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Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-09-21
THE GENTLEMAN BURGLAR.
He Can Exist Only In Fiction. Never
In Real Life.

Whenever a thief who is dressed 9th
lice net there are chronicled the adven-
lures of a Gentleman burglar"
Such being is, of course, impoSsi-
Bile He is literary creation, like the
"Invisible Man. the I'rankenstein
monster, Kipling's Mowgli and the rest
of the crew of prodigies that dwell
within book covers.
AS character in fiction the gentle
man burglar could be made plausible
and picturesque. for when we get into
the realm of fancy there is an implied
contract that the reader shall accept
the authors premises and not bother
about possibilities.
A burglar is Just a thief-about the
meanest of thieves.
To man endowed with qualities of
refinement and consideration OF 9th
ers and honor which are the attri-
butes of burglary or other
theft is impossible. The pride of such
a man. his regard for his own opinion
Of himself would prevent his sneak
ing his plate or his wife's jewelry.
Then it must be remembered that the
burglar is prepared to do murder to
accomplish his robberies and the idea
Of gentleman committing murder for
gain is too inconsistent even for tic-
| ton.
A gentleman burglar is a contra
diction of terms, like a brave coward
or a tall pygmy. He may be better
dressed or his booty may he larger than
| that of most burglars, but when 1t Is
all summed up he is Il thief just a
! plain thief with the moral code and
impulses of pickpocket or Il card
| swindler or any other predatory crea-
ture whose natural home is prison
and whose deserved and fitting raj
ment IS a suit Of stripeS.-New York
| American
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-09-21
Best Watch Story Yet.

Sheldon Enterprise: A remarkable
story comes to the Enterprise by
phone this week. A Sheldon lady
opened the ice chest of the family re
frigerator Monday and found it ice
less. Something at the bottom of the
tank attracted her attention and,
reaching in, she found her husbands S
gold watch which he had lost last win
ter while hunting rabbits on the Shey
enne river The supposition is that
the watch was lost on the ice, became
imbedded therein, and. in the center
Of a chunk, was packed in the ice
house and afterwards delivered to the
refrigerator. But the strangest part OF
the story is yet to be told The watch
had not ran down, but, evidently had
stopped running after contact with the
cold ice and, after it had been held II
the lady's hand for few minutes. she
was startled to hear it tick tick. away
as though nothing had happened. /
IS still running and seems to have snl
Tered no damage from its icy prison.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-09-21
NORTHERN PACIFIC CHANGES
Election OF President Mellen as Director OF
N. Y. N. H. & II Taken to Confirm
His Resignation from N. P.

St Paul, Sept. 21-President Chas
S. Mellen's election yesterday as a
director of the New York, New Haven
4 Hartford is taken as definitely con-
firming the reports that he will leave
the Northern Pacific ST. Paul officials
expect that the action of the directors
in adding Mr. Melen to the board will
be followed within a week or two by
his election as president of the South
ern New England railway situation :.
At yesterdays meeting of the New
ment relating to the presidency of that
system. except that Mr. Mellen has
been chosen to succeed Carlos French
who died recently President Halls
resignation was not touched upon
President Fred UnderwoIA has an
nounced to the officers and employees of
the Erie that he has no thought of leav-
ing that system The announcement is
definite and sets at rest the reports
that he will succeed Mr. Mellen as
president of the Northern Pacific.
May Select Mr.. Bum.
ST Paul officials are inclined to thinl
that straws point towards Charles w
Bum. general counsel of the road, ant
that when Mr.. Mellen presents his res
gnation to the Northern Pacific boart
Mr. Bum will be the man who sue
ceeds him. Mr.. Bum has been a warn
| friend of Mr. Mellen and is thorough,
familiar and in sympathy with the pol
| icy Mr.. Mellen has pursued in buildn.
up the earnings and influence of tn,
system. He enjoys the entire conf
] dence of the board and is considere,
! both an able and safe executive Off
cial.
Vice President j. NJ Hannaford, VIII
has Just returned from his annual va
cation. was at his Office yesterday II
did not discuss the reports that Nj
Mellen will leave and has said nothin
concerning the mention of his name a
a possible successor.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-09-21
Missouri Slope Items.

