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Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-09-17
SOME cURlOsITlEs.
Different Lengths Of How
Rood Was Determined.

Rood Was Determined.
"a The standard yard prevails through
out the United Kingdom, but the!
lengths Of the English, Scotch and Irish
mile is different III each, which u the
more curious, seeing that lie Englis.la
and American miles are identical. But
the occasional local variations in our
English acre are even more remark
able. These were perhaps originally
due to the inexactitudes OF ancient
land surveying, which was compara-;
lively of such a free and easy descrip
ton that the acres of neighboring coun-
ties. not to say adjacent parishes,
some times varied
As book published in the reign Of Ed
ward IN gives the following cuRiously
naive instructions on the subject.
| Stand at the door of a church on Sum
day and bid sixteen men to stop, tall
ones and small ones, as they happen
to pass out. Then make them put their
| left feet one behind the other, and the
length thus obtained shall be a right
and lawful rood to measure the land
i with, and the sixteenth part Of it shall
/ be a right and lawful foot II
e This is almost laughable, but we have
only to apply to one of the older die
tionaries to find that anything like ex-
actness, whether of definition or Of
fact, is quite modern scientific de-
yelopment. And the story Of the acre
/ is a case in point 1t was supposed to
have been reduced to common stand.
ard in 1905, but it was not until 1924
i that we. enacted the statute acre OF
4 4,S40 square yards.
d With the loose system Of measure.
ment prevailing for the greater part OF
that long interval, it is not surprising
that the so called acre was too often
what the local wiseacres happened tt
4 make of it, By long use and wont i
seems probable that the discrepancies
thus arising occasionally crystallized
4 into customs, Of which some examples
a still survive. A Welsh acre was for
merly twice as large as an English one
while Scottish acre is larger thar
ours by more than ], 600 square yards.
According to authority, there arr
seven different measures still In us,
by which the acre may be variousl.
, defined. Lancashire has within he
borders acres measured on custom,
airy local scale, while the so Gale,
!, Cheshire acre is even larger than tina
Of Its Welsh neighbor. London Globe
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-09-17
CHINESE USE TIME STICKS.
Each Wili Burn Throughout Perioe
az lINuelxe Hours $500

Eacn WIFI gHurn hroughouS Feri0d
Of Twelve Hours.
The Chinese have several contriy-
aances for keeping the time Of day The
water clock has often been described,
but the use Of burning sticks is less
familiar. These are described by Colo
mel Bridges in his book, Round the
World in Six Months" Az
we bought a small bundle of time
sticks. The sticks, each Of which is
thirty two inches long, are used, as
their name more or less implies, for
the purpose Of measuring time. For
use by day some are especially made,
while others for service by night are
particularly constructed.
Each burns during period OF twelve
hours. OF these King Aifred's can
dies" as some of our party termed
them, we bought two and from print
ed circular or advertisement which
was at the same time handed to us by
the man who sold them we learned
the following particulars:
The materials from which these time
measuring sticks are made are pre-
pared according to the directions Of
the official or imperial astronomers or
astrologers. The duration of each
time stick is adjusted according to the
clepsydra or water clock, SO that the
time which It indicates when burning
may be regarded as correct.
| Time sticks which are manufactured
to mark the hours Of the day must be
lighted at day dawn, when the lines
on the palm Of the hand are just Wis
ible, while those which are constructed
to mark the hours of the night must
be lighted at dusk, when the lines on
the palm of the hand are not discern
ibie. Each stick when burning must
be placed In a perpendicular position
It is also necessary that it should be
placed In room free from currents
Of air. Youths Companion
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-09-17
MEETING A CROc 0DIL. E.
The Animal and the Hunters Were All
Taken BY Surprise.

