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Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1906-12-15
AZTEC ARCHITECTURE
Wonderful Endurancc OF the Old
/ VI; s&5@ Mexican Buildings.

Wonderful Endurance of the Old
Mexican Buildings.
The Mexicans or the Aztec Indians
can give the people of the United
States lessons iA architecture and in
solid construction of buildings, There
are buildings standing today in the
City of Mexico that have stood for
three centuries and are in an excellent
state Of preservation. There is not a
frame building in the city. There are
few adobe, but most ali are stone,
brick or cement. There is brick
building down in the old part of the
town that was erected prior to 145O.
It shows that so long ago as that the
Indians were experts in the manufac-
tur'e Of bricks. But probably so per
cent Of all the building, are made Of
concrete cement. Cement and concrete
have been used successfully in Mexico
for 800 2years, and all the cathedrals
and churches are Of that material. On
the line of the Vera Cruz Pacific can
be seen the ruins Of Toro Bravo, where
there are evidences Of a city ruined
centuries ago. There are some twenty
pyramids Of solid cement which must
have been erected over 500 years ago.
One of these pyramids is TO feet III
height, and on the summit rests a
cement ledge thirty feet In diameter.
This, as we'll as others; IS Of fligree
work and carved statuary.
Near this stands another of white
limestone, built in four terraces, with
carvings and concentrations which
would put to shame the modern Amer
Jean sculptor. It has stood all these
centuries. vet the limestone is much
easier broken than the cement. Think
Of a town of almost 100000 persons,
and the fire record Is three in one year.
The inside walls of many of the build
ings are as much as six feet through,
and all buildings are biiilt around
courts. There is no provision in any
Of them for fires, and at the present
time small coal OIL stoves are selling
In the city for $2O-the same that sell
for SIS In the states. The floors are Of
stone, the ceilings Of filigree cement,
the walls Of coarse plaster and almost
without exception hand painted. The
on many buildings in the
republic shows that the Indian of cen
turtles ago was ahead of the modern
builder Of today. - Hobart News-Re-
publican.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1906-12-15
IN THE WHEELHousE
II ID There That All the Forces OF !
+ Great Vessel Are Directed,

D TX.
IT Ii There That All the Forces OF q
Great Vessel Are Directed.
On entering the wheelhouse Of an
ocean liner landsman il likely to be
asved by the group OF instruments and
masses of complicated machinery on
every hand. Your eve will first be
eaught nv the wheel Of wheels, for of.
ten there are two or more Of them, one
directly in line with the other. The
first Of these Is an insignificant look.
ing affair perhaps a foot or go in diam
seter, which seems out Of all proportion
to the work it must accomplish. Di-
rectly In front Of it stands the ships
compass, while back Of 1t are massed
many complicated wheels and levers
which transform the slightest motion
Of the wheel into the great force which
guides the ship. }<.:t%,"& q"
All the great steamers are steered
nowadays by the aid of steam or cleo
triclty. In the old days half dozen
men at times would struggle with the
wheel In high seas, and sailors have
been killed by the rapid revolving Of
the projecting spoke handles. The
modern steering gear makes it posi-
bic to guide these great ships with the
slightest pressure. The rudder, weigh
Ing many tons, is perhaps 800 feet
astern, yet with touch Of the polish
ed wheel the great 100 foot, ship will
swing from side to side with almost
the delicacy Of compass needle. The
wheel that the steersman operates
merely governs the steering engine,
which, In turn, moves the great rud-
der. -
The most astonishing thing about
the bridge Is to find the wheelhouse
with all Its curtains tightly drawn, as
often happens, and the man at the
helm steering the boat without see
ing ahead ut all. At night or even by
day If the light of the pinnacle is con-
fusing the .wheelhouse is often COM
pletely shut in. The man at the wheel,
1t Is explained, does not need to look
ahead. The lookout high up In tile
CROWS nest and the officer on watch
on the bridge will keep him informed
II any object is sighted The duty Of
the man at the wheel is to keep the
ship on her course Throughout his
watch Of four hours he must keep his
eyes on the compass and nowhere else.
On one side Of the wheelhouse are
posted the sailing directions, which
give the wheelsman explicit orders.
The course to be followed for the day
Is placed in neat little. rack called
the compass control. 1t suggests the
rack in church at the side of the pull
pit which announces the number of
the hymns and psalms for the days
service. The compass control will an
nounce, for instance, N, Z, 8, W, or
some such formula. The wheelsman
glances at this as he takes his watch
at the wheel and holds the great ship
exactly on this course until he is re-
lieved.-Francis Arnold Collins in st.
Nicholas. ~
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1906-12-15
A Western Wonder.

