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The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-08-27
SEA. ISLAND Cot TON
Porto Rico Now Ginning One 81 the
Largest Crops Ever Raised.
Dright Outlook In the Island Tor Thia
Valuable and Important Crop
How the Quality IL Ina el
proved By Selection.

The new ginneries which have just
been erected on the water front Of San
Juan, island ssof Porto Rico are busy
working up the crop of sea island cotton
(which is the most pretentious and, sig
Snifcant crop which has yet been raised
lin~the island. It is expected that the
Soutput will be something like 10000
bales OF some Of the finest sea island cot=
ton grown.
About three years ago the first sys-
tematic attempts at growing sea island
cotton were made in Porto Rico, and
the results thus far obtained; are most
sgrattfy ing. The principal promoter Of
the new movement declares that the
u Island should grow 0,0OO bales of this
superior quality of cotton each year, and
where it is properly cared for, and the
grade Of plants improved by selection,
10 should net the grower $50 per acre,
while the sugar planter is contented IL;
! Up clears SIS per acre.
~ Sea island cotton differs from the COM
mon upland variety in the greater
length and sickness of its fiber. The To-
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-08-27
COTTON FIELD ii AFTER TER: THE FIRST SELECTION

4ssCO1TON FlHED AVER THH FIRST SELECTION
acalities where it can be successfully
4 grown are lfmiteds In 1856 the firstsea
island cotton was raised on the coast
u Of Georgia from seed obtained in the Ba7
i hamas. The first successful crop was
grown by William Elliott in 1890 on an
.sisland in the mouth Of the Savannah
river. The superior quality of the cot
sston was soon recognized. It is now
grown in limited. areas in South Caro-
glina, Georgia and, Alabama
Porto Rico is the latest section to en-
/ deayor stosgroW The cotton forcommer-
!. cial purposes. As In the growing yofSthe
upland cotton, the process of selection
to improve the length and f1neness of the
fiber must be resorted to by the planter.
It proves essential also in increasing the
yield, encouraging early ripening, ant
harder plants. The first care is the
choice Of the field from which the selec-
tions are to be made. It must be good
soil and thoroughly cultivated in order
to insure good development of the
plants. and satisfactory conditions for
making selections. Just before the first
picking, the field is gone over and every
plant examined with reference to the
productiveness, number and size of bolls,
vigor and shape of plant, earliness, etc.
The seed of the individual plant select
ed the first year is planted in the spring
of the second year and plainly naked
to distinguish from the seed Of any 9TH
er plant selected. Care Is taken to note
whether these plants grown possess the
desired qualities, thus showing their
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-08-27

power of transmission nthey do not they
are discarded. The seeds Of those that do
are carefully preserved and planted the
third year, and. thus, the process is car
ried on until the plants Of the desired
qualities are obtained. Our illustrations
show a field after the first and third
selections are made and the undesirable
plants are removed. +. The planter will
use the seeds produced from the select
ed plants in the future planting.
{ The sea island cotton industry is a
most important one. but like all other
desirable products the plant had its ma
tural enemy. A few years ago the in
sdustry was threatened by asseriotSati dis
ease, which attacked the roots of the
plants, oftentimes affecting whole fields.
thus greatly reducing the yield. After
careful study the government ssxperst
discovered that the dfseasewaga minute
fungus, which through it's action on the
roots cut of the water supply and caused
the trouble, to which the cotton growers
had given the name of wilt" The eff
fort to discover some fungicide which
would destroy the fungus was unsuccess-
ful. but it was noted that in fields which
were very badly affected by the disease
there were plants whfth seemed to be
immune. The method of selection
briefly outlined above was employed
and a cotton plant developed which was
e resistant to the disease. Thus was
overcome condition which threatened
the entire industry.
Care is being taken in Porto Rico to
produce the best plants for it's climate
and soil by the process Of selection and
It. IL only another demonstration Of the
importance to the farmer of the seeking
az the survival of the fittest.
DANIEL CLEyERToN.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-08-27
keepins Boys on the Farm.

