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The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-10-08
TWO MINUTE HORSE.
10 produces Il Cost II. Billings !
Round Million.


To reach the ideal speed in q trotting
horse G. K. @. Billings, Of Chicago, has
spent more than 31.000. 900. The two
minute trotter became fact only after
years Of experiment and . lavish ex-
penditure which 10 without parallel In
the world Of harness-horse sport. It
required q fortune to bring out the mare
that could reduce the mark for a mile
to the figure that had been dreamed
Of for quarter Of . century. It de-
manded q new Robert Bonner, whose
love for horses HAS above the prospects
Of gain.
Mr.. Billings inherited from his father,
A. M. Billings. not only . love for har-
ness horses, but means to crafty It. He
did not set about to produce horse that
could cover q mile In exactly two min
utes, but he aimed at the acme OF speed.
In all of his purchases Mr.. Billings has
sought to get the horse that could show
its heels to others in amateur contests
Possibly Mr.. Billings dreamed Of the
two-minute trottar. but II he did Le never
told tito his friends. He was contents ia
beat his rivals on the speedway and in
contests for amateur cups. He spent his
money freely to win amateur races. but
the professional game Of racing has IL
ways been conducted without his direct
support.
When he began to buy horses Mr.. Bill
lings did not rush into the market and
oAer; himself rs an angel to some Of the
shrewd dealers. He called expert horse
men to his side, asked their views on all
matters. and finally commissioned them
to act for him. He spent his money. but
he employed good judges Of horses to
advise him.
Although he has bought scores Of
horses, Mr.. Billings has probably owned
less number of failures than any other
man who ever dabbled, as he has, in the
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-10-08
THE NOVELETTE, HERO.
story Writer Defends Cheap Modsr.
Fiction Against the Charge Of
Dangerous SensatiOnalism.

One who cOnresses himself 1.-THE ia
Their Of many of them" writes q de-
Tense of the novelette, hero in the
columns of Nv. c." He takes the line
that the charge of dangerous sensa-
tionalism is undeserved, and only
comes from those whose opinions
have been formed on the subject by q
cursory study of the novelette, in its
infancy. He admits frankly that the
romantic interest of cheap modern fic-
ton Of to-day bears very little relation
to the facts of life. but this is charge,
he declares, which can be levelled with
equal truth against the popular novels
which literary journals treat with high
seriousness. The novelette, hero Is al
most invariably man Of action, whose
doings stimulate unsophisticated read
ers to fine things and clean thoughts,
while almost always he is the cham
pion of truth, honor and religion.
There is no pessimism in the novelette,,
and the enormous sales of this humble
form Of fiction may therefore DO taken
as testimony to the inherent optim-
ism Of the English people. Love is
it's main interest. action is its setting,
and its conclusion is always immacu-
lately happy. What strikes Us most
about the novelette,. perhaps. IL the
ability shown BY the writer's. It is
common knowledge that many OF them
have only just fallen short Of attain
ing success IN the higher fields Of
literature. For the rest We are dis.
posed to agree with the writer Of the
article that the charge Of dangerous
sesationalism ia undeserved.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-10-08
Linit Of Equine Liee.

"A horse in . wild state lives to be
from 36 to 40 years old; when domes.
ticated he is usually played out atEthe
age Of Is. It Is thus seen that ciyiliza.
ton does not contribute to the longev-
.jtyS Of the animal.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-10-08
NORTH Dakota NEWS


lrF19atloa.
The movement In this state in the
interest OF irrigation has received .
new impetus since the North Dakota
delegates returned from attending the
national convention at Ogden, Utah.
A meeting has been called for Oct. 30
81 at Bismark. President ]. ]. Hill Of
the Northern Securities company haa
promised to attend and deliver an Id
dress. All other roads have promised
every assistance possible. For once
the interests Of the corporations and
those Of the people are the same, and
they are working jointly for the In
creased development of the semiarid
region in the western part of the state.
There are 5000, 900 in the United
States treasury to which the state is
entitled. 1t is simply question Of
using it Immediately or permitting
other states with more energetic hust-
lers to secure the money for the more
gigantic enterprises, while North Da-
kota stands idly by and does nothing.
The people sec the necessity of action,
and the October meeting at the state
capital should bring results. The con-
ditions in this state are such that great
good could be accomplished along sim
pie lines Great tracts could be well
watered in many parts Of the state by
damming the present creeks and cou-
lees Small irrigation bitches from
these would benefit thousands Of acres,
and the irrigation could be accom-
plished without any great engineer.
ing feats or immense expense.
If the rainfall could be stored by 4
series Of dams it could be used to irri-
gate the lands during the inevitable
drouth that occurs during the month
of June in this state.
Important Land Case.
Testimony was taken at Dickinson
in an important land case. The facts
are substantially as follows: In 1900
William >Colgrove filed a water claim
and at the required time made proof,
as he supposed, as required by law.
About this time, in 1901, Mike Glon
filed homestead on the claim. Some
time later Gion received word from the
Bismarck land Office that the claim
would not be subject to homestead en-
try until two years from the time the
water claim had been fled, but later
he received word from the general land
Office at Washington that he could GO
ahead with his residence and improve.
ments under his homestead entry made
in 1901. Levi Colgrove, father of Will
lam, who made the reservoir fling,
now contests the claim on the grounds
Of non age and abandonment. At the
hearing Gion admitted that he was
under II years Of age when he made
the fling, and claimed that he did not
understand the Language, etc, and now
contends for reinstatement. There
is no ruling on a case of this kind and
tho matter will be carefully watched
by land attorneys throughout the
No, fhunSt
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-10-08
Had : wonderfvl aleuaery.

