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Too Much of q Good Thing.

John Percival was boy about 8
years old, who, like many other boys,
had not learned that one might have
too much of good thing.
One day he said to his mother, 81
wish I were MANI
"Why, Johnny"
$50 that could have as much black
berry pie as 1 want"
Don't you have as much now as
you want? You always share with
us.n
eyes, mother, I have one piece,
sometimes two pieces, but I want a
whole one, and when get to be q
man I mean to have whole black
berry pie to myself"
"Well Johnny, you need not wait
to be a man for that, you may have
one now."
"What, mother! a whole one all to
myself"
"Yes; you go and pick the berries
and I will make the pie for you, and
you may have it all to yourself"
ooh, goodyv exclaimed Johnny,
and in great glee he ran off to pick the
berries. He brought them home, and
his mother made a nice, fat berry pie.
| When baked it was handed over to
Johnny, who sat down in the conner
to eat it. He began with hearty rel
ish, smacked his lips, and pronounced
it Il real good pie, and soon had half of
it devoured. But such Il pie is great
deal for one boy TO eat at once; he at
tackled the latter half with less eager
ness. His mother saw his failing ap-
petite and pleasantly said;
"Johnny, you need not eat it all if
you do not want it,"
But Johnny had undertaken to eat
the whole pie, and did not mcan 10
give it up, SO he answered:
"Ncs, mother, do want TO eat il all;
but ihis part is not quite us good as the
other half.n
THAT can't be, my son, for ii was
all made together. One part must be
just as good rs another"
! johnny kept on eating, but slower
and slower, and with less relish. III
persevered, however, till he swallow.
cd the last mcuthful. Then he pushed
the empty tin away, and said aloud
II wouldn't give cent for black
berry pie"
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Patience With the Living.

Sweet friend, when thou and are gone
Beyond earth's weary labor,
When small shall be our need OF grace
From comrade or from neighbor;
Passed all the strife. the toll. the care,
And done with all the signing,
What tender truth shall we have gained,
Alas, by simply dying?
Then lips too chary OF their praise
Will tell our merits over.
And eyes too swift our faults TO see
Shall no defect discover.
Then hands that would not lift stone
Where stones were thick to cumher
Our steep hill path will scatter flowers
Above our pillowed slumber
Sweet friend. perchance both thou and /,
Ere love is past forgiving,
Should take the earnest lesson home:
Be patient with the living.
To-day'S repreSsed rebuke may save
Our binding tears tomorrow:
Then patience. cen when kecnest edge
May whet nameless sorrow.
'Tis easy to be gentle when
Deaths silence ShameS our clamor;
And easy to discern the best,
Through memory's mystic glamor;
But wise it were for thee and me,
Ere love IS past forgiving.
To take the tender lesson home;
Be patient with the living.
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How to Mark Your Bible.
G. H. YATMAN.

Have one to mark, one of youl
own, one with good print, margina
references, well bound in silk, printed
on rice paper that will stand ink
One with a text book bound in tht
back is the best.
"Might as we'll use other people:
hats or shoes as to use other peoples
Bibles. I'd sell my clothes any day tc
buy a good one if I had none.
Mark the first page with your
name and your life text, and then ado
your year text as the years come and
so.
make memoranda of your con
version and the dates of great spiritual
blessings. If some earnest prayer gets
mighty answer, make note Of it.
with Il reference to the promise which
brought the blessing.
"Make the promises stand out by un
derlining them with ink. When you
find a promise for gold, mark that
There are hundreds of Bible verses
that center around Haggai 2:S. [ al
ways go to them when in need Of mon
ey, then work, and it always comes.
Take q promise like Matt. ~, and
you should mark it 50 you could find
it almost in the dark. Take the pray
er verses and mark them i'll red
Know just where they are to he found
Every great event of your llte
ought to be marked i'll your Bible
That's the place to put it; for God by
his promises and providcnces is work.
ing out your eternal welfare, all fol
good if you will let Him.
"Marl1 the books and chapters; fol
instance, ut the beginning of Exodus
write Book of Redemption ) over Jer-
emiah write the 'Backslider's Book !;
over James write Work. : over the
! eleventh chapter of Hebrews write
Faith Chapter and Proverbs 81,
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any teller sneaking it on sick boy-I
would"
The shine being completed, the re-
porter handed the urchin a quarter,
saying;
II guess you're Il pretty good fellow,
so you keep ten cents, and give the rest
to Jimmy there.
"Can't do it, Sir; it's his Customer.
Here, Jimn'
He threw him the coin and was off
like shot after customer himself, a
veritable rough diamond. In this big
city there are many such lads, with
warm and generous hearts under their
ragged coats.
NeU York Commercial advertiser.
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4 Street Incident.

