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POSt-MOFtem.

Bubble tipped his chair back from the
ticket-ottice stove in the station and read
the express agent the following from the
Arizona Arrow, to show what the new
linotype machines are doing for western
journalism, and to indicate in what manner
the town-folk amuse themseles: "A rare
treat-Woman's relief corpse celebrates.
The woman's relief corpse gave box-suRper
last night at the Methodist church south.
An excellent programme was rendered by
the ladies of the corpse and their children
and a number of old soldiers. The I1; first
thing on the programme was song, There's
a Hot Time in the Old Town. by mum:
bel, of corpse ladies. suppers were served
in boxes which were auctioned. Col. Cane
said he would take his on his trip to the
Klondike to remind him of friends far
away, and particularly Of the .woman's re-
lief corpse. He madea Respondent address,
with women as his text, and said it was a
grand thing for this nation to have them
to-day in the form Of relief CORPSE. He
closed by saying that it takes the woman's
relief corpse to make things 60, and long
may it live' At the close of the entertain.
ment the people departed to their several Il
homes, wishing the corpse success in all
its undertakings."- Judge.
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THE MoULT1NG SEASON.
At No other Time of Year Do the He1s
Require More Care or Nu-
tritiOus Ratlons.

The most critical period of q hens
life is during the moulting season, from
July to December. 1t takes biddy about
100 days to take off her old coat and
put on a new one. Some commence
moulting much sooner than others and
get through long before winter sets
in. This is very desirable, as hens sell
dom lay during the moult, or the lar
ger part of it; therefore if they COM
mence early it will be decided gain,
for then they could be got in laying
condition before cold weather. If this
is not done they will pass the winter
without amounting to anything as
layers.
The feathers are composed largely
of nitrogen and mineral matter. The
first process is the loosening stage,
when the feathers loosen and drop out,
at times leaving the bird almost naked,
and exposing the body to the influences
of the weather. Should they be late in
moulting they should be carefully
housed during cold, damp weather.
When the new feathers begin to come
in it causes great drain upon the hens
system. The foods best adapted to the
season are the heterogeneous foods such
as grass bugs, worms, clover, meat, etc.
At this period the hens should have un-
limited range, SO that they can gather
a good supply of such articles as they
need.
During this period it may be well to
add tonic to the drinking water. A
tea made of white oak bark is good.
Add enough to color the water. Some
time before the mounting season the
hens should be fed up and put in good
condition, for poor hens are usually
slow at moulting. Give them in addi-
ton to the regular soft feed linseed
meal cottonseed meal, fresh meat and
fresh cut bone. The object is to supply
the fowls with feather forming mate
rial. Keep this up through the entire
mou!ting season. If the fowls are too
fat withhold the grain and their fat will
diminish. Their system cannot be at
prime if too fat. Oats may be used
sparingly and bran will be found excel
lent. Above all things rid the fowls of
lice. 1t is impossible for hen to renew
her coat rapidly, and run boarding
house for parasites besides.
Should any be late in moulting, it
would be we'll to kill or sell them, for,
if they are not through in time to lay
in the winter season, they will be
dead expense. All hens should be en-
tirely through by December. Some
fowls seem to lose their feathers in a
few days, while others drag along all
through the moult. This is largely due
to a greater or less degree of tempera-
ture of the fowls body. The hearty eat
ing warm blooded bird is the first one
to MOUTH. w. Hearn, in Ohio
Farmer.
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FELT HIS SUPERIORITY.
Considered Himself Far Ahead OF
the Police In One Respect
at Least.

"Ths man. your honor, was abusing every
policeman he came across, =" testified an Off
Ger before Justice Martin in prosecuting a
hungry looking individual who had been
taken into custody the previous evening.
We tried to avoid placing him under arrest,
but he continued his abuse until it could not
be endured any longer"
What was the worst thing he called
you?" inquired the, court.
He said, your HONOR" was the officers
reply, "that he was so much superior to any
officer he had ever seen that he would not
notice them"
The justice looked at the hungry appear
ing individual before him and asked if.he
had uttered this SANDER against the police
officer, says the Chicago Chronicle. :,
eyes, your honor" said the prisoner, land
I repeat it. I never knew a police officer
that was not scoundrel, ana in this one
respect am superior to all of them. I can
give them all cards and spades when it comes
to separating an individual from his money!
The court inflicted fine of one dollar and
costs against the prisoner.
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What a Moxul Can Do.

