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THE INTELLIGENT JUROR.
0ae Who Had to Inquire the MeaniA9
Of "Plaintl6" and ODE
fendant."

Il il . common and natural practice Of
lawyers in addressing jury to single out
one member who seems to them the most
intelligent, and to deliver their appeals to
him. They usually feel that if they can
impress him, his influence will be valuable
in its effect upon the other members. If
they make = mistake they rarely discover
it, says the New York Sun. But tho
stenographer of one division of the supreme
squirt tells an incident Of = mistake that
was found out.
All the testimony in = ease had been
taken, the lawyers for both sides had
summed up, and the judge had charged the
whom both counsel had singled out as the
recipient Of their imprisoned appeals. He
wanted the court to give him some in
formation.
II have been bothered good DEAL" said
the juror, about two words the lawyers
use here all the time"
''What are they?" asked the court, ex-
pecting. to be called upon to expound res
inter altos acta or fortiori, or some other
dead terms.
"Why, plaintiff and defendant" said
the juror. II don't just know what they
mean"
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PERN1C1OUS PRACTICE.
Inhaling Tobacco Smoke subje cts the
Victim of the Habit to Very
Serious Risk.

On the labels of some boxes Of
cigarettes at present being sold to the
public is statement to the effect that
the cigarettes are made of the purest
tobacco and paper obtainable, and
that, therefore, the smoke from
them may be inhaled safely and with
out irritating the respiratory pas
sages. We do not hesitate to say that
such statement is highly mischievous
and that the practice of inhaling smoke
into the lungs is attended with con-
siderable risk to the health of the
smoker.
It is to be feared that the cigarette is
responsible largely for the prevalence
of this Objectionable habit of inhaling
tobacco smoke; the pipe or cigar smok-
er is, as rule, not addicted to it be-
cause probably the smoke is too strong
or too irritating. But the fact that
the smoke of a cigarette may be I'M
irritating does not minimize the evil
effect of drawing smoke into the
lungs, for by this method the absorb
ton of the poisonous constituents Of
tobacco smoke (and all tobacco smoke
is more or less poisonous) isvery rapid,
these entering quickly into the circula-
tory system by way of the pulmonary
capillaries. Even in the mouth and
nasal passages there is some amount
of absorption, but this is trifiing COM
pared with that which takes place in
the lungs. The practice CT inhaling to-
bacco smoke is, therefore, strongly to
be discountenanced, and vendors of
cigarettes should refrain from print
ing on the boxes mischievous state
ments such as that to which we have
alluded.
The sequel to the habit of inhalation
may indeed be dire, the heart and
nervous system being chiefly affected.
Yet many cigarette smokers inhale
the smoke into the lungs, as may be
seen from the fact that very little of
the smoke which they draw from the
cigarette is afterward ejected.-Lon-
don Lancet. we.
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STRANGE INSTRUMENT.
C 10 Called the AcOustic0n and En-.
ah1es Deaf Persons to Hear
Quite Well.

The acousticon is really an artificial
ear. 1t takes the place of the outer
ear, which collects the sound; the tym-
panum, or drum; the little bones, the
liquid that connects the bones with the
inner drum, which is attached to the
cochlia, as the 5000 nerve terminals
are known.
The receiving instrument, which is
about two and half inches in diameter,
and half an inch thick. collects all man.
ner ofsounds. This is placed in wom-
ans corsage or in mans waistcoat
pocket. It gathered all the sounds of
the orchestra, the voices of the prin-
cipals, the choruses.
Its business is to sort and emphasize
sounds. 1t acts inversely, inasmuch
as when a speaker shouts the instru-
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CHORD BROKE GLASS.
recent Accident in New jersey
Household Proves Truth of an
Ancient Theory.

