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Griggs courier., 1896-08-21
plrH AND POINT.

-Nelud-.Is Il true that you sre
going to marry an American?" n
Grace-"Quitetru quito true" 'sWhAa
= her name?" Haven't the least idea,
mo boy."-Indianapolis journal.
-Adolphus-"I wonder IL Miss
Sharpe Is guying me, or Il she is really
gone on me?'' Theodore-''Why, what
did she say9" Adolphus-"She said
would always bo fresh In her memory
Boston Transcript.
II shall have to give up going ON
the stage" ''why sop ''My hair IL
coming out in handfuls." II don't see
what" "Pretty soon my trainer viii
be unable to drag me about the hoor..-.
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
-"Oh, mamma, cried little Frances,
''there are two new dear little kittens
In box down in the laundry with tho
old cat" fare there, dear?" Eyes,
mamma, and this years style Of kit
tens is black, trimmed with white.''-
Harper's Bazar.
Perhaps you can guess my mis-
sion" said the reporter, after the states
man had read the proffered card. II
have called to ascertain what sort OF
money you are in favor Of" The states
man opened the door, looked out, closed
the door again, locked it, pulled down
the windows and whispered in the ear
of the waiting newspaper man: "Cam,
paign funds."-Cincinnati Enquirer.
Why He Regretted.-An old Scotch
man who had been long time in the
colonies paid a visit to his 'native glen, =
and, meeting ar old schoolfellow, they
sat down to have chat about old times
and old acquaintances. In the course
of the conversation the stranger hap
pened to ask about a certain Geordie
Mckay. "1Ie's dead lang ago." said his
friend, "an' TIL never cease regrettin'
him rs lang rs live" "Dear me! Had
you such great respect for him as
that?" ''Na, ma! Itwasna' on'y respec'
l had for himself. but I married his
widow Enquirer.
Griggs courier., 1896-08-21
G. A. Il. Rates.

From points within q radius Of $50
miles from st. Paul all railroads will
sell encampment tickets at one fare for
the round trip. but there has been, un.
til now. rule that these cheap tickets
would not be sold until Tuesday, Sept.
i. thus making it impossible for people
within $50 miles of st. Paul, in all di.
rections, to arrive until the first day OF
the encampment had passed.
A decision has just been made that
half-fare tickets will be sold by all
roads for trains arriving in st. Paul
Monday, Aug. 81, and Tuesday and
Wednesday, Sept. and 2.
This rule will be greatly appreciated
by everybody in Wisconsin, Minnesota,
the Dakotas and Northern Iowa, from
which states about 100000 people may
now be expected to attend the encamp-
ment.
Griggs courier., 1896-08-21
PICKED UP ABROAD.

The Parisians nickname the pawn.
broker "aunt," the Londoners call him
s'uncle."
The British mint coins half a ton o.
pennies, half-pennies and farthings
weekly.
Joseph Chamberlain, driving horse
car, ran down Robert Salisbury, in
charge of donkey cart near Birming-
ham; no great damage was done.
In Scotland in the case Of domestic
servonts engaged by the month z
months warning is required.
Griggs courier., 1896-08-21
FAST MAIL WORK.

Pneumstic Tubes for Post Delivery n
largo Cities.
It would not be surprising, says Har.
per's Round Table, to find Boston, New
York, Philadelphia, Baltimore and
Washington connected by tubes. Ell.
abling letters and parcels to be for.
warded in as many hours as it now
takes days. The telegraph companies
will be seriously affected by the new
system.
The operation is very simple. Tho
letters are placed in a leather tube or
carrier, which fits snugly into the pneu.
matte tube. Then a blast of air from be.
hind, or the suction of air from the
front, or combination Of the two
methods, forces the carrier and its con.
tents forward. As the friction sooc
wears out the leather carriers, Ame-.
ican genius will be called upon to in.
vent a metal carrier on "ball bearings"
With leather tubes about 80 per cent. ct
the power applied is lost in overcoming
friction and in waste, only ten per cent.
Of the total force applied being used to
propel the carrier.
The charge for sending pneumatic
letters in Paris was IS cents each in
1879, and the territory covered wis but
q small part Of the city. To-day every
part of Paris is reached by the tubes,
and the charge is ten cents per letter,
the same as our special delivery. Nine
varieties of the Paris pneumatic letters
are collected. Probably many Of the
readers have one or more of them. They
bear map of the city on the face Of tho
envelope, showing the different sections
served by this post. The Berlin and
Vienna pneumatic letters are simpler in
design. There are no special designs on
the London enyeloDea
Griggs courier., 1896-08-21
BUSINESS OUTLOOK.
The Recent Hot Weve ana Other r.eeax,
Seriously A6eet Trade. :.

