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Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-01-05
Curious French market, !.

There is curious old market near
Paris In which everything is sold at
secondhand. Working girls can fit
themselves out there from head to
foot. AS a writer says: Mimi can sell
her old felt hat and buy straw one,
exchange her old dress for a new one
and, il she likes, buy steak and a
salad, for her dinner, paper bag Of
fried potatoes, sweets and some flow
ers for her window. Democracy is king
here, and no more attention is paid to
the millionaire who is looking for
something marvellous which he may
pick up cheap than to the man with a
wooden leg who wants new boot in
exchange for dozen sardine tins, five
gloves and stocking. .,r
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-01-05
GOUDEAU's SHEEP.
1t Matched His Dog and Satisfied the
Tax Collector.

Tax Collector.
Emile Goudeau, celebrated charac-
ter Of Paris, was one Of the most con-
firmed bohemians that ever lived.
There is story of him and cer-
tain black spaniel which followed him
with the faithfulness with which the
historic little lamb attached itself to
the historic little Mary. Goudeau and
the dog, in fact were never separated.
1t dawned upon the tax gatherer Of
the neighborhood that Goudeau had
not paid his dues for the inferior
brother #.
He approached him, therefore, in as
friendly a spirit as possible, being, in
deed, an old acquaintance, and said,
IN. Goudeau, must ask you to pay
your tax for the spaniel"
The bohemian was immensely sur
prised, or affected to be. ssBut don't
you know, my dear sir,'' he said in a
tone Of remonstrance, this is sheep
dog, useful to me in my work and con-
sequently exempt from the taxi"
"But you are no shepherd returned
the tax gatherer; you are a poet
'No shepherdy' replied Goudeau.
'tEvery poet is shepherd. Have you
not heard of Virgil and Theocritus''-
The poet would have recited twenty
other names if the tax gatherer, alarm
ed at such display of learning, had
not stopped him. But at least you
have no Sheep he said.
'sNo; 1 admit that" said Goudeau-
SIT is because I am too poor. But I
will rectify that"
And he did. Next day he was OBJ
served promenading the streets Of
Montmartre with the same old black
spaniel, but with a newcomer in the
shape of a real, live, wooIly sheep
London Sketch.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-01-05
The Haxe1 free.

a curious survival Of the days when
the magicians Of Europe sought indie
fatigably for the philosoph stone Is
the superstition that attaches to the
hazel tree. The old alchemists used
To- make their diylning rods out Of
hazel twigs, and they fostered the be-
lief that 1t would mysteriously direct
its owner to hidden treasures, lie it was
manipulated with the absolute faith
that was required in all those occult
entertainments Of the middle ages. AS
time went on, the "rod Of jacob as
q branch OF hazel was universally
known, gathered new powers. Not
only would 1t lead to the discovery Of
buried boards. but 1t would also act
as an infallible agent In locating run
away servants and escaped criminals.
It was a sure guide to underground
springs as well, and was an unfailing
charm against the lightning.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-01-05
weight of a Piece of Ice.

A rough and ready method Of cal
culating the weight Of piece Of ice
is afforded by the fact that cubic
foot Of this substance weighs approx
mateiy 57.25 pounds. First measure
the breadth, length and height Of the
cake, and the three results, being null
tiplied, will give the number Of cubic
inches. If this answer be in turn
multiplied by .033 the approximate
number of pounds win result. For
Instance, cake s by 8 by 10 inches
contains TO cubic inches. This multi
piled by .O33 gives 23aA pounds, the
correct weight Of such a piece Of ice.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-01-05

"Cutler,' according to it's present use,
should mean a man who makes things
that cut, but really 1t has no more to
do with 'cut'' than "cutlass" and ''cut-
let" have, which is just nothing at all.
"Cut" has some Teutonic origin, but
stcutler" comes through French from
the late Latin .'cultellarius," which
meant either soldier armed with a
knife or knifemaker, and "cultellus,"
little knife, was the diminutive Of
"culter," which, among other things.
meant plowshare or coulter" Gut
LASS comes from the same source, and
''cutlet'' is "cotelette," a little rib.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-01-05
LUCKY LDvvIN. ]
His whirIyyind of Speculation In the
5s Mining Regions.

