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Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-01-08
ON Their WAY.

During a newspaper mems conven-
ton, a number Of journalists were one
afternoon talking Of the tricks Of
"the faithless types" when Henry
Watterson said:
While Eve heard of a great many
funny typographical breaks In my
time, about the oldest and most hui
morous transposition Of the types that
ever came within my observation was
that in q New York paper some years
ago. That sheet used to print its ship
ping news on the same page with the
obituaries. Imagine the glee with
which its readers found the captions
exchanged one morning, whereby a
long list Of respectable names were
set forth under the marine head,
Passed Through Hell Gate Yester-
day Harper's Weekly.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-01-08
Men Have Not Degenerated.

It is common to hear Of the giant
people who lived In the old days, vet
It Is decidedly uncommon to find proof
that the average ancient was any lar
ger or more powerfully built than the
average person of the present day.
The Egyptian mummies show these
people to have been Of medium size.
The remains taken from the catacombs
do not differ In size from the people
sf the present, while the armor which
was worn by the warriors Of the long
ago at as readily the forms Of people
who are not at all gigantic or at least
extraordinarily above the average Ell
iher In girth or stature. There were
great men in the old days, but as great
btill obtain In this twentieth century.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-01-08
I FURlEs In THE ARENA.
The WRESTLING Matches Between Wo-
s5 men In Japan.

The wrestling Matches Between WO-s
II men In Japan.
Describing a wrestling match be-
tween women in Japan, a writer says
1.-THE wrestlers arranged themselves In
two sides, each led by a captain. They
sat cross legged around the platform
In the dirt, all but the two chosen to
begin, who advanced into the center
with the umpire. They squatted upon
their feet and bowed to each other
slowly and solemn1y. Politeness thus
being fulfilled. they stood up again and
bent over opposite one another like
two gamecocks, watching intently for
chance to seize an advantage. Dur
Ing the preliminaries the audience was
tense with expectation. Then suddenly
the women sprang, kissing at each
other furiously and gnashing their
teeth, at first ~ Stimulating ferocity to
ment, but, after a few clutches, in
deadly feminine earnest, the umpire
meanwhile buzzing close to them as
they swayed around the narrow ring.
"Any and all holds seemed fair means
to the end Of pushing combatant over
the edge Sometimes with clean
throw one woman landed her opponent,
sprawling, in the midst OF her friends.
This was the signal for the umpire to
begin, Hitotsu. futatsu, mitsu, yotsu,
itsusu' Zone, two, three, four, fiye), in
q series Of irregular and disconnected
squeaks, and before he ceased count
Ing another wrestler from the losing
side jumped up to meet the champion,
who stood painting. kissing and splitting
like boiling kettle in the center Of the
arena.
"This time there were no prelimi-
naries. A wild rush, and like two flu
ries or two beasts the women were
struggling again. Some affected quick
clutches, some locked their adversaries
In their arms and stood stock still for
a full five minutes. Some picked up
| their opponents almost at once and
threw them bodily over the ring, while
others rolled over with them. . Chicago
News.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-01-08
A East Train.

On the Riviera line near yentimiglia,
Italy. the train, after ambling gently
along, stopped suddenly. An impatient
passenger put hts head out and asked
crnstlly, rs this Bordighera?" No an
swer. Guard, is this Bordlghera r. he
shouted again. A voice came from the
fore part Of the train, .s'No, monsieur,
1t is not Bordighera-it is cow"
When the cow had been removed from
the line the train ambled on again.
Two minutes later it once more came
to q dead stop. Another cow, I sup
poser shouted the testy passenger
witheringly. t'No, monsieur, it is not, .
said the guard placidly. "It is the
same cow
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-01-08
New England and Napoleon.

The hostility Of New Englanders to
the first Napoleon was sincere and
deep. A remarkable instance Of this
feeling IS to be found In the manner In
which the townsmen Of Boston receiy-
ed the news OF his first abdicat ton. The
incident has been brought to notice
through an interesting exhibit in the
historical collections Of the public II
brary Of that city. It Is q ticket nd
hitting the bearer to d solemn festi-
val at the Stone chapel. In commemora-
ton Of the goodness Of God Ia deliver
Ing the Christian world from military
1espotism. Boston, June, 1874
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-01-08
A. uncertain obituarx.

