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The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1900-04-27

Maj. Gen. sir Al. c. Chermstde.
teen returned. Their numbers and
names will be reported to-day as we'll
as four wounded yesterday
Beers Losing Ground.
Maseru, April %. - Fighting began
early yesterday morning at Bushman's
Brabant advanced cautiously, followed
and supported by Gen. Hart's infantry
brigade. 1t was found the Beers had
kop during the night. A running fight
has been progressing throughout the
day, the British gradually advancing
and the Beers losing ground. Gen.
Brabant is moving in a northeasterly
, his right flank. Thousands of Basuto
ualties so far are twenty-five wounded.
to the latest report eight miles from
sieging Col. Dalgety appear to be pre-
believed to have occurred in the direc-
tion of Dewetsdorp, where the Beers
are in strong force with lot of guns,
emu VAASAS GA1O NAACAV ~ d lCllcl CO1ullu
apparently Gen. Rundle's. Wepener.
however, is. already practically re-
lieved by the withdrawal of large
portion of the besiegers.
Big Force of Beers Assembled.
London, April 25.-The strong body
OF rcinforcements which Lord Roberts
sent to the relief of Wepcner and to
endeavcr to envelope and cut off the
Beers from retreat northward, fur
nishes further evidence that the Beers
are assembled in much larger forces
around Wepener than had hitherto
been supposed, and, as the Times, in
an editorial this morning, remarks,
whatever may be the difficulties of
road and rain. the Beers always ap-
pear to have guns, and sometimes big
ones, where they want them. A Boer
4 dispatch, dated Thaba N'Chu, April 20,
says that fresh supply of cannon and
ammunition has reached Gen. Dewet
at johannesburg drift. 1t also asserts
that one Of Col. Dalgety's guns have
been smashed. Kariefontein. men
toned in Lord Roberts dispatch to the
war Office. is fifteen miles southwest of
Bloemfontein; Leuw kop is two miles
further south. Apparently the British
captured Paarde kraal Saturday night.
The Beers evacuated Ie,lw kop dur
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1900-04-27
De.nondency the Cau.e,

Tacoma, wash. April %. = Capt.
Bollen, q wealthy retired navigator,
committed suicide on his ranch OH Fox
island by blowing off his head with
shotgun. Dependency was the cause.
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1900-04-27

.yictim of So-Called American Duel''
Berlin, April 25. = Henry Hunt, a
young Swiss civil engineer from CLAUS,
committed suicide in Berlin yesterday.
The police report described him as "a
victim of the so-called American duel"
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1900-04-27
A BOYS TERRIBLE DEATH.
in a Belt About His Body
Explode.

Explode.
Baraboo, Wis, April pa horrible
accident happened near Lime Ridge in
this county, in which henry Wrist, a
lad of sixteen years, lost his life. He
was out hunting. when his gun was
accidentally discharged. the load en-
tering his hand. He tainted from the
loss of blood. His clothes then took
fire from the burning gunwad and
burned up to his waist, when belt of
cartridges exploded and his body was
frightfully mutilated. When found he
was dead.
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1900-04-27
HE KEPT HIS VOW TO SUICIDE.

II He Ever Got Drunk - Had NOt
Drank for Six Years.
Muncie. Ind. April 25.-Georse Phil
lips, aged thirty-five, came home drunk
and fired two bullets into his heart.
He had NOT drank liquor for six years,
and had ,old his wife that if he ever
drank again he would kill himself.
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1900-04-27
ACCUSED OF BIGAMY.
Prof. holland II. Hill Will Fight En-
tradition Proceedings.

tradition PrOcedlfnEN.
Tacoma. WASH, April %. = Noland
+. Hill, former professor in Puget
Sound university. who was arrested,
charged with bigamy, will fight extra
dition and ask for his release under
habeas corpus. Sheriff Menecke. who
is here from Blair. Neb., has not yet
obtained extradition papers. owing to
the absence of Gov. Rogers from
Olympia. He says HEl's first wife is
in Blair to press the charge Of bigamy.
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1900-04-27
SULTAN WAKES UP,

NutHUrIZes HVUu1IUInK OF NI1BH1On-
aries Buildings.
Constantinople. April %. - An i'm
perial trade has been promulgated au-
thorizing the rebuilding of the property
of the American missionaries at Khar-
put and the construction of an annex
to the Roberts college at Constantine
pie.
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1900-04-27
MILLIONS ARE LOST
TERRIBLE RUIN WROUGHT BY THE
FLOODS.

