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Griggs courier., 1894-03-16
THE GREAT PACIFIC.
The Advantage of Circle Sailing on nm Area
of Water So Vast.

The Advantage of Circle Sailing on nm Area
of Water So Vast.
The Pacific is the great ocean of our
planet. In comparison with it the
north Atlantic is a mere strait and the
Indian ocean nothing more than the sub
merged bench of a ccrgeries OF drowned
islands. Along the line of 20 degrees
south latitude the width Of tho Paci fic is
1876 degrees of longitude, over onc-t,lird
,: the circumference Of tho globe. Be-
tween it and the south polar continent
nothing intervcnes. Its northern ex-
tremity was probably 1T one time round
ed off by the country which is now di-
vided between Alaska and Siberia.
When tho s'.-ial - =, &C. scs::cs s rcoyel to the
pole, the polar c.s1rcat Glove its wy
through BeErjng straits and interposed
Bchring sea between tho Pacific and
the polar ocean.
1t presents every form of ocean geog-
raphy. At the two extremitics it is shall
low. There is a bench running along
the Aleulian islands into tho gulf of
Alaska which comes within 100 fathoms
Of the surface, with occasional holes SO
deep that no apparatus can find the bot
tom and be recovered without breaking
the wire, and there is corresponding
bench in the southwest portion of the
sea west Of the meridian of 1SC degrees
where 100 fathoms is also the average.
Between this last bench and the latitude
of 3S degrees north there is range of
submarine rocky mountains with steep
cliffs and sharp descents. Three or four
distinct mountain ridges with from two
to three miles OF. water between them
have been counted between the Ha-
waiian Islands and Australia.
On the Pacific can be found every va
riety Of temperature and meteorology.
Out of Behring sea pours the icy cur
rent which cools our shore in summer;
from the equator flow summer currents
warmer than the Atlantic gulf stream,
while the current which sweeps around
tho south cape of Tasmania bears on its
bosom the longest icebergs ever seen.
As its name indicates, it is a pacific
ocean, swept by gentle trade winds, but
the most terrible typhoons described in
meteorological records have varied the
chronicles of its placid surface.
On sea of such extent circle sailing
must become matter of moment. The
Canadian steamers, sailing from Yoko-
hama in 35 degrees to Victoria in 40 de-
grees, cross the meridian of 100 degrees
In 90 degrees, having covered 4,2O0
miles on the voyage, while the Pacific
Mail steamers. sailing by what appears
on the map to be the straight line, have
to cover 4, 100 miles between San Fran
cisco and Yokohama. Assuming the
vessels to be equal in speed and to steam
at the usual rate Of seagoing steamers
on the Pacific, the Canadian line enjoys
an advantage of about So hours over
the American lines. This is reduced al
most to notl ing when our ships puruse
the northern course and take the advan-
tage Of circle sailing.-San francisco
Call.
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Swedish, Men and Women.

What enormous fellows and what
leviathan persons some of these Swe-
dish men and women are!' Nowhere will
you see such noble specimens of adult
humanity as in Stockholm's streets.
The feature seems to pervade all classes,
though it is not least striking among the
nobility. Six feet is a common height
for man here, and really do not be-
lieve l exaggerate in saying that men of
6 feet 3 or inches are as abundant in
Stockholm as men of feet with us.
The tallness of the women is just as
noteworthy. You remark it less, how
ever, because they are so we'll propor-/
toned. They say it is easy to tell by
the size of the boots outside the doors
which rooms of hotel are occupied by
the Swedish fair. This lisa very endur.
able hit at the Swedish ladies. Though
they do wear skies or savens in shoe
leather. no sculptor would find fault
with them on professional grounds.
Moreover, they have most winsome
compilations, and Of course blue eyes
are now here more intensely blue than
here.
1t is comforting to know-1 speak on
the evidence of one Of. the pensionnaires
that Swedish .maidAns have great
admiration for English,baehelors. They
read French novels. hut they believe in
English bridegrooms, The blood bond
still exists, suppose, between them
and us.-Cornhill Magazine. y
Griggs courier., 1894-03-16
A Costly Ton Of Coal.

