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The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-12-24

any other country think American
zen are the manifest in the world. The
uietest men are usually the greatest
eroes. The most determined men are
sually the most courageous. It is not
he fellow who is continually gesticulat-
lg and tearing his hair and declaiming
4 loud manner who may be depended
pom in crisis, but the cool, calm,
1anly chap who has little to say and
neans a great deal more than he says.
1--WE have all met the boastful, strut
ing fellow. who is continually shouting
all the world the great things he in
ends to do He usually does nothing.
Tow, because this quality is an inherent
art of American character, think it
Unnecessary to make passionate love
before an American audience.
'They understand.
zone continually hears actors and
managers decrying the intelligence of
he general public. They say the people
tut front are thick. You must exagger-
ate. You must drive your words and
Jour meaning into their skulls with a
sledge hammer and lots more Of such
arrant rot
II never held such an opinion. People
do not come to theater and pay their
money to find fault They come to be
amused. They are not hypocritical and
wish the player to do we'll. Whenever
the audience does not seem amused by
my work know there is something the
matter with me or the lines am speak
ing and try to discover wherein the
trouble lies and how to correct it.
cts all very well to delude ones self
with the idea that the audience is not
and cannot understand, but
It il ordinarily the failure who resorts
to such absurd self-satisfying argu-
ments. Indeed, you will usually find it
Is the bad actor who has the bad audi
ence. If he would only diagnose his own
work from a viewpoint outside his own
ego he would find that he is the stupid
person.
I'm my opinion the quiet school Of
acting is the thing-the calm, natural
style Of diction which is just as convinc-
Ing as the gunpowder school Of declama-
lion. Passionate kissing is not at all
necessary to accentuate love scene be-
tore an American audience. There are
more ways than by exaggerated oscula-
lion to express ones affection. Itmight
be all very well in the demonstrative
Latin countries, but Americans arr not
| kissing race"
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-12-24

ings and I saw him in the senate
chamber. He made me uneasy and
inquired who he was. I was not reas-
sured when was told that he was one
of the Booths and prominent actor,
for could not shake OF the impress
sion. .
..'The persistence with which Booth
hung about me gavesme great anxiety.
Soon after saw him prowling around
the executive mansion and in the vi
cinity of the presidents Office. He ap-
parently was taking notes of the en-
frances and exits. Now thoroughly
alarmed, sought out President Lin
coin and told him of the man, and that
believed Booth would take his life
IL he got the chance.
although do not remember exact
~ what Mr.. Lincoln said at the time,
/ do remember that same old smile of
ineffable kindness that came over his
countenance as he replied that he did
not believe that anyone would murder
him. His great and good mind could
not picture such crime. I had de-
livered my warning, but felt more
uneasy than ever. A day or two later
/ left for my home, in ST. Louis, my
task as senate chaplain having been
performed. had barely reached there,
when there was flashed over the wires
the news of the assassination.
c'I shall never forget the feeling that
took possession of me as read,
coupled with this, that the deed had
been done by John Wilkes Booth, the
very man I had warned the president
against"
Bishop Bowman's duties did not
bring him in close contact with Mr..
Lincoln and, as he himself says, he
was very careful about calling upon
the president. He first saw Lincoln
when he preached at little town in
Illinois, whore the latter worshiped
before the wnr.
Mr.. Lincoln was at the service, and
at its conclusion came forward and
shook hands with Mr.. Bowman, then a
circuit preacher. The two chatted to-
gether for awhile, and then Mr.. Lin
coin invited the minister to his home,
where he was entertained at dinner
Bishop Bowman did not see Lincoln
again until he met him at Washington,
the head of the nation. "a ,,...
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-12-24

China, India, Canada, Africa and other
parts of the world have been one of his
greatest interests. With such tastes Mr..
Kennard has not spent over much time
in England where his social interests
have hitherto been. It was a pleasure
trip rather than a hunting excursion
that took the bridegroom elect to India,
where as one of the most distinguished
guests at the Durbar he first met Cora,
countess of Strafford.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-12-24
n Line Of His Busine.s,

A talkative barber in the Dorchester
district Of Boston is fond of entertain
ing his patrons by the relation Of hor-
rible stories. my good fellow" said a
customerswho was having his hair cut,
why do you always tell me such
shocking stories-such blood-curd]ing
details of the latest murder?" ooh, sir,
there is a very simple reason for that!"'
replied the barber. "1f I make your
hair staad on end, my work is twice a.
easyl'' ia s!S3sr 7. I .is;s j:
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-12-24
STAGE LOVE MAKING.
Marie cahill Z Opposed = Enthu-
siastie Oscillation.


