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Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1900-11-15
SELLING TIE OLD FARM.
Nature in 1t and tine Flavor of
Tragedy and Comedy.

This account of the sale of the farm
/ in Eben Holden by Lothrop Publishing
company, Boston, is excellent reading:
the last days of that summer We
took him over the smooth acres from
Lone Pine to Woody Ledge, from the
| top of Bowman's Hill to Tinkle Brook
| in the far valley. He went with us
/ through every tidy room in the house.
/; He looked over the stock and the
stables.
"Wall! what's it wuth?" he said, at
! last, as we stood looking down the
fair green acres sloping to the sugar
bush.
David picked up stick, opened his
knife and began to white thought
fully, familiar squint of reflection in
his face. l suppose he thought of all
it had cost him-the toll of many
years, the strength of his young man
hood, the youth and beauty of his
wife. hundred things that were far
better than money.
Fifteen thousan' dollars" he said,
slowly-"not cent less"
The man parleyed little over the
price.
"Don' care t. take any less t'-day,''
Glow much down."
David named the sum.
San possession?"
"Next week"
Everything as it stan's?"
Everything as it STAINS, 'cept the
beds and beddin'."
"Here's some money on account" he
said. well close t'-morrer?'
"Close t'morrer," said David, little
sadness in his tone as he took the
money.
It was growing dusk as the man went
away. The crickets sang with loud,
accusing clamor. Slowly we turned
and went into the dark house, David
whistling under his breath. Elizabeth
was resting in her chair. She was
hunming an old hymn as she rocked.
"Sold the farm, mother" said David.
She stopped singing, but made no an
swer. In the dusk, as we sat down,
l saw her face leaning upon her hand.
Over the hills and out of the fields
around us came many NOTES.-THE low
chant in the stubble, the baying of a
hound in the far timber, the cry of a
tree toad-a tiny drift of odd things
(like that one sees at sea) on the eter-
nal deep silence in the heavens. There
was no sound in the room save the low
creaking of the rocker in which Eliza
beth sat. After all the going, and
coming, and doing, and saying of
many years here was little spell of
silence and beyond lay the untried
things of the future. For me it was a
time of reckoning.
"Been hard at work here all these
years, mother" said David. "Oughter
be glad t. git away"
eyes," she said, sadly, cts been
hard work. Years ago thought never
could stan it. But now I've got kind O.
used t. it,
'Time We got used t. pleasure n COM
fort" he said. ''Come kind O. hard at
fust, but We must try t stan it. If we're
goin' t. hev sech fun in Heaven as Dea-
con Hospur tells on we oughter begin
t. practice er We'll be 'shamed Nv our
selves"
The worst was over. Elizabeth be-
gan to laugh.
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clover Rntlons Tor PIG.

We always feed a small armful of
clover to each pen per day. This is all
freshly cut from an adjoining field and
thrown over to them. Good rich clover
is one of the best all round feeds that
one can feed to his hogs. The best is a
good clover pasture into which he can
turn the whole herd. The farmer who
aims to raise pigs should endeavor to
raise clover also. Rape is very highly
spoken of as feed for hogs. We have
never tried it with pigs, until this year,
but have red it to sheep, and have
found it excellent. We had two small
lots of rape this year sown almost es-
pecially for the pigs. AS soon as the
rape had reached it's development we
turned the pigs in, and let them har'
vest it for neutrality-suspicious.
EDitOmiSt
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The Little FOur-Year-Cld Admitted
That He Had Lied to His
Father.

