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Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-02-21
The Markets
YESTERDAYS RANGE OF PRICES.
AS REPORTED BY THE Asso-
CiATEIN PRESS
Live Stock.

St. Paul, Feb. 20.--Cattle- Receipts
800; steers $4@625; cows and heifers
$2.75@4.75; calves $1.50@5.7 Is; stock
ers So 5O@3.75; feeders $2.75@4.25.
Hogs Receipts $500; steady; S.. 60
@6.70; bulk $6.671z. u
Sheep Receipts $50; steady; sheep
5000; lambs $2.25@7 ID.
Omaha, Feb. 20-Cattle = Receipts
5000; market steady to strong natives
$4@5.85; cows and heifers $2.50@4.50;
western steers $3.25@5 .25; Texas
steers $3@4.5O; cows and heifers 1926
@4.4O; stockers and feeders $3@5;
calves ss@e.50.
Hogs Receipts I 10000; market SC
higher; bulk of sales $6.80@682La.
! Sheep-Receipts 1900; market steady
lambs $6.75@7 40; sheep 81. 50@6.4o
Chicago, Feb. 2o.-Cattle = Receipts
100000; market steady; commons to
prime steers $4@7; cows So. 25@4.75;
heifers $2.6o@5; bulk 1904. so; calves
81 1907. so; stockers and feeders $2.75-
@4.8O.
Hogs Receipts $4,000; market steady
choice shipping hogs $7O21z@7. O5;
heavy weight butchers $7@7.O21z;
packing $6.eo@7; assorted light $500
@6.921z packing $69O@7.
Sheep Receipts 10000; snarket
steady to 1Oc higher; sheep $S@6;
yearlings $.6O@6.60 lambs $6@7 .65
Grain.
Minneapolis, Feb. 20.-Close: wheat
May 1874; July 7s14@3s; septembel
1875; hard s15z; / northern 801z Z
northern 7s14@ss;; 8 northern 74@76
Chicago, Feb. 90 Close: wheat MAJ
TIN; July rs; corn May 46zs ; Jul,
46M@A oats May 4O1z; July 46zs.
Duluth. Feb. 20. Close: wheat | hare
on track 8oZs; to arrive ] northern 79zl
2 northern tn on track northern
79zs; 2 northern tn May 1915 Jul,
1914 September 1914; May durum !
1914 q 6654 ; durum on track !, 1914
q, 65A
Money.
New York, Feb. 90 Money on cal
firm 3zz @5A per cent; ruling rate 5
closing bid 3; offered at 311z. Tim
loans stronger so days 51s@74 and 8
days 51z per cent; s months 51a pc
cent.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-02-21
. AN EARL Y CALI
Mark TWain's Story About His Alb
sentminded Brother.

Mark Twain's Story About His Alb
sentninded Brother.
One bitter December night Orion
ozark Twain's brother) sat up reading
until o'clock in the morning and then,
without looking at a clock, sailed forth
to call on a young lady. He hammered
and hammered at the door; couldn't
get any response; didn't understand 1t.
Any body else would have regarded
that as an Indication Of some kind or
other and would have drawn infer
ences and gone home, but Orion didn't
draw differences. He merely hammered
and hammered, and finally the father
Of the girl appeared at the door In
dressing gown. He had q candle in
his hand, and the dressing gown was
all the clothing he had on, except an
expression of welcome, which was so
thick and 80 large that 1t extended all
down his front to his instep and nearly
obliterated the dressing gown. But
Orion didn't notice that this was an
unpleasant expression. He merely
walked in. The old gentleman took
him into the parlor, set the candle on
table and stood Orion made the
usual remarks about the weather and
sat down sat down and talked and
talked and went on talking. that old
man looking at him yindictiyely and
waiting for his chance, waiting treach-
erously and Indignantly for his chance.
Orion had not asked for the young
lady. It was not customary. 1t was
understood that q young fellow came
to see the girl Of the house. not the
founder OF 1t. AT last Orion got UP
and made some remark to the effect
that probably the young lady was
busy and he would go now and call
again. That was the old mans chance
and he said with fervency, Why, good
land, aren't you going to stop to break
fast Mark Twain,s Autobiograp
In North American Review.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-02-21
An Added word. !

aSuch an amendment !" said Senator
Tillman during a debate, would de.
stroy the bills meaning as the mean
Ing Of the epitaph on old John SKINS
tombstone was destroyed. An amend
ment was tackled to John skinn's epi-
taph. 1t consisted Of one word the
word friend. It was put on In the
dead Of night. The epitaph previous
to the amendment read: He did his
best, z s3g n 81. 583 NJ
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-02-21
A Limited Habit.

