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The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-03-02
Hunonous YAHNIEra.

A Mississippi farmer whose house and
barns were picked up by cyclone and
blown into the Mississippi river. landed
on top OF q oawlog. As he came to the
surface, blew the water out Of his nose.
wiped his eyes and got q better grip on
the log, he said: well. that was 50
sudden It Is ridiculous"
In the great Boston public library
there stands on pedestal in corner Of
Bates hall, the main reading room,
bust in very dark bronze Of Oliver Wen
dell Holmes, the patron saint OF Boston.
The other day, two old ladies were wan
dering about the building. Both the
good danes critically examined the
likeness, why, never knew" re-
marked one to the other, drawing back
a little. that DR.. Holmes was negro"
In the days when Mark Twain was an
editor out west he was not so well on
as of late years. One morning the mail
brought a bill from his tailor, not an
unusual occurrence. The boy who went
through the mail called the future hui
morist's attention to it. And, added
the boy, The has written on the back
that he wants settlement at once"
You should know what to do with such
copy without. asking said Mr.. Twain.
"Inclose it with the regular printed
slip stating that all manuscript written
on both sides Of the paper is unavaila-
BILE"
During a recent shooting expedition
Grover Cleveland spent the greater part
of the day with the guide without any
substantial results. In the end he gave
up the chase for the time being and
sought the nearest railroad station. Be-
fore leaving the scene of his adventure,
SO the story goes, Mr.. Cleveland chatted
pleasantly with his guide, good natured-
ly bemoaning his hard luck. The guide
waited for an opportunity and then re-
marked gravely: Anyway, sir, the
ducks to-day may have made fun Of
your aim, and there may be some who
think you wasted cartridges, but nobody
can say anything about your liberality."
The tip he received is said to have COM
pletely covered the case.
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ASKED TO HELP
IN CURING CONSUMPTION
Central Federated Union Told by DR.. M. B. Fesney that Rest, Fresh
Air and Sunshine Are Not Only a Preventive but a
Cure for tuberculosis.

and steel frame OF the Plaza Hotel. now
Ing demolished, was referred TO the
raNscunv" Committee This is the sec
Hhu modern steel building to be demol-
sued ana the question Is n now one.
sharges were made that at Pcekskill
I, non-unlon amusement park proprietor
n3d a troupe Of Japanese actors arrest
en last week n the entire member
snip, including two children, put in jall
III a night against the union park at
mat place. which II is claimed has
place. That case will come
up 70 he. tried judy rs. and ex-.Judge
lynch, or Peckskill. will be arraIgncd
aIohE with the Japs for n violation of
'nr sunday Amusement law.
Inc bakers are still gaining victories
ior the union label. and shy that with a
iittie more support by the public insist
ing upon the label on ali bread MIR
chased better bread will be supplied TO
everybody and unionism will be in fun
contiol OF the bakeries.
COMMISSIONER Oakley, OF the Water
supply Department. came in for severe
criticism. 1t Is charged that his depart
ment Is the only city department that
Toes not pay the union scale, and a
committeo was. appointed to look into
the matter and see that Commissioner
pakleS carries out the promises that he
is said TO have made.
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GIRL IN GRIEF
TRIES SUICIDE

Shocked by news OF the murder OF her
mother. victim Of n massacre in Russia
Jan. ?, Ida Silver. sixteen years old. at
tempted suicide by taking gas at her
home. No. ll Eagle street, Williams
burg, and is a prisoner in the Williams
burg Hospital.
The girl lived with her IA and
sisters. Mollie and Tischa, in Williams
purg, where they came from Russia
rhrce years ago. Recently the father,
solomon Silver, heard his wife. whom
ne mad left behind with two children,
had been mastered in the bloody riots
OF Jan. :. He wrote to ascertain the
ruth before telling his daughters. Sat
urday he received the confirmation and
Ida took the matter more to heart
IMAM others Of the family and some
1ine saturday night went to the kitchen
ana after making the room a.rtlgrlt
Turned on the gas In the range. Her
family smelled the gas and rescued her
in time. She will recover.
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MRS. DUNHAM, los YEARS OLD, STILL SFRY AND HAPPY
She Had MaIarial Fever When
102, and that Has Been Her
Only Illness During an Entire
Century.