His whirIyyfnsl of Speculation In the
Mining Regions.
In 1853 a little party Of gold seekers
with q meager outfit Of horses and
wagons started for California from the
village Of Racine, Wis, In command
of this adventurous expedition was a
young man who took with him his wife
and infant daughter. His name was
p. j. Baldwin and he made wise
choice in shaking from his restless feet
the dust of a tanner civilization. He
needed larger theater Of action for llfs
pent-up and surging activities. While
trailing through the mountains OF Utah
the pioneers were attacked by Indians,
who were beaten Off during a six hour
fight in which young Baldwin killed
their chief. After six months Of hard
ship the party reached Hangtown cater
called Placeryille), in California.
Here Baldwin tarried and began
placer mining. He appears to have
been no more than an ordinary red
shirted argonaut, meeting the ups and
downs Of mining luck until the dis
coVery of the Comstock lode at Virgin
la City. Thither he drifted and discov-
cred that his natural bent was gam
bling with the mines that other men
had opened. Amid whirlWind Of
speculation he fought his way with
such success that he loomed from the
smoke in few months as Lucky"
Baldwin, the man who had cleaned up
S7,500,0O0 in the gigantic deals in the
stock of the Ophir mines.
San Francisco was the Mecca of
those lucky sons Of fortune who were
rearing a great city by the Golden
Gate. AS a stock and mining specula-
tor Lucky" Baldwin shone respen-
dent, but he was also a loyal son of
San Francisco. He built hotels and
theaters and business blocks even
while ne was amazing that far from
conservative community by madly
freakish extravagances.
In very lucid interval he bought all
the Spanish grants he could find near
Los Angeles and there spent million
In making this ranch Of his not only a
splendidly productive property, but al
SO one of the most beautiful estates
ever laid out in this or any other coun-
try. It was his hobby, his pet, and he
planted miles Of avenues with noble
shade trees and made wonderful trop.
ical gardens, surrounding his home by
paradise of vernal beauty Ralph D.
Paine in Outing Magazine.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-01-05
Result OF Intense Emotion.

" "A young cat was seen to catch his
first mouse. AS he was carrying it in
triumph to the house he suddenly be-
came paralyzed In the hind quarters,
and for an hour remained stretched on
the ground. Then movement returned.
but it was observed from the way he
knocked himself against the furniture
and made no effort to take food which
was given to him that he was blind.
For two hours he remained in this con-
dition. Finally the blindness suddenly
vanished and pussy was himself again.
His was case of hysterical paralysis,
brought on by the intense emotion Of
his first mouse. 5
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-01-05
HOW THE RAIN CAME.
A TsrriSyfng Event 10 q Stranger ii
the PhfIippines.

A TSrriSyfng Event TO q Stranger In
the Philippines
For real lively matinee perform
ance the coming of the rainy season ID
the Philippines has no end OF right to
be considered.
y This is the experience Of one won
an who supposedly arrived during the
dry season:
Seated at her window she could hear
a roaring tattoo In the grove of abaca
palms to the south. The noise neared,
rose, Numbered.
Long, 1.-THE cocoanuts began an mex
pIicable bending to and fro, their tops
circling in trembling descent almost to-
the earth. then swinging back to the
spring Of the bow tense trunks III a
movement exaggerated and violent, like
that OF some stage tempest.
Ont In the grove, beaten, trampled
down, there advanced into the open a
black wall Of rain. perpendicular from
earth to sky. Ahead OF it dust, twigs.
rubbish, suddenly assembled to heaven
in rotary spirals. Trees were fayed Of
their leaves. Roofs flew up like gigan-
tic bats.
Then her own house. strongly built,
shook as with earthquake. The thatch
Of the roof sprang yerSeal, like that
stiffens with fear, and between the in
terstices she saw the muddy sky
stream by. 0
A powder of debris, Of dry rot, snow-
ed. Down upon the table. the books
the chairs, little lizards. unperched,
struck the floor with squeak like that
Of a mechanical doll. remained as dead
for long minute, then scampered
across the room and up the walls
again. Great black spiders, centipeds,
scorpions, fell; sometimes large rat.
Then the nipa clicked back to posi-
ton as a box is shut. Breathless ST.
lence, a heavy immobility, petrifed the
world. There came three or four de-
tached, resounding raps upon the roof,
and suddenly furious roaring beating
| as Of stones coming down, great stones
chuted in thousands. in millions, and
| the church. the plaza. the mountain,
the whole land, disappeared in a vel
| low swirl Of water.-McClure's Maya
! zine ,1sEsg
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-01-05
THE MODERN oTEL. !,
A Product Of the Times, 1t ID Made by
s8t5f the Guests

