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CURRENT TOPICS.

The Dismal swamps are alive With
bears.
Englands budget deficit will reach
E27,000,000.
South Carolina has 10000 operatives
in cotton mills.
Some New York restaurants now
have smoking rooms for ladies'"
No less than 1856 species Of butter
flies are found in Mexico and Central
America.
Electricity has increased the power
of sea coast lights to that of 3,000..
600 candles.
The average wages Of women in
France are only, about one-third those
of the men.
Before Chinaman can quit Austria
liza he is compelled to register and
leave his photograph.
The Chicago ministers are going to
begin crusade against the slaughter
of pigeons in trap shooting.
The freight charges for hauling an.
thracite coal from Pennsylvania mines
aggregates $40,000,000 year. a
Three-fourths of the earth's surface
can not be cultivated, owing to noun.
tain ranges, swamps and barren fields.
Genoa, Venice and the Papal states
were the first countries to establish
national debts. That was in the 18th
century.
Venezuelan coffee planters get only
one-third the price they used to be.
fore Brazilian overproduction ruined
the market.
The prince of Wales private study
at Sandringham is one of the small
est rooms in the palace, and is lighted
only by a single window.
After a two years test Of an auto
mobile for army use in Austria there
was a saving of $2,915 over the con
veyance drawn by horses.
Secretary Long has directed that
hereafter an explanatory note shall
be inserted in the naval register in
dicating the fact that Rear Admiral
Melville is carried as an additional
number in grade by reason of his
meritorious services in the Arctic re-
gions. "a.. .rs. ..r..u
Electricity has infringed on the
sphere of Indian coolie labor. 1t Is
made to work the punkahs with much
better effect than the coolies do OF
can. The question that troubles the
Indian government is what is to be-
| come of the natives who are incap
| able of any other work.
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BIRDS THAT CAN TALK.
Raven, Jackdaw, Maggie, Jay and the
Entire Parrot Tribe Are Good
COnvereatiOnalists,

It is not little singular that
whilst the so-called dumb animals
have all some language of their own,
q method by which each species can
hold converse with its kind, it is III
the feathered world alone that we
find any creatures capable of being
taught to use the speech of man.
Certain birds not only are capable of
producing articulate words and SEN
fences, but it would appear from
MANY well-authenticated instances as
If they possess in some measure the
reasoning faculty which enables
them to apply their acquired art of
speech with peculiar aptitude.
The raven, the jackdaw, the mag
pie and the jay may all be trained to
initiate sounds and to utter words
and even sentences, distinctly, but
more familiar to most people are
talking birds of the parrot tribe,
which acquire the gift of speech in
far greater perfection than any otli-
er of their species. The voice of the
parrot is also much more human in
ito tones; the raven is too hoarse,
the jay and the magpie are toe
shrill; but there are modulations in
the parrots notes when speaking
that are sometimes absolutely I'M
canny in their weird resemblance to
the human voice divine" This ST.
periority is due to the construction
of it's beak, it's tongue and head.
The parrot, too, has a wonderful
memory and rarely forgets what it
has once thoroughly learped.-Our
Ieang Folk
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HUMOROUS.

What was 1t the shoemaker died
OFF," II don't know, but I heard some
one say he breathed his ast."-lndian-
apolis News.
Mammon's Acrobatics.-"A financial
crash, and poor fellow, he went under"
"And then she threw him over, hear"
Baltimore Herald.
HE says that his proudest boast is
that he never forgets kindness"
"That's right. He never forgets one
that he does you, and he won't let you
forget it Observation-Disclosures Press.
Shrink It.-Mr. William Goat-"Oh,
dear me! I ate too much of that red
flannel undershirt I pulled off the
clothesline this morning." Mrs. Nanny
Goat-'Why don't you take drink OF
?"-Ohio State Journal.
Lady DEBUT if you are such a
martyr to govt, why don't you try the
new Hygeia powders that are so ex'
tensively advertised? They did my
husband world of good" Decayed
Millionaire-"Ah! But I am their
wretched proprietor."-Punch.
Very Wily-"What makes you make
your speeches so obscure?" GAS COM
pliment to my audiences" answered
the orator. But they don't under
stand them" "No. But it flatters
them to think I credit them with SO
much intelligence as to be able to-
Washington Star. .'e
cts funny thing to me-" solilo-
quized the one with the pole, "that in
these days O. progress in invention
somebody hain't got up a labor
savin' device fer. catchin' fish. Now,
I s'pose that soon's git asleep some
fool fish'n grab that bali an I'll have
to wake up an pull him out. Indian
apolis News.
A Pessimistic Wail.-"They say a
cabinet ocer only has about $1,000
the advantage of Ball-player Lajoie."
cts a shame amt it, the way things
are unevenly distribute ed in this world?
Think of cabinet officer, who couldn't
tell bunt from home run, getting
all of $4,000 year! What's this coun-
try coming toF'-Cleveland Plain
Dealer,
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FUNNY LITTLE RODENTS.
They Are Called sousliks, Are Very
Much Like Gophers and Are
Dwellers In the Earth.