soUTF1NGToN. Conn. July a-on
the eve Of another birthday Mrs. Sylvia
LAngdon Durham. who has passed the
century mark and nearly Ave years ad.
ditional, enjoys the best Of health and
a hearty appetite. On Thursday next
shS will celebrate her one hundred and
NTH birthday. having lived In three
centuries and always in this town.
Though she retains most OF her fac
ulties as we'll as could be expected. Mrs,
Durham Is rather feeble, and In view
OF the recent spell OF hot weather nor
daughter-in-law, Mrs. Julia Durham,
with whom she lives, has decided that
It would be best to have no special OBJ
%crvance of the event.
Is Small Woman.
Mrs. Durham is a small oma about
8 feet 2 inches in height. and weighs
less pounds than she has years to hsr
credit. She has lost all her teeth and OF
late her hearing has been bly,
impaired. Yet she is able to read from
her Bible and often does so. Her vclcs
10 remarkably strong, and though at
times her mind is not altogether clear.
che is ordinarily able to converse with
her family. She attributes her longevity
to her early good habits and to her
custom OF rising early In the morning.
She has always eaten what she wanted
md her food has never harmed her. She
still has n good healthy appetite.
Mrs. Durham was born July q, 1900.
She was the daughter of Giles and
Sarah (Curtis) Langdon. The house
where she was born is still standing
in this town. and is occupied by a local
resident. James Kennedy. Both this
place and those where Mrs. Dunham
has since resided are In localities sub
1ect to malaria and rheumatism. but
neither OF these maladies has seemed
to trouble the sturdy old woman. She
successfully w!thstood an attack OF
malaria when one hunored and two
years OF age, at a time when It was
thought she would not be able TO do
so. This was practically her onlv
serious illness.
Mrs. Dunham's early days were spen'
on the farm. She went to the "dees-
tT!ot" school and studied reading. writ
ing and spelling.
OF Revolutionary Stock.
Mrs. Dunham's father. Giles Langdon.
was a Captain in the Revolutionary
army. entering the service at the age
OF sixteen years. He was distinguished
as a scout. owing TO his knowledge OF
important portions Of the country where
he served. He was a,so a famous
wrestler. and could throw any one in
these parts at catch-weighs. He lived
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The Central, Federated Union was al
dressed Yesterday at Its regular weekly
meeting at the Eldridge street unlVer-
sity Settlement Building by Dr. M Is.
l1eeney. President OF the Consump''Fes
Relief League and sanitary engineer OF
the Board Of Health.
DR.. Fecney's subject was the organI-
zation of the league a plea Tor as
sistance in It's work of providing ioE
the treatment of consumptive pool In
institutions which it is the Intention OF
tho learue to omen at several points IN
he CITY. He wants to secure a large
membership and a permanent organisa-
ton, and assured the delegates of labor
organizations that many of the wealthy
,hIlnnthrop,sts have promised mon to
nd the movement.
Disclaiining that he In any manner
represented the Board OF Health In MS
he cited the work that
Is now being done on North Broiher
Island at the consumptive Isolation hos
pital. and declared that out OF nun
dreds of supposedly hopeless cases sent
there at leas, so per cent. are returned
to their homes completely cured by rest.
fresh air and sunshine, which. he saws.
are the sure cure Of consumption II
taken in time.
Natures Tonlcs Needed.
He assorted that consumption can be
prevented and as readily cured as any
OF the diseases known to medicine. but
for its cure rest. fresh air and sunshine
natures tones, but the most difficult
things for tine very poor to get-are an
solutely necessary. and the league pro-
poses to establish places where thew
can get these necessities free of charge
or at a price within the means of the
poorest.
A picnic Is to be given for tho benefit
of the movement next Saturday at Ell
dorado Park, Ridgewood. l.. l.. and the
doctor asked the support Of the public
at large for the success of the enter
prise.
The coopers reported that they had
gone back to work. and 1t was an
nounced that a conference with the
brewers and all interested labor organ
la lions will be held at the Brewers
Exchange Wednesday afternoon at 2
o'clock. when all differences will be
settled.
The strike Of the foundrymen is
spreading and forty more men were re-
ported to have gone on strike last week.
A difference between the Housewreck-
ers' Union and the Housesmiths as to
who should do the work on the iron
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scented her with a gold spoon, which she
highly prizes. She is a member of this
Ruth Hart Chapter of the Society of
Mer!den.
Dec. %. 1924. Mrs. Durham was mar
rled, her husband being Chauncey Dun
ham. who died in 1880. He was the
proprietor Of what was known as Dun
ham Tavern, and there Mrs. Durham
became well known to nearly every one
in this part of the State. The tavern
Is still TO be seen on the road between
this own and Plainville. Trolleys now
pass the door.
Mrs. Durham lived in the house until
May Of the present year. When tie
trolley was built by the place the enter
prIsIng trolley managers invited Mrs.
Durham to take the first ride on a
special car over the road. She was
men nearly one hundred years Of age,
great interest. Since hen she has fire.
q~uently ridden on the trolley, though
sne prefers 10 remain at home. Since
coming TO live with her daughter-in-
law she has pinned for the scenes of her
old home, where she presided for eighty
one years of her life,
Mrs. Durham Is the last OF the gen
Grafton 10 which she belongs. She has
two sons living, seven grandchildgen and
that all will be at the. home OF her
Observation-Disclosures on the birthday.
Until a short time ago Mrs, Durham
read the with av.d!ty. and
was much Interested in all the current
events
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EAST SIDE TRAFFIC AFFAIRS
ARE A DISGRACE TO CITY
Confusion at Transfer Point from IL" to Subway, and the Ok
Practice Of Skipping Stations Is Still in Vogue
Along Third Avenue.

