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Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1908-12-10

Bernhardt. The actress was dressed In
handsome gown, which had been
made expressly for the occasion. At
the end If the breakfast she arose and
In an impressive manner took glass,
held 1t high and said, Il drink to the
greatest OF French dramatists. NJ. Ro-
stand, and drink after the Greek
manner She then poured the con-
tents Of her glass over her head and
gown.
Two Of Rostand's small sons were
sitting at side table wearing new
velvet suits, also made for the occa-
sion. In the silence which followed
Bernhard's dramatic tribute the elder
Of the boys arose and. Initiating her
manner, said, II drink to the greatest
Of poets, my papa. and also drink In
the Greek fashion," and straightway
leluged himself and his small brother
with the contents of his glass.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1908-12-10
THE 0roI.sn oettIe 1yrnb.l.

The breaking Of a bottle over the
bow Of a vessel at launching seems to
be taken by many people n having 4
convivial. a sort Of here's-looking-at-
you significance, but nothing Of the
kind is meant: neither has It any asso.
citation with Christian baptism. for
the name Of man-of-war IL given
months before the launching. The real
thing typifed is sacrifice. Building a
town or setting ship afloat was Z sol.
emn matter away back In the dim past,
and such an net was not to be under
taken without devoting life to pro-
pitiate the gods. Our refined and hu.
name civilization no longer dares to
ofer up prisoner or Q slave on such
occasions. and therefore . bottle q
broken to symbolic the taking Of q
mans life.-United Service Gazette.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1908-12-10
Foxes seaips and Salvation.

Some years ago at session OF the
legislature of Kentucky an effort to
repeal the law Offering bounty on
foxes scalps was made, but was de-
feated by the appeal Of member
from a mountainous and sparsely set
tied region. do the gentlemen want
to deprive my constituents and me OF
the benefits OF hearing the gospel
preaclel:' lie demanded, with indig-
nation in his tone and overspreadtng
his rugged cOuntenance. I'VE are oil
Methodists up my way, and our
preachers won't come without we can
give 'cm chickens, know. We can't
raise chickens unless the foxes are
killed by somebody, that's sure, and
there amt anybody that can afford to
spend their time hunting foxes and get
nothing to pay for 1t. So, gentlemen,
II you repeal this law you'll be de-
priving my constituents Of the benefit
Of hearing the gospel preached; that's
the way 1t looks to me" The law
was not repealed at that sessicn.-Ar-
0Onaut
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1908-12-10
A Seen, Not In . Play,

n scene NoS IN ptoys
An extraordinary scene took place In
the Princess theater, London, on the
night Of the first production Of Charles
Reade's great play, "Never Too Late
to Mend" Oct. 4, 1865. During the
prison scene large quantity Of water
was thrown over Miss Moore, who took
the part Of Josephs. the character done
to death by the warders. One Of the
critics, Mr.. Tomlin Of the Morning Ad-
vertiser. rose from his seat and pub
llcly protested against the unnecessary
cruelty. This aroused almost a riot
among the audience, and the action Of
the play was stopped for some con-
siderable time. Fuel was added to the
fire by George vining, the lessee Of the
thcater, who was playing the part Of
Tom Robinson and who made a most
imprudent speech. in which he prac-
tlcally insulted every critic present,
with the result that the theater was
left severely alone by the press Tor
many months. The play, however,
turned out to be a popular success
and had, for those days. the phenom-
email run Of 14O performances.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1908-12-10
Matins carieature,.

The way IN which some artists can
dlStort features without making them
unacceptable is certainly very re.
variable. Thomas Mast possessed
this faculty to an extraordinary de.
gree. and be had a very peculiar way
Of adding new faces to his mental
photograph gallery. When fresh
subject would arise in politics, for In
stance, he would invent some pretcxt
to call upon him at his ONCE or house
and hold him in conversation as long
% possible. studying his features.
When he took his departure he would
puilosely leave Ills cane. Once out
side, Mast would make hasty pencil
sketch on card and would usually
iind that his memory was deficient as
to sOulc detail. He would then return,
ostcnsibly for the cane, and another
look at the victim would enable him
to perfect his sketch. After that liz
had the nan forever. When Joe Keep
Dler vas alive be used to. make FIRE
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1908-12-10
a Oenk On TIVE Lses,

For more than thirty years tho
most popular woodsman's bank In
Maine was bank on two legs" says
Major Holmes Day. author Of king
Spruce" until be was over seventy
years old Uncle Nate Swan was con-
ductor on the Bangor aud Piscataquis
railroad. running between the city and
Mo0sehead lake. With him. rode the
woods and driving crews. When they
forgot themselves and made racket
on his train he used to cu6 them into
submission. and no man ever raised
his hand against Uncle Nate. When
the men came out Of the woods with
their pay most Of them realized from
bitter experience that the city folks
would get all their money away from
them In few days. AZ soon 40 they
would get aboard the train they would
begin to strip ten dollar bills Oh their
rolls and hand the money to Uncle
Nate to sink for them. banking It on
call They never forgot. nor did be.
and in all the years there was never
dispute between Conductor Swan
and any Of his deposltors. When they
came back on his train they were sure
Of enough money for their fare and
their tobacco at the lake outAtting
store. They wouldn't have known very
we'll what to do With more"
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1908-12-10

the north star (Old T'6l;iris, from the
pointers of the clipper, but no child
can appreciate the statement that this
star is distant from the earth 21OOOO,.
O.0OO.OOO miles-two hundred and ten
trillions. The Twentieth Century Lin.
tied. travelling ut one mile minute,
would have to run without stopping
for 4Io.OO0mO years in order to trav.
crse this distance. II light really
travels 1s7.5o0 miles a second, ray
from the north star would he thirty.
six years i'm reaching the earth.-New
York Press
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1908-12-10
het esseeIa.

OOOSOvss
TIE young wife dipped the ladle int
the porridgs and smiled inqufringly a
tho overnight guest.
''Will you have some hot Scotch. Mr.
Dashr she asked.
Dash laughed.
''Hot Scotch? Where u itT' said he.
"why. here. Of course" said thu
young wife In q perplexed tone
didn't you know that oatmeal 1.
called hot Scotchf'
'sEr-l"- Dash stammered, and ther
the young husband caught his eye. and
DO vas silent.
II didn't know It myself till last
year." she explained. II heard George
inviting his cousin over the telephone
70 meet him at the once and have q
hot Scotch. I didn't know what hoi
Scotch was TIL you told me. did 1
Geoege3"
George. very red. answered huskily:
"No. my dear"
laughing ct her own ignorance. thu
lady proceeded TO serve the thick, pale
hot 0cotch.-Nsw Orleans Times Dem
octat.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1908-12-10
Rsadina In He'd.

"Boys and girls under eighteen
should be strictly forbidden to read In
bed," says the Lancet, on the author
ity of DR.. Hugo Feilchenfeld Of Ber-
lin, who declares that in the case Of
young persons whose eyes are not
fully developed the practice Is likely
to induce myopia. While young peo-
pie run the greatest risk, the Lance.
thinks that reading In bed is unde-
sirable for persons Of any age and
states that 'in the case Of aged, anx-
ious, worried and bedridden people, to
whom it would seem cruelty to deny
what may perhaps be almost their
only luxury, for fear Of inducing some
slight error Of rcfraction, care should
be taken that the light is sufficiently
brilliant, the eyes being shaded from
1t, and that the patient lies on his
back with head and shoulders raised"
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1908-12-10
Would Let Folk. Know Il.

WOOvO kO4 C0uW0 v\UOW tSs
Somebody sent this to the society
editor aud made afIidavit that 1t really
happened.
Here 1t is: They were out at an aft
ernoon card party. A stout woman
dropped card to the door. 'Would
you be SO kind as to pick up that card
for mc:" she inquired of the little wo-
man at her right.
Certainly" said the accommodating
woman at the right. picking up the
card.
You see." explained the stout wo-
man ALPHABETICALLY. 1--WE got on q
brand new fifty dollar corset, and I'm
afraid Ill strain 1t IL I lean over.''
Hunt" commented the other wo-
man enviously. IF I had ffty dol
lar corset I'd wear 1t on the outside.
I really would" = Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1908-12-10
q Coin Trick.

4 Coin Trick.
Rub a coin against a smo(
surface for a little while. Il
hard ana take your hand az
You will be surprised perl
this coin stick to the wood
son 10 that In rubbing the q
wood and then pressing Il
drive out all the air betwd
objects, and the pressure
mosphere keeps the coin in
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1908-12-10
vlelssitvdes Il ! Plssvrs.

vlelookudoo 81 . Picture.
The vicissitudes Of Leonardo da
vinci's picture. Last SUPPER" re-
minds q correspondent Of the strange
experiences Of Holbein's 'Fisld Of the
Cloth Of Cold" which may be seen
any day at Hampton Court palace.
After the downfall Of Charles l., Crom-
well IN order to raise funds proposed
the sale Of certain pictures, this among
the number. The bargain was already
made, but when the would DO pur-
chaser came to inspect Holbein's mas
tespiece he discovered that the head
Of Henry VIII. had been cut from the
canvas. He naturally withdrew his
oesf. and the picture was preserved
70 the nation. On the restoration a
uoblsman confessed to having COM
mltted the theft for love Of art and his
country. ana he returned the missing
bead. which now occupies its original
position IN the canvas. The circle
made by the knife IL still plainly vlsi-
ble.-London Chronicle.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1908-12-10
The ererchman Looked Innocent.

The fronchman Looked Innocent.
Some time since, in u fremont street
store IN BOSTON, IL nervous little
Frenchman brushed against pretty
tribe Of vase ware valued at about
ia and succeeded i'll getting several
score more pieces out Of 1t than had
gone into fits making. The fioorwalkcr
led the abashed Partisan aside and
politely explained that the broken vase
must Ike paid for. Monsieur fetched u
handful of small silver and copper,
mostly foreign, from his pocket when
he WAS told the value Of the trifle.
Mon Dicu," cried the Partisan, 20
francs" At this he took out his bill
book and discovered fifty dollar cx-
press draft, which the fioorwalker tn
stantly seized upon. to the unspeak-
able horror of Its owner.
After dclucting the value Of the
vase the former handed the man his
change and dismissed him with floor
walkers blessing. The express draft
reached the bank in due time, with
four others as fraudulent. but the vol
atile little Frenchman had departed
southward with the swallows.-Boh
mian Magazine.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1908-12-10
ysrems,s nissalea.

One Of the early vicissitudes Of u.
rome X. Jerome 40 an actor was to be
offered his choice Of playing the part
OF either a soldier or donkey In a
pantomime. real donkey with four
legs. After careful consideration be
thought the red coat the more becom.
Ing disguise and chose the part Of the
soldier Apparently be made mistake,
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1908-12-10
Only Letter Out

Only . Letter Out
"Talk about scholards."
proud Sam Smith. Listen
tie lad talk about grammar
what gender IL thy fayther q
Masculine" said the Leaf
my.
sBean't It wonnerful!"
proud father. "And thy mil
myY"
"Feminine." replied the
venile.
Hear that agen" cried {
ed father. ".An'. moo, To
proceeded, picking up the 9
pot. what gender is this?"
"Neuter." said Tommy.
Sans face fell.
well, WE'LL" he exclaimed
the way. Still, not but WIS
lad was far DOT. He only G
stead Of pewter, that's q!
TIT Bits.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1908-12-10
Just Suited Her,

Just suited der
please, ma'am, / haven
or a relative in the world
tramp.
well, I'm glad there's
worry over you in case YOU
Here. Tiger" said the hous(
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1908-12-10

Getting His Own g
1.-THE giraffe has a tongul
inches long" said Mrs. Talk
"And knows how to hol1
growled Mr.. Talkmore, who
long curtain lecture the Nigh
London Answers.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1908-12-10

IT has been somewhat amusing u
read the many items that have ~
peared 10 the local columns Ut tlle
Bismarck Tribune regarding the legis
lative mix-up In this dtstfict. On
day the individual who rattles around
la the vacuum created when Jimmy
Foley left the Tribune to till . we'll
deserved position farther from TIN
sweat-line informs his readon thai
"Perhaps Streeter isn't elected. aftel
all." Next day "A prominent attor'
ney who doesn't want hls name men
toned" IL sure that Streeter lent
elected. Now the intellectual behe.
moth Of the Tribune's city column
settles the matter By saying that
Messrs. Heroic and Storey-with, u
q steerer, the noted Emmons county
advocate who 10 surprised when b.
wins q case = have made what the
Tribune calls ian smicable settle
ment OF the election tie" Under thla
delectable plan Storey 10 to contest
Heroic 10 . friendly way before The
house Of representatives; the house d
TO seat Storey, aud, a. they cay 10 the
Rush-yarns, both ere to DO hsppy lever
after" The fact that the law d
mandatory Ia regard to the holding
Of supplementary election where, on
account Of . Tie, neither OF the tied
persons was elected, seems 70 make no
difference to the literary Captain
Jinks' Of the Tribune. One would
suppose, too, that even lawyer who
loses three.fourths Of his cases would
have horse sense enough to advise his
victims-clients would perhaps b the
legal term-againat bringing con
test before = legislative body when
neither OF the parties to the so-called
contest has Y certificate Of election.
or course NO one credits Jewell with
such rot as appears In the 'Clty" col
umns Of the Tribune. Jewell 10 too
busy with his land-ofiice job to gtve
much time TO anything about the pa-
per except the occasional writing Of
pun Of Governor Burke, Z tribute 70
"Sackakawegy,' or some remtniscence
Of the good old days when the Bis.
marck "4OO' regardless of sex wore
buckskin trousers, and . we'll Travelled
foot-path led 10 . Decline from the
Tribune sanctum to Sam Whitney's
ra-h0use. The Tribune q = mighty
good paper editorially when Jewell is
In the chair, and II hes Q much better
Associated Press news-service than
the advertising patronage Of the town
justifies. But It needs . city editor
and some one about the establishmenb
with enough spare time to read !
proof occasionally.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1908-12-10
Crazy.

Crazy.
1--WE nnd the prisoner not guilty by
reason Of insanity"
But the plea was not that of in
sanity" remarked the court.
That's just the point we made" re,
Joined the foreman. I'VE decided that
any man who didn't have sense enough
to know that an insanity plea was the
proper caper must be crazy."-Phila.
delphia Ledger
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1908-12-10
Would Not Paw CHARGES.

He was an impecunious nobleman
with mir castles in sunny France. Aft
cr much dcibcration ne sent the fol-
lowing note to the pretty hcircss:
Dear Miss-I love you. but do not know
how to express myself. How would you
advise? COUNT DE BUST.
And the hciress pcnned the follow
ing:
Dear Count-Express yourself any way
you wish except C. o. D.. as you are not
worth the charges.
Chicago News.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1908-12-10
Astrenemx.

II there were any money To I've made
in astronomy everybody would be
studying it. About all we can see u
figures. and these IRE SO big that the.
stagger the understanding. Every child
IN. the United states knows how to lind
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1908-12-10
More Worry.

at used to be my ambition" said the
business man. Ito accumulate for
tune and then retire"
"Wcll," answered the friend, haven't
you realized it:''
NO. I've got the money, but l don't
dare retire. I've got to stay awake
night and day to keep somebody from
taxing 1t away from me.''
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1908-12-10
Followed Suit.

On the day Of the admission Of NJ.
Rostand to the French academy the
author Of ''Cyrano' and "L'Aiglon"
gave a breakfast to q few Of his
friends. the guest Of honor being Nine.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1908-12-10

THE Fargo Forum advocates more
fall and winter sports between North
Dakota's public institutions. That's
right. We suggest series Of basket
ball games In January and February
II the coming year between the In
mates Of the states lone.term and
sllort-term institutions Ct Bismarck.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1908-12-10

from the point Of view
at all events, for a few day,
the manager came to hin
"You made a great mistal
in not taking the part Of
It would Just suit you. an
shillings a week more in It
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1908-12-10
The. Plays Mixed.

During one Of his tours in this coun.
try, when the late Sir Henry Irving
was playing Twelfth Night in New
York, he revealed observation-disclosures
and greatly amused the. members Of
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1908-12-10

An old topper. being very
went into his favorite bar |
the publican for a glass ION
NO." said the proprietor
give you whisky on credit, |
. sixpence. Now. what do y
Nothing here" replied Z
lifting the coin and putting
pocket. THE man who 8
credit won't get my ready !
with an elevated nose b. q
ct the doof.-London Telesra
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1908-12-10

ouent trips to Washington for the pur-
pose Of seeing statesmen whom he
wanted to draw. He vas very clever
at catching licensees and scarcely
ever referred to q photograph.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1908-12-10
SAVED ~ a s0N0.
sY NATHAN WOOD.

was driven one eveninx out ia tho rain
A poor. cherries drunkard. ia sorrow and
shame.
u felt that my manhood and honor we're
gomez,
And vas there saved from death BY /
child's sweet song.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1908-12-10

Don't try to be a mind rea
how uncomfortable It wo'
know what people are thinl
you. -Atchison Globe.
The Wibaux pioneer. [volume] (Wibaux, Mont.) 1907-1919, 1908-07-02
GOOD BALL GAME
Local Nine Mas Defeated
in a Hard Taught Game
Sunday at Dickinson

