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Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1902-01-16

A bronze statue of Theodore Parker,
heroic in size, has been placed on the
lawn of the First parish (Unitarian)
church at West Roxbury by that so.
ciety, of which Mr.. Parker was the pas.
tor when It worshiped in the old meet.
ing-house on Center street, near South,
in West Roxbury.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1902-01-16

The owner of tannery in which hu.
man skins are sometimes tanned as a
matter of accommodation states that
In tanning the skin of a Negro a very
delicate cuticle peels OF, leaving the
skin identical with that of a white man.
This refutes the assertion that the Ne
gro's color is even "skin Deep"
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1902-01-16
DR.. Anthony Acquitted.

Washington, Jan. ia cablegram
received at the state department
from United States Consul General
Bingham at Capetown announces the
acquittal and release of DIR. Richard S.
Anthony, who has been on trial there
on charge of high treason and aid
ing the enemy. Anthony is an Ameri-
can citizen, but has lived for some
time in. South Africa, where he mar
ried Boer woman. Mrs. Anthony is
at present in San Francisco,
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1902-01-16

The curious sight may be seen in Do
yer, England, of young tree growing
out of high mill-chimney in public
thoroughfare. notwithstanding it's
extraordinary position, the tree has
grown two or three feet high. It is be-
lieved to have it's root in an old nest.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1902-01-16

The extension of the use of electrici.
ty in British warships, in place of
steam, for subsidiary purposes, is to
be made the subject of series Of ex-
detrimental tests in November. At the
present time the capstan, steering en-
gfnes, ventilating fans and derrick
hoists are worked by steam power.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1902-01-16
Barely Escape with Their Lives.

Saulte Ste. Marie Mich, Jan. 10.
The home of Henry Plaunt was de-
stroyed by fire early in the day and
the II members of the family were
horribly burned in making their es-
cape from the house, their passage
being through mass of flames.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1902-01-16
Loving Cup for schley.

Knoxville, Tenn, Jan. 13.-It has
been decided to present Admiral
Schley a handsome gold and silver
loving cup on the occasion of his visit
here February and 6.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1902-01-16

Tom Lawson, the Boston plunger,
will never go to the poor house, no
matter what end the present raids
have. Some time ago he bought life
insurance annuities which pay to him
and his wife during his life 500 a
week. These annuities are SO fixed
that even Lawson himself can not
touch the principal.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1902-01-16
Trnredy Amonn MN Girl..

Manchester, N. H., Jan. 13.-Annie
Beaudry shot Jennie Gagnon in one
of the Amoskeag corporation mills
here and tnen committed suicide. Miss
Gagnon is alive, but in critical condi-
ton
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1902-01-16
Election Contest Decided.

Topeka, Kan, Jan. 10. The SUI
preme court Saturday decided the
Parker-Hughes mayoralty contest
case in favor of Albert Parker, the
democratic contestant.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1902-01-16
wealthy Indiana women Dead

Peru, Ind, Jan. 13.-Mrs. Christiana
Bradley, 76 years old, with large real
estate holdings in Indiana and CHI
cago, died of pneumonia. Her estate
is estimated at $1,000
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1902-01-16
Output Of Johannc.burr Mine

Output Of johannesburg Mines.
johannesburg, Jan. 13.-The cham
Der of mines has issued report show
ing that the output of the mines for
December was 52,897 ounces of fine
gold, against 39,O75 ounces for Novem-
her
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1902-01-16
Return. from Enrlnnd.

New York, Jan. 13.-Frank Erne, the
former lightweight champion pugilist,
has returned from England.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1902-01-16

to Protec Amer

against President Zelaya of Nicaragua,
who drove Gen. Vasquez from the pres
idency of Honduras in 1894 for the
same offense.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1902-01-16

not pay every dollar. This bank was run
independent of the Cleveland bank and its
securities are independent. 1t is impos-
sible to realize quickly on securities on
account Of close connections. but we have
less than $500 with the Cleveland bank"
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1902-01-16
'A[ARD. IN SECRET SESSION
Senate Committee Receives Repre-
sentative of the Panama
Canal Company.
OFFER OF CANAL PROPERTY EXPLAINED.
The go, OOO, 900 Includes Everything
Except the Cash I'm the Treasury
of the Company, Amounting to
1O,OOO,OOO Francs-Census Bureau
Dill Ordered Rec0mmitted.

