. For
moment she gazed thoughtfully at her
father. who was preparing to take his
afternoon siesta.
Papa" she said. do you know
what I'm going to give you for your
birthday when It comes?"
No. dear" answered her fond IA
ther. hut tell me-"
"A nice new china shaving mus'
with gold flowers on It all around.
said the little maid.
But. my DEAR" explained her par
ent. papa has nice one, just ike
that. already"
No. he hasn't" his little daughter
answered thoughtfully. "'cos-'cos-
I've just dropped It,"