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Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1900-07-12
PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS.

There is violence about these in
formal introductions on bicycle paths
l don't like" said the green wheelman
as he bandaged his left knee.-Indian-
apolis News.
Miss Gabby-"Freddy Fetherhed re-
minds me of a Miss Wun-
der-''Why:'' Miss Gabby-"oh, he
can't talk of anything but the weath-
er. '-Baltimore American.
Scene-On the Quay. Ocean liners
syren fog horn emitting short, sharp
grunts. Little Girl-"Oh, mamma,
that poor ship must have a dreadful
pain in its bin!"-Punch.
She-"One week from tonight viii
give you my answer" He-"Heavens!
What am l to do in the meantime?? ,"
She-'You might make yourself agree
able to my parents. Town Topics.
Not Binding.-"Didn't promise you
whipping if you disobeyed me-"
asked his mother. "Yes; but I'll re.
lease you from the promise, MAJ re.
piled johnnie, diplomatically.-Phila-
delphia North American.
liz Ol,l S,N Slelu ana the NeNS.-BuC,
dad, what do you know about psychol.
ogy. and physics. and Delsarte?" "And
what do You know. my dear boy about
geography and arithmetic and spell.
ing? "-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Disadvantages of Wealth.-Freddie-
"What do you mean by the embarrass.
ment of riches, dad?" Cobwigger-
well. my boy, l once heard of woman
who had a $4,000 set of dishes and she
was so afraid of the servants breaking
them that she washed them herself"
Bloomington Paragraph.
Writer-"But you promised me reg.
ular rates. There We're over 5000
words in that article" Publisher
"Ies. know; but there were so many
words repeated again and again.
There is the word and. for instance.
occurring in the first page no less than
IS times. boston Transcript.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1900-07-12

rarest sights is the American flag
floating from the sterns OF the ships
conducting that trade. That the de-
mand has grown in the south for ma
tional Legislation for the upbuilding
of our merchant marine seems to Mr..
Edmonds to be logical. He sees in the
realization of the growing hopes OF
his people in this respect much of
permanent benefit to the section he
represents. He has made an especial
study of ante-bellum sentiment on the
subject of American maritime devel-
opment, and was surprised to find
that as far back as SO years ago the
sentiment in favor of safeguarding
and promoting our merchant marine
commanded the thoughtful attention
of the most advanced of southern
statesmen and business men. In an
address before the Cotton Spnners'
association. at Charlotte. North Caro-
lima. recently. Mr.. Edmonds stated
that in 1S45 John Z. Calhoun presided
at a convention in Memphis at which
the subject was discussed. In 1851
vention in favor of facilitating the
mails through the establishment of
steamship lines running between
Hampton Roads and European ports.
Another convention in Memphis, held
in 1858, favored government encour-
agement and protection in the estab-
lislment of steamship lines between
southern and European ports. The
Charleston convention OF 1854 urged
congress to encourage the establish
ment of mail steamships, even to the
extent of granting state bounties in
the form of rebates to shippers en-
ploying American vesse4s. In 1856
Louisiana's legislature passed an act
paying SIS per ton bounty on all ships
exceeding 100 tons burden built in
the state. \ report made to the legis-
lature of Alabama as far back as 1888
showed that her citizens contributed
81, 100000 year to get their cotton
to Europe. and contained the query:
IF this amount must be paid. why
should it not be paid to our own cit
izens?" No wonder a score of years
later Alabama's legislature passed an
act granting bounty of 81 per ton
on all steamers built within that
state
At Charleston, in 1889, Robert y.
Hayne discussed the subject before
commercial convention neld in that
city, in which he said that southern
and southwestern states were pro-
ducing nearly three-quarters of the
domestic exports Of the union. al
though importing not to exceed one
tenth Of the foreign merchandise en-
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1900-07-12
NORTH DAKOTA NEWS
4 Queer Lot.

