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Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-08-27
wAsHINeToN's HvMoR.
A Dinner Invitation That Showed The
Generals Genial Side.

In spite OF the general opinion to the
contrary, Washington was not an espe'
ciaily grave and austere man. He had
a n of hunor and could make or
enjoy a joke as well rs any one. From
Professor c. f. Holidays wit and
Hum0r OF Colonial Days" Is taken this
letter, written to Invite a friend. with
the Indies Of his family. to dine with
the general. There IL no date. but
there IL M reason to think that the
note una have been written from Val.
lev Forge. 1t shows the grave and
burdened soldier In a pleasantly genial
light:
"Since our arrival at this happy spot
We have had n ham. sometimes n shout
der Of bacon, to grace the head Of the.
table. a piece OF roast beef adorns the
foot, and a dish Of beans or greens. al
most imperceptible, decorates the cen
ter. , .,.
when the cook has a mind to cut a
0gure. which | presume will he the
case tomorrow. we have two beefsteak
pies or dishes Of crabs In addition. n
ON each side of the center dish. divid'
Ing the space and reducing the dis.
lance between dish and dish to about
six feet. which without them would BE-
neal twelve feet apart. OF late he has
had the surprising sagacitF to discov'
er that apples will make pies. and it
IL a question II In the violence Of his
efforts we do not get one Of apples In
stead of having both OF beefsteaks.
IF the ladies can put up with such
entertainment and will submit to par.
take Of 1t on plates once tin. but now
iron mot become so by the labor Of
scouring,. ! shall be happy to see
them"
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-08-27
EGAN
PASSES away
Man Who Saw Japan with
Perry Fifty Years Ago
Dies at Beach

Special to The TRIBUNE
BEACH, Aug.27.-Oncc again the fl
nal taps have sounded and Capt, John
Egan, our esteemed neiahbor and COM
rade, has answered to the final roll call
and crossed that Great Divide to join
his old comrades Of 81 who have pre-
coded him to their everlasting camping
ground. John Egan was born in the
County Tipperary. Ireland, 70 years ago,
and when a boy Of - crossed the ocean
with his parents and settled in York
state, where as a boy he worked at diff
ferent occupations until he reached the
age OF IL. when his adventurous spirit
of wanderlust reached its height and he
enlisted as a marine and was stationed
IN the Brooklyn navy yard for some
time, and when Commodore Perry was
fitted out with the fleet to make our
first treaty with Japan, John Egan was
among those sturdy men who made that
cruise and was assigned duty on the
frigate Mississippi, which later during
the Civil War was sunk at Fort Hudson
by the Confederate batteries. He spent
SIX years in Asiatic waters and was
called home in time to take part in the
Rebellion. He enlisted as a volunteer
in Company {, 18th Wisconsin Regi-
ment, at Fondulac, Wisconsin, and
served for four years until the close of
the war. He was one of the p%artici-
pants in the Grand Review at Washing
ton. He participated in some of the
most important battles of the Civil War,
amongst them the Battle Of Shiloh. Mis-
slonary Ridge, Lookout Mountain.
Nicksburg, Fort McCaliSter, and made
the march to the sea with BILLY" Sher-
man. where they captured Atlanta after
a three days battle where thousands OH
both sides gave their livts-one for the
right, and the other for what he believed
to be. right.
When peace was restored, his face
turned westward and he settled i'll
southern Minnesota, which at that time
was a wilderness, and there at the vii
lase of Springfield he built his home
and reared his family. After a resi-
dence of 30 years in the Gopher State,
he spent a few years at Sisseton, S. d.,
and came to Tagus, this state, about Z
years ago, and about a year ago moved
to Beach, where most of his children
now reside. His wife. Johanna Callahan
Egan. died = years ago, and he is SUR
vivcd by 9 children: Edward E., Mar
tin A., &erce, Hugh, Howard, Mrs.
Sifert, and Mrs. Agnes Gee, all of
Beach; NJ. C.. of Tagus, this state, and
Mrs. Mary Kane, of Pocctello, Idaho,
who were all at his bedside when he
breathed his last. John Egan was a man
that to know him was to like him, and
the news Of his death will bring a sigh
of sorrow from his numerous acquain-
tanccs throughout the land.
Funeral services were held at St.
Johns Catholic Parish, in this
city. and later the body was taken
to his old home in Minnesota to rest
beside his wife, who has been waiting a
score of years for their happy reunion
in the Great Beyond.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-08-27
THE HUMMING BIRD.
Known as q Flower to Which God Has
Granted Wings.