On Jan. 10. 1859, 10 men brought a
wagon with ton of coal from Lough-
borough in Leicestershire, to London, MS
q present to the then Prince Of Wales.
When they were emptied into the cellar,
the clerk of the cellars gave them 4
guineas, and as soon as the prince was
Informed of it his highness sent them 20
guineas and ordered them o pot of beer
each man. They performed their journey,
which is Ill miles. in IL days, and drew
the coal all the way without any relief.
London Tit Bits.
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TEACHING c4NAHIEs.
So1e Occupation of seven Hundred Faahi-
lies In q Small Town. of SaxOny.

s0le CccuYat:on of Sever Hundred FaMi-
lies In q Small Town of Saxony.
In small town caNed st. Andreas-
berg tSa1ony) some 700 families are en-
tirely engaged in the task Of rearing
and educating good canary singers. A.
great proportion of these singers is sent
abroad fxy or near-to London; to Aus
tralia and to the United STATES. where
one single firm ships 100, 600 birds each
gear. These canaries are the. inferior
birds. the scfrreir, as they are sailed in
Germany, On account Of their notes.
These schreir, which are bought from
20 to so cents IN the Harz, are sold for
SO, SD or 81 in America. The best birds
are kept in Germany, where they arc
called hohlroller. A good hohlroller
cannot be had under sS or $1O-in the
Harz-and $40 and $25 are no unusual
prices. But such birds are certainly
splendid singers. The Germans have
quite number of words, each of which,
applies to different sort of tune, or
intonation.; the beulrolle is in minor.
key; klingerolle applies to silver tones;.
koller to warbIing which reminds Of;
the murmrr of water, gluchrolle is:
similar to tho nightingale's notes, and
one may say that every detail of the
canary's song has been named, and. that
for every. one there is standard Of per-
fection which, the expert fancier knows
perfectly we'll. The song of all canaries
is not exactly similar. Each race has
it's special points,. and While the one is
great on beulrolle, for instance, it is
weak on gluchrolle,. while the case is
reversed with another race.
or course singing is natural feature
with canaries, but. the influence of edu-
cation is considerable: The educational
curriculum begins in May for the young
canaries, and they are, as soon as possi-
BILE, separated from their parents. Ed
ucation is all in this. Keep the young
bird from hearing amy but excellent
singers. Some 15ror 20 young canaries
are put in one cage with an older bird,
an especially good singer, and lie teaches
them the elements. They try to initiate
him, and hence comes liiS beneficial in
tluence. In August each of the young
birds is put in a small cage and kept
in the immediate vicinity OF the cage
of the teacher. At this time the fancier
tries to gather some idea of the prog
ress achieved and Of the aptitude OF the
different birds. The best are put in the
nearest vicinity of the teacher. In Or
der to prevent the young birds from
getting disturbed their" cages are wrap
ped with cloth, so as to- prevent them
from seeing what is going on around
them, and in order to encourage sing
ing the cages are generally shaped in
form of dome; this shape intensifies
the sound, and the birds are pleased
with their own muslc.-Ropular Science
News.
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Valuable Pumps.

The hydraulic pumps at the Combina-
tion shaft cost So, 900, 900; the first set
put in cost $3.50, 900. The surface pump
plant at the same shaft cost $400, 600.
That at the Union shaft cost $3.50, 900.
at the Yellow Jackets shaft the steam
pump plant cost nearly $500, 900, while
that at the Forman shaft cost $500, 900.
Statistics show that the pumping ma
chinery on the Colnstock is not only the
most costly but the most powerful in
the world.-Virg1nia New Enterprise.
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Human Clocks.

