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The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1901-06-06
WHY She Quit the Business.

CHATS very we'll DONE he said, when
the sweet young thing who had inter-
ested herself in the law submitted the
paper to him, but you have overlooked
one thing"
What's that" she asked
you do not say at the conclusion,
And further affiart saith not
But l stop, don't p she demanded.
ooh, yes"
And put the signature in?"
eyes"
"Well, should think any one of sense
could see that when affiant quits talking
he has stopped
Eyes, but"
"If person said That's the end every
time he finished a statement in conversa-
ton people would think he was a fool,
wouldn't they
"Of course, but you sec"
'When you close a letter you don t
have to say Here's the finish do you p
NO but in law it's different"
"Well, if the judges are so stupid
they've got to be told when the end is
reached, I'll just write FINS That's
pretter, anyway
But it won't do
Then you can keep your old law
books" she exclaimed petulantly. And
you can keep your old judges, Any
one who can't see when the writing
stops and draw his own conclusions from
that. hasn't sense enough to do business
with a reasoning being, and | won t
waste any time over him. So there,
now -Chicag0 Post
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1901-06-06
This Prehistoric Dwarf Had 200 Teeth.

While a crew of stone laborers were
working an excavation through the For
man cliff, two miles east of Newport,
for the bed of the Tennessee and North
Carolina Railroad, they found human
female skeleton 10 inches in height, in
a perfect state of preservation. The
only anomaly was the teeth, which were
POO hundred in number and had no
sockets, but were developed from and
grew upon the jawbone with no ada
cent valvular process. The bones were
Theoretically sealed and sent to the
Smithsonian Institution.
The skeleton was found in solid rock
10 feet from face and 8 feet from top
of cliff, in a cavity ? feet by IS inches.
About the cavity was no opening ere
vice or aperture for the skeleton to enter
since the formation of the cliff, more
than 1000 years ago.-Nashviile Banner,
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1901-06-06

Crittenden Feaster is dead at his
home at Kline Gap, Grant County, W.
Va. Although ffty-fve years old he
had never seen railroad train,
steamboat or a steam engine. He had
never heard a voice over a telephone.
He had never been further than nine
miles away from home. He was the
father of a family, but the children are
so shy that even their closest neigh
bors do not know the number. They
are apparently. afraid of human beings,
and run like wild animals at the APP
proach of stranger. Their home is
small hut in the mountains, where the
father spent all the years of his life.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1901-06-06
Concerning Patrols, Expenses and Arrests

There are 400 members of the New
York police force for all the boroughs
-. 1863 to be exact. The number of ar
rests made by the New York police force
last year was 1885, or an average OF
between IS and 20 for each policeman.
The city Of New York includes 2,5oS
miles of streets, of which more than 700
miles are in the borough of Queens and
require little patroling, and go are in
the borough of Richmond requiring still
less
Chicago, with 10000 arrests in a year
and 1000 miles of streets to be patroled,
has $500 policemen.
Boston, with $1,000 arrests in year
and 500 miles of streets to be patroleds
has LOO policemen.
Philadelphia, with 1900 miles of
streets and 10000 arrests in year, has
2,7So policemen.
St. Louis, with $50 miles of streets
and $4,000 arrests in year, has 1900
policemen.
Buffalo with $50 miles of streets and
$4,000 arrests iii a year, has $50 police
men,
Baltimore, with 375 miles of streets
and 10000 arrests in year, has $50
policemen.
New Orleans, with 700 miles of streets,
1900 arrests in a year and large float
ing, turbulent colored population, has
only 800 policemen.
San Francisco has AGO. Pittsburg 1856,
Providence $50 Washington 600, Louis
vile 325, Cincinnati SIC. and Cleveland
400 policemen. -Ne1v York San.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1901-06-06

