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The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-11-26
News Notes.

Authority has been granted for the
organization of the German National
bank 6f Casselton, capital $40, 600
Harvey Mitchell, the 16-year-old
runaway son of Yardmaster Mitchell
Of Devils Lake, was apprehended at
Crookston, MINI. His father will take
him home. He has l,een gone three
months.
Ayoung woman at Edgeley tried to
commit suicide by taking carbolic acid.
A physician was c.,led, and when last
heard from the yot lg woman was APP
parently on the road to recovery.
Treasurer Scully, of Bottineau coun-
ty, gives notice that all outstanding
warrants against his county up to and
including registered number 2437 will
be paid on or before November 10,
after which date interest ON said war
rants will cease.
The county commissioners Of Ran.
som county have voted an appropria-
ton to help pay for the collection Of
statistics for presentation to the au-
thorities at Washington on the FEAST
bility Of irrigation in this state. This
is the first appropriation made by any
county in the state for this purpose.
A boy named Plinsl<y was accident
ally shot and fatally wounded at
Jamestown by the discharge Of q
shotgun he was carrying.
Ed Mead, formerly deputy treasurer
Of Walsh county, has arrived at the
penitentiary, and has begun serving
his sentence of two years.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-11-26
CAPPS IS PROMOTED.
3 Appointed Chief CONSTRUCTOR q NAVY
by the President.


Rear Admiral w. L. Caps. the new
chiek Of the. bureau OF construction and
repair, 10 the youngest omcer who ever
held that rank In the navy Of the Unit
d States. He entered upon the dis
charge Of the duties Of that once ut the
navy department q few days ago.
He was born near Norfolk, Va, In
January, 1864, and will not reach the age
Of 40 until January next. He entered
the naval academy in October, 1880. be-
ing one of class Of Is cadet engineers
selected by competitive examination
from about 300 applicants from all parts
Of the country. The age limits for adj
mission at that time were from 16 to 20,
and young Capps was the youngest
cadet in his class.
After graduating with high honors at
the naval academy in 1884 he crufsed at
sea for two years, when he was pro-
NOTED to rank Of ensign, and soon there
after was selected to take q course Of
instruction abroad for the purpose Of
entering the construction corps. After
three years at the University Of Glass
gov, where he graduated with high hon
ors, he returned to this country as an
assistant naval constructor. and since
then. the work he has done has been
probably the most varied and DIVERSE
ned ofany member of the corps, covering
Ill branches Of his profession.
Els first duty. after returning from
abroad was at the New York navy yard,
ii the department Of construction and
repair. In 1892 he came to Washington
and served several years as assistant to
the chief constructor In the bureau of
construction and repair. In 1896 he was
ordered to the Union iron works, in San
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-11-26
FoUR-LBGGEDis'DUc
a :
Queer Bird Recently Hatched In eng.
land 10 Attrscting Consid.
erable Attention. y sesys4

A duck with four perfectly formed legs
has been Matched recently in England.
Despite its grotesque appearance, it is
enjoying good health and will probably
live to start new race of quadruped
ducks. Unlike many monstrosities of
its kind, It has every appearance Of be-
ing a duck, with the exception Of it's
extra set Of legs. 1t has the broad bill,
full chest, the wings and tail of the
familiar barnyard duck. Its habits of
eating, It's love for the water, even its
quack, are no different from those Of
other ducks.
The extra portion of legs are attached
to the bones Of the chest. well forward.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-11-26

The kings approval Of the appoint
ment OF Sir Henry Mortimer Durand,
British ambassador ct Madrid, to be am
bassador ct Washington. succeeding the
late Sir Michael Herbert, brings to light
the fact that Sir Henry, long ago, UNI
Willingly provided himself with q unique
passport to the affections Of Americans.
This 10 IN eloquent tribute to the night
ing blood" OF Americans and to the stars
and stripes, contained In the last and
strongest chapter OF Sir Henry's novel.
entitled THE Ruling Race" published
in 1893. Probably no other Englishman
has written such enthusiastic praise Of
Americans as this chapter contains, and
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-11-26