It is said that Macaulay's memory was
30. retentive that, after reading book
once, he could give all the salient points
Of it. and recite many long passages Of
It verbatim. ~.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-10-08
News In Brief.

1T IS SAID tn0L Lne trouble III the
Minneapolis mills has started boom
in the milling industry in this state.
Ed Lee, convict from the state
penitentiary, who was discharged
yesterday and re-arrested for an at
tempted escape.
John Hoff, of Havana, was arrested
on the charge Of keeping blind pig.
It is reported that during the re-
cent storm new settler in Oliver
county who was looking for stock
was lost and several searching parties
have failed to find any trace of him.
There were 1000 head of stock
shipped from Linton one day last
week. The town is becoming q great
stock center. ~ w..
"A charter has recently been grant
ed for bank at Taylor to be known
as the Taylor State bank. The capi-
tai stock is $4,000, and Hon. Fred
Lentz, w. A. Mcclure and Leutz T.
{ Co. are the incorporators.
+ Professor willard of the Agricul-
tural college was honored by the fri
CATION congress- recently in session at
Ogden, Utah, by being named for a
place on. the. executive: committee to
represent the state Of North Dakota.
Over at Mckenzie. one piece Of hay
land, containing 20 acres, yielded IS
tons. This is a pretty good crop for
one season. 4,
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-10-08
HERMITAGE. NASHVILLE.
(The House Where Gen. Andrew Jackson
Made His Honey i.

el4 34 MADE HIS ,E0me.)
the house, and the people seemed con-
tent to let it remain there until lately,
when they saw a great treasure troye Of
Gen. Jackson's possessions slipping
through their fingers unless they be-
stirred themselves.
The states first object in buying the
house from Andrew Jackson, Jr., adopt-
ed son Of "Old Hickory" was to offer It
to the government for q branch Of West
Point. The civil war broke out before
the plan could be consummated.
Col. Andrew Jackson, son Of Andrew
Jackson, Jr.. gave the south his aid in
fighting for their freedom. After Serv-
ing in the confederate army he came
back to tho Hermitage and lived with
his mother until her death. BY her will
he inherited the household furniture,
mementoes and relics Of his famous
grandsire.
Recently = rumor was afoat that Col.
Jackson was about to sell his heritage
to New Englander.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-10-08

Kew Place for KeyhoIes.
A recently invented door-lock has the
keyhole in the knob Of the door. and
there Is no other keyhols:
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-10-08
After the had Ones.

Pure Food Commissioner Ladd is
making it SO warm for the box car deal
ers that are infcsting the state that
some of them have been forced to
abandon the old method of delivering
in carload lots. They solicit the Or
ders as formerly, but ship direct to
customers, sending the bills of lading
to the banks for collection. In this
manner the expense is greater and
they are compelled to increase the
prices till they are nearly equal to that
Of local dealers, who haAdle superior
quality of goods. The pure food au-
thorities are troubled greatly by the
inferior quality of canned goods that
is being shipped to this state. The
presence of formaldehyde is SO great
in some that it can be detected by its
fumes without chemical tests The
state seems to be receiving great
quantity of the stuff that is being
driven out of Minnesota, and the COM
missioner is waging an active fight to
head the dealers of.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-10-08
Habeas Corpus.

