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Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-05-29
Objected to Publicity.

Old Brother Brown had been ap-
preached several times by the colored
deacons of his church and asked to
pay his church dues. He had prom
Used to "pay up" just as soon as he
sold a calf which he owned. Several
months later he sold the calf. The next
Sunday morning at service the con-
gregatfon sang the old familiar hymn:
The half has never been told
OF life so full and free.
Brother Brown. somewhat deaf and
conscious of his failure to pay his
dues, understood the words to be:
The calf has never been sold.
But when it's sold he'll pay.
When the hymn was finished the old
colored man. very indignant. arose
and said:
"Bredren and sistahs, has sold dat
ca'f and heh's yo' ten dollahs. But I
didn't ca about de whole chu'ch sing
in about it."-National Monthly.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-05-29
First Flying AmbuIaness.

A valued servant and friend OF IL
great Napoleon. Dominique Larrey,
first established that system OF "hy-
ing ambulances," which carried tho
wounded to the rear almost as soon as
disabled. The staff numbered about
$40 men with four heavy ard twelve
light two and four wheeled ambu-
lances to each division. Napoleon re-
viewed this arm of the service with
the greatest interest and once exclalm-
ed to Larrey: Your work is one OF the
most important conceptions Of our age.
1t will suffice for your reputation.
For the Egyptian campaign Larrey Sc
cured the services of 500 qualified sur
geons in addition to the regular force.
At Alexandria General Figuieres was
severely wounded. and on his recovery
wished to present Napoleon with q
splendid Damascus saber. Yes" said
the emperor, Il accept in order to give
it the surgeon in chief. by whose ex-
ertions your life has been spared
This saber, engraved with the words
"Aboukir' and "Larrey." was taken
from the great surgeon by the Prus-
slams at Waterloo. WinsloW
Hall in National Magazine.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-05-29
A Costly Turf OF Feathers.

On the apex of the crown worn by
the Prince Of Wales on special occa-
sions is Il curious feather or. rather.
tuft Of feathers. the top of which is
adorned with gold thread. The value
Of this feather is estimated at $4,000.
and it has the distinction Of being the
only one of its kind in human posses
sion. Twenty years passed after the
first hunter set out to procure the
feather before It was attained. and
during that period more than dozen
hunters had lost their lives in the
quest. The, costly tuft is of periwak
feathers. and the extra ordinary dan
ger incurred in procuring it was due
to the fact that the periwak. for some
unknown reason. Is to be found only
In dense jungles in which tigers make
their lair.-Chicaso Tribune.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-05-29
The LITTLE UNION
BuSHWnACKER'S NERVE.


"A II RS. STARKWEATHER. liv-
ing In middle Tennessee dur
ing the civil war, was a
Union woman to the core.
Her husband was killed by secession
lists before hostilities began, leaving
her very bitter against them. Her son.
Tom Starkweather. was fourteen years
old when his father was killed. and he
made boyish VOW that he would
never miss Il chance to kill a secession
list. He found no opportunity to do 50
until after the war opened. Then at
fifteen he began the work Of revenge.
He would waylay his enemies aud
shoot them from behind trees, the
regular bushwhacking method during
wartime. One by one he picked of
all of those who had been instrumental
in his fathers death.
In those days there were bands Of
partisan rangers in Kentucky and
Tennessee. unenlisted. ununiformed
men who fought for the Confederacy
on their own hook. which meant that
some of them were murderers and
pillagers. These men were special
object Of Toms antipathy. A band
led by one Bennett. made up In the
region where he lived. lost SO many
men, whose deaths were traced to
Tom, that they were anxious to get
their hands on the boy.
Tom and another Union boy, Sam
Parks. were good deal together. Tom
would do the shooting. and Sam would
do the watching. But Sam was un-
known by their enemies as having
anything to do with the matter. Tom
always taking the blame. a
One day BENEFITS band Seme into
the district where the boys Ted. and
they went out hunting the ra4gers for
their scalps. By this time ON was
known as the little Union bushwhack-
er, and Bennett had determined that
if he ever caught him he would put
an end to his shooting his men from
behind trees. While the men were
riding along road one of them dropped
behind. Tom. who was concealed in
the woods. shot him. Then the two
boys ran for Toms home as fast as
their legs could carry them.
Bennett. hearing the shot. galloped
back and found his man badly wound
ed. He told his chief thai he had prob
ably beent shot by the little Union
bushwhacker. Bennett. surmising that
Tom would 60 home, after calling to
his men to take care of the one dis
abled, rode straight for Mrs. Stark
weather's cabin. Fearing that the boys
would be followed. she hid them.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-05-29
Turning the Turtle

