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The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-06-09

2 No extinct land animal Of former
ages has a bigger body that has the
biggest African elephant of to-day, and
not one. so far as is known, exceeds
or even equaled in bulk the existing
great whales, which sometimes are all
OF 100 feet long. As elephants, horses
and similar animals are traced back.
ward through the various strata they
are found to get smaller and smaller.
Some extinct elephants were no bigger
than Shetland ponies. while the horses
Of prehistoric times were about the
size Of large dogs. - u f.'i'
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-06-09

Central Asia now puts in claim T for :
the most remarkable of all the dubious
plants 1t bears the imperial title of
Monarch Of the East" In colorSand
appearance the bulb resembles a large
potato. and its extraordinary properly
10 that it flowers without the aid Of
earth, sand, stones, water or anything
else. The discoverer of this phenore
non says: The flower sheath sore.
times reaches length of nearly ito
feet, is Of q red-brown color, tipped
with red and yellow, while the inner
parts of the Hover are equally bril-.
liant 's5.s@ 'GGaRs@ 'S$ss. 7tas:'
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-06-09
TRAINS COLLIDE.
Disaster on Missouri Pacific Road in
Which Nine Persons Lost
Their Lives.

Kansas City, Mo-, June Anime per-
sons are reported to have been killed and
many injured in collision of passenger
trains on the Missouri Pacific railroad
near Martin City, Is miles south OF Kan
sas City. The trains, which met head-on,
were the westbound Colorado limited,
No. l, and the eastbound Hoisington,
Kan, accommodation, No. Sc. A mes
sage received by Missouri Pacific officials
here ordered them to send a relief train
as soon as possible and to get all the
surgeons obtainable, from which it is in
ferred that numerous passengers were
hurt -. .TB
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-06-09

z. One of the most beautiful uses to
which wood fiber has been put is the
manufacture of artificial flowers.
They are a new thing and are OILY
- be had in one shop in New York
city that makes business of selling
novelties. Thus far the only flowers
made OF this material are pink roses,
,yiolets and white and purple lilacs,
with the necessary leaves. .violets are
made in Philadelphia and sell for 81
q bunch, while the other "blooms''
come from Japan, the roses selling for
9 dollar each.s;- The imitation is close.
both in color. form and texture
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-06-09

The recent discovery of Mr.. Allen,
q Dublin veterinary surgeon; that or
binary turpentine is an ! antidote To
carbolic acid is one Of the many I'M.
portant discoveries which have result.
ed more or less from accident. Mr.,
Allen had in his establishment some
horses which were suffering from .ar-
bolic poisoning, and: he asked for oil
to be given as an antidote. It was
only the unexpected success Of, the
treatment that caused it to be discoy-
cred that happy mistake had been
made. and that turpentine had been ad.
ministered instead of oil
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-06-09
FORTUNE SMILES.
President and Two of His children Re.
ceive Total of $50, 900 from Estate
of Deceased Uncle. r.

New York, June s.-The report OF
Charles F. Lewis, appointed to ap-
praise the personal estate in New York
of James King Oracle, uncle of Presi-
dent Roosevelt, who died here Novem-
Der %, 1908, has been filed at Mineola,
L. l. Mr.. Lewis appraised the estate
at. $440,672.15. Among the relatives
President Roosevelt gets $27,239; Ker-
init Roosevelt, ,$4,539.96; and Ethel
Roosevelt. $4,539.96. The New York
Orthopaedic dispensary and hospital
gets $27, 239.73.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-06-09
Lands to Be Opened.

Washington, June 3.-The president
has signed proclamation providing
for the opening Of the ceded lands of the
Devils Lake Indian reservation in
North Dakota. The Devils Lake Indian
reservation contains about $4,000
acres of land, of whicht approximately
$50 homestead entries may be made.
The registration will be made at Devils
Lake and Grand Forks, N. D., and will
begin August 8. and run until August
20. The drawing will be held at Devils
Lake beginning August "a.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-06-09

In a paper recently read before the
Institute of Mining Engineers in Lon
don j. M. McLaren gave some GU.
.rious facts about gold, mining in. Great
Britain and Ireland. In all gold Of
the value Of $2,094,915 has been found.
OF this England contributed barely
$4,000; Wales, $1,40o, 900. and Ireland,
$145, 900. The largest. nugget, weigh
ing % ounces, was discovered in Ire
land. It was made into a snuff-box
for George III. ~ .tf
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-06-09

Henry hewitt, a Jefferson guard,
stationed at the administration build
ing OF the Worlds fair, believes that
he has made a worlds record in an
swering 1875 questions between s a.
m. and 5 p. m. He knows, because he
counted them, using an indicator held
IN his hand. He thinks it altogether
probable that he may have answered
many questions that he did not record.
they came so fast ,-a-.--.~'.-' ii.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-06-09
Firenen Overcome.

