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Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-07-17
How 70 Get RUGS Cleaned.

She told the agent for the vacuum
cleaner that she really did intend to
buy one, but could not decide which to
choose. 1t was at this time that an
other agent, for another. vacuum clean.
er, came around the corner Of the
north side home. An argument ensued.
"This cleaner is nickel plated; 1t is
light and compact, the rubber Is the
best vulcanized"-
"My machine, lady" interrupted the
second agent, lis the lightest and
most durable machine on the market.
It ISL
Excuse me-" said the woman Of the
house. She was absent a moment, then
reappeared with q rug.
I'VE shall see now which is the bet
ter" she said.
Ten minutes later she excused her
self again and entered the house with
aspotless rug. Two agents shook hands
and swore they would "never tell."-
Indianapolis News.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-07-17
c,ad,ton. on pisr..li.

G. A. Storey, A. r. A., recorded 9
touching incident be witnessed at the
academy banquet Of 1881 when a por-
trait for which B%eac0nsfeld had sat 10
Millais shortly before his death was
among the exhibits. "This unfinished
work, pale and even CHASTITY, was In
one Of the side galleries. Gladstone.
catching sight Of the picture, went ana
stood long in front Of II. : NO
one disturbed him. At the end Of the
feast Gladstone rose and in the finest
and most feeling tone delivered a pan.
egyric on the great man who had
passed away. In a voice clear and
sympathetic and full Of emotion be told
us OF his admiration for the sterling
qualities Of the man who, though op-
poscd to him in politics, was In no
other sense an opponent. He spoke as
only one generous III heart and of a
broad and great mind could speak Of
another great man who had passed
away. The speech surpassed anything
/ ever heard."-London Chronicle.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-07-17
Why EIephants Fear Mice.

It seems incredible that so small and
harmless an animal as a mouse Is able
to brighten an elephant almost out of
it's senses. One little mouse in the
hay on which they r feeding will
stampede an entire herd. In their ma.
tive land there are little animals,
known as %chacanas, which feed on a
small. sour berry Of which elephants
are very fond. They live in settle
ments. something after the name Of
prairie dogs. under the berry bushes.
When feeding, the elephants trample
the little towns, and the chacanas, in
their fright. run up the tubes of the
elephants trunks. Their long, sharp
claws catch in the flesh, and they can
not be elected. The more violently the
monster blows through its coiled trunk
the more firmly the hooked claws Of
the little animal become Embedded in
the flesh. Inflammation and death are
the result. In captivity the elephants
think they are in danger of the deadly
chacanas when they see a mouse.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-07-17
an.o, ~jc-ens,;sh.

A Russian artist who has 80 thor
oughly mastered the English language
that all its subtleties are as familiAr 10
him az are those of tbc language 81 tue
car was telling a ~ friends about
the dimculties lie encountered. You
have so many superduous letters he
said, that when I began to think l
was becoming a master Of your ian
guagc I succeeded in having myse'r
laughed at Il dozen times a day. BE-
gan to learn English in Boston. us
! American fortress. One day While
walking with a friend l saw a street
sign. Oh l said, what a funny name
for a street! Kneeland street! pro.
nounced the *. You're wrong SAID
my friend. You pronounce It Nee
land" street. The 4 is silent 4 took
the lesson TO heart. The next day !
went into a restaurant. ] looked over
the bill Of fare. Give me some i'd
neys,"'I said. The servitor looked at
me aghast: Finally In desperation !
pointed to the record Of what ] want
ed. oh! Kidneys be said. Excuse
me- 1 rejoined haughtily, the K Is
~atlont.'n syrr .I.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-07-17
The Name Saratoga.

The original name Of Saratoga was
"Serachtague." About the middle Of
the eighteenth century it was "Saragh-
toge." During the administration Of
Governor Leisler 1t was "Sarachtoge."
Isn't this quaint-from 1850:
Upon ye news vt three People should be
kid at Bartel Vromans at Sarachtoge by
We Indians ed, a
Resolved by ye Convention vt Lief
Jochim etaets forwith goe with ten men
to sarachtoge to see how ye matter Is. &
bring us an accompt with ye first. & vt
he Cito send a Post hither with ye tide
ings. ,
Spelling reformers would be delight
ed with ki1d." And I'VE" is shorter
than "the," and vt" is shorter than
that" "Goe'' Is expansive, but "for-
with, for FORTHWITH" is a contraction.
Schoolcraft thinks that Saratoga is de-
rived from the Indian words "assarat,"
sparkling. and "oga," place.-New York
Press.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-07-17
Mad. Two Fo,e win One Sketch.

