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secretly pleased with her sons thought

secretly pleased with her sons thought
fulness for Mr.. Morton, "but it's slang
to say pinch since you've been on tho
Mornin' Moon; arrest would be better.
And you'se want to look out for some
sleep before the day is over, sure"
And so the two parted, the widow to
her tubs, and her son on his way to help
the ''extra'' who called him Patsy and
not Peleg. This was not so easy mat
ter as Patsy had thought. He hadn't
the slightest idea where 1.-THE scrump-
tious Mr.. Colley Thompson" lived, and
it was quite noon before he found out.
After that they both had to go hunting
for Morton's lodgings, and when he had
been found a plan had to be devised by
which the arrest could be made and the
news preserved from the Daily Spread
Eagle: 1t was Thompsons day off, and
he went straight to the police Office,
where as an old-time police reporter he
was we'll known, and was sworn in as
special Then large and varied as
sortment of handouts was secured, for
no one could tell how many would come
for the basket. Half a dozen men from
the Morning Moons pressrooms and
elsewhere were called in as deputies,
SO that there should be help enough in
case the burglars were numerous, the
forms were ordered left open late if the
thieves should be dilatory, and Morton
was set to writing the story.
"I'll run this enterprise" declared
Thompson, "but you must be historian
and you must get plenty of snap into
your story. It'll be the best scoop in
year, if we have no more bad luck and
you'll get off the extra list fast enough,
but it'll be to go on as regular, sure"
In order to lure the burglars into the
trap the basket was emptied of the sil-
verware, filled with stones, and, with the
covering all in place was set out again
in the niche under the stairs. This was
done before night, of course, and as
quietly as possible. A little after dark
the vigil began. Every man who passed
through the little alley was watched as
suspects had never been watched be-
fore, but the guilty parties did not APP
pear till near midnight, and when they
did they wore skirts. Twice the two
women, as they seemed to be, sauntered
through the alley, apparently paying no
attention to the basket. The first time
no attention was paid to them because
of their dress. Their return through
the alley made the watchers suspicious,
however, and when they came back the
third time everything was in readi-
ness. AS they stopped to lift the basket
the ambushed forces sprang forward
and in twinl1ling both men, for the
skirts were only worn as disguise, were
thrown off their feet, and, after short,
sharp and decisive struggle, the "brace-
let's" were fastened on their wrists.
Patsy was of the party, of course.
having begged night off, and in mo-
ment he was on his way to 1.-THE Morn
ing Noon Office with the first part of
Ntorton's 'story" held tight in his hand.
After that it was all matter Of mere
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1897-10-22
"FRosTE0 HIS PIPES.
The Troubles of a Culprit i'm a Jn...
ShOD.

shop.
He was a sorry-looking specimon o.,
climbed YEARLY up to the witness cba az ae
Justice Sevcrson's court. His Eve. u WI. IN
discolored and his features awry. H. r, we're
O bunged looking fist as he took the oa .tse ~
tell the truth, the whole truth and not tM 70
but the truth, "swelpimgod." His voice en ,uas
one of the queerest in the world. If way as
pitched in a squeaky, high falsetto a" as
seemed doubly comical coming from suc J,a
husky looking specimen.
"Speak up" shouted his honor; "wh,t.,
the matter with your voice?' "''S
"Me pipes is frosted, judge, your honor
squeaked the prisoner.
"Ill frost your pipes for you," remarked
the court. "What was it all about? p Aeu
"Well, We see, Judge, your honor, went
Meme to pny %t shs kef By see
l says, here, now, Pm goin' to play wit the
the kid an she gives out holler. A con Oa.
comes chasin' in an when goes to exn] pi,
he grabs me pipes and twists 'em. Sa"
judge, | can't talk no louder than this if'ff
was to hang for it."
"How about this, officer?" said the iudoa
"The two of 'em was fghtin', Judge, ana
separated EN- replied the guardian Of the
peace.
"Where is your mother-in-law said the
court.
That lady stepped forward calm and with.
out mark on her face.
James," said the court, addressing tho
gentleman with the frosted pipes, "you Seem
to have gotten the worst of that mix.m
Don t let it occur again. Call the next case
Discharged Chicago Chronicle.
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ORCHARD AND GARDEN.

