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Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1905-12-28
Troubled for Water.

Jamestown.-The great difficulty in
getting good water for the N. P. en-
gines on the Dakota division is caus-
ing the engineers great deal of trou-
BILE, says the Capital. The fall has been
dry and the wells along the line are
low and the quality Of water poor.
Many of the engines leak badly as soon
as they have been repaired, and engi-
neers have great deal of difficulty in
keeping engines alive at certain parts
of the road. The water at Bismarck
and Jamestown is about the best on the
division. The Pipestem river has
small flow Of running water all the time.
The scarcity Of good water at this time
Is felt as a heavy drawback and ex-
pense to the operating department.
House Destroyed.
Observation-Disclosures is a report cur
rent that the house of Mrs. Mathews
near Sykeston, was destroyed by fire
during the last storm. She and her son
were alone and saved but little pro-
perty. They then started to a neigh
boris house but We're compelled to
return to their barn on account Of the
storm. When entering the barn, Mrs.
Mathews was kicked in the breast
by horse and is said to be severely if
not seriously injured.
Hill will be There.
Grand Forks-Senator J. D. Taylor,
chairman Of the committee having in
charge the arrangements for the state
drainage convention to be held in this
city, Jan. 10 and II, is in receipt of
letter from JAMES J. Hill president
of the Great Northern, in which he
states that he will attend the conven-
ton and make an address, if it is
possible for him to be here. His at
tendance is practically certain
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1905-12-28
Valuation of Illinois Property.

u 110Pe1ty.
Springfield, ILL.,, Dec. 23.-Property of
all kinds in Illinois is worth $5,478,-
98O,S85, according to the state board
of equalization, which ended it's work
here, and the assessment against it is
fixed at s1,097 ,796,177, an increase of
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1905-12-28
more Than $15, O00.0O0 over 1904.
NORTH DAKOTA NEW
Arid Land.

Washington .-Represenkative Mar
shall has introduced a bill appro-
priating 100000 to cover the cost of an
investigation of methods of dry land
farming, suited to the arid and semi
arid regions Of the West.
The bill, enacted into law, will en-
able the bureau of plant industry of
the department of agriculture to carry
on systematic Investigations with a
view to the adoption Of methods to
conserve the moisture in the soil.
More or less of this work has been
done by state experiment stations, but
it is proposed to have the federal
government cooperate with them and
take general supervision of the SUBJ
ject.
Representative Marshall said that
there are millions of acres Of land in
the western parts of North and South
Dakota and Texas which can never be
irrigated, and which in ordinary years
will raise a good crop, but which are
not looked upon as absolutely sure
crop districts. He says the question
of dry farming has gone beyond the
experimental state. His bill provides
for fifteen experiment stations, to be
properly distributed throughout the
area proposed to be covered.
Found Correct.
Minot.-The report of State Ex-
aminer Brightwell over his recent
examination Of the county auditors
office was received and made public.
The report came as a appointment
to many, who hoped to see grave
charges against the auditor. His bond
company asked, some time ago, to be
relieved from their bond. but refused
to make any charges against the au-
ditor Mr.. Fabrick.
The matter was taken before Judge
Goss and he denied the request Of
the bond company for a release with
out their bringing charges and prov
ing them sufficient to cause the
auditors having the bond taken from
him. MI. Fabrick then demanded Of
the commissioners an Immediate ex-
animation of his Office ard the state
examiner was called. His report states
that the office is kept In excellent
shape and outside Of few urmport-
ant clerical errors no criticisms were
made.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1905-06-06

