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Visiting Grave of Ella

and his sacred ofiice, cursed that rec
tor for his criminal Ignorance.
"'Great heavens!' said. You
ought to be ashamed OF yourself. In
your care have been placed the ashes
OF one of the foremost men In the
whole history Of English letters. And
you don't know where they are! They
have made your churchyard and your
parish distinguished all the world
over. l have come 5000 miles to visit
Charles Lambs grave. and You. the
rector of the church. don't know where
It is! You ought to be heartily
ashamed OF yourself And turned
upon my heel and left him standing;
there. speechless and confounded."
Half an hour after the above incl
dent occurred, and while Hutton was
cropping around the graveyard in the
twilight. the rector came to him, hat
in hand, apologized most humbly for
his ignorance (which he had corrected
In the meantime) and conducted him
to the grave Of the immortal Ella.
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Roundup Of Buffaloes.

An exciting drive OF buffaloes Is re-
ported from the interior OF the fel'
lowstone Park. a large number OF bi'
son escaping from their reserve In the
hills while quenching their thirst IN
the Gardner river.
The park fence offered but little re-
sistance to the burly brutes who. one
after another. leaped over the obstruc.
.tion. A hurry call to Fort Yellowstone
brought out detachment Of cavalry
and the troopers were accorded an ex.
perience which they will not forget for
some time.
Several OF the cavalrymen were
thrown from their horses during the
excitement OF the roundup and were
forced to scurry behind trees for
safety as the maddened buffaloes
would charge blindly at anything in
their path.
Like bull. the buffalo will charge
an obstacle with his eyes on the
ground unable to see ahead at the
time, and more than one bison turned
somersaults as result OF colliding
with trees In their blind fury.
II required several hours Of the
hardest kind of work on the part OF
the troopers before the buffaloes were
finally headed back to the park.
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Hutton's Literary Landmarks OF
London" was largely labor Of love.
and was the result Of years OF hard
work. Mr.. Hutton gives this example
Of the dificulties that stood in his
way: Another Sunday afternoon
devoted to pious pilgrimage to the
grave of Charles Lamb at Edmonton.
AS usual, nobody at Edmonton knew
anything. The churchyard is not a
small one, and It is entirely filled. The
sexton and the grave digger and a few
persons wandering about could give
me no information. Most Of them had
never heard OF Mr.. Lamb; and could
not find the sacred spot Naturally !
applied to the rector; and. as he left
the vestry door after service, leaning
on the arm of pretty young woman.
I approached him, raised NY hat and
asked, politely, II he could tell me
where Charles and Mary Lamb were
resting. Really. he could not say!
And I, forgetting the day. the place
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ADMIRAL JOHN PAUL
JONES ARE MANY AND VARIED

NJ that It Is Capt. Paul Jones, from
an original drawing taken from the
life. on board the Scraps. published
London. Oct. 22. 1779." The date is
less than a month after he captured
the serapis. and II 1t was really drawn
on that ship may be considered posi-.
bly, an accurate portrayal Of the great
American naval commander in the
hour of his greatest victory.
The picture In which John Paul
Jones Is shown boarding the Serapis
from his own victorious but riddled
and sinking Bon Homme Richard Is a
thoroughly heroic conception, but the
features and figure OF the victor bear
little resemblance to other portraits
and drawings. This picture, which
Is by A. l.. Stephens. is somewhat
more recent than most OF the Items
In the collection.
Chappel's original painting OF Jones
has often been called the George
Washington picture because OF the re-
semblance OF 1t to a well known por.
trait OF the Father OF his Country,
whom Jones, incidentally, knew well.
they both having lived in Virginia.
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Rovoh on Americans.

Andrew Carnegie tells this as one OF
his experiences at Skibo. Soon after
he had bought Skibo there was cir
Gus exhibiting in the heighborhood OF
the castle, and one Of the main at.
fractions was an orang-outang. One
night the orang-outang got out. fell
over the cliff, and was killed. In the
morning two Of the keepers looking
over the grounds ran across the body
of the dead orang-outang. One OF
them scratched his head and said:
HE amt no 'Ilander. that's sure"
The other said: "He amt no Lowland.
er, they amt got so much hair on
EN-" After awhile one Of them pro-
posed to the other as follows:
'T1l go up to the kirk and see the
parson, and you go up to Mr. Carnegie
and see IL any of his American gentry
is missing New York Times.
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sired to return the plate. He pro.
posed not only to restore his share
OF the prize. but to purchase the share
owned by his crew for the purpose of
giving It back to the Selkirks. Lord
and Lady Selkirk were much surprised
to get this letter, which regretted the
fortune which caused him to make an
expedition against their home. Lord
selkirk wrote reply. but not know
Ing how to get 1t to Jones' sought the
counsel OF Lord de Spencer, postmast.
er general OF England.
Lord de Spencer was evidently not
much impressed by the favorable
tendency Of the Selkirks toward
Jones. for he returned the letter to
Lord Selkirk with the remark:
Il cannot help doubling. In the sit.
uatlon I am in. the propriety OF my
forwarding a letter to such a rascal
and rebel as this Jones. A letter d..
rccted to him. OF course, must be
opened at the postofice."
The foregoing extracts from letters.
copies OF which were recently obtained
Tor the navy department by the Amer
lean embassy at London, shows the
| view taken OF Jones by nearly all the
people OF England. but 1t also shows
that the persons with whom he came
| In contact were disposed to recognize
the virtues which he possessed and
to acknowledge the firer sensibilities
OF his character. II would undoubt'
edly have been great pleasure to
Jones. who knew the bitterness OF feel.
Ing against him In England. to have
received the letter which Lord Sci.
kirk wrote. but which Lord de Spen.
Ger prevented from reaching its des'
tiEation.-New York Herald.
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Mrs. Calliper looked aggrieved a.
she seated herself opposite her hus-
band at the dinner table. and knowing
what was expected OF him. he inquired
II she had enjoyed the afternoon.
mo. l can't say have" Mrs. Cal
liper admitted In a weary tone. land
all for the want Of a little tact. Now.
I'll tell you what happened. The
dressmaker wasn't ready for me when
l got there. wouldn't be for nearly an
houl. so l happened to remember that
Mrs. James. on whom I've never
calleI though she's often asked me In
times past, lived two blocks away.
said I'd go there and return.
well. 1t was a little early for call
perhaps, only about half past 1. but
explained the whole thing to her. !
said, Here l was. Mrs. James. with an
hour on my hands and so near you.
and how much better than to make an
extra trip for the CALL
"Well, of course, any one with
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|cTg : ! !! !

q desirea 70 oonnfm his opin-
John Paul Jonss. Americas
shed naval commAndsr. can
the library Of the Navy de-
at Washington. be that opin-
Syorable or favorable TO the
captain. In . score Of old
athered during past decades
fious sources John Paul Jones
led az . bloodthirsty pirate.
tas the view taken Of him BY
lsh. whose coasts he secured
allant Ranger; ~ . blum sea
which ID the opinion most
Sys have gained from reading
hunt of his plncky victory over
hpis, and as the cultured gen.
Ind accomplished naval oficer.
j the opinion held Of him by
hly the entire American naval
to day.
Charles W. Stewart. superin.
|of the Naval War Records OF.
Library. has arranged these
lis in n highly interesting col.
Many Of them purport to be
hgs from pictures made during
Itime OF Jones. All that is
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Money Lost by Lightning.

During a thunderstorm at Tarry.
town. New York, n flash OF lightning
did n peculiar freak. Louis Debiasto.
an Italian. was sitting under his piazza
in Valley street. counting his money.
preparatory to a trip to Italy. A terri.
Bile flash OF lightning nearly blinded
him and when he recovered his sight
his pocket book and money we're miss
ing. The lightning had struck the
spocket book and burned the money.
and yet Debiasto's hands were not
even scorched.
There was about 5000 in the pocket
book, representing many years hard
work. Debiasto was dazed for the bal
ance OF the afternoon.
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With Men of Pros d

In Laurence Huttons Talks In .
Library" he tells Of dinner he gave
to Sir Henry Irving: IAN unexpected
guest at that dinner was Mr.. Clemens.
He would certainly have been invited
had his presence in the city been
known. He had arrived from Hart
ford late In the afternoon. had discov-
cred from the gossip at the club that
the Huttons were having a rather un-
usual dinner party was told. who were
to be present, and decided that 1t was
too good thing to lose. So he dressed
hurriedly, walked In without ceremony
just as the feast began, drew up a
chair by the side Of his hostess. helped
himself to her oysters and for the rest
OF the evening was the life of the par
ty. one enthusiastic admirer of his con-
Tossing, over the coffee and cigars,
that he would give half he possessed
II he were intimate enough with Mark
Twain to have him drop in at his
house In the same delightfully."- original
and Mark Twainy manner"
Hutton and Edwin Booth were the
closest OF friends. Hutton possessed
one OF the best collections in exist
ence of death masks. and 1t was while
Booth was examining this that a most
impressive incident occurred. Says
Hutton: II shall never forget the first
time he saw the Lincoln mask. He
asked. innocently enough. whose 1t
was. And when | told him, my heart
for moment ceasing to beat, he rose
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Lamentable Want of Tact

