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Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1902-01-27
FlVE-CENTS.

roots bought from Indians. The ex-
treme timidity of the Indians often
rendered it difficult to get near enough
to traffic with them. Yet all hard
ships were cheerfully accepted as a
part Of the work, and the journal
breathes romantic spirit that makes
it classic of adventurous narrative.
One may even find poetic touches in
it, as in this description OF the remot-
est fountain of the Missouri:
They had now reached the hidden
sources of that river, which had never
yet been seen by civilized man. AS
they quenched their thirst at the
chaste and icy fountains they sat
down by the brink of that little rivu-
let, which yielded it's distant and mod!
est tribute to the parent ocean-they
felt themselves rewarded for all their
labors and all their difficulties
The first assurances that they had
reached the headwaters of the Column
bia river was received one day when
an Indian invited Captain Lewis into
his tent and treated him to piece Of
fresh roasted salmon. This was in
the land of the Shoshones, where the
party was Hospitality treated, and
where a dramatic incident occurred
VIXEN the Intelligent Indian woman,
who had accompanied the expedition
as an interpreter, suddenly broke down
in the midst of solemn council and
threw her arms around the Shoshone
chief who was presiding. The chief
was her brother, and she had not seen
him since childhood, having been cap
tured many, years before and held a.
prisoner by the Minnetarees.
The journey down the Columbia to
tidewater, the Wretched winter on the
coast near the present site of Astoria,
and the difficult return journey COM
plete the remarkable story. Mr.
Brooks has done his work with an un-
faltering sense of what is interesting.
and his own calculations, combined
with many of DR.. Coues' Illuminating
comments, heighten the value of the
record. The book is one which every
American, and especially every resi-
dent of the great western empire first
traversed by Lewis and Clark. should
read.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1902-01-27
ABOUT JOBBING RATES.

Grand Forks Herald: 1t is possible
that the twin city papers may have
been premature in their statements
concerning the blow that has been
struck to the wholesale interests of
the northwest by the withdrawal of
the distributing rates which have been
given to the jobbers of the important
cities in the valley. What the actual
effect of the new rates may be is not
yet known by the jobbers themselves,
as there are SO many things to be taken
into - consideration in estimating the
effect of changes in railroad rates that
it is folly to jump at conclusions. The
matter is now being carefully investi-
gated by the jobbers themselves, and
when they have finished the work of
comparison the Herald will give the
results to the public. In the new
rates just made public there is no
change in the rates of grain, coal or
lumber, and several other commodities
which make up a considerable proper
tion Of the traffic are omitted. This
was announced in advance, but the
statement was made, either by Mr.
Hill or by some person speaking for
him that some of these changes would
follow. The whole matter of rates is
just now in such chaotic condition
that none but an expert is capable of
forming a definite opinion just now,
and even an expert would not form an
opinion without giving the subject
careful study. .t.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1902-01-27
cLEWs' WEEKLY LETTER.

New York. Jan. q. 1t is significant
that railroad earnings while excellent,
are not showing as large increases as
2 year ago, and that decreases are be-
coming CO. mere frequent. Exports are
declining l and commodity prices show
q downward rather than upward tend
ency Ut seems quite likely that lower
prices for both stocks and commodi-
ties would stimulate general activity;
for the present high level certainly re-
stricts transactions. The technical
position Of the stock market, however,
is Just now entirely adverse to a SER
ious decline. The big men are per-
sistently sustaining values; money is
plentiful and easy, and the enlarge
nlent OF the short interest is an ele-
naent OF strength. The excellent de-.
mand for bonds from investors is i
good feature and. as previously inti-.
raated in these advices, the conditions
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1902-01-27
A FATAL MEAL.
The Untimely' Ending of q Crow VIII
Swallowed q Centiped,

