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Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-02-09
PUNGRAT PARAGRAPHS.

she-"What 10 kiss u FrrneA4
He--'I can't tell, you, bat I caS show
ycu."- Yonkers statesnanya
1T Never Failss - sWhat Kidd
Of alarm clock have you2" CyniS -s21v
Iwife's elbow Tacoma Ledger
He OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES hsvese
bad cold" She (huskily)-.I have
am % hoarse that il you sttempte1 -
kiss me couldn't even scream. "-Bos-
ton journal. Ia
u always believe in giving every man
his due. :" "Yes, but you carry it toan
extreme" How so You never give
men anything but due bills for What
you owe them. cleveland Leader,
ibid you fall?" asked the onacious
one of the man who had slipped on the
ice. Fall" roared the man whitening
~; mo! ISmerely sat down to think
over this expansion question" -Phila-
delphia North American.
"And were you homesick in Porto
Rico, my son?" asked the Chicago ia
Their of his soldier son. mo, father,I
was not. As soon as heard the island
had been annexed to the United States,
I felt as if 1t were already a suburb Of
Chicago" Statesman.
The Editors Denial.-Reporter, to
editor-"The manager Of the Uptown
theater demands q denial Of our state.
ment that rotten eggs were thrown It
the troupe that played at his house last
night" Editor-'I suppose we ought
to do it for him. just say that the eggs
were strictly fresh. . Roxbury Gazette.
Mrs. Fogg-"Mr. selan preached a
beautiful sermon this forenoon. So
helpful, too! He said we should make
our calling and election sure" Mr..
Fogg-Election sure! What does he
know about politics, anyway? You
never can be sure now that they have
the Australian ballot."-Boston Tran.
script. G
"Miss strutt," said young man to an
acquaintance, with whom he was tax.
ing walk one evening, II hope thia
cigarette will not be offensive to your"
mot at all, sir" she replied, slowly and
with emphasis, ''unless you light it."
And not word wasspoken for the next
half hour.-sydney Town and Country
Journal ASf SD
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-02-09
CONDENSED SPECIALS.

by the United States in the construction Of
three warships.
Central and western Texas is being Wis
tied by the coolest weather Of the season.
Maurice. e. Pagan. aged IS. well-known
lawyer, committed suicide In q Philadel-
phia cemetery.
San Francisco is to have worlds fair in
1901, to be known as the Pacific Ocean and
International exposition.
A cyclone nearly totally destroyed the
town of Stilesboro, Ga. and several per-
sons were severely injured.
An order has been received at Santiago
from Havana reducing all salaries exceed
ing $500 per annum 20 per cent.
The Commercial club Of Madrid has
passed resolution demanding that the
government use the $20,000.0O0 to be paid
tau district, Hungary, has been totally de-
stroyed by fire and GOO head of cattle and
scores Of lives lost.
The house committee on invalid pensions
has reported favorably the senate bill pen-
sioning Gen. John M. Palmer. Of Illinois.
the amount being reduced from 500 to $50.
George w. Grubbs, Mrs. Mary Sullivan
and Miss Alice Sullivan were arrested at
Decatur, ILL.,, for alleged completely in the
murder OF Mrs. Mary Mcintyre at Pana.
The Paris correspondent Of the London
Daily Graphic says there is no doubt but
that Don Carlos Is preparing to take the
field as soon as the peace treaty is ratified.
Secretary Long has written a letter to the
| senate stating that he has organized q
board to collect all the data bearing upon
the conduct of Rear Admirals Sampson and
Schley during the late war.
Retaliation against Germany for its I'M
friendly action against American products
is now almost an assured fact. and it is
probable that toys from that country coat
= Sv,kv EH< oh
The Paris police have arrested former
lieutenant of French infantry named Du-
| rand, for whom a warrant has been is
sued at Nancy, ON the charge of carrying
on an illicit correspondence with for
crets
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-02-09
NATIONAL FINANCES.
Monthly Statement of the Comptrolie,
Of the Treasury Gives Interest," =
ing Facts and Figures.

