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Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-09-14

Editor Pierce, of the Walsh
County Record, has sold out
his interest in that paper to his
partner, A. L. Woods. Mr..
Pierce is the author of those fun.
ny paragraphs known as "Hits
and Mrs." and which have placed
Mr.. Pierce in the list OF humor-
lists. We are sorry to lose Mr..
Pierce from the ranks of North
Dakota Journalists. but we
understand that he has to seek a
milder climate on account of his
wife's delicate health. The
Courier joins with all the news.
paper editors of North Dakota in
wishing Mr.. Pierce and family
good luck wherever they may
locate. and that Mrs. Pierce will
regain her health in u warm el
climate.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-09-14

What is more beautiful than clear
moonlight night in North Dakota?
AS you gaze at the star lit sky, breath
the air as fresh and sweet as new
mown hays. see how the roughness
and defects of Mother earth are
covered by the mantle of night, can
you harbor thoughts of malice, envy
and hatred? What ennobling ideas
fill your minds as you contemplate
the pale "eauty OF Luna, especially
when your tire bursts mile from
home and you have to hoof it in.
We expect to dig our water melons
in few days and parties wanting
plants tor next year will do we'll to
engage them now. Our peach crop
will hardly average 10 bushels per
acre, while rust and hot winds SO
damaged our dried prunes that we
Shall no; thresh them. There are
some draw backs even IN North Da.
kota.
Isaac Isaacson drew lucky NUM-
Der IN shipping. His wheat graded
hard, he clearing S,2 on the car.
Fortney made s25. Next.
Miss Colby neglected her ,arm
work long enough TO come in and
spend Monday night with Mrs. Hall.
Comparatively very little grain is
being marketed from the machines this
year. Scarcity of teams and as many
new machines is nar.ly responsible
for it, while a good many want to get
their blowing done first. This is a
good idea but those who Want to ship
will do well to do so now while cars
are plenty. All railroad men say
that when the rush begings
cars will lie scarcer than ever before
and any one who visits the main
line and secs the hundreds of loaded
cars going west every day can realize
that such will be the case. X.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-09-14
HANNAFoRD.
$500 REWARD.

The story is being circulated tina,
we charge our customers to 4 cents
bushel commission. We always
thought our customers were
among the most intelligent and pro-
gressive farmers, but somebody evil
IDENTIFY thinks different. Now we will
pay $500 to anyone who can prove
that we charge any commission on
consignments. Now who wants easy
money.
Mark Curtis breaking went IS
bushels to the acre, and all averaged!
e2. Mark is strictly in it.
They say Halvor Growers flax
went 80 bushel to the acre. Halvor
should con6ne himself strictly to the
business it that is the case.
Miss Ethel Sinclair was on our
streets last week, looking as veil and
handsome as ever.
Many farmers have been waiting
to contract their flax for a dollar.
They may get it yet, but when flax or
any other gram makes an advance Of
ID cents a bushel, why look out for
slump, such as came Saturday.
w. c. Langdon's wheat is grading
I Hard.
Miss Edith Fiero took Fridays
train for Cooperstown. Miss Edith
will return to the state university in
two weeks.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-09-14

day is coming when it will rob
Liverpool of much of it's cotton
trade. Cotton and cotton goods
will be shipped west on the
Pacific and carried to Manila and
distributed from the port up and
down the Asiatic coast without
paying toll to Liverpool and Man
chester. There is not only the
saving in the transportation to
be considered, but the rehan L.
ling in effect entails number of
extra charges. Remembering
that Asia has thirds of the
consuming power of the world,
and you see the Importance of
this trade and The promise held
out to Manila. This will not
suit the views of Bryan and the
other antics who oppose ex-
pansion only to be against the
administration.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-09-14

