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Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1883-1884, 1884-07-11
The s.Rel,ance'' Harvester and Binder,

An important advantage in the lseli-
ance Harvester and Binder is in the
piunger bolt being done away with alto
gether and cam movement substituted,
which prevents the binding apparatus
getting easily out of repair. which is
Sometimes tie cause of no little delay
and loss to the farmer.
Another advantage of the Reliance
over all other machines is in the knife,
which is held in such position that it
can be bound with wire and yet work
perfectly. cutting the twine as easily as
# sharp edge were presented. A dull
knife will MT stop the farmers work.
Another advantage is in the light
draft of the Reliance. and still another
advantage is in the substitution of an
oscillating board in place Of the ordinary
in place. making an even butt, saving
wheat and time.
HOLLAND & RUKKE.
Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1883-1884, 1884-07-11

st is said that many people die
annually by being poisoned by cracked
and broken eroekery. such as tea cups.
sancers, etc. Odegard & Thompson
carry q full line of eroe&ery, from real
china to common ware.
Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1883-1884, 1884-07-11
For Sale.

One span work horses, weight 1900
pounds. 8 years old, price $500. One
span work horses, weight 900 pounds,
age 9 and 10 years, price $275. For fur
tier information apply at
COURIER OFFICE.
Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1883-1884, 1884-07-11

Fin st -four shorts,
Meal. and general,
Condensed. nourishmcnt
For man or beast which
Mortal eye has ever rested
On; and the beauty Of it is,
They sell cheap for cash to
Make room for another invoice
of equally az good material.
Whi,lden Bros. are still to the front
with new goods every week. Some ele-
CANT prints just opening.
Flour from Fargo.
Flour from Valley City. |
Feed from
Minneapolis,
Fargo.
Valley City
and Sanborn.
DAVIS 4 PICKETT.
HFresh oranges and lemons every
week ut Whidden Bros.
gEFarmers clean your seed wheat.
The Lehman E. Il l.. 60. will sell you a
machine for $500 that will take out all
foul seed.
@E Bone checks taken in exchange for
-four and feed at Il. w. Greenleese h
Co.'s.
EsS,lmmer underwear will be closed
out low at Whid(len Bros
In the spring the old mules fancy
lightly turns to soft bran mash. Bring
him in and let us load him up.
DAVIS 4 PICKETT.
fY"'sBlest le the tie that binds" is the
tune every one feels like singing who
uses a Mccormick binder.
ey'Our pile of ready-made clothing
having become completely demOralized,
we shall close the balance out regardless
of cost. Whidden Bros.
ey-We will not be ,,ndersold in North
Dakota. Lehman Elevator y Lumber
Go.
1t was Barnum who said that some
people liked to be humlugged. and even
were willing to pay for it. That is all
true enough in the show and circus line,
where one can look OH and laugh at the
clown, hut it is another kind Of a circus
when you feel that you are the clown
, making fun for your more fortunate
neighbOrs as you waltz back and forth
from the binder to the blacksmith shop
for repairs while trying to keep your
temper in trying to make a defective
machine work. To avoid circus at
harvest time, buy the Mccormick and
take rest.
g. VIM. Glass loans money for fina'
proof. and on titled land. soft
eYWe have for sale a few good farm
work horses. Davis & Pickett.
eY-Do you want Davies or House
. hold sewing machine cheap? Call al
> Whidden Bros.
l eYr "A supply of bran and shorts re.
, ceived this week by Davis u Pickett.
P eYWe are long on shorts, and the,
, are flrst-class. DAVIS & PICKETT.
eYFew things refrain profanity better
e than binder that works smoothly day
q after day like the Mccormick, without
= tinkering.
!, BOh how fine it is to wear a fine fit
u ting suit. They fit like the paper on tn,
wall, and are for sale by Odegard !
/ Thompson.
S B-Prices that compete with Fargo
a Lehman Elevator & Lumber Co.
We can take lady clothed for tn
= wash room and furnish her everything
q fit for the queens drawing roon-cOr
sets, linen. hose, silks, laces. ribbons
hats. gloves, false hair, jewelry, and
II glass eye if necessary.
ODEGARD T. THOMPSON.
%We are receiving lumber of ever.
description daily. Lenham Elevator
II Lumber Co.
Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1883-1884, 1884-07-11

