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The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-07-09

The rhythmic traction Of the tongue.
which is used in treating the appar.
emily drowned. has been successfully
applied to man suffering from
aAphyxia due to an electric shock.
The patient was an operator at the
electric station in Limoges, France.
HI fell on q cable and 10000 volts
passed through his body. The ma.
chinery was stopped and the man
given up for dead. when the chief en-.
gineer ordered rhythmic traction OF
the tongue to be tried. After 20 miE.
ntas the man recovered consciousness.
and at last accounts the physicians be.
iieved they would be able to save mis-
life. $.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-07-09
shamrock III. win..

New York, July 4.-shamrock M.
and Shamrock I. started from the Sandy
Hook lightship at 1885 O'Clock Friday,
in race over the internati yachting
course. The wind was from the west,
blowing about six knots, with clear
weather and smooth seas. The Sham
rock I. led at the start by about five min
utes. The course was east-southeast Is
miles and return. The Shamrock III.
finished at 2:29, beating the Shamrock I.
by about seven minutes
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-07-09

-csnaitie.s as opens.e q. ltns new
~ Fiscal YeaF Appear
a Bright.

New York. July 4.-R q. Dun Z Co. 3
weekly review Of trade sats: "a new
fiscal year has commenced UNDER u)ore
favorable auspices than appeared possi-
BILE short time ago. the Improvement
being due In no small measure to the
greater conservatism that was an out
growth Of unset tiled eonditio Season.
able weather has also contributed to the
better distribution, Of; merchandise, be-
sides encouraging buoyant sentiment in
the Agricultural districts Railway
earnings and output Of pig iron were
larger. while insolvencies were fewer.
Earnings Of railways thus far reported
for Junessurpassslast years by 10 per
cent, and those Of 1901 by 1914 per
cent"
Bradstreet's nays: "warm forcing
weather has beer the keynote Of the sit
uatlon this week, inducing favorable
conditions for thsywinter wheat harvest,
special progress by corn and cotton. en-
slargement in retail trade in, summer
goods, generally heretofore backward.
and, what Is most important Of all,
bringing about q much more cheerful
feeling 10 to the future outlook for
business generally, Additional reports
ast to six months trade are quite favor
able, despite earlier unfaYorable con-
ditions. June. bank. clearings, though
aided BY stock, grain and cotton specu-
'lation, large semi-annual disburse-
ments. and the pulling through Of large
dealings have +, not been wholly de
pendent thereon for the marked expan-
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-07-09
Oners His Ala.

Washington, July 4.-Thel secretary
Of war has received q letter from Repre-
sentative Littauer, of New York, Offer
ing to aid the department in every way
In his power in prosecuting the invests
cation Of charges OF irregularities ii
connection with the award Of contracts
for supplying the army with gloves, and
enclosing q copy Of his testimony in re.
gard to his connection with the army
glove contracts as given in the recent
judicial proceedings.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-07-09

The big. brown segmental Tube wire.
round cannon which was constructed
1T Reading. Pa, has been shipped to
Sandy Hook, where It will be tested
by military experts. The gun Is. 81
feet 81 inches in length and weighs
$3.50 pounds. Il Is designed to fire I
charge Of 176 pounds Of smokeless
powder and hurl q solid shot weighing
$50 pounds distance Of 20 miles. Il
4 claimed by the inventor that It will
send ! solid shot at the rate Of $500
teet per second, with = maximum
pressure Of 81, 900 pounds to the square
Inch.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-07-09

Ernest Legouve, who recently cele.
brated his 9th birthday. was asked
to what he attributed his long life and
good health. mo cares, no ennui. no
sorrows that's one reason Of my good
heSlth." re piled. F"But that is not
enough. Tia bodysmust sbe zaeptss3as.
tic. and for this reason we must walk,
play. billiards and, above all. fence.
For me fenctag dssthe ideal EXERCISE
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-07-09
! Not Guiltx...

