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Raising Chickens for Profit.
foraphie Correspondence. I

Mr.. EDITOR; As many Of my old
friends are DESTROYS of knowing what
success have had in the poultry bust
ness in Kansas, give you my expert
ence. Over year ago / made very
crude hatcher designed from some
good points of several l had seen. /
filed them with eggs and they worked
fairly well. kept them going from
Dec. 1st TO June Ist, clearing from
them 5000 over and above everything
and that to in spite of the high price OF
feed and the fact that my chickens
were marketed at low prices. The
highest l got was 5000 a dozen, TIE
lowest $3.75. During that time | at
tended to my regular business. Be-
lieving this was good return for the
amount OF work. l began TO look
around for more perfect hatcher and
my attention was directed to The
Common Sense. In June got drec-
tons from ]. M, Balm, New Concord,
Ohio, he is Sec'y of the N. A. Poultry
Association, and will send direc-
tons for making this hatcher to any
one sending three two cent stamps TO
prepay postage. had one made that
held $50 eggs, cost about $500. My
success with this hatcher was all | could
wish. /, Immediately had four more
made, from these five hatchers / have
just taken 1890 fine chickens out OF
little less than 1900 eggs. 1 believe |
am placing it modestly when l say that
l hope to clear $4,000 by July next and
still pursue my usual business. There
is no business as profitable as this pro-
vided one gives it the attention it de-
serves and no business requires so
little capital to start Cd. There is no
necessity of trying to hide the business
or monopolize it. The field is the
World and the World like Oliver
Twist is crying out for more. There
are thousands of young men who are
teachers. clerks, ETC., who look for
ward to get start in some lucky way,
this way is here open for them # they
will only profit by it. Thousands of
young women too who feel dependent
on some farther or brother who In one
year could place themselves high above
any dependence if they only would.
Get directions and make your hatchers
Immediately, you can make them your
selves. Yours, l.. l..
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"Call Ne Rubert.n

Even some of the native Nrginians
find time occasionally to make fun OF
the staggering braggadocio of some of
the citizens of the "Old Dominion. A
gentleman from Richmond said to me a
day or two since: 1.-The most eccentric
character in the Confederate army, SO
far as know, was Sergeant John R.
Carp, man always Boosting of his
own valor and achievements. Carp
was character, and no mistake. He
said to me one day / did more to
frighten the Yankees at Chancellors-
vile than any other one man. Why,
sab, l had sixteen niggahs, sab, yes,
sab, sixteen niggahs, sab, loading
guns for me, san, and moved the
Yanks down Ike l was using a scythe,
sab. Yes sah they laid out in front OF
me in heaps of dead men. While l
was doing my level best and enjoying
the results of my execution, an officer,
sab, yes, sab, an officer, sab, in gen.
erals uniform, rode up to me and ex-
claimed, as this Sergt. Carp, of Gooch-
land county, Virginia ? l responded
by saying, at is, sah." He raised his
head and said, Sergeant, why this In
discriminate slaughter will not your
revenge ever be satisfied z" saw sab
that the whole id Yankee line was
wavering, and l said, "Gen. Lee, only
let me kill few more of 'em only a
few more, 1 implore YOU" l shall
never forget the look on his face when
he glanced at me and said, Don't cal
me general--call me Robert
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Wanted to see his Nose.

Young Blabbitt has been making
calls at stated intervals for some time
IN South Clinton. Last Sunday night
he called, as usual, and after waiting
an hour in the parlor the girls little
brother came in and IN rather sheep
ish manner asked to see Rabbits nose.
"See my nosew exclaimed Blabbitt
What do you want to see my nose
for?"
"Well. Plummer Plunkitt was over
last night and Maria promised to mar
~ him, and ma said she thought you'd
find your nose out of joint when you
called again.-CLiatOn Bagle.
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Giving Him Information.

A negro was recently seated on a
rail fence in Arkansas intently looking
at the telegraph wires. A gentleman
passing said:
"Watching the wires?"
"Yes, sab"
"Waiting to see message go by,
hey?'
The negro smiled and said, Eyes,
sah.n
The gentleman kindly told him that
messages were invisible, and explain
ed the working of the electric current
to him at length. Concluding he said;
"Now you know something about
it"
"Yes, sah,'
"What do you work at?''
I'm a telegraph operator at the
Hazel Switch Station, sah.'
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she Wasn't Worth 1t.