the heart of the city, and she had 1t
laid out in little plots. to be planted by
her pupils. 81. .,...,.,..s...,s
With due impressiveness the school
was organized under the title of the
junior school Of horticulture, and the
rules, few and strictly necessary, were
laid down to the enrolled students.
Then each boy, provided with his own
brand new hoe and other, indictments
which the league supplied, went forth
and took possession Of his lot.
s. Then began the work set out before
Miss Stevens of directing the super
abundance Of physical energy Of which
boys are possessed into profitable edu-
cation, at the same time to prove that
garden Of this kind could be main
tained on an open tract Of land in the
busiest section Of the city. =
As an incentive to young ''hopefuls."
Miss Stevens told them in the beginning
that they might dispose as they pleased
Of the produce Of their patches, and they
set to work with a will. .
They came In classes Of about 20. from
c16uL " ICA " VAOCh IA LILO AVA 0A0Ee
Each morning before they began work
Miss Stevens gave them instructions for
the day either in planting, transplanting
or cultivating.
The ground was first plouged and har-
rowed, and then the boys laid out gar
dens, 11x165 feet, which they subdivided
into smaller plots most Of them 1lx12
feet. ! -
They got the soil well pulverized and
in condition for planting their crops, and
were kept busy all summer in cultivating
and wedding.
The youthful farmers and gardeners
made enough money from their crops to
pay them Handsomely for their pains.
At the same time they we're given prac-
tical lesson in agriculture which will be
valuable to them all their lives.
Instead Of being idle they were ct
>work-instead of being engaged in mis-
chief they were exercising their muscles
In the cultivation Of their farms.
Never did boys take more interestin
any work. Miss Stevens had not the
slightest trouble with them. The young
teacher. by taking an early start next
year. hOpes to get much better results.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-11-26
REPUBLIC OF PANAMA


The new republic Of Panama comprises
the isthmus of Panama with many
islands. 1t has An area Of 80 $50 square
miles. 1t is therefore nearly the size
Of the state Of Maine. which has IN area
Of 5000 square miles. and 10 somewhat
larger than Indian Territory, which has
IN area Of 81 square miles, and South
Carolina, which has 81, SO square miles.
It IL larger than New Hampshire, YER
mont, Massachusetts,. Rhode Island and
Connecticut, which cover. 81 ,365 square
miles. It is about as large as West vir-
ginia and New Jersey, which combined
have an area of 81. COS square miles. It's
population is about 285, 900.
The capital Of Panama is the city Of
Panama. which has population Of
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-11-26

grandfather in 1882. He was born in
1862. Sir Edwards realty property In
Great Britain is about 1000 acres. He
is recognized authority on foreign mat
tiers; was under secretary for foreign af-
fairs from 1892 to 1895 in the Rosebery
cabinet and conducted himself in an ex-
cellent manner. In general way he Is
regarded as man of infinite possibilities
in the future from political point Of
view.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-11-26

It comes from the lips OF the hero,
British officer, in the love scene which
is the novels happy ending.
The novel was written while Sir Henry
was home from India on furlough. A
year after being called to the bar, in
1872, Sir Henry went out to Bengal,
where he was in the civil service, but he
was soon transferred to the political de-
partment Of the Indian government, and
gained rapid promotion. In 1880 he
acted as political secretary to Lord
Roberts during the Afghan campaign.
In 1885 he was present with Lord Duff
ferin at the conference with the ameer,
and next year he accompanied Lord Duff
ferin to Mandalay during the Burmese
war. After that he negotiated with the
Chinese on the borders of Thibet, and in
1892 went on mission to Kabul. Sir
Henry resigned the Indian foreign serv-
ice in 1894 to become minister to Tehe-
ran, and three years ago he was chosen
as ambassador to Spain. At this time he
and Lady Durand celebrated their silver
wedding.
At the time Sir Henry wrote '"The
Ruling Race" he could have had no
definite expectations of ever represent
ing his country at Washington. For the
most part, the scenes of the novel de-
scribe civic and military life in India.
The hero is Col. Henry Russell, a gallant
soldier. The heroine is Helen Trevery-
an. daughter of q proud old Cornwall
family. Each has long loved the other,
but neither suspects that that love is
returned. They discover their mistake
in the final chapter, entitled, WAS Ever
Woman in This Humor Wdoed.''
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-11-26
Uxterni.atio. Of the clan.

The clam seems to be sharing the
fate Of the lobster. It Is fast disap-
pearing-so fast. indeed, that the
United States fish commission is en-
deavoring to propagate the mollusk by
artificial culture. The fish commission
has confined its attention to the soft
or long clam. The state Of New York,
on the other hand, is studying the
round or hard clam. Both researches
seem promising from the results thus
far obtained.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-11-26
Power 81 the Fair.

