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Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1898-04-01
Notice.

U. S. Land Office, Minot, n. d., Jan. &c 1898,
Complint having been entered at this Office
by Martha Ruth against Mary G. Usher, for
abandoning her homestead entry No 400 dated
January Goth, 1897, upon the VIZ nwi4 and VIZ
sMM Of section 10, township 15l, range 100, in
Williams co nty, North Dakota, with a view to
the cancellation Of said entry, the said parties
are hereby summoned to appear before f. Leon
hardy, Judge OF the county court o. Williams
coun y, at NilIiSlon, N d., on the 9Th day Of
March, 1898, ut O'Clock p. H., to respond and
furnish testimony concerning said alleged aban-
donment. THOMAS 4. DISCARD, Register
JAMES JOHN A. ELY, Receiver.
Evening journal., 1898-05-31
4 uoston Bird.

Prospective Purchaser - What a
thoughtful looking parrotl Polly want
a cracker?
The Parrot Qate of Boston)-I am
aware, my dear madam, that there ex-
lists an almost universal but erroneous
belief that al parrots manifest predi-
lection for crackers. This hypothesis
would be amusing were it not for the
lniimation il affords of the pathetic
pnucity of diefetic knowledge upon the
part OF the masses. May l awsk if you
are aware that there is more nutriment
and inspiration in asinele plate Of beans
than IN three score and ten crackers
a thorough appreciation of Browning
will never follow a regimen of crack
srs. But what is the matter, may
c'vsk? You manifest considerable per
.urbation.-llarlem Life.
Evening journal., 1898-05-31
MANNING THE YARDS.
a CeFenOay On W-aBshaps Tant "a Not
What Il Used to De Before tho
Days Of IrORolads.

When Commodore 6chley took formal
command Of The flying squadron the
other day the yards" OF tho flagship
Brooklyn were manned by bluejackets.
and on deck al inyoluntarily Joined in
the shout Of applause. In the old navy,
when United States ships were actually
ships with yards, the bo'sun's mates
call; "All hands cheer shipi" was fol-
lowed by a much more picturesque GER
emony than is possible now, when the
vessels of the navy are fitted with but
a single yard, and that only used for
signaling. At the word of command
Man the yardsl" there was an amount
of acrobatic scurrying on the main
decks of the old ships that was 6alcu-
lated to made the ship-visitor hold his
breath, the thing looked so dangerous.
The men forward In the bluejacket uni
form would fairly leap up the rope
ladders, and almost by the time the
echoes of the command had died away
every yard on each mast would sup
port scores of men and boys, all stand
ing erect, most of them only held up by
the crossed arms of the men beside
them. This representation of a cross
was held by all of the men, and it was
their business to stand thus with alb
solute statuesqueness. Then the com
mand "Cheer ship!" would be bawled
out on deck by the chief bo'sun's mate
and there would be a yell from cat
head to mizzen that couldn't help warm
the blood Of everybody within hearing
of it. When the men manned the yards
with all sail except tOpls and stunsls
set. such picture was really beautiful
the mems uniforms of blue standing
out in sapphire-like contrast TO tbs
cameo whiteness Of the shrouds. This
was u ceremony on all formal occasions
such as the visit aboard old ships ol
distinguished men. And man the yards
and cheer ship were commands always
given when one of the old clippers oi
the United States navy was either de
parting for or arriving from O foreign
station.-Washington Star.
Evening journal., 1898-05-31
FOOLED FOR ONCE.
The smart Hotel Clerk Thought He
Knew IL All, but He
Didn't.

