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The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-07-09
WILLING 10 REPEAT.
YoUng HaateF Ceptuess Semethlns
Mere TAaa Gane - Oae q
HE ExpeAltions.

;. On the Kronprins Wilhelm, one moon.
light May night. young man and . girl
were discovered making love. The newe
OF this discovery spread among the pas
eensers, and many 80 vas. csacks&
ator, N. B. Scott, Of Wei Virxinis. Ia
IN the smoking-room: 3@l IT;
There 10 nothing = laugh It here. II.
nocent love.making iss natural in the
young. This fact Wa well brought out
by an adventure that happened to !
Trend OF mine, years sago, in the noun
talns of West Virginia.
The young man WA hunting. He came
to a lonely cabin, and, being thirsty, he
Knocked at the door for drink. The drink
was handed to him BY girl % charm.
ing that, with smle.s he said:
Would you be angry if l should Of.
fer YOU dollar for a E9?' !
~, No, sir, the girl aanswered. with .
so my friend took TIE kiss. and then
he gave the maiden the dollar. She bal
anced it in her hand : moment. She
knitted her pretty browG in perplexity.
az. What, she asked shall I do with all
.,;d w VII t. anything yoa please. my dear.
Then she murnnred, 4 think III
Eive i back to you. nd take another
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-07-09
BARGAINS IN LIFE MATES.
Although Marriage IL q Lottery, Some
People Offer Choice In.
ducements. ''-'tt f3d +

A writer in an eastern journal adj
vises socialists and sentimentalists
with prediction for marrying and
giving in marriage to turn their at
tention to the department stores, be-
cause there is a big lot of that kind
of business going on. ~
Men clerks and women clerks have
the matrimonial habit. They do not
say SO when they accept situation,
and they go into q shop for the os-
tensible purpose of selling ribbons
and lace and notions, instead of get
ting married, but they are pretty
sure to do the latter thing before
they get out. Romance is in the air,
and they cannot help themselves.
Long hours, carping customers and
hurried orders cannot dispel it; in
fact, they thicken it. What young
man with real blood in his veins can
look up from box of suspenders and
see the young woman who sells
gloves across the way shrinking un-
der the sharp criticism of an irate
prchaser, without yearning to pro-
tcct her? Nine times out of ten he
does so yearn, and the consequence
is he marries her. That does not
mean that he quits selling suspenders
or that she quits selling gloves. They
do not quit. They keep right on at
the same occupation, and then by
and by they are promoted, and live
happy ever after.
All things considered, the matrimo-
NAL counter of a big store is the most
interesting institution in the estab-
lishment. Rare bargains are found
there, but nothing has ever been
marked down below cost price. Such
thing as reduction of IS per cent.
because Of uncertain hair, false
teeth or perishable complexion, Is
unheard of. Everything on that
counter is genuine, and the joys ac-
cruing to those who select bargains
therefrom are Unreasonable. ~
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-07-09
STARTING IL RIGHT.
This Woman Was SEPARATIONS About
Having Thirtssl Stamps ON
Her PaolsaEe.

GLOW much postage will this : pack
age require?" asked TO- woman at the
window. of the Ravenswood postal sta
ton, relates the Chicago Daily News ,
Thirteen cents" was the answer.
Gust exactly Isl"
eyes,"
"..TThink it would 60 al right!" ~
Ivy. Wouldn't it 90 for lsacents'" --+'s
: "M$!3 , ~. better put IA cents on it,
Thirteen is unlucky, you know.
Scarcely"
Wouldn't it be sure to fetch up at the
dead-letter Officer"
Hardly"
Some pilfering clerk would steal it?'
Uncle Sans clerks are honest
"Well, that may be, but I'm not going
to start that stuff away from here with
q hoodoo amount of postage sticking to
it. The. address would rub off; It would
gel. smashed in the mail. even if it didn't
roll out Of the car and get under the
wheels. That's not all. If the woman
to whom it is addressed discovered, that
It game. to her home for l3 cents, she'd
find fault. with the goods, be cross for a
week, and finally throw the whole thing
into the fire. Here's another cent; make
1t IA and start it right"
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-07-09
Let this Coupon be your Messenger Of Deliver:
ance from Kidney, Bladder, and Urinary Troubles.