A backwoodsman promised TO send
the minister fifty pounds of maple SUI
gar for marrying him. Time passed on,
and no maple sugar arrived TO sweeten
the minister's household. Some
months later he saw the newly-marrit q
husband in town, and ventured to re-
mind him. "My friend, you did not
send the maple sugar you promised"
With a saddened countenance, the man
looked up and replied, ITO tell you the
truth, governor, she amt worth it "
-QNK
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MystiGed,

Mr. B--I see the railroad passeng-
agents have been holding meeting.
Mrs. B.-Are the men who stand
behind the window and sell tickets
called passenger agents
Mr.. B.-(who is not a railfoader)---I
believe so.
MIR. B.-Well, I don't see how they
can do anything at meeting.
Mr.. B.-Why not
Mrs. B.-They can't talk.
Mr.. B--Can't talk
Mrs. B.-No. They can't do any
thing but grunt.
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At the lIydrant

"What paper is that2" he inquired,
taking it from her.
"Look at it and see"
why, bless me, it is my sermon for
tomorrow"
yes; l thought you would recog-
nize it"
"What were you going to do with
ltY"
"Oh, nothing much; only hold it
under the hydrant awhile. Your SER
mons are always SO dry, you know. y
MeyrhaRt Zia1eler.
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A book-biuder said to his wife at
their wedding, ut seems that now we
are bound together, two volumes in
one, with clasps" eyes" observed
one of the guests: zone side highly
ornamental Turkey morocco, and the
other plain calf.p
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A Cincinnati reporter is teaching
Sunday school class. As Cincinnati
man is liable TO be killed in a riot at
any moment, the journalistic foresight
of this young man is not so surprising
as it might be in some other localities.
louisville Courier Journal.
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DR.. Days veterinary Medicines have
been before the public since 1S4o.
They are now the farmers standard
remedies. Use Days Horse and Cat
tie Powder. Price twenty-five cents
per package OF one pound, full
weight
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George Augusta Sala. who is com
ing to this country shortly on lecture
tour, will no doubt strike more popu-
lar key than did the gentleman who
has just proceeded him. He will APP
peal to the majority, while Mr.. Ar
mold reserves all his praise for the REM
nant. The premonition of Mr. Sala's
success is IN the general interest of the
subjects he discusses. He has just
been delivering himself on the subject
of black stockings. Now, stockings is
subject that everybody knows more
or less about. From the society belle
to the small boy who is just now count
ing the days which must elapse before
he can dispense with the encumbrance
shoes and stockings, the subject is
one of deep concern. IfMr. Sala can
suggest any means by which thus great
American people can avoid getting
their stockings down at the heels and
wearing them through at the toes, he
will have the nations benediction and
almost as many shekels as Mr.. Irving
is earring away with him.
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It's pretty difficult thing for high
school girl to think of something to
say when she goes 10 write a compo.
sition, but as soon as she gets out of
school and while on the way home she
can say whole newspaper full without
thinking N. Y. Dial.
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YOungGiOrIe is q sevcn-eislth blood Per
eheTou,T years old OF good style and action tiark
dappIe gray IS i-s hands high. weighs IG5Spounds
and shed by Impyidocl- No. As, AZ head OF OAK
Lawn steed- Season services SicO. FIRST dam by
GlOrie. imported PercheTon stallion. owned by &.
V. Brooklng. Of Macon h. H.. second dam BY i'm
ported stallion BismarS, owned by A. T.. Trabus.
Of Hannibal. No.
TERMS. VIII serve mares on ths following terms
SO 10 Insure with foal or s. Ter single service
OWners parting with mares, or removing the
same out Of the community wheref Fired, forfeit In
su-ance aud mares VIII be held for the amount.
Care will be taken 20 prevent accidents bur 1 Will
mol be responsible should any occur.
}. sToRfs.
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If there was one thing this country
ne2 led more than another it was n
non-scratching chicken, and at no sea-
son of the years. the necessity for that
kind of chicken so much felt as in the
spring when the suburban resident is
engaged in laying out his SxIo vegeta-
bic garden. How lore the inventive
faculty Of the American citizen has
been engaged in the evolution of a
chicken that is guaranteed not to
scratch, nobody knows. The want
was one of those lcng felt ones, A
Mr.. Howard, OF Long Island, is the
owner of the chicken, and the peculiar
arity in its construction consists in hav,
ing one leg shorter than the other.
This abbreviahon of one leg not only
curtalls thcpower of the chicken to
scratch, it absolutely prevents it 1t
only remains now to devise an incuba-
tor that will turn out whole broods of
this style of chicken. Those who sup
posed that no good thing could come
out Of Long Island were mistaken.
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Ask for Days Horse and Cattle
Powder, prepared by A. c. Meyer &
Co., Baltimore, Md, from the cele-
brated recipe of DR.. Jas. I. Day, of
London. See that you get no other !!
All druggist keep it. Price IS cents
per package of one pound full weight
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Useful Mule.

