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The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-05-21
TRAMPS ARE JOYFUL.
With Gladness They Hail the Re
turn Of Gentle Spring.
winter Always 10 . Bitter Season for
Weary Willie, But In the Good
Old Summer Time He En-.
joys Life.

There is some one who rejoices that
the good old summer time is almost
here again, even more than does the
gay jaybird, the merry meadowlark, or
the festive bobolink. 1t is Dusty
Rhodes. And not only Dusty, but his
misunderstanding Willie, Meander-
ing Mike, Peregrinating Pete, and all
the rest of the family OF the great un-
washed, commonly known as tramps.
The winter time, says the Chicago
Tribune, is bitter season to the genus
tramp. If he can he goes south; but
even down south, away down south,
sleeping out in January is no idle
dream. Besides, SO many tramps
throng southwark when the snow COM
mences to fall in the north that the
tramp industry in Dixie during the
winter time is terribly overdone. Town
marshals down south are cold and
heartless and unfeeiing, and southern
town boards make horrible ordinances
to the effect that people WIN no visible
means of support shall be put to work
in the city brickyard. So many tramps
go south that there are members of
the profession working both sides of
the street all theway to New Orleans,
and there are not enough cold handouts
to go around.
So uninviting has been the southern
field during the last few years that
many tramps heroically prefer to re-
main in the north during the winter,
and take their chances of freezing to
Heath rather than to suffer the lingering
starvation and the horrible certainty
of working in the brickyard if they
stray to the other side of Mason and
Dixon's line.
So every winter thousands of tramps
remain during the cold season in all
the large cities of the north. Chicago
winters thousands of them. Every
freezing night finds hundreds Of
tramps besieging every police station
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-05-21
INTREPID NAVIGATOR.


Capt. Howard Blackburn has the
record of making longer voyages in q
small boat than any other sailor in the
world. He has just returned from q
trip in which he travelled several
thousand miles over the inland waters
of the United States. The route no
took was, indeed. interesting. He
sailed around Cape Cod and through
Long Island sound, and then down the
Jersey coast as far as Atlantic City
and Cape May. Then he went to New
York and up the Hudson to the Erie
canal, and through to Buffalo. He
kept on through the lake to Detroit,
and then to Chicago. He was in Chi
cago the latter part of August, and
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-05-21
GEN. BURTON ADVANCED.
Made Inspector General of the Unlted
States Army, with Headquarters
at Washington.

Gen. George II. Burton has received
his commission as inspector general
of the army and entered actively on
the discharge of the duties of that Of
flee. He has been stationed at Gov
ernor's Island, N. Y, for several
months past as inspector general of
the department of the east.
Inspector General Burton was born
in Delaware, and was graduated from
the West Point military academy in
the class of 1865. As an infantry Off.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-05-21
TWINS FROM COREA.
They Are More Vigorous Than
Their Siamese Predecessors.
Also Have More Freedom q Motion
asa Stronger Mentaltty-Have
Learned EnGlish with A..
t0nishlng Rapidity.

The appearance in this country of
the Corean twins, as they are termed,
has caused them to be the subject of
considerable study among scientists
who were familiar with the Siamese
twins, who attracted such attention
when first exhibited in the United
States. Comparisons have also been
drawn between the Coreans and the
female twins upon whom the operation
was performed in Paris few years
ago. The latter were also exhibited
in the United States, but, as will be re-
membered, the health of one was so
affected that it was deemed necessary
to separate the natural band which
held them together in order to save
the life of the healthier child. The
twin who was afflicted with consump-
tion died after the operation, but ac-
cording to the latest reports from
France, the girl who lived has entirely
recovered, and apparently is in excel
lent health. 1t may be added that she
has been adopted by the French sur
geon who officiated at the operation.
SANAdAS anu OGuClS WIZ nave CA.
amined the Coreans are of the opin-
ion that they bid fair to live much
longer than the Siamese, as they are
active and vigorous, and thus far have
had no ailment of consequence. Lao
Toun-Chen and Liao-Sien-Ne-Chen, as
will be noted by the accompanying
photograph, have typical oriental fea-
lures, and might be taken fer Chinese,
but they were born in Corea. They
are little over IL years old, and we'll
developed for their age, having no
notable physical imperfection except
the band which connects them. AS
in the case of the girl twins, each has
all of the usual organs, and it is the
opinion of eminent surgeons that they
could be separated if desired, with
little danger of fatality. Liao-Toun-
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-05-21

