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Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1903-08-20
A DETECTIVE ROOSTER.
Of Restoring q Pair Of Miss.
ing Roots.

A good story is told of Capt. Joe
Morley, of the Canal street ferry Alice.
When Capt. Worley was plotting the
Richard street ferry Jerome Hanley
he had negro fireman working on
the boat who at times was affected
with kleptomania. This negro was a
good-natured fellow, but he would
swipe things, and consequently the
pilot and engineers of the boat had
to be very careful about.how they left
things around. One morning Capt.
Morley missed new pair of shoes,
which he had left in the pilot house the
evening before. He asked the negro
if he had seen the shoes, says the New
Orleans Times-Democrat.
mo, sah," said the negro, II hain't
seen yo' shoes" 7 ~
Notwithstanding his denial Capt.
Morley was confident the negro had
the shoes. He called his brother, who
was engineer on the boat, and they laid
a trap for the negro. The next morn
ing when Sam showed up he was adj
dressed by the engineer, who said:
"Well, Sam, the cap'n's going to
bring his rooster down here"
"Am dat 500" answered the darby,
IAN flo de Lawd's sake what's he gwine
bring his rooster hyah for?"
''Why, Sam, haven't you heard about
the cap'n's rooster?"
"No, sah," answered the darby. II
hain't heerd nothin' about no rooster"
"Well, this rooster" continued the
engineer, "is kind of detective. When
ever we miss anything around the
house, we call everybody in the house
into one room. Then we point to them
one after another. When we point at
the right one the rooster crows, and
then we find out who stole the missing
article"
This seemed to worry Sam great
deal. That evening, just before knock
ing off time he went to the captain and
said:
"Marse Joe, yo' hain't got no rooster
detective, is you?'
eyes, Sam, 1 have" replied the cap
tain.
"Well, yo' hain't gwine bring dat
rooster down here, is yo', cap'n?"
Eyes, am. You see, I must have my
shoes, and that's the only way to find
out who has them," continued the cap
tain.
"Well, cap'n, for the Law6's sake,
don't bring dat rooster down here, for
if yO' pintS at me. he's shO' pwine
crow"
The captain then told the darby that
if the shoes were returned he would
not bring the rooster down. The
darby agreed to this. The next morn
ing the captain received a small pack
age. accompanied by the negroes resig-
nation as fireman of the boat.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1903-08-20
Lithoeraphic Stone i'm Greece.

One of the rarities of the earth is
the fne-grained limestone used for
making photographic plates. The quar-
ries at Solenhofen, Germany, are cele-
brated not only for the excellence of
their photographic stone, but also be-
cause remarkable specimens of the ex-
tinct flying reptile called the arch
aeopterix have been found embedded
in the stone. News now comes from
Athens that large deposits Of this
stone have been discovered in Thessaly,
not far from Pharsalia, where Pompey
the Great was defeated by Julius
Caesar. Some experts say this Greek
stone is superior to the best hereto
fore known in Europe.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1903-08-20
VITALIZE
YOUR
NERVES

If you are shaky, nervous, irritable,
bilious, headachy, out Of sorts,
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1903-08-20
THE STEELE OF HAMMURABI.
Finding of Ancient Inscriptions Of
/. Vast Value for the History
OF Civilization.

