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The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-11-17
PEAnY'S NEW VESSEL
gHu m WHICH EXPLoRE1 WILL
SEEK THE NORTH POLE.
WIN Have the Good Points Of All ves-
sells Used In Poaar Explorations
TO Be Of $500 Tons
Displacement

New York.-Encouraged by his pre-
vous performances, Commander Rob
ert e. Peary, Of the United States
navy. is now having built new craft
for his final dash for the north pole.
Less than . years time will see this
sturdy vessel headed for the north
land and the region Of eternal ice. In
this last and what is to be his final
effort Commander Peary has united the
fruit Of his own experience In the past
together with the dinaculties that have
confronted his rivals in this forbid
ding field of geographical research.
This new ship will be very remarkable
in many ways.
The vessel is technically described as
three-masted fore and aft schooner
rugged steam vessel with auxiliary
sail power. says writer in the New
York Herald. The foremast and the
mizzenmast will be single sticks Of the
best Oregon pine. and the mainmast,
while Of the same material, will carry
q separate topmast Of selected yellow
pine. At the masthead Of the main.
topmast will be carried the "crow's
nest" from which lookout will direct
the navigation of the craft.
The ship will be 1e4 feet long on the
load water line and $50 feet long from
the tip Of her stem to the afterside OF
her rail. Her maximum beam over hel
guard will be nearly IS feet, and when
laden she will draw nearly II feet Of
water. Her displacement when ready
for sea, and with all coal and stores
aboard. will be quite $500 tons.
The two big deck houses will pro
vide quarters for Commander Peary
the ships officers and the members Of
the scientific staff. These houses will
be Of peculiar construction and are de
designed to be portable. The objec
of this is to facilitate their remova
from ship to shore IL emergency de
mand, where they may be turned int
reasonably comfortable habitations
susceptible Of economical heating ant
maintenance. Most Of the crew, o.
which there will be about 20. will b
housed on the berth deck.
The keel, stem and sternpost will b.
built Of heavy white oak, and ovel
the regular keel there will be stou
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-11-17
NORTH DAKOTA NEWS
1ysterious.

A neighbor, in passing by the farm
Of Ulrich Torson, about nine miles
south of Granville, saw the form OF
young Tudor Torson, who is about 10
years Of age, lying in pool OF blood
He was unconscious and investigation
disclosed the fact that his skull was
crushed. His father who lives near
Star, WAS notified and the young man
brought to Granville and placed in the
care Of DR. Davies The young man
was alone ON the farm and the manner
in which he received his injury. is but
surlnise, but indications point to the
fact that he had finished his supper and
was watering the horses, when in some
manner one of them struck or kicked
him.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-11-17

New Consumptive Treatment.
Prof. Jacob, of Berlin, has developed
q new method Of treating consumption
which promises great results. Here
tofore the trouble has been to reach the
seat Of the disease. He makes the
trachea and larynx insensible by CO.
caine, introducing thin rubber tube
and injects Prof. Koch's tube3culine. In
this way he has succeeded in making
the bacilli disappear, in from four to
eight weeks.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-11-17
4 Hustling Town.

The following new buildings have
been built at Sherwood within twenty
days: Three banks, three hardware
stores, three restaurants three barber
shops, three lumber yards, one hotel,
two newspaper offices, three livery
stables, in all about thirty buildings.
Land is held at $4,000 per quarter.
About one mile of the track from Mo-
hall to that place has been laid.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-11-17
HAS A BIG FAMILY.
uxxnxsTua FACTS ABOUT THE
11EsID1NT OF HORIZONS.
Tho Hushand OF Five Wives ana tie
Father of Forty-1ive Children Z $
Has Been Married Six
Times.