4he Recent Hot Wave and Other IaeAo9.
serioasly Affect Trade.
New York. Aug. l5.-R. G. Dun & Co.
In their weekly review of trade. say:
IAN extraordinary spell Of deadly hot
weather has affected trade throughout the
country. and in the east speculative feel.
ing was somewhat affected until Thursday
by apprehension Of the possible influence Of
the Bryan meeting. With cooler weather
there came also on Thursday perception
that the meeting would not affect busi-
ness unfavorably. But other conditions
were not stimulating. According to gov
ernment reports the crops have sustained
serious injuries. Labor difficulties extend.
and the closing Of establishments for want
Of work and the refusal of commercial
loans by banks checked operations in many
branches Of industry and trade. The week
therefore closes as the last week did, with
domestic business unusually dull for the
season.
Failures for the week have been 2os In
the United States. against 1876 last year.
and 96 in Canada. against 2s last year,
Bradstreet's says:
''The volume Of business throughout the
country is practically unchanged. New
features do not point to Improvement in
prospects for fall business. Industries gen.
orally continue quiet, with more men idle
than q week ago. The most significant fea-
ture was the higher rate for money early
in the week and difficulty in obtaining
money. This disappeared with manifest
reaction against the free silver sentiment
which followed the silver demonstration
at New York August II. Mercantile col
lections are difficult to make at Charles
ton, and at Atlanta they are very poor.
Jacksonville jobbers report remittancea
slow, as do those at Birmingham and in
the west. at Cleveland. Detroit. Milwaukee
and st. Paul.
Griggs courier., 1896-08-21
BIG RACES.
soas Of the world,s hest PAGERS wm h
Saan ON thu (lennnA

Sone of the Worlds best PAGERS VIM h
Seen ON the Ground.
w. w. r., the great PAGER that was
the sensation Of the Detroit meeting Of
last month. has been booked by Presi-
dent Weaver for the state fair. He
was authorized by the racing commit
tee Q month ago to secure the best star
event possible to be added to the rae
ing program already arranged. and this
is the result. w. w. p. is regarded by
many horsemen as likely to carry of
the highest honors Of the turf before
the season is over. At Detroit, $500
was offered for the free-for.all pace;
$1,000 of the amount was offered to the
winner for the first heat, the beaten
horses to race, best two in three, on q
subsequent day for the balance Of the
money, $500. 1t is needless to say
that the first heat was q warm one, the
most exciting of the meeting. w. w.
P. won cleverly in 2:051, defeating
among others Frank Agan, who at Co
lumbus, a week later, defeated Patch
en- and Gentry. making the fastest
fourth heat on record.
we We \ ~ w V0 ouOWA ~ Vic XtSAI
on two days He is to be put against
the worlds wagon record. 2:Os1S. and
the record of the track, 2:07, made by
Nancy Hanks. Frank B. Loomis, his
owner, is confident he will accomplish
both undertakings, for he is in fine
fettle and is doing his best work.
Another star feature President Wea-
yer has booked for three days the state
fair is q decided novelty. 1t is Marion
Miles, the phenomenal PAGER, with a
record of going mile in 2:12A with
out q strap or prompter of any kind.
The mare is harnessed to sulky and
without bridle, reins or driver goes
around the track like wind without q
break. 1t is likely that the entries for
the 2:0s pace will also include several
horses of national reputation. The en-
tries close Friday. A purse for three
year old trot has also been added aud
there are to be several running races
not yet announced.
Griggs courier., 1896-08-21
SLAIN IN A STORM.

