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Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1904-03-10

u ONlOodIuS:j 's .aG
scape This gradually Is being shut
out from the view of the traveller. On
the leading line of railway between
Jersey City and Trenton there were In
the early part of December by actual
count, 1,G01 signs. ~.
"They are of all Kinds and sizes.
They are disfigured by all sorts OF EN-
gies of impossible men and women;
they advertise remedies for all ills that
human flesh is heir to, as we'll as ali
sorts of foods, drinks and various con-
trivances born of human ingenuity.
IF they continue to, increase 1t Is
not difficult to imagine the day near at
hand when the traveller will have the
beautiful hills, wales. trees and flow
ers shut completely from view. and
will pass through continuous ard un-
broken lane Of signboards thut will
trouble his nights and his days with
suggestions Of things that are disa-
greeable., ...t ~.
81 am told by lawyers the problem
is difficult but perhaps the solution
might be through taxation. made SO
high as to be effective.
I'm the interest of the suffering and
indignant public present the subject
to the legislature in the hope It may
be able to find a remedy"
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1904-03-10
Auto story from Florida.

In Florida recently, so the story
goes, an alligator was chasing '.pick-
aninny" across a road, when suddenly
a 20 rse-power automobile struck the
reptile, breaking its neck. The only
damage to the car was a puncture,
caused by one of the alligator's teeth.
The reptile is to be stuffed and present
ed by the driver Of the car to the Au-
tomObile Club of America
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1904-03-10

Copenhagen his highness is known =
the royal fire fighter, because on two
occasions he commanded a bucket
brigade when flames threatened the
Auralienborg palace. When fire start
ed in the apartments Of the crown prin-
cess recently he summoned the servants
and organized bucket brigade, stand
ing himself in the blazing room anG
throwing water on the flames. He is 60.
ing about with his right hand bandaged
as the result of slight burns, but his in
juries are trivial.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1904-03-10

soldiery on the European model and was
practically creator OF the modern Jap
anese army. In 1876, when colonel, he
was again sent to Germany, in company
of the late Gen. Kawakami, to inspect
the German military system. The two
officers were at that time regarded as
the most promising men in the entire
Japanese army. Katsura became a
major general on his return home and
was vice minister Of the war office UNI
der Oyama. In 1891 he was made lieu
tenant general. In the ChiEo-Japanese
war he led his army through Corea to
Marchuria, and later, under Gen. Nod
zu, won many victories. His name be-
came a terror throughout the invaded
country.
Katsura was born in 1849 in the west
ern part OF the main island OF Japan.
This province has given birth to many
illustrious statesmen and generals.
among them Marquis Ito, Field Marshal
Yamagata and Count 1nouye. The WIS.,
count believes the Japanese are the best
soldiers in the world and says he would
not fear the result if he had to lead them
against any white troops.
Nothing in Japan is too good for Kat
sura. He is the idol of the people.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1904-03-10

while on duty, as his behavior when not
soldering.
Alfred Stead says that you can go all
over Japan and never see drunken SOL
dier-that is, a Japanese soldier. When
off duty, soldiers go about in the quiet
est manner imaginable. Their principal
diversion is drinking tea with their
friends, or hanging about the old book
shops. Unless a Jap is actually en-
gagged in war, you will find him an ex-
tremely childlike creature.
On war footing, however, the Japan
csc soldier is anything but childl1ke.
The training of the Japanese soldiers is
one of the most exact of sciences. Pupils
are so apt, however, they acquire tao
tics. and master mechanical details so
remarkably, that seldom more than
four months is required to convert
peaceable citizen into skillful soldier.
Ouickness and individual aptitude
are the distinguishing characteristics OF
the Japanese soldier In this, he pre-
serts a remarkable contrast to the SOL
der material of other nations-with ex-
ception of the Americans, perhaps.
The peace footing of the Japanese
army is $4,000 train men; the complete
war basis being $4,000 officers and
men, exclusive of transport.
The watchword of the japanese army
is "up-to-date." There is not military
maneuver known to European or Amer
lean army practice that has not been
carefully studied in Japan. All the arms
and equipment Of every sort are modern
to a degree, the army keeping up with
improvements as soon as they come out,
and testing constantly to acquire the
best arms.
Taking the Japanese soldier for all in
all. he stands to-day at the very top
notch of modern efficiency in matters of
war, and he will assuredly acQuit him
self well in any contingency
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1904-03-10

