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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-07-11

70 attempt to reach land.
Finally one of them suggested a plan
which was carried out. A rope was
fastened to a steel ladder suspended
from the stern Of the vessel and the
other end to the lifeboat to keep it
from being blown away.
"This worked all right for a time,
as the small boat lay under the shelter
of the Ontario. But in a short while
the steel sides of the vessel became so
intensely hot that it blistered the faces
Of the men. They were then COM
PEELED to exert their utmost strength
to keep the boat away by pushing
against the sides of the Ontario with
their oars.
'"They did this until rescued by the
revenue cutter Acushnet. but it was
not a minute too soon. The men were
so exhausted that it would have been
impossible for them to have held out
much longer."-New York Times.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-07-11
CHARGED by a lioness,

S'N ~ ~ .iSsSSSo
In "Trekking the Great DESERT Lieu.
tenant Arnold Hodson describes an ex
perience which he coolly terms Inter
esting as showing that sometimes lions
do charge without being wounded"
We presently left the mol)ane for
est and came TO a piece of turf with
very long grass growing on it. This
piece of ground was fearfully holey.
but | put spurs into my pony and can.
tered toward the place where the lion
ess was growing. To my surprise |
suddenly came on her in the long grass.
She did not run away. but waited for
me. and the mereSt neophytp could
have seen that she meant business. |
tried to pull up. but only managed to
do so when | was about ten yards off.
Il can't really say whether the lion
ess charged first or whether | fred first.
only know that | fired and that she
was then on top of me. She did not
spring at first. but came fat along the
ground and then rose up as quick as
lightning. She put her left claw under
the pony's neck and seized his right
shoulder with it. With her right claw
she tore a piece out Of my logging and
then caught the pony by the right
shoulder while she mauIed him on the
same shoulder with her teeth. AS
quickly as possible l loaded again and
showed the barrel into her right shoul-
der with n hand and fired. She then
fell off and rolled about six yards and
lay quietly growing. then dismount.
ed and gave her her quietus."
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-07-11
AN ENGINE OF TORTURE.
The PilIory Was Not Abolished In Eng.
land Until 1887.

Tho PilIory Was Not Abolished In Eng.
land Until 1887.
The pillory was done away with by
set Of parliament in the year 1887. and
it is amazing that it should nave en-
dured until that date. for it was a
mode of punishment which could be
made so extremely barbarous as to be
a crying scandal to any nation. This
engine Of torture seems to have been
known before the conquest under the
name Of "stretch neck" which is pleas
antly suggestive of its functions.
Edward l enacted that all stretch
necks should be made of a proper size
so that the life of the occupant should
not be endangered. and a print of the
reign of Henry III. shows very clearly
what the pillory was like in those days.
The culprit was mounted upon a stool.
at one side Of which was fixed a pole.
supporting a pair of boards hinged to-
gether and with holes cut in them
large enough to admit the wrists and
neck.
The hands and arms were thus held
Va " ' Wall Nv kN z dlu lAC ops
palling stiffness which this must have
caused can well be imagined. Thus
confined and powerleSs. the offender
was placed in some public spot. where
the riffraff employed themselves hurl-
ing dirt. sticks and stones at him until
they were tired or until the object Of
their sport succumbed. as not infre-
quently came to pass.
1t would seem that primarily the pill
Tory was intended for cheats of all
kinds. such as mountebanks, sraudu-
lent dealers in horses. coal. corn. ETC..
and we read in Fabian that the mayor
Of London in 1887 did sharp correc-
ton upon bakers for making bread OF
light weight. He caused divers Of
them to be put in the pillory. as also
one Agnes Daintie for selling Of min
gled butter" Soothsaying and other
magic arts were also punished with
the pillory.
1t would appear that famous men die
not appear in the pillory until after
1857, when a star chamber decree for
babe the printing Of any book or pam
phlet without permission from the
archbishop of Canterbury. the bishop
Of London or the university authori-
ties and also made an order that any
printer who did not conform to this
and set up a printing press should not
only be pilloried, but also whipped
through the city Of London.
Stafford is told by Garrard the way
in which three men underwent their
p~illoryings. "They stood two hours in
the pillory. The place was full Of peo-
pie, who cried and howled terribly.
especially when Barton was cropped.
DIR. Bastwick was very merry. His
wife, DR.. Poe's daughter, got on Il stool
and kissed him."-London Globe.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-07-11
CAPTIVE between
STORM And FLAMES
Sailors Could Not Stay Aboard
Ship or Escape to Shore.