Turtle hunting is not without ev-
element. The method Of capture con-
sistS of the simple act Of turning the
turtle on its back. Once in this posi-
ton it is quite helpless. Its only de-
Tense is to cover its captor with sand
thrown up by the powerful front legs
v tiiniers These are brought into
action in IN instant. and woe betide
the cav'or who has his eyes and mouth
hurled with great force When turned
over the captive is dragged up the
beHch to above high water mark. and
this Is no easy task. for it weighs
about four hul.dre,lw.iyt,
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-05-29
STORY OF ORIGIN
OF MEMORIAL DAY.
German Soldier Whose Name Is For
gotten First Suggested Deeorat-
ing Graves Of Comrades.

"O an unknown German. a one
time resident of Cincinnati
and Il veteran of the civil war.
belongs the primary credit of
suggesting Il national Memorial day; to
General John A. Logan, soldier-states-
man and third commander in chief Of
the Grand Army Of the Republic. and
to Norton T. Chapman. adjutant gener-
al of the national organization, belongs
the honor Of promulgating the first
order.
In the original orders issued from
the Grand Army headquarters by Gen
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-05-29

ed by Lincoln. Nov. 10. 1863. in that
perfect tribute to the ''honored dead
who there gave the last full measure
of devotion" The cemetery was sub
sequently taken over by the nation.
In the summer Of 1865 force Of
men under Captain james Moore was
sent to Andcrsonvile to inclose the
grounds and provide headboards for
each grave. They were able to identi-
fy 12.4Gt of the graves. leaving only
451 unknown"
The eighty-four national cemeteries
are divided according to importance
into twenty-six first class. twenty Sec
ond class. sixteen third class and
twenty two fourth class cemeteries.
Those in the first class include Airing
ton, Andersonville. Antietam. Chal-
mette. Chattanooga. Nashville. Cor
inth, Gettysburg. Fredericksburg. JEFF
ferson Barracks. Shiloh and Vicksburg.
In the number of interments that at
Arlington stands first. with 21,1O6.
That at Vicksburg is rather close
second. with 1892. The Nashville
cemetery Is third. with 1861.
Arlington. as Is generally known. for
merly belonged to the wife Of General
Robert E. Lee Mrs. Lee was daugh-
ter of George Washington Parke Gus
tbs, who was grandson of Martha
Washington. The stately mansion.
whose classic columns have been seen
by every visitor to Washington city,
was inherited by her. and at the out
break Of the civil war it was the Lee
home. Lee, then a colonel in the Unit
ed States army. wrote his resignation
there April 20. 1861. Two days later
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-05-29
SHOT HIM THROUGH THE FOREHEAD.

SHOT HIM THROUGH THE FOREHEAD.
but it was the best the captain could
call up at the moment. He expected to
judge by the finching of the one who
was required to fire at his own moth
er.
Now, Bennett had left his band to at
tend to this matter himself. He was
so incensed at this new shooting by
the little Union bushwhacker that he
had dashed away after the culprit,
waiting only to call for some one to
take care Of the man who had been
wounded. 1t never occurred to him
that be would need support in hunting
boy. So wrought upon was he by
anger that he did not think Of the dan
ger of putting arms in the hands of the
boy. The two youngsters stood facing
Mrs. Starkweather. When the captain
gave the order to fire Sam put a bullet
as near as possible without hitting her.
Tom, quick as fash, brought his
weapon to bear on Bennett and shot
him through the forehead.
Mrs. StarkWeatner turned and, See-
ing the captain gasping his last breath,
said quickly:
Come, my boy; we must get out Of
this in hurry. Sam, You 60 home.
Nobody knows Of your being mixed up
in this fracas."
Without stopping even to return to
the house she and Tom dashed of in
one direction. while Sam went in an.
other. The mother and son disappear
ed in a wood. At the same moment
half a dozen horsemen belonging to
the band. who. having heard the shoot
ing. galloped after their captain, ~ap-
peared up the road. When they reach
ed the Starkweather cabin they found
1t deserted and Bennett lying dead.
They at once scattered to hunt for
his slayer. but Tom knew Of q hole
In the ground overhung with bushes
into which he and his mother descend
ed, and the seArchers missed them.
When the hunt. was given up they left
their hiding place and made their way
into the Union lines.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-05-29

