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Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-10-01
PURE WATER.
The One Beverage That ls the Same
5 xaeferdav radav Snd Eorauar ~

The One Beverage That ID the Same
Yesterday, Today and Forever.
Water is the king Of beverages. 1t is
the beverage to which all turn when
they would cure themselves of the in
furious habit of consuming other bev-
erages. But water that is not pure
may be more harmful than the most
harmful of other drinks.
Water is the basis Of all other bever-
ages. All beverages Of mans manu-
facture are water that has been adul-
terated by admixtures and chemical
treatment.
Pure water is the one beverage
which has stood the test of science and
come down to us unscathed through
continuous use for countless ages It
is natures chiefest blessing to man.
Other beverages undergo many changes
with time. Each age brings them forth
In new styles, new methods Of manu-
facture, new processes Of chemical
treatment, aging and keeping. Foods
change with each successive genera
ton. We eat different kinds Of foods
from time to time. Each generation
prepares them differently. There are
different methods Of compoundine
them, different methods Of cooking
them. Pure water is the same yester
day, today and forever. What to Eat.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-10-01
PACIFIC FLEET
iT WILL COST A PRETTY BUNCH
OF MONEY TO MAIN
TAIN 1T.
PROPOSALS WANTED FOR SUP
! PLIES THAT WILL BE RE J:
QUiRED FOR CRUISE.

Washingto, Sept. 30.-The Central
West will receive some substantial
benefits through the transfer of the.
American fleet from Atlantic to the
Pacific. 1t will require millions of
pounds of provisions to feed the 49,
900 on the trip, and most of these
provisions must come from the Cen
trail West. The government has ask
ed for bids for the supplies. The
schedule includes 100000 pounds of
-four, 100000 pounds of fresh beef,
frozen; 100000 pounds of potatoes;
100000 pounds of smoked ham; 200,-
600 pounds of timed corn; 20O,0 900
pounds of timed peas; 10000 pounds
of salt pork; 100000 pounds of oat-
meal; 100000 pounds each of rice,
onions, lard, mutton, corn beef and
ice; $1,000 pounds of meal; $4,000
pounds of turkey, $4,000 pounds each
pears, tinned lima beans, string
beans, timed bacon and ham; $4,000
pounds each of sauerkraut, eTaporat-
ed apples and peaches; $4,000 each of
pickles, veal, pork loin. &t"5
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-10-01
Nero and His Voice..

In an interesting paper M. Moure
and M. Bouyer relate the extraordinary
care which the Emperor Nero took Of
his voice. At night Nero lay on his
back, with a thin plate Of lead on his
stomach. He abstained from fruits
and all dishes which could hurt his
voice. In order not to damage the
purity of its sound he ceased haran-
guing the soldiers and the senate. He
attached to his service an officer spe-
cially deputed to take care Of his voice.
He talked only In the presence of this
singular official, who warned him when
he spoke too loudly or forced his voice,
and IL the emperor, carried away by
SOME sudden fit Of passion, did not lis
ten to his remonstrances it was his
duty to stop his mouth with napkin.
Modern Medicine.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-10-01
Not the Same Bill. 1

After much persuasion Sir John Asst
ley allowed himself to be put forward
some years ago as q Conservative can
didate for parliament from Lincoln
shire. He confessed he knew little
about politics, but entered Into the
campaign as rare sport. One day he
addressed a meeting of electors at a
village in the isle Of Axholme. and
when he had finished somebody chal-
lenged his hearers to fire questions at
him. Presently there came the query,
What do you think Of Sir Wilfrid
Lawson's liquor bilI?" For moment
Sir. John was nonplused, but only for
a moment. Pulling himself together,
he replied, II cannot answer for Sir
Wilfrid Lawson's liquor bill, but ! do
know that last year my own was a
.deuced sight too bigf' 3s2s5
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-10-01
Scotland.

