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Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1904-09-29
What It Contained,

Analysis of the water of an artesian
well recently bored at Holly Springs,
Miss, showed that it contained large
proportion of ammonia. -..t se.,,
Uncle Zeb. colored resident Of that
town, spoke for the matter. in this wise
to q drummer whose grip he was "tot.
ing from the station:
"Wese got er artillery we'll here, an
las week dey done scandalized de
watah, an foun' it plum full er by
drophobia. IN. Y. Times.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1904-09-29
Organ Recitals Daily.

Ia Five regular recitals are now given
each day upon the large mechanical
organ n the splendid French section
Ct the Palace of Liberal Arts, at the
Worlds Fair. The recitals begin at
80 and 1880 o'clock q. m. and at
2::30, $3.50 and i've p. m, and con.
sist Of selections from well-known
operas and other classical and popu.
lar music. The space about the organ
is always filled with people. In addi-
ton to being a very perfect instru-
ment from a musical standpoint, II Is
deliberately decorated
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1904-09-29
CARPET BED GARDENING.
Beautiful Effects Of Color and Design
Produced with Non Blossom
ing Plants.

Everybody who passes the Jersey
City hall this summer has something
pleasant to say about the large flower
beds which were laid out in the sur
rounding park, says q letter to the New
York Sun. They ware laid out upon an
unusual plan, and in their quaint formal
ity Of design and subdued richness of
color they are peculiarly grateful to the
eye.
They are examples of what is known
among gardeners as carpet bedding.
The plot is marked off in convenient de-
signs, exactly like rug. Scrolls are
traced on it, hearts, diamonds, and the
figures that carpet weavers and wall pa
per designers delight in are marked out,
and then the entire ground is hidden
with plants, generally of small leaf and
close foliage, so that at short distance
the effect of complete carpets secured.
No blossoming plants are used for this
style Of gardening. Everything depends
on foliage color. Masses of brown pur-
pie achyranthes form body color; sando-
line Is used for scroll patterns In green
gray; altematteras give q deeper pur-
pie, and coleus in various shades is much
used. For borders and for outlining
elaborate patterns the various sorts OF
house leek or hen and chickens" are
specially available, and dracaenas and
other thick leafing plants OF low stature
give variety to the effects. ~.
The Jersey City beds were designed
by Greenville gardener who learned
his art in the old country. Carpet bed
ding, he told a Sun man a day or two
ago, is the favorfte method of laying
out grounds in Germany, France and
Austria, but is not much used elsewhere.
1t has been introduced in some of the
cemeteries here, but has found little
favor in private gardens.
Zone reason why it is not taken up, y
said he, lis that it is expensive in the
first outlay A circular bed, say 20 feer
in diameter, will take from 1000 to 5000
plants to fill it. Then it has to be
watched all the time It takes the most
careful wedding, and the foliage must be
kept close trimmed. The minute you
allow anything like luxuriance of
growth your pattern is gone. So, bed
of carpet work will take as much OF a
mans time as a quarter of an acre of
ordinary garden.
But on the other hand, it is one Of
the most satisfactory ways of laying out
a garden, for the further along in sum-
mer you get the better your bed looks.
There is no replanting, no whitening.
The plants grow closer and closer, the
pattern Is better and better designed;
the col!srs deepen, and the effect is al
ways artistic, neat, completely satisfy
ing to the eye.
1T Is great art, one Of the most
beautiful forms of gardening, and l
think as the love of fine garden work de-
velops in this country, it will be exceed
ingly popular"
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1904-09-29
Features in Food and Drink.

The, Worlds Fair is full Of new
things, new features and interesting
experiments in the way of food and
drink. Prominent among the new bev-
erages introduced at the Exposition
are banana coffee and prune coffee.
j At one of the California county ex-
hibits in the Palace Of Agriculture the
prune coffee is furnished by the
county, to teach the public the value OF
this experiment as pleasant beverage.
The banana coffee IS served in the
same building, but at a different ex-
hibit, the purpose being to show the
wonderful food value OF tie banana
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1904-09-29
Lots TO Spare.