Anxiety IN Berun.)
cose veins, and it il feared further COM
plications may set in.
Empress Augusta Victoria is the
spouse of the German emperor, Wilhelm
IL. to whom she was married February
y. 1881. She is portly lady, affable in
manner and popular with all classes.
The empress is q member of the house
of Schleswig-Holstein, and at the time
of her marriage was considered to be
one of the handsomest princesses in the
empire.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1904-03-10
Monopolies i'm Panama.

Cigars, cigarettes, salt and ice, are gov
eminent monopolies in Panama
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-10-01

Tbs Rev Elijah Kcllogg was 4 most
unconventional minister. There aue
many stories u his daring on sea and
land 80 undaunind WIS be- that hla
influence over sailors and other men az
adventurous life was very great
When he was settled ~ HaTpswelI he
hsd on his farm q bull that had be-
come exceedingly trying and even dan
Kvrnus to visitors. who liked 60 take a
short cut across ilFp pasture The bull.
said Mr. KelloRR. must be- disciplined
and taught some slight respect f"E hu
mankind
Ito therefore harncsRcd the animal g.
the front wheels of heavy cart. pre
pnratory "a driving him over the rna,l
ssd shaving him who was master
hut before the guiding ropes had beeu
adequately arranged the bull took e.
the weOsis In mad rush leaving frag
uucnts Of the rartwhcels and harness
ON his trail
The little minister was not 70 ~
outdone The next day at food tide
he iured the bull to the end Of tins
wharf by a tempting display Of fod
/ der and. watching bis opportunity
showed him into the hay Then h
/ jumped astride his back and with tn,
4 proves OF "broucho buster thrus
his head under water until the creatur,
was conquered. Thereafter he WIS
Law abiding beast
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-10-01

King Frederick |. Of Denmark gave
the badge 6f a parrot to be worn by the
hest shot at the target Of a green par
rot on a pole with open wings, golden
crown and n gnld ring in its bcak. He
who hit It's breast plate was hailed as
third king for the year.
Very similar customs are recorded
In other countries. In olden days In
opcn competition the title OF king Of
the archers" WAS awarded 60 the most
successful shot at a live parrot iether.
ri to n pole, and the two next best be
came his lieutenant and standard hear
er. They all enjoyed extensive priv
ilcges
Sir Walter Scott describes similar
public shooting at poplniay I'm old
Mortality" and Won Weber opens one
Of his operas with a scene OF this sort
This custom can also be traced bach
In France 90 far AZ the rear lHT2
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-10-01

] have IN my possession an elephant :
tooth. partially deeayed. The animal
belonged to my father. who was IN tie
East Indian ciyil service Al Moraaa-
bad. aud as Tie tooth caused the ani
NAL Ao much pain that Il interfered
with its eating my father, with the as
sistance Of the mahouts son sitting On
the elephants head and telling him 10
be quiet. extracted the tooth ~ means
Ut hammer, iron bar and rope. The
grateful animal used 10 ike % have
his gums dressed with tow and gin for
days after the operation. As this hap
pened before is42 no anaesthetie
could have been used. London Field.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-10-01

A Choice 81 Words.
aYon sold me that horse as free from
faults Why, It's blind"
'Blindf Well. that's not a fault
that's 3 cruel nlisfortune.S
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-10-01
Lsaaoa BuiI, on spenEss.

