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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-05-16
CAPTURE GROUND.

London, May 16.-The British have.
captured most OF the ground they had
lost in Bullecourt and have establish
ed new posts on ih< west side of
the village, says dispatch from Reu-
ter's correspondent at British head
quarters.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-05-16

scribes and the usual result is that
the records are bunsled to suit the
vagaries of the particular scorer, re,
sulting for the most part in failing to
discriminate between ffits and errors
and giving the home club the benefit
of the doubt.
Several times this year complaints
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-05-16
II ByilPAUiL PuRMAN.

There is nothing more discourag,
ing to ball player than to have to
play with collection Of misflts.
Example-Stuffy McInnis, one Of
the greatest first basemen in baseball
today. . s5 ~. ias
+ Mc1nnis has just finished a batting
streak in which he secured at leas:
one hit in II consecutive games, not
a record, perhaps, bmt a very credits
able performance. ,,@s
! Last year Mclnnis was on the road
to an achievement seldom attained
, by any batter-to hit 800 or more
| for 10 years. 'saa'-l' :
For seven years Mclnnis had swat
ter that old horsehide for more than
300 and there seemed to be no reason
why he should fall under that mark
last year. McInnis was young, at the
start of the season it seemed that
he was the only man in baseball ex-
cept IT, Cobb who had fair chance
of remaining in the select circle for
half score or more of consecutive
years.
But theeconstant irritation OF play
ing with ball club that would not
win games, a minor league club in a
major league, put the skids under
Mclnnis and he skidded down the
heap at the middle of the season with
the result that the old cry Of gone
back was raised. -~--,-------~,--. .s,.
But McTnnis rallied and finished
with an average of .295, batting close
to the 400, mark for couple OF
months to do 1t.
Mc1nnis is due for one OF his big
years. Right now he is batting
around $50, higher by 40 points than
any previous effort He is with a
ball club which is going good enough
to give him confidence and has thor
oughly. repudiated any rumors that
he is going back
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-05-16
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
4 Il Il 4

TUESDAYS GAMES.
Washington, II; Detroit, S.
Chicago, II; Philadelphia, 0. +
New York, I; st. Louis, 4. Z
Boston, 6; Cleveland, 5.
TomorroW's Schedule.
Boston at Cleveland.
Philadelphia at Chicago.
New York at ST.. Louis.
Washington at Detroit.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-05-16
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
. q I
TUESDAYS GAMES.

TUESDAYS GAMES.
st. Paul, 5; Columbus, 3.
Louisville, 2: Minneapolis, 1.
Milwaukee, 2; Indianapolis, O.
Toledo, s.; Kansas City, 1.
romorroW's Schedule.
Toledo at Kansas City.
Indianapolis at Milwaukee.
Louisville at Minneapolis.
Columbus at st. Paul.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-05-16
BY jim RICE

Famous Coach Of the Columbia Gre
W and Physical advisor for Daily
Tribune Readers.)
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-05-16

Philadelphia at Chicago.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-05-16

Boston at Cleveland.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-05-16

New York at st. Louis.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1917-02-17
conseersted Bells.

Bells were aucIeutly consecratcd be-
fore they were raised 10 their places
This applied not only 10 church bells,
bar "a others Each was dedicated TO
some divine parsonage, saint or martyr
One of the finest bits 81 word painting
i'm Shakespeare occurs In the mention
of "a bell when King John addressing
Hubert says
III the midnight ber
Did with his iron tongue aud dragon
mouth.
Sound one unto Tie drowsy race OF night
one OF the strongest pictures paint
cd hy Charles Dickens is chat Of the
miser and usurer, Ralph Nickcby
cursIng The iron tougHed midnight bell,
after which, I'm a ft of mingled frenzy,
hatred and despair he hangs himself
Commenting un Shukespaare's lines,
the Book of Days says '1icre, 'bruzpn
implies not merely that particular mN-
turg 0f copper uud culamlne, called
brass. bur ln broader sense amy metal
which is compound with copper
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1917-02-17
BIRD THAT YIELDS BUTTER
Natives Of Island Of Trinidad Are MOI
Forced TO Rely on Either tho
Cow or the Goat.

