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The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-11-05
OYSTERS STARVED TO DEATH.
This i. Done by Placing Them On
Their Right Side In Rec
bedding.

s'Why does an oyster sleep and live
on its left side. asked q man who is
interested in oyster culture, reports the
Philadelphia Record. well, i supposewe
will have to put the question to ma
ture, and nature has her own way Of
answering questions. have been
around in the oyster waters Of the
Chesapeake bay and Choptank river
for many years. and am in q. position
to say that this is the natural posi-
ton Of the oyster. / may remark
parenthetically that this is one Of the
difficulties we have to contend with. for
In rebedding oysters and punching
them, an oyster is occasi0 1nysthrown
upona1ts right side, ar fted so
that 1t cannot turn d simply
dwindles away and die8s degrees.
Put upon its right side the oyster can
mot Ave. OF, course, there is anAex-
PLANTATION Of this popularity. The
right-hand part ot the oyster shell is
the top and movable part. II the oy-
ster Is put IN its natural position;
that is, on its left side. it requires but
q small anount of physical energy to
open and raise the right-hand section
Of, the shell when the oyster wants to
feed. Reverse theS position. and put
the oyster on the right side. and we
ind an extremely dincult problem from
the oysters standpoint. In order to
open the shell for feeding purposes II
Unnecessary for the oyster to raise not
only the weight Of the left sction Of
the shell, but its own weight az
well. five reverse the natural POSI-
ton IL the oyster, put It on Its right
hand side. and wedge It, SO It can't
/ turn over we Amply smother and
starve it to death. OF course. I am just
| theorizing about this. There may be
some other explanations Of the left
hand life 81 9he oyster. but from m7
Eexperience Fam inclined to think the
explanation given Is q reasonable one"
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-11-05
An EasYs Mefhod.

II succeeded IN developing 9 splen-.
did negative In q strong light yestef-
day." said the amateur photographer
How did You manage it?" queried
his friend.
II asked Miss Miliyunss to, marty
me" replied the snapshot artist Cin--
cinnati Enquirer.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-11-05

Money in Ehoes.-Shoe Dealer ssIt won't
pay me 70 handle these shoes on such ! email
margin" DrummersI know the profits
are small; but, my dear cir, just look at the
Iahoes. and Gee how they are made. !"
cradle stud, too 'tlast week. !" that's
4, that it. You'll sell FIVE pairs Of these
shoes to one Of any other. IN. Z. Weekly.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-11-05
: THE YACHT. !;
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
An Old Fisherman's Version Of q .
College Athletes Love Story.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
BY Zoo Anderson Norris.

