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were either killed or drowned when
those vessels were destroyed.

RUSSIANS RELEASED.
Nagasaki, Feb. 18-F'ive Russian pas
sengers detained on board the steamer
Argun and one on the steamer Ekater-
inoslav were released at Saserbo and
allowed to proceed to their destina ton.
JAPAN PLEDGED TO OPEN DOOR.
New York Feb. Ism. Kurino, the
retiring Japanese minister at st. Peters
burg, leaves Berlin today for Stockholm,
says a Berlin dispatch to the World, to
present his credentials. but will leave
almost Immediately for Toxic, where he
win act as advisor to the foreign min
lister.
In the course of an interview on the
far eastern situation, Mr.. Kurino said
Japan. having gone to war with Russia
for the defense of sovereignty of the
Korean and Chinese empires, would re-
ligiously respect that sovereignty if she
We're victorious. He added:
I'VE pledge ourselves to the main
tenance of the open door wherever the
fortunes of war clothe US with ascend
ency in the far east
NJ. Kurino. added that Japanese
finances were never in better condition
than now and that unless the war last
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RUSSIA EXPLAINS.
Tells Why She Was Not Prepared for
War

st. Petersburg, Feb. 1S.-An official
proclamation explaining the unprepar-
edness of Russia for war and the ne
cessity for the exercise of patience by
her people has been issued here. 1t is
as follows:
Fight days have now elapsed since
all Russia was shaken with profound
imagination against an eremy who sud
uenlv broke off negotiations and bv 4
treacherous attack endeavored to h.
tair an easy success in a war long de-
sir>d. The Russian nation, with nat
nral 1mpatience, desires prompt ven
geance and awaits .feverishly news
from the far east.
The unity and strength of the Rus
sian people leave no room for doubt
that Japan will receive the chastisf.-
ment she deserves for her treachery
and provocation to war at a time when
our beloved sovereign desired to main
tain peace among the nations. The
conditions under which hostilities ara
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oHEMULPo DISASTER
Has Not Yet Been Officially An
nounced at st. Petersburg,

st. Petersburg, Feb. 1S.-No official
announcement of the disaster of Che
mulpe. Korea, has yet been made here,
although the. papers are printing
stories of the loss of the variag and
Koreitz
The st. Petersburg Gazette says:
What are we going to do with the
millions subscribed for the navy?' and
continues: I'VE can not patch up a
useless garment. Let US start afresh
Let the people decide how the money
is to be spent. The ministries are too
busy to give the matter due attention. -
Count Orloff Davidoff, the philan-
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Roosevelt Reward Sought.

Richmond, Va, Feb. 18.-President
Roosevelt is likely to be called upon for
the reward which many believe he
offered to those who prove the most
effective enemies of race suicide The
latest aspirant is Mrs. Robert Hall of
this city, who today augmented the
population of Richmond by a trio of
girls. The little one, all precisely
alike aggregate II pounds in weight,
and are lively and healthy. The presi-
dent will be notified formally of their
arrival
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BATTLE AT YALU.
Russian Troops Are Being
Massed at River.
Clash of Armies Is Expected
Near Wiju.
JOHN BULL WAITING.
Has Not Yet Given Assent to
Secretary Hays Note.
Wants to Know More About
Status of China.
WILHELM is KIND,
German Hospitals Placed at
Disposal of BeIligerents.
Gar Explains Why He Wasn't
Ready for War.
Has MOI Yet Given Assent to
Secretary Hays Note.
Wants to Know More About
Status of China.
WILHELM is KIND.
German Hospitals Placed at
Disposal of BeIIigerents.
Gar Explains Why He Wasn't
Ready for War.

