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Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-09-16
Ahove and Below Proof.

BEFORE the means of determining the
true quantity of alcohol in spirits were
known dealers employed very rude
method to, form a notion OF the
strength" A given quantity Of the
spirit was poured upon gunpowder IN
a dish and set on fire. II the gunpow-
der continued dry enough it took ire
and exploded. but If 1t had been damp
ened by the water in the spirits the
fame of the alcohol went out without
setting the powder on fire. This was
called the proof" Spirits which kim
died gunpowder were said to be ''above
proof" those that did not set fire to 1t
were said to be "below proof" but this
did not tx the strength. Clark In his
hydrometer, which was invented about
the year 1870. fixed the strength OF
proof spirits on the stem. at the, spe-
cif1c gravity of $780, at the temperature
of 60 degrees. This is the strength at
which proof spirit is fixed by act OF
parliament, and at this strength 1t is
no more than a mixture of forty-nine
pounds of pure alcohol with ffty-one
pounds of pure water.-London' Stand
ard. T. -
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-09-16
Jet.

In his mirror OF Stones" Ca1nillus
Leonardus calls jet 'black amber" and
states thst 1t possesses the peculiar
property OF attracting to 1t when rub
bed light substances Of all kinds. he
also tells US that the thin smoke pro-
duced by this friction of rubbing was
used by the ancient Rri,ains for driv-
ing away devils and dissolving spells.
''Jet." says DR.. Young. appears to
be wood in high state Of bituminiza-
ton" And certainly jet often appears
with traces of ligneous structure. At
the same time there are specimens OF
bones which seemingly have been grad
ually impregnated with. and at last
wholly replaced by this substance.
Among the jet rock there is found
liquid hydrocarbon somewhat resen-
bling petroleum oil. which occurs IN
the cavities of ammonites. ETC.. and Is
also sometimes found IN nodules. the
presence of which ia generally sup
posed to point to a rich vein Of jet.
From these and other observations 1t
would appear that jet existed as
liquid substance and that this sub
stance gradually .permeated between
the Nominations of the shales. etc.. COW
ering over or in some cases entirely re.
placing any woody matter which It
met with.-NeW York Post. I
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-09-16
How Turner Painted.

II we are to believe Thornburysethe
wonderful Burning Of the House of
Lords and Commons was almost en-
tirely painted after the canvas was
hung on the walls Of the Royal acad-,
envy So certain was Turner Of him:
self at that period that he would send
to the exhibition just laid In sketch,
trusting entirely to vanishing days to
complete the scheme. He would arrive
ut the academy as early as 4 o'clock In
the morning and be among the last to,
leave in the evening.
Unlike Lawrence. who had to step
back constantly to Judge of. effects.
Turner would work. SO to say, with
his nose to the canvas. When Lord
Hill at too close quarters looked at the
houses of parliament picture he con-
demned 1t as nothing but dabs.'
Catching it's magical effect from just
distance, however. he exclaimed en-
Enthusiastically: Painting! God bless
me! So. it. is!'' According to Thorn
bury, Turner made a number OF
sketches Of the fire. but produced two
pictures only.--London News. -. .
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-09-16
The formation of the notarial as

The formation of the notarial as
ISOLATION by the notaries of Burleigh
county was affected without any diff
ficulty and friction. Mr.. Cochrane,
who was chosen for the presidency
of the association, has had long ex'
perience with land Office business and
is we'll informed as to the matters
of entry and registration which will
come up during the period of reg
istration, and his knowledge and ex-
perience will be valuable to the no.
taries. The other officers of the as
ISOLATION are capable, and indications
are that that part of the registration
depending on the notarial association
will go through in good shape.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-09-16
SWINGING yI, THE ARMS.
The Habit u Relic of the Time Wh'"
Man Went On All Foura.

