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ardson.
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British Guns Used nv the Bo.r.

good deal OF 'iiSvusniUu naS IaRen
place as TO the military equipment OF
the Beers. In relation TO this. IL is
pointed out in Fielden's Magazine that
the Boer army is equipped. in addition
to Schneider. Krupp and other ord
nance. with several batteries OF the 81
millimeter Maxim automatic gun. fir
ing shells and now used for the first
time in civilized warfare. These guns
were supplied several years ago with
the full knowledge OF the home author
tiles. Whereas the ordinary Maxim
fires only rife bullets. the 81 millimeter
piece fires a shell weighing about ~
pounds at the rate Of 800 shells a min
ute. with an effective range of 215
miles-that is to say. 1t will throw 375
pounds Of explosive projectiles a min
ute among the enemy at the range men,
toned. The gun. with its mounting,
weighs about a quarter OF a ton and
can be worked by one man only
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Farms for sale.

$50 ACRES-Located near Wildwood and
the turnpike road. Nice smooth land--35
acres IN timber. Good Dwelling, stable.
granary, &c; shedding for 80 or so head of
cattle; two large cisterns and stock pond.
good old orchard and new one in bearing:
small fruits such as apricots, pears, peaches,
grapes. Price $40 an acre.
ooo ACkES-Located on east side of Shen-
andOah river, miles from White Post 10o
acres cleared 30 acres OF Island and river
bottom and 40 Acres of run bottom. equal to
the river bottom. Good Dwelling: Barn, sta
ping, corn crib. &c: running water and well
IN the yard; good orchard. Susceptible Of
DIVISION, and IL desired will be sold in sepa-
rate tracts. Price for whole tract $l2 per
acre. Apply TO ID. G. SNYDER.
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FADED OR SoILED CLOTHING,

TO Cure Constipation Forever.
Take C,tscarets Candy Cathartic iOc or e5c
Ii c. c. c. fail to cure, druggists refund mones
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1900-10-11
TERRIBLE OCEAN DUEL.
In . Fight between . Monster Eel ana
q Shark the Former Came
Out Victorious.

A report comes from Waikiki, near
Honolulu, to the following effect: Early
Saturday morning two fishermen in .
native canoe were pursuing their call
ing in the shoal water of the coral reef
near Diamond Head. They had fshed
long and caught nothing, and were on
the point of returning home when q
strange thing happened.
The water near where they were
moored suddenly became agitated-so
much so, in fact, as to cause the fish
ermen's craft to roll unpleasantly.
Peering into the water to ascertain
the cause of the disturbance, the two
natives saw a singular sight. A huge
eel of the conger variety and a ham
merhead shark, which had apparently
by some strange mischance drifted in
to the domains of the sinuous monster,
were engaged in mortal combat.
Which was the attacker and which
the attacked it is impossible to say, but
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1900-10-11
AN IRISH IDYL.
Gave His Wife n Wctting So That She
Would BE Able to Garry
the Water.

Nary a blue streak had been seen in
Kilkenny's sky that day and nary a
minute had its pitchy blackness ceased
to pour rain upon earth.
Patrick had toiled in the fields from
morning until evening, and in no good
humor had he Laid aside his imple-
mentand started toward home. AS his
heavy boots pounded upon the walk
they sent out tune of i'll humor, says
the Philadelphia Inquirer.
Bridget, in the kitchen, haG. been
washing all day. Her usually rud6y
complexion was heightened to Grim
son brilliarcy by the steam from the
suds. Her loose, straggly hair. her ILL
fitting dress and a pair of the "old
bednees and fight.
"Patrick. get me a pail O. water. Yer
wet an it'll harum We none to 60 into
the rain"
Patrick gruntled. grabbed the bucket
and started for the pump.
Vigorous was the stroke of the old
handle. Hardly had a drop of rain
time to fall into the pail before it was
full.
His boots again brought into the air
a noise, but this time more angry and
vicious.
In the kitchen, bucket in hand. he
looks at his wife. Then the bucket is
raised and its contents plunged upon
Mrs. O'Hooley.
There now, yer as wet as I am. Go
get yer own water"
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1900-10-11
KEPT THE FISHERMEN BUSY.

