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Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-03-13

Mischievous though the prickiy pear
Is, it is not without it's good qualities.
Its juicy fruit. though rather deficient
In flavor, is delightfully."- cool and re
freshing in the dry heat of the sum
mer, and a kind of treacle is made of it.
Great caution is needed in peeling
the prickly pear, the proper way being
to impale the fruit OH fork or stick
while you cut it open and remove the
skin, and woe betide the fingers of the
unwary new chum" who plucks the
treacherous fruit
In dry weather at the cape these
spiteful little stings do not even wait
for the newly arrived victim, but fly
about, light as thistledown, ready to
settle on any one who has not learned
by experience to give the prickly pear
bushes wide berth.-"Home Life OF
an Ostrich Farm"
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-03-13
Two view. Of the same Que.tion

a noted bishop in order to point a
lesson in humility sometimes tells a
story of a young clergyman whose first
appointment was to be an out of the
way and poor parish.
On his first Sunday in this new sta
ton the young man as he looked over
his wretchedIy clad and ignorant con-
gregation could not help saying to him.
SELF with Il groan:
Dear me. what n dreadful thing 1t
would he il should have to stay here
any great length of time.'
At the end Of the sermon deacon
made prayer. TO the young mans
horror one part of the prayer was a
benevolent hope that this ignorant. in
experienced. barren pastor that had
lately come to the parish might i'm
prove and grow learned and fruitful in
good works. so that he would come to
merit being kept on there for awhile"
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-03-13
MAORI TArTooINc.


70 Durfn0 the PrOceas.
English explorers and scientists have
brought back series of remarkable
specimens OF Maori tattooing from the
interior of New Zealand. The most as
tonishing designs were found on the
faces of the women.
The faces and bodies of the women
are 40 covered with these blue marks
that they look as il they had OH tight
fitting chintz dress.
The instrument employed in tattooing
to obtain the deep burrows is usually
made Of bone. having sharp edge like
q chisel and shaped in the fashion Of a
garden hoe. Another style is made of a
sharks tooth.
The tattooing of the women is COM
menced when about the age of fifteen
or eighteen and continues until they
reach middle age. Most of the masters
Of the art are professionals. who 20
from village to village and are highly
paid for their services. The pattern
about to be engraved is first outlined
on the face with small stick dipped in
powdered charcoal after which the
skin is gashed. and the colOring or pig
ment is introduced into the cut flesh
with stick dipped into the liquid.
The cOlorng material used is gener-
ally the resin of a certain tree. which
10 burned, powdered and converted into
q fluid.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-03-13

1t was the moon and not the sun
which first suggested to mankind the
circle of the year as II measure OF
time. The sun exhibits no changes OF
appearance. and his light obliteratcs
all the landmarks of the sky \ lu-
minary which is the same yesterday.
today and tomorrow might give rise to
conceptions of perfection and eternity.
but beyond the alterations of day and
night it could suggest to mems minds
no abstract measure of time. But with
our humble satellite it is far otherwise.
The regularly recurring phenomena OF
new moon and full moon are too
marked to escape the attention of the
most obtuse and unreflecting of saw
ages.
The motion of the sun may be COM
pared to that of the minute hand of a
clock, sweeping on hour after hour with
out leaving much record of its compar-
atively vast journey. The progress of
the moon, on the contrary. may be lik-
ened to that of the hour hand, which
registers the movements of ID COM
panion and resolves them into twelve
well defined periods.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-03-13
The Pillow Of the lta,i.n pe...ut,

The Italian peasant girl as soon as
she has learned to spin and sew begins
to make her wedding trousseau. Thence
piece by piece it grows, and she has
put into it all her finest stitchery and
sweetest thoughts. AS soon as she is a
bride she makes bag of fine muslin.
This she begins to fill with rose leaves.
Each year adds it's share When she
dies, perhaps an old woman full Of
years, it is this rose pillow that her
head rests on. In this calm acceptance
of and preparation for the great events
Of life, such as marriage and death.
there are time and soil for the bios
soming Of fancy which we, stumbling,
hit and miss, through life, do not fur
nish.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-03-13

Sir Richard Wallace once heard the
elder Dumas laughing boisterously in
his study and was told by servant
that Dumas was working and that he
often laughed like that at his work 1t
turned out that the great novelist was
I'm company with one of his own char
acters. at whose sallies he was simply
roaring" But this was years ago, when
imagination went hand in hand with
animal spirits. 1t would be difficult to
imagine one Of the modern intense,
realistic, analytical school so easily di-
verted
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-03-13
THE AMERICAN SAILOR.
He Works and Plays Hard and spins
Great Yarns.