Church Wrecked, Minister Killed and
Others Fatally Hurt.
Little Rock, Ark, Aug. ia dis
turbance described as an electric cloud.
burst struck a church where q
protracted meeting was being held at
Berea, in Ashley county, totally de-
molishing the building. Rev. w. w.
Cochran was instantly killed and Rev.
]. w. Van Trease and Rev. J. j. Colson
fatally wounded. Jack Simpson, George
McDougald and Miss Lena Colson were
dangerously injured, and large num-
Der of others were more or less wound
ed by falling timbers.
Griggs courier., 1896-08-21
BEAT THE Losr.PARcELs MAN.

8oW . Suburban Woman Secured . Nice
New Umbrella.
"Pretty smart lot of women on them
Galena division trains," said the lost
parcels custodian at the Northwestern
depot to o Chicago Post man.
"Why?"
Zone of them comes in here yester.
day and beats me out of an umbrella"
replied the custodian, wrapping up fan
and handkerchief and labelling them.
"How?"
"She remembers thnt the last hard
rain was July 2l, and yesterday when
the sun is shining she comes in here ind
asks mo if any umbrella is left on the
train that day. OF course there is.
Find some every rain. l say: Yes;
what train did you leave yours on?'
She says the Elmhurst train. Now
that don't tell anything. She says she's
going tohcrsister'sa at Elmhurst, and she
don't know this road ut all. All the
trains are Elmhurst trains. She's got
me.
"Then says: What kind of an um-
brclla?'
"And she says it's new. She can't
recollect how the handle went, but she'd
know If she sees it. Now, what can I
do? show ner the umbrellas brought
in that day, and she picks up the best
one and she says: That's it. And IL
is."
"How do you know It isn't her UNI
brella?"
"Cause to-day the traffic manager
sees her on the train with that umbrella,
and hears her tell another woman how
she got it, and he fetches it in here Just
as five other women break in here with
the same game. Did they get um.
brellas? Well, no-not till after the
next rain"
Griggs courier., 1896-08-21
For the Encampment.

The North Dakota department gen.
eral orders states that the department
North Dakota commander and staff
will leave Grand Forks on the evening
Of August 81 and will open the North
Dakota headquarters at the Hotel Ryan
September 1, where all comrades are
requested to report at room 113, on the
third floor, for badges and to register
their names. They will be welcome
at all times at the headquarters and
all are requested to participate in the
parade. All who, can should wear the
regulation uniform of the g. A. R., but
all are welcome and urged to take part
in the parade. The Order give the
railroad rates from various towns and
and also the hotel rates at st. Paul.
Those who want accommodations are
requested to notify the st. Paul com.
mittee on accommodations as early as
possible. They should state the kind
of accommodations wanted. Cots or
mattresses will be provided for all the
veterans in vacant school buildings or
tents, and comrades who want to bring
their families and can bring tents for
them will be taken care of.
Griggs courier., 1896-08-21
summer R.sorts on tho l1onon.

The Summer resorts on the Monon Route
and French Lick Springs are more popular
than ever, and Paoi has started now san-
4tarium to take the overflow. The waters
Of these springs have been recommended by
prominent physicians as superior in 9heir
curative properties to those Of Hot Springs,
White Sulphur, or even the noted spas and
,sbads'' Of Germany. West Baden indeed
has been 6tly called "the Carlsbad OF Amer
tca." Cedar Lake is prettier than ever and
just as full Of fish. The railroad company
has fine park there and is soon to build o
new station.
Griggs courier., 1896-08-21
NORTH DAKOTA NEWS.
The Dsmoer.tio coav.ut,o..

