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Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1886-08-27
An Exciting Time.

HELENA, Aug. lS.--Missoula special
to the Independent: About one O'Clock
sampson became unruly and
charged around the camp
ground. His keeper mounted ON
horseback. attempted to control him
pnt sampson was uncomfortable The
angry animal knocked the keeper and
ms Morse down and rolled them over two
or three times. Then Sampson charged
around after some other horsemon ,,1
teams upsettinsa load of hay with it's
driver The team, of course. ran away
gong in and out among the tents. war-
ons, people. ETC.. making confusion
worse confoumded. Then Sampson
started up the railload track. followed
by keepers. circus men and citizens
After going 200 yards he turned into the
common. and started for the residence
part OF the town. His keeper, however
managed to stop him here. and after the
animal had madea few charges at the
crowd he was gotten near te,.rraph
pole and fastened thereto by the chains
around his feet. Now came i'm his u,,n-
lshment At the command of his keep
er the huge animal would lie down fun
length, and the keeper and his assist
ants Wcnld prod the animal in the trunk
back and legs with strong, tbree-ti,led
forks made tol the purpose. The suffer-
ing animal would endure this for II few
moments and then rise to his feet only
20 he down again at the command of his
master, After going through this per
formalce two OF three times, the hecpcr
cl;llnrd the animal $ feet together and
repeated the process of proddlng. Near
hy was locomotive. and i'm it's furnace
clowbarS were heated red hot and these
We're pushed into the animal s mouth.
| cooking the flesh and making Il smoke
such as is common to burning meat.
Three or four loads of shot we're fired
INTO him. But lie was still able to get
on his launches and thus make il dam
gerous for anyone in front of Inn and
thus stop tine punishment. So stakes
and ropes were sent for and lie was Sc
curely fastened to the ground. And
then half dozen ahle-dodied canyas-
men began laboring the animal on trunk
and body with iron crowbars, knocking
OFT the hide, causing crys of agony, and
at the same time the prodding with the
forks was continued. After half IN
hour of this sort of amusement the cre;,-
lures head and launches was mass of
bleeding bruises. ard lie was loosened
and marched back to the camp 1t was
horrible scene, sufficient to make
anyone think it We're better no one
should ever see an elephant than that
such cruelty should exist.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1886-08-27
Official Paper of Griges County
tough on the English.

am afraid that some OF our readers
will have got an impression from the
peruSal of these letters that am prej,l-
dicted against the English. simply do
not like them either as a nation ur
us a race of men. In both characters
they are an epitome of all that is power
fui and offensive.
They are hospitable to the last degree:
but their hospitality is much in their
own concert, and lacks the sweet aroma.
OF true generosity. which is ut once well
coming ard anconcions. They have Il
winning way OF making themselves dis
agreeable. 1t comes natural to them.
and they prefer 1t. They are an honest
people and brave people, with big
bone, and sinews, and appetites. The
brute is strong withinthem. They love
10 eat and drink. to argue and brow
beat. to swagger and bully Beacons-
i field. WHO was a Jew and Il gentleman
understood them perfectly. and when
lie started a policy OF jir goism lie knew
! that he was representing a nation of
! iingoes. The lines:
Ne do not want to fight. but. by iinso if we do
We've got ;h= ship. we've 90, the men. and we've
got ihe money. TOO
! tell the whole story. and leave little
more to lie said.
truly believe that. in sin@Ie-hand-
ed contest. England could whip any
other nation. the United States alone
excepted. and. as matters stand. she
colud batter down and burn all our sea-
] port cities before VIC coml fairly take
! the field. Her Resources. save alone as
| to food. are enormous. On the land and
on the sea she is equipped for every
manner of enterprise. either of w;lr or
of peace. and she is our enemy and rival
Lord Randolph Churchill. WHO is per-
sonally Il blatherkite and backyard,
derives no little of his undeniable pop,l-
lanty from his outSpoken abuse OF the
Americans.
At this moment it looks as though
| Mr.. Gladstone is overwhelming de-
feated. In England proper he is. and
that is largely Il reaction against the III
termeddling of America. do not won.
der at this in the least. My wonder is
that the English are not more demon
strative than they are in their hatred of
us. That they do nate us is fact as
reasonable as 1t is true. For my part
respect them for it and cordially recip-
rocate the sentiment. and only wish
that the space between us were, instead
| of a ferry. a lake of fire, dangerous in
winter and impossible all the rest of
the year.-Henry Wutters0u's Letter to
COurier-.J0urndi
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1886-08-27