A Product Of the Times, 1t Ia Made hy
the Guests. IN
n Among the silly and absurd articles
appearing from time to time concern
ing hotel and tavern keeping, one tells
us again and again how the modern
hotel is shown to disad vantage when
compared with the inns Of colonial
days. In these articles the writer di-
lates and expatiates on the hospitality
Of the old time tavern, and the cold,
Indifferent and almost cruel treatment
received from the hands of the modern
hotel man. OF course every one knows
if he will drop sentiment for moment
and give the subject little sober re-
fection that the modern traveller, tour
list or hotel guest would absolutely re-
fuse the accommo ations afforded by
the inn of hundred years ago. The
only advantage Of a hotel Of those
times lay in the fact that the lack Of
material comforts drew from the trav-
eler a warmer fellow feeling and great
[ err sociability-a condition in which one
man was more his brothers keeper
than prevails today. Again, the travel
by coach and the small number thrown
together, en- route or at the hotel, made
closer acquaintanceship not only posi-
BILE, but far more desira BILE than in our
day Of big hotels and big crowds.
The modern hotel is a product Of the
times. The wants, desires, whims, fads
and, on top Of all these, the imperative
demands Of those who travel have
made the hotel of today what it is from
the standpoint Of food, accommoda-
tons, method of service and manage.
ment and from every point of view.
The hotel keeper Of today responds to
the bidding Of the guests. One might
almost say of the man and woman who
travel: Here is your hotel. You have
planned it, furnished it. You have out
lined it's methods Of management. and
1t is what you believe should be COM
pretended in the modern hotel"
The colonial tavern, which would not
be tolerated for moment in our days,
was adapted to its times. To speak of
1t as being superior to the modern hos.
telry is to claim that the old stage.
coach, which left you more weary and
worn at the end Of hundred miles
| than the palace coach does today al
the end Of a thousand miles, was a SUI.
| perior vehicle Of travel to those used
on the modern railroa d.--Hotel World.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-01-05
Figs and Dates.

1t is good plan to wash figs. and
dates before giving them to children.
or, for that matter, to any one. Their
sweetness attracts insects, and their
sickness makes them perfect home
for dust and it's undesirable germs
Yet most people seem never to think
of this at all. Washing will not i'm
pair the flavor. On the contrary, it
makes them more agreeable to the
sight and touch as well as to the
taste. ",
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-01-05
The Earth,s Three Motions,

ri The Earth's Three Motions. ..
The motion Of the earth at the equa-
tor is equal to nearly 1900 feet per
second, and the earth has three mo-
tons viz, the rotation on tits axis in
one day Of twenty -four hours, the revo-
luton around the sun in one year Of
1854 days and a very slow gyratory
motion at the poles. This last men
toned motion is very peculiar one
and has not long been known. The
poles move around the outside Of a
line at right angles to the plane of the
ecliptic, coinciding with the line Of axle
rotation once in 25,S6S years.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-01-05

II hear" said Hi Tragedy, that
while you were playing in one Of the
country towns fire broke out in the
theater."
Eyes," said Low Comedy, land there
might have been horrible panic but
for one thing" ..-.-a ~
'What was that?'' ;..
"There weren't enough people in the
audience to create one -Moonshine.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-01-05
A Parthian shot.

II hear" said Mrs. Gaddie, "that
your husbands got job as superin-
tendent Of cemetery and you're go.
ing there to live
'Well?'' replied Mrs. Naybor shortly.
'fWell, I was thinking it would be an
awful ghostly and creepy sort Of neigh
borhood."
Perhaps, but the neighborhood will
not be prying into our business Phil
adelphia Press.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-01-05
TougheninE Up.

