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Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1900-10-11
else can we tell what duties ii should


pay"
With little difficulty enough PLAYERS
were found; the wickets We're set up
in ti:c patio of The custom house. the
stakes We're placed; the collectors
chair WAS given such a position that he
could watch the game; work was sus-
pended in the custom house and all
the government employees STOOD
around and looked on while the balls
were knocked about. through or past
wckets. and had finally hit bot h stakes
and the first game was declared fin
ished. Meanwhile every idler in the
town had been attracted to the custom
house and had joined the group of spec
tators.
The collector and his clerks could
gain but little information regarding
the tariff from witnessing one game
Indeed, the first game had not come
out as they had expected So they
asked that another might be played to
enable them to decide he more intelli-
gently the momentous question SUBJ
mitted to them. And so a second and
even fourth game was played I'M
der the semitropical sun, which
streamed down upon the players,
though never affecting the spectators
upon the weli-shaded CORRIDOR In
fact, one game succeeded another I'M
TIL croquet became hateful to all the
players before the time came for the
ofhclals of the government to close the
custom house and seek their homes
There had been no lack of interest
in the playing on the part of the Mexi-
can spectators. Every now and then
attention had been called to some fea-
ture of the game and some minor Off
cial consulted books and made hasty
pencil memoranda. As for example,
when one had asked about he wickets
crossed in the center of the ground
and was tod that it was sometimes
called 1.-The bird cage" the tariff on
bird cages was carefully hunted up and
noted. AS the playing went on the
Mexican spectators manifested their
interest by betting on the players. At
| first tlacos. then medios and finally
pesetas exchanged hands at the end of
every game. 1t was much to the relief
of the players when the collector final
~ announced that it was time to 60
home.
at is very interesting game" he
said, ''but cannot tell what the duties
will be until tomorrow morning."
The croquet set was accordingly left
at the custom house and the players
and spectators DISPERSED But until
a late hour that night light in the
office of the collector indicated thar
some of the government clerks We're
nnwontedly engaged in making cover.
time
The report of the appraiser the next
morning was nothing short of appall.
ing. The collector courteously eN.
planned why the amount of duties
should be so large. His clerks were
very conscientious and had been fear
full of allowing some item to escape
and of mourning penalties for neglect
of duty. There was danger of the at
tempt being made to smuggle such
things as bird cages. for example, into
the country under cover of new games
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1900-10-11
KNEW ALL ABOUT GENIUS.
A Poets Wife Describes 1t and Shows
She Is ThorOuEhly
Posted,

Il have just finished sonnet said the
poet, according to the Atlanta Constitution.
Thank heaven exclaimed the wife,
"thatll buy beefsteak and sack OF
four"
And here is an ode for the state fair
How fortunate! Ham Is Is cents a
weeks"
Il have also written love song which is
as tender as an April rose.
What a dear, sweet soul YOU are I'm
sure tAat's good for can OF lard and a
gallon OF molasSes.'
IVY oman! said the poet, sternly, edo
you know what genius is
Hes" she said thoughtfuly. Some
times it's telling the butcher to call again,
shutting the door on the baker, hidin' from
the house rent man, and singing, when Sun
day comes, i would not live always; ask
not to stay.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1900-10-11
Reflections of a Bachelor.

The less Il girl bushes the more she
fanS
Lots Of men YOU never would suspect
are not only married. bu, in love.
1t is a funny thing. but there is some
thing about being TOO fat that makes
a man more apt TO tell the truth and
treat his wife Well.
There seems to be as much differ
encr bet eer calling a woman an old
m" d and a bachelor girl as there is be-
tween calling her a duck and an old
hen.-N. y. Press.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1900-10-11
Western Washington.

With its vast bodies of timber affords am
pie opportunity for the establishment of
ceedingly productive, and fruit, grain and
vegetables grow in great abundance These
find ready market in the lumber camps,
the larger cities, and the Alaskan trade.
Government timber land can still be Sc
cured, while cut-over lands, suitable for
dairying and truck gardening, can be pur-
chased at reasonable prices along the line
particulars, write to c. w. Mott, Gen Emil
grafton Agent, Nor. Pac. R'y., st. Paul Mimi,
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1900-10-11
KEEPS WHEELS CREASED.
An Automatic Oiler which. Accord.
ing to It's Inventor. Saves Labor
and Lubricants.

