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Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1897-10-15
AROUSED HIS CURIOSITY.
She Had Never Heard Of the Cathay
Hut 1t Must BE Good.

She Had Never Heard Of the Cathay
Hat 1t Must BE Good.
"No," remarked the young man. who is.
very much given to interspersing his con-
versation with quotations, Il shall not 60.
away for the summer"
"That is too bad" exclaimed the young
woman in the bicycle suit, alphabetically.
Not at all. This thing of sitting around
on piazzas and doing nothing except wishing
that there was some other way of killing
time faster is not at all to my taste. As a
city than it is elsewhere, and there is always
something going. on. like the hustle and
the hurry and the hum"
But you must have rest, you know. You
will wear yourself out if you DON'T
"Oh, WELL" he went on, with that come
whatmay manner which can usually be re-
lied on to impress very young woman,
1T is better to wear out than rust out"
But there is no need of doing either, is
there" she inquired, apprehensively.
perhaps not. But it is my disposition.
than cycle of Cathay."
change the subject!''
g! wasn't aware that I had changed the
subject
"Why, yes. You said: Better 20 years,
of Europe than cycle of Cathay.'"
Aren't you familiar with that?''
:. NO." she reluctantly confessed; II be-
ieve you made it up"
ooh, no; that isn't nine"
zone WHAT"
"a Cathay. I never heard of it, but it;
must be very fine make of cycle to cost as
much as trip to Europe. ashington
Star
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1897-10-15
OPPOSED TO IT.
He Was Down ON Poker But Touched
I'm Wheat.

MY son. said the old gentleman, II hear
you lost large sum of money at game
of chance called poker the other evening""
Eyes, dad, that's so. I'm afraid it was A.
large sum, but it didn't scare me- Besides.
l generally win, and I'm still ahead of the
game"
The old gentleman frowned.
do you mean to say, them" he asked,
"that you make a continuous practice Of
gambling:'
"Why-er- / play the game a pretty
good deal right along, yes. What of it?"
This much of it, sir. forbid it in the
future! ! utterly discountenance any kind
or sort of immoral ways of making money
like those Of stalking on unknown or doubt
full results. It's wrong, my boy; it's wrong.
Look at the ethics Of it. Suppose you do
win. You obtain money for which you have
done no work-you have made no return for
it, and rightfully it is not yours. If you lose
your stake it is still worse, and you might as
we'll have thrown your money away. No,
sir, there must be no more of your gam
bling, or shall cut you off altogether. IN
derstand me, sir, ] am opposed to it on every
ground"
And the old gentleman hurried away to.
his office down town to instruct his broker
to buy heavily in wheat, as he had suspi--
cion that there would be a rise within "a
hOurs.-N. Y. journal.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1897-10-15

IS regiments of infantry were sum-
lnarily "telescoped" into half their
number, and some hundreds of officers
and gentlemen who had joined the reg
ular service at the end of the great war
in the reasonable hope of attaining
suitable rank before they died, found
themselves suddenly bereft of all hope
of promotion and doomed to remain
subalterns and file-closers until they
were 50. It was the year when to pro-
vide for the superfluous officers of the
consolidated regiments of foot they
We're crammed into every obtainablc
vacancy in the horse and artillery
when incompetents were ordered be-
fore board of examiners and given
chance to defend their commissions,
while-oh, the black shame of it,
others, gallant fellows who had fought
ali through the war, but had been at
some time or other in the past ut
ODDS, personal or official, with certain
of their superiors, now, without word
Of warning, without opportunity of de-
Tense, without knowing who were their
accusers or what the accusations. found
themselves summarily dropped from
the rolls and their places promptly
filled. The needed reduction by far
means proving too slow, the methods
of foreign despotisms were resorted to;
"contidential reports" were solicited
from commanding officers, some OF
whom, disdaining such lettre-de-cachet
business, promptly consigned the Of
Tending document to the flames or
''pigeon-holcd" it without reply. while
others accepted eagerly the oppor-
tunity to undermine the men whom
courts had honorably acquitted. In
some few instances there were gentle
men thus disposed of who never knew
they had been accused of a INSIDE
meanor until, amazed, they saw their
names upon the published list. Among
these thus given their congo was Breret
Capt. j. p. Close, first lieutenant
--teenth infantry, at the moment eN-
pccting his promotion to the captaincy
of company C. "The old man." as
his soldiers called him, had returned to
duty after his six months leave. with
eyesight permanently impaired. and
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1897-10-15
p,1n AND POINT.

