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Old Alb Drake.

Old Alb Drake was one of the "odd
sticks that fourished in Vermont
rural neighborhood good many years
ago. His wife was meek, obedient,
spiritless woman, over whom Alb tyran-
nized for 90 years, when she quietly
slipped out of this world. Old Abs
panegyrics on his dead wifes virtues
were loud and long. Before the funeral
he said to one of his neighbors: "She
was the best woman on the top of this
earth. jess thought the world and all
of her-yes, Ibid I always thought it,
and hanged if there want times when
! come mighty near telling her so-yes,
sir And l would a told her SO, only
I've always held, and still hold, that it
amt safe to praise anything that wars
petticoats 'Ceptin for that, would "a
told Lily Ellen what 1 thought Of her
many time-yes, l wouldl''
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THE SPLIT INFlNlTlVE.
G. Bernard Shaw snys the Clamor About
1t L. All Nonsense.

In letter to the editor of the London
Chronicle G. Bernard Shaw writes:
should have thought, now that we
have an academy Of letters, that it might
rescue US from the gentlemen who occa-
sionally write to you to explain how
English should be written. Some time
ago you let loose an unhappy creature
to whom some competent person had
ncautiously pointed out a common
blunder in the use of land which. "
Not understanding the matter, he began
accusing every writer in whose works
he could discover land which of
writing bad English. With your per-
mission, 1 have extinguished him, and
he has not since boon heard of. There
was some excuse for that poor wretch,
because there unquostionable is wrong
way of using land which, but for the
"split infinitive" pest there is no excuse
at all There is nothing whatever to
mislead him except his own nature. If
any man wero to object to u split indie
alive such as ~ greatly regret, or
split subjunctivo such as II should
greutly prefer or a split imperative
such as "come slowly up, what news
paper would waste an inch of space Oh
his foolish ignorance? And yet this split
infinitivo nonsense is taken quite seri-
ously by editors who are sufficiently
good writers to repeatedly use it them
selves.
The infinitive is mood in which the
position of tho adverb cannot possibly
produce ambiguity; consequently tue
order of tho words is not a matter of
grammar, but of style, of which the car
is the only arbiter. The ear often de-
mands the split infinitivo and will have
1t in spite of all the silly people who do
not know what style means.
When these infinite insects are dis
posed of, you will no doubt be attacked
in due course by the even more impu
dent impostors who, though they pro-
nounce the word "color" so as to rhyme
with "duller. and never hear it and
never have heard it and never will hear
it pronounced in any other way, from
time to time pretend to be shocked
when it is spclt withouta "u. trust
you will always insist on these nui-
sances definitely stating whether they
pronounce it OF "honor" or "neighbor"
or flavor" or behavior SO as to
rhyme with "our'' or "poor," as the
case may be, or whether they are merely
bogus Notwithstanding belatcd
Johnsons.
In either case you will be justified in
recommending them to the care of their
relatives and suppressing their bab-
blings.
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Simple Ruby Lamp.

Secure an ordinary quart size red
Rhine wine bottle and by gently tap.
ping on the bottom thereof break out
enough glass to allow the insertion CT a
candle. A hammer can be used for this
purpose, if little care be taken. Then
wrap piece of ruby paper all around
the bottle, securing same by paste or
mucilage. The lamp is now ready for
use, and by standing the bottle on a
triangle of burned matches and lighting
the candle, will burn without any trim
ming of wick and other oil lamp incon-
veniences. The little white light ema-
mating from the top will do absolutely
no harm.-New York Mail and Express.
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sPRAINs.
why They Arc So sovorc md How They
Should BE Treated.


