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Bismarck weekly tribune., 1889-10-04
OBSERVATIONS ON WHIST.
The Test Which Every whist Player
Should Be Subjected To.

SnOnld be SuhJeCted To.
The test Of every whist player is his ability
to accommodate himself to his partners play.
have knowna q good whist player, familiar
with the points Of the game and with the
ability and experience to use them to advan-
tage with good partner, invariably use the
signal when he was playing with partner
whom he was perfectly well aware didn't
know what the signal was
There is in America much more SO than in
England a vast body of travellers who anuse
themselves during the hours passed on the
train with playing whist. Among these
players there will occasionally be found
star of tho first magnitude, and there will
also be found great many cranks. Now
the good player will accommodate himself
every time to his partners play, and it would
be the most foolish thing in the world for
him to do otherwise Sometimes, however,
the difference between the playing of part
ners is so great that the best player becomes
exasperated and gives vent to it, If not in a
polite, in a forcible manner. Here is story
told by gentleman:
II was inveigled into game on the train
not long ago, said he; my opponents were
an old timer and a good natured gentleman,
who perhaps did not play as well as his part
ner. The elderly man made all sorts Of dis
agreeable criticisms, becoming finally dis
gusted with the good natured mans play.
When station was reached a hull occurred
in the game. Soon boy rushed in with
telegram and called loudly for Mr.. Bliss. He
walked down the aisle until he came to the
whist party I'VE were all strangers to each
other when the irascible old gentleman said
to the boy and pointing to his partner, Here
he is Bliss The other gentleman looked up
. in astonishment, saying: MY name is not
Bliss. We'll, then, replied the old man, it
ought to be, for ignorance is bliss. & q q . $s
TOM LANSING.
Bismarck weekly tribune., 1889-10-04
An Exciting Runaway.

On Sunday Ole johnson living in the
northern part of the county had an excit-
and thrilling experience. While driving
toward Bismarck his team became fright
ened and dashed over an embankment
nearly fifty feet high, breaking away from
the wagon, which they left smashed to
splinters by the roadside. In some way
the lines were wrapped about Johnson's
body, and he was unable to extricate him
self. The horses ran nearly quarter of a
mile dragging johnson the entire distance,
the frightened man bounding along like a
ball. Strange to say when the team stop
ped johnson was able to walk and al
was not seriously injured.
Bismarck weekly tribune., 1889-10-04
Fridays Personals.

Mrs. John F. Cell of Winchester is at
the Sheridan.
Col. A. M. Easterly will return from
Fargo tomorrow.
General Hughes returned from Minnea-
polls yesterday.
A. NJ. Batchelder is among the st. Paul
dan.
A. A. Warran of Green Bay, Wis, came
in from the east and will remain several
days. M. z
Howard D. Mott of Minneapolis, arrived
from the east and will remain until this
evening.
+. j. Haynes, the famous Northern Pa
citic photographer, passed through the
park.
Capt. D. w. Maratta, the democratic can
dldate for congress, arrived in the city yes
terday and was greeted by old time
friends. He is as cOntented and joyful as
ever.
E. /. Goodkind returned from the west
Yesterday morning, He visited Hebron
and several other points and says the Dusi-
ness men and farmers in that section are
hopeful and happy. 4.
DR.. Wm. Ellis and wife. Of Franklin
county, New York, arrived on Yesterdays
express and will remain In Bismarck q few
days. visiting their daughter Mrs. w. IA.
winchester, before proceeding to the coast
Amos J. Toole, cousin Of the Hon. j. K
IO0le, the democratic candidate tor GOV.
ern0r Of Montana, passed through the city
Yesterday en- route to Helena to witness
the final charge Of the political battle in
that territory. n &
Bismarck weekly tribune., 1889-10-04
SATURDAYS Personals.
Mrs. E. H. Wilson and Mrs. O. S. Got
returned from the east Yesterday.