Chas Weigle of Glen Ullin got So So
for his cate in Chicago
Adolph Anderson of Noel has gone to
Bismarck for medical treatment
Only four non resident hunting per
mits were issued in Emmons county
A. j Bulamore, near Glen Ullin,
finished threshing on the eve of the
1lth. just before the storm. His wheat
went thirteen bushels to the acre
Arrangements are being made for
the Harvest Home for the benefit of
the Catholic church in Glen Ullin on
Oct. 9Th and 7th. A fine line of sports
has been arranged
Noel item in Gen Ulln News: Those
who took advantage of the recent
snow fall and also claim the honor of
being the first ones to enjoy a sleigh
ride this season are Misses Carrie
Jacobson, Mable and Minnie Peterson
and Messrs E. A. Holritz. w. P. Law
ton, A. Horitz and VIII Peterson. They
hitched up to bob sled about 10
o'cock Sunday morning and made a
trip out to Carson and back The
sleighing was excellent
The Glen Ullin Telephone exchange
Is now all completed and in practical
operation, SAYS the News The ex-
change works automatically, thus
doing away with the old fashioned way
which requires an operator. The pre-
prietors, Messrs. Tayis and Moore, de
serve much credit fer their enterprise
in this direction The exchange now
mas thirty seven subscribers and the
number will probably be increased tc
fifty within a short time.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-09-21
Ills second stomach.

Smugglers brains are proverbially
fertile. and a clever eXpedient was once
adopted to import brandy into Paris
without paying the octroi duties, says
the Golden Penny. For several weeks
a splendid elephant and his keeper be-
longing to n circus had constantly gone
in and out of one of the Paris gates,
when one day Il custom house officer
suddenly thrust his probe into the
creatures side The spectators We're
horritied but the elephant did not ap-
near to feel any pain, while from the
wound fell four tiny barrels Of brandy.
The keeper. considering that a little
extra size in the unwieldy shape of his
change would not be noticed. had IN
cased its stomach in the old skin or a
hrger elephant and had filled out the
space with brandy-a very profitable
enterprise.
We would make fewer bulls in this
Me IL we had not so many wrong
steers. Baltimore American.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-09-21

in the monopoly of the public domain
to the exclusion of actual home build
ing; therefore, be it
Resolved, that we request the con-
gress of the United States to make
such notifications in said laws as will
preserve the remaining public lands for
actual settlers to find homes and live
on said lands
Amid much confusion the roll was
called and resulted in the adoption of
the Needham substitute by vote OF
I21 to AS.
Mrs Gilbert McClurg of Colorado
Springs offered a resolution favoring
Indian corn as the national floral en-
bem of America and it was adopted.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-09-21
neecner. AppncntlOn.

One Saturday afternoon two Brook
lyn men were on their way over Fulton
ferry TO the City Of Churches. Mr..
Eeecher happened to be on board. AS
the ferryboat felt its way into the slip
Mr. Beccher seemed to be looking on
abstractedly .As the boat struck the
piling at the side which creaklnsly
welded, Mr.. Eeechcr's face lighted UP.
one of the men. who knew Mr.. Beech
ers method of sermonizing, remarked
To the other: There will be something
about that In tomorrow's sermon. Let
us go and see The men were in Plym-
outh church the following morning as
suggested. Sure enough, in the course
of the sermon Mr. Boecher made some
such reference as this: There are in
every community men who perform
for society the service that yondcr pill
ing does in the ferry slp-when they
are struck they gracefully yield. yet
are not quite swept from their position.
They stand for principle, but they tact
! fully yield in nonessentials. Those
buffer souls are valuable members OF
! society,"
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-09-21
Effect Of Music on Animals.

At the ZOO the zebra. wild ass. deeS
and ostrich went into paroxysms OF
rage at the sound of the piccolo, al
though they had manifested various
signs Of pleasure over the violin ana
fute. The tiger was asleep and re-
fused to be awakened by the fiddler
and flutist. But when the man with
The piccolo began to play the animal
sprang furiously to its feet and rushed
angrily up and down the cage lashlng
Its tail. So extreme was the beasts
anguish that the piccolo man speedily
eave place to the hutist. The differ
ence In effect was at once apparent.
The tiger stopped, listened, lay down
and purred like kitten in its enjoy
ment of the grateful sounds. and pres
entity fell asleep in luxurious repose.-
London Spectator.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-09-21
What Thcy wan,eu.