Several Senators who are still in the
city met in one of the conmittee-roons
at the capitol this morning The con-
versatlOn in some way drifted to Will
lam H. Crane and his Interpretation
of the role of THE Senator" It brought
out story of how Crane put the finish
ing touches upon his great character
study
CAS- YOU we'll know" said one of the
group. Crane took his character almost
directly from Senator Plumb of Kansas.
Crane had just started out with The
Senator" and had opened in Washing
ton. We had all seen the performance
and liked it immensely. But | thought
| saw one defect Crane wore a high
silk hat. which was not at all according
to my thinking. in keeping with his imi-
tation of Plumb, who always wore the
characteristic broad-brimmed felt hat of
the southerner. One evening, when
Crane, ingalls,. Plumb and myself hap
pened to be dining together, | remarked
to Crane about the matter of the high
hat
"You really ought not to wear it, for
it is not in keeping with the character"
said |. You ought to wear one like
Plumbs S"
Crane did not say much in answer,
but when we arose from the table he
reached out for Plumb's hat, and calmly
put it on. Leaving his own hat for
Plumb, Crane went off down the street,
with the old felt affair jammed down
over his forehead The Senator was too
surprised to offer objection. The next
night Crane appeared on the stage with
Plumb's hat on his head, and thereafter
wore it at every performaace,-WaSh-
in Ctnn Times
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1901-06-06

A number of circumstances have re-
Gently directed the attention Of France
more than ever before to the utilization
of water power for driving machinery.
The country has been suffering from the
coal crisis which last year caused seri-
Gus advance in the price of this fuel, and
while steam coal was becoming more
expensive, the need for it was greater
than ever owing to activity in the metal
lurgic industries and in railroad build
ing. France is compelled to buy large
quantities of coal owing to her insufi-
Gent home supply. One OF the foremost
questions now before the country is the
substitution of water power in the Alps
for a good deal of the coal now con-
sumed in French factories.
The Alpine region OF France is about
as large as that of Switzerland, LON
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1901-06-06

1T is a curious thing to see a rae
ing automobile in full career. it's
chauffeur arrayed in leather cap and
jerkin, with black goggles over his
eyes, bent forward so as to offer the
least resistance to the wind. While
rounding curves at top speed he may
be seen leaning far inward so as to
offset the effect of centrifugal force.
The automobile. it must be remem-
bere, is improved with any means of
counteracting the effect of centrifu-
gal force. When a railway rounds a
curve the inner rail is slightly
raised, so as to incline the cars with
in that curve. The wheels are held
on the trucks by their flanges. With
automobiles running around curves
without inclines. as they mostly do,
the centrifugal force tends constantly
to throw the carriage from its true
course. This force is counteracted
only by the friction between the tires
and the ground. When the centrifu-
gal force overcomes this friction. as
is bound to happen on slippery roads,
the equilibrium is destroyed and the
carriage, while sliding on its wheels,
is thrown without the curve. To APP
ply the brake n such cases would
only make matters worse. There is
nothing to be done but to correct the
equilibrium by counterbalancing de-
vices. Edward Emerson. Jr.. in
Ainslee's.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1901-06-06

An illusion in the minds of the all
informed is that the climate of the
Klondike is such as to make life I'M
endurable. The fact is that the win
ter from November TO March is no
harder than in the northern part of
New York, Minnesota or Wisconsin,
and better than the blizzard stricken
States further West, on account of the
small snowfall. While it is true that
the thermometer will go as low as
forty degrees below zero for four or
five days during the winter, the wealth
er is uniformly comfortable enough to
allow outdoor mining operations dur
ing the entire winter season. The
spring, summer and fail are distinct.
with an ideal climate.-New York
Herald.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1901-06-06


Wolves are rapidly increasing in
many of the forest lands of Northern
Canada At st. Agathe, only sixty
five miles from Montreal, Mr.. Bramble,
a deer-hunter, declares that he has
been kept awake at night in camp by
the bowling of the beasts. Their APP
pearance in such large numbers of late
is undoubtedly due to the large in
crease in the herds of deer throughout
the country. Wolves have also made
their appearance in the valley of the
ST. Maurice, causing great destruction
among the red deer. They are also ex-
ceedingly numerous in the woods north
of Ottawa and on the Ontario side of
the Ottawa River. Hunters say that
each wolf kills on an average thirty
deer in the course of a year; conse-
quently there is a demand for the pay
ment by the Government of a bounty
upon the heads of the brutes. - New
York Evening Post.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1901-06-06

Society in London is becoming DIVIDED
into two distinct camps-those who play
bridge and those who do not. How
often have I seen the invitation to dinner
stopping short on the lips of an intend
INK .o,.ess, as she turned away with a
disappointed, "Oh, you don't play
bridge - Good players are eagerly
sought after, and are becoming a very
exclusive coterie. from which all duff
fers" are ruthlessly eliminated.-VaHity
Enir
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1901-06-06

hardy and Piedmont together This fact
is not widely recognized. The noun
tains of southeastern France on the
whole are by no means so imposing as
the Swiss and Italian Alps, but they
cover more ground The population of
Frances Alpine districts is much less
than that of the neighboring mountain
regions, and this is one of the reasons
why Switzerland and Italy have far sur
passed France in the utilization of
mountain streams for driving machinery.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1901-06-06
CouKtship.