Traffic conditions on the east side,
positively disgraceful." are getting no
better. The discontinuance of the Sec
ond avenue elevated trains over the
West Farms branch of the Subway.
that come from the Subway and run
up an elevated structure through West
chester avenue from Third avenue and
the substitution OF n system of trans
fers available to those who climb up
seventy-e.ght steps from the SUE 10
the Il" station at one Hundred and
Forty-ninth street. or Chamber down II
they are transferring the other way,
has only resulted In an awful confusion
and much profanity.
The PETERBOROUGH Company, which
runs both Sub and L." has been
generous In that 1t has made the GRAMS
fers good in all directions. In addition.
after a weeks trial and a weeks strug-
gle for Its patrons, labor!ng up and
down from station to station with only
one route, and that by stairways much
too narrow TO accommodate the great
throngs of transferees. 1t has k1.t a
temporary station platform and exit
stairway. This is on the side OF north
bound trains opposite to the regular
station. SO that tho guards open the
gates on the right side first to let
passengers who wish to transfer to the
Sub leave the trains, after which
passengers are admitted on the left
side. Thus some of the confusion re-
sulting from the use OF the same stair
way by passengers going In both direc-
lions is obviated. There Is still confu-
sion to spare. however. and those stair
cases with seventy-e!ght steps. to say
nothing Of the long passages between
the stalrcases and the winding and
torturous route up and down. still re-
main.
The company's Explanation.
Bronxites were disposed to accept the
explanation OF the company thar the
Second avenue trains were discontinued
to avaid derailing accidents and col
llsions on the Westclester avenue ~
but the more they climb those stairs
and the oftener they haug on a strap
In trains jammed 10 the gates. The
more they doubt IL the company Is doing
It's best to serve the public. They are
clamoring for the restoration of the
Second avenue trains as a result, and
apparently In an effort to quie; the
clamor the employees are telling Kick
egs'' that these trains cannot b. re-
stored without the consent of the
Rapid Transit Commissioners. They
say the Westchester elevated spur is a
Vsrt Of the Sub and not OF the L."
AND when the subway was completed
the "'d permission lapsed and the COM
pany had to run Its Subway trains up
and over the rest Of the route to West
Farms.
The feasibility Of restoring the Second
avenue trains IL obvious, The Subway
trains to n from West Farms are
running on six minutes, Roadway except
In the rush hour. when they run i've
minutes apart. Downtown there 10 only
" minutes. between Sub" trains. so
That . seopa avenue train might bs
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sandwiched between even In the rush
hours. So much for that part of the
route. on the Il" there is a faur-
minute Roadway besides, which helps t.
prove that a slx-minute Roadway is no;
essential to safety, nor even a four
minute Roadway.
Harlem Man Is Squeezed.
Below the Harlem there is a four
minute Roadway on the Second avenue
line. with another train added every
eight minutes during the rush. on
Third avenue there is a City Hall loca!
every four minutes. a South F. ny
train every eight minutes and during
the rush hours an express train every
four minutes, 50 that in the rush hours
mere are hve trains every eight minutes
on parts or the route.
Under the old schedule all Second ave-
nue. trains went to West Farms. Pas
senseIs might transfer to Third avenue
trains at One Hundred and Forty-nlnth
avenue trains above one Hundred and
Forty-ninth street and a large contin-
gent OF BronXites were able TO make the
whole trip witnou, change clear Gown
10 the business part of the city.
Under the present schedules the con-
dltlons on the Third avenue IL. are
as disgraceful as described by Mr.,
.Bl~oomingda!e. Every train before IL
leaves Bronx Borough, before ii crosses
the Harlem. Is packed with people so
ina me most apt slm!le is "sardines in
The unhappy Harlcmite is compelled
10 squeeze into. II, Indeed, that is
possible. an already Ovcycrow car
and swe'ter and swear his way down
to business.
Still Run Past Stations.
The practice of running by certain
stations Is still INDUCED In on the Thrill
avenue line. The conductors get their
orders 10 skip Sinety-nlnth, OF Seven
tS,sixth, or S~lXty-seventh. or Fifty
third, or t'orty-seventh," or perhaps
TO SKIP a group of them or all OF them
Tor a train knows Is thar II goes by
without stopping,
The company asked permission TO
complete the middle or express track on
the Third and Second avenue lines. This
would have greatly relieved the conges-
ton. But. though Their. are gaps ag-
gregating only ~twenty-seven blocks of
the l2G between Cooper Union and Har-
lem River on the Third and 60 per cent.
OF the two lines Is already th~ird-tracked,
the Rapid Transit Commission refused
to grant its consent. The ground for re-
fusal' was that the city should have
more subways. II will take many years
To construct subways. wen II the Board
or Aldermen Withdraw their court OH
jections ana the rlVif companies should
stop their legal battling for "every-
hing In sight" 'f
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to the good old age of eiChtv-foU
wears. and through his service for =
country Mrs. Durham became n trU
Daughter OF the Revolution, which na
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1905-07-06
THE KINGS CORNER.