"Oh, spare me, dear angel, one lock
CT your hair!" bashful young lover
took courage and sighed.
"'Twere a sin to refuse 30 modest
a prayer, so take the whole wig" the
syee. creature replied.-Tit-Bits.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1904-09-29


still assert that the United
XM> y States obtained nothing,
NWNE through the annexation Of
49, the Philippines, but lot of
naked savages In spite of
the governments display at the World s
Fair, which shows, in addition to the
four wild tribes, the refined Visayans
with their beautiful fabrics and
their delicate embroideries, the loyal
brown soldiers of Uncle Sam and
the cultured commissioners and Off
Gals, there are some purblind indi-
vlduals who refuse to see that the Fill
Pine is anything but a nuisance and
q menace to our country.
That he could be capable of ciyiliza-
ton and uplifting seems utterly ridic.
ulous to-those who have studied him?
No, to the class who dare not visit
the Philippine reservation at the
Worlds Fair for fear, Of being con-
WINGED against their will. That q
great many or the natives of the is.
lands could already be cultured and
refined would be set down as utterly
preposterous by this class.
The soreheads need not be bound
and carried by violence across the fac
smile Bridge of Spain, through the
Walled City to the heart of the most
wonderful section Of the entire ex.
position. They should only be enticed
to listen for an hour to the playing of
the Constabulary band. No man with
an ounce of appreciation in his soul
could hear that band without being
convinced that the 81 men who com.
pose it's membership are far above the
ordinary in both intelligence and senti.
ment. A nation or q race may be
Judged by its music. A natural feel
ing for rhythm and harmony is not
IN attribute of chaotic or unbalanced
mind. 1t is discord that leads the way
to senseless vandalism and causeless
rebellion. '.,=# u 90
In behalf of the Filipino 1t mus. be
said that he is a natural musician.
Even the savage head-hunters, in their
peculiar tribal dances, manifest a re-
markable feeling for rhythm. There
is none Of the Indians wild noise and
broken time in their beating of brass
tomtoms and their somewhat monoto-
: nous singing. They possess the mus.
tcal instinct that, with time and train
ing, may be developed into just what
the members Of the two Philippine
bands already possess.
: The Scout band Is an exceptionally
good military. band. such as we have
heard before The Constabulary band
is in class by itself. 1t is not to be
compared with any Of the other ,ex.
position bands. Its concerts are held
daily in the large bandstand in the
Philippine plaza. and those who have
heard one concert will gladly forsake
the most interesting exhibit and walk
the entire distance from the heart of
the grounds to the reservation in or
der to hear another r. 49,, ..,.. .s.-s. q.
The men who compose the constabu.
larry and who have done so much to
promote law and order in the islands
are to be distinguished from the ma.
tives in the regular army by their uni.
forms. The military Filipino wears
the blue Of the American soldier. The
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1904-09-29
Pyemies Discard Tents for Huts

The Pygmies from Africa at the
Worlds Fair became tired of living
in the tent provided for them and have
built themselves small huts of sap.
lings, covered with grass and rushes.
In order to give the huts the proper
dimensions, a novel system of meas
urement was employed. The corner
poles were stuck in the ground and
the architect then lay down on his
stomach, stretching out both arms to
see if the hut would be large enough.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1904-09-29
HORSE WOULD DO r.

The Doctor-What you need is moro
exercise; why don't you ride horseback:
The Patient-Why, doc, couldn't
keep on horse two seconds.
The Doctor-Good! The very thing!
The horse will throw off your flesh all
right.-Philadelphia Telegraph.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1904-09-29
MANY Varieties Of Potatoes.

Many Varieties If Potatoes.
Three hundred and fifty varieties of
Irish potatoes, big and little, are ex-
hibited in the New York section of the
Palace of Agriculture at the Worlds
Fair-T The specimens are, the result
of cross breeding of standard types.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1904-09-29

Doctor latter feeling pulse, looking at
tongue, etc.)-There is nothing consti-
tuttonaAy wrong with you, madam, and
should advise you to marry again.
Youthful Widow-Are you single,
doctor9
Doctor-l an, but doctors Fever pre-
scribe for thsmselvss. you know.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1904-10-20
FOR TUE LITTLE ONES.
A Homemade Dart That Will Fly
Straight and True.


