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Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-06-29
NORTH DAKOTA, NEWS
A Fine pregrs..


A program 1snrRaasine any hereto
tore offered h the following and but >
partial list 81 the sixteen days attrac.
lions at Chatauqua: Ottumwa Male
ouartct-Edward Weeks, first tenor;
u. b. Brock, second tenor, A. 3.
Wiley. baritone::~W. F. Muse. sbaaso.
The Chicago PhilhArmonic Conesrt
Company-Miss Fannie Ferguson, %.
prano;s Miss Elisabsth Ferguson, con-
tralto; Miss Thompson, alto; Miss Lois
Thompson, mexzo. The Suance Col
cred Quartet Four immensely funny
colored men; they sing jubilee and all
the late Coon" songs without number.
Miss Grace Walker, charming soprano
from New York City. Charles B.
Craig, impersonator, Chicago. Hon.
Ignatius Donnelly. Fourth Of July
orator; also lectures; subject, wit and
Humor." Mrs. Ignatius Donnelly,
patriotic recitattons. j. Adam Bede,
Hon. E. w. Wiley, Prof. George A.
Mcfarland, Bishop Stanley, Bishop
Edsall, Congressman Spalding, Mar.
garet j. Evans, Elizabeth Scovell,
Cora Smith Eaton, Prof. Shaw, Prof.
Bolley. Prof. Sheppard and Gov. Lind
Of Minnesota will be present and
speak during the assembly. Hon.
knutc Nelson is expected to deliver
the opening address. Projectoscope
of moving pictures for eight days.
The 'sAngelus" and other instrumental
music Indian band, q pieces, whole
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-06-29
News In Brief.

The barn on the Tom Hannah Farm.
a few miles north of Fargo, was burned
and goodly supply of hay and grain
was destroyed.
The postoffice at Jamestown has
been raised to the second class and
Postmaster Mitchell will receive So, ZOO
per year salary.
The Stutsman county teachers
school will open at jamestown July
"a, and continue for one week.
Willis Turner was arrested at Me.
dora for stealing 200 sheep from a
ranchman named McClelland.
Pratford and Carlisle were visited by
hail storm doing considerable dam
age to early crops and garden truck.
The Fort Berthold Indian band of
% pieces will be feature of the Dick
inson Fourth of July celebration.
Dickinson is to have new school
house, Drayton brick yard. and Can
do one of the finest parks in the state.
The Orangemen at Hamilton are
making extensive preparations for cell
ebrating July IL. a@
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-06-29

~ followed by another of his kin, there
might be conflict us to priority OF
invention were it not for the over
whelming force of circumstances. The
CLAIMS are the property of the New
York aquarium, and as such will sooner
or later be chopped up to feed an un-
appreciativc sturgeon, who has no re-
gard for inventors.
The other night, says the New York
journal, some of the hungry rats
climbed to the table and began to in
vestigate the CLAIMS. One Of the she'll
fish, anxious to know what was going
on, and to get any nourishment that
might be available, had opened his shell
slightly. Into this convenient and hun
cry slot there dropped the tail of one
of the exploring rats.
A clam knows nothing Of ethics. Any
thing that gets into his shell will surely
be held there as long as the clam has
life. There was trouble in the clam
box, but the clam held on and the
frightened rat could not drag the she'll
fish into his hole. During the excite
ment another clam opened his shell,
and another rat, careless of the fate
of his companion. put his foot in the
slot. He. too. was caught.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-06-29
window washing No Bar.

Can a lawyer practicing at the bar
be at the same time a manual work.
err? This question is now agitating the
members of the legal profession in
Hungary. A young brietiess barrister,
tired of waiting for clients, took to
earning money by painting, decorating,
window-cleaning, and SO forth, in the
provincial towns in the districtin which
he practiced at the bar. An effort
was made to have his name erased from
the roll of advocates, but the lord chief
justice ruled that the young legal rev.
olutionist was within his rights in earn
ing money by honest manual labor.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-06-29
REINDEER MAIL SLED.
GLOW Uncle Sam Will Deliver Letters In
Alaska Territory


