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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-04
STEVESSON'S Slang.
SOME VIEWS. HOPEFUL AND PESsINISTIc
ITS RELATION TO HIS FAME

SOME VIEWS HOPEFUL AND PESSI MiSTIC Q
ITS RELATION TO HIS FAME
From The London Globe.
A serious writer has been found 10 conts-
one OF the serious reviews that the perna-
literary value of StevensOn's letters Is desr
by the occasional appearance in them Of >
what fnelegant slang. These expressions. d
cIareS will not do in a book that IS meant
read fifty years hence For this contention
writer is mildly rated by a literary JOara-
high standing, which points out that Stevens
peculiar phrases and it must be admitted
some of them IRE '-ineleSant will oe IA1
likely to lar upon the ears OF pOsterIry tnsE
ours. By that time they Will either have ga
into the language or have become Inters
examples of an obsolete phraSeciOSy- Onl
other day some Of our correspondents q
back the word brick" used As term
dearment to Aristotle and Plato. and N an
fifty years critics may trace back Steve
expression '-Merivale is i bowling chess
JuYenaI or CatulluS.
At the same time, 1T is. perhaps. goed y
writer should come forward now ana lH.
rebuke literary men for freedom or style =
is apt to degenerate into clumsy, Slpsh-
inelegant English on the other hand i
be admitted that 4 wise and dlScFlIniI4t4-'
of slang is not unpleasant, and IS sometime
picturesque WalpOIe, it will be renasIl-
defended the phrase tinker IN To that q.
stylist Thomas Gray. and in the letters 81 !
eminent men. as well as in the Immortal
of Scott, Thackeray and Dickens. phrases
be found which in their own day were eols--
by the polite to be "ineleganL
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boots my backing positively ruins me- l VIII
tell you in confidence; 1t Is made with the
finest champagne!''
In it's air of detachment. Of being written by
one who calmly looks all around the subject. this
passage might have been written by clever
author of the present day. seeking to draw from
all his authorities sketch OF the past. One
would hardly suspect that Gronow was himself
of the habitu5s OF Hyde Park. and took al
most much interest in the question of shoe
backing any of his friends. We have men
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-04

toned that he knew everybody His la, =.
quaintances included even. Shelley. whom, -. a.
knew at Eton. He describes him "a a -.
very studious and meditative habits ava--
all games and sports. and a great reaaa.
novels and romances. The last time
Shelley" we read in one Of his fraeu.-.
notes. was at Genoa. in 1922. sitting on ~.
shore. and. when came upon him. making,.
poets meal Of bread and fruit He az oos,'
ognzed me. jumped up. and. appearing -.
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them down clearly and naturally Ihe'e W.
enough of the serious member OF SOCIETY -.
him for him to look at his themes from ."I
side There is nothing Of the conventional =,
but simply the good sense and huinor u 80
teIIigent observer. in this characleri9''N
of Hyde Park after the Peninsuar
That extensive district Of park Ian o. forst
frances of which in Piccadiliy anu az than at
was far more rural in appearance III Il, sjxties
the present day He wrote in the cary
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-04

and women in the best society. the men mounted
on such horses as England alone could then pro
coat with brass buttons leather breecheS and
top boots and it was the fashion to wear q deep
stiff white cravat, which prevented you from
seeing your boots while standing. All the world
watched Brummell to initiate him, and order
their clothes of the tradesman who dressed that
sublime dandy. One day youthful beau ap-
preached Brummen and said, Permit me TO ask
you where you get your blacking?" All! re
piled BrummeIl, gazing complacently at his
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-04

played his part as a soldier with credit. Turning
from the field to Hyde Park and Mayfair ne
was as good dandy as he had been an officer
He knew everybody, observed everybody and
everything When he sat down to put his memo
ries on paper he was still faithful 10 the rule
that whatever he had to do was worth doing
we'll His "Recolections' are capitally written.
They have some of the qualities of discursive
and amusing talk. He made his anecdotes and
descriptions the more effective because he set
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-04

Hinder the trees COWS and deer were graz ing
the paths were fewer. and none told OF ina ma. -
netuaI tread of human feet which no" uesCtOyS
ali idea OF country charms and Illusions AS yOu
gazed from an emnence no rows OF % Iaps,
~. 80 tba atmnsphere of Hyde Park was tnen
mich more like what God made it than the may
grav coal darkencd, half twilight or the Lohuon
Of TODAY The company which then cohgre-
eated daily about was composed or dahcles
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-04
ELEGY ON A LADY.
BY ROBERT BRIDGES.

