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Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-07-03

Peck was Columbia remember that
mighty well, for Ceora was my sweet
heart True, she was something like
three times my age, and | was still
in roundabouts, but Ceora was my
sweetheart just the same. After the
parade came the singing and speaking.
Father pronounced the invocation.
and the glee club sang Star Spangled
Banner and Hail Columbia We
didn't have any band, but Florence
Mcguire played the melodeon, and I'll
bet there never was brass band that
-eould get as much music out of their
brass and reeds and drums as Flor
ouCs could lug out of that little old
melodeon. Believe mel Then Mamie
Bedford read the Declaration of In
dependence, and after another song
I've forgotten what it was-some re-
nowned orator delivered the Grafton.
remained until Mamie Bedford had
finished reading the Declaration, after
which, like the gentleman in Bret
Harte's little verses about Table
Mountain, "the subsequent procedins
interested me no more" By sitting
very quiet during the ceremonies up
to that moment had earned mag
nlficent sum Of money from father. If
my memory serves me right the
money consisted of silver Scent
piece, a 5-cent shinplaster and 10
cent shinplaster. Additionally, had
the promise of another shinplaster
after the basket dinner. Firecrackers
cost ten cents a bunch in those days,
but they made noise. None of your
little flzzling, sneezing make-believe
firecrackers, but real whoppers that
burned for-sure blsters If you didn't
let go of EN- in time. And popcorn
balls stuck together with real sugar.
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RAISED 228 BUSHELS OF
CORN ON ONE ACRE.
How South Carolina Boy, Thirteen
Years Old, Broke the
Worlds Record.

Chicago, July 3.-W. l.. Park, vice
president of the Illinois Central Rail-
way Company and member OF the
board of control of the nineteenth Ma
tional Irrigation Congress, which
meets here this year, is directing the
attention Of men interested in the
congress to what he declares is the
best concrete example he has yet
found of the agricultural value OF the
soil deposits in the areas Of swamp
and overlooked lands, of which there
are practically 100000 acres capa-
BILE of reclamation.
The railway officials case in point
has to do with the South Carolina boy,
Jerry Moore, 10 years old, who last
fall harvested 22S bushels of corn
from one acre Of ground, establishing
a record for the year that made him
the champion corn grower of the
world
This is record" Mr.. Park said,
that will do more for agriculture than
any other one accomplishment of sim
liar nature during the last decade.
But how did this boy obtain his enor.
mour yields Simply by going into the
swamps near his farm and taking 200
wagonloads of the rich swamp dirt,
which he scattered over his field the
first winter. This he did that winter
merely as means of fertilizing his
land. The second winter he made up
his mind to go after the corn-raising
record, for which a good prize had
been offered, so he took 300 wagon
loads OF swamp dirt the second winter
and put 1t on his field. Following that,
in the spring, he put forty-five wagon
loads of manure on the field, then
double plowed the field to depth of
fourteen inches. All that remained
after that was for the corn to grow
up, ripen and mark a new record for
acre production"
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\ OLD-FAsHIONED FOURTH

IOf course had been dreaming about
Is particular celebration for weeks,
4 the first tangible evidence of its
hr approach was mothers feverish
ivity in getting edibles ready. II
med as If she were preparing to
M the entire countryside-and that's
but what she did, too; for the fame
Aunt Sally's cooking and hospital
was considerably wider than the
indaries of Macon county. As a gen.
II proposition father was pretty ac-
y in those days, but recall that on
| morning of this particular Fourth
swas exasperatingly slow in getting
hry" and "'Topsy" hitched up, and
MAS quite sure everybody in the
Shborhood drove by while he was
ling the harness on the ponies. But
nnaliy got started, fatner ana
lher In the seat, me on a little stool
their feet, and my baby sister in
HERS arms.
was six miles to Walnut Grove
Ibis particular occasion the longest
0miles ever. But we finally COW
the distance. Walnut Grove
bit a town or city-it was Just
grove on farm. But we had a
ssiap. and fireworks, and speak
bnd everything. else that goes to
real for-sure celebration.
e vas a big float at the head of
parade. Columbia was perched on
Used platform in the center, with
states grouped about her. I've for
en just how many states there
then, but it didn't take such an
lilly big wagon to haul 'em. Ceora
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NOTICE TO BUILDERS.