Washington, Feb. 2.-The monthly
circulation statement of the comp.
troller of the currency shows that at
the close Of business January 81. 1890,
the total circulation of national bank
notes was $243,241, sol, an increase for
the year of sie,7oe,se5, and decrease
for the month Of $493 ,604. The circula-
ton based on United States bonds
amounted to $211. 300, an-increase for
the year Of $1s,317,ooo, and a decrease
for the month Of 1914, 6sS. The circu.
lation secured by lawful money
amounted to $4,000 ,202. decrease for
the year Of $3.50. 4oS. and an increase
for the month of 81, 4s1, Jas. The amount
Of United States registered bonds on
deposit to secure circulating notes was
1896, $40 and to secure public de-
nosits S73. 652. 42O,
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-02-09
.DuTcH TEARS. I"
An Old Chemist Tells Abont Al In.
teresting Experiment
q II FA with Glass. aaS

ut is q great WONDER" said ansold
chemist in his laboratory the other
day, ''why more boys do not take chem
ical experiments. as an amusement.
Why, I can do things with the common
materials of everyday life which really
seem to be more magical to the uniniti-
ated than any of the wonders per-
formed by magicians on the public
stage. s#..
''Now, there are those curious little
bubbles Of glass known variously as
Prince Rupert's Drops and as Dutch
Tears Apparently they are merely
little globules of glass with elongated
tails, made by heating small glass rod
in q fame and allowing the molten
drops to fall into water. After they
have cooled you may pound ,4he thick
part with hammer or mallet, yet you
cannot break them.
ION the other hand, II you break
little piece of their tails, or touch any
part Of them with quartz crystal, they
will Immediately disappear into the spf-
rounding atmosphere. To the person
who does not know the reason the per-
Torrance is most astonishing.
"And yet 1t is all very simple. II is
due to what is known as surface CO.
hesion. Glass, when heated to q molten
state, has naturally reached very
high temperature, and when the drops
Of melted glass are allowed to fall into
the cold water the sudden change pro-
duces stress which is really terrific.
This stress, however, must be con5id-
cred as whole.
1T is very strong when taken all to-
gether, but it is exactly as though
piece of very thin rubber was stretched
over the surface of the glass. II you
punctured the rubber its haste to re-
sumo its normal condition would pull it
of the glass.
$50 when you break of the tail Of the
drop or cut through the film Of very
hard glass with a crystal it's endeavors
suddenly to resume ito normal condi-
ton result in its own destruction, and
It breaks up into particles which are
really finer than the finest sand.
''It seems like q wonderful perform
ance, but it is no more wonderful per-
Torrance than many others which any
youngster would perform II he5would
study even the simplest form Of chem
zeal action" -Cincinnati Enquirer.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-02-09
Perplexins Feniatnity.

A small boy of my near acquaintance
stood the other day taking q lesson in
feminine human nature-not his first
lesson, but bitter one-with quivering
lip and deeply perplexed face. He ex-
claimed, having reference to his still
smaller sister:
"Dolly cries because I don't do .
thing, and when do it then she cries
because do it!'
This was true and natural, but the
boys remark was not SO profound as
was an anecdote which I once read in
French. A wife, SO this story related,
was wakened by her husbands weep
ing and bowling in the middle Of tho
night. He was evidently having
dream, and she woke him and asked
what was the matter.
"Oh, my dear" he said, rubbing his
eyes, II dreamed that you were dead!"
"Ha!" she said, bitterly, and turning
away from him, great griefs are
mute Boston Transcript.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-02-09
MINOR NEWS ITEMS.

