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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-12-07
NAMES BIRCH TREES.
Constabies Responsible for Theis Origin
 in That State.

Constabies Responsible for Theis Origin
 in That State.
 Norway (Maine) Correspondence Of the New York Times: Since the paper makers commenced to build big sul- phite mills in the Maine woods the price of spruce timber lands has doubled, and in some cases trebled Next to spruce, the timber in greatest demand is clean and thrifty white birch, which is sawed into bars and sent by the shipload to Scotland to be used for thread spools. NeaTlv all the factories in the United States, and more than half of those in Great Brit ain, obtain their spool stock from Maine. According to A. A Burleigh of Houiton, Maine, who has spent the best part of his life in the woods as a lumber operator, Maine's birch trees are due to the spiteful conduct of two employees of the Maine land office. Some French Canadians in 1920 squat ted on state land near the Penobscot river and defied all efforts to eject them. Finally, in 1895, two special
 
 the land office in Augusta, with in- structions to make a clean job of evict- Ing the Frenchmen. The eonstables, after turning the families out, set fire to the houses and haystaeks. Twelve hours later the French village was a smoking mass Of ashes, and the big gest forest fire ever known in the state was sweeping north, burning off more than fifty townships of old=growth pine and doing more than $10,000, ,000 damage to the state lands. Many square miles of hackmatack timber were also bArned over, the fire eating ten feet into the black peat logs that had been accommodating for years and years. It is a tradition that, after crossing Aroostook county, the fire leaped the St. John river and swept over New Brunswick, terminating in the destruction Of Miramichi, where 120 persons perished. The survivors were forced to fee into the Gulf of St. Lawrence, where they stood neck deep in the water for two days and night, while deer, caribou, moose, bears and wolves swan around them, seeming to seek protection from their enemies. After the fire had burned itself out and the land had absorbed the alkali of the ashes, about 5000, ,000 acres came up to wild cherry and white birch saplings. For more than ten years the two species struggled for control of the territory Then the black knot, which had been imported from Europe, killed off the wild cherry trees, giving the birches the right of way. About 50,O0O,O00 board feet Of spool bars are now shipped out Of Maine every year and the supply is still large.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-12-07
Cigarettes.

Taking the population of Great Brit ain and Ireland at 3S,000,000, a trade journal assumes that 10 per cent, are cigarette smokers, and that they con- sume on an average five a day all the year round. This would give total oNnearly 7,000.Oo0,o0O The tobacco contained in this number of cigarettes would weigh over $500 tons, and if it were slowed in carts, each carrying a ton, and the carts marshaled in a line with twenty feet for each horse and vehicle, a procession would be formed over thirty-fve miles long, the total length of 7,000,000, 600 of them would he upward Of 331 ,O00 miles, or more than enough to circle the globe nearly fourteen times. It would make line from here to the moon, and nearly half the way back again.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-12-07
Below the Ocean Level.

The most continental region on the -farthest removed from an ocean-lies in central Asia, south of Tsian-Shan. It lies below the level of the ocean, and the Russian government has established meteorological sta- ton there.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-12-07
GETTING ABOUT PARIS.
The Street Cars aud Omnibuses of the
 City and the Rates of Fares.