I'D. Townsend, of Devils Lake, will
make application to the supreme
court this week for writ of habeas
corpus in behalf of r. lLinnevold, who
is in the county Jail at Devils Lake
on al charge of violating the prohibi-
ton law. Linnevold was informed
against during term of the district
court, but after the jury had been ex-
cused. Under the statute the accused
was not given q preliminary hearing,
but in default of bond was reinanded
to Jail to await the sitting of the dis
trictscourt. The case presents an in
teresting point and the application
for q WIFI of habeas corpus will be
watched with interest.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-10-08

Canada now has $4,000 miles q rail-
Hay. < i..33..
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-10-08

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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-07
]. d. Boushall, Manager, Raleigh, N. C.

port on cotton was felt to leave a good
deal to be desired There was no pres
sure of liquidation at any point and the
market recovered, in sympathy with the
late upward movement in United States
Steel preferred The full recovery was
not held, but the closing was steady and
showed very slight net changes as a rule.
The time money market seems to be.
growing softer, and apprehension of any
real stringency. has been pretty well dis
sipated
The market for bonds was very dull
and about steady. Total sales (par valut)
g, SAB 900.
U. s. 3's declined u and the old As,
y per cent on the last call.
Today's total stock sales were GIG, 900
shares, including the following:
Atchison, 23,305; Erie, 30,930; Missouri
Pacific, $40; Pennsylvania, 36,573; Read
ing, 23.150; Rock Island, 1900; st. Paul,
1880; Southern Pacific, $500; Union Pa
cific, $4,000; Amalgamated Copper. 1890:
Brooklyn Transit. 1895; U. S. Steel, 2S,-
900; L. s. Steel preferred, 35,375.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-07
DEMAND LIGHT AND
PRESSURE BY BEARS
Report More Favorable to
Cotton than Expected
WHEAT RULING FIRMER
The Seek Market SIumbared Yesterday Pend
ing the Action Of the Unit, d States
Steel Dir. ctors on The Com
mon Stock Dividend.
tBy the Associated Press.)

New York. Oct. 6.-Buying of dry gooCs
is increasingly quiet and the disposition
OF certain sellers to concede slightly to
the views of buyers has, instead of III
creasing business caused a distinct luli
which may be continued for some time,
or until more definite knowledge of the
cotton crop and the effect upon piece
goods prices is obtained.
NEW YORK COTTON.
New York, Oct. 6.-The cotton market
opened firm at an advance of 2Q5 points
on better cables than expected and COW
ering but demand was light and after
Showing a little further gain on some
months the market eased off to about yes
terday's finals under liquidation and bear
pressure. The receipts for the day bid
fair to fall below last years. however,
4. was expected that the weekly weather
bureau at midday would make a bullish
showing and toward noon tire market
steadied upon renewed covering and some
outside demand reaching basis about
to 8 points net higher. At this level the
weekly report was read and proved more
favorable to the crop than had been ex-
pected and with full estimates for tomor'
rows receipts at leading points in con
nection with further declines IN
the Southern spot markets, the
list turned weak again declining
sharply under heavy selling for bear ac-
counts The close was within or 4
points of the lowest of the active nearby
months while the latter positions were
estimated at 1000 bales. Port receipts
for the day footed up 1922 bales against
70. $50 last year and exports amounts to
about $1,000 bales The weather man re-
fiected very favorable temperatures over
the belt and the showers reported were
not thought detrimental to the furthering
of the yield The Liverpool market after
opening about as expected reserved most
of the loss and at the hour of the local
opening was at about the final quotation
of the preceding night.
NEW YORK, Oct 6-Cotton spot closed
quiet: =. points lower, middling upland, $50
gulf 975. sales l60 bales
Futures opened firm and closed
CfaadV
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at the moment, and this completes the
bear factors. Wall street keeps uncertain
and everyone is conservative. Today Liv
erpool did some good buying but it did
not prevent the break later on in the
day. There was too much cotton for
sale. We feel this is the time to be very
cautious on the short side. 1t Is so easy
to sell there is nothing in the immediate
situation to cause one TO buy, that it may
prove very disastrous to go heavily shol
just at this time The average trader
is bearish in the extreme. The cotton to
be turned over on October seems likely
to carry that option down through nine
cents We cannot advise buying, but
we would be very cautious on the short
side on such breaks as this. Crop news
is the worst of the year.
WAPE AND LELAND.
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What Is 1t That
Mrs. joe Persons
REMEDY
Can Not Do?

