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MAKING HER FEEL AT EASE
Every thing Said and Done with That
Purpose in View-No Doubt
. 5r About It.

When Mrs. Benson returned from a
week spent with her cousin, Mrs. LON
bard, she seemed so glad to be at home
again, and beamed upon her husband
with such radiant content that at last
he asked if sHe had not enjoyed her
visit, relates Youths Companion.
"Why, yes, I had E. beautiful time,''
said Mrs. Benson, thoughtfully. Il
wouldn't have you imagine anything
else for a minute, tvt I'll tell you why
I'm so glad to get hone. had the feel
ing that Cousin Dorothea was sort of
trying to smooth things for me all the
time. 4 a.. @.- 4
''Now wait Bit" she continued, lift
ing her hand as Mr.. Benson's face took
on an indignant expression. what
mean is this. The day got there was
looking at her and thinking what tall,
elegant figure she has, and how well her
clothes set. But before had a chance
to speak she said, Cousin Jane,
shouldn't think you'd mind how stout
you grow while you keep such a young
face. only wish I could gain rs or 80
pounds IT,
"Now you know, I'd sort of forgotten
how dumpy am till she spoke.
"'And as for Clothes she went on, I
hope you won't give yours thought
New York is the most Independent place
in the world, and that cashmere dress
of your is just as neat as can be- Neat!
when we went out to drive in her
carriage was just leaning back, when
she said, How should like ride in
your dear old carryall, Jane and when I
was just catching my breath over the
blooms in her conservatory she said,
They may cost more than marigolds
and sweet peas, Jane, but still love the
old flowers, and wish had strength and
time for a f1ower-garden like yours
But the cap-sheaf came when she
took me to an organ recital! I'd shut
my eyes and was leaning back, enjoying
every note of that grand music, when
Cousin Dorothea put her mouth to my
ear.
"Tt's no better in the sight of the
Lord than the sweet old melodeon you
hear every Sunday she whispered.
II came back to earth with thud, and
I could. hardly keep back a laugh.
"'Mercy on us, Dorothea!' I whispered
to her. DO let me forget the squeak OF
that melodeon, if you can
Everything was done for me-" said
Mrs Benson, as she sat looking down at
her hands. II had beautiful time.
Henry, did you ever notice how my
knuckles had grown out? never did
till Dorothea saw me looking at her
pretty white fingers one day, and said
how much more she admired hand
that bore evidence of capable life than
one that didn' t."
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1904-06-09
REAL ROBINSON cRUsoE.
He Was Not shipwrecked, But Went
Ashore on the Island VOL
UNFAIRLY.

The adventures of Selkirk, writes
Francis Arnold Collins, in Robinson
Crusoe's Island" in St. Nicholas, differ
only in detail from the story of Crusoe.
rhe real Crusoe, as we may call him,
was not shipwrecked, but came ashore
voluntarily. He was Scotchman, and
landed from the English ship, the
"Cinque Ports," a little vessel of but 90
odd tons burden, carrying Is guns, COM
manded by Capt. William Dampier, in
1904. Selkirk was the sailing master OF
the vessel, and, in reality, he had had
a falling out" with the captain some
time before, and begged to be put ashore
Just what this quarrel may have been
is not known, since the account comes
from the captain himself. Selkirk lived
alone on the island for four years and
four months, and was then rescued by
Capt. Rogers, of the Duke, and taken
to England. Capt Rogers wrote the
original account of Selkirk's adventures,
so that We have the true story Of this
famous romance at first hand.
When Selkirk landed to take posses.
sion of his island kingdom he carried
fewer provisions than the Crusoe of the
story. A boat from the Cirque Ports
brought him to the beach with his sea-
mans chest and meager possessions and
put him ashore.
AS the boat pulled away, Selkirk
quickly regretted. his act, and begged
on his knees to be taken back to the
ship. The sailors refused, returning
alone, so that the original Crusoe found
himself an unwilling prisoner. There
was little romance in the situation. His
entire possessions comprised only some
clothes and bedding, firelock, y one
pound of powder, some bullets, a hatch
ct and a knife, a Bible and his mathe-
NAUTICAL instruments and books.
Four years and four months later,
when Selkirk-now safely on board the
Duke-told the story of his adventures.
the misery of those first hours on the
island were clear in his memory. AS
tho ship disappeared he sat upon his
seaman's chest in utter detection. He
ate nothing for many hours. His great
est fear was that with the coming of the
night he would be attacked by wild an,
imals In his own words: Il went to
sleep when 1 could watch no longer"
For long time he remained in such
low spirits that he could eat only at rare
intervals. His first food was the flesh
Of seals and the coarse food picked up
along the beach. |..
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RUDENESS At THE TABLE.
It Takes Away the Pleasure Of Eat
ing and Indirectly Impairs
Healthfu Digestion.

