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Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1898-10-07
eARlx USES oF GRASS.
Known First to the Egyptians, but Brought
Ia I,o-rocH;o,, III. 49, YN..a.

Known First to the Egyptians, but Brought
To Perfection by tho Romans.
in an interesting article on "Ornamen.
tal Glass In All Ages in The Woman's
Homo Companion Orlena L. Shackleford
has this to cay of the antiquity Of glass:
1.-THE Egyptians used glass ornaments
largely for personal decoration. Neck
1aoes, bracelets, beads, scarabpi, etc., Of
exquisite beauty have been discovered in
their tombs. It also served to bedeck
clothing, and innumerable domestic OBJ
5ects were made of 1t for daily use. In
deed this accommodating medium was
adapted by them to an inflnity of pur-
poses, being blown, cast, rolled, wrought
or cut, as the worker willed, whether into
statues Of their gods or as glass eyes for
the sightless sockets of their mummies,
to express the wish of the soul to arrive
safe and whole ut tho end of its journey.
The Romans excelled the Egyptians as
extensive users of glass. It served them
for decoration to walls and floors, for all
sorts Of domestic vessels, cinerary urns
and oofllns (the Egyptians buried Alexan-
der the Great in a glass cof1n), for orna-
pents, toys, dice, draughts, chessmen and
water clocks. We read of q table of solid
emerald that was carried off by the Cloths
when they sacked the Eternal City, but it
Is now considered not to have been Of
precious stone, only fine green glass or
Jasper, yet deemed sufficiently valuable TO
be set with pearls and mounted In gold.
"These great builders, the most prac-
tical Of antiquity, were not slow to realize
the value Of this transparent medium al q
means for transmitting light into their
palaces and temples, but their window
panes were only from 2 to 10 inches
square, and the glass was more green than
white, lacking the crystal clearness Of our
modern productions. Glass mirrors were
known to the Egyptians and Romans.
Specimens have been found in the tombs
of the former, and documentary evidence
from Pliny, Seneca, Luoretius and others
undoubtedly proves their possession by the
latter. Glass was used for lamps in Pom
peii, but we have no evidence of its being
applied to such a purpose in Egypt, where
II was appropriated more largely to orna-
mental and decorative rather than domes-
ito purposes"
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1898-10-07
BUSINESS WAS sus,NssS.
aSs i r.y,na.ter In onr Mar, Took

o6N \ Pay,naster In Opr Nary Tool 70
1Ati Oat VI t:~. Da.A> ot England.
The late Paymaster Clark Of the United
eltatu navy, Of Delaware, was attached to
edts Of the ships on the European station
during the period Of the civil war. II may
have been the Kearsarge, but IL IL not inn
portant. She was an armed vessel and
bad been long at sea and came in for coal,
provisions and to give the men a liberty
DAY on shore. To meet these and other ex-
Penses 1t was necessary to have some e8,-
900 Omen are paid In the currency of the
country they may be in when oniforeign
g%tations) and Paylnaster Clark drew sight
TRAITS on the subtreasury Of New York
through the government agents, j. 8.
Morgan & Co., bankers, in old Broad
street. London. Accompanied by the vice
eonsul, he went to the Plymouth branch
Of the Bank Of England, and, presenting
bis drafts, asked to have them changed for
notes and gold. The bank manager, not
content with exercising proper CONNER
eial scrutiny, was very nasty and finally
Vaid:
"weu, I do not know the s-ubtreasury.
lido not know the paper o you, and !
have never had business with the gentle
A1oA WuO 40 Ou4UoU 0UdU0o v1U6 CUuUUx
here, 30 I won't cash your drafts. You say
J. 8. Morgan will indorse them. You
had better go up to London and let him
cash Them"
Mr.. Clark went out to the telegraph
Office, put himself in communication with
MI. Morgan, and Mr.. Morgan went TO
the Bank Of England In London, the man.
ager sent word to the Plymouth branch
manager and that gentleman came person.
ally to the Royal hotel and with his hat
In hand begged to be Of service to Pay.
master Clark in any way that gentleman
would suggest. The apparently placated
paymaster, accompanied by his clerk, ao-
oompanied the bank officer to the bank.
The drafts were duly passed over and q
large bundle Of Bank of England notes
placed before the paymaster.
"What are thesep" said CLARK.
"Those are Bank Of England notes."
Eyes, I see they are notes signed by
Frederick May that the bank will pay
bearer, etc. Well, I do not know Mr.. May,
and Of course I do not know you. This
paper may be good, but r have no assur.
ance of that. I'll trouble you for the
gold"
The Inundated bank manager had 10
hunt 1t up, and Paymaster Clark carried
II down to the boat in triumph. II would
have. preferred part Of the money in
notes. he said, s'but I couldn't refuse the
chance Of getting NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Tiues.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1898-10-07
A Pair Of Bulls,

