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The suburban citizen., 1902-02-22
PROFITS IN RAISING TREES.
Forestry Experts Point to the Telegraph
and Cross-Tfe Markets.

1t has been estimated that the tele-
graph lines of the country require
nearly 100000 new poles every year.
The cost CT these is more than 1,000,.
600.
1t is also estimated that there are
more than G20,00O,OOO cross-ties Ia use
by the railroads and that 00CO0,00O
ties are required every year for renew.
ais.
The telephone and light companies
use nearly as many poles as the tele-
graph companies and the street car
systems of the cities use nearly as
many cross-ties as the steam railroads.
TO awaken the farmers Of the West
to the need of raising plantations Of
wood to supply these needs Of tele-
graph, telephone and railroad compa.
nies, the forestry division of the Agri.
cultural Department has issued a bul.
letin TO show that such work is profit
able.
The prices of pole and tie timber
have gone up nearly fifty per cent. in
the last ten years. J. Hope Sutor, of
the Ohio and Little Kanawha Railroad,
an expert on the tie question, told the
Central Association of Railroad Off
GERS in Louisville a year ago that in
ten years more the prices Of ties would
be fifty per cent. greater than at pres
ent. He also said:
mo material has yet been found as
a substitute for the wooden tie, and
no satisfactory economical method of
preserving the life of the wood or pro-
longing its durability has yet been
discovered, and, excepting the minor
questions OF properly seasoning and
piling, the use Of the tie plate, suitable
ballast and perfect drainage and incl.
dentally climatic conditions, no serious
consideration of the future tie supply
has yet been had"
1t is for this reason the experts say:
"From every reasonable point of
view it appears that great profits are
to be made in the growing Of forest
trees in the next twenty-five years"
1t is declared that operations should
begin in the middle West There has
already been a great deal of tree plant,
ing on the treeless prairies of the cen
trail West, especially in Kansas and
Nebraska. The forestry experts have
found one plantation near Hutchinson,
Kan, planted with catalpa trees
which in ten years has produced a net
value Of S197.55 to the acre.
In Iowa, near Menlo, a twenty y-five.
year-old plantation Of red cedar showed
net value of $2OO54 to the acre.
Usage orange, locust and hardy catal-
pa are the best trees to grow for these
commercial purposes.-New York Sun.
The suburban citizen., 1902-02-22
PROGRESS IN TREE SURGERY.
Lives Of Many Are Now Saved by
Timely Operations.


Timely Operations.
Acre has also been very great progress
in tree surgery or the methods of
treating trees and shrubbery when it
becames necessary to apply the knife
or pruning shears. Many tree is
living today that would have died a
few years ago from causes that would
then have brought on death, but which
today are successfully treated.
An instance of this progress can be
seen in the Simon Cameron tree, as
the spreading elm near the footpath
leading from New Jersey avenue to the
south wing of the capital in Washing
ton is called. This tree received its
While surgery as applied to man has
made great strides in recent years,
name by which it is universally known
now when the elder Olmstead laid out
the capitol grounds and provided for a
footpath which would have made nee
essary the removal of the stately old
elm that was so greatly admired by
Senator Simon Cameron. Mr.. Cam
CTOA interested ulubcAl III bdNluS bue
tree with the result that it was al.
lowed to stand in the center of a
space that would otherwise have been
covered with granolithic walk.
The tree fourished until year ago,
when an amputatlon became neces-
sary One Of its big limbs, showing
signs Of decay, was cut off. The op-
Grafton was successful enough, but the
wound being left open, in the course Of
time decay set in. The decay was
working into the very vitals of the
elm and would have killed it in few
years, but recourse was taken to an
operation that is now very frequently
applied in tree surgery. The decayed
portion was scraped off and cover
ing of asphaltum was placed over it to
arrest further decay. The tree is now
as we'll off, says the Washington Star.
as would be a man with limb am
putated and properly dressed with an
tiseptics, In the course Of time the
wound will probably be healed and the
tree will be perfectly healthy again.
The suburban citizen., 1902-02-22
The nelicate Cocoon Tree.

