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Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1895-11-15
Calcutta's Docks.

Among the most notable systems of dock
construction achieved by modern engineer
ing science Calcutta may be said to pre-
sent a conspicuous example. The entrance
to these docks is through a channel so feet
wide, and q lock 60 feet wide, terminating
in a basin measuring 600 by $50 feet. Two
entrances, 60 by so feet wide, lead from
this basin into the dock proper, which is
1900 feet long, 80 feet wide for the great
or part of its length, and covers 34I acres,
two dry docks also leading off from the
basin, one OF them $50 feet long and tho
other $50 feet. While the river is low these
waterways are supplied with fresh water
from the neighborhood, and elaborate pro
vision is made to remove the mud from
this water before it is pumped into the ba.
sin. The docks arc equipped with Sc NOV
able hydraulic cranes, Of which SO arc con
structed to lift as much as ~ tons, while
the remainder can handle weights of S
tons, all Of them overhanging the quay 20
feet, and operated by water under pres
sure, as are also the lock gates, capstans
and swing bridges about the docks. The
water is under a pressure Of roo pounds,
and is furnished by two pairs of hydraulic
engines, each of $50 horsepower.-New
York SIM
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1895-11-15
Animal Superstitions,

In the east it is commonly said that ten
animals were admitted to paradise. a.
The dog Kratin Of the seven sleepers of
Ephesus; az Balaam' g ass, which reprov-
ed the disobedient prophet; (3) Solomon's
ant, which reproved the sluggard; a. Jo-
nah's whale; ~ the ram Of Ishmael,
caught by the horns, and offered in sacri-
fee instead Of Isaac; ca the camel Of Sa-
leb; (s) the cuckoo Of Belkis; (9)lthe OK
Of Moses; (1O) the animal called AL Bo-
rak, which conveyed Mohammed to heav-
on. The following are sometimes added
or substituted: The ass on which our Saw
Jour rode into Jerusalem; the ass on
which the queen of Sheba rode when she
visited Solomon.-St. Louis Globe-Dem-
xncrafI aas&%I ~
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1895-11-15
il BARITONE SINGER,
An Amusing: Incident In the Career of
MIR, Clifford Halle.

.I=.rs 4 NIX AlAIOr0 oAAkos r 81:
Clifford Halle, son of Sir Charles Halle.
ono of EnglaDd's most famous musicians
(who, by the way, was knighted by tho
queen some years ago), said to the writer:
u rocollect Il funny thing that occurred
In Port Elizabeth, South Africa, when
was travelling through that country us l,
baritone singer. The AVN is rather pro-
%vincial, and tho pou.N .nas,ax never con-
siders that he has any duties to perform.
The hall where I sang was in a portion of
the village where donkeys, goats and 9th
or domestic animals held considerable of
the available space. Tho night was warm
and the nail entrance was loft open for
the purpose of permitting fresh air to en-
ter.
II had already sung two or three num-
bers and was announced to render u bal
lad we'll known in that part of the world,
entitled Thou Art Passing Hence, My
Brother. tt is full Of sympathy and feel
ing, and as the audience seemed to be alive
to my workI did my very best. The or
ohestra was reasonably good. Ihad the au-
dience pretty we'll under control. Tho con
olusion of the song contains the words,
Brother, brother and just as l reached
them and my voice was dying away and
everybody seemed s%pellbound a full grown
donkey stuck his head in the door and
prayed, 'Ye-haw-w-w! Ye-haw-w-w!'
seemingly in answer to my words.
1.-The audience went into commissions,
ant the applause l anticipated was turned
into how1so of mirth. We I'D to stop right
there and conclude the programme. The
violinist was all broken up over the acct
dent, and walking up to mo with his bow
IN his hand said, Say, Halle, if you 81.
pect to mako Il success of this South Afri-
ca touryou have got to keep your relatives
away from the front door,
Oh another occasion I sang for tho
king OF Swaziland, old Umbandine, and
had for an audience his 600 wives. Young
Shepstone, son Of the famous Theopholis
Shepstone, tho man who plunged England
into tho Zulu war, was with me, and oul
orchestra consisted of two banjos. W.
sang light music, and in concluding ]
gave them y trill. The old king Jumped
Down from his throne, rushed up to me
IL wanted to examine my throat. l die
1t for him several times, and he finall,
concluded that he could do it himself.
The result was q sound that reminded one
OF a broken snare drum being played by 6
small boy. Ho tackled it for two or three
days and gave it up on the ground that
his throat wasn't built right. He tried tc
teach it to several of his family, but with
out success. 1t was about the only thing
l did that seemed to please him, and from
that timo on until I left I INDUCED il
nothing but songs that had a trill in them
He always mudo Il close examination afte1
each piece, and finally stated that Their
was something the matter with me. "-Sar
Francisco Call.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1895-11-15
h Two

