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Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-01-04
WHEN MORRIS WAS BURIED.
Simple Village Funeral Of the Great
Artist and Poet.

Simple Village Funeral Of the Great
Artist and Poet.
In his death William Morris. who
practiced the ideal industry that Rus.
kin prpac he'd. was as simple and as
near common things and common peO-
pie as BIZ mad always sought to be in
life He was taken from London to
the ancient village Ut Lechlade-so be-
gins the lovely description in the late
Henry Delnarest Lioyd's "Mazzini and
Other Essays"-tO be buried near
Kelmscott Manor House. where bis
own country home had been.
In accordance with his wishes, the
windows OF his town house were not
darkened. and no emblem Of conven-
tional mourning was shown. There
was no hearse to receive his coffin as
it was taken out Of the train which
bore it to l.echlade.
Only down the bill came harvest
wagon Round and through its yellow
framework we're twisted vines and
branches of willow. roofing it and
banging down over the red wheels. A
bed OF moss fresh from the woods was
spread on the bottom On this the
great artist was laid
Wreaths OF flowers were hung round
the sides Of the rack. Vine leaves were
twisted in the bride of the roam mare
The carter took her by the head. and
the rest Ut the party walked behind to
the graveyard.
The church is little stone building
of the twelfth century which Morris
had helped to preserve. 1t happened
to be decorated as for festival. The
fruits Of the year were spread round
There were pumpkins and marrows
and great red and yellow apples on
the seats In the porch, and red au-
tumn leaves hung from the pillars.
The coffin was Of plain. unpublished
oak. The handles we're of iron. fash
toned by the blacksmith. There was
no inscription but name and dates.
1t was simply a village funeral, just
40 he wished it to be.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-01-04
LIFE CHEAP IN CHINA.
A CooIie Will Give HE Life Fer 600
Paid to His Family.

VSIo 20 0S VAmIys
The most grewsome feature Of the
fatalistic Chinese and Japanese char
acter-the quality which makes them
terrible as we'll led soldiers-is their
stolid view Of death. In China a coolie
anywhere can be bought for 500, paid
to his family, to jump from behind a
mound and take the place Of the quail
or pheasant when the authorities wish
to cause a scandal and stop shooting
by foreigners in the grave districts.
When China's first railroad of twelve
miles, from Wusung to Shanghai.
was built in 1876 we all remember
that a native whose business Of tug
ging boats along the river was threat
ened by the new enterprise deliberate
~ walked in front Of the train. His
death, Of course, accomplished the
purpose Of the mandarins in starting
an, Objective boycott against the inno-
walton. The repetitions Of this sacri-
ice on the national altar (as they see
it, on the Yuethan, Peking- Hankow and
other railways have been frequent.
The Chinese method of suicide among
unhappily betrothed girls is to take
an overdose Of opium. Among men
the larynx is opened or the victim
hangs himself, which last is the meth
cd official Picking favors for the po-
litical non gratas.-J. S. Thomson's
':The Chinese"
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-01-04
The "1awdry Saint"

st. Ethelreda has been unfortunate,
inasmuch as her memory is perpetu-
ated in the disagreeable adjective
'tawdry," and she is sometimes even
referred to as the "tawdry saint" In
the Isle Of Ely. where she died. fair
was formerly held in her honor. at
which a peculiar kind of cheap but
snowy lace was sold, which. as St.
Ethelreda's or st. Audrey's lace soon
became proverbial and tawdry, an
easy corruption of the saints abbre-
waited name. was used to denote all
things more gaudy than valuable
London Chronicle.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-01-04
Freezing Water.
How the Growth OF loo Crystals May
1e Made Plainly Visible.

