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A HEALTHFUL FRUIT.
Medical Authorities Have a High
Opinion of the Grape as a Regular
Part of the Diet,

We have so many warnings against
eating uncooked fruit that it is re-
lief to know that so palatable fruit
as the grape is prescribed as especial
ly healthful and strengthening, says
the National Stockman. Eaten with
other suitable food in quantities from
one to two pounds daily, they increase
nutrition, promote secretion, improve
the action of the liver, kidneys and
bowels, and add to the health. The
sugar of the grape requires no diges-
ton, but is taken almost at once into
the blood, where it renders up its
force as required. Eaten moderately,
with suitable diet, they will not pro-
duce cathartic effects, but more nat
ural action of the bowels, so they are
generally laxative. What more could
one ask of fruit than that it should
be both luscious and health-giving?
There is one word of warning, though,
that we might offer: When the grapes
are procured from any place other
than from your own vines, they should
be carefully washed before eaten, for
CuC uuSL uOV
carries with it impure and unhealth-
full particles.
One who has experimental says that
borax will preserve grapes in their
natural state for many months, by
packing them in layers with liberal
sprinkling of borax between. The
fruit should be we'll selected, perfect
and dry, and the borax must COM
pletely cover each layer. It can be
used repeatedly for the same purpose,
after being spread and thoroughly
dried. This method is also recon-
mended for the preservation of cher
ries, currants, blueberries, gooseber-
ries, ETC., none of which would be so
desirable preserved in their natural
state as grapes.
Those who know by experience of
the Strengthening properties of
grape juice will not allow any of the
fruit to go to waste or be eaten by
poultry. Diluted with water, sweet
ened and iced, it has no equal as
harvest drink.
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Strippings Rich in Fat.

The Farmers Advocate (Canada)
SAYS: That there is a marked differ
ence in the quality of milk first drawn
from the COW, as compared with that
which comes away tow1, is the finish,
was clearly shown by an experiment
carried out some time ago by a we'll
known dairy expert. This gentleman
found that while the average per cent.
of butter fat in the first half pint of
milk withdrawn from a COW worked
out to only 1872 per cent, the butter fat
in the strippings, or the last half pint,
amounted to over nine per cent. There
was hardly any difference in the per-
centage of the other solids present in
the last drawn milk.
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EXCHANGE OF FAVORS.
cts Held Enjoyable Social
Intercourse.

The pickets of the two armies were
on the dark rivers banks. In some
places they were not SO far apart that
they could not, with comfort, carry
on conversation in an ordinary tone.
For few days they, the pickets and
armies, had quiet, comfortable time.
There was no firing in any portion OF
the long line. Bands played for each
other. The inspiring strains OF Co
lumbia, the Gem of the Ocean," "Yes,
We Are. Coming, Father Abraham"
and yankee Doodle" were heard each
evening on the heights of Stafford,
and from Marye's Heights came
Dixie" "The Bonnie Blue Flag"
maryland, My Maryland" Some
evenings large numbers of The WE'LL
seasoned soldiers of the two armies
gathered about their respective beads
and cheered their favCrite music, says
w. A. Watrors, in Chicago Times-Her-
aid.
There had been one of these com.
bined concerts when the pickets sta
toned near the burned railroad bridge
leading into Fredericksburg entered
upon discussion of music, their mu-
sic in particular. I will give :. speci.
men:
"Yank, you salls can't match our
Dixie" called a man in gray.
Johnny, you are such joker Why,
man, your battle songs are sucklings
compared to ours. didn't Yankee
Doodle make you want to dance?'
maybe it did make me want to
dance, but our Dixie made you dance
at Manassas on two occasions, and
when we tuned up in front of Rich
mond last summer you waltzed back
to Harrison's Landing with a limp in
your gait"
"Now you are twitting on facts.
You are rolling us up. Better that
you had left that out, Johnny. 1t
seems to me somebody who undertook
to invade the north not SO many
moons ago danced away from Cramp-
toms Gap, South Mountain and Antie-
tam, crossing back into Virginia with
double limp, listening to the STAR
Spangled Banner John Brown and
other patriotic airs. If that isn't
enough, put your ear to the ground
and you will hear the echo of our
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1900-11-22
when Drying on . Cow.