Seoul. Feb. 18.-The report that 5000
Russian troops had arrived at Shin
Tfen- Cheng. opposite Wiju on the Yalu
river, is confirmed as is the report that
the Russians have occupied Wiju itself.
They have 1000 troops at Wiju and the
first collision is expected somewhere IN
that vicinity.
Toxic, Feb. 18.-The reports which
have been sent out to the effect that
Russian troops have crossed the Yalu
river and are moving south with the
object of seizing Ping Yang, are de-
clared to be unfounded. Late reliable
reports from Wiju state that the Rus
SLAMS are assembling in force on the
north side of the Yalu but they have
not attempted to cross the river or
move further south.
London. Feb. 18.-The Associated
Press learns that Great Britain's formal
assent to Secretary Hays note on
China has not yet been given. as va
ried details, notably the status of New
Chwang, require further elaboration.
At the same time the foreign Office
says the answer already given is tanta-
mount to an acceptance of the broad
principles of the note.
RUSSIA WILL ACCEPT.
Paris. Feb. 1s.-Following another
conference between Foreign Minister
Delcasse and Ambassador Porter, it is
understood that Russia's formal adhe-
sion to the American note will be an
nounced within a week. 1t now ap-
pears that responsible Russian officials
made known that with the exception
of Manchuria from the operations Of
the note. Russia has no objection to the
acceptance.
This was considered sufficient to per-
init France to accept with a reserva-
tion excepting Manchuria, but Russia s
formal action awaits submission for
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Season Price for Pickles.

Rock Falls, ILL.,, Feb. 1S.-The farmers
of this locality have made an agree
ment to plant $50 acres of cucumbers
for pickle purposes next summer. The
contract price is so cents bushel for
cucumbers under four inches long and
Is cents for sizes over that. Ten cents
will be paid for culls. The same prices
are offered to other localities.
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LIMITED IS SMASHED.
Rear End Collision I'm Kansas
City Today.

Kansas City, Mo-. Feb. 1S.-A west
bound Kansas and Oklahoma passenger
train on the Atchison, Topeka & Santa
Fe railroad collided with the rear end
of the California limited on the same
road, also west-b bound, just outside the
city today, damaging the observation
car slightly.
C. K Train, of Chicago, sustained
an injury to his shoulder, and Fred w.
Fowler. of Kansas City, was injured
about the hips. Both were in the OBJ
servation car Express Messenger
Kenny and the fireman of the Okla
homa train were slightly hurt.
The accident was caused by the linn
tied train being enveloped in smoke
and fog. Both trains resumed their
trip after a brief delay.
According to the statement given out
at the Santa Fe general offices today
regarding the accident referred to in
the above dispatch. the train which
oollided with the rear end of the Cali
fornia limited was No 113, west
bound passenger train due in Topeka
at 1880 a. M Both trains were late
and were running pretty close to-
gether The accident occurred at about
II a m.
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Attorney Stone Acc uitted.

Jefferson City, Mo-. Feb. 1S.-In the
circuit court today the jury, after con-
sidering the case against Prosecuting
Attorney R. P. Stone, charged with
neglecting his official duty, returned
verdict of not guilty.
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DIED IN HIS OFFICE.
DIR. F. M. Schnee, of Salina,
Victim of ApOplexy.

Salina, Kan, Feb. 18.-Dr. F. NJ.
Schnee, a dentist and a pioneer Kan
san, was found dead in his office here
today. He had died during the night
of apoplexy.
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ed a long time Japan would not need
to seek a foreign loan.
INTERNAL DISSENSIONS OF
RUSSIA
New York, Feb. 1S.-Disturbed condi-
tions have prevailed for several days at
Rostoff, according to a Times dispatch
from Moscow. The revolutionary party
is vigorously at work. The state of af-
fairs in the Caucasus is also unsatisfac-
tory and the government is apprehen-
sive of an extension of the disorders.
The governors of the provinces have Sc
cured special instructions on the SUBJ
iect
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WEATHER is STILL COLD.
Prognosticator THINKS It Will Be
Worse Tonight.

The weather has been cold and has
continued cloudy. The promise is for
still colder weather tonight. The mini
mum this morning was 13 degrees. The
total amount of sleet and rain We'd
nesday was .13 of an inch.
Following were the temperatures as
recorded by the government thermome-
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BACK TO WASHINGTON.
Senator Burton Is Expected to Re
turn Tomorrow.

Washington. Feb. 1S.-Senator ]. R.
Burton is expected to return to Wash
ington from St. Louis tomorrow.
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Temperatures OF Large Cities.

Chicago, Feb. 18.-7 a. m. tempera-
lures: New York 10; Boston II; PhiIa-
Minneapolis 8; Cincinnati q; ST. Louis
80.
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Weather Indications.

Chicago, Feb. 1S.-Forecast for KAN
sas: Fair tonight and Friday; colder
tonight; northerly winds.
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The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-08-25
TWO EFFECTS OF CLOVER.
The Crop Acts Either as a Collector Of
Nitrogen or as Sub-Earth
~~E Cultivator.

