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Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-07-27
WHAT THE GUEST SHOULD Sc
Cheerful, Adaptable Man 0" Woman
Will Leave Happy Memory ee-
hind on Leaving.

With the advent Of summer comes
the beginning o! the period wl.". ;He
distinction and the pleasure 0: long
q guest comes to great n!;!l, Eij n
and women With the ready ":S.:Hla'
ton of the American pt orlr We have
taken that exo.r phrase. lie ".t%-
end, to our common usage. Aid
whether we are invited to 80 sailing
In hundred-doiIar calbca1. ro!i2il!nS
it literally in shanty called buhs"-
low, of enjoying the Injuries OF !: rich
friends country estate, we are all
week-ending With the same catl:o!:ci;:'
of spirit that we show in the national
habit of carrying suit cases. !'o:pl-
tality has two faces-thOse OF the hoSi
and the guest And the most dif!c"E
one to present with an attractive
mien is that of the latter estate.
Cheerfulness is the most desirable
characteristic Of the ideal guest AID
second to this comes readiness OF
spirit to enter any plan for the day or
the nights pleasure. The adaptable
man or woman is the one dearest to a
hosts heart; and you may pluck the
reward of your entertainers gratitude
by your readiness to wash dishes as
by your tolerance Of dub player at
tennis or bridge in more luxurious
surroundings. We all of US pay our
way through the world through other
mediums than that of the currency OF
the realm. None does this more GER
tainly than the guest who leaves
happy memory behind him.-Philadel-
phia Press.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-07-27
A Polite Acknowledgement.

~ ToINo ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
After command" performance IN
Queen Victoria's time it was the cue
tom for her majesty's secretary ia
send letter Of thanks to the RESPONSE
bic manager. Sir Henry Ponspnby,
upon whom this duty devolved, wal
the soul Of politeness and, not wishing
10 make any invidious distinction,
drew up one form Of letter. On the
whole this plan worked we'll, but on
pne occasion the proprietor Of troupe
Fof performing geese. which had enter
tAined the royal children at Windsor
garden party, received the following
Communication from Sir Henry: Sir
am Instructed by the queen to thanh
you for your visit Of yesterday, and
10 express the hope that the ladies' and
gentlemen Of your company arrived
Dately in London and in good health
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-07-27
GOOD REMEDY FOR HlCC0UGH
Spasmodic Contractions Of Diaphragm
Stopped Instantly by Small Guam
tity Of Powdered Sugar.

Hiccough is a sudden and spasmodie
contraction of the diaphragm, deter
aiming brusque shock to the walls
OF the abdominal and thoracic cavity,
and Is accompanied by rough and
inarticulate sound caused by the sud
den closure and sonorous vibration Of
the vocal cords.
Among the numerous remedies en-
ployed against the disagreeable symp
toms there is one recommended BY
DR.. Petit of Beaumont, France, which,
although not really new. is but little
known. 1t has the merit Of being e1
tremely simple and Is said to be re-
markedly efficacious.
1t consists simply in swallowing al
quickly as possible tablespoonful Of
powdered sugar without any admixture
with water. The hiccough will be i'm
mediately stopped. If it comes on
again. tho same remedy again will b
found successful.
What IL the action Of the powdered
sugar. Probably It sets up q kind Of
reflex action. The sugar certainly
plays no specific role in this case. and
It ID probable that any inert powder
would have tho same effect.
Dr.. Petit has made use Of this rem
edy for some years. and It has rarely
failed. Accordingly he recommends
recourse to it even when the case Of
hiocoughs may have resisted all thu
RtAndarU remedies.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-07-27
NOVELTY IN LETTER WRITING
How the Ignorant Factory Girl Man.
aged to Accept an Offer
Of Marriage.

One Englishwoman relates rather
pretty story about factory girls
way of answering a marriage proposal
made to her. OF course 1t happened
long, long ago.
The young woman could not write
or read writing, and one day, says
the lady. she brought letter to me to
read it to her. 1t contained an otter
in marriage.
happened to know that the writer
was a deserving young artisan. so l
said to her, Nov, you must consider
this matter very seriously, and II you
like to come to me when you have
made up your mind. I will write a re.
ply for you"
A day or two afterward I met the
girl again, and asked her II she want
ed me to answer the letter for her.
20, that is all right" said the girl,
looking radiant and pleased. 1--WE
settled It: l answered it myself"
why, how did you do it,"
asked.
And then she told me that she
could make a capital IT," and that she
stuck on the paper q piece of wool
after it for "wull"-"I WOOL"
Surely one Of the quaintest &C.
!ceptances Of IN offer in marriage ever
Ipsnned.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-07-27
Rank Materialists.