Granted Wings. .
Our continent has a monopoly Of
humming birds, the gems Of the feath-
cred creation. OF these there are said
to be as many as 400 species. most Of
which conine themselves to the tropi-
cal regions.
Only eighteen varieties live farther
north than Mexico. 1t IS generally
thought that humming birds live upon
honey. This. however. is a mistake.
They do devour some honey, it is true.
but most of their food consists Of the
small insects which inhabit certain
flowers.
The little bird is therefore useful as
well as beautiful and has been called
a flower to which God has granted
wings.
Humming birds are SO small that
when they are captured for commercial
purposes it Is impossible to use even
the smallest shot for fear Of injuring
their skins. They are therefore stunned
with a drop of water from a blowgun
or syringe and fall into a net, when
they are quickly poisoned.
Humming birds vary In size from
those half as large as a sparrow to
those about the size Of a bee. Their
flight is so swift that they can be well
seen only when poised on a fower.-
Ave Maria.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-08-27
RIVER BOATS ARE.
Being MADE READY

WASHBURN, Aug. 27.-The steam-
err Benton arrived from Bismarck
with Capt. Grant Marsh in charge.
On board was Head Carpenter
Mooney with a crew of men who
started. work to overhaul boats and
barges of the Benton Transportation
company that are harbored at this
place.
Captain Baker is making prepare
tons for a big fall business on the
river. Out of this point will be in
commission the steamers Washburn,
Benton, Bismarck and Gross Ventre
together with five barges and the
prospects are that the results will
be a record year in grain t%ransporta.
ton on the river. )
During the summer the 500 rail
road company has rebuilt the marine
leg at the river elevator that was
washed out by high water last spring.
Many other substantial improvements
have been made around the docks to
facilitate loading and unloading
freight. For a distance Of 125 miles
up river there is a line of elevators
owned by Capt. Baker and the Occi-
dent Elevator company and the COM
petition afforded by the building OF
the Northern Pacific on the west side
will not materially effect the river
trade this fall or in the future as a
coat rate via Washburn becomes et-
fective September first which will be
the same as the Northern Pacific
railroad rates from various points up
river. This new rate will enable the
river elevators to compete with the
railroad elevators--their freight
rates being the same to Minneapolis
and Duluth.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-08-27
STAMPING A LETTER.
A swindIsr's Way Of Doing Il Brought
Him to Grisf.

Him to Grief. .v..
whether n mau Is 4 criminal or n
law abiding citizen. be ought to take
the pains to stick his postage stamps
on exactly straight" an old detective
said. III he is straight he won't lose
anything by 1t. and IL he Is crooked
he will gain. When | was in the gov
eminent service the first thing l found
out about n man under suspicion was
the way he stuck on his stamps. One
Of the cleverest swindlers l ever land
ed was tracked through his postage
stamps.
"After you put a stamp on a Ger
tain way for a little while it becomes
second nature. and you stick it on that
way unconsciously. That was what
that man did. All his stamps were
stuck on diagonaIly, leaving a little tri.
angle of a certain size Mt the corner of
the envelope. He was a slippery fel.
low and had eluded vigilance for
months.
Zone day ! happened to be lettering
around n %postotfice Of a country town.
where l had zone on another trail. The
mail came In. and through the little
window | watched the postmaster sort
It. Presently spotted m envelope
with the stamp stuck on in that trian.
gular fashion. got the postmark.
hiked back to that town and nabbed
my man. II he had put his stamps on
straight probably he never would have
been caught."-New York Times.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-08-27
Honest Advice 10
COnSumDtiVeS,

