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Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-02-09

treaty In existence between Germany
and Holland permitting the military
occupation of the latter by the kaiser's
troops in the event of his going to war
with Great Britain, he has neverthe-
less some sort of a secret understand
ing with the Dutch crown which Is
equivalent to an offensive and de.
fensive alliance.
If, however, the Dutch dislike the
Englisll-tbey have always borne q
grudge against Great Britain for the
part which she played In encouraging
the secession of Belgium and its trans
formation into an independent king.
dom-they fear Germany more. The
one dread Of the people Of Holland is
the loss Of their political and economic
independence through absorption by
Germany.
They realize that the peril to their
neutrality comes not from England,
but from Germany. and that the fortt-
6cations for which they have been ask
ed to pay so heavily would In the
event Of a conflict between these two
great powers endanger rather than
safeguard that neutrality.
Were Flushing converted into sec-
ond Gibraltar it would not fulfill any
national necessity in connection with
the defense of Holland. but would only
serve as a naval base to Germany for
an attack upon England and others.
Not only England. but France and
Belgium as well. were menaced by the
project Of converting Flushing into a
powerful stronghold. As the most
cursory glance at the map will show.
a fort at Flushing. while 1t could not
serve the defense of Holland. would
enable the power in possession thereof
to shut or access from the sea to Bel
gums principal port-namely. Ant
werp. Belgium's neutrality is guar
anteed by several Of the great powers.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-02-09
vivid description of the last days Of the

vivid description Of the last days Of the
commune.
"Forbes had telegraphed from Dover
announcing his coming" said Sir John
Robinson. 1.-THE printers had been wait
Ing, and thus the country heard OF
those terrible days for the first time.
London was ablaze with excitement.
Bouverie street was impossible through
the newsboys shrieking for copies, and
IN parliament Mr.. Gladstone was ques-
toned that afternoon and could only
say be hoped the story was exagger-
ated.
"When Forbes wakened from his
slumber amid all this turmoil what a
spectacle he was! His face was black
with powder. his eyes red and In
famed. his clothes matted with clay
and dust. He was dreadful picture.
He had been compelled to assist the
communists In defending a triangular
space upon which three detachments Of
the Versailles troops were firing and
had actually taught the citizens how to
build a barricade."
By aid Of dummy dispatches address,
ed to Lord Granville and the queen
Forbes escaped from this threatening
triangle and wrote all the way to Eng
land. being the solitary passenger on
the mail boat.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-02-09
ORPHEJJN

there will be a complete change Of
program at the Orpheum commencing
tonight, and the ad on page two will
give you an itemized account of the list
Of attractions.
Lavina & NeLusco. the conjuror and
the silly kid, have a higf-classed act
In fact they are a special feature Man.
ager Bauer has been attempting to Sc
cure for some time.
There will be new program of ami
mated scenes of the best type, new
illustrated song by Miss Degnan, and
all new music by the orchestra.
Owing to the fact that the days are
now growing longer, the shows at the
Orpheum next Sunday will commence
at 7:45 instead of 7:3O as formerly.
Don't miss the Orpheum show OF to-
night.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-02-09
. FOUGHT IN The TREES.
Curious Duel Between . Pair Of Fire
Eating Frsnehmsn.

In the swashbuckling days Of the
early part Of the nineteenth century
the dueling hero in France was the
Marquis Merle de Sainte-Marie. whose
affairs of honor were almost incessant.
One of these Is said to have been so
ridiculous that it helped to set in mo-
ton the current Of feeling that has
since made dueling so much less hon
orable than it once was.
1t appears that one day there called
upon the marquis one Pierrot d'lssac,
himself famous duelist Now. In
French pierrot means sparrow and
merle means blackblrd.
D'lssac struck himself on the chest
with emphatic dignity. marquis"
said he. II am Bonapartist and you
are a royalist. Moreover. am the
sparrow and you are the blackbird.
1t seems to me that there is one bird
Of US too many"
II quite agree with you. monsieur"
politely replied the marquis, and my
choice is pistols. and, rs is appropriate
for birds of our species. let US fight in
the trees"
Pierrot d'lssac was agreeable to this
unique suggestion, and as If it were
not n sufficiently ridiculous thing that
one man should challenge another be-
cause his name was Sparrow and the
othef' Blackbird the duel was actually
fought from trees. The seconds stood
on the ground below.
At given signal the pistols were
fred. and there was II rustling among
the leaves Of one of the chestnut trees.
Pierrot d'lssac came tumbling to the
ground like a ripe chestnut" rs one
Of Sainte- NIarie's seconds expressed 1t,
whereupon Merle de Salnte-Marie in
a facetious mood began to chirp tri-
umphantly in imitation of the song Of
the blackbird. DIssac waited till he
had recovered from bis wound and
then challenged Sainte-M Marie for the
chirp.
This time there was nothing anus.
ing about the encounter. 1t was
fought with swords. and Sainte-Marie
was badly wounded The sparrow had
avenged himself on the blackbird.-
New York Herald.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-02-09