That was remarkable demonstration Of
what Mogul can do, that occurred on the
New York Central the other day, when en-.
CINE No. 94S, one of the new Moguls, hauled
out train No. II, the Southwestern Limited,
made up Of two mail cars, five passenger
coaches and nine Wagner cars, sixteen cars
in all. The total weight of the train was
l,832,0OO pounds, or GIG tons, and the length
Of the train, including the engine, was l,2l1
feet, or nearly quarter of mile. This
engine made the running time of the train
between New York and Albany, l43 miles
in three hours and fifteen minutes.
There is no railroad in the world which
has a better roadbed, more skillful engi
neers, or better equipment, backed by loyal
men always alert for the safety Of their pas:
sengers, than the New York Central and
Hudson River railroad. What road can
match it's corps of men, from President Cal
laway down the long line of employees, te
the humble and faithful trackmen who
watch their sections of rail through the
long hours of the night and day, in order tc
safeguard the lives Of the travellers on trains
whirling by their humble shanties, many Of
which nestle closely to the rails under theil
neutrality-suspicious. from the Albany
Times Union.
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OXFORD'S WITTY BISHOP.
Instances of the Utility of a Ready
Command of Ones
lIeRS.

Two stories are attributed in Rail-
way Magazine to the witty bishop of
Oxford. He was once talking to some
boys in school, and said to them:
"Now, my boys, dare say you think
it's very fine thing to be bishop.
But assure you I'm very busy man.
have to go about all over my do
cese. and / haven't time to study like
you have. In fact. nearly all my study
has been confined to only one book.
It begins with b. Do you know
what it is" ''The Bible, sir the BIZ
ble," shouted the boys all together.
NO. replied the Bishop, with a merry
twinkle in his eye. Its called Brad
shawl"
The other story is still better. On
one occasion. when he alighted from
the train at Wheatley, the station for
Cue palace, an officious porter
dashed up to him and asked: ANY
articles in the van, my lord?'' "Arti-
cles," said the bishop, grimly. Eyes,
80 articles" Off hurried the porter,
and worried the guard almost out of
| his senses by the way he searched
the van and detained the train. Pres
emily he came back to the bishop with
crestfallen expression of counten-
ance. "There are only seven, my lord -
Only seven? All, you're a dissenter,
then, should Think
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1900-10-18
TREATMENT FOR WORMS.
How Sleep Afflicted with These Para.
sites Are Treated at the Ohio
Experiment Station.

The full treatment recommended by
the Ohio experiment station for
worms in sheep or lambs is to put
a gallon of flaxseed in cheesecloth
sack, and place this in kettle with
two gallons of water and let it steep
for two hours. Then remove the bag
and let it drain thoroughly into the
kettle. When the faXseed tea is
about as warm as freshly drawn milk
put four ounces into bottle, and add
common tablespoonful of gasoline
for each sheep of 60 to so pounds
weight. Shake well for minute or
two, then turn into the drenching
bottle, and give to the sheep. Have
the sheep set up on it's rump, and
held between the knees, taking care
not to throw the head farther back
than the line of the back. The sheep
should be housed in the evening and
not fed before ten o'clock, when the
dose may be given. Allow them to
remain three hours longer without
food or drink, then let them feed I'M
til evening. Repeat this treatment
for three days, and in weeks time
give three days more of the treat
ment, and again repeat at end of ten
days more, always giving the medi-
cine after about 16 hours fasting, and
fasting about three hours after Civ
ing it. The faxseed tea need not
be made fresh each time, but should
be warmed every time, as the gaso-
line mixes better with it, and passes
down from mouth and throat to stom-
ach
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1900-10-18

species. It is easily distinguished by
the fower-stalks, which rise to the
height of one to three feet. All along
the main stem, except the lower part,
are the small spikes of flowers, ar
ranged quite close together. These
spikes are half an inch or less in
length and turned back upon the main
stem, as shown in the illus ira ton. One
great advantage possessed by this
plant, and an advantage that is likely
to have great influence in it's intro
duction as cultivated grass, is the
ease with which the seed may be gath
cred. In small quantities it can be
easily stripped off with the hands. If
cultivated the seed can be harvested
with as little difficulty as timothy.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1900-10-18
ALLOWANCE OF GRAIN.
There Is No Standard Quantity, but
Successful POultrymen Always
Give Regular RationS.