The sailors life is not altogether one
OF hard work, and on the whole he has
a very good time. Dancing, gymnas
tics, fencing boxing and boat racing
I'LL his leisure hours. His natural fond
ness for pets is proverbial, and there
are few ships without a mascot, be it
q goat, dog or Dennis the pig. which
serves to tighten the hours of the dull
watches at sea. Many stories are told
Of the prowess Of ships pets at night
on the forecastle. when the hammOcks
are down and the pipes lighted. One
man spins yarn of cat that was
born in An old boiler, cruised $4,000
miles in one ship, established great
reputation as a fighter in all parts Of
the world and finally ended his adyen
turOus career on the coral reefs of Sa
mOa. says writer in the Worlds
Work. Another tells of monkey
without ears or tail. with which he
sailed in the China seas, whose fond
ness for liquid paint produced period
ical attacks of blindness. There is q
story of dissipated dog who never
lost an opportunity to get drunk and
who always recognized the bugle call
for the gig and invariably ran to the
gangway when it sounded to go ashore
with the captain. But the best of all
is the one of the pet bear who cha sed a;
young officer up the mizzen rigging
Fortunate indeed is the animal that
falls into the hands of sailor
''The sailor man has his vagaries.'
once said the bishop of Shanghai over
the coffin of sailor who had taken his
own life. but he is the tenderest heart
ed creature into which God ever
breatheL the breath of life
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-03-13

Henrietta" said MIR. Meekton, did
you hear that lecture in which it was
stated that the fact that Adam arrived
ON earth before Eve indicated that men
should assume certain precedence
over women?"
II did," was the somewhat icy reply.
isn't it absurd? 1t simply shows
that Adam was expected to get the
garden in shape for Ewes comfort, Just
as the modern man gets up in the
morning and lights the fire"-Wash-
lngton Star
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-03-13
ANATOMY OF AN OYSTER.
TAe Dlvalve's Organs Are Nuaero0s
ana Its tseart 0uite Hunanlike.

-
Every oyster has mouth, heart. a
liver. a stomach. besides many curious
" devised little intestines and other
organs - necessary organs, such as
would be handy to living, moving
Intelligent creature. The mouth is at
the end of the shell, near the hinge and
adjoining the tOothed portion Of the
oysters pearly covering. This tiny lit
tie apology Of mouth is oval in shape.
and, although hardly visible to one un-
used to making such anatomical exam
nations, it can be easily discovered by
gently pushing bodkin or piece Of
blunt. smooth wire along the surface
Of the locality mentioned.
When the mouth is at last located.
you can thrust your instrument through
between the delicate lips aud Il consid-
erable distance toward the stomach
without causing the oyster the least
pain whatever From this mouth there
Is of course a miniature canal leading
to the stomach. Food passes from this
canal to the stomach and from the lat
ter organ into the intestines just as
readily as though the little bivalve
were as large as an elephant or rhi
noceros.
Remove the shell this operation is
rather rough on the oyster but can be
done in comparatively painless man
ner by an expert). and you will see the
crescent, which lies just over the so
called heart This half moon space is
the oysters pericardium. Within Is
the true heart. the pulsations of which
can be readily seen without the aid Of
q glass. The heart is very humanlike,
made Of two parts. one Of which re-
ceives the blood from the gills through
q network of real blood vessels; tn.
other portion contracts and drives the
blood out through the body. The other
organs of an oysters anatomy are all
n their proper places aud perform
their several functions.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-03-13

"Tommy," said an uncle to his preco-
c1ous nephew, your mother tells me
she has to give you pennies to be good.
Do you think that is as things should
beY'
"Of course 1t is," replied Tommy.
"You certainly don't want me to grow
up and be good for nothing. do you, un-
cle?"-Chums.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-03-13
COlMparisOns.

