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Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1901-12-12
TRADE IN HUMAN BEINGS.
Slave. Are still Bought and Sold In
the soudan Despite the Oh.
jcctions of England.

A human being may be bought to-
! day in the Soudan for $50.
That is to say, if you are econom-
! ical in bent you may secure your
slaves at this figure. They will be
but IA years old, however, and not
! very strong. TO get a. mature, ro-
bust and experienced slave you will
be obliged to pay considerably more.
The maximum price is $500.
And much of this goes on under
;, the British flag. England has done
! her best to put check to the slave
trade. 1t In so firmly rooted, how
ever, that although 255 agents of the
British government, each equipped
with camel, are constantly en-
ployed in trying to stamp out the
man trade, it fourishes in spite of
them, says the New York World.
Most of the rs offenders convicted
during the last IL months were
sheiks of the Rashidas,- one of the
most troublesome and dreaded tribes
of the Soudan. The activity against
them, however, has driven most of
them into italian territory.
The slave trade at Jeddah has been
the most serious. The principal traf-
fic is from Massaua and the coast to
the northward in Italian territory,
Abyssinia, Hodeida and Yemen. Ye-
men is noted for the export, of the
slaves who are procured from Abyss
sinia.
At Jeddah there are 10 wealthy
slave merchants whose names and
depots are we'll known.
The prices of slaves are: Male or
female, IA years old, about $50; IA
to 20 years, 500 to $125; 20 to 80
years, $3.50 each.
In Medina and Mecca the prices of
both sexes rise so per cent. and up
ward, while some readily command
from $500 to $500 each.
A traveller who recently crossed
Abyssinia, entering BY the leila
route and leaving by. the Blue Nile,
said that slavery existed in that por-
ton Of the country under the con-
troll Of Menclik, but in restricted
and comparatively humane form.
The powerful chiefs alone are per-
mitted to acquire domestic slaves,
who become in effect members of the
household.
There are no auctions nor open
sales. In the country of Godjam,
however, which is nominally subject
to Menelik, the institution of slav-
cry openly exists, and public sales
take place in the ordinary weekly
markets. 5+-
The supply of victims for this traf-
fic is obtained principally by organ
lied raids upon the country inhabited
by mixed Shangalla tribes.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1901-12-12
POLITICAL BANNERS.
the Old-Time Canvas to the
Modern Net.


..Fifty years or thereabouts ago.
said veteran sign painter, reports the
New York Sun, '.they made all the po-
litical banners swung across streets of
canvas. The pictures and the names
and all that were painted on them, or
painted on. cloth and sewed on them.
"Such banners were like great sails,
and. of course they caught the wind and
bellied> out with tremendous pull.
Later this pull came to be reduced
somewhat by cutting round holes in the
canvas to let the wind through.
ut was not an unusual thing in those
days to attach weights tot banners
to hold them down in high wind.
Sometimes the weights broke loose and
did serious damage.
81 remember one case in which citi-
zen sued New England city for dam
ages for injuries suffered by being
struck by such a weight that got loose
from banner and fell. Later, bags Of
shot were Substituted for iron weights
as likely to do less damaged they got
away.
(: ''Next to canvas banners with holes
in them to let the wind through and to
deliver the great strain came the net
banners of to-day. And in case Of a
heavy blow, in which even network
banner might be damaged, the banner
as nowrigged can be brailed in against
one of the supporting poles; in effect,
furled, to be hauled out into place
again in favorable weather. ~
Everything has been improved, of
course, in the last SO years, but don't
know of anything that has undergone
greater improvement than the po-
litical banner
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1901-12-12

