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The Falls City tribune., 1908-09-04
Advance sheets of the premium

Advance sheets of the premium
list of the National Corn Exposi
ton, which is to be held in Omaha
during December, show that a 10
ear sample of corn will win $1,000
in gold on the grand champion
sweepstakes award and in addition
the same sample will also win the
Grand Premier Commonwealth
Trophy, valued at $1,000. Besides
this large amount, in qualifying
for the sweepstakes and trophy the
sample will have won several hun
dred dollars in cash and merchan-
disc premiums, thus making it the
largest amount ever offered in a
grain or grass contest. This is
certainly making money on corn
at least $3.50 per ear, and accord
ing to Omaha papers the announce
ment of such a prize has excited
80 much wonder among the bust
ness men that many declare their
intention of renting a "'patch' of
ground next year and if money will
buy good seed and give a crop of
corn good care. jump in after some
of the prizes. Until they heard of
the prizes which the National Corn
Exposition offered, they did not
think it worth while to play with
corn growing, but $25O0 is more
than they win at the horse shows,
golf tournaments and horse races.
The Falls City tribune., 1908-09-04
MATTER WITH THE MATTRESS
Discovery Nc Calculated to Reduce
the Nervousness of Occupant
of 5tateroom.

A woman Of national prominence
met with an uncomfortable adyen-
ture when she accompanied her hus-
band to the jamestown exposition.
They took the night boat down the
Potomac to Norfolk and took sepa-
rate staterooms.
That night she found it difficult
to sleep. The stateroom was hot,
and in addition, she could not find
a comfortable position in bed, be-
cause the mattress was humpy in
spots. Finally she got up, and, put
ting on her wrapper, went to find
her husband. But as she left her
stateroom she carefully locked the
door behind her. She awakened her
husband, and asked him to go back
with her and find out what was the
matter with her bed, as she did not
propose to stay awake all night, be-
ing a nervous woman. He rang for
the steward. and they both entered
his wife's stateroom, and dragged the
mattress off the bed. To their as
constituent they found a colored
mar slowed away under it.
The Falls City tribune., 1908-09-04
WOMAN INVESTIGATOR.

Amy Bernardy is a professor at
Smith college who takes much inter-
est in the condition of Italian i'm
migrants in the United States. The
Italian governments board of emf
grafton has recently appointed her a
special commissioner to investigate
the condition of Italian women and
children in the United States. Her
district comprises the North Atlantic
states. One of the problems which
will engage her attention is that of
distribution.
The Falls City tribune., 1908-09-04
Suspicious Books.

Murder will out. In a dry
town in Delaware, where the sa-
looms had been closed after a hard
campaign by the local preachers,
one of the ministers who had been
very active in the campaign was
much embarrassed when he re-
ceived the following message from
the express office:
Dear Sir-There is an express
package for you marked books.
Please claim it at once, as they are
leaking"
The Falls City tribune., 1908-09-04
SELF-ACCUSING.

81 don't believe you know much
about farming" said the %patronizing
man who had just settled in the
neighborhood.
No." answered Mr.. Corntossel,
81 kind o think l don't myself. A
man that knew much about farming
wouldn't have bought a farm any,
where around here in the first place."
The Falls City tribune., 1908-09-04
A VILE SUSPICION.

Her bosom heaved as with the d.
vine aflatus.
81 yearn," she said, "to give to
the world some life work of marvel
Gus scope, some creation hitherto un-
exampled in the vastness and gram
deur of its structural beauty"
"Marie," he cried, hoarsely, could
it have been you that invented these
new broad-brim hats ?"
The Falls City tribune., 1908-09-04

