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Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1902-09-11
BRAIN AND INTELLECT.
The Highest Authorities Localixc
"Mind" in the PrefOntal LObcs
of the Brain.

The exact seat in the brain Of the
highest intellectual faculties has
formed a moot point in science since
the functions of the organ of mind be-
gan to be investigated with accuracy
The general consensus of opinion To-
calizes what we term mind" in the
prefrcntal lobes of the brain, but by
| another school of thinkers the hinder
lobes have been credited with per-
forming our highest cerebral duties.
The balance of evidence, should say,
is decidedly in favor of the former
view and recent researches and obser-
vations by DR.. Phelps, an American in
vestigator, would appear to assist in
strengthening the opinion that the
most important portion of the brain
is its anterior region. In the course
of the invest igations in question some
295 cases of brain injury and disease
were examined. In all save two it was
noted that interference of extensive
nature with the prefrontal region re-
suited in serious disturbance of the
mental faculties. Less severe injury
produced less marked effects. These
facts parallel the researches of other
investigators, and they are further
substantiated by what is observed in
cases of ,diocy connected with want
of development of the frontal lobes of
the brain.
AS tc the relative Importance of the
two 1otes or halves of the cerebrum,
or chief brain mass, most of us know
that each half governs the opposite
| side of the body, and that, as we are
right-handed, so we may be called left
Drained. The superiority in functional
! Importance of our left brain is not
! questioned, and it is therefore inter-
esting to find DR.. Phelps insisting,
from thesresults of his investigat tons,
| that our left brain lobe is really the
| intellectual half. The right half, it
Is added, is capable of sustaining Sc
we're injury without marked mental Of
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1902-09-11
THE OBEDIENT FISH.

per, which is tied with a piece Of
cord.
The ballast in the fish must be regu-
lated in such way that. the fish can
swim on the surface of the water, but
at the slightest pressure of the hand
against the paper cover sink to the
bottom of the jar. By pressing slight
ly on the paper cover a little water
will enter the fish through the small
opening; the fish, getting heavier,
will sink to the bottom. BY releasing
the pressure the compressed air
in the shell forces the water out, the
fish gets lighter and rises in the wa
ter. Don't let the spectators see the
little motions of the hand pressing
out the cover, and the fish will APP
pear as if obeying your command to
rise or sink.-Chicago Tribune.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1902-09-11
Deaf Men Who Can Hear.

Pretended deafness is readily ex-
posed by simple device, which is
often resorted to by the Partisan au-
thorities. Six men there recently
tried to escape conscription, but they
subsequently betrayed themselves.
One man was informed that he might
stroll about the barraclS yard, por-
ton Of which was paved with stone.
A few minutes later coin was
adroitly dropped behind him, and its
musical jingle caused him to turn to
look for it. The same trick was tried
with each of the other five, and sue
cecded in every case.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1902-09-11
ART IN ARCHITECTURE
Designed and Writer. Especially
for This Paper.
Cs&2>9

THIS six-room house can be erect
ed for $1,7OO. 1t is adapted for
a 25-foot lot. The width of the house
is Is feet and length 43 feet. All the
rooms a1e large and very well ar
ranged.
The size of the parlor is 12x13 feet;
living room, 13x17 feet; kitchen, 12x
~ feet: chambers, 12x13, 13x13 and
12x12 feet; veranda, 6x17 feet; vesti-
bule, 41ax7 feet; pantry, 4Hx10 feet;
kitchen closet, 4hx5 feet;- balcony,
second floor, 4Ax5 feet; bathroom,
5xoH: feet.
From front veranda the entrance
to living room is through the vesti-
bule. Vestibule, parlor and living
room have cased openings between
them. Living room has fireplace.
There is side and rear entrance.
From the side entrance the stairs
lead up to the second floor. Doors
also lead into kitchen and living
room from this entrance.
From the kitchen there is a way
going to basement and to living room
through pantry.
Closets and pantry are fitted up
with shelves.
The entire first and second story
have double doors with felt paper be-
tween them. Trim throughout is of
Georgia pine, oil finish.
The foundation is made of con-
crete, and the thickness of the wall
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1902-09-11
THE OBEDIENT FISH.
formed by Any Bright Young
ster with Steady Hand.

