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The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-09-14
THE ELECTRICITY HABIT.

There IL One Thing In Its Favor-It
IL Usually Beneficial.
"Of all the habits the one that sticks
closest to a fellow is the electricity
habit" said young doctor. 1.-THE drink
habit and the cocaine habit are mere
summer fancies compared with it. But
there Is one thing to be said in its ia
vor-it Is usually beneficial. The cleo
tricity habit is contracted just like any
other habit. A few currents are admin
istered during an illness. They strength
en- and stimulate, and the first thing
the patient knows he finds the tonic in
dispensable. Even after he gets well
he Graves the treatment. I know one
young woman who makes fair living
by calling at the homes Of electricity
victims and dosing them with a few
shocks from galvanic battery. Most
slaves to the habit have their own bat
teries. but they are afraid to apply the
treatment to themselves. That Is prac-
tically a groundless fear. for there isn't
one chance in a thousand Of person
giving himself an overdose. Still they
prefer an experienced hand to manage
the current. Not all the electricity
fends are invalids by any means.
Many Of them are now as well as they
ever were, yet they have become so ad-
dicted to the habit that they require
the weekly, semiweekly or possibly
daily electric thrills to tone them up."-
New York Post.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-09-14
THE KISS IN THE TUNNEL.
The Way q Man Had Revenge For an
Act of DiscOurtesy.

The Way q Man Had Revenge For an
Act Of Disc0urtesy.
courtesy always pays; discourtesy
never does" said famous Frenchwo-
man. "Let me tell you a story of an
actual happening:
1.-TWO women occupied compartment
In a railway carriage with one man. a
stranger. They were extremely rude
to this man. In whispers that he could
overhear they criticised his costume,
his figure and his manner. He, to be
revenged, did singular thing.
"The blackness of a tunnel envel-
oped the car, and under cover Of the
darkness the man kissed the back of
his hand loudly and repeatedly. Then
when the train entered the light again
he looked from one woman to the other
with significant smile.
'.They exchanged glances Of suspi-
cion.
"'Was it you he kissedY
mo; of course not. Was 1t your
"And neither lady would believe the
others denial, and each in her inmost
heart believed the other had encour-
aged the kiss. The man looked cool
and complacent. When finally he rose
to 60 he said, lifting his hat with a
jocular air:
"'Have no fear, ladies. shall never
toll which Of you it was.'"
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-09-14
ns Nsaksx,s Rsls.

e 4 monkey il not fortunately com.
smon gift, but one was brought, never.
theless, to q New York young woman
.byia friend returning fromsa voyage in
the tropics, From the moment Of hid
entrance into the house the monkey
showed that he would b . strenuous
pet to look after, and for the next hour
the family was kept busy, trying ia
repair the damage he did. The mon.
key made his way to the Kitchen and
IN the temporary absence Of the cook
snatched part Of chicken which lay
On the table. Coming In presently. the
cook missed the chicken and looked
aboutsin surprise to see what had be.
come ofsit. Suddenly she gave q wild
shr1ek Of terror. and, rushing upstairs.
she burst into the family sitting room,
crying:
''Oh, ma'am, the old boy himself is
downstairs, sitttn' on the washtubs,
pickin' the tchicken!"-New York Trib.
009.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-09-14
n. Old .x.t,,..l ne.a.


8 When the panic Of 1887 swept over
the country the national road was
barely halfway through Illinois. No
work was done on 1t after 1871. Two
years before, however. a line Of stages
and post routes had been started from
Cumberland. in Maryland, to Terre
Haute. in Indiana, from which latter
place there was q triweekly service for
passengers and mail to Springfield, Ill.
This marked the hrst overland travel
from east to west. Passengers and
mail bags were jolted along in cum
bersome coaches, each with four
strong horses. On account Of the high
rates travel was confined mainly to
merchants and lawyers. The passen-
ger, with an allowance Of nifty pounds
oe baggage. paid at the rate Of 10
cents q. mite. It r. noted that Clay
and Lincoln were among the frequent
Observation-Disclosures Ledger.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-09-14
HUMAN QUALITIES.
to 1Ais Writer, Women
Are More Civllisea Than Men.