The undersigned viii receive sealed
proposals until Monday, July 10, at 10
a. m. for furnishing the labor and ma
terials necessary for the erection of a
two-story frame residence at Bench
ley. Plans and specifications, instruc-
lions to bidders, and blank forms for
proposals may be seen at First State
Bank & Trust Company, Bryan. The
right is reserved to reject any and
all bids.
R. H. Scale.
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different kinds Of cake?

different kinds OF cake?
t"Hi, there, Brother willard, Come
over and try some of Aunt Sally's
fried chicken"
"All right: coming right over. I'll
bring some OF Aunt Hates cold boiled
Southdown mutton
Say there, Uncle Joe you don't
have to hurry. There's lots Of time
and plenty for all of us!"
That's all right" drawls Uncle Joe
Mcguire, in reply, but I'm so tall
got t eat Eastern you 'caues it's got
such a long wsys t. CO."
How the good women skurrled to
and fro, exchanging jeilies and jams,
and pickles and preserves And the
men folks talked politics, though pol
itics was mighty one-sided in that
section of Illinois about that time.
have some lively recollections OF that
basket dinner, one of them being a
boyish regret that my legs were not
hollow. But finally the time came
when | couldn't have gotten another
mo1thful down with a hydraulic ram,
consequently ] had to quit; although
the whole crowd of us hadn't eaten
into the edges of the feast.
| got the other shinplaster pretty
soon after dinner, and spent it like a
prince. Then ! stood around and
watched the men folks jump and run
foot races, while the women folks ex-
changed recipes and INDUCED b rem
iniscences of the war;. which hadn't
been over so long that it's scars we're
all healed
Along about O'Clock somebody sur
reptitiously nailed the sun against the
sky so it couldn't move. 1t was an
awfully mean trick to play on us little
fellows, for ii postponed the fireworks
interminably. But finally the nail
broke after year or two, it seemed,
and just about the time | was ready
to die of old age Uncle. Henry Pickrell
and Uncle Jim Hill and DIR. Ferguson
proceeded to touch 'em off. DR.. Fer
guson was almost as big an attraction
as the fireworks, for he weighed $50
pounds and was as short of breath as
was of shinplasters about that time.
They made lots better skyrockets and
roman candles and pin wheels in those
days than they do now-but mot SO
many of them. The "grandest display
of fireworks ever shown in Macon
county" was over at last. and father
proceeded to hitch up the ponies
again.
And that's the last | remembered.
Don't even remember the start
home, nor the arrival there. just re.
member that woke up next day with
eleven hundred blisters on my hands,
a couple of eyebrows missing and
roundabout as full of holes as a col
lander Mother told me that when she
got home the night before | was so
sound asleep she couldn't wake me up
to put on my nightie. Maybe that was
the real reason, but I've always had
suspicion that she was a bit sleepy
herself about that time.
That's about the first Fourth of July
| remember, and although I've seen
hundreds and hundreds Of them since,
1t really was the biggest one that ever
happened. I'll bet you they never had
such celebration in Walnut Grove
after that, or anywhere else!-Wnl NJ. !
Maupin in The Commoner.
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REWARD OFFERED.

Lost somewhere on streets yester-
day between a. m. and ~ m, large
envelope containing receipt book and
collectors cards. Glad to pay anyone
returning to me or Eagle office, or
phone 467.
T. A. SATTERWHITE,
The Sewing Machine Man.
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Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-03-19
The "Toa lsafer."

A good deal Of the tea consumed by
the working classes in the days when
Arthur Young complained Of the ad-
diction to this luxury had never seen
either India or China. In one OF John
Ashton's works on England he cites a
case in which boy charged with
gambling stated that the money found
In his possession had been made by
picking tea leaves. This led to the dis
covery that many persons made liv.
ing by picking sloe leaves and white
thorn leaves in the fields near Gambler
well and selling them to local cow
keeper for penny pound. One man
said he picked from fifty to sixty
pounds a day and always found a mar
ket for them. The leaves were subse-
quently sold to a wholesale merchant,
who obtained as much as 8 shillings a
pound for them under the guise Of tea.
The merchant was prosecuted and
fined, not for adulteration, but for de-
frauding the revenue. And the "tea
leafer' Is still the slang name for the
petty thief.-London Standard.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-03-19
Animal Life on Venus.