The mule which fell zoo feet down
the Moulton shaft Yesterday is still
there. He has been backed up against
the face of the 800 west drift, and is
kicking down ore at the rate of five
tons per day. The kick OF a mule is
considered equal to two sticks of giant
powder, and it is likely that the latter
will be discarded and mules substitut,
ed.-Butte on. u Lnter lL0NNtaiA.
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saEBgORIE AND RIME.

Send % cents for this book IS q sample Of
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and European writer's.
Bismarck weekly tribune., 1884-09-19
For President .5 -.
. JAMES G. BLAINE. OF MAINE.
For Vice President
John A. LOGAN. OF ILLINOIS. :
LEGISLAT7VE CONVEN-
TION.

A republican convention OF the ninth leglsla-
tive district, comprising the counties OF Barnes
Stutsman, Griggs, Foster, Wells. Kidder, Bur-
leigh. Mclean, Sheridan, Stevens, Renvllle.
Monntraille. Wallette, Howard, Williams,
Mercer. Morton, Stark, Billings, Emmons, Lo-
oan. BENSON, DeSmet Rolette, Botineau and
McHeury, will be held at Bismarck, the capital
of Dakota, on Wednesday, the 18th OF October,
1894 at O'Clock o. m., to nominate two men,
bers of the council and four members OF the
assembly to represent this district In the next
legislature.
The republican central committee has made
the following apportionment: Barnes 8, Bur-
leigh 7. Billings 2, Stutsman Z, Mclean 2, En-
mons 2. Griggs 6, Mercer 2, Logan 2, Foster 2,
Morton s. Benson 2, Kidder 8, Stark 2, Rolette 2.
In addition, the committee, on motion, de-
clared that any unorganized county in the dis
trict which shall hereafter, and prior to October,
70. 1884. regularly organize by the appointment
and qualification of commissioners, shall be en-
titled to send two delegates to the convention.
The committee recommend that county con-
ventions for The election of delegates be held
not later than October /, 1884; that they be ad-
vertised at least ten days, and that the eau
cuses in the precincts be kept open at least
three hou1s.
JF. WALLACE. s. >: RUSSELL,
FRANK J, MEAD. +. H. REMINGTON,
CHAs. II. STANLEY. BYRON ANDREWS.
Repnblican central committee for ninth
legislative district. :J
J.F. WALLACE, Chairman.
DR,F.I.VAN DEUsEN. Sec.
Bismarck weekly tribune., 1884-09-19

IT is seldom that Dakota politician is
astonished. The republicans of Dakota are
of the stalwart, robust order and can
meet a cyclone of opposition with a
simple smile and naughty wave OF the
hand. In the midst of battle the true
Dakotlan seizes a tomahawk and pro-
ceeds to take scalps as long as an enemy
remains in the field. They look with
pride and envy upon their brethren in
the states who have the right to help
elect president, and never have had
occasion to blush for them but once.
With the republicans of the Fourth
Minnesota congressional district, the
republicans of Dakota, however, have
nothing in common. Their .. K. cow
boy brand of republicanism cannot be
herded with the dudish milk-and-water
weak-knee, republicanism of the sup
porters of Gilfi']an. The blood must be
very th1n in the veins of the Gilfllan
supporters. Such sap does not course
through territorial veins. Dakotians
believe in fair nominations and no can
didate is so worthy as to dare expect an
endorsement that he does not deserve.
Bismarck weekly tribune., 1884-09-19