Always select trees with smootn'
healthy looking bark.
The time to shape the heads OF trees
is while they are growing.
Use the suds from the wash tubs ~
fertilizer in the orchard.
Cut out all of the old canes from
among the raspberries now.
Proper thinning of the fruit gives IL
a better opportunity to develop.
Use hardwood ashes literally among
the small fruits and in the garden.
Now is a good time to check growth
by pinching back the terminal buds.
All wood that is more than two years
old should be cut out of the gooseber-
ries.
Sort all fruit to be sent to market
carefully, and in this way increase its
value.
Prune out all useless shoots in young
fruit trees before the growth is COM
pleted.
Before setting out strawberry plants
be sure that the soil is worked into
fine filth.
Late cultivation is often detrimental
by not allowing time for the new wood
to ripen.
One objection to too low training in
the orchard is that it intereferes with
the cultivation.
Good growth now practically deter
mines the value of bearing canes and
vines next season.
A good mulch properly applied keeps
down weeds and renders the soil loose,
moist and porous.
When fruit is thinned the parent plant
is exhausted far less than when all is
allowed to remain.
Every farm should have an orchard
for home use, proportional to the ne
cessities of the family.
One advantage in selecting reason
ably dry soil for an orchard is that it
permits of deeper setting.
The safest way to get rid of orange
rust in raspberries is to dig out every
affected plant and burn it.
Small and inferior berries are often
the result of letting the vine get too
thickly matted in the rows.
If fruit trees are kept carefully
trimmed from the beginning they may
easily be given the desired form.
The orchard can be made to serve two
purposes-the production of fruit and
as range and feeding ground for poul-
try.
Apples should be picked as soon as
ripe. If there is delay the apples will
fall off and more or less of the crop will
be lost.
Coal ashes applied literally around
the fruit trees will not only act as a
mulch, but will help to keep away in
sect pests.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1897-10-22

the beginning of his service on the
Morning Moon, ''what dye think? May
be this is the very silver them bur-
glars stole. 1t was Judge Rollins house
they broke into, and here it is! Here's
the r. on the spoons! See that? Well
help out Mr.. Morton yeti"
''Sure, Patsy" interrupted his moth
er, "spake lower, Place, and tell me:
How is our fndin' the silver to help out
Mr. Norton? And tell me how was it
that they hid it right here in the alley?
And what"
"Ye're as excited as me, every bit,
mother, DEAR" cried Patsy, 'or ye'd
give me time to answer wan question
afore We fired another wan at me. Well
keep the silver here all day, and the
thief'n come to get it at ight, and then
We'll have him arrested and will have
Mr.. Morton help detect the thief, and
he'll get big scoop on the Daily
Spread Eagle, and then he won't lose his
place.
"How was it that the burglars left
the stuff here? Why, they was a-movin'
the basket last night, and got scared of
noise or something, anu LOT lear OF
bein' caught, and SEEM it was dark
under them stairs, they hid it in hur-
ry, never dreamin' annybody'd see it
there. And sure nobody would have
seen it if you hadn't opened the door
just right, to let the lamplight shine
across the alley. An
But, Patsy interrupted the widow,
again, 81 do Zoe thinkin' we'd better turn
it over to the police right now and not
wait for Mr.. Morton. Suppose some
wan finds we have the basket in our
possession, isn't possession nine points
of the law? And won't they be thinkin'
maybe we're the thieves"
"Sure, mother" cried Patsy, well
chance it, won't we? Nobody'll think
we have it here, and we'll shove it right
back here in the cupboard and you'll
20 to work while start out to find the
crumptious Mr.. Colley Thompson and
yet him to help me help Morton pinch
he thieves when they come.
"Au right, Patsy" said the widow, !
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1897-10-22

