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Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1899-10-19

thing of the handling of ships, and, though
McCary had probably never laid hand on
spoke from necessity, he may have done so
for pleasure, as he seemed to know how to
hold the Phantom somewhere near the
winds eye. There was no difficulty, then,
in getting proper trim to the head cloth,
and by the time the sheet was Delayed and
we stood off on the starboard tack the
schooner was we'll under way, her bows sInit-
ing the seas, which had risen like magic, in
a way that threw curtain of solid water
into the air, which, catching the wind, blew
in and came aboard a deluge. l was wet to
the skin before, but it was a dry wet as COM
pared to the way the water shot through my
clothing, the drops singing my face like
discharge of small shot. Even under scant
canvas and pointing as close as the schooner
would 60, she lay down to the blast until at
times the brine gurgled in the lee scuppers.
The channels sheared through the black seas
and turned up a smother of froth as they
tore along, while the noise of the roaring
wind and water was enough to deafen one.
Knowing that all now unsafe must be left
unsafe, l turned to get aft, when l be-
thought me of the men in the forecastle.
During the past hour they had not entered
my mind for I had felt that had them Sc
cure. With the light they possessed, to-
gether with the rations l knew had been
supplied them, they were better off regard
ing comfort than though they had been
free seamen on duty. Other matters had
taken my attention, but now that was for
ward l would give a look to the hatch fas-
tening. 1t was right enough, and | laid my
ear over the crack below the slide that l
might hear if aught was amiss. Ay, there
was. A clear sound of raspng and splinter
ing wood greeted me as | stopped the other
ear with my hand to keep out the surround
ing racket, and had hit the spot on which
a knife was at work.
Drawing my cutlass, with its hilt snote
the woodwork. The sound instantly ceased.
christening the slide, | drew it back an
inch or more and sang out through the open
ing:
Keep at it, my lads, and when yc have
the hole the size Of pistols barrel, III put
one there and give ye quick trip to Davy
Jones. Mayhap ye have heard of Donald
Thorndyke. Well, am he. Now mind
yourseives!'
And now settled myself for night of it,
putting aside all matters save the ships
safety. l was lucky to have doctor in the
cabin to care for my sick; as for myself |
needed none. So long as was holding easce,
l cared little for the blow if nothing carried
away. l had hopes that the suddenness of
the storm bespoke it's shortness, but never
did l dream it was affecting my destiny.
Beyond the elements l had now little to
fear, and, as I knew my own boat as a
mother knows her child, felt there was but
small danger of her inability to wea Their the
gale.
But the tempest was not of usual temper.
Its approach, its violence and duration were
beyond common rules, and had it held aioof
but a day longer it would have doubtless al
tered the history of the colonies. and per-
haps have put a period to my own career.
One has but to turn to history fer the truth
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FIFTY CENTS Foa NOTHING.

What will the inventive brain of man
do next? This is q question some one
asks almost daily. There is one, though,
who leads all others, who for quarter
of century has been making fine lauu-
dry starch, and to-day is offering the
public the finest starch ever placed on
the market.
Ask your grocer for coupon book
which will enable you to get the first
two packages of this new starch, ''RED
CROSS" Grade mark brandy also two
cMldren's Shakespeare pictures. paint
ed in twelve beautiful colors. natural as
life, or the Twentieth Century Girl Cal
endar, all absolutely free. All grocers
are authorized to give ten large pack
ages of RED CROSS STARCH" with
twenty of the Shakespeare pictures or
ten OF the Twentieth Century Girl Cal
endars to the first five purchasers of the
ENDLESS CHAIN STARCH BOOK.
This is one of the greatest offers ever
made to introduce "RED CROSS" laun-
dry starch, j. c. Hubinger's latest in
VentiOn
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1899-10-19
OZARK AGRICULTURE.
How Farmers rractice Rotation of
Crops In That Prolific
Region.