expedition that has penetrated into the
country with Indians or dogs has been
one of great suffering and hunger.
Not only in carrying the mail will the
reindeer be of service, but to explorers,
miners, missionaries and settlers they
will prove sure means of transporting
supplies and will greatly aid in explora-
ton and development.
The reindeer possesses all the requi-
sites for arctic travel. They are swift.
tractable and self-sustaining. The
moss upon which they feed covers the
whole of northern Alaska and they
reach it by burrowing through the
snow with their deeply cleft hoofs. A
swift reindeer can make $50 miles day
under favorable conditions, and IL
miles an hour is a fair average rate of
speed drawing load of 300 pounds.
The average price of the reindeer is
$40.
In order to teach the Alaskan Eskimo
the art of handling the reindeer, expert
enced Lapland and Siberian herders,
with their families, have been employed
by the government at a salary of $27 per
month and food. The government sta
ton is at Pt. Clarence. The reindeer,
besides furnishing transportation. pro-
vides food, clothing, house, furniture.
implements. weapons and harness to the
natives, and to the white inhabitants
reindeer clothing is the most servicable.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-06-29
GEORGE B. coRTELYou.
President McKinley's New Secretary
IL q Young Man Of Abillty and
Learning.

George Bruce Cortelyou, who has
been appointed secretary of President
Mckinley during the indefinite absence
in Europe of Secretary Porter, was
made assistant secretary in 1898 and
for the past few months has been ably
filling the principal post and conduct
ing affairs at the white house in an
admirable manner. Mr.. Cortelyou is a
native of New York and was educated
in private and public schools in that
state. He taught private classes in
English literature at Cambridge, Mass,
for time, and on his return to New
York he studied stenography and was
appointed confidential stenographer in
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-06-29

complished. His was bad case. As q
result of sciatic rheumatism the elder
was partially paralyzcd. He was able
to get about only with the aid OF
crutches. The parts of his body affect
ell by the disease were entirely numb.
One day the old gentleman was toying
with swarm of bees. Evidently recog-
nizing that he could not run the bees
attacked him viciously. They stung
him repeatedly in the numb portions Of
his anatomy. Under the stings they
rapidly recovered lively sense Of feel
ing. Dropping his crutches. the elder
executed skirt dance which would
have done credit to Loie Fuller. Next
morning, though somewhat sore from
the stings. the elder states that every
trace of the rheumatism had left him,
nor has it ever returned. He urges all
victims of rheumatism to try the bee
sting cure, believing in oil seriousness
that it will cure them.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-06-29
coBwEB PICTURES
UNIQUE Work. Of Art Produced by an
italian Resident OF q Penn
sylvania Hamlet.

1t hardly seems credible that cob
webs taken from the cellar stairway can
be made into beautiful picture, yet
this remarkable feat is accomplished
by Anthony Bratto. of Plymouth. Mont
gomery county, Pa. His pictures are
generally in demand, and Bratto has
enough orders ahead to keep him busy
for some time. just how he makes the
nimsy material stay in PLACE is his own
secret. He admits, however. that he
first traces his scenes with lead pen
Gil. The queer artist is very versatile
and can picture anything in this man
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-06-29
shakespeare and insanity.

In work just published in Berlin en-
titled 1.-THE Representations of lnsan-
ity in shalkespeare's Plays" the author,
DR.. Laehr, demonstrates Shakespeare's
wonderful insight into human nature
and the phenomena of insanity. He
shows how Shakespeare's delineatiop
of the onset of insanity in King Lear is
entirely in accordance with the knowl-
edge of the medical profession to-day
ON the subject, although it was entire
ly misunderstood by the medical pro-
fession of Shakespeare's day. Besides
Lear, he selects the case of Hamlet for
examinations and discussion and he
treats his subject in the mastery way
which characterizes the German sci
entists.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-06-29
WILL WE'D A PRINCE.
Julia Dent Grants Love Match With
Russian Noble.
Wedding TO Take Place Thls rall at
Mrs.. Potter Paimer's Newport
ReStIence-Who the Lucky
Man Ia.

