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The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-07-24

comes less and less efficient and in a
few months wholly imperative; but
the nickel-iron storage cell, which has
been evolved from Mr.. Edison's ex-
periments, and of which he gives a
most interesting description, remains
uninjured under any condition one can
imagine, even in the hands of an in
expert. The result of this invention
will be to make it practicable for a
large number of persons who cannot
afford the luxury of carriage to pos
sess serviceable pleasure vehicle
which will be always at their beck and
call. With an initial outlay of $500, the
storage-battery automobile can be
used at any time at the cost of So
cent charge, the cost being met as it
is incurred. Mr.. Edison predicts that
automobile accidents, which occur so
frequently at present, will soon be
things of the past:
1.-THE French types of electric car
riages come nearer to my ideas in
strength and stability than any other
models. This result has been attained,
of course, only by experience. At first
I was inclined to the opinion that the
French machines were abnormally
heavy; but when 1 study out the con-
cussions and strains to which they are
subjected, my inclination is to make
the touring carriage even heavier still.
1t is surprising to me that American
builders have not more closely fol-
lowed these French models, since ex-
periments costing millions must have
been made to reach the present stage.
eve hear of fewer automobile acci-
dents in France and in Europe general
ly than in our own country, and they
are fewer in spite of heavy types of
carriages. One reason for this is that
in Europe there are wider roads and
less traffic; another is that the public
! have been educated up to the situation.
The electric carriage Of the future,
and of the near future, will in my opin-
ion not only supersede other types of
automobiles, but it will be built and
run on such practical lines that acct
dents will soon become things of the
past. Horse owners and drivers will
educate their animals, as in old times
they had to be educated up to the
steam engine and later to the trolley
car. The electric carriage will be
practically noiseless and easily
stopped in an emergency. Above all, it
will need no irresponsible chauffeur"
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-07-24
: NAY SIGN TAFT NOTE.
Lanas-Apostelie Delegate e
Philippines Necessary. /

Washington. July 2l.-No matter
how the negotiations at Rome end,
even in the unlikely event that at the
last moment the vatican officials
should accept tha principal PROPOSE
ton advanced by Gov. Taft, it is be-
lieved here that it will still be neces-
sary for the apostolic delegate referred
to in Cardinal Rampolla's notes, to go
forward to Manila in the capacity of
an appraiser of the friars' properties.
Mgr. Broderick, private secretary
to Mgr. Sbaretti, called at the war de-
partment Saturday and had confer
ence with Secretary Root. the SUBJ
stance of which has not been made pub
lie. NJ. Broderick's principal, NJ.
Sbaretti, has been in Washington for
many weeks. He started for Rome
preceded by declaration that he had
been named as an archbishop at Manila,
but when he reached Washington on
his way to the orient, he was detained
at the Catholic legation here. 1t was
the original understanding that in his
capacity of an archbishop of Manila,
If he was appointed to that post. he
was to negotiate directly with Gov.
Taft respecting the church matters in
the Philippines, including the friars'
lands question. The outcome at Rome,
taken in connection with NJ. Broder.
icks' call, has led to the belief that NJ.
Sbaretti is. after all, to be an arch
bishop of Manila. At any rate it is un-
derstood that he is to continue his
journey to the Philippines, and. if he
does not fill the post mentioned, he
may still be named as apostolic dele
gate there, in view of the experience lie
has had in the same line in adjusting
the status of the Catholic church prop
critics in Cuba with Gov. Wood while
NJ. Sbaretti was bishop of Cuba.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-07-24

Ter 01dSSaCnUSetLS.J
Mr.. Scott did not think it possible
for him to do any work. and life was
a good deal of burden to him, but,
at length, at the suggestion of one of
his friends, he began to saw wood.
Since then he has become quite indie
pendent, and boasts, with q good deal
of pride, that for IA years he has done
the most of his cooking, cared for
himself, shaved himself and cut his
Owl hair.
Soon after coming to the town he
began to carry the mail for one or
two families, and presently was MAX
ing two trips day the length of the
village to the post Office and back,
one in the forenoon and one in the
afternoon. He has whistle which
he blows as he comes to each house,
so that, if there is mail for him, it
may be brought out to him. He comes
back in that same way, except that
he blows the whistle only at the
houses where he has mail to leave.
When his mail is given him at the Of
hce ne PuIs ~ AAeo MS PoCkets, VI
which he has more even than the ordi-
nary man, and into two, or three bags
carried in his hands or slung over his
shoulders. The mail for each fam
lily has separate place. Occasionally
he becomes confused in distributing
it, and then some one on the road
looks at what he has and straightens
him out. The introduction of rural
delivery has shortened his route,
and, as it shortens his income CORE
spondingly (for each of his patrons
pays him certain sum for his years
work., he is not pleased with the
march of progress.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-07-24
FLAG OF PRESIDENT.
Radical Changes Have Been Made
in Its Appearance.
Rarely.seen Ensign Has Deen In Ex-
istence Ever STAGE There Has
Been q Natlon-The Colors
Altered.

