Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.]) 1878-1884, 1880-09-24
NEWS-NOTES.
The new Blue Book contains the
names Of 81, 800 Office holders. # ,s aa..


names Of 81 500 Office holders.
He who drinks much when the bloom
10 on the rye generally catches the bloom on his
nose
The French believe it safer TO travel
just after bad disaster, but Yankee would
take the tram just before and have trouble.
The man who said he would not
shave or have his hair cut until Fremont was
elected is still living in Maine. He has kept his
word. --.f
There are only 40 muscles in
mules leg, but you can't convince the man who
has been propelled by them there are not over
5000 ofthem.
-"Its not the phisky a man drinks
that makes him dizzy;'' said O'Flaherty, 'but
Its 1ukin' at the bartender's diamond through
the bottom iv the tumblers."
"A salute of two hundred guns was
fred last Saturday in Washington by order of
the congressional republican committee in hon
or Of the victory Of Maine. Which victory?
Boston celebrated its 25Oth birthday
one week ago to-day. The remaining large cities
are but offshoots from 1.-THE HUB and of much
younger mateial, SO thinks the average Boston
ian.
Both Tilden and Garfield have
weakness for canals. The former obtained his
nomination Of the strength of having busted
the New York canal ring, while the latter is be-
ing popularized by Tow Path clubs Of which he
was an original member.
Among the dodgers at the station
house in Washington, D. c. recently was John
Tyler, late collector Of the port of Pensacola,
Fla, and son of ex-President TYLER, of Virginia.
He was very seedy in appearance aud looked
much the worse from wear in all patience.
The heads of the two great parties
have been measured by hatter', who have Tailed
the results thus: 81. A. Garfield, ~; Chester
A. Arthur, 7as. Total republican head, Is. W.
s. Hancock, 7qs; W. H. English 67s. Total dem
ocratic head, 14A. Republican majority ~
The committee to whom was left the
question of enlargement of the congressional
library, have decided In favor of constructing a
building for this purpose. This will add anoth-
or architectural beauty to the already beautiful
capitol. The next congress will select the site.
The earnings of the Northern Paci-
ac for the seven months ending July 3lst over
675 miles of track, was 81, ,145279 an increase of
SA3.713 over previous period for 1879 or at the
rate Of 81, ,679 per mile. The month Of July, 1880
the earnings of the road were $235,248 over ia
miles of road.
During the cyclone in the Red River
valley last month the wind blew haystack over
and buried farmer who had sought protection
at one side of it. The frightened individual
thought his time had come and made ready for
the other shore. His hasty preparations were
hardly completed ere another piece of the cy-
clone raised the hay stack right side up, leaving
the farmer in his first position. On the princi-
pie that lightning doesn't strike twice in the
same place, he remained with the stack till the
storm subsided.
Out Of 16, ,24S passen gers that sailed
from Liverpool du ring the mon tn of July, 1899
or fraction over eighty per cent. were destined
for the United States. Ofthese last, 5,341 were
English, 121 Scotch, 1,452 Irish and 5,612 for
cignere of various acknowledgements Ger
man and Scandinavians for the most part.
There is among the ruling classes in England a
disposition to promote emigration to the colo.
nies, but the emigratfng class is mainly COM
posed of persons who would prefer the United
States on political grounda alone: and when to
these are added the substantial advantages Of
fered by this country we'll as the facts ofits
being much nearer than any of the British colo
nies except the old and inhospitablc territories
of the Canadian dominion, it is not surprising
that we get SO large proportion of the British
emigrants.