II their outlook on life most Chi
nese are rank materialists, says a
writer in the Century. They ply the
stranger with questions as to his in.
core. his means. the cost of his be-
.cHS:nss. They cannily offer paper
r,orey instead of real money at the
graves of their dead, and sacrifice pa
lei images of the valuables that once
were burned in the funeral pyre.
Yet no one who comes into close
touch with the Chinese deems this
rtilitari~snism a race trait. They arc
in fact, capable of the highest ideal
ism. Among the few who have come
Gear to the thought of Buddha OF
Jesus one finds faces saintlike In theil
depth of spirituality. The material
:sm is imposed by hard economic
conditions. 1t is the product of an
"ge long anxiety about tomorrow's
rice and is not to be counteracted
by the influence Of the petty
lit them above sordid anXieties.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-07-27
Curious Nel0hbore Folled.

Curious NeI0hbore Fotled.
4 wealthy New York society woman
has recently become very much inter
ested In city missionary work. In h@
district Is poor but respectable fam
lily named Moriarty, living on the top
door rear Of q tenement house in q
congested east side street.
Every time she has visited the Mort
Prtys she has been much annoyed by
the staring and whispering Of the 9th
or occupants Of the building. The
other day she spoke to Mrs. Moriarty
ebout it.
"Your neighbors seem very curious
20 know who and what I am" she
remarked.
They do 60" acquiesced Mrs. Mort
nrty.
? DO they ask you about it,"
"Indaae they do, ma'am."
"And do you tell them?"
Faith, thin, an OF do not. OF fist
roy you're me dressmaker, an let Il
20 at thot."-Metropolitan Magazine
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-07-27
Waited Long for Honor.

Forty Gears to elarse before honor
ing g hero is, to say the least, a rea'
sonabe time. Few of his comrades
will be left to say that the distinction
is invidious. Yet this is what has
happened to the man who saved the
Louvre when Paris YVES in the hands
Of the commune in 1871. Maj Mar.
tan de Bernardy de Segoyer was the
hero of May "a, 1871, and the victim
Of the mob a day or so later. He
was in command of the Twenty-sixth
battalion de chasseurs-a-pied and was
dispatched to occupy the Tuileries
garden He saw the Louvre was
threatened, in fact, the flames had
reached the gallery of antiquities. He
had no orders, but he took upon him.
self to send his men and in a short
time the flames were under CONTROL
London Globe.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-07-27
Tho Finishing Touch.


NO." says the eminent actress ear
nestly, II cannot approve Of the fash
ion that so many members Of my pro
fession have Of being photographed
continually"
The reporter makes some feverieh
notes and she continues:
1T seems to me that because one
is on the stage is no reason why he OF
she should consider his or her face
Of absorbing interest to the public"
She continues for half a column and
as the reporter is slowing away hia
notebook she smiles sweetly and says:
Here is one Of my latest photo
graphs for you to use with the inter
view. I sat for it only yesterday, 50
you may be sure it has never before
been reproduced."-Judge.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-07-27
Remorse,

An agent in hourishing western
' Hn writes as follows regarding
angs of conscience experienced by
a former loss claimant. The claim
ants method Of easing his mind ID
unique and possesses the advantage
Of economy. The letter is as follows:
I'VE had a call this day from the
Rev. formerly of this city,
who had a loss with you in 1892. He
wanted to know the amount paid him
on the loss, which he thinks was
only paint damage of from $12 ia
$14. He now concludes that it might
not have been right for him to have
accepted the money for the painting
as he says the building really needed
painting at the time. He would now
like to have the payment which was
MADE him considered a donation from
YOU
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-07-27
LITTLE WARS OF THE FRENCH
They Have Two Campaigns on Hand
at Present That May Last
for Years.

