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Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-01-13
result that in q few months we had
telephone service as good as the best.

result that In few months we had
telephone service as good as the best.
The switch board which was Installed
has ascapacltys ot 400 phones. but was
only equipped Tor 40 "a the first place
The system has alreaey outgrown the.
present capacity Of the board and adj
ditfonal numbers will be put on as
soon as the material arrives. Andrew
Roedel is manager cN the exchange.
Goodrich is also connected with the
outside world BY a long distance tele-
phone which was completed late in
the srsamer. VI
Harding Bros, the iverymen, who
had their barn burned down early In
January, rebuilt a larger and better
barn which is one Of the finest in this
section Of the state. MI
Perhaps the most beneficial hap
pening in the history Of the town, to
the future welfare of Goodrich as we'll
as the present, was the purchase of
the townsite by John Wittmayer,
which deal was put through on July
25. Mr.. Wittmayer began at once to
push the sale Of lots, reducing the
price and thus, in the coming year,
through this transaction, many new
buildings will be erected that other
wise would not. Mr.. Wittmayer re-
ports the sale of lots at Sc, 1880 since
he has owned the townsite and the
greater part of them will be or have
already been improved. July 25, 1906
is certainly a day we should celebrate
as red letter day for Goodrich.
The following is a list of those who
erected dwelling houses costing from
$3.50 to $1,000 during the year.
Ida Dytch, DR.. McReynolds (two),
w. ]. Burt, Jakob Koenig, sr., Geo.
Watere, Emil Jasmann, Lars Ras-
musen, John Felchle, Jacob Bietz, N.
C. Welter, Adam Kraum, John Martin
mad A. G. Poulson.
If we have missed any improve
ments made during the year, we have
done SO Internationally and would be
pleased to have anyone who knows of
anything call our attention to same.
While Goodrich has been making
great progress the country around it
has been improved to as great if not
a greater extent. Thousands of acres
of land were put under cultivation,
large new residences and barns have
supplanted the sod shanties and claim
shacks. The year of 1905 has been
truly prosperous one to this section
of country and the prospects for the
present year are as good if not bet
ter.
1T is said that there are already
plans laid for sixteen new residences
and two cement block business build,
Iings for this year. 55#
Help Goodrich grow. ii 4
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-01-13
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

Don't bet on your popularity.
About the hardest thing in this world
to handle is a jealous disposition.
When some people get into trouble
they enlist lot Of, people to help them
out.
II you have to keep demanding your
rights all the time you are asking for
something not coming to you.
What a comfortable world this would
be il people didn't take such delight in
making trouble for each other! &
a doctor has two classes Of people
to contend with-th those who swear by
him and those who swear at him.
How you resent it when any one In.
terferes in that which you consider
s.your businessr' And how often y,ou
interfere with the business Of others.
Atchison Globe Al Fl.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-01-13
A PROPOSAL IN JAPAN. .

Quaint Custom of Placing q Plant
In an Empty FlowerpOt.
Old customs appear to be fast disap-
pearing in Japan, a fact which cannot
be wondered at considering the child
ishness which lay at the root Of many
of the most picturesque, but in some
of the japanese islands the quaintest
marriage formalities are observed.
In houses wherein reside one or more
daughters of a marriageable age an
empty fowerpot of an ornamental char
acter Is encircled by a ring and sus-
pended from the window or veranda
by three light chains.
The Juliets of Japan are of course,
as attractive to the Romeos as those
of other lands. But instead Of sere-
nades by moonlight and other delicate
ways Of making an impression it is
etiquette for the Japanese lover to APP
proach the dwelling of his lady bear
ing some choice plant in his hand,
which he boldly, but, let us hope, reYer-
emily, proceeds to plant in the empty
vase.
This takes place at a time when he is
fully assured that both mother and
daughter are at home, neither of whom,
Of course, is at all conscious that the
young man is taking such a liberty
with the fowerpot outside their win
dow. This act of placing pretty
plant in the empty fowerpot is equiva-
lent to formal proposal to the young
lady who dwells within. y
The youthful gardener, having set
| tied his plant to his mind, retires, and
the lady is free to act as she pleases.
II he is the right man she takes every
care of the gift waters it and tends 1t
carefully with her own hands, that all
| the world may see the donor is ac-
cepted as a sutton. But If he is not q
fayorite or if stern parents object the
poor plant is torn from the vase and
the next morning lies limp and with
cred on the yeranda or on the path
4 below. -McCalI's Magazine
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-01-13
Dissuading a Temnter.