issues, ia his efforts to reach the
White house.
Let it not be forgotten that free
silver was very attractive in two
campaigns. Through Mr.. Bryan s
speeious arguments it took a re-
markable hold on the masses and
%disarranged party | mes. But the
majority would not have it. It's
fallacy has been proved by events.
1t, with the vogue it achieved, has
gone to join greenbackism and
other curIosities of politiaol his
tory.
! "Imperialism looked good to
hundreds of thousands of voters.
Mr.. Bryan SO wrought upon the
timidthat he kept before their eyes
the ominous phantom of a govern.
ment of conquest, headed by an
aggressive monarch. But all these
fears have long since been allayed.
"Militarism was SO handled by
Mr.. Bryan that a goodly number
OF otherwise sane persons really
thought that the main purpose of
the United States army was to co.
cree labor, Who's afraid of mill
tarism now?
"Mr. Bryan once believed that
federal and state ownership of rail
roads would be a good political is
sue, but the stupendous problem
of acquiring these properties at
the expense of the public and oper-
ating them through a multitude of
otficeholders did not meet with en-
couraging favor, and Mr.. Bryan
soon abandoned this Improbable
trail.
Gath in the political sincerity
of Mr.. Bryan undergoes its sever
est strain when his attitude toward
new and spectacular issues is COM
pared with his attitude toward old
and essential policies. In his two
other campaigns he completely
subordlnated the great questions
of tariff reform and trust regula-
ton to free silver, imperialism and
m~ilitarism, because he was seeking
Republican votes on these new
questions.
"And if Mr.. Bryan gives com.
handing prominence to the bank
guaranty issue in this campaign,
at the expense of such great sub
Jects as the tariff, the trusts, the
income tax, the election of Sena-
tors by popular vote, the regula
ton of railroads-on some of which
he has a distinct advantage-he
will again betray his lack of states
manship and once more fill the
role of the opportunist, seeking
advancement on issues that make
a strong superficial appeal to the
masses-until the masses have had
time to digest them.
"ln the compulsory guaranty is
sue Mr.. Bryan has discovered a
new medicine" and he is urging
it with characteristic zeal and elo-
qnence and FEASIBILITY. But if
the people follow precedent they
will put their own label on the
bottle: Shake we'll without TAX
ing
The Falls City tribune., 1908-09-04
GETTING HIM CLASSIFIED.

"Is that ex-New Yorker who likes
London so well a naturalized Eng
lishman?"
NO." answered Miss Cayenne,
"merely a denatured Americana
Washington Star.
The Falls City tribune., 1908-09-04
WISE DAD.

"You didn't really care when your
daughter eloped with young Nay
bob"
"Of course not"
"Then why did your motor cal
pursue theirs so miles,"
81 didn't want to give them leisure
to repent and come back"
The Falls City tribune., 1908-09-04
USED TO GOING UP.

"You cen perfectly at home in
the air." remarked the aeronaut to
his new assistant.
eyes, sir; | was once a chauffeur"
The Falls City tribune., 1908-09-04

Bud Bodkins-Thou seemest overly
depressed, brother.
Gus Gadzooks-Yea, It's even so. ]
got caught in a rain and got so rust.
ed that my wife had to take my
clothes off with the can opener.
The Falls City tribune., 1908-09-04
HOOT!

First Night Owl-Did you have
a good time at the prom last day?
Second Night Owl-Splendid. We
did not get home until nearly five
o'clock in the evening.
The Falls City tribune., 1908-09-04
Quick Relief for Asthma Sufferers

Foley's Honey and Tar affords imme.
date relief to asthma sufferers in the
worst stages and II taken in time will
effect a cure. Kerr's pharmacy.
The Falls City tribune., 1908-09-04
Estray Notice

Taken up on my farm OF miles
southwest of Falls City a Poland
China boar, 4 white feet with
tusch on one side, weighing about
$50 pounds.
E. J. SATTERWHITE.
The Falls City tribune., 1908-09-04