Miss Marie Cahill. the star Of Nancy
Brown" does not believe in ardent
stage kissing. She has an individual
viewpoint on footlight morality that is
interesting and bans enthusiastic oscu-
lation. The clever comedienne contends
that respectability is the first essential
Of true stage success and she does not
believe that savage love-making is nee
essary before an American audience.
There are only three men in the
world" says Miss Cahill, in the Chicago
Chronicle, who have the.right to real
iy kiss woman-her husband, her IA
ther and her brother. l think the stage
wooing Of some actors is entirely too,
ardent. and as kissing is one of the most
sacred forms of salutation it is bad
taste, from my viewpoint, at least, to
degrade by OVERRIDING 1t.
Il do not think the American people
are demonstrative race. 1t is more
natural for us to feel our affection than
to express it in an exaggerated way. BY
he same token believe this strong
habit of REFRESHING our feelings is one
of the grandest traits of the people of
this country.
From what have heard Miss Ang-
Inns portrayal of Camille made deep
impression on Americans, and they say
her most effective scenes were distin-
guished by the very intensity of her
repression. These terms may seem a
bit paradoxical, but mean that it is
sometimes possible for an actress to
greatly impress her audience more by
What she feels than what she says.
2antomime is frequently stronger than
,ral expression.
'.Why should player indulge in oscu-
satory madness before the type Of audi
nee which freQuents the Garrick the
ter? The occupants of the house in
Ill likelihood do not turn their domss-
ic kissing into violent exercise, so it
GEMS unnatural for a player to do SO
n the stage.
There is no human virtue greater
han self-control, and because they ex-
rcise this quality more than the men
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-12-24
olde.t Lfyinr Tvv,tn si.rter...

The oldest twin sisters In the United
states are Mrs. Emeline Perrin and
-sfffs. Eveline Tilton, both residents of
New Hampton, IL. They were born
IA 1871, and this year celebrated the
ninety-aecond anniversary Of their
birth. S. "a 'ss.3 I .l=. s5s
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-12-24
NORTH DAKOTA NEWS
a Wiid- Time.

a Wild Time.
]. j. Dirkson's home at New Home,
in the northwestern part of Stutsman
county was the scene of a wild chart
vari.
Dirkson had just returned from q
wedding trip east and was spending
q few days of the honeymoon with
his brother. Several young. men APP
,peared and demanded supper and
beer. The bridegroom was unable
then to accommodate them, but told
them that on Monday night if they
chose to wait he would prepare q
special supper for them on the
strength of his marriage. This was
unsatisfactory to the visitors and
they demanded supper and S. cash.
This was refused, and the complaint
in the case alleges that the crowd
then proceeded to attack the pren-
Uses of the bridegroom's brother.
They broke down the door, struck
Dirkson, threw rocks into the room
where the family and other guests
were sitting, hitting the bride and
making her unconscious. They also
pushed pitchfork through the Win
dow, heaving coal into the room and
hurting two children.
Not satisfied, they stole u quarter
of beef and burned up two bundles
of the mans shingles to roast it on.
they ate part of it and ruined the
rest. They broke three windows and
two doors, plugged up the chimney.
ran machinery up against the house
and finally turned the visitors horses
loose, forcing them to walk home.
Warrants for the arrest of the Of
tenders have been issued and dam
ages to the extent of $4,000 will be
asked
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-12-24
ROMANCE OF DuRBAR.

