Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1893-02-10
Tells of His Success in Various
Rambles in and About the
Capital City.
The Cause Of the Delay in Trains
Fully and Completely Ex-
pla' ned.
How Time Cards Are Made-A Brief
History of the Play of Julius
Caesar
New Ideas.

spell of weather which has visited this
section for a number of years. In response
to the urgent appeals of President Cleve-
land and the several thousand men who
are to compose his cabinet. l have discard
ed. altogether, my light fall cane, and l
now affect a dark-colored necktie which
serves to shield me from the cold. raw
winds. l call them raw winds because
they are so rare-in this portion of the
state.
The trains which now run ar intervals
over the Northern Pacific continue to be
very late. They are late because it
is impossible for them to be on
time-at least so l was yesterday informed
by a brakeman who is going to St. Paul
next week to instruct Mr.. Mellen and Mr..
Cakes how to make out a schedule for the
coming spring. People who sit in their
scented boudoirs and imagine thatthe time
fertile imaginations Of the general man.
ayers and division su~purintendents make
a sad mistake. have stood on the road bed
OF the Northern Pacific in the balmy June
time. when the voices of the song birds
chorded in delightful harmony withthe sob
bling and signing Of the wind as it was
drawn d'5x r through ;. the ;ns stem !.s Of a short short
man, and had him hang his shovel
upon some one of the more acute portions
of my anatomy and tell MI in mellow
tones just when the fast trains were to be
put on and how fast they would run from
Dogtown to Hayseedville: Whenever the
yellow, time card in operation. the general
manager goes over the road in his private
car, and consults the section and train
crews along the route: Then he goes
home, makes up an abstract from theil
opinions and is committed to the nearest
insane asylum by his relatives. met Mr.:
Aellen once when he was out on a trip of
this kind. He was riding in his private
car. while l was walking out in the frag-
rant air and collecting the crumbs
and other edibles which were Jared out of
the windows of the dining car by the rapid
motion Of the train. MI. Mellen did not
recognize me, for l had on my regligee
suit, having left my store garments in my
wardrobe at home. My feet were very
sore, too, from riding over his road on my
annual pass, and so | held my head down,
and with averted face walked by his car
without deigning to notice Mr.. Mellen.
He has often laughed with me since about
on his revolving desk and slipped his wine
in my aristocratic way. and jOked with me
about my sensitive nature.
These remarks concerning the max
ing Of railroad timetables may
seem out Of place, but they are given
public shall place a part of the credit where
it is due.
4 great many people went from this city
70 Jamestown, on a special train yesterday
afternoon to see Julius Caesar resurrected
and made to go through the stirring scenes
Of his life over again, reserved seats 80 50
and others in proportion. Historically,
Julius was a Roman, who was introduced
to his parents quite early in lite. While
still a youth he was Sent to school. and
there made to study WebSter's spelling
book and Qlackinbos' arithmetic. He
afterwards went to Gaul. and while there
he worked his way into the hearts of the
them, merely as a mark of esteem. and to
furnish material for a book, which he
afterwards published, and entitled Caesar
Done 1t All BY HIMSELF This book is
still in existence, and is used in all fash
ionable institutions OF learning.
his book, whenever he tells how he killed
half of a nation and sent their cOrpses
homes to their families for interment. he
always says Caesar did it," instead of the
more egotistical IL did it." BY saving his
wages early in life and writing Ipoetry for
AudSdLIieo uuTllk MS IeISuIt tlulS, CtfsdT
amassed several dollars. and he was be-
ginning to grow very popular with the
people, when ne was stabbed to death by
Brutus with great regret and a sharp
dagger. This occurrence had a very de-
pressing effect upon Caesar, and he died as
soon as he had gone around n said good
bye to his friends.
Cesar and John l.. Sullivan would have
made a strong combination for a theatre
troupe, but unluckily there is too great q
DISPARITY in their ages, and then it would
have been repugnant to a man of Sulli-
vans sensitive and retiring disposition to
associate with q great, rough man like
considered, that it is better as it is.
Frederick Warde and Lewis James did
most of the work at the representation of
Julius CRsarin jamestown last evening. l
have met both these gentlemen and con
yyea1ssead with them in my playful!
in pouring oil with a mellow mellow
gurgle into the footlights and trimming the
wicks in an opera house where 1 was
working tor my health, when Mr.. Warde,
who was billed to play that evening,
entered the room, and after admiring my
classic features for a time, said: "D-n It,
don't turn those foot lights so high.' I
turned and looked at him, at the same time
making some witty remark about turning
lights high to Warde of the insects which
were buzzing about, and he went away.
This is the extent of my conversation with
MI. Warde.
THE NEWS GATHEEER.
They Must Battle In 1t.
Griggs Courier: We are informed on
good authority that s. Almklov filed 700
afidavits in the county court during the
month of December for intoxicating liquors
for medical purposes. Good land! What
a horrible unhealthy climate this is.
No wonder drug stores are thrifty and ad-
vocate the present prohibition law.
McHenrv County Mourns.
Under the heading another Horrible
Deal" the McHenry County Independent
bemoans the fact that McHenry county,
no report of the number of school children
having been furnished by the county SUI
p%erintendent, receives no appropriation
from the state school fund. The Inde-
pendent says: Sol. John A. Ely returned
from Bismarck last Tuesday, bringing
with him a copy of the printed report of
the state superintendent of public in
struction, for 1892. This report contains a
tabular statement of the amounts apprO-
priated from the state school fund to the