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The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-07-14
REMARKABLY BRAVE JAPs.
Matchless Courage Displayed by the
Little Soldiers in the Battle
Of Kiuchow,

Devoid Of all rhetoric. thoroughly
characteristic OF the man and his
achievements, is the official report of
Gen. Oku, commander of the second
japanese army in the battle of Kin
chow, which included the storming Of
Nanshan hill, but the bare facts chron-
icle one of the most remarkable feats
of arms in history, the magnitude Of
the undertaking, the matchless display
of courage on the part of the Japanese
troops, becoming more and more inn
pressive as one reads between the lines,
says the Detroit Free Press. In the face
OF prospect that to less determined
men would have meant certain defeat,
the japanese infantry at nine o'clock in
the morning began charging up the face
of Nanshan hill, 1000 feet in height.
upon the peak of which the Russians
had erected permanent Notifications.
equipped with rapid fire guns and 20
heavy cannon, and defended by more
than 10000 men. The carnage that fol-
lowed was indescribable, entire COM
panies falling in their tracks, while
those behind, exposed to the pitiless
hail Of lead from the heights above.
infuriated rather than daunted by the
frishtful spectacle, swept forward like
avenging fiends, blind to danger, bent
only on attaining the desired ends re-
gardless of cost. Detachment after de-
tachment stormed up the hill, their
ranks thinned by the storm of shot and
shell. but never wavering The thought
Of failure was unknown to them. Late
in the afternoon part of the Japanese
forces managed to penetrate the first
Russian line of defense on the hill. and
by an irresistible rush of the rest the
Russians were put to flight.
Beside an achievement such as this
the heroism of tn" patriots at Bunker
Hill, the charge of the Light Brigade
at Balaklava, our own Lookout Mountain
and Gettysburg and other bloody en-
gagements lose portion Of their luster.
To attempt to detract from their glory
would be reasonable. But modern
warfare knows no such record as that
made by the Japs at Nanshan hill. Had
anyone suggested ~ years ago that the
orient would bring forth such fighters
he would have encountered the ridicule
Of American and European military
men. Yet when put to the test they
developed a degree Of courage, Of stabil-
ity, of absolute indifference to danger
| and devotion to duty that caused the en-
tire world to express its admiration
History recounts few such exhibitions
as that furnished by the Japanese
against whom the boasted defensive re,
sources Of civilization appear pitifully
inadequate, and the utter determination
of whom appears to be the only saliva
ton of their opponents. With the mem.
DRY Of Nanshan hill still fresh in mind
it is little wonder the world stands in
breathless expectancy, wondering where
1t will all end.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-07-14
Grease for Working Boots.

A grease for boots which is said to
prevent sore feet entirely is made of
four parts of lard, four parts Of olive
oil or cottonseed oil and one part of
raw rubber (caoutchouc). These in
gradients are melted together over
slow fire. Having moistened the sole
Of the boot with water, the boot is
warmed in a stove or before q fire and
smeared over with the compound.
The boot is said to become soft, Pill,
able, shining, waterproof and even
more durable.-Prairie Farmer.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-07-14
A ROOM FOR THE PLANTS.

ton. The roof may have slope enough
to carry off the water and still be given
an appearance as shown in the cut by
q simple balustrade about the top. The
windows may be put on three sides or
on two sunny sides. The addition may
be heated from furnace of boiler in
the cellar or by small oil stove. Cur
tains on the inside to draw down At
night will help to retain the heat
7. e. hurry, in Farm and Home.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-07-14
SHIPS MARVELLOUS ESCAPE.
Atlantic Greyhound" Crashed Into
an iceberg While Going
at Full Speed.