Fsr eAs waek EsAins Feb. .. ),
The town Of Shiloh. o.. was almost
wiped out BY flames.
Thestown Of Stilesboro. Ga. was near
ly wiped out by acyclone. y
James Edwards (colored) died at
Mascoutah. ILL.,. aged ll2 years.
Five men and IS horses were killed in
. snowslide in Lincoln gulch in Colo.
RADIO.
Isaac Davi. (colored) was hanged at
Mobile. Ala, for the murder Of Thomas
Jones', a ss
Thousands Of cattle and }aheep per.
ished on the Wyoming ranges in q
blizzard.
Rudyard Kipling, poet and novelist,
arrived in New York on the Majestic
from liverpool. asS -. i
The iBuffalo arrived at Manila, having
made record-breaking rum from New
York In 81 days. " ~-f W =
Rev. Charles Seymour Robinson, the
Presbyterian hymn writer. died in New
Yorls.aged 10Y years.
The new Buckingham theater in
Louisville, KY. was destroyed by fire,
the loss being $4,000.
Bicycle saddle, manufacturers have
consolidated with. q capital Of s., DOC. 900
and headquarters In Cleveland. o.
anTrancisco 10 to have a world fair
in 1901 to be known as the Pacific
Ocean and International exposition.
Adre which originated in the bakery
of the Stewart Cracker company in
Philadelphia caused loss of 100000.
Porter Warner, the oldest and best.
known newspaper man in the Black
Hills, died suddenly at. Rapid City, S. D.
Ruth E. Molock. the 11.year-old
daughter Of Caleb Molock, was struck
by lightning and killed near Cam.
bridge, Md.
William Miller (colored), aged II, was
hanged at La Grange, Ky, for Grim:
inal assault ON Mrs. Gertrude Leet Sep.
TENDER / last. 4}1Fa5g ytt =
In fight in courtroom at Drew, Ia,
Charles Hall and Fred Bartfield were
fatally shot and five other men were
seriously wounded.
Chinese advices indicate that all cen.
trail China is involved id one big anti.
foreign rebellion and that Christians
are being mastered.
The United States supply ship soiace
sailed from New York for Manila with
large cargo Of supplies for Admiral
Dewey and the army.
Manufacturers of soap are forming
combine which is to represent $780,
100000 of capital and include every big
soap concern in the country.
Ernest Hayward killed his wife in
Chicago because she threatened ia
bring divorce proceedings and then
killed himself. Two children are left
orphans.
The remains of Gen. Calixto Garcia,
late of the Cuban army, were trans.
ferred to an American man-of-war at
Fort Monroe, Va, for transportation to
Cuba for burial.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-02-09
FATAL ACCIDENT.

Olaf j. Aas. farmer near Leeds, was
hauling manure to field at some dis
lance from his barn, and had his gun
along. expecting to get a shot at some-
thing before his return. The gun was on
the load OF manure, beside which Mr..
Aas walked. He took the gun by the bar
rel and drew it toward him, when, the
trigger catching on some obstruction, the
weapon was discharged, the contents Of
the barrel lodging in the farmers right
breast. and passing entirely through the
body. The injured man lived but short
time.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-02-09
BASIS OF APPoRT1oNMENT.

The school laws Of North Dakota pro-
vide that each district shall receive from
the state tuition fund sum of money
based upon the number of children Of
school age residing in the district, ire
spective of attendance. The method
adopted in Minnesota is to base the ap.
portionment. not on the resident school
population, but on the average attend
ance. theoretically there should be little
difference in the result. The North Da-
kota law contains stringent provisions as
to attendance, it being made the duty of
each school board to see that all children
of suitable age attend school a specified
number of days in each year. II this law
were vigorously enforced 1t would make
little difference whether the apportion-
ment were based on attendance or on
population.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-02-09
A FARMERS COMPANY.

A meeting of the citizens of Minor
and surrounding country has been held
with the object in view of incorporating
a company to be known as the Farmers
Mill and Grain Company. There was a
large attendance and 80 shares were SUBJ
scribed. A majority Of the best farmers
and business men here are interested and
there will be no trouble. in getting the
money necessary to carry out the plans
of the company. The company propose
building n mill and elevator at Minor
and an elevator at De Larmer, six miles
east of this place. to be operated by the
company.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-02-09
DESTROYED by Fire.

Cloverdale, CAL, Feb. 6.--The Moulton
Hill winery, the property of I. Lands
berger, of San francisco, has been de-
stroyed by fire, together with 1000
gallons of wine. The site of the plant
is about one mile from this city. The
loss is estimated at between $75, 900 and
s100, 600, partly covered by insurance.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-02-09
NORTH DAKOTA NEWS
LAND COMMISSIONERS REPORT.

The biennial report OF Land Commits
ctoner Watt has come from the state
printer and been distributed to the men,
bers of the legislature and other state
omcials. 1t is particularly creditable
document and shows that the commits
sioner has worked earnestly in the In
terests of the common school and i'm
stitution lands.
Among the recommendations in the re-
port Of Commissioner Watt is one oppos-
ing the change in the minimum price OF
school lands from SO to S. as proposed
by constitutional amendment.
Another important Instrumentation by
the commissioner is that a bill be intro
duced regulating and prescribing fees to
be charged by the department for official
documents issued by the board of uni
versity and school lands, the fees to be
turned into the expense fund of the board.
Such fees. it is estimated. would yield
revenue of $500 for the biennial period.
Fees are required for, documents issued
from the officers of the secretary of state,
commissioner of insurance. commissioner
Of agriculture. superintendent of public
instruction. ETC., and this suggestion COW
ers similar provision for the land COM
missioncr's department.
The result of the present land commits
sioner's work since his assumption of the
Office. Aug. /, 81. is subjoined. At that
time the records showed large delin-
quency IN the payments of principal and
interest on school land contracts. The
amount has been reduced with the fol-
lowing results: Total delinquents, Aug.
l-Cass county. $3.50: Grand Forks. $751;
776.5l; Pembina. S2l,a5s.s5; Richland. s24.-
1853: Trail, $42. 1856; Walsh, $2S. 7GO6S. or
total OF $174,401.T OF, this there was
collected to Jan. 1, '9S, $l46.947.77. leaving
balance delinquent of $27,454. This does
not include the collections made by the
department. but only on contract fer
which payments have been delinquent for
eight months or more. The amount Of
interest from July ]. '96. to June 30, 'sS, in
round numbers, was $4,000, which sum
has gone into the state tuition fund,
which thereby decreases school tax this
| amount. The total amount received from
leases for 1899 Is SIS, 200. which shows an
increase over ~ and 80 of about ~ per
cent.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-02-09
Increased Earnings.

