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Griggs courier., 1897-12-03
NORTH DAKOTA NEWS.
ALerre Sum Invo,ve.,.


The Wells county tax suit sgaius,
tho Northern Pacific Railway company
involves about $4,000 of delinau auent
taxes. The points involved, many o.
which are new. are of great public
interest or likely to arise frequently,
and the decision of the state supreme
court after the hearing of the appeal,
will be nwaited with much interest.
The points raised are applicable to the
$4,000 or more due and delinquent
taxes Of the company in Stutsman
county. Settlements have been made
by the road with nearly all of the
counties Of the state through which
their lines rua. at heavy discount
With the exception of Stutsman and
Wells counties. Wells county brought
suit for delinquent taxes, with penal.
ties and interests, and Judge Glaspel.
held the taxes were legal and collect
able against all but the indemnity
lands. From this decision appeal was
taken. Numerous questions were sub.
mltted to tie supreme court, and its
decision will be far-reaching and will
settle a vexed question over which
many counties aud the road have been
hght,ng for seven years.
Griggs courier., 1897-12-03
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

The hide Of the hippopotamus. in
some parts, is two inches thick.
When q mosquito has gorged him
self with human blood he dies within a
few hours.
A single sunfiower stalk at Burns,
Kan, carried the unprecedented mum.
ber of 233 blooms at one time.
"A Pittsburgh company has secured
the contract for lighting London with
electricity. The plant will cost $780,
COO.
The "cow tree" of Venezuela gives
fluid resembling, tasting like, and pos
sessing close chemical affinity to cows
milk.
The happiest negro in Bardstown.
Ky. is Plus Payne, who has grown this
season six tomatoes which together
weigh IA pounds.
Lake City, Fla, has a police force
which consists of one night Waterman.
His only income is fine of $3.50, which,
is paid by every person he arrests.
"A humble bee stung Ike Williams.
of Catlettsburg, Ky, on the hand. His
arm and body swelled to twice their
natural size, and he died in 4s hours.
francis Warlop, the cook of the
Lakeside club, Grand Rapids. Mich.
thought he could prepare toadstools to
make them dainty eating. He ate a
few of them and died.
"A landslide occurred a short time
ago in Sattel, Switzerland. An inn and
its garden and outbuildings slid down
the hillside distance of 35 feet, with
out being in the least injured. Two
stately Gins in the garden were also
moved without injury. -
A fall from scaffold at Watretown,
Mass, caused the body of Joseph Nor
ris, bricklayer, to assume the rigidity
of death. 1t was conveyed to an under.
takers room, and was being prepared
for burial when the supposed corpse
kicked the sides out of the coffin, arose,
and walked home.
Harvey Horner, of Sumner county,
Kan., is an amateur snake charmer, and
sometimes carries reptile in his
pocket. While he was attending cir
Gus at Wichita, q pickpocket slyly ex-
plored one of his pockets, and screamed
like madman when his hand came in
contact with live bull snake.
Charley Chick. of Dayton, o., has &
wooden leg. While he was riding on /,
train near Beifontaine, brakeman
fired u pistol at colored man whom H.,
was striving to force off the car. The
ball entered Chicks wooden leg and
passed upwards into his stomach, caus-
ing q wound deemed to be fatal.
Griggs courier., 1897-12-03
Bisma rck.s Idea. of Government.

BbSm0 0rck's Ideas OF Govern ment.
Bismarck is one of the great figures
of history. Without him the union un-
der common government of SO large
portion of the German lands would
hardly have been achieved. Whether he
was the one to create nation as we'll
as government is not SO cjsar. Hc
is atheart thorough tory, who believes
in governing people whether they will
or not. The Germans, intelligent, in
dustrious, patriotic in spirit. would
seem capable of governing themselves
if any people are. They sadly need the
training which can be had only from
the practice of self-government. Bis
marck, hating free parliaments, free
speech, n free press, assumes that only
little knot of princes and chancellors
have the aforementioned skill to pro-
vide government for the whole nation.
The great, and intellectual. and fear
less German people will some day weary
of that notion.-Prof. H. p. Judson,
LII. D., in Chautauquan.
Griggs courier., 1897-12-03
A VICTIM Of. FATE.
The Pathetic Story of Mrs. Tartar
Who Didn't Marry n Count.

