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The National tribune., 1903-12-03
LONESOME PICKETs.

Comrade James A. Lowe, Co. D, 9TH
Kan. Cav, Lamont, Grant Co. Ark,
writes: Don't neglect to put me down as
favoring service pension. think it
should be added to disability pension; but
do not insist, as we ought not to be of
divided mind. l now get $12 under the
act of 1890, and recently l have been nj
lowed IS under the old laws: but l can
not get this because l now hold pension
certificate Can anybody tell me what
forbids one certificate for all of it?
I'VE have troubles of our own down
here-us old Union veterans We are
orphans. We are but few in the County
only four in this township. II. Glenn
ent of Brooks; Alex. Watts, of Brooks:
ID. J. Gaily, OF Lamont. and myself-not
enough for G. \. II. Post. We have not
been able to enjoy Reunion.
The National tribune., 1903-12-03
A Pine Kidney Remedy.

Mr.. A. 8. Hitchcock. East Hampton, Conn.
s1d ss e vii %ns h se K
Direct them to the perfect home cure be used
He makes NO charge Whatever For the favor.
The National tribune., 1903-12-03
A RoGus SOLICITOR.

Isaac w. Parker, Farmers Mills. n. Y.
says that man who calls himself +. ID.
Buckingham has been soliciting for an
alleged soldiers paper called the Weekly
Union, and promising silver teaspoons,
spectacles, and so on, for premiums. he
got some money, but no one has yet heard
from the paper. 47
The National tribune., 1903-12-03
LET ME TELL
YOU JUST HOW
TO CURE CATARRH

Let me show you what I'll do for you
entirely without charge. Thousands
have accepted this offer-to-day they
are free from Catarrh. You've moth
ing TO lose and everything to gain.
Just for the asking you'll receive the
benefit of my eighteen years of ex-
perience-my important new discov-
eries-my vast knowledge of the DIS
ease
The National tribune., 1903-12-03
SCATTERING.

Comrade Wm. A. Ward, Co. f, 9th
Kan. Cav, Lucas, Washington, writes:
II notice in The National Tribune several
claims as to being the oldest civil war vet
eran now living. Serg't Thos. E. Sauls,
Co. II, 9Th Kan. Cav, is far in advance
of any name l have seen reported. He
now lives in Webb City. Mo-. and cele-
brated his Tooth birthday Sept. 16. 1903.
He served through the Seminole War, the
Mexican War and the civil war, and is
said not to have had days illness
in the past so years; hence no disability
on which to base claim for pension.
Serg't Sands Is a native Of North Caro-
lima, but has lived in Missouri since 1850"
Josiah Smith, Co. II. 3D. Ohio Cav,
West Unity, o.. says: Il see that Com
rade ". Fl. Roberts asks why comrades
Of our regiment do not write to The Ma
tionai Tribune about our doings. Well.
il is our nodcsty. 1t is not that we didn't
do but that we don't like to tell about
our doings think that Comrade d. ].
Prickett ought to write our history: bnt
there are many others who could and We
ought to hear from some of them"
X. III. Griner. Co. C, S1st Ohio, 20
Burnett ST. Hamilton, o.: II observe that
Comrade Levi Mott asks who got the
l lost mine at the same time and place.
Our regiment lay at Snake Gap that night.
1 left my knapsack where 1 slept, and
went for water. When l returned the
knapsack was gone-and New York
Zouave regiment was passing. Soldiers
would not steal; but sometimes they
would take things. think one may have
taken my knapsack, which had in it
Bible with my name written in it. There
was also gold pen and holder and other
trinkets thnt valued. Perhaps the man
who found them may read this. I wish
he would write to me. When We were
out at Columbus, O., we piled
we entered the building-and when
came ont my knapsack was not to be
found"
B. s. Philbrick, Co. B, 9th Mich.
The National tribune., 1903-12-03
THE BOYS IN BLUE.

An original collection of the correct words of the songs
and poems popular during the civil war, with litho
graphs In colors of all the Army Corps badges. r.
and W.R-C. badges, etc. Department Commander
should be In the home of every woman inter.
ested in the his ory of our country" Canvas cover,
81 Leather, library edition, LIS Fine holiday gin
book. The Argus Press, Red Wing. Minn.
The National tribune., 1903-12-03

EREE MEnGh Health Specialist sPRoULE to II Doane
I'LL WIUUHI Boston, will kindly send entirely
AUVlGc GuUPUN OF Catarrs.
ADDRESS
The National tribune., 1903-12-03
DR.. SPROULE,IB. A.
,uccessful Catarrh Specialist

Ansuer The Qurstfons Fre made
out for you, ,rrit> your name and
ddtIress PLAINLY Oh the dOttetfiiafs
in the Free Medical Adrice COu-
pOn. cut them both out and mail
them 10 me as sOon as I'oSsibfc.
'1iriH cost you nothing aud triH
gfte you the most rdl,idote In
formation. Address Health
Specialist SPROULE, 4
TO - DOnne ~, Boston.
DON'T lose any time. Do It no,r.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-10-23
a GOLD

DO YOU WANT A DIVIDEND PAY
ER! Buy stock In the Frances N. M.
L c. Co.. operating the old st. John
mine and the Gold Hill mine in Kern
valley. forty miles from Mohave.
The old Hill has four stamps in op-
GRAFTON on very high grade free milling
quarts. producing a gold bar each
week.
The st. John has had much gold
taken from 1t and very much still re-
mains. The Frances M. M. & Co. is
timbering up the old 700 foot shaft and
will be stopping ore in a short time.
The company desires to place q
small block Of stock for the purpose
OF increasing its stamp mill.
Wire your orders at our expense
and remittance a follow. thus secur.
ing a bonus of twenty-five shares for
each purchase Of 100 shares at 10
cents. Dividends to begin January
next.
Agents wanted.
Mining Investment q Brokerage Co.
J. N. Graybii., v. p,
1924 Wilcox Bldg, Los Angeles, Cal.
Reference, State Bank 4 Trust Co.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-10-23
A o FIFTY PER CENT.

An lntsrseeins Letter From Attorney
ossrss P. flannsry o. Minneapolis.
Saturday. Oct. 10. ls0S.-(From the
Argus Leader. Sioux Falls, 8. D.: A
few days ago General Agent john
Mallanney Of the Northwestern Mu-
tual Life Insurance company Of Mil
waukee sent a draft for $9,9S7.37 to
George p. Flannery, the we'll known
lawyer of Minneapolis. in settlement,
Of a twenty year tontine policy Just
matured. The following letter from
-.i. Flannery will be OF interest show
ing how heavy a profit he made from
his investment, besides receiving the
protection:
George P. Flannery,
Elbridge C. Cooke.
Law Office of Flannery & Cooke,
sos, 500 and $40
New York Life Building.
Minneapolis, Mimi, Oct. 4. 1903.
John Mallanney, Esq,
General Agent, Sioux Falls. s. D..
Dear Sir:
l am pleased to acknowledge re
ceipt Of $9.9S7.3 81, in settlement of my
twenty year tontine endowment poll
cy in the Northwestern Mutual Life
Tnsuranco counauv
Considering the fact that l have
paid in all told but $6,666.6S; that I
have had insurance to the amount Of
$1,000 for twenty years; and that l
now receive from the company $685.
81 in cash, am convinced that that
policy was a most safe and profitable
investment for me; an inves,meI..
that held the same standard OF as
surance and profit, unimpaired by the
varying conditions Of bushes during
the last twenty years; and my only
regret at this time is that the policy
was not larger. Very truly yours.
Geo. p. Flannery.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-10-23
Notice.

