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Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-05-06

49, a. Tfibuas ~ Dtaas No..
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-05-06
ONE CENT 4 WORD COLUMN

Y WANTED-Good lady agents at
once. Address. Ideal Garment Mfg.
Co., Ann Arbor. Mich.
r. FOR SALE Combined farm and
ranch, fully equipped and stocked.
Address G. G. Turner. Gladstone, N. D..
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-05-06

around Tor some teams OF good work
horses. Mr.. Gibson comes from :
country where farmers pride them
solves not upon the number az acras
they cover. but the way they farm.
We expect to see his land rapidly de-
yelop into one Of the best cultivated
farms in southern Morton county.
Kuhn Messenger All. Rahey Of
Raney Bros. farmers and stock men
living IL miles north Of Kuhn, was ID
town one day last week, and In CONVEX
sation with the Messenger man, said
that the three carloads Of cattle that
they recently shipped to Chicago.
weighed on an average Of 1875 pounds
each. and netted them about 1870 per
hundred weight. These cattle were
taken on the grass last fan and were
Ted fol,r months On ground barley and
hay and we're ssid to equal any bunch
% cattle fed Tor the same length 81
time on corn. Raney brothers are
yery ven satisfied with the expert
ment and viii no doubt feed another
bunch this next winter.
Idaho Springs siftings., 1904-07-30
CHAPTER xIIi--contlnued.

At the sight Of the ore and Of the
dull gloss OF the nugget. wonderful
TRANSFORMATION took place in John
Hawkins He gazed Al the ore With
the rApt look OF an enthusiast The
weight Of the nugset told rs own
story
Go ahead ana tell ne about this,
he said abruptly. 'Yoa look lks an
honest man. and it's waste q tine
10 lie to me. What have yOa got
and how dia you get it1@
In a matter of fact way John Burt
related the story q the discovery aaa
Development Of TIE sailor Mine
This may De w0rta looking into.
said the capitalist iii send al ex-
pert TO investigate II and make a re-
port" lie ranE 4 bell and a boy re-
spoaaea- Go and ten David Parker
want him. he ordered
~Catil ee have arrived al some ten
tative aeTceraf II or understanding. |
dent care to have your expert exam
inc this property" said John Burt,
when the boy had closed the door.
Your expert wili ind one of two
things-s!iher that ny estimate Of
these claims is accurate. or that II Is
not In the latter event you would
drop the matter. II. on the contrary.
your expert confirms ny estimate-as
he WILT thea becomes necessary TO
act under a definite understanding. in
brief. the question Is this. What
agreement wil you make. assuming
that your expert confirms ny state
uentst-
That SQUADS Ike business. reared
John Hawkins. q CLEAN of admiration
for an opponent worthy Of his Atten-
tion showing IN his eyes Make
your proposition You're selling: I'm
buying What's your terms,"
You will assume the payments on
the Blake option. which amount TO
three hundred thousand collars said
John. In addition 10 thar. you will
advance the money necessary for the
Idaho Springs siftings., 1904-07-30

development of the property and for
the handling of the ore. Fifty per
cent of the net profits with revert to
you until the money paid to Blake Is
refunded. In consideration Of the
capital thus advanced. your interest
in the property viii amount TO forty
per cent aad mine 10 sixty per cent
I won't Go it, Numbered John
Hawkins. slanmiur down the cover
Of his desk 4 must have control
when I invest. Make nv interest nf-
tyone per cent and ! xill iaIk TO you.
Yiftyone per eent or nothing
VERY well said John Burt. rising
"it Is impossible for Us 10 agree. and
Good-day. Mr. Hawkins. ] Am stop
ping at the Palace Hotel. and letters
sent there viii be forwarded when |
yease the city. Good-day. sir.
Two days later John Burt received
a message from David Parker. asking
him to call AZ his ofiee. Scientific
tests had shown a much higher per-
ceniaEe Of gold than those Indicated
BY the crude experiments made In the
cabin by John Burt
Il had an interview with Mr.. Haw-
kins this morning" said David Park
l.. after greeting hts visitor. Mr
Hawkins Is a very peculiar uaa-very
peculiar-as have told you He
saws you are the hardest man to deal
With he ever saw--a great compliment
for yoe. Mr.. Burton. ! assure you He
has had his LAWYER draw mp q provis-
k.usl agreement In conformity TO your
terms-as he understood thsn-and
instruets re 20 say 10 you that ne are
invited TO dine with hira at his club
this afternoon. when the matter may
Be finally arranged. II 50. sn to Re-
company tor 10 the nises to-Dors
row
john thanked Parker. ard arranged
60 meet him with Mr.. Hawkins At a
later hour He thea called On an al
tc-aey aad submitted the agreement
20 his Inspection After making q
few minor alterations. the lawyer as
sured John that the agreement fully
protected his interests
Over = dinner such as Is possible
oniy in Sza Francisco the agreement
vas ratified.
Idaho Springs siftings., 1904-07-30

