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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-30
Western Europe Swept by Blizzard.

PARIS. December :i0.-Western Europe
is in the grip OF an exceptional cold
wave. France has experienced a ver!ta-
BILE blizzard. accompanied by heavy fall
of snow Traffic in the streets of Paris
is paralyzed, but the lakes in the parks
are gay with skaters.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-30
Roanoke Boy Burns to Death.

ROANOKE. Va. December 30.-Ciar-
land. the seven-year- son of j. II
Powers of Bedford City, died yesterda y
from burns received Monday. The boys
clothing caught fire from the kitchen
stove
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-30

sum of money we're taken from the store.
The ticket office at Charlton was ram
sacked. but only Il small sum Of money
was secured.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-30

to the representatives of the revenue cut
Ter service who were present from this
city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-30
Derives Cash Benefits.

When his share of the proceeds reaches
the amount of the value of the stock he
has taken out he gets the stock outright
and derives the cash benefits from it
thereafter. Then if he wants to buy
clothes of a better quality than he is be-
ing furnished with he may indulge in
them as a luxury. Otherwise he may take
out more stock
There is a whole lot more about the
proposed community that requires careful
study before it can be adequately de-
scribed. Mr.. Webster says he is sure the
scheme will succeed in Maryland. 1t has
been success in Florida, he declares.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-30
Plans Cooperative Community.
Active Workers Stock.

Then there is the active workers stock.
This may be obtained for a cash pay
meut Of 81. 1t is held at $40 per share.
4 man does not have to be koreshan to
join the community. One holding such
stock Soes to live in The community.
His share of the profits, which are count
ed as profits after the per cent interest
on the capitalists stock is paid. depends
upon his capacity. He gets money, but
his share is figured on what the unity calls
base rate; that is TO say, IL he is
capable of doing work for which he would
receive 81 day he is rated that way.
The more competent he is the higher his
rating.
He is clothed, fed and housed while he
is in the community. Everybody receives
the same food. but a man is clothed ac-
cordinS to the position he occupies in the
community. If he is Il day laborer he
wears Il laborer's clothes. If he occupies
a higher position he dresses accordingly.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-01-28
IN rIIr ECONOMIST VsNSs

WE TAKE INVENTORY NEXT SATURDAY, FEBRUARY st AND BEFC
WINTER STOCK AN OLD POLICY WITH u.s. But GOOD ONE EACH
GOODS TO BE CARRIED OVER FROM ONE SEASON TO THE NEXT
AND CLEAN STOCK TO ACCOMPLISH THIS IT BECOMES NECESSA
THEREFORE, TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE OPPORTUNITIES WE OFFER
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-01-28

AND BEFORE DOING so WE MUST CLOSE OUT AL OUR
{. EACH SEASON TO TAKE ITS OWN LOSSES. NO
NEXT EACH SEASON TO SEE US WITH NEW, FRESH
NECESSARY TO DISPOSE OF MERCHANDISE AT ALOSS
WE OFFER
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-01-28
PETTlCOAT SALE
hc~" az" also divided into lot number, FOR

prttcuat-. worth up to ....... ......... ...
pCttinOat~. worth ~ tO....... ,..........
and iicuthrrblOum pcttirOate, worth ~ in %.
and lIcatirrhioom PCuiCOut-. worth up to ..
~utcnn and lIcatlcrllpOm pctticOat~ worth up
~atcrn and luuihcrblUOm Pcui"ont~, worth up
~utcrn and IicuthcbIoom PcUiooat-, worth up
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-11-06
Too Welt initiated.

1t is no easy matter for a violin max
er to rival the famous Stradivarius In
struments, but this an American maker
did, and did SO effectively that experts
pronounced his violin genuine Stradi-
.varius. III
The successful man was the late
George Gemunder, a famous violin
maker OF New York. His remarkable
ability as a preparer of violins was
knownSto many a distinguished player,
such as Ole Bull, Remenyi and VIII.
helmj. But he made. SO runs the story,
his greatest success at the Paris expo
sition of Eiffel tower fame. TO that ex-
hibition he sent an imitation Stradiva-
RUS and to test its merits had it placed
on exhibition as the genuine article.
A committee Of experts carefully ex-
amined the instrument and pronounced
It Stradivarius. So far Mr.. Gemun-
der's triumph was complete. But now
came difficulty. When he claimed
that 1t was not an old violin, but a new
one made by himself, the committee
would not believe him. They declared
he never made the instrument and pro-
nounced him an impostor. He had
done his work too WELL
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-11-06
KISSING AND -ENcORES.
Origin Of These Two Customs Of the
Piayhouse.

