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The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-07-21

Some one has drawn attention to the
fact that music exercises an influence
on the growth Of the hair in a most
curious manner. Constant playing for
some years on metal instruments, the
trombone in particular, will cause
badness; while the playing of the
piano, violin and violoncello rather in
creases than otherwise the growth
Of the hair. Flue and clarinet players
are not supposed to be Influenced eth
or wav
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-07-21

The German police have begun sys.
tematic campaign against quacks and
quack medicines. They estimate that
In ten years the population has in.
creased So per cent, regular medical
men rs per cent, and quacks 1867 per
cent. There are more women quacks
than men. Nearly 80 per cent of the
men cited to appear at the police bu.
rear have been in jail, of the women is
per cent. More than 100 samples Of
quack medicines were analysed by the
police, and over 80 per cent were Of
absolutely no medicinal value and
worthless
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-07-21

A new type Of fish hook, the inven.
ton of E. Hindon Hyde, Of New York,
shows how even the simplest thing OF
common life can be readily improved.
The improvement consists in transfer.
ring the barb of the hook from the
inside of the point, that is. between
the point and the shank, to the oppo.
site side Of the hook. The advantage
of the new hook is that it renders it
much more difficult for hooked fish
to release himself upon slack line.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-07-21

Prof. w. J. Hussey, of the Univer.
sity Of California astronomical de.
partment at Lick observatory has an
nounced his discovery of 100 new
stars. Most of the stars were found
through the twelve-inch and thirty-six-
inch telescopes at the Lick observa.
tory at Mount Hamilton, although, to
make his observations complete,
Prof. Hussey was obliged to make
trips to the Lowe observatory, on
Echo mountain, and the Lowell OBJ.
servatory, at Flagstaff, Ariz.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-07-21
Burned to Death.

Brewster, N Y, July 16.-The man
sion of Mrs. William B. Fasig, widow
Of the well known horseman, was
burned to the ground here early Fri
day. The servant girl, Anna O'Brien,
was burned to death, and Mrs. Fasig
narrowly escaped similar fate.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-07-21

Syria and Palestine, on account Of
the defective means employed for util.
izing the subterranean water supply,
are Justly called semi-arid regions. The
introduction of boring and pumping
machinery is certain to prove great
boon. No artesian wells exist so far,
but experiments are progressing with
a hope of locating basins that may. be
tapped. All over the country large
tracts of lands are lying idle for lack
of water.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-07-21

The British possessions in West AZ.
RIGA cover 100000 square miles, con.
tanning 10000, 900 Negroes, and easily
capable of producing a yearly cotton
crop of 100000 bales. The speci-
mems of cotton raised in Sierra Leone
are splendid in quality; this colony
will become great cotton supply mar.
ket. For Gambia and the Gold Coast
prospects are also promising. The con-
ditions for cotton cultivation are good
in Uganda and British East Africa.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-07-21
Boat Upset; Four Drowned.

Pittsburg, Kan, July 16.-Four per-
sons, all Of this city, were drowned Fri
day night in Spring river, 1s miles east
Of here. The dead: H. A. Stamm and
wife, Miss Katie Stamm and Louise N.Y.
ers. They were rowing and approached
to near mill dam, which upset the boat
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-07-21
Fire in MICHIGAN VILLAGE.

Ironwood, Mich, July 16.-The vii
lage of Kimball, including the Kim
ball & Clark mill, large stock Of lum-
Der and nearly every building in the
village, was destroyed by fire Friday.
The loss is estimated to be $4,000.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-07-21

The cotton manufacturers decided 70
advance the price of their goods on
and after April /, 1904. For some time
past the large Russian wholesale
houses have been refraining from pur.
chasing large quantities of any textile
goods. 1t is feared that the advance
in the price of cotton goods will have a
tendency to make sales even less than
they are at present.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-07-21

How long does a dream last? To
the dreamer it sometimes seems to en-
dure for hours, and the general I'm.
preston is that dreams continue for
minutes at least, while the fact is that
the longest dream appears to be con-
fined within a solitary second, even
though the events OF it may impress
the dreamer for days.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-07-21

M. Hermant Lecat, a Paris commits.
sion agent, enveloped his head in q
pillow case, tying the open end tightly
round his neck. He then introduced
an India rubber pipe attached to gas
jet through hole previously made.
and turned on the gas. His wife, en-
tering the kitchen shortly afterward,
found him dead, the pillow case dis
tended like balloon.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-07-21

The "busy bee" in a type Of industry
the world over, but we get new COM
ception Of how busy the little insect
really is when we are told that i. takes
the nectar from at least 250A00 flowers
to make one pound of honey. That is
what an experienced bookkeeper says.
and his estimate is founded on care
full calculation.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-07-21
First Payment Made.

st. Louis, July 16.-The first payment
Of 100000 on the government loan of
$4,000, 900 to the Louisiana Purchase Ex-
position company was deposited in the
subtreasury in st. Louis Friday.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-07-21
Mine Drowned.

