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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-26
WHEN ]. P.ERP. DROPPED The PLATE

RI. Pierpont Morgan trimmed In church today
he col ecffon plate which was piled high witt
York Dispatch-1
On Wall street where j. Pierpont plays
He never stumb.es, no, not he.
No matter how the busy ways
Beset with obstacles may be,
Against him Needless men may JOLT
And strangers into HIN may lurch,
But on the coin he keeps his holt.
It's different when he's In church.
j. Pieru. has dined with kings and queens,
And kent his grip upon his wad.
He never spills his plate Of beaye
When on his feet the rough have trod.
For coin that Mr.. Morgan drops
On week days It were vain to search,
The long green In his fingers stops.
It's different when he's In church.
From Monday unto Saturday
He watches every step ne taxes;
No obstacle upon bis way
On Sunday II Is different, though,
He's not SO steady In his gait:
A little cushion brought him low
And spilled the shekels from the plate.
The church Is not the place to smile,
Or laughter to be heard within;
Men should be reverent all the while
The sacred house of God they're In;
And yet In Just chuckle sly
The angels, believe, would join
And laugh TIE same as You and
To see J. Pierpont dropping coin.
Detroit Free Press.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-26
A Considerate Permission.

"Did that eminent New York financier
treat you with considerations"
YES" replied Mr.. Lambson. you
know he is very influential with the rail-
ways. He told me ! might walk home on
the ties of one Of them that used to
own"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-26

The extension of the 9th street car
service to make the Soldiers Home juno
ton the northern terminus OF the city
route is to be welcomed as an indication
Of a disposition on the part OF the rail-
way company to meet the public necessi-
ties. There should be steady removal
outward of the points Of transfer between
urban and suburban cars and conse-
quent lengthening of the lines Of no.
change riding!
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-26

No chewing gum for Sailor Jack! Is
not that hard on the boys In blue? They
have lost so many OF their ancient and
traditional privileges that they may be
pardoned for feeling hurt when they
are officially told that they must keep
their jaws still.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-26

A New Jersey dog which had been
taught to drink beer died of alcoholism.
1t would seem to be a case in which the
temperance people and the 8. p. c. A.
ought to cooperate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-26
Danger of a Spill,

Oh, Sanity, though your journeys long,
Shun modes of travel up-to-date:
Stick to your reindeer sled SO strong
And don't attempt to aviate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-26

A prominent democrat can always Sc
cure an enthusiastic Endorsement Of his
views from other prominent democrats
by announcing that he will not be a can
didate for the presidential nomination.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-26

Theodore Roosevelt appears to be dis
inclined to undertake the breaking Of
that bucking presidential boom with
which admirtng friends have presented
him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-26
Selfish Comparison.

'It's all right" said the CHEEKY citizen;
science says the coal supply will last for
thousands Of years to come"
Some big syndicate's may" replied
Mr.. Growcher, ''but mine won't"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-26

Many members Of Congress win refuse
to accept the Presidents message as a
document thoroughly in line with his
Thanksgiving proclamation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-26
Demonstration,

"Sone people make an immense amount
of noise about small matters"
"Yes." replied Prof. Hibrow: "a lot Of
us think we are cerebrating when We are
only celebrating"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-26

The courage required for foot ball is
equaled only by that needed to give a
musical comedy performance on the night
Of the game.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-26

Christmas comes but once year; which
judicious program leaves something over
eleven months to arrange for early shop
ping.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-26

This Leonidas Merritt appears anxious
to give John D. Rockefeller's almoner
every possible excuse for beginning a
libel suit.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-26

Italy may be placing its announcement
Of a big war fund before Turkey as a
demonstration Tor moral effect.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-26

A glance at Chinese writing makes it
clear that the new republic will have
trouble IL it tries to adopt the Australian
ballot.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-26

DIn order to avoid delays on account Oh
,ersonal absence letters to THE STAR should
not be addressed to any individual connected
with the once: but simply to THE STAR or 20
the Editorial or Business Department. according
to tenor purpose.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-26
SHOOTING STARS.
By pHILANDER JOHNSON.
A Stratagem Of the Future.