Somehow there exists u vast amount d
ekepticlsm as to the possibility Of curing
Consumption. We state none but factA
aG II are our s'eSsas ~ Tast WI With as'e! TuDercu.
ask others to do-take Eckman's Altera-
tive promptly. and faithfully. The rea.
son we should do this and warrant VI
It, is that we have the reports Of many
cures, one Of which follows:-
1919 Snsquehanna Ave-. Phila., Pa.
Gentlemen: For two years I was
afflicted with hemorrhages Of the lungs.
Our family physician advised another
climate, as to remain would probably bs
fatal; however, remained and in Feb
ruary Of 1902, ] was taken with a severe
safseien 81 p to wafK about Wa tse b ! 1eeG ! vsa
left with a .frightful hacking cough,
which no medicine I had taken could
alleviate. ! was again advised to 80 to
Eckman's Alternative. In a short time my
we'll or cured Since that time / have
had two slight attacks Of pneumonia
"nd ad ! have resortea to no other medicine
y am At present in excellent health and
feel that as long a. can obtain Eek.
sumption cannot speak too highly TOT
lSigned). HOWARD L. KLOTz.
Eckman'e Alternative Is effective in Bron.
chitjs. Asthma. Hay Fever: Throat ald
Lung Troubles, and in n%pbuilding the
or habit-formlng drugs. Ask for booklet
Of cured cases and write to Eckmar
Laboratory. Philadelphia. Pa, for more evS
dence. For sale BY oil leading druggists an6
ADAMS DRUG STORE
BRESLOW'S DRUG STORE
Bismarck, q. D.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-08-27
Rousseau on Show.

Rousseau created a sensation when
he visited England In 1866. Rousseau
aud his Armenian Dress" wrote Lord
Charlemont. 'were followed by crowds
when he first arrived In London. and
as long as this species of admiration
lasted be was contented and happy.
Garrick not only gave Il supper in his
honor, but played two characters spe.
cially to please him. Rousseau was
highly gratitied. but Mrs. Garrick de;
clared that she had never spent a more
unpleasant evening In her life. the phi,
losopher being SO anxious to display
himself aud hanging over the front OF
the box 50 much that she was obliged
to hold him by the skirts Of his coat
to prevent him from falling over into
the pit"
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-08-27
BEFORE The CAMERA.
Tho Best Pose, al . Rule, 10 For the
Thrse.quarter Face.

The Best Pose, a. . Rule, 10 For The
Three. quarter Face.
How very few people really know
how to sit for a photograph! Every
face has its weak points. and these.
unfortunately. have a way Of cropping
up in a picture and running the effect.
or curse a photograph should be alb.
solutely lifelike. but mt the same time
one naturally prefers to look ones best.
Scarcely one face in a hundred has
features perfect enough to promise a
satisfactory photograph in profile, for
this pose brings any little defect into
the foreground.
For a full face picture a sitter must
possess fine eyes, above all things. II
they are good the pose will be II u
cess, even IL the other features are
lacking In comeliness. ..
If one has any pronounced defects to
hide. the three.quarter face Is really
the happiest way to be photographed.
This position enhances the charms Of
the beautiful and tones down the irreg.
ularities Of the plain face.
1t is never well to be photographed
In Q hat distinctly modern style. for in
a year or so the picture IS ruined by
the old fashioned hcadgear. But a pic
ture hat-such as those worn by the
Gainsborough women-makes a most
picturesque setting for a beautiful
face, and this, Of course. Is never out
Of fashion.-London Answers.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-08-27
K TO JAMESTOWN.

FESSENDEN, Aug. ". - Gjori
Ramsfjeld, a woman 40 years old, was
taken by Deputy Sheriff Kunkel at
Manfred and was brought to Fessen.
den where she appeared before the
insanity board and adjudged insane.
She was taken to Jamestown the next
morning. She is the owner Of a fifty
acre farm and had money and notes
on her person of the value of $500.
Her mental condition was not violent,
but she labored under the impression
that she was in love with a certain
man and in pursuance of this idea
she made herself ridiculous and her
actions obnoxious. 1t is thought that
a term at the hospital may correct
the ailment.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-08-27
REPORTS SHOW
BIG CROPS
Union Investment Company
Announces Estimate For
North Dakota

MINNEAPOLIS. Aug. 26.-The
Union Investment company has re-
ceived reports from North Dakota
that tend to show that a bumper crop
will be harvested in that state this
fall. Recently the company sent out
requests for a report from every sec
ton Of the state. Every county was
~canvasscd. and the latest reports re-
ceived tend to show that the csti-
mates made by the government hu-
reau of agriculture were not too OPP
timistic.
The replies received from North
Dakota follow, giving the average
yield of wheat. barley and oats to the
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-08-27
Hor Mistake.

"While in Kansas City last week l
had occasion to dictate some notes to
a hotel stenographer in regard to a
coming convention" said a Chicago
man. II began n paragraph with
this statement: u.s. .... ...
"'On Wednesday evening the visitors
will be the guests. Of the various fra
ternal organizations having c%lubhouses
In the city, s. rH.a
"This particular paragraph came
back typewriter thus: .stu
ION Wednesday evening the visi.
tors will be the guests of the various
freight terminal organizations having
clubhouses in the city.'"-Chicago Post.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-08-27
heIpino Father.

