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The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-12-08
LIVING SILVER.
The Process by Which Mercury 10
Extra cted From Cinnabar.

The Process by Which Mercury 10
Extracted From Cinnabar.
The chief scource of mercury Is its
native sulphide, cinnabar. The most
important mines of this mineral in Eu-
rope are those Of Almaden. in Spain.
and Idria, in Illyria; in America. those
Of New Almaden, in California.
The silvery metal is obtained by
roasting the ores in specially construct
ed open furnaces, where, by the ac-
ton Of atmospheric air alone, the sui
phur is converted into sulphurous acid
and passes on with the volatilized
mercury into condensers. These are
usually masonry chambers. with wa
ter cooled pipes. from which the fumes
pass on through earthenware pipes
and finally through others Of wood
and glass.
Most Of the yield is liquid mercury.
combined with SCOT, which is removed
by agitating the mixture in receptacles
Of perforated iron. when the mercury
falls through. The quicksilver is final
ly purified by straining through dense
linen and is then sent out into COM
merce in leather bags or wrought iron
bottles fitted with screw plugs. each
holding about seventy-five pounds
avoirdupois.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-12-08
THE WORD BOGUS.
There Are Several Plausible The.
cries as to It's Origin.

There Are Several Plausible The.
cries as to lts Origin.
The word bogus" is said by DR.. Ogil-
vie to be derived from Boghese, the
name of q notorious American swindler
who about the year 1895 flooded the
western and southwestern states with
counterfeit bills, sham mortgages and
such like. Others connect the word
with "bogie." scarecrow or goblin.
and so applied to anything fictitious or
chimerical.
Lowell in the "Biglow Papers" says.
Il more than suspect the word to be
a corruption Of the French bagasse."
This bagasse was the sugar cane 40
delivered in its dry. crushed state from
the mill. called also cane trash, and at
only for burning. being thus synony.
nous with useless rubbish.
Again. according to Brewer. there Is
in French argot. or thieves slang.
word. bogue. which signifies the rind OF
green chestnut or the case of a
watch. and this also brings US to the
idea Of an outward seeming without
any solid and reputable foundation
Parsons Weekly.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-12-08
The snail.s Mouth.

In the popularity of teeth and mouth
the snail is the most wonderful Of all
the created creatures. and 1t has been
truly said that 1t is fortunate for man.
kind that some of the larger Of the
wild animals are not similarly con-
structed. The mouth Of the snail is
armed with wonderful organ in the
shape of rasplike tongue. This
tongue resembles a long. narrow rib
bon. coiled in such q manner that only
a small portion of 1t is in use at any
one time. Thickly distributed over the
entire surface of this ribbon-like organ
are an immense number Of very mi
mute but strong and sharp teeth. de-
signed in a manner which admirably
adapts them to the purpose for which
they are intended-viz. that Of rasping
of the edible portions Of the vegeta-
ton upon which the owner Of the rasp
feeds.
The number Of these wonderful teeth
is perfectly incredible. one species hav-
Ing been shown by actual count under
the microscope to possess not less than
10000.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-12-08
THE KITCHEN DRESSER.
Il Was Originally . Bench On which
Meat Was Dressed.

e Was Originally Bench On Which,
Meat Was Dressed.
DR.. Johnson tells us that the kitchen
dresser was bench in the kitchen on
which meat was dressed. or prepared.
for table and gives the following lines
in support of his view:
It's burnt, and 30 Is all the meat
What dogs are these? Where is the rascal
cook?
How burst you. villains. bring 1t from the
dresser,
And serve thus to me that love It not?
Shakespeare.
A maple dresser in her hall she had.
On which full many q slender meal she
made.
Dryden.
Wright, in his domestic Manners Of
the Middle Ages" says: Zone Of the
great objects of ostentation in a rich
mans house was his plate. which at
dinner time he brought forth and
spread on the table in sight of his
guests. Af:erward. to exhibit the plate
to more advantage. the table was made
with shelves or steps, on which the diff
ferent articles could be arranged In
rows, one above another. 1t was called
in French, or Anglo-Norman, dres-
soir, because on it the different articles
were dresses, or arranged"
1t Is this to which the modern poet
refers:
The pewter plates on the dresser
Caught and reflected the flame. as shields
OF armies the sunshine.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-12-08
The Poet BRYANT.

