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Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-09-13

McGABE METHODIST EPISCOPAL
ri G ca rich Magin, pastor.
Services today: 10:45 a. M, morn
ing worship sermon, topic, tsThe
Free Standard" Special music by
Il the quartette. II NJ, Sunday
school session, adult Bible class.
$3.50: p. NJ, Junior League meet
!. ing, Mrs. Evarts. superintendent.
& 6:45 P. M, Union Young Peoples
I meeting at the Presbyterian
church. 8 p. m.,7 Mass meeting in
the Methodist church. Z Rev.. Fred
enhagen will speak. Everyone is in
i vited. IN j. s.--. ..,~ :.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-09-13
The Efficacy of Prayer.

Among my esteemed neighbors there
a family known for the piety of it's
members and their implicit confidence
n the efficacy of prayer, One of the
daughters, Miss Kate B, has almost
.eached the age when she could oe re-
.erred to ungallantly as an old maid.
She is the target for many a goodna-
cured quip pertaining to her alleged
hopes and endeavors in the direction of
matrimony. 4ss
Not long ago a certain society of
ioung men which had interested itself in
The campaign for higher saloon license
sent committee to visit the homes Of
he district and Obtain signatures to a
nigh license petition When this com
nittee, numbering half a dozen mem
oers, assembled the front steps at the
B. home my friends wife was the
FIRST to see it through the front win
dows. S,l..
laws, John!" she exclaimed to her
husband. See all those young men
soming to visit us!"
Mr.. b glanced out Of the win
low, noted the number of the invading
force and remarked. with an air Of
conviction: "A,
'Humph! Hates been praying
again. San Francisco Call.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-09-13
"THE FLAMING ARROW" {

The story Of the Flaming Arrow
is founded on fact and tells of an
Indians bravery and a woman's great
love and devotion; in fact, all Of the
characters are drawn from people who
have lived and helped make history in
the far west. They will appear at the
opera house tonight and are worth
seeing. 4. ">
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-09-13
AUDITOR RECEIVES
final FIGURES
PUBLIC SERVICE CORPORATION
VALUATIONS AS FIXED BY THE
STATE BOARD is RECEIVED.

County Auditor Healy has received
from the state auditor the assessed
valuation of the railroads, telegraph,
telephone and express companies in
md for Burleigh county, and they
are as follows
Northern Pacific Railway
company, 37.964 miles of
main line at $4,000 per,
mile ................$3 1878, $4,000
Branch line, 1875 miles
at $500 per mile ...... 1902, 407.50
Sidetracks, 1899 miles at 90. j
$1,000 per mile ....... 28,4S3.50
Total assessed valuation of - s5-.#
{ N. P. Railway in Burleigh s4.
county ........ :. ......$ 510,531.00
500 Railway, branch lines, ~.
1896 miles at $500 per e@.}."
mile $3.50, 1880
Sidetracks, 1913 miles at -
$1,000 per mile ......... 15,195.00
Toto, ~~a@ ..~e esoo .7o ~
IOCal S59S, 3IU.UU
North Dakota Independent 49,,
Telephone company .....$ $4,000
Northwestern telephone ~, H..
Exchange company ...... 100000
Western Union Telegraph ..... =
company ........... S6O6.7O
500 Telegraph company 80. 2947.50
Northern Express COM E,..
pany :. 1927. 81
Western Express company 235S.00
Total valuation of corpo-
rations in Burleigh
county =. =. :. :. -. 81, 31S, 705.72
The total valuation of the county
is something over four millions.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-09-13
BOARD OF HEALTH NATICE,

Attention is called to the notice of
the city board of health published in
another column, to the effect that
measles, chicken pox and certain 9TH
er diseases must be reported to the
board hereafter.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-09-13
Z. H. McConkey, Prop
PHONE NO. 2o9.
Grand Pacific Hotel Building.
Dad Discriminates.