issue would be like Hamlet with
out Hamlet This year il is
again the issue of opportunity.
Guarantee of bank deposits is
his bid tor the West, and a more
experimental, socialistic bid
was never made, even by Bryan.
In the minds of the best lawyers
OF America his plan Of guaran-
teelng bank deposits is invalid.
To illustrate the proposition:
When an individual deposits
money in 4 bank the law says
the relation of debtor and cred
itor Immediately attaches. In
other words the bank owes the
individual the amount of his de
posit and must pay IT on Il writ
ten demand. viz. a check for the
amount. We have three banks
in Falls City and they owe their
aepositors the amount of their
deposits. Not long since a
neighboring town., Tecumseh,
had banker who was a plunger,
a Spectator. His bank owed
its depositors. Because of spec
nlation the Tecumseh bank went
broke. Bryan's plan is this:
Notwithstanding our banks are
eonservatively managed, not
outstanding they pay their de-
positors every lawful demand,
notwithstanding they may never
have heard of a single depositor
of The Tecumseh bank, Bryan
would tax them 10 pay the de.
positors of the Tecumseh bank.
He would take money from one
man to pay the debts OF another.
This. in the opinion of the best
lawyers IN America cannot be
lawfully done any more than
they can tax merchants to pay a
merchants debts, or farmers to
pay a farmer S debts. If we can
guarantee the debts of a bank,
why not guarantee the debts of
the butcher, the baker and the
gandlestick maker?
Such a law if valid would pro-
duce a season of speculation
fearful to contemplate. Let us
Illustrate: We have three good
banks, well managed, doing a
safe and conservative business.
But suppose one of our banks
was in the hands of a specula-
tor, a business pirate, and the
banking business has this kind
OF fellows as has every other
kind of business. The conser-
vative bankers might be willing
70 pay three per cent on time de
posits. Their piratical compel
itor could offer six per cent and
get the deposits on the plea that
the %depositors could not lose as
the deposits we're guaranteed.
Thus decent. conservative bank
ing methods would suffer and
the unsafe Spectator would pro-
ht. Tle only way the six per
cent banker could live would be
oy speculation. He could not
pay expenses, rent, insurance.
taxes. stationery and other ac-
counts and pay six per cent at
the present rates of interest.
The result would be an era of
speculation never known in Am
srican life. Speculation is to-
day the curse of our commercial
affairs. This illustration is not
tanciful. Rather is it history.
New York had such a law in
1929 and every thing here sug-!
gested resulted and the law was
repealed.
The issue of guaranteed bank
deposits is not only invalid, So
clalistic and full of portentious
evil, but whatsoever of good it
may contain, is purely expert
mental. Bryan took advantage
of the hard times in 1896 to ex.
plot free silver, an issue that
today is unwept, unhonored and
The Falls City tribune., 1908-09-04

The issue of guaranteed bank
deposits is not only invalid, So
cialistic and full of portentious
evil, but whatsoever of good it
may contain, is purely expert
mental. Bryan took advantage
of the hard times in 1896 to ex.
plot free silver, an issue that
today is unwept, unhonored and
unsung. He took advantage of
the enforced increase of our
standing army tocreate the issue
of militarism and pictured Roo.
Sevelt at the head of an army
destroying the liberties of the
people. He talked long and loud
OF the issue of imperialism and
predicted the early demise of the
Fourth of July. These para
mounts are too dead to smell.
and the dIsappearless one viii.
speak of them no more forever
The Falls City tribune., 1908-09-04

E. J. S~ATTERwHITE.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-05-21
BEGINNING of His Labors.

A little history of the very begin
ming Of Mr.. Burbank's labors Is sure
to be interesting to those who like to
know how the primary idea Of great
achievements was born. He was but
a mere lad in New England when the
first thoughts Of plant development
and improvement came to him. he
saw that all the apples on the same
tree were not exactly the same In Size,
color, shape, juiciness, favor or hber.
He gathered from one rosebush
roses that, while Of the same species,
were larger, smaller, redder, paler In
tint. more fragrant, less fragrant than
others on the same bush. Potatoes ID
the same hill were of differing sizes
and quality and flavor. and SO on.
This led him to the conclusion that
IL by selection or cross fertilization
these better fruits or flowers could be
stimulated the whole product would be
improved.
While these thoughts were bubbling
In his brain he was a market gardener
and was growing potatoes, and he saw
that out of a batch Of potatoes In his
field there was but one which bore 9
seed ball. He decided to experiment
with the seeds.
When he came to pick the ball It was
gone. In despair he was about to &c
away and give up when he decided t.
make a search for it. Soon. to his de
light, he found it where doubtless some
wandering dog had knocked It as he
rushed Through the garden.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-05-21
Rand Tester of Trees.

In his method Of working Burbank
ID quick and decided. 1t was my privi-
lege to be with him during one morn
ing. in his proving ground at sebasto-
DOL. some seven miles from his home.
Row after row of young plum trees,
covered with fruit, stood before us.
Two assistants were with US, one with
q handful Of white cords and one with
handful Of brown or black ones.
'aThese are all grown from the same
seed. Now see how they differ"
He picked few plums from the
first tree. Rapidly he looked at one,
carefully tasted it and said, ''Kill." l
had scarcely got my teeth into the
first plum when he was on to the next
tree and the next and the next, with q
rapidly that was simply astounding.
His keen eyes, trained to scientific ac-
curacy, saw at what seemed to me to
be one glance all the attributes Of the
tree. One taste satisfied him as to
texture, juiciness and flavor Of the
fruit, and thus almost in a moment he
had decided whether that tree was
worth keeping for further experime
ton or was to go to the bonfire.
Almost as fast as can write 1t the
words fell from his lips, xii" Keep
Keep" "Kill," ''Kill." "Keep." The at
tendants followed and put on the white
or black strings which denoted the fate
Of the particular tree.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-05-21

