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Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-02-21
Definitions Of News.

The city editor OF local paper tells
US that he recently tested the intelli'
gence Of a bunch Of applicants for
jobs by giving them bit Of copy pa.
per and requesting them to write
thereon definition Of "News." Here
are some of the answers turned in:
"News consists OF events that are
either very usual or very unusual"
"News ia what the public will read
and nav for without kicking"
"News Is anything the public ought
to know"
News is u report of what happened.
not of what ought to happen"
News Is anything paper can print
that's new. except IA, new stun that
might start libel suit. ID, anything
that might lose an advertiser. (c' any
thing that might ALLEVIATE bunch OF
subscribers"
This last epigrnm landed a joh for
its author. The City editor saw Mt
once that this chap had worked on a
paper before.-Clev Gland Plain Dealer.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-02-21
whsn Aimanacs Wore New.

The first printed almanac. published
at Nuremberg in 1475. was thought
such q wonderful thing that 1t was
sold at ten golden crowns a copy
more than it's weight In gold. The first
English printed almanac was the
"Shepherd's Kaiendar." translated from
the French and printed by Richard
Pynson In 1897. and the 6rst popular
almanac of the "Old Moore" type was
the "Pronostyacyon Of Mayster John
Thybault. medycyner and astronomer
of the Emperya!l Majestic Of the yeare
of our Lorde MCCCCCXXX1J."
Besides prophesying ''warres. revo-
lucions and the death of kynses." that
early almanac told you the proper day
to take physic. Monday was the day
for ailments Of the legs. Tuesday for
affections of the head. etc. But what
the unfortunate sufferer was to do VIII"
had u pain on the wrong day It does
not state. You must take pains at the
proper time.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-02-21
A VERSE FOR THE BEGGAR.
Victor Hugo's Response to tho Old
Blind Soldiers Appeal.

Victor Huso's Response to the Old
Blind Soldiers Appeal.
A Frenchman. writing recently upon
''The Mendicants of Paris" recalls a
pretty anecdote Of Victor Hugo and a
blind beggar. The beggar was an old
soldier. very feeble and quite sight
less, who was led every day by his
little granddaughter to a certain street
corner. where he aited patiently for
such scanty armssNs the hurrying pub
lie might drop into a small box that
hung from his neck.
One day group Of gentlemen halted
near him. chatting, and he heard the
name by which they called the one
who fingered longest Reaching for
ward rs he. too. was about to 60. he
caught him by the coat.
"What do you want. my good MANI
asked the gentleman. II have already
given you 2 SOUS"
Yes. monsieur. and have thanked
you." replied the veteran. 1T is some
thing else that I want"
"What Is it,"
"Verses''
"You shall have them." said the gen
tleman, and he kept his word. The
next day the blind soldier bore on his
breast a picard with stanza to
which was appended the name Of Vic
tor Hugo. and the aims in the box
were qulntupIed. The lines may be
thus translated:
Like Belsarius and like Homer blind,
Led by a young child on his pathway
dim.
The hand that aids his need. plying and
kind.
He will not see. but God will go for
him.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-02-21
How One Word Was Born.

The two friends had been dining or
divers and sundry strange dishes at
the Cedars of Lebanon cafe. in the
Syrian quarter Of New York. They
were drinking their coffee. thick With
coal black grounds. and wondering
whether they really enjoyed it. when
Smithers suddenly cried out:
"Pataug! Pataug!"
The waiter hurried away and came
back presently bringing an ordinary
corkscrew.
II was just testing" said Smithers
to his companion. 1.-The truth Of the
story that the first corkscrew seen In
Beirut was brought there by Yankee.
It was patented American contrap-
ton, and the Syrians were amazed at
its convenience. They spelled out on
it the mystic words. Pat. Aug. 49, and
took that to be the name of the imple-
ment. Now. believe the story that
pataug is it's name all over the Levant."
New York Sun.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-02-21
Almost Too Much.

Along the long. lone country road
tramped man and his wife. The lat
ter, a tall. gaunt female. was bullying
the meek little partner of her sorrows
who trudged just ahead Of her With
reluctant steps. Suddenly the woman.
turning. saw bull racing madly down
the road behind them. She quickly
sought refuge in the hedge. but her
companion. conscious only Of his woes.
went meekly forward. The bull caught
him up and sent him spinning into a
muddy ditch before 1t raced forward
on its mad way. .-..
Al the funny looking object crawled
from his watery resting place be saw
his gaunt wife coming toward him.
At the sight Of her what temper be
had In his possession rose. ~
''see. Maria. lift you bit me again
Ike that, you'll make me-er-down-
right mad. so I warn "-Excbange.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-02-21
=; PREscoTT's WAeERs.