New York, June 4.-Six fremen were
overcome by the fumes of perfumery
while fighting fire in a building in
Duane street in which Lazell, Daley &
Co., manufacturers of perfumes, occu-
pied the fifth floor. Several carboys of
perfumery were broken open during
the fire: The liquid ran over the floor
and into the flames, producing fumes
so overpowering that the firemen were
repeatedly driven away by them. Six
OF the firemen were carried out uncon-
scious. but were revived The loss is
$4,000. - ~ cote
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-06-09
Bricklayers .Strike.

Buffalo, N. Y, June 4.-Owing to a
decision of the Bricklayers' union, to
the effect that none of their members
should. lay brick on concrete founda-
tions, the stonemasons being on strike
for an increase of wages. the building
contractors have declared lockout of
all masons and bricklayers, including.
hodmen, laborers and teamsters. About
600 men are affected.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-06-09

Someone has drawn attention to the
fact that music exercises an influence
on the growth of the hair in most
curious manner. Consistent playing
for some years on metal instruments,
the trombone in particular, will cause
badness; while the playing Of the. pi.
ano, violin and violoncello rather in.
screases than oterwise the growth of
the hair Flute and clarionet PLAYERS
are not supposed to be influenced either
way
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-06-09
ever seen

Nowhere is the ingenuity and me.
chanical skill of Americans. their mas.
terry of industrial methods and their
restless spirit of progress better under.
stood and more highly appreciated
than in Germany. Nowhere can an
American with a really improved ma.
chine or product find a more prompt
and ready purchaser. than in that coun.
trv
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-06-09
The Public Debt.

Washington, June 2.-The monthly
statement of the public debt shows
that at the close of business May 81.
1904, the total debt, less cash in the
treasury, amounted to 1915, 301 .es1
which is an increase for the month of
$56.447,576. This increase is accounted
f for by q a. corresponding decrease in the
amount of cash on hand due to Pana-
mascapal and St, Louis exposition pay
uents.s T. 'si& + - 80 ! T.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-06-09
,:Frightful9 Accident.

New York, June Awhile At work
on 2o-stcry building in lower Broad
way John Sullivan. a laborer, Ssten five
stories and lost one of his legs ia mid.
air. AS he dropped down an open
shaft Sullivan struck an iron Rirder
with great force. 1t cut off one of his
limbs above the knee like knife. tsul.
Ivan probably will die: siss} ssz,sss:a :.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-06-09
Head Of the, A.. o. o., Dead.

HEAD o. tue a. -. o. Lead. O 4.
Battle Creek, Mich, June 4.-Supreme
Master Workman William H. Miller, of
the Ancient Order United Workmen, died
at -Sas sanitarium here Thursday night
from kidney trouble after an Illness of
several weeks. ,.e.,e.-e :%.,
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-06-09
To Have New Seal.

Washington,8 June The Omitted
States supreme court has ordered asnew
seal for the court for the first tinaa ninca
1890. The old sealwas the size of asilver
dollar. The order eallssfor aseal ~
inches in diameter as;som ewhaf S1arger
that the old seal. ,,sssss@s.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-06-09
Graduates, Strike.

Bozeman, Mont, June "A strike
occurred Friday among the graduates
of the state agricultural college when
the exercises were about to begin. or
ten graduates nine refused TO, take
their diplomas, Herbert Reese being
the only, one to graduate. The trouble
arose over the refusal of the faculty to
grant diplomas to one of the claasss
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-06-09
Negro Lynched.

