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The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-06-18
Shot ut italian Consul.

Havana, June 15.-While the italian
consul here, Viaglo Tornielli, was
seated in his office Friday afternoon,
young italian sailor entered and in.
quired whether he was the consul. On
receiving an Affirmative. reply, he
whipped out % revolver and fred. The
bullet grazed the consul's head. The
sailor turned and fled along the street,
pursued by the consul. The miscreant
ineffectively fired the only charge in
I his revolver at his nearest pursuers.
He was finally overpowered and ar
rested. He gave the name Of Pietro
Alliney, and offered no explanation
other than that he was compelled to
do the deed. Z It is believed that he y
insane,
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-06-18
FOREIGN GOSSIP.

One news agent in Paris sold more
than 1,e97. 900 English newspapers and
periodicals in the last IL months.
Instructions have been given the po-
lice in south London to seize and de-
stroy all boys kites flown in the
streets.
There are at the present moment in
France 100000 houses which have no
windows, because there is still q
French window and door tax.
The Annapolis valley of Nova SEQ
tia sends over 100000 barrels Of apples
annually to Scotland, England and
other parts of Europe.
Farmers in Cheshire, England, are
now prosecuted for leaving hedge
clippings on the roadways to the dan
ger of bicycle and motor tires.
(. Mr.. Harry Tucker Easton gave an
interesting lecture before the Insti-
tute of Bankers at the London institu-
ton recently on the history of the
well-known banking house Of Messrs.
Smith, Payne & Smiths. It appeared
that(the business of banking had been
catfied on by the Smith family for
over 200 years, Thomas Smith, the
founder Of the house, starting bust
ness as banker in 1858, five years be-
fore the foundation OF. the Bank Of
England. l51s
When the natives Of Paraguay drink
tea they do not pour It from teapot
into cup, but fill goblet made out
Of pumpkin or gourd, and then suck
up the hot liquid through a long reed.
Moreover, the tea which the use is al
together different from that which
comes from China, being made out Of
the dried and roasted leaves Of a palm
like plant which grows in Paraguay
and southern Brazil. The natives say
that this tea is an excellent remedy
for fever and rheumatism, and chemi-
cal tests which have been made by Ger
man physicians seem to show that
there is good ground for this state
ment. Certain it is that tea is widely
used throughout Paraguay in cases
of illness, and that, SO far as has
been observed, the effects produced
by it are highly beneficial.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-06-18
italians strike.

Angered because their foreman had
been discharged, gang Of fifty TIA
lians employed by the Northern Pa
cific struck ut Buffalo. The company
Drought them to jamestown, paid
them off and told them their services
were no longer required. They were
also informed they would be obliged
to pay their fare if they wished to
return east. They held a conference
and informed the company's officials
they would return to work. They
were sent back to Buffalo.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-06-18
SWISS MOUNTAIN HEIGHTS.
An the Estinates Must He Reduced
Over Ten Feet to Make
TheM Accurate.


For many years the basal point
from which all heights In Switzerland
have been determined has been q
bronze bolt which Gen. Dufour at
fixed to one Of these rocks in 1920.
Col. Siegfried figured out in 1879 that
the actual height of this point above
mean sea level was 376.s6 meters, says
the New York Sun.
He reached this result by subtract
ing from 16O9.57 meters, the height OF
Chasseral above the sea, as deter
mined by Eschmann, 1921 meters,
which was the difference between the
heights of Chasseral and the bolt of
Niton. The figures for the elevation
above the sea of all the mountains
in the country were based upon this
determination of the height of the
stones of Niton above the sea.
More exact means of determining
elevations above sea level have been
developed. The first great lines OF
levelling were carried out by Bour-
daloue in France in 1s57-64, when his
dwellings aggregated length of over
6,200 miles.
The art Of making extremely ac-
curate dwellings has improved as OBJ,
servers have gained experience and
their instruments have been perfect
ed, SO that for the exact determine
ton Of elevations above sea level
lines of levelling are now regarded
as more satisfactory than the best
surveying instruments in the hands
Of the most skilfnl engineers.
Four countries, France, Italy, AUS
tria and Germany, have run lines of
levelling across their domain from
the sen to the frontier Of Switzer-
land. The results obtained have now
been discussed IN an exhaustive MON
ograph by j. Hilaker. In this dis
cussion he conclusively deduces the
following figures for the height OF
the stone of Niton above the mean
sea level.
According to the French levelling.
the height of Nitons above the sea at
Marseilles is, 373.63 meters; accord
ing to- the Italian dwellings, it's
height above the waters surrounding
italy is 373.76 meters; the Austrian
dwellings give height Of 373.73
meters above the sea at Trieste. Tho
German dwellings show . height Of
373.43 meters above the sea ct SWINE
munde.
The average of these four deter
limitations gives the height Of the bolt
affixed to the stone Of Niton as 373.58
meters above the mean height Of the
waters washing the coasts OF Europe,
with a possible error Of OF of .
meter.
The height Of all the mountains
of Switzerland, according to the fig
ures now printed, must thus be re-
duced by 3.3 meters in order to make
the figures conform with the present.
determination Of the height of the
stone of Niton above sea level. DR..
+. Hammer, the well-known geogra-i
pher Of Stuttgart, who has carefully
examined the work Of Mr.. Hilfker, ID
of the opinion that for geographical
purposes this is the nearest approxi-
nation that need ever be made.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-06-18
Recovering from lnlurlss.