City and the Rates of Fares.
 The means of passenger transit in Paris is something that will interest a great many people the coming year, in ksiew of the throngs that will visit the exposition. It is effected by eleetri- city, steam, compressed air and horse power. There are three tramway lines serving Paris and the suburbs, and om- nibuses are generally used throughout the city. One of the abeye-mentioned tram lines belongs to the Compagnie Generale des Omnibus. and the other two are practically controlled by the same company; so that it can be said to have monopoly of the entire pas senger transit. exclusive of cabs and carriages. It is stock company, or ganized in 1855, having obtained from the city the exclusive right to transport passengers from one point to another m the city of Paris. The concession expires on the 31st of May, 1910. The 0mnibuses are of two sizes, and drawn by two or three horses, respectively. The smaller model is arranged for 28 to 30 places GA outside, If inside and two on the platform) The larger model affords accommodations for 20 o1 top and 20 inside, including four on latform. The fare on the top is 15 eentimes (near 3 eents); inside and on platform. 30 centimes (nearly cents). The payment of the last-mentioned fare entities the passenger to "cor- respondence" or transfer ticket to an- other connecting or intersecting line. No passengers are taken on when the places are filled, either at a station or en route. At the starting points num- bered tickets are handed to the pas Eengers, and when there are more than enough to fill one conveyance the pre- eedence is given to those holding the first numbers. The next omnibus or car starting begins with the number last uncalled on the previous vehicle. The same system prevails at the fixed stations en route for vacant places. No standing in the aisle is allowed. The statistics for 1896 show the number of passengers carried as follows: s lines of omnibuses f26 to 30 plaees9, 50,030,
 034; fl lines of omnibuses (40 places1. 79,349,631, lines of steam tramways, 12.Se2. .990, 9 lines of horse tramways. s7,0s2.926; f lines of compressed air and electricity, 10,7o5. $40; total 240,- 040.291. The distances trayersed by the divers lines vary from about two miles to little over four miles.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-12-07
WHERE HEnE ARE NU TRAEo. Inhabitants of Load's Island OF the
 Maine Coast Pay None.

Inhabitants of Loud's Island OF the
 Maine Coast Pay None.
 Loud's island, on the coast of Maine, near historic Pemaquid. in the Lincoln county town of Bristol. is one of the very few places on earth where there are no taxes. This island, otherwise known as Muscongus. was overlooked when Maine became a state, and was put into no town or county. It is said that during the war the people cast their votes for time in the town of Bristol until some election officer dis covered the illegality of the vote The island was first settled by John Loud, a deserter from a British man-of-war, and his great grandchildren are now prominent inhabitants. By voluntary ontributions school is maintained. the mrents paying $4 for each child The school term averages eight months in each year, and there is an average attendance Of eighteen scholars. Catch ing bait for the fishermen of Boston, Gloucester and Pc. is the most profitable business Of the people, out when bait is slack in running they turn their attention to lobstering. mackerel fishing and catching porgies for the big oil and fertiIizing factory opposite the island in Bristol. After successful haul of bait large white flag is hoisted on the high ground in the center of the island. With glass it may be discovered far out at sea, whence come the Grand Bankers and others like buzzards attracted by the casualties of battle. The people have comfortable homes. and are prosper ous and contented. Like the fisher men of isle. they are famous for their skill as sailors.-Portland Press
Oakes Republican. (Oakes, N.D.) 1898-1906, 1899-08-04
Anti-Hobo No Good.

The makers of the anti-hobo law
last winter will realize probably that
they builded more, if not better, than
they knew. The number of farm la
borers and workmen-who have an in
born antipathy to the payment of
railroad fare-are, in many cases, de-
tered from riding on the trucks and
in other places on trains by reason of
the law which makes them liable to
arrest for misdemeanor, and conse-
queptly farmers See dearth Of labor
ahead when thes time comes for fall
work. Unless the railroads recipro-
cate for the convenience done them,
by bringing the laborers into the state
to help gather the crop, the problem
Of securing Ias,pr is likely to be Sc
rious one -Blsnlarrk Tribune
Oakes Republican. (Oakes, N.D.) 1898-1906, 1899-08-04

