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Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-08-31
(First publication August Il, 1909
NOTICE OF SHERIFF"S SALE OF
REAL ESTATE.

Notice is hereby given that by virtue
of a certain Judgment rendered by o. F.
Bookwalter, Justice of the Peace for the
village of Wilton, County of Mclean,
State of North Dakota In an action where
by Irwin T. Mccall was plaintiff and
James Harvey was defendant, in favor of
said plaintiff and against said defendant
for the sum of One Hundred Dollars and
costs and disbursements, on the Goth day
of April. 1903; that aforesaid judgment
was by transcript duly entered and dock
eted in the Office of the Clerk of the Dis
trict Court for Mclean county. North Da-
kota ON the 18th day of July. 1903: which
Judgment was by transcript from the of.
flee of the Clerk of the District Court for
Mclean county duly entered and docketeI
in the Office of the Clerk for the District
Court of Burleigh County, North Dakota.
on the 2lst day of July, 1903.
Now therefore by virtue of an execution
issued in the above entitled action on
the 18th day of August, 1903, under the sea
Ct the Clerk of the District Court for Bur
leigh County. North Dakota. directing Inc
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-08-31

Age limit. all positions. Is to 40 years.
From the eligibles resulting from this
examination 1t is expected that certifica-
ton will he made to existing and future
vacancies.
The names of al male e~ligsbles will be
entered on both the clerk and the car
rier registers and appointment from either
register viii remove eligible's name from
both registers.
Al applicants, male and female. must
have the medical certificates in Form 1Ol
executed. Male applicants must be at
least 5 feet 4 inches in height, and weigh
not less than 125 pounds.
All persons who have been
for the position of clerk OK carrier within
the past year and failed to pass may be
reexamined upon filing new applications
in due time.
This examination is open to all citizens
of the United States who comply with
the requirements. Competitors VIII be
rated without regard to any consideration
other than the qualifications shown in their
examination papers. and eligibles will be
certified strictly in accordance with the
civil service law and rules.
For application blank (Form 101), full
Instructions, specimen examination Ques-
tons. and Information relative to the dut-
les and salaries of the different positions.
and the location of the examination room.
application should be made to the secre-
tary of the board of examiners at the post
Office.
Applications will be accepted for this
examination by the secretary of the local
hoard M to the hour of examination.
HARRY LARSON.
Secretary Postal Board.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-08-31
One Thing More Needed.

An English scientist has succeeded
10 c~ondensing beer into a tabloid form.
One tablet dissolved in a glass Of
water, it is claimed, will produce as
good beer as that served in the public
houses. If the scientists can invent
a vest pocket refrigerator to go along
with the tabloid beer the new product
nay prove a success But warm beer,
even in tabloid form, will not appeal
to a Sreat many persons.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-08-31
hANGMAN'S PAN.
The Way nm Oriental Executtonof
Helps to- Fill His Purse.

way nm Oriental Executions
Helps TO- Fiji His Purse.
In the east a hangman's trade is very
profitable. AS o as a person is
condemned to be banged notice Is sent
to the executioner. who has the privi-
leye OF erecting the scaffold wherever
he pleases. and at sunrise the next
morning he begins his work. Accom-
panied by his assistants. who guard
the condemned man and carry material
for the scaffold. he goes to some promi-
nent place in front Of a large dwelling
and there proceeds to erect the scaffold.
A few minutes later the owner of the
large dwelling PUSHES out and implores
him to go somewhere else.
II don't want to have n man hanged
in front Of my house." he explains.
"All right" says the hangman. I'm
willing to go elsewhere provided you
pay me for my trouble in coming here
and for the time which l have spent
at the job"
Though the sum which he names Is
pretty large. the owner of he large
dwelling pays 1t without a word,
whereupon the hangman goes TO an
other large dwelling, where a sinilal
scene is enacted.
In this way several hours are spent
by the executioner in eXtorting money
from all the magnates in the neighbor
hood. When his purse Is at last wei
filed he erects the scaffold in some
dark wood. and o o the unfortunate
man. who has been tramping after hin
| all dav. Ia at rest.-New York Herald
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-08-31

The Rev. DR.. Fourthly was making
Of his pastoral calls at the Cp5ohn
mansion.
Doctor" said little Johnny during q
pause in the conversation. II wish you
would tell me what you think Of the
doctrine Of prestidigitation." = Elk
change.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-08-31

Barnes When l was young my
mother always used to sing me to
sleep.
Shedd-Yes, women are good at that
sort Of thing, but it takes the fathers
voice to wake a fellow up in the morn.
tng.-Boston Transcript.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-08-31
clerk-Carrier Examination.
To be held at Bismarck. Sept, 18th
900. Chance for Good Positions.