A pompous Chicago merchant, arro-
gantly carrying the signs Of his pros
perity about him, accosted an acquaint-
ance of his who conducts a successful
rescue mission and said:
James, I'd like to attend one Of your
meetings =
Certainly" rejoined the minister,
abut leave your watch and diamonds
with the hotel clerk" ss
& : What" asked the merchant in as
constituent. Are not the men Of your
mission converted thieves r." b
True" answered the mission leader
softly, but George, you look so easy
and wholesome. Really, don't want
my men to regret that they promised
me never to steal again"
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-01-13
! TIPS AND TIPPING.
0Ae Customary Nxnctions ON board
the Atlantic Liaers.

QAe Customary NxactiOns ON Hoard
siS the Atlantic Liners. 81
\ DO not take fright at what You may
hear about excessive tips on steamers
and Id Europe They are numerous, bp IT
need NOT be large. 10 scat tier your Is
money wildly In tips will mark you;
as q novice. All the servants Will
quickly spot you, pass the word around l1
and fleece you. Tips vary, Of course,
In accordance with the grade of steam.
ers, hotels and other accommod a lions.
II you travel In specially equipped
floating palace you must expect to pay
ut least $25 for steamer tips. On reguT.
lar hrst class steamers. however, the
following are customary and Will be
ample: Stateroom steward, $3.50; state
room stewardess, So. 30; dining room
steward, $3.50. These are OBLIGATORY.
On the cheaper first class steamers Il
they may be reduced to $1 acf and and
be entirely dignifed. It all depends on
the boat. BY talking with other pas
sengers you can readily learn the GUS
/ tomary scale for your steamer. IS you
use the bathroom regularly, pay the
bathroom steward 81; IL less frequently
this might be cut to IS cents bath.
If you read books from the library,
give the steward tip varying from
81 down to % cents, according to grade
Of steamer and frequency Of his service
to You. 81
The deck stewards gratuity IS q
variable quantity; he has opportunity
for getting tips from SO many people
that he fares better than inside stew
ards, who are restricted to certain
number; hence do not be uneasy about
him. Give him what you think he has
earned In waiting on you, according to
relative service with the other stew
ards. A dollar. is the maximum expect
ed on ordinary boats. III. A s:
Thus your total tips need not exceed
I $40 a voyage and may not be more
than So. Be reasonable in what You
require of stewards, and if you should
ask special service of them outside the
line Of their regular duties, pay them
for it-Myra Emmons in Good House
keeping. @ 5s3 RI .55s s#S88 t$s s
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-01-13
About Your Eye Sight.

q I win be in Bismarck again person
ally Wednesday, Jan. 16, Office at
Grand Pacific hotel. All persons hav.
ing eye trouble, headache or defective
eyesight, should come and have their
eyes examined by me at the hotel. !
conduct my examinations independent
of the patients testimony and pre-
scribe glasses when necessary.
grind my own lenses according to my
diagnosis of each case, thus assuring
promptness and accuracy.
G. J. SULLIVAN,
Optical Specialist, Fargo.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-01-13
Unstamped Letters In England. 4

Unstamped Letters In EngIand.
Many people are unaware OF the fact
that the sender Of an unstamped let
ter can be proceeded against for the
postage The moment a person posts
an unpaid letter he becomes debtor
to the postofhce. If it is refused by the
Eaddressee the sender is liable for the
postage. An enormous number Of I'M
stamped letters are; posted every year.
No record is kept Of the exact number.
Many large firms give instructions at
the postoffice that unstamped letters
are not to be delivered to them. They
are then returned to the senders, and
In the case Of frequent offenders legal
steps are taken - London Lady.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-01-13
Historic PharsaIfa.

1t was on his way to the battlefield
OF Pharsalia that Caesar uttered the
famous saying to the fishermen. He
had come down to Brindisi to cross to
Dyrrachium and, finding no galley
commanded the owner of small sail
ing boat to put him across the Adri-
atic. On the voyage a violent storm
occurred, and even the experienced
mariners were terrified. But the great
captain said: "Haye no fear. You car
~ Caesar and his fortunes
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-01-13
Her si.nplicity.

