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THANK GOD FOR PEACE.

Glorious the war but glorious more the
Thank God the carnage and the cost may
cease:
Come back, We smoked and grimy ships OF
Ss war,
Be the White Squadron. peaceful as before,
Come back, We boys in blue. TO home and
Take up the tasks that We aside have laid;
Enjoy the peace which We yourselves have
made. m
"A noble peace that brushes not the foe.
But in fair Justice bids the Spaniard go,
And leave the lands he found but failed to
bless,
That we may seek to life them from dis
st tress. .s
Old Spain. God pity thee. and make thee
free!
Fair Cuba. past may all thy troubles be!
Enter our peace. We Islands OF the sea!
This blessed peace we hail. because we
know
The curse Of war. To-day there lieth low
And weak with fever many soldier lad.
And mothers hearts for distant graves are
Let who will strut with empty martial
pride,
And quarrel. spoils Of victory to divide.
In peaceful strength America abide!
Ne'er draw thy sheathed sword except for
right:
Teach men to reason better is than fight;
With laws arbitrament make conflicts
cease;
America, lead thou the world to peace!
Bring thus the day. prophetic seen of yore,
Nation gainst nation shall lift sword no
more,
Nor shall the peoples Of the earth learn
war;
IT. G. Soares, in Chicago Standard
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A LITTLE NONSENSE.

isn't it difficult, Mrs. Jones; to get
along with a girl that uses such bro.
ken English?" ''Oh, don't mind that
so much. It's her broken china that
sets me Wild" Detroit Free Press.
'I've cured my husbands insomnia y
slow did you do it?" Pretended ]
was i'll, and the doctor left medicine
which Henry was to give me every
half hour all night long" - Vanity
Fair.
Gray.-Anna-"Just the other day
she told me that nothing could induce
her to marry man with red hair
Aline-"Oh, I guess she realized that
it wouldn't be red long if he married
Eer."-N. Y. Journal.
Continuous.-"Now that you have
lost your job as surgeon of the regi-
ment, what do you expect to do?" ooh,
I'm all right. I've opened up little
Office just around the corner from a
football-playing college. "-Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
''What did you find to be the DARK
side of army life'?" asked one of the
neighbors who had dropped in. IN:
inside" replied the gaunt soldier just
back from the war. And he attacked
another slice of cold ham.-Chicago
Tribune.
II hyahs you is a very SCUM sleep
en-" said Miss Miami Brown. "'Deed ]
isl replied Mr.. Erastus Pinkley.
Sometimes de onlies' way nanny
kin make me git out O. bed in a hurry
is to stan benin de door an cluck
like chicken" Washington Star.
The salesman was showing Willie the
lew styles of golf stockings, and said:
"You have just the legs to display this
pattern" 'Yes?" murmured Willie,
with complacent smile. "They are
long and the same size all the way
up" continued the clerk, and the
smile faded away.-Spokane Review.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1898-11-25
A SfP0texlSf.

They both lived out in the suburbs
where the air of the plains and from
the mountains fans the flames of love.
The date had been fixed for a buggy
ride and for days and days and days
the young man had anticipated the
trip. Just as the robe had been prop
erly arranged to keep the dust from
interfering with their best clothes
they started-but she told him to stopl
what is it, dearest? '
won't you call the dog?"
"And what do we want dog for?"
81 hate to tell you, Morrison"
"Confide in me, dearest. Should our
enemies burn me at the stake to eNtort
the secret, I would not violate your
confidence"
"Then l can tell you. If Towser ,ol.
lows us he will not be at home when
we return to bark and wake the cid
folks up, and in that way they will
never know how late it is VIXEN we
get ba ck.-Denver Times.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1898-11-25
Scattered Grain Among Wheat.