The labor of oilng wagon wheels
artuous. and he who can perform the
task without soiling the hands and
clothes is an exception to the genera,
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1900-10-11
One on the Clerk.

He thrust the sealed letter through the
window and put down two cents.
We'll, what do you want:' asked the
stamp clerk grutily.
An automobile, please" he replied
sweetly. Philadelphia North American.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1900-10-11

The Philadephian-"Isn't the mud on
this street tritle deep?' Chicagoan proud
Iyl-"Deep? 1t is the deepest mud on any
paved street in the world. indianapolis
Press,
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1900-10-11

Harrow school,, in England, was
founded in 1871 by John Lyon, yeo-
man.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1900-10-11
sit is very interesting game" he
said, "but I cannot tell what the duties


The croquet set was ACCORDINGLY left
at the custom house and the players
and spectators dispersed. But until
late hour that night light in the
office of the collector indicated that
some of the government clerks We're
nnwontedly engaged in making "over-
time"
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1900-12-20
RUSSIAN SPIES ARE HERE.
They Are Keeping Watch of Nihilis Is
Who Seek Refuge in
America.

The Russian secret police are prob
ably the most skillful in the world;
they need to be. In the days of Ma
poleon Ill. the police of France had
that reputation. They haven't it now
for the best of reasons. An emperor
needs skillful spies in all the world
a republic doesn't. Russia has had it's
lessons in the death of the late czar
and in the many attempts made upon
the present ruler. So the chief Of po-
litical police keeps agents in every
where so many Russian nihilists have
found refuge; San Francisco and Chi
cago are especially favored in this
way. Escaped convicts from Siberia
sometimes drift to the Pacific coast
while Chicago is watched on genera!
principles. New York, however, is get
ting to be more and more the chief
object of the solicitous attentions of
the cars people. says the Chicago
Chronicle.
The spies who keep tab on nihlists
in America always claim to be nihil-
lists themselves. eNiled for their po-
litical views. or escaped suspects. 1t
is their plan to secure admittance to
some Of the many nihilist circles here
and keep the police informed of what
| goes on.
So long as the nihilists confne
themselves to speechmal>ing nothing
is done about it. But if one of them
should start for st. Petersburg with
such mission as that which took
thorities would be warned and stand
ready to receive him after certain
well-known precedents. AS for the
spy. his is a dangerous life. If sus-
pected he may become at almost any
time the hero of a mysterious murder
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1900-12-20
home BUTTER-MAKING.
Some RensOns why Private Dnirytng
should Not he Allowed
TO Pass Away.

A correspondent of the Michigan
Farmer puts up strong argument
for the private dairy instead of pat
ronlzing the creamery. He says it
would cost him about $500 a year
to send the milk from his 20 COWS
to the creamery and pay for making
it into butter. 1t costs some peo-
pie more than that, as they have to
keep an extra man, extra team and
water for cleaning cans and for heat
ing the skim-mik for calves and
pigs. Instead of this he spends about
two hours day, or 600 hours in a
year, taking care of his milk and
making butter, which is equal at
above rates to 50 cents an hour for
his time. All his utensils, aside from
the separator, cost him less than SD,
have been in use ten years and are
good for rs years more. Most OF the
creamery patrons receive about IA
cents net pound for their butter,
which he thinks is pretty poor bust
ness. He acknowledges that in the
s
quoted higher than dairy butter, but
large percentage of dairy butter
is sold to private customers at a
better price than creamery butter,
and he thinks three-fourths of the pli.
waite families in Grand Rapids use
dairy butter. and most Of them do
so because they prefer it to cream
cry butter. We are glad there is one
who thinks that private diaries can
compete successfully with the cream-
cries, for we have feared that the
creameries were getting in such favor
that dairymen might think a farm
was no use unless near a creamery.
cheese factory, condensary or milk
route. while we feel sure that a
young, healthy and industrious couple
who had a good knowledge of dairy.
| ing and other branches of farming,
especially the raising of young stock
pigs and poultry. could make a good
living on a good farm if they were
not within 20 miles of either of those
conveniences. or even within 20 miles
of a railroad. The secret would be
to reduce all crops into such shape
that the most value could be got al
the least weight, and that the time
of marketing would not be every day
or at any time when the work was
needed at home. Butter cheese. wool
salt pork, bacon and ham, eggs ard
dressed poultry find a market any
day in the week. and so do apples and
otatoes.-American Cultivator
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1900-12-20
NUTS AS DAILY FOOD.
When Eaten by Themselves They 20
Not Constitute IA Perfect Arr
ticle of Human Diet

