Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1884-12-19

V)l. y. No 90.
NEWS COMMENTS.
MONTANA has population requisite for
state.
MONTREAL had fall of two feet of
snow last week.
IT is said that fully 10000 men are out
of work in Detroit, Mich.
The Brooklyn Times says the rule of
"twelve inches make one foot" does not
apply to Chicago girls.
"MRs. HENDRICKS is now the first lady
of the land.'" Not while the Hon. Belva
Lockwood has pedal left.
IT is expected that over $4,000 men will
be thrown out of work on the pretext of
a reduction in price of coal.
An eastern paper says 1t is mighty
slow girl that can't get samples enough
for crazy quilt in one days shopping
tour.
The clock in Trinity church tower,
New York city, is the heaviest in
America. It takes two men over an hour
to wind it up.
EMPLOYEES of the Western Union will
not receive extra pay hereafter for extra
hours except on Sunday. Hard times is
given as the reason.
The Dakota retail lumber men at
Fargo adopted a constitution and
elected W. E. Jones as president and II.
H. Butler, secretary.
The railroad up Vesuvius has already
paid for ITSELF Trains run both day and
night and are well patronized by both
natives and visitors. All go to the top
now, while in the old time climbing was
so hard that very few undertook it.
PIERRE is rejoicing because the tele-
pnone exchange has been taken out of
Huron and planted in the future capital
of South Dakota. Pierre would rejoice
if an earthquake should swallow Huron
entirely.
PHILADELPHIA CALL: It is said that
the young ladies of st. Louis are Or
ganizing against the custom of kissing
the bride after the marriage ceremony.
To be obliged to be kissed by one st.
Louis man is all that the average girl
can stand.
ST. PAUL GLOBE: A number of the
talented society young men at Mandan
are preparing to give series of burnt
cork en- 'ertainments at the towns of that
section, the proceeds to be devoted to
charitable purposes. During the session
of the legislature, they will, no doubt,
exhibit at Bismarck, perhaps as female
minstrels.
The statistical society has published a
table showing the railway mileage OF
Europe, from which it appeared that
Germany comes first with 21,500 miles,
followed by. Great Britain, 18,2o0; France,
1890; Russia, 14,00O; Austria, $4,000;
Italy, $500; Spain, 1900; Sweden, 1900;
Be]giem, $500; Switzerland, 1865; Hol-
land, LABS; Denmark, 1,160: Roumania,
800; Turkey, $40; Portugal, $50; and
Greece, six miles.
The Troy Times says: The reputed
site of the Garden of Eden at the juno
ton of the Tigris and Euphrates is now
a sterile tract where the only vegetable
life consists of clump of date trees near
very small and dirty village called
Gurna, at which the Turks maintain
garrison and a telegraph office. The in
habitants point out to strangers the tree
of knowledge-a most sickly specimen
bearing small greek berry which would
cause even goat to turn away in dis
gust.
M1NNEAPo11s TRIBUNE: Dakota has
a population of 100000; has fourishing
local institutions; is full of railroads,
prosperous towns, and fine farms; has the
smallest ratio of illiteracy in the United
States; has ample schools, hundreds of
churches, several young colleges and q
we'll regulated, permanent Organization
of society. The southern senators ex-
press their deliberate intention to use
every exertion to keep Dakota out OF the
Union, not merely for the present, but
for all time. At least such is the infer
ence to be drawn from their: langua re
Dakota shares the political faith of
her neighbors, Minnesota. Iowa and Ne
braska; and this is Senator Vests only
reason for opposition He is we'll aware