on my own son, would you, to get hi1:
killed as his father wasp
The captain thought a moment, then
said to her:
"You stand up thar with your face
agin the w0odshed."
The woman did as directed. which
brought her back to the boys. Bennett
handed each Of them revolver and
said to them:
when | give the order you two fire.
The one that doesn't or misses I'm
goin' to shoot right down.
This was rather crude method of
detecting which was the woman's son,
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-05-29
Oldest Veteran Dead.

william Macabee. believed to have
been the oldest veteran of the civil
war and one of the Oldest persons In
this country. has died since hast Ne
mortal day. He passed away at the
United States Naval home in Phila-
delphia, where ~ had been an inmate
for thirty years. h celebrated his one
hundred and ssvsstA birthday On Sept
q, when he waD abe to cit up and n
ceive the consratutattoas Of his friends
and tell Of many Of biz experiences h
Tie navy. 49,.
Nacabee enteFed the service Of The
United States when a lad. serving On
the ftigate Constitution until 1t was
retired from sesvica. He remained In
the naval service until - went 70 To
home where be A1o4
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-05-29


pahos This memorial erected by the
following
pathetic
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-05-29
Z Premeditated.

"And why do you claim thai it was
with malice afOrethouy'n that The au-
t0mobile defendant ran down the ..on,.
plainant:"
ION the rissr:ii';" it Il" ':":H'd :urr
honor. heard hi = SIX '.;;t he Us
going to take oiit b: mw Az" ,.l ~,,s.
II he could n!' r',' ;n 's'*< I few :,.;,-
pie he knew" - i!s,u>i:,:: .,>t
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-05-29

9HOT HIN.
When Bennett rode up and asked for
Tom she told him that her son was
not at home. But this did not satisfy
the partisan leader, and he made .
thorough search Of the premises, with
the result that both boys were dragged
from behind a wood pile In a shed.
(which Of you boys b the little
Union bushw hacker?" asked the cap
tain.
Neither boy replied Bennett asked
the woman. threatening to shoot be-
Il she did not reply.
~You don't suppose I'd tell you uns
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-05-29
A GiSdy Girl.

els your daughter If :: l:,:,ct;,:,I turn
of mind:''
mo; she is very frivn.Nus Wants to
take cooking lessons instead of per
fecting her game Of bridge. "-Ex-
change
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-05-29
His Hensst Face,

Anyway he has an honest face"
Honest: You surprise me-"
YES: it's the only honest thing about
him. 1t shows how dishonest he really
is"-I.ife.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-05-29
Not Misplaced

Not Misplaced.
Backer-You got trimmed bad
thought you said you were confident 81
the result Pugilist-l WaA knew
I'd get fcked!-Puck.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-11-20

the reverse of this happens. If the rich
girl loves the poor man well enough to
marry him there is no sacrifice she IS
not willing TO make for him, and she
Is so bent and determined that he shall
get all IN the world, and so afraid that
she VIII be a handicap instead Of q help
to him, that she becomes a model Of
industry and frugality. Besides which
her husbands small salary looks so
very small in her eyes that she is twice
as careful Of * is he is. Furthermore.
having had a surfeit of all the things
that money buys she isn't mad about
having them
On the other hand. to the girl who
has never had a dollar of her own her
husbands small salary seems an IN
ending supply Of wealth that VIII stand
any strain, and She puts it to the test
recklessly- She's been denied the things
that she wanted, she's lacked for pretty
clothes, she craved amusement and eX-
element and when she gets a chance
at them she loses her head.
If you VIII notice you viii find that
80 out Of 100 of the dress crazy. au-
tOmobile crazy, theater crazy women
you know, who won't keep house and
insist on living in hotels, were poor
girls. and generally country girls
Precisely the same thing is true about
society The social climbers, the women
who have bartered their own souls to
walk under the proper awnings" as
somebody has Wittily said. the women
who are frantic about entertaining and
being entertained. are almost invariably
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-11-20
THE RETURN OF YUAN Sinh Raj.