Rodents seem to contain, as a family
both the incest and the nastiest Of
creatures. What is more disgusting
than big sewer rat or more engaging
than those other rodents, the squirrels
and the prairie dogs? The sousliks are
not exactly prairie dogs or marmots
or ground squirrels, but kind of mix
ture of all three, says writer in Coun-
try Life. They are found right across
Europe and northern Asia, from b.
hernia to the far eastern steppes, liv-
ing in sociable colonies not unlike
prairie dogs. They are of grayish
brown color, sometimes waved and
spotted with white. Occasionally there
is one gray with very bright black
eyes and an alert "all there" appear
ance which the independent ways Of
sousliks quite justify.
Cuvier says there are some species
of sousliks in America. These are per-
haps the various gophers, some of
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WATER FROM A KNIFE.
Here's a Trick, Boys, That II Bound
to Furnish Much Entertainment
At q Party.

Here is an ingenious trick, and one
which is bound to furnish much enter
tainment at an evening party.
Let one of the company take knife
and say that in few minutes he Will
make water flow out of it's handle.
This, of course, will be impossible un-
less the person who is going to per-
form the trick has contrived to secrete
q small moistened sponge behind his
ear. This being done, let him grasp the
handle of the knife and press it in such
q manner that the spectators will
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1902-08-07

think he is really trying to get water
out Of it.
While he is thus engaged, his hand will
naturally move, and he can gradually
bring it close to his ear. He must then
utter a few mysterious cabalistic
phrases, after which he must ask one
of the spectators to help him by draw
ing three crosses with his finger on his
elbow.
Tins request will naturally surprise
everyone, and, as no one will imme-
diately comply with it, the magician
will have ample time to draw the tiny
sponge from behind his ear and place it
firmly between his forefinger and mid
die finger. All he has to do now is to
hold the knife over plate, for at once
drops of water will begin to fall from it.
IN. Y. Herald.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1902-08-07

which are SO entirely subterranean
that they are almost as exclusively
earth dwellers as are moles. On the
steppes the sousliks are the common
prey of the eagles, especially of the
smaller kind. The eagles sit on the
telegraph posts which the Russian
government has set up along the roads,
and thence watch for the sousliks to
come out of their burrows. Formerly,
as there are no trees on these steppes,
the eagles had to sit on the ground
or soar around if they wanted sousliks
for tea. Now that the government has
given them watching places at the pub
lie expense, it is probable that the
sousliks look on telegraphs as use
less and dangerous form of state mo-
nopoly. They have a curious habit Of
eating flesh. This may be because
they inhabit cold countries where food
is scarce and is welcome in the concen-
trated form in which it is supplied in
meat. In some very interesting expe-
riences of trapping in British Colum:
bia given by Mr.. Turner-Turner it was
mentioned that squirrels often came
to the bait on his traps. Sousliks will
eat the flesh of dead horses, and, like
the American gophers, may be seen
running out of the half-frozen carcas.
In their burrows they love to collect
a little hoard of meat. Birds are either
killed by them or their dead bodies
dragged to their holes. They will also
attack, kill and eat others of their own
species. One or two of these little fell
lows may generally be seen and han
died at the zoo, in the small mammals
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1902-08-07
CHINAMAN ON THE RACES.
Says the White IL Ambitious to Excel
a. Compared with Red, Brown
and Yellow.

