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Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-04-16
VENEZUELA.
Beauty Of the Country and the lrn-
precision II Leaves.

Beauty Of the Country and The Inn
preston Il Leaves.
The beauty OF the country Is the first
and the most lasting impression. 70
catch giimpses at every turn In the
valleys Of cloudy peaks, or when on
the mountain side to see through the
hmpid air valley after valley between
the protecting hills, to breathe this
pure air, to know that summer III AZ
most perpetual he is only half q man
who does not for moment forget the
needs Of civilization IN the intoxicafion
OF primitive nature. The loveliness Of
aYenexuela Is something different from
that Of the Andean ranges farther west
and south. It is more tropical, and the
mountains do not rise to the height In
which the senses are stilled By gran
deur, nor is there found so near the
Equator that ruggedness or gloom Of
solemnity which is one feature Of the
Rockies. It Is a beauty OF more human
type, which can be enjoyed most when
we know that man has his abode there.
The Andes, the Alps or the Rockies
are bold and austere. They need no
life. Life Is not meant for them But
such contrasts and changes as are con-
stantly presented to the eye IN these
softened landscapes are more exquisite
when man Is pottering about on the
surface trying to imagine that he Is Of
some real Importance on the earth.
Reader Magazine.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-04-16
The story Of : WORD.

a comparison of old editions OF
Scotts Monastery with one Of later
date will reveal a slight alteration in
the text Of d sentence in the tenth
chapter. For the word morse an
other is substituted. a tale Of comedy
attaches to the word which has gone.
Hardened wretch. says Father Eus-
tace, art thou but this instant deliv-
cred from death. and dost thou SO soon
morse thoughts of slaughter?' The
origin of the word morse seems sore
" to have troubled the etymologists.
Two learned correspondents of Notes
and Queries, Mr.. Wheatley tells us,
accounted for the word. One explain
ed it as ito prime, = as when one primes
q musket, from o. Fr. "amorce, 2 pow
der for the touchhole (CotgraYe), and
the other by ito bite Lat. .mordere');
hence ito indulge in biting, singing
or gnawing thoughts of slaughter" On
the other side were thuse who said that
the word was a niisprint for something
else. That the word as q misprint
should have been printed and read by
millions for fifty years without being
challenged and altered exceeds the
bounds of probability" exclaimed the
apologists for morse But when the
manuscript examined there nurse
was the word, plainly written. st.
James Gazette.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-04-16
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SHORTHAND.
The Quality That Appears to DO Lack
ing In Ali Systems.

The Quality That Appears to DO Lack
ing In All Systems.
The fatality Of all systems Of short
hand Is that what seems easy to the
eye Of filial piety may be terribly diff
cult to the cold gaze Of a stranger.
OF the innumerable systems Of short
hand that were the vogue century
ago how many survive today2 asks q
London writer. PANE and fortune still
await the man or woman who can in
vent system that will appeal to the
reader as effectively as to the original
writer. Perhaps IL we were to redis-
cover the lost shorthand writing Of the
ancient Romans we might find our
selves on the road toward a solution
Of the problem.
. For the Romans were on affectionate
terms with shorthand Did not Sue
tonius, speaking Of Caligula, express
surprise that an emperor Of 90 many
promising parts should nevertheless be
an ignoramus In shorthand, and did
not Titus Vespasianus pride himself on
his facility in the use Of stenography
both for business and amusement So
fond was he OF the sport that he de-
lighted to gather his amanuenses
around him In order that they should
tilt against each other In the steno-
graphic field. It may be that but for
the rsdiscovery Of the art In England
toward the end Of the sixteenth CEN
tury the curious Pepys would not have
been moved to write his diary.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-04-16
Paid n Full.

Two young ladies, evidently stenog-
raphers, were having an animated dis
cussion while on their way to work
the other morning in Market street
car. The discussion rey0lved around
the question as to the best method to
impress their respective employers as
to the value OF their services.
do you know said the smaller of
the two, my former employer was
the worst old granny. He could not
spell the simplest words correctly, and
he couldn't pronounce them. One day
I thought ! would impress him with
the value of my services. He gave
me letter to Wpewrite, and just
went along and copied 1t as he handed
1t to me. Then / made second copy.
with all the misspelied words correct
ed. With beaming countenance / hand
ed him both copies
Is What did he do?" breathlessly ask.
ed her friend, forcing the conductor to
hold his car SO that she might alight
at her corner and at the same time
hear the answer.
h He fred me- was the reply. Phil
adelphia Record.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-04-16
MARvELs OF, WORKMANSHIP.
The Violins That Were Made by the
Famous Old Masters.