Should BE Treated.
It is commonly said that sprained
joint is worse than broken bone, and
this is often true for i'll u severe sprain
the injury is really greater than i'll n
simple fracture The ankle is perhaps
tho most frequently sprained of all the
joints, though tho knee, elbow and
wrist arc also worry liable to be injured,
in falls especially
A sprain of a joint varies greatly i'll
severity 1t may consist of simple
wrench, without the tearing of any of
tho ligamcnts, or it may be more eX-
tcnsive injury, stopping just short of q
dislocation.
In moderately severe case ono Or
moro of the ligaments of the joint will
be torn slightly, or possibly completely
across. The memb rano beneath tho lig-
aments, which retains the lubricating
fluid of the joint. will be ruptured, per-
uniting tho escape of moro or less OF
this fluid into the parts about, and CIV
ing rise sometimes to % considerable
swelling. This swelling may be increas-
cd also by an etfusiop of fluid into the
joint, especially if inflammation sets in,
and finally there is usually Slight or
even sometimes quite pronounced es-
cape of blood into the tissues, and this,
gradually working to the surface, ap-
pears as n black and blue stain.
In more severe cases the tendons pass
ing over tho joint and attaching the
muscles which move it to tho bones may
suffer considerable damage, or one of
them may be broken or torn from its at
tachment, bringing with it q silver of
bone. Where so much harm has btcn
done to all the parts-bones, ligaments,
tendons and muscles-it is easy to un-
derstand that much pain will result and
that the euro will be tedious.
In the treatment of a sprain the first
thing to be aimed ut is to relieve pain
and prevent inflammation, then to favor
healing of the torn structures, and after
that to restore the use of the limb.
The first of these objects is accom-
plished by absolute rest of the injured
part, the limb being raised, and by lead
and opium wash, spirit lotion, or such
other local applications as the physician
may prescribe. Swelling is prevented i'll
measure and pain is sometimes re-
lieved by firm bandaging with fan
mel bandase.
When the swelling, heat and pain
are gone, the limb should not be used
too soon, but should be brought sradu-
ally back to health by cold douching,
dry rubbing in direction toward the
body and passive motion. 1t is some
times necessary i'll very severe cases to
treat the sprain by means of splints, ex-
actly as if it were n fracture CT disloca-
tion. Youths Companion.
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CroQuettes.

The secret of having croquettes firm,
lies in their being mixed for long
time. The meat should be chopped very
fine after being freed from all fat and
gristle, and about half pint of milk
allowed to each pint of meat. The milk
should be put over the fire while ta-
blespoonful of butter and 2 tablespoon
fuls of flour are rubbed together. The
hot milk is then added, and the whole
cooked to thick, smooth paste. Mean
time, to pint CT chopped meat is added
a tablespoonful of chopped parsley, salt
and pepper to taste, the grated rind OF
lemon, and teaspoonful of onion
juice, if that is liked, or some cooks
simply rub halved onion over the
mixing bowl. The seasoned meat is then
stirred into the paste and the whole
turned out to cool. The meat should be
allowed to stand for at least hours be-
fore it is nodded into croQuettes. Dip
first in eggs, then in bread crumbs, and
fry in smoking hot fat. Powdered shred
ded biscuits will be found pleasant
variety to the bread crumbs 1t isa
caution, by the way, in the use OF these
biscuits, where bread crumbs are re-
quired, that they are very unsuccessful
in escalloped tomatoes. They are too
starchy, evidently, to be of use there
and they form a gummy mass that is
not appetizing. New York Post.
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Curious typographical errors.

DR.. Daniel of the Texas Medical
Journal referring to a recent editorial
in The Statesman on typographical err
rors, gives an amusing experience in
that line. He says he wrote, "Dr. Jno.
Bailyhache act "a years, born July %,
1922, and died. Imagine his disgust
when it appeared in The Journal, "Dr
Bellyache ate "A years of corn July %,
1922, and died. Austin Statesman.
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Harsh.

81 don't quito see Why that very de-
cadent author is the recipient of SO
much attention, said the old fashioned
lady.
"That is very easily explained, re-
piled Miss Cayenne There is a natural
curiosity to see person who could put
such things into cold type without be-
ing ashamed. Washington Star.
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A CATCH.
From the tragi.comcdy of "Tho False AS
,,.olurcr "

from the tragi-comcdy of "Tho False AS
trologer.
We know what is, but what will be
Ne know not. No one ever knew.
Tie gods themselves cannot forcscc
Of gods there bel what men may do.
Prophecies are arrows shot in the dark
At AZ unseen mark.
Ii they miss it, we let them go;
If they hit it, rs sometimes they will
When the night winds thiticr blow,
We magnify the skill
OF tho hand that h Id the bow.
The Snly thing we Know
Is that we live and die,
Not the inscrutablc why!
Poor puppets of crumbl:nS clay,
The world goes round and round,
And We 30 with it-herc today,
Tomorrow underground!
Richard! Henry Stoddard in New York indie
pcndent.
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The will of an old London merchant
shows him to have been something of a
wag, for he had made list of all his
"bad debts and left them as legacies
distributed among his friends, one par
ticularly favored person getting over
$1,000 worth.
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Gem Tester.