Salt Lake City.-Ths man with the
bisgest family in the world il Joseph
Smith. Smith Is the president Of the
Mormon church, for upon him fell the
mantle. of the Mormon church president
q worldwide fame, Brigham Young.
President Smith has five wives-plus one
divorced-and4 IS children and $50 grand
children. The only man whose record
IN the matter of children beats that of
Smiths was that of Brigham Young
himself, who left sc children.
Smiths wives and unmarried children
i've: In a row Of detached mansions in
Salt Lake City. The married children
and grandchildren live In various
houses all over the city. Smith supports
Ill the inmates of his 1--WE mansions, but
his married children and his grand
children have to support themselves.
This proud father of IS children is very
rich. His estimated income available
for supporting the five establishments
Is 100000. The estimate Is made from
his known salaried appointments as d.
rector of 20 different corporations,
banks, and factories.
His first wife was his cousin Lavinia,
with whom he fell in love as q boy.
After he had been married to Lavinia
q few years he married the two Lam
son sisters, Julina and Edna. This one
man married these two sisters on the
same day and by the one ceremony of
marriage, an event that caused shud-
der in the breasts of all citizens outside
Of Utah.
But the first wife objected to Smiths
second and third wives. and so she went
to California and obtained divorce. No
sooner had she secured her decree Of
divorce than Smith promptly married q
fourth woman-Sarah. Then came the
fifth, Alice, and, later, Mary, the sixth.
None of these objected to being mere
fraction of wife, SO these are the five
wives whom Smith supports in the five
mansions to-day. Alice, the fifth in the
Smith matrimonial succession, said not
long ago: Il am a plural wife and am
proud of II"
Smith now calls one Of the sisters re-
serred to his legal wife, !" and designates
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-11-17

with It the Daring Explorer Will Attempt
to Reach the North Pole.)
false keel Of the same material, which
will bear the rub Of thick ice and
grounding. The frames will also be
of white oak and closely spaced. The
deck beams will be Of very thick yell
low pine, unusually we'll supported and
fastened to the frames by big through
bolts.
Amidships these beams will be sup
ported right up from the keelson by
steel stanchions so arranged that they
may bet set up by bolts to take up any
give" in the structure during the
course Of construction. To insure ex-
ceptional stiffness to the hull there
will be heavy yellow pine diagonal
braces, very securely fastened, at every
frame. While cutting up the space be-
tween decks, this arrangement gives
Just that resistance to the pressure of
ice upon the bottom and bilges that
will cause the vessel like melon seed
pinched between the fingers, to rise
and free itself of theestress.
Above all things T. is essential that
the vessel should not leak. and to in
sure this and to take the constant rub
Of the ice the hull will be covered with
q double course Of dve-inch planking.
The inner course will be Of yellow pine
and the outer course, which will be i'm
mediately subjected to wear. will be
Of well seasoned white oak. The inner
course will be calked when finished
and made securely water tight Over
the inner course will then be laid q
sheeting Of tarred hemp or tarred can
vas. After this is thoroughly secured
the outer planking will be laid and
bolted with exceptional strength to
each frame.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-11-17
Kopak.

Kopak is a new product Of the Philip
pine islands and those adjacent, which
is attracting much attention. It is .
sort of yellow wadding which makes
llne mattresses, life preservers, etc. Nat
urally it is the covering of the seeds Of
certain trees. Ten and q half ounces
will support . man in the water, and
one small mattress will support several
men. It is expected that all ship mat
tresses will be made of kopak.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-11-17

her home as his "official' residence. The
woman to whom he was last united"
Mary, is said to be Smith s favorite wife,
and, as If in confederation of the report,
she lives in the finest and costliest Of
the I'VE mansions.
He married wife number one 80 years
ago; so that in 80 years he has become
the father of his extensive family. His
''favorite wife" just referred to-the one
no married last-has borne five children,
thesemallest number of all the six wives
except the first one, who had only two.
Thirteen children-the largest number
ofeall-were born in, and live in, the
mansion of wife number four. Alice, the
fifth wife, who said she was q plural
wife and glad Of it, has eight children;
while of the two sisters married stimuli
sneously, one has borne her master IL
children and the other six.
Smith has of late months exported"
q large number Of Mormon families from
Utah to Mexico, establishing there q
colony, with the idea that it may ulti-
mately become the new headquarters of
the Mormon church, safe from the laws
Of the United States.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-11-17
electric Traction in Coal Nine.

Electric Traction in Coal Mine.
Electric traction is used in at least
one coal mine. Two locomotives Of
so horse power each handle the 800
tons daily output. They are seven
feet long and three feet high,v running
in headings too low for the use Of
mules. A single so horse power motor
is used with its armature geared to
two driving sprockets. one on each
axle. The gradients are from 1 in Is
to Ia & ~ sf}E4
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-11-17
Horses Burned.