Little Sunshine" the favorite grand
daughter of Gen. U. S. Grant, who il to
become Princess Cantacuzene of Rus
STA. is Miss Julia Dent Grant, daughter
OF Gen. Fred Grant and niece of Mrs.
Potter Palmer, of Chicago.
Gen. Grant will return from the Phil
1ppines to witness the wedding, which
will take place at Mrs. Palmer's New
port house in the autumn. Society in
sists that Mrs. Palmer arranged the
match, which has added not little to
her social prestige.
Prince Cantacuzene is not only q
Russian nobleman and head of his FAM
lily, but he is very rich. He has vast es-
tates east of Moscow. On one of these
is a splendid chateau, which has been
the home of the Princes Cantaeuzene
Tor nearly two centuries. This will be
the home of Little Sunshine" Prince
Cantacuzene's father died in December.
BY this death the young prince became
the head of the family. He stands high
In the cars favor and is lieutenant
in the Russian imperial guards. At
present he is with the Russian embassy
at Rome as military attache. He is Is
years old, highly accomplished, and APP
parently has brilliant future before
him.
Miss Grant and the prince first met at
Rome, in January last. After a weeks
acquaintance, Mrs. Palmer, who was
chaperoning Miss Grant, decided to go
with her charge to Cannes. Prince
Michael Cantacuzene applied for a
special leave of absence from his duties
as military attache of his embassy. 1t
10 fashion common to young diplo-
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-06-29
Longest Beard in the world.

Probably the longest beard in the
world is that of metal worker in Mar
settles. The man is "a years old. When
IA years of age he had beard six
inches long. 1t grew from year to year.
and now his hirsute attachment, when
unrolled, reaches the respectable
length of ten feet ten inches. When
this man goes out walking he carries
his beard rolled up in big skein I'M
der the arm. Since he is rather small
in size, measuring but five feet three
inches, the beard is more than twice
the mans height.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-06-29
Christian Science Movement.

Late statistics showing the strength
of the Christian Science movement are
now available. The mother church in
Boston has q membership of almost
$4,000. 1t has 3O4 chartered branches
in this country and abroad, and the
total church membership is placed at
10000. The regular church attendance
is upward Of 100000. In 1897 the in-
crease in number of churches was "A,
and in 1898, rs. This church is growing
more rapidly than any church in the
world. Its percentage of gain 10 very
large.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-06-29
CLAN RAT cArcHsRs
Strange esa rAsslls.s MsassrAs
Tragedy Reported from the New
York A00aelon.

Jay Gould invented . rat trap that
made the foundation Of his millions.
but common, everyday sheil-tish.
moved thereto BY dire necessity. de-
vised trap the other day that worked
just a. effectively a. any man.made
contrivance Of wire. At least, it caught
two rats.
The inventor Of the trap is clam.
This does not refer to his taciturnity
concerning his invention at all. It ID
a mere statement of facts. He was q
clam. Az his example was immediate
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-06-29
Turned Her Weak Brain.

AS a result of an advertisement in a
matrimonial paper, Nina Smith came
from Georgetown, Mass, to marry l..
c. Finch of Minnewaukan. She al
leges that he secured $500 she had and
all her clothes, after which he pur-
chased q ticket for her to Fargo The
disappointment over the failure of the
marriage and a recent attack of fever
has driven the woman insane. She es-
capped from hotel at which the police
had placed her. At night officers from
Christina, 80 miles south of Fargo. tel
cphoned that Mrs. Smith had reached
there and was wildly insane. She
wants to walk all the way back to
Massachusetts.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-06-29
Protection fron, SNOW.

Smoke tinted spectacles are worn by
the cattle which range the snow-cov-
cred plains of Russia. 1t was discov-
cred that the glare caused by the sun
light on the snow made them blind, and
spectacles were fitted to them to pro-
tect their sight as they plucked the
grass which sprouted through the
earth's white mantle. ~
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-06-29
CURE FOR RHEUMATISM.
Aeeeraass q euaee Dassel wAssnes
nee Stiags 10 . soeeiae That
~ Never Cails.

At last there II q sure cure for rhet-
matism., 1t is vouched for by no less
an authority than Elder Daniel Whit
mcr. The elder discovered 1t quite BY
accident. He has no mercenary object
In giving It to the world. He would be
quite satisfied IL he could rest In safe
place and watch other people taking
the cure, A. an evidence of good faith
Elder Whitmer tells in the American
Bee Journal how his own cure was 90.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-06-29
Endorsed.

At regular meeting of the exccu-
tive committee of the North Dakota
Stock Growers association held in
Dickinson a resolution was adopted
endorsing the convention of live stock
growers for the Northwest at Fargo
in July and advising all members to
attend. Arrangements were made for
publishing a new brand book and a
committee was appointed to arrange
for inspection.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-06-29
Dankhead for Speaker.