A silly little lady had husband, a
lover Of gayety, who was inclined to
neglect his wife. This lady while
spending the winter in Devonshire said
one day at the country postofice:
Dear me, what silly mistake you
postoffice people have made" II
How, madam r. asked the clerk.
'sWhy," she explained, with a litter,
there have just got letter from my
husband, who is working hard In Lon
don, and the envelope is postmarked
Monte Carlo London Queen.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-01-13
Members photographs.

The members Of the senate and
house are requested to call at Buffers
Studio and have their individual
pictures taken. These are wanted to
form group picture for historical
purposes. Come early in order to en-
able us to make the group without
delay. Buffers Studio, phone 24u
III Third street, Bismarck, N. D.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-01-13
The sweet Gari,s way.

After a girl has worked for six
months to get q young man, lying
awake nights to think up new schemes
Of fascination, 1t is amazing to witness
the GOODNESS with which she can look
up Into his eyes after he has finally,
proposed and murmur tenderiy. "You
hypnotist! Someryille Journal.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-01-13

Cannes, the perfume making town Of
southern France, smells SO powerfully
Of flowers In the busy season that Wis
itsrs are oftan afflicted With flower
headache
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-01-13
I he M MARKETS
RANGE OF PRICES
AZ REPORTED BY THE Asso-
GATED PRESS
! press to Bismarck Tribune

Associated Press to Bismarck riDuhe
Grain.
Chicago, Jan. ~ Close Wheat,
May rs * i, July II " "
Corn May "A July 4as5ss
Oats May 46k to vs.; July 49,
Minneapolis, Jan. 10. Close
wheat, May 1879; July TAX No I u
hard s1I1ls; No. northern So11s; NO.
y northern 77ss OBS; No. northern m
E74@75.
B Duluth, Jan 13. Close Wheat, no. Il
III hard pn track 20 to arrive r, No '.s
northern 795s: No. 2 northern ~ "
on track No. northern 1915: No.323
northern 771s; MAY 70 VI; July SO71s,
Duru1n May. No. = So III; No.
6414 on track No. l 66 {; No. 2S62.
l# Money.
New York, Jan. 13. Money on call
nominal. Time loans dull and slight
ny easier; so days and 80 days 6 per
cent; six month 6 per cent, ss NJ.
Is4 Live = lOC<s W. SS w
Omaha, Jan. 49,. Cattle eceipts
200; market unchanged. Native +
steers s4@625; cows and heifers
$2.50@45O; western steers $3.25@
$40; Texas steers $3@4.4o; COWS
and heifers s2@4.25; stockers and
feeders s2.so@4.so; calves $4,000.
Hogs Receipts 5000; market
shade stronger; bulk Of sales $1,000
6.321s
Sheep Receipts 1,500; market
steady; lambs s6.5o@7.5O; sheep 4.6o
| @6.25.
/ Chicago, Jan. 13.-Cattle- Receipts
l.estimated 400; market steady; beeves
Is$4.2O@7.15; cows and heifers $1,000
55.25; stockers and feeders 2.60@4.S5;
Texans sS.75@4.5O; calves $6@S.25.
! Hogs Estimated receipts 10000;
market steady; mixed and butchers
s6.2O@6.521k; good heavy $6.4o@6.55;
rough heavy $6.2O@6.3O; light $4,000
6.471a; pigs $5.70@6.25; bulk Of sales
$6.4O@6.45. 3 5s s5
Sheep Estimated receipts 1000;
market steady; sheep $3.60@675;
lambs $4.55@7.55.
st. Paul, Jan. 10. Cattle Receipts
$50; steady, quotations unchanged.
Hogs Receipts 5000; steady;
range $6.1O@725; bulk $4,000 6.2211s.
Sheep Receipts 46O; steady and
4 unchanged. 55s
/ Piano Tuning. 81
H. f. Clark, an expert piano tuner,
is at the Palace hotel, and will be in
the city for a week and will respond
to phone calls Best work guaranteed.
/ Typewriters for rent or sale. w. G.
| Pettet, Northwest hotel.
IBEE'S LAXATIVE HONEY AND TAR
RELIEVES COUGHS AND COLDS
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-01-13
womrua,.n,,ly.

What" she asked, "is your idea Of a
womanly woman?'' ~
One" he replied, 'twho takes the
comb out Of her back hair every little
while and gives it two or three upwar6
scrapes and then jabs 1t in again -
Chicago Record Herald. q.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-01-13
The northern substitute.

i TN that tropical country" the re-
turned traveller was explaining, most
OF the houses are constructed with an
Enclosure in the center, which they call
the court.
81 see, said the hostess. In our
colder latitude the parlor is generally
used for that purpose Chicago Trib-
3une.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-01-13
The Burglars .Jfmrny.

