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Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1893-04-21
A Curious Fiddle.

One of the queerest musical instruments
ever known, and perhaps the only one of its
kind, has reached here from G~reenville,
east Tennessee. The queer instrument is a
violin made from a gourd, and it is 80 years
old.
The strangest, weirdest music that ever
was heard comes from it. The tones are
fine and soft and float on the air as from
the land of spirits. James Anderson Tay-
lor, governor of Tennessee, and uncle of
the famous Taylor boys who fiddled their
way through Tennessee during a recent
gubernatorial campaign, used to play on
it. He made music from the gourd fiddle
at the reception to Andrew johnson by the
people of Greenville, his native town, just
after he was made president of the United
States. He played the 'Old Virginia
Reel" the Fishers Hornpipe" and many
other things, and the president 'hoed it
down" with everybody present and enjoyed
it more than he could tell.
The gourd grew at townsville in the said
state, and it, with the neck, which is of
poplar, is IL inches long. The keys are com
mon violin keys. the strings catgut and the
sounding board of leather from a stitch
down shoe, while the bridge is of poplar.
The bow is of Il dark wood, and the hairs
black, being plucked from a horses tail.
The older the fiddle grows the better it is,
SO H.. G. Atkinson says, who owns it.-San
Francisco Examiner.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1893-04-21
Many Uses For Clean Sand.

Good, clean sifted sand has many uses.
If one cannot obtain that which is perfectly
clean, ordinary sand that has been washed
down by the roadside may be used. Throw
n painful of this into a tub and pour in wa
ter, stirring the sand vigorously until all of
the muddy look is washed out. When the
water shows perfectly clear after being
stirred up, the sane is clean. 1t may then
be dried and put away in a bag or box for
future use.
Very few people are aware that flowers
can be kept very much longer by setting
the stems into II dish of sand. Put the
flowers into the vase as usual, then careful
" sift in sufficient sand to fill the vase near
~ to the top, then add water until it stands
a very little above the top of the sand. This
is useful in more ways than one. Very
light, fine vases are thus made sufficiently
heavy to be out of danger of upsetting.
One may also draw upon the sand bag for
filing dishes in which cuttings are put to
root. Very few cuttings would spoil if
thrust into wet sand and kept there until
the roots are well grown. Everybody can
have an abundance of rooted cuttings sim
ply by tying a string around IN ordinary
fruit jar, filling it with sand and putting
the cuttings into it. Hang this near the
window and keep sufficient water in the
vessel to make the sand wet all of the time.
In small houses, where there is lack Of
light, half u dozen jars hung around in va
rious windows where the sun shines will
insure plenty of material for putting out
as soon as frost is out Of the ground.-New
York Ledger.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1893-04-21
Two Travellers Meet.

j. J. Aubertin. the author of Wander
ings and Wonderings," met during his
travels in Cashmere Il lady who proved to be
a most entertaining acquaintance. She had
evidently travelled widely and knew several
languages, and these facts led to an inter
change of experiences and impressions. in
the course Of which Mr.. Aubertin said:
when l was in the Hawaiian Islands, |
found Miss Emily Birds book very valu-
able"
Il was Miss Bird" was the quiet reply.
When the two separated, they were APP
parently old friends. AS they were about
saying good by, Mrs. Bishop said, smiling:
do you know, | have been quietly laugh
ing all the while, for you are wearing my
hat"
BLESS my hearth cried the other. This
hat was given me by my own servant, to
whom, rs he told me, it had been given by
somebody else's servant"
"Well, l am delighted to hear that" she
continued, for | charged my man with
having sold it. | gave it away because it
made my head ache, and ! am delighted to
find it so well disposed of at last"
So they parted, smiling, the gentleman
wearing AWAY the lady's hat.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1893-04-21
She Wanted Louie Cans" Shoes.

\ large, %fashionably dressed I'M with
n rather too profuse display of diamonds
sailed majestically into aSixth avenue shoe
store the other afternoon, followed by a
meek looking little man After the clerk
had taken down several pairs of shoes,
which the woman tossed aside contemp-
tously, she said:
Haven't you something better ,han
these? Can't you give me something with
Louie Cans heels::"
When the clerk was out OF hearing, the
little MAJ asked:
"What kind of heels did you say?"
Louie Can's,' said the woman.
"Can-C-A-N?" persisted the little man.
"Yes, yes. Louie CAM" replied the
woman impatiently. "He'sa Frenchnan.'
just then the clerk returned with IL pain
of shoes having the highred heels first worn
at court during the reign of n famous French
monarch. AS the little man trotted out of
the store behind the woman after paying
for the shoes an amused twinkle in his eye
showed that it had dawnel upon him for
the first time that Louis Quinze was a shoe
maker.-New York Herald.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1893-04-21
A Cunning Dog.

have u mastif that is such q big fellow,
yet such II baby. Can you guess his name:
Well, do not laugh when ! tell you it is
Country Circus, as he keeps us marching
around pretty lively at times, and then
suddenly jumps out from under the table
and looks as happy as a clown: Then will
say, Stand up there, sir, and salute me. y
This he will certainly do. but not before he
is sure l have something for him, rs he
loves Sweets" as well as any little boy or
girl l know. Only he is Il thief and has a
place in which he keeps all he steals. One
day Il little cousin of mine was crying and
when l inquired, What has become OF
your doll, Ramie?" she said, "Circus
growled her up" And so it was. He had
taken it to his tent, as my sister and I call
it, Il big box which he had, and stood look
ing so mean and ashamed when we com
menced to scold him that he hung his head
and walked away.-New York Recorder.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1893-04-21
Mixing Trades.

In the window of II modest little shop in
the upper part of this city is a sign, "Um-
brellas fixed and teeth pulled" Wondering
1t this curious mixture Of trades, a writer
wh" happened to have adisordered umbrel-
Ia entered the shop one day. He found
therein a little old man behind a small, low
counter tinkering ut an umbrella. The shop
was small, dingy and quaint. In the corner
stood Il high armchair, which looked as if
it had seen many years of service in a bar
ber's shop. On a pine board shelf near the
chair lay a pair of forceps and a shabby
leather case containing half a dozen other
Instruments. Tn little old man looked up
eagerly and greeted his visitor with a timid.
pitiful smile. He was very old, very thin
and apparently half starved. want a tooth
pulled?" he inquired in a weak, sque.ky
voice.
mo, thank you. 1t is my umbrella and
not my teeth that needs fixing" replied the
writer.
A look of disappointment ann into the
old mans eyes and a wheezy sigh escansi
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1893-04-21
Complexion and Dress.

10 dress in harmony with complexion
comes naturally to some women. BY 9th.
ers it has been, or can be, acquired. A bru-
nette generally looks we'll in cream color,
for she has reproduced the tinting of her
skin in her dress. Women who nave rath.
err f1orid compilations look we'll in various
shades of plum and %heliotrope, also in Ger.
tain shades of dove gray. for to a trained
eye this color has a tinge of pink which
harmonizes with the flesh of the face.
Blends look fairer and younger in dead
black, like that of wool goods or velvet,
while brunettes require the sheen of saith
or gloss of silk in order to wear black to
advantage. A woman who has Al neutral
tinted complexion, with eyes of blue gray,
is never more becomingly dressed than i'll
the blue shades in which gray is Mixed
San Francisco Argonaut.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1893-04-21
American Women Are All Right.