particle OF tact would have pretended
to be glad to see me whether 1t was
perfectly convenient or not, but do
you know, she just said. I'm sorry.
Mrs. Calliper. but 1t Is just the hour OF
the children's luncheon, and shall
have to ask you to excuse me. though
Id be very glad to have you rest here
"As II needed any rest! ] rose inn
mediately, OF course. and started
away, but I did say with great deal
Of dignity that couldn't tell when
should be able to come again. ! gave
her another chance. but all she said
was that she was sorry 1t happened
So
"Ail the way home I've been think
ing how few people there are who
have had the benefit of such hoTe
training as I had as girl, and I've
been trying TO make allowance for
that woman: but when think Of the
hour l spent in the dressmaker's stuff
fy waiting room. 1t certainly is hard
work. youths Companion.
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from his sat, t6ok \ u ~ hz1s ~
looked at II Soe : 3oag t1Mie w1llIopt =
word. what It meant 70 hin - cAA.
imagine. The whole awful. aWfH bus-.
mess came back TO hin. The na1
dead brother: the martyred. murdered
president. Still. without word. ~
put It back in its place. and It seemed
to me as he did 10 that he kissed ~
with his fingers. have seen him IN
that room look at It silently over bis
pipe many and many . time. But he.
never touched 1t or spoke Of II again.
even to me. What he thought OF if
heaven only knows"
Hutton tells as follows OF meeting
Rudyard Kipling at luncheon given
to the latter by Richard Watson 0u-
der: Another engagement made mo
late. and entered the room - TIE
party was breaking up. was intro
duced to Mr.. Kipling. with whom ex-
changed the traditional few formal.
words. and we drifted apart; but .
moment or two afterward he placed
himself on the arm of chair In which
| was sitting and said: I didn't real
ize, Hutton. when met you moment
ago who you were. Dear old Wolcott
Balestier, your friend and mine, tried
so hard ana so many times to bring us.
together in London and elsewhere, and
now he is gone, and l can't under
stand 1t all. He died SO suddenly ana
so far away; we had 80 much to say
TO each other, and now ! have got to
wait so long before ! can say it"
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! The late Samuel Colcord Bartlett,
when president OF Dartmouth college,
was mot exactly enthusiastic over ath-
letics, but was. nevertheless, often
pretty well informed when the stu
dents thought him Indifferent.
At the time when the following Incl
dent II sid to have occurred, the
basebail team was composed Of hard
hitting but rather slow and clumsy
players, who had lost several Close
Eames 81 home BY slow and stupid
bose rurn1ng.
ons night the president. nervous
and tar1A. Anding himseK unable to
i1isspy Nlistly atew "a -Ais clothAa and
~ - ! ahpxk waak ae1us tie
Z -. q ~ Aclpa a. Qldietin9 III
I =. = 4 4 49, 4 ~ t1ll ehes
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had to be repeated four times before
he was declared dead. The explana
ton made was that the criminal was
very thin and his body was poor
conductor. and also that his hair was
thick and oily. 1t has been suggested
by physicians who have witnessed
these executions that very many
criminals who have been electrocuted
might be restored II proper efforts
were made Immediately. The sure
death in any case Is believed to be
due to the post.mortem examination
which is at once made. and not to the
shock.
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As thistledown, light and impotent.
Compared with our navy now.
The wind tossed Ranger. with John Paul
Jones'.
The soul OF her. helm to bow.
Drifting DER oceans meadows green.
Swimming its hills so high
But we will blossom" swOre Jones, /
wccn.
Into this'ics. by and by!'
(Pause and ponder-'twas John Paul
Jones
Planted the seed that grew
Into the very knives that moved
His downlike canvas few.
See at Whitehavcn the flames leap red:
At Belfast Lough the brakes m.n dead;
The Bon Homme Richard on Flambor-
ough Head.
Serapls.
From a sinking vessel made to foe
Was ever n Drawer retort than this:
Surrendered Jones Numbered "Surren-
dcred? No,
! am just beginning to nght,'
Brave deeds We're done that night!
But seed OF sen or earth
TO bloom and grow
Must be laid low
To rise to greater worth.
The Rangers guns long ceased to roar.
The Bon Homme Richard fights no more.
The brain
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In this picture Jones Is standing !,
a dignifed pose. his left hand sligh'
" outstretched from the body an
clasping a telescope.
And now turning over the picture
in this collection is found mos
startling creation in boldest black an'
white. Paul Jones. the Pirate l
the legend. but 1t is unnecessary. FOL
the dashing, bearded figure wears a
uniform emblazoned with skull and
crossbones. A CORY cutlass In one
hand, q smoking pistol in the other,
he Is the incarnation OF all that Is
demoniac In fancies Of piracy, while
the idea Is helped out by portrayal IN
the background Of his men ruthlessiy
cutting down the brave tars OF Old
England. This picture is an engraving
published by A. Park, Of London, and
is apparently very old. as is another
old English print. apparently only a
trial proof copy. 1t shows Jones with
demure side whiskers and immense
hat of the style later affected by Ma
poleon, with tassels pendent from each
side. The crowning glory OF this uni
form is pair Of striped trousers
which give sort Of Uncle Sam at
mosphere.
A head and shoulders engraving
also from an unknown source. shows
Jones as q mild and sedate appearing
man. with white hair Tor is 1t white
vixf). who, one would think. might
pass for q substitute merchant In the
colonies.
Very old and deemed very good by
students Of John Paul Jones lore Is
an engraving from o drawing by Va
rin. = French artist. This shows In
Jones' countenance something OF the
shrewdness and humor he inherited
from his Scotch ancestry. 1t Is q
ouixxical but the same time pleas
ing countenance.
with curly hair and chubby face
Chapman endowed his portrait Of
Toner. which was engraved by act OF
Congress.
IA he Thousands In the British
Ialee Who thought harshly Of Jones
I,nr6 and Lady Eelkirk, whose country
eeat still stands at Dumfrtes. Scotland
Wero about the only persons o. Qual'
NJ ana aiscernment who came IN
teS;.ch With the American naval com
/, SsSdSr. yt was on April y. lyss,
! S2,S ~ 4 merican privAtear RAneaf
iSf 6k 1Isfy's Isle and sene an
y BaFround ne hcpseg y 9!
''iS 1>aan6 theiy plate ,nnA
fr1 * Il /. =!
sH1 - - fnHs E~S<Y 4, ~
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EIectrocution.