What that Great Fraternal Society is Doing
In the World.
The Modern Woodmen had a total
beneficiary membership iu absolute
good standing, May 81, of 375,l22,
carrying total Of $685. ,706,OOO in
Woodmen insurance. June 30 the
membership state ement just issued
shows it had 3s7, 1896 members in alb
solute good standing, carryinga total
of $7l9,805,O00 in Woodman certifica-
tes. These are the net figures reveal
the fact that during the month there
we're l29 deaths reported. which re-
moved $243, 500 from the amount of
protection in force, and there were
9.2s2 neighbors in temporary suspen-
sion, which took out the amount of
insurance i'll force, l0,753,OO0.
The total protection written during
the month was $24,95O,0OO, aud the
total number Of certificates issued to
members was l5,l8l. There were
only 10,6S4 certificates written, the
excess issued over this number being
certificates written the previous
month and adcptions not reported
The beneficiary and social member
ship on June 80 was 4O4, 1893, and
are l2,50O certificates outstanding.
If these are counted the total mem-
bership on July 1 would be 4l6,S98.
For the first eight days in July the
certificate department issued 1854
certificates and thirty four charters
for new camps.
The total social membership at the
close of June was 1902, and the
total number of camps 6.746.
The deputies secured by far the
greater number of these members
Notwithstanding the fact that {
flarge number of the best of then
we're out of the field during the heae
camp session.
Oakes Republican. (Oakes, N.D.) 1898-1906, 1899-08-04
She Said it.

The following conversation was
heard near the Republican office a
few evinings since. The night was
dark and chilly, (so was the girD:
Darling" he. exclaimed, you say
you will not marry poor man, but I
am reaching out. What would you
say if you should yet see me with my
feet planted on theNearth and my
head amid the stars ? ~
She hesitated moment and then,
with sweet, womanly dignity, replied:
"Rubberneck."
And he meandered lonely'on his
way toward the 500 depot.
Oakes Republican. (Oakes, N.D.) 1898-1906, 1899-08-04
Ludden y Local Hap1lrinss
3. Xl In our own
NOooAH' SKI Neighborhood.

D. J. MoriariH has fine new type
writer.
MIR. and Mrs. Nv. D. Huffman in.
Hecla Thursday.
A party of yohng people picnicked
in the hills Sunday, =
Robinson Brps., have purchased a
new hay stackef this fall, +
]. W. Hawkins is repairing the Has
sett building for occupancy.
Mrs. William fBateman visited her
mother near Guelph, Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. %. p. Emmons were
Oakes visitors last Thursday.
The grain has been greatly improv-
ed by the recent cool weather.
George Baken of Aneta, N. D., is
taking vacation here at his old
home. + {
G. H.Lane's household goods were
shipped to Aurora the first of the
week.. I
Mrs. F. E. Randall and youngest
child reached home from Ortonville
Friday. !
II Miss Bessie Higgs, of Silverleaf,
was a guest at sthe parsonage few
days ago. !
Ludden shoppers at Oakes, We'd
nesday were, Mqsdames Moore, Clark,
Wilson and Fads.
Miss Theta Randall, of Ortonvllle,
Minnesota. is vissiting friends and rel
atives in this locality.
Harvest has talready begun and
from present indications the yield will
be quite good ii this vicinity.
Old iron buyeEs secured . carload
in this locality list week, and the oSd
rag buyer was also in evidence.
Ihomas LoveA mas q crow OF n'ea
and a boarding CIR down on the school
section, where hs is having hay put
up. 4
Mrs. Jensen, Nho has spent some
weeks here with a'or son, Knute Jon.
sen. returned tdSher home at Water.
town s ID laStSwppk.
panied home frS Sn Hecla, Friday, BY
Als4 T. J. ArnS S9tro"g, who was a
egu;sst at the ate'a'u home few
days. 4
The ladies ok silyerlsaf surprised
! Mrs Yoeman. v lille a guest there las,
week, " getting up a party in houo'
Of her bIrthdaA and presented h~'
with set Of silter plated knives and
forks,
Oakes Republican. (Oakes, N.D.) 1898-1906, 1899-08-04
e. G. BALDWIN, AGENT:
Teachers, Training School.


