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Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-10-20

esy of Armstrong. 1t is closing a
quarter Of a century Of progress sec
Snd to that of no other state in the
union.
It is fitting that the members of the
constitutional convention should hold
a reunion here with the members OF
the first legislature. On July 4, 1889,
bismarck gave the trainers Of the
constitution a royal welcome to the
city which has long fingered in their
memory. .
While the one today is less elabor-
ate and the enthusiasm of newly &C
Suired statehood lacking, 1t should be
none the less cordial.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-10-20

IL fortunate in having, in addition tc
It's local ia. emit, members OF the fac
ulties Of Jamestown college and 0!
St,sJohn's academy, to lend asslstancE
the piano and vocal numbers by MI
and Mrs. Colburn and Miss Agnes
lewis calling for especial commenda
ton, It is understood that the tota.
reeaipts OF this concert were in the
nei2-hborhood of $225, with expenses
a possible $50, netting the very neat
sum for the endowment fund OF $l7o
This concludes the list of social fea
lures of this meeting, and they play
ed no small part as a factor IN rs
success.
The Misses Celia and Florence, Con
molly Of Mandafl appeared Tuesday
afternoon on the program, with Mrs,
LaFollette and Miss Helen Louise
Johnson, their beautiful and artistic
work meeting with extreme facor'
The mex. day they were obliged to
respond to a demand that they ap-
pear again on one OF the federation
programs, when they sang, go, Love
ly Rose" with charming effect. Mrs
C. II. Anheier of Fargo, well known
~3throughout the state as n OF its
mos gifted pianists, delighted the
! audience the afternoon of the specla!
program at the opera house, with her
splendid reading of two numbers BY
composers of the modern Russian
school, OF which she has made a spe'
cial study.
Mrs. LaFoIlette's Address.
Portions Of Mrs. LaFo.leLte,s ad.
dress will be given i'll another issue,
as, there were features in it which
seemed to come into direct touch with
many departments of work OF the
federation. Mrs. L.aFolle+te is of rath-
ier small stature, and she delivers her
addresses with an ease and poise
Which is quite the envy of those who
hear her. Miss Johnson followed Mrs.
,Larollatte, and opened her address
by saying that the latter had stolen
most of her thunder. 1t a. found,
nevertheless, that SHE had quite d
good deal to say, and certainly very
few could say what she did with any
thing ike the spirited and enthusl-
astic manner in which she took the
audience at once into her confidence.
Startling Facts. .
Miss Johnson revealed some star
ling facts which she had gathered to-
gether, in the course Of her distin-
guished career as an instructor of
Some economics, in some of the larg-
.est and best known educational insti-
Sltions of the country. at one time,
she said, she interviewed a number
Of girls whom she met constantly, and
discovered that only 20 per cent c.
them darned their wv stockings;
only 10 per cent some other equally
necessary and homely duty, but she
said she discovered that 80 per cent
Sf them attended with unfailing reg
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-10-20
D0USE S1ARTS FIGHT On
SENATE AMENDMENTS

Washington, Oct. 19.--Obstructive
tactics in the House delayed progress
today on the war revenue bill. In
stead of referring the bill to the con-
ference as the administration leaders
expected, twas sent back to the
ways and means committee for the
consideration of SO Senate amend
ments, and on the demand Of Repre-
sentative Henry, who is i~nsistant
that there be some cotton relief legis-
lation before Congress adjourns. Ac-
ton put the members eager to get
home in. a belligerent mood and made
a point of no quorum, and forced the
House to adjourn until tomorrow.
Chairman Underwood said the COM
mittee will reopen the bill tomorrow
with recommendation that the House
disagree to all Senate amendments,
probably delaying adjournment anoth-
er week
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-10-20
of Work Done
At Federation Meeting
Social Events a Delightful Feature Of the Meeting OF Women's
Clubs at Jamestown.