IT'S tie people Who
g6oabt and Become cured
while they doubt who
praise Doonss Pills the
highest.
Aching hacks arc eased.
Hip. back, and loin pains
overcome. Swelling OF the
limbs and dropSy signs
vAnish. =
They oalSect urine with
brick 1nst sediment, high
colored, pain in passing,
dribblin9, frequency bod
wetting. Doanss Kidney Pills
remove calculi and gravel
Relieve heart palpttation,
aleepleesness, headache,
nervousness, dixxinesa.
TAYLoRAvzlIE, Miss. III
tried everything for Q weak
back and got no relief until I
used Doanss Pills. !"
j. N. LEWIS.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-07-09
, 49, ~ ts-i.A ~ -.tst
Didn't. Get Through.


They are laughing in Washington. over
Q rebuke that sentry of one Of the de.
partments administered recently to the
Russian ambassadors coachman. .,,Faa
The coachman, it appears, wished to
drive his masters carriage along road
way that for some reason was barred.
When the sentry refused to let the car
ister.''
ID can't help it," returned the SEN
aLet me trough" persisted the coach.
man. My master is re Count Cassini,
ze ambassador extraordinary and minis
ter Hrp leniEpotentiary of re car of all 20
sFrenchy," said the sentry" II WOULDN'T
let you. through even il your master was
z freesborn American citizen" Boston
Post. -, -. n
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-07-09
AFRAID OF TEE RBpoRTHR.
essDie d various walks q Lite Feas
The lvas13s q ehs 40aiheree
81 News.

One of the sad features OF civil
and military life 10 the unprepared-
ness Of men in the presence of the
newspaper reporter. Without the
reporter there might be papers, but
not newspapers, says the New York
Press. He is necessary evil If he
be, any kind Of evil. Those who fight
hardest against him and oppose his
mission are the very ones who 1t
some future day need him most. and
It is they who will work most strenu-
ously to use him for their purposes.
It gives me pleasure to say that we
of the fourth estate are gradually
educating the public in the art of
receiving newspaper men and treat
ing them with that courtesy and
frankness which the exigencies Of
the hour demand. We are here to
stay. We are friends of all good and
enemies of all guile. g
One Of the leading reporters in this
city was introduced to Wall street
broker, man of no considerable
consequence, but much pulled up
with his success as an eighths-and-
quarters go-between. The intro
duced had neglected ito mention that
he was reporter and the eenvsrsa-
Easss 4 Sa tas
posed, where9po4: fthe broker threw
up his hands, exclaiming: "Good
God! A reporter? I'm ruined. Why
didn't you say. so before you intro
duced him?" The situation was
slightly strained. The reporter said
quietly: Don't let that worry you.
In the first place, I am not here for
news, ideas or suggestions. In the
second, what you know is not worth
publishing. In the third, nobody out
side of this Office ever heard of you;
therefore, what you might say
would be of no newspaper interest.
In the fourth carry more Wall
street secrets in my memory than
you ever dreamed of-secrets Of big
men and great institutions. You are
perfectly safe. Good morning"
In less than two months that
broker, frightened SO badly, sent q
friend to the reporter begging him
to mention an affair in which he per-
sonally was deeply interested. He is
one of numerous class affecting to
be holier than reporters until need
ing write-up, then groveling. Sue
cessful men in public life, almost
without exception, rely upon the re-
porter as n. stepping stone to high
office. They will take him into their
confidence, steer him, safely between
the devil and the deep sea, help him
to earn his salary by loading him up
with news and incidentally prosper
their own cause. A combination Of
reporters could ruin any man in this
country. Owners of papers,, editors
in chief, managing editors and city
editors cannot possibly get in SO
close touch with the average man as
can the reporters, the Office repre-
sentatives, whom they send out to
hunt for facts in the market place,
the palace, the howell. the prison, the
church, the wide, wide world. III
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-07-09

I -trts - 4 d t. g.
continuation of the Bremen railway,
and beginning near Bozen runs from
Innsbruck, across the Brennerbad
with its warm spring and excellent
mountain hQtel) to Trento and italy.
From Bozen via Kaltern the railroad
has been continued at the normal
width to st. Anton by an electrically
driven cable. From the latter place
the rails are narrowed as already
stated, and thence the train mounts up
very steeply in a westerly direction till
the top is reached. M. Emile Strub, a
native of Clarens, has constructed this
remarkable railroad, and the boldness
of conception of the project and the
energy and daring displayed in car
rying it to completion would have done
credit to the most enterprising of
American engineers. Thus is made ac-
cessible to the traveller q portion of
the TTolese Alps which only the de-
termined mountain climber could reach
by means of the winding road, which
was long and dusty and seemingly end
less,
GEORGE ELG1N.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-07-09
new wheat Fields In southwest.

