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lovely young widow. The widows we'll

lovely young widow. The widows we'll
bred encouragement of his addresses
has been wholly lost on him, and re-
Gently, hearing from an acquaintance
that she was to celebrate her birthday
at such time, he had the impertinence
to send her an expensive present Of
an exceedingly impertinent kind. 1t,
or rather they, were in a satin box,
and their buckles cleaned with gems.
The widow wrote note of thanks and
before she sent it she showed it to
somebody, who told the story. This is
what she said:
MY Dear Mr.. Brash," she began.
''Thank you ever so much for remem-
bering Fido's birthday. He needed a
new collar and the one you sent him
looks so well on him. 1t was so
thoughtful of you to send two, for
Fido IS SO bad about losing things"
And then that vindictive woman
signed herself: 'Yours sincerely"
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THE JuNERuG.

Thou stupid blockhead, laundering in my
face!
Is not the great world wide enough. but
thou
Must quit the dusky night where thou'rt
at home
To dazzle at my lamp, and burn thy wings:
To blind thy google eyes with too much
And bang thy doltish head 'gainst every
thing?
Thou meddling fool! thourt ever out of
place.
buzz;
No child too timid for thy soaring hum;
No lady's nerves too strung, nor hair too
fine
For thee to tangle. it with scratchy claws
There, in my ink again!
And now, with pondering look and drab-
bled fee..,
Thou scrawl'st rude lines across an I'M
stained page.
And yet, poor thing! thou dost not mean
1t so;
The light attracts thee, and thou too
wouldst know.
How like we are! This dazzling room to
Why, that's the sunlit world and we poor
Do bang our heads 'gainst every wall
of it,
And wonder why they ache. Our blunder-
ing feet
Tramp rough-shod over nerves that twinge
in pain;
We NEEDLE daily with the mysteries.
To frighten timid souls with buzzing talk
OF laws of unknown things. and life, and
death;
We burn our souls in many garish lamp:
And many page lies stained with
thoughts more rude
Than beetles legs could draw, and less in
telligent.
And yet, from out the gloom of our first
flight
The primal twilight of our ignorance,
Twas shining of light that called us in.
Pardon. fellow-b 1underer! Mines the
fault,
Impatient Of the things do myself,
The fashion only altered Blunderers both!
The one with open book and bruised heart
The other with his broken wings and feet
There, I'll blow out the light; it troubles
thee:
And here's a bit OF wool to dry thee on.
Rest thee moment till tthy dazed head
clears;
Then (there's the window open) go in
peace
And may the gentle God. who made US
both,
When next I blunder in His mighty face
Do SO with me.
William j. Long, inOutlook.
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MURDER BROUGHT A DINNER.
An English Newspaper Man Only
Saw In . CHASTITY Crime .
Good Meal.

The English '.liner," whose business
is to send short paragraphs to the daily
papers, fairly revels in appalling dis
asters." He is out of spirits and his
pockets are empty in the piping times
OF peace, when even an assault on a
policeman is of rare occurrence. But
a strange suicide, mysterious murder,
q fatal fire or sensational burglary
make new man of him and convince
him that really, after all, life is worth
living.
There is a grisly story of 'liner"
who had not material for paragraph
for weeks, says the Cornhill Magazine.
People persisted in not numbering any
one; they would not even commit sui
eide or drop down dead; fires would
not burst out and the burglar and pick
pocket had evidently temporarily given
up business. He lived in a cheap
suburb, and one afternoon was walking
dolefully in his scrap of back garden,
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tional attire, the Samoans are rather
vain. and spend good deal of time in
identifying themselves. The hair is
often plastered with white lime, giving
it, when dry, the effect of white wig.
The lime is washed off by night. The
result is gradual change in the color
of the hair from a red to bright yell
low. Apart from this strange fancy,
the Samoans quite share the Euro
peans' ideas in regard to beauty. They
particularly admire tall persons.
A fad of the young man of Samoa is
to wear the name of his sweetheart
tattooed upon the forearm. AS the
Samoan wears no sleeves this ornament
is always visible, and he is very proud
of it, which is easily understood, as the
young lady herself always does the
tattooing, it being Impossible Ito ia-
trust to a professional workman talk
so full of sentiment.
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were fighting for even after they start
ed; while it is certain that everything
which is supposed to have been tN.,
by that results of a quarter OF a century
of war beginning with the commence
ment of the French revolution and end
ing with Waterloo pleased nobody and
settled nothing according to Sheii
dan. The average person who lived in
those days knew as little about the
causes of the slaughter as old Kaspar
did about the battle of Blenheim when
questioned by little Peterkin,
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All They Wanted.

