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Morris tribune., 1903-07-04
PRICE TAGS ON CLOTHES.
Odd Custom Which Would Seem
Suited to Some Americans.

OQo custom Wnlcn WouIo seem
Suited to Some Americans.
A peculiar custom of the peas,
antry in remote parts of Italy, ac-
cording to a correspondent, is the
wearing of price tags on new dress
es and suits of clothes. While in
most countries the custom obtains
Of promptly removing such indica-
Son of the purchase price the mo-
ment a garment is bought, rural
folk in Italy take pains to sew them
on the more securely in order that
they may not drop off accidentally.
This practice is INDUCED in by the
more prosperous peasantry, CORE
spending to the well to do farmer
class of this country.
The observer of social conditions
may well ask why this custom Of
wearing price marks on clothes has
not found favor in this country,
where ostentation on the part of
our "new rich" runs riot, writes
Robert Webster Jones in House
keeper. Many woman Of wealth is
heard to complain that her maid
servant on a much smaller outlay by
wearing cheap but almost perfect
limitations of the original can pre-
sent as fashionable an appearance
as herself.
The plush garment of modish de-
sign often looks as well as the seal
skin costing ten times as much;
paste ornaments cannot be told
from diamonds except by the ex-
pert. Complaint of the same char
acter is made by the man who pat
ronizes an expensive tailor. The
great improvements effected by the
manufacturers of ready made cloth
ing have made it possible for the
ten dollar week clerk to appear as
well dressed as his $1,000 a week
employer.
All this is, of course, most dis
tressing to the person who wishes to
get the worth of his or her money.
What is the use of wearing expen-
sive clothes, if ones neighbors do
not appreciate them? The univer-
sal wearing Of price tags would re-
move this difficulty, and the woman
with new 800 gown or fifty dollar
hat would derive twice the satisfac-
ton from wearing them that she
does at present-that is, provided
her neighbors were wearing nothing
better. One danger, to be sure,
would be the incentive to prevarica-
ton; it would be so easy to change
the figures. But anything would be
better than running the risk, as at
present, of having a new 800 gown
for last years ''make
over"
Morris tribune., 1903-07-04
FREAKS OF CALCULATION.
Queer MentAL Vagaries In Summing
Up Profits and Losses.

Queer MentA Vaearies In Summing
Up Profits and Losses.
The talk had been about the bust.
ness ability of people who do not
handle large sums of money, and
one of the party told the following
story:
"a rich man, extraordinarily
strict in all business matters, but
kind hearted withal, had gardener
who in long and faithful service
contracted rheumatism. Almost
regularly every month the gardener
was incapacitated for work for four
and five days at time. When he
did not work his wages were dock.
ed, and his loss amounted to about
$40 a month.
''The employer did not like this,
as the man was a valued servant,
and it seemed unfair to make him
bear the financial burden Of an i'll
ness that was the outgrowth of his
calling. But the masters business
instincts would not allow him to-
pay for unrendered services. Final
ly the employer evolved a scheme
whereby the gardener would not
lose anything through future at
tacks, while the proprieties of bust
ness would not be violated.
"Summoning the man before him,
the master said: Patrick, I am sor-
ry you are i'll so frequently, and I
dislike to dock you, but I must do
so, as I cannot pay for anything
do not get. Now, / tell you what l
will do. Your wages are $40
month at present. Hereafter / will
pay you at the rate Of $50, and with
the average dockage your income
will be about what you would re-
ceive at the old rate il you were not
SICK
''Patrick cogitated a moment be-
fore replying. Thank ye kindly,
sir he said, but if it's all the same
I'd rather not have the raise. Ye
see, when Pm sick now / lose so
much money every idle day, and if
ye raise me wages III lose more,
and / can't afford that
After the matches had been pass
ed around another of the party re-
marked between puffs:
81 don't know whether that's a |
new or a true story, but I can
match it out Of my own experience,
though whether my experience was
the result Of business ignorance OF
D charitable feeling on the part of |
the other person | cannot say. 1
nad been boarding for some time in
, certain house when lost my po-
,ition and could not get another
one. My bill was $12 every week,
md l had no money saved. The
andlady was a patient soul, how
ever, and things went along for
awhile until one day she came to
ne and said:
az know you are in hard luck,
Mr.. Smith, and I believe you are
,rying to get work, but I have my
|elf to look out for, and I cannot
lfford to have my people run up
leavy bills On me. You now owe
ne $84, and you say you are unable
o pay me. Hereafter, so that you
will not owe me too much, we will
count your board at Sc week until
'ou get a job" p Philadelphia
ledger.
Morris tribune., 1903-07-04

