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Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-06-08

Mrs. Mckee Rankin, one of the fore
most and best known character ac-
tresses and stage artists of this genera
ton, in speaking of Pe-ru-na, says:
mo woman should be without bottle
of Pe-ru-na in rescrve."-Mrs. Mckee
Rankin. Mrs. Eliza Wike, 100 Iron
street, Akron, Ohio, says: II would be
in my grave now If it had not been for
your God-sent remedy, Pe-ru-na. Twas
q broken down woman, had no appe-
tite; what little did eat did not agree
with my stomach. 1t is now seven
years past that I used Pe-ru-na and
can eat anything."-Mrs.E Eliza Wike.
Every woman should have copy of
DR.. Hartman's book entitled Health
and Beauty" This book contains many
facts of especial interest to women. DR..
Hartman has treated more ailments pc
culiar to women than any other physi-
clan in the world. This book gives in
brief his long and varied experience.
Send for free books on catarrh. Ad-
dress DR.. Hartman, Columbus, Ohio.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-06-08
smeot. RcxoIar sarface.

The peculiar feature of road
grader is that it cuts away the dirt at
the side of the road. and draws it up
into the middle. thus producing ditcl,
ut eacl, side aud "a slope in each dircc-
tion from the center. At the same time
IT. will cut away the dirt TO just the
proper deptI, and no deeper. In this
particular. it's work differs from that
accomplished by the use Of plows. show
els or hand scrapers. The road grader
leaves smooth. regular surface, Civ
ing the road the proper contour. A dirt
or q gravel road can be put into excel
lent shape by running the grader re-
peatedly over It. Care should be taken
first to remove the brush and rubbish
from the side Of the road. that the
grader may not carry it into the tray-
elcd' roadway
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-06-08
INDIANA's HISTORIC ELM.
Under THIS Tree Van Buren, was Upset In
the MUDDY

the Mud.)
Hale, who was determined to give the
president a practical demonstration of
the necessity of additional improve
ments over his part of the road, at
least. He entered into contract with
his driver. Mason Wright, the latter
agreeing, in consideration of five-lol-
lar hat and relief from all damage that
might accrue, to dump the president in
one of the deepest mud holes along the
line.
The plot was carried out in an it's
details, and the presidential party up
set under an elm tree near Plainfield.
Ind. The president landed on all fours
If such description is possible-and,
as dutiful lieutenant, the secretary
of state followed his lead and wallowed
in the mud and water. Wright caught
the stage and did not get very deep in
the mud. President Van Buren, and his
secretary flonudercd around until they
found a root of the old elm, and, stand
ing in the mud almost up to their
waists, they waited until the crowd
pulled them out.
The historic old elm stands as state
ly and as full of life now as on the day
when the roots gave the president OF
the nation. a plunge. But the road that
passes along beside it is no longer Il
mire of mud. The highway passed un-
der the state and private tollgate
regime and was improved into passable
shape.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-06-08
MONEY WELL SPENT.
Every Cent paid for the 1mprovera@..
of Roads IL Sure to Pay q
Large Dividend.

The construction of good roads has
received wide attention in this country.
but as yet no practical system has been
portion of our roads can be improved.
The construction of good roads ON any
except gravel soil is u costly business.
SO expensive that the farmers simply
cannot bear the burden. 1t nould
amount to confiscation of the farms it
the burden were placed upon them. for
on black prairie soil, for instance, there
must be deep. solid foundation laid.
Gravel on such soil will not stand 1t
will go down out of sight during the
spring thaws. Where such roads exist
wide tires would go a long ways toward
preserving them. but it would be 1, bong
time before everybody adopted wide
tires. But bad roads are very expensive.
The wear and tear Of wagons. harness
and horses which they entail amount to
many millions of dollars in year. ADD
and from all social intercourse with
neighbors frequently for long periods.
All this is loss and serious Que. I'D
serious that in many sections where
the conditions are all together favor
able to ro4d improvements there
shoMld be no negligence in this matter.
No one should object TO the smaii OUT
lay necessary to make good service
able road when only IL small outlay is
needed. Every road should be made as
good as It is possible TO makeit at rea-
sonable expense, for money thus ex-
pended will pay aslarge dividend.-Ag-
ricuiturai Epitomist.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-06-08
UPSET THE PRESIDENT.
usw vaa n.re. was Convinced That
Better Esads Were Needed
IN the West.