A NDREWS stretched out brawny
n hand. helped me into the boat,
steadied it, and motioned me to seat
. In the stern. He grasped the oars, and
with strong, firm pull or two spun
into the sound and anchored. He drew
out his line, fastened the bait securely
and cast 1t.
Unless you keep quiet now, MISS"
admonished he, '.the fish won't bite"
'lll keep quiet" promised. hum
bly,; for as matter of fact, that was
condition upon which had been
permitted to come.
The yacht was not far OF. It lay
on the pearly water, still as painted
yacht. the sails glittering white in the
afternoon sunshine, the shadows Of q
gray, delicate as the breast Of dove,
merging into purple of SO soft shade
as to appear to be pink. Beyond,
against the horizon, two cat-boats
dotted the tender pearl Of the sea.
By and by, forgetting, l said, cts
q beautiful yacht
Andrews gave a sullen jerk to his
line. drew it out, and flung 1t dis
gustedly back again.
had bite then, miss" he COM
planned, IF you hadn't spoke up an
skeered 1t away"
Afraid to breathe, lasped into ST.
lence like the grave.
:, Aftera time, glancing sidewise at me
beneath eyebrows of the thickness Of
underbrush, and seeing me sitting
there so very still, he repented some
what.
YES" he began, ''it's beautiful
zach" he pronounced it vat. the same
as cat. "a trim enough yacht for any
body. It belongs to old man Smythe,
up there on the hill. II you look you
kin see the steeple o. his house jest
over the tree-tops. UNI! I knowed
Oldsman Smythe when he spelt his
name Smith. like other people; but
that was before he had run O. luck
an'made his millions. Him an ST Slo-
cum was fast friends then, too, an
the children growed up together, that
boy Jean o. his'n an Beth, 81 Slocum's
gal; but there's a difference in men.
There's bound to be. or there wouldn't
be no millionaires, an what would this
here country be without the million
aires? They're necessary evil.
tsLeastways, startin' out with what
seems like an even show. one man goes;
up an the other down. What with
sellin' a bit o. property here an there,
an inVestin' it judicious in some O.
them tall buildin's in New York, old
man Smythe got pretty soon to own
about everything in these here parts
what was wuth ownin'. As for 81 Slo-
cum, he don't own nothing. The best
he kin do is to rent the few feet o.
earth his house squats on. He's got
TO- be content with, that Not that he
amt content enough. TOO content, ac-
corfiin' to his wife, Liza, Let I'm go
round with a bffar-f pipe stuck be-
tween his teeth, an his hands in his
pants pockets. an he's happy, she
says. He thinks he's got about what's
comm to him. He don,t want for moth
ing more. The world may go hang for
all him, an welcome. Miss, be quiet
there, will you? There's something
nibtlin'."
The something" nibbled and quit,
Once more throwing out the line. he
gave q dissatisfied grunt, and COM
menced the story where he had left
off,
sThem two children, that boy an
sal" said he. was together most %
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-11-05
! I. g. g "a sss < y ~,
Indian Baskets.

Collectors of Indian baskets agree IN
conceding the greatest, beauty in form
and design to the products Of certain
parts Of California.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-11-05
The Finishinx Touch.

z The Nurse The doctor has come to
take your temperature.
The convalescentI suppose It's all
I have LEFT. Puck.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-11-05

feeling strong feeling
Yours
He 81, Meunphis -
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-11-05

remembers jest how them city swells
calls the name, or how they pronounces
it.
"Leastways. after he'd finished that
there college trafnin' O. his'n, there
was high old doin's all 'round-the
New York mansion In the winter time,
with balls an parties an dancin', an
this here place on the sound In sum-
mer, an SIGH q place! A p'latial resi-
dence that was what them city swells
called it-with smooth, sheered grass
all round it, a gate house big enough
for 9 ordinary family. conservatory
with glass windows, an army o.
servants to keep the common herd out
O. the gate an often the grass =
His old blue eyes, faded to the color
Of the sea, gazed straight ahead for .
space. Then He continued:
I'VE was the common herd me an.
Isl slosum AM the regb an. Beth. the
gal that Jean, his son, hadsbeen raised
with bathin, 81 the same holloV pool,
swimmin' in the same sea, m sfishin.
Tor the same tort 5. ash atncS they
was old enough to know how IS sling
out q line or fasten a bait onto q hook
SOS It would stay. I'm! We was the
common herd!" .sas .e eS5S.
In spite Of his resentment It seemed
that 10 9slt IRE; Necessity qf npisAna
the story, now that she had begun Il, y
From the commencement o. the
summer" his voice presently wheezed
on, to the end O it that big house
] was filed with city folks-classmates
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-11-05

WREN WRITING TO ADvERTISERo
please state that you saw the Adveetasos
aent IN this paper.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-11-05

There are people who seem to think they
can teach experience.-N. y. Times.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-11-05

You can 0eVe rum - 10 IS yearly b
Vearine N. Z DouR1es ga 30 az s. shoeS.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-11-05

he grumbled, with winen round Il
oughter knowed that. What become
o. the other gal? Well, Il seems she
wasn't never In love with Jean smythe.
She loved some other man. So when
Beth saved Jeans life, an he, comm
to his senses, found that she was the
gal he loved, she acknowledged she
want marryin' him for nothing but
his money. AM give him up. !: Wo-
mans Home Companion.
Evening journal., 1903-11-18
LEVY COURT TO AWARD
BRIDGE CONTRACTS
Sealed Bids Were Opened
This Morning and Referred
to Committee for Action