One day an old farmer went into a
shoe repairer's shop with pair of old
boots that wanted mending very badly.
On asking the man if they would
mend, the shoe repairer, after long
pause, said:
''Oh, yes, sir, they will mend; all that
wants doing to them is soiling and heel
ing, and new uppers-the laces seem
fairly good!"-Spare Moments.
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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
! M QUAD'S FUN ]
o,
OVER THE MAJOR
eees+coPYRIGHT lSss,sss3al

There was to be new postmaster
appointed at Golden Hill, and Major
Wellman was put forward by the Big
Jack Mining Company and looked to
be sure winner. Uncle Ike White took
the field, however, and then both cam
didates went about with petitions.
Each felt that the ten men working the
Red Horse claim would settle the mat
ter whichever way they went; so the
major went down to see them, and
took along plug of tobacco and pint
bottle of whisky for every man. When
he had worked things up to the right
point, he said:
swell, boys, you know l want to be
postmaster of Golden Hill, and I'd like
to have you sign my petition. Iprom-
Use to run the Office in good shape, if
Appointed
Coin to put on any style over
things?" asked the leader of the ten.
'Not bit. I shall always be glad
to see any of YOU
''And free drinks?'
"Well, now and then"
"Won't think you are better'n any
body else if you git the of6ce?"
Certainly not. You'll find me just
as I am now"
The men were almost ready to sign,
but thought it would be only fair to
hear what Uncle Ike had to say for
himself first. A day or two later he
came down to see them, and when he
heard what the major had done and
promised, he said:
"Boys, I didn't bring nuthin' to drink
and no terbacker. l was afraid you
might think I was tryin' to buy you.
AS I understand it, Major Wellman
says he won't put on no pertickler
lyle if elected
''That's his promise"
sand he'll treat the crowd once in
awhile?"
He says he will
'And he won't feel pulled I'D nor
nuthin'??'
'No."
'Wall, boys, the major is good man,
and [ amt sayin'..a word agin' him.
] jest want to put a case to you.
'Sposen it was wet, dark night?
'Sposen you ten fellers was up town
and wanted to put in three or four
hours? 'Sposen you was standin' in
front of the postot1ice, and Major Well
man was lookin' at you? 1 amt say
m he wouldn't step out and ask you
20 drink with him, but Pm sayin' I'd
80 heap further than that myself.
Boys, you know my reputation around
cheese parts.'
''Of being the biggest liar in the ter
:itory?"
"That's it, and right here is where it
counts. The major would stop at
drink and a hand-shake, but I'd throw
that door wide open, yell out for the
gang to come in, and when l got you
all in your chairs, with pipe in every
mouth and jug on the table, I'd begin
to lie about bars and wolves and Wild
cats and keep it up till every mans
}l'ar stood up and pushed his hat off.
1t amt the postoftice you want to look
.'ut for, but for the lynn, and for the
s'ewtiful evenin's you'll pass with the
biggest kind of a liar. Is Major Well
man liar? Did any man ever hear
him lie? Could he cook up bar story
20 make anybody SILVER? Think of
these things and make no mistake"
Uncle Ike got the ten names on his
list and was duly appointed.
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DISCOURAGING HER SUITOR.
How a Lovely Young Washington
Widow RevenHed Herself for
an Impertinent PreSent.