How the Growth Of loo crystals May
Be Made Plainly Visible.
1t is not commonly known that fresh
water may sometimes be colder than
Ice" and that the growth Of ice crys.
tails may be made plainly Visible. An
Interesting experiment to show this
may easily be made.
Fiji a clean pint bottle with distilled
water. Make hole IN ne stopper
large enough to let thermometer
pass through it. The kind Of Their
mometer used in physical laboratories
is most convenient. Insert the stopper
in the bottle and let the thermometer
reach nearly to the bottom. Pack
snow or ice and salt round the bottle
as you would pack an ice cream
freezer II the bottle IS not Jared
the temperature may be seen to drop
several degrees below the freezing
point without freezing the water.
II the stopper and thermometer are
now removed and small piece Of ice
free from any trace of salt Is inserted
In the bottle and pushed down into
the water. crystals Of ice may be seen
to shoot out in all directions from 1t.
After this experiment has been made
It will be interesting to observe the
much slower growth Of Ice crystals In
the quiet pools Of clear water that you
sometimes see in spring and fall, and
you will have some understanding of
the network Of ice Orders which Is
beneath the ice coating of small ponds.
Youths Companion.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-01-04
Tho Travels Of q Jewel.

The Travels Of q Jewel.
Fanny Kemble when in the United
States years ago was prosecuted by
the attentions Of a wealthy lunatic.
When finally rejected by her he flung
a package upon the table, exclaiming.
'Well, at least take this" and disap-
peared. The parcel proved to contain
4 very beautiful jewel. The actress
was not long permitted to retain it.
She saw no more of her prosecutor.
but did not remain under any sense Of
obligation to him. The gem was stolen
from her before she quit the United
States. She forgot all about it in the
course of the years that followed. A
very long time afterward she was in
Italy. A peddler displayed the con-
tents of his pack before her at Sor-
rento. There lay the long lost jewel.
Through whose hands it had passed
there was nothing to show.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-01-04
W0RDSW0RTH'S RECITATION.
The Way the English Poet Received
Ralph Waldo Emerson.

Ralph Waldo Emerson.
When Emerson. the great American
writer. came to England he paid Wis
it to Wordsworth. says an English
magazine Wordsworth had just re-
turned from Il journey and was in his
garden writing Il poem On what he had
seen. The visitor found the great poet
a white haired. tall. sparely built man.
of rugged. rustic type. with nothing
unless it were the fine eyes. to hint OF
the poet.
Wordsworth made no ceremony over
1he visit of the man from far land,
but said instantly when he was called
to greet him. III you are interested In
my poetry perhaps you will like to
hear these lines" Emerson politely
agreed. and this is what happened.
Emerson has himself written the story
down for us The old poet thought
for a few moments. then stood forth
and repeated with great animation an
entire poem be had written.
1.-THE recitation" the American phi
losopher wrote afterward. was so un'
looked for and >urprising-Words-
worth standing apart and reciting TO
me in a garden walk. like schoolboy
declaiming-that at first was near to
laughing: but. recollccting myself that
| had come thus far to see poet and
he was chanting poems to me. l saw
that he was right and that ! was
wrong. and ! gladly gave myself up
tN hear"
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-01-04

Although North Dakota is primarily agricultural
community the total value of manufactured products OF
the state has increased steadily each since 1892
Urior to that manufacturing in the state limited
almost entirely the socaled neghborhood hand and
building interests and with the exception of the flour mill
and grst mill industry practically theentre product
made for local consumption The latter statement con-
tnued be great in 1909 In that year
North Dakota ranked fortyfth among the states of the
Union in value of manufactures The value of prod
cs per capita of the total population of the state in
creased from $40 in 1899 to 1913 in 1909.
Number of Establishments.
In 1909 the Of North Dakota had 752 manufacture
ing establishments operating under the factory system
when gave employment average of 4148 persons
during the year and paid $24600O in salaries and
wages OF the persons employed 27S9
These establishments turned products to the value Of
00O produce which materials costing 900
consumed The value added by manufacture was
thus which figure best represents the weal"
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-01-04

o products 1856 per cent of the total value added
manufacture.
On the other hand the very small establishments
THAT is those having value of products of less than
49, 0OO-represented than one ha5O8 per cent of
1.-THE total number of establishments but the num-
ber of employed in them represented only
26 cent the value of their products only 4S cent
land the value added by manufacture only 1871 cent
|of the corresponding totals for the state.
The increase from $20154 to $25,449 in the average
value of products per establishment and from Sc 1853 to
$ 266n average value added by manufacture estab
hment is due the greater proportion of the totals
shown these the establishments having prod
ucs valued at 100000. The average number Of
wage per establishment remained practically the
same.
Census Bureau Furnishes Statistics.
The bureau of the has furnished the following
table of statistics which explains fully the condition Of
manufactures in North Dakota when the last official
sus taken:
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-01-04
Realism With a Venqeance