II see that some Of our scientists
claim that death is largely a matter OF
habit, depending upon thought and all
that" he said.
#3 Nonsense" she replied. did you
ever know any one who was In the
habit OF dying y Philade lphia Inquir,
err. II. s$.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-02-21
Chicago 70 New York ii is Hours

The Pennsylvania Special Of the
Pennsylvania Short Line runs from
Chicago to New York fs12 miIes) ill.,
ls hours. II leaves Chicago every day
at 2:45 p. M, arriving at New York
next morning at s:45. Returning III
leaves New York every day at s:g5 5.
m., arriving at Chicago next morning
lat s:55.
Ine business mans opportunity. TO-
gay N Chicago, tomorrow III New
York The next morning back III
Chicago.
me pennsylvania Special 1s.hour
train between Chicago and New york
Y equipped with yestibuled and cleo
tric-iighted Library-smoking, dining.
sieeping and compartment observation
cars Address 9. 4 Thomson, d. +.
Agt,, ls4 2. 9Th 81, ST Paul MINI.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-02-21
Great Waste in Coke.

Ii is calculated that In making coke
Ii the common beehive ovens used
III the United States, between $50, 900
and 4o0, 900 ton sol ammonium sui
plate, every pound OF It valuable for
3fertiiizing purposes, 10 wasted yearly.
ID Germany most of the coke IS made
id improved ovens which save this by
product. e.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-02-21
4. Remember the pate

Concert at Atheneum and dance at
Patterson hall by Company A, Thurs
day evening, February 21. Concert
SO cents; dance including concert 81.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-02-21

The Temperance Of Miss Willard. y
4 I met Walt Whitman once ia Ger
mantoMn at q home famous for ita
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-02-21

The hours we pass with happy pros
poets in view are more pleasing than
those crowned with fruition. Gold
smith. n
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-02-21

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PYROTECNICS

Continued from page 50
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-02-21
Mon!e,,y

New York, Feb 90 Money on call
firm 35z@5A per cent; ruling rate 81;
closing bid 81; offered At 31z. Time
loans stronger so days 51a@34 and 80
days 5A per cent; months 51a per
cent
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1907-08-17
BANNER THAT INSPIRED
SONG IS NOW ON VIEW

THE flag that foated over Fort Nc
! Henry during the bombardment by
tho British on the night Of September
10, 1914, and which inspired Francis
Scott Key when he saw 1t still float
ing over the ramparts at sunrise the
next morning to write the "Star-Span-
gled Banner" is now upon exhibition
in the hall of history at the Smithson-
ian institution.
The flag, which Is about 28x30 feet,
has been loaned to the institution by
Mr.. Eben Appleton of New York, for
two years upon the personal solicita-
ton Of DIR. Charles ID. Walcott, secre-
tary of the institution. AS the flag
lies draped in the glass case, only one
OF the large stars is visible. 1t IL
backed by canvas stated to have been
placed there by the late Admiral
Preble. formerly stationed at the Bos-
ton navy yard. AS little of the flag
can be seen In its present resting
place, It is the purpose of the officials
of the Institution to drape 1t upon one
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1907-08-17

pay for being sick, those not entitled
to such leave manage to remain in
extraordinarily good health and per-
form their duties with great regular
ity.
So badly abused has been the sick
leave privilege that at the last session
Of congress what appeared to be
determined effort was made to repeal
the law, but the matter was permitted
to go over, giving the Keep commits
sion and other reformers an opportun-
ity to make further investigation and
secure facts and figures. II one is to
Judge by the policy of retrenchment
and reform so strenuously carried out
by the present administration, 1t Is
entirely safe to assert that sick leave
will not be one of the pickups now en-
joyed by government workers after
the next session of congress.
There are in Washington about 81.
900 employees of Uncle Sam. The sal
airy and wages paid will aver $1,000
each, male and female. This gives to
each individual employe 500 leave
money, and Is ready on call for off,
Gals and clerks any time during the
calendar year, but employees OF the
class stated are not entitled to leave
until the beginning Of the fiscal year
July /.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1907-08-17