Prior to the year 25s, which Witness
ed Its invasion by the Scott, a tribe
who inhabited the northern portions OF
the country now known as Ireland,
Scotland bore the name Of Caledonia,
literally the billy country Of the Caels,
or Gaels The word Gael, or gael, Is a
corruption Of Gadhel, signifying in the
native tongue "a hidden rover" while
Scot, derived from the native scuite,
means practically the same thing|. e.,
a wanderer. The Caledonians were the
inhabitants of the highlands, the ter
mination dun expressing the Celtic for
hill, fort, stronghold. The Scots were
the invaders from Scotia, who appro-
priated the Hebrides and western is
lands, whereas the lowlanders were
the Picts, so called from their descrip-
ton by the Romans, picti, painted men.
Names and Their Meaning"
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-10-01
LAMP CLOCKS.
They Were Quite Common In the Sew
enteenth Century. }Ss

enteenth century Bsi8
or the various examples that have
been given of early specimens OF the
clockmaker's art not the least interest
Ing are the several types of lamp
clocks. One Of these was Of a kind
quite common in the seventeenth CEN
fury and consisted of q lamp burner
placed at the base Of a glass oil recep-
tacle mounted vertically on a suitable.
standard The oil reservoir had at.
tached to it a scale facing the burner
and showing the hours, beginning at a
O'clock In the afternoon, at which time
the lamp was to be lighted in winter,
and ending at q o'clock in the morning.
The lamp being lighted, the gradually
descending level of the oil as combus-
ton proceeded marked the hours. II
\ The other device Of later origin, dat
ing back to the beginning OF the last
century, utilized the same principle. It
consisted Of two communicating oil
chambers, superposed by q clock dial.
In one of the chambers was placed a
night lamp to illuminate this dial, and
In the other was suspended float
from a cord which passed around q
small pulley. The latter was mounted
on d horizontal axis ending in the cen
ter OF the dial. The float OF course de-
scended as the oil was consumed and
carried the index hand along with 1t
thus marking the hours precisely as
In the case already cited. Pearson's
Weekly. MI
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-10-01
W asf|llbur I
Leader 2T)

D. e. Sasseen of Conkling has a
farm on which he had 800 acres in
grain. He finished threshing last
week and found his yield to be wheat
Ia bushels; fax 10 bushels and oats
So bushels to the acre.
DR.. J. W. Robinson of Coleharbor
returned last week from his trip to
Kansas City, where he went to at
tend meeting of the National Vet
erinarian association. He says the
meeting was very successful one but
he was the only representative from
North Dakota.
Herman Hanson, who lives near
urtle Lake was in Washburn We'd
nesday, with two mining engineers
from Pittsburg, F.. and B. Affleck.
These gentlemen are experts in their
line and are here looking over the
coal mine owned by Mr.. Hanson. Mr.
Hanson has finished threshing a crop
of wheat which yielded between IA
and 10 bushels to the acre.
Sheriff Beck went to Turtle Lake
Friday evening and returned the fol-
lowing morning with Harry Bradley
who was arrested for violating the
prohibition law. About a half a bar
rel of evidence was found. \ He is
the only boarder at Hotel de Beck
at present.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-10-01
HOMESTEAD J: BOOM |
RUSH OF SETTLERS TO NORTH
+. WEST BEATS TIE RECORD
SINCE BOOM DAYS. 49, .

Washington, Sept. 30-Figunes Civ
en- out by the commission of the gen.
erd land office today show that the
public lands of the northwest are be-
ing rapidly settled by homesteaders.
During the past year 1,134,186 acres
wsre hemesteaded in North Dakota;
842,962 acres in South Dakota, and
353,295 in Minnesota. The records
show that the homestead entries for
those three states during the last year
were greater than that of any year
since the boom in the northwest.
The plan of government in opening
up the west under reclamation pro-
jects has almost proven a failure, and
the reclamation service is devising
a new system for the opening of flu
ture lands. The Huntley project of
Montana recently was opened up un-
der the lottery system. 1t contained
5sS farms of forty acres each. More
than 5000 people registered for he
lottery, and yet only 121 of successful
persons have filed on their lands. This
leaves 467 farms there still waiting
entry. The reason given for the fail
ure of people, to file on the land after
they had drawn is that the cost is too
great; that the farms are too small,
and that homesteaders have to stay
too long on the land before getting
title. The government charges this
homesteaders about $40 an acre for
the land, payable in ten annual in
stallments. When the land is finally
paid for the government is to turn
the irrigation plant over to the land
owners.
The people have found that they
can get just as much desirable irri-
gated lands in Montana and other
states for from $40 to $50 an acre as
that for which the government is
charging $40. Besides they are not
required to live on their land and their
acreage is not limited to such small
amount Officials of the reclamation
service believe that they will have
to increase the size of the farms and
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-10-01
Longer HOURS
DEPARTMENT WANTS PoSTMAST-
Frs TO PUT IN MORE WORK
FOR UNCLE SAM.

