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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-07-22
1851 VOLUNTEERS.
Officer from Each Company Of New Reqi
ments 10 Open Recruiting Office.

Washington, July 2l.-Four hundred
and 20 mon enlisted, yesterday. for ser
vice in the volunteer regiments in the
Philippines. making a total to date of
:5;555l. The 3lst and 26th are making the
best progress. According to instruc-
tons just issued from the war depart
ment an officer from each company Of
the 10 new regiment Will open a re-
cruting Office at his home city. next
Monday.
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THE OFFICIAL REPORT.
Resides the Killed. Many Natives We're
Wounded and Captured.

Washington, July 21.-The war de-
partmcnt has received the following
cablegram:
Manila. July u.
Adjutant General. WASHINGTON;
Captain +. \. Byrne. 9th lhIahtry'
with 10 men surprised united foppfI
bands. Negroes numbering 4'o Killed
l15: wounded many: captured lew rifles
and rcvolvers. many band weapons
large quantity stock; hlghtlhS at cf9
distance. Bryne's loss was one kIled'
one wounded, names not gwen. /Ihls
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Note.

lot of 30 mems odd suits, all good
patterns but as the sizes are broken,
we shall sell any in this lot at 4 80
per cent reduction; YOU will find in this
lot some of the greatest values ever Of
fered in this city.
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to death. He is a member of Charity
Lodge of odd Fellows. of this city, and
it is through the efforts Of the lodge to
find him that his fate became known.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-07-22

action very beneficial for quiet of Ne
gros. OTIS
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-07-22

Hanover, Pa, has distinguished itself
by running out Of town the u5t-eiectel
superintendent of schools because il was
found that he was a Roman Catholic.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1899-03-31

AS winter forage, it is without an
equal. The habit of growth of this
plant is very similar to that of Bermuda
grass, but the stems and leaves are
much finer and the turf formed more
compact. Live roots transplanted from
Nebraska to the grounds of the depart
ment of agriculture at Washington, D.
c., have grown with remarkable vigor,
and it may be possible to utilize this
most palatable and nutritious grass in
portions of the eastern and southern
states.
This whole family is extremely val
liable, seeding profusely, and covering
every portion of the country where suf
ficient rain for it's growth may be found
at any season. In the mountains Win
ter variety is found remaining fresh,
while that of the plains and valleys is
dried by the late summer heats. The
whole class is admirably adapted to the
requirements of the country, as they re-
main during the warmest months of
summer, and until the rainsof the next
season come on, in a dried form, pre-
serving the nutritive qualities through
'out.-Journal of Agriculture.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1899-03-31
CLEANLINESS FOR HOGS.
II. Most Important condition 10
Thrift and viii Add Materially
to Farm Profits.

There is no domestic animal kept on
the farm that is so habitually neglected
in point of cleanliness as the hog, says
the Mirror and Farm. Men do now
and then clean out their horse and
cow stables. They use the currycomb
on the horse, and many, too, are be-
ginning to use it on the cattle, particu-
larly where the herd is kept for dairy
purposes. Aside, however, from the
growers Of breeding stock, how few
men there are who pay any attention
to the cleanliness of the quarters in
which hogs are kept. There is no eN-'
cuse fort this except the mistakensidea
that the hog is a filthy animal and does
not care for cleanliness. We say this
is mistaken idea, and we fully believe
it. The hog no more requires dirty
surroundings as one of the essential
conditions to thrift than does any
other domestic, animal. We complain
a great deal about the annual loss of
hogs from disease, and it is certainly
very severe in many seasons, but the
wonder4is, considering the conditions
under, which hogs are habitually kept,
that it is not greater than it is. If cat
tie and horses were managed in the
same way and with the same lack of at
tention to cleanliness, perhaps some
disease would propagate itself among
them that would sweep them away as
rapidly as hog cholera sweeps away
swine. Whether this is true or not.
however, does not; affect the question
as to whether hogs should be kept in
quarters; fairly clean. 1t is no great
task to do so if the quarters are con-
structed with that in view. What is
chiefly needed is good drainage and
good feeding floors SO arranged as to
be easily cleaned, in order that food
that isleft over or spilled and tramped
in the dirt may not ferment continu-
ously and produce conditions that,
whether the cause of the disease in the
hog or not, would certainly produce
disease in any other domestic animal.
Efficient disinfectants, too, should be
habitually kept and used. Clean, COM
Portable quarters are one of the i'm
portant conditions to thrift and it will
pay to furnish them. Moreover, aside
from the comfort and thrift of the
hog, what can be more offensive than
dirty, foul-smelling swine quarters?
The condition of many. yards that we
have seen has been such that we would
hardly accept the hogs in them as
gift if we were obliged to feed and care
for them amid the surroundings that
were then given them.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1899-03-31
Golden Rod a Honey Food.

