Bismarck tri-weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.]) 1875-1881, 1877-08-24
Notes and News.

Some of our exchanges seem to be
busy ''swapping lies. 4' S*4
The latest thing out is usually young
man with latch key. a ttl' .~-.
The people in Southern Indian are
starving to death in great numbers.
Ben DeBar, of. st. Louis, one::of the old.
est actors in the country, is lying very
low from stroke ofparalysls. 49,. ~
They say the missing arms Of veins are
not found, and the old lady will still have
to take her knife and fork with her toes
The action Of the Gear in kicking all
newspaper correspondents out OF camp
looks like rise of Russian leather-ain't
it?
A large camp meeting is in progress
near Sing Sing, New York-over one
hundred tents are on the ground. Mrs
VanCott, who labored some time in Min
nesota, is there. s-----
In these days of Moody and eSankey
enthusiasm, we are often reminded of the
old Arkansas circuit rider, who said that
it was not loud praying that counted with
gallon. ..--fr. -. ... x :.
A minister was earnestly discoursing
about Peter and Paul, and said they were
s.good pair" sGood hand!' sleepily
murnaured a half-wakened sport in the
back pew. ssTake the pot; nothing here
but ace high" --.-... .l, n
President Hayes old regiment. -th,
Twenty third Ohio, will hold its annual
reurion at Fremont, Ohio, September
Ia. President Hayes, Generals Sherman,
Sheridan, Crook, Cox, Howard, Carroll
and other distinguished persons will be
present. .-f- 80 ~.
The Azoic Susan B. Anthony is dread
fully melancholy when she reflects that
she can earn absolutely nothing more IN
the Woman's Rights business, while the
gentle demoiselle "Sara" commands a
salary of SIS per week for thirty kicks
seven feet high. .... IL .
Queen Victoria has caused four ladies
of her court to be censursd for wearing
unbecoming costumes. 1t Is understood
that their fault lay in wearing garments
abbreviated about the neck and should
ers. One of the ladies censured was the
Viscountess Vaudeville, whs is an Amer
ican by birth.
The Pioneer Press of Sunday morning
pays its compliments to GenI Hazen in
slashing style. The P. P. may be cor
rect, but it seems strange that GenI Ha-
zen should be able to blind SO successfully
such practical, sharp-sighted men as
Gen'l Phil Sheridan and Tecumseh Sher-
man.
Oh, the flies! sThe troublesome flies !!
Buzzing around like election lies,
Dodging about your nose and eyes,
Skipping around until it would seem
They must be into the butter and cream,
Holding conventions over the bread,
Biting your ear and tickling your head
Drat the flies! :....
Wonder that none of them dies.
An exchange speaks of gong to an old
fashioned "Methodist d1pping,' and Of {
prim maiden lady who was one of thu
candidates for immersion. Unfortunate
ly she had cork leg-limb wouldn't ex'
press it. OF course she was rather sensl'
tive in regard to this cork appendage ane
getting religion didn't obliterate from he1
heart that desire implanted in the breast
Of every we'll regulated female, to lool
her best, and she declined to remove
the leg. The result can be imagined
the cork was too light-every time she
went under the cork leg came up like ar
exclamation point! .@''> IL. .