The old masters used such care in
the selection of the woods for their
instruments that, having found q piece
of wood Of proper fiber and yibrational
powers, they treasured every fragment,
no matter how small, and rather than
waste even particle Of such strip
they frequently constructed the backs
and bellies Of patches SO delicately put
together that .'tne seams are only dis
coverabIe by microscope, 80 perfect is
the cabinetwork." 1t was ever the
aim of the old masters to marry the
back OF hard sycamore, which produces
the quick vibrations, and the belly OF
soft wood, producing the slower sound
waves, In such a manner ais to give
the mellow but reedy timbre OF the
perfect instrument AnatomicaIIy a
violin made by an old master Is a;
miracle OF construction. It can be tax
en- to pieces, patched, put together, re-
paired indefinitely and Is almost indie
structible. Repairing has been the
means Of exposing many clever forger-
les. The inside Of violin made by
Stradivar1, Guarnerius or other old
masters is as perfectly finished inside
as outside, and the clumsy interior
work OF q forgery betrays an imita-
ton at once. Circle Magazine.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-04-16
lHeld Thsir own.

"a regiment Of regulars was making
long, dusty march across the rolling
prairie land Of Montana during re-
cent summer. 1t was a hot, blistering
day, and the men, longing for water
and rest, were impatient to reach the
next town. a rancher rode past. Say,
friend, called out one Of the men,
"hoW far is it to the next town n ooh,
matter of two miles or so, reckon, =
called back the rancher. Another long
hour dragged by, ana another rancher
was encountered How far to the
next town r. the men asked him eager
". "Oh, good two miles" a weary
half hour longer Of marching, and then
third rancher. Hey, how FAIRS the
next town. Not far was the en-
couraging answer only about two
miles" Well sighed an optimistic
sergeant we're holdin' our own any
how. = IF q
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-04-16
oueer sophia ma e III, 3 I I,

Queen Sophia and Hlsnarek.
Queen Sophia OF the Netherlands, the
first wife Of King william III. of Hol.
land, was too great a. friend Of En-
peror Napoleon III, the Empress Eu-
genie and Of France generally to take
kindly to Bismarck. Before the big
war Of 1870 and probably some time
after the luxembourg squabble there
was an Internal ional exhibition In AM
lsterdam, which the queen visited. She
was conducted over the whole place by
the committee, and as they came to q
certain section one Of the members
said, snow your majesty viii see the
greatest enemy OF Germany. b,
Bismarck! she cried, with some glee.
The members stood aghast and never
repeated this rash exclamation, The
greatest enemy he had to exhibit
was not, OF course, Bismarck at all,
but only d very much enlarged repro
duction OF either the phylloxera or the
Colorado beetle, which at that time did
ia great deal Of harm to German agri-
culture. n. estminster Gazette.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-04-16

Court Fools Who Owned Whole Towns.
Hitard, who was attached to Edmund
Ironsides, Is the first court Jester Of
whom we have record. He owned the.
town Of Walworth, a gift from the.
king. He held It through four succeed
ing reigns, and before leaving England
for Rome, where he spent his last days.
he presented 1t to the church, placing
the deed upon the altar Of the Cathe-
dral Of Canterbury. Gallet, Galet or
Goblet, native OF Bayeux, was one Of
William the Conqueror's testers. He.
was attached to William when only
Duke of Normandy and saved hts mas
ter's life by disclosing plot for his
assassination Berdic was another. He
is enrolled IN Domesday Book as jocu-
lator regis and lord OF three towns, ALI
rent free, and five carucates In Glouces-
tershire. Rahere was jester to Henry Is
and William Picnlph or Picol jester to-
King John. Master Henry, who. It ~
thought, may be identical with Henry
Of Avranches, the poet laureate or
versificator, was Jester to Henry III.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-04-16
Elephant Life In the Junaies.

