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Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1899-12-08

equal power or every dollar at all times
in the market and in the payment of
debts" the secretary of the treasury be
given additional power and charged with
the duty to sell United States bonds and
to employ such other effective means as
may be necessary to these ends. The au-
thority should include the power to sell
bonds on long and short time, as condi-
tions may require, and should provide for
q rate of interest lower than that fixed by
the act of Jan IA, 1875.
Our receipts now equal our expendi-
lures; deficient revenues no longer create
alarm. Let US remove the only remain
ing cause by comforting the full and nec-
essary power on tho secretary Of the treas
ury and impose upon him the duty to up
hold present gold standard and preserve
the coins Of the two metals on parity
with each nther, which is the repeatedly
declared policy of the United States.
In this connection repeat my former
recommendations that q portion Of the
gold holdings shall be placed in trust
fund from which greenbacks shall be re-
deemed upon presentation, but when once
redeemed shall not thereafter be paid out
except for gold.
The Merchant Marine.
The value of an American merchant
marine to the extension of our CONNER
cial trade and the strengthening of our
power upon the sea invites the immediate
action of congress- Our national devel-
opment will be one-sided and unsatis-
factory so long as the remarkable growth
OF our inland industries remains unac.
companied by progress on tho seas.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1899-12-08
BANKING AND CURRENCY.

Gold Standard and Enlarged Powers for
National Banks.
Increased activity in industry, with its
welcome attendants larger employment
for labor at higher wages-gives to tho
body of the people larger power to alb
sorb the circulating medium. It is fur
ther true that year by year, with larger
areas of land under cultivation, the in
creasing agricultural products, cotton,
corn and wheat, call for larger volume
of money supply. This is especially
noticeable at the crop harvesting and
crop moving period.
In it's early history the national bank
ing act seemed to prove q reasonable
avenue through which needful additions
to the circulation could from time to time
be made. Changing conditions have ap.
parently rendered it now imperative to
that end. The high margin in bond So
curities required, resulting from large
premiums which government bonds COM
mand in the market, or the tax on note
issues, or both operating together, appear
to be the influences which impair its pub
lie utility.
The attention of congress is respectfully
invited to this important matter with the
view of ascertaining whether or not such
reasonable notifications can be made in
the national banking act as will render
its service in the particulars here referred
to more responsive to the peoples needs.
again urge that national banks be au-
thorized to organize with capital Of
e25,OO.
Gold Standard Should Be Maintained.
I urgently recommend that to support
the existing gold standard. and to main
tain ''the parity in value Of the coins Of
the two metals (gold and silverl and the
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1899-12-08
OUR DUTY TOWARD CUBA.
Pledges of Congress Should be Faith.
fully Executed.

Pledges Of Congress Should be Faith.
fully Executed.
Ny annual message of last year was
necessarily devoted in great part to con-
sideration of the Spanish war and of the
results it wrought and the conditions it
imposed for the future. am grati1ed to
announce that the treaty of peace has re-
stored friendly relations between the two
powers. Effect has been given to it's most
important provisions. The evacuation of
Porto Rico having already been accom-
plished on the 18th Of October, 1898, moth
ing remained necessary there but to con-
tinue the provisional military control of
the island until the congress should enact
q suitable government for the ceded ter
ritory. OF the character and scope of the
measures to that end I shall treat in
another part of this message
The withdrawal of the authority of
Spain from tho island of Cuba was ef-
fected by the first of January, SO that the
full re-establishment Of peace found the
relinquished territory held by us in trust
for the inhabitants, maintaining, under
the direction of the executive, such gov
ernment and control therein as should
conserve public order, restore the pro-
ductive conditions of peace SO long dis.
turbed by the instability and disorder
which prevailed for the greater part of the
preceding three decades, and build up
that tranquil development of the domestic
state whereby alone can be realized the
high purpose, as proclaimed in the joint
resolution adopted by the congress on the
10th of April, 1898, by which the United
States disclaimed any disposition or in
tentiOn to exercise sOvereiguty, jurirdic-
ton or control over Cuba, except for the
paciication thereof, and asserted it's de-
termination when that was accomplished
to leave the government and control of
the island to its people. The pledge con-
tanned in this resolution is of the highest
honorable obligation and
Must BE sacredly Kept.
This nation has assumed before the
world q grave responsibility for the futu. Q
good government Of Cuba. We have ;,c.
cepted trust the fulillment of which
calls for the sternest integrity of pul poses
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1899-12-08
THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS.

