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Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1895-12-20
RUsslA's SPLENDID OLD LIBRARY.
Some Facts Of Interest About This Collec-
tion of Books.

Some Facts Of Interest About This Collec-
tion of Books.
The University of st. Petersburg has
the largest and best oriental faculty in
Europe. Its professors lecture in Arabic,
Persian, Turkish, Tartar, Armenian,
Georgian, Monaghan and many others.
Particular facilities are always given to
students of oriental languages to pursue
their studies, and many of them have been
sent to China, Japan, Persia and elsewhere
at the expense of the Russian government.
For instance, Professor Wassiljef, the
veteran orientalist and professor Of Chi.
nese, was sent to China. These are some
Of the peaceful means BY which the i'm
perial library has been added to, but wal
and revolution have also contributed their
quota. General Suvaroff, with his motto,
Forward and strike,' has been just as
great o bencfactor in his way to his great
institution as the wealthy czars and mer-
chant princes. The sack of Warsaw, In
which 5000 Poles were slain, made him
master Of that town and master of the val
liable Zaluski library. But the benefit
which the Russians reaped from the French.
revolution Is perhaps the most noteworthy
of all. Count Dubrovski, a bibliophile,
was attached to the Russian embassy in
Parls when the great upheaval took place.
During this time museums and palaces
were pillaged by the raging populace, and
collections and libraries burned and scat
tered to the winds. Hundreds of manu-
scripts and books were ruthlessly destroy
ed. Some, however, escaped the hands Of
the destroyer and were sold by the govern
mont of the day to small shopkeepers, from
whom Dubrovski bought them for a song.
Thus Russia has become the custodian of
unique treasures. Among tho letters
which were thus acquired are several writ
ten by Henry VII, Henry VIII, Richelieu
and Catherine de- Medici.
The earliest printed book in Russia,
which is in keeping there, is history Of
the apostles, with the date 1864 on it's title
page. AS regards the public library build
ing there is not much to be said. 1t is not
q very imposing building, nor is it SO well
adapted to library requirements as other
large libraries. Library Magazine.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1895-12-20
A BRIDAL SUPERSTITION.
Sewing Girls Who Have Single Hairs
Stitched into Wedding Gowns.

Stitched into Wedding Gowns.
One superstition that exists among sew.
ing girls and their associates of Paris and
New York is that if the head dressmakers
will stitch into wedding garments a. single
hair from the head of each they will be-
come brides within a very short time after
tho maiden who wears the bridal outfit
then in preparation. "A young woman of
experience and with a quick eye for what
would interest readers said to o reporter
the other evening:
"Let me tell you of this strange and yet
pretty superstitition which exists among
some Of the sewing girls in Paris and New
York. I am more familiar with the super
stition as it exists among the girls of some
Of the bigger dry goods shops in New York
city, and SO in this instance I will confine
my story to them. When the sewing girls
In the different apartments and the girls
behind the counters learn that the house
has received an order for a big trousseau
they besiege the head dressmakers and ask
them to stitch into the wedding gown es-
pecially a single hair from their heads.
This hair is SO fine that it is easily con.
cealed and cannot in any way mar the
beautiful wedding gown. The head dress.
makers very often humor the girls.
huoW poSltlVe1y GHaG 6n1S supefSGl-
ton exists, and I know positively that in
many wedding gowns, could they be pick
ed to pieces, would be found many hairs
stitched in. The girls when they go home
at night tell their girl friends that a hair
from their heads has beon stitched into the
wedding gown Of Miss So-and-so, and the
lucky one is Immediately envied. She will
be married very soon, her associates say.
'Many Of the girls in the big shops Sc
cure bits Of the wedding gowns of fashion
able brides. They take them homo and
treasure them up They mako collections
of them, and they point them out to their
friends in the neighborhood., saying, THAT
was Miss So-and-so's wedding gown, and
SO they go through the list. Tho sowing
girl who possesses tho greatest collection
of these bits is Il very Important young
woman in the eyes CT her young oman
friends. She is considered to be almost
fashionable herself, bccausc sho is so near
the throne. But by farthc lrcts. lest super
stitition that | have yet heard Of is the enc
where u single hair from SO many Of these
shopgirls is stitched into these very cx-
pensive wedding gowns. New Yus!,
SIM.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1895-12-20
Napoleon's scheme For Evading England,