In the classic lands and the lands
of the ancient east excavations by for
eign scholars are encouraged or al
lowed, but the objects found cannot
be removed to other countries, except
in the case of duplicates of no special
value. The rape of the Elgin marbles
is an event of long ago which Greece
mcurns. Old pictures must be snug
gled from Italy. Egypt has half a
dozen expeditions at work excavating
all the time, but whatever is found is
tributary to the Bulak museum. Even
Turkey now has strict laws, which are
building up the Constantinople muse
UNI. Only Persia is free hunting
ground, especially for the French gov
eminent, writes DR.. William Hayes
Ward, in "Who Was Hammurabi?" in
Century. ,..... +. ''
In 1882 M. Dieulafoy, with his ener-
getic wife dressed in masculine attire,
began explora tions at Susa, and re-
moved the upper layers of soil. They
were followed, after an interval, by M.
de Morgan, savant of. the first rank,
who had gained his first experience in
Egypt. He has been at work for near
ly ten years, and has gone down to the
lower strata, which represented the
earlier period of the history of Elan.
But the most valuable things found
thus far are those objects which had
been brought as trophies from Baby
lonia. One of these is the wonderful
STEELE of Naram-Sin, who ruled north
ern Babylonia 5000 years B. c., some
say 1900 years B. g. The king stands
proudly on the field of battle, and the
vigor of the art is worthy of the early
Greek period.
A STEELE of vastly more value for the
history of civilization than the STEELE
of Naram-Sin, or the stones which re-
cord the grants of land by kings to
their favorite subjects, covered with
grotesque emblems of the gods who
will punish anyone who ventures to
annul the grant, is the great stele OF
Hammurabi from sippara. On it we
see the king in the same humble atti.
tude of alteration which appears on
the other STEELE found at Sippara, stand.
ing in worship before the sun god
Shamash. He is not, as has been said
by those who have published it, repre-
sented as receiving the laws from
Shama sh-that is bit of imagination
borrowed from the account of Gods
giving the law to Moses; but he simply
appears in the ordinary attitude OF
worship, lifting his hand to his god
Shamash was designated the "Judge
of Gods and Men, It was then spe'
cially appropriate that this record OF
laws should be set up before his
shrine, in his city, and that he should
be represented not as warrior in q
fighting attitude, but sitting on the
throne of judgment. At the same time
his solar character was indicated by
the rays rising from his shoulders
which are omitted in the other stele
found at Sippara.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1903-08-20
Expandinx Its Work,

The operations of the department of
agriculture in Washington are steadily
expanding. In 1897 the appropriation
for the department was $3,255,00o. In
1900 it was s3,70O,00O. Last year it was
s5,2oo,0oo. This year congress has in
addition appropriated s1,5o00oo for
the construction of new building for
the department.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1903-08-20
Nsl IlI wv n! WV
&)ZO11l !: y J! g
t...iuln1.sr,i lIlHxll; |Rin i1

will Vitalize You, and put you to Rights.
What is Ozomulsion? It is a vitalizcd
emulsion; great reconstructive tonic
food, for consumptive and diseased
wrecks, composed of cod liver oil, guaiacol
IA germieide) and the glycero-hypophos.
phites, forming food medicine which
has been truthfully called . =.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1903-08-20
A BRITISH TRAINING SHIP.
observations of q Visitor Who Spent
an Hour ON Board One
of the Craft.


A representative of the London
News, under date of May 26, writes: II
took an omnibus from Fleet street to
the West India docks for the purpose
Of looking over the new royal naval
reserve drill ship, the President, late
Cannot. found her moored to the
wharf at the extreme end of the South
dock. Sending my, card on board, I
was courteously invited by Lieut.. Nor
rison, the officer in charge, to cross the
gangway and have look around for
myself.
1.-The new drill ship was hardly fit
for the reception of visitors, as she
IL not yet out of the hands of those
who are fitting her up for her new du.
ties, and it was therefore an act of
great courtesy on the part of Lieut..
Morrison to allow journalist to set
foot on her decks, for your seaman
does not love a landsman near his
craft when all is not spick and span.
Before I went aboard had ramble
along the wharf, and this gave me
ample opportunity to note not only
the new drill ship, but the old one,
which was moored close up. The con-
trast in make and shape was very
great. The old ship, built some time in
1927, looked more like a clumsy tub
than smart ship of war, yet in her
day she was supposed to be perfect
model of all warship should be. The
new drill ship was built in 1879, partly
of wood and partly of iron. She is
known to naval men as a composite
vessel, and at the time of her launch.
ing was supposed to be masterpiece.
But compared with one Of the latest
products of our dockyards she looks
like a nightmare of the deep, COM
pairing badly in appearance with the
latter-day products of his majesty's
navy. One might as we'll compare an
ancient Queen Bess musket with q
modern Mauser.
Parasols That Are Toilet Bottles.
The newest parasol and umbrella
has more than one mission to fulfil.
Those of latest importation have rich
ly and exquisitely carved art nouveau
handles of whitest ivory. They are
long and heavy and screw on to the
wooden shaft that supports their
silken moul ting. These handles are
hollow and contain a tiny six-inch
vial to be filed with cologne or toilet
water. BY pressing an ornament in
the carving of the handle, the top Of
the vial opens and sends out spray of
its fragrant contents to moisten q
handkerchief or dampen the temples
of fatigued or fainting lady. Some
times the handle of the parasolis filled
with delicious Russian salts Instead Of
cologne.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1903-08-20
Misstated the Problem.