Miles-rhat fellow Puffem reminds
me Of a bass drum.
Giles-Hand it to me slowly. I'm
troubled with ingrowing nerves.
Miles-He makes lot of noise. but
there's nothing in him.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-03-13

"That foreign gentleman is said to
have fabulous wealth"
"Thats what it is.' answered MIR.
Cumrox; fabulous wealth. l don't be-
lieve $50 Of 1t Is genuine. Washing
ton Star.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-03-13

what is success?" asked the man
with liking for the abstruse.
success" answered the cynical
friend, sis something that impels your
old acquaintances to smile significantly
and remark, a fool for luck"
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-03-13
Man. Aaaptahilitx

Jimble-There's something wonder
fnl about man.
Jumble-S0 well adapted. for in
stance. to carry an umbrella. II Boston
Transcript.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-03-13
Had Proved IL.

"A great deal may be said on the sub.
Ject," said the prOlix person.
That" said the weary auditor, .is
the one point on which you have con-
einced me. e."-Washington Star.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-03-13

japanese girls are named not only
after flowers. but after animals. Once
In awhile one may meet a Miss Dog,
Miss Cow or Miss Deer.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-03-13
wONEN,s REI.IEE COpp

y WOMr.S . NEIlIEF NtJNFS.
Meets second and fourth Fri,laye OF each
Month at their hall AT 2:30 y. m Hattie
SHELTON. president Emma b. Falconer, secre.
rary.
THE FLORENCE CRITTENTON HOME AND
Hospital for Friendless Women and Children.
Incorporated November 20, 1901. No. 4l9 East
Seccnd Street, Bismarck. n. Oak. President,
corresponding Secretary. NJ l.. Ashley
Recording Secretary, Albina f. Couch Treas
urer. Mary E. Whitecraft; Auditor. Ella Hou-
falling; Matrcn, Margaret L. Ashley.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-03-13

Bismarck Chapter. No. II. o. r. !
Meets first and third Fridays 10 each mont
IT Masonic hall. Dakota Block. Dorotl
Field, w. NJ. Hattie Shelton. Secretary.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-03-13

NICHOLSON REBEKAH NO. 40
Meets the first and third Saturdays of
every, month IA Odd Fellows hall. at 8
O'Clock. Mary Whitecraft, N g., Jenny O'Con.
nor, Secretary.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-03-13

Tancred Commandery. Knights Templar.
No. 1. Meets third Thursday In each
month at Masonic hall. Dakota Block. n.
v. Cook. +. C.. w. F. COchraDe Recorder.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-03-13

l. Q. O. F.
Capital City Lodge No. 2-Meets ever,
Tridav at MCGOWAN hall Mt 8 O'Clock y. m.
John Wray, n. g.; VIM. d. Gorsuch, Sec'y.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-03-13
SECRET SOCIETIES.
MASONIC.

Bismarck Lodge, A. F. & A. NJ, No. g.
Meets first and third Mondays In each
month at Masonic hall. NJ. n. Cook, W. NJ.
Burt Finney, Secretary.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-03-13
q. A r

james B. Mcpherson Pcs: No. 2, Depart
oent OF North Dakota. Grand Army OF the
Republic. Meets every second and fourth
Thursday In each month at G. A. r. hall.
Bismarck. ". u: W. H. Winchester, Com
mander: John F. Wallace, Ad1utant
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-03-13

Bismarck Lodge, No. 10 Meets the
irst and third Tuesday evenings of each
month at their hall In the Baker Block 81
9 o'clock. C.. +. Murrell, M. W.: Bradley
Marks, Recorder.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-03-13
KNICHTS OF PYTHlAS


81; Elmo Lodge. No: 4; Meets ever,
Block. I.W. Healy, C. c. Frank g. Titus
K of r. and g.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-03-13
BROTHERHOOD OF AMERICAN YEO-
MEN