The radiograph-that is, the Roent-
een raw "photograph'-is an excellent
test for gems. Diamonds, pearls ruDies'
tnrouoises, emeralds, opals, garnets' sap
nhires and so on all give black radio
praph whereas paste limitations give
onlv faint Photograph, hardly visible;
A minutes exposure is sufficient TO 'eii
a true from false stone
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The Music That He Found on Neclstte

The Music That he round on d Neci>s's'
1.-the other day" said a young bach
elor, 81 received as gift a necktie,
marked across one end of the white satin
lining of which 1 found a bar of music.
I don t read music myself, but took
this to somebody that does, and what
do YOU think it was? 'Blest be the tic
that bindsp 1 thought that was pretty
slick. eh:''-New York Sun.
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ScnnDuln OF rHa---zz! 80
Baltimore, Chesapeake 4 Atlantic
Railway Company.
Until further notice, will run their
steamers as follows. (wcather per-
hitting leaving South st. Wharf at
500 o'clock p. IL.
STEAMER POCOMOKE.
Capt. Howard.
Tuesdays and Fridays for Cri.tield,
Tangier Island, Finney's, Oman
cock, Shelltown, Pitts Wharf, Ce-
dar Hall, Rehoboth, Powell's, POGO
moke City, Mattaponi. and Snow
Hill, observation-disclosures and
Thursdays, leave Snow Hill, 6 a. ~,
Mattaponi G:30, Pocomoke City s,
Poweli's $50, Rehoboth 8, Cedar
Hall $50, Pitts wharf 10, Shelltowu.
1915, Onancock $50 p. H., Finney's
8, Tauger Island 4:30, Cristield q.
STEAMER EASTERN SHORE.
Capt. H. H. Raynor.
Wednesdays and Sundays for Girls
field, Harborton, Evans, Boggs,
Cedar View, Nandua, Concord,
Reads, Davis. Shields and Rue's
RETU RNING- leaves Rue's
Tuesdays and Fridays s, Shields
$40, Davis 1000, Reads 1920, Con-
cord II, Nandua 1870, Cedar View
1245, Boggs 9:45, Evans 3, Harbor-
ton 3:15, Crisfeld q.
STEAMER TANGIER.
Mondays and Thursdays for Fords,
Crisfeld, Finney's, Onancock,
Hunting Creek and Messongo.. RE
TURNING-leave Wednesdays and
Saturdays, Messongo 6, Hunting
Creek, 8 30, Onancock, 2:30. Fin
ney's, 3, Crisfeld, 6, Ford's 7 30.
All Steamers leave Crisield for Balti
more on arrival of last down train.
Freight and passengers received
for all points on the N. Y, Phila. and
Norfolk. Wicomico and Pocomoke Il.
R. daily, Delaware, Maryland and
Virginia Railroads.
Positively no freight received after
4:3O p. III. and must be prepaid to all
points, except on the N. Y.
Phila. and Norfolk Railroad.
Willard Thompson, 7: Murdoch,
Gen'l. Manager. Gen'l Pass. Ag't.
j. Sawyer Wilson, Jr.,
Gen'l. Freight Agent.
205 f. Baltimore st.
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NEW YORK, PHILA.& NORFOLK R,R

Time Table in Effect Nov. 90, 1897.
Quickest and only daily line between
Boston, New York, Phila., Nor
folk and Old Point Comfort.
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Great Bargains
i'm -
yEuEERY
j.. ADElS TEEN.
Onancock, Va.
Practical Matchmaker & JeweIer.

I carry a large and select line
of Watches, Clocks, Jewelry,
Spectacles and Silverware of all
kinds-prices reduced very low.
Special attention paid to repair
work on fine Watches, Clocks,
Spectacles and Jewelry at bed
rock prices. All work guaran-
teed to be irst-class. Highest
prices paid for old gold and sill
yer.
WILDE at Accomac G.. H.,
every court-day for repairing.
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Prices low for 1st class plants
put up in good shape. Send for
catalogue and price list.
VIM. S. RICHARDSON,
Marion Station, Md.
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on the question of granting OF
not granting Liquor License
therein The commissioners
to open the poll books and can
vas the votes, to.wit: VIM. i.
Wright, Jeff d. Jacob, VIM. +.
White, VIM B. Pitts and Ed
ward H. Gusts, will meet at the
clerks office, on the following
Tuesday, April Goth for Tat
purpose.
JOHN H. WISE,
Sheriff.
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"fn stops for passengers on sigma
to conductor. 2Daily, except Sunday
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R. B. Cooke. R. Fl. Nicholas,
Gen'l. Freight y SUPP:
Pass. Agent. Cape Charles, Va.
Norfolk, Va.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1898-04-29
Here Are Pedigrees for You.