It was Sunday afternoon. and the
curate. calling unexpectedly to visit a
member Of his flock. found him out
In two senses.
The gentlem0n's young son came to
the door and announced his fathers an,
sencc. He's gone to the golf club
snid he casually. and then. reading per.
haps some shade Of disapprova' In the
pa rson's eyes. he cxtenuated thus:
Hes not gone to play golf. sou know.
not on u Sunday; only to drink beer
and have 4 game Of cards"
Having thus cleared his Gathers
character. he shut the door on the dunn.
founded cleric. -Inndon Answers.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-08-27
FINDING A PAWN TICKET.
Sometimes II May 30 Just Walking
IL Into a 1rap.

"While walking through n Of the
prominent streets the other day." said
an innocent looking individual, II es-
pied an important looking piece Of pa
per on the sidewalk and. picking it up.
found it to be a pawn ticket for a dia-
mond scarfpin which some careless
person had apparently dropped.
According to the ticket, the pin had
been pledged several weeks before for
Sis. How am I to find the owner?'
thought l. Shall I take it to the pawn.
broker? Perhaps If l do the owner will
never see 1t anyway. The pin must
surely be a good n and doubtless
worth three times the amount for which
it was pledged. Why not appropriate
1t to my own user 9.
"The name on the ticket was Brown.
and my conscience was relieved when
I found several hundred Of that name
in the directory. I soon made up my
mind and started for the brokers' Of
fee. I asked to see the pin before re-
deeming it. stating that ! had bought
the ticket. and upon the payment of "a
cents was allowed to examine it.
1T looked all right to me. although
am not a qualified Judge Of diamonds,
so I paid the principal Of SIS and the
interest Of $1.SO and the pin became
mine.
1.-THE next day I showed it to an e.
pert, who declared 1t to be worth fnr
less than the amount I had paid forit.
at Is d trick Of some people, he
said, to defraud unwary persons like
yourself. The scheme consists Of issr-
ing tickets for spurious pieces OF jew
elry for amounts many times in excess
Of their value and dropping them on
the sidewalk In different parts Of town
where unsuspecting persons might find
them and redeem them, as Won did,
thus yielding Il handsome profit to the
Observation-Disclosures Record.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-08-27
WING FAMILY RE UNION.

Special TO The Tribune,
CHICAGO, August 27.-Several nun
dred of the 100000 lineal descendants
of the widow. Deborah Wing, and her
four sons, who first settled in Saugus'
Mass. IN 1852. gathered at the Aud
itorium in this city toda% for the
eighth annual reunion of the Wing
family of America, Incorporated. The
family association was Incorporated
in Massachusetts ten years ago and
numbers thousands Of members thru
out the country. The prcent rtunion
is the first hat the association has
held in the West.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-08-27
1he Train Robbers.

EYES," said the distinguished for.
eigner travelling in this country and
being interviewed by the busy report
ers-"yes. I've gone about quite a bit
In this bally big hinterland. y sec.
And 7 cnwn't help wonderln' why your
bloomin' government doesn't catch the
train robbers and lock them up, by
Jove!'
"Train robbersY' said the American.
"Why. have you met up with train
robbers already?"
"Tubby Shaw! Tubby Shawl"
"Who's that?"
II meanter say, yes, l have. These
bandits black their faces, y'know, and
then they come in very politely and
take me money"
The American thought 1t over, and
then it. began to dawn upon him that
this was only another story about Pull.
man porters. Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-08-27
CONNAUGHT REVIEWS CADETS
Special to The Tribune.
TORONTO ONT Aug. 27.-Th'

Special to The Tribune.
TORONTO, ONT, Aug. G.-The
first great imperial review OF cadets
from all wei the British Empire was
held by the Duke of COnnaught this
afternoon at the Canadian National
exhibition in this city. Forty corps,
comprising a total of nearly 5000
cadets, marched in review past his
Royal Highness and a party OF lis
,inguishcd guests. England, Ireland,
Scotland, Wales, New Zealand, AVS
tralia and Newfoundland, as well as
all of the Canadian provinces, were
represented.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-08-27
TO DISCUSS MUNICIPAL
PROBLEMS

Special 10 The Tribune.
Windsor. Ont, Aug. 21.-Delegales
from widely separated sections of the
Dominion assembled in Windsor to-
day for the opening of the annual
convention Of the Union of Canadian
Municipalities. The sessions will last
three days and will be devoted to
papers, addresses and discussions
dealing with a wide range Of subjects.
The proposed new Dominion railway
act, the municipal ownership OF pow
err plants. the cement situation in
western Canada, public health. ana
municipal finances are some OF the
leading topics.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-08-27
Tho Moons Offsprina.