Situation in the South Is Growing
More Desperate Thousands OF
People Are Reported on the Brink
of StarvatiOn-New Orleans lnun-
dated and Rats Have to Be Used
in the Streets Railway Ira"c
Practically at a Standstill-Enor-
nous Losses Near Pursls' NAss'
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1900-04-27
REV. CHARLES DEECHER DEAD.
He Was a Brother of the Late Henry
Ward Bcccher.

Haverhill. Mass, April 25. - Rev.
Charles Beecher, II brother of the late
Henry Ward Beechcr, died yesterday
Mt the home of his daughter, Mrs. G.
w. Noyes of Georgetown. He was
eighty-four years old and was the
Youngest of the Beecher family.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1900-05-17

and women operatives Of the mills.
They were out strolling through the
street, which. am told, is a favorite
promenade with them. should think
as many as 200 passed by the church
while l was preaching. Well, after
awhile l began to ask myself whether
there was any possible way of getting
those young people to come into the
church instead Of strolling past2 And
then l looked at the people in front Of
me and saw how different they were
from those outside and wondered II II
wouldn't be better to close up the
church and 60 and preach on the street
where the people are. And so, carry
ing on all that questioning with my.
self. while l tried to preach, causing q
little embarrassment as you kindly
call 1t. in the sermon"
II should think so! But how do you
know. Philip, that those people outside
were In any need Of your preaching"
Philip appeared surprised at the
question. He looked at. his wife. and
her face was serious.
"Why. doesn't everybody need
preaching? They may not stand IN
need Of my preaching perhaps. but
they ought to have some preaching.
And cannot help thinking Of what is
the duty Of the church in this place to
the great crowd outside. Something
ought to be DONE"
"Philip. am sure your work here
will be blessed. Don't you think soT'
II know 1t WILL" replied Philip. With
the assurance Of very positive but
spiritually minded man. He never
thought his Master was honored by
asking him for small things or doubt
ing the power Of Christianity to do
great things.
And always when he said ~" he
simply meant, not Philip Strong, but
Christ in Philip Strong. To deny the
power and worth of that incarnation
was. to his mind. not humility, but
treason.
The Sunday following Philip made
this announcement to the people:
beginning with next Sunday morn
ing. shall give the first Of a series Of
monthly talks on Christ and Modern
Society,". It win be my object In these
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are as repulsive as they are painful.
Many people have been cured Of scrof-
ula in its most malignant forms by the
use of DR.. Perce's Golden Medical
Discovery. This remedy is remarkable
for its power to purify the blood. It
absolutely eliminates the corrupting ele-
ments. It makes the blood clean and
rich. It increases the action of the
blood-making glands, and so increases
the quantity Of pure blood supplied to
the Body.
NJ will forever thank you for advising me to
take DR.. Pierces Golden Medical Discovery
writes Mrs. Jas. Murphy, Of Fonda, Pocahontas
Co., Iowa. sit has cured me OF chronic scrofula.
Of twelve yeafs' standing. ! had doctored for
the trouble until was completely discouraged.
] also had chronic diarrhea for twelve years ]
am in good health now-better than ever was
in my life, owing to DR.. Piefce's Golden Med.
cal Discovery. took several bottles Of the
Discovery' before stopped"
DR.. Pierce's Common Sense Medical
Adviser, q work for every woman, il sent
free, on receipt Of II one-cent stamps Ito
pay cost Of mailing os!y), for paper
edition. Cloth-bourd, 81 stamps. Ad.
dress Dr.. r. v. Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y.
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Philip Strong could not decide what
was best to do.
The postman that evening had
brought him two letters, and he had
Just finished reading them. He sat
with his hands clasped over his knee.
leaning back in his chair and looking
put through his study window. He
was evidently thinking very hard, and
the two letters We're the cause Of 1t.
Finally he rose, went to his study
door and called down the stairs:
sarah, l wish you would come up
here. l want your help"
"All right Philip, I'll be up in min
ute" responded n voice from below,
and very soon the minister's wife came
up stairs into her husbands study.
whats the matterY" she said as
she came into the room. 1T must be
something very serious. for you don't
call me up here unless you are in great
distress. You remember the last time
you called me. you had shut the tassel
Of your dressing gown under the lid
of your writing desk, and | had to cut
Won loose. You aren't fast anywhere
now. are youY,
Pbilip smiled ouaintlv. "Yes. am.
I'm in a strait betwixt two. Let me
read these letters, and you will see."
So he began at once, and we will
COPY the letters. omitting dates:
CALVARY CHURCH. Mu,os.
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Parkersburg, Iowa, writes
dear MRS. PINKHAM-
for nearly three years.
leucorrh9a, heart trouble
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WOMEN WHO
NEED MRS.
PIMKHAMIS AID