A traveller in Venezuela where the
cocoa tree is now largely cultivated,
speaks Of the great care with which
the young plants have to be protected
from the sun, which if very strong is
fatal to them. TO secure this protec-
ton the planters shield them by ban.
ana trees and plantain trees, the broad
leaves Of which give them the needed
shade. And even when they are fully
grown they need protection, which is
given by trees known as 'immortels," ,"
Or as the planters call them, the
mother Of the cocoa" Thus the whole
cocoa plantation has a sort Of canopy.
The fruit Of the cocoa is a pod, re-
sembling a cucumber, which grows on
tue trunk or large branches, and looks
as if it were stuck there by artificial
means. The seeds, which are the
beans" Of commerce, look like big
lima beans, embedded in pulp.
The suburban citizen., 1902-02-22
BRIDGES ON WHEELS.
Primitive Structures to Be Found IA
Many Parts of Ireland.

At Peel, in the Isle Of Man, there
exist bridge builders more remarkable
than Mr. Kipling ever dreamt Of
These lightning engineers create and
demolish a workable bridge every "a
hours. This bridge spans the end OF
Peel harbor, AS this is a haven for
many fishing smacks and small steam
ers, none but costly and very lofty
arch would be practicable, and Peel is
not rolling in wealth. Further, an ex-
pensive bridge would be a waste, as
it only leads to Peel Castle-a fortress
so weather-worn that no one resides
there or cares to so there except for
sightseeing The thrifty Peel folk
surmounted the difficulty in a thor
oughly practical manner. Their bridge
is simple wooden affair on wheels.
1t Is in sections, each section looking,
when off duty, like a costermonger's
barrow. When the tide ebbs the care
takers of the bridge wade in and place
section after section in the right po-
sition. Sometimes they are helped by
excursionists in rowboats, The Sec
tions have iron legs at each end. These
unfold and sink into the mud. The
bridge is finished off with boards on
trestles at the termini, When visitors
come to see the ancient Peel Castle,
the bridge is well patronized. Each
person crossing it has to pay half
penny. When the water begins to rise
again the bridge is hastily pulled to
pieces and placed on one side till next
day. 1t appears to be a profitable ar
rangement, especially in summer, when
so many tourists visit the island. and
are anxious to investigate the beauties
of the castle at close quarters. Primi-
tive bridges Of similar kind are to be
found in Ireland.
The suburban citizen., 1902-02-22
Our coai-produClng Lungs.

the volume Of carboniC acid ex-
hailed by healthy person in twenty
four hours is about $4,000 cubic inch
es, containing about six ounces of solid
carbon. This is at the rate of 1877
pounds avoirdupois per annum; and
taking the population Of the world at
a thousand millions, this means that
the human race breathes out every
year 61,OOOOO0 tons OF solid carbon.
a quantity of coal getting on for twice
as much as the total annual export
from Great Britain.
The suburban citizen., 1902-02-22

A writer in the Nineteeath Century
thinks it both possible and advisable
for England to do in South Africa on
a large scale what DR.. Balnardo has
been successfully doing in Canada for
many years, i. e.. 10 transfer as many
as possible Of the destitute children,
who are physically lt and Of suitable
age, to South Africa, there TO be edu.
Gated and trained for colonial lffe.
The suburban citizen., 1902-02-22

In speaking to the editor OF the Citi-
zen the other day Mr.. Louis P. Shoe
maker, president Of the Brightwood
Citizens Association, said:
YOUR PAPER IS CERTAINLY
DOING GOOD WORK FOR FHE
SUBURBS AND SUBURBAN PEO-
PIE. 1T IS A GREAT PITY THE
OTHER PAPERS, TOO, DON'T
DEVOTE SOME SPACE TO OUR
INTERESTS"
The suburban citizen., 1902-02-22
MALARIA.

Malaria can be cured by "Wyckoff's
Malaria" This remedy is almost in.
Simultaneous in its effect, and rarely fails
10 make a complete cure of the most
stubborn case Of chills and fever, and
malaria in all its forms. If not found
at your druggist, can be obtained from
the Wyckoff Malario Co., 1929 New
York Ave.
The suburban citizen., 1902-02-22
Surgical Operation without Precedent.

