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The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-07-27

an awful time, and went to hotel.
suspected by the police. and marked
as undesirable guests by the Cossacks,
and winked at by the walking dele
gates and strikers who thought we
were non-union men looking for their
jobs.
The next day the religious cere-
mony of blessing the Neva" took
place, where all the population gets
out on the bank of the river. with
overshoes on, and fur coats, and looks
down on the river, covered with ice
four feet thick. and the river is
blessed. In our country the people
would damn q river that had ice tour
feet thick. but in Russia they bless
anything that will stand it. We got
q good place on the bank Of the river.
with about million people who had
sheepskin coats on. and who steamed
like sheep ranch. and were enjoy
ing the performance, looking occa-
sionally at the Winter palace. where
the car was peeking out of q window,
wondering from which direction q
bomb would come to blow him up,
when battery Of artillery across the
river started to fire salute. and then
the devil was to pay. It seems that
the gentlemen who handled the guns.
and who were supposed to fire blank
cartridges into the air. put in loaded
cartridges, filed with grape shot, and
took aim at the Winter palace. and
ont AnOco nj Mr. Czor
Well. you would have been par
alyzed to see the change that came
over that crowd, blessing tho river
enc minute and damning the car and
the grand dukes the next. The shot
went into the Winter palace and tore
the furniture and ripped up the CELL
ing of the room the car was IN. and
in a moment all was chaos, as though
every Russian knew the car was to
be assassinated at that particular mo-
ment. and all rushed towcrd the
Winter palace as though they expect
ed pieces of the Little Father would
be thrown out the window for them
to play football with. For a people
who are supposed to be lawful and
law-abiding, and who love their rulers,
it seemed strange to see them all SO
tickled when they thought he was
blown higher than kite by his own
soldiers.
Dad and started with the crowd
for the Winter palace. and then We
had a taste Of Eonarchial govern
ment. The crowd was rushing over
us and dad got mad and pulled OF
his coat and said he could whip any
COMPOUNDED foreigner that rubbed
against him with sheepskin coat on,
and he was just on the point Of
shifting fellow with whiskers that
looked like scrambled bristles OF q
black hog when regiment Of Co.'S
sacks came down on the crowd riding
horses like wild west show. aud with
whips in their hands, with q dozen
lashes to each whip. and they began
to lash the crowd and ride over them,
while the people covered their faces
with their arms. and run away. afraid
of the whips. which cut and wound
and kill. as each lash has little lead
bullets fastened to them and a stroke
of the whip is like being shot with
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-07-27
saw Stone With Wire.

In some French quarries stone II
sawed by means Of steel wire cables
moistened with wet sand and passing
in an endless rope over a series Of
pulleys. The wire, which runs from
1000 feet to 1900 feet per minute. IL
charged as 1t enters the cut with q
Jet of water and sand, which forms
the cutting material. A running cable
of 500 feet can make q cut 100 feet
long
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-07-27
THE INVENTION OF PAPER.
A Chinaman Who Lived in the Time
Of Christ Was the In
ventor.

