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Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1902-02-20
His Resolution.

II have made good resolution to-day"
said Mr.. Sourdropp.
"And what was that?" asked Miss Old
girle.
"Well, you know I have been bach
elor for AZ years, and now l have resolved"
"Oh, this is so sudden" murmured Miss
Oldgirle, getting ready to fall into his
arms ..'
II have resolved he continued, with
some stcrnness. 'to be bachelor for AZ
years more."- baltimore American.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1902-02-20

The Way of the World.
When men do foolish things, we say:
THAT is, indeed, their natural way.
And if they're wise, we're not content
We murmur: "'Twas an accident"
Washington Star,
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1902-02-20
A Tfaxedy,

"A L TW8CUys
I sued for her hand
The dear little thing
And now I am suing
To get back my ring.
-Yonkers Statesman.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1902-02-20
"a Back Door Market"

One was well-known banker and the
other was a reporter of financial news and
views, and they were discussing the course
of the Amalgamated Copper company and
its management.
"What sort Of market do you call this?"
asked the reporter.
"a back-door market" replied the
banker.
''What do you mean by that?"
"Why, l mean," said the banker, "that
it's market when you 60 in at the front
door and then crawl out OF the back door
while the public think you are still inside"
IN. Y. Commercial Advertiser
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-10-30

and so wonderfully has she trained
them to serve her one remaining MEM
Der, the tongue, that it performs with
marvellous quickness and skill the tasks
which feminine fingers alone are wont
to do. At her bidding it traces with a
pencil held between the teeth outline
sketches of flowers and trees: it grasps
a needle, threads it and works in and
out the fine delicate stitches of embroid-
cry finery: it writes letters to her
friends and it guides the mallet which
makes music on her metalaphone. Miss
Tunison's tongue is very ruiy member,
indeed. Never having had the use of
her hands. Miss Tunison has thrown
her full dependence upon the tongue,
which, through the loss of all other
members, is abnormally acute and gift
ed.
Miss Tunison is a bright faced woman
of 30. All day long she sits strapped in
a wheeled chair, specially constructed
for her. A wide board is attached across
the front, something like that of
child'S high chair. This is her work ta-
BILE, and on it she has her boxes of col
ored crayon, her work basket, Tiled
with spOOls of thread, needle books ami
endless little odds and ends. There, too,
she has her writing pad and several
inch and a half long pencils, sharpened
by some friendly hand. When only four
years old Miss Tunison began to train
her tongue into usefulness. She would
pick W. buttons with it from her little
table, and with a string, also IN her
mouth, in some way pass the cord
through the eyelet, amusing herself for
hours stringing buttons. Later she be-
gan to sew
To see Miss Tunison thread a needle
preparatory to doing her embroidery
makes one half doubt ones eyes. First
she takes the little needlework from out
her work basket, laying it before her;
then weight, specially made for her
purpose, is taken W by her teeth and
placed upon one-haIf of it 10 hold it
! firm while she removes the neadle de-
sired: this done. she sticks it straight
up in the table before her. Then a
thread is wound off the required length
and cut by means of a scissors naniDu-
lated in the same marvellous way. Her
tongue takes up the thread and through
its exquisite sense of feeling passes it
through the eye of the needle in as short
time as the average steady nani and
eye require
The bit of cambria or linen on whica
she is to embroi6er is taken out and
unfolded in the same way aud the
weight placed upon one corner of it to
hold it down while sewing. Holding the
needle with her tongue, she places il
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-10-30
PILGRIM JOE.
He Starts Out With Bounding Spirits,
but Meets Up With Check.