The Mercury, an evening newspaper
published at Shanghai, China, for
$4,000 per year payable quarterly in
advance" and dated "3d Moon, 9th
Day, 2sth Year of H. I. NJ. Kuang Hsu,"
or Wednesday, April 16, 1902, contains
an interesting article on the effects OF
the Anglo-Japanese treaty on eastern
Asia, translated from a native Chinese
paper, says the Seattle (Wash.) Post
Intelligencer. The article says:
"Civilization has advanced so much
that we now know that all nations are
derived from one common ancestor.
The varieties of race have been pro-
duced by climate and location and re-
Hgion. But the white race is am
bilious for a paramount position over
the red, brown, and yellow races. The
latter races have no such desire to
rule over the white. In fact, as the
white rises the other colors sink un-
der them"
The writer sorrowfully admits that
"the red, brown, and yellow races are
slow in advancing and cannot keep up
to the white" and he asserts that
"there are some foreigners who are
not willing to make allowances for this
and have devised a theory out OF the
seven days of creation to the effect
that the other races, exclusive OF the
white, were merely transmogrified
monkeys"
He insists that "in the United States
thew have another sort of doctrine to
the effect that man and birds are diff
ferent. The colored people are the
birds and man should use them as
slaves and interiors" And he de-
clares "the Americans are to-day de-
vising fresh exclusion bills against
Chinese workmen and even against
Japanese. In view of all this, what be-
comes of the much-talked of interna-
tional law? Oh, it does not apply to
these matters, forsooth. But do not
be surprised That precious interna-
tional law follows the power which is
mightiest, and is modified accordingly
to suit circumstances"
After much more of this discussion,
amusing to us and earnest to him, he
declares, Al Oll1ld NlOSS AOC HuA>nAy
form, and is swallowed up by other
nations, it will come true that the
white race will actually rule the yell
low race. If this disgrace is to be
averted it entirely depends on China
herself"
The author then directs the atten-
ton of his fellow-Chinese to Japan.
"she," he says, "has rapidly advanced
in civilization, so that she is able to
stand up for her own rights against
the white races. She boldly says that
she also belongs to the white race.
She says that there are red and yellow
white races, to which class she be-
longs, and therefore the western ma
lions need not boast of their white
race. The Japanese will not consent
to be under their feet. Hence the
white race praise her with certain
undertone of jealousy"
Such outpourings prove that the
lives lost during the Boxer outbreak
were not sacrificed in vain; that China
IS waking up,
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1902-08-07
Concerning Busts.

Some school children were being shown
ed, among other places, the vice presidents
room. Mr.. White, the handsome young
clerk of Senator Frye, undertook to play
guide for the youngsters.
Here" said he, "is the bust of George
Washington, the first president of the
United States. He is dead, now, you know.
And here is the bust of jefferson. He's
dead, too. And this is Henry Wilson, one
Of the vice presidents. He died in this
room"
A little girl looked up at Mr.. White
with wide open, wondering eyes. Did he
bust too" she asked.-Washingto Post.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1902-08-07
Example,.

"You ought not to smoke right
before the children, Henry" expos
tulated Mrs. Chinner. Cant you see
that you're setting them a very bad
example?"
"Oh, that's all right, my DEAR" re-
piled her husband, easily. IF they
follow your example of carrying pins
in your mouth they'll never live long
enough to be harmed by my exam
ple.'-Syracuse Herald.
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Homeseekers' Tickets to the West.

Homeseekers can buy excursion tickets
via the Great Northern Railway to points
in Manitoba, Montana, Washington and
the West, at about one fare for the round
trip, on first and third Tuesdays of July,
August, September and October.
Tickets and information from all railway
ticket agents. or F. 1. Whitney, 6. P. e 7.
A. St Paul MINI.
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27G
TALE OF MISS POLLY VOC VOC

