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The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-12-25
LEARNING A LANGUAGE.
1t Docs Not Require Much Tine, II
One Has Patience. and Per.
tlnaclky.

~ oOcsA ASAuAA0 any S1Sde AeuSGu
of time to learn language If one has
patience" said man who has mas
tered several languages, according to
the St. Louis Globe-Democrat, land
when I hear man regret that he is
unable to speak French OF German, or
Spanish or some other language un-
known to him, I cannot conceal my
amusement. In nine cases out of ten
I might say that the men who express
regret of this sort handle English very
poorly if that happens to be their Ian
guage. The chances are that their vo-
cabularies are extremely limited, and
it would probably surprise them to
know that, despite the advantages Of
birth and education, they could not
command more than 600 OF 700 words
in English if their lives depended upon
it. Yet they are able to carry on in
telligent conversation and many of
them may become forcible and even
automatic in their sayings, and they
plunge into discussions of literature,
art, music and other subjects Of such
fine elegance, and do it rather success
fully, too. Now, how long ought it
to take a man to learn 600 or 700 or
even 1000 words in nay language?
Certainly it ought not to take any
great length of time, and from my own
experience I know that it. does not. OF
course am not speaking now of mas
tering so that one can get the full BEN
eft of all the refinements of speech in
particular tongue. But have in
mind the idea of speaking intelligibly
in given language and being able to
understand perfectly what is said in
return. I have system which have
worked out, and it has been of. vast
benefit to me, and has enabled me to
learn number of languages 1t oc-
CURED to me while I was in Mexico a
few years ago on important business.
l could not speak word of Spanish
and could not understand the Ian
gauge. concluded that would learn
the language. My plan was simply
this: made up my mind that I would
long as Twas there without learning at
least three words in Spanish, how to
pronounce them and what they meant.
That would give me 80 words per
month, or something over 1000 in a
years time. stuck to the task, and I
was there nine months. and as result
of my system was not only able to
converse in Spanish, but I carried on
my correspondence in Spanish. don't
suppose I could write an essay in the
language, but can speake it, write it
and understand it and it was all
brought about by the three words a
daN system"
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-12-25
Trick Of Dutch Anglers.

Dutch fishermen make astonishing
catches by means of very simple ex-
pedient. They put number of live
worms and insects into bottle part
" filed with water, which is then Sc
curely corked. The bottle is dropped
into the water, and the fisherman sinks
his line alongside. It appears that the
wriggling contents of the bottle so
tempt the fish that they fall easy VIC
tins to the baited hooks.-N. Y. Sun.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-12-25
Hardy vesetarians.

In India, China, Japan, and nd acent
countries are about 100000, 600 people
who rarely eat meat; yet they are
strong, active and long-lived. Darwin
is the authority for the statement
that,tl.e Andean natives perform twice
the work of ordinary laborers, and
subsist almost entirely on a diet Of
bapanas.-Albany Argus.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-12-25
Had Not Won F.ne.

Duf-Howley is always Dragging
about his son, Tom, who worked his
own way through college.
Wedge-Howley, Tom Howley?
Never heard Of him in college. Guess
he couldn't have belonged to either Of
the ball teams or the boat crew.-Bos-
ton Transcript.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-12-25

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The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-12-25

Piso's Cure cannot be too highly spokenof
Ave. r.. Minneapolis. Minn.. Jan. 8. 100.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-12-25

II you want one of the handsomest cal
endars you ever saw, send 9 cts. postage to
the Boston Rubber Shoe Co., Calendar
Dept, Q Murray ST., New York. It is l0x2O
inches, printed in u colors, and . perfect
idars not nearly as pretty.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-12-25

No one linds il @ hard 20 forgive nls-
takes ~ the perscn Who most ffequently
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-12-25

Some love letters ars too soft @ file,-
Chicago Daily News.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-12-25

Tourist-"When does the next train
:s;s. f9 s c ses. siA Porter
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-12-25

- Care . Cola O. oee nay
druggistsrefund money Il il fails tocure. 80
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-12-25

Iowa Farms % Pes Acre Cash,
bal. 1<crop till paid. Nulhall, Sioux City, Il.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-12-25

Whisky straights make crooked paths.-
CCaicago Daily News.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-12-25
SONY HOSPITAL PETS.
OLA Creatures 1Aat Are Sssees q
Great Comfort 70 the Little
Patients.