The following bids for tenders on
Market and Third street bridges were
opened by the Levy Court yesterday:
Franklin X. Wills Company, s2,S50;
Henhoffer & Vaughn offered TO do the
work for SO much. per foot
John J. Williams g. Co. for Market
street bridge S2,sS0.,
Chrlstiana CONSTRUCTION Company for
Market and Third street bridges for
$500.
Franklin X. Wills Company for Third
street bridge. s725.
John j. Williams Company for Third
street bridge, s7S5.
The contract was awarded TO the
Christiana Construction Company,
whose bid was $4,000, for both struct-
ures.
The courts attorney. Horace q.
Knowles. reported that a settlement
had been made on case stated brought
in the Superior Court by the Ursuline
Academy. raising the right Of that in-
stitution to any exemption from taxa
ton of it's real estate. The academy IL
to pay to the county the sum Of ST..
l039.5o. being the total amount OF taxel
for five years up to and including 1909
due on the assessment as IL stands Of
record, $4,000, and $3.50 for the yeai
1903, being on the basis OF an assess
ment ofls20.o0o.
The Workhouse Commission pre-
sented a bill to the court amounting TO
SSS3.26 for damage done to the work.
house on the. night the negro George
White was taken out and lynched.
Evening journal., 1903-11-18
WILL ENTERTAIN
PHILADELPHIA TRIBE
Red Men From City of
Brotherly Love Will Pa
rades and Eat

5 Minqua Tribe. No. s, Improved order
of Red Men. will receive on Friday
evening as their guests Joska. Tribe.
No. 37e. OF Philadelphia, The visitors
win arrive by special train over the Ps
b. and w. railroad at French street sta
ton at about $50 They wiz be ac-
eompanied by a band Of music. Minqua
Tribe and their friends escorted by the
First Regiment Band. WIN meet the
visitors and take them. over the follow
ing route; French. 20 Fourth. TO Pine,
TO Tenth. to MARKET, TO Fourth TO
Shipiey~and thence TO Red Meh'a Hal,
where the guests wiz be entertained IN
true Wilmington styles tt
Among the prominent speakers will
be Mayor Nowrey' OF tGloucestef; Great
Toeakon, the Rev Or Stephensoh. Of
this city: Great Saehenr Buck Of PENN
sylvahia ana other eat.chiefs from
Pennsylvania and Delaware. Nfter the
entertainment, the usuhl corn and ven-
ison will be bodhrfullys supbiied
Itsis especially desired that Residents
along the route win Illuminate in hon
or Of the visitors. as has been done on
former occasions. The occasion prom
ises 70 be a "red-letter" event IN red
manship IN this city.
The chief marshal will be John NJ
Ferrier. assisted by aides Wilbur r.
Bush. John Lister and George L. coch-
ran; the tribal marshal will be Samuel
+. Hall, assisted by aides.
Evening journal., 1903-11-18
BrfdeeviIIe

Special to the Evening journal.
Bridgeviile, Nov. lS.--AIiss Daisy chi.
yer has been spending a few days at her
homo in Delmar.
Or. H. W. Palmer was in Baltimore re-
Gently.
Harry Axe. OF ARlantic City. Is snena.
ing tNo weeks as the guest OF his psrents
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas AXE, near tou,,
Mrs. Bailsy aad daiighter. Miss vera
OF Philadelphia. have returned home after
a visit to Mrs. Euta. Layton.
Edward Brown Is soiourniue IN Viz.
g1nia and Month Carolina. ssess
John Hastings and Arthur Hitch. of san.
FORD. were Bridgevaie visitors on. SIM
day afternoon.
John c. Thawley, Of Laurel, was .
recent visitor. ...
Mrs. William 7. sudler has been spend.
.ng some time with friends IN rhiiadel.
phia.
Joseph stuart. Of Wilmington has beer
spending a few days With his family al
this place.
Mrs. Robert oden aud daughter. MS,
Ruth. returned to their home at South
Orange. y. J.. after an extended visit {,
her mother. Mrs. sallio stuart
Frank Rieards, Of Milford. was a re
oerst visitor.
ra4fgrl .-la ita -1.lH cl .--|.l-+ .lc-
Evening journal., 1903-11-18
OF LOCAL INTEREST.
me People We Know, and We viii
Profit by Hearing About Them.
las IS purely a loeal event.