New York, July 15.-Bad weather
continues in Central Chill, says Her
aid dispatch from Valparaiso. Floods
have destroyed 81 houses and caused
the death Of nine persons.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-07-21
The slocum Victims

New York, July 15.-The offlcial re-
port on the Slocum disaster gives the
number of dead as 95S, of which only
1917 were identified.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-07-21
Chicaeo's Formulation

Chicago, July 1.-THE publishers Of
the Chicago City Directory, to be is-
sued soon. estimate the city's popula-
ton at 2.241.O00.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-07-21
PAUL KRUGER DEAD.
Former President Of Transvaal Re-
public Passes Away in switzer-
land-His Career.

Clarens, Switzerland, July 15.-Paul
Kruger, former president of the
Transvaal republic, died here at
three o'clock Thursday morning from
pneumonia and supervening heart
weakness. The ex-president's body
was embalmed, and the remains were
placed in vault pending funeral ar
rangements. Application will be made
to the British government for authori-
ty to transport the remains to the
Transvaal. In the meantime they will
be temporarily inferred here.
Pretoria, Transvaal, July 15-The
flags on all the government buildings
are at half mast. Mr.. Kruger will be
buried beside former presidents of the
ed otherwise.
Paul Kruger, or "Oom Paul." for
merly president of the Transvaal re-
public in South Africa, was born II
Cape Colony in 1925. When he was
ten years old he fully shared the en-
nifty of his people against Great Brit
ain. Cape Colony, having fallen into
the hands of the British, was over
run, and, owing to the prosecutions of
the conquerors, 5000 Dutch and HUI
guenot farmers fled from their homes
into the wilderness. Young Kruger
and his parents took part in the ex-
odus. They found a temporary abid-
ing place in the Orange Free State and
in Natal, but were driven hence into
the far country of the Transvaal.
where, after long struggle with the
savage Zulus, they erected their per-
manent home. m~
Paul Kruger educated himself He
worked in the executive council for ter
years previous to the war for indepen-
dence. Later, taking an active part in
the campaign, he led his countrymen
to victory in the battle of Majuba hill,
in 1881. In recognition of his bravery
and devotion he was made president
of the restored republic. Through all
the reverses of the Boer war he was
courageously defiant, but his health
and the strength of his resistance were
broken after the signing of peace
terms at Pretoria. Subsequently, the
ex-president has been wanderer
verging on that last stage in mans
eventful history, which is Second
childishness and mere oblivion" His
hatred of Britain has been vented in
vituperation directed especially at the
late Queen Victoria.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-04

7 NEVER thought much about fixing up any of the
house, except the best room. till last summer.
when | commenced to take The Ladies Own "
and read the page called Helpful Hints" Well from
that il seemed to everything that d pick up
read would have something about color schemes
and harmonious furnishing and on, so | began to
get kind of with the paror altho of
tried to do the best could for it and kept it well
shat up and the ornaments and chairs straight. and
the tides pinned on.
always prided myself on having the ceanest house
in Berkeley Corners, but somehow that didn't
enough, 50 | concluded | would Just set to and
find out what seemed be the trouble with my en-
vironments as the papers called them.
One day l said to Joshua that | Just naturally
loved pretty'home
Well he said. haven't you got one?
| didn't like to tell him | didn't think it Just
right till knew what do to fix IT. It's been happy
ore to us Joshua | says and he let it go at that
That was before went to the city last fall; but the
/ read in the magazine and Sunday papers about
the colors be soft and the furniture all of
period the more mixed up | felt The old sittin
seemed hopeless. felt | wouldn't know where
To start that; but the parlor felt needed only
some few changes and twoud be all right.
One night | got to thinking so hard couldn't sleep
got up and lit the lamp and went to take another
look at the best 1t wash as If dIdn know it
Of 10y heart having bought piece by piece everything
1t. but somehow when looked at it after getting
all these ideas In my head it looked different and
strange to
When | bought the chocolate-coored wallpaper
with the ed-and-buff pattern it. thought it right
handsome and that it would well and not show
the dirt 1t had q border with fine, big scrolls it.
and some SIX years ago had picture-rail put up and
painted gray like the rest of the woodwork in the
room. That after got crayon portraits made
Of me and Joshua | had a notion of having
big picture till the man came round one day and just
insisted / Sh d lend him the tlntypes of both He
came back after little with big pictures in his wagon
They had deep walnut frames and gilded corners and
he said they d only nine dollars and ninety
eight cents each including the frame" he said.
Al,
them and that | was looking scared but |
thought twould be nice to have them the wall of
the best Too1n-so that why had picture all.
But anyway that night when stole in like a thief
Il was 50 afraid Joshua would hear me) nothing
looked right. the crayons | pulled the
chairs around a bit and the comfortable crooked.
| had read that very night in Helpful Hints that
one could often completely metamorphose room
l.y sirn1ay rearrangng the flrture- but dis
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-04