Oeen written. 6OSp1tol petS are not
SO well known, but it is easy to imag-
Inc the pleasure they give to ward
full OF little patients. and NO one could
doubt the statement of nurse, In the
Hospital, that they brighten many .
weary hour of convalescence and ma
terially help toward cure.
The first pet Of which the nurse tells
Is Jumbo, wise old tortoise, which
lived, moved and had his happy being
in children's ward in New York
hospital. His curious wanderings
about the ward, his clumsy gait, his air
OF antiquity and wisdom caused many
child to forget pain; and to have
Jumbo on the bed was the highest re-
ward the stan nurse could promise
to . little patien. for good behavior
during the surgeons visit.
'Nursc Judy" was fox-terrier
which, for IS years, was a close and
lovingly compassionate friend to ev.
cry little inmate of children's ward
in London hospital. None knewsbet-
ter than Nurse Judy that q dog that.
lives in . hospital must not bark, for
there were little sick ones whose
sleep must not be disturbed. Barking
was the only canine privilege denied
her, and she was always cheerful UNI
der this ordeal Of silence, and more
than most of her kind she learned to
express her joy by wagging her
stumpy tail.
Gypsy" another terrier, has taken
Nurse Judy's place, and is already so
wise probationer that some of the
nurses say they "could almost trust
her to take temperature" Gypsy
plays ball with the convalescents, and
always has Santa Claus pocket of her
own at Christmas. The only liberty
she will not tolerate from the children
is the attempt to commanders" any
OF her own special property from the
top drawer, where it is kept.
A monkey named Giovanni was once
a ward pet in little hospital in Leg
horn, Italy. Originally he had be-
longed to an italian, whose dying wish
was that his monkey might stay with
him to the last. The good sisters who
0SICO 0S uuIoSS VAO AOk 4uAkS AAOW
what to do with the awkward legacy
bequeathed them by the -friendless
sick man, but Giovanni's big eyes said
as plainly as possible: "Don't~send
me out to face friendless world!
Isn't it enough for monkey to lose
his loving master without losing the
home he has found here?'
His mute simian eloquence prevailed.
Giovanni was adopted, and became
known as the "Count." The sisters
grew very fond of him. He amused
the children, and at length became as
much fixture as one of the pillars Of
the hospital gate.
Two chameleons lived and died in q
children's ward in London hospital.
They did not live long-chameleons in
captivity never debut they were .
great source Of interest and wonder
while they lived, and their changing
color under the children's very eyes
was a constant mystery and delight.
Awise little boy patient once informed
the ward that it was "only conjuring
like that chap did at our school treat. -
But 1t was never quite clear to the
Others whether the conjuring was done
by the chameleons or was a trick Of
the nurse who owned them.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-12-25

Boosting is only begging for praise
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-12-25

While optimists, like Mr.. ingalls,, may
not share their fears, they agree that
the national safety depends upon the
virtue and integrity of our citizens,
and it is just as well to look the sit
nation over and make up our minds
as to what should be done to meet the
danger, If there be any. In fact. there
is nothing better for an individual or
a community than to stop and think.
We rush along in our mad race. heed
less of the future. To many people the
close of the nineteenth century and
the opening of the twentieth is not
full of promise for the higher ideals
of <life;. it seems to them that every
thing is being sacrificed to the desire
Of getting rich; that religion. con-
science, truth and virtue are at dis
count, and the world only thinks Of
who will win in the race of piling up
millions. Il is certainly time for
serious thought. Heretofore we have
been q nation in isolation, law unto
ourselves, but fast ships, cables, the
intercourse of people, the demands of
commerce, circumstances over which
we had no control. have forced us from
this position and we stand forth to-
day full grown and compelled to take
! our share Of the responsibilities of the
world.
The crisis, as Mr.. Ingalls, shows, Is
upon us. Our fleets and armies are in
tho.Arient; we are in possession Of
new lands and countries: we stand, as
! It were, sponsor for all the republics
and nations Of North and South Amer
4 ica.s When President Cleveland took
his stand in the Venezuela case and the
country supported him we were COM
mitted to certain duties and RESPONSE,
bilitiess in reference to all our neigh
I bors, and we cannot get away from
them. The Spanish war and subse-
qnent negotiations placed on us the
burden of controlling and developing
other countries.
In connection with these imminent
and Overwhelming internationalis issues,
as Mr.. ingalls, proceeds to show, we
are confronted with a further serious
question, which is continually raised
and which must be considerable
struggle between capital and labor.
The organization of the most immense
trusts or corporations ever known has
& brought this to the front. Certainly
Z there are grave issues to be settled by
MS as people and as nation. Are
we prepared to assume all these re-
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-12-25
"A 0o.Cent CalepAar tor q Cents.

