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Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1899-01-27
Want the Train Robbers.

FERGUS FALLS, Mimi, Jan. 25-Assist-
ant District Attorney Purday accom-
panied by Sheriff Billings left for st.
Joseph today to make a final effort to
secure the men charged with the Great
Northern train robbery last November,
who are now in custody there.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1899-01-27
Patti Ties Up,

LONDON, Jan. 25-Adelina Patti, the
worlds famous singer was married today
to Baron Cederstrom, director of the
health and gymnastic institute here.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1899-01-27
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Idaho Town Scorched

SPOKANE, Wash, Jan. 25.-The town
of Sand Point, Idaho, was visited by a
disastrous fire today. The loss is esti-
mated at $4,000.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1899-01-27

Hair !
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What does It do?

= AAoS 0VSo ~ NVS
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II Prevents and II
Cures Badness
Ayers Hair Vigor will
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1t restores color to gray
or white hair. 1t does not
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short time the gray color
OF age gradually disap-
pears and the darker color
of youth takes its place.
Would you like a copy
II OF our book on the Hair
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IA If you do not obtain all the benefits
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Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1899-01-27
Catarrh''
Rheumatism
Nervous Prostitution
Completely Cured

81 suffered severe pain from rheuma-
tism. It appeared in my left side and I
could hardly breathe. I tried various
remedies but did not obtain any benefit
and at last decided to take Hoods Sarsa-
parilla. After I had taken four bottles
the pain was entirely gone. lind Hoods
Sarsaparilla has also entirely relieved me
of catarrh." WIN. McFERRAN, Kampeska,
South Dakota.
81 was completely run down. I had an
attack Of nervous prostration, and I did
not get much help until I began taking
Hoods sarsaparilla. After using five or
six bottles Of this medicine I was COM
pletely cured" CEC1LE SMELL, 316 Syn
dictate st., Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
Hoods s pss;i;a
Is the best-in fact the One True Blood Purifier.
Sold by all druggists. 81; six for IS.
u..a,. MI. are purely vegetable, re-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-11-04
Some Coveted scrayvls.

From Golfers Weekly 40
The most priced autographs in the world
are those of Shakespeare. Only seven are
claimed to exist, three signatures to his
will leach with different spelling), two
to conveyances of property, one in the folio
edition of his plays fdoubtfuD and one in a
Tudor translation of Montaigne. This last
is in the British museum, and cost over
1000 guineas. One thousand guineas was
the price given by the late Mr.. Alfred Nor
fison of Carlton House terrace for an auto
graph letter written by Marie Stuart to the
archbishop of Guise. This and two other
letters Zone to the pope and the other to
the King of Franco were written by the
unfortunate Queen of Scots on the morn
ing of her execution. The letter to the
French king was destroyed during the DAYS
of the terror, while that to the pope is still
preserved at the Vatican. The well-known
bookseller, Bernard Quaritch, gave 81 Ono
for an autograph of Columbus which was
exhibited at the worlds fair at Chicago
Chicago autograph dealer is said to have
offered to give 100000. or over f20. 600 for
a genuine autograph of Shakespeare 81
brought to him within year of making
his offer 1t was safe bluff, for since the
tragic fate of Chatterton no forger has
cared to tackle the quaint scrawl Of the
Bard Of Avon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-11-04
AGAINST MIR. ROBERTS,
Miss Helen GOuld's Appeal to Spanish
War Veterans.

The members of the association Of Span
ish War Veterans, the newly organized
body of volunteer soldiers, have been asked
to take part in the movement against the
seating of Representative-elect Roberts of
Utah. The following letter on the subject
was today received by Adjutant General
Ltller from Miss Helen Miller Gould, ma
tional sponsor of the association:
'If the matter commends itself to your
good judgment and you have not already
taken any interest in the Roberts question,
l hope you may feel willing TO do so. Mr..
Roberts, it seems, has at least three wives
and advocating and practiclns the principle
he does he should not, we women think, be
allowed to have a seat in the highest law
making body of our land.
We realize that what we think cannot
carry the weight with congressman that
communications from voters would have
and earnestly hope that men who SYM
pathlZe with The movement Will be Wiling
to write their congressman, or circulate pc
titions. l have never before taken any
active part in any political question, but
this movement is Tor the protection of the
home and of women throughout the coun-
try, and l am glad to the little infiu-
ence L have for what l believe to be a
righteous cause. l trust you will pardon
me for troubling you, but you soldiers have
been so good to me am venturIng TO call
your attention to "a matter that interests
me deeply. Inclosed you will find some of
League for Social Service"
Replying to the letter, Adjutant General
Liller wrote Miss Gould as follows:
Your valued communication of the I'd
has beer received, and | hasten to reply
and assure you of my hearty cooperation
in the principles You so strongly advocate.
L d. not hesitate to assure you that your
request will be warmly received and the
! objects literally supported by the soldiers
! OF the late war l shall further take much
pleasure in calling the attention of the
council of administration to this, and ask
| it's support when it meets here within Il few
| weeks. Anything l can do to assist you in
| this shall be most cheerfully done"
| Speaking Of the matter today, Mr.. Liller
| said:
| There is no one in the country today
| who holds warmer place in the hearts of
the soldiers, sailors and marines of the late
! war than Miss Helen Miller Gould The
| boys fairly idoliZe her, and this request
| from her will no doubt receive liberal en-
| couragemea. everywhere. By the time
Congress meets this organization will
number over 100000 members, and 1t will
| be a very small percentage that will not
| advance the mission of Miss Could
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-11-04
India Baya Birds Are Wise.

