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The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-04-27
Peach Crop Suffers.

Atlanta, Ca, April 20.--After trip
through north Georgia State Entomol-
ogist Smith said: There is no doubt
about the fact that Is per cent. of the
peach crop north of Atlanta is total
loss as the result of the recent cold
weather."
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-04-27
Farmers, Congress-.

Chicago, April 15.-The next annual
session OF the Farmers National con-
gress will be held in Richmond, Va,
September 1922. This congress is more
than 20 years old, is n-political, and
composed of delegates from every state
and territory, appointed by the govern
ors on the recommendation of the agri-
cultural organizations of the states.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-04-27
Michigan Bank Fails.

Owosso, Mich, April I'm. L. Stew
art & Co., the Oldest banking house in
this city and the second largest in the
state, assigned to the Detroit Trust CON-
pany for the benefit of its creditors. The
bank, which was capitalized at 5000, 900,
has $4S0,000 deposits and $4,000 bills
payable.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-04-27
Depot Burned.

Durand, Mich, April 17.-Fire which
broke out late last night destroyed the
Grand Trunk union depot here, in which
are located the general offices OF the
roads division west of Port Huron. The
building was valued at SIZE, 1000, and was
a new one, having been dedicated only
last October.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-04-27

The French governments statement
of last years receipts from the to-
bacco monopoly shows clear profit
of 355.000 francs. A curious feature
of the statistics is that the largest
sum is derived from the sale of two.
cent cigars, the proceeds of which
would suffice to build three new hat.
tieshinc
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-04-27
Found Guilty.

Buffalo, N. Y, April 19.-Earl w.
Card, former president of the Medina
national bank, was found guilty on nine
counts of Incorporating the funds OF
the bank and making a false report to
the comptroller of the currency. The
conviction carries with it a penalty of
from five to ten years Imprisonment.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-04-27
Tragedy in Texas.

Houston, Tex, April 1S.-As the re-
suit of a disagreement late Monday
afternoon Charles Hottie shot and
killed ]. j. Carter and wounded John
Dunlap in the head and arm, inflicting
probably fatal wounds. The shooting
took place some miles from the city.
Hottie telephoned to this city and sur
rendered.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-04-27
Will Increase Wages.

Youngstown, o., April 2O.-Notices
were posted in the various blast fur
naces that beginning May wages would
be increased. The wages of laborers will
be increased five per cent, and turn men
ten per cent. The wages of laborers have
been $3.50 day and turn men two dol
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-04-27
Heroism Recognized.

Washington, April 1s.-Gold medals
have been awarded by the American
government to Paul Sinkwitz, Herman
Schutt and Albert Schuster, of the Ger
man gunboat Vorwaertz, for their gal
liant conduct in rescuing from drowning
at Shanghai two American sailors of the
crew of the Monadnock.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-04-27
A Heavy Fine.

Under the Elkins law, any railroad
company which pays rebates in any
form, or any shipper who accepts them.
is liable to . fine Of from $1,000 to
$4,000. upon conviction. It also pro-
hibits the carrying Of freight at less
than the published tariffs. The Inter-
state Commerce Commission is en-
powered to detect and prosecute vio-
lators of this statute. President Knapp,
Of the Commission, states that since
this law was passed, rebate paying has
been as rare % forgery.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-04-27

His exce!lency. the viceroy of thu
Two Kuang, at Kuelin a short time
ago. at the execution of famous
rebel chief. stepped forward and
caught some of the blood and drank
It. Whether he wished to become i'm.
pregnated with the courage of the
robber. or whether it was feeling
of revenge that prompted the act. can
only be surmised.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-04-27
Killed Wife and Self.

