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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-11-04
THE OLD CLIPPER sHIP.
Now Almost Vanished, She Was Once
Queen of the Seas.

Now Almost Vanished, She Was Once
Queen of the Seas.
In memory of the ship w. p. Frye,
John Gould Fletcher writes in the New
Republic Il eulogy on clipper ships"
now almost vanished from the seas.
Sometimes the lookout on a great
steamer w%allowing and thrashing
through the heavy seas by night sees
far off on his lee quarter something
like a lofty swinging light. Beautiful
as a TERED cloud, a ghostly clipper ship
energies from the surges that keep rrn
ming away before day on the low IA
cifc shore. Its upper works are kin
died by the u into shafts of rosy
flame. Swimming like a duck, steering
like a fish, easy, yet dry, lively, yet
stiff, she lifts cloud on cloud Of crowd
ed, stainless sail. She creeps abeam
within hail, she skips, she chases, she
outDaces like a mettlesome racer the
numbering teakettlc that keeps her
company. Before she fades into the
weather quarter the lookout cries:
Holy jiggers. Are you the Flying
Dutchman, that you go two knots to
our one? Hoarsely comes back this
answer from the sail: Challenge is our
name, America u nation, Bully Wa
terman our master. We can beat crea-
tion!'
'And its way, Rio:
'Way-hay-hay, Rio.
Oh. fare you well, my pretty young girl!
For we're bound to the Rio Grande."
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-11-04
The BE~RSAGL|ER|,
CRACK INFANTRY
|ta|y'S P|umed Troops Finest
Riflemen In World.

OF the several corps that make up
the italian army none arc more famous
than the bersaglieri, ltaly's plumcd
warriors, who are regarded as the
finest infantry riflemen in the world.
Originally formed in 1886 by General
Allessandro de la Marmora as q por-
ton of the newly organized Sandman
army, they took part in the Crimcan
war and acquitted themselves splen-
didly. The dress of the b%ersaglieri. is
Of the most picturesque type, consist
ing of a dark blue uniform with red
facings, but it is the hcaddress which
is the soldiers greatest glory. This
comprises Il low crowned black SLOUGH
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-11-04
FAXED %VENTRILOQUISM.
The Deception Made Possible by the
Loud Speaking Telephone.

The Deception Made Possible by the
Loud Speaking Telephone.
A great deal Of ventriloquism is not
ventriloquism at all. In fact, the mod
ern wonder in this line Of pleasant and
deceptive art needs to have none Of the
old time ventriloquists' ability at all.
He may-and often ~does-stand on the
opposite side Of the stage from his
manikin and puff a cigar quite con-
9entedly, to the amazement Of the au-
dience. The dummy answers with a
ready line Of repartee, delivered In
stentorian tones. Nor is that all, for he
turns and twists his head, waves his
arms, kicks up his feet and otherwise
acts in a very lifelike manner.
The secret of the dummy's voice is
the loud speaking telephone and Of his
actions various electro magnets. AS
may be guessed, both are operated by
some one off the stage. In order to
produce all the desired effects the dunn
my figure is fitted inside with a loud
speaking telephone receiver, with the
horn or large mouthpiece pointing to-
ward the audience. The receiver is
connected with a special transmitter
in an anteroom some distance away.
An ordinary operators breast trans
mitter is also concealed in the body Of
the dummy, so that whatever is said
by the ventriloquist on the stage is
transmitted to the operator in the ante
room, enabling him to speak for the
dummy at the proper time.-Argonaut.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-11-04
WONDERS OF THE ALPS.
Changes Nature Wrought to UpIift
Their Towering Peaks.

Changes Nature Wrought to UpIift
Their Towering Peaks.
Nothing in the worlds history is more
impressive than the story Of the Alps.
Ten Or twelve million years AGO., pos
sibly far more, a long unseen line Of
weakness, a crack of fissure in the
earth's crust, stretched away from
France eastward hundreds Of miles. On
this line followed huge volcanic out
bursts.
Next ensued a vast slow subsistence,
which went on through geologic epochs
until where Mont Blanc now rears its
summit $3.50 feet was a sea fringing
an old continent. Large rivers emptied
into it. Deposits Of mud, sand, gravel
were laid n on another as the sink
ing went on until the layers became
$4,000 feet, nearly ten miles, thick.
Then at last commenced a great up
lifting; the struggling subterranean
forces raised a huge load. For ages
this went on until the rocks, crumbled,
crushed, contorted, rose above the wa
tiers and continued to rise, forming lines
of mountain chains and making Swift
zerland q tableland.
Every hour since then rain and snow,
river, glacier and avalanche have been
sculpturing into peaks and carving into
lakes and valleys that vast platform
with it's recent sedimentary covering
and primeval granite core.
The result is a land Of unequaled
grandeur.-London Telegraph.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-11-04
A SWIMMING Grindstone.