# her recovery as follows:
I had been q constant sufferer
Had Inflammation of the womb
bearing-down pains. backache
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cent meal or a good suit Of clothes"
replied the minister's wife. looking at
him with smile.
"Oh. well. that may be. Sarah. But
let me read you the other letter." he
went on without discussing the salary
matter:
CHAPEL HILL CHURCH. ELMpALE.
Rev. Philip Strong:
Dear Brother-At q meeting Of the Emdale
Chapel Hill church, held last week Thursday, 1t
was unanimously voted to extend you 4 call to
become pastor Of the church at a salary Of 81. 900
a year, with two months vacation, to be selected
at your own convenience. The Chapel Hill church
Is in a prosperous condition, and many Of the
members recall your career in the college with
much pleasure. This is an especially strong cen
ter for church work. the proximity Of the boys
| academy and the university making the situation
one Of great power TO a man who thoroughly un.
derstands and enjoys young men, as we know you
do We most earnestly hope you will consider
this call not purely formal, but as from the
hearts Of the people. We are. very cordially
yours. in behalf OF the church.
PROFESSOR WELLMAN,
Chairman Of the Board Of Trustees.
"What do you think of that?' asked
the minister again.
"The salary is just the same, isn't
It"
"Now, Sarah." said the minister, "if
didn't know what generous, unself-
ish heart you really have. should get
very veXed at you for talking about
the salary rs II that was the most i'm
portant thing"
''The salary is very important. though.
But you know. Philip, would be as
willing as you are to live on no salary
II the grocer and butcher would con-
tinue TO feed us for nothing. wish
from the bottom Of my heart that we
could live without money"
ut is a bother isn't It." replied Phil
ip. so gravely that his wife laughed
heartily at his tone.
"Well. the question is, what to do
with the letters" resumed the minister.
(which Of the two churches do you
preferT asked his wife.
II would rather 60 to the Chapel Hill
church as far rs my preference Is con-
cerned."
"Then why not accept their call. II
that is the way you feelT
Because, while I should like to 60
to Elmdale. feel ~ II I ought to 60 to
Milton"
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CHAPTER II.

. Within a week Philip Strong had
moved to Milton. as the church wished
him to occupy the pulpit at once. The
parsonage was a well planned house
next the church. and his wife soon
made everything look very homellke.
The first Sunday evening after Philip
preached in Milton. for the first time.
he chatted with his wife over the
events Of the day as they sat before
cheerful open fire In the large CRATE.
It was late in the fall and the nights
were sharp and frosty.
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Philip Strong. with a smile and sigh,
took up his pen and wrote replies to
the calls he had received, refusing the
call to Elmdale and accepting the one
to Milton. And so the strange story Of
great hearted man really began.
When he had finished writing these
two letters. he wrote another. which
throws so much light on his character
and his purpose in going to Milton that
we will insert that in this story as be-
ing necessary to its full understanding.
This Is the letter:
My Dear Alfred-Two years ago, when we left
the seminary. you remember promised each
other in case either Of US left his present parish
he would let the other know at once. did not
suppose when ! came that should leave so soon,
but have Just written q letter which means the
beginning OF a life to me. The Calvary
church In Milton has given me a CALL and have
acceptedN. Two months ago my church here
practically went out Of existence through a union
with the other church on the street. The history
Of that movement is too long for me to relate
here. but since It took place have been preach
ing as a supply, pending the final settlement OF
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IOMEN assaed at every turn by troubles peculiar
w their Every mysterious ache or pain is .
symptom. These distressing sensations will keep
on coming unless properly treated
The history of neglect is written in the faces and
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1900-05-17
It'S
worse
For a
woman