Mt. Vernon, O., April 2o.-Fred
w. Jones, a prominent railroad con-
tractor, shot and killed his wife, AL
mira w. Jones, and then committed
suicide. The double tragedy occurred
at their home IN this city and was the
outcome of quarrel.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-04-27

The British commercial agent in
Russia reports that the laying Of a
second track on the Transbaikal line
of the Siberian railroad will require
over $4,000 tons of steel rails, costing
about $1,75O,OOO.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-04-27
Was ne,.cer

Was Descendant Of Betsy Ross.
Fort Madison, a., April l9.-Mrs.
Rachel ]. Wilson Albright, SO years old,
died Tuesday ut her home in this city.
She was granddaughter Of Betsy Ross.
who made the first American flag.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-04-27

A vein of silver has been discov.
cred on lands north of Massey and
the Bruce mines, near North Bay, On
tario. Four carloads of the ore,
shipped to smelling plant in New
Jersey, netted 100000, and two more
carloads have been forwarded, which
it is expected will average $4,000 per
cor 49,.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-04-27
(signed)

An Experiment in Discipline.
II guess I'll send my boy to college
fur jes' one term" said Farmer Corn
ttJssel.
'Why for only one term?"
"Well, he's too big fur me to handle,
an I'd like to try what a little hahn
would do fur him. Star.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-04-27

A clergyman returned from Manila
lectured in San Francisco the other
day. He said that In a municipal
parade in Manila among the process
sionists was a company of city rat.
catchers, who marched trap in hand.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-04-27
Bachelor Tax Bill Killed.

Madison, Wis, April 2O.-The bill to
tax bachelors $40 year was the spe-
cial order of business in the assembly
Wednesday night and after an hour
and a half of debate was indefinitely
postponed by viva voce vote.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-04-27
Fatal stabbine Affrav.

Lincoln, ILL.,, April 17.-Charles East
ing was stabbed in the neck and killed
Sunday afternoon in an alteration with
c. r. Shaer, in the village of Latham.
the knife blade struck behind the left
ear, severing the jvglar vein.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-04-27
Remains of Paul Jones Found.

Remains of Paul Jones Found.
Paris, April Is. - The remarkable
search which Ambassador Porter has
conducted for the body of Paul Jones
has been crowned with success by the
discovery of the body and its identifica-
ton Friday by the highest French med
zeal experts as unquestionably that Of
the famous American admiral who
the American navy.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-04-27
Died in England.

London, April 17.-Capt. McEvoy, the
ordnance inventor, and who served in
the confederate army in the American
civil war, died at Codicote, Hertford-
shire. on Anril 12.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-04-27

People who 60 barefooted AMI those
who wear sandals instead of shoes, it
is said. rarely have colds in the head
or any form Of influenza.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-04-27
Rate Bill Passed.

Madison, Wis, April 19.-Without de-
bate by vote of Is to ~. the Wisconsin
assembly Tuesday passed the admins
tration railroad rate commission bill.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-04-27

Wisconsin May Tax Bachelors.
Madison, Wis, April H. The Cleary
bill to tax bachelors has been reported
favorably to the assembly by the COM
mittees. Men who are eligible for mat
rimony, but dodge it, are to pay the
state SO year.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-04-27

A recent mechanical wonder is a
Geographic instrument which sends
miles in length. A. human operator
can transmit SO words minute.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-04-27
New Diocese Named.

Rome, April 2O.-The new diocese
to be created by the division of the
archdiocese of Milwaukee will be called
the diocese of Lake Superior. The
bishops residence will be at Ishpeming,
Mich.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-04-27
Reelected Senator.

xNS040CVeV kSoUWCOIs
Jacksonville, Fla, April Ex-senator
James p. Taliaferro was formally re-
elected to the United States senate by
the joint assembly of the state legisla-
ture Tuesday for the term ending 1911.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-04-27
Mrs. Fairbanks Honored.

Washington, April 20.-Mrs. Charles
Fairbanks. wife of the vice president of
the United States, was elected honorary
president general of the Daughters of
the American Revolution Wednesday.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-04-27
Ex-Governor Appointed to Bench

Ex-Governor Appointed to Bench.
Washington, April lit is official
ly announced here that the president
has decided to appoint former Gov.
George w. Atkinson of West Virginia
to the vacancy on the bench of the
United States court of claims, made
vacant by the death of Lawrence We'll
dom
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-04-27
To Be Discontinued

Washington, April 1s.-By direction
of Postmaster General Cortelyou, the
exposition station Of the St. Louis post
Office will be discontinued April 30.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-04-27

Prnssian legislature passed an ap-
preparation OF $79 .500. 900. asked for
by the government. to build canals.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-04-27
Many Do,

Many Do.
It Is quite easy to grow sadder without
getting any wiser.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-05-05
TWO RUSSIAN GIRLS ...,....
BURNED As WITCHES.
Horrible Glory Of the Sacrifice of Twin
sisters-Enraged Father Splits
Head Of Witch Doctor.