Some of the fishermen Oh the river
Tyne, in England, are not only igno-
rant, but stupid. On one occasion two
of these fishermen We're caught by q
heavy freshet and driven out Of the
river to sea AS the story goes, n Of
the men saw in the dusk a hoop float
ing by. The hoop was full Of foam.
1--WE are saved" exclaimed the man.
Here's a grindstone swimming!"-St.
Louis Globe democrat.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-11-04
WORK OF A VOLCANO.
Result Of an Eruption In Alaska Four
teen Centuries Ago.

teen Centuries Ago.
Every traveller on the upper Yukon
river has noted q conspicuous white
bed, four to six inches in thickness,
that occurs on the river banks. This
is made up of volcanic ash derived
from a volcano located in the northern
margin Of the st. Elias range, more
than 100 miles to the south. Though,
ge%olosically speaking, the material is
Of recent age, yet it was probably
crupted 1,400 years ago.
There are, Of course, no historical
records Of this eruption, but in the
course Of explorations in Alaska much
has been learned about the distribution
and thickness Of the material elected.
1t originally covered an area Of over
100000 square miles, and some Of it
volcano.
The deposit varies in thickness from
300 feet near the volcano to an inch or
two at the margin Of the area covered
by it. A rough estimate indicates that
over ten cubic miles Of material was
elected at the time Of this eruption.
During the eruption Of Katmai volcano
in southwestern Alaska in June, 1912.
about five cubic miles Of ash was eject
ed, and about the same amount fell
from the Krakatoa eruption Of 1888.
This Yukon eruption is therefore COM
parable in intensity with some Of the
larger eruptions of historical time
Geological Survey Reports.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-11-04
q Einancier.

Look here, Jimpson," said Brockle-
bank, "I'm terribly mortified about not
having paid back that dollar 1 borrow
ed Of you last June, but honestly, old
NAM
ooh. that's all right, Brock" said
Jimpson. Don't speak of it"
ooh, but l must speak Of it, old
man." said Brocklebank. 81 can't treat
a friend that way. you know, and II
want to pay you, and ! will. Jimp-
sure thing. II you'll lend me 50 I'll
pay off that dollar right now, and we
car start fresh again" New York
Times.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-11-04
A False Alarm.

Il know something, 1 do. about Il
member of this family" said little
Bobby Slithers triumphantly to his Old
er sister, Maud.
"Oh, dear!!" exclaimed Miss SlitherS.
"Half a dollar is all 1 have, Bobby.
Will you promise not to tell if 1 give
you that?"
Sure. l WILL" answered Bobby in
surprise. But it amt nothin' on you,
sis. 1t was the cook and the iceman.'
Birmingham Age-Herald.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-11-04
Mo Fire Within.

Times have changed. Our fathers for
some strange reason preferred a cold
meeting house to n which was warm
ed by artificial heat. When a stove was
put into the Old South church, Boston,
in 1888 a newspaper of contemporary
date contained this significant lament:
Extinct the sacred fire Of love,
Our zeal grown cold and dead,
In the house of God we fixed a stove
To warm us in their stead.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-11-04

lessor Frank Johnson Goodnow of
Johns Hopkins university, legal adviser
to the Chinese government.
But Yuan has come out declaring
that ne does not wish to be emperor
and that none of his sons is fit to rule.
This may or may not be n bluff. and it
remains to be seen whether Yuan will
refuse the "ingly crown If it is offer
ed to him. He has certainly on differ
cnt occasions exercised the power of n
monarch and nm absolute one mt that.
Indeed, China Is now n republic only
In name.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-11-04
q Reporters Scoop.

Reporter-I've got a good piece Of
news here this morning. I've found a
person who has been confined to one
room his entire life. Editor-Goodi
send it up. Who is it? Reporter-Why,
a three-day-old baby at our house.
Philadelphia Record.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-11-04
What She Learned.

Mrs. Willis = So your daughter is
home from domestic science school.
I suppose she has learned several new
Gillis-No; she seems to have learned
several new ways Of getting out Of
washing them.-Judge.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-11-04
MRS. 1nzz M11Ho11AND Bo1ssEvA1N.