Ozark humor appreciates the story that
scientist was quite amazed the other day at
observing a farmer, after killing a nest of
snakes turned up by the plow, arrange TIE
dead snakes in the furrow before he went
back to the plow
why did you do that, my good man.
the scientist asked.
The farmer looked curiously ut the
scientist. and, seeing that he was really III
search of information, replied:
Il do that SO the pillow will cover the
snakes on the next round"
Seeing that the scientist was still Hlysti-
lie.l, the farmer continued:
Il cover the snakes so that they will de-
compose. That is what you call it, ism it
"Acs?" said the scientist, with a rising in
"Well," continued the farmer, "the de-
composition of animal matter furnishes
nourishment for plant life, believe?'
Yes" again said the scientist.
Then, snakes will make corn grow, won t
thcy?' triumphantly asked the farmer.
Ies" said the scientist.
And more corn will make more whisky,
won't it," said the farmer.
"Nes,' said the scientist.
"And whisky will make more snakes,
won't it? Mister, that is what we call rota.
ton in the agriculture of this region. St
Louis Globe. Democrat
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1899-10-19
NJ QUAD'S FUN !
WHERE JONES GOT AHEAD.
eseeees. COPYRIGHTED +ssss:

"One season, when ! was advertising
agent for circus" said the man who
was riding over the road on a dead
head pass, 1--WE We're taking in Indiana.
1t was part of my duty to see that bills
were up on the farmers barns and
sheds for ten miles around a town. Two
or three tickets to the circus always
satisfies the farmer. About seven miles
from Terre Haute a farmer had just
finished building and painting thump-
ing big horse-barn alongside the road,
and when proposed to give him q
family ticket for the privilege of past
ing up a score of big posters on the
clean surface he hung off. l coaxed
and argued, and he finally said if
would include all his relatives in free
pass might go ahead. knew he had
a family of six, and figured that he
might scare up a brother with about six
more. The advertising was worth that,
and I made out the pass and told my
men to put up the bills"
''And how many relatives did he
scrape together?" was asked.
LET me tell you something" replied
the agent. "The farmers name was
Jones, and on the day of the circus the
Joneses began to arrive in Terre Haute
soon after three o'clock in the morning
They came in wagons, OH foot and on
horseback. A patriarch of Jones al
most 90 years old was the flag to which
they rallied as they arrived. He had
1;e%o f wi
he called the roll and checked them off.
About 100 had shown up by the time
the sun rose, and they kept dropping
in till high noon. They kept together
on vacant lot, and when the last one
had arrived our manager was wild.
There were just 4s0 men, women and
children entitled to enter the big tent
under the terms of that pass"
Couldn't you buy them OFF," eueried
the man who had spoken before.
Couldn't be done, sir. went to the
Jones who had my pass and offered him
$25, but he was sot. Then l started in
to raise row about the number of peo-
pie, asserting that he was trying to
work outsiders in OH us. That was no
go, either. They were all Joneses, and
all related, as they could prove by citi-
zens of the town. Indeed, there was a
township in which every farmer bore
that name and was cousin to the man
next to him. The old patriarch stood
at the entrance and called out and
checked off, and the Joneses made up
just third of our audience at the aft
ernoon performance. The first one who
went in was named Abadiah, and the
last was Zadoc, and between them every
name in the Bible was called out at
least twice. 1t was mean trick on an
innocent circus man, but they weren't
satisfied until they had rubbed it in for
all they were worth at the tinsh.'
GLOW was that?"
"Well, they all marched out OTTER the
performance, two by two, and getting
together again in crowd the old
patriarch offered prayer to Heaven
that none of 'em might be made any
the worse for having yielded to tempta-
ton and sat through three hours Of sin
and frivolity!"
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1899-10-19
SHE GOT THINGS MIXED.