The emblem known as 1.-THE presi-
dents flag" which has been used on
rare occasions for many years, will
hereafter appear with changed de-
sign. The new flag is now being made
at the navy department.
The design of the present flag, which
has been so long in use, is simply the
coat of arms of the United States on
blue field. Aside from the new ar
rangement of the colors in the coat of
arms, which will appear in the presi-
dents flag now in process of manu-
facture, the principal change is in the
arrangement of the Is stars above the
eagles head.
1t is proposed to have sunburst
exactly circular in form above the
head of the eagle, with the rays RAJ
dating from the group of stars. The
new design consists otherwise of a
pure, white eagle, its feathers heavily
outlined with black, the constellation
in white, with the rays in heavy stitch
ing of yellow on blue ground. The
flag is to be of bunting, IA by 10h
feet, for outside use, and of heavy
taffeta silk, gold thread, and embroid-
cry, for interior decoration. The pres
ident's flag is used only at sea on the
mainmast of the vessel when the presi-
dent is on board. F.
The presidents flag is century-old
institution, and has practically been
in existence ever since there has been
nation. Some ten years ago, when
the late President Harrison went up
the Atlantic coast on the Dolphin
with the presidents flag" flying at
the main, the writer's for certain news
papers severely criticised the over-a-
century-old custom they had never be-
fore observed, probably because lat
ter-day presidents up to Harrison's
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-07-24
TOWSER HATES MEN.
Considers Himself Official WATCHDOG
Of 800 Girls.
No Man Can Ascend Front step. q,
Young Woman's Home at Chi.
cage Without His Most EN-.
phatlc PrOtest.

There is at least one dog in Chicago
that MAJ be said to thoroughly UNDER
stand his business. This is Towser,
the pride and JOY of the inmates of the
Young Woman's Christian association
home, at 2ss Michigan avenue.
A tramp dog" originally, of doubt
full family and still more doubtful
antecedents, Towser turned up at the
doors of the home and not only insist
ed upon hospitality; but actually de-
manded adoption. He was gaunt, hum
CRY, wretched, miserable, with ragged
coat, unhappy expression, and every
sign OF detection and misery. Finding
his new quarters Pleasant, he abse-
lutelys refused to leave them. So the
home authorities, finding it practical
~ impossible to get rid of him, capitu-
lated, and Towser was informally
adopted. Now, fatzandgin the ,pinksof
condition, Towser proves daily that he
not only knows a grateful spirit, but
that he has also fine sense of loyalty,
courage and discrimination.
More than 300 manageable young
women, most of them pretty and at
tractiye, reside at the association
home. Masculine visitors, while heart
lily welcomed at proper times and with
in due restrictions, are allowed only in
the hall, parlors and reception-room
OF the big hostelry, and upon the front
steps. Towser was not long in becom-
ing acquainted with the rules and
regulations in regard to these matters,
and he carries his care and supervision
of the 800 fair damsels, to whom he
has constituted himself official watch
dog in all literalness, to lengths of
which even the most conventional and
careful of chaperons would scarcely
dream.
No man so much as ascends the
front steps without an emphatic pro-
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-07-24
First Prns.id.nt'. Flag.
THE PRESIDENTS FLAG.
(Cut Shows the Old Design and the Latest
Standard

