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BATTLES OF NATURE.
Unceasing Struggles Which End In
Survival of Fittest.


Survival of Fittest.
We read the tablets Of long ago
which the geolOgist has deciphered for
US, and we find them an endless story
Of battles. The successful species
which occupy the great geological
horizons have come out Of great tribu-
lation. The trilobltes and stone lilies
of the silurian period, the gigantic club
moss and futed sigillarians Of the coal
age, the enormous ammonites Of the
jurassic and chalk epochs. the mighty
elephants and majestic deer forms Of
the tertiary era are magnates OF the
times and masterpieces Of the struggle.
They have been redeemed at great
price, even of a thousand species and
tens of thousands of individuals who
fell short Of the typical fitness and
were killed out. These magnates, each
In its turn, were pioneers of progress,
like the scouts of a great army and
were caught in a physiological am
bush.
The pedigree OF the horse In the most
recent past has been made out. traced
shall we say. for a hundred thousand
years before man came on the scene
(for Lord Kelvin asked the geologist
to hurry up and not be too lavish with
time or we should have said 100000
years before mani. The heetness, grace
and strength of the horse are owing to
his ability to walk on one toe, to which
have been correlated the wonderful
instincts by which he has become the
partner of man in his industries and
struggles. He has been derived In
almost strict graduation from the two
toed, three toed, four toed and five
toed ancestors which flOurished In the
ages which preceded man. Myriads OF
individuals and all the species and
varieties died out to make room for the
one toed selection to enable this favor
lite to occupy the ground unthwarted
by crossing or by recurrence to average
forms. He was redeemed at a great
price and has come through a great
tribulation.-Contemporary Review.
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AN INDIAN CIGAR SIGN.
The Fate That Overlook One Aggres.
sive Wooden Savage.


The city of Little Muddy, on the up
per Yellowstone, was an exceedingly
wide awake town In 1887. When II
had reached the mature age Of 3
months, every kind of business man
was represented except the cigar deal
err, and the next week a man from Chi
cago named Stark opened a tobacco
store, with a large, gaudy and agrees
sive wooden Indian In front, holding a
tomahawk savagely In one hand and a
bunch Of cigars In the other. 1t would
take chapter to tell Of all the trouble
Stark had with that wooden abOriglne.
This variety Of sign was rare In that
region, and gentlemen not unconnected
with the stock growing industry who
came in from the ranges wearing spurs
and weapons would resent his threat
ening attitude-for that matter, no In
dian, even the most peaceably dispos-
ed, was popular. He was knocked of
his pedestal half a dozen times n day.
Stark learned to know what had hap
pened whenever he heard dull crash
in front and would step outside and re-
store his fallen warrior.
But the red man did not meet his
Waterloo till lobe Hartley and a
friend, preserved to us under the name
of Long Isaac, came In from the Light
ning's Nest neighborhood. A close
friendship existed between these two
worthless. 1t was their first vacation
from the ranch for several months.
They wandered about town In a re-
ceptive mood and sought to enjoy their
visit. No facts are extant concerning
their condition after some hours, but
we may perhaps be allowed our suspi-
cions. Finally they separated, and
lobe, coming along to the Indian and
not noticing his appraised Ratchet, sat
down at his feet to rest. He soon fell
asleep and sank lower. At this juno
turc Isaac came around the corner and
took In the tragic situation at glance.
"Killed my partner for a simple
bunch Of cigars, did your he cried.
"Well, we'll see about IT," and he pro-
duced his firearms and began shooting
accurately and rapidly. At the end Of
ten minutes Stark gathered up his no.
BILE savage in a basket, while the resus-
citated lobe and the avenging Isaac
moved off arm In arm.-Harper's Mag
aZinp
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MarcOnI Objected.

There was q little dinner once given
to William Marconi. Of which one incl
dent Is still remembered by some Of the
guests. An oratorical member Of the
company. growing enthusiastic over a
toast to the inventor of wireless teleg.
raphy, made this climax to his pcrora-
ton: Gentlemen. give you Marconi,
the Franklin. the Faraday and the
Helmholtz of Italy" When the toast
had been drunk. the distinguished
guest thanked the party for the honor
and added. But must protest against
the action of the preceding speaker in
making NE triplets. Leslle's Monthly
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FRIGHTENED HIS WIFE.
Forty Cents Almost the Cause of
Catastrophe.