A fraternal life and accident insurance or.
ganization, meets the last Tuesday of each
month in the Odd Fellows hall 1 w. Healy
Foreman. G. A. Hess. correspondent Ma.
chine shop. X. l.. Best, NJ. A.
The Washington times., 1903-01-24
Little Doubt of Placing
Lee Statue in Capitol.
Virginia Delegation Hopeful About Securing Necessary Permission

tion purpose calling upon Secretary Hay
as soor as he recoyers from his present
Illness and conrerring with him on the
subject
There are Indications already that
there will be opposition so the accept
ance of the statue on the part of The
Government. This can be avoided. how
ever, the same as in the case Of the
statue Of Father Marquette. which was
presented by Wisconsin. As q result
of opposition. based on religious grounds,
the statue has never Vet been formally
accepted by Congress. although it stands
in Statuary Hall.
In this line it is pointed cut that
neither the Senate nor the House has
any option in the matter. under the
present law. which cannot be repealed
except by. concurrent action "a the part
Of both houses.
Should the way be found perfectly
clear. as would seem at present. there
is practically no doubt but that the Vir-
ginia Legislature viii provide the funds
Tor the statue and have it placed in the
hall
The Washington times., 1903-01-24
BRITISH TAR ACCUSES
CAPTAIN OF CRUELTY
Makes Complaint to His Consul 1t Nor
fClk-DevelOpmcnts EZ-
pected.

NORFOLK Va. Jan 24.-Complaint IS
made by Francis Kelley. Il British. sea
man to the British consul that he was
brutality treated on the British steamer
lohR CovcrdaIe on the voyage from Lfv-
e-pool here.
Kelley alleges that ne was thrust in
irons a short way OUT from Liverpool
for no apparent reason, and kept IN
irons ell the way over. When the ship
reached here ne and four others left the
vessel.
The consul viii investigate The maa
are now suing for wages alleged TO b-
due The vessel it is expected viii be
Hbeled. and sensational Developments
are eEDected.
Kelley caused the arrest Of John Doea
runner for sailors boarding house.
He charges that Dcod threatened 10 EfU
him for prosecuting the captain.
The body OF Captain Eaton. Of the i'll
lated schooner Weslex ,1- OIer. wreck
ed off Hatteras, has been washed ashore.
Tt viii be sent to his late home. in Den
mis-. Mass. The bodies Of the sailors
drowned a the time the schooner was
wrecked have not been recovered.
The Washington times., 1903-01-24
iCoutirued from Third Page

school; II 4. IN, preaching by the pas
corner Eighth Street and Pennsylvania
Avenue; 7.30 D. m. revival service
First Brethren Church. Twelfth Street
and Pennsylvania Avenue southeast, the
Rev W n Lyon. pastor-SeTviCes. II
a. IN. and 80 p NJ. Elder J. c. Cassel,
of Philadelphia, viii preach in the even
ing.
The Society for Bible Study meets in
hall 9I4 Pennsylvania Avenue southeast
Sunday evening at T:3O o'clock; subject
Prophecy Israel. and Judah Past and
Future"
Evangelical Christian Scfence-At , p.
m in the lecture room Of the Halls OF
the Ancients on New York Avenue be
tween Thirteenth and Fourteenth Streets
mort Invest Col. Oliver G. Sabin will de
liver a free lecture on the subject OF
How to Heal the Sick"
Educational and Religious Society of
SpirituaIsts Inc. viii hold services
Sunday at S p N. al $40 Ninth Street
northwest. Mrs. z. E Compton will ad-
dress the congregation. after which she
will. assisted by other mediums, give
tests from the spirit side OF life
ChristadeIphian-W Washington Ecclesia
nall over the National Capital Bank, 3l5
Pennsylvania Avenue sOutheast-EveTy
Sunday al 1I:I5 a. m subject, one
Lord. One Faith. One Baptism.
Society Temple, corner Fifth and G
Streets northwe west-DiscOurse at t:3O p
m on The Steps TO Glory, illustrated
by q chart. showing the condemnation
Of man. the ransom Of all, and nigh
calling Of the church
First Memorial Church Of the United
Brethren IN Christ. corner r and North
Capitol Streets. the Rev o. ". Burtner,
pastOr-PTeaChing at II a. N. and 7.50
o. IN. morning theme The Test Of Dis
cipIeship;" evening theme, The Cues
tion of All Questions" Sunday school,
at $3.50 a. N. Junior EndeavOr. , p. N. ,
Senior Christian Endeavor. $50 p m;
recital Tuesday evening by Albert z.
Ogg- general church prayer meeting on
Thursday evening, E-30 p N
RosedaIe Mission, 1927 H Street
nCrtheast-SuDday school, 3 p IN,
preaching 1880 p. m, by the Rev. Phil
5p Lederer.
Secular League. 5l6 Ninth Street
northwest-At 3 p. m. the Rev DIT.
julius J. ChiIcoat will address the
League on intellectual Progress ais
cussion.
The National Institute OF Practical
cr's. 1892 Connecticut Avenue, at ( p. n.
Address by Emma Gray, subject. The
Prescription That is an Infalliblc
The Washington times., 1903-01-24
PRESBYTERIANS CLOSE
ANNIVERSARY SERVICES

