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Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1898-09-23
Modern wauhipx

go. Nt.lErEt -wHaE Ev
Il is Of historic interest that the modern
ironclad, with it's turrets and massive
plates. had Its root idea in the famous
monitors first designed for the United
States governments BY Ericsson, who
sought to combine inv%ulnerability with
very heavy ordnance. The earliest moni-
tors had decks almost level with the wa
ter, revolving turrets and cannon that
threw round shot 100 pounds and upward
In weight, but even under favorable con
ditions they could fire only one round in
three minutes, and. although that meas-
ure of offensive capacity wa capable Of
destroying any other contemporary man.
of-war, it would be Of no aocount at the
present day. Ericsson, however, gave the
cue to naval designers all oven the world,
and his elementary principle has only been
developed and modified during the years
that have elapsed.-Invention.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1898-09-23
He Always spok. Up.

Bishop Wilberforoe. whose powers Of NJ
partee wore among his most conspicuous
gifts, was always ready to use them where
retaliation was possible, not in the safe
inclosuro Of the Episcopal study, but on
the open battlefield Of the platform and
tho house Of lords. At tho great meeting
in st. James hall in the summer Of 1858
to protest against the disestablishmont of
tho Irish church, some Orange enthusiast,
in the hope Of disturbing tho bishop, kept
intsrrupting his honeyed eloquence with
i%nopportune shouts Of Speak up. my
lord"
II am already speaking up, replied the
bishop in his most duloet tone. II always
speak up, and I decline to speak down to
tho level OF tho III hammered person in tbs
gallery"
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1898-09-23
A. Liberty to scrsam.


It was on q ferryboat plying between
Sydney and Manly, one of that city g beau
tiful suburbs. Every scat was occupied.
Each occupant felt the influence and pre-
pared for an enjoyable trip, when q lank
girl Of 10 appeared, dragging by the hand
a'sorcaming child.
There she stood Rlowerfng. A mild lady
suggested the child might be In pain. An
old bachelor muttered that people who
had charge Of children should keep them
at home. Low voiced, but distinct I'M
precautions were now rife.
She took not tho slightest heed Of the
muttcring OF the bawling, which was now
at tho highest pitch, till the suggestion
was offered that medicine would do II
good. Then she arose in hor wrath, as it
were. and, giving the child a vigorous
shake, said:
ETHEL, CRY a. loud a. you like. I've
paid your farev'-London Tit-Bits.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1898-09-23
A ro~, Under the Gro..d.

N '" OUOV ~ ~8O0oNoo ....
In valetta, the capital Of Malta, there n
an important but little known portion
which goes by the native name Of the
Manderaggio. It is Stunned by the police,
who never visit it except in considerable
force, and is as inaccessible to the tourist
or casual visitor to the island as is Tim
buktu.
1t is locally known as Underground
Malta" and corresponds to the Seven
Dials in London. Here live all the riffa6
Of tho island-in fact, the scum Of tho
Mediterranean. The crowding to which
these people voluntarily submit themselves
is extraordinary. On rather less than
three acres Of ground live nearly 9.000peo-
pie. They exist for the most part in dark
ness, seldom coming up into the light Of
day.
Once an evildoer can elude the police
and enter the Mandersggio he is perfectly
safe, ~ no ono would venture to follow
him.-London Standard.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1898-09-23
COSTUMES OF pALmA1,A.
From Thorn wes Taken the snalnseice
Of Ecclesiastical Use.

BSO@ x008D wa V0800 S00 c&WIW80SyVO
Of Ecclesiastical Use.
Tho ONO wear dark blue skirts and
ted stockings, with shoes which turn up
ut tho toes, embroidered sleeveless blouse,
and o great sleeveless upper garment, open
in front and descending to the anklea
They have always a white or q rcd hand
kerchief tied over the head and under the
chin. Speaking Of dress, we made . most
interesting discovery in ancient ecclesias-
teal costume. Those who are learned in
the history Of ecclesiastical dress know
that the ''dalmatic," or peculiar robe Of
the ''deaoon," was originally tho distino-
tive drcss Of tho Dalmatian peasant and
that just as the frieze coat Of tho, lrish
peasant became the modern ''ulster" 30
tho Roman fashionable tailors, urged
thereto by that young scamp, tho Emperor
Holiogabalus, took the idea Of A"n0velty"
from the Dnlmatian peasant dress and
produced the garment called the 'sdal-
matte"
1t was o first fashionable Roman article
Of dress, then It came to DO q portion Of
the distinctive consular and senatorial
costume, and at last was appropriated BY
the clergy, who, with their conservative
Instincts, persisted In wearing 1t when its
origin had been long forgotten. These
learned persons, however, do not seem to
know that the old original ''dalmatic'' IL
still worn in q remote part Of Dalmatia.
We were greatly excited when we first saW
It on women coming into tho market at
Spalato It is now an upper robe, open in
front, coming down to tho middle Of tho
thigh and with o short slit NJ the thigh.
1t has long, wide sleeves. 1t looks exactly
like the clerical garment that is figured in
the oldest pictures Of clerical dress. We
were told that the woarers wero women Of
Clissa, a little upland village which h
perched ON the rocks at the top Of the
mountain pass leading from the ano3ent
Sslona over the mountain ranga-Good
Wonda.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1898-09-23
4 DREAMING mATcn.
1hs n allan Did Pretty Well. be- The WAiss
Ma l)3d 0Aktar.

