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Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1901-11-08

Soldiers who enlisted in the Spanish
American war and who would like to
get a pension, are finding themselves
UP against a proposition that has never
bothered civil war veterans. 1t is the
records in the war department, which
show the physical condition Of every
man who enlisted to fight the Span
iards, both on the day he was mus
tered in and the day he was mustered
out. Because of these very complete
records a very large percentage of the
pension claims Of these men are re-
jected. Up to the present time 45, 10
Spanish wal claims have been filed at
the pension office and but $500 al
lowed. Not all the others have been
rejected, as a large portion of them are
in process of adjudication. In the
case of civil war veterans no record
was made OF the physical condition of
the million or more men at the mus
tering out in 1866. Had there been
the work of the pension Office for the
past thirty-five years, in determining
who are and who are not justly en-
tilted to pensions, would have been
greatly lessened.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1901-11-08

To those who argue that popular
government is a failure and that uni
versal suffrage does not honor the
best men, an answer might be pointed
in the two men who govern the nation
and the largest city in the nation,
President Roosevelt and Seth Low,
mayor of Greater New. York. Both
are men who were born to plenty, and
have achieved distinction because they
forsook the paths of idleness and en-
tered upon the strenuous career of
practical politics. Both are widely
read, carefully educated, close to the
people and with high ideals and aims.
lit is an excellent commentary upon
the system of popular government that
ait the close of a period of more than
a hundred years, we find men in the
highest public offices in the country of
unsmirched characters and unblem-
ished public and private life, with
high ideals of civic and national hon
esty and righteousness.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1901-11-08
BIZ NJ. H. JEWELL.
THE DAILY TRIBUNE.

Published every afternoon, except sum
day, at Bismarck. North Dakota, is deliv-
cred by carrier to all parts Of the city at
80 cents per month, or Sc per year. The
daily sent to any address in the United
States and Canada. postage prepaid. SO
per year; So for six months; $3.50 for
three months.
Published every Friday: eight pages,
containing q summary of the news of the
w~eek-iocal and foreign-particular atten-
ton being paid to state news. Sent to
any address, postage paid, for $1.O0 for
one year: so cents for six months; % cents
for three months.
The Bismarck Tribune is the oldes.
newspaper In the state--established June
II, 1873. It has q wide circulation and Is
a desirable advertising medium. Being
published at the capital of the state 1t
makes a feature of state news, of a semi
official character, and is therefore p~articu-
larly Interesting to all who desire to keep
the run Of state affairs-political, social
and business.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1901-11-08
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FLOWER mi TREE.

A good tree well planted will usually
grow whether the work is done in the
spring or fall.
A white pine will twenty
five feet at twenty years and gain
twenty-five feet more in the next ten
years.
The smallest tree in the world Is the
Greenland birch. Its height is less
than three inches, yet it covers a ra-
dius Of two or three feet.
In dealing with your plants be
prompt. If one needs attention, see
that it gets it at once. This is the
only way to have success in plant
growing.
Experts assert upon investigation
that the fir trees Of western Washing
ton grow from $50 to 300 feet high and
are from five to thirty-fve feet in di-
ameter and are stronger than oak Of
the Atlantic coast.
If you want your palms to thrive in
an ordinary sitting room, sponge the
leaves once a week with lukewarm wa
ter to which a little milk has been add
ed. Then stand the plant for two
hours in lukewarm water deep enough
to completely cover the pot. This is
the proper way to water palms.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1901-11-08
l. SCHOOL LANDS

