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Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1898-08-19
srUMpY CELEBRITIES.
Many Notable Characters Have Been sass4
In Stature. =

Many Notable Characters Have Been GkoH1
In Stature.
Socrates was stumpy, also st. Paul and
Alexander the Great, great only as a war
flor.
In stature both he and his far more tn
tellectual father, Philipo Of Macedon, scarce
reached middle height. In this regard we
may rank them with the famous Spartan
general, Agesilaus; with Attila, the
'sscourge Of God''-broad ehouldered,
thickset, sinewy, short; with Theodore II,
king Of tho Cloths, of whom CassiodoruB
writes, ''He Is rather short than tall, some
what stout, with shapely limbs alike 1.-the
and strong"
Actius, too, commander In chief Of the
Roman troops n prop of the tottering
Roman empire In the days of Valentinian,
was a man Of low stature, therein resem.
bling Timour the Tartar, self described
as a"puny, lame, decrepit little wight,
though lord of Asia and terror of the
world" also the great Condo and his pyg-
my contemporary, Marshal Luxembourg,
nicknamcd 1.-The Little by those who ad-
mired him for making Louis XIV Louis
the Great, who, by the bye, less his high
heelcd shoes and towering wig, dwindles
TO about s feet 6 inches.
0u1 oVen tnuS pared DOWN TO the inches
nature gave him he was agiant compared
with Sir Francis Drake ard with Admiral
kcppel-'Lilt Kcppel, ~ every sailor
In tho fleet fondly dubbed him from pure
love and admiration.
When koppcl--a commodore at a4-was
sent to demand IN apology from the dey
Of Algiers fer an insul, to the British flag,
no took so high Il tone thnt the dcy *.
claimed against tic insolcnce of tho Brit
tsh king for charging u "bcardlcss boy''
with such q messing SO to him. Replied tho
hcartless boy, Were my master wont to
take longth Of beard for a test Of wisdom
he'd have sent your dcyship a he goat."
Oliver Cromwell, Clavcrhouse and Me.
homct Ali must be content to takc it out
in brains, for they oil lacked inches. Two
Of these great names naturally suggest
that Of another famous soldier and usurper,
Napoleon Bonaparte, "Le Petit Caporal,"
as his men lovingly called him, stood
about s feet (Fronch) in his stockings, say
s feet 6 inches (English).
In stature the Iron Duke beat him about
SIX inches, while the 8 feet 4 inches of Nell
son place him midway or whereabouts bel
tween the victor and the Victim Of Water.
loo.-Pittsburg Dispatch.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1898-08-19
C.n Anord TO Have 4 Con.

"Just after President McKinley's in.f
auguration he had his relatives who wcret
in the city at a family dinner at tho Whitet
House, says The Ladies' Home journal.
"It was a large company and q very good
dinner. Dear old Mother Mckinley was
there, but she was not very laxative. She.
was too happy for words. But she kept q
sharp eye on the dinner, and no detail Of
it escaped her. She was impressed by the,
quantity of cream served with tho fruit.
and coffee, for she looked up at her son in
her sweet way and said:
William, you must keep q COW now.'
"Somc of the younger members Of the
family party found it difficult to suppress
q smile, but the president, with his usual
tact and graciousness, replied:
Eyes, mother, we can afford to have d
COW now and have all the cream we can.
possibly USE"
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1898-08-19

ing succeeded in getting a finger in
the nosering Of one of them. Then the
other made a dash at Ole and immedi-
ate]y he was between two mad bulls,
of which he was accepted as the com
mon enemy. There was a pretty fight
for a few moments, when suddenly one
of the huge ferocious creatures fell in
a heap on the ground, and Ole victovi-
ously led the other away by the nose
and tied him to a post. The other
was then easily conquered. 1t is safe
to say 10 dozen professional Spanish
bullfighters could have accomplished
the feat which Ole performed.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1898-08-19
Tho Eskimo,s .eHuslie.,.

