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Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1900-11-22
BARNEY IN TROUBLE.
Predicament of a Patrolman Who
Has a Smart Wife.
eater Protracted Djscussion Mr..
Flynn Comes to the Cancellation
That He Is Not az Smart as
His Better Half.

Elliott Flower tells in the Century
the following more or less yeracious
story of Patrolman Flynn:
There was persistent pop, pop,
pop in the alley back of the house,
and Mrs. Flynn put her head out of
the Kitchen door to see what was the
matter.
What are We dom out there, Bar
ney"!' she asked.
''I'racticin' wild me gun" answered
Barney.
"Oho!' exclaimed Mrs. Flynn.
"Practicin' wild Yer gun, is it? Ye're
q new man on the foorce, an ye think
we've got to be blazin' away at livery
barn door in the wa-ard. Tell me, now,
isn't there an ordnance feminist shoot
in in he city limits?"
AT this Patrolman Flynn thoughtful-
ly scratched his head.
Right We are" he said at last; "but
tits for the gazabo widout the shtar
that the ordnance was made"
docs yer book tell We that ." de-
mande,l Mrs. Flynn.
Patrollnan Flynn pulled summary
OF the principal ordinances and the
rules and regulations of the depart
ment from his pocket and looked
through it slowly and carefully.
Does it tell ye," demanded Mrs.
Flynn, again. that an officer of the
la-aw kin make shootin' gallery of the
alley bechune his house an the one
next behindi ."
at does not" admitted the patrol
man. regretfully.
doesn't it tell ye to pinch the man
tina, shoots in the city limits"'
Mary. III not lie to ye." answered
Pa'rolman Flynn, after Il moment of
reflections; "it says that same
Then it's for ye, Barney Flynn" as
serted his better half decisively. Ito
take yerself to the station an cha -arge
yerself wild disorderly conduct"
Patrolman Flynn WINGED The rea-
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1900-11-22

at the Paris exposition. We learn
from Cosmos. which prints the repro
duction, that the original is exhibited
in the Foresty building by an Amer
lean gunmaker-name not given.
Says this paper: ut is q steel plato
rs millimeters (one-third inch) in
thickness, on which the rifeman. who
was real artist. has traced in sue
cessive bullet holes. by firing from a
distance of 80 feet. the head of an
Indian chief. and the initial of the
gunmaker's name. The weapon was
Il Savage rifle of rs millimeters cal-
iber. The bullets pierced the plate,
but because of their fattening at the
moment of contact they have made
openings of nearly twice their own
diameter, namely, of about IL Mill.
meters (one-half inch)."
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1900-11-22
More postof,,ces Recommended.

Congressman Spaiding has recon-
mended the establishment Of two
fourth class postottices in this state,
at MELVILLE. Ramsey county, with J.
s. knepp as postmaster, and at Penny
hill. Rolette county, with d. Nickel
lar as postmaster. He also recon-
mended the appointment of the fol-
lowing postmasters: James H. Il. Gal
lagher, Woodruff, Richland county;
August Bergman. Seymour. Richland
county; Lynn j. Frazier, University,
Grand Forks county; f. Relrud. White
Earth, Ward county.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1900-11-22
Curiosity Not Gratlned.

young man of this city rang up a
lady acquaintance of his i'm Court
street some days ago. but instead of
her answering the phone herself, her
elder sister did so. The young man
recognized the difference at once. and
said in a snave, mellow voice:
won't you please deliver a mes
sage TO Miss Clara p"
Delighted at the prospect of carry
ing message that might result i'm
giving her some insight into the rela-
ton that existed between her sister
and the young man at the other end
of the line, she answered:
why. certainly, with the greatest
of pleasure.
We'll. tell her to come to the
phone. memphis Scimitar
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1900-11-22
NORTH DAKOTA VOTE.
Every County in the State Gives a
Il Republican Plurality.
RMS Makes North Dakota the Tanner Re.
publican state of the Union. Walsh
County Gives Three Plurality.