The poet Bryant, while editor Of the
New York Post. insisted that young
poets should be sympathetically no
iced in the book columns Of the paper.
Once a subeditor handed him thin
volume Of poems, saying that they
were worthless. Mr.. Bryant looked
through the book and then said. you
might say that it is PRETTY bound and
clearly printed"
The editor Of whom this story is told
also had soft side for young men
who would write poetry. :.
"Give me your candid judgment Of
these lines" said the young man Of
literary aspirations. do they convey
the idea Of poetry at allY'
Eyes. sir" replied the editor, looking
them over. 'they do. There 10 some
hing In every line that conveys the
nea. Every line" continued the kind
hearted man. letting him down 40
gently as possible. begins With Q cap.
tai letter."
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-12-08
A MYSTERIOUS VISION.
0ingular DreaA In which Major An.
afe's Fate Was Foretold.

olngulor Dream In Which Major An.
afe's Fate Was Foretold.
The following instance may serve to
strikingly justify Colquhoun's theory
that there Is an original spiritual en-
ergy expressed III dreams which has
nothing to do with the state of the
body and IL beyond the power Of the
soul when it has been reabsorbed by
the material organization on awaking.
Prior to his embarkation for America
at the outbreak Of the Revolutionary
war Major Andre went to visit
friend, Miss Rebecca Steward, who
lived in Derbyshire. During his stay
It was arranged that they should ride
over to view the wonders Of the ia
nous peak 1t was also Miss Stewards
desire to introduce the major to some
friends in the neighborhood, including
a Mr.. Newton and the curate of the
parish. Mr.. Cunningham. She had CIV
en- both these gentlemen notice Of her
intention, and while awaiting her ar-
rival Mr.. Cunningham took occasion
to tell Mr.. Newton the circumstances
Of dream he had had the night be-
fore which affected him SO that he
could not shake OF the recollection
Of 1t.
He said that he was standing in the
midst of forest that was entirely
strange to him. After gazing listlessly
around him for a few moments he per.
ceived a horseman approaching at
great speed. As the latter came oppo-
site the spot where the dreamer stood
three men who seemed to have been
lying in ambush sprang from their
place of concealment and, selling the
bride of the horse, ordered the rider
to dismount. They then carefully
searched his person and led him away.
The face. figure and bearing of the
horseman made so deep an impression
upon Mr.. Cunningham's mind that he
awoke; but, falling asleep again pres
emily. he dreamed that he was one Of q
throng of spectators near great city;
that he saw the same person he had
seen seized in the wood brought out
between files of soldiers. who marched
him to Il gallows and there hanged
him. When Major Andre and Miss
Steward arrived, Mr.. Cunningham was
horror struck to discover in the per-
son of Miss Stewards friend the very
man whose seizure and execution he
had witnessed in his dream.
Here was an accurate anticipation of
events that actually happened within
twelve months from the date Of the
dream. The capture Of Andre, the
search of his person for documents
that convicted him for acting the part
of a spy and his public execution con-
stitute one Of the most dramatic cpl
soles Of the contest with the mother
country. How is it imaginable that so
definite vision Of coming events
could arise from the influence of any
physical condition on the mind of the
sleeper? What possible state Of the
body could confer upon the soul the
power to describe future occurrences
with such exact fidelity to details?
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-12-08