There's Hill at Bowie, Tex, that's
twice as big as last year. This won
der Is w. II. HiH, who from a weight
of 80 pounds has grown to over $50.
He says: = suffered with a terrible
cough, and doctors gave me up to die
cf Cons lsnntion. was reduced to 80
pounds, when began taking DIR.
Kings New Discovery for coEsump-
ton, Coughs and Colds. Now after
taking ~ bottles, I have more than
doubled IL weight and am completely
cured Only sure cough and cold
cure Guaranteed BY Lenhart Drug
CO. druggists. soc and sI trial bot
tie free.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1906-12-15
The Poet and the Beauty.

One Of the finest houses in southern
England is Penhurst Place, the birth
place Of Sir Philip Sidney. Under the
trees Of its park Edmund Waller paid
his addresses to the naughty Lady
Dorothea, whom he celebrated as Sach
arissa. But the heart Of Lady Dorothea
Sidney-who was the most beautiful
woman Of her time-was untouched by
Walters amatory verses, and she re-
jected the poet in favor Of the Earl of
Sunderland. Many years afterward the
countess met Waller and. reminding
him sentimentally of the old days at
Penhurst, asked him when he woTld
again write verses about her. when
madam" said Che poet rudely. you are
as young and as handsome as you were
them
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1906-12-15
YOUR OWN FACE.
Would You Recognize 1t II You Saw
: IN IL on Anothers 9aS5f

Would You Recognizes 1t III You Saw
s.@s IL on Anothers f5S
@ "How curious 1t Is" said the philos-
opher, .that the person for whom you
care most on earth, the one you see
oftenest and who receives your most
constant attention, is the one whose
countenance is least familiar to Sos,,'
"Who is that" asked the visitor.
Yourself" said the philosopher. 1T
is a fact that If people could be dupli-
Gated and could meet themselves in the
street very few would recognize them
selves. We look at ourselves many
times during the 3G5 days of the year.
We say our eyes are blue or brown or
whatever other color they may be- our
hair black, our chin peaked, our fore
head high. We know every lineament
Of our face from constant study and
attention, vet when we turn away
from the mirror we cannot couture up
a picture of ourselves. :
1--WE know just how our friends and
even acquaintances look. In fancy we
can see them sitting so or standing so.
and their varying expressions under
different circumstances are clear to us
even though we may not have seen
them for years, but when it comes to
ourselves we cannot fill in even the
outlines of the picture. We may laugh
we may cry, we may frown, but we do
not know how we look while we are
doing it. Photographs do not help us.
We have never seen ourselves In the
flesh. Mirrors and pictures are poor
aids when we sit down and try to see
ourselves with the minds eye
''That is why people are so deeply
interested in anybody who is said to
resemble them. Just say to a man,
I know somebody who is the dead i'm
age of you and he will never rest till
he sees that person. Then If the like
ness is really true he will own that
up to that time he had had no concep-
ton Of how he really looked"
The visitor smiled wanly. =
II wish you wouldn't talk like that"
she said. ut makes me feel positively
uncanny." New York Press.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1906-12-15
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Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1906-12-15
William P. Frye

Senator William
Me- September 1881 He educated Bowdon college, Maine
mid the practice of law His political office
legislature 1861 following
National Republican
Forouh Fortyffh
finally
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1906-12-15
Long tennessee Fight.