Dad Dlscriminates.
Old Brown (bringing out the
strap)-"Do you know why I'm going
to whip you, my son?''
Little Johnny-"'Cause I'm small.
II I was as big as that man next door,
who called you a liar last night, you
wouldn't put a finger on mel"
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-09-13

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH-Corner
4 Of Fourth street and Avenue b.
0:45, Public worship, address by
4 Rev, H.&l 4. Fredenhagen, Topeka,
Kan. founder Of the Society for
the tFriendless. ~ j Anthem, t.As
Christ Upon the Cross by Ballard.
Miss Marcellus will sing offertory
solo entitled REST 12 M, Sum
day school, No evening meeting.
= Geo. B. NeWcomb. . T. l6l&@@tsss%
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-09-13
THE CHURCHES

PRESBYTERIAN CHURCIMorn-
in service at 10:45; subject Of ser
mon, The Place Of Power" Sun
day school at 10 M. Union Christ
ian Endeayor at 6:45 p. m. Every
one Is cordially invited.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-09-13

TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH
Norwegian services at s p. M, at
Court House hail. Sunday school
conducted in the English language
81 at Il a. m. All welcome. o. G..
Belsheim, pastor.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-09-13

EPISCOPAL CHURC CHI Services for
the Thirteenth Sunday after Trim
ity: Morning service: with sermon
w at II q. M, the rector officiating.
Sunday school at II: Is. A cordial
invitation is extended to strangers
in the city to attend these services.
4. Owen F. Jones, rector. Ia IL. "A
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-09-13
Needed lndentifyinc.

Needed indentifyins.
The Judge What is you business?
The Witness--I'm photographer,
SIS this the picture yon took of this
LADY,"
Tt Is, your honor"
do You wish to place 1t in evil
dence?'
II do, your honor y
Then you will have to mark it for
Identification Il
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-09-13
WILLIE, with the Il. &.
G. ". WOlbert Hardware Co.
Why Should Her

Why Should Her I'M
Passenger Con tram car)-Don't you
always shiver when you pass this
cemetery? EE& .fl."i <Z :
Conductor me; I'm going to be
cremated. ,-%
USE TRIBUNE WANT COLUMNS
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-09-13

county =. :. -. 81, 318,705.72
The total valuation of the county
is something over four millions.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-19

One of the old familiar sights along
the coast of Maine will soon leave here
for the Pacific coast, it having been
announced that the steamer st. CroiX,
which for the past 13 years has been
A constant visitor to Portland has
been sold to people in San Francisco.
The steamer which is of 1898 tons has
been fitted with g. wireless telegraph
outfit and will sail about the first Of
the month with number of passen-
gers. The st. CroiX was built at Bath
ir 1895 and was for q number of years
a member of the fleet of the Interna-
tional Steamship Co. plying between
Portland and st. John. When that
company was absorbed by the Con-
solidate Steamship Co. she was placed
upon the Boston-St. John route, max
ing a stop at Portland while proceed
ing in both directions. She is one of
the best known steamers on the Maine
coast and her loss will be regretted by
large number of people
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-19
What a glorious thing it would be

What glorious thing it would be
for a complete understanding between
the two sections if the newspaper
workers of the North and South could
sit down together to a rich and salts
flying banquet of roast 'possum and
hot buckwheat cakes!.-Kennebec Jour
nal
Does our esteemed contemporary real
ly mean what it says? We had an idea
that hoe-cake was as essential to COM
plete enjoyment at 'possum banquet
as cheese is t. an apple pie blowout.
Buckwheat cakes bear about the same
relation 10 'possum that gingerbread
bears to oysters.-Biddeford Journal
This would undoubtedly be true if
we were considering purely Southern
banquet, but our contemporary will OBJ
serve that our suggestion was to COM
zine notable dclicacies of both the
South and the North-delicacies not
heretofore used together it is true, but
full Of glorious possibilities.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-19
A Beloved Old Author Gone.

Nearly 30 years ago a young man
writing under the name of "Ik Mar
vel" published little volume called
"The Reveries of a Bachelor" which
struck a new and responsive note i'm
American literature This was fol-
lowed a year later by Dream Life"
and the tender sentiment of these two
books. the delicacy of their diction,
the vein of hazy relninscence running
through them made wide and inti-
mate appeal which has never lost it's
force through all the years that have
followed.
The author of these two books was
Donald G. Mitchell who has just died
at his home on the outskirts of New
Haven at the advanced age of s.
years. BY those early works he won
a place in that small group of Ameri-
can writer's who were recognized SO
He has written many books since then.
largely concerning rural life and con-
tanning much practical information in
a setting of literary refinement and
sentiment. Some of these are my
Farm at Edegwood," "Wet Days at
Edgewood." Rural Studies," etc. He
wrote one novel. CDR. John's." the hero
Of which is an old schoolmaster. In
early life he spent a number of years
abroad and as a result published two
books, one "a New Sheaf From the
Old Fields of Continental Europe" and
the other "The Battle Summer" the
latter being his experiences in Paris
in 1S4S. the summer when the revolu-
ton was on.
For more than half a century he has
lived at Edgewood, near New Haven
devoting himself to his fancies and to
agriculture. Poets and statesmen
visited him and his home was one OF
New England's richest literary shrines
He was born in Norwich. Conn, in
1922, and graduated from Yale in 1S41
He was the last survivor of the period
in which he won his literary distinc-
ton. and although he did much later
writing and lived a long and useful
and happy life, he will be remembered
and loved by coming generations, as he
has been by the readers of the past 81
years, through those two slender vol
umes of his youth. 1.-The Reveries of a
Bachelor" and Dream Life"
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-19
The Month Of Good Feeling.