Ono Cay there was u traveller in the
woods in California in the dry season,
when the trade winds were blowing strong.
He had ridden Il long way, and he was tired
and hungry and ~dismounted from his
horse to smoke 4 pipe. But when he felt
In his pocket he found but two matches.
He struck the first, and it would not ignite.
Here is a pretty state O. things" said
the traveller. "Dying for u smoke. Only
one match left. and that certain to miss
fire. Was there ever q creature so unfortu-
nate? And yet,'' thought the traveller,
''suppose I light this match and smoke
my pipe and shake out the dottle here in
the grass. The grass might catch on fire,
for it is dry like finder, and while I snatch
out the flames in front they might evade
and run behind mi and seize upon yon
bush of poison oak. Before l could reach
it that would have blazed up. Over the
bush l see q pine tree hung with moss.
That, too, would fly in fire upon the in
slant to its toplnost bough, and the flame
of that long torch, how would the trade
wind take and brandish that through the
inflmnmable forest? 1 hear this dell roar
in a moment with the joint voice of wind
and fire. I see myself gallop for my soul,
and the flying conflagration chase and out
flank me through the hills. I see this
pleasant forest burn for days, and the cat
tie roasted, and the springs dried up, and
the farmer ruined, and his children cast
upon the world. What a world hangs upon
this momentl"
With that he struck the match, and it
missed fire.
"Thank God, !" said the traveller, and he
put his pipe in his pocket.-The Late R. L.
Stevenson IN Longman's Magazine.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1895-11-15
Terribly Tormented.

The following conversation is reported
to have takon place between a minister
and a widow, both of Aberdeen. The wild
ow, who called upon the minister, seemed
DESTROYS of relieving her mind of some
thing which oppressed her, at which the
reverend gentleman, wishing to hurry
matters, exclaimed:
"My good woman, you see I cal be of
no service to you till you tell me.what it
is that troubles you.'
"Weel, sir, I'm thinkin O getting mar
ried again."
"'Oh, that is it'll Let me see; that is
pretty frequent, surely. How many hus-
bands have you had?"'
"Weel, sir, !" she replied in a tone less of
sorrow than Of bitterness, this is the
fourth, I'm sure there never was a wum-
nun sac completely tormented wi sic a
set Of deein men as I've been, sir.'-Lon>
don Tit-Bits.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1895-11-15
Carrying Money.

You can judge well any mans character
by the way he carries his money. He who
has it ramlnea into any and every pocket,
carelessly crumpled, and has difficulty III
finding a note Of any required denomina-
tion, is sure to be a spendthrift, and is a
candidate for the poorhouse. He who care.
fully folds his notes, placing the different
denominations together, and folds them
in q pocketbook, from which he con at a
moments notice select any sum wanted,
is quite as sure to be a close, successful
q His supreme Thought such a per
son can have a supreme thoughts for
himself. He is not a man to make saori-
fees for any one but his royal self.-New
York Press.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1895-11-15
FORGOT HER MAIDEN NAME.
A Curious Instance of Observation-Disclosures
and Consequent Embarrassment.