left the thrivin' town of Last Hope
as the risin' sun gilded the tree tops
and the birds had begun to sing their
songs, and as J rode toward Mount
Misery my heart was light and my
speerits was gay. I had figured up and
found had much to rejoice over, name
w
First was a pilgrim travelin' about
and speakin' words of consolashun and
cheer and maxim the world better.
Second had tintype outfit and
business was good.
Third-My pain alleviator, at two shil-
Inns bottle. was a boon TO sufferin' hu-
manity, while my certain cure for aSth
ma had aided tens of thousands to get
their lost breath back.
FOurth-My old boss was good for a
2:40 clip in scrub race any day in the
week, and my fghtin' dog had a sure
thing nine times out of ten.
As 1 thought of all these blessin's
and realized that members of the beef
trust might be suferin for the actual
necessities of life 1 broke into song and
felt so good natured that 1 would have
paid double admission fee to a circus
and taken a back seat besides. In the
midst of my rejoicin' 1 met an old man
on a mule. He was q venerable old
critter, with long, yaller whiskers and
milky eyes, but 1 thought I saw guile
in him while he was yet ten rods away
1 did not pass him by on this account
however. AS we met L stopped my out
fit and said:
Hail Teller pilgrim, and may it be
well with thee"
Hail to thee" he replied, "and may
say that l have nothin' in pertickler to
complain about, though I could wish
that the world was less wicked. It's
a dreadful thing to feel that nine-tenths
of your Teller critters are travelin the
broad road that leads down to perdi-
tom
yea. it's truly so. May I ask if you
have a mission on this airth2"
You may"
rs it to make mankind better2"
That's it to a dot. and I've been at
it these twenty years. Mebbe you are in
the same Hne?'
Exactly. I'm sympathizin', condolin'
advisin' and arousn'. and I sort o.
calkerlate( I've been of more or less
help to about million people. I'm car
ryin' few things as a side line, as you
may have observed, but it is only to di-
vert my mind when the Wickedness of
the world makes me too melancholy.
Whittier goest thou on thy mule this
day?"
ITO the camp meetin' at Dog Creek. y
he replied as he fondled his whiskers
in lOvin' way. Yea, ! go to help in
the fight ag'in evil, and l shall grid on
my armOr and strike for the right Meb-
be l could indOOce you to come alOng2'
mot skassly, thankee, as I have three
or four dates ahead, but I shall be pres
ent in the speerit and wish you Well"
/ was gatherin' up the lines to drive
on, thinkin' there was no more to be
said when the venerable pilgrim raised
his hand in gentle protest and said
I take it that we both have the in
terests of our Teller critters at HEARTH
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Decrease .....................s42 . S7954
Or, 501A per cent.
At such rate of decrease the deficit
would have disappeared and the service
become self-sustaining in another year
The service was a the same time. contin-
ually improving. This is a record of ad
ninistration which may well serve as
model to our Cuban friends.
RECOMMENDATIONS
The act of June 13 1898, providing that
assistant poStmasters, cashiers and other
employees in postoffices of the first, second
and third classes shall give bond direct to
the United States has not proven satisfac-
tory in operation and has raised number
of legal questions which, if decided in ac-
cordance with the contention of sureties
and pOStmaSterS, may result in serious loss
to the government. Originally a postmas-
moneys received and it was his duty to ac-
count therefor, even if a Toss was due to
d suDor1inate- a EeAatlous question: az 70
responsibility for losses has arisen since
the act referred to became. effective. If
the postmaster makes good the loss there
is no provision for him to succeed TO the
rights of the United States under the
clerks bond. If it should be judicialy de-
termined that the bonding of the clerk di-
rect to the United States relieves the post
master, the government would have no
recourse in the event the loss exceeded
the amount of the bond therefore earn
estly renew my recommendation that the
act be repealed and suggest law be en-
acted requiring assistant postmasters,
cashiers and other employees to give
bonds to postmasters direct and holding
postmasters responsible under their own
bonds for any and all acts and defaults
occurring at their respective offices.
l further recommend: That an appro-
priatiOn be made for the purpose of con-
structing lookoutS wherever, in the Opin-
ion of the postmaster general, the same
be needed.
That the interstate commerce law be
i amended to prohibit common carriers, TO-
wit telegraph and express companies, or
anv of their employers, from aiding and
j abetting in the green goods or lottery
! swindles or any other scheme carried on
partly by mail and partly by common car
| rier. and which is in violation Of the pos
4 al "a yVs.
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I'VE surely do" answers.
I'VE would make an ~acrifce to see
the world become better?"
You bet!"
virtue in the sight of mankind, but there
are occasions when-when''-
Occasions like the present. says
"wnel We might indulge in a game OF
poker and the world be none the wors5
for il. Is that what you was tryin' to gil
around to, Teller toiler?"
YEA, it was. and may I take it that you
are IN accord with me?"
You may In other words, my speerii
flies cut TO greet your'n-
Tie old man was tickled all over, ami
l saw the light of craft and avarice in his
eyes as we got down and spread a blanket
on the grass There was no question but
that he took me for a tenderfoot and in
tended to wax fat on my ducats.
How noble is Natur' at homer he said
as we made a dollar Jack pot. And he
shuTled the cards and looked away over
the prairie.
"She is truly So I replied as I watched
his fingers land therein lies the sadness
of mans wickedness. With such a mother
as Natur' mankind ought to harbor no
evil in his SOUL
Album" he sighed as we cut for deal,
and I got it.
Album I replied as I dealt off the
cards and found I had two pairs waitin'
for me.
He drew three and did not help his pair,
and I took the pot After that he said lit
tie Down in our heart of hearts we wish
ed virtue to triumph over vice in every
nook and corner of the land, but when
you are playin' poker it is better to think
than to talk. The venerable old pilgrim
lNred me on by lettin me win the first
four or five pots, but when the time came
that he found three jacks in his hand and
So IN the pot ne set out to work my down
fail. 1 had two pairs and went in, and
with guileless expression on each coun-
/ tanarce we saw and raised until the sum
amounted to 500 Then 1 grew weary and
called to be scOoped and when I realized
that I had been shorn I precipitated my
self upon him and clutched his throat in
effort to make him cough up. IT'S not
til" game itself, but the results that pro-
duce evil The struggle was brief but
fl roe. I bla cked one eye for the venerable
man. but he BACKED two for ne in re-
turn. 1 inflicted a scratch on his cheek,
hut ne bit ny ear till his teeth met in
tie flesh.
When he had mad me boiler for mercy
and let up. I limped over to my wagon
and climbed upon it and rode off. and
WlCn I had left him behind he mounted
1 his mule and pursued his way. I do not
/ think he went to camp peetin' while OF
my side my happy speerits were no longer
/ be undin'. We had descended to wicked
ness, and wickedness leaves it's sti'g he
hind.-(Copyright 1902 by o. B. Warner.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-10-30
Goes Like Hot Cakes.

