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Spiders nS Pets.

Spiders are not generally popular
creatures with either sex. Yet a lady
writer at1irms that they can be made the
dearest little pets in the world" She
tells how she collected common gar.
den spider and kept the sweet lady
under glass tumbler for three weeks
She watched her building her house of
snowy sill" and raising a family, and,
says the writer, "she soon learned to
take flies from my hand and drink
water from leaf which gave her fresh
every day" There are, indeed. accord
ing to this lady, few things so agreeable
as a spider, whether regarded as an
architect, thing of beauty, a slayer OF
pests or household Pet.
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American ExtrayaCance.

1t is no wonder that foreigners scott
at the whims OF rich. Americans when
one hears of such piece of. extrava-
gance as is here related: Lady Beres-
ford, formerly the duchess of Marlbor-
ough, who was born here in the United
States and who married a rich New
Yorker, who afterward died, has just
returned from. trip with her husband,
Lord Beresford. They travelled away
off alone into Norway, paid four thou
sand dollars for fishing stream and
caught two fish. AS it Is Lady Beres-
ford's money, the devotion must be OF
her side of the house.
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TURNING THE TABLES.
Che Unfortunate Lawyer and His Glen
tho Nnrsn.

che Unfortunate Lawyer and His Client,
the Nurse.
The extent to which lawyers can ex-
ercise their imagination when pleading
in behalf of their clients is almost be-
yond belief, but sometimes the tables
are turned, in a very unexpected fash
ion.
On, one. occasion, says the. Florida
Times-Ininn, Mr. Swan WAS; engaged
representing the cascof a woman who
petitionndi the COURT to grant her a
neutrality-suspicious. from her husband
a working man, and,urged tlnnt as she
was in, extreme poverty she was; en-
titled to alimony according to- her'hus-
bands means.
With voice broken in it's pathos the
lawyer dilatcd on the imperative neces-
sity of the case, declaring that his
client was utterly destitute, not having
mattress TO lie upon, and not possess
ing the means to purchase a crust Of
bread.
When the evidence had been heard
the judgesvho well knew the counsel's
unlimited powers of eXaggeration,
turned to the appellant and addressed
to her a few questions ..
"Have you, then, no occupation?"
eyes, my lord; l am a nurse" was
the incautious reply.
'And where are you employed?"
II am at Mr.. Swans" she unwitting-
ly rejoined, pointiag to her counsel.
1t was with the greatest difficulty
that the judge refrained from joining
in the shout OF laughter with which
this admission was hailed
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The Price OF Amber.

During the last five years the price Of
amber is said to have been reduced in
America by at least two-thirds. The
reason for this seems to be found in the
fact that a new process of melting
amber and molding it into shape has
been adopted, where before it was cut
from solid mass. The nodded amber
is stated to be less brittle and far more
durable than the cut amber, and in
consequence is in greater demand. BY
the new process, it is claimed, the
amber can be nodded into any form and
/. -e Is no waste.
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x Champion Game slayer.

Earl de Gray holds the champion
ship among the worlds hunters for the
quantity Of game killed by one man.
He is now IS years old, and during the
past 20 years has averaged $4,000 head
of game each year. On one occasion he
shot at so pheasants in three minutes
and Killed all but one of them. He has
killed II tigers, a number Of elephants
and Ehinoccros. bears and lions:
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Notice of Final Proof.

Land Office at Mnot, N. D., July 90 1899.
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice Of his intention to
make final proof in support of his claim, and
Judge Of the county court Of Williams county,
N. d.. at Willston, y. D., On August 26th.
1892 viz:
JESS W. HILL.
II. f. No. 1884, for the eN swN and lots and 4
of sec. 3d. twp. 1876, range 100.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon and cultivation
of, said land, viz: r..
Benjamin, l.. Harlaway, Edward G. Palmer,
Yah Soderlund, uustave B. Metzyer, all OF Viii.
llstOn, N. d.
THOMAS L. DISCARD,
july POI Register.
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Notice of Final Proof.
q. S. Land Office at Minot, N. D.,

Us. Land Office at Minot, N. d.
August ID. 1899
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice of his intention to
make final proof in support of his claim and that
said proof will be made before James W. TruaX
judge Of the county court, at Williston, N. D..
on September 16. 1889, viz:
s. JOHN W.. SNICER,
H.. E. No. 81, for the seq Of section IA, Town
" lie names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon and cultivation
of said land, viz:
James S. Costello, George Bruegger, Emil
LeonhardN, Herbert E. Field, all Of Niliston,
North Dakota. THOMAS +. DISCARD,
aug3 Regis er.
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Notice of Final Proof.

