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Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-08-16
THE 1fIlhARSE.l- Use. Z
y Was Written BY Rseget &c L::s,e IN
One Brief -Four. s

/ u Was Written BY + slges &c Isle III
|: One Brief tiour.
On April 20, 1T92, Houget de Lissle.
the military engineer, who had assunA-
ed the aristocratic prefix to become an
officer was guest at a banquet given
by Baron Dietrich, first mayor Of
strassburg.
Patriotic excitement was ut Its
height. Marchons! Aux arnles, cito-
yens..' We're phrases on every lip But
as the champagne went round the la
dies grew weary and pleaded for an
other topic. Patriotic songs? Al hymn
for the army Of the Rhine /? Something
bette than the jingling Ca ira The
host first suggested public competi-
ton and prize. Then he turned to
Rouget de Lisle and asked him to
@colllp pose q noble song for the French
people 3, - -,
Nouget de Lisle tried to excuse him
self. Again the champagne passed
round, and just as the party broke up
a fellow officer about to quilt Strass burg
next day begged De Isle for copy OF
his forthcoming SONG.
81 make the promise on behalf Of
your comrade, !. Dietrich replied
Rouget de LisIe reached his lodging
close BY, but not to sleep. His violin
! lay on the table Taking 1t up. he
struck d few chords. Soon a melody
seemed to grow under his fingers No
sooner had he put down the notes than
he dashed OF the words.
Thus having In d brief hour secured
for himself an undying name he threw
j himself upon his bed and slumbered
heavily Reader Magazine. #
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-08-16
IA Widow WIG was calm. }.

wv ~ 80 SSdtUts
Ii "A lawyer was entertaining dinner
guests recently with stories from his
personal experiences.
woman came into my Office one
afternoon and said she wanted to see
"a lawyer on a rather important mat
ter he said. she was very prim and
self possessed N
s'. w hat can ! do for youY asked.
i SIS 8 Well, she said in an easy tone,
my husband was hurt in the wreck
the other day.
II noticed she was dressed In mourn
ing, but from her Indifferent tone I
gathered that it had no connection
With her husbands accident.
Was your husband badly injured z
asked.
Fl Yas, she answered in the same
quiet voice He got his head cut
OF. Kansas City Times.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-08-16
Editors uItimatun,.
! BY RYAN WALKER.

- L-HItUs = {EtIF
You didn't print MY hailstone
story e. s.#'
Nix 4,
And why not ?''
81 eHailstone stories must be accom-
panied by a reasonable number of
hen eggs. not necessarily for pGb.ica-
ton. but merely as a guarantee of
good faith. =
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1907-01-17
Sunday nattlpa.

Some OF the most important BATTLES
by land and sea have been fought on
Sundays, and the first day, so far as
warfare Is concerned, has proved any
thing hut day OF rest. The most inn
portnnt Sunday battle on land was
Waterloo, which caused the final over
throw Of the great Napoleon, while ut
sea Lord Howe inflicted a serious de-
feat on the French naval forces on
Sunday, the LIST Of June 1794. Inker-
man, the soldiers battle" was an
other Sunday victory. 1t was fought
on Nov. 8, 1854. between the British
and French against the Russians, when
5000 British repulsed force Of 25.0OO
Russians, OF whom 5000 were killed
and wounded. Among other important
Sunday battles were Families. one Of
MarlborougI's great victories, which
was fought on Whitsunday. May %.
17O6; Ondenarde, on Sunday July IL,
17O6. and Malplaquet. OH Sunday, Sept.
Ill, 100. The battle OF Vimiera was
fought on Sunday, Aug. Il. 1908, and
II was on Sunday, Jan. TO- 1872, that
Wellington issued the brief but deter
mined order, .sCludad Rodrigo must be
carried By assault this evening at Z
O'Clock" The Indian mutiny broke out
sat Meerut on Sunday, May TO- 1857.
while Kars was carried BY assault BY
the Russians on Sunday. Nov. 1a 1871.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1907-01-17
LONDON BRIDGE.
Ii Was Over seven Years In Dailalns
ana Cost $4,000, 900.