when observed the eel had coiled him.
self round the selachian's anatomy in
an evident effort to squeeze the life out
of him, while the hammer-headed one,
by frenzied rushes back and forth
among the coral, was endeavoring to
relieve himself from the incubus who
was so pressing in his unwelcome at
tentions.
At last the shark, MORALLY hurt, gave
up the fight, and the eel slowly un-
wound himself from the body of his
fast-expiring antagonist.
At this juncture the two fishermen,
tempted by the prospect of unlimited
fresh meat, decided to make an effort
to capture the big conger.
Moving the canoe as near their in
tended quarry as was possible without
frightening it, one of the men delivered
well-directed spear thrust, which
landed half pound of iron and several
inches of seasoned wood shaft right in
the vitals of the mass of squirming
gray flesh.
The effect was magical and almost
tragical. To the great CONSERVATION
of the fishermen. the eel, on feeling the
prick of the spear point, made light
ning-like rush to the surface, jumped
a full ten feet into the air and fell back
into the canoe, the occupants Of which
were by this time thoroughly terrified.
Once in the boat, which had by this
time drifted into deep water, the infu-
rated monster kept the fishermen busy
avoiding his vicious attacks; time and
again did his bristling jaws close with
fearsome snap in unpleasant proximity
to their arms and legs. With eyes flash
ing angrily and name erect, emitting
the while hoarse kind of bark, the
denizen of the depths looked the incar-
nation of all that is evil and unlovely.
Just as things were looking at their
worst for the two natives help arrived
in the shape of canoe containing an
other fisherman, who, scenting the bat
tie from afar, had taken the precaution
of arming himself with meat ak.
Arrived on the scene, he made short
work of the fighting conger, and, putt
ting half the body in each canoe, thu
party made for the shore.
The two pieces of the carcas, on b..
ing placed together, measured p feet.
and the circumference was in places as
great as that of grown mans thigh.
Inside the belly of the fish were dis.
covered a small tin of opium, some
she!lfish and the partly digested re.
mains of large cat.
This is the largest specimen of tho
eel genus known to have been met with
in the history of the islands.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1900-10-11

which is his way of chewing. When it
is all chewed he thrusts it into his
mouth and swallows it.
Some people call this old fellow the
horseshoe crab, because his shell house
that he carries on his back is shaped
Just like horse shoe.
In June Mamma King Crab digs hole
in the warm sand and lays lot of eggs
in it. She doesn't sit on them or even
stay to watch them, but scrambles off
to enjoy herself as soon as her task is
finished.
The sun keeps them warm and the
waves keep them wet, which is all they
need. When the little Kings come out
they are only quarter of an inch long
and have no tails. AS soon as they have
grown a little they throw off their cd
clothes and new suit grows on their
backs with bit of sharp tail.
Every time they have new suits their
tails grow bigger. At last every King
baby has grown into fine young fell
low with tail as long as his papa's.-
Orange Judd Farmer.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1900-10-11
Cult;v,fton If Orchards.

It's all true enough that the cult
vation of the orchard is necessary to
the growing of profitable fruit crop,
but it is possible to cultivate t2o much,
which is little better than too little.
Generally speaking, cultivation should
be suspended about the middle of
August. Later the ground should be
prepared for rye or be sown to GRIM
son clover. Don't permit bluegrass
sod to form; it will crar1p the fine
roots near the surface ana be con-
slant drain on the moisture. More
over, it will furnish harbor for in
sect pests and fungi.-Farmers' Voice.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1900-10-11
A WHALE FOR A PET.
Genuine Amusement to All
Who Watch His Antics.

Probably the only man in the world
who has a pet whale lives on small
island in the South Pacific. He is a
planter, and is the only white inhab-
liant of his island. He has many
brown-skinned assistants who cut and
dry the cocoanut rinds that he sells
to trading vessels. The planter
makes plenty of money in his peculiar
trade, but he used to be worried to
provide entertainment for the visitors
who bought his product. One stormy
day, however, a small whale foated
through the narrow entrance to the
harbor, which is walled in by coral
reef. The whale appeared satisfied
with it's new home and remained. As
the years passed by the baby whale
proceeded to grow and to wax fat and
become tame, for the planter fed it
occasionally with bushel or so of
chopped meat. Now the whale is 70
feet long, and is the curiosity of the
island. When traders boat slips in
to the harbor the planter gives the Of
ficers and crew banquet under the
palms and then takes them to see the
pet whale. At such times barrel Of
chopped meat is rolled down to the
waterside and the planter stands on
the shore and blows horn. Almost
instantly the water will begin to
churn in the direction of the planter,
and the huge whale will run its nose
into the sand in its effort to get to
the barrel of meat in haste. After
having eaten the meat the creature
leaps and rolls about gieefully, often
tossing its body nearly out of the
water.-Golden DAYS.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1900-10-11
Cultlvatlng Sweet Scents,