| toast to North Dakota ii the follow.
ing verse:
Oh, kindly foster-mother state
To those who come from earth's far ends
To prove thy promise, reap thy gifts,
To brave thy ~ts@9fRgestts' share thy suns
Thou giy'st to all who trust thee, wealth
Wealth of blue skies of Heavens I
Wealth Of Gods greatest gifts to man,
Toll, crowned with plenty at its end.
Thou giv'st wealth of beauty, free.
Fair plains, far stretches, cloudless skies.
Bowed heads Of golden grain, breeze
kissed,
Bird-songs, bird color, flashing wings: D.
Or pictures wilder, stronger, grand;
Shows tossed and strewn in endless whirl,
Sitting white farms in beauty Tiled
The sport Of winters gripping blast
Thou giv'st strength from struggle born,
Thou giv'st health in June air won,
| Thou giv'st Love from knowledge sprung.
AS heart meets heart in vital need
Thou giv'st wealth of harvest store
To all who heed and keep thy laws.
Thou giv'st vision, pure and clear,
To all who read thy message true.
We beg thee, build in us thy strength,
Let blue skies give us vision clear.
Thy %boundless prairics, make. it broad, >
Thy tempests battled. make j. stropF&
Thy beauty make it sweet, Serene,
Thy richnes make it full, complete,
Thy .labors test it, try it, prove, a
Thy service claim it. use, refine.
rl,
All that lies poured in gracious store
From thy largesse, may we return
In manifolded countless a
And" make thee great-yea, keep thee
good.
none deny thy kindness rare,
Grant none refuse thy bounty rich,
liant none despoil thy fair estate.
Grant none hetray thy goodness Known
Thy menipe stEong, thy women tle,3fel
r Thy children loyal, worthy thee;
Thy virtues proven, known of all,
May we be fit to honor thee!
To honor, whether conflict calls,
Or peaceful days be meted us -
May we be proud to hail thee ours,
Grant thou be proud to claim us yours!
Benefit Concert.
, The cClcart of Thursday evening
for the benefit Of the endowment fund
was a pronounced success, and was
under the auspices of the Musical club
Of Jamestown, Of which Mrs. Arthur
Knauf is president. Every number
was of highest merit, the choral work
of the club being especially admired,
and those, present were not slow in
voicing their appreciation. The city
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-10-20

~vlarity the moving picture shows.
|She averred, however, that nearly all
Of the avocations and ~recreations OF
life were quite steadily allowed the
Soys, while the girls had to take what
lNley could get, and the wonder was
shat the girls ever could be induced
70 become wives to these boys.
An important feature of Miss John
sons talk was that Of partners in
marriage studying the budget system
Of household management. In his
way only can the value of the dollar
We really learned. And then, she said,
it was brains and not dollars that
wake certain ends. A rather start
vng announcement was her opinion,
Slat while she conceded and believed
shat there were more noble and I'M
selfish martyrs among the women
than among the men, her sympathies
we're with the men, because so often
Aey had not been given a square
IDEAL. In other words, she believes
in the stand that the general fedora
ION has taken, in a definite desire
for compulsory education in the fund
pmental principle OF home-making,
and believes, apparently, only in the
scientifs application Of this principle
as now almost universally adopted III
the schools, as against trusting to
9urely home methods, with their ele-
plents of chance. With this state
went few will disagree, although
<here were those who said that the
budget system so strongly recon-
elended should be included in the
marriage contract.
It will ,be interesting at this time
to those who have watched the prog
ress of the endowment fun, to note
shat at the close of the meeting the
.smount was announced as ~$2,997.49,
With the January interest in sight, and
and additional S175 to be added from
She proceeds of t%heconcert.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-10-20
ONE YEAR FOR CROOK.
Indian Who Passed Bogus Check
Sent to Penitentiary.

Grand Forks, N. D., Oct. 19.-Wil-
liam Day, the Indian, arrested here
last week for cashing a bogus check
at the Crystal clothing store, pleaded
guilty before Judge c. NJ. Cooley to
obtaining goods by a false token, and
vas sentenced to spend n year in
the state ~penitentiary.
He will be taken to Bismarck i'm
mediately to begin serving his sent
tence.
Day went to East Grand Forks and
became Illuminated, purchasing a
mackinaw at the clothing store by
means of the bogus check, and on his
return to this side of the river he was
arrested.
!. Carney Coal, $3.50, delivered. Nortz
Lumber Co.. Phone H.-Ady.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-10-20

Harvard college has it's choice of
losing Hugo Munsterberg or ten mil
lion dollars. The donor of the mil.
'eons disagrees with Munsterberg's
Mro-German sentiments, loudly eX.
pressed. Harvard probably will up.
Nold it's traditions for independence
and spurn the millions. No college
should accept gifts at such a cost.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-10-20