AS indicated by the numerous nut
foods on the market and the discus
sions in papers and magazines Of sys-
TENS Of diet in which nuts play a
prominent part, there is a quite gem
eral interest in the subject The
claims made for some nut foods often
seem eNtravagant and unreasonable.
Apparently they lack any basis Of eN-
perimental evidence. nor is ii prob-
able that the bestinformed physio,o-
gists would advise the wholesale use
of nuts as diet to the exclusion Of
more usual and generally accepted
foods.
According to the Maine experiment
station, from so to 65 per cent. of The
nuts most commonly eaten (almonGs,
Brazil nuts. tilberts. hickory nuts,
pecans and walnuts) is she'll. These
nuts contain little water. The protein
is fairly high. but fat constitutes he
largest part of the edible portion. The
carbohydrates. which usually occur in
large proportion in vegetable foods,
are present only in small amounts.
The chestnut is an exception. contain
ing. as it does. nearly 30 per cent.
carbohydrates. The percentage in CO.
coanuts. acorns and litchi nuts is also
fairly high. The meat of nuts. except
ing those last mentioned. contains
nearly so times as much fat and less
than one-ffth as much carbohy drates
as wheat -four. and has about double
the fuel value. i. e.. energy producing
power. a pound of unsheiled nuts will
furnish about half as much protein
and the same amount of energy as a
pound of flour. Owing to their high
fuel value and low protein content,
nuts would not make a well-balanced
food when eaten by themselves.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1900-12-20
AN ENEMY TO DRINK.
One Woman who has Done a Great Dea
10 put Down this Evil.

Minneapolis. Mimi. Dec. II, 1900
Especially .-When the Independent Or
der of Good Templars of Minnesota
wanted State Organizer. they chose
Mrs. Laura j. Smith. of 1911 West :}3rd
Street. this city. The American Anti
Treat League also selected Mrs Smith
as National Organizer. The reason is
not far TO seek. This gifted woman has
devoted her life TO a battle against
Drink and Drinking Habits. Her inf1u-
ence for good in Minnesota is and has
been very far reaching.
About two years ago. however. it
| seemed as if this noble woman would
have TO give up her philanthropic work
Severe pains in her back and under her
| shoulder blades. made life burden
and work impossible. Physicians were
consulted. and they prescribed for
Kidney Disease. Three months treat
ment. however. failed to give Mrs.
Smith any relief. Her husband was
much exercised. and cast about him for
something that would restore his good
Wife 10 health and strength He heard
of the cures effected by Dodd's Kidney
Pills. and advised her 10 try them,
which she did. She is now we'll WON.
an and says:
Two weeks after l commenced TAX
ing Dodd's Kidney Pills. l felt much
better and al the end of seven weeks
was completely cured have had no
recurrence Of the trouble but take a
phi off and on. and find that it keeps me
in good health
Dodd's Kidney Pills are for sale bv
all dealers al so cents box.
They are easily within the reach of
all and no woman can afford to suffer.
when such simple and sure Remedy
is at hand.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1900-12-20

No man is real man of science unless
he is ready to abandon his own conclu-
sions. duly put on record. if subsequent
E4e president Of great college once
wrote a volume on the practice of
medicine. After it had been complet ed
and he had gone to New York to ar
range for its publication. his house was
burned. and the manuscript of his book
and all his notes We're destroyed.
He couldn't reproduce it. Ten wears
afterward he said: THAT fire was the
greatest Of good fortune to me. If l
had published the book. l should have
had to stand by it, whereas now know
that it was all wrong"
Mr.. Andrew Lang, in Longman's
Magazine. tells of two biologists who
were gathering specimens in a lonely
mountain place. One of them had writ
ten book. The other. looking about
one day with field glass, saw his
friend occupied a long time-unob-
served. as he thought--in rolling a
great stone downhill. and at dinner
questioned him about it.
He pretended at first that he had
been doing it for exercise, but, hard.
pressed. confessed:
well. the fact is. the confounded
thing was 200 feet too high to suit my
theory"
But nature is too big to be rearranged
to suit anyone's theory-even our own
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1900-12-20
PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS.