Surgical Operation without Precedent
Interesting and particularly auda-
cious in character was the surgical op-
Grafton performed in the Maritime hos
pital in Cherbourg, France, recently.
An artilleryman named Robert met
with an accident in the arsenal, by
With the four fingers Of his right
hand were completely severed at the
second joint The hospital surgeons
rejoined the severed members, and al
though the patient suffered excruciat-
ing agony, he refused to be chloro-
formed. The operation is probably
without precedent, and the doctors
have the greatest hope Of the artillery
man regaining the complete use Of his
hand.-New York Press.
The suburban citizen., 1902-02-22

A pretty story was told in a London
paper the other day Of a young man
who, at an examination drew such in.
spiration from portrait Of his fancee
that he passed with flying colors. I'm.
fortunately, a correspondent has now
told the sequel. The back Of the pho
tograph bore an interesting and yalu.
able assortment Of dates.
The suburban citizen., 1902-02-22

The leaders Of our Revolution were
perhaps the most remarkable group Of
men who ever combined culture and
eloGuence with courage and common
sense. But there would have been no
people for them to lead IL the rudest
cabins in the wilderness had not shel.
tered men who could read by rushlight
or 1ickerlng pine torch Of freedom, and
resolve that they would win it for
themselves and their ch!ldren's chill.
dren forever.
The suburban citizen., 1902-02-22

Every now and then the report is is.
sued that some prominent Chinaman
has had his head chopped off. But the
customs of China are so peculiar that
it is difficult to decide when the official
announcements are facts and whep
they are mere metaphor.
The suburban citizen., 1902-02-22

The chief daily newspapers Of New
York City require about $4,000 tons
of paper a year, representing an ex.
pense Of 81, 100000 annually.
The suburban citizen., 1902-02-22

Canada has a homestead law. Farm
lots Of 200 acres are granted to each
head Of a family and 100 to each male
adult on condition Of their building o
log house sixteen by twenty feet cul
tivating fifteen acres in every 100, and
residing six months in each year dur
ing five years on the property.
The suburban citizen., 1902-02-22

When it comes to the donation of H.
braries money talks with a very agree.
able Scotch accent.
The suburban citizen., 1902-02-22
A TraveIer,s Predienment.

4 traveller getting outside st. Peters
burg discovered, when he tried to re-
enter the city, that be had left his pass,
port in The bedroom Of his hotel The
guards refused to let him pass; refused
TO send for the passport According
TO you said he, ''the only thing for
me to do is to throw myself in the
Neya" NO" said the sentry sui
eide in Russia is strictly against the
law"-London Globe
The Russians who are supposed to
be great tea-drinlsers, do not use as
much tea per head Of the population
as do the pe0ple OF the United States.
The suburban citizen., 1902-02-22

Erteroa at as Post efsee fog tvaAsMtssss~
sareuxA % saRils At seoend-c'ass ThfsS.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1902-08-15
A Japanese Retraetfon.

The art of retracting without taking
anything back-if the bull may be al
~lowed--seems to be understood in ia
pan. A young orator at a political
meeting called a public official a thief.
A policeman on duty grayely rose and
addressed a remark in a low tone to
the speaker, who t%hereupon said, 4fThe
chief of police requests me to retract
the word which I have just spoken.
Although the word Of a sage should
never re-enter, let us make a conces.
sion; let us take back the wora and
keep the idea" Great applause and
cries of @Brayo" greeted the orators
escape from his dilemma.-Youth,s
Companion.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1902-08-15

Successful Plays That Were Written
by Boys In Their Teens.

Successful Plays That Were Written
by Boys In Their Teens.
Was a successful play ever written
by a boy of fourteen? asks a CORE
spondent. Yes. This seeming miracle
has happened at least three times. The
best known example Of the ]precocious
playwright is the celebrated Lope de
La Vega, the most prolific dramatist
known to history. He produced his
first play, a comedy, entitled ia Pas
toral de Jacinto," before he had COM
pfeted his fourteenth year, and this
was considered such a marvellous per-
Torrance that he is known to this day
in Spanish literature as "tbe Prodigy
of Nature" Anotbsa spaniard and con-
temporary of La r:ega, Pedro Calde-
ron, wrote his first play when he was
thirteen. Metastasio wrote his tragedy
"Giustino' and had it produced when
he was fourteen on the stage at Bo-
logna.
or English playwrights Douglas Jer.
rold, the famous author Of "Black
Eyed Susan" also furnishes an answer
to the question. In 1918, before he had
completed his fifteenth year, he wrote
a very well known farce entitled
More Frightened Than Hurt" 1t was
very successful on the English stage,
and the French considered it good
enough to steal. %Curiously enough,
this French translation was retrans-
lated into English and again produced
ON the English boards under the title
of Fighting by Proxy" Another very
remarkable instance Of a different sort
OF precocity was that of William Hen
~ Ireland, who when he was about
fifteen actually produced some plays
which he attributed to Shakespeare
and which, although afterward proved
10 be forgeries, were accepted by the
experts of the time as genuine.-Pear-
sons Weekly.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1902-08-15
PENNY POSTAGE.
The That Led to It's Estab.
lishment In England.