NE u allan Did Pretty Well, bss The WITS
Man D3d Better.
Among the famous Indian traders Of tho
past was George 0alphin, whose trading
station at Silver Bluff, s. c., was fro
Quonted BY indiana from far and near. In
Bench and Bar Of South Carolina'' y
charaCteristio anecdote u related Of Mr..
0alphin and an Indian chief.
Chief Mogolooh from beyond the Savan-
nah river spent the night at MI. Galphin'a.
In the morning the Indian eaid, "Me
dream last night"
"Ahl" said Galphin. "What did my
red brother dreamP"
me dream you give me fine big rifc''
0alphin's possession at the time.
The trader instantly passed the rife to
the chief, saying, III you dreamed 1t, you
must have H."
Next morning. 0alphin said to the chief,
II dreamed last night"
"What you dreamf'' asked Mogoloch.
~ dreamed you gave me tho Ohickssaw
stallion"-whtoh the chief wa then rid
ing.
III you dream um.y you must have ON. -
said the chief, and the horse was straight
way transferred to the trader.
AA0 4soAs AuOTuAuB tue AQUl0u 10m6kk0O,
II dream last night"
What did my red brother dreams" waa
the inquiry.
81 dream" answered Mosolooh, ''ysou
gave me red coat you wear and much cal
ioo."
III you dreamed IL, you must have it"
said Galphin, and the Indian received the
rcd coat and calico.
Next morning it was Galphin's turn.
He said to the chief, II dreamed last
night"
"What yon dreami' was Mogoloch's in.
quiry.
II dreamed" replied Galphin, "you
gave me ten miles Of land around the
Ogeeohee old town."
"Wughv". said the Indian. IF you
dream, you must have UNI, but I dream
with you no more"
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1898-09-23
CHANCES OF LlFe.


What . Nan Nay Expect After He Reaches
Various Ages.
In the English Illustrated Magazine Mr..
]. Holt Schooling works out some inter-
esting results as regards the chances Of
males at ages 90, 80, 40, so, 60, 20, so and
90, living for 10 years more, 30 years more,
80 years more, etc. For example, a. re-
CARDS 1000 men aged 30. $50 Of them "live
ten years more''-i. g., to age 8O-that 10,
% per cent live to age so aud 6 per cent
do not, 90 the chance ut age 80 70 live to
age 80 IL not quite 10 to / in favor Of liv.
ing. Similarly $50 out Of 1000 ''live 40
years more"-i. g., to age 600 that the
odds In favor Of q man aged 30 living to
ago 60 are 6b to 44-say, s to tin sport.
ing phrase.
Again, as only 10 out Of the 1000 "live
20 years more''-i. O., to ago 9O-the
chance Of q man aged 80 attaining age 30
II only / In 100, or odds Of 90 to / against
him. AZ to the chances for men aged so,
40 per 1000 1.-Two 10 years more-i. g., to
age so. Therefore VIC may ssy tho chance
Of a man aged SO living to 60 is roprcsent.
ed by odds Of ~ TO 28, OF about z to 9 in
favor Of tho man aged 60 living ten years
more. This chance, favorable as It L., is
Of course not nearly as great ns tho Is to /
chance in favor Of . man aged 30 living to
age 80.
CHANGING at men aged 20 we zee that
only 885 per !, 200 live ten years moro
1. O., to age 80. This means that "a per
100 live the ten years and 68 per 100 do
not, 20 tho chance at age 20 of a man liv.
ing to age 80 Is represented by the odds Of
8 to / against him. Az for men aged 90,
Of 1000 men alive at age 80 only four live
to ago 100. Thus at age 90 the chance Of
living ton years 10 very small, it being
represented by the long odds Of $40 to I
against the man, quite an outside chance.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1898-09-23
Tho Steel Cure.