The train had run into a snowbank
and been stalled, and when we found
we would have to wait for several hours
the passengers in the parlor car re-
sorted to various eXpedients to pass
away the time. by and by one of the
ladies was coaXed to tell fortunes with
cards, and ali were interested at once.
The first victim was let off very easy,
but the second happened to be a man
who had tried his best for several hours
to tlirt with the lady. She shuf1led the
cards for awhile and then cut them and
said:
"Sir, you are a married mani"
"Y-yes,' was the reply.
81 see trouble before you-lots of
trouble. Are you interested in any
speculation
Not exactly"
eff you were interested in any par
ticular speculation 1 should say that
you were going to lose by it,
''But l am not.'
will change the whole tenor of your
life. You are on the eve of making a
great discovery. Soon after the discov-
cry is made you will travel"
''Well, what sort of discovery" he
asked.
II should say that you are going to
find certain documents. No, they are
letters. You are going to find them in
your own house. They are-let me see
they are letters written to your wife, and
you come across them in her bureau"
Love letters?"
II think they are. Yes, they are love
letters, but che claims they were writ
ten to her by brother. You do not
believe it. There is a quarrel, and you
set out and travel, probably to get a
divorce. You must brace yourself up
for this trouble and meet it like man.
Next"
All of us took the matter with a
laugh, understanding that the ''astrol-
ogist" was trying to even up accounts,
and the victim was perfectly good
Datured over it. An hour later, as we
two sat in the smoking compartment,
I jokingly asked him if he believed in
fortune telling, and he replied:
''There seems to be something in it,
though it is considerably mixed up
you don't mean that the lady hit
anything?'
Il mean that she got things reversed.
It was my wife who found the love let
tiers in my pocket and raised the row,
and yesterday she started for Dakota
to get divorce, and I'm going to Og
den to see about placing the children
in a school,
I didn't ask any more questions, and
we had smoked away for five minutes
in silence when he observed:
Eyes, there seems to be something in
it-enough for a divorce or two!"
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Wanted "a. Record co-rec..A.

"You are charged with scorchng," said
the magistrate in stern voice. 1.-The DO
liceman who overhauled you says you were
going at least 10 miles an hour
There must be some mistake about this,
your honor. l was"
"Oh, yes, of course, of course; they all
But, your honor" continued the bicyclist.
II am positive that | was going at least
20 miles an hour."-Ohio State Journal.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1899-10-19
Miss PrOctOr's Youthful Critics.

Miss Mary Proctor, the astronomer and
lecturer, take deep interest in social set
Element work in the big cities, and frequent.
ly gives her personal services toward enter
tanning poor children and adults. Generally
her. lectures are very we'll received Many
of her audiences often manifest better at.
tention than those drawn from higher cir
cles. Now and then there are exceptions.
On one occasion brigh t-eyed little boy who
sat in the front row with his eyes fixed upon
the speaker was asked how he liked it. IL
guess" he said, ut was pretty good, but she
ought to talk about lions and tigers. That $
better for everybody" AT another lecture
youngster criticised her as follows: cts
all very well to talk Of weighing and meas
urng stars. There are some people, of
course, who believe that sort of thing, but if
she thinks she can fool US boys with such
fairy tales she's very much mistaken
PHILADELPHIA Post
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1899-10-19
English NJ written IN .

This curious attempt at English ~
copied the other day from the label Of !
bottle of kummel at Kitzbuhel This fine
aromatical liquor Of cnmin being carefullst
destillated by me from exquisite green
cumin must be recommended at the best as
an excellent and savory hygienical middle"
N Y. Tribune.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1899-10-19
A DiS0dynnfaXe.

women would be at one great dis.
advantage in active politics"
''In what way?"
They would never be able to nail
campaign lie."-Ohio State Journal.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1899-10-19
Heading Him OF.

First Man-Why did you ask Bliobs
just now to lend you five shillings?
You had plenty of money this morning.
Second Nan-I have plenty now; but
knew Blibbs was going to ask me for
soEe.--TIt-bits.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1899-10-19

in her counsel practical assistance.
Mrs. Pinkha,ns address IS Lynn.
Mass.
MRS. MABEL GOOD, Correctionvillc,
Ia. tells how Mrs. Pinkham saved
her life. She says:
II cannot thank you enough for
what your medicine has done for me.
can recommend it as one of the best
medicines on earth for all women's
ills. suffered for two years with
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1899-10-19
Crowded Ont.

Crowded out to make room for more in.
teresting matter" remarked the editor. as
he showed aside plate of beans and tackled
pie.-Ohio State Journal
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1899-10-19

TNHE ills of women overshadow their whole lives.
l Some women constantly getting medical treat
ment and we'll IA woman best understands
wonens ills and the who consult Mrs Pnkham find
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1899-10-19
Not Quite.

Jack-Did you tell her that she wal
room?
Ton-No. I said she was the beS'
Gressed.-SyracuseH Herald.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1899-10-19
Preaching ana Practice.