Washington, Sept. 30.-Officials at
the postoffce department propose to
find out how much time the postmas-
ters of country offices dswote to their
official duties. Frequent complaints
have reached the department that
postmasters spend more of their time
with their private business and in
politics than they do in their post
offices. @$
All postmasters in the first, second
and third classes are supposed to de-
vote their entire time to their Offices
For the purpose of finding out just
how much time they do spend there,
First Assistant Postmaster General
Hitchcock today directed to each this
inquiry Nh
What are the average number Of
hours devoted by the postmaster daily
to his official duties? 2"
This query goes direct to the post
masters themselves. Ordinary they
no doubt would report a big average,
but in this instance they will be rath-
OF cautious because the postofflce de,
the inspectors on nearly all Offices
showing the number Of hours the
postmasters put In.
If the postmasters attempt to
streech the hours Of their service
they will be called down. and ii they
report about the sans average as Civ
EN- BY the inspectors they VIII be told
TO spend more time In their ofilces.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-10-01
THE HER c UL rs BEETLE.
This South American Giant Is the Big
gest Bug lin the World.

This South American Giant Is the Big
gest Bug In the World.
To the Hercules beetle, a giant among
insects, which is found In certain por-
tons of Central and South America as
well as in the island Of Dominica. one
Of the British West Indies, belongs the
distinction Of being the biggest bug In
the world. In appearance this creature
Is anything but prepossessing and
looks us II it belonged with pink
snakes, purple spiders and other crea-
lures Of the ina ination
@ n: 1t is a common trait Of tourists and
travellers to make little Of anything
seen III foreign lands, especially in the
little West Indian islands, and to de-
clare that similar things of vastly
greater size or better quality occur In
Goods country When they run
across the Hercules beetle, however,
they are obliged to acknowledge them
selves beaten.
Although so formidable In appear
ance, this insect IS perfectly harmless.
1t lives In the heavy forests and feeds
on the sweetish sap or gum of native
trees. The larva, or grub, is about
four inches long and as thick as q
mans thumb and looks like a huge
white maggot. 1t is considered a deli
cacy by the native negroes and caribs
who roast 81 in hot ashes and say that
1t tastes like roasted nuts.
Clumsy in appearance. the, Hercules
beetle possesses great powers Of fight
and in the outlying villages it is not
uncommon for one Of these huge crea
lures to enter the native houses, being
/ attracted thereto by the lights. The In
variable result is a prompt extinguish
ing Of the candle by the wind created
| by the beetles buzzing wings, accom-
panied by screams from the inmates
Of the house. who imagine a jumbo, o.
| evil spirit, has invaded their dwelling.
A popular belief among the natives
| is that the Hercules beetle saws OF
1 limbs Of trees by grasping them be
A tween the two hornlike appendage'
and flying round and round. This is
/ manifest impossibility, as the insec
| has but little power in the horns. and
moreover, the upper one is lined witt
soft, velvety hair, which would b
rubbed off at once by any friction.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-10-01
The HoIIY.

The holly in Germany is called
Christdorn, or Christ'ss thorn, the leg
end being that 1t was Of this plant that
the crown OF thorns was made. In
France the honor is assigned to the
hawthorn, which is there called the mo-
Bile thorn In Spain the legend assigns
the honor to the bramble. An old
Scotch legend makes the crown to con-
sist of thistle blades, while in the folk
lore OF England the climbing rose is
said to have been the plant selected by
the prosecutors.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-10-01
Bananas.