A lover should be treated with the
same gentleness as a new glove. The
voting lady should pull him on with the
utmost tenderness at first, only making
the smallest advances at a time till she
gradually gains upon him, and twists him
Ultimately round her little finger; where
as. the young lady who is hasty, and
in too great a hurry, will never get
lover to take her hand but be left with
nothing but her wits at her fingers ends,
Scottish American
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1901-06-06

William Labatt, assistant ticket agent
for the Santa Fe, captured and Gagged
a mosquito claimed to be the largest and
fercest ever seen in this section of the
country. Labatt discovered the insect
perchcd on an inkstand on the counter,
The insect is on exhibition in glass
case and is attracting considerable at
tention as the giant of his race. He is
over a half-inch long and stands about
an inch high.-GalQeston Daily NeaVS.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1901-06-06
THE RICHEST PRIZE.

Manifold is human strife,
Human passion, human pain;
Many a blessing yet is rife,
Many pleasures still remain;
YET the greatest bliss in life,
And the richest prize we find,
is a good, contented mind.
Goethe.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1901-06-06

Hippocrates's grave was discovered
in the course of recent excavation at
Larissa in Thessaly.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1901-06-06

Great Britain supplies many "Brus-
sells" carpets and small foot-rugs to Tur
key.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1901-06-06

When it comes to scales every man
has his own weight,
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1901-01-17
To Owners Of Stock.

I desire to call the attention Of all
owners of driving and draught horses,
now that the winter season is upon us,
to the fact of the frosted bit. Great pain
and suffering are caused, and needlessly,
by putting the bit. while frosted, direct
ly in the mouth of the horse. 1fany
one has any doubts as to the effects.
would suggest that he demonstr rate upon
himself by placing his tongue firmly
upon the blade Of an AK or hatchet. for
instance. that has been exposed to the
cold sufficiently long to become thor
oughly frosted, and note the result, re-
newing the process daily for one week.
Many horse has to endure this day after
day until eating, especially hay, is abso.
lutte torture. TO prevent all this, place
the bit for little while prior to the
time of using in cold water, and the
frost will be thus drawn out. ! know
there are some human drivers that take
this needed precauton, but very many
never do. FRANCES G. HoLLEY.
State Agent for Prevention of Cruelty 10
Animals.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1901-01-17
Board of Health Notice.

WHEREAS, Small Pox is prevalent in
districts that are in direct commercial
communication with Williams County
which, renders it probable that unless
great precaution IS exercised the disease
will be introduced into this county.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that Quar-
antlne Notices be put up where neces-
sary in the county, warning persons
coming from infected districts not to
enter the County under penalty of the
law.
FURTHER RESOLVED, that parents be
earnestly recommended to have all
children in Williams County, more es-
pecially school children, yaccnated AS
soon as possible, to prevent further
spread of the disease.
FURTHER RESOLVED. that copy OF
these resolutions De published in each
of the papers published in Williams
County.
Board NV. B. OvERsoN. Pres.
OF ~. n. BELyEA, Supt.
Health F. II. VANDYKE, Vice Pes.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1901-01-17
The Bravery of Woman

Was grandly shown by Mrs. John
Bowling OF Butler, Pa, in three years
struggle with malignant stomach trou-
BILE that caused distressing attacks of
nausea and indigestion. All remedies
failed to relieve her until she tried Elec.
trio Bitters. After taking it two months,
che wrote: II am now wholly cured and
can eat ANYTHING. 1t is truly grand
tonic for the whole system as gained
in weight and feel much stronger since
using it," 1t aids digestion. cures dys-
pepsia, improves appetite, gives new
life. Only SOC. Guaranteed at the Will
liston Pharmacy.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1901-01-17
Mrs. J. H. Belyea has been on the sick
list for the past week.