door open, walked in upon scene
which was, to say the least, unusual.
Mrs. barrow was repeating for the
third time "Now lay me down to
sleep" at the dictation Of Master Dam
lei. .'sl
"And make Mommer better, and
nices to. her little boy Dannie what
the angels sended and the doctor
bringed," continued the youthful in
structor in religious training.
"Dannie, let me out. Pleased" inn
plored his mother. 3 -
'.And make Mommer better and
more nicer to little Dannie what the
angels sended and Doctor Morrison
bringed," repeated that young man
inflexibly.
His mother mumbled It after him.
Then Master Dannie lifted up his voice
in song, probably intent on bringing
the meeting to an appropriate end,
his clear little treble piped ont:
''Dare to be Daniel.
Dare to stand alone.
Dare to have purpose firm,
And dare to make It known"
He was proceeding to arrange terms
of personal immunity from vengeance
when Mrs. Wentworth slipped past
him and turned the key of the cellar
door. Master Daniel recognized that
his flank had been turned, and tacit-
" admitted by attempted fight the
impending triumph Of the enemy.
Like Cronje, however, he had fingered
too long in the presence Of superior
force. fY.ii
''The little imp" ;..
These were, regret to have to
chronicle, the words used by the au-
thor Of ''The Passing of Corporal
Punishment" as, with very red face,
she flashed past the relieving force
and swooped down upon the flying be-
sieger. Pursued and pursuer disap-
peared together into an adjoining par
lor, whence presently issued the
sound Of something falling at regu-
lar intervals upon a soft substance,
accompanied by prolonged and pro-
tested youthful wall.
Mrs. Wentworth drew her own con-
clusions, smiled and withdrew from
the field of battle without the caramel
custard recipe. She had OWNED the
sad fact that in the next room re-
version to barbarism was occurring,
and that Master Dannie was under
going the same old savage, uncivil-
lied and cruel treatment so long en-
dured with what futile wrigglings)
and in after years SO ignorantly sane
toned, by generations of his ances-
tors. Next day the North Side Moth
ers' club, with the exception of two
members, was surprised at the an
nouncement that Mrs. Daniel OAR
rows able paper on ''The Passing Of
Corporal punishment" had been with
drawn from the hands Of the printers
by its author.-National. Magazine.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1901-12-12

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effect Of your Vegetable Compound in
curing special diseases of women.
s. I know Of nothing superior for
ovarian trouble, barrenness, and it
has prevented hundreds Of dangerous
operations where physicians claimed
it was the only chance to get well.
liberation and Inflammation Of the
womb has been cured in two or three
weeks through its use, and as find it
purely an herbal remedy, unhesitat-
ingly give it my highest endorsement.
-Fraternally yours, DR.. P. VmooUA,
Lansing, Mich: 5000 forfeit ifabops ts.-
tissoniai e not genuine
If you are i'll do not hesitate to
get q bottle of Lydia f. Pink.
hams Vegetable Compound at
once, and write to Mrs. Pink.
ham at Lynn, Mass. for special
advice: # is entirely free.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1901-12-12
THE GIRLS OF LIMERICK.
Pretty OF Face ana Fun Of wit, Says
One Who Has Studied
Them. eaz

II ASKED WHeFe are Jne prettleSI
girls in the world ~ ], will Immediate
" reply, in Limerick, ireland. There
is a freshness Of face, lustrousness of
eyes, healthfulness of color and com
plexion about the Limerick girls, en-
masse, that carry off the sweepstakes
trophy. The girls Of Cork and of the
lakes-in fact, of the country all the
way down from Dublin-are some
what of the Limerick order. In form
they constitute happy medium be-
tween the rotund English maids
across one channel and the sy1ph-like
Partisan. demoisselles beyond the
other, says writer in the San Fran
cisco Argonaut.
But the Limerick face IL the per-
lection of female beauty-a human
ceramic without blemish. The Linn
erick girl is also the highest example
of exquisite witsand ingepp onsness-
an extfaordinary assimilstiQn, to he
sure In other words, while HE is not
insensibie of her sparkle IF words
she seems like one who has never
looked frequently into mirror. She
has regular and sometimes very pref
ty teeth; and if her nose is often in
clined ITO retrousse and there is an
Irish expression of mouth" these
but adds piquancy to her other beau
t 'I1''l features! IlLIl. ( /.
~ Hard EHttht WE toll. a rup,,.
A teacher I'LL the dallas co{1inty pli,b.
slic school has received the following
Hetter:
Is sisi; ''Sir: Will you in the future give my
Eson easier some to do at mites? This
Eis what he's brought hoam two or
three mites back: IF fore gallins. Of
bere will AN thirty to pint bottles,
how mai ypints and half bottles will
nine galains Of here flip
#'sISeH, we tried and could make
4nothin' of it at all, and my boy cried
and laughed and sed he didn't dare
I to go bak in the mornin' without dom
it.. So had to go and buy nine gal
lin key of bere, which I could ill af-
ford to do, and then he went and bor-
rowed lot of wine and brandy bot.
ties; we fill them, and my boy put the
numbers down for an answer. don't
know whether it is right or not, as
we split some while doing it.
"P. S.-Please let the next some be
In water as am not able to buy more
bere."-Mobile Register.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1901-12-12
He Deserved IT,.