There IL but little difference in the
grains. In winter one quart of grain
day for IL hens would be about cor
rect, or, if preferred, two quarts for
25 hens, as there is mo standard quan-
tity or allowance. In the use of meat
meal or green bone the rule is to allow
an ounce day to each fowl, irrespec-
tive of other food, the object being to
provide nitrogen and mineral matter.
The quantity of food claimed to be re-
quired by an animal is estimated at
about three per cent. of its i've weight
daily. This merely supports life; all
increase, or any product whatever,
must be supplied by an extra allow
ance, so that 20 hens, weighing 100
pounds, would need there pints of solid
nutritious matter daily to live, without
increase. This is equal to three-twen-
tieths of a pint for hen. Two-twen-
tieths of one pint, or bout one and one
half ounces of food, are then required
every day for the production of eggs,
the total daily food requirements being
one-fourth of pint, and this is the rule
among some experienced poultry
keepers for winter feeding. One quart
of corn or other grain for eight hens is
the allowance, given at least in two
meals, and it has been found that
flock of hens, when supplied with a
constant provision of grain before
them, will sometimes consume this
quantity and no more. in addition to
what small things in the shape of in
sects, grass, ETC., they may pick up;
but, as stated, al fowls are not alike,
hence allowance must be made for cir
cumstances and individuality. To avoid
overfeeding the quantity should be re-
duced one-third except in severely cold
weather.-Farm and Fireside.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1900-10-18
A SMART CAT.
Gets a Letter, and, Opening 1t, Pro-
cecds to Literally DevOur
the Contents.

IT have cat that can read" declared a
lady. cat any rate she, knows when let
ter comes for her."
"a letter." exclaimed her friend, in as
constituent, relates the Buffalo Enquirer. !,
Eyes, letter. If you don't believe it. !
will prove it to you. just wait moment
while direct one"
She left the room and presently returned
with a sealed envelope, addressed Miss
Pussy, No. = Blank street, City," The let
ter was duly posted.
The next morning the postman came and
soon afterward the servant entered with a
bundle Of letters, among which was that for
Miss Pussy. Placing them near her feline
highness on the floor, Pussy's mistress said:
Now, Pussy, pick out your letter.,
Surprising enough, Pussy at once showed
an interest, and in a moment had pushed
aside with her paws the envelope addressed
to her.
"Wait moment" said the mistress, "and
she'll open it,
Scarcely had she said this when Miss
Pussy tore open the envelope, and in mo-
ment was literally devouring its contents
catnip!
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bit in the box to receive them. With a
jackknife a slot is cut up from each
hole, into which the necks of the screws
fit, holding the nest firmly. 1t can be
detached instantly.
The height from the floor at which
nests should be placed must be deter
mined in part by the size of the breed.
as Brahmas and Cochins need lower
nests than Leghorns and other lighter
breeds.
But this should be borne in mind.
that the nest should be as high as pos.
sible. to make visit to it on the part
of fowls, except for business purposes.
not at all likely. If conveniently low,
a hen will jump up into nest and begin
to scratch in the hay as she would in
the litter on the floor. In this way eggs
are often broken, and the egg eating
habit acquired.-N. Y. Tribune. ,.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1900-10-18

Many a woman, sick and
weary Of life, dragged down by
weakening drains. painful If
regularities, depression, and the
hundred and one ailments
which affect women only, has
found in Pe-ru-na a bright star
of hope, which has changed
her misery to joy, her suffer-
ing to health.
No woman need suffer from
the arrangements peculiar to
her sex, if she will give PERU
ma a fair trial.
The majority of weaknesses
which make woman's life a
burden, spring from a simple
cause. The mucous membrane
which lines the pelvic organs
becomes weakened and in
famed owing to strain, cold,
overwork, etc. This causes
catarrhal congestion, inflam-
nation, painful irregularities,
depression of spirits, irritable
ity, weakness and suffering. It
shows in the haggard lines of
the face, the dull eyes, the sallow
complexion and angular form.
For the prompt cure of such all
ments try Pe-ru-na. It drives away
'the blues" c1ears the complexion.
brightens the eyes, changes thin
ness to plumpness. and cures pains.
aches and drains, because It tmme-
diately strikes at the root of such
troubles and removes the cause.
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To De Concise