In drying off COW, the animal
should be put upon rather dry food and
the quantity of milk withdrawn at each
meal should be gradually lessened-in
other words, little milk should al
ways be left behind in the udder. Aft
er few days only as much should be
withdrawn as is found necessary in or
der to relieve the animal of an uncom-
Portable pressure of the milk glands.
In addition to this the COW should be
given about half an ounce of powdered
alum in drinking water twice daily, and
the udder should be rubbed with an
ointment consisting of one drachm of
Belladonna extract, to an ounce of lard.
Rural World.
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THEY TWO.

they are left alone in the dear old home,
After SO many years
When the house was full of frolic and fun
OF childish laughter and tears.
They are left alone! they two-once more
Beginning life over again,
Just as they did in the days of yore,
Before they were nine or ten.
And the table is set for two these days;
The children went one by one,
Away from home on their separate ways,
When the childhood days were done.
How healthily hungry they used to be!
What romping they used to do!
And mother-for weeping-can hardly see
To set the table for two.
They used to gather around the fire
While some one would read aloud,
But whether at study or work or play
Twas loving and merry crowd.
And now they are two that gather there
At evening to read or sew,
And it seems almost too much to bear
When they think Of the long ago.
All. well! ah. well! tits the way of the
world!
Children stay but little while,
And then into other scenes are Whlrleo'
Where other homes beguile.
But it matters not how far they roam,
Their hearts are fond and true,
And there's never a home like the dear olo
home,
Where the table is set for two.
Mrs. Frank A. Brock, in Youths Com
panion.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1900-11-22
Succession of Vegetables.

Vegetables of which every garden
ought to furnish a succession are rad
ish, lettuce, peas, string beans, beets,
cress and turnips. Every book that
was ever written on gardening has
advised Sowing for succession every
ten days or two weeks yet only the
gardens managed by gardeners hired
specially to see to such things really
furnish such SUGGESTIONS. The farm
er, in particular, is apt to neglect
the garden, if he does not forget it
altogether, after the first sowing.
Perhaps it is waste of time to ex-
hort him to care for the garden, but
considering the amount which the
garden contributes to the family liv-
ing, it seems as though it should be
worthy of better treatment.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1900-11-22
No Clint Of Good Butter.

There is no glut in the market of
really good and toothsome butter. In
every town there are housekeepers
who search in vain for fine butter.
What is offered to them as ''high-grade''
butter is generally unattractive,
notified, greasy to the feel, insipid or
else unpleasant to the taste, full of wa
ter, over-salted, over-colored or in
some other way unsatisfactory.
Around every town are farmers who
could if they would, make fine butter
and secure these fastidious consumers
for regular patrons.-Farmers'V Voice.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1900-11-22
ENLARGING A DAIRY BARN.

of enlargement does not permit OF
storing away much hay under tho
low roof. 1t is depth and height
which compacts hay and vastly in
crease the capacity of the barn.
A few years ago had occasion to
enlarge my barn, which was 26 by
40 feet, with a double-pitch roof. !
wanted more room for both stalls and
fodder. I added IA feet to the width,
thus making the barn 40 by 40 feet,
but instead of putting on shed
roof I lowered one side of the shin
gle roof and sliding it onto the new
plate, raised it to the same pitch as
before, and then connected the two
sections with nearly fat tin roof,
forming an end view like the one
shown in the illustration. The dot
ted line indicates the former shape
of the barn. I have never been able
to raise enough to fill this barn.
There seems to be no end to it's ca
pacity, for the addition is practically
in the center and is 40 by IA by "a
feet. The expense of the alteration
was $1S4.-American Agricultural.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1900-11-22

grated in the center. Two small
shoots may be seen coming up which
are the result of one seasons growth.
This will form the head of the fu-
ture tree. If started low enough the
rest of the branches will be cut off
and these shoots allowed to branch
out at the proper height, but if the
tree has been grated four or five feet
high one or two of the larger
branches which show at the left will
be grated. Two years are usually
required to work over trees of this
size.-Orange Judd Farmer.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1900-11-22
81 FIGHTS Nit sIGEL."