Na ka sn'
a. S Ia
EaN nn.a ar
ae wa..e
cu wis hfasos. me cnganaes
,is cauinniIa car 0trs
lie accfeue 4 n casa NJ nr
Ia aia tQuix aGo cfa il mss
III pero mas e>ifoiscada. mss
ooasGmiaa pcg 4. p.Aeei \ p0g
sos a1os porQue hav cfiaiuras
oNc sInticn8o en ssS almas m
~ 20 muv graude hecatomb bico
= vora,. en- Nez he apagarlo. 10
10 nentan con fnerteS incentives
V ,acnmben inilamadas
Me conocio. Y m'entras ella
me invilaba a pasar a la Salita
de su casa, 70 la examlnaba mi
nuciosamente. ST habia perdi-
dc mucho. en- sus negros V lus.
trosos cabellos vi al lgunas canas.
denunciadoras de una vejeZ pre-
matura, llegada con el constan
lie desgaste fislco, su rostro CON
servaba palidos destellos de
aquella belleza lujuriosa. que
hoy Sc extinguia. Sc acababa
CO 10 la luz de una vela comba
tidl por el vlentoi de sus opu-
lentas formas, Conservaba aun
hermosas lineas. vigorosos con.
toInos que Sc iban. que su-
cum bian tambien. en- aquella
tri ste e inata liable consunci6n
Hablamos, empezamos a re
cordar, ella con triste acento, Y
yO asintiendo a sus palabras,
tienpos, que fueron, y en- los
que la algeria, la belleza y el
placer, cOnstituyerOn la augusta
exec sa trinidad a que rendi
mos nuestrOS sataniCO quito.
-Pero tn has vivido muy Ii
gero. has gastado tn energia. las
fuerzas de tus musculos la elias
ticidad de tus caderas, en- muy
Cortos amos, Y hov, por mas que
experimenteS, al traer q tn ina
ginaci6n ell recuerdo de 10 que
fuiste, intensa emoCion que en-
bargue til alma. haciendote ol
vidar la presente etapa de tn
existencia, estas gastada. peinas
canas. y algo asi como las pci-
meras cariCias de la vejez, pre-
matura; pero que no por ESQ de
ia de ser vej6z. empieza a arru
gar III CUTS alabastrinO
ST habla de I'll iuventud de tn
"edad dorada' como hab'a el
capitalista arruinadO de la for
tuna que posey0, como habla el
eterno derrotado de todas sus
inuLiles tentativas de victoria,
como habla el desgraciado NOR
tai Que en- brazo de la quimera,
sc eIev0 muy alto. 'llegando a
tocur las nunes con sus manos,
en- sus brjOsOs arrestOs en- pos de
la gloria que nunca consi-
guiG -.
--Si. tieneS raz0p, me contes-
to; el que malbarata en- un dia
todo 10 que tiene, 10 llora toda
su vida
70 fui v;rgen. virgen pura,
puro tue el amor que prcfese a
honlbre. puras mis- ilusiones, co
mo puro ora todo 10 que me TO
deaba; Y. cuand0 mas tr2nqnlla
me haIIaba diFfrutando de los
dulces y honestoa placeres lei
hogar, cedi, Hasa Y C0nhad2, a
sus peroistenles y tjranic1s IN
STINT taciopes, entregando mi
cuerpo, como antes le habia en-
tree ado nj alma Me abandond
porque Quiso: pJrQu- me k hi
ce Iesada y Ilegoe i convert'r-
me para 81 en- un mne6le viei0,
Y, caro- esta. me desecl0 como
te digo. por OTTO mueble nue.
vO
Qlise acogerme al hogar Dc
mis- padres. Pro1ure tener una
entl evisla ecn clos y de~pu5s
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1905-06-06