While the war in Morocco calls for
10000 men, France still has two other
little wars on her hands with no pros
poets of complete pacitication within
three or four years.
The latest news from Wadal in the
heart OF Sudan shows that in February
the negro tribes affiliated with the Sc
noussia were still fighting fiercely, de.
spite invariable and severe losses.
A serious encounter took place on
February in Darkouti. just occupied
by the French under Colonel Largeau.
On the previous day large caravan
from Mecca, in "onnivance with the
Senoussian chief, Allan Djabou, pre-
selted itself at the intrenched port at
N'dele, protesting a peaceful attitude.
At three o'clock in the morning the
tribesmen, approaching under cover OF
the caravan, opened furious fire on
the French and their native allies. The
battle lasted until eight. when the at
tack broke UP in panic. Allah Dja-
bon was shot in the leg. He left so
dead on the field and carried of hun
drcds of wounded.
This is sample Of a dozen COM
bats recorded in brief dispatches In
the French papers. Reenforcements
are now moving in from the coast to
join Largeau. They should reach him
about the middle of August. He will
then have 1900 men, and 1t is be-
leved he will soon be able to pacify
central Africa and end the pernicious
activities CT the Senoussia.
The other troubled region fs on the
Ivory coast. The tribes living near
the Li5erian frontier have recently
BEEN brought into order after a cam.
paign of six weeks in which they lost
heavily, while the French had seven
men wounded.
France has 2,400 native troops I'M
der French officers operating in the
region, and expects to have it reduced
to order in three years. So far 10000
guns have been captured from natives
and destroyed.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-07-27
E WROTE THE GREAT PLAY
-r;en5s Praised It, Famous Manage:
Took It to Read-and Then
He Woke Up.

NY friends had always iEs!~"cd
hat | could write a great play" said
uls n, "if would only set my hand
20 he task. Well, to he frank, l had
;on% cherished the idea myself that
Iys=essed the ability to do some
thing worth while in the way o! pro-
yiCirg r-eterial for the stage. Like
50 many Of my fellow lahorers il! the
Journalistic field, however, | found it
exceedingly difficult to secure the
tine which was necessary for the pro-
ductjon OF drama The best ] could
do was to steal an hour now and then
10 devote to the great work. This l
did faithfully and zeaiously, and. after
two years of study and earnest en-
deayc: my play began to near COM
p,etion.
MY friends were enthusiastic. l
had beer fortunate enough to hit upon
an entirely new plot, and, if l may
say so, had handled it admirably.
Each of the four acts was filled with
thrilling situations: the comedy was
subtle and insinuating; the pathos
was genuine and the interest was
srlendidly sustained. Having admin
istered the finishing touches, took
my play to a great producing mana
ger. He had an Office in a large
building on Broadway.
with my play done up in a neat
package I entered the anteroom,
where a young man greeted me re-
spectfully and admitted that the great
manager was not out of the city.
In fact, the young man consented to
take my card into his employer. I
had waited only minute or two
when the young man returned and
gracious!y conducted me to the mana
ger, who cordially shook hands with
me and said that he would be glad
to personally read my play and con:
slider it strictly on its merits"
Eyes. What them"
well, just at that moment some.
thing fell somewhere, making a loud,
gathering noise, so l crawled out OF
bed and put on my clothes. Chicago
Record-Herald.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-07-27
GREENE WAS A LUCKY Man
Two Places, and His Conscience
Elastic.

IT anybody but Greene had told me
this wouldn't have believed it, and J
wouldn't have believed him if it had
happened to anybody but Greene
said the man. "The other day Greene
lost five dollars. When he got home
he began to figure o,;t where he might
have lost it. There was chance every
time he took out his pocketbook He
had had his pocketbook in his hand
he remembered. when he left the drug
store at One Hundred and Fourth
street, and again when he left the for
lists at One Hundred and First street
I'm order to expedite the search
Greene telephoned the news of his
loss to the druggist The druggist was
very accommodating. He promised to
put the whole drug store force on the
Job and to telephone back the result
at soon as the premises had been
thoroughly searched.
while waiting for message from
the druggist Greene telephoned to the
florist, and received similar assur
ances Of cooperation: In about five
minutes the druggist called up. The
five dollars had been found lying IN
der the edge of dry goods box on the
pavement and would be handed over
to Greene.
Greene jumped into his coat and
grabbed his hat, but before he got to
the door the florist telephoned that
the five dollars had been found In the
ash can just outside his door, and
would be held against all corners until
Greene called for it. Greene's con
science is Of the India rubber variety,
10 ne had no compunctions about col
lecting the FIVE dollars from both drug
gist and florist. I'll bet that wouldn't
happen to anybody else on earth but
Greene"
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-07-27
Hurt BY War Relics.