The Pathetic story of Mrs. Tartar.
Who Dihn't Marry II Count.
Poor Mrs. Tartar had always been pc
culiarly unfortunate. From her birth
train of i'll luck had pursued her, al
though, not being on the Long island
railroad, it never passed over her head.
At the time of her marriage her hus-
band was French count, employed in
making himself otherwise generally
useful at summer hotel. Seven years
later, when she began to think of saw
ing up for the celebration of their tin
wedding, he confessed one day that he
was in reality native of Hoboken.
A terrible scene ensued, in the course
of which several pieces of the wretcheG
man were distributed about the apart
ment by means of pair of scissors.
The noble woman, however, promptly
forgave him, even going SO far in her
magnanimity as to assist him in the
subsequent search for the missing por-
tions of his anatomy.
Nevertheless, the painful disclosure
made an indellible impression upon her
sensitive mind, and although she care
fully concealed the state of her feel
ings, never mentioning the matter more
than once or twice at meal times, there
can be little doubt that this secret sor-
row was largely responsible for her
premature decline at the age of 95.
She had been married barely 40 years
when fate struck her once more in the
solar plexus. Ather urgent request her
husband had insured his life. Two
hours afterward, while he was asleep,
she happened to drop large eight-day
clock upon bis head, whereupon he
died. ~
For Is minutes the widow was heart
broken. Then on hurrying around to
the life insurance company She found
that it had escaped to Canada.
She certainly was a most unfortun-
ate woman.-N. Y. Journal.
Griggs courier., 1897-12-03
SURE TO ANNEX HAWAII,

One of the Ccrtnintica of the Com in &;
Scssion of Congress.
New York, Nov. 26.-Hawaii will be
annexed to the United States during the
coming session of congress, according
to a Washington dispatch to the Herald.
This is one of the certainties of the ses-
sion. Senators and representatives,
advocates and opponents, who have thus
far arrived in Washington are practi-
cslly unanimous on this point. FRESH
dent McKinley's message. the dispatch
continues, will strongly urge upon the
senate early ratification of the annex
alton treaty, aud it will be one of the
first topics brought up in the executive
sessions.
Griggs courier., 1897-12-03
BUSINESS OUTLOOK:
Exports Of Cereals Are Heavy aaa the
Balance of Trade Fav0rs Cs. i

Exports Of Cereals Arc Heavy aaa the
Balance of Trade Favors Us.
New York. Nov. 27.-R. G. Duu & Co..
in their weekly review of trade. say:
The heavy exports OF wheat. with the
renewed advance In price. Is the most in-
terestinS and important feature OF the
weeks events. Since August, when the
extent OF the foreign deficiency became
realized. exports have been larger than in
corresponding weeks Of any previous year.
The cotton exports also have become very
neavy. and the outgo Of corn falls but
ittie below last years unprecedented rec
oro. while in exports OF manufactured
ords for the season have been. surpassed.
Wnile the aggregate from November last
year was over $l09. .OCO 600, shipments for
New York for three weeks have been
snehtly smaller. with q fair prospect that
the increase in cotton and other products
from other ports may make up the def
cheney. Meanwhile imports are running
behind last years at New York-nearly
100000 this month-so that another ex-
cess OF exports over imports amounting to
ABOUT S6O.0OO,OOO for the month is probable
But this would make an excess CT about
S22S.OOO.O 600 in four months.
AFTER the slight decline last Saturday
wheat rose to SLOWS for November, with
NO. red and other grades selling many
cents higher. Yet western receipts are Of
6tsS
o12.l03 bushels. against 9.214.s3S in, the same
four weeks last year. while Atlantic ex-
ports. hour included. were for the week
s.62S. 446 bushels. and for four weeks 49,
4ss.Sss. against 1881 .Gs5 last year. The ship
ments from other ports have also been
heavy. and nothing appears to change for
mer estimates OF European needs. Corn
also continues to go abroad in quantities
almost as large as last year. when all past
records were broken, but the price has
slightly declined.
THE iron industry shows no decrease In
production or consumption of pig. but with
much reduced orders for products excess
Of production is expected. and Bessemer
falls a shade to slo.15 and gray forge to
ss.25 at Pittsburgh: though Chicago and
eastern markets show no change, Ex-
pectation Of lower prices tends to prodrce
them at time when new business is nat
urally small and the mills are working
mostly on old orders with buyers impa-
tient for deliveries. Other large orders are
held back in plates by inability Of the
works to deliver in the time desired.
Failures for the week have been 2ac in
the United States. against 800 last year. and
25 in Canada. against s. last year."
Griggs courier., 1897-12-03
May Want Damages