The condemnation of Capt.
Alfred Dreyfus has brought
down the wrath of all civilized
nations upon the heads of the
members of the French court
martial and the French nation
for allowing such injustice to be
done to an innocent man. If as
the court martial contends. that
there were ''extenuating circum-
stances" then Dreyfus should
have been acquitted-there is no
half way. He is either guilty or
innocent and the cowardly word
ing of the judgment Of his ira
ducers makes it plain that they,
too, believe him innocent, but the
army must be shielded and the
corrupt gang of army officers
who constitute the court-martial
were afraid to render a fair W.
dict. This is the greatest crime
of modern times and the flag of
the French republic is bespat-
tered with the dirty mud thrown
OH it by the action of corrupt
army officials. This is a case
where nationality and not justice
/ prevails. Germany, Russia,
England and the United States
are agitating the question OF
boycotting the Paris exposition
which we sincerely hope will be
done. No justice loving, fai1
minded citizen of this or any
other country wants to visit {
nation were persecution and cor
ruption prevails and where
nationality rather than justice is
the ruling spirit. A blot has
been cast upon France THAI will
take a long time to eradicate.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-09-14

how a play is rehearsed; the first
night of a play; how the actresses
make up" and what they use;
and in a minute way the two last
articles will show what goes on
behind the scenes on the stage
during performance. 1t is a
curious fact that this will be the
first time that the theatre and
the actor have ever been exhaus.
lively treated in magazine, and
that there is no book on the sub.
ject in existence.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-09-14

Mr.. Bryan, in recent speech
at the Woodlawn pavilion in San
Francisco, CAL, said that he was
not in favor of the withdrawal of
our troops from the Philippines
until a stable government had
been established. Such a state
ment ought to make the anti-ex-
pansionists feel sick. If Mr..
Bryan is correctly reported in
this matter he is standing on the
same ground as President Nc
Kinley, for that is his position
exactly.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-09-14

The Dreyfus court martial
convicted the accused and sen.
fenced him to ten years i'm
prisonment. This is the rankest
kind of persecution of modern
times and demonstrates that the
military outfit of France is a cor.
rupt lot of rascals. France
ought to be ashamed of herself
to let an innocent man be con-
victed by such an outfit of mill
tary politicians.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-09-14
TRUST CONFERENCE.

Governor Fancher has appoint
ed the following delegates to the
conference on combinations and
trusts, to be held in Chicago four
days, beginning ON the 18th inst:
Hon. David Bartlett, Coopers-
town.
Hon. David Wellman, New
Rockford.
Hon. John Nj. Cochran, Grand
Forks.
Hon. Roderick Rose. James.
town.
Hon. David E. Morgan, Devils
Lake.
Major A w. Edwards, Fargo.
Hon. John d. Benton, Fargo.
M. IT. Jewell, Bismarck.
This non partisan conference,
in which every state and or
ga1,ization and every industry
will participate, promises to be
the most far-reaching in results
ever held. At the conference
the effects of trusts, real and
fancied will be discussed by
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-09-14

Marshall Mcclure, editor of
the Minot Optic, is discussing
theology with Rev. 3. S, Ryan,
presiding elder of the James
town district of the Methodist
church, and Mac talks as if he
had studied the creeds and doc
trines cf the differentchurch So
cieties all his life. The funniest
thing is that Mac was asked for
a contribution to build a church
and gave $500 supposing it went
into the Methodist treasury but
it afterwards turned out to be a
solicitor of the Baptist denomin-
alton and the Methodists are shy
800 as a consequence. Mcclure
says he don't care so long as the
money is used to help build up
Minot, and if push and energy
counts Mac and his Optic will
keep Minot right to the front.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-09-14

There are three things to be
commended about our North Da-
kota volunteers. First, they are
not kickers and faithfully per-
formed the duties for which they
were called upon to do. Second,
they are satisfied with their offic-
ers, and third they return home
without scandal attached to the
regiment. The North Dakota
boys are patriots and soldiers.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-09-14

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Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-09-14
The Griggs Courier
p. r. TRUBSHAW, EDITOR.

The LaMoure Chronicle wants
to know if the Jews will rebuild
Jerusalem. They won't if the
military clique can get an oppor-
tunity of exterminating the
Jews.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-09-14

One of our elevator men
purchased three car loads of
wheat last week and gave No. 1
Northern for it. When it got to
Duluth it graded No. 3. Is this
a sample of Gov. Lind's new
wheat inspection?
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-09-14
PilesCu,.ed.