Elephant Life In the Jungies.
Without elephants jungles would be
virtually impossible. The great beasts
are a mixture Of strength and weak
ness, Of craft and simplicity. The
paths through the jungle from village
to village are merely tracks from which
the interlacing foliage has been cut
and thrust aside and the virgin soil
trodden into black mud. After a
rain this mud Is many feet deep, and
no living creature except an elephant,
9 buffalo or rhinoceros could labor
through 1t. The elephant makes his
way by lifting one foot at a time and
inserting 1t deep into the slough in
front, withdrawing another with a
sound like the popping of huge cork.
Nothing but ride on an earthquake
could be compared with the sensation
OF being run away with by an ele-
plant. AS for stopping him, some one
has well said that you might as well
Try to stop q runaway locomotive by
pulling with your walking stick on the
funnel as seek to check an elephant at
such q moment with a goad.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-04-16
The Ground il Alive.

=
We are SO used to thinking Of the sou
a. mere mineral matter that It comes
quite as a shock to find this Is d mis-
take, as a matter ofsfact the layer Of
soft mold which clothes the ground In
all cultivable districts and from which
vegetation springs is actually IN great
part a living layer Of tiny plants and
animals. Interlacing threads OF gmolds
and fungi, worms and gruBs, creeping
insects. tiny root parasites. decaying
leaves and the millions OF bacteria
which spring from then-all these are
mixed and mingled together for many
inches down below our feet In q con-
fused mass of life. Germs OF all sorts
swarm in countless millions. Indeed,
all the plants that grow and life that
exists on the face OF the earth owe
their being to the fact that the ground
is alive. You take shovelful of the
fineHt soil in the world and sterilize
it-that is, beat it till all the life In it
is destroyed-and then plant seeds in
1t. No amount Of care or watering will
make those seeds grow Their life de-
ponds on the life in the Soil around
them. London Answers.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-04-16
Fano0s Lovjnc Ours,

T.
4 Some OF the old loving cups were
called grace cups. or the specimens
now In possession Of the EnglIsh guilds
ana corporations the most famous Ii
the Henry VIII. grace cup, which be-.
longs to the BARRIERS company 0f Lon
don. with its four globular hollis hang
Ing around the outer rim, says the
jewelers. Circular, this cup might well
excite the envy of even the most hon-
est collector Of silverware: The name
Of the cup is derived from the fact
that King Hal was the donor the
grace cup being intended to commem
crate the union of the BARRIERS with the
guild of surgeons The cover carries
the Tudor rose, portcullis and Aeur-de-
lis, the final Of the I'D being mounted
with the imperial crown, the English
and French arms being beneath, sup
ported by the lion and greyhound.
The SINNERS company has pea
cock cup, though 1t Is in the form Of q
peahen. This large silver bird, with
three chicks at her feet, stands on the
silver badge, which was formerly worn
by the company's barge master, and
around 1T are the engraved words,
'.The gift Of Mary, We daughter OF
Richard Robinson and wife to Thomas
Smith and James Peacock, skinners,
1642'' The lady,s two husbands were
both masters Of the company.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-04-16
Tho Questions They Ask.

The capacity of the average small
boy for asking questions is practically
unlimited, but 1t is doubtful whether
more searching inquiries have ever
been made by boy than those pro-
pounded by youngster to his father,
who had taken him for steamer trip.
Here is a partial list: .1g25 r.
is that water down there any
wetter than the water In the Atlantic
ocean r. 3553
What makes the water wet2a =
How many men could be drowned
IN water as deep as that?'
us that big man with the gold but
tons on his coat the father Of all those
men who do whatever he tells them
tot
where do all those soapsuds behind
the boat come from ~ ~ s3sts u 60. S2
Gould q train go as fast on the wa
ter as this boat Chums.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-04-16
His aRicht" Name.

From queer names and descriptions
OF things there follow as natural
sequence queer names and descriph lions
OF people Among a number Of racy
instances Is one quoted by Mr.. Fox
Davies, the well known authority on
5nomenclatu from Blackwood's Mag
azine. Of April, 1912. I'm one Of the
Buchan fishing villages stranger had
occasion to call on fisherman Of the
name Of Alexander White. Meeting a
girl, he asked, Can ye tell me far
SAMMY Fife lives?' 'Filk Sammy FiteT
quoth she. eMuckle SAMMY Fite?' said
he. FIX muckle SAMMY FiteY 'Muckle
lang SAMMY Fite.' Elk muckle lang
SAMMY Fite?' tMuckle lang gleyed
SAMMY Fiteg shouted the exasperated
man. oh. it's Goup-the- Lift ye're
seeking answered the girl, and fat
the dell for dinna We speer for the mon
BY his RIGHT name at ance q z
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-04-16
Headache and sIeepIessness