Paper was invented BY q Chinaman
who was contemporaneous with Christ.
He was secretary at court during
the reign of Kwang WI, . prince who
reigned A. d. 1858. In early ages.
when the Chinese had no written
language, they had no special need OF
paper. Real estate transfers were Ger.
titled by means Of a piece of cord, in
which knots were tied according to
the number of acres sold or the price
paid. But as population increased and
business transfers became more fire.
quent, something more definite than
the cord was needed. and the art of
writing came into use. At that time
the deed of purchase consisted of
few letters ON bit of bamboo. As
knowledge increased and literature be.
gan to be cultivated, legal and histor.
ical records became more numerous.
These bamboo strips were then found
to be heavy and cumbersome, and the
need of a lighter and less bulky ma
terial was felt.
The secretary, Ts'ai Lun, then be.
gan his experiments In paper max.
ing. How long he worked before he
met with success Is not known. But.
at any rate, the materials with which
he experimental, and Of which paper
was formed. are with all the expert.
ence which has since been gained.
found to be the best for the purpose.
Though the Chinese have since sub.
stituted other materials for the forma.
ton of the pulp from which their pa.
per is made-purely for economical
reasons-Ts'ai Lun had the satisfac.
ton of accomplishing that for which
he had worked. The manner Of man.
ufacture soon became generally known
and paper factories were established
in all parts Of the kingdom. With the
spread of learning. which received an
impetus from the facilities afforded BY
this invention, the demand for paper
soon exceeded the supply. Old rags
were not plentiful nor cheap enough
to permit of paper being made and
sold as cheaply as was necessary or
desirable. Accordingly. experiments
were made with other substances, and
proved successful.
A recent discovery in the manufac.
ture of paper Is exceedingly Interest,"
ing and liable to prove great advan.
tage to the western farmers. 1t has
been found that the stalks of corn. or
rather the shining coat which enwraps
the soft pulp of the stalk. can bo
used for making wrapping and note
paper, a superior kind of cardboard.
and the best of stationery. Thus Q
eDrn crop crisped by the burning
winds till the milk of the corn Is dried
up and the grain rendered unit for
any use may, by means of this new
process, be turned into dollars for the.
farmers pocket.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-07-27
pomestic Service in Brazil.

Some curious facts about domestic
service in Brazil are brought ont n
q consular report from Rio Grande do
Sui. Servants will not sleep in the
house as rule. but expect 10 leave
at seven at night and not to return
till seven or eight the next day. Al
a result, some houses have a zane Of
gluss in one Of the windows taken out,
through which the baker and the milk.
man pass their goods ON their early
morning rounds. without troubling q
member of the family to get up. and
open the door.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-07-27

because they wear blouses and look
hungry. and when they left us the
landlord notified the police that sus-
picious characters were at the hotel,
and came there escorted by the mob.
and the police surrounded the house
and dad went to our room and used
witch hazel on himself where the Co.'S
sack hit him with the loaded whip.
He says Russia will pay pretty dear
for that stroke of the whip by the
Cossack. and think dad is going to
join the revolution that is going to be
pulled OH next Sunday.
They are going to get about q mill
lion men to take a petition to the
car, workingmen and anarchists, and
dad says he is going as an American
anarchist who is smarting from injus-
tice, and guess no native is smart
ing more than dad is, cause he has
to stand up to eat and lie on his
stummick to sleep. There is going to
be a hades Of a time here in st.
Petersburg this next week, and dad
and are going to be in 1t clear up to
our necks.
Dad has given up trying to see the
car about stopping the war and says
the car and the whole bunch can go
plum Ito the deviD and he will die
with the mob and follow a priest who
is stirring the people to revolt.
Gee, I hope dad will not get killed
here and be buried in trench with .
thousand Russians, smelling as they
do.
met q young man from Chicago,
who is here selling reapers for tho
harvester trust. and he says II you are
once suspected of having sympathy
with the working people who are on
a strike you might just as we'll say
your prayers and take rough on rats,
cause the Cossacks will get you, and
he would advise me and dad to get
out of here pretty quick, but when
told dad about IL he put one hand on
his heart and the other on his pants
and said: "Arnica, arnica. arnica!"
and the police that were on guard
near his room thought he meant an
archy, and they sent four detectives
to stay in dads room.
The people here. the Chicago young
man told me, think the Cossacks are
human hyenas, that they have had
their hearts removed by surgical
operation when young. and piece
of gizzard put in in place Of the heart.
and that they are natural murderers,
the sight Of blood acting on them
the same as champagne on q hui
man being. and that but for the
Cossacks Russia would have a popu-
lation of loving subjects that would
make it safe for the Little Father to
go anywhere in Russia unattended,
but with Cossacks ready to whip
and murder and laugh at suffering
the people are becoming like men
bitten by rabid dogs. and they froth
at the mouth and have spasms and
carry bombs up their sleeves. ready
to blow up the members of the royal
family, and there you are.
II you do not hear from me after
next Sunday you can put dads obit-
uary and mine IN the local papers
and say we died Of an overdose Of
Cossack. If we gel through this rev.
olution alive you will hear from mt,
but this is the last revolution ] am 60.
ing to attend. Yours;
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-07-27
Shaking Dice for Our Money.