Mrs. E. H. Wilson and Mrs o. S. Golf
returned from the east yesterday.
Editor Tuttle, E. j. Steele and j. E..
Campbell OF Mandan were over from Man
dan.
Capt. D. w. Maratta returned from Dick
inson last night and continued on his jour-
ney to Fargo.
Alex Mckenzie was passenger on last
nights west-bOund train, having been as
far west as Livingston. Mont.
Col. John D. Benton. who passed the day
in the city, and addressed the democratic.
meeting last evening, returned to Fargo
last night.
Mrs. John Davidson left for the east last
evening, to visit her daughter Maggie at
Moorhead and will spend Il few days with
Miss Hattie at Jamestown on her return.
Bismarck weekly tribune., 1889-10-04
Advertised Letter List

The following is list of the letters re-
naming uncalled for in the postohice, in
Bismarck, Oak, September %, 1889:
Anderson, Mrs G H Pierce, Mrs LA
Agend, RR Heed, 40
Beattle, Walter-2 Ross, Url3h
Barnes, Mrs WI Schmidt, MrsE
Gregory, Annie Scott, George E
Gray, Mary Southmaid, Hattie
Jakobson Hans, Sykes. II NJ
Moxvold Carl anderson Walton, George
Plannett, Rev DC Wildwood, Hon Jay
Persons calling for the above letters vii.
please say "advertised." In fourteen days
they will be sent to the dead letter Office
NJ. T. SLATTERY, Postmaster.
Bismarck weekly tribune., 1889-10-04

age, and make an ISLAND OF HoNDo.
epoch in history; Location Of flood shown
but after the great by dark hnt.]
inundation of .'China's sorrow,'' the Yellow
river, it seems like mere episode in the Ori-
ent.
The food devastated the province Of Xii,
in southwestern Hondo, one of the Japan
islands. The rains Of the late summer
were great deal more abundant than ever
before known and so much detritus was car
ried to the mouths Of the main streams that
they were choked. On this came sudden
and heavy rain Of several days duration;
the dams were broken, the embankments Of
streams swept away and finally all one side
OF a PERCEPTIONS mountain, softened by the
rain, slid into the valley and covered six vii
lages. The dispatches give many details as
to the villages, but these need not be re-
peated. E3
The nature and extent Of the foods work
may be judged by the fact that for ninety
miles along the coast foreign steamers
find it impossible to enter any harbor or
even get near the land. There was such a!
mass Of floating trees, roots and wreckage
that the wheels and rudders were clogged
and the vessels could not force their way
through. This is the greatest disaster Japan
has suffered for centuries, and the exact loss
of life cannot be known for some time, as
many entire districts are covered and not
one person left alive to tell the tale.
Bismarck weekly tribune., 1889-10-04
The Bismarck Mills Sold.

The Russell & Miller Milling company
has sold and transferred to the Man
dan Roller Mill company the Bismarck
roller mill, including warehouses, ELEVATOR,
brands and the good will of the firm. This
gives the Mandan mill exclusive control of
the Missouri valley grain and -four trade.
The Bismarck mill will be operated in the
future as in the past. Mr.. u.s. Hillyer, the
late manager of the Bismarck mill, will
leave for London, England. about the 18th
of October to take charge of the business
of the North Dakota Miliers' association
at that place. 4i@
Bismarck weekly tribune., 1889-10-04
Inspecting the Grade,

Report comes from Logan county that a
party Of men in the employ of the $500"
road have been inspecting the grade of the
Aberdeen, Bismarck & Northwestern ex-
tension in that county during the past
week. The writer, Mr.. John c. Whiting,
of the object of their trip, but enough was
said to convince Mr.. Wright that it is the
intention Of the company to iron the road
to Bismarck at the earliest possible day.
IL Is probable that no work will be done
this year, but it is safe to assume that the
laying OF iron will be commenced early in
the spring. - n
Bismarck weekly tribune., 1889-10-04
A Good CrOD.

The Hon. E. A. Williams, who returned
from a trip through the country Friday,
confirms the reports OF good yields of
wheat in various parts of the county, and
several other Bismarckers who have had
occasion to visit the country districts bring
the most encouraging returns. Mr. Will
llams says that farmers in some sections of
the county reported yield as high as
twenty bushels OF No. l hard per acre and
instances of yield of from IL to 18 BUSH
els per acre are numerous.
The impression that the lack of rain
caused total failure of the wheat crop is
erroneous. With drouth that in most
countries wonld have left the fields utterly
worthless, the Missouri slope has come to
the front with good crop. Farmers are
now praying for rain sufficient to enable
them to plow and if the fall season proves
reasonably favorable the yeomen of this
fertile valley will leave their land in good
conditi on to receive and retain the waters
of the winter SHOWS.
Burleigh county is all right.
Bismarck weekly tribune., 1889-10-04
THE LATEST JAPANESE DISASTER.

