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Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-11-06

The kaiser's reasons for inducing the
emperor to honor his heirs wife, ac-
cording to the Austrian authorities, is
due to a desire to promote better feel
ings toward Germany on the part of
the new duchess, who has been q stead.
fast opponent of pan-Germanism.
Married to Arehduse in 1900.
The wife of the heir to the Austrian
throne is the daughter Of Count Chotek;
former Austrian ambassador to Bel.
GUM. At the time Of her marriage to
Francis Ferdinand. July I, 1900, she
received from the emperor the title
Princess Of Hohenherg.
Archduke Francis Joseph is the only
heir to the throne in the history of
Austria who contracted morga-
natic marriage for the sake Of his
wife. who Is member of an old Bo-
hemian family. The archduke for
ten years resisted ali the imperial
efforts to marry him to woman Of
his own rank. The emperor himself
vainly endeavored to stop the mar
riage, but finally gave his consent. At
the wedding the archduke I took an
oath that he would not declare his
wife either empress or queen or his
children as members Of the imperial
house. But now Hungarian lawyers
say that this Remuneration does not
apply to Hungary and that the prfn-
cess may become queen Of that king
dom, which is part, Of the dual en-
pire. Indeed, there are many in Aus
triaE who now believe that: the renun-
citation will not be too rigidly adhered
to In Austria and that her highness,
who was born Countess Sophia Cho-
tex, may be empress as well as queen.
F.. ! More Honors For the Princess.
It Is understood In court circles that
this evidence Of the emperor's relent.
ing after nine years Of obduracy will
be followed by other donors bestowed
upon the once unrecognized morganatic
wife Of the Austrian heir & VT :t5@aSgs&::y
The new duchess. it is .unde rstood,
intends to approach the Vatican In an
effort to induce the pope to annui
the archbishop's VOWS of renunciation
which stand between her elder son
and succession to the Austrian throne. /
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-11-06
May Ely. Z. AZ WIN.

The mail OF Secretary Of State
Koenig Of New York recently contain
ed a request for an aviator's license.
the first application Of the sort which
is believed to have been made. There
Is no law requiring aviators to be IL
censed. and they may fly at will. The
application came from Herbert Stur-
GEES, chauffeur. Of New York.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-11-06
DIVORCE RATE GROWS
Fact Established by Government
Investigation.
MORE DEGREES IN THE WEST

Almost a Million Separations In Twen-
ty Years, an Increase Of Two Hun
dred Per Cent Over Number In Pre-
cedins Two Decades.
The census bureau has published 4
comprehensive report on marriage and
divorce. The investigation Of the sub
ject was undertaken by direction Of
congress and grew out of a conference
in Washington by representatives Of
various religious denominations. The
investigation has extended over Pc
Rod Of nearly five years.
apparently the divorce rate, like the
! velocity of a falling body, is constant
~ increasing" says the report, land 1t
Is impossible to determine statistically
from available data just what the re-
suits would be if the rate reached at
any particular time remained constant;
in other words, no statistics bearing on
this question of the duration Of mar
riages terminated by divorce have
been obtained that accurately represent
present conditions or conditions at any
particular period, for the conditions are
not static, but dynamic"
Statistics For Twenty Years.
The statistics cover period from
1887 to the end Of 1906, and the total
number of marriages recorded was 49,
832,O44, The investigation showed that
in the twenty years covered the num-
Der Of divorces granted was 945.625.
In the twenty years from 1867 to 1886
the number was about 328,716, hardly
more than one-third of the number re-
corded in the second twenty years. The
report says that each successive five
year period since 1867 has witnessed
q marked increase in the number OF
divorces.
The report contends that it is well
established fact that the marriage rate
Is quickly responsive to changes In
economic conditions, increasing in Pc
RODS of prosperity and decreasing after
commercial crisis or panic during
hard times, and that especially note
worthy is the small increase shown Tor
the year 1893 and the actual decrease
in the succeeding year.
Moro Divorces IN Western States.
The report says that the percentage
of marriages is higher Iii the south
than in the north and that oItri3e the
south the highest percentage prevails
In the middle west. In the sc,:th At
lantic group Of states the rate was $50
marriages per 10000 Of adult un1,ar.
ried population against geo in the
north Atlantic states and 436 in the
south central as against 322 In che
north central and 273 per 10000 adult
unmarried population In the western
group Of states.
In 1905 the highest divorce rate per
100000 estimated population, 168. was
reported from the western division. a
rate which was more than four times
that reported from the north Atlantic
division, Al, and almost four times
that reported from the south Atlantic,
43. The rate for the north central d.
vision, 108, was almost two and two
third times that for the north Atlantic.
while that for the south central, 11S.
was two and three-fourth times that
for the south Atlantic. Broadly speak
ing. the divorce rate increases as one
goes westward.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-11-06
just &hs Thing.