A raw egg is blown out, after boring
a small hole in both ends. One of the
holes is carefully closed with piece
of wax. Draw two large eyes on the
eggshell with lead pencil, as shown in
figure. Then make little bag of two
pieces of red flannel. sewing them to-
gether along the dotted line. Put a
few pieces of shot or few small nails
in the bag as ballast, and pull the
bag half over the eggshell, with the
opening of the shell inside the bag.
The edge of the bag is fastened to
the shell with red sealing wax and
the fish is ready.
Put the fish in glass jar filled with
water, covering the jar with stiff pa
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1902-09-11

stead of the burnt thread and the least
bit of draft or shaking will spoil the
experiment. This trick can also be done
in the following manner: Take small
piece of muslin and tie piece Of linen
thread to each of the four corners, as the
figure shows, forming a sort of ham,
mock. This hammock, together with tho
thread, place in a strong solution Of
salt, as described before. Take it OUT
and dry it, and repeat this treatment
three or four times before the perform
ance. Hang it up as shown in figure,
and put an empty egg shell in the ham,
mock. Set fire to it and you will SEQ
that although the threads ami muslin
are burnt up, the egg will stay suspend
ed In the AiIs
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1902-09-11
MAKEUP SONG FOR SUMMER.

wake up! wake up!' chirps the sparrow
Don't you know it is Tomorrow"
II see you!" pipes robin bright,
Sleeping in the morning light"
Up! all lazy boys and girls,
straighten out your tvmbled curls!
Open eyes and brighten faces,
Don your smiles and pretty graces!
AL the birds are long awake,
All the flowers an airing take,
And before they see your eyes,
They have calls from butterflies!
While the fairywinged sweet peas
Invite the golden-belted bees
70 their breakfast in the shade,
Playing pretty waiter-maid!
The cows are eating clover tops,
The farmer tending to his crops;
Cocks are growing, hens are feeding,
Flocks Of fluffy chickens leading.
Listen! how the brooklet babbles,
Washing smooth its shining pebbles,
Taking pictures of the sky,
Talking with the dragon-fly!
Everything is wide awake
Hear the cvickets in the brake!
drasshoppers, down in the grass,
Say: HAS it come to such pass
That the children sleep so late,
AS We heard the robin state?'
Oh, who would be sleepy-head
Lying in stuffy bed?
Lucia Curran, in Youths Companion.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1902-09-11
NEW RATIONAL GAME.
Pretty Recess or Home Pasttme That
Will Help Youngsters to Ac-
auire Useful knowledge.

In q certain company of grow0-uP
and well-educated people not long ago
prize of ten dollars was offered 10
any one who could give brief de-.
scrtption, or even name the colors, OF
IL different flags. Every member OF
th'~ company tried to do it, and every
one failed.
Now, there is no particular advan-
tage in practical way in being famll-
lar with the flags of all nations, but
there is satisfaction in knowing
things, especially if they are things
that the average person does not
know. Is there boy or girl among
our readers, for example, that would
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1902-09-11
StaEe Waits Arc Prevented.

A revolving stage is in use in a Mu-
Mich theater. 1t is circular platform
and arranged in four parts, like pie
cut in quarters. At each change one
quarter of the circle is presented to
view. By this plan stage waits are
avoided, as a complete change OF
scene is instantaneously effected BY
quarter revolution.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1902-09-11

HOAK a piece of linen thread In a
49, strong solution of salt 1.-TWO table
spoonfuls of water to one tablespoon
full of SALTY. Take it out and let it dry.
repeating this three or four times be-
fore you gre ready for the performance
Of this marvellous trick, the description of
which We take from the Chicago Tribune
Sho'~ the piece of thread to the audi
encc, and, as the thread will look like
an ordinary piece of linen thread, nobody
will know that it has been prepared.
Suspend a light ring from the thread;
set fire to the thread and burn it up.
The ring Will stay suspended, although
the thread is burnt. This experiment
must be executed with gi=at care, as
tine lbes Of salt suspenl1 the ring, In
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1902-09-11
Formidable African Money.