"Yoa know" said man, There are
some people who seem to be able to
tell the time of day without the aid Of
a timepiece: don't mean by looking
at the sun or that sort Of thing, but
right offhand. II you ask one of these
people what time it is he says, 'Twen-
ty-6ve minutes past a. or Twenty
minutes to 12, 'sor whatever it may b&, !,
and he gets within five minutes 6f
right. It seems as though time had left
upon their minds some impress Of its
fight. New York Press.
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Under Cross Ex.min.tiou

Counsel-Your age, signorinat
Young Lady (bashfully)-Oh, hard
y like to tell you.
Counsel-Yet I must insist on know.
Ing it. Pray tell me how old you were
10 years ago.
Young Lady (chesstully)- 49,
esufulla.
Griggs courier., 1894-03-16
How to Discourage Treating.

Gayboy-Have drink with me:
Hardhead-Certainly. Here's to you.
:. Gayboy-Ah! That's good.
Hardhead-Firstr rate. Order anoth-
er round IL on like. I belong to the
Antitreating league and have promised
mot to treat, but there Is nothing in the
rules about accepting treats. Order
right along, old boy. You pay. and
III dEink,-Hew York Weekly.
Griggs courier., 1894-03-16

Two walnut chairs that were brought
TO this country from Switzerland $40
years ago. it is claimed, are in the pos
session Of Landou Thomas Of Augusta.
Ga.
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TIL q. G. o u r Ter
JBLrsHED EVERY FRIDAY MORNING
PERCY r TRUBSHAw.
EDITOR AND PtJBI1sHER
Official DIRECTORY,

OtJCIdI OtTSCIOfv,
STATE OFrIcERs.
.4Overnor--Eli y ID Shortridge,
Lieut. Governor-Elmer ID Wallace,
Secrerary-C ahl.
Aulltor-Arfhur W Porter
Treasurer knud Nomlund
Srperntcnde"' IT Public Ins,ructiou-Lau,a n !
Eschhuth.
Attorney General VIM II Standish.
Supreme Couri ludges-Gny e. H. Corliss.
Alfred WaIlih. j. NJ. Bartholomew
Railroad Commiss' Ouers--Feter Cameron Nes
l. RASMUSSEN. benjamin 3 Stevens
Commissioner of Labor-George Adams.
commissioner Of lnsIrance-James Cudhc.
Congressman-M. n. johnson.
Judge District Court. Fifth District -Roderick
Of jamestown.
Griggs courier., 1894-03-16

COUNTY OFFiGEke
Commissioners - Jos Buchheit, chairman: r
G. Cooper. VIM Sandy. NeIs Hemmingson, An
drew Torin.
Register Of Deeds-Rolcf Berg.
Clerk of District Court-O. ID. Purinton.
Sheriff.. Greenland
District AttOrney--David Bartlett.
Trees.rer-N Swenson.
Anditor-Halvnr Arestad.
Snrveyor-Murtln A. Iceland
Supt. of Schoos-Dr. T F. Kerr.
COuutv w. ter e. Nels on
Coroner-Dr. Kerr.
Commissioners OF InssuitY-Peter e. Nelson,
r. r. Kerr and W. H. Carleton.
Justices Of Peace--W Z Jimeson, Henry Retz-
laff, Cooperstown; joseph Allen, h ,mness.
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ARMY AND NhxY


