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CARE FOR EMPLOYEES.
The Plan Which a Large Manufacture
 Found Successful.

The Plan Which a Large Manufacture
 Found Successful.
 The question, What is to become ol the old man?e is one that is frequently discussed. Generally 1t is meant to ap- ply to men who have not been able to save sufficient money to support them in their declining years and whose eco nomio efficiency has become impaired by the passing of years To be depend ent upon their children or relatives is g humiliation that would imbitter that part of their lives which should be free from care The almshouse is horror of degradation from which they shrink. In some countries the governments have endeavored to solve the problem by q system of labor pensions This is done in Germany; but, despite its merits, if still savers of charity or paternalism.
 A few individuals have sought for T solution i'll this country. In at least one community the employer of 1000 men insures the lives of all his workmen up to $3, 900. and after 25 years of continu- ous service an employee may retire and continue to draw full wages as long as he lives. To do this the employer says that it costs him not over 1 per cent of his wages account, which he regards as the cheapest possible insurance against strikes and against the disturbance caused by constantly changing his work ing force. He puts by every year that small percentage of his profits to the ac- count of wear and tear upon labor just as he does a larger percentage to the ac- count of wear and tear upon machinery. He Is an earnest adveoate of national labor pension and insurance system-not by the government, but by an associa- tion of employers New York Mail and EXnress.
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SIGHTSEEING IN LONDON.
4 Chicago Girl Notes That English Nvom-
 en Have Larse Feet.


 "Under these circumstances we took our first drive down Piecadilly, and Europe to me dates from that moment, 7 writes Miss LiliAn Bell i'll The Ladies Home Journal. .,The ship. the landing, the custom house, the train, tho hotel-- all these were mere preliminaries to Europe, which began then. People told me in America how my heart would swell at this and how would thrill at that, but it was not so. My first real thrill came on mo in Piccadilly. It went all over me in little shiyers and came out at the ends Of my fingers and then began once more at the base of my brain and did it all over again.
 "I remember nothing definite about that first drive. l, for my part, saw with unseeing eyes My sister had seen it all before so she had the power of speech Occasionally she prodded mo and cried, Look, oh, look quicklyl' But I never swerved. I can't look. If do, shall miss something. You attend to your own window and I'll attend to mine Coming back will see your side
 When WIG got beyond the shops ] said to the cabman:
 "'Do you know exactly the way you have comeP
 Yes, miss, he said.
 "'Then go back precisely the same way.
 "'Havo you lost something, missF' he inquired.
 "'Yes, I said, T havo lost an inn pression, and l must look till find it.
 "We did it all over again that after noon, and that second time 1 was able iii measure to detach myself from the hum and buzz and the dizzying effect of foreign faces, and I began to locate impressions. My first distinct recollec- tions are of the great numbers of high hats on the men, the i'll hanging skirts and big feet of the women, the unsteady ing effect of all those thousands of cabs, carriages and carts all going to the left, which kept me constantly wishing to shriek out, Go to the right or weH bt killedi' the absolutely perfect manner in which traffic was managed and tht majestic authority of tho London DO lice ''
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Juss the one word "Coal' ought to be enough at this time of year to bring you in with an order By this time eyer ybody in this town ought to knnw the kind of coal we sell and the way we handle it. We don't know of anyone who ever bought coal of us who was dissatis- fled either wish the quality, price or method of delivery. If there is such q man iir existence we would like to see him.
 We guarante satisfaction.
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Artists Falin. ,,s.

Do not, let me beg of you, be afraid of so called failures, said well known artist addressing bis class "They arg only stepping stones to success, the premiums we all must pay for expert ence. I may say, without vanity, that I have been fairly successful i'll my pro- fession, and yet to one canvas that suc- eeeded there have been as many as 40 which have scraped down with my palette knife in disgust. Even if q stu dent never succeeds, his very failures may be noble. ]"
 It is not only to art that this exhorta- tion might apply. In. every career, in every walk in life, the same point of view should be taken. Failures are not failures really-they are lessons; they are stepping stones They should not be associated for moment with despond. ency or hopelessness. Just as child tumbles and picks himself up as a mat ter of course and runs gayly on, so should we children of larger growth regard the ups and downs of life, never losing courage, however often we tum- ble. Young people especially should be taught that it is not always success to succeed and that disappointments should be taken philosophically. The idea of booby prize ill games is a good one. There are many prizes in life for those who apparently fail, and even in worldly matters the last shall be first and the first shall be last in nine casss Ont of ten. New York Tribune
 The presidents of tho 23 literary clubs which compose the Federation of Wom- en's Clubs in Kentucky at recent meeting which they held for the pur pose of interchanging ideas upon club work decided among other things to en- 1eavor to establish bird day ill the public schools of the different cities of the state. This will he one effort i'll movement to preserve the birds. The presidents will also use their influence tQ have literature ppon tho Enbieet dia,
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CLOTH COSTUME.