It is reported that the county of EN-
mons will have to defend a damage
suit for 5000 to be brought by the
widow of Alex Coudott. the man who
was lynched at Williamsport. Suit
will be brought in the federal court.
The widow is full-blooded Indian,
and if suit is brought'it it will be one of
the most interesting ever brought in
the state. Emmons county is now we'll
bankrupt from the expenses of the
trials of these Indians for murder.
Griggs courier., 1897-12-03
UNEXPECTED RICHES.
One Man Who Played Joke to Goo,
-Advantagc.

One Man Who Played . Joke to Good
lAdvantaEc.
A certain speculator had need of a
and found himself with a very small
balance in the bank. He consulted; a
friend as to how he could get over the
emergency. The friend suggested that
he should draw on somebody in another
city. The operator said that he knew
no one who owed him, and the friend in
sinuated that that would make no diff
ference if the draft did not return too
soon.
The operator reflected for time and
then wrote out draft on the sultan of
Turkey for $4,000 and deposited it in
the bank. The draft came into the
hands Of the Rothschilds, who forward
ed it to Constantinople, and it was duly
presented to the sultan's chamberlain.
''Who is this man?'' asked the cham
berlain of the sultan's treasurer.
Don't know him." replied the treas
urer.
''Do we owe him anything?" asked
the chamberlain.
NO." replied the other.
"Then don't pay it," decided the
chamberlain.
"But if I might advise" said the
crafty treasurer, "this draft comes
through the Rothschilds, with whom
we are negotiating loan. Would it be
safe, under the circumstances, to dis
honor it?''
"Pay it, said the sultan's chamber
lain, and so the speculator was $4,000
richer than he knew, to his own great
Observation-Disclosures Telegraph.
Griggs courier., 1897-12-03
Her step.Ma.

Wealthy Widower Ito daughter)-My
dear. I-ahem-1 have concluded to
marry again, and the-the bride will be
Miss De Sweet. To be sure, there is
some difference in our agcs, but er-as
she is so young she will be fond of So
ciety, you know, and will greatly en-
joy going out with you.
Daughter (respectfully)-Well, Til
chaperon her.-N. Y. Weekly.
Griggs courier., 1897-12-03
Potatoes,

Many potato farmers in the state arc
shipping to storage company in
minneapolis, where they get their tu-
bers handled in and out and stored for
one and half cents per bushel per
month. to be disposed of later on. As
the average yield OF potatoes was from
one hundred to one hundred and fifty
bhshe.sp per acre. and the cost of rais-
ing them does not exceed ten dollars
J per acre, including rent of land, the
net profit hereabouts has been over
twenty-five dollars per ac:e, which is,
1t Seems. good enough.
Griggs courier., 1897-12-03
Heavy Imports.

-Four thousand head of cattle have
been imported from Manitoba during
the past two months Mt Neche and en-
tries at Pembina are said to have been
even greater. Adding the number that
have been driven across the line to
those entered by rail, the whole num-
ber will exceed 10000. The cattle
came from the Lake Dauphin country
and are shipped to the Twin Cities and
thence to Kansas and Nebraska,
Griggs courier., 1897-12-03
Fus,oN,sTS SPEAK OUT.
Ohio LeEislature strongly Republic
an ON Jotnt Ballot.

