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Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-08-30
MYSTERIOUS. MEKRAN.
A 0sseIate Land, Dssiceatsd by Nature
and Stunned by Man.


and Stunned by Man.
"A mysterious veil has always hung
over the land Of Mekran." says the
London Times. "Mekran Is the name
given to the long coastal region
stretching almost from the Indus to
the entrance to the Persian gulf. Sail
ors have coasted along its white shores
from time immemoria!, but few in
modern days have ever penetrated the
ranges Of hills which lie beyond. The
greater part Of Meklan is desolate and
forsaken, a land desiccated by nature
and Stunned by man. The few tribes
which linger there are the jetsam OF
history. stray wreckage which has
drifted into this obscure corner Of the
world in the backwash Of great events.
It is even believed that the Dravidians
passed through Mekran on their way
to southern India and left stragglers.
whose descendants have dwelt there
ever since. There are patches OF Mon
gols from the days Of Jenghiz Khan:
colonies of half breed Arabs from the
time when an Arab dynasty held Sind;
unmistakable Rajputs, who were there
before Alexander; African negroes, the
onshoots of medieval slavery, and
traces Of still older peoples whose
origins are lost in the mists Of time.
yet Mekran cannot always have
been either so dry or so deserted.
Many Of its hills are closely covered
with little stone houses, mostly square
at the base, narrowing upward like
truncated pyramids, and with dome
shaped interiors. They are tombs, and
among the rubbish found within them
are fragments Of light green pottery
Of fine quality, which no one seems
able to identity. Then there are vast
masonry dams, obviously built to catch
the water in the hills, just as engi-
neers are making dams in the Indian
ghauts to-day.
"sometimes the hills are terraced
for cultivation, after the fashion OF
hills in southern Japan and elsewhere,
only in Mekran the terraces are dry
and bare. and not even blade OF
grass remains. The crumbling ruins
Of whole Cities, the very names of
which are forgotten; lie concealed b.
tween the serrated ridges"
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-08-30
YOUNG WIRELESS OPERATOR

The Lexington, which is a mer-
chants and miners liner, was bound
for Savannah and Philadelphia. Three
times she was covered with water, the
pumps expel1ing enough to clear the
upper portion and float the stern. The
passengers necessarily prayed for
abatement of the storm and when the
government steamer showed in sight
a mighty cry of relief went up from
the sorely-stricken people of the Lex.
ington. When the captain realized
the Danger Of the liner breaking at any
s4hute he had life preservers strapped
on every passenger. The Lexington
was tossed about for hours by the hur-
ricane of Sunday night and Monday
morning. Captain Connally, almost
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-08-30
fEATHERED POLICE.
Dirds Do q Wonderful Amount Of
Work For the Farmer.

Birds Do q Wonderful Amount Of
Work For the Farmer.
Birds work more In conjunction with
man to help him than does any other
form Of outdoor life, according to an
article in Success Magazine. They
police the earth and air, and without
their services the farmer would be
helpless. Larks, wrens and thrushes
search the ground for grubs and in
sects. The food Of the meadow lark
consists. Of Is per cent Of injurious
insects and IL per cent Of weed seed,
showing it to be bird of great eco
nomic value. Sparrows, finches and
quail eat a large amount Of weed seed.
Practically all the food Of the tree
sparrow consists Of seed Examina-
lions by Professor f. e. L. Beal Of the
biological survey Of the department of
agriculture show that a single tree
sparrow will eat a quarter of announce
Of weed seed daily. In a state the
size of Iowa tree sparrows alone will
consume more than 800 tons of weed
seed annually. This. with the work
OF other seed eating birds. saves the
farmer an immense amount Of work.
Nuthatches and chickadees scan
every part Of the trunks and limbs OF
trees for insect eggs. In days time
a chickadee has been known to eat
hundreds Of insect eggs and worms
that are very harmful to our trees
and vegetables. Warblers and vireos
hunt the leaves and buds for moths
and millers. Flycatchers, swallows and
night hawks are busy day and night
catching flies that bother man and
beast. Hawks and owls are working
silently in daylight and darkness to
catch moles. mice, gophers and squir'
rels.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-08-30
.YEGGMIM SERVE "S0UP."