"a IVA 0eeS6S&A@ VI SA@S - ssAASs
"Shall we make the attack on that
country today?" asked one hostile gen.
eral.
mo" answered the other. We're too
late We should have made it yesterday,
when it's entire army and navy were at
the foot ball game"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-26

The frost on Mars is too far from the
unscientiic citizens water pipes to give
him much concern.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-26

That hard winter the weather prophets
have been announcing is encouragingly
dilatory.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-26

The news from China indicates that
that yellow peril is an ingrowing af-
fair.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-26

There can be nothing but sympathy and
admiration for the loyal father Of young
Beattie.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-26

castro's demonstrations SO far may be
regarded as mere disturbances Of the
peace.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-26


motion of the men from one grade to an.
other, there have been In
Political stances where men o.
c marked ability have risen
OAaAcoS. The clerk may. by keeping
up his academic studies, hold himself II
line for various promotions until he rises
to the higher ranks Of office. Aspirant'
for political preferment. however. rarely
gain the goal Of their ambitions from the
departmental service. There are two
classes of recruits for political office, one
comprising business men and labor ad
vocates, who adopt politics as career or
the backing of their capital and theil
union affiliation,s and In the second class
are the sons of distinguished men. These
latter are taken on as private secretaries
and coached to qualify for junior appoint
ments in the government. They are usu-
ally partisans of the hereditary type, at
taching themselves to great men whose
fortunes they have followed in their ad.
vancement up the line of government
service. There have been rare instances
of department chiefs selecting capable
young men from the ranks without refer.
ence to their family associations.
OF recent years the larger public schools
of England have been training their pu.
pills definitely for the civil service. This
has made the task OF the man I'm the
service desiring to rise from grade tt
grade harder than ever. for after from
ten to a dozen years in the ranks he rusts
in his academic equipment and stands
but a poor show when he goes into q
competition for a vacancy or a promo
ton.
In most cases the heads of departments
are allowed lump sums for the pay
ment of private secretaries. In some
instances clerks are selected for such
duties and paid additional sums while
serving in the capacity of personal
clerks to the higher officials. In the
home Office for instance. there is an
allowance Of $3.50 per year to the sec
rotary for private secretaries. with an
allowance of S150 each for similar serv.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-26

The annual Increment or promotion va
ries with the grade of the clerk and his
initial salary. In the
Annual home Office. for instance.
one Of the clerks in
Ancremens. charge of accounts re-
ceiyes s5OO per year at the outset and is
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-26

Entered as second-class mail matter at the post
Office at Washington, ID. q.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-26
Annual
Increment.

ceives ESQ per year
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-26

Despite the difficulty attending the pro
motion of the men from one grade to an
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-26

We have seen that the accusations
have been industriously exploited by
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-26

Naturally there was great curiosity, es-
pecially during the early part Of the war.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-26

According to the Berliner Tagebla.t
Turkeys alliance does not compensate for
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-04-04
Diversified farming
A PAYING PROPOSITION
0. M, NELSON OF DRISCOlL ALSO
SUCCESSFUL GROWING
TREES ON FARM
Thinks Farmers Of State viii Az
Come to Use Diversified Methods
In the Near Future.

o. NJ. Nelson, one of the successful
Burleigh county farmers who resides
in the vicinity of Driscoll, was a
visitor in * e city Tuesday morning
and paid visit to the Tribune office.
Mr.. Nelson has been in the county
for about six years, coming here to
file upon homestead.
Shortly after Mr. Nelson establish
ed his residence upon his claim he
planted large number OF trees, cot
,onwoods, box elder and ash. These
are growing very nicely, and he. ex-
poets to have quite grove when they
have attained their full growth. Last
year being dry season they did not
grow so much, but this year they
should gain considerable. They were
winter killed in 1907 and had to grow
from the root again, but on the av-
erage they are between ten and twelve
feet high.
Mr.. Nelson has been using diversi-
fled methods on his farm, and finds
that that manner of farming is the
best paying proposition. He raises
grain and stock. He has ten cows
and markets his cream at the cream
cry at Driscoll He thinks that all
the farmers of the state will sooner
OF later make use of diversified farm
ing methods-grow more corn, raise
more cattle and hogs, and not trust
to enc single crop of small grain.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-04-04
The scoroion's Wonderful Ear,