AC SAAA"C6y CAu1HES O1 u CTOVV w Il q
Swallowed a Centiped.
"Saw curious thing in California
last winter" said the man who travel.
els about. Il had stopped for a mo-
ment to chat with a man who was
blowing, when he called my attention
10 a large centiped that he had just
plowed up.
"'Come along with me few feet,
said he, and let's see what those crows
will do when they find it.
''There were several large carrion
crows that had been following the
farmer and picking up the insects that
were turned up, and they were now a
few feet away. waiting for the plow to
start again.
eve went on few feet, and the
crows followed. One big, black fellow
soon saw the centiped and swallowed
him at one gulp. Then, in the express
sfve slang of the day, there was some
thing doing in the neighborhood of
that crow. With cav of despair he
mounted ihto the air for perhaps a
hundred feet, then fell heels over head
till he was few feet from the ground.
Then he managed to catch himself and
flew upward again and away for the
hills. cawing wildly. He had not gone
more than 300 feet when he lost all
control Of himself and fell like a shot
to the ground. We went over to where
he had fallen and found him on his
back with his feet in the air. stone
dead ..-s
I'm way I know how that crow
felt when he awoke to the situation.
l hadn't forgotten my first spoonful Of
tabasco sauce that joking friend once
talked me into NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Free Press. -.-, '.F
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1902-01-27
Monotonou. Tones.

SS If voices were cultivated toward ex
preston in speaking as well as in sing.
ing, the variety Of tone would be very
agreeable to the listener. Many people
find the monotonous tone used in ey.
eryday conversation very irritating
and would hail with delight any meth
Cd which would tend toward breaking
this tiresome sameness. Even beauty
Of tone does not save this monotony
from cond ndemnation. It Is like striking
one key Of a musical instrument over
and over again. The teaching OF elo-
3cution should be Of aid in this direc,
tion or the practice OF reading aloud.
striving to give proper expression to
each sentence. Detroit News-Tribune.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1902-01-27
SAMOAN COSTUMES.
Made With a Hatchet, q Club and q
Pot of Paint.

In, the south seas dresses are made
with hatchet, a club and a pot Of
paint. Every housewife is her own
robe and habit maker. When she feels
the need Of a new gown, she goes and
chops down tree. When her husband
needs a new suit, she chops down an
other tree. That is easy, for men and
women are clad exactly alike-a plain
fold of cloth caught about the waist
and hanging loosely to the knee or
shin. The races inhabiting the islands
of the tropical Pacific are almost alone
| In having no idea of the loom and the
various arts of the spinner and weaver.
This lack is undoubtedly due to the
natural provision of material which
renders woven cloth unnecessary to,
this primitive people. The only fabric:
used in that part of the world is q
crude, tough paper made of bast. The!
tree from which the material is derived
is the paper mulberry, or Broussonetia.
tons under the sole charge of women
and is also found wild in all parts of
the islands. In archipelagoes so high
ly advanced as Samoa and Tonga,
where women have none of the coarser
work to do, the entire care of the null
berry plantations rests with the wonl-
en- of each village.
The trees are planted closely to ia
sure a spindling growth without lat
eral branches. The plant will grow
from seed. In such a climate there is
no difficulty about getting things to
grow, but experience has shown that
better results follow the planting Of
twigs from the sturdier wild trees. In
about three years from planting the
tree will be in the best condition for
the clothmakers. In that time it will
attain height of twelve feet or more,
and the trunk will have uniform Ci-
ameter Of rather less than two inches.
About four feet of the trunk is waste
and not available for the particular
purpose for which the tree is grown:
the first two feet from the base is too
tough to work well, and the two feet
at the top is too soft. If the tree is
properly grown and left to mature.
there will be available for the cloth,
maker stick Of eight feet in the clear
and as straight as measuring rod.
without knots or branches and of uni
form girth throughout. - New York
Tribune.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1902-01-27
How She Economixed.