:" What would you think if told that the
unirrigated sections of Western Kansas,
Eastern Colorado and Panhandle of Texas
can. be counted on to produce $4,000, GOO
bushels of wheat annually? Yet that is
what a government official predicts with
reference to a new variety Of that cereal
imported from Russia, known as maca-
ported to the industrial department Of
the Santa Fe, show that this plant flour.
ishes best where the rainfall is less than
Is inches year. The yield per acre is
equal to that of ordinary wheat, and the
price received is about the same.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-07-09

BUILDING A BRIDGE NEAR KAICHEN.
workings Of Russian diplomacy in Pc
king can help coming to the conclusion
that the sum and substance of Russia's
ambition is: 1--WE must get Manchuria,
honestly If we can, but get it we must. .
This is perfectly understood by the en-
issaries of Russia in China, and they re-
gard it as an imperial mandate per-
petually in force. Troubles in the near
east may for a time compel Russia to
pursue the achievement Of this ambi-
ton in less oste4tatious fashion than
has recently characterized her action,
but pursued It will be relentlessly, un-
waveringly, in season and out Of season.
There are manifest signs of a recru-
descence Of the Boxer trouble in the
northern provinces. No power would
welcome this more than Russia. Indeed,
it is asserted in quarters usually relia-
BILE that she is actually fostering the
outbreak. Russia unquestionably will
be the greatest gamer by any fresh
organized attack upon foreigners. It
would materially strengthen her hold
upon her pet province, and give her
ample excuses for the maintenance of a
large force there to keep order. There
is every evidence that Russia is increas-
ing the strength of her feet In Chinese
waters. This has only one object in
view, viz. the widening Of the area of
her control up to the confines Of Corea.
What is to be the outcome Of It all
as far as the other nations are con-
cerned? China, of course, is absolutely
incapable Of resisting Russian aggres-
sion. You might as we'll ask Swiss
local authority to prevent an Alpine
avalanche. Indeed, there are numbers
Of Chinese omcials only too ready to
be bribed into acquiescence in Russian
projects. There was a distinct agree
ment between the late Ii Hung Chang
and the Russian embassy that in consid-
GRAFTON for protection from the vio-
lence Of his enemies, at court, he would
do his utmost to favor the extension of
Russian control In Manchuria. Chinese
officials are always ready to put purse
before patriotism, and the extent Of their
opposition can always be regulated by
the Russo Chinese bank, which, as Lord
Salisbury once truthfully remarked. is
''tantamount to the Russian govern
ment." Japan is ever on the watch for
an opportunity to protest. Will she
carry her protestations to the point
of war? There is every indication that
she will. If there is one national cry in
Japan more popular than another. it fs
resistance to the Muscovite control of
Manchuria.z The Japanese, according
to latest advices, have actually resus-
citated society with this end in view.
When Russia bound herself to evacuate
the eastern provinces this society was
disbanded, and the fact that 1t has been
recognized points eloQuently to tho
feeling in Japan on the subject.
ALFRED EDMoNna
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-07-09

Heaven with its rocky spires and bid
defiance to man to scale the dizzy ele-
;vations. And man has accepted the
challenge and is surely leveling and
contracting the surface of old Mother
Earth, SO that no placed is sacred from
the Transforming touch Of twentieth
century progress. " ~. @
81 The new railroad holds the record in
Europe for steepness. The swift up
ward shoot Of the elevators in one of
the tall Office buildings in New York
4 or Chicago may convey something of
the sensation which is felt as the car
on this new railroad climbs up, up, up,
over 1000 feet above sea level, only
that the elevator is incased in steel
shaft and the feeling that It may at
any moment leap of into space, such
as Il experienced on this new Tyrolese
line, is lost. The slope of the steepest
portion Of this line is 1880 feet long
! and in, its circling of the mountain it
rises; about 900 feet, the gradient being
generally at the astonishing rate of
about GA feet In every 100. One of our
illustrations shows portion Of the
road over which the road was built
which has rise Of IS degrees, but the
Z picture does not begin to convey the
Impression of steepness which rushes
over one as his car reaches the bottom
of the rise and the cable begins to pull
you up toward the dizzy height.
The extraordinary climb Of nearly
half a mile is done by means of five
curves Of 1900 feet semi diameter, the
utmost the irregular face Of the noun
tain would allow. The road over this
steepest section is q narrow gauge of
three feet. The cars will accommodate
So persons comfortably. The line is a
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-07-09
Do the Covernment,s Intentions
Belle Its Actions IN China7
All EviAe.es Pei.ts t. q Permanent
Occupancy Of the Country Il Now
Controls What win
the End Dey

