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Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-07-12
STATE IRRIGATION WORK.

Prof. Chandler, the State Irrigation
Engineer, Establishes Office in the
City.
Prof. E. F. Chandler, the newly ap-
pointed state irrigation engineer, has
been in the city the past couple of days
in consultation with Chairman Will
liams of the executive committee OF
the irrigation association Of the state
Prof. Chandler has been appointed by
Gov. White to the position of state
engineer, under guarantee of several
of the leading citizens of the state as
to expenses for the present year. It
is the intention of this department to
actively Investigate irrigation in those
portions Of North Dakota that may
present projects and to that end it is
asked that all persons who know of
any lands that might be benefited by
irrigation to communicate with the
Office in Bismarck. Prof. Chandler
has secured quarters in the capitol
and will be present the rest of the
summer, when not out in the field, to
advise and investigate projects that
may be called to his attention. 1t is
earnestly hoped that every citizen,
who knows of anything that might be
utilized, should at once write the
state irrigation engineer, Bismarck,
and give all data possible. Let the
engineer know how many acres of land
any person has that is possible to be
irrigated, what are the water facilities,
give county, If possible range, town.
ship and section, and all information
that will aid in the Investigation. The
Office will cooperate in every manner
with the individual and all letters will
receive prompt attention. It is need
less to speak Of the advantages this
department can be to our citizens, If
properly pushed. The garden spots Of
the United States are those situated
in the irrigated belts and with
proper push we Of North Dakota
can secure the benefits of the ma
tional reclamation service, but It is up
to ourselves to initiate the work. The
federal government will doubtless aid
and assist, but proper, spirit from the
citizens Of North Dakota must be
shown. In conclusion, we ask all in.
terested in this movement to write the
irrigation department at Bismarck. -
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-07-12
See tho new effects In negligee
shirb. black and white and exbocas.
Get one for Sunday at the Boston.

On July the 30th, at 2 o'clock p. M.
will sell at public auction, corner
Third and Front streets. Bismarck, the
following: % COWS and heifers; "a
calves; / two year old short horn bull;
1 cream separator. milk cans, pals,
etc.; 4 young horses broken to drive.
Terms: Cash or secured notes.
n. e. Wilcox.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-07-12
~ PERMISSION OF THE POPE.
| Statue Of Our Lady of Mount Carmel
| Cro>uned in NA>u HorL

Statue Of Our Lady Of Mount Carmel
Crowned in New York.
New York, July 12.-In the presence
OF $4,000 people an imposing cere-
mony took place here Sunday when
by special permission of the pope the
miraculous statue of Our Lady of
Mount Carmel. belonging to the church
of the same name. was crowned by
Archbishop Farley. The function is
a rare occurrence anywhere and it is
the first time that such a ceremony
has ever been performed in the United
States.
A letter from his holiness, written
in italian, giving permission to crown
the statue was read.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-07-12

Sc thoss beautiful nsw nsGfisss
shirts - IL BOSTON
The Greeley tribune., 1904-11-10
Why Not See Mexico?

Forty-eight hours travel will take
you from the cold clustering northern
winter to land of sunshine and flowers
What Egypt and India are to the old
world, dexico is to the new. "A land OF
white sunshine, redolent with flowers; a
land OF gay costumes, crumbling
churches and old converts; land of
kindly greetings, OF extreme courtesy. of
open, broad hospitality. 1t was more
than enough to revel in an Italian sun,
lighting up a semi tropical land; to look
up to white capped peaks. towering into
bine; to look down upon wind swept
plains, encircled by ragged chains of
mountains, and to realize that today. in
its varied scenery, costumes, architec-
ture, street life, canals crowded with
ilowerladen boats, market pazas
thronged with gaiiy dressed natives
faded church interiors and abandoned
converts. Mexico is the most marvellous
picturesque country under the sun. A
tropical Venice; a semi -barbarous Spain
"A new Holy Land" For rates and in.
formation write. I. T.. Fisher, general
passenger agent, G. Il. S. Ry., Denver
Colorado.
The Greeley tribune., 1904-11-10
A Sensitive Tenor.