Washington, Jan. 13.-M. Edouard,
Lampre, representing the Parma
Canal company, appeared before the
senate committee on interoceanic
canals Saturday, in obedience to the
summons of that committee to testify
concerning the affairs of his company
and it's proffer to sell it's property and
franchise to the United States. M.
Jules Boeufve, of the French embassy,
also was present at the hearing. The
meeting was held behind closed doors,
representatives of the press being ex-
cluded.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1902-01-16

"There is no reason why the bank should
The suburban citizen., 1902-01-18
Tsleeraphs Through JungIes.

Reports of pushing forward Of the
transcontinental South African tele-
graph line reach civilization from time
to time by the hardships suffered by
the linemen and the physical diff
culties to be surmounted are rarely
described The line has now been
carried up to the southern shore Of
Lake Tanganyka. During the last
couple Of hundred miles the road was
impossible for vehicles and all the
supplies and material had to be trans
ported by carriers. One section Of
the line passes through a swamp in
which the vegetation grows to such a
height during the wet season as TO
top the wire and cause troublesome
leakage. The natives cannot be in
duced to go in during the season and
cut down the weeds owing to the
swarm of crocodiles. In another sec
ton the elephants have caused sew
eral Interruptions by breaking off the
poles. In some of the forests through
which the line passes trees are met
measuring over 100 feet in circumfer-
ence. Some Of the ravines are inn
passible even to the linemen during
the rainy season owing to the paths
being under water and the rank
growth of vegetation.
The suburban citizen., 1902-01-18

TY ON CLAFLIN was sixteen
years old when his family
moved from Chicago to San
Diego. Cal His father, a
consumptive, was no longer able to
work. His mother, a tiny cheerful,
busy woman, with three small chill
dren besides Tom, had her hands full
with nursing her husband, making,
mendng, cooking and caring for the
family. They had been in their new
home for three months, living away
their small capital, and with no pros
pect of earning a dollar. The boom
was over. The town was overrun with
Fasteners, men and women in frail
health, willing to work for small pay
at anything that would yield them sus-
tenance. And so Tom the hope of his
courageous little mother, had tried
everything and failed to get work.
1t was then that he hit upon the idea
Of becoming a fisherman. For a week
before he broached the subject at home
he had patrolled the shore from Point
Iona to the Coronado beach in
search of a boat. He had only S15,
and of the scores Of small craft that
could be bought at all there was but
one within his means. A leaky lugger,
with frayed old sails and an impossi-
BILE Spanish name, stinking of fish and
with a dirty black hull, lay moored off
the Portuguese village on the north
shore of the bay, and thither day after
day poor Tom trudged, big with his Sc
eTet.
One Saturday night he startled the
family with
"Well, people, I'm a sea captain at
last and no joke. Mother, behold your
son, Captain Thomas Clahin, Of the
good ship Little Mother"
The little womans blue eyes were
filed with tears when her boy showed
them the bill of sale to the effect that
he had bought a vessel for $3.50, and
The suburban citizen., 1902-01-18

1t is a sad parody on life to see
man earning his living by a vocation
which has never received his approval.
1t is pltiable to see a youth with the
image of power and destiny stamped
upon him, trying to support himself in
mean, contemplate occupation,
which dwarfs his nature, and makes
him despise himself; an occupation
which is constantly condemning him,
ostracizing him from all that is best
and truest in life Dig trenches,
shovel coal, carry a hod; do anything
rather than sacrifice your self-respect,
blunt your sense Of right and wrong,
and shut yourself off forever from the
true joy Of living, which comes only
from the consciousness of doing ones
best.-Success.
The suburban citizen., 1902-01-18

thus, like a true.blue Chcagoan, risked
he all in the only business venture in
sight.
II named her for you, mother, and
you must christen her and take sail
IN her tomorrow"
With basket Of luncheon and n pail
and shovel for clans, the Clafin fam
lily, with Tom proudly leading the way,
went down to the beach in the morn
ing. Sure enough, there lay the Lit
tie Mother" swinging gracefully at
her moorings, no longer dingy and
black, but radiant in a coat of fresh
white paint, her sails mended and ship
shape, the Stars and Stripes huttering
fRm her peak and her name in bold
blue letters across her bows. Tom S
little brother and sisters danced with
delight, new light came into his faith
ers eyes, and as for Little Mother"
the patron saint of that first voyage,
she laughed and cried by turns as she
sat in the stern of the boat and
watched Tom, the captain, and little
Charley, the first mate" both bub-
bling over with excitement and nauti-
ra. terms, tugging at ropes, running
about like regular jaclS-tars and max
ing all ready 'to put to sea-" as Tom
said.
AS the boat, driven by a cool sou'east
breeze, stood out across the bay for the
Iona lighthouse Tom showed them
all the new. hand-pump he had rigged
into his little ship" he explained the
centreboard, pointed out the imaginary
beauties End qualities Of the Little
Mother" boasted of what he meant to
! accomplish as a professional fisher
man, and made everybody so happy
that 1t seemed no time at all. till the
sun was dipping into the sea and The
first cruise Of the Little Mother was
! over.
And the boy made good money with
his modest venture. He would rise
with the sun each morning, and with
his dinner pail and coarse tackle make
for the boat that had berome to him
The suburban citizen., 1902-01-18