"Young man.. sale, the editor to thu
umn story which could have been told bet
ter in ten lines, "when man discovers his
house is ablaze he doesn't go to the window
and tell the passers.by that half an hour
ago what threatened to be terrible conaa
grafton broke out in the upper story of the
palatial mansion occupied by Mr.. Jeremiah
Dickens He simply rush es to the front
and shouts: Fire! Be concise, young man. y
st. Louis Republic.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1900-10-18
THE SCIENCE OF THE CRADLE.

Cradles coming back. you say?
Bless me! when did cradles go?
Ask of Sleepy Head, who may
Surely be supposed to know.
What Is Science, that it thinks
It can have the upper hand
In the Realm Of Forty Winks,
Forming part Of Babyland?
Science says they may, indeed!
When was motherhood for aught
But to furnish every need
Fer conceived in baby thought:
Pillow soft of mother love,
Where dimpled form may lie;
Mothers tender face above,
Mothers arms for rock-a-bye.
What does Science know about
Baby ways to Land of Nod
That it tries to place in doubt
Paths the baby feet have trod?
Paths adown the Cradle Road.
Worn by countless little feet;
Poppy-lined and overflowed,
Leading out of Drowsy Street.
Cradles! Men of specs and brain,
Yours the province broad may be
Ologies to build; and train
Steam and electricity.
Yours the sea and earth and sky;
Ooze and star and gas and stone;
When you get to crad!es-why,
That is mothers sphere-alone.
Edwin l.. Sabin, in Woman's Home Com
paniOn.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1900-10-18
KANSAS PRAIRIE OATS.
Introduction as n Cultivated Grass
Advocated by the State Board
Of Agriculture.

Prairie oats (Boutelona racemosa)
is often called tall CANA and also mes
quite grass in Texas and westward. A
report by the Kansas state board of
agriculture says: 1t is an important
constituent of prairie sod in eastern
Kansas, but westward is found chiefly
on the Geclivities of draws or hills. It
is nutritious, but is generally consid
cred to be less so than some other
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1900-10-18
POULTRY HOUSE NESTS.
Construct Them So That They May BE
Detached Easily and Cleaned
Thoroughly.

The nests ought not to be nailed to
the wall, but made easily and quickly
detacha BILE, so as to clean them often.
The cut shows good plan. Two large
round headed screws are placed in the
wall, and two holes are bored with q
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1900-10-18
Feed Foal and Mare Together.

Teach the foal to eat with the mare
as soon as possible; fence off small
place for him to run in and out CT, so
the mare cannot get his feed.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1900-10-18

"This month I celebrate my twenty
fourth birthday" '"That's odd-so do l."
"But celebrate mine for the first time
Heitere Welt.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1900-10-18
Marvellous Woman.

els Mrs. Newleigh such a wonderful
cook as is rumoreG?'
SIS she? Why, she can pleaze her
husband."-Toxa Topics
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1900-10-18
AMONG THE POULTRY.

Air out that hen house.
A comfortable hen is generally a
protita BILE hen.
Shade during the hot weather is very
important.
Remember that thoroughbred male
is half the flock.
Before saying that poultry on the
farm doesn't pay, think twice.
A fat hen will cover eggs some bet
ter than poor one. probably because
she produces more feverish heat.
At a recent convention held in the
interest of poultry it was decided that
IS per cent. is about an average hatch
of an incubator.
The fowl that is "stunted" at any
time while young never becomes the
fowl that it would have been under
proper treatment.
People like trees are known by their
fruit in one form or another and he who
knowingly sells poor eggs will also be
Judged by his fruit.-Farmers' Voice.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1900-10-18
Foot Rot Among Sheep.

