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who ministered with a comforting
hand, and gave out the healing sympa-
thy of her huge heart to those who re-
manned at home, weeping with those
who wept and rejoicing with those who
lejoiced.
In the days when darker trials came
and the storm had swept away the labor
Of a lifetime; when the sky was dark,
when the bonds Of slavery were sun
lered, setting free the thousands of her
own race, she remained unwavering in
fidelity, unsullied in her devotion.
1t was she who heard the natal squall
end wrapped the swaddling garments
about the diminutive form. Her strong
arms were a cradle softer than the finest
down, and more soothing than sleep it.
self. 1t was she who translated in
articulate babbling into language Won
derful and wise, who taught infant feet
10 totter and watched the first walking
with more than mothers pride. Her
voice was sweeter than a sirens. and
the fluted melody of her simple tones
| more magical than music-irresistible
her lullaby, all powerful her hush-a'
bye.
And in the Observation-Disclosures days
it was she who knew the mysteries OF
the big pantry and carried the keys To
the secret stores and jam and jelly
What wonderful old woman; wad.
ding around in her turkey-red dress
invading the sacred confines of the
strawberry bed, reveling in the shade OF
the fig bushes or pronouncing the death
sentence upon given number of "yel-
Ter leg" chickens doomed to be fried
next day. Against strict orders from
a higher source she would stuff " tween
meals the Unsuitable NAV of the raven.
Gus youngster with the daint;est dish
for dinner and swear him to eternal
secrecy. She filled his huge pockets
with red apples and prepared special
orders of ginger cake, cooked as ginger
cake was never cooked before. She
presided at the Saturday night carni.
walls, when she welded the wash rag
with wonderful skill in the sinuous
depths of pair of dirty ears, and he1
mandate to come to the :'lick-log" was
memorable.
At night her marvellous tales! Seated
in the glare of the lightwood fire, her
cane bottomed chair pulled close up
to the hearth, where the ashes were
heaped over choice collection Of sweet
potatoes, she extemporized the most
marvellous stories of chants" and bug
ger-bedrs" listened to with
wide-eyed wonderment, dreamed Of
with dread.
After awhile, too old to work, she
would sit by singing her plaintive songs
or descanting upon the glorious days
gone by.
Such a woman was Martha. IE it
any wonder that the grief was great
when she died, that her grave is this
covered with the flowers of
spring ?-Alfred c. Newell, in Atlanta
Constitution.
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p,rH AND POINT.

-Poet-"I have written a tragedy IN
s,x acts.- Crtio-'"That's carrying tho
joke little too far."-Fliegende blas'
ter.
DE Jones-'I hear you're going to
marry Miss Smith. Congratulate you
on your good taste" Brown-oh'
no! that's all off. Not going to marry
at ALL" De Jones-"Congr;'tulate YOU
on your good sense."-sAetch.
Ethel 'Tom says that the ne"
Young man who comes to see You IL .
stock broker. What is he, bull or .
bear~' Maud-"VVell, don't just
know, but he has some of g bears pro-
clivitics." -Somerville Journal.
sd like to have you clean that
snow in the front of the house, and then
I'll give you a break fast," said the lacy
of the house. Its clean enough
naa'am. I'm agin havin' things too
clean.r answered the traup.-Yonkers
Statesman.
observation-disclosures, what makes you
,ate ~ James-"I was pursuing knoWl-
edge" Misunderstanding KNOW"
edge? What do you mean -,
"Why, my dog ran OF with my spelhns
book, and I ran after him."-Harpers
Round Table.
-'1sn't that just wonderful how Mrs:
Smith fought that burglar last night!
He got terrible thraslllng: 1es'
but I understand it happened by mis-
take. She thought it was Smith, tor
Ahom she had been sitting up al
night" Weekly.
Yes" said the doctor, on entering
II can see, madam, that you are Tar
from we'll. But careful diet, week
in the country and an entire rest will
remove the symptoms that are at the
moment decidedly disconcerting." With
astonishment she replied: but, doctor,
it is my husband who is i'll, not mel
Without emotion, he replied: DO not
fleccive Yourself. madam!"-TO-Day.
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CARVED HIS own ~
An Eagllsh Craftsman Puts n. {
- .'- Strange Ohe.