HEREAFTER women clerks of the
- department Of agriculture will not
be permitted to act as private secre-
taries or confidential clerks for male
chiefs of divisions or bureaus.
Secretary Wilson has no prejudice
against them, but he deems 1t due to
them that not one of them be re-
quired to perform services that will
bring her into such relations with her
chief as to enable evel-minded per-
sons to do any gossiping. He consid-
ers It better for the good name Of
the women employees in the depart
mental service to make rule that
men chiefs of division shall have men
al private secretaries or confidential
clerks.
The fact that the secretary had pre-
scribed such a rule for his own guild
ance has become known recently
through his refusal to permit woman
stenographer to be detailed as clerk
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1907-08-17
VACATIONS COST UNCLE
SAM BIG SUM YEARLY

vIy ASHINGTON.-To his hired help
w Uncle Sam II generous to q de-
gree, going down into his wallet to the
extent Of something like $S,00O.OOO an
nually to give them 30-days' outing
at the seashore or in the mountains.
This sum is for the army of en-
ployes in Washington alone and does
not include the thousands Of others
who are on duty and on the payrolls
throughout his vast domain and In
foreign countries. Liberal lawmakers
decided that ten months each year
was long enough for employees to
work, and that 80 days Tor annual
leave. At first this law was for the
officials and clerks only, and did not
Include printers, pressman and navy
yard workmen. Eventually these
were given Is days annual leave, and
finally, through hard and persistent
efforts, the full 80 days. No sick
leave. however, has ever been granted
them, and, strange as 1t may appear,
they seem to be the healthiest class
Of government workers. The govern
fhent printing Office, the bureau Of
engraving and printing, and the navy
yard are not classed as hospitals for
invalids," as the treasury and other
departments are termed. Not getting
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1907-08-17

How Care Can In . Measure Control
The Loss.


The limbs Of the fruit trees are
much more liable to winter killing
than are the roots. Yet many amateur
growers make quite point of protect
ing the roots by mulching without
giving any attention to the proper pro.
lection Of the parts above ground.
or course the limbs cannot be cared
for and protected against the rigors Of
winter In any way comparable to the
means employed in guarding the
roots.
About all that can be--and under
ordinary conditions all that needs do
ing, says the Indiana Farmers to
see that the new wood is well ripened
before winter sets in. This can best
be accomplished by an orchard clean
and thorough cultivation early In the
season so as to stimulate rapid
growth of new wood at that time, fol-
lowed by cover crop without cultiva-
ton after the first of July or last week
IN June, 80 as to dry out the ground
and afford the right conditions for ma
turing the wood.
Sometimes blowing an orchard n
the early fall will start the trees 10
growing and this affords ideal condi-
lions for winter killing. OF course.
"the best laid schemes Of mice and
men gang aft agley," and this Is as
true Of the horticulturist as 1t Is of
any man or class of men. A dry sea-
son followed by a wet fall, in spite OF
all precautions, is quite sure to result
in the development Of lot Of wood
just before the opening of winter, and
II the following months are at oil Sc
we're one may expect general killing
back of ,Ae delicate limbs partially
ripe.
A dry winter Is another dangerous
proposition for the orchardist Con-
trary to the common idea, there 10
considerable movement of sap during
the entire winter. At the same time
1t Is known that certain minimum
amount of moisture Is required by all
woody tissue to 1t in normal state
of health. Reduce this amount Of
water and the plant cells shrink to
such an extent that they die. This IL
just what dry winter may do, espe.
cially IL the ground is frozen to great
depth.
The movement Of moisture from the
roots as result Of the deep freezing
is necessarily slow, while the evapora-
ton Tor more properly, the respira-
tion), through the pores Of the
branches is relatively much greater.
The result is that the cells shrink
to the point that causes their death.
This danger is far less in mature wood
than in that which is but partially
ripened, pointing again to the necessi-
ty of doing everything possible to
ripen the seasons growth of wood up
well before winter. It pays to take
no chances.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1907-08-17
LONDON PURPLE.
Competition Of This Inseetielde and
How Il Is Made.