A story that people are laughing
about concerns young state depart
ment man, says the Washington Post.
He is a self-made man and there is
nothing about him to disturb in the
slightest degree ones conviction that
gentlemen are born, not made Of late
ne has been markedly attentive to
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Mrs. Billus-John, Mrs. Scorjel tells
me her husband is going to make APP
elication to join the Knights of Ia
muckamuck.
Mr.. Billus-Well?
Mrs. Billus-She has ordered a sum-
nler bonnet exactly like mine. want
YOU to blackball him.-Chicago Trib-
une,
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SAMOAN LIFE.
When Not at War They Have n Very
Easy and Agreeable
Time.

When native Samoans are not at war
they seem to foreigners to have very
easy and agreeable life. There is never
very much to do, and what there is is
not arduous' or firing. The old women,
for instance, braid mats or sit upon
the rocks and beat and strip the bark
for making tapa, the native cloth. The
men spend much Of their time in max
ing fishing nets and tackle
In spite of the simplicity of the ma
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Make. That a business.

Pilson-Are you going to take part in that
guessing contest?
Dilson oh, no; they'd rule me out as
professional"
professionally
eyes; you know I am connected with the
weather bureau State Journal.
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Against Sla my.

'This slang is very annoying" said the
solemn gentleman. "You remember that
time my house was entered by burglar?
Well, l yelled robbers with all my mi ht,
and the people thought l was yelling rub
ber' and refused to pay any attention.
Indianapolis Journal.
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smoking his pipe and racking his brains
to find out where the next weeks din
ners for his wife and children were to
come from, when he suddenly heard
screams proceeding from adjoining
premises. He dropped his pipe and
rushed out, but soon returned.
MARY! Mary!' he cried to his long
suffering partner; ''fetch my hat.
Thank God woman a few doors up has
cut her three children's threats and
we shall have good dinner on Sun
day!"
A double murder will pay his quar-
ter's rent and romantic suicide in high
life will give him pleasant holiday.
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Easily EXPLAINED,

Observation-Disclosures, told you want
ed all the eggs for breakfast soft, and
several were quite hard.
Bridget-Sure, mum. they were all in
to bile the same length of time. only
some of them felt the heat more than
others.-Brooklyn Life.
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Hon. Judson W. Lyons, Register Of the
Treasury.

A1SdSUIy.
April 2sd, 1899.
Pe-ru-na Drug Mfg Co., Columbus, O.:
Gentlemen-I find Pe-ru-na to be an
excellent remedy for the catarrhal af-
fections of spring and summer, and
those who suffer from depression from the
heat of the summer will find no remedy the
equal of Pe-ru-na
John w. Lyons
No man is better known in the financial
world than Judson w. Lyons. His name
on every piece of money of recent date.
makes his signature one of the most familiar
ones in the United States. Hon. LYONS
address Is Augusta, Ga. He is member of
the National Republican Committee, and is
prominent and influential politician. He
Is particular friend of President Mckinley
Remember that cholera morbus, cholera
lnfantum, summer complaint, bilious collie,
diarrhoea and dysentery are each and ali
catarrh of the bowels. Catarrh is the onlv
correct name for these affections, Pe.,7,-na
Is an absolute specific for these ailments
whlch are so common in summer. DR. Hart
man, IN practice of over forty wears. never
lost single case of cholera infantum dvsen.
terry, dlarrhoea, or cholera morbus- and bis
only remedy was Pe-ru-na. Those desir;no
further particulars should send for fires
copy OF Summer Catarrh.'' Address DR..
Hartman, Columbus, o.
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Slightly Mixed.

Mrs. Henpeck-The Episcopal funeral
service is so beautiful! I want it read over
me when die.
Mr.. Henpeck- Certainly! There's some
thing in it about Here endeth the first
lesson" isn't there ?-kansas City hide
,,opdop%
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Letter Perfect.