This is the tale of Miss Polly Wog Wog.
Who lived in the midst Of the country of
Bog. 49,
OF brothers she numbered one hundred and
four;
OF sisters, two hundred-or possibly more;
No matter. Whatever the total might be,
She never was lacking for playmates, you
see. .-.--.. --..
10 hide-and-go-seek and pom-ponl-pull-
away
She played in the mud and the water all
day;
For water and mud were the young Wogs'
delights
They frolicked there, dined there. and slum-
bered there nights.
Miss Polly was vain-though we hardly
would call
Her face or her figure attra ctive at all.
Like most Of her family, be it here said,
of her head.
Yes, Polly was truly exceedingly plain
But her tail was the thing that was making
her vain!
Her father cried: "shame!' And her
mother cried: "F'ie!'
Her brothers said: Goose" And her sis
tiers said: My"
And dreadful misfortune would happen,
they vowed.
TO girl who was'acting so silly and proud.
But the more they entreated and threatened
and warned,
The more their advice and their efforts
>were scorned,
And Polly went wiggling and wrisgling
about
Such airs! You would think she was some
speckled trout!
But oh! she encountered terrible fate,
Which, just as moral, I'll briefly relate:
She kept growing ugly! But that's not the
worst
She swelled 50 that one day she suddenly
burst!
And, alas! she was changed to common
green frog.
What an end to the tale of Miss Polly Wog
Wog!
-Churchman.
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Homeseekers' Excursions.

Great Northern Railway sells homeseek-
ers' tickets, st. Paul or Minneapolis, to all
points West. including Montana and Wash
iEgton, On the first and third Tuesdays of
July. August, September and October, 1902.
Rate, one fare for the round trip.
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I.a<ies Can Wear Shoes

One size smaller after using Aliens Foot
Ease. A certain cure for swollen, sweating,
hot, aching feet. AT ali Druggists, 25c; A.
Address A. S. Olmsted, LIE Roy, N. Y.
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Then the Trouble Began.

She-But I would never marry q
man who lovee me for my good looks.
He-Of course not, dear, never
thought of such . thing.-Stray Sto-
1ies.
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DelirhtfuI EaAtern Trims.

The Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Ry.
has just issued new summer book, Lake
Shore Tours" showing a selected list of
eastern resorts, with routes and rates.
Copy will be sent on application to G. F.
Daily, Chief A. &. p. A., Chicago.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1902-08-07
Stops the Couch

Look out for the man that let's You do
all the talking-Atchison Globe.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1902-08-07
A New Bur.

Brooklyn advertises reliable bug ex.
termirAtor," which may be Of use to any
one who wants to exterminate reliable
bugs.-Boston Globe. ...
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1902-08-07

A little knowledge is only dangerous
when one is contented with it.-Ram's
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1902-08-07

Piso's Cure for Consumption is an infalli.
BILE medicine for coughs and colds:-N. w.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1902-08-07

Character is the best commercial asset
in the world.-Ram's Horn.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1902-08-07

Bill-"You look bad, Jim. Been laid
up?" Jim-"To-day's the first time out Of
doors for three months" Bill-"What was
the matter with you?" -'sNothin'.
But the magistrate wouldn't believe it,
London Tit-Bits
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1902-08-07
FOURTH OF JULY FR0L1C.
Hint for Serving nm Independence
Day Luncheon That Will Please
Young and Old.

At q Fourth of July picnic were
passed around to the company wooden
plates of generous dinner-plate size.
On these were pasted various odd
shaped pieces of red, white and blue
paper. These, it was explained, were
intended to represent in their general
outline the maps of the thirteen origi-
nal states (as they now appear), and
with them to avoid the unlucky num-
Der, was also the Map of Cuba. At the
top of each, instead of it's name, was
printed number. Pencils were dis
tributed, and the guests were given
half an hour to guess the identity of
the maps the names of which were
written on the backs of the plates.
The couple most successful in this
were each presented with an immense
cannon fire-cracker, which, however,
was not as dangerous as it seemed at
first sight, for it was nothing worse
than a clever imitation of the real
thing filled with bonbons.
The spread certainly looked very
inviting, and the national colors, es-
pecially the red and white, were very
much in evidence. Flag paper nap
kins were used, and these were also
scattered here and there over the
white cloth in place of the usual dol
lies. A bunch of scarlet columbine,
which some had found in the woods,
was placed in blue and white
pitcher in the center, and at either
side of this were baskets of red and
white cherries. Stuffed tomatoes and
radishes afforded the necessary bit OF
color, besides being very appetizing.
These were offset by hard-boiled eggs
wrapped in white tissue paper, and
tiny balls of cottage cheese. There
was, of course, the usual abundance OF
sandwiches of many varieties, includ-
ing ham, tongue, cheese and lettuce;
also fried chicken, Saratoga chips,
rolls, pickles, olives, and last, but not
least ice cream sent out from the city.
For beverage they had delicious lem
onade, which was served in true rustic
fashion from large tin pail.-Alice
Wheeler, IA Woman's Home Compan-
ion.
A Suggestion for the italian
Aster tho organ-grinder had been
working fer about ten minutes the
woman sailed forth and addressed
him.
"'Taint no USE" she said. ''You
don't get no money for that an you
Cont deserve none. If you'd put as
much of the same kind of work on n
churn you wouldn't have no trouble
maxim good uyia'. Chicago Post
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1902-08-07

and works off the cold. Laxative Bromo
Quinine Tablets. Price Is cents.
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Round Trip Homeseekers' Excursions to