The most remarkable case on record Of
an iceberg collision is that of the 9uioE
liner Arizona, in 1879. She was then, re-
lates a writer in McClure's, the grey
hound of the Atlantic, and the largest
ship afloat-5,750 tons-except the Great
Eastern. Leaving New York in Novem
Der for Liverpool, with 500 souls aboard,
she was coursing across the Banks. with
fair weather, but dark, when, near mid
night, about $50 miles east of St. Johns,
she rammed monster ice-island at full
speeds knots. Terrific was the i'm
pact and indescribable the alarm. The
passengers, flung from their berths,
made for the deck as they stood, though
some were so injured as to be helpless.
and the calls of these forward, added to
the shrieks of the frenzied mob Of half
clad men and women who charged for
the boats, made up a pandemonium.
Wild cries arose that the ship was sink
ing, for she had settled by the head, and
with piteous appeals and despairing ex-
CARNATIONS the passengers urged the
boats over, that they might escape the
death they thought inevitable. But the
crew was we'll in hand, the officers main
tanned order, and, hurried examination
being made, the forward bulkhead was
seen to be safe. The welcome word was
passed along that the ship, though sore
sly stricken, would still float until she
could make harbor. The vast white
terror had laid across her course,
stretching so far each way that, when
deserted, it was too late to alter the
helm. Its giant shape filed the fore
ground, towering high above the masts,
grim and gaunt and CHASTITY, immovable
as the adamantine buttresses of a frown-
ing seaboard, while the liner lurched
and staggered like wounded thing in
agony as her engines slowly drew her
back from the rampant against which
she had flung herself.
/. She was head for St. Johns at slow
speed, so as not to strain the bulkhead
too much, and arrived there Sc hours
later. That little port-the crippled
ships hospital-has seen many q
strange sight come in from the sea, but
never more astounding spectacle than
that which she presented the Sunday
forenoon she entered there.
Her deck and forepart were numbered
with great fragments of ice, weighing
over 200 tons in all, shattered from the
berg when she struck, being so wedged
into the fractures and gaps as to make it
unwise to start them until she was
locked. The whole population of St.
Johns lined the water front to witness
her arrival. Her escape was truly mar
velous, and the annals of marine adyen-
ture may be searched in vain for its
equal.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-07-14
SECRECY IN RUSSIAN ARMY.
Considered Bad for the Service to Al
low Individual Acts Of Hero
ism to Be Exploited.

Secrecy is the keynote of the admin
istration Of both the army and the navy
of Russia.
Even cases Of Individual heroism are
similarly concealed, except in time of
war. The theory of the service Is that
every man is equal in all respects to
his comrade of the same rank. He is
as brave, as efficient and as loyal. 1t
is considered bad for the service to al
low the limelight to fall upon partic-
ular men, however heroically they may
have acted, says the Louisville Courier
Journal. And it il considered to be bad
for the men, too.-in which belief the
Russian administration shows pretty
good knowledge of human nature.
A sailor may Jump overheard and
rescue his captain from death in shark
infested waters or stoker may dare
appalling danger to save the life Of a
comrade in an engine room accident.
In due course, he will be rewarded and
promoted, and throughout his career
his superiors will remember the deed
in his favor, but it will never become
public. Rewards, promotions and dis
tinctiQnns y. are announced only in war
= - . -
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-07-14
value REE 70 WOMEN

U5 - only
proportion Of the Cossacks serve at
one time. The rest are granted "un-
limited leave" or belong TO the reserve
The stimulus which provokes the en-
ergy and fighting qualities of the Rus
sian soldier, melting to greater patriot
ism and love of country, is unquestion-
ably traced to the great interest mani
tested by the ruler of all the Russias
at all times for the men who fight his
battles.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-07-14
Refrain for Road Makers.

After the roads have been we'll I'M
derdraiped and graded the application
of the following refrain will do much
toward giving the average country dis
trict the very best Of roads:
'Twon't take long to nix your road.
Drag, brother. drag;
II you'd pull bigger load,
Drag, brother, drac;
It means dollars in the end,
Saved on teams and wagons. friends,
So in this your best ear lend
Drag. brother. DRAG.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-07-14
Way to the TOP.