Ii sufferers Will use Banner Salye uc.
coroding TO directions !, positive cure
viii result in worst cases. (,uaranl.e,l
25c.
For Sale by II. H. BATEMAN ~ Co.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-09-14
This is the way Major Edwards

This is the way Major Edwards
puts it in his Forum, and he has
tried both: ''There are many un-
happy marriages. Perhaps no
marriage brings cloudless bliss
throughout the lives of those
whom it joins togethers. Count
less marriages are broken by
the violation of it's laws. The
divorce courts are crowded. Un-
divorced men and women live
apart in the practice of vice.
But all this does not make mar
riage q Failure. Marriage
brings countless blessings to
countless homes, where domestic
comfort and peace have their
abiding place. Those who say
that American municipal govern
ment is u failure. because it does
not absolutely repress crime,
vice and many abuses, are as
much in error as those who de-
clare that marriage is a failure -
because it has not banished un-
happiness from domestic life."
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-03

INDIANAPoLrs. Nov. 81 Near Hillsboro. in
montgomery county. there is strip OF wild,
hilly country known as Red Hills" which 10 r
several yenrs. according to reputable people,
has been haunted by n headless ghost
quite recently two farmers. driving through
the bills after nlghtlall. were attacked by tho
ghost which jumped into their wagon. Both
deserted their team and fed In wild dismay
more recently gang OF commuters were
stampe'cd and none Of them can be again per-
otner people profess TO have seen the same
nslnnarltion. which came bopn ling toward thsin,
hrrl"entS leanlng 10 and Is feet into the
NJ: put disappearing when close at hand
Within the past week William Piihond. a
inrmer. makes declaration that as he was driv-
ah E momeward the ghost appeared. armed with
2 hpge club and began elahoring hft horses
Ilhoul jumped out and fed in terror, never
hunplnR uEUl he reached the home OF lrry
bnIt y, who armed himself with a rifle and
.nrnshed Pithoud with wespnn Together
they returned 10 the scene OF action and they
, ,ri,hd me horses lying in ditch, .gulyerina
MID terror anl showing every Indication OF
haSlhg hal rough time.
he ghosl was not 10 BIO seen, hut tho horsas
continued to act a. N II were lingering near.
difficulty "' ' S'"a''s'
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-03

falls overheard. An however, have by way Of
ne ,isup fcferver large gourd tied 70 the Jacket
fishing them out - the water
To provide for the wants OF all boats on the
river. innumerable Sampans ny busily, back
and forth. Some nlled with foyers look par
hCulary pretty, their closest rivals being thoso
piled high with vegetables and such frtais az
custard apples lycho-s, Buddha's hands. per
simmons deep rod mandarin oranges, psae vel
carry fish meat cooking utensils, charcoal
kindling wood. q few being nued up as kachens
II has becn shown that the Pearl is bv no mean,
dull stream. and in addition 70 all tho llveli-
ness aleady mentioned there goes Oh much loss
ions The beating Of drums. eisshins OF eym6"is
exploding Of Are crackers and for about two
weeks IN sumner casting upon the waters 81
New Year time all craft, even Il humbiott arc
adorned by red lucky papers and sprays n ar
uncial flowers made OF brass or golden flowers.
terms, the large links flower boats floating hotGis
and nandnri house boats, making an amazing
display Of lanterns Of all shapes and sizes
Nth month. about june is, when the b ~ ,e .oo
festival occurs From 10 o'clock in the morn.
ing until 4 in the afternoon. long narrow bosts
the river These Contests Create "ea in scmn
interest and Excitement. both on the water
and on and The boats are always ACCOMPANIED
by vast eoncoursc a men and bows who run
along tho shore, shouting. waving banners and
In, managing. their craft the Chimes. show
tho watcry thoIouehtaIcs Of Canton there arc
not many accidents The dragon boats, how
eyer owing to their extreme sh lowness and pecu
par build, are SO easily upset that the festival
is ant To be marked by q few mishsps
rms bright IIycr picture is not without some
sombre Hpts These are cast upop it by aspecira
may not mingls with other people and by gloomy
looking sampans used to carry away the dead.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-03
Grandma's Cat Story.
From a. PAilads phia Gail

