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PENsIoNER OF 1872.
Last Of His Kind on the Books Of
the Pension Office.
Aged 1O3 Years, Hiram <silas Cronk
Still Lives, and Every Night Re-
S peats Little Prayer Learned
in Childhood. a.:

On a small farm, cleared by himself
more than IS years ago, Hiram Silas
Cronk, the last pensioner of the war OF
1912, is now living near Ava, N. Y. at
tended by his daughter, Mrs. Sarah
Crowley, herself quite an aged lady, be-
ing more than 60. -
Mr.. Cronk was born on the 10th day OF
April, 1900, at Frankfort, Herkimer
county, N Y, and is now 103 years and
six months old. His health is moderate
ly good and he does not look to be as old
as he is. True, it is that the old soldiers
mind is growing weaker, and he takes
but little interest in present-day analrs,
but he remembers distinctly and wildly
the stirring times and scenes OF young
manhood. Unlike the average old SOL
der, however, Mr.. Cronk does not like
to talk of war times" save to his own
children, his youngest son now being
So and the eldest 70.
my father has always been sweet
tempered and loving" said his daughter,
Mrs. Crowley, " and now, in his very old
days, we children can detect little or no
difference in his loving consideration for
us and his feelings for everyone. H7 IS
never out of humor and petulant, but is
even tempered all the time, and l am
sure will be ready when the Master calls
him. Throughout his life father has been
an Industrious temperate and Christian
man, doing his full duty in every way.
There is not one single dark stain on his
long and useful life. With the sweet,
childlike faith that was instilled into
him by pious mother when he knelt at
her knee in childhood, he never retires
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Tramp Gets Big Fortune.

Dame Fortunes tickle ways have been
illustrated once more by the case of a
vagrant reported from Vienna. A va
Grant named Stoeller was found last
January half frozen at Buda-Pesth. He
came from Agram, where he had often
been punished for misdemeanors, and
ultimately he was expelled from Buda-
Pesth. There has, however, arrived
from Agram an advocate to ask on be-
half of Stoeller that the order for his ex-
pulsion be Cancelled, as he has inherited a
fortune of $3.50, 900 from an uncle at Salz-
burg. Stoeller begs to be allowed to set
tie in Buda-Pesth and promises to con-
duct himself properly in future.
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PRAISES AMERICANS.
New British Ambassador Pays Hlsh
Tribute in . Recent Work
II Fiction.

The kings approval Of the appoint
ment of Sir Henry Mortimer Durans.
British ambassador at Madrid, to be am
bassador at Washington, succeeding the
late Sir Michael Herbert, brings to light
the fact that Sir Henry, long ago, I'M
Willingly provided himself with q unique
passport to the affections OF Americans.
This is an eloquent tribute to the eight
ing blood" of Americans and to the stars
and stripes, contained in the last and
strongest. chapter of Sir Henry's novel,
entitled 'The Ruling Race" published
in 1898. Probably no other Englishman
has written such enthusiastic praise Of
Americans as this chapter contains, and
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THE FLAG OF PANAMA.
first lower square, to the left, Is white,
with u blue star in it's center. The second
upper square is white, with red star In
its center, and the second lower square
Is red.)
about IS 900. 1t is bishops see and has
q handsome cathedral and FIVE other
churches, charity hospital and nor
NAL and several private schools sus-
tanned by government. One newspaper
is published daily In Spanish and Eng
lish. The surrounding country is fertile.
but the city has but little trade. The
city of Panama is situated on tongue
of land which extends some distance out
to sea. The harbor is safe for small ves-
sells; large vessels cannot approach
nearer than three miles from shore, and
are unloaded by lighters. Colon, form
erly Aspinwall, is at the Atlantic ocean
end Of the Panama railroad.
Colon is 1000 miles from New York.
and nearly equidistant from San Fran
cisco and Valparaiso, being about $500
miles from each place. The railroad
running to Panama, AZ miles distant.
was opened February II, 1855. A large
station has been built near the center Of
the town. The track runs to the wharf.
at which the steamers land their passen-
gers -
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FOUR-LEGGED DUCK.
Queer Bird Recently Hatched In Eng
land IL Attracting COnsid-
cradle Attention.