For twenty years w. Z. Rawls, ON
Bells, Tenn, fought nasal catarrh. He
writes: .sThe swelSng and soreness
inside my nose was fearful, till be.
gan applying Bucklen's Arnica Salye
to the sore surface this caused the
soreness and swelling to disappear,
never to return. Best salye in ex-
stence. 25c at Lenhart Drug co. 8
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1906-12-15
Meeting Of stockholders.

Tlle regular annual meeting Of the
stockholders Of the First National
Bank of Bismarck for the election of
directors for the ensuing year, will be-
held at the hank between the hoslrsi
sof A and IL O'Clock q M, on Tuesday.
january 8, 906. 6. B. Little.
President.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1906-12-15
A WOMAN 30 BE PRETTY
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No Matter What Color
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The finest contour Of a female face, tho
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something If the head is crowned with
scant hair. Scant and falling hair. It IS
now known, is caused by parasite that
burrows into the scalp to the root Of the
hair, where it saps the vitality. The lit
tie white scales the germ throws up id
burrowing are called dandruE. To cure
dandrun permanently then, and to stou
falling hair, that germ must be killed.
Newbro's Herpicide. an entirely new res
suit Of the chemical laboratory. destroys
the dandruff germ, and, OF course, stops
the falling hair, and prevents baldnesh
Sold by leading druggists Send 10c. iii
stamps for sample to The Herpicide Co.,
Detroit. Mich. E&:af
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Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1906-12-15
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-11
HOW TO AVOID FIRE IN STORE.
Kansas Insurance Rating Office sends
Out Christmas Reminder.

The accidental fires which usually ac-
company the celebration of Christmas
give rise to special notice that the
Kansas fire insurance inspection office
is sending out all over the state.
Each year the office prepares a set of
instructions. safeguards against fires,
with special reference to merchants who
carry a large line of Christmas goods
which are subject to danger from sud
den accidental fire.
The instructions which are issued
cover these essential points:
Merchants and clerks should ac-
quaint themselves with the location and
use Of fire apparatus, in the store; see
that such apparatus is in working or
der, that same may be quickly and
successfully used in case of fire.
do not attach material of any kind
to electric wires. Allow no paper or
combustible shades to be attached to
globes and in show windows particu-
larly; keep material of all sorts free
from wires and globes; avoid use of
flexible cord in show windows and ex-
posed clip receptaeles are unsafe there
IN; cut -otits, switches, flashes and mo-
tors to sli6W windows should be remov
ed protect wires carried over floor of
show windows by conduit; structures to
which electrical work is attached should
be substantially built. Any changes in
your electrical equipment should be ap-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-11
SELECT JUDGES FOR CONTEST.
Kansas College OratoricaI Association
Net at Copeland Monday.

A meeting Of the Kansas State Oratori-
cal association was held at the Copeland
hotel yesterday afternoon for the purpose
OF selecting judges for the annual state
oratcrical contest which Will be held at
EmpOria some time in March, the date
to be determined later.
The following judges were selected on
thought and composition: Professor John
Scott Clark. Northwestern university.
Chicago; President Edwin Hughes. De
Pauw university, Greencastle, Indiana.
and Prof Richard IT, Ely, Wisconsin
university. Madison. Wis. These Judges
do not attend the contest but will judge
the orations from manuscript. The three
judges on delivery who win attend the
contest. are Rev. George Picard. Wichita:
Chancellor Frank Strong. Kansas uni
versity, Lawrence, and Judge Smart, OF
ta--=.
A number of a1ternates for each of
these judges were selected 50 that It will
not be necessary to hold another meeting
in the event that any of the Judges select
ed find ii impossible to act.
The College Of EmDoria which is a
member of the State Oratorical associa-
ton was not represented at the meeting.
All the other colleges In the association
were represented as follows; Friends
university, Wichita, r. G. Woodward;
Ottawa university, Ottawa, F. G. Pugh;
Kansas Wesleyan. Salina. John Altman;
Baker university, Baldwin. Ben Daily;
Paramount college. Wichita. Claude Davis:
Southwest Kansas college. Winfield. Chas.
Whtwan; Midland college, Atchison.
Herman Frertchsi Washburu college.
David Fink.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-11

