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Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-09-06
China's FLOATING islands.

China's Floating Islands.
On all the great lakes Of China are
found floating islands. which are enor-
nous RATS of bamboo overlaid with
earth and bearing on the surface of
the water pretty houses and gardens.
They are, in fact. aquatic farms. bear
ing crops Of rice and vegetables. The
rich bottom mud. utilized as an arti6.
cial soil, Is extremely fertile and yields
bountiful harvests. though on a small
scale. In a country where there 10 a
lack Of available land the floating
plantations are most serviceable. large
sails being attached to the dwelling
house as we'll as to each corner Of the
island whenever it is desired to move
about. After gathering crop Of
grain or garden produce from bis farm
the floating farmer casts bis nets into
the water and from their depths brings
up q supply Of fish for his family.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-09-06
Oiversitv Of lanQuaoo,

e. B. Taylor in his ''Anthropology"
Gays: Language Is one branch Of
the great art Of sign making or sign
choosing, and its business is to hit
upon some sound as suitable sign or
symbol for each thought. Whenever
a sound has been thus chosen there
was no doubt a reason for the choice,
but it did not follow that each Ian
guage should choose the same sound"
Thus we have the root explanation Of
the great puzzle of diversity Of Ian
guage. Originally matter of sound,
language varies with the thing by
which it Is suggested, and hence the
babel of tongues found in our human
speech.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-09-06
The Moves In Chess,

OuV VUOVV0 ~UOoOs
In the number Of possible moves
chess stands alone among games. and
not only is 1t perfectly safe to say that
no living man has ever made even
once every possible move, but It is
highly Improbable that in all the cen.
turtles Of the history Of the game has
every possible move been made. The
different ways Of playing the first four
moves on each side are 80 numerous
that IL every man. woman and child
in a city Of half million population
were to set to work playing them at
the rate Of four moves minute night
and day it would be more than a year
before any one would be able to leave
the chessboard.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-09-06
SAVED The SHIPS CREW.
Daring Rescue by Heroic Newfound"
land Fisherman.

Daring Rescue by Heroic Newfound.
-. land Fisherman.
sir Edward Morris. prime minister
of Newfoundland. tells in the Wide
World magazine a remarkable story OF
heroism on the part of Newfound-
land fisherman. The name OF this man
was George Harvey. and he resided In
a low, rocky island. a few miles east
Of Cape Ray.
In those days the emigrant ships to
Canada were crowded with passen-
gers. In the autumn Of 1882 the brig
Dispatch. bound to Quebec. with 1853
souls, in gale Of wind. struck a rock
about three miles from Harvey's home.
He heard the signals of distress and
Immediately launched his boat with
his boy Of twelve. his girl Of seventeen
and his dog. and tried to get out to
the wreck. On the deck of the doom
ed ship were crowded the crew and
passengers. In imminent peril of their
lives. A terrible sea ragged between
his boat and the wrecked ship. but
across that awful waste Of water the
gallant fisherman and his brave chill
dren urged their frail skiff. To get
close to the stranded ship was to court
instant destruction. and the task Of
saving those on board seemed we'll
nigh hopeless, but Harvey's noble
Newfoundland dog. with marvellous in
telligence, seemed to understand what
was required Of him and at a signal
from his master sprang out OF the
boat and swan toward the ship. The
seas overwhelmed him and drove him
back, but he persevered and finally
came near enough. The sailors threw
him a rope. which he gripped with his
sharp teeth. and at last he got back to
his master and was drawn into the
boat almost dead from exhaustion.
Communication was now established
between the ship and Harvey's skin.
and with the most laborious efforts ev-
cry soul was saved.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-09-06
Expert Teetimonv.

There was not much to be gained
from the witness on the stand, who
seemed to have a wonderful faculty
for holding his tongue. but the lawyer
tried once more.
you say your boat picked up the
accused at 8 o'clock or thereabouts,' "
he said. 1T has been stated that he
jumped overheard nearly an hour be-
fore that time. Tell me, Captain Samp-
son, how he appeared to you when you
picked him up. If you had been re-
quired to give an opinion Of him then
what would you have said"
"Well, I'll tell ye honest" said the
captain, when he had disposed Of
portentous yawn. II sh'd We said he
was one of the wettest men, II not the
wettest man. that ever I see!'-Youth's
Companion.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-09-06
MISTAKEN IDENTITY.
Tho Famous Case Of Lesurques Of the
Lyons Mail.