held these large new flowers, so q
stocky, strong, low stem was created.
Burbank has taken the lily and work
ed wonders with it. I have stood side
by side with him looking at bed Of
lilies upon which he had worked for
twenty-six years. you are looking
with me upon flowers that the eye of
man has never seen before" And then
one by one he tenderly touched score
or more Of them, calling attention to
their wonderful colorings, differences
in size, LEAKAGE, etc.
His achievements with the daisy are
more fascinating than a fairy tale.
From England. Japan, Germany, Aus
tralia- everywhere that daisies grow
he got seeds of the best varieties,
not few, but hundreds, thousands.
These were carefully planted and
watched. They were all going to be
slain, but out Of their death was to
come new daisy, larger, more beau
tiful, more hardy and that would dow
Or in every climate perennially. The
result was his Shasta daisy, one of
the most beautiful flowers ever seen,
Of clear brilliant white, great size. the
center Of pure yellow, resting upon
slender yet strong stems.
Many Seeds For One Experiment.
Ten thousand seeds required for this
one experiment? Yes, and often ths
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-05-21
UTHER BURBANK, California's
celebrated creator Of plants,

u UTHER BURBANK, CALIFORNIA;
celebrated creator Of plants,
who delivered an address on
the cactus at the recent nation
81 irrigation congress, made the pre-
dictfOn that the thornless variety
would become the great fodder of arid
regions.
Mr.. Burbank has been called a wiz
ard, but the term is misleading, writes
George Wharton James in the Circle.
There Is no wizardry In his achieve
ments. Yet to accompany him to his
cactus patch and there see the great,
heavy leayed desert plant, SO covered
with fierce thorns that even to stand
near it makes one squirm, and then to
follow step by step where in different
sections he shows the cactus slowly
losing its thorns until you stand before
q group into which he suddenly dives
headlong, taking the great leaves and
rubbing his face and hands against
them-this does seem like magic.
1t is even more pleasing and equally
surprising to sit at his table and have
served to you the fruit of this same
cactus, the prickly pear Of the Indian,
but wholly free from thorns ana
changed from the tasteless, fibrous,
seedy fruit to richly favored, juicy.
delicious table luxury. h .sf
In his garden not far from the cac-
tus patch is his wonderful crimson
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-05-21
(First publication May IA, 190S.) !
Notice Of Foreclosure Of Mortgage by

fA0NSIttoSiisSuS
Notice is hereby given that that
certain mortgage, executed and deliv-
cred by Bertha F. Potter and A. S.
Potter, wife and husband, mortgag-
ors, to Movius Land and Loan COM
pany, a corporation, mortgage, and
filed for record in the Office Of the
register of deeds in and for the coun-
tv of Burleigh and state of North Ia
kota, on the 23d day of April, A. D.
1906, and recorded in Book "43 OF
Mortgages, at page 534, will be fore
closed by a sale of the premises in
such mortgage and hereinafter de
scribed, at the front door of the court
house in the city of Bismarck, in the
| county of Burleigh and state of North
Dakota, at the hour OFF, o'clock p. m.
on the 9th day of June, 1908, to salts
fy the amount due upon such mort
gage on the day of sale.
| The premises described in such
mortgage and which will be sold to
! satisfy the same are described as
follows, to-wit: The west half (w1a)
| of section nineteen CD in township
one hundred thirty-nine (139) north
of range seventy-nine (79) west OF
the 9th p. m.
There will be due upon such mort
gage at the date of sale the sun, OF
three hundred and nine and 76-100
dollars, principal and interest, the
said mortgage having elected to and
having declared the whole of the debt
secured by such mortgage to be due
4 upon default having been made in the
payment of the installments of sixty
dollars due on the 9th day of April
1907, and Of sixty dollars due on the
9th day of April, 1908. together with
the further sum of one hundred an6
| fifty-fve and 72-10O dollars due to the
said mortgage for sums paid for anC
as interest upon a certain mortgage
lien upon said lands prior to the
mortgage herein mentioned, which the
said mortgage herein !. described au
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-05-21