American, Married to Kennard,
the Famous Explorer.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-12-24

teresting tale. With the exception Of
the royal patient, the empress and Chan
cellor Count Won Buelow, no one knew of
the operation. Two days before a closed
carriage was seen before the depot in
Potsdam. When the express train from
Berlin arrived an old man with a turned
up collar entered the carriage and was
taken to the palace. When he was ready
to perform the operation, by winding
stairs he directly entered the imperial
chamber, and was assisted by an old
servant, who had rendered the same
service for Emperor Frederick.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-12-24

Sg s irish Issa Happy Race.
: The average of suicides is less in
ireland than in any other country in
the world, & y
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-12-24
The Feeble Minded.

The Feeble Minded.
The state building. for the feeble
minded, which has been under con-
struction for two years, is completed
and the contractors, Mailman &
Lewis, expect Architect George Ham
cock of Fargo to make the final in-
spection. At the last meeting of the
board the superintendent, DR.. Bald
win, was instructed to make list
of necessary furnishings and secure
bids on the same. go ~. %. ~
1t is expected the building will be
furnished and ready for occupancy
by March /. About 1875 inmates of
the Jamestown asylum will be moved
here at that time.
The building proper is 17s-12o feet,
and is built of yellow brick with red
stone trimmings. 1t has three stories
and basement and contains 1875
rooms. 1T is hardwood finished thru
out and has all modern improvements.
The contract price of the building
was S6s,ooo, and it will likely figure
up to 100000 when furnished.
ft& Suicide.
The body of Samuel Fleming, q
prosperous young farmer living five
miles from Walhalla was found lying
by his barn, small rifle by his side,
and his head torn open by a bullet
from the weapon.
In the morning, Mr.. Fleming visit
ed the farm of his father, short dis
tancc away, and left for home about
II o'clock. He carried the rifle with
him. Nothing more was seen of him
until the body was found in the
morning.
The coroner was summoned, and
on hearing the facts, decided that the
case was SO plainly one of suicide
that an inquest was unnecessary. The
cause for the act is a mystery, as
the young man was in good circum-
stances. He leaves wife and one
child, the latter born in the morning
of the day of his suicide.
Found Guilty.
The jury in the trial of w. H.
Martell at Grand Forks, a colored
man from Buffalo, N. Y, returned a
verdict of murder in the second de-
gree and fixed the penalty at thirty
years in the state penitentiary at
Bismarck. The jury retired at 4
o'clock and reached an agreement at
o'clock in the morning.
Martell was convicted of killing AL
fred Nally in this city on the morn
ing of Sept. 10 last by fracturing his
skull with a dray stake. He, was
caught at Buffalo, N. Y, where he
has wife and family, and his trial
lasted all the week. The plea was
self-defense. All Martell. had to say
was, ''They might as well have made
it for life"
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-12-24
Church Smoking Parlors.

Rev. Howard B. Bard, Of Lansing,
Mich, in recent address. said: 81
do not encourage smoking, but IL your
son. brother or husband does smoke,
don't let him go to places where the
whole atmosphere is full of vice. Let
him smoke in the place where there is
no danger of being ruined. Therefore,
provide a smoking-room in your
church,
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-12-24

Glen Thompson, the young law stu
dent who attempted suicide in Minot
a month ago, was adjudged insane
and taken to the asylum at James,
town. His family is very prominent.
The young man has confined himself
too closely at his auties as stem
ographer for United States Commits
sioner John II. Lewis, and this is
probably the cause for his pitiable
condition. It was feared that he
would again attempt to do himself
bodily injury.
News Notes.
A space of ~ feet square has been
reserved for the states educational
exhibit at St. Louis, and the state de-
partment offers prize of $50 to the
pupil who will submit the best de-
sign for it's arrangement.
A pickpocket was released at Bow
bells on digging up the money he
swiped and is said to have repeated
the performance at Williston.
q John Schmidt, 10 years old, living
ten miles south of Harvey, accident
ally discharged shotgun upon which
he was leaning and the charge en-.
tered his stomach, inficting injuries
from which he died the next day.
4 The demand for the consolidation
of three Of the western counties has
aroused interest. About the only OBJ.
lection is that the new county would
be too large geographically.
q A moose was killed a few days ago
in the Turtle mountain country. The
animal is said to have been a very
fine one, but the man who killed it is
not talking very loud.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-11-28

