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Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1904-07-28

Denver. Colo. 10 one Of the few large
cities in he country that have no
Young Mems Christian Association
building, but the lack IL shortly to be
removed. Mr.. B. F. Woodward. a pub
Tic spirited citizen. having given $4,000
toward q fund OF $780, 900, and the
committee having already obtained
subscriptions Of $25. 900 more. with
good prospects of raising the whole
amount within a short time.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1904-07-28

The sultan Of Turkey never sleeps
two consecutive nights In the same
room. 30 great IL his fear of assassina-
ton, In the palace are a number Of
bullet -proof rooms. all Of which are
turnished AZ sleeping chamber. Only
4 few minutes before retiring to rest
the sultan announces in which room he
Intends to spend the night. 10 that all
the r0oms have to be constantly pre-
pared for his reception.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1904-07-28

Miss Grace H.rreid. daughter Of Gov
ernor Herreid of South Dakota. has
been chosen to cnristen the new United
States cruiser South Dakota. which vii,
he launched ut the docks or the Union
Iron works. ut san Francisco. on
Thursday. July ~. n, CSC y. m.
A.jss He:ieil il the only caiio OF
Goverro: and Mrs. Herreid. n is 10
years old ana was torn at Leola. Nc
Fherson county. S. ~. MAJ II. 1855. In
100: she WAS graduated from All Saints
~tFpi~c,paD school. Sioux Falls. s. -.
II is a TYPICAL american girl. i'm
bud with .ie wholesome western
spirit. and hlsaiv patriotic toward her
St"'e. She is accomplished. and Ia
Il ny popular IN social circles.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1904-07-28

The annual production Of diamonda
iasWorth, In the rough, about 336,0oO.-
80. ~ which the De Beers mine FUR
nisho1 % per cent. The cost Of cut
ting. which u done principally In Am
monds up to S41.ooo.0oe. The United
eeatoe takes nearly half the world'a
diamonds With IS per cent. duty
o6ded To- their cost.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1904-07-28

Innovations on the site Of an old
Roman castle near Weissenburg. mid
die E~ranconia, have yielded valuable
finds. such ~ tiles. buckles. rings and
coins. The most important object
found. however. 10 q 5ointed Roman
measure. exactly q Roman foot long.
made Of bronze. It 10 said that only
~ other specimen exists. which was
unearthed At Pompeii and ID now In
the Nanlea museum.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1904-07-28

is slowly recovering from the unprom-
Using start and spects for a good
crop are more H. J.abie.
Mcntrosc-Wheat is heading ont
good in most places. The stalks are
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1904-07-28

The United States statistician says
two-thirds Of a school year would be
saved to American boys and girls by
putting the metric system In place Of
the other twelve or thirteen systems.
Carry the enormous saving Of time In
TO the counting houses Of the country.
into all kinds Of calculations from the
farm to the factory. and a fairly good
t0eG OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
system would save,
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1904-07-28
SEVEN SENTENCE seRmons.

SEVEN SENTENCE SERMONS.
Majesty ia in personality and not in
pOsiti0n.-Anon.
l DO not ask. o. Lord. that life should ba
A'pleasant road:
! 10 not . that thou wouldst q k
Ausht Of its load
for one thing only Lord, dear Lord. 7
plead: ~
Lead me Alright
lnouSn , Ssrsngth SHOULD falter. and
through peace to light.
"A. A.. Proctor.
Iry to secure come part5of each day
Tor meditation; apart from men ne csn
look ourselves more honestly In ~
race. lift ~ U hearts to God. ana
eve our painting lives a Chance
A man Y train himself for his on.
Observation-Disclosures.
He who il false to present a.t~
breaks q thread In the loom, ana WIN
ma the nav when he may have fnr-
eotten the couse.-H. w. Beecher.
March On. my soul. nor like a laesar6
March :.ifsly on, yet err NOT from th..
Folio. 9 honor what the past Ia.
And ser..srd stun that more may b Oh,
Henry Van Dyhs.
~. e 9 Christian y the man who
Cntsaeleaity and who contributes
cclnethlng of himself e tie comIoS
Se.ssasfx.-HE2s4eat xnata6 r~,
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1904-07-28

