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Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1899-08-18
AN IDYLL OF THE FOREST


Fair, she stood there, shading her
deep blue eyes, full Of the light of in
nocence and beauty, with her hand,
and gazing out across the lowered
fields. from which rose the perfumes
OF dainty wild flowers. ear1h's incense
to the dawn. \ vcritable child Of
nature she was. tall, willowy. graceful
her step as light as the tread OF the
hunted doe upon the mat Of autumn
leaves. which carpeted the forest, and
whose bright colors lent the scene Il
beauty which brush could not repro
duce or pen attempt to describe. The
rays of the rising SUI gildeu the
meadows with a mellow radiance.
and. falling upon her lissome figure.
made it vet more grandly beautiful,
as though she were Il child of Light,
whom all Nature had compbined to
dover with Natures greatest beauty.
Silently still she SaZeS across the field
far Off to where the trees rise in bold
relief against Il purple cloud. and the
rustlin% leaves make music, weird
and wailing and wonderful. \ slight
wave OF sadness ripples across her
air face. and tinges it with a pa
thetic melancholy. or what is she
dreaming, as she stands there so still,
gazing so earnestly out upon the sea
of daisies, and cowslips and blue
bells: Is it of some lost love-some
lad gone to the wars. memories of
whose sturdy manhood and nobility
overpower her, and bring hot tears to
her eyes? 1t may be so. But see
those finely chiseled lips part. and
there is a sparkle as OF ivory. where
the Whiteness Of her teeth CLEANS be-
tween. Hark! She is about to
speak! What music must that voice
be!
She speaks!
''Them drafted hogs is in that gar
den sass patch again, doggone 'em."
And still she looks out over the field,
with that pathetic sadness on her
face.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1899-08-18
WHEN You RIDE YOUR WHEEL

Always shake into your shoes Aliens Foot-Easo,
a powder for tho feet. It keeps your feet cool,
prevents 4an.f SWELLING alnsti feet; and and d makes ,n;} your e ,ndua;
people are using Aliens Foot-Ease. They all
praise it. 1t gives rest and comfort. to smart
ing, hot: swollen, aching feet; and is . certain
shoe stores, 25. Sample free by mail. Address,
Alien S. Olmsted, LIE Roy, MY.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1899-08-18
BETTER NAME.

ut may be all right to call 'em tea
parties" observed Aunt Jemima Pep
pergrass. 'but it seems. to me from
the amount of gigglin' goin' on at most
of EN-. 1t would be better to call 'em
'te-hee' parties"
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1899-08-18

1.-The reason why they call lem
kissing bugs" observed Aunt .Jemima
PcppergrasS re%tlectively, lis probably
because every time there's any kissili'
done there's a meeting of two different
in SEX" and she sighed and started to
turn the heel OF another stocking.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1899-08-18
Little
Pimples Turn
to Cancer.

Cancer often results from an i'm.
purity in the blood, inherited from
generations back. Few people are en-
tirely free from some faint in the blood,
and it is impossible to tell when it will
break out in the form of dreaded Cam
e What has appeared to be a mere
pimple or scratch has developed into
the most malignant Cancer.
II had q severe Cancer which was ct first
only q few blotches, that I thouRht would
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1899-08-18