8 G.sal~1 ~.
The Habit u Relic of the Time Vino"
:. Man Want on All Fours.
Sir victor Hershey, lecturing before
the Medical society Of London, sex-.
planned our habit or swinging the arms arms;
when walking, which be stated was
quite unnecessary. as a relic of the
days when we walked on all Tours ours.
Then we had to use arms as well %
legs. Although their use serves no
purpose when walking upright, we
still keeps on moving all four limbs
alternately or in progression. Sir VIC
tor set. forth some news facts concern
ing the functions Of the cerebellum,
the mysterious and little understood
hind part OF the brain.
"Primarily the cerebellum must be
regarded, said the lecturer. ~"as a sen
sorry organ which has an Important
part In the correct performancef2of
many of our automatic actions. Walk
ing, standing and running are good
examples Of such actions. which can
not be accurately carried out without
q normal. we'll balanced cerebelIum
Newborn animals cannot stand. They
spra wi. and before they can stand.
walk or run they must acquire this
power. Fer copveniences in life this
ability to stand must be secured with
out the animal having consciously to
think what he is doing. The fully de-
velopedr cerebellum supplies this power
unconsciously."
In proof OF this Sir Victor pointed
out that the cerebellum Of full
grown cat showed fully developed cells
and tibers. whereas in newborn kit
tens the brain in the cerebellar portion
is not yet organized into active nerve
tissues.-New York Times.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-09-16
caaa of Too Much Ham.

Case Of Too Much Ham,. 49,
One morning not long ago there
trfpped up to butcher stall In Bal
timore2 market u dainty little thing out
for her frst marketing.
MY husband bought couple OF nice
hams from you not long ago." she an
uoupced.
"Yes'm," said the smiling butcher; II
remember well. Fine hams. weren't
they?" ...,....
They were adelicious," said the
young wife. e"Have you any more like
themy ~ ~. = -, -s.!.1<E :
Lots" responded the butcher. In.
dicating 4 row Of hams in the rear, Of
the stall. 49, >'~' 'SA ...-... DID,.
The young thing surveyed the hams
thoughtfuliy. a.'Are you sure.' she
finally asked. that they're from the
same pig as that from which my hus-
band bought?' RI = b. j
. ''Yes'm." answered the butcher with
out 10 much az aquiver Of an eyeiid.f
Then you may send me three more
of them" she said.-Pittsburg Post.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-09-16
- 9hank's Mare.

II haven't got limousine or any
aeroplane; haven't got q coach an
six. not cen special train; l haven't
got bicycle nor yet boss an team.
l git along all right, by jinks, 'thout
gaserline or steam. travel Jest by
shank's mare an never hev no fear
but what. I'll reach my stoppin' place
the same day In the year. No artificial
rigs for me. no busted tires or bones.
no landin' oil up in heap upon the
highway stones. ! may be slow a.get-
tin round an cause the world to
stare. but will Git there By an By
all right side up with care Boston
Herald. a.@p.4szs 5 s@5. 4 Ia. II s.% s
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-09-16
Corroded by Water.

In a German village an underground
lead water pipe was found greatly cor.
roded and perforated. Investigation
showed that the soil in which the pipe
had lain was permeated by very i'm.
pure water and consequently contained
large quantities of ammonia. alnmoni.
um nitrate and other compounds, which
had ATTACKED tina lead pipe. forming
lead} carbonate, nitrate. nitric and
chloride. All Of these lead salts. ex
cep9 the carbonate, ares more or less
soluble in water. The carbonate Is in.'
soluble in pure water, Put is soluble
II water containing carbon dioxide.
Iron. pipes coated with asphalt should
be employed for underground conduits.
II lead pipes are used they should be
imbedded In aspha't.-Scfentific Amer
lean.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-09-16
The Caspian Sea.

The Caspian sea is, az Herodotus
said 1900 years ago. "a sea BY itself,
having NO connection with any other
Every schoolboy knows that now. but
It is remarkable to ind Herodotus
saying SO. because centuries after his
time such authorities as Strabo and
Pliny believed that II was connected
with the northern ocean BY long and
narrow gulf. Geography seems to
have had setback in the interval
through false information received at
the time Of Alexander's conquests.
Herodotus says that the Caspian's
length was fifteen days voyage with
d rowboat. it's breadth eight days.
Since the actual figures are $50 miles
and 400, this shows that a rowboat Of
the time did tifty miles day.-Londou
Graphic. .., ~ -.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-09-16
Stolen Place, Names.