Are More CiviliseA Than Men.
Havelock Ellis in his study Of "the
most interesting beings in the world
men and women formulates
the conclusions that there is hardly an
organ Of the body or quality Of any
kind that is not unlike In the sexes.
A man IL man even to his thumbs,
and q woman 10 woman down to her
little toes. Let man. with his Wanted
superiority in everything. cultivate a
proper feeling Of his real standing in
view Of Mr.. Ellis statement that wo-
men ARE unquestionably superior in
general tactile sensibility and probably
superior in the discrimination of
tastes" with Ito be perfectly impair
tab no advantage either way in the
other senses, but they have better men,
cries. read more rapidly, bear pain bet
ter, recover better from wounds and
serious illnesses, are less changed by
old age. live longer and have relatively
larger brains, especially in the frontal
regions. Women, to put it in few
words. are more civilized than men.
On the other hand, Mr.. Ellis finds
men are slower in mind, with greater
strength Of body (they are two, three
and four times as strong as women),
quicker In movement, with much
greater lung capacity. more blood cor
puscles and exhale twice as much car.
bon dioxide, but these last qualities are
rather drawbacks than otherwise, since
men are less able to endure confine-
ment and bad air.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-09-14
CHINESE Music.
what DR.. Whewell, Master Of Trinity
AH>nnt

what DR.. Whewell, Master Of Trinity,
Knew About It.
The remarkable extent Of the knowl-
edge possessed by DIR. William Whe-
well, at one time master of Trinity,
Cambridge, Is well illustrated by the
following story. taken from the life
and Work Of DR.. Momerie"
Two Of the younger dons, growing
rather Jealous Of the masters reputa-
ton for omniscience, determined that
they would discover something of
which he knew nothing. They pitched
upon the subject of Chinese music.
How should he know anything about
It? They did not, SO they went to an
encyclopedia and read the subject up.
The next time they met Whewell at
q dinner party they led the converse
ton gradually in the direction of mu-
SIC, when they began to discourse upon
the music Of the Chinese and gave out
all their recently acquired information.
Whewell was silent, much to their
satisfaction. Evidently he knew moth
ing about the matter. But just as they
were beginning to rejoice in their tri-
umph he said:
might ask, gentlemen, where you
got your information?'
'Oh, yes" they replied. I'VE picked
It up out of such and such an ency-
clopedia."
"Ah," said Wheweil, 81 was thinking
%. l wrote that article thirty years
ago. and it's full of mistakes"
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-09-14
THE SWELLING TOAD.
Curious Points About This OAdit
Jrs9s4s.l Among sAnimals.

Curious Points About This OAdity
5Fs5s4si Among tAnimals.
The wonder of the genus batrachia
and the greatest natural history oddly
to be found along the Atlantic coast
Of the United States is the swelling
toad, a semiaquatic creature known to
naturalists as bufomachalatus. It Is
occasionally met with from New York
city to Jacksonville, Fla, but is most
common along the coasts Of Virginia,
Maryland and North Carolina. When
In dts natural state the swell toad"
10 about the size Of large bullfrog,
but looks more like fish than 1t does
like either frog or toad. It Is
about six inches In length and has the
curious faculty Of being able to swell
10 the size Of a football, in which state
it's legs, tail and head are scarcely
visible
Irritation appears to be the chief
factor in causing these curious crea-
lures to inhale air until they swell al
most to bursting. The bellies Of both
the males and females are nearly pure
white and are covered with spines
which give that portion of their anato-
my the appearance a well rip
aned jimson bur. Persons who under
stand the ''swell toad" and know what
IN irritable little rascal it is catch It
and rub the spines on Its belly. when
it swells up until it is utterly helpless.
Another curious point about the crea.
ture 10 that as long as 1t is kept on
lts back 1t is unable to expel the cir 90
- to reduce the swelling.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-09-14

..ae Dvolution oR the Canary.
The evolution Of the canary Of today
from its ancestor-or should It be an.
cestors?-of some centuries ago IL al
wonderful 40 the bringing Of our pres.
snt queen Of the garden from its hum.
BILE progenitor, the Wild rose Of our
hedgerows. There surely could hardly
BE- contrast more striking. says a
writer In Cage Birds. than that
= 'twixt the modern crested canary, with
IT. wonderful head feather, or the giant
Lancashire and tho greenish yellow lit.
tie creatures who duttered and sang
IN the orange groves Of the sunny Is.
lands whence they take their name.
The writer sees no reason why canaries
may not become the size Of the SONG
thrush.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-09-14
BIDS WANTED.

