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Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-01-23
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Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-01-23

Cold In New York-A copy Of the
Mexico, N. Y, Independent. sent to the
Tribune by G. D. Edick, says: I'VE
think the winter of 1904 will be re-
membered long as one of intense and
almost continuous cold and severe
storms. Beginning early in November
it has made record that we hope will
not be made again in another quarter
Of a century, if ever. It has been a
good winter for the coal dealer, but no
one else, it seems to us. Poor people
are poorer than ever. and the great
depth of snow and the cold keep people
at home, SO trade is dull. and no one
goes away from home, unless obliged
to, for fear Of being snowbound. Our
streets are like canals, and so high is
the snow piled on the sides of the
walk that shoveling is most tiresome.
Yesterday morning was the coolest of
the season, thus far, the mercury reg
istering 80 degrees below zero in vari-
Gus places in the village At Byron
Miller's 40 degrees below. y II @& 81
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-01-23

Two ten dollar sewing machines go
for IS each. One $40 Singer goes for
$40. One $35 White goes for $12.
Faunce's Corner. Call if you wish a
bargain. .&.4-:2 ........ },....
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-01-23
I, Z II
For Sale.

At ~ great sacrifice, three lots Ia
block Al q. 2. one lot Ia block so3
Williams addition; four lots Ia block
81. Williams ddition:: one lot Ia block
20. McKensie's addition. Call Early.
John Il Dunn
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-01-23
HE CRY
THE WEATHER.

Il. %a HE WEATHER.. 9$E1 s;.f.
Centrally fair tonight and Sunday.
Rising temperature in west portion
Sunday. Max. - Min. -21. ,~s IN
Date Is Set Commissions Jones
has set February 3rd as the date for
hearing the Indian school matter at
Washington. 3. "a s s..s .: 1 J.. :s-@
Business is Booming The Miner re-:
ports % travelling men registered at
j the Merchants hotel at Washburn one
day last week. NH ..as. : ..s:r5 Il y
Abandoned 80, The state implement
dealers proposed excursion to Mexico
has been abandoned, owing to the fail
Ire Of a number to make good on
promises to go. A trip to the st. Louis
fair may be taken next year. III i
Improving siowly-Miss Lulu Satter-
lund, who met with serious accident
4 Involving broken leg some weeks
ago, lisa reported slowly improving. al
though it will be weeks yet before
j she is able to use the injured limb #
5 n, Valentine Party The Benevolent
Aid society being.in need Of funds to
/ continue their work Of assisting the
& poor, are arranging to give a valentine
party Feb. Is, which promises to be
one Of the pleasantest social events of
q the season. s s s& ...As Il ,,i:. /. 4 j; +.
Thirty Below in New Yorols- Its 80
below zero here Mexico, ~. Y. and
four feet Of snow on the level" writes
"a. D. Edick, '.but 7 cannot see how 7.
can break away from the friends Of
/ my youth until the 2Othsof February. = =. !
Bad for RaiIroading Today follow
ing the light snow and heavy wind Of
\ last night Is about the worst day Of
the season for raliroading. The snow
packs like sand and packed in between
] the rails in forms an almost complete
. barrier to the ordinary snow pillow.
Horticulturists The state horticul-
turists have organized at Fargo with,
James Holes Of Fargo as president,
David Bartlett, treasurer, g. B. Wald-!
Ton secretary and q vice president for
each judicial district. o. H. Will is
vice president for this district.
Doing Welt Rev, a. joss re-
turned Thursday night from James
tawn where he attended q meeting Of
the clergy of the Episcopal church.
While he was there ne was the guest
sot Mr.. 7. B. SBelk Of the Jamestown
Alert Rev Joss reports him making
fine progress IA newspaper work. With
many new mad friends ii Jamestown.
I'LL Son Nisits Bismarck b. j. Gif-I
I ford of Davenport Iowa, son Of the
late ~ Clifford 81 this city, was q
&1est ii the city today He had not
ssen his father for ~ years since re-
vialtsd Blsmarck "a the boom year ofs
herlshes many vivid mem
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-01-23
cries OF the real estate business OF that
year, his father being then engaged In
real estate transactions. !$ & ss 5s vi 5s s.