The king of the Cocos islands, near
Sumatra, rules over the smallest prov
ince in the world.
The emperor Of Germany takes his
meals with his whole family, the chill
dren being allowed at the table from
the time they are old enough to sit in
o highchair.
King Edwards father used to be re-
ferred to as albert the Good. A GER
tain French writer declares that the
present sovereign should be referred to
as Edward the Shrewd."
The young king of Spain comes OF a
long line of royal ancestors, including
such rulers as Charles v, Philip XIV,
Empress Maria Theresa, and the in
evitable Mary queen OF Scots, from
whom many royal families Of Europe
are descended. He is now 10 years old.
King Edward wanted to see the big
gest diamond on earth after 1t had
been taken from South Africa to Lon
don. He asked that 1t be brought to
his private apartments in Buckingham
palace by a court official, but the Gus
todian Of the gem respectfully refused
to allow it out of his sight. The king
was much amused at this, and rallied
his encourage on the suspicion evil
IDENTIFY entertained as to their honesty.
The bank having custody OF the dia-
mond finally agreed to its absence for
one hour, charging 1925 as a premium
on a special policy Of $500, 10000 insur-
ance, the custodian accompanying the
precious lump.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1905-07-06

old hall of the house Of representatives,
and is probably one Of the most inter-
esting spots in the very interesting and
historic capitol building. In this semi
circular room are placed statues OF dis
tinguished citizens OF the country, each
state OF the union being entitled to two
such memorials. The hall is getting
fairly well filled up and the annual house
cleaning in the big building involves
considerable work In keeping the stat
ues presentable.
Every once in awhile critic with ar
tistic temperament goes into Mysteries
over the conglomerate mass OF marble
and bronze effigies that have been &C.
cumulated In this hall. A demand Is
then made that congress establish some
uniform rule or regulation regarding the
size and character Of the statues. The
artistic, however, never appeals very
strongly to congressman, and as the
states themselves furnish the statues
no disposition has been evinced to in
terpose any fixed law that would de-
fine the character Of the art to be EN-.
ployed on these memorials. The old
question of states rights hobs up con-
veniently when a proposition is made
to have congress furnish a model for
the states, and in consequence statuary
hall is being filled with marble and
bronze figures from a three-quarters
length and bust to a full heroic size.
There is no doubt that some OF the
figures that have been contributed tc
this hall Of heroes are monstrosities.
but the finicky visitor can leave these
for the contemplation Of the less ar.
tistic and enjoy the real beauties of such
marble figures as those Of Pere Mar.
quette, which Wisconsin has contrib.
uted or that of Miss Francis Willard,
the only statue Of a woman in the cap.
itol. which Illinois has presented as rep.
resenting the highest type Of citizen
ship from that state.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1905-07-06
Profitp Of the Packers.

There has been a great deal OF dis
appointment because the Garfield re-
