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The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-08-04
Th e, wind Blew: :.

In storm near Ryder in the house
of Geo. Hart were VIM. Krause, Harry
Hctstman and a man named Sampson,
and their escape from death was
miraculous. The house was lifted in
the air and carried to the top of a barn
some rods distant, where it rested a
few minutes after which it was again
taken up in the air and whirled around
until it finally went to pieces, the oc-
cupants falling to the ground. They
escaped with but few bruises and their
recollection of the trip through the air
was very hazy. Otto Beecher, who al
so lives near there, was caught out be-
tween the house and barn and escaped
serious injury by lying down and hold
ing to the grass. He was whipped
around, but he managed to hang on.
The grain binder was carried about
half a mile and dropped bottom up in
the center of a flax field, and other
farm machinery scattered all over the
farm. The crop was apparently I'M.
hnrt
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-08-04

fore the shrine which is to. be found
in almost every home there is a sort
of crude bathtub made in the stone
floor. = The water for these is sup
piled from pipes which send heavy
stream down from the roof. Seated
before the altar in the middle Of the
tub the prevaricating culprit ia
made to suffer the penalty of his
many lies. The volume. of water comes
dashing down upon his defenseless
head with q force that would make
a robust American lad "see stars"
But the japanese liar knows that
there is no other way to appease the
wrath Of the injured god of truth,
so he succumbs to the inevitable with
a much better grace than that with
which his western brother takes his
whipping, and sits before the shrine
Of his family divinity, reading aloud
for the benefit of number Of by
ISLANDERS the long list of lies that has
brought him to this uncomfortable
pass.
The shrine before which this moral
water-cure takes place resembles
those which are so common in the
houses of Catholic countries. The
decoration Of flowers and numerous
candles is much like that with which
the pious Italian adorns the altar of
the Virgin or his patron saint. Only
the hideous little squatting figure of
the Japanese god shows that this is
an inf1del shrine. In the morning the
reverent head Of the house puts
cake, little heap of rice and sprie
of green upon the altar. an Offering
intended to propitiate the god and
draw down his blessing upon the
family. When darkness comes q
little lighted lamp is placed before
the idol to cheer him in the long
hours Of the night, during which, ac-
cording to japanese belief. he faith
fully guards the household from all
harm. (
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-08-04
State Organization.

Representatives of seventeen indie
pendent farmers elevators and grain
buyers met in Fargo and took prclim-
mary steps toward a state organiza,
ton for the purpose of uniformity OF
prices, terminal elevators and better
railroad rates, so they can compete
with the old line elevators. Secretary
Mcdonald of the Minnesota Farmers
was present, and tempo
rarily the North Dakotans will affili-
ate with his organization. Three di-
rectors were chosen to represent the
state on a joint board of nine from
.the Dakotas and Minnesota. o. G.
Major of Hope and G. S. Shippy OF
Hope were elected chairman and sec
tetary of the preliminary state organ
Azo4ion
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-08-04
LIVELY GRAND DUKE
BORIS INVITED CHORUS GIRLS
TO SEE A REAL WAR.
His Conduct Angered Gen. Kuropat-
kin and Led to Personal En-
counter-Czar Said to Be
in Hot Fury.
e. Petersburg PRUSSIA, special.

St Petersburg (Russia) Special.
Just what will be the punishment
melted out to Grand Duke Boris for his
remarkable ideas of war. which, after
slashing Gen. Kuropatkin across the
nose, resulted in his being recalled from
the far east, is interesting high official
and social circles.
The consensus of opinion seems to be
that Boris will be exiled to the southern
Russian estates of his father, Grand
Duke Vladimir.
The car is furious at the escapades of
the dashing but prohigate young Boris.
The full details of the war career of
the grand duke have leaked out and have
created the greatest Indignation.
As soon as Boris received his orders to
proceed to the front he gave dinner to
his friends in the operate chorus, and
there are few pretty st. Petersburg
chorus girls that do not know Boris.
AS the dinner rolled along, Boris waxed
enthusiastic in talk about the glories
of war.
Dear Boris" said tall, divinely
built girl, raising wine glass, chow
we shall miss you. Won't we, girls?"
There was a clatter from the wine
glasses and chorus of eyes, yes. Poor,
dear Boris, we shall miss you, indeed"
Staggering Slightly from the effects Of
the wine, but his eyes sparkling with
good fellowship, the dashing, hand
some and reckless young aristicrat
waved his champagne glass II the Tie ai1
and cried: E :rxtg IA .l
why miss me, girls,r O. ALL Come
along, all Of you. 1 Invite syoa to BE
the guests of Boris IN the far east Mat
ters. are dull here in st. PetsrsAufx
promise you royal good time"
The girls were enthusiastic, and the
next day announced to their friends that
they were going to Port Arthur to
view the war as the specially invited
guests of, the royal family. -. ,.-.......--
| IA few days later Grand. Duke Boris
boarded q l,ixuriously f1tted-up train d
special cars with a few officers. with
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-08-04
NORTH DAKOTA NEWS
North Dakota Democrats.

