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Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1901-01-24
The Griggs Courier
r r. TRUBSHAW. EDITOR.
Queen Victoria is reported at

Queen Victoria is reported at
deaths door. having been
stricken with paralysis. For
over sixty years this eminent
and benevolent lady has been
England's queen beloved and
respected by her people and the
whole civilized world
Later The Queen died on
Tuesday, Jan, %:
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1901-01-24
Merchant of Venice.

E (, - ~,
Shylock was q Jew and usurer..
He lived in Venice and he was q
very hard hearted man. Antonio
was kind hearted man and every
person liked him excepting Shy
lock who hated him for his kind
ness. He loaned money to the
poor and did not take any interest
from them. But Shylock wanted
his money, and usury il they did
not pay him at just the time he
had set. Now Antonio had a very
dear friend whose name was Bas-
sanio, who came to him one aay
and wanted to borrow three thou
sand ducats from him, but An.
tonic did not have any, so he said
he would go to Shylock and bor-
row the money for him. Antonio
had ships coming with lots Of
treasures, and he said he would
pay him back when they came.
Bassanio wanted the money be-
cause he was going to marry a
wealthy maiden whose name was
Portia. He did not have money
enough to go and see such a
wealthy woman. Shylock talked
with Antonio. Everything that
Antonio had called him, still llcame
to him, yet he wanted to lend the
money. but he said he would lend
it as a friend and would take no
interest from him. He wanted
one pound Of Antonio's flesh from
his body to be cut nearest the
heart.
When Bassani0 came to Bel
mont where Portia lived, he was
invited into the house and Portia
took him into room whore she
had three caskets. In one she
had her picture and the one that
had it in, she promised to marry.
One was Of gold, one of silver
and the other lead. There we're.
two other admirers, and one chose
the golden and one the silver, but
found nothing but comical verses.
Bassanio chose the, leaden one,
and found her picture in it.
While they were talking. Bassanio
received a letter from Antonio to
come and see him at once for the
time was up for the forfeiture Of
the bond. and his ships were re-
ported lost. If he wanted to see
him alive to come at once, because
the cruel Jew wanted his bond.
Portia saw Bassanio turn pale
and wanted to know what was
the trouble. Then Bassanio
showed her the letter, and she
told him to go at once and gave
him three times the money he
wanted. So Bassanio' set off
with Gratiano. While he was gone
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1901-01-24

The Appetite Of q Goat
Ia envied bv all poor dyspept,cs whose
stomach and liver are out Of Order. All
such should know that DR.. Kings New
Life Pills. the wonderful stomach, and,
liver remedy, gives a splendid appetite
sound digestion and u regular bodily
habit that insures perfect health and
great energy. Only Csc at Batrman 4
Co.. drudstore.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1901-01-24

Portia and Nerissa went to POr-
tia 8 uncle who was q lawyer and
he wrote letter to the Duke
stating that he was sick. and he.
would send Balthasas, q doctor
of law, with his clerk, in his place
So Portia went and got q robe and
a wig for herself like q doctor Of
law, and she and Nerissa went
to Venice to plead for Antonio's
life. She began to take Shylock' 8
part, then he bgan to praise the
doctor. She told him to prepare
his knife and Antonio to getready
for death, She told Shylock to
take q pound of flesh but not q
drop of blood, if he did, all his
property should go to the state.
When Shylock saw that he was
beaten he told Antonio to go. The
law forbade a Jew shedding
christian blood.
She ordered Shylock to settle
some of his wealthon Jessica. his
daughter, who had recently mar
ried a christian. He was obliged
to do so. Portia asked for Bas-
SANTOS ring, but he said he could
not part with it; that his wife had
given it to him, but the doctor
asked SO earnestly that Bassanio
could no longer refusesF i'm, sohe
lethim have it, and also Antonio's
gloves. Nerissa begged Craft
amos ring. Then Portia and
Nervissa went home, and after
awhile Bassanio, Gratiano and
Antonio came home, and when
they had stayed a little while
Nervissa and her husband were
quarreling, and Portia asked
them what they We're quarreling
about SO soon. Nervissa said that
her husband had given his ring
to a woman. and he had promised
never to part with it. But Ora
tiano told her he had given it to
a young clerk at court about her
height. Then Portia asked Bas
,sanio where his ring was. He
had given it to the doctor but
Portia told them about it all, and
how she was doctor of law, and
Nervissa was her clerk. They
gave back their rings and har-
mony prevailed in both families.
CLARA JACKSON.
Hannaford, N. d., Jan. II, 1901.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1901-01-24
From Pauline, Kansas.