Physician can offer you no hope
of recovery, my poor man; / trust
that you. feel reconcileda
Invalid (faintly)-I guess 4 do. /
think have a cinch on Heaven. I
have lived all my life in a. fat in
Brooklyn, and leave behind me q
healthy mother.in-law and three
pairs Of twins, brought up by hand
Harlem Life.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1901-12-12
A Nickel Plated Fact.

The average man would be better
off if he could only look for a ten
thousand dollar job with the same
persistence, perseverance and pa
thence that he displays in looking for
q twenty-five cent gof ball.-Judge.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1901-12-12
Her Circulatine Medium.

Her Circulating Medium,
"She's very cautious woman. Especial
ly about gossip. No woman ever heard her
retail any scandal"
But 1 am told that stories confided to
her in secrecy do get out somehow,
Yes, know. You see, she tells them all
to her husband" Cleveland Plain Dealer. {
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1901-12-12
DANDRUFF WON'T WASH OUT.

The Germ That Causes II IA. to He
Destroyed, to Cure Dandruff.
Many a woman spends an hour twice .
week securing her scalp, thinking scrub.
bling off the scurf will cure the dandruff.
Two hours week, at the age Of 40 years,
two-thirds Of year Of her life, in that vain
hope; vain, because you can't cure dan
druf without killing the dandruff germ,
and the only hair preparation on earth that
will do that is Newbro's "Herpicide' ALSO
q delightful hair dressing, and thorough an
-tiseptic against all contagion from use Of
others hair brushes. 1t is also q delightful
hair dressing.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1901-12-12

Piso's Cure for Consumption is an infalli-
BILE medicine for coughs and colds:-N. w.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1901-12-12

It is not hard to let your moderation be
known to all men, SO far as the virtues are
oncerned.-Ram's Horn.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1901-12-12

Sometimes man is Judged by his. appear
ance and sometimes by his Disappearance
Chicago Daily News. II Z. s5t
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1901-12-12

"A Dose in Time Saves Nine Of iHale's
Honey of Horehound and Tar for Colds.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1901-12-12

Some men walk as if they were the smart
est on earth.-Washington Qa.) Democrat.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1901-12-12

The best way TO avoid anyone you do not
wish to meet is by keeping straight ahead.
Washington (Ia.) Democrat.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1901-12-12
TO Suit the Case,

Cora has an aquiline nose, hasn't
she?
stops the coush ana works
- On the Cold.
Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets, Price25c
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1901-12-12

The less luck man has the more he de-
spises it.-Chicago Daily News.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1901-12-12

Half an hour is all the time required to
dye with PUTNAM FADELESS DYES.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1901-12-12

60 SgV4 hASs1A dOOuO OCAAS @SOOuSr 1OI
Mrs. Darrow had been; Of considerable
pains to bring him up in the way he
should 60.
cts not nice tosraise ,oor voice so,
Mommer. I'm notin the next street,
200 know" he explained with placid
serenity. y ~ ~
''Listen to me, Daniel. When get
out I'm going to give you the worst
whipping you ever had in your life
the very worst"
"Better count 20, Mommer. 100
may say somefing 'oo'll be sorry for
advised the young reformer sweetly.
"Daniel!!!!" There were exclama-
ton marks galore in her voice, but
Dannie trod the primrose path undis-
turbed.
"Ask bod to forgive 100. Say 'oor
prayers ike a dood lady. Now 7 lay
me- Go on, Mommer.''
Mrs. barrow bargained, threatened,
cajoled, bribed, wept, but Master Oar
row was adamant. He was resolved
that she should stay in the cellar till
she was good, and his test Of good
ness appeared to be the nightly pray.
er verse. He put in so minutes OF
valuable time convincing her that he
knew what was best for her good,
and at the end Of that period the gar
rison capitulated Internationally.
So it CHANGED that Mrs. Wentworth,
coming over to get recipe for cara
mel custard and finding the front
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1901-12-20
SCHLEY COURT
HAS REPORTED
Majority Finds Him Guilty of
Being DiIatory Prior
to June |.
COMMODORE Is CRITICISED.
An Enumeration of Things Which
SchIey should and should Not Have
Done-Dewey Uphoids Schley in
Minority Report.