there is yet no lack of all tho remaining ones, yellow and green being well repro sented.
 Very heavy black net over water green, mauve, sky blue. rose or straw oomposes some very pretty costumes for those per. sons who do not care for pale colored gowns. The belt and the bows trimming tho costume match the lining in tint
 Today sketch illustrates an effective costume of laurel green cloth, the plain skirt being adorned above tho hips by two horizontal bands of braid of darker green. The bolero is covered by horizontal bands of tho braid, which also adorn the top of the close sleeves Tho mediei collar mud revers are covered with very narrow ruffles of cherry taffeta tho stock collar and the belt boing of dark green velvet The full orayat is of cream Irish point and the wrist frills of cherry taffeta With this gown is worn hat of laurel green straw, trimmed with cherry tafTeta and 6 gold and paste buckle. Next tho hair a5u placed very dark ransios.
 JUDIC CIICIGEg
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CONGRESSMAN LITTLE introduced two bills in Congress Thursday, one to make the United States jail at Fort Smith a Federal penitentiary for all convicts from the Indian Territory in cases where the sem tence does not exceed one years inn prisonment, and the other to pay owners for improvements destroyed on Hot Springs mountain after it was seized and condemned by the government.
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BOB TAYLOR's TALES.
Just. Received 1OO.. Copies of His Tales and Lectures at the
 Graphic Office.

The GRAPHIC has just received 100 copies of Gov. Bob Taylor's Tales and Lectures. The books are bound in paper and contain his three famous lectures, "The Fid- dle and the Bow," ''The Paradise of Fools" and "Visions and Dreams, , all profusely illustrated. These books sell ordinarily at $1.00 each, but the GRAPHIC offers them abso- lutely free OF the following terms.
 With one 3-months subscription to the Daily GRAPHIC, cash in ad- vance.
 With one years subscription to the twice-a- week Weekly GRAPHIC, cash in advance.
 OTo subscribers for ,the Daily GRAPHIC whose names have been on our subscription lists for the last three months, these books will be sold at g cents each.
 To on,subscribers these books will be sold at 50 cents each.
 There is nothing finer in print than Bob Taylor's tales and lectures. There is not dull line from the first page to the last, and more in- tensely interesting pages were ney- CT found between two covers.
 For sale at the GRAPHIC office ali 50 cents per volume.
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A Permanent Paste.

Soak an ounce of refined gelatin in cold water for an hour, then drain of and squeeze out the water as much as possible. Put the gelatin ill a jelly pot and place the pot in pan of hot water over the fro. Wlen tho gelatin has melted, stir in sldvly 21a ounces of pure alcohol. Pu9m wide mouthed bottle and ,ork lightly. This glue or paste will keen iefuitely and can be me- F,ninutes by set
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The great Mohammedan school at Cairo. Fl Azhar meaning "The Splen- did, ]" has clear records dating as far back as 975
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Janan,S Peril.