The wild dog, uninfluenced at all by as.
ISOLATION with man, is typical Of nothing:
but the wolf, and In the circumpolar ice
he is found in numbers rowing over the
fields Of snow and ice, frequently in com.
pany with the wolves. The Eskimos have
taken their wild CREATURES and by q rude
process Of selection and training they have
developed the "huskie," q oolloquial alb
breviation of the word Eskimo. These
animals represent a type Of dog but little
removed from the wolf-hardy, vicious,
swift Of foot and keen Of eye. They have
been trained to haul sledge loads of goods
across the snow and Ice, and this comes as
natural to them o as for q pointer to
point. They possess the blood Of the wolf,
however, In their veins-the faint Of the
jackal. At the first opportunity they viii
run away and join the wild dogs and de-
t%eriorate rapidly in their company
George E. Walsh in North American Re-
view
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1898-08-19
Nominations

Nominations of candidates for office
at the state election this fall are being
filed with the secretary OF state as
required by the Australian ballot act.
Legislative nominations from Ransom
county and the Sixth district in Grand
Forks county have been filed. The
fusion state ticket has also been filed
Three Withdrawals from this ticket
have been unofficially announced,
those of S. b. Bartlett for attorney
general, G. G. Babe for auditor, and
G. e.. Schmitt for superintendent. No
notices of withdrawal have yet been
filed with the secretary.
The republican state ticket has not
been fled yet.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1898-08-19

tinued success. Mr.. Barber was much
affected and responded earnestly to
the farewell.
Those present were Secretary Ealley
Commissioner Tanci,sr. Private Sec
rotary Phelps, Deputy Examines Wal
lace, Deputy Treasurer Cook, Deputy
Auditor Lucas, Deputy Superintendent
Cochrane, Adjutant General Miller,
Commissioner Thomas, Deputy Land
Commissioners Gregg, Chief Clerk
Merrick, Deputy Secretary Lawrence,
Simon Jahr, Frank Moran and F. Z.
Moorhouse.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1898-08-19
ESTIMATE TOO HIGH.
Commissioner Thomas Thinks
50,0OO,O00 Nearer the Wheat
Crop this Year.

Commissioner of Agriculture H. U.
Thomas states that the estimate of 65,-
600 900 bushels of wheat for the crop
of North Dakota this year made by
H. v. Jones, the crop expert of the
Minneapolis Journal, is too high by
Is 1000, OUO bushels. Mr.. Thomas bases
his statement upon an investigation OF
the fields through the state, and the
acreage of wheat in the different coun-
tics as returned to him by the county
auditors from the figures taken by the
assessors. These figures of acreage
are the only nes hat are available
to any authority, and they have just
been received in full, and footed at
the office of the commissioner.
Mr.. Thomas says the Red River
valley in the majority of instances,
will have an excellent crop. But out
side the Red River valley there will
be in the centralpartof the state only a
fair average crop. In the extreme north
ern and southern part of the state the
crop will be very light. An average
of fourteen bushels to the acre for the
crop through the state, Mr.. Thomas
says, is very liberal. The Journal
estimate was based upon an acreage
of 4 100 600. This, Mr.. Thomas says,
is a million acres to large. The acre
age last year was about 3,580,000.
The increase this year is not as large
as many expected. The figures re-
ceived from the auditors show a total
wheat acreage of. only 3,S12,5 61. AT
an average of only fourteen bushels
the total yield on this acreage would
be about $1,000, 900. Allowing for the
large acreage hailed out and damage
done by gophers and other pests, the
total crop will not be far from $4,000
600, in the opinion of the commits
sioner.
The error in estimating the yield at
$1,000 600, lies in the mistaken esti-
mate of the acreage, which, at AGO.
600, was nearly a million too large.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1898-08-19

Tie published estimates of
the wheat crops of North Da.
kota are too large. The acre.
age is not much greater than
last year, and in estimating the
acreage the error was made.
The state raises more hard
wheat to the acre than any state
in the union, but can't produce
grain on acreage that is not in
grain.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1898-08-19
THE VALUE OF FRESH Air.
Something Which Should Not Be Takssl
In Little Daily Doses.