|This is purely local event;
kt took place in Wilmington,
Not in Buffalo or New York.
You are asked to investigate It.
Asked to believe a citizens word;
|ro confirm a citizens statement,
Amy article that is endorsed at home
BIS more worthy OF confidence
|rhan one you know nothing about.
Endorsed by unknown people.
John c. Williams. Of No. 3 Truck
pmpany says: Il wrenched my back
Id until obtained Doan's Kidney
|lls at Danforth's Pharmacy it was
kak and lame and ached. can con-
|entiously say that after taking a
|orough course OF the treatment
BANS Kidney Pills did me an ever
sting amount of good. In fact they
|ade new man Of me. People who
|ad my recommendation published in
|is paper have called and asked me
peatedly IL the said experiences and
Unions were true. In every case
We told them yes. thoroughly be-
|ve that aching backs and kidney
|mplaint would leave Wilmington II
|eryone suffering would take q course
treatment with Doan's Kidney
Ills"
For sale by all dealers. Price 50
|nts. Foster-Miiburn Co. Buffalo, n.
sole agents for the United States.
Remember The name Doan's and
az~ - @<haa-
Evening journal., 1903-11-18
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS
Number Of Properties Have Changed
Hands Recently.

The following real estate transfers we're
recorded yesterday:
Property at No. lnl Clayton street,
from Edith NJ. Craig, to Sarah r. Pierce;
consideration, $500.
Property on the east side Of Church
street, between Eighth and Ninth, from
James Curlett trustee. TO william Nc
Caulley: consideration, $3.50.
Property on the south side Of Seventh
street. between Spruce and Church, from
Alexander Burton 20 Rose Barskyi con-
sideration. $3.50.
Porperty on the south side Of sixth
street, near Franklin. from Mary E. Sis
son to Lewis S. Fe,l; consideration, $500.
Property on the north side Of Pennsyl-
vania avenue. near Clayton street, from
George T. Iatton to the Equitable Guar
antee and Trust Company; consideration,
slOO
Property at Fifth and Van Buren,
streets from David Dangel TO ]. J..
Shrade; consideration, 5000.
Property on the south side Of Mccaul-
ley street.. near Lombard, from John NJ.
ISirkman to Henry Hopes; consideration,
sSoS.
Property on the south side Of Second
street. near shipley. from George Fester-
'nacher TO Wolf Cohen; consideration,
Is2. 900.
Property at Eleventh and Pine streets,
from James White ITO John NJ. Gaugh;
consideration, $1,000.
Evening journal., 1903-11-18
POLICE STILL ACTIVE;
MANY ARRESTS MADE
Twenty Prisoners Arraigned
Before Judge Cochran
This Morning