Mount Holly, N. J., July 4.-The jury
in the case Of Mrs. Annie r. Phiares.
charged with the murder Of her hus-
band, Albert Phaires,# by poisoning,
brought in'a verdict of not guilty late
Friday afternoon.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-07-09

Six shaffer brothers, sons Of John
Shahter, Of Highland County, o. were
photographed in a group at Hillsboro,
o. few days ago. The oldest Is Sc
years Of age and the youngest "a.
Their united ages amount to $50 years.
Their fathers children numbered 10,
and the children Of these six brothers
number, respectively, eleven, eight.
nine, thirteen, twelve and five, giving
che list in the order Of the fathers
ages, s5
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-07-09

Alpine flowers and plants are SO
quickly becoming extinct that strong
measures are to be taken in future for
their preservation. The project Of the
ALPS (savoy) has now issued q decree
forbidding the uprooting Of the edeL
weiss, the bee orchis, the blue thistle,
the Alpine clematis, silver geranium,
mountain rhododendron. gentian, ar.
MICA aud many other plants. The sale
or transport Of these plants are also
forbidden.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-07-09

sion shown. over last year. Failure re.
turns are likewise favorable, in that six
months endorsements were the
smallest in number reported in twenty
years. though a comparatively few large
suspensions, widely separated, and
generally unrelated to each other,
swelled liabilities five per cent. above
those Of last year. Generally speaking,
the second half Of the year opens aus
,piciously." ~ 53i
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-07-09

A series Of experiments have recent.
" been conducted by J. Parker Whit
ney, Of the Washington state fish com.
mission, on which he reports that fish.
cold blooded as they are, can be frozen
~olid and thawed back to life IL not ex.
posed to the sun or allowed to get
more than IL to IA degrees below the
freezing point. II exposed to a tenn.
perature Of zero or below they will not
survive, as the faint inner pulsation
Of life then ceases.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-07-09

Ethan Allen Hitchcock, secretary Of
the interior, recently visited the Hot
Springs ostrich farm, and had the ex.
l,erience of riding behind one Of the
largest ostriches in this country. The
ostrich is known. as BLACK Diamond, !"
Who is big and feet and docile as q
Well-trained horse. Black Diamond
was hitchedi to a}runabout, and Secre.
tary Hitchcock had the novel sensa.
tion Of riding behind this bird that
tzqtted as fast as horse can run.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-07-09
Tue DECISION, , :.
RESTS Wf1He CAR
He Only Can Decide to Receive Pc
tition Of Americans.
OFFICIAL STATEMENT IS MADE.
Foreign Once Expresses the Hope
That Anericans VIII Not In. 2 =
wife . SLIGHT -Press :,
al ss.5ss, CoMnents. ~ - - -s

st. Petersburg, July president
Roosevelt's decision to forward to the
Russian government the petition in be-
half OF the Russian Jews is not pub
lished here. The foreign ohice has
made the following statement:
The car alone can decide whether
the petition viii be received, but. Alex
|ander III. would never have received
such a petition. The petition from the
Guildhall meeting, called by the lord
mayor Of London tn 1891, was returned
through the foreign ONCE dis being In
convenient. The foreign ONCE hopes
the Americans will not invite such
slight. They; would resent an anti
lynching petition. The foreign once
has no special interest ii the question:.
except q desire that international rela.
lions remain unframed, since the mat;
ter - purely domestic and belongs to
another ministerial department. . @
i In an article, which in oficial circles
q declared to be inspired, the Novoe'
svremya combats the ''claim of the
United States government that Russia
should grant American Jews free access
o Russian territory (,
The Novoe Vremya declares that, ffall
American citizens were admitted to Rus
STA ut would not be long before thou
sands Of Jews who have left Russia for
various reasons would refock to Russia
In the guise Of American citizens just
as they are doing III Roumania, Bull
garia and Turkey. II Russia acceded to
the United States wish she could not
refuse to grant similar privileges in the
ease Of other countries and would soon
undergo a perfect invasion Of foreign
Jews" go
The Novoe vremya also refers to the
United States restricting immigration
and concludes: sFs.a.s
4 while Russia in no way assumes the
right Of criticising the internal meas
,ures Of the United States, she, on the
other hand, will not tolerate the least
Interference in her private affairs on
the part of Americans"
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-07-09