A Georgia man wrote the following
on an oak slab which marks supposed
grave In a meadow: saThis spot is
sacred to the memory Of faithful ami
NAL, white mule, born ten years be-
fore the civil war and went through
that war on rush from Bull Run tc
Lees surrender. We amt certain that
the mule died here, but when last seer
the faithful critter was grazing on this
identical spot and trying to kick 8
lightning flash back to the Clouds
Atlanta Constitution.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-01-08

Intermarriage and Cancer.

So little is really known Of the nys-
teries Of cancer that the merest scraps
of information with regard to it ought
not to be neglected. At the village Of
Clovelly, on the north Devon coast, a
very large percentage Of deaths is due
to cancer, and the reason locally given
is the habit of lntermarriage necessari-
" brought abotit in place SO widely
severed from the outside world. The
state Of affairs appears to be even
worse at Buck Mills, fishing hamlet
three miles away, where intermarriage
has been carried to such an extreme
that one surname Is almost sufficient
to designate the whole Of the popuIa-
ton of the village. London Telegraph.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-01-08
DEAD WATER.
HRect Of This Queer Marine Phenom-
enon Upon q Ships speed.

Z sggs55
enon Upon d ships speed.
One Of the most curious marine phe-i
nomena known to seamen is that call
ed by Norwegian sailors dead water, !"
which, without any visible cause,
makes a vessel lose her speed and re-
fuse to answer her helm. The sailors
only definite knowledge Of its origin is
that it exists solely where there is a
surface layer Of fresh water resting
upon the Salt waters of the sea. Sew
eral explanations have been advanced
BY the captains Of ships Of the effect OF
dead water, the commonest Of which is
that the two water layers move in DIFF
ferent directions. The true explana-
lion, however, recently offered by Swe-
dish navigators and verified by mathe-
NAUTICAL calculation and direct expert
ment, is that in addition to the resist
ance waves at the surface the vessel
creates second line of subaqueons
waves between the two strata Of wa
ter. KS b
The experiment. carried out to dem
onstrate the truth of this theory was
an exceedingly pretty one. "a large
plate glass tank was first mounted on
wooden frame. The tank was then
Allied to certain depth with salt wa
ter, and a layer Of fresh water was
carefully poured on to the surface. SO
that two separate water layers were
obtained.
The salt water was blackened with
liquid Chinese ink before the water
layers were prepared, and in this way
the different layers We're made clearly
visible. A boat model was then towed
along the tank and a silhouette Of the
waves produced was obtained by plac-
Ing q white screen at short distance
behind the tank. The waves were also
photographed by f1ashlight, and the le-
suits showed conclusively that waves
actually were set up at the boundary
line between the two liquids.
Further experiments were made to
verify the sudden loss Of speed due to
dead water. The boat model was
drawn across the tank and the towing
!, string suddenly slackened when the
boat was about halfway across. IN
cases where the tank contained salt
water only the boat stopped gradually,
moving some boat lengths after the
/ towing string had been slackened
/ When the tank contained a layer OF
| fresh water resting on salt water, ON
the other hand, the boat slackened
! speed quite suddenly and moved only 8
! very short distance.
These experiments, carried out on a
small scale, prove conclusively that the
difficulties encountered within a dead
/ water zone are really due to the re
sistance experienced by the vessel ir
generating invisible waves at the frest
!! water salt water boundary, although II
some particular cases the influence Of
undercurrents must also doubtless bt
] taken into account. New York Herald
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-01-08
"A Costly Desk.

There is q famous old desk III the
British war office in London. II is d
desk to which old hands point with
emotion. That desk cost the nation
SIS 600, 600. In 1t is a pigeonhole with
a story. It was into that pigeonhole
that the dispatch Of King Theodore Of
Abyssinia was thrust and forgotten.
After we had been to war the docu-
ment was found in the desk, ana we
all learned that there ought to have
been no war London Sketch.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-01-08
UNHAPPINEss DIsPELLED.


Men and Women Unanfnous About II.
Many women weep and wall and refuse
to be comforted because their once mag
nifcent tresses have become thin and
faded Many men incline to profanity
because the flies bite through the thin
thatch on their eraniums. It will be good
news to the miserable Of both sexes, to
learn that Newbro's Herpicide has been
placed upon the market. This is the new
scalp germicide and antiseptic that acts
by destroying the germ or microbe that
is the underlying cause Of all hair de-
struction Herpicide is new prepare
tion, made after new formula on an
entirely new principle. Anyone who has
tried 1t will testify as to it's worth. Try
II yourself and be convinced. Sold by
leading druggists. Send Toe. in stamps
for sample to The Herpicide Co, De-
troit, Mich.
Lenhart's Drug Co., special agents,
@ e r i X i y : n
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-01-08
Ristorf.

She once remarked to me, st cannot
portray vice, but ] can understand and
realize crime" All the more powerful
passions We're within her range ha-
tired, jealousy, remorse, revenge but
her loVemaking, except In farce, was
as q rule q failure. Her mind, like her
life. was SO singularly crystalline that
she could not understand mere vice. II
would rather be a great murderess,,'
said she, than morbid, sickly fam
tastica, such as are, for the most part,
the heroines Of your modern drama. -
Saturday Review. 3sl.8.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-01-08
The sizing.

Il hear your firm discharged you"
Eyes, but wouldn't mind that so
much il they hadn't added insult to
injury
1 'sHow r.
They advertised for q boy to an
my place.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-01-08
The FIRST Lady.

Adam looked at his helpmeet thought
fnIIy. ss
Well, " he said 81 his emphatic way,
there's certainly one honor that is In
disputably yours, my dear"
And what IS that, Ad Z" queried our
first mother.
Adam suddenly smiled.
Nobody can dispute the claim that
you are the first lady III the land, =
he said. Philadelphia Telegraph.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-01-08
END ar THE llNlV RISE.
How Il VIII Come According TO the
N0raeIand Myth. q

~ : ~ - N
now ii win Come Accorsiing to me
N0rae1nnd Myth.
One OF the most striking of the Morse.
land myths Ii that In which Is pictured
the end Of the universe, when all the
gods OF Asgard and Niffieheim and the
Inhabitants Of Jotunheim and Midgard,
together with their habitations, would
be destroy ed. That this catastrophe
would come to all the visible creation
4 they firmly believed for their untaught
minds could not conceive Of immor-
taiity.
And this is how they pictured the
fearful time: Three winters would
come upon the earth, one after another
4 without the tempering influence Of a
single summer. Snow would fall from
every quarter Of the heavens, wild
storms would sweep over the earth,
with tempestuous winds that nothing
could withstand, and the sun would
4 lose its heat NJ
Three other winters would succeed
the first three, during which red Wis
aged war would stalk over the uni
verse, leaving blood and death in its
ruthless track. Then the earth would
begin to tremble in uncontrollab BILE fear,
the sea would rush from its bed, the
/ heavens would be rent and the eagles
OF the air would feast upon the still
quivering flesh Of multitudes Of men
slain without warning.
Fenris, the wolf monster, would
! throw off his bonds; the Midgard SER
pent whose gigantic form encircled the
world, would rise from It's lair, and
+ Lok, the evil genius Of the universe,
would desert the gods and go back
4 among their enemies. Surtur would
4 lead his followers to the Bifrast bridge,
devouring flames before and behind
them, and, having destroyed it in
their passage, they would join Loki
and the frost giants on the battlefield
Of Vigrid, where Ferris, the Midgard
serpent and the hosts Of Hela had al
ready assembled. 5S5.
Meanwhile Heimdall, the Waterman
of Asgard, the abode of the gods, would
sound the alarm with the Giallar horn,
summoning the celestial cohorts to the
field. Odin, clad in all the splendor
Of his supreme Office, would lead forth
the gods in martial array Ferris,
4 pressing forward, would throw him
self upon Odin with ferceness that
the deity could not withstand, and the
All Father would fall, pierced with a
thousand wounds from the monsters
fangs.
Then Vidar, the son Of Odin, would
fall like a thunderbolt upon the blood
reeking wolf and ayenge his celestial
fathers death. Thor, the all powerful,
would Stay, with his great hammer,
the Midgard serpent but even as the
monster gave up its life Its venomous
breath would wreak vengeance upon
the slayer, and Thor would sink down.
4 suffocated to death. ss5
Meanwhile Loki and Heimdall have
been seeking each other, and, having
met, they would fight with the fury Of
demons until both were slain. Thus
all over the bloody field gods and
giants, good spirits and evil, would
meet and Stay each other, and when
the dreadful carnage was ended Sur
tur would send his fiery flames abroad,
4 and the universe would be burned.
The sun would lose its light, the
earth would disappear, the stars would
fall from heaven, and time would be
no more!
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-01-08
Brown study.