bushes and put it on little knoll and
aimed his golf stick at it. Then he
brought the stick down with crash.
and Of course you know what hap
pened. The eggshell was broken into
q thousand pieces and the contents
were spilled all over the ground.
While John was gazing sorrowfuIly
at the result Of his foolishness along
came a half dozen motherly old hens.
"What have you doneT' they cried in
amazement. Have you dared to break
one Of our beautiful eggs and waste it
In this Manner
And, without waiting for an, answer,
they pitched into him and pecked and
pecked him until he had hardly q feath-
- left. Pittsburg Dispatch.
Morris tribune., 1903-07-04
The RuttermlIk Cow.

Grandma had taken little Roger
to the country for a visit overnight.
After all the wonderful visits to the
barnyard and pigsty milking time
came, and Roger, cupin hand, went
to see the cows MIXED.
When he was drinking his cup of
milk he looked at all the cows and
then asked: ii.
"Grandma, which COW is the but
termilk COW ?"Little Chronicle.
Morris tribune., 1903-07-04
Overdose Of Harmony.

Quizzer - What broke up the
Young Mems Political club to which
you belonged3
Knott We'll, it was this way:
There had been such beautiful and
uninterrupted harmony in the or
ganization from the first that each
man claimed to be the sole cause of
the harmoniousness. Of course
they couldn't agree on that point,
and the thing broke up in a row.
Baltimore American.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-09-18
Who Is First?

Fargo Forum: On Saturday last
Grand Forks county paid its first
money for the arrest and conviction
of a party violating the state prohibi-
tion law. On the following day The
Grand Forks Herald did its usual first"
stunt by announcing that the money
paid by that county was the first for
the purpose paid out by any county in
the state.
On August 10 Frank Skelley was ar
ragned in this county on a complaint
sworn out by Sam McCoskery, charg-
ing him with bootlegging On Aug
25 Skelley went into court and entered
plea of guilty to the charge, and on
Sept. 10 County Treasurer Mayo paid
to McCoskery $50 for the evidence
that lead to the conviction of Charles
Johnson
1t isn't very much to brag about, but
it demonstrates, just the same, that
Cass county leads in all things.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-09-18
THE HoMEsTEADER's FAMILY.
1t Need Not Necessarily Accompany
Him to the Claim.

Washington. Sept 16.-Law officers
of the interior department asked about
the practice in regard to residence on
their claims by married homesteaders,
requiring that a married man who
makes a homestead entry must take
his family on his claim The inquiry
was made because of a recent report
in a Koochiching paper that two
claims that had been commuted were
overthrown on this ground One off
cial high in the legal division said:
''While the law contemplates that
homesteader shall establish a home
on his claim there is no absolute rule
or Interpretation which requires mar
ried man to take his family with him
when he establishes such home The
fact that he does not take his wife and
children, if he has any, may be ex-
planned in several ways according to
the individual cases. For instance, the
wife may be in poor health and not
able to stand the rigors of breaking
new land and other hardships incident
to making a home on new and One
child may be ill., causing a separation
during the residence period on the
claim by the father The law has al
ways been construed literally in this
respect and. unless there are other
reasons for rejecting final proof, the
absence of a claimants family would
not bar him from getting patent The
officers of the government generally
construe the intent of the entryman,
in his residence and improvement OF
the land, and if he has otherwise com
piled with the law and established a
bona fide residence, that is usually
sufficient
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-09-18
To Pasture Hous.