Moscow.-A horrible story comes from
the village of Kasimirovka, Siberia. I'm
this village runs the report, for three
years past all the cattle have died from
the Siberian plague.
"A witch doctor announced that tho
village was cursed by the presence of
family Of witches. He singled out a
young girl named Soldatenko. The VII
layers seized her and her twin sister.
1.-The SISTERS were solemnly tried and
condemned to be burned. They were
bound to rude wooden cross, round
which was built high pile OF fagots
and logs.
"Liefen (the witch doctor) declared
that the most innocent child in the viii
lage must light the torture fire, and
little girl of three was given the torch
and told to thrust it among the fagots.
''The flames burst up. The wretched.
girls screamed frantically, but in vain,
while their frenzied mother tried to rush
into the fire and rescue them. The vii
layers, convinced that they were at
p1ous work, sang hymns and prayed.
AS the girls sank back in the flames
their father, who had been absent from
the village, returned. Hearing the news
he dashed among the crowd with a
hatchet and Glove the witch doctors
skull to the chin
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-05-05
THIS MARITAL MIxUP
TOO MUCH FOR JUDGE.
A Man Accuses Woman Of Stealing
Spoons and She Charges Him with
Trucking Her Into Mock Marriage.

Chicago.-The matrimonial muddles
of Leon Lewis, music hall manager, and
Paula Hermes, vocalist" proved too
much for Justice Caverly to solve off,
hand, and therefore the hearing of Paula
on a charge of stealing the family
spoons vas continued. In the meantime
it is up to Leon to prove he actually is
Paula's husband.
''He my husband? Well, should say
not" said Paula. "He tricked me into
thinking was married to him, but dis
covered my mistake last summer. And
as for his spoons they were his first wife's
spoons, and he gave them to me-"
At this point Lewis clamored for a
hearing, but the magistrate silenced
him.
1T was this way" continued Paula.
1.-TWO years ago met Mr.. Lewis, and he
appeared to be a perfect gentleman. He
told me he had got a divorce from Hazel
who owned the spoons, and would I
marry him. Well, he got to be such
nuisance said would just to get him to
stop Fostering me-"
"She was crazy to have me marry
her." Lewis shouted. Paula ignored the
interruption.
$50 We got marriage license, and
then Mr.. Lewis said we would step into
Justice VOLTS courtroom and be mar
ried. wasn't as wise then as am now
When we got into the courtroom he told
me to sit down near the door while he
fixed it up with the Justice. In minute
he came back and said it was all right;
that we were married.
"'What, so soon?' asked him.
"'Sure,' he said.
*'Then we went to housekeeping out in
Sheffield avenue, and Mr.. Lewis gave me
the spoons and said they were mine to
keep. lived with him until August, and
all and that Mr.. Lewis had played trick
on me-"
make her tell who the friend was,
your honor" said Leon.
20, I'd just as soon TELL" continued
Paula. 1T was Mr.. George Wilson, who
is foreman at livery stable and per-
feet gentleman, if say it that shouldn't,
seeing that I'm married to him. Yes, I
married him just as soon as found Mr..
Lewis had fooled me-"
Lewis declined to narrate the details
of his MARRIAGE" while insisting the
ceremony had been regular. No record
of the ceremony, however, could be
found at Justice VOLTS courtroom.
II will give you just ten days to prove
that you are actually married to this
woman" said Justice Caverly. 'I'm in
clined to believe you're trifer."
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-05-05

