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structure Three points were voted to
any one who made a cat clear the structure,
and two to whoever landed a cat on the
third rail.
One Of the FIVE, a tall youth, who evidently
had shone in field sports at college, rarely
failed TO get three points every time he tossed
a cat The smallest Of the group could
not even hit the ties, and he appealed to
the fairness Of the others with such sue
cess that he was allowed 70 get on the OPP
posite side Of the road and catch the cats
as they came down. He scored two points
for every successful catch.
The tails Of the cats were used as handles
and they were treated to q whirl or two
before they took fight, centrifugal force
being well demonstrated.
The cats were recruited from the side
streets, each athlete having to catch his
own, and there was some great stalking,
the caution and patience used being worthy
Of better cause. II was noticed that the
cats never failed to land on their feet. There
ives quite a group Of spectators, but no
policemen happened along.
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side a dilapidated old hatbo1, which the
most experienced burglar might have
ignored, they had placed their entire for
tune-a sheaf Of banknotes, amounting TO
over 5000.
Periodically either the husband or wife
opened the box and counted the notes 10
see that their wealth was still intact.
Imagine their surprise when, on going
70 IL the other day, not a single note was
70 be found-only little heap Of dust.
Rats had entered the box and devoured
every scrap OF the precious paper.
Moro fortunate was an old BelRian peas-
ant woman, although at first she was thrown
into just as hopeless despair. She had
laid on the grass a jacket containing bank
notes worth e48 alto &c Their, and then set
about her work in the fields, accompanied
by a pet goat.
To her honor she suddenly caught sight
Of the goat mumohing something that looked
ike her precious fortune.
EXAMINATION proved her surniss 10 be
true. The goat had been browsing on her
bank notes.
That same evening tho pet was killad
and the chewed paper removed from its
stomach. II looked a sorry mess, but the
old woman lost no time in submitting It 10
the National Bank at Belgium, which,
after verifying the facts and proving bv
chemical analysis that the pa per had been
notes issued by them, paid the woman the
ga
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RoMANCEs OF BANK NOTES.
Peculiar Payments Made ny the Bank OF
England.

Peculiar Payments Made ny the Bank OF
England.
On one occasion the Bank Of England
had presented to it for payment a hard
ball Of paper.
It was a G5 note which had been given
bv a prominent artist TO his sister for pay
ment Of a bill
The young woman had placed 1t in the
pocket Of her dress and promptly forgot
IL ill the same dress made its return from
the laundry.
Washing, starching and ironing had not
improved the bank notes appearance, but
when the ball Of paper was carefully un-
rolled there was sufficient to see that it
had been a bank note, and the bank paid
the money without hesitation, says Pear
sons Weekly
More than once the Bank Of England
has paid twice for one bank note. On one
occasion they lost in this way $4,000.
Il happened that one Of the directors,
DESTROYS Of purchasing an estate, drew from
the bank a single note for the amount men
toned. This, on returning home, he placed
on the mantelpiece. when, Immediately
on doing 80, he was called from the room.
A few moments later he came into the
room again, but alasl the note had mys-
teriously disappeared. To the directors
mind there seemed little doubt that
the valuable piece Of paper had fallen into
the FIRE Robbery was out Of the question,
for no one had entered the room.
His colleagues at the bank, believing
this story, gave him a second note on the
understanding that the frat, II found,
should be returned.
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Thirty years afterward, when the Di-
rector had been dead a considerable time,
a stranger presented the missing note.
Being payable to bearer, the bank could
not avoid their obligation and they had to
be the losers Of the sum, II was learned
afterward that a builder had bought the
bankers house, and in the course OF the
demolition had discovered the note hidden
in a crevice Of the chimney.
How bank note once saved a mans life
Ia a most romantic story.
In the ordinary course Of business many
years ago a Bank OF England note-now In
possession Of famous collector-wss paid
into Liverpool merchants office.
On coming into the hands Of the cashier
he found, while examining IL to discover ite
genuineness that there were faint traces OF
red writing upon It. The note had been In
circulation for years. and II was only by
the dint OF extraordinary pains that the
partly obliterated characters we're finally
deciphered.
This was the message II bore: IF this
note should fall into the hands Of John
Dean Of Longhill, near Carlisle, he viii
learn thereby that his brother Is anguish
ing a prisoner in Algiers."
Mr.. Dean was communicated with, ana
he appealed TO the Government 10 endeavor
TO obtain his brothers release from cap
tivity.
Interesting themselves warmly in the
matter, the Prime Minister and the Joint
Foreign Secretaries after the most arduOus
and determined inquiries, learned that the
unhappy prisoner who had traced the
above sentence with a splinter dipped in
his own blood, had been a slave to the Dey
Of Algiers for about eleven years.
Eventually, the Government succeeded
In ransoming Mr.. Dean from the Dey, but
the poor fellow had endured 30 much pTiva-
ton and hardship while working In the
galleys that he lived but a short while
after his freedom.
An elderly couple living In Paris have
recently met With a sad misfortune. In
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TOSSED CATS OVER THE IL"