How do you intend to have the
study decorated, Mrs. Goldrocks r
Il think I'll have it decorated in deep
brown, " replied Mrs. Goldrocks. My
husband always likes to sit In deep
brown study. M Milwaukee Sentinel.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-01-08
And Then He Ram.

'.Did any man ever tell you" asked
Mr.. Henpeck as he edged toward the
door, ''that you were the sweetest and
most beautiful woman In the worldT'
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-01-08

Sheridan fell in love with Miss Lin.
ley and told the story OF The Rivals
which is q true account OF his court
ship.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-01-08

M H6is not only idle who does nothing.
but ne is Idle who might be better ern-
ployed. Socrates.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-01-08
* BAd arix.

The advertising manager was In a
towering rage. What's the roublc7,'
they asked. Why. they went and
placed our prima donna's testimonial
for q cold cure On the same page with
the announcement that she had a sore
throat and couldn't sing Milwaukee
Sentinel.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-01-08
He agreed with Her

He Agreed With Her.
After all remarked Mrs Inswim,
shome is the dearest spot on earth :,
1T is, answered her husband, wha
was engaged in auditing the months
bills. chicago News. s5
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-01-08
Doing Right Wen.

a DOtnH Right Well.
Johns done right well up III the city,
arter ALL
..Do tell. z ~
Yes; I've jsa' hearn that he's recoy.
cred from one appendicitis. two orter-
mobiles, one heart failure an, three
sbusiness ones. !. Atlanta Consti tuition.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-01-08

Better the world should know You hi
i sinner than God know ron 40 a hyls,
ecEite From the DanlaA.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-01-12
EMPIRE THEATRE

The lalrs and snares OF Chinatown
have furnished an interesting theme for
melodramatic offerings: and not a few
plays OF the sensational class have In a
measure depleted the sins that abound I'm
locality that has caused the police no
end of trouble
However, II has always been evident
that the authors OF stage work on this
subject have obtained their information
from the yellow covered books or through
limited experiences as observers. There
can be no mistaking the knowledge based
upon actual facts that prompted the au-
thor OF chinatown Charlie" TO arrange
for dramatic purposes a series OF pictures
with which this play fairly teens. A. III.
Woods, who produces this attraction, says
that: SO faithfully are the scenes and
incidents contained I'm chinatown Char
lie" presented that the story employed in
order TO point out the allurements and
dangers OF Pell Mott and Doyer streets
toward moral conclusion becomes one
OF absorbing import.
chinatown Charlie" depends upon 9TH
er and equally interesting localities in
the heart of the metropolis for it's excite
ment, OF which there is more than plenty,
and incidentally reminds the audience
that novelty has been one OF the chief
guides In finding the wav to success fol
! an play of force and originality.
! The patrons OF the Empire theatre
where Chinatown Charlie" Is booked toi
/ next week. are assured of a real thriller
| OF the unconventional kind.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-01-12
new SCENIC TEMPLE