The work Of clover is not always to
get nitrogen from the air. There ARE
some soils that are rich enough 10
nitrogen and yet need the presence OF
the legumes. In q visit to Antioch,
ILL.,, the writer observed that the
soil is only a little acidy, and that It
is. also rich in nitrogen. Clover is be
Ing grown. but its work OF soil reno
walton Is different from that It has to
perform on some other soils, espe-
cially those that are deficient in nitro
gen. Here the roots go deep into the
soil and help to improve the physic
condition of the soil. It taps the stores
Of potassium and phosphorus that arc
hidden away in the depths Of the
earth and brings them to the upper
layers of soil. where they will be with.
in the reach of the plants that do not
have the deep root systems that
clover and alfalfa have. >,
The clovers will be found to be use
full on almost all soils where they will
grow, either as collectors Of nitrogen
or as subearth cultivators. They send
their roots deep into the soil and tun-
mel in every direction. The roots in
time die, leaving multitude of pas
sages in the soil. These act as drains
and as air channels, by which the soil
is more fully aerated AS q nitrogen
gatherer the clover is of great use
on millions of acres of our lands
from which the nitrogen has been ex-
hausted, and on millions of other
acres 1t acts as carrier Of fertility
from the cellars to the upper storage
rooms of the soil.-Farmers' Review.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-08-25
CAUSE OF BAD LANGUAGE.
Natural Desire to Impart Vigorous
and Picturesque Touch to
the Narrative.

A correspondent Of the Pail Mall Ca
zette gives an analysis of converse
ton in a railway train which should
arouse the advocates Of clean speech to
a new crusade against bad language.
He states that a navy, in explaining
to a friend that, owing to misdirec-
ton by porter, he had missed q
quicker train, made use of Sc "unpar-
liamentary" expressions:
Seventeen adjectives of lurid hue.
Five appeals to the Almighty.
Two invocations that his own eye
sight might be destroyed.
Three invocations upon the eyes Of
the referred official.
Seven iterations of the name Of the
Internal regions.
One side issue, necessitating the
name of the Messiah.
Seventeen adjectives of simple OBJ
scenity.
Four explosives of an unclassifled
nature.
A clergyman who has lived much
among working men said that the rea-
son why working men so often make
use of strong" language is "the natu-
raj and laudable desire of the speaker
to impart vigor and picturesque
touch to his narrative.
"The probability is that both Car
lyle and Mr.. Kipling would have been
habitual users of very bad language
but for the saving grace of education.
Carlyle 'dredged the dictionary for ad-
jectives to express his meaning, and
Mr.. Kipling invents word when he
wants to strike you with the weight
of six-fold blow
"The working man never learns a
1.-THE Of the excessive adjectives and
adverbs that abound in the language
But his soul bankers after something
more virile than very and extremely
and in his meritorious but unlearned
endeavor to be picturesque he falls
into the error of profanity. Teach the
working man his own language in the
board schools and bad language will
disappear"
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-08-25
Fast.

Charles w. Kempel, the mayor Of Ak
ron, was accosted near the city hall the
other afternoon by small bootblack.
"Hey, yer honor" said the lad, as he
took from his pocket very large, thick
watch, gimme the timer"
-Four O'clock" said Mayor Kempel,
smiling.
The boy set his watch at one o'clock,
whereupon the mayor, who had pasued.
said kindly:
Il said four, not one. my lad"
''s-h, that's all right. yer honor. the
boy replied. She'll soon make up that
bit. She's q wonderful goef." Cincin-
natl Enquirer.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-08-25

same size was made into q triangle, Just
q fit, and put inside the hoop and riveted
at the angles. Ring hooks were put into
the outer rim, to which bale was; fas-
tened, and then had a most complete
tool. The cost was IS, and we have
found it of the greatest use. AS a road
smoother it is all that can be desired.
Every inch Of its SO feet of under edge
Is either cutting, pushing OF scraping
back to the center, filling as we'll as
leveling, and a good team will pull it
all day. For road smoothing-not
scraping-it equals big machine. 1t
is we'll to have plank fitted on top.
SO that in extreme cases the driver may
add his weight and do a little more COM
plete work.-John Gould, in N. Y. Trib-
une-Farmer. s
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-08-25

