Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1886-10-01
Official Paper of Griggs County


Our Washington Letter,
The country generally, will regret to
hear Of the still precarlous condition of
Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Her
health, indeed, was very seriously affect
ed by the death of her husband. Prof.
Stowe, and it is not likely that she will
recover. Her life has been a useful and
illustrious one.
Mrs. Stowe will be known to posterity,
as the author Of Uncle TOMS Cabin
During the Beecher -Tilton scandal,
French correspor dent spoke Of Henry
Ward Beech as the husband of Harriet
Beecher Stowe, the mother of Uncle
Tom, the blind pianist. Mr.. Beecher is
the brother of Mrs. Stowe.
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A hail storm descended at Madison,
WIS.,. Sept. q, at 2 O'Clock,
and for three minuets made so dcafen-
ing noise that many people fed to
places of safety, thinking a cyclone or
an earthquake was upon them. Nearly
ten thousand panes of glass, principally
in green houses. and skylights, were
shattered, and TIN roofing was punctur-
ed. In places, leaves and twigs were
knocked from trees. Hundreds Of
birds were killed, and the little tobacco
outstanding was riddled. other
crops are harvested. The hail stones
were uniformaly oblate spheriod IN
shape, with frozen snow, nucleus and
transparent ice accretious around it.
Some were six inches in circumference.
Early the same morn ing.
la heavy rain, and hail
storm passed over Sparta Wis,
At some places. stones fell as large as
eggs, while at others, there was deluge
of rain. Many shade trees were ruined.
At the new State school, the water tank
was blown down, and completely des-
troyed.
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| Mrs. r. j. Arthur, was struck by
lightning while in her house, and knock
ed senseless. When she recovered 5,lffi-
GENTLY to speak, it was found that her
left side was paralyzed. The storm was
one of the heaviest that has visited this
section for year. Seven eighth Of an
inch of rain fell, and the ground was
whitened with hail stones.
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| Some time ago the question of tie
origin of the word '' boodle' was raised
and the preponderance of evidence, in
my opinion: pointed to origin from the
Hollandish ssbuldel,'' meaning m0ney
or gain. This origin is scarcely consis-
tent with it's appearance in its present
sense in Macaulay's Political Georges
(ls28):
.'*+*And boobies patriot band.
Fat from tine leanness of q plundered land;
Ye diners out from whom we guard our spoons;
Ye snug defaultere. ye obscene bu6oons;
Come all Of every race, and eize and form
Corruption's children, brethren of the worm"
Under these circumstances its origin
from Doodle; a Scotch coin, seems more
probable. Doodle, however, it is posi-
!. BILE, may be of -Deutsch origin.
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To put gloss on shirt blossoms, take
of white wax ounce. spermacetl (:
ounces. melt them together with gentle
heat. When you have prepared s''ffi.
Gent amount of starch, III the usual
way, for dozen pieces, put into it q
, piece of the polish about the size OF q
large pea: using more or less, according
) to large or small washing. Or thick
gum solution (made on pouring boilinl
water upon gum arabic) may be used, q
spoonful to q pint of starch, gives
clothes q fine gloss.
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1t is interesting TO note the prospectus
of tho Northwest Buffalo Breeding Com
pany. This prospectus sets fourth tina,
S. l.. Bedson, warden Of the Manitobs
penitentiary. a few years ago, became
prossessed Of q young buffalo bull and