real estate transactions. %sz, ~ ,5s. &
A Dainty FunctionAn leap:
year festivity was held at the home Of
Miss Anna Slattery Friday evening.
January 22d, where fifteen couples
were assemble Pit, finch and fan
tan furnished the chief amusement. al
though dancing and music were by no
means inferior features of the evening.
"A tempting luncheon was served at
$780, after which the guests departed
voting Miss Anna a bewitching enter
tainer. s a 49,. ~.
4! Unavailable cards-Third Assistant
Postmaster General Madden sends
spostmasters. the. following = notice:
The law officer for this department ad-
>vises that cards issued by private
persons bearing on the address side
the words United States Of America
are in likeness or similitude" of the
regular United States postal card. and
therefore In violation of law, and un-
mailable. (Sec. 1891 Postal Laws and
Reg.) However, in order to give own
ers Of such cards reasonable time to
$dlsposeSof such cards; postmasters, will
accept them for mailing unit" July /,
1904, upon payment of postage at
proper rates. On and after July L
1904. such cards will be treated as un-
mailable at any rate. of postage.
r. Severe Cold Weather-Twenty de-
grees below zero with a thirty mile
wind has been the balmy weather pre-
vailing over the Missouri slope today
The thermometer has been dropping
for several days and last night reached
the lowest notch. With a variance OF
"a few degrees, it has, beer. equally cold
today, and the wind has blown with
undiminished violence. The effect is
noticeable everywhere, and. railroads
are finding it difficult to make time
The 500 train due to arrive last night
was stalled a little distance out Of
town and did not reach here until this
morning. Two trains we're sent out
via the 500 this morning, light train
with snow pillow and coal train. The
Northern Pacific train is also late. :"
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-01-23

Centrally fair tonight and Sunday.
Rising temperature in west portion
Sunday. Max. -. Min. -21. w # 81:
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-01-23

a. Improving sIowly-Miss Lulu satter-
lund, who met with a serious accident
Involving broken leg some weeks
ago, iss reported slowly improving, al
though it will be weeks yet before
she is able to use the injured limb. A
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-01-23
Business is Booming The Miner re-:
ports % travelling men registered at
the Merchants hotel at Washburn one
day last week. I: - Ia, $ 55.r3 * =.

! '#A Abandoned 90. The state. implement
dealers proposed excursion to Mexico
has been abandoned, owing to the fail
Ire Of number to make good on
promises to go. A trip to the st. Louis
fair may be taken next year. .55.. %S.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1904-12-15
A Long Distance
Marriage

BID S. 7. STERN

With most people the story ends
after the heart interest has been prop
erly adjusted Thus: Proposal. ac-
ceptance, tableau, fms
* our case the situation reversed
N | had suggested to Neryl, fer
yently. of course, that proper economy
would sanction the practice of send
ing out her wedding invitations and
my own in the same envelopes With
the money saved thereby l agreed to
purchase outright Il ring-a cleaning.
gllstening atfair-with a large single
stone. To this day | do not know
whether she said yes. | have vague
impression that she said nothing at all.
& Presently l found myself seated by
her side holding her hand. which leads
me to suspect that some manner of af-
firmation must have greeted my pro
posal. We were engaged. With that
our story starts. Thus: Proposal, ac-
ceptance, tableau, chapter one
For the next few moments neither
of us spoke. We sat gazing into the
open fire, quiet and deliriously happy.
Think of it-Veryl was mine, my very
own!
"Of what are you thinking, dearr"
said l at length.
81 am thinking of our wedding. John.
1t will be splendid to be married in
England"
England"
'Of course she replied. Don't you
remember? Father is mt Matlock, in
Derbyshire When l last left him he
exacted from me solemn promise
that / should never be married during
his lifetime unless in his presence l
know, dear, it means long trip for
both of us and the absence of a great
many of your friends from the cere-
mony. But dad has my promise, and it
must be kept. Why. John. You are
staring at me as though l had commit
ted crime DOn't-dont look at me
like that Are you afraid of the ocean
VOYAGE
Not that. Veryl, The situation is
worse-far worse. My mother is no
longer young and l am the last of
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1904-12-15