The Democratic Conventio1.
Grand Forks, N. D., Aug. 12-The
democratic state convention was called
to order this afternoon for the nomina-
ton Of q judge Of the supreme court,
treasurer. attorney-general, insurance
commissioner, one railroad commission
er, acknowledgements and member Of
congress. These Offices fall out the fu-
sion ticket in this state, the remaining
Offices being filed by the populists con-
convention held at Fargo and headed
by B. B. Richardson Of Dayton for gov
ernor, NJ. A. Hildreth Of Cass was elect
cd temporary chairman and James
Murphy Of Stutsman temporary secre-
tary. The usual committees were ap-
pointed and the report of the resolu.
ton committee was adobted without
change. The platform indorsed Bryan
and Sewall and the Chicago platform
anddenouncedt the republican platform.
A 16 to plank calling for the return
to the silver coinage at that rate was
contained in the resolution and the
state administration was denounced
the closing of educational inistutions.
The following nominations were made
by acclamations: C. F. Templeton OF
Grand Forks, supreme judge; Marion
Conlklin Of Stutsman, attorney-general;
f. T. Partin Cass insurance commits
sioner; w. S. Vent of Dickey, railroad
commissioner; John Burk of Rolette.
for congress. For treasurer there
were three candidates. Maurice Will.
Jams of Grand Forks, H. D. ALERT Of
Cavalier and j. P. Birder of Walsh.
Alert got the nomination by large
majority. For lieutenant governor j.
L. Cassel of Walsh and j. ID. Trenholm
of Pembina were candidates, and Cas-
sci was nominated. MIR. Burke ad-
dressed the convention briefly and the
nomination of the pobnlists were in
dorsed.
The state central committee organized
with Thomas Kleinogel of Fargo and
E. c. Carruth of Grand Forks as tempo.
rary chairman and secretary. The
fight over treasurer was bitter one
and up to the time of the vote the re-
suit was much in doubt. The populist
convention was called to order this
evening and the ticket named by the
democrats was indorsed.
Griggs courier., 1896-08-21
NOT q IRevELER.

scientific standpoint, most interest
ing and valuable discovery. Halt way
Up the mountain prospector was
working in six-foot ledge Of calcareous
rock, bearing every evidence Of the oil.
urian age. He had progressed fully hvc
feet into the ledge when blow Of the
sledge revealed to his astonished gaze a
live toad snugly esconced in cavity in
the solid rock about the size of quart
cup. The sides Of this cavity were per.
fectly smooth and bore no evidence o.
crack, seam, or crevice.
The toad's position was about equally
distant from the upper and lower sur
face Of the ledge. Above the ledge 10 y
stratum of pure white sandstone, three
feet thick; and Immediately over this a
layer Of soil, out of which tower great
oak trees, two feet in diameter.
The find was made by d. D. Field,
formerly of Topeka, Kan, and an ex.
perienced miner. who has for some
months been prospecting in the min.
eral region in this vicinity. Asked al to
the accuracy Of the above account, Mr..
Field signified his willingness to at.
tach his signature thereto under oath.
The mayor or any prominent citizen Of
Eureka Springs will vouch for any
statement he may make, and any mum.
ber Of Topeka people will testify to his
reputation for truth and veracity.
When first exhumed from his I'd.
amantine tomb the toad's eyes were
closed and there was little manifesto.
ton Of life, other than palpitatins
motion Of the throat. Shortly after his
advent he opened one eye and began To
move his front legs. Gradually hia
stiffened members regained their
strength, until now he is decidedly
lively batrachian. He refuses all food,
however, and has forgotten. II he ever
knew, the art of hopping. But he 10 On
expert crawler, and seeks, and evident
ly enjoys, the light Of which he 30 long
had been deprived.
Time, though, has set lightly on his
batrachian brow. He seems to appreci-
ute, too, the Importance and privileges
which attach to great age, and moves
about with q silemn and arrogant mien.
but when you scratch his sides with a
lead pencil, he readily yields to the se
ductive sensation, places one front foot
on his heart OF stomach, and. a. he
cocks one eye up ecstatically, seems to
say: "Oh! If you would only make It
my back" Unlike Shakespeare's toad.
lie does not sweat venom nor moisture
Of any kind; his color, q lurid copper
hue, further marks his personality as
distinctive from any batrachian yet
found.
Some years ago, near Peoria, H., q
live toad was discovered in sub-car-
boniferous formation under similar
conditions, except that It was Of q pale
slate color. Mr.. Field will endeavor to
preserve the life Of his little ward, ami
It will probably be sent TO the Smith
sonian institution.-St. Louis Globe
Democrat.
Griggs courier., 1896-08-21
Gladness Comes