Arlington Ga, June arthur
Thompson, a negro, shot and killed
M. L. Dudley, a. young white man,
early Tuesday evening. A, crowd: sof
men captured the negro, lynched him
and riddled the body with bullets be-
fore midnight. Hl< rs;i - ~ II
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-06-09
q Monument Unveiled.

4 Macon. Ga, May 31-Gov. Bliss and
staff, of Michigan, consisting of the
monument commission and special
committees from the senate and house
Of that state reached. Macon Monday
night on their return from Anderson
vile, where they unveiled the Michigan
~ i s{:# y 81,
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-06-09
the accident. The injuries of several
of those hurt are SO serious that they
may result fatally.
Cars Smashed to Pieces. i,

AA0y 4CSu1I AdCd1ly
Cars Smashed to Pieces. ~
The accident occurred at point quite
distant from any immediate means of
communication, and assistance was sent
from Norwalk, where every physician
and nurse in the city was called into
service and hurried to the place of the
accident on special car. When the in
jured had been attended to they were
placed on a car and brought to this
city.
The cars we're the largest type of SUI
burban electric cars, and they were
smashed to pieces, the freight car being
broken in two. Both cars were running
at high speed, there being no time to
slacken. speed, Just why the accident
occurred is not known Manager Stout,
of the Lake Shore electric said as to the
cause of the wreck: Some one did not
live up to the rules of the road; who il
was do not know
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-06-09
Will Meet in New York.

New York, June 4.-The American
Bankers association has accepted the in
vitation from the bankers of Greater
New York to hold its thirtieth annual
convention in this city. The date is Sep
TENDER 1916,
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-06-09
Killed by Lightning.

Boonvi1le, Ind, June 3.-Three chill
idffenn were Killed, one man fatally frz
jured and woman4and child:seriously
injured Thursday BY afghtnins, which
partially destroyed their home near
this city. The dead are: John Gentry,
Jr. aged a; Opal Gentry, aged ten; a,
baby, two years old. 'sss'f 20 = $3.50
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-06-09
To Celebrate Semi Centennial.

:, Mount Vernon. Ia, June 3.-Cornell
college will celebrate it's semi-centen-
nial June, 1915. Senator Allison will
preside on Jubilee day." and Secre-
tary' Shaw, Of the treasury, and Hon.
James Wilson. secretary of agriculture,
will be among the speakers. The COM
memorative Grafton will be delivered
by Rev. DR.. Elliott, Of the class of ~.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-06-09
Rain Intures CROPS.

Sioux City, Ia, June 3.-=Thea .scrop
prospects of northwestern Iowa, and es-
pecially of the Mississippi valley, were
injured by the rain of nearly twoinches
Wednesday and Thursday. 800 ~ 4
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-06-09
Corner Stone Laid.

Annapolis, Md, June Admiral
George Dewey offlciated Friday at the
ceremonies incident to the laying of
the cornerstone of the new chapel in
the naval academy grounds.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-06-09
Took MANY Rallots

Gallatin, Mo-, June. Al. W. sullin,
ger, of King City, Mo. was nominated
for. congress by: the democrats of the
Third district Friday The nomination
was made on the one hundred and for.
ty-fifth ballot.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-06-09
Takes Oath Of Office

Washington. June 2.-Judge j. c.
.Pritchard took the oath. Of office here
Wednesday as United States circuit
Judge, In succession to; Judge Simon.
ton, deceased. 81 ss 1919 ssS$. s
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-06-09

\ DIR. Anita Newcombe MacGee, who
has taken charge of the contingent of
the Red Cross society which has re.
Gently started for Japan, is the first
military woman doctor the world las
nvar soen
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-06-09

Austrian Building Dedicated. !
& St Louis, June 3.-Over 1000 invita-
lions were issued to officials and society
people for the dedication of the Austrian
building Thursday The ceremonies
were very simple. s8
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-06-09
Given Ninety-NinsS Yea ~.

Ell Paso. Tex, June Arthur 4.
Eddy, Of Los Angeles, convicted of the
murder of Daniel Mitchell, of Cincin-
natl, which occurred in this city April
/, has been given a sentence Of So
wears. =. *. s
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-06-09
Other NOMINATIONS.