are very similar. The difference being
that Mrs. Hatch suffered for a sin
that she only pretended. while Lady
Isabelle was guilty. The Cnwelcome
Mrs. Hatch" will be given for one per
Torrance only, Tuesday night.
The much anticipated novelty of the
week will be Gabrielle D'Annunzlo' )
poetic play, "Gioconda,' written 10y
the famous Italian for the gifted
Eleanore Duse and produced in Eng
lish solely by Florence Roberts. The
story is about an Italian sculptor who
has a lovely wife and child, but who
cherishes another passion for his beau
tiful model, the subject of his statue
Unable to master the illicit passion he
seeks escape in suicide, but fails to kill
himself, His wife nurses him back
to health and mistakes his gratitude
for absolute love. She tells the model
that she is discarded, and the model
enrf ged, tries to destroy the statue.
The wife in protecting it suffers such
injuries that she loses both her hands
This is one of the most powerful scenes
within the possibility OF the drama
1t is almost equaled in pathos by the
next scene, where the loving mother
meets her child for the first time since
the accident and cannot give the ca
resses the little one plaintively pleads
for. "Gioconda" is a wonderful play
written in exquisite poetry that falls
| like music on the ear "Gioconda" will
be the bill Wednesday and Thursday
night
Another novelty that promises lots
of pleasure will be "The Frisky Ms
Johnson" by Clyde Fitch. 1t will be
offered for Friday and Saturday nights
and the Saturday matinee
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-11-28

This is the season of the
year when SCOTS Emulsion
does some Of its best work.
Fortifying the system
against the ravages of win
ter is one of the most effec-
tive uses of SCOTS Emul-
sion it builds up the
strength of the whole body
and puts one in a healthy,
vigorous condition.
Weak lungs, throat trou-
bles or bronchial affections
get more positive help and
relief from SCOTS Emulsion
than from any other source.
Cod liver oil itself is very
scarce just now; cheap adul-
terations and mixtures OF
inferior oils are offered
everywhere.
This is why SCOTS Emul.
sion should be insisted up
on. 1t never varies from
the high quality and abso
lutte purity that has made il
the standard for thirty
years.
Wen send you sample free, upon request.
SCOTT q BowNE, 400 Pearl street.
New York.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-11-28
MOST WICKED CORNER IN sPO-
ZANE

Editor Press: I notice with graft
tude your fearless stand for the
moral Improvement in Spokane, and
thought you might aid in the solution
of a question started at our dinner
table last night. the question being,
(which is the most wicked corner in
Spokane?''
Paradoxical as it may seem, I con-
tended that the most wicked corner in
Spokane is the city hall corner.
My husband held that the, most
wicked corner is Riverside avenue
and Howard street.
Our oldest son maintained that the
corner IN the city whore the largest
church is located is the wickedest
corner.
shall give our reasons for be
lieving that each of these corners is
the wickedest.
MY belief that the city hall corner
is the wickedest corner from the fact
- that it is the heart of the tenderloin
and nothing is done by the officials
ia curb the wickedness. Across the
street from the city hall on any even
ing may be heard the discordant band
of variety hall. the aforesaid band
screaming defiance at the good that
a small number OF Penteeostal mis-
sion workers is trying to bring to
that benightcd part of the city. On
the last of these four corners is a
plumbing shop. Think of it-a city
hall. variety hrothel a church mis-
sion and plumbing shop.
My husband bases his contention
that Riverside avenue and Howard
street is the wickedest crossing be-
cause he says the gamblers. the teuts
and the women seeking wine suppers
make this the common meeting place
Our son says the corner on which
the biggest church is located is the
wickeieSt corner because the
churches of this city are not doing
their duty by going out in the world
and accomplishing good-that they
wrap their selfish cloak of religion
about themselves and are content
Furthermore, he contends that the So
called Ministerial union of this city
is farce and a sham and has never
done any real good in all the years
of its existence.
What do you think of this question
and what are the views of your
readers. Yours.
MARY A. SCOTT.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-11-28
Killed In the Street.

NEW YORK, Nov. 2s.-The Mer-
chants association promises to be a
very uncomfortable thorn in the side
of the flesh of the new administration
if it does not make strenuous efforts
to more effectively regulate street traf-
fic. The association has been stirred
Ito unusual activity by the alarming
revelation that nearly 800 persons were
killed in traffic accidents in this city
during the past year. This is greater
number than the London record shows,
despite the latter's great population.
In fact only 15S deaths are reported
/ from London. Trolley accidents are
much more numerous in Brooklyn than
in Manhattan, so it would seem that
congestion of traffic Is not at the bot.
tom of this mortality, but rather that
reckless speeding of cars in compare
lively uncrowded streets is responsible
for it.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-11-28

him?"' This quotation affected me
more than any passage | had ever
read. How simple it seems, and yet
analyze it, and discover the Difficult
ties which beset you. 1t says these
wise men came from the east, and yet
gives no idea of their number. The
star they followed could rot have been
set in the heavens. Tor, had it been
so, it could not have led them. They
could not have walked ;he entire dis
lance. and yet how could they have
known when they reached their des-
tination? What was there in that rude
hamlet. what about the babe in swad-
ding clothes that led them to suppose
they had found him for whom they
sought
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-11-28
BIG RUN OF THE STORKS.aIN
CHIC AGO III

BIG RUN OF THE STORKS.s,IN
CHICAGO. HI.
Prior to the inintial presentatiM of
The Storks' in Chicago, where iEs1sn
Tor five months, two of its strongest
competitors, widely heralded their east
ern grille contingent as special ~Sea
, lures. The Storks" alone defanth
exploited the charms If their we3 ern
giriie array and from all accountsN he
western girls have exeelled in y&th,
beauty and grace those Of any ofMthe
so-called eastern or even foreign#at-
fractions ever presented in the vBst,
and "The Storks,' unlike any Other
musical organization, glories in No.
raj court of 40 girls which are div He'd
into three classes, small, medium amt
tail, each and every girl under % a1hrs
OF age, and several as young as II 1T
any rate. the tall girls that are widely
known as ''rhe Firty Gertia Girls. "
actually became rage in the Windy
City; In fact, any public occasion
there of any account was considered, in
complete if some of the 'Flirtie Gertia
Girls were not in attendance.
'The Storks" will be seen at the
Spokane December and 5. Also mat
inee on the 9Th.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-11-28
Hands Off,"


few months Louis
a
hoess diseased jus
York minister championed the
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his
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a of
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fering
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moral and sensihnty of man.
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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-11-28
He Is In Trouble.

Nicolas Georger. the treasurer dele
gate of the hartenders' union, is -sa
the anxious seat. Some time ago it
is alleged he charged one of the mem
bers with being dishonest, but failed
to file or prove the charge. The resul,
has been to bring Georger before the
union and an effort is being made tc
unseat him. At the last meeting ri
the bartenders the matter was put int
the hands of the executive commit tee
of the union and the result of their az
ton will not be reported for couple
Of weeks at least Meanwhile. Geor
ger, although still holding the Office
of delegate. draws no salary. The con
stitution provides that while charges
are pending against an officer no salary
is to be paid.
The party whom Georger is said tC
charge is working in a lower Howard
street saloon
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-11-28

Florence Roberts opens weeks en- :
gagement at the Auditorium on Mon
day night with David Beasco's great
play, "Zaza,' which will be followed
by The Unwecome Mrs Hatch,
"Gioconda' and THE Frislly Mrs
johnson" in the order mentioned The
story of 'Zaza" the opening bill, Is
familiar to the public. 1t sutfices to
say that David Belasco created sen
sation when he first presented it f
the public and that Florence Roberts
in the title role is truly great.
| "The Unwelcome Mrs. Hatch is q
sweetly interesting story of the East
Lynne" type and in fact their themes
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-11-28
HE COULD HARDLY GET UP.

F. III. Duffy of Ashley, ILL.,. writes:
Tits Is to certify that / have taken
two bottles of Foley's Kidney Cure
and 1t has helped me more than any
other medicine. 1 tried many adver-
tised remedies, but none of them gave
me any relief. My druggist recon-
mended Foley's Kidney Cure and 1t
has cured me. Before CONNIE nc'ne
it's use 1 was in such a shape that
l could hardly get up when once
down" For sale by Chas. MeNab
402 Riverside avenue.