ana Cost SIO.0Oo.0OO.
On Aug. /. 1881, London bridge. sub
stantialIy the structure that we know,
was opened In state by William IN.
and Queen Adelaide The opening was
made the occasion Of great water
pageant. the king and queen coming
to the bridge by water In a respondent
royal barge They lunched on the
bridge itself in a special pavilion The
building OF the bridge occupied more
than seven years, the first pile being
driven on March 10, 1924, and the first
stone laid about year later. The cost
was almost H., 100000 This bridge was
built $50 yards farther west than the
old london bridge, which had been III
existence almost a thousand years.
1t is believed that in early Roman
times there was a bridge OF boats over
the Thames. This gave place to a
strong narrow structure built by the
Roman occupiers on wooden piles. The
remains OF this Roman bridge were
discovered when the present bridge
was built. The Roman bridge was
burned In 1896, but was repaired In
1867 the Norman London bridge was
begun by Peter. rector OF Colechurch,
In the reign Of King Henry IL. 1t was
NOT completed until 1909, a period OF
forty-two years. In 1882 there was a
terrible fire on the bridge both ends
burning furionsly, while 1900 persons
were caught between the two fires and
either burned to death or drowned. In
the fifteenth century there were houses
on both sides OF the bridge. lust as
there are on the P0nte Vecchio, In Flor
ence. at the present time. LII Tudor
times the heads Of political offenders
were stuck over the gates Of the
bridge. One traveller has recorded the
fact that he witnessed no fewer than
800 OF these terrible trophies impaled
at various parts Of London bridge.
In the days OF james /. the bridge
had become the haunt OF jewelers. and
other small merchants. as we see them
on the old bridge over the Arno today
They succeeded the astrologers and
fortune teliers who had settled there
In Tudor days. The bridge suffered
heavily in the great fire Of London
LII the eighteenth century all the old
houses which stood upon 1t were re-
moved for reasons Of safety. Finally,
the cost Of the continuous repairs be-
came SO heavy that the bridge we now
see was bnilt and later on widened.
For hundreds Of years the trafiic on
the bridge has been 30 great that an
old saw has 1t that no one can cross 1t
without seeing white horse West
Minister Gazette.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1907-01-17
MICHIGAN GIRLS CONSTANcY
Her Promise Kept After Her Fiance
Had Lost Eyes and Hands.

Her Promise Kept After Her Fiance
Had Lost Eyes and Hands.
A notable case of constancy on the
part OF girl Is shown by the presence
recently OF a bridal couple, Mr.. and
Mrs. George Il. Nelson Of Ishpeming,
Mich, at the Plankington House In
Milwaukee, Wis, says correspondent
OF the Kansas City Star Mr.. Nelson Is
blind and has lost both hands, but that
did not deter his bride from keeping
her promise. ana they were married a
few days ago in the Michigan city and
soon after started on their wedding
trip.
Mr.. Nelson was the superintendent
of I mine Iii Ishpeming. His fiancee
was the daughter Of man in comfort
able circumstances They had been EN-
gagged about 4 year. Mr.. Nelson while
carrying box or dynamite caps fell,
and the entire box exploded, destroy
Ing both his eyes and tearing one hand
~ and one arm at the elbow.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1907-01-17
GIFT FROM CANTERBURY.
AmboR For National Cathedral Com
struetcd Of Historic stones.

structed Of Historic stones.
Randall Thomas Davidson, archbish-
op Of Canterbury, will commemorate
his visit to Washington two years ago
by presenting to the National Cattle
dral of st. Peter and st. Paul at Wash
ington valuable and historic gift,
says Washington special to the New
York World. During the recent repairs
made on Canterbury cathedral the
archbishop garnered some of the old
est stones in the edifice and had them
made into an ambon, or pulpit. These,
sculptured by William ID. Caroe, archi-
tect In charge of the cathedral, Will be
given to the American cathedral In
memory Of the Christian martyr Ste
plieil Langton, once archbishop of Cam
terbury.
The ambon stands ten feet in height
and nine feet In length. The left hand
bas-relief represents the venerable
Bede the earliest Christian author, die
tating the last chapter of the Anglo
Saxon translation of the gospel of ST.
John on his deathbed, A. d. T35. The
right hand bas-relief represents the
lmartyrdom of William Tyndale. trans
lator Of the first printed English Bible,
1925.
& The ambon will be placed in the little
sanctuary, which is now being en-
larged.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1907-01-17