A man cannot live broad life if he runs
only in one groove.-J. S. White.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-04-25

LII get after them next time and they'll be lucky to get any" Which indicates that Wild Bill has the measure of the festive Quakers.
 A letter received from Gallagher's sister in Pennsylvania by Manager Da- venport states that Gallagher is at present in a sanitarium. The doctors in whose charge he has been placed say that with a months rest and care he will probably be in condition to be discharged. They consider his ailment of a temporary nature. The doctors thought that his mental trouble was brought on through worry.
 Fitzpatrick is one of the foxiest players in the league and he watches every opportunity to work trick. Yesterday he stole home from third in the eighth inning while the pitcher was delivering the ball, but McCor- mack bunted the ball and he was called out on strikes and Fitzpatrick had to return to third. He tried second time, but was unsuccessful. He was at his old trick. too. of get ting hit by the pitcher, but he could not get around it.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-04-25
BASE BALL NEWS.
Waterbury Wins a Sensational
 Game From Montreal.

1t Took Eleven Innings, But We Did
 the Trick-Slater's Long Hit to Left
 Scored the Winning Run-Notes of
 the Game-Results of Other Games
 In All Leagues.
 The fans who journeyed down to the Athletic field yesterday afternoon and Shiyered in the cold for several innings were warmed up with enthusi- asm before the game concluded, for it was one of the most exciting and Snappy that has been seen on the local grounds since the old days of 1884 and 1885. Waterbury pulled the game out of the fire in the eleventh inning when Slater hammered the ball to deep left and the winning run came home. The game was hotly contest ed throughout and each team tried ey- cry trick imaginable in the last few innings. Montreal fought desperate ly 1n those last innings, but Charley Clancy was i'll excellent form and he royed with the best StickerS of the YiS- 1tors as if they were school boys
 The game started off very peculiar ly, for Raub, who has been considered one of the dangerous men on the Mon- treal team. took the bat first He hit a grounder to McCormack's territory and just as that midget fielder was stopping to grasp the ball it struck a stone. bounded over the third base mans head and went out to left field, While Raub raced to second That scored a run, for Kane, who was play ing left field. for Waterbury in place of Weisbecker, dropped the next ball batted out and Raub came home. Montreal scored again in the second on a two bagger by Diggins and a passed ball by Luskey. Another came in the third on a single by Stafford, a sacrifice. a steal and an out at first. Their only other run came in the eighth on an error of Cronan, the new shortstop, base on balls and a single by Odwell
 Waterbury scored one in the first on an error of the Montreal shortstop, a sacrifice by Slater and a single by Mccormack. Two runs came in the third on an error of the shortstop, a single by Mccormack and 2 single by Kane. One was made in the seventh on singles by Clancy and Luskey and a sacrifice by Fitzpatrick. The last run came,in the eleventh when Clancy got a life on an error of the shortsop and Slater sent him home with his long hit to left.
 The score and summary.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-04-25

ter nine innings had been played and Hartford won, to 2, the baseball re- porters left. The teams were still at it then and playing as if possessed. The coachers were yelling themselves hoarse, the ball was being knocked about the diamond and the fielders were doing all kinds of stunts. The only reason assigned for the extra in nings was that the players became so interested in the game that they for got all about the duration of the con- test. The scorers had had their moneys worth after the nine innings and the plays after that were not recorded. The score: R.H.E. Hartford ...2 2 0 1 3 1 O-9 If 2 R. & E 10 0 0 o o ? 0-2 6 5
 Batteries-Drohan and Foley; Roach and Post.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-04-25
7nc1aaa Repubitcan Nomfnations.

