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Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1900-07-19
HUNTING THE ROADS BOTTOM.


make draft lighter and travel more
rapid and at the same time maintain
a uniform evenness and smoothness Of
the roads surface. which at once
marks them as public benefactors.
Note in the accompanying illustration
the narrow tires hunting the bottom
of the earth," forming ruts that will
make travel rough and disagreeabIe
for weeks and weeks. Wide tires should
come into general use on country roads
and no heavy farm wagon without
them should be driven upon any thor
oughfare when the grounds saturated
with water. or after heavy rains
Farmers Voice.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1900-07-19
Some Reasons for spraytns.

A correspondent of the Farmers Re-
view recently wrote that he had no
faith in spraying; that if the birds
were protected there would be no need
of spraying. The attention of the cor
respondent should be called to the fact
that the prime reason for spraying is
to prevent fungus attacks, such as
those producing the apple leaf scab.
Birds can have no effect in checking
troubles Of that kind. Spraying with
Bordeaux mixture was first tried in
Bordeaux, France, to keep the boys
from stealing the grapes. The owner
OF the vineyard found that it also saved
his grapes from mildew. Now, birds
have no effect on mildew. So it is evil
dent that the preservation of the C1rdu
does not remove the reasons for spray
inr
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1900-07-19
HOMEMADE HAY RACK.

bent in form of half circle, or two
strips cut with an elongated circle and
bolted to the one by four inch strips
and covered with short pieces of thin
boards, keep hay or grain from coming
in contact with wheels. The front
guard or standard should be fastened
to side sills by means of full length
rod, and just back of front arm and at
tached SO as to be raised up or down.
The stakes at rear end fastened in same
manner. This renders it more con-
venient to store away under some Tow
shed when not in USER. Logan, in
Farm and Home.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1900-07-19
ELEPHANT Had His Revenge.

A funny incident recently occurred
at the Jardin DIES Plantes in Paris.
The elephant house adioins that in
which the camels are located, and a
Young camel recently introduced had
great attention lavished on him. to
the neglect of a big elephant. which
had hitherto, had most of the public
favor in that quarter. The elephant
grew more jealous day after day. and
matters came to a climax when. fail
ing to attract the attention of a
dainty maiden who was caressing his
young rival, the elephant filed his
trunk with water and deluged the
offending damsel from head to foot.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1900-07-19
HYMN FOR A CHILD.
gave me a little light

GOD gave me little light
TO carry as I go:
Bade me keep it clear and bright
Shining high and low.
Bear 1t steadfast. without fear,
Shed it's radiance far and near.
Make the path before me clear,
With its friendly glow.
God gave me a little song
To sing upon my way;
Rough may be the road. and long.
Dark may be the day;
Yet little bird can wing,
Yet little flower can spring,
Yet little child can sing,
Make the whole world gay.
God gave me a little heart
To love whate'er He made:
Gave me strength to bear my part,
Glad and unafraid.
Through Thy world so fair, so bright
Father, guide my steps Alright!
Thou my song and Thou my light,
So my trust is stayed.
Laura E. Richards, in Youths Com
paniOn.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1900-07-19
SIMPLE HAY RACK.
IL Easily stored Away When
Not In Use.

The hayrack illustrated herewith is
for use on common high farm wagon.
Side stills are two pieces two by four
inches by IA feet; for a low wagon two
by six inchesis better. To these attach
four strips 1A by inches on bottom
edge by means of half-inch bolts run
ming through the semicircupar arms
21s by inches. Two pieces of one by
four are laid on both ends of arms and
bolted on so that the hind wheels can
operate between and up through them.
To make an arch Ga or By over hind
wheels, three pieces of wood or iron
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1900-07-19
MR.. AND MRS. 0R1OLE.
Like Other Well-tO-DO People They
Spend Winter in Florida and
Summer in the North.