Tho Famous Case Of Lesurquss Of the
-: Lyons Mail.
The most famous of all cases Of mis-
taken identity IS that Of Lesurques,
charged with the robbery and murder
Of the courier Of the Lyons mail, the
incidents Of which were. woven into
the old dramatic play 1.-The Lyons
Mail"
Lesurques was positively identified
as man who bad Travelled by the mail
coach, and he was in due course con.
victed. Yet at the eleventh hour a
woman came into court and declared
his innocence. swearing that the wit
nesses had mistaken him for another,
Duboscq. whom he greatly resembled.
She was the confidant Of one Of the
gang who had planned and carried out
the robbery. But her testimony, al
though corroborated by other confed.
crates. was rejected, and Lesurques re-
ceived sentence of death. Lesurques
died protesting bis innocence to the
last. Four years elapsed before Du
boscq was captured. In the interval
others Of the gang had passed through
the hands of the police. but the prime
mover was only now taken. Even
then he twice escaped from prison.
When finally he was put on his trial
and the Judge ordered fair wig, such
as Lesurques had worn, to be placed
on his head. the strange likeness was
Immediately apparent. He denied bis
guilt, but was convicted and guillo-
tined. THUS two men suffered for one
offense.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-09-06
Chselkv John Forster.

Ch0Oky Jonn fofotof.
In civilian Harrison Ainsworth and
His Friends" the author. 8. NJ. Ellis,
tells a quaint story Of Ainsworth and
his friend John Forster. Ainsworth
had discovered a 6ne set Of Hogarth's
engravings which was held at f5. a
sum which. he said. 81 could not just
then spare or at least did not think I
ought to spare. l took John Forster
down to see the Hogarths. whereupon
he actually said that he would and
must have them himself and as he had
not Is of loose money at that moment
I should lend that sum to him. I
pointed out the absurdity Of the posi-
uon-that I wanted the engravings for
myself and could not afford to lay out
the money; how. then, could lend IT,
to him? It was of no use. He over
ruled me. had the f5 of me and bought
the Hogarths I was longing for"
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-09-06
friahtened to Il.

It was quite a fashionable bridge
party, and one Of the players was
small, nervous young thing; not sure
Of any Of her plays and fearfully
afraid of her partner. living proof
Of the existence of that much discuss.
ed creature, the bridge f1end."
II returns your lead then," said the
other player frigidly, "and am sure
We would not have lost II you had dis
carded correctly. Would you mind tell
ing me what you have been discarding
ffom-strength or weakness?"
The nervous young thing lifted her
eyes with a fash Of spirit.
"From fright" she said candidly.-
Philadelphia Times.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-09-06
A Raeaian Cxnieism.

The Persians have a very cynical
proverb on matrimony that runs: HE
that ventureth on matrimony Is like
unto one who thrusteth his hand into
a sack containing many thousands Of
serpents and only one eel. Yet If the
prophet so will It he may draw forth
the EEL"
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-09-06
SIGNATURE EXPERTS, :
Bank Clerks That Can't BE Deceived
?. by Names on Checks.

Bank Clerks That Can't Be Deceived
by Names on Checks.
A number of the larger banking in
stitutions employ from one to half a
dozen men whose sole duty Is to ex.
anime every check that comes in
through the clearing house and vouch
for the genuineness Of the signatures.
To the ordinary citizen it seems
nothing short of marvellous that
signature clerk will instantly recog-
nize the slightest alteration in q sig
nature. with thousands of checks pass
Ing through his hands each day. many
Of them drawn by depositors who sign
but few checks in the course Of
year, but an expert signature clerk
can carry in his mind accurate pho
tographs Of 5000 or more signatures
and rarely has to refer to the signature
book. When not engaged with the in
coming checks the signature expert
spends his time in familiarizing him
self with the signatures of new Gus
toners. There Is no room for IN
certainty in his business. for II he
passes a bogus draft it will mean
bad mark against him when promo
tons are in order. and to refuse pay
ment on q genuine check means very
wrathful customer.
The signature clerk Is also required
to see that no checks are post dated
and to look for checks on which pay
ment has been stopped.
In proportion to the number Of
checks paid by a large bank every
business day the smallness of the num-
Der of bad ones that slip through 10
nothing short Of marvelous.-Harpers
Weekly.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-09-06
Health and Wealth,