A duck with four perfectly formed legs
has beel4 Matched recently in England.
Despite its grotesque appearance, it is
enjoying good health and will probably
live to start a new race of quadruped
ducks. Unlike many .monstrosities Of
its kind, it has every appearance of be-
ing a duck, with the exception of its
extra set of legs. 1t has the broad bill,
full chest, the wings and tail of the
familiar bsrnyard duck. Its habits Of
eating, its love for the water, even its
quack, are no different from those Of
other ducks.
The extra portion of legs are attached
to the bones of the chest, we'll forward.
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HIRAM SILAS CRONK.
,aid to Be the Last Pensioner of the War
of 1922

now without getting down on his knees
and Offering up that little prayer:
"'Now 1 lay me down to sleep,
pray the Lord my soul to keep;
And If should Gle before wake.
pray the Lord my soul to take
THAT simple little prayer has always
been father's-in childhood, in manhood,
on the battlefield, everywhere-andn now
in his last days he finds comfort in re-
beating it before he seeks his bed. For
about five years father has not slept at
night, but remains awake, singing, pray
ing, talking, walking from his bed to his
chair by the stove, and from the chair to
the safe or cupboard; he eats when he
feels like it, but never more than few
bites at time. Of course I remain
awake so that can be on constant watch
to prevent any harm Detailing him. 1t
is generally about six o'clock before he
thinks it is time to go to bed, and then
he says: Daughter, I am ready to go
to Sleep After getting ready for bed he
kneels down and says his Now l lay
me down to sleep prayer, and getting In
bed he is soon fast aslep, seldom waking
up until along toward noon. l find him
very little trouble, though l feel that l
must be with him all the time"
Mr.. Cronk, with his two brothers, Cas-
per and John, and his father, James
Cronk, enlisted at Western, N. Y, on
August 4, 1914, when he was just little
more than IA years old. The father and
three sons served with Capt Edmund
Fuller, New York volunteers, In the de-
Tense of Sackett's Harbor, and at the
close of the war the four were honorably
discharged. An error in the records Of
the pension Office in Washington makes
It appear that Hiram Cronk served
from October to November 16, 1914"
nearly two months less than the veteran
really served.
For a number of years Mr.. Cronk re-
ceived pension Of $12 per month, but
in February of last year congress passed
an act increasing the pension to $25 per
month
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1903-12-24
PREMIER OF AUSTRALIA.
Mr.. Deakin Succeeds Sir Edmund Bar.
ton az Head of the FEEDER.
alton Government.

The formation of the federal high
court of justice for the Australian COM
monwealth has brought about various
official changes. Sir Edmund Barton,
who had previously refused the federal
chief justiceship, caused some surprise
by accepting a judgeship. This neces-
STATED his resigning his federal premier
ship, whereupon Mr.. Deakin formed
new MINISTRY.
The new commonwealth premier, Mr..
Deakin, acted as premier during Sir E.
Barton's absence in England in 1902.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1903-12-24

the heart of the city, and she had It
laid out in little plots, to be planted by
her pupils.
With due impressiveness the school
was organized under the title Of the
Junior school of horticulture, and the
rules, few and strictly necessary, were
laid down to the enrolled students.
Then each boy, provided with his own
brand new hoe and other implements
which the league supplied, went forth
and took possession of his lot.
Then began the work set out before
Miss Stevens of directing the super
abundance of physical energy Of which
boys are possessed into profitable edu-
cation, at the same time to prove that
a garden of this kind could be main
tanned on an open tract of land In the
busiest section Of the city.
AS an incentive to young "hopefuls, ;"
Miss Stevens told them in the beginning
that they might dispose as they pleased
of the produce Of their patches, and they
set to work with will.
They came in classes of about 20, from
eight to ten o'clock In the morning.
Each morning before they began work
Miss Stevens gave them instructions for
the day either in planting. transplanting
or cultivating.,~
The ground was first plouged and har-
rowed, and then the boys laid out gar
dens, 11x165 feet, which they subdivided
into smaller plots, most of them 11x12
feet.
They got the soil we'll pulverized and
in condition for planting their crops, and
were kept busy all summer in cultivating
and wedding.
The youthful farmers and gardeners
made enough money from their crops to
paw them handsomely for their pains.
At the same time they were given prac-
tical lesson in agriculture which will be
valuable to them all their lives.
Instead of being idle they were at
work-instead Of being engaged in mis-
chief they were exercising their muscles
in the cultivation of their farms.
Never did boys take more interest In
any work. Miss Stevens had not the
slightest trouble with them. The young
teacher, by taking an early start next
year, hopes to get much batter results.
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Cowboy Ruined By Piety.

