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Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1901-08-03
Congressional

United States Senators-Henry c. Hans
brough, Devils Lake, NJ D.; Porter J.
McCumber. Wahpeton, n. D.
Representative in Congress-T. T., Mar.
shall, Cakes. &
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1901-08-03
SECRET SOCIETIES.


Bismarck Lodge. A. +. & A. M, No. S.
Meets first n third Mondays in each
month at Masonic hall. A. r. Paterson
w. NJ. w. F. Cochrane. Secretary.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1901-08-03
KNIGHTS OF H

St. Elmo Lodge, No. 4. Meets ever
Wednesday evening at Workmen hall
Baker Block. G. A. johnson, c. c.. w.
D.. Gorsuch. K. of r. & 8.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1901-08-03

BROTHERHOOD OF AMERICAN YEOMEN.
A fraternal insurance organization. Meets.
first and third THURSDAYS of each month in
G. A. R. hall. G. G. Hutchinson, F.; Harry
Lee, Correspondent, Tribune office.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1901-08-03
Officers of Burleigh County.

County Commissioners-George Welch, G.
w. johnson, j. C. SWEET.
Matchan, e. s. Pierce. E.. S. Allen.
Insanity Board-J. F. For,, DR.. w. G..
Matchan, E. S.. Allen.
County Justices-Edgar Tibbils. Oscar H.
VIII, E. S. Pierce.
County Constables-Frank Donnelly, M. J.
Mckenzie, D. c. Mclean. Jacob J. Lamb.
sThe election was a tie. In drawing
lots Mr.. johnson holds the Office the first
year Of the term and Mr. Fortune holds
during 1902.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1901-08-03
ANCIENT ORDER UNITED woRKMEN

Bismarck Lodge, No. 40. Meets the
first and third Tuesday evenings Of each
month at their hall in the Baker Block ut
s o'clock. M. ]. Mckenzie, M. W.; c. E.
Murrell. Recorder.
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Wearing Out the Brain.

A French scientist has determined that the military and naval professions most quickly wear out the brain. Out of 100 000 naval and military men, 19g are confirmo lunatics. Next come the liberal professions, artists heading the list, followed closely by lawyers and more distantly by doctors, clergy, It. erary men, and civil servants. The number of those who go mad is TIT to each 100 900. Domestic servants and day laborers run the profession men very close, sending 155 out of each 100,- 900 to the asylum. These are followed at a long distance by mechanics, only sixty-six of whom go mad in each 100000. And the group which is most favorable to sanity is, contrary to gen. eral belief, that of commercial men, which sends only forty-two out of l0O,- coo to the asylum.
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Courting in Holland.

Holland is a place where primitive customs abound Traditions are sa- credlv handt ] down and observed, and this yeneration for ancient things has kept alive in the country what are known as courting Sundays. Through out Holland the four Sundays Of No- vember are said to be kept as fete days. They are named severally Re- view, Decision, Purchase and Posses sion Sunday On Review Sunday ev- cry one goes to church, and after serv- ice there is church parade, when all the young men and maidens look at each other but forbear speaking. On Decision Sunday each would-be bene- dict approaches the maiden of his choice with a eeremonious bow, and from her response judges whether he is acceptable as a suitor or not. On Purchase Sunday the consent of par- ents and guardians is sought, if the wooing during the week has been hap py. Possession Sunday witnesses the first appearance of the various lovers bef '''7 as actual O. prospec- tive brides and bridegrooms.
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Small Men Live Longest.

