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Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1895-09-13
MYSTERY OF A MAINE ISLAND.
a Hermit Englishman Who Ended HI
Misery by Cutting His Throat.

4 Hermit Englishman Who Ended His
Misery by Cutting His Throat.
"Some years ago, up at North Haven is
land, on the Maine coast" said a New
Yorker, II came across q mystery that
haunts me still. A bare, rocky point juts
out into the sea on one side of the island,
and the first year that I visited the place
there was a rude cabin on the rock. Hav-
ing gone out there from curiosity one day
I found a man in shameful rags trying out
the oil from the refuse from a fish canning
factory. When am to examine the man
his appearance astonished me. He was an
extremely handsome, we'll made English
man of 40 or t~hereabout. His hands,
soiled with the material he worked in,
were small and well shaped. When l tried
to draw him into conversation he at first
answered in monosyllables, and was al
most sulky in his reserve. He gradually
thawed, however, and l found that he
spoke rare and beautiful English, that of
a we'll read and well bred la CHANGING
into the door Of his cabin, I could see per-
haps a score of well thumbed volumes in
library binding. His reserve was such that
I could not ask him about himself, but I
left the island deeply interested in him..
II turned up at North Haven the next
year, and one of the earliest things I did
was to go out to the point in search Of my
acquaintance. The rock was bare again,
and there was no trace of him or his cot
tage. I asked about him Of some persons
I met on the island, and here is what ]
learned: He had come to the place mystic
riously some years before, having been
dropped by u schooner. He found work at
the fish cannery, but later quit the place,
built his cabin on the rock, supplied him.
self with food chies.!Ss by fishing, and OBJ
tanned from the factory the privilege Of
| trying oil from the refuse. From the prod
uct he obtained a little ready money fol-
tobacco and other luxuries. At some time
between my two visits his cabin was dis
covered to be on fire late one night, and
hurrying down, his neighbors saw hin
amid the flames dead, with his throat cut
The fire had so seized upon the hut tina
his body could not be removed until it wa:
nearly consumed. He vas buried, and NJ
solution of the mystery was discovered
Life had evidently become i~nsupportabl'
to him, and he had taken the way Of sui
eide as the easiest one out of misery
New York Sun.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1895-09-13
Fads In Ships.

Fads in shipbuilding seem to date from
the seventeenth century, when a Dutch
merchant gave orders for a vessel to be
constructed for him like the pictorial rep
reservations of Noah's ark. The shipping
folk in the town where he resided jeered
at him for his eccentric idea, but when the
craft was completed and she was found ca
pable Of carrying a third more cargo than
other owners ships, and no extra men
were required to work her, the laugh
changed sides. Probably this is the only
instance on record of a'fad'' turning out
successful when put to a practical test.
In 1914 William Doncaster patented
what he described as being "the first ny
drostatic ship which has ever appeared up
on the habitable globe" 1t consisted OF
five pontoons, sharp pointed, to divide the
displaced water, So that she would rise
well to the waves. Four water wheels were
fixed fore and aft, between pontoons one
and two and four and five, through which
the water ran to propel the vessel. This
invention, as might readily be imagined,
proved to be of no use whatever.-Cham
bers' Journal.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1895-09-13
A New Cure For the Poker Habit.


"Let me tell you how I cured Osy OF polk
er playing" said the garrulous little jok-
or, tapping the piazza steps with her
daintily shod foot.
"It was shortly after our marriage that
the poker habit developed, and night after
night I was left alone until unearthly
hours.
zone night I lay awake counting the
clock strike 1. 2, 8, and no Osy in sight.
"'This thing has got to STOP I said. In
the bureau drawer was a roll Of prepared
mustard plaster. 1 cut off a big square,
moistened it and laid it under the sheet on
Osy's side Of the bed.
"'If he hasn't been drinking too much,
I reasoned, he will discover it, and the
joke will be on me. If he has imbibed too
freely he will roll into bed and fall asleep
Eat a quarter of 4 his royal highness
appeared, much the worse for the nights
game. He was soon fast asleep, while I
waited, delighted at the success of the ruse
until conscience began to prick.
1.-THE next morning I was awakened by
apiteous cry: 'Oh, my back, my back! I
never had such pain. How in the d.
did I get itp'
"Poor Osy pranced about like an infuri-
ated lion. His back was one huge, red bis
ter"
"Did he play poker AGAIN."
"No," said the little joker. "Not for
two weeks. New York Herald.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1895-09-13

THE WAY AND THE GUIDE.

