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edge of the coin, so If the ring is not
very heavy you may have to borrow
another one and slip it in the hook
beside the first. Or you can use light
ring and substitute a quarter for the
half dollar. - yy= 49,.
Now, If you blow against the ring
the whole affair will turn on it's pivot.
and by giving good puff every time
the ring comes round you can make
it spin very fast and keep on spinning
q long time. If the hatpin is very
sharp and of very hard steel it win
gradually bore hole in the coin. In
deed, it is possible to bore clear
through soft coin in this way.
OF course you should practice this
trick before you try it in public. Then,
if the Ting is brass one and the coin
your own, you can give your merry-go-
round to the youngsters, who will have
lots If fun with it.-Chicago Inter
Ocean.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1904-12-01
HOW. THE FROG ORIGINATED
Came Into Being Because . Weary,
Thirsty Woman Was Prevented
from Getting 4 Drink.

Did you ever hear how frogs origi-
mated? 1t is queer story, but then
it happened along time ago, when the
world was young and all sorts Of queer
things were happening. We can, Of
course, believe as much or as little Of
such stories as we please, but at least
they entertain us.
Now as to the frogs, they came into
being because weary, thirsty woman
was prevented from getting a drink OF
water. Here is the way the story is
told:
Latona was a beautiful goddess, who
lived with the other goddesses and gods
on Mt. Olympus, where Jupiter and
Juno reigned, as you know. She was
distinguished for many things. but
chiefly for being the mother of Apollo
and Diana. 1t seems that she incurred
the i'll will of Juno in some way and
was banisked from Olympus, with no
place to put her foot and no shelter
for her weary head, for Juno had made
Terra, the earth, promise that she
should not find rest anywhere.
NepIu:le, TIC SOu VI t0e Sed. now
ever, took pity on the banished goddess
and invited her to the Isle of DeIos,
which then tloated under tho water but
rose to the surface at his command.
There she found peace and comfort and
brought up her two famous children,
Apollo to become the god of the sun
and Diana the goddess of the moon
But perhaps you are wondering what
all this has to do with the frogs. It is
said that one day while Latona was
wandering desolate and weary with her
children, while they were yet babies,
she came to pool of clear, sparkling
water. Half dying with thirst, god
dess as she was, she ran toward the
pool to drink some of the cool water,
but crowd of ugly yokels surrounded
it and kept her away.
She had up to this time borne her
privations and sufferings with patieAce
and resignation, but at this act Of wan
ton cruelty her patience gave way and
turning furiously on the yoke!s she
turned them all into croaking frogs,
which they have remained 10 this day.
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SCIENTISTS ARE PLEASED.
Time Distribution by Wireless Teleg-
raphy Successfully Accomplished
by French Operators.

That wireless telegraphy may be
employed to distribute standard time
from a central clock to points at a dis
lance of several miles is shown in a
recent communication to the Paris
academy of sciences by NJ. G. Bigour-
dan. Says this experimenter in the
Camptes Rendus Of the academy:
Several cities have installed ap-
paratus that distributes standard time.
At Paris, for example, 10 clocks, in
different parts of the city, are con-
nected with the observatory by cleo
trio wires.
"On account of the circuits that are
necessary in this system it is expen-
sive and of limited usage. These in
conveniences, can be much lessened to-
day by wireless telegraphy, the use
of which permits considerable simpli-
fication Of the transmission of time to
a distance. have made some expert
ments in this line which l propose to
make known.
"A directing clock, opening an cleo
trio contact each second, commands q
relay which in turn starts current Ill
the primary circuit of an induction
coil furnished with an oscillator; the
circuit induced by this coil thus fur
nishes an oscillating discharge of very
short duration, which flashes regularly
once a second.
"The two fine wire poles of the coil
are connected, the one with the earth,
the other with an antenna several
yards in length. BY means of this
antenna the sparks affect distant re-
ceivers OF electric waves, and so all
these receivers beat at an almost con-
slant interval each second of the di-
recting pendulum.
Il have tried two different receivers;
the simplest is radio-telephone of
the Popoff- Ducretet system, in which
may be heard very distinctly each Sec
ond licked by the directing pendulum.
The second, which makes record, is
composed of one of the ordinary re-
ceivers used in wireless telegraphy.
In order to have the signs more exact
I have sometimes replaced the Morse
received by q chronograph with band
and marker; with this chronograph,
which feeds about o. inch per second,
the signs obtained are very clear, and
the time of each of them can be de-
pended upon to about 0.02 or 0.03 Sec
ond. reg, =. ~
Although the means employed in
these experiments were very modest, a
very good transmission was, obtained
to q station nearly two miles distant;
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Two Paths.