The findings of the court of inquiry
which inquired into the conduct of
Rear Admiral Schley during the San
tiago campaign were presented TO Sec
rotary Long Friday The principal re-
port is adverse TO Admiral Schey. but
Admiral Dewey presents i separate re
port, in which he fully upholds the
hero of Santiago Both reports are
signed by Admiral Dewey and Judge
Advocate Lemly. the signatures OF
the other members not being neces-
sary. But it is explained that Admiral
Dewey signed the second report. a
minority report, To express his quail
fication of or dissent from the views
expressed by the court, comprising.
besides himself .Admirals Benham and
Ramsay. in the frsl report
The findings OF the court. with the
appended dissenting opinion of Ad-
miral Dewey. follow Commodore
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1901-12-20

The severe cold of Sunday was fatal
to many persons. At Cincinnati, o.,
Doc Orr fell into mud hole and
froze to death John McQuaid, San
ton (Wis) farmer, died at saltwater.
Mimi, after being found in the snow
by a roadside. Three ranchers are re-
ported frozen to death in Minnesota.
and four cases of negroes dying from
exposure are reported from Tennessee.
The body of John Leffert was found
frozen in the ice on the Wabash river
at Logansport, Ind. Clerk Ameberg of
the steamer Spread Eagle, whose home
was at Hatton, ILL.,, was drowned at
Paducah, NY. At Brazil. Ind. Miss
Meta Withers was fatally injured. The
pipes attached to the stove froze and
when she lighted the stove an explo-
sion followed.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1901-12-20
MAKING LAWS
At WASHINGTON
The Record in Brief of LegiS-
Iative Work in Senate
and House.
SEVERAL BILLS INTRODUCED.
Many Nominations Confirmed by the
Senate William Il. RideeIy of Illinois
for Controller of the Currency-Now
Appointments by President.
Wednesday. December II.

In considering the Nicaragua treaty
Senator Bacon declared concessions
made by England are of little impor-
lance. Cuiom praised new agreement.
Transcon1inental roads. especially the
Southern Pacific. making hard fight to
prevent the senate confirming the Hay
Pauncefole treaty. TWO or three north
western senator's leading the opposi-
ton
Speaker Henderson resigned from
the Metropolitan club because his at
tention was called to the rules in an
abrupt way
appointment OF Judge +. E. Baker to
the federal bench in Indiana consid-
cred a severe blow to Senator Fair
banks.
State department planning to send
young men to China to study the Ian
guage and act as interpreters for con
suls.
Nomination of John C. Ames for
United States marshal for the northern
district OF Illinois sent to the senate.
Lieutenant Commander Lucien
Young relieved of MS post as captain
OF the port of Havana because of in
discreet statements about the abilitv
Of Cubans for self-government.
senator Jones reelected chairman
of the Democratic Congressional eau
Gus.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1901-12-20

His oftcial reports regarding the coal
supply and the coaling facilities oc
the Sying squadron were inaccurate
and misleading. His conduct during
the battle of July 3 was self-possessed
and he encouraged in his own person
his subordinate officers and men to
fight courageously.
GEORGE DEWEY,
Admiral, U. S. ", President.
SAMUEL C. LEMLY,
Judge Advocate General, U. S. N,
Judge Advocate.
In the opinion of the undersigned
the passage from Key West to Glen
fuegos was made by the flying squad
ron with all possible dispatch, Commo-
dore Schley having in view the i'm
portance of arriving off Cienfuegos
with as much coal as possible in the
ships bunkers. The blockade of Glen
fuegOs was effective Commander
Schley in permitting the Adula to en-
ter the port of Cieufueeos expected to
obtain information regarding the Span
ish squadron when she came out The
passage from Cienfuegos to a point
twenty-five miles south of Santiago
was made with as much dispatch as
was possible while keeping the squad
ron unit. The blockade OF Santiago
was effective. Commodore Schley was
the senior officer of our squadron when
the Spanish squadron attempted to
escape Oh the morning Of July 8. 1898.
He was in absolute command and is
entitled to the credit due such com
handing officer for the glorious vic
tory which resulted in the total de-
struction of the Spanish ships.
GEORGE DEWEY.
Admiral, L. S. y, President
SAMUEL C. LEMLY.
Judge Advocate General. U. S. n.
Judge Advocate"
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1901-12-20