Origin Of These Two Customs Of the
Playhouse.
Kissing In playhouses had it's origin
in Paris in 1880 on the occasion Of the
presentation of Fontenelle's tragedy,
"Aspar." Prior to that time suffering
audiences were wont to yawn audibly
and fall asleep when the apathy of the
actors and performances justified that
course. But on this occasion the in1ig-
nant audience, driven to desperation
by the platitudes of Aspar, voiced their
anger by Kisses, which drove the ac-
tors into temporary retirement, accord
ing to the testimony of the poet Roi,
who alludes to the incident in his
"Brevet de la Calotte.'' Kissing there
after became fashionable. a
= The first encore noted in the annals
Of the stage was accorded to Livius
Andronicus, Roman actor He was
popular with the masses and was
called back so often to repeat his
speeches that he In self defense
brought boy to declaim for him while
he himself applied the gestures. While
encores became the rage in subsequent
ages, 1t is known that Andronicug' plan
Of haiing an understudy before him be-
fore the audience to share his honors
has not generally been adopted by
Thespians.-Show World.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-11-06
a Minor Matter.

s. A young broker In Boston while Wis
iting certain household In the, Hub
not long ago encountered number OF
young women graduates whose CONVEX
sation suddenly turned to q discussion
Of the development of the English
novel. 81
The dealer in stocks and bonds speed
lily found himself .out of it !. Present.
" during lull one young woman
asked him:
What do yon think Of Fielding, Mr..
Brown z,
Oh, fielding Il important, Of course
quickly responded the broker. .'but It
isn't worth much unless you've got
good pitchers and men who can hit the
ball Harper's Weekly. ss
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-11-06
Can't TwiddIe Their Thumbs.

The gorilla and chimpanzee, which
belong to the higher order of apes,
have many points of resemblance to
man, but there is one thing they can
not do-that is. twiddle their thumbs.
In the gorilla the thumb is short and
does not reach much beyond the bot
tom of the first joint Of the forefnger.
It is very much restricted In Its move
ments. and the animal can neither
twiddle his thumbs nor turn them
round so that the tips describe circle.
There are the same number of bones in
the hand of gorilla as In the hand Of
a man, but the thumbs of the monkey
have no separate flexor or bending
muscle. This is why monkey always
keeps the. thumb on the same side as
the fingers and never bends it round
any object that may be grasped. In
the gorilla the web between the fingers
extends to the second joint, the fingers
taper to the tips, and there is callos-
ity on the knuckles on which the ami
NAL rests when walking on all fours.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-11-06
/. Fickieness In Penmanship.

Speaking of check signatures and
forgery, a downtown paying teller re
marked: zone Of the most peculiar
points in our business is one little COM
pretended by the public. mean the
embarrassment caused by the man
whose signature is seldom the same. or
nearly SO. two weeks In succession sss
'"This fckleness is not Intentional. It
is in almost every case Temperament
tai. The man guilty of It is generally
nervous and not infrequently Is greatly
lacking in stability Of character. At
times you, as layman, would hardly
believe It possible that his signature
on two different checks was the work
Of the same hand.
t8 "Of course we come to know these
cases in time, and there are always
certain characteristics in a PERSONS
handwriting which the expert can de-
tect and which 60 far to convince.
Nevertheless the changeable signature
is a nuisance and involves an added
peril. New York Globe.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-11-06
A PICTURE ROMANCE.
The Frame That Startled Deiaeroix In
~ the Paris Salon. .4s

