Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1892-12-09

that OF the third day the third month.
just how much reliance is to be placed
in this mode of prophesy it is difficult to
determine, but in the present instance it
is earnestly hoped that the old saying
may be verified. For, according thereto,
the weather Of the three months of this
winter is to be as that of Thursday,
Friday and Saturday of the week just
closed. And if the balminess of last
Thursday is a prophesy of the month
just commenced, and if the pleasant
weather of Friday is an index to the
character of January, and if the mild
ness of yesterday is a criterion upon
which to base estimates of February
then we shall surely have a delightful
winter.
Woods and Seeds for the Worlds Fair.
Hon. ". w. Barrett, state superintend-
ent of irrigation and forestry, came in
from the east on Fridays train and
called at the TRIBUNE Office during the
day.
In answer to u question he said:
swell, l came down to see about getting
some more woods for the Worlds Fair.
The state board have asked Inc to look
after the matter" "Yes," he said, II can
answer your question in the affirmative.
l happened to know just about where to
go to get good specimens, and I am
happy to say I have been fortunate in
getting many samples; all are four feet
long, straight and sound, with handsome
bark, and the large sized trees-such as
! oak, Eastwood, cottonwood, ash, elm, etc.
range from two to four feet in diameter.
I have procured specimens thus far from
the Turtle mountains, the Mouse, the
Missouri at Williston. the Devils Lake
woods, the Red, n seek some near
Bismarck. And I am also looking up
samples of our cultivated trees-to be
cut four feet long. There are many
groves Of such trees of large size along
the line of the Northern Pacific, and if
you speak of the collection I hope you
will urge the farmers and others to
furnish at an early date what they can
spare, for the cultivated trees will be
made a prominent part of the exhibit.
Please tell the farmers to label each Sec
ton, give name of tree, its height, where
grown, it's age and the name of the
collector or c%ultivator. These facts
will appear on the woods at the
fair. The samples should be wrapped
with gunny or other material in order to
protect the bark intact. But if this
should prove to be i~nconvenient, the
sections can be moved on loose hay in
the wagon. Samples to be delivered to
the nearest depot and word sent to me
at Bismarck, and the woods will be
ordered forwarded to destination at
once"
ut is understood you are also collect
ing tree seeds for the great fair"
mo, not exactly 30. I am assisting
the children of our state to procure
seeds for the 'Children's Tree Seed
Tower The children go out as indi-
vidual collectors or representative school
collectors, or make excursions in q body
as school children, and make collections
in the woods. All public schools, the
state university, Grand Forks college,
and the st. Barnard academy of Grand
Forks city, have thus made collections
Of various kinds of seeds. The same ie
true of numerous village and country
schools-all pupils manifesting the
deepest interest in the pleasant work.
The name of the collector or the name
of the school will appear on the glass
vessel to contain the seeds, on the
tower. The collection now amounts to
over thirty different varieties of seeds,
acorns, nuts and fruits from the trees,
bushes and vines of the state. These
constitute many thousands of the
samples amongst which are a number
of bushels of fine oak acorns. 1t is
plain to be seen that this work Of the
children cannot but awaken a lively in
terest in the minds of the worlds WIS.,
itors at the fair, particularly from the
fact that the state board, so I am in
formed, intend to make an original,
tasty and attractive display on the
tower. And the woods, too, will be a
credit to North Dakota"
The Homeliest Man in Bismarck,
As we'll as the handsomest. and others
are invited to call on any druggist and
get free a trial bottle of Kemp's Balsam
for the throat and lungs, a remedy that
is selling entirely upon it's merits and is
guaranteed to relieve and cure all
chronic and acute coug Ls asthma,
bronchitis and consumption. Large
bottles so cents and ST. .
Real Estate Transfers.
Grace Williams Putnam to W r and
John Tyler, swA, sec /, twp 1891
4Su W
Robert Stebbins to Frank Campagna, .
sh, SEX, sec 1, twp 1877, r 80, Its 9 and
IN. aaa A twn 1877. r 10 ON m