The total power generated and used
by the st. Louis exhibition will be in
the neighborhood Of sc, 900 horsepower.
Over 80 per cent. Of the electric energy
will be in 6.600-volt. three-phase, 25-
cycle current. The largest unit will be
an 8, 000-horsepower steam turbine, and
the next largest q 5,000-horsepower
compound horizontal and vertical
reciprocating steam. engine. The larg-
est steam engine in the Paris exposi-
ton Of 1900 was rated at 1000 horse
power.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-11-26
Cowboy Huined By ,Piety.

Piety caused the ruin Of a Terms
cowboy. For years he had been q
gutta-percha tough, always in tfou-
BILE. A severe wound in q fight LIFT
him at deaths door; but he recovered,
became pious. and turned preacher.
While praying at the grave Of a com
rade, the preacher was struck by light
ming and, killed. There may be 4 a
moral to this, and it seems to be that
reformed toughs shouldn't become
preachers, or that they should wear
lightning rods up their backs.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-11-26
THE FoUR-LEGGED DUCK.
unique Poultry Freak Recently Hatched
In England.)

s
The new variety Of duck has the appear-
ance Of being accurately balanced on its
legs instead Of the top-heavy appearance
common to its species. Another curious
characteristic is that the legs are in con-
slant and apparently natural use when
1t walks. It moves by raising two feet
at time, much the same as dog. The
only advantage the extra legs seem to
lend the duck is its greatly increased
.speedin swimming. All four Of the legs
are equipped with regular web feet, and
oil Of these are brought into vigorous
SETON. The fouI-ieggea ducks motive
power ia therefore increased about 100
per cent, being comparable, therefore,
to the quadruple propellers on amodern
torpedo boat as COMPARED with the or
binary double or twtn.screw design:
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-11-26
SIR EDWARD. GREY.
According to Recent Report He May
BE Next Leader of Liberal Party
i'm Great Britain.

Sir Edward Grey, baronet, who is be-
ing discussed as the coming leader Of
the liberal party in England, has repre-
sented Berwick Tweed in parliament
since 1856. He is famous as an athlete,
and in 1862 captured two coveted tennis
prizes He was educated at Winchester
and at Balliol college, Oxford, and sue
ceeded to the title on the death Of his
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-11-26
Acquitted.
Double Drowning.

A double drowning is reported at
Ely, . postoftice point in Bottineau
county. Mrs. Frank Downing lost her
life imam effort to save her l4-year-old.
sister, who had ventured upon thin ice
on the Mouse river near that place, and
had broken through Neither of the
bodies have been recovered.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-11-26
Tsost Preserve. CompIexlon,

Female mountain climbers in switzer-
land, If they are American. French or
English. and value their cpnplexions.
smear their faces with SCOT TO protect
them from the suns rays.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-11-26

Il. e
francisco, as experimenting naval con-
struction for a number Of naval vessels
under construction there, among them
the battleshfp Wisconsin. He was on
duty at the Union from works at the
breaking out Of the Spanish-Americanl
sswar.
One Of the first requests Of Admiral
Dewey after the battle of Manila bay,
May l.. 1898, was to have constructor
ordered on his staff, and Constructor
sCapps was selected for that important
duty. He spent more than year in
Y Manila and earned the highest COM
smendation from Admiral Dewey for his
professional work. Such Of the sunken
Spanish vessels as he considered worthy
of repair after examination were raised
yunder his direction and put in such con-
dition in Cavite that they went to Hong
Kong under their own steam. There
they were later repaired under the super
vision of Naval Constructor Hobson, to
whom has often been ascribed the credit
/ for their raising, but as matter of fact
that work was entirely under Mr.. Capps.
He returned to this country with Ad-
& miral Dewey on the Olympia in the au-
Ntumn of 1899. He was ordered to Wash
Z ington, where he did duty in the buerau
Of construction and repair and upon the
E board of inspection and survey for about
!. Is months. In the spring of 1901, when
!. Rear Admiral Bowies was appointed
chief constructor, he selected Naval Con-
) structor Caps as his successor at the
4 navy yard, New York, whore his admin
s lstration has been very successful, and
4 earned hinrthe commentator Of MI his
4 oiicialE superiors.. J8
f Upon Rear Admiral Bowles' resigna-
tion Of the position of chief constructor,
Naval Constructor Capps was selected
for the place by the president upon the
4 earnest recommendation Of Secretary
I Moody entirely upon his merits and rec
) ord for efficiency. Immediately upon
F learning that Admiral Bowles was going
$40 leave the service Mr.. Moody gave
careful consideration tosall the oMcers
4 eligible for selection as. his successor,
/ but there was no intimation generally
that the place was vacant, and the an
4 nouncement of Admiral Bowles' resigna-
+ don, was Simultaneous with the an
3 nouncement of the name of his successor.
! As q general thing, officers obtain the,
I position Of chief of bureau OF the navy
i department only after strenuous COM
petition. In this case Admiral Capps
+ vas not q candidate for the position and
had not even the slightest intimation
9 Of the vacancy.
3 Admiral Caps is 9. bachelor. He is
very popular with his fellow o1icers Of
the navy, and has many warm friends in
I Washington, who will be glad to well
come him with his new honors.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-11-26
GanbIinE Fever in France.