ANVVNE5S
Frank Scougal, the landlord of the
Sanborn house, was married to Miss
May Mills Wednesday.
VIM. Weatherbee, of Griggs county
was married to Miss Ida Prindle. of San.
born. the same day.
Adam Gallinger has passed away.
Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1883-1884, 1884-07-11

@We are receiving lumber Of every
description daily. Lehman Elevator n
Lumber Co.
Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1883-1884, 1884-07-11
S. PER ANNUM
T II t!es = : : = = 4 q ass!sxNI>
HOLLAND 4 RUKK

Griggs County to the most complete
line of Farm Machinery handled by any
firm in North Dakota, including the
well known and thoroughly reliable
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1884-11-05
WHOLE NO. 2l93.
Gamblers SupersiitiOn5.

A correspondent of the Boston
Tyacller says; A friend of mine, who
years ago used to travel up and down
the Mississippi river, said to me re-
Gently: Il have watched gambling on
the Mississippi river steamboats, night
after night, and have had q pretty
fair chance of observing some Of the
superstitions of the old-time gamblers.
For instance, they do not believe there
is any great luck in any of the precious
stones excepting diamonds. If you
have noticed the professional gambler,
even of these days, you will see that
he usually wears no other ornament
except diamonds. 1 don't believe that
you could hire gambler to wear a
sun opal. Opals of all kinds are sup
posed to bring bad luck, but sun
opal, in gamblers estimation, brings
the worst luck of all. | have yet to
see gambler with nerve enough to
sit down to a game wearing sun
opal. Another thing, your profession
al gambler will never allow you to
touch his chair when he is playing. In
old times, when the stakes were high
on the river boats, many a bloody
quarrel has grown out Of an infrac-
tion of this unwritten law. Usually a
gambler will at once leave the game,
and if he returns he will not play for
Large stakes. Now | will give you
one more, which is perhaps the most
universal rule among gamblers even
to this day. At midnight the old
timer will arise from the board and
partake of light lunch and perhaps a
little wine. When he resumes his
seat you will observe that he has
changed his hat. That is an unvary-
ing rule. TO sit through game with
the same hat on in the gamblers max
inns is considered a little less foolish
than giving his money away. DO all
of the gamblers of today keep up the
same superstitions? Some of them do,
though they have no need to. There
are very few games nowadays where
a man is not certain to lose all he has
if the gambler only wishes to take it.
Within the past fifteen years | have
not seen a game where cheating, more
or less adroit, was not INDUCED in to
tran the I'M wary"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1884-11-05
IFS yaS; Extent,

Nearly all schoolboys are familiar
with the fine passage from aspeech a by
Daniel Webster in which he alluded to
the territorial extent of Great Britain's
possessions. lie spoke of the morning
drum beat keeping company with the
hours and saluting the flag of Great
Britain as the sun journeyed around
the earth. Sir Richard Temple, at the
scientific meeting at Montreal, read a
paper on the vast extent of the English
power. One fifth of the habitable
globe was under the sway of Queen
Victoria. Her subjects number 3l5,-
100000, and Australia AMI Canada
have room for two hundred million
more The annual revenue of the en-
pre amounts to Sl,0lS,OO0,O0O. Local
taxes swell this sum S3O5, 10000
more, so that the entire cost of gov
ernment is about $3.50 per capita an
nually. These are impressive figures;
but our own country Is rapidly over
taking Great Britain in wealth and
population. Our relative increase is
much greater. in the pregnant words
of Prime Minister Gladstone, "the Uni
ted States are passing England at a
canter. Dem0rsSt.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1884-11-05
"Patent Bricks" in Place Of Wood
and Coal.