The way I ! knew not thou hast led, and oft
It seemed a darksome way and hard to tread,
And leading downward rather than aloft
Appeared the way by which the Father led.
But yet l followed, knowing not the way,
Though still assured, because the guide !
knew,
And waiting till the radiance Of the day
Should break, illumed with heaven painted
hue.
And, lols the glowing morn has burst at last,
More brilliant cen than hope could paint its
life.
That light is c~learest which leaves darkness
past.
That peace most peaceful which is born Of
strife.
Canada Presbyterian.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1895-09-13
UNCOMFORTABLE LOVE FOR FLAG
How Confederates Resented an Insult to
the Stars and Strines.

How COnfederates Resented an Insult to
the Stars and Stripes.
At the grand army encampment in
Cleveland Genera Leggett related an in
cident which was vOuched for to him as
authentic. 1t is SO remarkable that, COM
ing from almost anybody else than the
general, it would hardly be believed. Dur
Ing the WA q squad Of Confederate soldiers
under command of a captain captured a
number Of United States soldiers, and with
them an American flag. The Confederate
officer was delighted with the capture of
the flag, and to show his contempt for it
dragged it behind him through the dust
dirt as he marched into General Stone
wall Jackson's camp with his prisoners.
A Confederate soldier, seeing the stars and
stripes trailing in the dust, raised his
musket, took aim at the Confederate Off
Ger, n In language more forcible than
polite told him to lift that flag out Of the
dust or he would blow his brains out.
The officer saw Shoot in the mans
eye and lifted the flag out of the dirt, but
took the name of the private soldier who
had ~"insulted" him, and reported the in
cident to General jackson. The general
asked what he had done to excite the wrath
of the private, and the captain told him
that he vas dragging the stars and stripes
through the dirt. "He did not shoot you?"
said the general. "No," said the officer,
"he did not shoot me-" The general made
some remark which indicated that he
would not lave dealt harshly with the
man had he done so, and said to the Off.
GER. "That soldier was born under the
stars and stripes, as his father was, and
he still retains a respect and affection fol
it, and an officer of our army who has nc
higher appreciation of the sentiments Of
people than you appear to have is not
fit to be on my staff" And he dismissed
the officer.
General Leggett remarked that this
showed that there was in the Confederate
army a strong undercurront Of affection
for the old stars and stripes, and he add
ed that a prominent officer Of the Confed
crate army once made the remark that til,
mistake the Confederates made was il
adopting a new flag; that they ought t.
have stuck to the stars and stripes ant
insisted that that was their 1ag.-Sandus
XIV (O,) REGISTER.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1895-09-13
A Matter of Eggs.

Having taken a farm, a city merchant
was much puzzled to know why his fowls
never laid, so, purchasing two dozen eggs,
he at night placed half d dozen in the nests.
"Well, gardener, he said next morning,
"none of those fowls laid YETI"
"No, SIR" answered the gardener, shak.
ing his head sadly. "They'r re very slow,
sir, to lay this time of the year."
The same thing occurred on the follow
ing two nights and mornings. On the
fourth morning the gardener appeared
with one egg, saying, "TheyU soon begin
to lay now, sir; here's one on 'eln al
ready"
"Well gardener" the merchant said,
II nave myself laid four and twenty egg;
In the nests, and you pretend the fowls
have laid only one."
The gardener could only reply, "Well
there is the one they laid," and skunk of
to become a gardener elsewhere .-LondoI
Telegraph.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1895-09-13
A Real Want.

Why not offer a 90, 900 prize for some
new form of entertainment suitable for
the butterflies of society," They must be
everlastingly weary Of dinners, %luncheons
and dances, with the same lavish displays
and the same eternal Combinations. y
After all, the limitations Of the conven-
tional modes Of life never strike n SO for
chilly as when the Newport season is turned
on. Either people are easily %contented with
the old, old stories, or they have never put
their minds to devising some novelty that
will cost a pot Of money and be an excuse
for collecting the cream of the social circle.
Let the ingenious sharpen their Wits
Boston Herald.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1895-09-13

Look upon the bright side Of your con-
dition; then your discontents will dispense.
Pore not upon your losses, but recount
your mercies.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1895-09-13
A Proverb Applied.