Mr.. Slap-What is the secret of Gildi-
boys success?
Miss Bang-Why, he knew girl who
spends thousand a year on dresses.
"Ah, l see; he married herr"
ooh, no; he married her dressmaker."-
Comic Cuts.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-07-14
Some Mistake.

lis, Mrs. Gigs truthful woman?"
painfully so. She knew Senator
Primrose when he was young man
and does not claim that he wanted
to marry hsr."-Springdeld Journal.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-07-14
Law Ia Too Ririd.

A New Yorker who took legal advice on
the subject has discovered he has no right
to shoot young man next door who is
learning to play on the violin. 1t appears
the unwritten law applies only to wind
instruments.-Sioux City Journal.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-07-14
g. A. r. National Encampment, Bos-
ton. August 1920. 1904.

Very low rates via the Nickel Plate
Road A splendid opportunity to visit
Boston and its many historical points OF
interest. Elegant Dining and Sleeping Cars
atfording every accommodation. Meals
served on the Individual Club Plan, also
"a la carte" service. Coffee and sand
witches served to passengers in their seats
without extra expense. Stop off az Chau-
tauqua Lake and Niagara Falls will be a.
lowed on return trip.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-07-14
Enrichine the Language.

Mrs. McCall-You haven't got that pom.
pous butler any more.
Mrs. Nuritci-No, we discharged him.
He didn't-er-buttle to suit us.SMilwau-
kee Sentinel.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-07-14
AN ADDITION FOR PLANTS.
Artistic idea That Can Be Carried Out
1t Small Expense by Lovers
stS:s of Flowers.

When increased room for house plants
Is sought by building onto the side of the
house an addition such as shown is the
most, attractive. A shed roof or short
double roof has not the dignity of ap-
pearance of a fat-roofed square addi-
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-07-14

When friend tells you of his wrongs
he wants sympathy and not an argu-
ment.-Atchison Globe.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-07-14

Love your neighbor, but don't tear
down the fence.--Chicago journal.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-07-14

All Aboard for Boston q. A. r. Ma
tional Encampment,
Aug 1890 via the Nickel Plate Road. Tickets
on sale Aug. 18th, 18Th and l4th, w; Liberia!
Chautauqua Lake A special g. A. r. train
will leave Chicago 500 .. N. Aug. 18th. For
rates, reservations In sleeping cars, etc. call
on local agent or address c. A. Asterlin,
T. p. A., Fl. Wayne, Ind.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-07-14

Some people seem to think that polite
ness consists of eternally begging your
pardon.-Chicago Tribune.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-07-14
A USEFUL DITcHINo STOOL.
It's Use Will Enable You to Keep Your
Feet Dry, Prevent Miring
and Save Health.
Take q plank IN by inches, 2K-
feet long. Nail it to two 2 by As OF

prevent miring and save health. Bore
a hole near one end, in which to
put stick two feet long, to move it by
]. H. Cain, in Farm and Home.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1904-05-07

NEWSPAPER Law.

/ Subscribers rho do not gioe express notice 10
,hs contrary are considered icshing 20 continue
their subscription.
2 Usubscribers order the diseontinuance Of their
periodicals, the publisher may continue to send
them until all arrears are paid.
Dsubscribers neglect or refuse TO take their pc
codicdls from the Office to ichich they are directed,
they held responsible till they hdre settled theT
bill and ordered their paper discontinued
III subscribers moUs to other places teitAout
iiaforning the publisher, and the paper Is sent 10 the
f9r,ner direction, they are held responsible.
5 The courts haVe decided that refusing % take
periodicals from the eHee. or remoCihg and edrfng
Ae,a Ilted FOR IS pria (acie eridence Of inten.
tionGl fraud
o. Any person Uho receives a newspaper and
aates Of g. phether he has subscribed for u or
not. is held in lao as subscriber.
T. The Postmaster WhO negleets TO giue the legal
notice Of the neglect Of person to take from INC Qf-
nee the neiospGper addressed TO him liable 10 the
publisher for the subscription price
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1904-05-07