Jennie Reuter-, the 15-year-old girl
who jumped her bonds ut Fargo and
went to Darnesyille to escape testify
ing against some friends on bur
glary charge, is recovering from the
injuries shes received when she Jump
ed from train going at the rate Of
thirty miles an hour to escape from
an officer who was returning her to
Fargo. She. is in Moorhead under
treatment and still declines to return
to Fargo. 1t is probable that requisi-
ton papers will have to be secured
to get her across. t,issss ~
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-06-18
NORTH DAKOTA NEWS


On the subject of the state prison
Irvine, Warden Boucher says that at
least u per cent of the output this
year would be sold directly to farm
ers of the state, or farmers' clubs.
In the three counties of Cavalier,
Pembina and Walsh 5000, 600 pounds
of North Dakota Irvine would go
directly to the farmers and farmers
clubs. In Cass county, farmers In
dividually. or by cooperative means
would be customers for Csc, 900
pounds. In the clubbing! arrange
ment the farmers secure a benefit Of
one-half cent pound by buying in
car lots, and besides they secure a
benefit of a quarter cent a pound on
freight rates. Mr.. Boucher contem-
plates q good years business in
. - b y + s, 4
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-06-18
Peculiar. Suit.

Adolph Levin has brought pee
1liar suit in Fargo. He seeks to have
his wife punished for malicious mis-
chief. Levin presides over q con-
fectionery store. He asserts that he
and his wife lived happily till it got
to be a case of too much mother-in-
law. They made it SO hot for him
he left home and recently his wife
went to his store and jumped upon
his wares, destroying them. He has
had her arrested.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-06-18
THE HEEL AND. THE TONGUE.
part. Of the shoe which TAX the In
-e,.t.ss genuity. Of the Cobbler In
REPAIRING.

Two parts of the modern shoe on
which the cobbIer is frequently re-
quired to exercise his ingenuity are
the heel and the tongue. The heel is
too high and the tongue is missing.
The first defect is due to the diff
Guilty many women have in finding a
shoe of becoming shape with a mod
erate.sized heel. In order to get the
toe and instep they want they have
to take heel that pitches them for
ward as If they were walking on
stills. That exceedingly high prop
they frequently find Objectionable,
and the cobbler is requested to pare
off an inch or SO Of superfluous
height, says the New York Times.
"Why don't you buy the right kind
to start with?" asked one Of these
artists in leather of regular GUS
toner.
II would, If I could find them," was
the reply. "They do not seem to DO
in the market"
The cobbler does not care for .
commission Of that kind.
"a heel cut down. he said, never
has the proper shape, and it is hard
to fit ON an entirely new one"
. Still he does it. Also he supplies
new tongues. In many Of the cheap
er grades of shoes the tong-e is an
ephemeral affairs. 1t falls out after
the shoe has been worn few times,
and gets lost. and the cobbler has to
fill up the gaps. It is only of late
years that he has had to keep box
Of extra shoe tongues On hand. For
merly tongues were made to stick, but
theJ are now the least durable part
Of she's
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-06-18
He.yy Los. By Fire.

Plymouth, Wis, June 12.-Fire de-
rstroyed the Lack block, the hand
soonest structure in the city, in which
were located several firms. The total
loss is estimated at SCI, eco, partly Gov
cred by insurance.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-06-18
Poor si.ter.,

Mr.. Bowman-so this is your seventh
birthday, Elsie.
Elsie-Yes, sir.
"Gracious! if you keep on having
birthdays you'll catch up to your big
sister"
81 guess will, cause she's stopped
havin' 'em. She's been 81 3 long as
can remember. Philadelphia Press.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-06-18
Reliance wins Arain.