00"0tn1uB nlCn 6nO01O NOT he X0k00
In Little Daily Doses.
The admitted advantage of an outdoor
life in many morbid conditions and notal
bly, in consumption seems to point to the
conclusion that there Is something def.
nitely% injurious in the indoor life which ID
now the common mode Of existence among
civilized people. It is q striking and star.
Ting thing that the mere removal Of q pa
tient into tho open air should lower hiA
fever, should removeh his night swcats and
take away his hectic, and 1t is difficult to
avoid the conclusion that If these symp+
toms are removed by tho purity of tho ali
outside they must have Lccn largely caused,
by tho impurity of the air within the.
house.
Mo- have We any right to assume that
1t Is tho consumptive only who suffera.
Doubtless the healthy struggle against
and overcome evil influences before which
those who are tuberculosis succulnb, but
that is not to say that in tho struggle we:
do not suffer, and, indeed, the facts re.
Gently brought forward arc sufficient t6
show that the stufy life of warmth and
comfort which civilized man now ZEN
joys" is bad for the health even of the
healthiest. We make our windows At, we
pad our doors, we shiver at q draft, va
surround ourselves with wooden ourtainA
dusty carpets and fluffy, luxurious uphol.
stery, we breathe the same air over and
over again, and then we wonder that We
are not strong and vigorous.
The fact is we are daily using up the ex.
uberant vitality with which nature haa
provided us In struggling against artificial
conditions. How powerful for evil, how
d~eteriorating these conditions are, is shown
by the fact that their mere removal gives
back to the consumptive that vitality
which enables him to overcome the seeda
Of disease within him. Fresh air is not a
thing to be taken In. little doses once q
day, but q thing to live on.-London Hos
initial.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1898-08-19
Ole as a Bullfighter.

Milton Globe: Hon. Ole Axvig has
established an enviable reputation for
himself as a bullfighter. Single
handed and without q weapon of any
kind he conquered two enraged bulls,
and came out Of the fray without a
scratch. The ferocious animals one
Of which belonged to Ole) had been
fighting for some time. one of them
having broken through two barbed
wire fences, and it was evident that
one or both would be killed. Ole I'M
dertook to separate them and after
considerable sparring and maneuver-
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1898-08-19
NORTHWEST WHEAT cRoP.
Minnesota and the Dakotas Produced
100. 600. 600 Bushels.

Minnesota and the Dakotas Produced
100. 100000 bushels.
MINNEAPOLIS, Aug. 1.-THE Journal
says: The states Of Minnesota, North
and South Dakota have apparently
produced this year 100, 000, 900 bushels
of wheat, as against 1870, 0O0, 900 bush.
els last year. The average yield per
acre shows less increase this year, how.
yer than the total yield would indi.
cate, because of an increase Of acreage
amounting to about 1000, 900 over last
year. The yield is divided as follows:
Minnesota, 50, 900. 900 bushels; North
Dakota, 6 $500, 600, and South Dakota,
&c. QUO, 600.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1898-08-19
First publication Aug. 10, 1881
Notica for Publication.

Land Office at Bismarck. N. d., Aug. II, 1898.
named settler has filed notice Of his intention
to make tinal proof in support of his claim, and
that said proof will be made before the Register
and Receiver ut Bismarck, n. d., on Oct. 10,
1888, viz:
OLE OLSON,
for the S. j. 4. section %, township 1is n,
Range ~.
He names the following witnesses to prove his
continuous residence upon, and cultivation of,
said land, viz:
Axel Olson, Peter johnson, Nils Olson, John
Lind, all of Slaughter, Nd.
l. "a. LAMB. Register.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1898-08-19
A N TO Be A SENATOR.

Gensral Lac Announces H 8 Candidacy
for the Position.
WAsH1NoToN, Aug. 1.-THE Post
says: General Fltzhugh Lee will enter
the senatorial ace in Virginia. This
announcement can be made without
any qualification. It is authorized BY
General Lee himself. who dictated the
statement to a representative OF The
Post. Upon being asked regarding his
aull intentions and the political sltua-
ton throughout Virginia, General Lee
said:
II shall be q candidate for United
States senator"
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1898-08-19
First publication Aug. ~, 1885,
Notice for Publication,

Land Office ut Bismarck, N. d. Aug. II, 1893.
Notice lis hereby given that the following-named
settler has filed notice of his intention TO make
final proof in support of his cluim, and that said
proof will be made before tho Register and Re
ceiver ut Bismarck. N. D.. on Oct. 10, 1858,
viz: NILS OLSON,
for the $. E.. 4 of section 70, township 143 N,
range 70.
He names the following witnesses to prove his
continuous residence upon and cultivation of
said land, viz: ..
Ole Olson, John Lind, Chas. Hanson, John
II. Noon, all of Slaughter. N: d.
+. A. LAMB. Register.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1898-08-19
THE CITY.
From Thursday's Daily.