One could surely find no worse
ground TO build upon than q bed OF
sponges such as we use for the bath.
And yet London has for its subson
only sponges. although We call them
Hints. Once they grew as sponges 90
now ia salt water shadows. and they
are found In layers petrined among
the chalk OF southern England. The
Thames valley chalk has been melted
like so much sugar aud carried away
with the running waters, but the hinti
have been left behind. aud on these ths
whole city Of London has found ia
excellent foundations.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-10-01


-. ron know ani irii yon. boys.
n chills played tat up AMI down NY
back whea ! saw sitting GA II The 0E.
NV ~ an old gentleman ciad 10 . by
#onr fashion and having a Wort ~
hltr cloak Eathvrs-i around his shout
9sru
The aEurr waa translucent with
hhlmmrFY wbisrneaa rauss~i By ih" ~
Hertr-i light frum the ainno beneath.
'uriouaiy enough. rould rad the In
a~rlptluu on tbs stone riKht through
'Rtins Sgubt,a, d~naTiesi this life
firc "a. lsts
lie waa rather short. Vas Stuhhs
lIla ivva srru cuTigi up aud his arms
folded ab5ut him ~ though b" wrr~
ghsliy Waves 81 culd were ripping
aver him just like wind over wheat.
LTD
suh. come now interrupted IIuF
lry. YOU don't mean "a tell Ne Jon
noticpd al that IS sou stuuzi th"rr
Certainly not. returned uapperiy.
but aftsrwari recalled how be- look
"a Al the time / was too paFalya
Nlth fright 20 take any conscious IN
vrntnry u thrae "details. but just atoest
holding On 10 the Ratspnst and star.
ing The old man didn't ia" ihla
biz and urlstlrd ~ lgkc turkey coek
We'll. air he said. may | ask what
you SEQ strange in my appearance that
you starr like that In my day, YOUNG
man, 1t wss not considered polite
Il wasn't guoi for much, but was
able to inutter something about no OF
Tense being intended
oh. very wellr answered he. II
say no more about = I'm a bit testy
perhaps.
at is right chilly. and that's fact,
he said, drawing his legs up closer ans
hngEing himself the tighter, aud
wish the directors Of this city o
peace would be- little more carrfu
about the drainage Last Friday tn
rnin leaked IN on me 40 that wheI
midnight came was positively gla'
to climb up out Of the wet and alt OF
this stone Of mine. II people onl.
knew what n convenient form 90 mon
ument this was there would be- NOR
OF them put up. ran tell you. Aol
cHn sit on Il or under II, and the oni.
improvement l can suggest Ia Gust
Ion. When the only seat man ca
call his Is the sharp edge Of STONE
why he wants all the trimmings
Then. too, It's often chilly, he adde,
coughing violently
Tie SEEMED such a chstty old part
that felt quite easy with him by thi
time ana suggested ehat 1t was raths
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-10-01
DAPPERLY'S
GHOST
Ry '. 3. WRIGHT
c0pyrisA,, iss. b. EB. Wright

they had been telling ghost stories
b the yeranda Of the clubhouse. and
Nilsson had Just ended one Wherein
gau taking refuge In nm old house
nom storm. had felt the presence OF
horrible, black draped flglres moving
st,out him and haf sesB during a light
ming nash the face Ut woman, hida0us-
\ distorted. pressed against the win,
Iiaw Wilson said be knew this 10 be
rue hecause the man was a ehHm OF
his and had gone insane from fright.
There was silence after the tale, broken
only by the ciink OF Ice in the lemonade
glasses and the sound Of liquid passing
down many threats.
tits curious 60 know" commented
Jerry Holden, "that ghosts are always
- baastiy dreadful They ara nevsl
saslable and chatty aud familiar ex
ssgt in tas0ks
said Dapperly as he cooked bis legS
"a the railing THAT'S all you know
YOa ridicule ghosts generally beeanss
sou only bear the highly eoi0red sto
rfes OF people who run assay befors
they really get acquainted with ths
slss-.Iers They are not snch fools a.
thry sook. ahf know what | am talk
H. shout mrg ane last March. and
hmaasas as pheasant and sensible an yoy
As You remember when RAeburI
IA. marFis.i last sprtngt ~ eOnrse
lad q bid 70 his goodby dinHeF wal
ilvns lh Jersey then Bathinghnrst.tn
the PINES. nsv JobVsFilie Il was afte
~ = h-n 1 cauEhg thr owl train firm
tt~n aud considerably lRger Wheh
waikrd up gfe msin street
There is shogt eui Il ny h0ua
pact M Obi church and q graveyard
! ilsint particularly eaF~ for grave
yards late NJ highE not afraid. yoi
kn8W, bnE they arr s0Ft u ghoulisl
ahd creepy and wouldn't have take
ibis cat oniy I ass IA q hurry a. 80
hauie iIuwaVeF. the plaen ae9nss
gaist ard fss-ar.-fhl Vsl0uRh The grave
ststsrs standing Uul sstiiV In the inoou
Tight Werv The nearrst u sp~cira
ftsFras that l sAw until ruarhnd ia
sHgrancr Entr SraF that = an %
fashh8Hcd table stone siab On fou
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-10-01
AearII SD.