A very quaint reason, says q writer in
the London Telegraph, was advanced by
. domestic servant for thinking that the
place she was In was in every way desir-
able. "Are yez in q good place, Maryp''
asked n of her friends. "Oh, q mighty
foine place entirely" she replied. "Shure,
me mistress Is so rich that all her flannel
pettiooats is made Of sikh" "Look al
that nowl' exclaimed the other in amaze
ment.
Hero Is q bull from the nursery: ''That'l
. terrible noise in the nursery, Molly
said the mistress. whats the matteri
Can't you keep the baby quiets" "shure,
ma'am,' replied Molly, II can't keep hin
quiet unless I let him make a noise.h
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1898-10-07
The Umbrella Conscience.

"You may bank on q guilty conscience
almost every time when an umbrella Is in
question" said a New Orleans drummer.
"You see this oneP Well, 1t came into my
possession quite recently by what they call
the right of conquest In a protocol. I
caught out in the rain after lunch and
wondering what the deuce I would do
when l noticed q chap under an awning
trying to raise an umbrella. 1t was clear
he didn't understand the fastening, and as
the umbrella itself was not new the cir
oumstantial evidence against him was con-
elusive.
$50 I walked up and said firmly, THAT'S
my umbrella, SIR At the same time I
took it out Of his hand. He wilted at once,
stammered something about a mistake
and sneaked of, while I walked away
proudly, sheltered from a very moist show
q. That's what nerve will do. Wonder,
by the way, whose it really is."-New Or
leans Times Democrat.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1898-10-07
a sHREwD LITTLE GIRL.
ne Prompted the Question Which eavs>
an Old WomAn's Life.

Ne Prompted b Question Which Saved
an Old Woman's Life.
Elizabeth Janfleld, afterward Lady Falk.
hand, was called an Todd child" Some
times her father, who was q Judge, took
her with him to court. On one of these
occasions q woman was brought before
him ON a charge Of witchcraft. It was
said that she had. bewitohed two OF three
persons to death. The frightened creature,
when asked II this were so, fell on her
knees, and, weeping. confessed that the
accusations against her were true.
ibid you beWitch - to deathP' asked
The judge.
Eyes," was her reply.
"Did you come in the form of q black
cat and breathe on him so that he Ian.
guished away"
II did,"
And then the grave judge heard q Wits
per at his ear, and his little daughter-she
was only 10 years old-begged him to ask
the woman If she had bewitohed John
6ymondes to death.
The question was put and Immediately
answered in the affirmative. How had
she done itP Then she told one of her
former stories, at which all the company
laughed. The reason of the merriment
was that John Symondes was the judges
brother-in-law and at that moment was
standing near him In court. The judge
then asked why she had made such .
statement.
"Alas, sir, I knew him not" replied
the woman. II said go because you asked
me-"
care you no witchP"
"No; God knows I'm not"
"Nor did you ever see the devili'
"No,1 never in all my life."
On further examination she said she had
been told that II she did not confess she
would be tortured until she did, but that
Il she admitted all the accusations mercy
would be shown her. She was thereupon
acquitted, and ahe owed her release and
probably her life to the shrewdness Of q
little girl.-Youth's Companion.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1898-10-07
Indorsine The Ar,

In Marmontel's tragedy Of Chopatra,
represented in the Theatre Francois, when
the Egyptian queen was about ready to
commit suicide she held in her hands q
mechanical asp Of cunning workmanship
devised by Vaucanson, the most ingenious
mechanioian Of his time.
This venomous reptile reared it's head
and before plunging its apparent fanga
into the arm Of the actress gave Q shrill
hiss.
A spectator hereupon arose and left thu
house, with the simple but expressive re.
mark, II am Of the same opinion as the
aap."-Pearson's Weekly.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1898-10-07
SIT on THE FLOOR.
The Advantages to Be Derived From tt
Abolition of Chairs.