The United States Civil Service Com
mission announces that on the date ana at
the mace named above an examination
will he he'd for the positions of clerk and
carrier in the po>tofiice service.
This examination offers an excellent
opportunitv for entering the Federal SEP
vice to bright. energetic young persons
who are not afraid of hard work. and as
previous examinations have failed to result
in II sufficient number OF eiigihles, tht
Commission L : al persons who are
qualified. and who may desire TO enter
the postoffice service, to apply for and
take this examination. 1t MAJ be stated
that there is a wider field for advancement
npon merit in the Federal service than In
many private ~employments. While the
salary in the postottice service Is usually
about $500 or $500 per annum at the start.
his amount compares fayorably with the
compensation of a beginner in private en-
ployment.
The nature of the examination is Il test
of practical. general intelligence and OF
adaptability in postotfice work. The eX-
animation will consist of the subjects
| mentioned below. which will be weighted
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-08-31
Inseparable.

Affrighted, he turned on his pursuer.
"You black thing, why do you follow
me constantly? What are youT"
." am your sunshine companion"
mockingly replied his shadow.-Chi-
cage Tribune.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-08-31
Just Whfstling.

Nervous Employer-Thomas, / wish
you wouldn't whistle at your work.
Office Boy-I amt working, sir. I'm
only Just whistling.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-08-31

Are you sure you are all right and
those who don't believe AZ You do are
all wrong?-Nebraska State Journal.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-08-31
Aiahess Canal Locks.

The lock to be placed in the Dan.
lbe-Oder cana! will be 131 feet high,
and the highest in the world.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-05
Coal Rnd Coke in AIehama.

Alabama outranks Indiana and Col orado in coal mining but she is still outranked by Pennsylvania, Illinois, West Virginia and Ohio. Alabama mined last year 10,329,479 tons. We must remain the fifth state long time, for Ohio, the fourth state, mined last year 23,929, ,267 tons, and West Virginia 26,16217S tons. West Vir- ginia holds third place. Illinois is second in the list, ana Pennsylvania easily leads off with 9S,946,2O3 tons. Twenty-seven states and territories mine coal. California contributed last year but SS,64O tons, and Oregon 60,- 900 tons.
 Last year Alabama coal at the mines was worth $121, or ten cents more than the average price of soft coal at the mines in the country. In Illinois the cheapest coal at the mines is found. It is worth there but 9i cents ton, and in Indiana 95 cents The variations in the price of coal at the mines of the various states are due no doubt in good part to the price of mining, which depends to some extent upon the depth of the seam, it's drainage and the like.
 Alabama is the fifth coal mining state, but it Is the second coke mak- ing state in the union, being outrank- ed by Pennsylvania only. Pennsylva- mia coke was worth last year $208 ten at the oven, while Alabama coke was worth $3.10. The difference Is muck too large to last West Vir- ginia coke was worth last year but $1S4 ton at the oven. Nearly all the coke of the country is made In Pennsylvania, Alabama and West Vir- ginia.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-05
EV EWING.

By Percy Byshe Shelley. The sun is set; the swallows are asleep; The bats are fitting fast in the gray
 air; The slow, soft toads out of damp corners
 creep. And evenings breath, wandering here
 and there Over the quivering surface of the stream, Wakes not one ripple from its summer
 dream. There is no dew on the dry grass tonight, Nor damp within the shadow of the
 trees; The wind is intermitting. dry and light And in the inconstant motion of the
 breeze The dust and straws are driven up and
 down, And whirled about the pavement of the
 town Within the surface of the fieeting river The wrinkled image of the city lay. Immovaby unquiet and forever It trembles but 1t never fades away; Go to the You. being changed. will find it then as
 now. The chasm in which the sun has sunk
 is shut By darkest barriers of enormous cloud. Like mountain over mountain huddled- Growing and moving upwards in .
 crowd And over it a space of watery blue, Which the keen evening star is shining
 through.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-05
DYING IN PARIS.

From the New York Press.
 "It is cheaper to live than to die in Paris" says a member of the American colony In the City of Light, now visiting New York. However dear the living may be to their friends. the dead are sure to be dearer-for a short period, at all events. For a stranger in a furnished apartment the affair is still worse. The landlord claims the right to refurnish and refit the chamber at the expense of the deceased In the case of an American who recently died. leaving two young daughters, as 1t were, unprotected. the landlord brought in an exorbitant bill for new furniture, paper, paint, and seized the corpse for payment as it was leaving the house for the cemetery. It is advisa- ble in a lease to have the expense of dying agreed upon" If it were not for the natural sentiment of respect for the dead it would be a jolly retribution to leave the corpse in the hands of such a harpy. to be gotten rid of at his own ex- penSe.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-05
Lynchinq in Alabama.