Roger, the celebrated French tenor.
was exceedingly proud of his profess
sion and was apt to take offense at the
least slight, whether intended or not.
On one occasion he was engaged for
the sum of EGO to sing at the house Of
n rich financier who thought 1t the cor
rect thing to have the principal singers
of the day at his house parties.
Roger sang his first song magnif1-
Gently, but not the slightest attention
was paid him, the guests talking their
loudest. Presently the host thought
that it was about time for another
song and sent for Roger, but he could
not be found and was seen no more.
On the following day Mr.. Plutus was
surprised to receive from Roger notes
to the amount of ESQ, with the follow
ing words:
Il have the honor to return the EGO
which l received for singing at your
party, and beg to add f2O more to
make up for having SO greatly dis
turbed the conversation of your
guests. ."-London Tit-Bits.
The Greeley tribune., 1904-11-10
sarah Ber.A.-a,.. Tact.

An Illustration of Sarah Bernhardt's
wonderful tact is shown In the follow
ing incident: During performance OF
"Andromache" the hoots and hisses Of
many of the toughest men in the gal
lery led to their being elected by the
soldiers ON guard. But. deaf 10 the OBJ
1ections OF manager and secretary,
Nine. Bernhardt insisted on the men
being sent for between the acts So,
freed from the hands of the police, the
disturbers. to their surprise, found
themselves in the beautiful electric
lighted cream and gold rooms redo
lent of the perfume of flowers. and
faced by the lady they had insulted.
looking beautiful in the glittering gor-
geous dress of the eastern princess.
"Messieurs." said Nine. Sarah, with
gracious dignity. II have sent for you
to say that the police are not to molest
you. You are to go back to your places.
and you are permitted to hiss rs much
as you like" The rough and motley
crowd left the room In amazement.
and storms Of applause burst from the
gallery when the curtain fell after the
next act
The Greeley tribune., 1904-11-10
Tree Life.

age length Of trees life? Information
gathered by the German forestry COM
mission assigns to the pine tree 700
years as II maximum length Of life,
425 years to the silver fir, 275 to the
larch, 245 to the red beech, 21O to the
aspen, 200 to the birch, ITO to the ash,
145 to the elder and 100 to the elm.
The heart Of the oak begins to rot At
about the age Of 800 years. OF the
holly 1t Is said there is Il specimen
aged 40 years in existence near As
chaffenburg, in Germany.
The Greeley tribune., 1904-11-10
Kerosene OIL.

A common kerosene lamp, with its
chimney Of glass, it's varied forms Of
beauty, Its. shades modified to every
grade of vision and Of taste suggests
the relation Of man to light. The oil.
natural, cheap, brilliant and volatile.
was long known to civilized humanity
as a crude outflow from the earth. 1t
was not until about 1876 that the irt-
descent scum seen floating on the sur
face Of a stream near Pittsburg sug-
gested to thoughtful men to dig for a
greater supply. Indians came from \
distance and soaked 1t from the water
with their blankets, which they wrung
out into vessels in order to secure a
quantity for some secret purpose. 1t
was not until 1860 that 1t passed into
common use. Since that time 1t has
driven every form Of wax, grease, fluid,
camphene and whale oil lamp from the
common use of mankind.
The Greeley tribune., 1904-11-10
The Dird Of Paradise.

Probably no famous bird has small
er habitat than the bird of paradise,
whose beautiful feathers are SO highly
priced in the millinery trade. No one
knows why the varieties of this beau
tlful bird are confined to the island of
New Guinea and the neighboring
coasts of Australia There are many
other islands not far away where the
conditions would seem to be equally
favorable to their existence, but they
are not found among them, and II we
should ever see II hunter of the bird of
paradise we would know that he was
native of New Guinea or the neigh
boring mainland of Australia or had
visited those regions.
The Greeley tribune., 1904-11-10
wisdom That Come. with Age.

l well remember one case before
justice in which l acted as respond
ent's counsel in criminal action and
In which an older and well known at
then and as 1 know now, the law aud
evidence were well in favor of my ell
ent, and at the close Of the arguments
l looked with great confidence for
prompt acquittal. Judge of my aston
ishment when my unfortunate client
The Greeley tribune., 1904-11-10
Constipation.

Health is absolutely impossible,
if constipation be present. Many
serious cases of liver and kidney COM
plant have sprung from neglected
constipation. Such deplorable con-
dition is unnecessary. There is a
cure for it.. Herbine will speedily
remedy matters. c. A. Lindsay. p.
NJ, Bronson, Florida. writes, Feb.
-, 1902: Having tried Herbine, l
find it a fine medicine for constipa-
ton" SOC bottle. Sold by J. F.
FeZer
The Greeley tribune., 1904-11-10
Improving the Tine.