A thrilling account of how two
sailors on the i'll fated liner Ontario,
burned near Montauk Point. N. T..
fought for five hours to escape being
roasted to death or drowned after be-
ing left behind accidentally on the
vessel was told by Joseph A. O'Brien,
an insurance underwater Of Philadel-
phia. who assisted in their rescue.
O'Brien reached the side Of the burn
ing steamer about ~forty-eight hours
after she had been run aground neal
Montauk Point with fire raging in her
hold. There was a heavy storm.
when We caught sight Of the On
tario she was a mass of flames from,
one end to the other" he said. THE
two men were discovered in a lifeboat
neal the stern of the vessel. When
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-07-11
Ship Nearly Hit bv Meteor;+e

A narrow escape from being struck
by a meteorite was experienced by the
Leyland line steamer Bostonian re-
Gently. Captain Perry saw the me-
torite. flashing brilliantly. falling to
the southwest Of the vessel. There
was q Kissing sound as it approached,
and with a loud report it fell into the
ocean a few ships lengths from the
Bostonian's bow. 1t caused so great
a disturbance in the sea that water
was dashed owe the decks of the
steamer.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-07-11
If you are a housewife you cannot

If you are a housewife you cannot
reasonably hope to be healthy or beauti.
full by washing dishes, sweeping and
doing homework all day, and crawling
into bed dead tired at night. You must
get out into the open air and sunlight.
If you do this every day and keep your
stomach and bowels in good order by
taking Chamberlain's Tablets when
needed. you should become both healthy
and beautiful. For sale by all dealers.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-07-11

the revenue cutter and the lighter took
the captain and crew off the doomed
hold. When they came on deck it was
to find that they had been left behind.
Shortly afterward the high wind
caused the fire to break out again
with renewed fury on the Ontario, and
it soon became impossible for them to
remain on board longer.
"They lowered one Of the lifeboats,
but the sea was so rough as to make
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-07-11
The koto and Samisen.

Japanese girls Of the upper and mid,
die classes learn to play the "koto."
while those Of the lower orders usually
learn the 'samisen.' The "koto'' is a
narrow horizontal instrument about
Eve feet long with a sounding board
upon which are stretched strings sup.
ported by ivory bridges. 1t is played
by means of ivory finger tips. The
player sits before the instrument on
the floor in the ordinary posture, and
when she touches the strings she often
sings a soft accompaniment. The sam
isen'' is a kind Of banjo and is often
played during theatrical performances
and recitations. 1t gives forth dull and
m%Ontonous tones.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-07-11
Exposed.

"The crooked politician is bound to
be exposed" said u senator at a din
ner in Washington. Exposure will
come. even from the most improbable
source. It's like the case Of old man
Jones.
"Jones, a hypocritical individual. wa.
q Sunday school superintendent. and
one Sunday the minister, in an allusio.t
to the domestic cat. said to Jones Iii
tie boy:
"'Now, Tommy. tell us the name OF
the animal which, when all the house
is dark and everybody is asleep, comes
creeping softly and silently upstairs?'
"'Father,' said Tommy promptly
Chicago Record-Herald.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-07-11

During the summer months mothers
of young children should watch for any
unnatural looseuess of the bowels. When
given prom t attention at this time
serio"s trouble may be avoided. Cham
Remedy can always be depended upon.
For sale by all dealers.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-07-11

The exodus to the town robs the
farm Of workers and fills city park
benches with idlers.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-07-11
A Gentle Hint.

She-What flowers do you think are
best for pressing? Hell prefer two
lips.-Baltimore American.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-07-11

Buy it now. Chamberlain's Collie,
Cholera and DiarrhoeaRemedy is almost
certain to be needed before summer is
over. Buy it now and be prepared for
such an emergency. For sale by all
dealers.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-12-03
ALBION.
(Too late tor last week.