Forty cents ALMOST the NhusC Oa -
Catastrophe.
Before Mrs. Bromley was married
she scoffed ut the misguided girls and
women who kept personal accounts.
Her argument was that If you know
how much money you had and 1 was
all gone what was the use Of pill : on
the anguish by having your folly and
extravaganza in black and white to
stare you in the face, especially as you
had no more money at the end of the
month than you had without an ac-
count book?
But since she has been running a
house she has achieved not one but
nearly q dozen account books. There
is one devoted to the grocery man, an
other to the butcher personal accounts
take a third, and so on till she spends
nearly all her glad young life balanc-
ing sums. 1t is a matter of pride with
her that they shall come out even, and
so there was woe last month when 40
cents refused to be accounted for. She
and Mr.. Bromley had grave and
lengthy discussion over the missing ~.
Zach accused the other of frivollng the
sum away and neglecting TO enter it on
the proper book, "Sundries." Mr..
Rrowley insisted strenuously he was
not guilty. Mrs. Bromley looked pain
ed and urged him to confess. He left
for down town vowing vengeance. 1t
was late that afternoon when Mrs.
Bromley was entertaining rOomful of
aristocratic callers that telegraph boy
appeared. The maid brought in the
fatal yellow envelope, and at once the
bride knew her husband had been IA
tally injured and was sending for her.
Some one revived her with smelling
salts, a lady in purple velvet famed
her with a hastily snatched lamp
shade. and a third visitor with more
presence of mind than the rest opened
the telegram. The message read:
Honest, now, what did you do with
that 40 cents "-ChicagO News.
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HOTEL KLEPTOMANlACS.
Presumably Rich Guests Who APP
prOpriate Other Peoples Property.

prOpriate other Peoples properly.
was much struck with the habits Of
kleptomania common to some Of the
presumably rich visitors who engaged
expensive suits of rooms and even paid
their bills. After the departure Of
these guests the bed would be found
minus the satin or silk coverlet, while
towels and pillowslips were also very
often removed.
On one occasion a gentleman engag-
ed a double room for one night only.
and the following morning the maid,
knowing of his departure. made up the
bed with fresh linen for the next occu-
pant However, the visitor had evil
IDENTITY returned to his room after
breakfast, deliberately taken the slips
off the pillows and packed them with
his luggage, for on entering the room
shortly after found the bed made up,
but no slips. happened to know that
the maid bad certainly put fresh ones
on when she made up the bed. What
that gentleman could want with these
two pillowslips is difficult to under
stand.
OF course candles, matches and soap
Supplied gratis) are commonly remov-
ed, and even the sheets on the beds are
not spared. Once large double sheet
was cut into pieces, the visitor evident
ly requiring sufficient linen for ETH
coat or lining to a skirt, Judging rom
the shape of the pieces left. The hotel
sheet was no doubt the nearest thing
available, so it was taken to save time
and trouble. and the pieces left were
found carefully rolled up and thrown
into cupboard outside the room
which was only used by the maids and
strictly private. Needless to say, be-
fore the remains of the sheet were
found the visitors had departed, leav-
ing no address.-Chambers' Journal.
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LOST AND FOUND.

lost maiden long ago;
Last night thought I'd found her
And as my loyal hearts one queen
quietly recrowned her.
'Twould not be truth to say she scenes
Untouched by time, since fairer
Zen than Of old found her face,
The roses in it rarer.
Her halo had more golden grown,
While locks once hyacinthine
Upon my own poor pate. alas,
For many year have been thini
The eyes-whose shafts the little god
Employed to overcome me-
Shone brighter. Smiles were on the lips
Whose NO did once benumb me.
Ny heart beat high with hope, but when
spoke her name another
Who stood beside the maid replied.
The maiden called her Mother"
The matron smiled on me. l dared
Not tell her that I'd sought her
Through long and weary years, at last
To find her--in her daughterl
Boston Globe.
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Not Given TO squandering.

Justice-You say that you doubt the
statement Of the previous witness that
the defendant squandered his inherit
ance. Please give the reason for your
doubt.
Witness-l tried three or four times
TO get him TO visit church fair. but ii
was useless lie always smiled and in
formed me that be was not born yester.
day.-Boston Transcript
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Earthquakes.

In 1881 the slps Of Ischia and Scio
suffered terribly from an earthquake,
losing about 1000 to 5000 people. Is
CHA was again visited in 1888. but did
not get off as easily as before. coming
out of the wreck with 10000 dead and
missing. The great calamity of the
nineteenth century was the great con-
yulslon in Java In 1888 which is said
to have killed NOT less tnan 10000 per-
eong
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1901-04-20
In Exten uatiOn.