A reporter called to little bootblack
near the City Hall to give him shine
the other day. The little fellow came
rather slowly for one of that lively
guild, and planted his box down un-
der the reporters foot. Before he
could get his brushes out, another
large boy ran up, and calmly pushing
the one aside, said:
"Here, you go sit down, Jimmy"
The reporter at once became indig-
nant at what he took to be piece of
bullying, and told the newcomer to
clear out.
"Oh! dat's all right, boss" was the
reply, Pm only goin' to do it fur him.
You see he's been sick in the hospital
for MORN a month and can't do much
work yet, so US boys all turn in and
give him lift when we can ~
"Is that so, Jimmy?" asked the re-
porter, turning to the small boy.
Eyes, sir" wearily replied the boy ;
and as he looked up, the palid, pinch
ed face could be discerned even
through the CRIME that covered it.
"He docs it fur me, if you'll let him."
"Certainly, go ahead" and as the
boot-black piled the brush, the report
er piled him with questions.
"You say all the boys help him i'll
this way?"
"Ycs, sir. When they amt got no
job themselves, and Jimmy gets one,
they turns in and help him, 'causc he
amt very strong yet, ye see"
"What percentage do you charge
him Oh Il iOb?"
"Hey?n queried the youngstcr.
"I don't know what you mcan.n
II mean what part of the money do
you give Jimmy, and how much do
you keep of it?"
81 don't keep none. I amt no such
sneak as that"
$50 you give all to him, do you?"
"Yes, I do, All the boys give what
they gets on his job. I'd like to catch
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'Wife's Chapter and so Oh till each
chapter and book is we'll marked.
When a preacher takes a text and
gives you some good thoughts mark by
its side date of sermon, and preacher,
with the seed thoughts; when you re-
turn to that it will all come back as
fresh as when delivered. Don't mark
your Bible UP with poor sermons.
"Take the promises for grace and
mark them. Why, II Corinthians, 8
S, is as powerful as an army! One
promise like that is better to trust in
than forty centurion bands.
"You want the passages marked
that will help you in dealing with in
quiries of every kind. Then, too, you
want the texts that will help you to
help weak and discouraged Chris
tians.n
"When souls come into the light put
their names in your book then when
you see them pray for them.
Nov and then a stanza of some
hymn will he so blessed to you tha.
you will want to copy it on the blank
pages.
"Have some blank pages put in rub
ber; when full you can take it out.
Also have place where you can make
a note of good illustrations. Lastly,
have your own plan, but have one.
If you don't make note of the good
things they will 60 from you. Put
your own name alongside of the best
promises; mine is written many times
all through my Bible; this makes
them more personal to me, and thus
the Bible becomes a very precious
book. I'd not take thousand dollars
cash for my own Bible. It's price
less.n
Don't overdo it. Some Bibles are so
marked up that Gods word is second
and human thought, notes and words
first. This is not right.
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"SIT" AND "SET."-Many>-of the
agricultural journals are sor.ly troub-
led to know whether hen sits or sets.
If some editor of dignjN would set
hen OH the nest, and fhe little editors
would let her sit, it would be well for
the world. Now man or women Ell
ther, can st hen, although they can
not sit her; neither can they set on
her, although the old hen might sit on
them by the hour if they would allow.
A man can not set on the wash-bench:
but he could set the basin on it, and
neither the basin nor the grammari-
ans would object. He could sit on
dogs tail if the dog were willing, or
he might set on the aforesaid tail, or
sit his foot on it. But if he should set
Oh the aforesaid tail, or sit his foot
there, the grammarians as we'll as the
dog would howl. And yet, strange as
it may seem, the man might set the
tail aside and then sit down, and nei-
ther he assailed by the dog nor the
grammarians.-ChriStidm World.
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How to do Things.