The case at Lynchburg, Moore coun- ty, Tennessee, is full of interest The mob dealt with a sheriff who could not be intimidated even after he had been overpowered. Sheriff G. R. Ste yenson was overpowered before he could summon help, and the negro prisoner whom the mob was hunting was shot down in the jail yard and killed. The citizens then came to the sLeriff's aid, and he succeeded in capturing three of the mob, and one of the captured lynchers disclosed the names of thirteen more of the mob, and all sixteen of the festive lynchers are to be tried for murder.
 Largely because of doubt as to the guilt of the negro who was shot down in the jail public sentiment is strongly against the mob, and de- mands the punishment of the sixteen who have been or will be arrested. Not lawyer in Lynchburg, it is stat ed is willing to defend the lynchers, but all are anxious to aid the prosecu-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-05

tion. Throughout Tennessee there is a feeling that the Lynehburg case should be conducted to a conclusion that will lead to : deep impression, and forever perhaps stamp out mob rule in that state.
 Sheriff Stevenson deserves high credit for the brave stand he took in the defense of the Lynehburg jail He was not shot down as was our own brave sheriff at Scottsboro, but he rallied after ne was overpowered and as the Memphis Scimetar puts it., he got more of the enemy than they got of him" Danville, Illinois, Lynchburg, Tennessee. and Scotts- boro, Alabama, between them should furnish much-needed warnings against anarchy and the storming of jails.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-05
THE BEEFSTEAk DINNER.

From the New York Tribune.
 The beefsteak dinner of MT Tim Campbell at the Oriental club yesterday brought once more an annual reminder of the survival of primeval instincts and ideals in men apparently civilized.
 The Digger Indian, with his santng forehead and his low mentality, sleep ing off the gorge that broke a half weeks fast, the Aino of Japan filling up from the carcass of a whale sent ashore by a kindly storm, Is the type of the beefsteak brave, sluggish from swal- lowing an amount of meat that would suffice a family of poor people for two days
 The social instinct that gathers men to- gether should have it's excuses and oeca- sions. Fine music, play, short talk" or for that matter feasting in reason and moderation, may fitly gratify that instinct. But to dull the digestion and clog the brain by trying to surpass Van Wycl<s or Frommes feats of glut- tony argues poverty of mental resource.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-05
Apportioning the Mediterranean.

Although promptly denied the story recurs that the powers of western Europe have agreed upon a new de- vision of Spells. England's title to Egypt is to be fully conrmed; Italy is to take over Tripoli; Germany is 10 have a protectorate in Syria, and France is to have Morocco. Some of the plans may not be easy of execu- cution, but beyond all doubt the ten dency of events is towards the veri- fication of the entire programme.
 When France was stopped from cut ting across the continent at Fashoda it was believed some recompense would be found, and England is no doubt willing that France should absorb Morocco, and Italy Tripoli. The world would be the better If half civil ized Morocco were brought under the rule of France. The Moors have not kept pace with civilization. Not a mile of railroad has been laid in Mo. rocco, and there is not mile in it of good highway. It is 'the hermit kingdom" of the world today, and few white men have traversed 1t. It is scarcely entitled to be known as a part of the civilized world.
 Germany is extending it's trade re- lations in Syria and throughout Asia Minor, and when the final distribu- ton comes no doubt it will be found in control of the country at the head of the Mediterranean, including Pal estine. There seems to be an under standing among the four powers that the territory about the great inland sea should be divided as has been stated, and each is putting money and energies in it's respective sphere of influence. England is working openly in Egypt, and the other powers are preparing to extend their con quests by gradual steps.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-05

terms of complete amity with St. Louis. On the authority of a Chicago expert, the Kansas City germ is plump. we'll fed and satisfied--conditions all tending to the promotion of comity and amiabili- ty. Why should bacilli of this stamp entertain ulterior designs on St. Louis or any other community?
 In truth, the entire fabric of the Chi cago expert falls to pieces with it's own weight. leaving the Missouri river and the Kansas City germ with clean bill of health. and lodging, by unwilling confession, the whole trouble in St. Louis on the drainage canal and the Chicago bacillus.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-05
CHICAGO GERM THEORY
 IS PROVED TO BE A JOKE

