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NEW coMMANDER-IN-cHlEF.
Gen. Blackmar, Of Massachusetts,,
Now Ks at the Head Of the
Grand Army Veterans.

The new commander in chief, Gen.
Wilmon w. Blackmar, is regarded as
man who will highly honor the office
to which he has been chosen. 1t is a
rare thing for the encampment to give
the highest Office to the state in which
the gathering is held, it usually having
to content itself with the senior vice
commander in chief, but Gen. Blackmar
was so popular and strong candidate
that Gen. John Shots, of New York,
who was his only competitor, withdrew
his name, at the request Of Corporal
James Tanner, Of U. S. Grant post, OF
Brooklyn, as Shots had once before
done, and Gen. Blackmar was elected
by reclamation, Shots heading the
committee appointed to conduct the
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HUMoR IN WAR HOSPITAL.
Young Woman Missionary Nurse
Made Mistake Which Aroused
- Her Patient.

The late Rear Admiral Henry c. Tay-
Tor often cited, as an example of CHASTITY
humor, an incident that befell a young
woman during the civil war.
'She was good and kind" he would
say, "and during the war she visited the
hospitals daily, distributing fruits and
flowers and tracts.
lone morning on her rounds young
soldier, Immediately after she had pass
ed him, set up loud laugh.
''She turned and looked at him in sur
prise. He seemed pitiful case. Moth
ing of him but his face was visible on
the little. white bed, and this young
face was sadly thin and pale. Never
theless he laughed like one possessed.
His, mirth resounded through the grue-
some room.
''The visitor returned to him.
Willy you tell me what amuses your"
she said.
why, ma'am,' said he, here you
have given ME . tract on the sin of dane
ing, when I've got both legs shot off, I"
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THIS DOG CARRIES MONEY.
His Name Is "Rags" and He Il tho
Custodian Of His Mistress'
Bank Book.

rags" is the name of little mon.
grel dog, not prepossessing in appear
ance, owned by Mrs. John H. Nor
rison, whose husband is bookkeeper
in tannery at Middletown,, N. r.,
where the canine spends much of his
time, but, nevertheless, this dog. Eow-.
ing to his remarkable intelligence, Is
highly priced by his mistress.
Rags" makes a daily practice Of
visiting the local bank, where he de-
posts the money Of the firm wherc
Mr.. Morrison is engaged. He has de-
veloped an instinct almost human. He
will not allow anyone to handle the
deposit book after once taking it IN
his mouth, save the bank officials and
his master at the bank. Rolls OF
bills in Rags" mouth are much safer
by far than In the hands Of many men.
who would be trusted with this Inn
portant errand. =. ..t 51 So.
Another pastime Of this remarkable
dog is to visit pond near by his
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1904-11-17
HICKS, PINE BLUFFS SPY.
His Capture by Daring Cavalryman
Graphically Described by Wis
consin Veteran.

T enlisted August Is, 1862, at the age
Of II, in company c, Twenty-Eighth
Wisconsin, was mustered out with the
regiment at Brownsville, Tex, August
q, 1865. / would like to add a few lines
as hearsay in regard to the Pine Bluffs
spy. I was detailed at Gen. Clayton's
headquarters, and had chance to hear
some of the particulars by which Will
liam Hicks came to his death. He was
reported as coming from the outside
in the early part of 1864, and opened up
a repair boot and shoe shop and made
his home at a private boarding house,
kept by a widow and her two daugh-
tiers. A number of union officers board
ed at the same place. These young la
dies were very entertaining, and won
the confidence of officers sufficiently to
be allowed to visit the Notifications
surrounding Pine Bluffs, in company
OF Hicks.
The reports were that there was q
woman in the case" When the maps
were taken from Hicks they were found
to be correct in every detail. Hicks was
seen at different times about headquar-
tiers, and one day. seeing captain OF
the First Indiana cavalry hitch his
horse and go inside, he mounted the
horse and rode away. When he arrived
at the picket line he presented pass
and passed out, creating no suspicion;
but some of the boys recognized the
fast-running mare. In the course of an
hour or two squad of cavalry came
from town in pursuit. The track made
by the peculiar shoe worn by the mare
was plain to follow, and it was followed
at lively clip until all the horses were
winded, except that Of one cavalryman,
who discovered the track had left the
main road by a cowpath into the woods.
The man continued pursuit. but soon
had to dismount and proceed on foot;
and he found the mare hitched in a
thicket He went to a cabin. said to
be occupied by friends OF Hicks; see
ing a light, he raped at the door, but
got no answer. He broke the door in,
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1904-11-17
Richard Stuck to His Point.