Napoleon's Scheme For Evading England.
These provooations seem to furnish
cumulative evidence that the ostentatious
preparations for invading England were
little more than a feint. 1t may have
been that, as ever, the colossal genius Of
the man who knew that he was a match
in military strength for the whole CONT
nent was making ready for either alterna,
tive. The romano Of his imperial policy
knew no bounds. Thwarted in crossing
the channel, he might confirm his new po-
sition by overwhelming the coalition
which, as q result of his conduct and Of
Pitts time honored policy, was sure to be
formed at once, or, on the other hand,
checked on the continent he might retrieve
all by n crushing blow at England. But
this Is the most that can be conceded, even
in view Of his great preparations and his
apparent earnestness.-""Life of Napo-
leon,," by Professor w. NJ. Sloane, III
Century.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1895-12-20
ONLY CLEANING HARNESS CHAINS.
Private Coachman Went Through an Ex-
ercise Which Mystified His Audience.

ercise Which Mystified His Audience.
"It's a pity if q fellow who puts on as
many Tugs as that can't afford a pair Of
Indian clubs" The speaker was a pros
porous looking man, who might have been
a retired merchant, and he stood in front
of q private stable in West Fifty-fourth
street, watching a coachman go through
the most undignifed antics for such a
pompous parsonage.
The coachmun had removed his hat and
coat and was standing inside the stable
doors. In his hands he held a long bag,
such as the ragpickers used to carry.
First he took the bag by the top and bot
tom, and, holding it in a horizontal posi-
ton, swayed it to and fro with a gentle
motion. Then he swung it up and down,
changing hands every few minutes and
increasing the motion as he got warmed
up to his work. All the time he kept
humming n popular song, the swinging
bag keeping perfect time with the tune.
The coachman evidently knew what he
was doing, despite the freely expressed
opinion of the onlookers that he had gone
daft, for he went through his strange task
without a single break and performed a
set of exercises that would have done credit
to a trained athlete welding a pair Of In
dian clubs. At last the evolution of the
bag grew slower and slower and stopped
altogether rs the coachman let it drop on
the floor. Opening the bag, he drew forth
a pair of nickel plated chains, such as car
riage horses wear OF their trappings, and
began to admire their highly polished
surface.
= eyes; that's the way the chains are
cleaned he said. IT first souse them up
and down in a pail of suds, and then drop
them into the bag. You can see that the
result is easier and more satisfactory than
If the links were polished by hand. 1t is
good exercise, for practice has given me Il
regular set Of motions, and I go through
them as unconsciously as q butcher chop
ping meat on a block. "-New York Her
aid
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1895-12-20
14
Honor.

The people imagine that it is a great
honor to be elected to congress or the SEN
ate or to be made president. This is a
mistake. All that the people can do is to
put a5man in q place where he can carr
honor. Honor Is not aims. It must be
earned. Even an infinite God could not
place in an unworthy hand the jewel of
honor. Honor must be won. 1t comes
from the inside. Not from place or power,
not from majorities or crowns. This gem
called honor a be won and worn in the
valleys as we'll as on the mountain tops,
In o%bscurity as we'll as In the light and
blaze Of fame..--Robert{ G. Ingersoll.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1895-12-20
An Unconscious Philolorist.

Verbal misconceptions, Of course, are
not confined to sacred matters. A boy
kept a diary, wherein he wrote:
Feb. 21.-My birthday. Had a cake.
Feb. 22.-Had a stummercake.
This boy was an unconscious philolo-
gist, and his etymology Of the word
"st~omachache" did him credit, SO far as
his means of information went. Observ-
Ing a sequence of cause and effect in
"cake'' and ''aohe," he conceived that it
was set forth in the word "stummer-
oake."-London News.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1895-12-20
At the Crossroada

"Any game in this neighborhood, my
friend?"
"Seyen up an draw poker"
!" mean any live gamer
"Looky here, stranger, amt them two
what I just mentioned live enough fer
your"
YES, but mean animals-any ami
mails around here?''
well, thar's erbont ten blind tigers, J
but Of you don't know the ropes the reve-
nue. menm have you up as q witness fore
you can say Jack Robinson!' ATLANTA
Constitution.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1895-12-20
Not out.