Cows are rarities In Trinidad, SO
when natives OF this island want but.
ter for their bread they are compelled
10 seek substitute. Fortunately for
them there IS another possibility close
az hand; not In churned mares OF
goats milk, as one might suppose. but
Ia the pure rat Of the guacharo.
This strange bird. which makes its
habitat IN the darkest reccsses OF
caves, Is rarely seen abroad IN day.
light. Like our owl and whippoorwill
II seeks It's food only after shutdown.
TIL fledglings of the guacharo are
the sources Of Trlnidad's butter.
They are plump little chicks, and are
almost pure fat the natives call them
"oil-birds." They are taken from the
nests when they are three or -four
weeks old killed. and boiled
No winter Is added IN this odd boil.
ing" because Of the enormous amounts
Of soft grease the hedglings exude IN
the slightest heat AS the process
goes on and the fat is extracted, little
remains Of the nedgings but feathers
and feet. The heavy grease SO OBJ
tanned Is very satisfying to the native
appetite.
Considerable difficulty Is encount
cred In getting 10 the nests, although
their positions are well known 20 the
natives. oftentlmes stagnant, or ever
flowing water, is in the bottom OF the
cavern, and the footing IS treacherous
and faulty. Wooden torches are com
honly carried IN the search for nests
containing the young.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1917-02-17
WHERE SAND IS MONARCH
Majesty Of the Desert Must Be Seen
Before rs Savage Beauty Can
BE Appreciated.

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The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1917-02-17
CRITIC OF MODERN IDEAS
Writer Ranges Himself Firmly Against
System OF Education Which He
Considers Pernicious.

In no other way, perhaps, than In
their advocacy OF the pernicious doc
trine of individual interest have the
modernlsts more seriously undermined
sound scholarship. proper habits Of
study, and the development Of vlriie,
rugged character. or all the latest edu-
cational nostrumS foisted upon Us, this
Is one of the worst. Even a child can
feel us appeal; for the pin Is thickly
coated with sugar, and every childs
"interest' draws II TO sugar, even
though a stomach ache or something
worse may result. Where, pray, are
we To begin and where end IN this
weighty responsibility OF needing ana
catering to the interests of youth?
Was there ever Il normal boy who did
not successfully show an interest in
running candy store, in becoming ii
policeman, or a mOtorman, or an en-
sgineer on The captain Of an ocean
liner2 Can we conceive Of a red-blOod-
cd youth 20 whom electricity and ma
chlnery and chemical experiments do
not bring their special appeal? Would
We regard boy as having ordinary in
telligence who could not readily
learn TO understand the mechanism Of
his fathers automobile? As a school
master / am only too well aware that
fathers with such normal sons see UNI
mlstakable signs Of budding genius I'm
this natural ability OF youth; but as
an ordinary individual | am disposed
to class these deluded parents with
those whose sons have never told a
lie They lacl, perception Alfred
u. storms In the AtInntic.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1917-02-17
GUESS AT POEMS MEANING
Speculation as to What Tennyson IN
tended by His Famous Work,
LADY Of Shalott-"

Tennyson's poem, Lady Of Shalott,a
Is purely imaginative In its theme. its
names, its motive and its details There
is no such island as Shalott, no river
flowing down To Camel0t, no such place
as Camelot, and. of course. there was
no such person as "the fairy Lady OF
Shalott." The poem Is allegorical<
and as the author never furnished N
key 10 Its meaning every person Is
permitted to try 10 find one. Ii has
been suggested that 1T represents the
history OF woman living In a covyen-
tional world whose inhabitants dNnot
come into contnct with the true sub
stance of things around them, but to
whom these things appear. not as they
are ia themselves. but as reflections
IA 4 mirror, which, while Il registers
faithfully enough some few outside as.
poets. hides altogether the living soul
hy which those aspects are produced
and governed" That Is not very n
mminatlve. One critic says: There
are thousands who are Lying IA what
they dimly feel 20 be world Of reflec-
tons, not Of substances, or appear
anccs nor OF realities, but ever and
anon they feel that this Is not all
there Is OF life, and they, like the Lady
OF Shalott, are half sick of shadowsg
Still, the illusions gather round them
again until something comes, most
probably in the shape of supreme
passion, which sweeps the old worlds
illusions away forever ana reveals the
new world OF realities lying all around
them The cracked mirror represents
this now revelation.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1917-02-17
Most Used Library.