From Our Animal Friends.
Many birds suspend their nests from the
branches of trees, one of the most curious
nests of that kind being that of the baya
bird of India. 1t is hung from the branch
with its opening at the bottom and hangs
like an inverted bottle, to be secure
from the approach of tree snakes and other
reptiles The most curious thing about the
baya bird is that it is said to light up its
nest by sticking fref1ies it's sides with
clay or soft mud. There seems to be little
doubt of the fact. DR.. Buchanan says: AT
night each OF the habitalions is llgnted up
by FREELY stuck in the top with piece of
clay. The nest consists of TWO rooms; Some
times there are three or four tirefiIes, and
their blaze in the little cells daZZies the
eyes of the bats, which often destroy the
young of these birds" Perhaps other ami
mails are scared off by the baya birds cleo
trio hight, since writer in Nature records
this curious observation. Il have been in
formed on safe authority that the Indian
bottle bird protects his nest at night by
sticking several of these glow BEETLES
around the entrance by means of clay;
and only a few days back an intimate
friend of my own was watching three rats
on roof rafter of his bungalow, when a
glowf1y lodged very close to them; the rats
Immediately scampered off,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-11-04

to keep my mouth shut. We got into a cab
and rode about for an hour, and then stop
ped at a restaurant. There were two other
men, who took me and carried me away
again to Jersey City. At 10 o'clock that
night We found our way into a yard with
high brick building and a good big brick
wall around it. Here two more men met
US, and the others went away. They es-
corted me into room, where they explain
ed the system more carefully They ac-
kncwledged that they We're doing wrong,
and that they knew it, but it was their
business, and if they were caught 1 should
not suffer, but they would.
"1n another room. where there were four
or five men around Il table. they showed
me the money. about Slo,o9o, should think.
1t was all good money. 1t looked well, was
worn by circulation, and had all the ap-
pearance of good money. In fact, / now
think that it was good money. l was a
| little scared, though, and l said that
would take only 800 worth of it. They
counted out 81 zoo and handed il to me for
inspection. 1t was ali right.
Then ] handed it to them. but they held
out the tin bcX for it, and L put it in. and
they sealed the box up before my eyes and
handed it t" me. AS was going out the
DOOR my courage again rose, and | went
| back and said: Darn it ALL / guess I might
as well take it all. l have $1,000 to invest
in it AT that they grew excited and said:
OF course you want to invest it all and
fool like l did. They took the box and put
the money into il right before my eyes,
with two of them. l was conscious of a
good trade and was happy. / Rugged that
uarned old tin box for dear life and was
as happy If 1 had sold pair of steers
for double price. 1t was a wonder. The
two men told me that there was dan
, ger that l might get caught and that the
| thing was for me to buy ticket to Bangor
| at once. They went with me to restau-
/ rant and we ate supper and then went out
/ and got one drink of beer around. and thew
/ went with me to the depot. l didn't know
/ Just where l was, but one man bought a
| ticket for me and gave it to me. 1t was
| from Jersey City to Bangor, Me-, and /
/ took 1t and got aboard, still hugging the
| box. On my way through / remembered
| that l had a brother-in-law in Massachu-
sets and thought l would stop off there
and get look at him and at my money
| at the same time
/ II went to hotel in Lawrence and hired
! room. | was hungry and tired, and need
ed shave and wash. but the first thing
| did was TO sit down on the bed and undo
| the wrappings of my heavy tin box. 1 found
that 1t was locked and that had not the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-11-04
Anent Post Office Facilities.