To suffer with
skin disease than
it is for . man,
for a smooth skin
and a clear COM
plexion are es-
sential elements
of female beauty.
When the taint
of scrofula is in
the blood it will
be sure to show
itself soon or
late. Often its
manifestations
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wasted figures OF nine
tenths of our women,
every one of whom may
receive the invaluable ad-
vice of Mrs. Pinkham,
without charge. by writing
to her at Lynn, Mass.
MISS LULA EVANS. of
The Dickinson press., 1900-12-29
BET ON ALL r

A Brilliant Scheme With Which to
Bent the Shell Game.
When Herr Hopf and his little blue
pitcher appeare! in the corner *
change, there vas quite n crowd.
Among them was a man with three
walnut shells and n pea.
"I've been losing at all the fairs"
said the shell man, "but just to show
my generosity l am willing to lose
again. I bet any man a dollar that he
can't pick out the shell that the pea
is under"
Herr Hopf fshed a bright silver dol.
lar from his pocket.
II bet vonce too"
The shell maj arranged the shells.
and the Teuton lifted one. OF course
it was empty.
"You lose!!
"Yonce again. yah!"
There was a quick movement, and
Herr Hopf saw the pea slide under
the shell. He lifted that one, but it
was empty.
SIS der q limit?"
"No, SIR"
"vell, bet on each SHE'LL"
He placed a dollar on each of the
three shells.
"Now. I can't lose."
"You are right" And the dealer
again arranged the shells. The Teuton
picked up two empty shells and found
the pea under the third.
81 vim"
"You win" And the shell man took
in the So and handed the winner 81.
II blay vonce again."
There was a movement of shells, and
again the dealer took in So and gave
Herr Hopf 50. Then some one whis.
tied, and the shell man vanished
through the door.
II vim steady. He vas blay no more"
and even missing the dollars could not
convince Herr Hopf that he had not
been winning.-Chicago News.
The Dickinson press., 1900-12-29
rinker,s Dam.

There is no profanity in saying that
any certain thing "is not worth q tink-
er's DAM" although it is so considered
by many The expression originated
many years ago, when tinkering, OR
mending, leaky vessels was much crud-
er than it is now.
In former times the use of rosin to
check the flow Of solder when placed
on tin was not generally understood, at
least by the rowing thinkers. When n
of these gentlemen of the road found a
job, such rs mending n wash boiler or
other tin household utensil, he would
get from the housewife or domestic q
piece of soft dough. With this he
would build a dam around the place
where he intended to put his solder.
Inside of the circle thus formed he
poured the melted lead. When the
metal had cooled, lie would brush
away the dam of dough that had con-
fined it to the desired limits. The heat
had hardened the heavy paste and
baked it thoroughly, so that it was alb
solutely of no use for anything else. 1t
became one of the most useless things
in the world, and there was not enough
of it even to be worth while carrying to
the pigs.
Hence the expression, which was
originally intended to convey a certain
idea. appears to have been retained,
while the origin is not generally
known.
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John L. sullivan's Drawn.

Some eminent t%ragedians were once
quizzing John l.. Sullivan, then in his
heyday. Said one Of them:
"Say, John, why don't you try tie le-
gitimate? Look ut Muldoon. He has
played the wrestler until he is as well
known in connection with Shakespeare
as lie is on the mat"
John looked thoughtful for a moment
and then growlcd:
"Say, do you think l could do it"
"Why, sure. rlay The Gladiator
Just the piece for you"
Once again John thought awhile and
then said:
"Say, that's a good idea. l think I've
got a good scheme to work with it too"
"What is it, John?"
"Why, I'd have u real solid iron
arena. I'd come into the arena and
| holler, Bring out your wild OK! Sec:
| Then I'd have EN- bring in a live bull.
| I'd wrestle round the ring with it until
l got a good hold on it's horns, and then
I'd slowly twist it down and break its
neck. Then I'd put my foot on its neck
and say, Behold the invincible, yours
truly, John L. Sullivan, champion of
the worldr I'd kill a real live bull fol
'em every night. How do you think
that'd hit emp
"Great! But great Scott, John! Can
you kill a bull like that?"
"Huh! Can 1? Come out to the
slaughter house and see me do it,
Kansas City Independent.
The Dickinson press., 1900-12-29