The largest aud most cumbersome
form of money is found in central
Africa, where the natives use cross
shaped ingot of copper ore over ten
inches long. 1t is heavy enough to be a
formidable weapon.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1902-09-11
One Reason,

'Why do men always laugh when
they hear jokes about losing honey
1t horse races?"
"That,' answered the unlucky per-
sen, lis because a laugh is ofte,. used
to conceal an aching neart." - Wazh-
ington Star.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1902-09-11

mace. Coed material and workman
ship are to be employed throughout
the construction.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1902-06-20
Couldn't Straighten Up,


Breed, Wis, June 16th.-Charles F.
Peterson of this pl'.ce, Justice of the
Peace for Oconto County, tells the fol.
lowing story:
For years l had an aching pain in
my back which troubled me very much
especially in the morning.
Il was almost unable to straighten
my back and the pain was unbearable.
Il did not know what it was, but
seeing an advertisement of Dodd's
Kidney Pills l concluded to try a box.
Il can only say that that one box
alone has done me more good than
anything else ever did.
Il feel as we'll now as ever l was.
Il have recommended Dodd's Kid
ney Pills to several others, who are
using them with good results"
Mr.. Peterson is a highly respected
man and one who would not so posi-
lively make a statement unless it was
absolutely true.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1902-06-20
The Worlds Letter Writers.

People who speak English write
two-thirds of the letters OF the world,
says Bradstreet's. There are substan-
TALLY 500, 000, 900 persons speaking col
loquially n or the other Of the ten
or twelve chief modern languages, and
of these about Is per cent. or 125, 000,-
600 persons, speak English. About
10000, 900 speak Russian, $4,000, 900
German, 55, 900, 900 French, $4,000, 900
Spanish, 35 1000, 900 Italian and 2,000,-
900 Portuguese, and the balance Hun
garian, Dutch, Polish, Flemish, Bohe-
milan, Gaelic, Roumanian, Swedish,
Finnish, Danish and Norwegian. Thus,
while only one-quarter of those who
employ the facilities of the postal de-
partments of civilized governments
speak as their native tongue English,
two-thirds of those who correspond
do SO in the English language. There
are, for instance, more than 10000
postoffices in India. the business of
which in letters and papers aggre-
gates more than 300, 000, 600 a year, and
the business of these Offices is done
chiefly in English, though of midas
total population, which is nearly 30O,-
DOC, 900, fewer than 100000 either
speak OF understand English.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1902-06-20
The Big Ice Cream Bill.

Statistics are not available, but we,
as a nation, are addicted to ice cream to
an extent almost beyond belief, says
the New York Press. One company in
New York, the largest and most i'm
portant in the country, sells something
like 100, 900 quarts a day. Its capital
stock is only $4,000, and all Of its Of
ficers and directors are millionaires.
Eighteen or twenty other companies do
a large business, besides which there
are numberless confectionery shops
which make their own and dish it out
in a small way over the counter. Pos
sibly the daily consumption in Greater
New York is 200 900 quarts, and the
average price is 80 cents to the con-
m This makes our ice cream cost
us 100000 a day, or nearly $22, O00, 600
a year.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1902-06-20
Nkl1ht~tn)sD4EssnS

Health will COM with all its blessings to those who knowth way and hs manIy a ques
ton of rghtNhg with all the term npies but the efforts wInh strengthen thu SYSTEM.
the games which rehesh and the foods which noursh are important. each ina way, While it is
ty conditions To a&st nature when nature needs assistance it is ali important that the
medicinal agents used should be of the bt Equality and of known yUe. and the one remedy
which acts mstbe nefcaIy and pleasantly, ASA laxative is syupofFt manufactured by
the California Fig SyrupC0
With proper understandings of the factth many physical ills eo a transient char
adera md yield promptly to the gentle action of Syrup of Figs gadness and comfort come to
the heart and one would remove the trpor and strain ind congeTiona attendant upon con-
sMpatdc condition of the system, take Syrup of Figs and enOy freedom from the aches and
palms, the colds andh headaches and thed depression due to inactivity of the bowels In caseo
any organic trouble nisW WELT consult cOmpetentp physician but Whena laXiyeis required
remember that the most permanently gratifying reats Wilt follow prsonal eOperaiOnw with
the beneficial effects of Syrup of Figs. 1t is for sale by Ill reliable druggists Price fifty
cents per bottle
The excellence of syrup of Figs comes from the beneficial effects the plant used in the
combination and also from the methoiO of manufacturer which ensures that perfect purity and
Uniformity of product essential in a perfect family laxative. All the members OF the family
from h yOlngest tOt the mSta dvancdm years. may use whenever hMivei is needed and
shares alike in its benefcale effects. We do not claim that's Syrup Oh Ffgsi sthe only" remedyO Of
known value BUTT pssssestm this great advantage Ocra other IaXahvest htt acts gently
Ind pleasantly wth0utd disturbing natural unciOnsi in any way as it is freefp from every on
jectonable quality or substance. TOgtis beneficial effects tits always nece&ary to buy the
genuine and the full name OftheC Co. CaiOrnia Fig Syrup Co.'s printed on the rOntO every
package.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1902-06-20
Con. Winfield SCOTS Variety.