She 10 decided brunette, isn't
she?" "Very. They say her husband
can't call his soul his own."-Puck.
Bobby (admiring the India-ink tat
tooing on Dickey's arm)-"Did it hurt
much?" Dickey-"Not till my mother
saw it."-Boston Transcript.
Impossible People~"Whom were
you just now walking with, Edith ?"
"Nobody, mamma" ''That's what I
suspected. You must drop him at
once."-Detroit Journal.
docs your wife object to your
staying out so late of nights?" "A
little; but what really raises her wrath
10 for me to come home SO quietly that
she doesn't know when I get in."-In-
dianapolis Journal.
-Husband-"Ive some bad news for
you, my dear; that old bachelor
brother of mine has failed-lost his
entire fortune" Wife-"Oh, John, how
dreadful! and just as we had named
the baby after him."-Tit-Bits.
More Observation-Disclosures,
teacher wants us to give definition of
a patriot" Mr.. Figg-"Well, a patriot
IL man who does something for his
country or does his country for some
thing, I'm not just sure which."-1n-
d1anapolis Journal.
Parts We Play.-"1t may be true
that all the worlds STAGE" said the
gloomy man, 'but the statement that
the men and women are players is
gross flattery in most cases." what
would you call them?" "Supes. About
500 in every 1000 are just plain, ordi-
nary, everyday supes, who are not
even entitled to be enumerated among
the members of the company support
ing the star" -Chicago Evening Post.
Aunt Ada was trying to teach her
four-year-old nephew the value of pa
thence and the futility of crying on the
slightest provocation or without any
provocation at all. Herbert" she said,
''once there was little boy who cried
and cried until there was nothing left
of him but tear-drop, and presently
that drop dried up, and there was moth
ing left of that little boy" The small
listener looked at the narrator of the
story with large, round eyes, and asked
in a solemn voice: What became of
his soul ?"-Pittsburgh Chronicle-Tele-
graph.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1897-10-15
A Country without . Railroad.

To railway builders out of work
Alaska offers great if not an inviting
field. With a territory ten times as
large as New York state, it has not a
mile of steam road, or any other kind
of road. Thousands of citizens of the
United States are ready to emigrate
thither long enough to pick up what
gold they want, and yet our govern
ment has not built single railway for
their accommodation. The only trans
portation line into the gold fields IL
owned by selfish capitalists. non-resi-
dents at that. who expect to make .
profit out Of the INDECENT gold seeker.
Hallway Are.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1897-10-15
I'm only too glad to stay. Twas

I'm only too glad to stay. was
afraid you might send me away any,
how, even after you found I had given
up the shoulder-straps-for your sake,
since Esther told me I'd find it hard
work to make you d soldiers wife,"
"Esthuh! She said such mean things
bout me Oh, Ah'll pay huh off TO- that!
All could manage just as well as she
could, and keep house ev'y bit as we'll!
Alive been out theyh often with Jenny
Sweet, and seen just how they man
aged. Aid been watching-and study
ing" (sob) ''and now-now"-with sud-
den inspirar1on-"Ahb 'lieve you're just
laughing at me! All hate you mob than
evuh, and Ah'u nevuh mah'y you
nevuh-jus' TO- leavin' the ahmy and
not havin' sufficient confidence in me to
think I could be soldiers wife. All
might have done it-Ah would, perhaps,
If you had stayed, but-but-"
But now she was seized and strained
to his heart, and the furiously blushing
face was kissed again and again,
though indignant tears were starting
from her eyes. It was useless to strug-
gle. She leaned there at last, passive,
pouting, sobbing little, and striving
to push herself from his embrace, but
striving SO fcebly, 50 very fecbly. my
own little rebel" he murmured, with
his lips close pressed to her cheek,
'Esthuh' did tell me I'd find it hard
work to win you for a soldiers wife, did
tell me you had had no care or expert
ence in the past, did say she thought a
! northern officer would have fallen in
love elsewhere; but she never said you
| were not fit to be soldiers wife, and
I never said was going to quit being
soldier. love it better than any
thing in the world-but you"
"You did! You said yo'd done with
the sboulder-straps fo'evuh." And up
flashed the indignant gray eyes again,
and this brought the quivering little
mouth, so red and soft and warm, too
close for safety to his yearning lips
Down they swooped upon their prey.
II didn't" he whispered as he held her
close. cts the old strap-the second
lieutenant's-Ill never wear agin.
I've won my bar now. and my WIFE"
We were sitting one winters evening
nearly two years later in the Lambcrts'
quarters at old Fort Scott. Kinsey was
there too, and Floyd Walton with his
bride on their wedding tour. A blazing
fire of hickory logs was swapping on
the hearth, and under the soft light of
the shaded lamp was Katesie, a charm
ing picture of young wifehood, her
needlc-work dropped in her lap, her
gray eyes following every movement
of her husband, who was declaiming to
his guests and pacing up and down in
uncomfortable excitement
It was the January of the "consoli-
dation year," when by act Of congress
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1897-10-15
The CanoDied Ceiling.