There is best way to reach every
result, whether it be mental decision
the fitting of dress, the learning of a
new language, or the making of q
johnny-cake.
II do wish my sister Mary would
make me visit" said q woman in
Strengthened circumstance, "for baby
has outgrown the stocking pattern
Mary gave ME year ago, and [ can
not cut any more of mine for her un-
til I can get a larger pattern"
And it was all for lack of applying
her own brain to the subject she has
never tried to develop her own mental
faculties it was so much easier to let
things go and await sister Mary's an
nual visits and assistance.
Mary was so "handy" she was al
ways welcomed. Mary could take
mothers old under-vests and drawers
and fit the infants out for year there
from but the mother would have
thrown them away.
Baby's stockings were now too short
and too small for the well-fattened leg,
| but the mother could not see that all
that was needed was to use the same
shapely pattern, and cut it half inch
larger all around and as much longer
in the leg as baby's heightened limb de-
manded.
She ewas of the stamp of women who,
having Il receipt for one loaf of cake,
will mix two "batches" when she de-
sires to make two loaves! if making
molasses candy for the children and
they beg to have part Of it "peanut
candy" will sweetly consent to humor
them and boil and make plain, and
then boil more for the peanuts ready,
and having made sufficient for both
kinds, pour out part plain to cool, and
put her peanuts in the remainder
Such q woman never finds the best nor
the quickest way to work, but in the
country parlance, will "work in peck
measure all day" to achieve what bet
ter management could have done in
half day.
In,making over the legs Of stockings
for children, stitch the seams closely
on the machine; then lay the seam
open and loosely hem the edges down
and cross stitch them. A seam thus
treated will not fret the most delicate
| foot.
Don't throw away stockings when
the feet only are worn out; If one
has no babies of their own there. are
plenty of people who have, and no
thrifty mother with but moderate
income will feel otherwise than CRATE
full when she receives from friend a
package of long stocking legs.
So with the lower parts of ones un-
der-vests and the strong upper parts of
under-drawers. These soft pieces
make lovely, comfortable underwear
for the babies for the first three or four
years of their life and save the moth
ers many "a pretty penny"
Let nothing be wasted: gather up
the fragments of clothing, and of life,
and make the best of them, is the way
to he comfortable on a small income,
and happy where the joys of life must
be few!
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Most Christians are "zigZaG" in life
tancc straight, then dcviatc from the
right line, go Il while WRONG, and
merely jerk along through life. Their
Christian career is like 4 worm fence,
which is never perfectly straight.
Nevertheless we may rejoice that, di-
vided as it constantly is by temptation,
it makes any progress at all and
reaches the end even by such devious
and crooked advances. Better Il new
start than to continue on wrong; and
happy he who has the fewest angles
in the aim and direction Of his Chris
tian career.-R. " LoaVrie.
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GRAINS.

-
This alone can make them happy-not
gold.
In an angry moment man may DO
what a lifetime Of repentance can not
undo.
The best way for man to get out of
a lowly position is to be conspicuously
effective in it.
Are we not engraven upon His heart
and the palms of His hand, and can
He forget US in anything that He
doeth?
Base all your actions upon a princi-
pie of right, preserve integrity OF char
acter, and in doing this never reckon on
the cost.
Have a tender regard to sudden and
unpremeditated impressions. In the
pure heart they are often Gods whis-
pers to the soul.
There are sweet surprises awaiting
many an humble soul fighting against
great odds in the battle of a seemingly
commonplace life.
Wickedness and wrctchedness are
one and the same thing seen from diff
ferent points of view; and so, too, are
holiness and happiness.
When we are least worthy, most
tempted, hardest, unkindest, let us yet
commend our spirits into His hands.
Whittier else dare we send them?
Nothing ever happens but once in
this world. What we 90 now we do
once for all. 1t is over, it is gone,
with all its eternity of solemn mean
ing.
Suffer not the dear children to gain
dominion over parental authority, but
train them up as the flock of Christ,
committed to your charge in the wild
erness.
The good that is done in pleasant
way accomplishes most and is more
lasting. Fond advice kindly given, is
worth a dozen reproofs accompanied
by scowls.
The more believers love God, the
more they love one another; as the
lines of a circle, the nearer they come
to the centre the nearer they come to
each other.
Whether young or old, think it nei-
ther too late to turn over the leaves of
your past life and consider what you
would do if what you have done were
to be done again.
Like river glorious
Is Gods perfect peace,
Over all victorious
In its bright increase,
Periect-yet 1t Howeth
Fuller every day:
Perfect-yet 1t groweth
Deeper all the way.
We serve Christ by serving men.
The daily sacrifices we make for those
near us, the help we give to the dis
couraged and fainting, the cheerful
ness and joy we impart is Christian
service. Prayer and singing and ser
mons are but preparations we serve
in doing and suffering.
If we were perfectly honest with
ourselves, most of us would have to
confess that we do not do our very
best in many of the things to which
we put our hands. There are few
things which with more pains we could
not do better. This is especially true
of things that we do every day, and of
the secondary duties of our callngs.
Let the weakest, let the humblest re-
member that in his daily course he
can, if he will, shed around him al
most heaven. Kindly words, SYM
pathizing attentions, watchfulness
against wounding mems sensitivcness
these cost very little but are priceless
in their value. Are they not almost
the staple of our daily happiness +?
From hour to hour, every moment, We
are supported, blest, by small kindness
,eS.
Most Christians are "Zi~ZaGn in life
and character. They go Il certain dis
topnn ctroiUbt tbnp ,l,,-;.tn fr,,,,, ti,n
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1889-10-18
x0nce OF ELECTION.