The establishment Of department
OF humor, such as might train young
mRn for after-dinner speaking. story
telling and cartooning, was suggested
thA otheEday by D. w. Smith. Of Mil.
wfukee, responding to q toast at the
annual dinner Of the University OF
Wisconsin. Such a university depart
nnent is not now In existence and Mr..
Smith believes it would prove itself
practicable and valuable.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-07-09
.Clainas AuoMed..

Washington, July THE post ONCE
department allowed $144.468, to post
masters throughout the United States
during the fiscal year just ended for the
loss Of money order funds, postal funds
and other post Office property, resulting
mainly from burglary and also from
fire or other unavoidable casualty.
Claims were made for q much larger
sum, but many of them were disal-
lowed, owing to the contributory negli-
gence Of the postmasters.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-07-09
Driven from work by Heat.

Driven from Work by Heat.
Indianapolis, Ind, July 4.-The mer-
curry reached "a Friday afternoon-the
hottest Of the year. At Muncie, after
i've workmen had fallen in front of the
furnaces at the American Rolling Mill,
company's plant, the leading worlsmen
quit work. They went out against the
will Of the management. who had a
hurried order to fill In sheet iron, but
none agreed to go back. The extreme
heat has rendered it very dangerous,
and for the first time this season the
big plant closed.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-07-09

The monthly report Of DR.. Carlos j.
Finlay, chief sanitary officer of the
Island Of Cuba. says the showing for
1902 and the beginning Of 1908 is very
satisfactory, not only in regard to the
complete exemption from yellow fever
and smallpox, but also IN the mum.
Der Of deaths from malaria and in the
total mortality. There has been no
smallpox IN the island since July, 1900.
nor yellow fever since September,
1901.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-07-09
Vacancy Filled.

Laporte, Ind. July fudge Ander-
son, Of the United States district court.
has appointed Philo Q. Doran, of this
city, United States commissioner for
the district composed of northern In.
diana counties to succeed Samuel E.
Williams, who recently resigned.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-07-09
s Kflied 1t q Crossiar,

Easton. Pa, July A. George Unangst,
65 years old. and Josiah Miller, so years
old, were killed at a crossing on the
Lehigh & New England railroad, at
Smiths Gap. Together with q boy they
were in a wagon waiting for freight
train to clear. the track when the horses
plunged into the train. The boy es-
capped injury. The men and horses
were killed.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-07-09
Lynched.

Charlotte, N. c., July 4.-John os-
borne. q negro who criminally as
saulted and afterward robbed Miss Liz
zie w. Entz, q white woman, aged 60, at
aer home In Union county, last Sunday.
was taken from officers while en- route
to Jail and hanged by q mob Of un-
known men.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-07-09
Denies q aRehearinK.

Jefferson City, Mo-, July 4.-The SUI
premes court Friday, en- banc, denied a
rehearing to Attorney General Crow in
his suit for custer Of the Continental
Tobacco company, and Of the Santa Fe
and other railroads on charge Of sviolae
ton Of the state anti-trust laws. The
former decision Of the court was
against the attorney general. This ends
the case. !.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-07-09
victims Of Hest.

Hammond, Ind, July 1.-TWO fatali-
ties occurred here Friday from the heat.
While preparing dinner Mrs. George
Eberl dropped to. the kitchen floor and
died an hour later. Arthur Hermann, q
fireman, was overcome by the heat and
will die. It was the hottest day Ham
mond has ever had.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-07-09
Fire in Chicag,

Chicago, July 4.--Fire in the two
story brick building: OF 1a45-1347 Wa.
bash avenue, occupied by the Chicago
Coach and Carriage company and the
D. B. Nichols Carriage company, deal
ers in automobiles, did damage to the
amount of $4,000 last night. /;
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-07-09
,will use wireless System.