BY ROBERT BRIDGES.
Cloke her in ermne. for the night is cold
And wrap her warmly. for the night is long
In pous hands the flaming torches hold,
While her attendants, chosen from among
Her faithful virgin throng.
May lay her in her cedar litter,
Decking her cOverlet with sprigs of gold'
Roses, and lilies white that best beft her
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-04

Out of the mouths of those who wont
to speak wisdom there pops from time to time
"A blazing indiScretion. The BookwOrm,
London Academy" is usually noticeable for
critical sanity. But he has his laPSeS. BIZ
ography of Coventry PatmOre is to be published
and one of Omar Fitz Gerald is also under
way These books will be official" Now why,
asks our photographer, SHOULD not some indus
trous and careful persons so through the Son
ncts Diaries "reminiscences and Memoirs of,
say, the present century, and compile from
them Il series of AnecdOtal Biographies, to be
used supplements to the official Lives? The
suggestion is fraught with horror. The guile
less author of it points, for an example to Mr..
MeIvilles recent Life of Thackeray," which
will do very well rs an eXample-as Il frightful
one Judgment would have to be shown in
the selection we are told, "and skill in the
handling of the material collected" but we
would like to know if the AutolycuS who could
find the time for this sort of thing would ever
be even remotely conscious of what judgment
and skill mean? Mr.. Melvilles book, which we
are asked to believe lis a useful, if a humble
work." is in nothing so useful in the I'M
conscious warning which it gives to Industrious
compilerS that they would better leave bio
graphical laborS alone. Official Lives" may
sometimes have their drawbacks. but they never
possess any comparable to those which would
prOpOses-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-04
CAPTAIN GRONOW.
THE MEMOIRS OF A FAMOUS DANDY

THE "REMINISCENCES AND RECOi LIE 1t 80 of
OF CAPTAIN GRONOW. Being AN, AIecI iSieE f0,o
the Camp. Court Clubs and Socie'ysi o 70 con
With Portrait and 80 illustrations honi So
temporary Sources by Joseph OTeso. win
Edition In Two Volumes. octave, p Stc,-hner's
$685. xiv, 80. Imported by Charles
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1900-07-30
shorts Not Good For steer..

Shorts are not considered a very sat
isfactory feed for fattening cattle IN
less some Of the lighter grades are
used which are similar to bran, writes
Professor Curtiss in The Breeders Ga
zette. At the prices named corn is a
cheaper feed than shorts, and I would
not advise using more than two pounds
Of the shorts per head daily, and If the
cattle are to be fed on grass 1t is not
likely that 1t will prove profitable to
use any shorts. vi -
Gluten meal or gluten feed can be
bought at about the same price as that
quoted for shorts, and either Of these
will be much better for combining with
corn and cob meal, as they are richer
in both fat and protein and are better
~fattening feeds. II the gluten feed is
not available, it would probably be
profitable to use one to three
pounds Of oilmea1 per head daily dur
ing the finishing process, or for the last
two or three months, at $40 or $22 per
ton, than to use the shorts at $14. Oil
meal added to corn and cob meal will
make an excellent ration for finishing
fattening steers.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1900-07-30
Grass For Pigs.

Notwithstanding the anatomy of the
pig would seem to dispute the PROPOSE
ton, grass is necessary to Its best de-
velopment, says Texas Farm and
Ranch. The small stomach would seem
to indicate q grain ration or concen-
trated food of some sort, and SO 1t does.
Hogs are wanted to consume a large
amount of feed. converting 1t into
pork. Therefore the first thing requfr-
ed ts TO enlarge his capacity to eat, or,
in other words, to enlarge his stomach.
Grass, being bulky in proportion to It's
nutritious qualities. is the very thing
and involves the only known method
of charging the stomach. At the same
time 1t furnishes the protein needed to
develop flesh, muscle and bone. Then
when we have a large frame built up
with enlarged digestive capacity 1t Is
an easy matter to put on the fat With
corn or other carbohydrate feeds.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1900-07-30
Mosquitoes Drive Cattle to suicide.