Amusement OF FIVE Young Men in Sixth
Avenue LaSt Sunday Morning.
A new form Of athletic, sport which would
not meet With the approval Of Henry BerEh's
followers was observed between Z and 8
O'Clock last Sunday morning at Sixth ave
nue. and Thirty-slTth street
Five young men We'd with one another
In efforts TO throw oats over the elevated
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-01-26
VICTIMS NUMBER SIX.
Half Dozen Perished in turning
Mine at Decatur, III Imprisoned
~ ~ # Men Rescued.

!; Decatur, III. Jan. 18.-In the disas-
trous underground fire in the mine of
the Decatur Coal company here six
miners are dead, and another is in the
hospital fatally injured. All the bodies
of the dead were recovered.
MI The dead: Paul Gollan, aged Is; Emil
Knorr. aged Is; August Jagusch. aged
81; Charles Laschinski, aged IS; Will
Pagan, William Gallon.
Injured: August Rex.
About 20 miners who were imprisoned
in the shaft, 600 feet Underground, we're
rescued. The fire was extinguished by
lowering a hose from the point of en-
trance.
Those who escaped said it was impos-
sible to live more than few minutes in
ithe choking clouds of smoke and miners
We're seen to fall and die in their efforts
to break through the Gordon of tiame
Ten or II were enabled to crawl
through an escapement at the rear Of the
shaft into new shaft. One body was re-
covered in this way.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-01-26
DELEGATE IS EXPELLED.
Miners Convention 8uspsnds Randall
Tor Attack on President
Mitchell.

Indians ons. Ina. jar 81. saohert
Randall. dele1lte 10 ne pnited Mine
Workers sconvention 1rom Dietz. Wy
oming, who charged President Mitchell
withhavingsoldo QUITO the operators dur
ing the recent Colorado strike, was ex-
PEELED from the organization Friday BY
the national convention. Randall took
the floor and made a statement which
was marked by an absence of the abuse
6fs laTeall lltchells 1hich he tnsed
Thursday. President Mitchell replied
to him, and demanded that either him
self or Randall should not be insthe
convention.
Delegate Walker, of Illinois, floor lead
er Of the socialists in the organization,
then presented a resolution, which was
adopted with a unanimous vote that
Randall should be expelled nntilssuch
time as he publicly retracted the charges
made against Mitchell.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-01-26
NEW SHERIFF CONVICTED.
Is Sentenced At Detroit to Term; in
;. Prison for DefraudingsstatN /
While Coroner.

Detroit, Mich, Jan. LEX Corpnel
John T. Hoffman,, one of the most
prominent politicians of Detroit and
Weyne county, who was elected sherin
in November and since Januarysl has
been vainly endeavoring to secure pos
session of the Jail and sheriff's oaices,
was locked up in the Jail as a prisoner
Saturday night, a jury in the recorders
court having found him guilty Of. col
lectfng fraudulent fees from thestate
for holding inquests. T.
Detroit, Mich. Jan. 17.-John T. IIon-
mann, ex-coroner of Wayne county, who
was found guilty Saturday of the charge
of obtaining money from the state by
false pretenses, was Monday sentenced
to four years imprisonment in Jack
son prison" by Judge Murphy. I'D
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-01-26
VOTES FOR iMPEAcHMENT..
House Adopts Articles Providing for
Removal of Accused United
States Judge swayne.