party of Russians from the northern
territory of the land of the bear passed
through jamestown en- route TO Bis
marck Men and women wore heavy
skin coats embroidered in red, while
heavy boots We're worn alike by men,
women and children. The ladies Of the
party apparently wore bifurcated and alb
breviated Jenness Miller garments that
came about half way to the boot tops.
Black shawls wound around about the
head and tightly ted-prevented the sur
from freckling their necks-and kept
them warm The men wore easy hair
cuts like the bowl cuts of '76. They at
tracted considerable attention at the
depot, being generally considered Boxers.
A year in This state will transform them
so that they will be able to vote a
straight ticket of any party and assume
American ways.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1900-07-12
HINTS FOR FARMERS.
They Need a Brass Band at Milkina
Time and When Bulls Are
EiprCp

A correspondent writes: "Last
summer was present at a garden
party, at which a band of music was
employed to entertain the guests, and
l was astonished to see herd of cattle
come from about the park and get as
close as they could to the lawn where
the music was going on. Here they
stood and listened, and actually
swayed about with their bodies. keep.
ing time with the strains of the instru.
mentallsts. 1T was most remarkable
example of the appreciation which ami
mails have for music" County councils
Will do we'll to institute bands for The
amusement OF COWS and the improve.
ment Of the milk supply, says the Lon
don Chronicle.
Another correspondent writes: 81
am not an agriculturst, but for ten
years | lived with an uncle who kept
cows. We had several changes of COWS
and milllmaids during that period. II
was noticed that certain milkmaitis
could draw more milk than others
Our most characteristic cow was Iris
tie, so named on account of her sad
bearing. and it required the most
touching of border songs to prevail
upon her to give a decent supply OF
milk. The old woman who generally
milked her always wound up with the
Land of the Leaf to get the creamy
ending of the milking process. A new
hand once tackled Triste with sea
songs and dire consequences. Another
COW was called The Evangcliste, on ac
count of her intense hatred for psalm
tunes and Sankey's hymns. She
strange to say. preferred rollickine
tunes. Can you account for this?H" We
cannot But we remember that there
was tune of which an old COW died
Can anybody whistle il?
The bull appears to be even more
devoted to music than the cow. An
org"niSt reminds us of he publication
in 1914 of a little volume entitled "The
Power of Music" in which it is shown
by a variety of pleasing and instructive
anecdotes the effects it has on men
and animals. 1t contains many re.
markable stories concerning the result
of music being played to pigeons, liz.
ards. mice and spiders. One relates
TO Liverpool tailor. who on his way
through field homcward from house
where he lad been tertaining his
friends was attacked by bull. Unable
to climb tree. he commenced playing
his fiddle. and ''the enraged animal be-
came totally disarmed of his ferocity
and seemed to listen With great at
tention. The poor fellow was rescued
three hours later by the herdsmun;
but all hat time he had been playing;
for no sooner did he cease the fas-
cinating strain than the bulls anger
appeared to return with as much rage
as before"
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1900-07-12

Thomas Preston. They moved to Tyre,
transporting their household goods in
n large covered wagon drawn by four
oxen.
Preston, in 1860, bought the little
brown dwelling with the apple orchard
and the acre of ground. Ten years
later he died.
ton felt that fate had been cruel to her
She could not endure lonely life, and
her heart was still susceptible. Albert
Brainerd, of Waterloo. paid court to
her. and for the second time she stood
AT the altar and blushingly murmured
II will. That was in 1873.
Braincrd was not all her fancy had
painted him. He was cross. He lost
his health and could not work. His
faithful wife worked hard. but for some
years they We're obliged to accept aid
from the parish. About year ago he
died, at the age of 50.
Not vet was the twice widowed
daughter of pioneer prepared to
spend her days in single blessedness. \
~ vi NE WAS HedElIS us close
for her, but she was not proof against
the assaults of Cupid.
Samuel Decker came along, a gallant
cavalier in all the manly vigor of rs
summers. 1t was case of love at first
sight. When the newcomer in burning
words confessed his infa tuation she
shyly acknowledged that he was the
only man in the world for her.
few days ago Rev. Pulaski Smith,
of the Magee Baptist church, drove up
to the little brown dwelling. There
was simple but touching ceremony
in the parlor. The Widow Brainerd
was again bride. When asked about
her health the bride said:
II have rheumatic some, but other
wise I'm purity smart"
The bridegroom said that he, too, was
'"smart"
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1900-07-12
"COurxe OF True IOvev

Mean exclaimed the young man.
''Well. say. he's about the meanest
ever. What do YOU think he dido"
Of course they gave it up.
'Well. sir he explained, "they
have one of the incest little secluded
porches YOU ever saw, and Te&sie and
1 used to sit over in the shaolowiest
corner of it nearly every evening"
"And he forbade it??' they suggest
ed inquiringly
"Wc~se than that" he replied.
Chow could it be worse than that?"
they asked. .-
''He put a coat of luminous paint
on it, he answered. and of course
nothing remained but to vote him the
prize for the best hard luck story Of
the session.-Chicago Times Herald.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1900-07-12
State Militia.