Mr.. and Mrs. Oriole had been winter
ing in the south, having found the rig
ors of a northern winter too trying
for their delicate constitutions. Be-
Ing birds of a good social position.
they had sojourned at one of the most
fashionab BILE hotels at Palm Beach,
where they occupied beautiful suite
of apartments unders the caves. When
it rained neighboring waterspout oc-
casionally spluttered over them, max
ing their nest rather damp; but bath
ing is one of the fashionable sports at
Palm Beach, so of course they did not
mind it.
Their town house was situated on
the limb of an old willow tree in
Brooklyn. 1t was really a charming
home, and Mr.. Oriole had been his own
architect Moreover, it was so shell
tered from view as not to attract cats
or climbing boys.
From my bedroom window I could
plainly see the nest, and every spring
1 would watch for the return to town
of Mr.. and Mrs. Oriole. Promptly on
the 1st of May they would put in an
appearance, and such twittering and
chattering as there would be for a
few days! And such a lot of callers
as Mrs. Oriole did have. One of these,
a handsome and gallant young cock
robin. was most attentive. and I fire.
quently observed signs of jealousy on
the part of Mr.. Oriole.
This spring, shortly before their re-
turn to town. a violent windstorm dam
aged the aged willow, breaking the
limb on which was the nest. Two or
three mornings later T was awakened
by the greatest twittering and chirp-
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1900-07-19
How In Economixe Labor.

When too much land is cultivated the
farmer is compelled to slight his crops
to a certain extent, and what he gains
in area cultivated he loses in yield.
1. vii. % more profitable to cultivate
only as n.uch land as can be given care
full attention. The manure that is suf-
fcient for a small field, and which
would increase the yield, will give but
little benefit on large surface. Small
farms permit of greater economy of
labor and can be made more fertile
every year
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1900-07-19
Tb,. C,t Like. Elevators,

The Philadelphia bourse is the home
OF very intelligent cat. This tabby,
which is coal black. has fondness for
travelling in the elevator. She is per-
fectlv at home there. and travels up
and down many times daily. She goes
to the door of the elevator and news
until the car comes along and takes
her on. The various elevator men are
very careful of her. for she is great
mouser, and in the bourse, as in other
big buildings. mice are troublesome.
These little pests frequently destroy
valuable documents supposedly safely
slowed away in desks and drawers.
Tabby notifies the elevator men what
floor she desires to get off upon by
mewing loudly as the,car comes to the
particular story. In this way she makes
a tour of inspection of the entire build
ing.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1900-07-19
WIDE TIRES NEEDED.
They Make Travel More Pleasant and
stSDo Not DestFoy the surfaces "
of Roads.

We frequently have pointed out in
these columns the injury to public
roads resulting from the use upon
them of narrow-tired vehicles, particu-
larry heavy farm wagons of great bur-
den. It has been proven that wide tires
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1900-07-19
College Honor to Woman.

When Ambassador Choate received
his honorary degree at Edinburgh uni
versity the other day, the ceremonies
were supplemented by the comforting
of like honors on an English woman
Miss Omerod-who has achieved dis
tinction as an entomologist.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1900-07-19
Victim, of Avalanches.

People who have been buried by an
avalanche say they can hear distinctly
every word uttered by those seeking
them. while the most strenuous efforts
fail to make their shouts penetrate
.ven few feet of the snow.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1900-07-19
An Old saying Refuted.

But, surely" urged Barlow, seeing
is believing?"
Not necessarily" responded Dob
son; ''for instance. see you every day.
but as to believing YOU" He never
finished that sentence.-Tit-B Bits.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1900-07-19

Shade trees about the house are
desirable and elm and hard maple
are among the best varieties for the
purpose.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1900-07-19
Those Names.

Johnnie-What's an iguana, paw?
Mr.. Wise-Must be a sleeping-car.-Bal
timore American.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1900-07-19
One New Thing.

The one new thing under the sun each
day is the date.-Chicao o Daily News
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1900-07-19

has decreased so per cent. in the past
three years.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1900-07-19

Fishing is matter of bait and ait.-Chi-
cago Democrat.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1900-07-19
A n eEular Bird.