i a prominent breeder Of Short horns
claims to have found way to keep the
boys on the farm. AS each boy reaches
a certain age he gives him few good
pedigreed females, bargaining that he
fs to have all the males while the boy
receives all the females. The father
claims that~it pays him we'll while the
son soon finds himself with a small
herd Of approved animals on his hands
and has no desire to leave the farm.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-08-27

most instances, out that umplreS do not
enforce the rule. N
Motions such as the bending Of the
knee. the throwing forward Of the body,
the swinging, of the arms and all kinds
of business" declares the Plymouth
Rock player. ''are done with the evident
purpose of deceiving base runners. They
certainly don't help the pitcher to get
any more speed on the ball Or better
curves. There is no doubt on earth that
base running is hurt by the practices.
The runner who gets on first doesn' t dare
take a lead IL he knows the pitcher has
a good balk motion-for balk is what
the motion Is. There has been lot Of
comment regarding the apparent falling
Of labase steattnggthis ssasons The
reason is apparent. sR.fan4i1 don't dare
take long enough lead tdE fsarof being
caught on false motion 6ythe plteher.
4 believe that pitchers shoGtd III made
to deliver the baiI to tie betamap after
he takes his position without ali these
motions. - = -, : 4
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-08-27

like the one shown. 1t is much like
those used for logs. but should have an
extra strong handle with pin or ring at
the top. To save wear the lower end
should be faced with iron plates screwed
on. The hook iron can easily be made
by anyone used to working at a forge.
catch the hook at some corner or nook
Of the stone, and roll 1t. out upon the
stone boat without any hard lifting
q. H. Gowdy, in Farm and Home.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-08-27

mel. set Glen View. s He vas the runner
up In the western event in 1899, being
defeated by d. r. Forgan in the final.
round, s up and to play. In 1902 he
was again runner up, and was defeated
I'm the final round by his cousin Chandler
Eby ! mp q an extra hole match. This
year Chandler again defeated him III the
nnal round for the Exmoor cup, and,at
the Onwentsia open tournament he was
put out jim the final match by Roswell
Mundy, of Riverside, for the Ravinoaks
cup: He again worked hissway into the
nnal 'rould for the western champion
ship, but as he had been defeated by
Chandler so many times few thought he
would win, but he managed to reverse
the history of last year and win in an
extra hole contest.
DR.. j. Lee Richmond. of Toledo. O..
made q good showing ia the tournament.
Dr. Richmond became famous in q day
some Is years ago by pitching the old
Chicago white stockings out without q
run, hit, or reach first base" in an ex-
hibition game with the. Worcester
tMass. team. Richmond was q Brown
university student at the time and had
been called up from Providence BY tele-
gram tospitch the game. One result of
RichmoRd's showing was that Worces-
tersentered the National league the en-
suing season. but there Richmond met
with only Indifferent success and soon
retired from baseball. He.tried it again
N 1887 with one of the old American
association teams, but did not. achieve
success. Richmond is now successful
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-08-27
clean 1Iilkine IL Jmportant.

Pains should be taken to extract the
last drop, If possible, at every milk
ing. Not only should this be done be-
cause the milk last drawn is the richest.
but that cows may be made to main
tain their flow much longer when pains
ire taken at each milking. Thissis a
matter OF great Importance to the dairy
man, as It determines the proctor loss
Of his business. A poor man cannotaf-
ford to keep poor COW.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-08-27
Befors Marconi.

An Egyptologst and an Assyriologist were
disputing about the relative advancement Of
the two ancient peoples whom they were
studying.
"Well, sir" said the Psychologist, I'VE
fpsv rssas Of s5ss II hsyRt which
4 "Pshaw!" answered the Aayriologist.
eve don't find any wirexs Assyti1, and
that shows they knew wireless biography"
Youths Companion. q J. -. -.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-08-27
PROGRESS IN FLORIDA.
ing Large Sums to the Build
. Ing OF Roads.