Especial Providence" observed Aunt
Jcmima Peppergrass, lis where Il MAJ
is run over by forty-two freight ears
and has both his legs cut off and recol-
lects that something kept him from
putting on his best trousers that day"
TRUE STORIES Of GREAT MEN.
One day when Caesar was leaning
up against Il wooden Indian in front
OF Brutls' cigar store, half way be-
tween the Forum and the Republican
Central Committee Headquarters. he
was accosteu by a Bunko Steerer with
Il Green Grip and the finest set Of
lilacs that ever Split the Breeze.
Hello" said the BuEko Steerer.
Haven't l seen you bcfore"'
II don't think you have, 10 Jo," said
Caesar. who was Dead On. Il never
was in the Penitentiary myself and il
it's a mighty good thing for you l
wasn't Il Policeman. Whose little
Girl are YOU. anyway. Papa? You
look a good deal like a Local Option
| Sentiment in Il German Village or an
.Amputated Wart, on the way to the
Smithsonian Institute to be put in Il
Glass Jar. How much will you Take
for Il Slip from that Foliage Plant on
your Face to Seed my Lawn with?'
Caesar was IL of the greatest Joshers
in Rome ut the Time and it Tickled
him to Guy the Rube, although lie
Sawed his Graft all the While.
The BunkO Man pretended not to
notice that lie was a .JOshmark and
dropped his Grip on the Sidewalk.
".Aint You Polonius Applescedus from
over al Pompey's Crossing?" he asked.
He didn't know Caesar from Il Fever
blister but he thought he might make
the Graft stick.
Caesar enjoyed the whole thing
more than a Judy show. Not OH
Your Little Red Shawl" he said, Il
am the Iceman. You're Oh the
Wrong Sidetrack, Uncle. You'd bet
ter consult an Oculist. Here's an
Egg that some chicken laid in your
HAIR" he said, handing the Bunko
Man ar egg that he carried around to
use in Sleight Of Hand Tricks that he
did Frequently for the Boys.
The Bunko Man saw that lie had
Struck Il Dead Game Sport and Passed
on. Caesar went inside the Cigar
Store. "See me Jolly the Rube"' he
said. Dropping Il Nickel in the Slot
and Winning a handful Of Perfectos.
Brutus laughed fit to Kill, and Put
another handful Of Stogies into the
PerfectO Box.
''While you were Jollying the Easy
mark" he said, "he Touched you for
Your Watch"
Caesar looked down and Saw that
it was So.
History does not Record what lie
Said but it was Hotstuff.
One hot Day in 1856 Columbus
went into the Railroad Lunch Counter
at Genoa to get Five Gents Worth of
Strawberry Short Cake and a Glass of
Rootbeer. Things had been Coming
Rocky for Him. He had tried to
Float Stock in the North American
Investment and Transportation Com
pany but it had been a Dry Season
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Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1899-08-18
SOME BIG HAIL O

The esteemed Chicago Tribune es-
says to tell of some big hail stones
that have fallen in North Dakota and
states that thirteen years ago hail
stones as large as hen eggs fell in the
course of Il storm.
This mildewed hen-egg comparison
mas been made use of so frequently
that 1t is high time some one took IN 4:
truthful pen and told the world what
North lak0ta can do in the hail line.
IN n storm that we have in mind
at the present time, hail stones of
such size fell that a country dance was
enjoyed on the top of one hail stone
that presented a fiat upper surface.
In another instance a hail stone vas
driven up against Il barn door and
before enough men with crowhars
could be gathered to pry it away fine
animals inside the barn starved to
death.
One hail stone fell in the center of
a forty acre field, utterly destroying
tiie entlre crop except a few feet ON
the edges. This storm occurred late
III the summer and the stone did not
melt until the following spring. when
it created a lake of water two feet
deep over the entire forty. and the
land could not be cultivated until the
following year.
Another hail stone fell in Il vacant
lot in a small town and an cntcrpris-
ing Spectator covered it with sawdust
and built Il shed roof over it and sup
Piled the community with ice for three
years.
Another II lodged near a summer
resort and the proprietor of the hotel
had it graded down and cleaned ND Il
fortune with a 'chute the chutes."
\ single hail stone that dropped
into the Missouri raised the water
V inches and chilled it so RAPIDLY
and greatly that Il party of batllcrs
were frozen to death before they could
get to land.
\ railroad train was derailed by
another hail stone and it's size forced
the repairing crew to build a. new
track around it. This occurred eigh,
years ago and part of the hail stone is
on the track yet. 1t resembles al
overSrOwn glacier and has moss on it
Hail stones as large as hen eggs arc
SO common that old hens frequent,
gather a nesting OF them and hatcl
ont Plymouth Rocks.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1899-08-18
IT IS THAT

Every time Il man is done up he
thinks somebody has thrown him
down.
The more Il man is in the more he
is out-especially i'll a poker game.
\ girl may he :: bird. Il peach or Il
daisy. but she'd sooner he half a pair.
Persons who are flat are generally
round all the time.
The man who is done brown is gem
orally green.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1899-08-18