blurred and quenched in the thick
haze, and by the time food tide came
again 1t was impossible to steer the
boat with certainty or safety.
Wed better anchor till the fog
lifts,' said Tom, wondering what his
mother would think if he stayed out
all night
His comrade sullenly agreed, and so
they dropped anchor, and lay rocking
in the calm cloud of mist for hours.
The stranger fell asleep in the bottom
of the boat, but Tom, big-eyed now,
his heart beating with wild excite
ment, sat in the bow watching. 1t
must have been near midnight when
be crept down from the hull and un-
shipped the little pump. The tide was
going out again, and as he dropped the
dismantled apparatus into the sea he
heard the water gurgling into the hold.
The stranger was yet sleeping when
Tom slipped over the rail, breast high
in the water and headed for shore.
1t was in the morning when he
reached the police station in San
Diego. He was bareheaded anu wet,
his bedraggled shirt and trousers were
clustered with burrs and thorns, his
feet were bleeding and he could hardly
speak the words
Captain, I've got the Mexican that
killed Hansen"
1t was daylight when they surround.
ed the scuttled lugger. The Mexican
was awake, clinging to the half sub
merged mainmast The rici1ety boat,
loaded with fish and bumped by the
now running seas, was going to pieces
plank by plank Tom didn't waste q
thought over the captured murderer
after he saw the police lay hands on
him, but he shed a weak, unwilling
tear over the wreck of the Little
Mother"
why did you wreck your boat,
TomY asked his mother that day
while the story of her boys heroism
made him the talk of the town.
well, nanny" he said, 81 was
afraid the Mexican d get away to sea-
wanted him, you know but what
wanted most was that two hundred
dollars reward. 1 can buy a new boat
for half the money."--John II. Raf-
terry, in the Chicago Record-Herald.
The suburban citizen., 1902-01-18

Both in England and upon Long ISL
and objections have been raised recent
ly against fox hunting with automo-
biles. These protests are reasonable
and well founded. The only excuse
for the pursuit of Master Raynard as
--sv.----~..- .s--s -7sy-a---.
a sport to be engaged in by troops of
men and women who seek excitement
are the daring horsemanship, the
skill and courage of the riders, the
49,
music of the hounds, the grace and
the thrill and the dash Of the hunt.
the gay displays and the adventurous
exploits Of the chase. Following
foxes with autos Pshaw AS well
train Gatling guns on the sly beasts
and be done with it! exclaims tho
New York Tribune.
The suburban citizen., 1902-01-18

had overstayed his leave The guard
separated TO scour the town for the
deserter, and Hansen, alone, had the
misfortune to corner him in a Chinese
dive at the lower end of town. A
knife in the dark as he was dragging
his prisoner through an alleyway, a
panic Of chattering Cinnamon who
quenched their lamps and bolted their
doors, and poor Hansen was left dying
in the mire. 1t is but four miles to the
Mexican border from San Diego, and
thither, it was supposed, the murderer
had fed
The Mayor of San Diego offered 5000
reward for the capture OF Hansen's
slayer, the little police force was
thrown in fever OF activity, the Mon
terey delayed her sailing for three days
and then the crime began to be for
gotten. Tom sailed out to the fishing
grounds every morning with whomever
he could pick up. 1t was nearly a
month after the monitor had gone
when a lone fisherman sitting at the
Gnu VI AAG JtllltS llldI ItdCu lEOul lue
crescent end Of Coronado Island
hailed him. Young Clafin stood in
for the landing and invited the stran-
ger aboard. He wanted something to
eat, and the boy with a sudden fut-
ter in his heart, opened his pail and
bade the stranger make himself COM
Portable. They fished all that day
with rare luck, and at sundown the
Little Mother" was deep with her
cargo of barracuda. Once under the
lee of Point Iona on the homeward
trip the breeze died out, and the boat
went drifting with the tide. The
southern reaches of the entrance to
San Diego harbor are covered with
sandbars and shadows that extend two
miles along the inner side of Coronado.
The tide ran out while Little Moth.
err was drifting about these bars, and
when darkness fell she went hard
aground. A dense fog came with the
night. The channel buoys disappeared
The distant lights of the city were
The suburban citizen., 1902-01-18