Notice is hereby given, that sn::::the
first Tuesday after the first Monday in
November, being the 5tl day Of Novem-
Der next, al election will be held for
County Commissioners in the 1st and
5th Commissioners District, IN the conn-
ty of Gr'ggs, and Territory of Dakota,
to wit: 1st Commissioners District com
prising the civil townships of Wheatland
and Sverdrup, and Towns. IA Range 50
and Towns. 14G Range 5S.
9TH Commissioner District comprising
the Ciyil township of Willow and Towns.
147 Range 60 and Towns. 147 and 148
Range 81. The polling places in the
county precincts the same as at last
election, the civil townships ut their
usual place Of holding same, which cleo
ton will be opened ut 8 o'clock in the
morning and will continue open until
5 O'Clock in the afternoon of the same
day.
Dated this 9th day of Oct, A. ID. 1889
T. A. MELGARD, County Auditor.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1889-10-18
cha.tel Mortg ace Sale.

Default having hcen mndc in the conditions OF
a chattcl mortgage bearing date the 4th day
ct March, 1857. executed and delivered by
Thor A. Hagen, as mortgagor:, to W. h.
Office of tho register of deeds OF the county
at GrigYs, and territory of Dakota. .on the 0tfk
day OF March, 1887, ut 4:lO o'clock p. III. and
dcinnnd of the performance of said contli-.
Kor,. which was refused, and said W. r.
Whidtlen having duly assigned fnid debt and
mortgage to The j amcs River National Bank
OF Jamestown, Dalk.. and there being now due
due have tnken possession of the personal
property described therein, ,o-wit: %
acres wheat on southeast OF Section II,
Township l45 Range IS, being the wheat grown
orssaxo ds is sst ws sfca Interest at n per ceas ss
per annum from The 18th day of October. lse.o
and an attorncy's fee Of 5000 in
esso fss Of Of which t3s, * amo"n.
eiaimca I to s bo due at the date "i tits not,ee.
by reason of default huying been made in the
payment of the principal and interest AS stipu-
lated IN and by said lIortgaxc.
Notice Is hereby given. that by virtue of tho
power in said chMttcl mortgage contained,
and in pursuance of the statute in such case
made and provided. and by order of suid
James River National Bunk: assignccs. ! will
sell ut N: l.: Micl'aels 4 Cos livery stable ut
o, tobcr. 1859 ut o'clock y. M, at
public auction to the highest bidder for cash.
the said personal property. or so much there
Of us may be necessary to pay the debt
reasonable expenses. unless the same Is
sooner redeemed. as provided by law
Dated at Cool,crstown II. this 18th day Of
~ JOHN. N. MIcHAELs.
Agt. for Assgnees of said mortgage.
David Bartlett, Attorney.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1889-10-18