The Animal and the Hunters Were All
taken by Surprise.
While looking Tor a hippo potamus it
was the fortune of the author Of
Uganda to Khartums to encounter a
crocodile under somewhat unusual cir
eumstances. He was following fresh
track leading through the dense under
growth from the lake inland. Two
men accompanied him, one carrying
his camera and the other his second
gun, while he shouldered his rifle.
Suddenly heard a rustling noise in
front of me and realized that some
creature was approaching but whats
ItEcouid not be the hippo. because there
was no thunderous tread, but had no
time to think, for the creat ure what
ever it might be, was upon me in a sec
ond. z 5s
AT two yards discovered what 1t
was an immense crocodile more than
twelve feet long. 9fa3 s5
was right in its path, and there was
no possible escape on either side, SO
stood still with my rife at shoulder
and waited. The crock did not wait,
b however, and In some remarkable way
it hustled me to one side, almost knock
ed me over. and endeavored to make his
way to the water.
To dispute his right of way would
have been folly. realized only a hor.
rible, soft, wriggling mass pressing
against my legs IN a most sickening
1 way. Why he did not bite me / do not
know. AT first thought he had done
so as lie brushed against my leg, but !
Z found it was only his horny scales thai
scraped my shin. And he was more
taken by surprise than was and for
got all about his huge jaw and thu
. lasting impression he might have made
upon my legs.
After he had passed turned to SCI
how the men would fare. One had go
I back to the shore and so was no longel
in view. The other man with the cam
era was the funniest sight. His heae
was stuck fast in the thick brambles
and his legs were In the air, the cam
era DE course In the mud beside him.
i do not think the s'crock" could have
seen him, for he had literally taken |
header into the bush, and his legs wer'
4 far above the crocodiIe's jaws.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-09-17
Lianite Coal Supplies

+ Bids are requested for the furnish
ing of three hundred (300) tons
(n,ore or less) best lump Ignite coal
delivered at the several public schools
in the city of Bismarck. county Of
Burleigh, North Dakota, during the
season ct 1907 -0S, Bids will be enen-
ed by the clerk at his Office in the
First National bank buildingson Tues
day, October list, att s. p. m. Right
is reserved to reject any or al bids,
BY order of the board ls*5
3 Richard PenWarslen
CLERK.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-09-17
s.eibnitx and the A!che,uists,

Leibnitz one Of the great men of lit
erature, who died in 1716, wished to
join q society Of alchemists who were
prosecuting a search for the philoso-
piers stone. He compiled letter
! from the writings of the most cele-
brated alchemists and sent it to the So
sciety. The letter consisted Of the most
obscure terms he could find, and he
/ himself, he said. did not understand a
word OF it. Afraid to be thought igno-
rant. the society invited him to it's
meetings and made him secretary Ar
gonaut. t}s
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-09-17
Al Puzzle.

P.-I see you have my novel I'll
wager you had to look at the last page
10 see how it all came out
# Q.No;; looked at the name Of the
publishers on the title page to see how
1t came out, and even now I cant ua-
derstand how 1T was Tit Bits.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-09-17

i No advertising is worse than poor
advertising. We can admire the mer-
chant who persists in using poor
advertising n1edium-but not his jude-
rnent. The Tribune never fails to
bring results, those who have tried It
will! testify.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-09-17
At crass purpose. !,

ole Pengborn is working himself to
skin and bone' trying to keep that boy
OF his in college.
And what's the boy doing rs
Doing his best to be expelled. ~
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-09-17
Har.l Pa,;e,na.

Oh, George, she exclaimed, "now
that you've seen my new hat you sim
ply can't regret that 7 got IT! Isn't it
just q poem b
.55 Well. IL 1t Il. Z replied John, II sup
pose q proper title for it would be
Owed to d Milliner Z Philadelphia
Press,
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-09-17
Case lii Point.

Miss Middlea ge How true it is that
the older we grow the less we appre-
ciate the things that used to delight
us in childhood! Miss Pert Yes, espe-
cially birthdays London Tit-Bits.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-09-17
Torntnx Knew tl,e Number.

Little Tommy was very quiet during
the first courses, and every one forgot
he was there. AS the dessert was be-
ing served, however, the host told q
funny story 5..s
When he had finished and the laugh
ter had died away, his little son ez-
claimed delightedly lily: q
Now, papa, tell the other one -
Everywhere.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-09-17

Cabot's Creosote 2 single stain
is sold BY G. Nv Wolbert Hardware
Co. Bismarck, n. D. II is the very
best made, and makes a finish to
|your house. that nothing else can
give. Write them for prices.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-09-17
The continuous challenas.