A little girl between and 8 years of
age came running In from sliding one
day and exclaimed to her mother: "Oh
mamma. did yor see me go down? |
went like thunder"
To her mothers astonished question
as to whom she had heard say that thu
little one replied. well. mamma. you
know yod said one day as quick a;
lightning and 1t always thunders after
1t lightens. doesn't it?"-Boston Chris
tan Register.
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The animal that first succumbs to ex-
treme cold Is the horse.
The Best Remedy For Rheumatism.
QUICK RELIEF FROM PAIN.

All who use Chamberlain's Pain
Balm for rheumatism are delighted
with the quick relief from pain
which il affords When speaking Of
this Mr. D. n Sinks, of Troy, Ohio,
says: "Some time ago / had severe
attack of rheumatism In my arm and
shoulder. 7 tried numerous remedies
but got no relief until / was recom-
mended by Messrs. Geo. F. Parsons
g. Co., druggists of this place, to try
Chamberlain Pain Balm They rec
commended 1t 30 highly that | bought
a bottle. | was soon relieved OF all
pain. l have since recommended this
iipiment to many OF my friends. who
agree with me that it is the best
remedy for muscular rheumatism In
the market" For sale by VIM. p.
Bell & Co., Aecomac @. a., Va.
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Natures Crowninr Work.

AS for the woman. she found the
chief wonders Of creation not in the
eliminating vertebrate, but In the low
est orders Of life.
1.-The jellyfish. for instancep exclaim-
ed the woman. How was 1t ever got
to jell so beautifullyT
Now. the others thought they could
understand her awe, although none Of
them. as 1t transplred, had ever put up
any preserves.-Detroit Journal.
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The Chinese are not entirely clothed
In cotton. The ordinary annual crop of
silk In China is estimated at about d.
100000 pounds. of which over go per
cent is consumed in the country where
IL Is produced.
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snffefncfiOu.

Brown-So you lost your lawsuit
with Smith?
Jones' Yes: but It's a satisfaction to
know that Smith didn't win anything.
"But didn't you have to pay him
$1,000 damages"
"Yes: but his lawyer got that
Philadelphia Record.
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To SMELL sbakespeare's Name.

1t has been shown that Shakespeare's
name has been spelled by responsible
writer's In l,906 different ways. In his
own time his contemporaries spelled
his name in 80 different ways.-Chica-
60 Times Herald.
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The intense dryness of the South AZ
rican air is very destructive Of leather.
Hence boots soon wear out.
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Notice to Creditors
COMMISSIONERS OFFICE. \
ACCoMAcK @. H., VA.
March a5th, 1901,


To the creditors of M. Oldham,
Jr., and f. B. Humph-
reys, deceased, and all others
concerned: You are hereby
notified that, at the re-
quest of the personal represen-
tative Of the said decedents,
I have appointed the Goth day of
April next, at my said
Office, for receiving proof of all
debts and demands against the
said decedents or their estates; at
which time and place you are
required to attend and prove
your claims.
Given under my hand the day
and year first above written.
Jno 8. Parsons,
Comr. of Accounts Of Accomack
County Court.
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When the rainy day saved for finally
comes, a man finds that 1t Is deluge,
whereas he only saved for a over
Atchison Globe.
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NEW YORK, PHILA. & NORFOLK R.R.

Time Table In Effect Dec. 10. 1900
Quickest and only daily line between
Boston, New York, Phila., Nor
folk and Old Point Comfort.
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NOtiCetO Creditors

AccoMAc @. H, VA
March 25th, 1901.
To the creditors of Robert j.
Parker, deceased, and all others
concerned: You are hereby
notified that, at the request Of
the personal representative of
the said decedent, l have ap-
pointed the goth day of April
next, at my said Office, for re-
ceiving proof of all debts and
demands against the said de-
cedent or his estate; at which
time and place you are required
to attend and prove your claims.
Given under my hand the day
and year first above written.
Jno. 8. Parsons,
Commissioner of Accounts OF Acco-
mack County Court.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1901-01-31
: ,REAssURING DISPATCH.
Kitchen.. n.nc, ,ts. ~ n1,r, .;.< -. !.
vasion Of Cape Colony Has
gJ4its Done Little Harm. $50 (