port shows that the profits OF the
packing industry only amount to
about two per cent. of the volume OF
business transacted. There is no
doubt. however, that the report Is cor
rect.
The census reports compiled by the
government in 1900. before the agita-
ton regarding the beef trust" began,
throw considerable light on this Ques-
ton. II appears from the census that
the packing industry is conducted on
q smaller margin Of gross profit than
any other industry in America. The
gross margin Of profit Of 871 flour and
grist mills In Illinois, In the census
year, was nearly seven per cent. on the
volume of business. The gross margin
of fifty-one wholesale slaughtering and
meat packing establishments In ILL
nols was only about one-third as large.
or a little more than two per cent. on
the volume of business.
The millers have not been accused
of being in "trust," and combina-
lions would seem impossible In busi-
ness where there are several thousand
mills In the United States competing
actively for the -four trade, but 1t ap-
pears that the gross profits Of the mill
ers are larger than the gross profits OF
the packers. 1t may turn out that the
agitation regarding the packing Indus
try will show the same result as the
devil found in shearing the pig: AL
sQueal and no WOOL"
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1905-07-06
LITERARY PERSONALITIES.

Ibsen is reported to have said that
there were three things he could not
endure-children, flowers and music.
Rider Haggard, the English novelist,
travelled about 1000 miles In his tour
of this country, trying to ind q loca-
ton for colonies for his countrymen.
Orlando Dalton, Of Banbury, N. H.,
has among his library Of old books one
volume published 266 years ago enti-
tied 1.-THE Mirror Which Flatters MOI"
written by Sieur de Ia Serre.
A. e. Houseman, professor OF Latin
IN the University college, London, Is
n writer Of verses which have won
high praise from able critics. He will
not accept remuneration for his work.
With the retirement Of Edward ].
Wheeler from the editorship Of the
Literary Digest" DR.. Isaac X. Funk
has taken personal charge Of the pa
per, with William s. Woods - his
chief assistant
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1905-07-06
MERE MAN.

e. H. Sothern, the actor, Is soon to
issue book Of poems.
M. Sebillot has succeeded NJ. Deniker
as president Of the Anthropological
society Of Paris.
Ibsen, the Norwegian dramatist and
poet, will write no more, 1t is said
although his mental and physical con-
dition is practically perfect.
M. Jean Richepin, author Of "Du
Barry" was born in Medeah, Algeria,
in 1S49, and has, in his time. been a
circus clown, sailor and miner.
DR.. Pollock, president Of the Georgia
university, has given his fine library
to that institution. It Is the result
of 25 years of strenuous collecting.
Theodore Hansen, first secretary or
the Russian embassy at Washington.
D. c., is an accomplished pianist and
frequently gives concerts for charity's
sake.
George Leyron, a well-educated Pari-
sian, earns a comfortable livelihood
by figuring as the fourteenth guest at
dinner parties, to help superstitious
Is people out.
The late Guy Boothby, who wrote
many novels, called himself mechan-
ical author. He composed through q
monograph and rarely used pen, PEN
ell or typewriter.