Jimmy Aw, no wonder yer kin lick
me. Ter two years oldern me- Nick
ey Well, come round when yer as old
as me an. I'll lick yer den TOO j udge.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-09-17
Sadly Meraenary.

n Why are ven SO eager for fanaeg'
Because, answered the active man,
II need It ID my business. Fame nowa-
days Is merely d synonym for success
full advertising !, Nv Washington Star.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-09-17

Mothers with little children need
no longer fear Group, colds or whoopT
ing cough. Bees Laxative Cough Sy-
rup tastes good 1t works of the cold
through the bowels. clears the head.
Guaranteed.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-09-17

To be seventy years young is some
times far more cheerful and hopeful
than to be forty years old. Holmes.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-09-17

II Patfent-What is astigmatism, doctor?
The Oculist-It means that you can
4 Patient-OhI yes, / see. One pupil liz
more apt than the other. VII ~ 5 NJ
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-01-20
Shively For Vice President.

There is rumor in Washington thai
Hon. B. f. Shively of South Bend. lnd.
has announced that he is willing to &C
cept a nomination for vice president.
and the rumOr has been received with
applause by all Democrats in Wash
ington who know the brilliant HooSlef.
He could have been nominated at han-
sas City in 1900 if he had been willing.
He served several terms in congress.
retiring of his own motion March 1.
1893. When he first entered the house
he was the youngest member and dur
Ing his entire service was dlStln-
guiShed member. He is still in the
prime of his splendid powers, lawyer
in the front rank, a public speaker OF
unusual" force. He is d tall, well knit.
prepOSsessing man-an advantage III
public life not to be despised or lightly
held. Shively is a favorite son of the
Indiana Democracy and occupies a
geographical position of great strategic
importance Since Indiana quit holding
her state election in October, just a
month in advance of the presidential
election, she is not so much of a pivotal
state, but nevertheless in larger
sense she is still pivotal Normally In
diana is close and at the election iii
1906 showed signs of swinging back to
the Democratic column. In this con
gress her delegation stands two Demo
Gratis and eleven Republicans. In the
SiXtieth congress she will have four
Democrats to nine Republicans, and
two of those Republicans reelected
by the skin of their teeth, while the
ma iOritieS of some others We're cut to
almost the vanishing point Shively
made a famous race in the South Bend
district, reducing the Republican ma
jority from 5000 to about 200. Mr..
Shively is happily married to a daugh-
ter Of Hon. George A. jerks of Brook
vile, Pa, who was prominent mem
Der of congress and who held high
Office under Grover Cleveland. All in
all, he would make a tiptop candidate
and when elected he would make ali
ideal presiding officer of the senate
Should he succeed to- tne presidency by
the death or resignation Of the presi-
dent he would make safe and popular
chief magistrate of the republic The
fact that man of his standing is will
ing TO accept vice presidential nomi-
nation is another evidence that the
Democrats expect to win in 1905
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-01-20
WHEN INDICTMENTS COME
What the Standard Oil Will Have t,
Pay il Convicted.

| ne ilmeS-Denocart says: When IN
! dictment> at Standard Oil come. they
come not single spies, but in battal-
ions. Tie concern has broken all re
cords for immensely OF interests and
operations, and now the people seem re
solved that 1t shall gain the honor Of
being the most multitudlnously indicted
and proceeded-agaInst institution under
the sun. Ii in contemplating its wealth
we must think in millions. in consider
ing its indictments we shall find the
mental operation greatly facilitated by
thinking in hundreds.
The public has, no doubt. already
taken note OF the other proceedings
against the Standard Oil with their ex-
ceedingly great number Of separate
counts. To swell that .goodly total
comes another little list OF indictments
$50 in all-presented by an Ohio grand
jury. There is here no question OF the
Federal government. The Orleans have
an antitrust law Of their own and they
are enthusiastic enough to wish to try
it and see if it really means anything.
In pursuance OF this Iaudable effort
grand Ivy OF good men and true have
on their oaths presented that the Stand
ard Oil is trust under the Valentine
antitrust law OF Ohio, with the follow
ing Objects: To establish restrictions
in trade and commerce. to limit and re-
dice the production Of petroleum and
its products. to prevent competition in
the production, sale and manufacture,
transporting and vending Of petroleum
and its products between themselves and
others: to fix At = common standard
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-01-20
CAN NOT BE Erred.