Japan's evident aggressive spirit and active preparations for war are not to be set down as simply tokens #of overwrought patriotic feeling The island kingdom has been de- scribed as "spoiling for a fight, but the fact is that Japan, in it's present Emergency, understands that fight ing, so far from being coveted
 pastine, may be bitter necessity.
 Since the war with China the Japan \ csc government has gained some sell confidence and has become am- bilious. The spirit Of enterprise is at work. The ministers have seen the value of the immense conner cial interests which are to be devel- oped in the orient.
 Naturally enough, Japan, both on account of it's geographical location land because of it's recent triumphs. feels that it is entitled to large in- fuence in the control of the waters | and ports of the far east. But just at the time when its prospects should 2e brightest it finds it's opportuni- k'es lmperiled by suGden invasion
 f foreign influences along the Chi peSe coast. Although Japan fought for the independence of Korea and
 2irly won right to some voice in
 ad cainistration of that country,
 Is Russia which assumes to admin lster Korean affairs. Although the
 nlkado's empire, by right of it's sue cessful campaign against China, is legltimately entitled to especial Sprivileges along the Chinese coast, klt IS Russia, Germany and Great Britain which are the powers most strongly entrenched. There is at least a chance that thewhole domain of eastern Asia may come complete Y under the control of the various occidental powers.
 That the Japanese have grasped rhe full import of the situation sim ply shows their superiority among their neighbors as an intelligent and far-seeing people. The conditions do not admit of delay or a passive policy of good-natured protest. Ja- pan sees that if it is to secure the advantages legitimately belonging to it action must be taken at once 4 delay of two or three years may pe dangerous. Almost at any time events in the orient may so shape Etnemseives that the opportunity to 8ecure any influence in the control soI oriental trade will be gone. Any 'one who will stop to consider what would be the attitude of the United states government in case Europe an powers should occupy various ports Of Mexico can understand the position of the Japanese, except taat the situation of this country 7 such an event would be far less ''ing than will be that of Japan in
 the prestige Of maritime SUI
 acy in the orient is secured by
 nm powers. CHicago Record
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tNrll4N GIRLS ROMANCE.
ss~r Lover Who Left Her Sends 0@s&
 News From AIasIka.

6@r Lover Who Left Her Sends G@s&
 News From Alaska.
 When the steamer Portland arrived recently bringing the Jews of the rich gold discoveries i'll Alaska, her mails contained a letter which brought joy and renewed hope to Miss IBola Two wee, beautiful Indian woman resid- ing near Miami, l. T., in tho Cherokee Nation.
 Several years ago William Sowers was a noncommissioned officer in the segular army, stationed at Fort Gibson. Miss Twowee's father was post sutler. She fell in love with Sewers and they eloped. Soon after Sowers deserted her and fled the country. Charges of deser- sion from the army were preferred against him and a strong effort to loeats him was made, but he could never be found. The letter in question Is from Sewers and was received by Miss Twowee several days ago. In it Sowera says he has struck it rich on the Klon. Atke and intends to return home in the spring and claim Miss Twowee as his wife.
 Be has been seven years in Alaska ssd gives a graphic description of the kardships he has encountered in his search for gold. h one place he refers 10 instances where tho hJnes of prospect OTIS lie bleaching in the sun, and be says the banks of the Yukon are strewn wisA she bodies of unfortunates who entered khe country unprepared to face the ter eible, cold weather which sets in at khs. Beginning of September. r.-Exchanah
 hAs1son's Wives and Daughters.
 Of Milton's three wives and his rels- aons with them enough has been writ ten It was hard thing to be Milton s wife or Milton's daughter. He was stern, he was austere, be was self cen. tered; his impeccable strength was pur. chased by sublime and menotonoua egoism, which Is the name they give to selfshness i'll poets. Very chill must have been the life of bis girls in that Puritan house. reading to the inwrapped Puritan father from languages they did not understand and taking down from his lips poetry they understood still less. Milton found them undutiful. Poor lit tie undutifui" daughtersl Fathers had terrible conceptions of duty in those days Did any one ever want to know Milton? Did any ono ever not want to know Shakespeare? Doubtless there are readers of the Exeter Hall class who would have yearned for the godly com pany of tie great Christian poet. " But, on the whole, how thankful one should be that Shakespeare was not . ~CH aeti'-Aeademy
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MAYOR CLApp, the present Mayor of Memphis and Democratic nomi- nee for reelection, was defeated ;n the municipal election Thursday by
 J. Williams, independent. Will Hams majority is about 500. The result was great surprise to the . Democrats who felt certain of Clap's reelection.
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He Renefted Humanity.