nants Of the early Jewish civilization
at the time Of the beginning of the
Christian era. Palestine was shown to
be very rocky country with fine
variety of building stone. Many of
the ancient houses or palaces are still
standing and afford excellent places
for sheep corrals- The identical place
where Jonah was vOmited up by his
whale and received a glimpse of day
light after his period of Incarceration
was shown.
The civilization of the Holy Land
two thousand years ago was shown as
AS contrast a few slides were placed
upon the screen which tended to give
a little insight to the methods now
employed in making a living. A cess
pool was shown which now forms the
chief water supply of whole towns.
where women wash their clothes and
get their water for cooking and where
the public are accustomed to battle
themselves The chief means of liveli-
hood OF the natives of that country Is
shown. Wine manufac ture and the
making Of olive oil is the chief source
of the material wealth of this country.
The ancient tombs of the departed
We're shown to be much on the plan of
the early Grecian sepulchres and ap-
proach somewhat the tomb of General
Grant on the Hudson river.
The date for the next number on the
archaeological programme has not as
yet been announced.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-11
proved byll 2 lfsg1 city electrician or the

proved BY the city electrician or the
Insurance Inspector.
Request customers to refrain from
smoking or bringing lighted cigars or
cigarettes into your store. No Smok-
ing signs should be prominently dis
played.
''Good care should be exercised as to
disposition of paper, boxes, rubbish,
packing material and similar combus-
tibles.
You should arrange, during this busy
season, to have all packing and sur
plus. boxes and papers removed from
premises every night.
After closing for the day, an en-
pIoye should be detailed to go over the
entire building, and report conditions to
the management, and night Waterman
should be instructed to make a similar
report.
DO not store stock or material on
stairways, landing or steps; keep bot
tom of elevator shaft clean and free
from combustible material.
"See that fire doors and shutters are
operative and If not automatic. detail an
employee to close them before leaving
premises each night.
'sCarelessness and untidiness especi-
ally, are causes for many fires, and i'm
mediate attention given the line of sug-
gestions contained herein may be the
means of preventing fire in your par
ticular risk"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-11
HOW ANClENTS LIVED.
Prof. VIM. X. Prentice of Princeton
Mad Large Audience.

A large audience greeted the ap
pearance of Prof. William K. Prentice
of Princeton university at the high
school auditorium last night. Prof.
Prentice's lecture in Topeka last night
was one Of three which is planned for
the winter by the Topeka Archaeology
cal Institute. Efforts are being made
BY the local branch of the society to
increase the membership Of the So
ciety and last nights address by Mr.
Prentice was the first of a series of
lectures to that end. After the ad-
dress an appeal was made for mem
bers by DR.. Thompson who is the
president of the society. Anyone is
eligible for mem bership who will pay
a membership fee of ten dollars.
Prof. Prentice, in his opening re-
marks, paid a compliment to the size
Of the audience which greeted him
End it was a well deserved cOmpli-
ment, too, as there were about five
hundred interesting auditors. The
lecture. which was on the subject
some Early Christian Communities, 8"
dealt with some of the ancient towns
in northern Palestine, chief among
which was Antioch Antioch" said
Mr.. Prentice, which is now but
shadow on the map was at one time
tho third city in the world and was
inhabited by over half a million peO-
PIE. There were all the improvements
Of modern times with water pipes
leading into every house and we'll
lighted streets and all the adjuncts of
a modern metropolis
The address of Prof. Prentice was
illustrated by stereOpticon slides which
he had obtained on a trip to the Holy
Land The views dealt with the rem
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-11
CAN'T LOCATE ALLEGED JOINTS
Mayor D=vis Says That North Topeka
Resort Can't Be Found.