States is because she married a Dutch
man. George B~oisseVain. Her husband
returned with her. On the ships pas
Asenger manifest he wac registered as
u tDutchman. but his wife claimed
America as her country.
Should woman suffrage win in New
York Mrs. Boissevain would be unable
ITO vote until her status is settled,
which may mean that her husband
would have to take out naturalization
papers. Mrs. Boissevain brought back
Italy because OF articles advocating
peace which she sent from that coun.
try to newspapers in the United States
and Canada.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-11-04
TURKISH SOLDIER BARBER.

prophesy that they will enter Constan.
tinople before long. Perhaps the Brit.
ish Tommy is getting spruced up in
the belief that he will shortly march
into Constantinople. Anyway, he looks
cheerful while his locks are shorn, and
the barber also seems to enjoy the OPP
Grafton.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-11-04
CROSS AND CRESCENT MEET
Prisoner at D~ardaneIIes Pressed Into
Service as a Hair Gutter,

The illustration shows a Turkish SOL
dier, a prisoner of war, trimming the
scalp Of a British "Tommy' in the
Dardanelles. The allies now appear
to be quite optimistic over their opera
tons in the Galipoli peninsula and
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-11-04
Consolation.

First Criminal Lawyer-Facts are
yer (cheerfully)-Oh, yes! If they were
not our fees would be smaller.-Pitts-
burgh Press.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-11-04
THE MASTER OF CHINA.

Yuan Shin Kai Denies the Reports
That He Desires to Be Emperor.
The report that Yuan Shih Kai was
bent upon making himself emperor Of
China and thus turning the republic
back to an empire caused quite a stir
and wild comment. Such a course has
been reported as advocated by Pro
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-11-04
The Variety.

What kind OF a melon is it which
the corporations cut?"
well, judging by the condition of
their stock, it must often be a sort OF
Baltimore American.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-11-04
Misunderstood

How now"
This fellow told me he was going to
show me the beauties of the town"
"Well, didn't hep"
"He meant parks and office buildings.
/ vas prepared to see some feminine
loneliness" -Pittsburgh Post
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-11-04
Don't worrv-

Mrs. Wullaby-De agent says If we
amt got de rent mex Monday we's got
to git out. Sam Wullaby-Nex' Mon
day? Den we doan' need to worry 70
de mex TO days.-Puck.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-11-04

There are only two roads by which
any important goal can be reached
sheer strength and perseverance,
Goethe.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-11-04
Down and Up,

Hewgag-He's n low down crook.
Bildad-Who's a low down crook?
He%wgag-The man higher up-Chicago
Herald.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-11-04

Between friends frequent reproof
makes the friendship distant.-Copfu.
cius.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-11-04
MRS. B0lSSEVAIN AN ALIEN.

Famous Suffragist Not American Citi-
zen, According to immigration Officer.
Mrs. Inez Milholland Boissevain is
&aking an active part in the suffragist
campaign in New York state, Recent
" on arriving in New York city from
abroad she was surprised to learn
from the immigration office that she
was not III American citizen. but that
she is Dutch and an alien.
The reason Mrs. Boissevain is lin
Dutch" so to speak. with the United
The Holly chieftain., 1915-09-24
THE NATIONS DINNER TABLE

When the dinner bell of this nation
rings there have been slaughtered for
the repast 10000 beeves, 21,OOO hogs,
4,60O sheep, 1000 hundredweight Of
poultry and other meats, and there
have been 100000 bushels of cereals
and, $40 100000 pounds of vegetables
prepared for the feast. Multiply these
quantities by one thousand, repre-.
senting approximately the number of
meals per annum. and we have the
annual contents of the nations larder.
But with all our immense quantity.
superb quality and wide range of pro-
ducts, the American housewife. like
the wife of King Nebuchadnezzar.
longs for variety and she goes market.
ing in foreign lands. She buys abroad
$2OO,OOOO00 per annum Of farm pro.
ducts that can and should be produced
In the United States.
Made It More Valuable.
At whist party an unmarried lady
won q consolation prize which proved
to be small dressed doll in male at
tire. Unwrapping the toy, the donor
discovered that the head Lad been
broken off. Never mind" exclaimed
the recipient, good-naturedly, II will
prize it all the more on that account
It's the first man that ever lost his
head oter me in oil my LIE.
The Holly chieftain., 1915-09-24

man mas nonoreu ner anu aIlcf ,0u.
thousand years of progress, she now
proposes to provoke God to decoy
man by asking for suffrage, thereby
by amending an agreement to which
she was not party
Woman, remember that the Israelite
scorned a divine covenant. and as a
result wandered forty years in the
wilderness without God. Likewise
man should remember that it is a
dangerous thing to debase woman by
law. Rome tried lowering womans
standard and an outraged civilization
tore the clothes off the backs of the
human race and turned them out to
roam in the world naked and un-
ashamed.
The Holly chieftain., 1915-09-24