The Texas farmers are hot-foot after
one OF their senators because they have
caught him flirting with the Standard
Oil heller. After this infamous trust
had been driven out OF the State, this
senator used his influence to have it
reinstated. and it turns ont that he WAS
we'll paid for his work Such men can
not be fired too soon and there are
some more like him from other States
who need beheading. Guardian
Journal.
Fired" 1t will be surprising if the
senator is fired" The senator and his
friends are already rejoicing over his
reelection. perhaps by one vote. posi-
bly, two. Few men, senators or other
wise, are fired because OF their "1irt-
ing with the Standard Oil heifer' and
others. Should the senator be vindicat-
ed by a reelection, he would have cause
for action against his enemies. but it is
safe to say he will strive to forget them,
at least he will not irritate them and
will be we'll satisfied with his vindica-
ton.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-01-20

The G. o. p is rent with feuds. Sen
ator Joseph Benson Foraker is after
President Roosevelt with a sharp
stick about the wholesale discharge of
the colored troops Governor Albert
b. Cummins and Mr.. Secretary Shaw
head the two Republican factions in
Iowa which are fighting each other to
the death-God be praised, In Mis-
souri, the kerens and Niedrnghaus
wings are not Topping together Quite
the contrary. In New York the reg
ulars," now out in the cold, are watch
ing Governor Hughes ald the re
formers with knives up their sleeves.
In Indiana Vice President Fairbanks
and his friends are trying to unhorse
Senator Albert J. Beveridge and his
friends. On dit that the Fairbanks
crowd have gobbled nine of the state
committee and have left poor Bever-
idge with only four. Consequently the
Beverage crowd is sore-sore as was
the man of u when he was afflicted
with boils and when his wife coun-
seled him to curse God and die" It's
a pretty kettle of fish. What's the
matter with these snarling, wrangling.
biting, scratching, caterwauling pa
triots? Spoils and the division there
of, public pap and its ladling out.
When the office seekers were Fostering
President Lincoln almost to death. he
pathetically remarked as to the pau
city of teats and the surplus of pigs.
It's the same now. They have all the
federal offices in the land and most
of the state and county offices, but
there are not enough to go round;
hence wars and rumors of war, hence
this hair pulling and knitting Just
why Vice President Fairbanks wants
to GUST the soulful Beveridge from bis
curule chair is not clear to an out
slider, but that such is the case seems
the only conclusion to be drawn from
indianapolis dispatches Perhaps the
senator is incubating presidential
boom of his own which the vice presi-
dent thinks or fears may collide with
his own boom. So he proposes t.
squelch the brilliant and ambitious
Beveridge at once and forever. If they
will closely scan the Hoosier election
returns in 1906, they may discover that
bitter quarrel between them might |
mean Democratic Indiana once more.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-01-20
SHERIFF'S SALE.

No. IoooI-In First Judicial District
Court of Caddo Parish, Louisiana:
Mrs Mabel A. Norwood, ct als. vs.
F.. N. Currie
Bv virtue Of writ Of seizure an sale
to me issued in the above entitled and
numbered suit, by the Honorable Fist
Judicial District Court of Caddo Perish,
Louisiana, ] have seized and will offer
for sale, at public auction, for cash, &C
cording to law. without the benefit of
appralsement, at the principal front door
of the court house of Caddo Parish. in
the City of Shreveport Louisiana, dur
ing the legal hours for sales. on
SATURDAY,. FEB. Q, 1907,
Lots 81, 80, "a in ten-acre lot Q q the
Allendale subdivision OF the Civ Of
Louisiana, together with all
and Improvements thereon.
Said property seized as belonging to
the defendant and to be sold to satisfy
the debt specified in the said writ in the
sum Of three thousand dollars with eight
per cent per annum interest from No.
vember r. 1905, until paid, and ali cost
Of. suit, including five per cent on said
sum and interest as attorneys fees.
S. Y. ALEXANDFR.
Coroner and Acting Shriff, Caddc Par
ish, Louisiana.
Caucasian Ian , 1907
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-01-20
\ JUDGMENT.