There is an oriental story of two brothers. Ahmed and Omar Both wished to perform deed whose mom- ory should not fail. bal whien might sound their name and praises Omar, with wedge and rope. lifted an obelisk on it's base, carving it's form in beauti. ful devices and sculpturing many a strange inscription on its sides He set it i'll the hot desert to cope with it's gales. Ahmed with deeper wisdom and truer though sadder heart, digged a we'll to cheer the sandy waste and plant, ed about it tall dato palms to make cool shade for tho t'slvssy pilgrim and te shake dGsvn eftass for his hunger. = Jewish Mcsseng4s
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FASHIONABLE CoLORS.
Cause. Crspon and Lawn In Blnes PsaS
 Ffauve and Green.


 White takes first rank this year in fsefs' ,onable favor. It is in the majority at att social functions. Next comes the comhi' nation of black and white, which is varied lp n thousand ways. Very pale, soft gray is among the chosen tints also, and pale blue, mingled with white, the latter tak' ing tho form of embroidery, lace, mousse line de soie or other trimming or aeces- sory. Mauve is dominant color also and Is seen in ali shades and all materials, mousseline de soie, gauge, crepon, lawn crepe do chine foulard and taffeta. It is also employed frequently as lining un' der transparent white goods, for moro than ever as summer advances arc sheer fabrics made over silk. Pink likewise furnishes & number of pretty and seasonable costumes, ss does pale green. If these tints prevail
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1898-09-30
DOUGLASS MIXTURE.
Although Recommended ns n Tonic
for Fowls, 1t II Really a Very
Strong Poison.

Douglass mixture is composed of one
ounce of copperas, one ounce of sui
phuric acid and half a gallon of water.
1t is recommended as tonic for fowls.
but is really a poison, and while it's use
once week may do no harm, the prac-
tice of using it as regular tonic will
result in the destruction of the flock.
The free sulphuric acid (oil of vitrioD
attacks all organic substances, and the
fowl is no exception. In experiments
made, in which a teaspoonful of the
mixture was added to gallon Of drink
ing water, the fowls were apparently
improved in appetite for few days,
but gradually declined and finally be-
came weak and debilitated. Examina-
ton of the fowls that were killed
showed the liver to be very large and
soft, while small tumors were noticed.
The intestines contained red sores, as
though the lining membranes had been
rubbed off. The threats were affected
with small tumors, and every por-
ton of the bodies seemed affected
in some way. If bird is healthy it
needs no such tonic, and so far as Doug
lass mixture is concerned it should be
avoided.-.Farm and Fireside.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1898-09-30

One evening, as we sat on the squat
ter's doorstep, with smoke at our
feet to drive the mosquitoes away, I
asked the old man if it never occurred
to him to protect the doors and win
dows of his cabin against the pests.
"Lawd bless yo', sab. but doin' that
very thing mighty nigh ruined me
three years ago!" he replied, as he
struck at a gallinipper almost as big
as a bee.
eyes, sab, it cid" added his wife, as
she sat down between us, land we
amt takin' no mo- chances"
When I had urged them to tell the
story, the old man raked some more
chips on the fire to thicken the smoke.
and then said:
1T was OWN to that Kurnel Bunker.
sab. He comes along yere one day on
his boss, and arter stoppin' fur nip
from the jug and lookin' around, he
says to me that what's keepin' the
state of Arkansaw down on her back
is the drafted flies and 'skeeters.
Couldn't no country get ahead where
her people had to fight flies by day and
shelters by night, with gallinippers
1niNin' in between times. After an
other nip he warns up, and standin'
on this doah-step he makes one O. the
purtiest speeches yo' ever listened to.
He makes out that them flies and
shelters has kept America back by a
hundred years, and that the state of
Arkansaw would be a Paradise with
out 'em. He put it mighty plain that
we used up half our time slappin' at
the posky things, and that every wom-
an, child, boss, mewl and dog in the
state would git two hours mo- sleep
every night if we could do away with
| 'skeeters. I wasn't sayin' word, and
the old woman was keepin' mighty still,
and arter the kurrel had spoke fur
half an hour he says:
"'Abe Hope. the guv'nor is busy Jest
now whitewashin' the co'ncribs on his
plantation, and I've got heap to do
to look arter politics, but thar'is man
who's got the time and the money and
| tie ambition to save the state of Ar
kansaw, and he's sittin' right yere fe-
| TO- me. His name ar Abe Hope, and
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1898-09-30

