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Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1899-03-17

ate ut the recent session of the legisla-
ture to regulate marriage. The Jour
nal has been SO busy accommodating a
large and varied stock of misinforma-
ton regarding state and legislative
matters that it has just begun to get
the news, and we may expect to see
little news items cropping out in the
columns of the paper from now on.
The Journal is highly incensed that
any one should have introduced such
a bill, as adding ridicule and odium to
the great west, of which. of course, the
state of Minnesota is n. vast integral
part, in the estimation of the Journal.
Accordingly the Journal proceeds to
berate the author of the bill. 1t deals
very severely with Senator Creel, al
though mentioning no names, allowing
the Walls of it's wrath to be poured out
against unnamed persons. But it
speaks of Legislative cranks'' who
have been sent to the legislature by
Careless constituencies" and who
make the state a. laughing stock and
pile up ridicule for the west. But it
is only a little while since the great
state Of Minnesota elected a populist
and free silverite to be chief eXecu-
tive of the state. and If we mistake
not the Journal contributed very
largely to that.end. 1t is a matter of
grave question whether the west is not
more harmed by the election of popu-
list governors than by the introduction
of. laws to govern marriage. Without
entering into the merits Of the Creel
bill, the Journal has ample o mt
home for criticism.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1899-03-17

The Burlington road-always doing
something that will please the eye and
crafty the taste-whether in the way
of railroad building or railroad adver-
tising, issues a handsome souvenir Of
st. Paul and Minneapolis. The book
is durably and artistically bound and
replete with excellent illustrations Of
the features Of the two cities, the
scenes in the parks and surrounding
country, and p%ortraying the excellence
of the Burlington limited trains in
and finish. The souvenir is
printed on the heaviest Of paper, after
the most approved fashion of the art
typographical, and is worthy the road
that issues it in every way.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1899-03-17

There is much objection among con-
tractors and lumbermen to the mechan-
leans lien law, and it is held that it will
be more difficult under the new law for
those who desire to build on credit. The
only change which the amended law
makes is that before a mechanics lien
can be filed, notice of the intention of
filing must be given to the owner of the
building or property by registered mail.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1899-03-17

Bills pass and do not pass, and some
times through errors in enrolment
queer pranks are played with the origin
al desires of the lawmakers. For ex-
ample, a bill passed the two houses in
the closing days of the session to regu-
late the number and of election
of legislative employees. The bill pro-
vides for the election of all clerks and
employees by roll call and fixes the sal
aries of each class of employees. The
house originated the hill, and the senate,
not feeling that the house fixed the
right compensation for some classes of
senate employees, amended the bill to
give the sergeant-at-arms of the senate
SIS a day and the chaplain So a day. But
in enrolment, these changes were made
to apply to the house employees, so that
the senate sergeant-at-arm and chaplain
will receive the salaries of 81 and 81 a
day and the house employees get the
benefit of the amendments of the more
liberal senate.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1899-03-17

All incorporated cities having a popu-
latlon of 800 or over will have to adopt
the registry system at the spring election
and the board of registry must meet two
weeks before the election and prepare
lists of voters. This is under the Arnold
law, which makes the law apply to all
cities in the state, where heretofore it
was applied only to a few cities.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1899-03-17

The Wahpeton Globe serves a smoking
hot roast to Andrew Slotten, as senator
from Richland county. And there was
Thomas good work-the Globe should
remember this as well as what it
claims to have been Slotten's bad work
Thomas who found all the woodchucks
in the printers bills.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1899-03-17

1t is advanced that the personal liabil-
ity law passed at the last session of the
legislature may be unconstitutional be-
cause of the amendment that the pro-
visions Of the law shall apply to train
men and switchmen only, and that this
provision is in the nature of special legis-
lation which is prohibited by the con-
stitution.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1899-03-17

W. F. Dunlap, formerly Of the Valley
City Times-Rscord has gone into the
real estate business at Eugene, Ore, and
writes a u entertaining letter to his
former paper descriptive Of the country.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1899-03-17

Editor Irysh says Mandan is q good
place for a fair but it is a little out Of
reach of civilization. The Cass county
editor forgets that Mandan is only five
miles from Bismarck.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1899-03-17

Grigsby's rough riders w~ilapf0bably
not get back into the sere. Al
though a provision was made. by the
army reorganization bill III the en-
trance Of cowboy regiment1ithe army
will be recruited up to a strength of
$4,000 regulars and when thissfitt&{sngth
is reached the necessity ford Ge-en-
listment of Grigsby's CONT IA will
have been passed. Fs sasass
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1899-03-17
BLIND WITH ECZEMA
Three Children Afflicted 20 Months.
CURED BY CuTlCuRA.