the brood. When l told her last night
what expected to say to you she
asked me to be married at once.
Laddie,' she said, 1 am getting old.
and before | go l want to see you
married ARD settled down Promise
me, son, tlNt you will be married as
soon as possible, so that l can be here
10 see my boy united to the woman of
his choice l promised"
But your mother can go to Eng
land with us, dearest"
impossible. She has horror of
the ocean that nothing can conquer.
Why not bring your father to Amer
ica?'
IF | waited for father to come to
America to see me married, John,
must die spinster. The last time we
crossed it took him four months to
summon up his courage to the point of
embarkation. Three times we bought
tickets; twice we forfeited our depos-
its. Once on shore, he assured me that
he had suffered his last trip. John,
you are such Il resourceful clever fell
low that you must devise some way
out of orr dilemma"
At first | suggested to Neryl that
half the ceremony be performed at
Matlock and that we proceed by diff
ferent steamers to America, where the
remaining portion might be read
Veryl would have none of it. She had
covenanted to be married in the pres
enee of her parent-not half married
And, besides, john" she added re-
proachfully. "if anything should hap
pen to you on the return trip would
be a semiwidow" The lugubrious
prospect of semiwidowhood invited
tears, and / desisted
The plan of marriage by cable. next
advanced, met with like discourage
ment as being ''too much on the order
of an international chess tournament"
Wireless telegraphy offered some
sht prospect of solution, but Veryl
&-Seracted on account of its uncertainty!
With the rattle of the first milk wag-
on on the street outside and its remind
er that morning had arrived came the
scheme that we finally adopted. Veryl
was to go to England. | to remain be
hind in America. On the 14th day of
June at high noon, Greenwich time, she
was to stand before her father in Mat
lock and repeat her responses. At the
same instant 1 agreed to go through
the ceremony 1T my mothers home in
Belmont. That necessitated slight
postponement of our honeymoon and
the omission of bridal procession.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1904-12-15

A poor man may possess II wit so
fine that il is capable of doing him a
great deal of service and then wait
a long time before an opportunity
comes for him to exercise it proftably.
This was the case with an elderly
tramp who was once intrusted. for
want of better messenger with an
errand to the Duke of Bedford.
"Well, you're a queer fellow" said
the duke on seeing him. what is
your name?"
MY name is Russell, your grace
The duke laughed heartily, for his
own name was Russell.
And how about your coat of arms -
asked the duke "Is that the same as
the Duke of Bedford's?'
"Ah, your grace" said the man. "our
arms may be much the same, but |
fancy there's a slight difference in our
coats!''
AS this fact was only too apparent,
the duke sent for good coat Of his
own and gave it to the man.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1904-12-15

geryl grieved over both features. 1
shared only half her sorrow
AS time went on Veryl became quite
recOnciled TO our marriage plan despite
the separation it involved She is i
| most unconventional little person at all
times. and the oddity of the arrange
ment doubtless appealed to her strong
ly. With me it was otherwise The
glory of our engagement was quite
dimmed by the prospect of her depar-
ture for the other side When she Sale,i
on the LIST day of June my grief was
( abySmal. Mother has since assured me
that for three entire days | ate not y
morsel OF food. My thoughts were
with Il certain ocean greyhound speed
ing over its Atlantic lane and | reau
and reredd nothing but storm reports
and derelict statistics.
One Friday evening l found two
small trunks in our front hallway. The
maid Informed me that they We're there
by order of my mother When she
came down for dinner that evening I
noted at once an air Of suppressed eX-
citement about her, but | asked no
questions
'Son," said she after we had seated
ourselves, Il bought your wedding
present today. Seer
Imagine my establishment when she
held out for my inspection passage
tickets for Southampton by next days
steamer
But mother" l protested. II cannot
leave you. | intend to keep my prom
Use. | know | am a selfish brute in act
ing as / have been doing, but | cannot
help myself"
son" said my mother. the Rodney
is safe in every way. l have seen her
captain, who is an Old friend of your
father. and he assures me his boat is
perfectly seaworthy and that a trip ut
this season of the year is mere pleas
ure iaunt. Yes, l am going with YOU
We sail tomorrow morning. Don't hug
me like that! I go with you on one
condition"
'And that is?"
"That our departure be kept secret
from Veryl. We must surprise her"
We had an uneventful trip re-
member very little of it. Some time
during the second day we passed a
lonely whale. He excited my sympa-
thy at the time Somehow. somewhere.
we landed and took train for Lon
don. We rushed through London in Il
cab and found ourselves on another
train. AS near as | can remember we
spent four months on that train.
though mother says it was nearer five
hours. Late that afternoon. she tells
me, we reached Matlock We climbed a
long, steep hill and found ourselves in
front of Il very large and very gloomy
hotel, bearing gilt sign, The Mat
lock Arms
The next scene will abide with me
to my dying day. a fat clerk stood in
front of us and held out long pen
is Miss Veryl Preston at homer" l
asked
mo. sir
"Where is she?"
'She left for America last Thursday
with the general, her father. She said
something about being married over
there and planning a surprise for her
fiance"
Yes, we We're married, after all. We
ryl cabled that she was coming back
at once after l had cabled my own
whereabouts She insisted on being
married in England. | insisted on New
York. We compromised on New York.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1904-12-15