There Is no caste in the kingo1Ha OF
christ. except that ne iowest'are
,.n,,t,tnl highest. and the first last.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1904-07-28

The world is always establishing cir
cles. with wealth. or learning or birth
or social standing as the circumference.
But through all these petty divisions
God runs the straight line OF hie
Judgment. In the hour sc final testing
INC question will he not. In what cir
Gle did you move?" but. On which
side of Gods line are you. Nhe king
Gom'. or the selfish side"
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1904-07-28
ACH8IsT!AN DEMOCRACY

out.;ds Of the bible there is no SUI.
soian, warrant for those democratic
principles which underlie he American
deal Of government. The Declaration
~ Independence is y restatement Of
%,,,,,t,s c%nunciated by Jesus. He. though.
,.;nr az kings. was an ideal democrat.
All We are brethren" he declared to
= woyr. deep,coted in the theory OF
aristocracy. Mains funsamenta equal
itv with man is 4 miln doctrine as
compared with this teachihAS OF Jesus
which binds man to man Win the
strong tics of brotherhood.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1904-07-28

'rhe golden e of universal frater-
n!,y is to he usl1sre1 in only by the
golden reign of that pest bro'nsr OF
mon wh, Won his nrc-nainece OF love
on a ross of sttsice and suffering.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1904-07-28

He who considers himself better than
others proves himself worse than
others.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1904-07-28

spirit of caste.
Caste is contrary to Christliness. A
IRISH man's church has no warrant in
the new testament. neither has a poor
mans mission. The congregation
which is run by it's wealthiest mem
bees, simply because OF their wealth, IL
not controlled by the Spirit of Jesus
Absolute equality before the Lord 10
Fundamental. There as neither rich
nor DOOR. wise or ignorant. Il, the henv-
Ell which is the comnlon goal OF all of
us.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1904-01-07
Education.

hardly need refer to our oduca-
tional facilities, which are we'll known
to you all. The percentage Of litter
ates Of ten ysars Of age and above ia
but per cent OF the population. In
this respect North Dakota ranks sew
enteenth. With our estimated value Of
lands belonging to the state, the in
come Of which is used only for schools,
is $15,000,000, our university and other
schools have additional grants. The
number of schools for 1903 is 3,72S,
with 5,041 teachers and 116, ,s21 school
children. Expended for 1903 for pub
lie schools, $1,S3S,es4; value of school
property, $3,17S,1o1.
Our prairies are dotted with church
spires Of all denominations. doubt
If any section OF the country of like
area and pr2!!ation can show as large
a proportion Of ohuroh-going people,
and where the standard of morals Is as
high. So cannot We reasonably ex-
pect, with s"ch groundwork of all
that goes - make up the highest and
best in our civilization. to turn from
the ranks Of our schools and univers-
lties grade OF young men and wom-
en- that will be felt to a marked degree
wherever their lot may fall, and from
which we may look to see emerge such
talent as will be found in the councils
of our nation and in any place where
strong and fearless leadership is re-
nuirad?
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1904-01-07
BFUEG&ER.