1.-THE fastest selling article [ have in my
Davis, Ky, lis Dr. Kings New Discov-
cry for Consumption, Coughs and Colds.
because it always cures In my six years
of sales it has never failed. I have known
it to save sufferers from throat and lung
diseases, who could get no help from doc
oprS or be any 1Imfr rcre II Tey
J. Arnold Drug Co., S21 North Kansas
avenue, guarantee satisfaction or refund
price Trial bottles free. Regular size,
Soc and 100
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where desired. then lifts and throws
U1Oh one corner or the cloth so as TO
grasp the needle from the underside and
pull it through, making the stitch COM
plete. This she does over AMI over
again. tracing and working out the
most delicate designs and nearly always
without outline. save what cones
spontaneously to her mind when work.
ng.=PhiladelDhia Ledger
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-10-30
ASKILLFUL TONGUE.
How Paralytic Sews Without Use
of Hands.

One of the most remarkable invalids
in the world is Miss Tunison. para
lytic, who resides at Sag Harbor, l. 1.
who is expected to visit friends in this
city this week. She has been helpless
since birth, having only the head and
upper shoulder muscle under control,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-10-30
JUST WHAT you NEED.
Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver
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When you feel dull after eating.
When you have no appetite
When you have a bad taste in the mouth
When your liver is torpid
When your bowels are constipated
When you have a headache
When you feel bilious.
They will improve your appetite cleanse
ana inNlgorate your stomach and regulate
For sale by all druggists.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-10-30
DEFICIT.

DEFICIT.
1901 ................ ..............SS 3 500. SO
1902 ................. A. 1913 So
The Elbert County tribune., 1902-12-25
ROOSEVELT ASKED
TO ARBITRATE
+++++++++++++++++++++++++.

Berlin, Dec. 23-The notes Of Ger
many and Great Britain formally invit-
ing President Roosevelt to act as ar
bitrator in the Venezuelan dispute
were handed to the United States am
bassador here and to the United States
charge in London yesterday.
The blockade OF the Venezuelan
coast will continue until definite ar
rangement for arbitration has been
reached. Germany will be well salts
fed If President Roosevelt undertakes
the task. His acceptance would be
considered a sufficient guarantee that
Venezuela would pay II she lost
Asking President Roosevelt to ar
bitrate was the Emperors suggestion.
An indirect inquiry three or four days
ago not eliciting refusal from the
President, request has now been
made in direct form. Although Ger
many is ready to submit her case to
any impartial tribunal. she would pre-
fer President Roosevelt for the reason
that President Castro is more likely
to accept the decision of the Presi-
dent OF the United States than that of
the Hague tribunal. II President Cas-
tro evades payment under President
Roosevelt award the people OF the
United States, 1t is claimed here,
would, with positive pleasure. see the
allies compel him to pay up.
The United States is considered
here as emerging from the affair with
all credit. The Monroe doctrine has
been acknowledged by two of the
greatest powers of Europe. President
Roosevelt has been accepted as arbi-
traitor by all the parties concerned and
the South American states have been
persuaded by events that the United
States is the only power between them
and Europe. The only annoying thing
to the German government has been
the alleged readiness of Americans to
suspect Germany of secret designs
The reported extraordinary distrust OF
Germany has been a painful surprise
to the Emperor and to the cabinet.
The Elbert County tribune., 1902-12-25
Telluride Arrests.