The manufacture of "old masters"
has been going on merrily enough in
France for the last twenty years or
so, in spite of the action of the courts
of law in cancelling any contract by
which one of these masterpieces"
is foisted ON the unwary collector,
The sale of seven forgeries, bearing
the illustrious names of Corot, Millet,
and Daubigny, has just been annulled
by the order of one of the courts in
Paris. 1t is suggested that the judges
should have gone further and ordered
the destruction of the pictures, just
as they would have ordered the de-
struction Of meat unfit for human
food
The suburban citizen., 1902-01-18

Marconi's triumph is not yet com.
plete, even though the experiments
conducted at ST. Johns seems to de.
monstrate the possibility of telegraph
ing without wires across the Atlantic.
Much remains to be done before it is
satisfactorily established that read
able signals can be sent over the ocean
by this means. The mere transmits.
sion OF a single repeated letter might
be possible without leading to intel.
llgible communication. The great value
in the experiments lies in the show.
ing that the curvature of the earth
is not necessarily an obstacle to the
successful transmission Of the vibra.
tiOn by the Marconi method. Hereto.
fore it has been considered necessary
to erect stations high enough to over
come both the low atmospheric dis
turbances and the curvature. Trans
oceanic communication has been re-
garded as impossible because of the
prohibltiye height Of stations sufficient
to overcome the curve. 1t seems to
be proved by MarcOnis latest tests
that the vibrations are sent along the
earth's curve rather than In a geo.
metrlcally straight line from station
to station. This means a stupendous
advance in the science, almost as great
In its way as the original discovery
of the utility Of the more subtle etheric
waves for the transmission Of signals.
The suburban citizen., 1902-01-18

both sweetheart and provider, His
greatest difficulty was his need of an
assistant. and many was the barracu-
da and giant Jewish that escaped him
in his lonely, allday cruises up and
down that matchless summer sea.
Sometimes he would induce some lazy
wharf idler to accompany him, some
times old Pedro, the retired Portu-
guese from whom he had bought the
boat would hail him as he stood out to
sea and help him with the work.
Sometimes, when the sea was like a
floor Of cleaning onyx, his father
would sit in the stern sheets, and little
Charley would man the jib' or troll
a line for small fish, but alone or with
"a crew" Tom never failed to bring
home at night enough fish so that his
earnings at the end of the week were
almost enough to pay the running e1-
penses of the frugal little family.
1t was in the end of August that the
Monterey, the monster coast defense
monitor, returned from her first cruise.
blG uuu bNNh III h9Ohbh AbLNAiSoh
waters for four months, and the crew
got it's first shore leave on American
soil at San Diego. The big war vessel
was thrown open to visitors one Sun
day morning, and all that day Tom
Cllfin carried sightseers from the
Santa Fe pier to the Monterey. Good
seaman that he was, he was fascIn-
ated with the dazzling spotlessness of
the monitor, and every night while she
lay in port Tom came aboard to revel
in the ship-talk and yarns Of officers
and men. He soon knew all the Off
GERS by name, and had formed a close
with a seaman named Han
sen, who had lived in Chicago and was
hail fellow with every man in the crew.
Hansen was killed the night before
the Monterey sailed for Frisco. He
had gone ashore with guard to ar
rest a half-breed Mexican stoker who
The suburban citizen., 1902-01-18
PROPERTIES OF THE MAIDSTONE.
CoTPunchers of the West Place Great
Faith in the Absorbent.