TO explain why his trip had proved
so poor. a commercial traveller once
wrote long account OF how the
weather had affected business in the
territory in which he had Travelled. In
due time he received this reply from
his firm: 1--WE get our weather reports
from Washington. Don't send us any
more. What we want is orders"
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-09-21

Restaurant Proprietor 10 guesU-lt's
too bad you have had 10 wait so long.
our men have just gone on strike
How long since you gave your order
Gucst-About half an hour | didn't
know there was strike. | thought II
Tribune.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-09-21
Not to BE Bam ed.

Mrs Bangs-So that pretty widow IS
really married so soon again, eh!
Old Bangs You bet!
Mrs. Bangs-But her late husbands
will expressly stipulated that If she
took a second husband her legacy was
to revert to his most distant relative.
Old Bangs That's where she was
foxy. She hunted up the relative ana
married him.-Smart Set
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-09-21
Airing IIia Erench.

Gracious. What III the world Is
that man ordering such lot of dishes
for! win he be able to eat them?"
"Oh, no. lie merely likes to show
that he can pronounce all those French
names. San Francisco Bulletin.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-09-21
THE WEST AND THE SHIP.
Resolutions on the Merchant Marine
Adopted by the Trans Mississippi
Commercial Congress at Its Four
teenth Annual Meeting Held at Seat
tie, WASH, Aug. 18 to %, Inclusive,
1908.

Resolved. by the Trans Mississippi
congress. in fourteenth annual con
vention assembled, and representing
twenty one states and territories west
of the Mississippi river. that the de
cline of our oversee merchant marine
from carrying 90 per cent of our ex-
ported products in American bottoms
down to Q per cent. is an anomaly in
the industrial development Of the
United States. and for a nation with a
greater coast line. greater resources
and an unbroken record of enterprise
ard intrepidity on the ocean.
Resolved, that every ship is mis-
sionary of trade; that steamship lines
work for their own countries just as
railroad lines work for their terminal
points. and that it is as absurd for
the United States to depend upon for
eign ships to distribute our products as
it would be for department store to
depend upon the wagons of a compel
inc house to deliver its goods.
Resolved, that it is the sense OF
this congress that the congress of the
United States should enact such laws
as will tend to build up the American
merchant marine"
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-09-21

Mr. Bum is northwesterner and
the son of Judge Romance Bum Of
Madison. Wis, famous member of
the federal bench. Prior to his service
with the Northern Pacific he was en-
gagged in practice in st. Paul, and later
as a member of the firm of Lusk, Bum
& Hadley. He retired from that firm
upon becoming connected with the
legal department of the Northern Pa
cific of which he has been the head
for many years.
President Underwood of the Erie.
who was prominently mentioned in
connection with the pending changes,
! began his railway career in 1868 as
railway brakeman on the Chicago, Mil
waukee & st. Paul. He worked his
way up the various grades until he be
came general superintendent. and then
left the Milwaukee and became super
intendent of the Minneapolis & Pacific.
He was general manager of the 500
! ana was connected WIN lne baltimore
{, Ohio prior to taking service with the
Erie.
Mr.. Mellen's Record.
Vice President Hannaford of the
Northern Pacific began as a freight
clerk. entering the traffic department
of the Northern Pacific thirty-one
years ago During the lease of the
Wisconsin Central lines to the North
ern Pacific he was traffic manager Of
that line.
President c. S. Mellen of the North
ern Pacific entered railway service in
i 1869. serving almost continuously in
the pay and auditing Departments of
eastern lines In 1883 he was made
superintendent of the Boston & Lowell
and in 1883 became purchasing agent
, for the Union Pacific. serving later as
assistant general manager and general
, manager In 1892 he became second
vice president of the New York. New
/, Haven e. Hartford, serving until his
election as president OF the Northern
Pacific
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-09-21
The Unblushing Rascal.