Secretary Jewell received official re-
turns from a number OF counties, and
as result it is now announced that the
majority ior Mckinley in North Dako-
ia is 1912. Some OF the figures in the
table given below are unofficial, but, as
the official returns so lar received have
shown in each case that the actual ma
lorltles lar exceeded the estimates. it is
expected that the tremendous majority
o! nearly 5000 will be increased rather
than diminished There is no longer a
Democratic county in the state. even
Walsh, where Democratic majority
was reported, coming to the front with
majority OF three votes for Mckinley.
1t is estimated that the total vote OF
the state will be about $1,000. against a
total vote OF Al 600 in 1906 McKinley's
majority four years ago was 5.64o, his
vote being So per cent OF the total vote
cast. This year the votes cast by the
two parties will be approximately $500
and 10000 respectively, the Mckinley
vote being 81 per cent OF the whole
lhls undoubtedly places North Dakota
at the head OF the list OF Republican
states in the union
1t is estimated that the majority for
Marshall will run about 1000 behind
that Tor president. while Comstock is
expected to have about 5000 or 5000
majority to his credit Below is the list
ot Republican majorities. official and
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1900-11-22
Defraudins the Government.

Mr.. Blank gave his new groom. Pat
rick. letter and two cents. with in
structions to mail the letter at the
post office. 20 IN
Presently Pat returned and depos-
tied the two cents on his employers
desk with the air Of conscious pride.
"How's this. PATE" said Mr. Blank.
in surprise; didn't yon mail the let
ter?"
~ did thot. sor.' said Patrick, glee-
fully.
"But why do you return the
money!"
We'll, sor. l watched the ould lad
die back behind the windy and slipped
ut in whin he wusn't lookin'." -Har-
per's Monthly.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1900-11-22
Women a. supplementary curst..

women az SUPPLEMENTARY Curate..
One OF the Liverpool clergy of the
Established Church of England is trv-
ing to employ church women as regular
supplementary curates. and he sug.
gests that much organizing work of tho
parish might be better done by women
than by clergymen. He declares that
he can get three women to work for
the price Of one curate and to do three
times the work.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1900-11-22
No Consolation There,

''There, now, Clara, how would YOU
like to be these people who can't get
home from Paris because their funds
gave out?'
swell, dear me, Clarence, they are
better off than we are, whose funds
gave out before we got started. "-In-
dianapolis Journal.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1900-11-22
Costly Gunne.,.

A Rhode Island hunter has been fined
S25 for shooting robin. One swallow
doesn't make summer, remarks the
Chicago Times-Herald, but in this cas-.
1t is probable that one robin made a
sinner.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1900-11-22

Where Mig Game Abounds.
Sierra Leone is probably stocked with
the greatest variety of big game, the
sport to be obtained being elephants.
10popotamus and deer.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1900-11-22
Hope Long Deferred.

Queen Victoria's grandchildren are
beginning to die of old age, but the
prince of Wales seems to have passed
the point where such things give him
hope.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1900-11-22
DRAWN WITH A RIFLE.
Picture Of an Indians Head Made on
q Steel Plate by an American
Marksman

We present herewith a picture OF
a steel plate decorated by firing rifle
bullets into it. and now on exhibition
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1900-11-22

The Antiquity Of Silk.
Silk dresses were worn in China
1880 wears ago.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1900-11-22
PRETTY SINGER WEEDS.

Republican majority ..........15,1o1
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-09-14
IN A SERPENT,S COIL
A Desperate Struggle For Life With
n Monster Python.

