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Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1898-01-28

How does it happen that he is sta
ton agent at Sidington? Why does he
remain here at all?'
Father procured the position for
MN at my request. The detective said
II was the best place to watch the rob-
bers from, for absolute secrecy was
necessary, and no one would suspect
the station agent at a retired place like
sidlngton of being a detective. Of
course 1 did not tell father that the
man for whom desired the position
was 4 detective"
L made no reply to her last words. In
deed, 1 could not. My mind was in a
whir].
1T is all so mysterious. and now
your dear life is threatened" Florence
exclaimed, the tears again coming to
her eyes and falling down her cheeks.
While again endeavoring to calm her
the sound of approaching footsteps
reached US.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1898-01-28
Hoods Sarsaparilla
Absolutely cures scrofula,
Salt rheum,
Dyspepsia, rheumatism.
Catarrh and all diseases
Originating in or promoted
BY impure blood. It is
The great nerve tonic,
Stomach regulator and
Strength builder.
One Better.

One Better.
II won't submit to being turned away
said the disappointed arrival at the hotel
See here, I'm flush, j" and he displayed roll
of bills.
II know" responded the clerk; *tbut I've
got a full house. "-Phi)adelphia North
His Excuse.
Passenger (on southern train -What do
you mean by calling "hot peanuts?" These
are cold.
Train boy-.Well, they were hot when we
started.-Judge.
What It Means.-Bobbie-'' Poppa, what
does it mean by saying: Wisdom crieth
without"" Father - without being
heard, my son. -Brooklyn Life.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1898-01-28
SHOTGUN INSTRUCTION.
4 MissOMrl Judges Cnwritten La,
Which u Jury Resnected.

MAsSO0r1 JuNHe'A Cnwrttten Law
Which n Jury Respected.
Judge Falconer, of Kentucky. who
gave the "unwritten law" decision in
the murder hearing Of man who shot
the despoiler of his home, is but one of
several men who have held openly on
the bench that homicide is not crime
when committed to avcnge ones honor.
Some years ago. in the criminal court
Of st. Louis, Bill Smith was on trial for
an attempt to murder Mrs. Sterling, u
reputable woman who had the manage
mcnt of her husbands farm during his
absence. The Sterling farm was in Illi-
nois. Sterling was in California at the
time of the attack. His wife was an
attractive woman. One of the men on
the farm was Bill Smith. His atten-
tons to Mrs. Sterling were more en-
phatic than discreet and he was dis
charged. He went to St. Louis and ar
ranged n plan by which Mrs. Sterling
visited that city. though she was ig-
norant of Smiths connection with the
scheme. He met her, to her surprise,
soon after her arrival, and demanded
that she sell her farm, which she could
have done at the time without the con
sent Of her husband, and go with him
out of the country. The woman de-
clined. Smith forced her into 4 hall
way and nearly succeeded in cutting
her throat with a pocketnl>ife. The at
tack would have carried but for the ar
rival Of help.
Smiths immediate arrest followed,
and he undertook to justify his act by
the statement that the woman had tri-
fed with his affections. Sterling re-
turned from California to assist the
state in its prosecution. During the
trial it WAS noticed that Sterling sell
dom took his right hand from his
pocket. Laughlin, the judge, directed
the jury to find Smith guilty, and thel,
said:
eff Mr.. Sterling had taken a double
barrcled shotgun on his return to this
city and unloaded both barrels into the
carcass Of this man Smith, even il he
had done it in this courtroom. the act
would have been not only justiia BILE
but proper and to Mr.. Sterlings credit
But as he did not, gentlemen of the
jury. you will pass upon the defendants
guilt. and will assess the punishment
assuring YOU that it will be to the full
extent"
OF course the verdict was guilty II
passing sentence, which was ten wears
laughlin scored Smith and repeated his
shotgun instructions. When this was
done Sterling took his hand out of his
porlot He had resolved to kill Sm;f !,
il the verdict was differently. Y. Sun
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1898-01-28
1t Wasn't Necessary.

"Did you permit him to kiss you?"
asked the old gentleman.
Il didn't have to- replied the sweet
young thing.
Indeed she had caught an up-to-date
young man who knew too much TO ask.
Chicago Post.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1898-01-28
An Enay Problem.

would you," he said, after they had
been sitting there in the dark for q
long long time, ''be angry with, me if
l were to kiss you?" She was silent
for g. moment. Then, in tones the mean
ing of which was not to be mistaken,
she replied: "Why do'y you suppose I
turned down the light an hour and {;
half ago." And yet he wondered, poor
fool, how other young men who had
started far in the rear were able to
pass him in the race of life-Cleveland
Leader
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1898-01-28
Tactful.

cts always policy to laugh at q poor
joke" says the Manayunk Philosopher.
IF you don't. the man who tells it may
give it to you over again, thinking you
have missed the Observation-Disclosures
Record
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1898-01-28
Nat slightly Different.