Friarpoint, Miss, Aug. @ Especially
Cured Gu d Of Bladder s and Kidney Trouble #
Hatch, Of this, place, is telling the pub.
fc the good news and shouting the praises
Of the remedy that cured him-bodd's
Kidney Pills. Rev. Mr.. Hatch says:
have been suffering from Bladder
and Kidney Trouble for Is years and /
have tried everything that people said
would do me good. But nothing did mo
any good except Dodd's Kidney Pills.
Dodd's Kidney Pills. They gave me health
and feel like q new man altogether.
Dodd's Kidney Pills are the best I ever
had.''
All Urinary and Bladder Troubles are
caused by diseased kidneys. The natural
way to cure them is to cure the kidneys.
Dodd's Kidney Pills never fail to cure
diseased kidneys in any stage or place.
Ihey always cure Backache and they are
Disease
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-08-25
New Potato from Uruguay.

NEW 1OtaLO 41Vn O1hSu 1Sys
Prof. Heckel, of Marseilles, France,
discovered few years ago, along the
banks of the River Mercedes, Uruguay,
q new tubercle, which seems to put the
common white potato in the back
ground, if reports are true. This won
derful potato need be planted but once.
as new tubercles and stems to branch
off in every direction all the year, and
after one planting the vegetable per-
petuates itself from the broken roots
left in the soil. The flowers are
abundant, and very odorous, and a
perfume resembling jasmine has al
ready been manufactured from them
Enormous production, absolute immu-
nity from common potato diseases, de-
.licious flavor and easy culture are
some of the features already claimed
for this new discovery.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-08-25

Get the vacation habit; Drop your work
and takes trip to some Of the Famous East
ern Summer Resorts 80 easily and quickly
reached by the Nickel Plate Road. Stop
overs allowed at Niagara Falls and Lake
Chautauqua on all tickets. Three elegant
y equipped trains made up of modern Day
Coaches, Dining and Sleeping Cars, running
thru from Chicago to Fl. Wayne, Cleveland,
Erie, Buffalo, New York, Boston and in.
termediate points. The Dining Car serv-
icesof the Nickel Plate Road is up-to-date,
insxpensive and as good as the best Indi.
vid1al Club Meals are served at prices rang
ing from IS cents to $l.0O. Meals are also
served "a la carte" Passengers using the
Day Coaches of the Nickel Plate Road, re-
gardless of the class of ticket held, may be
assured of the most courteous treatment BY
our Colored Porters in Uniform, who are
instructed to give every attention to the
Welfare of orr patrons. Tickets via the
Nickel Plate Road are from 50 cents to
500 lower than: tickets Of the same CLASH
Between the same points via other lines.
Ah&trains arrive at and depart from the
New La Sale. Street Station, Chicago. For
full information regarding tickets, rates,
routes, sleeping car reservations, ETC., cali
onsor address j. Y. Callahan, General Agent,
No.. Ill Adams St.. Chicago, III.
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CITY MAN ovT.oF.oooRs.
Vacation Habit Means Improvement
in Public Health and
Happiness.

A general and killing absorption in
the business Of life was once the &C.
copied theory Of American activity. 1t
is true that there is still tremendous
stress shown by Americans in the pur-
suit not only of their business vacations
but of their social avocations. Yet the
business mans summer vacation Is get
ting to be more and more an accepted
institution, says an editorial In Cen
fury. He manages to get longer periods
of complete rest and recreation, and he
contrives, moreover, to seize upon any
number Of half-holidays and over-Sun-
day outings. especially in the warmer
months. When he can control his time
he gives greater portions of 1t than ever
before to horseback exercise and to golf
and kindred sports. The business mans
family, instead Of being satisfied, as Of
old, with few weeks in q crowded hotel
by the sea or in the mountains, spend
the whole summer in the country, as
boarders in hotel or farmhouse, or as
dwellers in q country place Of their own,
modest or sumptuous, in accordance
with their means and taste.
The city mans modern discovery OF
the country and his increasing use of
It in the summer months has been
subject of comment now these many
years There has been discussion OF its
effect upon the city people themselves,
and upon the country people into whose
communities they enter; Of its effect
upon manners and morals; Of its eco
nomic bearings and It's relation to the
abandoned farm problem, and Of the in
luence upon the nation Of the greater
mingling of people from various parts
Of the country.
With all this search for recreation
and health, what with westerners going
east and fasteners going west, with
northerners going south and southern
ers going north, summer and winter;
with all this search for the opportunity
to fish and shoot, or to enjoy social
pleasures; with all this interchange of
national advantages (for any and every
climate can be found in the United
States), one may look for an improve
ment in the public health and happiness,
as we'll as for dissemination Of q
knowledge of our own people and of our
own country which ought to be decid-
eddy conducive to an intelligent patri-
otism.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-08-25
FOR HANDLING WIRE.