r London, Jan. pa dispatch says
that Gen. Kitchener has begun. a
movement Of great forces of troops
against the Beers. }44t s4}7t@ ~ III Fl
Pretoria, Jan. 25.--Gen. Kitchener
is proceeding; toward ;Middleburg, and
the Beers are reported to be in strong
force north of Balmoral. lS:l'l. -
al London, JAM: ga dispatch re.
ceived from the war Office from Gen
Kitchener, dated Pretoria, January
a. mentions unimportant contacts
with Belarey's and Haasbroek's5 com
mands. that q score Of Beers have
been captured and that Gen. Methuen
has cleared Griqualand and Kuru.
man, The invaders have: done little
harm in Cape Colony. They have not
been joined by the inha bitants, with
whom they are daily becoming more
unpopular. J.. - 49,.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1901-01-31
SWEPT By FIRE.
FLAMES Destroy Propertx Worm
= Nearly %, OOO, 900 In Montreal-f
:li BOARD oftTraae Hurned., s,i4}

Montreal, Can, Jan. 24.-one; Of the
most destructive fires from which this
city has ever suffered began at. eight
o'clock Wednesday night, and, not
'withstanding the efforts Of the entire
fire department, the progress Of the
flames was not checked until; one
o'clock this morning. By that time it
had destroyed property valued at be-
tween So. soc, 600 and So, DOC, 900 and was
still burning, though the appearance
was that the firemen have at last
got it under control. Included in the
property burned is the splendid board
Of trade building which cost over
$500, 900, with over hundred tenants
and half a dozen large firms and two
score of smaller concerns. The
weather was cold and the firemen
were greatly hampered in this respect.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1901-01-31

Many watches make beats per
second, 300 each minute, $4,000 every
hour, or $4,000 per day. Thus it will
be seen that half dozen turns of the
key once a day, taking up four Sec
onds of. time. stores up a modicum
of power in the spring which is cut
up into nearly 100000 beats. If you
multiply the daily beats by 365A, the
number of days in the year, you find
that the watch ticks 57,7ss,oo0 times
while the earth is making one an
nual trip around the sun.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1901-01-31
Fire In Chicago.

Chicago, Jan. 26.-Nearly half mil
lion dollars went up in smoke and flame
early this morning in a terrific fire
which practically destroyed the crock
cry stock Of Pitkin & Brooks and Quilted
the building occupied by the firm at the
northeast corner of State and Lake
streets. The loss on the. stock will be
about 100000, and on the building, of
which the firm was the lessee, it will
be $l50,000. Both building and stock
are we'll covered by insurance. AZ
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1901-01-31
DIE BY FIRE.
Hotel. at Kewanee, III, Burns and
se.: Two Of the Guests IPerish 3,
One II Missing.

h Kewanee, Ill. JAN Two persons
dead, one missing, two seriously. In
jured and a large amount of property
destroyed are the results of a fire in
the Commercial hotel of this city early
Monday morning. The dead are: C.
C. Cotton, advance agent Of Stetson' s
Uncle Toms Cabin" company; home
in Terre Haute, lnd.;;, body burned be-
yond recognition; Elmer Peterson,
'Galesburg, III; head and lower parts
of body burned to crisp. James
Fischer. of Warren, ILL., is missing.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1901-01-31

Military authorities in the Philip.
pines have organiz eds.a forestry bu-
reau, in charge 81 capt. Ahern, Of the
9th infantry. Preliminary inyyestiga-
tions directed by Capt. Ahern have
disclosed the existence in the islands
of more than 500 tree species, scat
tered oyerf from q, ooo, 900 to 40. 900 900
acres Of public lands. There are val
uhble hard woods, gum, rubber and
guttas percha trees, several kinds of
dye woods in short, everything that
could be desired in q timhered
region In the tropics. q Sss
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1901-01-31

Beds are comparatively scarce in
Russia, and many well-to-do houses
are still unprovided with them. Peas
s;ants sleep on the tops of their ovens;
middle class people and servants roll
themselves up in sheepslkins and lie
down near stoves; soldiers rest upon
wooden cots without bedding, and it
is only within the last few years that
students in schools have been allowed
beds I&i5fFfs
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1901-01-31