You can make a lot Of darts with
which you may have a good deal of
fun at the cost Of only a few min
utes Of time. All you need are some
pins, old corks and feathers.
Insert the pin in the large end
Of the cork and shove it clear
through so that the point comes
out on the other end Of the cork
and the head Of the pin is buried.
Now push the point Of the feathef
into the cork beside the pin, so that
it goes halfway through the cork,
and your dart is complete.
You can throw this dart a con-
siderable distance, the feather keep
ing it whirling round and round, but
always going point first through the
air.
If you make a small paper target
you will find that by a little practice
you can come very near the bullseye
every shot, for the whirling motion
given by the feather gives an I'M
usual accuracy to the dart, just as
the riAing or "twist" in the bore Of
a gun makes the bullet fly straight
to its mark.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1904-10-20
Low Rates,
GEORGIA STATE FAIR,
WAGON, Ga, October t9th.--
18th, 1904.

account of above occasion the
board Air Line Railway will
tickets from, all Georgia
Alabama points to Macon,
and return at rate of one
plus rs cents for the round
tickets will include admis-
coupons to the Fair and will
sold for all trains October
to27th and trains scheduled
Arriye in Macon on forenoon of
ctober 18th, except that no
tickets will be sold on October
2srd. All tickets will be limited
for return until Oct. 31st.
Seaboard Agents will gladly
give full information and specific
rates upon application, or ad-
dress Charles F. Stewart, AS
sistantGeneral Passenger Agent,
Savannah, Ga.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1904-10-20
OK :
AUG :
TOOK asd
OUL. TRY
MEDICINE.

Stock and poultry have few
tOubles which are not bowel and
Ever irregularities. Black
Eaught Stock and Poultry Medi-
zne Is bowel and liver remedy
Hi stock. 1t puts the organs Of
igestion in a perfect condition.
continent American breeders and
.Armers keep their herds and flocks
healthy by giving them an occa-
EOnA dose of Black Draught Stock
nd Poultry Medicine in their
God. Any stock raiser may buya
cent half-poand alright can
this medicine from has dealer
I'd keep his stock in vigorous
ealth for weeks. Dealers gener-
N keep Blaek-Draught Stock and
onltry Medicine. If yours does
ot, send 25 cents for a sample
IN to the manufacturers, The
chattanooga Medicine Co., Chat
nooga, Tenn.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1904-10-20

ogers, Jr
night.
bone No. 80
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1904-10-20
To Buy a Pig In a Poke.

In the old days at the country
fairs in England young pigs were
carried to market in bag and were
often sold without the purchaser
having the forethought to open the
bag enough to be sure that what ne
was buying was really pig,
Time and again the trick was
played by waggish countrymen on
some stupid, trusting country
pumpkin until it gave us the adage,
'To buy pig in a poke" which
means to make any foolish bargain
for an article we have not seen.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1904-10-20
Queer Way Of Telling Time.

In Malay the natives keep a rec
ord OF time in the following way:
Floating in bucket filled with wa
ter they place a cocoanut shell hav-
ing small perforation, through
which by slow degrees the water
finds its way inside, This opening
is so proportional that it takes just
one hour for the shell to fill and
sink. Then a Waterman calls out,
the shell is emptied, and the process
is begun again.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1904-10-20
To Clean Black Lace.

To cleanse black lace wipe off all
dust with a cambria handkerchief
and then pin the lace on a board,
carefully inserting a pin in each of
the points. Sponge over the lace
with cold tea and then leave till per-
fectly dry. When the pins are re-
moved the lace will look fresh and
new, far better than if it had been
ironed.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1904-10-20
An Exnlorer.

Definitions are everything, as a
prisoner brought up before French
magistrate the other day made clear
again. He was arrested for having
been caught with his hands in an
other mans pockets. "Your pro
fession?" asked the judge. can ex-
plorer," was the reply Of the accus-
ed, who perhaps remembered Sainte-
Beuve's dictum that an example is
always the best definition.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1904-10-20
Fried Caulifiower.