The German army is not making
much allowance for pipe Dreams It's
soldiers only have an allowance of
eight cents a day for tobacco. How
ever, the wal correspondents are not
limited in pipe supplies.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-10-20
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 20. 1914


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The best testimonial the Exposition
has to offer is the attendance last
week. Thousands passed through it's
gates and they were we'll repaid.
Cor diversity of exhibits this Exposi-
ion excels others. The prospects
are for an even greater attendance
Mis- week.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-10-20
TEDDY FLAYS OLD
PARTY CANDIDATES

Chicago, Oct. 19.-Ending a Two
days visit to Illinois, Colonel Roose-
welt bitterly attacked United States
Senator Sherman, republican candi.
date for reelection and Roger lSulli-
van, democratic senatorial candidate,
in a speech tonight favoring the can.
didacy of Raymond Robins and other
progressives. He diverted to score
candidates for offices on old party
tickets OF New York state.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-10-20
OUR DISTINGUISHED GUESTS.

WIN ! NNOoSIIE1 Wv
Twenty-Five years of our statehood
will be rounded out on February %
President Cleveland signed the bill
creating the states of North and
South Dakota, Montana and Washing
ton, February %, 1889. That was the
final act which ended a long strug:
gle for division.
Many of the men who took part in
He statehood fight are guests of Bis.
marck today and The Tribune, which
PAPER under the leadership of the
late M. H. Jewell, took a prominent
part in the issue, welcomes these mer
who labored hard in the creation Of
this state.
The Minneapolis Journal headed its
Washington dispatch on. the creation
Of North Dakota with these words:
Sound the loud timbrel
Ger Egypts dark sea;
Dakota has triumphed,
Her people are free" .
enthusiasm was intense in Con,
gress when the new state was ere.
ated. Quoting from The Tribune files
Of twenty-five years ago:
There was a wild scene in the
house when the bill passed. Barnes,
the big Georgia kicker, was the only
member voting no. The more enthus.
iastic members took from their seats
great bundles of papers, COMPRESSION.
al records, books, and anything in
sight and hurled them high in the
air. The delegation of visiting North
Dakotans prominent among them
Delegate Mathews held an informal
Ollifcation meeting in the main cor
ridor."
The Tribune said editorially, Feb
*uary 20, 1889:
1T is North Dakota now. News
papers should place it so in their
date lines, and business men on
their stationery, and people should
accustom themselves to S. D., and
y. D, for the Dakotas."
Following his own admonition, the
editor dated his issue of the morning
of February 20, Bismarck, North Da.
Iota.
The Tribune and it's distinguished
aditor took a leading part in thai
memorable fight. Mr.. Jewell spent
six winters in Washington laboring
for division, four of them before any
South Dakota delegation put in al
appearance and up to 1882, The Tri
une had published more columns o.
matter in relation to division than
all the papers of South Dakota com
Sined. As early as 1874, the publish
ers Of The Tribune issued a specia.
edition of eight pages devoted Who'll
ly to division.
In the early stages of the fight Hon
M. X. Armstrong closed his speech
urging division with these words:
sAll they ask is that congress shall
deal fairly by them and throw
around them the shield and protec
ton of local laws and self govern
ment, which, as American citizens
they are entitled to expect. Give then
Nhis, and they will build up a terri
tory which shall he an honor tt
themselves and a credit to the ma
ton"
The state has fulfilled the proph
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-10-20
HAS r

G%reendale, N. d., Oct. 19.-Light;
ming struck a straw stack in the barn
yard of the VIM. Foeltz place in
Greendale recently and started a
sm%oldering fire that was not discov'
cred for several hours.
Famed into a blaze by a high wind
the fire menaced the adjacent gran
airy and sheds and it took the com
bined efforts Of all the neighbors tc
prevent a heavy loss.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-10-20
The Weather

Bismarck, N. d., Oct. 10, 1914
Temperature, 7 a. m. yesterday :. A
Highest temperature yesterday ...7C
Lowest temperature yesterday ...4l
Precipitation last "a hours .04
Highest wind velocity and direction
Yesterday 20NW
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-10-20
Indications