AN Indianapolis paper says that
five or six years ago q Bradford man
bought an orange tree from : local
florist. He placed the tree in the hot
house OF another florist, after time,
and this season the tree is bearing
fruit which has every outward ap-
spearance of being lemons, although
the pulp is sweet and is evidently
orange pulp. The owner of the tree
can not account for the change. The
oranges formerly on the tree were
fine, round fruit, but this years fruit
q oval in shape. s2
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1901-01-31
BEAM pF!y[l ypl!Rp
Epeland's Ruler Passes Calmly
and Peacefully Away After q
Reign Of Many Years. ~
Bps flll !. af :!lI family =fAaltlAElL.
-e =. Fl shss las.essA sf.-
cere and Universal. sorrow-The
Pr<6iAent tS&AAS aas1isddge TO kins
Edward vII.-Brief sketch Of the.
Life OF Victoria. M #t

Cowes, Jan. 2a.-"Qqeen Victoria died
at $3.50 o'clock Tuesday; nigh surround
ed by her royal children and grandchil-
dren. Four days of silentsuffering cul-
minated in an ending as peaceful as
sleep could make it. For the preceding
two hours and a half her majesty had
sunk gradually toward death. and her
life spark flickered out as quietly and
calmly. as the mellowing rays Of the
disappearing sun.
Lord Mayor Notified.
London, Jan. ga telegram from
the prince OF Wales to the lord mayor,
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1901-01-31

,s The :; = years Of q, Victoria. ssiEs ~
were th rebellion in Canadasg&S an :
corn lelIue. the chartist asSt1tiol. IN
JamaloG question, the nevcr-ehdines Irish
question. the Afghan war and the Naf
With China. Along with these events
came the Introduction OF many Of the
great discoveries In science. industry and
commerce which are now considered spe-
cially representative. Of modern eivilizA-
February 10. 1870. Quesn Victoria was
married to her cousin. Prince Albert Of
Saxe-Coburg-G0fha. This was q love
match. pure and simple. but the young
sovereign, owing TO her position, had to
conduct the negotiations mainly by her
self. d Prince Albert died December IL,
1861. Nine children were born as a result
OF the union. Their names and date Of
birth are: s
Princess Victoria. princess royal" now
|Nempress dowager gof Germany. born No
vember q, 1910.
Albert Edward. prince OF Wales, who
pow becomes king. born November ..
F1S4l;' married March 10, 1863, Princess
Alexandra Of Denmark. tM
Princess Alice. born April g. 1913; mar
pied In 1862 to Prince Frederick Of Hesse:
died December IL, 1875.
Prince Alfred. duke Of Edinburgh, born
1884,; married 1874 Marie Alexandrovna,
tonly daughter Of the car of Russia.
Princess Helena, born 1876; married
N1S66 to Prince Christian Of Schleswig- Hol-
stein. d
Princess Louise. born 1913: married 1871
to the marquis of Lorne
Prince Arthur. duke of Connaught.
Nborn 1850; married 1879 to Princess Louise
of Prussia.
Prince Leopold. duke OF Albany. born
1858: married Princess Helen Of Waldeck
1882; died 1884,
! Princess Beatrice. born 1857; married
1885 to Prince Henry OF Battenberg: now
widow.
The reign Of Victoria will be noted in
history as the longest OF any English
sovereign. It covers period Of 6 years.
George III. lived to be as old, but his
reign was four years shorter. That other
great English, queen. Elizabeth. was ~
years younger when she died, and her
reign was but IS years. During her long
period of rule Victoria has endeared her
self to the English people and has been
beloved by them. She was as happy in
her death as she was in her life She had
reached an extreme age and was useful
tn the last q Ttf5
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1901-01-31

The superintendent Of education
for the state of South Carolina
shows in his annual report that Wills
more money is appropriated for the
education Of the whites than for the
blacks there are more blacks than
whites in attendance sat the public
schools. There are 155, 1909 colored
children attending, the schools for
s,hich, there was appropriated $780,
III this being at the rate Of s1.30 q
pupil There are at the schools 1885,
ses white pupils. for whom there
svas spent $500, $40, or 1854 d pupil.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1901-01-31

= Prof. Camille Flammarion thinks
we can get to talking with the Mar
tians after awhile and he Endorses
Prof. schmoil's idea for reproducing
an outline of the luminous points Of
the Great Bear at Bordeaux, Mar
settles. strasburg, Paris, Amsterdam,
Copenhagen and Stockholm. If the
Martians respond by tracing an out
line Of some Of the heavenly constel-
lations in points of light on their
planet then intercommunication be-
tween the planets will have begun. .