The Great Northern Railway sells home
seekers tickets to Manitoba, Montana,
Washington and all points in the West, on
first and third Tuesdays Of July, August,
September and October, at rate of about
one fare for the round trip. Information
from all ticket SCENTS, or F. !. Whitney, g.
p. & I. A., St. Paul, Mimi.
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SPECIAL SEA SHORE ExCURsloH.

Railway.
From Chicago July 18th. $500 for the round
and Sea, Isle City. Stopovers allowed 6
Niagara Falls, at Westfeld and Sandusky
for side trips to Chautauqua and PUTIN Bay.
Tickets good via boat between Cleveland
and Buffalo if desired. Full information
at City, Ticket Office, $50 Clark ST., or BY
addressing G.. F. DAILY, Chief A. G. p. A.,
Chicago.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-09-21

have neither saliva nor any other digs
tive juice 10 accomplish the necessary
conversion OF -he starch into sugar. and
.artinciaI means should not De resorted 70
n order 70 give them food at nature
did not design for them. In many cases
the condition CT the grown individual Is
almost identical 10 the young infant as
regards their digestive powers. and IN
such cases the same natural Diet suitable
for the ta0-e Is best for the older person
Starch. being = sugar-making product.
cannot either in its natural Or p7edlgest-
ed state b given 70 some invalids.
There Is but che emergency when pre-
digested" foods are permissible-that 5
when the digestive uIess are unequal 70
the task Of extracting the lutritive con
stitueats from the ordinary food by min
cling with II and saturating il thorough
T. When these 10 not flow az the invi-
tation OF the stimulating favor. od0r OF
some suggestive real or imaginary quail
ity OF the food. Il remains an inert mass
and not only fails to feed the body. but
creates disturbances in different parts Of
the system
But whenever II is possible allow the
natural process OF digestion 10 be per
formed and do nor abuse these functions
and then condone the oHense by furnish
Ing pznacea IN the form OF any OF the
matted Cpredlgestedj foods. no matter
how eulogistic their recommendations
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-09-21
Eagle Table and Kitchen
Suggestions What to Eat
A1d Aos.y ~ RrA-ara Eool

These articles on the necessarily aO-
s,rDing topic q food are carefully pre-
pared and based on knowledge q chem
isrry as applied 10 coOEl1g and ETactlcai
Information derived from actual expert
enes.
First TolETue-ConG GcseG by Lica ATnes
Willis. Marc leIIe Building. CElcagO, .
whom all inquiries should De ADDRESSED
Al rights reserved - Banning -
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-09-21

Of the snares and dangers he VIII come in
/ contact with. and the chorus is: Come
home early tonight. ny boy. come home
early" I stopped TO listen and look At
the effect. and close beside ne stood a
real nice. clean young man, the big tears
c0ursing down his cheeks Near BY a
tramp. who hadn't touched water OF soap
for years. ard close besf1e him an old
lady. dressed in mourning. These TWO
were IN tears Two men had been touched
by the song bringing 10 them memories
Of their mother. and the old lsdy-her
poor old heart bursting with grief over
the memory Of a boy who No doubt did
not come home early.
Grafters viii be 50 thick IN the city
this week that Il VIII be q good idea TO
take extra precagtton % avoid being
taken ia By some Of them. Il might be
q COCO scheme 70 get 2 ribbon printed
and put II on the under side Of the lapel
Of your coat, bearing the words. on.
cut THAI out ] an loaded. and when
approached By one Of the gentry. fash It
OF him.
see that the Telegraph company is
covering its poles with a thick coating Of
what looks ike Hnts -nauel vow Mr-
Telephone Exchanges. What are you going
to do?
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