Washington, Jan. 17-Debate on the
awayne. impeachment case in the house
Monday was exhaustive, dealing with
many Of the legal phases of the charges
against Judge Swaylie. The senate res
aSaltlaasy xil IN slsrHs1zs8;
as the time for counting the electoFaT
vote for president and vice president,
the II aeeedings tatake placeinth the hap
ofthe House, washdopted. SIS ] 40 I
In the. senate the statehood measure
wssdiscpaeed for three hours pyssnators
Simmons and Hepburn I both II whom
favored the elimination of Arizona from
Washington, Jan. IL Senator Mitch
ell. Of Oregon, made an impassioned
statement before the senate Tuesday.de-
nouncing his Indictment in connection
with the Oregon land frauds. - ~
The house listened to five-hour' de-
bate on the Swayne impeachment case.
The committee on post offices and post
roads reported the post office appropria-
ton bill. 1t carries $3.50. 1881, 1898.
Washington Jan. ls.-The lover
muse ol representatives on WedneS-
day adopted the IL articles of inn
parchment against Judge Charles
Swayne. of the district court OF the
northern district of Florida, which had
been presented by its special commit
tee of Investigation. The speaker was
authorized to appoint seven managers
to present the case TO the senate and
conduct the impeachment proceedings
before that body.
The charges of improperly, made in
connection with the campaigns of 1895
and 1904, were revived for a time in
the senate by Senator Stone, who
spoke in support. of his resolution pro-
viding for an Investigation. Of the
charges.
Washington, Jan. 2O.-The house of
representatives on Thursday completed
consideration of the, army appropria-
tton bill. A vigorous attack was made,
but to no avail, on the army transport
service by Mr.. Humphrey, of Washing
ton.
Consideration of the statehood bill!
was continued in the senate and sena-
tor Stone spoke for two hours in oppo-
ysition to it. The bill for the remunera-
ton of American fur sealers who SUI
fered losses because of their suppress
sion was also debated.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-01-26
DEADLY DYNAMITE.
Earring Of Wagon Causes Explosion
in i1ndiana-Two Men Killed
-Four Injured. M&

Bedford, Ind, Jan. 1s.-By an explo-
sion of dynamite one mile east ofPed-
ford Tuesday evening, two men were
killed and four others injured. The dead
are William Jenkins. of Bedford, and
William Garrett, of Colitie. The injured
are: H. c. Meredith, Westburg, critical;
T. c. Brighton, Gosport, serious: a. e.
Lukenwill, Gosport, serious; Moses
Bass, Bedford. not serious. The men.
,who.were employees Of the Central Union
Telephone company, had been working
ON the line thaf Il being run east Of this
city. The men hid quit;work andswere
returning to town IN d two-horses wag-
Of. INTO which they had thrown the dy-
Mantle explosion caps and toolssgThe
,1arring ofsthe wagon caused the eaDlos-
ion OF the caps. The wagonywas blown
to pieces, but only one of the horseAwas
injured .s4s-ss INK
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-01-26

It is not generally known that many
of the handsomest summer hats worn
by the ladies of this country are liter
ely made from wood "shavings." The
finest examples of this industry are
produced in Japan, these wooden rib
bons appearing in many forms, some
Of which have almost the delicacy and
sheen of satin, while others resemble
soft and dainty crepes. Only about Is
per cent. of the chip is exported in
the form of wood ribbons. the re.
mainder being worked into what is
commercially known as chip.braid.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-01-26
FOUND GUILTY.
Man and Wife Convicted OF seri-
Gus Crime in an Iowa
4 Town. s''

Carroll, Ia; Jan. 1s.-After "a SEN
sational trial, Mr.. and Mrs. C. w. Har-
vey were convicted At this place on a
charge OF arson. They were charged
with setting fire to the hotel at Gid
den, which they wore operating over
q year ago, for the sake of securing
the insurance. Two brothers, w. =.
and A. w. Hobbs, who were sleeping
in the hotel, lost their lives in the
f1re. their charred bodies being found
in the ruins. Harvey and his wife
are both % years cid and they have
been married only little over a year.
The penalty for their crime is life i'm
prisonment.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-01-26

Black bears are rapidly going the
way Of the foxes, and to-day 1t costs
aHWoman $3.50 or more for good set
Of black furs, while few years back
farmers and woodsmen hardly thought
itSRorth their time to skin the bears
they shot, unless they wanted the
hides hide for home use..4 Now the fortu-
nate hunter who traps or shoots a
black bear is in pocket anywhere from
SIS to 1925. not counting the value Of
,tIle ineaf ssssass45 aassasss s4ssssS
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-01-26
Formally Elected.