buck shot or kicked with a frozen
boot
Well, sir, dad was going to show
the Cossacks that he was pretty near
an American citizen and didn't pro-
nose to be whipped like school boy
BY a teacher that looked like q val
eutine, so he tried to look like George
Washington defying the British, but
It didn't work, for q Cossack rode
right up to him and dashed INN over
the back (and about Is buck sho: In
his whip took dad right where the
pants are tight when you bend over
to pick up something) and the Cos
sack laughed when dad Strengthened
I'D and started to run.
never saw such a change in. q
man as there was in dad. He started
for our hotel. and as good Splinter
as am I couldn't keep up with him,
but kept him in sight. Before we
got to the hotel a sledge came along.
not an ''old sledge." such as you play
with cards, NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. but a
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-07-27

Copyright. 1906 by Joseph b. Bowies)
81 petersburg, Russia.-My Dear
Groeeryowski: Well, sir, I 'spose you
Wll be surprised to hear from me in
Russia, but there was no use talking
Wnen DAD said he was going to st,
fetersburg If 1t was the last act of his
.ne. He got talking with Japaneser
IN Rome and the Jap said the war in
tne Iar east would last until every
Russian was killed. unless America in
sef1ered to put stop to it, and rs
ROOSEVELT didn't appear to have sand
enough to offer his services to the
car. what it needed was for some rep
resentative American citizen who was
brave and had nerve to go to st
Petersburg and zee the czarovitch and
give him the benefit of a good Ameri-
can talk. The Jap said the American
VINO brought about peace, by q few
vel chosen remarks, would be the
greatest man of the century. and
would live to be bowed down to by
kings and empercrs and all the worl !
would don hats to him.
AT first dad was little leary about
gong on such mission without Gre
dentials from Washington, bu: as luck
would have it. he met an exiled Rus
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-07-27

The woman Of to-day
is physically unable to
provide sufficient. nour-
ishrnent to her offspring
after bearing four or
FIVE children. Her
strength is greatly ex-
hausted in the majority
of cases, and without
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-07-27
Automobile Luck.

"Had wonderful luck on our run yes
terday," said the man with patch over
his eye. Wonderful luck"
I'm what way?"
"The machine smashed up right in
front of doctors office."-Evening
Star.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-07-27
The Charge.

what do you think that man who
is now under Investigation for graft
ought 20 be charged WITH"
ut seems to me-" answered Senator
Eorghum, that he ought to be charged
with criminal carelessness. Wash.
ington Star.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-07-27
Prefudiced Impression.

What is your idea of a classic?"
"a classic" said Mr.. Cumrox, "is
something you have to listen to be.
cause somebody else said it was good"
Washington Star.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-07-27
And Nov They Do Not Speak,

And Now They Do Not Speak.
Cordelia-I had six offers Of mar.
rage last month. What do you think
of that?
Elvira-I think q man with such
bulldog tenacity is worthy Of better
fate.-Philadelphia Inquirer.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-07-27

Noes. Avul1 ~ ugof ~ Gug9xGY
bslo1e supsgjatlvo1 & 1es0 ~ $3.50
~ best any bettes; ~ 110h1 -
highers ~ loaseDt - llnape. ss..ssf
800
Don't say '.vstssinagy - ~veo11la1g.
IAN
Example: "A vstssi1asy 49, eass :
should be "A veterinarians llaDDears,s
or "A veterinary surDsoa disaVpsass.
Note.-The word Veterinary = - ad-
jective.
Don't say .vicinitys sor '.ssishhor.
hood"
Note.-One may live in tie vicisity
and not live in the neighbo4hood. Tho
neighborhood IL the immediate vicinity.
Don't say "voracity" for s'veracity."
Example: HE IL esteemed for his
voracity," should be "He Il esteemed
for his veracity." g.
Note.-A man may have . reputation
for voracity, but it is not one for which
he will be esteemed.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-07-27