New York, June 1.-THE yachts
Constitution and Columbia were
again defeated by the Reliance. The
former was led to the finish by five
minutes and Sc seconds over a 30
mile course. The latter by IL min
utes and 81 seconds.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-06-18

France set the throne Mexico this country
fighting the @ war With the close that the authorities Wash
foreign monahy Cen Juas supplied with ammunition and
Mexcan virtually assist the republican Mexico Napo.
May
bunal, VIII had tried them.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-06-18
No DanEer fron Comets.

No comet is likely to injure tho
earth, even If i. does strike it. for
Prof. Babenet has lately calculated
that the substance Of which comets
are made is several million times
lighter than -SSciencs.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-06-18
THE MARKETS.
Grain, Provisions, Etc.

Grain, PrOvisions, Etc.
r .1l34 re Chicago. June II. !
b wHEAT-Ruled Steady. New July, $50
bsxc; New; september. 72Ng72Nc; New De
cember. 72ss@72Ac.
CoRN-About steady September, HK0
47zc. f9 fiqH" :fs3J u, IT,. ~
!oATs-Active. September, ask@a4c.:=
BUTTER-Bareiy steady. CreamerieS.
@@21hc; dairtes, 15.4@ls19c.
EGGs-very steady. Fresh eggs. ct
mark. new cases included, 13A@14Ac.
lie; spring chickens, 1S@2c; ducks. 121k0
NEW POTATOES Easier. Good New
Orleans. Trtumphs. per bbl.. 500; good
Peerless. $780,
New York. June 49,
FLOUR Quiet and firm.
I WHEAT-Easier. July, 81, 1-1G981xc:
September, 77sh@Tkc: December. q 9-ls
677Nc. @
RYE-Dull. state, 6eh@5ec c. /. I. New
York: No. 2 western, 5Shc I. o. b. ahoat.
Z CORN-Dull and steady. July, s6A0
5shc; September, 541k@64kc.
OATs-Firm. Track white. 40k@4sc.
Live Stock.
Chicago. June Is.
HoGs-Good to prime heavy shipping.
Ss.4@6s5; good to choice heavy packing.
$s.1o@s.2o; assorted light, @s00aS 20: COM
mon to good light mixed. $6009630: thin
to choice. $5.7daS.06.
z CATTLE - Prime beeves, $5.309G50:
choice to extra steers, A.90052 3; medium
beef steers. $4.4094.55: plain beef steers.
$4.1o94.s5; common to rough. 1.esai0o;
gooa 20 cnClce 1s, 9nns i. n.iD
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-06-18
seven Drowned.

Clarendon. Ark, June IL. Seven
persons were drowned at Aberdeen,
12 miles below White river, by the
capsizing of houseboat. The VIC
Tins were w. B. Moncymaker and
wife, j.. NJ. Clark and wife and two
boys and girl. The people were en-
gagged in gathering musselshells.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-06-18
NJ. ueet m LOufeyfIlc.

Louisville, KY, June 10. The next
annual congress of the National
Prison Association of the United
States vii be held in Louisville, Octo-
her 80.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1903-05-15
Governor PrOclaimS.

Governor Van SAINT has issued his
official proclamation for Memorial
day. May 80, in the state Of Mime
sofa. 1t is as follows;
"To the soldier-living and dead
our nation owes it's life. TO him we
are indebted for all the blessings we
enjoy in our model republic; his I'M
selfish sacrifices and devotion to the
cause of liberty are unprecedented in
the history of warfare.
We cannot too highly honor the
living. or too sacredly revere the
memory of the dead. Realizing this,
the state and nation have by wise
legislation designated an annual
Memorial day, On this day let us
show our love and gratitude to the
American soldier. Let us deck with
the choicest floral offerings the graves
of our patriot dead. Let us extend
to the living heroes the nations love,
and let us renew our fcalty to the
cause OF liberty and cOnsecrate our,
selves to the institutions of Oul
country for which these men fought
and died to save. Let us, then. OBJ
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1903-05-15
Summer Opera.