The photograph here is of an or
binary water glass owned by R. e.
Kennedy, of Metuchen, N. J.. which
was broken in a peculiar manner and
one which seems incredible, but the
truth of the following statement,
says the New York Herald, can be
vouched for by reliable witnesses.
It will be noticed that the bottom
of the glass is held to the rest of
it for short distance only, the rest
of the side being broken in an irreg-
ular line made up of curves of vary.
ing lengths.
The history of this glass will help
to prove the theory of the "Chord
of the Mass" or, in other words, that
objects can be broken by musical
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ment transforms the sound into q
whispers, and when the speaker whis-
pers, the receiver transforms it into
a shout.
The receiver is selective, just as is
the normal ear. It picks up and accen-
tuates the important sounds. Its chief
business is to catch the important
soundS-the aspirants, the sibyllants-
and deliver them to the ear-pieces as
distinct, articulate sounds. There are
IS different pieces in this disk. The re-
ceiver is connected with a dry storage
battery three inches long, two inches
wide and half an inch thick. This mere
| ~ furnishes the power. It is carried
in a pocket in the corsage.
1t is the business of the ear-piece,
which is held against the ear by the
hand or by mechanical arrangement,
to receive the sounds selected and en-
phasized by the receiver, and drive them
to the nerve centers in those cases
where drumand bones are missing. The
instrument is capable of $50 major adj
justments and 1880 minor ones, SO that
it can be fitted to that many conditions
of deafness. It has to be fitted to q
deaf person just as spectacles have to
be fitted to eyes. The ACQUISITION is
sold only upon a physicians prescrip-
ton.
When the children at the opera house
placed the ear-piece against their ears,
the instrument was regulated SO that it
performed the work of normal ears.
The sounds most difficult to hear be-
cause they were not articulated dis
tinctly were empha sized, although they
were not necessarily made louder, and
those which were loud and easily heard
were softened. The inventor has found
some means of making metals, gases
and rubber to do the work of the ear,
but the device must be regulated by
hand. 1t cannot do that which the nor
NAL ear does automatically. If the
drum is destroyed and the remaining
parts of the ear are still capable of
performing their functions, the acous-
ticcn stirs the sluggish mechanism so
that it transmits articulate sounds. If
only the nerve centers remain the
sounds are delivered to the cochila, as
they are called,
If the auditory nerve is destroyed, the
ACQUISITION cannot make person hear.
In some cases it is found that the part
of the brain, of deaf mutes which has
to do with hearing is undeveloped or
ps,ralyzed. Their eases also are hope
less.
But there are very few such victims.
The instruments used by those who
attended the opera were all adjusted
differently, and yet the sounds they
heard were practically the same. Like all
persons who have long been deaf, their
unframed brains could not eliminate
the sounds they do not want to hear.
Wherefore they were confused much
of the time.-N. Y. World.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1903-06-18

sound or chord if the right one can
be found.
This glass partially filled with wa
ter and holding spoon. was stand.
ing on a mantel. Two children were
standing at opposite ends of the
room, which was long and narrow,
with the mantel between them. One
of the children was striking chords
upon either. Suddenly, as a chord
was struck. sharp click was heard
in the room.
The empty glass was found, and
neatly arranged on the mantel were
the little semi-circles of glass, in
their respective places, just as they
had dropped out.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1903-06-18
What Everybody Says.

CHICAGO, ILL.
When I received tho
sample of Doau's
Kidney Pills I was
suffering terribly With
my back,was sick and
unfit to do anything.
The several remedies
! had used, though
highly recommended,
did no good, but
rather irritated tho
trouble and made mo
worse. Before I had
used up the sample I
was feeling 50 much
better that I got moro
from the drug store.
I could not sleep at
night. Had to get up
six or eight times, and
the urine was 10 red
would almost think
It was part blood
therewas athick sand,
like brick-dust sedi-
ment. I cannot tell
one-half that I suf-
fered, nor how good
I feel now that l am
cured by Doan's Kid
ney Pills ; but hereI
am, sixty-six years
old, able to do MY
own work, feeling
well 40 I did twenty
years ago, for which'I
thank Doan's Kidney
Pills ten thousand
times. Mns. E. T.
GOULD, 014 W. Lake
Street. Doan's Pills
euro when others
fail ,4y
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About Your Vacation.

Little journeys to lake resorts and noun.
tain homes will be more popular this sum
mer than ever. Many have already arranged
their summer tour via the Chicago, Mil
waukee & St. Paul Railway and many more
are going to do likewise. Booklets that will
help you to plan your vacation trip have Just
been published, and will be sent on receipt
Of postage, as follows:
Colorado California" six cents.
in Lakeland" and "Sommer Homes" six
lakes Okoboji and Spirit Lake." four
cents. F. A. MILLER,
General Passenger Agent, Chicago.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1903-06-18
Strange Disease of Glass.