Denver. Dec. ga Republican dis
patch from Telluride yesterday says:
William Brennan. the tenth man to
be arrested under indictments re-
turned by the grand jury. came to
town and gave himself up this morn
ing. Yesterday the sheriff telephoned
Brennan that he was wanted and he
came down from the Tom Boy mine.
There are three indictments against
Brennan. two on charges of murder
and one of assault to commit muir
der. He failed to-day to secure the
required bond of $4,000.
Samuel Reed. who was arrested and
has been in je!l since last week Sc
cured bond to-day for $1,000, William
hutchinson. formerly superintendent
OF the Tom Boy mine, being his surety.
Everything is quiet here at present.
Strong Efforts are being made to hail
out the men In jail. as the District
Court Will not convene until NEXT NAV
The Elbert County tribune., 1902-12-25
CROWN PRINCES
FLEES FROM HOME

Dresden, saxony. Dec 2s.-The
crown princess of saxony fed from her
home the night of December 11th. The
Dresdener Journal says to-day:
The princess. in state OF intense
mental excitement. suddenly deserted
her family at Salzburg and went
abroad. The Saxon court functions for
the winter. including the New Years
reception. have been cancelled"
The foregoing paragraph in to-day's
official journal. which was inserted by
order of the King and crown prince of
Saxony. has turned into truth what for
several days past has been regarded rs
an incredible tale. The crown prin-
cess of Saxony. surrounded by her la
dies-in-waiting and numerous attend
ants, has vanished so utterly that the
police of every kingdom in Europe
have for ten days been unable to trace
her
The official announcement was in or
der to oE.ain the aid of the general
public in finding her and because the
court fiction that she preferred TO re-
main in retirement at Salzburg rather
than return to her husband and chill
dren at Dresden canot longer be main
tanned.
1t is officially explained that the
princess disappearance is due TO men
tai arrangement. There is little doubt
however. that it was caused by do
nestle discord growing out of her hus-
bands relations with an actress OF the
Dresden court tneater It is asserted
here that the princess frequently
threatened flight on this account. and
that she was incensed with her ia
tner, the grand duke OF Tuscany, for
counseling her to forgive her husband
She is said to be enciente 1t is ru-
mored here tonight that the princess
was accompanied by the French tutor
OF her children.
The Elbert County tribune., 1902-12-25

Denver, Dec. GA special dispatch
from Las Animas TO the Republican
yesterday says;
In a statement TO the officers to-day
Cherokee Bill" Smith made startling
disclosures, He claims that the Stan
ley brothers had friends in Arizona
and Indian territory who were to join
them In robbing various railroad dcpots
and small banks throughout the South
west. and states that the only thing
which interfered with the operations OF
this band of outlaws and the perpetra-
tion of the crimes as planned was the
interrupted robbery of the Carlton
postoffice and the subsequent chase
which resulted in his ('Cherokee Bills)
capture. He says that at his trial he
viii give the authorities valuable In
formation. If the outlaw can be made
TO give more explicit information with
in the next few days the officers are
confident that they will be able to cap
ture the Stanley brothers and prevent
numerous robberies which Cherokee
Bill" says have been planned by them.
The officers know that Cherokee
Bill" was headed for Coolidge. Kansas
where he has friends. and II is believed
that there are men there who intended
Joining the outlaw band. AS Cherokee
Bill'' has been in the penitentiary
twice and knows that he can expect no
clemency. IT is believed mat he will tell
all he knows before he is sentenced.
II is not known where he will be tried.
as the United States officers and the
officers of three counties have claims
on him. Postofiice Inspector Smithers.
The Elbert County tribune., 1902-12-25
California Fears consump.ives.