There ARE many stolen place names
outside Lancashire, the most fragrant
instance Of theft being afforded by
Etruria, in Staffordshire, which an
nexed this name because Wedgwood's
copies Of Etruscan pottery were manu-
featured there. Then In Wales we
find Bethesda and Hebron, and in
Scotland Joppa. Alexandria and Porto
beilo. %Valentia. OF the Irish coast, is
named after the Spanish town, but this
ia hardly a case Of theft. as the Span.
iards themselves bestowed the name
on the island. Aspatria. 10 Cumber.
land. looks likes al name flched from
Italy. but II In reality d corruption Of
Observation-Disclosures Chronicle.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-09-16

{ She was desperately gone on them
both. and she couldn't think which
one to choose. 1t was rather perplex-
Ing, no doubt. for one she was bound
10 refuse.
She gazed Mt them both in despair,
quite puzzled TO know what to do. As
soon as she thought about one she
cared for the other one too.
They still remained under her gaze.
little rocking the trouble they brought.
II really was hard to decide. They
were both 70 delightful. she thought.
u She couldn't say which one she'd
have; her efforts fell hopelessly fat.
It's realty exceedingly hard select
inx q new autumn hat.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-09-16

a field properly for the seed; how to
select and where to get the seed that
will yield the best return: how to
cultivate each crop; how to combine
stock raising with tillage, and how
to rotate his crops and preserve un!
impaired the richness of his soil. On
his own farm, with the material and
the object lesson before him, under
instruction that comes with public
authority and sanction, he will be a
pupil apt to learn. 1t is on a par
with the Importance of the public
school. We have not yet made be-
ginning; but every other interest
and every other item of proposed
legislation might we'll wait until we
do. -
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-09-16
How to Kill Flies.

A good fly poison not dan
gerous to human life is a So
luton Of bichromate of pot
ash, one dram dissolved in
two ounces of water and
sweetened with a little sugar.
Put some in shallow dishes
and place throughout the
house. Flies are no more
dangerous now than they al
ways have been, but the &C.
casional mysterious occur
renee and SPREAD OF COM
MUNICABLE DISEASES
have now been charged to
their account. =. 49,.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-09-16
AeTcld AAr.

HousekeelRr-You promised that II
I'd give you good meal and a suit
Of old clothes you'd tell the how to
keep the premises free from tramps.
II Tramp-Yes. mum. an I'm Ia man
safs me word, num-. an'$I'Il keep me
promise. although that meal wasn't no
great shakes an this suit Of clothes
Amt much OF ft. But IN tell ye. d
well. what course am to pursueT'
Never give 'em anything, mum.
Coed day. num-" 's7'
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-09-16
Not GUILTY.

+ The unable seaman referred to by
the American Thrasherman probably
thought be; was being accused Of
'.mussing up the bedciothes.'''
Enthusiastic Amateur Sailor-Let go
that lib sheet! AZ y E&s5
Unenthusiastic Landlubber (who has
been decoyed into acting 40 crew,-rm
not touching the thinga Il,
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-09-16
Coed and Simple,

Let 1t not be in any mans power to
Say truly Of thee that thou art not
simple or that thou art NOT good. bit
let him br i liar whoever shall think
anything ofsthis kind about thee. ana
this Is altogether In thy power. for
who Is he that shall hinder thee from
being good and simple ?-Marcus An.
tonins ~ NJ St y84%
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-09-16
Nest raetissa 81 MAJ,

- Mcst ActIeeo OF Wen. ~
Clarence unintentionally offended
the aspiring young poetess. = a
I'm what way?"
HE sent her q gayly decorated
wastebasket as a birthday present. -
Philadelphia Record. s31
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-09-16
a Hiah one.

Friend-Does the baron. your son-in-
law. speak with much OF an accent?
Richpurse He did when be discovered
how had fixed Ills wife's dover
Puck. 5ssast.t 5>: FL, j ~ nj
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-09-16
A Tramp Of Resource.

Much experience Of thirsty tramps
had caused the author Of IAN English
Holiday" J. J. Hissey. to foreknow
almost exactly what they would: say
to him. One day. when sending his
:motorcar slowly along n shady Eng
lish road. he met one Of this guild. who
accosted him with the preliminary
touch Of his cap, Mr.. Hissey antici-
pated BIN by excIafming: ..s
II be mortal thirsty! Have you. good
sir. the price of glass Of ale about
you? I've driven nearly fifty miles to-
day, and since the morning not a bite
Of food has passed my lips"
Z The look of establishment that tramp
gave me was delight to observe. But
this tramp was man of ready re-
source. and, seeing was hopeless
case. he rose to the occasion and
promptly, exclaimed. with what dig
nifty be could command and with a
comicaliy serious expression:
IF there were a policeman in sight
! would give you in charge for begging.
that / would
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-09-16

n 4 = Ster PSnOrouee.E = - = 2.
"Which," asked the artistic youth
''has your greater admiration, poetry
or music -. 4 : '1,s.:*
Music" answered Miss Cayenne
ut Is impossible for the melody Of amp
popular song to be as absurd 40. the
Observation-Disclosures Star.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-09-16
The Last spsaksr Of Cornish. f.