on them fellers all right, sure. cant
use all his big words, but I'll try to tell
you about it.
"He walks into the city room where
they was gathered about the big table
they all work around and listens for
awhile to them a-chewin' OF the rag
about poor Morton. And then he looks
at them with a smile of conscientious
sooperiority and then he says:
"I've got few chunks of informa-
ton to present frappay' (that means
freezin' cold, mother, dear) to youse
buddin journalists that youse may not
Like to hear, and one of them is that
no matter if Morton did get left on that
burglary he's got more good newspa-
per stuff in one of his little fingers than
all of youse put together. Maybe he'll
get the sack over this thing, but I've got
direct and special information that the
solid and influential citizen who owns
this sheet thinks there's more style in
one of Morton's articles than in all the
rest of the paper, outside of the work
of myself in the department devoted to
the noble arts of sport and OF my dis
tinguished colleague, the editor in chief,
in the columns given over to politics.
And youse may all put it in your pipes
and smoke it, that no matter what hap
pens to Morton just now, he'll be
a-writin' iteratoor while yous're Still
| reporting local news"
"Weu, Patsy" said his mother, as her
| son gave pause to begin on the cold
o1< $o1 11o1
| is, and I wisht I could think of some
way We might help Mr.. Morton out, but
I can't, I'm afraid. I know somethin'
about rubin clothes on the board, but
mighty little about newspapers, for
sure. And by the same token must
be gettin' away if want to begin me
work early"
AS she spoke she opened the back
door of the little house to go out by the
alleyway. From a door a broad beam
of yellow la1nplight streamed across the
narrow passage, brightly Illuminating
sort of niche under the fight of out
side stairs on the building opposite.
"Patsy," she called, "come here a
minute. What's that, over there under
the stairs; basket? Let's have look
at it, anyhow"
Patsy ran out of the house and across
the alley and kicked the object to which
his mother had drawn attention. AS he
did so he heard clicking sound. as of
! metal.
Lets take it into the house." he
whispered, breathless with sudden
suspicion. 1T feels heavy to me fut
and it sounds"
Before the sentence was finished they
had the weighty basket inside the little
| house and were stripping off it's cover
ing of burlap. Then the widow began
to take spoons and pepper boxes, forks
and soup ladies, all of shining silver,
from the baskets depths.
"Begob!" cried Patsy, in his excite
ment, using an ejaculation which he
had been trying to leave off ever since
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1897-10-22
IN MEMORlAM.

The golden gates swung wide that summer
morning,
A. through the portals passed an angel
blest,
Bearing message from the highest Heav-
''Come, faithful soul. come unto me and
rest"
You knew him not, although he stood be-
side her,
And, bending lowly, whispered in her ear:
You could not see him clasp his arm about
You only knew-the world grew dark and
drear.
And yet the angel kissed her brow so weary.
And pressed the fevered hands with low
ing care,
And saw the dear face catch the radiant
brightness,
Nor guessed why 1t had grown so won
drous fair;
But ali! the weary days and years that
followed
The listening for the well-beloved voice,
The call Of Mother" and the painful
The wondering that the world could still
rejoice.
But day Ia by day you understood more clear
The gift God sent her on that summer
day;
His angel cast life's garments from about
her,
And care and pain forever rolled away.
He gently took from out her tired fingers
The vari-colored web and woof of time.
He touched her heart, with Gods dear
name engraven,
And bowed his head before her faith sub
lime.
And then he raised her on his shining pin
ions
While yet you knelt, bowed down with
grief and fears,
Far, far above-she did not hear you weep
ing,
For Gods own music burst upon her
ears.
God gave her rest. For you the lonely
waiting,
The taking up the broken threads of life,
While starlike shines this hope amid the
darkness,
He knoweth best. His peace will follow
strife.
He knoweth best. The while our feet are
stumbling
Along life's rugged road, and at our side
The loved ones faint and falter on the
journey
Or in the darkness sink into the tide.
Still through the vista Of darkened fu-
ture,
Faith lights the pathway upward to
Gods throne,
He knoweth best-with Him in all His
glory
Some day He will unite us to our own.
Margaret H. Punch. in Boston Budget.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1897-10-22
BROAD TIRES NEEDED.
They Mean y Great Saving, Both q
Labor md Money,

They Mean = Great Saving, Both Of
Labor md Money.
The movement in favor of good roads
which has at last really begun to agi-
tate rural communities all over the
country involves many contributory is
sues of considerable Importance. For
instance, associations which have un-
dertaken the task of improving the
country roads are generally advising
farmers to make use of broad tires
upon their wagon wheels, instead of
the narrow tires which cut and rut a
soft road so deeply.
1t is not easy to induce the farmers
to follow this advice, because it i'm
plies and requires at the outset the re-
pairing of the road. Broad-tired wag-
ons could make little or no progress
over some of the muddy and rough
roads which are too often found not far
from the busiest and most thriving
cities. Narrow wheels cut their way
through more easily, but only at the
cost of exhausting the horses which
draw the wagon, and of still further in
juring the road as thoroughfare.
If the highway could but be improved
sufficiently to bear the heavy tires, the
wheels would act like miniature road
roller and assist in keeping the road in
good condition instead of tearing it to
pieces.
AS an immediate result, access to
markets would be made much more
easy, draught animals would gain in ef-
ficiency and length of service, and it
would be possible to transport larger
leads with greater ease and conven-
fence than is the case at present.
The farmers and the rural commune
ties which they control hesitate to take
the first step because of the immedia te
expense involved. It ought not to be
hard to convince so intelligent portion
OF the community that real economy,
both OF labor and money, would be-
gained by improved roadbeds and the
use of broader tires-Youth's Com
panion.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1897-10-22
FARM AND GARDEN.
CHEAP AND DURABLE.
rhe Tub Silo Has Many Advantages IN
Itn FAVOR.