The present failure OF electrocution
is causing considerable comment. DIFF.
ferent convicts require a different
number OF volts to produce the same
results. One convict received 1.75O
volts and recovered. and then he re-
ceived 1900 volts without fatal ef-
feet. Recently condemned man re.
ceived shock OF .7G0 volts. which
was continued for thirty seconds.
without causing death. This number
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Were Stealing Second Base

The old campus was used a. ball
ground, and the sight of the three
bases, cleaning white In the moon
light, suggested to one OF the happy
youths the brilliant idea Of stealing
second base and carrying It home.
They succeeded In detAching II, and
were pursuing . triumphant though
tortuous course across the camp1s.
when who should appear but "ola
Prex." There was no escape. Tle
old gentleman sterniy Accosted tAeil
and demanded what they were doing
'sW--w--weil, sir, 70 tl-tsll tAe
tratA, stamMsrsd they. ~ WsEs
stealing seeuaa Edos. 8 3Ss NJ 4
pfsatatnk Bdxtlstt brA I'M
courtly Hraess ave = ~
haxl4hg cusGz - Is
+ oSla i. laStpl T.
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immortal John Paul Jones

That ruled the main
Became dust again @
In an unmarked grave
Beyond the wave:
But his soul. that ne'er
Feared to do or dare.
II slept not there,
But In our navy everywhere!
His prophecy
Fulnllsd We see.
Behold our vIriic ships,
Afmored bristling bright,
As "A field Of thisties from thistledown
Grown terrible In might!
And to-day.
From far away
Out OF the past.
With home bound pennant from the mnst
Flung to the gales,
The hero sails.
Mid the fame leap and the smoke cloud
From saiuting cannon manifold
Ancient vessels we behold;
From EnHiand's COASTS
They sail as ghosts.
From Frances shore
They glide once more
Friend and foe
OF the long ago
In honor OF John Paul Jones
Appearing on the sea.
He sails thus. after many n year.
To prove his prophecy.
Howard Clinton Dickinson, In New
York Sun.
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Sports Of Fish.

For twenty years fish Of many varie.
ties have been kept in aquaria by F.
Davis OF London and his observations
have convinced him-contrary to com.
mon belief-that fish sleep. though
only in darkness. Articfcial light
awakens them. He finds also that fish
have their play or sports. like other
creatures.
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Older the eetter.

.Yes," said the old man to his
Young visitor. II am proud OF my
rirls, and would like to Gee them COM
Sortably married; and - I have made
4 little money they will mot 80 PEN
niless to their husbands. There u
Mary. IS years old, and . really good
Hi. i shall give her $1,000 when she
marries, Then cones Bet, who Won't
~ Is axain. and ! shall gay9 -
n ,boo. Ard the ns6n who takes ~
Wnc i 20. wniS Asve ~ 49, we /. g
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sAsv,s INSTINCT
Show. u. Knew wh.. Food to stick