I have studied the habits of the
scorpion for many years and have
often noticed how very sensitive scor-
pions are to the most delicate sound.
musical or otherwise. Under the tho
rax the scorpion has two comblike
appendages. which are the antennae
(pectinatae, 1t is pretty well settled
by psychologists and entoMologists
that in insects the antennae represent
the organs of hearing These delicate
structures are easily affected by the
vibrations of sound. and there can he
no doubt whatever that they are also
affected by sounds quite inaudible to
the human ear The slightest vibra-
ton Of the atmosphere from any cause
whatever at once puts In motion the
delicate structures which compose the
antennae. to which organs Insects owe
the power of protecting themselves
against danger as we'll as the means
Of recognizing the approach Of one
Spectator.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-04-04
MARCH DISBURSEMENTS
1O1ALLED $94,842.24
TOTAL AMOUNT OF PAYMENTS
LARGES. EVER KNOWN
KNOWN IN COUNTY.
Bismarck City Received Nearly $500
More than it did for the Cores.
pondng Period Of 1910.

The county treasurer has compiled
a few statistics which show the
amount of disbursements during the
month of March to have been one
CT the largest if not the largest in
payments made in the history of the
county. The total disbursements for
the month just ended amounted to
$94.S42.24. This was disbursed as
follows:
Bismarck City, general. $4,000. 80
Bismarck City, sewer 80. 1904 .28
Bismarck City. sidewalk. Las. 4S
Bismarck City, schools :. 1919. Is
State of N. D.. general. 4o,749. 03
Civil townships of. county,. 1925. 81
School Districts of county 1876. so
Last year the city of Bismarck re-
ceived from the general fund of the
county the sum of $2O,49401, so that
it is seen that the city has received
this year nearly $500 more than it
did year ago. Last year the pay
ments to the state amounted to &c.,
1893 90. which was about $3.50 more
than this year, the state levy this
year having been lower than year
ago.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-04-04
CURIOUS DOMESTIC PETS.
Mus'ea. Insects and Waiting Mic,
Popular In japan.

Mus'e.. Insects and Waiting Mics
Popular In Japan.
Among the many curious domestic
pets Of the Japanese are their musical
insects and waltzing mice.
Hung up in the veran'las Of Japn-
nese houses may he seen small, eXqui.
sitely cut bamboo cages. from which
in the hush Of dawn and at the close
Of summer days proceed quaint little
whiStlingS. tinklings aud tri|lS Usual.
~ it is at evening that the Japanese
sit ut their ease to listen to the music
Of their imprisoned insects. One called
the "suzu- mlshi" gives out, it Is said,
kind Of trill SO delicate and clear as
to sound like an ethereulized birds
song.
One species Of Japanese mouse may
be said to waltz through the greater
part Of the waking hours Of its life.
never firing. though it's feet wear out
in the process. This peculiar little
rodent is black and white and has
pink eyes. Its chief popularity is that
at a time when baby mice Of other
species are jist beginning to move
about this, terpsichorcan mouse is al
ready able to waltz.
Put together. these japanese dane
ing mice will waltz in couples. and at
times more than two will join in
mad whirl. So rapid Is the movement
of the dancers that 1t Is difficult to
distinguish their heads from their
tails.
The Japanese says that waltzing
seems TO lie as essential to the happi
ness Of this mouse as midair somer-
saults are to the tumbling pigeon. An
upright peg forms convenient pivot
round which the mouse can whirl, but
1t Is said that without any such guide
they would not in several minutes
cover an area larger than dinper
plate. and they easily spin uubnr
tumblpr-N New York Herald.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-04-04
TEN DIPLOMAS ISSUED
TO country STUDENTS
PAPERS OF RECENT EIGHTH
GRADE EXAMINATIONS HAVE
BEEN GRADED.
102 certificats Issued by County Sup
erintendent for Completion Of Work
In Various Subjects.