One of the most interesting and trustworthy statements In respect to old age is the report on the habits of centenarians, made some years ago by a commission appointed by the British Medical association. It seems that most of these people were small or me- dium of stature and spare habit of body; tine voice was rather feeble; most of them had lost their teeth, but nearly all enjoyed good digestion, one old man of 98, a clergyman. placing his hand on the organ in question and saying that he never knew what it was to have stomach. Nearly all of them had enjoyed uninterrupted good health, and many had never known what it was to be sick. They were all very moderate in eating, most of them using little animal food. Few indulged at all in intoxicating drinks, and those only in notable moderation. They took considerable outdoor exercise and nearly all possessed the good natured. placid disposition.
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UNCONSCIOUS OF DANCER.
Rattlesnake Coiled Itself to Sleep on
 Mans Breast.

h the course of Mr. Ross Cox's eXpe- dition along the Columbia river some years ago, one member of the party had dangerous experience, of which fortunately he was at the time uncon- scious. The men were preparing sup per on the bank of the river, and La Course, worn out with the fatigue of the day, had stretched himself on the ground and fallen asleep \ few min- utes later passed him. says Mr Cox, and was mortified at seeing a large rat tlesnake moving over his body toward his left breast. My first impulse was to alarm La Course, but an old Cana dian whom I had beckoned to the spot said We must make no noise, and the snake would cross the mans body and go away. In this he was mistaken, for on reaching the chest the serpent coil ed itself quietly as if meditating a stay. If La Course moved or woke, we shud- dered to think what would happen. Others quietly joined us, and it was de- termined that two men should advance in front, to divert the attention of the snake, while one should approach with long stick from the rear and dis lodge the creature. On seeing the meH in front, the rattler raised it's head played it's evil looking tongue and shook it's rattles, indications of anger. Every one was in a state of feverish anxiety as to the fate of poor La Course, who still lay asleep. The man behind now came up with a stick seven feet long, quickly placed one end un- der the reptile, and succeeded in pitch ing it ten feet from the mans body. A shout of joy was the first intimation La Course had of his wonderful es- cape. The snake was pursued and kill ed,-Youths' Companion.
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nrUL SENTINEL.
Gun That scares Wolves hy Shooting
 Every Hour.

Every Hour.
 The wolf gun was considered such foolish device that the United States government for long time refused to issue a patent for it. Now it is in op- eratiOn, and is saving thousands of head of cattle sheep, and swine. Dog ems of ranchmen in Colorado and Wyo- ming are providing themselves with the weapons, and it is said that they are worth their weight in gold" The wolf gun is an ordinary gun arranged to explode a blank cartridge every hour during the night by a clever little de- vice invented by Kansas man. The ranchman places it near his herd and goes to sleep, knowing that they will be safe from the attack of predatory animals, because these animals fear the report of gun. It is a faithful watch. Every hour its report can be heard, and if there are coyotes within half mile of the machine they will endeavof to get more distance between them and the noise.-Denver Times.
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SOME WHY'S ANSWERED.
The Ancient and Curious origin of Fa-
 miiiar Customs.


 It is not surprising what 8 number of little things we do without knowing the reason. Why, for instance. do widows wear caps? Perhaps they may say because they make them look pretty and interesting. But the real reason is that when the Romans were in England they shaved their heads as a sign of mourning. Of course a woman couldn't let herself he seen with bald head, so she made herself a pretty cap. And now though the necessity of wear ing it has passed away, the cap re- mains Why do we have bows on the left side of our hats? Tn olden times, when men were much in the open air and hats couldn't be bought for half a dollar, it was the habit to tie cord around the crown and let the ends fall on the left side to be grasped on the arising of a squall They fell on the left side so they might be grasped by the left hand, the right usually being more usefully engaged. Later on, the ends got to be tied in a bow, and later still they became useless, yet the bow has remained. and will probably re- main till the next deluge or something of that sort. What is the meaning of the crosses or Ks on barrel of beer? They signify degrees of quality nowa- days. But originally they were put on by those ancient monks as a sort of trademark. They were crosses in those days, and meant a sort of oath on the cross, sworn by the manufacturer that his barrel contained good liquor. Why are bells tolled for the dead? This has become so familiar a practice that a funeral without would appear un- Christian. Yet the reason is quite bar> barous. Bells Were tolied long ago, when peoplewere being buriedin order to frighten away the evil spirits who lived in the air Why do fair ladies break a bottle of wine on the snip they are christening? Merely another sur yival of barbaria custom In the days of sacrifice to the gods it was custom ary to get some poor victim when boat was being launched and to cut his throat over the prov, so that his blood baptized it. Why are dignitaries deafened by salute when they visit foreign port? It seems a curious sort of welcome, this firing off of guns, but it seems the custom arose in very reasonable way. Originally, town or Warship fired off their guns on the approach of important and friendly strangers to show that they had such faith in the visitors peaceful inten- tions they didn't think 1t necessary to keep their guns loaded. Why do we sometimes throw shoe after bride? The reason is not very complimentary. From of old it has been the habit of mothers to chastise their children with shoe. Hence the custom arose of the father of bride making present to the bridegroom of a shoe, as a sign that it was to be his right to keep her in order.-Cincinnati Enquirer.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-02-27
British Veterans Organize Here.