"Ha, woman, " he exclaimed, sitting up
suddenly in bed, !" I have found you 3out!''
She smiled and continued accommodating
his change. 5#"Oh, no, DEAR Z said she,
.syou are the; one that out p'-Indianapo-
lis journal.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1895-12-20

The first provincial newspaper in Eng
land Is said to have been the Norwich
Postman. It wa published about 17O5 at
the priceof 4 penny, but "a halfpenny not
refused It was about the size of q sheet
Of note paper.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1895-12-20
The Obstacle.

In a horse talk a n enthusiast expressed
the belief that soon a:horse would trot a
mile in two minutes. To this another re-
marked, s'There amt but one reason why
q boss can't trot a mile in two minutes. !"
"'What is that?"
"Why, the distance is too long for so
short q time."--Sho and Leather Report
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1895-12-20

The smallest known bird is a species Of
West Indian and Central American hum
ming bird that is only an inch in length
and weighs but 30 grains.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1895-12-20

The word prevent originally meant
nothing more than to go before. It is used
in this sense 2 several places nthe Scrip
lures. #
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1895-12-20
.rFirst n]uh,;cat;on Nov ,e 100,

First publication Nov. 16, 1881
Notice III Homestead Final Proof.
Land Office at Bismarck. N. Oak, November
I. 1895. Notice is hereby given that the follow
ing named settler has filed notice of his inten-
ton to make final proof in support of his claim,
U. S. Land Office at Bismarck, North Dakota,
on December 21, 1895. viz:
Percy d. Lee for the NV u sec. 26, twp. Ill,
range We0.
He names the following witnesses to prove his
continuous residence upon and cultivation of
said land. viz:
of WogansgOrt. N. d.. r. A. Waid. of Bismarck,
N. D., John Cooper, of Wogansport N. D..
E. A. LAMB, Register.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1895-12-20
What is

Castoria is DR.. Samuel Pitchers prescription for Infants
and Children. 1t contains neither Opium, Morphine nor
other Narcotic substance. 1t is a harmless substitute
for Paregoric,, Drops, Soothing Syrups, and Castor Oil.
1t is Pleasant. Its guarantee is thirty years. use by
Millions of Mothers. CastOria is the Children's Panacea
the Mothers Friend.
Castoria. Castoria.
CastoraE we'll adapted ochldentha CaHoriac cures Collie Constipation,
Recommend tas superior oany prescription Sour Stomach, Dar1h9a, ETuctaNon
knownt to me-" H. ARCHER, M D Kills Worms, rive shp, ad promotsd d.
I'LL &c. OxhrdS It Brooklyn N ). geson
Without injurious medcaton
"The ue of CaTora, is sc murala nd H --
its nmss s. we'll known that it sens q work urre .r, vers 7 ha roconro,ded
or upaerogaton TO endoselt Few are the sCatora, and shall always continue to do
intelligent fmHsw ho do mott keep Castia 60 &c ~ bc nyorahv nrmlucad heneeiaI
within eayr reach" ressnnsn
CARLOS MARTY, I. D., EDwsF PARDEE, M. D,
New York City. lh Street and 7h Ave, NewYmk City.
The CENrAueC COMPANY, u MURRAY STREET. New YoRK Cry
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-05-05

