The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-11-19

United States. <s..s sisssFs ( -
s servia: and Greece each has propu-
lation of 2 $500, 600, or ; little less than
the state Of Indiana. 4: III. .a,..s.
]. The IS national banks ';of New York,
'city hold from $500 O00. 600 to $780,.
-00O. 900 Of other banks. RI, = 3.
8 T !; With the recent death Of the duke
.of Richmond passed away the last Of
,Wellington's aids5de camp. s 4. .; ,..-}
v George B. Mcclellan nefer delivers
e&tempo raneous speeches. H4 ~.
ways reads from manuscripts. At
A large part Of the tropical fruit
used in the United States is raised BY
the transportation companies which
bring IT. l. z ~. IS. .I.s,s., !.
The. earliest railroads were designed
TO be toilways. on which any. man.
{! could run his own cars on his own
Achednle.s s=.. Is 4. ~ = : s.. +.
The Louisiana leper colony will be
moved from Indian camp. which is so
miles above New Orleans, to . point
near thatscity. .. ~. y
Frank Schaukee, of Vincennes, Ind,
has designed and patented no less than
6,O24 devices of various kinds. and
claims to be the most prolific inventor
IN the country. 81 i, HI st.9t5 .5.lt
z, Pennsylvania farmers refuse to pay
more thar so per month for schDcl
teachers. but are offering ~ per day
tor men to dig potatoes - 1st..f5s. ~ $
s. The United States Is now the great
est coal-producing country In the
.world. the output Of J. the last year
reaching 100000. 900 tons. ~ rs
Since 1859 more than 10000 'convicts
have been sent to French Guiana, Of
whom 341a per cent died Of disease.
hardship and insufficient food.
=. According to q recent census, there
are upward Of 800 Chinese In Johan.
.nesburg, of whom $50 are in business.
All are reported IS doing well.
s. A sensitive dog will follow. the track
Of man who is wearing his masters
boots. and will reject the track Of his
master Il heshas on strange boots.
Richard 7. Lafin, Of Worcester.
Mass. q street railway man. will. leave
for the Philtppinessen s January 1, and
| Will build electric lines in and, around
Manila. m. y.
M. Gaub, the French chemist, says
That II the hair crop could all be shorn
from tho sEHomen Of France Tor one
year u .coi.ldI bs nldel to produce II
022. 900 pounds OF iron. .,a
Z. Herr Ddffer,, 'of sodchman, Prussia,
lays claim to be the oldest teacher in
the world. He is over 81 years Of age,
and still teaches. He has never had q
days illness in his life.
The government IN its laboratory At
Washington is testing free all, seeds
sent for that. purpose by farmers. i
Is not unusual to ind that half tho
seeds III q sample will not germinate.
In; pound of clover seed 27,7Q0 weed
seeds were found, mostly green fox
taft and plantain. z. -i'--@-e
The effort Of Germany to become In
dependent ofsforeign. countries for .
number Of products by developing
them in her colonies has failed In the
matter OF cocoa, coffee, tobacco and
ginger. The only definitely successful
venture; Is that with sisal hemp. Pea
nuts have done fairly. u
At Cracow, Poland, 500 Jewish rab-
bis have taken solemn oath that in
their religion there Is no such thing
&C the blood. ritual which IL believed
to be onA Of their ceremonies By the
peassnta II Russts md Central Eu.
rope.