The Democratic state nominating
convention was held at Grand Forks,
and full ticket was placed in the
field. In addition to the usual routine,
the greater part of the day session was
taken up with an effort to Dust Chair
man Brynjolfson on the ground that
his election at the Fargo convention
was irregular. The convention after a
long debate. ratified the election of the
Fargo convention.
The resolutions adopted rcaftirm the
st. Louis platform, ::denounce the re.
publican machine" demand minority
representation on all state boards; con-
denim republican extravaganza in the
state, and favor the direct primary,
the initiative and referendum, national
grain inspection and the widening OF
the powers of the interstate commerce
commission.
Resolutions on the death of j. p.
Birder were adopted by Il standing
VOTE
The following ticket was nominated:
Presidential Electors-J. b. Boyd,
| CaVauers JONI DTuSScr, NlilldInS, S1eo
Grethen, Mclean; r. b. Blakemore,
Cass.
Congress-A. G.. Burr, Bottineau; N.
p. Rasmussen, Barnes.
Governor-M. F. Hegge, Trail.
Lieut.. Governor-G. s. Cryne, Stark.
Secretary of State-H. O'Keefe,
Walsh.
Auditor-Charles Babe, Dickey.
Treasurer-R. u. Foss, Ward.
Commissioner of lnsurance-D. NJ.
Holmes, Grand Forks.
Attorney Generals. Serumgard
Ramsey.
Superintendent of Public Instruc
tion-C. G. Schmidt, Stutslnan.
Commissioner Of Agriculture
Schultz Wells
Railroad Commissioners-F. Martin
eau, Rolette; Joseph. Blouin, Sargent
Axel job nsop, Eddy. !: | / Ba5 I /
The conventionsindorsed the repub
lican candidates for the supreme
bench, N. c. Young and Edward En-
gerud. ..--..
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-08-04

D
them were the several girls and small
army of maids. The slow trip over the
wild, desolate route in Siberia seemed to
pass only too quickly.
One entire car was stocked with
champagne and so great was the demand
that it was exhausted before the end
OF the journey.
Arriving ct headquarters the royal
party and its girl attendants created a
sensation. Kuropatkin was shocked.
He did not say anything for time, how
ever, and night aftersnight there were
orgies in the camp.
Word came to Boris that small army
Of Geisha women were travelling not far
from the japanese army.
1--WE will introduce them to Russian
cigarettes" said Boris, and he proposed
an expedition to capture the pretty jap
anese women. All the officers present
agreed to take part in it, but the next
morning it was forgotten.
s Another brilliant thought occurred to
the champagne-muddled Boris. At one
of his dinners he arose and proposed
this toast:
ITO the devil with tie God of War.
Let rt drink three bumpers to the Cod
dess 81 Eove.:st' ri ( "a 4 :.
i They were drunk with cheer And 1t
was the straw that broke the command
ing generals patience. He commanded
Boris to appear before him. Boris stag
Egered into Kuropatkin's headquarters
Ehrunk. aos q s.. + !, 1t
Isl. Petersburg. tho old general said,
s!pternly. 81 ssE.S 4 e ~
B "How brutal you are" leered Boris.
b "No; mean it, said Kuropatkin, los
ling patience '"rhey are demoraiizing
the entire camp. This is not an opera
Ebouffe, but real war"
L "You beast" shouted Boris, beside
himself with rage, and drawing his
Esword he made lunge at the general,
Ewho, If he had not stepped back nimbly,
would have been killed. AS it was, he
Twas wounded in the nose.
Z The car was Informed by telegraph
Eall the particulars and recalled Boris.
1.-The st. Petersburg girls returned on an
Eordinary soldiers train, in marked con-
|trast to the manner in which they had
Edeparted for the seat Of war.
h In Kuropatkin's headquarters the
Goddess of Love was buried for once
Eand all and the God Of War was again
Eplaced on his pedestal.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-08-04
After Violators.