Tie Northwestern Opera company
under the direction OF AL. w. Wallc,
will open II summer engagement at
the Lyceum Theatre i'm Duluth on
June Sth, playing two operas a week,
with Wednesday and Saturday mat
inees. Night prices to be 25c, SOC
aud 75c: Matinee prices % and soc.
This company includes some Of the
best operate people in the country,
and tie operas presented will be
among the favorites, including Wang.
Black HuSsar. Chimes Of Normandy.
Patience, Mikado, etc.
This is the first period of opera
which Duluth has had for a number
of years and the efforts CT the Lyceum
theatre to provide this musical treat
during the summer, for its patrons,
is meeting with marked encourage
ment. Many of the range people have
signitied their intention of attending
The subscription sale for the opera
company will open at the theatre on
June /. For complete information
address, II. E. Pierce, treasurer, Ly.
| ceum Theatre, Duluth. MINI.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1903-05-15
A Good Company.

The Francis Greene Comps has
been holding the boards al the Opera
House since Monday with fair linanc-
ial Success AS entertainers the
company Is Of the best here tllis sea-
son and each and every member is Il
lady and gentleman. They present
popular dramas in Il pleasing manner
and their specialties are good. e. NJ.
Norris in his Dutch songs and dances,
Miss Edyth Croweil, Francis Greene
and Fred SelOar are especially good.
Mr.. Scloar is an Ishpeming boy and Il
dancer second to but few. Mr..
Green is native Of the Copper
country and is also well and favorably
known. Tile company has no gold
watch" fakes and carry on their bust
ness IL, Il Legitimate manner. Their
audience have not been as large as
might be but all were satisfied.
Saturday night closes the engage
ment and we trust the company will
call again.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1903-05-15
Claims Held Up.

1t is said that $500 timber and
stone claims in the Duluth district
are being held up by the secretary Of
the interior. 1t was known that
some patents were being withheld for
investigation but nobody has had any
idea there were so many. Practically
all timber and stone applications
made during the past year are held
up The attorneys who complain to
the special agent in Duluth III charge
Of such cases are told they may facil-
itate the issuance of patents by pro-
ducing their clients and original wit
nesses. This viii be Il difficult thing
in some cases to do us witnesses have
gone to distant parts and cannot be
returned except at considerable ex-
pense.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1903-05-15
JOHN BRADY the well-known Demo

JOHN BRADY the well-knOWn Demo
cratic politician Of Duluth does not
seem highly elated with the prospects
of the nomination of Grover. He
says: Il see by the papers that
Grover Cleveland has the presidential
bee in his bonnet, and, if there is any
chance for his being nominated and
elected, | would advise Andrew to
quit building libraries, and build
soup houses instead. There are more
people in this country whose stom-
achs will be in peril of suffering if
Cleveland is elected. | am a Demo
crat, but / am not of the Cleveland
kind"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1903-05-15
Notice for Bids

Bids will be received by the undersigned
up to p. M, June >. 1903, for building the
addition to the Ely High School.
Plans and specifications can be seen at the
office of the undersigned and at Tl6 Torrey
Building, Duluth, and the rooms of the
Builders Exchange, 9th Floor. Manhattan
Building. Duluth.
The Board reserves the right to reject any
or all bids,
II. G. KELLY. Clerk
School District No. r.
Ely. Mimi.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1903-05-15
Notice of Dissolution.

Notice is hereby given that the
firm of Weed & Wadsworth has
this day been dissolved by mutual
consent, Geo. Wadsworth retiring
and Jos. Weed continuing the bust
ness. the said Jos. Weed to collect all
accounts and pay all bills,
Dated this 10Th day of April. 1908.
JOSEPH WEED.
GEORGE WADSWORTH.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1903-05-15

In the good old summer time,
In the good old summer time,
Get out your skates and sealskin
SaQueS,
The sleighing will be fine.
Fill up the stove, and buy more coal,
For it's very good sign
That we are going to freeze to death
In the good old summer TIMEX.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1903-05-15

S. III. HIGGINS has assumed control
of the Hibbing Tribune. Sam is a
good newspaper man and will make
of the Tribune paper fiji for grow
ing town like Hibbing.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1903-05-15

serve as legal holiday Saturday,
May 30.
l would suggest that flags be placed
at half mast. aud that all factories.
mills, stores, mercantile houses and
Offices be closed and all business sus-
spended that the day may be most
sacredly observed in every city. vii.
lage and hamlet In NinneSOta.'
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1903-05-15

A program of renditions by local
talent. and an operetta by IL number
of school children, will be given at
the Presby terrain church on Thursday
evening May q. Admission Is and
Csc.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1903-05-15