The Third annual session Of the
Teachers Training School will con-
vene at the High School room in Ell
lendale on Monday, Aug,,,ts 18th,
continuing three weeks. 7 pre-
gram announcing the work to be
taken up was mailed to tess.hers~ and
school officers some time age. hsncs
the Leader will not attempt to give
the entire progam.
Prof. Lawyer has been engaged as
conductor and will have charge of
the classes in arithmetic and history;
3. P. Crocker, principal of the Cakes
High School, will teach civics, ply
siology and geometry; Miss Clara
Robinson Of Minneapolis, we'll known
here as sister-ih~law of Ex-Supt
Kent, will have charge of reading
and writing, geography, grammar,
and language and busy work; Prof.
Dunphy, Miss Anderson and Miss
Tingle of the Manual Training
School, each have parts in maxim g
up the faculty, Prof. Dunphy having
charge of the physics and manual
training classes, Miss Anderson of
craving, and Miss Tingle of domest-
ic art. The faculty are experienced
Instructors in their different lines of
work, and those who attend the fes-
sion need have no fear but that the
time spent will be made both inter
esting and profitable.
In Supt. Hicks address to teachers
and school officers he says:
Every young person is most cor
daily welcome in the school, and
every progressive, ambitious teacher
will be there to CLEAN help for her
school.
Teachers will bring their certii-
Gates to the school that the record OF
their attendance may be made upon.
An excuse for non attendance must
/ be very good and it will be recorded
on the regular teachers certificates.
Teachers neither absent nor tardy
The entire session Of three weeks will
te granted professional interest GER
ti6cates. On Ss.'t. 1, 1899, an order
! will be issued suspending all certifi
Gates moi De.iiiAg record OF attendance
at summer sceool or excuse for non
! attendance therat."
The law pissspd last winter, max
Jog st;. naanreS essential plain auc
will b., snlsoresd to ths letter.
Thc aresen tatiou OF common scb'ee,
diplomas viii OCCUR at same dats djl /
ing The three Weeks The member
Of tue olass t,,Ssas, are as follows
Carmen NJ Wilde, Josie Northrop
Ed9or Mcdonald, Roy PArle, Enn,
!! u Wide, Forest Ollie, Fred Alien
Monango; Minnie Trimmef, Lesta
Oakes Republican. (Oakes, N.D.) 1898-1906, 1899-08-04

Meek, Carl Meek, Florence McNickle,
Silver Leaf; Florence YanMeter, Ma
bel Kennedy, Verna Folsom, Mabel
Foster, Ludden; So phia Goldberg,
Glendale; Bert Palmer, Merricourt;
Maude Tyrell, oakea Chester Curtis,
Yorktown; and Harry Edger, Gle
ment.-Ellendale Leader.
Oakes Republican. (Oakes, N.D.) 1898-1906, 1899-08-04
Life envea By Chance.

The Rev. ". C'os,ley, Of stocEbridsc,
Va, while attendA T. to hls pastoral duties al;
Elon& God, THAI e, vas attacked by cho-
ero llorloqs. lie by chance hap
peneSi to get hold "a bottle OF Chamber
llp's GtaIie,t Aoisra "a DiarrAoea Remedy,
and / tt.:tflSit wns The iueans OF SAYING my
life. II falieye ed iue at once. For sale by $.
l.. Halris.s
Oakes Republican. (Oakes, N.D.) 1898-1906, 1899-08-04
wooDMANE RECORD.

What that Great Fraternal Society is Doing
In the World.
Oakes Republican. (Oakes, N.D.) 1898-1906, 1899-08-04
AOTS I'M OAkES - --
FQR SALE. +. :. Oh =

Lots u ana,1s, block 21. .rt
Lots 1, 2, $, b and y, block o.
Lots and 4, Mock 25
Lot IA, block 26A
Lots 6, Z, and 9Sblock IA.
These. lots are on Second Street, and
nicely located for RI sidences. They are Of
y
Oakes Republican. (Oakes, N.D.) 1898-1906, 1899-08-04
Does THIS sij&c You?