AN ULCERATID SORE LEG OF %
YEARS STANDING CURED BY 1T.
Twenty-Five yars ago l had typhoid
fever, which settled in my lett leg and
caused an ulcer, not an eating sore, but
an liberated sor leg, from below the
knee to the bottm of my foot. l suf-
fered a great del with it, and part of
the time had to o on crutches. l had
doctors treatment year after year, and
used every mediine | could see any
hope in. / saw Ms. Person and she SAID
she believed she Guild cure me. Several
of my friends had advised me to use 1t,
but / knew I void have to use 1t SO
Icing, was disheatened. ! was tired OF
suffering, and like many others, wanted
to be cured in a da. decided, however,
to use Mrs. ice ,erson's Remedy, and
bought a dozen bttles. l took nearly
all of it, before 1 ouId see any improve
ment. I then boght another dozen,
which made a perfect cure. am
Yours truly,
N. HAMMOND,
Laurinburg, N. C, May 5, 1903.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-07
STOCKS AND BONDS.

New York, Oct. 6.-Today's stock mar
ket lay practically in. a lethargy pending
tho action of the United States Steel di-
reetors on the common stock dividend
This action had not been decided up to
the close the market, and the repres-
sive influence of the suspense accordingly
was not removed. Dealings were the
smallest for many weeks, and small Is
they were, large proportion of the whole
was absorbed by the United States Steel
securities, which were the only stocks IN
which the uncertainty over the dividend
action was made the occasion for specula-
tive price movements to any extent. THIS
is largely due to the fact the financial
world has been in great doubt over what
the effect would be of the dividend ac-
ton. The conservation of a surplus, it
is snow believed, would have held the
market price of the securities better than
the distribution of dividends on the com
mon stock, which has proved utterly UNI
availing to hold the market. The sharp
advance in the preferred stock this after
noon of more than points while the
common stock was but slightly affected,
was due to the party that was in doubt
over the declaration of the dividend, and
which believed that the additional secuI
ity for the preferred by the retention OF
the surplus in the Treasury, would result
in higher prices. Outside of the steel
stocks. the market was exceedingly mar
row and the movements insignificant.
Some of the selling was reported to be
for western account and may have been
associated with the reports of deteriore-
ton in the wheat yield in one or two of
the western states, which also caused a
firm tone in the wheat market. The
governments weekly report on corn was
considered highly satisfactory. but the re-
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-07
Opening. Highest. Lowest. Closing.

Cash quotations We're as follows:
Flour steady; winter patents, s}.sp; stra1gh is
S3j0D370; bakers S2.60d3.40; clears S3.35@3.5 so;
spring specials $40; spring patents s3oo@4. 40;
wheat No. spring, 49,; No 3. 12@S2; NO
red. 11s@; corn, NO; 2, 4as4 No: yellow
3s115a39;- rye, No. 2, 81 a; good feeding bar
lev 4OCa4l; fair TO choice mailing, 1884; fax
seed, No. /, 80: No. northwestern. l.Ol@
il.3o@ll.i2; lard per l00b., 7.b@7.35; short
RIBS sides (Ioosel, S9o@9l5; dry sailed shout
ders boxed, COOS; short clear sides
fboxed) S75@9OO; whiskey, basis of high
grade wines, I23; clover, contract grades. 1875
NEW YORK PROVISIONS.
NEW YORK Oct 6-Flour-frm; winter
patents S3.9O94.30; Minnesota patents $4,000
400.
Rye hourmfi lgIaG,5 fair III to good sssO@asO'
Buckwheat fiour-dull: sl.90@2l5
Corn-meal steady; yellow western sl.l0.
Rye-quet: No. = western 6l1a.
Barley-dull feeding So ; mailing Co. Dor. ca,
TENDER, IS; December, So
Corn,spot hrm; No. 2, 5l May, 1914; Sep
TENDER, 529s; November, -; December Ola.
Reef Beef-firm; family sIo4O@ll.eO; mess 5000
$50; beef hams 2l .50G24.Oo; packet l05O@1l:
Cut meatSanist picked Id bellies bas g}1@5n
Lard-steady western steamed, SO; refnde
firm; continent $40; compound 7I@7ss. -
Pork-easy; family ls0O9l9.oo; snort clear
A.
Tallow-firm; city per package AS, country
415a4. ,oooa
ROsin-firm strained common TO good 23U@.
Turpentine-steady. 5O1ad60
Rice-irm: domestic, fair to extra, 1906,
Japan 4s4@54
Molasses- firm; New Orleans, open kettle,
CoffeeGspot, Rio steady, No. 7 invoice 5 rs
mild quiet, cordova Toll.
Sugar-raw, steady; fair refining as molas-
ses 81, refined, quiet.
Butter-firm; extra creamery ~, state dairy
l5Gl9
Cheese-steady; state full cream small col
ored l214, white fall made, l2A.
Eggs-frm; state and Pennsylvania 21tG26.
POtatoes-Long Island l.S7G2.22, new South
ern. l.25@I.57, Jersey sweets 2.00@275
Peanuts-steady; fancy hand-picked, 44@6
domestic 3@4H.
Cabbage-s teady; domestic per 100 S2@5
Freight TO Liverpool l6c.
Cotton seed oil was dull but steady; prime
crude f. O. b. mills 29@3l, prime summer yell
low 4I1l1i2, off summer yellow 81 prime white
As; prime winter yellow ~, prime meal Noo@
27.5O nominal.
BALTIMORE PROVISIONS.
BALTIMORE, Oct. 6-Flour steady: winter
patents SIl0d14 40, spring satents Si.60da.U.
Wheat-firm; S01@..., Southern wheat by
sample 6865l
Corn-dnll; spot 5ols@H, Southern white
corn 50@jI.
Oats|quiet; No. white 4214@.
Rye--firm; No. 2, $50.
Butter-firm; fancy imitation F@lS, fancy
creamery 20G2l.
Eggs-firm; fresh 236DA.
Cheese--firIn; lI1s, large ll1s@llE.
SURPRISINGLY; fine and coarse granulated
0l12.
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SEABOARD.
MASONIC FAIR RATES.

