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Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-01-31

the fuel train, and strong northwest
wind sprang up suddenly, drifting UP
the fuel train. In trying to get loose
they broke in two and were unable to
handle their train; but finally reached
the rotary at Darlington with four cars,
leaving the balance of their train block
ing the main line at Edmunds. Since
that time it has stornled nearly continue
ously at Darlington until : last night,
making it impossible to turn the rotary
on the Ytherett get back to Edmunds
and get the train out Of the snow. To-
day the rotary had to return to James
town for repairs. Should probably
reach Jamestown by midnight and we
hope to get her started north again by
noon tomorrow. This expedition was in
charge OF one of our oldest men, who
has been in service on the division for
twenty years, and everything was sup
Piled to make the expedition a success.
This plow was the first plow we had
available for service on the Devils Lake
branch. At the; present time I conf
IDENTIFY look to be able to deliver fuel
to stations north of Darlington by Jan
uary 3lst, should the weather hold good.
The sending out Of exaggerated reports
OF conditions are not only injustice to
the railway company but are certainly a
very bad advertisement for the state at
large, and if continued will react on inn
migration the coming year. We want
1t understood that every possible effort
is being made to relieve. the situation and
no effort whatever will be relaxed until
the same is accomplished, and we trust
that the citizens will exercise forbear
| ance and feel assured that nothing will
be left t1ndone
A. NJ. BURT.
Jamestown, N. D., Jan, 80, 1907. u
IC. S. Diesem, Bismarck.
Russell ploW working on Fargo al, !
southwestern reached Lisbon at 5 a. m,
five cars following Men are now rest
: = i r. I
ling and will leave Lisbon at noon for
Fargo. Russell plow working north on
CooperstoWn branch. Rotary still work
ing on Casselton branch, but progress
slow. Hope to get through tomorrow.
Am outhtting another expedition for
Devils Lake branch with fifty men and
rotary plow to leave here some time this
at; afternoon. Hope TO. get expedition
6IyssaSted for Sykeston branch by ton,or-
PaoW Qutft that arrived from the north
report storm and snow conditions very
bad and nearly impossible to make i'm
preston on the snow with rotary plow.
4 good many Of the heavy cuts have to
be broken down BY hand before they can
be thrown out.
~ p11p !.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-01-31
pleasant lew.

Marble was visiting at the An
derson ranch Sunday.
Claude Newman returned from the
{ Capital City Wednesday
Mr. and Mrs. Barska were calling al
s.C. 3. Marble recently.
S Hess called on w. E. Reed las,
Monday
Prof Marble and w E. Root called
at McVay's Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs Olson entertained quite
a party at a taffy pull Saturday night.
A social dance was held at Mr.. Man
der's Saturday night.
chas. King is stopping with Nj. 81
\ son CD
G. S. Malone made a trip to the mine
Saturday.
John Black made trip 10 Wilton
Tuesday. D.
83 Don't forget to attend the commercial
club meeting at the Iowa school hous,
No. 2 next Saturday. u 4
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-01-31
.Me1lOke1l

We are having change in the
weather, it being quite warmer.
w. p. Yeater was in our city satur-
day and Sunday.
Il. Paul hauled COW to town for v.
NJ Craven Saturday.
Z. Ore purchased grey hound in
town last week. We suppose he will
catch all Of the coyotes in the country
Our night man, J. Innis, walked to
the Capital City, Saturday. We won
der what the attraction was?
We would like for some one to tell.
us what kind Of weather we are going
to have, when a young couple walks
home no n from literary and leads their
horse ss9
I will offer twenty-five cents for
every trap found by anyone, and leave
same at my store. A. T. WEIGH.
. The farmers are hauling snow for j
g. Underwood and building 4 snow
fence. There were five teams at work
this week.
We are having revivals this week
and everybody ought to be good and
go to church.
q. Sundermyer took a snap shot at
the snow plow while at work in the
yards at this place, last Monday.
John Watkins is busy loading hay at
this place. 5#s
Say are you going to the hard time
dance at Mckenzie, Feb. 8, 1907?
Come and have a good time.
John oleson returned from Iowa last
week.
Frank Wilton was in our ely Mon
day.
Harry Fitch and Z. ore was in Bis
marck Saturday.
l5 Say, have you noticed what fine
moonlight nights we are having?
Bro Erickson lis hauling snow for
he railroad this week.
MI Scott the hay man, was in our
city, last week.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-01-31
BET TING SYSTEMS.
Their Opponent Says He Can't Flight
Human Nature