The services held last night in the
Sixth Presbyterian Church brought TO @
close the celebration Of the fftieth an
niversary of the church. The building
was crowded. as. indeed. it has been ev-
cry night this week It was just fifty
years ago yesterday that the church was
established.
r. B. F. MacfarIand. District Commiz-
sioner, presided last night Dr. Wallace
Radcliffe, Of the New York Avenue Pres
byterian Church. delivered an address, on
the Imperial Presbyterian
Dr. G. y. Luceock. OF the Metropolitan
Presbyterian Church. followed with ii
short address OF congratulation en- the
success OF the anniversary celebration.
Frank Reestde sang a solo. and Arthur
Mayo played several selections on tha
organ
The Washington times., 1903-01-24
NOT DUE TO CLIMATE.
Catarrh is Found Everywhere.


Catarrh is at home anywhere and
everywhere. While more common in
cold rhanpeabIe climates II is nv no
,.---Ff-,,4 60 49,, - g. -.
tent IN every state anu leIi-1oiy IN the
Union
The common definition OF cataFrh is
chronic cold I'm rhr head which If lorg
,.g-re,r..4 .r..-, ,7.--rl-... ~. ----- -
Va
71--.-- anu -10l ms '1t -ii5i5 are many
olEGT forms O. the disease, even more
obstinate and dangerous.
Caferrh Of fha throat and rrc,.rfs1
.--t.-- ...--r.
''-D-z az "-i - 1a'ail1 IL '' the slohlach
anu liver are almost as common as nasal
cararrh and generally more difficult to
cure.
-.-.. e. ---r--r.-.-- ,--
-'-' AZ - --'s d ''0o- -'7s.s-7s
o-- Kan ~-tly pe successfully efaalcated
5y al internal treatment Sprays,
washes and powders are useless as lar
as reaching Tie real seat Of the disease
is concerned
DR. McLVerley advises Ca-a-Fh suffer
crs 20 use new preparation, sold by
druggists called Stuarr5 CataTEu Tab
lets, because actual analysis has shown
these tablets TO contain certain anti
septic qualities OF the highest value and
being an internal remedy, Vieasan. 10
The Washington times., 1903-01-24
INVITED TO oMONTICELLo.n

President Roosevelt has been invited
by the owner. Representative Jefferson
Monticello Levy. to visit "MontceIlo, 80
the home OF Thomas jefferson, on the oc-
casion OF his prospective trip 10 the
University OF Virginia next June. This
invitation has been extended in c0Hnac-
ttoa with the celebration Of the noted
Southern institution OF learning, TO
which the President was invited some
weeks ago Both invitations are now
under consideration. An answer VIII not
be made until the Presidents Pacific
Coa.L LrLn in pLannod-
The Washington times., 1903-01-24
WISH NO CHANGE.