Excursion rates to Raleigh, N. c. and
return from points within the State, in
Guiding Norfolk, Suffolk and Danville
Va, on account of North Carolina Masonic
Fair, Raleigh, N. c.. October 12-24th.,
1903.
The rates, rules and regulations herein
published are the separate rates, rules and
regulations of the Atlantic Coat Linz
Seaboard Air Line and Southern Rail
way, from points within the State, includ
ing Norfolk, Suffolk and Danville, Va,
to Raleigh, N. c., and return, account OF
the above occasion.
Rates: Passenger Tariff No. 1900 Tar
if 2.
The following rates will apply from
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-07
NEW ORLEANS COTTON.

New Orleans, Oct. Spot cotton quiet
and easier; sales 1900 bales including l.
200 to arrive. Quotations reduced Lie:
futures. while barely steady were from
to points higher than yesterdays clos
ing Some disposition to cover on. the
part of shorts in anticipation of a bullish
weekly bureau report kept prices up.
Some liquidation followed the reading Of
the report and helped to send prices
down until they were II to 13 points
lower than at the close yesterday and 1s
to IS points below the highest figures CT
the dav in the four most active months
October. December, January and March.
Lower Liverpool cables is generally given
as the cause of the decline The market
closed quiet at about the lowest level of
the day in the near positions, the list
showing net losses on October of 8 points,
November u and 10 to II points on the
other positions.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-07
NAVAL STORES.

WILMINGToN, Oct. 6-Turpentine firm;
5414: receipts 46 casks.
Rosin-firm at lS0, receipts 20 bbls.
Tar-hrm, l.s0; receipts % bbls. -
Crude-firm, 2.25@3. S093.S0; receipts 81 bar
rels.
CHARLESTON, Oct. 6-Turpentine nothing
inaI ;,4b receipts .., sales 30, exports
Quote A. b, C, l.S5;D, 200 E. 100; F, l.95 G, 2;
Has: /, ga; X, 2S5; NJ, 2.95; n, $685. VIC, 80;
WV, 3.40
SAVANNAH, Oct. 6-Turpentine firm,
$751;: receipts 762, sales 652, exports 1896.
Itosin firm; receipts 30i3 sales 467l, exports
$50.
Quote A, B, C, 1.g0;D, 2.05; E, 2.l5; F, 225; G,
235; H. 265; 3.35; X, 305; NJ, 3.95; N, 3.95; VIC,
40; WV, AS.
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Ware q LeIand'S
Cotton Letter.

Raleigh Oct 6-There is very little to
be said about this market. 1t is very weak
There seems to be no inducement to buy
and everyone is willing to SELL The move
ment is very heavy and as long as this
keeps up, it is hard to realize that the
crop may not prove equal to the supply
later in the year. There is no buying
power in evidence and few traders have
courage to sell on any advance. Spinners
cannot see their way clear to buy heavily
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STATE FAIR RATES.

fare for the round trip, plus a fifty
cent coupon of admission to the Fair
Grounds. This rate is from all points
in North Carolina, also from Richmond,
Lynchburg, Danville, Portsmouth and all
points in Virginia. Tickets
on sale Saturday, October 18th, good re-
turning Monday, October 2Sth. Thu rates
for points are given as follows, rate in
cludes one admission to the Fair Grounds: