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Beckolith q New Mineral.

DR.. Morosiewicz, professor Of min
eralogy at the University of Crakow,
announced at the general meeting of
the Neurological society of Vienna
recently that he has discovered a new
mineral, to which he has given the
name of Beckolith, in honor of the
Vienna mineralogist, Prof. Frederick
Beck. He asserts that it does not cor
respond to any of the mineral COM
binations so far known, but resembles
mostly combinations of garnet, hav-
ing similar regular crystals, and con-
tains many rare earths, which form
Is per cent. of its volume. The chief
components are cero, lanthano, and
di5ymo oxides, and it may be of use
for NE manufacture of chemical prod
ucts, especially for the light industry.
The discovery was made during a
scientific exploration in southern Rus
STA. The rock in which it was found
is called marinpolith.
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(Consort Of King Edward Of England,
Who Holds Queer Position.)
and that no responsibility whatever
in respect to them rests upon the
king.
Therefore, if such thing could be
imagined as the queen contracting
debts in her husbands name, the
king would not be responsible for
them, as any other husband would be-,
unless he had given due notice to
tradesmen and all others concerned
that he would for the future decline
to settle all such accounts.
II the king contracted debts, the law
which says that his majesty can do
no wrong would prevent anybody from
suing him for recovery to the amount
due, hut no such protection is granted
to the queen, who could be proceeded
against in the ordinary manner. She
has her own attorney general and So
licitor general to represent her in all
legal matters, though, of course, ex-
cept for ordinary private purposes,
their services are scarcely ever needed.
While the constitution is glad to
recognize the queen as part of the
monarchy it cannot lose sight Of the
fact that after all her position is lin
tied to that of queen consort, and,
therefore, she is in a large sense one
of his majesty's subjects, and, in GER
tain cases, which there is no human
possibility of occurring in these times,
she would be treated as subject. But
in other respects she is accorded priv
ileges by the realm which are given
to no other person except the king.
Particularly there is no question Of
high treason. It is generally under
stood that the king is the only person
whom it is high treason to plot
against, but it would be high treason
also 10 plot against Queen Alexandra.
The signature edward Rex is at
tached to all state documents of such
Importance as to demand it. But in
no circumstance whatever would the
one, alexandra Re-
gina" be allowed to be attached, eth
er in conjunction with that of his ma
1esty or without it. If it should hap
pen that the queen should survive the
king, many of the privileges which she
at present possesses would be with
drawn from her. only nominally in
some cases, but actually in Others,
whilst constitutional law provides
that some curious restrictions shall be
placed upon her. 1t would be no
longer high treason to plot against
her, and it is held by at least one
high authority that she could marry
again if she wished to do so without
the especial license and permission of
the kings successor.
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ney general under President Grant, and
the latter's nominee for chief justice
of the supreme court of the United
States, the duties of mayor of Portland
did not seem exacting. While Mayor
Williams administration has been sat-
isfactory to the majority Of citizens, a
wave of reform which swept over the
western city resulted in his indictment
by a reform grand jury on the ground
that he had neglected to enforce the
laws against gambling; this because the
city administration had been allowing
certain gambling houses to run under a
license system by which the depleted
Golfers of the city were replenished with
money that was spent in various public
ways. Not shadow of reproach has
furnished Judge Williams name, and
it was with general relief that the citi-
zens received the news that the circuit
court had quashed the Indictment
against him. Judge Williams is now
81 years old, hale and hearty, serene in
spite of bitter attacks, vigorous in mind
and dignif1ed in mien, a gentleman Of
the old school who will show to Port
land visitors this summer the courtesy
inbred in the statesman of SO years ago.
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CHICKEN cooPs ON 6TlLTs
Indians Of Arizona Elevate Them a.
Protection Against Flo4ds
and Coyotes.

Phoenix, Ariz.-In the driest daserts
of Arizona dwell the Papago Indians
They are very good Indians and quite
civilized, living in mud houses and do
ing their cooking in outdoor kitchens in
circular Enclosures protected from the
wind by grass mats fastened to stakes
and with fire in the middle.
One popularity of these Indians (who
by the way are such formidable warri-
ors that even the Apaches are afraid Of
them) is that they elevate many things
upon stills. Their mail boxes are on
stills to keep them out of the reach Of
the coyotes, which will eat letter if it
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MAN As MOTIVE POWER.
Experiments Show That He Il 4
Much Better Engine Than
Locomotive.

ITO test the efficiency of man as an
engine" says the Boston Herald, prof.
Atwater of Wesleyan university has
been engaged recently in making some
remarkable experiments, employing a
stationary bicycle as means of meas
uring the power developed by a muscu-
lar rider.
by the simple expedient of making
the tire of the rear wheel (the cycle has
no front wheeD pass between two cleo
tro-magnets, which are connected with
a dynamo, all of the energy transmitted
to the pedals is converted into current
of electricity. This current can be meas
ured, and thus it is ascertained exactly
how much power is employed.
"The rider operates his wheel inside
of great box of wood lined with metal.
He is not permitted to leave the box for
several days and nights, and all Of his
food and drink is carefully weighed. In
this was the amounts of fuel and water
supplied to the human engine are accu-
rately ascertained, and the total energy
which they represent can be easily figured
out.
"As result of the experiments, it has
been found that man is much better
engine than locomotive, yielding near
ly twice as much power for given
amount Of fuel. He is superior in this
respect to the best and most economical
pattern of automobile. In fact, no kind
of engine as yet contrived-steam, gaso-
line or electric-is equal to him as pro-
Queer of energy.
''Prof. Atwater says that the most
economical engine built to-day utilizes,
in the shape of work, only Is per cent. of
the energy contained in the fuel supplied
to it. The human power machine devel-
ops 20 per cent. without counting what
is required to keep the internal mechan-
ism of the body running. Of course, it
takes considerable power to keep the
heart-pump going, and the digestive ap-
paratus in operation. 10 reckon the ex-
penditure for these and other functions
at an additional 20 per cent. would not
be over the mark.
''Thus it is seen that the human engine
runs with much less waste than any me-
chanical continuance yet devised. Man
stands to-day the model machine, and,
with all his Wanted ingenuity, he can
not construct an apparatus that comes
near to equalling his own body as a
work-producer. Nor, indeed, will any
other kind of engine, though built of the
best obtainable material, run for any
thing like so long period without wear
ing out, requiring in the same time so
small an expenditure for repairs"
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An ideal scheme to protect his checA
from forgery 10 one peculiar to A. NJ
Griffen, Plainfield, N. j., merchant.
Every check that Mr.. Griffen writes
he signs in the usual business way,
but. in addition, he moistens his right
thumb with red ink and presses 1t
down upon the figures in the corner
of the check. This covers the figures
with a light coating Of ink, which
leaves the imprint Of the lines Of the
thumb clearly outlined, and no figures
can be raised without the fact being
apparent, No two thumbs in tho world
will leave the same imprint.
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A7AX|A IS DURABLE.
REPORTED CURE STANDS TEST OF
FULL INVESTIGATION.