Our youngest one day re-
marked to his mother, q Mamma,
has papa forgotten US little fell
lows? On being assured that
he had not, he said: Well he has
been away long enough to. De.
string to see if such was the case
and to renew acquaintance with
our family in general, We wrote
to one of the officials of the N. p.
railway, reciting the fact that we
never used any other road in
leaving Hannaford, had always
praised its magnificent equip
ment and further that in the
course of business we had ex-
pended a good many dollars for
lumber, cloth. nails, hammers
and arnica in fixing up their old
freight cars. so that there should
be no leakage of grain and CON
sequent loss Of {, eight to them,
and that we would call it square
if they would send us a piece of
pasteboard inscribed, Pass the
bearer, etc. Doubling not but
that we would get it, we began
packing our grip and otherwise
getting ready for our trip, ac-
quiring in the meantimea a facility
in lodging our creditors that was
little short of mar velous. Well
we got 1.-THE answer we mean
acknowledging the premises in
the case, but regretting the fact
that at that moment the depart
ment was out of such passes, but
stating that if we would call on
their agent he would fix us out
with necessary transportation
at regular rates. That there
would be no extra charges on ac.
count of aforesaid facts in the
case.
To st. Paul the trip was un-
eventful and safely made. And
by-the-way, did you ever stand
beside the track as one of the
limited trains rushed by at so
miles per hour, noting the fact
that the wheels were revolving
SO fast that they were simply a
blur, see them strike q curve
with all their momentum of 500
tons, or ride on the engine as it
pitched back and forth like a boat
on an uneasy sea, then note the
smallness of o car wheel fange
and not wonder at the safety of
modern travel? A broken bolt,
a flaw in the dange, q few rotten
ties then death. But under
the present system, fewer per-
sons meet death on trains tnan
in any other place. Arriving in
st. Paul we called for a cup of
coffee. got it, also a check for 1Oc.
AS we had had a better crp in
Fargo for SC we concluded that
the cup was included in the
price, and proceeded to put it in
our pocket after drinking the
contents. Our proceedings were
rudely interrupted by the boss,
with a demand for an explanation
which we gave, but it wouldn't
go, and we were only saved from
being handed over to the authori-
ties by romarking that we were
from Dakota ami considered it
the best state in the union. That
settled it. He said that any one
who would talk that way when
he had a chance to live in Mime
sofa was not responsible for what
he did.
Our kick was nowheres com
pared to that Of a f,srmer's wife
who was charged a like amount
for a cup Of hot water. She
wanted to know if the freight
was high on water, but on being
assured that it was due to the
extortionate charges Of the water
works, replied that she had al
ways kicked on living in the
couatry, but she certainly
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Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1901-01-24
with joyous anticipations; we

VIZ = uAUu " SlldOAS UilCn bO supp.
Was there even time to jump
Ishould we ever see. our loved
ones? and in a few seconds of
time the events of years passed
before our minds eve as they
will in the presence of death. On
came the train with a rush and a
roar and we drew the curtain
engines locked in q death en-
brace. coaches piled one above
another, the shrieks of wounded
the groans of the dying and
curses of the imprisoned ones as
the demon of fire creeps on them
is no a pleasant thought. That we
do not have to portray it that
! we escaped with life and limb, is
due entirely to the fact that the
switch was properly set and with
a rush and roar the train passed
by-on another track. After a
half days travel there was a per-
ceptible slackening of speed and
a glance out of the car windows
revealed that we were running
into a snow storm. The further
south we went the deeper be-
came the snow, the colder the
atmosphere, and the tirmer the
conviction that the Sunny
South" was fast becoming d
chestnut of 1st degree. We were
being pulled by the famous 1927"
an engine that has the seldom
equaled record of making her $50
miles per day for 16 months and
only missing four trips, but as
the wind and snow increased,
her breathing grew more labored
and our progress painfully slow,
until it resembled the time made
by one of the early roads in Wis
consin, of which the following is
illustrative: A Apa.ssenger board
ed the train with his dog. When
/, the conductor came through, he
said that dogs we're not allowed
to ride. There vas considerable
argument, but the conductor was
firm and insisted that the dog
must be put off. The man asked
if he had any objection to his ~
ing him behind, certainly notre-
piled he of the brass buttons, if
you want to risk his being
dragged, as he certainly can't
keep up. They tied him behind
and during half an hour the con-
ductor made several trip to the
platform only to see that the
canine was trotting contentedly
along. He returned from his
fifth trip with satisfaction writ
ten all over his countenance.
There said he, 1 told you he
couldn't keep up-he's gone.
Don't be so sure replied the
owner, look again, under the car
and sure enough, he was under
the car, trotting easily along, lick
ing axle grease from the car
axles. But a slow gait if steady
conquers distance in time and we
pulled into Council Bluffs, hav-
ing passed through the storm,
two hours late. The rest of the
journey was quickly made and
uneventful.
So far the weather here has
been delightful. There has been
put little freezing weather, no
snow to speak of, and as we see
farmers blowing, and carryingon
their work as usual, it seems
scarcely possible that a 36 hours
ride could carry as to 80 degrees
below weather. The Kansas
Legislature is in session, conse-
quently Topeka is a lively place
with numerous attractions, some
of which we may be able to
transcribe some time in the
future. Will see first how many
survive this.
Respectfully,
w. S. II.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1901-08-22
WHAT WE ARE TOLD.

