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The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-08-04

In the minds of the majority of
Americans Russia is associated with
tyranny of all sorts, yet there are said
to be more points in common between
the Russian and the English-spealling
girls than the girls of any other ma.
ton. The Russian girl asserts her.
self, and no one in Russia thinks the
less Of a girl for her wish to learn or
to lead an Independent life. In all
subjects she is an idealist, in this
point being different from her Eng.
disappearing sisters.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-08-04

A species Of acacia, which grows
very abundantly in Nubiai and the
Soudan, is called the "whistling tree"
by the natives. Its shoots are fire..
quently distorted in shape by the
agency Of larvae of insects and swol-
len into a globular bladder from one
to two inches in diameter. After the
insect has emerged from a circular
hole in the side of this swelling, the
opening, played upon by the wind, be-
comes a musical instrument sugges.
tive Of a sweet-toned flute. The
whistling tree is also found in the
West Indies. -. 5.<, g.,
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-08-04
"The Wages Of Sin"

Grand Rapids, Mich, July 26.-Hen-
~ Mohr, of Muskegon, who was
charged with embezzfing $4,000 from
the Muskegon Dry Goods company, for
which concern he had been for several
years confidential secretary, was
found dead in the Clarendon hotel
here Monday. He had taken morphine
soon after registering Sunday night
under an assumed name. The suicides
identity was revealed by a letter to
his mother beginning: ''The wages OF
sin is DEATH"
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-08-04

n Ceylon there is a tree called
Ewes apple tree" which is remark.
able in that the orange fruit is beauti.
full to look upon, yet out of each fruit
a piece appears to have been bitten.
It is said that the stimulation Of a fruit
which has been bitten into is perfect.
For this reason and because the fruit
is a deadly poison, the natives declare
that it is the same tree which grew
in the Garden of Eden, and it is a
perpetual reminder of disobedienl
act
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-08-04
Wisconsin Prohibitionists.

Madison, Wis, July 29.-The Wis
consin prohibition convention made
these nominations Thursday: Gov
ernor, w. H. Clark, Ripon; lieutenant
governor, George H. Trever, White
water; secretary of state, Charles L.
Hill. La Crosse; treasurer, John Berg,
Holman; attorney general, Matthew
Mott, Neenah; railroad commissioner,
Alfred A. Melting, Milwaukee; insur-
ance commissioner, Jasper Dexter, Cam
bria.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-08-04
The Malacca Released.
Boys Under Arrest.

Hoopeston, ILL.,, July 30.-Blain Cas-
tor and Weber Williams, both eight
years old, were arrested Friday,
charged with tampering with the
switch which was thrown and caused
fatal wreck on the Chicago & East
ern Illinois railroad here Thursday.
Castor confessed and implicated Rich
ard Kyle, aged IA, and Porter Laird,
aged II. Fireman James Frame was
killed and three trainmen injured in the
wreck.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-08-04

Reports from the Discovery, which
has been exploring the Antarctic:zsre.
gions, give interesting particulars as
to- the appetites which come to half.
frozen men on long. sledge expedi-
lions. Hunger proved dreadful
nightmare, some Of the men having
horrible visions of tempting dishes.
It is questionable II anything could
compare in the way of hardships sui.
fefed to this form OF modified starva.
ton on such trips.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-08-04
Wisconsin Bank Closed.

Mauston, Wis, July 29.-State Bank
Examiner M. c. Bergh Thursday took
charge of the state bank here, and
closed its doors. The liabilities of the
bank are stated to be $137,9O1, OF
which amount $79,704 is due depos.
tiers,
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-08-04

Blind masseuses have been so sue
cessful in London sanitariums that the
"art Of massage" is to be taught in
New York schools for the blind.
Their highly developed sense Of
touch gives them an aptitude for
learning the. work that leaves those
blessed with sight far in the back
ground. The blind folk are careful
almost to a fault, and when mistake
is called to their attention it never
Is repeAted: '' 7-'' 80 '''-'' ''' a. 'r
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-08-04