Land Office at Minot, N. d., July -, $780,
named settler hrs filed lotice of his intention
to make final proof in support of his claim, and
that said proof will be made before james W.
TrnaX, judge of the county court of Williams
county, N. D., at Williston, N. D., OH Aug
ust 2lst 1899, viz: H.
WILLIAM LOUGHLAND,
II. f. No 1885, for the llel neN, sec. %, and nwL
nwH OF Section "a, Township 154, Range ":
He names the following witnesses to prove his
continuous residence upon and cultivation Of,
said land viz: ~
Charles. Baldwin. Wiliston N. D., Herman A.
Nelson, Hoftlund, n. d., Halvor Thorson, lIotf-
lund, N. D., Malcolm Mckay. Nesson, N. D.
:julyl3 THOMAS K. DISCARD. Register.
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TREASURER'S REPORT

For Wiliston Special School District, County of
Williams, State Of North Dakota, for the year
1885,
RECEIPTS.
Cash on hand ut beginning of school
year. July l. ls9S ...............s S7e So
Total amount received during the year
from the apportiOnment of the State
Tuition Fund. ....".."...............1,lc l G1
Amount received during the yea" from
Taxes Levied by the District School
Board. including outstanding war
rants redeemed or Endorsed in the col
lection of tnxes.... ......."."".........2,114 81
Amount received during the year from
Sale and Reminding of Bonds ....... 10 800 90
Amount received during the year intn
the sinking fund. ................
Amount received during the year from
other sources. II 46
Total receipts for the year, including
cash OIL hand July l, lS9S..."".......".lI.4OO 80
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Temperature
Temperature

Mean temperature for this month for
tWenty.Ons years, 81. ,-s,.-...,, 49, s''r~
Mean temperature for the month. 81 ;
highest temperature %, the 18th :;
lowest temperature 40, the 10Th.
Total precipitation, 1.9l inches.
This : indicates below zero.
Maximum velocity of wind July 81 :,
~ miles I'M hour, from northwest.
T.. w. DANIELS,
Agent Weather Bureau
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Sized In. ,

"Uncle Theophilus, what is a gross
absurdity?''
'.Well, it is 4O-year-old woman who
weighs 200 pounds and calls her father
and mother papa and mamma -
+ Ipuissille Courier-Journa1. re-
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Summons,
Service by Publication

Service by Publlcatl0n)
State Of North Dakota, County of Williams,
In Justice Court, before Thomas Burgess
Justice o! the Peace
Leonard Brickley, Plaintiff,
against
Harley Johnson, Defendant.
The State of North Dakota to said Defendant.
BY this second Summons her in you are
directed to appear before me at my office in the
Court House at Wi!liston, of the County of Will
liams in said State. at 2 1O'clock p. M. of the
18th day of August. 1892 there to answer the
complaint of the above named plaintiff against
him for lodging furnished to you at yonr re-
quest. in the sum of ten dollars and fifty cents.
(s1Q.5O, with interest since April LIST, 1899.
and demanding Judgment for the same with all
costs and disbursements herein, and you are
Notified that unless yon 50 appear and answer,
the plaintiff will take judgment against YOU
accordingly. T." .,.sr
Given this 9th day ofJuly, 1899.
THOMAS BURGESS,
iuly27wI Justice of the Peace.
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EXPENDITURES.

EXPENDITURES.
Amount paid during the year for school
house sites and furl.iture...".:. 472 IS
Amount paid during the year for appar-
atus fixtures, 112 SO
Amount paid during the year for
teachers wages 49,. ............:. $3.50 90
Amount paid during the year for SER =.
vices and expenses of school officers. 10 IS
Amount paid during the year for re-
demption and refunding Of bonds...... .........
Amount paid during the year for i'll
tereSt on bonds and Embellishments. 255 26
Amount paid during the year for incl
dental expenses. ............ Cos "A
Amount pail during the year for pur-
poses not before mentioned ... $685. ia 20
Total expcndittrs during the year....... 3,SO7 80
Cash OIL hand June &c. 1S99.".........."10,59 $50 20
Grand total, expenditures and cash on
hand, " balance above total receipts. l4.400 GO
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Notice to Creditors.