Mrs. q. w. ROrer, Of Rock
Vile Center, Il, Il, suffered
SO from headaches and ner-
vous trouble that she could
not sleep.
She has failed to derive any benefit:
from the many other remedies she tried.
She has been completely cured and re-
stored to health, and now enjoys restful
sleep, thanks to DuFFY'S PURE
MALT WHISKEY.
Mrs. Rorcr is Ga years 81 age and
Cannot say too much in praise 81 this
great family medicine.
I have been constant sufferer
nom headache and nervous troubles.
sometimes lying awake at night. / saw
your advertisement in the paper and
made up my mind to try your medicinal
whiskey, and it did me So much GOOD
that continued il, but now only take
i IN the evening and al noon time. i
think that it is better than any medicine
g can get. / have not had the doctor
once since / commenced using Il. ]
thank you again and again for the good
# has done me. My age IS 81 years. !,
MRS. g. w. RORER, Rockville
Centre, Z. Il, Dec. 3, 1906.
he above unsolicited testimonial 81
Mrs. Rorer is similar in its words Sc
praise to many letters received dailv
rom men and women throughout the
world, in all walks Of life, who have
been permanently cured BY DUFFY,Ss
sFUREs MALT WHISKEY Z, the great
est of all medicines I go e
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-04-16
Placing the Responsible

For six months or more the drug
gist's assistant had occupied his leisure
moments BY writing verses for the vii
lage paper, In the poets corner" Of
which publication they appeared anony-
tmously every Thursday, says the
Youths Companion. On opening his
copy Of the Weekly Bugle one morning,
and, turning first, us was his regular
habit, to that particular corner. he was
surprised and grati6ed beyond meas
sure to see his name In full appended to
his latest poetical outbreak.
He FASTENED to call at the Office Of
the Bugle.
..Mr Stires,' he said to the editor. Il
want to thank you for signing my
name to my poem in this weeks paper.
+ It encourages fellow when he gets
proper credit for his work. =
# "Oh, that's all right, Jobson," no
sponded the editor I'VE thought II
was about time to place the RESPONSE
bility for that poetry where it be
longed. 2
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-04-16
when OREGON was Is shs salanes.

When Oregon Was In che Balance.
There is no boundary In the world
of greater political Importance than
the forty-ninth parallel, which divides
Canada from the United States. When
this boundary was under discussion,
the Pacific coast was almost inaccessi-
Bile, and the ownership Of Oregon now
s state Of vast wealth. with opulent
cities and teeming population, was
An the balance. The matter was set
tied by the report Of Captain Temple,
3 brother OF Lord Palmerston, who
wrote to the admiralty that the coun-
Try wis not worth q cuss because the
salmon would not take q fy."A Man
chester Chronicle.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-04-16
A slight Mistake.


Chitto Harjo was pleading IN Wash
ington for the Indians right to roam
in nomad fashion, like their fathers.
They tell us to trust to fortune
Chitto HarJo said, "and then we'll get
our rights. But we are tired OF trust
ing to fortune. Fortune has used us
Indians as 1t used the pale face In
structress at the Indian school In
1897"
Chitto Harjo smiled and went on:
seThis instructress found horseshoe,
and to get good fortune put 1t under
her pillow, along with her false teeth.
In the morning In the hurry OF dress
Ing, she substituted the shoe for the
teeth and did not discover her mistake
till her afianced husband asked her In
tones Of horror at breakfast what was
the matter with her mouth. =
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-04-16
Saving Out 4 Segment.

This rule is given by the Wood
worker for saving out segment-a
piece straight on one edge and curved
on the other: Suppose the segment Is
to be 48 inches long and inches wide
at the central or widest place. Square
one-half the length GA inches), which
gives SIG: square the width a inches),
which gives 18; add SIC and 18, obtain
ing 592;; divide 592 by twice the width
9x4=8, which gives IA inches, the
radius. This rule viii apply to any
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-04-16
HIGH Game and Fools,