SOME BUSY SALES IN THE JAMES
RIVER VALLEY ADD TO STATE
SCHOOL FUNDS. q
Jamestown Alert: Deputy School
Land Commissioners G. l.. Merrick Of
fered for sale today about 25 descrip-
tons of school land situated mostly in
the eastern part of Stutsman county,
and sold about half the number. This
was the first school land offered for
sale in this county. The a%ppraise-
ments were higher than it was deemed
the lands were now worth and this &C
counted for the lack of bidding. An
other reason is given that the state
can not give clear title for twenty
years, and the interest at six per cent
has to be all the time, although the
crops from the land will easily pay for
the same in twenty years.
Mr.. Merrick says that the failure to
sell all the lands offered was found in
Barnes, LaMoure, Sargent and other
counties in the southern part of the
state. In Barnes county only % out
of IT'S descriptions offered were sold,
and in LaMoure only about 400 acres
out of the whole number of descrip-
tons were disposed of. "Not until
the land in the immediate vicinity of
the school land sells for from $12 to
SIS an acre will there be active bid
ding for the school lands says Mr..
Merrick.
Sales in the northern part of the
state have been good owing to the
large flax crops Of the last two years.
Farmers, believing that it will pay to
raise flax instead of wheat, have bid
up the lands in Benson, Cavalier,
Towner and other counties to more
than the lands in the same locality are
held at. In Benson county 100 out Of
the 40 descriptions offered we're sold
last week. The highest price was S25
per acre for one 4O-acre tract, and one
section a Leeds brought S19 per
acre.
Mr.. Merrick says that the school
land sales in the state this year will
bring in nearly two million dollars on
which six per cent is to be paid for
twenty years. The school fund will
reach over three and a half millions
of which $4,000 are invested in farm
loans, and the remainder in school dis
trict bonds, which fund brings a mag
nificent revenue to the public schools
of the state.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1901-11-08

WHO comes there?" called little Will
lie, the sentry, in threatening tones as
he brought his deadly wooden gun into
shooting position.
"A friend" answered little Tommie
from behind the rocking chair.
Advance and give the countersign,"
Missed the sentry, cor I'll shoot your
head off,"
An ominous silence followed this ter
rible threat. Then Tommie said plain.
lively:
"I've forgot it."
You can't remember nuthin'," %ex-
claimed Willie in disgust, throwing
down his gun. "Cum over"here an I'll
whisper it to you ag'in."-Ohio State
Journal.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1901-11-08

The death of Lii Hung Chang re-
moves one of the most conspicuous fig
ures in the current history of the
world. By far the most distinguished
man in craftsmanship and diplomacy
China has produced in this age, his
death comes ait a time when conditions
in China r changing so rapidly that
the loss of his influence is likely to
work a decided change in the future
of China. Although frequently in
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1901-11-08

When you feel that life is hardly
worth the candle take a dose of Cham
berlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets.
They will cleanse your stomach, tone
up your liver and regulate your bowels
making you feel like a new man. For
sale by Beardsley & Finney.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1901-11-08

disgrace, Chang was relied upon by the
government Ito match the diplomacy
of the European nations in treating
with them on behalf of China, and
there is apparently no one to step into
the place made vacant by his death.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1901-11-08

4" There was a bunco man at work in,
Grand Forks last week but we have
not seen any bunko operations credited
to Jud LaMoure by the Grand Forks
Herald.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1901-11-08
PRAIRIE BREEZES
AIN ODE TO THE SNOW.


AIN ODE TO THE SNOW.
Oh, snow! Beautiful, beautiful
Snow! A few days ago IS
Thou vert so fair and &H 5#+ j..
Clean to look upon and now n
Thou art m II
Contaminated OF tie earth and
Full of germs!
E'en as a little child
Falling from heaven to earth
Thy first flake fell. Spotless
AS the child's soul thou went and
Undefiled. Thy crystal shape
Was full of beauty and
Delight to look upon.
And now thou hast upon the
Earth so short a. time
Remained and thou art
Mingled with the.
Mud .
And slush:
Gone is thy first freshness;
AS the child's pure soul
When rubbed against the world
Lends not its whiteness
To the earth,
But instead,
Takes UP the dirt and blackness
OF the earth unto itself,
So thou hast not
Made clean the earth but
Grimed thyself with
Earth's dirt
And filth.
Behold myself!
Thou lest there upon the
Highway a thing
Unclean. Men once admired
Thy purity and freshness as they
Might a woman's beauty or a
Flowers
loneliness;
And having done,
They crush the one and wipe
Their feet upon the other, cen
AS they do on thee.
They spatter thee with mud from
Their own vileness and
Uncleanliness and then
They call thee
Dirty stuff.
So goes the tickle world.
But yesterday
We looked, delighted, at thy purity
Today
We spit on thee and trample thee
Into the dirt
And mire.
Which merely proves that purity
On this revolving
Dungheap we call the earth lasts
For but a little while and
Unsullied beauty is
To a considerable extent an
Idle dream.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1901-11-08

Twenty years ago the jamestown
Alert had a poet. That shows what
a good newspaper can live down in
twenty years.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1901-11-08
THE COLOSSUS OF RHODES,
One OF the Ancient Seven Wonders
Of the World.