MuddSycom a,eSio,F Naaseatins breaFh
come fropl cnomE constipation. Karl,s
Clover Root Iaa is ~ absolute cure and has
been sold for tiftNy Years on an absolute guae4
antee. Price 25 cts. and 81 cts. S..L. Harris.
Oakes Republican. (Oakes, N.D.) 1898-1906, 1899-08-04
OUR MAIL SERVICE.

~ OUR MAIL SERVICE.
|A Correspondent Gives the Service Poke in
the Ribs.
EDITOR REPUBL1cAN:-The govern
ment is trying, it seems, to give us
the worst mail service they possibly
can give between Oakes and James
town
If we write letter here to a corres-
pondent in Jamestown, it goes by
stage to Adrian, lays over night, then
starts the next.morning and reaches
jamestown. The correspondent will
get it sometime in the afternoon of the
second day after it leaves Cakes. He
answers it the third day after the let
ter was written from Oakes, it leaves
Jamestown and come to Adrian where
it lays over night and on the morning
of the fourth day: it leaves Adrian
and arrives in Cakes about dark.
Whereas it could be sent from James
town by train and the letter answered
the same day.
Will not our congressman and SEN
ators of this district come to our re-
lief at once and give us better mail
service by having it put back On the
train? No longer punish the people
with such service as we have had
since July lst, 1898.
We appealSto the congressman of
this district to take this matter up,
with the postoffice department and
see if they can not do something to
relieve the situation.
Give ear tofpetltions sent, begging
and urging this relief. ~
4 CORRESPONDENT.
Our correspondent confines himself
to the Jamestown and Oakes service.
while he might have said fully as
much OF the whole service. We haye
direct service from MinneapoliAto
Cakes over the 500 line, arriving ev-
cry morning except Monday. If those
people who have the forwarding of
cur mail would only send it that way
every day, the service would be pretty
| fair But instead Of. that they send a
large amount of it over the fast mail
to Fargo, where it comes to LaMoure
over the Southwestern and from La
Moure to Oakes by stage. Only this
| week letter addressed to the Repub-
: lican was mailed in St. Paul on Sat
urday, July 29th and arrived in
Oakes by way of the LaMoure stage
, the cext Tuesday evening at Z O 'clock.
The letter should have been sent over
the 500 and arrived in Oakes Sunday
morning.
There is a mail service over the
Northern Pacific and Great Northern
y from St. Paul west known as the fast
' mail. The service will supply great
t erpart of the state from Fargo per-
/ haps, better than the local trains OF
the soo, but for the Oakes mail it is
: from tAenty-four to thirty six hours
behind the 500, except for the mail
: that leaves the cities on Sundays. On
/ that day, if4rains on the lsouthwest
f ern are on TING at LaMoure to connect
. with the stage,sWe can get our Sun
: day mail Monday evening, instead o1
r Tuesday mornings, as would be the
il case if sent over the 500.
y If the people WIS have charge Of
/, sending this mail from the citiel
Oakes Republican. (Oakes, N.D.) 1898-1906, 1899-08-04

fered for sale at the low price of 50 per front
foot.
Also lots still owned by the Western Town
Lot Company for sale in four payments
three year terms.
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-06-15
A NEW SCHOOL HOUSE
TO BE ERECTED

The enterprising residents of
district 3S by a large majority
last year decided to build new
frame school house and the board
at once levied a special tax of Is
mills for that purpose, which now
gives them several hundred dollars
cash in hand. A special tax of
10 mills was levied this year, and
this money will soon be in hand
also, which gives ample funds to
complete and furnish the building
in handsome style. The board
advertises in another column for
sealed bids to furnish the material
and complete the building from top
to bottom. This district covers
the Whiting-Mcllor- Will Ditto
more neighborhood-one of the
richest and most prosperous in the
county, and the building they
propose to erect will be in keeping
with the enterprise Of that well
known neighborhood.
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-06-15
LOWEST RATES
SINCE THE C0NCLAVE