The new Army regulations are rapidly near
ing completion. Inree-fourihs OF the entire
work has been approved by Gen. ScEoield. The
balance Is likely TO be passed on by him within
the next two or three weeks. IT remains then
only to have the entire work approved by the
Secretary of War.
A telegram was received at tho War Depart-
ment last week announcing The death Of Capt
}. T. Schindei, of the 9th Inf, from heart dis
ease. at Fort Thomas, Ky. Capt Schindel was
appointed TO the Regular Army from the volun-
teer service as Second Lieutenant of the Gin
Inf, from Pennsylvania, his native State. in
October. 1861. During his service he was twice
Drevetted; In August. 1852, for gallant aud
mertorious services in the second battle or
Bull Run. Va, and in July. 1863 for gallant
and mertorious SERVICES in the battle of Gettys-
burg, Pa.
Rear-Admiral Bancroft Gherard Command
ant OF the Nayy-yard in Brooklyn, having
reached the age limit of 62 years WIS retired
from the service. Nov. TO- The parting recep-
tlon over. the Admiral proceeded to turn over
the control OF the yard to Capt. Rodgers, who
will be the Acting Commai,dant until Admiral
Gberardi's successor is appointed.
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Gen. Howard entered the Military Academy
from Maine, in September, 1850; was brevetted
Second Lieutenant, July ], 1854: commissioned
Second Lieutenant, Feb ID. 1855; First Lieu
tenant, July l, 1857; resigned. June Z, 1861 !;
commissioned Colonel of the Sd Me. June, 1861 /;
Brgader- General of Volunteers, Sept 3, 1861 :;
Major General, Nov. 8. 1862; honorably mus
tered out Jan. l. 1869; Brgader- General, u.
S. A., Dec. 81, 1864 and Major. General, March
49, 1876.
He was brevetted Major-General. March IS,
1865. for gallant and mertorous service in the
battle of Ezra Church and during the cam
paign against Atlanta.
On Jan. 2S 1864. Congress passed a vote of
thanks as follows:
The gratitude Of the American people, and
the thanks of their Representative in Con-
gress, is rendered to Ma. -Gen. 0. o. Howard,
and the officers and soldiers OF the Army of tho
Potomac. for the skill aud heroic valor which
at Gettysburg repulsed. defeated. aid drove
back broken and disprited beyond the Kappa
hammock fhe veteran army OF the rebellion
Gen. Towards successor, Brig Gen. Alex
ander Mcdowell McCool:, who is at present in
command ofihe Department of Colorado is one
OF that family of warriors, "the fighting Nc
Cooks" Gen. McCool entered the Military
Academy from Ohio in i547. He was n Capt
ain in the Regular Army at the gu tbreak of the
war; from which he emerged with the rank Of
Lteutenant-C olonel, but in addition to this he
had at the beginning volunteer commission
as Colonel of the lst Ohio and one year later
received his volunteer commission rs Major
General. For gallant service during the war he
was brevctted Major-Generai in the Regular
Army in 500. thus anticipating by 90 years the
good fortune which has fallen TO him by this
appointment.
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GEN. HOWARD RETIRED,
McCook Succeeds Him and Forsythe is Mad
Brigadier,

McCook Succeeds Him and Forsythe is Made
Brigadier.
After 40 years service Maj. Gen. Oliver o.
Howard retired from actual service in the
United States Army last Thursday, at New
York. On account of the rain the only out
door demonstration was the firing of salute Of
Is guns in honor Of the retiring General.
While the salute was being fired Gen. Howard
was in his office in the Headquarters Building
on Governors Island with his Abide Camp,
where he received the members Of his staff and
others who had called TO bid him good-by.
Gen. Howard left New York with his wife, son.
and daughter for visit in Portland, Ore.
Gen. Alex. Med. McCook has been appointed
Major General, and Col. J. W. Forsythe Brig
adierGeueral. The following promotions in
the line will follow: Lieut.. Col. Edwin V. Sum
ner, 9Th Cav, to Colonel of the 9TH; Maj.
Thomas McGregor, 2d Cav. to Lientenant-Col-
oncl of the Sth; Capt. William NJ. Wallace 9th
Cav. 10 Major of the I'd; First Lieut.. A. i.
Bocks0n, 9th Cav, To Captain in the 9th, and
Second Lieut. J. A. Harlnau, 9TH Cav, to First
Lieutenant of thetth Cav.
There but TWO transfers and one assign
ment in the Department changes-Cien. Miles
to New York, Ruger 10 Chicago. and Fcrsythe
10 California. Gen. McCook will remain in
command of the Department. of the Colorado
until next April, the date of his retirement.
and will in tho meantime bear the title aud
perform the duties of Mnjor General. He has
maintained hat Denver was fully as favorable
for the location of the Major-Geuerars Head
quarters Chicago or New York.
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The Pension Bnreau was last week ad
that A. W. Grain had been con victed at Fort
Smith, Ark, on five counts Of forgery and
presenting false pension claims; that John T.
Mielert, Notary Public. st. LOUIE, Mo-, plead
guilty OF making false certificate in pen.
sion claIm, and was sentenced to pay a fine
OF $40, COS. OF suit. aud Imprisonment for one
day. Il. d. Newton. taking an Illegal pension
fee in pension claim Of Ann Boyd, tried at
Nashville. Tenn, found guilty, and sentenced
to 10 days Imprisonment; and Ann Boyd, for
ming false claim for pension, was sentenced
to 121 months imprisonment.
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sNTrETaM ASSOCIATIONS.