Customer wish I had az good . bead
OF hair as you have. l have tried every
thing to remedy my badness, but with NO
good results.
WatchlnnkeF-Hayc you ever tried rub
bling your head with steel.
Customer-Certainly not. That seema
to me ridiculous.
Watchmaker-Why ridiculousi Isn't II
. fact that steel makes the hair spransf-
Pearson's Weekly.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1898-09-23
q 0rsas scheme.

HYou appsar,t to b making considerable
money, SQUIRE" vonturod an eastern vis-
itor. to Justice Of the Peace Nickerson Of
Pea Soup. So
..Yes, the boys are treating me pretty
we'll"
Depends good deal on that. docs itf''i
sfYes,g ev'ry bit, you bet your boots.
You see, It's a foe office, andaI promised
fore election that half Of what / got
should 60 Is settin EN- up. II makcsmore
business and hos . tendency to keep 'em
law abidin.."-Denver Times.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1898-09-23
Lemon JuloA

assEu lemon S010os w.
Lemons taken externally, orfather used,
win aid In identifying any one. There 10
nothing more valuable for the toilet table
than : solution Of lemon juice. "A little
rubbed on the hands. face and neck at
night will not only whiten, but soften the
,skin. q paste made Of masnesia and
lemon juice appliedito the faoe and hands
upon lying down for . Is minutes rest
will bleach the skin beautifully.
For disoolored or stained fngsr nails q
,tsaspoonful Of lemon juice In . cup Of
warm soft water ID Invaluable. This 10
one Of the very best manicure acids. Il
will loosen the cutielo from the finger
nails a. we'll a. remove d~iscolor1tionA
Gennon juice in wafer 10 an excellent
toothiwash. This b about tho only thing
that will, remove tartar. II will also
sweeten the breath. ~
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1898-09-23
Grea.e on The Floor.

Grease spots ON q hard wood floor arc
sometimes obstinate. "A little baking soda
moistcned and rubbed on with a cloth will
often remove them. Another hint Of this
sort Is that IL oil 10 spilled on q carpet
prompt covering with Indian meal win
aehMeoggb ard remove i.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1898-09-23
coAsT,Ne IN THE TROPICS

The Sport Confined to the Summer In Ha.
w~aii-snow Not Necessary.
Although Hawaii lies within the torrid
some, coasting can be enjoyed In any
month Of the year. On the island Of Ha-
wall 1t would be possible to slide over
miles OF snowfelds, II n should take tho
trouble to climb the steep mountain
slopes, Tor Mauna Kea never loses its snow.
cap even in the hottest summera
But the Hawaiians have never cared fof
snow for ooasting. It Is entirely too cold
for them. They coast only in warm wealth.
er. The warmer tho season the better the
sport, for they slide down hill on dry
grass or. In default of that, ON q narrow
truck constructed with slabs of smooth
lava. These coasting tracks are now to DO
found by hundreds ON tho hills and arc q
suro sign that nearby Ia the site Of some
Hawaiian village.
Tho sled Is o vehicle that calls for skill
on the part Of the rider. It is made Of
hard timber, for it has to stand very rough
usage, and its runners require dense stuff
to take tho polish without which there
could be no speed. A sled is all tho way
from 2 to 20 feet long, the two runners
separated by no nor than q handbreadth,
Q hand rail on each side. With q sled Of
that narrowness 1t would be impossible to
sdt down and shove oneself along until
caught by the velocity Of descent The
only way is to pick up tho long sled, take
a speed gathering and fling the body
and sled together down the hill. Done
just right there is q whizzing, breathless
ride down the hill and over the level val.
ley lands. Done just the least little wrong
there Is no slide, but q tearing up Of dried
grass and perhaps q broken bone or 60
and tho onlookers' shout Of derision. This
Is oil in the way Of sport, and In that pur.
suit even u Hawaiian Is willing to make
some saori1ces.-New York Sun.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1898-09-23
.Thin Gold leaves.

Gold leaves 90 thin that csc, 600 measure
only m inch in thickness are produced In
the Swan process BY placing thin sheets
of polished copper III an elcctrolytic gold
plating solution only until a continuous
gold dlm has formed, then dissolying away
= COPPER b chemical mears
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1898-09-23
Wha4 ahe WaateA.