from Unclc Frank,
Who says he'd write more~often, but he's
busy at his bank;
And here is one from Henry Jones, who
used to be my chum-
He mentions how, long years ago, | broke
his Christmas drum;
And here's ~ cordial miSSiVe fl ON my
thoughtful cousin Joe.
It's strange ! haven't heard from them
since Just 4 year ago.
The elevator boy is mild in manner and
in speech.
He knows without the asking just what
floor want to reach:
The office boy is bithe and clean, comes
early to his work,
And rever seems to want to find a time
that he can shirk-
He even offers to come down an extra
hour on so
OF evenings. | remember now he did a
year age.
The man WHO tends my furnace Sits the
ashes every day;
He SAYS he'll see We burn all of the coal
for which We pay.
The rostman six blocks from my house
will dig into his pack
And get a letter for me, just to save my
The world is growing better, just as it
began to grow.
If ] recall correctly, something like a
year ago.
TIE cook don't talk Of leaving there's
a twinkle in her eve;
She missed her halliday off this week to
make my favored pie!
And why, I feel kinder toward all of
the folks ana friends,
I've been to see the SundaysclIool my
little boy attends,
I've got q pleasant greeting for each fel-
low that | know
Just as l had for all of them about Il
year ago.
Chicago Evening Post.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-19
Over the Ieleninone.

'IIello, hello, who is this. please?" the
man at the phone impatientlv hurled at
the mouthpiece.
This is Whom did you want?" came
back a feminine voice.
Il called fer number Confound it, I've
forgotten the number now. Who is this,
anyway"
Sir ! think YOU might be little more
polite in your manner toward lady.
You've doubtless got the wrong number"
How can ! tell whether I've got the
right or wrong number if you won't tell
me who you are? Some women make me
tired"
you're a gentleman"
you're q LADY,"
you're positively insulting. l."
"Back up Who are YOU. anyway"
"Sr. I'll tell you who l am, I'm the
wife OF the biggest stockholder in this
telcp phone company. l am Mrs. George
Banks. that's who / am, SIR
"Great Scott Mary. I've been trying to
get YOU. This is George your husband"
Judge
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-19
A Maine Man in Montana.

One Of the December magazines pays
a splendid tribute to the persistence
and public spirit of a former Maine
man in its description Of the thriving
city Of Great Falls, Montana. This
city is taken as an illustration of what
may be accomplished along the line of
making paradise out of desert
place. On every side Of that city for
scores and scores of miles stretches a
land absolutely destitute of trees, while
the city itself is rich in beautiful parks
and all its residential streets are shad-
ed. This magic transformation was
brought about by Paris Gibson who
was the founder of the city Of Great
Falls and who was recently for six
gears one of Montanas members in the
United States Senate.
Mr.. Gibson is a native of Brownfield.
Maine, where he was born IN 1880 and
after graduating from Bowdoin in 1851
he went west to grow up with the
country. He first located in Minneapo-
lis where he built the first -four mill
ard tine first wooden mill in that city
After living there for a quarter Of
century and becoming one of Minneso-
ta's leading citizens he pushed further
west into Montana and in 1882 founded
what is now the city of Great Falls.
He and his son We're the earliest set
tiers and the site Of the town was then
covered with sagc-brush and sand. But
Paris Gibson had been born In a state
where trees grow and he proposed to
transform his new surroundings. And
it has been his habit in his long and
busy career to succeed in whatever he
undertakes. The magazine article to
which we have referred tells as follows
the story of his struggle for the beau
tifying of Great Falls:
"As soon as the settlement was es-
tablished Gibson began to urge the
planting Of trees. No one had ever
heard Of such a thing being done in
that country, and SO they voted him
crazy and refused to lend any aid or
to the project. Gibson,
not to be discouraged, determined to
carry out his idea alone. He got num-
Der Of saplings from the bottom-land
Of the river and planted them. Much
time and labor and intelligent care were
needed to insure their growth. They got
n NJ
regardless of the jests and sarcasm of
his fellow settlers, Gibson Increased
the extent of mis- plantation, and added
to his cottonwood such SLOW w-growing
trees as elm and ash. These, probably
the first to be planted within 500 miles
of the spot, tlouriShed like the rest At
ength the people of Great Falls were
'orced to confess that Paris Gibson had
Known from the outset just what he
VAS talking about; that, while they
1ad thrown cold encouragement upon
lis efforts, he had quietly achieved a |
great deal for the Identification of their
own. They took the work up as mu-
ilclpal enterprise, and have since car
led it forward on liberal scale To-
lay Great Falls, which is a town of |
5000 inhabitants, contains 120 acres of |
PARKS and owns 400 additional acres. |
designed for conversion to the same |
'tlllty. 1t has II miles or more, of |
ree-lined residence streets, besides |
haded boulevards and beautiful Riv-
rside drive. And this is no more than |
my town in the arid region can ac-
omplish by similar exercise of en-
erprise and intelligence.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-19
Little Of Everything.
Christmas ChiIIun.