The Incident That Led to Its Estab.
lishment In England.
Many years ago, when Queen Vic
toria first began to reign, it cost nine
pence to send a letter from n Eng
Esh city to another. In those days the
postage was not paid by the sender
of the letter, as is now customary, but
by the receiver. So, Of course, there
were many poor people who could not
afford to pay n%inepence when their
mail arrived, and it often happened
that they were obliged to forfeit the
letters.
One day a man named Rowland Hill
was riding on the outskirts of a city.
n he saw a postmaI bring a letter to
a young girl and demand n%inepence
for it. The girl took the letter, scru-
tinized it carefully and then handed It
back to the man, saying she could not
afford to pay the postage. Thereupon
Rowland Hill, being a kind hearted
man, rode up and insisted upon paying
it himself. When the postman had
gone, the girl confessed to her bene-
factor that the letter was from her
lover, and to avoid paying ninepence
On every letter he made certain marks
on the envelope which she alone could
decipher.
but" said Rowland Hill, don't
you know you are doing something
very dishonest in thus cheating the
government
The girl admitted she did, but there
was no other way to do.
Hill rode away and meditated over
this little incident, and his farfamed
idea of penny postage" was the re-
suit At first he was laughed at by
every one, but he fought bravely and
finally was rewarded by seeing his
idea in practice all over the land.-Ney
York Tribune. j
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1902-08-15
MAY START SOME MINES.
Outcome of Large Gathering Of oper.
ators and Superintendent.

ators and Superintendents.
Wilkesbarre, Pa, Aug. l5.-Presi
dent Mitchell said that he did moi
know what significance attached to
the gathering of so many operators
and mine superintendent at Pottsville
Wednesday. The impression in coal
trade circles here is that the meeting
was held to hear the views of Vice
President Loomis of the Delaware,
Lackawanna and Western company.
Mr.. LOOMS has just completed a tour
OF the strike region and, it is said,
mad a report of his observations to
the presidents of the coal carrying
roads in New York. Just what the ma
ture of the report was is. not known,
but it is reported that Mr.. Loomis
recommended the starting of some of
the collieries in different parts of the
region. The presidents of the coal
companies, so it is alleged, thought it
would be better to get the views of the
resident superintendent of the mines
before this was attempted. For that
purpose, it is reported, a meeting of
the superintendent of the largest OF
the coal companies was called at
Pottsville. 1t was the largest attended
meeting of operators and superintend-
ents ever held in the anthracite region.
The Warnke washery at Duryea re-
sumed operations during the day. A
crowd of 500 or 900 strikers and their
sympathizers surrounded the works
and the situation is threatening. The
sheriff has a small number of deputies
on the ground.
A riot occurred at the Warnke wash
cry during the afternoon. A number
of strikers attempted to enter the bar
ricade where sherif's deputies were
stationed. One of the deputies fired
into the crowd and shot a Slav in the
leg. At the sight of blood the crowd
of men and boys r%etreated. The dep
uties e prepared to fire a volley
when the barricade was cleared Of all
intruders. .su ~ ss
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1902-08-15
CLEARING UP THE MYSTERY.
Police Expect a Confession in the Bar.
tholin Murder Cases.

| 49,
Chicago, Aug. 15.-Inspector Hunt
of the Hyde Park police station has
begun Systematically to weave the net
of evidence in the mysterious murders
OF Mrs. Annie Bartholin and Minnie
Mitchell about Oscar Thompson, who
for over twenty years was a roomer
of Mrs. Bartholin in the Calumet ave-
nue. house. The identity of the mys-
terious woman in black, who told the
INSPECTOR she had seen William Bar
tholin, Oscar Thompson and "Old Dad"
Claffoy wrangling about Thompson's
laundry wagon early on the morning
of the Mitchell girls supposed murder,
was cleared up. She is Mrs. Mary Tai
lerday. She has positively identified
Thompson's wagon and horse as those
she had seen with the men. An at
tempt to wiring a confession from
Thompson by putting him in the
"sweat box" it is expected, will result
in a statement that this horse and
wagon were used to convey the body
of Minnie Mitchell to the lonely field
at Seventy-fourth and State streets.
Confirmation of the story told by
Mrs. Tallerday came when D. A. Mey-
ers, a motorman of a Wallace and Car
ter avenue electric car, told the police
that he had seer the laundry wagon
Mrs. Tallerday described it as
being between 3 and 4 o'clock of the
morning following Minnie Mitchell's
disappearance. Meyers identified the
horse and wagon as Thompson's.
This, the police say, satisfies them that
Minnie Mitchell was murdered in the
Bartholin home and carted far out on
State street.
Thompson has become almost a
physical wreck under the Sweat box"
ordeal and appears as if he might
break down at any time.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1902-08-15
sympathetic.