Some years since | was invited to the
house of surgeon who had just return
ed from Ceylon to see freshly imported
python of great size. Upon arriving at
the house l found that the doctor was
absent and that his wife and maidserv-
ant were the only inmates.
Upon mentioning the nature of my
visit l was told that the serpent was in
a large box in the greenhouse. | was
handed the key of the box and informed
that there was no danger in opening it
because the serpent was below wire net
ting and therefore l would be able to
see it without the chance of it making its
escape.
l accordingly proceeded to the green
house, unlocked the box and opened the
lid. To my utter astonishment the snake
was coiled up on the top of the wire net
ting and with the quickness of lightning
darted at me. l had just time enough
to seize it by the neck, when it instantly
wound itself around my right arm, and
l had not the power to diSengage myself
from the grip the serpent had made upon
me. The two women were Mortified,
and nothing would induce them to come
to my assistance. My only chance of
getting rid of this powerful brute was by
trying to strangle him, to do which with
both hands l strove my utmost. 1t ap-
peared to me at the time that l should
not be able to accomplish my efforts to
squeeze his life out.
The constant increase of the pressure
he put upon my arm caused me to fear
that | should entirely lose the power of
my right hand, as l was grasping the
brute just below the head with all my
strength.
The time appeared to pass very slowly
without any visible diminution of its
extraordinary grip. However, felt some
relief on finding after a time that it was
slowly relaxing the pressure, and pres
emily it gradually slid off my arm until
its tail touched the ground. SO soon as
found the snake sufficiently disengaged
from my arm | dropped it into the
box, apparently more dead than alive.
After this | did not consider it worth
while to purchase the reptile, although
| heard from the owner that it was none
the worse for the squeezing | had given
it.-"Wild Animals In Captivity" by
Edward Bartlett.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-09-14
A Clever Scheme.

AL Stoehr. while spending a summer
IN the country, boarded at the residence
Of an old granger in Clermont county.
who had decided views of his own on
every subject under the sun. One day
lightning rod peddler came along and per
suaded the old man to allow him to affix
rods on one of his barns. The old fellow
owned two barns and had lightning rods
put upon one building as an experiment.
The second day after the rods were
placed in position heavy August thun-
derstorm swept over that part of the
country and flash of lightning rent the
sky and the bolt struck one Of his new
rods. The barn was not injured in the
least and the farmer wept for joy.
THAT saves me money, be goshw he
exclaimed.
"Of course it does" answered Stoehr.
Il suppose you'll have rods put upon the
other barn at once|
Not by dern sght"' answered the
old man. I'm going to have them rods
moved over to the other barn. Lightnin
never strikes twice in the same place,
y know!-Cincinnati Enquirer.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-09-14

Black, the emblem of death. was from
very early times the ordinary color Of
mourning in Europe. Chaucer in Troy
lus and Creseyde" 1850 says:
Creseyde was in widowe's habit black,
and
My clothes eyerchone
Shall blacse hen, in tolequyn herte swete,
That an as out Of this world gone.
And again in "The Knights Tale"
Q3SS) Palamon attended a funeral
In clothes black dropped all with tears
We read also in Hamlet" Q603):
IT'S not alone my nky cloak, good mother,
Nor customary suits Of solemn black
That can denote me truly.
Froissart in his CHRONICLES of Eng
land, France and Spain" book 8. chapter
3, relates how the Count de Folk cloth
ed himself, as we'll as his whole house
hold. in black" on the death of his son
Castor. On the death of King John of
France 1854 "the king of Cyprus was
himself much affected and clothed him
self in black for his mourning" At the
funeral Of the Earl of Flanders 1883
"a magnificent dinner was provided, and
every knight and squire were gratuitous-
ly entertained the day and night of the
obsequies, and all the black cloth they
had worn was given to them."-Notes
and Queries.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-09-14
A 0AzED CONDUCTOR.
Jones Amused Himself Mt the Ex-
pense OF the Ticket Puncher.