Chicago, Jan. 19-Formal election
of United States senators occurred on
Wednesday as follows: Indiana, AL
bert ]. Beyeridge, to succeed himself,
and James A. Hemenway, to succeed
Vice. President-elect Fairbanks; New
York, Chauncey M. pepew; Maine, Eu-
gene Hale; Connecticut. Morgan q.
Buckley; Rhode Island, Nelson w.
Aldrich; Massachusetts, Henri Cabot
Lodge, TO succeed himself, and w.
Murray Crane, to fill out unexired
term of the late Senator Hoar.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-01-26
some seasons Of the year

English newspaper are giving inter
esting details of a process whereby
radishes are transformed into potatoes.
The process is the invention Of a
Frenchman. He takes a very young
radish and cultivates it in q glass re.
tort, after process invented by Pas.
teur, in a concentrated solution of glu.
cose. Starch then develops plentifully
in the cells of the radish, which swells
out, loses its pepperiness and acquires
practically the consistency, flavor and
especially the nutritiye properties of
the potato.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-01-26
During this years sacrifice of will

W During this years sacrifice of wild
birds and Observation-Disclosures to sat.
gisfy the vanity Of fashion-it is be-
lieved that more fur-bearing animals
will be killed than in any one of the
preceding half. dozen winters. for fur
riers throughout the country are warn
ing their SCENTS that the passion for
s1urs will he atSits ight next winter,
and thatSit will be- diatcuh for trap.
spers snds hunters TO satisfy the de-
h nand. No cause has contributed so
{ largely to the disappearance of wild
q life e ia America as has this increasing
demand Tor furs. sas n Il ,s J
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-01-26

Meat manufacturers in Germany are
especially anxious for the revocation
ofsthe prohibition against the use Of
boric acid in Frankfort sausages. as It
issthought to be almost impossible to
manufacture them for expectation
without using boron. 1t is worthy Of
note, however, that Frankfort firm
has discovered a process by which
sausages can be made without boron
and remain good for a long time.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-01-26
Troops to Remain at zeieler.

Springfield. ILL.,, Jan. 19.-After a
conference between Adjt. Gen. Scott
and Gov. Deneen Wednesday regard
ing the situation at Zeigler, Gov. De-
neen decided to retain Company C,
Fourth infantry, at Zeigler for the
present, that course having been
recommended by Gen. James H. Bark
ley, commanding. The militia have
been at Zeigler for some time owing
to alleged disturbances resulting from
labor strike at the coal s mes Of
Joseph Letter.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-01-26

During the last IL months more than
1.00O, 900 muskrats were slaughtered
to be made up into fashionable furs.
Almost half as many mink were trap
pa and shot. Yet these, represent
only two of the scores Of species Of
animals that are called upon%to sacri.
fee their lives at the demand Of fash
ion. It is NOT Improbable that last
year 5,ooo,oooSo f the creatures Of the
forest. field and stream were slaugh-
tered.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-01-26
A DEADLY AVALANCHE.
Mass st Rock Slides Into Lake III Nor.
way Causing Death Of Fifty
Nine Persons.

Christiana, Norway, Jan. ls.-Fifty-
nine persons persisted as the result Of
anSavalanche of rocks at Naesdal,y porth
of Bergen, Sunday. Amass of rock was
suddenly precipitated into Loenvand
lake from the neighboring hills, causing
an immense wave 20 feet thigh. which
swept the neighboring shores. Houses,
people and cattle were swept awayby the
rush of water, and it is known that So
persons persisted. Thus far only four
bodies have been recovered. 3
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-01-26

Generally speaking, the quality of
the deciduous fruits grown on the
plains Of Central China is very poor.
The apples, especially, are soft, lack
flavor, and have no keeping qualities.
American varieties of apples and pears
introduced in Northern China by the
missionaries number of years ago ase
doing comparatively well, but even
these northern products do not COM
pare favorably with the fruit grown on
the Pacific coast and shipped to China
at some seasons of the year.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-01-26
Duke Net Insane.

New York, Jan. 2O.-Brodie L. Duke,
the half brother of the PRESIDENT of ths
American Tobacco company. who has
been kept IN sanitarium following his
marriage to Alice Webb, was brought
into. the supreme court in Brooklyn
Thursday and discharged from Gus
toby after hearing before Justice Gay
nor
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-01-26
Dies Over Chess game,

Osceola. Ia, Jan. 20.-His defense
gone, Levi Taylor. business man and in
ventor, of Oscola. smiled defeat Wednes-
day night at his friend across the chess
board, then fell PROSTATE to the floor.
He played with death and lost. Apo
plexy, due to the excitement of the game,
was the cause of the sudden demise.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-01-26
Murder and Suicide

Ellis, Kan, Jan. 2O-At Wilson, Kan,
Thursday City Marshal Tillman shot
and killed, Sam Hutchinson, the post
master and editor of paper there, and
then committed suicide. Several days
ago Tillman whipped Hutchinson's boy
and the latter scored the marshal in
his paper. Thursday they met and
Quarreled.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-01-26
Three Die in a Fire.