Cincinnati, Nov. :7.-At the recent
election the fusion ticket which carried
this county contained nine democratic
and five republican members of the Leg
islature. There has been some doubt as
to how the republican fusionists would
vote on joint ballot for United States
senator. At u meeting of these fusion
lists here they decided to vote for the
republican caucus nominee, which will
make the legislature stand so repub-
licans to 65 democrats en- joint ballot
for senator.
Griggs courier., 1897-12-03
She San the Brewery,

BEFORE the case of Charles SmalIbecls.
who was charged with running an illi-
cit brewing establishment in the base
ment of his home near Ancta, has
reached the jury District Attorney
Bangs moved that the case be dis.
missed. 1t transpired during the TAX
ing Of the testimoney that the proper
ty belonged to Mrs. SmallbecL and it
was she who had conducted the home
brewery If any was operated
Griggs courier., 1897-12-03
,Iillion. of Lob.ter.,

The slaughter of Holsters at Prince
Edwards island is something astound-
ing. There were exported the past sea-
son $1,000 cases, mostly to Europe,
which involved the killing Of 81, ,0O0. 900.
IN. Y. Sun.
Griggs courier., 1897-12-03
News In. Brief.

A. q. Burr has been. appointed as.
county.
The University football team may
pta1 u return game with Carlton col.
lege at Mortified.
John A Vernon has been appointed
postmaster at Conway, Walsh county,
to succeed r. P. Daley, removed.
Or. E. w. Read, popular physician
of Mandan and surgeon for the N. p,
died at the hospital at Brainerd of
blood poisoning, resulted from the
lancing. of a finger to destroy felon.
The murderer Normand when first
taken to the. penitentiary refused to
eat or work. He has changed his tao
tics and now eats heartily and works
more, than other convict.
Bulletin No. 90, of the North Dakota
agricultural experimental station con.
taips much scientific information use.
fol to farmers, who can procure these
bulletins free of charge on application.
addressing the institution at Fargo.
William Reynolds has been convicted
of blind pigging ut Ellendale and gets
ninety DAYS and $3.50 fine.
Farmer Hines has been discharged
from the insane asylum as cured.
Triplets, three daughters, were born
to. Mr. and Mrs. John Anderson, near
Cando.. few days ago.
William Albert, a we'll digger, lost
4 his life by drowning while attempting
to fx the curbing il we'll on the
farm of John Hoenise, near Kuhn.
Shiloh lodge Of Masons at Fargo
celebrated its 25th anniversary.
j The quarterly apportionment of the
state tuition fund has been made. The
4. total amount distributed to different
counties is $4,000. being for $4,000
school children at sl.s6 per capita.
Private Detectives Fred Buslett was
in Devils Lake ard threatened to close
all the blind pigs IN the place. Ae was
willing to compromise for small cash
consideration, and took money from
Eastes and Hogcnson. He was arrest.
ed and was bound over 70 the next
term Of the district court.
Griggs courier., 1897-12-03
Cruel Cauaor.

"1'm afraid" said Mr.. Meekton, "that
l must plead guilty to being a baseball
crank"
II don't think so," replied his Wife.
AFTER accompanying.y you to one game
I am prepared to suy that you are not q
crank OH such matters. You are raw
ing maniac. Star.
Griggs courier., 1897-12-03
Shot His Hired Man.

N. Nelson, farmer, near Mime.
wanlzan, shot his hired man, one
Thompson, twice with a shotgun.
shattering one arm and inflicting dan.
gerous body wounds and making am.
putation of the arm near the shoulder
necessary. Nelson had a bad rcputa.
tion and has been in Jail for steal.
ing coal and has been detected stealing
wheat. He is said to have been drunk
at the time of the shooting.
Griggs courier., 1897-12-03
MalAA,

She sat on the steps at the evening tide
Enjoying the balmy air: -
He came and asked: MAY sit by yopl
side?" nj. 1
And she gave him vacant stair.
Cornell Widow.
Griggs courier., 1897-12-03
twouldn,t Work