Prof. Blank is Chicago music
teacher, not remarkable for personal
beauty, but worthy citizen withal. A
certain lady of the Windy City was
compelled to censure her son for rude
remarks concerning the professors
looks. "Now, Richard" said the mother
sternly, "let me never again hear you
speak in such disrespettful terms sof
Prof. Blank" Every we'll, ma" replied
the youngster, "but he certainly Is
homely man, isn't he?" That's v1y
true, my child; but, all the same. you
mustn't speak of it. Prof. Blank ID =
very estimab!e man." II guess he IS.
ma" went on the young hopeful, but,
my, he's ugly" Then, entirely forget
full of the maternal admonition. the IN
corrigible youngster added: why. ma,
the professor is so ugly that when no
makes a face he's handsomer than
when he isn't making facet! Where
UPON the mother collapsed.
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GREAT FUN FOR THE BOYS
The Greatly Truly" Way to Play In
dian Is to Make Your Own
Tepee and Weapons.

One fine thing about playing Indian
is that there is nearly as much fun get
ting ready as there is after you are really
in your wigwam. OF course, you can
buy your equipment, but the cheaper
and better way is to make 1t yourself
says the Little Chronicle.
For arrows, make with gimlet small
holes. an inch apart, in the end OF i
pine board 1S inches long. Into the holes
drive wire nails, two inches long or
longer. and pound the heads we'll down.
Then split the board into strips, each
with q nail in the head, and white them
down to arrow size. Wrapping the
heads with Irvine will prevent their
splitting.
A strip of well-seasoned oak or hick-
ory, four feet long and two inches wide,
planed until it bends readily, makes
good bow.
Now for the most important thing OF
ALL the tepee.
You know, of course, that the Indians
originally made their teepees OF buffalo
skins, but now even they use some kind
of cloth, just as you must. You may use
canvas or duck or army khaki or even
bed ticking.
Suppose you want to make ten-foot
teepee, to accommodate three or four
boys. Get % square yards of cloth, cut
it into pieces each 20 feet long, and
stitch them together, making a strong
seam
When the stitching on mothers ma
chine is done, you will have large sheet
ten feet wide and 20 feet long. Stretch
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Fatal Oversight,

young Watkins and his bride have
already quarreled,~ unmarked the So
ciety reporter, although they have only
been married two weeks"
whats the trouble?" asked the
sporting editor.
cit seems" explained the pencil
shower, that the wedding presents were
at the bottom Of it. He wanted to take
two or three Of them to his Office and
she objected" -
SERVES 'em right" growled the
sporting editor. They should have
signed an agreement as to the division
Of the gate receipts before the match
was pulled on."-Ch:cago Daily News.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1904-11-17