The poet took his silver mounted
pistol from the bureau drawer. +. Gs&
81 What are, you going to do with
that r asked bis timid wife. l.s.s 52 &, +
nj "I'm going to use It to drive the wolf
from the door," he answered. sa5
Ten minutes later the pawnbroker
had advanced 81 on IT. Chicago News.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-11-06
d THE RAT KING.
His Method Was Successful, but It
Remains a Secret.

l "VSOo0 WAC SOSS0oStUs1 Wv -
Remains a Secret.
In the early sixties Of the last CEN
fury the Smithsonian institution was
Infested with rats. Nothing In the
building seemed to be rat proof. They
ate skins cured with arsenical soap or
table linen or the contents of Professor
Henry's pantry without discrimination.
Every one In the city, from Professor
Henry to the bootblack, had one sub
ject In common, and that was rats"
As Professor Henry, who lived in
the east end Of the building. was lis
tening to an account Of the ruin
wrought In his home during that day
Professor Spencer Baird walked in
and said. just as If he had been fol-
lowing every word Of the family con-
versation, Il have just been told that
there is man In Philadelphia who
can rid this place Of rats"
Professor Henry's eyes expressed
interest and incredulity at the same
moment.
II have his address here" went on
the assistant secretary. He calls
himself the 'ratten kong and won't
take cent If rat remains and has
We'll send for him If it takes our
last thousand cents to do it," said
Professor Henry and laughingly pre-
,dicted the repetition Of the famous old
tale of the Pied Piper of Hamelin.
Several days later the rat king"
appeared in Washington. He was al
most as short as be was broad and
wore clothes too loose for description;
they had no shape. He carried large
oilcloth sack and covered basket.
His penetrating blue eyes were almost
covered by shaggy eyebrows, and his
blond hair had not been cut, but bag
gled. His manner was short and
brisk. and be went straight to the
point. talking to Professor Henry in
German.
He declared that not rat would be
in the building three days hence If his
directions were obeyed. During that
time he would stay In the basement
alone; every door was to be locked.
and on no account was he to be dis
turbed until he gave them the signal.
So they left him In absolute darkness
and carried out his directions.
On Sunday morning the queer old
man emerged from the darkness so
confident of his success that he re-
fused to accept the money which was
his due then and there, but insisted
that Professor Henry mail the check
to him In Philadelphia the following
week.
"Now you can leave your food in the
basement. and It won't be touched.
And I won't take cent II you are
troubled with rats" were his parting
words.
Cheese and cake were directly placed
about the building to tempt the rats.
Morning after morning they were
found as they had been left. and from
that day to this the Smithsonian insti-
tuition has never been seriously trou-
bled with rats. And no one has ever
found out the secret Of the rat kings
method.-Youth's Companion.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-11-06
Lost Opportunity,

Wifey-l remember the night You
proposed to mel bent my head and
said nothing. Hub tcomfortinglyl--i
know 1t worries you. dear; but never
mind you've made up for II since.--
Exchange. nj
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-11-06
Headed Him on.

He-You know. Clara. about the dia-
mond engagement ring I want to give
1 You. diamonds have gone up so- She
oh, you dear boy: How sweet Of
yon to want to make sacrifices TO
prove your love- Baltimore American.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-11-06
All The Race In Paris.

Miniature watches are all tie rage In
France. A fashionab Bile das1scl in
Paris recently simultaneously carried
a watch suspended from ner belt. a
smaller one on her purse, a .. III email.
ser one on the third finger OF nes GLOW
ed hand and one as the head e ! hat.
min 5ss ss44stS i issgS5
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-11-06
HER CHOICE OF B0AS.
The Question That u Now Pulling the
Man In the Case.