One OF the Ancient Seven Wonders
of the World.
The ancients succeeded in making
that alloy Of copper which is known as
bronze. Among the seven wonders Of
the world was the famous statue, Who'll.
ly made of bronze, historically known
as the colossus of Rhodes. 1t repre-
scented Phoabus, the national deity of
the Rhodians. It was begun by Chares,
a pupil of Lysippus, the sculptor, and
was completed by L.aches 2sS 3. O.
The popular belief is that it stood
astride the harbor of Rhodes, that it
was 1O5 feet high and that ships could
easily sail between its legs.
Pliny said that few men, could clasp
its thumb. 1t was cast ON metal plates,
afterward Joined together, and this
process occupied twelve years. In the
interior was a spiral staircase reach
ing into it's head, and in a great mirror
suspended to its neck were reflected
the coast Of Syria and the ships sailing
to Egypt. - %~ *@
After it had stood for sixty-four
years this colossus was eyerthrown BY
an earthquake, and It's remains lay on
the shore for 923 years-that is, until
A. D. 672-when they were sold by the
Saraeens to a Hebrew dealer. The
original cost was 300 t~alents-say, &c.,
00o,o0o-and it is not too much to say
that q similar image might be con-
structed now in one-fourth OF the time
aid at one-third Of the original cost.
Rhodes, by the way, must have had
colossus on the brain, for Pliny relates
that the port was adorned with 1000
colossal statues Of the sun.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1901-11-08

Citizens OF the Third ward in James,
town are much exercised over the es-
adjustment Of the city pest house iii
their ward and there have been open
threats TO burn down the building.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1901-06-22

We learn from Mr. David Todd
thas the Gulf Company of Belle
Isle has sold to the American Salt
Co the salt and mineral rights on
Belle Isle. The Gulf Company had
previously filed disclaimer of
title in the suit of the heirs Of
Gonsoulin against them in the
United States Circuit court. This
gave the heirs 1000 acres of the
grant. The suit for the remainder
Of the Island will come up during
the early fall in the SEPTEMBER or
October term of the court in New
Orleans.
The oil well on the Island is 10
Gated in the marsh and runs a
small stream of oil
AT the time this oil was struck
the company had no idea other
than of getting good water sup
ply and were totally surprised
This well will be deapened by the
new owners in an effort to secure
a gusher, and if they succeed, this
well will be the most valuable OF
any struck in the South the sur
face flows of oil being said to be
a fine quality Of the Illuminating
variety.
The Salt Mine will soon be com
pleted and the company is now
perfecting arrangements for Tho
shipping Of their salt by water.
Altogether the news from Belle
Isle is most encouraging. w
hope that all the well laid plans
being into effect there will sue
ceed
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1901-06-22
NEEDS HEMP.

Mayor Ashbrldge of Philadel-
phia, in spite of hundreds OF pro-
tests throughout the State, attach
ed his signiture last Thursday
night to ordinances giving away
street railway franchises for moth
inc for which he could have Sc
cured for the City $4,000, 900.
On the sl3th John Wauamker
offered Mayor Ashbridge $1,000
900. for the same franchises, and
deposited $25OO00 as q guarantee,
which offer was not ever consider
ed, the letter containing it being
flung away after a hasty perusal.
and picked up by a North Ameri.
cam reporter.
Albert +. Johnson a street rail
way man had also made an offer
that if it had been accepted would
have giyer the people three cent
rate and free transfers which menl
u early saving of some S6,eO0O0t
| to the citizens.
This piece of villainy is without
! doubt, the biggest steal of it ma
i ture ON record.
We expect to hear of this Mayo
| in the future as Ashbridge tht
millionaire yacht and horse owner
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1901-06-22
Maybe III Happened: but

1t fell to the lot Of Chicago
city editor 10 sit, verbally, upon
one oil his reporters. The reporter
in question was All Enghshman,
slow OF thought and action and
sparlng of speech. Through the
trade TO which he was subjected,
he said nothing, and when 1t finally
ended, be left the presence of his
superior without any comment.
City editors whe .trlled' are mol
partieuarlly choice or ;onomlcal IN
lie language they iestow on their
staff, and among other things the
Engiishman had been told that he
was a crazy man, and that his prop
or habnation WAS lnnatic asylum
aud not the hall bedroom Of Chi.
cago boardlng-b house which he oc-
cupied. The Englishman took thu
part Of the city EDITORS remarks a
his text for action. lie promptl,
/ went to an asylum, had himsel
thoroughly examined BY tbIee 0
four aIlenlsts and secured from
them an official certificate TO th
fact that be was sane. With this b
/ appeared at the office OF his ape
the next day, and entering the cit
EDITORS sanctnm he slapped it dow
! before his astenished and dislnaye
superior.
4 Nov, you go and get onp,' wa
! his only comment, and for ono
lthat CITY editor capitalated TX.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1901-06-22
RURAL DELIVERY
for Eastern Iberia