Fire destroyed NJ. j. Fast's barn
near Saline, Ward county. and seven
horses perlshed in the flames Mr..
Fast's son, who was sleeping in the
hay loft. had narrow escape also
from losing his life in the burning
building, and was compelled to jump
to the ground from an opening in the
loft, sustaing slight injuries. Consid-
cradle grain was stored in one end of
the barn but the fire was controlled be-
fore reaching it and portion of it was
saved The origin Of the fire is mys'
tery.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-11-17
oreat soc Plants.

There are two great plants for solar
evaporation Of salt in the United States.
one at Salt Lake and the other on San
Francisco bay. The brine pumped at Salt
Lake carries over 20 per cent salt and is
free from impurities. That pumped at
San Francisco has on the other hand
somewhat less salt than the water Of
the open sea, and 1t has the customary
impurities. At present Utah ranks sixth
among the states a. q salt producer. and
its output now reaches up to SOC. 900
barrels per annum.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-11-17
Why varnish Turns White.

Why Varndsh Turns White.
thas often been wondered why paint
and varnish turn white for q while after
Q heavy rainstorm. This is probably
due to molecules Of moisture being
driven into the minute divisions Of the
paint or varnish, and thus giving them
the color that we see on foam on the
water. The natural color of the paint
or varnish can be quickly restored by
rubbing on q little fine oil, which takes
the place Of the vapor in the paint.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-11-17
HUGE FIGURE OF BUDDHA.
Discovered by English Troops Near
l.. the Forbidden City. 3
Lhasa.

London.-One of the most inter-
esting Of monuments seen BY En-
glish troops "a Thibet was the
huge figure Of Buddha passed
about Is miles from the forbid
den city of Lhasa. Some idea of the
great size of the idol may be obtained
by comparing It with the height Of the
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-11-17
Wool.

The price of 90 cents a pound for un-
washed wool is acting as stimulus to
the sheep industry, and many cattle
men are now buying sheep. The aver
age price for prime ewes this fall is
So to s3.25 per head. Grass fed mutton
sheep have sold this season at from
q. so to 81 per cwt. which is high
when contrasted with the low prices
that beef cattle have brought.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-11-17

soldiers shown in thssslstch Aling past.
The Buddha was carved out Of the cliff
itself, and is rudely colored. 1t is pro-
tected by two lofty stone buttresses and
a light roof. The heap Of white stones
shown on the right of the sketch is the
accumulation Of years. Devout travel
ers addto the heap as they pass, The
troops passed many Of these figures
carved in the rocks during their march.
but none equalled this one in maghI-
tudN, .s..-ss....-s,
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-11-17
DOWIE's NEW TEMPLE. -
Go Be Erected at Zion City. ILL.,. at Cost
OF 0,OOO.l

trance. Marble will be freely used in it,
construction. It will cost 100000.
The site selected for the new temple
Is northeast Of the present place Of wor-
ship, called Shiloh tabernacle, which
will be torn down when the new build
ing is completed. DR.. Dowie is anxious
to found college at Zion City, and says
that after the structure has been used
a. q place Of worship for five or six
years he proposes to build a much larg-
er building for that purpose and devote
this one to college purposes.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-11-17
Guess.

People who have been observing the
muskrats this fail say that they have
been perfectly idle, and have made no
preparation whatever for winter. Hence
It is argued we are to have an open
winter. But the other day a man shot
. goose with thick breast bone.
How are we to reconcile these things?
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-11-17
Land raken.

Four hundred and twenty claims or
about 81 900 acres of land embraced in
the Fort Totten Indian reservation
was thrown open to entry. Twenty
nine persons appeared and fled. This
land is entered at the rate of 81. SO an
acre, 81. 50-per acre payable at date OF
entry and the balance 1T 50 cents per
acre each year until proof is made,
The land is being entered by con-
sentative and well-to-do class of peo-
ple-many from Minnesota aud Iowa
who intend to reside upon, cultivate
and make permanent homes for them
selves. The conditions under which
the land was opened to settlement
leave little room for speculation.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-11-17
al Curious STRUCTURE.

In segovia. Northern Spain, stands
one of the most curious structures in
The world. q palace that is known as
''the house Of. the points" because its
fn6nt is c-rved into innrmerable facets.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-11-17
Largest Lighthouse.