In answer to an inquiry from the secre-
tary of war Adjutant General Miller has
made report to the department of the
militia strength of the state to be used
In basing the appointment OF govern
ment funds for supplies and equipments
under the new law. General Miller's re-
port shows a complement of twelve COM
panies of infantry. one troop of cavalry,
battery of light artillery, band and hos
pital corps.
The law passed by congress last winter
gave the militia of the country Sl.0O0,000
as an annual appropriation for supplies
instead of 100000. as formerly This will
increase the allowance of North Dakota.
it is estimated from $500 to about $500,
and will be of great advantage to the
militia of the state.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1900-07-12
A Shower Fish.

A shower of fish dropped from the
clouds during rain storm near George
Nelson's ranch in the western part of
Stutsman county, and We're scattered
over the prairie in the fields for a mile
or more. The fish We're the native bull
heads of the streams, and some of them
We're of good size. One is reported over
six inches in length and a good many
two or three inches. Showers of min
nows have been known in various parts
of the country, but no such large fish
these have ever been seen dropping with
rain storm. 1t is supposed that the fish
We're scooped up from some pond or
stream and carried ny the wind to the
place where they fell. A number of peo-
pie picked them ND
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1900-07-12
PROHIBITION LEADER.
John G. WooIlcy, Presidential Candi.
date, Has Been a Temperance
Worker for Years.

The prohibition party has furnished
the following official sketch of its can
didate for presidents:
This orator, one of the most elo-
quent and convincing of our country
to-day, was born in the town of Col
linsville, near Cincinnati, O., February
Is. 1850. His parents. Edwin C. and Eliz-
abeth X. II. Woolley, were old residents
of Ohio, their parents being among
the first settlers.
John G. Woolley graduated from
Ohio Wesleyan college in 1871, and at
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1900-07-12

tucket, where he is president of the
Providence County savings bank. He
is superintendent of the Sunday school
in the Church of Our Father and also
president of the board of trustees of
Tufts college. He belonged to the re-
publican party at one time. but became
a prohibitionist many years ago. He
has been the nominee of that party for
governor of Rhode Island several times.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1900-07-12
Steam rice Mil. in siam.

Rice forms the principal industry Of
Siam. There are 26 steam rice mills
in Bankok, and, although the first one
in the country was started byan Amer
lean, of these mills to-day four are
European and all the rest are owned
or managed by Chinese.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1900-07-12
A Century ofLcnp Years,

The twentieth century will have "a
leap years, the greatest number pos
sible; three Februaries with five Sun
days each, and $50 eclipses. Though
the unexpected will happen frequently
in the next hundred years, the events
mentioned may be counted on with q
reasonable degree of confidence.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1900-07-12
HENRY B. METcALF.
Prohibition Nominee for Vice Prest-
dent Has Been Third Party
Man for n Long Time.

Henry B. Metcalf, of Rhode Island,
prohibition nominee for vice president.
was born in Massachusetts II years
ago. He was educated in the Boston
public schools. He resides in Paw
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1900-07-12
Prairie Fire.

A prairie fire is reported to have de-
stroyed considerable of the range in the
vicinity of Deer Lake. northwest of
Jamestown. The grass is so dry that a
great deal of care must be exercised to
prevent fires. This fire is reported to have
destroyed the grass on strip eight miles
long and of considerable width. The
farmers were engaged in numerous in
stances in cutting hay and the loss to
them is quite large as many tons of hay
were destroyed. Hay is a scarce article,
and in the strip destroyed there We're
many hundred acres of meadow.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1900-07-12
What oregon want.

Oregon has pronounced in no uncer-
tain way its confidence in the present
administration and asks for four years
more of the prosperity granted by the
Mckinley regime.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1900-07-12
Gut from Napoleon. Head.

