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Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1898-09-09

pitable old country seat just outside
of Strasburg, had all gone to the re-
union that day, except Lucy Beacham.
Lucy also intended to go; but, delicate
and somewhat timid as she was, she
had waited to drive out with her ia
Their, Senator Beacham, when he came
up from Washington that afternoon.
Much to her disappointment he did
not come, and at sunset Lucy went out
to the brow of the hill on which the
house stood to watch the people COM
ing home.
BY and by she grew tired of that and
let her eyes rest on the noble land
scape before her. The river, in a loop,
swept outward from Massanutten al
most to her feet, and then went curry
ing down shining path between two
rows of willows to round the mountain
which lowered against the eastern
sky like a great green wall. The rat
tie of wheels. lessened and finally grew
still. The shadows deepened along the
river bottoms, and soon behind the end
of Massanutten a rising glow foretold
the moon. 1t grew and frightened I'M
til the rim of the golden disk, that
night at the full, had just come into
view. Then, with sudden thought,
Lucy got up and went into the hall.
There hung the battered but powerful
spy-glass that had seen service on this
same mountain in the days when
Stonewall Jackson and Fremont and
Banks and Shields were at their grim
debate. The glass was too heavy to
manage without a support. Lucy
rested it across the front gate, adj
justed it, and put her eye to the eye
piece.
The moon was coming up behind a
spot on the end of the mountain which
seemed to be bare of trees, and every
rock, every irregularity of the surface
stood out in sharpest outline against
the mellow background of the light.
The tea bell rang; but the young as
tronomer was conscious of nothing
but the glorious spectacle before her.
All too soon for her unsatisfied sight,
the disk began to draw away and show
a lessening arc of shadow. But now
thing happened at sight of which she
caught her breath in a shock of sur
prise. There was some change among
the stones so sharply drawn against
the face of the moon. Something there
had moved; and now the half of a hui
man figure uprose, with barred head
and long hair falling about the neck,
stood some moments, thus distinct and
unmistakable, and then sank slowly
down again.
The moon was almost clear of the
mountain. Eagerly, almost breath
lcssly, Lucy was watching now. She
saw it again, not so distinctly as be-
fore, but certainly she saw something
move among the shadows. In an in
slant the great golden ball had swung
clear and begun once more it's nightly
journey through the skies.
In the meantime something else had
happened, something of which Lucy
had taken no heed. A belated train
had rumbled into town, and soon after
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-03-17

j. ADAM BEDE says that 'sWhen
every toiler can drop nlckle in the
slot till he has saved five dollars and
then get government bond drawing
even two per cent, he will be thrifty
and happy, and that distrust now en-
tertalned by some people will pass
away The postal savings bank alone
can bring such blessing, and by Great
ing it we shall build "a wall of fire
about our much loved land Scratch
the MATCH
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-03-17
NORRIS WORK.

Congressman Morris has won a vic
tory in at last convincing the general
land office that the Mile Laos Indians
should be removed to White Earth and
the land given to settlers. Commits
sioner Herman took an entirely op-
posite view only a few weeks ago and
was ready to so report, but Morris had
the report held up until he could pre-
sent some facts regarding the reserva-
tion, gathered during the congress-
ional vacation; and 50 ably did he
argue that the commissioner was con-
vinced of his error and now will sup
port Morris bill. This is a second
victory for Congressman Morris for the
settlers, and he has accomplished more
for them than all his predecessors COM
bined.-St. Cloud Jou17aolPress.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-03-17
PRINCE ALBERT. of Belgium. one of

PRINCE ALBERT, of Belgium, one of
the tuppenny mobiles of one of the tup-
penny courts OF Europe is in this coun-
try, travelling incog and setting a lot
of tuppenny society people on nettles
over the prospect of entertaining an
angel unawares. His highness, or his
lordship, or whatever is his official
designation, should stop in New York,
or at least not get further west than
Washington. He will not End many
of his class out in this part of the coun-
try, and it will be kinder Lonesome for
him.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-03-17