New Woman Is a Marrying Woman.
The alarmist assertions that the
spread of feminist doctrine is going
to destroy the home are disproved by
statistics. More women marry today
than did in 1900. There has been
gain of nearly per cent in the num-
ber of marriages of women over fif-
teen in the last 20 years.
Among the 30,0O0000 married wom-
en- whom the last census takers re-
port, only 1S5,065 had been divorced.
Ida Tarbell calls this Small per
cent of disaster" and says that there
is 10 other human relation that can
show anything like so large a statis-
tical proof of success.
The Holly chieftain., 1915-09-24
A DIVINE COVENANT.

God Almighty gave Eve to Adam
with the pledge that she would be his
helpn1eet and with this order of COM
paniouship, civilization has lowered
to it's greatest heights. In this rela-
donship. God has blessed woman and
The Holly chieftain., 1915-09-24

Why is it that the average citizen
pays no attention to the thermome-
ter except when he wishes to know
precisely how uncomfortable he is
from excessive cold or heat?
The Holly chieftain., 1915-09-24

Nations are not influenced by
prize ring rules. If so, the United
States might be expected to be ready
to challenge the winner of the Euro
pean war.
The Holly chieftain., 1915-09-24

About the only thing that is being
accomplished by the persons who ar
que that there never was an Adam is
to spoil the story of Evs.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-02-17

Sunday guests of the latters brother.
M. Scot, Of Beuna Vista.
Rev. Will Sealy will preach at this
place Sunday at il O'Clock and at
night. Every body invited to attend.
Mr. and Mrs. f. J Delk and Misses
Leta Miller and Nettie Roe took din
ner with DR.. and Mrs. Poplin Sunday.
Sardis has the accommodation of
a jitney car to WaXahachie and Mid
lothian four times daily each way.
The young people were highly en-
tertained in the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. J. S. Bynum last Friday night.
Quite large crowd of Sardis peo-
pie were in attendance at Lone Elm
Sunday afternoon, to hear the excel
lent singing.
MI. and Mrs. Joe Hawks of Ian
caster came over in their car to
spend Sunday III the home Of Mr..
Henry Hawks.
Mr.. J. W. Middleton and family
spent Sunday with Dr.. Joyce and
wife b. l.. Joyce OF Dallas also
spent Sunday in this hcme.
Messrs. Harry Raiston, Ewell Roe,
Misses Mittie Witherspoon and Yeta
Eastman made a trip to Mansfield
Sunday. going in Mr.. Harry's car.
A pretty home wedding wae tAdt
OF Miss Edna Fleemaa and NJ. Geo.
Shaw on last Wednesday evening at
the home OF Mr.. ana Mrs. j. w.
Fleeman.
Mr. W. D. Oney Of Dallas spent
Saturday night at the home of MI.
Jim Carder. He was returning from
Bedford City. Va, the native home
of Mr.. Carder, Sr.
Uncle Josh Delk has been in Sardis
again the past week after three weeks
Of illness. His many friends have
been calling on him. Glad to see
him back in Sardis again
The Two primary rooms of the Sar-
dsi High school have the following
ON the honor roll for the last mon'h II.
James Berry. Bessie Lowell, Ora
Roe. Bernice Moore, Euuice kirk,
Margaret Lou Hawks, Grace Delk
Carl Tidwell OF Miss Whipple's room
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-02-17
COTTON tD\tENTRATID\
AMENDMENT WAS GIVEN

Austin Texas. Feb 17-An order
was issued by the railroad commits
sion amending commodity tariff APP
plyiug on cotton aud cotton linters
80 as 10 include concentration OF cot
ton Tor warchousng. effective March
y. 1915 The tolleuing exception is
added 10 the tariff:
Where the concentration is for
che purpose OF Narehousing and The
bills OF iadiug covering he shipments
into concentrating point carry the
notation for warehousiAg. the value
IF such expense bills. for eoncentra
ton pufro-e-. SHAH moi DO impaired
II lie out shIHwent from euucehtfa-
ron p8in Il Hade turing tbe season
81 tire ia htpm.nt. o. Within six
months after the ctose 81 such sea-
au ia saee- al concentration stof
arthoa uH fts la-=Hpmtut must
ma1e aat into concentrating pelut
6at aui utnmei e. tr9m eaHeeatra
uaz reibt wa2 mute under biiiios
carrying euta4eu f1 ar compressed
salaaeH concentrated fer aafe
Hea a eil nee a. nbIeef to esns
eefFattea Her sibef uaFpesss ai ans
efHg na1Ht
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-02-17
TEXAS NOT TO DIVIDE
BUT BILL SERVES PURPOSE
AUTHOR SAID WEST TEN )
ONLY WANTED il STitE ~
REDiSTRiCTING.
Daily Light Special