u Russia to be believed? The situa.
ton In the Tar east depends altogether
upon the veracity ofthe government OF
the car. Judging from the unblushing
mendacity which has characterized
the statements made from time to
time by successive representatives
of Russia in Picking ias to the poll
icy to be pursued by that country
in Manchuria. there is justification
for the conclusion that the assurances
recently given that that province will
be evacuated are not to be relied upon.
An occupation Of forts one day, an
evacuation the next, and q reoccupation
on the third, which Is automatically ex-
planned az being only Of q Temporary 50
character, is hardly the sort of policy
which conforms to the stiplations ex-
presaly laid down in the agreement be-
tween Russia and the other powers on
the subject.
It may satisfy for a time the credulity
ofsome but it cannot deceive all the pow
ers who have accepted Russia's pledge
that not only shall the principle Of the
"open door, be maintained, but that she
shall clear out OF the province bag and
baggage" \
One Of the most fragrant violations Of
treaties solemnly entered into which
Russia is now committing is the collec-
ton Of Chinese revenue at the open
port of Niu-chwang. This she contin-
ues to do in defiance Of q clear and un-
mistakable promise made by Count Mu-
ravieff. in dispatch. to the. American
ambassador on December 30, 1899. In
the course of that document the Russian
minister said: "The settlement of the
question Of customs duties belongs to
China herself, and the imperial govern
ment has no intention whatever of
claiming any privileges for it's own sub
jects to the exclusion of other foreign
ers." To reconcile her present action
with that distinct pledge will. we imag-
HE, be a task which the most adoit
juggler in the Russian foreign Office
will find extremely difficult. 4ssf
No one who has watched on the spot
for any length Of time the tortuous
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-07-09
Not Responsible.

she--No, sir; it is impossible. am
sorry, indeed, but i can never marry
you,
He-And yet the encouragementy you
gave me last night in the waltz! III
20, that mustn't be counted-what
I said under pressure, SO to speak. - =
Stray Stories.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-07-09
N Dfx Cafch.

Fishing in the mouth Of the susque-
shanna at this season of the year is
done with nets operated from floats
by steam engines. The record catch
is 1000 barrels of herring and shad as
one haul.-N. Y. Sun. r.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-07-09
xu,umer Tours.

If you have not decided where to 60, or
how to 60, don't fail to get copy. Il is
certainly worth sending for, and reading
carefully after you get it., It tells all about
the pleasant places on the Michigan Cen
trail. as well as the New York and New Eng,
land resorts. Send two red stamps. Adj
dress o. W. Ruggles, G. p. & T. A., Dept.
Adv'g, Chicago.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-07-09

Fair Warring.-He (nervously)--"Who is
that tramp.ng around overhead" She
That's papa. He always gets restless to-
ward morning. and Country.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-07-09
A Bore.

Mrs. Latto-How did Mrs. Bilkins ever
get the reputation for being such bore?
:, Mrs. Barkey-She tried the experiment of
making it point never to say anything but
good Of anyone behind their back Brook
Iyn Eagle. ~ t
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-07-09
Precious. Girls.

sincere in his attentions to me. How How
can you cay he is triAer?
Sibyl-I know that he loves you, dear
ard that is why say he pays undue at
teption to trihes.-BaltimQre Herald.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-07-09
And IT'S Incurable

Judge-What is your profession?
Witness-I'm a poet, your honor.
Huh! That's not profession; it's .
disease. Chicago Daily News.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-07-09
The Chanxe,

"He used to kiss me every time We
rage. said the little woman, with sad
reflections. -
And doe. he do so nnov." asked the
bosom friend. y, eG3 81 7; eJA9x I5l.
,;"No, he takes drink" = Chicago Daily
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-07-09

