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Bismarck daily tribune., 1908-05-07
The Penalty of curiosi+v

Among the packets received at the
Birmingham England postoffice one
day was one containing pair Of hand
cuffs, which were being sent from Der
by to manufacturer in Birmingham
to be fitted with key. The paper COW
ertng of the parcel had been torn dur
ing the transit so that the handouts
were exposed to view. They were an
object Of curiosity to the clerks, and
presently one of the young men jocu-
!arly clasped one Of the cuffs around
his left wrist. 1t was then that he dis
covered that there was no key to un-
fasten it. The handcuff was on his
wrist "to stay"
The young man went to the police
station, and an officer found key that
he thought would fit, but in turning it
round he broke it off in the cuff. Now,
the broken key would have to be
, drilled out or the handcuff fled
through before the clerk could get it
off. The day was Sunday, and all the
! shops, including the manufacturers
place, were closed. The clerk returned
to the postoffice and explained his
plight to the superintendent. This Off
cial ordered him to take the first train
for Derby the next morning, explain
the whole circumstance to the owner
OF the handouts, apologize to him and
then return to Birmingham and go to
the manufacturers and have the hand
cuff filed off.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1908-05-07
A Holiday With Joy.

Life isn't so full o. trouble but that
we kin sometimes steal away an spend
holiday with JOY" said the old ph1.
losopher. But the minute Joy shakes
hands with us we go to ceiebratin'. an
the next thing we know the town mar
shal runs us in fer gittin' too happy on
the highway, an we git $40 or thirty
days more'n we bargained fer! once
knowed ole brother who wuz one O.
the best fellers in the country when he
Wuz in low grounds, but hist him to
the hilltop an he thought that the sun
wuz silver mine an he owned it, an
the moon wuz thirty dollar gold piece,
an the stars wuz small change an all
made fer him! Satan hisse'f would "a
been fyin' roun' in glory to this day
but, fer the fact that he couldn't stand
to be prosperous. Still, it's good idee
to risk day with Joy whenever possi-
Bile. Even eff we git into more trouble
by it our consolation will be that we
had high ole time gittin' thar! HUI
man natur' continues to be the most
curious contraption on the top side O.
the yearthw-Atlanta Constitution.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1908-05-07
SEA AND LAND.
Tho Way They Meet and Clash and
Finally Harmonize.

The Way They Meet and Clash and
Finally Harmonize.
In ''The, Wonderful Adventures of
Mis-" translated from the Swedish Of
Selma Lagerlof by Velma Swanston
Howard, is the following pretty de-
scription Of how sea and land meet:
You see that sea and land can meet
In many different ways. In many
places the land comes down toward
the sea with fiat, tufted meadows, and
the sea meets the land with flying
sand, which piles up in mounds and
drifts. 1t appears as though they both
disliked each other so much that they
only wished to show the poorest they
possessed. But it can also happen
that when the land comes toward the
sea it raises wall of hills in front of
1t, as though the sea were something
dangerous. When the land does this,
the sea comes up to it with fiery wrath
and beats and roars and lashes against
the rocks and looks as if it would tear
the land hill to pieces.
But in Blekinge it is altogether differ
ent when sea and land meet There
the land breaks itself up into points
and islands and islets, and the sea di-
vides itself into fiords and bays and
sounds, and it is perhaps this which
makes it look as if they must meet in
happiness and harmony.
Think now first and foremost Of the
sea! Far out it lies desolate and emp
ty and big and has nothing else to do
but to roll it's gray pillows. When it
comes toward the land it happens
across the first obstacle. This it imme-
diately overpowers, tears away every
thing green and makes it as gray as
itself. Then it meets still another
obstacle. With this it does the same
thing. And still another-yes, the
same thing happens to this also. It is
stripped and plundered as If it had
fallen into robbers hands Then the
obstacles come nearer and nearer to-
gether, and then the sea must under
stand that the land sends toward it
her littlest children in order to move it
to pity. 1t also becomes more friendly
the farther in it comes, rolls its waves
less high, moderates its storms, let's
the green things stay in cracks and
crevices, separates itself into small
sounds and inlets and becomes at last
so harmless in the land that little
boats dare venture out upon it. 1t GER
tatnly cannot recognize itself, so mild
and friendly has it grown.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1908-05-07
HAYDN's UNHAPPY WIFE.
The Composer Married Her Merely to
Obliae Her Father.