The Frame That Startled Deiacroix In
z3s the Paris Salon. ~
Eugene Delacroix, founder OF thu
French romantic school Of art, was
very poor in his youth. His first pic
ture Of note was his Dante and Vir-
GIL" painted when he was only twenty
years old. It was extremely large, con
tanning several figures the size of life,
and to buy the canvas and colors took
all the money Delacroix had. A frame
was out Of the question, but good ma
tured carpenter gave the young artist
four strips of lath, of which Delacroix
made rude framework for his mas
terpiece, which he then sent to the
salon. But he had hardly q hope that
his picture would be accepted.
On opening day Delacroix went to
the salon, but failed to find his paint
ing. He was wandering disconsolately
about, when he noticed a great crowd
before picture. He drew near. 1t was
his "Dante and Virgil" But it was in
a magnificent, richly gilded frame, as
fine product OF the picture mounter's
art as could be found in Paris. Aston
ished, he sought Baron. Gros, head of
the examining committee: AS soon as
young Delacroix introduced himself
eros seized his hand and congratulated
him with true Gallo enthusiasm.
But" stammered Delacroix, chow
about that splendid frame? I had no
money to frame it, and
make your mind easy" said the
baron. s'Your lath frame fell to pieces,
but the committee was determined that
such chef-d' oeuvre as you have paint
ed should be placed on exhibition, and
we framed your Dante at our ownsex-
pense"-Exchange.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-11-06
NEW ROCK DRILLING DEVICE.
One That Lessens Noise and Danger
and Hastens Work. IS .ss

One That Lessens Noise and Danger
and Hastens Work. sss Al.
A device to lessen the noise, the an
noyance and the danger of blasting In
tunnel construction and at the same
time to increase the rate OF progress in
putting tunnels through and in level
ing the rocks which rise. above grade
in many Of the unbuilt upon streets of
New York is In course OF construction
in the upper part of the city. Rock
dredge would be a fair popular name
for the new engine for the penetration
of the solid underworld, for it seems
by description to scoop up the rock as
readily as steam shovel eats into a
sand pile.
This new, many clawed mechanical
paw is the invention Of Olin s. Proc
tor, q mining engineer of Denver. a.
The old rate Of progress In the con-
structton Of an eight foot tunnel
through rock was by hand drills about
Eve feet day and by air drills and
blasting from five to eight feet day,
according to the stories OF the friends
of the new device
By Mr.. Proctor's invention progress
of twenty feet day Is promised, while
rate all the way up to sixty feet a
day is confidently expected, with a
profit in earning capacity OF $500 day
over present methods, to say nothing
of the elimination Of the noise of blast
ing and Of dangerous accidents.
The new machine Is steel construc.
ton twenty-three feet long, running
on a track and actuated by an engine
of 500 horsepower, with a cylindrical
head eight feet in diameter. in which
the potent mechanism Of the whole
operates. This mechanism comprises
twenE-four separate drills so directed
as to deliver 600 slanting blows min
ute upon the face of the rock, the
whole head constantly revolving SLOW
ly.
The pressure of the head against the
face of. the rock is kept up by the
power of the driving engine, which for
this purpose is geared down from 200
revolutions a minute to 100. Then
rock chips are gathered up by, the 70
tating head and dumped into recepta-
cles on conveying belt, which deliv-
er them to cars at the rear Of the ma
chine.
Only two men are required to oper-
ate the machine, the engineer and a
man who keeps busy directing; the va
rious details OF Its work. 1t Is; claimed
that this machine operates SO; neatly
that 1T will leave perfectly safe and
solid roof Of rock OF only eight or nine
inches thickness. The machine oper-
ates only, on a level.
A smaller machine. II is said. has al
ready shown Its efficacy In mining in
Colorado. ,.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-11-06
ox,yaenated EoothaiI at chicano.

oxygenated Football at Chicago.
Oxygenated football VIII be played
at Marshall field, In Chicago. this fall.
It's the same old game, but under the
influence Of q respectable intoxication
produced by the element oxygen. The
maroon football players have only to
inhaie deep drafts from a rubber tube
connected with the gas tank to siaugh-
ter Illinois, Minnesota, Cornell and
Wisconsin. the four teams dreaded BY
Coach Staggs The coach viii DRILL his
braves down to the moment Of the
game, and the oxygen viii do the rest.
Coach stagg got the idea In London.
The British savants made a successful
experiment after the Olympic games.
and the athletic officials of England
believe the oxygen treatment is val
nabie discovery in athletics.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-11-06
ll III o r
HIS MISTAKE.