We can we'll remember when it was
thought an advantage to have some
scattered oats or barley on the ground
when the stubble after these crops was
plowed for wheat. Sometimes this scat
tered grain would come up so abundant
~ as to nearly crowd out the winter
grain. But as freezing Drowned the
spring grain and stopped it growing. it
was supposed that in some way the
greater bulk Of leaves of the spring
grain helped to protect it from the ex-
IRENE cold of winter. But few will now
agree with this view, though we see
it advocated by western papers, where
the winters are more severe than they
ever are in the eastern wheat-grow-
ing states.-American Cultivator.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1898-11-25
prepare for Cold Weather

To make the poultry profitable this
winter begin now to clean up and get
rid of all vermin-burn all trash, put in
new roosts and,nests, whitewash inside
and outside, says the Western Agri-
culturist. The hens are now through
moulting and should be literally fed
Tor egg production. Fatten off all the
surplus roosters and old hens. Get the
poultry house ready for cold weather.
Keep the hens warm and feed them lib
orally on variety of food, and when
the insects are all gone feed mea:
scraps ard cut bone, give the hens the
run of the fields, orchard and barn lots
while the weather admits and you will
have eggs to sell all winter.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1898-11-25
HANDY PIG SHELTER.
IT /. Light Enough to BE Easily Con.
veyed from One Place to
5@ a8 Another

The shed shown in the illustration
is wedge-shaped, six feetwide, five feet
long and about four feet high, made of
one inch roofing boards spiked to two
by four studding at comb and caves.
The back gable is boarded up, but the
front left open, and door Gig. p
that can be fitted on when required is
provided. The braces ca, Fig. y nailed
across the ends should be on the inside
at the back, and the outside in front.
The door is made by forming tri-
angle with two by tours that will rest
on the outside brace and just match
the cornice of the shed. To this, nail
the boards cut to match the top, and to
extend down to the bottom of the
brace. Hold the door>in place, nail
cleats "a, Fig. y to the bottom two by
four of the door, in such way as to
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1898-11-25

me. My body would never be found.
Would my wife get my life insurance
And I even wished my family had the
$50 bill which was concealed in the
toe of my stocking. kept sinking,
sinking, sinking, till I was obliged to
turn my face skyward to get one little
breath. The full moon shone brightly
and the stars were never so beautiful
as sunk little deeper and the MUIR
derous semi-1iquid closed over me.
I had inhaled all the air that l could,
and 1 resolved to live as long on that
supply as possible, which, Of course,
could not be long. ' ..
Oh, how we mortals cling to life.
1t seemed to me just then few Sec
onds more of conscious existence
would be of more value than life
time had ever appeared to be before.
l began to wonder if I were already
dead, and still! retained my conscious
ness. While trying to solve this prob
lem queer thing happened. [ felt,
somehow, that my feet were free, and
as I moved them about I began to
slip downward, and soon was falling
and wondering where was falling to.
I thought that must be falling
through the dark valley which sepa-
rates the two worlds. saw no angel
FORMS I heard no music swelling. All
was dark and drear, but I was still
falling more and more swiftly, could
endure it no longer, and broke the
silence of that fearful cavern with 4
loud cry of "Where-am-I?" "-
My friend Page shook me and said:
"What is the matter? You are all
right in our box of hay" And I
awOEe
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1898-11-25
THE TRUE "EGG TYPE"
1t Is Quite M Pronounced in Hens
az the 'sDairy Form" Il in
Milk Cows.