FFV" W. Ihtn
The family group were ing ~ cats and
their ways. and the peaceful-looking gnnd-
mother was asked to say something.
The old lady smile. for she Is not often
sighted when in the company Of younger
people. aud consented 10 tell n story about A
kitten she had whom che was a child.
You know" she said. had a s'srfsther.
house instead Of rlaying with q k!tton. 40 he
through our meadow.
A.. IT ives forced e do II. though cried a sree.
denl. threw H. In three times. but the littIe
thing struggled sut each time and finally
dragged itself home after me- Then pleadcd
SO much that vas allowed to keep Il.
staying n the house: but skulking around the
barn; When II was flu grow. 1t began to Kill
our chickens, SO my s'epfather said II had 10
60: This time he caught 1t and tied stone
two he drew II from the water and buried ii
fiction. Two day alter the same old yellow cat
dragged itself M To III" barn. We visited the
place where we had buried II and found IL Mad
come to lie and rid itself Of the stone. in what
way know, not. and dug itself out
IL stayed by the edge Of our woods, Qsttipe
the milk i set out every now and then, but dis.
appeared when winter came"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-03
Carnegie LyCeum
s7TH STREET AND 9TH AVENUE.
Marvellous Exhibition
Wonderful Demonstration
Illustrated Lecture
Deaf Cured Free.
Friday, December q. 1900.
AFTERNOON AT2. EVENING AT 8.
ADMISSION FREE TO ALL.
ADMISSION FREE TO ALL.
AFTERNOON AT 2.

Those who are fortunate enough to OBJ
tain seats. or even standing room. in the
Carnegie Lyceum on the above date, either
afternoon or evening, will witness one Of
the most marvellous and interesting enter
tainments ever seen upon any stage since
the history OF the world began.
Streams OF fire will be seen emanating
from living human beings while from
their eyes, ears, nose and mouth there will
appear to grow beautiful and highly colored
bouquets OF flowers Artificial thunder and
lightning will be produced by the Juggling
OF millions OF volts Of electricity. This
section OF the exhibition may we'll be
termed electrical pyrotechnlcs. fireworks.
The wonders Of the great Edison X-Ray
will also be exhibited. This is the only
genuine Edison X-Ray ever operated for
exhibition purposes in New York. All other
so-called X-Ray machines arc but toys az
compared with this monster machine,
which enables any one to see clearly all the
bones Of the human skeleton while yet in
the flesh.
Wagonloads OF machines, electrical de-
vices and tho more than wonderful Bio
chymic Generator, mammoth machine
used only for the cure OF deafness and
blindness. will be exhibited and used in the
remarkable demonstration illustrating how
disease, and especially Deafness may be
almost instantly cured by scientific mech
ansm.
DR.. Wilson, the inventor and per-
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-03

fector Of the only treatment that ever
cured deafness, and who is at the head Of
the National Association OF Ply cians and
Surgeons, with Offices at 24o Fifth ave-,
New York, aud Is Boylston st., Boston,
who has succeeded In giving hearing and
speech to hundreds OF deaf mutes born
without hearing and restored perfectly the
hearing to thousands OF totally deaf people.
has on this single occasion consented to not
only explain In q lecture why II is that so
many people arc becoming deaf, and how
deafness and disease may be prevented, but
also to show the audience by actual demon
stration, how to cure deafness. His entire
working plant, with every machine and
implement used In the treatment Of deaf
ness, will be placed upon the stage, In fun
view. where the most hopelessly deaf peo-
pie OF the audience will be treated free.
many II not oil OF whom will be made to
hear quite perfectly within the hour. Each
one treated on this occasion will be entitled
to i've treatments free, at either OF tho
above named Offices, should II be desired or
required TO make the cure permanent.
DR.. Wilson will tell how many trouble
some diseases may be prevented and cured
by the sufferers themselves. without having
to buy medicine or pay doctors billa
Don't fail TO be present, as the knowledge
there to be obtained may prevent you from
becoming deaf. or cure you II you are now
de al.
Admission free. Doors open an hour pro
vious to each lecture
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-03
was TOO excited and 90 he's no. $50 steer. on his