To nervous person vulgar manners
1t the table are the most Irritating of
all things. 1t takes away the pleasure
Of eating, the relish for food, end in q
measure units the digestive organs for
their work. The fact is, it does .
stomach absolute harm to be affected
in this way during the process of di-
gestion, and persons habitually In
noyed by such things are sure to suffer
seriously from it. At no other place do
the habits of vulgar people appear so
vulgar as at the table. Trifling things
that one would not notice in the parlor
or in ordinary conversation about the
house, become positively offensive
when INDUCED in at the table, and per-
sons who have been SHOCKED at the dis
gusting sight of a knife ladened with
food on it's way to the jaws of a Wo-
man, or heard with 8 sickening of the
nerves an uncomfortable belch from 8:
man, must have felt the premonitory
symptoms Of dyspepsia 1t is needless
to protest that such cases are rare, and
to claim that it is not often the case
that men or women are so vulgar as to
pick their teeth with pins at the table,
or in other ways display their innate
vulgarity. But they do, and not all
well-bred people are so fortunate as to
escape enduring agony from such
causes. Women who set themselves up
to be teachers of morality, and who
condemn coarse or rude talk in others.
are guilty oftentimes of manners at
the table that would really shock them
II they knew how they affected others.
The matter is one that demands consid
Grafton from young and old, and if
there are persons who know of them
selves that they have rude habits at the
table, whether it be of one kind or
another, there should be no time lost
in correcting them. There are innum-
cradle ways in which vulgarity is ex-
but the most commonly vulgar
forms are those mentioned, and the
greater number of people who are Of
tenders at all, are offenders in these
mentioned ways-N. Y.
Weekly.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1904-06-09
A SINGULAR
!: TRESPASSER
By LEVI T. YER1SH

THE Snohomish region was very
l wild tract of country ten years ago,
where bears were numerous, as well as
wolves and wildcats. The sewellel-a
burrowing rodent about the size of a
muskrat-made havoc with our first
crops, and eagles often carried off our
lambs.
My brother, Hudson Gerrish, had emf
grated to Washington, then territory,
in the latter part of the year 1879. In the
spring of 1881 he wrote home to me in
New Jersey, asking me to join him in
clearing up farm.
Z l was only 16 then, not a very strong
boy, and the Journey alone by way Of
the Union Pacific railway to San Fran
cisco and thence by steamer to Portland,
Ore, was a great undertaking. But l
reached Portland without accident, and
there my brother met me. We made the
trip northward into the Snohomish
country with a horse. .u.
! Hudson was confident that his farm
would be the site of a thriving town at
no distant day. He had already made a
clearing of five or six acres, and built a
log house. AS the spring advanced we
set at work to clear more land and plant
potatoes.
But / had been engaged in this new,
rough work for only a week when /
slipped, fell between two logs, and broke
my right leg little above the knee. To
procure a doctor who could set the
broken bone proved difficult matter.
Nearly three days passed before one
could be induced to come to me from
Centerville.
After much suffering on my part, the
disabled limb was extended in kind Of
trough, excavated from small pine log,
and So placed that was compelled to lie
fiat on my back upon our one hard little
bunk on the floor in q corner of the log
house. In that unrelieved position
passed nearly five weeks.
Twas quite helpless, and had to accept
such care az Hudson could give me at in
:ervals of his work out-of-doors. There
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1904-06-09
HONEYMOON in Jail

At I:ourbevoie, near Paris, a few day.
ago, a marriage had just concluded in
he mayors Office and the wedding
guests were going with the bride and
bridegroom to restaurant for the usual
feast when the local superintendent of
oolice appeared. All had to go to the
police station, where the bridegroom
and some of the male guests were
formally arrested as burglars The new
ly married man was one Saulnier, who
belonged to gang of housebreakezso p,
arating in the suburbs of Paris.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1904-06-09