"a great deal Of fun has been poked
at the realistic school of art" says Il
New York artist. land it must be con.
fessed that some ground has been Civ.
en- to the enemy Why. there recently
came to my notice picture of IN
Assyrian bath. done by Chicago
man, and so careful was he Of all the
details that the towels hanging up
were all marked 'Nebuchadnezzar' in
the corner in cuneiform characters
Lippincott's.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-01-04
Accidents at Homo.

Accidents At Homo.
A man who. despite the fact that he
has several grandchildren. is still fond
Of his club and the pleasures which
lie beyond the domestic circle said in
defense Of his weakness that he went
out to prolong his life ':and to avoid
dangers According to table re-
Gently published by an accident insur
ance company" he said, more than
one-quarter Of the accidents happen
at home,'" and in proof Of the state
ment he showed this statistical record
Of accidents: At home, $50 per cent:
pedestrians, 1872: automobiles. ILL.,:
recreation. 40: horses and vehicles.
90; on street cars ~; on railway
trains. 4.3: bicycles. IL; steamship
travel. 10: miscellaneous. 1O.2.-New
York Tribune.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-01-04
LIBRARY Cemeteries.
Millions Of Books Buried Away and
Never Opened.

Millions Of Books Buried Away and
Never Opened.
The British museum possesses In all
about 100000 volumes. A year or
two ago those in the reading room we've
carefully gone over and made to form
a library completely up to date. When
this work was in progress the authori'
ties could not find more than 6O.OOO
books which were in use. Expert
ence therefore points to the fact that
the proportion of live to dead or hal!
dead books In this huge collection is
as to 666.
you may assume" said the libra
rian, that of all the vast number OF
works that generations of men have
indited only 10000 remain alive. In
this building. in a great ironmongery
Of shelves. forty-two miles Of books
repose. and there are miles of volumes
which no human being has ever opened
and no human being Is ever likely to
open. There they rest apparently for
gotten.
sometimes an esoteric volume from
the midst of this huge maze of shelves
IL asked for by a student who may
have come from any part Of the world
to see some book which can be found
only in the British museum. So that
In the museum. unlike other libraries,
no book can be said even to be abso.
lutely demised.
"This ditferentiates the museum per-
haps from all other libraries in the
world. The only other great collec-
lions Of books which at all compete
with it in this sphere Of cosmopolitan
research are the Bibliotheque Nation
ale in Paris and the great l3tional IL
braries at Berlin. Munich and Vienna.
Notwithstanding this there are acres
and acres Of books here which are un-
cut and which have never left their
places on the shelves since they were
placed on them."-:.Exchange
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-01-04
DADDY L0NGLEGS.
Thirty Different Tribes, ef Which Only
Three Harm Vegetation.

Thirty Different Tribes, cf Which Only
Three Harm Vegetation.
Probably no insect is treated by the
ordinary observer with less respect
than daddy longlegs. and his good
natured readiness to leave various legs
AZ souvenirs with those who handle
him adds nothing to his personal dig
nifty nor his good standing in society.
His short snatches Of fight across
the grass are not remarkable for grace.
and he possesses neither the personal
attractions of the butterfly. the terrific
aspect of the spider nor the glaring
imperfections Of the blue bottle.
Daddy longlegs' figure is rather
more blunt and corpulent than that Of
madam his wife, and among bis thir-
ty different tribes only three do seri-
Gus damage to beets. cabbages, pota-
toes, lawns and grass lands. The fe-
males are said to lay their eggs as
they fly and are sometimes literally
stuffed full, carrying as many as 300
at a time, a fact which ought to cause
Topknot to blush for shame. with her
boastful cackle and one egg day
cleverness.
The larvae are footless things, with
black heads and excellent jaws. and
change to pupae from August to Sep
TENDER. They are furnished with
spiny rings. which enable them to
work their way to the surface OF the
ground, and when their emerging time
comes thousands Of empty cases may
oe seen sticking half out Of the earth
among the grass.
The tongue is a queer specimen OF
the blowhy order, and on each side
Of its entire surface is a thick. 6eshy
cushion.-Detroit Free Press.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-01-04
For Charity,