There Is path that seemeth passing fair.
With portals open and with entrance
broad;
But danger and destruction hover there,
To lure the feet from safety and from
God.
That to the pure alone is entrance given:
Happy the man who enters at that gate,
To tread the path that leadeth up to
Heaven!
Emily Houseman wstson, In Rams
Horn.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1904-12-01

second story, eight and one-half feet;
basement, six feet.
All floors are double; siding and
sheathing have tar paper between
them. - - q -~
All shingles ON roof are Of red cedar,
The finished woodwork throughout the
interior is yellow pine, hard oil fin
ished. 90" = -.A
Plastering is two-coat work; paint
ing three-coat work, including the
printing.
Bath room fixtures are of the up-to-
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1904-12-01
New Mammal in England.

An entirely new mammal in the Brit
ish isles is the astonishing discovery Of
J. g. Millais. It is q vole-Microtus
orcadensis-and 1t is totally distinct
from the common short-tailed field
mouse and all other known forms.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1904-12-01

lemon yellow, with white trimmings;
porch, veranda and balcony floors 70
be painted four coats, and all the
tongues and grooves Of the 11sx4 inch
stuff to be well loaded, and finishing
color to be a lead color.
Roof shingles to be stained q pea
green.
All carving shown on exterior will
be Of composition carving.
All work must be done in work.
manlike manner.
GEO. A. w. KNIT.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1904-12-01
Dentist Advances a Theory.

0SAtASI 4AuVoASVS ." AA~VAys
A dentist comes forward with the sug-
eestion that casts should be taken OF
prisoners mouths as a means Of iden-
tification. He claims that the mouths
Of no two people are alike
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1904-12-01

date kind, all properly set in place.
The hardware is of a neat design
and nicely fitted.
The glass inside is double strength,
free from defects.
Glass in front door is of plate.
Basement floor is cemented.
Foundation is built of brick, 16
inches wide.
The siding is four inches wide, laid
three inches to the weather. All fin
ished floors are to be of yellow pine.
finished with hard oil varnish.
Facing brick showing on chimney
above roof to be yellow color.
Balcony floor to be covered with
galvanized iron; all down spouts.
flashing and cutters to be done with
galvanized iron.
The finishing color of house to bo
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1904-12-01
THIS five-r0om residence can be
erected for $4,000, complete, upon
a brick foundation. The size of
tho varioIs ,rOOna 10 as follows.

The living room has fireplace and
a conservatory.
The dining-room has beamed ceiling
and small china closet.
The kitchen has sink, maple floor
and cement wainscoting.
Height of FIRST story is nine feet;
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-16
Il Gardening Bird.

There is only one creature that we
know of besides mankind which shows
it's appreciation of flowers and green
foliage by adorning its home with
them, and that is the gardener bird
of New Guinea (Amblyornis inornatus),
a member of the family of bower birds
which are peculiar to the Australian
region, including New Guinea Some
naturalists place these bower birds
among the birds of paradise. The first
account of this singular appreciation
of floral beauty by birds was given by
Signor Beccari, who says that they
build a hut about two feet in height,
with a central support of a small tree
growing in glade or clearing in the
dense forests. The roof, which slopes
to the ground, is composed of the stems
of the orchids placed in a radiating
fashion. In the interior, access to
which is by an angular opening. the
central support is covered with moss in
the form of a cone, so that a circular
promenade is made between it and the
sloping roof But the extraordinary
effort of this bird is evidenced outside
this playhouse, for in front is laid out,
with infinite care truly, a garden. Fresh
moss Is brought Dy the dlngent occu-
pants, and a verdant carpet, extending
about six feet, is first prepared, on
which are laid blossoms and berries of
every variety in profusion to delight
the eyes. As these wither or become
unsightly they are removed and laid
in a heap at the back Of the hut, pre-
sumably out of sight of these ultra
refined little birds, and upon the messy
lawn are placed continually fresh
blooms. AS far as is known each of
these habitations is occupied only by
one pair of birds, and II is not certain
whether the tasteful decorations are
arranged by the male only; it would be
pleasant to think that it was so-that
all this refined effort was but to show
his devotion and to make some little
reparation for his lack of beauty and
dingy ppearance.-Westmi Ga
zette.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-16
TALK OF THE TOWN
AND,~B9 o. RHt
TINES ~
Light on the Butter.