Austin. Tex, Feb. 17.-The bill
to make separate state out OF tie
Panhandle section OF Texas. al
though buried in committee today
and fated to die by sentiment for
the grand Old state served its
purpose. This was, as its author,
Senator W. A. Johnson, pointed
out i'll the preamble Of his resolu-
lion, TO force the redistricting of
Texas in accordance With the las
census.
The charge was specifically made
that liquor interests were Iargeif
responsible for the failure to re
district aud give the Panhandle
section fair representation in coli
gress. \ "slush fund to control
state politics" was mentioned ana
the inhabitants OF the proposed
new state Of jefferson wished to
be free OF such domination, it was
stated.
Immediately following the John
son resolution. redistrletius bill
was introduced and today vas be-
lieved to be certain OF passage at
this session OF the legislature
The great size of Texas is known
20 every school catjd ID America.
The proposition 10 divide Texas in
to TWO or even more states Is not
d mess one But tnis year the sug.
eestlou was received With less ridi-
cMe than ever and tl@ pontiea
uiseacres were willing to predict
that IN the not Tar distant future
such a bill would have a fair chance
OF passing the Legislature.
senator Johnson bill proposed
TO urganize a new sovereign state
out OF the four western couHtie.
and the so-called Panhandle dis
triet The preamble declared hi.
section Ras entitled 10 two more
congressman thau il ha TO-DAY. lhat
il supplies practically an Tie pubii,
school land ana pays 20 support
free education iH To.a- ont of al
proportion 10 other psrt OF the
state. and that tt- representation
III thg state legislature should b.
Increased
Tas bis provide. fof ahr- orFau
1atian ~ 4 legislature aud fl con
-.tltuf{fr.zI ..sft...HilUT #Fi the e#lg.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-02-17

lister of the third house, or lob
by, in the state legislature today
contained over 300 names A rule
adopted at the opening of the cur
rent session required all representa-
tiTes of special interests coming to
Austin to lobby" before either
branch TO register Now the third
house" has more names on its roll
than the combined mem bership of
both houses Of the legislature.
If the sponsors Of the register
resolution thought it would scare
off lobbyists, a mistake was made.
Never has there been so many rep
; resentatives of special interests
here and the frankness imposed by
| the resolution has made the lobby
more respectable than ever. The
resolution has led to better UNI
derstanding of the lobbyists func-
! ton, the constitutional right they
claim to give their side of any
+ question.
OF course, all big public service
interests are represented and by the
old timers The labor lobby is
! large also Among the unusual or
am biguous businesses admitted by
/ lobbyists the resolution required
/ them to state the nature of their
i interest are; internal improve
ments;" "jitney legislation; in
my own interest concerning Fni-
/ versity;@ university. insurance,
! Democratic principles and the plain
/ people. and public health.
Occasionally member Of the
lobby stated opposite his name
/ that he is serving without com
pcEsations Representatives of good
roads associations aud charitable
institutions are opposed to serve
without pay other than for eX-
penses, but attorneys for the pub
+ lie seryice corporations and common
/ carriers openly admit that tie
/ Iaborer is worthy of his hire
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-02-17

Loucile Workman, Louise Kirk
Ina Hawks, Violet Jordan, Edna
Witherspoon, Gladys Middleton and
Nina May Tidwell of Miss Harris
room.
The ladies Thursday Bible class
met with Mrs. +. ]. Delk last Thurs
day, the 18th. Mr.. Delk being past
forty years on this day Mrs. Delk
invited the ladies to come for dinner
The following We're present: Mes
danes J. E. Kelly, Paine Workman,
b. Hassell, J. f. Tidwell, Henry
Hawks, NJ. j. Delk, Ben Boyd, Rus
sell Williams, f. McCaleb, J. S.
Bynum, O. w. Stewart, r. W. Pop
lin, p. Joyce, F. Middleton, r. l..
Kirk, r. F. Jordan, w. T. Eastman,
d. ]. Gray, Fin Garvin, Misses En-
ma and Myrtle Bratcher, Belle John
son and Lena Carder. A good day
was spent.