Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1885-07-31

A correspondent for. an eastern paper
thinks it is queer how man can prefer St.
Paul to Minneapolis.
The Butte (Montana) Miner says there is
no use of talking, all "opium joints" and
"sure thing gamblers" must 60.
Yankton is to have an $1,000 city hall and
truck house combined. It will be two story,
with city offices in the second story.
Governor Bate, of Tennessee, who is al
lowed 81 600 for a secretary, does all his
writing and saves the state the money
1t is estimated that Nebraska has planted
and has growing 50oOOo,Ooo forest trees.
This is good for twenty-five years work.
Of all the Black Hills towns, Rapid City
is apparently the only one that is certain of
securing the Sioux City & Pacific railway.
washington Springs, Dak., is looking for
an extension of the Southern Minnesota to
some point in Jerauld county the present
season.
1t is estimated that Miss Cleveland's book
will net her about $4,000. Her brother
will have to work whole year for that
amount.
A new town is to be laid out on the Chey-
enne river at the expected crossing of the
Black Hills branch Of the Sioux City & Pa
cific railway.
A petrifed egg has been found in Colora-
do. Who can beat this ?-Ex.
Don't believe this; never before heard of
a petrifed hen laying eggs.
Norristown Herald: A household journal
prints directions for serving spring chick
en-. Another good way to serve it is before
it celebrates it's ninth birthday.
After the death of General Grant quite
number Of colored express men in New
York decorated their wagons with banners
containing the words, "He set me free.'
A Cleveland Leader correspondent wants
to know why man should build house
the size of Gen. Washbnrn's in Minneapo-
lis, when coal is $50 ton, and fires neces-
sary six months in the year.
Constant Trevitt has died at Monroe, Wis,
at the age of 9S years. He was born in
Massachusetts, and was soldier of the
time the "Star Spangled Banner" was
written.
This is the way the Minneapolis Journal
speaks of st. Paul: "The St. Paul jobbers
are out on the prairies with special train
and brass band, drumming for orders.
The Minneapolis jobbers are all at home
and busy filling orders.'
Following the London style, the young
girls of New York 60 about with their
shoulders raised, throwing one leg over the
other to get the true Piccadilly swing.-Ex:
If one should throw her leg over ohe
of her raised shoulders. she would take a
tumble, probably.
The wife Of Bohemian living a few
miles north Of YahkteN recently presented
her husband with triplets. This, however,
was no surprise to him. Three times has
she given birth to children, and each time
to tTsplets. They have been married five
years and have nine children living. Great
country!
Of the many u0idiiandefs of the heroic
army of the Potomac only General McClel-
Ian remains: Scott, Mcdowell, Burnside,
Hooker, Mead and Grant, who in turn COM
manded that army, have all gone to Join
the great majority, and Longstseet is the
only one of Lees lieutenantS who linger
with the living. =
The Philadeiphfa Gail in its tribdse to
General Grant says: @In spite tf oYposi-
ton and taSitmhny taiiatlmhhny from within and Without
Grant b,eeAGGght the war to- a successful and
honorable conclusion, and with remarka-
Bile etact inflicted defeat without humilia-
'tion. Let your men keep their horses he
said quietly to General Lee; they will need
them for spring plowihg.' When called to
the presidency by a'ilation's voice, the SOL
dier dropped the el0ak of the warrior for
the toga of the Statesman. His manners
and methods, We're harshly criticised, but
of his personal honesty and purity of pur-
pose there issnow no question. He left the
white house with clean hands. No pfest
! dent has been SO bitterly assailed Or so
heartily hated; no president has seen SO
many OF his enemies confess their hostility
to be ghfounded and their hatred terned to
admiration"