one corner on the other end. The bar
row is drawn instead of being pushed.
Bore an inch hole 20 inches from lower
end. Nail q piece of 1x7 across the han
dies IL inches from the hole, making
space between the handles two inches
wider than the reel. Brace as shown.
Take an old wagon spoke, bore three
sixteenth inch hole through each end
and use tire bolts for pins.s One man
can string more wire with this device
than two men carrying the reel on a
bar.-Farm and Home.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-08-25
A Crop Of Antique Corn.

Several years ago, in exploring IN
Indian mound in the southwest part
of Missouri, quantity Of corn was
found. Some of this corn was plant
ed, and, to the surprise Of all. It ge--
minated and matured. How long 1T
had lain in the mound, on which Large
trees were growing, no one can con-
jecture-probably several hundred
years. Last fall a citizen Of James
port, Mo-, secured a handful of this
corn and now has dozen hills Of It
growing In, his garden. The grains are
about the usual size of field corn, but
are of deep brown, notified With
yellow.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-08-25
Great weieht Carriers.

r The Armenian porters Of ConstaAd-
nople are believed to be the champion
weight carriers Of the world. They have
been known for centuries as ''hamals''
II. e., camels. But while camel is
heavily bnrdened at 300 pounds for q
days march. these men, according TO-
general belief, quoted in Cur8on's oar
menia," will carry for a short distance.
probably from ship to shore, as much
as 600 pounds. There is a well-attest-.
ed story Of ''hamal" having been
seen in the streets Of Constantinpole1
with q grand piano "a his back.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-08-25
A HOMEMADE IMPLEMENT.
Excsllent for Smoothing Rough Fields,
scraping Roads and Other
Like Purposes.

I have always wanted some sort OF q
tool that could be used to joint and
smooth up q plowed field, scrape q rough
road in the spring and meet other like
demands; but thesplank granger" the
fat log with cutting edge and like de-
vices never quite filed the bill, and they
in some way all went into innocuous
desuetude. It occurred to me that a
big iron ring with some sort Of an in
side cutting attachment would be the
thing. A bar Of steel four inches vide
and one-half inch thick and long
enough to make q I'VE and one-half foot
hoop was procured. Another bar of the
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-08-25

3'o' Of 'sA"o@' pain IN my bacK
was so bad that could not sleep at
night. I could not ride horse, and
sometimes was unable even to ride in q
car. My condition was critical when I
sent for Doan's Kidney Pills. used
three boxes and they cured me. Now
I can go anywhere and do as much as
anybody. sleep we'll and feel no dis
comfort at ALL"
A TRIAL FREE-Address Foster
Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y. For sale
by all dealers. Price, so cents.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-08-25
Preserving Of Hollow Trees.

Preserving or Hollow Trees.
i. Often q valuable lawn or roadside
tree Is found to be hollow and decay
ing rapidly. and unless something is
done to preserve 1t, 1t will not last
long. We have seen trees preserved as
follows: Remove all unsound and de-
caying wood with chisel until the
sound wood is exposed. Mix one part
Portland cement and three parts clean,
sharp sand into thin mortar and fill
the cavity with It., When it is about
"set" coat the exposed surface with
mortar of about one part cement and
one part sand. It is recommended to
treat the exposed wood, inside the cav
ity, with solution of one pound cop
per sulphate in five gallons water be-
fore putting in the cement Ohio
Farmer. :. 81
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-08-25
ILLUSTRATIVE FOWL FABLE.
Showing That Parents Cannot Al.
ways Follow Their Children
Into Society.

There was onee an humble hen. who
hatched out, BY mistake, . flock Of owls,
says Judge. ,sz
OF course, % soon = the owls were big
enough to make their debuts they began
staying out until ~ he1E. of IT, night.
70 this, however, 1ls.ana Hen object.
ed, saying that she had not - brought
up in such a way, and che did not believe
that it was proper for her children to 70
galliyantin6 around.
At this the owl-chickens conferred
among ttnSelves, saying.
"Poor mammal! With hxr antecedents
It NATURALLY siS hard for hefEto know Who 4
Moral-Sometimes it l. difficult for the
parents to enter society.