An automatically genuine lock of the
first Napoleon's hair. cut from his head
~on his deathbed at ST. Helena, has just
changed hands at Paris, the purchaser
paying $3.50 for it.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1900-07-12
Must .Arbitrate,

New Zealand has a law making il
compulsory in all disputes between
capital and labor for the disputants to
submit to arbitra ton.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1900-07-12

cause of the sectional differences be.
tween the north and south. The scheme
involved the immediate construction of
four ships OF the Great Eastern class.
to regularly run between southern and
European ports. Their great value as
auNiliaries to our military resources
were then clearly pointed out. as we'll
as their usefulness as nurseries for
American seamen who would be ready
to respond to their countrys cal if
needed. No WONDER in these circum-
stances. Mr.. EGmunGs in his speech
made it very clear that the revival of
our foreign going shipping is not a sec
tional or partisan question. but is a
purely industrial. commercial and aux
iiiary naval question. He said: Orig
mating. as the south is already doing,
ports year. shipped, almost exclusive
~ in vessels that fly the British. Ger
man and other foreign flags. the south
may well be deeply concerned in the
upbuilding of a merchant marine be-
cause of the magnitude Of its present
export trade This trade he expected
would rapidly multiply. and he pre-
dicted a cotton crop in the not distant
future of 100.000.0O0 bales.
1t is not surprising to find that both
of the great political parties are now
vying with each other in their espousal
of an American merchant marine. That
the representative men in both parties
have formally and finally rejected the
suggestion of free ships''-which
means the purchase of British instead
of American-bult ships for our mari
time needs-may be taken as an indi-
cation of both the conservatism and
progressiveness which augurs we'll for
early effective and permanent legisla-
ton in behalf of our too long neglected
shipping upon the seas. 1t is this una
nimity of ointment that is converg-
ing upon demand for such legislation
that will have become so insistent and
imperative as to compel such legisla-
ton at the next session of congress.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1900-07-12
India Rubber Nails.

India rubber nails, for use in places
here ordinary rails aye lia'''" 70 sir
eve Il O. :.!ilun r.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1900-07-12
Mere Tnlk.

Those who are olde enough to remem-
Der will recall how the democracy as
serted that the country was drifting
into imperialism because there was
talk of nominating Grant for a third
term. Yet they nominated Cleveland
three times, and now talk of imperial
ism because Mckinley is to be elected
q second time.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1900-07-12
Quart Pail. Of All Sizes.

An Irish grocer advertises quart
pails of all sizes for sale cheap"
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1900-07-12
Lost His Horses.

John Toffel, who lives on the north
prairie near Minot, lost a span of $500
horses in an unusual manner. He was
engaged in filling up an old we'll with
scraper when the off horse came SO near
the brink OF the we'll that it caved, let
ting the horse into it hind parts foremost.
dragging its mate after it, Both horses
went to the bottom of the we'll. one fol-
lowing the other. 1t took until Monday
noon to get them out and they died four
hours afterward. Mr. Toffel had but re-
Gently purchased the horses. paying $500
cash for them
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1900-07-12
News In Brief.