Why Lawyer Bunsen Ceased to BE 4
kidder.
Bunsen was always a great kidder-
He isn't any more.
Bunsen Is q lawyer, although, Of
course, he Is known By different name.
Don't ever get the idea. though. that
this didn't really happen just because
Bunsen's real name isn't mentioned.
Well, as we were saying, Bunsen
used to be pretty much OF d kidder.
He would even kid his own patient
little wife. Those who care to read on
down little farther will learn why he
ceased to be a kidder.
One evening last week when Bunsen
got home his wife had a new hat to-
show him. 1t was some hat. Any
body could have seen that II was the
final phrase In female headgear.
But Bunsen started In to make fun OF
1t. He said it looked as If 1t had been
trimmed by a cross eyed milliner on an
empty stomach. And he made lot Of
other dfsparaging remarks that were
extremely harassing to poor Mrs. Bum
sen. Die buy 1T sight unseen?'' he
inquired SAY, how much do they
pay the girl that sold You that? she
ought to have raise ANY girl who
could put that one over customer
must be something Of d smooth sales.
lady, I'm here to remark. Z
& Mrs. Bunsen was almost In tears.
Bunsen had to go Into the other room
to have quiet laugh at her expense.
On, he was the great kidder, all right!
& The next day, though. he had for
gotten all about the hat ss M
The day after that he was reminded
of his little jokefest. Mrs. Bunsen
handed him slip OF paper when he
came home to get his victuals that
evening. It was bill for retrimming
that hat 1854 1t came to.
b Bunsen paid It without a murmur
and said the revised edition of the hat
was just exactly right. he Isn't max
ing fun Of hats any more. Cleveland
Plain Dealer. 3
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-11-06
How Men and Women Face Deaf

How Men and Women Face Death.
How do men and women face death
when the sentence is pronounced by
the doctor? A medical man tells MS
his experience Tell the man of higher
type and greater intelligence, he says,
that he is facing death and he begins
to fight, demands consultation, talks
about going to specialists and fights
grimly to the finish. Tell a woman
the same facts, and she lies back to
await her fate. All women are fatal
lists. On the other hand, tell a man
that he has one chance In thousand
to recover IL he WIN undergo an opera
tion, and he win trust to his own
strength and endurance rather than
undergo the knife The woman will
choose the thousandth chance and sub
NIT to the operation with astounding
calmness. -Woman's Life.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-11-06
Burning with Curiosity.

A certain famous authoress who II
much worried by unknown correspond
ents has taken her revenge in a some
what eccentric fashion. She received
9 letter from a woman informing her
that the writer had named her last baby
after her and requesting the authoress'
views ON her choice. She received q
thick envelope, heavily sealed, with
this Inscription: Not to be opened till
baby's thirtieth birthday" Now the
mother Is worrying herself day and
night as to the contents Of the enyel-
Ope 4. II ,gs s5s
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-11-06
PLANTS AS ANIMALS.
Charles DarWin,s Son Says They Have
Memory, Habits and Moods.

Charles DarWin's Son Says They Have
Memory, Habits and Moods.
Francis Darwin, a son Of Charles
Darwin, the author Of The Origin OF
Species" who delivered the pfesiden-
tial address at the opening of the Brit
ish Scientific association at Dublin the
other day, Is the first botanical presi.
dent at the associations annual meet
ings for forty years, Few more imag-
inative and more original speeches
have been delivered from the presi-
DENTAL chair than his, though the sci
entidc audience shook their heads.
Mr.. Darwin said he appeared as the
champion of lost cause.-The doctrine
of the inheritance Of acquired charac-
ters
His argument was that plants must
be classed as animals In the way they
respond to touch. He advanced proof
to show that plants have memory, can
develop habits and behave differently
according to what we may call their
mood. he went 30 Gar, in fact. as to
argue that there ID in plants some
thing that corresponds very nearly 70
the nervous system In animals. and he
asserted that plants are quite as sem
sitive to ce,fain agencies as animals
and quite as capable Of telegraphins
from one part Of the organism 10 am
other. ss
'fWe must believe Mr.. Darwin said,
shat Ia plants there exists a faint
copy Of what we call consciousness In
ourselves, z.{s rs.
Growth itself. IN his view. was 9 sort
Of habit, made possible by memory Ia
the cells. SO that growth could be
changed at any period of progress By
the surrounding II not by q sort Of
free win. These changes in growth
are remembered by successive genera
lions and in this way among the plants
and lower animals. At any rate, &C
quired characters not only can but
must be inherited II that word Il b
have any meaning. sss
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-11-06
ETHEL is GAL
LANTLY SAVED

Geneseo, N. Y, Nov. s.. Ethel
Roosevelt was riding behind the
hounds in the Geneseo Valley club
fox hunt today when her saddle horn
slipped as her mount was taking
fence. The thoroughbred became
frightened and it looked for a mo-
ment as though Miss Ethel was in for
a bad tumble. Harry Wilson of &C.
neseo dashed up in time to put Miss
Roosevelt's horse under control.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-11-06
Meteoroioqical.