IN no sJaIe OF the union Is there
greater enthusiasm among the people
for building good roads than in Florida,
and in no state has more good legisla-
ton favorable to road Improvement been
enacted during the past year. The leg
islature which recently adjourned en-
acted several general road laws. Their
general purport can be gathered from
the following brief statement by Senator
A. s. Mann, who is state organizer for the
Florida Good Roads association:
''The general public at first glance will
not be.prepaneito grasp the importance
|, Of the present good roads laws. The act
giving the internal Improvement fund
to good roads alonesin its entirety in
lands and money bequeaths to the cause
not less than ten or fifteen million Of doll
lars. In Florida, where material is
abundant and cheap with little OF no
u expensive cuts or fills to make and Sand
as foundation insuring perfect drain
age or readbed, an immense amount of
work can be done on this fund alone;
but couple with this the convict money,
.pne-half of which goes into the general
revenue fund Of each county, and may be
used on roads II the county commission
ers SO wish, and the levy of a threesmill
tax on all values for. same purpose, and
all will see that the power to make good
roads has been given without STINT y
Another act OF the highest importance
sets aside for purposes Of road improve
ment the Indian war claims, the payment
of which has been authorized by con-
gress From this alone the state will
realize over half million dollars.
It is an interesting fact that the aver
age swamp land fund and the Indian
war claims fund both come to the state
from the national government; and'now
that the legislature has decided I'd use
them for road building they are virtually
national aid to road Improvement. The
swamp landsrwere granted to the state
by congress about the middle of the last
century. A large part of the lands have
since bean sold or donated to promote
railroads and other internal improve
ments, but there are still many millions
of acres Of. valuable land from which an
i1INNSxi60 x&8Uu3 OeSkk' s0VB1VSQySGAl Oh
which is to be used for road building.
The roads are not to be built BY the state,
but by the counties, each Of which will
draw from these funds in proportion to
the total assessed value of its property.
This is not all the road legislation the
good roads sadyoeates Of. Florida want.
Alarge and enthusiastic state good roads
convention was held at Gainesville In
July. Resolutions were adopted de-
manding the employment Of convicts in
road building; urging joint action Of
counties in building through lines. Of
roads across the state In all directions;
support to scandidates~for Of
flee, who win work for good roads: de-
clartng for cooperation with the Ma
tional Good Roads association I'M the
work. Of sorEanize ton; and demanding
that the national government aid the
states in the great work of building good
roads throughout the country.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-08-27

captain and third
basefnah Of the
Boston Americans,
and one Of the best
players in, the pro-
fession to-day. be-
ueyes .tha!ltaa rule
should Be enforced IS:
that would compel
pitchers to cut out
useless motions~in
the delivery Of the
ball to the batsmen.
Collins says that
these motions con-
stitute a balk in
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-08-27
SPORTS AND
ATHLETICS
The recent victory Of Walter E. Esan
at Cleveland where he won the title Of

western. amateur
golf champion. was
gratifying to q
large number of
golfers because
Walter has been
near c b a m p ion-
ships SO often but
failed in the final
rounds. He has been
the runner uptwice
in the western, and
lastyear he reached
the semi-fnals in
the national tour.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-08-27
STARTING LARGE STONES.
4 Task That 10 Quite staple, Al
though It Seems to Puxsle
Many Hard workers..

Half-buried stones of medium size
are hard to get out, a. the soil is packed
around them and no good hold can be
had with the hands. For starting them
put. nothing is SO good Is ant-hook.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-08-27
Redi..oa on. tho chippe,ssl,

a new town in Sawyer county, Wis, 81
Chippewa and Couderay rivers, in center
Of q most fertile and promising hardwood
district. Good musca1longe, bass and pike
fishing in both rivers. Exceptional oppor-
tunities for landseekers. II looking for q
new location don't fail TO see this new
country. For map sand fun spatticpldrs
write to Postmaster, Radisson. Sawyer Co.,
ger Agent. G. ST. P. NJ. & o. R'v. Sc. Paul.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-08-27

Aching backs arc eased.
Hip, back, and loin. pains
overcome. Swellingaof the
limbs, dropsy signs and
rheumatic pains vanish.
They correct allrinA with
brick dust sediment high
colored, pain In passing,
+ dribbltng, heQuenSEse be d
swetting. Doan's Kidney Pills
remove calculi and gravel.
Relieve heart palpitation,
eleeplessness, headache,
seriousness. dixziness
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-08-27

THE great fame OF
Doan's kidney Pulls. ID
Won BY tho w0ndroua
power OF tho leeo trial to
demonstrate surprising
,lnerit.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-08-27
4 Enpire State Exp,sss Ia Fost-D.ll. y.