The United States commercial agent
at Nantes says that the coal dust,
which was formerly rejected as worth
less, is now consumed in immense
quantities in France in the form of
"patent fuel" or coal brick. The
natural supply of dust from the yards
of the coal merchants being entirely in
sufficient for the needs of the brick
works, the manufacturers, particularly
in the Nantes district, import large
quantity of coal dust from Cardiff,
Swansea and Newport. The process
of manufacture is very simple. The
coal dust is mixed with pitch and the
mixture poured into cups attached to
a belt, each cup conta aiming just enough
material for a brick of the size desired.
The belt in its movement passes this
material through chamber, where it
ia exposed to steam, which fuses the
two substances into a homogeneous
mass. This is poured by the descent of
the belt into molds, where it is subject
ed to an enormous pressure by
hydraulic press, or by machinery set in
motion by steam engine. The brick
is square in form, its thickness being
about one-third ofits other dimensions,
and its weight five, ten, or fifteen
pounds. Certain of the French railway
companies refuse to accept fuel unless
at least 10 per cent of pitch has been
used FORTS agglomeration. 1t is stated
that briquet are preferable to ordinary
coal for expectation to the colonies and
to warm climates on account of their
compact storage and freedom from
small fragments and Gust, and also for
use on locomotives, both on account of
economy and space and because iiremen
can always determine the amount of
fuel they are employing in a given
time, the weight of each brick being
exactly known. The manufacturers
claim that the patent fuel" is more
healthy for domestic use than ordinary
coal, citing in support of this theory
the declaration of certain well-known
physicians. At the present day num-
Der of bricks are made for domestic use
of small size and perforated with circu-
lar or longitudinal openings.-Journal
Of the Society Of art.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1884-11-05

Few hous S have rs many closets as
the ladies like, yet, in Difference to the
known fact that they will always try
to induce their husbands to take Il
house with seven closets in preference
to one with six, they usually have more
than the landlord likes.
Closets are not always innocent
from sanitary point of view. Many
things which it would be disagrecable
to have in bedroom are packed away
in the closet; the housekeeper forgets
all about them for months, and they
are often treasures Of moth and mold.
The closet reserved for the soilcd linen
of the family is the worst one DR..
Benjamin Richardson has very truly
said that n people which was really
civilized would havea thoroughly ven
tilated room set apart for the entire
family to undress in, where the clothes
could be hung rods and thorough
ly purified by draughts of cold air
during the night, From these re
marks the conclusion may be drawn
that closets in which clothes are kept
ought to be ventilated.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1884-11-05
Industry and Intelligence.

An industrious man will naturally
be an intelligent one. He will become
deeply interested in all subjects, read
all available matter pertaining to his
occupation, and by observing how the
experience Of Others comedies with his
own, enlarge his views, become en-.
couraged in his labors, and using the
brains and strength God has given him,
will in the end be successful.
See what the exercise of intelligence
and industry have done in our own
land. One short century ago the
country was covered with vast forests
and inhabited by wild men and animals.
Now, mark the contrast; our large
densely populated cities, excellent sys-
TEN of laws for protection of their
inhabitants, the network Of railways
over the continent, numberless large
factories and many institutions of re-
iigion and learning of which we are
justly proud. What las made this
change? The industry and intelligence
of working men. 10 be sure nothing
is impossible to him who Wills" cannot
apply to all. Subordinate places are to
be filled, and if men of humble abilities
become discontented through the in
fluenct of this high pressure system,
the misapplication of it naturally be.
comes a matter of lasting regret.
Let lis all try to be somebody, but let
that somebody be just what nature in
tended us to be. Someone has said, the
most valuable lesson one learns is, "to
do what ought to be done, when it
ought to be done whether he likes it or
not" Certainly this is most beneficial
advice. Following it will ameliorate
the ills of our present condition and
lead to self.advsncement. st. Louis
Magazine.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1884-11-05
Hidden Treasure,

Juan Romero, an Indian upward of
sixty years of age now living in the up
per part of Napa Valley, Cal, is a men,
Der of one Of the many tribes of abort
gines that in his boyhood days called
that valley their home. At that date
many of the Indians were in the ser
vice of and were cared for by the
Spanish padres. Romero says a gold
mine had been found and opened under
direction of the priests in the range of
hills bordering Napa Valley on the
east. 1t was about 1925 that the MeXi-
can authorities, becoming aware that
the missions in California had acquired
vast amount of property, decided to
tax each and all of them. Not salts
fed with this slow process of acquiring
the wealth they so much coveted, they
afttrward confscated the mission
property by the wholesale. While the
Indians were toiling in the gold mines
on the Napa hillside news came that
the Mexicans were on their way to the
valley. Romero was then five or six
years of age, chore boy at the mine.
lie says that upon receipt of the news
work was Immediately stopped, the
mouth of the drift blocked up and
every indication of the existence of a
mine destroyed, in ord r that the
MeXicans should never find the source
of the coveted treasure.
The secret of the exact location of
the mine has been well kept. The
Indian miners, frightened away by the
MeXicans, left for other localities.
They have long since passed away to
their happy hunting grounds. Romero
has lived in the valley all the interven-
ing years, much of his time having
been spentin the service Of the whites,
who long ago came into possession of
the lands and homes of his forefathers.
On the Napa hillsides undiscovered
mineral wealth awaits the fortunate
prospector. Coal has been found in
everal places, silver here and there
and traces of gold in the beds of brooks
that head in the mountains. What
the Indian ailirms may yet be proven
to be a fact.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1884-11-05
A Onirk.WittCl Porter.