A New York woman has made a
financial success of violet farming,
and her success is calculated to in
spire Others to engage in this indus
try. Violets are not counted among
the necessities of life, but their senti-
mental significance so endears them
to the hearts of all flower lovers that
they have come to be looked upon as
q necessary luxury. The man who is
not moved by violet is not as bad
off as the individual who is not
touched by sweet sounds, and is just
as fit for stratagem and spoils. To
be able to administer to this senti-
ment and at the same time to be fill
ing ones own Golfers is to combine
pleasure and pront in a wholly graf
flying manner.-Chicago Tribune.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1900-10-11
THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE.
Gus States, Elect the President
and Vice President.

The electors, as the name implies,
elect the president and vice president,
and it is interesting to note how their
number has grown since the adoption
of the constitution.
When the first election was held,
the electoral college numbered 81 votes,
but New York, with eight votes, had not
completed her electoral system; North
Carolina, with seven votes, and Rhode
Island, with three, had not adopted the
constitution, and there were four va
cancies, two in Maryland and two in
Virginia. This left SO votes, which were
all cast for George Washington. The
electoral college for 1892, which again
unanimously elected Washington, had
1872 votes.
In the table given below the strength
of the electoral college is given from
1888 to the one which will meet at the
respective state capitals on the Sec
Ond Monday of January 1901:
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1900-10-11
Shallow Cultivation Rest.

Cultivation in the orchard should be
shallow. We need not concern our
selves about the subsoil of the or
chard or bush berries. The feeding
roots must come near the surface to
get the influence of the suns heat.
These little feeding roots in count
less millions tunnel the ground in all
directions only living about "a hours,
when they die and give place to
others; but the tunnel is leo to ad-
NIT air and increase the surface of
soil grains, and thus the soil is en-
riched and kept friable, so that the
cultivator should never go down more
than two inches. Roots are often
found at great depth, but they are
for the purpose of anchorage. The
active feeding roots are always found
near the surface. They must not be
driven away by deep cultivation
Rural World.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1900-10-11
ARE QUEER FELLOWS.
King Crabs Have Funny Ways and
Habits, and So Have Their Wives
and Children.

Rattle, clatter, clatter, sounds Gu
rious noise close by the rocks on the
beach. King Crab is scrambling round
in search of something good to eat.
He has many teeth on his legs, some
times as many as 15O of them, and his
mouth, instead of being in his head,
as yours and mine are, is in the midst
OF his legs. I suppose this is so as to
make it easy for him to eat.
He is very fond of soft seaworms,
and as these wise fellows know it they
hide away under the sand. King Crab
doesn't mind that at all, but goes to
work and digs down after them. My!
how the sand and mud fly when he digs
with all his ten legs! 1t doesn't take
him long, can tell you.
When he has grabbed his worm he
holds it with his two hind feet and
tears it in bits with his sharp teeth,
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1900-10-11
OUR HEROES.
Here's hand to the boy who has cour-

Here's a hand to the boy who has cour-
age
To do what he knows to be right;
When he falls in the way of temptation,
He has hard battle to fight
Who strives against self and his COM
rades
Will cope with powerful foe;
All honor to him If he conquers-
A cheer for the boy who says mo"
There's battles fought daily about US
That we can know nothing about;
There's many a brave, unknown hero
Whose valor puts leg;ons to rout
He who battles with wrong and Ger
comes it
Is more of a hero, say,
Than he who leads soldiers to glory,
And conquers by arms in the fray.
Be steadfast, my boy, when you're tempted,
TO do what you know to be right
Stand firm by your manhood, my hero,
And you will o'ercome in the fight.
'"The Right be your battle-cry ever,
AS your share in the battle Of life,
And God who knows who are the heroes,
VIII strengthen your arm for the strife.
-Eben E. Rexford. in Golden Days.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1900-10-11
a BROOK.