The regular teachers examination
takes place at the court house, Friday
and Saturday. October 30 and 81, 1903.
PROGRAM.
October 80. 1904. NJ.
900 to 9.1O-Reading Rules and
Regulations.
$40 to 9.25-Prlimnary.
9.25 to 1O.O5-Orthography.
1905 to 11.2O-Arithmetic.
11.2O to 12.1O-Reading.
1910 to 1.2O-Intermission.
p. M.
100 to 2.3O-U. s. History.
go to 3.3O-Civics.
$50 to autobiography.
4.3O to 5.3O-Physiology and Hy-
giene.
October GA. NJ.
$50 to 9.3O-Language and Gram
$50 to 10 3O-Theory and Practice.
1890 to 11.15-Physical Geography.
Ills to 12.OO-Natural Philosophy.
1890 to 1.OO-Intermission.
P. M.
Las to 1.45-Algebra.
1.45 to 2.3O-Geometry.
2.3O "a 3.15tPschology.
This program must not be changed
in any case. The applicant, who has
not time to complete. must hand in
papers and the examiner will endeav-
or to deal fairly with such. Appli-
cants should indicate when time is too
short. =
MRS. NELLIE EvARTs.
= Co. Supt. Of Schools.
Bismarck, Oct. 10, 1903.
Auction Sale.
On Saturday, October 26, at corner
Of Fourth and Main streets, at 2
o'clock, one black horse. S years old.
Une Of the best looking and best driv-
ing horses in town.
FRANK BERTHRAL,
Owner.
Frank Donnelly, Auctioneer.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-10-23
Advertised List.

eOO0 ssO~
The following is the list of letters
uncalled for at the p. o
at Bismarck. N. D.. for the week end
ing Oct. II, 1903.
Baron. Andon.
Bripnar. Alfred.
Beeson, Miss Ethel.
Beeson, Miss Julia.
Blatz, Lee.
Bugs. Miss Mamie.
Carroll, J..
Cain, James.
Coffin, Mrs. H. w.
Engelgan, .ony.
Foster, Geo.
Fairchild. H. S.
Falkensten, Ira. .
Fortune, James.
Foster. Mrs. w.
Great Northern Photo Co.
Heide, John.
Hardy, Capt. John M.
Harphan, Frank.
Hill, Ethel Edna.
Howard. Bob.
Klingbeil, j. L. E. IS. d.
Lucas. Miss Libbie.
Latgren, Victor.
Lamb. Roy.
MOURN, Miss .Jeniviye.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-10-23

Miller, Rich.
Martin, Miss Ella
Merry, Fred.
Mise, Miss Mamie.
Mitchell, Paul.
Norton. Mrs.
Obriham, w. A..
Ormsbee, Ernst.
Parker, Warren.
Ptak, William.
Peterson, Peter.
Oustrud, C. E.
Ritchford, Mrs. A. l..
Spain, Nicholas.
Strong, ]. L.
Sharpley, G. l..
Smith, l.. c. o.
Smittle, w. j.
Schonberg, Chas. A.
Sagmiller, Christian.
Skinner, Mrs. J.. M.
Turner, F.
Toliver. Raymon.
Tanner. M. M.
Piavis, NJ. M. B.
WEIGH. Jas.
Whack, Jessel.
Wagner. Geo.
Weston. Mrs. A.
In calling for the above letters
please say advertised and give date
OF this notice. Letters will be held
IA days before being sent to Dead
ONCE.
Agatha G. Patterson, p. NJ.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-10-23
500 TIME CARD

No. 81, mixed. west bound, arrive 6 90 .. m
No. Is, mixed, east bound, depart s:ls Q. m.
Freight and passsnsers for Braddock, Ma
poleon. Cakes. Hankinson and all points &c
the o line to Ainnd 4 /, oils.
Evening star., 1903-12-19
DAY OF HIGH PRICES.
Richmond Mans Recollectiops of Con-
federacy's Closing DAYS.