President Reviews Their Acquisition aud
Subsequent Dinaculties.
On the 10th Of Deccember, 1898, the
treaty of peace between the United States
and Spain was signed. Itprovided among
other things, that Spain should cede to
the United States the archipelago known
as the Philippine islands, that the United
States should pay to Spain the sum of
820.000.000. and that the civil rights and
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1899-12-08

and the exercise OF the nlgnesG w1suom.
On the eth of August last an order was
made for the taking of the census of tho
island, to be completed on the oOth of No
vember. BY the treaty of peace the Span.
ish people on the island have until April
II, 1907. to elect whether they will remain
citizens of Spain or become citizens of
Cuba. Until then it cannot be definitely
ascertained who shall be entitled to par.
ticipate in the formation of the govern.
ment of Cuba. BY that time tho results
of the census will have been tabulated and
we shall proceed to provide for elections
which will commit the municipal govern
ments Of the island to the officers elected
by the people. The experience thus &C.
quired will prove of great value in the
formation of representative convention
of the people to draft u constitution and
establish IL general system of independent
government Tor the island.
Partition OF Samoa.
The recent troubles in Samoa arc re-
viewed by the president, and the exchange
Of views leading up to the partition of the
islands reviewed. Concluding the presi-
dent says:
Our views commended themselves to
the other powers. A satisfactory ar
rangcment was concluded between the
governments of Germany and of England
by virtue of which England retired from
Samoa in view of compensations in other
directions, and both powers renounced in
favor of tho United States all their rights
and claims over and in respect to that
portion Of the group lying to the east of
the l71st degree of west longitude, en-
bracing the islands of Tutuila, Ofoo,
Olesenga and Mauna. transmit to the
senate for it's constitutional action there.
on convention which, besides the pro.
visions above mentioned, also guarantees
US the same privileges and conditions in
respect to commerce and commercial
vessels in oil of the islands of Samoa as
those possessed by Germany.
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Continued on Fourth Page.)
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1899-04-01

IS tip 10 r 2 e; impa; state % &c, parish SO 60,
costs 1, total $64 Sc.
Todd and Thompson. 80 acres S J of ne
! sec 2 tp 12 ST. 9 e; state 90, parish $50,
costs /, total So IL.
Trahan, Sarazin 40 acres s ! of $ of
ne / sec 26 tip II ST. e; 40 acres n ! of n ] of
Sc . sec 26 tip 11sr 2 e; state ] So, parish
8 90, costs l, total Sc 12.