Piety caused the ruin of a Texas
cowboy. For years he had been q
gutta- percha tough, always in trou-
BILE. A severe wound in a fight left
him at deaths door; but he recovered.
became pious, and turned preacher.
While praying at the grave Of COM
rade, the preacher was struck by light
ming and killed. There may be a
moral to this, and 1t seems to be that
reformed toughs shouldn't become
preachers, or that they should wear
lightning rods up theiF backs
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FATHER KEGAHNQUET.
First Full-BlOOded Indian Ever "A.
nltted to the Priesthood In
the Catholic Church.

Until Rev. Father Albert Negahnquee
completed his four years course in the
Propaganda college at Rome during the
present year there had never been full
blood Indian admitted to the priesthood
in the Roman Catholic church. Since
the first days, following Americas dis
covery, this church has ever been ZEAL
GUS in converting the Indians and
through education placing them in q
position to advance in civilization.
There have been, too, many Jealous con-
verts, but none has ever before reached
the priesthood.
Father Negahnquet was born In 1874
on the Pottawatomie Indians former
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1903-12-24
Power at the Fair.

The total power generated and used
bv the st. Louis exhibition will be In
the neighborhood of $4,000 horsepower.
Over 80 per cent. of the electric energy
will be in 6,600-volt, three-phase, Is
cycle current. The largest unit will be
an 8,OOO-horsepower steam turbine, and
the next largest 5,0o0-horsep0wer
compound horizontal and vertical
reciprocating steam engine. The larg-
est steam engine in the Paris exposi-
ton of 1900 was rated at 1000 horse
power.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1903-12-24
Death Cancels Old Lease.

The land which forms the site of the
town of Gardner, Mass. was once owned
by the Hassanamisco tribe OF Indians.
When the state took the tract to open
it for settlement pension was given to
each member of the tribe as compensa.
ton. The last pensioner, Elbridge Ger.
nv Gigger, was recently summoned to
the happy hunting grounds, and there
fore the state will not have to pay any
more for the taking Of this land.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1903-12-24

grandfather in 1882. He was born In
1862. Sir Edwards realty property In
Great Britain is about 1000 acres. He
is recognized authority on foreign mat
tiers: was under secretary for foreign at
fairs from 1892 to 1895 in the Rosebery
cabinet and conducted himself in an ex-
cellent manner. In general way he IS
regarded as man Of infinite possibilities
in the future from a political point Of
view,
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rxter-i.atio. Of the Clan.

The clam seems to be searing the
fate of the lobster. It is fast disap-
pearing-so fast, indeed, that the
United States fish commission Is en-
deavoring to propagate the mollusk by
artificial culture. The fish commission
has confined its attention to the soft
or long clam. The state Of New York.
on the other hand, is studying the
round or hard clam. Both researches
seem promising from the results thus
far obtained.
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BOYS AS GARDENERS.
Trained During Summer by st.
Louis Society Girl.
Miss Hired Stevens Has the Right
Idea Of Practical Philanthropy
and Has Succeeded in Garry.
ing 1t Out Succcssfully.

In loosely fitting gown and big gar
den hat, welding a hoe with the dexter
ity Of regular farmer, Miss Hirrel
Stevens, girl scarcely out of her teens,
of 4043 Juanita street, st. Louis, has
been training 70 boys all summer in the
way they should 60 to become model
farmers.
Miss Stevens is shining light in the
social life of+the city, where she Is one
of the prettiest and most popular girls
in the youngest set. Her fARher is Prof.
w. ]. Stevens, an active member Of the
Civic Improvement league.
For several years she has been stu
dent of agriculture and botany. She
used to live in Carthage, where the civic
Improvement idea is shown in the beau
tifying of the homes. When she came to
St. Louis she began to look around her.
The work of the Civic Improvement
league interested her, and, besides, she
liked small boys.
She spoke to her father and her father
spoke to his associates. They talked
with her. and soon discovered. that the
young woman knew we'll what she was
talking about.
The result was that an invitation
went out, inviting boys of IA years OF
age or under to come to Miss Stevens
and learn the occupation of their a.
cestor, Adam.
Miss Stevens did not look for much en-
couragement at first, but 70 boys were
awaiting her at the appointed place at
eight o'clock in the morning, when she
had expected about ten.
The league had obtained for her five
acre tract of ground on Shaw avenue, in
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1903-12-24