Filing G. Mellen in The Dakota
Farmer: had. last spring, fifty-seven
hogs and shoats on my farm in Rich
land county, North Dakota | have
three-acre pasture on the sandiest part
of my farm, near to a small pond or
lake, to which hogs have access. In
the fore part of May | directed my
man to plow this pasture very Deep
as last fall it was all covered with rank
weeds He did so and dragged it down
smooth. We sowed four bushels Of
seed to the acre; one bushel wheat,
one bushel oats, one bushel speltz, one
bushel rye and a little barley. The
hogs pastured on this two months, and
| never saw finer pasture of green feed
anywhere. July Is we turned in seven
cows to help keep the growth down.
and | believe they and the hogs can
pasture there month, the way it now
looks. l want to say, however, that
there is little or no sign of the wheat,
as the other grains seem to have
choked it out; but the rye, speltz and
oats are just fine, and the hogs and
cows seem to enjoy it as much as
clover pasture. BY all means pasture
your hogs. Next year shall try rye
oats. speitz and rape l have raised
hogs in pasture in Worth county. Iowa
and ! can raise them in pastur, witt
very little trouble in North Dakota.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-09-18

The bureau of vegetable pathology
of the department of agriculture is
still struggling with the problem of
proving a universal standard for GER
eals for the United States, and ac-
cording to the opinion expressed by
one of the officials of the bureau it is
far from certain that the department
will be able to complete the grain
standards during the present year not
withstanding the desire of Secretary
Wilson that the requests of the grain
producers of the northwest be com
piled with in the matter of providing
a uniform standard for grains under
the direction of the department. The
work is proceeding slowly. 1t is the
wish of the bureau officials to make
certain as to the correctness of the
methods employed. and to that end a
number of systems and instruments
employed in making tests for stand
ardizing grains have been placed out
among the inspectors of the depart
ment for use in connection with the
practical daily grain inspection in the
field to see if the technical system en-
ployed by the department will be eff
cacious in producing the results hoped
for by the grain men. The system
upon which the apparatus employed by
the bureau is based is to make tests
upon the amount of water in grain.
While this is technical plan for grad
ing and standardizing, it is assured
that the system if it shall be accepted
by the grain men as combining utility
with effectiveness. can be employed
with ease in the grain trade of the
country. There is little doubt if the
department shall not perfect its grad
inss for grain during the next two
months that efforts will be made tt
secure legislation along the line.
mapped out in the bill of Senator Nc
Cumber of North Dakota in the las
congress.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-09-18

There is little consolation in the fact
that while the recent storms have done
much damage to grain in the stack and
in the shock, it has crippled the argu-
ment of the elevator men and there is
q possibility of receiving something
like what the grain is worth. An over
estimated yield is the long suit of the
grain buyers until the farmer has
parted with his crop. when the quality
along with the price
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-09-18
SteWartsdale Items.

The Misses Flora and Katie Stewart
entertained their friends at their home
last Friday evening
Many were present in spite of the
inclement weather, and most en-
joyable time was reported by all.
Miss Florence Satterlund is substi-
tuting in school No Il this week for Miss
DeGraff. who is assisting with one ol
the exhibits for the State fair.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-09-18
WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS.
Writ Asked in Behalf of Wesley Styles,
Held for Murder of Peter J. Stelseth
in Benson County.

Held for Murder Of Peter J. Stelseth
in Benson County.
Before the supreme court al Grand
Forks an application was made for a
writ of habeas corpus for the release
of Wesley Styles of Maddox, Benson
county. who is held for trial for the
killing of Peter J. Stelseth. I. will
be remembered that Stelseth WAS
kicked in an alteration between the
two men and subsequently died. An
application was made to Judge Cowan
for a writ. but he denied the petition.
Attorneys Tracy Bangs, Guy c. H.
Corliss and Asa J. Styles appear for
the plaintiff and the writ is asked for
on the ground that the defendant is
held without probable cause to believe
that he was guilty of the of19nse
charged
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-09-18
WORK OF SPECIAL SESSION.
Congressman spalding Preparing for
the Work Of the Special Session OF
Congress in November.

the Work Of the Special Session Of
Congress in November.
Congressman Spalding returned to
Fargo today after spending a day at
Mandan and Bismarck. looking up
some matters in which he is interested.
He goes to Washington the latter part
of October to prepare for the work of
the extra session of congress which
begins Nov g. The special session. be-
ginning a month before the regular
session. will he thinks, give the new
speaker an opportunity to get his COM
mittees appointed and enable the house
to organize and be ready for active work
when the regular session opens in De
cember Mr.. Spalding does not look for
the passage of any financial legislation
by congress, for the reason that he
thinks congress will be unable to agree
on any measure.
With regard to crop damage in the
valley. he does not think it will be as
great as reported. The principal loss
will be in grades and he thinks the ad-
vancing price will offset this.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-09-18