Granu FORKS Is the third best city Tor
passenger business on the Great North
ern system. 1t is led by Minneapolis
and Seattle only. Prospects for the
extension of other lines to the north
ern part Of the st" te were never bright
er and increased efficacy of service
is assured in the near future.
Financial Condition.
Referring to the financial condition
of the state as compared with twenty
years. ago, any oue having frontier
experience in banking knows how hard
1t was in the early days to interest
Eastern ceniers in practically an un-
tried country, Consequently high rates
prevailed for money and the supply
was limited. 1t was only by the per-
sistent bringing of people from the
East to study our conditions and re-
sources that has enabled our state to
now command capital for it's ayricui-
tural and conn, ercial operations at as
low rate as anTwhere in the middle
West. Banking capital is still insufh-
cient for the needs OF our fast develop
ing country, yet the past three years
has seen so much new capital invested
here we may look for all the capital
we require for legitimate needs and
mertorious enterprises. The Red riv,
er valley is now so we'll known in mon.
eyed centers of Europe as we'll as OF
America that one has but to mention
the Red river valley to inspire conf
dence.
There is no surer index of the
growth of country than it's bank de-
posits. Every. business man as we'll
as farmer knows that the past few
years has shown great activity along
all lines in North Dakota, and when we
note the increased bank deposits in the
past three years we will be impressed
that there has surely been something
doing" up here in this neck of the
woods. At the call of the controller OF
the currency on Sept. 5, 1900, we had
twenty-seven national banks with
total deposit Of $5,o93, ,730. At the call
OF the controller of the currency on
Nov. II, 1903, we find We have seven
ty-fve national banks. with total de-
posit OF $13,225,98G 1t is our belief
that the state banks have made just as
strong a growth, and the number Of
new state banks have increased as
IA>s~ ~1-s
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1904-01-07
Manufactures.

"AOutaCtuFeS.
Mention should be made of the DOS
sibilities of manufacturing in our state,
made possible by our immense coal de-
posits, by which we should be able to
create power and operate very cheap
Iy. When We are able to get equitable
freight rates from the coal beds to dit-
ferent parts of the state, we will find
our coal will come to be used very gen.
orally for steam purposes. The proc
ess Of briquetting is being developed
and 1t is thought will eventually result
in Ignite product that will equal any
hard coal mined in the world, and at
comparatively small cost. Our enor-
nous clay beds will turn out the finest
kind of tile and pressed brick. and we
may expect before many years to be
eating our breakfast out of dishes
made of our North Dakota clays. We
are already turning out Portland ce-
ment that is finding it's way into the
leading markets by reason of it's un'
usual staying qualities. We think it
should be named No. l hard, for surely
It is about as hard as flint when in
use.
Railroads.
Railroad facilities are unexcelled in
any state of it's population and state
of development. Nine different lines
in 1899 had a combined mileage OF
1853 miles; in 1902 the mileage had
increased to 1888, and at the present
time it is said to be 3,480 miles. The
farmers are even building railroads.
The general manager of the famous
Farmers road north of Devils Lake,
twenty-six miles in length, informed
me that even though the road was
built and operated under the most un-
favorable conditions, yet it was pay
ing handsomely on the actual invest
ment land it's business was constantly
increasing. In 1890 North Dakota had
123 miles of road for every 10000 pop
ulation, South Dakota 70 miles for ev
cry 10000 population, and Minnesota
AZ miles for each 10000 population,
which shows that our state has deciG-
ed advantages in railroad facilities, and
recent statistics show that the pro-
portion has been kept up. Our city OF
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1904-01-07
For Sale or Trade.

A farm Of 320 acres, mainly timber,
with about 40 acres cleared, located in
Polaska Cnunv, Illinois. Will trade FOR
proved mp land in Williams COUNTY. or
sell for GOSH. Twelve mlles from cuntY
seat, and i. miles FROM Railroad st;i'ion.
For information inquire Of Il. Il. Goss.se
iauG, NilIistoir, n, d,
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1904-01-07

with considerable cap1ra.. out goou
talent along professional and CONNER
cial lines
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1904-01-07
:ort Buford Lorlae No. 13. i. @. o. r..

FoFt Buford Lodge No. 13, L 0. o. ].
Meets every Wednesday night.
rs. PnlLLlps, N. q.
DAVID L. SANG, v. g..
K. II. coPELAND, Sec.
/. G. STEWART, Treas.
Trustees VS.. SNYDER, PAUL SCILiER-
BECK, &. B. MErzoER.
Williston, North Dakota.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1904-01-07
Mems Overcoats.

Mems fancy dress overcoats from $4,000 to
22.OO now $780, Mems $50, 8. and 9.
ulsters, $500. Mems $3.50 and 1900 ulsters,
now $11.OO
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1904-01-07
Mems Suits.