THE Democrats are not getting all
the glory out of the Cuban situation
just now. No sooner does the admin
istration evince disposition to do the
right thing by Cuba than that little
pinheaded percussion cap from Texas,
Bailey, fires himself into the breach
and begins a system of fillibustering
with view to retarding the progress
of legislation on the Cuban question.
1t is only in small things that a Demo-
GRAFT can be great. Just as soon as a
great thing presents itself the average
Democrat shrivels up like an angle
worm on a hot shovel, and shows what
he is.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-03-17

THE South Carolina newspapers are
furiously Indignant at the killing OF
the negro postmaster at Lake City,
and are calling on the government to
take vigorous steps for the conviction
and punishment of the murderers.
There is no evidence, however, that
the people of that State are really
anxious to catch the miscreants or join
the authorities in the effort to punish
them. The fact is a South Carolina
constituency can stand a negro murder
better than it can negro postmaster.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-03-17
FUSION FOR OFFICE ONLY.

Nine out of ten of the leading fusion
lists of Minnesota, are anxious for an Of
which is a strong point with the fell
lows of the middle road, who are MAX
ing strong fight against allowing the
Democrats to come in and control the
combination. These anti-fusion fell
lows are opposed to John Lind, ad-
vancing the very strong argument that
be is coming to them solely because he
wants an Office. They are, opposed to
that class of men and propose, to; pad
die their own canoe if such a thing, is
possible. Heretofore in all the COM
binations they have had the short end
and now they propose to go out and
make the fight alone, arguing that
they can do equally as we'll in the
future as in the past, which no one will
deny -SSlleUater Gazette. fo..
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-03-17


WHILE great Importance attaches to
the nomination and election of good
mon for the various State offices, it be-
hooves good Republicans and good Re
publican newspapers to remember that
the next legislature will elect United
States senator, and that only BY the
nomination of the best class of men
can the Republicans be sure of return
ing a United States senator. And not
only that, but the credit of every State
administration must depend largely on
the character of the legislation that is
passed under it, upon the efforts at
economy that must always be inaugu-
rated by the legislature, and upon the
proper regulation Of the public bust
ness. All this must be done .by the
legislature. Look out for theslegisla-
ture!
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-03-17
UNLESS there are some magnifcen

UNLESS there are some magnificent
liars among the police reporters of
Chicago a police captain of that city
has solved the question of detecting
crime The officer took suspected
burglar into a back room and Quietly
hypnotized him, compelling him while
in that state to divulge the secret OF
his burglaries and the location of the
swag. But right here the story comes
to an abrupt end, and we are not in
formed as to whether or not the owner
of the goods was ever permitted tt,
share the information secured by the
hypnotist.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-03-17

IT is now proposed that the Ameri-
can government present France with a
$4,000 statue of Lafayette in recogni-
tio1 of Frances attitude towards us in
the war for independence. Before that
is done it might be we'll to wait and
see what course. France will take .k
toward US in the presentinternation
difficulty. From present indications
France is not as much our friend as
she was 125 years ago. We honor La
fayette and would not begrudge him
a monument, but perhaps it would be
just as we'll to stick it up on Pennsyl-
vaniaa avenue, Washinton. ~.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-03-17

z IF the Democrats want to make a
campaign, as they claim they do, on
State issues. they will be accommo-
dated in a way that will just about end
the Democratic, party in all i it's
branches for all time in this State.
The Republican party can ask nothing
better than to go into campaign on
State issues, and the first one we will
tackle them on will be the Demo pop
fusion Legislature of 1891, as compared
with any Republican legislature ever
elected in the State. =.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-03-17

DEACON JOHN WANNAMAKER has
found it necessary to go into the news
paper business TO- advertise himself as
a candidate for governor of Pennsyl-
vania. In the meanwhile Matthew
Stanley Quay is depending upon that
old reliable adjunct of success, the dis
carded soap box full of surreptitious
ballots.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-03-17
::uuA.r EDITORS 81
t3 Paragraphs s.
Collected at Our
t;sSssg Exchange s.t, ~ III
Table.
DoNKEYs TO THE FRONT.