From Thufeoay0 DAILY.
Col. AZ. Peake Of Valley City was in
the city last evening and today.
Miss Dollie Dietrich has q position
in the office Of the secretary Of state.
Receiver Kinter has gone to La
Moure county to look after harvesting
there.
n. G. Rhud has located his carpen.
ter shop at the corner OF Fifth and
Broadway.
J. W. Raymond came in from Min
neapolis this morning and is greeting
old friends.
The city vault in the Mellon block
refused to open by combination and is
being forced open.
p. c.. Remington is putting in shelly
ing and preparing to open for business
in the Hare building.
Work will begin in a day or so on
the raising and repairing of the
weather bureau office.
Elijah Coffin Of New York is in the
city looking after the business inter-
ests Of Alexander Mckenzie.
The governors Office at the capitol
is appropriately draped with crepe, in
memory Of the late governor.
Fred Lawrence, formerly chief clerk
in the Office Of secretary of state, takes
E. D. Barber's place as deputy.
M. P. Slattery has his building next
to Logan's raised and a new founda.
ton put under 1t, and is getting ready
for business.
j. H. Hewitt, representing Gorton's
minstrels, is in the city, in advance OF
the show, which has an excellent
record through the state.
The buildings along Main street be.
tween the Bismarck bank and the Da.
kota block are being raised and new
stills and foundations being put under
them.
Charles Kupitz received a handsome
new refrigerator from the east this
morning. Els. Beardsleyhas received
q new prescription case, counters and
show cases.
The DeShon process of cleaning and
renovating carpets on the floor. Com.
mence about Sept. l. Send in prob
able number yards and get prices or
same. Address E. II. B., city.
The secretary of state has issued 8
charter to the Clifford, Trail County
State bank, with w. H. Robinson
Geo. O. Stomner, c. S. Edwards and
A. T.. Kraabel as incorporators. The
capital stock is $1,000.
Workmen have cleared away tho
ruins from the Kupitz building site
and are busy excavating preparatory
to putting in the foundation. The
work on this will begin as soon as the
excavation is completed.
Commissioner Thomas will have
come samples of wheat selected
through the state, enclose them il
small envelopes and have them dis
tributed at the Omaha exposition, te
advertise the wheat resources of the
state.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1898-08-19
Funny Elisha.

Elisha dnclined to be faoetious)-1'm
getting to be pretty bald, aren't II S'poea
you'll have to cut my hair tor about bali.
price hereafter, chr
Tonsorial Artist-Oh, nj, siri We ala
ways charge double when we have to hunt
for the hair!-Boston Traveler.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1898-08-19

Tl1E resignation of Judge
Corliss removes from the bench
one of the ablest lawyers in
the state-whose private prac-
tice in important cases will
always be large.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1898-08-19

tors stayed only a short time, but the
majority fingered for a while, listen
ing to the strains of patriotic music Of
both the Anglo-Saxon nations, aud
Jhcre can be no doubt that today's
simple yet pleasant function has done
its part towards strengthening tho
bonds of union which bind the two
great civilized nations, speaking the
same tongue, in nj common, kindly
brotherhood.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1898-08-19
No Power to Alter LAW.

VANCOUVER, B. G.. Aug. II. William
Ogilvie, the newly appointed commits.
Moner of the Yukon, said he had no
power to abate the royalty on Klondike
gold or to deal with the matter Of gov.
eminent reserved claims. '.These, he
said, ''are subjects which have been
dealt with by our parliament. The
governor general himself conld not
sltsr it,,
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1898-08-19

A GREETING by cable will be
sent from Fargo to the North
Dakota boys at, Manila. The
cable tolls are high-but the
North Dakota boys are worthy
of remembrance, however ex-
pensive. (.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1898-08-19

TIE death Of O. W. Francis
of Fargo removes an old and
esteemed citizen, who was an
influential member Of the last
legislature.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1898-08-19
Then She Did.

Mrs. Lsknside-Garcong garoong, don
Observation-Disclosures moi-oh, why
DON'T you walters understand, Englishf
Waiter (politely)-Why doesn't madam
speak itY-Harper's Bazar.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1898-08-19
Unsppreciative.

$50 You know that an ordinary piano
contains about a mile, of w1re?"
"No. { should rather believe that an
ordinary plano contains about q wagon
load of tinware Chicago News.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-07-14
FOR MISSION WORK.
Church Societies Already Considering
Entering Philippines, Cuba
and other Islands.