The canopied ceiling has been marred by
whitewas iS The ho time s S, Was When the cei
ing seemed like summer night, blending
of starlight and the light of other days. A
merchant prince in the days which old New
Workers know so we'll had built the house.
His bedroom was finished with this won
derful ceiling, which arched up and dropped
at the corners like the great sheet which
the apostle saw. An Italian artist came
over the sea especially to paint this won
drous ceiling. He mixed his colors while
his minds eye saw night upon the Yes
vivian bay. The color was of the blue Of
summers day washed with darkness. The
stars shone from out the field of blue like
glittering clasps of the trailing garments of
the night: Beneath such SKY man might
house of the canoped ceiling. The neigh
borhood became no longer fashionable and
the house became the home of tenement
dwelers. The new tenants splashed the
canopied ceiling with whitewash and blotted
out the stars forever.-N. Y. Telegram.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1897-10-15
A Knotty Problem.

Fond Wife-What are you worrying
about this evening?
Husband(s young lawyer)-An i'm
pcrtant case have on hand. MY client
10 charged with murder, and cant
make up my mind whether TO Try 70
prove that the deceased was killed oy
some other man. or 10 still al've.-N. I.
Weekly.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1897-10-15

A cablegram from Constantinople says
that 'the sultan wants time" He ought to
have eternity. Chicago Times-Herald.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1897-10-15
USE YOUR REASON

And Profit BY the Experience Of Other,
People.
There are thousands of people who have.
been cured of nervous trouble, scrofula
sores, rheumatism, dyspepsia, catarrh and
other diseases by purifying their blood.
with Hoods Sarsaparilla. This great
medicine will do the same good work for
you if you will give it the opportunity
It will tone up your system. create an ap-
petite and give sweet, refreshing sleep
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-08-25
1T FROSTED HIS "PIPES."
James DiIapidnted Appearance Gets
His Dismissal In n Justice Court.

He was a sorry-looking specimen he
climbed YEARLY up to the witness chair in
Justice Stevens court. His eyes were dis
colored and his features awry. He raised
bunged-looking fist as he took the oath to
tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing
but the truth, "swelpimgod." His voice was
one of the queerest in the world. 1t was
pitched IN q squeaky. high falsetto and
seemed doubiy comical coming from such
husky looking specimen.
"Speak up" shouted his honor; what's
the matter with your voice?''
'Me pipes is frosted judge. your honor.
squeaked the prisoner.
"1'n frost your pipes for YOU remarked
the court. what was it all about?"
We'll. we see, judge, your honor, l went
home to play with my kid Dye see now?
Ne mother-in-law she kicks. Dye see now?
l says here. now, I'm goin' TO play wit the
kid. Me an her, we got to chewin about
the kid an she gives out holler. copper
comes chasin' in an when I goes to exp ain
no grabs Me pipes and twists 'em. Say,
Judge, 1 can't talk no louder than this if
was to hang for it."
''How about this, oficer?" said the judge.
1.-The two OF 'em was fghtu', judge, and
separated EN- replied the guardian of the
where is the mothcr-in-law?" said the
court.
The lady stepped forward calm and with
out mark on her face.
"James,'' said the court. addressing TIE
gentleman with the frosted pipes. you seem
TO have gotten the worst cf this mix-up.
Don't let it occur again. Gail the next case.
Discharged"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-08-25
GOSSIP OF THE DAY.