The Composer Married Her Merely to
oblise Her Father.
Haydn married not the girl he was
In love with, but her sister, Haydn.
you should take my Oldest daughter"
said Father Keller, the barber. and as
Keller had done good deal for Haydn
the composer felt that he must sacri-
| flee his affection on the altar of duty
| and oblige the old man. At the time
of the marriage, in 176O, Haydn was
| twenty-nine, while his Anna Maria
was thirty-two. There does not appear
to have been much love on either side
to start with, but Haydn declared that
he had really begun to 'like'' his wife
and would have come to entertain a
stronger feeling for her if she had be-
haved in reasonable way. Unfortu-
nately Anna Maria had neither rhyme
nor reason in her composition. The
entertaining Marvtlle says that the ma
jority of ladies married to men of
genius are so vain of the abilities of
their husbands that they are frequent
~ insufferable. But Frau Haydn was
had emphatically proclaimed her hus-
band genius, but to Maria it was
quite immaterial whether he were
cobbler or an artist Nay, she even
committed the incredible crime Of
using the composers manuscript scores
for curling paper, as underlays for
pastry and similar things! She was
gay enough with it all too.
When Haydn went from home, she
would send him the most cheerful lit
tie notes. SHOULD you die today or to-
morrow" ran one Of these missives,
there is not enough money left in the
house to bury YOU" At another time
when Haydn was in London he received
letter in which Maria wrote that she
had just seen neat little house which
she liked very much and that he might
do himself the pleasure to send her
1000 gulden with which to buy it so
as to have in future a widows
home" Pleasant reading this for the
genial composer! In the first case he
wrote without a trace of anger:
Should this be so take my manu-
scripts to the music publisher. I guar
,antee you that they will be worth
money enough to defray my funeral
expenses" In the matter of the .wid-
ow's home" he thought it would be
best to arrange things himself. Ulti-
mately he bought the house, and in
spite of Maria's frequent suggestions
Of his coming dissolution he lived in it
for nine years after she had been dead.
Frau Haydn saw out her seventy
years, but some time before that the
pair had agreed to live apart as the
best way of ending union which had
proved utterly unbearable to the COM
poser.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1908-05-07
Maxine IL Useful.

The many blunders in statuary in
scriptions recall a story Of one which
worthy citizen Of Glasgow was
ready to perpetrate upon the city's
statue to Nelson. Nothing f1orid was
wanted, but something the merit of
which should consist in it's brevity and
sincerity.
Glasgow to Nelsonw was the ad-
vice given BY a distinguished visitor
when appealed to by the local fathers.
Aye, very guild suggestion" said
one Of the councillors "And, as the
loon o Nelson's close at hand, micht
we mo- juist say. Glasgow to Nelson,
sax miles, that SO it MIGHT serve for a
monument and milestone toor-Dun-
dee Advertiser.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1908-05-07
ONE TOUCH OF NATURE.
A Display Of Courtesy "ln Memory Of
Old Virginia"