The Historian Had His Own Way Of
Forcing Himself to Work.
Rollo Ogden in his biography Of VII.
liam ii. Prescott. the historian, cites
many passages from the diary show
ing Prescott's habit Of 6ogging him.
self to his work BY making wagers
with his secretaries that he would
complete a given task by certain
day. the odds always heavily against
himself! s.-. a
prescott always took this betting
on his own industry with perfect &C.
riousness. Sometimes he would radi-
antly greet his secretary with: You
have lost. Ton owe me dollar And
he would exact payment. Occasional.
" be would. with woebegone counte.
nance. produce and pay over to the
protesting secretary the $40 or $50 he
himself had lost One deliberately
made memorandum witnesses that
bet of 81 to $50 had been made 'be-
tween E. B. Otis and William 81. Pres.
cot. ESQ the LITTER .hettic: $50 that
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-02-21
Al BIRD !! Of ! 4 LIGHT Il

me Arctic Tern ehuns the Night BY
4. Flights From Pois to Pole. S7.
III 1t used to be Thought that the golden
plover bore Otf the palm for length Of
flight between summer and winter
homes. but an article In the National
Geographic Magazine u wards that dis.
itinction TO the arctic tern. This bird
breeds az far north as 1t can tind any
thing stable on which to construct its
nest. It has been found within seven
and 4 half degrees Of the pole itself
And that nest was found surrounded
by Il wall OF newly fallen snow. which
the mother bird BAD carefully scooped
out from round her chick. r.
The tern arrives In the far north
about June IS and leaves again fer the
south toward the last Of August. when
the young nre able to fly strongly. Two
or three months later the birds are to
be found ,skirting the edge Of the ant.
arctic continent. 1000 miles away =,
What their track is over that vast
space no one yet knows. A few indi
viduals are occasionally seen along the
New England or Long Island coast
In the fall. but the focks of thousands
and thousands Of these gregarious birds
which alternate from pole to pole have
never been met by any trained observ.
er competent to learn their preferred
path and their time schedule. They
must travel at least $50 miles each
day-apart from their flights in search
or in pursuit of food-to carry them
within ten or twelve weeks from one
end of the world to the other.
The arctic terms enjoy more hours
Of sunlight than any other creatures
on the globe. The sun never sets dur
ing their stay at their northern nest.
ing grounds. and during their stay in
the south they have two months Of
continuous sunlight and practical day
light for two months more. The birds
have twenty-four hours Of daylight for
between six and eight months Of the
year.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-02-21
!. HORSE i { TAILS Al, (
No Import Thorn From All Over the
: 4 World and Also Export Them.

No Import Them From All Over the
Is World and Also Export Them.
al, item that seemed odd III the mani
fest OF Il steamer lately arrived from
Japanese and Chinese ports was this
in the list Of her cargo from Tientsin:
7Fifty.tive cases Of horse tails.
Az Il matter Ut fact. horse tails or
the hair thereof are u common article
of Importation into this country from
China and from pretty much everv
other country on earth. The American
market gets large quantities of them
from China. but more from Russia,
aud horse tails are imported here from
every other European country and
from South America. from Australia.
from all round the world. On the 9th
er hand. there are more or less Ameri-
can horse tails exported.
From various causes the supply Of
horse tails. like that of anything else,
may in one country and another vary
from year to year. and there may be
years when the worlds supply is short
and years when it Is plentiful. with
corresponding changes in the range Of
prices. Horse tails have sold as low
as 20 cents a pound. and they have sold
for as much as s.. II stocks are scarce
and high in London and ample at low
er prices here New York importers ship
horse tails to London. In the contrary
circumstances London importers might
ship horse tails here.
Horsetail hairs are sorted for length
and colors, and they are used either
alone or mixed with other fibers in the
manufacture Of various sorts Of brush.
es and mixed with other materials In
the manufacture Of haircloth. - New
York Sun.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-02-21
Whara tho Cold In Warm.