met him again, ne was trudglng along,
His knapsack with chickens was swell
ing;
He'd 'blenkered" these dainties and
thought it no wrong,
From some secessionist's dwelling.
"What regiments yours? and under What
Do you hght?" said I, touching his Shout
der;
Turning slowly around, he smilingly said.
For the thought made him stronger and
Il fights NIT sigel."
The next time saw him his knapsack was
His cap and canteen were missing,
Shell, shrapnel and grape, and the swift
vfle ball
Around him and DER him were kissing.
''How are you. my friend, and where have
And for what and for whom are you
fghting?"
He said as shell from the enemy's gun
Sent his arm and his musket "kiting:'
II fights nit Sigel."
And once more 1 saw him and knelt by his
His lifeblood was rapidly flowing;
whispered OF home, wife, children and
friends,
Inc bright land TO Wnlcn ne was gums
"And have you no word for the dear ones
at home
The wee one,' the father, or mother"'
"Yaw! Yaw!" said he, tell them! .!
tell them I fights"
Poor fellow! he thought of no other
II fights nit Sigel.'
We scraped out grave and he dreamlessly
sleeps
On the banks of the Shenandoah river;
His home and his kindred alike are un-
known,
His reward in the hands Of the Giver.
We placed a rough board at the head OF
his grave,
"And we left him alone in his glory"
But on it we marked, ere we turned from
the spot,
The little we knew of his story
Il fights nit Sigel." "
Grant p. Robinson, in Chicago Tribune.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1900-11-22
STILL A PRISONER OF WAR.
A Minneapolis Man Who Has Beer
ON Parole for Thirty-Five
Years.

The civil war was over long ago, but
in spite of the friendship between the
north and the south the prisoners OF
war have not been all released, says
the Minneapolis Tribune.
There still lives in Minneapolis ONE
man who has been on parole for the
past IS years and who is still pris-
oner of war as much as when he first
reported to the provost of Fort Smell
ling many yea-s ago, so far as release
is concerned.
Col. Plat B. Walker, one of the old
citizens of Minneapolis, came to this
part of the country as prisoner OF
war, with orders to report to the pro
vost at Fort Smelling.
II was one of tne last confederate
officers to give up my toadtsticker.'
says Mr.. Walker, speaking of his expe-
rience. "When there was that won
derful gathering of armies in the cor
ner of Texas, Louisiana and Arkansa
I was among the troops. We had been
driven back step by step from Missouri
and there on that memorable morning
the whole army was to elect whether
they were to surrender and 60 home
or stay and be driven back until we
Joined Macmillan in Mexico. It was
a wonderful sight to see the separation.
On the hills to one side gathered those
who were to surrender; on the other
those who were off for Mexico. was
among the latter.
eve went along through Texas until
about 20 miles from the Rio Grande.
when I was overcome from a wound
and 1 never knew anything for rs
days.
II awoke to find myself in a shanty
where I had been cared for, and there
one morning, through pillar of dust
that approached through the chap
parel, Capt. Glenn and a detachment
of Ohio cavalry captured me. l was
sent from there by broken-down, ra t.
tletrap of a stage 80 miles, and final
" I went to Rock Island to the prison
there, and finally to Fort Smelling. !
didn't know whether I was to be
hanged or imprisoned for life, but
when I arrived the officer shook me by
the hand and turned me loose on pa
role and I was issued three rations for
eight months.
81 stayed here, of course, because
was prisoner, and never got any fur
Their orders. 1 gave my parole and kept
it. That's all there is to it. I am here
yet. but guess they have forgotten
all about me and the parole gave"
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1900-11-22