While clover is said to be the finest
food for honey-producing bees, and
clover honey deservedly ranks first,
there are many who prefer the strong
er flavor of buckwheat honey. It will
probably be news to many that in some
parts of the country fields of golden rod
are cultivated by beekeepers for the
feeding of insects, and golden rod honey
is an esteemed variety. Both the comb
and the strip of this honey are a deeper
color and the strip is considerably
thicker than that obtained from other
blossoms. Some housekeepers always
beat in little strained honey with
the icing which they prepare for cake.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1899-03-31
THE c;.ALlIP:HpS CUP.
OF WATER ~. i
By DauId Kerr


d d. D. . + . H fr ! .
THE sun was setting red and sullen-
~ over a battlefield in western
Asia, upon which two great armies had
been contending since daybreak. @'.''
Barely Is years had elapsed Since the
death of Mohammed, and already the
strong arms and sharp swords of his
soldier disciples had spread the faith of
Islam through every land from Syria to
Morocco, and now the turn of Persia
had come at last. =
The native warriors fought as stout
~ as men could do; but they were
matched with men who had never met
their equal in war.
Caliph Omar, wiping his heated
face with the sleeve of his robe, watched
keenly the giving away, little by little,
of the pointed Persian helmets before
the white Arab turbans, and hurled up
on the wavering enemy, just at the de-
cisive moment, the thousand picked
men whom he had hitherto held in re-
serve.
Flight bravely, my sons!" was his
last charge to them; ''for God Himself
fights for you. But should We meet with
Persian chief, wearing lion-skin
cloak and goldinlaid helmet, whose
name is Harmosan, the satrap (gov-
ernor) of Yezd, kill him not, but bring
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1899-03-31

him to me alive; for men say he is the
hravest warrior in Persia. and I would
fain see him with my own eyes,
This sudden charge of fresh and Wig
orous troops upon men exhausted with
long day of hard fighting was quite
irresistible.
The Persians gave way on all sides;
the sacred standard of the shah was
trampled in the dust and the few who
still strove to hold their ground were
overwhelmed by numbers.
The whole field was in a whirl of flight
and pursuit, and only in one spot, where
a solitary clump of palm trees broke the
gray, unending level Of the boundless
plain, clamor of shouts and clashing
weapons showed that resistance had
not yet wholly ceased.
Beneath those trees, with his back
against the largest trunk, stood tall,
noble-looking man, in the prime of life,
with large black eyes, which flashed as
fiercely as the sword that played like
lightning amid the wild faces and toss
ing arms of his swarming enemies.
More than one broken arrow head was
sticking in his breast plate; the silver
buckler on his left arm was hacked and
denied, as if by the blows of a sledge
hammer; his armor was dyed red with
more than one wound.
But he still held his ground unflinch-
iEgly, striking right and left with the
strength of a giant, and never once in
vain.
But such fight was too unequal to
last. The brave mans arm began to
wax weary, his strength to fail Closer
and closer to him CLEANED the merciless
spear heads. and in another moment
all would have been over. when sudden
~ powerful voice broke through the
din of the fray:
'.Hold your hands, brothers! per-
chance this may be the man whom, the
commander of the faithful babe us
srare!"
The Arabs made way for the new
con,sr {who was no other than the cap
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1899-03-31
AMB0Y'S QUEER LANDLORD.
Years Ago Traveller Found a Cat
.. and Kittens Sole Occupants OF
an Illinois Hotel.

