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The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-12-25
.4u',y Gee. Amt That Bully p..e. for o.m.q"

since, as shrewd newsboy remarked,
mo feller'd hit cripple even if his
decisions was foul"
In less than half the time Jimmie
had allotted, the cookies and apples
disappeared, and the game was again
in progress. On the way out Miss
Hunt had said: "Well let them eat all
they want, and then put the baskets
by the fence where they can help them
selves whenever they get hungry
Mrs. Brown, who was the mother of
four healthy boys, said othing to this,
but thought her friend would have her
eyes opened as to boys appetites be-
fore night.
For PHYS sake" said Miss Hunt,
looking at the empty baskets. Il
never saw the like. Unjust go right in
and tell Mike to kill some young
chickens. My turkey and the roast
beef will never be enough al, this rate:
I'm sorry I declined your pies, Mrs.
Brown
'.I'll go right home and bring them,' %
said Mrs. Brown. II have some fresh
cake that can spare, too. My Mollie
can look after our dinner if you need
any help. Perhaps can do something
for YOU"
Indeed you can, said Miss Julia fer
vently. Its only nine o'clock, but I
shall begin peeling potatoes at once.
No wonder Louise said over and over
again to prepare plenty of food
81 saw you going out with lunch
for the boys said Mrs. Race, coming
to meet them with q large basket. 81
suppose my three are out there, SO it
is only fair that I should help. Do
you think they will like these?" and
she displayed a lot of warm, sugary
crullers.
Like them!" laughed Mrs. Brown.
"They ate every thing we had in five
minutes. Don't take these out nov.
Wait till we have chance to take
something. IL is always we'll to have
a reserve.
''Yes. indeed" said Miss Hunt. I'll
you can come in and make up about
bushel of cookies, I shall be indebted
to you forever, Mrs. Race. I thought
had enough dinner for twenty boys
but am afraid not now"
! All three women were SO busy pre-
pairing. dinner that an hour slipped
past before anyone thought of the
baseball players. Even then it is
doubtful if they would have been re-
membered If the whole troop had not
come to the house ostensibly. to get 9
drink, but really to see # more cookies
would not be forthcoming. Miss Hunt
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-12-25

TO Miss Hunts big pasture flcld, and
said, "Hully geei Amt that bully
place for . gamer"
Miss Hunt was shocked at the lam
guage, but hope rose inner heart. Il
might be possible that the exquisite.
cloudless weather favored her after
all. She looked Mt the thin clothing
of her guests, and rejoiced that the
yellow almanac had truly predicted
ssfair and warmer for this New Years
day.
\ 81 say, missus, is they any boys
round here? Lame Jimmy, he can'tplay
an we'd like to strike some kids'fer a
match game" said one Of the boys
eagerly.
Certainly, there are boys in the
village. If you go out and start a game,
I guess it won't be long till they will
all be with you," said Miss Hunt, who
had very little acquaintance with boys,
but had noticed that they were not long
in finding out if any thing new was go
ing on.
Before the location of the bases had
been settled, three recruits joined the
ranks and were soon Offering to hunt
up enough more for the match game.
''Dear me, Mary" lamented Miss
Hunt, as new difficulty stared her
in the face, II was just going to run out
with the cookies and some apples for
the boys, but there. are ten Or twelve
extra ones playing with them. They
must be hungry after their long ride
this morning, but what can I do?"
"Sure an I'd run to Mrs. Browns
and get the batch she made Yesterday.
Her Mollie said their company couldn't
come to-day" +.
"The very tt,ing!" And with a load
off her mind Miss Julia fastened across
the street.
'sell them! guess not. My Joe and
Ned are screaming out there as loud
as the rest. You may have them all,
and these pies, too, for Sister Jane
can't come to-day. I'll help you carry
them to the pasture field" said Mrs.
Brown.
"Tens minutes for refreshments"
yelled Lame Jimmie, who had by COM
mon consent been chosen umpire,
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-12-25

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boxes resting on shelf, and which can
be removed to clean and whitewash.
Beneath the nest box shelf for one
half the length Of house are boxes for
feed, lime, plaster, etc. These can be
easily drawn into the walk, being
placed on rolls.
The boxes are made large enough to
contain two bushels, one each for corn,
oats, wheat, shells, grit, bone, lime
and plaster. Corn meal, shorts and
meat meal are kept in the house. That
part of the roosting place which runs
beside the walk is separated from walk
by door, which swings up, made Of
poultry netting, thus making it con-
venient to clean the board, and secures
good circulation. On the opposite side
the prison is also made of poultry net
{ b -H - b.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-12-25
The Selection q Pulleta,