G1nbI1n8 FeveF N FI1Mce.r-
Statistics published concerning Paris
mutuals shows thattthe betting transac-
stions during the last, 10 years on, race
courses 81 france amount to 2,40z, 914 900
francs, about $4SO, 500. 900. and the rec
ord year wan 1899, when bets made
reached 55.0o0.ooo francs. about $751;
600 600. =.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-11-26

the heart of the city, and she had it
laid out In little plots, to be planted by
The sun., 1903-11-23
SHUT OUT OF ANCESTRAL HOME.
squirrels Barred From Church They Had
Used Since the Civil War.

OAKDALE, L. l., Nov. 22.--For the first
time in neary forty years the colony OF
aristocratic squirrels and their numerous
descendants who held possession Of the
tower and attic of the ancient st. Johns
Church, located on the Ludlow homestead
at this place, has been dispossessed, Pre-
vious to the civil war the old church was
usd as a place Of worship by the Ludlow
family and the villagers. During the war
the church was closed and the Ludlow
family became scattered. 1t was then that
some squirrels became trespassers upon
the property.
From that time until this fall every year
the squirrel families stored away their
winters food in the old tower and attic.
In inspecting the property this year Rear
Admiral Ludlow found that the trespassers
were making havoc Of the old structure.
They had increased to such an extent that
holes were gnawed in every nook and corner
to accommodate the squirrel population.
He decided to dispossess the intruders and
carpenters have shingled and boarded over
every entrance to the old building
This summary action created great COM
motion among the squirrel colony, who OBJ
jected to being turned out of their time
honored winter home. Refusing to believe
that the embargo was permanent they con-
tinued with their mouths full of nuts to
Chamber up the sides of the building and
vainly sought an opening to their old time
The sun., 1903-11-23
HONOR TO II. 4. ROGERS.
Women Principals Give Reception FOL
the Board Of EducatiOn's Head.

The Association Of Women Principals of
the Public Schools of New York city gave a
reception in honor Of President Henry A.
Rogers of the Board of Education at Sherry s
on Saturday afternoon. The rooms were
decorated with hchrysanthemums and palms.
Miss Katherine d. Blake, president of the
association, was assisted in receiving by
Miss Josephine f. Rogers, Miss Hester A.
Roberts, Miss Isabella Sullivan, Miss Kath-
crime Bevier, Miss MaryC. O'Brien and Dis
trict Superintendent Julia Richman. The
chairman of the entertainment committee,
Miss Ida Ikelheimer, was aided by the Misses
Knox, OBrien, Field, Slattery, Secord
Curtis and Mrs O'Brien.
Among the guests who assembled to
honor Mr.. Rogers were:
Commissioners Richard II. Adams. Nicho-
las j. Barrett. Thomas b. Connery, Samuel
NJ. PIX, A. Leo Everett, WiiinW nd H. HaTkn"ss
sno e. rrancoiim rnS in Mr. and Mrs. M Robsr, I Har-
rison. Dr. and, Mrs. Louis 4: Rodens,"in.
Superintendent William H. Maxwell, Chan
celor Henry Maecrafbkrn Ms; lille ney-
Mrs Charlotte b. Wilbour, Mrs. Helen Bent,
Col and Mrs Charles Z. Spraguo, Mrs. Esther
Herman, Miss Adele Field, Col; Ethan Allen.
Miss Martha l.. Draper, Miss II Won Brock
sens, sons pg, Dr. sopHie :. schIl Mr. ;. Bsnja%in
Raiph Trautman. Dr.. Eiizabeth jarrett,
T Maenus Gross and school superintcndent
Andrew W. Edison, Clarence +. Mcleney.
Sw6eT sst6 F. Stewart Stewart, Edward ", Siitt. Grace c.
Strachan and Joseph S. Taylor
The sun., 1903-11-23
THE DIVER
SIONS OF A
BOOKLOVER.