Dairymen have long ago found out
that they must breed to certain form,
in order to increase the certainty of
securing productive dairy animals;
but with the great bulk of those who
keep fowls for profit "a hen is hen"
whatever her shape or her external
characteristics. Poultry is unprofita-
bic to many, and Of only small profit to
very many others, for the simple rea-
son that from one-third to two-thirds
of the flock consists of inferior layers.
The good layers in the flock may be
able to support the others and pay a
small profit, or they may not be in suf-
ficient numbers to cause any profit at
all to appear. Just as the dairyman
weeds out the poor performers at the
pail, SO the poultryman must weed out
the poor layers and give the good lay
ers chance to yield favorable profit.
One method of wedding out the poor
performers is by taking careful note
of form and outward characteristics
A person with little experience can
soon learn to pick out the poorest lay
ers in a flock. AS there is ''dairy
FORM which nearly all the greatest
of dairy cows possess, SO there is an
''egg type" which is, as a rule, pos
sessed by hens that make the best rec
ord as layers. Just what the egg
type" is may be matter of some dis
pute as to minor points, but good poul-
try opinion has agreed upon essential
points-points which have tried to
reproduce in the accompanying out
line of prolific laying hen. Such a
bird must have long body, which
should be deep in the posterior part.
The tail should be carried well up, the
neck should be medium long, the head
not too large, and the eyes bright. 1
am of the opinion that good layers
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1898-11-25
E/G. i.
re 2.
VIEW OF DOOR AND SHED.

slip over the brace of the shed front on
the inside, while the boards hold it
firmly. from the outside. Drive large
staples in the door on each. side near
the top, with latch (B, Fig. y and key
to correspond with each on the roof
The shed, being light, can be easily
taken to the place desired for use.
The sows can be given the full run OF
the pasture or lot, and allowed to
select their own nesting places. When
so wished, the shed can be taken to
the nest, and placed over it. 1t should
stand in such way as to shield from
the wind and storm, and court the sun
shine. The usefulness of this shed is
not confined to the piggery, as it may
occasionally be used to advantage with
other animals. For sheep raiser it is
especially adapted, its use saving
many young lambs that would other
wise be lost.-Orange Judd Farmer.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1898-11-25

4 4 ID y 4 4
tried to increase my speed. but my feet
felt heavy and my limbs felt weak.
Just then saw only little way be-
fore me aswampy place, with clumps Of
bushes, and my hopes revived. II l
could reach that I might eIude my pur-
suers. redoubled my efforts, it was a
race for life with only one chance in a
thousand in my favor, but | took that
chance. My pursuers were not more
than four rods behind me, yelling like
demons, and as leaped across ditch
! at the edge of the swamp they all fired
at me, and I heard the bullets whI,
whiz. ping past me, but in their haste
they had missed me. The swamp
! proved to be soft and miry, and it was
with difficulty that I reached clump
of bushes where l was obliged TO stop,
feeling that could do no more, and so
I faced my enemies just as they leaped
; across the ditch. felt little relief as
I thought that their further progress
would be slow and difficult, and SO it
proved to be, for they struck very soft
spot and instantly sank to their knees.
l watched their struggles with good
deal of interest. They were desperate
but useless, as every move only served
to sink them deeper.
It was awful to see them sinking
inch by inch into that dismal mire,
and yet must frankly confess that
the situation appeared to me rather
amusing than otherwise. They con-
tinued to struggle and sink till soon
the tall soldier with the long gun was
left alone and he had sunk to his arm
pits. distinctly remember that |
could not refrain from tantalizing my
tall friend, cruel as it now seems.
said to him: "Come here, Johnnie, and
I will help you out" He soon sank on:
of sight, and now saw my way clear
to return to solid ground, or rather
to make the attempt to do so.
I must, of course, shun the place
which had proved too treacherous for
my unfortunate pursuers, or l might
meet the same dreadful fate.
So, choosing my way little to the
right, started and, stepping as light
~ and quickly as possible, hoped to
reach solid footing in safety. but. to
my utter dismay, when had made
about half the distance, found that
every step sank little deeper in the
dreadful mire. dared not proceed, so
I turned about and tried to retrace my
steps, but the act of turning around
was fatal to my purpose. was al
ready sunken to my hips in the mud,
which had all the tenacity of tar.
Can the reader imagine my feelings
when saw that my case was hopeless?
Seeing what the end must be, and
realizing how near and how sad it
was to be, what did I think Of?
Everything. Wife, children, friends.
What would they think had become Of
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1898-11-25
Feeainn wheat to HOGS,