Why does the burglar call the tool
with which he opens windows and
doors Jimmy ?, No one seems to be
sure. Perhaps It Is merely pet name.
The French burglar calls his jimmy
4Frere Jacques" which liz flrst cousin
10 Jimmy. z
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-01-13

In prosperity the proud man knows
nobody; In adversely nobody knows
him. Duqnoin Call
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-01-13

H. f. Clark, an expert piano tuner,
is at the Palace hotel. and will be in
the city for a week and will respond
to phone calls. Best work guaranteed.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1907-02-09
Knew Who Used II.

Charles II. Hoyt. New England's
great plsywri ut. once visited a small
town In Pennsylvania. where there Is
hotel they say George Washington,
the father OF his country, used to stop
at when he passed through.
In 1t they have room he is said
to have occupied at times.
Hoyt came through there once with
one OF his attractions. He arrived at
the hotel after all the members of the
company had been assigned rooms.
One of the company was given the
Washington room, and Hoyt received
a very poor room on the top floor. the
proprietor not knowing who he was.
When he came down stairs later,
the gentleman who had got the good
room said: Mr.. Hoyt. they have
given me the room that they used
to give George Washington when he
came here"
Well" said Hoyt. the one they
have given me must be the one they
gave Benedict Arnold when he came. .
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1907-02-09
Qu-'rt Luxembourg.

Only twelfth as large as Holland
the little grand.duchy of Luxembourg
Is one of the most delightful of Euro
pean countries Yet It is almost al
ways neglected by the tourist who
travels from Paris to Berlin uncon.
scious OF its nearness. Luxembourg is
free and Independent. and according
to Robert Shackleton, writing in
Harper's Magazine for January, It is
quaint and fascinating. 1t boasts free
speech and a free press, It has free
schools Of commerce, philosophy.
farming, gardening, manual training,
and housew''ery. But with all its
modernity t. ways are still old and its
customs characteristic, including an
annual official hunt for wild boar; and
when the city bells ring out the hours.
they play some operate bit or a strain
from IA gay song.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1907-02-09
TESTERS HAVE THEIR TROUBLES
Punishments for Failure to Amuse
Their Royal Masters.

The mS who has recovered $4,000
reward for his services as jester
may thank his stars that he did not
have to joke for livelihood in ear.
lier days at the courts of greater
potentates.
Ivan the Terrible. Peter the Great.
and the Emperor Paul, for example,
had rough ways with their fools. A
darger thrust would follow poor
joe and Punishment any sign OF de-
cilGing wit. Once when Fougere, the
jester OF Car Paul, offended his royal
master he was permitted to depart in
peace. In the middle of the night
however, he was aroused, and ordered
to get up and prepare for immediate
Punishment to Siberia. He was bun
died into a dark van and driven away
on his long journey.
Day after day. week after week 1t
lasted. Upon arrival he stepped out
into the presence of--the car. All
the time he had been driven. not to-
ward Siberia. but round and round in
st. Petersburg!
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1907-02-09
Colors for Emotions.

Leon Gozlan, the poet. has given
the impression of cOlors which he
gets from emotions. Thus he says:
Piety makes him feel pale blue;
resignation pearl gray; Joy pretty
apple green; safety pale chocolate
pleasure beautiful velvety pink;
sleep suggests tobacco smoke; rehec.
ton is orange pain sooty black,
and boredom is chocolate,
Having to pay bill makes him feel
lead-colored, while to receive money
calls mp visions of flaming red Rent
day Is burnt Sienna. TO go for the
first time to meet the object of his
admiration gives him week tea color
feeling, but the twentieth meeting
like the color of very strong tea No
color is suggested by happiness, for he
says he has never known It.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1907-02-09
The Sultan's FIsu.

The commercial houses OF Hamburg
are to guard themselves against defal
cations by causing their cashiers to az
fix their thumb-prints to all checks
and receipts. Finger.prinis are obyi
ously To take a more general place In
our daily affairs. The mark of BIZ
Stumps will In future he an impress
sion OF a thumb dipped In ink instead
of the cross made while he lays fin.
ger upon the pen which another man
guides. But the Turks had thought
all this out centuries ago. On the
personal flag of the sultan to-day you
may trace the tinger-pr;nts OF the sui.
tan. Murad l., imprinted on It five.and.
a.halfhundred years ago. He could
not write. but needing device for his
standard. he dipped his open hand in
ink, and dabbed that upon the paper
from which the design was to be
wrought. They wrote in between the
finger.marks his name and titles, and
that device has lasted to this day. The
names are altered for each reign, hut
the sign-manual of the illiterate sui.
tan remains.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1907-02-09
LIMIT TO SENSE OF ANIMALS.
John Burroughs Scouts Theory That
They Commit Suicide.

