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The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-02-05

"Yes, they call it rural play but IL
seems to me there's something lacking"
.,Why, so there is. There's no mortgage On
the farm. -Philadelphia Evening Bud
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-02-05

There il NO education like diversity
Disraeli.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-02-05


David Meekon well State through
America his political
of widely
the Aleekson Ohio elected
leader OF his his section of the
At last Puna
he result:
~ havs used several bodies Of Puna and benefited
thereby from catah Of the
lne short time longer will
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-02-05
As She Underatood Il

n n a. S14C OMWSTHgUVW 1Is 80
He-Miss Fadden is getting to be quite
famous as an antiquarian.
She-lndeed! Why, / had no idea she
was that old.-Chicago Daily News.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-02-05
Ask your druggist for a free Pe-u-na Almanac

why He IL Called a Martyr.
Teacher-Jamie, can you tell me Why
Lincoln is called the martyred president?
Jamie-'Cause he has to stand for all
tie Lincoln stories. = Chicago Record
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-02-05


While many people have been cured
Of chronic catarrh by single bottle of
Peruna, yet, as rule, when the catarrh
becomes thoroughly fixed more than
one bottle is necessary to complete q
cure. PeYuna has cured cases innumer-
able Of catarrh of twenty years stand
ing. 1t is the best. If not the only inter
nal remedy for chronic catarrh in ex-
istence.
But prevention is far better than cure.
Every person subject to catching cold
should take Peruna at once at the
slightest symptom of cold or sore throat
at this season of the year and thus pre-
vent what is almost certain to end in
chronic catarrh.
Send for free book on catarrh, entitled
IS Winter Catarrh, ~ by DR.. Hartman.
6 Health and Beauty" sent free to
women only.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-02-05
ST. VALENTINES
~ VIOLETS *
ny FREDERICK, M. SMITH.

! N THE morning of St. Val
s. entine's day l sent Betty
{, a bunch OF violets-big
4 violets, single, and of a
a color like the sky on a
S summer night. Violets go
we'll with Betty's eyes.
: On the afternoon of that
New-York tribune., 1903-03-01

the guest of honor had oyster fork In
commenting good naturedly this accident.
Mr.. Morgan said:
II am reminded of an anecdOtP my father used
to tell about certain Mrs. Murphy Mrs
Murphy it seems, dining out, and had no
sahspOon. The hostess called her buffers at
tention to this fact.
William she said. Mrs. Murphy has
saltspoon.'
" Madam William answered graveIy. the
last time Mrs. Murphy dined here We lost .
saltspoCn. ."
New-York tribune., 1903-03-01

iA fncred Of any period The same may be
sSlo o. the blue rorquaI whale, which IL 50 or
% ts't k.E, and weighs as many tons
II l. a-hker, whose interesting paper on this
y ect nay be found in knowledge" for Feb
ruarE d%votes a good deal OF space to the eIe-
phant sezi Of the South Seas. One of his pur-
poses Is 10 protest against the rapid extermina-
uoH os this huge mammal mat. however, is
another story" In text books On 2edogy, the
AaEth OF the elephant seal is put At about
tSsAty feet The testimony Of those who hunted
New-York tribune., 1903-03-01

them twenty or thirty years ago indicates II I
this is an underestimate. After discountlng
sch tales on account of the proVereaAl exag-
geraton of sailors there is reason TO beileVe tnar
twenty-five feet is a faiFeF estimate for the
length Of an adult male. and il Is not improbable
that close upon thirty feet may nave Deeh
reached in some cases.
New-York tribune., 1903-03-01

weather has been very rough, and, besides, you
must remember the boilers
Seeing at this point that mutny i'm
ninent, he threatened to return and bring them
back on q twinscrew vessel Then they sub
sided.
New-York tribune., 1903-03-01
WHY she BAD NO SP0Oy.

good steuT about J. PerpuHt Morgan has
just come 10 light.
At the notsble dinner that P A. B. Widener
gave to Mr.. Morgan last winter in Philadep
it happened, bg some unfortunate oversight, that
New-York tribune., 1903-03-01
COLUMBUS AND rHE CARTEL

Columbus had been on his voyage sixty days
when the crew rebeIed.
It's nothing" he assured them aiFily; the
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-12-17

