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The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-12-29

Drummer's Joks ON Waiter Turned
Out Costly One On
Himself.

II suppose there comes to every man Q
desire to do something smart on an oc-
casicn,' said the drummer, as q sigh took
the place Of his smile, according to the
New York Times.
well, such desire came to me ~
was leaving certain southern city after
. weeks stay. The waiter at my table
had called me 'Ginerar and been 1t great
pans 10 care for me and made up my
mind to reward him with IS bill. 1t Was
= counterfeit with which had been stuck.
but thought it would be the biggest kind
of Q joke to work of on Bob.
Il had got hundred miles away when
was arrested on telegram for passing
counterfeit money, and when taken back
and had to give bail and appear on three
different occasions. ! had lawyer and
altogether and just escaped prison by the
skin Of my teeth. In addition to this !
had to make good to the waiter, who sor-
rowfully shook his head when he received
the money and said:
"l'ze sorry for you, Gineral, but dis may
be de means of savin' your contemplate
soul from the gallus!"
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-12-29
Reading as a Medicine.

The word disease" signifies the alb
sence of ease, and that want Of ease
is generally caused by thinking too
much of ones self or ones own con-
Germs. Nervousness is generally at
the bottom of it. Now, If the doctors.
when they find their patients all eaten
up with too much thinking Of them
selves or their business, were to pre-
scribe a course of Cervantes. or
Moliere, or Balzac, or Sterne, or Dick
ems, or Shakespeare, and as strictly
enjoin thoroughness in this course az
they would If the treatment were q
matter of diet or medicine, many Of
them would begin to mend from the
first moment that these magicians had
given them for forgetfulness of self.
Half of the sickness in this world is
but q form of egotism-the too per-
sistent brooding over ones own trou-
bues. A dose of reading will often
prove the best remedy.-Boston Globe.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-12-29
HAULING OF MANURE.
Some Suggestions for the Doing e
This Work In the Win.
ter Time.

During the winter every progressive
farmer should be planning and getting
things together to make work as easy
as possible when springs work begins.
says George c. Reynolds, in the Epit-
omist. The farmer who makes it .
business to haul his barnyard manure
out on the land while covered with
snow is taking one long step towards
putting in a profitable winters work.
This not only makes the work easier.
but on the other hand, gets the manure
where it will do the most possible good
as fertilizer. Some farmers are averse
to hauling manure and spreading on
snow, because they think when the
spring break up comes the non-porous
condition of the soil permits the wash
ing away Of large percentage OF the
fertilizer value of manure. There Is
no question but what percentage OF
the manure value is lost through wash
ing at this time of the year. but expert
ments go to show that much larger
percentage is lost before 1t ever reaches
the field than after it is spread upon
the land. Last winter. feeling that there
was some reason to believe there might
be more loss caused by washing than
one might suppose. determined to set
tie the matter for myself by trying .
little experiment. There is no reason
why any farmer need trust to what
others say regarding the matter, when
on his own farm at no expense. ex-
periments can be conducted that will
settle the matter for always. When the
snow is foot or deeper haul out i've
or ten loads on land that is to be
plowed the coming spring and give the
matter a careful test. After the snow
has gone, down to about five inches on
the level, haul out like number OF
loads and spread as near az possible
to the manure previously hauled out.
Then again after the snow has all gone,
and the ground settles in thesspring.
repeat the same number Of loads near
that which was spread on the snow.
Stake of the strips SO. that there will
be no mistakes made, and note careful
~ the growth color md generals d.
velopment Of the crop. II 1t is possible
! to have the crop Of corn it will be much
easter to distinguish the difference II
There should :be any. The .expeIiment
I conducted on my own farm proved
very favorable to- hauling manure and
spreading on snow, but as oil expert
ments do not result the same under
| varying conditions I advise every farm.
ler-to give the matter thorough trial
1 on his own land.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-12-29
WAGON SHED, GRANARY AND CORN
CRIB

granary. The attic can be used for
storing tools or anything else desired.
In that case there should be window
in each gable end. The center or driv-
ing floor makes a good wagon and buggy
shed. The platform d can be made sta
tionary by covering the lower part Of
the door, and the door sill. with sheet
iron and extending the sheet iron strip
out towards corner Of building foot or
so on each side. Such an approach can
be provided at each end, so that the
team can be driven through the build
ing. Instead of posts and inverted pans.
it is cheaper to set the building on
eight-inch sewer pipe two feet long.
Rats and mice cant climb the glazed
pipe.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-12-29
:. FIELD MICE PEST.
how They May Be Destroyed: and
-.-.. Thus Rid Farm Of Serious
Problem.