"One touch of nature, you know. old
man"
"Of course. Of course; ut you're not
nature, and consequently refuse to
be touched"
Thus the promptness with which he
saw the point saved him.-Chicago Post.
Griggs courier., 1897-12-03
DtRerinx spneres,

"Does it chagrin you that you don't
fully understand politics. Mrs. Wig
gins"
'No; there isn't one man in q million
who knows how long cucumber pickles
ought to stay in the Lrine."-Louisville
Courier-Journal.
Griggs courier., 1897-12-03
Siill Aheal.

'And SO you think Heaven is like
Boston?"
.Well, did think so, but you know
Boston has improved great deal in the
last 20 years."-Harlem Life.
Griggs courier., 1897-12-03

Country Cousin ION visit to London,
to lady fiddler)-Were you practicisg
ON your violin just now. Miss Strad9 I
thought IheArd you.
Miss StradENo. haven't touched Il
to-day.
Country Cousin-Ah! then It must
have been an organ in the street!
And for the life of him he can't nm
derstand why Miss Strad now gives him
the cold shoulder.-London Punch.
Griggs courier., 1897-12-03
A Natural Inference

Old Soak-My ancestors were knights
of old, I would have you understand.
Cynicus-Ten knights in a ba.room.
guess. Judging by some of their de-
scendants.-N. Y. Journal.
Griggs courier., 1897-12-03
Neixl,l,orly pleasantries.

"Your little boy bangs on hisydrum
from sunrise to sunset" ~
"Yes; pay him to do it SO we can't
hear your daughter sing."-Detrpit
Free Press. ~ 8tEST& y
Griggs courier., 1897-12-03
Taken Uaawares,

Jack-What is the trouble between
Josie and Claude? hear the engage.
ment is broken.
Penelope-Yes. Claude called when
she was expecting Clare nee, and she
had on the wrong engagement, ring
Judge. @HE 6.
Griggs courier., 1897-12-03
A Home Rody,

WinkeriT II haven't seen you at the
club for week? You seem to have be-
come great home body lately.
Blinkcrs-Yes. Wife's away.-N. Y.
Weekly.
Griggs courier., 1897-12-03
All Hone Gone.

Miss Perkinson-Ah, there is no mar
rying or giving in marriage in Heaven.
Miss Westlake-Well, dear, you know
you have my sympathy.-Chicago Rec
Griggs courier., 1897-12-03
Plenty Of Them.

'You say you love my daughter?"
II love her, sir, with every fiber that
l possess"
Every fiber?"
"Yes. sir. I'm in the rope and cable
business, sir."-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Griggs courier., 1897-12-03
The Sweet, Old so.r.

20. come where my love lies dreaming
She hummed In accents low.
And across the strings Of her Instrument
She lightly drew the bow;
20. come where my love lies dreaming"
And out through the bedroom door
There hoated upon the atmosphere
The sound Of her husbands snore!
Cleveland Leader.
Griggs courier., 1897-12-03
A Natural ResuIt,

$50 the Mothers club decided in.fa-
vor of corporal punishment"
Eyes. Yop see the member. yere
thinking Of each others children
Detroit News.
Griggs courier., 1897-12-03
Guilty.

In the federal court at Grand Folks,
James Smithy was convicted on the
charge of cutting all the timber of 3
quarter section of land near st. John
He filed on it, cut the timber, and then
made affidavit that he could not make
his living on the land, and was allowed
to file on another quarter. This is his
second conviction on the same charge.
Griggs courier., 1897-12-03
RoaEh ON Her Conplexson

Helen-Katc says she's SO afraid In
the dark.
Alattie-1hat's strange. l should
think she'd be more afraid of the light.
Chicago News. $40
Griggs courier., 1897-12-03
Knevv Where te Fi.a Her

Mrs. Yeast-I was surprised to see
your husband entering saloon the 9TH
er day.
Mrs. Crimsonbeak-1guess he wanted
to see me.
"You don't mean to say he would find
you there!"
SWELL, hs''was pretty sure would
come there to find him." - Yonkers
Statesman.
Griggs courier., 1897-12-03
Somewhat In Doubt.