Postmaster Van Colt has explained in
what particulars the post office facilities in
this city are Inadequate and why he thinks
it would be advisable to build a new post
Office a good deal further UP town than
the present one.
In the first place." he says, this build
ing, though big, fine one, well adapted to
courts, is not properly designed for post
office All of the second, third and fourth
class matter has to be taken down in the
basement in the elevators, and handled by
electric light in q, crowded, badly ventilated
space. A good post office building ought
not to be more than two stories high, and
we'll lighted; and, above all, it should be
adapted to the quick handling of mails.
There should be a new building, and it
should be much farther up town-some-
where near the Grand Central station.
From that station go out the mails on most
of the important railroad and steamship
lines. The new office would not mean the
abandonment of this office. 1t would be
kept as a downtown office, adequate for
the purpose, and handling only first-class
matter. A quicker service could be fur
nished the downtown district If we could
get out of this basement. From up town
we could send the mail down here by pneu-
matte tube"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-11-04

key They had not given me any KEY, and
Ior the first time felt it was a little crook
ed burst open the iron lock of the box
and In a lot of tissue wrappings was a one
uollar Dill on top and under that-a com
mon IN RED prick with tissue paper all around
III 10 keep ii from rafting
MY heart oozed out my boot heels
sat down on the bed and stared at tho
y. oiiCH' ana tnen L rushed out to telegraph
II was wicked old sensation for me. +
Went back without telegraphing. and after
ilt o. tooh me train for home, but when
got to Brunswick last night I stonned
on o. mere to see Mr.. Lizotte, to try and see
II II, Ihere was anything l could do | met
nm rev Years ago in Aroostook when he
was campaigning there "-e' iAo
nat l dread NEST of all is the going
iio I'M, ana facing my neighbors, Though ?
me man felt very bad, but was not read,,
10 nave MS name attached to the story
aaiu wanted 70 get home quietly before if
,Sat out OUT, MI Lizotte of course told him
that there was nothing to be done He Iaft
On the morning train for the east.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-11-04
JUST HOW IT WAS DONE.
The Green Goods story From the
Viewpoint of Purchaser.
Prom ;he lewiston Evening Journal.


\ very excited man paced up and down
the floor OF Max LizOtte's office in Lewis
ton Wednesday morning. His hat was on
the floor in a corner, and he Rugged little
tin box with a brick in it under one arm.
and good round Aroostook adjectives came
In between every few words of hot old Eng
Iish that came from his lips. He was a
friend Of Mr. Lizotte's, a farmer from the
land Of big potatoes and the sunrise, who
had dropped off at l. wiston on his way
from New York, where he had acted as the
confidential agent of three or four of his
friends After considerable soothing from
Mr. Lizotte he stopped walking long
enough To sit down and tell over his story
to newspaper man. who transcribes ii
here:
This AroOstook gentleman is the town
clerk, or was a year or two ago, of an
ArOOStOok town.
Two years ago he said. II got a letter
from New York man who inclOsed a dol
lar bill which he said was a counterfeit.
He and his friends were making them in
New York. and he said that this hill had
been in circulation, and that l would have
To trouble in passing ii. He warned me not
to answer the letter. In a few weeks he
wrote again and this time he sent me a
fve-dollar bill. which he said was also Il
wrong one ! passed both of them a the
bank and found no trouble. Acting under
the advice of the New York man. / talked
the matter quietly over with three of my
neichbors and after a while they decided
10 send me TO New York after some OF
the money.
The folks up there were giving 81 ,ooC
for 800. and raised Sf,6O0 i'm cash to
buy a lot of il with | to go to New
York 10 a certain hotel, and occupy a Ger
tain room A. certain hour a man would
call with a card. and | was to admit him
and take his guidance. l was in the hote
al the appointed time. and at the hour ex.
actIy the recognizable knock came at the
door
II admitted the man and he told me more
Of the plan. The money was all like that
which we had received through the mail
1t could be passed and looked all right anC
had been passed, but was not all right.
"He was minute In his explanations, and
gave me a lot of advice. l had never beer
In a city before, and was not sharp enough
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-11-04
A Japanese Geisha Girl.
he woman,s Home Companion.

From the WOmans Home Companion.
A geisha must be highly accomplished
because her chief duty is to amUse While
not by any means a musician, she must be
able to perform on the samisen, koto,
tzuzumi "a drum and other musical instru-
ments. She dances, sings and talks on the
lightest subjects, and always holds herself
in readiness to entertain her guests accord
ing to their mood. A witty geisha, one
who is a good talker, pretty and graceful,
will not lack for employment at any time.
and generally makes very good living.
While it is not at all necessary for her 10
arouse 'mirth, her object must be to beguile
the time that is irksome TO her guests
Thus ii often happens that one feeling de-
pressed will send for a geisha girl. The
geisha is a natural actress and her taste in
parable in grace.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-11-04
Showed Him His Own Yard
From the Philadelphia Record.