"Snifkins says that when he gets
married he wants not only pretty
girl, but good one"
"The bigamist." Topics.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-09-21

One Of the duties of life is to make
those with whom you associate happy,
and in striving to do this you will also
make yourself happy.-MaxwelIs Tails
man.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-09-21

Much better results can be obtaiheu
by paying q woman compHmen. '."n
by trying to argue with her.-i'os'o''
Globe.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-09-21

This recipe is out of sight:
To right wrong right you write right
right.-Baltimore News.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-09-21
CroWinu of Crops.

The reason one piece of ground will
yield a better crop than another plot
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-01-28
SpeClaI Sale of Trimmed Hats

We have made deep cuts in prices in our Trimmed Hat Dept, not single style being reserved.
 One lot TRIMMED HATS, black and colored velvet, former prices S2.19, $3.49, $4.39 $4.S0, NOW $1.00.
 One lot TRIMMED HATS, made of best quality black velvet, former prices $4.99, $5.39, $5.99, $6.39, NOW $2.99. #
 One lot TRIMMED HATS, this lot consists of our high priced goods, trimmed with black plumes ana feathers. prices ranging from $o.99 to $500, NOW $3.s9.
 Our object i'll inaugurating this Re auction Sale is to close out as soon as possible every hat or bonnet now on our counters.
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-01-28
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you ever in all your life sec such fine, orderly set of men as those troll icy fellows who are out on strike! Say, they are q credit to the city, to themselves and to the company which discharged them for not reporting TOT duty when commanded to do so. Well, there's always two sides to all such misunderstandings, and we think the present trolley strike Is no exception to the rule. Of course, the head 'su- Der" thinks there is only his slde to the question, therefore there's no need of arbitration; but he1l ind out different before the present trouble IS over: he'll also find out that none or she officials will get round-shouldered counting the nickels and dimes ana, in all probability, he'll find out 1t the men known as "scdbs" are worth what he's paying them, the old reii-- ables are worth at least $2.25 per day. A lady purchaser at our store when questioned if she had come on tne trolley answered, "NO, and haven [ only one coat to my name, but 1T l was presented with q $100 seaiskin wouldn't ride until the strike IS set fied.ss Such are the remarks you hear on all sides. Remember, It taxes q cool head to go through such tan, talizing situation and we say to all parties concerned if they will drlnk nothing but good Tea and Conee they'll find everything will come out as 1t should (for the besD. If they III, tend taking our advice, they shoulu begin with the quality we sell.
 Pha7an'S T Store. A2 East Main Street. Telephone
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-01-28
M. Bergin Sons UNDERTAKERS. and PRACTICAL
 EMBALMERS.

The best equipped house In Connec. ticut, with everything needed for the business to be shown in warerooms. from the plainest line of goods to the most modern. Experienced and gen. tlemanly help to attend to your wants day or night. Modern Hearses in black md white; rubber tired Hacks rubber tired Ambulance on call. Night calls answered by Thomas I, Bergin T5 South Elm street. or District office 5 East Main street, or at residence 1oo Walnut street. Telephone at stort sal3-.. af residence 333-cc.
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-01-28

D. H. Tierney, tn real estate agent, sold today the Ernest kast property at s John street to Antoni Sanchelli
 Special forecag1 -~ OUnnectlcut: Rain i'll north cloudy in south portions tonight, Thursday fair and colder; va riable winds.
 At bar meeting in the city court to- day the following cases were assigned for trial in this order: Wharton M. Grubb vs Mary Jones, January 30; John +. Wood vs Hattie Griswoid. January 31; Patrick Tanning ys Court Welch, r. of A., February 2 Herman W. Kiesel vs Lon H. French February 3.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-08-21
VERY ANNOYING
This Hardly Expresses What Mitch
ell People Say OF 1t.

Amy itchiness of the skin is annoy
ing.
u Little danger in itching skin dis
Bases.
h But they make you miserable.
n Doan's Ointment is a never falling
cure
For piles, eczema, all itching
Eroubles.
d Fargo, N. D.. citizens endorse 1T.
Mrs. T. P. Ross, guest of the Far
No House, on North Front street,
Fargo, N. D., says: "My husband
Suffered intensely from itching hem
Drrhoids. He tried physicians treat
|nent, ointments innumerable, did
Everything advised by friends and ac-
Au%aintances to rid himself Of the in.
.Stolerable annoyance, but until he
6tried Doan's Ointment all his efforts
were futile. He used the ointment
Faithfully for three weeks and the
&tching was completely allayed. The
bemorrhoids shrunk gradually away
until they disappeared. The pleas,
hre of such results can only be I'M
derstood by those who suffer SINH
Early. To share in this pleasure
there is only one course to pursue
Hf at all troubled with hemorrhold
That course is buy Doan's Ointment
az Wilser's Pharmacy and this result
will follow
Connecticut western news., 1903-06-25
FALLS VILLAGE