Editor Nye of Valley City says that
John Knauf and Tom Poole are mem
bers of the Jim River Valley Knockers
club and Suicide society This thing
of CHASING Tom and John as members
of the same political organization will
make the Times Record two deadly
enemies for life
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-09-18
az!@&4s|E'hezD

Prospects of high wages are so al
Turing in the harvest fields that the
st. Thomas Times thinks there would
be no danger of a horde of clerks for
a three day special session at Bis
marck
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-09-18
An Error.

Mrs Linda W. Slaughter: mis-
written date in a hastily read letter
was responsible for an ill-timed club
report. This is joke on me, but like
Miller of Dee
laugh and grow fat on the follies !
see,
And you're welcome to fatten b,
laughing at me.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-09-18
Unappreciative Community.

Grand Forks Herald: The Bismarck
Tribune is willing to trade shells for
ducks and chickens. We have our
opinion of community in which the
mercial basis to secure little game.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-09-18

1t seems that Consul Ravndal of
Beirut, Syria. formerly conducted a
Scandinavian newspaper at Fargo, and
he now writes to his old friend L. X.
Hassell, judge of probate at Fargo,
about the ominous condition of affairs
in Turkey.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-09-18
Chr 8is,nartk Tribune.
BY M. II. JEWELL.
THE DAILY TRIBUNE.

Published every afternoon, except Sun
day. at Bismarck. North Dakota, Is deliv-
cred by carrier to all parts of the city at
80 cents per month, or So per year. The
daily sent to any address in the United
States and Canada. postage prepaid, So per
year. So for six months; $1.3O for three
months.
THE WEEKLY TRIBUNE.
Published every Friday; eight pages.
containing a summary OF the news OF the
week local and foreign-particular atten-
ton being paid to state news. Sent TO
any address. postage paid for LOO Tor
cpe year; 80 cents for six months. % cents
for three months.
The Bismarck Tribune Is the Oldest
newspaper In the state-established June
u, 1873 1t has q wide circulation and l.
n desirable advertising medium. Being
published at the capital of the state 1t
makes feature Of state news. of semi
official character, and is therefore particu-
iarly Interesting to all who desire to keep
the run of state affairs-politicai, social
and business.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-09-18
PRAIRIE DREEZES
Nobody Knows.

Fashion has decreed an entil
,hange in the styles of gowns for tn
Paper
Who is Dame Fashion?
Why, nobody knows,
Or where she may come from
Or whittier she goes.
She merely says: "Presto
Go alter your clothes.' MS,
And. 10, We obey her.
Why? Nobody knows.
She's always a ruler
Without any throne.
She comes in a breath.
In another she's gone.
| know | despise her.
And so too, do you:
We scold her and scorn her
(And follow her. tooD
She looks at your dress
And she says it won't do.
It's too-too-well. you know.
It's just simply too
Too what? 1t don't matter.
Too why? can't say.
Dame Fashion DEGREES it,
That makes it O. K
Your hat is too fussy,
1t ought to be plain;
Twas fussy last season.
II may be again
But that doesn't alter
The fact that today
Dame Fashion DEGREES that
Your hat is passe
So, it's off to the tailor,
To buy some new clothes.
Why? It's no matter
For nobody knows.
Dame Fashion has spoken
Go alter your clothes!"
And 10! We obey her
Why? Nobody knows.
Oh. skirts may be skinny
Or skirts may be full,
And skirts may be silken
Or skirts may be wool,
Its style so they tell you.
It's style-and it GOES.
Who made it? Don't ask me.
The Lord only knows
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-09-18
Just as Well.

Where are you going, my pretty
maid?"
I'm going to die, kind sir she said.
maid?"
I'm out of fashion, kind sir" she
said
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-09-18
Nearly Finished Him.