When culling the stock and select
ing the young pullets that are to
make the foundation Of next sea
sons breeders, bear in mind that If
there's any lack Of vigor in them
then they will not be hardy when
fully matured. Hardness is every
thing in flock. for if any of the old
or young stock cannot pass through
the warm season of the year with
freedom from disease, they will not
prove profitable as layers or breed
ers. The getting Of eggs from the
hens during cold weather depends on
the selection and management Of the
pullets in 1 the summer sad fall
Poultry Keeper.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-12-25

the afternoon, and they return on the
six o'clock train. Louise said all that
was necessary was to feed them we'll,
and would have no trouble"
maybe it will snow yet. said Mary,
examining the little house out of which
an old man was said to appear in. case
storm was brewing. But the smil-
ing little old lady was on guard, and
that is sure sign of fair weather.
s'sNo such luck" exclaimed the mis-
tress. "The almanac says fair and
warmer for tomorrow. Do you
think you will have time to hunt up
the checker board and dominoes in the
attic, Mary2"
sSure an I'll do that as soon as the
bird is stuffed" -
If I thought they wouldn't break it,
I'd run over to Mrs. Browns and bor-
row the boys magic lantern. could
darken the sitting-room and show or
the pictures, but perhaps I'd better not
risk it. How many ginger cookies did
you bake this morning2"
Sour Dozen" replied Mary prompt
~.
"Lct me see. Ten boys are coming.
That will be plenty for each to have
three or four for lunch: Louise laid
such stress on having plenty to eat
that am glad you baked too many
rather than not enough. You need
not make the tarts il we have mince
and pumpkin pie"
Show do you do?'' said brisk voice
sat the open door. just stopped tn
toll you that the entertainment. for
+ Tomorrow is all off. Two OF. the Gray
children are down with the measles,
and as they had the leading parts,
itean't be given. am around refund
ing money to the people who bought
tickets
Troubles never come singly," OBJ
served Miss Julia as she exchanged
eleven bits Of pasteboard for q hand
full of small coins. Mary I'll be back
I in half an hour. I'm going to the
store for some candy, and on the way
back I'll stop for the magic lantern.
This house will look as if whirlwind
had struck it by tomorrow night, but
1t can't be helped, I suppose I'll have
more sense next time," she added
grimly.
As the train stopped at the little sta.
ton the next morning, ten boys rang.
ing from ten to fifteen years, weremef
+ By Miss julia and escorted home mucl,
i as II she were in charge Of SO many
Indians. They were armed with balls
Il and: i,at IS. and BET ore they were half
way to the house, one Of them pointed
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-12-25
EGG-TEsTING MACHINE.
German Inventor Has Discovered q.
Apparatus Which May Prove Of
Wonderful Value.

A German genius says he has dis
covered method by which he can
tell the age of an egg up to five weeks
from the time of Matching, indicating
not only whether the egg 10 fit to eat
or not, but also testing eggs for
Matching purposes much more accu-
rately than can now be done by the
Gambling method. Herewith is given
an illustration Of the simple appar-
atus which he uses, and also the COM
plete formula for the liquid in which
the tests are made, as given in the
patent papers filed in this country.
The liquid ought to be Of about 1,o35
specific weight, and is composed Of
one liter Of water, 20 grams of or
binary salt, IS grams of glycerin Of
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-12-25
Don't Neglect Small Thina..

O00't Ne8IeCd small Thtu08.
If you do not give thought and at
tention to the poultry, do not be sur
prised at the small returns. It is ono
Of the largest interests in the world,
and you might as well gain from
their possession as others. An equal
value of hens will bring more dol
lars than the cow. If we could only
give this our thought and thoroughly
learn Of the true value of the hen
when properly handled, more people
would be in better condition finan-
cially. Despise not the day Of small
things; one egg is small item, but
in, one year the total value of the
realty of some states is equaled by
the value of the eggs consumed in
our country alone Commercial
Poultry.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-12-25
FOR WINTER LAYERS.
Description of q Po1ltry House
Witch u Considered IN Ideal
structure b. Its Inventor.