With better understanding Of the
w transient nature of the many phys
ical ills, which vanish before proper e3-
forts-gentle efforts-pleasante efforts-
rightly directed. There is comfort In
the knowledge, that 80 many forms Of
sickness are not due to any actual dis
ease, but simply to constipated condi-
ton of the system, which the pleasant
family laxative, Syrup Of Figs, prompt-
~ removes. That'is why II Is the only
remedy with millions Of families, and q,
everywhere esteemed so highly by all.
who value good health. Its beneficial
effects are due to the fact, that it is the
one remedy which promotes internal
cleanliness without facilitating the
organs on which it acts. 1t is therefore
all important, in order to get its bene-
fetal effects, to note when you pur-i
chase, that you have the genuine arti-
Gle, which Is manufactured by the Cali
fornia Fig Syrup Co. only and sold By
all reputable druggists.
If in tho enjoyment Of good health,
and the system is regular, laxatives Or
other remedies are then not needed. II
afflicted with any actual disease, ono
may be commended to the most skillful
physicians, but If in need of a laxative,
one should have the best, and with the,
well-informed everywhere, Syrup Of
Figs stands highest and is most largely
used and gives most general satisfaction.
Griggs courier., 1896-08-21
Wisconsin Labor Day.

Madison, Wis, Aug. 17.-Gov. Upham
has issued proclamation setting aside
Monday September as Labor day, and
recommending its general observance
by both employers and employees.
Griggs courier., 1896-08-21
THE NATIONAL GAME.

Standing of the Leading Clubs for the
Week Ended Aug. l6.
The following tables show the num-
ber of games won and lost and the per-
centage of the clubs of leading base
bali organizations. National league:
Griggs courier., 1896-08-21

s.JoHN," said Mrs. Wilbur, "why don't
you brush that fly of the top Of your heads
He's been there three minutes.n "Oh, let
top OF my head Just now. ."-Harper's Bazaar.
Griggs courier., 1896-08-21

BELIEVE Piso's Cure for Consumption
saved my boys life last summer-MRs.
Griggs courier., 1896-08-21

VERY low rates will be made by the Mis-.
souri,, Kansas and Texns Railway for ex.
cursions Of August 18th, September lst 18th
and Harvesters. For particulars apply to the
nearest local Agent, or address JAMES BAR
KEn, Gen. Pass. u Tkt. Agt., st. Louis, Mo.
Griggs courier., 1896-08-21

"CoME into the garden, Maud" but Maud
was much too wise. Said she: 20, no; the
corn has ears and the potatoes eyes. .n-In-
dianapolis journal.
Griggs courier., 1896-08-21

"MR. TAILOR, II youth get my coat done
BY Saturday, shall forever be Indebted to
you" "!f that's your game" said the
be DONE"
Griggs courier., 1896-08-21

The TALL MAN (angrily)-ssI'l get even
with you, SIR" The Short Man (easily)-
"You win have to get down on your knees
Griggs courier., 1896-08-21

"D1p Mabel promise to marry her pho.
tographer loyer7" .No. She developed q
negatlve."-Detroit Free Press.
Griggs courier., 1896-08-21

FRS stopped free and permanently cured.
No fits after first days use of DR.. Kliue's
Great Nerve Restorer. Free % trial bottle
Il treatise. DR.. KLINE, 933 Arch st. Phila Pa
Griggs courier., 1896-08-21

The LADY-"It runs right into something
the minute you let 60. oh, I'm sure can
never learn to ride it." Jnstructor--.Stick
to 1t, ma'am; you'll learn soon. Why, I
taught an idiot to ride last week."
Griggs courier., 1896-08-21

sHE-"Was there any particular tn,nx
about the town which struck you3" He
ayes; q bicycle" =.
Griggs courier., 1896-08-21
Assessments Raised.