Victoria, B. c., is soon to operate
the largest lighthouse In America. It
will be of 100000 candle power and
visible for Is miles.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-11-17
VIVA Horses Spread Mango.

WHO ao1SeB opIe9V 13uBos
Thousands Of wild horses roam the
unfenced ranges of Oregon. and the state
veterinarian has ordered that they shall
be shot. This is to prevent the spread
Of mango among cattle and other live
stock. -.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-11-17
Shot.

q. w. Jones was shot at Williston
by Otto Sporland. They had been
quarreling over some money. spor-
land said Jones had $40 belonging to
him, which he, Jones, would not re-
turn. Jones said he did not have 1t.
Sporland left Jones' place saying. "l'll
get gun and you'll give it up" Spor-
land soon returned and drew q gun on
Jones
Jones took hold of it and Sporland
pulled the trigger. The ball entered
Jones' chest just over the right lung
and came out at the shoulder blade.
Jones' condition is not critical, but he
has an ugly wound. sPorland is under
arrest
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-11-17

Of the Navy.)
ing employment OF the British feet In
1906 and the Induction in office4t White
hall of the strenuous personality Who IL
bound to fashion to his own liking and
despite constitutional checks the weapon
ready for use If necessity requires 1t IN
1905.
"Sdr John Fisher is very strong man,
swift of judgment, tenacious of purpose,
keen to a degree uncommon in almost
any walk of life save that OF money
grubbing.
"a man of affairs, who has welded
large power and has Influenced the
march of events, once told me that the
three men with whom he had come in
contact who had most impressed him
were Bismarck, Rhodes and Fisher.
Fisher is emphatically the product Of
naval training. The son Of soldier.
born in 1841, he entered the British naval
service when but IL, and has made his
way absolutely without interest or in
fiuence. A cheerful yorker, clear think
er, vigilant observer, Fisher is a man
who inspires confidence among all wuo
come in contact with him. He is not q
man Of the desk only, but the clear eyes.
the lurking humor of the lips, the strong,
broad chin and bronzed complexion sug-
gest the open air life-the breezy disci-
pline of the bridge of the battleship
rather than the close confines of study
for the post that Sir John has now as
sumed, that of chief naval adviser to the
government.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-28
THIS HOSPITAL HAS MO DEFICIT
Beth Israel Ends Year with Balance of More
Than $4,000 on the Right Side.

Inc annual meeting of the donors patrons and
members OF the Beth Israel Hospital Association
was heIa iast evening in the assembly rooms Of the
hospital Cherry and Jefferson SITS The report of
the ooara or directors, read by Mr. Cohen said
'at IN the last year the six story building the
north OF the hospital, in Jefferson-st had been
bought Tor sh'oN The three upper floors now
reaoy Tor the use of the nurses and it was hoped
the other hoors would be ready for hospital
ana olspensary purposes In the last year $500
was received from requests. and eleven perpetual
ana Two life beds were dedicated
The hospital has 31l2 members In the last wear
there were added 12OS members. The receipts for
the year were $ss,97s Os and the expenditures $97
1904 leaving balance of s2.52954
The following directors were elected: Joseph H
Coheh harry Flschel, Z. J. Ladinski S. Littenberg
n. Pa0lnsky, b L. Price l. Saperstern NJ Shad-
loFshy' meyer FeseIl NJ Asnof aud Edward Rubin
an thlendment 10 the constitution offered by Pres
tueut, Conen, on behalf OF the directors that the
tDoSaIQ OF directors be increased from thirty TO
IiLIty-slX was opposed by Jacob Rabnovitz He
"a seu mat IL some of the directors elected last
nsnt you'd resign their places could be filled by
Inen VINO would do better work. He thought thirty
A H. saronson declared that If there was any
0oJecuon 10 any of the directors it should have
oeeh mace when they were nominated He main
famed that If there anything in the objection
10 tIle5e was All the more reason for adding
unanimously 49, --' e'-'f'ON
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-28
OBJECT TO MIR. FITCH AS TRUSTEE
Minority Creditors of Berry & Co. Say He
Was Choice of the Bankrupts.