While In Chattanooga a few weeks
ago a local man noticed an old COL
ored man who carried his right arm in
a sling.
What is the matter, uncle?" he
asked. us your arm broken?"
"No, sah." grinned the old man.
Its jest gun sore."
Been hunting?"
mo, sab. All been shootin' trees"
"Ch, see; target practice"
No sah.'
Then you'll have to elucidate."
We'll, sab, h's's like dis" the old
man explained. 1--WE goes out into de
woods an shoots bullets into de trees.
After while de trees grows around
de bullets a little, then we cuts dem
down to sell to people fun de norf as
relics OBJ de battle OBJ Lookout noun.
TAIN"
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-07-27
SteriIizing Liquids.

Perfect sterilization of liquids by
means of filtration only seems to be
made possible on a large scale
through a process originated by two
French scientists and reported to the
Academy of Scientists at a recent
meeting. It is known that membranes
of collodion have the property of 70
tanning all the microbes in q LIQUID
filtered through them. But they are
very fragile and therefore impractical
outside of the laboratory. By re-en
forcing the collodion membrane with
a fine wire screen imbedded in it, Just
as a pane of glass is thus REINFORCED,
the two scientists constructed a filter
not only strong enough for practical
purposes but so effective as to ex.
clude even molecules of salts dis
solved in the liquid.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-07-27
Not His Line,

George L. Shronk, one of Atlantic
Citys champion life guards, was dis.
cussing his profession, says the Los
Angeles Times.
Funny things happen to us guards
sometimes" said Mr.. Shronk "A
funny thing happened to my friend
Tin last week. A society belle from
Spruce street went into the water
wearing one of those fashionable
transformations or wigs. A big wave
went over her and when she came up
the transformation was floating out to
sea. she turned and ran to Tim.
"'Oh, save my hair!' she yelled.
Save my hair!'
"'Pardon ne, lady says Tim. I'm
q lie saver, not hair restorer.'"
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-07-27
GUARANTY OF HIS SILENCE
Presence Of Masterful Wife In Church
Stopped Objectionable Noise Man
Thought Was Singing.

Unexpectedly a city pastor who en-
couraged congregational singing
gained a new parishioner. Keen
though his delight in hearing his peo.
PIE sing, there was one member of his
flock whose endeavors he never en-.
couraged. But the man sang without
encouragement, much to the discom.
future of pewholders anywhere near
him, who claimed that his loud. un-
musical voice threw them out of time
and tune.
Repeated complaints convinced the
minister that somebody would have
to assume the responsibility Of 81.
lencing the ambitious singer. He de.
cided that the mans wife was best
fitted for the job. Owing to DIFF.
ference in religious views husband
and wife attended different churches,
but the minister knew her, so he
called and explained his predicament.
She was genuinely surprised.
DO you mean to say he sings?"
she said.
tries to-" amended the pastor.
She thought minute. Il shall
have to come there to church." she
said.
Il shall be glad to see you," said
the minister, "but what effect will
that have on your husbands sing
ing?"
The look she gave him was more
significant than words, and they
meant a good deal.
John will never open his mouth
when l am around" she said.
And John never has.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-07-27
Something Like a Nerve.

0O"SN"I'S 6'NO q No''0s
The talk in the club had been q
cool deeds on the battlefield. when the
member who rarely spoke broke in On
our conversation.
1.-THE coolest bit Of nerve I ever
saw" he drawled, was whom wa
motoring in the Midlands with thu
Honorable Jimmy. It had been rain
ing, and as we turned tho corner d
the village street we skidded badly
then shot forward. Crashing into thu
little postofice, we smashed the front
Of the shop clean through and Knocked
down the village postman. It VA
then that the Honorable Jimmy
showed what he was made Of. HI
Jumped out Of the car, and. advancing
to the terrified girl behind the couD
ter, said in his blandest voice:
1.-TWO hapenny stamps. please
miss "-London Tit-Bits.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-07-27
NEXT THING IN ENTERPRISE
Moving Picture Privilege at Fashion.
able international Wedding Should
Sell for Good Sum.