1t is reported that peculiar affec-
ton has appeared in the glass win-
dows of York cathedral, England. The
glass has become dull and fragile and
filed with holes. Windows that have
been in place for 600 or 700 years have
lately been removed to arrest this Curl
Gus form of deterioration. The
trouble, which may properly be named
a "disease," is ascribed to fungus,
but in what way it attacks glass is not
yet definitely known. Possibly it dis
solves the silic: in order to form a
she'll such as those Of the microscopic
diatoms that make up the fine siliceous
deposits found in Germany and other
countries. Glass is not the only lard
substance that may succumb to such
attacks, for a species of bacteria is
known to disintegrate the hardest
cements, and has thus wrought havoc
in water reservoirs.
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LOUISVILLE, Ky

LOUISVILLE, Ky
For q year or more
! have been suffering
with severe pains in
the small Of my back
and Kidneys; had
tried . number Of
remedies but without
relief. I decided to
try Doan's Kidney
Pills. and purchased
two boxes, and am
glad to state that
after taking the two
boxes Of pills l was
relieved Of al palms,
8uO nave nov Oce0
troubled since. Prior
TO taking these pills
It was impossible for
me to get . full
nights sleep, but I am
not experiencing any
difficulty in this re-
spect now. Yours
truly, JOHN E. KRA-
lfER, 2423 w. Main
6treet.-Foreman
American Tobacco
Coz
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Information Wanted.

Professor" said the medical student,
Twill you X kindly tell me the best antidots
"Antidote for water" exclaimed tho
astonished professor.
eyes," replied the embryo NJ. D. "You
see, intend to practice in Kentucky, and
I want to be perpared for the worst. "-Chi-
cago Daily News.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1903-06-18
Every ono who uses Doan's Kidney
Pills free trial has . good word
to say for them-that'0
why they are most
prominent In the
public eve.
public eye.

Aching backs are eased. Hip, back, and
loin pains overcome. Swelling Of the
They correct urine with brick. dust sedi.
ment, high colored, excessive, pain in pass
ing, dribbling, frequency, bed wctting.
Doan's Kidney Pills dissolve and remove
calculi and gravel Relieve heart palpita-
ton, sleeplessness, headache, nervousness.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1903-06-18
why Don't You

enter into the spirit of the times and pro.
gress? No better way to gain few live
pointers regarding Indian Territory than
by writing for the May issue of '"The Com
ing Country" now ready. Address KATY"
500 Wainwright, St. Louis, Mo.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1903-06-18

Mrs.. Cubman-"Will you be home early,
jack" Mr.. Clubman-"We-ell, yes; but
don't wait breakfast for me."-Brooklyn
Life.
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awater.CIad, Battlc.hip.

The Russians are experimenting
with "water-clad" battleship, which
has an upper deck of cork and Sec
ond deck of armor. The space between
the two can be filled with water; then
the ship floats a foot under the seas
surface.-Chicago Tribune.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1903-06-18

ABERDEEN,W WASH
I had . bad pain in
my back I could
hardly walk or cit
down. I could not
write for sample, but
got q ffty-cent box
Of druggist, and they
have made me al
right No other med
icine did me any
good. AUo. CARL
con, g Let st., East.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1903-06-18

Hope j. = vigorous principle; it sets the
head and heart to work and animates a
man to do his utmost.-Collier.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1903-06-18
Resnondea Too Soon,

His Aunt-John, Why did you enter the
ministry?
care you sure, John, that it wasn't some
other noise you heard ?-Puck.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1903-06-18

Almost always the most INDECENT are the
most generous.-Stanislaus.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1903-06-18

The Most Deadly Disease.
Pneumonia now kills as many a.
measles, scarlet fever, diphtheria and
typhoid fever combined.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-08-18