'chsssr 4 ssa his. r,roue hal'sa
ne3n te.Na3a rn baw
age >sn Sufsa"sk
ne>tc cns.a .>s n.traa.
ha AtUk. aIns.. ru fcntNn
81 alor pafa suicidsrne. me
cfffegut 81 f'a er para Cue ei
placer me uaf -
y pres,aha dohie atercion a
sus palahras
-lu mismo has uloho n'u
chss Veccs continue que -
;eugo un temperament muv
ardlente Y no te has eluivoca.
do. estahas en- 10 cierto ...
En- cuanto me repuse del ma.
ratio que me hicieTon pasar en-
mi casa. Y convenciia de que
IS meniira hasta 10 mas sagra.
do V mas hermoSo que puede
existir en- el coiaZon humane.
senti. para poder olvidar desen-
gafios tan grandes deseos ire
Sistible de amar. con amor bru-
tai Y entonces. en- esa epoc a
nos conOCimoS
No continues-la interrumpi
EN- esa epOca nos COnOCimoS
81, Y pude convencerme. por
ventura mia V desgracia tuya,
de la verdad de Cuanto NE di
ces.
Entonces tus sentidos todOs,
inflamadOs p0r ese amor SEN
sual, que tn no aciertas a expli-
carte, te condujeron al principle
del desastre que nunca lloraras
bastante, perO no te QuejeS,
pOrque aun cOnservas, como
esas joyas preciosas que cuen-
tan muChos siglos de exlstencia,
el mortecino esplendor de 10 que
fuiste, porque asi como elias
Conservan bajO su capa de We
jez Ell brillo de ORC con que fue-
ron forjadas; tn guardas en- tu
pecho la llama del incendio que
te consumio, aunque no tienes
alma. ....
La nOChe sc nos venia enci-
ma, Y con la tranquilidad, con la
Calma Y Ell silenciO que ros traia
cOnvidaba a refrescar la memo =
ria, repleta derecuerdos -.
Tome asiento; pe1O mi ina.
ginaci0n fatigada, mi cuerpo
cansado. me hicierOn recostar la
cabeza en- la pared, Y mlentras
mi interiocutora Sc sentaha a. mi
lado, yo hundi mi memoria en-
el pasado, Y empece a meditar.
II. 1LeI6ndez WuH0z.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-11-14

Montgomery, Ala, November s.
Governor W. ID. jerks. through Adju-
amt General w. W. Brandon, today or
ordered hat the military organization
known as the Capital City Guards,
Company A., negro troops. be muster
ed out of service As early rs practical
BILE. The company is declared to be
AN ineffective organization" and IL
will he mustered out for the good OF
the service"
Until 1898 there was a battalion Of
negro troops in Alabama. They de-
clined to enlist in the Spanish-Ameri-
caan war, and all but the company In
Montgomery were dropped from the
rolls.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-11-14
TRAGEDY IN wAUTAUGA
Joseph Saunders Kills Wife With shot
Gun and Commits Suicide.

Friday morning nelr Virgil, watau-
81 county, a man named Joseph sam
ders whipped his wife and caused her
To leave him and 20 Ia her brothers
home. Saturday morning Sanders
went TO the home OF his brother-in-iaw
with a shot gun and watched for his
wife to appear. When she came out
q fthe house he shot her through the
head, killing her instantly. He thea
into the woods and shot himself
through the head with the same gun.
-Wilkesboro Correspondent of Char
totte Observer.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-11-14
ABsrNrHE
Crimes Attributed to the LIQUOR in
Switzerland.

The Geneva correspondent of the
London Express telepgraphs his paper
under date OF September md, that
crimes by absinthe drunkards are be-
coming 50 alarmingiy frequent IN
Switzerland that the press is urging
the authorities to check the sale OF the
liquor. which may be bought at al
most any village shop.
A long inquiry, concluded today.
proved hat the disastrous fire. which
destroyed a village near Lucerne AMI
ruined a large number OF poor families
was h deliberate work of a woman
OF good family who is a confirmed alb
sinthe drinker. She has been arrested
ana imprisoned.
During the past few days the Swiss
papers have been full OF horrors due
TO the work of the absinthe fiend.
Near Counet. on the Lake OF Geneva,
a farmer murdered his young wife and
children, and afterwards went I'm
triumph to tell his neighbors what he
had done. At Lausanne a little girl
was decapitated by a brute under the
influence of absinthe.
The author Of a long series OF incen-
diary crimes and cattle-maiming out
RACES near Nyon. in the canton of
Wand, whose trial has Just been con-
Guided, proves to be an absinthe mani
&C. In the case OF the six Valais
guides who, a few days ago, brutally
attacked a companion on the noun
tains and almost hacked him to pieces
with their knives, it is now stated.
that they were under the influence of
the fatal liquor at the time the crime
was committed.
at the Temperance Congress held
at Neuchatel in 1908 the French ex-
pert, DIR. Leghain, gave an interesting
account of the action of the ahsinthe
poison. After three years absinthe
drinking IA man becomes weak-minded
and full of rel increasing nervous
anxiety. He grows moody. tac.turn.
suspicious, eccentric. Enthusiastically.
and apt to quarrel without cause
Exchange.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-11-14
VASSAR GIRL
Dazed Student Walked Into the Col
legc Lake.

The body of Miss Emily Ensign Of
Youngstown. o., a member of u fresh
nan class at Nassar College was found
in the college lake at l O'Clock this
morning.
Subsequent investigation shows hat
Miss Ensign, yesterday. net feeling
well, too headache powders. 1t is
claimed that she unintentionally took
al overdose and that while daZed by
the effects of the medicine wandered
away in the darkness OF last night and
accidentally walked into the water.
The discovery of the body followed
a search instituted by Mrs. Kendrick,
principal of the college, when she
learned of the absence from her DOR
mitory of Miss Ensign through the
latter's acknowledgements Dis
patch.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-11-14
SECRETARY ROOTS ENERGY
State Department Officials AstOunded
by His Capacity for Work

The way in which Secretary Root
has entered upon his official duties,
and his conception of them, have been
a revelation to the old-timers in the
state department. He has gOne to
work with a thoroughness that is with
out precedent in his Office. Instead
of taking the words Of s~ubordinates or
taking anything for granted, he has
insisted upon il forming himself of the
entire history from 4. to z Of every
thing that is likely to come before him
in anyway whatever.
Every afternoon as early as posi-
BILE the secretary cuts short the bust
ness of the DAY denies himself to
visitors, orders that no cards be sent
him, leaves his office, and locks nim-
self in the diplomatic room, where h
busies limself IN the records of cases.
A force of messengers n clerks is
kept busy bringing documents to him.
Meanwhile swarns of visitors, includ-
ing some of hish degree, try vainly TO
induce the messengers to take their
cards in.
Here he stays until 6 Or 7 o'clock
every evening, working hard. By the
time lie has finished these preliminary
studies at the rate he is going he will
know more about all matters of cur
rent diplomacy and all that have any
chance of becoming current than any
man, from secretary to clerk, who has
ever stepped foot in the building.
That standby of all executive de-
partments, the veteran clerk, who "has
the business OF the department at his
finger-erds" is 20 find his usefulness
gone, because the secretary will know
more than he does. Among the matters
that the secretary is taking III are
our relations with Venezuela, u trade
relations with Germany, and the Mo-
roccan situation.
The labor Of a%cquainting himself il a
few weeks with the entire machinery
and all the problems of the state de-
partment and Of American and foreign
diplomacy and craftsmanship is great
but no one familiar with Mr.. Roots
tremendous capacity for work doubts
that it will take MIN less time than il
would take almost anyone else.-New
York Times.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-11-14
REFORM IN
Penty of Sport i'm the Game When Bru-
tally Is Barred.
Chicago RecOrd-Herald.)