Close after the discovery that New
York Is the greatest city In the world
comes the report chat its public library
ls the most used library on earth. Its
daily average number Of renders IS
double that 81 tbe British museum Of
London or the Bihlioiheque Rationale
Of Paris. according 70 the report FOR
1915. just published which snys that
103Si,519 books were borrowed Ia the
year and that 2,55S.7i7 persons en-
tered tile central building AZ Fifth
avenue aud Forty-second street. The
war has brought geat Increase Ia
the number OF people who nse the IL
brary for research. II has become, the
director says. an immense laboratory
for scientific Investigation. particular
n those seeking Information regarding
new industries indianapolis News.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1917-02-17
INSURANCE AMONG THE SWISS
Thrifty Person May Guard Himself
Against Almost Any Form Of Dis
aster TO Be Dreaded.

A system OF Insurance against uncm-
ploymont prevails in some of the Swiss
cantou., whereby persons contributing
certain sum per month ard guaran-
feed employment or paid d weekly in
demnity for the period during which
they are out Of work. Such persons
must however. be able 10 show that
their unemployment IS not their own
fault. This plan Of insurance is, how
ever, NOT general, nor Is it very popu-
Jar, as ii involves many dctuils which
make it difficult for the bgnedciarles
to secure the payment of the bcue-
fits.
Employees Of Swiss Industrial lnsti-
tuuous are required 10 insure them-
selves against sickness or accident,
ana this measure also obyiates TO ii
zrelA extent the necessity for public
charity when wage-carners are de
priycd Of their income on account Of
illness or accident. Under the com
pulsory insurance act the expense is
divided between the employer and the
insured. This plan works most salts
fuctorily as the workers feel more
secure in their employment
There are also other systems by
which employers and employees can
protect themselves against the expense
of medical treatment and supplies in
case of illness or accident. The SOC
ciety for the protection of domestic
servants assumes, for instance, the
responsibility for the care and treat
ment of those enrolled upon its rec
Ords.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1917-02-17
low SEDALIA GOT ITS NAME
Gen. George r. Smith Gave the Town
Its Pleasing cognomen in Honor
Of His Young Daughter.

The city OF Sedalia was both found
cd and named By Gen. George X.
Smith, who was distinguished citi.
zen OF Missouri during the years OF the
Civil war and the periods Immediately
before and after that struggle He
was "a Vlrginian by birth and Ken
tucklan by upbringing; as young man
he came 10 Missouri and settled at
Georgetown, which is three miles north
of the present city of ScdsIia lie
was prominent both Ia politics and
business and was Instrumental ia the
building Of the Missouri Pacific rail
way from 81 Louis to Kansas CITY
during the COS OF the last century
He could not induce his fellow
townsmen 10 make the necessary e.
fort 10 have the railway pass through
Georgetown, aud, foreseeing that that
would condemn the village 10 decay,
he bought a large tract Of land beside
the railway tricks and laid out a town.
Site there, from which ia course Of
time has grown the l0urishing city OF
Sedalin
When II came 10 furnishing a name
for the new settlement, General Smith
determined 10 christen ii Sedgille. IN
honor of his younger daughter Sarah,
whose pet name IA the family circle
was "Sed." one of Ills friends. Josiah
Dent Of 81. Louis suggested that
''vlle" was commonplace ternlna.
ton and that Sedulia would be n more
beautiful and unusual name. General
Smith approved of the suggestion, and
Sedalia came officially into being when
he and his family, the first inhabitants
of the new town. moved thither In
Youths Companion.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1917-02-17
WHAT CALDER OF GUN MEANS
Term as Applied 10 Artillery Is Cause
Of Confusion In, the Popu-
lar Mind.