Husband-Mary, dear, did you buy
that book you were telling me- about
on how to economize in the Kitchen"
Young Wife-Yes, dear, and it is jus,
too lovely for anything! 1t is full OF
recipes telling how to utilize cold roast
turkey with mushroom sauce and how
to make truffle omelets and appetiz.
ers and Why, John. WHAT'S the mat.
ter?
He staggered to the fireplace. "Give
me that cookbook quick. Mary" he
gasped hoarsely. Il must either burn
It or rob a bank to pay for it?'-New
Orleans Times Democrat.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1902-01-27
FIGHT. FOR IRRIGATION
OPPONENTS OF IRRIGATION ARE
ANSWERED. BY FRIENDS OF THE

ANSWERED BY FRIENDS OF THE
BILL. -..- a..
Washington, Jan. 25.-Already the
opposition to irrigation has outlined
the character of the fight it proposes
to make to defeat the Hansbrough bill,
introduced in the house and senate.
Representative sibley of Pennsylvania
gave the thing away in speech which
he made Tuesday in the house while
the urgency deficiency bill was being
considered. Speaking of the Sibley
speech Senator Hansbrough said:
Those sections of the country which
are hostile to the Inauguration Of a
government irrigation policy purpose
to claim that the opening up of vast
tracts of arid and semi-arid lands to
cultivation will result in over-produc-
ton, and that the farmers of the east
and the middle west as a direct result
will suffer in lower prices and re-
duced demand for their goods. It is
perhaps the intention of certain gen.
tlemen in congress who oppose irri-
cation to see that this statement of
the case is laid before the farming
communities of the older states in de-
tail, and they probably expect that the
farmers will respond by6sending petit
tions to their congressman and sena-
tors to vote against the bill. Then
these members will feel justified in
standing against the bill out of defer
ence to the wishes of constituents, hid
ing their real reasons under this cover.
Senator Hansbrough is glad that
Mr.. Sibley at so early day permitted
the friends of irrigation to know in
detail what their policy of opposition
was to be. He continued: . T~.
Mr.. Sibley was ably answered on the
floor of the house by Mr.. Newlands OF
Nevada. Mr. Newlands called atten-
tion to the opening up to agriculture
Of the states of the middle west, and
cited Iowa as an illustration OF what
had taken place in other middle west
states. In Iowa there are 35,OOO,OOO
acres of land, which is total acreage
that can be, irrigated in the far west
under any system of reservoirs con-
trolled by the government or other
wise. When Iowa farm lands were
first put on the market they came in
to direct competition with the farm
lands OF the older states further east,
and what was true in Iowa was true in
the other Mississippi and Missouri
valley states. But there was no over
production and no harm done the
farming interests Of the east. The
rapid increase in population took care
offthis matter Of over r-production just
as it will take care OF It now. BY the
time 1t will be possible to grow crops
under irrigation the demand will be
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1902-01-27
IT WAS A PRETTY PISTOL.
But 1t Proved Too Expensive For
,', the Bachelor Girls.

But 1t Proved Too Expensive For
the Bachelor Girls. -
mo, we don't keep pistol in our
apartment any more" said the girl
who draws for the magazines and
shares small fiat with young wo-
man who teaches in one of the private
schools; mot since an experience we
had last winter. Before that we did,
and we had perfect beauty of a pis-
tol, too," she added in a tone of regret
full "reminiscences, "silver mounted and
handle inlaid with pearl. We spent a
good deal more than we could afford
for it, but we didn't like those plain
steel things. Now it's gone, though.
had to give it away, and don't sup
pose Marian will ever consent to our
having another.
"You see, this is what happened:
was the one who knew more about
handling pistol so used to sleep
with it under my pillow. We were
both awfully afraid Of burglars, and
after there had been series of rob-
berries in our ,neighborhood we were so
terror stricken that we were ready to
take alarm at the slightest sound. One
night, to our horror, we were both
aroused by creal1ing noise and then a
light bump, just as if some one, tip
toeing around, had stumbled against
something. For an instant We were
simply paralyzed with fright. Then,
looking tremblingly about the room,
made out over in one corner tall, dark
figure, perfectly motionless. I reached
cautiously for the pistol, aimed it and
fired twice. The figure did not fall,
and the horribly strange thing was that
1t did not move or make sound Yet
felt sure had hit it.
"Although we were frightened halt
to death we felt we must get up and
light the gas to investigate. BY tina,
time people from the other apartments
In the building were rushing to oul
door to find out what the shots meant
Well, the light revealed matters. l had
simply ruined Marian's new forty dol
lar coat which hung on a hook in that
corner. The noise we heard? Oh, thai
was some one on the floor below who
had come in late and stumbled against
chair. New York Tribune.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1902-01-27
TWENTY-SECOND YEAR