Once more the Wibaux nine
went up against hard luck when
they crossed bats last Sunday with
the Dickinson aggregation Oh the
latter's diamond. The boys put
up pretty game for six innings
and it looked like a walkaway for
WibauX, and at no stage of the
game was it cinch for their
opponents. Schuster stepped into
the box with on unusually strong
wing, and showed every evidence
Of being there with the goods for,
at least, nine innings-and he did
nice work up to the seventh, when
the score was tied at 8, but before
the finish Of the same inning his
arm gave out, and he passed UP five
men-four Of which scored, giving
them lead Of the same number Of
scores.
The boys all done nice field work
throughout the game, with the ex-
ception Of two costly errors by Rex
on first, and their batting was
strong. Dickinson's pitcher only
famed one man, and had the wind
not been 50 strong they would still
be looking for the ball.
The local team have been ur
against exceedingly hard luck this
season, but, nevertheless they have
done some nice work-in fact bet.
ter than they were credited for
considering that little encourage.
ment was given them by the local
fans. However, the boys fully ap
preciated, and were greatly encour
aged by the courteous treatment O
their Dickinson friends, even thor
they were charged with another de.
feat. The score:
Innings 2 3 4 5 6 80
W1BAUx, ] oO02 l 0.2 OF
DICKINSON, 0 0 3 0 0 2 4 0 q!
The Wibaux pioneer. [volume] (Wibaux, Mont.) 1907-1919, 1908-07-02
BEACH WILL CELEBRATE

Early in the week a rumor reach
ed here to the effect that the cele-
bration at Beach Oh July Fourth
had been called off, and many Of
cur citizens have been enquiring at
this Office as to whether or not the
rumor had any foundation, and as
we had heard nothing definite con-
cerning the matter in question, we
were unable to say, but at this writ
ing We learn that there was no truth
in the story circulated, and that
the citizens at that place will carry
out the program, which had been
arranged some time ago for the oc-
casion, in real old fashioned style.
So those who have planned on eel
ebrating the Fourth at Beach need
not be alarmed, but that they will
be royalty entertained should they
be there on that date.
The Wibaux pioneer. [volume] (Wibaux, Mont.) 1907-1919, 1908-07-02
BIG SHOW COMING
Sensational Western MeIo-
drama, "Jesse James"

The play is truthful reflection Of
wild western life, containing a
beautiful heart story deftly inter
vene through its exciting scenes.
This play has a world wide reputa-
ton, having been produced in every
civilized country in the world.
Revised and brought up to date,
based oH the life Of the NEST inter.
esting character that American
histry ha furnished-Jesse James.
1t will not corrupt the mind Of the
young, but Oh the contrary,
teaches good moral lesson. True,
the climaxes are exhilarating and
somewhat sensational, but the
parts are well acted by actors who
are we'll drilled. The scenery and
scenic effects are especially arrang-
ed for this mamonth production.
Remember this is an entertain
ment intended for ladies and child
rem. Truely a historic production
under big water proof tent. Will
be at Wibaux, Friday, July 10.
The Wibaux pioneer. [volume] (Wibaux, Mont.) 1907-1919, 1908-07-02
OLD RESIDENT RETURNS

Frank w. Smith is renewing
old acquaintances here this week
after an absence of over a year.
Mr.. Smith was formerly owner
Of the Edge Hill ranch, south of
town and one of the pioneer set
tiers in this vicinity, and his many
friends here are pleased to see his
familiar face again. During the
past year he spent most Of his time
at different points along the Allan
tic coast, coming here from Flori-
da. He informes us that he notes
with great pleasure many changes
in the once ranching community
as we'll as the rapid progress Of the
country at large, and Judging from
the sentiment he expressed we are
inclined to believe that he holds
a VAIN place in heart for Wibauz
and her people-and we would all
be pleased to have him for a per.
manent residence once more.
The Wibaux pioneer. [volume] (Wibaux, Mont.) 1907-1919, 1908-07-02

You can't afford to be without
hail insurance. Have your crops
insured against loss by hail at the
First National Bank, of Wibaux.
Baker, a new town on the Mil
waukee railroad, will shortly have
q newspaper. It will be published
by j. A. Mckinley, Of the Terry
Tribune, and of course he ordered
a complete outfit of our Superior
Copper-mixed Type, for he uses
no other. Northwestern Printer.