Confusion as to the meaning OF the
term caliber arises chiefly from its
use as an adjective 20 indicate length,
as when we say "a 50-callber six-nch
gun" The word caliber, as applied TO
artillery, signifies the diameter of the
bore Of n gun measured dlamctrically
from face 10 face of the bore, of course
somewhat larger.
A gun, then, of six-nch caliber is a
gun whose bore Is just six inches. For
convenience and because the power OF
Il gun when once it's bore has been de-
clded upon depends So greatly upon its
length artilcnsts are In the habit OF
defining the length OF the gun In terms
OF the caliber.
Thus the 12-inch United States NAE
sal gun, which rs 40 feet In length, Is
spoken OF as a 4O-caliber 12-inch, the
length being just 40 times the bore.
The 6-inch rapid-dre gun Is a trItle un-
der % feet I'm length ana lis therefore
known as "a 5U-caliber gun.
lii the case of smull arms the CALI
Der Is expressed In hmdredhs of AN
inch, us when we say a 22c0liber re-
volver we mean one with bore that
has diameter of % of an inch.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1917-02-17

The old Jokes tre often hotter than
the new. Yur- aeo Cincinnati mcr-
chant used t0 have sre-th'ne joke
that be worked on his friends with
grcnt success Iie would meet Il mm
aud start criuciz.ng thc mmus personal
appearance, and would wait until flie
man got good und hot under the collar.
Then the merchant would rub Il in by
Offering 90 bet that the other man
didn't hive o whole shirt on his huck.
The bet was always eagerly ana ndlg.
nantly taken. and the merchant. the
victim aud The Stockholders would re.
tire 20 room. There The victim would
take OF his cont aud vest and display
hLs shirt The result was always the
same. The Stockholders had 10 admit
that the victim I'D not have whole
shirt ON his back. Half Of the shirt
was on his back. and the other half
ON his chest.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1917-02-17

'ln Denver a}s member of the
bar 20 large fat man uas suing q
little, aeletonlike Individual. who had
bad hacking cough
"TLc case bad been given 60 thc
Jury, which had been ont half ana h4ur.
ON the evidence and the instructions,
the big man bad won The c0se. The
jury WAS called and hlod ont into thc
courtroom.
'llaye you reached ycrdicty asked
the judge
NO your honor said The foreman.
We only want 90 know which IS the
defendant and which Is the plalntir.
"'Thc large nHn sitting over there
Is the pmnuD, aud The small man here
Is the defendant replied The Judge
erhe jury filed back to the juryroom.
In few minutes they slgnalpd that
they had reached q verdict. The judge
received Do iud reud
eve the iury 0ud Tor theman with
consumption
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1917-02-17
UPPER BERTH HAS ITS JOYS
Some compensations Offered to the
Sleeper Who Has to Roost
Close 10 the Roof.

Aside from Its proper function. an
upper berth may be put 10 number
of excellent uses. If you wish 10 sur
pass rs a knockabout comedian. sew
eral nights spent in an upper berth
will fit sou admirably for the work.
Returning home from several days or
travel, you VIII be able to astonlsh
your wife and admiring neighbors
with select showing OF contortlons.
II YOU don't feel able to qualify as the
boneless wonder the bumps ON your
head Will get you Il circus job as the
human moose There have been ex-
perlencod upper borthers, or feminine
upper berthas, who could reach an up
per berth without criticism from the
sleeper below. once attained. there
IS a detachment und seciusion about
an upper her'h that IS said to make IN
the difficulties OF ascent worth while
one enjoys peerlng over the curtalA
rail at the porter below. The little eX-
hllaration If It an moves one tg In
piayfully what appears toeb-srne bald
head Of neighboriug- sleeper. one
looks about aud considers that an up
per berth isn't such bnd place after
ull Good place 10 hunt for q setting
OF hens eggs Wouldn't hen that
wanted 10 set erloy an upper berth
Maybe she could sleep there.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1917-02-17
Aqra.


Agra ls a city OF tombs. II IS the
shell of vanished glory the With
cred leaf OF one of the most ornate
and gorgeous flowers that ever
bloomcd In the Orient. II is the city
of the tombs of kings, Of the toiubs OF
conQuerors, OF the tombs of beautiful
women and thc tombs of memories Dud
hopes. It rs interesting In a mild way
today, but II ls only by linking The
ruins MS they stand with the picture Of
what they once were thut you get the
full flavor of Agra.
Agra is known the world over as
the city that holds the Tai Mahal the
most beautiful and perfect specimen
of the strange architecture OF India.
The TAI was built by nn oriental
despot for The tomb of his favoute
and bestowed queen; it ls said to
have been built after specifications
CLEANED by the monarch ln dream M
which he visited heaven Tile result
was such us To make the idea not
wholly ridiculous, Tor Che TAI by
moonlight seems like q bin Oh another
world
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1917-02-17
JAMS Like Fresh Air.