lect. True, there Is supposed to be
an elaborate arrangement for cutting
the bikes and for placing the greater
part of the country under water.
thanks to the fact that probably half
of the kingdom lies below the level Of
the rivers. of the canals and OF the
sea.
William of Orange flooded Holland
In 1874 and by 50 doing drove out the
Spanish invaders. and the policy was
adopted on the occasion Of the French
invasion Of 1872. The process of in
undatins the country then was mat
ter of weeks. The Dutch have been
taught to believe that in these modern
times It would be a matter not even
of days. but Of hours. and that the in
undation could he brought about by
the mere turn of key at The Hague.
Cavalry Faster Than Flood.
1t is perfectly true that modern
methods have been adapted to this
means Of defense of the Netherlands
from the foreign invader. But up to
date and ingenious as are these con-
trivances. they are incapable Of nc
complishing miracles. and it would
take forty eight hours at the lowest
estimate to submerge the country to
such an extent as to prevent the ad
vance of the enemy.
But within a few hours a swift
movinr fOrco If German cavalry lipht
infantry and horse artillery would be
able to reach the first line Of defense
by inundation-in time, indeed. to ar
rest and prevent the latter, especially
since there are no Notifications of any
modern type along the eastern border
to prevent their progress. The Ger
mans. indeed. boast that they would
be able to reach not merely Arnheim,
but even Amsterdam, before the neces-
sary steps had been taken at Amster-
dam to food the kingdom.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-02-09
LEAVES BABIES TO BACHELOR
Young Lawyer Puzzled Over Problem
Of Six Infants.

F. Carroll Fow, Philadelphia bache-
lor and lawyer, in his early twenties,
falls to see the joke in being be4ueath-
ed six babies, whose future lives some
how or other he must arrange. The
babies are the inmates Of the Prince
Of Peace Maternity hospital Of the
Quaker City.
Il guess their ages are somewhere
between six weeks and six months; I'm
not sure" he said. IL can't tell
how old baby is by looking at It, you
know, and IL can't run maternity
hospital, now, can I? 1t isn't-why. 1t
isn't at all In my line"
The hospital was private institu-
ton, financed and maintained solely
by Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Draper, its
owners, who were philanthropists.
Mn. Draper died last year and her
husband on Jan. 8. only a few weeks
after his wife's demise. Attorney Fow
was a friend of the Diapers. and to
him the husband left the care Of his
estate, hospital. babies and all.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-02-09
What Was Lacking.

The Hobo-E'lease. mum. I'm a sick
man. De- doctor gimme dis medicine,
but needs assistance in takin' it. The
Lady-Poor fellow! Do you want a
spoon and u glass of water? The Ho-
bono. mum: ! wouldn't trouble yer
But dis medicine has to be took before
meals. Have yer got meal handy
Cleveland Leader.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-02-09
Genius and Goodness.

have had sometimes in mine the
eloved and white palm of the upper
class and the heavy black hand Of the
lower class and have recognized that
both are but of men. After all these
have passed before me l say that nu-
mainly has a synonym equality and
that under heaven there is but one
thing we ought to bow to. genius, and
the only thing before which we ought
h <neel Roodness.-VictOr Hugo.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-02-09
FORBES GREAT FEAT.