caSly Efforts at Making Cook Stoves.
Doubtless some form Of cooking stove
aas been used from very early period.
Previous to 1745 the stoves Of all kinds
Used in America were imported from
Holland or Germany, but in that year
4 stove was invented by BENJAMIN
Franklin that was great improve
ment on all that had preceded it. In
It'll he continued his inventions in this
line and produced stove for burning
oituminous coal which consumed its
3wn smoke. and another which. after
being filled at the top, could be inverted
and made to burn from the base. Be-
tween 1885 and 1895 several improve
ments in stoves, ovens. heating and
.ooking apparatus were made by Count
Rumford. and as early as 1903 his soap.
stone lined ranges had been introduced
u New York and were coming gradual.
y into general use.
Loag Winded Orators.
Ddnund Burke's greatest speech 10
generally considered to have been the
one on Cancellation with America"
The report Of the speech, supplied by
Burke himself, runs to us many %
thirty-two pages. It contains over go
600 words. 1t, therefore. could not
have been delivered under less than
five hours. 1t is curious. by the way.
how long winded all the great British
orators were In Burke's time. The
older Pitt was the first to indulge In
long speeches In the house Of COM
mons. After he had delivered one Of
these famous orations he was hailed
BY crowds outside the house with en-
thusiastic cries Of Three hours and
half! Three hours and halfv' Just
% II q man can talk sense for three
hours and q half" remarked the Cni.
cal Chesterfield, who happened to Da1o
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-12-08

There is one truth that seems beyond
the comprehension of the Democracy,
that "the old order changes, yielding
place to the new" Otherwise it
would not try to fit the Jeffersonian
knickerbockers Of 1904 on the lusty
American giant Of 1904.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-12-08

The element which leads and domi-
mates the Democratic party today
stands not for tariff for revnue, but for
ultimate free trade. There is no use
trying to dodge that fact. The work.
ingmen of America must take note
Of It.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-12-08

It doesn't take a man very long to
become wise. but getting other people
to recognize your wisdom after you
have It 10 a long and tedious job.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-12-08

Christ Furaas, Judge OF election. 2 OO|
Nicolai Swenson, clerk Of election 90
John Stewart. 2OOI
Geo. Panther, inspector OF cleo.
ton. I sol
Geo. Panther, furnishing booth. O0I
T. NJ. Flick, Judge of election 90
Otto Feske, 2OO|
Frank Paulson, clerk of election 2 OO|
HI. Hughes, 2OO|
Albert Retzlaff, inspector of cleo
GlOu. w
Chas. Morse, Judge of election
and return %
Thos. Robertson, Judge Of election 2 %
VIM. Howden, clerk IS 200
VIM. Robertson, 9 90
Oscar Greenland, inspector Of ell
ectlon. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. W
Paul Amlie, judge Of election. 2 90
Albert Allison, {" /" =. 200
Henry Peterson, clerk >. 200
Otto Pritz, !" >. 200
Anton Peterson, inspector of cleo
tlOu o w
Paul Roryig, Judge of election. 2 90
A. H. Adrian, Z" +" .. 2 90
Peter X. Peterson, clerk :. 200
E. r. Puriuton. /" {" :. 200
Mrs. F. Hicks, for polling place.. 2 90
Tom Michaelson, inspector of ell
ection 8 90
B. E. Berlin, Judge of election 2 90
Ing. Simonson, 90
M. T. Michaelson, clerk %
Sever L. Peterson, " 2 90
G. j. Erlandson, inspector Of cleo
tion. .................. ~
Geo. Goodman, Judge of election 2.OO
A. j. Anderson, 81 ECO
Ole O. Anderson, clerk on
j. s. Byington. 2 90
Joseph Ebentire, inspector of cleo
GlOu 100000 w
John Ebentire, Judge Of election
aud cleaning house. .......... 4 90
Frank Kingsley, Judge Of election 2 90
David Nicoll, clerk OF election and
return CO 60
John Sutton, clerk of election. w
H. H. Holland; inspector Of cleo.
ton. ................ W
William Lucht, Judge OF election. 2 90
H. G. Richardson, 2 90
J. D. johnson, clerk of election
and return. Observation-Disclosures. 81
A. T. Falla, clerk of election and
cleaning house. ............... 4 O
J. D. Barclay, posting notices and
clerk of election ............... Gu
G. E. Patterson, inspector of cleo
ClOu. .......'..... ~
Jacob Smith, Judge of election. 2 90
Henry Asmus, >. 2 w
G. f. Peterson, clerk of election 2 OO
Sam Sanshurn. inspector Of cleo
ton. 49,. 8 90
Erick Erickson, judge Of election 4 OO
Geo. b. Clark, 4 GU
H. G. Detweller, clerk 4 GU
F. B. King 4 W
On motion board adjourned to meet
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-08