When a man with warm blood in
his veins becomes father he takes
delight in the mischief of his off
spring, even though he be called upon
to discipline them under the Scrip
tural recipe that spares not the rod
This one is from staid exemplar of
good morals and good citizenship in
Detroit, and a man whose check is
always cashed without the formality
of looking up his account, says the
Detroit Free Press.
"The little rascal is only FOUR" he
chuckled, "built like prize fighter,
100, but he has one of these three
story heads and an imagination that
just gets to going and puts him in
world of his own.
"We took him along On an outing
of six weeks this summer, and the lit
tie shaver reported more railroad
wrecks and more disasters by water
than have actually occurred in the
last ten years. He'd come running to.
me, all excitement, and turn pale
while he was relating these awful
calamities. The sound of locomo-
tive whistle or the sight of another
boat was enough to set him going
and it did not take that Imagination
of his more than three minutes to kill
off few scores of his fellow beings.
Il concluded that I should check
this inclination. This conviction
seized me just as we had settled down
in quiet little resort where chick
en- was the most ferocious thing in
sight. The first day in the forenoon
he came running in, out of breath, but
full of talk.
"'Papa,' he shouted, "a wattlesnake
chased me for 90 miles.
"Here was opportunity for the first
lesson. l told him there were no rat
tlesnakes anywhere near us, and i'm
pressed upon him the wickedness OF
lying. When 1 saw tears in his eyes
1 Aattercd myself upon the impress
sion l had made. felt prouder still
when he squared his little shoulders
and looked to me as thought Wash
inston looked in the cherry tree cpl
sode.
"'Now, George I asked, sternly
did a rattlesnake chase you?'
emo, papa. 1t was gwizly bear.''
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1900-11-15
Breed According to Market.

The farmer should decide which he
wishes to produce from the poultry
yard, poultry or eggs, says Charles E.
Main, in a discussion in the Iowa
Homestead. In making this decision
the market he expects to supply is the
most important thing to consider. If
his market calls for poultry he should
help to supply it by growing the kind
of poultry making the most meat OF
the best quality. If the demand is bet
ter for eggs he should keep the breed
of poultry producing the most eggs
during the year. If general market
10 to be supplied, the farmer might
keep two breeds of poultry, by giving
them the proper care and in no case
allowing the breeds to cross.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1900-11-15
HANGING THE HOGS.
A Device That Does Away with the
Hardest Part of Winter Butcher.
ing ON the Farm.

/. The hardest work about butcher
ing is hanging the hogs unless one
has something that will tighten the
labor. The device shown in the illus
tration is very satisfactory and can
be made at very little expense. 1t
would require about 70 feet of scant-
ling a1s by inches, two good pulleys
and strong piece of rope. The legs
are each feet inches long. At the
top are two frames. The side pieces
Of the upper one is feet long and the
lower 10 feet. At the Jennings, the legs
and side pieces should be mortised A
inch each and firmly bolted with good
strong bolts. The two cross boards
at the top areseach by 11h inches and
21A feet long. They should be OF some
hard wood, as they hold the pulleys
and consequently bear the weight OF
the hogs. Braces can be put in if the
frame does not seem strong enough.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1900-11-15

The sides should lean toward each
other some, the legs being 21s feet
apart at the top, and AZ feet at the bot
tom.
The roller is about 21A feet from the
ground. The one in the illustration
was taken from an old binder, the iron
rod in the center being squared at one
end for the crank. Any blacksmith can
make a crank for it. 1t should be long
enough to give good leverage in lift
ing the hogs. The pulleys are fastened
to the boards at the top by means
of eyebolts. The rope is fastened to
the roller, passes through both pull
leys, and has the gambrel tied to the
other end. It should be long enough
that no lifting be required.
When the hog is ready to be hung,
lift it until the gambrel comes above
the 1O-foot side piece; turn the hog
until the gambrel rests on these pieces
at both sides, when the rope is united
and the hog is slipped to the end near
the roller. Care should be taken that
the gambrels are long and strong
enough to bear the weight. Several
hogs can be hung at one time in this
way. ..,
Another arrangement good for rainy
days is made by securing the roller at
the side of shed, and claiming the
pulley to the rafters. A long rope is
required and the hogs are raised up
and then lowered into hogshead of
hot water. After they are scalded and
cleaned, the carcasses are raised and
hung on two heavy scantlings which
are fastened in the shed and used just
as in case of the other device. This
permits all work to be done under shell
ter, and does away with the heavy lift
ing on butchering day.-Orange Judd
Farmer
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1900-11-15