In the matter Of the estate OF Clinton ]. C.
Itedderich, deceased
All persons having claims against said Clinton
J. c: Hedderich, deceased are required to ex-
hibit the same, with the necessary vouchers, to
the undersigned executor of said estate. at his
office in Wiiliston in the County of Williams.
been limited as the time for creditors to present
claims against said estate
GUS NJ. HEDDERICH,
Executor of the estate of Clinton
j. &. Hedderichr deceased.
Dated WillstOn, N. D., this 30th day OF March,
1890 mar3l
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Weather Bureau.

Meteorological summary furnished by
the Station at WilIiston, N. d., for the
nnntl, Of June, 1899:
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TREASURER'S REPORT

For Grinnell School District No. 4, County
of Williams, State of North Dakota for the year
1885,
RECEIPTS.
Cash on Inland at beginning of school
year, July l, observation-disclosures. 900 80
Total amount received during the year
from the apportionment of the State
Tuition Fund. ....
Amount received during the year from
Taxes Levied by the District School
Board, including outstanding war
rants redeemed OF endorsed in the col
lection of ......
Amount received during the year from
sale and refunding of bonds. .......... ......
Amount received during the year into
the sinking fund. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. ........
Amount received during the year from
other sources........ ...... .. 1875 Ga
Total receipts for the year, including
cash on hand July /, 1875. l155 9s
..., ~. EXPENDITURES.
Amount paid during the year for school
house site and 81 81
Amount paid during the year for appar-
atlS fixtures, etc...................... .........
Amount paid during the year for teach
er's wages .. , ....... 49,. .......... $40 90
Amount paid during the year for SER
vices and expenses of school officers 81 IS
Amount paid during the year for re-
demptiOn and refunding of bOnds....
Amount paid during the year for inter-
est on bonds and warrants. ..........
dental expenses. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 93 IS
Amount paid during the year for pur.
poses not before mentioned. .........-. 60 II
Amount paid by county treasurer on en-
ecution to O. NJ OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. l42 -
Total expenditures during the year,. 100 96
Cash hand JuEc 80, lS!9................. $50 10
Grand total, expenditures and cash on
hand, to balance above total receipts ,l55 96
RELATING TO SINKING FUND.
Amount of sinking fund in treasury
Amount received into sinking fund dur
ing the
Paid ont of sinking fund for redemption
OF
Balance in sinking fund June 80, 1885,. .........
GEO. r. LITTLEFIELN
Treasurer Grlnncll school district.
Approved this 18th day of July A. D., 1899.
By order of the District School Board:
THos. WARD
Attest: President.
JOSEPHINE G. LIrTLEF1ELD,
District Clerk.
CLERKS STATEMENT OF INDEBTEDNESS OF DIST.
Whole amount of warrants outstanding
June 81, ~
Whole amount of bonds outstanding
June SO,
Amount ofinterest on warrants outstand-
ing June 80. .--..
Total Indebtedness Of district June so, go so
Approved this 18th day of july. A. D., 1899
By order of the District School Board.
JossPAfssE G. LITTLEFIELp.
Clerk.
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Light and Delicate Touch.
Notwithstanding seems to Be
tickling You tremendously; won't you
tell me what it is?
Sappy-Eah dove! It must be an
1dea' Observation-Disclosures Maya
zine.
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Balance in sinking fund June Sc, 1s99... ........
C. A. WITTMEIElt,
Trearurer of Williston Special School District.
BY &. NJ. HEDDERICH, Deputy.
Approved this LIST day of August A. D., 1899.
BY order Of the District School Board.
OLAF BERGH,
Atheists; President.
K. H. COPELAND,
District Clerk.
CLERKS STATEMENT OE INDEBTEDNESS OF DIST.
Whole amount of warrants outstanding
June ~, loJo Y ~
Whole amount of Warrants outstanding
june III, 1S?3... 4UU w
Amount of interest on warrants out.
standing June 80, 1899 .........
Total indebtedness of District June 80, 49, APO 80
Approved this LIST day Of August, A. D., 1899.
BY order Of the District School Board.
K. H. COPELAND,
Clerk.
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RELATING TO SINKING FUND
Amount of sinking fund in treasury
July l, Observation-Disclosures. ........
Amount received into the sinking fund
during the year. ........
TOTAL.
Paid out o. sinking fund for retention
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-11-05