lts Queer Recipe 10 IN Possession OF
- the Secret Service.
Here is recipe for soup served only
after nightfall, preferably In the curly
morning hours.
First take about ten or dozen
impwrl hz xug. crumble 1t up fine and
put it in a pan or washbowl, then pour
over it enough uswhohs (either chhx or
iaky) to cover it well. Stir it up with
your hands, being careful to break all
the humps; leave it set few minutes;
then get few yards Of cheesecloth
and tear 1t in pieces and strain the
mixture through the cloth into another
vessel. wiring the sawdust dry and
throw it away. The remains will be
the Thai ugx uswhohs mixed. Next
take the same amount Of water as you
used Of uswhohs and pour it in; leave
the whole set for few minutes"
This is the "soup" employed by
yeggmen, and a single portion Of It is
guaranteed to open the door Of the
stoutest safe, provided an aperture
can be made sufficiently large to pour
in the stun. The names Of the in
gradients are written in crude sort
Of cipher commonly used for preserv-
ing such secrets. This and dozens
more Of the same transparency Of
meaning are in the possession Of the
United States secret service men. the
police, detective agencies and others
who deal with the cooks Of such
dishes. By a substitution Of letter for
letter-the first six for the last six Of
the alphabet the second six for the
third six, with G and N taken out Of
turn and made interchangeable-the
cipher IL easily read "1mpwn hz
xug," translated, is sticks Of dan"
(short for Dynamite. "Uswhohs, either
chhx or iaky"-alcohol, either wood or
pure-may be used.
The directions for serving this soup
require considerable attention and the
best Of trained service. After the
"gay ecat," or advance agent Of the
band, has learned all that can be found
out about the bank, store or post
office, its lighting, protection and the
means OF escape by freight train, We
hicle or on foot, his companion or COM
panions come on, avoiding notice as
far as possible. "Stickups," or look
outs, guard the place while the I'm.
side men, break into the safe. Seal
ing the cracks about the safe or vault
door with soap, the yeggmen pour In
the soup through a small hole left
open at the top. The liquid flows
down by locks, hinges and bolts and
is set of by fuse or detonator. Blan-
kets and covers of any kind are used
to muftle the sound Of the explosion
and the fall Of the door. Perhaps the
"stickups" are forced to create di-
version outside and to frighten the cit
liens or mislead them while the I'm.
side men" pick out the valuable papers
escape. Who pays the check for the
soup then depends upon the ingenuity
Of detectives.-NewY York Post.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-08-30
PRIMARY ELECTION
Statements FILED
10y Associated pe9ss)

WASHINGTON, Aug. 3o.-The pri'
mary election statements from Sen.
ators Martin and Swanson Of Virginia,
the first to be filed under the new pub
licity law which went into effect Au-
gust 10, reached the Office of Secretary
Bennett of the senate today.
In the absence Of Secretary Bennett
the officials Of his office decline to
make them public. Following the
declination a careful examination of
the new publicity law resulted in a
startling disclosure in the act pre-.
sumed to. be the most drastic that
there is no requirement for the pub
licity of individual statements filed
6y a candidate for the senate or house
Of representatives.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-08-30
EYE STRAIN.

Il Has Many Symptoms and May Al.
feet tho Whole System.
Chief among the symptoms Of eye
strain are watering of the eye, a glu'
ing together Of the eyelids on awaken
ing in the morning, headache, the posi-
ton and character. Of which vary with
each individual. It may be neuralgia
or it may be deeply seated, as was the
case with Wagner, the musician, who
was complaining constantly Of 1.-THE
nerves Of his eyes"
The headache is often replaced by
an Inflammation Of the eyelids. espe-
cially in young and healthy persons.
who also have little conjunetivitis.
with a feeling Of tension or fullness in
the eyes which may become real pain
Of a dull aching character, the eyeballs
being very tender on pressure.
Sometimes there are vertigo and
sickness. with dyspepsia. palpitation
and even difficulty in breathing:
sleeplessness is a very frequent symp'
tom, due in part to the excessive dow
of blood to the brain and in part to the
low tone Of the whole nervous system.
The symptoms Of eye strain appear
sooner in those who lead a confined
and sedentary life. who follow occupa-
lions which need a constant use Of the
eyes in bad or unsuitable light and In
those who are debilitated from any
cause. The symptoms appear later In
those Of coarser flber, who pass much
Of their time in the open air or who
follow occupations which do not need
q prolonged use Of the eyes for close
Wofk,-IOndon Lancet.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-08-30
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REGISTRATION NOTES..