Criticus-What made Soakem so i'll
at the club last night?
Cynicus-S Somebody put water in his
whiskey
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-09-18

The bald headed man will tell you
that this is also the season of the fly
that won't come off
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-09-18

The Fargo Call reports the arrest of
a man in Fargo with number of
"erasures' on his person Possibly he
had rubbed out some Identification
marks
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-09-18

An Ohio boy discovered that gasoline
more income for the Oil trust
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-09-18
Notice to Builders

Sealed proposals will be received at
the office of the undersigned un.il 9
p m. Monday, Sept 81, 1908, for the
brick work required in the erection Of
two-story brick store building to be
built on Fifth street, Bismarck. N. d.
The right is reserved to reject any
and all bids. Plans and specifications
can be seen at the Office of
p. c. REMINGTON,
FIRST National Bank Building, Bis
marck, N. ID.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-09-18

The air ships have reached such a
stage of perfection that they will do
everything but fly.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-09-18

The Turks having taken kastoria
things ought to be quieted somewhat
FOLEY
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-09-18


proved
On motion the auditor was instruct.
ed to present bill to Mclean county
for one half of expense in grading road
on the county line between Burleigh
and Mclean counties. to the amount
of $S915
Onmotion the board adjourned until
~ O'Clock a. M Sept. 18th, 1903.
SEPT Is, 1908.
Board met pursuant to adjournment.
Pres''t - Commissioners f;rambs
SWEET and Ecklund.
The communication of ]. w. Avery
IN regard to Open wells on nwA sect
ion 2S and swA section %. township
139. range rs, was referred to the
states attorney
On motion the states attorney was
instructed to collect the rent on the
Following property: Lots !, 9, 3, a. 5
and 6. block As, Original plat. City of
Bismarck, or have the parties vacato
the premises
On motion the following bills were
allowed:
Andrew Allen, painting court
house renee .............$ 20 00
Blexrud & Illness. mdse., poor,
Mrs. Chandler ........... 9 65
Blexrud & Illness. burial poor,
Thos Chandler ...... 27 60
/ w. G. Crocker, supplies. supt.
schools II sc
John White. livery ........ 49, 0C
n. Gran, witness ........ $50
jacob Rasch. witness .... SS
Geo. A. Welch. sheriff fees. -. 20. "a
Geo A Welch. sheriff fees. q. So
Geo. a. Welch, sheriff fees. "a Is
Geo A. Welch, sheriff fees. 80. "a q
r. e. Grambs, sal Co. COM. 30 Sc
J. =. SWEET sal co. conn.,. "a 4s
, ) z. Ecklund, sal Co. conn.,. 80 &c
On motion the board adjourned IN.
til 2 O'Clock p. M. Oct. 5th. 1903
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Chicago. Burlington & Quincy r. R

City Ticket Office 635 Main street.
Telephone 400 old line; 200 new line.
Passenger depot foot of Second
street. Telephone 4OS old line.
Time Table in Effect Feb. 9, 1903.
Leave La Crosse, Winona, Arrive
For st. Paul. Minneapo- From
lis and Northwest.
1888 p. n. DAILY. :, S:05 a. m.
4:30 a. m. Oily eX. sun. 3:44 D. m.
Chicago and Eastern
Connections.
1882 4. m. DAILY, ...12:04 a. m.
1905 D. M. Daily ex. sun. 500 a. m,
Clinton, Moline, Rock
Island, Davenport, st.
Louis, Southern and
Western Connections.
1928 p. m. Daily ex. Sun. 1850 a. m.
2:32 am. Daily. ...12:04 a. m.
The ST. Louis express leaves at
1928 D. m, carries reclining chair
cars, Dubuque to st. Louis, Pullman
sleeper Davenport to st. Louis. This
train connects at Galesburg with fast
through trains to Omaha, Denver,
Kansas City and the Pacific coast.
This is the fastest train between Du,
buque and Kansas City.
The ST. Paul yestibuled leaving at
1888 p. IN, carries free reclining
chair cars, Pullman Standard and
compartment Sleepers and reaches
st. Paul at 1925 a. m.
For information about rates, tick
cts, through car arrangements, bag
gage, etc, call on or address
II. w. UTTLEY,
General Agent.
w. B. CRAVATH.
City Passenger Agent.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1903-03-24
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