"Apropos of hotels and hotel keep
ers,' said the man who has travelled,
Il have seen few in my day, but the
-queerest hotel keeper I ever saw or
heard of was one struck in a small
railroad town right here in Illinois,
Amboy, if I remember right, where I
put up one Fourth of July night rs
years ago. The hotel had a name, I
presume, but if it had I've forgotten
it. And the hotel keeper-as far as L
ever knew-was a cat with nine kit
tens.
"You needn't look surprised, gentle
men. I'm telling the truth. AS said,
it was the night of the Fourth, about
II o'clock, when I reached the place,
and found that on account Of it's be-
ing a holiday the trains made no con-
nections, and the next day would be
Sunday. 1 Inquired for the place, found
it and tried to rap somebody up, but
could get no response. Then l tried
the door, and it opened to my hand.
l went in, but found no living thing
buta family of cats, which unearthed
in the kitchen. The mother cat well
coined me as joyfully as if she hadn't
seen a. human being for a month.
'Well, found vacant room at the
head of the first flight of stairs, and
lay down to sleep with my clothes
on. In the morning opened up the
hotel, let the cat and her brood out,
and went to find livery team that
would take me to my destination. The
driver proved to be the owner Of the
stable, who told me he hadn't a man
sober enough to drive. I asked him if
that was the trouble at the hotel. but
he said it was temperance house and
they went to bed early. went back
to pay for my lodging, but no one was
on duty except the cat and her nine
Kittens, and pinned the amount to the
pillow of the bed occupied and trust
ed its safe delivery to luck. thought
saw. sleepy-looking head protruding
from an upper window, but dare say
it was only the cat.''-Chicago Times
Herald.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1899-03-31
TRUE BUFFALO GRASS.
It Ii without Question the Most Valu-
+ iable Forage Plant of the
American West.

> 81 ! % - a e.
Buffalo grass (Bubilis dactyloides),
;the'true buffalo grass Of the greatwestt-
ern plains region, is reported to have
been much more abundant and mere
widely distributed in times past rhafEit
is atrpresent. Now, however, it is known.
to extend from the British possessions
southwark into Texas, where it is con-
.sideredfan invaluable grass and one of
the best constituents of sheep pastures.
It has d low habit of growth, rarely
more than five or six inches high, and
produces numerous creeping andwidely
spreading branches or stolons, which
root at the FONTS, each joint forming a
new tuft, and in this way the grass
often. covers large areas with close
mat of fine-leafed heritage, which is
greatly relished by all grazing animals.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1899-03-31
JUMPING IMAGINARY OBSTACLES.

man turned it to his own purpose. This
is the extraordinary and apparently
purposeless way in which every flock
of sheep will "follow the leader and
initiate him in taking jumps over en-.
tirely imaginary obstacles. All wild
sheep go in flocks and implicitly obey a
leader. If this leader, who keeps watch
for the public good, gives an alarm the
rest do not question his wisdom, but
simply follow him, for in mountain
regions to wait till the chasm or OBJ
stacle the leader has seen is seen
by each member of the flock might
mean death to many of them. The hab-
it is inherited and too strong for the
tame sheep to crush out.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1899-03-31
POKER PARLANCE.
A suntty School Boy Whose Educa'
tiOn Included a knowledge
of Good Pairs.

The mixed metaphor of a South side Sun.
day school teacher and the precociousness of
a youngster of seven in the juvenile class,
who had evidently been listening to some
fatherly club stories not intended for his
ears, combined to disrupt the Bible serv.
ices temporarily a couple of weeks ago. Re.
Gently the good pastor of the church received
q call to another congregation, and in re-
ferring to this the young woman who sees
to the spiritual growth of the youngest
charges of the church dwelt at some length
on the Righteousness, faith and upright life
of the pastor who had been so highly hon
ored. She impressed her young hearers with
the "faithfulness to duty" that had char
acterized the career of the beloved minister,
and was listened to with devout and deep
attention. Believing this lesson had ef-
ftectively penetrated the young minds the
teacher asked:
"And now who can tell me the one thing
that. our pastor held so dear that he should
receive this call?" -
After an interval of silence, during which
the members of the small set looked about
somewhat uneasily, a shrill voice came from
the end of pew, where it's owner and his
knlckerbocker suit were curled up com
fortably against the cushions:
"''Well, Bobby?"
Aces. "-Chicago Inter Ocean.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1899-03-31
"A LITTLE NONSENSE