A Display Of Courtesy "ln Memory Of
Old Virginia"
All the seats were taken in the car
which I entered one morning in early
April. An old colored man sat next the
door. 1t is not often in these days that
I see that type of black man. used to
see that kind on the old Virginia plan
tation, where he was "Ung Lige'' or
:"Ung Sambo'' to all the household
His days were devoted to useful toll
and his evenings to his banjo and the
old plantation melodies that no one
can ever sing again as musically as
they We're sung then.
''Take this seat, mistis,' he said, ris-
ing promptly. ''Mistis' sounded very
"homey" and pleasant to me. It had
been so long since I was "mistis" to
anybody.
'Thank you, UNCLE" said I. 'Keep
your seat. would just as lief stand"
"Scuse me, please, mistis, but faint
ftten fer you ter STAN; you mus set"
he admonished respectfully.
took the seat, thanking him for his
courtesy. Soon a departing passenger
left vacancy.
"There is seat for you," l said to
the old man.
Between the ladies, ma'amg He
hesitated.
"Yes," I said.
He bowed apologetically to right and
left and took the vacant place. Just
before leaving the car I slipped sill
yer piece into his hand, saying, "Un-
Gle, get you nice luncheon with this
lin memory Of old Virginia"
THANK you, my mistis," he said,
opening his hand to look at the little
gift and then closing it. left the car
with SUMMER feeling in my heart be-
cause Of the chance meeting, but with
no thought that should ever again
hear of my old Virginian.
That afternoon received a bunch Of
arbutus which had been left for me by
an old colored man-'fer the tall lady
with long blue coat an white hair
In memory of ole Virginia an dem old
time days" -Lippincott's Magazine.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1908-05-07
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Ralph Metcalf has been awarded
the contract for carrying the mail
three times week to Arena, starting
May Il.
Miss Marie sandburg came up on
the stage Tuesday from Bismarck,
where she has been since last Decem-
ber.
M. L. Thomas left on the stage
Tuesday, going to Java to resume
work with the Stark & Tuttle Bridge
Co.
Walter Jensen sold his quarter of
land to Charles Robinson for two
thousand five hundred dollars.
Andrew Edwardson is breaking
twenty acres of new ground for Clark
Palmer.
M. G. jacobson is back at May
vile looking after his elevator in
terests there.
j. p. Hirsch is on the sick list.
Walter Jensen took dinner at H,
A. Mitchelers Friday.
JEFF May sold his three-year-old
studlcolt for 5000.
#. VIC. Weckerley and H. A. Mutch-
Ter are on the progressive side-both
set out several hundred trees this
spring.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1908-05-07
A Distinction Without a Difference

A Distinction Without a Difference.
Five-year-old Deborah had been in
yited to take luncheon at,a restaurant
with Miss X.
do you like cocoa?" she was asked.
When the answer was "Yes," the
beverage was duly brought, but re-
mained untasted.
At last Miss K. said, ''Why don't you
drink your cocoa, Deborah, when you
said you wanted it?''
Il didn't say ! wanted it." replied
the child politely. II only said that l
liked Woman's Home Companion.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1908-05-07
PROPOSALS WANTED

OFFICE OF CONSTRUCTING QUAR-
termaster, Fort Lincoln, N. d. April 27. 1908.
Sealed proposals. in triplicate, will be received
here until 1880 p. m, Saturday, May 16,
1908, for the construction of addition to
Wagon Shed at Fort Lincoln, N. D. Infor-
nation furnished on application here United
States reserves the right to accept or reject
any or all proposals parts thereof. Envel-
opes containing proposals should be endorsed
Proposals for Addition to Wagon Shed,'
and addressed to Bowers Davis, Constructing
Ouartermaster.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1908-05-07
The Markets