Il made a short trip the other day"
said Jones, as he smiled softly to himself
There were six of us in the party, and
when we were ready to go home there
was some doubt about whether or not we
would be able TO catch our train. | went
on ahead, promising to buy the tickets, so
there would be no delay when the others
arrived. | managed to reach the station
In time and secured the tickets but the
train arrived before my friends did. and
found myself on board with Eve extra
tickets that l had no earthly use for so
resolved to amusc myself at the expense
Of the conductor. Tearing up the check
that be gave me when he took up my
ticket, | waited for him to come around
again.
Tickets he said shortly on his next
round, seeing that had no check.
Il gave up another ticket without
word and promptly tore up the check that
he gave me.
Tickets he started to say when he
came around again, and then he looked
hard at me. and | handed over another
ticket without comment.
See here, where is your checkY he
demanded on his next trip.
For reply handed over another
ticket
when he came around again, he look
ed at me in a startled manner, and
heard him give a sigh of relief when he
passed and had made no sign. / let him
go until he was nearly to the door, and
then | yelled to him that he had over
looked me and frantically waved another
ticket.
The next stop was mine, and as
passed the conductor on the outside
handed him another ticket with the re-
mark that he had overlooked me.
THAT conductor has an idea that he
has been worked by some sort Of a new
game, but is unable to figure it OUT
Detroit Free Press.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-09-14
A SIX HOURS SLAUGHTER.
Awful Fate of Gordon and the Egyp-
tians In the Sudan.

foron 8 ;t ~
mons Tros :" ,,roto Csordan ,,.biIo ~
TRAGEDY in rho Sudan ms coin, ~, in
1sS1 and 1ss5 That series of hirndors
which cost 90 many enIendid mon is ono
~ tho unbanniest cbanters in british
history and Tho elimaT of II was one
of the most frichtfnI moesacres in his
torv Gordon the same "Chinese" Cor
don who CONQUERED the Tanning rebellion
was hesieped in Kbortum
He had gone there To relieve tho Egvn-
tian forces and 10 GET Thorn hack homo
or 10 conouer their enemies. His gov
eminent wanted him 70 return. but he
wrote these words: 81 declare positiyely
and once for oil that 7 will not leave
the Sudan until every one who wants TO
90 down is eiven the chance IN do so
unless government is established which
relieves me Of the charge. Therefore
IL any commissarv or letter comes M
here ordering me to 90 down | will not
obey it. but will stay here and fall with
the town and run all risks"
For 317 davs the siege Of Khartum
continued. Those in Khartum were
brought 70 the last extremity. The
famine was fearful. All kinds of ami
mails, even cats and rats, were eaten.
and the EgyDtian troopS received each
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-09-14
THE DECORATED TRUNKS.
why the Porter kept Quiet After
the Girls Finished the Job.

The party Of merry young girls entered
the station and wendell their way in the
direction Of the baggage room. Each car
ried mysterious parcel. A few words of
explanation III the dusky ear Of the por-
ter, followed by a CLEAN Of silver, brought
them before the towering heap of out
ward bound baggage.
Here they are" cried one of the girls,
pointing to two trunks a little aside from
the rest 81 am sure these are the we'd
ding trunks Then the parcels were
opened and old shoes and white ribbon
brought into view 1t did not take a great
while for those jolly girls to bedeck the
trunks with old shoes, bound securely
with white ribbon.
"Where is that card, Eva?" inquired
the girl who was winding the ribbon
around the sides.
Here it is" and she handed over
square card inscribed, The Sugar
Moon"
Then they filed out.
Ten minutes later there was a big com
motion in the direction of the baggage
room.
"I'll give SO to know whose work this
is" shouted little perspiring man.
What is the trouble, sir?" inquired a
station official.
1T may have been a rival company"
What"
But if | thought it was done in this
station | would sue the company. Yes
sir; | would sue the company"
What is the matter with you? Has
any one offended your"
Yes sir; they have. | am travelling
salesman for Bootman e Co. the largest
shoe manufacturers in the state To in
Jure me, some scamp has bedecked nv
sample trunks with old shoes. But III
ind the culprit and make it hot for him. :"
A few feet away the uniformed porter
grinned.
Laws, dem ladies dun went en- got de
wrong trunks! But All bes' had keep
quiet if All values nah iob."-Chicaro
News
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-09-14

The following Whistler story is told
by Justin Mccarthy:
"Whistler-'the MASTER as his follow
ers delight to call him. Jimmy as most
of his friends designated him-was once
painting portrait of a distinguished
novelist, who was extremely clever, but
also extremely i'll favored. When the
portrait was finished. the sitter did not
seem satisfied with it. You don't seem
to like it, Whistler said. The sitter con-
fessed that he did not and said in self
justification. You must admit that it is
a bad work Of art Yes Whistler re-
pied. but | think you must admit that
you are Ind wog.. Of nature
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-09-14