w. G. Latlmer of Washington D,
c., special agent of the rural free
delivery, has recommended TO the
Post Office department., the estab-
llshment of q rural free delivery oul
of Jeanerette. In speaking of the
proposed route to 7. D. reporter
in New Orleans Mr.. Latlmer said
Il ran across one OF the best ru,
raj rontes out of Jeanerette that ]
have ever inspected in the South
said Mr.. Latlmer at the St. Charles
Yesterday afternoon. "After going
over this proposed route for a free
delivery service, / did not hesitate
minute about recommending to
the Posloffice Department that II be
established. It extends in westerly
direction to Olivier from Jeaneretle
eight miles, thence south to Marie
road one mile thence east 10 st.
Mary parish line eight miles, thence
north to Main street one mile, then
west to Jesnerette postoffice one
mile, making distance all told to
! be traversed by the carrier OF nine
teen miles. There are about lO15
families living along this route, and
I'm addition the. Hope convict farm,
with It's 259 occupants, will be serv-
ed. These conditions consider to
be the very best IN the South for q
free rural delivery service. The peo-
pie living in this district are now
obliged to travel elther to Jeanerette
or to the poste flee in Olivier for
fheir mail. the latter office only
being open two hours eacn day.
ssAt Alexandra | also inspected
4 free delivery route for rural inhabI
,ants, which | have recommended bs
established. This route extends along
the horseshoe road around Alexan
drla. . distance or about e'ghtesl
miles. when established the carrie
I on this route will serve between ~
Z and 500 persons
II lnppected rura; route extend
| ing out Of sLabadleyille, but the con
dnions xere not favorable, and
was obliged 70 render an adverse re
port on that suggested route.
4 "The Jeanereite rural free deliv
ery service will enable the peopI
living along that route to receiv
the New Orleans morning paper
on the day Of their publication
The carrier will leave the postoffic
Immediately after the arrivalo OF n
mail from New Orleans, and bsfor
evening every person along q
lroule who il ! subscriber 70 morT
rliug newspaper of this citg wsil =
esiye shat p.pe before e
I III flhiI M 4 ajn x5l11
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1901-06-22
STATE OF LOUISIANA, PAR
ISL OF IBERIA.

/, the undersigned Deputy Clerk
of the 10Th Judicial District Court
Of Louisiana, in and for the Par
ish of Iberia, hereby certify that
the above and foregoing is a true
and correct copy OF the Articles of
Incorporation of the New Iberia
D and Drilling Go on file in my
office and recorded in Book of
the Miscellaneous Recordsat Folio.
Given officially at New Iberia,
State of Louisiana, Parish of Iberia
on this oath day Of May A. D. 1901
G. l.. Provost
Dep. Clerk of 10Th Jud. Dist.
Court.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1901-06-22

Mothers who would keep their
children in good health should
watch for the first symptoms Of
worms and remove them with
WHITE cREAx vERMiFUGE. Price,
25 cents, atthe Estorge Drug Go.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1901-06-22
Mr.. FRANK RICHARDSON DEAD.

