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Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-07-22

shift much of the enormous business
handled at this gateway from transit
to original mail.
Farmers also should be much bene-
flied by this change, since 1t gives
the low local rate to farmers 100
miles distant from the city instead OF
80 miles. Every farmer living with.
in 100 miles of St. Louis in any di.
rection can now send his products to
this city by parcel post at the lowest
local rate. He can, also, for 10 cents,
have his bill collected and the money
returned to him. This should enable
any enterprising farmer or farm wife
to work up a profitable trade with
city customers. The abandonment OF
the special parcel post stamp is an
other improvement in the service for
the convenience of the public. If it
were made possible to deposit pack
ages in the mail boxes without being
compelled to go to a central office,
there would be little left 10 complain
about.
Establishment of the parcel post in
50 short a time under so complex a
system as the zonal one, "a a Won
derful feat OF executive and organ.
izing ability, for which credit goes to
former Postmaster General Hitch.
cock. The wonder is, not that it has
been possible to make improvements,
but that it worked successfully at
all. A recent magazine article,
breathing inspiration at every pore,
declares the parcel post to be a fail
ure. The railroads have been hard
hit in transportation charges by it,
and especially by the extension OF
the Hitchcock "blue.tag" system of
bulk handling to terminal points, and
there is a campaign of discredit be.
ing carried on just as there was, and
is, a campaign to prevent further
extension Of the "blue.tag" which
has saved the government immense
sums in transportation. The chief
criticism of the parcel post in the
magazine article is that parcels do
not arrive in good condition. These
are practically the same parcels that
formerly went as merchandise at
higher rate, and were safely carried.
II handled carefully then, they could
be handled carefully now. If not now
handled carefully possibly those in
terested in discrediting the system for
greater transportation charges might
be able to explain why.-St. Louis
GlObe.DemOcrat. ,
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-07-22
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STATES AND THEIR MILITIA

St. Louis Globe Democrat: Sec
rotary of War Garrison has withdrawn
the financial aid of the National gov
! ernment from the Arkansas National
Guard equipment because $4,000
worth of federal equipment has been
lost through the negligence of state
officials. Under the national militia
law congress makes a liberal appro-
priation for the National Guard OF
states that comply with certain sim.
pie conditions intended to make real
soldiers of the organized militia, and
to promote uniformity Of arms and
drill with the regular army. South
Carolina, through Gov. Elease, has re-
jected the federal aid offered on the
ground of opposition to the national
militia law and a state rights ami
mus. Neither OF these states is
much stronger than Rhode Island in
their National Guard. South Caro-
lima has 1854 enlisted and Arkansas
1865. Most of the states gladly avail
themselves OF the government priv
ileges and allowances, and many are
adequately represented in the Ma
tional Guard total of 122, 200.
At best the trained military
strength of the United States is so
small comparatively as to be a mat
ter of serious concern. Every Amer
lean should bear in mind that by the
national law the militia consists of
all ble-bodied male citizens of the
respective states, and able-bodied
males OF foreign birth who have de.
clareds their intention to become citi-
zens, between the ages of Is and As.
About 5000, 900 citizens are liable
to military service of whom less than
/ per cent are in the active militia.
Any tendency toward militia disor.
ganization is a grave mistake. Ari.
IONA also is charged by Secretary of
War Garrison with a failure to com.
ply with all the provisions of the
national militia law, and it is speci
fled that overenlistment for the an
nual encampment is one of the in
fragments. Probably the commo.
ton along the border is the. reason
for the irregularity in this case. South
Carolina is the only state thus far to
show hostility to the law. Arkansas
seems to have been only careless.
The militia question is of Importance
to every state as well as the National
government, and 1t should be kept al
the front.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-07-22
Business Men and Lunch.