time had gone boating but little, yet
it had been the custom up to 1865 for
the blue field of the flag. known as the
union jack, to be placed on the main
when the president was aboard the
ship. and all other flags were struck
till the president left the vessel.
Congress has never legislated on the
presidents flag. 1t was esta blished ar
..bitrarily by the secretary of the
navy, and presumably the changes
made in the device upon the always
blue field have been made at the sug-
sgestion of the president.
The first regulations authoritative
" prescribing a flag to denote the
presence of the president or vice pres
ident of the United States, members
of the cabinet and governors of states
were issued by Gideon Welles, secre-
tary of the navy, April IS, 1865. By
these rules the flag of the president of
the United States was the American
ensign displayed at the main royal,
the flag of the officer commanding be-
ing struck for the time; tn same flag
for the vice president displayed at the
fore. This flag was the union jack.
These regulations were reafirmed in
1866, again in 1869, and have been in
existence ever since.
About 1879 the presidents flag dis
played upon its blue field, by order of
the secretary of the navy, the coat of
arms of the United States, slightly
changed-the spread eagle in white,
bearing the shield in pointed design,
and the constellation spread in a sin
gle curved line.
A few years later the seal colors,
sunburst and all. were exactly copied,
the shield being squared, the eagle
brown and the constellation appearing
through sunburst and encircled by
clouds. It is almost impossible, it is
said at the navy department, to put
the cloud ring upon bunting, so that
it will not look ridiculous. 1t has
hitherto been painted, and when flying
to the breeze and the main whips out
in few hours.
With the consent of the president
the design is now pure white eagle,
its features heavily outlined with
black, the constellation in white, with
the rays in heavy stitching of yellow,
on blue ground. This flag is of bunt-
ing, IA by 1917 feet, for outdoor use,
and Of heavy taffeta silk, gold thread
and embroidery for indoor decora-
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-07-24
NORTH DAKOTA NEWS


The statement Of State Treasurer
Mcmillan for the six months from
January to June 80 Of the present
year, shows the state treasury in
excellent condition. On the first day
OF July. there was q balance of about
$4,000 in the general fund, with all
current expenses paid, and only $l0.-
900 in floating warrants standing
against the fund. In addition to this,
has been charged off, where before it
was carried as part of the funds of
the state. The grand total of cash in
all funds in the state treasury on July
l was $549, 600, in the following funds:
General fund Observation-Disclosures. $7S,900
oono interest ............s....... z5'l42
Wolf bounty Observation-Disclosures. $500
state tuition fund ................ $4,000
Permanent school fund 100000. 249, 100
Grafton school fund ..........s... $500
Irvine plant fund ................ 5000
Collections in the past six months
have been IL to Is per cent heavier
than they were last year for the same
period. The prosperous conditions of
the state are reflected by the fact
that over 70 per cent of the 1901 taxes
have been collected. In addition to
the payment of current expenses of
state government, $21O,c00 of funding
warrants which were outstanding
have been redeemed. In addition to
this, 1923 900 worth of bonds issued
years ago for the state insane asylum
have been paid and only $4,000 of the
asylum issue is left outstanding.
A summary of the report of the
state treasurer shows that the total
collections of state taxes during the
past six months have been 1896, 200.
For the redemption Of asylum bonds
the collections have been $116,450. To
the bond interest fund the collections
have been $49,697. For the several ed
ucational institutions of the state,
which are now maintained from spe-
cial fund the following collections
have been made during the six
months:
State university $35 $50. 90
Agricultural college ............ 1880. 90
ScnOOl 1Or deat ................ ll,lb4.OU
Normal schools. each .......... 1888. 90
School Of forestry .............. 1859. SO
To the wolf bounty fund, the col
lections have been $19,737. This is for
the redemption of outstanding wolf
bounty certificates.
The following sums were received
by the several state institutions from
the interest and income of their land
endowment fund. and from the sale
of their institution lands during the
six months
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-07-24

.
to Be MARKEDLY
major. His brother, Charles Hartzel, is
government representative in Cuba.
When boy, Maj. Hartzel lived in
Canton with his parents, and was a
near neighbor of the little girl who is
now to become his wife.
Miss Barber was much at the white
house during McKinley's presidency.
and with Mrs. Mckinley accompanied
the president on his visit to Mt. Holy
oke college, Holyoke, Mass, when his
niece was graduated, and on his last
visit to the home of Mr.. Plunkett at
Adams, Mass.
Miss Barber is petite, with grace
full carriage, and slender, well-mold-
ed figure. Her eyes and hair are dark
brown. Like her aunt she is fond of
blue, and some of the daintest of her
evening gowns are of the palest azure,
hue particularly becoming to her
fair skin and brilliant coloring.
This brightyoung girl is, to use Mrs.
McKinley's words, like tonic, and the
former mistress of the white house
was never so happy as when her niece
was with her. Miss Barber is barely a.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-07-24
EDIson.s LATEST.
eistionary Storage Battery Re-
Gently Invented.

In an article, THE Storage Battery
and the Motor Car" in the North
American Review. Mr.. Thomas A. Edi-
SON describes his new storage battery.
He has been working upon the
problem for number of years, and for
the last three years his experiments
have been continuous. The essential
feature of real storage battery, Mr.,
Edison explains, is that it must be q
perfectly reversible instrument, re.
ceiving and giving out power like q
dynamo motor, without any deteriora-
ton of the mechanism of conversion.
This condition is not met by the lead
storage battery, which gradually be-
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-07-24
.wher. Ca Hunt .nd Flal,.