The Had boy and His Dad % 70 Rus
"a to Stop the War-Thsy Riot q
Little and Dad Gets Iashed With
Q cossaek's Whip-Hs Takes q
Hitch on the Grand Dukes Sledee.
But Doesn't Ride Very Far.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-07-27

By HON. GEORGE ". PECK
0x-Governor Of Wisconsin. Former Ed.
'teF OF Peck's Sun. Author Of ''Peck's
Bad Boy" etc.)
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-07-27


years since a ranchman said farmers
would never settle west of the Missou-
ri-and cattle grazing would always
be the chief industry there. From
the number of farm houses and the
contests over homestead entries in
that section-tbe rancher's opinion is
subject to revision.
Grand Forks-The assertion is made
that the Great Northern officials have
passed favorably on the recommendation
that Q local train be run from Devils
Lake to Fargo, and the whole matter
is now up to the operating department
to put the train service into effect.
Fargo-The final returns in detail
from the wards of the city make the
population IL, 5l2, which is four more
than at first reported. There were no
changes in the Grand Forks lists, and
the change in Fargo is so slight that
the percentage is not affected. The
increase for Fargo remains 304, and
for Grand Forks 3a3.
Grand Forks-The assessors of the
city valued the real estate, structures
and thereon. at $7,417,-
s65, and the county board of equaliza-
ton raised this amount to 37,77S, 954,
an increase Of $685., O89.
Bisbee-At one o'clock in the morn
ing, a barn belonging to Lars E.
Berg, who lives about three miles
north Of here, was completely de-
stroyed by fire, together with ten
head Of horses and farm machinery.
the whole whole amounting to about
$4,000. The origin of the the fire 10
unknown. The barn was only par.
TALLY covered by insurance.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-07-27

Don't say "to" for at"
Example: I've been to school," Eve
bsen to the OPERA" i've been to
church, 1--WE been to home" should be
1--WE been at school," i've been at the
opera. I've been at church" 1--WE been
ct homo"
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-10-26

sideboard,'' said the judge. 1T can be
said to the credit of the army that this
entire case has not developed one sin
gle case of drunkenness
Speaking of the main cause of the
differences between the Taggarts, the
court stated: 'It appears that there
never was any dispute about financial
matters and that all the difficulty was
due to their relations with Others
The judge concluded: Il will leave
the gross neglect and two charges of
adultery stand as the ground Of the
divorce. giving Captain Taggart the
divorce
The Taggart trial lasted seven
weeks. The case went to the court a
month ago. The suit was first start
ed in July, 1904, by Captain Taggart,
who filed petition for divorce, charg-
ing his wife with conduct unbecoming
a wife and alleging the excessive use
of intoXicants. Mrs. Taggart heard Of
the proceedings in San Francisco sew
eral weeks later and Immediately
SLdIlcu LUZ custer, tHe nome OF SQG
Taggarts, where she filed a counter
petition for divorce against Captain
Taggart on the grounds of cruelty and
neglect.
The case has been Of exceptional in
terest because Of statements during
the trial by Captain Taggart that the
use Of intoxicants in the army was so
a number of prominent army officers
were named in Captain Taggarts peti-
ton as having been more or less the
cause Of the domestic troubles between
Captain and Mrs. Taggart.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-10-26
STRENGTHEN The STOMACH
Or. Williams Pink Pills Realiy Curs
indigestion Instead OF Merely
Relieving Symptoms.