No, Io.027-ln the First Jusicial Dis
trict Court Of Caddo Parish, Louis
lana: Mrs. Lula Robertson VS. J. D.
Robertson.
In the above cause, by reason Of the
default having been duly taken. and after
legal delays duly proven up in open
court, the law and evidence being in
favor thereof. it is ordered, adju ,ged
and decreed that the plaintiff. Mrs. Liza
Robertson, wife OF J. ID. Robertson. do
have and recover Judgment against her
husband, J. d. Robertson, diSsolvlTg the
community OF acQuetS and gains hereto
fore existing between them as man ard
wife, and giving and granting to The
said Mrs. Lula Robertson the sole right
to manage and control in her own name
any and all paraphernal property that
she now has or may hereafter acquire.
1t is further ordered and decreed that
the defendant pay all cost, and that due
notice and publication of this judgment
be advertised as the law directs.
Thus done, read and signed IN ope::
court on this December 70, 1906.
T. F. BELL, Judge.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-01-20


vile negro soldier episode, and
that is Reed Smoot of Utah. 1t comes
to Reed in the nature of a reprieve,
not that he is or ever was in the slight
est danger of being separated from his
curule chair by his fellow senators. II
be had been a Democrat he would
have been bounced long ago: but, beng
a Republican, he has been all the time
safe as a bug in a rug by reason of the
modus vivendi entered into severa.
years ago by the Mormon hierarchy
and the Republican bigwigs The rea-
son why Smoot is grateful for the
Brownsville imbroglio is that it gives
him rest from the dreary stream Ct
senatorial talk about himself He may
be thick skinned. but even he must
have grown weary of that solemn dry
el OF all the farces ever put on the
boards the Smoot investigation heads
the list. If he is not entitled to his seat.
he ought to have been fired long ago.
If he is entitled to it, his title ought to
have been confirmed before the middle
of his term. The Smoot case is ii stench
In the nostrils of Decent folk.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-01-20
Millionaire Senator's

Colorado delights in millionaire or
multimillionaire senator's Hon. Thorn
as NJ. Patterson. who retires March t.
is very rich man, perhaps million
aire. He will be succeeded by Hon
Simon Guggenheim. a multiInill onaire
Patterson displayed ability in the
house of the ancients. as everybody
knew he would for he had been Il
representative in congress. is a great
lawyer and editor of a great newspa-
per- Let us hOpe that his successor.
while without experience in public al
fairs. may demonstrate that he is a
statesman and not mere money bag.
He starts out we'll by giving up all con
nection with the great smelter trust
and declares that he will not represent
special interest or interests, but the
whole state of Colorado Thee NAV
be doubts as to whether he can shake
off his training as a trust magnate.
but as his promises are fair people
generally will be inclined to take him
at bis word. Some of Colorado's multi
millionaire senators have cut fantastic
capers before high heaven. but her lat
est contribution to the senate may for
all that make his mark as valuable
public servant. Nous verrons
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-01-20
~ ~. 80 .S@ -. - Sc
80 -. ~ .s.t 80 81 -.
C1ark's**: :. T.
~
The Reed Smoot Case a Farce-Re-
publican Factions In Bitter Warfare. L.,
Knives Out All Around Shively of 81.
Indiana Our Waterways .........
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plunging and should be warning OF
at least d cause for study by all those
who have spread out too much unde;
the impression that this era OF pros
perity viii have no end.
1t is a 10 to shot. however, that his
suggestions will fall on deaf ears, just
as did Noah's predicting the flood
Human nature has been the same in al
ages CT the world and the rule OF con
duct for most people is sufficient unto
the day is the evil thereof" which,
after all, may be most productive OF
bappineSS.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-01-20
SUCCESSION NOTICE.

No IoG7o-In First District Court of
Louisiana: Succession OF Lucy Jane
Hawkins.
State of Louisiana, Parish Of Caddo
Notice is hereby given that w. w. War
ing has this day applied to be appointed
administrator of said succession, and un-
less opposition be made thereto within
the time specified by law, he will be ap-
pointed as prayed for
Witness the Honorable T. F. Bell,
Judge of said court, this the 9th day of
January 1907.
F. A. LEONARD.
Jan. 10. Clerk.