Although there seems to be no endorse.
ment from the persons concerned, the
Kansas City papers are printing stories
to the effect that the mayor and other
city officials of Topeka are about to be
ousted by the State Temperance union,
and 2 lot of other disturbance raised IS
result of the Joint investigation made by
visiting ministers Saturday night. The
State Temperance union. the attorney
general and all others concerned in such
q move, have denied that any such pro-
ceedings were contemplated
Mayor Davis has been trying to find the
very bad joint in North Topeka, which
was described by one of the visiting min
listers as being a combination of disorder
~ gambling and drinking resort Up to
date his efforts IN that line have been
fruitless The policemen on the North
side beats have failed to locate any such
resort and sus0ect that the ministers
wandered into the SHADY. Lane" district:
where negroes alone hold high carnival
some Saturday nights and are as fire.
quently cleaned out by the police. Coun-
Gilman Simms. of the First ward says
there is no such place north of the bridge,
and that the Inspecting ministers must
have become lost in the riverside jungles
of the Second ward.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-11
EXTENDING INDUSTRIAL WORK.
Thirteen Public Schools and Two
High Schools AdoDt the plan.

provided in the public schools of tuir-
teen cities and two county high schools
during the past year, according to re-
ports to the superintendent of public
instruction from the county. superin-
tendents. The cities in which indus
trial branches were taught IN the
schools are. AtchisOn, BuTlingame En-
poria, Hutchinson, Junction City, kan
sas City, Lawrence, Parsons, Salina
Seneca, Topeka, Wichita and Winfield
and the county high schools Of Norton
and Labette. The total cost for teach
ing the Industrial work was $22, 972. &C.
OF this amount $19,876 was expended for
teachers salaries. There were $685. pu-
pills taking the course.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-11

Gold filed Eye Glasses or Spectacles
$3.50. Fitted by .Chas. Bennett, Doc
tor of Optics Satisfaction guaranteed.
73O Kansas avenue. No peddlers en-
ployed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-11
A ATiracnIous enc

The following statement by H. M
Adams and wife, Henrietta, Pa VIII in
terest parents and others "A miraculous
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child had eczema years and was Dro<
nOunced incurable, when we read about
Electric Bitters and concluded to try Il.
Before the second bottle was all taken
we noticed a change for the better, and
after taking bottles he was completely
cured.'s, rs The up-to-date blood medicina
and body building tonic. Guaranteed. 50d
and S1.00 at Arnolds drug store.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-11

The ssearchlights which are used on the
street cars are so binding in their glare
OF vehicles is the complaint of D. H. Mar
tin and seventy-four others who signed
that the street railway company be re-
quired to discontinue the use of the
searchlights. The protest has been re-
ferred to the gas and electric lights COM
msttee.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-11

The building committee was instructed
to inspect the down soouting of the audi
torium and have it repaired If necessary
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-11

A petition asking that the alley separat-
ing lot 311 Fillmore street from lots 22
1872 West Tenth avenue be closed was al
lowed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-11

Matilda A. MacFarland Detitioned for
a sidewalk on the east side Of Lincoln
street south of Twenty first street to the
Shunganunga-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-11

You will have to hurry II you get
those photos for Xmas. Lutes. 51E
Kansas avenue.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-11
TO Christmas Shoppers

and the objection and protests of both
parties has been referred to the streets
and walks COMMITTEES
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-11

The city needs the money. Instructions
were issued to the city treasurer calling
upon him to make a visitation to the
office of the county treasurer every Satur-
day from now until January l to secure
taxes due the city.