~ y ASsea&ase o11JS AkARs0e0 ~ E01V. sail ~
h The New York; CeptrRl's Empire State
Express is recognized IS the swiftest and
surest train operated by Americas greatest
railroad, and considered the very best means
to cover the ground in the time required. It
is for this reason that. the Harvard Uni
versity football team named their best and
surestplay Of the'seasons of l90sths Empire
State Express" for they believed it to be
It was successful throughout the season
until it met Yaie's ...20th Century Limited"
play, which wasJust as swift, safe and sure,
.buthad longer endurance and was sslimited''
only by the Size of the field. The names Of
the rival teams very correctly descrbe the
difference in the famous trains, the Empire
State" running only from New York to
Buffalo, while the "2Oth Century .Limited'
makes the $50 miles between New York and
Chicago in twenty hours every day of the
year. Great is the New York Central. and
great are the trains it operates-swift, safe
and reliable.-F,on, the B,ootlvn Standard
CUtOIts - i,.s;7. X y ~
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-08-27
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The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-08-27
There,s somethfnx Doin~

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The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-08-27

7 "Jack told me that I was not like other
girls" THAT'S what he tells all of US. He's
read somewhere that all women are differ.
ent. "-L louisville Times. {
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-08-27

Is The most amiable people are those who
least wound the felf-love Of others.-Bruy-
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-08-27

Stranser-"I would like 10. have. a tooth
pulled. y" Dentist man who would like
to haye@a tooth pulled must be a lunatic.
Guess you'd better 60 to the nearest asy.
1um. boston Transcript.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-08-27

Lawyer-"I must know the whole truth
you told ne eserythins| e Priso Der tlsss
everything; 'cept where hid the money,
and want that for myself!"-Glasgow
4TimcA = =.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-08-27

I'll The tour isi1 The crfi I
in England and Scotland which finished
recently reflects much credit on theplay-
ers and on the game IN Philadelphia.
FromSa Comparatively small number Of
players team has been found capable
az giving most Of the hrst class counties
Of England hard battle and of defeat
ing several of them. Even the English
men are loud in their: praises az the
Howess3of the visitors, and some Of the
players are counted good enough to make
q place on any team in England. The
tourists won more than Half sxheir
matches and several were df4wn.
Cricket, in spite Of the fun poked It It
on this side Of the water, is essentially q
game of skill and science and takes
number of years to master. With their.
limited opportunities, the Philadelphia
players have certainly made a grand
showing, and 1t is within the bounds Of
reason that within few years Enelana
may have reason. TO- produce It's best
eleven 10 take the sneaeure OF the United
States team. a--.,.~---.--. -y-.---
~ n g go e ~ ..4s
Water Boy, the great son Of Water.
eress,S Upheld sthe honor 1t the east
against all corners ~ winning the$rich
and coveted Saratoga handicap, thefea-
ture Of the opening day of racing at the
springs, in mastery fashion. Thessvic-
tory was won in the presence Of 10000
facing 5ent husiasts
SftSf - - ~ - IS ~
B. L. Woodward. who had national
reputation. as q trap shooter, died re-.
Gently at his home in Brockton, aged 80.
He was considered one of the best marks
men in the country and was member Of
the All-American team which tooktpart
in the international shooting contests
two. years ago in England.
Matty Matthews, formerly welter-
weight champion, has deserted the prize
ring for good and ALL He has applied to
Pat Powers for a position as q ballplayer
In the Eastern league and Mr.. Powers
promised to find place for him at once.
HARRY MARTIN.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-08-27

.. = = -yI..1 =. y "A q I z
James Collins. better known to base.
ball enthusiasts as Jimmy" Collins, the
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-08-27