This is question that is frequently
asked by those who love fishing and
hunting. This is also the name of q
new, finely illustrated, very attractive
book published by the Northern Pacific
Railway that answers the question.
The finest hunting and fishing
grounds are in the Northwest, the
Northern Pacific reaches them, and the
book shows where and how.
Live game illustrations are the feat
ure of the book, and four of them are
from drawings by Ernest Thompson
Seaton.
Send six cents for the book to Chas.
8. Fee, Gen'l Pass. Agt., st. Paul. MINI.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-07-24
Work of Thugs.

There was much excitement around
Wild Rice, south of Fargo, on Sunday.
The family of Dinner Richards went
to church leaving 19-year-old daugh-
ter and an infant at home. Two ho-
boes appeared and after demanding a
drink one of the men insisted on be-
ing paid some money. On being re-
fused, he knocked the girl down and
beat her brutally. The girl finally es-
capped and hid in wheat field till the
thugs left. She had over 5000 in
money concealed on her person. Sew
eral men were arrested, but the girl
was unable to identify any of them.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-07-24
Newsin Brief.

The 2-year-old child of Operator
Lucksinger of Windsor wandered
away and was found twenty-four
hours later on the prairie uninjured.
The hailstorm destroyed 1000 acres
of grain in Eddy county, and did
some damage in Foster.
At the meeting of the asylum board
contracts were awarded for coal and
butter for the ensuing year. The
Washburn company secured the coal
contract, it's bid being SO ton. The
butter contract was awarded to
Stutsman county farmers at from -
to 20 cents a pound.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-07-24
Car struck by Train.

Council Bluffs, Ia, July PA CROSSE
river motor car was struck by an Illi-
nois Central freight train at the
Broadway crossing at noon Saturday.
Forty passengers were on the car and
eight were seriously but none fatally
injured. All the rest were more or
less bruised.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-07-24

test from Towser, and this notwith-
standing the fact that he is the pet
and pride of almost every one of the
pretty girls whom he would thus Sc
quester from masculine admiration.
The plumber, the electric light man,
and worlxmen of similar ilk must be
struggled into the premises the back
way if they would penetrate beyond
the lower front hallway of the big
building, and it would be bold caller,
indeed, who would dare defy Towser's
cant as the devoted dog appears.
Most of his 800 fair charges Towser
knows personally, and by most of
them he is held in affectionate regard,
despite his extreme attitude in regard
to beaux or gallants, and few, il any,
of them would admit him to be dog
of ordinary abilities or qualifications.
Toward children of the kindergarten,
including Miss Chandler, kinder
garten teacher who resides at the as
ISOLATION home, Towser shows strong
affections, although the pretty girls
of the home proper come first in his
regard.
That Towser's peculiar censorship
is entirely self-taught and self-consti-
tuted, the residents and authorities of
the association home are unanimous
ly agreed. No slightest shade or de-
gree of suggestion or training taught
the odd fellow to keep men at dis
tance from the young lady inmates of
his chosen home. But the dog evident
~ realizes that with pretty girls to
look after it behooves him to be ex-
traordinarily particular and watchful.
To this duty, as he sees it, Towser de-
votes himself with an admirable
faithfulness, devotion, and singleness
of heart.
Towser, says the Chicago Tribune, is
also remarkable because of his re-
ligious and social inclinations. He
attends the services in the Home
chapel almost every Sunday, and
never an entertainment takes place
within the home precincts but Towser
insists upon taking at least a silent
part in the exercises of the occasion.
When, as sometimes occurs, he Is
elected from the platform, his grief is
extreme and .unremitting in its express
sion, but if allowed to remain his be-
havior, according to many of his
feminine charges, is dignified and ex-
emplary almost beyond belief.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-07-24
A New Thing i'm Baths.

The electric bath is one of the new.
est things, although it isn't bath at
all. A thick robe is entwined with
wires, and this is switched on, and the
wearer of the electrical robe soon finds
his body getting warmer, until in a lit
tie while he perspires as freely as if
he were in Turkish bath.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-07-24
Castro change. HI. Mind.

Washington, July 21.-Minister
Bowen, at Caracas, has cabled the
state department as follows: "The
president of Venezuela has abandoned
the idea of attacking the enemy at
Barcelona and is proposing to return
to Caracas soon.