Father-What do you mean, by kiss
ing my daughter, sir?
Suitor-Why-er-we were just re-
hearsing our amateur theatricals, you
know.
Father-Well, you seemed to know
your lines pretty well.-N. Y. Journal.
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Inference

Barnes Tormer-He who entertains the
tickle public, sir, leads dogs Life.
Stranger-You don't mean to tell me YOU
are the barker for the show?- indianapolis
Journal
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Cen&0rshfD in Turkey,

Turkish papers were not allowed to
print the news of the assassination of
the Austrian empress. They simply an
nounced that she had died.
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Good Reason.-Grandma- wouldn't eat
that hard apple in that way, Willie" Willie
II shouldn't think you would, grandma.
n you've got. "-Philadelphia Bulletin.
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Where He ed.-Griggs- "What be.
came Of that son-in-law of yours who failed
in business about year ago? Has he got on
my hands. Ohio State Journal.
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Bacon-'T can't understand why your
wife calls that Wagnerian stuff heavenly
music" NEgbert-"B Because it sounds like
thunder, l suppose. ~ onkers Statesman.
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Figures may not lie, but estimates are
often misleading. Chicago Daily News.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1899-08-10

When river has run on it's banks it
floats a lot of stock.-L. A. w. Bulletin.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1899-08-10

The man who goes through life alone gen.
orally has poor mpany.-Chicago Daily
News '
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1899-08-10

It is good thing to be man of one idea.
providing the idea is big enough .-Ram's
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1899-08-10

Songs about the Klondike should be writ.
ten in miner" key.-L. A. w. Bulletin.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1899-08-10

Automobile or ought not to mobile seems
to be the question at ue.-Cycling Ga
zette.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1899-08-10

No man should be hopeless so long as
he has two good, honest friendships hands.
IL. A. w. Bulletin.
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So much of the happiness Of life depends
on whether you will give up your solo for
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1899-08-10

Miss Ethel-"M Music always makes me feel
sad; doesn't it you, Mr. Suds?" Mr.. s.
Eyes: but like tits awfully jolly to feel
sad, don't y know Brooklyn Life.
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Licenses for Hor.e.hoer.

An enactment in Washington re-
quires horseshoeEs to pass an exam
iuation ard to be licensed.
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a n
lie S NJ OF
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8
Madison jerks the second, and never
forget the name. You may forget, how
ever, that there ever was a Madison
jerks the first, and be sure you mention
not the fact of his sudden taking Off
cit was narrow escape he told his
wife that night. I'm glad ousaid moth
ing about that cats death to the chill
dren.' And the peace of mind of the
adult inmates thus restored, the Dalton
household settled down to it's usual
repose and vacations. Madison jerks
successor took kindly to its new en-
vironment, as well it might, for never
was feline so pampered or watched
| with such anxious care.
"The executor will be up Saturday,
said Dalton to Mrs. Dalton, one
Wednesday evening, as he returned
from the Office.
"'Well, hope Madison jerks II. will
be on hand returned she. I haven't
seen him all afternoon, although 1 am
| sure he is about the house,
"But on Thursday the cat was still
missing. Dalton nearly had fit when
the delinquency was reported to him 1t
night, and prolonged search was
made. 1t came to naught.
"'The cat is somewhere about the
house, I know insisted Mrs. Dalton.
There is no possible way by which he
could run off, and I'm sure he doesn't
want to, after the treatment he has
been getting. However, the children
and will look again in the morning. I
expect he is hiding in the garnet, for
there are lots of mice up there
Friday night the Dalton atmosphere
was decidedly squally. Madison jerks
was still invisible. Saturday morning
dawned and the storm of doubt and
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BUTTE NEWS.
Tuesday, Dec. S. 1899.
A Winters
Supply>
Tuesday. Dec. S. 1899.