"1he upper Missouri slope, consisting Of ten
counties in North Dakota, went into caucus this
afternoon.'- Extract from Tribune Telegraphic
Rep rt. g..
Although the end sought 10 be at
tanned may possibly have justified the
means, the TRIBUNE regrets that such
precedent has been established in Da-
kota politics. AS events have shaped
themselves, until division and admission
is secured, it will doubtless be necessary
on minor political questions for North
and South Dakota to hold separate con-
sultatione, although working to secure
the same common end. It seems impos-
sible, however, that any combination of
circumstances could have justified the
doubtful expedient of holding,a a distinct
sectional caucus. The Red river valley.
the James river valley, the Goose river
valley, and the Hay creek and the Skunk
coulee constituents have the same right
to caucus by themselves and de nand
that their wishes shall be accepted as. the
law of t,e convention. If the Missouri
river slope wants to have q ,nfdential
talk let it retire to Alex. Mex Kenzie's
room and order up beer, but let it not
set the bad example of labelling the con-
fab ga Missouri river caucus" There
should be but two caucuses representing
geographical sections. Let the caucus
line be drawn at the 46th parallel.
Bismarck weekly tribune., 1884-09-19


because Of his vetoes Of numerous bills
calculated to promote their welfnre.
What comment on civilization and the
humanity Of the head Of the democratic
ticket is the following letter from q street
car driver which appears in the New
York Sun:
When Governor Cleveland is sleeping in the
morning am at work. While he is attending
to his duties during the day am at Work.
When he goes to . place Of amusement in the
evening I am ct work, and when be ret'res 70
rest at night I am still working. ! have little
girl Eve months old, and during my working
days have never seen her dark blue eyes, and
never held her in my arms awake but twice, and
vet this is . Christian land. Governor Oleve-
lands veto has condemned us to . life in which
there is no hope no joy, and no chance for inn
vornvement s5, E+.%ts... s-.-f 2=ts-5
Bismarck weekly tribune., 1884-09-19

GOVERNOR PIERCE has been requested
to write an article for the Chicago Cur
rent upon 'fThe American Type" and has
accepted the offer and will receive very
liberal compensation for his literary SER
vices. The request of the Current edi-
tors and the money rendered for the ar
tic]e is greater honor and finer trib-
ute to Governor Pierce's ability than the
governors commission from President
Arthur and the attendant salary and
honor.
Bismarck weekly tribune., 1884-09-19

MINNEAPOLIS TRIBUNE: The story of
the Northern Pacific is the great epic Of
railroad building. It is more than a
story of engineering, land grants, bonds,
mortgages, grading, tunneling, bridging
and track laying. It is narrative of
vast conceptions and of colossal plans;
of dazzling successes and crushing fail
ures; of ruined fortunes, deferred hopes
and cruel disappointments, and finally
of brilliant success.
Bismarck weekly tribune., 1884-09-19

air at the surface and those three miles
above are about the same individual tenn en-
perature, still the difference in density
makes the surface very warm, marked ma k.1
by 80 degrees Farenheit, while three
miles above it it would be below freez-
ing.
Now, as this heated air comes from
the ocean and ascends the mountains It
becomes gradually more rarified as It
loses the superincumbent weight that
presses it together and in that proper
ton becomes colder; for cold is but the
negative Of heat. Heat is positive and
cold is tho absence Of heat and negative.
Thus the whole atmospheric ocean passes
over the mountains in their rarified
rapid cold sheet which frequently covers
their tops with snow and dense cloud or
vapor without any perceptible change
in the individual temperature of the
aeried particle; for Immediately after the
air has passed over the summit, the
cloud aud condensed vapor disappears
and upon arriving at a low elevation on
the other side of the mountain, tenn
perature is attained very similar to that
from which it proceeded on the other
side at similar elevation. So that the
mountain gulches and river valleys IN
Montana are very nearly as warm as the
valleys Of similar elevation beyond the
mountains over which the air has passed.
This isthe origin of the chinook winds
and the lower the land the warmer they
get. This accounts for much of the
modification of Dakota's genial and
productive climate. It is even lower
than the warm gulches in Montana and
would he much warmer if it were not
farther away from the source of the heat,
leaving reduction of temperature by
the radiation of greater time in its tran
sit, in Dakota, Minnesota and Mani
toba, where but little obstruction to the
cold undercurrents from Hudson Bay
and other frozen regions exist and where
these undercurrents are almost con-
stantly circulating and commingling
with the heated and saturated currents
from the Pacific, and thus reducing
their temperature and precipitating their
copious vapor in we'll distributed rain
fall. Hence, the secret of our SUI
periority as an agricultural and grazing
country. WILLIAM THOMPSON.
Bismarck weekly tribune., 1884-09-19