Just after the night clerk came on at
the hotel and curled his mustache 10
his liking, his attention was called to
business.
kerosene lamp for 237," requested q
bell boy.
kerosene lamp?" echoed the clerk,
as he whirled the register about. ''Let
me see. Bondy and wife, of PlunlSer-
Vile, in 237. I Thought so. Never been
in frstclass hotel before. Go back
and show them how to use the electric
light. Wonder they didn't send for a
tallow candle" and the clerk took sew
eral Of the corridor loungers into his
confidence.
Lady says il this hotel can't afford
lamp to send up a gas stove, and send
It quick" said the bell boy, who had
made the round trip in phenomenal
time. "She acts pretty hot"
pretty cold, 1 should think. Go back
there and open the register, show the
lady how to use the water faucets ana
how TO turn off the electricity. Thank
the Lord. she can't blow it out"
The next word from 237 came with a
rush. 1t was brought by vision Of
loyeliness, dressed in bewitching style,
her face flushed, and her blue eyes
throwing off sparks. "Aiake out your
bill and receipt at once" she said, as
her dainty foot beat time on the mar
ble tiling
But, Mrs. Bondly-"
ATTEND to my order, sir. Include in
your bill a carriage and an express
wagon 10 transfer US and our things
and tell Mr.. Bondly when he comes in
that be will find us at the other house,
where we viii spend the rest Of the sea-
son. Understand, we must go at once.
| want to 20 to a hotel where it viii be
| possible to warm some milk for baby
before the little angel starves to death"
Then the loungers had fun with the
clerk. and the best he could muster was
sickly grin.-Detroit Free Press.
Evening journal., 1898-05-31
AMERICANS AND BRIroNs.
Together whipped Double Their
Number OF Russians, French
and cernaane.

Fourth Officer Hepburn, OF the steam
fr Empress of Japan, tells a realistic
story of a bloody street iight he wit
nessed from the balcony of hotel in
Hong Kong just before the sailing of
bis steamer. There are at present in
that harbor, German, French, Russian,
United States and British men-of-war.
The sailors from these vessels watch
the big international game of chess now
going on in the east with China as the
prize. 1t is the Anglo-SaNon race
against the world, and with the present
bitter feeling ready to break out in war
it does not take much to start an open
quarrel among the sailor men. There
was row in n saloon, two or three
street fights. council Of war and call
to arms.
The Russian sailors started hostili-
ties. They formed an alliance with the
French and German sailors, and 400
strong marched down Queen street,
which is but 25 feet wide, from the Joss
temple to the water, in double lines, and
announced that no Johnny Bull or Yam
kee must pass through unless he want
ed his head broken. Tho English sail
ors asked the Americans to Join them,
ana found by actual count they were
$50 strong. They parleyed with the
| foreigners, while so of their number
were sent to the rear to seize or hire
all the jinrickshas In sight When
these were secured they formed a
wedge with them.
With loud hurrahs the Brltlsh-Ameri-
can allies rushed shoulder TO shoulder
at the black mass Of sneering, railing
foreigners. One hundred Of them
formed tho wedge, so stayed behind TO
cover the rear. After some dozen of
the foreigners had been knocked down
by the onslaught they gave way, and
the jinrickshas were pushed TO their
rear and smashed to pieces. Meanwhile
the rear guard of 30 engaged in hand
to-hand fist fight with their enemies.
The Germans, Fretich and Russians
were now surrounded by the Anglo
SaXons, and the fight went merrily on.
A dreadful din reigued. The Ameri-
cans were singing America, and the
British God Save the Queen" 1t was
the same tune, and that tune wns heard
above everything else. In tho words
os an eye witness: "The British lioI
and the American eagle knocked seven
bells out OF the 400 men of the com
bined nations"
The local authorities could do moth
iug, and appealed to the warship Off
GERS, who ordered their men to stop, ant
hostilities ceased. The affair, Mr.. Hep
burn thinks. may be II warming to IA,
powers in the far east not 10 fool viii
such combination. He declares tina
the Russian-German-French alliance
although over double the Anglo,Amer
Jean In numbers, was badly whipped
The Anglo-Saxons surrounded then
and .belabored their opponents unmer
cifully with sticks and iists, until the,
yelled for quarter.-Chicago Int
Ocean.
Evening journal., 1898-05-31
us USUAL LUCK.
Nickel He Tried TO Save Dishonesty
Cost Him "A situation.