Chicago, M 6.-Cattle-Receipts,
$4,000; market firm; steers, $500 to
$7.25S@scows, 1915 to s625; heifers,
$3.50 to s6.75; bulls, $3.50 to $500;
calves $3.50 to 1915; stockers and
feeders, $3.25 to s5.75.
Hogs-Receipts, 2S,0Ov; market
steady; choice heavy shipping -.ou
to $50; butchers, $3.50 to $50:
light mixed, s555 to S5.65: choice
light, $50 to s5.65; packing, s5.25 to
$3.50; pigs, s4.l5 to 1925; bulk of
sales.s,$5.50 to $3.50.
Sheep = Receipts, $4,000; market
steady; sheep, $500 to $5.25; lambs,
$500 to $7.55; yearlings, $3.50 to
s6.25.
st. Paul, May 6.-Cattle- Receipts,
500; market steady; steers, $3.50 to
1925; caws and heifers, $500 to $500;
calves, $3.50 to $3.50; stockers, $3.50
tcs s4.25; feeders, 3d. 5 to s4.75.
Hcgs-Receipts, 1000; steady to sc
lower; range, $3.50 to $3.50; bulk,
$5.45 TO $3.50.
sheep-Receipts, 100; steady and
unchanged; sheep, $3.50 to $3.50;
lam3s, 3$6.7O to $7Q0; shorn sheep,
$4.50Ste $500: shorn lambs, $6!25 to
$3.50.
MONEY
New YORK, May 6.-Money on call
easy at l>4 to per cent; ruling rate.
lA per cent; no closing bid; offered
at IL per cent. Time loans dull and
slightly easier; 60 days, 2k to 2%
per cent; 80 days, per cent; six
months, 81 per cent.
GRAIES.
Minneapolis, May 6.-Wheat-No. 1
hard, S1.111s; No. 1 northern, 81 1O9A !;
No. northern, $l.O7A; No. north
ern, 9S1sc to s1.O4A; May, $1.OSM !;
July, $1.07A to $1.07as; September
91Ac:i
Chicago, May 6.-WheatMay
$1.O2A; July, 80 to 9OAc; September
85Bc.
corn-May, 7oMc; July, 643sc; Sep.
tember, 625sc.
Oats-May, old, 81 &C; May, 59c /;
July, old, 46%c; July, 45c; September,
36Nc.
Duluth, May Wheat-No. !
hard, s1.O91k; No. 1 northern, s1.O71s
No. 2 northern, $1.O31s; May, s1.O41a /;
July, $1.04B; September, 90Ac
Durum-On track, No. 1, S9Bc; No
2, $3.50; May, $3.50; July, S9%c;
September, S3hc.
Flax-To arrive, on track and May
$1.17A; July, September and October
$1.19.
oats-To arrive, 4sAc; on track
4S1sc.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1908-05-07
Helping Him Out.

Borrows-I say, old man, wish you
would help me out today.
Busynfan-Haven't time to do it my
self, but TIL call the porter. John,
open the door and help the gentleman
out Chicago News.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1908-05-07
3 Naturally.

Towne- Sleep we'll?
Stubbs-Like top-never lose a
wink.
Great Scott! What do you takeY'
IAN alarm clock to my room and
then set the alarm for half an hour
after go to bed. AS soon as it rings
l naturally roll over and go to sleepw-
Pick-Me-Up.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1908-05-07
Commercial Club.

COMMERCIAL CLUB OF BISMARc
Regular meeting of club membership
first Tuesday in each month; regular mec
each month";. at Commercial club rooms, Pa
terson building. Main street. F. L. ConI
lin. president; F. E. Young, secretary.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1908-05-07
Labor Unions

UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPEN
ters and Joiners, No. 111s. Meets evel
Wednesday evening at I. o. o. F. hall. Al
brothers cordially invited to meet with u
Charles B. Johnson, president; C. l. Hat
son, recording secretary.
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|, O, f.

COURT BISMARCK, NO. ss7. MEEN
every fourth Thursday in each month i
Oddfellows' hail. John YegaD, c. R.; W.
Moore, r. S.; ]. w. Healy. F. S.
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1. o. o. e,

CAPITAL CITY. LODGE NO. 2. MEETS
every Thursday evening at Odd Fellows
hall. w. D. Gorsuch N. g.; Fred Roberts,
v. G.; c. Hanson, secretary; A. E.
Boice, treasurer.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1908-05-07
NJ MaccabeeS.