Twenty prisoners were arraisned in
CITY, Court this morning and charged
with offenses varying from common
to larceny. Most Of the
cases were OF a minor character and
small fines were imposed.
Patrolman Pierce appeared against
eight prisoners. He arrested them on
the coast" last night within.a period
OF twenty Owe minutes.
Frank Burton, "a cripple. was SEM
fenced to sixty days imprisonment for
vagrancy. He was only released from
the workhouse several days ago. His
record. however. was broken by Will
iam Murphy, who left the county in
stituhon yesterday. The court im-
posed a fine of So on William for drink
ing too much In celebrating the event
of his release and IN consequence he
will In default OF paying his fine,
spend forty more days with Warden
Meserve.
Frank Monak was fined S. and costs
fer assault and battery. aud Nellie
/ Fields, colored. was assessed 81 for
contempt of court. She was subpoe-
naed TO appear i'm case last January
but failed to do so and ON account ol
her continued absence the case had 4
be dismissed. In her defense she sal'
she was made drunk and paid 60 leav'
3 the city.
The charge Of larceny against Stan
islaus Filokowski was changed TO tres
pass TO which he pleaded guilty and
fine Of 81 and costs WINS imposed.
The case Of Joseph Banks and Elsi
Govene, both colored, charged with tn
larceny of chicken. was dismissed al
there was no evidence to hold them.
Evening journal., 1903-11-18
HEAVY PENALTY
FOR THIEVES
Continued from First RaEeJ

j., on Front street. OF a gold watch. lie
was sentenced 10 be whipped with fifteen
lashes and to be imprisoned nine months.
Joseph Smith, who pleaded guilty TO
larceny, was sentenced to be whipped
with ten lashes and TO serve six months.
John Parker. colored, was arraigned on
charge Of stealing .one hundred pounds
of brass from the Pullman Company. He
was represented by John Lynn. who de-
sired Parker to plead guilty. Parker re-
fused to do so and Mr.. Lynn withdrew
from the case. Parker was placed ON
'tradf and conducted his own cafe. He
claimed that he found the brass in three
bags while after muskrats on a marsh.
He was found guilty with a recommen-
intion for mercy. and was sentenced TO
serve six months.
Samuel Pierce, for assault and battery
at Middletown, was sentenced TO serve
nine months.
Florence Winchester, colored, denied
the charge of larceny of I.75 from a
colored man, and was acquitted.
Evening journal., 1903-11-18
Townsend
Special to the

Special to the Evening Journal.
Townsend, Nov. 1s.-Miss Mary Lippin-
cott, Of Mt. Pleasant is the guest Of Miss
May Hayman.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Pritchard have re-
turned from a trip to Philadelphia.
Misses Katie and fda Covey, OF Sea-
ford, have been visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
Levi AtweH.
Mrs. William II. Wright and sister.
Mrs. Harriet Dolson, have been visiting
their mother, Mrs. Sarah e. Green, Of
Kentcn.
Mrs. Clara Lattomus and daughter,
Miss Arrelee Lattomus have been visit
ing relatives and friends in Philad.l-
phia for several days.
Miss Mamie Scotten, Of Dover. has been
the guest Of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Walls
for several days.
Mrs. L. L. Maloney has returned from
a visit among friends in Wilmington.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Lattomus, of Will
mingtcn, have been visiting here. They
are former residents Of Townsend and
each has large circle of friends in this
community. -s
Nir. and Mrs. Christopher S. Thomas
have returned from a visit among rela.
tives at sudiersviIle. Md.
The Rev. Charles X. Morris. Of c,olt
Nd, has been visiting his daughter. Mrs.
George NJ. Watts.
Mss Cora Walls. Of Dover. has nesr
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Walls III
this town.
David Dangel, of Wilmington, has ms,
arrived here for a weeks cunning t6roueh
out this section.
Evening journal., 1903-11-18

Mr.. and Mrs. r. w. Cannon are spend
ing some time in PhnadelpiIia.
Thomas Moore has accepted a position
in Wilmington.
Miss AIargeret Ricards spent part OF
last week with friends in Philadelphia.
CaW9fn Huston and wife, Of Seaford'
have been visiting their daughter. Mrs.
Carl Craef.
sliss Edna Ward is very III with scarlet
fever.
Elmer Wiley, Of seaford, was a recent
visitor.
Mrs. c. S. Hatfield, OF Greenwood. was
in town this week.
Mrs. smith. Of seafOrd. has been visit
'ing Mrs. S. b. Hazard.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred. Jones, Of George
town. wero In town on Sunday.
ssMrs. l.. NJ. cahall was IN Seaford ire
Gently.
Miss Lizzie cahall has returned from
Germantown Pa, whoro she. has been
visiting.
Evening journal., 1903-11-18
PRICES RUN SEWER
Work on Big Trench in Ninth Ward
Progressing Rapidly.