A feeling of jealousy is aroused
and carried on to an unreasonable
extent. 1t soon becomes so strong
that if one family employs certain
physician some of the friends of
another practitioner are vexed and
the first family is cut off the visit
ing lists of others. The same con-
dition exists in regard to attor-
neys, merchants artiZans and, in
fact, all lines. Having succeeded
in thus creating a turmoil the
knocker chuckles and smiles at his
vicious work.
Verify, the knocker is creature
of evil moment. He views life
and thinks through the eyes of a
pessimist, and his influence is felt
in all communities. The only way
to kill that influence is for other
people to look upon matters opti-
mistically, to pull together, to Gre
ate feeling of harmony, and SO
work to the end that the people
may be benefited. When this is
done the knocker will find his vo-
cation gone and, while he never
entirely ceases his disgusting habit
of hammering, he will be so effect
ually squelched that his mutter-
ings will amount to nothing, al
though he grumbles at the fate he
has brought upon himself.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1904-05-07


duced to come in and the pros
poets for the advancement of the
section are good. But the knock
er awakens, ready and anxious to
be heard. At the first opportuni-
ty he buttonholes the newcomer
and pours into his ear a tale of
woe; and this is the burden of his
song: This country is no good;
people here now are living sort
of hand-to-mouth existence; the
proposition you are here to look
over is nothing but money-mak-
ing scheme, and after its promoters
have gotten your money you will
find yourself richer in experience
though poorer in pocket" In
many instances the knockers ar
gument causes the prospective set
tier to change his mind about To-
eating, and thus the community
loses a good citizen and the knock
er is happy because of his success
in soaring the other away.
A person may have occasion to
enter a saloon. There he meets a
friend and the two indulge in a
social drink. The man goes to his
place of business and while wait
ing upon a customer the fumes of
liquor are noticed. Immediately
story is circulated that Jones,
Smith or Brown, as the case may
be, is drinking. AS the story cir
culates it grows in dimensions and
before the knocker has completed
his rounds the businessman "is
drunk all the time; he is abusive
to his family; his creditors have
their eyes on him and are only
awaiting a chance, which will soon
come, to close him up" 1t may
be that the man has not taken
drink of liquor in years before,
but that makes no difference to
the knocker. His ambition is to
knock, and that gratified he gives
no thought to the consequences.
A young lady is observed walk
ing on the street with man. AS
soon as he sees them the knocker
pulls down his vest and gets active.
The lady's name is handed around
promiscuously and at the end she
is credited with a reputation any
thing but white. Thousands of
young women have been driven
to suicide, and others to deeper
depths of degradation by the ven
omous remarks of the moral leper,
the knocker.
In society the knocker is also to
be found Here that parasite de-
lights in peddling the latest gossip.
A breath of scandal is nectar to
his lips and the spreading of tales
a delight. Through the Knockers
efforts cliques are formed. The
members of one circle will not
associate with those of another.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1904-05-07
The representation of the respective count
in said convention shall be as follows:
The Primaries.

Resolved, That it is the sense of the State
Central Committee that so far possible all dele
gates to the State Convention of the Republican
party of Nevada shall be elected by primaries;
that when and wherever not held all vacan-
cies shall be filled by the various County Central
Committees or in their absence, by the State
Central Committeeman of said counties, and as
matter of greater expedience and in all cases
OF emergency arising, that the State Central Com
mttee-men of Ormsby, Storey and Washoe coun-
ties are hereby constituted an Executive Commit
tee with full power to do and perform for the
whole State Central Committee.
Resolved, That the County Central Commit
tee-men of the varions counties, in con JUNCTION
with their State Central Committee e-men, be the
sole judges of the advisability of the holding or
not holding of said primaries and wherever held
of the hours during which the polls shall remain
open.
primary election is hereby authorized to be
held in accordance with the above resolutions and
Saturday, April 2, 1904,
for the purpose of electng delegates to said state
Convention.
At said primary election the test to be exacted
of all voters shall be as follows II am Repub-
lican."
Secretaries of the various County Central Com
mittees are requested to forward certified list OF
the delegates selected to the Secretary of the
State Central Committee,
GEO. t. MILLS, Chairman
f. ID. VANDERLEITH, Secretary
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1904-05-07
REGARDING KNOCKERS"
This Glass Should Read This Article and See
Themselves as Others See Them.