Dumping . man in mud puddle 10
father drastic way OF changing his
convictions, yet such WINS the means by
which President Van Buren, became Q
convert to good-roads movement
started in Indiana away BACK in the
thirties. There had been considerable
protest against the condition Of the
western highways. but Van Buren, was
opposed to what he looked upon as a
needless expenditure Of money in times
of financial stress. Finally he de-
sided to make an investigation for him
self, and planned a trip from Washing
ton to st. Louis. The stage coach run
between Indianapolis and Terre Haute
was under the churRe Of whi1 named
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-06-08
500 reward olOo.

The readers Of this paper viii be pleased
to learn that there is at least one dreaded
all its stages, and that 10 Catarrh. Halls
Catarrh Cure il the only positive cure
known to the medical fraternity. Catarrh
being constitutional disease, requires a
constitutional treatment. Halls Catarrh
Cure is taken internally, acting directly
upon the blood and mucous surfaces Of the
Of the disease. and giving the patient
strength by building up the constitution and
assisting nature in doing its work. The
proprietors have 20 much faith in its cura.
tive powers that they offer One Hundred
Dollars for any case that it fails to cure,
4ddrs.. :. J. J. s Cheney I c., Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-06-08
10 EMPLOY coNvlcfs
Pelaclpal HlgAways Ii .
Proper Condition.

One Of the leading divisions Of the
League Of American Wheelmen-Ken-
tucky-is making strong effort to
have the convicts in the penitentiaries
and other Jail prisoners used in the
building and repairing of.public roads.
1t 10 receiving the support OF many
good roads advocates. and the agita-
ton has 30 far progressed that the d.
vision will cause q hill to be presented
to the next legislature for the &C
complishment of the plan.
The convict question IL one which
has worried the state officials of Ken
lucky, a it has thoss u other states.
and the plan Of the w>eelmen would
seem to be very fair solution 81 the
problem. The great objection to con-
Wet labor has always been that 1t came
in contact with free labor, and in
some states. notably New York, the
antipathy to it has almost resulted in
the convicts remaining in idleness. ~
there have been laws passed which pre-
vent them from doing almost any kind
Of work. In consequence their health
Is reported very bad and their sanity
in jeopardy.
II these convicts, as well az those Of
other states, argue the Kentucky wheel.
men, were put to work upon the
public roads instead Of being kept in
idleness in the prisons. they would be
Of incalculable value to the people Of
the state, and at the same time would
come in contact with no class of free
labor, there being no road-builders in
this country.
It is estimated that by the use OF
the convicts the state would be able
to place its highways in a proper con.
dition within comparatively shor,
time and At small expense.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-06-08
SOLID, CLEAN PATHS.
They Ada Mach 10 the Comfort ol
Farm Life and Can he Dullt at
Small Expense.

While it is good idea always to have
the walks about farmhouses con-
venient and attractive, the one great
essential point lies in obtaining those
which will be firm and dry Mt oil sea-
sons of the year. no matter what the
weather is. Indeed. solid clean path
is not only a pleasure to walk upon,
but it prevents less mud and dirt of
various kinds from being tracked into
the house. saving the patience of the
housekeeper.
Hence the reason for my presenting
the plan in the accompanying illustrs-
ton, which shows how very neat and
permanent walk may be made. First,
shallow trench is dug the desired
width of the path, and the bottom
filled with round stones. Smaller ones
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-06-08
Wanted . Door.

The sun blazing down on race course,
far, far east of Slez, and on field of hot,
excited horses and men, waiting till the &c.
centricities of the starter and an even more
eccentric horse combine to get us in line.
The patience Of the former is at last ex-
hausted. Bring up that horse! Come up
ON that beast! Youth get into trouble over
this. tell you," and 50 forth. The Aus.
tralian lightweight replies patiently: II
can't help it, sir. This is cab horse, this
'orse is. He won't start till the door shuts
and haven't got door!''-Academy.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-06-08
New jersey SRI, Leads.

New Jerseys good roads bill. appro-
priating $l50.o00 for permanent stone
roads. has passed the senate and will
probably go through the house. This
is $50,OO0 more than the former annual
appropriations. but every dollar Of it
is already spoken for. If the state
should appropriate 100000 it would
hardly more than meet the requests for
state aid in the building of the stone
roads already laid out and waiting for
the states share in the cost of their i'm.
provementx.-Elizabeth (S. J.) Jour
nal.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-06-08
FOUNDATION FOR SOLID WALK

having been placed on these. two strips
of board are arranged at either side,
nailed together. as can be seen, and
over the whole sufficient gravel is show
eled to Ground up" the path. In this
way the outer edge of the walk is
kept straight and true and the center
free from grass, the horizontal board ut
the bottom excluding much which
would otherwise grow in under the up
right board. Provided coal-tar could
be mixed with the top layer Of gravel.
it would cause it TO harden down and
become like pavement. and once hard
ened the smell of the tar would al
most entirely disappear.-Fred o. Sib-
ley, in Farm and Fireside.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-06-08
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ScHNE1DER, 1914 HELEN AVE-, DETROIT
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Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-06-08
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Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-06-08