To whom it may concern:
The hank of Cooperstown. Coopers-
town. ID. H.. Stevens Il Pickett. prnprj-
etors having made an ssignmeMt to me.
all parties holding valid claims against
above bank. are requested to file such
claims in writing with tie undersigned.
within slX months from date. Claims
not filed within given limit, will not be
considered.
;, TIEo. DH.\z, Assignee.
st. Paul, May 10. 1856.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1886-08-27
Notice.

The road supervisors and all other eli. .
lzenS of Griggs County.
You will please take notice that IAN
act to prevent the spread of Noxious
weeds III the Territory of Dakota,'' was
passed hv the Territorial Legislature
and approved by the Governor March
10Th lS%5. making it incumbent upon
every road Overseci to see that the weeds
named in said act are destroyed, i'm case
OF il failure OF occupant of the lands
upon which they grow
Dated June 18th 1856.
lver Jacobson
Dist. .AUy. GriGWS Co. ~,
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1886-08-27
"a One car load OF salt just received
ut Whidlen Bros.

Zone car load OF salt just received
at Whidtlen Bros.
&c. Ward wishes to inform the pub
lie that he has secured the services of Il
lirst-cass shoemaker. and will be able
70 supply the work of the public, on and
after Monday next.
e7S"lf you are in want OF FURNI
TI'RE. please call and see our stock
We have Just received two car loads of
new Goods. John SyversOn Il Co.
rSg-i'or good workhorses call on G. \.
Hunter. He always has a few OF hand.
EWhidden Bros. have just opened a
fine line of harvest gloves.
GsgSl,ortn1en order your shells ready
lolGcd of j. II. Messier, Sanbom. lie
usas hest sporting powder. white felt
wads, and chilled shots, - per hundred.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1886-08-27
The Worlds Wheat Garden.

On the Grange" or Smith farm. ad-
joinging Valley City, was sown this
season nine bushels and forty-seven
pounds of blue stem wheat. It was
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1886-08-27
Pioneer Press Premiums.

The Pioneer Press Company is out
with u new and valuable premium offer
in connection with it's weekly edition.
1t offers for s].2o the Weekly t9y lue
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B. n. CLACSEN, Cooperstown, Dak.
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Notice.

Dist. Atty. t;riggs CO.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1886-08-27
Feed Mill.

Cooper BDl. arn V-aolY,l 10
grind feed Of al kinds at their elevator.
in amy amount, at reasonable rates.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1886-08-27
Notice to Tax Payers !!
OF GRlGGs COUNTY, OAK.