For North Dakota: Fair tonight
and Tuesday; continued mild temper
allure.
ORLS w. ROBERTS,,
Section Director
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-10-20

lawrence Heath, one of the early
settlers in Rifle township, died sud
denly while at the supper table at
his home. Mr.. Heath had been in ap-
parent good health.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-10-20
OPEN EVENINGS

Our store will be open every eve
ming during the Exposition.
IS. u. BERGESON & SON.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-10-20

toast to North Dakota ii the follow
ing verse:
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-10-20

.. 3. Zimmerman, cattle king, Of
Dickinson, who has conducted his
DZ and IT ranches on the Standing
Rock reservation for several years,
will quit the reservation on account
# its becoming Sioux county, and
move his herds to Montana.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1914-05-28
LUBBOCK MERCANTILE CO.
De- REASING ~ EFF.
FICIENCY?

In the opinion Of several
heads Of higher institutions of
learning in the State, the grad
uate of the average high school
in Texas today is not so wei
prepared 10 take advantage OF
a college education as was the
graduate Of the average high
school in Texas fifteen years ago.
Professor Thomas Fletcher,
who inspects for the University
of Texas, has concluded. after
Intervening the heads of va
rious colleges and universities
in Texas. that the training giv-
en- in a great number OF high
schools in the State has deter
iorated in the hast fifteen years.
In speaking of the causes OF
this deterioration. Prof. Fetch
or says that the chief reason IS
the over-expansion Of the high
school programs OF study. re-
sulting in the overtaxlng of
both teachers and students.
With a view to correcting this
evil, the questions arise of how
many classes "A teacher can
teach with a maximum OF efh-
cheney under given conditions.
and how many recitations a day
can the average high school stu
dent attend with profit? The
practice in sixteen high schools
in Texas was examined and it
was found that eight Of them
require students 10 carry four
subjects al a time.
The Springfield Mass High
School requires a minimum OF
three recitations per day; the
ST. Louis High School. four;
the New York High Schools,
the same. The Iowa Board Of
Education requires of its ac-
credited list of schools that not
more than four recitations be
allowed per day. In short.
the overwhelming verdict OF
pedagogical authority in the
United States would limit the
number of recitations per day
per pupil 10 four. The trend is
toward a less number.
Now. let Us see what the
practice is in this regard IA LAB
high schools of the rank and
file in Texas. In thirty-eixht of
these schools pupils recite four
times a day: In ninety, Ave
times a day; in fifteen, six or
more times day; ~, IN the
large majority Of the ordinary
high schools Of the state the
,praclles u against the great
weight u reliable sufhoFley--
the practice u over burdenino
the puplls with vozk.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1914-05-28
MORE AGRICULTURE
TEACHING NEEDED
President Mezes Of the Univer-
sity of Texas Gives Views.

There is no more important
educational work in Texas to-
day than the training of young
men to become farmers, and
the increase and distribution of
information about farming.
Three-fourths of the population
of our State is rural; three mil
lion of its people live under ru-
raj conditions, and there are
now at work on its farms $780,
900 white farmers. Courses IN
agriculture and experiment
work are carried on by the Ag-
ricultural and Mechanical Col
lege. Each of the four State
Normals and the College of In
dustrial Arts is giving instruc-
ton to students who are pre-
pairing TO teach agriculture. Tne
State University also, as is re-
quired BY the Constitution, is
preparing some of its students
to teach agriculture. In the
agricultural courses of the A. q
Nj. College 5l4 students are en-
rolled: in the four State Nor
mails, the College of Industrial
Arts. and the University. l,02O
students are enrolled in agricUj-
tural classes. Is this an ade-
quate provision? Does IL COM
pare favorably in amount with
the work of the eighteen liter
airy colleges of tine state!
When we bear i'm mind the b.
600. 900 of our rural popula-
ton as compared with the l.
600. 900 of our urban, is the
type of education especially
adapted to the needs of the b.
600, 900 being given sufficient
emphasisY
Texas needs more agricultur-
al training rather than less.
and more institutions giving
such training rather than few
er such institutions. And when
they are established. and all the
present State institutions have
adequately met the needs OF
their students for agricultural
training, rural schools VIII grow
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1914-05-28