Wifc-"Oh Harry. You can't talk
straight" Observation-Disclosures my
neck, my dearsh. looking up for the
(hic) leonids. Town Topics.
Fred-"When you opened your
mouth to offer your hand did you put
your foot in it?A Frank 'N-no My
heart Was in ,."-Philadelphia Bulle-
tin.
How did Dodds ever become coun-
Gilman" 'Huh: he has the only lawn
mower in the eighborhood. an has
promised to buy a new snow shovel. y
Indianapolis News.
THAT newly-rich Bi.lson carves beau
tfuIly.' YES. he learned how to do
that when they lived in Harlem fiat
round with nine in he family. '-Cleye-
land Plain-Dealer.
'Nes. it's true" boosted Col. Bragg.
Give been in innumerable engage
ments. and Yet l never lost my head
"And I've been in hundreds of them. :"
replied the summer girl. land never lost
my heart. "-Philadelphia Press.
She-"lts strange how the smallest
things in life make the biggest Difficult
ties. "-He-"That's so. Last night. for
instance, could find the house all
right. but for the life of me I couldn' t
find the keyhole. STRAY Stories.
Say" remarked the first boy on the
way to school. II just heard the minis
ter telI another man at my pa was a
horrible example, Wonder what at
is: u guess replied the other, The
must have lot of fractions in him.
Omaha Bee.
"Now, children" said the school
teacher "can you tell me of greater
power than a king?" Yes, ma am, %
cried little boy eagerly. what,
Willie?" asked the teacher expecting
the answer: IAN emperor'). benignly.
IAN ace. ma am was the unexpected
reply-Town Talk.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1900-12-20
TIMELY DAIRY NOTES.

Great care should be had in driving
up COW.
\ great many spoiled udders can
be traced to carelessness in driving
up.
Buttermilk is very beneficial in
many kinds of stomach troubles, and
is healthful for everyone.
Don't expect your mich cow to
furnish her quota of milk and butter
if she be left to hustle with the rest
of the stock. If she is to do her
best she must be fed regularly and
well, and must be protected from the
cold storms and sudden changes of
winter. Winter milking don't paw
unless the COW is we'll treated.
Dehorred cattle arc more peace
able, easier to fatten, more content
ed. and can be cared for easier than
cattle with horns. While the opera-
ton may be painful it is not as cruel
as allowing large cattle with horns
to harass the smaller animals. The
stock owner will save many times the
amount of money it will cost him to
have his animals dehorned, in feed
alone.-Farm Journal
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1900-12-20
FINISHING TOUCHES.
They Distinguish the Work of the
Progressive Dnirymnn from That
of the COw-keeper.

The scrupulous neatness shown in
the care of COWS; the cleanliness of
the stable and the milk vessels: the
practice of milking with clean, dry
hands and discarding the first streams
drawn from each teat; the removal of
milk from the stable to clean milk
room for weighing, straining and aera-
ton as soon as it is drawn; keep
ing the milk at a low temperature in
summer and preventing it's freeziny
in winter: careful delivery of the
milk or cream in fine condition at the
factory; careful attention to the COM
fort OF the COW in summer as we'll as
in winter; to the quality, quantity
and composition of the cows feed
and the water supply; forethought
and preparation for an abundant sup
ply OF pasture or soiling crops, such
as will keep up the milk flow sum
mer and winter without interruption
during the entire period of lactation;
these are some of the finishing
touches which distinguish the work of
the dairyman from that of a cow
keeper. the practice of the thorough
bred from that of the scrub dairy
man.
A wellkept horse and an attractive
wagon and harness; a neat, intelli-
gent and obliging deliveryman; shin
ing cans and measures; sterilized,
understanding. well-filled bottles,
with the intelligent care of the milk
from cow to customer. are some of
the finishing touches that build up a
retail milk trade at paying prices,
and distinguish a thoroughbred dairy
man from scrub cow-keeper and
milk-peddler.
In every branch of dairy work. the
profit and satisfaction is realized from
careful attention to the finishing
touches.-Dairy and Creamery.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1900-12-20