when hear friend Of mine complain
of prices Of articles on the bill Of fare of
any high-toned hotel restaurant / tell him
he ought to have lived in the south during
the closing days Of the war and taken his
meals at any frst-class restaurant. He
would then have seen that in comparison
Of the prices of that day things to eat
are almost given away" said Carey c..
Ross of Richmond, at the Arlington.
why, during the days Of "a you had to
carry basketful of money to buy enough
meats and vegetables for family dinner.
And 1t was the same way If you took your
best girl to supper after the theater
TN looking over some old documents tho
other day 1 came across a price list of
articles served by restaurant at Rich
mond. The prices that prevailed then seem
worse than robbery to those not acquaint-
&c with the existing conditions. For in
stance, a plate of soup cost just 80 Think
OF that, and 1t wasn't green turtle soup
For an order of turkey or chicken you were
taxed s.. 50. while for roast beef you paid
50 an order. If you had an appetite for
rockflsh you could get plato Of it for IS.
Fried oysters also commanded the same
price. Pure coffee was So per cup, pure
tea 81. Bread and butter were worth 81 80
an order. The cheapest articles on the list
were ham and cabbage. which was &c. But
1t was drlnkables that brought fancy prices.
A cold bottle of champagne or Madeira cost
$50, sherry was worth $50, port, $25, and
claret. $40. Malt liquors were high In pro-
portion. Half bottles Of port and ale were
sold for 10 per bottle. French brandy was
So, while rye whisky and apple brandy
were dispensed over the bar or at the table
for Sc drink. Havana cigars, good ones,
were worth 81 apiece.
Evening star., 1903-12-19
IDEAL IN HOUSEKEEPING.
Honored Old Customs and Conditions
Are Passing Away.

Are Passing Away.
From the Peoria Herald Transcript.
A generation ago to be an ideal house
keeper was the chief ambition OF almost
every woman. No girl desired a fairer fate
than to be placed at the head Of house,
hold with a good and loving husband to
supply all her wants and make her the
mistress and the queen of his heart and his
home. In most cases the girl who started
housekeeping had more or less experience
In the art under the tuition of her mother.
She loved to decorate and beautify the
house which was to be her home during
the rest Of her earthly pilgrimage. She
loved to create delicacies for her husband
and her children, and disguise 1t as we may,
much of the affection she received was due
entirely to her skill as q homemaker. When
her children grew up around her this kind
and sympathetic mother and tho pantry
were the chief attractions In their world.
AS they grew older the ties only grew the
stronger. When they acquired families Of
their own the old homestead. with its
abundance of good things. stiil had attrac-
tions for them. The kind old mother was
still their best friend She knew all the
difiiculties they had to encounter In starting
homes of their own, and her advice and
gold. They looked upon her as q sort OF
venerable goddess. and when she finally
went away from the home circle she left
q vacancy which could never be oiled.
But we are assured with every symptom
of rejoicing that these conditions are pass
that In the future they are to be the rival.
instead OF the helpmate, OF man. and that
they must combine to enforce their just
demands against the hostility Of the male
Evening star., 1903-12-19
SKILLED TELEPHONE GIRLS.
In Great Demand in the East-Work is
| Very Trying.

From the Boston Journal
Wanted. every day in the year, bright,
energetic girls between the ages of sixteen
and twenty, for good positions. It would
appear that the industrial situation was
fairly we'll adjusted for proportion of
working girls. And yet the telephone COM
pany is sometimes SO short Of switchboard
operators that the management is obligs
toadvertise and to enlist the assistance of
their women employees to find girls for
vacant places. A girl needs to be wide
awake at the switchboard. and only the
bright ones are accepted by the examiner
Very few Of those favorably passed upon
by her fail to qualify for positions after
the tuition period of one month.
AS rule no girl over twenty IL received
The theory of the work could be much
more easily impaired to a mature woman,
but the actual manipulation Of the switch
board seems to be impossible to the ma
Jority Of women past the formative period
OF life. This calls for a certain dextertty,
an accuracy of touch, which becomes par
fectly mechanical. 1t seems to be an sc-
cepted fact that 1t is impossible to acqui &c
these in early life, but very rarely after
ward.
To become an expert operator requires
long practice and superior ability. The
TaHh ana ME OF the girls remain simply
competent. For those who by virtue of ex-
ceptional intelligence and character, excel
their fellows there are opportunities for ad-
vancement. Each central Office has chief
operator and number of supervisors, one
to every nine operators, and these posi-
tions command good salaries. They are all
supplied from girls who show ability at
the switchboard and are possessed of
strong characters and Intelligent minds.
Naturally sharp lookout is kept for prom
ising material and no girl who deserves 1t
ever misses promotion.
There are opportunities also for good OPP
orators who are not qualified for the high
est positions. Every outside switchboa rd
calls for an operator trained in the central
office, and these positions often pay larger
salaries than the central office girls re-
ceive. Whenever an application for an
operator comes to the office the manager
and the chief operator consider the girls
whom they deem competent to fill the posi-
tion. The girl to whom they offer 1t, OF
course, accepts or declines as she wishes.
The switchboard is more or less trying TO
the nerves of the operator but this is Off
set by the consideration with which they
are treated by the company.
Evening star., 1903-12-19
STRICT ATTENTION TO "s1aNs."
Farmers Of Dutch Descent in Seneca
County Follow Ancestral Ways.