From the Kansas City Star.
 TT appears to be more than a mere
 coincident that the expert who has discovered the generic difference be- tween Chicago bacili and Kansas City bacilli Is a MT. Bright. It is not exactly a caprice of the imagination to assume that the luminosity of his name aided him in his investigations and in reaching his unique conclusions. The vial issue of his research is that the Chicago germ is blameless product. so void of offense Kansas City germ is thick and opaque and so oblique in it's nature and char acter as to be the color of dun cow While the Chicago bacillus is long and Mr. Bright that his Kansas City kinsman is plethoric and clumsy and ill favored.
 All of this theorizing is for the purpose of fixing the blame for contagion in St. Louis on the water of the Missouri river to the exculpation of the water of the Chicago drainage canal. the contention on the part of Chicago being that there is life and health and healing in the sewage that it sends down to St. Louis, and that there are fever germs and all manner of uncleanness and mischief in the tide that the Missouri rolls onward to the lfis- sissippi at Alton.
 If all forms of animal life are affected ty the influences of locality there ought to be no difficulty in distinguishing the Chicago germ from the Kansas City germ, but to assume that the obvious disparity between the two is prejudicial to the Kansas City species is quite in keeping with many other samples of hu- mor which emanate from Chicago in the guise of science. The joke Is really good enough to have been committed by Dr. Harper or Trigg or Starr. who are the especially anointed buffoons of learning in Chicago
 Now. the Chicago germ seems to be convicted out of the mouths of the Chi eago experts themselves. They admit that 1t is long and lean and greedy enough to get up corner in typhoid fever or anything else. It seems to bor- row it's characteristics from a specula- tor on the board of trade. and to harbor the we'll known animosity that Chicago has always cherished for St Louis It is long and sinuous. thus being fitted for devious missions.
 It is we'll known, on the other hand, that Kansas City has always been on
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-05
IN HOTEL LoBBIEs.
Attention Police.


 Now that the police department has been enlarged 1t is to be hoped that Chief Wier will look after two or three mat ters which need attention" said an ob- server yesterday.
 "one of the most important things to be attended to is keeping the negroes off the sidewalks of the streets leading to the theatres. Several nights ago I werr to the Jefferson and it was all l could do to get through the crowd of negro wenches who block the pavements from Eighteenth street to the Jefferson on Sec ond avenue.
 It would be very easy to place a po- liceman on this half block from clock to o'clock and make all negroes keep away. It is hardly right to the white women of the city that they should have to go through this negro rabble when on the way to the theatres. In fact. it is so bad that man hates to escort a lady to the theatre for this reason.
 T have never seen it so bad as it has been this year since the Jefferson opened. and if Chief Wier would clean all the ne- groes out strictly he would confer great favor on the theatre-going public This half block l mention contains some of the lowest negro dives in the city and it would not require much trouble to clean them out and make the negroes move"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-05
Not a Case Went to Jury.

Said prominent citizen of Eutaw last night; "We had one of the most remark- able condolences in our town last week that has ever occurred in the state, so far as l have been able to ascertain. Last week was criminal week of the cir cult court now in sesison in our county and the docket was unusually heavy. but during the entire week not single speech was made by the lawyers and not a sin gle case went to the jury. who remained idly sitting in their box all the week. One of the cases was murder case. the mur- derer plead guilty and was sentenced to fifty years at hard labor by Judge l.. H. Sprott of the Sixth Judicial Circuit. I consider this tribute to the able solici- tor of the district, w. B. Oliver"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-05
Negroes Killing Officers.

There seems to have been an epidemic ern cities recently" said policeman yesterday. T have noticed in many pa pers accounts of policemen being stab bed or shot by negroes without any ap- parent cause.
 We have striking instance here in the death of Policeman James II. Mullin who was one of the kindest and best men on the force. A policeman was stabbed to death In Atlanta Saturday night, another was shot at Calera sever al nights ago, another at Attalla and others at different places.
 This should teach the policemen one lesson. When they arrest a negro or white man, search him at once and keep him covered with "a pistol until all weap- ons have been removed. If the police men would do this they would take few CT chances of being wounded or killed
 The Birmingham police have to deal with the toughest negroes In the south. The scum of all other cities floats into Birmingham and expect to hide on ac- count of the large floating population. Therefore the police here should be more careful than anywhere else
 Several policemen have recently had narrow escapes from negroes whom they were seeking to place under arrest and this fact should put the other officers more on their guard"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-05
Boarding Houses Crowded.

Birmingham boarding houses are do- ing a rushing business these days" said a real estate man. Landlords and landladles are turning away applicants every day. Almost any kind of hash foundry finds people to endure it's hor- TOTS. but a desirable place, is actually besieged by persons seeking board know a landlady who has turned away as many as twenty applicants in a day. simply because she had no place to put them. She has about forty-fiye board CTS already on her hands.
 ''It is a sure sign of towns prosper ity when boarding houses are crowded. Frankly, l do not consider such places havens of rest and there are many other people who think the same way, but when a town is thoroughly alive with business new arrivals have to put up with any kind of accommodation, and they flock to boarding houses in large numbers. Another sign of Birmingham prosperity that is not so comforting to boarding housekeepers Is the high rent that Is charged To make any money out of the business and pay S100 or $50 a month house rent 1t is necessary to have large number of ,boarders. Yet there is money for the enterprising land lady and many of them are doing we'll"