Little BObbie left his mothers lap
and climbed up on his fathers knee.
do you love papa more than mann
mar" asked Aunt Kate.
"No." replied the youngster. But
mamma and are both going to heav-
en-. and grandma says papa won't II he
don't stop smoking in the parlor, 80
I'm going to see all Of him can now"
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune.
The Greeley tribune., 1904-11-10
UnprepareA.

Hostess 3airing Off her guestseMr
JUSTIN, will you take Miss Smith out
to dinner? Mr.. JUSTIN (his first sx-
perience)-Er-Mrs.J Jones, let me whis-
per something to you. left my money
In my other clothes. I've only got ID
rents about me- Please let some other
man take her out.-Chicago Tribune.
The Greeley tribune., 1904-11-10
SOciety's Pleasures.

Since the magnificent times OF the
Roman empire there has never been a
period when people have been SO over
fed, overamused and overstimulated as
In the imperial London of today
Lady's Pictorial
The Greeley tribune., 1904-11-10
waiting Instead of Going.

The art In life is to sit stin and to let
things come toward you, not to go aft
er them or even to think that they are
In flight. How often l have chased
come divine shadow through whole
day till evening. when. going home
tired. | have found the visitor just
turning away from my closed door,
Arthur Symons In Saturday Review.
The Greeley tribune., 1904-11-10
Noble EnouUh.

Miss-Of course you know, baron.
that my father Is not in the remotest
degree a nobleman. He-Say no more,
beautiful one. A man who will give
his daughter dowry of million II
noble enough for me.
The Greeley tribune., 1904-11-10
Probably Not.

rs Pickleby manicure artistr'
Il don't know. Whyf"
Il just saw him and he told me that
he had charge of hundred hands at
his place of business. ."-Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
The Greeley tribune., 1904-11-10
Early English.

Bachelor confess I can't under
stand what your baby's saying. Bene-
dick-It is a queer language, isn't 1T
Bachelor-Yes: sort of early English.-
Answers
The Greeley tribune., 1904-11-10
INtefe0te6.

"Do you believe in marrying for
money, Mr.. Hansom?"
II dunno How much you gotY.-
Fort Worth Record.
The Greeley tribune., 1904-11-10
Great Gun. Of ON.

We are accustomed to think of large
cannon as a very recent invention
Yet as long ago as 1543 a certain Ralph
Hogge Of Buckstead, In Sussex, cast
large guns, and pupil of his, Thomas
Johnson. In 1895 made for the Earl Of
Cumberland "forty-two cast pieces OF
great ordnance of iron" These weigh
ed 5000 pounds-three tons-apiece
and, we are told, showed very fine,
smooth workmanship. All the smelt
ing was done with charcoal, of which
1t took three tons to smelt each ton of
iron. Also all the ore was carried from
load of about 300 pounds each. The
immense amount OF labor and conse
Quent expense may be imagined.
Different Kinds of Days.
Five kinds of day are recognized,
and it has been said that the word
day" has no real meaning without an
adjective defining what kind of day
Is meant. There is Il civil day, the as
Economical day, the apparent solar day,
the mean solar day and the Sidereal
day. Tile civil day beginsat die mid
night preceding mean noon and con-
sists of twenty-fOur hours counted aft
er L. o'clock. The astronomical day be-
gins twelve hours after the civil day,
or at the mean noon of the correspond
ing civil day. These hours are reck-
oned from o to "a. 1t Will be seen,
therefore. that while 10 hours IL min
utes Jan. ! astronomical time is also
10 hours l. minutes Jan. civil time,
yet % hours IL minutes Jan. l astro-
nomical time is also 10 hours u min
utes q. N. Jan. = civil time. There are
many anomalies growing out of this
use of the civil day, and there are
many arguments in favor of using the
astronomical day. 1t is one of the re-
forms which undoubtedly will come
some time.-London Standard
The Grit-advocate., 1904-12-23
NEW YEARS DAY IN GREECE.
Time for Gifts, Frolics and General
Rcjoicinq.

