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Got It Overheard,

Once while in foreign port Admiral Dewey ordered the heaviest hcisting tackle ill the ship to be got out of the hold without delay. Nobody knew what it was for, as there was nothing just at that time, either heavy or light, to be taken on board or sent ashore. After two hours hard work the tackle was ill place, and Dewey then ordered that a large chew of tobacco which had been thrown under one of the guns be hoist ed overheard and dumped into the sea.
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Of Important OppOr-- tunities that can now be grasped at this store.
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IT WILL SURPRISE YeU-TRY IT.-It is the medicine above all others for catarrh and is worth its weight in gold. Ely's Cream Balm does all that is claimed for it.-B. W. Sperry, Hartford, Conn.
 My son was afflicted with catarrh. He used Ely's Cream Balm and the disagree able catarrh all left him.-J. O. Olmstead, Arcola, III.
 Cream Balm will be mailed. Kept by druggists. Ely Brothers, 56 Warren St.
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,7G CLOTHES OF AUTHORS
Some Structures Upon the Dress of Eng
 fish Literary Men.


 fish Literary Men.
 Novelists and play in sample quantities are the latest class to come under the basilisk eye and measuring tape of The Tailor and Gutter. These members of the sister profession of jour nalism, and perhaps even the severely judged members of parliament who have appeared in like connection, may be relieved to know that the novelists and playwrights scarcely excel them as glasses of fashion and molds of form By way no doubt of sharpening his pen. the tailor critic begins with 1. Zang- will, whose lounge suit might have belonged to any period during the last ten ye;.rs," and had even reached the stage of the ''shabt'y geuteel.' How ever, it is consOling to know that MT. Zangwill's literary success enables him to wear frock coat that nearly passes muster, even though the accompanying trousers are too sho1t.
 MT. Jerome, J. M. Barrie, Henry Ar thur Jones and Hall Caine might al most be called moderately well dressed in nonstylish sort of way. At all events they avoid the shuddering solecism of wearing light coat and waistcoat with dark trousers, attributed to Robert Buchanan, or the mixed styles of W S. Gilbert. But the only two members of the class who unreservedly enjoy the approval of our contemporary are Sir Walter Besant and Clement Scott. The former will no doubt be rejoiced to learn that his clothes might cause him to be mistaken for "a prosperous city merchant" while MT. Scott might "easiiy be mistaken for a prosperous tradesman,' says tailor. The force of f1attery could surely no farther go.- London Chronicle.
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$3 and $5 Pictures
 At 9Sc eachI

Artistic Pictures, splendid ly framed Etchings, Arto- types, Engravings, etc. Dutch and English oak frames. Sub- jects suitable for parlor, living room, hall or chamber-$3. and $5 pictures, in this sale at o8c each.
 When these are all gone no more to be had at the prices.
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69c each.

They are here in all the shades of red, blue, brown, grey and castor, and also black, are perfect, bright, new goods, and the counters are thronged all day long.
The Press., 1898-11-10

When you see yourself in suit that, fits you, body and mind, and pocketbook, too, you'll be glad that you came in. If we don't fit you all three ways don't buy. If you change your mind come back and get your money. You'll get every cent.
The Press., 1898-11-10
Life In Colorado.

A person ill this country no sooner gets through shoveling coal and carry ing out the ashes than he has to sprinkle his grass and push the lawn mower The more coal he shovels the more ashes he carries, and the more water he squirts the harder he has to push the lawn mower. It is ever thus.-Longmont tColo.) Ledger.
 A COMMON DANGER.-If you have ever had a cold which you permitted to "wear away" it may interest you to know it was a dangerous proceeding. Every cold and cough which is neglected paves the way for consumption, bronchitis, asthma or catarrh. Otto's Cure, the famous German throat and lung remedy, will cure any cough or cold and save you from con- sumption. Sold by E. K. Taft, Stafford Springs, and w. P. Fuller, Somers. Price 25c. and soc. per bottle. 9
The Press., 1898-11-10

An expert declares that eating beef regularly is bad for the temper
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1898-04-29