A newspaper In q small country town
not far from New York employs b re-
porter whose knowledge Of English
idioms is somewhat uncertain lie
was assigned recently % report he
sudden death or an important local
citizen. and after describing tile cir
cumstaaces leading up 10 IL be re-
ferrsd 10 the sadness Of the bereaye-
nent sustained by the family. The
widow" be concluded. rs almost grief
stricken. "--Harper' Weekly.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-10-01

Aunt Prisms-I am shocked At you.
Maude. You permitted young SIR.
Jones 10 kiss you. MRude-He only
Just touched me on the nose. SUITE.
Aunt PFasmm--Il WAS quite Out "
place. dear. Mande-I3e knew II was,
auntie. Bot you came In 70 suddenly.
gon see.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-10-01

~Belng continually beld Up rs Dor
Fibie example Is about as monotonous
as The music Of an automatic piano.
says cyuic. ~but Il IN much iess strain
on your nervous system than uylng q
balance halo on the back OF your
bead - Kansas City Journal.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-10-01

He Wonderful shot that o. Hen
rvs! Why. be hit the bullseye nine
lines in succession yesterday, She
Ycs. bot just thluG ~ the sunering'
- that poor buli. Men are such brutes
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-10-01

n0f course = bachelor knows more
about marriage than married man, I"
naga Malthagaximius the mediserai
cynie The beat proaf Of this PROPOSE
ton IL that the bachelor did not mar
-
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-10-01

Wisdom may be compared 60 water.
As wntrr icapes she heights and gath
-rs la The depths SO Is wisdom re.
ccived from OF high and preserved b.
. loNly soul -Iaimud
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-10-27
An overheated Cylinder.

Gov. Peabody Of Colorado has been
the recipient Of some warm scath-
ings during the past few months. One
of these attacks was called to the
governors attention, but he laughed
and said II was nothing compared to
4 scoring which a business man once
prepared to give a newspaper.
This man." said the governor, ia
intensely busy. All known labor-sav-
ing devices may be found in his Of
fee. His dictatiCns are made into a
phonograph and later transcribed by a
stonographer One morning this man
read an editorial which did not meet
with his approval and he hurled a
vindictive assault on the editor into
his phOnograph
"'Have a copy OF this made and
send it to the editor of the Howler
were the instructions which his
stenographer received.
"I cant make anything out OF it,
the machine must be out OF order re
ported the girl few moments later.
The wrathy man made an eXamina-
tion and to his CONSERVATION founG
that his vituperative abuse had melted
the wax Of the cylinder"
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-10-27
To Mary.

II l had thought thou couldst have died
l might not weep for thee;
But l forgot, when by thy side,
That thou COuldst mortal be;
II never through my mind had passed
The time would eer be DER,
And I on thee should look my last,
And thou shouldst smile no more!
And still upon that face l look.
And think twill smile again;
And still the thought | Will not brook.
That ] must look i'm vain
But when | speak thou dost not say
What thou ne'er left unsaid;
And now ! feel, as well | may.
Sweet Mary thou art dead!
II thou wouldst stay, cen as thou art
All cold and all serene
/ still might press thy silent heart,
And where thy smiles have been!
While cen thy chin bleak corpse I have
Thou soonest stili mine own,
But they lay thee In thy grave
And 7 am now atone!
! DO not think. whoro'or thou art
Thou hast forgotten me;
And l. UuThups may suOthe this heart,
I'm thinking too ~ thoc.
Yet there was round thee such "a dawu,
or light un.rr seen before,
As fancy never could have drawn,
And never can I"siorol
Charles Wolfe.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-10-27
BLOOD WILL TELL
THEORY SUPPORTED 81 FRESH,
CONCLUSIVE EVIDENCE.
A Recent instance Proves That
Womau's Happiness Is Largely De.
pendent on the State Of Her Blood.