The Advantages to Be Derived From tho
Abolition of Chairs.
An eminent English physician, Sir
James Criohton Browne, who has wonder
full aptitude for making medical subjects
interesting to the public at large, an
nounces that men and women would de-
rive great benefit from sitting on the floor
instead of chairs. Women would benefit
even more than men by the practice.
The position Of sitting on the floor or
the ground is more natural than that Of
sitting on a chair. It was once general
with the entire human race. 1t Is both
healthy and natural.
down to the floor is beneficial. Through
the general adoption of the sitting posi-
ton among the civilized races many mus
oles have become stiff or obsolete. Persons
who sit on the floor have strong back and
thigh muscles. Turks, tailors and shoe
makers are examples of this fact.
II you sit on the floor, you can change
your attitude as often as you please and
can enjoy an endless variety of pose, and,
however often you alter it and however
you may place yourself, there is never any
chance of your falling of. If you sit on
the floor, you cor achieve all kinds Of
comfortable positions which it Is impossi-
BILE to obtain even with the easiest Of easy
chairs. The influx of visitors need never
cause anxiety to the we'll constitutional
mind on the subject of chairs. All he has
toprovide is a quantity of oushions-cush-
ions Of every size and shape. Let guests
select any they please, and it will be their
own fault If they are not comfortable and
happy.
1t is Of course only desirable to sit on q
clean Observation-Disclosures.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1898-10-07
Plant. rh.s Hat On. Anothsr.

11a0Ss = n4se OHO zx0os10Es
Fancy two plants being 80 u%ntriendt
that the mere neighborhood of one 10 death
10 the other. Yet this Is the case with
two we'll known English plants. These are
the thistle and the rape. II 8 field sin
tested; with thistles which come mp year
after year and ruin the crops, all you have
to do Is to SOW it with rape. The thistle
viii. b absolutely annihilated.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1898-10-07
Just IakeaM Nan.

A man doesn't realize that his daughter
= old enough to read until he catches her
reading q novel, and then he blames his
wife for not selecting the girls reading
matter.-Atchison Globe.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1898-10-07

The longest canal In the world q II
Russia. It extends from st. Petersburg
10 the frontier Of China and measures
nearly $500 miles.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1898-10-07

TAere arc s9o,boo maidservants Ia Lon.
6on-that b&o say, they are nearly equal
q numbsr 70 IL whole populstjoo =
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1898-10-07

Children under 2 ysarso q agstnyaEiGhsy
na6eeHa1lnR - III 0taaes coSoga.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1898-10-07
Correct

Ooexoo&,
Teacher-What became Of the children
5pf Agamemnonf
Pupil latter mature deliberation)-I
SE,ink they're dead BY this tme.-Harlem
Life.
Quebec, with . population Of 10000. has
six daily newsper-- -. Of WhichsaeoA
slne FRENCH. land
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1898-10-07
HE HELPED HIS WIFE
Mr.. AND MRS. CLIMBERS PASS APLeAs-
ANT EVENING.

b Lady Got Her Bfainy Lord and Mas.
tor Interested In Her Fool Scheme In
Spite Of Himself, and He Had the salts.
faction Of tho Last Word.
ooh, Fred" said Mrs. Blimbers, ST do
wish you would ever help me as some men
help their wives. If you would pay any
attention to what is going on around you,
! might have won a prize this afternoon.
Mrs. Trigley had some company, and we
had to see how many words we could con-
struct with letters used in the word friend
Ghip.' Don't you remember reading in
some paper several, weeks ago about q
party Of that kindP IL you had shown any
Interest at that time and had helped me
ind words, I might have been prepared
for it today. As 1t was, I was next to the
highest one."
"Pshaw!' replied MI. Blimbers. GIVE
got something better to do than waste my
time over such olaptrap as that. I have
10 do so much thinking during the day
that to exercise my brain in figuring out
such fool things as your friendship words
would be the height Of folly. How many
words did you getp"
"Forty-eight. Would you like to see the
Hstp"
"No. Is tea readyi Gosh, but TN tiredl
I suppose Of course you've got fried in
your listP"
"Oh, yesl That was one of the first
words I thought OF. There, I've got them
ell written out on that sheet Of paper.
Look them over while I see about the tea. -
mo; keep your paper. I don't want
20 be bothered"
just then the bell rang, and they went
Into the dining ROOM. MI. Blimbers ate
silently for q few minutes and then sud.
denly asked:
"Qot 'dieP'"
"Yes, I've got die, > " his wife replied.
II wonder what senseless thing the
The copper country evening news., 1898-02-05

strong pathetic scenes which are made 20
cieveriy interweave and surround the
many picturesque comedy scenes.
The bill for tonight at the opera house
Is called The Politician" It's crisp.
snappy farcecomedy, dealing with the
many ridiculous complications that nat
orally arise in the Kaleidoscope existence
OF politician. who is ION the inside OF
the ring" All specialties will be entirely
changed, and as this is the last night OF
the engagement OF one OF the strongest
and best repertoire companies that has
ever visited the copper country. it Is to
hoped that they will be greeted by the
full house that they deserve.
Next week the company plays at Lake
Linden and the tbeatre-goers OF that
town will have with them splendid or
OF ladies' and gentlemen. The
company individually and collectively
haye made many friends in Calumet who
DIN in best wishes.
The copper country evening news., 1898-02-05
Laurfun,