Mrs. J. H. Belyea has been on the sick
list for the past week.
Highest cash price paid for good milk
cows. STONY CREEK DAIRY Co.
w. A. Clark has been elected U. S.
senator from Montan: also Mat Quay
has won out in Pennsylvania.
'Pap' LaDue blew in from the west
Tuesday night and took all his old time
friends here by surprise. He is the
same genial "Pap" that he was in the
earlier days, and to all appearances not
day older.-Minot Reporter.
Special Bargains in Fur Coats, and
other Fur goods, at Hedderich Bros. 4
Co.'s Big store.
A merry party of young people drove
out to the home of Misses Banch and
Branch Young Monday evening of this
week. All report a jolly time at the
surprise party. It. was originally planned
to go in sle,ghs but on account of the
Chinook winds, wagons we're the only
vehicles that could be used at night.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1901-01-17
Endured Deaths Agonies.

Only roaring ire enabled J. NJ. Gar
rettson, of San Antonio, Texas, to lie
down when attacked by Asthma, from
which he suffered for years. He writes
his misery was often so great that il
seemed he endured the agonies OF death;
but DR.. Kings New Discovery for Con
sumption wholly cured him This mar
velous medicine is the only known cure
for Asthma as well as Consumption,
Coughs and Colds, and all Throat. Chest
and Lung troubles. Price SOC and $l.OO.
Guaranteed. Trial bottles free at the
Willlston Pharmacy.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1901-01-17
Yearly Summary Of Weather at Viii
liston for the year 1900.

4lStOn 10r the year 10OO.
Mean Barometer 279S.
Highest Barometer 28.65, Dec. 8.
Lowest Barometer 27.18, Dec. 81.
Mean temperature for year AZ.
Highest temperature for year 1O4
August l.
Lowest temperature for the year SO,
February 8.
No. Of days temperature above 80, 10.
No. of days temperature below 80, l72.
No. Of clear days 229.
No. Of partly cloudy days 80.
No. Of cloudy days 81.
No. of days with snow 50.
No. of days with hail l.
No. of days with fog 5.
No. of DAYS with thunderstorms Is.
Total amount of Precipitation 15.4S
inches.
Total depth of snow, unmelted 5000
inches.
Heaviest rain in a hours 3.42 inches.
August 9th and 10th.
Total miles wind 81 $50.
Prevailing direction N.
Maximum velocity, 50 miles, N. w.,
November 8.
No. of days with gales (4O miles per
hour and over) Is.
Mean yearly velocity of wind 10 miles
per hour.
This : indicates below zero.
f. w. DANIELS,
Agent Weather Bureau
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1901-01-17
Accidently Shot.

On Saturday last Fred. Rhoda acci-
dentally shot himself in the knee with
a large n revolver, intlicting a very
painful wound. 1t appears that Fred.
was saddIing up his horse preparatory
to going out on to the range, and putting
his revolver into the holster of the saddle
it in some way discharged, sending the
bullet into the knee. J. s. Costello took
Fred. to Minot for treatment, and al
though the wound ls serious one. it is
not thought that he will lose his leg.
Fred. is we'll known IN Williston, and
has many friends here who will sympa-
thize with him IN his misfortune.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1901-01-17

Cord. Sewell OF Chilcott was business
visitor in Williston last Saturday.
A. B. NfetcaIf of Minot was a visitor in
the city Yesterday and to-day.
Editor Carver of Leeds wants better
methods of fire protection for the town.
John Mercer, Sr., OF Buford was q
business visitor in town on Mo nday of
this week.
Guy Ennis is down from his fathers
Yellowstone ranch visiting his young
Williston friends.
Representative Palmer stopped over
in this city between trains Sunday. He
was enrouts from Willlston to Bismarck
to attend the legislature. We will prob.
ably hear from Ned" later on.-Minot
Reporter.
Tomorrow will be celebrated as red
letter day among the Germans in all
lands. 1t is the thirtieth anniversary Of
the re.institution OF the German empire
for on that eyentful day, in the palace
of Versailles, in the presence Of the dig.
nitaries OF all the German estates. Bis
marck proclaimed William l., King Of
Prussia, as Emperor of Germany. This
date IS also the two. hundredth anniver-
sary of the founding of the modern
kingdom Of Prussia, as it was Jan. Is,
l70l. Roenigsberg, that the Elector
Frederick William Of Brandenburg as.
sumed the crown of the heretofore
Polish dependency.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1901-01-17

Miller & Miller have prepared the
papers necessary to place before the
supreme court of the state an application
for writ of certiorari to test the yalidi-
ty of Judge Winchester's order to burn
all the gambling tools taken in the Pat
terson & Sanderson case at Bismarck.
The application will be made to the court
at Bismarck Tuesday. The court will
issue the writ and then set date for
arguments before the court. Judges
Young and Morgan left Fargo this after
noon for Bismsrck-Fargo Forum.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1901-01-17
LOCAL ROUNDUP.