All delinquent Personal Taxes for tho
years OF 1883, 1884, and 1855, must be
paid on or before September 18th. \. j..
1856. Any such tax remaining unpaid
on said dates will be left with my tax
collector, and collected in accordance
with law. ANTON ENGEH.
County treasurer of Grigys Co., Dak.
31-34
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highest value-such as parents and teachers
need.
THE LITTLE MASTER. By J. T. Trowbridge.
Boston: Lee & Shepard.
Mr.. Trowbridgs justly deserves his wide
popularity as n writer for boys. There is moth
ing demoraliZing in his stories. They do not
contain word or suggest a thought that can
be harmful. The Little Master will be read
with delight by the boys and girls.
JUST ONE DAY BY John Habberton author Of
"Heen's Babies" Philadelphia: T. B. Peterson
& BROTHERS. 50 cents.
natural and amusing story Of children in
every day life that will amuse and cheer all who
read il, for it is full of humor, frOlic and re-
atty There is an undercurrent of pathos that
lends special charm to the story.
MODERN TELEMACHUS. By Charlotte VI
YOnge. New York Mcmillan SL Co. Sold in
Washington by Robert Beal.
This is in the nature of historical novel;
that which is most improbable in it being act
ual fact The author has achieved great popu-
larity az a writer. This volume is out Of her
usual line. but she has made the most of it.
THE AGE OF SHAM. By Mrs. J. r. williamson
New York: w. b. Smith, So Chambers street. %
cents
Number 2 of the "Current Thought" series
is neat volume of timely essays on current
topics, which not only shoots folly as it Aies,"
but carries keen blade into the ranks Of Sham.
The shams of politics and patriotism, of society
and fashion, of religion and science, of educa-
ton and morals, of friendship and domesticity,
etc. are uncovered and attacked in a way that
is healthful and attractive, without being bitter
or presumptive There is not sermon nor q
dull page in the book, and it should have large
sale.
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KEEP TOGETHER.

The soldiers Of the country have demon
strated their political power at the recent
elections; now let them look TO it that they
maintain the vantage they have gained.
They have shown that acting together,
they can elect a majority of the House OF
Representatives, and can control the elections
in nearly If not all of the States of the
North and West Let them grasp this fact
firmly, and shape their course wisely with
regard tOit
1T is their duty 10 make use of it to secure
Justice for themselves, their comrades, and
the widows and orphans Of those who gave
their lives 10 save the Nation.
The exercise Of the great power which is
now found lodged in their hands can be
safely entrusted TO them, for they have shown
themselves TO be the most disinterested and
unselish Of patriots. They have proved this
by services and sacrifices such as could he
only called forth by the Hottest love OF
country.
All that they desire 10 do with political
power is TO save the credit Of the Govern
ment by making il fulfill its just and lawful
obligations 10 those 10 whom it owes not
only debt Of gratitude which il can never
pay, but one Of dollars and cents which il
can and must pay.
Now is the time, IL ever, when this debt
should he paid. Now is the time when those
10 whom il is owed need il to give them
selves the support which their falling
strength will not procure. A few years
hence the majority of them viii care as little
Tor pensions ns they do for windy compli-
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BRINGING UP THE WORK.

The special direction taken now by Gen.
Blacks efforts to increase the efficiency Of
the Pension Bureau is toward the claims
which have grown musty and dust-covered
by long pending.
The results of this energetic pushing have
been most happy. The dust has been brushed
off great number of venerable claims, and
they have been urged forward to settlement.
Gen. Black hopes to be able to have action
taken on every old claim in the Office before
the end of the fiscal year. Never before in
the history of the Pension Office has its work
been urged forward with such energy and
well-directed skill rs now.
The National tribune., 1886-11-18
RECENT LITERATURE.

THE BOOK OF ELOQUENCE. Compiled by
Charles Dudley Warner. Boston: Lee & Shep-
ard. Sold in Washington by John q. Parker.
This is an excellent collection of extracts
in prose aud verse, from the most famous ora
tors and poets of our own and other countries,
for defamation in schools and colleges. Mr..
Warmers name is an ample guaranty that his
work has been well done. Rare good Judgment
has been displayed, not only in the high char
acter of the selections, but in the brevity of the
extracts given. There is no better work of the
kind in the range of literature.
THE MODERN JEW; HIS PRESENT AND FU-
TUEE. BY Anna LauTens Dawes. Boston: ID.
Lothrop Co. Cloth, 80 cents; paper, % cents.
The first edition of this interesting little
monograph was so rapidly taken up that hun
dreds of expectaut readers were disappointed
in not being able TO secure copies. Its reissue
will now meet that demand as well as add to il.
Miss Dawes believes in the possibility of the
re-establishmeut and rehabilitation of the jew
ish nation. She points TO the fact that the
Jewish Is the only race which has lasted through
all recorded time. 1t numbers more than seven
millions ia the various countries of the world
but they are a people without a country
nation in numbers, but with no single spot of
ground on which TO plant themselves and call
home. Miss Dawes's presentation of the case
is deeply interesting and her argument in the
main seems convincing.
EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY; A TREATISE
ON PARENTS AND EDUCATORS. by Louisa
Parsons Hopkins. Boston: Lee Il shepard, sold
In Washington by John 4. Parker.
This little volume is one of great merit The
topics presented are of prime interest and mo-
ment; the statements and reasoni ngs are sound
clear aud self-eonviDeng; and the work is
adapted to render educational service of the
The National tribune., 1886-11-18