Nickel lie Tried to Save Dishonesty
Cost Him situation.
n There are some people who seem to be
born to bad luck. Misfortune seems to
shake hands with them at every turn in
their lives. A young man on the North
side has had a distressing experience
lately which he attributes to perpetu-
al evil genius which follows him.
Some time last fall when in a Clark
street cable car he became deeply in
terested IN the paper which he had just
bought and paid his fare twice. As soon
as It flashed across his mind he felt very
fiat, but determined to getit back some
day. Consequently from that time forth
Rsgo6d deal Of his attention while on the
Street cars was directed toward this
end. This laudable design was partly
baked because he did not travel so
much as formerly, having lost his sit
uation. But q friend Of his negotiated
an opening for him.
One morning a week or so ago he was
on his way down to slip into his berth,
having nothing to do but Introduce
himself 20 the proprietor. Tie feltin a
very good humor, and he bethought
himself of his purpose to recover the
nickel. The car was unusually crowd
ed lie busied himself IN newspaper
and looked very demure For once AZ
least in his life his perseverance was re.
warded. He got down without payina
anything. But he was six or eight time.
on the point of giving up because of the
looks that his fellow passengers gave
him. There was q portly gentleman
seated directly opposite who seemed es
pecially indignant, but, contrary to tho
young mans expectations, he did not
call the conductors attention to him
He stepped off the car at Washington
street in a better humor than he had
been in for months. Then he stopped
to have his shoes shined. This done, n,
hurried off to the Office of his pros
pective employer, congratulating him
self that for once in his life he had es
capped his perennial bad luck. But hii
cheerfulness faded into horror when or
appearing before the magnate he dis
covered him to be no other than th'
man who had sat opposite TO him in th'
car. He did not get the situation
Chicago Chronicle.
Evening journal., 1898-05-31
- 80 vir,rch Il.

Perhaps she was jealous; perhaps she
wasn't. Anyway, she had just heard Of
the engagement, and she could not help
noticing the engaged girls pride in her
captured youth.
Really" she said, and her lips curled
scornfully. There's no accounting
for tastes. is there? Some people
hink they have won the game when
they get The BOBBY prize.'-Chicago
Post.
Evening journal., 1898-05-31
The Pony in Franz JOSEF Land.

The Pony I'm Franz JOSEF Lana.
At an early stage in our journey our
difficulties began. The pony broke
loose the second night out, and, unfor-
tuuatcly gorged herself with dried
vegetables. These. together with dog
biscuits and a few pounds Of oats saved
from the previous sledging, were her
usual fodder, owing TO the.lacl of le-
gitimate horse food, which had quite
run out more than 10 months before.
As I expected. the surfeit OF dried veg
etables Brought on a serious illness, to
remedy which Armitagc and 7 clubbed
together the small supply ofpills which
we had with us. He produced, / think,
two varieties Of pills, and had NUM-
Der OF podophyllin; so we made up n
dose of % in all, which 1 administered
to our invalid pony. mixed up in some
frozen fat from sur frying pan. This.
! am glad 70 say. mad the desired effect
80. Mt all events. partly ccstoring her tc
hcalih.-GeoaraDlical Journal
Evening journal., 1898-05-31
r,scr :, nisnrvantare.

Lady-What did you mean 10y apply
ing for a situation without a written
reference.
Applicant (npologetically)-H you
plaze, ma'am, OF can't wroite.-N. y,
Journal.
Evening journal., 1898-05-31

That old English saint who makes II
rain so much. must have been foolin'
round the water pipes again. The GEM
eral Assembly might make a public
nuisance out of him.-Dover Index.
Evening journal., 1898-05-31

Alert and clear-headed merchants
sell what the public wants and do not
offer something else. The buyer is sup
posed to know his own needs
Evening journal., 1898-05-31

Take your trade to the storel1eeper
who sells what you want to buy, and
does not wear out your patience trying
to make you accept something you do
not want.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1898-03-05
An Absurd Alliance.

The more or less substantial organi-
cations known as the democratic, popu-
listic and silver republican parties have
broken out again. This time the breach
of the peace is in the form of addresses
published by the national committees
of the parties. The address might as
well have been prepared in triplicate,
for the burden of the song is the same
i'm each case, and there is little differ
ence in the notes. There are three
mouths, but one voice. The parties
mentioned are rccommitted to the
craze which submerged them from
sight at the last general election.
Ephraim is joined to his idols, anti they
are made of silver of dcbased quality
and low market value. This bourbon
ism, that learns nothing and forgcts
nothing, is characteristic of the party
that for years after the war ended OPP
posed the measures of reconstruction,
as it had opposed the suppression of re-
bellion and, before that, the abolition
of human slavery. The resurrection of
the free silver absurdity, with its
triple mouth. is such puerile reitera-
ton that the joint silver republican,
populistic and democratic elements de-
serve to be called the Silly Repopocrats.
Troy Times.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1898-03-05
ANXIOUS TO LEARN.
The BOotbInck Immediately Acted
ON the Critics Suggestion.