An elderly lady with a profusion of
luggage arrived at the terminus OF
an Irish railway and Immediately
attracted the attention of a railway
porter, who considered her to be very
good mark for the unbidden & at lity.
Having safely deposited her lug gage
in the carriage he observed by a fun
bling motion that she was going to
reward him for his attentions. lie
glanced along the platform. and to his
dismay, observed the official eye was
on him. To put out his hand for the
gratuity meant instant dismissal. a
bright ilea flashed across his fertile
mind. 1t was but the work of an in
stant to dive his head into the car
riage window under the pretext of
inQuiring if the old lady's luggage
WAS safe, but in reality to request tho
old lady to place the silver coin in his
mouth, and having thanked her for
helping him out of his difficulty,
away he went, rejoicing at having out
wittcd his traffic manager.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1884-11-05
Infirnity.

What is the truth to believe,
What is the right to be done,
Caught in the webs weave
| halt from sun to sun.
The bright wind flows along,
Calm natures streaming law,
And its stroke is soft and strong
As leopard's velvet paw.
Free OF the doubling mind,
Full of the oldcn power,
Are the tree, and the bee, md the wind,
And the wren and the brave mNy-tlower.
Man was the last to appear,
A glow ut the close OF day,
Slow cambcrng now in fear
lie gropcs his slackened way.
All the up-thrust is gone,
Force that came from old,
Up through the fish and the swan
And the seo-kings mighty mold.
The youth Of the world is fed,
There are omcns in the sky,
Spheres that are chilled and dead,
And the close OF mn age isnigh.
The time is too short to gricvc,
Or to chose, for he end is one;
And what is the truth to believe,
And what is the right to be done.
e. X. SRL IN Ouerlnd .Monthly.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1884-11-05

were arranged in all the vases and
wax candles burned.
Above the mantle hung a crayon
picture of his dead wife, smiling at
HIM like living face.
"Evangeline!" he cried. "Her very
face! Oh, Harry, where did you get
it?"
ut Is my anniversary gift to you,
Julian" she said. 81 had 1t taken
from your little photograph. Is it not
sweet3 Is it not holy in its express
sion?"
"How can l thank you for it?" he
said, in broken accents.
"But you must let me keep the
photograph" pleaded Harry, with tears
in her eyes. 81 have learned to love
it. 1t is my guardian angel, my sweet
companion and counselor. Oh, l can
not part with it noW!"
And drawing it from her bosom, she
kissed it reverently.
"llarry-my HarryT' said the hus'
band. "What has wrought this
Change in your hearth"
"Evangeline's face" she answered,
in whisper.
He drew her tenderly to his heart.
sweetheart" he said, "this was all
that was lacking to complete my per-
feet happiness"
With his arm still about her waist,
he looked up at Evangeline's picture.
81 love you both with the same
love-" he answered, impressively.
And Harry was content at last
Helen Forrest GraUeS.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1884-11-05
Not His Night.

Bridget, if Mr.. wilkins comes ad.
init him. Mr.. Johnson may come. It's
not his night, but he has been very af.
fectionate lately and he's just in the
state of mind to make a mistake"
Mr.. johnson rings the bell.
"Missis is very sorry, sir, but she
ays as how it amt your night
Free Press.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1884-11-05
CHILDGEN'S COLUMN.
IsobiII and Wren.