With members of the Greek church
Christmas is holy day but not holi'
day, and therefore New Years day
takes its place as a time of gifts, trol'
les, family gatherings and general re-
jOicing. The women generally give
presents of beautiful embroidery,
often their own work, but the father
of the family, however poor must give
his wife and each child present of
money. The Children's money IS
placed in a little earthen jar and kept
so when the child grows up there is
a snug little sum for his start in life.
The gentlemen of the wealthier classes
call on their fair friends and must al
ways take a present. The caller IS
offered swcetmcats, a glass of water, a
cup of Turkish coffee. bat no wine or
liquor. When he leaves he finds the
servants drawn up in a row, and he
presents them each with piece Of
money. This is repeated in every
house he visits, and he must visit all
his friends on New Years day or be
forever deprived of their friendship.
He must also give his own servants
presents of money. The children have
few cheap toys, candles and dried
fruit. Watch service is held, and on
returning from church the head of the
family breaks a pomcgranate on the
floor to insure good fortune and
health They then have feast of all
kinds of nuts, candied fruits, raisins
figs and dates. Some nutshells are
thrown into the four corners of the
room to blind the evil one. At night
they have an immense cake in which
are two coins. 1t is set upon the table
and each person receives piece. The
ones having the Coins are elected king
and queen of the feast and are crown
ed with much ceremony. The young
girls bite off piece Of their cake,
wrap it in blue paper, and place 1t
under their pillow to dream on; the
man they dream Of is their future hus
band.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-12-23

rum" upon the moonlit bank, they
came to blows!
There in the sylvan shade, alone
with God and the spirit Of relentless
dusk. they met upon sanguinary field
to do royal battle for the princess
of their dreams!
To and fro they surged, sobbing in
anger and new-found hate: swerved,
weaved and tottered upon the brown
ing grass, torn and loosened: with
none to applaud their valor, with none
to condone their hatred!
At last. Thomas, ever the stronger,
and heretofore always the gentler,
flushed with the madness of war with
in him, struck one binding blow, tore
the volume of contention from Fred.
erick's grasp, and turning neither to
The Grit-advocate., 1904-12-23
Xmas Fare 500 Years Aqo.

In the old days the standard Christ.
mas dishes were the peacock and the
boar's head. Each of these dishes was
served up with every circumstance OF
pompous ceremony, preceded by trum.
pets and followed by a numerous
train of ladies'. knights and squires.
The boars head was brought into the
hall by a server, sometimes mounted
on a horse. who sang carol as he
placed the dish upon the table.
The peacock, the food of lovers"
and the meat OF lords" was usually
served in all its natural splcndor of
plumage, and this was doubtless the
masterstroke of the chef de cuisine.
The royal bird was "cten roysh zyn-
gcrc," and no expense was spared
over him. According to Massingcr in
his CITY Madame they used the car
casses of three wethers, bruised for
gravy. to make sauce for single pea.
cock. The hoars head was served by
a man, but the ceremony OF distrib.
utirg the peacock was usually reserv.
ed for the mob est lady present at the
feast
The Grit-advocate., 1904-12-23

the left nor right, pausing neither to
see II his rival was senseless or in full
pursuit, sped rast-and ever faster
to the dormitory. Locking the door
and lighting his candle. he wrote mad
ly. as one driven by hunger to reach
goal ere Failure and Time, conspir-
ing, forever count him down and out!
Far into the night, past the mid
night hour lie wrote, and at the first
glimpse of dawn, in the fastness Of q
sylvan forest of naples beside rip
pling lake of shcening waters. he met
the lady OF his Dreams!
Dofiing his helmet and kneeling be-
fore her on the silvery sands, he
poured forth his alteration and his
love!
arise" she lispcd in accents sweet
as whispering winds. Arise, for thou
hast won mel"
With great Joy in his heart
Thomas left his room, avoided Fred
erick, and slipped slyly away toward
the brick house on the hill. Long he
watched and waited! At last. she
came, more beautiful, more fairy-like
than ever! Calling boldly, Thomas
rudely thrust the book into her hands
and scampered away into the bushes
The Grit-advocate., 1904-12-23

| will tell you the secret. The little
girls sigh for dolly-not the kind
used to play with away up here at
the north pole; but the kind the giries
rescmbled when the stork took them
to the land of sunshine. And that re-
calls" continued the dame, that only
yesterday | saw an old stork out in
the frs. where he had paused to rest,
and with him one Of the dearest little
babies imaginable, such as little girls
love. He told me that other storkS,
with other babies, would soon pass
this way. Now, Kris, were | you and
sought to please the little maids who
sigh, would watch, there in the frs,
The Grit-advocate., 1904-12-23