Tobe fired the first shot. Other wit
nesses say they did not see James
Francis touch Ross. and that when
Tobe fired the first shot Ross was on
Ross ran his knife into Tobes throat
AMI laid 1t partly open, also knitting
him over the temple and over the left
breast Tobe fired three bullets in.
10 Ross, one entering on the right
side between the fifth and sixth
ribs, another on the left side between
the eighth and ninth ribs and another
in the right shoulder. When the first
shot was fired Ross doubled up and
staggered forward and Tobe fired the
second shot. Ross doubled up again
and staggered forward, when Tobe
fired the third shot and Less Ross fell
to the ground dead.
Tobe and James Francis started up
the road toward Doe Run and after
going Il short distance James Francis
turned and started toward the corpse
and said he was going to stamp Ross
brains out George Bourgeois caught
him and told him Less was dead and
rot to do it. lie said all right and went
on to Doe Run with Tobe. At Dr.Cillcs
pies Office Tobc had his wounds
dressed and they tclephoned to the
county seat for an officer Sheriff
Murphy and Constable Fraser went
after them.
All of the testimony was in by five
O'Clock Saturday afternoon and the
court allowed each side three hours
to argue the case. Prosecuting At
torncy Marbury opened for the State
He made one of the best arguments
he ever did to jury Hon. VIM. l..
Anthony and j, B Burks assisted the
State Hon. Jasper ~ Burks and
James A Abcrnathy represented the
defense The jury retired at il;i5
with instruction for every degree
down to homicide. and after being
out thirty-threc hours returned a yer.
dict Monday morning at $3.50 o'clock
ul mot guilty" and the defendants
were discharged.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-12-17
GENERAL NEWS.

a meeting of scientists in Phila.
dolphin approved of the Rocntgcm
y rny treatment for cancer.
The wages OF about 10000 cot =
ton mill operators in Connecticut
were reduced 10 per cent on the
7th inst.
On the 9th II bold thief threw Il
rock through the show window Of
II st. Louis jcwclry house, grabbed
two trays of diamond jewcIry val i
ued at $S, $50, and made his escape.
Major George b. Clark, State
Auditor under Gov. Woodson ad.
ministration, is dead. His remains
were taken to jefferson City and
buried in the State lot at the Gene.
terry on the 10th.
A woman liOn.tamcr was torn to
pieces by lions in view of an i'm
mense audience at Dessan, Ger
many, on the 9th. Her children
occupied a box at the time and also
witnessed the horrible tragedy.
Fourteen hundred persons are
down with typhoid fever at Butler,
Pa, and the Mayor has issued an
appeal to the world for help. A
large percentage of the residents
are supported by daily wages, and
the distress owing to the stoppage
of incomes is general. 1t is esti- :
mated that it will take 800, 900 TO
carry the city through the epi-
demic.
Miss Eveline Sinclair, teacher
in Sullivan county, Ind, was
ducked by some of her larger schol-
ars in frozen pond on the Sth,
from which she took pneumonia
and may die. 1t is the custom there
Of treating the pupils when school
is dismissed for the holidays, and
because Miss Sinclair would not
tell her school the nature of the
treat she intended to furnish them,
the outrage was pcrpetrated upon
her.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-12-17


We received as donations last week
fifty cents from nameless friend ;
beautiful quilt top, all pieccd ant
joined from Mrs. Halter, and n quar-
ter (salc of cook book) from Isabelle
Waldo, for which we return thanks
In this connection VIC would not for,
get that Mr.. Fisher has been ou,
kind and considerate promoter for O
year, and in our review of our year.,
work VIC thank him and his paper fol
their great part In this work. May
much of the pleasure felt by all who
indulge in this mutual uplifting be his
rs to him we owe much.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-12-17
Grace, Crit and Gumption.

In n paper on Some of the Is
sentlal Elements of Ehrctiv,
Preachiug,' read by DR.. Young
before the Ministers Association
Of the NJ f. Church, South, il
ST. Louis, he closed his addrcs,
with the following expression:
Aud now abidrth grace. grit
aud gumption-thrsc three. BuI
the greatest of these is the harmon.
ious exercise Of them an in rh,
production OF live, widr-uwakr,
effective preaching
Among other things the rryrr.
end doctor said
Effective preaching is aIway,
saturated with the gospel Of the
grace Of God | believe that th,
teaching from the pulpit should b,
dogrnatlc. Effective preaching is
always dogmatir.
There are some ministers who
believe that their people are i'm.
hihing scientific skcptirism and
other modern theories. and that
they must be- disprovcd by thcmiu.
istcr of God Topical preaching
seems to be the order ol the day.
topirs which exploit the lraruiup
or ignorance of the prrnrher rather
than the saving power of the gos
pei of God.
The gospel, warm and glowing
from the heart of the preacher,
cannot but be- effective. There is
all the difference in the world ON n
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-12-17