out his timepiece and gazed at it search
ingly as if he were trying to get a
line on the speed of flying race horse.
''Why," said Mrs. 'Jobson, looking up
surprisedly, "this book is not
"Oh, l guess I know it isn't inter-
rupted Mr.. Jobson. cts perfectly
harmless and inocuous and innocent,
and all that, of course. All of the
slushy novels that you read are all
that is exalted and high-grade, and up
lifting, and improving, and all sorts
of things, of course. That is, to hear
you tell it. The point is-one of the
points = isn't there some other sort
of thing that you could find to occupy
your mind on Sunday, much less on
week day, than to read such stuff
as that which you hold in your hand?''
''But." Mrs. Jobson started to, say,
''this work is
"Oh, it's work is it?" cut in Mr.
Jobson, sardonically. you call those
things works. now, do you? Well
they're works. all right, in the sense
that they work you and a good many
other millions of women in. this coun
try with good homes to look aftel
into wasting a heap of their valuable
time upon them. Work. hey? IL
what chapter, if l might ask, doe
the Millionaire young owner of the New
England cotton works in that book ge
his eye on the poor but honest an,
beautiful young female operative EN-
ployed in his plant, and implore he
to be his'n, and marry her in tn
swaggerest church in Boston, AM
carry her off on trip of the world o.
his yacht?"
''There is nothing like that in thi
book" said Mrs. Jobson, smiling. ct
an entirely diff"
Entirely different sort of thing
hey?" interrupted Mr.. Jobson. ''Wel
have you come to the part yet wher
the young chucklehead of dragon i
the queens household bunch, VIII
looks like two or three different brand
of Greek god, who drinks IA gallons {
brandy and soda every night and wake
up every morning as.erward withou
% much as bad taste in the moutl
and who can beat every profession;
steeplechase jockey in Great Britai
a-riding hands down-have you CON
to the part yet where he gets into
wrestling match with the champio
ragilist Of the globe, and hurls Il
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1900-11-15
Cutting Corn Made Easy.

We would urge the farmer to use
some kind of sled in cutting his
corn, if he is not in a position to
purchase binder. We used a sled
last season with the very best of sue
cess, and found the home made sled
and manufactured sled both prac-
teal. We used them again this year
both in shocking our corn and cut
ting corn for the wagon in filling the
silo. We found last year that two
good men on sled could cut as much
corn for the silo wagons as any four
men we have heretofore employed
If the farmer does not feel that he
can afford to purchase cutter, he
can make one himself and use run
ners. On the whole our xled on run
ners worked just as satisfactorily as
the manufactured sled. It draws NJ
harder than an ordinary one horse
Observation-Disclosures Epitomist.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1900-11-15
HOW TO. DISPOSE OF WATER.

surface at some distance from the
building. This saves a downpour at
the side of the house, or other building
that washes out the earth and makes
not little trouble. Here the bend in
the pipe receives the force of the down.
pour, the water flowing gently out
upon the surface. The underground
pipe should be Of either unglazed land
tile or glazed sewer tile, at least as
large as the tin leader. It may come
out at the surface a few feet away if
the water will not interfere with the
lawn, or the arrangement of the walks
and drives--Orange Judd Farmer.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1900-11-15
Branding n Buffer.

Among the advertisements in Lon
don paper there recently appeared the
following:
"The gentleman who found purse
with money in the High street is re-
quested to forward it to the address
of the loser, as ne was recognized"
A few days afterward the reply was
inserted:
"The recognized gentleman who
picked up purse in the High street
requests the loser to call at his house.
Chicago Inter Ocean.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1900-11-15
Homescekers' Excursion Tickets.

To nearly all points in the United States
on sale at all ticket offices Of the Chicago
Great Western Railway on the first and
third Tuesdays Of October, November, and
December, at the very low homeseekers
rate of one fare plus $500 for the round
trip. Tickets good for return within Il
days from date of sale. Persons contem-
plating trip will save money by calling on
any Great Western Agent and obtaining
detail information regarding the home
seekers rates, or addressing F. Il. Lord,
G.. P. & Z. A., lib Adams St., Chicago.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1900-11-15
WATER FROM ROOFS.
How to Dispose of 1t I'm Place Where
II Has to BE Conducted Away
from House or Barn,

Where a cistern is in the cellar, the
water from the roof can be disposed of
with neatness and dispatch" Where
it must be conducted away from the
house or barn, the plan shown in the
cut is excellent. Let the conductor
lead into a drain that comes to the
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1900-11-15

Business Opportunities on'the line of the
Chicago Great Western Ry in Illinois. Iowa.
Minnesota and Missouri. First class open
ings in growing towns for all kinds of bust.
ness and for manufacturing. Our list in
cludes locations for Blacksmiths, Doctors,
Dressmakers, Furniture, Grain and Live
Stock Buyers, General Merchandise, Hard
ware, Harness, Tailors, Cold Storage,
Creameries and Canning Factories. Write
fully in regard to your requirements so that
we may advise you intelligently. Address
W. J. Reed, Industrial Agent. G. CIV. Ry.
COL Endicott Big, St. Paul, MINI.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1900-11-15
LepFOsy.

