Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-03-30
WEee BROS. SHOE DEPT,
Is the place to buy Shoes.
Ne GOT THE GOODS.
Business Deal Between Potter Palmer
and A. T, Stewart. ''

Business Deal Between Potter Palmer
and A. T. Stewart.
At the time of the civil war Potter
Palmer was In the dry goods business
In Chicago. and Levi z. Letter and
Marshall Field were working for him.
Palmer wasn't 80 well known. but be
had q good reputation in the trade.
and he didn't have to introduce him.
self when he called on old 4. r. Stew.
art to buy some goods. After some
dickeriDg they agreed upon the price,
and Palmer calmly said that be would
take about 100000 worth. 1T was 4
little larger bill than Stewart exactly
cared to sell young Palmer on credit.
but be concluded to make the deal and
told him to come in the next morning
and arrange some 6nal details. That
night some big war news came. and It
didn't require any declaration by the
government to inform every dry goods
man in the country that the price of
goods would take a big squirt up.
Stewart recognized it as soon as be
had the news, and he Immediately
thought Of Palmer. He also thought
Of the big bill Of goods Palmer had
bought of him. 1t didn't particularly
tickle Stewart. that thought didn't
But it required only few scratches of
his red head to tx things to bis salts
faction. He would simply tell Palmer
that he was sorry. but that he didn't
feel that be could sell such big bill
on credit, and as he knew that Palmer
couldn't raise the cash Immediately.
why. that would end it, and the sale
would be of. Well, young Palmer
called early, and Stewart greeted him
in his very abruptest manner. telling
him how sorry he was. etc., but really
he didn't think it wise business to ex-
tend credit for such an amount.
"Just how much does the bill come
to-" said young Palmer, seemingly sor-
rowful-like.
Just $4,000" Stewart replied. and
then he straightway gulped for breath
as young Palmer drew an immense
pocketbook from his inside vest pocket
and, opening it. counted out 40 thou.
sand dollar bills and. laying them
quietly on Stewards desk. said: ''lf
you will kindly count them and give
me a receipt III be obliged. as ! must
take the next train home. Ship the
goods soon as you can, and" when
you're out our way drop in. Always
glad to see our friends"
. The eashi. baxouk.
Like each Of the various clans Of the
Kurds, the bashi- bazouk can easily be
distinguished by his costume. His
shoes, or 'yemenys" (meaning leather'.
are red or black. His goldike stock
ings, which leave the knee exposed.
are deliberately embroidered in black.
his short Turkish trousers are OF
homespun. while about his waist is a
short sash Of wool or silk, surmounted
by a leather belt in rich colors and
embossed In red. This is divided into
three or four sections. in which he
keeps his revolver. his chibouk, or pipe,
and his yatagha1. always kept sharp.
The bashi-bazouks never carry dag
gers, as the Circassians do. A car
fridge box hangs from the side, AZ also
4 small silver sngnbo1. They wear
two jackets. the tlfder one with short
sleeves and the outside one with long.
At the elbow rs an opening In which
they carry in a leather bag written
quotations from the Koran as tails
man to protect them from the bullets
Of the adversary. About the neck is a
chain of silver coins, from which is
suspended 4 powder box.
A Straight Vote: = ,,''. -. =
The secret of the ballot is sometimes
too good to keep. George" said the
squire. did you vote straight. as l
told your" ''Sure. OF did. squoire. It
said on tn paper to put =. but Oh
moinded as how ye said atstraight,s
and OF put; nm straight through ms
naame."-London Chronicle. - !: !.
Violent delights have violent ends
H. a.