The Brown six-inch gun, nearing
completion at the works Of the Read
ing Iron Co., is designed to throw a
projectile 80 miles. The gun is 26 feet
long, weighs 10000 pounds. and is
made of wound wire. The shot it is to
fire will have service velocity of
5000 feet a second and a maximum of
5000. The inventor of the gun says
he will build another of 10-inch bore
with a range of SO miles.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-08-04
Named for Governor

st. Joseph, Mo-, July 2s.-Hon. Cy-
rus P. Walbridge, Of st. Louis, was
nominated for governor of Missouri
Wednesday night on the first ballot
taken by the state republican conven-
ton. He polled 522 votes out of a
total of 765.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-08-04
Is Not a Candidate

New York, July ga letter from
former Secretary Of War Elihu Root
to Gov. B. B. Odell, in which Mr.. Root
stated that he could not be considered
a candidate for governor and could
not accept the place, was read Thurs
day at a conference here of republican
state leaders.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-08-04

In the Chinese Keeling mills the men
are paid q maximum of "a cents a day
and the women is and 18 cents.
There is no law in Japan regulating
child labor, and children are employed
at from 4 to cents sper day. In
France it is seldom that a woman or
a girl receives less than 80 cents per
day in the Keeling mills.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-08-04
Won't Talk Politics.

Elkins, w. Va, July 30.-Ex-Sena-
tor Henry G. Davis, vice presidential
candidate on the democratic ticket, re-
turned to his home Thursday night
from Bedford Springs, Pa. He de-
clined at this time, or until his formal
notification of his nomination for the
vice presidency, to be made at White
Sulphur spings on August II, to dis
cuss the details of the political contest.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-08-04

After ten years. incessant labor,
Mrs. Lizzie Hoffman, of Anthony, has
finished what is probably the oldest
bed quilt in the world. 1t is a patch
quilt made of $4,000 pieces of silk Of
all kinds and colors, and every piece
of silk came from a different BRIDES
hat. During ten years Mrs. Hoffman
has been collecting these pieces.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-08-04

Rubber is collected from the trees
by the simple process Of making longi-
tudinal scarifications in the bark, from
which the coagulated milk is taken in
long strips. It is said that plant six
years old will yield four pounds of
rubber annually of a quality which
could be sold in London at about 80
cents per pound, but this price ap.
pears to be trifle exaggerated.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-08-04
Yestnent

In China drunkards, as well as total
abstainers, are almost unknown.
Gambling debts are prominently
debts of honor there, and are more
willingly and speedily paid than any
others. To pay them Chinaman will
pawn all his property, and even sell
his children.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-08-04
Returned to WASHINGTON

Washington, July 29.-President
Roosevelt, accompanied by Mrs. Roose-
welt, Secretary Loeb and the executive
staff, arrived in Washington at GIG
o'clock p. m. Thursday and were driven
directly to the white house. ~'s
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-08-04

According to the United States cen.
sus in 1890 there were $500 members
of the bar in the United States, or one
to every 69S of the population. Ac-
cording to the census of 1900 the to.
tai number was 114,703, or one to
every 659 of the population. Since
1900 there has been very consider
able addition to the number Of law.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-08-04
Admiral Taylor Dead.

Sudbury. Ont, July 27.-Rear Admiral
Taylor, u. S. NJ, who commanded the
Indiana at the battle of Santiago, died
at Copper Cliff gen raj hospital Tues
day evening, of peritonitiA
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-08-04
Nordica Wins.

New York. July 2S.-Justice Scot.
has signed the formal decree of di-
vorce, dissolving the marriage of>Lil-
liam Nordica. the singer, and Zoltan
Qoehme. ,.+f-,
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-08-04
Auto Strikes Electric Gar,

Sidney, O., July 30.-Arthur Mutt
and Amelia Davis were killed at Swan
ders, four miles north of Sidney, by
their automobile being struck by a
work car on the electric line.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-08-04
Heavy Loss by Fire,

st. Petersburg, July 27.-Fire Tuesday
destroyed the largest electric cable wire
factory in st. Petersburg, with the loss
OF about S1250OO0.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-08-04
Nominated for Congress-.