Light snow storm Tuesday night.
Ashley, Holcomb and Wells finished
their shredding season Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs Guy Richards who have
been visiting at the home of their aunt
Mrs. Elnora Richards, were called t
Grand Island Nebraska, by the death
of the latter's brother.
Mr.. and Mrs. C b Ashley, daughter
Sylvia, and grand daughter Thelma
left Monday for visit at the home OF
Mr.. Ashley's sister near Chicago.
J. w. Wells and family were Crescc
visitors Sunday evening.
Mrss Eva Wentworth is the guest a,
the N. C. Peckham home.
A. L. Wallace visited Cresco relatives
and friends part of last week.
The M. L. Gillard family left Tues.
day for their new home at Wilmer
Minnesota, accompanied by the best
wishes of their many friends.
The Will Henry family now occupy
the E. j. Taft farm in Albion.
school commenced Monday in the
barrow District, with Miss Philips of
Bonair teacher.
Mrs. Viola Noble of Cresco spent
Sunday at the Richards home.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-12-03
FARM FOR SALE.

One of the best farms in the best
farming community In the State Of
Minnesota.
On account of my husbands death
offer for sale the Southwest quarter Of
section 27-1O3,3l. in the township Of
Frazer, Martin County Minnesota.
Land rolling, all good, black, rich
soil free from foul seeds and in high
state of cultivation; tile outlet on the
farm and the land is all drained with
underground tile lines. Surveyor
plat of drainage system goes with the
farm.
Good Grove and Orchard, including
q acres Of bearing apple trees; good
plum orchard and variety Of small
fruit Plenty of timothy hay meadow,
ample timothy and clover pastures fol
cattle and hogs. All pillow land. lis
acres plowed ready for next years
crop. New Tubular Well with bounti-
full and excellent water. One mile from
school: three and half miles from two
German Lutheran churches; five miles
from Creamery and grain market; six
miles over fine gravelled road to Fair
mont, the county seat.
BUILDINGS.
All buildings are in good condition
and on concrete foundations.
Eight-room Dwelling House, Three
closets. pantry and entry, practically
new, 3Ox3O, lS-foot posts. Cellar un-
der entire house, cemented and drained.
1901 Dbl cement Cistern. Smoke House
new and commodious Wash House
with room for wood. coal, etc. Tank
House, ska, with galvanized tank and
pumping engine therein. Milk House
with water piped to it. Buggy Shed
for two buggies. Machine Shed, l8x5S
Coal shed, ska. New Granary, hold
ing 5000 bushels of grain. elevators for
loading grain. Small Corncrib and
binder shed combined, and Two New
Corncribs, one ska, and one Sx36, con-
tanning 2-hole corn shelter with corn
and cob elevators. Barn as good as
new, 4Sx4s, l4-foot cattle and horse
lean-to, 20 foot haymow. Water Tank
in horse barn fed by pipes from well.
Feed Mill, 12x24 with grinder and ele-
vator. Hog House, l2x24, with con-
crete foundation, Poultry house, 16xS6.
Rural mail delivery and telephone
A perfect Farm House, the result of
a lifetime of care and labor. Call on
or address. Mrs. Nicholas Gaertner,
or address Albert R. Allen, Attorney,
Fairmont, Minnesota.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-12-03
62ND CONGRESS ISL
AGAIN IN SESSION
Il
HOUSE AND SENArE CONVENE
FOR THREE MONTHS WORK
At WARRINGTON.
MONEY BILLS TO COME UP
Appropriation Measures Make Up the
Bulk Of the Program, to %
Little Constructive
Legislation.