Frank D. Overbaugh, cattle-buyer and
farmer, Catskill, N. Y, says: doctors
told me ten years ago that had
Bright's Disease, and said they could do
nothing to save me. My back ached SO
[ could not stand it to even drive about,
and passages of the kidney secretions
were so frequent as to annoy me greatly.
was growing worse all the time but.
Doan's Kidney Pills cured me, and l
have been well ever since"
A FREE TRIAL of this great kidney
medicine which cured Mr.. Overbaugh,
will be mailed on application to any
part of the United States. Address
Foster Mil burn Co., Buffalo, N. Y. For
sale by all dealers; price so cents
per box.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1904-06-09
A USEFUL TOILET CLOSET.
Handy for Keeping Medicines, Shaw
ing Materials, Soaps, Wash
Cloths, Etc.

A small closet in home, for keep
ing medicines and toilet articles, is a
great convenience. Mine consists of
one-half inch pine, four inches wide,
planed and put together so as to be
2x3 feet. 1t has four shelves. The door
is of thin pine, free from knots, planed,
hinged and with d lock catch. The
outside of frame and door is vanished
Being in our toilet room, it is indeed a
very useful as we'll as ornamental
piece of furniture. It has no back cas-
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1904-06-09
DOLLS by THE THOUSAND.
Bewildering Array Of Them Displayed
as Samples in Toy Store
No Two Alike.

The adjective bewildering might
properly be used to describe the array
of dolls displayed as samples in a toy
importing house.
Great assOrtments of dolls are to be
found in more than one large retail
store, but here is an entire floor of a
building given up wholly to dolls.
There is to be seen nothing but dolls.
From one end to the other of this
long floor run lines of counters, each
with rack over it. And ranged along
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1904-06-09
HOW THE CLOSET is MADE.

ings or boards; simply rests against
the wall. 1t is held in place by four
short pieces of band iron, one end Of
each band being fastened to back Of
frame; the other end fastened to the
wall by q, screw. All kinds of medi-
cjnes, shaving materials, soaps, wash
rags, etc., can here Re kept. If there
is no other looking glass in the room,
one may be fastened on the outside OF
the door,. H. Plumb, in Farm and
Home
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1904-06-09
THE WORLD OF BOOKS.

f. Marion Crawford tne novelist. has
gone to Italy, and in his Italian homo
will revise his biography of Pope Leo
XIII.
Charles Dawson, q fellow Of the So
ciety of Antiquities of London, owns the
favorite chair used by William Shake
speare.
Paul Adam, a French author, will
study the influence OF French art upon
American and foreign art generally,
having been commissioned so to do by
the French minister of public instruc-
ton.
The town of Nasso, in Sweden, has .
female contingent in its fire brigade.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1904-06-09

as close together as they can be placed
on the counters and racks are dolls.
There are thousands of dolls and NO
two are alike, for these do not consti.
tute the concerns stock of dolls, but
it's doll samples. There are jointed
dolls four feet long, and jointed dolls
half an inch in length.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1904-06-09


is little need to say that the time dragged
heavily for me. All, how longed to sit
up, to turn oyer, or in some way change
that uncomfortable position! But the
doctor had strictly enjoined that must
not move my leg-unless wished to be
a cripple for life.
During the second week of my en-
forced Imprisonment Hudson was
obliged to leave me one entire day and
night, while he went to Port Madison for
q load of seed-potatoes. For almost sc
hours.I was alone in the little dark log
house. My brother made the door fast
on leaving, and set bumper Of water
where ! could reach it. The water and
some dry. biscuits were all ! had in the
way OF provisions. Several times during
the night heard the cries of panthers.
Besides the potatoes, Hudson brought
home 9 pig, q asleep and q basket con-
tanning three barn fowls He brought
them into the house, one after another,
for me to see, and my interest ii them
rose to 9 very, hopeful height. 1t
seemed q, great hardship to me that
could not assist him to make the little
shed or pen in which they were to be
kept near the house. a4@sS r.,
On the following day an Indian hunt
er shot, an elk in the woods near our
clearing, and gave Hudson both fore
quarters of the meat. We had some of it
fried for our supper that night. 1t
seemed to me that had never tasted
anything one-half so good in my life.
suppose that must have been badly
starved. b. "a AZ !. eas& .5~a
Hudson hung the two quarters upin-
doors on high pegs, to save them from
the panthers; and it was great salts
faction as lay in the, bunk to look at
them in the freight Of. evening, j., and
think that in the morning should have
more Of the meat. -
From lying in bed so much did not
sleep at night as soundly as my brother,
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1904-06-09
Young Repeater.