A boy, apparently Il newsboy. with
papers under his arm, was standing at
Eighth and Market streets when a
man hurriedly approached, slipped a
paper from under the youngsters ell
bow, tossed coin at him, and then
boarded passing car. Instead of ap-
pearing pleased at having made sale
the supposed newsbOy uttered a veil
and started up the street in pursuit OF
the car, bawling Stop thief at the
top of his voice. He caught the car at
Ninth street and rushed inside. Gin
me thatr' he demanded. grabbing the
paper away from the man who had
taken it from him.
The boy swung off and walked away
before the astonished passenger had re-
covered his self possession. Then mat
tiers were reversed. for in his indigna-
ton the passenger alighted and started
after the boy. The latter made no at.
tempt to escape. You young rascal
exclaimed the excited pursuer, collar
ing the lad What do you mean by
taking that paper away after | bought
it, Bought nOthin','' said the boy de-
family. Il amt sellin' papers You
went an swiped me paper that | put
over the boss pictures to keep EN-
clean. Look here,' And he turned the
pages back, revealing to the surprised
citizen several nice engravings slowed
i'll between the leaves. 1t developed
that the boy worked in AN art store
and was on the way there with the
prints when the hasty individual mis-
took him for Il newsboy and ran OF
with about $40 worth of art works.
Philadelphia Record
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1904-12-15

MI UGH .r a been r5, ao sg a, to the esa; day in
the cry being that it is not held in the ven
! ~A2~ Grafton of years ago
If that that it is not interpreted by the SUI
court of the United States interpreted WHEN THE
FATHERS HAD JUST FRAMED IT. the critics are right
There NO REASON why should be interpreted The CON
itution was rot made to fit us like straitiacket
IN ITS ELASTICITY lies its chief greatness There we're
bapk pages in it. into which could passages that would
suit the egences day It constructed like one Of our
great modern buildings where the formed that
they give sufficiently TO THE STRAIN put upon them.
AS Kping in his story Ship That Found Herself"
the different parts of tx machinery cry each give just
little under the tremendous until finally she sails into port
great and harmonious whole with every part working smoothly
with other part because the
to allow it,
CONSTITUTION WAS NOT MADE TO HINDER U.s. BUT TO
HELP U.s. If 1T WERE NOT so WE WOULD LONG AGO HAVE
SNAPPED THE CORDS.
The typical American could our frontier
would name Benjamin Franklin rather than Alexander Hamilton
for Hamilton, much admire him, anspanted European
his of thinking He such formed
vigilance committee, but Franklin the for the
If there wasn't any live HE WOULD HAVE INVENTED
ONE.
Today map say they the
of the United Since
the Pacific and find for it, doubt just
used the old frontier for the restless spirits by
present restrictions
TESTED AND SCHOOLED STRENGTH We have principles
enough and ideals enough what need the method apply
principles We have been oeab good mechanics
the become skilled artists Our task round off
the product, show it in its finished
Any be retormer 1t enough this
chronic of finding fault with existing conditions quite
another thing TO PUT FORTH AN APPLICABLE REMEDY.
If make the reormer understand this ask HIM
frame BILL after he has worked night night
be likely tell you that he knows just exactly what he wants
he'll be hanged if he KNOWS HOW TO EXPRESS II.
CONSIDER NOTHING LESS THAN IMMORAL FOR
CANNOT TELL WHAT TO PUT
HE
The of today MUST have programme. Take
busting approach the standpoint
OF wanting thing because it binders
grips here there. That is the ESSENCE OF SELFISH
NESS, and we shall arrive anything by that
That subject like all Others be considered spirit of
fairness fairness capital well labor should
seek deprive of his accumulated wealth than deprive
aborer of the fruits of his labor If consider you
witty ask to make joke if you consider you
Wlse will ask for other show of that wisdom THAN YOUR
MERE CLAIM TO IT. If cropping today cropping
not for principles but for TO APPLY those principles
which we have in plenty.
1T ISN'T AMERcANIsM BETTER THAN YOU
KNOW YOURS KNOWLEDGE TO
MAKE YOU KNOW YOUR JOB BETTER
MEN WHO ARE SKILLED AND SELFISH WHAT
MEN WHO ARE SKILLED PATRIOTIC.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1904-12-15
The MischievOus
Boy Is All Right