Shows He Knew What Food to stick
To.
Forwarding q photo Of . splendidly
handsome and healthy young boy. q
happy mother writes from an Ohio
town: M
"The enclosed picture shows my +
year-old Grape-Nuts boy.
Since he was 2 years old he has
eaten nothing but Grape-Nuts. He
demands and gets this food three
times day. This may seem rather
unusual. but he docs not care for any
thing else after he has eaten his
Grape-Nuts. which he uses with milk
or cream. and then he 10 through with
his meal. Even on Thanksgiving day
he refused turkey and all the good
things that make up that great din
ner. and ate hts dish OF Grape-Nuts
and cream with the best results and
none Of the evils that the other fool-
ish nsmbars Il The family expert.
enced. a =.
'~I1s D nsvsr sici. has ! bfautifui
COMMA In ana q coas3de1e1 : very
Aan61t 1 Nay the r0stnA CeA-
pSay 5j1 . - NJ slen8 Atia0 ~ ~
~ I =! u. u =. I! e =.
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bf the man confirms the opin-
not unlike some flghting men
by and since. John Paul Jones
pething Of . dandy. Certainly
p favorite In Paris In that cir.
pperial society which gave fire.
hployment to artists and sculp.
hat the skull Of the body re-
from an abandoned grave
Paris. by Gen. Horace Porter.
N ambassador to France. cor
ed to the precise measure
Houdin's bust of John Paul
rs accepted as the final proof
ifcation. Houdin was an ex-
ply painstaking sculptor and
of his bust OF Jones which
n the once Of the Secretary
Iavy at Warrington II consid-
st probably . true likeness.
the best pictures in the col
an engraving by Carl Gutten-
i'm a drawing by G. J. Notte,
artist. This rather rejects
|orable opinion which the
bad OF Commodore Jones, for
IS a fairly young but deter.
loking ofncsr, standing behind
lt-riddied rail OF the Bon
Richard. with q sword swing
y In his right hand. while his
5 upon the butt Of one Of
pzen pistols In his belt. The
4 this picture says:
Paul Jones, Commodore IN
Ice Of the United States OF
as he appeared In the en-
I of the twenty-third Of Sep
1878, against Commodore
His vessel mounted forty
be English ship serapis. for.
uns. had. moreover. the ad-
in caliber and range. Com.
Z. Jones entangied his ship
bowsprit Of the enemy and
the engagement side By side
ours and threeQuarttrs, The
tied three hours and and one
The Bon Homllae alohAfd
next day."
Ochiltree, Of mellow SaenA.
ng one OF his eo1ouria sin
1888. picked up N 0Sd mint
Paul Jones, WhlGA = Nov
zed in the COLI o3apk "A The
partment. It yotSSSS h e1ilfI
Nm type. TAR IN nm $6n
Inception that y ~
nccaneer Or 4 I M & u \,
= is that ot Y II y W. r. = =
Years ol1
lher advta6
at The n
Nomm6
- ppcN
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1905-03-09
Prolific SQUIRRELS.

A squirrels natural term Of life u
from fifteen to twenty years and In
localities where they are little dis.
turbed they multiply with extreme ra'
pidity. Indeed, in the early history Of
the United States they were so nu'
merous in certain localities as to be
almost plague and large sums wore
annually paid in bounty for the scalps.
In the west large hunts were organ.
lied by the early settlers in order to
try to reduce their numbers, as now
it is found necessary to do to prevent
the jack rabbits from. becoming
scourge to the farmers. On these
hunts thousands of squirrels were
killed and yet. from all accounts, their
numbers were not greatly reduced.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1905-03-09
@sr$r5
seLuE RACER" Is SWIFT.
Fastest Traveller in the Brothe rkood
of Snakes

Fastest Traveller in the Brotherhood
Of Snakes.
"The swiftest snake have eve-
known Is the blue racer as we used
to call the reptile in the Arkansas foot
hills, and want to tell you, this par.
ticular snake can travel like blue
streak" said man from Arkansas.
"The fact is, the name blue racer
was given to the snake because of the
members feetness. have seen blue
racers dart across the road at such
rapid pace that you would only see
mere suggestion Of blue, and If you
did not happen to know the snake and
its hahsis you would not know what
1t was. You could not possibly get
the idea that it was snake you had
seen fash through the dust Of the
country road unless you knew some
thing Of the blue racer Just what
speed the snake makes do not know,
but it is a rapid pace. The rattlesnake
is supposed to have good speed, and
as matter of fact the rattler can
whiz along at pretty swift gait. But
the rattlesnake is not in It with the
blue racer '"-New Orleans Times.
Democrat.