A country newspaper acquaintance
OF ours is In a bad wayl He is in
disfavor with his wife. Time was
when he longed for her coming, and:
H knew whose gentle hand was at the
latch,
Before the door had given her to his
eyes!"
But now How different 1t all came
about in this wise:
Happy as two young kids chewing
the leg of a pair of ed-iannel under
breaches, they went to the tbeater to-
gether. II was a good play. The devil
was devilish, the hero was brave, the
heroine sweet unto madnessl The
music. too, was enhancing, and they
buried beneath a sweet concord OF
sounds their passing sorrows!
And then Mephisto butted inl
1t was after the theater. The editor
remembered something at the Office
undone. She sweetly offered to ac-
company him, although the hour was
late. They walked along the quiet
streets Of the small city, ~accosting,
here and there, friends who, like them
selves. were homeward bound after an
evening of pleasure. II was a pretty
night, and as they left the office, their
spirits rose to meet the twinkling
stars, and they were happy!
Passing a place of business, an un-
expected friend called the newspaper
scribe.
go in a moment" Graciously sug-
gested the wife. Il will walk on to the
Hotel H. and wait a moment for
youi"
The friend was pleased to see a
friend. They chatted until the pub
Usher feared his wife might grow i'm
patients Stepping to the telephone he
called the hotel and asked the clerk
to apprise the madame he would be
with her Immediately.
"Tinga-ling," rang the telephone
bell in a moment. "She isn't here
came back over the wire!
well she Is a trump to walk home
alone at midnight, but | might as well
stay a while. She won't be any
angrier a half hour from now" and
thus joking, the married man talked
onl
After a time he sauntered home
leisurely. quickening his steps as an
unexpected cloud shed rain. Once al
home he turned on the light and read
the evening paper a half hour, then
mounted the stairway to his couch.
Click" went the electric button
and then
Heavens, no wtfel
Where had she gone? Rushing
madly about the house. he found hei
mott Outside the rain fell faster
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-08-18
SURE NOW
The Truth About cOfee.

It must be regarded as a %convinc-
ing test when a family of Z has used
Postum for 5 years, regaining health
and keeping healthy and strong on
this food drink.
This family lives in Millville, Mass.
and the lady of the household says:
For eight years my stomach trou-
bled me all the time. was very ner-
vous and irritable and no medicine
helped me.
Il had about given up hope until
5 years ago next month | read an
article about Postum Cereal Coffee
that convinced me that coffee was
the cause of all my troubles. / made
the Postum carefully and liked it so
much that l drank it in preference
to coffee but without much faith that
it would help me.
"At the end of a month, however,
/ was surprised to find such a change
In my condition. | was stronger in
every way, less nervous and at the
end of 6 months l had recovered my
strength so completely that was
able to do all of my own homework
because of the good Postum did us ]
knew that what you claimed for
Grape-Nuts must be true and we
have all used that delicious food eveI
since it first appeared on the market
I'VE have z in our family and l dc
the work for them all and l am sure
that | owe my strength and health tc
the steady use Of your fine cerea.
food and Postum lin place Of %coffee)
I have such great faith in Postum
that l have sent it to my relatives
and / never lose a chance to speal
well of it," Name furnished by Pos
tum Co., Battle Creek, Mich.
Ice cold Postum with a dash O
lemon is a delightful cooler" fol
warm days.
Send for particulars by mail of ex
tension of time on the s7,50O.00 cooks
contest for 7S5 money prizes.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-08-18
some Odd Resemblance.

Odd r~esemblances to various objects,
which "a only be regarded as acc1-
dental condolences, are presented by
a number of fungi, says the Rev. A. s..
Wilson, in knowledge. There is the
jewsear fungus, which grows on
stumps of the elder, and is so named
from it's u~nmistakable likeness to a
human ear. The coasters are curious
ly like a starfish; aserbe has an ex-
tr%aordinary resemblance both in form
and color to a sea anemone; equally
remarkable is the likeness to a birds
nest seen in species of ~crucibulum,
cyathus and nidularia. The most of
these are too small to impose on one;
the resemblance is s%ingularly exact,
and a large specimen might pass for
the nest of some small bird, the eggs
being admirably represented by the
little oval fruits of the fungus.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-08-18
CITY THAT is UNDERGROUND.
t Is in a Turkestan Cave, and Would
Hold Thousands.