Map Showing the Location of the Flooded
District.
China and Japan seem fated to astonish
mankind by regularly recurring calamities
in which the waste of human life is so enor-
nous as to make the Johnstown food, the
Irish famine and the American civil war ap-
pear as small things. In the great Tapping
rebellion 100000 lives were lost; at one
time $4,000 prisoners were beheaded, or more
than the killed in any battle of the late war
In the Chinese floods they number the dead
by millions instead of hundreds as we do,
and the loss by their last famine was more
than twice the population Of Ireland. In the
fertile districts Of those countries people are
crowded so thickly that q natural convulsion
destroys them as we destroy ants or flies
,Ianan having much smaller nonulation
Bismarck weekly tribune., 1889-10-04

inches, tied Victor
!Mapes in the broad
jump. On election
day, at the games
of the Manhattan
Athletic club, he
easily won the $50
yards -.uu from the
9 yards mark in
80 SIS seconds. He
also distinguished
himself by coming
in second in the 100
yards da s b. On
Dec. Is, in Madison
Square Garden, he
won the quarter
mile run Of the
Bismarck weekly tribune., 1889-10-04

Junior preacher on
the cambridge cir
cult, and subse-
quently was sent to
Whitney c hapel,
Marietta, o.
In 1869 he enlist
ed as a private sol.
der in the war for
the Utn ion, was
chosen captain Of
his company, cap
tu1ed at Harper's
Ferry, and was ex-
changed. He at
.HHH
Bismarck weekly tribune., 1889-10-04
That's Enough.

Mandan Pioneer: The chairman sof the
democratic committee of this county says
that Mr.. j. E. Campbell is about all there
is to the democratic party Of this county.
Bismarck weekly tribune., 1889-10-04
"a Famous Snowman Passed Away

Mr. John v. O'Brien, the Snowman, who
died recently at his residence at Franlford,
Pa, was born there in 1885, His father was
astcne mason. The boy, at Is. started as
stage driver on q line running between
Frankford and Philadelphia, and in 1857
Bismarck weekly tribune., 1889-10-04
Triday,s Hotel[ AlIrriyals.

Atthe Custer: James McIucker. Mound
City; ID; James Brinster, Scotland, s. d.;
Henry Won der Haur. John 0. Schoop. a..
tenboom, Il. Schmidt, Hull, Emmons
Bismarck weekly tribune., 1889-10-04
JOHN v. OfBRIEN.

1862 be purchased q third interest in the show
and became assistant manager. The next
year hs;sold out and organized ascompany,
travelling under the title Of Bryans e Mrs.
Dan .Rice's circus. This interest he sold in
1864 end started the Tom King Excelsior
circus. He thus passed rapid from one en-
itsrprise 70 an other, accumul lating consider
able property though for two years past he
has been somewhat embarrassed. Still it Is
thought that his affairs will show, a moderate
fortune. #
Bismarck weekly tribune., 1889-10-04
Saturdays Hotel Arrivals.

AL Ine racine: sam OiSOn, JOnu Larson,
Iver johnson, John johnson, Conger; Mrs.
j. A. Caldwell, Williamsport; Andrew
Olson, Slaughter; John o. Schoop, Henry
Won der Haar, Hull; Darins johnson,
Wogansport; John j. Nichols, George M.
Robinson, Coal Harbor; r. H. Borden Man
dan.
At the Western: F. E. Rawlings, Ster-
ling; r. R. Marsh, AIenoken; charles
Priester, w. j. Nolan, Baltimore; M. s.
Stewart, Duluth; j. F.. Stevens, Glencoe;
Oscar Melone. George II. Wentz, Menoken;
A.J. Hanks, Glencoe; j. A. Lock. Mandan.
At the Sheridan Charles Crandall,
Chicago; Chic B: F. p8isbrow, rs St - Louis;
Eaverson: Minneapolis; Frank s. Corwin,.
Steele: j. Z. CAMPBELL, Mandan; Erard
Wooster, EmmOns county.
AT the Custer: John Flynn, Fort: Yates;
A. r. Bates, Glencoe; Jerry Hart, Ft,Y ates:
=. @. Taylor, Glencoe; j. G. Sweet Memo
ken; w. b. Couch, Rock Glen Farm; j.
Callahan, Jamestown.
Mondays Personals
Alex Mckenzie returned from the east
Sunday.
Harry Rothenberg Of New York is at
the Sheridan.
Paul E. Williams, busy Fargoite, is
guest,at the Sheridan.
Thomas Fortune went to jamestown
Sunday and returned yesterday.
A. Y. Essendrage of St. Paul arrived yes
and mingled with the politicians.
T. n. Christianson of Des Moines, Iowa,
was in the city over the Sabbath.
Col. A. M. Easterly returned from Fargo
yesterday. and is moving about among his
capital city friends.
w. M. Tuohy returned from st. Paul yes
terday, having had pleasant visit in the
Minnesota metropolis.
J. R. Murdock of New York was the
only representative of the national metro
polls among yesterdays arrivals.
George H. Young is among the Bos-
tonians now visiting North Dakota, and is
now taking look at the capital.
w. G. Andrews, the versatile commercial
tourist, who represents the paper interests
of st. Paul, came in from the east Sunday.
George Peoples, the gay and festive Celt
Of the West Missouri METROPOLIS, added to
the number of Old-time politicians in the
city.
Editor Tuttle, of the Mandan Pioneer,
paid his last ante election visit to Bismarck
yesterday. He says the republican ticket
will sweep the western country.
w. 5. Conrod, the Saltwater tobacconist,
passed Sunday in Bismarck and enter
tertalned his capital city friends with in
teresting information regarding the crops
and the financial condition of Minnesota
and Dakota. He says that Minnesota has
one of the best crops in the history of the
state, and that all through the Red River
valley the farmers are in most prosper
Gus condition.
R. Fl. johnson, the sunny-haired coun-
sell0r and all round rustler, who for years
has been one of Bismarck's mcst popular
young men, has returned to the city. Mr..
Johnson's many Bismarck friends have
taken advantage Of this, their first oppor-
tunity to congratulate him upon his mar:
riage, which happy event he celebrated
several months ago.. He says he is glad to
get back to Bismarck and joins, the hun
dreds who have returned with the an
nouncement that it is the most desirable
and hOmelike location in the west.
Bismarck weekly tribune., 1889-10-04