The man who shoots off his mouth
the most just now is not necessarily the
greatest patriot. There are some who
talk in the warlike manner who
couldn't be dragged into battle, and
they would object to paying pensions
to those who were wounded. A com
motion like the present always brings
the jackasses to the surface.-Ferg4s
Falls Journal.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-03-17

j, SENATOR PROCTOR, who has just re-
turned from a visit to Cuba, said to
have been made at the request of the
president, found a state of affairs that
shocked even his cool nerves, and the
probability is that he will be trans
formed from conservative to a very
positive advocate of forcible interven-
ton, if that be necessary to stop the in
fanny ofISpanish rule in Cuba. -.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-03-17

AN Italian poet was killed in a duel
the other day, and the American news
papers owe an apology to the European
duelling code, which has been: popu-
larly supposed to be some kind of a
thing devised for the purpose of pro
longing human life: Incidentally they
also owe debt of gratitude to the man
who killed the poet. ~.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-03-17

If war is to come,'what is the matter
with Uncle Sam appropriating to his
own use the Spanish cruisers doing
duty at Havana? 1t would be cheaper
than buying and they would certainly
be easy to secure.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-03-17
WE LEAD THEM ALL,

1t has developed in the course of
some recent discussions on high schools
that boastful Massachusetts,, priding
itself on it's system, is behind Mime
sofa in one respect that in the North
Star State no child resident in the
State has to pay any tuition in any
high school. Minnesota is the only
State in the union of which this is
true.-Austin Transcript. ~ 80
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-03-17

TIE best speeches ever made in the
United States senate were those de-
livered at the time the bill appropriate
ing $5O,OO0,OOO was up for considera-
ton Every senator present simply
said ssaye,'' and let it go at that.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-03-17

1T is a good idea to reserve all edi-
tOrial comment on the weather and the
war question until the last moment be-
fore going to press. There is really
no telling what may happen within a
few minutes either in Washington or
in the clouds.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-03-17

THE D. S. Inspector OF steam boilers,
who removed the headquarters of that
department from Minnesota to Iowa, is
fighting charges of incompetency, and
the strongest evidence against him is
found in his first official act, that of
removing the headquarters to the dead
old Iowa town where they are now
located. =, y 80. -,.si:
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-03-17

AUNT BETTY has moved her lines ii
miles further into American territory
in Alaska. This may account for the
British soft soap Mckinley has re-
ceived on his manner of handling the
Maine disaster and it's Spanish entan-
elements.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-03-17

WITH the Atlantic squadron in front
of Havana and old Gomez with his
fighting devils almost in the suburbs
of the city on the land side, the first
gun fired from a man of war would
make Spanish the prevailing language
in hades and give the sharks in the
harbor an appetite for garlic.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-03-17

SPANISH sympathizers are reported
to have threatened to blow up the
Montgomery ala the Maine. The Dons
are near to the warm hereafter and
seem to be preparing to be pushed in.
Uncle Sam will no longer endure their
insolence and is rolling up his sleeves
for the necessary shove.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-03-17

ANDREE lost himself in d balloon
and now a French enthusiast proposes
to go in search of the lost explorer
with another balloon expedition. Let
him go. Twill make things easier for
the fool killer on his next round.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-03-17

In case of war Senator Hanna might
enlist the rest of his unused army in
Ohio for the emergency that follows
the Maine ''incident'', as he called it..
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-03-17
TOO HOT FOR HER TASTE.

When Ina Hellpepper asked an
Oklahoma court for permission to tone
down her. name his honor readily
granted the request, adding gallantly
that the name by which she would in
future be known, Ina Helper, was
from all appearances entirely appro-
priate.-Duz.tth Herald.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-03-17
IT SHOULD REFLECT HIM.