All the Colorado roads are pre-
pairing to take advantage of the
low rates which are to be in force
from Eastern points the greater
part of the summer. Not since
the Knights Templar conclave of
1892 has the prospect of the sum-
mer travel in this state been
so great as it is this year, and the
railroad officials predict that hun
dreds will flock here from the
East under the encouragement of
transportation Inducements.
Beginning June 25 and ending
July IL special rates will be in
force on all Eastern roads one fare
plus 81 for the round trip. During
the first part of August another
similar rate will be made for the
benefit of the visiting Masons and
third reduction will be enforced
early in September, so that practi-
cally the whole Of the summer
will be open for the influx of
tourists. Tho special rate will be
taken advantage of by Nebraska,
Kansas, Iowa and Missouri people
who are desirous of visiting the
Boulder Chautauqua in July and
the Colorado railroad is expecting
a great traffic during that period.
The managers of the Chautauqua
are working to prepare accommo-
dations at Boulder for the visitors.
All the roads in the state have
their summer rates in force, and
they are regarded by the agents
as low enough to meet the needs
of everybody desiring to move
about the state.
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-06-15
The Long DTouth
At Last Broken.

Last Thursday night this part
OF the county was favored with
the first good rain in two months.
and since then several showers
have fallen. Tuesday evening
another good rain lasting an hour
covered a wide scope of country
and did much good. Mr.. j. +.
Dlttemore, one of our most
successful farmers and an old
resident. is quite sanguiue that we
will have all the moisture required
to give good crops. He has in
lo2 acres of wheat, and never had
e better show at this season. He
advises farmers to continue the
cultivation of crops just as they
should be and says this fail
they will be enabled to harvest a
bountiful yield. Other old set
tiers are of the same opinion. SO
new settlers should not be dis
couraged.
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-06-15
IF i HAD LEISURE.
lwtIiien for The TmpvSr.l

"If L had leisure would re-
pair that weak place in my fence, I"
said II farmer. He had none,
however, and while drinking cider
with neighbor the cows broke
in and injured a prime piese of
corn, He had leisure then to re-
pair his fence, but it did not bring
back hislcorn.
"lf l bad leisure, said wheel
wright last winter, " would alter
my ove-pipe, for | know it is
not safe. But he did not find
time, and when his shop caught
fire and burned down he found
leisure TO build another.
"If / bad leisure" said a me-
chanic, 81 should have my work
done in season." The man thinks
his time has been all occupied,
but he was not at work until late
hour. Hc quit work early, smoked
"a cigar after dinner and spcnt
two hours on tho street or some
where else talking nonsense with
an idlcr.
"If l had LEISURE" said mcr-
chant, ~ would pay more ut
tention to accounts, - The chances
are, my friend, if you had leisure
you would pay less attention TO
these matters than you do now.
The thing lacking with hundreds
of farmers who till the soil is no
more leisure, but more resolution
the spirit to do to do now. If
the farmer who secs the fence in
poor condition would only act
at once now much might De sayedi
1t would prevent breechy cattle,
creating quarrels among neigh
bors that in many cases terminate
in lawsuits which take nearly all
they are both worth to pay the
lawyer.
j. A. MELBuRN.
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-06-15
Big Sunday School
Picnic Announced

Rev. A. T. Gilkey has called to-
gether a number of his Sunday
Schools in Union Sunday School
Picnic for Wednesday, June 2Sth,
in the beautiful grove east of Mr..
J. E. Dittemore's and west of Mr..
Frank Neeley's. A varied and
interesting program consisting of
public speaking, declamations,
song and music will be rendered,
commencing at 10 O'Clock. Plenty
of shade and ice water on the
ground. A cordial invitation to
Elbcrt Sunday School to partici-
pate has been extended, and a
profitable and interesting social
time is promised everyone. Come
one, come ALL