Ludington, Mich, July 2s.-George
Stanley, of Cadillac, was nominated
for congressman by the democrats of
the Ninth district
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-08-04

The prussian state railway system.
having 21,104 miles of track, earned
$40, 100000 net last year. This is
said to be 10 or IL per cent. of the in.
vnStYnent
Alaska forum., 1904-12-24
HOME RULE
 IN ALASKA

Roosevelt Strongly F'avors District
 Judges To Be Bona fide Residents
 Lower Tolls On Telegraph Lines WASHINGTON, November 28.- " Especial to Fairbanks News) In the annual message to congress which President Roosevelt has just prepared, stronger recommendations are made for Ia :islation for Alaska than ever before incorporated in statedocument: Many of these are based upon the report of Judge Day, regarding his investigation of various federal matters upon his re- cent visit to Alaska.
 Without committing, himself upon territorial legislation, the president an npunces himself strongly in favor of home rule for Alaska.
 Future vacancies on the Alaska bench the president announces, will be filled by the appointment of bona fide resi- dents of the district inwhich the vacan-
 
 cy occurs. This decision was made to- late to have any effect in the case Of Judge Brown.
 The message will propose that tho powers of the governor be greatly in- creased, and that official may have au- thority in many matters where it is now necessary to appeal to tbe head gov ernment at Washington.
 Judge Days report contains strong recommendation for the reduction cf tolls on cables and land lines in Alaska to the very lowest point; and that tiac scale of charges be no more than enouG h to meet actual expenses of operation. This would mean big cut. It is ex- pected that the president will at once direct the secretary of war to prepare new schedule.
 The citizens of Seattle have provided for the removal of the remains of the late Judge Thos. J. Humes from Fair banks to the former city. The body
Alaska forum., 1904-12-24

The citizens of Seattle have provided for the removal of the remains of the late Judge Thos. J. Humes from Fair banks to the former city. The body will be interred in private burial plot.
Alaska forum., 1904-12-24
RICH STRIKE
 AT NOME 4

Yields An Ounce To The Handful
 Rich Pay At The Bottom Of Little
 Pay Gets Richer As Depth Increases
 The paystreak on No. Little creek. IS IF feet thick and lies under 20 feet of frozen muck, says the Nome News of recent date. It's width is not yet determined. The gravel for about 12 feet will average $3 to $5 to the bucket and there is thin stratum near bed rock that will yield about one ounce to the handful. J. c, Brown is the dis coyeier.
Alaska forum., 1904-12-24

The Yukon Order of Pioneers will hold their Grand Annual Ball on Murl- day evening, January 2. A good tune can be depended upon, the Pioneers al- ways exertlug .!as:nse!s; es tu mae the annual ball the affair of the seAson.
Alaska forum., 1904-12-24
Telegraph Line Down

Rampant has been cut off from tele- graphic communication with the state. via Dawson since the 18th inst. The line is down above Fairbanks. It Is eA- pected that the cable Letween Valdez and Seattle will be repaired and work ing by the latter rart of January.
 Wolves XII Dogs on Big Minook
Alaska forum., 1904-12-24

Last Thursday night, week, wolves made. a descent on Big Minook at I04 Roadhouse. They killed and devourea one dog, and badly mangled another, both belonging to Mrs. Burns, who is conducting the fosteiry At no time in recent years, have the wolves beer. so numerous m the near vicinity of ths. camp, as the present winter. A wcei. ago the animals attacked the dogs al the Indian village, killing several. 5. far they have confined their depreciation to the canine family, and no case is yet known of any s.tCack on human t,il.s.
Alaska forum., 1904-12-24
VALDEZ NEWS OCT. 29)

VALDEZ NEWS OCT. ZY)
 The headquarters for the United States District Court for the third div ision of Alaska. has been changed from Eagle on tn. Yukon to airbanks on the Tanana, Tclegraphic advices to this eff ct were received by Clerk Heilig yesterday. This change in headquar- ters was the result of representations made to the department by the Bar 4 Association and citizens of the Tanana camp. 1t was shown that the greater amount of litiy atlon came from that place and vicinity, and consequently the court headquarters should be locat- ed there. On the strength of this show ing the attorney general made tho change.
 Young Robert Wright is progressing nicely, but is not yet out of danger.
 Oliver Goss and Michael Sullivan ar rived from the Baker Flats last night. They brought in 118 marten belts, two lynx, and four mink.
 Carrier Schaber arrived yesterday afternoon, with Fairbanks and Nome mail. Carrier Harper arrived shortly after with the remainder of the Eagle mail, the first portion arriving Thurs day in charge of Jules Marion, N. C. mail agent.
Alaska forum., 1904-12-24
Work leases at janana