There vas a conference in London
recently under the auspices Of the In
c%orporated Institute of Hygiene to dis
cuss the health Of business men. Many
of the greatest physicians In England
spoke. especially about the diet Of the
ordinary man Of business. The New
York Medical Record sums up their
conclusions thus:
Most Of the speakers expressed the
opinion that but little should he eaten
In the middle a. the day. and some
seemed to think that two good meals
in the day were quite sufficient. A
man who does not take enough exer:
else or who does not perform enough
manual labor to enable him to digest
and assimilate u large quantity OF
food. and particularly flesh food. SHOULD
be very careful as to the quality and
tquantity Of food hei ingests. Such a
man does not require much meat"
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-07-22

can be collected, reviewed and tabu'
lated at the state capitol for the mon.
ey that is now being spent in COLLECT"
ing illegal certificates. u
The death rate of our principal
cities which, for the past six years
has been appallingly high appears to
be increasing and in the bulletin Is.
sued by the state board of health for
June, 1913, one city is credited with
enough deaths, in the month OF May.
to equal an annual death rate OF 1A!l
per thousand.
There are other measures that
could be adopted by the state board
Of health to preserve the health OF
the people and lower the death rate
but none are so important as enforc'
ing the vital statistics law.
Yours respectfully,
+. NJ. SMYTH,
Commissioner of Public Health. Bis
marck.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-07-22
IMPROVING THE PARCEL POST.

Extension of the local delivery zone
Of the parcel post from a RADIUS of
so miles to one of 100 miles, thus
giving the second zone the rates for.
merly enjoyed only by the first zone,
gives st. Louis the basic rate for small
order business for 100 miles, within
which it is absolutely impossible for
any other city to compete with her.
This is true of other large cities, but
none of them enjoys the central 10.
cation as to large and prosperous
rural population that surrounds St.
Louis, and none of them is so CEN
trally located for doing business in
zones beyond this new 100-mile local
limit. 1t adds just that much to the
advantage st. Louis has over New
York in handling parcel post business
u this territory, and should help to
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-07-22
THE BONES or COLUMBUS.

Assistant Secretary Osborne of the
State Department brings an interest.
ing and important if true story from
Santo Domingo to the effect that the
remains of Columbus, heretofore sup
posed to have been inferred in Spain,
are in realitv reposing in the cathe-
dral at the Dominican capital. This
is probably the beginning of a con-
%troversy, the outcome of which will
be awaited with interest. Incidentally
Mr.. Osborne makes the suggestion,
which is worthy of consideration, that
the bones of the great d%iscoverer be
placed upon the first ship that passes
through the Isthmian canal. There is
a certain appropriateness about this
proposal which will be appreciated
by any n who remembers that when
Columbus started out from Palos it
wes with the idea of finding a shorter
route to the Indies than that which
had been previously followed, by way
of Cape of Good Hope and the Indian
ocean. The existence of a great con.
tinent or brace Of continents stretch.
ing unbroken from the arctic almost
to the antarctic seas was un%susDected
by the voyagers. Had there been then
a break in this continental reach. at
Panama Columbus would probably
have found it and would have gone on
toward India, though he would have
discovered the way long and danger.
GUS and Improbable. He did not
know that beyond the new world
stretches the greatest of all the
oceans, which he would have to cross
even if he could rec the OBJ.
stacle which lay in his path. TO take
his bones through the canal which,
after nearly four and a quarter cen,
turtles, the people of the land found
by Columbus have dug, a masterpiece
of enterprise and skill, would be a
browning of the achievement in the
highest terms. 1t is to be hoped fol-
the sake of this impressive ceremony
that it is true, as Mr.. Osborne relates
that the Columbian remains are &C
tually on this side of the Atlantic.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-07-22
MANDAN SPECIALS

The band stand which has stood Oh
Main street Tor a great many years,
the lower part of which IS used as a
police station, has been moved over
onto the railroad right Of way till the
paving down Main street is completed.
w. S. Barrows has decided to have
another story added to the building
occupied by the Mandan Drug com.
pany. The building is in a very DE-
ssirfables location, and there will be
plenty of office tenants as soon as
the building is completed.
Mrs. C. D. Sterling has gone to Hele'
ma, Montana, where her husband is
now agent for the N. P. While there
she will choose a dwelling house, as
the family will move there this fall
Mrs. R. l.. Mackin and Mrs. Ed
Morck left Monday for a months visit
at Harlowtown, Montana They will
visit for a time with Mrs. Morck's re-
latives at Glendive.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-07-22
TODAY IN HISTORY