The Anrfetam Battlefield Association has
been incorporated At Hagerstown. Md. The
Directors are Charles g. Biggs Samuel S.
Stouffer. William Roulette. Jacob 3lcGraw and
Martin i. Snayey. The Antietam Memorial
Association visited Gettysburg and looked over
the battlefield. and got information of interest
to the association whicr purposes building an
electric failroad TO tire Antictam battlefield
The Philadelphia Brigade. w hicI lost SIS men
at the battle of Antietam, and which will erect
one Of the most costly monuments Oh the field
VIII shortly hold a big Reunion. Invitations
have been extended to the survivors of every
regiment, brigade. division, and corps engaged
In that bloody battle, whether wearing the
blue or gray, Union or Confederate veterans
Ex-President Harrison has been invited to
speak TOR t North, and Col. Wauerson for the
South.
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| VOYAGE OF THE LJBERDADE. BY Capt.
Joshua Slocnm. Published by Roberts Brothers
Boston. Price 81.
/ A charming little book. finely illustrated,
| giving many strange facts and happenings to a
| nome ahoat. The binding is of pretty blue.
decorated with the picture of the Liberdade.
| THE BIRTH OF A SOUL. BY Mrs. A. Phillips
Published by Rand, McNally & Co., Chicago.
4 Price 80 cents. psychological study.
ABOUT GIRLS. illustrated. BY Helen Follett
Published by Laird & Lee. Chicago. Price so
cents.
A series of character sketches dealing with
girls of all kinds including The Little Home
/ Girl The Girl Who Thinks The Gossiping Girl,
The Economzing Girl, The Complexion Fad
dist. Uncle Sans Girls The Bicycle Girl, The
| Party-going Girl, etc.
| THE RIGHTS OF LABOR BY W. J. Pub
iisiied by Chas. w. Kerr & TO-, Chicago.
An inquiry as to the relation between en-
ployer and employee. setting forth the right oil
the latter, and ennmerating causes of and
remedies for the present wide inequality.
Magazines and Notes.
The Reform Of Our State Governments is a paper
submitted to the American Academy of Social
Science, Philadelphia, by Gamaliel Brad ford.
which is of especial interest at this time. Price
% cents.
We have received the large and mplete
Annual Register of The University of Chicago,
July, 1s93-JuIy, 1894, founded by John D.
Rock Teller. 1t is more exhaustive and full
than ever before.
The Fotio, monthly journal of music. drama,
art and literature. Each number contains a
quantity of good sheet music. Published at
New York. Price 81 year.
Table Idik The American authority upon
culinary aud household topics" Published at
lib Chestnut street, Philadelphia. Price 10
cents.
The English Illustrated Magazine for Noyem-
Der is a particularly fine number 1t has fine
colored frontispece. and stories, poems. and
sketches all well illustrated by wel-known,
popular writers. Published in the World Build
ing, New York. Price Is cents.
John Kendrck Bangs's quaint humor is to
eniven the pages Of The Ladies' Home Journal
with a series OF 12 articles depicting the club
talk of four men about womens affairs. Mr.
Bangs calls this club 1.-THE Paradise Club
because no woman nor serpant ever entered
into it,"
The show of distinguished beauty, transfixed
by famous artists, which is now taking place at
the Academy of Fine Arts in New York, has
been anticipated by The Cosmopolitan Maqasine
in its November ISSUE in an article by VIM A.
Coffin, with illustrations of some OF the moro
beautiful faces. The Great Passions of His.
tory" series has for this months subject the
romantic career of Agnes Sorel, who influenced
the destinies of France under Charles VII
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CONSUMPTION CURED.