Ny second child got eczema when seven
months old. Three months later my first child
got it, and following him, the last one, two
years old. Fol twenty months they suffered
fearful agony. Their whole bodies, especially
their faces, were so sore and raw that they
we're blind half the time. No words can
describe the suffering Of my second child,
whose whole body was one bloody mass. He
was constantly crying, could get no sleep, aud
he actually did not look human. Tried doctor
after doctor without the slightest relief. The
inst application of CuTIoURA brought relief
in each case, and after fourteen days treat
'ment with CUT1oURA. SOAP and CUr1cURA
(ointment), the worst case was cured. 4
HRs ANNIE RING, b15 r. 18th st., N,E!Cty.
SLEEP ROE sxn-To1ruRED BAsIEs andrsss ssru 1rsd
mothsn in . warm hath With Cu1icuRA Soar, anda
dnsls application Of cuFlcuaA Cdatmsntl grssAsat u
e~uotlisus aud shinl cures9n 800
eosA th.ouSaeut ths yora: Po1rEsD .Asp {. co.r..
Bee ffops, Boston. G "Aoy g Cnfs Eesel1la.s me.
nnnVe GYM SCAR and HAZE BsauhAsd By
IfF LEA -MI
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1899-03-17
THE TRANs-M1ss1ss1PPl COM
MERC1AL CONGRESS.

HE IRANS-MlSSISSlPPl COM
MERCIAL CONGRESS.
A league Of half the states in the
nation for commercial advantage, forms
an interesting item in the history of the
country. The idea had it's conception in
the Kansas legislature in 1891, where a
resolution providing for the convocation
of a TRANSIT Mississippi Commercial Con-
gress was passed. Provision was made
for the selection by appointment, of del
egates from each of the western states.
The congress met at Kansas City, and
there had it's beginning, with u resulting
mutual interest among the leading men
of the great section to the west of the
mighty river, and a closer acquaintance
and sympathy. The New Mexican found
that the remediable evils in his
sheep industry were not the only
complaints in the west; the man from
Colorado found neighboring industries
with requirements he had not dreamed
Of; the Kansan and all the others present
discovered sectional variations which
were surprising, but which did not blind
the promoters of the idea to the fact
that the whole west had a common
cause, u common destiny and a recipro-
cal interest in commercial development
which could be best served by closer or
ganization and more thorough knowl-
edge of the needs of the whole section.
Since the first congress, the idea has
grown until it is becoming one of the
great things of the country, an annual
convention of half the nation, largely at
tended, lively in debate and forceful in
concerted action, accomplishing great
matters through deliberation and dis
cussion, and with the idea of the COM
mercial advancement of the west always
in view, having grown from the first
small but fruitful seed of nine years ago.
In this connection it is interesting
and noteworthy that at the last meeting
in congress, which convened in Salt
Lake City, the question of Hawaii and
it's annexation was brought forward and
ably handled, and no doubt had much to
do with the consummation by which
this nation acquires that, and the sur
rounding islands. Also the plan of a
Nicaragua canal, and it's Importance to
the commercial west was in this con-
gress first exploited.
How important such an organization
is to the nation is best shown by a dis
play of the fact that the region repre-
scented by the congress contains 75.5 per
cent of the total area of the United
States; that it yields 80 per cent of the
gold of the country, 800 per cent of the
silver, 81 per cent of the lead, IS per
cent of the copper, las per cent of the
coal, 64.3 per cent in the quantity of
wheat, 51.3 per cent in the quantity of
corn, 40 per cent of the cotton, 52.4 per
cent of the cotton, 52.4 per cent of the
wool and so per cent of the farm
animals.
The Trans Mississippi Commercial
Congress has been a success, and has
become permanent. 1t has been the
custom to distribute its favors to differ
ent western cities, year by year, and
this year it will convene at Wichita,
Kansas, May 81.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1899-03-17