Judge Cowan held his first term of
court ut Minot last week.
Fort Smelling Brand Canned Goods are
the best, at the Big Store.
There have been Numerous sleigh ride
parties in and around town since the
last fall of snow.
Another surprise party is on the taps.
This time, it is said, that the young
ladies are taking the lead.
Mr.. Carl Kemna, head salesman Of
Hedderich Bros. & Co., made trip TO
St. Paul last week/in the interest Of his
firm, returning Tuesday.
The Stony Creek Dairy Co. will pay
good cash prices for fresh milch COWS.
M. G. Coleman has been appointed
justice Of the peace in place of Nathan
Bellinger, who declined to qualify. It
IL esquire Coleman" don'tcher know.
Mr.. W. Sparklin's dancing school will
'.hold the boards" ut Odd Fellows Hall
next Saturday night as usual. All wor-
shippers at the shrine Of the goddess
Terpsichore are invited.
Otto Dahl has just purchased and had
put up at his ranch in the Stony Creek
district bran new Aermotor windmill.
Otto is progressive in his ideas, and
utilizes nature to assist in running his
business
Smoke one of the popular brands OF
cigars. For sale at Snyder's.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. L. Scranton were
surprised last Friday night by jolly
sleigh load of young people from this
place who took possession of the house
and were given the best of good times
hy their genial host and hostess.
Any one who desires to obtain the
county bounty on coyotes or wolves
killed in this county will hereafter be
required to make affidavit, stating the
date, when and where each animal was
killed aud by whom. Unless this is
done the bills will ue disallowed.
It is currently reported that Frank
Eqan. alias 'Bemis", has been killed in
some town out west. As the story goes
Bemis got into some trouble and at
tempted ssgun play" in which he got
the worst OF it. Bemis was well known
in WilIiston, where he has figured in
numerous difficulties.
Try a glass of delicious hot Soda at
Snyder's.
Clarence H. Ferry, an old time citizen
of McHenry county, came up from Tow
ner last week and made the Graphic
Office a most agreeable visit. Mr.. Ferry
is contemplating selling out his effects in
McHenry county and is seeking q new
location and for that purpose he made
this trip to this section of the country.
Mrs. ]. F. Woodley was the subject ol
q genuine surprise party last Monday
evening, when the Royal Neighbors and
q number of the Woodmen gathered al
her home to tender their congratulations
upon her success rs presiding officer ol
Wild Phlcx Camp for the past two years.
To say that the participants were royalty
entertained would do no more than jus.
tice to the event.
First take your home paper then sub.
scribe for the st. Paul Dispatch. twenty
6ye eents per month. It
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1901-01-17

J. Grantier was over from his south
side ranch yesterday.
The children around town, who have
been suffering with measles are all re-
ported as getting on we'll.
The Ward and Williams county stock
association met at Chilcott last week.
They have an organization OF about
thirty members and several applications
to act upon at this meeting Minot Re-
porter
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1901-01-17

Cornelius Lund arrived in our city
Sunday night from Williston where he
has been for the past three months in
the employ Of the Great Northern Rail-
way Company. The band boys especially
are glad to see him back, as he was their
main solo cornet man in the band last
summer. He intends to teach school
the remainder of the winter in the near
vicinity of Minot.-Minot Reporter.
William Snyder has just received an
elegant new Hot Soda Fountain. lie
has all the best havors and the price is
only cents per glass.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1901-01-17
A Powder Mill Explosion

Removes everything in sight; so do
drastic mineral pills, but both are mighty
dangerous. No need to dynamite your
body when DR.. Kings New Life Pills
do the work so easily and perfectly.
Cures Headache, Constipation. Only
25 cents ut the Williston Pharmacy.