The work Of building Prices Run sewer
from Twenty eighth street 70 the Brandy
wine in the Ninth ward. Is going rapidly
on and by the first Of the year it Is ex-
pected 1t VIII be competed as FAR as Van
deyer avenue. 1t win require several
momths to finish the job.
From tho creek to Twenty-second street
worlmcn are placing In an arch nine
feet, three inches wide, and almost high
enough for a load OF hay TO pass through.
From that point northward the archways
grad1agiy become smaller in diameter.
ana In many places the manholes ar.ss
ffom the arches above the ground 70 a
height Of eight and ten feet showing the
great amount Of alling that viii be re-
quirsd IN bringing the streets and the
biii.ding lots TO the proper grade. The
arches are Of solid concrete, and q Is ex-
pected that they wall last as long as the
earth lasts.
Evening journal., 1903-11-18
Social and Personal Notes

Captain of Police Med" Evans is
reducing the number of quail and rab-
bits down the State with his trusty lit
tie gun.
Mrs. H. w. Chairs is spending two
weeks in New York city as the guest Of
Mrs. Frank A. Webb.
F. D. Hopkins, general secretary of
the Young Mems Christian Association,
Is confined to his home with a sore
throat.
Miss Grace. Lindale of Church Hill,
Nd, is visiting at Asbury NJ. Z. par
sonage.
Mrs. Obed Marvel and daughter, Of
Delmar. are visiting relatives in this
city.
Colonel James c. Wickes, of Dover,
stopped in this citp a few hours this
morning. He was en- route to Phila-
delphia where tonight he viii be an
usher at the Davis-Ford wedding in
that city.
Evening journal., 1903-11-18
.RARY MANAGERS
HOLD A MEETING
oort for October Shows a
Number Of Books Re
ceived

IA REGULAR monthly meeting of the
Ia OF Managers Of the Wilmington
sture Free Library was held last night
he nbraTian's office. From the librar-
report for October tho following
IS Of public interest ore selected.i
ere wero 293 new books a6ded 10 the
lctica; deducting Withdrawals. there
a net increase OF 2i9 volumes. The
circulation for the month was IL
volumes. OF this number le.7e3 we're
out from the central Ehrary. 634 at
Rockford branch. and AZ from the
bry class at the High school,, From
80 books in the Bodley Club Library,
was a recorded circulation during
her Of 1850
e registration for the month was a5S
! a net registration TO date Of 25,-
This includes 1O.5ls publsd school
ls. 81 sachens and 1l79 out-of-lown
DIVERS.
e gifts Of the month included the fol-
ing; From William p. Bancroft, Z
azines; Delaware Industrial School
Girls. / pam pnlet; Delaware lnsur-
F, Department, pamphlet; Delaware
e Auditor. vols; Delaware State
surer, 4 vols; and pamphlet; VIII
II. Hin. pamphlets; +. NJ. Hopes,
|ls.; Naaonaa Sound Money League. ]
|; Miss Edith Pennock. kennett
|lre, Pa, 1 pamphlet and Miss Emma
fell. pamphlets.
ON various causes the sending out
be books 70 the schools has been de-
ID until the present week. As soon as
10 is pleasant weather again 42i9 books
be distributed among all the public
'ols according ito their needs. A re-
letter sent 10 the principals to learn
wishes regarding The libraries
'ged that all of the teachers were in
pr Of going on with the scheme fol
plating books through the schools
lumber c. them reponted that their alb
. during the early part of the veal
been greatly missed. Undoubtedly ths
K of books available for this purpose
bad be Increased to al least 1900 SC
/ there could be not less than one bool
each child. But even in the modes
IN which the system has been con
led. II has proved its usefulness.