Chicago, Feb. s.. - The earnings Of
the Chicago Great Western railway
maple Leaf route) for the month Of
January, 1899, shows an increase of $780,
617.s4. Total increase since the begin
ming Of the fiscal year duly y to date.
$685., O85.49.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-02-09
VINO Public Debt.

Washington, Feb. 2.-The monthly
statement of the public debt shows tina:
at the close of business January 81. 1899.
the debt less cash in the treasury
amounted to $1,152. 624, $50, an increase
for the month Of $23,44s,4o4. This in.
crease is principally accounted for by
the redemption of government bonds
issued in aid of the Central, Western
and Union Pacific railroads. which ma.
tured January !. 1899.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-02-09
Two Of . Kiad.

Husband Cat the breakfast tablet
oh, for some of the biscuits my mothep
used to make!
Wife (sweetly)-1'm sorry you
haven't got them, dear. They would
be Just about stale enough by this time
to go well with that remark. Chicago
Evening News. ass
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-02-09
Sentence Amrmed.

Philadelphia, Feb. 6.-The supreme
court affirmed the decision of the Ale
gheny county court in the case Of An
thony MCGOWAN, who was convicted in
the lower court Of numbering his wife
on December 81, 1897. The supreme
court directs that the death penalty be
carried out.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-02-09
steamer Goes Ashore.

Halifax, n. S., Feb. 6. - The steamer
Acadian went ashore on Rock island
ut the entrance of the Louisburg har.
Dor. She will probably be total loss.
There is IA feet of water in the hold.
The evening was fine and bright.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-02-09
Reject the Governments BIZ.

Paris. Feb. s.-The parliamentary
committee, by vote Of nine to two, re-
jected the governments bill providing
that all cases of trial revision be brought
before the whole court of cessation in
stead of before the criminal section of
that court s,
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-02-09
TOO MANY CATS.

Thomas Butts. Of Williston. while hunt
ing on the south side Of the Missouri,
had rather unusual experience. He
shot bob cat and as he went to pick up
the dead animal two others jumped upon
him and drove him of, SO that he could
not get the animal he had killed. He
had no more cartridges in the gun and
the two cats drove him away.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-02-09
THE DEADLY FOLDING BED.

Miss Mary Cole, an employe at the
Sheridan at Bismarck, met with quite
serious accident by the collapse of fold
ing bed which she was placing in order.
One of her arms was broken and she
was otherwise bruised up. She was taken
to the home of private family where
she will be cared for until she RECEIVERS.
Mrs. Auxer, OF Fargo, aged IS, slipped
and fell down stairs a few days ago.
alighting on her head. Strange to say
she was not seriously injured.
was formerly an assistant manager il
the Fargo w. u. telegraph office. She
was very pleasant and her agreeable
manner won her numerous friends.
The school treasurers of Foster county
are liable to get into trouble. None of
their reports have been published for
year and a half.
In Cavalier county the treasurer and
sheriff. each having served two terms.
just caught Offices this year and continue
under the county's patronage.
Williston people are to vote on bonds
for a new school house.
A case of evading the revenue law came
to light recently. says the Devils Lake
lnter-Ocean. A farmer away up in the
northern part Of the county sold his farm
recently for consideration of 81, 200. Tho
revenue stamp required for this transfer
when recorded would be $3.50. The frugal
farmer, however. put the consideration
at $500, and thus saved dollar, as the
revenue on that. amount is but so cents.
He may have occasion to remember the
Maine, even IL he did not want to help
pay for avenging her. If revenue officer
gets after him.
Mrs. Adamson. an old lady Of II years.
died at Devils Lake from asphyxiation,
resulting from faulty burning Of gas t:. &
gas stove.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-02-09