Made Two Fees With One Sketch.
Scutari in Albania is needlessly con.
fused with Its namesake on the Bospo.
rus in Asia Minor because n place is
always spelled and pronounced Skodra.
except In western Europe. Edward
Lear. the painter who invented "Lim.
ericks," had a quaint adventure here.
He had made a drawing Of his host in
Skodra costume when a younger broth
er Of the model came in and wanted to
be sketched. Lear for lack Of paper
was obliged to make a smaller portrait
of him on the same page. Thereupon
the younger exclaimed in a fury OF in
dignation: 1T is true I am younger,
but I an not smaller than my brother.
Why do you act SO insultingly?" Be
fore the amazed artist could apologize
the elder brother added, IT you think
to win my esteem by a compliment
paid me at the expense Of my brother
you are greatly mistaken" Lear adds,
II had made two enemies by one sketch,
the injured brothers bowling me out
with looks Of thunder. London Stand
ard. ttr 80 @
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-07-17
weaving In Shadow,

In one Of the famous lace shops Of
Brussels there are certain Dom de-
voted to the weaving Of the finest ana
most delicate lace patterns. These
rooms are entirely darkened except for
the light from one small window fall.
ing directly upon the pattern: There
is only one lacemaker in the room, and
she sits where the narrow stream Of
light falls upon the thread she is
weaving. Lace is always more. deli.
cateIy and beautifully woven, it Is
said, when the worker is in the dark
and only her pattern is insthe light.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-07-17
.,hopk;n,. the witch Finder,

Though some people still believe in
witches, there is no longer any use for
the witch finder. E%nglishmen Of ear
lier generations gave this person nbun-
dant employment, sometimes fetching
the real expert enormous distances to
cleanse m afflicted town. In 1649. for
instance, the magistrates Of Newcastle
sent into Scotland for, one who could
find witches, agreeing to pay 20 shi'-
lings $3.50 head for all that he con-
victed. His particular method consist
ed in pricking the suspect with pins,
and fifteen old women were duly exc.
cuted as the result Of his visit. The
most notorious of witch finders, one
Hopkins, was finally executed as a
wizard after trial by n Of the more
painful Of his own many ~cleverly de.
vised tests.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-07-17
A Park q cIaeisr..

Glacier National park is situated IN
northern Montana, 260 miles northwest
of Yellowstone park in an air line and
AT miles by railroad. 1t is under the
1coutrol and supervision Of the secrc'
ytary Of the interior. whOlis represented
in the actual administration Of the
pork by a superintendent, assisted by
a number Of park rangers who patrol
the reservation: The park is bounded
OH the north by the Canadian line, on
the east by the Blackfoot reservation
and on the west and south by the Flat
head river. 1t has an area Of about
915,OW acres and derives its name
from many glaciers which are seat
tered throughout its area. There are
eighty glaciers between five square
miles and a few acres in area. The
park is a rugged mountainous region
and contains over $50 lakes. which are
surrounded by steep and beautifully
wooded mountains.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-07-17
Hair Hioh IN the Air.

Women's hair used to be dressed to
an amazing height in days Of old.
Formerly doorways had to be height
ened to accommodate the eighteenth
century woman Of fashion. Marie
Antoinette's hairdresser had to mount
a stool in order to get above his work.
Women Of that time had to kneel In
their coaches to get their head cover
ing inside or drive with thcir heads
out Of window. Nine. de Genlis was
caught by her hair while Fastening to
greet voltaire at Terney, but escaped
Absalom's fate, her hair remaining on
the bough. And the Duchesse de
Charities had room on her hair one
evening for a miniature man-of-war in
full sail, on another for a representa-
ton Of her little son, Louis Philippe,
sleeping in the lap Of his nurse.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-07-17
EI;xab,th's "Exesllsnt WASH"

Good Queen Bess liked her ale and
had to have It wherever she went
there ale had to 80 also-strong ale.
Great were, the trials Of her host, the
Earl Of Leicester, as expressed III a
letter from Hatfield to Lord Burleigh:
'There was not one drop Of good drink
for her here. We were fain to send
to London and Kenilworth and divers
other places where ale was. Her own
beer was so strong as there was no
man able to drink It." And one quart
Of this excellent wash" Of good strong
ale for breakfast. we T. told, put
the queen in good spirits for the start
of the days work.-London Chronicle.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-07-17
"shautinov In Australia.