CHURNING BY WINDMILL POWER.
My drive wheel is silent clutch
wheel. but those who have none can
use an old mower wheel. as illustrate
ed, with a ratchet wheel on the shaft.
An old pinion would make fair sub
stitute for the ratchet. The catch
lever is boxed loosely to the shaft
and connected with the pumping rod.
The speed can be changed by hav-
ing two or more holes in the lever.
This device changes the reciprocal
motion into circular by means Of old
castings which can be found on every
farm. 1t will not do to use a piston
on windmill for such a purpose, as
it is liable to stop on the dead CEN
ter then when the wind freshens the
result would be to smash things I'M
less some one We're there to start it
past the center. But with the ratchet
appliance it needs no watching. The
churn always starts when the wind
moves the windmill. The upward
stroke alone does the work. The
momentum of the heavy iron wheel
keeps up motion during the down
stroke. There is no good excuse for
churning by hand and letting the
wind fly past.--E. c. Bennett, in Farm
and Home
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1900-12-20
locomotives for Rent.

Hundreds Of locomotives are rented
every year. Several corporations make
their chief revenue this way. The
Baldwins have many a machine out on
the rental form of payment. That is.
the engines are rented in the same
way that you would buy stove on in
stallments-so much down. so much a
month, the payments to apply on the
final purchase money. 1t is seldom
however. that a railroad rents locomo.
tives.-Engineering.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1900-12-20
catarrh Cannot Be Cured

with Local Applications as they cannot
reach the seat of the disease. Catarrh is a
blood or constitutional disease. and In order
to cure it you must take internal remedies.
Hall 5 CatarI,l Cure Is taken internally, and
acts directly on the blood and mucous sur
faces. Halls Catarrh Cure is not quack
medicine. 1t was prescribed by one OF the
best physicians in tins country for years,
of the best tonics known, combined with
the best blood purifiers, acting directly on
the mucous surfaces The perfect com.
bination Of the two ingredients is what pro
duces such wonderful results IN curing Ca.
tarrh. Send for testimonials, free
F. J. CHENEY & CO., Props, Toledo, o.
Sold by all druggists, price 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1900-12-20
Information for Homeseeker..

Valuable information concerning Lands,
Locations and Climate OF Tennessee, Ala.
bama and Georgia may be found in "lntor-
the Passenger Department of the Nashville.
Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway 1t gives
detailed information regarding prices paid
Tor farm products, varieties of sod, climate,
elevation, rainfall, etc. Homeseeker's EN-
cursion tickets to this territory at very low
rates. For maps, printed matter and other
information call on nearest ticket agent or
address Briard F. Hill, n. p. A.. 1913 Mar
quette Bldg, Chicago, H.. j. b. killibrew,
Immigration Agent, or w. L. Danley, Il.
Z. A, Nashville. Tenn.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1900-12-20
3 e .'I5: )
OJ&S-@L~5 10
CHURNING BY WIND.
There Is No Good Excuse for Doing
This Work IL! Hand in These
Days of Machinery.

Churning by wind saves labor;
whether the windmill be factory
made galvanized iron or some five-do-
lar homemade go-devil affair matters
not. The cut shows the lower portion
of windmill's framework, the pow
err being transmitted by the rod con-
nected with the top OF the well. A
drive-wheel turned by the windmill, a
clutch or ratchet, and pulley wheel
on the churn are the machinery used.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1900-12-20

To prevent colds, to cure colds. is to cheat
catarrh out Of its victims. Pe-runa no, only
cures catarrh, but prevents Every hou>e-
ho.i should be supplied with this great rem
edy for coughs, Gods. and so forth.
1t will be noticed that the Governor says
he has not had occasion to use Pe-runa for
other ailments The reason for this is. most
other ailments begin with cold. Using Pc
runa to promptly cure colds, he protects
his family against other ailments This is
exactly what every other family III the
United States should DO. Keep Pe-ru-na in
the house. Use it for coughs, colds la
grippe, and other climatic affections OF win
ter, and there WI. be no other ailments in
the house. Such families should provide
themselves with copy of Dr. Hartman's
free book, entitled winter Catarrh" Ad-
dress DR.. Hartman. Columbus, Ohio.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1900-12-20

Gold and silver are poured abundan,ly
into thu .ap OF the nation, but our mate
rial wealth and strength j. rather in non
the most usviu. OF al. metals. just a. The
wealth of a human beng les in useIu
stomach. ii YOU have overworked yours un.
III ii is disabled, try Ho>totter's Stomach
Bltters. 1t VII relieve the c,oggcG howe.s
improve the appetite and cure constipation
DYSPEPSIA, bl.ousness, liver aud kidney G.s
ease.