Last weeks Well County Free
Press would lead most of it's
readers to believe that it was
trying to gain some free adver-
tising Judging from it's editorial
on Lieut. Gov. Devine. The edi-
tor of the Free-Press does not
need to belittle Mr.. Devine's in
telligence in order to attract the
attention of the people to his own
superior qualities. Mr.. Devine
stands foremost of them all in
this state for education and ora
tory, while the Free-Press quill
pusher stands-wen, all you have
to do is to read his article to
strike his per cent. of intelli'
gence.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1898-04-29

The famous Moffet-Patterson
libel cases which were called up
at Mandan last week before
Judge Sauter, have been con-
tinued until the fall term of court
on motion of the prosecuting at
torney of Burleigh county. Mof-
fet was ready for trial but the
other fellows were not and sue
ceeded in getting a postpone
ment. The fact of the matter is
that Patterson is afraid to go to
trial and it would not be a sur
prise if the cases were dropped
altogether. 1t would be better
for Patterson, better for the tax
payers, and better for Moffet.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1898-04-29
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Editorial and Clippings,
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Cuba, the island over which
United States and Spain are now
engaged in battle, is rich in re
sources and if her people are
given their liberty and allowed
to till the land in peace, there is
no reason why Cuba should not
be a rich and prosperous island,
governed by it's own people.
Cuba has an area of $4,000, 900
acres, nearly half of which re-
mains a primeval forest rich in
mahogany, rosewood. ebony and
cedar; there remains 1000. 600
acres virgin tillable land to be
opened up, with its fertility
guaranteed by the wonderful
productiveness of adjoining dis
tricts. Tobacco and sugar are
the chief products, but the soil
of Cuba is capable of producing
almost anything that can be
grown anywhere aud the yields
and profits of sugar and tobacco
plantations could be greatly in
creased by infusing northern
energy and appliances into their
operation. Two crops of Indian
corn can be produced annually,
and rice, cotton and indigo, grow
with slight attention. Cuba,
therefor, under fair govern
ment, would be an ideal place
for American investment, and in
a very few years its present agri.
cultural production of $50, 600,
600 year would be quadrupled .
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1898-04-29
Wisdom Of M'Kinley's Policy.

The wisdom of congress in
sustaining the presidential policy
of Intervention in Cuba without
recognition Of fictitious goven-
ment known as the Cuban Re-
public is now recognized by
everyone who has noted the ef-
feet upon Spanish and Cuban
bonds, and the general develop
ment of the Cuban situation.
Two months ago Spanish bonds
were quoted at 81; they declined
steadily as Cuban affairs neared
a crisis; the presidents message
and the intervention resolution
have sent them down to "a, and
precipitated panics in Spanish
and French money centers.
AS the Chicago Times-Herald
says, if the charge that the presi-
dents policy was influenced by
holders of Spanish bonds had
been true in any particular there
would have been no such rapid
decline in these securities. If
the presidents attitude in the
matter of Intervention had not
indicated clearly the ultimate
freedom of Cuba there would
have been no such crash as fol-
lowed the adoption of his policy
by congress.
On the other hand, there were
charges equally groundless that
American spectators in Cuban
bonds-notably John J. McCook
we're favored callers at the
white house and that the presi-
dents Cuban policy was being
dictated by an unscrupulous Wall
street clique.
1t was against this unscrupul-
Gus Wall street combination that
the president took such a de-
termined stand when he opposed
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1898-04-29

From indications all over the
country it will be an easy matter
for President Mckinley to get all
the volunteers he will need. The
spirit of 1861 is abroad in the
land and meetings are being held
in small towns and large cities
all over the country and volun-
teer companies are being organ
lied every day. The govern
ment is flooded with offers for
services of patriotic citizens and
the greatest excitement prevails.
North Dakota is not u bit behind
the rest of the states in coming
for ward and in addition to the
state militia being ready to res
pond to the call of our COUNTRY
hundreds of citizens have signed
the rolls of volunteer companies
and are ready to go TO the 'front.'
any time that they are called
upon. Spain will find when she
runs up against an army of well
fed, well clothed, independent
and liberty loving army OF
American citizens that it will be
different from fighting starved
out people like the Cubans. 1t
may take some hard knocks to do
it but in the end the treacherous
Spaniards will get a good sound
licking unless they sue for mercy
early in the game. Liberty and
Justice is bound to win.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1898-04-29


Mrs. Cleveland recently had a
new setof photographs taken, the
first time she has been photo
graphed since leaving the White
House, and has given them to
Mr.. Box, with permission to
publish them in Ladies' Home
Journal, where they will be pub.
licly seen for the first time,
The set also includes the first
authoritative photographs pub
lished of the new Princeton home
of the Clevelands.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1898-04-29
Citizens Meeting.