rhe Tub silo Has Many Advantages In
Its Favor.
The farmers who are using the tub
silos are in every case, SO far as l can
learn, we'll pleased with them. They
can be built at half the expense OF the
square or rectangular silo, and they
commend themselves in every way to
the small farmer and dairyman. They
can be constructed of two by SIX
scantling, but they should be bevelled'
not grooved or tongued.
The reason for bevelling is this: Ii
put up otherwise, they come in con-
tact only at the interior edge. Should
there be knothole or an irregularlty
in the scantling, or should it by shrink
ing become slightly warped there. it
would be almost impossible to make
it alright. Have the scantling bevelled
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1897-10-22
HOMEMADE ROAD GRADER

lower front edge of the mold board,
The whiffietrees (a) allow the use of n
team by the chain or rope (b) which is
regulated for shafts by the holes &c c)
The land side is made level by d rub
bling it smooth after the mold BOARD f.,
has passed over. The horses walk on
the unplowed soil (f), which is left in
the center of the road at h. The grader
must be regulated by hooking the
evener back or forth (see 1, 2, 81 on
chain. and the driver following at 4. 8
or 6. If needed, the grader should be
weighted. Mine cost one dollar com.
plete.-S. Doll, In Rarn and Home.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1897-10-22
Shake Into Your Shoes,

Aliens Foot-Ease, 2 powder for the feet
1t cures painful, swollen, smarting feet and
instantly takes the sting out of corns and
bunions. It's the greatest comfort discovery
of the age. Aliens Foot-Ease makes tigh.
or new shoes feel easy. 1t is a certain cure
for sweating, callous, hot, tired, aching feet
Try it to-day. Sold by all druggists and shoe
stores, 25c. Trial package, FREE. Wrteto
Allen S. O]msted, Leroy, n. Y.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1897-10-22

detail. The thieves were taken into the
little house and held until it was too
late for THE Daily Spread Eagle to
get any of the news and then the regu-
lar police were called in and the cul.
prits locked up in a stronger prison
than the widows little home.
And before the newsboys finished
calling out: Full account of burglars
captured" Morton knew he was no
longer an ''e2try" but full-fedged
REGULAR on the city staff of THE
Morning Moon"
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1897-10-22
HOME CATEChlSM.
Most Men Would Have Avoided
Trouble by More Skfllful Answers.

Most Men Would Have Avoided
Trouble by More Skfllful Answers.
A good many hundreds and even thou
sands of long-sutfering husbands can
bear sorrowful testimony to the fact
that this is the sort of catechism the
wives of their bosoms subject them to
every time they put ON their ha Us to 20
out in the evening:
where are you going?"
20, I'm going out for few minutes -
"Where?'
80, nowhere in particular"
what for?"
20, nothing"
"Why do you 60 them"
"Well, want to go; that's why"
"Do you have to go?''
II don't know that do.''
''Why do you go, then?"
because"
because what?"
'WeIl, simply because"
"Going to be gone long?'
"No"
'How long?"
II don't know"
ANYBODY going with your
"No."
"Weil, it's strange that you can't be
content to stay at home few minutes.
Don't be gone long, will you?"
mo"
"See that you don't"
This is one reason why so many mar.
.iages are dead fiat fzzle and failure,
TimeA
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1897-10-22
The "Extry's" Promotion.
BY OSBORN SPENCER.
copyright. 1871