Health is the foundation of the
worlds prosperity. Wealth Is the re-
suit of the tolls Of health. A strong,
enduring body is good capital to begin
business with. A sound mind and good
judgment add greatly to its value. Pos
sessed Of these, a man may earn 4 liz.
ing and enjoy 1t when earned.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-09-06
LIGHT AND The EYES.

1t Is not 30 much the Intensity OF the
light focused on the retina as it is the
quantity received by that sensitive or
gan that causes retinal fatigue or
worse. In the great snow fields Of
the arctic regions the natives protect
their eyes from the glare Of the snow
by goggles made Of followed pieces Of
wood In which they have made small
holes to look through. These, says the
Optical Review, reduce the quantity Of
the light which passez into their eyes
with consequent relief from the glare.
So, too, If we loox through minute
pinhole disk at the sun we can endure
the very bright light much longer than
when we look with the naked eyes. II
we look at a distant electric arc light
there is no retinal fatigue, while If We
look at the same light from q short
distance there is great discomfort, and
yet the two retinal images are Of equal
brilliancy, only in the first case this
image Is very much smaller than in
the second case-that is, the quantity
Of light is very much different.
Then there is the flaming electric
light which is now to be found In all
Of the large cities Of the country. This
light is much less brilliant than that
Of the arc light. and yet its size is SO
great that this more than makes up
the difference, and 1t is therefore very
glaring and uncomfortable to look at.
In skiascopy 1t Is possible to use a
very intense light If 1t is made small
in area, for the reasons above stated.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-09-06
A Freak Tortoise.

A Freak Tortoise.
"Patrick. Patrickr' admonished a
lady. BE careful where you are walk.
ing: You nearly trod upon my darling
tortoise!'
"Och. be aisy. me lady" rejoined her
Irish gardener. "Shure an I wouldn't
hurt a hair of his head. the sweet era
turv-London Telegraph.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-09-06
Curious.

Curious.
A lady one day remarked to Bulwer
Lytton how odd it was that a dove
Uatin, colombe) should have been sent
out to find the old world, and Colum-
bus (Colombe) should have found the
new.
"Yes," agreed the novelist but more
curious still is the fact that one came
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-09-06
BASEBALL INSTINCT.
Il Takes Quick Thinking Players I
Make q Successful Team.

Il Takes Quick Thinking Players -
Make Successful Team.
The greatest difficulty In building up
ball teams in this day, when the game
has become a business as we'll as q
sport, is in securing what we know as
thinking ball players" There are any
number Of ball players in the minor
leagues who have natural physical
ability. but It Is very rarely possible
to secure men who have that peculiar
faculty Of being able to think and act
simultaneously.
It is no reflection on a ball players
general intelligence to say that he
hasn't that quality. L know scores Of
players who are men of unusual in
tellect but who are lacking in that
ability to think and act at the same
time. Give them a few minutes to
consider a problem, and they will ar
rive at conclusion that is quite log
1cal, but baseball games are not won
on logic. The plays that win are usu-
ally the result Of impulse. It Is in
stinct with some ball players to make
the proper play at the proper time.
It would be possible to count on the
fingers of the two hands the men in
the league who are quick thinking
ball Players" The team that is bless
ed with majority Of that class Of
players is the one that usually wins
the championship. A team must have
at least two thinking ball players to be
q contender, and If it has four the
championship is in sight-John J. Me-
Graw in the Metropolitan.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-09-06
A Hint For tho Flattsrer.

A Hint For tho FIattsrer.
"She rejected him, thenf'
"Yes."
HE used to praise her beauty in
glowing terms. l should think that
would have made her fall in love with
him."
1T made her fall in love with her.
self, and she hasn't had room for q
thought about anybody else"
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-09-06
Just a Little,

Aunt-Ah, Amelia, you look very
pale. Tell me the truth. You have
been burning the midnight oil7 Amelia
Qately become engaged)eYes, aunty,
but not very much. We turned the
lamp down very low.-London Tt-Bits.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-09-06
His Choice.