The entire Virginia delegation ia Con
gress is strongly opposed 80 the passage
Of any redistricting legislation By the
present Virginia Legislature. Neither
the Cummius nor the Baker bill has
any support here and the Senator'S and
Representatives from the Old Dominion
hope that the present lines OF Congress
districts viii be reafElrmed.
The Washington times., 1903-01-24
PHILOsoPHICAL OFFICFPS.

officers tcr the year have been elected
by the Society for Philosophical inquiry
as fellows President, Dr. J. Aacbride
Sterretg. professor OF philosophy at the
Columbian University and assistant rec
tor Of Epiphany Episcopal Church, re-
cording secretary, DIT. Edward Farquhar,
professor Of history at the Columbian
University and assistant librarian at the
United States Patent Office. ana CORE
spending secretary and treasurer. kcp-
IrT How
The Washington times., 1903-01-24

Secretary Root yesterday received
word from Governor Taft. at Manila,
asking for SIX months leave for Con-
missioner Tde. It is said that Commits
stoner Ide is in health owing to con
tiauouse service in the islands. The
Secretary of War VIII grant him the six
months leave.
The Washington times., 1903-01-24
FATHER PURSUES EL0PERS
AND KILLS NEW SON-IN LAW
Bride Widow Refuses to Return to Pa
rental Roof.

GRAFTON. w Va. Jan. 24.-EnragaG
because Patrick shannon. Of Laurel
Creek, W Va, eloped with his daughter.
Walter Saunders pursued the couple
with rifle and. it Is charged, sent d
bullet crashing through Shannon S brain.
The yocug man fell dead in the girl 3
arms. Mrs. Shannon refused to return
home. Saunders is in jail
The Washington times., 1903-01-24
WAR DEPARTMENT

The War Department yesterday sent an
order to Newport News releasing Lieut.
H. Clay Evans, jr., from arrest, and ac-
quitting him from charges recently
brought forward by court-martiaL 3lr.
Evans was charged with being absent
from certain classes at the artillery
school
The Washington times., 1903-01-24
FUNERAL OF MRS. WRIGHT,

Funeral services for the late Mrs.
Mary f Wright. widow Of the Rev.
Thomas e Wright. of Lexington Miss,
and mother OF Mrs J. Il. Day, Mrs. C. z.
Bronson, Mrs. H. d. GoodaIe and the
Misses Eunice and Elizabeth Wright, OF
this city, who died yesterday morning
viii be held at her late homo on MoaIay.
The Washington times., 1903-01-24
COAST AND GEoDETIC SURVEY

Capt. Augustus F. Rodgers. who has
been in Washington fer consultation with
has returned to san Francisco He viii
resume charge of ths suhof1ce there at
the head of which he has been Tor some
time
The Washington times., 1903-01-24
SUNDAY SERVICES IN THE
WASHINGTON CHURCHES

Cr-re-ali.-' Daily noon meeting on
Iondays at p. m. for questions, at
reading rooms. Washington Loan and
Trust Building, corner F and Ninth
Streets. Public invited.
The Peoples Church. 423 G Street
northwest, the Rev. Alex. Kent, pastor
Services at 1I-15 a N
The Washington times., 1903-01-24
NAVY DEPARTMENT.

Major George Barnett left Wash
ngton today for the Philippines with q
battalion OF marines The start was
madz at 2:30 this afternoon over the
Chesapeake ard Ohio
The Washington times., 1903-01-24
INTERIOR DEPARTMENT.

Col 4. r. Greene. inspector for the
Interior Department. arrived IN this city
Yesterday afternoon from Portland. Ore.
and paid his respects TO Secretary Hitch
cock and Assistant Secretary Ryan.
The Washington times., 1903-01-24

Richard n. Petty Of Virginia has been
appointed messenger boy at $3.50.
The Washington times., 1903-01-24

Edgar a Allen. assistant superintend-
ent Of the Indian school AT Carlisle. Pa,
was in the city yesterday relative 10
matters connected with that institution.
The Washington times., 1903-01-24

Jams T. O'Neale of Virginia has been
appointed coPyist at $500 in the Office Of
Indian Affairs
The Washington times., 1903-01-24
GENERAL LAND oFFIcE

Lottie E. Marsh. copyist at $500, has
resigned her position.