The following article, we be-
lieve, originated in the Wells Her
aid. 1t is applicable to all commu-
mites, and is therefore reproduced:
To knock or not to knock, that
is the question; whether it is bet
ter to knock every proposed enter
prise that would be to the interest
of our country, county or village,
or to sit idly by and view with
complacent air the hustler's efforts
to maintain and add to the prest-
age now enjoyed by our commu-
nifty?
The above may not be the very
words used by the melancholy
Dane" in his soliloquy, but for the
matter in mind they will serve as
a text
In every community, especially
in a new country, there exists a
class of men-and women, too
which seems to be imbued with a
chronic desire to combat all that
which tends to the betterment and
advancement of their own home
town. These people, for want of
better name, are called knock
ers."
No matter what new enterprise
seeks to enter the town, whether
or not it might be a benefit, this
class gets out its hammer and pro-
ceeds to knock right and left in an
effort to prejudice its neighbors
against the proposition. They
may not do this because they
think the enterprise may not be a
benefit, but solely to crafty their
disposition to knock. Many a
worthy town has been practically
killed because of the knockers
efforts.
Again a man may stand for cleo
tion to a public Office. He is hon
est, upright and capable. Nothing
whatever can be said against. his
character, but as soon as his can
didacy becomes known, Mr..
Knocker gets busy. He remem-
bers the candidate as boy; when
he was selling papers, backing
boots or saving wood. For that
reason he should not be elected
and the knocker keeps busy try
ing to elect the opponent. In this
manner some of the meanest, low
down, party-whipped incompe-
tents have been elected over their
every-way capable opponents, and
in the end have proven costly to
their constituency.
A man goes into new country;
he looks around and recognizes
the natural possibilities of the sec
ton. He secures holding, enlists
capital and inaugurates campaign
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1904-05-07
Virginia City, Nevada, on tuesday
April II, 1904,

at O'Clock p m. for the purpose of electng six
delegates and six alternates to represent the Re-
publican party of Nevada in the National Repub-
iican Convention to be held in Chicago, June al,
1904, to nominate candidates for President and
Vice President to be voted for at the general cleo
ton to be held Tuesday, November g, 1904, and
for the transaction of such other business may
properly come before it.
Republican electors, and all others without re-
gard to past political affiliations, who believe in
the principles of the Republican party are cor
daily invited to unite under this call in the elec
ton of delegates to said State Convention.
The representation of the respective counties
in said convention shall be as follows:
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1904-05-07
Republican
State Convention.
HEADQUARTERS REPUBLICAN STATE
CENTRAL COMMITTEE,
CARSON CITY, New, Feb. II, 1904

To the Republican electors of Nevada
In accordance with established customs and in
obedience to instructions of the Republican Ma
tional Committee, the Republican State Central
Committee of Nevada directs that State Convent
ion of delegated representatives of the Republi-
can party be held in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-07
Use of unstamped Receptacle.

A question which was regarded as i'm
portant was decided in the Police Court
yesterday in case involving charge
OF using an unstamped receptacle as u
measure. The case was brought against
Edward l.. Rice, a dealer in the Center
market and 1T was alleged that he sold
string beans in berry boxes. The boxes, 1t
was alleged were emptied and refilled.
Attorney James r. Scaggs appeared for
the defendant. and contested the case. The
jury returned "A verdict of guilty, and the
court imposed nominal fine. The matter
is one of considerable interest to the deal
erS and buyers, and Mr. Scaggs may take
the case to the Court of Appeals. The berry
boxes hold trifie less than quart, 1t is al
legged.
Yesterday at IrwinvilIe, Ga, B. NJ Pollock
shot and killed Amos Williams. negro,
who had threatened his life and was hunt
ing for him with rifle.