The new teacher asked of the class
the following question:
"John had five oranges, James gave
him II, and he gave Peter seven. How
many did he have left?"
Before this problem the class re.
coiled.
''Please, SIR" said a young lad, 1--WE
always does our sums in apples. Lit
tie Chronicle.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1903-08-20

The present home of the Kowa is in Indian Territory where
they occupy reservation with the Comanche When they first
known BY the white men they lived along the headwaers OF the Platte
the Comanche the tribes the territory between the
Black Hills and the Yellowstone The Kowa
gamblers, their favore games being monte and They will
stake everything they the turn of card and if they lose
game without word of complaint The Kiowas
buffalo hunters and did give their wild life the plains
until 1867 when they removed to their reservation
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1903-08-20
AN ELIXIR OF LIFE

Ozomulsion livens you up, puts new
thoughts In your head, develops and
strengthens your vital energies, makes a
new man or woman of you. Cures Con-
sumption.
You see the world through new glasses
after the use of Ozomulsion.
And withal, it is not drug, but food.
Can't do you any harm. Can't help but
do you good. 49,
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1903-04-01
ONE OF FIELDS POEMS.
The Frame In Which It Was Set and
the Fun II Produced.

A Louisville man thus describes
an amusing incident which occurred
in New Orleans in the spring Of
1894: II met Eugene Field on one
Of his pilgrimages for old bottles,
pewter ware and any old thing IL
the junk line. Some friends of
mine introduced our party to Mr.
Field and Wilson Barrett and men,
bers of his company, then playing
an engagement in New Orleans.
Mr.. Fields greatest delight was in
teasing Miss Maude Jeffries, a Mis-
sissippi girl, then leading lady in
Mr.. Barrett's company. She was
very sensitive and modest, and it
delighted Field greatly when he
could playfully embarrass her.
zone day found him in his room
busy on the floor FASTING large
sheets of brown paper together. He
had written a poem to Miss Jeffries
in the center Of large sheet of
this wrapping paper in his charac-
teristic small hand-indeed, much
smaller than usual. On the edges
of this sheet | found him FASTING
others of equal size, so that the
whole when complete made a sin
gle sheet about eight feet square.
This he carefully folded up to fit
an improvised envelope about the
size of Mardi Gras souvenir, then
being distributed about the city.
"With the joyousness CT a boy
about to play a prank he chased
downstairs at the noon hour when
he knew Miss Jeffries was at lunch
with Mr.. Barrett in the cafe of the
Grunewald. Calling a waiter, he
sent the huge envelope in to her
table. She glanced at it a moment
and then gradually drew the pack
age from its envelope, while Field
and | stood watching behind the
entrance. 1t spread all over the
table as she continued to unfold
the enormous sheet, and its rustic
the attention Of nearly
every one in the room. When it
had spread itself all over Mr.. Bar
rett, who meanwhile was laughing
heartily, Miss Jeffries discovered the
poem in Fields hand and, although
blushing crimson, joined in the
for she knew he was some
where about enjoying her discom-
future"
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1903-04-01
NEW WOMAN" AND ANCIENT.
Mannlsh Garb For Female Wear Not
an Innovation.

One of the pet reproaches made
against the new woman is that in
her unseemly longing to stand upon
the same footing as her aforetime
lord and master she invented the
fashion Of wearing garments of a
mannish cut.
This is most unjust, and she may
readily be proved guiltless of the
charge by trifing investigation of
the fashions of ancient times and of
conservative countries, where the
poor things are as unemancipated as
possible and still wear the same
style of garments as their foremoth-
ers of thousand years ago.
The Chinese lady, as every travel
er testifies, is one of the most mod
est, retiring and conventional of
creatures, yet she wears clothes al
most exactly like those of her hus-
band and brothers. Indeed in China
trousers are considered much more
proper as feminine garments than
skirts.
The Turkish woman's dress is
identical with that of the husband
who keeps her so carefully shut
away from all newfangled notions,
and the Eskimo woman clothes her
little fat legs in tight sealskin
breeches, finished off with smart fur
topped boots.
The happy woman of Siam, who
has never been obliged to go in for
woman's rights, having always been
as free as air and the equal of any
man of her acquaintance, wears, like
every man in the kingdom, a square
of cotton or silk curiously adjusted
about the legs and fastened by tuck
ing two of the ends through at the
waist in what travellers describe as a
perilousiy insecure manner.
Looking back at the good old
times to which those who disapprove
Of the new woman are so fond of
referring, very early in the worlds
history can be found instances of
women adopting mannish clothes
when they were suitable and con-
venient.
The Greeks, with their hunting
goddess, their amazons and their
swift atalantas in the athletic
games, have shown us how beautiful
woman can be in the short tunic
worn by the youths. But no doubt
even then old folks mentioned pre-
historic time when girls were not SO
bold.-Chicago Chronicle.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1903-04-01
Explosive Diamonds.