A serious problem on many farms Is
created blythe presence OF destructive
mice, andsa new method devised by q
Partisan scientist for their destruction
may serve us as well as it appears to
be doing those. who manage the farms
of France.
The mice had become a source Of
great loss in certain districts over
there. AS we we'll know the powers of
destruction of these diminutive crea-
lures have been found to be enormous.
They not only ruin immense quanti-
lies of living vegetables in seeking
food, but lay away ample stocks for
winter provender. Scientists have cal
culated that each mouse destroys from
"a to sc pounds of plants every year;
and one unhappy farmer reported that
there were over 500 mice per acre on
his land. To free themselves of this
plague, the people resorted to asphyx-
iation, by filling the burrows with
smoke, or to. drowning by pouring wa
ter into them, or to sprinkling poison
about the fields-the latter method,
however. proving most dangerous to
domesticated animals. Finally, the
French parliament. moved by the ap-
peals of the sufferers from the Gar
gantuan appetites of these tiny pests.
appropriated $4,000 to aid them. and
the latest pet of science-the microbe
was resorted to. DR.. Danysz, of the
Pasteur institute, had observed that
large numbers of mice died from a GER
tain disease. He collected virus from
sick animals, made cultures, and found
that these cultures, when absorbed with
the nourishment, produced the disease
in healthy rats and mice. This method
e. destruction has recently been carried
out on an area of $500 acres, and has
proved most effective. One great ad-
vantage is that the chickens and other
animals of the farm appear to be i'm
mune to the disease, having been in no
instance affected during the expert
ments. The government appropriation
has been devoted to the purchase of
the virus, which is sent free Of charge
to all regions affected. The virus is
mixed with sailed water and crushed
oats are soaked in the liquid. The oats
are then scattered near the burrows.
Ten days afterwards, what is estimated
az IS per cent. of the mice have been
found dead in the fields 7-ss a,s@
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-12-29
sPL1TaLoG DRAG

e for ditch cleaning or to make the
drag throw more dirt to the left. To
move dirt to the right reverse position
of driver and hitch. If working a clay OF
gumbo road, put iron, old wagon tire,
or something of the sort, on lower edge
of drag at the end of six months;. for
softer soil at the end Of II months.
The Western Fruit Grower has an in
teresting article on the use of the "split
log' for dragging purposes IN improving
roadways. The writer advancesthe fol-
lowing timely suggestions:
Don't. drive too fast.
Don't walk; get on the drag and ride.
Don't wait for your neighbors to take
hold; they may sbe waiting ioryou.
Don't bothes sAgQt u tongue. is
much Stiouble IND s 4 I = y ut
Don't wait fort srfaisrsta como
andshape m yoar tn you can
doSHfst will help to max xthe work Of
the grader perman es,t Us s.s
Don't be particular about mat
With an AK and q two-inch auger almost
any kind Of a log can be made into a
drag. The one ! used for several years
is box elder.
Don't try to drag with one piece; use
two. One will scoop out the hollows In
the road and deepen them. When two
are used the. one keeps the other up;
and in month or SO the hollows will
have filled and become level and hard
like the balance of the road.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-12-29

Heusley, Ark, Dec. 98th.-(speciaO-
That . sure cure for Backache would be .
priceless boon to the people, and especially
tho women Of America, ID admitted by. all
Williams Of this place IL certain she has
found IN Dodd's Kidney Pulls the long
looked-for cura g*%
81 am SIS years ole" Mrs. Williams says,
and have suffered with the Backache very
much for three or four years. have been
treated by good physicians and got no relief,
but thanks TO 6od, I have found Q cure q
last and It Is Dodd's Kidney Pills. j. have
taken only ono box and It has done me more
good than al the doctors Ia three or four
years. ] want all .sufferets from Backache
70 know that they can get Dodd's Kidney
Pills and get we'll"
Backache IL ono Of tho first symptoms Of
Kidney Disclose. Guard against BriRht's
Disease or Rheumatism by curing 1t with
Dodd's Kidney Pulls.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-12-29
Eucalyptus trees for swamps.

