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The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-08-20
Zeke Was Right.

A farmer employed boy to guard
his strawberry patch from birds. The
berries-fancy fruit as big as peaches
kept disappearing. and the man sus-
pected the boy Of eating them. So
one morning he came down to the
patch. looked it over and then said
IL know you don't touch these berries.
my lad. but Zeke says you do. To.
day III test you-just to convince
Zeke."
He took out little lump Of chalk
and pretended to chalk the boys lips
but really It was only his finger that
he rubbed over them. Now" he said
when | come down here this after
noon we'll see who's right about you
Zeke or L.
And with pretended carelessness hs
tossed the chalk on to the ground. On
his return. some hours later. 1t was
plain who was right. The boys lips
were chalked with white. stiff layer
half an inch thick. Los Angeles Times
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-08-20
In Accord With the Weather.

Mrs, Passe Ito her maid)-How Is tn,
weather today, Marie? Maid-Fresl
and windy, madam. Mrs. Passover
well; you will please put a health!
flush on my cheeks this morning.
am going out.-New York Life.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-08-20
More Cautious Now.

"Yes," said the popular actor, 81
had to refuse the part. 1t was beyond
my powers"
That's strange" replied his friend
There was a time when you would
undertake any part"
"Ah. yes! That was when was al
amateur, and amateurs, you know
will attempt MISUNDERSTANDING.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-08-20
Device 70 XIII W..ds.

A patent has been granted on q
syringe-like machine for injecting poi
sons around the roots of weeds with
out injuring surrounding vegetation.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-08-20
Consideration.

you say you once had a home?"
Oats what ! had" answered Plod.
ding Pete.
"Why didn't you do something 10
make your folks comfortable and
happy%
Il did. left" Washington Star.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-08-20

Store advertising nowadays is ad.
dressed to the sober business sense of
the reader-and should not be over
looked by people who are cultivating
that faculty.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-08-20
Noted Celestial Chieftains.

The two tongs in New York. also In
Boston and most cities of the United
States. are known as the Ong Leong
OF the Ong Leong is Tom Lee, mayor
of Chinatown. man who has enter
tanned Ii Hung Chang, not unlike
whom he looks, and Is counted per-
sonage Of parts. The most active man
in the Hip Sings is the redoubtable
Mock Duck. who has been on trial for
murder once or twice In New York and
at whose dread name section Of
Chinatown turns a shade more yellow.
These two Celestial chieftalns are as
different in appearance as two Chinks
can well be. Both are mild looking, of
course, and both are possessed of slant
eyes and other regulation oriental fea-
lures. But with these marks resem-
blance. also friendship, ceases. Tom
Lee is old, with sparse white beard,
white tie and a patriarchal demeanor,
which he can well afford since he is the
husband OF a German wife and has
two strappinG sons. Mock Duck Is
smooth Of face and looks like a boy,
Yet they whisper-they scarcely talk
these things ont loud in Chinatown
that a mere nod from this boyish head
is enough to set highbinder TO slit
some ones throat or to start a tong
war that may result In shooting up all
of Pell and Mott streets and even a
section OF the Bowery.
The Chinese minister at Washing
ton and consul general at New York
were greatly exercised In the fear that
the Sigel murder would cause tong
war. and they publicly warned the
state department. the police and China,
town itself in consequence. AS a re
suit, large detachment OF bluecoatS
and plain clothes men invaded the old
battle-ground and the threatened hos
tilitieS did not materialize. With al
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-08-20
NEIGH RACES NEXT.

Program Planned for Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday.
Next weeks races in the north Ne.
braska circuit will be held at Neigh.
The races begin Wednesday and end
Friday. Neigh has prepared a big
program Of other events, besides. The
horsemen will come from O'Neill to
Neigh tomorrow and next day.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-08-20
TONG Feuds of the Chinese In America
BY JAMES 4. EDGIR1oN.