+ V 81 . ~ Il 4 4 i
thorized this mortgage to pay in case
Of the said mortgagors making de-
fault therein, making in all the sum
of four hundred and sixty-four and
46-100 dollars.
The said mortgage has duly exc
cuted and delivered to w. I. Irvine OF
Lidgerwood, N. D., its power of attor-
ney in writing authorizing and direct
ing that the said mortgage herein
mentioned and described be fore
closed as provided by law. !.
Dated this 9th day of April, 1908.
| Moyius Land and Loan Company,
| Mortgage
W. l. Irvine, Attorney for Mortgage
Lidgerwood, N. D.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-05-21
Fine Prune Orchard.

He hadn't prune tree on his place.
and how was he going to supply 10000
In nine months? He got together all
the men and boys he could find to-
plant almonds for him. They grow
rapidly. When they were ready he
had 10000 prune buds ready for them,
and in q short time the prunes were
budded into the growing almonds, and
before the time was up the trees were
delivered to the delighted ranchman.
And I have seen these 10000 prunes
trees. They are growing today, and 1t
Is really one Of the finest orchards in
California.
Before he disposed Of his business
his returns were $4,000 a year. Then.
he sold out. What for? To rest? To
take holiday trip? No. Now he was
ready to give his whole life to the ex-s
periments he had been dreaming Of
for years.
But it is well known fact Of all his
tory that the dreamer and experiment.
er is seldom a money maker. So it
was with Burbank. His experiments
were costly. Soon his interest money
was all gone. He began to use up the
principal Year after year he worked
on, now and again letting the world
know of some new discovery. His for
tune began to dwindle. yet he never
faltered. He determined to keep on as
long MS his money held out, and, said
he in talking to me Of this period:
IT was willing to begin over again II
I had to. I felt sure could earn
enough to live on. and II not, II I had
grown too old and feeble, Providence
would see that was cared for In
some way or other"
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-05-21
TRY THIS FOR DESSERT

Dissolve one package of any fla
vored JELL-O in one pint of boiling.
water When partly CONCEALED, beat
until light, adding one cup whipped
cream and six crushed maccaroons.
Whip all together thoroughly and
pour it into mold or bowl. When
cool. it will jellify aid may be served
! with whipped cream or any good pud-
ding sauce
The JELL-O costs Zoe per package
and can be obtained at any good gro
GERS.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-05-21
HOW Sad.

Dramatic Author Mr.. Manager.
NAV / venture to ask whether my
three-act play has been accepted?
Manager-Well, you see, the three
members Of the reading committee
have gone through it, and they have
come to the conclusion that one act
will have to be cut out.
Author oh, there is no difficulty
about that; it is not SO bad after all.
Manager No; but unfortunately
each of the members wants to strike
out a different act.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-05-21

Job here and another there, passed
through very severe illness. went on
the tramp for work, until finally he
was able to start little nursery on his
own account. Then all at once he did
something that made those who kne71
about 1t look at him. An order came
for 10000 young prune trees. Gould
he fill It In nine monthsp
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-05-21

1t il frequently necessary to repeat
a self evident truth "a great many
times In order to get It believed. CHI
.cago Record Herald
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-05-21

rhubard Here is the popular pie
plant, with stalks two inches thick
and growing all the time, winter and
summer, SO that the ubiquitous pie
may be made fresh from the garden
MI the wear round.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-05-21
WorId, Renowned Potato.

The experiments began and. soon de-
veloped the now world renowned Bur
bank potato. from which millions have
been made and which has given cheap
or and better potatoes to the world.
Yet he sold 1t to local scotsman for
$50.
That was his start. and he was not
yet twenty years OF age.S Then sum
stroke made partial invalid OF him.
and all HIS life seemed to be changed.
For his health he was shipped OF to
California, and here he had battles and
struggles that would have daunted and
discouraged any but the most deter
mined and sincere.
TO most people Burbank appears shy
and reserved, almost to difadence and
Hmidity He Is shrinking ID sense.
but let questions be put to him about
his work or his thought. and his an
swers are as clear, sharp and decisive
as those Of any man ever knew.
There Il no aggressiveness or self as.
sertiveness, but d defnitenAss and clar-
tty that show he has thought long and
deeply and come to all bis conclusions
for himself. yet he has the spirit Of
boy.