slightest word. Only mothers intui-
ton can penetrate her mind and tell
what she wants when she makes q sound
that says she wants something. But she
is as playful as kitten, and can run
almost as fast as her big brother.
She is the light of her mothers eyes;
tho boy is the one object that can make
Judge Parker forget his dignity, make
him get down on his all fours and butt
heads with his grandson like playful
goat.
Parker Hall would be second Tom
Sawyer if no had Huckleberry Finn fol-
a companion. But at Rosemount there
is no one to play with except his little
sister and grown people. In Kingston
where he lives, he has little opportunity
to get on the streets for fear he may be
run down by wagon or street car OF
be attacked by dog.
Should Judge Parker be elected Presi-
dent, it is not unlikely that Parker's
father, Rev. Charles Mercer Hall, would
abandon his parish at Kingston for the
social life that would await him at the
capital. In winter Mr.. Hall lives in
Kingston, in summer he has resided In
the lodge at Judge Parker's.
Parker Hall would give the Roosevelt
boys a good race, if they should visit
him, in the way Of showing fearlessness
and having fun. What he wants to be
is steamboat captain. Next to that he
would like to drive an OK wagon.
AS regular as the morning comes and
the oxen are yoked and driven to the
hay field, where they take on load.
Parker Hall is at the gate begging for a
ride. II he could Just get on the tongue
Of the wagon and pop the whip as he sees
the driver do and call out: Gee there,
Brandy; w'op, there Spec; git along, git
along!"-well, he would give up all in
terest in the white house now and for
ever just for a days such pleasure.
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this out smoothly on floor or lawn,
drive a nail or peg at o, the middle OF
A B, and with a pencil, colored crayon
or burnt stick, and a ten-foot string
looped at both ends mark the half cir
Gle AMB. Cut off the corners, and from
them cut out the two smoke flaps as
shown. On the point Of each flap small
piece is sewed to make pocket for the
end of the smoke pole. Cut out the "
shaped pieces D o S and OTC. DOand
&C are each six inches. DIS and CT arc
~ inches. The smoke flaps are sewed
to the main piece so that X H fits V D
and w P fits OK.
Now work two rows Of holes along the
edges, where the cover will come to-
gether. The outer row is two inches
from the edge and the two rows are "
inches apart. Those on one side should
exactly correspond with those on the
other side, so that when the cover il
drawn in place pins the size of small
lead pencil may pass through each set
of holes.
You should have 100 feet of quarter
inch clothes line. Make loop at one
end by doubling back five inches Of the
rope and wrapping it closely with strong
Irvine. Place the loop so that it will
Just project at A and then hem the
rope along the bottom Of the cover VI
B. At B make another loop like the one
at A. Now cut nine pieces Of rope ID
inches long, fasten them to the hem
rope at the bottom and tie into small
loops. These are for the pegs to hold
the cover down, and should be about
three feet apart. A ten-foot rope should
be fastened to r and another at l.. a
four-foot piece is tied at its middle
point through an eye!et at o.
The cloth and the rope for ten-1oot
teepee should cost very little over three
dollars. Such a tent, ready made OF
army khaki, costs about $40. II you
should wish to build large tent, Simply
cut your strips Of cloth longer. For
12-foot tent cut them "a feet; for Is
foot tent, 80 feet, and remember that the
whole sheet of cloth, when sewed to-
Rether. should be twice as long a. 1t is
wide
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1904-11-17
HARMLESS AND DANGEROUS.

vines IL they would learn the. differ
ence in appearance. They have sim
ply to remember that the Virginia
creeper, or woodbine, has five leaves
and the ivy but three.
Children should be early taught to
tell the harmless woodbine from the
ivy. The woodbine has five leaves
deeply serrated and are not poisonous.
The ivy has but three leaves. The
older leaves are buntly notched and
the young leaves have smooth edges.
The poison oak, or poison sumach,
has a bright red s+~-. che edges of the
leaves are not notched, and the leaves
are much smaller than those OF the
common sumach.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1904-11-17
CLEVER GAME OF AUTHORS
II Affords a Lot of Amusement and
Incidentally Imparts Some
Valuable Information.

The following from the Christian
Endeavor World will make a pleasant
parlor game. Read the descriptions
and see how many can guess the au-
thor:
The oldest author-Adams.
The youngest author-Child.
The healthy author-Hale.
The siclily author-Haggard.
The fragile author-Reade.
The Golfers author-Coleridge.
The farmers author-Fields.
The gardeners author-Ouida.
The sportsman's author-Hunt.
The harvester's author-Hay.
The pugilist's author-Knox.
The warriors Acknowledgements.
The ditcher's author-Trench.
The jewelers. author-Goldsmith.
The tippler's author-Barr!e.
The anglers author-Hooker.
The chefs author-Cooke.
The dudes AUTHORIZATION.
= The lovers author-Lincoln.
The suburban author-Townsend.
The domestic author-Holmes.
The greedy author-Hogg.
The woodland author-Hawthorne.
The cunning author-Fox.
The pontifical author-Pope.
The evasive author-Dodge.
The submarine author-Cable.
The painful author-Bunyan.
The grooming AUTHORITATIVE.
Tho dangerous author-WOlfe.
The aboriginal author-Savage.
The blistering author-Burns.
The refreshing author-Brooks
The breakfast author-BacOn.
The dinner author-Lamb.
The snappish author-Crabbe.
Gabriel's author-Horne. "r
The chorister's author-Sangster.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1904-11-17
How to Make Apricot Jelly.

Stone IS apricots, cut them into
slices, and place them in basin with
the Juice of two and half lemons:
then pour over them one and a half
pints of boiling s:rup, cover the basin,
and leave the contents to cool. When
almost cold, ada one and half ounces
of gelatine; mix this we'll in, strain
into a jelly mold and leave to set.
When set, serve on a dish garnished
with thin strips. of rapricot-Boston
Budget. --t
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1904-11-17
JUST COUNT THE LEAVES.
Poison Ivy Has Only Three, While
the Harmless Woodbine or
Creeper Has Five.