Mrs. Chas Lee, Mrs. ANNE
Craig, and Miss Lizzie ne Valcourt,
attended the funeral Of Mr.. Frank
Richardson in Franklin Sunday.
Mr.. Richardson Of late years a
resident Of ST. Louis was one of the
most widely known men IN the
state, both in the political and news
paper field. Though nearly ninety
years of age at the time of his death
which occurred al the home of Mrs.
Senator Donaldson CaffeIy n
Franklin Saturday, Mr. Richardson
was still in full possession of all his
faculties. To sit down near him and
listen to his stories of the long ago,
Of Louisiana s'beio-de war" was a
rare privilege TO all that knew him.
TIE story of the old, dreamy ante
Bellum South as told by those who
were privileged to live then ~
now, as the dear old landmarks
leave US, and go to the great beyond
seldom told, except IN cold pelnt,
when it looses halt it's charm.
Mr.. Richardson's death will cast
a sorrowful gloom over the hearts of
hundreds IN the Attakapas the land
of his fathers, where he was Known
and loved best. We copy the fol-
lowing bret sketch OF MS life, from
the T. ID. OF June 10th,
Born in 1912, Mr.. Richardson
resided in ST. Mary parish previous
to the war, at which time he was
owner of the famous Bay side planta-
ton. Shortly after the war he re-
moved to St. Louis. Mo-, which he
made his home during the active
years remaining of his life. Daring
several years past he spent the
winter seasons with his children in
Louisiana, and IN the summer it
was his custom to visit his other
children IN Missouri.
A. the time of bis death he was
visiting at the home OF his daugh-
ter, wife, of ex-senator Donelson
Caffery, in Franklin. He had gradu.
ally failed in health, bat suffered
from no particular aiiment, sue.
eumblng to age IN his eighty-ninth
year.
Mr.. Richardson was formerly
very active IN the politics of Louisl
ana and was a member of the Legs
lature duriag several terms. He was
the father Of the bill which secured
the erection of asylums for the deaf,
dumb and blind, and was instru
mental IN the assaee of many other
important measures.
He was first marrleo TO Miss
B thia Liddell, at Woodvl,le, Miss.
and the children of that marriage
who survive him are Frank T.
Richardson and Mrs. Caffery.
His second wife was Miss Eliza
beth Holmes, whose survlvlns
| children are Daniel Richardson O
Denver, Col; Mrs. Daniel Bissell o
st. Loms, No.; Mrs. Cumberlant
Mcbride OF Nichols Mo; Mrs
George Nonemaeher of Springfield
Mo-, and Miss Helen Richardson
now a missionary ii Shanghai
China.
Interment Is III the Richardson
family graveyard at Bayside planta
ton.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1901-06-22

B ckgarl, turn backward, Q
Time, IN your fiight--lets talk r.ce
again, iusf for tonight, locate new
plants avl deep wells by the score
and lie about yields as we used to Of
yore; for we are weary OF trading
lands, oil springs ard options aud
oil bearing sands; weary of gas
wells aud grease; lei us have peace,
brothers. let us have peace. Lake
Charles American
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1901-06-22

The "Prog essiye Agap of Rus
ton IN us official Directory gives
the residence OF Hon II. F. Brous-
sarI az Plaqnemine.
Allow us to correct, Bro Warren:
its New iberia. 1ngressman
Broussard was born and raised il
this parisb and New iberia has been
his home since he attained his
msjority; and iiieidently, We are
proud of the fact.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1901-06-22

will also be advantageous to mer-
chants in New Orleans who desire
to reach rural customers by letter
or by package or by circular the
same dav each mail Is sent"
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1901-06-22
ARTICLE X

This Corporation shall be author
lied to begin business whenever
the sum Of Two thousand five hun
dred dollars (s25oo.Oo) Of stock
shall have been subscribed. The
stock Of this corporation is trans
ferable only upon the books Of the
same.
Thus done and passed at my
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1901-06-22

Water can be had in Ruston for
family of six, together with three
electric lights IN their house, at the
same cost per month as the use of
Observation-Disclosures. Water and
light municipal ownership, Tele-
phone private corporation. Water
and Light necessities. Telephone
we'll, well. -''Progresrlve age"
Judging from the above water
aud lights in Ruston are very cheap
o.. the telephone rates are clear out
of sight.
Give us your water rates and
we'll give you oa telephone rates,
$ slcr Ruston.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1901-06-22
ARTICLE. TX

The following named persons
shall constitute the first Board Of
Directors Messrs John 4 Gebert
Levy Leopold. George W. Da las,
a. j. Maumus, Z. IL. Nissinger,
Alexis VOORHEES,, Ilazard King, w.
q. SatterGeld and G. orge Nj.
Robertson.
The Directors shall hold their of
fees until the Second Tuesday in
the month of May, 1902, or until
their Successors are selected vf
qualified.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1901-06-22

To save mending, avoid break
ing, and to avoid suffering, prevent
coughs and colds by the timely
use of BALLARD's HoREHouNDS
SYRUP. tits a safe, sure and swift
remedy for all bronchial all
ments Price, % and so cents. at
Estorge Drug Go.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1901-06-22

TIE Elks of Alexandra will erect
q handsom $4,000 Lodge Hall. They
proposed TO RAISE % per cent of IT
by private subscrlbtlon aud borrow
the remainder on long aud easy
terms.