"N HE ordinary American considers
the typical Chinaman as a
peaceful inoffensive laundry
man, whose motto OF life H.,
"No checkee. no washee." In this the
ordinary American is as far atield as
Bret Harte and Bill Nye were con
cernng the "heathen Chlnee" OF the
bland and childlike smile whom they
invelglcd into little game. The China
man Is n born gambler and born fcud
list or, II not born that way, learns
these two accomplishments at such an
early age that II amounts to the same
thing. He can show the average white
card sharp more tricks with the paste
boards. to say nothing of fantan and
other native Chlnk games of chance,
than the paleface crook ever dreamed
were In existence. And. as for feuds,
the tong wars furnish case in point.
Only the other day five slant eyed
citizens of Boston were sentenced to
die in the electric chair for shooting
four members OF rival tong back in
1907. In Philadelphia only few years
ago the Rev. Frederick Poole was
wounded and one Chinaman killed in n
tong battle which was but renewal OF
other battles previously fought. And
New York is all torn up AT this mo-
nent over the supposed murder of Ell
lie Sigel, Chinese missionary. whose
body was found in trunk that had
been shipped back and forth over two
or three states and whose death, 1t
was brought out. occurred In the room
of Leon Ling. a denizen of Chinatown.
for whose apprehension two hemi-
spheres are now being secured. and the
only reason that the securing process
has not gone farther is that there are
no more hemispheres.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-08-20
Promiscuous Shooters.

Now, as fancy artist with wash
tub Chinaman may be n peaceful
enough citizen. but mention to him
the name Of rival tong and he bris-
ties with artillery like an armory. He
is n promiscuous shooter and will turn
loose in crowded theater. an open
street or almost anywhere that he
gets sight of his hated enemies. The
usual preliminary of q Celestial shoot
fest Is the setting off of bunch of
firecrackers, the report of the guns be-
ing not so noticeable amid the popping
of the fireworks. In one New York
war the members of the rival tongs
bowed their legs. squatted as low as
possible and hoped about like toads.
all the time emitting bullets like a
sputtering asthmatic Gatling gun.
They are not remarkably accurate
marksmen. as in this particular fusil-
lade. In which something like 100 shots
were. fred only two brown men bit
the dust. The only reason that more
execution was not done by stray bull
lets was that Pell and Mott streets
reports starting an array of streaming
pigtails from brown men. who fed in
mad stampede.
The tong members are also quite
handy with knives. and during these
hostilities many yellow faces with fix
ed eyes have been discovered by the
police in back alleys or Railways, the
owners Of the faces having long and
deep Sits in their backs. To make the
shadow still darker over the reputa-
tion for peace of our friends Of the
cue and the fatiron the most pro-
life source of trouble between their
tongs is plain graft. 1t Is the case Of
the "man higher up" Gambling is an
offense against the laws, and in order
that it may be carried on somebody
has to be paid for immunity.
In New York It is generally believed
and stated in print and otherwise that
the police and Tammany are regularly
"sweetened" by the keepers Of gam
bling joints in Chinatown just as they
are, according to the wiseacres, in the
Tenderloin. But 1t is not this that ere
ates the feuds. The head men OF one
of the tongs likewise get rakeoff.
The head men of the other tong object
to this shameless iniquity unless they
can share equally in the fruits thereof;
hence the shootings, informings and
trouble generally.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-08-20
ROCKEFELLER AT
SEVENTY YEARS,
Oil Kings Philosophical Views on
Life In General.
NEVER THINKS ABOUT ITS END

aiver of Many Millions Says Best Way
to Prepare For Life's Termination Is
"to Live For Others" and That He Is
Trying to Be Useful While Alive.
Urges More Out Of Doors Living.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-08-20
Mock Ducks Big Cleanup.

In this connection there Is a story
now going the rounds of Chinatown
that Mock Duck has been away on
little trip through the west-Chicago,
Omaha and elsewhere-and that he
cleaned up-oh, | do not know how
many thousand dollars, but something
5ig-"ln game he did not under
stand"
AS already mentioned. 1t is this gam
bling proclivity Of our Celestial friends
that causes the tong feuds. because
both want the graft. all Of which
bears out somebody's statement that
all forms of trouble have an economic
cause. Paul said 1t first. however.
when he announced that money is the
root of all evil" 1t certainly is the
root Of the tong wars.
View of Tongs by an Authority.
Returning to Chuck Connors. who
ought to be an authority. he does not
support the popular view of the tongs.
In his opinion they are mild and be-
nevolent institutions. Hear him:
You hear lot about the tongs
They amt nothing but clubs or socie-
ties Of good fellowship. When Chnk
gets into trouble his tong is expected
to stay with him to the limit
"Hlghbnders are the toughs of every
bunch of Cinnamon. like our Cherry
hill bunch. the Jackson bunch and the
Monk Easton bunch. The Lee bunch
has always worked with Tammany.
ard that's where they get their pull
and can run their blackmail and gam.
bling games to the limit so long as
they pay up and keep 1t quiet and
don't let their doings get TO the public
enough to force the police to interfere
"In business Chinaman Is as square
as n dollar, always dealing honestly
with his customers. But when it comes
to gambling and crooked deeds, hiding
crime and breaking the law nobody
can touch him"
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-08-20