SN4O &AAA ASA0SASs
"me' Crepaz is, we hope, unduly severe
W. american wives. The American fair
t ,aunot fulfill a European husbands expec-
taslons "as woman, wife, mother and mis-,
t'eSs Of his house." This will horrify Mr..
Unveils. There are "numberless women
"noston who refuse to marry. This seems
o"asgerated, but if it be true what an
spen!hg is here for English chivalryi What
: uoole task, to teach Bostonian women
now to lovel
"edecline to believe that human nature
i : uied out in Boston. Next time an Eng
No. eleven crosses the water the experiment
IL ~ oe Tried. This may seem flippant, but
, nm ohiya concrete expression of a belief
TI %. inc fair Bostonians are human beings.
y, MY Will go on being wives and mothers,
,an vae recusant minority will be unimpor-
T.ald un%attractive. There is a great deal
,ns naliian nature In women, and human ma
na" o Will solve this problem. Ladies' of ca
sss,'' Will write and doctor and preach
~. and adorn platforms-the rest will
,na v'aue to DO very, very women" A few
10y H. "ct ~ pioneers Of culture" and form
NmU"hing societies.
r;a Lae hearts Of the vast majority are In the
ns' place, the old place, and Mime. Gre
49, When she says that the heart Of the
d.. erlcan girl grows less sensitive to ten
il tn emotions, while a marriage Of reason
tbaa only II she thinks of" says more
mosa me judicial faculties Gun swallow
nrnv. tnan the novels of New England
in., The bobolink or some other local
doubtless Keeps singing, Marry,
rDv" acla' marry" and tho transatlantic
In, preach on the old text o1 HerriOk.-
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1893-04-21

his lips as he held out a trembling hand for
the umbrella. Eyes, yes, yes," he NUT
tered, I'VE will pull it all right. It won't
hurt"-
Are you the dentist?" queried the phase
writer.
"Yes, yes" murmured the old man alb
sentmindedly. II fix the umbrellas and
pulls all the teeth. Twenty-Five cents for UNI
brellas and so cents for teeth. But business
is very dull. It's a long while since l pulled
q TOOTH" and he looked sorrowfully in the
direction of the dusty chair.
The feeble old man worked in silence on
the broken umbrella for about 20 minutes
and returned it to its owner with scarcely
any improvement in its condition. But he
thought he had fixed it and took the rs
cents without any palpable qualm of con-
science.-New York Times.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1893-04-21
A Good Rule Of Life.

1t would be we'll if more ~housekeepers
looked upon life i'll as philosophical IL way
as an old lady of 81 years living in New
Hampshire, who says: II never allow my
self to fret over things l cannot help. /
take a nap, and sometimes two, every day
of my life. l never take my washing, iron
ing or baking to bed with me, and l try to
oil all the various wheels of Il busy life with
an implicit belief that there are u brain and
u heart to this great universe, and that !
can trust them both" We should hear less
of nervous prostration, shouldn't we?-
New York World.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1893-04-21

Praise went Il long way with Brlgnor.
One evening ut rehearsal the orchestra laid
down their Instruments as one man and APP
plauded his singing of II favorite song long
and vigorously. He was much pleased, and
advancing to the footlights with many Il
bow and smile OF satisfaction said:
Gentlemen, Immediately after the re-
hearsal there will be II champagne supper
at the Everett house. l hope l may have
the honor to meet you all there"
1t is needless to remark that they We're
there, every nan Of them. The supper cost
Brignoli $500.-New York TribunG
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1893-04-21

At the celebration of the t%wenty-ffth an.
niversary of Sorosis, New York's famous
women's club, Julia Ward Howe spoke
earnestly of the woman's club as a feder
alton of good will and h~elpfulness toward
the race. ut is to the mothers of human
ity and to the women who have mother
hood of heart that we look for the redemp.
tion and guardianship Of the race. And it
is in the clubs that the earnest woman finds
another helpful hand ready to clasp her
hand, feels another heart beat with the
zeal that fills her heart, finds companion.
ship in hope, in interest, in action. So we
become millionaires in good will, rich in
that which is better than money, mighty
in h%elpfulness as we come together for
good"
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1893-04-21

portant . branch for girls as music, litsrs-
ture or mathematics. England has a ma
tional union embracing many schools both
IN England and Scotland, where teachers
are trained in the technicalitics of house
work, both MS to the economies suitable
for the working classes as well ms methods
required by those of abundant means.
This training includes nursing and sani-
tary science, and is considered profitable
for all classes.-Brooklyn Eagle.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1893-04-21
A Plea For Domestic Science.