Mosquitoes Drive Cattle to Suicide.
1T is said that man is the only ami
NAL who perspires all over. laughs and
commits suicide" remarked a resident
of the lower coast to the New Orleans
Times-D Democrat. "The suicide claim
has been disputed, however. and I can
furnish a little evidence on the subject
myself. Down near the mouth Of the
river the mosquitoes are at times a
pest of a very formidable character,
and It they are any worse In the Klon-
dixie I wouldn't go there for enough
gold to start a brickyard. They come
in swarms SO dense that they look like
clouds of black smoke, and when they
make a decent there is nothing to do
but beat a retreat. OF course cattle
suffer intensely, and the poor beasts
will become absolutely maddened by
the pain. The mosquitoes penetrate
their ears and nostrils, and on several
occasions I have seen cows and steers
rush into the river and to all appear
ances commit suicide by drowning. I
mean that they wade into comparative
~ shallow water and deliberately hold
themselves under water until life is
extinct. Anybody who lives in the
neighborhood will bear out the asser-
ton, and If the act is not Intentional
suicide it certainly has all Its aspects.
1t is a common thing to see cattle run
into the river and submerge them
selves until only their noses protrude.
Old settlers say they will stand that
way all night, and I know from person
al observation that they viii hold their
position for hours at a timr."
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1900-07-30

FUTURE OF HORSES :
AN ENTHUSIASTIC HORSEMAN =
bids DEFIANCE TO GAS 8
AND ELECTRICITY. q

The ancient alarm Of the superces-
sion Of horses by railways was about
as distant from possibility or proba.
bility as the more recent scare in re-
spect of the physical forces of the cy-
clist and the natural energies of gas
and electricity. So says a writer in the
London Live Stock Journal. +
None Of these mechanical move.
ments, nor all of them combined, have
yet taken the first step toward the de-
thronement Of the horse, and wen If
superior motors were now invented it
might require half a century to induce
q British public, ever conservative in
habits, to adopt them in such everyday
life as would threaten the long stand
ing supremacy Of the noble horse. See
ing, however, that years have nov
elapsed since motors were freely tried
here and yet more exhaustively studied
on the continent, it is plain that there
are serious if not insurmountable diff
culties in the way of their improve
ment. Some may even now consider
that machinery has had a small detri-
mental influence on the mack market,
but it has not Influenced their values,
and no class Of horse is cheaper in 1900
than at the corresponding period of
1899, while some types Of horses are
now decidedly dearer than last winter.
Side by side with the above named
influences, which may be considered
adverse or nonacting, there is a con-
trary and a compensating influence of
a serious, a weighty and of a more or
less permanent character. The unhap-
py wal in South Africa has furnished
food for reflection in all military circles
on the continent and throughout the
civilized world, and one of the general
conclusions seems to be that new meth
DDS of warfare must everywhere be
considered and that the inevitable
changes involve a very large increase
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1900-07-30
4 GREAT OFFER.

Bismarck Tribune readers know
what the American Agricultural is
the best farm paper published. The
Orange Judd Farmer Is the western
edition Of this famous magazine. BY
special arrangement the Bismarck
Weekly Tribune one year, the Orange
Judd Farmer year and the fam
Year Book. retail price rs cents-all
three Tor 81 .S5.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1900-07-30
MIX For pigs.

When pigs are fed milk freely, corn
meal may be fed as the grain ration,
giving one pound Of meal toseach eight
ponds Of milk. Ground oats or wheat
middlings are also excellent food for
pigs fed in same relation to milk. The
selection should depend partly upon
cos AS the pigs grow older the pro-
portion OF grain to milk may be gradu-
ally Increased. The total food daily
will be an increasing quantity as the
pigs grow and must be determined by
the appetite and condition OF the ami
mails. Either sweet or sour milk may
he fed to young pigs. We prefer the
sweet. especially In those cases where
a swiiI barrel " III use, III which the
milk ferments even to pntrefaction.-
Country Gentleman.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1900-07-30
WHAT STATIONS NEED.
Feed and Care Which secure the
Best Results.