As wheat is now cheap again, more
Or less of it is likely to be fed to hogs.
Il does not make as nice-looking pork
as does corn, as the latter shows more
fat, and therefore takes the eye of the
purchaser. But if some wheat is fed
with the corn the pork will be as fat
as if wholly corn fed, and will be much
better in quality. The hogs will eat
more and digest better when wheat
and corn are fed together, because the
combination OF these two grains make
better-balanced ration than either
alone.-,American Cultivator.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1898-11-25
TALL STEEPLE CLIMBING.
The Dangerous Undertaking Has
| Come to BE n Patriotic Craze
| I'm Vienna.

AN extraordinary craze has seized a
certain class of Viennese patriots. Since
the Tyrolese Pircher' more than ten
years ago assembled St. Stephens steeple
to fix black and yellow flag at the top,
the feat has been repeated both there
and at the Votivc church. Matters,
| however, reached their climax recently,
| when no fewer than five such attempts
were made in honor of the emperor's
| jubile birthday. About nine a. m. a
man heavily laden came to the St.
Stephens tower with two boys carry
ing a ladder. With the help of this he
mounted to the roof of the vestry, when
the boys and ladder disappeared. He
then took his boots off and put them in
a bag on his back. He carried, more
over, two large hagstaffs with the flags
rolled round them and laurel wreath
tied on his back. With all these imped-
iments he climbed the outside of the
belfry, and reached the gallery of the
fireman's watchroom. Unfortunately
for his. plan he had been noticed, and
the police were quickly informed. The
firemen on the tower were instructed
by telegraph to stop him, and when he
reached the gallery hands were
stretched out to catch him. He was
taken down the stairs and given up to
the police. The crowd made him the
hero of the moment, and applauded him:
and wished to know his name. t,tt
At the same time the two Gothic tow
~ Vo{; o1,,, l. ~, III
watched an anonymous letter having
informed the police that the rope
dancer, Prybil, who brought down the
last flag placed on the tower by an
unknown hand, intended burning fire
works on the eve of the emperor's birth
the towers. At II two men with ropes
and bags approached. The, police
stopped them and declared that
the neck-brealSing experiment could
not be allowed The men were
the rope dancer and his brother, who
loudly protested. About the same hour
a young woman. tall and strong, with
flagstaff twice as tall as herself, was
found climbing up the side of the
church. When she was questioned she
answered that she merely meant to
climb to the roof and fasten the flag
between the two belfries so that every
body could see it. She expected that
if the emperor was told that woman
had put it there he would want to see
her, and he would then be anxious to
grant her wish. This was to get her
grandfather admitted as one of the IL
old men at the next annual feet-wash-
ing at the Burg, palace the Thursday
before Easter. While the police were
discussing these matters with the ad-
venturous parties, the fifth climber
quietly approached the other side of the
church, which was unguarded, and with
a black and yellow flag bearing the
imperial eagles climbed the eastern
tower to within so feet Of the top, fixed
his flag, and quietly came down again.
But he had been noticed by someone.
He was stopped when he came down
and made to report himself at a neigh
boring police station.-London News.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1898-11-25
The Only One,

what do you call that eminence?"
asked the tourist.
1--WE don't call it nothing" answered
Pieface johnson. THAT there, guess,
is the only bluff in this country that
amt been called."-Cincinnat Eu-
quirer.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1898-11-25
A Better Price.

A clergyman was very much vexed
by one of his congregation. AZ
old man used to go to sleep during
the sermon. The clergyman offered
the old mans grandson penny if he
would keep his grandsire awake. This
went on all right for month. One
Sunday the old man went to sleep as
usual. The clergyman asked the boy
why he cid not keep his grandfather
awake. The boy answered.: "You Of
fered me penny to keep him awake,
but grandfather gives me twopence
not to disturb him."-Spare Moments.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1898-11-25
He wanted Too Much.