and a big bear skin in front of the fireplace I'd try
and get lamp too thought so put it down
my list
That list of mine when l started next day was
half yard long. and rCluded the measurements
of about everything in the house. and | had a nice
little roll of bills pinned in the front of my gown
it was my turkey money I'd been saving for several
The very day arrived at Cynthys house l told her
OF my plans We sat and talked in what she called
her mornng-room. 1t had pink striped curtains at
the windows, and the wicker chairs painted with
a slick white paint and had cushions in them of white
stuff with pink on it. The rugs the floor had
all the colors of Josephs in them but they were
all together-yOu couldn't tell where began
and the other ended.
When | stopped to take breath Cynthy spoke in her
pretty, soft voice: Aunt Amanda, dear she said
must you change the dear old house? 1t seems 50
perfect it is-it and you and Uncle Joshua!"
We'll, | hadn't thought any of trying to change
Joshua" l said a little huffy; but do feel after all
read and some I've seen, looking about me. that
can bring more of real intrinsic beauty into my every
day life by careful study of effects" | quoting
and | didn't know if said it Just right but though
Cynthy looked surprised she seemed to sense my
meaning.
DO you know" she said the living room and
great roomy kitchen and that dear bedroom | had
when there last the whole house to me? [
realized the parlor. 1t always dark.
Yes, said, Il do generally keep it closed, so the
won't fade the color in the wallpaper and carpet
| have spent quite bit that room first and last
and do feel that with little done to it it will he
entirely satisfying" | quoting again. s" Help
full Hints said last week that often time added
bit of strong color the removal of unsghtly piece
of furniture
Helpful Hints?'" Cynthia interrupted me. In
The Ladies Own do you mean? Do you read
those?'
Indeed | do" l said and get much good advice
from them.
Il know the girl who writes them" Cynthy said
Just she d say she knew Tom Dick or Harry. She
is delightful creature artistic to her hnger-tps
interested to know you read them and like what
she says
Did you say it a girl: I asked trying to speak
coolly g." girl to give all that excellent adVice? and
then | had to say it "Oh, Cynthia. could see her
do you think? There is something I'd so love to ask
herr" felt all in tremble
"Of course, you dear thingl' Cynthy said, This
very afternoon III ask her to tea
Well. YOU wouldn't believe how sweet and
modest that little girl seemed to met oh. dear Mrs
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-04

appointed. 1t only looked like | was getting ready
for sweeping day | Crept back to bed, with my
mind about made up go and my niece Cynthy.
It's real strange how idea like that takes hold of
you you give in to it Every book and paper !
picked up seemed to be filled with advice the sub
ject that worrying me; but none of it seemed to
fit my exactly | did think of packing the
old mahogany set that had been in the spare
long, in the attic, and then could set to work and
make me "a dainty draped dressing table, and
hOur-gass stand covered III the same airy fabric but
| concluded that, had Just about made up my
mind I'd go an see Cynthy. I'd wait and talk it
with her, and maybe buy the airy fabric there
| mad nicely starched lace Nottingham ace)
curtains in the parlor. There three windows. and
| had only two pairs of curtains, put at each
window, and laid the other away to make bed-spread
of some day, like | read about.
But 10 and behold, One evening opened my mag
azne and there the first thing Helpful Hints" said
anything is better than Nottingham lace
tains in fact windows quite undraped would be much
less hurtul to the beauty of a room"
Well, | had thought if anything in the house
right those curtains were so | was to say the truth
clean discouraged I'd see Joshua looking at out
of the tail of his eye when he'd in and catch
with yardstick and a notebook; but he didn't say
anything and neither did but Joshua is a powerful
observing The night before | left for the city
into the sttin room, and it struck | hadn t
planned much about that room as | ought; but
there would be much to do to it Just guessed I'd
finish the paror and spare room first. The walls IN
that room had never been papered-J Just washed with
a plain yellow wash An the fireplace a big open
one filled then with green hemlock boughs.
Joshua sat by the table smoking and as the light
from the tall green, glass lamp fell his white head
and pink face he looked comfortable kind of hated
Just for the minute-to think of altering it all for
knew he liked it but men, thought, don't know
anything all about identifying ones surroundings.
The clock licked loudly on the high mantel shelf.
and the brass candescks and pieces of old china that
by it had been put there by Joshua's father 5
father. The black maple boy and the secretary
in the corner with the glass knobs had been his too
There a big haircloth divan side of the
room, where Joshua loved to stretch out when he was
tired. was put about when | thought how he'd hate
give that up; but concluded not to the stle
till | for had determined fix the other
frSt-thO as looked at the green print cur
tans with little yellow stars them and saw how all
the brightness had gone from them, | thought I'd
stretch point and get some new curtains anyway.
On the floor, which dark with age (for it was
well scrubbed / can tell YOU were home made rugs
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-09-07
WHERE IS THE
FIELD SCHOOL?