taln-s'de. and in the valley below in
anticipation of possible placer de-
posits.
Jim Blake was delighted when IN
formed OF Johns progress Hope
you make millions. and am betting
you VIII. said jim as they shook
hands and separated.
Mr. Hawkins. David Parker and
John Burt speut three nights in the
eramped quarters Of the log cabin.
and thoroughly enjoyed themselves.
formal agreement was signed. and
John Burt and John Hawkins became
partners Ia the Sailor Nine and in
the scores Of claims surrounding IL
For eighteen months John directed
the efforts Of an army pf men. swarm
ing like ants OF the mountain-siGe- A
village sprang up in the vasey and
clustered about the stamp mills Of
Hawkins 4 Company. Churches.
gambling houses. stores and saloons
contended for patronage. Thousands
OF claims were stAked cut: hut nature
had ceased from her gold sowing
when she finished the broad layers OF
the Sailor Mine and its outcroppingz.
The mines produced eight hundred
thousand dollars In geld the first year.
After deducting Blakes price. Johns
share In the profits was more than a
hundred thousand. His dividends IN
the following six months were three
hundred thousand Following Mr..
Hawkins advice, he so invested his
profits as 10 become a millionaire be-
fore be had been In California two
years.
Having placed the mining property
on a permanent feailpg, and in charge
OF competent managers and superiu-
tendents. be transferred his head
quarters to San Francisco. He stili
made periodical visits to the mines.
where he had an ofice IN the old log
cabin. orders having been issued not
TO destroy il under any circumstances
When Jim Blake received his FIRST
Idaho Springs siftings., 1904-07-30

inStaiment OF a hundred thousand dol
lars. he gave a dinner In JOAN purt's
honor in the Occidental Hotel. Twen-
- guests were present This social
function cost Blake \ thousand dol
lars. and ten days after the feast fe
was without dollar.
Mining stocks. he eSplaines 10
John Burt I plunged on Rober, En-
met. and they trimmed me
John advanced Jim ten thousand
dollars. and gave him advice which
Was worth more than the money.
Blake followed the advice for a
month When his second instalment
was due. he had drawn 80 heavily
against John that he had a balance Of
oaiy forts Ave thousand. Two months
after he had received a check for the
anAl payment. which terminated his
original property rights IN the mines.
he admitted TO John Burt that bis 10
tai assets did not exceed Eve thou
SIND dollars.
4 have a plan said John. "one
which viii give fun scope for your
talents I've been thinking for some
time. jim, Of making a proposition TO
yoa. recently purchased seats on
the mining and stock exchanges. ard
wish 70 become silent partner in an
Investing and brokerage firm I will
furnish nos, OF the capital. but for
reasons that you will appreciate.
prefer 10 remain in the background.
How wcaid you like to become the
nominal head OF such = concern. un-
der the title. We viii say. Of James
Blake & Company. In order that
you may have a substantial interest In
ered thousand dollars on your future
prufits from the Sailor Mine. and In
rest xiih tie srn four hundred thou
sand of my own money. What Go you
think OF my proposiiioa--
Nothing would sui; me better, but
I'm afraid I'm noc qualified for such
a pos;tion-~ said Blake delighted be-
yoad measure. Once more the path
TO wealth opened out before hia-
Il kao~ your Qualifications said
John ~yoa will become the most
popular and czpzbie broker in San
Francssco@
Announcement Of the establishment
Of the new eYm vas made the follow
ing week Mr.. Hawkins refused to
confirm or deny the popular rumos
that he uAs the banker of the con
cern. and no one suspected tAGa John
Burt had any financial interest
In IL
Blake q Company Arst attracted
speculative astentiou BY it, nAssriy
handiing of the corner h TIE stock of
Don Pedro Smelling and Mining Com
pAny TIE prudtS of the Ara we're
estimated - . Diiltca a1d . hak
Idaho Springs siftings., 1904-07-30
UMBRELLAS OLD As MAN.
Though Rain Shields Are 10000
Year Old They Need Improving.