The new book Of specimens-from a.
D. Farmer & Son, type founders-is a
concise and handsome publication-just
such as might have been expected from
Manager Weatherly Of the Chicago
branch-who appeals to publishers with
the declaration-"not in the trust"
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1899-03-17

Perhaps Senator Davis knew what
he vas about when he allowed Mr..
Merriam to be appointed director Of
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1899-03-17

1t would not be surprising to learn, as
reported by some papers, that Admiral
Dewey is breaking down under the strain
imposed upon him by his duties. For
a year he has been in practical charge of
government affairs at Manila, in the
midst of circumstances that were par
ticularly trying, and combining the ma
ture of his duties with the climate and
other prevailing conditions, it would
seem that Dewey should be given a rest
as soon as it is practicable for the gov
eminent to do so.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1899-03-17
nrs. H. A., ia Cedar Street,

-
Owosso, nich., writes:
Nearly three years ago I wrote
to you asking advice in regard
to m yhealth. was so miserable;
suffered from painful menstru-
alton and backache, was nervous.
dizzy and faint. I received such
q kind letter from you. telling me
just what to do. I followed your
advice and I now am recommends
ing Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound. I thank God
for this pain destroyer"
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1899-03-17

The 1edgling of the Minneapolis
Times, who misrepresented public
sentiment during the recent session
of the legislature observes that there
were thirty janitors in the houses The
character of the stuff dished up9ey the
Times maj merely goes to shoBGs that
there We're others who ought toShaye
been janitors but slid into thesnews-
paper business by accident or Mlfel4take.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1899-03-17

A communication in another column
criticises the action of the legislature in
modifying the mode of apportionment of
the two mill tax for state tuition fund. It
strikes the Tribune the writer's premise
is erroneous and hence his argument
fails. Under the old method of appor-
tioment by the state, nearly all the
counties in the state were losers and the
principal gamers were one or two big
Red River co%unties-one of them gain
ing $4,000 in two years. This county
was amply able to care for its school
children without drawing from the
many smaller counties. The old method
did not help the % sparsely settled
counties-it rather proved an injustice to
them. Under the new method, each
county collects the two-mill tax and this
is then apportioned among all the school
children in the county, SO that perfect
fairness and equality is assured, both to
the county and to all of the children in
each county.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1899-03-17
Mrs. Maggie P. Slime, New

Mrs. Maggie p. Slime, New
Berlin, Pa, writes:
II have suffered with terrible
backache in the small Of my back
for about seven years, and could
never get anything to help me.
I tried several physicians, but
found no help. l have now taken
three bottles of Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound, and
feel like a different woman"
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1899-03-17

The late special - corre-
spondent of the NJ hArnal
having demonstratedH Atis-
~faction-that Sena Twas
about all that was 'wIr61a nsthe
upper branch of the n l1egis.
lature-is still devotine% Ina day
in the Journal-as if allsWSs lot already
convinced.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1899-03-17

Senators Hansbrough and McCum-
Der have urged upon Superintendent
Merriam Of the census the advisable
ity Of appointing General Harrison
Allin as chief Of one of the divisions.
The general was indorsed by the North
Dakota legislature for a position, and
his ability as a statistician would make
him a valuable manaasfors the census
department. ,,S*EM
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1899-03-17

Two New York lawyers will go to the
supreme court Of the United States in
an argument for a uniform divorce
law through the United States-where-
by the divorce granted in any state
may be declared valid in any other.
The case in point is that Of the division
of an estate in Brooklyn, where the
title Of n Of the principal claimants
depends upon the validity of a divorce
granted in North D%akota-and which
the New York courts seek to set aside.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1899-03-17

bers 100000 people, there must be
100000 sheets issued for the population.
schedules alone. Adding to these the
other schedules there will have to be
in the aggregate not less than a half
million such sheets in printed form is
sued. All this mass of paper will have
to be manufactured and printed without
delay. In counting the population
every individual will be represented by a
separate card and there will have to be
manufactured and printed not less than
100, 100000 of these cards. The proba-
bility is that a system of machine calcula-
ting which admits of counting facts in
combination and which worked so we'll
in the last census will he adopted for
that of 1900. The Office will have to Sc
lect from the various devices the one
most satisfactory and a sufficient num-
Der to do the work must then be manu-
featured. The work will be pushed with
all possible speed consistent with ac-
curacy and every effort made to avoid
dragging the work along unnecessarily.
Taken all in all, the number of appoint
ments that will be made will be over 49,
600. These include eighteen OF twenty
staff officers, 800 supervisors, 10000
enumerators and about 5000 clerks and
other employees at Washington.
~.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1899-03-17

The Minneapolis Journal has heard
at last Of the bill that passed the SEN
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1899-03-17
Mrs. PinAhas, Saves
Mrs. MoDanlels' life.