A non-partisam meeting of the
voters of the town was held at
the engine house Monday even
ing for the purpose of putting in
nomination a set of officers to be
voted for at the annual election
to be held next Monday. E. w.
Blackwell was elected chairman
and P. r. Trubshaw secretary.
Very little interest was manifest
ed in the proceedings as the old
officers with the exception of as
SCISSOR. were all nominated over
by acclamation, demonstrating
that the people were well salts
fed with the present town Of
ficials. The ticket nominated is
as follows:
Trustees:
John Syverson,
j. G. Flynn,
Sam Sansburn,
Clerk,
Will H. Carleton.
Treasurer,
E. w. Blackwell.
Assessor,
G. H. Johnson.
Marshal,
A. Christianson.
Justice,
T. E. Warner.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1898-04-29

The next time the legislature
gets up a noxious weed law. let
the members include in the list
of noxious weeds ''two-fer' .
cigars.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1898-04-29

Postmaster General Gary has
resigned and Charles Emory
Smith, editor of the Philade elphia
Press, has been appointed by
the president to fill the vacancy.
Mr.. Gary had to resign on &C
count of i'll health.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1898-04-29

Governor Briggs has set apart
Friday, May 18th, as Arbor Day
for North Dakota. Let all of our
citizens properly observe the day
and plant one or more trees.
The more trees that are planted
the mere beautiful will our town
become. Remember the day
and plant trees.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1898-04-29

Secretary of State John Sher
man has resigned and Assistant
Secretary Day has been appoint
ed by the president to fill the
vacancy. Mr.. Sherman should
have resigned long ago, he is too
old a man for the position.
Secretary Day is a rustler and a
good man for the place.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1898-04-29

the recognition of the provisional
Cuban government. Had he not
done so and this so.called repub-
lie had been recognized, the Wall
street clique would have been
enriched millions of dollars,
Cuban bonds would have risen
more rapidly even than Spanish
bonds have fallen and the Cuban
republic would have been smoth-
cred in its infancy beneath an
unbearable burden of debt.
Instead of such u deplorable re-
suit Cuban bonds remain as
worthless as they were before
the presidents message was sent
to congress, and the people Of
Cuba have escaped a debt which
would have enslaved them for
ever.
The owners and spectators in
Spanish bonds have been left out
in the cold, and the owners and
spectators in Cuban bonds are
sharing their misery.
No man has ever been more
clearly or thoroughly acquitted
of the charge that his public acts
were influenced by bond owners
and spectators than President
Mckinley.
Within the last forty eight
hours events have shown that he
was absolutely free from what is
known as Rothschild and Wall
street influence; that his Cuban
policy has been both wise and
clean and inspired only by hum
ane and patriotic sentiments.
And as the war with Spain
moves onward the wisdom and
foresight of what has been
characterized as "a policy of de-
lay," will be further proved.
There has been no delay in
strengthening the fighting arms
of the government in order that
the humane policy of the presi-
dent may be enforced in the face
of armed resistance.
i Conscious of the wisdom and
righteousness of his course, with
clean hands and a clear brain,
not inviting war but yielding no
principle to avoid it, the presi.
dent has serenely and cour.
ageously borne the calumnies OF
a hostile press, the attacks OF
political enemies and the criti.
cisms of short-sighted friends.
Events have proved that his
! policy sentiment has turned in
his favor and in the eyes of every
thinking man his vindication has
has been as complete as it has
been rapid.
AS he has been the wise and
courageous leader in peace, SO
will he be the wise and courage.
Gus leader in war.
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Opportunity in Different Ages
for the Accumulation of
Wealth and
PROGRESS ALONG INDUSTRIAL LINES.
What the Future Has IN
Store for the
TOiler.