BY Professor zEPHANIAH School
BOYS mischief generally BASED originality He usually
has something up his sleeve, speak, that is all his
J II own-THE PRODUCT OF HIS CREATIVE GEN
JUS 1t is this gift of originality and individual
that gives him prominence after life and
he is either mischevous or good
ORIGINALITY GIVES HIM THE PLAN OR
OTHER, AND THEN FORCE CHARACTER TO HIS AID
AND ASSISTS CARRYING OUT.
1t is INNATE FORCE OF CHARACTER that achieves
and this orcefune show itself spirits
and explosions of mischief
Some of the most mschevous boys prominent
cergymen, of growing fame and influence
Such boys wrongly called BAD They simply full of
aggesvene hope and self reliance They way
if necessary BUT THEY WIN IT
THEY SEEM RULE, OF PUSHING FOR,
WARD IN LIFE THAN THE QUIET, RETIRING BOYS.
Middletown transcript., 1904-05-07
CURRENT PRICES
MIDDLEToWN GRAIN MARKET.

MIDDLETOlVN GRAIN MARKET.
CORRECTED WEEKLY BY JOHN ". JoLIs.
Wheat-No. S1.00 Corn
No2 98 Yellow, shelled So
Timothy Seed $2.65 s cob -. 55
Glover Seed ib>105c Oats ............... 81
MIDDLETOWN PRODUCE MARKET.
CORRECTED WEEKLY BY W. 7. coNNELLEE.
Eggs, per doz......................... 14@l7
Country Butter, per b................. %
Creamery Butter, per b............. 90
Lard, per fb......................... SOIL
Live Chickens, per B................. 12913
Potatoes, per basket. 5000
Middletown transcript., 1904-05-07
WARWICK

Mr.. C. w. Baker was the guest Of his
son Sunday.
Mrs. John Holden spent Saturday IN
Chesapeake City.
Miss Bessie W. Gunkle was in sassa-
fras Wednesday.
Mr.. John Piser spent Friday and sat
urday in Newark.
Mr.. w. d. Travis spent Sunday with
relatives near Massey.
George Smith and wife, OF Cecilton,
were visitors in town Monday.
Mrs. Harry G. Akin and son Walter
spent Sunday with lier mother.
Washington Camp No. s, T. Q, ). Of
A. meets every Wednesday evening.
Miss Daisy d. Day is sojourning at the
home Of Miss Bessie r. Merritt in Colts.
Mr.. and Mrs. John R. HPrice were
guests OF relatives near Sassafras Sunday.
jill. NJ. Garner spent Sunday in Della
ware City the guest Of Richard D. Akin.
We understand that Mrs. Rachel Mer-
ritt has been quite i'll for the past two
weeks.
Harry Manlove was entertained at the
home OF his mother few days OF the
past week.
We understand Glee Club and con-
yersation hall will be opened in town in
the near future.
Mr.. Powell F. Johns has been out of
town during the past week surveying
lands near Court House point.
Mrs. Robert Lipiscomb and son, Clar-
ence, OF Wilmington, are guests OF her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Jones.
Once again the warm rains and the
bright sunshine have caused the trees to
connect their blossoms with the outside
world.
The congregation Of the Methodist
Protestant Church rendered { heir pastor
Rev. F. B. Cain a donation last Friday
evening.
A few Warwicktonians were present at
the dance given. by the young people of
Cecilton in Mechanics Hall Tuesday
evening.
Walter jenkins, colored, was arraigned
before Squire Johns last Saturday even.
ing for carrying concealed weapons. He
was fined S. and costs.
The Misses Ethel, Lydia and Emma
Manlove were guests Of their cousin, Miss
Minnie Smith, who has been confined to
her room with rheumatism.
The First Quarterly Conference of the
Methodist Protestant Church will con.
vene in Salem M. P. Church Saturday
| morning the 14th inst, at 1890 o'clock