7nC1asaa Republican Nominations.
 INDIANAPOLIS, April 25.-The fol- lowing ticket was nominated by the Re publicans of Indiana at their conven- tion in this city: Secretary of state, Daniel E. Storms; auditor, David B. Sherrick; treasurer, N. U. Hill; attor- ney general, Charles ". Miller; state geologist, Willis S. Blatchley; state sta tistician, Benjamin F. Johnson; judge supreme court, John H. Gillett; judges of the appellate court, W. D. Robinson, William J. Henley. James B. Black, Daniel ". Comstock, Uric Z. Wiley, Frank S. Roby; clerk of the supreme court, Robert A. Brown; superintendent of public instruction, F. A. Cotton. For nearly every position on the ticket there was a warm fight. The principal contest and the one upon which the most interest was centered was the nomination for attorney general Miller, who was chosen, was generally credit ed with being protege of Senator Bev- eridge.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-04-25

Young Corbett and Dave Sullivan will not fight in Denver on May g, ac- cording to arrangements, unless inc champions forfeit is posted to-day. Thomas Sharkey, Sulliyan's manager, is very much displeased at the dilatory tactics of the Denverite and his man. ager, and says he will call the match off today unless the money is posted. It ought to have been posted last week, says Sharkey. Sharkey says seve-al clubs are anxious to secure his man for bouts, but are holding off on account of his match with Corbett at Denver. A match has been practically arranged between Sullivan and Benny Yanger of Chicago for some time i'll May. If Corbett posts his forfeit to-day The Chicago contest will be decided after Sullivan meets the featherweight champion at Denver.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-04-25

Total .......3S 4 6 *31 IT 4 Waterbury ..1 0 2 Oo01O 1-5 Montreal ....1 70 0O1OO 9-4
 *One man out when winning run was made.
 Summary: Struck out, by Mills q, Clancy 4; bases stolen. Stafford, RauD, Kelly Fitzpatrick, Mccormack; double plays, Clancy, Mccormack, Fitzpatrick and Slater; two base hits, Mccormack, Cronan and Slater, Raub, Diggins and Mills; sacrifice hits. Fitzpatrick, Slater, Cronan, Shearon, Odwell and Diggins; bases on balls. off Clancy ,, off Mills 2; hit by pitcher, Fitzpatrick; left on bases, Waterbury 9, Montreal s; time of game, 2h 5m; umpire, Riley.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-04-25
NATIONAL LEAGUE.

Boston .;.......... Q 9 l 41 9 II g New York ........ 0 0 0 0 O. o g. 4 Boston, 4; New Ysrk, 5. Batteries-Ma- larkey and Kittredge; Mathewson and Yeager.
 Chicago ...........4 0 o o o I O. 5 PlLfsburg :.......O U 0- Chicago, 8; Pittsburg 2. Batteries-Wil- Hams and Kling; Chesbro and Zimmer. Brooklyn .....:....1 o 0 6 2 0 5-1e Philadelphia ...... 3 o Q Q e 6
 Hits-Brooklyn, 16; Philadelphia, 10. Err rors-Brooklyn, 1; Philadelphia, 6. Bat teries-McMackin and Ahearn; Voorhees,. Salisbury and Jacklitsch.
 St. Louis ..........o Q Z Q Q Q Q C. 2 Cincinnati ..... 7 o Q Q Q - g St. Louis, 4; Cincinnati, 0. Batteries O'Neill. Wicker and O'Neill; Hahn and
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-04-25
WITH THE WREsTLERs.
Dwyer and Burns Meet in New Haven
 Tonight.