In the time of Louis VIII. there We're
2,0OO hospitals for lepers in France and
about $4,000 in Europe. Prof. Virchow
reclared at recent conference in Ber'
lin that he does not believe in the con
tagiousness of leprosy.-N. Y. Post.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1900-11-15
American PLAYS.

Manager-Is your new play an Amer
lean drama?
INTERNATIONALLY American. Near
~ all the characters talk with brogue.
IN. Y. Weekly.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1900-11-15
The Ta1kative Barber,

Bill see the police have closed the
barber shops on Sunday.
Jill-Yes; the police seem to be the
only ones who can shut up barber
Yonkers Statesman.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1900-11-15
Up-to-Dute Enterprise.

Mr.. Oldham-Oh, I don't know that I
have much to complain Of in business way;
am holding my own.
Mrs. Oldham-That won't do, John. If
you want to be successful business man
to-day you must strive to hold as much as
possible of everybody else's.-Richmond Dis
patch
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1900-11-15
Personally Conducted Tours To California
In Pullman Tourist. Sleeping Cars

Personally Conducted Tours To California
In Pullman Tourist Sleeping Cars
Via Chicago Great Western R'y to Kan
sas City, and Santa Fe Route to Los An
geles and Southern California. Only line
having new Pullman Tourist Sleepers
equipped with wide vestibules, steam heat
and gas light. One of these new Sleepers
leaves st. Paul at 8 10 a. M. every Monday,
via Chicago Great Western for Los Angeles
and Southern California, reaching Los An
geles the following Friday morning. These
tours are personally conducted by an ex-
perienced official who accompanies the
train to its destination. The cars are well
equipped for a long journey and are as COM
Portable as the standard sleepers, while the
price for a double berth is only Six Dollars.
Full information furnished by any Great
Western Agent, orr. P. Elmer, General
Agent Passenger Department., 5th g. Robert
Streets, St. Paul, MINI.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1900-11-15
Feminine Charity.

He-NIiss Antique, I understand, comes
of very old family. :,
her very clearly.
"What trait do you refer to?"
cold age"-Chicago Evening News.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1900-11-15
ORIENTAL DIPLOMACY.
An Instance of the Japanese Idea of
Carrying Through . Good
Joke.

It was at the time of the exhibition in
1867. "A Japanese embassy went to Paris
to treat for three free ports in France, in
return for which England was to have three
in Japan; The negotiations proved short
and amiable, says London King.
"Make your choice" said Japan, eve will
choose afterward"
The minister of foreign affairs selected
Yokohama, Yeddo and Hang Yang.
The embassy made no objection; they
simply smiled and went on their way.
Some time afterward Japan sent word
that the three ports mentioned were agreed
to, and in return Japan desired Havre, Mar
settles and Southampton.
This last named gave the French officials
fits: They never laughed SO much before,
and certainly never since. Southampton a
French port! No, it was too good. Gently,
but, Enthusiastically, they explained the sit
uation.
"Why, Southampton is in England" they
replied
1--WE know that" came the cool response,
"but then Hang Yang is in Corea."
Whereupon the French officials collapsed.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1900-11-15
What churn is the best churn2

What churn is the best churn2 No
question is asked oftener. No churR
surpasses the box or barrel churn,
revolved or shaken. None churns
more exhaustively, more quickly and
more satisfactorily, and none is mora
easily cleaned, having no dasher.-
Farm Journal
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1900-11-15

The sides should lean toward each
other some, the legs being 21a feet
apart at the top, and AZ feet at the bot
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1900-11-15
RATT1EsNAKEs VS.. GRIZZLIES

gan to laugh.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1900-04-06
BAD COMPANY.