An organization of British veterans is to be formed in the United States It will be open to discharged soldiers and sailors. militicnen and volun- teers, and the object of the union will be for the mutual benefit of the mem berS.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-02-27
A PERF ECT WOMAN.
PhyAieal Proportions of a Well-Deve1-
 oped Lady.

oped Lady.
 Tke dimensions of a perfect woman are these: Five feet five inches in height; weight, 128 pounds. From tip to tip of each middle finger just five feet five inches the same as her height. The length of her hand should be one- tenth of her height; her foot one-sey- enth, and the diameter of her chest one-fifth. From her thighs to the ground she should measure just the same as from her thighs to the top of her head The knee should come eX- actly midway between the thigh and the heel. The distance from the elbow to the middle finger should be the same as from the elbow to the middle of the chest From the top of the head to the chin should be just the length of the foot and the same dis tance from the chin to the armpit. A woman of this height should measure 24 inches around the waist, 34 around the bust, If measured under the arms, and s3 if measured over them. The upper arm should measure 13 inches and the wrist six inches. The calf of the leg should measure 14la inches. thigh 25 and the ankle 8.
 Berlin-Paris Pneumatic Tubes.
 Letters dropped into box in Paris are delivered in Berlin within an hour and half, and sometimes within 30 minutes. They are whsked through tubes by pneumatic power.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-02-27
Abandoned Farms In England.

Over a considerable extent of Sails bury Plain, which is now used for military maneuvers, quantities of broken fints are to be seen on the short turf These flints have tale to tell besides that in which the geologist revels. They show that the land on which they lie was formerly cultivated. Corn once waved over a considerable portion of the great plain. It was abandoned as unprofitable long be- fore the drop in prices twenty or twen- ty-fve years ago A statement was re- gently made in one of the daily papers that two farms in Essex, on the bor- ders of Epping Forest, are to be had rent free. provided the tenant pays all rates, etc, and keeps the farm build tngs In proper repair,
 Snake-GatheringI Is Profitable.
 A profitable. but to the unnitiated not an especially attractive industry, has been opened up to the residents of the territory about Klamath Falls. Ore. It consists of gathering snakes for the market, there being a strong demand for them from snake oil re- fnery in St. Paul, Minn. The reptiles are sold at the rate of 25 cents a pound, and, as they are very plentiful, little trouble is experienced in filling large orders. The snakes are non- venomous and are easily captured.
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L,LAcs ON THE STAND.
KANSAS