Her Fa,her-l suppose, young man,
your intentions are of the best?
Her Suitor-Weil-er-l intend, tp
marry your daughter, IN. y 1dR4at
Griggs courier., 1897-12-03
Omen lo lnanecflal

"People who live in glass houses
shouldn't throw stones"
"Why?"
because everybody can see them do
it."-Detroit Free Press.
Griggs courier., 1897-12-03
IlGENHRs,sITY., ,

Willie (who has eaten his piece of cake
as fast az possiblel--.Say! Ethel: let's
play. menagerie.&SfN be the monkey
and you feed me with your cake.-N.Y.
Times.
sG%L Her FeelInEs.
When Blue Boards wife looked round. she
sighed
And shed briney tear.
II feel" she said to him, "just like
Your whiskers look, my deanyg
{. louisville Courier-Journal.
Hn kc.e:pias Accoust! zat
4 Average Wife-My dear, aren't you
going to church with me this sunday?
Average Husband,T Good lands! Why.
/ went to church with you last Sunday.
IN. Y. Weekly.!..1 al s1,..
This Sounds True.
You should not be flrst on hand,
Unless you would be beaten:
,.r The early bird may get the worm
BYe The et4lS worm gets eaten.
r. n Il Nj -Puck.
Griggs courier., 1897-12-03
A PoIsible Di.appointment.

A POssible Disapp0lntment.
1.-THE bridegroom appeared to be fear
fully nervous"
"Yes; you see his fathcr-in-law's
wedding present wasn't certifed."-
Chicago journal.
Griggs courier., 1897-12-03
Out OF HI. Class

Out OF His Glass.
Schoolma'am (encouragingly)-Comc.
now, Harold; spell chickens.
Hnro!d-Please, ma'am, Tn not old
enough to spell chickens; but you can
try me on eggs.-Judge.
Griggs courier., 1897-12-03
Her secret.

can play the piano, the fiddle and flute.
No enemy. though. have got:
The way that keep all my friends Is jus
Griggs courier., 1897-12-03

'"seen my boy Tommy anyw'ere, Mrs.
Rook2" ,--.>..l
well, no, amt seen i'm, but there's
fight at the other end of the street"
-Pick-me-Up.y '-'
Griggs courier., 1897-12-03

Lean play on the things, but do not.
m Y World
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-09-22
A SMOOTH MouNTAINEER.
How He Worked n Chattanooga Mer-
chant on Ginseng.

The Chinese may be very shrewd
people and adopts at doing up and
buncoing the average "Melican man"
when it comes TO three-card monte or
poker, but they are not in it with the
East Tennessee mountaineer from up
in the land of "IIouks and pensions"
says the Chattanooga Times.
Several days ago Mr. II. Goodman. the
hide and leather dealer. purchased n
large quantity of ginseng from Oneida,
Tenn. which place is in the mountains
above Hartman. Mr.. Goodman paid
good stiff price for the drug, which
cures all the ills that Celestial flesh is
heir to. and brought the same 10 his
store in this city.
For dried ginseng Mr.. Goodman
thought this stuff was unusually heavy,
but paid no more attention to it until
he went to empty it from one boX to
another. AS he did so he discovered
quite a large amount of bird shot in
the bottom of the box. He could not
account for the presence of the shot,
and began examining the ginseng, with
the result that he found the greater
number of roots stuffed with shot
Ginseng is purchased from the sang
digger" by the pound, and the roots
were cut into when green and stuffed
full of shot. a further examination re-
vcaled the fact that there was a large
number of bogus roots in the ginseng,
which Mr.. Goodman's employees spent
some time in sorting out.
This is new way of dosing China
men with American lead. The Celes-
tias were filled with American lead dur
ing the California and Colorado riots
and during the japanese war, but this
is the first case on record where an
attempt was made to fill them with
American lead through and in their
favorite drug.