~.~.o.eo~0>~.o.o-N0o0>0o
Schley, in command of the flying
squadron, should have proceeded with
utmost dispatch off Cienfuegos and
should have maintained a close block
ade of that port. He should have en-
deavored on May 90 at CienfuegOs to
obtain information regarding the
Spanish squadron by communicating
with the insurgents at the place des-
ignated in the memorandum delivered
to him at SIS a. m. of that date.
He should have proceeded from Glen
fuegos to Santiago de Cuba with all
dispatch and should have disposed his
vessels with view of intercepting the
enemy in any attempt to pass the
flying squadron. He should not have
delayed the squadron for the Eagle.
He should not have made the retro
grade turn westward with his squad
ron. He should have endeavored to
capture or destroy the Spanish vessels
at anchor near the entrance of San
tiago harbor on May 20 and 30 He
did not do his utmost with the force
under his command to capture or de-
strOy the Colon and other vessels of
the enemy which he attacked on May
81 By commencing the engagement
on July with the port battery and
turning the Brooklyn around with
port helm Commodore Schley caused
her to lose distance and position with
the Spanish vessels. The turn was
made toward the Texas and caused
that vessel to stop and back her en-
gines to avoid possible collision. Ad-
miral Schley did injustice to Lieuten-
ant Commander A. {. liOdgsOn in
publishing only a portion of the cor
respondence which passed between
them. Commodore Schley's conduct in
connection with the events of the
Santiago campaign prior to June /.
1898. was characterized by vacillation,
dilatoriness and lack of enterprise
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1901-12-20

The convention of the American
Federation of Labor at Scranton. Pa,
used considerable time on the negro
problem in the South as far as 1t re-
lates to unionism and the long stand
ing conflict between the Socialists and
trade unionists. The question of or
ganizing common laOOrers into a ma
tional union and that of throwing out
of unions all organizations allied with
city. state, national. or international
unions if they refuse to affiliate with the
American Federation of Labor were
cleo viooronslv debated.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1901-12-20

Miss Saran Gehring. aged IS. Wa
burned to death at Logansport. Ind Il,
the explosion OF lamp. her body being
burned almost to a crisp within fif
teen minutes after the accident occur
red. Her foster mother, Mrs. Jennie
Gehring, ana her uncle attempting TO
extinguish the flames were severely
burned. Miss Gehring was sitting at
a sewing machine under a hanging
lamp, the fastening of which pulled
out. The lamp fell on Miss Behring's
head, knocking her to the floor and ex-
ploded.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1901-12-20
Messenger and $4,000 Gone.

Thursday afternoon Robert Sham
bin, a runner employed by the PeO-
pies bank, left the bank to take a
package containing $4,000 to the local
express office to be shipped to Mis-
sissippi bank and has since been miss
ing He did not appear when the bank
opened Friday morning, but not until
Friday night was it discovered that he
left town early in the morning on the
train for New Orleans. The police
have been notified along his possible
route. Shamblin is 90 years of age,
and had been in the banks employ sew
eral years
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1901-12-20
Salem, w. Va, Badly Burned.

Saturday night fire broke out in the
Express office, weekly newspaper of
Salem, w. Va, which caused a loss of
$500 900 and destroyed the business
dictrict of the place. Sixty-five business
houses and fifteen residences were
burned. Many people lived over the
business houses, and it is reliably es-
timated that at least $50 people are
left homeless. 1t is believed no lives
were lost. An appeal for aid has been
sent out.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1901-12-20

Binghamton, ~ Y. dispatch: Fifteer

Binghamton, N. Y. dispatch: Fifteen
years Imprisonment In Auburn state
Mrs Mary Johnson in Owego for burn
ing her summer residence at Newark
Valley. Mrs. Johnson is a woman of
considerable wealth, who went from
Chicago to Buffalo, where she became
acquainted with |. H. Radford, real
estate dealer, and it is charged entered
into conspiracy with him and others
to place insurance on summer cottages,
burn them and swindle the company
She employed four prominent lawyers
to defend her. They failed before a
jury, but have secured a stay of twenty
DAYS
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1901-12-20

The jamestown a. Franklin train No.
60. north bound, with engine and ca
boose, running thirty-fve miles an
hour. struck tie fastened to the track
opposite the Kinsman, Ohio, fair
grounds Friday afternoon. No one
was injured. Examination disclosed
that the tie had been set and securely
braced for the south bound train The
crew searched and In the fair ground
ticket office found a boy Of Is and a
girl of ID. who admitted they placed
the tie to see a wreck.