From the Rochester Post Express.
The farmers of the township Of Fayette,
adjoining Waterloo, are largely Of Penn
vania Dutch origin. They are hardy and
thrifty race, and for general Intelligence
compare favorably with their neighbors OF
Anglo-Saxon stock. They are, however, fuii
Of the quaint superstitions and rural folk
lore Of their Teutonic forefathers, sand
many interesting stories are told by Fay
ette people illustrating the length to which
the good Dutch yeomanry go In their de-
votion to the signs in the conduct OF
their farms and the routine Of their lives.
In all earthly matters the almanac seems
to be their Bible and the moon ana the
consultations are as really venerated,
though in a different way. an they were by
their yellow-haired ancestors along the
tilling of their land, but in all the minute
concerns of their daily lives. the signs
must be right before anything Is done' Or
''woe betide.''
II a cheese is to be cut. 1t must be done
in the increase Of the moon, OF, by the
same token. 1t will fade away with incredi.
BILE rapidity before the daily demands OF
the family, who will yet derive miracu-
lously scanty nutriment therefrom; where
as II. in obedience to the sage counsel of
moon wakes. 1t win be like the widows
measure of meal and cruise OF oil.
II fence posts are to be set, spade must
not be put to the ground till the position
of the sun in the zodiac be determined
from the book of fate, the almanac. Other
wise it ia only a matter Of time when, not
the frost below. but the stars above. VIII
heave them from their places. Tho swine
must not be slaughtered with disregard Tor
the stellar divinities. or the pork will dwin-
die in the barrel as II an army corps were
feeding thereon.
In the sowing, tilling and harvesting of
their crops of course the same fidelity to
the old folk-notions Of their fathers is
shown; but in this they are not peculiar.
scientific of every class and race. In
Waterloo business place recently, where
these signs were under animated discussion
for an hour, only one man raised the voice
of skepticism against these fancdes, and
ALI but two of those present expressed
positive faith in one or more OF the signs
of Fayette Dutch folklore.
Evening star., 1903-12-19
CoLOR-BLIND PEOPLE.
Some Queer Selections Made by Persons
Thus Afflicted

Some Queer Selections Made by Persons
Thus Afflicted.
From the Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
A well-known oculist. who has an office
in West 7th street. while discussing some
OF the various defects Of the human eye
which are not noticeable to the ordinary
observer, had this to say about color blind
people:
''The world must be q curious place to
color-blind people, OF whom there are forty
males and three females to every 1,OOO per-
sons. Some are blue-yellow blind, and ey
erything seems either red. green or gray to
them: others are red-green blind, and all
things appear to them to be yellow, blue Or
gray of various shades, and others again
perceive no distinction of color at all. but
the whole world wears an unchanging
aspect of dull gray. To these last visit
to a picture gallery would reveal merely
collection OF engravings or photographs.
But the two former have the compensation
Of seeing their own two colors much more
brightly than ordinary people.
''The color-blind do extraordinary things
at times. An officer Of the navy went cne
day to buy material for a coat. vest and
trousers. He bought blue coat and red
trousers, believing them of the same color.
A British admiral painted a landscape. and
was very proud of his performance, but he
made the tree red, thinking 1t the same
color as green. When he purchased pair
Of trousers he chose green ones. suspecting
them to be brown. An architects pupil.
being directed to copy the picture Of a
brown house, made the house green, the
sky scarlet and the roses blue.
"A post ofi1ce clerk was always short in
his accounts because he could not distin-
guish the different colored stamps. And a
sedate Quaker has been known to buy
green coat for himself and red gown for
his wife, thinking they were 10th brown.
posterous display of colors charitably be-
iieve him to be one Of the color blind. Just
why the eyes Of women are less defective
in the matter Of distinguishing colors than
those of a man is one of the things in ma
ture that is unexplained. The construction
Is the same. yet woman's superiority in
matching colors has always been recogniz-
ed, even where man has had the advantage
Of long experience"
Evening star., 1903-12-19
The Cabs Of Paris.
Vance Thompson in Outing