A millionaire who was looking over
his wife's cash account the other day
said:
81 notice here, my dear, an item OF
$500 for charity. That's rather steep.
What is it for?'
The lady flushed as she replied:
'It's for my new gown embroidered
with autumn leaves and fruit that I'm
going to wear at the charity ball next
week, and l think it's very mean Of
you to mention It. 50 / do:'
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-01-04
aismarck and No. 8.

Bismarck held that three was the
perfect number. for he bad served three
masters. he had three names, three oak
leaves figure in his family arms. be
was concerned in three wars. be signed
three treaties of peace. in the Franco
Prussian war he had three horses kill
ed under him. be brought about the
meeting Of three emperors. he was re-
sponsible for the triple alliance. ne
bad three children. bis family motto
was "Strength in trinity" and carica-
turists depicted him With three hairs
on his head.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-01-04
by manufacturing operations during the year.
Number Of Persons Employed

The average numerb of persons engaged in manufac'
lures during 1909 was 4148 Of whom 7S9 wage
earners OF the remainder 965 proprieors and Off
lcias and 1894 were clerks
OF the total number of persons engaged all manuac
turing industries 1913 per propretors and off,
cia 95 per clerks and 672 per cent earners
In the bakery butter and printing and publishing indus
tries majority of the establishments small and to
large extent the work is done by the propretors or their
representatives that the proportion of per-
sons falling in the class of proprietors and officials Is
higher than for industry railroad repair shops
which operated by corporations for which no propre
tors reported and whose general officials not
Ia rule assigned to the supervision of this particular
branch of the work.
For all industries combined 1913 per cent of the
LACE number of wage males 16 of
over; and per cent persons under the Of 16
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-01-04
Economics.

Mr.. Nubride-Why do you do all your
shopping at this store? Mrs. Nubride
Its the grandest place ever found.
They sell all their goods by the foot
instead of by the yard. and the price
Is only a third as much.-Philadelphia
Bulletin.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-01-04
CONTRARY CR0CKERY.
Dishes Do Play Queer Franks at Times,
n 1houah Bewitehed.

Dishes Do Play Queer Franks at Times
as Though eewitehed.
Housewives, think twice before scold-
ing your maids. You know crockery
is often said to be bewitched. and veri-
tably this is so.
The best tea service will smash it.
self to q cup and saucer. Then. the
last of their line. they linger on through
stress and storm as If bearing charm
ed life. Your special set Of Powered
jugs will all rush to their fates with
maddening tendencies to suicide. ex-
cept one. That hangs on its hook, crack
ed, but still alive to mock you with
memory Of its fair sisters. Notice. too.
the everyday dinner service with the
dark blue border and the gilt edge. 1t
hourishes like the proverbial bay tree.
But the very first time you bring out
your best set, purchased by painstak-
ing thrift, the soup tureen hurtles mad
" to the ground. How dreadfully
careless Of you, Mary Anne! you ex-
claim fretfully. But it isn't the little
maid at all. It's witchcraft.
But a much more weird and wonder
full proof Of sorcery at work in crock
ery occurred the other day. An ordi-
nary china Jug suddenly refused to
hold water. It leaked badly. Banish-
ed to the kitchen shelf. it stood for
months Unexpectedly one day It was
taken down and used by stranger
and behaved in a perfectly exemplary
manner. Explain it by anything else
than witchcraft If you can.-London
Ladies' World.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-01-04
Extreme.

Miss Fewlox-Are you ready to dress
my hair. Celeste? Celeste-Oui. mees.
Miss Fewlox-Then turn my 6ance's
to the wall and begin
Chicago News.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-01-04
Fairy Tales.