Thrift is still a virtue, not tC
be despised because the hope
Of fortune by it's exercise Is
lessened through the closing Of
the doors of opportunity.
The self-nade man likes tc
say, Look at me; l started pen.
niless, saved fifty cents week
out of my four dollars week
watched my chances and be-
came rich; anybody can do the
same and it is only the shiftless
and thriftless who complain.
The unmade man is more apt
to whine. What can a fellow
do? At his best, if he retains
his health, he can barely keep
his head above water; let's
have a drink.
r Both are mistaken. When
the self-made man started forty
years ago he had chances that
are now closed. Pingree be-
gan without capital and has
become a great manufacturer;
he says he could not get foot
hold now if he started with
$4,000 instead of S.. Here and
there a man may still by supe-
rior energy, or luck, or endur-
ance, climb to wealth at the
cost Of all that makes wealth
enjoyable, become a mere mon
ey getter. One man in ten
thousand can do it. The mass
can't. The average man can't.
When the self-made man be-
gan, everyone expected to be-
come his own employer before
he reached middle life, acquire
a competence before his work
ing days are over.
The average man can't do
that now. When one man in a
hundred is an employer, the
other ninety-nine have to be
employees. That is matter of
arithmetic.
X X Y
Men see how unjust it is to
call everybody lazy and shift
less in default of their emerg-
ing from the crowd, they see
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how fallacious it is to look to1
first place as the reward OF
thrift, they recognize that many
with the utmost thrift cannot
gain in the race and even fall
into penury and distress, and
therefore they say petulantly
that thrift is an obsolete ac-
complishment.
They know that they are in
dustrious and sober and they
resent the imputation that it is
only through idleness and vice
that they fail to become million
aires. When they are told, BE
economical and you will get
rich: they know the advice is
not valid and so they arc in
cline to think it is not good.
That is where the average
man makes his mistake. Most
of us could better ourselves 1t
we would take the pains. The
self-made man did not get rich
simply by stinting himself; but
he would not have got rich If
he had spent as freely as most
of us do, if he had devoted as
much to tobacco and beer and
billiards and all that as the
average young man does now
a-days. He scraped together
his money by painful, pennies
before he was able to take ad-
Vantage of the opportunities
that made him rich. We must
DENY his boast that he made
his money, that he created the
wealth which he holds, but we
must concede him the virtue OF
thrift and prudence and self
sacrifice.
So far he is right, that the
man who will not exercise
those qualities the least little.
bit, has no right to bewail his
fate. The man who won't take
any pains, wouldn't get rich If
the sky rained diamonds into
his lap-which the sky is not
going to do.
Some men get ahead in the
world even now. I know two
about the same age,
both Industrious, neither OF
them buns. One owns his
house and has it well fur
nished. The other was never
more than ten dollars ahead IN
his life. Both have been max
ing about twenty dollars a
week and have had steady en-
ployment-wh1ch is good
wages and good fortune in
these times: Twenty dollars
week is more than the self
made man ever got until he
had the foundations of his for
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1898-04-30
WAR talk.
Trades Assembly Passes Roso-
lutions Endorsing the
Action of u. S.
President mcEwen Urges Or.
ganized Labor to Send Dele.
gates to Win0na.