may now stand at the mouth of this tun- ne within a few feet of the whole mass of Niagaras vast downpour, and looking through the roaring sheet see the dim transfused light of day outside Those who have had this privilege say it is a wonderful sight
 been completed 1t will be extended from the point of intersection of the working tunnel from the ten-foot shaft to the cen- ter of the falls at the depth of about 15O feet This whole 19O0-foot tunnel will eventually be horseshoe shape, with a vertical diameter of 90 feet and a hori- zontal diameter of 20 feet.
 The horizontal bottom, paved with solid blocks of stone, will be fourteen feet wide. Along this tunnel the waste water from the penstock will flow 10 dis charge itself into the volume of the Horseshoe Falls, some feet above the bottom.
 Already considerable part of the tun- nel to the penstock has been dug. and the debris Is being daily dumped at the mount of the short auxiliary tunnel open ing beneath the falls near the Canadian side. It will take five months to com plete the tunnel and probably a year to get the power station in running or der
 When running full 1t will generate 150- W0 horse power. Engineers from this city who have seen the work in progress describe 1t as of great interest and mar yellously ingenious in the way means have been adapted to the ends to be &C., eomplished
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-08
HILL AND MURPHY OCCUPY TIE STAGE Murphy Shows He is Not Na-
 tionaI Leader NEW STORY ABOUT TRAIN Instinct of Philosopher Remarkably Illustrated at a Dlnner-The Circus Chaplain Is Doing
 Great Work.
NEW STORY ABOUT TRAIN
BY JOHN MARTHoL.

New York; May 7.-Since the country at large, or more correctly speaking, the democrats of New York's sister states, have concluded to govern themselves in. | their selection of a standard-bearer in accordance with the expressed desires of the democratic party in the Empire state, all that surrounds the attitude of New York democrats becomes of national im- portance. David B. Hill and Charles F. Murphy have occupied the center of the stage Much has been said and printed about one or the other mainly false. What is true of both Is interesting. I have more than once stated that MT. Murphy, the leader of Tammany. is not national leader, statesman or a skillful politi- clan. Indeed. I have said his present measure is that of district or ward leader His present attitude, his most recent demonstration of political sagac- ity fairly demonstrates it. now refer to the meeting of the state (democratic) committee, the one which elected Mr. Cord Meyer chairman.
 MT. Murphy, way back in December or January on a certain triumphant occa- sion, then assuming that he wielded the sceptre of state leadership, entered Into compact with two leaders of nearby states with an object In view which would prove advantageous to the three. When, however, MT Murphy found at the meeting of the state committee prior to the state convention that the position he had taken had cost him the state lead ership he should have seen that he would lead the minority in the conven- tion But this he would not, or could not see; instead he carried his fight into the primaries of other counties in the belief that he would win delegates to the con- vention and state committeeman. His principal battle-ground was in Erie coun- ty' where he was routed by Norman E. Mack. At the convention he was beaten. and as matter of course at the subse- quent meeting of the state committee he had ceased to be a factor.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-08
BACK OF NIAGARA FALLS.
Remarkable Sight to Be Seen From
 Tunnel Under the Horseshoe.

From the New York Sun.
 Three companies are now working hard on the Canadian side of the Niagara to prepare for generating electrical power from the Falls. Two of these companies are controlled by American capital, the third exclusively by Canadian and En- glish capital. All expect to sell their product on the Canadian side and to distribute power to points as much as POO miles distant rom the Falls
 Each company has encountered some interesting engineering problems in the course of their work. One company, Tor example, has had to plan for a root ot unusual length over it's power house, because 1t Is expected that the spray from the Falls in winter will thatch the roof with five feet of solid ice
 No part of the work is more interesting than that undertaken by the Cahaolah company. Then penstock, or great trehch of this company at the bottom ot Whlch will be placed the turbines that are 10 generate the power, is 1900 feet from the Horseshoe Falls.
 This great trench is to be 15O feet deep by 400 feet long and 30 feet wide. Ihe problem presented was to discharge the water from the bottom of this trench after it had passed through the turbines and done it's work.
 The engineers decided that in order 10 accomplish this a tunnel should be ex- tended from the bottom of the penstoeh to the centre of the Horseshoe Falls. For this purpose a shaft about ten rect square was sunk on the Canadian slde a little above the Falls to a depth of about 150 feet.
 From the bottom of this shaft was dug tunnel to a point few hundred feet above the centre of the Falls 10 meet the line of the 1900 foot tunnel that is to run directly from the bottom oi the penstock to the cenert Of the falis' When this line was struck the worh- men began tunneling directly toward the penstock.
 In order to make the removal of the debris easy there was dug from the tun- mel leading from the ten-foot smart tunnel to point bereath the falis anu pretty close to the Canadian side. one
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-08
Traln's Instinct Proven.