WINDOW o'BRIEN saw that her son
wv Patsy was bothered the moment
he entered the house. It was early-so
early that the first gray dawn of the
short winter day had hardly yet made
itself visible. He had just finished his
nights work at the office. of 1.-THE
Morning Moon," where, though he was
quite IS he carried copy and proofs till
the paper went to press, and then
helped in the mailing department. She
was all ready to start out for days
work at the washtub, but, as usual,
stopped long enough to hear the story
of the night before, which Patsy told
while he ate the cold snack she had
ready for him.
"And what's gone wrong now, Pat
sy?" she queried, with motherly solicit
tude.
"Sure, mother dear, he replied reas-
suringly, ''it's no trouble of me own
this time. It's me friend, Morton, the,
extra reporter I've told ye of, that's
run up agin hard luck, and it's meself
that's been tryin' to think of a plan to
help him out, all the way home. But
me heads as thick as two-inch plank,
this morning, and I see no way to do it
at all.
'Ye see they're a-givin' Mr.. Morton a
chance, they say. And that names THAI
whinever there's anyone of the re-
porters away from the Office for day,
Morton, he comes in. That gives him
work four or five days in the week some
times, and he was to be made 'regu-
lar like the Others, bimeby, if he done
well. But the day before yesterday he
was adoin' of the police in Wilbur's
place and somehow he didn't hear any
thing about a beautiful big burglary
that was printed in The Daily Sperad
Eagle in the mornin' and now the regu-
lar reporters is all a-sayin' his name is
'Dinnis' and Mud and so on and he'll
never get a regular job. Worse yet, he
may lose his place as extra"
Hold up a minute, Patsy DEAR" his
mother broke in. "Is it this Mr.. Nor
ton that's treated you so well in the
ofice?''
''Sure it's him that's the only man
that didn't folly in the lead of that
scrumptious Mr.. Colley Thompson the
sportin' editor whin he called me Pc
Leg the day I first set me tut in the
office, and by the same token that's
why I like Mr.. Morton so well aud why
I've swore to get even with that scrump-
tious Mr.. Colley Thompson. And it's
your own plan, mother dear, that's
workin' so well with that fine gintle-
man. Youse told me the best way to
even up with him was to make him help
me along faster than he wanted to and
said l could do that best by being of
use to him.
But anyway I'm ikin' him much
better this mornin' than ever before for
he's feelin' as bad about Mr.. Mortons
hard luck as am mesef He's not a
bit Like them regular reporters, and he
gave them a talkin' to just before
erybody left the office that made
hem look sick and done me heaps of |
rood. If there's amy one thing Mr.. Col
ey Thompson prides himself on it's
his 'c'loquial 'cabulary,' which means
hat he uses lots of big words when he
alks. Well. he let his 'cabulary loose
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1897-10-22
A H. & O. Novelty.

Among the many advertising novelties BE-.
ing issued by the B. & 0. is one which is sure
to attract very considerable amount of at.
tention. 1t is known as '"The Book Of The
Royal Blue" and is issued monthly by Col
D. b. Martin, Manager of Passenger Traffic.
OF magazine size and filled with attractive
half-tone illustrations and good reading mat
ter, ''The Book of The Royal Blue" is bound
to make a hit. One splendid feature is a
list of names ard address of every passenger
and freight agent
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1897-10-22
In the White Mountains.

Landlord they discover the identity
of that petrifed body which was found il
the valley yesterday?
New-Y orker-I don't know; but think
it was man from whom one Of your waiter,
refused to take tip.-Judge.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1897-10-22
THE HANDY MECHANIC

Nominal Expense.
Every township should own road
grader, but not every town can afford
new improved machine. The plan here
with illustrated has worked well in this
section. 1t is all wood except the one
quarter by one-half inch iron plate on
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1897-10-22

See that no suckers are growing from
tn roots of the fruit trees.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1897-07-17
For the Ledger.
VAN WICK ITEMS.

Some of the young people of
NaNhaw had II very pleasant pic
mic On the banks OF the Catawba
River at the Indian Ferry in DR.
= \ Nisbcts' Park ON last Tuesday.
They crossed over the River and
saw the Catawha Nation mt home
They were like many othcrs-not
much impressed with the Indian
homes and surroundings.
-Ol timus and few friends of
Van Wyck attended a Sunday
School picnic at Friendship church
over on the York side of Catawba
River Thursday. We met good
many friends and made many new
acquaintanccs. The Sunday school
was entertained for some length
with instructive and appropriate
addresses by Rcys j Barr Harris
Of Rock Hill and Henry Stokes Of
Van Wyck. Both Of these Young
men did credit to themselves and
won new laurel, to TO their ah cadv
fine reputation aS imprompturc
orators. Our NOuur fr'ruG / |