An Engllsh Craftsnan Put. n.
,- "-.. Strange Uso
A coffin yarn from Enu,ana
from q Nottingham paper: "TS.
Of an old gentleman, who ha. %
parted this life in Duddlcatn,!0' '|
wood carving. Being Of indaS
means he was able to devote r. na1
to the craft and become q vow 80
craftsman. After filling his hc,
hand-cazved furniture he turn.s ~
tention to- the carving Of ~
coffin, to contain his remain.
tho richly-carved panels he .nen. l
loving care. In this coffin d. %a]
was buried recently. aud in ac,os,
with minute instructions in hi. 1...
aud testament was followed =.
grave by one mourner only-.
man to whom he had left tn. hs
his property, ignoring all Of n.
tives. The coffin was coayev.d K
churchyard in the old gentlems,'|
vate vehicle. drawn by hi, {.,'
ponY."
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1896-08-07

grandson Howard Matthews, and nepheWs.
Richard and Robert Lockart ~,
The old black nanny was dead. Inc
faithful service of nearly three score
years was at last finished. One more
remnant of the old south was gone.
In keeping with the death notice
above came a funeral Sunday afternoon
an occasion worthy of record as q
tribute of unselfish love, an occasion
significant in it's deep ,solemnity, pa
thetic in it's observance. demonstrating
in it's highest sense the devotion OF mas
ter to slave.
In the rush and turmoil of the pres
ent time, in the fierce struggle for ex-
istence, in the greed for gain, it has
been said that the sentiment of the
south has been sapped-that there ex-
lists no longer the finer feeling which
characterized q civilization that has
passed.
BE that as it may, hiatus was made
in the ceaseless rush in Atlanta, and
over the remains of an old negro woman
We're shed tears of genuine grief, and
lily which she had served. Her life was
the life of many who lived in the past
generation. Her history is the history
Of many families who fourished before
the shock of war came.
Martha was born in Liberty county.
Before the war this section of the state
was the most aristocratic part of
Georgia, and it's historic scenes are
identified with many well-known fam
lilies. She was the property of Maj
Thomas Shackelford, and was given
over by him as y maid to his daugh-
ter, Miss Caroline Shackelford. Both
were the same age, and Martha be-
came maid when she was about II
years old. The little negro was, as was
the custom in those days, the constant
companion of her young mistress. The
maid was generally lifted above the
level of the common mcnial. She occu-
pied the relative position Of bodyguard
and handmaiden. It was in this ca
pacity that Martha served, and when
Miss Shackelford went off to school
the young negro girl went also. Their
lives were closely identified. Martha
presided at the marriage, and was the
happiest mortal at the brilliant occa-
sion when Miss Shackelford became the
wife of Col. C. B. Howard.x She re-
manned with the family, constant in
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800 Reward 31oo

The readers of this paper vii, \. :,
to learn that there is at least o, :" p
disease that science has been aba ~ " Y
all its stages, and that is Catarr%S " +
Catarrh Cure is the only po.a,.
known to the medical fraternitv 'i =.
being q constitutional disease r.o ~
constitutional treatment. HaIrs 4 ~
Cure is taken internally, acting S1
upon the blood ana mucous surfaces
system, thereby destroying the FOUND
strength by building up the constit u
assisting nature in doing its wos1. j
proprietors have so much faith in o =.
tive powers that they offer One I'LL
Dollars Tor any case that it fails :.
Send for list Of testimonials. "
Address F. J. CHENEY & Co., To]e3,
Sold by Druggists, 75c. '''a'l
Halls Family Pills are the best,
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1896-08-07
SparrOws and Bicveles.

A curious thing about the English
sparrow has often been noticed by
wheelmen. When the cyclists first took
to the streets few years ago the birds
used to hop up in the air and skip away
before the wheel was within Is feet of
them. The rapidity of the motion
seemed to startle them out of their wits
But now even with the increased speed
of pneumatic tires and high gears the
birds show little or no fear of the
wheels, waiting till the last moment
before flying. The wheel is often less
than two feet from them before they
take to flight. One sparrow over on
Clinton street. Brooklyn, hoped to one
side a few inches and allowed the wheel
to pass at about 20 inches,-N, Y. Sun.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1896-08-07
PORTUGUESE DISCOVERIES.
Said to Have Described South America ir
the Year Columbus Was Born.