They told the youngster to soak his
feet in tub of salt water Ii he want
ed to tougher them. He soaked his
hands too. Its pretty near time for
me to get licking he explained.
Tomorrow I'm going to sit In it,
New York Sun.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-01-05
Wrong Either Way.

{. Mr. Jawback I've got a new stenog-
rapher Mrs. JawbackBrute! / sup.
pose the other wasn't pretty enough
for you! MI. Jawback--It's man.
Mrs. Jawback Unfeeling monster! Try
ing to make the people think I'm too
Jealous to let you have a girl, eh?--
Cleveland Leader.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-01-05
A Charming view.

Dawley Ito the house agenD-I
thought you said there was a charm
ing view from the front windows.
Why, there are only houses to be seen.
House Agent-so there is charming
view, sir. In the house opposite lives
the most beautiful widow you ever
clapped eyes on, and she's always at
the window.-London Fun. l.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-01-05
PROBABLY a Hone1eas Case.

Mr.. Upmore-You know Bilsford?
He tries to put up bold and plausible
front, but understand his case thor
oughly He's meretricious through and
through. Mr.. Gaswell- Why-er-I
thought he was operated on for that a
few months ago Chicago Tribune.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-01-05
Versatile.

3 s'It was as much as could do to
keep from laughing when Miss Gusch-
5er remarked that her fiance was so
versatile"
"Meaning Dumley? Well, he is rath-
er versatile
Nonsense! He's a regular idiot"
Yes, but he's so many different
kinds Of an idiot. !" Philadelphia Press.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-01-05
Courage.

Does your boy Josh take after you ~
Il some. answered Farmer Corntos-
sci He doesn't like work any more
than do. The only difference is that
he has the courage of his convictions
Washington Star.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-01-05
The REGULAR Charge.

give come to pay my bill said the
patient; "S120. believer
b Eyes" replied DR., Soakem, making
q total Of $122."
Ell don't quite Understand
'That brings it up TO date, including
today. charge 81 for Office visits. you
know.n-P Philadelphia Ledger.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-01-05
A Loop[hnie.

when in doubt" said the weather
prophet, always predict something
disagreeabl e''
What for?' ri.
3 IF you're wrong, people are so pleas
I'd they don't criticise you Washing
ton Star.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-01-05

He Is sufficiently learned that knows
how TO do vel land has power enough
I 10 refrain from evil Cicero.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-01-05

The fate OF ali Of us, men and wc-
men alike, is to be forever wanting
what we have not. Jerome e. Jerome
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-01-05

Her wide Experience.

Her Wide Experience.
DotHe-I wonder If a blond is more
attractive to men than a brunettel
Lottie- Tothe; she's been BOTH
Cleveland Leader.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-09-26
Cuts I'm Ocean Rates.

The war between the transatlantic
steamship lines was continued, the in.
ternational Mercantile Marine announc.
ing that first cabin rates from New York
to Liverpool on such ships as the Baltic,
Cedric and Celtic would be $72.50, a re-
duction from $95, and that the eastward
rates would be, from now on, $3.50, a
reduction from $50. The rate by the At
lantic Transport fleet will be $50, instead
of $40, for first cabin to London, and the
big Adriatic of the White Star line Will
carry passengers for $7T50, instead Of
$95, The Cunard followed suit with =
first cabin rate of $72.5O. including Medt-
erranean ports, mad $3.50 on the Umbria
and Etruria. Corresponding cuts were
expected from the North German Lloyd
and Hamburg American.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-09-26

The City of Butte, Mont, for six weeks
has been without a telephone service on
account of sympathy strike of opera
tors and linemen for some striking line
men in Utah. The courts have sustained
mandamus writs against the Rocky Noun
tain Bell Telephone Company to compel
it to operate it's lines, but so far as Butte
is concerned the company has made no
effort to resume service. The telegraphic
strike almost completely isolated the city
from the outside world. The strike of
the mail clerks several months ago left
the postoffice service in badly crippled
condition, mail delivery being almost as
uncertain as the telegraph. In addition
to these troubles the strike of the machin-
lists, who went out about a month ago to
enforce demand for increased pay, is
gradually closing down the mines. z.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-09-26
CHICAGO.