George describes the girl he is en-
gagged to as perfect vision
Eyes. And his sister just says tAAs
che il perfect sight. Odds and Eads,
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smiths Time to Walk.

Their i every sign that the work al PARIS
is ncar ing Its end and that We shall have
a treaty. The instrument will provide for
the requirement by the United States. abso-
.utely Of Porto Rico and the Philippine
Islands. and. in trust. of Cuba for the bene-
fit OF the people of Cuba. The President
will then turn the matter over to the Sem
ate He will have exhausted his initiative.
and Il will be for the upper house of Con-
gress to say whether he has performed his
task well or iii. What will the Senate say?
IL has been evident for some time that OPP
position would show itself In the Senate,
but iG anybody believes that easy sailing Is
10 he the portion of the opposition he has
but TO look into things Il little.
The Senate must accept or reject the
treaty as whole. II It accepts the instru-
Inent the question then resolves itself Into
one of how the affairs of the new possess
ions shall be administered. 1t Will be pure
ly a domestic question-in many ways diff
cult as may frankly De acknowledged, and
as the President himself fully realizes. but
still a question for the people of the United
States themselves to decide. There will not
be the slightest excuse for any outsider TO
put In his oar, and no outsider will presume
to do such thing
But If the Senate rejects the treaty? That
VIII announce 10 the "Orlu IlNlslou Ill the
United States. We shall not then be peo-
pie united The world will be quick to take
notice and arbitration will at once sugges;
itself. And why not? If We cannot agree
among ourselves as to what is best for Us,
why not accept and even seek outside adj
vice. The matter will have 10 be settled
In some way. There are the islands They
are lost to Spain. The United States is in
control. The fate of the archipelago is in
its hands. The President has said one
thing The Senate has said different
thing. So vino shall deliver from the
body of this death?
The President has had his walk. and it
has been long and lonely one. His period
of Test begins. The opposition In the Sem
ate. essaying the unsympathetic role of
Smith. will now walk awhile. The country
viii observe with some interest.
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A Poets Mistaken Protest.

William Watson the English poet, in a
letter to the London Chronicle. OBJECTS to
the stupid lay figure of John Bull and
holds 1t responsible for good deal of for
e:gn misI understanding of the English char
acter. Possibly, he says. 1T was less
wide of the mark at some former period,
when were more preponderantly an
agricultural people than now, though the
general evidence of historic English por-
traiture hardly supports the surmise. Pos
sibly also 1t may have had greater appar-
cnt yerisimilitude for foreign eyes al a
time when the house OF commons was
largely recruited from the ranks of the
Squire Westerns. But at any rate the
stupid lay figure of John Bull is not now
an image Of the characteristic Engiishman
Too buecl.c to typify a ration so vaTiously
commercial and Industrial as ourselves, the
John Bull OF the comic papers. a burly.
honest. doggedly straightforward but es-
Sentially pg-headed person, no more stands
for the mental qualities of the average
contemporary Englishman than does the
worthy vinager in Adam Bede.' who as
sured a cOngenial audience Of his fellows
that FreHchmen were scarcely ever more
u an four feet high. Have We not too long
scqulesced in a parody of ourselves which,
parody requires, is now. at all events. OBJ
sostc?
Mr.. Watson is too sensitive. even for a
poet The English are no more injured by
the figure he complains Of than are the
Americans by the figure of Uncle Sam the
Germans by that OF the halloon-shaped i'm
age. with a mop of yellow hair, the Rus
SLAMS by that OF the giant with anarchIstic
" hiskers and q stare, OF the people of the
Latin countries by that of the dapper little
fellow Spruced up and smirking. all Of
which have for years been Going duty be
fore the world. All are in a sense carica-
lures but none is hurtfuL They were not
designed as faithful images. a faithful
image was not demanded in any case. \
caricature was the thing. ard carIcature:
Of q most apt and entertaining kind We
have.
Mr.. Watson proposes the impossible.
Thesa images can neither be withdrawn
nor revised with any benefit to anybody
They have passed not only into the com
mon understanding. but into the common
affections Of mankind. The children of u
larger growth as men and women are
O. siguvt"i hy the philc sopEers, would nc
more permit a tampeTing with their inter
national gallery of portraits than would
the httle fellows or the nursery the taxing
"f any liberties with the rhymes of Mother
Goose The person who would essay tc
change the image of any hero depicted in
that great work would deserve the rack
and the thumbscrew-
Mr.. Watson is needlessly disturbed. No
body is deceived Everybody travels these
ds. ~. and mas all Of the useful information
he needs about his neighbors. When the
laugh comes in 1t Is general. and now pref
" gOcd-natured- John Bull is all right. and
Uncle Sam is all right. Let the lay figures
aiDnc
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4 Sign of the Times.