Feed and Care Which Secure the
Best Results.
Plenty of feed, and that of the right
sort, is one OF the chief things to be
taken into consideration in keeping a
stallion fit for service, a y The West
ern Horseman. Exercise naturally sug
gests itself to every mind, though
many owners don't attend to this mat
ter as they should. The writer believes
in feeding a stallion four times a day
during the breeding season and as
great a change of feed as. can well be
given him. No stallion should perform
service Immediately after eating a
hearty ration of grain and hay. Many
a good horse has been killed by not
paying proper attention to this one i'm
portant fact, while others have been
made dangerously i'll. Give the first
feed at 5 O'Clock in the morning, if pos
sihle, and then the horse will be ready
for his jog or for service by Z o'clock.
Phe other feeds should be given at reg
ular intervals during the day, the even
Ing ration of grain to be accompanied
by a liberal feed of hay. A stallion do
ing stud duty should be given soft feed
once a day at least and twice a day If
he does not scour while being exer-
cised. In western Kansas the writer
has observed that quite a number of
stallion owners feed. crushed barley
once or twice a day. If more than once
a day, they combine with this excellent
grain a portion of crushed oats. West
ern Kansas and similar portions of Ne
braska are especially suited to growing
barley, and horse owners in those sec
lions should take advantage of this
fact. If barley is not to be had, bran
is a very suitable food product to COM
bine with the oats. A stallion cannot
do himself justice that is not a good
feeder or is not given an opportunity
of satisfying his appetite. Dry corn,
poor hay and Indifferent care will not
put a stallion. in shape to do himself
justice in the stud. A most excellent
practice about the stable is to give all
the horses a drink of water before re-
firing for the night, say at 8 O'Clock.
To a stallion serving two mares each
day the evening drink is very accepta-
BILE and, we believe, is especially neces-
sary. While an aged stallion may serve
two mares each day, with an occasion
al day when three mares are served,
one a day is enough for q 3-year-old,
while one a week is sufficient for a
2-year-old that is not a real thrifty,
rugged colt.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1900-07-30
HACKNEY ELDrN SAM WELLER, AN ENG

AA 10y AhtN n.
LISH PRIZE WINNER
in the number of horses required for
military purposes. Wal is 10 longer
conducted on the ancient principle OF
"the bare breast to the cold steel" and,
indeed, the Beers neither carry steel
nor wait for the British to use it
against them. But war is now carried
on % by vastly improved methods of
explosives, with consequent firing at
long ranges, ~ by hurriedly construct
ed trenches, which may be called field
Notifications, and 81 by the maximum
of mobility which alone ear be secured
by such a mounted, or, rather, a dis
mounting, infantry as necessitates a
very much enlarged supply Of horses
not only on all future battlefelds, but
also at the parades Of our own and all
continental troops.
The question is, Where are these
horses to be bred, and who is to breed
them? The continent of Europe and
also Canada and the United States are
all breeders Of carriage horses and a
rious other types of harness horses, but
some of them, France in particular,
have usually bought in England and
Ireland many saddle horses for militia
ry purposes; therefore, in addition to
the increased British demand, many
more saddle horses may be wanted for
expectation.
Again, if the Mauser, the Lee-Met-
ford, the Lee-Enfield or other magazine
rifles are in future to rule the world,
to the exclusion of the bayonet and the
sword, how many more horses will be
required to draw the ammunition wag-
ons? II rifles go bang, bang, bang,
without reloading, to the number Of
five shots, as in the Mauser, and nine
in the Lee-Metford, what an enormous
quantity of ammunition will in future
be used, seeing that hardly one bullet
In 10000 finds a billet. If II be thought
that motors could do yhe work of
horses in the ammunition wagons. now
is their time to- make application for
the front. Our war office authorities
may not be all that satisfies, but they
will not make themselves the laughing
stock of Europe by sending gas en-
gines and electric forces to increase
the bloodshed and the difficulties of
our brave troops in South Africa.
The increase Of population and wealth
eyer brings an increased demand for
horses, and instead Of the end of his
mission or even the observation OF his
luster it is more likely that this is the
commencement of the horses reign on
earth, and before the middle of the
century q Kingdom for i aorsen will
be read as a empire for d horse"
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1900-07-30
q r.

James E. Mcpherson Post No. 2. Depart
ment of North Dakota Grand Army of the
Republic, meets every second and fourth
Thursday In each month at G.. A. r. hall.
Bismarck, N. D. E. Tibbils, Colonel Com
manding. j. w. Burkett, Adjutant.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1900-07-30

ANCIENT ORDER UNITED woRKMEN.
Bismarck. Lodge. No. 12O. Meets the
first and third Tuesday evenings of each
month at their hall in the Baker Block at
5 o'clock. j. n. Newton, NJ. W.; c. E. MurrelI
recorder. & -. &
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1900-07-30
POLITIGAL DIRECTORY
DEMOCRATIC.