While the foreign delegates to the inter-
national congress were making n tour of
inspection of Cramps shipyard, one of the
British delegates, noticing a small. unob-
trus1Ve gentleman at the steamboat land
ing after all of the party had started for
the works, stepped up to the man. who was
apparently too modest to push himself for
ward and said: You seem to have been
overlooked If you do not mind. I will
show you through the yards Thanks :"
said the small man; do you know the
works p "Oh, am well enough acquainted
around here to pilot you through" AN
right, said the little man, with a mis-
chievous twinkle in his eyes, Il will accent
your kind offer"
They sauntered toward the crowd and
had scarcely reached the party when the
younger Mr.. Cramp rushed up to them
and, addressing the modest stranger said
Father, l want to introduce you to Sir
Andrew Clarke of Australia, Sir Andrew.
Mr.. Cramp, president of the Cramp Shin,
building Company" The English delegate
Instantly boarded the steamer and was not
seen again until the Peerless landed at the
Arch street wharf on the return trip
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-11-04
Too Late.
From the Detroi. Journal.

A horseman burst into the prison yard
"Reprieve!" he shouted, and waved a
paper aloft.
TOO Later replied the warden sadly.
lis the man hanged aIready?"
mo; but he has eaten the hearty break
fast of ham and eggs coffee and petatoesr'
Executive clemency was all right in its
place. but it could not be suffered to inter-
fere with the conventional course of events.
Yes. the horseman's steed was undeniably
fcaming, but even that awaited little or
nothing under the circumstances.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-11-04

A perpetual calendar has been constructed
by a Frenchman named Jagot. 1t consists
of five wheels having total of ninety-six
teeth and of nine levers Oh catches. 1t in
dicates automatically, without any atten-
ton save winding, the day on the week, the
date and the month. and shows the 2ath
of February every four years. besides sup
pressing 1t in the centenary years that are
not leap years and showing it In those that
are.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-11-04
A Business Proposition.

FROM the chicago News.
Lady-''Well, what are you willing to do
for that dinner?"
Sandy Pukes-"Allow me to make a pro-
position, mum. Yer fill yer husband
meerschaum wild imported fine cut an den
I'll rid yer wardrobes of moths by BLOWN
smoke through de keyholes."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-11-04
GOSSIP FROMGOTHAM
New Site for the Soldiers and Sail
ors' Monument.
VAN COfF WANTS new POST OFFICE
November Marks the Close of the
Golf Season
COFf WANTS new POST OFFICE
FEW LINKS REMAIN OPEN
NEW YORK. November .. 1899

NEW YORK, November .. 1899,
The monument which the city of New
York will erect to the memory OF the SOL
diers and sailors who fought on the side of
the Union in the civil war will not be To-
Gated on Mount Tom. Nearly a year ago
that site was selected by the commission
which has the matter in charge. 1t was
thought that the selection was final, ana
the advocates of the 9TH Avenue Plaza and
other sites gave up the fight Now it APP
pears that the commission has recousidered
its former action and has practically con-
cluded that the monument should be erect
ed on Riverside drive at the foot of S9th
street. Col Joseph A. Goulden, who rep
resents the Grand Army of the Republic
on the commission, states that since the
selection of the Mount Tom site a nine
story apartment house has been erected a
few rods away, and that a fourteen-story
apartment house has been planned for the
same neighborhood Structures of this kind
would completely dwarf the monument. The
members of the commission discussed the
matter, and then examined other sites. 1t
was finally decided that the S9th street To-
cation was the best. The whole matter
was referred to President ClauSen of the
department of parks. He has made care
full investigation, aided by the experts in
his office, and it is stated that a favorable
report will be presented to the commission
at its next meeting. When this report is
received the new S9th street site will be
formally selected. The design for the mon
ument was adopted two years ago, and
when the money for the monument is avail
able work will begin. The act of the leg
1slature which authorized the erection of
the monument fixed the maximum cost at
S25000O. Several months ago the board of
estimate and apportionment authorized the
controller to sell bonds to that amount,
subject to the assent of the municipal as
sembly. The matter has been held up in
the board of aldermen ever since. The last
time vote was attempted fortytwo alder
men voted in the affirmative. Two Tam
many aldermen and Alderman Stewart Of
Brooklyn voted no" If they had voted
aye the necessary forty-tive affirmative
votes to authorize a bond issue would have
been obtained.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-11-04

If you want work read the want columns
OF The Star.