Looking out of the window one
evening. little Marie saw the bright
full moon in the eastern sky and ap.
parently only a few inches from 1t the
beautiful Jupiter, shining almost rs
brightly rs the moon itself. Marie
gazed intently at the spectacle for a
moment and then. turning to her moth.
er. exclaimed:
-"Oh, mother. look! The moon has
laid an egg!"-Ncw York Press.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-08-27
VIRGINIA FlREMEN'S TOURNEY

Special to The Tribune.
ROANOKE, Va, August 27.-Dele.
cations Of tiremen from far and near
arrived in Roanoke today Tor the
twenty-sixtn annual convention and
tournament OF the Virginia State Fire
mems Association. The business of
the convention will be disposed of to.
morrow and the two days following
will be devoted to the prize competi-
tons and races which are the lead
ing features of the annual tourna.
ment.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-08-27
Not Attractive.

Mrs. De Good-Why aren't you going
to church? MI. De Good-Last Sunday
the roof leaked. and three or four drops
went down my back. Mrs. De Good
The roof has been repaired since then.
Mr.. De Good-Huh! Then they'll be
wanting money to pay for the repairs.
New York Weekly.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-08-27
A Ia Crimson Guich.

"These great nations." remarked
Piute Pete as he thoughtfully folded
his newspaper, "have purity much the
same idea that we have here In Grim.
son Gulch."
"In what r%espect?"
"They sort Of take It for granted
that the n that kin shoot quickest,
stralghtest aud o~ftenest Is sort Of nat.
urally entitled to be considered boss"
Washington Star.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-08-27
Took Il as q Compliment.

Magistrate about to commit for trial>
You certainly effected the robbery in
a remarkably ingenious way-in fact.
with quite exceptional cunning. Pris-
oner-Now, yer honor. no flattery.
please: no fattery, I begs yer.-London
Sketch.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-08-27
Broke Throuoh.

ElIa-He is said to be a very versa.
tile young man. stella-He Is. One
night last winter he started out to
teach me to skate, and before we got
through he was teaching me to swim.
Exchange.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-08-27
An Improvement.

"Mrs. NewrIch has put a beautifully
carved sundial iii her italian garden"
YES"
"And she has arranged to nave 1t
Electrically lighted at night Sc she can
tell the time at all hours."-Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-08-27
involved.

'Pop. IL patience Il virtue?"
Eyes. my son"
"And virtue Il its own reward"
80 we are told" I
"And do all things come to those who
know how to wnity"
''See here. my son. never attempt to
monkey with the pr0verl,ial buzzsaw!:
Puck.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-08-27
Much Better.

doctors now shy TINT boiled cows
milk IL not good for babies; II is bet.
tel. raw"
1.-THE doctors nrc right. a raw COW
gives better milk than 4 boiled one
Brooklyn Eagle.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-08-27
Phonouraph Records.

1.-The family in the fat next to Ours
have a monograph"
"Have they any good records?"
"Yes; they have one record for six
hours continuously playing and anoth.
er Of six hours and twenty minutes
almost continuous Kansas City Jour.
nal.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-08-27

The Ryder News calls the turn on
the Fargo Searchlight by saying that
COMMISSIONS Gilbreath has done more
good for the farmers of North Dakota
than the Searchlight can do harm If it
runs for a thousand years.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-08-27
Missing.

lillian (aged four,-M Mamma. you're
not a girl. are you? Mamna-No. dear
I used to be a little girl. but now ~
I woman. Lillian-Then what became
Of the little girl you used 70 be7-kan-
~ City Star. S
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-08-27
Deferred Dividend.

"Oh. mother! just broke a window
with my ball"
"Very well, Tommy; I'm busy just
now. but Il you'll remind me a little
later III punish you."-Life.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-08-27
M Room For Him.

Mrs. CARBOHYDRATES the advan-
tage of a kitchenette apartment? Mrs.
Crabshaw-YOur husband can't come
out IN it when you're cooking.-Puck.