To serve with a roast of lamb in
stead Of or in addition to the or
thodox green peas fried caulifower
is good. Steam a caulifower and
when cool separate it into forets.
Saute a few pieces at a time in lit
tie olive oil or in butter. Season
with salt and pepper and pour over
in the dish little melted butter
and Parmesan cheese.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1904-10-20
Virginia Corn Mullins.

Three eggs, we'll beaten; two heap
ing cups Of Indian cornmeal and one
of flour; sift into the flour two tea
spoonfuls baking powder; add one
tablespoonful melted lard, three
cups sweet milk, one teaspoonful
salt; beat well and bake quickly in
rings or small pattypans. Serve hot.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1904-10-20
ROCHELLE, Ga. Jan. 30, 1902.

ROCHELLE, Ga, Jan. 30, 1902.
Mack Draught Stock and Poultry
osiicine is the best ever tried. Our
|spck was looking bad when you sent
sb the medicine and now they are
|etking so fine. They are looking 20
~ cent. better.
s. P. BROCKINGTON.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1904-10-20
LEGAL BLANKS.

The Enterprise has on sale
a full line Of legal blanks-notes,
mortgages, receipts, quit claim
deeds, timber leases, turpentine
leases, ETC.. etc.
The Colfax chronicle., 1904-05-21
HIS FOUNTAIN PEN LEAKED.
And Annabel Googan's Face Bore Evil
dence Convincing and Con-
demning.

"Annabel!" called Manchester motl sr
over the banisters, as she heard the trcot
door close. :.
"Yes, mamma" replied = sweet, .girEsh,
voice, and Annabel Googan slowly framed
herself in the darkness of the staircase,
relates London Tit-Bits.
WAS that Mr.. Tinberry, Annabel!
ut was, mamma.
"Do you know it is 20 minutes past
III" came in cold tones from the wrap
pered figure in the upper hall.
Mamma, we hadn't the slightest idea
it was so late," said the young girl,
earnestly. you see," she continued,
Mr.. Tinberry has been telling me about
China and Japan. He said everybody
ought to know about them, and it was SO
interesting, we aever thought how late
it was getting. Do you know, mamma,
added the sweet girl, as she reached the
landing, that in China they"
did Mr.. Tinberry draw map of
China on your face, Annabel?" asked Mrs,
Googan, sternly.
"Why, mammal" asked the girl in
startled tones.
The young girl rushed to mirror and
saw with horror-stricken glance that the
left side of her face was streaked and
stained with ink.
Heaven and earth!" she screamed
''his fountain pen must have leaked into
his waistcoat pocket" and with a shrek
of horror the beautiful girl fell faintinG
to tho floor.
The Colfax chronicle., 1904-05-21
CARS FOR THE HONEYMOON
Comfort Of Newly Married Couples
Being Looked After by Rail-
road Companies.

The railroad companies are always
keenly alive to the wants of their
patrons. 1t does not take them long
to find out what the public requires
and having learned this they set about
supplying it. Even amid the midst of
the devastations of war, Russia Is said
to have found time for reforms in the
interest of the newly married Spe-
cial drawing-room cars for the exclu-
sive use of couples departing for the
honeymoon are now and henceforth to
be provided by one of the Russian rail-
way companies. The arrangement,
while insuring privacy in one sense,
entails publicity in another and might
not, therefore. be entirely to the taste
of the modest bridegrooms of this
country, who drive from the wedding
reception to the railway station in fear
lest some telltale slipper should have
lodged on the carriage roof and are
careful to shake the rice from their
garments before alighting on the plat
form.
Continental sentiment, however, is
less shy on these solemn occasions and
the opportunity of giving the wedding
journey the semblance of triumphal
progress, without extravagant outlay,
will almost certainly be popular Nor
is it impossible to enter into the feel
ings of those who prefer the sympa-
thetic curiosity of the populace to the
confidential wink of the pIIard vrheu
he pockets his tip and stands like a
sentinel at the carriage door to warn
off intruders.
The Colfax chronicle., 1904-05-21
ANcHORINC OF SAND DUNES
They Were Covered with Vegetation
to Prevent Them from Engulf-
ing Arabic Land.