Some people estimate that the
Norwegians constitute about one
third of the population of Dakota.
and that they have pocketed about
two thirds of the profits from the de-
velopment of this new country.
They are thrifty. Most of them come
with just enough to get on Govern
ment land and build a shack. Be-
fore they had earned the homestead
title they were in comfortable circum-
stances, and now they are loaning
money to less fortunate neighbors.
One of the largest millers in the state
is Norwegian-William C. Leistkow,
ofGrafton. The cashier of the Hills
boro National Bank, A. l.. Hanson.
is a Norwegian. Akrehamson, the
treasurer of Grand Forks County, and
one of the largest dry goods dealers
in the state, is Norwegian. The
Torrelsons are we'll known to the Red
River Valley as men who have money
in the bank at all times ready
for loans on good. security. Every
county has Norwegians who are worth
from $4,000 to $4,000, all made
since settling in Dakota. These peo.
pie live economically and work hard
for the first years, but they American
ize with wonderful rapidity, and take
to the comforts and luxuries of life
just as soon as they find themselves
ready to afford them, There are no
poorhouses where the Norwegians are
thickest, and the jails are mainly or
namental. North Dakota could i'll
afford to spare the Norwegian popu-
lation.-Northwest Magazine.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1889-10-18
Probate Notice.
TERRITORY OF DAKOTA. /,
County of Griggs.

FEkRlTORf OF DAN('TA.
County of Grigxs.
In Probate Court, Special Term, 1882
In the matter of the estlta of Albert Linsday.
deceased
Whereas, the petition OF rcnI lIiig has
lately been filed in this coirt representing
among other things that Albert Linsday, late
OF the county of Griygs, territory OF Dakota,
died on Or about the Sd day OF July. 1885, at
Griggs county, territory OF Dakota nt.stlte.
'Nccpt xift to this petitioner OF ono thol-
sand dollars, and pet:tioning this court that
county ID. H.. bc appointed as such udnlimis-
traitor for said estate. ltis therefore ordered,
that said petition bc heard bcfOro
me ut u special term Of this
Cota,erstown Gr,ggs county, D. T.. on tho ID
day of November, A. ID, lSS!, at 10 clock II IN.
And IL is further ordered, that public MOtico
OF the time and place Of sud hearing he given
to the heirs of said dccedcnt, aud u persons
Interested, by the publicatiO of this order in
the Grfggs Courier, newspaper published in
CooperstOwn, IN said county of Griggs. for
three consecutive weeks and that copies of
this order and notice be addressed to the heirs
of said licensed. resident in this territory,
ut their place of residence. and deposited in
the p,stOficc with the postage thereon pre-
paid i,y the said petitioner. at least ten days
before the time of said herring.
Dated at CuOperstown this 18th day of OctsI-
bcr, \. ID. 1882
PETER Z. NELSON,
lScal] Judge of Probate Griggs Co. ID. T..
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1889-10-18

NOTICE OF FINAL PROOF.-Land O1ice IT,
Fargo, Dak, Oct: 9Th. 1889. Notice is herebF-
given that the following named settler has ht.t
notice OF his intention to make five year final
proof in support of his claim. and that.
said proof will be made before Hon; Register
and Receiver ut Fargo. Dak.. on Friday. the
18th day Of November, 1859. viz:
William Glass,
for the VIZ nw4 and WI. sw4 OF Sec. 20 TIP. l4G
IL, of X 5Sw, He names the following wit
ncsses to prove his continuous residence upon
and cultivation Of said land. viz: Jack n
Brown, Samuel b. LangfOrd. John H: Mont
Joseph Allen, all of COOpers-
town, Griggs county, y. 7.
MICHAEL f. BATTELI.E, Register.
S. B. Pinney & Son. attys. 3944
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1889-10-18

NOTICE OF FINAL PRoOF.-Land Oficc at.
Fargo, ID. r.. Oct. 9th. lisSa. Notice is hereby
given that the following named settler has
filed notice of his intention to make final ;
years proof in support of his Claim and secure
nnal entry thereof. viz:
Carl Zimmerman,
HE. No 1906 for the eM nex and els sei
Sec TIP l43 n, II So ". and names the
following as his witnesses. viz: William
Curtis, Nark Curtis. Fred Jadbury, Fred Lilly
all of Dazcy r. D. Barnes county, D.T.
The testimony of claimant and witnesses to
be taken before Hon. ROderick Rose, judge Of
tho sixth judicial district and in his absence.
before Alexander Mcconnell. clerk of said
court at Valley City, Barnes county, D. T., ON
Eedncsduy, the 9th day of November, A. ID.
1889, at his Office.
MICHAEL f. BATTELLE. Register.
Andrew johnson, ngt. 4Ob