Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-08-16
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Stories Of CufbStone and
Corridor :.

"Speaking of railroads and penman-
ship" said Commissioner of Agr1cu1-
ture Gilbreath yesterday, Il recall q
good illustration of what bad writing
will do. A certain section foreman
residing inMandan thought he ought
to have a pass for himself and family
over the N. p. lines and he took the
matter up with the superintendent Of
the +rpad.. N due. time q letter came
back bearing the signature OF the
lordly official and the family of the
man who presided over the section
gang at once started In on tour OF
the line. The wife made frequent
trips, the children visited their cous-
ins and the old man spent his Sun
days and holidays on the cars. Con-
ductors were all familiar with the
and the signt of it proved the. open
sesame to all the cars on the line.
One day a new conductor appeared
and when the letter was put up to
him he took it up and collected fare.
Taking 1t to the superintendent he
asked that it be deciphered. ANY
body ought to be able to read this:
plant no more potatoes on the right
of way"
He was wellTnannered young
man and his dress was immaculate.
When the lady stepped to the door in
response to his gentle knock he was
all smiles and with an apology for
the intrusion he said: II am repre-
senting new feature of the Ladies
Home Journal. We desire to secure
the autograph and a portrait of the
leading ladies in the state capitals
of the country and but three can be
used from each city. l was directed
to call first upon you. The points de-
sired to. be brought out first in this
work is beauty of form and feature.
The subject must be selected with
great care" The good lady residing
in one Of those nice houses on Ave.
A was delighted and flattered and
she showed it as she fluttered about
to get late photograph as she ap.
peared on her wooden wedding ami
versary. While putting her name on
a pink tinted, highly scented sheet
of paper. the enterprising young man
undid leather case he carried on
his arm. and proceeded to extol the
virtues of new face powder just
put on the market by Ladies Home
Journal advertiser. OF course he
made a sale because that was the
easiest way out of it, but he did not
get the photograph.
speaking of governmental red
tape" said Gov. Burke to a party of
friends who were deploring the tire.
some routine necessary to get at fed.
eral officers. I'VE laugh at it in the
United States unless we happen toI
be the victim. To Snustrate how
foreigners are impressed with what
is known as diplomatic courtesy II
will tell you of an. incident which will
illustrate. Some time ago a young|
man desired to visit one of the South |
American republics and he came to
me for letter to a:consular agent
of ours in that country. L got him
one upon which I placed the seal of
the state. 1t was really a pretty doc.
ument with its goldensignet and
steel engraved heading. The be- rer
reached his post, and he had been
told In advance not to attempt c4rry-
ing q revolver as the practice was
forbidden by laws of the country and
If taken away he would never get it
back. But the young man had his
mind upon other things and in the
excitment he forgot all about his gun.
When the, custom officers Inspected
his baggage they found the pop and
took 1t away from him with a great
jabberfng In Spanish ". which lie un-
derstood not one word: He happened
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