hzt III Just what you are
oI9a when you fail 10 get reg
Mn and sufficient sleep. Your
requires this unconscious
pef Ipxl for repair work with
nm n your nerve energy be-
epr3<s exhausted. and you are
t3fed, worf-out, nervous, cx-
cilab1e have headache, neu-
SAIfia Indigestion, poor appc-
tife, or other ailments caused
by ! lack III nerve force. Make
n your business to sleep. III
yoli are restless, take
Dg. Miles Ncrvine Il soothes
and strengthens the nerves,
md brings sweet, refreshing,
tifegiying sleep, and gives the
organs power to work natur-
aIfy. Try II to-day.
81 ina Aevers spell 81 fever, which
Mt ME III very weak condition and
V4ry nervous 4 had sevRre spells III
6essdaci1e and neuralgia, and could
sss s9s d recover ~ nsrsssh a VIZ, VIZ
N no avail uutn began tak1nx Dr.
NIikns Restorative Nerxine. After I
cnSt;rI1ekeed t0 take tbs Neryine my
:!ssp NV NY pf .., |, sod restfuI, and
ileIifnlria pains, LEFT ma 10 certain
ss''1. ani R Es 4 ds.d s;iI ssiss5
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1907-01-17
ARE POTATOES FRUlT2
This and Like Query About Melons
puxxIe Commerce. Commissions.

Puzzle Commerce Commission.
Are melons fruit? Are potatoes
fruit? What Is fruit? These ana
number Of analogous questions have
been propounded TO the Interstate COM
merce commission, and, although the
members of that august body at first
supposed that some practical joker was
trying to enjoy himself at their eX-
pense. they have found ont that the
questions are asked in all sincerity,
says Washington correspondent Of
the New York Tribune. 1t appears
that the railway rate law provides that
railways may furnish transportation
for caretakers to travel with fruit
and may also furnish transportation
to such caretaker to return to the point
of shipment
The intention of congress appears to
have been to provide for the proper
care of perishable fruit which requires
to be watched assiduotlsly in order that
1t may not freeze or become overhead
ed But now the great potato carrying
roads come forward and say that they
have been in the habit of furnishing
transportation to caretakers accompa-
nying carloads of potatoes, and they
grayely ask, Are potatoes fruit with
in the meaning Of the law?'
The Colorado melon growers insist
that their product requires as careful
handling as any fruit that goes to mar
ket. and the roads which handle the
ROCKFORD and other melons demand
of the Interstate commerce commission
Are melons fruitY' How many other
varieties of fruit the antipass provision
of the railway rate law will ultimately
develop the commissioners decline to
predict, but they have determined to
hold special session to define fruit
as the term is used In the law, and
| their decision seems likely to furnish a
new and extraordinary definition for a
word which has usually been regarded
as one Of the most easily defined in the
English language.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1907-01-17
kEOkUk DAM 4 MARVEL
Structure Across the Mississippi
to BE 5000 Feet Long.

$50 49, 0sS SA~A 49, ssA@ "a ASSiSSiPPAs
to Be 5000 Feet Long.
THIRTY-rIvE rEET IN HEIGHT
III Cost EstfmateA n 100000 900.
Teal ~ 2l1 800 Horsepower, Great
- Thaa That ~ NsagAra FalIs, VIII
- Generat<a-A $4,000, 900 Canal
j Deemea.
Hugh +. Cooper. the Wall street en-
gineer who solved the problem OF how
to harness the waters Of Niagara and
who drew the plans which made II
possible to accomplish that greatest
1f all feats In the line Of electrical dc.
rs'lopinent. proposes to build dam
|sS.eOO feet long across the Mississippi
Fiver AT Keokllk, H., at the foot OF
what n known rs the Des Moines rap
ids, says d special dispatch from Keo-
kuk to the Chicago Record Herald.
Here where the forces Of the father or
waters are tie strongest and widest,
Tor 81 distance Of twelve miles he has
evolved plan to build the ifnmova-
bic In front or the Irresistible, and the
old question Of the ancient Greek
physicists will be answered IN tile
changed commercial conditions In the
heart Of the American nation.
Large dams have been built before.
albeit none 40 large AZ the proposed
dam at Keokiik, which, 1t Ii expected,
VIII be built within the next two years.
The great Niagara falls proposition
Was 70 enormous that for time the
country laughed and said that 1t was
not possible to 80 control the mighty
forces there ~ to get 100000 horse
power for commercial purposes. But
when the worlds greatest dam at
Ke0kuk u completed the immense
power house, 1893 feet long, Will con-
tain Al Immense generators, with 4
capacity Of 4.500 horsepower each, or
4 maximum capacity Of 211 800, to be
utilized IN operating the Industrial
wheels I'll many cities.
There was Il time not so many years
40 when the wise ones said II was rs
Impossible 10 dam the Mississippi AT
Keoknk AZ II would be to try to stop
the now of the tides or to change the
course Of the moon In It's orbit. The
force Or the rapids Is 50 strong that
practical engineers have figured that
Al ,f01 GOO gallons Of water pass
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1907-12-26
Chancellor Days Book
Gift to congressman
Hundreds of Copies of "Rsid
on Prosperity" Passed on
to Negro Elevator Boy
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL

SPECIAL DISPATCH TO TIE CALL
WASHINGTON, Dec. 25.-Each of the
200 newspaper correspondents and the
4s2 congressman here has received
from some unknown Santa Claus a
copy of Chancellor Days book. The
Raid on Prosperity"
Let US one said, make glad the
heart of the negro elevator boy
Accordingly the boy received from
the man with a bright idea nicely
wrapped book with the compliments of
the season. He accepted it with pro-
fuse thanks. unwrapped it and found
it to be copy of The Raid on Pros
perity.
An hour later, while he was turn
ing over the pages in vain search
for pictures, another man entered the
elevator and handed him nicely
wrapped up book and Merry Christ
mas. The boy opened it and found
copy of THE Raid on Prosperity
They kept coming at half hour in
tervals all the rest of the day.
This evening the boy said to one of
the passengers: Desc we're 'spondents
am powful fond o readin but day
ain got no variety in dey- tastes"
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1907-12-26
Flames Sweep Block in
Machinery District
Buildings in Mission, Jessie and
First Streets Burned, Causing
Loss of $500, 900

Fire destroyed nearly the entire
block bounded By Mission. Jessie and
First streets shortly after o'clock this
morning. Several factories and stores
were burned out and the loss will
amount to more than 100000
The flames were discovered In the
Dunbar rubber company by watch
man just after he had punched the
time on his clock. Three alarms Were
turned in in quick succession. as the
buildings were of wood and the sur
rounding structures inhammable.
The factory occupied by Mangrum &
Otter. one of the largest pump firms
on the Pacific coast. was destroyed, and
a large stock viii be total loss
The building housing the stock of
Justinian Caire & Co, and the Eccles-
Smith company. both hardware con-
Germs. also were destroyed with the en-
tire stocks.
The fremen were forced into extreme
danger in fighting the fire. The build
ings were of the temporary type and
burned fiercely.
Several were on the roof of the
wooden-Littell implement company
and barely had been warned off when
the structure collapsed and sent a
shower of sparks skyward.
The rain and the arrival of the re-
serve engines probably saved a large
section of the factory district. Nearly
all the property burned over belongs to
the Tevis estate.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1907-12-26
LABOR
Tenement DWeIIerS to
Force Rents Down
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO rHE CALL

cfELlAL DlcEA1Nh ~ HE CALL
NEW YORK. Dec. 25-As the result
Of movement which has been under
way for more than a month. 10000
families on the lower east size will re-
fuse to pay rent tomorrow, and If their
demands for 2 reduction are not met
wholesale evictions will follow.
The socialist party, with headquarters
in the second, fourth and eighth assem-
bly, districts. is directing the revolt
against landlords, claiming that pres
ent industrial conditions do not war
rant the same rentals that tenants were
able o pay a year ago.
The opening gun will be fred tonlor-
row by the IS families in the double
decker tenement at 6s and 20 Stanton
street, who ask for a reduction of 81
a month, and by the 81 famlnes in 216
and 21S Cnerry street, who want SO a
month Topped off the monthly rental Of
s2l to SIS for the front fats of four
and 1--WE rooms and 81 from The Sis rate
for the rear rooms.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1907-12-26
Booth Harrington on
Christmas Rampage
Author of "Aiice of Old Win.
eennes" Arrested After
Fight With Officers
srEcIAL pIsFArcH no ZEE 80