- OuI1OuS 1A6OAuCo u
and Consequent Embarrassment,
Inability to remember namcs is a fail
Ing common to o great many people.
There are varying degrees of the mala1y,
of course, but nearly every one has had
the experience of going to call upon one of
his most intimate friends, and suddenly,
as he, as, ended the steps end was about to
ring the bell, finding himself utterly I'M
able to recall the name of the person he
was to ask for. This performance, howev-
or, has been completely distanced by the
feat Of Mrs. S., who lives up town and
now holds the palm among her acquaint-
Rnces for this sort Of observation-disclosures.
On the occasion Of the death of a distant
relative recently she was obliged to go
down to the %surrogate's court to attend to
some business regarding the will. In the
course Of the proceedings it became neces-
sary for her to sign her maiden namo to
the document in question. The clerk
handed her the pen, told her where the
signature to be affixed, and stood wait
ing for her to comply. But Mrs. S.
seemed u ut the request. She stared
blankly at the young map before her and
then at the paper, but made no motion to-
ward writing, and said not a word.
sH Suoo o1SA yOuI lllttllou utttIlo, you
know" repeated the clerk, thinking she
had in some way misunderstood
Mrs. S. knew only too we'll what he
had said, but was no more able to execute
the task than the young man himself
would have been. She had been married
twice, and it is a long time since she had
had occasion to use the name to which she
was born.
"I-I-really don't remember it, " she
gasped in an agony Of embarrassment to
the astonished clerk. II shall have to go
home and find out" And she disappeared
through the door with all the haste at her
command.
In telling the story afterward she said
that she paced up and down the street in
front of that office for at least ten minutes
cudgeling her brains in a vain effort to re-
call the lost namo, and was finally obliged
to go home, rs she had proposed, and look
it up in an old book which had belonged
to her when q girl.-New York Tribune.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1895-11-15
PRUsslAN HORSES.
Tho Famous Stud Farm Tha Supplies the
German ARMY With Animals.

In the elsterilmOst corner of Prussia,
near the village Of Trakehncn, is a famous
horse breeding establishment which was
started by the father of Frederick the
Great. This great stud farm is still carried
on with characteristic energy, and not on
" provides the German army with the
hundred thousand horses which it requires
in times of peace, but does much toward
keeping up q high general standard among
the horses of the COUNTRY. Nearly every
farm in east Prussia is devoted to this one
occupations, and tho German army gets
many more horses from this little corner
than from anywhere else in the kingdom.
The author Of "The Borderland of Gar
and Kaiser" gives an admirable picture Of
the gentleness and'docility of the Trakeh-
nen thoroughbrads:
We pulled up in a field where were 100
3-year-old stations running free, and
watched by two herders, each bearing q
long whip, which he cracked now md then
as a warning that some one of the herd
was straying.
The herd appeared very quiet, and paid
little attention to our carriage as it drove
up close to them on the grass. The major
said they were as gentle as sheep and not
half as shy, and at his invitation I jump
ed from my seat and walked up to them,
into the very midst Of them, strolling in
and out among them, patting them on the
nose or flank, wherever I happened to be
nearest them.
To secure this result a prize is offered to
those herders whose horses show the most
oonflding disposition at the approach of
man.
One evening we went to see the horses
called home from the pasture. They came
in troops Of hundreds, and gathered in
large Enclosures facing tho stables. Tho
main body divided itself according to col
or, tho blacks going to one cevncr, the
browns to another, tic bays to Il; third; Of
whites or grtsys ! saw no specimens.
Here and there wnulu be one tl,at had
mistaken his corner, or was seeking for
bidden company cut OF mischief. Thu
keeper had 40 difficulty in bringing him
to his right senses, however, iy simply
calling his l!;illc and waving Ills l::.rd in
the direction OF the. corner to which 10 be
longed. The colt thus addressed %invaria-
bly, leapcl out from tho corner To which he
was an intruder and %gat;upcd straight to
the corner whose color matched lis. Gy.is
we saw Conc many times over, and it new
or failed.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1895-11-15
IN THE LAND OF THE FREE.
One Sacred. Hereditary, Inalienable Right
the American Citizen Possesses.