There are plenty of remedies by which
you can relieve for the time heartburn,
pain and gas on the stomach and can
smother nervous sensations and induce
artificial sleep. You can humor your
stomach by giving it predigested food.
But when you take your next meal all
your trouble begins afresh.
There is only one sensible thing to do.
Strengthen the stomach and do away
with the necessity for drugs and arti:
Rcial foods. The best remedy ever found
for this purpose is the one that was used
by L. &C. Strong, of Capleyille, Shelby
county. Tenn.
"For years." he states, 81 suffered
greatly from Indigestion. | tried many
different remedies and some of them
would relieve Inc for a time, but the
trouble always came back. About six
months ago | had an unusually severe
attack. and while | tried everything [
had ever heard of, found that none Of
the ordinary remedies would reach the
difficulty this time.
lone day read in q Memphis paper
how DR. Williams Pink Pills had cured
Michigan woman o sufferer from chronic
dyspepsia of most stubborn type. [
then tried the same remedy and it
proved just as successful i'll my case. l
took only three boxes, and was cured. l
have not had the slightest symptoms Of
indigestion since"
Tho tonic treatment has sound prin-
eipIe rs It's basis, and abundant success in
actual use Multitudes of cases that had
defied all other remedies have been cured
by DR. Williams Pink Pills. The pills
actually make new blood and strike at the
root of all diseases caused by bad blood.
They contain no harmful stimulants or
opiates Every dyspeptic should read,
Z" What TO Eat and How TO Eat" Write
the DR.. Williams Medicine Co., Schenec.
tady, N Y, for free copy.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-10-26
ANNUL Markets CONTRACT.
Canal Supplies Will Be Handled Under
Com issiouer's Order

Canal Supplies Will BE Handled Under
Commissioners Order.
The last action of the Panama canal
commission before sailing from Colon
for New York was the annulment of the
contract awarded to J. E. Markell of
Omaha, Neb., for feeding and caring for
the employees of the canal. The reason
for this action is that Chief Engineer
Stevens, through the department of ma
terials and supplies, under Messrs. Jack
son and Smith, is handling the commits
saries successfully, rendering unneces-
sary the arrangement
The contract with Mr.. Markell was to
run five years and it was estimated that
it would involve $50,0OO,OOO. Hudeins
& Dumas, one of the other firms bidding
for the contract. protested against the
award to Mr.. Markell. alleging favorit-
ism and charging that the latter was
enabled through leak in the office of
Chairman Shontz to gain information
about the other bidders which aided him
In bidding successfully.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-10-26
Many Know This DO Your

The following very interesting CONVERSE
tion between Mr.. White, banker, and Mr..
waiter WellmaD, retired. two prominent
citizens Of the town, was recently over
heard:
Il never buy patent medicine" said Mr..
White. When i feel the need of medical
assistance l call our physician. i don't be-
heve In taking a lot of stuff that I know
nothing about / know, however, that a
great many do use it, and apparently with
good results. but 1 am for getting doctor
Your circumstances render this posi-
ble," replied Mr.. Wellman. but the major
1ty OF people must consider the expense.
Ny experience is that some patent medi-
skill is bafiied. Take, for instance, an af-
niction; say like constipation and stomach
trouble. Did you ever hear Of your family
physician curing case like that? II con-
physic cannot cure constipation, and he will
tel You so. 1t is temporary relief and
before long you need more physic or pills.
Inc doctor charges you 81 every time you
TO nave his prescription filed. Pretty soon
you have the PHI or 'Physic' habit and
your doctor has steady customer. You
cannot read the doctors prescriptions You
than you do about the ingredients of pat
ent medicine. No reliable company will
put lot Of money Into a patent medi-
cine unless they are convinced that IL
will do all that is claimed for it, Usual
~ it is the prescription Of some specialist
who has devoted his life TO the study Of a
certain disease and has mastered 1t.
mention constipation and stomach trou-
bic because / suffered from that affection
for years. 1t is the beginning of nearly all
diseases. Once it gets a grip on you, it Is
serious, stubborn and hard to overcome
never knew a case that was cured by an
ordinary practicing physician, but / do
know Of a number Of bad cases that were
permanently cured by a remedy called
MulIs Grape Tonic. / have used 1t In my
family with satisfactory results. It cured
me, and L know great many more per-
sons 1t has cured. 1t costs 80 cents for q
small bottle or $1.C0 for large bottle.
don't know exactly all that is in it, but 7
do know it cures constipation and stomach
trouble and that is more than my family
doctor could do for me.
l was first attracted to the remedy by
the company's offer TO give the first bottle
free to any one who would write to them
giving their druggists name. / am thsnk.
full for the benefit It has given and advise
every sufferer from constipation To write to
the MulTs Grape Tonic CO., II 4th Ave
Rock Island, Ill, giving them their drug.
gist,s address, so that they can procure a
bottle free Of expense"