for the erection of a church which shall
be dedicated to the service of Almighty
God you do work which can never
die. by an indissoluble chain, it is
bound to the great tragedy which was
enacted 1900 years ago on Mount Cal
vary, when the Son of God died that
man might live. Partaking of the spirit
of that event it becomes immortal. Our
frall bodies may return to the earth
from whence they sprung; the stone
which we place in position may
crumble and be scattered by the
winds Of heaven; but this act,
connected with the eternal Spir-
it, shall live in eternal youth
exempt from mutability or decay" and
teach to remotest ages the divine truth
which we here teach and commemorate.
And while we, with human hands, rear
this beautiful structure may we never
forget that there is another House not
made with hands, eternal in the Heav-
ems. where the pure in heart shall see
God and basI forever in the light of that
smile, which once Shone on earth and
lighted the way to Heaven.
The tumult and the shouting dies,
The captains and the kings depart,
Still stands thine ancient sacrifice.
AN humble and a contrite heart.
LORD God of Hosts, be with us yet
Lest we forget-lest we forget"
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ciety was duly organized which received
the name Of st. Mary's Guild, by which
ii has since been known. In this we
were aided and allotted by our excellent
rector. who objected to people being too
much lat ease in Zion" and was fully
convinced that what was worth having
was worth working for.
Among those who were present ut our
first meeting were Mrs. Rich. Mrs Bat
tie, Mrs. Argo, Mrs Miller, Mrs. Trapier
then Miss Haywood Wiley, Mrs.
Mcdonald the Misses Andrews, Mrs.
Rice, Mrs. Bryan. then Miss Bryan.
Mrs. Bachelor, and others whose names
| do not now recall
The following officers were elected:
Mrs. Rich having for sufficient reasons
declined holding any office, Mrs. Batch
elor had the honor of being elected presi-
dent. Mrs. Battle vice-president, and
Mrs Wiley secretary and treasurer
Soon after the society was organized
other members joined, and it has contin-
ued until the present time. It's career
has been eminently pleasant and useful;
no dissensions have married our inter
course and scandal and gossip have been
things unknown.
One object of our organization was To
assist in the payment, of the church debt.
AT first, in order to accomplish this, we
formed a sewing society, but having dis
covered at an early day that if this was
continued we would become a c0mpet-
itor with poor women, not only of our
own congregation, but others, we de-
cided to discontinue this and to raise
the funds by other means.
Many were the expedients resOrted to,
some of which would have been amusing
but for the object for which they Were
undertaken, and the zeal with which
they were prosecuted, and our little
efforts were crowned with remarkable
success. While | am not able to state
with entire accuracy the amount thus
raised, can safely say that it was con-
siderable and beyond the expectation of
the most sanguine. Our success may
serve to illustrate the text which teaches
us to ''despise not the day of small
Things"
Another object in the formation of the
guild was to bring the members of the
congregation into closer relation with
each other, and to promote the kind and
cordial feelings which should always
exist among members of the same con-
gregation. This it has not only most sue.
cessfully accomplished, but made them
good and useful members and workers in
the great cause which we all had so
much at heart.
The society continued to grow and
flourish, and the members through it's
influence became associated workers. AT
no time SINCE it's organization has its
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and impulsive temperament, preaching
without notes, and with earnest and inn
pressive action, he taught his people in
clear and strong language and impressed
them with the deep conviction and en-
thusiasm which he himself felt. Born
and reared in Virginia, he carried with
him many of the traits common to the
people of that great commonwealth, and
dear to the Southern heart. Such a
preacher could not fail to be successful
He made our services pleasant, attrac-
tive and spiritual, and under his minis
tration our church continued to grow
as at had grown before, and time only
added to the influence and popularity Of
our preacher. But here again the cup
of disappointment was being filled for u.s.
In 1890 Mr.. Clark received call to
a church in the city of Fredericks-
burg, Va, which he accepted
and thus again we were left
without a rector. Mr.. Clark has since
been called to st. James church. Rich
mond Where he is Still rector. and we
doubt not is the same earnest, jealous
and devoted Christian worker which he
was while he was with us.
1t has been jestingly remarked that
North Carolina is good State to re-
move from. Possibly the thought may
occur to some one that our parish is
good one to remove from But consid-
ering the high places to which those who
have left us have been called, might it
not as we'll be said that our parish was a
good one from which to call a desirable
rector. However this may be, it is ap-
parent that those who have been with
us always command a high position
elsewhere.
After Mr.. Clark's departure we were
for sometime without "a regular rector,
filling our pulpit with temporary calls.
In the fall Of 1890 Bishop Lyman, know
ing our situation, and also knowing that
DIR. Pittimgeh', then of Glen Cow Par
ish, Long Island, wished to come South
for the winter. advised us to call him I'M
til the ensuing Easter. We did so, and
I'm the month of December. 1891 DR..
Pittinger came to Raleigh and began his
pastoral work, expecting to return to his
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Northern home in the coming spring.
1t was not long before his many strong
points began TO manifest themselves
and we soon became satisfied that no one
could better fill the vacancy. We gave
him call before he returned which,
owing to the state of things in his old
parish, he felt bound to decline. Soon
after his return the situation was chang
ed, and the call being repeated. he ac-
cepted and thus became our fourth rec
tor.
May we not repeat what we said be-
fore, that here again we made no mis-
take, and our last choice of rector
showed no less wisdom than those when
preceded it.
The great poet tells us:
There is a Divinity that shapes our ends,
Rough hew them as we may,
Have we not cause to trust that such
aid was given to us on these occasions.
OF DIR. Pittinger and his work | hest
tate to speak before this audience. Words
Of praise from me would sound like n
son praising his father. You know him
well-how as man apd priest he has
walked among MS. ccnHng into our homes
You know with what singleness of pur-
pose and Christian spirit he has labored
with us and for us. You know his abid-
ing faith which, in doing the work of
his divine Master, knows no such thing
as fear, and no such word as fail. ! will
only add that as IA rector and parish
priest, / may have known his equal but
never his superior.
What shall | say more on theme so
attractive! 1t would not be becoming in
a simple layman who has sat at the feet
of these teachers as ST Paul sat at the
feet of Gamaliel, to criticise or pro-
nounce judgment on their clerical work.
1t may, however be said that their ser
mons were always orthodox and evan
gelical, and that they strove to teach
the sublime truths of our Holy Religion
in its simplest and purest form. They
taught us that this is the best religion to
live by, and the only religion we can die
by with any hope for ourselves or our
beloved dead. They have done more,
they have illustrated the lessons they
taught by the lives which they led.
Let it not be thought that we have
spoken from the heart and not from
the head, and have INDUCED in words of
indiscriminate praise. Why discriminate,
when all have done so well? and why
withhold deserved words of praise, when
the work which they have DONE and
which is visible to all is an eulogy more
eloquent than any words / can utter.
Before concluding the pleasant task
assigned to me let me indulge one
thought as TO the work for which we are
assembled. In laying the cornerstone
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HISTORY OF THE W0MAN'S AUXI-
LIARY.
Paper by Miss Lucy Battle.)