BY day and night 1900 cabs ply in the
streets of Paris. A few hundred of them
blue. drawn by young, mercurial horses
driven by liveried coachmen, bearing
neither numbers nor placques make snob-
bish pretense Of being private carriages
OF the other the1greaser part belong to the
three great companiesnthe Compagnie Gem
erale, with its blue-bellied cabs; the Ur-
baine, with cabs decorated with yellow
lozenges; the Abeille, with its cabs stained
a dull green. In addition there are scores
Of small stables, when three or four cabs
are sent out. Many cabmen, too, own their
own rigs. On the. whole, however, the
'rhree Companies are masters Of the
trade. IN iA
Is 1t a trade7 Upon my word I think It
Is profession and one Of the ancient and
honorable. The casual rogue has no chance
OF making himself free OF the guild. He
must, in the firsteplaee be college grad
uate," duly provided with a diploma. The
most notable coachman's college is in the
Rue Marcadet, Igonder on the flank Of
Montmartre. eSJpf
oficiaily she college is known as the
"Ecole d'apprentissage des cochers de fiacre
de la VILE de Paris" The director is Per-
nette capable. horsey man. famous
whip. A half dozen professors aid him
vets, hoStlerS, grooms.
Evening star., 1903-12-19
Preys on Hospitals.
From the Rochester Post Express.

FROM the ttochester fost express.
Recently 1t has come out that in many
slum street in certain parts of London
there are old women who will supply to
their neighbors. for penny or SO a time,
small quantities Of medicine, all this hav-
ing come free from various hospitals One
cid woman in lambeth has lived for years
on the medicines obtained in this way. She
will artfully obtain permits to several diff
ferent hospitals, for she is always sup
posed to be ''ailing," and will get bottle
OF medicine from each at the earliest in
tervals possible. She plants relations, too,
upon the hospitals. and gets the medicines
they receive. In this way che procures
quite a stock of medicines intended for
different ailments, and these are doled out
at farthing s-worth at time. Her medi-
cines no doubt get badly mixed, and no
doubt the patients do as well, but doctors
stuff" is Doctors stuff, whether 1t touches
the spot or not. And was 1t not voltaire
who described doctors as men who pour
drugs of which they know little into stom-
achs Of which they know lessf
Evening star., 1903-12-19
Death in the Streets.
From American Medicine.


Waste of life in America has often been
alluded to in these columns. but no illustra-
ton is more striking than the fact that in
New York city during the last year 53S indi-
viduals have been killed in traffic accidents.
How reckless we are as to human HIVES is
shown by the comparative figures for Lon
don, wherein a larger city-there have
been only 1S6 deaths in the same way. It is
said that the Merchants Association of
New York has resolved to pursue reform
work In this matter by all the methods in
It's power. especially by such devices as
may prevent the unnecessary number or
accidents. For instance, the usc Of new
fender on trolley cars. which has been IN
succesafni use in Liverpool. England. Is to
bo encouraged. The reckless speeding OF
these cars should be stopped. The fact that
trolley accidents are more numerous In
Brooklyn than In Manhattan demonstrates
ffaat e Is not congestion OF traffic alone that
Is responsdble for the fatalities. Grade
crossings OF steam cars must be abolished
q reform that at once lessons accidental
deaths In a marked degree.