Pekin has at last remembered Yuan
shin Kali the invalid by edict, in polite
exile at his home in the province OF
HOnan, writes Charles X. Field in sun
three years ago, when the baby en-
peror had come to the dragon throne
and the new regime under the youthful
regent had got under way. y uan, al
by the tempOrariZlng regent, had been
ordered to his home to nurse the ''rheu-
matism in his leg which made him no
longer fitted for the duties Of his high
office. Thus our clemency is mani
fest" added the edict which had made
this imperial diagnosis. and Yuan knew
as well as anybody that this meant,
You are lucky to be allowed a head
to guide your legs"
Probably it was believed in the For
hidden City last month that nearly
three years Of uninterrupted quiet and
nursing might well have rendered the
leg Of the eX-Official fit once more for
active service, particularly since a crisis
mad arisen IN which everything de-
pended upon the army he himself
uad organized and develODed But
rhuematism may prove obstinate on oc-
casion, and from the sick room in HO-
nan came the same excuse that had
oanlshed him from Pel1in. His leg pre-
vented his taking command of the army
and proceeding to Hank0w and WI
Chang to crush the rebellion The
government replied to this excuse:
Get DuSy ana get Well Rneuma tlSm
is capriciOus; its victims have their
good days. At the time these words
are written, Yuan is aoIe to travel co.
ward Pekin.
Foreigners have long held Yuan the
only man in the empire worthy serious
consideration as a power for good. In
his record Of something like Is years
OF activity, Yuan Shih Kai has been
a progressive. He has been an open
advocate of reform Of the civil service
Of the abolition of Mauchu DrivfIege
Of western education. Tt is unQues-
toned that he has done more for his
country than any other man living. And
what is more, he has been at the head
of official life in China and be ms
never got rich, as official life goes
And yet it seems equally unuues-
toned that. in spite of all this. Yuan
shin kai does not possess the conf
dence of his country. The Chinese
deny him the title of patriot. 1t re-
mains to be seen whether they will be
satisfied with anything else in he
crisis which they have now reached.
Y uan IS an opportunist. by general YER
qlct; what he has done for his country
mas peen done for Yuan; the army he
ORGANISED has been taught loyaIty-to
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-11-20
Parents and Teachers
Plan Years Programs

The Parent-Teachers' association OF
the Sunset school viii meet Novem-
Der p at o'clock. The associat ton
has secured a series Of papers from the
National congress secretary in Wash
1ngtOn and the members Of Sunset viii
read and discuss these papers, all Of
which are by eminent educators
The program for the next meeting
viii be- Invocation. Rev c. W Web
dell. delegates report Of Waco con-
ventiOn, Mrs G. Rutledge; THE Pun
ishment that Educates," Mrs H. lie
lonka: Where Parents Fail With
Education of Their Children from the
Schools Point OF View" Mrs. George
F. TiltOn.
Regular meetings. occur at three p.
m. on the fourth Friday OF each month;
during scholastic term, at the school
building The following programs have
been arranged for the remaining
months Of the school year.
November 29-Parentsi day.-Spec-
fal program by school children.
December 22.-'The Religious Train
ing of Children"-1Irs. J. H. Hill. ''rhe
Christmas Spirit in the Home"-Mrs.
P. Barney
off the Street at Night''-AIrs- Edith
Putnam Physical Training as Nee
essarv as Intellectual for the Fullest
Development Of Manhood Mrs Hay
February 21.-Arbor day exercises
BY school children.
February 23-"On Retaining the
Confidence Of our Children Mrs. n.
Lapowski. Crisis IN ife."-Mrs J.
March Parents day. Texas indie
pendence day exercises by school chill
March 22-'The Nervous Child" talk
by DR.. H z. Stevenson Mothers to
the Aotherless' Mrs. R. F. Burgess.
April THE Boy Problem -
article by Judge Lindsey, Mrs R. Sill
berberg- "The Boy Scout Movement -
Mrs J. H. Hirt.
May 24-SOcial meeting in charge OF
social committees Report Of program
committee for 1912-1919.
Officers Of the association are:
President, Mrs. W. D. Howe; honorary
president Mrs. T. Harry Hill; vice
president, Mrs. z. Arlington; secretary
Mrs. G. F. TiltOn; treasurer, Mrs. E.
Putnam; delegate, Waco convention
Mrs Geo Rutledge-
COMMITTEES Oct. 1911-Sept. 1912
Membership committee - Chairman
Mrs J. Harry Hill, Mrs. HaymOn
Krupp. Mrs. Charles n Barney.
Social cOmmitte-Chairman, Mrs. F.
Darlington, Mrs W r. Brown, Mrs. r.
Silberberg, Mrs. W. D. Howe.
Room committee - Chairman, Miss
Elizabeth Young. Mrs. Alice Norris
Miss Anna Shelton.
Press cOmmittee-Chairman, Mrs
Geo. +. TiltOn, Mrs Edith Putnam,
Mrs. J. Harry HILL
Additional Society on Next Page.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-11-20
Little Editorials By Herald Readers