1t(haS long been known that dia-
monds, especially the class known as
"rose diamonds" are likely to ex-
plode if subjected only to what
would seem a very ordinary degree
of heat. 1t is now believed that the
explosions are the result of the rap
id expansion of certain volatile liz
uids inclosed in cavities near the
center of these precious stones. A
great many diamonds, even though
cut, mounted and worn as gems of
perfection, are still in an unfinished
condition-that is, the liquid drop
from which the stone is being
formed has not as yet deposited all
of its "pure crystals of carbon"
These movable drops may OCCASION
ally be seen with the naked eye.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1903-04-01
State Finances.

Times Dispatch.
Senator Wickham's review Of the
financial condition of the State is
not fattering. 1t shows that the
surplus on hand October |, 1902,
was 1905, $50. But deductions are
to be made, which bring it down to
$176, 7S0. Against this is to be
charged the expense of the extraor-
binary session Of the Legislature
granting that adjournment will
come by May y, amounting to
SIP, 500. This will bring the
surplus down to $64, $50. Extraor-
binary appropriations, amounting
to $113, 800, have already been made
and extraordinary appropriations
asked for and now being pressed
amount to 1862, 800.
The Auditor estimates receipts
for 1903 at SO, AT AL and eXpendi-
lures at SO, 1919 leaving a
balance of $50, 623. There is moth
ing alarming in these figures,
but they emphasize the warning
sounded more than once through
these columns that the General
Assembly must go slow on appro-
priations.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1903-04-01
Times Chances,

A we'll known artist relates that
on one occasion a man came to q
friend of his and asked him to paint
portrait of his father, who is dead.
"But, my dear sir" said the art
list, 81 never saw your father. Have
you photograph of him."
NO." said the man, 81 have not,
but you never saw Moses, and yet
you have a picture of him on your
walls"
The argument was unanswerable,
and the artist accepted the commits
sion. When the picture was finish
ed, the man came to see it and gazed
at it with tears in his eyes and said:
"Dear me, is that father? How
he has changed"
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1903-04-01
FraternaI Orders.

Mountain City Lodge, No. g., Ancient
York Masons. meets 2nd and 4th Mon.
day nights at Masonic Hall, J. VIII
Moore, w. VI. A. Il. Shields. Sec'y.
Rockbridge Lodge, No. SO. /. D. 0. F,
meets every Thursday night. at Odd Eel
ows' Hall A. w. Manspile, N. G. j. V,
Grinstead. Sec'y.
Lexington Lodge, No. &c, X. of p,
meets every Tuesday night,at Odd Eel.
lows Hall, w. s. Hileman, G. G. j. V.
Grinstead, X. II S.
Natural Bridge Council, No.4920. Royal
Arcanum, meets LIST and Bird Friday
nights in each month. w. X. Beeton,
Regent. James Withrow, Sec'y,
Lee Jackson Camp, No. 80, Junior Or
der American Mechanics, meets every
2na and 4th Friday nights at Odd Fellows
Hall. F. s Johnston, Councillor. ID. B..
Radford, Sec'y.
Liberty Lodge, No, 2, Daughters Of
Rebekah, meets every Monday night at
Odd Fellows Hall. Miss Anna X.
Kiause, n. &. Mrs. NJ. f. Crigler.
Secy.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1903-04-01
Free to Our Readers.
Botanic Blood Balm for the Blood.