soup with plenty of hard tack in it
SO 1t would go farther. AS for sleep
we got that whenever we had time.
Reveille usually sounded Mt, $3.50 and
we marched at ). Peterson is keep
ing a very complete diary and he has
been writing a long letter-more about
the trip. l suppose it will be printed
so l won't repeat it.
We don't expect to do any more
active duty from now on.
just weighed myself and find 1
have lost nearly twenty pounds.
The Sixth artillery regimcntal band
played a fine concert at the Luneta
last evening. They are a fine organ.
ization, having several men formerly
connected with Gilmore's famous
band.
Manila is full of regular ROOFS anil
o are arriving.
Manila, T. L.. June Is, 1899.
1t has been a long time since I've
had any chance to write us I'll explain
later, but now I'm in the hospital so
have plenty of time and will try to re.
deem myself.
You have probably received my last
letter written just after the rethrn
from Il long trip with General Law
ton. We We're only given a weeks
rest when orders came to take three
days travel rations and move to San
Pedro Macati, which we did the night
of June 2nd. EARLY next morning
we were on the move and ate dinner
in Pasig. about three miles from where
the rebels We're known to be strongly
nnfpso,r1,o1 sn .Nrx.;10,.oI 1n fDr.o W.
advanced across Il long open field
within 600 yards of the niggers, when
the left. The Washington volunteers
and Twelfth U. $. infantry being en-
gagged. We had to stop where we
We're all night so we crouched down
behind the rice paddles and made the
best of it. Thus passed my twentieth
birthday, but l didn't think of it till
the next day when we were in the
town.
The artillery did some fine work, one
gun being right in front of our COM
pany. Tay Tay is on the big lake from
which the Pasig river flows. and we
continued to march up the north bank
till we reached Morong. We were
halted there and l guess our regiment
is there vet.
My feet got in very bad shape and
l had bowel trouble also. We didn't
have a thing to eat but bareback and
canned meat, so l got a bad fever.
They sent me down on a launch to
Manila. My illness was caused by
lack Of decent food so when l got
something to eat next morning 1 felt
much better. In the hospital l get
milk toast. chocolate and beef tea in
small quantities. and eggnog once a
day. | don't expect to be here more
than a week or so before I'll he all
all right. The surgeon in charge
here is a fine fellow. When he asked
me how l felt this morning I said very
good but pretty weak. He said that
was no wonder since I'd been follow
ing Lawton for two months. rs he was
a man killer.
1t seems good and restful to he on
a nice spring cot with white sheets
once more. Each nights rest does
me a good deal of good. The way
things look now We'll get home in the
fall
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1899-08-18

that YER Came off the Indian Reser-
walton, when it came right down to
Brass Tacks. He said the Town
without Railroad Shops would be a
good Deal like an Empty Bubble with
a hole in 1t.
Then there was a Story that the
Shops would be Moved Across the
River to a Real Town with Two or
Three Different Streets. And cold
Sweat Trickled down the Back of the
Town with the State Fair, while the
other Town Sawed Wood to Build a
Military Post out of.
The Agony lasted for Several Weeks
and the Cold Pe%rspiration that ran Off
OF the Town with the Long Street
flowed into the Missouri River and
Rose the Water nearly up to the top OF
the Dyke.
Finally the Matter was Settled, and
the President of the Railroad said the
Shops would he Rebuilt. And the
Residents of the Town with the Long
Street Burned up three Beerkegs and
got a Great Load off their Minds and
then got Another Great Load on.
In the Meantime the State Fair had
been Almost Forgotten.
Moral-lt all Depends on how YOU
Look at 1t.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1899-08-18
THE OLD-EAsH1oNED TEACHER,

Extract from paper read BY Mrs. Linda W.
Slaughtcr before tn" Burleigh county teachers
training school, Aug. 4, 1882.
The teachers of the oldcn time were
nearly all men. There were certain
well defined ideas eXtant then in re-
gard to the sphere of women and Il
deep seated prejudice against her en-
gaging in other than domestic occupa-
tons. There were vague notions, too,
in regard to the quality Of Il. woman's
brain. 1t a held to be inferior to
that of man-and incapable of the pro-
lOnged mental eXertion that the pro-
fession Of teaching demanded. There
were few members of school boards
who believed her capable OF governing
II school. and to prove the truth OF
their belief, they refused to give her Il
chance to try. Few ONE then
ventured into Il profession in which
they We're so coldly received and so
poorly paid. for in view Of her sup
posed inferiority. her wages were
about one-third of the salaries paid
to teachers Of the superior sex.
l wonder what would have been the
result had these narrow visioned
ancestors Of ours been shown Il vision
OF the ~future-could they have seen
a forecast Of the wOnd:Ous widening
of the sphere of wonderland wit
messed. as through glass darby
that glorious scene-when the then
undreamed Of state Of North Dakota
walked majestically into the door OF
the union-with her hundreds OF
female school teachers. and her con-
stitution proclaiming that women can
vote at all school elections n are
eligible to all school o~tfices-even the
very highest. What would have nap
pened then, | wonder, to Il ancestors
Of fifty years ago? All, l fear me,
they all would have died the
shock-and then, alas, we would o
be here today.
In conclusion, my friends and fell
low teachers, let me say-that success
in our grand profession lies not in the
system, but in the teacher-not in the
method, but in the man or woman who
practices it-not in following the old
or the new fashion, but in doing our
work that lessons, mental and moral,
we impart may live and bear fruit
in human hearts-when the day has
gone-and our work is done.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1899-08-18
SOME PRAIRIE BREEzEs.
NOTES n