The convention now, took up the
domination OF a candidate for lieutent
INT governor but the leaders OF the
new combination were not prepared
Tor this and a recess was taken until
eight p. M 1n:the meantime, the par
ties to the combination which had
nominated Deneen,s met at the execu-
tive mansion and prepared slate for
the remainder of the ticket.
II At the evening session the making
up of the ticket was rapidly proceeded
with L.. Y Sherman, of McDonough,
was nominated for lieutenant COVER
nor; James A. Rose. of Golconda (pres-
ent incumbent), for secretary of state;
Len Small, Of Kankal1ee, for state.
treasurer; James S. Mccullough, of
Champaign (present incumbent), for
state auditor; VIII. Stead, Of Ottawa,
for attorney general.
The following nominations were
made for university trustees: Mrs.
Mary E. Busey,, Champaign; Charles
Davidson, Chicago; W. l.: Abbott, Chi
cago. The ,;llcket- went through &C.
cording to the slate agreed upon at the
executive mansion conference except
in the case of P. NJ. Chiperfield, who
w. H. Stead defeated for attorney gen
eral. .sz.,,q$t IT,
At; 11:46 the convention adjourned
sine die. .s:E 49,
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-06-09
Deneen Nominated.

When the convention reconvened
Yates, Hamlin and Sherman withdrew
their names from the consideration of
the. delegates and urged their friends
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-06-09

Republican Nominee for. Governor of
=, Illinois) ..
to vote for Deneen. When the seventy
ninth roll call was ordered and Adams
county led off with lone vote for Yates
and 10 for Deneen," the widest ex-
citment prevailed. AS the call pro-
ceeded it became evident that the, new
combination in Illinois politics would
win, but the original Lowden men for
the most part remained firm and went
to defeat with. him. When the call
was completed Lowden moved to make
the nomination unanimous, and Chair
man Cannon declared the motion car
ried. All Of the pent-up enthusiasm
of the delegates manifested itself as
Deneen came to the platform and. brief
ly thanked the convention for the
honor. In response to the demands of
the assemblage, Col. Lowden made an
address, pledging his support to, the
ticket 'S-T '-sf' H-.-'' 49,
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-06-09

Republican Nominee for Governor of
81 lllinois) .s,
The river press., 1904-11-02
INCREASE OF INSANITY,
Chicago Citizens Said to Be Headed
In That Direction.

One person in every 100 in Chicago
is insane, according to a dispatch from
that city to the New York World One
person in every five is predisposed to
insanity. This is asserted in the re-
port Of DR.. V. II. podstata, superin-
tendent of the Dunning Insane asylum.
Many more prominent authorities,
men who have studied the subject sci
entitically for years, state that insanity
has increased there rapidly in the last
ten years. 1t has increased all over
the world, but more rapidly in Chica-
so than elsewhere. The percentage
Of insanity to 100000 inhabitants has
Quadrupled in fifty years
"At the present rate Of the develop
ment Of insanity. according to the
worlds statistics" says DR.. James p.
Lynch, ''and with present conditions
Of work and living unaltered, half Of
the civilized world will be more or less
insane 800 years from now, and in an
other 200 years from that time, under
the same conditions, most of the eau
casian race will be mentally deranged
and civilization wiped Off the face Of
the earth by the multitudes Of Goths
and Vandals Of ASIA
The river press., 1904-11-02
woman Sleeps Out Of Doors.

IN an eiderdoWn bag Il woman in
evanston, ILL.,, sleeps every night out
OF doors, says a Chicago dispatch. She
Is Mrs. Martha Foote Grove, dean Of
women ut Northwestern university
and head of Willard hall ut that in
stitutlon.
4 am no convert to outdoor living"
SAID Mrs. Grove. ''because l have al
ways been 4 believer in it. My sleep
bag! 1t IS not extraordinary. 1t is
Of denim, lined with an eidcrlown
quilt. 1t Is really bed that folds
around the sleeper. There is a head
covering that will protect the eyes Of
the late sleeper from the morning sun"
The river press., 1904-11-02
Russian Wives For Sale.

In the Kharkoff, poltava and Eka-
terinoslav provinces of Russia, says
the Novoe Nremya, there is a rapidly
growing trade in the sale Of wives,
frequently at their own DESIRE
The usual cause is the extreme poV-
erty Of the husband, who can no lon
ger keep his wife, though it is often
because the wife desires to be free
from cruel, drunken partner. The
trade has become so common that few
markets are held without such transac-
t1ons, Which are considered so binding
that no case has been known of h,ls-
band demanding his wife back.
Their market value varies from $40
to $50. More is never paid,
The river press., 1904-11-02
Cannot Convict Mayor Amcs.