Mrs. Wilkinson, president Of the Column
bian Association Of Housekeepers, says it is
easier in the city to start a class in my
kind of study, even Sanskrit or Chinese,
than to establish housekeepers' clubs. Is
this because they think they know enough
already about marketing, cooking and
other domestic branches, or is it because
there Is a very %pcrceptible growing antipa.
thy for home dutiesp Or does false pride
enter in, us one keen observer says who has
frequently observed that those women
known to have plenty of means and help
will talk about their way OF doing certain
kinds of homework. but that those who
really do the work OF their homes will keep
as m'lm MS can be, and guard their hands
most carefully, that they may not reveal
tho drudgcry Of which they are ashamcdy
Nor will this be different, she claims.
until domestic science IL considered a. i'm.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1893-04-21

"A single shade is not all expensive thing, but if the entire house
must be htted out with new ones, the bill will be one of the largest
OF the housekeeping series. Have you ever cleaned the shades
with Ivory Soap? Try it and make the old ones look like new.
Lay the shade on a smooth table, brush off the dust lightly, then
wipe with a soft rag. Make a basin of light suds with Ivory Soap
cut into chips and dissolved in hot water; cool until luke-warrn.
Take some of the suds on a damp sponge, washing only small
part at a time and quickly wiping off with the sponge which has
been dipped in clear water and squeezed. Wipe dry with a soft,
clean cloth. Avoid using too much water. Hang the shade as soon
as finished, but do not roll up until dry.
Don't start house cleaning without plenty of Ivory Soap.
Rz COPYRIGHT $685. By The Proctor & GAMBLE Co.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1893-04-21
A Delightful Reminisceuce.

Mrs Gotham-What did you most enjoy
during your trip abroad?
Miss Flightie-My visit to the home Of
Thomas CARLYLE.
"You did?"
"Ycs, indeed. The handsomcst young
wrote my name in the visitors book. New
York W4akly.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1893-04-21
Economical Table Supplies.

Sight must never be lost of the impor-
lance OF Il proper supply of good food. The
young housekeeper should learn by study
and practice how to provide her table with
nutritious and appctizing food, and yet not
depend upon :he most expensive viands in
the market. BY slow processes of cooking.
such as stewing, brazing, ETC., it is possible
10 produce palatable and nutritious food
from the cheapest cuts of meat. If one will
select the fish that is abundant in that
nle'ghborhood where she lives, rather than
the rarer kinds, it may with a little care
and skill in the preparation he made to rival
the more expensive kinds. Green vegetables
are never cheap when they first come nor
"hen the season for them is nearly over.
oat when the market is supplied in abun.
aance they are not only cheaper, but being
grown nearer home are better. 1t will be
Jest, therefore, to use these vegetables only
when they are cheap.
"A fresh vegetable diet is not cheap in u
large city. Still, fresh vegetables are nee
essary to perfect health, and they should be
provided for the table whenever they are in
season and within ones means. Macaroni,
'lee' arled beans, ETC., are economical and
nutritious. Canned corn, when of the best
Alhd, Is a most satisfactory vegetable. So
are canned tomatoes, which can be served
~ soups, sauces and as a vegetable, simply
s!ewed or escaloped. Cheese, when properly
cooked, is healthful and nutritious. In a
perfect Welsh rarebit, or when toasted or
combined with macaroni, cheese makes al
TTpleClzlng, wholesome and economical dish.
It'pe, Kidneys, beef, lambs and calf's liver
u.ake cheap and savory dishes. Lambs
liver Is so little in demand that the price is
anlnuslngly cheap-from S to 10 cents for II
nser weighing a pound or more. This meat
I::alalost us tender and delicate as chicken
lver-Maria Parloa in Ladies' Home Jour
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1893-04-21
An Ideal State of Affairs.