Trahan, Pierre Baptiste, heirs of. 1862
acres sw or sec % tip II ST / e; 115 acres Sc
or of ne or Of ne or sec 81 tip II ST ! e; state
4 90. parish Z 10, costs /. total $l2 36.
Trahan, Norbert Mrs, ~ acres I'D n by
Trallan s by Lacouteur, l acres bd n by
Trallan 5 by Prejean; state 20, parish
2 Is. costs /, total 81 "A.
Trahan, F Jr. 8acres BID n by Trahan 8
by Simon state PIC, parish 40c, costs 1,
total 81 Ga.
Tricky, Silas. 281 acres sec so W ] of
ne or sec 81 tip II ST l w, 50 acres Q ! of Sc
or sec Is tip IL ST 2 W. 1921 acres sec q n ]
of fe or. tip II ST 2 W. 100 acres NV 4r Sc or
OF ne or Sc or w of Sc qt sec Is tip IL 81 2
w, so acres $ ] of ne or sec % tip Il ST 2 e,
1G0 acres Sc or sec IS tip Ii ST 2 W, 16a acres
sc or sec 23tp II ST 2 w; state 55 95, Parrish
So 25, costs !, total $3.50 90,
Vincent, Valsain est Of. 60 acres bd n
by Dugos S by Renoit; state / 0S, parish
sc. costs II total So IS
Vincent. Demosthene. 40 acres Sc or of
Sc or sec 36 tip II sr 3 W; state 20, parish
2 90. costs ], total 1870.
Vincent, Theozime. so acres bd II by
Hungerford by Leleux; state l %. parish
8 20, costs /, total s61a.
West. C R. CT acres sec 81 tip Ii ST 2 c;
state II, parish l Sc, costs /, total So sc.
White, A L. 40 acres NV or of Sc or sec
90 tip 12 81 e; state 20, parish 2 90, costs
/, total $40.
William, Frank. % acres I'D u by Trah-
an; state / Go, parish l rs. costs l, total
So 50.
William, E Z. 100 acres I'D n by Max
well Q by Mestepy; state 5 81, parish q 40,
costs l, total Sl1 q.
Winston. Agues Mrs. 249 acres Ii ] ofne
or sec 30 tip 10 ST ) O; state Z n, parish IL II
costs l. total $40 90.
Wooton ST Lot So in Gueydan; state
15c. parish 2Je, costs l, total 81 %.
Unknown Owner. 4RP7'acres e / Of ne Ql
sec 81 tp II + 5 q, 10 acres Id n BY bayou s
ny road, ) aces I'D n by Faulk S by He
bert. ~ acres Sw or of NV or sec so sp Is 81
2 e, y acres $ aort. OF e ] OF " Of sw ql
sec so tip - r 3 e, 40 acres W of sw qr SEQ
80 tip 10 ST Sc; state 5 IS, parish SIS, costs
/, total Slt.43.
On said day I will sell such por.
tons Of said property as each debtor
will point out, and in case the debtor
will not point out sufficient property
[ will at once and withont furthel
delay sell the least quantity of SAID
propety Of any debtor which any
bidder will buy for the amount CT tht
taxes, interest and costs due by sail
debtors. The sale will be without ap
praisement for cash, in legal tende1
monev of the United States and th5
properly shall be redeemable at any
time for the space of n year b,
paying prices given with 20 per cent
and all costs and penalties added.
j. OSCAR HEBEar,
Sheriff and 1-Cfieio Tax Col'r.
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STATE OF Lou lslANA-Parish
Of Vermilhah-l7lh Judicial
District Court-N". ITS.
f. 3. Williams
Nancy Faulk.