creating is a form Of hospitality
that is perhaps more common in Aus
tralia than anywhere else. There 1t is
known as shouting" 1t is a legacy
from the flush tines Of the gold.
sdelds-the roaring ffties"-when to
refuse to drink with a lucky digger
meant running a risk Of being shot on
the spot. A writer says: ITO shout
means to insist on everybody present,
friends and strangers alike. drinking
at the shouter's expense. and as no one
will allow himself to be outdone in
this reckless sort of hospitality each
one shouts in succession with too fire.
quently deplorable consequences"
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-07-17
Time In Tshsran.

. "Time is a difficult problem in Te-
hcran," says the Baroness d'Hermalle
in Peeps Into Persia" "At approx.
matcly midday a cannon is fired on the
Cossack parade ground, but the APP
Proclamation depends entirely on the
soldier who fires it. We all think he
fires it when he feels hungry. as It Is
very cratic. Anyhow. when invited
out to dinner we always inquire Of
our host whether he keeps legation or
gun time. Sometimes there is half an
hours difference. Neither of these
times is ordinarily correct. Correct
time, not a commodity in request in
Teheran, is kept by the 1ndo-E European
telcgraphs, for whom it is telegraphed
from London every morning at day
break. when the line is clear. so that
connection is practically instantano-
OI1S," R.s
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-07-17
Huao's Long Sentence.

For the longest sentence on record
we must 80 to the French. In Les
Miserables" Victor Hugo has one sen.
tence that runs through a hundred
lines. and earlier in the book. in one
Of the chapters descriptive Of Water
loo, there are over City lines. without
a full stop. England's record rests
under official patronage. for it would
appear to be the seventh section of
the foreign enlistment act, which does
not stop until it has very nearly reach
cd its six hundredth word.-London
Graphic.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-07-17
MYSTERY OF The PLAGUE.
How and Why Did II Disappear Fvem
ENGLAND In 1867?

England In 1867?
Why did the plague disappear from
England? Mr.. Bernard Shaw incl
dentally asks this deeply interesting
question in IL letter to the Nation, and
we cannot say that we are satisfied
with his answer. He says he "knows'
that plague has been ~"extirpated' by
common sanitation
Until the recent sporadic imported
cases, the last recorded cases OF plague
in England occurred at Nottingham in
1867. In that year plague vanished Ut
terly from England for two and u half
centuries. No one who has examined
the records Of the seventeenth century
can believe that it was '~extirpated" by
sanitation. Very gradually in the sue.
ceeding century and a half plague
withdrew from Europe also.
The date of its disappearance from
Constantinople has been fixed ut about
tho year 1S41. It remained endemic
only in a few lonely places in the
world, such as the highlands Of west
ern Arabia. Yunnan in China and Mes.
opotamia. Sanitation, though an ex-
cellent palliative, certainly never drove
tho plague from STEAMBOAT and Cairo
and the southern Mediterranean, any
more than it did from England.
The shrinkage of plague is as great
a mystery as the recent outburst which
infected the whole world. Perhaps the
explanation is that in a few years bac-
terra may go through the myriad trans
forming processes of evolution which
in the case Of humanity take cons to
complete.-Pal Mail Gazette.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-07-17
Malaria.

Malaria has been recognized since
the days Of Hippocrates as one Of the
most formidable and destructive Of
maladies. the more formidable because
It was supposed. in accordance with
the name which Macculloh adapted
for it from the Italian less than a
century ago. to be caused by a per.
vasive venom in the air. But since
the epochal observations Of Laveran.
the labors Of Golgi and his colleagues
and the experiments and discoveries
OF Ross it has lost much Of its mys-
FERROUS terror, and the sure way to its
prevention and extirpation has been
revealed.-New York Tribune.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-07-17
CONFECTIONERY.
Centuries Az. glt Was . Part Of The,
Art 81 the A~pethoesry.