4 Former Victim Of Locomotor Ataxia
Now Free from Suffering and
Actively at Work.
eyes" said Mr.. Watkins to reporter.
cit is true that I have been cured Of
ataxia by DR.. Williams Pink Pills."
"Are you sure you had locomoto1
ataxia?''
|, "The doctors themselves told me 50.
Besides recognized the symptoms"
"What were they?"
"Well, the first indications were a
stiffness about the knee joints that came
on about four years ago. A few months
after that appeared, my walk got to be
uncertain, shaky-like. I lost confidence
In my power to control the movements
Of my legs Once, when I was in tho
cellar, started to pick up two scuttles
Of coal, and my legs gave way suddenly,
and I tumbled all in a heap in basket.
I couldn't slose my eyes and keep my
balance to save my life. Then had
fearful pains over my whole body and
lost control over my kidneys aud my
bowels"
"How about your general health?
"Sometimes was so weak that had
TO keep my bed aud my weight fell of
twenty pounds. Things looked pretty
bad for me until I ran across q young
man who had been cured by DR.. VIII
liams' Pink Pills and who advised me to
try them"
'Did these pills help you rightaway?"
II didn't SEQ much improvement un.
til had used six boxes. The first benc.
at noticed was q better circulation and
. picking up in strength and weight. I
gradually got confidence in my ability
to direct the movements Of my legs, and
in tho course Of seven or eight months
Ill the troubles had disappeared"
EDO you regard yourself a. entirely
well nowP
II do the work Of well man ut any
rate. / can close my eyes and stand up
all right and move about the same a.
other men. The pains are all gone ex-
cept an occasional twitch in the calves
Of my legs"
Mr.. James n. Watkins resides at No. -
Westerlo street, Albany, NY. Dr.Wl-
liams' Pink Pills can be obtained at any
drug store. They should DO used as soon
| as the first signs of locomotoe ataxia ap-
pear in = peculiar uumbnes3 OF the feet
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A reward of $25 cash is being paid
by the New York State Cancer labora'
tory for small animals-mice, rats,
guinea pigs or rabbits-with cancers.
These animals are required for expert
mental purposes, and any specimen
proved to have a case of cancer will
call for the amount specified. A CIR
Acular to this effect has been issued by
the cancer laboratory of the empire
state, and distributed among the prom
inent dealers in this sort of stock
throughout the country. AS a conse'
quence all sorts of diseased animals
have been sent to the institution.
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Numerous as are the members OF
the Smith family, they do not occupy
as prominent place in European d.
rectories as they do in those Of Eng.
land or at home, though they take up
much room in the Berlin directory,
five thousand Schmidts being regis"
tered. They have to give room, how
ever. to the Schultzes and Mullers. In
Brussels the Jansen family is the most
numerously represented, while the
greater space in the Paris directory 10
given over to the Martinets.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1905-06-22

The largest diamond ever found was
recently unearthed in the Premier
mine, in the Transvaal, South Africa.
It was discovered by Fred Wells, SUI
perintendent of the mine. He saw 1t
glistening in the wall Of the excava'
ton and dug it out with pocket
knife. The stone weighs 3,O24A carats
(about ~ pounos); it's general di'
mansions are 4x2Ax1h inches, and It
forms a good-sized handful for the
average man. It is the purest Of all
the big diamonds in existence, being
water white and having no defects
It's commercial value is variously est
mated 1t from 100000 up.
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Tunnel Through Ore.

Advices from Mexico say that the Gu
anacevi Tunnel company has been organ
lied for the purpose of constructing a
tunnel through a mountain distance of
10000 feet in the Guanacevi mining dis
trfct of Mexico. The estimated cost at
the tunnel is 100000 gold. Over 2Oa
known veins of gold, silver and copper
will be tapped. The tunnel will be 1900
feet below the surface at one point
N. 7. Times.
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Great Britain Loses Land.

Great Britain lost 1889 acres be-
tween 1867 and 1880 by the ercroach-
ment of the sea, and 29,155 acres be-
tween 1880 and 1890. A survey in the
reign of Edward I. gave the duchy of
Cornwall 100000 acres, but the ord
nance survey some years aeo showed
that this had been reduced TO 1923, 500
acres. Villages have disappeared In
the ocean, as in the case of Dunwich,
of which nothing remains but ruined
church on the edge Of q cliff.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1905-06-22

has been handled by human beings, and
also because OF the annual floods. It
rains in that region only about once
year, but then-how it does pour! The
heavens seem actually to open, and i'm
mense areas are temporarily converted
into lakes.
To keep them out of reach of the
floods and the coyotes the Papago chick
en- coops are elevated high in the air
Is or 20 feet-and at night, when it is
time to 60 to roost, the fowls fly up and
find perfect safety in their lofty eyries.
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MAYOR OF PORTLAND.
Hon. George II. Williams, Chief Ex.
.ecutive Of Exposition City,
-. Has Held Many Offices.