Once moro We announce that our
Christmas distributions will be made
about Dee. "a To the Poor Farm and
all out of town "Shut- ns, - hoping
that those who wish to join us will
notify us TO call for, or will send their
contributions to the home of MIR. NJ.
W. Huff, Pennington.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-12-17

There is now project for estab-
fishing some form of religious service
for the Poor Farm and, in time, some
system of visitation that will not be in
any sense inycstigatiyc or intrusive,
but ncighborly in the strict scriptural
sense Arc there any volunteers?
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-12-17

Col. Ii. Clay King. author of
Kings Digest of the Laws of Ten
nessee," died in the Tennessee
penitentiary on the 10th inst. Col.
King was serving a life sentence
for the murder of Attorney David
IL, Poston, who was engaged in
some litigation against King for
Mrs. Gideon j. Pillow, widow of
the famous Confederate General.
1t was trouble growing out of the
litigation that led to the killing of
Poston.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-12-17
{ THE HIGHER LIFE :

The Ministers Alliance of Far
mington at its meeting last Mon
day decided to help out this col
umn with some pertinent extracts
from the Sunday sermons each
week, thus giving it local and
personal interest. We are pleased
to have their help in the Higher
Life column, and hope that much
good may result thcrcfrOm:
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-12-17

The Society attendance by phone
held jubilee over the good news
from the County Court to the effect
that the trouble of our paupers are so
greatly diminished that. with under
wear for the men, two dresses apiece
for the women, and clean rooms and
bedding, those folks must be enjoying
Christmas ahead of time. The Sun
shine Society congratulates everybody
concerned, especially the County
Court, for n more distressing situation
surely never has been theirs to meet,
and we will enjoy sending our little
Christmas ever so much more, now
that we know the people out there can
really enjoy it.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-12-17
Sunsbine Society.

The Sunshine Society held meet
ing under the worst combination OF
weather that has been ours to endure
this winter The little madcns who
were earnest enough to come, were
Lena kirtley, Isabella Waldo, Nerna
Macklay, Lollic Dorothy, Lora Ma.
tions and Emily Huff, and they worked
from half past two till almost five on
the Christmas gifts. After short
business meeting, it was decided To
defer the anniversary reports till n
fuller attendance, likewise the pro-
grammc for the occasion.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-12-17
FOLK TO SPEAK AT FLAT RIVER
TUESDAY NIGHT, DECEMBER 20.

Hon. Joseph w, Folk will speak at Flat River Tuesday
night December o. without fail Arrangements are being
made to give him rousng reception. Everybody should
go and hear him. it may be the only time he will have an
opportunity to speak in this county
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-12-17
at ACTUAL COST.

Quarto Bible, pebbled roam,
gilt edge. SO. rs
Quarto, roam, gilt edge. -. 3.25
Royal Octave Bibles, large
print, ref, maps. roam,
gil edge. e................ $50
Same size, cloth. plain edge,
no ref. or maps. ....... 80
Octave, bourgeois ref. maps,
roam, pebbled edge. ...... 1,25
12.Mo. Bibles, cloth, red
euge 30
l2.Mo. Bibles, smaller print .2s
New Testaments and Psalms,
octave. large print, roam,
gilt edge. 80
Small size, cloth, red edge. 80
Small Testaments, cloth, red
edg. .OS
Small Testaments, cloth, red
edge. 10
A Bible will be given to any fam.
lily without one and not able to buy.
These books are on sale at Society's
Depository at
COLE & NixON'S,
Pennington, Mo.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-12-17

II any one will tell us Of homes in
our town or cOunty where there are
little folks who need our help to make
Christmas brighter, by the addition Of
a toy or any gift in our power, of any
sick, old or iniirm, to whom VIC could
be of help, we will consider it per
sonal favor if he will send us such
names. Il does not seem possible
that any dear little girl should be
doll-less, or any boy be forgotten in
this Christian land, but sickness, death,
misfortune come TO all, and it is to
these that we long to be "Sunshine. "
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-06-08