Eucalyptus Trees Tor Swamps.
The Australian eucalyptus tree is be-
ing grown on a large scale in southern
Europe and northern Africa because of
its tendency to drain swamps. This
was formerly supposed to be due to
abundant exhalation OF wetery vapor
from its leaves, but it has been shown
that actually the Transportation of the
eucalyptus is only one-half or one-third
that of willows, birches and other trees,
and It is therefore assumed that the
phenomenon jim question is7due simply
to the raid growth Of the eucalyptus.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-12-29
Feeding Of Steers.

The most money may be made in
feeding steers by observing two or three
rules: Decreasing the amount Of grain
in winter and substituting clover hay and
winter pasture. Using cheap grain food,
ouch as cottons seed, aif1availatde. BY,
causing the calves to be dropped before
Christmas, and keeping them only two
winters until they IRE reads for m . y :
ket.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-12-29
Where the PROFIT Lies.

The profit in feeding beef cattle is
not made by producing new growth
mt less cost per pound thalAt sells for.
lbutsinsthe increased value q thesorigs
inal weight due to fattening. A mar
gin cf one cent per pound between pur-
schases price and selling price II desir-
able. - sg
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-12-29
Are You Going to Florida Or New
OrleansP

Tickets on sale via Queen q Crescent
Route and Southern Railway to Florida,
New Orleans and other points south at
greatly reduced rates, good returning May
3lst, 1905.
Also variable route tickets good going to
points In Florida and Cuba via Atlanta, and
other information address =.
w. A. Becker, N. p. A., l13 Adams Street,
D. r. Brown. N. E. P. A., Ii Fort Street, w.,
Detroit, Mich.
w. e. Rinearson, g. r. A., Cincinnati. Ohio.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-12-29
.cRANARYs AND WAGON SHED
Structure Which Serves Variety Of
Purposes and Is Rat and
Mouse-Proof.

The plan Of combined corn-crib,
granary and wagon-shed, illustrated
here, is 32x2O and ten feet high to caves.
it has a tight floor, which is reached by
means of movable platform, d. The
building is set on short wooden posts.
B, standing on flat stone. c, and a GAL
vanized iron pan inverted over the top,
A. This makes it rat and mouse proof,
II the platform y IL pulled away from
the building when not in use, says Ohio
Farmer. VI ~
The grain bins are arranged with
sliding boards in front, same Is in any
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-12-29
1aR E!994AR
1llr1(e!Has{{ll
HOMEMADE ROAD scRAPER
Constructed of Split Log-will 3s
serviceable in Improline
the Road.

A, a, two halves Of q split log nine feet
long, 10 to IL inches thick, set on edge.
30 inches apart, both fat sides to the
front b, b, strong oak or hedge bars,
the ends of which are wedged in two
inch augur holes bored through the
slabs. Dotted line, chains or strong
wire. D D1, rings to connect double-tree
clevis. Hitch at d and stand at c, on a
plank laid on the cross-bars, for or
binary work; or hitch at D1 and stand at
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-12-29
xIsrAKEs To~AYo1p.

.!pasla.gtl. wealth i ren.,n j y
thinking that peoplesare alwlysa Gov
ertly criticising your actions.
Thinking that Z man does not notice
the details of the toilet of q woman In
whom no is interested. H
Critic;sing an absent person with
ont being sure thst your listeners -
not. know tho person 30 whom y1ui
allude. ~ II sa o. sa3s ~ s@ ~ i
Imagining that passers-by are SUI
nciently interested in your appearance
to notice that your hat or coat 10 out
Of date.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-12-29
About Hi. aaisin,.

automobile?" liz
That's Jones-the succescsful author"
"Why-he used to ride in an ox.cart!"
"Hush!-he wouldn't be seen in one
now. He only makes his money by writ.
in about ox-carts, an the poor folks that
ride in 'em!"-Atlanta Constitution.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-12-29

4 Guaranteed Cure for Piles.
Itching, Blind, Bleeding or Protruding Piles,
Your druggist will refund money Il PAzo
OINTMENT fails to cure In 6 to II days. 6Oc.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-12-29

The hen patiently sets" only through
creative impulse that masters her restless
impulses to be outside scratching and cack.
ling instead of working for posterity =
Boston Herald.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-12-29
Then They Roth Smiled.