Bananas says an authority, fare
by millions Of people eaten green or
ripe. raw or cooked, are served In all
ways in which apples, grains and po-
tatoes are used and are palatabie.
healthful and nutritious In every way
In which they are prepared. They
make excellent bread, cakes and pies,
puddings, confectionery and coffee sub
stitutes, yield brandy. beer, vinegar.
sugar. oil and fibers. They are bought
as luxury by millions who may use
them as staple food. Yet they may
be grown probably In a small area
only. Therefore banana culture affords
a perfectly safe and gainful use Of
time and money. z
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-10-01
PETE A GOOD FIGHTER.
But Very Poor Judge of Dogs, Roose
Welt Tells Jusserand.

But Very Poor Judge Of Dogs, Roose-
Welt Tells Jusserand.
Your bull terrier Pete Is a very poor
fighter" said M. Jusserand, the French
ambassador, who once on a time was
freed by the dog, to President Roose-
welt the other day.
You are mistaken, Mr.. Ambassa-
dor. replied the president. He Is q
splendid fighter, but he IL q very poor
judge Of dogs
Pete, who has been In the hospital
as the result OF tight, limped into the
White House grounds recently, says 2
Washington special to the New York
World. He had up to a short time ago
not met his rival, the brindle bull ter
rier, sent to the president from Ce-
lima, O.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-10-01
Belgium Blows lts tior,,.

Belgium, like many continental coun-
tries. has Its national board OF adver-
Using. The state, owning, ais 1t does,
the always, must do Everything in its
power to increase the passenger traffic,
and SO England and the adjacent conn
tries are extensively placarded with
posters showing Belgium's beauty and
pleasure spots The principal attrac-
lions are Ostend and its casino, and the
pictorial records OF this resort have
adorned the boardings OF England for
many years past. London Graphic.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-10-01
TABLEcLo.IT'lHs.
The aDoublers" and the "6ubbles" Of
Older Times.

The "Doublers" and the "6ubbles" Of
Older Times. ID
In the twelfth century the table
cloths were very large and were AL
ways laid on the table double. For a
long time they were called '.doublers"
for that reason The cloth was first
placed so as to touch the floor on the
side Of the table at which the guests
sat. Then all the cloth that remained
was folded SO that 1t just covered the
table.
Charles ". had sixty-seven table
cloths which were from fifteen to
twenty yards long and two yards wide.
He had one cloth which was thirty
two yards long, and that had the arms
of France embroidered on it in silk
All OF these were fringed.
In the sixteenth century "doublers,' =
or double cloths, were replaced by two
tablecloths. one OF which was sroall
and was laid Just as we lay ours to,
day. Il.
was large and Of beautifully figured
linen. 1t was skillful,y folded in such
a way that, as a book Of that time
says, ''it resembled winding river
gently ruffied by a little breeze, 70,
among very many little folds were
here and there great bubbles
It must have required much art and
care to make dishes, plates, saltcellars
sauce dishes and glasses stand steadily
in the midst of this undulating SEES
and among those bubbles and putty
folds. 5s
However, the fashion had only 4
short existence, as is apt to be the case
with impractical fashions. and Inward
the latter part Of the century a single
/ cloth. laid fat and touching the fiool
on all sides of the table, came into gen
eral use.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-10-01
CHICKEN THAT CAN TALK.
New Breed Of Fowl Part Parrot and
Part Guinea Hen.