"Thcre are many physical reasons
for thinking that if any other planet
besides the earth is inhabited it is
probably Venus" says Professor Pick
ering. ut is about the same size as
the earth. and its density is about the
same. The force Of gravity upon its
surface is only slightly less than that
on the earth. The temperature on
Venus is probably the same as in our
own tropics, and the dense atmOs-
phere may be Of composition such
as enveloped the earth when in the
carbonifcrous period. AS to the ex-
istence Of intelligent life, the question
is still open. II it is ever established
that the planet Venus is inhabited it
will be less surprising than IL the same
;were proved conclusiye1y Of any other
planet, owing TO the similarity in
many respects Of Venus and the
EARTH"
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Also For Shoe Repairing Go See

fact of natural granite, sharp edges,
veins and all. With this mould it is
possible to make cement blocks so
natural they cannot be distinguished
from the most expensive hand-chip-
ped granite stone, as shown in the
wall just south of the Commercial
club erected by the II. G.. Rhud Lum-
Der Co.
Women will be interested in the
numerous styles OF shirt waists at
A. w. Lucas Co., although it will be
a difficult proposition to decide which
OF the many garments they think
most attractive.
The coal dealers report trade light.
er since the temperature has ceased
intimate relationship with the zero
mark
Over at jamestown for the coming
May musical festival the Minneapo-
lis symphony orchestra will present
four big concerts, assisted by twelve
wOrld-renowned soloists. The festi-
val association has found it profit
able to advertise and will tell you
more about it in later additions of
the Tribune.
Many expressions of sympathy are
heard from the merchants for Mr.
Gunderson in his recent fire loss, and
also for his neighbors, Carl Juhnke
and the Bismarck Stationery Co.
$50.
That the vote for a new school
house, also suitable location, both
carried in yesterdays election speaks
we'll for the people and marks an
epoch for progression for the city.
49,
The outlook for farm sales and
noticeable immigration of farmers
from other states to the North Da-
kota prairies and farm lands is bet
ter than usual, as reported by the
G. J. Keenan, Land Co.
49,
That good deeds live long is proven
in the sale of fountain pens by the
Adams Drug store, the direct result
of advertising during the holidays.
It's far-reacning effect resulted in an
order last week from the western
part of the state.
(: !: ::
One of the cleverest sketches put
on during the winter is generating
mirth by the barrel full at Mr.. Tenn
pies emporium of fun-the Grand.
When your spirits become indigo
try a trip to the Grand.
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State Engineer Atkinson desires to

State Engineer Atkinson desires to
call the attention of those interested
in the movement for better road condi'
tions to the bills which were intro
duced at this session of the legisla.
ture and which have been approved
by the governor and are now laws.
The first in Importance Is senate
bill 176, introduced and carried
through by Senator Welo of Velva.
This bill provides that the county com.
misioners may appoint county super
intendent of highways at their first
regular meeting in January. This
county superintendent of highways
shall be a practical road builder, and
he shall have direct supervision of the
construction and maintenance of all
highways in the county. His salary
shall be fixed by the board of county
commissioners.
The county superintendent of high
ways shall appoint deputy superin-
tendent who shall be a competent and
practical road builder, in each town.
ship, and who shall be acceptable to
the board of county commissioners
in unorganized townships. The dep
uty superintendent of highways shall
have charge, under the direction of
the county superintendent, of the con-
struction and maintenance Of all roads
in the township. The salary of such
deputy superintendent of highways
shall be fixed by the township board,
but shall not be less than three nor
more than four dollars per day.
Section three Of this act defines the
duty of the county superintendent of
highways and his deputies as that of
constructing, improving and maintain
ing the public highways within the
county not included within any incor-
porated city or village, throughout
the entire year, and to cause all
weeds along the public highway to be
cut in proper season.
Section four provides that before
any person, firm or corporation shall
receive credit for labor performed upon
highways, it shall be the duty Of the
county superintendent Of highways or
his deputies, in conjunction with the
chairman of the board of township
supervisors in organized townships,
to examine and inspect the work done
by said person, firm or corporation,
and unless the work is acceptable to
the superintendent and the chairman
Of the township board, then the per-
son, firm or corporation shall not re-
ceive pay for the work done.
Section nine of the bill provides
that the county superintendent of
highways shall call a road institute in
his county to be attended by all depu-
ties and others who may be interested
and shall there discuss matters con-
cering road improvement.
The bill imposes upon the state en-
gineer the duty Of furnishing bulletins
on road construction and maintenance
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-03-19