When the plantin' time is over an there
comes rainy mornin',
When the grass is CROWN greener an the
sky is loolxin' gray,
When the robin on the ridge-pole is a-fret-
tim out warnin'-
That is jest the kind O. weather that was
fathers restin' day,
When he stretched out on the settle an
che summer harvest planned;
An ! seem to smell the lilacs that were
settin' on the stand.
There was gatherin' IN the buckets when
the sugar run was over,
An sharpenin the fence posts FOR the
fxin' o. the lines,
There was cleanin' out the pump-logs O.
the roots O. grass an clover,
An trimmin' out the orchard an a-tyin'
up the vines;
An II all comes back SO nat'ral, can see
my mothers hand
A-breakin' off the lilacs for the dish upon
the stand.
There was seedin' down the oat-field an
turnin' up the furrow,
An burnin' o. the brush heaps, an dig
gin O. the weeds
An the settin' on O. Towser when he found
woodchuck's burrow,
While followed in the corn-field with
my dish O. punkin seeds;
An it seemed so kind O. peaceful when the
shower washed the land,
An father read his paper near the Iilacs
on the stand.
Through the busy time we watched the
brook, a-plannin' an a-wishin',
A-cuttin' cherry fish-poles an thinkin O.
the bait,
Until on fathers restin' day we got our
chance a-fishin';
An when we followed down the stream
an come in, wet an late,
An showed our string to mother, eyes
a-glowin, faces tanned,
She smiled. an laid her knittin' by the
lilacs on the stand.
Oh, the piantin' days O. boyhood, when
there come the rainy mornin',
An the misty kind O. weather that was
fathers restin' day,
When ye see old age a-bendin' as it sounds
its note o. warnin',
An yer cares are gettin' heavy, an yer
hair Is turnin gray,
How We find the heart a-longin' for a touch
o mothers hand,
An chance to smell the lilacs that were
settin on the stand.
Florence. Josephine Boyce, in Youths
Companion
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1901-10-25
MRS. DYER'S HEART.

McCarron, Mich, Oct. 21st.-In April
last the sensational case of Mrs. Sam
uel G. Dyer, of this place, was reported
in these columns. Mrs. Dyer has SUI
fered for years with very bad case Of
Heart Trouble and was cured in few
weeks by Dodd's Kidney Pills.
Since then Mrs. Dyer has received
hundreds of inquiries as to her condi-
ton and many may be interested to
hear that she is at present enjoying
the best of health and has not had the
slightest return of the Heart Trouble.
Formerly she had to sit up in bed for
hours to get relief; now she goes about
as smartly as any lady of g. years in
the State. Dodd's Kidney Pills have
made many friends in Chippewa Coun-
ty through their cure of Mrs. Dyer's
case, and have proven beyond doubt
that their cures are not only very COM
plete, but absolute and permanent.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1901-10-25
THE SPICE OF VARIETY.

Less than half the area of st. Louis
is severed.
To commend anarchist crime in .
public place is punishable offense 40
cording to French law.
Eggs and mulberry trees were sent
out to Georgia by the British govern
ment shortly after the settlement Of
the colony.
Iron stoves are coming more and
more into use in Bulgaria, having
driven out the tin-plated ones formerly
in great favor. Germany was the first
in the field with iron stoves, but has
found formidable competitors in Bel
GUM and England.
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That Settled 1t.

They sat in the gloaming-a small
one, and consequently a tight fit--his
manly arm round her waist, her flow
ing locks reposing upon his shoulder.
A brilliant fash of taciturnity had for
some time illuminated the surround
ing landscape. Presently she sighed,
and said:
George, II have confession to
make"
LET me hear it," he whispered; "let
no secrets mar our transcendental
oneness"
IL cannot"-the words struggled
to escape-"play the piano"
And then joy bubbled up in his heart
with an almost perfect inundation,
for he knew that this pearl amongst
women was his ownest own.-Stray
Stories.
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CHAPTER XII.-CoNTINUEp.