said to Have Described South America in
the Year Columbus Was Born.
The shortest route from the old world
to the new is from Cape Verde to Brazil.
Winds and currents tend to carry ship
probability that Portuguese vessel
should have been driven on to the Bra
lillian coast. This actually happened to
Cabral in 1900. It1night have happened
any time after ships began TO round
Cape Verde. That cape was first round
ed in 1445. In 1446 Il remarkable map
was made by Bianco, showing the most
recent Portuguese discoveries. On it
a long stretch of coastlinc is shown
southwest Of Cape Verde, with an in
scription saying that it is authentic,
and 1900 miles to the west. The only
land in such q position is South Ameri-
ca. The discovery must have been made
between 1445 and 1445.
It is recorded that an unknown island
was found far to the west in 1447. On
the first map dealing with the Atlantic
ocean after Bianco's map. large island
is found inf the position indicated by
Bianco. The Portuguese had good rea-
son for not troubling much about such
an island, until the papal bull of 1883,
with its line of demarcation, when
their conduct leading to the Tordcsillas
treaty of 1904, by which the line was
shifted so far that they secured Brazil,
seems to have been based on knowledge
of the existence Of land in the position
Of that country. Moreover, there is evil
dcnce to show that they publicly
claimed the possession Of such knowl-
edge. If the views here set forth are
tenable, the interesting and important
result is obtained that America was
discovered by the Portuguesei in or about
the very year in which Columbus is be-
lieved to have been born. Without re-
! moving one iota from the real merit Of
Columbus, it would add the crowniny
laurel to the already great glory of that
marvellous man, Prince Henry the Nav
igator, who, it is pardonable to remem-
Der, was half all Englishman.-Geo-
| graphical Journal.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1896-08-07
AN INGENIOUS PICTURE.
Il Shows tho Head Of . Living Person AP-
parently Bolt Upright on . Plate

rtshows tho Head Of Living Person APP
parently Bolt Upright on . Plate
One of the latest tricks is to photo
graph a living head ON a plate. The de-
fusion is merely Photographic one.
Photographs taken in this way show
the head of a living person resting on
a plate which forms part OF the furn1sh-
ing of a dinner table. The object is not
at all grcwsome. In fact, it preserves
an absolutely lifelike appearance. The
contrivance for bringing about this re-
markable delusion is so simple that
anyone may arrange it, 1t is only nee
essary to remove the central leaf OF an
ordinary extensions table and to pro-
vide Il plate or pan cut away so that 1t
may be conveniently placed around the
neck. The person to be photographed
is seated under the table SO that the
head appears just above the table top.
The cloth and the ordinary dinner set
are then arranged in the usual way.
The head is put through a hole in the
cloth ard the plate or dish is placed
closely about the neck. OF course, the
delusion is heightened by the camera
Anyone would recognize the deception
at IL glance, but the camera sees it with
a more partial eye. Pictures made in
this manner have often been extremely
puzzlng>
The trick Of photographing fly or
an ant in such way that it looks like
some gigantic monster of prehistoric
times is also very simple. The eye csti'
mates sizes wholly by comparison. We
Judge the size of unfamiliar objects
by comparison with more familiar ones.
The moon, for example, appears very
much larger as it rises above the house
tops than when it is directly overhead.
It is only necessary to set a NINA turc
church about an inch in height beside
an ordinary fly in order to show, in
the photograph, at least, strange,
fierce animal, as large as a cable car.
Tho camera, by reproducing the two
objects, makes it impossible to esti'
mate the actual size of either of them.
The same principle has been applied
successfully in photographing snakes
and fishes. An ordinary ground worm
three or four inches in length has bee2
| made to appear like an enormous py-
thon. It is only necessary to Irvine this
worm about a tiny toy fence and pho
tograph it in order to produce an illu-
sion which it is impossible to detect
n. Y Journal.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1896-08-07
~Among the Ozarks. "

The Land Of Big Red Apples, Is an Al
tive aud interesting book, Handsomely
trated with views Of South Missouri
cry, including the famous Oldeu fruit
of 5000 acres,in Howell county. tM,
to fruit raising in that great belt Of 4
lea, the southern slope OF the Ozarks
will prove of great value, not only to
growers, but to every farmer aud b
seeker looking for a farm and ! B
Mailed free. Address J. E. Louy
Kansas City, Mo.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1896-08-07
A BLACK NANNY.
Pathetic Scene at the Burial OF
Southern Colored Woman.