We believe 1t a wise thing to
Law in your winters supply right
now while prices are so favor
able.
our actions Of filling every nook
and corner of our capacious eel
lars and store room can be fol-
lowed with profit to yourself at
our present prices.
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A warrant was issued yesterday for
the arrest of John Ransom on a charge
of grand larceny. The complainant is
Napoleon Ransom, a brother of John
Napoleon deposited $500 with John to
secure two sureties on an attachment
bond furnished in his interest in an
other case and John appropriated the
money, according to the complaint The
money was appropriated on Saturday,
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War Through a Kinetoscope,

Photographic views = of actual war
scenes are of great value to the kinet-
oscope people and strenuous efforts are
made to secure them. Artists run great
risks in their quest. A number of bona
fide battle pictures We're secured by one
daring operator during the Santiago
campaign, but Just as he was leaving
the field he was shot through the Shout
der. When the soldiers carried him off
he intrusted his precious packet of films
to a Cuban boy, with instructions to
mail them at Siboney. The boy ran
into some heavy firing on the way back
and took refuge with four natives in an
old sugar shed. At the next moment
the Spaniards dropped a shell through
the roof and blew the shed, boy, films
and natives into thousand fragments
The pictures We're absolutely unique
would have created a sensation
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A Tough Combination.
Officers Walsh and Curran car tEred
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The complaint was filed in a suit
brought by James M. Hinkle against
f. I. Nelliger to recover $1OO and in
terest at the rate of 8 per cent. from
April 10, 1898, on promissory note.
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The plaintiff in the case of the city
of Butte against A. F. Bray yesterday
filed notice of an intention to move
for a new trial.
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Three Hundred Years Old,

Salem. N. j., is notable for being one
of the oldest towns in that state. One
of its most venerable objects is brick
dwelling on East Broadway, once oc-
cupied as a hotel, which was erected in
1881. The building is in fair state Of
preservation and is referred to with
pardonable pride by the people of the
little town. The court house was built
in 1875 and justice is still administered
from beneath the broad arch which
spans the stagelike platform upon
which the presiding judge sits.
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The suit of A. B. Black against James
Denoon was dismissed upon the request
Of the plaintiff
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In the suit of the Anaconda Copper
company against F. Augustus Heinze.
a notice of a motion for judgment on
the pleadings and statement of the
motion were filed, The notice stated
that the plaintiff would move the court
for a Judgment on the pleadings in the
action on Saturday, Dec. 1G, 1899, or
as soon thereafter as counsel could be
heard on the grounds that the answer
filed in the case is frivolous and the
allegations of the answer immaterial
and raise no issue. The motion will be
based on the pleadings in the case.
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the stronghold of a quartette of
young boys on North Main street last
night and took them all prisoners.
They We're George Bath. Frank Kee-
nan, James pullman and Lewis Eddy.
1t was reported to the officers that the
boys had made much noise and ere
ated no little disturbance in their
"dugout' headquarters, and it was
thought that summary arrest would
break up what the neighbors believe
to be a rather tough combina ton.
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County Physician p J. Sheeran yester-
day filed complaints against John Bar
ker and Frank Kelly, charging them
with insanity.
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A satisfied customer is the best ad-
vertise1nent-yes, but you wouldn't
have the customer if you didn't adver-
tise.-Advisor
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s25 reward to any one proving that E.
F. Mayer, 40 West Park, does not put
in the best handspring made for 81.
Watch cleaning, $3.50
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Ladies' Appreciate

A good remedy. aud there is not anything on tbs
market that equals French Tansy Tablets for the
relief and cure of painful and irre2 ular monses.
These tablets remove all distractions. mattes
what the cause. Manufactured by A. Ansendra.
Paris. Franco, and for sale only by D. ID Now.
bro Drug Co.. Butte. Mont, Sole Agenu. Price
81 Per box, sent by m all securely sealca