Besides being a royal gourmand and
a person of unusual size, Gen. Win
field Scott was probably as vain a man
as may be discovered outside of the
realm Of literature. Gen. Keyes, au-
thor of Fifty Years Observation"
was reading to him an article on
Henry Clay, in which the size of
Clay's mouth was referred to, and the
writer had added that Burke, Mira
beau and Patrick Henry all had
mouths of extraordinary size, conclud-
ing with the remark, "All great men
have large mouths" exclaimed the
general; why, my mouth is not above
three-fourths the size it should be for
my bulk"
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1902-06-20
The Khedive and the Rascal.

Even to the adventures and down
court at Cairo, and afterward pursued
his wanderings, Ismail extended a
good-natured, half contemptuous pa
tronage. He liked a rogue far better
than a fool. Once, when he had for
mally forbidden his door to a fragrant
offender, the man, who knew his char
acter, got a ladder and climbed into
the viceroy's room, remarking, Il have
obeyed your highness' commands, and
l have crossed your threshold by the
window, and not by the door," The
humor of the thing at once appealed to
Ismail, and the offender was reinstat-
ed in his favor.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1902-06-20
A FOrpetful Dfplomat-

Viscount De Alte, the new Portu-
gese minister to this country, comes
from a distinguished family, which
has for generations been in the diplo-
matte service of Portugal. He re-
signed as charge d'affaires in St. Pc
tersburg to accept his new post. 1t
will be remembered that his ~predeces-
sor, Viscount Thyrso, was suddenly
recalled last autumn because, through
an unfortunate set of circumstances,
he announced to his government the
death of President Mckinley two days
before the event occurred.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1902-06-20
THE VISION OF JACOB
SACRED SPOT is NOW A DESOLATE
HEAP OF RUINS.
One of the Oldest, Hoiiest, and Most
Interesting Sites Referred To In
Christian History-stons Which Served
as "a Pill .ow.

1t is strange that some of the relig-
ious organizations which are fighting
among one another over the posses
sion of bogus or doubtful places assO-
ciated with Scriptural events do not
take possession of Bethel, one of the
Oldest, hottest and most interesting of
all the sites referred to in Christian
history. 1t is now called Betin, and is
an abandoned and desolate heap Of
ruins, with a few miserable novels
occupied by wretched families of Bed
ouins, who herd the sheep and goats
upon the neighboring hills, writes Will
liam E. Curtis in the Chicago Record
Herald.
The hill called Bethel is a c%onspicu-
u place, rising several hundred feet
from the plain and visible for a con-
siderable distance. There are several
ancient tombs, marble columns and
other pieces of dressed stone, some of
them bearing inscriptions and others
showing evidences of elaborate cary
ing, scattered about the fields in the
vicinity, and near the summit of the
hill is a remarkable circle of large
blocks of stone which the Moslems
say is the place where King Jeroboam
set up the golden calves for the Is
raelites to worship, and brought down
upon himself the wrath of Jehovah.
There is also the foundation Of q
large square tower, called Burr Betin
NV tho nofipnc on1 lilo tho rnSarvnir
its origin is lost in the mist of the
ages. 1t was probably built by the Cru
saders. The Moslems say that it marks
the spot where Jacob slept that night
when he saw the angels on the ladder
and when God made with him the
and said: 81 am the Lord God of Abra-
ham, thy father, and the God of Isaac;
the land wherein thou Hest, to thee
will l give it and to thy seed, and thy
seed shall be as the dust of the earth,
and shall spread abroad to the west
and to the east, and to the north and
to the south; and in thee and in thy
seed shall all the families of the earth
be blessed. And Jacob rose up early
in the morning and took the stone
that he had used for his pillow and set
it up for a pillar and poured oil upon
the top of it, and he called the name
of that place Bethel" And yet the
place where this occurred is not only
neglected, but absolutely abandoned,
and no one has thought it worth while
to erect a monument here since the
days of the Crusaders.
The stone which Jacob used for a
pillow is supposed to be the seat of
the coronation chair in Westminster
Abbey, and Edward VII. will sit upon
it when he receives the crow and
scepter of the British empire next
June. This stone is said to have been
taken to Ireland by one of the early
Christian missionaries, and the kings
of Ireland were crowned upon it; it
was then carried to Scotland and was
the throne of the Scottish kings for
centuries, and finally in the reign of
Edward the Confessor it was brought
to London, and has since been in
Westminster Abbey.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1902-06-20