The county superintendent of schools
office has just completed the grading
u the papers of the recent eighth
grade examination held in the dis.
trict schools of Burleigh county with
the result that there were ten of
the pupils of the country schools who
have been awarded diplomas for the
completion of the work in their eighth
grade studies.
In addition to these ten diplomas
there we're AO3 individual certificates
issued for the completion of various
single subjects by pupils. who have
only partially completed their course
Those to whom diplomas were is
sued were:
Rufus Roth, of Sibley district.
Dorothy Chase, of Sterling.
Everett Thrans, of Apple Greek.
Randall Boyd of Boyd district.
Chester Boyd of Boyd district.
Robert Welch of Boyd district.
Robert .lcMaster of Long Lake dis
trict.
Edith Hoffman. of Long Lake dis.
trict.
Burns Bailey, of Long Lake district.
Hugh Reddington, of Hawkeye dis
trict.
This record of the pupils of the
county is said to be exceptionally
good for the month of March. The
next eighth grade completion will be
held on May 10.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-04-04
BOOKS IN OLD ROME.
Trained Slave Copyists Turned Them
Out Quick and Cheap.

Trained Slave copyists Turned Them
Out Quick and Cheap.
There were in Augustan Rome es.
tablished publishing houses which not
only turned out large numbers OF
books. but many editions Of them and
at an incredibly small price. That
their arrangements were businessliko
may be inferred from the testimony
Of Horace. He relates that when an
author failed to please the metropolis
the publishers shipped the entire edi-
ton Of his works to the provinces, and
II he still failed as writer they made
arrangements to bring them back again
and sell them o. paper to the pastry
and spice shops.
One great firm in Rome had over
1000 trained slave copyists. and theie
wor6 was swift and cheap. for Mar
ttal writes that they had ready an edi-
ton Of a thousand copies Of his "Epi.
grams" in just one hour. to be sold at
10 cents copy. The exceedingly
large reading public which all this in
dicates must have been many years in
growing. and one may assume that
Rome had long been a city of renders.
Atticus. the publisher Of Cicero, had 4
great many modern methods in tho
conduct Of his business, and the fact
that Caesars Commentaries" were
very quickly dispatched to the out
posts Of civilization shows that tho
machinery Of distribution was also
well organized. Thus we may con.
clude that the advertising and public.
lty department was III good shape
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-04-04
PERSONAL

Joseph E. Fitzgibbons came up from
Braddock Monday on a business trip.
Joseph A. Dahl of Underwood was
attending to business aairs in Bis
marck Monday.
DR.. Langdale of Lehr was an arriv-
al at the state capital from the south
Monday afternoon.
Mrs. S. R. Young left an No. 4
Tuesday morning for Fargo, where
she will visit for a few days.
John R. Richards of Braddock was
among the callers at the court house
Monday afternoon.
o. N. Nelson of Lein was transact
ing business in the capital city Mon
day afternoon.
Mrs. w. F. Krenz of New Salem was
an arrival in the city Monday evening.
Asa Mahood came up from Driscoll
Monday to spend few days in the
city.
George Burgod has returned to his
home at Napoleon after short stay
in the capital city.
Mrs. NJ. L. Connolly of Mandan left
for her home Monday evening after
spending several days in Bismarck. =
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-04-04
THIEVES Make ATTEMPT
TO SMASH Open SAFE
STORE or SlATTERY.GuNN 1
COMPANY VISITED SOME
TIME MOMEAY NIGHT
Work was Done by Rznkest Of ANA
teurs, and Men were Evidently Well
Acquainted with Premises.