The Question HaI - ESo" SN<zs'HS wv
Man In the Case.
Crosby had always been inclined to
conservatism in household expenses,
especially in the matter Of his wife's
dress bills. His wife went so far as
to say that he was penurious.
She had been In need Of new boa
for a long time. and after she hinted
that her happiness would never be
quite complete till she had one he at
last consented to make the purchase.
He went into a store and picked out
two one of which was cheap imita-
ton affair and the other fine. expen-
sive one.
Taking them to his Office before 60
ing home. he changed the price marks,
the expensive tag on the cheap boa,
and vice versa.
His wife examined them for a long
time very seriously indeed and then
said Now, dear. the expensive boa is
a beauty. and it is really very good OF
you to allow me my choice. Some
women would take it without word.
but really don't think we can afford
the more costly one, and besides, dear
1 think the cheap one the more stylish
too. Why. eros, dear, what's the mat
ter? Are you ill?''
But dear old Cros had made his get.
away into the night where he could
kick himself as hard as he felt he de-
served. But what he would like to
know is this: Did his wife happen on
the more expensive boa by pure acct
dent Or
New York Tribune.
A Nest Made From Leaf.
The tailor bird of India. tiny vel
low creature makes a most curious
nest To escape snakes and monkeys
this bird takes dead leaf, flies up into
tree and with a fiber for q thread
and it's BIZ, for a needle sews the leaf
to a green one banging from the tree.
The sides arc sewed up, an opening to
the nest thus formed being left at the
top The leaf. apparently banging
from rwig. would never be taken for
q nest
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-11-06

A man should stand erect, NOT be
Kept erect By others. Marcus Aurelius.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-11-06

Dated at Bismarck, N D., this 25th da.
ALEX. MACDONALD.
Land Commissioner.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-11-06

Dated at BlsmaTcK, N. D., tn1s 1otH ud1
of September, A. D. 1909.
ALEX. MACDONALD.
Land Commissioner.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-07-29
compromise on TarIff Rates.

With the cooperation OF President
Taft, who has had the Senate and House
conferees as his guests at dinners and
conferences. the differences over the tariff
bill have been compromised and it is ex-
pected there will be little delay in report
ing the bill and that it will pass. The
House wins its fight for free hides and oil
and an increased rate on gloves and hos
iery. The Senate bas its way about lum-
ber, coal, iron ore ard print paper.
There will be free hides and free oil.
The duties on the other articles named
will be reduced from the Dingley rates,
but higher than the House bill rates.
The president stood strongly for free
hides. The corporation tax provision re-
mains, but the rate will be one per cent
instead OF two. The Nebraska Republi-
can convention declared for downward
revision and commended Taft.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-07-29
WHAT is DOING
THE WORLD OVER
a WORD ABOUT THE LEADING
EVENTS OF THE WEEK.

Notable Feats In Aerial NavIaation.
The past week has been an epoch max
ing one in aerial navigation. It has wit
messed the long-heralded passage OF an
airship from France to England over the
British channel, also the longest trip ever
made by a heavier-than-air craft. La
than, who failed last week in his attempt
to cross the channel, was anticipated
Sunday by Louis Bleriot, a French avia-
tor Of distinction, who made a quick
flight from Calais to Dover in his mono
plane. He started ct four in the morn
ing and in 81 minutes landed near Dover.
A French torpedo boat on which his wife
was passenger tried to follow him. but
was soon left behind. as Bleriot made as
miles an hour. He kept about $50 feet
above the water. In the haze be could
not see land ahead and for time was
lost, but finally discerned the English
coast aud made it in the face of q brisk
wind. In aliehtinR, the ship fell too
rapidly, injuring it somewhat. Bleriot
wins the $4,000 prize offered by the Lon
Jon Mail for the first aeroplane trip over
the channel made by daylight. Latham
was to have tried the same day, but over
slept. Tuesday his attempt almost sue
ceeded. He got within two miles Of Dow
er when bis motor stopped and be fell,
with his ship, into the water. He was
rescued, badly bruised and with a broken
nose. His ship was wrecked. He had
covered the distance in 20 minutes, max
ing better speed than Bleriot. The same
day, at Fort Myer, near Washington,
Orville Wright outdid bis brothers. great
exploit OF last year in France by flying in
his aeroplane over so miles in one hour,
IL minutes, 40 seconds, with Lieut..
Lahm as a passenger. The cheering
which heralded his exploit was led by
President Taft, who witnessed the flight.
The ship could have kept en-, and stopped
only after it had fulfilled the government
test of one hour. The fight has to be re-
peated before the contract comes.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-07-29
Saved by It's Great Sea Wan.