The new variety of duck has the appear
ance of being accurately balanced on It's
legs instead of the top-heavy appearance
comm On to its species. Another curious
characteristic is that the legs are in con-
slant and apparently natural use when
it walks It moves by raising two feet
at q time, much the same as dog. The
only advantage the extra legs seem to
lend the duck is its greatly increased
speed in swimming. All four of the legs
are equipped with regular web feet, and
all of these are brought into vigorous
action. The four-legged ducks motive
power is therefore increased about 1O3
per cent, being comparable, therefore,
to the quadruple propellers on modern
torpedo boat as compared with the or
binary double or twin screw design
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1903-12-24
Perflous Night In Balloon.

Comte de la Vaulx has just made an
other thrilling balloon trip, accompanied
nv the comte de Castillion de Saint Vic
tor. They started from Paris and were
mt all night in a tempest, encountering
rain and fogs and landing after 16
hours zigzag course on hills at Valda-
hon with all the ballast exhausted and a
cap of thick snow on top of the balloon.
Comte de la Vaulx covered over 300
miles. Both aerorauts were much ex-
hausted after the nights struggle.
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Comfortable start in Life.

It is cheering for deserving young
couple to receive good send-off at their
bridal. At the wedding of Sterling w
Childs and Miss Jenny CONN, in Lynn
Mass, the bride received gifts valued at
$3.50. 1000. This relieves her of consider
able anxiety, as now the devoted pair
can start housekeeping in coy and COM
Portable style.
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He is a native of Melbourne, and was
born in 1856. His early life was spent in
Journalism, but since 1879, when he was
first elected to the Victorian parliament,
he has had an active political career. He
took a deep interest in the problem of
irrigation in Victoria, and, having visited
India, Egypt and Italy for the purpose
of studying the various systems of ir-
rigation, he published several works on
the subject, and carried out large lrriga-
ton schemes in the colony. Like Sir E
Barton, he has been prominently identi~
fled with the federation movement.
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SIR EDWARD GREY.
According to Recent Report He May
BE Next Leader of Liberal Party
I'm Great Britain.

Sir Edward Grey, baronet, who Is be-
ing discussed as the coming leader Of
the liberal party in England, has repre-
scented Tweed in parliament
since 1856. He is famous as an athlete.
and in 1862 captured two coveted tennis
prizes. He was educated at Winchester
ard at Balliol college, Oxford, and sue
ceeded to the title on the death Of his
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1903-12-24
SCOT Preserves Complexion.

Female mountain climbers in Switzer-
land, if they are American, French or
English, and value their compilations,
smear their faces With SCOT 70 protect
them from the suns rays.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1903-12-24