News In Brief.
Somebody broke into Oliver Dali
rymples office at Casselton and stole his
typewrter-a Remington.
Nelson countys farmers institute.
which was to have been held in July,
will not be held until fall.
The Elm river in Cass county is dry at
its mouth, the first time in the recolec-
ton OF the oldest inhabitant
On Friday Henry Houtalng. a lG-year-
old Bismarck boy. was drowned in Apple
Creek, tributary of the Missouri.
An attendant at the insane hospital
named Coad has been arrested the
charge of maltreatins a patient named
Gleason. who is likely to die from the
effects of his injuries Coad has hereto
fore borne a good reputation. and says
that Gleason's injuries were the result OF
falling down stairs.
Manager Hughes. of the Dickinson
Electric Light company, has been grant
ed a franchise for a telephone exchange
in Dickinson.
a party of United States surveyors are
making a correct map Of the water
courses in the Cass Lake country and
have big job on their hands
Yhe Walker school house, located five
miles north of Courtenay. burned to the
ground and jug partly filled with kero-
sene found near the ruins, is believed to
be pretty good evidence that the house
was set atire. The building cost over
$500 The school board has offered re-
ward of 800.
Malvine Massey, of Fargo. was given
a year in the pen by Judge Pollock for
selling liquor in violation of an injunc-
tional order of the court.
On the trans Missouri range cattle and
sheep are reported fat. except where
water is not available. Ranchmen never
before saw so small prospect for hay.
The first fleeces of the 1900 clip are be-
ing brought into Jamestown. and they
weigh from five to ten pounds each. The
wool is said to be drtier and drier than
that of any clip for years.
Wimbledon water works have been
tested and found O. X. The power is
sufficient to smash windows, and one
man was skeptical until the stream
struck him and knocked him off a load
of lumber. A fire company has been or
gained. Inc 500 aftcSlan Well Is the
source of the city's water supply.
Z. E. Kaufman. state director of farm
ers' Institutes. has issued the Farmers
Institute Annual. a neat pamphlet giving
valuable information concerning the
work of the institutes. and agricultural
information Of value to all. The annual
will be mailed free on application to L.
L. kaufman. Fargo.
Commander Becker has instituted a
rommandery Of the Knights of Malta in
Fargo with a membership of s.
A big colony of tramps is camped in
the woods opposite the Richland county
poor farm. The men have constructed a
shelter. and spend thei. time eating and
foragin2 among the surrounding ben
roGStS.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-11-02
Women Drop Stones on Workmen.

a crowd OF 1000 men, women and
children assembled on the public
bridge and hill close 10 the Canton
colliery in Pennsylvania, Friday even
ing and hurled volley after volley Of
cCbblestones at non-union workmen
as they departed from the Buckwheat
scparators 10 their homes. Some of
the women carried American flags and
led the crowd, most of whom stood on
the bridge and dropped stones on the
workmen as they left the colliery. A
number of the workmen escaped to
their homes by crossing the mountain.
The crowd finally dispersed, after Miles
Dougherty, labor leader, pleaded
with them to go home.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-11-02
Political Notes.

OHly 1fels voters registered for
coming election in Hawaii.
Senator Frye wrote open letter to
Bryan charging him with dealing with
campaign issues unfairly.
Altgeld gave out statement oppos-
ing election of Clayton E. Crafts
Democratic candidate in Seventh SEN
atorial district.
President Eliot of Harvard will de-
fer his vacation to vote for Mckinley.
Republicans and Democrats viii
finish the campaign in Illinois by CEN
tering their efforts in Cook county.
W. ]. Bryan attends DR.. Parkhurst's
church and leaves New York Sunday
evening for Albany.
Prosperity parade of Republicans at
Chicago Saturday was a big turn out.
Senator Hanna reviewed pageant.
Senators Burrows and Hanna ad-
dressed meeting of railway men at
Auditorium, Chicago.
Bryan declared he does not accept
pay for campaign speeches. Ad-
dressed twenty meetings in New York
Saturday.
Republican national committee is
sued statement showing that United
States armies OF occupation are being
gradually reduced.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-11-02
sc,urcc Sweeps over Alaska.

The Rev. Father John y. Rene, in
charge Of the Roman Catholic mission
on the Yukon. has arrived at Dawson
with a terrible story OF the sUfferinSs
Of the natives in that valley from al
epidemic of mysterious disease re-
sembling a combination of pneumonia,
measles and typhoid fever. At Holy
Cross mission 60 out of 40 Indians
died in less than two months. Fam
inc now threatens Thousands of ma
tives have died, and many more will
die from the disease itself Or starva-
ton following in its train.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-11-02

Lying in dense forest near the
Bohemian cemetery, Chicago, the
body of Anton Lisl was found shot
and slashed to death. For 200 feet
the woods bore evidence of a fright
full struggle, and in the dead leaves
that covered the ground were found
a silver watch and chain which had
not belonged to the murdered man.
This slight clew put the police on the
track of the assassin, and all day In
spector Kalas and Capt. Barcal Ia
bored with their officers to solve the
mystery. George Dolinski. the hus-
band of the dead mans sister-in-law.
was arrested. charged with the muir
der, and, although he stOically main
tanned his innocence. the police were
confident at midnight that they had
the right man.