His Choice.
Kindly Old Man - Well. my little
man, what would you like to be when
you grow up?
Little Man-I'd like to be q nice old
gentleman like you. with nothin' to do
but walk around and ask questions.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-09-06
The Wjfe's Work.

The man who makes his wife get up
In the morning to start the fires at last
saved enough money to buy an automo-
bile. One day while going up a bill
the machine stopped.
you'll have to get out and push,
Fannie" he said, because I've got to
stay here and guide t"-Lippincott's.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-09-06
His Protest.

A bright little lad heard his parents
talking about the salaries Of teachers.
II don't 7ee why they should pay the
teachers" he said very seriously.
when we children do all the work"
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-09-06
Mixed.

Policeman ito cIubman returning
home Iate,-Here, you can't open the
door with that It's your cigar. Clpb-
man-Great Scott. then | have smoked
my htchkey!-Rire.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-09-06
Like the Moon

Like the Neon.
Hes a star after dinner speaker,
isn't hep
"A star? He's q NOON"
"HoW?"
"The fuller the brighter. "-Toledo
Blade
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-09-06
aeatino Furniture.

0e1tIN9 TUTUIIU1Vs
To beat furniture put damp unlinty
cloths over the upholstered parts and
beat until they are black with dust.
then turn to the other side. Continue
with fresh cloths until no more dust
shows
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-09-06

Some Of the best and happiest hours
possible to a mans life are held IN
trust for him. % to speak. By bis feI
low men.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-09-06
Cut Rather Low,

DO you notice how the color Of this
dress matches my eyes?"
+ yes; and I also notice how: the cut
Of It matches that sore throat you
have."-Washington Herald
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-09-06

The only failure a man ought to fear
n failure in cleaving to the purpose be
seen to be best.-Geoege Eliot
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-09-06
A uoiove Ear.

THAT sentence Is not Incorrect" said
the professor, but 1t sounds odd to the
English speaking eir."-Harvard Lam
poon.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-09-06

Ny duty * to dare al thin9o for 4
righteous end-Byron.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-06-06
WILL DO HONOR TO
CARDINAL GIBBONS
NV Associated Press)

BALTIMORE, June 6-Distinguished
men of this and other nations will
gather here today to pay tribute to
James Cardinal Gibbons as a man and
as citizen at a popular civil demon
stration in honor of the twenty-fifth
anniversary of his elevation of the
Cardinalate and his golden jubilee as
priest.
Affair Non-sectarian.
Affairs will be non-sectarian in
character and is in recognition of the
influence which the cardinal has ex-
ercised for high ideals in citizenship
and patriotism. Addresses will be
made by President Taft, Vice Presi-
dent Sherman. former President Roos-
evelt. Chief Justice White of the
United States supreme court, James
Bryce, ambassador of Great Britain;
Speaker Champ Clark, Senator Root
of New YorK, former speaker Cannon.
Mayor Preston and the Cardinal.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-06-06
SECURED northwest
FOR The BIG SHOW
COMMITTEE SUCCESSFUL IN MIS-.
SION TO OFFICIALS OF
NORTHERN PACIFIC.
Liberal Proposition Is Made by Rail.
road Peop'e-meetin0 to Be Held
ate in Fall.

Col. G. B. Little and Capt. |. P
Baker returned this week from St.
Paul, where tEey were sent as com
mittee on a mission for the Bismarck
Commercial club. Their object was
to interview the officials of the North
ern Pacific Railway company and Sc
cure, il possible. the Northwest hotel
building for the use of the industrial
show to be held in Bismarck this fall.
That these gentlemen succeeded in
securing the concession is most graf
flying to the citizens of Bismarck, and
the liberal terms upon which the
buildings and grounds were donated
demonstrates the kindly feeling enter
tanned by the railroad officials for the
capital of the state.
Not only has the Northern Pacific
given the use OF this property for the
industrial show for 1911, but it pro-
posed that if the state will keep the
building in good repair, pay taxes, as
sessments and insurance, keep the
buildings and grounds in good sanitary
and slightly condition and use it for
an agricultural exhibit of products of
the state, North Dakota can have
this building for this purpose, so long
as these conditions are complied with.
This certainly is an extremely liberal
proposition and one which, if the state
wishes to display its products, will be
promptly and thankfully accepted.
Thanks to the committee for their
efficient work.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-06-06
Big AIR RACE
in FULL swing
Thirteen Hundred Mile Event
Interests Entire World
(By Associated Press)