IFeucHInB 0Hu IructSCe.
The man who invented perfect method
for the culture of the memory forgot his hat.
The man who wrote book instructing man
kind how to live hundred years died at 49,
The woman who wrote book to prove tina.
there is no death has buried two husbands
Christian Register
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1899-10-19
They Were Up-to-Dnte,

Totsie McFadden-Say, we is disappoint.
ed. De las chapter of dis book says dat de
beautiful heroeen lived to be an old woman
and was highly respected. We don't want
nothink about no old woman. Wat we
wants IS de new. woman, an if youse can't
give us somethink about de new woman, give
US our nickel back and We'll buy chestnuts
See?-Washingto Post
God, gives a man his tools, but he must &C.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1899-10-19
A Fact.

Teacher-Now, Patsy, would it b.
proper - say: You can't learn ne
nothing?"
Patsy-Yes'm..
Teacher-Why?
Patsy-'Causr you can't.--Boston
Traveller.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1899-10-19

evening and recommended Lydia E. Pnkhan's Vegetable
Compound saying that she knew that would Itrcn
sent for your medicine and after taking five it. was
entirely cured. I cannot praise it enough"
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1899-10-19
PRACTICAL
HELP ron
SUFFERING
WOMEN

ills suffered for two years with female weakness and at
last became bcdfast Three of best doctors did
good so concluded to try Lydia Pnkhans Vegetable
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1899-10-19

pear.
MRS. Dole STANLEY,
c a m pb G llsburg. Ind.
writes: " DEAR MRS.
PlNKHAM-I was troubled
with sick headache and
was SO weak and nervous,
| could hardly 60. A
friend called upon me one
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1899-10-19

set apart by historians
cia! mention. both from
more than hendish force
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1899-10-19

=
q able to do all my house,
81 work. ! know that your
81 medicine raised me from
y a bed of sickness and
4 perhaps death. and am
& very thorkful for what it
81 has done for me. Hope
y that every suffering
y woman may be per-
AIDED to try your medicine"
Get Mrs. Pinkhaln's advice
soon as you begin to be
zzlcd. The sick headaches
d dragging sensation come
I'm a durable cause. Write
: help as soon as they APP
The Portland daily press., 1899-01-26

a solemn and gJotesque ext mpn.,~5t
of the doleful waif, wi hat is home wi h
out q motherY it is my desire TO disrel
this illusion. While many able women
are ut present filling most capably high
positions in our State, there are only a
few who engage In active political work.
We read to inform ourselves. and vote
once In two years for state and county
officers, and once n year for municipal
officers. This act does not detract from
womanliness. In carriages, attended by
chivalrous knights Of the 10th century, or
walking, II preferred, our women find
their way to the polls, and enter where
church service. During my eight years
experience, l have never witnessed any
misconduct or disturbance at the polls.
Were you 10 visit Wyoming, you
would be Impressed with the contented,
happy EXPIRE ssion of the bread winners,
as they return from the cares OF the day
to pretty, attractive homes, to u bright
flreside and well-ordered dinner, presided
over by home loving, neatly gowned
womanly wife.
"A visit to our schools, where the little
folks are to be seen, would convince the
most sceptical that the duties of mother
are sacredly regarded
wyoming does not boast, but she has
Furnished more than double her quota of
volunteers, and the excellent fitness OF
her young men for army service has ex-
cited admiration and much favora BILE
comment. The noble, brave. hearted sons
who eagerly offer the strength of their
young manhood In the cause of humaui-
ty reflect glory upon the mothers of Wy
oming.
THE question is often asked, Is not
a woman sutfragist out of her proper
sphereS' Woman's true sphere is wherever
her refining and elevating influence Is
needed and can do good; as wife and
mother, / most emphatioally say, first in
the home, the church. and society. But
our responsibility does not end here. The
mission of that perfect life upon earth
was to teach MS never TO weary in we'll
doing If we can use our influence to
correct wrong in politics. 1t becomes a
duty.
lin conclusion. / feel like oontessing
that Wyoming women have SO long en-
joycd the privilege of free suffrage that
ii has become common blessing. and
like the sunshine. we forget to be thank
fpl for It, -
The Portland daily press., 1899-01-26
ONE OF THE SECOND DISTRICT
CANDIDATE
(Washington Post. }