In view Of tAs fact Of ~ oneen's -.
preaching visit 70 the eootiasak Eaeliah.
men are especially iatereGted 4 her 4ajes-
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Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-06-08

Excellent photograph of SMITH" "Ex-
cellent! He looks enough like himself in it
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-06-08

To Care . Cold Ia One Day
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-06-08

Trouble is like mud-hole; it's easy
enough to get in, but takes all ones power
to get out.-Ram's Horn.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-06-08

I could not get along without Piso's Cure
for C99sum,ptiog: It always cqres.mM ias
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-06-08

Friendship is worth more than its gifts.-
Rams Horn.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-06-08

Georye-How i your suit With Niss d
Pink progressing!
wags its tail.-6tEay Stories.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-06-07

have to have water to fight There other fighting
worth speaking Of Congress employs talking
Of deep water and in spending peoples money evie
rivers and harbors and canals The Arkansas valley
is threatening go water
question while Chicago digging drain ditch down
Illinois out of which they expect navigabe
And, by the way, when Lake Michigan
turned into that gigantic ditch what going
Niagara Falls? Is this of
into dry cataract? looks mean time
Kansas State Temperance society Prohibition party
have combined into persuading everybody
drink water though the beer output was
anything than chemicals
added. What effect talk will have on the
umbrella trust haven't figured out, world
qnesonaby gone crazy question of what
going 10 do with the problem Dewey thirteen
thousand miles of it ahead plough through
tie boys in the Philippines to the skin alone wish
ing there less Still where would our hero Fun
ston, have been but for water that famous
Bag-Bag sWim7
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-06-07
Governor stanIey,s Executive Ability.

Topeka Capital authority the statement that
Governor Stanley has empowered his wife and other
visit institutions in official
pacity purpose making to
Exceency they in their wisdom and experience
deem proper We are not compelled to swallow this
posed piece information although the paper quoted gives
intnahon of humor Still the chances
that the ladies named could not, six months have
named the various institutions defined object
character of one-half of them. However a womans
said surpass wisdom experience
every day matters; why matters
administrative policies? This innovation in the way Of
sleuth commission might against the State University
whose chancellor charged insincerity if not
downright riing with the teachers of the in
of the physiological questions
propounded his examination series. These ladies
might better trip up dispute
whether the Agricultural college has more Of
socalstic tenets than pig breeding curriculum,
afterwards mission Of penal institution
reformation punishment or such as merely
protection Of society against the criminal
classes AS their commission IS doubtless than
nbitum permission they than an embassy or
junketing executive deputaton, IN constituting
oco they might in the interest Of the Republican
institute eXpoSt facto the
charged aforetime crookedness Lease in
ting State Board of Charity supplies under
Pop regime Gentlemany consideration for the sex
forbade too close scrutiny that official representa-
tive Of sexequay by the Republicans who succeeded her
in Office. An requision by the governor would
doubt place in his concierge the
cacitrant lady charging per for the
nghtennent of a people who estimate everything crude
that lies Of Boston. But the field opened up by
in this stroke genius
charge daares IS broad opportunities are so multi
tudinou that compelled desist despair ever
enumerating either The commonaty however should not
forget to thank heaven that they
yncraces Of Morrill,. the alterations a Leedy and that
they live TO this day OF state boards
practically superseded by representative body Of
but why shouldn't they he? for anything else
the contingent fund viii prove sufficient pay the per diem
and mileage of the governors lady supervisory. Then
again, it's all in the family
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-06-07
Has Come to STAY.

Whether the bicycle than fad, the
less carriage has to stay That wonderful per
Torrance Of the automobile by Cleveland paper from
that city TO New York It thing an express
train They make good time over every kind road
up hill and down, fast time pavenents An auto
mobile Kansas distance the
freight train collisions by farmers on
Kansas prairies is only question of time
wagon is crowding all other vehicles Paris they
are becoming numerous in many eastern cities
especially in New York William c. Whitney whose ex-
IRENE fondness for horses led him build
the grounds of his country place Roslyn l. re-
cent convert to the automobile Up two months
he had little regard for mechanically propelled
cles that he had never ridden in
hand Harry Payne Whitney, his son. enthusiastic
electric carriages their first appearance
He owned of the automobiles in Newport two
years and has had several Mr. w c. Whit
ney describes his conversion follows 81 up
city about two months by my son with an
electric carriage. There regular tange Of trucks
wagons and horse about the ferry entrance
amazed at the with which the in
and out among them and made its way through the
crowded street The with which guided
speed checked the space it occupied
convinced at that would relieve the
Of the future Mr.. Whitneys to the Absorb
ton Of electric vehicle companies 100000 concern
organized by the Whitney Widener- Elkns syndicate
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-06-07
1ai1u eagle
VI. VI. MURDOCH. Editor.
Central and Western Kansas Held Up.