Portland, Ore.-When Portland cast
about for a mayor to represent the city
during the Lewis and Clark exposition.
Hon. George H. Williams, then 80 years
old and one of the most picturesque men
in Oregon politics, was chosen. It
seemed a great sacrifice to ask of man
of his age, but the venerable statesman
readily accepted the cares of public Of
flee. Perhaps to man who was the
first chief justice of the territory Of Ore
gon, then United States senator, attor-
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1905-06-22

The great question of selecting an
inkstand for Vice President Fairbanks
use has BEEN settled. Mr. Fairbanks
has approved a design costing $500, to
be paid out $of the senate's contingent
fund. Great care was required in thu
disposition Of such, a matter, for at
the expiration Of the vice presidents
term tho inkstand becomes his pri-
vate property.
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The San Francisco police arrested
tho other day three women in what
they said was shoplifting school. It
had counters and shelves and the WON.
en- were being taught to steal.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1905-06-22

:, The word Tip, originated in the old
English coffee houses. At the door OF
these coffee houses was box made
usually of brass, with lock and key.
It had engraved upon it the letters 1T.
I. p" observed the stops between
the letters)-"To Insure Promptness."
Customers, as they passed out,
dropped a coin in for the waiter.
Hence the word "tip.''
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Austria has succeeded in raising the
wind by enforcing cleanliness upon its
people. Under a penalty of $50 Aus
,tria demands that every householder
shall have his chimney swept by the
government sweep at least once a
month for fear of age. She found
the measure most lucrative, as she
charged a tax of 40 cents for every
chimney cleansed.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1905-06-22

There is no trouble in London
over whether street car will stop or
where it will stop. At certain points
along the streets are posts painted
white. The cars stop at these posts.
They do not run past them or slow
down when they reach them-they
atOD - r. Es,t-a.: IT,. 1sss@ ~ '-,...
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Chicago bears the eminent distinc.
ton of being the greatest focal point
for railroads in the world. There are
"a trunk-lines, besides numerous small
roads, centering there, with a total
mileage of 10000, or So per cent. OF
the railroad mileage Of the United
States. Nineteen hundred trains ar
rive and depart every day from the Diff
ferent stations.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1905-06-22

Among the most backward and saw
age tribes great attention is often paid
to the children. The toys and play
things used by the savages in all parts
of the world are often surprisingly we'll
made
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1905-06-22
BY the Bergsos process (ferric chlor-
ide) for the recovery Of tin. 40 pounds
Of the metal is extracted from one ton
Of tin-plate scrap.

>, Experiments justify the conclusion
that Increasing the intensity Of light
100000 times does not alter its 70
. locity by as much as two feet q second.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1905-06-22

Married eight years, German
named Drew has seven sons, all of
whom he has pledged to the German
army. The kaiser has written him a
letter strongly commencing his pa
frinficn -
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1905-06-22

In 1880 John Jacob Astor was tho
! only man in New York who was worth
100000. Now the entire Aston o.
: tate is approaching the $1,000, 000. 600
mark
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1905-06-22
FEMALE TROUBLE
NOT RECOGNIZED
AS CATARRH.

Ing caused. by catarrh.
Catarrh of one organ is exactly the
same as catarrh of any other organ.
What will cure catarrh Of the head will
also cure catarrh of the pelvic organs.
Peruna cures these cases simply because
It cures the catarrh.
If you have catarrh write at once to
DR.. Hartman, giving a full statement
give you his valuable advice gratis.
Address DR.. Hartman, President of
The Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus, o.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1905-06-22
80 Eleventh Street,
Milwaukee. Wis.

"a short time ago found my con.
difi0n very serious. Ihad headaches,
pains In the back, and frequent dizzy
spells which grew worse every month.
! tried two remedies before Peruna,
and was discouraged when / took
the first dose, but my courage soon
returned. In less than two months
my health was restored. "-.-lMrs. M.
Brickner.
The reason Of so many failures to
cure cases similar to the above is the
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1905-06-22

TACT that diseases
peculiar to the
female sex are
not com onlv
recognized as be.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1905-06-22

Don't say ''custom" for "habit."
Example,: ''That is his custom"
should be ''That is his habit"
Note.-Whe1f speaking of custom W
infer national traits; but habit has
reference to individuals,
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1905-06-22