= = = = = = + + = = : = =
The 5000 mark was passed early
this morning and today's registration
is expected to break the record for a
single "a hours run. Over 300 people
were counted at o'clock this after.
noon.
A window has been opened in booth
No. near Webb Brothers, facing the
railroad side, to accommodate the
rush at train time. Four notaries are
kept busy while Nos. 3, Z and 8 are in
the station. Booth No. 2 does not get
as many transients and two men can
handle the booth during rush hours,
The average at noon today indicates
that the booth at the east end of the
depot is falling about Is per cent be.
hind the oher in the number of people
received.
Captain Martineson is a strong SUD-
porter Of the east booth and his slight
form may be seen a. the depot at train
time. showing people the place to reg
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-08-30
new Center Of
POPULATION LOCATED
10y Associates Preaal

wAsIiNGTON, Aug. so.CThe cen
ter of population of the United States
was announced by Director of the
Census Durand today to be in the
western part Of the city Of Blooming
ton, Monroe county, Ind. This is eight
miles farther west than the location
announced July II, where Durand
placed it four and q quarter miles
south of knoxville in the same county.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-08-30
tn. Sperm Whales Of, Tank.

The Sperm Whales Oh Tank.
Professor Il. G. Andrews believes
that the oil tank, in the head Of the
sperm whale is a provision Of nature
to save the monster from starvation
when food Is scarce. he says that his
experiments show that the oil from
the tank is absorbed by the whales
body at times when adequate food 10
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Telegraph.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-08-30

ABDUCTED .||:,|| !. :.
| FROM WAPnE10N
MAMIE BERGMAN, IS YEARS OLD,
WAS FOUND IN ST. PAUL,
! MINI.
Girl 10 Retieent, but Police Believe
| She Was InveigIed Into Coming to
St. Paul on Promise Of Marriage.
ST. PAUL, MIMI, Aug. 3o.-Mamie
Bergman, Is years old, picked up In a
rooming house on Payne avenue late
Monday afternoon by Lieutenant Mike
Gebhardt of the Margaret police sta
ton. was abducted from her home at
Wahpeton, N. D., to be sold as a white
slave.
This at least is the belief of Sheriff
G. E. Moody of Wahpeton, who arrived
here yesterday to take the girl home:
Sheriff Moody will question the girl
and he hopes to find out enough to
warrant several arrests. The Berg
man girl is the daughter Of well-to-
do SHOE dealer in Wahpeton and her
father will aid the prosecution.
So far she has refused to make any
disclosures. The local police who are
aiding the North Dakota official, think
that she was inyeigled to come to st.
Paul under q promise of marriage.
They believe, however, that the man
she came with had no intention of
making her his wife and that he was
an agent for a resort keeper, hoping
to sell the girl.
II haven't had long talk with the
GIRL" said Sheriff Moody. "All that
she has told me is that she got some
letters from a man whose name she
would not give. have no doubt that
his purpose in bringing her here was
illegal. We shall investigate the mat
ter fully and we will go aftert he man"
Mamie Bergman is we'll educated
girl. carefully dressed, and who would
be considered a beauty. When put
under the care of Mrs. Mary Koran,
matron of the police department, she
asked for books and she has spent al
most all Of her time in reading. Lieu
tenant Gebhardt arrested her after a
search of two d1ys. He recognized the
girl when he saw her through a win !
dow, and she admitted her identity.
Sheriff Moody has left for Wahpeton
with the girl.
It has been said in connection with |
the case that several North Dakota |
young men are implicated in the case |
and that developments will prove !
startling. The authorities at Wahpe-
ton will spare no expense to run down |
the alleged white SLAYER who it is be-
lieved worked for q coterie of North |
Dakota persons who sought the girls
downfall for purposes Of their own.
If the girl would but talk and give
up the names of the parties connected
with der case the officers believe they
would have ground for the arrest of
three persons all of whom would be
charged with attempted white slavery.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-08-30
Anecdotes.
What Is an anecdOte?