There is merchant of this city who
has a nice suburban home, an amiable
wife and a pretty little five-year-oid
daughter. This couple, toetheir morti-
fication, a few evenings since at sup
per time learned that it is not wise
to discuss domestic economy In the
presence of the little one. They ex-
pected company for supper and at the
last moment the servant entered the
room where the three members or the
family were seated, awaiting the ar
rival of the company, and announced
in a whisper something that seemed
to astonish the lady. When the serv-
ant retired the wife said to her hus-
band, who was to act as host: "Dearie,
you will have to go light on the butter
tonight. Mary says there is only
thin slice in the house and it's too late
and too far to send for a square"
After all had been seated and the
supper had in part been discussed, one
of the guests requested another helping
of butter. but before the host could
comply with the request the little one
exclaimed: Here, go light on the but
ter. All that's in the house is that lit
tie piece on the dish"
The mother blushed, the host looked
annoyed and said sharply to the child,
Now, miss, you go right up to your
roCm.'
The little one stepped down and out
of the dining room, leaving the host
to offer an explanation; but moment
after he heard laughter outside the
door and, looking through the window,
saw his little daughter racing up the
road on her little bicycle.
Fearing that she might run away
because she had been punished, he hur-
riedly excused himself and, rushing
outside, called to her. The little one
wheeled back and then the father said
to her sternly, Didn't 1 tell you to
go to your room?" The child inno-
Gently replied: Yes, papa; L went to
my room, but you didn't tell me TO
stay there"
The father allowed the child to re-
turn to the dining room on her prom
ise not to speak another word.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-16
Hermeticaliy Sealed.

An Americanized Russian has pat
ented a new process of embaIming,
which consists in casting a solid block
of glass around the subject to be pre-
served, through which the features and
outlines of the body will be perfectly
visible. AS no air can possibly enter,
the remains are expected to last in
definitely, till some shock destroys the
crystal block which encaSes them like
so many flies in amber. The inventor
hopes that the relics Of great men will
be preserved in this way, remaining
to aftertime in their habit as they
lived, with vast mausoleums in which
to place them, entrance to which will
be deemed an honor like that Of burial
in Westminster or Santa Croce. The
mechanical process by which all this
is to be made possible. and on which
the Government has issued a patent, is
quite simple. The remains are first
surrounded with a coating of sodium
silicate, or water glass, which is al
lowed to dry. When the water has
been sufficiently evaporated, the sub
ject is placed in a mold which Is to
determine the size of the glass block.
and molten glass is poured in till IL is
filed
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-16
No More Damages.

A we'll known San Francisco journal
ist, whose hair has become white in
the pursuit of his calling, showed his
ready wit before curious Market
street crowd recently. The day was
stormy and the streets were wet and
slippery. The newspaper man was
coming to work shortly before 1 o'clock
AS the car on which he was riding
approached Lotta's Fountain he jump
ed to the pavement with the intention
of getting under cover as soon as pos
sible. But he struck a slippery spot
on the asphalt and went down with
a crash. His knee was wrenched, his
umbrella was broken, his glasses were
smashed his coat was torn and alto
gether he looked like a wreck. A num-
Der of people rushed to his assistance
and soon a large crowd had collected.
He arose unaided, however, and looked
around him in a dazed sort of way.
A spectator grasped him by the shoul-
der, turning him toward the retreat
ing car.
Get the number and the names of
the gripman and conductor. That's
the only way you can get damages" !"
he shouted.
The journalist surveyed his destroyed
property for a moment and then re-
marked: My friend, 1 do not know
what you think about it, but it seems
to me that have had damages enough
What 1 need most at present is re-
pairs
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-16
Persuasion.