A traveller in Corsica says that. al
though Porto Necchio is SO filthy that
one would like to dip it in the
Mediterranean for Il thorough wash. it
is wonderfully lovely at distance
Its white granite houses with red tiled
roofs and fragments of old walls. with
the blue sky above and the green knoll
beneath and about, make up as allur-
ing a southern picture as ever haunted
a northerner's memory. But do the
southerners themselves appreciate it?
If one may judge by comparison. APP
parently not. Says writer in Travel:
They do not seem a deeply intelligent
folk on this east coast | stopped in
very hot part of the road to ask a man
the name of a certain noble mountain
peak inland, with veins of snow upon
it.
81 do not know" said he heavily.
"Ah, then you do not live here?"
eyes, | am of these parts"
"But you were not brought up here?"
eyes, was born here"
"And you do not know the name of
that very high mountain?"
II know nothing about it."
He spoke conclusively. The most
conspicuous object in his daily land
scape had, in his eyes. no significance
whatever.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-09-14

On one occasion the late Lord Chief
Justice Russell went to help the Liberals
in certain campaign. He began his
speech with some very badly pronounced
Scotch. After the confusion caused by
his blunder had subsidized Sir Charles
Russell las he was them said, Gentle
men, | do not speak Scotch, but | vote
Scotch" Tremendous applause followed.
whereupon Sir Charles proceeded. "Anj
l sometimes drink Scotch" With this
his hold on the audience was secured
London News.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-09-14
A House of BuIrushes.

The first place of worship in West
ern Australia was quite unique both
from its frail form of construction and
also the several purposes to which 1t
was devoted. This remarkable build
Ing was made at Perth. then merely a
town site, by soldiers of the Second
company, Sixty-third regiment. shortly
after the detachment arrived at the
colony in 1929. and was composed al
most entirely of bulrushes. In ad-
dition to this rude little edifce being
used on Sundays for divine worship, it
sometimes served as an amateur thea
ter during the week. and was used
during the whole time - aaisacks
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-09-14
RAZOR STROPS.
Millions of Them of Many Varieties
Made In This Country Yearly.


Razor slrops are mace IN huhareus
OF varieties, counting KINDS, quantities,
materials. Sizes styles and manner OF
hhlsh' 1hey are produced IN thls couh-
ry 10 the number oil ihiiilohs ahnuaiIy,
anu American razor Stops are eAPoEleu
10 ora an parls OF 'he world
Inc very best OF the SWING slr"IS' now
so extensively used, are mace oil russian
leather. Su"ps OF inns hihd' Win the
yer! sluiplesl sort Oh ulouA''Hss at one
END To hahg me sirop up 10y ana al 'he
oIheF emu 20 HV+d ny COSY iron, - /"
q e4eN' Slr'p7 "I 'uIll"ll'h husS','h
ieather are S"l@ as e"e'i'! rs 90 cents
me russian leather SWING s''oPs' WIN
sl'er aoN"'uss' range III price from
% 70 80 each
AFTER iGoSe Oh RUSSIAN ''"l"eF .he ues1
sWlA- razor NuoiS "E' "'"'e OIL horst
hide. or winch lh iaet' a very large pro-
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sort has also = ro1ar bona ~ stona ao
mat+or 30 foct not oro ', ,,a, - - L,5nd
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The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-09-14
THIS WORLD IsALLAFLeETINe SHOW

This world is all a ieeting show,
For mans illusion given;
The smiles of joy, the tears of woe.
Deceitful shine, deceitful flow;
There's nothing true but heavenl
And false the light on glory's plume
As fading hues Of even,
And love and hope and beauty's bloom
Are blossoms gathered for the tomb;
There's nothing bright but heavenl
Poor wanderers on a stormy day,
From wave to wave we're driven,
And fancy's flash and reasons ray
Serve but TO light the troubled way;
There's nothing calm but heavenl
Thomas Moore.