Harry" Drake in the natty little petroleum
police launch assisted by L. P. Ordway with
a monster megaDhone, succeeded in keeping
ventureSome and careless yachtsmen out Of
the course of the racers.
After the race the one rater Gladrene was
pulled up on the shore to dry out before to-
days race.
duck trousers, blue sweaters with w B.
Y. G. in big white letters across their bosoms
1t is promised that there will be some
witty speechmaking at the dinner this even
ing, for among the visiting yachtsmen and
the entertainers are a lot of good fellows who
know how to make clever after dinner talks
Rarely has a prettier sight been seen on
yesterday, when a hundred or more brightly
gowned women congregated and we're enter
tanned by some of st. Pauls representative
women. On the sward near the Taylor cot
tage coffee and sandwiches were served and
the visitors were received informally by
Bum, Archie McIaren. John Jackson, ]. P.
Elmer, John Townsend Cass Gilbert and
Misses Finch, Moves, Lamprey Tarbox and
Bum. STEMS Second Regiment band dis
coursed music during the afternoon.
The visiting crews are auartered at the
Ramaley cottage or in the quarters at the
pavilion.
Nearly everybody wore a badge of some
sort. Most of them wore the badges bearing
the pennant Of either one or other of sle
clubs, but some enthusiastic partsans wore
vari-colored streamers bearing the names of
their fayorite boats. The Minnetonka badge
contains picture of their pennant which
is triangular, with scarlet border encircling
a blue star. 1t is very pretty but hardly
White Bear club with the red and blue run
ming to the two points.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-08-25
WON TWO RACES
Continued From First Pare

terday at the club house of the White
Bear club, and took steps looking to
the permanent organization of what
is to be called the Inland Lake Yacht
ing association. A set of rules, regu-
latlonS and measurements will be sub
mitted this morning by a committee of
one, consisting of Benjamin Carpenter,
of the Lake Geneva club, when the Off
GERS, consisting of a president secretary
ana treasurer, will be named for the
ensuing year. The delegates, a full list
or whom was printed in the G | o b e
yesterday, spent a couple of hours
discussing matters of interest in con-
nectlon with the new organization.
Vice Commodore Taylor of the White
Bear club, presided, and J. A. Kimb arly,
OF the Nodoway Yacht club, of Neenah,
Wis, acted as secretary. Resolutions
providing for the effecting of a perma-
nent organization for the advancement
of yacting interests, were adopted, and
the delegates will meet again this
morning.
Mr.. Carpenter expressed the opinion
that II an association was now formed;
II should be under a set of inter lake
rules that should last for at least three
years.
He said that if the rules should be
changed each year, the result would
be that a few specialists with money
the association to the detriment of
other yachtsmen who were not prepared
to spend a large amount of money each
year.
j. P. Elmer suggested a correspon-
dence committee to ascertain the senti-
ment of the clubs in the Northwest on
details and rules to govern the con-
duct of the association
w. q. Stewart, of the Nodoway club,
thought that Mr.. Carpenter who had
many clear ideas on yachting, should
draw up rules to submit to the associ-
aticn, and Mr.. Elmer assented.
Mr.. Carpenter thought the association
should not offer more than two classes
for competition in the association. He
hoped that at some future day a boat
from the Northwest should go East to
meet the crack boats of the Eastern
clubs. If such a day arrived, he
thought the Northwestern yachtsmen
could show boats that would surprise
the effete East.
In a reply to comment that Mime
tonka would not come into the asso-
citation, it was urged that the actual
sailors of the Minnetonlla Yacht club
We're anxious to come into the associa-
tlcn, but the Veranda yachtSmen were
holding them back
The opinion was expressed that the
Minnetonka club would finally come
into the association.
Mr.. Carpenter, Mr.. Stewart and the
White Bear Yacht club men agreed
that the important and difficult details
were the classification and measure
ment of the boats of the various fleets
The meeting agreed with Mr.. Car
penter's suggestion that there should
be but two classes in an association
so comprehensive.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-08-25
THEY REMARRY EVERY YEAR.
Welded in Chicago and Reunited
Four Times Since,

Just before Probate Judge Herr closed his
office Saturday night he was paid a visit by
very strange couple The visitors were a
middle-eged man and woman, fairly well
dressed and very Hooking. The man
asked the judge if he would issue them a
marriage license and perform the ceremony.
1t is needless to say that the Judge answered
in the affirmative, for this is his business
The man gave his name as G. C. Hopkins
and his companion answered to the name of
Lillian Hopkins
Are you related to each other?" inquired
the judge.
Slightly" responded the visitor. eve are
man and wife,
Judge Herr naturally asked him his rea-
cons for being married again, and the
stranger related a very remarkable story He
stated that they were married five years ago
in the city of Chicago, and have celebrated
their wedding anniversary each year by get
ting remarked.
My wife and l entered into an agreement"
said he. when we were first united in the
holy bonds of wedlock, to the effect that aft
the expiration of the first year our marriage
should become void, and ii we wanted to live
together longer we should get married again
Our adventure with Cupid has proved a happy
one to both, and for five consecutive years
we have lived together and have been married
each year.
Judge Herr was rendered almost speechless
by the strangers story, and after much de-
liberation refused to marry them, as he was
in doubt as to whether or not he had the
power to do so. Hopkins talked intelIigently
and did not have the appearance of a
''crank kansas CITY Journal
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-08-25
wit of an Unwilling Juror.