All the ST. Paul and Minneapolis
dailies without regard to politics agree
that Congressman Eddy made a most
gallant fight for the free homestead
bill in the house Of representatives
While he has not yet carried his point,
he gave the eastern and southern
members something to think about,
His speech in defense Of free home-
steads was a happy surprise to his
most enthusiastic admirers. Fergus
Falls journal.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-03-17
STILL INSANE,

The subject of a fourth asylum for
the insane in this State is again bud
ding. The St. Paul Dispatch says that
if the members of the last legislature
were incarcerated therein it it believes
that Anoka would decline the asylum
with thanks. Well, could one blame
her?-Ihe VSrgi9,ian.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-03-17

!. Now that congress has voted the
money there is the usual plethora of
statesmen to tell US how it ought to be
spent.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-03-17

WE have a new Spanish minister at
ington-indeed he is so new that
the newspapers are inclined. to salt
him down. 81. ,y a.. =,
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-03-17

>ADEA1 STEVENSON says the Spanish
trouble will be settled without resort
to war. That will be all right if it can
be done honorably.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-03-17

THE public will "stand for the kind
of ''rebel yell" that comes from that
gallant old ex-Confederate,n Fitzhugh
Lee. r.z .Al!.., g. $tr.>~
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-03-17

JOHN LIND is evidently waiting. to
be persuaded just a little more, as he
was two years ago this date.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-03-17
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ANOTHER WAY OUT.

4. To raise regiment of Chippewas to
fight the Spanish would be a good way
to get rid of the Indians. But more of
them would have to be hanged for de-
sertion than would be shot in battle
st. Paul Dispatch
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-03-17

THIS is a great year for the star
spangled banner. ~ %@e~ 2 -
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MR.. CALAMITY .HOWLER, SUPT.

An exchange sarcastically remarks
that it is frequently observed that the
man who complains Of the hardness of
the times" fails to rustic about trying
to find something to do. His wife,
generally, will be found at the head of
the family, Of which the poet has told
US ,S.
She took in washing and.sewing -
Jest to keep life a-goin,
While he superintended the EARTH
e -Ftozee Neavs.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-03-17

PRINCETON, MIMI, MAR. II, 1898.
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limited very strongly that I wanted to
hear the music. He would not be quiet
however, and I tried to endure his
chatter with Christian fortitude. To-
ward the middle of the programme it
was announced that Herr Basso and
Signor Hinote would favor us with a
duet. This was one of the numbers i
had come especially to: hear, and
to enjoy it when my neighbor
leaned over and whispered: Duet, eh.
I didn't think they would dare to do
it / turned my back on the idiot, and
controlled my temper as best / could.
1 might as well have gone home, for
my evenings enjoyment was spoiled If
I had done so / would not now be here.
But then, someone else would have had
to suffer in my place last evening, and
the result would probably have been the
same. After the duet Miss Screecher
was to sing a solo. Again that fiend in
human form turned toward me- /
guessed what was coming, and tried to
head him off, but in vain. I hope said
he, with an imbecile grin, that she will
sing it SO low that we can't hear it.
From that time, your honor, my mind
was blank until 1 came to myself in
the police station. These people say
that I killed the man. / hope | did l
regret nothing. Do with me as you
WILL
Prisoner said the Judge, with tears
in his eyes, ''let me grasp your hand.
You are discharged sir, and were it in
my power to bestow rewards, as well
as to infiict punishment, you should
have a gold medal as large as dinner
plate.-Judge.
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DESERVED "A GOLD MEDAL.
There Was Plenty of Excuse for
the Crime He Committed.