Together with steadiness in production
and distribution there is a largely increas'
ed volume of payments through the banks
and some decline in commercial defaults.
These are encouraging returns III view
Of the continued scarcity of money. Ii
is also gratifying that there Is no evil
dence of less machinery and hands EN-
ployed to indicate declining confidence in
the business outlook.
The government crop report this wcek
showing smaller growth than last yeaI
caused unusual attention, but with the
assured ample supplies to meet require
ments and their enhanced values it is
clear that the most probable effect must
be beneficial to trade. satisfactory mar
ketings being almost certainty.
The markets for raw materials disclose
no falling of in absorption, ard aside
from lower copper and minor metals, ne
change appears in prices of iron and
finished products, wool, hides, leather and
lumber.
Country merchants attend the markets
in the greatest numbers this season, and
their operation in fall and wiaSar goods
add tone to strength in wholesale activity
Retail trade is seasonably good, fall ey.
hibits attracting buying which promise
to develop satisfactorily.
The total movement of grain at this
port, 1902, ,194 bushels, compares with
7,544,77 bushels last week and $500, ,520
bushels year ago. Receipts of live stock
were 2S6,O3S head, against 303,076 head
last week, and 302,SS head last year.
Lumber receipts rose to 63,2S0,0 900 feet
against 55,2S7 900 feet last week and
53,O46,00O feet year ago. Other re.
ceipts increased in -four, wheat, oats, rye
barley, broom corn, dressed beef pork,
cheese, butter, eggs and cattle, a,d de.
creased in corn, seeds, lard, wool, hogs
and sheep.
Bank clearings, $242, ,951 ,602, exceed
those of corresponding week in 1906 by is
per cent.
Failures reported in the Chicago dis
trict numbered %, against IL last week
and 25 year ago.-Dun's Review.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-09-26
WORSE THAN BLACK PLAGUE.
Greatest Catastrophe World Ever

Greatest CatastrOphe World Ever
Knew Now In Progress.
The greatest catastrophe the world has
ever known is in progress at this present
moment and the world recks little or
nothing of it.
This is the plague epidemic in India,
which has now been raging for more than
eleven years, mad which, so far from
showing any tendency to die out, keeps
steadily increasing in intensity. Thus,
during the six weeks ending May II last,
1892 persons perished from it, or at
the rate of over $4,000 deaths a week.
Nothing approaching the appalling hor-
ror represented by these figures has ever
been recorded before. The nearest to it
was in 1905, when, during the last week
in March, the epidemic was responsible
for 81, T02 deaths.
No pestilence of ancient or modern
times, of which we have any knowledge,
has slain so many millions of people as
has this one and the end of which, mind
is not yet.
The Great Plague" of London, for
example, about which everybody has
heard, killed at the outside some 10000
people in seven months, or about as many
as are dying weekly in India from a dis
ease which is identical with it in every
respect.
The BLACK Death" is said to have
slain one-third of the then population of
England-say 100000 persons; but this
is doubtful. Even admitting the correct
ness of the estimate, however, the NOR
tality of the present epidemic in India
has already more than doubled this huge
total.
What will be the end no man can
foresee or venture to forecast. 1t may
be that all that has gone before, and all
that is happening now, ine1pressibly aw-
full though it is, is but the prelude Of
worse to follow.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-09-26
Devotion.

DeVOtlons '
s'Maggie, how many times q week does
clarence come to see you"
Never less than seven times, and gen.
srally oftener.' .a a... ..
Mercy! I should think such persist
ence as that would bother you to death" "
1T doesn't bother me in the least"
'"Then you must be as far gone as he
iis."
II don't care a snap Of my finger for
him"
''Then why don't you stop him?"
i because he amuses me-"
poor fellow! Doesn't your mother OBJ
sect to Ills coming so often?'
II don't tell her"
'"That doesn't explain it, either Where
- you recei-' him! In the kitchen?"
II don't receive him at all"
Look here, Mag. Do you suppose you
can make me believe"
"I'll tell you all about it. Regularly
every day he passes along here on the
other side of the street. He always looks
over, and / am always sitting in this
window and pretending not to see him."
"You heartiess wretch" - Chicago
Tribune.