Kenneth Sabine is visiting friends in New Britain this week.
 The closing exercises given by the pupils of the three schools last Friday evening drew out large crowd, the hall being filled so that there was not even standing room. The exercises were the best that have been given here for a long time, was the verdict of all who saw them. It would,be unfair to single out any one as doing specially well as every one did splendidly and showed the care ful training of the teachers.
 John H. Belden and family expect to come here next week from Hartford to spend the summer, having rooms with Mrs. Carey.
 Miss Louise Gibbs of Kent is visiting her brother, A. F. Gibbs.
 Mrs. Jennie Brown and son of Water bury are visiting at her fathers, Edward Merriman's.
 Miss Ruby Weed of New Haven and Miss MolEe Belcher from the young ladies' seminary at Mt. Carmel, N. Y. are home for the summer vacation.
 Miss Daisy Graham left Saturday for her home at North Germantown, N. Y.
 Mrs. Stephen Brigner died at her home Wednesday afternoon, June r, at o'clock. She was eighty two years of age. The funeral was held from her late residence Saturday at 3 p. m., Rev. J. w. Bohlman of Sheffield, Mass offic- iating, assisted by Rev. J. O. Codding- ton of the M. E. church. There was a profusion of beautiful flowers. Mrs. Brigner had been in poor health for sev- eral years, but was always cheerful and uncomplaining. She leaves three daugh- ters, son, brother and sister, beside many friends to mourn her loss.
 Mrs. J. s. Tracy returned from Hart ford on Monday, much improved in health.
Connecticut western news., 1903-06-25
The Farm Womnn

"Why is 1t that women farmers are nearly always successful?" This Is a question We have come in contact with more than once The answer is simply that a woman who has energy and de- termination enough to undertake the work has enough to carry her to sue cess in anything she undertakes. We know some striking examples of the successful management. of large farms by the widows of the former managers. In these cases the farms lost nothing by the change of management.
 Girls make better berry pickers than boys. We have tried it and speak from experience and fully indorse what a Wisconsin grower says on the subject: We prefer girls for picking because they do the work much better. They talk less, they do not get tired and want to go and they attend to the work much better than boys and are not so full of mischief and play" Also they give better heed to instruction and are much more easily kept in or der.-Farm and Ranch.
Connecticut western news., 1903-06-25
Notice of Tax Lew,

Levied upon by virtue of sundry tax warrants, directed to me as collector of taxes for the Town of Canaan, County of Litchfleld and State of Connecticut, laid by said Town on Lists of 1893, 1900 and iYOl, said taxes being laid and assessed lgainst the Hunts Lyman Iron Company mounting to $3T.5O on lists of lS99 and 300, and $43.50 on list of 1901, making a otal of $IlS.5O.
 Auction on the 29th day of August, A. ID. l003, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon at the Public Sign-post at Falls Village in said Town of Canaan, enough of the following described real estate in said Town belong ing to said Hunts Lyman Iron Company | pay the aforesaid taxes with the interest allowed by law and my fees. Said real c state Is described us follows, viz:
 A certain piece of land with all build ings standing thereon, and all the water privileges and all the appurtonances con nected herewith that belongs to said Hunts Lyman Iron Company, and k situated at Lower City (So called) in said Town of Canaan. and Is bounded and de scribed as follows, viz:
 Bounded northCrly by lands formerly owned by Mrs Amira Dean; casterly by Highway leading from Falls Village to the Hollenbcck Club House: southCrly by lands of Michael Callahan, and westerly by the Hollcnbeck river, and including all the water privileges connected herewith, containing about three acres of land moro or less, it being the property known as the " FURNACE PRoPERTY.'
 Dated at Canaan this Ped day of June, A. D. 1903.
 Collector of taxes ARTHUR F. GIBBS for the
 ( Town of Cunnan- Ct