Birmingham. Ala.. June 22.-The
Alabama congressional delegation at .
meeting in Tuscaloosa resolved unani-
mously to support Representative John
H. Bankhead, of the Sixth Alabama
district, for the speakership Of the
house of representatives.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-06-29
JULIA DENT GRANT.
lean Girl Who Is to Marry the Pri
Cantacuzene.)

mats. He excused himself on the plea
that he wished to join the party of
Grand Duke Sergius, with whom he
wanted to discuss some minor matter
of state. 1t would not brook delay.
Grand Duke Sergius happened to be at
Cannes. Accordingly Prince Cantacu-
zene appeared at Cannes the day after
the unexpected pleasure" and ''imper-
ative orders from st. Petersburg to
join the grand duke" Notwithstand-
ing the imperative orders from St.
Petersburg" Grand Duke Sergius saw
little of Prince Cantacuzene.
Mrs. Palmer decided to leave Cannes
as suddenly as she had left Rome. This
time the grand duke was not available;
but the prince followed them to Paris.
One morning early in May the prince
in Chicago. He asked for the hand of
Miss Grant in marriage. Before night
he received brief but satisfactory an
swer. Concerning the matter, Gen.
Grant said:
There is really very little to say
shout the engagement. l received q
cablegram from Paris, asking me to
give my consent to the engagement be-
tween Prince Cantacuzene and my
daughter, and replied that there was
no objection to it, so far as knew.
have known Prince Cantacuzene's fam
lily for 20 years, and, while have never
seen the young man who wants to be
my son-in-law, l have often heard of
him and know him to be highly accom-
plished and of exemplary character"
Miss Julia Dent Grant is named for
her grandmother, who was the beauti-
fulJulia Dent, of St. Louis. Miss Grants
mother was a Miss Honore, sister of
Mrs. Potter Palmer. She was born in
the white house in 1876. She is tall
woman, with dark eyes and an olive
complexion. Her manners are not vi
vacious, but graceful and dignified. Be-
tween theiages of IA and 16 she lived at
Vienna, Col. Grant then being minister
to Austria. She is g fine linguist, speak,
ing French and German fuently. Miss
Grant had three winters in New York
society, and one at Bar Harbor, besides
seeing good deal of Washington soci-
ETY. all her life. She has had many adj
mirers, among them Prince Victor EN-
manuel, count of Turin and nephew of
King Humbert of Italy. At one time
Miss Grant refused to be queen, when
Prince Albert of Belgium offered him
self and the half of his kingdom. His
attentions were very marked. But the
Newport season, of which Mrs. Potter
Palmer was the bright particular star,
because of the attentions of the Belgian
prince to her niece, passed without the
expected announcement Of an engage
ment. Another sutton Of hers was Rob-
ert Gerry, son of Elbridge T. Gerry.
But now Miss Grant has made her
choice. and she has chosen to be Rus
sian princess.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-06-29
Peace In samoa.

Washington, June 23.-The secretary
of state has received word that peace
has been restored in Samoa; that the
kingship was to be abolished and .
provisional government established.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-06-29

the appraisers Office. In 1889 he was
made private secretary to the post Of
fee inspector in New York city. Two
years later Mr.. Cortelyou was appoint
ed private secretary to the fourth as
sistant postmaster general, then MI.
Rathbone. In 1892 he resigned, but was
at once made secretary Of Assistant
Postmaster General Maxwell. Mr.. Cor
telyou is q lawyer of ability. He has
the degree of bachelor and master of
laws and his extensive experience am
ply fits him for the present position.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-06-29
Too Bi< for schooIboys.

The largest history ever published IL
"The War of the Rebellion" issued by
the United States. in 100 octave vol
umes of 1000 pages each. with gi-
gantic atlas in 30 parts. The books &C.
cupy 30 feet of shelf room and weigh
one-quarter of ton. The series, Inn
tied to 1900 sets, has been in course
Of publication for over 20 years.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-06-29
s.,t.ea yvhe. Sentenced.

Hartville, Mo-, June 24.-Jennings,
one of the train robbers now on trial
here for completely in the Macomb
holdup. January last. for which robbery
"Jack" Kennedy was given II years in
the penitentiary Tuesday last, was
found guilty Friday and given 20 years
in the penitentiary. He received his
sentence with smile.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-06-29
New Railway Mileage.