BUG, France, June 6.-Pierre We
drine, winner Of the Paris to Madrid
flight last month, crossed the line
at the aerodome here this morning
bound for Nice, the end of the first
stage of the Paris Roms-Turin air
race. Four OF the contestants in the
race, Beaumont, Garros, Frey and VI
dart, already have reached Rome and
are prepared to resume their flight
to Turin, the concluding stage of the
1,30O-mile event.
Contest Started in May.
The present contest was begun on
May %, but the aviators have until
June Is to accomplish the distance
1890 miles) from Paris to Turin by
the way of Rome The aeronauts were
at liberty to start when they pleased
and to land as often as they de- med
it necessary, provided they reported
at certain fixed points. The race
was organized by the Paris Petit
Partisan and the prize aggregates
more than 100000.
Vedrine, after passing over Chalons,
Sur SaOne, and flying u, an altitude
of 5000 feet, encountered a violent
wind which wrecked his machine
dangerously and compelled him to
make a rough landing at Saint Lau-
rett Les Macon, just outside Macon.
Aviator Uninjured.
Vedrine was uninjurad, but his aero
plane was damaged. The accident up
set Vedrine's plan to fly from Buc to
Nice in one day and he abandoned the
race. He vii return to Paris.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-06-06
AMENDMENTS
0FFERED10
RECIPROCITY:
by Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, June 6-Hopes of
the administration that the finance
committee would report the Canadian
reciprocity bill unamended were dash.
ed today when after a brief session
of the committee it was learned that
the Root amendment to the paper and
wood pulp section probably would be
adopted in a modified form.
1t is SAID that in addition to seven
republicans members of the commit
tee, Senators Bailey, Simmons and
Johnson, democrats, would vote for
the amendment, while senators Pen.
rose and Cullam are declared to be
with the three democrats in opposing,
thus presaging the adoption of the
amendment by vote of ten to five.
Final consideration of measure will
be begun by committee tomorrow.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-06-06
SELF Confessed
INC|ND|ARY IS
NOW A SUICIDE
ALLOWED TO GO TO HOME WITH
POLICEMAN, HE TAKES THE
BULLET ROUTE.
ORGANIZED BAND MAY EXIST
TOLD POLICE HE STARTED FIRE
IN OWN PLACE OF BUSINESS.
Thought That Fires Are Started in
Downtown Business Places for a
Price-Findin9 Can Of Gasoline
Started Investigation Resulting in
Arrest.
ORGANIZED BAND MAY EXIST
TOLD POLICE HE STARTED FIRE
IN OWN PLACE or BUSINESS.
(By Associated Press)

CHICAGO, June 6.-Leopold Drey.
fus of the firm OF l.. Dreyfus and COM
pany, committed suicide today after
coniessing, the police declare, that he
was a party to burning of his place of
business in Market street last Sat
urday afternoon.
Circumstances Suspicious
Suspicious circumstances in the
fire, including the finding of several
cans which had apparently contained
gasoline. in rooms occupied by l..
Dreyfus and company. clothiers,
caused careful investigation to be
made and Leopold Dreyfus was ques-
toned repeatedly by the police.
Fear Organized Band.
The confession. according to the
police. may throw light on other fires
in the downtown district and is re-
garded by the officials as evidence of
the existence Of all organized band of
incendiaries who for a stipulated price
offer to set fire to business houses.
Kills Himself.
Dreyfus and his brother were ar
rested yesterday afternoon and after
the confession Leopold Dreyfus was
permitted to go to his home in the
custody of a policeman. While in an
other room today Dreyfus shot him
self through the head. When the
policeman reached him he was dead.