good. | kept quiet fur two or three
hours and then started to climb UP.
The bar was thar. He was thar at
midnight and sunrise. and I'm tellin
20 that he was thar at noon and at TO-
O'Clock in the AFTERNOON. The shaft
was as dry as a bone. and l was thirsty
'nuff to drink swamp water. The
way things was fixed that bar could
keep me down thar till perished,
and when be appeared az II lie was
like to do 1t ! felt that I hadn't used
my old woman right and wanted to
ask her to furgive me. Bout TO- o'clock,
while l was keepin mighty quiet, I
hears q rifle shot above. and directly
artcrward a human face looks down
on ME. It was the old woman's. She
drawed vhe rope up beyanl my reach
and thcn called down:
"'Is sMybody down thar visitin Dan
Skinner who feels peekish and wants
to play checkers?
"'lf yo'l lemhe up. Ill az yo'r par.
don,' says l.
"'Mebbe that voice belongs to Zeb
White!
"'She do
".And meu:.e his sore thumb has got
we'll so that lie kin fiddler
"'She has,.
".Then we'll hev some fddlin and
singin.'
".And with that she lowers the fiddle
by q string. and as soon as ] got tuned
up she began singin and kept it up fur
an hour. Then she calls down:
"'Zcb. what about Noer and his ark? 2
"'I'm willin to talk says |.
allow long will yo' talk|
"'All the rest of the fall and winter.
Feared to me when 20 spoke OF it last
evenin that l didn't keer much bout
Noer and his ark. but I'm tindin out
that l take u heap of interest in EN-.
Pm willin to sit up oil night and try to
figger out bout the hens and later
bugs
""Then mebbe yo'd better come up
says she, and she draps the rope fur
me to climb by. never felt so glad in
my life as when l got out and seen q
dead bar thar. l wanted to gin the
| old woman q kiss, but she waves me
off and says:
"'Don't yo' be in SIGH a hurry. Mr..
White. AFTER yo' hev ate and drank
and slept, and arter we've put in bout
TO- weeks 1ggerin on Noer. we'll see
bout the kissin bizness. Chuck them
kegs back into the hole, load up the
bar, and We'll go homc.'" NJ. QUAD.
The Dickinson press., 1900-12-29
Heat

The tendency of heat to diffuse itself
is effected by radiation, conduction and
convection. Nearly all dull and dark
substances are good radiators, while
bright, polished surfaces radiate badly.
Some substances conduct heat more
freely than others, silver among the
metals being the best conductor, and
as a unit Of measurement is taken at
1000. Compared with silver as a con.
ductor, gold is 9S1, copper S45, zinc
GIL, tin 422, steel 397 and wrought iron
436. Glass, wood. gases, liquids and
r%esinous substances are bad conduct.
ors. Water is such a poor conductor
that If heat is applied to the top it will
boil at the top, while the bottom will
remain cold. Newcastle (Englandl
Chronicle.
The Dickinson press., 1900-12-29
The Chinese Cook.

Mrs. White determined in the first
flush Of her newly wed dignity that
she was not going to be squeezed" by
the Chinese cook and the storekeeper,
as 1t a quite plain every one else
was. Accordingly she purchased scales
and weights and announced her inten-
tion of personally weighing everything.
For some days this method proved very
y satisfactory, but she was sometimes a
little puzzled on finding that the provi-
sions occasionally weighed mor than
was charged for.
One day the mystery was solved.
She was carefully weighing a chicken.
In China IL. only is everything. living
and dead. sold 10y weight. hut fowls are
always supplied alive. The chicken
during the weighing operation sudden.
,ly entered a vigorous objection and be.
gan to flap and struggle with oil its
might. and during these fiappings and
struggllngs something weighty fell
with a thud to the floor. evidently from
somewhere about the chicken. This
turned out to he a large piece Of lead
which had been cunningly fastened un.
dor of the wings. Further invcsti.
cation lid to the discovery of n similar
piece underneath the other wing. The
overwcighteof the past few days was
now accounted fOr.-Chalnbers' Jour.
mi
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