In India and Persia sheep are used
as beasts of burden
Belfast is the richest and most
populous city in Ireland.
The price of medicine in Prussia
is regulated by the state.
A six months cruise will decrease
the speed of ship Is per cent.
There are 11,7OO hotels in Paris, in
which there are on an average 100000
guests.
Backwoodsmen of China still use
the bow and arrow as weapon and
do very effective work with it.
Most civilized nations begin the day
at midnight; astronomers and navi-
gators since the time OF Ptolemy be-
gin it at noon.
On some of the foreign steamship
lines the captains are naval officers,
and, in case of war, would retain
their commands.
The Arabic vernacular furnishes q
singular illustration of the popular
ity of war in the east. It has over
so names for the sword.
demonstrating with policemen,
cab drivers and street car conductors
is a serious offense in Austria, as all
those persons are rated as public
officers, to insult whom means impris-
onnent and fine.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1901-08-22
REFRIGERATOR OUTLINE.

seepage water can possibly get into
it. Northern Iowa is blessed with this
kind OF wells, and pure, uncontam-
mated water is the first thing to Sc
cure on any farm.
The windmill sends 1t first to the
tank in the tan sf the refrigerator
through tie sbersrpipe, indicated by
dotted~lines, the overflow runs back
thEs5ugh The othef pipe and goes to the
stock vater. 1---ls. The water is need
ed for stock, so none of it is wasted.
1t IS also needed at the house, and
faucets permit its being taken out at
the house as desired. It is cool and
pure, and can be drawn out in pantry,
dining-room or kitchen, or all, as de-
sired. Shelves in the lower part hold
the milk, butter, fruit and whatever
else is desired to be kept cold, and
the wife does not have to go down
cellar after butter, nor to the well for
water, nor the man of the house have
to get ice for which he has no need.
The tank I use is four feet high,
three feet wide and one foot thick,
and made of galvanized steel. A cup
board-like structure without shelves
in the upper portion affords good
place to locate this tank, and the wind
mill will do the rest. The pipes run
underground from well to house, in a
trench six feet deep, so as to be free
from frost. A stopcock at the pump
allows the water to be sent to the
house when desired, or direct to the
stock tank without first passing
through the house tank-E. C. Ben
nett, in Orange Judd Farmer.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1901-08-22
WATER REFRIGERATOR.
Its Designer Claims That for Ordinary
Farm Purposes 1t Has AdvaM-
taEes Over Ice.

For the last two years have used 6
homemade water refrigerator in the
farmhouse which has some advan.
tages over ice. It saves the expense .o1
putting up ice: saves labor of getting
it out and putting it into the refrig.
orator. 1t is purer than ice, and
furnishes drinking water of guaran.
teed quality, which Is better for the
health than ice water. Director Sage
OF this state, makes strong point
against putting ice into q refriger.
ator and then breaking off little to
put into drinking water-this on the
score Cf health.
The water used comes from a deep
drilled well, which is curbed with
water-tight and air-tight gas pipe
from top to bottom SO no insects OF
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1901-08-22
FOOTLIGHr NOTES.

The Paris theaters give away an
average of $500 free tickets daily.
London people spend on an average
seven shillings year in theater tick
cts.
It is said that Pietro Mascagni, the
Italian composer, has signed con-
tract for an eight weeks tour in this
country with an italian orchestra, be-
ginning early in the fall, for which
he is to receive $4,000.
Nine. Melba is great lover of the
River Thames, and for the third year
in succession has taken charming g
little house at NARROW, above Lon
don, in the Quarry Woods, with a
lawn which runs down to the
Thames.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1901-08-22
QUAKER REFLECT IONS.