London purple is prepared by boil
ing a purple residue from the dye in
dustry, containing free arsenious acid,
with slaked lime. In this way cal
cium arsenite and calcium arsenate
are formed, and these are the poison
Gus compounds of this insecticide. AS
the dye residue has accumulated
some dirt during the process of manu-
lecture, sandy substance will always
BE- present in the London purple. 1t
will thus be seen that London purple
consists of calcium arsenite, calcium
aIsenate, dye residue and small
amounts of sand and moisture. In
case not enough lime is added to the
dye residue or the boiling is not con-
tinued long enough, varying quantities
of the arsenious acid will be left in the
free condition, and thus in a form
which will scorch the foliage to which
1t may be applied.
According to Haywood, about one
third of London purple is made up of
the dye residue, sand and moisture,
and that 1t contains from 81 to 81 per
cent. of total arsenic, figured as arseni-
Gus oxide; whereas Paris green con-
tains the equivalent of about Sc per
cent. of the arsenious oxide. The value
of these two insecticides will thus be
in proportion to these figures. How
ever, one other point must be consid.
cred in valuing this substance, that is,
its effect on foliage According to
Haywood, very much larger amount
OF the arsenic of London purple is
soluble in water than with Paris green
1t seems probable that part of this
is made up Of calcium arsenite and
arsenate, which have gone into solu.
ton, but at the same time 1t Is safe
to say that Paris green is the safer
insecticide. The addition of lime to
the water mixture of the London pur
pl0 is even more essential than with
| Paris green.-Ontario Bulletin.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1907-08-17
WILSON BARS WOMEN AS
PRIVATE SECRETARIES

, to a chief of bureau. He is perfectly
willing to have the stenographers
take dictation from the chiefs of bu-
reaus, but he will not allow them to
be detailed to I'LL positions the duties
of which might require them to re-
main after the working hours or to go
to the homes of the chiefs to finish
work outside of Office hours.
Two years ago, when there was a
scandal in the department, the woman
who performed the duties Of private
secretary for bureau chief for sew
eral years, was brought into q noto-
riety altogether displeasing to the
secretary.
A majority OF the men chiefs do not
want women in such positions, but
occasionally one comes along who is
SO well pleased with the work done by
a particular clerk that he asks to have
her promoted and made private secre-
tary. Requests of that kind are being
refused
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1907-08-17
POINTS FOR FRUIT GROWERS.

The time put into the work of beau
tifying the country home Is profitably
spent.
Every shade tree properly placed
on the farmstead adds to the value
of the farm, and 1t adds to the beauty
OF the farm home.
II the horticultural can find a
way of keeping blight from pear
trees, as they now appear likely to
do, the markets will be filled with
pears Of high quality.
Water spouts on old trees should
not always be removed. Often the
tree needs some of them to help
elaborate new material for wood
building.
The soil of the orchard needs
management Just as surely as does
the soil Of the field in which vege-
tables are growing. II needs to be
kept supplied with the elements of
plant food.
The inspection Of nurseries and OF.
chards should be carried on vigor-
ously II results are to be obtained.
Up to the present time the measures
for such inspections have been made.
quatc In most of tho states.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1907-08-17

Of the walls o. the hall Of history.
where It can be plainf.' viewed by the
visitors to the b Hiding.
According to Y. b. Taylor, OF the
United Sta es COST and lyeodetic sur
vey, Col. A-mstead, who commanded
Fort McHel'ry during tie lombard.
ment by the Brithrh fee, took the
flag after tho rain VI shol ard shell
had ceased and had it c,pveyed to
his headquarters. Hc latIr give 1t
to his mother, who was a sissW OF
Mr.. Taylor's Observation-Disclosures.
Col. Armstead's mother some yeTs
afterward,) it is said, presented IL
flag to her granddaughter, who mar.
ried one of the Appletons of New
York and Boston. Later Mr.. Eben
Appleton came into possession of the
flag. In his letter to DR.. Walcott Nh,
Appleton says that he Is pleased TO-
loan the flag to the Smithsonian, So
as to enable SO many of his country
men to see the ensign that caused
THE Star-Spangled Banner" to DO
written.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1907-08-17
ETHEL ROOSEVELT WILL
HAVE GAY COMING OUT

ciety girl will be notable. According
to the present plans, which are being
discussed, brilliant ball will be
given for Miss Ethel next January.
She will not have finished her school
Ing, but will leave the National Cathe-
dral school after the Christmas holi-
days.
Miss Ethel is very anxious to make
her debut while her father Is presi-
dent. The debut ball will be given
in the east room and will be planned
on an even more elaborate scale than
the one which the President and Mrs.
Roosevelt gave for Miss Alice. 1t
will bring together the most exclusive
young people in New York, Boston.
Philadelphia and Washington. and
will mark the opening Of the lest
season the White House hasr IN
since President Roosevelt asshhled
the reins Of onlcA
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1907-08-17
For the Striped Buos.