Mems $780, 900, 1000 and 100 suits now
selling at 600. Mems $12. so, 13 90 and 1900
all wool fancy cashemere SUITS now $11OO Re-
member these goods are all new and up-to-date in
style and ft
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Physicians as Patients Confidants.
From American Medicine.

rom american Medicine.
That physicians should be accorded the
confidence Of their clients-perhaps in a
larger measure even than clergymen-has
always been pretty generally recognized.
This confidence is. indeed, freely bestowed
in a good many directions. sometimes in
fact, to entirely unnecessary extent
The physician is frequently made acquaint-
ed with internal family matters which have
absolutely no bearing upon the case for
the treatment of which he had been called
in, and which are. therefore, not of a ma
ture to exercise the slightest influence upon
such treatment In this way the physician
is sometimes drawn into the position of
general family father confeSSor. He will
be made the confidant of the husband in
regard to things which should be kept a
secret from the wife; the wife reveals to
him things of which the husband is to
know or suspect nothing; the daughter
peurs the little secrets of her heart into his
standing that he must not under any cir
cumstances divulge them to her PARENTS
and the young man appeals in the strictest
confidence to the doctor with regard to his
sexual experience, or, rather, lack of ex-
perience. The picture is complete enough
without the special mention of the cook and
the butler. And as the medical father con-
fessor no more than the clerical one can
betray the confidence reposed in him, he Is
in the unenviable position of having some
thing to conceal practically from every
member of the household with regard to
every other member
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The Best-Dressed Assembly.