Los Angeles. Cal, Dec. 23.-The
committee appointed from the state
Senate to investigate the conditions
connected with the coming of con-
sumptives to California from eastern
states and the proposed plan to estab-
lish state institution for the care
of such patients has decided to recon-
mend to the Legislature that some
legislation be enacted looking to the
restriction OF the coming to the coast
of consumptive persons. 1t was de-
lcided not to support the plan of estat
fishing a home for patients of that
class, the committee being of the opln-
ion that such a move would only re-
suit in encouraging persons suffering
with tuberculosis to come to Califor-
MIA.
The Elbert County tribune., 1902-12-25
CHEROKEE BILL DISCL0SES
OPERATIONS OF THE OUTLAWS

who is here, says he is willing that the
outlaw should be tried by the Prowers
county authorities. SO II is thought he
will be held here He has no friends
here and there is little fear that he can
be rescued or will escape.
In his story to the officers the bandit
gives an Interesting account of the ex-
periences of the few days when he and
the Stanley brothers were SO closely
pursued by the various posses. He says
that he and the Stanley boys quarreled
the first night and that he repeatedly
tried to leave them and continue his
flight alone. Each time. he says, they
threatened to shoot him II he did. and
1t was only when they thought they
could better their own chances of es-
cape that they consented to his setting
out for Coolidge.
He told the officers that 1t was to his
constant craving for morphine and
whisky. for which narcotics he has
hopeless mania. that was due his cap
ture. When the Bailey brothers and
McAfee approached him he said he was
unable to show fight. although he was
armed and stood a good chance of
making his escape. He Is broken in
health and very weak.
To-day he escorted the officers to
the cedars. where great deal OF plum
der secured by his gang was hidden.
Here many firearms taken from the
store in Carlton and supposed to have
been laid aside to arm the gang when
Its numbers increased. were buried. and
the officers recovered almost all of the
bandits plunder.
The Elbert County tribune., 1902-12-25
EDWARD VII. ANSWERS WIRELESS
TELEGRAM FROM ACROSS THE SEA

of the Times prints the text OF a wire
less message received from the Cana
dian government as follows
Ottawa. Dec. 21.-The government
OF Canada, through the Times. desires
to congratulate the British people on
the accomplishment by Marconi of the
greatest feat modern science has yet
achieved. CARTWRIGHT.
Acting Premier"
The representatives of Marconi say
they have been receiving transatlantic
messages for a week. They add that
the message TO King Edward and 9TH
ers came through without a hitch and
practically instantaneous. II is cal
culated that the company will be able
to handle 1000 words per hour As
soon as It is able to get the postofiice
authorities to connect Poldhu with the
inland telegraph. the company will
commence regular commercial business
between Cornwall and Nova Scotia
Marconi has expressed mild satisfac-
ton with the results recently obtained,
but his manager said the inventor was
always so sure he would be able TO
achieve his aim that they did not ex-
pect him TO be enthusiastic.
Marconi is going to Cape Cod.
where his apparatus only needs slight
before II will be ready to
be linked up with Poldhu. which at
present is the only wireless station on
this side capable of receiving transat-
lantic messages. Other stations will
shortly be built on the continent
The Elbert County tribune., 1902-12-25

Ottawa. Ont. Dec. 23.-The Kings
reply to Lord Minto's message sent by
wireless telegraphy waa received yes
terday by cable as follows:
London. Dec. 20. 1907 am much
interested by the wireless message
which you have sent me and am de-
lighted at the success OF Signor Mar
coni's great invention. which brings
Great Britain and Canada into still
closer connection.
EDWARD. REX"
Glace Bay, N. g.. Dec. 23.-To his
wireless message transmitted from
Canada to King Edward VII. Mr.. Mar
conf has received the following reply.
signed by Lord Knollys. the Kings
private secretary:
II have had the honor OF submitting
your telegram to the King, and | am
commanded 10 congratulate you sin
cerely on the successful issue OF your
endeavors to develop your most i'm
portant invention The King has been
much interested in your experiments.
as he remembered the initial ones were
commenced by you on the royal yacht
Osborne in 1898"
Rome. Dec. o3.-King Victor EN-
manual yesterday morning received
the wireless message from Marconi
forwarded from Cape Breton via Corn
wall, and sent congratulatory reply
London. Dec. 23.-The second edition