But for its great $4,000, 900 sea wall,
constructed after the calamity OF nine
years ago, Galveston, Tex, would have
had a renewal Of its horrible experience
last week. hurricane whose velocity
reached 6S miles an hour threw the wa
tiers of the Gulf inland in tremendous
hsight. The wall held firm and sent the
spray a hundred feet in air. But for the
loss of seashore pavilion, where . dozen
were drowned, there would have been no
fatalities. Predictions Of the hurricane
led to precautions by the shipping.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-07-29
MIahtx NImrod 81 hls Bed.

While Col. Roosevelt, with two natives,
was out in a row boat on Lake Naivasha
last week, be was surrounded by dozen
hippopotami, which attacked the boat.
The party was in imminent peril. but
Roosevelt, selecting the largest bull and
COW, shot them and the rest Of the ani-
mails were beaten of.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-07-29
uecleIlsn Vetoed the Code.

Mayor Mcclellan vetoed the new build
ing code promoted by Tammanyites. The
new code gave practically a monopoly to
the producers OF certain building materi-
ais. principally hollow tiling, and ruled
ont cinders and concrete. The code can
not be passed over the mayors veto.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-07-29
Two suttops Mere Victims.

The board OF army officers finds in its
report that hazing still exists at West
Point. The case Investigated was that
OF Cadet Sutton, whose brother, an officer
in the marine corps, met violent death
at Annapolis, for alleged completely in
which several brother officers are in pro-
cess of court martial.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-07-29

Delay in taking Foley's Kidney Rene
dy, il you have backache, kidney or blad-
der trouble, fastens the disease upon you
and makes q cure more difficult. Com
mence taking Foley's Kidney Remedy to-
day and you will soon be well. Why
risk serious maladyf
H. A. Leonard, Randolph, c. E. Black,
South Royalton, d. o. Goodno, Roches-
ter, F. h. Totman. North Tunbridge.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-07-29

Ex-President Eliot OF Harvard prophe-
sizes the rise OF q new religion, stripped Of
the supernatural, not bonnd BY dogma or
creed. simple in its workings. It will
follow cnlv the law OF nature. It will
combat evil everywhere. Prevention will
be its watchword and a skilled surgeon
one of its members.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-07-29
spsIn,s Moorish war disastrous

Spanish troops suffered a serious re-
verse in Morocco last week, being driven
from the field with loss. The war is un-
popular at home and riots in protest are
reported. Several have been killed at
Barcelona, which city is under martial
law, as well as the entire province Of
Catalonia
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-07-29
connIctlne Testimony as to Thaw.

The Thaw hearing is still on. Expert
witnesses testify that he is now sane. A
woman OF whom Thaw hired rooms some
years ago in New York testified that he
was in the habit OF Turing young girls
there and whipping them. She consid-
cred him deranged at the time.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-07-29
rraln PIunned Into tne River.

As the result of being undermined by
recent floods, the track Of the Wabash
railroad near Kansas City, Mo-, vent out
under q passenger train Sunday and hve
coaches and q locomotive dropped into
the Missouri river. Six lives were lost
and so injured.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-07-29
IN Camp at Hishsa,e.

In Camp at Hisheate.
The season at Camp Randolph. High
gate Springs, seems to be at its height
with joyous crowd OF idlers seeking rest
and recreation at that delightful spot.
Mr.. and Mrs. Theron Brooks and
daug hter, Hester, who arrived in Ram
dolph Saturday from Washington, d. O..
took possession Of the Lamson cottage
yesterday and will be Joined tomorrow by
Mr.. and Mrs. W. r. Lamson.
At the Dubois cottage are Mr.. and
Mrs. ". :. 5. Buck, Misses Alice and
Dorothy Buck and W. H. Pelton.
Glenn Bailey, William Goodhart, Gil
man Gay, William Blanchard and Max
Thomas are occupying the Blanchard cot
taRe.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. M. Totman and little
Miss Mary have the Richmond cottage, to
which they went yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. C. Emerson, Mrs.
G J. Rumrill and daughter, Irene, and
Mrs. E. J. Butler Of Waltham, Macs, are
in the Bass cottage. Mrs. Edna Fair
hanks and her daughter, Hazel, are also
among the campers, Miss Hazel coming
from Hudson Heights, Can, where she
had been visiting.
Wayne Clafin joined his brother,
Hugh, in camp yesterday and the two
have pitched tent for their accommoda-
ton.
Guy Lamson brought 80 pounds OF fish
from Highgate Monday, one a bouncer of
eight pounds. He caught rs pickerel in
three days.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-07-29
Caspian Lake Notes.