"Never eat game high, said an anti
quarry. People VIII tell you thathigh
game Is tenderer What rot! OF
course it is tenderer, but would you
want your steak or your chop spoiled
In order that II might be little softer
70 the teeth? No, neverl Highness In
game is an anachr9nism, a relic Of the
past q relic Of the days Of stage
coaches. IN those days 1t was impos-
sible to deliver game to the cities fresh
transit was too slow. All game was
high, and men ate 1t high because 9th.
erWise they couldn't eat 1t at all;
hence to eat game high nowadays,
when there is no necessity for It, Is to
be q fool. Cincinnati Enquirer.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-04-16
hlsT0Rlc DR AhlATIcs.
( The Paslion For Acting That Asssrts
Itself IA Man, isss

va sEs Itself Ia Man.
Some psychologist has asserted that
the instinct Id many men, great or
small, that leads them to pose In order
to give dramatic effect to their words
or actions has ut times been 30 strong
as to be unconquerable, even by death.
History records an amusing instance
Of this In the case Of Sir Francis Bur
dett, who was cond to the Tower
for high treason. Sir Francis resisted
the order. His house was attacked by
detachments OF cavalry and infantry.
An Infatuated mob ragged outside.
When the door was broken down, Bur-
dett was found calmly seated In his
library, an Infant son upon his knee,
whom he was teaching to read Magma
Charta.
William Pitt, perhaps the greatest OF
British orators, was, according to Graf
tan, ian Incompatible actor Pitt
would seize upon every trifiing occur
renee with the rapidity Of lightning
which could add force to his eloquence.
It Is related that on one occasion when
attacking Radical motion late at
night the lights Of the house went out
Pitt paused, and then In the darkness
100 ~, - ~ .s ~, 3,
~ Is ss..s, 10. assT
~, +,,s 8.
= Action on the motion was postponed
and finally lost. One Of Pitts oppo-
A4s srIa 49, -, : az go, =,
49,. 49, - -
y y s..piy ~ ens aacA
= p,tt ~, s,.,,,. - nal slo ~ sosce
.,... =. e iuiy aware e the erect q
I soislniy ps E's.a speech
49, 49, sa. " t Tug Worus,
susal' Ut. oleaker - Wnen &c was
n.eliupteu " sInotnered iaugn from
sol re. - .ne soung'r members ,e! ls,esrs
ne paussu, giared from Dencn 20
pencn ana tnen y Wnite neat OF FURY
Ilieu WV w SUGAR! sugar! sugar.
e " t'e's t la'll'e
90 poWerIul We're the tones OF the
orator tnat g frightful silence followed.
be be looked at the aWestruck members
ana sa llt's conlemp tuously, VINO laughs
aI me ana sugar now s ana went on
WIN ms speech.
O y announcer " ''''1' occasion, while hurting
con,ehpt aI LORD #Elnngham. ne sud
ussniy appe ts 20 q ngure u the tapes.
" y tns wal as an immortal ances-
.or g tnls degenerate lord, indignant
g tue aisgrace OF nus race ana cou rlre
y go me was tne action, we are
tolu, tnat Ine mouse thrilled with ex-
c..elnent' only remembering afterward.
snat the great shade whose wrath
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-04-16
Mad DOGS.

= Il 10
Mad dogs do not attack people.
When q dog has the rabies" said a
physician, che has lost control Of his
body, and what he does is mechanical.
His jaws snap involuntarily, and IL he
encounters any object, whether ami
mate or inanimate, he is likely to bite
It. But a mad dog does not attack as
does an angry dog. He does not pick
out q victim or use any strategy. For
this reason dogs suffering from rabies
are less dangerous than is supposed.
No grown person need fear them, for
all he has to do is to get out Of the
way. The dog will not chase him. or
course, young children are In danger,
as they do not know how to dodge the
BRUTE p,
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-04-16
] Hint Not Taken.

"From the grammatical standpoint
said the fair maid with the lofty fore.
head, (which do you consider correct
I had rather go home, or 4 would
rather go home Y /"
Neither" promptly responded the
young man. tI'd much rather stay
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-04-16
Whsn stevenson wac Poor.

# Robert Louis Stevenson was In poor
circumstances in San Francisco before
he made his hit with the world. Dur
ing the time that he used to loaf, pen
niless, upon the lawn where afterward
they put up bronze and marble statue
to him, he picked up few quarters
acting as super In the old California
theater, In Bush street.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-04-16

The safe. certain. reliable little pills
that do not grippe or sicken are Dade's
Little Liver Pills Best for sick head
aches, billiousness and lazy Hvers.S
Sold by Lenhart Drug o.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-04-16
His Little joke.

at the breakfast table Coed Friday,
morning Wilfred was given hot cross
bun. It was very small, raistnless and
burnt.
Ma said the little fellow, disap-
pointedly, this seems TO be hot cross
bmko Woman,s Home Companion.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-04-16

. Tor cnauau nrrnn..
ms sah and strength
yboM
CO. Is and refuse