IT is very evident that County At
tOrney McClintock if after the gam
blers of the range. This is q good
thing and now if Mr.. McClintock
would "dig in" to his townspeople on
the same lines. 1t would help some.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1903-05-15

A. A. AMEs, formerly mayor of
Minneapolis has been found guilty of
receiving bride money. His sentence
has not as yet been announced.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1903-05-15

THE "Grave Digger's Union" is the
latest thing out. This union will also
be the last with which any of us will
have anything to Go.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1903-05-15

Mr.. and Mrs. A. J. Wright and
family arrived from West Duluth last
evening and will reside here in the
future, Mr.. Wright having ac-
copied position as dry goods manag-
er for r. S. Miller.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1903-05-15
Minneapolis June Fair.

A June fair and carnival it appears
is likely to be an annual feature at
Minneapolis. One was held last year
and resulted successfully. A second
fair is scheduled for this year, June
1st to 18th, to be conducted upon a
more elaborate scale.
There will be big parades, gift dis
tributions and many side features in
addition to Il big fire works spectacle
and an entertainment furnished by
the JabOur Carnival and Circus COM
panY in which two hundred perform
ers Of one kind and another appear
The cycle sensation, Loop the Loop,
is also announced. There will be eX-
cursions Oh all the railroads.
AT the annual meeting Of the board
of bishops held at Meadville, Pa,
Rev. Robert. Forbes. presiding elder
of the Duluth district of the Metho-
dist Episcopal church. was elected
assistant secretary of the Methodist
board Of extension. The office is one
of much importance as the object of
the board is to provide and handle
the money that is used i'm advancing
the cause of the Methodist church in
the United States. During the year
hundreds of thousands of dollars pass
through the hands Of the secretary
The position was unsolicited by DR..
Forbes. His many friends are pleas.
eG to hear Of his promotion.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-09-13
AUDUBON's EARLY HOME.
Fine Old Residence i'm n "Blessed
Spot" Near Philadelphia.
Philadelphia Record.


Few people of this city realize that
mill Grove" the first home in America
of John James Audubon, the most celebrat-
ed of American ornithologists, is near TO
Philadelphia and can be reached easily.
Just outside Norristown, to which one
may go by trolley, is a little town called
Jeffersonville, and a pleasant walk of three
miles takes one to the village OF Audubon.
Here stands an old-fashioned inn, with its
quaint old sgnboard bearing the portrait
of Audubon. A short walk down country
lane brings one to the gates of Mill
Grove and after proceeding along a
shady driveway one comes suddenly upon
the stables, the roofs Of which are on a
level with ones feet. for the ground is
very billy and the stables are built in the
side OF the hill. Audubon's house, however,
a massive stone structure of strict colonial
lines, Is better located. All around the
house the lawns run down TO the river.
Mill Grove was purchased by Audubens
father while on a visit to Pennsylvania.
Audubon was born on his fathers planta
ton in New Orleans In 1850. He left New
Orleans while child and spent short
residence in Santo Domingo. After liber-
al education in France, where he studied
Where he had become otherwise accom-
plished, he returned to America TO super
intend his fathers estates. His fathers
agent, Mr.. Fisher. of Philadelphia, at his
request put him in charge Of Mill Grove.
At Mill Grove young Audubon found "a
blessed spot" In the regularity of the
fences, the straight and military exactness
of the avenues. Audubon saw the beauties
OF his fathers handiwork. The mill at
tached to the property was to him "a daily
source of enjoyment" and he was de-
lighted with the repose of the quiet mill
dam, where the pewees were accus-
toned to build" Hunting, fishing. and
drawing occupied my every moment" he
writes: adding, "Cares L know not and
care nothing for them 1t was at Mill
Grove that Audubon met Miss Blackwell.
whom he married, whose fathers planta-
ton adjoined Mill Grove. 1t also at
Mill Grove that Audubon laid the founda-
tons for a great work on American orni-
thology.
Ii is a singular fact that Wilson and Au-
dubon, the two greatest writers on Ameri-
can birds, both had caught their inspira-
lions on the banks of the Schuylkil. The
old homestead has been kept as near as
possible as ii was when the famous
naturalist lived there. Quaint colonial fire.
places, curious recesses for books and
curios, and many practical devices were
introduced into the old homestead to as
sist him in his work of classifying and
studying the birds and which aided him in
his numerous discoveries in natural his
tory.