Nearly all the time for seven
years / was confined to my room.
l consulted the best doctors in
my town, and tried almost every
thing I could think of. but
received no lasting benefit. My
whole body was diseased, and
the pains I suffered no tongue
IAN tell. I believe there is not
a pain that any woman ever
suffered but what I have had.
I was troubled with backache,
nervousness. a burning and COM
slant distress in the stomach,
painfulmenstruation. leucorrhoea,
and at times very bad headaches.
At last seeing your remedies
SO highly recommended I decided
to try them. and to write to you
concerning my troubles.
"After receiving your letter Of
advice. ! followed your directions
and have now taken four bottles
Of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound, one of Blood Purifier,
and one and one-half packages of
that ! feel like a new person.
been on this earth now. had it n
I cannot thank you enough for y
wonderful medicine."-Mrs. deor
South Dakota.
Mrs. Pinkhams advice
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1899-03-17

Mrs. Ida Peters, Milan,T Tenn,
writes:
"DEAR MRS. PINKHAM-WhenI
wrote to you the first time asking
your advice was a great sufferer.
Menstruations were irregular.
sometimes a week too soon and
then a week or two late, and when
they appeared were very profuse;
great pain and tenderness in the
bowels. pain in back and limbs,
leucorrhea all the time. I was
weak and nervous and had no
appetite. Burning and choking
sensation in my throat. Ireceived
your reply and followed all your
instructions and now 1 am cured.
I owe my recovery all to Mrs.
Pinkham's advice and her wonder
full remedies"
The Portland daily press., 1899-12-22
THE KENNEeEc MARINER.

Guess I've never told you. sonny, Of the stFandin
OF the steamboat Esry johnson that run up the
Ksnnebec.
johnson allied the bill
On the route between Augusty and the town Of
waterviIls.
ne was built old fashioned model. with bot.
toms fats your palm,
with ! paddle wheel behind her, druv ~ one
great churnin arm
Couldn't say that she was speedy, sploshed along
and made touse,
But she couldn't go much faster N man could
row and tow q house.
Still, she skipped and skived tremendous, lodged
the rocks and skun the shoals
IN Q way the boats Of these days couldn't do to
save their souls
Didn't draw no 'mopnt Of water, went on top In
stead Of through.
This IL how there come to happen what I'm go'n
TO tell to you.
HAin't no need to keep you guessin, for know
you won't suspect
How that thunderin old Il johnson ever hap
pened 10 get wrecked
she was overdue one sv'nin. fog come down most
awful thick,
Twas about like navigstin round inside feather
tick.
Proper caper was to anchor, but she seemed to
run all right,
And we bumped her, though twas resky. kept
her sloshin through the night.
Things went on all right TIL mornin, but along
bout halt past three
Snip went dizzy. blind and crazy-waves seemed
wust ever see.
Up she went. and down she scutteredj sometimes
seemed to stand on end,
Then she'd waIlopss sideways, crosswsys in q
way. by gosh. 20 send
shiyers down your spine She'd teeter, fetch
spring and take bounce
Then squat down, sir. on her launches with
most je-roosly iounce.
Folks got up and run a-screamin, forced the
wheelhouss, grabbed at me.
Thought we'd missed Augusty landin and had
gone plum out to sea-
Fairly shot full Of questions. but ] said was
lest q blow,
stu that didn't seem to sooths 'em, for there
warnt wind you know
Yas sir. spite Of all that ehurnin wsrnt whis
per OF breeze.
No excuse for all that upset and those strange
and dretful seas.
Couldn't spy q thing around US. every way twas
pitchy black,
And couldn't seem to comfort them poor critters
on my back
Couldn't give 'sm information, for twas darks
a cellar shelf
Couldn't tell 'em nothing bout It, for didn't
know myself.
So I gripped the Johnson's tller. kept the rudder
rigging taut,
Kept a-prsyin, chawed tobseker, give her steam
and let her swat.
Now my friend lest listen stiddy, when the sun
come up at four,
We warnt tossin In the breakers on no stern ana
rockbound shore.
But I'd missed the doldurnsd river, and ] swow
this ere Is true,
l had sailed eight miles cross country In heavy
autumn dew.
There was clear up in Sidney, and the tossin's
and the rolls
Simply happened cause we tackled several miles
OF cradle knobs.
Sun come out and dried the dew up, there she
was a stranded wreck,
And they soaked me eighteen dollars carriage to
the Kennebec.
Holman T. Day In Lewiston (Ae.) Journal.
The Portland daily press., 1899-12-22
SUICIDE OF YOUNG WOMAN.