ton and Repair)
Francisco, as experimenting naval con-
struction for number Of naval vessels
under construction there, among them
the battleship Wisconsin. He was on
(lty at the Union iron works at the
breaking out of the Spanish-American
war.
One of the first requests Of Admiral
Dewey after the battle of Manila bay,
May /, 1898, was to have a constructor
ordered on his staff, and Constructor
Capps was selected for that important
duty. He spent more than a year IN
Manila and earned the highest COM
mendation from Admiral Dewey for his
professional work. Such of the sunken
Spanish vessels as he considered worthy
of repair after examination were raised
under his direction and put in such con-
dition in Cavite that they went to Hong
Kong under their own steam. There
they were later repaired under the SUPER
vision of Naval Constructor Hobson, to
whom has often been ascribed the credit
Tor their raising, but as matter OF fact
that work was entirely under Mr.. Capps.
He returned to this country with Adj
miral Dewey on the Olympia In the au-
tumn of 1899. He was ordered to Wash
ington, where he did duty in the buerau
of construction and repair and upon the
board of inspection and survey for about
10 months In the spring of 1901, when
Rear Admiral Bowles was appointed
chief constructor, he selected Naval Con-
structor Caps as his successor at the
navy yard, New York, where his admin
istration has been very successful, and
earned him the commentator of all his
official superiors.
Upon Rear Admiral Bowles' resigna-
ton of the position of chief constructor,
Naval Constructor Caps was selected
for the place by the president upon the
earnest recommendation of Secretary
Moody entirely upon his merits and rec
ord for efficiency. Immediately upon
learning that Admiral Bowles was going
to leave the service Mr.. Moody gave
careful consideration to all the officers
eligible for selection as his successor
but there was no intimation generally
that the place was vacant, and the an
nouncement of Admiral Bowles' resigna-
ton was simultaneous with the an
nouncement of the name of his successor.
As a general thing. officers obtain the
position of chief of bureau of the navy
department only after strenuous COM
petition. In this case Admiral Caps
was not a candidate for the position and
had not even the slightest intimation
Of the vacancy.
Admiral Caps is bachelor. He is
very popular with his fellow officers of
the navy, and has many warm friends in
washington, who will be glad to well
come him with his new honors.
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Gambling Fever I'm France.

Statistics published concerning Paris
mutuals shows that the betting transac-
tons during the last IL years on race
courses of France amount to 2,4C2 ,914 900
francs. about $3.50, 100000, and the rec
ord wear was 1899, when bets made
reached 255 900, 900 francs, about $751;
100000.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1903-12-24
The KANGAROO II Doomed.

The kangaroos are disappearing in
Australia. Since 1877 1t is stated that
1907 1863 of them have been killed there.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-07-23

There is more Catarrh in this section
of the country than all other diseases
put together, and until the last few
years it was supposed to be incurable.
For great many years doctors pro
nounced it local disease and prescribed
local remedies, and by constantly fail
ing to cure with local treatment, pro
nounced it incurable. Science has
proven catarrh to be constitutional
disease and therefore requires a consti-
tutional treatment. Halls Catarrh
Cure manufactured by F. J. Cheney &
Co., Toledo, Ohio, is the only constitu-
tional cure on the market. 1t is taken
internally in doses from 10 drops to a
teaspoonful. 1t acts directly on the
blood and mucous surfaces of the sys
tenn. They offer one hundred dollars
for any case it fails to cure. Send for
circulars and testimonials.
Address. F. J. CHENEY & Co., Toledo,
Ohio. Sold by Druggists rs cents.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-07-23
VIVISECTION IN ENGLAND.
Total Number of Experime nts Durlng
Last Year on Living Animals
Almost $4,000.

A return was issued recently at Lon
don showing the number Of experiments
performed in the year 1902 on living
animals. The total number for England
and Scotland was 1906, being 1921
more than in 1901.
OF these 2,7766 were performed with
out anesthetics. These were mostly
NEGOTIATIONS and simple matters, such
az abstraction OF a small quantity OF
blood No experiment involving any
thing serious was allowed to be made
without the use of an anesthetic.
OF the 319 persons licensed to expert
ment 112 performed no experiments.
It Is pointed out that very large
number of experiments are made on be-
half Of public bodies. These include
the local government board, the House
Of Commons ventilation committee, the
royal commission on tuberculosis, the
board Of agriculture, and various county
councils and municipal corporations.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-07-23

During tho winter OF 1901, Mr.. R. o.
Bell, Pontiac, ILL.,, contracted a severe
cold. In speaking of how he cured it
he says, II had been suffering from the
effects of la grippe, followed by severe
cough for several weeks last winter and
had tried nearly every remedy known
to myself and friends, but found no re-
lief up to the time l began using Harris
Honey and Horehound received
benefit even from the first bottle of
this medicine, and three 25c bottles
effectually cured me. Sold by Henry
Hinrichs Druggist.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-07-23
"I'Ve Lost Ten POUNDS "

A man says. wLook at this" And he
cver-laps his coat to show how loose 1t
is. There are some people who can lose
fat to advantage, but the loss of flesh is
one of the accepted evidences of failing
health. As fascinating processes begin