per ton per mile. The average haul
for the farmer in this state is about
eight miles. In hauling the product
Of one section to market eight miles
over our country roads, it is costing
the farmer $461 per year more than
1t should If the roads were properly
constructed and maintained under
skilled experts.
An act which will go long way to-
wards identifying our city streets is
embodied in senate bill 265 by Senat-
or Kennedy of Fargo. This bill am
ends sections 2772, PITS, 2776, 2777
and 2786 of the revised codes of 1905,
relating to the ceation of improvement
districts, and purposes for which spe.
cial assessments may be levied in this
state. The amendments to these Sec
tons provide that any city shall have
power to create districts for the pur-
pose of grading, graveling, curbing,
planting trees, constructing grass
plats, sowing grass seed, constructing
cutters, and maintaining the same.
The merits Of these amendments are
that 1t will give the city councils au-
thority to create improvement dis
tricts for any one or all of the pur-
poses above mentioned, in addition to
districts for sewer, paving and water
mains, and assess the AUDITING prop
erty for the improvements made. 1t
also provides that the city may main.
tain the parkways constructed and
care for the trees and grass planted
thereon. In this manner We over
come the difficulty always encounter
ed in attempting to improve a street
by parking and curling, by the reason
Of the refusal of the owner of non
resident property to improve and care
for the parking between his lot line
and the curbing, there generally be.
ing at least one or two lots along q
city block which grows to weeds and
has to be cut by the street commits.
sioner of the city.
Under these amendments trees can
be planted along the entire street in
an improvement district, which in It.
self alone adds very materially to the
attractiveness Of our cities.
This bill should have the hearty
endorsement of the civic leagues
throughout the state. as it undoubted.
ly will when it's merits become known
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| bly, and judicial departments, except
such inferior officers as may be by
law exempted, shall, before they enter
on the duties Of their respective Of
fees take and subscribe the following
! oath or affirmation: 4 do solemnly
| swear Tor affirm as the case may be)
| that will support the constitution OF
the United States and the constitution
| of the state of North Dakota; and
that will faithfully discharge the du-
ties of the Office Of ......... accord
ing to the best of my ability, SO help
me Cod iii an oath), (under pain and
penalty of perjury, II an afirmation),
and no other oath, declaration or test
shall be required as qualification for
any Office or public trust"
and that part of Section 20 which
reads as follows, viz: "Nor shall any
citizen or class OF citizens be granted
PRIVILEGES or immunities which upon
the same terms shall not be granted
to all citizens
This law is an exact copy of an
Iowa law except that the Iowa law
provides that no more than two men,
bars of the board shall belong to any
one political party. This provision
in the Iowa law is a n0n.partfsan
measure and is constitutional. 1t does
not deprive the appointing power Of
appointing any citizen otherwise
qualified to the Office. It does not say
that two members of the board shall
belong to one political party. 1t
simply says that no more than two
members shall belong to one political
party, and while such laws are constt.
tutional the courts hold them directly
only.
While the provisions of this act re-
quiring the political test are uncon-
stitutional and void, such provisions
do not invalidate the whole act. 1t
is a we'll recognized rule of construc-
ton that II parts of a law which are
unconstitutional can be stricken out
or ignored and still leave good law
with all the necessary provisions for
it's enforcement, the law is valid In
spite of the unconstitutional pro-
visions. The political test in this act
is in no sense necessary for the ef-
fectiveness of the enforcement Of the
law and could be stricken out or ig-
nored and still leave good valid law.
for which reason l approve this act.
JOHN BURKE,
Governor.
TRY TRIBUNE WANTS ADS.
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Governor Burke approved the boare
of control bill yesterday and sent
message with the approval.
The following extracts from thu
message show the reasons for the
conclusion reached by the governor
He cite. q 'arge number Of cases
where the same matter has been be
fore the courts and has been declared
unconstitutional.
The extracts from the message fol
low:
Bismarck, Mar. II, 1911.
To the Honorable, the Secretary OF
State:
file herewith House Bill No. 271
Eneitled an Act to Create a State
Board of Control and Provide for the
Management and Control of the Char
table Reformatory and Penal 1nsti'
buttons fthe State and to Make an
Appropriation Therefor, and for the
Defining Of Certain O6enses and Pro.
viding Penalties Therefor.
approve this bill for the reason
that am Of the opinion that after
such portions Of the act as are uncon-
stituS0nal are stricken out, there will
still remain good law that can be en-.
forced.
Section 1 of the act provides that
'the members of the board of control
shall be electors Of the state, two of
whom shall be of the political party
having q plurality and one of the poll
tical party having the next highest
number Of members in the legislative
assembly, and the board shall at all
times be subject to such limitations
and restrictions" This provision VIC.
lates two sections of the constitution,
viz. section 211, which reads as fol-
lows:
Members Of the legislative assem-
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CITY STORE NEWS