lit fresh cigar, and walked ';acl
to the house. Sitting in the garden
some two hours later, Lady Emily
Joined me. Tommy, she told nee, was
putting the boat away.
II wonder if you will ever learn to
be sensible?" she remarked, sinking
into chair at my side.
81 am getting very DID," I replied
shuddering.
s'Oh, you are bald, know!" said EN-.
| ily, with cruel bluntness, 'but why did
YOU give me that letter and behave Sc
foolishly before Tommy"
81 did it for the best. I thought that
-that-he would think"
"Poor fellow!" she said, gently. II
suppose you can't help it, yet it seems
incredible. Why" she continued, "you
drove him to desperation and he's pro-
posed!"
''Forgive mel" I implored. 81 sup
pose you refused him?"
''Why should you suppose SOP" En-
lily asked, with some asperity.
s'You told me you would"
"Well, I haven't-not definitely. I
have promised to give him an answer
the end of the week."
And presently she added, softly:
"He's awfully nice, you know"
After all, girl manages these things
better for herself. All went smoothly
for three days. I fshed; Emily and
Tommy-well, I cannot say exactly
what they did. I did not see much
of them.
But on Thursday morning Emily
came to me with letter in her hand
and CONSERVATION in her face.
"Johnny," she said, "Sorrell is COM
ing down. .
I whistled.
''It's awful" said Emily.
"The situation is certainly critical"
81 asked him to wait month for
my answer, and it's up on Saturday."
"And Tommy"
"He's up on Saturday, too"
"You have couple Of days in which
to make your decision"
On the Saturday afternoon she de-
cided the matter in a manner eminent
w characteristic of her sex. She told
me that the two suitors would do
battle for her hand in the tennis court.
The arrangement was not made verb
ally, she explained, but-well, they
knew. And there, in the intense heat
of the July sun, these two unfortu-
mates ran about the lawn, lodging and
hitting, and making themselves scar
let, dripping, and unpleasant to the
eye. My sister and watched them
from under the cool shade of the trees,
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1900-11-22
His Only Reason.

The Sixth Michigan cavalry, of the
famous Custer brigade, was command.
ed by colonel who had formerly been
a member of the Michigan bar. In the
early morning of the last day at Get
tysburg his regiment, with others, was
in line awaiting orders. The men grew
impatient and excited, and gradually
became noisy in their talk and laugh.
ter. The colonel bore it for few
moments, and then, turning to mis-
men with nervous gesture, he called:
Keep silence there!" instantly adding
in an apologize tone: Not that care
but it will sound better!''-Youth's
Companion.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1900-11-22
What Two Children Did,

A remarkable story comes to us of
a years work done by couple of
Bloomfield township (Kansas) chill
dren. Notwithstanding the fact that
he is an invalid, T. j. Duncan rented
100 acres of wheat ground last fall,
and his children, a girl of 16 years
of age and boy IA years old, plowed
the ground with riding plows, the
girl narrowed it, and the boy followed
with the drill. A man was hired to
run the harvester, the children doing
most of the balance of the work. The
100 acres yielded 1000 bushels of 61-
pound wheat.-Farm Journal.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1900-11-22

weakness, may fill your future years
with healthy joy.
"When I began to take Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound was
not able to do my housework. suf-
fered terribly at time of menstruation.
Several doctors told me they could do
nothing for me. Thanks to Mrs. Pink
hams advice and medicine am now
we'll, and can do the work for eight in
the family.
~ would recommend Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound to all
mothers with large families. p Mrs.
CARRIE BELLEv1LLE, Ludington, Mich.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1900-11-22
To Mothers Of Large Families.

In this workaday world few women
are so placed that physical exertion
is not constantly demanded of them
in their daily life.
Mrs. Pinkham makes special appeal
to mothers of large families whose
work is never done, and many OF
whom suffer, and suffer for lack OF
intelligent aid.
To women, young or old, rich OF
poor, Mrs. Pinkham, of Lynn, Mass,
extends her invitation of free advice.
Oh, women do not let your lives be
sacrificed when a word from Mrs.
Pinkham, at the first approach OF
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1900-11-22
ENLARGING A BARN.
New York Farmer Describes a Plan
That Is Better Than Showing Out
the End and Side.

The plan generally followed in en-
larging a barn is to shove out the
end and side, and to cover with a fiat
tin roof connected with the former
building at the plate. This gives floor
room and some room for hay and
grain, but there is nearly always q
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1900-11-22