One Sacred, Hereditary, Ina1ienable Right
the American Citizen Possesses.
Eyes, said the Englishman who has
been for some years q resident of the
estates, +" America can fairly claim to be
the freest country IN earth. fused to think
England was. I believed that in spite Of
your boosted republican institutions and
your universal suffrage and your bird Of
freedom n lots of other things we had
more real freedom and more personal
rights on the other side than you had over
here. But I've changed my mind. The
American has more liberty than the Brit
on. But the advantage isn't due to the
form of government or political institu-
tions, or the tariff, or the size and youth
of the country. It's just in the matter of
peanuts.
SIT is the sacred hereditary and %inalien-
able right of every freeborn American
citizen to eat peanuts when and where he
pleases and to throw the shells on the floor.
I was crossing the river the other day OH
one of the %ferryboats. The d%eckhands had
just swept out tho gentlemen's cabin, and
were even then washing the floor. Two
young men came in, sat down on tho side
which had just been washed and began to
eat peanuts. The deckhands who were
sweeping were not afraid to do their duty,
for they had very quickly subdued adrunk-
en- tough who got boisterous, and they
plainly saw the young men throw the pea
nut shells on the clean floor, but they no
more thought of objeoting than they would
think of debating to a man what kind of
clothes he should wear. They respected the
first right Of an American citizen.
GIVE seen the same thing in elevated
and cable cars, in public halls, in theaters
yes, even in a church-and it is always
taken as a matter Of course that the man
who eats peanuts shall throw the shells on
the floor wherever he happens to be. We
poor Englishlnen are slaves-we are serfs
and bondservants beside you Yankees. -
New York Herald.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1895-11-15
Frank and Explicit.

A city visitor in a country town had a
tea party given in her honor, where she
says she watched the country folk spoil
their pleasant customs by initiating city
arti1ciality. One old maiden, however, re-
lieved unconsciously the boredom Of the
afternoon. ..Will you have milk and sugar
in your tca?'' she was asked. ssSugar, if
lump; If not, no. Milk, if cream; if not,
no.n"-Boston Transcript.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1895-11-15

When a gentleman offers his seat to a
lady in, order to prevent his trousers bag
ging at the knee one cannot avoid the re-
Fiction that he enjoys her grateful smile
under false pretenses.-New York Mail
and Express.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1895-11-15

Good manners is the art of making
those people easy with whom we converse;
whoever makes the fewest persons uneasy
Is the best bred man in company.-Swift.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1895-11-15
In Florence.

First italian Count-Why, my dear fel,
low, where have you been for the last six
months or so?
Second italian Count-Over in America
hunting heiresses.
First italian Count-Did you bag any.
thing?
Second Italian Counties, m trou.
sers .-Somerville Journal.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1895-11-15

The "Pilgrim's Progress was first pub
lished on the 31st Of August, 1878, and on
the same date ten years later Its great au,
thor passed to his rest.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1895-11-15

this dollhouse atmosphere, as sooner or Ia
ter we all must, we find ourselves unfit.
ted for the struggle before lis, and blanc
poor heredity fer the evils brought on us
either by the ignorance or the o~verzeal Of
our upbringers.
To produce successful results our diet
should not only. be generous and Whole
some, but 1t should be suitabla to#our
name Of life, adapted to oar constitu-
tions, varied enough; to give work to al.
our internal organs by turns, alt:: stiff
GENTLY appetizing to tempt us to take The.
necessary and wholesome food required by
our way Of life. Unless it is SO regulated
we shall not be healthy, L in conse-
quence shall probably be morose and
gloomy from dyspepsia, irritable and un-
certain from nervous prostration, and, in
short, untitled for the life before us long
before we should be out of our first youth.
There is another very serious point to DC.
considered in regard to food. a we'll fed
man is less liable to the morbid cravings
that beset an unsatistled digestion, and SO
is less predisposed to what some people
call our national sin, drink, while a man
weakened by Indigestion and i'll feeding is
more apt to fall q prey to the hundred and
one diseases that surround us on all hands.
Those acquainted with the awful ep1de-
mics Of hot climates will tell you that im-
munity from such is due more to morale
than to medicine, and that once a mans
morals give way his health pretty surely
follows it. Now, this is only another way
of saying that a mar who has led q whole
some, healthy life is less apt to let his
nerves run away with him, and, without
begging the question, it may unhesitat-
ingly be asserted that " nerves. is only
another word for digestion-or indiges-
tion. as the case may be!-London Queen.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1895-05-12