1t deeply grieved Serene E. Payne,
the Republican floor leader. when Mr.
Maddox of Georgia raised the point Of
no quorum last Saturday and thus
threatened to prevent the House from
passing a lot of bills. With a heavy
sigh Mr.. Payne arose, steered his port
ly form across to the Democratic side
and looked down on Mr.. Maddox with
a Dained look.
Maddox" said Payne in a seduc-
tive tone, why do you ball things up
this way just as we are getting along
so nicely? You have some secret rea-
son. Maddox. Tell me what it is
Mr.. Payne" began Maddox with
dignity.
"Confidentially," said Mr.. Payne in
a wheedling voice. Il won't breathe
it to a SOUL
las l was about to say, Mr.. Payne
=" resumed Mr.. Maddox.
Just among us girls" pleaded Mr..
Payne.
The grizzled, lean, bald-headed old
Confederate looked uD at the large
form and white head above him and
gasped a couple of times. Then he
arose.
Mr.. Speaker said Mr.. Maddox, II
withdraw the point. Bee.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-16
RUSSIAN DISASTERS.

% HE of the destruction of the Russian battle
ship Petropavlovsk. which carried to the bottom
i with it Vice Admiral Makaroff and crew of 300
men, has stunned Russia and elected the sypathies
all the nations whether they favor the of the
not. This sudden snufing out of the lives of hun
dreds of brave men, through the shock of battle
but by the terrible agency of their engines turned
against themselves has nothing of the halo of glorious
defeat after manfu struggle but the grim essence Of
pure mischance.
When the Japanese orpedoboats stole into the harbor
of Port Arthur and dealt their terrible blows to +ha
Russian fleet the night of February g. the world
could but applaud their daring even though part of
the world tempered this applause with more or less
of commiseraton for the loss to Russian arms Wb.r
the gallant of the cruiser Variag and the puu
boat KoFetz sailed of Chemulpo arbor on the
day certain destruction at the hands of RI.
overwhelming Japanese fleet admiration for the heroic
which is the the world over pulsed in generous
for the who could say: "Tell them AZ horne
that did best. But the trusted vice admiral of
the Russian fleet and his hundreds of men who went
down on the ll-starred Petropavlovsk had NOT ~.
chance to die fighting
Russia is down. The elimination to the chain of
disasters which has attended their feet in the East
since the first gun of the war was fired has numbed
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-16
Water From Cactus.

F. " Coville. in the National Geo
graphic Magazine for April (Washing-
ton. d. c., gives an interesting ac-
count of how the Indians Of the desert
obtain drinking water from the barrel
cactus. 1t was among the desert hills
west of Torres. Mexico. The Indian cut
the top from a plant about five feet
high and with blunt stake of palo
verde pounded to pulp the upper six
or eight inches of white flesh in the
standing trunk, From this, handful by
handful, he squeezed the water into the
bowl he had made in the top of the
trunk, throwing the discarded pulp on
the ground BY this process he secured
two or three quarts of clear water.
Alightiy salty and slightly bitter to the
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-16

taste. but of far better quality than
some of the water desert traVeier lS
occasionally compelled to use. Inc
Papago, dipping this water up In MS
hands, drank it with evident pleasure
and said that his people were accus-
toned, not only to secure their drink
ing water in this way in times OF ex-
cessive drought, but that they used II
also to mix their meal preparatory to
cooking 1t into bread.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-16

Muscove activity the A fleet of forty Japanese
vessels patrols the Yellow Sea, keeping the remnant of
the Cars ships in their harbor like rabbits in hole
The is the shadowy Vladivostok fleet,
blockaded also by the iron walls of Japan. The width
of hemisphere separates the forlorn hope from another
vessel bearing the imperial of the Cars fleet.
Russia will have to strive long and earnestly to
treve her prestige the which has thus suddenly
been destroyed in quick two months She cannot
speedily regain her poe for the loss of their leader the
terrible fatality which to be following them and
the unknown which turks in harbor full of their
own uncharted mines, must have severely shaken, the
morale OF men and officers of the ill-fated fleets.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-16
HIGHEST GRADE