July q.
16S3-Lord William Russell behead'
er In London for his share In
the Rye House plot. Born
Sept. 20, 1889.
1746-Robert Burns, Scotland's ma
tional poet, died. Born Jan. %.
1859.
181S-Charles Robinson, first COVER
o OF the State Of Kansas,
born. Died Aug. II, 1o.4.
1S36-First railway line in Canada,
from Laprairie to st. Johns,
Quebec, opened.
ISo4-Jonahan Roberts, U. S. senator
from Pennsylvania, who was
disowned by the Society OF
Friends because he favored the
var of 1872, died at Philapel'
phia. Born in Montgomery
County, Pa, Aug. III.
1S61-Federals defeated in the first
battle at Manassas Junction.
1874-Charges of Theodore Tilton
against Henry Ward Beecher
made public.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-07-22
Hard Worked Quotations.

A vote by the readers of London
Truth as to the most hard worked quo
tations from () Shakespeare, ~ Mil
ton, (3) Dryden. az Pope. % Cowper.
e. Campbell. 60 Byron. ~ Shelley. t8
Wordsworth. (1O T%ennyson, resulted
az follows:
Z /. ITO be or not to be-"
I 2. "The.y also serve who only stand
and walt"
I 8. None but the brave deserve the
fair"
4. "A little learning is a dangerous
thing"
/, 5. "The cups that cheer, but not in
.'s 9: distance lend. .' q to
the view"
Z. Truth is always strange1strangcr
than felton," ittIEI ~ ~9jGIDdhi" SO
/. 8. Hail to thee, 'blithe spirit"
8. I'VE are seven r.,
10. "'Tis better to have loved n
lost than never to have loved at ALL
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-07-22
BIRTHDAY ANNIVERSARY
Mrs. Thomas j.. Preston.

Mrs. Thomas J. Preston, formerly
Mrs. Grover Cleveland, widow OF the
late president OF the United States.
was born in Buffalo. N y, July Fl,
1864, Her maiden name was Frances
Folsom. Her father, Oscar Folsom,
was a law partner of Mr.. Cleveland
who upon Mr.. Folsom's death in 1879,
became Frances Folsom's guardian.
The future mistress of the White
House was educated at Wells College,
graduating in 1885. Her wedding to
President Cleveland, which took place
in the executive mansion during his
first administrator, was 0ne OF the
notable events in the history OF the
White House. After his retirement
from the presidency Mr.. Cleveland
made his permanent home in Prince.
ton, N. j., and after his death in 1908,
Mrs. Cleveland continued to reside
there with her two daughters, Esther
and Marion, and her son, Richard F..
Cleveland. Last spring Mrs. Cleve.
land was married to Thomas J. Pres
ton, professor of archaeology and his
tory OF arts at Wells College.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-07-22
f. Vt. SIN YlH,
City Health Officer, Bismarck
Letter to Miller.