Years Old They Need improving
How rich Id be" said an umbrella
salesman. ''if had patented the ua-
nrelia.~
The soorwaIker smiled
"You might as well ialk.- said be.
~of patent on swimming or cooking.
Umbrellas appear TO have existed
always Wherever we excavate-
babylon. Ninevah. Nfnpur-trsces oe
the umbrella are found. This instru-
inert is coeval with mankind
1T is OF oriental origin The Eg-
iish didn't begin to use II until fToo-=
Shakespeare. with all his genius. had
no umbrella to protect him from the
rain Jonas HAnway was the hrst
English umbrella maker"
The fcorwaIker paused TO brush =
white thread from his long black coat
Then he resumed:
Nov, what you might do would b
to patert some rev sort OF umbrella
some rain shield built on better lines
We have proof that the umbrella has
existed for 1e.ac0 yeA1s. and yet In all
that time I, has not once been imprcv-
ed. Consider it. II 10 by no mea,s
perfect II turns inside ont readily.
and il or'y protects the head and
shoulders from the rain Change all
that Give M IN umbreIla thaf Is =
complete rain sAield- Thea ycu vii
hecuue . ntllionnffe--
Idaho Springs siftings., 1904-07-30
CHAPTER XIV.
sseeess ard Failure.

David Parker's report On the Sailor
Aine was submitted TO Mr. Hawkins
tee days later. and Il more than cor
Afmed the statements made by loan
Bart Upon receipt of II. the DAe-
aate proceedc1 To the mine vixA Burt
ana Parker. taking several naners Ia
vAon he haA absuszsH cca1Aence-
oesw elaims were Iccated - a. Doun-
Idaho Springs siftings., 1904-07-30
p,r.dsrieal pee.

Doctor. yoa are the most joviS.
even tempered man l ever ms-so
ron reveT get cat of tempsr-
zone has to ses ost Of patience to
sose oee's temper. ane. ~ ! an never
out Ct satientA l am never ont Of ps-
sseaeA.
Idaho Springs siftings., 1904-07-30

ne man Who see1s Q place sA~una
npOk FOR the place hat nee1s hin
Il 3 fblsy 70 boast q your frflls -
fors yoa have built your foundafioa-
No man thinks cf hfs life - . esind
uhe has aay grsst worth grin6in&
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"Yes? Some husbands would
mourn"
81 am not one of them. Were you
going into the drawing room?"
eyes"
"I'll come, if I may. You used to
sing to me-a year ago. Will you
give me some of the old songs to-
night?"
IT am so out of practice" she
murmured, but she went to the piano
and sang Loves Coronation" Her
voice throbbed across the gulf of
years estrangement with message
of love, of longing and peace.
He received it, standing very erect
and stiff upon the hearth rug, calm,
cool and composed, the model, to all
appearances OF an ordinary husband
of the superior class, but his collar
seemed to strangle him, and the heart
beneath his formal shirt front beat
madly.
"Thank you," he said, as she fin
ished the song, II always liked that.
ut is certainly appropriate to the
OCCASION" she returned, "and would
be more so if little altered. For I
haven't even half a crown to give
you." if you wanted one, I believe. "
"You take your losses very cool
ly p he observed.
"As l had the honor to mention be-
FORE" she returned, I don't consider
that 1 have lost. It will be winning
| in the end-for me |"
His back was turned, his elbow
resting on the mantel shelf. She
knew that he was intently studying
her reflection in the mirror above"
What" he asked, "do you ex-
pect to win?"
Her arms went out to him. With
a long, tremulous cry, she uttered
one word:
UVo,1 p'-T1Hu Pirf0Ti1L
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LET Us NOT BE CRAFXs.

The main reason why so many
really good reforms fall through is
because the reformers, in their ankle
ty, zeal and interest, allow them
selves to become cranks on the sub
ject.
In the true sense of the word, they
-e~--st-e=sv;;.se--xES-h
brisk" To carry out any scheme
one must indeed step lively and be
brisk. But "cranks," as the world
considers them, are people whose re-
forms have become fads or pet hob
bies. Cranks are extremists.
A successful reformer is one who
does not thrust his ideas upon every
one, regardless of circumstances. He
abides his time, but always thinks
deeply.
There is no nobler work than that
of Anti. Vivisection. Among the
workers are some of the smartest sur
geons and physicians in the United
States and Europe. Their good,
sound horse sense and level heads are
accomplishing wonders for the cause.
Yet there are others whose zeal is so
great they lose sight of all else and
are doing more harm than good.
Today, Socialism would be far in
advance of where it is had not its ad-
vocates become cranks.
Temperance would have taken
greater strides had its followers and
teachers only combined better judg-
ment with their zeal.
It is the bane of all reforms, this
tendency to overdo, to forget the
eternal fitness of things; the great
lack of reasoning power, which seems
to fly when great interest is aroused.
Let us strive, those among us who
feel we are here to do good, to tenn
per our work with the power which
will bring lasting results. Let us
abstain from being cranks. Flora
| .SteUa/f Enn0/V.
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HOW TO SET OUT TREES.