The robin came to the wren's nest
The most in the hrwthorn spray,
'Ilcy, GOSSIP" the little wren said,
"Whorc hyc you been to-day"
"Through the trees, and over the trees,
Between the green and blue;
Lean out Of your most, Gossip dear
I've something 10 say to You,
~ don't forget how you fed me once,
And gave mo Il mothers care
Listen, Go sip Lie close awhile;
The sporrow-luwk's the air."
-LWtc H. Bar.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1884-11-05

ACCOTullS W AlarIll, lllc ScCOnu
order Of the mammalia are the quad
rumana, or four-handed. Among them
are found tho ape, orang-Outang,
babOon and monkey. Button divided
them as follows: those which have no
tails are apes; those with short tails
are balloons; the most numerous
division have long tails, and are
called monkeys. The orang-outangs
are not numerous; they inhabit the i'm
penetrable forests of BorneO, Java and
Sumatra, as well as the forests Of
Guinea and Congo. The natives Of
Borneo insist that the Orang outan3 is
a man, and that he will not speak be-
cause he is afraid he will be made to
work. lie i the only ape which uses
sticks and stones as means Of de.
fence; he has some idea of arti-
fetal weapons, and in this respect diff
ters from all other animals. When an
Elephant inyadcs II part of the forest
which they have appropriated, they
seldom fail to drive him away by the
use of sticks and stones.
The bonneted monkey is found in
Bengal; it is brown in color, but on the
upper part of the head is portion of
white, which, divcrging in rays, fash
ions Il sort of bonnet like that worn by
the Chinese. From his lleSh-cOlOred
visage, the white cap, the lively brown
eyes and human-shaped ears, the bon
net-apc looks like Il little old man. lie
initiates everything he sees. lie can
be taught to smoke cigars, dance on a
rope, and walk with cane.
The chaelua, or black Pavian (simio
porcaria) is a variety of the baboon
family, and resembles a pig in the face.
lie is dusky olive in color, and on the
end of his tail is Il tuft like tasscl.
He is Il native of the Cape of Good
Hope Living in tribes, and always
ready to plumber, this race of monkeys
commit fearful devastation in the vine
yards and gardens.
With Il sagacity almost human, they
will station a guard on the outposts to
watch. A portion Of them enter the
enclosure, climb the trees, pluck the
fruit and toss it to those standing
below. These hand it to others, who
form a line reaching to the rendezvous
outside, which is generally in some
craggy mountain, an thus, all assist
ING in the work, the booty is soon safe
Iy disposed of. As soon as the sentinel
sees some one approaching, he gives
the alarm by uttering a loud cry, and
the plundcrerS all ,camper off. If he
neg,ects to warn them in time, the
whole party will fall upon him and
beat him severely.
The bowling monkeys are remark
able for the frightful noises which they
make by the uje of singular bony
substance connected with the larynX
which serves rs Il reSoundin5 board,
They are very numerous in the primi
tive rests of South America, where
they live in companies. At night they
hold their concerts, which are terrify-
ing in their character, and can be heard
for miles. a company OF soldiers be-
longing to a garrison at Surinam, Law
ing been sent out 1T night to recon-
noitre, landed in creek in the neigh
borhood of forest where these aui-
mails were holding their nocturnal
assembly. Hearing the terrible noise,
they became alarmed and retreated
with the announcement that formid.
able enemy was approaching.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1884-11-05
The Fairy DvnrfI.

A lazy little girl, who liked to 1.-Two
in comfort, and did not want to do
anything, one day asked her fairy god.
mother to give her good genius who
would do everything for her On the
instant the fairy called ten dwarls,
who washed and dressed the little girl
and combed her hair, and fed her, and
so on. All was done SO nicely that
she was happy, except for the thought
that they would go away. "To prevent
that" said the godmother, 81 will
place them in your ten pretty little
fingers to stay" And there they are
yet.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1884-11-05
Rutland Business Cards.
BERWICK HOTEL,

C Il RICHARDSON, PrOpr,
RUTLAND VERMONT
Heated Throughout by Steam,
Good Sample Rooms, Billiard Room auI
Livery Stable connected with the Hotel
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1884-12-04

In London q man fell in drunken
fit and broke his neck. The Jury
found out that his grandfather had
died of broken neck, and brought in
as their verdict, "Died by the heredi-
tary visitation of God"