An anecdote is a story Of extremely
uncerts~ age that is founded on fic-
ton and embellished by fancy.
After lying dormant for years 1t Is
dug up and credited to an entirely In
nocent and unsuspecting United States
senator.-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-08-30
Odd aaroain Of oumas,

The library Of Carpentras possesses
among its treasures a curious collec-
uon of autographs. One Is the sigma
ture Of Alexandra Dumas pere to an
old bargain which he proposed and
which was accepted. This strange con-
tract was that the author should pre-
sent to the library Of Cavaillon copies
Of all his works, those already pub
lished and others which he might
write in return for a supply Of melons
to be sent to him as long as he lived
Westminster Gazette.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-08-30
For tho Wheels,

Mr.. Wickwire-I have had such a
queer humming noise in my head all
day. Mrs. WickwireWhy don't you
try little machine oil?-Indianapolis
Journal.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-08-30

lister. Three New Salem men thought
that they were being arrested at first,
this afternoon, when they were es.
corted to the east end of the platform
by the officer.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-08-30

While waiting for the frost to swat
the flies, it might be a good plan to
do your Christmas shopping early.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-08-30
VISITING IN CITY

VISITING IN CITY.
Miss May L. Sage Of Madison, Wis,
was an arrival in the city last night
and will spend few days visiting at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. H. G. Fish.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-08-30

This work of helping the woriS TO:
ward happily does not wait to be done
~ perfect men.-Gecrge Eliot.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-08-30
CRAZY KING LOUIS
His Part in the Pitiful Tragedy
at Lake Stranberg.
SLEW HIS FRIEND AND DIED.

The Mad eavarian Monarch Best
Faithful Dr.. Won Guddsn to Death
Before Heart Disease Stopped His
Own Dash For Liberty. -
For months preceding the tragedy
on June 10, 1886. that ended his life
King Louis II. Of Bavaria had re-
vealed many unmistakable signs Of
mental arrangement. he heard mys-
FERROUS voices in the air around him
and believed that he was constantly
pursued by dangerous enemies. He
withdrew entirely from the world. his
cabinet ministers were unable to OBJ
tain access to him; and his domestic
were forbidden to look at his
face. <being compelled to approach him
with averted eyes. The old valet
Meier was obliged to don q mask to
cover his features whenever he went
near the king. and many other strange
things happened at the magnificent
palace which Louis had built for him
self with reckless extravaganza. =.
Wearing his crown and purple royal
mantle, with the scepter Of sovereign
ty In his hand, King Louis would wan
der through the rooms Of his castles
ut night. converting with imaginary.
guests, for the most part with the
ghosts Of King Louis XIV. Of France
and Queen Marie Antoinette. Ere
Quently places were laid at his table
for their disembodied spirits.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-10-22
CLEVER THEFTS OF DIAMONDS
Tricks that Battle When II Comes to
search of Persons for Miss
Ing Gems.

A former State street ieweler, who is
now a member OF a jewelers. protective
association and travels over the entire
world In search OF diamond and gem
thieves, was In Chicago several days ago
ana during his conversation told some of
the interesting methods used by the ex-
pert thief to steal jewelry.
"Of course" he said. I'VE all know OF
the fellow who travels along with the
diamond salesman for month or more
ostensibly carrying another line, but in
reality only awaiting chance TO make
away with the saiesman's trunk. This
fellow works a long time for a haul and
is usually topnotoher. as diamond sales
men are naturally suspicious OF any
chance acquaintance. This crook, how
ever. is polished fellow. tells good
stories, drinks good drinks, smokes good
cigars and Is generally agreeable and well
liked.
"ie does not push his presence on the
salesman. but manages to run into him
numberless times ana by various methods
OF his confederatos usually has consider
able important appearing mail meet him
wherever he goes. Then some day the
salesman packs his trunk after finishing
a sale and starts It for the express office.
on the way II disappears; it Is either
taken from the platform or picked up
somewhere and the thief is gone.
Women make good diamond thieves.
too, as dealers must not take chance OF
offending a customer, lest she be a rich
mans wife or daughter. whose trade II
obtained regularly would amount 10 thou
sands year. ANY woman well dressed
nj -.
finement can see the entire stock OF al
most any dealer in the country. When
she is clever enough she can got a stone
or piece OF iewelry during her inspection.
zone New York woman came into a
large store and asked 20 see some unset
diamonds. The proprietor OF the store
waited on her and showed her large
collection of fine stones. She displayed
monster roll OF bills and was about to
purchase an expensive Jewel when she
asked whether her husband could see H.
why, certainly replied the proprietor
We viii send IL over 60 him now Tho
woman hesitated, and finally asked
whether they would hold the stone until
that afternoon and she would make a
deposit Of $40 on II.
This appeared perfectly proper TO tho
owner. but when she left two valuable
stones were missing. The woman was
hailed, taken 90 police headquarters and
searched The heEns UsrO nsa asunA q.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-10-22