Faith in the Absorbent.
The maidstone is supposed to be
taken from the stomach Of a white
deer. 1t is about the size of an Eng
lish walnut, and slightly porous. When
person is bitten by an animal af-
flicted with rabies the stone is placed
on the bite. 1t Immediately sticks,
sometimes for half an hour.
One of the greatest fears of the
cowpuncher is of being bitten by a
skunk. In the cattle country when
the puncher is on the range and must
sleep out Of doors of nights, he hardly
ever lies down on the ground without
thinking of this danger. When he is
bitten it is almost always in the face.
Nine times out Of ten hydrophobia
symptoms develop. In most cases he
is anywhere from twenty to fifty
miles from a doctor, and search is
made among the ranchers for a mad
stone. The cowpuncher is simple in
his faiths, and he clings to this one.
And, indeed, many marvellous tales
are told Of the success Of this some
what vague healer.
The writer knows Of one remark
able case. A man in a New Mexico
cattle town was bitten in the arm by
mad dog. The nearest doctor gave
his aid, but he was not able to de-
crease the swelling. A maidstone was
sent for from distance and applied
to the bite. The curative properties
Of the stone lie in it's power Of abb
sorption. 1t adhered at once to this
mans arm. Running up the elbow
was a thin blue streak, tracing the
course of the poison. AS the stone
stuck this streak gradually decreased,
and was not to be seen when the in
animate little doctor fell off, after
thirty minutes adhesion. The stone
was put in water, and blue film i'm
mediately formed on the surface. The
man got WELL
The value of a maidstone varies with
its owner. The stone just told of was
held at $500.
The suburban citizen., 1902-01-18
Shyinp OF.

She-"How odd! That lecturer Nays
blondes should marry brunettes, and
vice versa. You're a decided blonde,
you know"
He-"I suppose so. You're a blonde,
too, aren't you"
She - "Oh, no! I'm a pronounced
brunette"
lie Qn terror)-"Now, Miss De Muir.
you can never make me believe that
your cream complexion and golden
hair are-er-not natural
Tribune. ---'~---.-
The suburban citizen., 1902-01-18
unnors For the Young.

The new Chief Justice of Sierra
Leone, Mr.. p. c. Smyly, is the young.
est man holding such position in the
colonial service. He Is only thirty five,
and has been on the west coast for the
past six years and found the climate
to agree with him. The new Chief
Justice took his LII. d. degree in Dub
lin University ten years ago, and his
great talents early marked him out for
rapid advancement. - London Chroni-
Gle.
The suburban citizen., 1902-01-18

The attempt to bring about in Lon
don the employment of young girls as
messenger boys has invited a great
deal of criticism. A number Of letters
have been written to leading journals
condemning the innovation in the
strongest terms on the ground of dan
ger to the morals and health involved
in the occupation.
The suburban citizen., 1902-01-18
Knows His business,

Mrs Ferson-"It beats me how DR..
Smart has such a tremendous practice
They say he doesn't know anything
about medicine, or about diseases,
either for that matter"
Mr.. Ferson-"No; but he knows about
all there is to know about human ma
ture. Boston Transcript.
The suburban citizen., 1902-01-18
A Cynical suggestion.

"How did the United States Senate
get the reputation of being such an
exceptionally dignifed body?" inquired
the man who is always eager to learn.
Probably it was by going into eX-
ecutive session at precisely the proper
moment" was the cold-blooded mans
answer Washington Star.
The suburban citizen., 1902-01-18

The plow is certainly the oldest and
probably the simplest of agricultural
implements, being represented among
the hieroglyphics on the ancient tombs
Of Egypt, dating back more than 1000
years. AS early as the year 1000 B. G.
the plow was described by a Greek
historian as consisting of a beam,
share and handles.
The suburban citizen., 1902-01-18
Cll,iIIu.

"Is it an engagement ringW
mo" answered the ofttimes summer
girl. 1T is a souvenir"
But you say you don't remember
who gave it to YOU
THAT is true. But it may be con-
sidered an effective souvenir, none the
less. / have no doubt the donor often
recalls what it cost, and remembers
me."-Washington Star.
The suburban citizen., 1902-01-18
WASHINGTON, D. C.

Ben Franklin discovered electricity
by flying kites in a rainstorm. Perhaps
the inveterate golfer may yet do some
thing great and useful IN connection
with his favorite pastlme.
The suburban citizen., 1902-01-18
run snRnRnAN cl,nr.

ZEN 10 a permanent institu-
tion-a fixture at the National
Capital. Thousands and thou
sands OF people can testify to
the rood work 1t has accom-
plished during the past i've
years In the line Of suburban
Improvement. II Is the only
pewspaper In the District OF
Columbia that maintains q
punching bureau, whose duty
Il is to punch up the authorl-
ties and keep them awake to
Vhe needs OF the suburbs. On
that account IL deserves and 10
receiving substantial enoouS~
aTAmentA