ssrrls - Perform after ore rehearsal II
r the style adapted 20 coaching trips ana
now seen upon the Pioneer as Il wftrIA
away from 10. Brunswick hotel daily
The piazza vsls - the only on@ tnzs
does rot commend Itself 20 athletic wc-
rssn ard women who look for rev things.
IL Is heavily enbroEssre6 ard Is selected
according TO the purse % the wearer- X
In possible 70 get $50 square OF tace ard
have IL set along the hem with prectous
stones This may add another sls- Tns
vel Is then carefully pinned with dia-
r-sons pins Upon the br.rn Of an imported
piazza hat ard the happy owner eetakes
herself 70 ne looking glass 70 observe me
eject. This veil is prosy. because there
s. more money than taste about X, ana
when did naoney-naxz look as poetic ana
beautiful as sunset poem
TIE real veil OF the season u the ore
that covers the parting. You know what
that vel Is, The small bonnet rests 80
far hack upor rs1e head that only Us sac
wings can be sen. and the Ven covers
ne head Ia place Of hat II - cTewh
from chin 20 crown and ts as grzeeiuiIy
arranged as the wearer and her notner
ard a maid can plan t. IL is not easy 20
put on. but il IS much admired when &C
compIishsd-
As there are tricks within tricks about
everything De IL learned that the part
ing vel has secrets beyond rs own CO.
quetfsh planning. The Frenchwomeh WHO
tie il on take much care that us dots 90
not cross the parting. making Il seem less
straight. and they. or 10 account, have q
DOT In the region OF the eyes They cum
uingiy SEA together plain netting ara
dotted material 20 have the eyes Tree
No ocufiss'z advice !. IN The idea, put
merely that Of q harmonious appearance.
The language Of the veil OF 80 requires
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-05-05

little Interpretation For the theater. Tor
summer dancing or for a picnic the ven
is fastened on ia the thick folds that per-
NIT coquetish drawings across the face
The eyes now show. now they are yelled,
and IL Is the curve OF the cheek that Is
prominent; again IL Is the dimple OF the
chin. And the passer-by says: That is
a pretty womanAs gay woman, styI'sh
woman and fashionable one"
The mourning. the staid. the demure
veil is pinned straight across the nat
brim and drawn to the knot at the back
OF the head and tied there. the new fea-
tnre being the way the trimming upon
the hax brim Is placed over the veil. TX
there ~ jeweied bug he holds the veil
upon his antennae. and II flowers are
there the ven falls beneath them. Only
the very stupid would now tie on veil
over the gaudy brim trimmings OF the
season
But 10 know all the moods and lenses
OF the veil you must study II carefully.
observe how IL appears upon the I'M
ported millinery. and. finally. take few
lessons from some one who has been
abroad TO learn the newest In this very
becoming and coduetish article OF dEess.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-05-05
The New Woman I'm England.
London Daily News


NJ. AugusfIn FUon has discovered N.
New Woman IN England. and has
fastened 20 inform his fellow-cOuntrv-
men az the fact IN 4 work called Notes
r'pon London" The English Eirl OF TO-
day ne says. - utterly unlike the Sentf-
mental. langllshinE creature OF the old
keerSakes- She Is dry and hard. and her
form Is tall and stra' ght The race Is
developing on parwinisn principles. Men
aTc giving up MARRYING, or a. ali events
they marry less than fhey asa The we-
men. therefor. no longer seek 70 plea 80
the men as they 3lt They 60 out into
the world ana compete with the men.
There are womeus clubs where every
sort o. subject e eagerly discussed
Here - specimen English family. az
coritnw 20 NJ. Ftlon. The mother Is the
widow % = Cambridge professor and sha
has four daughters. % whom tire o. fest
Il thirty. Tire mother has very al
vaucet political opinions. and constantly
speaks II puhlIc. She lives alone. The
eldest daughter. Who IL journalist oc-
cupSes chambers. aui is az free a. any
young mar. she = Intelligent. happy. IT.
reproachaele. The second goes IN FOR The
higher studies aud teaches st Gi-ton.
The third has founded a colony Cor wo-
men EaVieners- The fourth - a sculptor.
NJ Ffion fa@s everywhere IN England a
continued physical ana mental activfty
lie Is Inclined o. TIE whole % think that
there - good deal % good as well as
Some harm tn the New Woman move
meat
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-05-05