Before the door of boot shining
streets is fixed n sign announcing that
the artist inside caters to the feminine
trade as well as that pertaining to the
stronger and more brutal sex. The
sign goes further than this and re-
cites the fact that n separate room is
provided for women who wish to have
their footwear made nice and shiny and
attractive.
One of the men who lately dropped
in for his shine said to the manipulation
Of cloths and brushes: Look here,
don't you know you are bringing this
whole street into disrepute by that
sign?"
NO, sir. ITow's that?" the proprietor
Of the shop said, with some anxiety.
Saint it all right to shine ladies'
shoes?"
"Oh, that part is all good enough;
but just look at that sign n moment.
What would stranger arriving in town
think of a city which tolerated the pub
lie misspelling of a word like that?
Why, I'll bet you've driven thousands
OF dollars away from Chicago by the
influence of that illiterate sign. Think
Of it," scornfully.
The man looked puzzled and again
asked what was the trouble with his
printed announcement.
"Why, spelling separate s-e-p-e-r-
a-t-e! That's pretty bad, my friend"
"Well, sir" the bootblack remarked,
with some feeling, 81 thought that
looked wrong the minute finished it.
Say, that'll be all right. I'm glad you
spoke of it. You bet you'll see it diff
ferent next time you coce this way.
I'm like you'll believe in education.
You watch for that sign after this"
The critical customer did watch for
the sign. The next time he passed that
way he saw that the bootblack had,
true to his word, changed the or
biography. The invitation now reads:
"Sepperate room for adies."-Chicago
Record.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1898-03-05
sound Money Republicans.

There can be no doubt of the attitude
of the republican party on the PROPOSE
ton to pay the obligations of the nation
in deprecated currency. Not only did
the republicans in the senate vote
against the proposition, but the repub.
lican house made short work of the
measure, rejecting it by majority of
80 with the promptness which empha-
sized the vigorous disapprobation
which republicans of that body exer-
cised with reference to this proposition.
In addition to this, the president him
self took occasion to express his disap-
proval of the measure in his New York
speech, saying: Nothing should ever
tempt us-rnothing will ever tempt us
to scale down the debt Of the nation
through a legal technicality. What
ever may be the language of the con-
tract, the United States will discharge
all Of its obligations. in the currency
recognized as the best throughout to-
world Mt the times of payment. Nor
will we ever consent that the wages OF
labor or it's frugal savings shall be
scaled down by permitting payment in
dollars of less value than the dol
lars accepted as the best In every
enlightened nation Of the earth. Gin.
cinnati Commercial Tribune.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1898-03-05
THE OLD RATIO BEING DROPPED
Democrats Weakening ON the Six
Teen An Ona nnaix