Vinks sometimes speak louder than
words.
IT'S an Ill wind that blows the doctor
good.
Some people who buy spring lamb
have the wool pulled over their eyes.
The rate at which some people live il
only regulated by the question of how
much credit they can get.
"Here is coin.'' said the collector,
shat am sure is valuable, but 1t is
so old and worn that I cannot tell just
what it is" Cant make head or tail
Of it, eh?" remarked the man who
wasn't much interested IN antiquities.
-A,Rhiladelphia Record.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1901-08-22
TOLD OVER TIE rEAcups.

An Indian and Russian woman
are among the graduates of the
Woman's Medical College of Pernsyl-
vania this year.
Every year shows an increase in
| the number of women who in travel
Ing employ Wallets, instead of maids.
The valet acts as courier and attends
to the luggage.
The inauguration of the monument
to Rosa Bonheur, which has not been,
like most monuments, raised by sub
scription, but erected by private
individual, took place recently at Fon.
tainebleu.
Turkish women, 1t is said, are be-
coming more independent every year.
Despite of orders to cover the face
in public, many boldly let their wells
fall aside and keep them off alto
gether when entering a shop.
There are hundreds OF women con-
nected with the newspapers of the
land as literary, dramatic and art
critics, society and general reporters,
but the honor of being the only wom-
an city editor is said to belong to
Mary M. Lee, of the Titusyille (Pa.) }
Herald.
Miss Rebecca Page Knox, daughter
of the United States attorney gen.
eral, is pretty brunette of 20. and
is described by her father as ''level-
headed girl" Miss Knox has spent
much of her time in study and travel.
She is the constant companion of her
father In their home life and they
are spoken of as comrades.
The advent of two Moorish women
from the grand viziers harem, who
have accompanied the deputation
from the sultan of Morocco to King
Edward. is quite a matter of mo-
ment. We know little of our sisters
in Morocco, for the Moor, as in the
olden days, still jealousy guards his
women relations from contact with
the outside world.
Mrs. Louis Botha, wife of the Boer
commandant, vindicates women
against the aspersion that they can
not keep secret. The most expert
enced diplomatist was never more
discreet than this lady. During her
stay in London she has been besought
by interviewers and bombarded with
letters. But not soul has the least
idea of what is passing through her
mind. And she has enjoyed shopping
in Regent street as If she had not q
care in the world.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1901-08-22
HINTS FOR DAIRYMEN.

The good dairy COW is not always
the fat and sleek one.
Sudden changes in feed wiA cause
the cows to shrink in milk.
Proper feed shows the breed In
dairy cows at milking time.
Ice-cold water is certain aid in di-
minishing the flow of milk from a
cow.
A tin vessel containing milk is much
preferable to crooks or stoneware ves-
sells.
A good remedy for swollen teat on
milch cow, is equal parts of glycer-
in and lobelia.
of butter, allude to oleomargarine as
a butter product.
Don't feed the skim milk to the
calf sour. Heat milk to about 90 de-
grees before feeding.
The separator on the farm removes
the possibility of rearing a stunted
calf on skim milk.
The food for the cows should be
of such nature that no bad taste
will be impaired to the milk.
One good dairy COW is superior to
three poor cows in the dairy. The
difference is in the cost of feed.
Get the milk from the barn into
cool, well-ventilated place as soon
as possible after it has been drawn.
Get rid of that idea you have to
starve the calf if 1t makes a good
dairy cow. It's delusion and a
snare.
Raise all the food you can for your
cows at home on your own ground.
In that way you can get good money
for the crops themselves. - Rural
World.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1901-08-22
TRAINS GOING NORTH.