War talk prevailed at the
Trades Assembly meeting last
week. 1t cropped out at all
times and to show that the
Assembly meant something
more than talk committee
composed of J. H. Baker, E. r.
Cobb and w. NJ. Johnson was
appointed andreported the fol-
lowing resolution which was
unanimously adopted:
"Whereas, the United States of
America has been compelled by her
sense of humanity, justice and honor to
take such action as has now involved
our country in a war with the kingdom
of Spain for liberating Cuba, be it
therefore, -... s-@.
Resolved by the Federated Trades
Assembly of Duluth that we hereby en-
dorse the action of our government and
pledge to it's support as loyal citizens all
that a patriotic devotion to our flag
may require"
There is considerable talk
among organized labor of rails
ing one or two companies to
go to the front and if it is
found necessary this will no
doubt be done. Duluth boys
will make first-class fighters.
The report of unions showed !.
condition of trade as picking
up for the spring and the en-
ploying of more men. The
outlook is not as sanguine,
however, as it might be.
President McEwen, in ad-s
dressing the assembly, urged
all unions to send at least one
delegate to the state conven-
ton which convenes in Winona
June 4. The representation is
one delegate for every 25 mem
bers or major fraction thereof.
No organization is entitled to
more than five. Mr.. McEwen
also called attention to the
necessity for legislation in the
interest of labor and said no
more would be accomplished
this year than two years ago if
labor did not take an interest
in the matter from now on un-
til after election. Much would
be accomplished if a united
front were presented and sup
port only those men for the
Legislature who were pledged
to work for such legislation.
The convention is to be held
early this year so that mem
bers of organized labor can get
into the caucuses for the leg
islative election.
President McEwen informed
the assembly that during the
past year 81 new unions had
been organized in Minnesota
at a cost not to exceed $5.75 in
each case. -. ~
On motion of E. r. Cobb a
committee was appointed to
arrange for a lecture to- be
given for the benefit of Alfred
McCallum. The committee
is composed of the following:
Delegates Cobb. Leytze and
Richardson. Mr.. McCallum
will lecture and the subject
will be Socialism as opposed
to Trades Unionism. r
A list of Acme laundry pat
rOns was read to the assembly.
President McEwen appoint
ed the following committees
for the ensuing term: Legis-
lation, Delegates Baker, Kriz,
Leytze; city council. Delegates
Blk, McLeay, Harwood; griev-
ance, Delegates McMurchy,
Blk, Richardson; boycott,
Delegates Pierce, III. Dwor-
schak, Garland; organization,
Delegates Leytze, Thompson,
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tune securely la1d. mat II
the difference between these
two fellows? Simply thrift
and the want of it. The one
who is a householder has
made it a point to save some
thing every week. He hasn't
been stingy, he even smokes
and takes other enjoy1nents
He indulges himself to an ex-
tent which the self-made man
of the last generation would
have called extravagant. But
he does save something, and
by little and little has got to-
gether a considerable pile.
The other fellow, because he
couldn't get rich, didn't think
it was worth the trouble to
save anything. He enjoyed
himself as he went along,
though not so much more than
his thrifty neighbor as one
might think. He has nothing
saved; he never will have any
thing saved.
X \ X
There is a reasonable mean.
Edward Atkinson likes to fig
ure out how a man can live on
seventeen cents a day, buy a
suit of clothes every other
year, live in a two-by-four room
with a bed and wash stand and
one chair, eat beef stew off the
rump, cooked over a kerosene
lamp at a cost Of two cents a
day for fuel and allow himself
one dollar and fifty cents a
year for books, newspapers
and amusements of all kinds.
The Lord forbid that any num-
Der of us should ever adopt
that as an ideal. And it is
hardly necessary for the Lord
to intervene.
On the other 81 hand E.ala'd5.:h there are.
the buns who blow IN all they
get, are out of a job half the
time. jump the town as soon as
they find themselves with a
few dollars in their pockets
and go to the devil generally
as fast as they get a chance.
We are not talking about
either type. Neither the niser
nor the spendthrift is the type
of the American working man.
Speaking of the average man,
we know that he gets as much
as he can conveniently spend,
and religiously spends it. He
can get rid of all he earns
without any trouble and he
does. He could save a little
but it is too much trouble, so
he doesn't.
F. Isn't that so?
* X X
Evil days are coming. Crafts
manship is vanishing under
the progress of the machine
which displaces men. Every
year adds to the number of
those who find their trade de-
stroyed by inventions. Every
year swells the army of the
unemployed. The next year
that was going to see us all
we'll r placed is further and
further off. Let those who
still may, accumulate some
thing out of their earnings.
They will find use for it all.
Beyond that, better days are
coming, when the community
shall create a common estate,
when the advantages that
make for wealth shall be held
for the public good, when op-
portunity shall again be
thrown open to the many in
stead of being engrossed for
the few. For the multitude
the only hope of substantially
better things is in the change
of social arrangements that
shall conform to social justice.
But for the individual the
only hope is in the old fash
ioned virtue of thrift. We shall
not see the millennium. We are
bound to work for it, to press
on toward the promised land
which this generation can hard
1y expect to enter. We will
fare forward somewhat; each
generation does. We will gain
something for the common &C.