Little Carleton was child Of the
south, having been born In Mexico, and
lived there until he came to ..the
States" with his parents when four or
FIVE years of age. But, though unac.
quainted with the American climate,
he had been brought up on good Ameri-
can customs and foodstuffs The first
sight of snow excited him greatly. Aft
er looking out of the window earnestly
he turned and exclaimed: s3sf.
E "Oh, Aunt Betty, see the popped rain
dropsr Woman,ss Home Companion.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-11-06
American, SUCCESS.

The reason Of the enormous success
Of the Americans, the reason Of their
growing wealth and power on the con,
tinent Of Europe, is their willingness
to take risks. They are brave and are
prepared to shoulder responsibility.
When merchant falls In business,
banks are found to advance him mon
ey to put him on his feet again. Not SO
in England. A bankrupt Is pariah;
the banks VIII not give him the least
help. His failure creates a terrible
fuss.-Frenchman In Pail Mall Gazette.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-11-06
Lines by q Sick Poet

Mr. William Watson, when III In
London and attempting a dinner for
which he had no appetite, scrubbed
these lines on a scrap Of paper, which
he threw to his attendant:
Strange sauce that's mingled with the
meat, &.S
Strange meat that's mingled with the
sauce-in vain.
4 eat and. wond'ring what and why eaf,
Long for the porridge OF my youth
again. q.
London Chronicle.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-11-06
The Roney Bows.

The Young Mems association offers
the Roney Boys Concert company at
the Atheneum next Tuesday evening,
November 10. Admission 75c; child
rem SOC. Reserved seat sale opens
at Knowles & Haney's Saturday morn
ing at 10 O'Clock.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-11-06
Quite Clear.

Masqnerader texplaining who be is
supposed TO represent I'm that fellow
who fought the battle OF what do you
call II, you know. What's his name
says all about him In his great book.
You remember, every one took him for
the other chap until they found he
couldn't be; then they knew he wasn't.
Think look the part I'll London Sketch.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-11-06
Women BARRIERS.

In Gays Journey to Exeter" pub
hshed in Ills, it is told how after pass
ing 'sMorcombe's lake" the travellers
reach Administer, where they sleep.
The next morning
We rise: our boards demand the BARRIERS
art. ~. 80
= female enters and performs the part.
The weighty golden chain adorns her
neck, %
And three gold rings her siillful hands
bedeck; -
Smooth Ger our chin her easy fingers
move, 90 >- .'..'"
Jove. ee .. .... -.-s,..e--.,c.,. .. H..
London Notes and Queries.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-11-06
IlMMlE's BEAUTIFUL DREAM.

When Jimmie's turn had come to bat
He heard o mighty shout.
The bases were all nicely filed.
And not a man was out.
4 Jim gave the plate sounding whack@
And caught the pitchers eye.
The pitcher turned all sorts of shapes
Then let the spit ball fly.
Jim swung. the bat with giant force
f And hit the ball just right.
You should have seen It split the air
And disappear from sight.
Then Jimmie started for his run
He flew just like bird ~
But when he tumbled out OF bed
# He hadn't got to third.
-Yonkers Statesman.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-11-06
His TrIck Doc.

One day as a doctor was driving into
a village he saw q man a little the
worse for liquor amusing q crowd Of
spectators with the antics or HIS trick
dog. The doctor watched him awhile
and said: rs
Sandy, how do you manage to train
your dog? I can't teach mine to do
ything.
Sandy. with the simple look In his
eyes so common In some rustcs. said:
We'll. you see. doc, ron have tG
know more'n the dog or ron can't lsarn
him nothing. e
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-11-06
The Fish How big did you say
was when you told Robinson about
mel Harper's Weekly. 81.
More Important.

All. Mrs. Newcomb. said the mp
pish Mrs. subbubs, my many social
duties have prevented me from calling
upon You as should. However, | will
surely return your visit some day.
"oh. that doesn't matter much, |" re-
piled Mrs. Newcomb promptly. "but
do wish you'd return the groceries
you've borrowed from time to time. -
Catholic Standard and Times.