I
teen to One Basis.
Sixteen to one as the democratic way
cry is not as vociferous MS il was.
Symptoms of weakness are developing.
Some old democrats are asking why,
il the ratio was changed in Jackson
time from fifteen to one, there is any
thing particularly sacred about sixteen
to one, or any other rigid figures. 1t
is stated that certain democratic SEN
ators and representatives are planning
a movement to declare for silver, lcay-
ing the ratio blank. and that several
wcll-known leaders, not including Mr..
Bryan, are encouraging the scheme.
In the first place, they argue, sixteen
to one has been passed upon by the
defeated again by larger majority, for
the world since 1896 has been steadily
drifting away from the silver standard.
Every democrat knows that his party
is divided on the silver plank. In the
interest of harmony it is proposed to
declare for the free coinage of silver,
leaving the ratio to be determined by
current views of majority of con-
gress, with the approval of the presi-
dent.
Signs come from other, parts of the
country than Washington that there
are democrats ready To let the old ratio
90 by the board. Some silver men
nominally not democrats take sim
clio In, 10 rnx siaN
ing the experiences in Europe of the
latest bimctalic commission Senator
Wolcott suggested that something pos
sibly might be done abroad by chang
ing the ratio To twenty or twenty-five
TO one. EX-Gov. Boies, of Iowa, has
just published his plan to send alr gold
and silver at the market price to the
and basis for the redemption of gov
eminent paper issues. \ Washington
correspondent reports one of the cham
Mons of the new scheme to have said:
The ratio may be twenty to one or
twenty-five to one, or even thirty to
one. No matter. The point is that
by this means the democratic party
VIII Nohbioi VI i'sNii oh' Va Wv
country, and be able to restore silver
to its proper place as n money metal.
This is the principle at stake; the ratio
is mere detail"
But that is not the principle at stake
by good deal. This government has
never surrendered the principle that
the gold dollar and the silver dollar
shall be on parity Mt the worlds mar
ket price. In fact, the government eN-
listed nearly 100 years before this poll
cy was looked upon in any other light
than us n matter of course. The peo-
pie cannot accept an uncovered G4-cent
silver dollar or an S4-cent silver dollar
without giving up the long existing
parity between the gold dollar and sill
YER dollar, each representing 100 cents.
They accept "A cents worth of silver
now as n dollar only because the gov
crnment protects it with 100 cents in
gold. The democrats might as well
stick to the old ratio If they propose
anything less than parity with gold
Their new scheme is n shuttle and a
! fraud, and will lose them the support
of those whom they ding-donged into
the belief that all the worlds financial
and Industrial fabric rested unalterably
upon sixteen to one.-St. Louis Globe
Democrat.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1898-03-05
The Future OF Man.

Man has been animal, and he is to be
spiritual. To know man we must look
forward, and not backward. Man has
come so far that he certainly must go
farther. He is learning to master him
self and to master nature and to live in
perfectly helpful relations to his fell.
lows and to all things about him, and
he certainly has not yet reached the
limits of his growth.-Rev Is. Fay
Mills, Evangelist, Boston, Mass.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1898-03-05
OpnrcssInn.

The people feel to-day that the form
ula of our present industrial regime is
not even. Force Expresses right, but
force ignores right" and tho people
are intelligent enough and are becom.
ing more intelligent each day, and as q
consequence recognize the fact that
such conditions as now exist are a vio-
lation of the laws of God and the rights
of the vast multitude.-Rev T. ]. Do
cey, Catholic, New York City.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1898-03-05
Light Work.

Lady Of the House-It Is shame for
a great, strong man like you to be beg
ging from house to house. Why don't
you 60 to work.
Ragged Haggard-I can't git no work
at me trade, maddim.
"And what, pray, is your trader"
"Wheelin' daylight into tunnels
Harlem Life.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1898-03-05
Deserving the FnIIncy.

The Wyoming republicans, who have
long tried to be republicans and free
silveritcs too, have given up the effort
to continue to be of two minds on one
question, and at late meeting of their
state committee it was decided that the
party organization should come out
fairly and squarcly for the gold stand
ard in the coming campaign. Free sill
yer will be left where it belongs, with
the Organizes. This action marks a
decided change in public opinion in
what is silver mining camp state, for
it has been the custom for years for
the Wyoming republicans to indorse
free coinage of silver as "a local issue"
Either the Wyoming republicans have
not heard from Senator Jones of Arkan-
sas that the gold standard has worked
such hardship on the toiling millions
that the lives of our people are made
bitter with bondage" or else they have
heard it and do not believe IL. Senator
.Jone will find other people than those
of Wyoming equally disinclined to ac-
ccpt his assertion that the inhabitants
of the United States are in such a state
of suffering that relief can be obtained
only by overthrowing the gold stand
ard. Nor will Senator Jones find itan
easy task to demonstrate his PROPOSE
ton that "the crime of 1873" was n
"cruel confscation of the lives and lib
erty of the laboring millions of this
country" The people heard all about
the crime of 1873 from Mr.. Bryan in
1896, and then went and elected Mr.. Nc
Kinley.-Boston Transcript.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1898-03-05
All the samN.

Brobson--It's a disputed question
which have the quicker tempers,.
blondes or brunettes.
Craik--Is It?
"Ycs; my wife has been both, and
I couldn't see that II made any differ.
ence."--Boston Traveller,
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1898-03-05

USome Of the democratic papers are
trying to gather the remnants Of their
party together on bimetallist plat
form in the congressional elections
Iowa State Register.