What an ideal state of affairs for the
housekeeper when there is a culinary depot
in every neighborhood and u menu for the
day is sent roundin the morning and orders
taken, just as the fishmongers now send
round their lists! That is what a writer on
domestic service desires, who holds that the
present system is played out and old fash
Toned, and that it is time to %reorganize
household affairs on u cooperative basis.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1893-04-21

Oscar Wilde was once asked by Il woman
the best way for q stou woman to dress.
"Tell her." was the autocrat's reply, ''that
the most becoming thing for fat is drapery."
Don't be afraid Of fullness, but use it with
discretion,
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1893-04-21
Women at tho Oanit.l.

canit .lere IL any important departure at the
ear" a'l, u IL In tho increase in number Of
me @s' women who are In touch with public
Tor the first time. and who lAu their
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1893-04-21

Corned beef is sure to be tough if boiled
hard. Put it in boiling water, cover closely
and simmer for four or five hours, then
allow it to remain in the liquid for half
or u whole hour, according as it is to be
served warm or cold.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1893-04-21

Teach the children to cat ut table with
their elders and to do it in IL dignitied man.
nei. 1t is impossible to foretell what mo
mcnt may require them to eXemplify their
home training.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1893-04-21

A hairdresser visits Mrs. w. X. Wander
bilt every day. Among other New York
ladies who depend upon professional aid
in this line are Mrs. Frank Abbott, Mrs.
De Peyster, Mrs. Stokes and Mrs. Pierpont
Morgan.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1893-04-21

1t is perhaps not generally known that
Mrs. A. d. Il. Whitney, the novelist, is .
sister of George Francis Train, and that one
letter in her supertluity of initials stands
for her maiden name.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1893-04-21

Tho debutante wears u simple white
gown and receives standing beside her
mother.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1893-04-21

COPYRIGHT 1895, BY The Proctor & GAMBLE Co.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-07-20
ALEXANDRIA.
The New Era Of Alexandria.

The New Era Of Alexandria
Alexandria has reached q new era; it has as
certainly outgrown its bounds as Washington
has done. 1t was expected first that the river
would make il great city, and until the close
OF the last century this hope seemed likely to
be realized, but the competition Of ports more
available to the ocean and where greater capital
soon accumulated diverted commerce. Then
about ls16-1S attention was largely turned to
internal matters. The ravines which divided
the town were filed, streets were extended and
paved and one sewer. that on Henry street, was
put down. But despite the continued improve
ment Of streets trade languished, and al
though up to 1880 Alexandria WAS better
paved than Washington hundreds moved across
the river to the dust and mud Of the capital
city. Then for years the town authorities made
more than strenuous efforts to make a trade
that would build up the town. At first extended
turnpikes. then the canal. and afterward S12.-
000.0 Of railways were built These gave
Alexandria a considerable impetus between
1850 and 1860, but on the whole the movement
Of the town has been little greater than that OF
the Virginia counties OF its neighborhood
Within ten years, however, better communities
tions with Washington have given Alexandria
a large increase from that city, and il is now
proposed by some 10 make an extensive adven-
ture in the way Of improving streets, DC. Mean
time all the suburbs OF Alexandra
have been taken up and new towns laid out.
most Of them villa towns for Wsshinetonians,
and one-New Alexandria-as a manufacturing
place All these new establishments have many
interests in common with Alexandria. and il q
combination could be effected Virginia would
soon find one Of her largest cities TO be OF the
Potomac.
Corporation Court.
The corporation court has acquitted @. How
lett Davis of assault with intent to kill W. r.
Newton at the Novelty works, and in the case Of
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In EXCHANGE for higher priced instrument at any
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