tDaily except Monday. tDally ex-
cept Sunday.
Wilmington and Weldon Railroad,
Yadkin Division Main Line--Train
leaves Wilmington, 9 90 q. IN, arrives
Fayetteville - O5 p. m., leaves Fayettc.
VILE II 25 p. M, arrives Sanford 43
p. IN. Returning leaves Sanford O5
p. M, arrives Fayetteville 90 y. M,
leaves Fayetteville 4 90 p. M, arrives
Wilmington 8 25 p. m.
Wilmington and Weldon Railroad,
Benretteville Brancb-Train leayes
Bennettsyille s O5 g. M, Maxton 8 O5
a. m. Red Springs 8 50 a. M, Hope
Mills 10 IS a, M, arrives Fayetteville
IL 10 Il. m. Returning leaves Faye.te-
vile 45 p. m, Hope Mills So r. M,
Red Springs 35 p. M, Msxton 8 Is
o. M, arrives Bennettsvile Z Is p. m.
Connections at Fayetteville with
train No. IS, at Maxton with the Caro-
lima Central Railroad, at Fed Springs
with the Red Springs and Rowmore
Railroad, at Sanford with The Seaboard
Ar Line and Southern Railwoy, OF
Gulf with the Durham and Charlotte
Railroad.
Train on the Sc .!aEd Neck Branch
Road leaves Weldon 3 :55 y m, HaIissx
III p. H., arrives Scotland Neck at
:OS p. m !, Grcenville 6 81 p. m.. Kins-
ton Z 55 p. m. Returning lsaves
Kinston Z so a. M, Grcenyillc s so a.
m, arriving Halifax at II is a. m,
Weldon IL :33 a. NJ, d. 2 except Sum
day.
Trains on Washir on Branch leave
Washington 8 10 IN. and 9 SO ., M,
arrive Parmele { % a. m. and 4 40 p.
M, returning / ave Parme]e 8 :3a -. m.
and 6 80 p. M, arrive Washington
II 100 a. m. and Z 30 p. m, daily ex.
cept Sunday.
Train leaves Tarboro, N. G., daily
except Sunday 5 80 p. m. Sunday,
4 is p. NJ, arrives plymouth 40 p.
M, 6 10 p. M, Returning, leaves Ply
mouth daily except Sunday, Z so a. m.
and Sunday 8 :OO a. m, arrives Tarboro
10 10 a. m, ii 100 a. M.
Train on Midland n. G.. Rrarch
leaves Goldsboro daily, except Sunday.
5 :O0 a. M, arriving Smithfe'd 6 10 a.
m. Returning leaves SmithGeId Z so
h xs IL .
Trains on Nashville Branch leave
Rocky Mount at 8 :3Oa. M, 3 40 p. nl.,
arrive Nashville 10 20 a. m, 4 :03 PM,
Spring Hope II 90 a. m, 4 :25 p. M.
Returning leave Spring Hope II 20 o.
M, 4 :55 p. M, Nashville III Asa. IN,
5 :25 p. M, arrive at Rocky Mount
II 10 a. m., s 100 p. m., daily except
Sunday.
Train on Clinton Branch leaves War
saw for Clinton daily, except Sunday,
IL 40 a. m. and :25 p. m. Return
ing leaves Clinton at b:a5 a. m. and
2 80 a. m.
Train No. IS makes close connection
at Weldon for all points North daily.
all rail via Richmond.
HI. M. EMERSON.
Gen1 Pass. Agent.
~ r. KENLY, GenI Manager.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1901-08-22
HINTS FOR BATHERS.
O not bathe when tired.

Do not bathe when tired.
Avoid bathing when cooling of
after perspiring freely.
Leave the water Immediately if the
slightest feeling of chilliness is OBJ
served.
Persons whose heads and feet have
a feeling of numbness after being in
the water short time should not
battle in the open air.
A strong and vigorous person may
yathe early in the morning before
breakfast, but young children and
adults who are not strong should not
bathe until at least two hours after
eating.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1901-08-22
Wood A.he. a. Fertili.er.

Wood ashes give the best results on
pasture land, orchards, small fruits
and on clover. To purchase wood
ashes is a risk, as it is difficult to pro-
cure two lots alike in composition,
while exposure to rains may cause
loss of potash by teaching. If one has
ashes it will pay to use them, as they
contain both lime and potash, but it
will be found better and cheaper to
purchase potash In the ferns sold by
fertilizer manufacturers than to buy
ashes on the market.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1901-08-22
Ro0!!::&:HldR|{a
<>Bqpp0VEhENT
WATERING ROUGH LAND.
Simple System of Irrigation Success
fully Introduced In the Arid
States Of the Far West.

Along the line of many irrigation
canals, large tracts of land are often
found which have decided fall, or are
rolling. Where this occurs in large
tracts, the expense of terracing is gen.
orally too great for the average farm
er, and system whereby the distri-
button Of water can be assured which
is suited to the contour of the ground
must be devised. On land sloping SIM
ilarly as shown by the plan herewith,
the water enters the distributing
bitches at the upper left-hand corner,
and dividing, flows through these into
the still smaller bitches, from which
1t is turned laterally into burrows.
Little dams or temporary ebstruc-
tions of earth check it's flow from point
to point.
After water flows out upon a field,
any surplus is caught by small