Bids for furnishings Ignite
coal to supply the Village School
for the school year, will be re-
ceived by the clerk up to Octo-
Der 3rd, 1905, at 4 O'Clock p. m.
Bids to be in writing and state
price on the track at Coopers-
town, and also price delivered
at school building. By order of
Board of Education. -
OSCAR D. PUR1NToN, Clerk. !
Dated at Cooperstown, N. D.,
Sept. 5th, 1905.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-09-14
The saeo Plant:

Sage Is nutritive, farinaceous sub
stance obtained from the pith of sew
sral species Of palms growing in such
hot countries as Java and Sumatra.
The stem, about fifteen to twenty feet
long, is cut into pieces and the pith dug
out and placed In vessel having a
sieve bottom. Water poured into the
sleeves washes the -four thus exposed
into a second vessel. When the water
10 poured of and the residue becomes
dry It is known as sage -four. The pith
left behind forms what is known as
common brown sage.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-09-14
n. xa>a To-Day.

Les spent on the dead and more
spent on the living would bring about
many happy results. Hearts are break
ing, loved ones wait and tears flow all
because Of the Withholding of kind
words unspoken and letters never sent.
The aeed father and mother far on In
the country would often be cheered did
the son Or daughter more frequently
oond them q letter. Behold the sad
mistakes OF others, their remorse, and
pFoAt by the same before 1t 10 too late.
Today. now. speak the loving word.
send the tender message write the let.
.tse you put OF day by day, and don't
wait until you forget It or until bitter
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-09-14
Notice for Publication. Department of the
interior, Land ONCE at Fargo, N. D., Aug. ID

Notice is hereby given that the following
ton 10 make committed final proof in support
before Oscar d. Purinton, Clerk Of District
Court at Cooperstown, N. d.. ON Oct. 8, 1905,
W. FREDERICK b. WILLIAMS s
q. E. No. a6O86 for the lot 4 Of section In
township 1l5n Of range SOW:
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon. and culttva-l
ton Of said land, Wig:
August Steinborn, Fred steinborn, Charles
HOughton and John Watne. of COOperstOwn,
N. ID,
Register. "a
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-09-14
His Terribls Accident,

HIS T0EE161o Accident.
Admiring Young Listener-And how
did youlose your leg7. Old salt-Well,
young man, one night In the dog watch.
while was carTyin' the baby lib.
stepped on Q starboard tack, and blood
pisin ensooed. -Pittsburg Dispatch. .
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-09-14
Revised vcrsion.

"It's curious that women ere never
great poets or great musicians" said
Mr.. Meeker.
"What did you say7'' asked his wife
belligerently.
II was merely remarkine that won.
en are too sensible to squander their
energies on postry and music to the ex-
tent that some men do"
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-09-14

IL - q tfee W0efe 0l0m0u06 grow.
Of course
mo; seriously. What is it7''
The jeweler smiled.
WELL" he said, "a diamond tree ID
. swindle. a very profitable swindle,
and one that can be carried on forever
with mighty little risk Of detection.
I'll explain it to you.
II am a jeweler and you bring me q
diamond ring for repairs. L take the
diamond out Of your. ring and put back
in its place q similar diamond that ia
q little, q very little, smaller. You
naturally don't discover the trick that
has been played on you.
'"The same day brooch is brought
to me. and since. the central stone Of
the brooch 10 a little larger than your
diamond, I get rid Of yours and keep
the bigger gen. In this way, four OF
i've times In one day, make diamond
exchanges. keeping always a better
stone than part with.
ION good diamond trees diamonds
as small az pin heads have been known
to grow to the size Of peas IN two
days. A good tree, too, won't have
only one diamond growing on 1t at q
time. A dozen stones or more will be
simultaneously increasing in size and
value as the days pass" Chicago
Chronicle.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-09-14

The worst men often give the best
advice. Our thoughts are better some
times than our deeds.-Bailey.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-09-14
sRssmanent.