IL happened that feurs-de-lis were chosen
tho conventional fieurs-de-lis that trim
everything from n sofa cushion TO a
glove back.
snatching the tulle the Russian made
grab At the young woman's hat brim.
picking OF a large purple violet My
needle AMI thread" she cried. These
brought she fastened the violet IN a mys-
terlous corner % the veil. and. quick as
a. fash, tied the folds across the young
womnn's piquant face. The pretty pur-
pie violet came directly under the chin,
and very pretty u looked, As she stepped
oat OF the establishment people looked
at her aamirinRly. though there was
nothing snowy or loud IN the wells ap-
pearance-uothlng Ike the Roman wells
81 the season hat can oniy be worn by
Ieneiopes OF Puritan type. stralght-ncEed.
oval-faeod and dropping eyed.
TIE seashore veil IS not beautiful unless
teautifa material 30 selected. but It il
picturesque and Is designed 20 hide the
smooth hair which viii not wave or curl
ia the dampness- Every year designers
think No uew things for thls veil. So that
the girl Who must have a fringe henea m
her hat hrim may look less wild han she
usually does after she brine has atraight-
cned the carefully prepared curls.
This year Il takes the form or n very
tMckly gathered Knot ~ yelling. which
s. fastened upon The outer edge OF the
hat hTial. TIC do g. you gather the veil
3ng roughly IN the hand. ,astcn Il to-
pethar Ga folds with fancy pins and spike
e. on the front ~ Vaur hat. II now falls
ro thickly across the face that you can
only peer forth. Bu' despair mott Cath
or the aides carefully. draw them back.
and fasteu them lightly gYon jhe sides of
the hat T7tose who are ALWAYS seCking
50 make pictures Of Themselves preserve
the side loops lowering them 10 show the
sides OF the forehead between the front
and aide fasteningz Bur this - a matter
90 taste. only that th}s looping shows CO.
quetry. and "a 50 Interpreted.
The mountain veil Is for bat one thing
- hold the hat uron the head. Thls year
a. - twelve Yards long and Is ~ the color
- the dress. n contrasts With the hat.
which 81 ~ lcht shade while the Vesl
and gown are DARK Tee beginning OF
she twelve Yards ~ yelling Is held firmly
IN the hand % orc's small hrorhev. While
some kind-hearteA friend takes hold ~
the other end The kind-hearted friend
now walks twice around yea. putting =
beautiful hand around che hat. which you
srtke IN place With great rhinestone
pin ~ the effective ana inexpensive va
rtesy.
Upon tss next revolution the X. II.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-05-05
The spring Sewing.


II IL claimed that two or three hours
spent daily in the open air is essential
TO perfect health. but how to take so
much time from necessary duties Is q
great problem In woman's life
Unfortunately all OF the average wo-
mans duties lie indoors, and must per-
force he done Interviewing and dust
ing and sewing: and II she have fam
ily OF children. and purse not over full,
the sewing alone is enough to occupy her
every day and all day.
Few women have settled rule about
taking exercise. and a friend of the
writer, living in the country, who con-
fessed that she never went outside her
doors for two months last winter, is hut
a type of many who lead shut-in lives
because they do not realize the absolute
need Of out door air for their mental and
physical weil-helng.
Nothing Is more natural than for a
mother 10 wish 70 see her children pref
lily and appropriately dressed. but II
this can only be done by constant and
unremitting labor. which obliges her 10
give ifp the privilege OF being compan-
Ion % her children. Is IL not a great and
fatal mistake?
Simple clothing and a mother interest
ga and compantonahle are better for
every child than all the luxury in the
world. and II the good times which they
have together can be taken out Of doors.
how fortunate for every one concerned!
A good way TO dispose OF the necessary
spring sewing Is to engage a skilful
seamstress who operates the sewing ma
chine. II the garments are cut out he
forehand. she viii be able. IL they are
plain in style and simple I'm constTuc-
ton. 20 do all the machine work in
three or four days on large number
Simple Bingham slips for ordinary wear
IN summer, which are quickly made and
easily Numbered. should form the prin-
cipl Part Of every young chlld's ward
robe at that season. With this work all
done. summer. when 81 comes. may be
fully enjoyed by the mother as well as
the children.
IN one household known by the writer
a seStmstress is engaged - come ore
day each week during three months
January February and March. and the
intervals between are spent IN finishing
the work she has LETT. ana planning other
work for the next sewing day. Surely
Some plan could Re devised by every wo-
man % reduce this necessary work t. a
system. AMI enable her 20 ENJOY a daily
outing wlth her children tn the lovely
days % spring ana early summer. I'M
fettered by worry about the sewing.