planning might make use of the fork.
The cut shows plan for using an eN-
temporized rigging between the
"bents" having crosswise timbers. A
pulley is located above the NOW to be
filled. The rope from it CAY has the
fork at it's end. The hay is lifted
straight up from the load because held
by the rope and pulley OBJ, operated
by the man on the load. When the
forkful will clear the edge Of the NOV.
Ahe rope (B) is put out as required
either to drop the forkful at the front,
TIE middle or the rear of the NOW.
The rope (A), after passing over the
pulley above the NOW, is carried down
as directly as possible to the horse
which draws it out. The direction may.
of course, have to be changed by pull
ley in the barn below. The cut is given
as suggestion, to be modified as cir
cum2tances demand. - Orange Judd
Car,Ofr
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1898-09-30
SHIPPING LIVE STOCK.
Mistakes for Which the Feeders Of
the Country Pay n Vast Amount
Every Year.

A. large majority of feeders make a
mistake in holding fat cattle that are
ready for market; for instance, a man
is feeding 100 to $50 head of steers,
and there are, say, one-half or two
thirds Of the cattle that are fat and
could be shipped at any time. Very
few men will ship them out, for The
simple reason that their cattle are not
ready, and they hold on to the good
ones until the entire buncl is ready.
We are continually advising our Gus
toners to ship out all the fat cattle as
fast as ready. BY doing so they divide
their risk The cattle that are left
have a better chance to improve. and
there is more profit to be made in this
way Oh account of the small margin
there is in keeping matured steers, as
this class of cattle make little gain
compared with habitat steers.
Another mistake that is made is in
shipping cattle off grass. We have
had d number of instances where our
customers have shipped cattle that
We're fed on the grass without putting
them in dry lot for a day or two be-
fore shipment and feeding nothing but
corn, oats and hay, ard, by not doing
So the cattle on their arrival look
grassy, their hair looks shiny, they
shrink almost double what they would
if handled in the proper way. and they
don't sell within ten to fifteen cents
per hundred (and in some cases more)
of cattle that are put in a dry lot and
fed nothing but corn, oats and hay be-
fore shipment. Overlooking is very
bad feature, but we might add that we
are not troubled as much in this re-
spect as we were before the charge of
freight by cents per 100 pounds be-
came established. \ little advice or
this subject is still quite necessary, as
we have customers frequently who
overload their cattle, and, as a result,
make an extra shrinkage; they do not
look as well at market, which, as you
are aware, affects the sale fully ten
cents per hundred pounds; this mean;
a direct loss to the shipper of ten cents
per hundred and the extra shrinkage,
which is quite a large item, that could
be saved with proper management
Midland Farmer.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1898-09-30
LIVE STOCK POINTERS.

Corn smut will not injure cattle UNI
less they eat too much oft.
Hogs will fatten on alfalfa, but
should be finished off with some grain.
Horses are very fond of artichokes
and do we'll on them as a partial food.
Infuse some new blood into the
swine herd and you will find that it
pays.
At night in hot weather animals
should be kept out of doors as much as
possible.
Is the animal painting and no shade
or water to partially relieve the dis
tress? Bad, very bad.
The idiot who says that a horse
should never be shod is abroad again
and writing for the papers.
If the pig is overfed and does not get
sufficient eXercise, it may have thumps.
Reduce the feed and compel exercise.
The mule is more healthy than the
horse, eats less, requires less care, will
do as much work and some mules are
good drivers.
L lies uO HOJ llhc hcIOSeut vi, anu
just touching the hair of the animal
with sponge saturated with the oil
will help keep the flies off.
The country butcher is an advantage
to the farmer because he will buy an
animal occasionally and furnish fresh
meat for the farmers table.
Oxen are not much used in the west,
but you will sometimes see them in the
far west. They are not profitable for
team service, but the bull could be
worked with profit. .~.-.-s
An alarming report from swine
breeders is that there is not much buy
ing of pure bred swine. This is detri-
ment to the farm breeders. we fear.
Keep the standard high, and that can
only be done by an occasional intro
duction of new blood.-Western Plow
man.