In preparing to set out trees,
shrubs, vines, etc., hole should be
dug large and deep, foot at least
larger than the Datural spread of the
roots, from the fact that tree or any,
thing set out should grow year or two
in good loam before it runs its roots
into the original gravelly materi-
al otherwise its progress in growing
is apt to be very slow and sickly look
ing, if it lives at all. When setting
out a tree, shrub or vine-in fact,
anything of size-the loam should
not be shoveled in in body, for any
person can see that in this way it can
not be air-tight. Around the roots
the loan should be very carefully
shaken in, and at the same time using
water, which will make porridge OF
the loan so it can be carried into the
least hole, crack or crevice, and thus
it is made air tight around every fiber,
which, the reader can see, it is OF
great importance for the tree to start
right away and so continue to grow
right along. Trees often die from
the effects of being set out in a hurry
and the roots bent and cramped into
a post hole. Any one setting out
trees in this way should wear boot
or shoe a few days two sizes too small,
so it may cramp his toes then he can
pity the tree that has its roots cramp-
ed and bent to fit small hole.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1904-03-19
AN AWFUL LIAR.

When Tim Tarsney of Michigan
was in Congress, his brother John
was always spoken of as "Tim Tars-
ney's brother" But when Tim re-
tired and John came here to repre-
sent the Kensas City district, he al
ways spoke of Tim as John Tars-
ney's brother" Now that neither
one of them is in Congress, it may be
presumed that neither one Of them is
the others brother.
John Tarsney used to tell this one.
During the Civil War an Irishman
made his way to the tent of his COL
onel and begged for a furlough of
thirty days, saying:
"Colonel, me captain won't ricom-
mind furlough, so I've come to you.
Colonel, I've a letter from me wife
beggin' me to come home to her.
My brother an her brother are fight
in all the time, the baby is dyin' an
me wife's got the consumption; an
she sez if / don't come home soon
TIL niver see her alive. An, COL
onel-"
"That will do, Kelley" replied
the colonel. "I have a letter from
your wife in which she says you
threatened to kill her if she didn't
write you that kind of letter. She
says that if you come home you will
be drunk all the time, and spend your
pay rioting, and probably commit
some crime and she don't want me
to let you go home. And that settles
it. You can't CO."
"God forgive that two-faced wife
av mine," exclaimed Pat, as he turn
ed away, sobbing, with great tears
running down his is-is~elze.---&sGvdfo for
give her for betrayin' trustin' hus-
band" And out he went, down the
line to his tent.
An hour later he appeared at the
colonel's tent, and was told to go
away, as the furlough matter would
not be taken up again. He said:
Colonel, l don't want the furlough
now, but there's wan thing connect
ed wild it that ye ought to know, if
ye won't be ofinded wit me for tell
in ye."
"All right, fire away" replied the
colonel, "but no more of your lying"
"That's just it, colonel" he an
swered. eff ye wouldn't be ofin-
ded, colonel, I'd like to tell ye that on
the face of Gods Crane earth there
amt two such awful liars as there is
in this regiment, an I'm wan of thin.
l amt got amy WIFE"
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WOMEN NEED not look at those
dear to them to know their moods.
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TOwsON, MD, SATURDAY, MARCH 49, 1904.
coupons pulled out of the red dispatch