Charlie told me she made q
regular fool Of him two years ago.
Jinks-WeA, hers b thorough work
manship, for thss sob sssms to b per.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-09-14

IS "A brave man Is sometimes despefa-
%. but a bully IL always q coward,
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-09-14
THE, DIAMOND TREE,

4 Plant Wherein It IL ALLEGED the
Precious Stones Grow.
II haven't q diamond tree" said the
Jeweler. ''smith, over the way there,
has one. though. At least, SO I've been
told"
''What IL q diamond tree?"
1T IL q tree where diamonds grow.
Of course
mo; seriously. What is itY'
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-09-14

-Hall]hnEE0Y
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1905-04-08
BEAGLE HAD AoMINe INSTINCT.
Travelled Long Distance to Reach His
FORMER Master.

County Commissioner Henry p.
Mann of Baltimore county. who lives
a, Orangcville, near Baltimore, is
credited with telling the following
story OF the return OF beagle hound
to Oranseville, from Kent county:
About three years ago gave away
a beagle hound. which was taken to
Kent county. One night recently I
and my family were amazed to see
the dog walk into our home and take
position near the stove. 1t was very
cold and hungry.
Il cannot account for how the dog
got here unless 1t crossed the bay
from Rock Hall 10 Baltimore county
and walked thence to my home. The
dog had frequently hunted in the por.
ton OF the county through which II
had TO pass. II II came all the way
fIom the bay shore.
This Is no more remarkable than
homing pigeon Aging 500 miles
back to his home. Baltimore Sun.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1905-04-08
WHY WE HAVE oNs.srpep MEN,
All Faculties Not Sufficiently Exsr
eissd 10 One Reason.

Faculties must be exercised or they
Will not grow. Nature is too good an
economist to allow us to keep any
faculty or function which we do not
employ. We can have Just what we
use. and that will constantly increase;
everything else will be gradually
taken away from us. Man becomes
strong and powerful and broad Just
In proportion to the extent and health.
fitness of the activity of his faculties;
and 1t must not be one-sided. not an
exercise OF one or two faculties. or one
set OF faculties, or the man will topple
over. Balance In life comes from the
healthful exercise of all the faculties.
One reason why We have so many one.
sided men in this country is because
they pursue one idea, exercise one side
OF their nature. and. OF course, they
cannot retain their balance. This is
one OF the curses Of specialties. They
are a good thing TO- the race. but
death to the individual who pursues
his specially at the expense of the de.
ve!opment OF the all-around man.-O
5. Marden in Success Magazine"
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1905-04-08
Aneien. Canadian Castles.

To Americans castles are associated
with the storled Rhine. picturesque
England or France and Spain. but II
Is interesting TO be reminded by the
St. John tP. f. ~ News that there
are number Of ancient Canadian
castles still existing. the chief ones
being ST. Ours. Rimouski. St. Eus.
tache. Lo,biniere. Montibello. Ste.
Marie de Ia Beance. Naudreil. Rou.
Vile. and. most interesting OF all. the
Chateau de Ramezay Mt Montreal.
The latter was built In 1865 by Ger.
trude de Ramezay. at that time gov.
ernor of the district OF Montreal and
knight OF the Royal and Military Or.
der of st Louis. From him was de.
seconded the last French governor OF
Quebec. at the time Of the capitula.
ton In 1853.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1905-04-08

Alaska's brown bears near the Ber.
Ink sea live largely On salmon and
arc extraordinary fishers. Before be.
ginning to FISH they always place
themselves on the downward side OF
the river. "They seem to smell the
salmon BY some extraordinary
means" says a hunter. and then be.
Gin dashing In and out OF the river
At some shallow place, rarely failing
10 catch n fSh. They br!n. Il out ON
the bank and dcvour II. II possible
selecting some thick patches OF
bushes and grass In which 10 make
their meal. which does not take them
loug."
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1905-04-08
HEALTH CAMP FOR CONSERVATIVES
Worthy Enterprise Established in Southern Cal
ifornia-So Arranged That Patients May
Be Self-Supportins.