The burglar sometimes becomes a jail
bird, because he's a robin.-Phi!ladelph
Record.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1900-07-19

1t is hard for a crooked man to tell a
straight story.-Chicago Dispatch
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1900-07-19

A. position ovipostng in Sits; B, the
eggs; D, arranged as at c. Old SCARED
punctures are shown at E.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-01-16

ISh hens.
But poor little Bryant Williams felt
quite left ont because he had nothing
to send. He was Il little orphan who
wOuld have had hen fever III Il minute
ii he could have bought or borrowed
any hens, but it was all he could do to
get enough clothes to owe him and
sufficient food to keep his ~i2ternal ma
chineTy going alNd to have bought even
one scrub hen would have oyertaNed his
resources.
I'm rather afraid that Abbott Lyman
croWcd Il little over Bryant-maybc he
had caught it franz his hens-and maybe
not. But wherever he had caught ii
ne should have dropped it instanter. He
sand III that tauntlng way of his that
made him 50 unpopular With smaller
boys and got him into so many ScraleS
with bigger ones. If | was so poor that
l couldn't entr amy fowl at the fair
I'd 80 jump into Naugatuck.'
But little Bryant, instead of making
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-01-16

really worth while. They sell half a
dozen whips, each one worth half a dollar
and charge Il dollar for the lot and still
make money. Now hat ought To make
q good problem in arithmetic. If one
whip is worth one dollar and Il man sells
six such whips for n dollar and makes
money on the sale. how much does he
make: Do ii in long division. Or may
lie fractions would lie better. But I'm
sure l don't know how the man does II.
The poultry show was Il fine one: not
only all the boys. but the farmers for
miles around had entered birds. But
Bryant took first prize as Il matter of
course. \ hen that lays golden eggs
j. worth any number of hens with sill
Yer feathers.
Bryant was kept busy taking III the
nickel> that the People paid To 20 i'll
and see the hen i'll Il parrot ~cage-EoantHd
by Mrs. Ward. Mr.. Russell had painted
IL beautiful picture of Il hen ut least Two
feet high and with two high feet and
the tent was naturally Il magnet of at
traction.
OF course the biggest crowd was in
the tent at 10 O'Clock when the hen was
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-01-16
Tales Of Yankee E%nChantment.
THE WITCH WOMAN OF WATERFOWL.
A Thrilling Story of a Boy Who Suffered From a Severe
and Lucrative Attack of Hen Fever.
By Charles BatteII Loomis.
THE WITCH WOMAN OF WATERFOWL.
By Charles BatteII LOOMS.


and the first thing | did see was stars"
Bryant laughed. Here was an old
woman who could make Il joke of her
trouble. and he was the better pleased
to help her, for he was always joking
himself.
He put his arm around her and find
ing her Il bag Of bone, he lifted her
with no trouble at all.
Indeed but you're Il good lad. Once
I'm on my feet I'm good for all day.
but when | - which / don't often
do-I'm as badly off rs Il turtle on its
back"
Are YOU going far" said Bryant
Cant | carry Your basket"
THANK YOU kindly if YOU will" said
the old woman. My hip pains me i
to the Bangtown fair and exhibiting
some chickens like the other boys"
No, indeed; said Bryant, ruefully.
myself and l made that helping Bcecher
Ward take care Of his ducks. / wish
| could enter some hens, for | love them
and would like to win Il prize
Well. its 4 lucky thing that Won met
me and that l fell, for | have the hen
that laid the golden egg in my basket
and | will let YOU have her all day to-
morrow if YOU will promise to return
her to me next day. l live on Black
Mountain.
An dthen Bryant knew who it was that
he had befriended; none other than the
witch woman OF Watertown who in Win
ter lived i'll Watertown, but III summer
lived in an old abandoned charcoal burn
er'S hut on the mountain.
You can win Il prize with the hen
and YOU can sell the golden egg which
she will lay ut ten i'll the morning. for
a great deal Of money and YOU can
show her i'll Il tent and charge so much
admission
Did ever Il boy find fortune knockin.
so many times on his door at once:
His eyes filled 18th tears and he grasped
the old woman's hand and thanked her
with all the feryor OF Il warm nature.
Il must go and see about getting Il
tent at once" said Bryant.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-01-16