Laoonis, N. H., December 2i.-The
body Of Miss WinnieWtt'on was found In
the winnipiseosee liver near the Hibbard
bridge this afternoon. Miss Watson was
twenty -four years Of age and for several
months had been nurse at the Cottage
hospital in this city. She mysteriously
disappeared on the night of December IA,
and diligsnt search was made In differ
emit sections Of the state, but the efforts
OF her parents In Guilford were unsuo-
cessful until her hat and sack were dis
covered on the bank OF the river today.
The body was found q short distance
from her discarded wearing apparel.
Aielancho is supposed to have been tbs
cause of the suicidal act
The Portland daily press., 1899-12-22
Notice to WheeImen.

We, the undersigned, do hereby agree
to refund the money on a 2J-cent bottle
Of Henry 6 Johnson's Arnica and Oil
Liniment, If it fails to cure bumps,
bruises, scratches, chafes, cuts, strains,
blisters, sore muscles, sunburn, chapped
hands or face, pimples, frsckles, or any
other ailments requiring an external APP
plication. Lady riders are especially
pleased with Arnica and OIL Liniment;
it is so clean and nice to use. Twenty
i've cents bottle, one three times as
large for 50cents.
c. n. CuPPY & CO.,
Monument Square,
PORTLAND, ME.
The Portland daily press., 1899-12-22
SEPARATION.

There be nasy kinds Of partng-yes. know
Some with fond, grieying eyes that overflow.
Bone with brave Lands that strengthen as thsy
All yes, know, knowi
But ttsre be partings harder still to tell.
That Tall In silence like evil spell,
without one wistful message OF farewell-
All yes, too hard TO tell
There Is claiming Of one sacred kiss,
Ono token for the days when life shall miss
A spirit from the world Of vanished bliss
All no, not even thisl
There Is no rising ere the birds have sung
Their skyward songs to journey with the sun,
Nor folded hands 20 show that life Is done
All, no, for life Is youngl
There are no seas, no mountains rising wide,
No centuries OF absence 10 divide,
Just soul space. standing daily side by side
All, wiser to have diedi-
Hands still clasp hands, eyes still reflect their
own,
Yet had one over universes flown,
So far each heart hath from the other grown,
Alone were less alone.
Martha Gilbert Dickinson in within the
Hedge"
The Portland daily press., 1899-12-22
BUSINESS ANNOUNCEMENTS.

IrNCLE JosH's philosophy on musical instru-
u ments. Well, by gum. / was waikiki
down Congress street tother DAY, lookln' IN
winders for presents fer Saman,hy and thor
boys AM girls An one winder struck me In
pertielar On Their inside was pig brSss Horn,
must err bin IS inch long and on ther end OF II
was one of them Edison Phunnygraphs.
see \ sign with C. c. IIawes. Jr., 43i OF H..
Com inside | seed Their biggest lot OF musical
goods ia ever SEED, an one OF them b.omed
machines was a pla,in' q Soosie march. Well 1
stopped and here some other tunes and then
and there bought one fer the family and I'd be
gol burned II I'd sell 1t IL couldn't get nuther
Sne / see banjos, guitars, violns, cornets,
drums accordeons. hsrps music rolls. boxes,
cases, and some OF them strilg msndolins I'd
hurn tell of. Sed all Their leadin' teachers was
usin' them. I bought one OF them too and a
Media banjo fer Their boy And II ever want
eny more musical things and want terget used
right shall go down and See See hawes. Jr..
43i Congress street 1871