Recently q photographic firm received
q circular announcing the death of the
head OF q well known business house.
In reply they wrote:
we regret to learn the loss sus-
tanned by your firm in the death Of
Mr.. and beg to express our heart
felt sympathy.
We notice your circular is printed
by Messrs. We are confident
that had you asked us we could have
quoted you cheaper and better than
any other firm il the market, and il
the event OF a future bereavement we
hope You will afford us an opportu-
nifty Of making you an offer.'-London
Tit-Bits.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1902-08-15
STRENGTH in SOME FORM.
The Quality Above All Else That
Woman Admfres In Man,

Woman Admires In Man.
Women abhor towards and still more
sneaks, though I regret to say they
often endure cads in a way that bellies
their intelligence and good taste. They
have a quite pathetic desire to look up
to men, to feel men their superiors in
strength of body and Of mind, in calm
ness of judgment and clearness of in
tellect. And it is indeed a pity that
men so often to go out Of their
way to destroy their most cherished
illusions. IT,
Above everything a woman admires
strength in a man. It may be strength
of ~body-she will worship a Hercules
with the brain Of a guinea pig. It may
be strength of intellect-she will adore
a savant with the body of a gibbon
monkey. 1t may be strength Of char
acter-she will break her heart for a
politician or a fnancier who is I'M
~swervingly wrapped up in dreams Of
personal advancement. and who pos
sesses no more heart than an oyster.
But strength in some form she raves
uLiCcdSlISAS. IL lS d u0CSu1Idry H.
stinct that has been bequeathed to her
through Ewes first disappointment
when Adam was tried in the balance
and found wanting. Woman, secretly
conscious of her W physical weak
ness and lack Of intellectual strength,
demands strength from man to make
up for her own deficiencies. Even the
strongest women, strong in body and
mind, well balanced as Athene herself.
though they. may shield and protect
the weakness Of the men they love
and stoop to help them, will never do
so without a secret feeling of contempt
which is destruction Of all ideals. Man,
in spite of that de%plorable start made
by Adam, was intended to be woman's
protector and refuge from all harm,
Upon whom she could lean and rely in
every event of life's pilgrimage, and
when the roles are reversed, as they
often SO unfortunately are, it is a bad
thing both for man and woman.
Strength. however, is what women
love in ~men.-Lady Colin Campbell.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1902-08-15
CALLING UPON A FRIEND.
fhe Way In Which Two English Ac-
tors Once Paid q Visit.

1h0 way IN "n1Cn Two English AC~
tors Once Pal a Visit.
Here is an amusing story Of Messrs.
Toole and Brough, the English comedi-
ans. Having appeared CONFORMITY in a
drama, "Dearer Than Life" in which
they wore very ragged, w~oebegone cos
tunes, they visited the well known
artists Fradelle and Marshall to be
photographed in their rags. While
waiting ''between the plates" Toole.
who was fond Of a lark, suggested to
his brother comedian to sally out and
call upon a certain mutual acquaint-
ance, who would be horribly shocked
at receiving visitors in such a garb.
Brough at once assented, and, popping
on their battered hats, out into the
street the pair slipped and made for
the house of their friend. Of course
the neat housemaid and the neater
Buttons were Mortified and declined
even without being asked to purchase
matches or the like.
Il axes your pardon" said Toole in
an assumed tone. YOU'RE making a
o4AShS n4StdnO VIC NoAt " SSS IOu1
master" And he mentioned the gen.
tleman's Christian name and that of
his wife. .-. s .sH..
I'VE have important business with
him." chimed in Brough
The girls face wore a dazed aspect.
and she said: Master never sees the
likes Of you at his house. He's most
pertickler, amt he, Charles?" appeal
ing to the page. "You must be making
a mistake" ~
ooh, no, we ANTI" responded Toole
with supreme gravity. But I'm sor-
ry William"-the Christian name of
the gentleman-"s out. I haven't got
a card about me-" pretending to fun
bic among his rags. "but tell your mas
ter that his two cousins from the work
house called as they were passing
through London ."-London Tit-Bits.