Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1893-01-27

gate and the tongue the latchstring. How
difficult II is to let out only the right one
at the right time, and how likely they are
10 skip away, when frightened, as by IN
barraSsMent.
There was so much food for reflection
in his lecture that it is difficult to note the
many pertinent points. He spoke of the
all pervading% properties of thoughts. How
they were liable to get out through that
source of great trouble, the mouth, and,
escorted around by those bellies lettres of
society. scandal and gossip, do incredible
harm. lie compared them to the waters
of q cataract, beautiful in proportion to
their elevation; then he went on to say
that the Importance attached TO expressed
ideas depended upon the prestige OF the
speaker. Some persons seem to think a
pedigree necessary in order to be success
fnl takers. His W pedigree, he said,
smith, not so much by blood as by a long
chain Of circumstances: first, he had been
born in the worst log cabin lie had ever
seen, and so had Oliver. And the second
circumstance which likened him to Cold
smith was his exceeding poverty.
And this brought on n discussion of
the poverty question, and he dwelt on the
applied. Spoke Of the many wrong uses of
wealth and the many refining and puri-
flying results brought about by poverty,
and he quoted himself as an example
Next he told of his school teaching
experience in early life, II his peculiar
mode Of imparting knowledge. This was
rich. Finally he driftpd into a witty dis
cussion OF the subject of evolution, and he
closed with a political description of life.
what it was, and how could the most good
be derived from it.
His lecture was replete with good
things and was thoroughly enjoyed. SO
many points were brought out that it
conclusion, however, is evident, and that is
that those who attended enjoyed a rare
treat, and those who were absent missed
one.
School District Clerk Wants Information.
EDITOR TRIBUNE: l am in receipt of
the following unsigned typewriter letter
about which L should like some Informal
ton. The letter is as follows:
STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA.j
BOARD OF U. MI S. LANDS.
Secretary's Office.
BISMARCK, N. d., Jan. II, 1893.
DEAR SIR:-Undrr instructions of the
board of university and school lands of
North Dakota | apply to you for inf0rma-
ton OH the following points:
First. On what terms and conditions
did your district sell bonds, if any, to f. r.
Fulton & Co., now held by the state?
Second. Please state quantity and l0ca-
ton of school lands in your district that
lease under the %One-fOurth limit as to sales.
This board expects to be prepared shortly
to receive proposals for the purchase of
school district or other bonds allowed by
law, district from the municipalities. In
order to expedite this matter an early and
full reply Is requested. For your informa-
ton | will d that no appOrtlOnment OF
the tuition fund was made last November.
and understhe law none can be made until
the third Monday in February next.
Respectfully,
Of the board of university and school
lands OF North Dakota.
This circular comes unsigned.]
l asked our county superintendent about
it and he sad he knew nothing about our
bonds and that [ could deal with the sec.
rotary. We sold bonds to some one seven
or eight years ago, and l don't know any
one by the name of F. r. Fulton s. Co. II
the state has any of our bonds the secrer
tary should know about it.
We have made reports about our school
lands to tho county board of school lands
and why don't they apply to them for in
formation?
What does the letter mean by "of school
districts or other bonds allowed by law
district from the municipalities ~
What has the board of U. and 5. lands tt
do with the appoItionment. We get oul
appOrtiOnment notice through the county
superintendent under the law. Perhap!
they are going to w the county suUerin
tendenC postage. Yours,
DISTRICT CLERK.
Ordway Explains.
EDITOR TRIBUNE: Allow me to correc
a statement in your editorial of yesterday
morning purporting to give a record o
what occurred in the senatorial contes
when Senator Casey was elected tire,
years ago. wherein it is alleged that a MI
Sargent, who from the reading of the ar
ticle one would assume was a member o
the legislature, admitted to have deliber
ately faisifed the record, intending to gail
time for my (Ordway's) benefit at tn,
caucus which was broken up ana dis
solved when Hon. Nj. N. johnson had re
ceived a majority of the votes of the re
publican members present. The whole
pal l0Pu III III NIASHllH III
name into what occurred in the caucus il
connection with what a Mr.. Sargent ma,
have been said, who turns out upon in
quiry to have been merely a newspaper
correspondent instead of a member author
lied to count the ballots cast in the caucus
is misleading, as l wa totally ignorant o
any such action by Mr.. Sargent until
saw the paragraph in the TRIBUNE edi
torial; and whatever a newspaper
correspondent may have done O.
said in that caucus was wholly
unauthorized by me, as i
proven by the fact that kepresentativ,
Count, who was one of my managers
changed his vote for me to Mr.. Johnson, q
my request, which clearly gave Mr.. John
son the nomination for United States sena
tor, the announcement of which he was de
prived OF by an unwarranted breaking III
of the caucus. l would not take the trouble
to have the misleading statement cor
rected, if it was a simple intima
ton that an unauthorized person hat
attempted to excuse his errors, but for til,
fact that my name is unwarrantabl,
brought into this editorial two or three
times in connection with the fraudulen
intent as alleged of this unauthorized per
son in a way which indicates a purpose t
throw some of the Odium Of the breaking
up OF the republican senatorial caucus
upon myself, while the record proves tina
was in Svmnathv with Mr. .IOhnSOO an