GALKsBuRo, III. ,lGneeh0,
l91.-"The sample OF Dean'o
Kidney Pills came to hand.
] also got ono Ocent box
from cur druggist, and I am
thankful to say the pain
across tho small OF ny 6nck
disappeared like . snow bank
In hot sun. Deans PillD
reach the spot"
1xaaU WARsRi.
CAxBs1A. wyo.- sPrevious
% stakinG tho sanpaD oe
Doan's Kidney Pills I could
scarcely holdm urine. Now
1 can sleep Ill night and
rarely have to get up. and
that 0ehin9 across. my back,
. little above my hips, =
gone"
IsAAc W. SrxvEu.
J Cambria, Wyo
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-08-27
9
THE BEST CELLAR FLOOR


part with this great comfort and con-
venience. Smooth the cellar floor, I'M
clining it slightly toward one side and
one end, # the cellar drain is at ons
corner. Along this side and end make
shallow rounded trench. Lay from
an inch to an inch and half of cement
over the floor, making the open drain
at side and end as shown in the cut.
Any water that now gets into the cellar
is at once carried by the open drain to
the outlet drain, and there is no mud in
the cellar.-Farm Journal.
Keep an account with each Of your
COWS, and learn II they are helping to
support you or not. Get returns for your
care and trouble.-Epitomist.
II your cow doesn't pay for her board.
let some one else board her.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-08-27

II your COW doesn't pay for her board.
let some one else board her.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-08-27
CEMENT YOUR CELLAR.
1t Costs But a Few Dollars ana TIM
Work VIII Pay for Itself
- i'm Few Weeks. "

A damp cellar is an abomination and!
Q menace to health. Cement 1t yourself;
it need cost you only few dollars for
cement. Once experienced, you wouldn't
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-09-30

them, and, in fact, teams of four oxen do all the farm and general draught work that we do with horses On farms they begin to work these cattle when three or four years old, but the peas ants use them even at an earlier age The oxen are controlled by word of mouth. After being worked two or three years they are often fattened for the butcher. Excepting those at labor, Hungarian cattle are generally in a semf-wild state; and live continuously out of doors, The puszta, or prairie ranges, carry enormous herds, their food being pasture only. except in win ter time. when they get hay. The breeding animals, however. get some grain in addition. The cattle are looked after on the prairie by herds men. some of whom are horsemen, much after the manner of our cow boys of the western plains. These Hungarian herdsmen practically act as boundary riders, Hungary being, as a rule, land devoid of fences.
 The calves are dropped under wild conditions. similar, at any rate, to those enjoyed by our western range cattle. and it may be said that they show many similar traits. The young calves are stated to be yellowish, while those nearest white have a brown line down the neck and fainter one down the back
 When between two or three years old the young are brought off the ranges and broken to yoke. Having on these plains to withstand the heat of sum mer and rigors of winter, these cattle become hardy, and the food they have
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-09-30

Oct Building Trades Council en. tertainment and smoker 4
 Oct '. 8, g, IO-Was1ling gton Hill Ath- letic clubs sixth annual fair.
 Oct 9-North End Athletic club promenade.
 Oct 10-St4 Francis T. A. and B. SO ciety's fourth annual concert and dance, Naugatuck
 Oct 16-Liberty circle, No $50, r. of A, promenade.
 Oct 17-Sadem Social clubs seventh annual dance at Naugatuck.
 Oct 19-26-Eagles- carnival of Wa terbury Aerie 379. F. o. E..
 Oct 24Miss Loretta Hawthorne Hayes re-opening of dancing classes.
 Oct 2S-South End Social clubs fourth annual sociable and dance. ~
 Oct 31-Prof Sullivan's opening re ception and dance, Naugatuck
 Nov 2-7-Elks' bazaar. given by Wa terbury lodge, No 265, B. P. o. B., City hall.
 Nov s-14--st Patrick's parish grand annual fair.
 Nov II, 12. 13. 14-St Joseph's T. A. society's annual fair.
 NfE -Entertainment and dance 20tli anniversary of Lyra Singing soci-. ety.