long list Of musical techntcaHt1es. al
right of course. in their place, put suFg-
ly. the wayfaring man. though a 1901
might know that their place vas NOT n
the primary grades of public scnooi-
However, we struggled through fnem'
with many tears and sobs, great as
couragement and despair. frequently
begging TO stay at home. though wren
fear of still more direful consequences
ill., al last. the fateful day arrived
\ weak of so much anxiety, ana no
breakfasts being Only Tor
happier mortais. who were not pursued
by half a hundred fiendinSh music
questions. nor living in the dread cloao
of fear OF failure in examination there
of-had resulted il giving a very nag
gard look to the face of the little gIft
who came running TO me IN ner hisht-
gown that morning saying oh, hldih-
ma, such an awful sl1iver went GOWN
nv back just as soon as i opened my
eyes and thought of that music eSanli-
nation" After the ordeal was over
her sister said 10 me. when was go
ing through the hall 10 the beli-roonl,
| trembled so / was afraid 1 couidh
walk
Shades of Froebel, Rise and aVenSe
the children, These girls teachers' !
suppose. know not what they 90, anu
even the mothers L think, do not rest-
iZe as they ought what this intense
nervous strain is to their children. or
there would be something Eiore zone
ine- MATER.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1895-05-12
HAPPY HEARTS AT SALTWATER.
Mr.. w. r. McGeorge Leads Miss Mary Hand
to SiiiIMater.

Saltwater. O. T.. May 11-An inter
esting social event took place here
Thursday evening at : O'Clock, in the
marriage Of Miss Mary Hand, dau%n-
ter of H +. Hand. leading banker.
lumber dealer and hardware merchant
of this city, and W. r. McGeorSe, drug
gist also of this place.
The marriage ceremony was perform
ed by Rt. Rev Francis Key Brook.
Protestant Episcopal bishop Of Okla
ma. assisted by Rev DR. Lee, rector OF
the Episcopal church here
The church was elaborately decorated
with evergreens and flowers. many oI
the latter being secured from green
houses in Kansas. 1t was the Verdlct
Of many of the ladies that the interior
of ST. Andrews church was never more
handsomely decorated.
Mendelssohn's wedding march was
rendered by Mrs Martin, the church
organist. as the bride, leaning on the
arm of her father, passed up the alSIe
of the church To the altar. The bride
was elegantly attired in white faielle
silk but without train or bridal Veli.
Mr. Henry Hand acted as best man
and Miss Grace Foster was the maid
of honor Professor Thompson Of the
Agricultural and Mechanical college.
Mir. ". J. Hall and Alex Campbell were
ushers. all in full evening dress.
The church was filled 10 its full capa-
city by the elite of the town.
After the ceremony many OF the lnVlt-
ed guests repaired to me future resi-
dence Of the newly welded couple. and
were regaled with bOuntifui collauoh'
and extended the usual CONGRATULATIONS
TO the bride and groom.
The wedding presents were numerous
and costly. many if them being sent
from abroad by friends and relatives
! living in Omaha. Denver. Albany, New
! York and towns in Kansas.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1895-05-12
ICEIN RICE COUNTY.
And in Many Other Places the Cold Dam
u..es AegeIahl EldiN.

The cold wave that visited Kansas
and oklahoma Friday and Friday
night was followed by clearing wealth
er and i'm some localities a heavy frost
iS reported.
In Marion county there was consid-
erable frost, hut not enough 10 do
any serious damage beyond retarding
the growth of growing crops. Reno.
Rice. Edwards and kingman counties
report = light frost. In Rice county
II was cold enough 10 freeze lee an
eight Of an inch in the water pools
Butler and eastern counties had very
little frost hut did considerable dam
age t. tender garden vegetables. and
set corn back. though not seriously in
iuriug any Of the harder growing
crops. In the extreme western part
of the state there are several towns
reporting very heavy frosts, but the
long drouth. and general backward
ness Of the growing crops, saved them
from much damage.
In Sedgwick county there We're some
places that report a light frost and
killing of garden Vegetables but moth
ing to amount 10 much was killed
As far as heard from sumner county
seems To have escaped anything more
than d slight frost. doing no damage.
In Oklahoma, several towns report
that Vegeta bles are very seriously in
iured. and corn. though not badly, is
damaged 10 some extent.