"A FrOVoFD Applied.
Baron-I am in immediate want of 100
marks.
Usurer-You can have it at once, baron.
Baron-Bravo, old chap. (Looks at the
money and the note of handy Thunder!
Why, you have only given me 100 marks,
and written down 900!
UsErer-Of course! Does not the Herr
Baron know the old proverb, Tile who
gives quickly gives twicep''-Der Schalk.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1895-09-13
{. Not Laudatory.

Mrs. Hiram-And have you any refer
encesp
Applicant-No, mum. OF tored EN- up.
Mrs. Hiram lin surprise)-Tore them up2
How foolish!
Applicant-Yez wudn't think SO, num-,
il yez had seen 'em!-London Tit-Bits.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1895-09-13

First publication Aug. 2, 1885,
CTATE OF NORTH DAKOTA-County O
= Burleigh. In District Court, Sixth Judicia
District.
ELLA G.. KENNEDY, Plaintiff,
@z VS.. As
JOHN KENNEDY, Defendant.
The State of North Dakota to the above named
defendant, greeting:-You are hereby summoned
and required to answer the complaint of the
plaintiff IN the above entitled action, which has
been filed in the Office Of the Clerk OF said Court,
and to serve q copy of your answer to the said
complaint on the subscriber, at his Office. in the
city of Bismarcl, in said county Of Bur!eigh. and
state aforesaid within thirty days after the service
of this summons upon You. exclusive Of the day
of such service aud it yon fail to answer the
said complaint within the time aforesaid, the
plaintiff in this action will apply to the court
for the relief demanded in the 9. mplaint.
8@sq b. N. STEVENS,
Plaintiffs Attorney,
Bismarck, North Dakota,
Dated July 81, 1895.
thereby. certify that the,isummonAand complaint
in the above entitled action was filed in the Office
Of the Clerk Of the District Court. at Bismarck,
ir Burleigh county, state of North Dakota, on
WALTER SHELTON
[SEAL.] Clerk,
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1895-09-13
She Likes Medicines.

A druggist in a country town says that
he has some curious experiences with the
samples of medicine which he gives away.
One woman from the rural districts is In
the habit every time she "comes to town.
Of stopping in to see him and asking If he
has any medicines to bestow on her. He
gives her whatever he has in that line, and
she departs, happy and with her arms
laden down.
"Do you suppose she takes them?' he
was asked by a horror stricken hearer. II
know she does,'' was his cool response.
"She says SO. Evidently they don't do
her any particular harm, either. I don't
quite see what her object is in turning her
stomach into a sort of apothecary's shop,
but as long as she finds pleasure in it and
doesn't ask me for poisons, I give them to
her and make no remonstrance ."-Phila-
delphia Press.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1895-09-13

Captain William Pence of the British
royal navy says that he has encountered
icebergs in antarctic waters which were
larger than the isle of Man.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1895-09-13
AMERICAN SEED FARMS.
The Very Finest of Fruit and Vegetables
Go to Seed.

80 soAS - ~A~
Go to Seed.
During the harvesting time for general
farmers the seedfields present a most do
sirable sight. Rich, luscious melons such
as never appear in market may be scat
tered over hundreds of acres of land in be-
wildering numbers, or fine green cabbage,
lettuce or other vegetables may produce a
mass of foliage that clothes the landscape
in rich colors. The c%ultivators go through
the fields at this time and pull up all of
the poorly matured plants, leaving only
the most perfect ones to go to seed. A few
more weeks, and the greer heads turn yell
low and brown. Seed pods and stalks
shoot up from the heads of green, and the
plants have to be watched every day to
ascertain the proper time for harvesting
them. When the time arrives, laborers arc
sent into the fields in companies, and in
the curse of a few days or weeks all of
the seed pods are collected and carried to
the barn made purposely for their recep-
ton.
Pumpkins, w~atermelons and cucumbers
are loaded upon carts and taken to the
seed separators, where they are crushed to
pieces and the seeds separated and dried.
The onions, cabbages, lettuce, peas and
beans produce their seeds in pods or bolls,
and these are gathered in the field by men
and women, who clip off the narrow stalks
and throw them into baskets or bags. The
pods are allowed to dry in the sun and
then the seeds are separated from them
by machinery, hand work or by thrashing,
The barns are divided into seed bins and
rooms, and all of the seeds are collected
here to be stored away until ready for ship
ment. Some of the seedhouses lave the
seeds put up in packages right in the barn
while others have them shipped to thei1
city warehouse in bulk. One seed farm
will send of several carloads of seed in ONT
season, while the leaves and stalks of thu
plants left in the fields can often be solo
for fodder or some other purposes.-Chau
tafQuau
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1895-09-13
First Publication August %, 1917
Notice OF Homestead Final Proof.