A steamer from ST. Charles succeed.
ed in reaching Black Walnut tonight,
and the 200 imperilled people. terri.
fed and in great distress for food and
shelter were taken from the island in
safety.
All railway connections between
here and Alton are cut on. The larg.
er boats are running, but the smaller
craft don't venture out into the river,
owing to the rush OF drlftwood and
debris.
The weather bureau. at o'clock.
says the river gauge has reached its
highest point. 81 feet inches. which.
Il believes will be the crest OF the
food. and look for a fall tomorrow.
Up TO 2 o'clock this morning nothing
has been heard from the relief steam.
ers sent to the tri-citles. Nothing is
certain regarding fatalities. The
number is variously estimated at from
nine to 20. not including the i5 re.
ported drowned at Granite City last
night The latter were said 10 have
been strengthening the leyee when the
break came
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-06-08
No One Knows
No One Cares

st. Paul, June S.-Young continued
his arguments for the defense in the
State against the Northern Securities
this morning. He asserted the con.
solidation was for the best interests
OF the Northern Pacific railway. as the
latter was threatened with being Grip
pied by stock manipulators. who
wanted TO increase the value Of the
SoWchern Pacific.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-06-08
with
Burglary

Chicago, June s.-The walking del
egates OF the walters union who
called out the employees Of the Chica-
go Athletic Club and the department
store restaurants Saturday were ar.
raigned in the police courts today
charged with burglary, and we're re.
quired TO furnish bonds for their ap-
pearance next week. Twenty more
restaurants have signed the scale.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-06-08
Insurgents
Beat Turks

Vienna, June S.--A dispatch from
Sofia says courier has arrived there,
who reports fierce fghting between
the insurgents and Turkish troops on
the frontier at the villages Of Zeargo
and Swegor A full Turkish battalion
was engaged. but was compelled to
retreat. The insurgents used bombs
with deadly effect, destroying an en-.
tire Turkish company.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-06-08
LIGHT !
VOTE
CAS-
Carnival Queen Contest |
Not Yet Grown Warn

The ballots for the Carnival .
were counted again today. Nj
candidates were entered since q
count. and only three made am
Miss schindler gained y vOts
McAlister 81 and Miss Hubbts
The vote stands As follows
Miss Laura McAllister ....-~l
Miss Emeline schnider ..-...l
Miss Ruby Cornell =. ..4.-
Miss Olive Howe .........~~-
Miss Cora Talkingtoa ..,..e-
Miss Edna Hubbard ..,."v.-
Miss Cora McAtee ...r"~.
Miss Maggie Mitchell ....,-.'.-
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-06-08
Yaehts Ready. but no Wind.

Highland. N, Y, June s.-The
yachts were ready to sail their trial
race this afternoon. but the weather
was unfavorable. At noon they came
up. but a few minutes later II was an
nounced the race would be postponed.
The fog is stin thick. and shows no
signs OF drifting.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-06-08
Nearly Two Hundred 60 Down
at Sea
CONTINUED from first paGe)

Attempts were made to lower the
boats. but only one boat was got away.
and in that | and a few others got
escaped TO the Blechamps. AS the
us a great panic prevailed on board.
vessel sank bow first, the passengers
took refuge on the after deck. which
was covered by an awning. This, as
the Liban foundered, became a cage,
In which the passengers were caught
and dragged down beneath the
waters"
Many OF the rescued were badly in
jured in the collision. The msularie
sustained considerable damage TO her
bows, but managed TO reach port safe
". Thousands OF persons gathered
around the morgue. ships and quays
throughout the evening. Thus far
only four bodies have been identified.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-06-08
the
Club House

Stockton. Cal. June S.-The Stock
ton Athletic Association club house,
including the gymnasium, hand ball
court. boat house and billiard rooms,
burned early this morning. Loss s15,'
600. including the damage TO the club
house. The racing barges and shells
we're saved. and the crew will con
tinue training.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-06-08

er vanname, bearing a party Of distin.
tinguished scientists, bound for the
Bahamas on two months expedition.
was compelled to put in here today
from encountering a terrific storm of
the Carolinas Supreme efforts were
required to escape laundering They
will await better weather.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-06-08
Do Your
Cows Pay?