Raymond c. Roper, a little Swear
old boy of Providence, r. l., was
found yesterday on East Monroe
street with big tears rolling down
his face because he could not find the
Field school house The boy. with his
mother, arrived in Spokane Saturday
and are visiting friends at III Post
street. They intend to stay a month.
Raymond is quite unlike lots of other
little boys and would rather go to
school than have vacation. He ex-
planned that he didn't want to miss
going to school, as he would be be-
hind his class when he went home.
He is a bright little fellow. He ac-
costed burly policeman without fear
for informal ion as to the location of
the school, but the officer of the law
didn't know where it was and would
not take the trouble to look it up
This did not dampen the boys de-
sire to get to the place and in turn,
as pedestrians passed him, he asked
each one, Can you tell me where the
Field school is?' At last he met one
who could appreciate Raymond's pre-
dicament and he was escorted to the
building. He was the happiest boy
in Spokane when left on the steps.
Raymond did not forget his manners,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-09-07
MOUNTAIN MYTHS
OF NAVAJO land

LOS ANGELES, Sept. There are
seven mountains in Navajo Land which
are held by the Indians of that region
to be sacred, and which figure extern
sively in their mythical tales. One of
these is known to them as Tsotsil, the
Sacred Mountain of the South. On
our maps the mountains are called
San Mateo mountains, the tallest point
having been given the name of Mt.
Taylor.
In the Navajo system of religion
certain colors are symbolical of the
cardinal points. Black symbolizes the
north; white the east; yellow the
west; and blue the south. This noun
tain, being the southern boundary of
Navajo Land, to it was ascribed the
color symbolical of the south, blue.
In view of this fact it is interesting
to note how nature has fallen in line
to humor the Navajo superstitions
and make emphatic their myths.
For some reasons, unexplainable to
scientists, certain birds, in this arid
western land, congregate on certain
1t would almost seem as
though there was a mutual under
standing among the feathered tribes
by which a division of territory had
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-09-07

been effected. 1t is thus that different
mountains become famous for certain
birds found therein, As in the case of
Buzzards' peak, in the Mojave desert,
which takes its name because of the
great number of buzazrds which are
found there.
Strange to say, the sacred blue
mountain of the Navajo is the home
of countless numbers of blue birds.
Extensive deposits of that beautiful
blue gem-stone SO priced by the red
men. as well as valued by the white
brothers, the turquoise, are found.
Again is found another remarkable
coincidence in connection with the
appropriateness of this mountain to
the myths of the Navajos. The Nava-
jos give to the rain storms sex. The
gentle, soft, easy falling rain they call
Siberian" and its color symbol is
blue. To the fierce, wild, heavy beat
ing rain, which is accompanied by
thunder and lightning, they give the
name of 'he-rain" and its color symbol
is black
In the mountains on the north the
thunder storm is common occurrence,
but over the sacred Tsotsil, the great
blue mountain, falls only the "she-
rain the blue waters of heaven.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-09-07

SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. Does
the county jail of Oakland harbor a
high and mighty prince of India or an
ordinary everyday negro? That is the
question which has been pulling the
police, and to settle the matter Jailcr
Harry Clark has written to the chief
of the Scotland Yard police a letter of
inquiry, enclosing a photograph of the
prisoner.
Through the photograph .Jailer Clark
expects to have him identified as the
brother of Prince Victor Dhuleep
Singh, who married Lady Anne Gov
entry. or else to have him stamped as
a rank impostor.
Some time ago Julius Steinberg was
arrested and held on charge of grand
larceny. He immediately set up his
claims of royalty, asserting that he
was Prince Aramancha Singh, the
youngest son of the late Maharajah
Singh of the province of Lahore, India.
The police scoffed at his statements.
and it was only when the prisoner was
positively identified by Mrs. Pearl
Stewart who had done missionary work
in India, that any dignity was paid to
his claims.
But in spite of Mrs. Stewards identi-
ficaton the people of Oakland still have
their suspicious that they have caught
a negro, instead of prince. and so
Jailer Clark has written to England to
find the truth.