The normal Japanese woman satis-
fies the artists ideals us Well as the
surgeons. The average woman Ia Ja-
pan today shows figure that DIS ns
perfectly nodded and of as true pro-
portion as the woman Of ancient
Greece was able 90 display Cousump-
ton Is a rare disease la Japau even
winter coughs are of rare occurrence.
Tile Japanese woman Is taught from
earliest childhood that life Is impu>-
sible without sufficient supply of
fresh air. This Internal cleansing with
fresh ulr Is deemed OF more Importance
Than the bath that usually follows It,
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1917-02-17
He Finally won out.

"Corlclia." cried the enamored
young man, Il love you, and would 90
TO the ends Of the earth for YOU"
ooh, 40, you wouldn't. James" re-
torted the sweet girl graduate. "The
earth us yau call L. IS round like a
bali, and therefore II has no end"
yes I know that" continued the
C.. y. IN. "But what / meant was that
/ would do anything 70 please you. Ali
dearest II YOU only knew the aching
void
wow ! am surprised, james" I'm
terruptcd the s. Z. & Mature abhors
vacuum, therefore there can be no
such things as void; but admitting
That there could be such thing. how
could the void YOU speak or 90 d void
liz there was ain ache Ia ~"
"Oh, wen, rejoined the Young man.
INT leust I've col cash and property lo
the amount DC 100000. and ] want
YOU 70 be ny wife. SO uierelo
james, " rcluIned The fair one. with.
out q moments hesitation, "slnce YOU
put II IN that light, ! haven't the heart
10 refuse YOU. Let the wedding bells
ring without unnecessary delay"
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1917-02-17
Whose UnoIe7

A man learned of the death of an
nncle In distant state and employed
an attorney TO get FOR him his
share Of the estate. After much de-
lay the lawyer sent for his client and
said:
81 have collected your share of your
uncle's property, and here is state
mont of our account"
The account rendered showed many
items of expenses, such as taking de-
positions, "notary's fees. court
costs travelling expenses, etc. a
considerable charge in favor Of the at
aorncy for his services and only "a
small balance Tor the nephew.
After examining and ponderng over
the statement for quite Il while the
client looked up and said to the law
yer: "Was that your uncle or mine
that died Vests Docket.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1917-02-17

Recent Investigations ~ n New
York SCIENTIST seem % show that ue
ferocious reputation Of certain great
tropical sharks Is founded a. 4 large
extent On congregation Most az the
stories Of eayage uttacl.s by these
hruics become less and less sensational
The more closely they were inves,lgnt-
~. i WINS even found that many Of
the species Of shark have weak iaw-
aud teeth, 20 that they lind trouble IN
tearing meat from dead whale. Ger.
tain kinds nf sharks are. az course.
highly dangerous animals, hut the buk
Of the tribe would seem 70 De less fJr
midable thnn thcir reputation implies.
i was found that IN some Of the larger
species q blow from The tail was a
moro effective attack than one dcllv-
cred with the jaws
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1917-02-17
FASHIONED OF HUMAN SKIN
Most Remarkable Screen in the Worle
Is That Owned by the Sultan
Of Turkey.

There are many priceless relics IN
the menage Of che sultan Of Turkey
most of which symbolic brutality auc
vice. But the romance OF The famous
screen In the throneroom of the sui
tun's palace is worth repeating.
II Is made, so rumor hath o., Of hu
man skin. perfectly tanned aud elabo
rutely fooled and embossed, and 10 ha,
been I'm the royal quarters for more
than two centuries. This remarkabl,
screen is not an evidence of cruelty
or barbarity on the part of Turkey
ruler two hundred years ago bur IS q
memorial 10 twelve faithful servants %
q former sultan.
Az one time during q smmn's rcig
two hundred years ago. q wing of tht
palace caught fire, and during the con-
ilagratlou "a much-lovcd member of Jut
sultan's family was rescued hy twelve
servants. The twelve servants per.
ished, some OF them dying mtcr obi
their wounds and burns SO his mai
esty had their skins removed hy ar
expert and had them preserved OH Ohl>
touching though remarkable manner
The screen IS now looked upon as d
part OF the rulers inheritance. and ii
is said that every sultan cherisbcs Of
as d mascot.