Centuries Age Il Was . Part Of the
Art 81 the Apsthsesry.
C~uriously enough, the making Of con.
~fectionery io~riginatedin q way with the
apothecaries about 500 years ago. It
vas then that sugar was first imported
into England, and 1t was then that
CONNECTIONS" FIRST became known. For
a time they appeared only in medical
form, the apothecaries using the newly
imported sugar as a means of mitieat-
ing the bitterness Of their doses. In
other words, they mixed their drugs
with It. and therein lay the origin Of
many Of the sirups and dedicated can
dies, the ancestors Of our cough drops
and lozenges. The cost Of sugar was
far too high, and most people were far
too poor to permit OF its being eaten
for its own sake alone and as q mere
luxury.
1t was only a couple Of centuries ago
that there began to appear a new
phase of the a~pothecary's art. Con.
fections began to be made or less
apart from any medicinal purpose and
because people liked them, and eventu-
ally the c~onfectioner's business became
quite separate and distinct from that
Of the apothecary.
Although the confectioner's trade
may be said to be about 200 years old,
it was only within recent times that it
became a real and extensive industry.
At first sugar raj heavily taxed. and
the confecti0ner's trade was pursued
upon very elementary principles. For
Z long time everything was done by
hand. Implements were of the very
simplest-candy kettles heated on small
brick furnaces, pestles and mortars,
rolling pins and scissors. etc. The out.
put was very small, and. comparative
" speaking, sweetmeats Of all sorts
were expensive and frequently unat.
tractive.
All this has been changed, and now
adays, the most improved machinery
and implements combine to produce
the most delicate and attractive sweets.
Muscles have been superseded by en-
gines, pestles and mortars aud rolling
pins, and scissors have given place to
revolving pans and steam pans, and
mechanism for beating and kneading
and mixing, for cutting and slicing and
grinding, for rolling and grating and
stamping, for crushing ice and freezing
cream and other processes.
While many Of the best and most
expensive candies are still very largely
made by hand processes. by far the
greater mass Of sweetmeats is produc-
ed by machinery.-Harper's Weekly.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-07-17
HIS VISIT TO MORGAN.
There Wasn't Much Said, but Il Was
All Right to tho Point.

] mere WSont MUCH oaIoS UuS " "aS
All Right to tho Point.
A we'll known insurance official said
the other day at the Auditorium, in
Chicago:
IN the beginning Of my career, when
/ was only a humble insurance agent, l
gained access one morning to the au'
gust and formidable presence Of J.
Pierpont Morgan"
moi" "
"Yes," the ohicial insisted-"yes, it's
a fact. Don't ask me how I did it,
though, for that's a secret. But at 10
o'clock one morning behold me. a
young insurance agent. standing be-
fore the desk Of the great j. Pierpont
with my big envelope Of life and death
statistics, twenty year endowments.
and SO forth. in my hand. l was, I
have since learned. the first and only
insurance agent who ever managed to
meet Mr.. Morgan face to face"
"WelI, what happened"
"'Mr. Morgan l began hurriedly.
you ought to carry more life insurance.
You see. sir
And lucidly and cogently and brief
~. wasting no words, l laid my insur-
ance proposition before the great finan.
cier. S,,3e Is
HE listened In silence. Those fierce
blue eyes Of his bored through me like
Iances. When I stopped at last all he
said was: "-
"'How did you get In here?
81 walked in I answered.
"'Well,' said he, walk out New
York Tribune. .
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-07-17
A Rimina Will.

Perhaps the most peculiar will ever
written was probated in ~Englandaat
Doctors Commons July II, 1889. 1t
ran as follows: sane
1 give and bequeath,
When T am laid underneath,
TO my two loving sisters. most dear,
The whole OF my store.
Were It twice as much more,
Which Gods goodness has granted me
here.
And, that none may prevent
This my will and intent
or occasion the least of law racket.
With a solemn appeal
r confirm. sign and seal
This the true act and deed Of Will Jacket.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-07-17
NAMING A JAPANESE BABY.
9emetimss II 10 . Rite a. Solemn a. a
Bishops Election.