Objections were heard yesterday by Stanley w.
Dexter, referee in bankruptcy. TO the election OF
Ashbel P. Fitch trustee Of the bankrupt firm
Of Jacob Berry & Co, stock brokers. of No. ~
Broadway.
Counsel for the minority creditors, who had
voted for the election Of E. S. Thomas trustee.
contended that the election of Mr.. Fitch trustee
was really the selection of the bankrupts. AS Mr..
Fitch was the former assignee Of Berry & Co. he
declared. it unfair to the creditors have him
appointed trustee. He further stated that the as
sets OF the bankrupt were only $4,000, while the
liabilities over $4,000. Many proxies who
had voted for Mr.. Fitch had been induced to do so
through the agents of the bankrupts he added.
and he moved that all such votes thrown out.
Mr. Dexter asked If there were any likelihood
of a composition. Counsel replied that he mad not
heard Of any and, far as he knew, there would
be IF l should decide against Mr.. Fitch"
continued the referee. 1.-THE decision would not
mean that 1 would thereby confirm the election or
Mr.. Thomas IL would mean the selection OF some
by a election"
Counsel thought the removal OF Mr.. Fitch would
mean the selection of Mr.. Thomas under the bank
ruptcy law, but the referee disagreed with him.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-28
HOME NEWS.
NETWORK CITY.

The Society of Biblical Literature and EXegesis
connosed for the most part College professors OF
the Iranian group of languages met yesterday at
I7nivereity Commons. Professor Willis J. Beecher
of Auburn Theological Seminary, president OF the
society. made an address
The eleventh annual meeting of the American
Mathematical Society will be held on Thursday and
Friday December 20 and so, at Columbia Uni
,,ersitv Fourteen papers mathematical subjects
are on the programme TO be read, and there will
also be- an address by Professor Thomas Scott
FYske of Columbia president of the society.
Mayor Mcclellan spent yesterday at Lakewood
working on his message TO the Board of Aldermen.
The message will go the city fathers next Mon
day It Is understood that the Mayor will devote
mart OF his message to the lighting question
Tho Republican City Committee will meet to-
night I'm the Murray Hill Lyceun. Thirty fourth-st,
seer Thrd-ave 10 reorganize and elect officers.
After a conference with Governor Odell yesterday
Michael j. Dady said the presidency CT the COM
mittee would go to Brooklyn. as usual.
Residents of washington Heights, disturbed by
the loss Of large proportion OF the service in
A,nsterdam-ave since the opening of the subway
viii hold a meeting this evening at Odd Fellows
Hall One-hund red and sixth-st. and Amster-
dan-aye.
Justice John J. Freedman, whose term of office
expires on January l. has announced that after
that date he VIII resume the practice OF law at
No wall-gt being associated counsel to the
law firm OF Goodwin. Thompson. Vanderpoel &
Freedman.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-28
HOTEL WITHIN ROCKEFELLER LAND.
lawson May Go Into Pocantico Hills Plan,
It Is Said.

according to Daniel w. Blumenthal, an attorney,
q No. 30 Nassau-st., company is being formed to
Dahd summer hotel in the midst of the great
tract which John D. Rockefeller has obtained at
Pocantico Hills. II is reported as possible that
Thomas ". Lawson, OF Boston. who has recently
been attacking the Standard OIL interests. will be-
cone one Of the board of directors.
John D. Rockefeller has bought up most OF the
country about Pocantico Hills. including nearly
every house in the village One piece of property
which he has not been able to buy up is the home
aead OF John Foley, who has resided there for
tEenty-seven years. It consists Of two acres and
tn eghteen-room house Some time ago. 1T is said,
za agent OF Mr. Rockefeller offered 5000 for the
pace. Before the deal was closed man who de-
eared that he represented Thomas w. Lawson, Of
Boston. made higher bid. Then Mr.. Rockefeller
Increased his offer 10 5000
Three weeks ago John Foley died and the prop
cry passed 10 his widow. She places valuation
y s-9O9J the property, and clients of Mr. Blumen
Ii nave hase decided to form the Pocantico Hills Ho-
- company ard take the property at that
tt4rs The Foley place commands a fine view of
~ Hudson and is in the midst of the Rockefeller
lael- Mr. Blumenthal says the hotel plan will be
q not. ' 49,