THE politicians of the country do not say
a great deal about il, but the manner in
which the soldiers asserted themselves at the
last election has struck everybody with sur
prise. Hon. A. p. EdgertOn, one of the Civil
Service Commissioners, said the other night
that lie was astOnished at the development
in the soldier vote; that they had shown
more unity of action and strength than he
had ever seen since the war; there seemed
to be a new purpose infused into them, and
that the GAR was power in the land.
The National tribune., 1886-11-18
THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE WASHINGTON c. THURSDAY 49,

Miss KATE FIELD has been lecturing
with great success in Pennsylvania. No
woman, in fsct, upon the rostrum to-day
pleases an audience so well as she. She has
fine magnetic presence, looks the woman of
brains and high culture that she is, and her
subject-matter is always worthy of her and
her audience. Her present mission is to
destroy the Mormon monster, which is not
only gross scandal to our whole people,
but is really dangerous to the body polite,
in its maintenance of chronic though
quiet rebellion against the laws and
institutions of the country, making
its resistance by corruption and
intrigue, until it shall, perhaps, gain
strength enough to resort to more vio-
lent measures. Miss Kate Field has sounded
the depth of the polygamous iniquity; she
has studied the subject thoroughly, living
for months in intimate contact with the in
stitution, aud Observing it daily in all its
manifestations. No one not high official
in the church is so competent TO speak of
the gigantic evil, and her lecture, which sets
forth the results of her studies, is exceed
ingly entertaining and instructive, even to
those who have been Indifferent to the sub
iect.
The National tribune., 1886-11-18

RECOGNIZING the duty of opening the
campaign promptly the National Pension
Committee OF the GAR. now contemplates
coming to Washington very early next month
and camping down for somewhat prolonged
effort with Congress. This is the thing
above all that should be done. The men,
bers of Congress now have respect for the
Grand Army of the Republic which they
never before had, for they recognize in it a
strength hitherto unmanifested. Conse-
quently they are in better humor to listen
to arguments from the committee which rep
resents it on the penion question than at
any previous time, and we can rest assured
that the committees work will be more
fruitful of good results even than it ever has
been in the past. So mote it be.
The National tribune., 1886-11-18

CUTTING, the disreputable fellow who was
the occasion of so much international trouble
a few months ago, is making great pother
about raising a force of 10000 men to invade
Mexico. The Associated Press says that
"the most of these are desperate, turbulent
men, who may give the authorities on both
sides much trouble" We hardly think that
anybody need lose much sleep over the mat
ter. The Lien who gather around such a
leader as Cutting are not likely to be dan
gerous, except to the chicken-coops and
clothes-lines of the neighborhood. Cuttings
own appetite for real fighting is so mild
that, although he was foreman of a rebel
newspaper in Memphis at the outbreak of
the war and virulent COpperhead in the
North during the later years of the struggle,
he never shouldered musket for day.
The National tribune., 1886-11-18
RECOLLECTlONS OF GEN. GRANT.
By His SOn--COl. +. D. Grant.