The civilian employees at Ft. Gibbon, except a few yearly contract men, are all laid off. It is stated that the ap- propriation has been exhausted. he scarcity of building paper has also pre- vented the finishing of one of the quar- ters buildings. Three more large b4ild- ings will be erected next sumnisr, or sooner, provided a new appropriation is available. It IS also planned to move the sawmill to the lower end of the re- servation.
Alaska forum., 1904-12-24

The obscene language used by feder- al employees for the past two weeks in public places in Rampant, is a fair ex- ample of the morality of the Wicker sham administration.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-11-29

An Indian cache is a queer looking
thing. 1t would arrest the attention Of
the least inquisitive traveller, who
would at once investigate if he did
not know what it was. And yet cache
means to hide. 1t is certainly a mis-
homer in this case. When the Indian
stored his meat, arms and other outfit
in the forest mazes and Jared away
he left these possessions so that he
could readily find them when he re-
turned The modern cache is perched
on poles, bound in straw and topped
with canvas "They are fairly Sc
cure, says a recent writer. although
in time of war between tribes the con.
tents Of the cache would be consid.
cred contraband." In the Arctic re-
gion caches are marked by cairns, the
stones being so piled as to protect the
supplies from prowling wild beasts.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-11-29
FOUGHT Old John 4

George Rookie, who in the days of
Jem Mace and Joe Goss was regarded
as one Of the cleverest boxers among
the English heayy-weights, died at st.
Barnaba's hospital in Newark, N. j..
Oct. 81.
Jack Rookie, a brother of George.
fought two hours with Joe Goss in
England before his seconds threw up
the sponge, this contest taking place
in Birmingham, in the same ring as
that in which Sayers met Brettle.
George Rookie came to America
about twenty-five years ago. and one
Of his early contests here was against
John /. Sullivan in Boston. This was
in June, 1880 Sullivan knocked Rookie
out in the second round, the fight TAX
ing place two months after Sullivan
had bested Goss. Although his battle
with Sullivan was of short duration,
Rookie COVE the Boston strong boy" a
hard tussle.
Rookie conducted physical culture
institute in Newark for a number of
years. He was 6S years of age.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-11-29

Ten years ago Thursday, Michael J..
Kelly died in Boston, Mass. A decade
has not produced the equal of King
Kelly" Great base runners, great
catchers, great batters, great inside"
players, tricky players, emergency
players, great coaches have come, but
in no one man has there been com
bined the qualities of greatness on the
ball field that belonged to the king
pin Of the diamond-the incompatible
Mike Kelly. No man has earned the
great national popularity among sport
lovers that Kelly attained. There are
several times as many baseball en-
thusiasts to-day as there were in
Kelly's time. and local baseball idols
exist in many cities. Boston has Col
Inns and Cy Young, New York has
Mathewson, McGinnity and Chesbro;
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-11-29
MooRs LgFr Their IMPRESS.
Seen To-day in the Architecture Of the
Argentine Republic.

Concerning the dwellings in the Ar.
gentine republic a traveller writes:
Wherever there was a collection OF
houses I was greatly struck with the
character Of the architecture-like
Arab or Moorish villages, one great
wall without windows surrounding
them The country is very quiet now
safe enough for a bevy of school
girls to travel 1t by day OF night, but
still the peculiar architecture remains.
At Negra Muerta, where we camped,
there was only one large building,
once the headquarters Of the 'estan-
eiero, who owns hundreds of square
leagues OF the surrounding country,
but now tenanted by his manager, a
superior sort of half-breed Spanish In
dian, with his family. There was the
huge square outside wall without any
windows of any kind, one arched door
way and the inside house or houses
built against the outer wall and facing
into a patio-a most notwithstanding
place. Truly, the occupation Of Spain
by the Moors has left it's deep mark
ings; they extended across to tho new
world. influencing to-day even the Gus.
toms OF the Indians Of Spanish South
America"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-11-29
WHY HE LOST HER.
Young Mans Unfortunate Attempt to
Be Poetical.