Maud-In that book you just finish
ed did they marry and live happily
ever afterward? NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
no! l don't read fairy stories any
more.-New York Times.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-01-04
Aarditv,

Heredity.
Howell-Do you believe in heredity?
POWELL should say did! married
the daughter of Judge. and she IS al
ways laying down the law to me-
Judge.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-01-04
STEALING Sleep.

Teacher (reading aloud)-''The weary
sentinel leaned on his gun and stole
a few minutes Sleep"
II bet l know where he stole that
from"
where, Dot?"
From his nap sack."-London Tit
Btu - 500 -. :. : -----------. = -
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-01-04
Tho Mean Thing.

Stella-Jack was on his Bonded
knees to me last night. Behaved.
DOOR fellow. he can't help being bow
leGxed.-NeW York Sun.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-01-04
Suffering.

There is no finer chemistry than
that by which the element of suffering
is so compounded with spiritual forces
that it issues to the world in gentle
ness and strength.-George s. Merriam.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-01-04

Error in itself fs always invisible. ltS
nature is the absence of light -Jacoba.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-03-18
READ THIS.

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Send for testimonials from this and
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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-03-18

She was rather plump old l1dN
aui had always tried 20 be accom- u3-
dating 20 her neiehbors bul even her
obi eng spirit had TO refuse request
from ueighbor who sent by her
little bow the following message
Please. MAJ am. mother sent mo
osel TO see if couldn't get "a couple
~ pounds Of lard off Of you.-Marcb
IirIjncott's
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-03-18
TEF DRtIMNFp

The uHu who plays
the moderh orchestra -.u.
wight his Is varied o.cll at..l.
II calls for agility, veraaLils. dead
certainty OF aim. and impeacha Ie
surety Of touch. as the c1gnoscruG
would put H. The WORK ot the fe.-
Is i mou0tonous snap
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-03-18

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Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-03-16
THEATERS WANT
BANDIT SLAYER
Express Messenger Receives
Tempting Offers to Go
on Stage

nlifNlaA 10 ffaliN NfAn
San Antonio, Tex, March l. 5-
Although he has received numerous
offers to go on the stage. David A
Trousdale, the Wells-Farro express
messenger who killed Ed Welch and
Ben Fitzpatrick, the two outlaws who
attempted TO rob Southern Pacific
train Nc ., Wednesday morning
near Dryden, will retain his present
position
Theatrical stunts are not In my
line. declared Trousdale and none
Of these propositions held any inter.
est for me. Resides don, want
the notcriety."
Offers have come from an parts
Of the country, promising Trousdalc
handsome sums to reenact the dra
matte scenes OF the hold-up. one nj
the most enticing came from IN,
manager Of an ri Paso theater. VIII,
made an offer OF 500 q week an,
travelling expenses, with n guarau
tee Of Two months salary Trous
dale has been given ten days off duty
In. the meantime G 4 Taft %
Horston. general superintendent o
the Welis-fargo company viii tutn,
20 san Antonio. and make arrange
meuts with the messenger for his H.
ture work
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-03-16
Mc.tnn "a aud still an Nthlclc.

New York. March l5- Edward
payson Weston the veteran walker,
reached his seventy-third birthday
anniversary today. To all appear
anccs he Is rs hale and hearty as
most men Of half his years. lie has
not been indulging in any long
tramrs Of late. barring an occasional
walk ~ 25 or so miles "iust 20 lin
her up." but he has hinted 10 friends
that he may celebrate his seventy
fifih birthday two yoears hence by
taking another long-distance walk
Daring his long career. which ev-
tends over half century. Weston
has been the great American apostle
of walking He has been In all man
ncr Of heel and toe contests. and Il
Is calculated that in tho period Of
fiitv years he has covered In public
a distance equal 10 three times ,he
circumference OF the earth A. sew.
entv years Of age he accomplished
one cf the greatest achievements re
corded In the history Of endurance
and pluck. walking from New York
10 San Francisco In l05 lays and
making the return journey across a.,
continent In u DAYS afoot. a feat
without parallel in the annals Of ned
es;rilnism