h David Robert, game warden for
Stark county, is after violators. of the
law which tsays that it is,sa crime to
kill, take into captivity or ship y out Of
Eof the state any antelope until the
Esv;eear 1911. The warden has three par
1ies bound over to the district court,
lsand is after other reported offenders Of
Ethis law. One party brought in one
[saaay three young antelope which he
was offering at s25 each. The man
had to give bonds in the sum of $500
EAre he could go home, and by the time
|ahewarden gets through with he will
Ebrebably realize that North Dakota has
;colne game law at least which it is not
I.,weil to disregard. 'r'',i
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-08-04
had a Dream Worth Having,

John stonebrunner. Of Springfield,
s0.s is = believer in dreams. ~ ,Ha
dreamed that at a certain spot, near
Beatty, he saw q settler buryingSgold;
The repetition of the dream, two day
later, caused him deep reflection He
went to the spot indicated, and there
! unearthed gold coins to.tle, value of
$500. The treasure is supposed TO
have been concealed there in the yasr
1745. by 4 French settler.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-08-04
SENIOR RAMON CORRAL.

~
minister Of the Interior and Future Vice
President of Mexico.)
and perform the duties for which he may
be selected by the president, the bill
declaring that 1t is not eXpedient that
the vice president be condemned to be a
mere passive spectator Of the public af-
fairs which at any time he may be called
upon to direct. Probably Corral will re-
tain the portfolio of interior affairs. "
/ 1t has long been the desire Of the
president to lay down, at least tempo
rarily, the reins of government, rest
from his arduous duties and make q
tour Of the principal cities Of the Init
ed States and Europe. The clause IN
the amendment allowing leave of alb
sence, the vice president servinga d in
term, gives him the opportunity,
though whether Gen. Diaz will embrace
1t cannot now be stated.
} Ramon Corral was born id sA1amps,
State Of Sonora, January 10. 1s54.asHe
made his appearance in the political
world as. the editorceof Two newspapers.
Eel Fantasmas7 ana the voz de Aiamos.
Both " these publfcations were opposed
to the administration of Gen. Ignacio
Pesquefra, who controlled the local gov
eminent of Sonora for 20 years. In 1875
he exchanged the pen for the sword, aud
;when tie revolution q. August II a tie
same Year began, with Gen. Frlncisso
se1na q - head, Corral tookanactise
part In it, maintaining on the battle
field the same principles he had pro-
claimed in the columns of the press. .
Elected to the legislature and after
ward appointed secretary of state, Cor
ral assisted in the elaboration of many
of the laws that are to-day in force in
the state, more especially those per-
tanning to fiscal Negotiations ~
In the assembly of 1887 he was elevat-
ed to. the vice. goyernorship of Sonora.
and he virtually had charge of the execu-
tive power during most of the term by
re&ia leaveapf ence,szaataa.t0
the .consttt governor. bStsd Is:
dfad from, the position in 1891. acted Is
sseretafyof stlte 5untiISl S96. and WIS
thd dnaMnp usly elected goysr1or= fol
M1 terms. One Of the results OF. his
SHORTS is the College 81 Sonora, in the
capitM Nsths Atata .f7Nnm%rous sehcpls
md multitude of industrial enter
prizes throughout the state owe their
existence to his initiative.
Corral became governor Of the federal
district of Mexico on December 10, 1900,
and on January 16, 1908, was sworn in
o. minister Of interior III the cabinet
ofPresident Diaz. HIS capacity for gov
eipment has been demonstrated. His
personality is very attractive. He pos
sesses a rare combination Of affability
and authority. Being native of a
frontier stats hehas come into freqnant
contacts Americana and under
stands and appreciates the character OF
the American peonle. -, g..
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-08-04

Greek coins areethere. ]. silician spoon
money, ! early Japanese, bars and
forks, African horseshoes. shell
money of.isea coast ssavages. as we'll
as the most modern coins. are to bs
SEEM ~ v. target /
The value of the vase Mr.. Rausch
places at SIS, 600 Its makers, who
lives at No. 1881 North Twenty -sey-
enth street, is a cornicemaker. and W
birth German. He says the vase
is the only one Of its kind In the
world. He began to collect the coins
in 1879. and. though not possessed IF
wealth and dependent for his living
on his daily toll, he collected 80 rapid
~ that he soon conceived the idea of
making the vase. He found. however,
that what looked like an immense pile
of coins: when loose covered only a
small patch on the vase. and then he
devoted his life to finishing the al
ticle.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-08-04
HAS BRIGHT: FUTURE
SENIOR CORRAL WHO Is TO BE
1IEXICo's VICE PRESIDENT.
Was Himself the Author of the Bill
Which Created the odice-High-
~ Praised by President
Por6rio Diaz.
City of Mexico Special.