Speaking of this the latest book by
Adrian H. Joline, one sympathetic
reviewer says that The Diuersions of
Booklouer "is a singularly pleasing
book, and has the property of divert
ing even the most casual of readers" "
Mr.. Joline's book will be doubly
welcome to all who remember "The
Meditations of an Autograph Collec-
tor" In this volume the author
enters q different field, and gives us
delightful talks about those who
make books and those who read
them, rare and curious volumes and
fine bindings, and enlivens his pages
with many anecdotes.
The sun., 1903-11-23
PRAISES STRENUOUS LIVING.
The Rev. Wilton Merle Smith Says It's
What We Need Nowadays.

At the Central Pr sbyterian Church last
night the Rev. Wilt, Merle Smith made
plea for the strenuous life" in the Chris
tianity Of to-day. AS worthy exponents of
that life in religion and n affairs he held
up Theodore Roosevelt and Paul of Tarsus.
Said he:
President Roosevelt has written a book
which oaptivat IS young people, / eca,lse it
describes a certain spirit rese in their
games, in business, in all the phases of
complex modern existence. The phrase
strenuous life applies particularly to the
Presidents life and philosophy, and that
is why it is fitting that we assoc late it with
him,
Paul Of Tarsus was an exponent of the
strenuous life in Christianity. press for
ward toward the mark for the prize, says
Paul. He refuses to be complacently salts
fled He forgot the things that We're be-
hind and pressed on: he wanted to be the
best of his kind.
BE you also the best of your! kind; BE
choice doctor, lawyer, business man,
Christian Concentrat Ion is what we need
nowadays-the strenuous life,
The sun., 1903-11-23
News OF Plays and Players.

When Jessie Millward and "A Clean Slate"
leave the Madison Square Theatre she will
be succeeded, on Dec. /. by NIillie James
and 1The Little Princess
The testimonial proposed by Kvrle Bellew
by English players now in this city for the
benefit of Nine. Janauschek has been
postponed until some time next month
The post ponement is necessary because of
the preparations being made for the bene-
At in behalf of A. NJ. Palmer and the
Actors Fund. -
The Appellate Division of the Supreme
Court has sided with the Shuberts in their
refusal to give to Henry b Sire, on his de-
mand, box at the Casino Theatre three
nights a week.
Kaw & Erlangcr have decided to present
the Drury Lane spectacle Mother Goose"
at the New INST sterdam Theatre on Dec. 2
The sun., 1903-11-23
II DEAD IN 4 DUNBAR NINE.
SnonldcrIns Fire in an Adjacent Property
Caused the Explosion.

CoNNELIsvILLE, Pa, Nov, 22.--Eleven
men were killed and ten injured in the
explosion of gas in the Ferguson mine of
the Dunbar Furnace Company, last night.
Fire smouldering in the Inflated Hill Farm
mine. whore, on July 10, 1900, 81 miners
were entomhed and burned to death. it
is said, fired the gas, Three of the dead
were Americans and the others Slavs and
Poles
Ferguson mine is almost worked out,
Twent y-one men, the night shift, had just
at t1rted to work when the explosion occurred.
All had safety lamps, so it is thought that
the old fire in tho Hill Farm workings
started the gas Drawing of ribs Il said
To have been the cause of the generation of
the gas. Ina statement given out this even-
ing the officials Of the Dunbar Furnace
Company say the mine had been pronounced
safe by both fire boss and the mine inspector.
The sun., 1903-11-23
PORTRAIT SHOW on SUNDAY.
Big Attendance There, Including Many
Professional WOman's Leaguers.

What the attendance of the earlier part
Of the week provided in wealth and social
prominence at the loan exhibition Of por-
traits in the American Art Galleries, yester-
days assemblage made up for in numbers
despite the weather. 1t was a typical
Sunday gathering, quiet and orderly, some
there to say they had been, others to ap-
preciate art at reduced rates and still others
for lack of something else to do. Everybody
enjoyed it in his or her own way.
A number of members of the Professional
Woman's League were there, some for
business purposes to study effects and
styles. One discovered that Daniel Mytens
portrait of the Marquis Of Huntley is
splendid likeness of Richard Mansfield.
To-day will be Art Students day and fu-
ture Romneys, Whistlers, and Chartrans
will be allowed to view and criticise the
pictures at half rates.