When the blood is disordcrcd every
organ of the body is affected uufayor.
ably and fails TO discharge its func-
tons properly. In the case OF every
woman nature has made special pro
vision for a periodical publication Of
the blood, and so long as this occurs
her health and spirits unlaillngly re
veal the beneficial results. So slight
n cause as a cold or a nervous shock
may produce a suppression of this
vital function. and until it is restored
she is doomed to misery. The remedy
that has proved most prompt and
effective in all disorders peculiar to
the female sex is that which brought
such great relief to Miss Matte
Griggs, Of No. SO7 Indiana street. Law
renee, Kansas. concerning which she
speaks as follows:
"ln the winter Of 1902, from some
unknown cause, there was a cessation
OF functions peculiar to my sex for a
period of four months. | became very
weak and could not get up stairs
| without help. ] had nausea and pain
and a constant headache. was un.
der the care of a physician for three
months, but he did not succeed in cur.
| ing me. Then a lady friend told me
| about the merits of DR.. Williams Pink
| Pills which she had used in her fam.
! lily, and she induced me to try them
1t was in May when | first began
to use them, and in June | had fully
recovered my health, and have since
remained perfectly well"
In all cases of delayed development
of young girls; in anemia or weakness
due to impoverished blood and show
ing itself in pallor lack Of ambition
dependency and nervousness; also il
the great constitutional disturbances
attending the period known as the
change of life, Or. Williams Pink Pills
are Invaluable for women, whost
health is always closely dependent OF
the state of the blood. They are solt
by all druggists. A booklet Of valuable
Information relating TO the care of
woman's health at all important per
DDS, and entitled plain Talks to VIC
men" will be sent free I'm sealed en-
velope to any one who chooses 4
write for It to the DR. Williams Med
cine Company Schenectady, n. Y
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-10-27
GREAT FEATs OF MEMORY.
London Youth Of Long Ago Remem.
bered All He Had Read.

The London Times recently pub.
llshed an extract from its columns OF
century ago tn which were related
The rcmarlabl, fpats of memory per.
formed by T. p. OldGold, who died at
Grotto house. Margatc, In the six.
teenth year of his age The extract
reads:
AT the age OF I've and oue.half
years he mad scarlet .ercg, which
brought ON him paralysis OF the lower
axtremitics and dobiitatcd his body
for the rest Of his life. but his mind
presented the finest display of human
perfection
whatever he read he instantly had
by heart; his fayurite pursuits were
the mathematics. philosophy, astron.
omy, geography, history and painting,
I'm all OF which he made q great pro.
ncioncy His fayuritc authors were
| Locke and Newton, and his retontiye
| faculties were so strong that he never
| forgot a single incident with whiNh he
/ had been once acquainted.
/ Gle could relate every circumstance
| OF GToCiau Roman and English ms.
tory; was master # astronomy and
/ had pursued it up 10 all It's recent
/ discoveries, had the finest taste for
drawing and painting and would fire..
queuuy take admirable Iikencases OF
persons who struck him from memory
He wrote hand like copper plate and
a. a very early period in life had made
himself master of arithmetic.
He was never known to be out OF
temper, and though he suffered an
Illness of ten years, which terminated
in a dropsy and bursting of blood
vessel upon the lungs, he was never
once known to repine or be impa
tient. His wit was brilliant and re
fined and his loss will over be regret
ted 10y those who had the happiness tc
know him"
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-10-27
PAID TO GET PROTECTION.
Origin Of "slackmai" Was In the
Sixteenth Century.

Literally, blackmailing means black
rent. In ancient days, rent that was
paid in money was known as white
rent, and rent that was paid in kind
was known as black rent, and some.
times as black mail. In the sixteenth
century the borderland between Scot
land and England was in perpetual
state of disorder and the farmers Of
the neighborhood used to pay such
rent, or blackmail, 10 the powerful
chieftains, to preserve them and their
property from molestation. AS pub.
lie opinion began to view border dis
cord with disapproval, the term black.
mail acquired a meaning akin to that
which It now su"gests-viZ., pay.
ments extorted by Illegal threats.