Mrs. Doty OF Wellesley. Mass. after a.
brief visit to her son in st. Johnsbury, is
now with her daughter, Mrs. B. H. San
born. for the rest Of the season.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Wood of New
tonville, Mass, are at the Caspian Lake
hotel for two weeks, after which they 90
to Randolph to visit Mr.. Woods sister,
Mrs. Alonzo Emery.
Judge Wendell P. Stafford, formerly of
Vermont, but now Judge Of the Superior
District court, Washington, ID. O., is es-
tabiished with his family at the Smith
cottage for the summer.
Mrs. Laura Cushman OF Claremont. N.
H., came the Goth for her annual visit to
Camp Caspian and is the guest OF Mr..
and Mrs. n. j. whitehnl, who are also
entertaining Mr.. and Mrs. e. A. Thomas
of Randolph.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. T. Salisbury and chill
dren, accompanied by Miss Msrgie Jerd,
came in their automobile the 22nd to
Camp Caspian, where they have opened
their cottage for the rest Of the summer.
Mr.. Salisbury returned to Randolph
Monday, taking with him Albert NJ.
Salisbury.
Supt. A. L. Hardy and wife OF Am
herst, Mass, joined their sons at Hardy
cottage the 21st and are entertaining for q
few days Alden r. Vaughan OF Pawtuck-
ct, r. l. Mr.. Vaughan is an uncle OF
Arthur M. Vaughan OF Randolph and
was at one time student at Randolph
Center, where he and Joseph w. Atwood
were friends-a friendship both were glad
to renew here after the lapse of years.
Mr.. Vaughan is also we'll known in
BrookfeId, having married Miss Jennie
Carpenter of that place.
Mrs. Joseph W. Atwood.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-07-29
RECREATION

Is as good as Medicine, and, as it is
our pleasure to minister to Public
Good, we sell a Pack of Cards with
even more cheerfulneSs than a box
of Pills. We have your choice in
price, from 10 cents per pack to ST
for gilt edged cards in leather case.
Our Soda and Ice Cream are bet
ter than Medicine. They are gen
uine health promoters and digestive
tonicS.
This is the good old summer time.
Enjoy all you can Of il at
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-07-29
lnhuman Torture o. ) Horse.


A case Of fiendish cruelty was discov-
cred Wednesday Of last week when Frank
Bingham, who lives on the Rochester
road, found his horse in such frightful
condition in the pasture that the suffering
animal was put out of its misery as soon
as possible.
Mr.. Bingham turned the horse out to
pasture Sunday night and some one, not
definitely known, tied its foreleg with a
rope to a root OF tree which grew out in
a ring-like fashion. The horse could
neither Craze nor quench its thirst and
before it fell it had gnawed the bark from
the trees as far as it could reach. In its
struggles it bad wound the rope around
a hind leg and had gouged out one eye.
1t lay not far from fence dividing Mr..
Bingham's pasture from the land OF JOS
sph Coreveau and brush was so thrown
around there that its position would easi-
ly escape notice. The groans of the horse
attracted the attention OF Mr.. Bingham,
who was looking for it, and who was
guided BY the sound to the spot where 1t
lay.
After getting help, he tried to raise the
beast to its feet, but It was so far gone
that on the advice OF Justice Elijah Flint
OF Braintree, who had also been sum
moned, 1t was killed at once.
While there is strong suspicion as to
the author of this piece of barbarism,
sufficient positive evidence has not yet
been secured to warrant an arrest. The
Braintree authorities, however, are not
inclined to let the matter drop, and popu-
lar indignation cries loudly. for the full
penalty OF the law upon an individual so.
inhuman as to torture a dumb animal
from motives Of spite or anger.