The history of the Woman's Auxiliary
of Church of the Good Shepherd must,
of necessity, be short one. Recalling
the fact that there was no such organ
lied body known as The Woman's Aux
iliary in America till the year 1871,
it is not surprising a new, struggling
parish such as WAS ours Shodld be
tardy in taking up its work. Mission
airy work had been do1e of course be-
fore in our church in America, hut 'E,s
great organization, now such a power
for good, is but little older than our
parish. Twas SO late as the winter of
'S7 and 'SS that a missionary society
was organized by us, and for some
years it formed its own plans and car
ried them out in it's own way, with
Mrs. j. B. Bachelor at its head, the
society did good and earnest work. The
greater part of The work consisted in
making garments for missionary boxes.
A jealous soul was mie day cutting
pair of trousers for Il hoy about six
years Old--to be sent IN a box to Il mis-
sionary's family. The daughter re-
monstrated: Mother, wait a minute,
how do YOU know he has son that
ageE "They always do have one that
age" she replied, and went on cutting
the trousers Many loving thoughts
went into these boxes with the cloth
ing. For instance, silver coin was
sewed in the pocket of little boys
trousers-a little piece of silver--a small
act of kindness, may be; but do you
doubt that boy will remember, So long
as he shall live, just how good he felt
when his hand went down into that
pocket?
1t was not till 1893 that our mission