I have seen sunshine. oh. sunshine
40 splendid as yours. among my be-
loved mountains In Switzerland! You
know what cold Is and what warmth
10, but do you know what warm cold
Isl
Did you ever live a whole winter
through glowing because the frost was
80 warm? Do you know the wonders
Of blue Ice. pink snow and 40, degrees
Of frost. while the men skate in pana.
mas and the girls with open parasols?
And the splendor of colors in the
morning sky: everything in the solar
spectrum-red. orange. yellow. green.
blue, indigo. violet; at each moment
new combination. And then the sun
il up, and the intoxication Of 1t all
makes you wonder If you ever lived
before.-Dr. Aked in Christian Herald.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-02-21
OPENS TONIGHT.
The city's newest play house, the
Bismarck theater, opens tonight.
Eeats Of Endurance,

One of the most striking feats Of
human endurance was that Of Tom
Burrows, the club swinging champion
of England. who by whiriing his clubs
for forty-six hours without moments
respite broke all records. He reminds
one If Arthur Lancaster. who achieved
athletic fame by swinging black
smiths hammer for twelve consecutive
hours and afterward added to bis iuu'
rels by beating all British records Tor
ball punching. He punched twenty.
four ounce ball for fifteen hours con.
dnuously at the average rate OF 14:'
punches a minute. Occasionally he
would go away on burst of $50 and
26O a minute. and 80 powerful was his
fist work that three times he broke the
rope of the ball and had t" turn his al
tention t" one kept in reserve.-Ex'
change
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-02-21
The First Quarantine.

From all accounts the custom Of
quarantine originated in Venice some
where about the beginning of the
twelfth century. All merchants and
others coming from the eastern coun-
tries were obliged to remain in the
house of St. Lazarus for period OF
forty days before they were admitted
into the city. Taking the idea from
Venice. other European cities, espe-
cially port towns. instituted Quaran-
tine during seasons Of plague, and well
down into modern times most nations
adopted the system. applying 1t when
It was deemed necessary.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-02-21
F0RESAW HER DOOM.

Warnings Of Her Tragic Fate That
Came to Empress Elizabeth.
In my Royal Clients NJ. Paoli, the
famous French detective, writing Of
the unfortunate Empress Elizabeth Of
Austria, who was so foully murdered
in Geneva in 1898. says that two
strange incidents incline one to the
belief that the empress received pre-
sentiment Of her tragic end.
ION the eve Of her departure for
Geneva she asked Mr.. Barker to read
her a few chapters Of book by Mar.
ion Crawford. entitled 'Corleone,' in
which the author describes the detest.
able customs Of the Sicilian Malta.
While the empress was listening to
the narrowing story raven. attracted
by the scent Of some fruit which she
was eating. came and circled round
her. Greatly impressed. she tried to
drive 1t of. but in vain. for it con-
stantly returned. filing the echoes with
its mournful croakings. Then she rap
idly walked away. for she knew that
ravens are harbingers Of death when
their Ill omened wings persist in dap
ping round living person.
again. a lady in waiting told me
that on the morning Of that day she
went into the empress room. as usual.
to ask how she had slept and found
her imperial mistress looking pale and
sad.
~ have had q strange experience
said Elizabeth. I was awakened in
the middle Of the night by the bright
moonbeams which filed my room. for
the servants had forgotten to draw the
blinds could see the moon from my
bed, and It seemed to have the face
Of a woman weeping. l don't know
If It is a presentiment. but have an
idea I shall meet with misfortune
And it was. few hours later that
Lucchini killed her with three cor
nered file clumsily fitted to wooden
handle.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-02-21
4 : + = = + = 4 + + = + = ). !: =
: NEW CORPORATIONS :
4 = + = !: = = 4 4 + !: = {: + = +