People who have seen football play
ed as it should be played will not ad-
nit that this highly interesting game
deserves all the Odium under which it
velop strength, courage, ability, and
resOurcefulnesS as perhaps no other
sport does, and this without any great
menace to life and limb. Every one
who has watched the practices of
teams and their contests through sew
ieral seasons, when there was no pro-
lfesSlOnalism' among the trainers and
the trained, and no employment of
smuggling as an art will indOrse this
Judgment. Accidents, of course, were
always possible, and SO was roughness.
ibut very few accidents accured to a
strong, healthy boy. and the %roushnessr
was due to the excitement of the mo-
ment, and was checked as soon as it
appeared.
However, lovers of the game are put
IsOrely ON the defensive now. While
they might like to dwell upon its good
points, the public reads about players
WHO have had their legs and ribs brok-
EN- or who have even lost their lives
on the football field, as 1t might read
about brutal crimes. The chronicles
lOf the press are open to. all, and &C
tually reach the largest possible circle.
There is besides much discussion of
the game in magazines, which reveals
repellent features that are of quite re-
lcent origin. Mingled with the young
gentlemen who make it an incident of
their college life are others for whom
There has been competition among the
colleges. They are appraised as foot.
ball players only, and with them the
college is the incident. The coaching
Idegenerates at times into straightout
professionalism, and the play is dis
lgraced by a calculating brutality
worthy a gang of thugs.
Upon such an in~disputable assertion
lof facts it is perfectly clear that there
must be Il radrilcal reform in the style
lof the game to save it from an almost
universal condemnation and to justify
its continuance. Such a conference as
that which was held with President
Roosevelt and such comment as has
Icome from college presidents empha-
size the need of a really effective
Ichange. And this is by no means an
Iunattainable thing. Why should the
|slugging and the professionalism ever
have been tolerated: Why cannot col
Ilege authorities compel notifications
i'm many respects that will give true
|sport instead of thuggery? The game
lea ~ncertainiy be made right il those
who have the power will insist Oh the
necessary conditions.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-11-14

in the vicinity of the election board
offices presented a strange sight, as
hundreds of policemen stood on guard
around the patrol wagons and other ye-
hicles i'm which the boxes had been
conveyed from the various precinct
station houses.
Mr.. Hearsfs order was obtained
from Justice Gaynor, after the circu-
lation of the story that a printing firm
had been turning out large numbers
Of facsimiles of the official ballot, and
that these were to be marked for Nc
Cellan, and placed in the ballot boxes
in place of Hearst ballots to be re-
moved. The moment this rumor reach
ed the Hearst headquarters it was de-
cided that the ballots ought not to re-
main longer in the station houses, and
the application 10 Justice Gaynor was
made as quickly as the papers could be
drawn up.
1t WIS reported hat many Of the bal
lot boxes in Brooklyn were not proper
ly sealed. and that their ver were
merely pasted down. making ii possible
for any person to open the box and
close il again without detection. The
law requires that the boxes be closed
with sealing wax.
4 representative of the MuncsipaI
Ownership League watching the arriv-
al of the wagons reported 10 President
Voorhis that two boxes protriued from
the back of the wagon, with their cov-
ers unsealed. He said these boxes had
come from the 18th assembly district
OF which Charles F. Murphy is the
leader. He asked that the boxes be
sealed, but Mr.. Voorhis replied that he
did not have the power to do this.
Among the attorneys aiding HcaTst,
is William NJ. WINS the Republican
candidate for mayor in Tuesdays
election. Mr.. WINS volunteered his
services and the offer was accepted.
Another attorney acting for Hearst is
Judge John f. Dillon, who was at one
time judge of the supreme court of
Iowa.
A statement was issued from Mr.
Hearst's headquarters tonight saying
that an examination of the alleged de
fective ballots which were thrown ou1
on election day, shows more than 5000
which he declares should have bee'
counted for him.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-11-14
\ 4
Lawrence Lee. an Aged Negro. Was
Instantly Killed Yesterday After
noon.