Young Mans Unfortunate Attempt to
Be Poetical.
How did lose her? My dear boy.
as easy as tumbling off a log-py
sending her a box of rare flowers. You
are astonished that this could lead
to an estrangement? Wait till you
hear what happened. I was in Florida
and she was in Chicago, and thought
I'd cinch the thing by sending a box
Of orchids for her birthday celebra.
ton. This is what | wrote on the care
accompany ing the flowers:
Sweets to the sweets. To one as
fresh and sweet and blooming as these
flowers, which are only the type OF
her own beauty. Poetical. wasn't II?
Unfortunately, though, the box mis-
carried, and didn't reach her in three
weeks. BY this time the orchids we're
as dry and shriveled up as last years
leaves.
And had written, ITO one as fresh
and sweet and blooming as these
flowers" | don't know what she said
about me when she opened the box;
but do know that that was the last
Of me as far as she was ccncerned-
Chicago Record-Herald.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-11-29

An umbrella big enough to cover a
dozen persons belongs to the church
of st. Peter Mancroft, Norwich. Eng
land. It is used on wet days for we'd
ding parties, so that the bride and
bridegroom, the bridesmaids aud
guests may not get their smart dresses
spoiled when walking from the church
door to the carriages. 1t is also used
by the clergy at funerals when the
service has to be held by the grave
side in pouring rain. That it is useful
is obvious, and it is rather remarkable
that many other churches do not pos
sess such an article as part of the
ordinary church furniture.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-11-29

Every hcusekeeper should know
that if they will buy Defiance Cold
Water Starch for laundry use they
viii save not only time, because it
never sticks to the iron, but because
each package contains 16 Ozone full
pound--while all other Cold Water
starches are put up in s4-pound pack
ages, and the price is the same, 10
cents. Then again because Defiance
Starch is free from all injurious chem
icals. If your grocer tries to sell you
1907. package it is because he has
a stock on hand which be wishes to
dispose Of before he puts in Defiance.
He knows that Defiance Starch has
printed on every package in large let
ters and figures "16 ozs." Demand
Defiance and save much time and
money and the annoyance OF the iron
sticking. Defiance never sticks.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-11-29
pe oro the channinn

Alfred De Orc of New York city
wen the title of pool champion of the
world by defeating Jerome R. Keogh
of Buffalo n. Y, by a score of 125 to
l2O in the final game of the play-off
OF the three-cornered tie for first
place.
The game was one of the best seen
during the tournament. De ORC won
by outnerving Keogh in the final
frames, winning II, II, Is and 12 balls
to Keogh's l. 3, 0 and 0. Previous to
the last four racks Keogh had com
manding lead, and at one time only
required three balls to win the cham
pionship. lie scratched twice. how
ever, giving the Cuban an opportunity
to cut in and clean the table each
time. De Oro's high run was % and
that Of Keogh was 26.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-11-29


Miss lola La Toilette, the daughter
of the governor of Wisconsin, goes on
the stage this fall A Madison woman
said of her the other day:
Miss La Toilette has a ready and
rather caustic wit.
At meeting that we had here for
charitable purpose Miss La Toilette
was one of those who passed through
the audience with plates for contribu-
tions.
"A rich miser sat in the rear seat
alone, and when Miss La Toilette ex-
tended her plate to him he said
grimly:
I have nothing nothing
"The young girl knew the man was
wealthy, and with little smile she
said.
Take something, then. This col
lection, you know, is for the poor "
Baltimore Herald.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-11-29

Bullion occupies a palace,
In a fiat live 1;
People stand aside for Bullion
When he passes by.
Bullion has a big red devil
That goes like a streak;
Bullion's incomes more per minute
Than is mine per week.
Yet he's poor and I am wealthy;
When my work is done,
When, at night ] hurry homeward
There's a little one
Who stands at the window, peering
Fondly down the street,
While he kicks the cheap wainseotina
With his little feet.
Once in Bullion's splendid palace
There were childish cries;
Now the autumn leaves are falling
Where a baby lies.
Some men envy you, o Bullion:
Some men hate you, too
Eere's a word Of heartfelt pity
That ] give to you.
IS. E. Kiser.