The Last SPeAker OF Cornish.
In the little village OF st. Paul. near
Penzance, there is a monument erected
to the memory Of Doll, or Dolly. Pent-
reath, who attained the age OF 1O2
and was the last woman who spoke
the Cornish tongue. This is the In
scription: "Here ueth inferred Dorothy
Pentreath. who died in 1771. said to
have been the. last. person who con-
versed in the ancient Cornish. the pc.
culiar language of this country from
the earliest times till It expired in
the eighteenth century in this parish
of st. Paul. This stone is erected by
the Prince Louis Lucien Bonaparte in
union with the Rev. John Garrett.
vicar of st. Paul. June, 1850. Honor
thy father and thy mother that thy
days may be long upon the land which
the Lord thy God giveth thee Exodus
k. 13."-London News.
A Mothers Troubles.
The mother of large family fell Ill
and died. and the attending physician
reported that she died of starvation
1t was incredible. but he proved It,
The woman had to get the dinner and
then spend the next two hours in wait
ing on the family and getting the chill
dreD TO the table. 1t was never Oh
record that she got all Of them there
at the So me time. and they came stray
Cling iii all the way from potatoes to
pie. BY the time she had wiped the
last face her own hunger had left her
and she had no desire to eat. Chick
ems. .he do<'for said. come running at
Feed time. but children don't. A. hen
has a better chance to eat than a
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. G!obt.
The Minds Power. -
"Zola." said a psychologist, "onct
wrote In Iady's album that his favor.
lite amusement was writing and his
fayorite wish a sudden death. Zols
died suddenly. aM>.
And it Is a strange thing" said the
psychologist. that those who prefer a
sudden death usually have their pref
erence gratiied. 1t is one of those
things which go to show the minds
mysterious power. Who knows but It
is this very desire for death, quick.
painless, undreaded, which actually
causes that happy kind Of death? The
| mind. you know. has a power that we
have only just begun to understand. -
philadelphia Bulletin.
-.~~~ THE Halter Of Quietuds.
/ That man says he will create some
| rpa! excitement II he gets into con-
gress = 1t
| "Yes" answered Senator Sorghum,
! ''be is one Of those peculiar patriots
who want to climb on board the ship
OF sta:es simply. for the pleasure Of
rocking the boat" Washington Star.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-09-16
sHsrsdity

( .,>,2-5s L; t.t Hsrsdity. r. -
"ecaddsworth's grandfather was y
barber" @ g.s5 T.. .f..@
"Was he7 Then Scaddsworth's habit
Of tucking his napkin under his chin
ND II he were going TO be shaved must
be 4 relic of barberism. - Chicago Rec
ord Herald. Z q ! s.sss, IT.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-09-16
Snuff Spoons.

All the world Is familiar with snuff.
boxes. but SNUFF spoons are pretty lit
tie refinements Of which this genera.
ton has hardly heard. Very probably
they came into use about two years
after Sir George Rockies expedition to
Vigo bay In 1902. when he captured
half q ton Of tobacco and snuff from
the Spanish galleons. and 'snun thus
became u common article in England.
One Of the characters In comedy
published at Oxford In 1704. entitled
IAN Act at Oxford" by Thomas
Baker. says, But ! carry sweet snutf
for the ladies'" to which Arabella re-
plies: "A spoon too. That's very gal
liant. for to see some people run their
fat fingers into box is al nauseous
as eating without fork"
In the forties and fifties OF the last
century SNUFF spoons we're stiii,in use
on the Scottish border They were Of
bone and Of size to go into the SNUFF
box. People fed their noses. 1t was
said. as naturally as they carried soup
to their mouths. As late as 1877 q
farmer at Norham-on-Tweed was seen
using one.-London Saturday Review.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-09-16

+ True valor Hes In the middle, b.
tween cowardice and rashness. Ger.
vantes. +, M r n -
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-09-16
DIVING BELL SPIDERS.
Gathering Air For Use In Working
Under Water.