Cecile- What would you give to
have such hair as mine?" Jeanne
DOR: know. What did you give" pitt
Bits.
"Have you given Mr.. staleightany en-
couragement?" "No, mamma" replied
the confident daughter; $50 far have
not found it necessary Brooklyn
Life.
Tommy-"Paw. what does the paper
mean by calling Mr.. Bugghauss an sx1O
politician? q Mr.. Figg.''I presume it
means he is not exactly square. '-Indi-
annapolis Journal. = =.
an the Near :Future.--' Gothic latest
accident2's Fssss'What isGit?" "An auto.
cahihgtrying 70 dodge,an auto-ambu-
lance ranSinto> an antopatroI wagon"
Cleveland Plain Deal er.>--. >. :. : -. !,
Bunker seems to be completely un-
der his wife's thumb" "Yes; her
father gives her the same personal al
lowance she had before she got mar
ried.'-Chicago iDaily News.
aFinesse-''Oif ..she's SO adroitin man
aging! She makes the most of every-
thing!" "Yes?" ''Yes; believe if there
were skeleton in her closet she'd use
it for clothes stretcher!" Puck.
First Burglar-"I feel a bit shaky
over that last job of ours, Second
Burglar-"We'r all right. l read in
the papers this morning that the de-
tectives were following up clew."-
Town Topics.
A German paper contains the follow
ing unique ADVERTISEMENT: "Any per-
son who can prove that my tapioea con-
tains anything injurious to health will
have three boxes of it sent to him free
of charge. "-Tit-Bits. :5a ~,i5n@+
Moone-"Oh,,y you may laugh, if you
will, but did you ever'hear of any luck
in connection with the number thir-
teen?" Starr--."Well, yes; for, exam
pie, there was the union of the thirteen
original states. Boston Transcript.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1899-03-31
His Rank in His Class.

"You said you were No. in your
class" said the angry father, land now
the teacher informs me you are at the
foot of it,"
"My number in my Glass; returned
the willy youth, intent upon demon
strating the correctness of his claim.
depends entirely on the end from
which you begin to ount."-Chicago
Post.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1899-03-31
oNEsvAsTwHEATsF1ELD.

~ Prince Albert, Sask., Aug. II, 1898.
William McCreary. Esq, Immigration
Commissioner. Winnipeg. Man.:
Sir: We, the undersigned delegates
from Kansas and Nebraska, U. S. A.,
in reporting the results of our trip to
Dauphin, and subsequently to Regina,
Prince Albert and the middle Saskatch-
evan country, beg to say that our tick
cts were limited to 81 days, and as we
had other large regions to visit, we could
only spend a short time in the Dauphin
country. We examined, however, the
principal cultivated areas in the south
ern part of township rs, range 19-the
great wheat fields of Wishart, Bu-,
!thanan, Owen, Smith, Ross, Sinclair, the
i Whitmores Drinkwaters, etc, and, sub
sequently others to thesnorth,a md never,
in our experience, have we seen finer
grain, The whole country is watered
by numerous streams flowing from
the slopes of Riding Mountain, and ex-
cellent we'll water is found everywhere,
at from to 10 feet. Extensive for
ests of spruce and tamarack cover the
northern parts of the mountains from
which timber is manufactured in Dau-
phin and elsewhere, and sold at from
$12 thousand at the mills. Wild hops
and wild fruits are abundant, and ripen
in the open air. Vegetation through
out is surprisingly luxuriant, and, with
out hesitation, we would rank the whole
region amongst the best grain-growing
areas of the con tinent. The output of
wheat last year was about $4,000 bush
els, but this year it is estimated at over
million. rs.l.,. "s
Westward lie the homestead lands
which now, and when fresh surveys are
completed, will afford comfortable
homes to thousands of ,diligent fam
lilies. The great Gilbert Plains, also,
we were unable to visit, where grain
growing has been conducted with the
best results for years, and which will
become vast wheat field as soon as
branch railway reaches there. Settle
ment is speeding in all these regions,
reminding US indeed of the early days
in our own States; and, as we have exam
ined, since our visit to Dauphin, por-
ton of the great country lying south
and east of Prince Albert, we can read
lily imagine the tide of immigration
which will soon flow into the Canadian
West.
(Signed) GEORGE S. BENNETT,
Halls Summit, Kan.
8. W. BENNETT,
Halls Summit, Kan.
E. F. BROOKS,
Westphalia, Kan.
JOHN FLANNERY,
Stuart Neb
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1899-03-31
The Unsuccessful Farmer.

The unsuccessful farmer is not al
ways lazy man, ''ne'er do WE'LL" He
is frequently the busy man who rushes
breathlessly from one task to another.
Yet his gates swing on one hinge, his
fences are down, his barns need re-
pairing, his orchards are run down,
weeds are everywhere in evidence. In
truth, the mans neighbors testify that
he is a hard worker and express sur
prise that he doesn't prosper. But the
thinking man on the adjoining farm
realizes that his unfortunate neighbor
is too aimlessly busy.-Rural World.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1899-03-31
TWO suneEAMs.