than China and few
low plains, is less|
subject to destructr|
i've cataclysnls, butt
only a few nlonths|
ago the country|
suffered a most pei
culiar aMiction. al
m o u n.ta in lake|
broke into q volca-|
no, t b e W hol 81
mountain top was
blown off by the|
stream, and, turn
ing completely over
in the air, buried
seve r al thousand
people. And now
the latest steamer
from Yokohama
brings information
of a flood, accom-
panied by immense
land slides, and the
destruction Of at
least 5000 people.
To the nations of
the west such a ca
lamity would be
the marvel of the
Bismarck weekly tribune., 1889-10-04

bought out the line
and ran it himself
for two years. He
then sold out, but
continued the busi-S
ness for q while in
other cities. In
1861 he rented
horses to Gardner
e. Henniin,gs to
haul their show
over the country,
and acted v'! himself
as boss hOstler. In
Bismarck weekly tribune., 1889-10-04

G: Dinsley was one Of the Chicagoans to
arrive. %
j. S. Hillyer went to jamestown last
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-07-13
Look at Your Watch.

In recent conversation with @ reporter a prominent jeweler of Maiden lane told the following story to explain why the Roman numerals printed on the dials of watches and clocks differ from those in common use. He said:
 "It is nothing but tradition among watch-makers, but the custom has always been preserved. You may not know that the first clock that in any way re- sembled those now in use was made by Henry Vick in 1870. He made it for Charles V of France, who has been called The Wise.'
 "Now, Charles was wise in a good many ways. He was wise enough to re- cover from England most of the land 1 which Edward III had conquered, and he did good many other things which bene- l fitted France. But his early education had been somewhat neglected, and he l would probably have had trouble in pass ! ing civil service examination in these enlightened ages. Still he had the repu- was necessary, in order to keep it up, that he should also be supposed to pos sess book learning. The latter was @ subject he was extremely touchy about. ! ''6o the story runs in this fashion, al. though will not vouch for the language, but put 1t in that of the present day:
 Yes, the clock works well, said ChafleS, 'DuC, DelQR apxtOus to uuu 6omt fault with a thing he did not understand you have got the figures on the dial wrong
 Wherein, your maj ajesty?" asked Wick | "'Thar four should be four ones.' said the king.
 "'You are wrong, your majesty, said Wick.
 1 "'1 am never wrongr thundered the king. Take 1t away and correct the l mistake r and COrre0ted it waS and from that day to this o'clock on watch l or clock dial has been HI Instead of W The tradition has been faithfully fol | lowed."-N. Y. Star.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-07-13
A Roman nee Of China