All The bows in Oakvillc had hen
fever once heard Il little boy say
hen fever j. something like chicken
t.oy and something like scarlet fever.
Int il lasts longer thar either, ana
guess he was right. But II YOU VINO
arc reading this are 50 unfortunate az
10 10 Il city boy and only know mems as
The fcatherIcS> things they hang up by
their legs in the poultry stores ] can
Tell Won that hen fever IS very dellght-
ful white il lasts. for 1t means the en-
thusiaStic care Of hcns-Whlca are the
bird, who lay the . = Of
II means feeding them the right food
and rejoicing in their cackllng, which
,boir v-ay of saving Watch me lay
-, noo j." and it means hunts for hid
dom nests with maybe Il dozen Eggs III
1bou and it NAV be Il dozen fluffy little
chickens II means the right food and
nleuty of water for them and tucking
them into bed at night 50 they Won t
catch cold and ii sometimes means
enough pocket money from the sale Of
eggs and chickens to buy Il handsome
double ripper with Il picture Of Dewey
winning out, at Manila, on At.
s. YOU see that hen fever doesn t re
uuire the services of Il physician ana You
can catch it at any TIME OF the year, al
though March and April are the easiest
months i'll which to get 1t, for then amy
old hen at all will lay eggs and YOU think
she's going to do it all the year round ana
Won Get your father to buy forty Of them
and the first thing YOU know yoln. hens
are all on strike and you're buying Your
eggs ut Il grocery store. And that some
times cures hen fever. But II also shows
YOU that You didn't have the right brand
of fever or they would have kept on
laying.
The annual Rangtown fair WAS billed
to come off the first Tuesday III octob"r
and ten of the Oakyille boys had en-
tered their hcns i'll the hope of winning
prizes. Abbott Lyman was going to send
ten Black Leghorns and Philip Wendell
was going to ship Il crate of White
Plymouth Rocks and Heecher Ward
wsas going to exhibit three Black Span
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-01-16

advertised tp lay the egg. The tent
had been full before that, but there's
always room for more people III 4
crowd. Those people who happened to
be in the tent when the egg was laid
had something to talk about for the
rest of their lives. and l dare say if YOU
go up to Oakyille you'll find persons
who saw the whole proceeding
At ten sharp the egg appeared and
the hen began to cackle a silvery lay.
Mr.. Russell. who stood by Bryant to
see fair play, held the egg up and old
the crowd that it vas probably worth
three hundred dollars and any farmer
could have it for that price spot cash.
While the crowd was laughing at this,
for people up Oakville way don't carry
many three hundred bills around loose
i'll their clothes, Il queer thing hap
pened.
One Of the men who ran a wheel OF
fortune-the kind where YOU pay TEN
cents and are sure to get an article
worth Il tenth of Il cent-no blanks
thought that Il hen who aid golden
eggs laid over any fortune wheel i'll the
country. SO he told his pal that he was
going to steal it.
He was standing on the other side of
the hen and while the crowd was intent
on the glistenins egg, he seized the en-
chanted fowl and burst through the
crowd and out of the tent as quick as
Winking. The farmers followed him,
crying, "Stop, thief..' but they had not
run ten feet when 4 remarkable thing
happened.
That man and he hen disappeared
rs If they had been swallowed up.
There was no place where the man
could have hidden. He had simply
vanished because he stole the hen.
And neither the hen nor the man
has been seen from that day to this,
although it was way back in October.
Tie old witch'> prediction had come
true. | dare say that she has the hen,
but who has the man 1 don't know.
An ! don't care much.
As for Bryant. he sold the egg to 4
banker in Waterbury for four hundred
dollars and put he money in the saw
ingS ban and he bought some blooded
Wyanlotte hens with the gate money
he took in, and now he has one of the
best poultry farms IL the whole State
Of Connecticut.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-01-16
Object to Taking Strikers Places.

P~awtucket. r. l.. Jan. 13-The weav-
crs who arrived here from Greenville.
:. c.. yesterday. having accepted places
with the IonSdale Cotton Mills. express
Il Discrimination to begin work now that
they have found ont that Il strike is In
progress and have learned of the griev-
lnce which led the LOnsdale weave
to stop york. The strike leaders hav.
been very active today, and it is likely
that Il mass meeting Of the Blackstone
Valley Weaverss will be held tomorrow
to discuss the situation.
1t is but natural that Il breach-of-prom-
Use case should be heard i'll q court
house.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-01-16

Now | like that said the old witch.
Some boys would have expected me
to furnish tent and all myself, but l see
that YOU are willing to help yourself.
Go to Lowell Russell and tell him l
sent YOU and he will fix you out. Here,
take the hen along. but be sure that
no one steals her or She and the thief
will disappear entirely.
Bryant promised and ran off with the
basket. While he was waiting for Mrs.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-01-16