NY henhouse consists of two parts,
connected by glass door and sliding
window. The main part or roosting
house, laying house, ETC., is 2ox1o feet,
with seven-foot posts, and is divided
into various compartments as shown
by accompanying plan. The dropping
board runs the whole length OF the
house, and over.it are two perches or
roosts arranged one little above the
other, as the elevation plan shows.
Under the dropping board are nest
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-12-25

Miss Alice Bailey, d
Atlanta, Ga, tells how she was.
permanently cured Of sinilarntla-
ton Of the ovaries, escap 4 silr-
geon's knife, by talkinx yd E.
Pinkham's Vegetable { am oll1ll.
ST had suffered for three years Win
terrible pains q the time 81 mem
struAtion, and did not know what
the trouble was until the doctor pro-
nounced II inflammation Of tho
Ovar1es, and proposed N operation.
felt % weak and Kclk that ] felt
sure that could not survive The. or
deal The following y1eelEs read IN
advertisement IN the pauerof Lydia
T.. PinkhamsS Vegetnba0 Cone
pound in such m emergency, and 10
/ decided to try e Great Was my 10y
to find that actually improved aftef11
taking two bottles, and "a tia end ls
was cured by it. ! had gained eighteeu2
pounds and was In excellent health. 81
- MISS ALICE BAILEY, SO North Bon(e-.
ward. Atlanta, Ga. 5000 fos5bff b Giaasss1
Of atous letter proving gsasiss ~ -
The symptoms 81 inf tion
and disease Of the Oyaries arc
q dull thrObbine pain, acc1n-
panied BY g sense Of tender1 9Is,
and heat low down IN the side,
with occasional shoe ting palms.
The region Of pain sometimes
shows some swelling sssss
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-12-25

d y -
The Canadian Northwest is not ali;
alike IN ifs production. Wheat grow.
ing il the speciality Of one part cat
tie ranching Of another, and mixed
farming-the growth Of grain and
live stock together-of still another.
Speaking roughly, the southeastern
parts Of the Territories and Manitoba
are wheat growing; the southwest.
ernspart of the Territories IL ranch.
ing, and the northern part Of the.
Territories is mixed farming. Differ.
ences of soil, climate, and other con.
ditions are the causes Of these differ
ences in agriculture in the various
sections. But it is safe to say tina.
In no other area Of the world Is there
an equal possibility Of the production
OF wealth from the soil, whether hy
one branch of agriculture or another.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-12-25

Whatever doubts there have been
as to the suitability Of the Canadian
Northwest for settlement. those
doubts have been set at rest by the
successive yields of previous years
and by the browning glory Of the
past year (1so2). which gives solid
assurance as to possibilities that
would not otherwise have been be.
lieved. The fact Of the grain produc.
ton Of the past season In Manitoba
and the Northwest, 117,922,754 bush.
els from 1,9S7,330 acres, and that
certain number of farmers have pro-
duced greater value of wheat, oats,
and cattle for sale than any other
equal number anywhere else IN the
known world. is the best possible an.
swer to the question: IFS there
wealth in the Northwest?'' Not only
in the Northwest but in the whole
country has there been prosperity.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-12-25

Prices have advanced in Western
Canada so per cent. in the last two
years, and. the upward movement
seems still on. The migration into
Canada is becoming notable. Some.
body has estimated that $4,000 acres
Of Canadian land are sold day toy
people from the United States. {
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-12-25

The great STRIDES vvhieh Esster6k
Canada = mahtng and tho Seoa1ee 1nlsss
richness Of the soil, = cseating eon-
siderable excitesnent, not only N
Canada, but in the United States ana
Great Britain. The large crops 81
the past two years, with phenomenal
yields, have enacted . moyenaent to-
wards the west, which will not b
checked until every available home
stead is taken. The Edmonton Bull
letin, one Of the ssfarthest north
newspapers. in recent article on
the Northwest as . wide and open
field, says: ..There must be fertile
soil, there must be q suitable climate,
there must be the possibility Of build
ing up modern civilization; and the
conditions must be such that labor
can reach the land; or in other
words, land must be cheap. The
Canadian Northwest contains the
largest unbroken area Of country on
the continent, or in the world fulfill
ing these conditions. In its thou
sand miles Of plain which stretches
from; the Lake of the Woods to the
Rocky Mountains Canada is able to
offer land to the landless Of the con-
tinent, and Of the world. This year
(1so2), the only complaint, over ali
the vast stretch of territory, Of the
farmers and ranchers, is that the
railways have not sufficient rolling
stock to move to market the returns
Of the past season.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-12-25

The area under crop in Western
Canada in 1902 was 1,9s7,330 acres.
Yield 1902, III, 922,754 bushels. Wealth
waits on industry in Canada. There
is Plenty Of Room.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1902-10-01
CUT FLOWERS GIVEN FREE.
Are Supplied from the Public
Greenhouses.