Upon the accession of tho present Mau- chu dynasty, the heir of Empire, Chung chen, who committed suicide on the coal hill in the imperial city, was made a mar quis and known as tho Ming Marquis. During the reign of Hsien Feng the then holder of the title died without sons, and with no direct heir to succeed to the mar quisate and estates. Tho rightful heir was an obscure parsonage, who had been completely lost sight of, and search was made for him everywhere by the officials of the banner under which the marquis was enrolled.
 For long time no trace could be found Of the missing nobleman, but he was at length discovered standing with bar row outside the Chi Hua Gate, selling wo- kua, @ species of large pumpkin. He proved to be man of most rustic appear ance and utterly uneducated. Ignorant of his high birth, he was gaining a pre- carious livelihood in the humble but hon. est pursuit of peddling.
 gtHe was with difficulty made to realize the sudden freak by which fortune had bles of the land. Hurried off to the office of his Banner, he was washed, shaved and combed, and his rags exchanged for costly garments suited to his new station of life. For some days he was polished l up generally and taught the etiquette and Manchu phrases necessary for his presentation to the emperor. His suc- cession was allowed, and he went to his palace and took possession.
 Reports speak we'll of him as an honest and kind-hearted man, who has done his best to educate himself and fulfill the duties of his high position. He is now about 54 years of age, and still retains his rustic appearance. The birth of sons has secured the succession, and his early experiences have doubtless taught him the value of thrift, so that the family Is now in as strong position as ever. It Is his duty to offer sacrifices each autumn to the Ming Tombs. His palace is neal the Tung Hua gate of the Imperial city He is popularly known as the Wo Hua Hou, or the Pumpkin Marquis.-N. Y l Star
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-07-13

THE plan of distribution decided upon by the commission having in charge the Johnstown relief fund divides the sufferers into six classes, the first class being the most needy-generally a woman who lost her husband or son and is left with a large family to support, with scarcely any prop erty saved. In:this class they have placed 205 cases, to which they recommend the payment of $1 ,0O0 each. Classes from two to five are not so destitute, but still in great distress To these they recommend pay ments from $500 down to s200. The rec concentrations of the committee provide for the immediate disbursement of $1, ,186 900 to 3,68O different families, or an aver age of s322 to each family. These 3,6SC cases will include all those who are in i'm mediate want.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-07-13

men singled out for distinction are chosen for their capabilities and considerations of
 political expediency that operate in their
 case as in others And they are naturally
 resentful of any policy or principle that
 would exclude men of ability from holding
 office because of the place of their birth We imagine that the Harrison admins tration will secure for itself more favor among Irish Americans if it acts impar~
 tially in the distribution of political favors and hauls down the motto it seems 10 have hoisted that no Irish need apply. It will not rise in their estimation either by nn- warranted hints like those evinced by the Press that Irishmen can be bought into the party by the hope or promise of politi- cal reward
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-07-13
THE COPPER TRADE.

Speaking of the rupture of the copper agreement, the Boston Herald remarks that while it has not led to all of the i'm mediate results that might have been an ticipated in the way of @ fall in the p,iee both of copper stocks and the metal itself, it bids fair in time to bring about a de cided change in the conditions of the cop largely concerned with the prosperity of Waterbury it is quite natural that our people should feel an interest in seeing them so arranged as best to conduce to the welfare of our local industries.
 There is reason for believing, as the Herald thinks, that we can mine copper ill this country at prices considerably lower than those which obtain in other parts of the world \ protective duty on Amer ican copper is an absurdity. except so far as it gives to the producer, of copper in this country an opportunity to combine and artifcially advance the price of the metal. But, with a production of copper much larger than our domestic con- sumption, it is practically impossible, | unless copper trust is formed embracing l all of the large mines, to keep market price much in excess of the cost of pro- duction and fair profit to the chief pro- ducers. If the Calumet and Hecla, the Anaconda and the Tamarack can sell cop
 per at ten cents pound to the profit of | their owners, then one risks little in say ing that the price of copper will fall to at least that figure, if it does not descend to a lower point The use of copper with us 1 has never been as extensive as it's qualities would justify, for not only have the prices of the metal in this country been main | tained at an excessively high point, but combinations among the makers of copper goods have extorted from the consumers unwar-
 rantably large profits over and above the exaggerated price of the material
 l With the price of copper reduced to its natural figures by the collapse of the syn.
 dicate agreements and the absence of 6
 trust we could look with reason to an i'm
 petus that has been wanting of late il
 those industries which have this metal fo1
 one of their staple ingredients. And the
 brass business, that has languished in con-
 sequence of the syndicate's cornering
 would feel a healthy revival that would be
 profitable to all concerned If the new
 and better conditions that may resul
 from the rupture of the agreement should
 supervene it would be an excellent thins
 for the industries and general prosperit,
 of Waterbury.