Straight through a easement, open wide,
A sunbeam found it's way,
And down upon the cottage floor
n A shaft Of brightness lay:
Sent from the gay, glad outer world,
A messenger apart,
It glorified the humble room,
And cheered the matron' s heart
It coaaxed the little one from play,
And Knocked, with true delight, ID
The vain attempts of baby hands
To grasp the lance of light. ~
"Catch if you cam it seemed to say.
sd willing captive be-"
!, And danced before the wondering eyes
To the tune of baby glee. l.
Bright shone the little golden head
NJ AS it fitted here and there,
AS though the sun itself had lent = ~
OF its shining store share s. tja
And mother caught her darling up, : ~
In the midst of his fruitlesst chase,
And showered kisses, warm and soft,
On the pretty baby face.
''You cannot catch the sunshine,
Though you followed the wide world
through; " ..'
You're mothers little sunbeam, dear,
And she has caught you, too! =
1.-TWO sunbeams have in my home;
Dark would it be-, and drear,. ~
Without the bright ray on the floor, slt
And the bright face shining here
'God owns the sunlight, but He gave
This precious beam to mother. G|
Content am to call one mine ::
And entertain the other"
Straight through the easement, open wide
The sunbeam crept away,
And twilight shadows, stealing through;
Foretold the end Of day. Il ~
The outer world in darkness lay, ,"
But mothers heart was light, go.
For golden head and baby face
Kept home forever bright.
Ella Randall, in Golden Days. iH
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1899-03-31
Corn in Hot Countries.

The hot countries do not appear to
take kindly to our corn. The Central
American states which in nine months
of '97 purchased 103,364 bushels. took
but 1888 bushels in '9s; the South
American countries which in the nine
months of '97 took 42,530 bushels, took
but 32,710 bushels in '9s; West Indies
dropped from 564, 45O bushels in '97 to
551,956 bushels in '9s; while Mexico,
which took 3,719,245 bushels in '96.
dropped to 2,797, O51 bushels in '97 and
to 1900 bushels in '9s, the large reduc-
tionin Mexican purchases being due in
part, however, to better crops in the
last year than in the two preceding
wears.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1899-03-31
LIVE STOCK POINTERS.

Get good dog, if you have any, and
give it good care.
Keep swine out of the mud as much
as possible at all times.
Legal enactment has about put an
end TO docking horses in this country.
The SOW that has her blood heated by
too much corn is in a feverish condition
and may cat her pigs.
Kindness, tirmness and watchfulness
are what is needed in handling bull
Never trust him minute.
Be very careful about the pedigree of
the stallion, for nothing but frst-class
horses are salable at a profit.
: The feeder who proposes to feed eco
nomically will cook the feed. If he
doesn't care if feed is wasted, he won't.
If any animal is costive, remedy the
matter at once or you will have trou-
BILE. Soft foods will usually do it.
Western Plowman.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1899-03-31
CONSERVE FERTILITY.
1t Is Far Better to Keep Land Rich
Than to starve 1t md Then Try
to Restore 1t.

There is no land so rich as to excuse
the farmer for wasting it's fertility or
the manure from his live stock. Any
man is much blessed, if he is permitted
to start with farm of high fertility,
for many are the men whose generous
task isthe bringin 6 into productWeness
of the sands, the deserts, the marshes
and the waste places of the earth. Yes,
and they do it until such unpromising
tracts of land literally blossom as the
rose"
But the farmer, as has just been said,
who can command fine virgin soil at the
beginning should estimate correctly the
value of his good fortune. All he has.
to do perhaps is to maintain fertility,
to prevent his fields from depreciating
in their stocks Of plant food. This is. a
comparatively simple and easy matter
indeed, provided the man so blessed
does not become possessed of the very
erroneous idea that he is exempt from
universal agricultural law and can
waste fertility without suffering the
general penalty for such mismanage-
ment. '
Good, wise. husbandry; the careful
saving Of manure, and the conservation
of fertility are necessary in the more
favored agricultural sections as we'll as
where natural fertility is more limited.
Even thus early farmers find it profit
able to use the commercial fertilizers
upon lands, that a few years ago were
judged to possess 'sinexhaustible fer
tility."
Any land will run OUT in time I'M
der system of soil robbing; and it is
far more expedient to keep land rich
than to first starve it'and then attempt
to restore it.-M. Sumner Perkins, in
National Rural.