in town. In the morning, after sleep
ing all night on the brick floors, they
are turned out into the cold world and
must spend the day hanging around
some saloon, venturing out now and
then to beg money of some kind-heart-
ed passerby. Sometimes they shovel
snow, and once in awhile they carry
in coal, and now and then they ven
ture out to the ponds and rivers around
the city and in northern Illinois and
Wisconsin and work at cutting ice.
But the tramps do not relish working
in the ice fields any more than they
like working in the brickyards down
south, and after they get little money
they scurry back to Chicago and live
as long as they can on their savings,
and when that is done worry along
again until their dire distress drives
them back to work.
But now the good old summer time
is coming again, and the tramp re-
joices. In his dreams he sees again the
fields and woods, with the blazing
camp fire along the track, and smells
the chicken cooking in the oyster can.
In the summer he can sleep out of
doors without the horrible fear of
waking up and finding his feet frozen.
In summer he can lock himself in a
box car without wondering if he will
freeze solid before the car is opened
again. He can take trips down to
little country towns on circus days,
and reap a harvest of handouts, and
probably cake. In summer he doesn't
have to hang around police station
and beg his hereditary enemies to give
him shelter. Instead of the hard,
cold brick floor of police station, he
knows that within few short weeks
he can sink to rest on sweet smelling
clover in fine, large barn. In the
morning he can borrow some eggs from
a nest, and, wandering over to near
by woods, build his fire and cook
dainty breakfast.
The summer time, with soft, languor-
Gus breezes, and starlit nights, and
nodding trees, and babbling brooks,
is the season that Wandering Willie
loves. And he looks for it, and waits
for it, andyearns for the "dear old sum-
mer time," and when it comes he re-
joices and is exceeding glad.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-05-21
I've coree chewing Habit,

The coffee chewing habit is increas-
ing alarmingly. It is easily contract
ed because of the pleasant taste of the
fresh roasted berries, and the exhil-
aration from the active principle of
coffee being similar to that from. the
alcohol in beer and whisky, the habit
is hard to break. The effects Of coffee
eating are much more marked than
those from tobacco using. It wrecks
the nerves, yellows the skin, and de-
stroys the appetite.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-05-21
CAPT. BLACKBURN's BOAT.
(Only Twenty Feet Long. But strong
Enough to Cross the Atlantic.)

after stay of about two weeks went
down through the old Illinois and
Michigan canal to the Illinois river and
to the Mississippi. He kept on the lat
ter river to Columbus, reaching there
in November. From Columbus he went
by rail to Mobile, Ala, and thence
through the gulf of Mexico to st. Jo-
seph bay, Pensacola, Tampa and Key
West. From Key West he started for
Miami, but in the Biscayne bay he went
ashore, and later decided to sell his
boat.
John r. Strong, of Cambridge, q sum-
mer resident of Gloucester, gave him
rowboat, which he named the Laura
e. Strong, after Mrs. Strong. In this
he rowed up the creeks, canals and the
Indian river as far as Titusville, where
he hauled across to Salt lake, on the
st. Johns river, and from there went to
Jacksonville, where he sold the row.
boat and took Clyde steamer for New
York.
The first boat used by Mr.. Blackburn,
says the St. Louis Globe-Democrat, was
the same in which he left Gloucester,
Mass, few years ago, crossing the
Atlantic ocean and returning safely.
He considers the inland trip recently
competed far more difficult and al
most as dangerous. The boat which
he us1d is little craft which is less
than % feet in length. Mr.. Blackburn
is know as the "fingerless navigator -
as a nu:uber of years ago he lost all of
the fingers of one hand in an accident.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-05-21
GEN. G. H. BURTON.

Ger he served under Gen. Stoneman
three years in the south in reconstruc-
ton times, and was in the Indian coun-
try on the extreme frontier nearly IA
years. He was actively engaged in the
Modoc, Nez Perez and Bannock Indian
wars, and was breveted major for dis
tinguished conduct at the battles Of
the north fork of the Clear Water,
Idaho, and at Capt. Jacks Caves, in
the lava beds of northern California.
In 1885 he was promoted major in the
inspector generals department by
President Cleveland for meritorious
service with his regiment. Since then
he has served almost continuously west
of the Mississippi river and in Cuba.
One notable event of his service in
Cuba was the unearthing of the frauds
in the postal affairs of the island. He
carries with him ripe experience for
the fulfllment of the duties required
in his new sphere, and is probably as
well equipped for the position of in
spector general as any other officer in
the department.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-05-21