washington, Dec. 1.-THE house ant
senate both convened at noon toda.
for the final session of the sixty.sec
ond congress. They will remain a
work for about two weeks and ther
adjourn for the holidays. Returning Il
Washington early in January. the law
makers will resume their labors
which will come to an end March 4tl
with the Inauguration Of Mr.. Wilson
a. president.
Appropriation bills will take up the
time Of congress almost exclusively
and there is no expectation that an,
amount of constructive Legislation
can be accomplished before tn.
advent of the Democratic /administra
ton. The members must act upoI
more than dozen bills carrying tota
appropriations Of over q billion dol
lars.
Two Bills Ready for Action.
Two of the annual budgets are nov
ready-the legislative, executive and
judicial appropriation bill and the Dis
trict of Columbia bill. These, pos
sibly, will be passed by the house and
sent over to the senate before the
Christmas adjournment. The naval,
military, postohice, Indian, fortifica'
tons, diplomatic, pensions and minor
budgets must be passed In January
and February.
1t is apparent to experienced mem.
bers that such big questions as the
tariff, the trusts and the currency
problem cannot be tackled in the
days intervening between December 2
and March 1. Congress will be forced
to appropriate at the rate of about
@12,500,000 per day in order to meet
the running expenses Of the United
States government during the fiscal
year of 1913. This immense task prac-
tically precludes all hope Of general
legislation and unusually fast work
VIII be required to dispose of the ap.
preparation measures on the eve Of
the incoming administration.
On the other hand the Democrats OF
the house, cognizant of the fact that
their party will control the entire
governmental machinery after Presi.
dent Wilson is indicted into office,
are loath to undertake general legisla-
ton during the short session, even II
the opportunity were offered The
Democrats figure that 1t is useless to
consider legislation which might meet
stumbling block in dying Repub-
lican senate or at the White House.
What the Committees Will DO.
1t is anticipated that the house com.
mittee on banking and currency will
continue It's investigation Of the
money trust" and may make tenta.
tive draft of bills to amend the cur
rency laws. 1t is not expected, how.
ever, that any effort will be made to
enact these into laws during the short
session, and the committee, in effect,
will mark time until the change Of
administrations.
The ways and means committee will
plug ahead in its preparation Of bills
revising the Payne-Aldrich tariff law,
but none Of these measures will be
brought out until the beginning yof the
sixty-third congress, which will be con.
vened in extraordinary session about
April 18th.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-12-03
tackle; SOrlben. r1ghC END. IN
sons record is as follows:
Drives Off A Terror.

The chief executioner of death in the
winter and spring months is pneumo-
MIA. Its advance agents are colds and
grip. In any attack by one of these
maladies no time should be lost in TAX.
it,x the best medicine obtainable to
drive it off. Countless thousands have
found this to be DR.. Kings New ise
covery. my husband believes it has
kept him from having pneumonia three
or four times" writes Mrs. George
w. Place, Jacksonville, VT, land for
coughs, colds. and Group we have new
er its equal" Guaranteed for all bron-
chial affections. Price SO cts. and 81.
Trial bottle free at P. A. Clemmer's
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-12-03
The Skin and Not the Blood.

Until recently it has been "a gener-
ally accepted theory the eczema was a
disease Of the blood. Scientific investi-
CATION have taught us that eczema is
positively skin disease and durable
through the skin lone. Meritol Ecze-
ma Remedy is applied directly to the
diseased skin. the effect is marvellous
and its results permanent Do not de
lay trying Meritol Eczema Remedy.
For sale by Fred Lowry.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-12-03
Magazine Sellers Arrested.

Minneapolis, Dec. 2. - Seventeen
Minneapolis news dealers were ar
rested and arraigned before United
State Commissioner Howard s. Alb
bolt in the crusade begun by the fed.
eral government to suppress the sale
Of Jim Jam Jems," monthly issued
at Bismarck, N. D., whose publishers,
Samuel H. Clark and others. were
recently indicted by the federal grand
jury at Fargo, N. d. They are charged
with having accepted from express
companies copies of the semi-annual
number of Jim Jam Jems,"
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-12-03
NO MORE SODA WATER.
California Mothers Will Attempt q
Stop Sale to Children II
Poaaihle

Pueblo, Col, Dec. 2.-Scft drinks
and all the sweet delights Of the soda
fountain are to be taken away from the
young people OF Pueblo
That is. If the Mothers congress of
that city can effect their removal. This
came to light at the session of the
state Mothers congress, when Pueblo
was called upon for a report of work
done in the last year. The soda wa.
ter habit is declared not only to be In.
furious to the digestions of the chill
dren but fosters in them ruinous hab.
its Of self-indudigence and extrava-
gance.
Moving pictures, SO far as the real
thrilling brand Of melodramas is con.
cerned, will also be tabooed.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-12-03
Hunting Fatalities Total II.