1VkSCIz ~ x"'VSSIs
Hon. Andrew Miller, President
North Dakota State Board of Health,
Devils Lake, N. d. Dear Sir:-As the
state board of health is to be in ses.
sion this week permit me to call at.
tention to the high mortality rate
prevailing in the principal cities OF
the state. Z ....
North Dakota having chiefly a rural
population and having no large cities
or manufacturing centres, should
have a very low death rate. The fol-
lowing table will show that the six
largest cities have a higher death rate
than those Of the adjoining states OF
Minnesota or Montana:
Average death rate in the six larg-
est cities in Minnesota, North Dakota
and Montana. Year 1910.
Death rate per thousand population.
Minnesota 10
North Dakota lao
Montana ........... .......:.. l4.o
This shows that if the death rate
was as low in the North Dakota cities
as in those of Minnesota that 1876
lives a ear would be saved in the for.
mer. Now anyone at. all acquainted
with public health work knows that
Minnesota, with her large cities and
manufacturing establishments, and
Montana with her mining industries
would naturally have a higher death
rate than North Dakota.
The only reason known to the writ,
CT for the high death rate oil this state
is the absolute failure OF the state
board of health to appreciate the i'm
portance of the duties devolving upon
it and its neglect to enforce the
! health laws of the state. a
North Dakota has had a model vital
| statistics law for the past six years
but it has never been enforced.
! Minnesota and Montana have had
the same law for the past four years
and have enforced it. 4
State officials have claimed that
there are no funds to enforce the law
in this state. Even if this was true
it would be. nc excuse for failing to
enforce the law.
Citizens when hauled into court for
failing to obey the laws, are not ex-
cused on the grounds that they could
not afford to comply with them and
public officials should be held to a
strict obedience to the laws they have
taken an oath to enforce than private
citizens.
However, it is not the case that
there are no funds 20 enforce the aW.
More money has been spent, during
the past six years, in publishing In
correct and misleading returns OF
births and deaths in the state than
would have served to obtain accurate
returns. The different counties
throughout the state have been re.
quired to pay out thousan Is of dol.
lars annually, for fees to local regis.
trars, under a law that the state Of.
icials declare inoperable.
The vital statistics law (Chap. 270,
Session Laws of 1907 requires the
state board of health to establish a
bureau of vital statistics at the state
capitol. This specific provision has
never been complied with although
boards created since the vital stats.
tics law was passed have been pro-
vided with Offices at the capitol.
If the state board of health desires
ito comply with the law the statistics
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-07-22
1urnin. 1hax Crow.

It has been said that the seed Of the
globe turnip when groYskg Ii
its own weight fifteen tkl hi e.. within III q
minute. The seed Of this turnip is ex-
ceedingly minute. being not larger than
the twentieth part Of an inch In diam
eter. and yet in the course OF a few
months the seed will be developed by
the soil into 27.0OO.OOO times the bulk
Of the original, and this in addition to
a considerable bunch Of leaves, On
peat ground turnips have been FOUND
to increase by growth 1890 times the
weight of their seed each day they
stood.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-07-22

When Kansas complains that it's
discomfort arises not from the heat,
but from the humidity, 1t becomes evi.
dent that the Sunflower state, as it
has gained in prosperity, has lost in
originality.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-07-22

The men who commended Col. Null
hall as an absolutely reliable and
trustworthy person should be remem-
bered as horrible examples by people
who write indiscriminate letters Of
introduction. - . .
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-07-22
Stuns.

Stun9.
How soon do you start on your trip
to Europe?" asked a man of a friend
he CHANGED to meet n morning.
II had to give it up" replied the
other.
why SOP" inquired the first.
''Well, you see." said the nan. my
wife went and ordered her clothes for
the trip. and when the bills were paid
there was absolutely no money left to
60 with New York Times.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-07-22
Horse Laugh.

Papa" said Willie. when a horse
laughs does he kick up his heels?
II guess 50. Why"'
"'Cause old Whitley just laughed
at brother Tommie. and you'll have to
come out and carry him Inst Louis
Post Dispatch.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-07-22
CONCENTRATIONS to:

Maria Christina, mother of the king
of Spain, SIS years old today.
Chauncey Ulcott, we'll known act
or, SO years old today.
Fred NJ. Warner, former governor
of Michigan, 4S years old today.
Rt. Rev. Edward Hanna, auxiliary
bishop of the Roman Catholic diocese
Of San Francisco, 50 years old today.
Maj. Gen. John R. Brooke, U. S. A.,
retired, former governor of Cuba. rs
years old today.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-07-22

Various municipal governments are
determined that the slit skirt shall
not be made a means Of turning a pub
lie promenade into %burlesque show.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-07-22
Easy TO Guess.