Cut flowers are supplied gratuitous.
ly to congressman and their families
from the greenhouses and gardens at
tached to the public institutions in
Washington and if not the most profit
able they are among the most desirable
perquisites of official position. The
greenhouses from which the flowers in
question come are maintained prin
cipally to supply the city parks with
the plants which make them such a
feature of the city's beauty through
out the greater part of the year. In
the cutting of the flowers in these
greenhouses, much of which is done
for the improvement of the plants, the
white house supply of flowers is aug
mented. After the white house is
supplied the hospitals and other pub
lie institutions receive flowers. Many
other worthy causes also share in the
distribution. Families of members of
the cabinet, the supreme court and
legislative members come next. This
custom which has prevailed for years
of distributing cut flowers is still fol-
lowed, says a Washington exchange.
Besides the greenhouses in charge of
the superintendent of public buildings
and grounds and the white house con.
servatory other gardens are those Of
the agricultural department and the
botanic gardens. The latter are under
the direction of the senate committee
on library. The gardens of the depart
ment of agriculture are devoted largely
to the growing of plants other than
| floral. The flowers from the white
| house Conservatives are used for
| daily decorations of the executive man.
sion, and it is for state functions and
all other ordinary occasions that the
supply of the park greenhouses is
drawn upon. Through this source OF
supply not an inconsiderable amount
that would otherwise have to be 1pent
for flowers is saved The value of
flowers for many state dinners runs
we'll up into the hundreds, and some.
times even thousands, of dollars. The
floral decorations for the Prince Henry
dinner, which were most elaborate.
would have cost $4,000 if purchased in
the flower market. AS it was, the real
expenditure in the floral decorations
was only fe-1 hundred.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1902-10-01
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

In South Australia there exists lam
guage test for intending immigrants.
Unless a man can speak or write Eng
lish he is not permitted to land.
In the Canaries the banana is never
cut with knife, because the fruit
when cut through exhibits what is re-
yarded as a representation of the cru
cifixion.
Experiments in Dublin recently DEM
onstrated to the satisfaction of the ex-
perimenters that bacteria could be car
ried a great distance by the wind, de-
spite a heavy rainfall.
Chicago originated-the system of
steel frames and the use of isolated
foundatio which made possible 20
story building, and revolutioniZed
American commercial architecture.
In signing his name to the plans
and specifications of the worlds fair
| art palace in ST. Louis, which will cost
| $945, 900, the contractor had to sign his
name 2,4OO times. 1t was hard days
work.
1t is reported that an oil spring of
good quality has been discovered in
| the southeast district of South Aus
tralia. The spring is near the lakes
at the mouth of the Murray river. The
existence of petroleum in this desert
region has been known for years. The
oil exudes from the banks of Lake
| Coorong, and also from the more
southern coast line. The quantity Of
the supply and the purity of the oil
| are not vet determined
According to reports made by the
government biologists of Victoria and
Queensland, there are no less than g..
900 square miles of coal-bearing coun.
try in the eastern states of Australia
The proba BILE quantity of coal avail
able CATER deducting one-third fol-
loss), in seams ranging from two tt
seventeen feet in thickness, is not les.
than 24O, 44s, 053, 900 tons. In Victoris
there are beds of tertiary coal over
260 feet thick, and extensive seams OF
oil-bearing shale exist in New South
| Wales and Tasmania.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1902-10-01
THE NICKEL PLArE ROAD.

Travellers East or West will find that the
rates by this line are the lowest to be had
with every facility for comfortable travel
Colored porters, uniformed, are provided,
whose special duties are to attend to the
wants of passengers without regard to the
class of tickets held, and greatest care is
gwen to ladies' travelling alone or accom-
Pullman sleeping cars and Dining car serv-
ice, of highest order. Meals on American
club plan from 35 cents to 81 90 for each per
SON; also la Carte service. No excess fare
IN any train. See that your tickets read via
,he Nickel Plate Road.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1902-10-01
The States Bond Account.