Chen is slightly taller than his broth
er, and somewhat better developed, be-
ing more muscular. An examination
shows that his heart beats much more
rapidly, while his respiratory capacity
is somewhat greater than that of the
other. The smaller twin is left-hand-
ed, although from his position he is
obliged to use both hands to such an
extent that he is practically ambidex-
trous. He is more susceptible to
changes in temperature, and apparent
ly feels pain more than his brother, but
in appearance seems to be equally as
healthy.
The Coreans, says the Scientific
American, apparently have much more
freedom of motion than the other
types referred to. They can stand
nearly side by side. face each other
squarely. The freedom with which
they can move without injuring them
selves allows them to be quite active,
and their motions are so harmonious
that they not only walk, but run. and
play various games without difficulty.
One feat which the Siamese were I'M
able to do was that of facing each
other, one twin resting his hands on
the shoulders of the other. The Coreans
can easily assume this attitude, ow-
ingto the elasticity of the band which
unites them. 1t is of membraneous
character, and measures about three
and one-half inches in diameter. When
not stretched or pressed in any way, it
is about eight and one-half inches in
circumference. When the twins are
moving in any way, the band swells and
diminishes slightly, apparently being
connected with the principal trunk
muscles of the body.
The Coreans have shown quite re-
marknble intelligence. When they first
came to the United States with their
father, they remained in Bridgeport.
Conn.,, and were provided with an in
structor, from whom they acquired the
rudiments of the English language
Then they took up number of the
primary studies, and have advanced
quite rapidly.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-05-21
Bridges Built by co..ack..

Perhaps themost remarkable bridges
in the world are the kettle bridges in
Russia and Siberia, of which Cossack
soldiers are expert builders. They are
built up of the soldiers lances and
cooking kettles. Seven or eight lances
are placed under the handles of num-
Der Of kettles and fastened by means
of ropes to form raft. Each of these
RATS will bear the weight of half q
ton.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-05-21
spA1H's YOUNG KING.
He I. Ua.bl. to stem Rep.bl.e..
PrOgress and Revolt IL Near
In His Capital City.

Unless something very unexpected
should happen it seems that a revolu-
ton is inevitable at Madrid. Ever
since the unlucky war with the United
States the taxes have been almost I'M
bearable. and the country has been on
the verge of ruin. Small riots have
been the order of the day all over, and
on top of tbs now comes the terrible
frost and snow of May, which has ru-
ined all prospects of good crop this
year. The frost came most unexpect-
eddy after severe drought of several
months.
The peasants of Andalusia, La Man
cha and CASTLE are suffering from lack
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-05-21
pHoNoGRApH1c DRUM.
Latest Device Use by salvation Array
to Attract Attention Of the
CarelevS Masses.

Still another proof has been brought
to light to demonstrate that the Saliva
ton Army is a progressive organiza-
ton. The Springfield (Mass.) detach-
ment has just purchased remarkable
Photographic arrangement: which is
expected to attract the attention of
the careless masses and halt them in
their downward career.
The new attraction resembles a big
bass drum. Inside Of it is placed an
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-05-21
Cor.ets Cause Appendicitis.

An unusual number of serious ILL
nesses and operations, especially for
appendicitis, having occurred in ladies
of the French nobility, professor of
the faculty of medicine was asked the
cause. He said: SIT is all due TO the
present fashionable corset, the press
ure of which displaces the abdomen
and impedes digestion"
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-05-21
PHOTOGRAPHIC DRUM.
--latest Instrument of Torture Employed
by Salvation Army.)

improved photograph, which will dis
pense sacred and popular music as the
army marches the streets or gathers
on the corner for its regular services.
The drum and its contents have been
mounted on rubber-tired carriage,
in order that there may be a minimum
of vibration.
Gen. Booth-Tucker, Of the army, has
examined the instrument, and predicts
its success as an aid to better results
in the work Of the organization.
If the innovation proves success
in Springfield, the army will purchase
a large number to assist in their reli-
gious work throughout the country.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-05-21
NORTH DAKOTA NEWS
Fires.

last week the northern part of this
state and portion of the western
part suffered a series Of the worst
prairie fires experienced in many
years. All the fires occurred when
u perfect gale blew from the south.
The grass that had not been burned
last fall was as dry. as finder. and
the flames famed by wind with a
velocity of about forty miles an hour
travelled at terrific rate of speed.
Harvey was the scene of some ex-
citing experiences. The people were
warned of fire approaching. ut the
speed of race horse. The air was
full of smoke and cinders. Two
trains of empty box cars were Sc
pared to load some of their effects
and be pulled to a place of safety.
Others took the precaution to bury
their belongings. Some of the fire
breaks were effective, and the wind
veering trifle the fire swept to one
side of the town.
The greatest loss suffered was in
the destruction of haystacks, hun
dreds of which were burned. There
was also an extensive loss in farm
buildings. Claim shanties were burn
ed by the score.
A report was brought to Minot of
the burning in prairie fire, fifteen
miles from here, of the three-year-
old daughter of farmer. Benjamin
Gransadt. A terrible gale was blow
ing and the child was placed in a fire
break while her father and mother
tried to save the home. Sparks set
fire to the little girls clothes. how
ever, and she was burned beyond
hope of recovery.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-05-21

ReptDl;an Diet Prohibited.
The eating Of snakes, lizards, scor-
pions, centipedes, tarantulas. and other
reptiles Is now prohibited by statute
in Kansas.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-05-21
The Cranberry Country.