Miss Martin, what is curry?"
"A highly-spiced dish which is much
used in India
1T must be dreadfully hot, isn't it,"
Eyes, Willie; it's rather hot"
II thought it was, cause pa told me
this morning that you were peppery
enough to season curry."-Illustrate
Bits
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1904-06-09

VI Auih!uS u4ScdSc.
Backache is kidney
pain-a warning OF
kidney ills. Urinary
troubles, too, come
to tell you the kid.
neys are sick. Con.
slant WEAKNESS,
headaches, dizzy
spells, days of pain,
nights of unrest are
danger signals
warning you to cure
the kidneys. Use
Doan's Kidney Pills,
which have made
thousands of perma'
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1904-06-09
The War Against Moths,

Cedar oil applied to the crevices of
trunks and chests is a far better pre-
ventive against moths and certainly
less disagreeable than moth balls.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1904-06-09
BE WARNED.

Heed natures warnings! Pain tell.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-06-29
!, WI SHIFT HIS BASE
General Kuropatkin Has Decided
to Withdraw to Nortl1ward,
News From Port Arthur.
(By Associated I'rcss.)'

ST. PETERSBURG. June 2s-'.lo L.
Nr.-,rhe Associated Press is 1ntorined on
GOOD authority that General l>uropatklh
has decided to withdraw ntrthwur!. ! MS
move gives the Russians the advantage
cf being nearer their bias. oil suii' "s
and places the japanese at the ctslaSan-
taso of having longer lines CT conmunf
cation. 1t is pointed out that kuropat-
Kin no longer prevents Iln.'ton oil
the enemy's forces by rema'nirs At Ia
II che kiao, as he might tlis"cbs ilnpeiil
Che safety of his troops, as the cllnrac-
Ter Of the fighting at Ia Fass aHi Fen
Shut Pass. june 9th. SHOWS tho Japa-
nese are in strong force uncollifortably
near the Russian flank.
News from the Port Arthur squadron
Is eagerly awaitet: Tha'city is full OF
9,umors, chiefly based on forcisn telc.
grams. A report that Rear-Aomlral W.T.
loft. In command of the nayh4 forces Mt
I,ort Arthur, sailed off after giving bat
lie to the Japanese, receives the most
credence. Without Is known 10 haze full
authority to leave Port Arthur If he
deems it advisable, and he possibly pie
ferred not rlsking a return 20 tho hars
Dor. which might again be blocked, pre-
venting his egress at a critical moment.
Consequently Without may be now
tteanfng to spin the yladivostok cruaers.
1he minister OF marine Is anxiously ca
pecting further report nut mono has
been received up to the hour CT filing
this dispatch.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-06-29
A NEGRO HERO.
Protects Two Ladies From In
sulting White Men.

A special from Wilmington, Del, gives this
Interesting account Of Il bit OF real heroistn on
the part OF a stalwart negro man:
wilmington police are looking for. a party
of four young men who took possession OF IL
Peoples Railway car this morning whllo re-
turning from Brandywine Springs Park and
were insulting women until n negro took tho
part OF n woman and severely beat two OF
the gang and caused tho other two to make
a hasty retreat.
Several mon on board appeared frightened,
and when tho notorlnan interfered he was
knocked scnsclcss Then tall, finely built
negro quietly removed his collar and necktle.
took off his coat and remarked:
I'm hero to protect these ladies and Tn,
going to do It," (
After knocking down ono OF the men three
4 tlines the negro put on his collar and neck
tie, resumed his coat and the car proceeded
on Its way. The women the cur thanked
him, but he took the praise modestly.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-06-29
ANOTHER TORPEDO
BOAT IS SHIPPED
Excitement Over the Suspicious
Sailing OF Steamer Menan-
tic for Russia.
Especial TO The rimes.Dlspatch.)