The Grosvenor family dukes of West
minster) trace their pedigree in Eng
land back to 1866, having come over with
William the Conqueror, while the fam
lily in Normandy from which they are
directly descended fourished there for
at least century and half before the
Conquest, so that the family pedigree
goes back for close upon a thousand
years. The most ancient family in
Great Britain is that of the Earl of Mar,
in Scotland. Lord Hailes, speaking of
the title, says: 'It existed before our
records and before the era of genuine
history, being an earldom whose origin
IS lost in antiquity" The Campbells, to
whom belongs the present duke of Ar
gyll, began in 100. Of the 400 barons
in the British peerage only about a
dozen actually date back 600 years,
The most ancient family in the world
is that of the milado of Japan, which
has had an unbroken line of descent for
more than $500 years, the present ruler
being the 122d of the linen. Y. Her
aid
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1898-04-29
Hypnotizinx a Hen,

did you ever hypnotic a chicken? ?"
asked Police Commissioner Kind, the
other night. Its dead easy. Just
catch your hen, place it on the floor in
front of you with its tail toward you.
Take piece of chalk and draw a
straight line, beginning at point just
under the hens head and extending a
foot and half or more. The bird will
fasten it's eyes on the chalk, and in a
twinkling almost she is unconscious of
anything but that line. You can cuff
and kick her about as much as you
please, but her gaze will Immediately
return to the chalk line. When l was
sailing before the mast it was not an
unusual thing on a calm day, when
there was no work in sight, to see a
dozen or more sailors, each with hen
in his hands, drawing chalk marks. 1t
is the most perfect case of complete
hypnotism ever saw. Just try it some
time if you don't believe it.''-Toledo
Blade.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1898-04-29
The Feet.

). A contemporary points out one or
two facts concerning the feet that cam
not be too widely known. We all know
that our feet spread, and take it quite
as matter of course; but it seems that,
after all, there is no necessity for their
doing SO. They spread because we do
not know how to rest them properly.
The feet do not grow, but by resting
them in the wrong way the muscles
have been permitted to take wrong
direction and the foot f1attens. When
woman finds that the instep of the foot
is tired, she should change her stock
ings for thin ones and put on slippers,
with a totally different heel from that of
the shoe she took off, either higher or
lower, as the case may be. Then she
should lie down, turn upon her face,
and place a pillow under the insteps of
both feet, so that every inch of the
breadth of her feet should rest upon
the pillow. When this is DONE the foot
is at ease. The muscles rest and
strengthen, and the beautiful arch of
the instep is preserved. Possibly some
may think this is nonsense, but let them
try the above plan of resting when very
tired, and they will be surprised to find
out how successful it really is.-N. y.
Ledger.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1898-04-29

pose some blamed tramp must have
come along, hunting barn to sleep in,
most likely, and seen it; anyhow, I
can't find sign of it anywhere around.
All the children's new summer fixin's
in it, too, weren't they? And here Jen-
ny an grandma'd sewed month on
'em. I declare, it's a burning shame!
If I'd ever supposed"
But just at this moment it became
evident that the Impotence of the
younger Hawkinses could no longer be
repressed. The bedroom door burst
open and in rushed the gay procession,
Haunting the badges of victory. In an
other moment white dress was
perched on either arm of papa's chair,
an animated sailor suit was feaping ex-
citedly in front of him, and the pos
SCISSOR of a real, genuine, unmistakable
first pair of trousers was scrambling
actively about on his knees.
"April Fool" exclaimed the impatient
children.
But papa took out his handkerchief
and wiped the cold perspira ton from
off his forehead.
'Blest if ever was so glad to hear
anybody say that before!" he declared.
N. Y. Independent.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1898-04-29
PuNGENT PARAGRAPHS.

"Papa, what is meant by taking time
by the forelock p" I'm most cases, my
son, it is worrying about things that
never happen. y Chicago News.
"Have you ever noticed how war pro.
notes q literature of it's own?" Eyes;
that is one of the horrors Of war;
Philadelphia North American.
Willie Boy-"If promise to learn my
lesson, papa, will. you. give me a quar-.
ter?" Eyes, my son. Willie
Boy-"And what will you give me if ]
do learn it?"--Truth.
In the Nursery.-Little Hans (tc
KarD -"Look here, Karl; we must be
very naughty to-day, so that we can
promise on papa's birthday tomorrow
that we will be BETTER" - Fliegende
Blaetter.
Saving His Nerves. What" shouted
the stern parent, mot marry my daugh.
ter? Why, sir, you have sat with youl
arm about her hour after hour eyes;
that was to keep her from singing."-
Detroit Free Press.
"Our representative" says the Punk
vile Bugle, whose editor did not get the
post Office, ''has been in congress g
year or thereabouts, and the only meas
ure he has ever opened his mouth about
is pint. indianapolis Journal.
An Able Man.-"Yes, sir; Blocker
would make money out of anything
'sIs he so lucky?" II should say so
Why, he married penniless girl two
years ago, and he got her position that
brings him in $1,000 year. Life.
Fine Distinction They do pretty
things in Boston" said the Occasional
Liar. ''What do you suppose saw the
last time I was there?" "Give it up
sang the chorus. "a sign that said
$3.50 pants marked down from eight
dollar trousers - Cincinnati En-.
uuirer.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1898-04-29
WHEN MOTHER ROCKS BABY.