Notice OF Homestead Final Proof.
LAND OFFICE at Bismarck, North Dakota,
August 20. 1895.
Notice is hereby given that the following named
fnal proof in support Of his claim, and that said
proof will be made before United States Land
Office at Bismarck, North Dakota on November
q, 1895, Wig: Patrick McGrath. for the s.h of n. ".
a and lots Nos and 1 sec. 2 twp 1879. range q.
He names the following witnesses to prove his
continuous residence upon and cultivation OF,
said land. viz:
John will, Of Bismarck, North Dakota; l.
Dennison, Of Mckenzie, North Dakota; lsac
Hoffu, Of Sterling, North Dakota; Joseph Allen,
of Sterling, North Dakota.
Any person who desires to protest against the
allowance of such proof, or who knows of any
substantial reason. under the law and the regula::
tione of the Interior department, why such proof
tunity at the above mentioned time and place to
cross-examine the witnesses of said claimant,
and to offer evidence in rebuttal Of that snbmit-
| ted by claimant. r. ID. LAMB,
Receiver.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1895-09-13
Not True.

He-My aunt was kind enough to tell
me that you only loved me for my money.
She-She was wrong. I married you for
your money.-Indianapolis Journal.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1895-09-13
THE
N E:
PUBLISHING COMPANY

Has in stock a large number Of Session Laws Of 1870
89I and I893-all sessions since statehood; also a
NUMBER Of volumes of the Debates Of the Constitutional
Conventions work that will IN time be very valuable
and dihicuItto procure.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-03-01

To tan dry hide lay it i'll water and
turn it twice a day; the third day lay
it in trough or box or tub and stamp
it with broad stamper until good and
soft; then proceed as with green hide
If it is desired to color the leather black
cook two ounces of terra japonica, half
ounce extract of logwood and one ounce
copperas in one quart of chamber I've
that has stood for several days; then
rub this mixture into the skin with a
smooth stone. The coloring is applied
by laying the skin fiat, pouring the col
oring in the center and then spread
with brush and rub back and forth
with the stone thoroughly. When dry
apply a second coat. If the color does
not suit. then rub the colored side with
the hand and little soft soap and let
O little color drop on now and then.
Then mix pint of soft soap, pint Of
neatsfoot oil and one-fourth pint of al
hol; rub in well with the hand and then
hang up to dry in a warm room. After
that the leather is smoothed and pol
ished with hardwood polishing stick,
as the cobbler polishes the edges Of
shoe soles when he puts taps on them.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-03-01