now. have an engagement and am
alreaty late!"
NE Visitor started. as IL prompted
py some sudden impulse. restrained
MN uttered quiet Thank you,
sir! and withdrew.
lhr hands of the clock lacked bat
ten minutes TO the appointed hour
heNt day, when Frederick Schaub be-
thohsAt himself OF The unperused man
uscf Pt. With small good nature, he
open the envelope and casting a
cru al eye upon the title page, read:
me Tragedy OF Banockbrook."
The Tragedy of Banockbrook. "
ne mNseJ, cropping for the thread In
MS memory. THE Tragedy of Ban
ockDTook' and then with sweep
that startled him. the scenes of in.
teiNeUlng years were set aside, and
back' back along the beaten path, sped
his thoughts to the Mississippi Val
ley and the lIildreth Home for Orphan
Boy
with flushed haste, he ran through
the manuscript like one seeking an
open sesame to Joy. 1t was-indeed,
1t WaS-the story OF himself and
Thomas FitzmaCk!
The Grit-advocate., 1904-12-23
The Mexican Christmas Jar.

Novel Is the method of Distributing
the Christmas presents at the Mexi
ran embassy. Following the custom
which prevails in the land to The
south of us. there is suspended from.
the ceiling huge open-mouth jar liz
which have been placed all the pres
ents, each neatly tied and addressed
to the intended recipient. The ch.l
dren and grown people of the party
are armed with long. slender canes,
and with these first one and then an
other makes n dash for the swinging
jar, striking 1t or at it as they pass
Of course it is only matter OF time
until the frail treasure house Is de
molished, and then ensues grand
scramble for the giftS washington
Times.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-12-23
A Russian Christmas.

In Russia the boys are the chief
celebrs .ors Of Christmas eve, and
they disguise themselves in the forms
Of wolves, bears, ostrichcss
tigers and camc!copards. and roarR
the streets until the small hours.
To enter a dwelling at their plcaD
urc and sit at the family table Is NO
breach OF decorum at such time,
and often the children Of home are
startled to see a wolf or bear enter.
take seat at the supper table, and
eat as wolf or bear only can cat.
Sometimes long professions OF
these animals parade the streets with
bands and a chorus of singers: but
the most interesting of these Christ
mas performances Is the religious
play. in which boys take part Upon
this scene the Russian peasant looks
with profound interest and venera-
tion, and the population generally
throw money to these performers with
generous heart and lavish hand
The Grit-advocate., 1904-12-23

Ing In the glowing groves and the
grass was rustling on the wooing
breeze. they wrote the virgin page to-
gether, Tommie welding the graphite
laboriously as became so momentous
an Undertaking.
Then it was decided that each, in
turn, should write chapter until all
was finished.
When the end was reached and the
book bound in cloth cover torn from
the pillow-tick in their dormitory, to-
sether they would take it to the gar
den fence, where, with her frisking
playmates, chattered the fairy, en-
chantress of their boyhood dreams,
the queen with the hair of sunset and
the eyes Of cerulean blue.
Daily they wrought, resigning pull
boys, feverishiy to hurry toward com
pletion The Tragedy of Banock-
brook" AS one wrote, the other plot
ted and ltched for his turn upon the
ground above the precious manuscript.
The interest, accentuated as the time
sped, became almost vital as each
tried to excel the other in the eyes of
the future critic In the big brick house
upon the hill.
Then-somehow. neither seemed to
know how, or why, or when-there
crept into their rendezvous that hide
Gus, insatiate monster Jealousy; a
suspicion that each was making OF
himself the hero. each seeking in turn
to lead nearer to great, grim wall OF
towering stone behind which in a
castle Of igneous bouders dwelt a
woman who, to call her queenly fair,
would be to fatter queens!
Her eyes were blue as the Ingraham
skies, her hair was as golden hued as
the naples in Autumn when the sun
was setting on them, and her voice rip.
pied and fell in a cadence OF rhythmic
melody enhancing to list
And yet-suddenly the realization
came like a call to arms--there was
but one heroine!
There could be but one hero!
Ah. the tragedy of boy life, the in.
tensity of boy love, innocent, pure,
undehled, the nOblest love that sex
e'er gave to sex, the sweetest and the
blessedest that God e'er vouchsafed to
beautiful womanhood!
The rivalry Of love and despair.
wrestling like demons with the stall
warts of affection and comradeship,
writhed and twisted in close en-
brace! Complainingly, each sought at
first to defeat the purpose of the other,
but as the story grew toward it's nat
ural fnis, they quarreled openly.
One evening, just as the birds were
peeping their last goOd-nights before
tucking their tiny heads beneath their
fluffy wings, and the noisy bull-frOgs
in the bayou were harshly calling the
spotted legions to partake Of "jug-o-