her, and IN her indignation she threatened
to bring SUIT against the proprietor. He
was sure she had taken the stones, but
in his profusion Of apology offered to
give her the one she had been looking at
and at the same time refund her $40. This
was better than . suit and the loss OF all
OF the supposed friends OF the woman.
thought the dealer. She accompanied him
back to the store, made her way up 20
the case where she had stood before, and,
slipping her hand along under the edge.
recovered the two missing stones, stuck
there in a little ball OF chewing gum.
The detectives did not know positively
at that time whether she had taken any
thing from the counter. but decided 20
keep further watch over her. At another
store several days later while she was
inspecting gems a stone was dropped on
the floor accidentally and this also was
lost. Gum on the front of the shoe had
got this one. The woman was arrested
and confessed that she had swindled
nearly every dealer in New York with
her gum trick
"one of the most ingenious thefts was
made In Berlin. where q fellow walked
into a general jewelry store, knowing the
owner had n fine diamond. The thief
wore an expensive diamond himself and
went into the store apparently to have
an old German watch repaired. lie started
10 talk OF diamonds and exhibited his
own as a choice stone. He was shown
the other stOne by the dealer. They dis
cussed diamonds In every phase until the
watch was repaired, when the stranger
started to pay for the repairing He
exhibited a large roll of bills and pur-
posely overpaid. During the slight con-
fusion of counting his money and paying
for his watch he had substituted the
genuine diamond for a paste stone, which
was being carefully wrapped up and
placed in its box by the dealer while the
stranger was sauntering out with his
watch
THE dealer saw slight carbon spot
In the paste jewel just as he was closing
the box, and knowing his own jewel to
be flawless, hurriedly examined the stone
and apprehended the thief before he was
half block away, secure in the thought
that he was safe.
He was taken to the store and every
particle Of clothing removed and he was
searched thoroughly. but the missing
jewel could not be found. More through
curiosity at the old time watch than any
thing else one Of the police called in
opened the back of the case and found
glittering up at him from the main
spring the lost jewel. The thief con-
fessed and got heavy sentence.
There are just thousands OF this kind
of cases, but tho big gem thief usually
gets caught or his conscience goes back
on him." said the gem thief sleuth. THE
majority OF the really big fellows that /
have ever seen are as fine cut men as
one would find anywhere; their person
ality is usually of the BEST but with
bad streak In their makeup somewhere"
Chicago News.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-10-22
CITY OFFICIAL NoTICE.

NOTICE TO GRADING CONTRACTORS.
Tho board OF Education OF the school
District OF Omaha invites sealed bids for
the grading OF Lots Seven az and Eight
(S) aud the East Seventy feet OF Lot Six
90, Block Thirteen CS), Kountzes Third
Addition, the same being located on the
East side OF Sixteenth Street. between
William and Pine Streets. A certified
check for Sl0l0o drawn In favor OF the
School District OF Omaha must accom-
pany each bid and the successful bidder
viii be required TO give a band Ina amount
OF $4,000 Tor the faithful performance OF
his contract. The amount OF dirt TO be
moved 81 approximately ll.000 yards.
Bids close at two o clock Il. NJ on Fri.
day, October 18th. Bids must ba made on
bidders blanks. which will be furnished
By the Superintendent OF Buildings al 202l
Nicholas street. Sealed envelopes con.
tainlnE bes must be addressed 10 thu
Secretary Board OF Education, SOS CITY
Hall and marked on outside IBID FOR
Grading. ]. u. BURGESS,
Secretary Board OF Education.
Omaha. Neb, Oct 20. 1911. O20d5t