NEW YORK, July IA meeting of
representatives of various religious
bodies was held yesterday in the Pres
byterian building to devise the best way
to utilize men and money and avoid
waste and duplication in proposed mis-
sionary and educational work in the
Philippine islands and the Spanish
West Indies The meeting developed
the fact that seven different mission
boards either have undertaken to work
in Cuba or expect to do so. Three
boards propose to undertake work in
Porto Rico, and three boards also con-
template work in the Philippine islands.
twas learned that the Baptist Home
Mission society wishes to cooperate
with the southern Baptist convention
in the latter's work in Cuba, and it was
recommended that the American board,
Congregational, consider the Caroline
islands as it's special field, and perhaps
extend the work to the Ladrone isl
ands.
The meeting recommended that each
board appoint committee on the fields
on which it proposes to enter, and that
the committees confer in regard to an
equitable distribution of territory.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-07-14

WASHINGTON, July 14.-Whtle the
long expected fall of Santiago did not
take place yesterday, it is evident that
the crisis has been reached. Within
the next few hours the city will be
either surrendered or receive such a
baptism of fire as seldom falls to the lot
of besieged town. IF he refuses
will open on him at IL noon tomorrow
Thursday with every gun I have, and
have the assistance of the navy, who
are ready TO lombard the city with 49,
inch shells. y
That is the program laid down by
General Shafter and is to be carried out
to the letter. General Shafter is still
commanding, according to the war de-
partment officials, and, although dis
patches have been received from Major
General Miles, signed major general
commanding, it is said that he has not
displaced General Shafter i'll direct
charge of the operations. The public,
in one Of these kilograms from General
Miles, was given the first notice that
our government had offered, in the
course of negotiations with General
Toral, to send the Spanish forces in
Santiago back to Spain. A few days
ago it was stated that the president
would insist upon unconditional surren-
der, but it appears that condition had
been modified, as indicated by General
Miles.
Thi S was done from desire to avoid
useless bloodshed, for General Toral's
army removed to Spain would be harm
less to prevent our further operations
in Cuba and would serve as good a pur-
pose as would the destruction of the
Spanish army. To allow the Spanish
general to withdraw to the interior and
fall back on Havana, on the other hand,
would put us under the obligation of
overcoming that additional force when
it comes to the siege of Havana. Our
government also is moved to make this
proposal to remove the Spanish forces
to Spain through strong desire to close
up the operations at Santiago at the
earliest possible moment.
This desire has been materially
strengthened by the appearance of yell
low fever within the American lines.
1t was at first supposed that the men
were falling i'll with malaria and CHI
matte fever, as the cases were reported
as simply suspicious. Now, however,
comes the final admission that they are
genuine yellow fever cases. Their ap-
pearance has determined the authorities
upon a more active prosecution of the
campaign. Orders have or soon will GO
forward to General Shafter to discuss
no more with the Spanish commander
the terms of surrender, but to proceed
to assault the town with all the force at
his command as soon as the present
truce expires. 1t is expected by Shafter
that the navy will cooperate and, while
Secretary Long has received no direct
advices on that point from Admiral
Sampson, he fully credits this expecta-
ton.
The yellow fever is principally in the
quartermaster' department
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-07-14

The session of Congress, recently
ended, appropriated more money
than any other session ever held.
And these tremendous appropria-
tions were not all due to the war by
any means. The war appropriations
call for 1851, 78s,095. and the appro
priations for other purposes for
$530,739,S96 The country was
shocked when the republicans first
ran the appropriations of single
Congress over billion dollars, but
the ifty-ffth Congress bids fair to
go long way beyond the billion
mark.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-07-14
MILES TAKES COMMAND.
VIII Direct Movements of Troops Be
fore Santiago-A Surrender
Now Expected.

fore Santiago-A Surrender
Now Expected.
PLAYA DEL ESTE, Guantanamo Bay,
July 14.-Major General Miles yester-
day assumed command Of the army
around Santiago.
The armistice, which had been de-
clared pending negotiations for the sur
render of the Spanish forces, expires at
noon today
1t is believed the Spaniards will sur
render.
The terms of the surrender insisted
upon by the American commander take
in not only the Spaniards in Santiago,
but the whole province of Santiago de
Cuba, including the garrisons at Man
zanillo, Holguin, Guantanamo and Bar
acao.
The United States, ON its part, agrees
to send the Spanish troops back to
Spain, and to allow the officers their
side arms. No other concessions will
be granted.