HE Newspaper Story Of the Last Days
Of the Commune.
One morning after the siege of Paris,
when the city was believed In London
to he still in the hands Of the CON-
mune. Sir John Robinson. manager OF
the Daily News Of London, reached his
Office to find the late Archibald Forbes
lying on the floor asleep. his head on a
postoff1ce directory. while the printers
were hard ut work on his manuscript,
the story Of Paris II Flames" 0 most
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-02-09
HOLLAND OPEN TO GERMAN
INVASION, ENGLISH ASSERT

notably by England, which in 1870, al
the time of the Franco-German war
notified both belligerents that she
would consider any violation Of Bel
gian neutrality as casus belli.
The only manner in which Great
Britain could come to the assistance OF
Belgium in her hour Of need for the
purpose of putting into execution the
guarantee of the integrity Of her terri
tory would be by way Of the ScheIdt.
Once the mouth of that river, which
gives access not to Holland, but to
Belgium, is closed by citadel at
Flushing. Belgium would be cut of
from any assistance by the English
feet and army and would be at the
mercy Of Germany.
Sea Defenses Good.
Holland stands in no danger Of any
attack by the sea. The approaches to
Rotterdam and to Amsterdam are al
ready strongly fortified. Moreover, the
waters of her coast line are so shallow
as to render naval operations by war.
ships, save of the very lightest draft,
impracticable. And even were Eng
land or France to succeed in pouring
a force Of soldiers into the Netherlands
by means Of shipping Of small draft,
which is improbable. the invaders
would find themselves confronted by
the Dutch army Of nearly 100000 men,
who. with a perfect knowledge Of the
country. Of its canals, it's dikes and it's
dams, would be well able to hold their
own.
On the other hand. the eastern de-
lenses of Holland are in an absolutely
deplorable condition, 80 much 80 that
they have repeatedly excited the
amazement of foreign military ex-
perts and have at the same time given
rise to all sorts Of speculation on the
part of foreign statesmen and diplo-
matists as to the reason of this neg
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-02-09
Had tho Appearance,

Mistress proudly) - My husband.
Bridget, Is a colonel in the militia.
Bridget thought as much. ma'am.
Sure, it's tn foinc malicious look he
has, ma'am.-St. Louis Times.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-02-09
Fame.

Fame Is easily. acquired. All you
have to do is to he In the right place
at the right time and do the right
thing in the right way-and then nd.
vertise It properly.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-02-09
Ennui.

Tommy-Pop. what is ennui? Tom
my's Pop-Ennui. my son, Is disease
that attacks the people who are 80
lazy that they get tired Of resting
Philadelphia Record.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1911-06-18
DENVER BOY SCOUTS
HELP THE BLIND

Chalmers Hadley, librarian OF Den
yer. Colo, has devised "a plan by
which the boy Scouts can help the
blind. He has arranged daily read
ings in the library from the great
works of literature Such readings,
of cDurse, are especially helpful to
persons who for various reasons are
unable to read. Hadley learned that
there are several hundred blind folks
in Denver and he wanted them 10
enjoy the hour of reading. Accord
irg,y he arrerged with tho .Ocy Scouts
to escort the various blind folk to
the library each day and then take
them home. The boys have entered
heartily into this subject and as
result have given happiness to hun
dreds Of folk.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1911-06-18

so low and muddy in many years. It's
effect is seen in the water supply OF
Little Rock, which is badly dlscolor-
ed and very inadequate. The Super
intendent of the Water Company ad-
mits that SO per cent of the water
as it is pumped from the river is mud,
and says they are accomplishing al
most miracle in providing water
as clear it is. The City Board Of
Health has directed that an analysis
of the water be made to determine
what per cent of foreign matter and
deleterious substances there may be
in the water which the people OF LIT
tie Rock are forced to drink.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1911-06-18
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Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1911-06-18

The public always The Famous than elsewhere
We have by business taught people find The
Famous little better the
arranged special values week. Monday Now
you must be judge Of goods and will few
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1911-03-24
CHAPTER XIV