Alice S.-If Willie takes his whiskey
without cloves it is a sure sign he does
not love you any more
Percival-No, a paper collar with a
Powered silk shirt with posies OH it is
not an fait as evening dress. You
might catch cold as the evenings are
cool.
Aspiring Author-lf YOU desire to
experience the sensations of a poet,
try fasting. The results of fasting
and writing poetry for Il living are
nearly the same. but fasting is a little
quicker.
Mabel-1f Arthur calls and suspects
that you have been eating onions, we
see nothing for you to do but to try
to throw him off the scent.
Housekeeper-It is always better to
chloroform the cheese before putting
it on the table. We cannot say
whether it would be deemed indicate
to serve cologne with the limburger.
Mother-If little Clarence gagged
the parrot when he saw the preacher
coming, it is IN indication that he will
grow up to be a great diplomat.
Sweet SiXteen-The thrill of genius
which you feel may he only green
apples.
Evangelina-Certainly if the bulldog
which your papa set on the Count
ruined his only trousers he has Il per-
feet right to refuse to see you again
till papa apologies and buys him
SOME other trousers.
Music-We do not believe that Bee
thoven wrote when Uncle Rushed
the Can" The song beginning ',The
Moonlight's Fair Tonight Along the
Wabash" is not his ".'Moonlight
Sonata" either. Possibly YOU got
your misinformation out of the cook
book.
Wife-When your husband said that
it was tanglefoot that kept him out
so late. lie probably meant that he had
gotten stuck on Il sheet Of 1lypaper
somewhere. We do not know why
the air took fire when he tried to blow
the match out.
Il see Lightfoot. has quit foot
racing!'
Eyes, he's been reading accounts of
some OF -AguinaldO's battles and he
said If he couldn't be the best man in
his line he'd quit the business"
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1899-08-18
IT'S EASY COIN DOWN.

First Shade-(in IIades)-I see they
have monographs here.
Second Shadc-Yes. but they only
play tune.
First Shade-What'S that!
Second Shade-"IIow'd YOU like to
be the Iceman:"
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1899-08-18

soon pass away. ! was
treated by several able
PHYSICIANS, but in l
Of their efforts the Can.
Ger spread until my con.
ditiOn became alarming.
After many months Of
treatment and growing
steadily worse. i de
CT ded to try 8. 8. 8.
which was 80 strongly
recommended. The first
bottle produced an I'm.
provement. I continued
the medicine, and in
four months the last lit
tie "a b dropped OF.
Ten years have elapsed,
has returned"
n n wYYYYANo
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1899-08-18
A FOUNTAIN OF WISDOM.

The Mandan Pioneer knew all about the
shops all the time.)
When clouds of doubt o'ershadow all
The great minds of the land.
When argument is hot and fast
Rhetorical and grand.
We just lie back and rest at ease,
We know in q few days,
The whole thing will be settled when
We hear what Tuttle says.
Whatever may the topic be
That makes discussion rife,
1t may involve some little thing
Or our whole national life.
One man may rave, another talk,
And still another prays
For light-we Just wait patient till
We hear what Tuttle says.
And even down in Washington
When problems vast arise.
And all around no man is found
To solve them who is wise,
Mckinley takes no chances then
But on the ground he lays
His ear and waits with patience till
He hears what Tutt.e says.
A BREATH FROM ARABY.
Blow, ye winds, blow!
Wave to and fro,
Ye trees that are signing in forest and glen.
For the breath of the breeze,
As it signs through the trees,
Reminds us tho sewcr is busted again.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1899-08-18
S.S.S.fTfsGs Blood