Washington, July 4.-Rear Admiral
Bradford has ordered 20 sets Of wireless
telegraphy for installation on the flag
ships and scouts which will participate
in the summer maneuvers. The Topeka
and Prairie will soon install wireless
telegraphy sets for experimental pur-
poses.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-07-09
Given Fifteen Years.

Ellendale, N, D.. July 4 sherman K.
Wells, who was arrested IN Michigan
and brought here for trial for the MUIR
der Of Frank Carr, Forman, N. d, last
November, has been convicted Of muir
der In the second degree and sentenced
to il years In the penitentiary. Carr's
body was found this spring under 3
manure pile.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-07-09
Arre1t Causes suicide

Doyleston, Pa. July 4.-Lewis N.
Blank, Of Richboro, Pa, who was ar
rested on Tuesday. charged with steal
ing flowers from graves. committed SUI
icide by shooting himself through the
head. Worry over his arrest prompted
the act.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-07-09
Coopefstown Courier.
coo{ERsrowN.. I ~ X pAKogA

4 notable parrot. the property OF Z
resident Of Baskerville, Mass. died
the other day ct the age OF Is years.
Tht birds claim 70 distinction lay n
theEfact that, though educated on ship.
bolfd, It was never known TO utter .
s4s.-5ss, ,ss,
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-07-09

iThe speed to be developed by the
afships afErights the Imagination.
Sixty miles an hour is predicted with
confidence. That is to be made, of
course, with the help Of a brisk gale.
Imagine for moment the spectacle
that one Of these fastest flying ma
chimes will present when performing
this stupendous feat! All standards by
which we measure phenomenal speed
viii be reduced to mere commonplaces
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-07-09
More Trea.ure from 1klondike.

Seattle, Wash, July 4.-The steam
ship Roanoke arrived from Nome
Thursday night, bringing $4,000 in
gold and 16 passengers. This makes
the third arrival from Nome within n
hours. and total Of $3.50 900 in Nome
treasure. The Roanoke was the first
ocean-going vessel 10 reach st. Michaels
this year.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-07-09
Great Destitutton.

Hanna, Wyo., July Great destitu-
ton prevails among the families Of the
235 men who lost their lives In the mine
disaster Tuesday. Charitable people In
the western states are urged to send
liberal assistance to the mayor of Han
ma without delay. Everything possible
is being done to recover the bodies of
230 miners still entombed, but fire,
smoke and gas make progress very
slow. It may be Monday or later before
any more corpses shall be removed.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-07-09
More Money Needed.

Washington, July 4.-Upon inquiry
from the Christian Herald of New York
as to whether more money was needed
for the famine sufferers in China. Min
lister Conger at Peking has replied in
the Affirmative and the paper has com
tributed an additional $4,000.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-07-09
Han in Porto Rieu

San Juan, Porto Rico July THE
weather bureau reports fall Of hail at
Laros. inSthe center Of Porto Rico, suf-
ficiently heavy to damage the crops. AZ
fall OF hail is an extremely rare occurs
renee here. The natives were fright
ened and prayed Tor protection from
harm. .
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-07-09
Americas Hogs Prohibited.

American Hogs Prohibited,
London. July A new order Of the
board Of agriculture was gazetted Fri
day, revising previous orders, and pro-
hibiting the landing in Great Britain Of
any hogs from the United States, be-
sides prohibiting the Importation Of cat
tie from New England. The order goes
into effect August i. .f.@.s
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-07-09
IL Unconstitutional.

st. Paul. MINI. July 4.-The supreme
court handed down decision Friday in
which the inheritance tax law was de-
clared unconstitutional. The decision
was in the case of Alice A. Russell,
executrix Of the estate Of Sol Smith
Russell, deceased, formerly we'll
known actor. After the estate Of her
husband had been settled in the Henne-
pin county probate court. Mrs. Russell
asked for q final accounting. The court
held that the estate was subject to tho
inheritance tax and urged claim Of
$575 under this law. The Hennepin
county district court held that the law
was unconstitutional. The supreme
court sustained the latter contention.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-07-09
VIII Inspect Navel Militia,