The large crowd that attended the Su.
perior rink last evening were entertained
with a couple OF interesting races as have
taken place in this vicinity thus far this
season. Although Elmer Thompson had
little or no trouble in defeating Albert
Davey, still the races were for blood In
both cases and brought out considerable
enthusiasm from the crowd.
The first race was the hali.mile. The
skaters were started three on one side
and four on the other. THOMPSON.
Davey. Birk and Gilbert started on one
side, and Kohlhaas, Lean and Getchell
on the other. The first start was poor
one, but Lean and Kohbaes got awav
and skated three or four laps before they
we're called back. In the second start
they were not in position and were fully
three seconds late in getting away, while
Dayey and Thompson got good start.
For the first few laps Dayey chased
thompson rather hard. but after that
thompson gained stsadily to the end.
On the other side Lean got the lead. but
alter few rounds Kohlhass passed him
and set good swift space to the finish.
Davey.. finished second, with Birk close
behind him. while Kohlhaas inisbed ON
the opposite side about the same time as
Birk. 1t is a question who took third
place, the judges not giving any deeision
as there was no third prize. The time
was l:27 4-5. The bOys ell put up a
good hot race iron bsxsnpiDg 20 end.
In the mile rses ThOmp psoD and Getcbel
started On oss sos. and Lean, Dayey
and Bizx q. ths other. Thompson
forged sAes> alter 8 eoVple Of laps and
alter sass ssDarsDtly took things easy
VI s1s srsIt. LssO gave Dsyey a hot
eAsss - sals ochsr si6e of the rink and
esi>;s 's'''ss ~ 20 bin ali through the race
wa blrk rlgb: op bis hsels. Fora lad
s2 omsb btrk oid soms speedy work
The ttms 10 the mile was 3:lS. The
suc'Ess ~srs hsssrs. Martin Nessner
e'eorgs Lsbby and James NeJinnis.
The Lsur1vm AtbIesae club intends g,v.
iSy al exhibition 81 Lake Linden On the |
zz1 ~ this month. The boys are work.
va hard Tor this event and the people Of |
that city may rest assured that the exbi. |
bition win be- something fine. The boys
are also talking of giving another one |
here some time IN the near future, al. |
though their plans are rot rompIete In \
regard 20 IL. They made quite hit in
ths exhibition that was given for the
benefit of sacred Heart cbnrch and their
iext attempt is sure TO be much better
han the first one,
The copper country evening news., 1898-02-05
The Discover Of .he Nav

Aug. j. Bogel, the leading druggist Of
Shreveport. La, says: "Dr. Kings
new Discovery is the only thing that
cures my congh, and 1t is the best seller
have" j. F. Campbell, merchant Of
SANFORD Arz, writes: "Dr. Kings New
Discovery is all that is claimed for Il. II
never fails, and is a sure cure for con
SUMPTION coughs and colds. l cannot
say enough for its merits" DR.. Kings
New discovery Tor consumption, coughs
ana colds is not an experiment. 1t has
been tried for quarter Of century and
To-Day stands at the head. 1t never dis.
appoints. Free trial bottles at d. r
MacDonaIds drug store, Red Jacket, and
belhumeur's drug store, Lake Linden
The copper country evening news., 1898-02-05
Taeir First Party.