To drive OF the striped bug, keep
cucumber and melon vines well coy
cred with bone -four, or put tobacco
dust thickly around them, or keep
them covered with boxes or fine mos
quito netting. Poison potato beetles
with Paris green. Use tobacco tea
for the flea beetle. For the cabbage
worm every grower should keep some
buhach on hand, and dust 1t on the
plants whenever signs of worms can
be noticed. This California insect
powder is very strong, and fully effec.
tive enough II mixed with three OF
four times its bulk Of flower or bone
meal. It can also be applied in a 90
luton Of one ounce in four gallons OF
water.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1907-08-17

WHEN Miss Ethel Roosevelt makes
w her formal bow to society at the
White House next winter Washington
will see the first of series of en-
tertainments such as have not been
held since the days of Nellie Grant
True. the social career Of Mrs. Mich
olas Longworth, as Alice Roosevelt,
was marked by many notable affairs
in Washington, but with the excep-
ton Of . few small dinners which
were given for her shortly before she
was married there was only one large
entertainment at the White House
which was strictly for Alice. and that
was her coming out ball.
Whether the continuous shower OF
attentions from her friends and 30.
ciety generally precluded Miss Alice
from having many affairs Of her own
was never made clear.
Miss Ethels flrst season - . -
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1907-08-17
NEWLY SET PLANTS.
Convenient Frame for Their Protso
ton From Sun.

Newly transplanted plants always
demand more or less protection from
the blighting effects of too much sun
and wind. 1t is best achieved by
making shelter such as is shown in
the cut.
Two ten-foot poles and two three
foot pieces of any convenient thick
ness for the crosspieces, with four IA
inch Memberships for the legs. con-
stitute the frame. In the middle of
1t two hooks should be inserted on
each side. and upon these the cover
Ing fastened, which can thus be ad-
Justed very quickly. The covering may
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1907-08-17

Some measurements made In the
forests of Sweden showed that the
trees we're making growth Of a little
less than two per cent year. This n
q good growth for tree to make after
It has attained a good sizcl hut IL
rather small while the tree II small.
It is evident that the young trees must
make much faster growth than this.
The report summarized does not tell
us how large the trees in the meas.
ured forests were at that time, which
II . very important factor in the ~,
uring Of percentages
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1907-08-17
Frames to Protect Small Plants.

FRAMES " EIOsSSk 0uIau 6'dHtos
consist of burlaps or any kind Of rough
sacking.
Being SO simple and economical to
make, 1t is advisable to have enough
frames to- protect the number of ten
der planta that are set out In garden
at one time, says Farm and Home.
They possess other advantages than
sheltering the young things from the
direct rays of the sun. They allow
slow evaporation, and so keep newly
watered ground moist for hours,
whereas If exposed to the sun and
wind 1t would soon become dry and
caked. On windy days 1t is necessary
to let the sacking down on the wind
ward side of the shelter. In case of
frost the protection that they afford
is of inestimable value.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1907-08-17
Grape Diseases.

Four principal diseases attack tho
grape. They are, the black rot, the
downy mildew, and anthracnose. The
remedy for all Is the same spraying
every two weeks with bordeaux mix
tire from the time the buds swell In
the spring till the grapes begin to
ripen
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1907-08-17
A TRANsPLANTiNG DEVICE.
Il VIII Do the Work Rapidly and
Well.

Bend q piece OF tin or steel metal
in form of tube open along the side.
A baking powder can, with bottom OF
and end seam unsoldered, will do for
large plants. Thrust it into the soil,
around the plant, press together to
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1907-08-17

hold the inclosed soil, and the plant
and earth can be readily lifted and
transferred to the pot or prepared
hole in the garden. Loosen the pres.
sure on the tube and 1t may be readily
withdrawn, leaving plant and roots
very slightly disturbed.