HE ordinary American considers
the typical Chinaman as
peaceful. inoffensiye laundry
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-01-19
Price Nsvsr Cha ia.

sG Price Nover Changed. tH$, III IA
The Rev. Simon Turpie was an elo.
quent speaker, but he seemed to have
list Of sermons which, when he once
began. he. went right through to the
end and then started at the first ser.
mon again, and SO on. /: <. = B. ii ;.$ s9s
a young man in the congregation
was about to leave for South Africa,
but the Sunday before be departed he
attended the church service. III
In the course Of his lecture the min
lister used an illustrat ton In which were
the words, "a man can easily purchase
two sparrows for threepence." f{5.. =,
The young man. after! being absent
for about three years, returned and
again on the first opportunity attended
divine service. strangee say, he
heard the same narrative by the same
minister, the phrase striking him most
being about the 1.-TWO sparrows for
threepence." !.
At the close Of the service the min
lister, In his courtesy, came and shook
hands with the youth and, welcoming
him back to his home, asked him If
he noticed any changes about the
place. ~ Y
The young man, evidently quite un-
concerned, replied, AYE, man, there's
two or three changes, but there's yin
thing can see-the price O. sparrows
IS aye at the same aud figger."-Glas-
cow News.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-01-19
.W = ] /; QU | !
Ri||.A.y | | | J SECURED | ! .
Gen Poole Begins Proceed ! l'l !:
!. llngs ID Supreme Court 70
Test Tenure Of Office Act
!. -:..Amicable Arrangement
TO Test the Law 81.

A writ of quo warranto was sued
out in the supreme court Monday in the
controversy between General Poole and
General Peake< as to the right to hold
the Office of adjutant general, ,,s%r& f.
The writ is directed to General Poole
and is made retufnable January q. To-
day in district court the injunction pro-
ceedings begun before Judge Winches-
ter will be dismissed and this will be
followed by the dismissal Of the writ
of prohibition and certiorari in su-
preme: court. ~ 1.~ G
~ The writ Of quo warranto will then
bring the whole matter before the SUI
preme court i on, its merits and the
court will finally pass upon the. rights
Of the contending parties. i: Il <.zs
!. The quo @warranto action was begun
by Judge Engerud Monday and puts
the whole matter in shape for hearing
without delay before the supreme court
on the merits of the case, Il,
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-01-19
'S'I|K|||''O||'|Rl||.||y1I||||y|l....
New Supreme Court Judges
Sworn in by Chief
Justice Morgan

* The two Judges Of the supreme court,
rs. E.S Ellsworth and John Carmody,
were sworn in by Chief Justice Morgan
Of the supreme court at half past three
o'clock Monday. -, r.. ~ %5 I'll
There were only a. few persons pres
ent when the rlewsjudges took the oath
of Office and the ceremony was very
simple. Judges Morgan. Fisk and
Spalding Of the court were present,
Clerk Hoskins, and a few spectators. I.
| The oath was first administered to
Judge Carmody and then to Judge Els
worth. After they had assented to the
oath as presented to them by the chief
justice, they signed the formal written
oath for filing with the secretary Of
state and the court was enlarged to five
members. {j-s.
Judge Ellsworth will be quartered in
the Office now used by, Clerk Hoskins
and Judge Carmody will have his Of
fee in the reading room off the librar-
ian's Office, the choice being decided
by lot. Clerk Hoskins. for the pres
emf using the; former anti-room to his
Office. a e ii n n u MI a
Judge Ellsworth will probably main
tain his residence at Jamestown atpres-
ent. ;9sq,.}a a ~ ssss.2 y ss.f. i45$ Tx s4
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-01-19
The Sunrise of slixnitea.

Il have never quite made out" says
writer In Near East" why the
plain Of Slivnitsa has come to be re-
garded as the scene Of one of the great
decisive battles Of the worlds his.
tory. 1t did not even decide the Servo
Bulgarian war In 1885. That was de-
cided by Austria Intervention. The
battle Of Slivnitsa is really only re.
markable for the comical fact that
both sides thought they were defeated,
and while Milan of Servia was hurry
ing home In confusion Alexander OF
Bulgaria galloped all the way back to
his capital before he learned that the
tide had turned. Nowadays the vii.
lage looks sleepy enough. poor and
dirty. like most Bulgarian villages, but
almost gay when the sun shines upon
its red roofs"
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-01-19
WILL 4. WATCH Va !. |
-
THE bALL0I||yG
N. n. johnson, Republican
Nominee for u. 5. Sen
ator,. Here to Witness His
Formal Election and Greet
Legislators j.. Y. Y. !.