Lawrence Lee, an aged negro man,
mel death in a peculiar manner at the
plant o fthe Eliza Manufacturing Com
pany yesterday afternoon 1t 80
o'clock.
h unfortunate negro had been at
work near a spiral c%Onveyor, an appar-
atuS located between the building and
the railroad tracks, and used to carry
cotton seed from a car to an elevator.
He was seen standing near the CON
veyOr by Mir. A. &. Ridin not more
than Il minute before his death. Mr..
Ridin passed him on his way to the
building. His ~lifeleSS form was first
discovered by Supt. j. A. Sossamon,
who noticed thebelts fly out of the pull
leys. He went to investigate the cause
when he saw the body Of the negro in
the conveyor his head and shoulders
horribly mutilated.
Just how the negro got in the con-
yeyOr will never be known.
II is not than three feet from
the ground, and in view of the fact
that the Negroes hands and the cloth
ing on his arms were moi molested, it
is very evident that he was not pulled
i'll accidentally. 1t is the general sup
position that the negro tainted while
standing over the cOnveyCr.-Char-
lOtte News.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-11-14
Frisbee Wins Wrestling Match.

Knoxville, Tenn, November 9.-Tom
Frisbie, of Hot Springs, N. c., tonight
defeated Charles Wittmer, of CinciI-
natl in a wrestling match here. Fris
bee won the first fall at catch as
catch can in nine minutes. The sec
ond fall went to Wittmer Graeco-Rom-
an style, in II minutes. AS Fr!sbe5
won his fall in the shortest time he
named the rules for the third bout and
won it at catch-as-catch can in 1871:
minutes. A Graeco-Roman match be-
tween the two men will be arranged
later, Frisbee having accepted a chal.
lenge from Wilmer.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-11-14
FIRE IN NEWSPAPER OFFICE
5000 Damage Done to Building DC.
cup.ed BIZ San Francisco Chronicle.

SanFrancisco. November Sit de-
yelope.l today that the damage done TO
the Chronicle Building by fire and wa
ter last night amounts to only $1,000.
The clock tower, nea which the flames
started from fireworks, was ruined and
the upper floor was Quilted. but ener-
getic efforts saved the library and .he
typesetting machines and other ma
chinery in the composing and sterotyp-
ing rooms
The presses n the basement we're
uninjured. though flooded. The Week
~ Chronicle was prepared today from
the old Office.
The caily edition, which this morn
ing WAS printed on The Examiners
presses. will be issued tomorrow from
The Chronicles own Office.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-11-14

cried Hannah Plant. OF Little Rock.
Ark, for the relief | got from Buck
lens Arnica Salve. II cured my fear
full running sores, which nothing else
would heal. and from which ! had suf-
fered or years" II Is a marvellous
healer for cuts, burns and wounds.
Guaranteed at X. II. Bellamy's drug
store. 05c
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-11-14

In this time of prosperity in the
United States it seems strange to read
of the desperate condition Of the un-
employed in London, as shown by the
demonstration of their wives and o-n-
er women relatives MISUNDERSTANDING
Observer.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-11-14

Blu few people are entirely free
from indigestion ut this season OF the
year. KOdol Dyspepsia Cure Is not
only the best remedy to use because IL
digests what you eat but because II al
so enables the digestive apparatus TO
aSsimiiate and transform all foods into
tissue-building blood. Kodol relieves
o IL stomach. heart burn. belching.
and all forms Of Indigestion. X. X.
Rellamy.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-11-14

y Cough Syrup which drives a cold
cut of the system by acting as n ca
thartic on the bowels is offered In Ken
nedy's Laxative Honey and Tar. Clears
the throat. strengthens the lungs and
bronchial tubes. The mothers friend
and the children's favorite. Best for
Group, Whooping-Cough, etc. Sold by
X. X. Bellamy.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-11-14
Democrat Elected State Treasurer OF
Pennsylvania.

Philadelphia, November S.-Com-
plete returns from nearly every coun-
oy in Pennsylvania show that William
III. Gerry. democrat. il elected state
treasurer. " i. Lee Plummer. Re-
publican Ivy about 100000 plurality.
Berry carried 10 OF the "a counties, in
cludirg many which were heretofore
strongly Republican.