larry careful so as not to be attacked
by the Almost ever present tubercle
bacillus.
There are four classes: First, those
who have hereditary predisposition
to consumption: secondly. those who
have weakened their system and thus
predisposed themselves to consump.
tion by the Incorporate use of alec.
holic beverages. by dissipated life,
by excuses Of all kinds. etc; thirdly,
those whose constitution has been
weakened through disease: fourthly,
those whose occupations. trades or
professions. such as printing. hat max.
ing. tailoring. weaving, and all occu-
pations where the worker Is much ex-
posed to the inhalation Of various
kinds OF dust. have rendered them
particularly liable to consumption"
Let every one take courage and live
above tuberculosis. II you are already
suffering from It strive to rise above
1t. Avoid alcoholic beverages, condi-
ments. pastries, tea and coffee. Live
out OF doors. provide fresh air for
your bed room. study the laws of your
body and return to the natural way
Of living.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1905-04-08
That Tired Feeling.

The condition OF lethargy produced
by excessive eating or habitual drunk
enness must be distinguished from IA.
tieue due to work. Persons In this
condition often decline to exercise be-
cause they feel SO tired" This state
Of lassitude and euersation cannot be
overcome by rest. Carefully gradual.
ed exercises and regulation Of the d.
etary are the proper remedies. There
are many chronic invalids whose suf.
ferings and disability are wholly due
to this cause. and who may be read
lily restored to usefulness by 4 spare
and simple dietary combined with out
door exercises. gradually increased In
vigor and duration as the strength i'm
p.cyes.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1905-04-08

A physician connected with the
United States Agricultural department
has called attention to the fact that
an extremely small quantity OF sui.
phate OF copper will prevent the
growth OF algae In lakes. ponds and
storage reservoirs. and will destroy
typhoid and cholera germs. The cues.
tion at once arises whether this meth.
cd can be considered thoroughly by.
G.enic. The probability is that the
small amount Of copper thus en-
pioyed would be neutraiixed by com.
bining with vegetable substances 20
that the water will be left practically
pure: nevertheless. the addition OF
chemical substances TO water cannot
be considered the most desirable
method OF publication. Boiling and
nltering through . Pasteur alter arc
really the best methods. Filters are
cheap. and boiling 10 an easy ana sim.
pie process. The oid.fashioned char.
coal and gravel altsrs cannot be re-
lied upon.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1905-04-08
SOME s,MpLG Dishes.

Oesskissa Tesst.-Cut rather this
slices OF bread Into two or three
pieces. Put these into the oven and
let them bake very slowly for tvs or
three hours. or until of golden color
and crisp throughout. This Il an CT.
eeilcnt substitute for breads and much
more wholesome. II II delicious served
With cocoanut or dairy cream or but
ter.
cseesnvt crssm.-Cut fresh Cocoa
nut into thin slices and grind the nut
very nne In . chopper or some strong
hand mill. II nothing Of this sort 10
available. the cocoanut may BE- grated.
To each cup Of the prepared nut add
one cup Of hot water. stirring and
ttatiug with . spoon 70 extract -
much Of the Juice ~ possible. Drain
Oh the liquid and add similar Quan.
tity Of hot water. and. after beating
asain very thoroughly. strata through
. cloth Of very emo sieve. pressing
out all the liquid possible. This may
be used at oacs - . substitute for
milk. 10 b. eaten With rice or other
grains, or 10 prepare puddinxs o.
sauces. Il u sxcslleat served with
granoss aakes Of eaten With xwis-
back. n placed o. the ice for . fcv
hours. the cream Will rise 10 the top
and may b taksa 81. making . pure
cocoauut bsttss. -fH
oesa~bsesy Gee~sS.-Dsat the yoik
and white OF oss 80 separately. and
to each adl one tsaspooafui q sugar.
70 the yoik ed ees tsaspoeaful q
jsooa jslcs asA two tabiespooalsls
Of strawberry jules. 0lir II ths white,
leavoaa eaeaoA - oesse - . 0oeeo0u6
ees ths top.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1905-04-08
Mich. Have Ao.~eres -FIs.s,-

An East Side klndergartner was
about Ia give her class lesson. with
'Thc Kitten" a. the subject. She be.
gan by saying: Our lesson this morn.
Ing will Ike all about the kitten. Now.
can any little boy or Girl tell me
which grows on the kIttcn-fUr or
fcathcrs."
A dead silence followed for . min.
ute. when one little boy said In q loud
voice: Good iAwd' Hstn't you
never seen . kiticnT"-i.ifc.