T Ne. N. johnson. of Petersburg, who
will today be elected United States
senator for a term of six years from
March 4, to succeed Henry C.. Hans
brough, was an arrival from Peters
burg Sunday night and was greeting
members of the legislature at the cap
ito1 Monday afternoon. 'T''s5" - = r
< Mr.. johnson stated yesterday that he
felt deeply grateful to- the people of the
state for the Endorsement given him at
the primaries and that his best iefforts
and energies would be- spent in pro-
moting the interests Of the people and
the state at Washington.
Mr.. Johnson is not new to congress.
He served for many years as a member
of the house and at the time of his re-
tirement was member of the impor-
tant ways and means committee. zs:s,$.>>
M. Johnson stated yesterday that he
would spend several days in the city
and, that he would probably leave for
Washington the latter part of February.
Mrs. Johnson will accompany him to
witness b the Inauguration ceremonies
and the formation of the new senate.
AL this, Mr.. Johnson said, content
plated that the legislature declared his
election son the formal ballot, and of
this he was frequently assured there
would be no doubt. n ~.,
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-01-19
New Use For Whseibarrows.

New Use FOR "nooS0orToWSs
Mrs. leila Nuttall, the archaeologist.
was making some excavations in Mex
leo. The Indians were removing the
earth some distance from the point Of
excavation In the customary manner
that is, ON q piece Of coarse cloth tied
between two poles, stretcher fashion,
carried by two Indians. This method
seemed rather laborious to Mrs. Nut
tall, 50 she ordered several iron wheel
barrows from the city. When they
arrived she turned them over to the
foreman after explaining to him what
they were for and how to use them.
Next day when she visited the work
the Indians had discarded their primi-
tive parihuelas and were using the
bright new wheelbarrows. As each
barrow was filled with earth it was
picked up by two Indians. one using
the handles and the other the wheel,
and carried to the place where the
earth was to be deposited. All efforts
to get the Indians to use the wheel
barrows properly failed, and they kept
on carrying them until the work was
finished. 7" '+~"
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-01-19
Alphahst Of tn. Pi.xheu...


I'VE keep learning things all the
time" said an infrequent theater goer.
II stopped in front of q theater the
other day to buy ticket of a specu-
lator, and asked him IL he had q good
single near the front.
"'Here's one in o. he said, 'thir-
teenth row, third seat from the aisle
"Now, you know, don't carry the
relative positions of the letters Of the
alphabet in my mind all the time. I
have to work for living and have
other things to think of. But it struck
me that o must be farther down the
line than thirteen, and 50 just count
ed up the letters on my finger tips, and
i made 0 come fifteenth, and said so
to the ticket man, but that didn't wor-
~ him any.
There's no A In this theater." he
said. and there's no l In any orches-
ira In town.
And, having my finger tip figuring
thus handily knocked out, bought the
observation-disclosures Post.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-01-19

"A senator of the United States will
4 be elected by the two houses of the
:: legislative assembly voting in separate
houses this I, afternoon, shortly S,afte,
two O'clock. %r.2J*. 4. q. 'as.r@z
NJ. N. Johnson of Petersburg, who
was selected as the choice of the Re-
pnblicans $of the state at the election
last fall, will receive. the Republican
votes and the Democratic votes will
be cast for Senate RI, L. Cashel, the
Democratic nominee The certi6cation
,of the result of the vote Of the people
viii be filed in the two houses, imme-
diately after they convene, by Secre-
stary Of State Blaisdell ~ --<s-.-. . =.
u, If the ballot in separate houses shows
that Mr.. Johnson receives a majority
of the votes, the two houses will meet
in joint session. Wednesday at noon,
the journals Of the two houses will be
read, the election of Mr. Johnson will
be declared !. and, certificates of his cleo
ton signed in the two: houses.
There is little interest in the senator
ial election, compared with former
years, for the: reason that it has been
generally agreed that the election wolld
be merely formal ratification Of the
vote Of last fall, and the scenes of
strife and struggle, present in former
elections are entirely wanting. j., ~
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-01-19
MOUND BUILDERS FANS.