MINNEApOLlS, Oct. 3l.-ln all pro-
bability former Mayor a. A. Ames
will be free man and never again
will he be tried under the indictments
catered as a result of the "grafting
during his administration as chief ex-
ecutive of this city. That he is a free
man he owes to Juror Chas. D.
Barnes, Of Minnetonka Mills, who
stood by him for 80 hours, and re-
fused to allow IL other men to vote
Ames into the penitentiary. 1t is
stated that in all probability the
charges will be dismissed, the former
mayor now having had three trials.
The river press., 1904-11-02
USE FANS IN BATTLE.
.ynpancse Soldiers Carry Breeze |
Raisers Presented by MikadO.

Raisers Presented by Mikado.
On one side soldiers fiercely fighting
to the accompaniment Of the rifles
deadly barking and the sullen roar of
cannon, On the other side some in
fantry reserves rhythmically swing
ing dainty little fans before their noses
while awaiting the summons to go into
action. Such is a remarkably early
morning scene in Manchuria described
by Frederick Palmer in Golfers.
The soldiers with the fans of course
were Japs. OF no other nation under
the sun would such thing be possible
The astonishment of the Russians
upon first witnessing this custom of
their enemies may be imagined, but if
from it they gained the impression that
the little men We're effeminate they
| have long since learned their mistake.
Mr.. Palmer suggests that the cool
and deliberate actions Of the Japanese
soldiers may be due in part to the fans
| they carry, which are presents from
! the emperor On them is inscribed in
| the handwriting of Marquis Oyama,
the commander in chief of the army,
the words, do your best for your
country"
"On hot day." writes Mr.. Palmer
from the front, "a fan may beat up a
breeze in front of a soldiers nose
which will save him from succumb-
ing"
Contrasting the methods of the bur
~ Russians with the agile little yellow
men, the correspondent says:
"a Japanese general knows that any
force, however small, will stay where
it is placed-stay, alive or dead. One
company is as much like another as
peas in a pod No special units, no
rough riders, no kings own, no stiffen-
ing of weak regiments with regiments
Of volunteers or regulars. There is an
approximate level of courage and skill.
A commander may choose the unit at
hand as a mechanic takes down any
one of a number of equally tempered
tools from a rack. If you want
Horatius at the bridge, take the near
est first sergeant.
1.-THE Russians came to the attack
with splendid confidence-a childish,
mobilize confidence All the way
across the Siberian steppes in their
troop trains they had been begetting
this. When they see us big burly fel-
lows the leather skinned makaki
(dwarfs) will run fast enough. They
will find that we are no colonists and
reserves we are the little fathers
chosen But the makakl know mark
when they see one, and they like to
fire at column in close order.''
Mr.. Palmer has found evidence Of
the truth Of Count Tolstoi's charge
that many Of the Russian soldiers, hav-
ing no stomach for the war, are forced
into it willy nilly. Speaking Of certain
prisoners captured by the japanese, he
says:
| Zone Russian who had been found
| PROSTATE had been examined in vain
| for any wound Yet it was with diff
| Guilty that he was got to walking. APP
parently he had been scared stiff by his
| baptism Of fire. When another I'M
| wounded man was asked how he hap
| pened to be taken prisoner he replied
4 wanted to be- When contemptu-
GUS comment was translated to him he
said: I have no interest in this war.
don't propose to be sacrificed'
The river press., 1904-11-02
Charged With Land Frauds.

PORTLAND, Oct. 3l.-Harry +. Mil
Ter, of Roseberg, Ore, was arrested
yesterday by Deputy United States
Marshal Wilson on a charge of vio-
lating the land laws. The specific
charge against Miller is that of induc-
Ing men to make locations on timber
claims and then transferring their
claims to the "Emmets burg company
OF New Zeland.' 1t is charged by the
government that the expenses of the
locators were all paid by Miller. War
rants have been issued for the arrest
OF two other men who are supposed to
be connected with Miller in the deal.
The river press., 1904-11-02

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