We take pleasure in announcing 10 our
readers the early appearance of a series of
articles from the pen OF Col. Fred Grant,
who writes has recOllections of The Vicks-
burg Campaign He accompanied his father
ON that memorable campaign through all its
weary marches, desperate battles aud the
long siege which eliminated July 4, 1863.
lt is wonderfully interesting, full of the
adventures OF boy who was thrown into
the midst Of wonderful scenes filled with
untold dangers and novel horrors 30 the
mind Of youth just from the quiet circle
OF the home fiTsside.
Col. Grant tells many things interesting
and significant for mature readers, while 10
the boys his narrative viii prove thrilling
beyond description here. While the story
is plain history of what he saw and heard
mt has fathers headquarters and on the bat
tle6eld and biyOuac, il reads like romance,
more entertaining than anything from the
pen Of Peter Farley or Capt Wayne Reade.
The National tribune., 1886-11-18

no recurrence Of actual war, they must re-
member we are still in conflict. Life itself
is warfare. We are fighting battles every
day. There are struggles Of the heart. There
are social problems to vex. Counter opin-
lens rage. So we can all enter into the spirit
Of Mr.. Palmers last stanza:
Pray Heaven that war may never come again
To ill the Nations heart with grief and hate.
But strife will come and with it wo and pain,
And bloOdless battles will be fought, as great
As those OF war, and men will freely spend
Their lives TO add unto the truth some light;
And in this strife must Harvard join and lend
Her learning and her zeal TO those that fight
Against all evil things and to uphold the right.
The National tribune., 1886-11-18

THE manuyers in the vexatious Eastern
question since we went to press last week
have been very threatening and affairs are
again apparently approaching a crisis where
war can only be ayerted by a square back
down.. England has announced positively
that she proposes to stay in Egypt as long
as her interests require her to do so, and she is
the best judge of what her interests demand.
She has also announced that the Russian
occupation of Bulgaria will not be permit
ted, but will be resisted by herself, Austria
and Turkey. Austria states the same thing
in even more positive terms. The Grand
Sobranje of Bulgaria has elected as Prince,
Waldemar, who is the son of the King Of
Denmark, brother to the Empress of Russia,
to the Princess of Wales and to the King of
Greece; but Russia has said that she will
not permit the young man to assume the
throne, and, upon the advice of his father,
he has declined the coronet. The Car has
signifled his wish that the Sobranje elect
the Prince of Mingrelia-one of his subjects
to the throne, but the Bulgarians will not
do this, and probably the other Powers
would not permit them, even if they were
so inclined. Everybody seems in a more
warlike mood, except France, who has rather
Gained down since she got the stiff reply
from England in regard to Egyptian oceupa-
tion
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Another Contributor.
GEN. w. w. BELKNAP.

We take pleasure in announcing another
addition TO our brilliant galaxy of contribu-
tons. Gen. W. W. Belknap, formerly Colonel
Of The 18th Iowa, later commander of the
Third Brigade, Fourth Division, Seventeenth
Corps, and Secretary Of War under President
Grant, has consented TO make contribution
TO The columns Of THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE.
His subject viii be some episode in the his.
tory of The Army of the Tennessee, with
which he served from DonelsOn to Wash
inEtOn.
The National tribune., 1886-11-18

THE share of the Sons of Veterans in the
good work done for the soldiers at the polls
must not be overlooked. They are the M
tural allies of the comrades, and have shown
themselves really Jealous and faithful in
their friendship. With their assistance the
soldier element" becomes the most power
full political factor in the country.
The National tribune., 1886-11-18

EVEN the Boston papers, and they in re-
porting such a great literary event as the
25Oth anniversary of Harvard University,
are not exempt from the vagaries of the
Intelligent compositOr such as mildew the
souls of editors of less pretentious publica-
tons. Thus the witty and genial Dr. o. W.
Holmes is compelled to protest that he did
not say that Emerson came from the dirt
lest" but the "daintiest sectarian circle of
the time In the whole country
The National tribune., 1886-11-18

THE JeGersonian simplicity Of this
Administration is of so mild type that it
cost Boston $4,000 to entertain it one day.
This is about as much as the President
robbed the disabled soldiers, their widows
and orphans of by his 100 unjust vetos.