Let 'um stir de house up
De racket good ter hear.
Dey can't be Christmas chiIlun
But one time in de year!
OF folks say de tin hon
Rob 'rim of dey res,
But dc rosy folks dat like it
Is de swtctes' an be des'.
Dcn't. You make no troubles
Fer dem III folks ter bcar.-
Dey can't be Chris'mus chillun
Eut one time in dc year.
Atlanta Constitution.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-19
Reflections of a Bachelor.

The difference between a porous plaster
and your relatives is it doesn't stick aftel
it wears oUt
What mar regrets about money ht
squanders one way is he can't also squan
der it another.
The less a man talks to people abou
how devoted he is to a girl the more
she'll do it for him.
A woman couldn't help forsiving burg
lar who stopped on his way out to kis:
the baby in its crib,
The mcanest thing about two people eX
changing presents is the way each o
them goes figuring how much worse ne
came out of the observation-disclosures News
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-19

Six hundred suffragists marched through
the streets Of Boone. Ia. the other Gay
celebrating the decision of the Iowa SUI
preme Court in favor of the constitutions
ality of the law allowing women to vote
on questions of local taxation. Many ol
the best known women in the State. IN
cluding large taxpayers. were ainonS
them. and the entire town turned out to
watch the demonstration.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-19
Positively No Danger.

One night at a theatre some scenery
took fire and very perccptible ordor Of
burning alarmed the spectators. A panic
seemed to he imminent, when an actor
appeared upon the stage.
Ladies and gentlemen he said. "ccm-
pose yourselves. There i; no danger,
comedian, rising to the necessity of the
occasion. "confound il all: do you think
if there was any danger I'd be hareY"
The panic collapsed.-P Philadelphia In
Uuirer
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-19

Carrie Nation, after her narrowing
experiences in Glasgow, must be very
much of the opinion that the Scotch
have no sense Of humor.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-19
.. saennebec Journal
ESTABLISHED 1926

No notice whatever will be taken Of
unsigned communications.
The Journal cannot be held response
BILE for the preservation or return of
rejected communications.
Address all communications relating
to subscriptions and advertisements
to BURLEIGH & FLYNT, Pub
fishers, Augusta, Maine.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-19
The Fall Of Rome.

Joseph TuI.iSon, the Roman scholar ana
translator Ci Virgil. always maintained
that the luxurious Roman baths destroyed
the Roman empire. He paid no attention
to the announcement of mcndcancy by
Caius Gracious. As many as 20G,tO0 peo-
pie were fed at the public stores in the
time of Augustus: and it was impossible
to get men 10 Labor. Don't encourage
mendicanty, Chicago, Feed the needy. but
require the ablo-boded to do Il fun day S
work New York Press.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-19

Now that the tyrant Castro is elimi-
mated from her affairs Venezula may
perhaps be SO fortunate as to secure
a ruler more gifted in the arts of d.
rlomacy.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-19

When the Commoner takes up the
South in it's investigation of the "mys-
terry" of the recent election it will.
doubtless. be surprised and pained to
learn that Byyan's vote in that section
fell Oft $4,000 as compared with 1900.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-19
Yes!