If you suffer from ulcers, eczema,
scrofula, blood poison, cancer, eating
sores, itching skins, pimples, boils,
bone pains, swellings. rheumatism,
catarrh, or any blood or akin disease,
we advise you to take Botanic Blood
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mended for old, obstinate, deep-seated
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every sore makes the blood pure and
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health. Druggists, 81 per large
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Blood Balm Co., Atlanta, Ga. De-
scribe trouble and free medical advice
sent in sealed letter. Medicine sent
at once, prepaid,
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1903-04-01
happy Peterl

A clergyman was sitting in his
study one evening hard at work on
the following Sundays sermon when
visitor was announced. She was a
hard, muscular looking woman, and
when the minister set chair for
her she said somewhat brusquely:
"You are Mr.. j., amt your"
81 am" replied the clergyman.
"Well, maybe you'll remember O
marryin' a couple o strangers at
your church a month ago."
The clergyman referred to his
diary for a moment and then said:
"What were the names"
"Peter Simpson and Eliza Brown"
replied the woman, adding, "and
Pm Eliza"
care you, indeed ?" said the min
lister. 81 thought l remem"-
eyes," interrupted the visitor.
"1'm her, and 1 thought I'd drop in
and tell you that Peters escaped|
London Answers.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1903-04-01
The Burial of A. J. McCown.
For The Gazeftr.

For The Gazette.
Mr.. Alexander j. McCown dice
Tuesday, March 18th, 1908, in hi:
84th year. He was born, lived and
died in Lexington, Va. A member
of the Presbyterian church fol-
about 90 years, he had a good
report among his fellowmen, and
departed this life universally be-
loved.
1t does not seem like death
To be entombed in flowers,
Which speak to us with fragrant
breath
OF beatific bowers.
And yet, beneath those wreaths
An aged forms asleep
One that the soul awhile bequeaths
To Mother Earth to keep.
AS singing lark, the soul
At morn the world above
Scared viewless to the longed-for goal,
The heaven of its love.
The friends and stricken ones,
Who felt the chast' ming rod.
In grief, as silent as the stones,
Went to the House Of God.
There lay in state the dead
Before the pulpit stage,
While prayers were said, and texts
were read
From Scriptures sacred page.
With voices soft and deep
The chorists sang that day,
Asleep in Jesus, blessed Sleep
Il would not live Away"
Borne to the grave at eve,
To lay the dust to dust"
1t seemed almost a wrong to grieve
For one so old and just.
Skies, all day weeping, bowed,
But, sinking in his grave,
The sun burst thro' the rifted cloud,
And forth his splendor gave
And lined the vault with gold,
And wrapt the mourners round
With yellow light in glory rolled,
And gilded DER the ground.
1t seemed Tabor glow
That now TRANSPORTED all
The sudden flash that dazzled so
In way phenomenal.
We deemed it of that Day
An intimation bright,
When charnel gloom shall yield forage
To the supernal light.
The hope of life to GOMEZ
o how it sweetens this
And points to the eternal Home,
And everlasting bliss.
Rest, servant of the Lord
Rest, thou, in perfect peace.
The good thou didst by work and
word
Will live, and never cease.
r. NJ. FUTILE.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1903-04-01
BUSY BRAIN WORKERS.
Men Of Thought and Mental Force Are
Usually Long Lived.

1t is a very common but erroneous
belief that brain work is destructive
of physical strength, says the Chi
cago Chronicle. The fact is that
men of thought and mental force
have always been distinguished for
their age. Colon, Sophocles, Pindar,
Anacreon and Xenophon were octo-
genarians. Kant, Button, Goethe,
Fontenelle and Newton were over
eighty. Michael Angelo and Titan
were eighty-nine and ninety-nine re-
spectively. Harvey, the discoverer
of the circulation of the blood, lived
to be eighty.
Many men have done excellent
work after they have passed eighty
years. Lander wrote his Imaginary
Conversations" when eighty-five.
Izaak Walton welded a ready pen
at ninety. Hahnemann married at
eighty and was still working at
ninety-one. Michael Angelo was still
painting his giant canvases at
eighty-nine, and Titan at ninety
worked with the vigor of his early
years.
Fontenelle was as light hearted at
ninety-eight as at forty and New
ton at eighty-three worked as hard
as he did in middle life. Cornaro
was in far better health at ninety
five than at thirty and was as happy
as sandboy. At Hanover DR.. Du
Boisy was still practicing as a ply
stefan in 1897, going his daily
rounds at the age of 1913. William
Reynold Salmon, NJ. R. C. s., of
Conbridge, Glamorganshire, died on
March IL, 1897, at the age Of 106.
At the time of his death he was the
oldest known individual of indispu-
tably authenticated age, the Oldest
physician, the oldest member of the
Royal College of Surgeons, Eng
land, and the oldest Freemason in
the world.