Some time Monday night thieves
broke into Slattery-Gunn & Company
store on the corner of Third and
Broadway and made an unsuccessful
attempt to break open the safe. They
forced their way in through the rear
of the building, breaking in both OF
the back DOORS. There was a little
money left in the till to make change
when the store opened up on Tues
day morning and Mr.. Slattery discov-
cred that this was stolen.
The VOL n on the safe branded the
robbers as he rankest kind of anna
tuers. The heavy front doors of the
safe had been left open, but the inner
steel doors were locked and it was
against these that the efforts of the
criminals were directed. The tools
that they used were picked up about
the premises with the exception of a
cold chisel which they brought with
them. They brought in an axe and a
pick which they found lying under
the ice wagon. In the store they
found found several other implements
which they pressed into service,
among them being a monkey wrench,
box opener and heavy bolt. They
knocked off the knobs on the lock
OF the inner doors, and then tried to
break the doors in with the axe and
pick. The monkey wrench was also
broken. The axe handle was broken
as a result of their efforts, and was
the point of the pick. With the ex-
ception of several holes punched in
the doors and the demolishing Of the
lock there was no damage done.
Chris Henzler was called into SER
vice Tuesday morning to drill into the
safe and open it and repair the locks.
No clue as to the identity of the rob.
bers has been discovered.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-04-04
DID NOT MEET,

The regular meeting of the board
of county commissioners which was
scheduled to be held Monday morning
was postponed for day on account
of the absence of quorum of the
members. There is little beside rou-
tine business to come up for consid-
Grafton at this time with the exception
of acting on a number OF additional
applications for seed grain which have
been received by the county auditor.
The question of the appointment of a
superintendent of county highways,
which Office was created by the legis-
lature, may be taken up at this time.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-04-04
Communicated
Editor Of the Tribune:

Editor Of the Tribune:
Concerning your editorial in last
nights Tribune, "The Tribune's Pc
sition," l ask the privilege of making
the following statement in your col
umns:
Instead of refusing to publish the
subject of my Sunday evening ser.
mon, three courses were open to you,
to neither one of which would I have
made public objection. Omitting my
explanation for change from the
previously announced subject, you
might have printed my announcement
as sent it to you as follows: $50
p. M, "The Sovereignty of the State
or the Sovereignty Of Crime-Which'
will be the subject of the sermon by
the PASTOR Or. secondly, you might
have. notified me that you required
me to modify my statements. if |
desired to have my subject appear in
your paper. Or, thirdly. you might
have added my name after the an.
nouncement as you did the week be-
fore, and thus have relieved yourself
and your paper Of responsibility. if
anybody ever could suppose that a
paper is responsible for the personal
statements made in church announce.
ments. l submit, that if you really
intended to be impartially fair, t.
would seem to me that you would
have adopted one of these courses.
instead of deliberately keeping my
subject from the public and not let
ting me know your course until it
was too late for me to get the subject
before the people by other means than
the columns Of your paper.
In regard to your fear that the
publication of my announcement
would have made your paper liable
for a SANDER suit" everybody knows
that the publication of such a subject
as l have treated above. which is
exactly the subject which | gave you
last Saturday, would not subject any.
body to SANDER suit. AS to the
other statements made in the an
ncuncement as | sent it to you last
Saturday, made them all publicly
before the congregation Sunday ev-
ening and added more to them. and
| would repeat the same here, except
for your previous refusal to print the
same.
A. LINCOLN SHUTE.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-04-04
Correspondence
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Mrs. James Lawry returned home
Wednesday from Bismarck:
Miss Minnie Roy came from South
Dakota this week and will start teach
ing school near Glencoe Monday.
The Livona school will open Mon
day with Mr.. Woodarz of Minneapolis
as teacher.
Mrs. L. w. Crandall is hom again
much improved in health, after spend.
ing few days with Bismarck doctors.
Helen and Maggie Baker were Wis.
iting relatices and friends at Clayton
Wednesday.
James Burbage made a trip to Haz-
elton one day this week. =
Mr. and Mrs. George Jackson of
Clayton and Mrs. Robert Mitchell of
Bismarck visited at the home of Jas.
Burbage Sunday.
William and Joseph Baker went to
Gwyther Thursday.
Mrs. VIM. Young died Wednesday
night at her home. She came here
seven years ago from Iowa and has
made many friends. She leaves to
mourn her loss a husband and nine
children and other relatives in Iowa.
The funeral was held Friday at
Glencoe and many sorrowing friends
followed the remains to the last rest.
ing place.