In the sermon of DR.. Talmage which
was published in last weeks HERALD
ne tells of criminal who when asked
10y the Judge if he had anything to say
why sentence should not be passed
upon him, said: MAY it please the
court, bad company has been my de-
struction. l received the blessing of
good parents, and in return therefor
promised to avoid all evil associates
Had | kept my promise | should nave
avoided this shame and the burden of
guilt, which, like vulture, threatens
to drag me to justice for my many
crimes. Although l once moved in
high circles, and was entertained by
distinguished men, [ am lost Bad
company did the work for me.r
How the same fact was emphasized
at Emporia, in sister county of our
state recently, when poor fellow-man
was actually lynched, the only accu-
satlon against him being that he was
in very bad company. So far as is
known he had not taken human life.
nor stolen property, nor applied the
torch, nor broken Into houses, but he
was the tramp companion of a red
handed murderer, and was made TO
die with him.
DIR. Talmage's text was from Pro-
verbs xiii, 2O-"A companion of fools
shall be destroyed" Solomon said:
My son, If sinners entice thee, consent
thou not. Walk not thou in the way |
with them; refrain thy foot from their |
path; for their feet run to evil and make
haste to shed blood" A man need not
be lonesome with good people as COM
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1900-04-06
FRIDAY, APRIL s, 1900.
FRANcIS RNES LASSITER.

The Democratic convention of the
Fourth district met in the city of Pc,
tersburg on the 9th of March, and
nominated Major Lassiter for the I'M
expired and full term in Congress to
succeed the late Sydney P. Epes.
The Inder-Appeai, his home paper,
says of him:
"The Democracy Of the Old Domin-
ion has no more loyal son than he is,
nor one reader with service and sacri-
flee. In intellect and character he will
prove himself the peer of any of his
colleagues in the United States House
of Representatives, and we predict for
him brilliant and useful career. The
convention has acted wisely in confer
ing the two nominations on him, and
he may be trusted to carry the stand
ard of his party to victory in both con-
tests.u
The same paper continuing, says:
1.-The Democratic convention of the
Fourth district, which met in this city
yesterday, was in character aud intel
ligence splendid type of Virginia cit
izenship, and as fairly representative
of American Democracy as can be
found anywhere in this country. ANY
man might be proud of the honor to
represent constituency composed of
such men, almost any one of whom is
quite capable of wearing that honor.
There was free and fearless express
sion of opinion in the debates, and a
ready and cheerful acquiescence in the
VIII OF the majority when ascertained.
This is the crucial test of Democracy
submission to the will of the majority
and recognition of its right to rule
The assemblage Of these earnest and
jealous Democrats to select represen-
tative of their rights and interests at
Washington was an inspiring spectacle,
and gives assurance that the Republic
will not fail through apathy or indif- |
ference of its citizensu
The "crucial test of Democracy" is
good. Any other is sounding brass
and tinkling cymbal." Democracy is
40 one-man-pOwer-creation.
Away with the teachings on this sub
ect of newspaper published in Rich
nond. Accept our congratulations in
Idvance, Congressman Lassiter.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1900-04-06
IN A Hurry.

Another has well said: eve live in
an age of hurry. The spirit of haste
Is everywhere. The traveller asks for
the shortest route and the quickest
train. The student is impatient 10
reach what he calls the end; that is TO
get into his life. Foundation LAYING is
toilsome. 1t seems to be barren Of anv
present or adequate result. 1t is ont of
sight work. The walls are rising. and
IL Is not easy for the impatient, youth
ful mind to grasp the full meaning of
the connection between the foundation
and the superstructure.
Yes, we Of this age are in full speed
ana out of breath. II the train is ten
minutes delayed there is unrest if the
Keeper Of the central" fails to answer
In four seconds somebody's temper gets
away with him and all men must YET
rich in the next deal.
Babyhood is with US yet. but child.
MOOD Is overleaped at one bound thai
the goals, manhood and womanbood
may be reached at once. Forty miles
an hour Is old fogy and a week to eros.
the Atlantic is reckoned as slow.
Full fedged statesmen are born in
DAY and few are satisfied unless "preat.
ness Is thrust upon them" What will
De the end Of 1t all-THE JUDGMENT