Then They both 6miled.
Gracious. my dear!" said the first So
ciety belle. spi1efully. II trust you're
not i'll. You look 30 much older to-
night"
do /. dear, the other replied, sweet
~. II feel quite well. And you-how
wonderfully improved you are! You
look positively young!'-Tit-Bits.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-12-29
Bad Form. at Least.

Bad Form, at Least.
War Correspondent (of the Moscow
Morning Yellowvitch)-Are the pagan
pigs living up to their reputation, gen.
co ca. P.na,k eyopa i. Why only
yesterday they forced sus to execute a
flank movement in the midst of our
morning prayers for victory.-Brook-
Ign LA. . Fz.l,:. $50
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-12-29

A mother could tell her daughter lots
about helping out her lover if she dared
to give herself away to her.-N. Y. Pres:
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-12-29
New York 4 PHILADELPHIA.

cannot be more pleasantly or convenient
" reached than by the Grand Trunk-Le-
high Valley Route. Solid through trains,
magnificent scenery, all trans run via
Niagara Falls. Descriptive literature sent
free on application to Advertising Depart
Adams st., Chicago, nl., Geo. W. Vaux,
A. G. p. d T. A.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-12-29

"Ch.t on the C.rs Of Children," former.
" . feature Of the woman's page, has
given way to Timely Tips on the Treat
ment Of Toy Doss."-N. Y. Herald.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-12-29

TO Cure q Gold In One Day
Take LAXATIVE Bromo Quinine Tablets. All
druggists refund tho money II Il fails to cure
& w. Groves signature II on each box. 26c
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-12-29

Do not believe Piso's Cure for Consump-
ton has an equal for coughs and colds.-J.
E. Boyer, Trinity SPRING, Ind, Feb. Is, 1900.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-12-29
Too Much to Exnsct.

"Ees here, landlord, must I cit here for
ever before get the half chicken that I
"Oh, no, sir! I'm only waiting till
somebody comes and orders the other half.
Of course, can't kill half chicken!"-
Flieaende BlaetteF.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-12-29

You need not be shadow because yo
are not sun.-Chicago Tribune.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-12-29

A three-year-old boy of 1iachias, Me-,
walked eight miles over rough country
roads the other day.. That boy will grow
up to be great actor.-Ohio State Jour
nal. -. =. Il -.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-12-29
The Poem Reversed.

Friend-l hear you're NO longer liy-
ing with your son-in-law.
Genial Mother-tn-Law-No. ldiscov-
ered tkat age and grabbed youth cannot
dwell observation-disclosures Journal.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-12-29

Even hope las been known to die Of OLD
aae.-N. Y. Times. -
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-12-29
s o m e twO-lnch
plank, says L. A.
Fisk. in Farm
and Home. The
runners are eight.

feet long and 2x6 inches square. They
are held with four braces of tho same
material, four feet long. and fastened
with spikes and bolts. Stakes are set
in the frontsand rear cross piece. The
runners 20 fiat side down and the ends
are rounded to prevent catching on the
ice. The sled can be used with the body
or box Of q wagon. tits good sled for
heavy work and short hauls. For long
hauls, the runners should be shod.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-12-29
"A CHEAP WOOD SLED.
How One Farmer MADE serviesaslt
Affair Out Of rwe,1nsh
Plank.

My wood sled gave out early in the
winter and made a good substitute Of
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-12-29
BEAUTIFUL SKIN, j..
Soft White Hands and Luxuriant
HAIR Produced by CuticuTa
SOaD.

Millions Of Women Use Cuticura Soap,
assisted by Cuticura Ointment, the great
skin cure; for preserving, purifying and
bcautifying the skin, for cleansing the
scalp Of crusts, scales and dandruf, and
the stopping Of falling hair, for softenins,
sore hands, for baby ,rsshes, itchings and
chaiings, for annoying irritations and ul-
cerative weaknesses, and many antiseptic
purposes which readily suggest them.
selves, as well as for all the purposes of
the toilet, bath and nursery.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-12-29

II is . Partisan doctor who insists thai
love 10 the result Of microbe. Then lei
science take warning and leave the ten
der germ disturbed.-Cleveland Plain
Dealer,
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-12-29
Magnificent climate-farmers blowing in theis
shirt sleeves III the middle of November.