Every year for T. years Mr. Stubble
has received Il shaving-miIror for Christ
mas. He keeps the mirrors neatly stack
ed on a top shelf, ANA still uses the lit
tie old pocket glass that he had when
he was a bachelor and roomcd over q
drug slOrc.-Ne eWaIk. Y. j.. News.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-19

The AlaskaY Yul1on-Portland exposition
will be held on the grounds of the Wash
ington University which will fall heir to
the buildings and power plant. Three of
and will he made us. of permanently by
he uniNeISitN after the cXnOSitiOn.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-19

Debs lacked 552,349 votes to make
up the million which he confidently
boasted prior to the election would be
cast for him.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-19
Maine Gossip
Philosopher Of Light.

Asked how the world was going,
He never shook his head:
'Well as could bc expected
Was all the wcrd he said.
'"There's Eight enough to lead us
From the valley to the mill.
Ar the rivers sing in music
When the mockiusbirds are still.
1.-The seed We sowed in sorrow
Still to the light was led:
Our daily prayer was answered;
The green fields gave us bread;
Not ever in the darkness
OF the Night we had to roam,
For Love was at Liir'S windows
And lit the lamps of Home.
"And so, we walk contented
Along the worldly way:
The Night is ever singing
Of the sunlight of the Dav!"
Atlanta Constitution
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-19

1t Is evident that Castro is consider
ably more popular in Berlin than he is
in Venezula.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-19

The late increase in the Holland navy
is not a very valuable one, but then it
didn't cost anything.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-19
EAST CORNVILLE.

Walter Green and family started
Monday for Oregon, the IA intending to
make a home there.
H. n. Longfelow and Frank Long
fellow are looking over farms in this
vicinity with the intention of buying.
Frank Bean went to Waterville Mon
day u delegate to the State Grange.
Sam Whittemore of Skowhegan is
hauling hay from Forest Herrin's to
SkoWhegan.
Frank Clark is hauling the cream
from this place to Skowhegan.
l.. l.. Bigelow had fall about two
weeks ago and has since been poorly,
though he is now improving.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-19

FritZi Scheff is now the wife Of John
Fox. Jr.. the gifted author of "The
Trail of the Lonesome Pine"
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-19

Among the charities of the Christ
mas season that in our cities under the
charge Of the Salvation Army to bring
little Christmas cheer to the poor,
appeals with peculiar force to the
more fortunate. The Salvation Army
organizati ton is doing practical Chris
tian work in beautiful harmony with
the goodwill spirit of the season, and
its members have earned a right to
the trust of all who are inclined to
contribute to this charity. In its
self-imposed role of Santa Claus the
Salvation Army is a shining success
but that success depends upon the
generous support Of the public to
which it appeals. And that appeal
should be irresistible.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-19
SOMERSET.
CANAAN.

Mrs. Mabel Harris is passing this week
in Waterville.
Mrs Florence Cardinal and little sor
Junior of SkoWhegan are passing fe"
weeks with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Lewis Nelson. 4
Samuel Walker was in town from New
Portland Monday and Tuesday.
Arthur Reynolds. who was taken i'll
several months ago with pneumonia. was
operated on Monday by DR.. Lewis of this
town, assisted by DR.. Stinchfield of Skow-
hogan, and a quantity Of pus taken from
the lung At last accounts he was doing
nicely.
Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Mason. who have
been at Hartland for several weeks, re-
turned home Sunday.
Mrs. Addie Holt attended the State
Grange at Watervilc,
A Christmas tree will be held at Grange
hall Thursday evening
A Christmas concert will be given at
the church Sunday evening. Dec. 20.
Miss CLANCY TreW orgy Of Surry is the
guest of Mrs. Harrison Cover and her
sister, Rev Mrs. Treworsy
Supt +. l.. Rowcl and the following
teachers: Misses Lucie Rurrill, Shellic
Harris, Flora Gleason, Mabel Smith. Alice
Lewis and Eva Jewell. attended the el-
ucational meeting at Madison Friday.
Mrs Jennie Eean and friend. Mss Min
ME Russell of Skowhesan, passed Sun
day with her daughter Mrs. Bessie Jew
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-19

Augusta, Bangor and Portland are
bidders for the State Grange meeting
of 1909.