Human Nature.
No hacker is deferred by the knowl-
edge that the odds offered are mathe-
matically unfair. His faith in the cor
rectness Of his Judgment Is a setof
against the restriction of his winnings.
Argument never prevented man
from risking a sovereign On a good
thing" Some twenty years ago |
wrote in a journal now defunct an
elaborate .refutation OF the notion that
money can be made by systematic
gambling. gave an analysis of every
known system" and proved to the
satisfaction Of every atically
trained intellect that systems We're abb
surd. The paper ather a serious or
canvas in consequence bought large
" by betting people, and hundreds
tested the systems. i had exposed. A
compositor in the Office Of the paper
actually made some $3.50 or $500 by
following one Of the systems and gave
up his case for the course. He was
back long before the season finished.
The only cure for gambling is per-
sistent run Of Ill luck, resulting In en-.
tire loss Of capital. Even then the,
doctrine Of chances suggests that "the
turn must come. 2 That is what lures
the man with the gambling instinct
Some one must win. Why not r. is
his unanswerab BILE objection to all argu-
ments. 1t is curious. too, how the very
arguments employed to prove the fu-
tility Of betting have a lnack Of fail
ing when put to the test Of one or two
experimental trials. once. by way of
an object lesson, laid the mathematical
odds against heads turning up five
times consecutively. They ran nine
times. It is true that Should have
won scores Of times IL my opponent
continued tossing, but he was satisfied
that my mathematical illustration had
failed and argued if it failed once
why not twice? ] have decided not to
publish the very elaborate manuscript
prepared on ''The Folly Of Systems"
so long as human nature remains as it
u.s. Douglas Blackburn in London Re
view.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-01-31
one Nickel For Two Fares.

Women are pretty magnanimous
with each other" concluded the man
who had thought they were not. The
other day girl got ON the car. She
had a So bill. No change. She turned
to the woman who sat next to her and
said: Can you let me have change for
this? ! am in a hurry. i don't want
to be put off. Z ~
81 haven't the change replied the
woman, but here Is a nickel
The girl demurred. Take it. in.
sisted the woman. 1t is only just. ]
have been riding for about q mile and
q half and the conductor hasn't col
lected my fare vet. It Ii against my
principles to force It upon him. Z New
York Press.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-01-31
IN THE HOUSE OF LORDS.
What Happens When Two or More
Peers Want to Speak at Once.

what Happens When Two or More
Peers Want to Speak at Once.
There is no rule against a dozen
peers, or the entire peerage for that
matter, rising and addressing the lord
chancellor at the same time. The lord
chancellor has no power to select the
peer who shall speak. "a lord chancel-
lor's leg may be pulled, we imagine,
but his eye can never be caught For
all he can do two peers wishing to adj
dress the house and refusing to- give
way one to the other could stay on
their feet until one Of them dropped
from exhaustion. NJ 4 e
. This is no exaggeration. Within liv-
ing memory two peers engaged in an
adventure which at first threatened to
develop into a firing down contest aft
er the manner of Goldsmith's, dancers.
It happened in 1884 on warm July
day and was very entertaining while
1t lasted.
The two were Earl Granville and
Lord Cairns. Both rose simultane-
ously to speak. The two peers stood
ldcluS GdCu OlueT5 at lue tdUle, duu
each tried to speak, while their parti-.
sans kept shouting 'sGranviIlep' and
"Cairnsr' in an aristocratic manner. It
must have sounded a little like cup
tie. Lord Selborne sat on the woolsack
helpless. The scene might have lasted
until either Earl Granville or Lord
Cairns had fallen fainting had not
Lord Beauchamp earned immortal
fame by creating a precedent in the
house of lords. He moved, in a tone Of
anger, that Lord Cairns be heard, and
Lord Cork, in similar tone, moved
that Lord Granville be heard.
A vote was taken, and Lord Gran
vile won by majority of one in a
house Of fifty-three excited peers. So
IL the lord chancellor at any time finds
himself confronted by two noble but
obstinate orators there is precedent
to fall back upon which may be found
useful. London News. 8s
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-01-31
OVERCOMING SNOW BLOCKADE
Railroad Commissioners Receive Detailed Report of Pro
gFess Made by Northern Pacific in Opening
its Lines Mammoth Undertaking

The progress that is being made by the
Northern Pacific toward opening up
their branch lines and relieve the block
AIDES was reported to the senate yester-
day through Secretary Hammond Of the.
railroad commission, who presented
number of kilograms from Superinter1-
dent Burt. The kilograms are as fol-
lows:
jamestown, N. d, Jan. 80 1907.
q c. S. Diesem, Bismarck
Situation 5 p. m, Line open to Street
er and Cakes. The snowplow working.
east from LaMoure finding very heavy.
snow and making slew progress out of
Vernon 80 p. M; and hope to get to
4 Lisbon tbnight. Outfit working on the
Casselton branch with rotary plow and
all engines double crewed for continu-
( Gus service, and hope to get through to
Marion tomorrow night. Snowplow out
fit lined up to go on the Cooperstown
branch at a. m. Rotary plow working
on Devils Lake branch has been dis
abled and had to return to Jamestown
for repairs. Hope to get started north
4 again tomorrow morning and expect to
line up "a. second outfit for opening the
. Sykeston branch BY the following day.
II rotary arrives jamestown tonight will
& send a train as far as Darlington with
fuel and supplies for intermediate
points. Mr.. Gilbert general superiin-
tendent) desires me to extend an in
vitatIon to a committee Of the 1egisla-
ture at Bismarck to accompany one Of
our snow bucking expeditions if they
desire to do so in order to see what is
being done and become familiar with the
condi tions. IF any Of those gentlemen
would care to do this. I think we can
make them reasonably comfortable and
give. them a good idea Of what is being
done for the situation . Will you kindly
extend this invitation to as many as
care to go, up to a reasonable number.
a. M. BURT.
Jamestown, N D., Jan. 90, 1907
AZ G.. S. Diesen, Bismarck: =S5.s
Following telegram, which is. se1f-ex-
planatory. has been sent to agents north
of Darlington On account Of reports
that have been sent out from stations
of inactivity Of the railway company, be-
gin advise that on January 18th a rotary
snoWplow was out6tted qaEn,
equipped with I'D d @ Is
tary plSw and ofsslgl laslUsvlag
engines, and with . boarding outfit to
take care Of the men and thus enable
them to work continuously night and
day This was started north with a fuel
D train following il, and fair progress was
& made as far as Ednlunds. At this point
the rotary got somewhat in advance of
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-01-31
Nourishina Old Fruit trees.

# Often the roots OF fiIit trees. more
exhausted than the parts In the air.
refuse to supply the branches with
their proper nourishment. TO cure or
prolong life Of trees possessing still a
certain yigor French investigator
has injected solutions Of suIpnate OF
iron and other chemicals into the
trunks The liquid penetrates into the
cells Of the tree, but not into the old
wood II follows the young layers.
descending into the roots to the depth
OF three and quarter feet and rising
to the top Of the tree with uniform
distribution. Good results are said to
have been attained
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-01-31
South BraddOck

Il Is the fashion nowadays to be snow
bound. Snow is very deep on the
prairie now and travelling il any way IS
very difficult
+ Savage returned a few days ago
from Canada where he spent the holi-
days
Adolpii Stack returned a few days ago
from Wisconsin where he spent fhe fore
part OF the winter He reports the
weather there to be very mild.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-01-31
Child,s view OF Art.

"A lover Of rare old china had q col.
lection that was the envy of her visit.
ors. One day little girl came with
her mother for q call, and, being seat.
ed In the living room, wonderingly
eyed the array Of antique dishes. The
hostess was much pleased at the child's
evident admiration OF her treasures and
said, Well, my dear, what do you
think Of my ehina?" The child looked
UP, and pity was In her eyes as she
asked, Hasn't you dot any pantry r
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-01-31
IA had Recovery.

Scene: Registry office. Bridegroom
to registrar The first time 4 was
married was in church, the second
time In a chapel, but i like this way
best. It's 50 plain and simple. and
should come here IL ever got married
again Catches sight Of his bride
and sees he has said the wrong thing)
That Is, my dear, IL ever I have the
FER misfortune to get married again,
of course! London Punch. ss
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-01-31
Persian Drainatfcs.

A traveller, speaking Of some Of the
oddities Of Persian customs when view
ed with occidental eyes, said \: I'll
Depending as we do upon illa,sion
and scenic effects In our theaters, the
presentation of a Persian play by ma
tive performers strikes the westerner
as little short of ridiculous. the extreme
solemnity Of all concerned making the
appeal to hilarity all the stronger. In
one Of their favorite miracle plays the
prophet is supposed to ascend to heav-
en-, and this dramatic incident is ac-
complished by the very simple expedi-
ent Of drawing him up from the stage
and out of sight with block and
tackle. The tackle is attached to his
belt by an attendant in plain view Of
the audience. So strong, however, is
the imaginative power in the oriental
that many Of the onlookers will be OBJ
served weeping openly" Harper's
Weekly.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-01-31
BIRD AND BEAST.
Battle Between q Hawk and . Big
Black Dog Mink.

battle Between o Hawk and o Big
Black Dog Mink.
Silent as an owl in the black of night,
the hawk glided low On whist wings
across the little open space cleared BY
the fallen maple, paused al almost i'm.
perceptible instant above the unlissen-
ing squirrel, and then, wings closed,
dropped upon himwith unerring talons.
But for some strange reason the har-
rier seemed powerless to bear away
his kill; while his angry, frightened
screams drowned out the dying squeak
Of the squirrel, he strove with great
rafting wing strokes to get purchase
on the air, but could not. Over and
over again he struck downward with
his beak, apparently at the squirrel,
though Of this, because Of the blur of
his whipping wings, could not be
sure. In a moment he half toppled
forward, and then. like a huge broken
. winged partridge, he Topped about
among the tangled coils Of roots, utter.
ing meanwhile shrill screech on screech
that seemed fairly to lacerate his
throat. In but little more than it
takes to tell it a dozen kingbirds had
gathered, and were buzzing round the
struggling barrier like gadfiies round a
horse, adding their spiteful cries to his
harsh din: now a crow appeared out
Of nowhere and searched deep in his
throat for his hoarest cry; blue jays
flashed across the clearing and back
again in a frenzy Of clamorous excite
ment; a swarm Of chattering black
birds rushed into the tree above me
till its branches sagged and creaked
like those Of a laboring tree over
weighted with fruit-all in an instant
bedlam was let loose round that old
wind wrecked maple.
Under cover of the uproar I crept
nearer and saw that big black dog
mink, his bulldog jaws clamped on
the upper leg of the barrier, was grim
" fighting to pull him down from be
hind, while the barrier, with the speed
Of terror and hate, sought desperately
to reach his assailant with his beak,
It looked as il the mink must win, for
the barrier was perceptibly weakening
In his vain counter attack; but a sud
den lift with the barriers long wings
half tore the mink from his hold and
swung him for one brief moment with
In distance of that rending beak.
Rip; a big red cash CAPPED open on the
mink's writhing flank, and he let go
and tumbled back among the roots.
Up leaped the hawk, his pearly white
breast streakeds and blotched with
blood from his wounded leg. Like
magic the cries of all but the king
birds were hushed, while, still scream
Ing with rage and hurt. the hawk rose
heavily skyWards and marked his course
athwart the wind for the shelter of the
woods. Harold S. Deming in Harper's
Magazine. Nj X 5} n,
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-01-31
The Gardener.

al ~ "a u ID
1t is at once the joy and the despair
Of a gardener that his work is never
done. His materials are growing,
changing, ever varying things. This is
an endless delight to man who lives
with his garden and watches his plans
grow up. When he makes garden for
another it is a different matter. Then,
after spending his best thought and
skill, the garden must be turned over
into the hands of the Philistine, who
may, doubtless will, spoil his color eff
fects. make gaudy what before was
rich, introduce tawdry. display where
before was a sensitive delicacy. These
are the things that try mems souls and
will continue to try them until the own,
ers Of large places acquire some de-
gree of sympathy with and under
standing Of art Century.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-01-31
\ .rhe nuat.l

Rich Aunt Why do you bring me
this dust Tommy? Tommy Because
7 want You to bite it Rich Aunt Why
do you want me to bite It? Tommy
Because i heard papa say that when
you bite the dust we shall get EGO. 600
London Tit-Bits
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-01-31
NOT DIntche,dll,.

'Mustache cups n said the salesman.
Yes, SIR. Here's q pretty design. Cup
and saucer $1.98..
But, 4 said Mr.. Nurich, that amt
the saucer that goes with IT."
sOh yes
mot much 1t amt There amt no
rnustache guard On it..-P Philadelphia
Press.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-01-31

The Lender All right, m lend you.
$5, but don't forget that you owe 1t to
me. The Borrower Ny dear fellow, I
shall never forget 1t as long as I I've
Brooklyn life.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-01-31
sThe . eascns Como HIGH.

~ suppose You can remember when
q lot Of the land could have been
bought for song. Z,
Yes. Z answered Farmer Corntos-
sci. tBnt after seem how much my
daughters singin' lessons cost that
doesn't seem SO cheap. Z
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-01-31
Unnecessary.

a nsieur, z said the duelist,s second,
Eaall Is ready Let me shake your
hand.
4 Yoilag exclaimed the duelist, with
chattering teeth Can You not see Get
ees shake too much as eet ees ?'.-
Philadelphia Ledger.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-01-31

The left side OF the face Is usually
considered by artists to be more beam
tiful than the right.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-01-31

Z g1fies,-7 and With a boarding outhf to
take care Of the men and thus enable
them to work continuously night and
day This was started north with a fuel
train following il, and fair progress was
made as far as Edn,unds. At this point
the rotary got somewhat in advance of
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Marriage Licenses

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Will Hart the draymsn Is ready TO,
supply ice in any quantity for storage q, 81
washing. Also viii sell cut ies on the
river. "