The new program for the first half
OF the week at the Scenic Temple Will
Introduce number OF the latest
animated pictures OF unusual variety
and appealing strongly not only to
ladies and children but to every legiti-
mate taste. Among these Will be an
uproariously funny burlesque on Off
cial red tape entitled AN Attempted
Suicide" "A very pathetic little story
Of The Blind Girl and the Gypsy and
an intensely exciting melodramatic pic
a devoted wife clears her husband =
name and brings the real villain To
justice. Others Will range from the
mysterious and fantastic TO the comical /;
and the illustrated songs To be sung
by Joe Sndic and Grace Belmont will
include Somewhere" and THE old Mil
Wheel" Among tho entertainers will
be Mabel Kenheld. dramatic soprano,
Nick Conway. monoloRuist, and John
@. Leonard, novelty instrumentalist on
Thursday, for the last half OF the week,
entirely new pictures and songs will
be offered. The performance Is con-
tinuous from / 10 1890. and the bright
and cheerful atmosphere, the polite at
tendance and the refined character OF
the performance all contribute TO make
the Scenic Temple a most attractive
place TO while away a leisure hour or
10 leave the children while shopping
Hundreds were turned away last week.
unable 20 gain admittance. so great
Is the popularity into which this pret-
~ little amusement temple has Jumped
as with single bound and those
who would secure seats promptly are
advised 10 go at an early hour, either
in the afternoon or In the evening.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-01-12
IMPERIAL THEATRE

To be successful in the show business
nowadays managers must be thoroughly
up-to-date This is especially demanded
in the farce comedy world because of keen
competition and advancement. Probably
no troupe on the circuit today has gained
more success than The Americans"
which is hooked at the Imperial theatre
next week The musical numbers and
novel specialties in the two-act musical
comedy, Mixed Pickles" are magnetic
the various scenic effects OF unusual
splendor the costumes beautiful, and the
large chorus includes an array of fascin-
ating young women.
The company includes Zeb and Zarrow,
the consequential comical contractors In
their funny skit, AT the Club" Will IL.
Ward, "the Happy Dutchman;" the Fa-
nous Four Gregorys, most sensational OF
all hoop rolling acts: Clark, Mahoney and
Bergman, sweet singers and eccentric
dancers; Melville and Roller. merry mix
ers in mirth and music.
1.-THE Americans" have every electrical
appliance that aids In appealing 10 the
eye. as well as to the mind. There Is
beauty chorus, 20 as pretty and well
dressed young ladies as ever graced any
similar production, who know how TO act,
sing dance and contribute considerably
TO the success OF this popular organiza-
ton. Mirth, animation. gayety and melody
prevail and II Is show devised to drive
away the blues and dull care.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-01-12
NICKEL THEATRE

The Nickel theatre offers brand new
pictures for the first three days OF next
week, comedy and drama being blended
to give diversity The new pictures
are more pretentious than most that
have been turned out by the motion
picture entertainments; and one sure
TO have exceptional interest is For
Her Husbands Sake" a story of how
a plucky woman plays detective and
entraps the real thief to save her hus-
band who has been unjustly con-
demned. Another capital dramatic pic
ture is The Blind Girl and the Gipsy."
showing little girl, sightless, who is
stolen by a gypsy, made TO beg and
steal, and finally escapes in a novel
manner and is restored TO her parents.
"Europe's Greatest Wrestlers" shows
wrestling and athletic bouts between
some OF Europes celebrated athletes
The Servant Girls Rebel" treats in
new and humorous manner the trials
and tribulations OF servant girls and
their mistresses Red Tape" "a an
other amusing picture and 1.-TWO Lips"
Is among the comedy films. A special
feature will he the stirring fire song.
"The Man With the Ladder and the
Hose" sung by Mr. Alden and illus
trated with realistic colored motion
eiCtureS.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-01-12

Richard Harding Davis sailed for South
Africa on saturday last after final con-
ference with Mr.. Henry w Savage anent
tho light opera In which Raymond Hitch
cock will make his re-appearance as
musical star.
Phil II. Ryley. one or the leading men
I'm the musical comedy field I'm America.
comes 20 tho Providence opera house IN
support OF James Il. Powers I'm The Blue
Moon" He II portrayng an Oriental ia-
kir and iuggier and his work is said To
be the most amusing he has ever done.
David Higgins and Eleanor Montel,
supported by strong company. Will be
az the Empire the week OF Jan =, In His
Last Dollar" introducing racing incl
dent which Is further acccntuated by a
paddock scene showing the horses finish
at the home stretch
There are many turprisiag features I'm
The Wizard of OF" whit Is 60 be seen
at the Empire the week OF Jan. II. for