Dent Get Feetseres Get Fost.Ease.
A wonderful powder that cures tired. hot,
aching feet and makes new or tight shoes
sesy. Ask to-day fern Aliens Foot.EAs
Aeep4 =; q itltos Tt3nl b2ehssI REE.
Ad@ese &: Olmsted, = 10y, n.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-07-09

The reason you can get
this trial FREQ 10 because
they cure Kidney MS aH4
VIII prove Il to you.
Wssr BRA,scn, MlcH.-
Deans Kidney Pills hit tho
case, which was an unusual
desire to urinate had to got
up five or nix times of q night.
/ think diabetes was we'll nn-
der way, the fest and ankles
Bwelled. There was an In
tense pain in the back, tho
heat Of which would feel like
putting ones hand up to 9
lamp chimney. l have used
the free trial and two full
boxes Of Doan's Pills with tho
satisfaction Of feeling that I
am cured. They are the rem.
edy par excellence"
II. n. RAILARn
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-07-09
No Need Of H. patie.ce.

It is only 81 more years until we start
another century, and if they slip along as.
fast as those that are just gone it will be:
here before we know it.-Pittsbure Times.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-07-09

'-- A0o98ooS 00GnO1Y 0Aa6S9ea.,
When it begins q get hos end dry oesas
thoughts naturally tara toward the laeoo
and New England. and ~ begin te,wonder
how much & would require q time and
money 70 make the trip. A lot Of theeo
questions Gro answered and Q lot Of infor.
nation given FREQ IN sFour.Track Series"
No. 5, "ADeEica's summer Reoorts." Sent
on receipt Of two cent stamp, By George
81. Daniels, General Passenger Agent New
York Central q Hudson River Railroad,
GRAND Central Station. New York.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-07-09

Whenever good grammarian finds good
idea, he endeavors to find grammatical
error in its INSTRUMENTATION Globe.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-07-09

shall I administer gas before extract
Ing your tooth" asked the dentist.
1Well," answered the fair patient from
Q back township, ''if it doesn't cost any
more, I'd rather you'd give me electris
light. Chicago Daily News.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-07-09
Not Daneerous.

Tess-It seems she was taken with Mr..
Cadleigh's intelligence.
Jess-Well, if that's all she's taken with,
t isn't very severe attack.-Philadelphia
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-07-09

TIM f p.opl. I VIC i Wat to appear route.
have been known to lie in wait.-Philadel-
phia Evening Bulletin.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-07-09

The essence Of knowledge is having il, to
apply it, not having it. to confess it.-Con.
fuciuD
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-07-09

One pugilist seldom strikes another favor.
ably.-Philadelphn Record.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-07-09

The -Four Track News for July, best yek
Sold by newsdealers. Five cents Q copy.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-07-09

! Whoever are least disturbed in mind b1
calamities. and in act struggle against them,
these are the bert men in states and in pri,
vsts lfe.-Epictetus.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-07-09
FLAX Pearls.

P1nk Pearls.
Pink pearls are found oaly OF the
Bahama islands.
New-York tribune., 1903-07-19
FIFTH RAcE-For two-year-ods which have run and
he rnoattr-. L.. -. t.a1. l..-1..a-
NO $4,000 SIDE BET.
E. E. Smathers Says He Authorized No One
to Place Wager on M'Chesney.

The advance guard OF the Chicago outfit" as the
supporters of the Western champion McChesney
are called, have already reached the East and the
stories Of. what they going 10 do to Waterboy
ana the East generally next Wednesday in the
way Of speculation have taken on a more vivid
hue Both Mr.. Snathers and Sam Hildreth were
at Brighton yesterday and held mpromptu re-
ception under the grandstand The owner of the
colt that Is to meet the pride of the East was quick
TO deny the report that he had authorized any one
TO put up $4,000 a side bet with the owners of
Waterboy. This denial merely served TO intensity
the predictions concerning the outfits coming
onslaught on the ring. Wait until they clear for
action seems to be the cry of the West uttered
with a fervor that amounts a threat
McChesney reached his quarters about noon yes
terday and was handed to F. NJ Taylor who
is 10 have charge Of him until the race on Wednes
day Neither Hildreth nor Smathers seemed espe-
cially jubilant over the condition Of McChesney
and the former asserted that the colt had not
shipped especially well and was tired and bit
tucked up. Mr.. Smathers said he hoped for fair
weather and fast track on Wednesday but if
they were not to be had he in favor of having
the contest run on the following Saturday over the
course.