4Swift's Specific) is the only blood
remedy guaranteed Purely Vegetable.
curry, the most dangerous Of minerals.
Books on Cancer and blood diseases
mailed free by Swift Specific Company,
Atlanta. Georgia.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1899-08-18
SPECIAL PROVIDENCE

Special Providence" observed Aunt
Jemima Peppergrass, lis Where Il nal
is run owe by forty-two freight cars
and has both his legs cut off and recol-
lects that something kept him from
putting on his best trousers that day"
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1899-08-18
OVER IN MANDAN.

Now with wrath they may be riven,
Since they think we may have striven
For their shops, and, striving, given
Them an everlasting scare.
But as sure as we are livin'
Everything will be forgiven,
If we turn out good and plenty
To the Morton county fair.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1899-08-18
INCONSISTENCY

He leaned on Christian science
With II firm and fast reliance
And he said the mind could school itself no
pains or ills to know.
But his mind, it failed in teaching
His voice to stop its screeching
Every time some awkward person stepped
upon his equity toe.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-11-24
A TRAMP CAT.
How the Neglected Animal Came tO
Save a Little Kentucky
Girls Life.

A few months ago strange cat
strolled into the house of Kentucky
farmer, and sat blinking at the kitchen
fire, with an air of great assurance, as
If to say: 1--WE concluded to come and
live with you" But the farmer did not
take kindly to the newcomer; he tried
several times to throw the cat out of the
home; but pussy scratched him so vi
ciously that he was glad to leave her in
quiet possession. The cat Immediately
became very fond of Lizzie, the FIVE
year-old daughter of the farmer, and
followed her wherever she went. One
day Lizzie went into the garden to play
among the flowers, and the cat tool up
her position about six feet away. After
awhile the little girl rose to depart
when, to her surprise and dismay, she
saw an ugly, poisonous snake, about
three feet long, behind her, coiled up
and ready to strike. But the cat had
seen the reptile, too, and with one
bound she pounced upon him and bit
him on the neck. Then ensued long
and desperate fight, in which the cat
was getting the best of it, when the
screams of the little girl attracted the
farmers wife to the scene of the catas-
trophe, and his snakeship was speedily
dispatched with garden tool. E
The farmer now says he is glad the
tramp cat" stayed; and ever since her
brave encounter with the snake pussy
gets an extra saucer of milk from the
hand of her little friend Lizzie. On such
occasions she blipks and looks at the
farmer in a way which shows that she
fully realizes what valuable cat she is.
Cincinnati Enouirer
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-11-24
A Clever Phrase.

A certain student of divinity in a
nearby city gets more than the ordi-
nary number of calls to fill the pulpits
of preachers who are sick or who are
called away suddenly, because of his
ready command of viIile English. One
Saturday last summer a minister rang
him up on the telephone of the divinity
school where he was taking an extra
course of study while others were away
on vacation, and begged him to fill his
pulpit, as he was obliged to start hur-
riedly to see his sick wife in the Adj
rondacks. The student was Just pre-
pairing to go out of town for Sunday
himself, and, suspecting that reasons
for Mr.. SIS sudden Hitting was not
urgent, he became somewhat irritated
and exclaimed: Doctor, it appears to
me that the ministers of this city have
come toregard this institution as a sort
of ecclesiastical cab stand" The min
lister enjoyed the phrase and repeated
1t to some of his friends, and the stu
dents reputation for phraseology has
not suffered thereby.-Troy Times.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-11-24
Mr.. Gratehar,. phlIo.ophx.

The sooner man discovers that for
whatever success he attains he must re-
ly, not upon luck nor upon the help of
others, but upon his own labor solely,
the better off he will be. Some men
pend their lives sitting on the bank
waiting for tow, while others get out
into their boats and pull for them
selves. And it may be here remarked
that every man has a chance in this
race, and no man need fear to enter,
for the race is not necessarily to the
man who feathers his oar the most; the
bungler may win by keeping at 1t.
There are different degrees of success
In life, but no man can achieve any
of them, high or low-he may be sure
of that-without labor.-N. Y. Sun.