The Postmaster General in his annual re-
port published today, notes the unusual in
crease during the fiscal year in the amount
of money carried in the form of money
orders by the postal service. 1t is shown
by the records that there were 2S,753, Az
such orders issued, having a face value OF
S2Oi So, 5000, or an average, roughly, of
SI.I0. This means an increase of IT 900 600
in the number and SIG, 900, 600 in the value
of the orders issued over the previous fiscal
year, whereas the greatest annual increase
in value ever known before in any single
fiscal year was 50. DOC. 900 The money order
serves many people in lieu of bank check
Its use is usually Indicative that the person
sending it has no standing account, and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-11-25

The ear had ample reason to join yGster-
day with the people of this country in giving
tharks Tor benefits bestowed by providence.
His narrow escape from death recently
while on his way from Copenhagen to St
Petersburg doubtless brings him TO a keen
realization Of the hidden dangers which
threaten every man. He has thus far es-
cared unharmed from the wiles of the an
trCIiStS and the nihiliStS-Who are prac-
tically o1r in their murderOus plans-but
he has no guarantee that he will always
continue in tn enjoyment of the same good
fortune. He must take his chances. as have
his predecessors on the Russian throne
Meanwhile, however ht may perhaps Join
with the greater fervor the movement in
HUgurated by Italy to secure joint action
b. the powers for the suppression of The
anarchists and their kindred reactinnarics
l. governmental repression. The Italian
project. IS outlined. and now under discus
son by representatives of the powers al
Rome. consists of four propositions. rs fol-
loWs:
Il. Anarchists should b. considered as de-
criminals. crimes committed by them shall
ht judged according to common law.
=. EXtraditiOn. which is at pI esent re-
fused because anarchists are considered
political refugees. shall be establish ID
:i. Ways and means shall be organized
to prevent and reEress anarchist prOpa-
ganda 10y the press.
II, The organization of an international
police service against anarchists between
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-11-25
The Value of peSsimists,


Expansion has made the Union great
Every expansion that has made it grea.
has been opposed by about the same class
Of minds in its time that oppose it now.
The class of minds opposing it really dis
believe in the democratic-republican sys-
tenn. The consistently object to snrcading
1t. They do not realize that they diSDelievc
III it. But they owe the ineffectiveneSs of
tfeir opposition to expansion to the ma
tiCnal realization of their disbelief in our
system itself. A percentage of Skeptics of
fl edom of infdels to liberty in any
country. especially in free country. is not
a bad fact 1t stirs the advocates and
apostles of liberty to the eternal vigilance
which Is the price of It's preservation AMI
which is also tie surety of It's diffusion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-11-25
therefore in the main. that he is possessed

therefore, In the main. that he is possessed
of small capital. It serves all the purposes
of a check, save that 1t costs q small fee,
while the check indicates that the money
sent has been drawing. in most cases. some
interest The extraordinary increase in the
use of this form Of money transfer. there
fore, can mean only that there has been
great impetus in certain lines of business
which call for small payments. Of course
many of these orders pass between per-
sonal friends. in the making and paying of
loans white others are sent for the exee:a-
tfor, of small shopping commissions by per-
sons in the rural regions to friends in the
large cities. There are various other uses,
all of which reflect directly upon the cont
merciaf activity of the country. This uir-
parallelled increase in the money order
business is a striking illustration of the adj
rancfrg prosperity of the people In no
way can IL be accounted for save on the
theory that the people are spending their
money more freely. having more Of it and
feeling more confident than for some years
previous as to the reliability of the future.
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he police of the various European coun-