''AiIaee bonnd @ be nI0re than pleased wiz
the 6uai results ofthe past harvests.'' =
KIfT03. 81 szARg 5ssEl 81 a4ss% 4s#z ~
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-12-29

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES,
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-12-29

Coal, wood, water, hay ia abundance-schools
churches, markets convenient. Ii
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1904-06-23
USEFUL DAIRY HINTS.

The power to produce a large pei
cent of butter fat is inherited by a
COW
Butter quality is IA certain indication
OF its actual worth for manufacturing
purposes
II is dead loss to let milk sour be-
fore skimuIng, unless the cream can
be churucd at once.
Churn promptly when the cream is
ready Every moment il stands after
that Ii detrimental
MILK keeps better. even in cold
weather. If cooled at once after being
drawn from the COW.
\ COW viii never milk so well when
she IS allowed to suffer from over
eroWdiug Of the udder
4 cow becomes restless If she Is kept
n milking longer than is necessary
consequently will not give down freely
Absolute cleanliness is essential
about the dairy. and any departure
from THIS Is detrimental to the product
MIR. white needing 10 be suddenly
cooled for getting all the cream
should not to disturbed while the cool
inE Is going on
WITH good creamery the work OF
handling the milk IS greatly lossened
aud huttor Of q more uniform qualit,
can hr maze Cincinnati Commercial
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1904-06-23
FORMATION OF GOLD NUGGETS.
Experiments In Laboratory Show
How Nature May Have Produced
Lump of Precious Metal.

That gold Is formed from solution Ia
generally recognized. The miner re-
ceives the theory because 1t explains the
making of gold to him. but he often Won
ders how it is done, so here is what has
been seen: Daintree once prepared a
solution of gold and left In 1t small
piece of metallic gold. Accidentally 4
small piece of wood fell into the solu-
ton. the solution decomposed, the gold
assumed a metallic state and collected
and held to the small piece OF undis-
solved gold, which increased in size. An
other Investigator, says Mines and Min
erals, heard of this and made dilute
gold solution, In which he immersed a
piece of iron pyrites and left 1t there
month He added also organic matter,
and al the months end the pyrites were
covered with a film Of metallic gold.
Pyrites and galena were next tried ana
each was covered with gold Gold. cop
per pyritcs, arsenical pyrites, galena,
wolfram were also tried with similar re-
suits. Metallic precipitates were tried'
and while they threw down the gold as
a metallic powder they did not cause II
to cohere nor to plate any OF the sub
stances tried Organic matter thus
seemed the necessary chemical agent.
Through the wood used In these expert
monts gold was disseminated In fine
particles imagine those experiments
conducted by nature through ages and
the result could be a nugget.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1904-06-23

shown in the illustrations watering
trough is best made In the form shown
at II should not be placed inside
the yard. az is usually done, but 1t
should be ON the outside, with only
about "A foot of one end inside. The
part outside should be fitted with
cover To keep out trash. and also TO
keep the water cool The ond inside
the pen should have an aperture IN the
cover shaped as shown at a. An open
fnc like his will permit the pig to
get his snout in but win prevent MN
from getting his feet in and the trough
! will remain clean for n week or two at
time.
For IA feed or slop trough many good
| breeders prefer the shape shown at Is
ana G. 1t is made from four 70 six inches
deep II 10 10 inches wide. and has sew
! .rnl cross bnrs on the top to prevent the
! pigs from spreading Il 1t Is also pro-
octed by ll2-iuch board, nOtched as
shown at u This notched edge is COW
,rcd with sheet iron or tin to prevent
the pigs from destroying It. An end
view of this trough Mt C. showing how
II is placed under the fence, with pro-
tcctng hoard Ca) and platform (b),
An feed or slops placed In this trough
Ia thrown forward. or toward the 'front.'
where the pigs can ret It without hav-
InR to get into the trough. while the
long incline AT the back allows plenty
Of opening for the Stops or feed 10 be
7ct ON a platform Of plauks extending
AZ lcnst six feet In front OF them This
VIII prevent the pigs from gougiug a
| hollow aud the formation of nasty
! puddle close to the trough Fred
Gruudy in Farm and Home.