K. Q. T. M.-MEETS EVERY FIRST AN,
third Thursday Of each month at 8 o'clo.i
p. m. at /. 0. o. F. hall. Visiting membe
cordially welcomed. D. C. Ramp, Goa
mander; Erick Erickson. Record Keeper.
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SECRET SOCIETIES

Brotherhood OF American Yeomen.
A FRATERNAL LIFE AND ACCIDENs
insurance organization. Meets the last Tues
day Of each month in the Oddfelows' hail
Henry Butler, foreman: r. L. Best, N
A.; E. A. Belk,s Correspondent.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1908-05-07

The best lightning rod for your pro-
tection," says Ralph Waldo Emerson,
lis your own spine"
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q, A, r.

JAMES B. MCPHERSON POST NO. 2, D.
partment Of North Dakota, Grand Army o,
the Republic. Meets last Thursday in eact
month at G.. A. R. hall. Joseph Wood, pos
commander: d Cordner adjutant
Bismarck daily tribune., 1908-05-07
NJ. 3. A,
M. B.

NJ. B. A. MEETS FIRST AND THIN
Wednesdays of each month at Maennercho
hall. Thos Anderson, president; A. F
Marquett, secretary.
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Rehekah4,

NICHOLSON LODGE NO. 40. MEETS THH
first and third Saturdays in each month il
Oddfellows hall. Mrs. Elizabeth Belk, N
g.; Mrs. Nellie Evarts, secretary.
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M. w. A,

BISMARCK CAMP NO. 41e4, M. w. A
Meets the second Tuesday in each montl
T. R. Mockler, V. c.; A. w. Cook, clerl
Bismarck daily tribune., 1908-05-07

Remember, May II, Prof. Kline I'M
personates and male quartet sings,
Patterson hall.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1908-05-07
DRESS SKIRTS

A cleanup sale on Dress Skirts to-
day at the Fair Store. Prices are ex-
tremeiy low
Bismarck daily tribune., 1908-05-07
A. o. u. w.

BISMARCK LODGE NO. 12n MEETS TBE
FIRST and third Fridays at Maennerchor hall
at 8 o'clock. NJ. !. NJ Kenzie, M. W.;
Bradley c. Marks. Recorder
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THE NEW PLUMBING SHOP
Has large assortment of fixtures
constantly on hand and is prepared to
do all sorts of first class work in
plumbing, hot water and steam heat
ing. H, G. MEACHAM,
Successor to Wolbert Hardwarde Co.
Phone Ats. Cor Sd and Broadway.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1908-05-07
Union Dray and Transfer Co.

O11IU7 IT dy anu 1Td1ISIST %.
Heavy Draying, coal and wood.
Your orders solicited. Office Ill
Fourth street; phone 423, Bismarck,
N. D.
Willie White, e. Lundquist,
Nick Zahn, Geo. Robidou,
w. O. Smith, Nels White.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1908-05-07

FOR SALE = Household furniture.
Thomas Donohoe, 423 Ninth ST.
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We Cooperate
With Our Patrons

We take special pride and
interest in helping out custom
ers build up and increase their
business increased business
for them means a larger busi.
ness for US.
We help them in every way
We can-every way consistent
with safe, sound banking and
the full protection of the funds
left in our care-loan them
money, help them with advice
regarding investments, help
them in establishing a larger
credit-and in many other ways.
Wouldn't this assistance be
useful to you? II not nova
little later? Why not start an
account with Us now and pro-
tect your futureP Come and
talk with us about it.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1908-05-07

FOR SALE-Choice so feet on Fifth
St; bargain, $500. Harvey Harris
& Co.
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FOR EXCHANGE.
FOR RENT.
FOR SALE.