New York, Jan. 2l.-Two men and
woman, Italian rag pickers. were burned
to death in a fire Friday which destroyed
the howell they occupied in Harlem. 1t
was not known that the hut was tenant
ed and the bodies were not discovered
until the ruins were searched.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-01-26
Fixes Bail for 1drs. Chadwick.

Fixes Bail for GIrs. Chadwick.
Cleveland, O., Jan. 20.-Upon the APP
plication of Attorney J. P. Dawley in
criminal court Thursday Judge Neff
fixed the bail of Mrs. Chadwick at $780,
900 for her release from Jail pending
trial on the three indictments found
against her by the grand jury. In or
der to secure her freedom Mrs. Chad
wick must furnish security to the total
amount of $4,000. the United States dis
trict attorney having fixed her bond at
$4,000 several days ago.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-01-26
Jury Disarrees.

New Ulm, Mimi, Jan. 21.-The jury
in the case of DR.. G. r. Koch, charged
with the murder of DR.. A. l.. Gerhardt on
the night of November 1. came into
court at 9:45 Friday and announced a
disagreement The jury had been out
since 1925 p. m. Wednesday. s
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-01-26

The shipments # gcitrousk fruits.
oranges and lemons from! the state of
California for the season of 1904 is
given in ia statement published in the
Issue Of the San Francisco Trade Jour.
naKas 1899 carloads consisting Of
1EzS9,21s boxes. The. Figures for the
seaSon of 1923 are 1881 carloads,
coS6isting Of 8.641,3O2 boxes. and for
the season of 1902, 1880 carloads
m4ae upSof 6,so4.soo bexes. esssg
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-01-26

According to the Frankfurter Zeit.
ung. the percentage OF unemployed la
boiers in England Is very large. In.
formation from private sources puts
the number In October, 1903, at 200,-
000.while some press reports for last
year estimate 1t to be as high as 600,-
900. The statistics and reports of the
trade unions and other sources are
agreed that the number is at least 100
per cent greater than in 1903.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-01-26
Jealousy Causes Murder.

Charlotte. Mich. Jan. 19.-Charles
Smith. a 21-year-old farmer, living
near Eaton Rapids, slot and instantly
killed Morton Kimes, aged 16 years,
Tuesday night. Smith was married
about ten months ago to a 15-year-old
girl and it is said was jealous of
Hines. The shooting followed a
scuftle in which Smith was the agrees
Sor.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-01-26
Shot Through the Heart.

Marietta, o., Jan. 2o.-while a party
of young men were ''belling" a newly
welded couple, John Mooraeld, we'll
known young farmer of Gracey. Wash
ington county, was shot though the
heart and instantly killed.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-01-26
Tragedy in Buffalo.

Buffalo, N. Y, Jan. 1e.-Mary Kiff,
q good-looking girl Of 10 years, was
shot and killed early "Wednesday nv
an Italian, as yet unidentified, in a
room in hotel in lower Pearl street.
The man then shot and killed himself.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-01-26

According to reports made in octo-
berS 1903, there existed at that date 600
gardens u Belgium in which plats had
been allotted to 5000 persons. France
hadsscreated 6.137 gardens, which had
provided assistance to $4,000 persons.
These gardens were provided either by
charitable societies or by groups Of
philanthropists associated for that pur-
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-01-26
CooperstoWn Courier.
cooPERsTowN..

4 During thSA INT } e 1sSVsSs q she'd sof
the ordinary one-cent stamps with tho
word 't0eam" printed across the face
alipped 1Arongh with Oman upside
dawn. Those stamps were printed for
tie use az the island, and collectors
have searched far and near for them.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-01-26
Died at the Age Of 1O7.

01e0 t0S 716S 01 III. -
Milwaukee, Jan. 17.-Mrs. Catherine
Lubawa, aged 107 years, died Monday in
this city. She was probably the Oldest
woman in Wisconsin. Mrs. Lubawa is,
survived by 80 descendants in i've gen.
erations. #s @E a M