that her husband was a striking carpen-
ter without means, the man was arrest
ed. Public opinion forced his acquittal
because his story was so we'll told
But Osborne was at once rearrested
by officers from Saltwater, Okla. The
publication of the news of his arrest here
led to his identification as an Oklahoma
murderer, and when he was taken
thither it was ascertained that Mrs.
Hiatt had been killed in exactly the same
manner as the Norfolk wife, and had
also $4,000 insurance on her life, her hus-
band being the beneficiary. The hus-
band collected the money and disap-
peared and was not heard of again until
after the murder of his Norfolk wife.
Even after his arrest las Hiatt he sued
an insurance company as Osborne for
the $4,000 policy on the life of Mrs. Os-
borne. The courts held that either the
insurance company must prove that
Mrs. Osborne was murdered or had COM
mitted suicide or pay the loss. The COM
pany paid it.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-05-05

country, had bolted his tutor and en-
listed. H0 served year and was sent
home by the British minister.
In one Of the early drills | noticed
a man who seemed to regard the drill
officer with smiling wonder, but who
was stupidity or perversely awkward in
executing commands. One day I or
dered him to the front and said good
humoredly: The awkward squad will
give an exhibition drill for the bene-
fit of officers and men, Without more
ado l put him through the French
zouave drill, and, much to the amaze
ment of the men, he executed every
movement with marvellous dispatch
and precision. I then put him through
our own manual. He had been having
lots of fun, but the next drill day took
up without protest the work of drill
master of several companies.
I'm few days he complained of a
'darned Dutchman' in one of the COM
panies, given, he thought, to deriding
his methods. I sent for the quiet Ger
man and asked him what he had to
say for himself He said at once: That
Frenchman is not man to drill 9TH
ers for practical work. He is too much
inclined to frills and snowy movements
when you are not watching him, and
he has no character whatever, but
never meant to make any complaint
because all this is none of my bust
ness A few questions brought out
the fact that I had in the company
half dozen men who had received
military training in Europe, and most
of them were serviceable in a larger
field later in the r."-Chicago Inter
Ocean.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-05-05
A SURGEON iNCOG.
Some of the Surprises Which Are
Met With in Army
Life.

You never could TELL" said the col
onel, what kind of a man you were
picking up when man enlisted in
the first year of the civil war. All
sorts of men were eager to get into
the service, and most of them were
humble minded I remember that in
one of the earlier regiments mustered
in Ohio we found a college president,
three lawyers and four doctors among
the privates and hundreds of men who
were reticent as to their previous
standing in life. Much the same con-
ditions prevailed, know, in Indiana,
Illinois, Michigan and Wisconsin. In
that day the best of us did not believe
that any man was too good to carry a
musket in defense of the flag.
MANY of the men who enlisted in
cognito were not found out for months
or years. For example, when we were
going through the Carolinas in the
last year of the war Surgeon McCauley
of the Ninety-eighth Ohio, overlook an
Irish sergeant on his way from the
field hospital to the front. Artillery
and skirmish firing in front Indicated
that the brigade was having hard
fight, but the sergeant, we'll equipped
as to arms and ammunition, and we'll
fortified with 'spiritus frumenti,' OBJ
tanned at the field hospital, where the
surgeons were too busy with the
wounded to protect their supplies,
seemed Indifferent.
Sturgeon McCauley, taking in the
situation, said: Pat, what are you
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-05-05
WORLDS DECISIVE BATTLES
An Interesting List from Earliest
Times to- the Present
DaY.