What HE *
Indignant Woman-This dog I bought
bf you camo near eating my little girl the
other day.
4 Dealer-Well, you said you wanted .
log that was fond Of children, didn't you'll
AHouseheld Words.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1898-09-23
HaneY

Possibly the idea has got abroad among
poets that the sea waves are sad because.
She whole tocean's blua-Philadelphis
Ea.nas:
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1898-09-23

A s,uth soa islander greets . friend 11
4lnging q jar Of water over bis hesdk
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1898-09-23


ride that lead was necessary to give q bull
let tho weight required to mike 1t effect
I've, then tho jacket bullet OF steel
dlled with lead became . fact. Tho foroo
being supplied to carry this bullet two
miles and moro when sent at q dead level,
the ingenuity OF maj found another field.
Inventors We'd with each other in max.
Ing b most destructive bullets; hut, aft.
er all, not one has made o bullet which
VIII XIII moro than n man at Q time
the bullet having passed through one man
you nave come to force again, just where
D small nreerm and Its bullets under
oo~ndderation for years havo thought all
THIS Ut, n out OF the NIFTY d bullets
which have been invented since the war OF
sne feDeilion tney nave choscn the best.
~ the best ! moan the one that Will go
tno 1arsness IN . straight line and ut the
END OF It's Journey retain the greatest
Preventative power.
IL Is not human TO mangie a man 1uss
Ion the sake OF making the horrors OF VA
more hidcous' u 1t Is uma 10 put him
out OF the ngnoa ana give MIN a chance 70
Ave ofterward II II must 30 done. 1t Is
sense, too, for In these times, when nearly
al nations have improved arms at their
disposal, zach ono may DO unto his enemy
Just what his enemy Will do unto him.
That Is n side OF the question, and
when tho United States government found
O bullet which would DO all that q bullet
ought to In the matter OF speed and accura-
cy 1t accepted 1t with the rifie Tor which II
was made. This happened when tho krng-
Jorgensen ride n bullet wore adopted.
All tho improvements which have been
made IN this gun and Pro1octile since that
time have boon adopted as they have come.
Inc found early IN the prog
ress OF the evolution OF the small projectilo
that Q SINAI! caliber bullet bad many ad-
vantages. The Eecol resulting nom the
use OF the large quantity OF powder neoos-
sary to send even the 40 oaliber Springfield
bullet q moderate distance was !essened
ny the reouctlon OF the caiioer, and then .
stroneer powder was made. The surface
against Mnaoh the powder acted being
smaller the III enects OF recon- were then
not 20 30 commended against: Al the anne
time the bullet attained o nat trajectory,
giving II killing power at 1000 yards, q
creator accuracy o an increased pene-
trating power. The 80 caliber bullet,
which u acknowledged to be the most
effective, VIII go through II inches Of pino
wood at 5000 yards range n when
tnfougn tnas VIII pierce the D0dlee OF nve
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1898-09-23

Ss0 vA4e10
thsy may be- sapproached and almost han.
died with impunity.S a3ts I'll
Crocodiles wander to long distances on
land chiefly to change their habitations,
owing, I suppose, to supplies falling short.
When met on their way, they are invari-
ably dubbed or speared by the natives,
who believe that the gall bladder has me-
dicinal virtues and always try to get one.
A long experience has convinced mo
that tho head IL not the vulnerable part in
an Indian crocodile. Indeed I can safely
say that In tho course Of my long expert
ence, In which I have made crocodile
shooting Q special study for awhile, I have
never succeeded In bringing one down
dead with q shot in the head, even from q
heavy irifo aimed from the very short dis.
tance of six or seven yards. The most ef-
fectivo shot Is just behind tho shoulder, and
with this shot I have never failed to kill
on the spot. In one of our tiger shooting
expeditions we were led to beat along .
branch Of tho rivcr Kosi, which, coming
down from the hills Of Nepaul, flows be-
tween. tho Bhaugulpore and Purneah dis
tricts through alluvial plains and spreads
into numerous branches. While moving
through the thin jungle I saw an immense
crocodile sleeping on the bank entirely
out Of the water with his bead toward the
river. Twas about 80 yards from him,
and, fearing he would Disappear in the
river, I let drive at him behind the shoul-
der with my No. IA emoothbore "Samuel
Mock" muxzlc loader. TO my surprise,
the crocodile wriggled forward q pace or
two into the water and stopped dead.
The mnhouts and their assistants Jumped
on their elephants; tied o rope round his
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1898-09-23
INDIAN C%ROC0D(ILjEs.
THEY ARE a TERRoR is HUMAN TIRE
N LOWER BENGAL.

sssseaees 80 1feaane Aeks ss
1tSsss They 1nha6at vsritahls DsaeA
4 1rsss-Dsspies rAsir Rspvlssvsssss rhsy
A. -. :, raa,,. r,.,..-. |.
b
ThS In0lanIctocodils 10 a~ffsfoaaoas and,
Gansseuues animal and causes great de.
ssruoticn % hu1nAn5 life, especially In low
e BoneGl. In thu daily Police reports you
seldom fAil 20 ssean account q sonae man,
wonan, child Of animal either carried OF
q wounded BY . crocodile and numseous
casoD - noQdoubt nsver1Sporsed. i.
In III Tie s1sAllee rivers az jssscte Pub
n end othsr districts the .sshaut," or
RaAASnn nlaNa NJ avprv vSll.aa 4 ouok.o<.1
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1898-09-23
SCIENCE OF BULLETS.
POWER OF PENETRATION OF ARMY
RIFLE PRoJEcTlLea.