Patient-Well, doctor, do you think it's
appendicitis?
Eminent Surgeon-1 never think, my
friend; I always know.
eyes, I know you always know after the
operation, but can't you break over the rule
and work up little doubt now?"- Chicago
Evening News.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1898-11-25
Swift.

"The fight was all over in a minute" said
the witness. "Why, it was all done as quick
as ole married man kissin' his wife good
y."-Indianapolis journal.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1898-11-25
One of Them,

eyes, Miss Biddleton is one of our most
celebrated war heroines."
Indeed! What did she do, go to the front
as a Red Cross nurse?"
"No; she got up an endless chain scheme
for the purpose of providing the soldiers
with ginger snaps" Chicago Evening News.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1898-11-25
Confused.

"You went fishing with Miss Keedick yes
terday, didn't you?"
eyes"
"Catch anything?"
"Well,. we came back engaged, but didn' t
know whether caught her or she caught
me."-Illustrated American.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1898-11-25
Worth CONSIDERING.

She-Humph! What has any member of
your family ever done to make your name
go ringing down the corridors of time?
He-Well, my Uncle John had 10 chill
dren, mostly boys.-Cleveland Leader.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1898-11-25
The Value Of Experience.

with what gracefully sweeping motion
she handles fam" Eyes; she used to keep
the flies off the table in her fathers Omaha
lunchroom."- Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1898-11-25
When a Man Looks snd.

If you should meet man wearing long,
pain-wrinkled, thoughtful face nowadays do
not jump at the conclusion that there has
been a death in his family. He may have
staked a Klondiker few months ago.-Den-
yer Post. '7'
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1898-11-25
Why He Did 1t,

As young Hankinson looked furtively at
the girl in the pale blue dress talking in an
animated manner to young Spoonamore in
the cozy corner beyond the piano he bit his
lip.
But it was an accident.
He was trying to bite his mustache, and it
wasn't long enough Chicago Tribune.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1898-11-25

Mrs. Styles Have you heard of any fall
openings yet!' Mr.; Styles-.'Well, yes;
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1898-11-25

It required on an average AZ
pounds of shelled corn to produce one
pound of pork during an average pc
Rod of four weeks, or one bushel pro-
duced 1874 pounds
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1898-11-25
At the Summer Re.ort.

First Mosquito-What makes Daggers so
stuck up?
Second Mosquito-Oh, he's got noble blood
in him; just bit count.-N. Y. Journal.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1898-11-25

Trp-"Between beautiful woman and
rich woman, which would you prefer?"
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1898-11-25

"Did he tell his love by word of MOUTH"
"Well, not exactly by wore" Town Topics
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1898-11-25
Woman. LoveIv womon-

=, Mattle-.That idiotic young Softleigh had
the audacity to propose to me last night!
Helen-Did he, really! I always thought
he was a, little off in the upper story, but ]
had no idea he was as bad as that.-Chicago
Evening News. =.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1898-11-25

1t is essential that confined fowls be
supplied with plenty of gravel
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1898-11-25
From the war
DO You want to Dive

In fine, mild and healthy climate, where
cyclones and billiards. are unknown; where
good rich lands can be bought at low prices,
near cheap transportation and with educa-
seekers Excursions to Virginia via the
.'Bg 4 Route and the Chesapeake and Ohio
Railway. Write for descriptive book of
Virginia, list of farms for sale, excursion
rates, dates, time-cards, &c. j. C. Tucker,
G. N. A., 234 Clark St., Chicago, Ills.
Advice Quickly Taken.
Physician-Yo on are living too high.
Patent-That's so; I've got to get q
cheaper doctor.-N. Y. Vim.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1898-11-25
11lyFir$t hight With the Hrmy
BY clerieus medieus.

-WYitten for this paper.
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