According to DR.. Greasy, the decis-
sive battles of the world have been:
Marathon, B. c. 400, when Greek civ
ilization was preserved from an Ash
attic inundation; the defeat of the
Athenians at Syracuse, B. G.. 413, by
which Rome, instead of Greece became
the schoolmaster of Europe; the battle
of Arabella, B. c. 331, which extended
the Greek influences from the Nile to the
Caspian; the battle of Metaurus, B. C.
207, which decided between Carthage
and Rome; the victory of Arminius over
the Roman legions under Varus, A. D. 9,
which saved our Germanic ancestors
from enslavement or determination, and
drew the line between the Latin and
Teutonic races; the battle Of Chalons,
A. D. 451, when "the Scourge Of God" At
tia and his Huns ceased their affection
over ChristendOm; the battle of Tours,
A. D. 1872. when only for Charles the
Hammer, the Koran might have been
taught at Oxford instead of the Bible;
the battle of Hastings, 1866, which
high melted" the blood in our veins;
Joan of Arcs victory over the English
at Orleans, 1929, by which she RESCUED
her country from becoming second Ire
land;' the defeat of the Spanish Ar
mazda. 1888, which checked the sea pow
er of Spain and saved England from the
Inquisition; the battle of Blenheim 1904,
when Germany was decisively delivered
from Louis XIV; the battle of Poltava,
1909, when Peter the Great brought Rus
STA into Europe; the victory of the Amer
leans over Burgoyne at Saratoga, 1777,
by which the new world was able to
work out it's own destinies; the battle
of Valmy, 1892, which proved the power
Of the French republic; the battle Of
Waterloo, 1915, which checked the at
tempt to found an empire for the ag-
grandizement Of one man. Since
Creasys writings at least four decisive
battles have been fought, viz: the bat
tie of Gettysburg 1868. which secured
the union and decided the destiny of the
enslaved race; the battle of Sedan, 1870,
which marked the rise of the German
empire; the destruction of the Spanish
fleet at Manila bay. 1898, which made
the United States the dominant power
in the Pacific ocean and marked it's en-
trance into the world politics.; and the
battle OF Liaoyang, 1904. the first time
the yellow race proved it's superiority.
to the white race in modern methods of
scientific warfare, the first serious check
in the conquest of Asia by Europe.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-05-05
mo FIGHT, NO PRAYERS"
How a Signal from the Flagship
Brought an End to Solemn
Devotions.

A group of navy officers were indulg-
ing in "reminiscences of the war, when
one of them spun the following yarn:
EARLY on the morning of December
"a, 1864" he said, Admiral Porter
signaled to the fleet before Fort Fisher:
Get under way and follow met The
ship to which l belonged was assigned,
in the programme, TO the position be-
tween two ironclads close under the
fort. We anticipated hot and terrible
work. The flagship led the way, and
was approaching within range, when
Lieutenant Commander B., of my
ship, ordered all hands to muster The
brawny tars gathered aft on the quar-
terdeck, with the officers in their usual
places, and our commander began to
read from the prayer-book the Prayer
before Battle It was a solemn mo-
ment-none knew who or how many
among us might suddenly be ushered
into the presence of the God of battles.
Our commander read as though he felt
it; the whole ships company was awed
and hushed; and the throbbing of the
engines and wash of the water along
the side seemed prematurely loud.
When about half through, a signal was
reported from the flagship: Come to
anchor in your POSITIONS When II
was read to our commander a sudden
revulsion of feeling came over him.
Throwing down the prayer book upon
the hatch, he exclaimed: We'll, I'll be
hanged if I'm going to pray if We amt
a-going to fight Army Navy Union.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-05-05

home in the evening the first thing Polly
would say was: "Where's ALP"
when l learned that my wife had
been having visitors at the house about
whom I knew nothing l applied for
divorce" said Smith
December II Smith was given d.
vOrce, but his troubles were not yet at
an end. A short time ago the parrot dis
appeared. Smith says he traced it to his
wife, who was living on the West side.
He was unable to find the bird at the
house and in the afternoon, after he had
given up the quest ir despair, he saw his
former wife, bird cage in hand, leaving
the Union station with man, who,
Smith says, was the one to whom the
parrot alluded when inquiring: "Where's
All"
Smith seized the parrot and ran down
the street. The man who was with the
woman ran also, but in the opposite di-
.rection. Mrs. Smith ran after her for
mer husband, shouting that he had
stolen her parrot.
Smith, his divorced wife and the par
rot went into the Central police station
and into Lieut.. Rohan's Office.
HE has stolen my parrot and he
threatened to kill me" cried Mrs. Smith.
''The bird belonged to me and had a
right to take it, said Smith.
where's ALP" asked the parrot.
warrant was sworn out by the wom-
an charging Smith with making threats
and disorderly conduct. The parrot was
placed in a cell downstairs.
Smith appeared before Justice Prindi-
vile. The charges of disorderly con-
duct being dismissed, he was placed un-
der bonds of $500 to keep the peace. AS
soon as he left the Harrison street po-
lice court he hurried to the city hall and
secured possession Of the parrot.
you're good bird, even if you did
make me lose my wife, amt you?" said
Smith.
where's All" said the bird.