The state board Of equalization
passed a resolution, introduced by State
Auditor Briggs. It raises the total val
uation Of personal property of the rail-
roads from $1,000. 600 to $1,000, 600,
which means $50, 600 to s75,0O addi-
tional taxes to the state treasury from
the roads. The Great Northern road
was assessed at 50, 500; branches, 5000.
The Northern Pacific, $4,000 and IS, Ooo;
the 500 at $1,000 and $4,000 per mile;
the Milwaukee at 81, 500 and IS, 600; the
Northwestern at $4,000. The board
also passed resolutions assessing side
tracks at $3.50 per mile.
Griggs courier., 1896-08-21
News % BrleE

Work has been commenced ON the
Grand Forks paving contract.
Palmer & Co.'S store at Thompson
was broken into and considerable
quantity of goods taken. No money
was secured.
Ole Stevenson farmer near Rey-
nolds, committed suicide by cutting his
throat.
Hoboes near Towner held up several
laborers in a freight car in which all
were stealing a ride and obtained q
gold watch and about $50.
A, dog show is to be a feature of the
Morton county fair.
Jamestown's growth requires an ex-
tension of the sewerage system.
A postofice is to be established at
tn Quinion ranch, near Dickinson.
Over 1000, 900 acres, more than IS
townships, are in process of subdivision
to sections in the state this year by
government surveyors. Several corps
are at work in the region between Fort
Stevenson and Minot.
The Hessian fly is making terrible
havoc in the wheat fields in some parts
of Sargent county, farmers in some of
the eastern townships being compelled
to cut the grain in q perfectly green
state in order 70 stay the ravages Of the
pest and Save to themselves anything
at all.
Sportsmen Of the state report prairie
chickens more scarce in most localities
than last year.
Griggs courier., 1896-08-21

JOHNNY says it was William Tells son
who had such an arrow escape.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-07-31
Deafness Cannot be Cured

by local applications as they cannot
reach the diseased portion of the ear.
There is only one way TO cure deafness,
and that is by constitutional remedies.
Deafness is caused b. an intlamed condi-
ton of the mucous lining of the Eus-
trachian Tube. When this tube is in.
famed you have "a rumbling sound or i'm
perfect hearing, and when it is entirely
closed, deafness is the result, and unless
the Inflammation can be taken out and
this Tube restored to its normal condition
hearing will be destroyed forever; nine
cases out of ten are caused by catarrh,
which is nothing but an infiamed condi-
ton of the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for
any cases of deafness (%caused by catarrh)
that cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh
Cure. Send for circulars; free.
+. j. CHENEY l. CO., Toledo, o.
c9s -Sold by Druggists, TO.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-07-31
Chattcl mortgage Sale.

Notice Is hereby given that by yirtpe a, ,ho
Terms or z chattel mortgage dated September IL
1870, MED FOR record N Webster comfy Na"'
prasHa; made by Isaac Grewell, m0rtgaror. 10
me sum OF sGl.oO. and default having beenn
made ~ the conditions thereof, aud no suit or
proceedings having been Instituted AZ law 10
any part thereof, the undersigned viii sch tSa
propert therein described. to wit: One hav
paler; rom ulete. manufactured by the Kansas
red ana white COW four years old. AZ nubIIc
auctlon 10 the highest bidder for cash. m frnnt
OF the city livery barn, in the city of Ned CiomS
Sth, 1896. """'' August
Dated, July Il, 1896.
!, N. BROWN, Mortgav..