The ladies OF the recently-organized
Calumet Hive. l.. o. T. NJ, made their
initial bow to the society people OF Calu-
met last evening when they gave their
first dancing party and entertained at
least 100 couples of their friends at the
Light Guard Armory. The reputation
the ladies made last evening was GER
tsiDly an enviable one and il the words
OF praise that have been heard on all
sides since the party by those who were
present, are to be taken as any criterion,
1t was success Of the frat order.
And there was no reason why it
shouldn't have been. The ladies worked
hard to make it q pleasant event in
every way and that they succeeded ia
only the natural consequence. They rea-
lized that it counted for good deal that
their first party should be an event long
to be remembered and that hit Vas
made most enjoyable one it would help
them along when they gave another.
The ladies themselves we're all well
pleased with the way the dance went of.
The attendance was sufficient to insure
It's being financial success. the music,
which was furnished by Karkeet's g orches-
ira, was simply perfect and the floor in
fine shape, so with a good Jolly crowd
it couldn't have been better than it was.
The grand march took place at IL and
was led by Prompter James Riney and
Mrs. Edgar Bye. A number OF pretty
figures were shown in the march. After
the grand march dancing was resumed
and continued until supper time. In the
banquet room the ladies made another
hit, for the large tables fairly groaned
with the many good things to eat, which
had been prepared with the art OF a
connoisseur.
Alter supper the merry dancers held full
sway again and kept up the round OF
dances until an early hour this morning.
all regretting when 1t came time to leave
the dance hall.
The copper country evening news., 1898-02-05

which 10 frequently ruinous. This may
be due in some cases to wrong views OF
liberty. confounding liberty and license,
but il is more generally due to indolence
and lack OF appreciation of parental re-
spoDsibiIity. On parents primarily rests
the obligation to train their children. No
individual or organization can relieve
them OF the responsibility or discharge
the duty Tor them. No teacher, preacher
or church can do il. Teachers may teach
and preachers preach, but unless parents
do their part, the teaching and preaching
will to large extent prove valueltss. so
lar as the m iin object. the upbuilding OF
moral character is concerned.
IL is evident that there are parents in
this community who do not look after
the interests OF their boys and girls as
faithfully as they should, or there would
not be so rany OF those youths walking
the streets late at night. or frequenting
the ice rinks or other places OF a ques-
~'D@eesS SoohoStCAs WuOoc tO
say the least is not elevating. We won
der specially that mothers permit their
daughters, girls between IA and IL years
oi age, to 60 out on the streets at night |
they know not with whom or where, at |
hours when they should be studyiDg their
essons. learning to do household work |
'r sleeping in their beds. Some of those
iris will know no more about the man
gement OF home than the natives Of
Ilaska. Young people must have amuse.
nent, but let it be Of an elevating char.
cter, or as you say, let parents know
here their children have their amuse-
tents and what they are. More anon.
ANOTHER READER.
The copper country evening news., 1898-02-05
More Advice to Parents.

To the Editor;-Keep the ball rolling,
In your issue of the 9th ult., and again
on the 31ss you touched a subject which
should be OF vital interest to every good
citizen and well wisher OF his country and
race-yis: parental government. By
keeping the subject before the fathers
and mothers Of this and adjacent count.
ies' you will be rendering service to gen.
erations yet unborn.
There 10 no doubt that many parents
are altogether too Lax in the government
OF their children and give them a license
The copper country evening news., 1898-02-05

Will Fl. Boone went to Chicago a few
weeks ago on what even bis most intim-
ate friends thought was business and it
was business in the truest sense of the
word for when he returned he brought
with him bride. He was married a
week ago Wednesday to Miss Anna M.
Anderson at her hone in Chicago. Will
mas been busy since he returned receiving
the congratulations oi his many friends,
all OF whom wish him every success in
married life.
The copper country evening news., 1898-02-05
up their records in good style. 1t is to
their credit that the roads were made
passable at all.
Pingree TO the Fore.

Governor PiDgree. not satisfied with
his move against the Michigan Contra
on the mileage book question, thought
that the so-called plain people who travel
but seldom were entitled under the la ws
OF the state to De charged only on some
oil the railways (the Michigan Central
being one of them) two cents per mile. he
lately applied at Detroit for a ticket TO
Ypsilanti for which so cents was de
manded. He asked what the distance
was and being told thirty-three miles
offered 66 cents which was refused and
the 30 cents demanded or no ticket. As
the governor said he had TO 20 be paid
the amount asked under protes and i'm.
mediately took steps to ascertain who
was right and the following telegram
was as we were going TO press, received
at this Office.
Special to the Evening NEWS.
'DETRoIT, Feb. 5.-Judge Donovan OF
the circuit court today ordered the issu-
ance ot mandamus against the Miebi-
gan Central railroad, IN a suit brought
by Governor Pingree to compel that rail-
way to sell him 1000 mile mileage
OK, good not only for himself, but for
any member OF his family for $50"
This is evidently only the beginning of
'he light. People may say what they
Ike about the governor. but few States
rave governors who appear to interest
themselves so much about the welfare q
he plain people.