HIS is the second time in
one day." said Elliott as he
stood up to shake hands
with the newcomers. that
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not playing TO any business anyway,
though it may make the management
sore on her"
You are dealing with things more
serious than your management" said
Vavin. and If | know the theater. it
may not be a bad idea to close it on
account of her indisposition for one
or perhaps two nights. II would be
what you call good business. She will
leave on the O'clock train for New
York, and you and ! can meet her
somewhere between here and LenCx,
and in the meantime we will have
Judge Elliott see that her father ar
rivcs here from Albany, where he has
been speaking"
He walked briskly to the door and
threw it open You may come in" he
said
Miss Fullerton" he said to Judge
Elliott. Uniforms me that she went to
LenoX to consult her father about a
matter that to her was very impor
tant Her father. she learned there,
was in Albany. and she has been nm
able to get IN touch with him. VIII
you see that he is at my hotel at 3
o'clock tonisht|
AT your hotelr' was the general en-
clamation
AT my hotel" he replied. Miss
Fullerton declines TO come back here
She has done me the honor to say that
she will start for New York in time
to be at my hotel at 8 O'Clock. and. in
asmuch as it was from here that she
went. will you. Mrs. Winthrop. and
you. Mr.. Winthrop, and especially you.
Miss Fullerton. also honor me with
your presenter
But didn't she give you some rea-
son for began Mrs. Winthrop.
~ asked for no reason We will all
understand this more fully at s o'clock
this evening. and now. brother dram
atist." he said. linking his arm in
Holcomb's, I'VE have busy afternoon
before u.s."
AS they closed the door behind them
Holcomb for the first time heard Nayin
utter an imprecation.
CONTINUED next week.
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1t may be that Dutchman named
Knickerbocker did live in the early
history of New York. but If he did
there are no records extant to prove it.
The truth is. the name was created by
Washington Irving. who applied it to
all residents of New York in his time
who happened to be descended from
the early Dutch settlers. Irving used
this quaint Dutch character in his
"Knickerbocker History of New York"
to burlesque the early days of the city.
The volume purported to have been
the work of Diedrich Knickerbocker
and gave an amusing and satirical &C.
count of the early Dutch settlers. Rec
ords of the period tell us that the book
bitterly offended their descendants,
who never forgave Irving for his fling
at them.-New York Times.
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Winninq a Fur Coat.

The artist Hans Canon once paint
ed Russian prince in magnificent
fur mantle which took his fancy so
greatly that he endeavored to hit on
plan by which he might retain posses
sion of it. On sending home the por-
trait he omitted to return the garment.
and to the letter requesting him to do
so he made no reply. One day when
looking out of a window he saw the
prince coming toward his house. Has
lily slipping into the garb, Canon sat
down in an armchair near the fire.
The prince. who had come for his coat,
started on seeing Canon groaning and
trembling at the Preside. What is
the matter with your he asked. oh"
groaned Canon. II don't know what it
Is, but feel so weak and wretched.
and l cannot get warm. Two days
ago my brother died of smallpox, and
| am a bit nervous about myself"
The artist kept the coat
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81 think" said Elliott, that we had
better talk to Vnvin first. as 1t was at
his hotel that she had supper last
night" The legal mind is really re-
markably sharp.
II don't know whether Vavin is fool
ing us or not" said Elliott when he
came back from the telephone. but
he seemed as much put out about this
as we are. | don't understand that old
jigger anyway. He has all the man
ners of a Frenchman. and, although
he has written some ID bad plays.
he seems to have the sound morals of
an American"
'That isn't as great compliment as
you think 1t is" snapped Aunt Cor
nelia, who had not been having a very
pleasant morning.
'The thing that l don't really care
so much about" said Elliott, sis the
fact that he asked me to let him call
up Holcomb. He said that both of
them would be up here as soon as pos
sible."
81 suppose" interjected Winthrop,
that l can blame myself a whole lot
for introducing Dora to that fellow"
They were still discussing the mys-
terry and the possible calamity when
Vavin and Holcomb arrived.
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INSTANT DEATH.
IL Is Not So Quick but That the Mind
Has Time to Act.

IL Is Not So Quick but That the Mind
Has Time to Act.
1t Is questionable If such a phenom-
enon as instant death Is known to the
scientist and investigator. Physicians
and surgeons tell us that death by gun
shot wound is the easiest mode of
terminating life; yet, rapid as such a
mode of taking off must necessarily be.
the body has leisure to feel and time
to reflect and on rare occasions even to
act.
On the first attempt of one of the
adherents of the Spanish monarch to
assassinate William. prince of Orange.
the ball passed through the bones of
his face and brought him to the ground.
In the instant which preceded stupe-
faction. however. he was able to frame
the notion that the ceiling of room
had fallen in and crushed him.
Another question In this connection
is that of probable pain. Although nu-
merous instances could be cited In
support of the view that the mind acts
in cases of so called instant death, 1t
by no means follows that the infection
of fatal blow is attended by the least
semblance of pain or single pang of
fear or regret. Unless death results
Immediately, however. the pain may
be as varied as the nature of the in
illries