Her hostess, the colonel's amiable
wife, was busy on the back gallery
leading to the kitchen, deep in coun-
sci with her Filipino majordomo and
her Chinese cook, servitors who had
been we'll trained and really needed
no instruction, and for that matter
got but little, for Mrs. Brent's knowl-
edge of the Spanish tongue was even
less than her command of "Pidgin"
English. Nevertheless, neither Ignacio
nor Sing Suey would fail to nod in
the one case or smile broadly in the
other in assent to her every PROPOSE
tion-it being one of the articles of
their domestic faith that peace and
happiness, truth and justice, religion
and piety, could best be promoted
throughout the blishment by
never seeming to differ with the lady
of the house. To all outward ap-
pearances, therefore, and for the
first few weeks, at least, housekeep-
ing in: the Philippines seemed some
thing almost idyllic, and Mrs. Brent
was in ecstasies over the remarkable
virtues of Spanish-trained servants.
There had been anxious days dur
ing Maidie's Illness. The Sacrament
to had been ordered away, and the
little patient had to be brought
ashore. But the chief quartermaster
sent his especial steam-launch for
BILLY Rays daughter" the chief sur
geon, the best ambulance and team
to meet her at the landing; q squad
of Sandy's troopers bore her reclin-
ing-chair over the side into the
launch, out of the launch to the wait
ing ambulance, and out of the am
buiance upstairs into the airy rooms
set apart for her. and, with Mrs.
Brent and Miss Porter, Sandy and the
most devoted of army doctors to bear
her company and keep the fans 60
ing, Maidie's progress had been
rather in the nature of triumph.
So at least it had seemed to the
austere vice president of the Patriot
ic Daughters of America, who, as it
happened. looked on in. severe disap-
proval. She had asked for that very
ambulance that very day to enable
hersto make the rounds of regimental
hospitals in the outlying suburbs.
and had beenSpolitely but positively
refused. -
By that time, it seems, this most
energetic woman had succeeded in
alternating all others in authority at
corps headquarters, to the end that
the commanding general declined to
grant her further audience, the sur
geon general had given orders that
She be not admitted to his inner Of
fee. the deputy surgeon general had
asked for sentry to keep her of
his premises, the sentries at the first
and second reserve hospital had in
structions to tell her, also politely
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WELLINGTON WAS WHIPPED.
Boy, His Sister and Wet Towel
Combined Defeated the Hero
of Waterloo.
ITO Be Continued

Many a military hero would dread
to have told the story of how he was
taught to win his battles. Especially
would he dislike the reminder if the
lesson had come in the form of a sound
drubbing at the hands of a girl. A
recent English visitor to Wales picked
up the following story of Arthur Wei
lesley at the Trevor homestead, upon
the Welsh frontier.
Memories of the great duke of Wei
lington hang about the place, for his
grandmother was a Trevor, Lady Dun
cannon, and here the future conqueror
of Napoleon was wont to spend his
holidays when boy at Eton.
Here, too, he experienced the most
serious defeat of his memorable ca
reer; for, falling into a quarrel with
a farmers son over game of marbles,
he became engaged in a hand-to-hand
fight. The future duke was doing well,
and was about to hoist the flag of VIC
tory, when the farmer boys big Sis
ter came running out with wet towel.
The advent of the Prussians at Wa
terloo was scarcely more fortunate for
the duke and his friends than the ar
rival of this stalwart girl was for his
boyish enemy. Nor, according to all
accounts, was the defeat of the French
more crushing than the utter discom-
future of young Wellesley upon this
occa sion.
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would drop in his tracks. Do you
keep it by you?-always?"
81? Mol" laughed Maidie. I'm
eager to get to my healing
not giving-gunshot wounds"
you will have abundant time, my
dear young lady," said the doctor,
slowly. as he carefully replaced the
weapon on the table by her side. land
opportunity, if 1 read the signs
Alright. and we must get you thor
oughly well before you begin. All!
What's that? What's the matter over
there?" he lazily asked. It was a
fad of the doctors never to permit
himself to show the least haste or ex-
element.
A small opera glass stood on the
sill, and, calmly adjusting it as he
peered, Frank had picked it up and
leveled it towards the front and CEN
ter of the line just back of where the
colonel commanding sat In saddle
A lively scuffle and commotion had
suddenly begun among the groups of
spectators. Miss Rays reclining
chair was so placed that by merely
raising her head she could look out
over the field. Mrs. Brent ran to
where the colonel's field glasses hung
in their leathern case and joined the
doctor at the gallery rail.
Three pairs of eyes were gazing
fxedly at the point of disturbance,