New York, June 23.-The Railroad
Gazette gives the preliminary figures
of new railroad building for the first
six months of 1899. They show total
of l.lSl.45 miles.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-06-29

| UNIQUE Postal Service for Alaska
and the Klondike.
Government Claims 70 Have Solved q
PPoblem Which Has PasxleA the
Heads Of O0cials tor .
Gamber of Years.

The problem of arctic transportation
since the rush to the Klondike has
caused much anxiety in the post Office
department, and has been finally solved
only after an expenditure of much time
and money by the choice of the domes-
ticated reindeer az the only practicable
and speedy method of distributing the
Alaskan mail. Now, to carry out the
plans, the revenue cutter Thetis 10 be-
ing fitted out for cruise along the 81
berian coast to obtain the swiftest Of
these animals from the Siberian herd
ers. Lieut.. d. H. Jarvis, one of the most
experienced Of arctic officers, will be
in command.
The nearest market Of the domesti-
Gated reindeer is on the east coast of
Siberia, just across the Behring strait.
Here the animals have been herded and
trained by the nomadic tribes that
roam up and down the coast, subsist-
ing mainly on the products of the herds
and bartering skins with the coast ma
tives for tobacco, firearms, ammuni-
ton and other commodities. The The
tbs will meet these tribes along the
coast, purchase the best of the deer and
transport them across to the Alaskan
coast. .4t
The present methods of transporta-
ton in Alaska are by dog trains, In
dian packers and by boats. BY boat it
is impossible to travel nine months of
the year, and dog-team travel is limited,
slow and uncertain, as the greater part
of the load has to be taken up by food
for the animals. The history of every
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-06-29
Rir BAH In = Cask.

The largest cask in the world is the
Blatner cask, of Nuremberg, Germany.
It is 105 feet in diameter and 81 feet
deep, and it's completion few years
ago was celebrated by ball. at which
over 500 persons were on the floor of the
cask.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-06-29
Dan Couxhlan Indicted.

Chicago, June sl.-Tuesday night the
grand jury voted indictments against
Daniel Coughlin and William ARM
strong. Coughlin was indicted on tho
charge of Offering bride to Juror John
f. Taylor. He was also indicted with
William Armstrong, his bartender, on
a charge of conspiracy to do an act pre-
judicial to the administration of public
Justice.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-06-29
LEAVING PORT.
"a Marine Picture Made Entirely Of Cob
webS.)

ncr from "face" to "battlc at sea. -
The following sketch is copy of one
of his pictures which was made entirely
of cObwebs.
Bratto, who is an italian, has been
practicing this queer art for the past
two years, but it is only very recently
that his pictures have met with ap-
proval. In appearance the persevering
artist would not strike Qne as being
any way talented, his d meanor and
dress being similar to that of his hard
working countrymen.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-06-29
Sues for $4,000.

Mrs. Georgia Bennett of Spiritwood
has brought suit against the Modern
Woodmen of America lodge at James
town to secure the payment of $4,000
life insurance, which was the amount
carried by her husband at the time OF
his death. The local lodge set mp q
defense that there are certain develop.
ments which go to show that Mr..
Bennett should not haye been per-
mitted to become member of the
lodge because of the state Of his
health. The suit is one of the first
of its kind in the state and the out
come will be watched with interest.
The case will be tried at the July term
of the district court at Jamestown.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-06-29
Jobbers Discuss Rates.

There was an important meeting at
Fargo of the jobbers of Fargo, Grand
Forks, Wahpeton, Fergus Falls and
other Red river valley towns to discuss
matters of interest to the trade, and,
most important of all, to enter an EN-.
phatic protest aginst the petition of
the Twin City jobbers to have the rail.
roads restore the rates formerly
charged on freight from the coast. Al
first the rate was $1.25 to the Twin
Cities from the coast, and if Fargo
wholesaler bought car lot from the
coast he had to pay the $l.25, plus the
SO cents from the Twin Cities to Fargo,
although this was the short haul.
Fargo dealers kicked. The 500 gave Q
95-cent rate to Paramount, and the
Milwaukee 14-cent rate from there
to Fargo. This cut in the western
business caused the other roads to
make Fargo a fiat rate of 90 cents to
the coast. This the Twin City jobbers
protest against as injuring their trade
in the valley.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-06-29
The oldest lighthouse.

The lighthouse at Corunna, Spain. IL
believed to be the oldest one now in
use. It was erected during the reign
Of Trajan and rebuilt in 1884.