+ Miss MoR1s1N1, milionairess of
New York, has married her fathers
coacbman, and for this has been ar
rested and imprisoned upon technical
charge of theft. The girl has been SUBJ
jected to every possible test of her devo-
ton to her husband and has not wavered
for single moment. There is no charge
made that the coachman has ever led an
immoral life, was actpated by mercenary
motives or has less than the average
amount of intelligence and good sense.
The only charge that society prefers
against the couple is that the girl hon
estly loves the man of her choice, aod
that the man is menial simply because
he earns living by driving the horses of
a man who in turn earns living by
clipping coupons and acting as a body
guard for Jay Gould. And yet society
is horrifed! Had the girl married a
brainless dude and libertine with an in
herited bank account, columns would
have been devoted to an account OF the
auction sale, which for courtesy would
have been termed a marriage. Young
ladies old enough to read or think must
soon understand that if they are FORUM
ate enough to be we'll provided for finan-
cially, they commit not only an unpar-
donable offense but terrible crime if
they select husband and decide their
future happiness in accordance with the
dictates of an honest love, rather than in
accordance with the dictates of snobs,
gossips and aristocratic nobodies. The
mute and persistent appeals Of the heart
and conscience must not be allowed to
stand in the way of the cold and seduc-
tive arguments of a bank account.
Bismarck weekly tribune., 1884-09-19

ANENT the opening of the oyster sea-
son, it is said that in New York city
alone $15,OO0,000 is invested in the
wholesale oyster business, and more
than 10000 men are employed during the
season. About 10000 bushels are con-
sumed daily in the city and $1,000 bush
els are sent to the west. About $75, OOO,
600 is invested in oyster culture in the
United States.
Bismarck weekly tribune., 1884-09-19
REPUBLICAN, COUNTY CON NVEN1ION

REPUBLICAN COUNTY CONTENTION.
The republicans of Burleigh county will meet
in convention at the City Hall, in Bismarck, on
the Goth day of September, 1884, at 2 o'clock p.
m.. for the purpose of electing seven ca dele
gates to represent the county of Burleigh in the
Republican Legislative convention for the Ninth
legislative district, called to meet at the city OF
bismarck on the 18th day of October. 1884. at 2
O'CLOCK D. m, to nominate two candidates for
the territorial council and four candidates for
the house of representatives.
By order of the Republican County Central
Committee. JOHN A. MC.EAn, MS,ai.ada,
B1sMARCK Sept. /, 1884.
Bismarck weekly tribune., 1884-09-19

WHY can't Bismarck follow the ex-
ample of Jamestown and have public
park? Mr.. McGinnis and others of that
city have donated fifty-seven acres and
put $4,O 900 worth of improvements on tn ,
land. The city will care for it as a park
and already have landscape artist from
Chicago laying out the grounds.
Bismarck weekly tribune., 1884-09-19

The dispatches state that a quantity
of giant powder is stored beneath the
hall in which the convention at Pierre is
held. This is pointer for Mckenzie in
case his combinations do not work.
Who has match?
Bismarck weekly tribune., 1884-09-19

The name of johnson Nickeus is
the only one that is in itself tower of
strength that has yet been mentioned as
being among the Raymond supporters.
Haggart remains at Fargo. The re-
mainder of the good convention workers
are anti-RaymOnd.