Don't say embraces" for includes. {"
Example,: '"The Y. w. c. A. en-
braces about 300 women" should be
1.-THE Y. w. c. A. includes about 300
women"
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1905-12-01
BACKBONE
Additional Election Returns

votes. Glenn, in the same county, re-
ceived 1860 votes.
It was thought by many that the ire,
mendous effort to line up the church and
clean citizens generally in an effort to
defeat Herrick for governor Of Ohio by
electing Pattison would well-nigh disinte-
crate the Prohibition vote: Prof; Wat,
kins however put UP a fine fight and
Is, 061 Prohibitionists stood by him. de-
crease OF 6ls2 votes from the presidential {s a,d
as the vote given the state ticket two
years ago Ohio Prohibitionists elected
two mayors
oswego county, N. Y, elected forty
Prohibition candidates in nine towns; c.
g. Pitts for District Attorney, polled Z
600 votes cutting down ior the Teguat1 200
to less than 1000. Utley, Prohibition daadi1loI1
245O votes. The fusion Republican and
Democratic nominee received 5000 votes
In Corning, too, it was fusion ticket
that beat US.
Allegany county Md, gave Prohibition
State Chairman Hendrickson 1874 votes for
State Senator.
Judge of the Circuit Court, led the Pro
hibition ticket in Chicago with 2,445
votes.
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1905-12-01
OTTER TAIL CONVENTION.

Prohibitionists of the 59th district
(Otter Tail County, met at Fergus Falls
on the Oath ult. to consider the matter
of the choice of candidates for the legis-
lature. Rev. J. G. Morrison presided and
w. A. Rice was secretary. A county
committee was chosen and directed to
call convention at the proper time to
name nam legislative d ticket Q: L. Johnson
will devote his entire time to the work of
organizing the district. Meetings are to
be held during the winter in every town
ship and Oliver w. Stewart has been
engaged for ten days beginning Oct: 49,,
and being. accompanied by the legis-
lative candidates.
Resolutions were adopted in favor of
prohibition, county option, legislation for
bidding the issue of passes to public Of
ficials and municipal ownership. Also
one approving President Roosevelt's eff
forts to secure government control of
railroad rates.
Secretary Calderwood discussed party
organization and the legislative cam
paign.
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1905-12-01
STEWART-cALDERWoOD CAM
PAlGN.
Continued from page 1.

Appleton rallied on short notice, and
gave $31 in cash and pledges. Mr.. Stew
art spoke next at Odessa. An admission
The State Inter Collegiate Association
held a convention at ST. Peter with Mr.
Stewart as orator in the afternoon. The
classes were dismissed, the high school
students attended in a body and the
townspeople turned out in force. The en-
thusiasm was intense. A cash collection
of $23 was taken. Kasota gave SGT.
This closed the Calderwood- Stewart
campaign. The week brought 1854, max
ing a total for the nine weeks of 81, 1862
Mr.. Stewart will begin another sixty day
campaign at the First Swedish Baptist
Church, Payne and Sims, St. Paul, on
Saturday January 6. Mr. Calderwood
will accompany him at all day meetings
and they will separate for the evening
meetings in other towns, thus reaching
three places each week day. Mr.. Stew
art is now filling an engagement with
the Wisconsin State Committee.
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1905-12-01

Our readers know that Berry, the
candidate of the Democratic, Prohi-
bition and Lincoln Independent Re.
publican) parties for State Treasurer.
of Pennsylvania, was elected, over
coming a Roosevelt majority of near
ly one half million year ago. The
official count shows that he re-
ceived 51,399 votes on the straight
Prohibition ticket. Our share of his
vote in six counties where the re-
turns of his vote are Jumped will
probably run his vote close to $4,000
on our ticket. Homer L. Castle, our
candidate for Judge of the Superior
Court, was on no other ticket but re-
ceived 6S,7O7 votes, Philadelphia
county giving him over $4,000 of
these. DR.. Swallow received $4,000
votes for President in Pennsylvania
last year.
Castles vote in Venango county was
3.15S. Graham was elected as the minor
ity party Commissioner, receiving 3,037