From Harpers Weekly.
Taking it all around the house of COM
mons is the best-dressed assembly in the
world. 1t has an air of good breeding, Of
men accustomed to drawing rooms and
comes up to a fairly high average. You see
honorable members wearing their hats in
the house and the sight offends; nut that is
not point of manners, but custom with
a picturesque history at the back of it.
You sometimes. too. see honorable members
asleep, and you often hear unmannerly in
terruptions from the Irish and tory
benches. On the other hand. you never see
an English NJ. P, as I have often seen an
American congressman. enjoying the lux
ury of dry smoke and relieving hIm-
self by profuss splitting. The house too. is
the small points Of order. Whenever a
member violates them he is instantly
hauled up. not merely by the speaker. but
by his fellow members. to many of whom
il is part of the spice of life to pounce upon
offenders As for tf7 oratorical standard
of the house it is difficult to speak wiz
precision. The late Empress of Austria
more bad riding in the English shireS tEan
anywhere else in the world. Much the
same sort of criticism might be passed on
parliamentary eIoQuence. Some of il is eX-
ceedingly good, better / think. than any
thing one is likely to hear in Congress: but
much of ii is atrOcsous. On the whole. in
this. as in so many other spheres of Anglo
American comDa IA tiVeS | should be in
clined to say that while the house of COM
mons best is better than the congressional
best the house OF commons average is be-
low the congressional average.
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The japanese Red Cross finds plenty or
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"Japans real victory" wrote an Ameri-
can missionary in Tokyo to a japanese
newspaper after the treaty of Shimonoseki
had been signed in 1895, twas not over the
Chinese, but over herself She has shown
the world that she is no longer to be num-
bered among the barbarian nations
He referred generally to the civilized and
humane methods by which, on the whole
the war against China was waged, but
more particularly to the splendid heroism
and devotion of the japanese Red Cross.
Many stories are told in Japan of the brave
deeds of doctors and nurses during the
campaign of '9i-'95 and the advance to the
relief of the legations at Picking.
During the first fight at Haiching the
Chinese forces suffered severely, and many
dead and wounded men were left on the
ground after their retreat. The Japanese
doctors and nurses worked among them
bravely while the battle was still raging
and bullets were sweeping the ground. But
their greatest danger was from the wound
ed men whom they tried to succor
A young girl of n neteen, the bravest and
best of all the nurses. according to the
japanese who tell the story, knelt down
beside banner man., whose right arm
had been almost torn away by shell. His
life was ebbing fast, and nothing could be
done for him, but his eyes cleaned with
hdttcu WITCH he saw the woman or the
enemy. Slowly. his uninjured hand stole
to his belt and drew sharp, broad-bla ded
knife. With one quick, spasmodic move
ment he trust upward and stabbed the wo-
man to the heart. Hardly had she fallen
over on the ground when a Japanese SOL
der rushed up and knocked out the China
mans brains with the butt end of his
rifle.
Such were the risks to which the nurses
were constantly exposed in that campaign.
On several occasions wounded Chin m /,
tried to murder them. but this was the
only time their barbarous purpose was
achieved. Several doctors and nurses how
ever were wounded in battle while attend
ing to the troops under fire.
A Real Hero.
One of these doctors. named Otori Tam
erada. distinguished himself at the land
attack on Wei-hai-wai by his logged re-
fusal to give up his work. At the outset
of the battle he was slightly wounded i'll
the face by spent bullet. He was direct
ing staff of nurses at the time. and he
would hardly stop even to bandage his
head. Then he marched up to the rear of
the firing line with the ambulances. and
was twice wounded in the right arm and
the shoulder within few minutes. Two
of the bearers rushed up with a strotcher
and wanted TO carry him back to the field
hospital. but he refused to go.
Il am needed here he said. II can't
stop my WORK lof trlFlai WouiiuS IKE tileSe'
when there are so many men Ear worse
than | who need me "
And he went on steadily. binding up
wounds. issuing supplies to the nurses aid
generally directing the medical work. His
own wounds bled freely. and at last he
sank exhausted to the ground. Still re re-
fused to go the sick list, and continued
to give instructions and exercise super
vision.
One of the nurses called the attention OF
one of the Japanese generals to him, and
that general sharply ordered him to go to
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the rear and be properly treated. AS q
matter of military discipline lac haG to
obey; but he stayed a few minufes to tell
another doctor where he would find some
necessary medical supplies, and while doing
s, went off in dead faint
The battle of the Yalu was day of he
roc deeds on the Japanese and Chinese
ships alike. But no man was more heroic
than surgeon on the japanese flagship
Matsushima.
Saved Many Lives.
That vessel was in the thick of the fight
ing and had good many men killed and
wounded. Most of them were carried be
low to the sick bay, but a temporary hos
pital was also arranged on deck at which
men were treated whose wounds made it
undesirable for them to be moved While
the surgeon was attending to some of these
ren an unexploded she'll from one of the
older Chinese ships pitched on the deck,
almost at his feet. 1t was an old ashioned
fuse shell, and the fuse was burning.
Two hospital attendants Immediately
scampered off to cover. but the doctor,
without an instant's delay, picked up
the shell, staggered to the side with it,
and hove it overheard, where it exploded
harmlessly. Then he calmly returned to
his work, with mistaken nerves. as if he
were used to playing ball with bombs
every day of his life.
There is an old doctor named Orisuka
Masusama, who has served in all Japans
campaigns since the days of reconstruc-
ton and who now holds an important posi-
ton in the Red Cross organization He
was with the mikado's army during the
suppression of the Satsuna rebellion, al
though he was not then qualified surgeon
in the western sense.
In one of the battles of that campaign
he was attacked by two of the SatSuma
'.samurai' while attending to one of their
wounded comrades. They did not under
stand his business and imagined that ne
was about to murder the wounded man
Before he could explain, he was obliged to
slightly wound the foremost in the leg
with his revolver.
When they discovered that they had
attacked man who was trying to help
their comrade' the old doctor said in
telling the story to American friend.
they We're Inundated that they de
clared their honor was hopelessly stained,
and they wanted to atone to me by COM
hitting 'harikari' the spot l had to
argue with them for quarter of an hour
before / could persuade them that 1t was
all a mistake and they were really not to
blame Then they helped me to carry
their comrade into our lines for better
treatment, although by so doing they be-
came our prisoners.
Always Plenty to Do.
The japanese Red Cross finds plenty Of
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II hope" said the thrifty old farmer,
that you have something lad up for
rainy day.
Sure thing" replied his nephew from the
city eve got seventeen borrowed UNI
brellas. Chicago News.