Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-06-27
CAPITAL GOSSIP HEARD At washington

now steadily losing ground, while, on
the other hand, the orthodox element
grows rapidly, especially in the Mid
die West. The London Yearly Meet.
ing has never separated, and men,
ton Of that pleasing fact is made in
the letter of greeting, an answer to
which is not expected for several
weeks. There is no doubt of the re-
lations being promptly and cordially
renewed.
A significant instance of the condi-
ton of the Hicksites is furnished by
New York City, which, like the Quak-
er City, has both orthodox and Glib
eral" Yearly Meetings, where the
former while much weaker through
out the country, is much the stronger.
The Orthodox Meeting House IN
Grammercy Park is now offered for
sale, and will assuredly bring at least
$1,000,0O0. The membership there has
dwindled until there is really but a
handful to hold and use that $1,O00,-
900. There is no idea of rebuilding
elsewhere in the event of a sale of
the property; but, many favor union
with the Hicksites, the first union
since the eventful parting of the lines
in 1928
The Post Office horses here and all
over the country, especially in the
cities and big towns may have to go,
for if tests that are now being made
in Washington and in Springfield,
Massachusetts, prove to the satisfac-
ton of Postmaster-General Hitchcock
that motor cycle collection of the
mail is faster and more economical
than the use of horses aid automo-
biles, that machine will in all likli-
hood displace the old system. Every
point either for or against the motor
cycle is being carefully and impair
TALLY studied. If the motorcycle ex-
periments prove in their practical re-
suits that such a method Of collection
is superior to the present system fur,
Their experiments are also to be made
to ascertain the exact cast of the
maintenance of that machine, the ap-
propriatio cut down to an amount
corresponding Herewith, and it's adop-
ton recommended to every large post
Office at the outset.
General descriptions of the ancient
cliff dwellings in the canyons of south
western Colorado are contained in an
Informative and highly interesting
brochure entitled General Informa-
ton regarding the Meas Verde Nation
al Park" just issued by the Depart
ment of the Interior, and copies of
which can be obtained by any of our
readers on application to: "The De-
partment of the Interior, Washington,
D. c." In this park are about 300
cliff dwellings of which only the three
largest have been repaired. The
largest ruin, called Cliff Palace,
stands about 1000 feet above the bot
tom of the canyon, and 800 feet below
the top the ledge. All the rouses
connect and open into one another,
the entire settlement forming cres-
cent about 300 feet in length from
end to end.
ruins it is hard to believe that at one
time they resounded with the hum of
industry, the merry laughter of child
rem, the droning of priests, and the
harsh and strident cries of the sent
inels calling their warriors to battle.
The dwellers of these abandoned COM
munities have left no written record;
but the shape of the structures and
the relics that have been dug from
the debris give some idea Of how
these people lived and moved and had
their being.
The main houses were built on
ledge close to it's front, and back of
this was an open space that answered
the purpose of a court, street,
playground or a place for industrial
pursuits, such as weaving and pottery
making. At intervals along the front
were towers and bastions, and in the
interior were kivas, or secret cram
bers used for religious ceremonies.
In every village were storehouses to
provide a supply of provisions in
times of war or failure Of crops.
The brochure contains information
regarding the accommodations in the
park, sketch plans of the principal
ruins, the rules and regulations pro-
mulgated for the protection of the
reservation. and number of other
interesting matters.
Acceptance to membership on the
commission of the Southern CONNER
cial Congress- which will go abroad
next May to study European systems
of agricultural finance, have been re-
ceived by the Director from the fol-
lowing representative business men
in various States:
Raymond A. Pearson, of Albany, N.
Y; J. c.. Caldwell, Lakefeld, MIMI;
T. Harvey Ferris, of Utica, N. Y;
William B. Hatcr, Ypsilanti, Mich;
and Edwin Chamberlain, of San An
tonic, Texas. The President of the
College of Agriculture OF Florida
writes that a member of the faculty
of that institution will be detailed to
serve on the commission.
This commission, which will be ma
tional in scope, will undertake one of
the most important investigations
ever projected in this country, for it
will bring back information regard
ing rural credit systems suited to
conditions throughout the United
States