e a 0bOOOPO GS0SSSOV'
Often the naming Of a japanese
baby is a simple matter. for the father
or grandfather speaking before the
company the name of some famous
man, IL the child is a boy, or Of some
favorite flower, If 1t is q girl. Fol-
girls, Hama, flower; Yuki, snow; AL
love, are the favorites Of parents with
a poetical strain.
The sterner country folk choose for
their daughters Matsu, pine; Take
bamboo III the bamboo joints are ex-
act, hence the e%xactness of virtue);
Ume, plum, since the plum bears both
cold and snow bravely. For boys,
1chiro, first boy; Toshio, smart; 1wao,
strong, and Isamu, brave, are very
popular.
Where belief is strong In the; power
Of a name the family in holiday dress
often assemblies In a large, room. Each
writes a name upon a slip, Of paper
and. lays 1t reverently before the house
shrine. From the group a very young
child Is chosen and led before this
shrine, and the fate Of the am Is de-
cided by the small hand which reach
es out for a slip. Though It is a fes-
tive occasion, the selection Of a name
Is made with a seriousness worthy OF
the election Of a bishop. Many be-
4lleve devoutly that this rite influences
the baby's entire future, and therefore
the one whose slip is chosen incurs
from the moment Of choice great re-
sponsibillty for the child's welfare
Frances Little in Century Magazine.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-07-17
lona lixad

Ornaments last longer than anything
else that man makes. There are
brooches and necklaces in museums
more than forty centuries old. Mon
uments, perhaps. stand second, and
houses third. The life Of furniture is
shorter still. There Is very little fur
niture in England which dates be-
yond the year 1900. Pictures last long
er than furniture. and there are paint
ings still in fair condition which have
weathered six centuries Of life.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-07-17
REFINING SUGAR.
Process by Which the Best White
ESD Products Arc Obtained.

Process oy "ntcn n 0oot sv"sas
4. Products Arc Obtained.
The method used by the best sugar
re6nerles is substantially as follows:
The raw sugar Is dissolved in large
cisterns on the ground floor, enough
hot water being added to produce a
specific gravity Of 1.25. The solution
IL then drawn through a connecting
pipe having a coarse wire strainer into
large pumps, by which 1t is pumped
into the highest story Of the building
usually the seventh or eighth. 1t there
passes into vessels heated by steam
coils to a temperature of about 21O +.
Milk of lime is added to the solution In
these pans for the purpose Of heutral'
king any acid which 1t may contain.
From these pans the liquid passes
down to the next floor, where 1t Is FL
tered through a series OF bags, cacn
made Of two thicknesses Of cloth, an
outer one of coarse and an Inner one
Of fine cotton. Tho bags are tnclosed
In boxes to prevent cooling. After
leaving these the sirup Is run through
filters Of boneblack, which absorbs all
the coloring matter left in 1t. After
leaving these it is pumped into vacuum
pans-large vessels heated by steam
and exhausted by air pumps. The
pressure being thus reduced. the liquid
is boiled at a lower and lower tempera"
ture until, at $40 degrees, evaporation
Is complete and the strip rapidly crys-
tallizes into sugar.
This is the process by which the
best white sugar is made, while poor
or qualities are prepared by a method
less complete.-St. Louis Republic.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-07-17
The incentive.

II have struck a icy line Of writ.
ing said Scribbler. II write articles
from the point Of view Of a multimil-
lionaire."
"Indeed! How do you manage, to get
in the right spirit?"
"Oh, that's easy. ! write on the aft
ernoon Of pay days."-Exchange.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-07-17
AusrIN's EeoTIsM.
it Cropped Out Strong In Comparing
/ Himself With Tsnnysen..s a

u Himself With Tsnnysen..s a
Austin might almost be said to rival
James McNeilsW Whistler as having giv.
en- rise to humorous anecdotes-with
this difference, that while the anec-
dotes Of Whistler exploited his wit or
his superb arrogance C'Why lug IN
v%elasquez? ~ those Of Austin were'bas-
ed on little more than the fatuous self
|testeemi which enabled him III ability
is the world in 1870, in his volume of
so called criticism, '.Tlie Poetry Of the
Period" totsattack 'Tennyson, Brown.
ing, Matthew Arnold and Swinburne
as If the author Of the book were the
superior Of the whole pack Of them.
1t was apparently not this book. but
a later criticism written in 1885, which
! led Austin to boast OF his friendship
with Swinburne and to declare that.
though halAd been forced to crittcise
Swinbuf4t;1Tthe intter had not permit
ted it t., disturb their relations. 1t
proved that Austin'sScriticism had at.
tracted so little attention that Swim
burne had not even heard Of it, and
when. following Austin's boast, be
took pains to read it he became very
angry and would have nothing to do
with Austin.
It was the. same faulty which led
Austin in his autobiography to adver.
tise his own ultra responsibility as
compared with the possible Tow tone"
Of others. Tennyson might be acquit-
ted perhaps Of once using an. improper
word in conversation. but Tennyson
certainly smoked, Austin never
Springfield Republican. Y .a't