tunes as Floyd fed from Donelson
when Grant demanded an uncondi-
tional surrender"
"Say, Yank, we'd better get up a
new rebellion about our music. We
are satisfied with ours and you seem
to like yours pretty well. Let it drop
there, while we attend to matters of
more vital Importance
"What is your next question, John
ny"
'How is you alls stock of coffee,
Yank?"
"Plenty of it. They just sent us a
fresh supply, but we are running low
| on tobacco. low is your layout of
the weed?"
Enough for both armies, Yank."
'Then let's swap?"
"Swap it is, Yank.''
Then these men who had looked at
each other along glistening muskets
on many field of carnage padded to
the center of the river, made a salts
factory trade and padded back to the
banks, the Yankee humming "The
Star-Spangled Banner" and the John
ny singing "DiXie" with all the skill
and strength he possessed.
On one side of the river little
band of men in blue filed their pipes
and pulled and on the other side a
little band in gray made coffee and
drank. The smoking and drinking
over, they renewed their conversa-
ton.
"What are you alls going to do next,
Yank?'
''After we get little rested from
chasing you out of Maryland and so
far down through Odd Virginia we are
going to roll up our trousers, wade
the Rappahannock, scale yonder
heights, mop Bobby Lee and his crowd
out of the way and take walk to
Richmond, getting there in time for
Christmas turkey. What do you
think you are going to do next,
Johnny?'
"Oh, nothing much, except to let
you wade the river. That done, we
will step back to the hills out there
and rock you to sleep by the thou
sands, leaving the plains blue with
your army. 1t will be a nice break
fast spell. Don't postpone your visit
a day after you get your things on.
Don't be afraid of calling before we
are ready for you. The floor will be
swept, the curtains and furniture
busted and bobby Lee and his house
hold will be in the doors, ready to
give you the hottest welcome you ever
received"
"You are buffer, Johnny. You
talk too big"
"Well, now, Yanks, don't forget to
come, and we will let the result of the
visit tell who is the big talker."
"Good-night, Johnny. No shooting
in the morning"
Goodnight, Yank. No shooting
unless you begin it."
About two weeks after that CONVEX
sation the union army crossed the
Rappahannock remained two or three
days and then recrossed, having lost
in killed, wounded and prisoners more
men than there are in any Iowa city;
any city in Minnesota, outside of St
Paul and Minneapolis; any city in In
diana, outside of indianapolis and
Evansville; any city in Michigan out
side of Detroit and Grand Rapids; any
city in Wisconsin, outside of Milwau'
kee; any city in North or South Da'
kota; any IN Montana, Wyoming,
Utah, Idaho and any in Colorado, ex.
cept Denver. This gives the new gen
Grafton an idea of what one battle
| cost the union army.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1900-11-22
Where Sunnovvers Paw.

The sunflower crop is one of the
best paying in Russia. A good crop
is worth, as it stands in the field,
$25 an acre. The seeds are sold by
the farmer for some ST to $3.50 a
pound; then the merchants salt them
and retail them for SO a pound, and
at every street crossing in Russian
provincial cities are stands and ped
dlers with baskets. selling to the
passers-by the sailed product of the
big sunfower, which is eaten.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1900-11-22
The Question Of Dessert

Is easily and simply solved with package
of Burnham's Hasty Jenycon. 1t is only
necessary to dissolve package Of it in boil
is delightfully."- pure jelly, and an ideal des-
sert. The favors are orange, lemon, straw.
berry, raspberry, peach, wild cherry and the
unaavored "calfsfoot" for making wine and
coffee jelies. All grocers sell it.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1900-11-22
A STUDY IN GRATING.
Appearance of nm Apple Tree, Two
Years Set, That Has Been Grated
in the Center.

In top-working apple trees the
method pursued is either to bud or
graft them. The illustration shows a
tree, two years set, which has been
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1900-11-22

Dairy utensils should have the few
est number of seams possible, and those
present should be smooth soldered."
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1900-11-22
A TRIAL BOTTLE FREE.

The letters pour in. Yes, simply pour in
upon us in our daily mail, in food which is
surprising. 1t seems as if every person in
the United States had physical trouble and
knew IS DROPS" would make the
cure.
Everybody suffering from i'll health has
the inclination to write for bottle Of
rs DROPS"
Our enormous mail is the wonder of the
age
We are fooded-simply flooded each
morning with letters containing 90 for q
bottle of IS DROPS" the wondrous
Rheumatism, Sciatica, Neuralgia.
rheumatism, Scfatica, Neuralgia
withstand all other medicines but yield on
the instant to IS DROPS" Within
day of getting rs DROPS" and using
it, your disease begins to disappear. Thou
sands of men and women, who see their suf-
fering friends on every side gladly relieved
of their suffering, write us in haste. Hun
dreds of testimonials from grateful corre-
spondents reach US daily.
To enable all sufferers to test this won.
derful remedy, we will send free a trial
hottie on receipt Of two 2-cent stamps to
pay Tor mailing. Large bottles Of 300 doses
$1.00, sent prepaid by mail or express.