the police of the various European coun-
tries
II spired by this attempt to organize an
international code for the treatment of the
anarchists, the Cologne Gazstte, which is
believed to be in this instance the mouth
Piece of the German government. proposes
an International bureau, situated at one
of the great capitals of Europe, whose
function shall be the constant surveillance
of anarchism, in the persons of its most
radical advocates. 1t Is proposed. in short,
to institute an International police bureau.
with '-rogues' gallery" aa Identification
system of anthropemetrical measurements
and library of the literature of the red
doctrines which snolier in all of the con-.
unent countries. Sueh an institution might
readily find a place in the scheme which
Italy proposes 1t is evident that the Ital-
ian pan is 1T present merely tentative
looking to survey of the field and the
initial protection of personages of note
wnile broader and more efficient measures
are being devised. The latest attempt to
kill the car. following so closely upon the
assassination of the Empress of Austria,
the confessions of her slayer and the dis
covery of plot to kill the Emperor of Ger
many, should have the effect of fastening
the acceptance by the powers of this invi-
tatiOn, which is evidently extended in q
sincere desire to crush out the reds. In
all this the United States Is mainly inter-
ested to insure that the anarchists who
may be driven out of Europe as result of
this propaganda do not find Judgment in
this country. To this end it IL highly de-
sirable that this government should be a
party to any schema for the uniform and
systematic surveillance of the various mur-
der societies, to give wha tever aid may
be possible and to profit by a share in the
benefits of any interna tlonal police system
which may BE- devised. The traditional be-
lief In the welcome which America extends
to the hunted of all nations must not be
fostcred to the extent of attracting hither
Observation-Disclosures of the stripe of those who
took part in the Haymarket massacre plot.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-11-25

AS an excuse 70" giving countenance to
the presence OF Brigham H. Roberts mem
Der of Congress-elect from Utah. who is a
Mormon with three wives. certain congress-
men are inclined to give him credit for sup
porting his trio of spouses. What Hi they
expect of him? Tie oriental maintains a
Earem with plurality of wives yet he gets
no credit 1t Washington or elsewhere in
civilizatio for generosity in maintaining a
retinue of female dependents. No excuses
for poiyslmy can be accepted by Congress
Mr.. Roberts and his plurality of welded
bliss should be shown the door not only of
Congress. but of every home in Washing
ton
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-11-25
Your Uncle Sam.

He is glad to hear your reason
When you don't indorse his plan.
AT any time an season.
He will listen like d man.
There's a gentle kindly glimmer
In his face, clean to the last
But the lines git hard an grimmcr
When you say he doesn't da'st
If it's fight or annexation
You discuss. he'll hear you through:
While you make your demonstration
OF the course tibet you'd pursue.
He don't seek nor shun a tussle;
. He has had some in the past,
An it sort o. swells his muscle
When you say n doesn't da'st.
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Pay No Attention to RumOrs.

From the Cincinnati Con mercial-Gazette.
The air is filed with rumors of wars.
They come thick and fast but they are only
rumorS, after all. and are not to be given
full credit. War is such an expensive lux
ury that the contemplation of the necessary
expenditure gives those in authority d most
commendabe spirit of hesitation. For that
reason pay but little attention 10 the
rCmors. Wait for a lannon's opening roar.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-11-25
A FEELING of Susnicion

Il want you to find out something about
the man VINO wrote me this letter." said
Senator Sorghum.
What do you wish to know about him.
Il want to find out whether he's had any
Kind of an education. He alluded no less
tnan three times to my Daytriotism,' and
II L have reason to suspect that he spelled
1t that way on purpose I'm going to sec
what influence can bring to bea- 10 make
trouble"
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SHOOTING STARS.
His Definition.

What are the powers of Europe that
the Americans alluda to so frequently when
eVer there is any rumor of war;" inquired
the favorite of the harem.
Those, my dear" answered the sultan
lazily, after pausing to drink a cup of cuf-
fee and light another cigarette, ARE mere
ly conversational powers"
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General Garcia, after studying this coun-
tfy's political system. may conclude that
the best way for Cuba to be independent
is to join the aggregation of states whose
traditions enable them to so thoroughly
appreciate his sentiments in the matter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-11-25

The Chinese emperor has been permitted
to come out of seclusion. The empress
dowager is more lenient than the averas
American political boss in lot compelling
him to clinch his humiliation by taking the
stump and making campaign speeches in
her behalf.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-11-25
MIR. Carnesie's Rantings.

rum inc IaTtlOru Npui0ut.
The tension in the relations between An
drew Carnegie and the Course of Events
seems to be increasing Andrew disap-
proves of the policy of expansion more
vehemently the longer he thinks about It,
He calls William Mckinley a '.recreant
President. He is mobilizing himself