FOR SAL One cock stove. John G
Allen, 51S Third st.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1908-05-07

WANTED-To rent a four or five
room cottage; only two in family;
best of references. Address A., Box
296, Bismarck, N. D.
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WANTED reta..
trade, yotr locality; $65 per month
and egpe.l :f.s to start, or commits
siof. t4E,ornience unnecessary. Her
min.5-5- Cigar Co.. Toledo, Ohio.
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MALE HELP WANTED

WANTED - Practical coal miners;
steady work. c. L. Parkhurst
Levonia, N. D.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1908-05-07

WANFED-oi..: good carpenters Best
wages paid. Steady work. Apply
Z. R. Irving, Wilton, N. D.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1908-05-07

WAN ED - Girl for general house
work. Apply 405 Third st.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1908-05-07

WANTED-Driving horse; must be
gentle; also second hand buggy. Ad-
dress x, Box 107, Bismarck, N. D.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1908-05-07

WANTED-Two girls for laundry. Bis.
marck Steam Laundry.
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Observation-Disclosures.

WANTED-To rent, by young couple.
a small modern house. Apply phone
1S0, SEQ freight office
Bismarck daily tribune., 1908-05-07

FEMALE HELP WANTED
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-05-31

tainv should have persisted that night in the woods
We had nursed Wyandotte back to life, and he had
repaid the so the obligation, rnuCn
to regret, was Cancelled.
We We're welcomed by corn song from solomon
He was almost fanlished, and OF course he got his
hay and corn at We too We're hungry all the
way down to our toes. and first task TO
prepare supper. We did not wait for potatoes to
bake; but made a great cake of corn pone, bro1led
several quais and two rabbits and the three OF us
them all. believe We could have eaten dozen
rabbits. Wyandotte ate a quail and prepared to
go to sleep. Before he turned in, he said
You help Indian. Indian pay back. Indian go
away tonight
I'VE asked him to remain and help us bring home
the bears had killed.
and | will take the bearskins and the meat down
to Blue River and sell them. lou shall have all we
get for them, and will buy YOU new pair OF
shoes and a blanket.
"Wvandotte shook his head. He would not stay.
Wen get YOU shoes, blanket Ratchet, knife, and
gun if you'll stay with three days said Balser.
. Oh, cheap gum! said Wyandotte contemptu-
ously.
g Balser and each had two guns. | took down
one of mine-it good English ri1e-and said,
".Powder? Bullets? the Indian asked
"'Yes answered Balser.
How much powder?' asked Wyandotte.
"A big horn full L answered.
"A big horn the horn of an OK a small horn
was that of
How big bullets?' asked the Indian, meaning
how many.
1.-Two hands, two feet: two hands, two
more feet said Balser meaning forty.
- In dealing with Indians, calculations were often
made on the basis of the number of fingers and toes
possessed by The number belonging to the
person making the offer usually recognized
the standard. If he fortunate as to be short
a fe,, fingers, the advantage IN the trade
was with him.
.. Let Indian see toes said Wyandotte.
q aiser showed him five toes each foot and
held his fingers for inspection The Indian,
being satisfied. answered, Stay three days
Then he lay down his bed of hay. Balser and
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SUNDAY MAGAZINE FOR MAY 81. 1908

crept into sleeping bags. and being very tired
soon asleep.
Next morning Solomon's corn song awakened
us from a sound sleep. We turned out. fed Solo
nnon and got our breakfast in great hurry. We
made hasty visit to our traps returned quickly
as possible, harnessed Solomon to the sled, and
started with Wyandotte to fetch the dead bears
By noon we had loaded them the sled and started
home By five O'Clock that evening the bears We're
skinned and the edible portion of the meat was
hanging safely in the treetoPs On the following
day Baser and took the meat and the SKINS TO the
town of Blue River. We got Wyandottes blanket,
knife and Ratchet and had five shlings left to pay
for three hard days work.
we slept at Balsers home that night and started
next morning for the cabin loaded with eggs. butter,
a great can of milk, and enough nlnce pies TO
make twenty boys sick for a month. and IN less
than three hours were back in our cabin BaiSer S
mother gave us bottle of whisky with Wild cherry