WY the U.itsa States asvsrsnsns ADEPT
"a ths Kras-Jsrssnssa Pattsra-lt Doss
1ts work witAess Ma.gli.s the vSstsn
u sssikss.
10 the mind Of the layman, who has
gone no further into tho art Of war than
10 know that nowadays the side which
kills the oeater number Of men wins In
almost every fight, humanity "a a oonsid.
sration In the matter Of bullets is an an.
omaly, in itself ridiculous. In spite Of
this the moral principle cited has played a
very considerable part In the arlning Of
our foot soldiers, and, n said by an army
officer, has caused much comment that
has been unfavornble to the United States
infantry.
No ordnance officer win admit that the
criticism Is altogether Just when applied
to tho arms and bullets authorized for the
use OF the infantry, and when It comes to
other nations having better arms and
more effective bullets than we have, he
says "No! emphatically.
1T 10 not a question Of how badly q
bullet mangles the body Of a man whom
IL kills" said an officer skilled In the cd.
enoe Of bullet making. 'for one dead man
b just az dead a another. The question
Il, How for will q bullet go and to whsl
extent does its course and speed depend
upon its shapei The power of penetration
comes under the same head, but that IL
governed partly by the material Of which
It is made.
1T took a good many years for us "a
discover that abullet made entirely Of lead
was limited in penetrating power. Every
officer In the army and navy knew that
steel would pierce any substance to q
greater depth than lead, but whoever
thought Of using 1t for small bullets in
preference to the softer metal until the
man who discovered the advantages Of a
rif1ed bore found also that the leaden bul.
let's stuck in the barrel and frequently
made the breech of o gun quite as danger.
u a the muzzle! The revolution began
then. and at the nrcsont time IT. has oOne
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1898-09-23

IVY NO 0UmO0C OK T6C6 ana mlC0 used 10
not computed, but Of dogs there are said
to have been ], 300 ando { cate 8, 900. From
the testimony Of many persons who have
eaten the flesh Of cats and dogs it IL said
to resemble that Of rabbits and when we'll
cooked to BIO extremely palatable. .a.
OF the animals in the menagerie Of the
jardin des Plantes the flesh Of two bears
which were eaten was likened to pork,
both In texture and taste. Three elephants
were consumed, and while there is no REQ.
oed of the way In which the Parisians pre-.
pared their elephant meat it is well known
that IL can be made pleasant to the taste
when cooked In the proper way. African
travellers and hunters have many tales to
tall Of the delicacy Of baked elephant'l
foot. Elephants heart and liver are also
esteemed as food, and steaks cut from the
animal are said to be juicy and tender.
Three kangaroos and q seal from the
u,enagerie helped to vary still further the
siege fare. Tho seals flesh was compared
TO young lamb.
Although meat is desirable for ii
strength giving qualities, especially when
men require unusual svigor for lighting,
still vegetable foods will support life and
energy for q long time. Rice is nourish.
ing and has served a. a war food. During
the famous siege Of Lucknow, In India, Il
was for q long time tho only thing loft to
cat. The native soldiers generously 70.
questeda that what little rice there was
should be given to their British comrades.
They would get along, they said, with the
"soup''-that 10, the water in which the
ticn had been hniled York Irihnne
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-08-10
FOR SPEAKER.

1t is taken for granted that the next
Kansas house Of representative will
be Republican. Still it seems a little
early TO be figuring on the permanent
organization. However. the Topeka
Mall and Breeze is out with a candidate
for speaker in the person Of Judge D..
d. Hoag of Kansas City. The Judge is
not elected yet, but having the nomin-
alton the opposition concede his cleo
ton Judge Hoag is one of the enter
prising spirits Of his city, is a fine talk
er. a graduate of Yale and a success
ful lawyer. His qualifications are un-
questioned. Whether he is elected
speaker or not he viii be a conspicuous
figure on the floor Of the new Republic
an house, which house. under Governor
Stanley, viii set the pace for the new
and better conditions which Will come
10 our state