1t is shown by State Treasurer
Grimes report that the receipts dur
ing the past fiscal year amounted to
So, 595, 350.19, while the disbursements
for all purposes aggregated $3.50
609.33. The state holds in it's bond &C
count the following: Permanent
school fund. $6,S14,352.o9; agricultur-
al college fund, $476, 065.67; universe
tvs permanent fund. $141,867.5O; nor
NAL school fund. 1904 .4O419; Stor-
mont library fund, S4,475. There are
also fraudulent bonds held amounting
to $4,000. The state itself has out
standing $632,OO in bonds, all held
in either the permanent school or
state university fund. These bonds
will come due as follows: Deem
Der 1, 1908, $4,000: July 1, 1909, $685.
900; July 1, 1902, $15O,0OO; July 1,
1903, $211, 900; January 1, 1904, $780,
OOO
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1902-10-01
He Waited.

what were you doing at the time
of your arrest?" asked the magistra tie
of the prisoner.
SGT was waiting"
Waiting for whom?"
"Just waiting"
What were you waiting for?"
''To get my money"
'Who from?"
'The man I was waiting for
What did he owe it you for?"
For waiting"
II don't know what you mean. Elk.
plain yourself"
II thought you knew l was waiter
IN a restaurant"
'Oh!" gasped the magistrate
Montreal Herald.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1902-10-01
It's Fortieth school Year.

The Kansas state agricultural col
lege began its fortieth year Wednes-
day. with prospects for larger at
tendance than ever. Capt. Andrew
Rowan, of the Nineteenth United
States infantry, has been detailed to
instruct in military science and tao
ties Rowan was the lieutenant de-
tailed by the government to carry
the message to Garcia" prior to the
Spanish-American war.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1902-10-01
Some GIaring inaccuracies.

The Topeka Mail and Breeze reg
listers complaint against the geogra-
ply supplied to the public schools.
In it Topeka is made city of only
$4,000: the great wheat-producing
section of Kansas is located in Kear-
ney county where, as matter of
fact. they do not raise enough wheat
on the average to fatten a small flock
of blackbirds; the great smelters
are located at Argentine and wire
plant at Lawrence, whereas both
statements are false; the greatest
water power of Kansas is said to be
at Arkansas City, when as matter
of fact the mills there have to de-
pend on steam half the year because
there is not enough water coming
down the Arkansas river good share
of the time to turn tanning mill,
but the book says not a word about
the really great water powers of
Lawrence and Blue Rapids.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1902-10-01
The Best Kansas News.


In his invitation to dine with the
president at the executive mansion
on the occasion of the presidents
visit in Topeka, Sunday, September
%, Gov. Stanley included Senator w.
A. Harris and Senator j. r. Burton,
Congressman Charles F. Scott,
Charles Curtis, J. d. Bowersock, A.
NJ. Jackson, j. NJ. Miller, w. A. Calder
head, w. a. Reeder and Chester T.
Long; George A. Clarke, secretary of
state; George E. Cole, auditor of
state; Frank E. Grimes, treasurer of
state; Attorney General A. A GODDARD;
Frank Nelson, superintendent of
schools; National Committeeman D.
w. Mulvane and State Chairman Nor
ton Albaugh. All are republicans ex-
cept Senator Harris and Congressman
Jackson, who will not be able to be
present. Senator Harris will be on
the Atlantic ocean and Congressman
Jackson will be belfast with a bro
ken leg. Senator Burton, who, like
Senator Harris, will be on the sea,
but coming from the opposite side of
the world, will also be absent. This
will leave three vacant chairs for the
governor to fill later.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1902-10-01
Cattle Dipped in Coal Oil.

Three hundred and fifty cattle were
dipped in crude petroleum in a creek
east of Sedan in two hours. Oil from
water to depth of two inches, then
the cattle were dipped in until they
were thoroughly saturated. 1t was
done to prevent the spread of Texas
fever ticks.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1902-10-01
Allied Peoples Party Ticket.

The referendum vote of the allied
peoples party of Kansas is all in.
The following ticket was nominated:
Governor, j. H. Lathrop, of Topeka;
congressman-at-larg Rev. c. M.
Sheldon, of Topeka; school superin-
tendent, f. Z. Rice, of Norton; JUS
tees of the supreme court, H. d.
Shinn, John Madden, Frank Doster,
J. Y. Robbins and w. H. 7. Wake
field