HIGHEST GRADEIJ. N. citv.
The highest grade in the navy is that
of admiral. 1t is especially created
by Congress as a mark of appre-
ciation for extraordinary service. The
rank becomes extinct upon the death
of the individual upon whom II was
conferred by Congress, and remains
so until again created. The rank was
first conferred on Farragut in 1855.
then on Porter after Farragut's death
in 1870. and it became extinct i'm 1891.
1t was restored when George Dewey
was created admiral
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-16

FUNNEL MARKS-Two Subscribers.
City. The difference between the fun
mel marks Of the North German Lloyd
and the White Star Line of trans
Atlantic steamers is that the tunnels
of the first named company are cream
colored and those of the latter, cream
with black top
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-16

thrill of admiration is through every American
the exalted bravery of Chief Gunners Mate Monson
who saved the baeshp Missouri and the lives of over
GOO men by jumping into open magazine and closing
the door behind him to keep the flames from the powder
although he nearly drowned in consequence bv the
flooding of the magazine 1t is by like this that the
record OF the American navy stands unbemshed
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-16

SELLING BY SAMPLE-G. r.. Pet
aluma, Cal. A commercial traveller
who sells by sample. but does not him
self deliver the goods, is not a peddler
and is not required to take out a ped
dler's license. Courts have so held.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-16

The Butte miner who is being put in shape to make a
Roman holiday with Jeffries acknowledges the latter
has the advantage of ring experience hitting power and
weight, but that otherwise they evenly matched.
Some people thrive mighty little consolation.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-16

wrestling match to have taken place between t,yo
in Victoria, B. c., forbidden by the police
Our British neighbors probably believe that while phys
cal culture i'll is commendable there is point At
which is justified in calling halt for his own pro
lection.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-16

Russian anarchist in ST. Petersburg had an internal
machine concealed in his trunk, which went off nre
rhaturely and blew him He is certainly to be con-
graduated upon the emnenty successful character of
his machine.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-16

SPANISH VESSELS = Subscriber.
Dutch Flat, Cal According to Bras
sey's for 1898, Spain had before the
war with the United States the fol-
lowing named cruising barbette ships:
Almirante Oquendo. Cardinal Cesneros.
Calabina, Infanta Maria Theresa, Prin-
cessa de Austurias and Vizcaya and
the following named cruiser: Pedro de
Arragon.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-16

Salt Lake baby possessing the usual attraction chill
dren have for varied diet swallowed nail The family
doctor however also had attraction of his own in the
shape of magnet which he let down nfantiIe throat
a wire and removed the lunch
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-16
AnS7UerS to Queries.

RUSSIAN EMPEROR-S. A W,
City. The Emperor Of Russia, Nicholas
II, was born May IS, 1863
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-16

INTEREST-Subscrib City. No
State of the Union has a lower legal
rate of interest than per cent. The
highest is in Idaho, 10 per cent
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-16

San Francisco voters realizing the Importance of
the coming primaries and registering with unpre
cedented activity citizens having registered 50
far as against 6574 for the period of time in 100,
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-16

1t looks if there would be landslide for
Parker in the Democratic Presidential convention and
then landslide for Roosevelt when the time comes for
the people to vote.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-16

HOMESTEAD LAWS-E. s., Niles.
Cal This department has not the
space to publish the homestead laws
OF the United States. Such can be
found in the American Settlers
Guide" to be obtained through any
first-class bookseller.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-16

Captain Hobson has just been defeated for Congress-
in the Sixth Alabama District Women don't vote in
that State and kisses not recognized credentials
to Office by the hard-hearted Southerners
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-16

Special information Supplied daily to
business houses and public men by the
Press Clipping Bureau (Allen's), 2a6 Cal
.fornia street. Telephone Main 104l =
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-16

Townsend's California Glace fruits and
choice candies. in artistic fre-etched
boxes. A nice present for Eastern friends.
It's Market street. above Call building.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-16

Il wish / had last year back again. /"
said the penitent prisoner whom the
Judge had just sentenced to twelve
months in prison.
We'll. you can't have that" respond
ed the Judge, kindly: but you can re-
turn next year. YOU know, after you
have done with it."-Chicago Tribune.