Nancy Faulk.
BY virtue Of writs of tieri faeias TO
me issued in the matters OF the above
entitled and numbered suits. and to me
directed, fully authorizing and en,pow-
ering me in the premises, | will pro-
coed TO sell at public auction, t. the
last and highest bidder, at the principal
front door OF the coart house in this
parish on
Saturday, April l, 1899,
between the hours prescribed by law,
the following described property seized
tosatisfy SAID writ; to wit:
One certain tract Of land situated IN
Vermilion parish containing so acres
in the cast half of south east quarter,
north half OF south half Of north cast
quarter section thirty-six TIP ten S r
two E.
Terms cash.
sherif's Office Abbevil'e, Louisiana,
February %, 1899.
J. o.. HEBEgT, Sheriff.
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A Very Small Railroad.

In the Isle of Man there is rail-
road of which the gauge is but TWEEN
ty-four inches, and this was thoug ght
to be the smallest railroad in the
world until at the Omaha exhibition
the owner OF railroad having a gauge
of only -! inches came to the front.
The height of the small engine ofthls
unique road is two feet one inch from
the top of the stack to the rail, the
cylinders are two inches by four
inches, the boiler holds twenty-foul
gallons of water and develops sufficient
steam to allow Of one and half horse
power being indicated, or sufficient to
draw ten cars, each carrying two per
sons. An American vessel enjoys the
distinction of being the smallest
steamer that floats. 1t is called the
Nina, is twelve feet long aud three
feet wide, carries boiler weighing
eighty pounds andan engine weighing
twenty pounds, while the hull weighs
ninety pounds. The little steamer car
attain a speed OF five and one-hal'
miles an hour.
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is mounted q double rudder, one
operating 70 raise or lower the air YES
sci, and the other to steer it to the
right or left.
Another feature of this machine
that IS credited with being a most
sensible one, not found, by the way,
on the flying model of three years
ago, is the gas bag or balloon that
protrudes from the centre of the car,
to which 1t is held by the usual net
work of ropes. This is used when the
passengers desire to return to the
earth. The balloon is gradually in
Aated and simultape eously the engines
are slowed and finally brought to q
standstill. The supply OF gas in the
bag is reduced or increased as de-
manded by conditions, and in this
manner the machine can either float
along almost on level plane or sink
slowly and gently-like tired bird
to earth.
The working crew Of the present
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learn to lasso can make very desir-
able lariat from piece Of flexible rope
about one-foufth inch in diameter
and thirty feet long. 1t is a good
plan to grease the rope with tallow,
as that will help it to run smoothly
and keep it from kinking. An eyelit
fully half an inch in diameter, of the
sort that is used on awnings, should be
provided for the slip moose. The pic
ture marked No. 4 in the accompany
ing illustration shows how the eyelit
should he adjusted at one end of the
rope. 1t must be securely fastened
and there should he no rough rope
ends sticking out to interfere with
the easy working of the moose.
When your lariat is ready for ser.
vice let the rope slip through the
."honda" or eyelet. till loop about
five feet in diameter is made. Next
coil the remaining rope in your left
hand (see No. l in the illustration) un-
til the loop and six feet OF rope re.
main uncoiled. Then grasp the re-
naming rope in your right hand, hold
ing it and the loop about one foot
above the honda (see No. y, and you
are ready for the swing. In making the
swing let your wrist be timber, in or
der that as you whirl the loop above
and around your head, from right to
left, the wrist will turn with the loop,
thus enabling the latter to make hor-
izontal revolution. (See No. 2.) Stand
facing the object you intend to lasso
and when you are ready to make the
throw let the loop 60 as it swings
from back to front, at the same time
make quick step forward. At the
instant the cast, or throw, is made
the hand should be palm down and
the arm stretched forward at full
length and on level with the shoul-
dsr (see No. 81. After some practice
in throwing the lariat the loop as it
flies through the air will remain open
like hoop lying on the ground. At
this time the right side of the loop
should be lower than the left, If such
is the case, the low side will strike
the target first and swing the other
side over the object.
In coiling the surplus rope in your
left hand be sure to have it so adjusted
that it will "pay out" easily. The
important thing to learn first is to
make the loop fly straight and on q
level course. When you have reached
the point of skill where your loop re-
mains open while sailing and makes &
"bee line for the mark, you may
know that you will soon be master o.
the larlat
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The Crusade In Brief.

By order OF General Wood saloons in
Santiago are closed on Sundays.
The social glass is the doorway to the
drink habit, and that habit Is the doorway
to poverty.
Benjamin Parrot was hanged at Hamil-
ton, Ont, for the murder OF his mother,
whom he had killed when she rebuked him
for coming home drunk.
Intemperance Is the source OF much OF
our crime and misfortune. Thousands OF
premature graves tell OF Its ravaxes. Our
workhouses are thronged with victims. Its
baleful tyranny is crammtng our jails with
criminals.
The light over liquor sellers door Is
false beacon, Turing men to destruction.
In some towns In the Argentine Republic
confirmed drunkards are shamed into
reformation by being compelled to sweep
the streets for eight days each time they
may be arrested for drunkenness.
The German military authorities have
recently felt obliged to establish SAINT
tariums for the treatment OF drunKards
among the officers in the German army,
and to Issue general orders for the repres-
sion of the vice Of drunkenness.
It Is said II man reaches the age OF
twenty-five without al appetite Tor drink.
the chances are greatly In his favor OF re.
naming q sober man to the end. For this
reason temperan nee work for and among
the young is basrtily recommended
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TIVE DIES MONIES CRUISERS FOR OUR NAVY
At meeting OF the Trustees the present
officers OF the United Society were unant-