Hardened as he was by long years Of
daily contact with the criminal classes,
the magistrate shuddered as he listened
to the horrible details of the brutal
murder with which the prisoner was
charged. 1t seemed utterly Impossible
that a man Of such evident refinement
and good breeding could be guilty of
such atrocious butchery. Yet there
could be no doubt of his guilt. A hun
dred witnesses testified to the facts in
the case, which We're, in brief, as fol-
lows:
The murderer and his victim sat side
by side at a swell musicale. There had
been no quarrel. nor had anything oe-
CURED TO show that there was the
slightest animosity between the two
men. Suddenly without word of
warning. one OF them sprang to his feet.
and felled the other TO the ground with
a blow Of his fist. Before anyone could
interfere he jumped on the head of the
PROSTATE man, crushing his head with
the heels of his shes. He continued to
kick and beat the llfeless body until the
bystanders dragged him off,
The prisoner showed no signs of re-
morse while all this testimony was be-
ing given, but seemed rather to glory
in his deed. Occasionally, however his
face wore a puzzled expression, as
though he were trying to remember
something.
When he had finished examining the
witnesses the Judge turned to the ac-
cused and asked him whether he had
anything TO say in his own behalf
Your honor" replied the prisoner, Il
have no doubt that these witnesses
have spoken the truth. / know most
Of them personally. and am sure that
they would not swear TO a lie. All that
remains for me to do is 10 explain the
reason for this deed. which seems so
horrible TO you. The man whom am
accused Of killing sat beside me at the
musicale. I had never seen him be-
fore in my life. but ne persisted in talk
ing to me in spite of the fact that 1
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after being in London but a few days,
and died at bennington, England, on
October /, 1886. He was a nephew OF
Robert Garrett and a grandson of the
late j W. Garrett, formerly President
of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad.
The memorial window is of great size,
twenty feet high and fifteen feet wide,
divided into three lancets, containing
about 800 square feet of surface, and
more than 5,000 pieces of glass are used
in its composition. The subject por-
trayed is symbolic, the main. theme be-
ing the glorification and triumph of the
incarnation.
In the central opening there is a fig
ure of the author of the Fourth Gospel,
St. John. the Divine, surrounded by a
host of angels. In the side light on his
right is the Angel Gabriel, the mes
senger of God, who brought word to
Mary that she was chosen to be the
mother of the Redeemer; in the other,
ST. Michael the Archangel who repre-
sents the strength and power of God,
and appears like st. John. These fig
ures are surrounded by angelic beings.
The subject teaches that the highest
form of manhood is that which is mod
eled upon the life Of the Redeemer;
that it must be pure as the Angel Ga
brdel, who brought the word of glad
tidings; as strong as the strength OF
st. Michael, that rests in the love of
God, and as spiritual as that of the be-
loved disciple, ST. John
The window is made entirely of Fav-
rile glass and is a wonderful feast of
color. The figures are well drawn,
gracefully posed, and thoroughly in
harmony in color as well as compost
ton. They are pervaded with strong
spiritual and devotional sense, and
spontaneously. force the~s spectators to
raise their thoughts from material
things to- supernaturai aspirations are
highly provocative in the religious
minded of profnnd Denomination,
and in the artistic of the delight
that comes from beauteous color In
union with beautiful form. So truly
are the shadows shadows and the lights
lights that no matter how deep fne
shadows they are still luminous, and the
lights are SO modulated, as never to
force themselves disagreeably upon
sone's notice to the detriment of other
portions of the window. The window
is from the design Of Frederick Will
son, and rendered in glass by Louis
G. Tiffany.
The mysticism embodied in the design
is greatly helped by te@ beauty of the
color Of the glass employed.
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a Health promnter.

Magistrate ito prisoner) You were
caught in the act of opening a bedroom
window.
Prisoner-Yes, your worship, I be-
lieve in hygiene, and I was only going
to open the window an inch or two for
the benefit of the occupants health.
It's flightfully unhealthy to sleep with
your bedroom completely shut up, your
WOrShip.-Tit-BitS
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itself drew all eyes that way. The
Sheriff and his eighty deputies were
charged with numbering "a score or
more miners. The prosecution occu-
pied three weeks with their evidence,
and it is expected the defense viii oc-
cupy abou. the same amount Of time.
There have been many exciting scenes
in the courtroom. and much prejudice
has been worked up on both sides by
partisan press. The outcome will be
watched with a great deal of interest
nv the raeonfe of tba oo11nfrv
The record-union., 1898-03-06
SHERIFF JAMES MARTIN.
Now on Trial for the Shooting of
Striking Miners

The trial at Wilkesbarre, Penn, of
James Martin, the Sheriff, and his dep
uties, for the killing of the miners at
Hazleton last September. has attracted
great deal Of attention. The excel
lent legal talent employed on both sides.
and the Importance of the incident in