Once there was standing by public stree,
A small white cottage of the common
kind,
With yard, shed. stable, driveway, all com.
plete
A thousand such throughout the land
you'll find.
Eut at the back, through banks of nod
ding green,
There ran brook whose like you've never
scent
Of crystal clear it was through all its line
This is, our line, between the neighbor's
walls
SO We could see each stone and pebble
fine
And heaps of stones that rapids made and
falls.
Some scraps Of chinaware were plain in
sight
And bits Of stuff that flashed with diamond
light.
It danced, laughed, babbled, sang the whole
day through,
AS if to be a brook was perfect bliss
Robins and SparroWS seemed to think SO,
And fingered near, none of the joy to miss;
They dipped with head and wing IN the
clear tide
And FLASHED the drops about in circles
wide.
Sometimes little fish went swimming by.
All, wasn't that sight for childish eyes!
sometimes a bug-like thing or dragon ny
Darted along to give us surprise,
4 And sometimes green frog let off a croak
AS if to brighten US and play joke.
There was little bridge where one could
plump
Face down and watch droll flies fit to
and fro.
What perfect glee to make the minnows
jump
When they came nosing up, in schools be-
low!
Ard there, just there. by that deep, shad-
owed pool,
The garden toads would sit to blink and
cool.
snapweed grew rank in clumps, with
blooms like gold;
We made neat eardrops of the dangling
things!
BE sure twas hard to make the limp things
hold
We always had to tie them on with
strings.
And then the seed pods-a prolific crop!
What fun to nip their tips and make them
pop!
Coarse, common weeds trailed in that
stream became
Silver or gold in answer to demands.
Skilled alchemists were we - though
skipped by fame
With wealth uncounted passing through
our hands!
Oh, do the waters of that brook still flow
Through that old town? Pray tell me If
you know.
Laura Garland Carr, in Sacred Heart
Review.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1900-10-11
DOOR CLOSED AND OPEN.

door that rises and falls in a groove is
constantly sticking, but one made like
that shown in the two cuts, Figs. 1-2,
given here, will never fail to shut when
the cord is Stacked away" If it
is desired to lock each door, a bolt like
that shown will slip down into place
when the door goes to, and the cord
is loosened. Then to open the door, the
cord first pulls the bolt out and then
raises the door. The cuts are taken
from the inside of the house.-Orange
Judd Farmer,
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1900-10-11

Irvine. This latter is undoubtedly the
best material for the purpose. The
bud will be united with the stock in
two or three weeks.
A shows manner of making cut. B
shows flaps loosened. C shows ''bud-
stick" and manner of cutting the bud.
The leaves have all been cut off, leav-
ing but stump of the stem. d
shows the bud, ready for placing up
on the twig. Z shows the bud in
place. F shows the bud set and
wrapped with fiat raf1ia twine.-Ohio
Farmer.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1900-10-11
The Fight on Bogus Butter.

1t should be clearly understood by
all that what the dairynen want is
that oleomargarine be honestly sold.
There is no thought of suppressing it.
Prevent it from taking a name not
true to it, and the dairyman will be
satisfied. People seem to persistently
misunderstood the object of the anti
oleomargarine agitation. 1t is equally
to the interest of cleo users that it be
sold for what it is, as the buyers
would thus save several cents on each
pound bought.-Farmers' Review.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1900-10-11
The Right Thing TO Do.

The sermon was on the downward
path of a sinner. and the clergyman
used the illustration of a ship on the
rocks, says London Spare Moments.
A jack tar who had strolled in be-
came deeply interested.
"The waves dash over her!" ex-
claimed the minister. "Her sails are
split! Her yards are gone! Her
masts are shivered! Her helm is use
less! She is driving ashore! There is
no hope! What can save her now?''
LET go the anchor, We hubert"
yelled the excited seaman.
He meant well, but they ran him in
for brawlinS all the same.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1900-10-11
SCIENCE OF BUDDING.
and illustrated with Diagrams
That Explain Themselves.

Budding peaches is done preferably
In late summer. The operation con-
sists in taking bud with the sub
joined tissues, and placing it under
the bark of a twig in such way that
it will continue to grow.
To Remove the Bud.-Use sharp
knife, and cut from below the bud.
Insert the knife about three-quarters-
inch below the bud and pass it under
the bud through the wood, coming out
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1900-10-11
ond Monday of January, 1901:

AS the electoral vote is apportioned to
the population, this table will give a
fair idea how fast our country has
grown. In several instances there was
a decrease in the number of electors,
but that was due to a change in APP
portionment and not to decrease in
population.
The electoral college which will de-
eide the coming election is composed
as follows:
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1900-10-11
Wanted the Moon Blown Ont.

Little Clara tossed about in her
bed, looking at the moon, which was
beaming brightly through the cur
tainless window. Finally, being unable
to stand it any longer, she clasped
herhands in prayer and said: ''Please.
Lord, blow out your lamp SO I can GO
to Sleep"
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1900-10-11
GOOD HENHOUSE DOOR.
Front Of the Pen or from the
Alley Way.

The doors that lead from each pen
out into the yard should be made SO
as to open with cord srom the front
of the pen. or from the alley-way. A