Damp, low ground is productive OF
foot-rot among sheep, and once sheep
has contracted the disease it is easily
taken by the flock, and is so contagious
that a flock in good health, if put in
damp. muddy field where sheep with
the disease have been kept, every sheep
in the healthy flock will in short time
become infected. To cure the disease
put them in a dry, high pasture, and
apply remedies known to cure the at
fected parts. The easiest way to apply
remedy is to have narrow troughs with
remedy in them placed in narrow
chutes, built for the purpose, and rum
the sheep through them once day I'M
ill a cure is effected.-Farmers' Voice.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1900-10-18

Garden sunf1owers sown in a cluster
afford good shade for poultry and the
seeds make excellent food for them.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1900-10-18

an piteous story of how some drunk
en- men from Greenlow-in-the- Water
had taken her hurdy-gurdy and kicked
it over the green, and when she had
striven to recover it they had fallen
upon the cage and beaten it with their
sticks until the wires were crushed to-
gether and the little fortune tellers
died of fright. Mary's hands clenched
as she listened; she was plucky soul,
and. had any of the miscreants come
her way they would not have passed
unmolested. But she knew that angry
| outcries were not to be compared with
| practical sympathy, and she led Gui-
seppa up the stairs and made her lie
down on the bed in the little chamber
on the landing, while she hurriedly
prepared cup of tea. The girl drank
thirstily, but ate nothing, and when
Mary babe her rest quietly she sank
back among the pillows and closed
her eyes.
William heard the story from his
wife at breakfast. "Poor wench," he
said, sit were cruel hard to take away
her means O. livin'. Did she say as how
she found her way up hither?"
cay" said Mary, ''she had watched
tn way we went-ours were tn first
kind words she'd heard for many a
day, an she were bit touched like.
You see, lad, her mother died month
ago, an her father she can scarce rec
'lect, for he only lived till she were a
year OVID. She's had to support herself
wi fortune teliin', an as there were
naught doiu' i town, she thought she
might make summat i tn country
Half-stafved she has been; Lord!
there's scarce scrap o flesh on her
bones!"
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-08-14
HE YIELDS TO PRESSURE
To Speak in New York and Maryland.
Then Go Westward.
no AUTHORIZED STATEMENT IS MADE
Nevertheless This Plan Seems Practically o.
cided Upon. The Peoples Anxiety Fer
Hin 10 Speak Leads Mr.. Bran 10
Charge His Purpose.
CBy the Associated Press

Chicago, August n-Wm. j Br-sr's
Wis. TO Chicago has practically resulted
in an understanding that he viii traT,.
almost as much during the present cam
paign as he did in 1896. The first .ncli-
nation on his part MAS 10 avoid the max
ing of many speeches this year. but there
has been such general pressure that IL
is understood thai he is now inclined -
yield and to visi; many parts Of The
country. No positive promises for PAR
ticipation in the campaign have ueen
made Tor other States than New York,
but the probabilities are that Re will 90
from that State 10 Maryland where there
appears 20 be great anxiety for rs ar
Tearance. After that time he is lt..aly
10 make a quite general tour of the North
Mississippi Valley States, including Nhi,.
Indiana. Illinois, Minnesota. etc. No aG-
thCriZed statement has been given out 10
this effect. but there is no doubt that this
is the present tendency. that indeed the
plan is practically decided upon. In New
York it is expected that MIR. Bryan viii
speak only in the larger cities.
The Silver Republicans originally ex-
rected to notify MIR. Bryan of their nomi-
nation Of him for the Presidency at the
same time that the Populists make th@ir
notifcH+i"r at Topeka, Kansas, August
23rd, but this purpose has been changed.
Their notification will come later and the
probabilities are that it will be made al
st. Paul or Minneapolis.
Hon. T. NJ. Patterson. Of Denver, viii
make the speech notifying. Mr.. Bryan
Of the Populist nomination at Topeka.
There will be no notification TO a vice
presidential candidate. as in view OF Mr..
TONNES declinaticn the Populists al
present have 10 candidate for the office.
BRYAN REMAINS IN CHICAGO.
Chicago. August i1.-Mr. Bryan said
today that he viii probably remain in
Chicago until after next Wednesday. h
probably will make a brief speech at the
picnic Of the Irish societies 10 be given
on that date.