vOlver and a small ring are all that are
missing; the stolen goods, therefore are
scarcely worthy OF police agltaJlon-
Moreover the hOusebreaker dropped q
piece of personal property which would
serve to identify him
The point of the matter is not the
comparatively trivial loss. but the Ia s.s
that residents within the city limits,
paying high taxes, and in numbers run
ming into the thousands (Hlghland Park
is really large enough to be little
city), should have no police, protection
A call to the downtown station sim
ply results in the Indifferent rejoinder
that the victim is not the only one
there are others. No doubt there are
others Further, that if the number OF
the revolver is given, perhaps 1t can
be found This is ENCOURAGING to the
many law abiding citizens OF Highland
Park who pay the aforesaid heavy tax
es, and who with few exceptions en-
deavOr according to their means to i'm
prove their property, and thereby work
laudably in the interests Of the city.
The writer is an enthusiastic "bOos-
ter" of the city, but this kind of thing
is educated to discourage all enthusi
asm, and life in the country looks
preferable, where at least the services
of our splendid western sheriffs are at
our command. That a resident Of a
modern and progressive city. surround
ed by neghbOrs should be compelled to
store everything of value in the bank,
reflects sOrely on the condition OF that
city, Worse still that the resident can
not safely leave locked house un-
tenanted for short time in broad day
light
If there are others in the same plight,
the question may well be asked. Why
should such things beg True. we have
a fire station in Highland Park, but
few Of the streets are in condition to
admit of a rush to our rescue. and
many are impossible. The street car
track is being graded, but that i'm
prOVement is primarily for the benefit
Of Automobiles, of which class the
number in this vicinity is small, and
incidentally the Country Clubites
The universal complaint I'm regard to
high taxes without adequate remunera-
ton surely has a groundwork of rea-
son; and it is vain to brag of the rapid
upbuilding of a city If the builders-up
are. from the civic standpoint neg
lected.
a Householder.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-11-20
Dorothy Dix On H H: Sin ss >. g9 :.s s:; Had

A ROMANTIC young miIHonairess
~ who eloped with with a $40 a
week chauffeur. and who is still
unforgiven and unprovided for by her
rich parents. has lust gone to house
keeping. and is reported TO have bought
most Of her household plenishings at
the and 10 cent store. More than that
the salesgirl who waited on her opened
her eyes at the thrift and economy dis
played BIZ che rich girl and declared:
Gee never saw anybody get as
much out Of q dollar before If all mil
uOna1resses are that saving poor men
ought TO hunt EN- up for wives
And the salesgirl was right Rich
women are more economical than poor
women as a rule and it is money in
mans pocket and happiness in his
home TO marry the girl who has had
the cakes and ale of life instead Of the
one who is starved for them
Poor men are afraid to ask rich girls
to marry them A poor man says to
himself that $3.50 or $500 a month sal
airy would look like a clipped Canadian
dime TO a girl who had been in the
habit Of living at the rate Of thousands
year, and that she would spend his
tiny income on chocolate creams and
never know where it went to. There
fore, he passes her by, and asks some
girl who has never had a second frock
TO her back, scarcely, to marry him.
with the view Of getting a wife who
has been raised to save and do without
things. and who viii be help to a
struggling young man.
Of course there are exceptions to all
rules, and occasionally the woman who
has been used to prodigal expenditure
goes on her Wasteful career and keeps
her poor husbands nose to the grind