An old physician, retired from practice had
placed in his hands by an East India missionary
the formula OF "A simple vegetable remedy for tie
speedy ana permanent cure of Consum ption Ii on
CHI is. Catnrrh. Asthma and all Throat and Lung
AFFECTIONS, also n positive and radical cure f. 2
Nervous Debility and Hii Nervous Comp aints.
having tested Its wonderful curative powers in
thousands of cases. and desiring to relieve human
ufferng, will send free of charge TO all who wish
u, ,iiis recipe, in German French or English with
mail, by addressing. with stamp, RAINING this
N. y.
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it. The list of subjects is arranged at the be-
ginning of the season. Each member is expected
to prepare paper on one subject and GER
tain committee is appointed for every meeting
TO have special knowledge of the topic for tbs
day. and to be prepared to explain and de-
any points in discussion. Last year
studied under the general subject. "A Cen.
of Science" aud some of the papers read and
discussed were: The Story of Iron. The Story
OF Coal, The Story of Petroleum. The Story of
the Lens, and The Story of Electricity. This
year they are to study Modern Civic Life"
Some of the papers to be prepared are: The
Growth of the City and Its Eject on Civiliza-
ton, The Debasing Agencies of City Life, The
Eievating Agencies of City Life Waste in
Cities Economic Remedies Banded Charities
The Complications of Modern Society, Civic
Architecture and Public Art Responsibility of
Citizens. and The Ancient City, and City of the
Future.
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Among the interesting Judicial decisions of
the past week is one with regard to the owner
ship of wedding presents in case of divorce
separating the bride and groom. In the case
brought up, the bride thought the wedding
presents all hers. but the groom took away such
as pleased him. and sweet sentiment pervaded
tho atmosphere. The Judge decided that
unless the husband could produce the cards ac-
panying the gift. and signifying that they
were fer the groom, the presents belonged to
the bride.
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gown worn by fair haired girl was FASH
toned as is the one in the cut. 1t was of green,
rough goods, with loose weave, and two or
three shades of green threads woven in irregu-
lariy. The waist was gathered to yoke OF
the goods, and was banded with two rows of
velvet ribbon, finished on opposite ends with
square bows. The yoke appeared in the back
also and the bands, but there were no bows
The collar and the belt of the ribbon were
straight and unadorned with bows. The
skirt was trimmed adown the seams with the
ribbon, and at the hem were more square bows.
The ribbon was dark as the darkest thread
in the wooden goods. 1t is a pretty style to
make up in any checked WOODEN goods with
silk or velvet ribbon.
In New York City there is an interesting
club of women-the Wednesday Afternoon
Club. 1t numbers some of the most brilliant
women of the city. They study throughout
the season some one general subject, and have
q paper read at each meeting on some phase of
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1894-11-15

The value of light wall paper for room can
not be disregarded. room painted black
would need 100 candles for every Is needed by
room with white walls. The dark colors are
not much better. Brown would need ST; blue,
II; yellow paint, go; clean deal boards would
require so to 10 for white walled room. Next
in value to white rank the pale colors-rose,
cream, gray, light-blue, and yellow.
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Colorado has elected woman TO be Superin-
tendent of Public Instruction and three women
as members to the State Legislature. The
women will take part in the contest over the
selection OF a United States Senator to succeed
Wolcott-
ELSIE PoMRRnY McE1RnY