5t topecIhl tO LIS 'llleS-DlSpalcn.)
NORFOLK. VA, June 9s--The steam
skip Menantic of The Bristol North
Tramp Atlantic Steamship Line, left this
port June ed for Reya Russia, via Sag
Harbor with 800 tons of coal, 75i of
which is recorded at the custom house
as being for "ships' use" The destina-
ton of the vessel, the fact that she sailed
less than an hour after obtaining her
clearance papers, with q new master in
command, has caused much agitation in
North; The vessel arrived here June 18th
sailed June ed With Captain Hunt" in
charge.
Norfolk BY rail, and Captain Brown"
left for N&y York by, the. same, route
The PocaRontas coal piers at L y brt
for Russia, Via Sag Harbor, strengthens
the report that the Menantic took on a
tuna, has succeeded In escaping The
United States authorities, and is regarded
as probably well on her way with the
machine dashed to her decks,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-06-29
JACK-KNIFE
So OILED BAG
Vandal Rips Holes III Santos
Duniont''s Flying Appa-
ratus.
ASCENSION CAN'T BE MADE.
Repair Of the Damage Will Con-
sumo I7ully Two Weeks.
Acrona,tt Disguised.
(By Associated 1aressD

WORLDS FAIR GROUNDS, ST.
LOUIS, juno es.--soino time during the
flight tho gas bag OF santos-Dumonts
airlhip was cut and s|ashed In such
manner as to preclude all possibility OF It's
being repaired In time to allow an ascen-
sion OH July Ath. The work WINS nppa-
rently done With n Jack Knife. Thero
arc at least twenty long rips In the bag,
and Professor Carl Meyers, who has
charge OF the neronautic contests, de-
clares to-day that II will take at least
two weeks to repnHr the damage
The big gas bag had not yet been taken
from The crate In which 1t came from
Paris Being OF an adhesive material, tho
bag was hung In folds from Stats nailed
near tho top OF the crate, and III inns
way was prevented from becoming q SOLD
mass because OF Its own weight Ihere
were several folds of the bag over eacn
slat. and the vandal drew his knife across
these. cutting through from two to four
thckncsses OF the material with each
slash The work was evidently done IN
haste. as there were about dozen siats
covered with folds Of the bag, and only
four or five OF them were cut. When
the damage was discovered n messenger
was sent to Mr.. Dumont at the Hamilton
Hotel and he hurried to the scene.
..Well,n he said, after a critical exanli-
nution OF the damaged bag. ut Is Just as
I told the Fair people This place is not
secure enough"
"What will you do?" was asked.
n do not know was the reply.
~ must first see Just how much damage
has been done. 1t will be impossible to
get new bag, and II an ascension IS
made, this ono must be repaired can
think of no reason why any one should
want to destroy my airship.'
Secretary Walter 3. Stevens. OF the
I Louisiana Purchase Exposition Company.
said measures would be taken for appre-,
hendlng the vandal and for the protection
Of the alrship.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-06-29
sHEEPsHEAD RUNNING.
Proper Closes With Burst Of
Speed and Wins Ridge Handicap

(By Associated Prcss.)
I. NEW YORK. Juno 2s.-Propcr. even money
favorltc. won tho Bay Ridge handicap at
shecpshead Bay to-day. He ran the ono anu
a quarter miles in tho fast time of e:o6 ID
Ormondes Right made the pace to tho last
sixteenth, whcro Proper closed with great
burst OF speed and won. driving, by bend d
from Carbuncc. who. In turn. was Il head In
front OF Ormondes Right summary:
First race--selling, six furongs on main
track--Jnck MclSeeon us to y first, Fleur do
Marie e to 1, second, Gray Lad as TO y
third. Time. 1:l4 2-5.
second raceone --Rroomstiels (ll i to 3, 3,
first, Water Boy l3 to y second, Rapid
Water &c to u third. Time, 1:3S 30.
Third race-the stirrup Cup steeplechasc, full
steeplcchasc course--Conovcr G to y first,
Tirclcss GO to y second. Whineway, tl5 to
Fourth ,nce-the Bay Ridge handicap one
milo and a uuarter--I'roper (evcn) first, Car
bunclc Is to ID second. Ormondes Right q to
p third. Time. o:oG 10.
Fifth racc--six furlongs, main track-Arnc-
mia C to y first Witchcraft a to y second.
NIinosa az TO 81 third. Time. 1913
Sixth race-handicap, one mile and SIX
teenth on turf-Swcct Alice 6 to 81 first. New
York 10 to u second, Rcquiter go to y
third. Time, 1916 80.