At meeting Of the Trustees the present
officers OF the United Society were unant'
mouely reelected, as follows: President,
the Rev. DR.. Francis E. Clark; Secretary.
John Willis Baer; Treasurer, William Shaw,
all OF Boston. Representatives on the
Board OF Trustees OF the United Society
were elected from each State, Territory,
and the Provinces OF Canada.
There was enthusiastic applause when
Secretary Baer read the following tele.
gram from the President OF the United
States: .,
"The Rev. Dr.. Francis E. Clark, Detroit,
Mich: On the occasion OF the eighteenth
international convention Of your society.
I desire to express my cordial interest in
its work, my best wishes to those assembled
with you In convention, and my earnest
hope for the continuance and increase OF
the great results which the efforts OF the
Christian Endeavor Society have achieved.
"WILL1AM MCKINLEY"
The meeting OF 1900 Is to be held In Lon
don. England. Ohio members OF the So
ciety, headed by the Cincinnati delegation,
came here prepared to overwhelm all op-
position for 1901. The trustees, however,
buried CIncinnatis claim by deciding that
the place for the convention OF 1901 shoulc
be left to the next annual meeting
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made its debut in Washington, it was
never known to feed on man. It's
favorite pasture has thus far been the
cubicular bug that inhabits bedding,
and its most acceptable feeding time
just after that bug has had meal of
blood from human being.
In this way melano, etc., gets taste
Of human blood. Ithas now gone into
the business for itself, and taps its
food supply without the aid OF a vicari-
Gus distributor.
The kissing bug is black, has a fat
body. and does all its hunting by night
like the wolves in "The jungle Book"
1t is about an inch long, has narrow,
pointed head, and a beak as sharp as
that of mosquito. When it sucks its
victim, who is always asleep, feels no
pain, but the stung parts swell to ten
times normal size in from two to four
days. Collodion is used in the treat
ment.
The probable cause of the prevalence
Of the melanolestes this year is the
great abundance of insect life to be
found everywhere. Nature has pro-
vidsd this species to prey upon cater
pillars and other insect pests, and with
the disappearance of these the melano-
Iestes will disappear also. Again,
nature has provided millions of para
sites which in turn feed upon this in
sect and destroy its eggs.
It would be entirely out of the ques-
ton for mankind to attempt to stop
the pest by artificial methods. If the
insect pest is going to increase in still
greater numbers people will merely be
obliged to stand its ravages and make
;he best of the situation. 1t is pecu-
!iarly unfortunate that the melano-
ESTES has chosen the night to follow
.ts mischievous work, as people are
necessarily more at his mercy when
sleeping than when awake.
AS rule the melanolestes picipes
makes his home under the bark Of rot
zen trees. The insect runs with great
,wiftness and is hard to catch on that
account. It flies mostly at night.
In the larvae state these creatures
resemble somewhat the common bed
bug. In fact, in the States of Cali
rornia and Texas and in all the South
western country where considerable
annoyance and suffering are caused
by it's depredations, it is commonly
known as the "Great Big Bedbug."
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tributing food supplies to the flood refu-
gees. The Governor has received many
contributions from Texas towns and from
Eastern and Northern cities. Prominent
men OF New York City have sent SIG, 500,
while other liberal donations have also
been made. The response to Governor
Sayers's appeal for aid Is very gratifying
and is much appreciated.
It Is now realized that 1t will be a heavy
task to take care of the homeless and needy
people until shelter and work can be pro.
yided. A plan OF action. by which 1t Is
hoped an abundance Of the necessary sup.
plies can be obtained has been perfected
by the Governor. 1t consists Of the forma.
tion OF districts, each OF which Is composed
OF counties that were unaffected by the
food and are contiguous to the Inundated
region. The County Judges In these dis.
tricts will call on the people OF their re.
spectlve counties for aid and to forward
all contributions Of fool and clothing to
specified distributing points.
Governor Sayers has sent money to
many places along the Brazos River with
instructions to municipal officers and flood
committees that 1t be expended for food
and clothing. Twenty thousand Govern
mont rations arrived at Richmond, and
the work Of distributing them began
Immediately. Richmond is the centre
Of large territory Of devastated
cotton and sugarcane plantations,
and thousands OF starving and des-
titute negroes are gathered there.
Ninety-flve per cent. OF the food suffer
ers are negroes, many thousands OF whom
are destitute OF clothing and shelter.
The loss OF life will, perhaps, never bs
known. The estimates that have been
made make the number Of persons
d. Owned from 100 to 300.
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.jtJ1lJC:IJsjt'sJtIS'~ S'~t1Ot'st't't'ss'~e'
THROWING THE LASS0 !
Directions Which Will Erab1e a
Boy to Make Lariat an to :
Learn to Use 1t.

The horse-hair lariats are dry
weather ropes which are in common
use in the great deserts of the South
west, but for general service in lasso-
ing cattle, stalking out horses. tying
loads on the pack horses, and for the
numerous uses to which the cowboy
puts his class rope" the braided raw
hide lariat is more serviceable and is
more generally used. The Indians
of the great plains are very expert in
making lariats of rawhide. They use
half-tanned cattle skins from which
the hair has not been removed. This
rawhide is cut into narrow strips as
long as the hide will permit, or some
times an entire hide serves to make
one strip, the cutter beginning at the
outer edge and cutting round and
round the hide along the constantly
narrowing outside until the skin has
been reduced to one long piece of
rawhile about one-auarter of an inch
wide. The strips are soaked IN water,
fastened to a block at one end and
worked together into braid of three