t Is in a Turkestan Cave, and Would
Hold Thousands.
In Turkestan, on the right bank Of
the Amou Daria, in a chain of rocky
hills near the Bokharan town of Karki
and a number of large caves which,
upon examination some time ago, were
found to lead to an underground city,
built apparently long before the Chris
tan era.
According to efigies, inscriptions
and designs upon the gold and silver
money unearthed from among the
ruins, the existence of the town dates
back to some two centuries before the
birth of Christ.
The underground Bokharan city is
composed of an enormous labyrinth of
corridors, streets and squares, sur
rounded by houses and other buildings
two or three stories high. The edi-
fees contain all kinds of domestic
utensils, pots, urns, vases and SO
forth.
In some of the streets falls of
earth and rock have INSTRUCTED the
passages, but generally the visitor can
walk about freely without so much as
lowering his head.
The high degree of civilization at
tanned by the inhabitants of the city is
shown by the fact that they built in
several stories, by the symmetry of
the streets and squares and by the
beauty of the baked clay and metal
utensils, and of the ornaments and
coins which have been found.
1t is supposed that long centuries
ago this city, so carefully concealed in
the bowels of the earth, provided an
entire population with a refuge from
the incursions of nomadic savages and
robbers.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-08-18
ForaaIna In somaIIIand.

England's greatest difficulties has
been the provisioning of her army.
She has been obliged to resort to a
system of foraging, which is most
effective, though not just what the ma.
tives would prefer. The illustration
shows a flock of sheep rounded up for
the English army by the native scouts
inc hangers on. To the credit of
the British officers, it should be men
toned that they never fail to pay for
any animals they may feel obliged to
take in this uncermonious manner,
though the owners suffer a long period
Of bewailing their supposed ill-fortune,
as 1t is impossible for the average
Somalilander to understand why any
body who is not required to pay his
debts should be foolish enough to do
so.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-08-18

TIC clICies. tHdu LII f1ihAs ufF1 niS
white cravat and tells us I'VE all so
to the devil on $4,000 a year"
This Is an error on the face of 1t,
as the bull dog said when he looked
at the jackass' photograph. we ALL"
as they say in the land where moon
shine whisky grows. may have the In
clination to go to Mephisto, but mighty
few OF "we-uns" have the $4,000
Chauncey Depew, brave man that
he is, comes TO the rescue with q re-
sounding denial. He says a man who
has The disposition will go to the devil
anyhow, whether he has an income of
$40 900 or $4,000.
This is more like 1t, but what about
MS common people who only have an
income of S SCOOP Is there no possible
chance for us to distinguish ourselves?
Time was Wien a man could go to
the devil at any price, but one by one
the perquisites of life. liberty and the
pursuit of happiness seem to be oblit-
grated by the truly rich. We once
knew a young fellow who combed his
hair low over his forehead. wore a red
necktie, and went to the devil without
a cent in his pocket. If he had waited
until possessed of DR.. Hills $4,000.
or Senator Depew's $4,000, he would
never have stolen six pair of lefthand-
ed cowhides and been sent to a dun
colored jail to recuperate. We have
known for some time that the young
man of to-day must have at least $780,
600 to marry a society bud, but this
is the first intimation that it takes
$4,000 to go to DR.. Hills devils
house or ! 10000 to the abode of the
devil over whom Mr.. Depew has juris
diction. The possibilities for young
unmarried men seem to be narrowing
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-08-18
MUST STAND TO SLEEP.
Prisoner in Ohio Jail Wide Awake
When He Lies Down.

Prisoner in Ohio Jail Wide Awake
When He Lies Down.
There is a prisoner in the county
Jail at Cleveland who can't lie down
and enjoy a nap. He has to do all his
sleeping while standing up.
This prisoner is Joe Butche, a mar
of about 30. He is in jail Oh a charge
of burglary and larceny.
The Jail guards never find Butche
on his cot at night. When bed time
comes he stands in a corner and takes
a comfortable o If he is real
sleepy and wishes to wake up he
doesn't take a cold bath. He goes to
his cot and lies down, and in a few
minutes he is wide awake.
II suppose if you are sleeper than
usual you stand up in the middle of
the floor instead of leaning against
something" said one of the guards.
ooh, it's all the same to me-" re-
piled Butche. "Tm all right as long as
l don't lie down"
The Jail officials don't know just
how to treat Butche. They eve offer
him a chair because they're afraid he's
too tried to sit down, and they don't
like to have him stand up Wills
they're talking to him, for fear he'll
go to sleep.
"a born policeman" say all the
deputy sheriffs.-New York Journal.