Bismarck, N. D., Feb. 5.-The Senate
committee on appropriations last night
decided to recommend the passing of the
Twitchell resolution for the issuance of
the establishment Of a Irvine plant at the
state penitentiary. The committee will
also recommend favorably the bill appro-
10 AND ere B
vine for funds advanced in payment of
expenses in the prosecution Of the maxi
mum rate case. The senate today passed
law as requested by the state association.
A concurrent resolution for the taxation
Of grain at fixed rate grown in the
state and stored in elevators o: kept for
seed was introduced by Porter.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-01-28
THE TRADE OUTLOOK.
What Dun's Review Says Regarding
the Country's Business.

the Country's Business.
New York, Jan. 2S.-R. G. Dun & Co. s
weekly review of trade says:
The country is in a stronger position
than week ago. Remarkable strength
in it's Industries is important, but is not
the chief element. Public confidence in
securities has been tested to an unusu-
al extent by the sudden fall in stocks
and the subsequent rise.
Confidence in the value Of wheat, corn
and cotton has been shown by the mar
kets, and at rising prices the world
buys because it has to buy. The vast
supply of unemployed capital has been
shown impressively, and the new and
startling independence of foreign mon
ey markets fixes attention.
The lumber movement is unusually
large for the season, with prices of low
grades sharply advancing. Railroad
earnings and tonnage have shown sur
prising gains.
Wool grows weaker because forced by
speculation a year ago to prices which
the market for goods could not sustain
and has been much embarrassed in
trying to sustain ever since.
Wheat has risen cents, with much
buying based on extraordinary exports
from Atlantic ports for the week, flour
included, 3,Sl3,20l bushels against 2,971,-
1873 last year, from Pacific ports 321, 255
against l,1S0,272 last year and from 9TH
er ports 4G2,454
Failures for the week have been 224
in the United States, against 343 last
year, and SO in Canada, against "a last
wear.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-01-28
QUAY GAINS ONE VOTE.
The Absence of Higgins, Who Is ILL.,
Makes the Change.
A REPRESENTATIVE DEAD
Manning of Cumberland County S"c-
,,,,h. tn PneumOnia-Was
Democrat and sup
porter of jerks.

Harrisburg, Jan. 2S.-The result OF the
ninth ballot In joint session LOT Oh''eN
States senator was:
Quay, 70; jerks So; Dalzell 49, otone'
7: Stewart, S; Huff, 6; Irwin, 8, Iuoos'
1: Rice, / Grow. i; Markle. 2; Wluenu,'
.: Ritter 2; total vote, Ill. Pared oo'
necessary to a choice, Sc; absent Will
out pair, /. No election.
Senator Quay gained vote by the
absence without pair OF Senator ME,
gins of Schuylkill Dem.). who is III
with pneumonia at the Harrisburg nos
nital Representative Harold of Beaver
was present and voted for senator
Quay. Mr.. Higgins was the only "o
sentee without pair
No person having received majority
of all the votes cast Lieutenant Govern
or Goblin announced that there was no
election, and the convention ad)ourheu.
The only change in the vote was tnat Oh
Stradling of Philadelphia, who changed
from Widener to Irwin.
Representative Harry Manning OF
Cumberland county is dead OF pneu-
monia. Representative Manning was
Democrat and supported jerks FOR
United States senator. He was paired
with Senator Brown of Westmorelano
county.
Many Go Home.
Many of the leaders in the hght
against Senator Quay have gone to their
homes for day or two, but enough are
here to direct the various movements.
It has been limited that coup will be
attempted by the Quay managers al
once but there are no evidences or any
thing of the kind. The fact that num-
Der of prominent Quay men have gone
home indicates that nothing unusual Is
on the boards.
The anti-Quay men are exceedingly
cheerful. They appear to regard the
fight as settled so far as Senator Quay
himself is concerned and say they are
only awaiting the hour when the other
side will agree to another candidate.
Ten thousand dollars has been offer
ed in addition to the 100000 hung
up as rewards for the apprehension
of anybody attempting to corruptly
influence legislation. This is supposed
to be a result of the efforts to push the
McCarrell bill, taking from district at
torneys the right to stand aside jurors
in cases of misdemeanors.