Thousands of people-men, women
and children-become poisoned by
contact with or the exhalations from
poison oak and ivy each year during
the seasons of vacations and rambles
in the woods. The poisonous effects
of both the oak and ivy are very Sc
we're and distressing, lasing for a long
time.
The Washington Star says that peo-
pie could easily distinguish these
shrubs from the harmless shrubs and
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1904-11-17
Her Manly Trait.

Mrs. Hix-Mrs Juno strikes me as be-
ing entirely too masculine for woman.
Mrs. Dix-Yes, indeed. Why, every
time she has an ache or pain she makes
as much fuss about 1t a. man would
Columbus Dispatch.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1904-11-17
LOOKED INTO A REVOLVER.

and as he stepped inside saw bed
room door partly open, a stand near
a bed, upon it two revolvers and the
light. Hicks was in bed, and raised on
his elbow, reaching for revolver, but
he was ordered to hold still, which he
seemed willing to do, as he was looking
into a nine-inch Colts revolver held
by the plucky cavalryman.-James j.
Hall. in National Tribune. ..
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1904-11-17
His Interpretation.

Lite AMI (who has an inquiring
mind)-Uncle TIM saw the word in
the newspaper-what is the ':eurricu-
lum" of a college?
Uncle Timrod (promptly)-Curricu-
lum Ell? Why, that's what them ere
mop-headed college students comb their
hair With.-Puck.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1904-11-17
Amended.

Mother thinks you'll make me good
wife" eaid the girls intended.
''Indeed?" replied the girl with the
determined jaw; you tell your mother
Ill make you good husband."-Phila-
delphia Ledger.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1904-11-17
Just as Old a. You Feel.

Refuse to allow the mind to stiffen
the muscles by the suggestion Of age
limitation. Age Is a mental state.
brought about by mental conviction.
You are only as old a you feel
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1904-11-17
His Previous Engagement.

His Previous Engagement.
Snithers-We should like you to dine
with us in three weeks from to-day.
Blithers Crying to lie out of it'll
would be delighted to do it, but l must
attend funeral that day.-St. Paul
Globe.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1904-11-17
sYeen Ia q Great Beautifier,

Don't let anything interfere with
your regular hours Of work and rest,
but get plenty of sleep, especially what
is called beauty s:eep." before mid
Ngh1,
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1904-11-17
Glad to See Her Go.

WAS your last mistress satisfied with
yor!"
BridEet-Well, mum, she said she was
very we'll pleased when left!-An-
tvsEs.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1904-11-17
The Usual Catch.

$50 Bragley was out fishing yester-
day How many did he bring back will,
him. ....s.
ooh, about 4 dozen"
"a dozen what? Bass?"
mo, hsh storieA"-Phila6elphia
PresA
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1904-11-17
pilerim,s Progress in Chinese.

Pilgrims FroSress ~ S11't
A translation of The Pilgrim.
Progress" is popular in China. Some
of the pictures show Christian WITH
the face and garb Of ChinamAa VITA
n shaved head and pixtail
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1904-11-17
Simple Exercise for Health.

simple 62eTc1S0 1or Ae4ltn.
Take regular exercise in the open
air every day in all weathers; walk,
ride, row, swim, or play; but. what
ever you do. keep out Of doors as much
IS possible.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1904-11-17

Lathe EraEtus-Poppy. why dey say
Fanksgibain' terkey, huh?
Poppy--Dat's er cause 20 flank Do
ownak Oh dc coop To- leahih' de do opsn.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1904-11-17
EGYPTIANS seAT HARVEY.