City Of Mexico Special.
president in reserve" is the designa-
ton employed by Gen. Porfirio Diaz in
referring to his secretary of the interior,
chosen by the nationalist as their can-
didate for the vice presidency.
II congratulate you," said the presi-
dent, addressing a delegation from the
convention, ION having nominated as
q candidate for the vice presidency q
citizen who, in addition to his upright
character, enlightenment and public
spirit, demonstrated by admirable serv-
ice in various important posts, possesses
the moral and physical energies which
are proper to his relatively youthful age,
and for which not even career of
patriotic abnegation and honorable
service can afford a substitute"
Little did Ramon Corral think when
he drew up and presented to the cham
Der of deputies the bill creating the vice
presidency and extending the presiden-
tial term from four to six years, that
he would be the man selected to fill the
vice presidential post and later become
Diaz, the great soldier who has earned
the title of peace president -
The question Of the retirement of
Gen. Diaz was settled a year ago,
when both the nationalist and lib
erals nominated the president to ~suc-
coed himself go
The amendments sto the constitution
rs finally adopted provide that in the
event of the death, disability or alb
sence from the republic Of thepresident,
the vice president shall Immediately as
sumo the duties of the presidency with
out the necessity of taking a new oath.
Neither can he resign except for very
grave reasons, which must be passed
upon by the congress, and neither can he
leave the republic without the permits
sion Of congress.
The law authorizing the amendments
makes the vice president ex-off1cio
president of the senate, but leaves the
incumbent free to accept other offices
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-08-04
QUEER JAPANESE CUSTOM.
How the Boy Liars Of the Flowery
Kingdom Wash Away Their
Transgressions.
Yokohama (Japan> special.

Yokohama Uapan) Special
Among the many curious customs
that offer such an endless source Of
interesting study to the westerner
travelling in Japan perhaps there is
none that arouses his interest 30
much as that which obtains through
out the Flowery Kingdom, among the
rich and poor alike. of washing away
their children's lies by species Of
shower bath that is a cleanser of the
physical as well as of the moral being.
Additions play a large part in
every form of Japanese worship. Be.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-08-04
SYMPATHY IS m,sAppLIEo.
President Of Yale University Plays
Samaritan and L. Taken for
. Daring Robber.
New Haven (Conn.) Special

New Haven (COnn.) Special
No matter who q man is, there IL
usually one subject upon which he dis
likes to converse, and in the case OF
President Hadley. Of Yale university. 1t
is the setting Of dislocated jaws.
Mr.. Hadley had been shown just how
to do it by physician of his acQuaint-
ance. That was months before his
knowledge was unexpectedly called into
service. On a Fall river steamer the
head of the New Haven college was shar-
ing the stateroom of a gentleman who
had taken pity upon the late conner, who
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-08-04
Mystery Of the Rain Tree.

The mystery of the rain tree of the
Canaries is q cloud that hovers about 1t
constantly; this is condensed to water,
which saturates the leaves and, falling
from them in constant drops, keeps the
cisterns which are in excavation be
uaath them always full Of water -.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-08-04
Japs Use Proper Method.

The Japanese address their letters
the reverse of what we do, writing the
country first, the county next, then. the
city, the street and number ana the
meme last of all. a.sa7sss. % - s,ss..- .
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-08-04
NEMESIS OF PORT ARTHUR
Gen. Nogi, Jap General, Who Is Be-
d sieging the Fortress, Known
yssJ by This sobriquet. 4
TOXIC (Japanl Special.