Gathering Air For Use In Working
Under Water.
The diving bell spiders gather air to
use Just as a soldier might draw wa
ter and dispose it about his person In
water bottles. They do this in two
ways, one of which Is characteristic of
many Of the creatures which live both
in and out Of the water. as the spider
does. The tall Of the spider Il COW
cred with black, velvety hair. Putting
its tail out of the water. 1t collects
mnch air in the interstices Of the vel
vet. 1t then descends. when all this
air drawn down beneath the surface
collects into a single bubble. covering
it's tail and breathing holes like q, goat
Of quicksilver. This supply the spider
uses up when at work below until 1t
dwindles to single speck. when 1t
once more ascends and collects fresh
store.
The writer has seen one Of these
spiders spin so many webs across the
stems Of water plants In limited
space that not only the small water
shrimps and larvae. but even a young
ash, were entangled. The other and
more artistic means Of gathering: dir
employed By the spider is to catch a
bubble on the surface and swim below
with it. The bubble Is then let go into
a bell woven under some plant, into
which many other bubbles have been
drawn. In this diving bell the eggs
are laid and the young ,hatched under
the constant watch of the old spider.
London Saturday Review.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-09-16

he who wishes to secure the good
Of Others his already secured bis own.
--Confucias.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-09-16

The Mckenzie county shippers as
ISOLATION which has been attempting
to secure boats to haul grain from
that country down the river to Wash
burn and Bismarck has been notified
that fleet of grain boats will 10 put
on at once between Nesson and Will
liston. These boats will have an ag-'
gregate capacity of 10000 bushels but
it Is thought that it will not be
enough to remove all the grain this
fall from that portion of the country.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-09-16

The sum of Thirteen Hundred DOL
lars was the aggregate of the efforts
of the women in the second annual
tag-day for the Florence Crittnton
home association at Fargo. 23A}:"
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-09-16
News of the State.

Postmaster Corliss. Of Caledonia,
Trail county, is under bonds for an
alleged shortage of $500. ~ ..
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-09-16

consumed. A wire that came In con-
tact with the frame work of the ma,
chine caused the, trouble and the
whole machine was instantly ablaze
but no one was injured. ~
T. ", IL Vim -, 81 / " ~
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-09-16

The other day when within mile
of New Rockford the automobile of
w. C.. Schoebe1 took fire and was
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-09-16

The Dunseith Magnet has purehas-
ed new cylinder press and is Offer
ing scissors as premiums to paid up
subscribers. 3d., @s&ts
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-09-16

Minot papers both mention Judge
Cowan and Judge Goss as possible
candidates for judge of the supreme
court
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-09-16

s.,s,,,,,s - 35
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-01-28
FLORIDA OUT OF her TRACK
The Loss Of the Ecrub,ic vii! lie a.
SQO,GOO--t nunct BE NaiSeh--sarA
~ TOO rect a." Wafer.

New York. Jan. 2i.As n result Of tho
news that two passengers were Killed
and two injured and their identity
established. the White star Line Of
ficials werc enabled Tonight to figure
for the first time Just whoie the Republic
was struck Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Lynch
Of Boston. occupied stateroom No. "a, on
the port side Of the saloon deck. Just
aft OF amidships. Mr.. and N's Mooney
and Nj. and Mrs. Murphy occupied adj
Joining staterooms. Stateroom NO 10 WIS
occupied by Mrs. Herbert l.. Griggs wrte
of the president of the Bank OF Nc"
York Tho Republic had been struck by
the Florida on the port or left hand
side and This would seem to INDICATE thAt
tho Florida which had stra"ed In the
fog some so miles from her regular courHc
was crossing the path Of the outward
bound steamers in an endenvor to reach
the inward bound lane.
A remarkable feature Of the accident
is that Mrs. GriEgs should have esoap-
ed being killed Her stateroom No. 20
being between Nos. % and 81
Tho steamer Republic was valued at
81 800 90 the cargo perhaps $1,000" and
the baggage OF the passengers as much
more
The work Of the revenue cutters and
the derclict destroyer Seneca Of the navy
department is coming in for high praise
among marine men here. tn" cutters
Gresham. Acushuet and Mohawk. the
last named Of which came to grief by
grounding on the Massachusetts coast
and the Seneca left their moorings when
the cry for aid came and ventured II
sea in the face of dense fog on th"