ARTHA-T he rea-
tiv.es and friends Of
Mr.. and Mrs. c. &.
Howard are invited
to attend the flu
neral Of their faith
full servant, Martha.
from their residence,
242 R c h ar son
street. at three
o'clock Sunday aft
ernoon. The pail
bearers will be Mr..
c.. B. Howard, his
sons, Warren. Chess
TN-~,vN h{0
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1896-08-07
Homeseekers' Excursions sout

H0meseekors' Excursions SOUTH
On the 18th and 10th of June, also u
Z. 20 and 2lst and several dates duial
gust, September and October, the Gu
T. Eastern Illinois II. Il. will sell irs,|
round trip tickets, good 81 days from
of sale, for one fare plus $500 for the 1
trip, to all points in Florida and the \
Tracks, trains. time, all the best: F'I
Their information address G W. Hump
N. P. A., st. Paul, Mimi. City Tickes0
1s2 Clark St., Or c. L. Stone, G.P. III
Chicago.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1896-08-07
The Variety,

Mrs. Cumso-My new cook is a jewel.
Mrs. Cawker-Is she Irish?
Mrs. Cumso-Ies.
Mrs. Cawker-Then she is an c1ner-
aid, Of course.-To-Date.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1896-08-07

WHEN all is summed up a man
speaks OF himself without loss; his a,
tions Of himself are always beiars
praises Observation-Disclosures.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1896-08-07

"SoMEr1MEs," said Uncle Eben, q
er man asks YER fob advice, what bel
wants is foh yer ter guess his opiuid
tell it ter im:"-Washington Star.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1896-08-07
Fashion In Pistols.

Gentleman lin Chicago gun store)-
1 want a pistol.
Dealer (politely)-Yes, sir. Here is
small, plain weapon, usually bought
for defense against footpads. Here is
silver-mounted beauty. very popular
for shooting sweethearts; and here sir
IS our shef-doovcr, full-jcweled, rolled.
gold plate, all the rage now for shoot.
ing Wives.-N. i. Weekly.
Mount Sinai, the mountain from
which the law Of Moses is said to have
been delivered, is 5000 feet high.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1896-08-07
"Unlucky" Opals.

It is not fashionable to be supcrsti-
tious about wearing opals. Ten years
ago the woman who wore an opal was
a brave woman indeed. To-day, experts
admit, more opals are bought than any
other precious stones except diamonds.
It was Sir Walter Scott who helped, in
Anne, of Geierstein, to arouse the fears
of the superstitious concerning the
wearing of that beautiful stone, and it
was German dealer in gems who fos-
tered that fear very successfully, for
other ends than those of romance. He
came to England ycars-aso, we are told
by lady jeweler, to fill an order from
one of the roya! families in Germany
wedding order, if remember rightly.
Opals were then high. He had printed
the story that opals were unlucky, and
spread the report diligently. In short
time the price went down, and he was
enabled to fill his order and make a
handsome profit. - Westminster Ga
zette.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1896-08-07

attachment to the children was equal
to a mothers devotion. She presided ut
their birth. She nursed them in in
fancy. She watched them in youth.
She snw them g, out into the world
and regarded their career with matern-
al pride. What success they had she
attributed in part to her care. What
misfortunes they met with called out
her sympathy. Hers was life OF love.
Worn with age, shattered with the
infirmities of,many years, several weeks
ago She sickened and it was soon seen
that her malady was fatal. Those chill
dren whom she had nursed were in con-
slant attendance upon her bedside, sup
plying every want.
She died Saturday at the home ofCol.
Howard, on Richardson street. Sunday
came the funeral. It was scene of strik-
ing pathos. Gathered about the grave in
the special lot in Westview were those
whom she had served in life. The serv-
ices were performed by DR.. Davis. OF
the St. Johns Methodist church, in a
simple and impressive way. The pail
bearers were the sons and nephews of
Col. Howard. Tenderly they lowered
the coffin into the earth. sadly they stood
with barred heads while the last sad
rites were read. Their grief was deep.
And so came the funeral of Martha.
1t was simply Il glimpse Of old southern
life-a strange scene in this busy world
to-day.
She was one of . class of which few
remain.
The ''black nanny" will soon be an
extinct type. The last of her kind is
rapidly disappearing with the wane OF
that civilization upon which the heroic
principles of the past were founded.
Who could forget her.-thc kindly
black face scanned with wrinkles OF
many years-years of peace and pros
pcrity, and turmoil and strife, of nd.
versity and misfortune. In the days
when the south flourished, goodly
land, and the boundless acres Of tho
planter groaned with the wealth Of cot
ton and corn, the old nanny was SUI
preme aud Difference due her exalted
station was rendered by others of her
race. Her authority almost equaled
the firm dictates of the master, but
her reverence for him was sacred and
her love strong.
In the day when came the conflict and
the shock Of war was felt, 1t was she
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1896-08-07