There's a silver mine in few well
regulated COWS. II the right man han
dies the business end of the affair
II you haven't looked into the farm
cream separator question yet, it's time
you were doing it.. We have plenty Of
information and figures along that
line. free for the asking.
II you have seen or tried separa-
tors OF any sort, and have failed TO
see the Sharples Tubular Cream Sep
arator. you are stin in the dark.
Cali and see one on our floor, and
IL you're on the market for a separa-
TOR. wen gladly let you try one. We
sell on installments, II you desire
AL sizes on hand.
Long. hollow bowl
No inner parts to wash.
Gears enclosed, run In oil.
Low hung milk reservoir.
And every up-todate feature. at the
price OF the standard separators.
II you can't come. drop as a line.
Wen send you eatalog and printed
matter
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-06-08

For liver troubles and constipation
There's nothing better In creation
That Little Early Riaers, the famous little
pills
They always effect a cure and save doctor
bills
Little Early Rlsers are different from all
other pills. They do not weaken the sys-
TEN, but act as a tonic 20 the tissues by
arousing the secretions and restoring the
liver 20 the full performance OF It's func
tions naturally. For sale by H. a. Hans
80 State street.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-06-08
Harvesting His Weeds.

Topeka, June s.-Governor Bailey
left for Kansas City today. where to
morrow evening he will marry Miss
Ida Weed. an old.time friend. She is
aged 35 years, and was recently a
saleswoman in a millinery store.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-06-08
eaker's Body ls Found.

Boise. Idaho. June S.-The body Of
L. b. Baker City, Oregon. was found
in the sage brush two miles out OF
town this morning, with a bullet hole
in the hight temple. He was wanted
in Mountain Home for forgery.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-06-08

Irregular

San Francisco, June s.-Eppingers
creditors met at "a o'clock this after.
noon. II is believed the warehouse
certificates we're irregular. the discoy-
cry of which caused the banks to
force payment
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-06-08
BRIDGE out al Topeka.

Topeka, June S.-The pontoon
bridge connecting South Topeka with
the flooded district OF North Topeka
was carried out by the swift current
this morning.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-06-08

81 Louis. June Sword has been
received here that at O'clock a levee
near Madison. on which gangs OF men
were working. gave way. and is men.
employees OF the American Car q
Foundry Works. lost their lives.
About $50 men. il is reported. are Inn
prisoned on section OF the levee. that
Is slowly crumbling. and all means Of
escape has been cut on.
Word has been sent to the ST.
Louis side 70 ush the private yacht
Annie Russell to the rescue. The An
ME Russell started to Black Walnut
last evening, but could NOT force her
way against the current II is feared
that she cannot make her way 70 Mad.
ison.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-06-08
.Rained Where
1t was Needed

Albany, N. Y, June S.-Reports are
received here Of an exceptionally heavy
rain last night in the AdirondaclNs,
thus checking. and, in many places,
extinguishing the forest fires.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-06-08
EleCtrOcuted
This Morning

New York, June s.-Flanagan. the
colored man who killed Keeper Nc
Govern. OF the west Side prison, and
for whom great endeavors have been
made TO gain executive clemency. was
this morning electrocuted at Sing
Sing.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-06-08
and Jett
Trial Delayed

jackson, KY, June s.-Last night
was another turbulent one, and many
shots were fired about the outer edge
OF town. The jurymen, who arrived
last night. were Immediately given
hunks in the court house. where they
were guarded by soldiers. The anti
Hargis faction claim the defense has
been favored in summoning the men
10 serve. As usual. White and Jet
were brought into court this morning
heavily guarded by militiamen.
Ran Into a Big Storm.
Norfolk. Va. June S.--The schoon'
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-06-08
Kansas Needs Aid.

Kansas City, June S.-Citlzens
nearly all wageworkers, held a mass
meeting today and issued a call FOR
aid. There are $500 homeless. and
the city treasury is depleted. The
town is submerged by water and mud
The inhabitants are all in moderate
circumstances, and. so far. but $40 OF
outside aid have been received. The
mayor will acknowledge all contribu-
tions.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-06-08
Paper Makers
60 on Strike

Hollyoke. Mass, June s.-Two thou
sand paper makers struck this morn.
ing. demanding an increase Of wages.
Twenty-eight mills are affected.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-06-08

Try the White House Restaurant
for a short order meal Open day
and night. lO6 State street.