A strange story Is related of a juryman
who outwitted the judge, and that without
lying. He ran into court in a desperate hurry
quite out of breath, and exclaimed:
"Oh. judge IL you can, pray excuse me-!
don't know which will die first my wife
or my daughter
Dear me. that's sad!' said the innocent
judge. Certainly, you are excused
The next day the juryman was met by a
friend. who, in a sympathetic voice, asked:
''How's your wife?'
She's all right thank YOU
And your daughter?"
She's all right. too. Why do you ask"
Why. yesterday you said you did not know
which would die first
Nor do l. That is the problem which time
alone can solve.'-Cleveland Pain Dealer.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-08-25

Earned runs, Brooklyn I, Pittsburg 3; first
on errors Brooklyn 1, Pittsburg / left On
bases, Brooklyn g. Pittsburg Il; first base on
balls, off Fisher 2, off Killen 2; struck out
by Fisher 4, by Kien 5; two-base hits Grit
fin, G. Smith, Hoffmeister; home run,
Shindle; three-base hits, Shindle, Anderson,
Hoffmeister; stolen bases, Donovan, Padden
Sugden; double play, La Chance Cunassisted);
hit by pitched ball, Jones: passed ball. A.
Smith; time. 1855; umpire, Carpenter.
TRAIN OF ERRORS.
WASHINGTON, Aug 24-Washington lost
todays game by a string of errors following
a badly misjudged ball by Brown. Had he
reached the ball no scores would have been
made in the fifth. AS it was Cincinnati had
no difficulty in winning out. Attendance
3,G00 Score:
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-08-25

CHICAGO. Aug. 24.-Chairman w. D. Kreit-
enstein, chairman of the road records COM
mittee Century Road club. has resigned.
President Skinkle has appointed A. o. Nc
Garrett. of Boston his successor. F. NJ. Stau-
bach. also a member of the committee, has
been supplanted by Fred Tilt, of this city.
Mr.. Kreitensteins business engagements be-
came pressing that he was unable to give
the work the attention 1t required.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-08-25

Two out when whining, run was scored.
Earned runs, st. Paul T. Grand Rapids 3:
two-base hits. Mcbride, Spies, Isbell Nyce;
home run, Gillen; stolen bases, Camel 2,
balls, off Mullane, 4Twineham 2, McKibben
off Hagerman. Mcbride GlenalYin; hit by
pitcher, George; struck, out by Mullane,
Mullane. Mcbride; left ob bases. ST Paul O.,
Grand Rapids Z; dodb.e play slagel and Nc
Kinney; first base. ion errors, st. Paul 3,
Grand Rapids 1; time, f,,45; weather, clear;
field dry; umpire. Haskell - ~
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-08-25
THERE is A CLASS OF PEOPLE

Who are injured by the uss O.: coffee Re
Gently there has besn placed in all the gree
cry stores now preparation called CRAIN-O.
made of pure grains. that takes The place of
coffee The most delicate stomach reoeIYes il
without distress. and but few can tell it from
coffee. 1t does not cost over Il as much
Children may drink i with great benefit
Is cts. and IS cts. per package. Try 1t. Ask
for GRAIN-O.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-08-25

The programme at Lexington park Thurs
day afternoonsfor the benefit of the G. A. r.
monument fund will have three features,
each of which will prove entirely interesting
to everybody. The bicycle races begin at
p. m. and will consist of a fve-mile re-
lay race, between the Laurel and L. A. w,
clubs. and a fve-mile amateur race open to
an. Tor prize; Immediately after the bicy-
Gle races the base ball bame, between the
city and county officials, will be called
Man Manager ger, Charles Comiskey. of the st. Paul
Sase pail club. Will do the umpiring. A d.
smith VIII have charge of the bicycle races.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-08-25
CENTURY CLUES RUN.
1t Is Set for Labor Day over North
field Course

The Minnesota division of the Century Road
club will hold its annua! century run over
the Northfleld course Monday, Sept. Labor
day. The start. will be from Market house
the twelve-hour schedule. allowing a stop
of one hour and half a. Northfied.