The promoter Of sporting events
had hardly seated himself in his mod
est office when a male person Of un-
mistakably English-exterior opened tho
door and approached him affably.
"Old chap!" said he, Il represent
Lord Harduppe. old chap. I'm his
manager and all that sore Of"
Lord Harduppe, who is to marry
Miss Nothynge-Butte, the American
millionairess queried the promoter.
"The same, old chap. The wedding
takes place Tuesday week. His lord
ship naturally could not call upon you
in person, but any arrangement that I
may make with you will be quite sat-
isfactory to him. I assure you"
whats his lordships game?" asked
the promoter Of sporting events.
Does he want mo to pull OF q prize
fight at his bachelor dinner, or what1''
The manager Of his lordship smiled
mysteriously, drew his chair q bit
closer to tho others and whispered q
few words.
"A0Ss O4OU SA0 QAVA0VV0As ANVt
Yes. really; upon my word. old
chapl" said his visitor. you shall
have tho full American rights. All
his lordship asks IL 10000 down and
20 per cent Of tho gross receipts.
Yeu know. Of course. old chap. that
IT, quite unprecedented socially, and
all that sort Of thing. but his lordship
needs tho money, 40 you Americans
say, and, really, it, such piping
chance. he can't afford to lot it pass.
It will be the easiest thing in the
world. you know, to hide the machine
among tho flowers ut the altar. Why.
my word, old chap. you ought to be
able to book this thing in every tho.
ater in your blooming oountry!'
And thus. for tho flEst time on REQ,
ord. was sold the moving picture priv
ilege at q fashionable international
wedding.-Brooklyn Times.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-07-27
CURIOUS TRAITS OF ANIMALS
Peculiar Habits Of Files, Hens, Mice,
Snakes and Goldfish, Some
Of Them UnexpIainabIe.

A fly on window pane will crawl
to the top, fly back to the bottom and
crawl up again. This order is seldom
reversed. Why, no one knows, it Is
on record that fly crawled up a
window pane thirty-two times. return.
ing each time awning
Hens scratch for food with the sum
behind them, the reason being that tho
rays reflect on the minute particles.
A blind hen will pick grain and not
miss kernel.
Cats seldom lie with their feet to
the fire. Usually they lie on the left
side. Dogs lie with their fore paws
to the fire.
A mouse will ignore a food supply
sufficient for a meal and run great
risks to nibble at wholesale supply,
says the Milwaukee Sentinel. 1t will
hide at the source Of food supply and
not depart therefrom until actually
disturbed. 1t isn't true that a mouse
runs to hole at the first alarm.
Find a harmless little snake the
length of = lead pencil and provide a
box for it in the house, visit 1t daily,
and at the end of three months it will
crawl to you for food.
Goldfish usually swim around globe
to the right. They can be taught to
take a fly out Of the hand in six
weeks time. The presence Of other
fish IN the globe is generally ignored
by goldfish. Drop a piece Of chip on
the surface of the water and 1t will
1tghten a fish.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-07-27
LIVE UNDER THE SAME ROOF
Then, and Not Until Then, Will Yeu
Become Really Acquainted
With Your Friends.

Two households may stand side by
side on the same street, two families
live within hailing distance OF one
another for years in the same COM
munity, and yet have opposite tastes,
sentiments and convictions. The chill
dren of each growing up together may
marry and. until they reach the period
of new adjustment, never suspect how
antagonistic has been their early
training. This is one reason why the
first year of marriage Is so beset with
briars and thorns. Everybody knows
that until people actually dwell under
the same roof they do not mutually
become acquainted. A single week
spent with a friend at house party
does more to promote intimacy or In
difference than years Of superficial
social intercourse.
The touch-and-go meetings Incl
dental to teas and receptions are the
merest suggestions of personality.
but when one sits day after day be-
side the fire or at the table with
neighbor, each ceasing to be on
guard, real understanding begins.
Even correspondence, which to a de-
gree is in the nature Of revelation.
does not make people so we'll &C.
quainted and is by no means so true
a test of disposition and tempera.
ment as the test Of living together.
During courtship and betrothal an en-
gagged pair are on probation. Without
effort each displays qualities of charm
that cannot fail to be att active. The
most ordinary speech has flavor of
compliment. The future husband and
wife are walking through land Of
dreams. Shall the dreams come true?
They surely will if on both sides there
are fixed principles of honor, justice
and fidelity.-Mrs. Sangster in Won.
ans Home Companion.