its original porcne instincts and inordnate
greed old political has with the Stan
ley administration and even the governor longer
sidered western Kansas man The of visitation
stands against western Kansas And
now the new state insane asylum goes up the
other state institutions the Missouri line. Par
sons is good town For that matter eastern is
full of good towns central Kansas are
put to the extra expense Of mileage per
ging their criminals blind their dumb, and
children higher education the
state The capital of the state asylum and other
institutions forty fifty miles Of
the Missouri river. Whenever the
school other branch affair has been asked for
by central pocket Of political
bosses have regularly turned them down The last egs
Iature inspired by movement Kansas and
by general big of the state provided
erection additional state insane
asylum. institution located by commission
and course goes Of the state just out
pocket still within thiryodd miles Of the
Indian Territory The people in wise to
blame rather congratulated their good luck
Yet same action Of locating commission is
outrage The charge that the commission
bought There probably nothing in charge. The
secret Of the act will be found political pull of the
old bosses pocket meet the Blossom House
City and who do not recognize the claims of any
airy locality fifty miles west Of the Missouri
which circumscrbed assigned all the United
senator's federal judges and all the other big, fat
political positions power including the state
which necessarily carry all the big appropra
tons Of the peoples money which western
Kanas must help put up.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-06-07
Will Vote No, Of Course.

One of the national political parties this country
afrms and acts the other simply denies 1t
not further designate. Up time Nc
Knley announced that he convinced American
people desired to keep the Philippines party
refused to whether it against expansion.
Individually onehalf OF that party yet where
they stand The Boston Transcript after pointing
obstacles in the abandonment the Philippine
Islands after have gained them by treaty
and the twenty millions gold, remarks that
is not certain if should decide renqush the
Islands, that the which is opposing
retention would not out against such action
AS matter of fact there very opposition
to the presidents Philippine policy The Democrats are
against it for partisan reasons. The Mugwumps are
against it because having supported Mckinley three
years the financial protest they are now
anxious to find issue which they may oppose him
next year Here and there be found Republican like
Senator Hoar who honestly believes expansion is in
imical 10 the interests American people.
For these reasons majority people, irrespective
Of affiliations probably sustain the presidents
policy without hesitation if it to them for
approval.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-06-07
In the Meanwhile 1t Rains Every Da,,

The water question is getting be more and more ths
whole thing As the TransNisssspp Congress talked ir
cations the heavens opened and for days since have
heen reading the dimensions Of Noahs ark Nav.es
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-06-07

Henderson, who is to be speaker, long champoned
the free distribution Of seed. year Iowa woman
wrote him: Johns influence be fifteen
cents worth seeds but if YOU viii send me hoy op
hair pins viii look after hinl-Hls Wife"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-06-07

county court in holding kdnappers for trial IN
the country has defed the whole York This is
very rich The police force believes itself the
biggest thing in the and it is pleasant TO see Jus
tIce Of the peace walk it.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-06-07

What strange whiriggs the mechanism II history gfve
Us hundred years ago it the common people mob
hng the royasts IN France Sunday was the roya.ss
mobbng the president the common people
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-06-07

Foyalst in the chamber Of deputies says that the re-
public is fraud and that the country only awaiting the
right man. From this distance it discreet for
Loo1eL 70 buy him q GaI-ng gun and cEcona ca-Lar
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-06-07

II Henderson is made speaker he probably VIII Be
Scotland
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-06-07

The greatest advances in this country been scored
among railroad employees. The Frank Thompson be
gan as water carrier for the Pennsylvania system and
became before his death the systems president
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-06-07

It appears that Nj Fltzsimuons and M Je4+as ara
going each ether without the usual r-af-fuz~
apprising pu5c they had for brzaeast
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-06-07

Louhet VIII rot resign Il the French people want - za
him for baokstop their brckbats thew can r2I+ ba
viii not resign man who VIII resign is paraIyzsr on
French. va
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-06-07

Dreyus IS bound FOR France and home and incidentally
for not teia he ancient city of Paris when Ae sets
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-06-07

There viii be leniency for the kidnappers IN New
York. They all bright intelligent people Who sbo5
have known better But they should made an example
If without delay