The sudden death of George Francis Trains devoted daughter, Mrs GuIager whose husband was employed in the sub treasury here till his death five years ago, has given a shock to many who knew this admirable child of one of the most remarkable men America ever pro- duced. I knew Train for many years and have a dozen humorous anecdotes about him that never appeared in print Train may have been insane, but he could never have died of Dulrs disease as most of us must. I remember when all Boston, social, literary and artistic with very few exceptions, was making a fool of itself over Count" Tubof. Rus sian imposter whom novelist Howells deemed a genius and introduced to sev- eral or his friends, much to their cost and Howells' embarrassment. Train at that time was lecturing in the parlor of the old Fremont House. now simply a reminiscence, and Tubof, who contrived to be everywhere, got introduced to him, After the coloquy, Train took me aside and said: That fellow is no count and no Russian" But" I replied, The must be. He's vouched for by Howells and Dole and Mrs. Apthorp and Heaven knows how many notables besides' you mean. I tell you that if he was vouched for by the Russian Embassador I wouldn't accept him. He may have been born in Russia, but he's a Jew. and renegade Jew to boot. I know it'' .'How do you know it?' "As Falstaff did the true Prince, by instinst" It turned out exactly as Train said After career of forgery and worse, Count Tubof,' whose real name was Reuben Lippman, born in Shaoli, Russia. of respectable pa- rents and a renegade, hanged himself Tn Jefferson Market Jail with a silk hand kerchief. Trains instinct was better than Boston's judgment
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-08
SOME NEW BOOKS.
..A Little unlon scout, by Joel chant
BY PAUL PRY.

"A Little Union Scout" by Joel Chandler
 Harris Mcclure, Phillips & Go.
 Of all the innumerable pieces of fiction which are issued from the press at the present time it would often appear with reckless abandon by the publishers pos sibly no class is so numerous as that which seeks to be known as historical. Whether the depletion of certain events of history affords the author an easy task for the weaving of his romantic imag- things or whether the demand of the public as evidenced by satisfying sales is responsible, it is difficult to say.
 Possibly both are responsible and the conclusion is reached that historical nov els are easy to write and easy and pleas- ant to read. Out of the varying value of this class of fiction indiscriminatey styled historical, the perusal of many of them leaves the reader entirely unmoyed by the recital of oftentimes the most stir ring events of history.
 But not so with any story written by the creator of Uncle Remus." We may not pronounce "A Little Union Scout" great or erudite in any special degree as a literary achievement: and yet in the simple recital MT. Harris draws very near to the heart of the reader and touches the most responsive emotions found there. It is not only recital of events but 1t is q picture of a specified time-a vivid men, tai picture in which there move and breathe real men and women. MT. Har- ris, as we know him, is past master in the art of creating delightful characters. He is at his very best with his negro crea- tions of the old days and sQ who shall deny to his latest story the charm 1t pos sesses on account of "Whstling Jim''?
 The story deals with the conflict be- tween the northern and southern forces in Tennessee and Northern Alabama. Ala bamians will especially enjoy the por- trayal of General Forrest the dashing cavalry leader who takes a leading part in the events narrated MT. Harris deals in an especially characteristic and ten der way with the Little Union Scout" A difficult task surely for an author to set himself the task of making his hero- inc a spy a character so universally despsed. An equally easy task it would seem to make the dark bewhiskered vil- lain of the play the beloved hero of an audience. But all the world loves a lover and so the Little Union Scout is strangely softened in her vehement de- ate officer who is equally subdued by the little tyrant god. A very happy solution to the "exigences' of the case is found In the story when each separates and returns to the call of duty, promising to