Chicago Professor Says Thsir In
closures Wsrs Baseball Fields.
Baseball is not modern game, and
all credit for the invention of It should
70 to the mound builders" said Pro-
lessor Frederick Starr of the Univer-
sity of Chicago In a recent lecture
on prehistoric archaeology. Professor
Starr declares that through the south
sern part of Ohio and Indiana he has
found commercially perfect mounds
or Enclosures closely resembling the
modern baseball diamond. These are
generally believed to have been built
l6f pufnosas 81 projection, Professor
Starr, however, says: ,-~s
T "They are nothing more or less than
old baseball fields Of the mound build
ers. The game ~ played BY: these old
people resembled our modern game
closely. The most essential difference
is that orr game calls for only nine
players, while in prehistoric times a.
many as q hundred men were neces-
sary" Sy. s Ill s}25. ~; = r :; SrS I
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-01-19
PERSONAL

son Hardware Co., of Fargo, IS among
the visitors in the city arranging for
his company's travelling men to attend
the Retail Hardware Dealers associa-
ton which is to be held here next week.
Editor Trovaten or the Fran Sofs:
Fargo, is among the visitors in the,
city and is greatly interested in the,
proceedings Of the press association. 4,
E. H. Holte, ex-register of deed OF
Cass county, is among, the visitors lin
the city. Mr.. Hottie represented his dis
trict in the house several terms and
has many friends among the; members
of the present assembly. -
S. E. Kepler of Dawson, was here
Monday. = II. ....,
Attorney H. A. Armstrong of Hazel
ton is in the city. ,,,s.. q.
&C. "A. sHerolz9 Of Linton has; been in.
the city for a few days. ~
4 Ex-Sheriff Peter Shier of Lintonswas
noticed among the strangers in the .city
Monday. " Y .&>>.~ - -, ), r. -, .
L Fred WEIGH of Menoken was, doing
business. in the, city Monday: : " i ~
Ralph Anderson of$Wilton was in the
city Monday. -
+: Richard Peyton, deputy state exam
liner, was an arrival Monday.
Z President George A. Mcfarland of
the state normal school at Valley City
was an, arrival Monday. -! ~.
w alter Graham of Wilton was busi-
ness visitor in the city Monday.
Samuel Clark. mayor of Minot, the
Magic City, is one Of the distinguished
editorial arrivals in the city. He never
tires Of singing the praises Of his home
city. :. sa.:zJ.5 I'll. ~&:.a " :
Ex-senator AZ. W.. Mann of Cando,
is one Of the latest arrivals in the city:
Representative Thomas Baker spent,
Sunday in Fargo. s.- :; ~. Ff. !. : Il:
Postmaster H. C. Plumley Of Fargo,
was among the visiting newspaper men
Monday. #s S' s:s Z. = W.
\ Mrs. Leslie "A. Simpson came down
from Dickinson. Sunday night with the
senator from Stark to remain for Al
visit Of a few days. r. = - ~
n: Judge w. S. Lauder of Wahpeton,
was an arrival Sunday night. = 4
William Storey of Valley City is a
guest in the city. .,~~>,E: .. o.
IA Judge Edward Engerud of Fargo is
III the city on legal business. IN
s Edward Richardson Of Devils Lake is
in the city mingling with the onlookers
Of legislative doings. 5$...s %% +: -. ,,ss
Charles III. Harding Of Harvey on the
500, is visiting with friends in the leg
tislature. ND; I. l IL q "; +. -,
Representative William Price attend
ed to business matters in Fargo over
Sunday. ss5s, ;$ n: a s st5
Senator Talcott; Sunday at home, re-
turning Monday noon. t$ss Nj s. Il
Editor G.. Z. Hurd Of Hettinger, was
one Of Sunday arrivals. His excellent
paper has lust been made again one of
NE Official papers 81 ADAMS county
II Editor Mel Master caf,e up from Moi
'ft to meet with Ills brother editors
Monday.
N Oil Inspector Frank Wilson Of Bath-
gate. was q arrival Sunday
Frank Russell Of Lisbon i visiting ~ |
tie capital city. Frank is one of the
Popular Old timers Of the state
REV -. Michel viii IS the Con-
ereeationaI minister at Underwood -
ing transferred frpm Mercer county.
Hes Kas mere M III lit
Dunravsn plaeS.
IS ~ nsw ana modsrn boarding hcuss.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-01-19
Harsh Music.

The politician eau ght with the goods
was counseled by his friends to stay
and face the music.
For an instant he listened to the
clamor Of denunciation.
"Great Scott" he exclaimed impa-
hently, do you call that music?
A moment later he was out of hear
ing.-Philadelphia Ledger.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-01-19
sem osts Over Il.

what ID the honeymoon. pat!
swell. the honeymoon In the only
period in mans life during which he
considers It funny to come home and
ind that his dear little wife hasn't
dinner ready In time" ss:5 ~ @sis.sz.