The correct head dress for men this
year will be the telescope hat with
pencil curl brim in tans and light
gray colors. Several clever styles
are on display for the first time at
Bergeson & Sons.
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This issue of this paper carries
more want ads than any single issue
before, which goes to show the pop
ular little want ads bring their users
good returns.
The special sale on Stransky ware
for kitchen use given by the Bis
marck Hardware Co. as advertised
during the past week met with ex-
cellent returns, as reported by that
firm yesterday.
A liberal sprinkling of green thru
the various shops Friday told that St.
Patrick has plenty of admirers who
have not forgotten him or his work.
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The purr of the auto abounds like
the greeting of old friends since the
snow has melted off the streets. The
increasing utility and popularity of
the machine will add many users be.
fore the season closes.
= E +
B. Z. Jones, who represents the
New York Life Insurance Co., has
been considering running a full page
ad in the way of publicity for his
company. This would be a progress
sive idea by progressive firm.
= =
The reputation of Bismarck made
cigars gives the Erlemayer factory
considerable prestige over the state.
= = =
Judging by the preparation being
made by the millinery firms for their
Easter sales, most common ordinary
men folk will need to begin saving up
their dollars and getting ready for
its coming.
: + :.
Among realty dealers who are ask
ing for your businessman, by the
way, making some mighty attractive
Offers-will be found the ad of F.. E.
Young in today's paper. Mr. Young
doesn't believe in hiding his light un-
der basket.
= = =
The boarders who would fill the
vacant places at your table and make
things pay-read the ads.
+ = 4
The Tribune will present a plan for
developing new trade and boosting
business generally which is unique
in being of equal importance to the
little fellow as to the larger firms
and has met with the greatest sue.
cess of any business promotion plan
ever devised in eastern cities. It's
a case of everybody pull together and
watch Bismarck Grow"
I: {: I:
Mr.. Faunce is placing heavy orders
for paints and interior finishes, es-
pecially featuring Alabastine in COL
ors for ins.Ae decoration. This firm
states that Notwithstanding the un-
favorable crop conditions the past
year, trade continues better now than
at the same time a year ago.
= = =
The profusion of natures beauty
shown in the windows of the Hoskins
Floral Co. is emblematic of Easter
and the coming of f1owers-a well
come change from the cold of winter
to the warmth and color of spring.
= !, =
From natural granite stones chip
ped in pleasing designs, skeleton
frame is placed over the pattern and
poured full of IronstCne composition,
which hardens and shows the exact
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-03-19
BOARD Of control BILL
APPROVED BY governor

CLAIMS ARE IN OPPOSITION THE CONSTITUTION
CASES CITED WHERE UEsToN HAS COME UP IN OTHER
srATEs-sAME As VS. EXCEPT IN CASES NOTED.