P. D. Norton, secretary of state, re-
ports the following new corporations
organized in the state, for which
charters have ben granted out of his
Office since February /:
Dakota Conservatory of Music, Far
6 Cass county; capital stock, $780,
900; incorporators E. A. Boehner, Mrs.
Sophia Boehner and julius Wahl, all
of Fargo, N. D. Filed February 10.
J. Schelde Co., jamestown, Suits
man county; capital stock, $50, 900;
incorporators, Jefte Schelde, Rasmus
Johnson and Oscar J. Seller, all Of
jamestown, N. D. Filed February Is.
Union Telephone company of VOL
ford, Wolford. Pierce county; capital
stock, $4,000; incorporators, J. T.
Hawk, George Baker and Harry B.
Flint, all of Wolford. N. D. Filed
February 10.
The Equity Elevator and Trading
company of Grace City. Foster county;
capital stock. $4,000; incorporators
W. IT. Buck, New, Rockford. N. D.;
John Topp. McHenry, N. D., and
Stephen Bauclair, McHenry. N. D
Filed February 10.
Divide County Rural Telephone
company, Crosby, Divide county;
capital stock, $4,000; incorporators
Orlando Henderson, w. c. Martin and
Blake Lancaster, all Of Crosby, N. D
Filed February IA.
The Taylor Auditorium association
Taylor, Stark county; capital stock
$4,000; incorporators. Julius vii
liams, Albert J. Laubscher and Frank
Hutchinson, all of Taylor. N. D. Filled
February Is. 90
The Alsop company, Fargo Cass
county; capital stock, $2o.o0o; incor
porators, H. T. Alsop, Fargo, N. D.;
F. c. Alsop, Dilworth Mimi; and H
w. Alsop, Betrami county, Mimi
Filed February II.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-02-21
Wouldn't Act q Lie.

Theater Manaser-You say you oh.
ject to having real food on the table in
the banquet scene. Mr.. Greesepaynt?
Why, the rest of the company are de-
lighted at it,,
MI. Greesepaynt-Yes. but my part
requires me to rise from the table
after a couple Of mouthfuls and say:
II cannot eat tonight-a strange dread
comes over me. will seek the quiet
Of yonder apartment for time
NcCalrs Magazine.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-02-21
New Works Shortest Street.

The shortest AID probably most OBJ
ecure street in all Greater New York
II Chestnut street. and it's as small as
III name implies. This street IS less
than fifty feet long and runs from New
Chambers to Madison street. separat-
ing in two Il triangular block. the
whole Of. which would not have an
area large enough for modern build
ing even If located in section that
would warrant the improvement.-New
York Post.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-02-21
Youthful Wisdom,

Father-Why did my little boy send
bis papa a letter with only a capital T
written on the page while he was
away? Little Son-Because thought
you'd 20 around among your friends
with it and say, my boy is only four
years old and Just see the capital letter
be writes!"-Judge's Library.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-02-21
GIRL IS DEMENTED.

Miss Bertha Abarr a domestic, who
has been employed by a prominent
family in this city, is being held by
the authorities at the county. pend
ing an investigation as to her sanity.
Her home Is at Plaza and It is not
likely that anything will be done with
her case till her folks arrive here. It
seems that she suddenly became de-
mented on account Of inconsistencies
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-02-21
At and Science.

.sWhat a beautiful picture OF an an
eelr' said the lady who was visiting
the art gallery.
Eyes" replied the aviation enthu-
sist. "But between yon and me
those wings aren't practical.'-Wash-
inRt0n Star. --
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-02-21
WENT HOME TO SIMS.

Mrs. P. r. Peterson, who has been
in the Bismarck hospital for treat
ment, has so far recovered that she
left the institution and in company
with her husband returned to her
home at Sims.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-02-21

DEVILS LAKE; PUBLISHER HERE
Col. J. H. Bloc editor Of the Devils
Lake Journal, spent Wednesday in the
capital city. While here he looked
after some business at the capitol and
later called on the Tribune staff.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-02-21
The Yukon Valley,

There are no blizzards In the Yukon
valley in winter. and there IL little
wind. Snow about two feet deep COW
ers everything from early October till
spring.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-02-21

COLE HARBoR Represented
Charles H. Hoppe. one Of the bust
ness men Of Cole Harbor, is the guest
OF business friends in the city. He
will return home on the north 500
Thursday morning.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-02-21
The System.

AFTER all. there isn't much diner'
ence between the editor and the ONCE
boy"
you're Joking. Iii ~
"Not at ALL The editor Oils the waste
baskets and the Office boy emptes
them."-Life NV
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-02-21

he will write 100 pages Of bis History
Of Peru in 100 days"
The document Is signed William n.
Prescott and Edmund B. Otis. but the
latter subjoins the following: II prom
Ire on my honor ass a gentleman not
to release Mr.. Prescott from any for
fixture that may incur except in such
cases 40 are provided for In the con
tract, this contract being made at his
desire for bis own accommodation
only"
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-02-21
All Broken Iona Aae.