Washington. July AT the requests
Of the governors Of Illinois and Michi-
gan Commander Barnett. Of the general
board, will inspect the naval militia Of
those states this month. s.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-07-09
Dro,,pped Dlyeaa,

Waterloo, Ia, July Andrew Nc
Chimney, one Of the wealthiest men in
the state and q millionaire, dropped
dead Of heart failure at his home FRI
day.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-07-09
Enthusiasm IN Germany.

Enthusiasm In Germany.
Berlin, July 4.-Theavictory Of a Ger
man representative, Jenatzy.. in the
race In ireland for the James Gordon
Bennett. cup. has awakened great en-
thusiasm among automobile sportsmen
and manufacturers Of motor cars. The
latter expect an increased demand for
German machines from abroad. Prince
Henry Of Prussia has telegraphed to the
Automobile club. expressing his salts
faction at .'the glorious victory Of our
domestic industry"
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-07-09


killed. No one else was injured. Re-
ports from the southwestern part Of
Texas, where disastrous cloudbursts
prevailed Thursday, state that the loss
Of life Will probably reach Is. All Of
the victims were Mexicans. ~
Flee to the Hoasetops.
In Gainesville, the residents were
Reconstruction, and fed from their beds
at two q. m. to the tops Of their houses
for refuge. Their cries could be heard
in every direction. All around the de-
pot and along the main street Of the
town the water was so deep that even
horses were compelled to swim.
Later in the morning the food situa-
ton at Gainesville was greatly Inn
proved. The rain stopped and the wa
tiers rapidly receded There is no loss
Of life reported from Gainesville. and
the property damage is confined to small
stores, outhouses and truck gardens.
Another Report Of Flood.
st. Louis, July "A special to the
Republic from Dallas, Tex, says, "A
cloudburst and tornado swept over the
county between San Antonio and Cor
pus Christi Friday and news was re-
ceived late at night that II persons are
known to have lost their lives near
Pettus. There are rumors Of other ia
talities. Reports Of terrible loss Of life
at Beeville were received early in the
evening. but late at night a round
about telephone connection was Sc
cured with Beeville from Dallas. The
Beeville operator said that some build
ings were damaged there. but no lives
had been lost.
The San Antonio telephone Office re-
ported that there is q strip Of country
between there and Beeville IN which all
wires are down and that 1t has not
been possible to hear from The storm
was most severe In that section.
.storm I'm Minnesota. 81 tj3i
st. Paul, Mimi, July "A special to
the Globe from Pafnesyille says: A
heavy wind and rain storm struck this
town Thursday. The Great Northern
station was blown from its Foundation,
the roof was blown or and 75O bushels
Of wheat destroyed, also large amount
Of flour. Two barns were blown down.
The loss is estimated at $4,000. At
Belgrade and Georgeville several build
ings were blown down. No lives are re-
ported lost.
Out Of It's Banks.
Lafayette. Ind, July 4.-Heavy rains
have forced the. Wabash river out Of
Its banks. Hundreds Of acres Of corn
and cats are covered with from one to
six feet of water. The river rose is feet
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-07-09
saila for Pert.mo.th.

Kallundborg, Denmark, July 4.-The
United States European squadron sailed
Friday for Portsmouth, England.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-07-09

Hon. Franklin Wells Dead.
Constantine, Mich, July 4.-Hon.
Franklin Wells. president Of the state
board Of agriculture. died here Friday. (,
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-07-09
Out Of It's Banks.

Lafayette, Ind, July 4.Heavy rains
have forced the. Wabash river out Of
Its banks. Hundreds Of acres Of corn
and cats are covered with from one to
six feet Of water. The river rose IL feet
during "a hours.