DEMOCRATIC.
National Committeeman. B. Eaton, Fargo.
State Central COMMUNICATIONS.
ruth. Secretary. Grand FORKS: J. 4. Won
tricts-1, e. I. Mussell, Drayton; 2, M.
B Pry aisor cayalie = e. !. Jan James al Ir win
s. O.. H.. Phillips. Larimore; 6, J. B.
Mooney. Grand Forks: z. John Murphy,
Thompson: 8, John Carmody. Hillsboro;
ber .n eass aie1ncs Il. f Mnes Gay "a tF Embd Sas;
G. Forman. Forman IA, u. e. hnigei. Lis:
bon; is, Hugh Mcdonald. Valley City;
Ragders, Lakota; is, Il. o. ALERT. Lang
don; 10. Ed LeBarge, st. John; 20, J.YB.
Reynolds. Rugby; p, John Barton, Devils
a Aak sieM aaa 8 jamestown a. saas1n. ~ aar &. s. Gard q.
%. d. Z. Wood. Steele: n. frank Tied.
R 81 Rn91y 2s M, g; "; dPoagus, TMow sn 2 2g.
Mandan; 81. Frank Lish. Dickinson.
4 INDEPENDENT.
Independent State Committee-Frank ].
Thompson, chairman. Fargo. D. w.
Clark, secretary, Valley Clty-members
SP. Il. McMliisn. hamilton: 5. 5. Z.
ToWle. Park River: A., Ed. r.. Sinkler.
Grafton; 5, ]. w. Bailey. Inkster: 9.
Peter stoughton. stoughton; Z 2 E WI
: ALdi1op oAulA EoshSs ~ - ~
Vile; Q. ,. J. Thompson. Fargoi 10. II. n.
Peterson. Horace; II, Walter Muir, Hum
ter: ID. IYer Casperson, Waicott; 13, r.
McCarten, Cogsweli; IL, AL. Whipp1e,
Lisbon; 10, w. n. Campbell, Valley City:
10. F. Greenland, Cooperstown; JIG. O. G..
Major, Hope: II, Oliver Knudson, Michi-
gan City; is. James Doble, Daniels: 10.
!. 3. Mcleod, Willow City; 22 7. p.
Anderson, Manfred; %. z. ]. Eager,
Jamestown: "a. Al. w. Porter, Adrian:
%, D. W.. Coleman. Ellendale: n, A. p.
Preston. Bismarck; 20, Matt Eidsness.
Towner;4s28, John Cudhie. Willow City:
30, Charles Harris. Harmon; 80. Frank
Wilder. Mandan; 81. r. NJ. Thompson.
Hebron.
u. S. Commissioners. "A. Montgomery.
Fargo o. N. Fraser, Grafton; Fred W.
Mclean, Langdon; Peter !. McClory.
Devils Lake: Cortland r. Gailfus, Rolla:
James r. Gage, Bismarck; James A Muir
ply. Jamestown: r. M. Carothers, Grand
Forks; Chas. Adler. Lak0ta; James ".
Brooke. Cando; NJ. o.. barrett. Minot;
John w. Maher, Devils Lake: r. l..
Rockford: John II. Wishek. Ashley; w.
d. McClintock, Rugby; A. J. CovelI.
Sykeston; Edward w. Bowen, Forman;
Mark Hawker, Bottineau; e. i. Rich
moIld. Minnewaukan; Fl. M. Jones
References In Bankruptcy-Daniel b.. Holt.
Fargo: H. l. Withheld. Grand Forks.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1900-07-30

Bismarck Chapter, No. IL. O. E. s. Meets
first and third Fridays In each month at
Masonic hall, Dakota Block. Maggie
r. Phelps, WIN. Gertrude Miller, Secretary.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1900-07-30
q OF q

st. Elmo Lodge, No. 4. Meets ever,
Wednesday evening at Workman hall, Bake
Block. r. L. Best, C. &C. John Bostron
K. Of r. & s.
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MACCABEES.

Bismarck Five No. 2Ladles of the Mac
Ecabees meet first and third Mondays II
each month at A. GU W. hall in the Bake,
Block. Florence M. Hoskins, Lady Comman
deg; Frances Marcellus, Record Keeper.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1900-07-30
SECRET SOCIETIES.
MASONIC.

Bismarck Lodge, A. F. & "A. M, No. s..
Meets first n third Mondays In each
month at Masonic hall. 3. w. Foley, W.
M. w. F. Cochrane, Secretary. &a
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1900-07-30
RELIEF COR

Meets, second and fourth Fridays Of each
month at g a.. R. hall. Jennie Woods, presi-
dent: Hattie Shelton. secretary.