Hon. T. Y. Fitzpatrick, Congressman
from Kentucky, writes from the Ma
tional Hotel, Washington, D. c., as fol-
lows:
"Af the solicitation of friend I used
your Peruna and can cheerfuHy recon-.
mend your remedy to anyone suffering
with cafarrh or who needs q good
tonic. "---T. Y. FITZPATRICK.
A Good Tonic.
Pe-ru-na is a natural and efficient
nerve tonic. 1t strengthens and re-
stores the activity of every nerve in the
body.
Through the use of Pe-ru-na the
weakened or overworked nerves resume
their natural strength and the blood
vessels begin at once to regulate the
flow of blood according to natures laws.
Congestions Immediately disappear.
Catarrh Cured.
AL phases of catarrh, acute or chronic,
are promptly and permanently cured.
It is through it's operation upon the
nervous system that Pe-ru-na has at
tanned such a worldwide reputation as a
sure and reliable remedy for all phases
of catarrh wherever located.
If you do not derive prompt and salts
factory results from the use Of Peruna,
write at once to DR.. Hartman, giving a
full statement of your case and he will
be pleased to give you his valuable ad-
vice free.
Address DIR. Hartman, President of
The Hartman S~anitarium, Columbus, o.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1902-06-20
This is an English Joke.

A story heard in the house of COM
mons is of some ones meeting Sid
Wilfrid Lawson, the temperance leader
and radical, and asking him, well,
Lawson, what do you feel about the
war;" Whereupon Sir Wilfrid re-
piled: 81 try to feel about it as our
Captain Christ would wish us to feel"
"Ah," rejoined the other in a disgust
ed tone, Il might have guessed that
you'd be a pro-Boer."
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1902-06-20
A Place to Spend the Summer.

On the lines of the Milwaukee Rail-
way in Wisconsin, Minnesota and Iowa
are some Of the most beautiful places
in the world to spend a summer vaca
ton, camping out or al the elegant
summer hotels. Boating, fishing,
beautiful lakes and streams and cool
weather.
Okoboji is the nearest of these re-
sorts, but all are easily reached from
Omaha, and the round trip rates this
summer are lower than ever before.
Full information on application.
F. A. NASH,
Gen'l Western Agent, c. NJ. & st. P.
Ry.. 1904 Farnam ST., Omaha.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1902-06-20
Veterans In Tennessee.

Tennessee now has LAS names on
its state pension roll of old soldiers,
and the total amount paid to them in
the last year was s149,2 2O. No more
names can be added unless the legis-
lature increases the appropriation.
The pensioners are divided into three
classes-the first receive $500 a year
each, the second 5000, and the third
500.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1902-06-20
Ladies Can Wenr Shnea

One size smaller after using Aliens Foot
Ease, a powder. 1t makes tight or new
shoes easy. Cures swollen, hot sweating,
aching feet, ~ingrowing nails, corns and
bunions. All druggists and shoe stores,
CSC. Trial package FREE by mail. AID.
dress Allen S. Olmsted, Leroy, n. Y.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1902-06-20
Parry is an Early Riser.

David Mclean Parry, of Indianap-
oils, president of the National Asso-
citation Of manufacturers, was born on
a farm "a Pittsburg. He rises at
$50 a. m. and is at his Office desk
at GAS every morning.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1902-06-20
where DOCTORS FAIL
To Cure Woman's Ills, Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Conn
pound Succeeds. Mrs. Pauline
JudsOn Writes:

"DEAR Mrs. PINKHAM:-Soon after
my marriage two years ago l found
myself in constant pain. The doctor
said my womb was turned, and this
caused the pain with considerable in
fammation. He prescribed for me for
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1902-06-20

Mother Gray's Sweet Powder for Children
Successfully used by Mother Gray, nurse
in the Children's HomeinNew York. Cures
Feverishness, Bad Stomach, Teething Dis
orders, move and regulate the Bowels and
Destroy Worms. Over 10000 testimonials.
At all druggists, 25c. Sample FREE. Ad-
dresa Allen S. Olmsted, Leroy. N. Y.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1902-06-20

The life founded on truth in prin-
ciple and in practice al never be over
thrown.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1902-06-20

Henry A. Salzer, the Wisconsin
scotsman, gives the last thousand dol.
lars to wipe out the debt of the La
Crosse Y. NJ. c. A.