The word comes from Maine that Maj.
didate for Congress to succeed the late
Representative Dingiey. That announce
ment will be OF more than passing inter
est here in Washington. Maj. Lord has
many friends at the Capital, who recog.
MIA his good training for a seat in the
House. When MIR. Dingley became chair
man of the Ways and Means Committee
several years ago. Maj. Lord was made
clerk of the committee, and in the last
two Congresses, especially in the Fifty
fifth Congress ms has been position oil
large responsibilities Mai. Lord exer-
cised great application and, serving IN
der the tuteia2e Of the finest teacher in
the country, acquired much information
about tariff and finance, as we'll rs about
committee work and parliamentary pro-
cedure His excellent equipment in those
directions were of unusual value to the
committee, both in the preparation of the
Dingley law and of the war revenue law.
10 tlese qualifications he added courtesy
and affabiiity, which have made him very
popular in political circles.
Ever since he attained his majority
Maj Lord has been an active Repusli-
can, and his efficiency rs "A party worker
mas been recognized outside the Pine Tree
State In the last Presidential campaign
he was on the stump continuously, and
after the election in September he
ans wered call of the National Com
inittee and worked in New York, Penn
sylvania, and New Jersey until Novem-
her One feature of his work was trip
along the Lehigh Valley system by special
train. whore he made an average of seven
speeches daily, principally to railroad
men and laborers The National Com
mittee thanked him IN very compii-
mentary letter for his services.
More recently Maj. Lord returned from
the Philippines, where he had been sew
ing with the volunteer army since July.
He made careful study OF the situation
there. and his observations In certain
lines have been of special use to promi.
nent officials OF the administrat ion.
The Portland daily press., 1899-01-26

senator Lodge ia in fsvor..of the rntifi-
cation OF the treaty as II ,tands, but ar-
parently he is not in favor OF holding the
Philippines indefinitely since he says that
our misssn is ito restors peace and order
in those islands, and give to their people
an opportunity for self-government and
flr freedom under the protecting shield
Of the United States until the time shall
ooms when they are able 10 stand alone.
II such thing he possible, ami IL they
do not themselves desire to remain under
our protection" II this he his opinion 1t
is difficult to see why lie should oppose
tine edoption of q resolution by both nous.
IS e Congress. pledging tho government
to this policy. ihe point TINT such reso-
luton would show distrust of ourselves Is
not we'll taken. A similar resolution was
adopted in regard to Cuba by bots houses
before the war began, ard nobody has
ever construed 1t as showing any distrust
OF ourselves.
The Portland daily press., 1899-01-26
A SUBSCRIBER.
THEIR BONES ARE HAPPY.

Mrs. Viva A. b. Henderson of Chey-
enne, wife of the State Examiner Harry
b. Henderson of Wyoming. and presi-
dent of the Wyoming Volunteer Aid So
ciety, writes:
"A vague underlined feeling of sympa-
thy goes out from motherly hearts in the
East toward the Western benedicts whose
domestic bliss is destroy ed. and whose
home comforts are sacrificed on the altar
of equal suffrage. With this mention,
pictures arise with foreground OF little
Wyoming children in battered clothing,
with unkempt hair and unwashed faces,
The Portland daily press., 1899-01-26

Whether modification of the treaty
would be the best method of pledging
ourselves not to retain the sovereignty of
the Philippines longer than is necessary
TO get the natives into self governing
condition is open to question. but one
objection that is raised. namely, that
Spain might not assent to change in
the treaty. is hardly worth considering.
Spain will assent to anything we tell
her she must assent TO. she was reluc.
tant To convey the sovereignty of the
Philippines to us and only did 1t under
coercion. She has nothing to lose by
changing conveyance of sovereignty into
REIMBURSEMENT of sovereignty, and she
would not hesitate an instant to make
the change If we requested it. We should
not even have to demand 1t.
The Portland daily press., 1899-01-26

caused by grip. saw advertised DR..
Greenes Nervura blood and nerve remedy
and determined to try it. ! did not
expect much help from any medicine,
but am happy TO say tina, | was agree
ably surprised, for got as much help
from Dr. Greene's Nervura as young
person might expect. / have been helped
of my hsart trouble, sleep comfortably,
my food don not distress me and my
nerves are not as unsettled as before.
cheerfully recommend it to all people, as
/ have been helped, so may they be"
People may well have confidence in DIR.
Greenes Nervura, for it is the prescrip-
ton of the famous DR.. Greene, "a Temple
Place, Boston, Mass, who can be con-
suited at any time without charge either
personally or BY letter.