So much attention has been directed
to the work that is being done in re-
claiming the arid and semi-arid lands of
the west that the reclamation work along
the Atlantic coast is almost entirely
overlooked The familiar sand dunes,
characteristic of the coast from Cape Cod
to Cape Fear, while perhaps artistic, con-
stitute a menace to adjacent cultivated
| lands and are useless in themselves, Mas
sachusetts, at considerable expense, has
been endeavoring to reclaim the sand
dunes that form so large part of the
Province Lands" on Cape Cod.
1t has been found that sand is readily
bound together by grass roots, and that
IL sturdy varieties of grass. suitable for
sandy soils. are planted and cared for
while obtaining foothold and maturing,
| they will gradually cover large areas,
Transforming them from shifting worth
| less lands into veritable fertile cultivable
fields. Many years of forestry work in
Europehav shown that after the grasses
have made a start, trees can be success
fully raised on these erstwhile sand piles,
which may thus be made to yield reve-
nue.. Some of the most extensive and
mobile sand dunes in the United States,
however, are found in the west, and it is
| the ambition of the bureau of forestry to
cover these with permanent forest
growths. Along the Columbia river in
Washington the sand is very light owing
to the large proportion of mica it con-
tains, and consequently is easily blown
| about by the winds.
In a part of the lower Columbia river
valley great orchards have been actually
engulfed with the shifting sands, and the
railroads have experienced great dis-
fculty in maintaining their tracks in this
district in passable condition. In order
to make practical test as to the best
method Of treating these duns, strip of
land on the Columbia river, between
Willow creek and the John Day river.
has been set aside by the government for
extensive experimentsbase d on the work
done in Massachusetts referred to above.
In the cast, tree planting plans for own
ers Of sandy tracts are being prepared,
this extending the scope of the practical
cooperation begun by the bureau Of
forestry. philadelphia Record,
The Colfax chronicle., 1904-05-21
Automobile Salesladies.

The automobile business has opened
a new field for the impecunious woman
in high society in England, and many
are making much money acting as
agents for the various makes of ma
chimes. A certain woman of title is
known to have sold, within six months,
five high-power cars and fourteen
smaller ones, and made in commissions
about $4,000. There was no trouble
in making the transaction, for all she
had to do was to tell her wealthy
friends that her car was the best on
the market and give her card to the
intending purchaser, to be presented
to the maker. Some Of the smart
women make additional profits by SELL
ing the cars placed at their disposal
on the spot for $500 more than the
price, and then paying for the ma
chimes so sold, at their leisure, at the
regular price, less the commission.
The Colfax chronicle., 1904-05-21
WHATS THE LIMITP
LOUISIANA

Or. Dempwolf, of Berlin. reports that II
four and one-haf pounds OF fruit he fount
3S,S70.0o0 germs of different sorts.
o, doctor, spare US these details.
Ere long we shall be overcome,
For feeble calculation fails
To even guess the monStrous sum
OF microbes and bacteria
That hide behind jawbreaking terms.
End our suspense. Say, doctor, say,
What's our capacity for germs?
Give US the total. Set it down,
That We may carefully keep count,
With mathematic scowl and frown,
Until each has his full amount.
Give us the figures, even though
The news our darkest dread confirms.
o, doctor, this We want to know:
What's our capacity for germs?
What is the Limit? One may try
To count the germs that he has had
Since first he turned hungry eye
Upon the world-and he'll go mad.
Dscillions are not in II, doc
We've simply lived on culture sperms.
OF course 1t will be quite shock.
But, what's the danger line of germs?
You warn us that it's bad for us
To eat, or drink, or even breathe.
When do we strike the overplus?
We feel as though we fairly seethe
With bad bacilli and the like
At contemplating il one squirms.
When will the last contingent strike?
What's our capacity for germs?
w. ID. N, in Chicago Daily Tribune.