ADVERTISEMENT Swiss hotel '
some Munich waiter girls in TyroeaI
tune who can speak Freuch."-FGee
Blaetter,
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1896-08-07

FITS stopped free and peT1SQently 4
No fits after first days us of Pr. ~
Great Nerve Res; orer. Fee = triatt
& treatise. Din. KLINE, 933 Arch st. Phial
LOOK how the blue-eyei violets II
love to one another.-r. B. Read.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-06-02
THE new y. S. ATTORNEY.

Mr.. w. B. Childers was yesterday ap-
pointed United States attorney for New
Mexico to succeed the late J. B. H. Hem
ingway. This announcement will carry
with it nothing in the nature of a sur
prise, for at the time of Mr.. Hemingway's
appointment, it will be remembered, Mr..
Childers had practically the unanimous
support of the people of the territory for
the position.
William Burr Childers was born in
Tennessee, March co. 1854, his birth place
being Pulaski, Giles county. He was
educated at Washington and Lee. univer
sity, IN Virginia, graduating in 1873 with
the degree of bachelor of arts. Imme-
dately he entered the law department
of the same institution and completed
the prescribed course in 1874. In 1875
he opened law office in St. Louis where
he remained in business until 1879. On
the first day of the year following Mr..
Childers reached Santa Fe and shortly af
terward took up his residence at Albu-
querque. Here he engaged in his profess
sion, for which he was so thoroughly re-
inforced by training, study and predilec-
ton, and it was not long before he had
taken rank as one of the ablest, most as
tute and energetic members of the New
Mexico bar, a position he has maintained
with dignity and the highest ability. He
has always shown public spirit in adj
vancing the interests of New Mexico and
it's people, and in the several positions of
honor and trust to which he has been
called from time to time he has brought
the same zeal, energy and broad-minded
intelligence which will characterize his
efforts in this new office. The New MExI-
CAN congratulates the people and tenders
its thanks to the president for his prompt
recognition of so worthy citizen of New
Mexico.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-06-02
A HINT TO CATRON.

If Delegate Catron had the tact and
courage to reveal to the members of con-
gress the solemn truth and the facts re-
specting the Brice-C oler bond steal there
is no doubt that he could muster force
enough to eliminate the bond amendment
feature of the territorial bond approval
act and pass it. But Mr.. Catron Is in a
position, having been attorney for the
Colers and vice-president of one of Mr..
Brice's railroads, where he can not do
this. Besides he is one of those men
who is afraid to oppose greedy corporate
power and goldbugism, hence his pres
ent dilemma. But we warn Mr.. Catrop
now that if he should come back to New
Mexico with an apology for his failure
to pass this bond approval act through
congress, he alone will be held RESPONSE
BILE by the people. He can't mix his
private business as attorney with public
affairs and explain away his failure to
accomplish just results by any sort of an
effort to shift responsibility on the
shoulders of set of Wall street cormo-
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-06-02

The supreme court says the sugar
bounties must be paid. Mr.. Cleveland's
deficit will be increased by many millions
by these payments. The gold reserve is
lowering again. Mr.. Cleveland will have
to Issue more bonds. Most any business
man who had been steadily getting into
debt by pursuing certain policy would
change that policy, at least after thirty
years trial. Still the "great tinanciers"
of both the leading political parties say
there's nothing so good AS this nations
present and past financial policy.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-06-02
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