Toxic (Japan) Special.
Gen. Nogi, who is in command of the
forces that are attacking the Port Ar
thur forts from the land side, has under
his command q force that is variously
estimated by the Russians and Chinese
Ct from 80, 900 to 900. *He,is one Of
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-08-04
PRECIOUS VASE OF COINS.
It Is the Work of Is Years and 70
Covered with Ancient and Mod
ern Money Pieces.
Philadelphia (Pa,) special,

H1IdUe1pI1Id q ~ 6PeCtaI.
The fruits Of Is years of labor
and saving are visible in curious
vase made by Edward Rausch. The
vase is over five feet high and 81
inches at its largest diameter. Its
exterior, from top to bottom, is com.
posed of coins, ancient and modern,
great and small, representing the
money tokens of all peoples, which
have been carefully made fast to q
surface Of copper. Some Of the coins
are extremely rare. Among them
are crude bars, rings and bolts. which
were once used as the medium of ex-
change BY African and other savage
tribes. Spanish coins ;of early date
are seen In abundance, and some early
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-08-04
LIEUT.. GEN. COUNT NOGI.
l@apanese General.sWho Is Conducting

gsas 4 81.
the ten japanese officers who ho1a The
rank Of general. HesNas promotsd TO
this rank month a9o.sIn the Chih4se
war he was in command of one 0t,xhe
divisions that took F6rt. Arthur,.and
later in the same war was commsader
in chief of the-army that invaded For
mosa. After the. Chinese war hesMas
governor general of Formosa. sSs
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-06-22

MRS. BERRIS wants washing to do.
10 Mechanic st.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-06-22
TOTEM VILE.
THE WIN. MOORE ALL RIGHT.

A fro drill in which the lifo-prs-
servers were tested and tho pumps
tried was held Monday night Of the
new Ellis Island ferryboat, William
Moore, which has lately been placed
in service, Just outside hor dock at
the Barge Office.
The test was satisfactory in every
way. Half n dozen of tho crew went
overheard with the life-perserves on,
fioated easily and wore drawn back
upon the boat. When tho Jumps NJ d
fire hose were tried fivo streams of
winter were secured in two minutes.
Tho lifc-proscrvers and the other
emergency equipment were purchased
only u month ago.
The William Moore was built at
the slIipyard of A. @. Brown 81 Sou,
this place, a short time ago. Tho
News gave an account Of her launch
ing.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-06-22
A LIGHT OUT.

The gas light is not burning any
more in front Of the Central depot and
it was said Saturday night that it
was thought it would not be lit
again, as 1t was placed there by the
a company, after asking for and
getting permission to do so from the
railroad company, they being DESTROYS
of placing it there as an advertise.
ment, and the talk is, that now that
they did not get the contract for
lighting the borough, they have given
orders not to light it any more. 1t is
to he hoped that it is mere talk, for
the light has been very much appre-
ciated and very many thought it was
placed there by the railroad company
and are surprised to learn different.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-06-22
ON THE DOCK.

Friday night parties were firing off Il
revolver on the borough dock. A couple
who were sitting on the shore between
John Scully's and the dock, heard bullets
whizzing by their heads. On Monday
night firing was again heard from there.
At about 9 o'clock on Friday evening
some boys had an empty wagon which
they were running up and down the dock
from one end to the'other end running
into parties passing them without paying
the slightes attention to them. In their
last trip with the wagon from the end of
the dock to the shore one of the boys
by the name of Brady, jumped into the
wagon and he no more Than got in than
the wagon and boy.were dumped over the
side of the dock. When the Wagon struck
the string-piecc of the dock the boy shot
up in the air, as if fired out of a cannon,
and down on his face, completely buried
in the mud with the wagon on top of
him. The boy today is nursing a badly
spraincd ankle and it was said that it is
II wonder he was not killed. The Ian
guagc used by the boys was something
fierce. Complaints have also been made
regarding the boys bathing from that
dock in the presence of young girls and
others.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-06-22
IN GERMANY
Engagements Are Announced, Which
Sometimes Lead to Disagree
able Consequences.

The earliest ambition of a young
German girl, says the London Sketch,
is to see her name published, as en-
gagged to be married, in the local pa
per, There is a special heading for
.betrothals, next to the marriages, in
all German newspapers, for the cere-
mony is a serious one But it has its
inconvenience.
On February %, the leftover Kreis-
blatt published, under the heading
"Betrothed," "Ottilile Beckmann (Ber-
linz to Franz Henschel (Teltower)."
On March G, Franz Henschel wrote to
the paper to say that he was not en-
gagged to Fraulien Beckmann. and on
March 13 the lady replied by writing to
say that they were engaged on No
vember 30, 1903, and that she meant to
keep Franz Henschel to his word. So
far the. lady has had the last word, bui
whether the ungallant Franz will be
brought to the altar is as yet uncer-
tain.