need occasionally to have this
or that thing done. Often it is
difficult to find service TO meet
such demand; for the people
who do manual or clerical labor
well are usual at steady employ
ment. But in Austin this de-
mand has been met through the
students Odd Jobs Club.
The calls are of every descrip-
ton. Some times a window
washer or a rug-beater is want
ed to help out a busy housewife;
sometimes there are cows to
milk or wood to cut or a lawn
TO be moved; or perhaps il is
business man who wants en-
velopes directed or type-writing
done. From the beginning Of
the present school session up
until January LIST the books OF
the Club show that l55 Jobs
had been done. netting $165. 90.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1914-05-28
TIE COUNTRY SCHOOLS
OF FISHER COUNTY
A County That Is Building Mod
ern School Houses.

People are reflected, to a large
extent, by the character of
houses in which they live. AL
though good school houses do
not of themselves make institu-
tons where knowledge abounds
or wisdom reigns, what people
think of the value of schools is
indicated by the kind of school
houses they have built.
Naturally, we should expect
the counties of East Texas
where timber grows, or the
counties of Central Texas where
wealth abounds, to take the lead
in the construction of modern
and comfortable school build
ings. However, a thinly popu-
lated county, situated near the
foot of the plains where the We
locity of western winds has
never yet been measured by an
thermometer and where the
coyotes still sing their lonesome
songs in the presence Of chick
ems, preachers and farmers, can
teach the other counties of our
commonwealth how 10 provide
school houses that do not har-
Dor the germs of human dis
eases. Here is the record Of
Fisher County during the past
four years: Twenty-six coun-
try districts out of a total of
forty-two have voted bonds for
the erection of school houses.
Twenty-four of these buildings
are modern, constructed accord
ing to the plans furnished and
recommended by the Depart
ment of Extension Of the Uni
versity of Texas. Nineteen OF
these buildings have approved
systems of heating which pro-
vide for the intake of fresh air
and the outgo Of foul air.
Practically all have provided au-
ditoriums for social service.
II is said that the average
mind can neither discern nor
digest the littleaess of the
magnitude of statistics. But
. the statistics of Fisher Coun-
tvs progress are so one-sided
that even mental aptitude is not
required to grasp them. There
are forty-two country districts.
All levy a local tax. No dis
trict levies less than twenty
cents. The average tax for the
several districts is thirty-three
cents, and many districts levy
the maximum Of fifty cents.
Every school in the county has
patent" desks.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1914-05-28
THE PROOF OF

Mr.. f. v. White. formerly
chief clerk Of the State Depart
ment of Education, and now an
assistant in the Department of
Extension in the University of
Texas, in one of his recent trips
met some of the principal char
acters in the following story:
A certain community had
voted the limit of school tax.
The opposition, which was bitter
and uncompromising, was led
by a certain old bachelor. who
argued with caustic words that
it was wrong in principle To tax
him to educate other mems
children.
The school, however, still had
insufficient funds, and the next
year the ingenious school
ma am, a lady of good looks and
keen intelligence, hit upon the
plan of giving n "boX-supper,"
the proceeds of which were to
be used in purchasing school
furniture. Each young lady of
the community contributed a
cake. Each cake was to be sold
at auction to the highest bid
der, and the successful bidder,
if an unmarried man. was
awarded the privilege of escort
ing home the young lady whose
cake he purchased. Interest in
the contest was further in
, creased by selling votes to de-
termine the best cake and the
most popular young lady.
Meanwhile the bachelor who
had opposed the tax had been
finding the pretty school ma'am
mighty attractive; and as his
infatuation grew his hostility to
the school tax became more and
more feeble. The night of the
box-supper arrived and the
cakes were auctioned off, the
one the pretty teacher had
made netting the goodly sum of
$4,000. II was knocked down
to the now reckless bachelor at
that price. And with the
cake he had won the right
to see his lady home,-probably
the most expensive stroll the
gentleman ever took; for the
teachers home was only a scant
hundred yards from the school
house. The box-supper netted
S15909. The stroll Melted moth
ing but experience. for the next
year the young lady accepted a
school in another section. the
bachelor is yet unmarried, and
vicious school tax is still
swelled by a yearly contribu-
tion unjustly assessed on a
ENDLESS man.