Russell to open the door he lifted the
cover Of the basket and looked in.
There sat Il q~uiet-looking hen of 4
bright golden color. Her comb was as
red az blood and she looked exactly rs
il laying golden eggs was Il good thing
for her health. Which it undoubtedly
was, for think how many years it is
since she was first discovered.
Bryant told his GRAND to Mrs. Rms
sell and she told him that hcr husband
who was vice-president of the Bang
Fair Associat;pn-lral Il tent that
was to have been used by Il man with
:; hve-hcaded calf. but the calf had los,
four of his heads i'll a railroad accident
and was now no better tLan any calf
50 the man didn't need the tent. And
then Mr.. Russell came in and proved
- be kindness itself.
Next morning the fair opened and il
was Ike I'LL the country fairs that were
ever held. And if YOU never attended
one ! can tell YOU that the chief things
I" be seen there are people. People
who have come afoot and horseback.
on wheels and between wheels-and
some would come III balloons rather
shan miss coming. There is one big
tent and Il lot OF smaller ones, and there.
are men who sell candy and oysters and
soda and whips. Tie whip men are
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-01-16
To be Out in a Week

The report Of the Corporation oonliniS-
sion for 1899 will be out III a week OF
ten days. Yesterday the letter Of the
commissioners to the Governor was sent
10 the printer. all the rest Of the report
being already printed. SO soon as this
has been printed the volume will he
ready for binding.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-01-16

The man and the hen disappeared.
an ugly reply. simply turned 4 hand
spring and Went down the road to heiu
l'ecchcr Ward knocl, Il crate together
for his Pekin ducks.
On the way to Beecher's house he
came upon an old woman who had
slipped OF Il slide alld had fallen.
She had dancing black eyes and Il sugar
loaf hat and long straight hair and her
nose was within mailing distance Of her
chin And she looked 4 good deal like
old Neither Hubbard or Mother Goose
or one Of the ether mothers of nursery
tales.
Bryant was Il helpful chap and in
stead Of laughing at the old woman. a.
Abbott would nave lone IL stopped and
sad, "llavc YOU hurt Yourself: Cam I
help YOU"
Indeed yor can, sonny. | think I've
cracked my hip. | didn't see tn ice
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-10-16
AMBUsHED BY FILIPINos.
Two Detachmonys OF American Sol.
diers BADLY Cut UP by lnsurgents.

Two Dstach chmenys Of American Sol.
diers BADLY Cut UP by lnsurgents.
q Manila, via Hong Kong, Oct. l6.--A
detachment of twenty men OF the
Twenty fourth regiment while engaged
in repairing the telegraph lines on the
10th near San Jose, Luzon, were set
upon by 200 rebels and overpowered
and scattered. Seven Americans re-
ported at San Jose, but 1t is expected
the remainder were captured. The
enemy surprised the party of scouts of
the Forty-third infantry near Taklo-
ban, Leyto island, killing three Ameri-
cans at the first volley. Two escaped
and gave the alarm. but the enemy
succeeded in evading the pursuers. The
native police Mt Takloban had con-
spired to surprise the Americans. The
bodies OF dead soldiers We're badly mu-
tilated.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-10-16
APPROVE FRENCH I PIN
Meeting q the Diplemstie Corps.
IN Pekin 70 Discuss Basis Of
Negotiations
Proposition Of France Unanimously
Approved-Co Conger On Method
Of Procedure
Certain Demands to b Mads in
Addition to the Regular
Program.

London, Oct. ia Shanghai dispatch
etates that Pao Ting Flu was captured
Saturday by force Of Z, I, 600 allies.
Paris, Oct. 16.A Tein Tein dispatch
says: ..The British ambassador, having
been informed from London Of the basis
Of negotiations proposed by NJ. Delcasse.
called meeting OF the diplomatic corps
IN Pekin. The French propositions were
unanimously approved.
4 ..diniSter Conger raised an objection
against the method Of procedure. deemr-
ing that the French propositions have
been imposed upon the Chinese. While
there propositions are formulated as
4 being basis Of negotiations. the minis
ters presented certain demands. espe-
cially the replacement of Tsung II Ya-
men by minister OF foreign affairs and
s the posting for two years of DEGREES con-
cernins the punishment Of the instigat-
orc OF the anti European government
These demands! were approved by all the
ministers