INDIANAPOLIS. Dec. 25.-Booth
Harrington. the well known Indiana
author. was out with friend early
this morning celebrating the advent Of
Christmas and the two were noisy.
Police detectives tried to induce Tark-
lock him up. This threat infuriated
Harrington and he began to abuse the
men roundly, defying them to arrest
him.
After. saying he would not go peace
ably the detectives tried to put him
into carriage. He fought like a tiger
and struck the detectives with his fists
while he kicked their shins and hurled
anathemas at them They cIinched
with him and the three rolled upon the
ground
Detective Manning sat on the
authors head and beckoned Detective
Samuels to get hold of his feet, but
as the officer approached Harrington
raised both feet and let fly with terrific
force. Both feet struck samuels
squarely in the stomach and hurled
him backward ten feet into the gutter.
where he sat down with an intensely
tired expression on his countensnce and
a moan upon his lips.
As soon as the detective got his wind
back he struck the author and the two
detectives hurled him into the carriage
and ordered the driver to 20 to the
police station. On reaching there Tark-
ington was booked for resisting of1-
GERS. but no other charge was placed
against him and when he promised to
go home he was released on his own
rerornfzanca
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1907-12-26

City government By clairvoyancy
and lack Of license collection through
the same medium, or mediums, IS
the ouintessence Of the minor ac-
cusations that ares being brought
against Tax Collector James F.
Nichols by civil service deputies
whom he has ousted from Office.
Other charges, more serious than
those gwen in yesterdays Call, were
voiced last evening by John A. Lena
han. one Of the ousted deputies. who
stated that he was suspended from
Office chiefly because he was intent
on performing his duty by collecting
2 slot machine license from Deputy
Tax Collector George Berger in the
Istter-s capacity as joint owner with
Jack Furey. the boodling supervisor, in
saloon in Golden Gate avenue
Nichols alleged misconduct VIII prob
ably be brought to the attention OF
Mayor Taylor today by Charles Board
and George Benham, dePosed deputies.
Mme. Gertrude Gentry. a olsirvoyant.
dream translator. medium. healer, seer
ess. etc. Of 2olS sutter street. told last
evening Of Nichols conferences with
her
ne would tell me his troubles and
would help him. He consulted with
me on his campaigns and I had many
Of nv clients vote for him. In fact.
during the campaign Mr. Nichols lieu
tenants were constantly at my house. :,
Nine. Gentry grsciously explained last
evening.
Nichols was not the only one Of the
schnitz- -Ruef administration to consult
with this trsnscendental seeress OF
sutter street Abe Ruef was her friend
and il was the arch boodler Of the
ring who gave the wonderful deliver
after the unseen had her Introduction
70 Nichols The woman magician did
not say that she had TO pay Ruef q
commission on the fees she might have
secured from Nichols.
Jerry Dinan. who in the days Of graft
was q local chief Of police. was also a
client Of Nine. Gentry.
"Chief Oman frequently consulted
with me regarding the Whereabouts Of
s-.-<t~,,~.5 IN Page 2 Col,,u,n ?
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1907-12-26
Impertinent Question No. 81
What Are You Going to Swear 0ff-and Why

What Are You Going to Swear Off-and Why?
For the most original wittiest answer to this ques-
ton and the briefer the better-The Call will pay
FIVE. DOLLARS. For the next FIVE answers
The Call will pay ONE DOLLAR each. Prize
winning answers will be printed next Wednesday
and checks mailed to the winners at once Make
your answer short and address it to
IMPERTINENT QUESTIONS.
THE CALL
Winning +
o
For very honorable reasons Thank Yes Bsnzai.
to S. Brown, oerore.n
Lest forget
to D. v. Fsrk Hnfn
To play in Uncle Sans front yard
Mayhap
The Jap
pdzto % NJ freeman od eae arsnueci
To bring husbands for debutantes.
. eezrapba
Teddys OF squaring himself with the japanese
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1907-12-26
RAGLAND's PLANS LARGE
Depositors Find Lease for Branch
Bank in Montgomery Street

J. Dalzell Brown was not the only
banker whose plans for spectacular
finance were cut short by sudden
exhaustion of the treasury. r. e.
Ragiand of Citizens state hank fame
had made preparations to open a new
bank in Montgomery street when the
financial furry brought his own bank
down about his ears. He had leased a
part of the Wilson building in Mont
gomery street between Suffer and Bush
for the Washington trust company.
The plans for this enterprise are now
in abeysnce, pending the adjustment
of the affairs of the Citizens state
bank.
The depositors in the Citizens state
ron4fnnad y nrtd5r~ 4