wa. TOO excited and 50 he's got $50 steers on his
sized and taidy last boats. Ton days from dock
70 dock u theif usual schedule, but there's plenty
Oh EN- that beat that time regularly Iheres
iiany That can mako II from Liverpool 70 New York
In little moro than seven days, or in an even
h sG sss v .oS s ssi sns sSns to
going e, Scotland arc landed al GIesgov. II Is
by Liverpool mean Biffenhesd. which is whore
t ,hs cattle 40 landc Al cattle imported from rom
GSs s na ssSs.. b IN ShH
spread Of disease Cattle are cold almost as soon
What cy are na worth AN cav sized sScsf
will net say. 500 pounds Of dressed beef, OF
After dressing there's .Sou, GO pounds lot
Y9q might not think that worth much, but is al
Sas q soss rs G 20 and 20 Is
some some Value Altogether the frm gets about
S,o3 Or maybe little less for steer In fait
What does il costto &c, him there? Well, ~
near az | con figure i.isf!em $50 TO 500 or ttifio
more Looks Ike good basEap but ,h.t y, u
de- De y hsY SHIPPED s,,Ssp. go N lss; yer
oss S A sGS years
not tho money there was in IT, Competition Is
crogting here as we'll as everywhere else
But America don't send oyer all tho beef that
L. imported into England. Not by good deal
That little place called Ireiand ships England
pretty near a. many cattle as we do. When
was told that hrst by man N IN business hardly
believed II, but IL Ia So Take q trip through
England and you'll and Irish cattle all over tho
STAND Thoy are smaller than American cattle
and cnu be seon al every market or In every mar
sct place Then there's a big importation from
South Amcrica--msiHly from Buenos Ayres
There are some big cattle ships running down
thcro. They take about q month to make
The trip each way and they carry big loads"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-03
Made Dear by nm Initiation Prank.
From IA, oyneirr ~ Commercial. Tr,,...

MUNcIE, Ind, Nov. ,!5-There IL a big muss
Last night Clarence ID atom was initiated into
the mysteries q a clah; society. Aye grease
had been torn OF IN slpl eds and an electric Bat
tery was applied. Thu nhock was so greut that
tho young mans oondttion Z dan assSyea ana
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-08-01
sixyiark's Glorious song.

Need say word about the skylark
and It's wholly joyous song? 1t In
spired one of Jeremy Taylor's most
beautiful and best known passages
the lark rising from his bed of grass
and soaring upward, singing as he
rises and hoping to get to heaven and
climb above the clouds; singing "as II
it had learned music from an angel as
he passed sometimes through the air
about his ministering here below"
And It inspired, too, one of the finest
odes in the English language, Shelley's
finest work, his supreme ode" But,
as may be said Of another ode, it is
mot In tune with the birds song and
the feeling 1t does and ought to
awaken. The rapture with which the
strain springs up at first dies down
before the close into Shelley's ever
haunting melancholy.
Like Keats lode to the Nightingale"
It Is no key to the birds song. 1t does
not teach US anything of the thought
and feeling which inspired that CULVER
ing, ascending embodiment Of joy, that
pilgrim of the sky, hiding itself in the
glorious light Of the summer heavens
MINNEAPOLIS Journal
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-08-01
The Grief Of Parting.

The man leaned right into the rail-
way carriage There was positive an
guish in his drawn face. The lady in
side was very pretty and beautifully
dressed Her softnesses Of complexion
and hair, of lace and filmy material,
triumphed in the searching glare Of the
electric light, which showed the rich
luxury of every detail of her costume
She smiled with pretty, regretful
tenderness as she replied lightly to his
earnest works. He looked at her as if
he could never look long enough, as If
her face held for him the whole mean
ing of life. AS the train began to move,
his fingers fell passionately on the un-
gloved hand resting on the window
ledge; then instinctively he sprang
back, raised his hat, and caught in
full light glimpse Of his white face.
Directly the train steamed out of the
station the lady rose, carefully rolled up
her veil. and, quite Indifferent to my
presence, proceeded before the mirror in
the carriage to dust her face with a
dainty pocket handkerchief. and to APP
ply to forehead and nose the minutest
layer of powder with tiny puff. She
patted and arranged her curls, drawing
them with hairpin into coquettish po-
sition and curve, and then, lowering her
veil, she sank into the seat with sigh
of satisfaction. Academy.