Calumet, Mich, Nov. 30.-Seventeen
men and boys were shot and killed,
drowned or died of exposure while
hunting in northern Michigan woods
during the seaSon just closed Sew
eral were victims Of hunters who shot
at moving brush" Four of the vic.
inns were clad in flaming red coats,
two were drowned and one is missing,
believed to have died of exposure or Of
shot wounds. Two are held at Ont0na,
gon on a charge OF murder.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-12-03
Dynamite shatter. window,,

Prairie du Chen, Wis, Dec. 2-The
explosion Of 700 pounds of dynamite
In the warehouse at the Bridgeport
stone quarry east of this city early
Sunday woke up the people for 20
miles around and shattered many win.
dows in the village Of Bridgeport A
hole four feet deep and ten feet in
diameter was blown in solid rock
where it stood and the building was
blown to bits. Fire in the woods 10
thought to have been responsible.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-12-03
COUNTY NEWS
LIME SpRINcS


Barney Farnum returned from Min
neapelis Friday.
Mrs. Frank Hall, of Cresco, was cal.
ling at the home of Mrs. Geo. Hall.
Belle Petit came from Austin Wed.
nesday for an over Sunday visit with
he1 mother.
Kate and Martha Perry came from
Lyle to spend Thanksgiving with their
parents.
Harriet Owens went to Charles City
Wednesday.
Mr.. Brooks, of Mason City, spenl
Thanksgiving with his sister. Mrs.
John Lean.
Miss Dina Williams came from Min
neapolis Wednesday evening to spend
Thanksgiving with friends.
Mr.. Hubbard, who resides southeast
of town, sold his farm to parties from
Elma. He cleared $1,000 and this year &
crop; not bad for one year.
Mrs. Miller and Harriet Owens went
to WlnnebagO to attend the funeral OF
Mr.. Harrington.
Mrs. r. A. Wells and Mrs. Foster,
who were visiting friends, returned to
Le Roy Friday.
Mrs. c. Corbet, of Edmonton, Can
ada, is visiting at the home Of Mrs.
Jane Gates.
Roy Hoopman came Monday from
Crow Wing, Mimi, for short visit
with his parents.
Mrs. w. Sanborn, Mrs. Plat and
Mrs. Oscar Taraldson went to Winnie
bago Tuesday.
Mrs. L. F. Umhoefel, after an ex-
tended visit in the northwest. return
ed last week.
Mrs. Woodward was up from Cresco
Tuesday, visiting ut the home of Mrs.
Sam Hall.
Mrs. A. d. Buck was Cresco caller
Monday. She is going to spend the
winter on the farm, after which she
is going to move to Lime Springs to
reside.
D. W. Davis went to Chicago Sun
day.
MIR. and Mrs. Hoopman are spending
few days with friends who reside at
Boyden.
Mrs. Roy Jones returned to Chester,
Tuesday, after spending a few days
with her mother, Mrs. Roberts, who is
sick.
Emma Hauck ". mt to Minneapolis to
spend month with friends.
Mrs. Miles, after short visit at the
home of Mr.. Cue, returned to Austin
Wednesday.
Joe Williams returned from Charles
City. after spending Thanksgiving with
his daughter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. O. Jones, Mrs.
Prescott and son, John Ruesink. Mel
lie Williams, Mrs. Joe and William
Jones, were Cresco visitors Friday.
Minerva Johnston, who is in Inde-
pendence, is very sick.
Mrs. Hyde and daughter came from
Huron, s. D.. Friday, to visit at the
home of her father J. Thomas.
Mrs. r. Roberts has two sons visit.
ing her. One is principal of the
school in McGregor.
Mrs. ThoIlas Morris returned Tues
day from Montana, where she went to
visit her mother who was sick.
The Misses Harriet and Francis FL
and Iowa Guy to spend Thanksgiving
with their parents
Rev. Burgess returned from Austin
Wednesday, where he was visiting his
sister. aea
Mrs. ". O. Cheshire. an early set
tier of. Lime Springs, died at Cedar
Rapids Sunday. Her remains were
shipped to Lime Springs Wednesday,
The funeral was held in the Presbyter-
ian church, Revs. Jones and Burgess
in charge. The deceased was rs years
of ago. She leaves to mourn her de-
parture one daughter and two sons.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-12-03
Fue, OH Supply Cut on.

Minneapolis, Nov. 30.-Minneapolis,
In common with the country at large,
will be cut of from most of its oil
supply after December 1, Charles S.
Pollock. general manager of the
standard ON company in Minneapolis,
announced that all crude or fuel oil
would hereafter be refined, because of
the increased use Of refined oils Tor
lubricating purposes, and of gasoline
In automobiles and engines.