are so favorable for the floating of new
issues that the creation of consider
able new capital on this basis seems
probable. AS the general situation
continues sound, we may look for a
good trading market, inducing lis to
repeat otr fcrmer advice Of selling on
sharp rallies and buying only. good
stocks on the decline for quick turns
and moderate profits.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1902-01-27
ARE KILLED BY DYNAMITE
Blasting in the Rapid Transit Tunnel
in New York Proves Fatal to
~ " Five Persons. a.#
One Man Killed by the Shock While in
lt&S W fE'Tt " s.'4r-'-sh. *
His Room at one Of the Leading
"r# ~ Hotels.
Seventy Five Persons in the Vicinity o1
the Place are Badly Injured by
Shock.

New York, Jan. 27.-An explosion of
dynamite in the rapid transit tunnel re-
suited in the death of at least five
persons and the injury of seventy-ive.
One Of the dead was a guest in the
Murry Hill hotel, killed in his room.
Many of the injured we're pedestrians
in the vicinity at the time. ,... 49,.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1902-01-27
THE WEATHER.

Maximum temperature today IS:
Minimum temperature today "a. v
Forecast for "a hours for North Dakota
ending tomorrow night at o'clock:
Fair and continued cold tonight and
probably Tuesday. r: :.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1902-01-27
TEN ROUTES TO THE SOUTH.

Via the popular Monon. Four
trains daily via Cincinnati and two via
Louisville with stopoyer at French
Lick Springs and Mammoth Cave.s
Through tickets to all southern re-
sorts and low, excursion rates for
homeseekers. Send for illustrated
booklet. L. E Sessions, general agent.
passenger department, 54l Andrus;
building; Minneapolis; Frank j. Reed.
g. P. A.. Chicago.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1902-01-27
OATS SCRAP.

Chicago, Jan. 27.-May oats dropped
5 cents the first half hour of the board
of trade session. The longs rallied
to their support and most all the loss
was recovered in the next Is minutes.
Wheat and corn slumped in sympathy.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1902-01-27
A. MONDAY, JANUARY ~, 1902

very great for them, and the increased
production will not affect either prices
or acreage in any of the old states.
II this is the only argument that is to
be made against the irrigation bill now
pending, it's passage ought not be diff
cult in either house.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1902-01-27
DOUGLAS APPLIES AGAIN.

Washington, Jan. 27.-Attorney
General Douglass of Minnesota today
renewed his motion for leave to file a
complaint against the railway merger.
w. D. Guthrie appeared for the North
ern Securities Company and filed a
brief in opposition to the motion. -
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1902-01-27
Plaxa II Onlx 0nce.

I'm his time" quoted an actor. "a
man plays many parts''
Yes, admitted the man who had
"backed" a show. .and some Of them
he plays many times. but there's one
he never duplicates. He never plays
angel but once. for no fellow has the
money to repeat Chicago Post
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1902-01-27
RANSOM PAID.

London, Jan. PA dispatch from
Sofia, Bulgaria, today says the ransom
for Miss Ellen Stone and Mme Tslaka
was paid the brigands and the cap
tives are expected to be released to-
day.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1902-01-27
TELEGRAPHIc MARKET LETTER