Fart Guinea Hen. 5
After ten years OF experimenting
Clinton HI. Willis, a rarcller on The
Monterey road at San Jose, Cal, has
produced d chicken that can talk, says
q special dispatch to the New York
World. The fowl is the sixth genera
ton Of cross between a parrot and a
guinea hen, and in Its every character
istic except the lower half of its bill
and the arrangement of its toes the
bird is chicken.
The upper half Of the bill is straight,
like that Of the guinea hen. while the
lower part is clearly q parrot beak
Its toes are arranged two and two In
stead Of three and one, as in the barn
yard fowl At present the chickens
vocabulary is limited to Morning,
Clint; chaw terbacker, Clint and a
swear word. si /
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-10-01
Chiieans Are Monurais

There is q good deal Of mongrel
about Chilean society. Chileans win
tell you that they are descended from
old Spanish families. but the old Span
ish families were mostly turned out or
massacred in the revolution against
Spain, which arose mainly out Of the
wrongs Of the mongreis. The descent,
IN short, usually includes slave native
Indian woman years back, and the two
types have mixed well, with handsome
but very fiery results. Exchange.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-10-01

Mothers with little children need
no longer fear Group, colds or whoop-
ing cough. Bees Laxative Cough Sy-
rup tastes good. 1t works off the cold
through the bowels, clears the head.
Guaranteed. .--...
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-10-01
A Cold Turndo,Y,,.

Bridget" Mrs. Housekeep called
down to her servant. 4 see Mrs. Cad
dis coming across the street. Run ont
and turn TINT door mat upside down. I.
Which one. ma 'am?s asked Bridget
The one that has Welcome on it,
Philadelphia Ledger.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-10-01
A Thrifty Aisatian.

Abraham Kirsch, Frenchman, Ger
man and American by turns, died in
Louisiana the ether day insured in
he New York Life Insurance Com
pany under nine policies for $4,000.
All have been paid.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-10-01
DIscOURAGER or MATRlaaONY.
University Professor Says Cost OF Linz
ing 10 Too High. ,s

p
ing 10 Too High.
DR.. ]. Allen Smith, head OF the de-
partment Of political science In Wash
ington university, has advised his
classes against matrimony during the
present era Of high prices says Seat
tie (Wash) special dispatch to the New
York World.
Young people may marry IN Seat
tie" he warned his classes. but under
the existing conditions Of up in air
prices 1t requires an intervention Of
Providence in their favor thereafter to
enable them to make both ends meet.
Until living expenses have decreased
I certainly would not advise any young
man to get married in Seattle
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-10-01
Enshu,siasry,

Nothing else is SO contagious as en-
thusiasin 1t Is the real ailegory of
the lutte DC Orpheus. IL moves stone.
It charm ri es Eti5hu riassa is the
genius Of sincerity, and truth accom-
p1ishes no victory without IT. Bulwer
Lytton. s
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-10-01
a coraItl,raI,iietio,,,..5

Tommy Does 1t make any difference
il baby takes all bis medicine at once?
Baby's mother I'm horror Good heav-
ems! OF course 1t does! Tommy But
it hasn't made any difference. Punch.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-10-01

Il IL we had no faiiings ourselves we
should not take so much pleasure in
finding out those Of Others. Roche.
f0ucauld.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-10-01

No protecting defties are wanted II
there Ii prudence Juyenal.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-10-01

reduce the price of lands before they
win be able to get settlers for the
various projects they now have under
way in the west.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-01-03
TO NOTIFY GOVERNMENT.
Case Of Publisher Of Revolution" viii
De Laid Before Mikado.

De Laid Before Mikado.
San Francisco. Jan. 2.-The case OF
T. Takuchi OF Berkeley. publisher OF
Revolution" will be reported to the
government at Toxic by Japanese Con.
sui General UyeBo. I'VE will make a
report OF the Takuchi incident 10 To.
kio." said Secretary Gyamo OF the
japanese consulate. I'VE can take no
action In the matter here. II Is in the
hands OF The local authorities. but we
will report the matter 10 our govern
ment and send copy OF Revolution
20 Toxic ! should say there will be
no second issue OF the paper. II Is a
publication that must cost some money
20 get out. and half n dozen or so
young men who are associated with
Takuchi In the publication cannot be
very fish of funds"
United States Commissioner OF I'm
migration North has been quietly gath
ering evidence against Takuchi- He
will forward the results Ct his investi-
cation 10 Washington. II arrests are
made orders will be sent TO North BY
the secretary OF commerce and labor.