Ger. near the cent r. and examining IL.
II the colony has prolific queen, eggs
and brood in all stages of DEVELOPMENT
will be found about the last of Febru-
airy or during the month of March. If
these are not visible during the la st.
named month the queen has disap-
peared, and, if goodly number of bees
yet remain. the colony should be fur
nlshed with another queen, if one can
be secured. Giving such a COLONY a
frame of comb, with eggs and brood
from another strong colony, is general
ly recommended, but for our own part
we have not found this to work so well
as giving the bees in early spring to
another colony.
Taking combs of brood from even a
strong colony wealSens and discourages
1t, and what is gained on the one hand
Is lost on the other. Any weak colony
will be strengthened by the accession
OF even pint or quart of bees from
another hive. The difficulty of getting
drones in early spring to fertillze vir-
gin queen is SO great that several
queens have to be reared before it can
be accomplished. The colony will be
still weak until it secures a laying
queen. All this requires care and at
tention, and frequently issues in disap-
pointment We have abandoned the
practice.
In an old box hive it is far more Diff
ticult to ascertain the presence of the
queen. BY fitting such box to one
side and looking at the board on which
1t is placed, if imperfectly formed grubs
or parts of their bodies are seen, it is a
sure evidence that brood rearing is go
ing on and the colony is all right In
the absence of these indications, we
have inverted such boxes, and by blow
ing some smoke on the bees hava
driven them to the top so that we could
by separating the combs see the brook
Some think that when bees in tl.o
spring begin to carry in pollen it is =
sure sign that brood rearing is goir :
on, but in our experience it is not ia
fallible.
Anyone by close observation cssr,
easily discover in the course Of wee,,
whether the bees are increasing or not.
They increase rapidly after they begin
carrying in pollen.-Farm Journal
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-03-01
MAYOR OF


Death of an Odd Char .;cr s.ho va
Well Known IN !: ssouri.
jack Ring, known for quarter of
century as the mayor of Rings Island.
died recently at his home in the middle
of the river. south of ST. Joseph. Mo.
says the St Louis PostDispatch. lie
was the ruler of the settlement known
as Rings Island, and exercised control
over all the inhabitants. At one time
he owned a greater part of the island
and only leasco the houses. but he met
with reverses and lost all his property.
He died in a wretched howell, sur
rounded by everI evidence of poverty.
Ring was one of the most daring
characters ever known in the west. lie
was an expert swimmer, and in the
last ten years has saved hundreds Of
people from drowning in the river.
Scores of people who have jumped from
the bridge with suicidal intent have
been dragged out of the water by Ring,
whose home was in sight of the bridge.
In his boat he carried hook, which he
fastened in the clothes of would-be sui
cides, while he lowed them to the
shore. This method was employed
when he recovered dead bodies from
the river, and few Of them floated by
the island unseen by Ring. The popu-
lation of the island is made up of GRIM
inal classes of the lowest kind. The
island is under the control of the city,
and is patrolled by the police, but there
have hnan x.hA
Gus for officers of the law to venture
upon it except in large numbers. Ring
was not criminal, but he associated
with them, and could control them far
better than the police
One of Rings most daring feats was
to climb to the top of the highest church
steeple in the city and hang head down
ward forum hour. He frequently swan
the river when the stream was so high
that no other swimmer would venture
into it. Last winter he went into the
stream when it was full of floating ice
and rescued German collarmaker who
had plunged from the bridge to die.
Ring dragged the man by the hair,
lodged the floating ice, and landed him
nearly mile below the bridge. The
collarmaker killed himself a few DAYS
later by taking poison. Ring was of
small stature and his head was far be-
low the medium size. He had no edu.
cation and was not fluent talller, but
it has been admitted for years that he
possessed strange influence over the
criminals and desperate characters
with whom he came in contact. Ring
had never heard of hypnotism, and had
no name for the peculiar power he pos
sessed. A false charge of larceny was
once made against Ring by an officer
who was probably envious of the little
mans power to control the reckless
toughs ON the island, and he was ar
raigned before magistrate. Scores Of
the reckless characters from the island
and other places attended the trial,
and had King not been indicated there
would doubtless have been bloodshed
in the courtroom.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-03-01
PLATE AND BOWL TRAP.

costs nothing except minutes time in
making and settingit. Another simple
affair, quickly made and set on an in
slant, is plate and bowl trap. Take
a common dinner plate; cut little
strip of hickory or other hard, pliable
wood, say half an inch wide, an eighth
of an inch thick and six inches long.
Bend 1t together double, put piece of
cheese between the ends, and tie It
thus with wire or string Then lay 1t
In the plate and place an inverted bowl
over it, so that the edge will rest on the
rounded part Of the stick. Mice like to
go on plates. When the cheese is
touched and moved, the bowl slips off
and down fat upon the plate, shutting
the mouse up tightly underneath. Take
the trap out, hold It over a barrel or
tub of water, and let the mouse come
out 1t jumps into the water, and can
easily be dispatched. Then reset the
trap.-Farm and Fireside.