coupons pulled out of the red dispatch
box.
The Electric Cooking Company"
Ihey-they seem to have done you
pretty thoroughly, if the electric cook
cry plant did prove failure! Ha
ha /! ha !'
DO not, oh. do not" she implor-
cd, try to be funny" But he did
not hear. His eyes were streaming
now, and his handkerchief in play, as
ne rocked himself and roared with
helpless laughter over a new trou-
vaille.
The magic Skirt Hanger 7 You
brought that patent for eight hundred
OF the inventor. Do you-do you
hang your skirts on it? The Patent
Guillotine Mousetrap,' you bought
that invention. too. Five hundred
for patent mousetrap-. Here are
more mines-all wildcat. The Ber-
-muda Platinum Syndicate. The
North Merry Gold Prospecting Com
| pany,' The Great Sahara Electric
Railway Company Great Scott |!
An electric railway on the desert 7
The Carpathian Coal Mines, Limit
ed, the Bosnia Oil Pumping Asso-
ciation.' I'm at the bottom of the
box, and" he paused over rapid
mental caculation-''you' We invested
and lost-exactly sos, some
odd dollars over the rottenest specu-
lations that ever were doomed by a
bucket-shop. You've had the worst
and the whole thing is wonderfully
puzzling."
There was a new tone of serious
ness in his voice, his eyes were bright
er, and the fold between his eyebrows
had been pressed out by some invisi-
BILE fairy ironer, She sullenness, the
moodiness, the depression were gone.
Please give me cigarette. His
wife took one from the case he held
to her, and as he gave her light her
little finger stole out and timidly rest
ed on the tip of his. Eyes, as you
say, have had the best advisers"
'And you've managed to muddle
away all your money without getting
anything out of it,"
"Your pardon p She blew ring
of perfumed smoke, and watched it
spiral upward. growing paler. "The
money did bring me something. First
of all, it brought about-our quarrel,
if you remember
II do not forget-but these worth
less investments %
"They will not prove worthless in
the end. They are going to bring me
in hundred times the value exchang-
ed for them" The hand holding the
cigarettes shook a little, the ropes of
pearls swayed.
"They will make me-rich-as you
have said; wealthy woman, in the
way in which woman would be
wealthy. 'Countermarks, Reefs,
'Airship General Omnibusses, Jump
ing Cats .Magie Skirt HANGERS
vestments, l assure you. I would
buy them again tomorrow if had
any money left. Unfortunately
she was watching the face opposite
with desperate eagerness, though her
tone was calm and level, and her
dropped eyelashes were laugujd =
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1904-03-19
D1ANA's RANDOM SHOTS.

Strong impulses are but another
name for energy.
Marriage statistics show that wo-
men are very easily pleased.
Very seldom in wishing to extend
her empire, woman will destroy it.
Women seldom remember when
they gain happiness they lose a
hope.
Mans interest fades from too much
devotion just as flannel bathing suit
will shrink under salt water.
Women like masterful men, and
though they will not admit it, occa-
sionally like being ordered about.
Souls which love much and often
suffer no less than those which burn
themselves out in one great affection.
To love and be unable to help the
person beloved is one of the most ter
Bile pangs that the soul of a high
minded woman can suffer.
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JUS KEEP ON KEEP1H' ON.

If the day looks kinder gloomy
An your chances kinder slim
If the situations puzzlin'
An the prospects awful grim,
An preplexitiee keeps pressin'
Till all hope is nearly gone,
JUS bristle up and grit your teeth.
An keep on keepin' on.
'Fumin' never wins q fight
An frettin' never pays;
There amt no good In broOdin' in
These pessimistic ways
Smile JUS kinder cheerfully
When hope is nearly gone.
An bristle up and grit your teeth,
An keep on keepin' on.
There amt no use in growlin'
An grumblin' all the time.
Wnen music's ringin' everywhere,
An everything's rhyme
JUS keep on smilin' cheerfully,
If hope is nearly gone,
An bristie up and grit your teeth,
An keep on keepin' on.
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Mr.. T1GHTFIsT-"And so you are
the noble fellow who rescued my wife
from in front of the trolley car at the
risk of your life? Take this quarter.
NV heroic man, as an expression of
our undying regard" Mr.. Rags
"All right, boss. You know better'n
I do what the woman's wuth.
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H1GHBLowER-"I believe it costs
more money to stay home than it
does to travel to Europe"
Van Antler-"Well, don't tell my
wife so. She'll want to stay home. "
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SHE-"Is she business woman !"
He-"Yes. She-"What business
is she interested in?' Every
bodv's."
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"Is HE a pleasant fellow to talk
tor" mo, he's what they call a
good conversationalist."
The Bourbon news., 1904-12-20
PAUL KRUGER'S FUNERAL.
Fully 1900 Persons Followed the Re-
mains to the Last Resting Place.

Pretoria, Dec. 1.-THE remains Of
the late President Paul Kruger were
inferred in the cemetery here Friday.
Church services. were held in hall.
At the hall speeches of eulogy were
delivered by Gems. Louis Botha,
Schalkburger and Christian Dewet.
Gen. Botha read a letter from Mr.. Kru-
ger exhorting them to preserve the
Boer national spirit. The reading of
this letter created a profound impress
sion.
The procession to the cemetery was
composed of fully 1,200 persons, while
the route through which it passed was
thronged with people. Flags were half
masted, bells were tolled and under
government orders minute guns were
fired at the military depot Around
the grave where Mr.. Kruger was laid
beside his wife were gathered near
relatives. Boer leaders and many
prominent personages, including Sir
Richard Solomon, representing the
British government.