81 do not believe that animals ever
commit suicide. do not believe
that they have any notions of death,
or take any note OF time, or ever put
mp any blum game, or ever deliberate
together, or form plans or forecast
the seasons
They may practice deception, as
when bird feigns lameness or par
alysis to dccoy You away from her
nest, but This of course, is instinct
i've and not conscious deception.
There IL AT times something that
suggests cooperation among them, SO
when wolves hunt in relays. as they
are said to do or when they hunt In
couples, one engaging the quarry
In front while the other assaults II
from the rear; or when quail roost
upon the ground In ring. their
tails in the center, their heads out
ward, or, as when cattle or horses
form circle when attacked in the
open by wild beasts, the cattle with
their heads eastward and the horses
with their heels.
"Of course. all Of this is instructive
and not the result of deliberatlon,
writes John Burroughs in outing.
The horse always turns his tail to
the storm as well. and cows and
steers, If remember rightly, turn
their heads"
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1907-02-09
READY SALE FOR TARANTuLAs.
Californans Make Money at Some.
what Hazardous Occupation.

recent visitor to California stated
that tarantula hunting provides quite
a profitable occupation to numbers OF
men and boys there. During the
tarantula SEASON" said the narrator,
the hunters 20 forth equipped with
tin cans and glass Jars, with covers.
pals OF water and steel or wooden
pincers.
When the great spiders are not
found running at large the hunters
look about for promising holes in the
ground, into which Is poured a guam.
tity OF cold water. Now, tarantulas
have a great aversion to wat or, and
they rush out alarmed and furious,
only to be pounc upon with pincers
and dropped into the vessels designed
for them.
Next they are thrust into bath
Of gasoline or turpentlnc, which kills
them. They are then prepared for
plnning. and when mounted on cards
in small boxes are offered to tour
lists as curlos at the price of dollar
Or so each.
Although the insect Is very
venomous, the tarantula catchers are
SO expert and take such precautions
that not one OF them is known to
have been bitten."
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1907-02-09
Blunders in Memorials.

Some remarkable mistakes in me-
MORALS have totally escaped notice
until II was too late TO rectify them.
The spurs on tho boots of Cromwell's
statue at Westminster abbcv, l. don,
are the most interesting feature of
the monument although they general.
ly get no attention at all from sight.
seers They are worn upside down.
In painted window on the staircase
which leads from the floor Of West
minister palace to the committee
rooms an inscription on sword
welded by the BLACK Prince" has
the words Prince of Whales Again,
in the fresco depicting the embarka'
ton of the pilgrim fathers In the cor.
ridor leading from the outer lobby at
st. Stephen $ TO the house OF lords
the MayRower is shown to he hoisting
the Union jack-a flag which did not
come into existence until over $50
years after the days OF the historic
Mayflower.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1907-02-09
CHANGES COLOR or EYES.
Remarkable Peculiarly Discovered 10
Javsnese Spider.

NJ. W. Strickland of Singapore rc
Gently had strange experience while
sitting in garden at Buitenzorg,
Java. Watching a captive spider re-
markable for the possession of palr
of eyes which glow like gig lamps
amid a cluster of smaller eyes. he was
amazed to note that the gig lamps
slowly changed in color from brown
to grass green and back again to
brown,
Further. as II to increase his aston
tshmcnt the creature proceeded to
change the color of its eyes alternate
~. thereby exercising a most uncanny
fascination over the mere man. There
was something SO diaholically DELHI
crate In these changes as TO make
It seem that the rect : took genuine
pride in the performance.
The offer OF a substantial reward
for other specimens Of the same spe'
Cies proved unavaiing. but IL was
instrumental in bringing to light a
second species of grass green color
slashed with yellow, which proved in
every way as great an expert In the
gentle art Of ogling as its 'somberly
colored relative.
SO far as is known. this change In
the color of the eyes occurs only in
certain species of ducks, and then
only under the influence of fear,
while in the spider world it would
appear to be almost voluntary