 Dwyer and Burns Meet in New Haven
 Tonight.
 Prof M. J. Dwyer, the wrestling and physical culture instructor, yesterday posted $15o with The New Haven Register to make up the $2OO for the purse at the Polo rink, New Haven, to- night. Prof Dwyer posted his forfeit i money of $50 last Saturday. The $150 additional posted by him yesterday morning brings his end of the purse up to S200. Farmer Burns posted last Saturday his forfeit of $50. This is the biggest purse ever put up for a bout in New Haven and it brings to- gether the best known wrestlers who ever went on the mat here. The inn portance of the match will bring a large number of wrestlers from New York. Prof. Dwyer said yesterday that he had already reached the 15S pound mark in his training to reduce his weight and that he will easily make that this morning. Farmer Burns said yesterday that he stood at 160 and that the remaining two pounds could be easily be reached by a Turkish bath any time he wishes to take it. He put in a hard days work in his training quarters yesterday.
 It has been suggested that some of the wrestlers try the game as an at traction at the summer parks this sum- mer. There seems to be little else doing for them along the line unless they propose to try wrestling with a temperature of 90 degrees.
 Mort Henderson, the Rochester Butch CT Boy, arrived in this city from New York yesterday. He looks as fine as silk. He says that as long as Wiley $ i taking on heavyweights he will make match with Wiley and agree to throw him three times in an hour, for any amount that Wiley designates. Hen derson furthermore says that he would like to meet Parr and would make ar arrangements to that effect. Rochester Democrat and Chronicle.
 Dan Mcleod, the wrestler, should go into retirement for a long period after 1 his miserable showing with Parr, aI- 1 though the result was not unexpected except by McLeod's faithful admirers 1 in Hamilton, who would back him to throw the mountain, which is the chief ornament of that city. and the biggest thing in that burg.-Toronto Mail and Express. Parr is said to be false alarm, too.-Brockton Enterprise. Chicago, April 25.-Because Charles Norbeck of Sweden refused to release | John J. Rooney in strangle hold in l the third bout of their Graeco- Roman wrestling match here last night, the referee gave Rooney the decision and the match. This created great excite ment, for Norbeck had won the first fall and Rooney the second, and there was plenty of interest in the deciding bout After 21 minutes of fast work in the first bout Rooney was downed with q body hold, quickly shifted into a helf Nelson. The second bout was another of considerable speed. both men giving a good exhibition of the skill of the game. But Rooney7s endur- ance was the better and it took him only eleven minutes to put Norbeck to his shoulders with q bar lock and half Nelson. The third bout had pro- gressed but six minutes when the ref cree interferred and gave Rooney the 1 fall and match
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-04-25
CONNECTICUT LEAGUE GAMES.

At New Haven.
 New Haven, April 25.-New Haven lost to Newark yesterday in q closely contested game. New Haven was shut out and but for an error by Anklam in the first inning the visitors would have shared the same fate. Score:
 R.H.E. New Haven o 0 0 0 o % 0 co Newark .....1 o 0 o o O o O 0-1 Batteries -Hannifan, Deering and Robinson; Cross and Jope.
 At New London.
 New London, April 25.-Dover found Butcher easy in the first five innings yesterday and batted him for nine runs. After that Paige was substI- tuted and shut out the visitors. The game was stopped at the end of the eighth inning. Score:
 R.H.E. New London 70 0 0 0 CA Dover ....3 1 o 3 2 o 0-9 12 4 Batteries-Butcher Paige and King; Van Almirk and Burrill; attendance 100.
 At Bridgeport.
 Bridgeport, April 25.-The Bridge ports won a victory over Yale yester- day on New, Field park by. close score Hi Ladd made his appearance with the Bridgeports and put up good all around game. The score:
 R.H.E Bridgeport 70 10o12 2 *-e IA z Yale ......O 1 0 0 o l o 0-5 2 Batteries-Co Corcoran and O'Rourkei Wescott and Winslow
 At Springfield.
 Springfield, April 25.-Jersey City oi the Eastern league defeated Springfield of the Connecticut league here yester- day afternoon in an eleven inning game s to 5. Score:
 R.H.E Jersey City ..1102100O0O1-6 3 { Springfield ...3010000I0O0-5 : Batteries-Brown, Luby and Clark Marnett Bowler and J. Connor.
 At Hartford.
 Hartford, April 25--It is reported on the streets last night that the Hart lords and Russell & Erwin team o1 New Britain played ten innings at the Hartford ball park yesterday afternoon This report could not be verified. AT
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-04-25
WESTERN LEAGUE.

At Omaha-Omaha s, Milwaukee 2. At Denver-Denver ?, St Joseph l. At Des Moines -Des Moines 13, Pc oria 12
 At Colorado Springs-Kansas City 9, Colorado Springs 10.