don't know much bout music. and the
singin' what is fine,
To raise tune at meetin' isn't any trade
o, mine;
~ plain old halleluyah could never carry
through,
Fur all the hymns I'm KNOWN wouldn't
n make but very few.
never teched a piany nor a fiddle and q
bow;
even don't try whistlin' much of less it's
mighty low;
And yet q restful feelin' in my soul begins
to creep
When mother rocks the baby and is sing
In it to sleep.
It amt no time that's regular, with the
po'try words to match,
But like the bees that's hummin' in the
bloomin' clover patch, &
It's sweet an low and sootl1in' and 1t
makes me kinder seem
AS II was as airy as pictur' in dream.
1t takes me OFF driftin' and a driftin'
till feel
AS If the winds were music and thar wasn't
sss nothin' real
IT Jest amt no use tryin' from dozin' fur
toJkeep
When mother rocks the baby and is sing
in it to sleep.
Her voice amt much. reckon. to some
other folks who know
The highferlutin singers what Is in the
opery show;
But have heard 1t often when she's tell
In sof' and sweet s3s
Their pra' ars unto the chiilun when they
are kneslin' at her feet:
a whisperin words of comfor. when it's
trouble comes along;
"A cheerin' up the spirits when the things
are going wrong.
Thar's somethin' that is movin' me some
whar way down and deep
When mother rocks the baby and is sing
in 1t to sleep.
It's been to all the chillun when they cud-
died on her breast
The song that led them gently to the land
o. dreams and rest;
And tho it's kind O. foolish yet some
times long to lie
Thar whar the baby's sleepin, with NO
wakin troubles nigh,
It Is the sweetest music that this airth
can give to me,
And I shall want to hear it in the angels
jubilee.
Like vespers O. the evenin comes pra r
to bless and keep
When mother rocks the baby and is sing
In it to sleep.
Gordon Noel Hurtel, in Atlanta Consti-
tuition,
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1898-04-29
SHOE HIEROGLYPHICS.
Occult Symbols Devised to DeceiV
WOmQnkind.

Occult Symbols Devised to Deceive
WOmankind.
"People often ask me the meaning OF
the apparently crazy hieroglyphics and
figures that are stamped on the inner
side of the uppers Of ready-made shoes
nowadays" said an T street shoe deal
er to Star man. Gas every shoe man
ufactory has secret stamp code OF it's
own, and there is, therefore, no posi-
bility of the general public learning
more than that such codes exist, I may
as we'll tell you that the vanity of mod
crn mortals, and especially women, is
at the bottom Of these peculiarly
stamped characters and figures. You'd
be surprised to know, for instance, how
many women there are who imagine
that they wear No. 3 shoe, when in
reality their size is a couple of figures
larger. A shoe salesman who under
stands his business can tell precisely
the number Of the shoe woman Gus
toner wears at Il glance. But as often
as not a woman whose foot is a No. S
calls for shoe couple of sizes small
Ell, and the mysterious stamped-hiero-
glyph scheme was devised for the pur-
pose of encouraging her in the belief
that her foot is couple of sizes smaller
than it really measures in shoe leather.
"When woman calls for number
g to fit number foot, no shoe sales
man of this era who cares anything for
his job is going to say: Madam, your
foot requires number s. He simply
breaks out shoe of the style she re-
quests that he feels confident will fit
her comfortably, and let's it go at that.
"a woman rarely thinks to inquire if
the shoe is really of the size she asked
for, for she takes it for granted that the
salesman has given her what she de-
1nanded. But when a woman does ask,
for instance: This is number 3, is it p
it's the salesman's business to unblush-
ingly reply: 'Yes'm, it's number 81
The woman customer might examine
the hieroglyphs inside the uppers for a
week without finding out any different,
and even if she had the key to the puzzle
it would only make her feel bad, so
what would be the use ?"-Washington
Star