MI 0TVWVU 6OUO NV
A Lakewood lady paid call on an
east Cleveland woman the other. day
After all. the mean compliments had
been paid the Lakewood lady remark
ed. Il have some lovely china that be
lOnged to my ancestors" ~
How NICE" answered tue other. ~
haven't Bit %f '~7g
isn't that too bad: You know, We
are an old family. and -5 II
"You see. my ancestors ~ kept serv'
ants ... So.
There wasn't any answer to the re.
ply and its Implication. %. Cleveland
Plain Dealer. * e>
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-02-21
SCOTCH HlGGis.
sisrs, 10 the, Recipe For It In Al Its
$%*s,s.%s y Beautiful Simplicity. 49, ~

aiers u the, Recipe For It In Al It's
i. $Ag@ Beautiful Simplicity. d. -,
II Every once in awhile. aud particu-
larry on the day after a Robert Burns
anniversary celebration. the aewspa-
/ pers publish reports Of gatherings and
\ banquets of Scotchmen In which the
name ''baggis.' occupies prominent
place on the menu. Then few curl
Gus minded persons who do not know
! inquire: "Haggis? What is haggis?"
" The answers vary from a kind of
Scotch oat cake to hot drinks. Nobody
ever seems quite sure what haggis
really is. One hears vaguely from
guests at Scotch banquets that it is a
gfearsome dish. There is a story Of
fthe elderly gentleman Of rickety di.
8kestion who. taking OF bis 0vercoat In
~ friends house and smelling haggis
in preparation. remarked. "Eh. but I'll
be bad the MORN The possibility Of
refusing this dish apparently never
, dawned upon him. and in sturdy sort
I Of fashion when one is hungry the
{ recipe certainly sounds as though the
compound might be fascinating. Here
! 10 the recipe:
i "a pound each of liver. onions. tripe.
suet and cooked spearl barley and half
81 pound of oatmeal. with salt and
pepper. are put into Sleeps paunch
and slowly boiled for four hours. That
10 all in its beautiful simplicity. A
French chef in stuffy kitchen might
faint at the recipe. but hungry
ecotchman thinks it Is the finest dish
on eArth-New York World.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-02-21
Early Rand Transit.

Cardinal Wolsey did not live in an
are Of rapid transit. but be created 1t
for himself. His capacity for rapid
travel was valuable aid in carving
out career. Wolsey is said to have
6rst won royal favor In this way. BE
Wis charged With message from
Henry VII. to the Emperor Macmillan
IN the Low Countries and left London
in the afternoon. He went BY boat to
Ora vesend. BY horse to Dover, then
BY boat again to Calais. and be was
With the emperor the following even
ing and back to the king In Just over
two days from the time Of starting.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-02-21
aoth EXEMPT.

do your daughters help their moth.
e. with the houseworkT
I'VE wouldn't think Of expecting It
Muriei b tempera mental. and Zasa 70
lntepDa."-Pittsburgh Post H-5
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-02-21
City News
These WILL WE'D.

This morning County Judge Nc.
Kenzie issued a marriage license to
Mr.. Gilruth and Miss Bertha A. Bel
cher, both of Mckenzie.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-02-21
Realistic.

'You have too much rouge on. my
dear. to enact properly a milkmafd."
Have I. sir? But I thought a milk
maid should be rosy checked"
ION the contrary. Il milkmaid Is nat
urally a pail. girl" -Baltimore Ameri::
can.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-02-21
VISITED HERE.

Mr.. and Mrs. Arne Madland of near
Wing were among the visitors in the
capital city today.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-02-21
CAME FROM LEHR.

John Keplin arrived here from Lehr
Tuesday and entered one of the hos
pitfalls for a course of treatment.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-02-21
Daily Cares.

The everyday cares and duties. which
men call drudgery. are the weights
and counterpotses Of the clock time'
giving it's pendulum true vibration
and its hands regular motion.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-02-21
A Better eiouro.

In your sermon this morning you
spoke Of a baby AZ a new wave on the
ocean of life"
"Quite 90: poetical figure"
Don't you think a fresh squalr
would have hit the mark better?-
Boston Transcript.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-02-21
Unfair.

II s'pose It's all right" said Mr..
Newrich, 'but it doesn't seem fair"
"What doesn't seem fair?
"For Matilda to scold because j
want to eat dinner In my shirt sleevea
II don't make any fuss about her par.
u dresses. an they haven't any
sleeves at all." ..,''' 49,.