Circulation OF the Blood Known GO
Their Doctors 5000 Years Ago.
The Hnrveian Grafton at the Royal
College OF Physicians. London, was de.
livered this year by DR.. Richard
Cation. +. II. c. +. In the course Of
his remarks he said that Harvey was
almost anticipated COCO years ago by
the priest-doctors OF Egypt in his me.
mentous discovery OF The circulation Of
the blood.
As far back as 1000 II. c. Egypt had
works on medicine aud anatomy, and
N brilliant Genlus-forgotten nova
days ana omitted from the cyclopedias
-I-cm-hotep, priest Of the sun god Ra.
and physician 10 King Torsothros, be-
came 50 eminent that he was reveed
as a demigod after death, a tcmpie
was built over his tomb. and In his
honor hospitals were raised In Mem
phis and other cities. Here the priest
physicians treated the sick and en-
balmed the bodies OF men and sacred
animals.
These were probably. DIR. Cation
thinks, the hrst Of mankind 60 acquire
a rudimentary knowledge OF the move
ment OF the blood. Their papyri con-
tain intelligent references &c the heart
the blood vessels and the pulse. OF
the heart In particular they knew
much, and their writings refer to It's
enlargement. fatty degeneration. dis
placement. palpltation and ~pericardlal
eausion. One remarkable passage Of
these old.world inqulrcrs speaks Of
distension OF the heart and shertness
OF breath as occurring because the
blood hns stagnated and does not cir
culate properly.
Not Greece. therefore. but Egypt,
long before Galen and Hippocrates,
was the motherlnnd Of rational medl-
cline and anatomy. The views Of the
Greeks on the circulation Of the blood
were almost exactly those which the
Egyptians had taught many centuries
earlier.
on one remarkable means OF treat
ment for IncipiIent ~valyular disease Of
the heart which these long -fergetten
Nile doctors tnught DIR. Cation laid
great stress. II vas the method rec
ommended at least 1000 years 50 to
let the heart have rs much rest al
possible wise Injunction, said The
HarveiaR orator. which we may yol
practice with advantage. I-em-hster
seems to have been nj ail-rsund
gcnius-phySIcIan , architect. sstrss-
oiner. alchemlst-so nlnstriess that
after death he was rcputed the ser 81
the supreme deity. Ptnh-an this and
yet nearly lest 10 fasie.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1904-11-17

me- "0h. you shousdf h socthss -
brain. " lulls remorse. Tobacco 10 the
moAcrn Lethe: or. at all events, II n does
not obilterste old memories. Il renders
ycu hdidcrcnf to thcm. which Is mach
the same thfas. suppose you have no
phantoms 60 fumisafe. Yeu ARE still
wandering In the happy rceians Of limo
ccnce'-this with O snecr. II had stray
ed very far wide Of them long before I
was your age. At twenty I was n gay,
dashing spark. AT Extraordinarily I
was forbidden my fathers house. thanks
TO a woman-a %pruyerfui woman. too.
that was always reading religious books.
and never happy out of a chapel: n wam-
an with a heart Of flint. All my Sins
lie nj her door: a Wild youth might have
been succeeded by a reputable manhood.
but for her.
While he spoke his face became esn-
vulsed with passion. As the paroxyxm
Increased. the foam bubblcd from his
mouth. and he launched forth into the
most frightful imprecations.
II shy. old fellow. don't 60 on In this
awful manner" said Josiah. who. as well
rs myself. looked rather alarmed NJ his
violence. "'Pon my life. I can't stand
any more OF Il. and 40 I ted you last
time. Gene. tell us OF some adventures
OF your past lie that are 50 jolly amus-
inE. Silas, here. has never heard any
OF them. You'd like 20 hear some,
wouldn't your" he added. winking hard
nt me.
At that moment I should have much
preferred to 30 TO bed. but I did not
dare 90 say 50: expressing. instead. q
great desire % hear anything Mr.. Mont
gcncry chose to relate.
Don't be frightened" he said. wipinE
the Precipitation from his face. ana
growing calm under this judicisus Hat
terry. Il am not likely to harm you,
or anybody else except her. But when
l think OF all she has made me 20
through, and not enly me. but Wen,
II ! were 60 think Of that long. I should
go mad In earnest"
He went on smoking his pipe in 81
lence for n time. seemingly lost In
thought.
Il wonder IL I were 20 write my lie.
II l could get any bookseller to publish
lit IL would indeed be q marvellous
story. But I doa't believe that half the
people would credit r. I could writ
half a dozen sensation novels without
i~nventing q single incident: bat. thru.
novel readers would cry. They are 90
far-fctchedy A man who began lie 90
a gentleman. aud who. fer a matter OF
twenty years, has passed through e,ery
phase of vagaboRdism. must have some
strange stories 10 tell"
"0f course he must" said josiah.
again winking nc me. II have often q
dered that yeu have not set about pub
fishing your "reminiscences, or your INTO
biography. or something OF that sort. But
II isn't too late. you know. But come.
now. give US one Of your regular stare
lers. we are all attention"
Ito be continurd.t