The CFanbefry County.
The bulk Of the cranberries of this
country come from the part of cas-.
tern Massachusetts,, which lies near
Cape Cod.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-05-21
statesmen VINO Were Soldiers.

St6te6me0 VINO "cee SOl01er1e
Twenty-Five per cent. of the men,
bers of the senate and 10 per cent. Of
the house fought on one side or the
other in the civil war.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-05-21
Bio Pow wow.

The Indians have had big council
with their new agent, Major Carfg-
nan. They told him their grievances
and made many recommendations as
to the removal of some of the present
employees. They made strong objec-
ton to pasture which it was pur-
posed to build in this district. As a
compromise, it is probable that a
fence will be built along the Cannon
ball river, thus preventing what has
long been source of trouble, white
mems stock straying on the reserva-
ton and Indians cattle on the white
mems side. They objected to the up
pointment of the new cattle inspect
or, contending that an Indian or
mixed blood should have the job.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-05-21
N. w. A.

The state camp meeting Of the Ne
w. A. was held in Wahpeton, fifty
delegates of the fifty-six being pres
emit. A warm fight took place over
the election of delegates to the meet
ing of the head camp at indianapolis
June 16.
The principal officers elected fol
the ensuing year were: State consul
j. j. Wamberg; clerk, L. II. Faus
1t was voted to hold the next meet
ing at Devils Lake in May next year
The delegates to the head camp
are George Robbins, Grand Forks;
A. 4. Tanton, Lakota; NJ. NJ. I'or-
man, Abercrombie; ALT White. Dick.
inson; C. KILLER, Cavalier; N. o.
johnson. Cando; S. Messenger, Bow.
bells; NJ. Sinclair. jamestown. The
delegates declared for readjust'
i6enE of rates,
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-05-21
wEAR1E AND WILLIE.

(They Won't Sleep Anywhere Except on
Flower Beds.)
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-05-21
Ma.s Convention Of Farmers.

L. Schneider. a prominent resident
of Davenport, and president of the
creamery association there has issued
q call for mass convention of the
farmers at Casselton next month to
determine the question of wages to
be paid employees on the farms. The
amount to be paid for haying, har-
vesting and threshing are the main
issues. The question includes the
class generally known as day labor
ers. The matter has been agitated
at some length and it is purposed to
organize the different lied River val
lev counties at least.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-05-21
IN Good shape.

The state militia has been inspect
ed by Captain Rice of Me regular
army and the companies have gen.
orally been credited with a good
showing. The members are to be
equipped with more up to date para
phernalia,. including the Kraig rifles,
and more than unusual interest is be-
ing taken. The state encampment
is to be held at Rock Island, near
Devils Lake, June IS to July 2. 1t is
probable that the soldiers will be
detained at Oberon and marched
across the country to the camp
grounds, just to get a touch of real
service.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-05-21
News Notes.


Citizens of Dickinson voted to is.
sue bonds to the amount of $4,000
to build an addition to the graded
school.
A couple Of Ward county men were
arrested and fined for stealing fence
posts from the Foot farm west of
Minot.
President Worst has made the
usual arrangements for farmers ex-
cursions to the Agricultural college
this season. The Great Northern
will carry visitors free, and the Nor
thern Pacific will charge a nominal
fee. 1t is expected that the excur-
sions will begin early in July.
An artesian we'll at LaMoure has
been drilled to a depth of 600 feet,
and the borers are still at work. The
result is awaited with a good deal of
interest. as if this wei! proves to
be a success, others will speedily fol-
low.
j. w. Anderson. time keeper at the
Jamestown roundhouse, while at
tempting to board a freight, slipped
between the cars, and narrowly es-
capped being crushed to death. He
got off with the loss of part of one
foot.
Tracklaying will soon begin on the
McKenzie-Linton extension of the
Northern Pacific.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-05-21
Work Will Commence.

Work on the new asylum ward
building for women will be COM
menced as soon as the necessary ma
terial can be secured. Stewart Will
son of Fargo was awarded the con-
tract at $4,000. The asylum board
members are of the opinion that the
ruling of State Treasurer Mcmillan
in regard to the issuance of bonds
will not affect this institution. The
contractor is willing to take chances
of getting his pay. The board will
expend $4,000 in improvements at
the asylum this year.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-02-14
TIME TO CALL A HIATT.

that European nations shall not violate
international law in the western hemis-
phere, but the highest considerations
of American self-respect do say it and
say it plainly. 1t is high time for a
goth century declaration to the effect
that European nations having bills to
collect peacefully on this continent
shall not begin proceedings under a
flag Of truce with a broadside II any
body is to make war on this hemis-
phere it is of the utmost Importance to
the United States that the laws of war
shall be observed. Piracy under the
standards of England and Germany is
no more to be tolerated in American
waters than any other kind.-Chicago
Chronicle.