Minneapolis, Jan. 27.-To intensity
the anxiety occasioned by general
SHOWS late Saturday and Sunday Liv-
erpool came &c lower and 1880 p. m.
had declined still another quarter. To
Offset this the weather was extremely
cold and found the plant with no pro-
lection of consequence east of the Mis-
sissippi. The firm opening was met
by a food of selling orders which were
Increased as no support was shown.
The main factor in breaking wheat
today was the severe decline in oats
which amounted to about cents.
Considering this the market has held
remarkably we'll and shows that not
withstanding the heavy liquidation
that it still has it's friends and they, at
no distant day will give the market
another boost. This decline Of 71hac
has placed us on an export basis and
from now on we expect to see very
heavy clearances. Receipts will also
show material falling off and wheat
should be bought as stated Saturday.
There was but 2S9 cars here and Du-
luth against 485 year ago. The vis-
ible showed an increase of only 1OO,-
600. .> @
Corn was also affected by oats and
broke off sharply but reacted quite
sharply on good Investment buying.
This cold snap should bring better de-
mand Receipts were but 80 cars
25 cars below estimate. We feel
friendly to corn and those who have
bought on the scale down will, we be-
lieve, find profits before the close Of
the week. on the whole list.
Oats were today the factor in dis
turbing the whole market. They have
been held SO well in the face of the
wheat decline that it was presumed
they We're under control but the coun-
try offered their holdings at sacrifices
which the already heavy longs could
not absorb, so that with every one Of
fering and very few acceptances a
panic resulted. J.a
Provisions for some time acted in
different but the trade found it neces-
sary to let loose in order to protect
their wheat and it slumped off in pro-
portion to corn with a very firm under
tone. The break in the whole list,
we consider but temporary and all
prices will from now on do better.
New York, Jan. 27.-The public is
becoming rather muddled on the
+ course of the market, they do not like
the feeble response to such good bank
statements and are following the scalp
ing theory for the present. Wall
street makes very little noise when
starting boom in stocks This gem
orally follows, after good steam is un-
der way the news Is plentiful There
is nothing no to prevent a good advance
now as the public have waited for a
good decline and will be in as invest
. ors as soon as the sailing is clear.
Considerable. adverse news has been
circulated against Amalgamated Cop
per in the way of production and ex-
ports " but this stock is good for s5 or
80 cents very shortly. Rock Island,
Afchison, also Sugar and fractions
can be safely accumulated on any re-
cession and be aggTessively purchased
on the way UP. Money is nominal at
2 to 211a per cent.
CJiEVVS, WHEsLS + " r E,yTvrU.I,
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1902-01-27
THE MARKETS.

Opening, Range and Close of Grain
Prices at Minneapolis, Chicago and
Duluth. ~,.. Z a
Furnished by Coe Commission Co., First
National Bank building, who have direct wires
to Minneapolis, Duluth and Chicago
Z, 4 !. JANUARY 27, 1902.
CHICAGO. .-N
4 :s5 &E Open High Low Close
May Wheat 7Sh-A 78N-A y Tx
May Corn ....... 61h 81 COZ eoA-X'
May Oats ....... AN Az 391 421bM
MINNEAPOLIS. ..,s .f,N u
May Wheat ...... T4X TAX 7SX 74A7S
s. MINNEAPOLIS CASH. ~
No. ! hard 76A. No. ! Northern 732l. No. 2
Northern 721s. Flax 81 67A
DULUTH CASH.
No. 1 Hard 1914. No. / Northern 73A. No. 2
Northern 704. Flax S1.67h.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1902-10-09
CHANCES OF A BURGLAR.
tie Is Not the One Usually Who is
in Dancer,

tie Is Not the One Usually Who ls
in Danger.
A man who was arrested by local
detectives q few weeks ago and after
ward sent to the penitentlary on a
charge OF burglary. talked freely 10
the officer concerning his manne Of
living:
"Will O tell me why you prefer a
life of crime to that of an honest, up
right man." the detective asked him.
II have often wondered" added the
officer. why burglars will take such
desperate chances, when SO frequently
there is but little to be gained"
"But we don't take the chances"
said the burglar. THE man who
zones after US takes the chances. He
takes his life in his own hands when
he leaves his beu-chamber and goe:-
in pursuit of an unwolcome caller.
The ODDS are all against him and in
favor of us. We know where we ere
and have an idea from where the oc-
cupant OF the house will come. OF
course, we only go to rob, and, when
necessary, to fight. No burglar is
going to get caught if he can help 1t,
even If he has to resort to murder"
STILL" the detective reasoned, you
are bound to be in danger some time,
and that some time l should think,
would deter o from taking the
chances"
There are remote chances" the
burglar said. "but they are so remote
that they are considered. If
you will consult the records you will
see that not n burglar In a hun
dred cases ever gets hurt. Until there
Is a great change in the results you
may depend Upon it that burglaries
will not cease."-Washinctnn Star