First Broker-Did you win or lose In
that big drop in stock? Second Bro
ker Qoftily)-That Is my business, sir.
Say. can you direct me to a five cent
lunch counter?-New York Weekly.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-07-22
COMMUNICATION

Editor Bismarck Tribune:-in a re-
port of the proceedings OF the state
board of health at a meeting held at
Devils Lake, on the goth inst. as CIV
en- in the Tribune, appears the follow
ing: 1.-The establishing OF a bureau
of vital statistics at Bismarck was
abandoned, there being no appropr1a'
ton for this" ..,,
y Now, if it was only a matter of fall
ing to provide positions and salarles
for extra employees at the state capl.
tol this action of the state board OF
health, although clearly illegal, would
probably meet with the approval OF
many citizens.
1t is not, however, simply a matter
of dollars and cents, but a matter OF
human lives, chiefly of women ana
children, who, having no votes, DO not
usually receive much consideration
from political officials.
Through the failure OF the state
board of health to enofrce the vital
statistics law, which has been in force
for the past six years, the people or
North Dakota have been kept in lg"
norance of the actual conditions as to
the death rate of the state.
For the past six years the death
rate of our principal clues has been
increasing until it was higher than
probably, any cities of similar size in
the civilized world. 1t appeared as II
the limit had been reached but an eX-
animation of statistics, collected vol
unfairly. of the deaths in Bismarck,
Fargo and Grand Forks, during the
months of April and May of the pres.
ent year shows the total number OF
deaths to have been 121. This equals
an average annual death rate of 22.5
per thousand in those cities. During
the same period of the year 1912, the
number of deaths was 80, equal to an
annual death rate of 1876 per thou.
sand.
As a means of comparison we can
take the death rate of Panama, Colon
and the Canal Zone, a few years ago
the most unhealthy region in the world
In 1911, the death rate was 21.4 per
thousand.
Now when the state board of health
with these facts before it, passes d
resolution that it will refuse to obey
a law that the statutes make it man.
datory for it to enforce, it appears
to be time for some one higher in
authority than the state board of
health to take action to protect the
health and lives of the citizens.
! enclose a copy Of a letter which
! sent to the president of the state
board of health, before the meeting
so that he might be informed as to
the actual conditions in the state. ,
Without the cooperation and assist
ance of the state board of health, local
health officials, are unable to combat
the conditions leading to a high death
rate, as they have no control over the
collection OF vital statistics.
Respectfully,
F.. NJ. SMYTH.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-07-22
Just Like ! Woman.

Adam-They tell me we will have
to nov out Of the garden. Eve
NY goodness. and ! haven't q thing -
wear!-Boston Record.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-07-22

There is no doubt that Mr.. Bryan's
lectures will be among the best adver.
tised features on the circuit.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-07-22
A Rebuff.

II told father I loved you more than
any girl I've eve met
And what did father say"
He said to try and meet some more
girIs."-Cornell Widow.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-07-22
5L.bor md cen;ue.

The common idea II the more labor
the less %genius-in other words. the
greater the labor the worse the art.
The truth IL exactly the opposite.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-07-22
Prepared!

Prepare!
Never write on a subject without
first having read yourself full Of it.
and never read on a subject till you
have thought yourself hungry on it,
Richter. e'-' -" W
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-07-22

It is no use to make hay while tho
sun shines unless you get It under
cover before it rains.-Exchange.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-07-22

Aspiration sees but one side Of every
question, possession many.-Lowell.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-07-22
uomsn's Wiles.

what a hold Maud seems to have on
all her rejected suitOrs."
why shouldn't she. the artfnI thing!
She always tells a nan when she re.
fuses him that she Is afraid to marry a
handsome man because she would be
% jealous."-Cincinnati Enquirer.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-07-22
: :: ! " = = : :
is THIS YOUR MOTTO?

Not what, the Commercial
club and the city will do for me,
but what ! can do for Bismarck
through the Commercial club.
Think this over.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-07-22

We are cutting now N. Y. OCTOBER
Full Cream Cheese.
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