Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-11-03
Stories Of CurbStone and
Corridor

There is no use LryluS " COFcA op
ANYTHING in connection with the state
treasury" remarked an official this
| morning. 1T will not damage condl'
tions to say there is plenty If money
| when there is not and the shortage IS
no dscredit for it is in the hands OF
the people instead OF being in the
treasury BY reducing the tax levy In
1910 the revenues were cut down
1920 900. l think this money is fully
as secure in the pockets OF the people
as it would be in the state treasury.
for were it in the treasury 1t would
be liable to be spent. 1t is lots easier
to check the cash out of the state
treasury than it is to draw 1t IRON
the wallet Of the average taxpayer
An effort is being made to squeeze
through another month without bor'
rowing money, and if this can be done
the state will be on easy street. The
, shift of funds Wednesday amounted to
SoS,OOO The tax question is a Dig
one and is likely to be an issue IN
next years campaign
Laughing Louie is the way an old
campaigner referred to a certain poll
tician who has been generally success
. full Continuing he said: ut pays to
wear smile. While it may not be
the sole requisite it is valuable as
set. A we'll regulated smile, put to
work at the psychological moment will
disarm more opposition than all the
argument which could be advanced
I tell you you can laugh down more
opposition in ten minutes than you can
argue out of existence in ten years.
A smile, we'll adjusted to the Tea.
lures. is often mistaken for a shield
to great wisdom and leaves the casual
observer in doubt and perplexity. Inc
politician who deals in platitudes ana
assumes an owl-like solemnity is no
longer regarded as Of weight. ne is
classed among the has beens. we are
a nation of joshers and the long
faced, solemn .visaged politician has
been actually joshed into OBLIVION. he
is no longer worth meal ticket IN
political canvass. The fellow who
cuts a figure these days is the one
who does not take himself too seri'
ously and who admits that there IS
more than one side to all political
questions. am not particularly
friendly to Laughing Louie. but at
the same time I do not overlook MS
ability as a campaigner."
It is plain DR.. Smyth, even If he
does spell his name with y. There
is saving clause-he does not en-
ploy the final e. DR.. Smyth is the
health officer and he is active and
vigilant and every ready to throw q
scare. One pesky disease germ fol
lows so closely upon the heels OF an
other that one hardly has time for a
breathing spell. Up at the state
house is young man who trains bac-
terra, animalculae and microbes. He
stews and boils all day and exhibits
the results to DR.. Smyth at night. AS.
sistant Dairy Commissioner Pierce is
not alarmed at the flaming signs
hung up warning the public against
disease germs. He has watched the
Indian discourse a meal, and the noble
red man is still alive Mr.. Pierce has
the following seasonable verse which /,
he reluctantly submits:
1.-The pesky fly has passed away;
The fierce mosquito, too, has flown.
he grip germ now comes forth, they (
say.
Prepared to hold the field alone.'
The average person who does not
know that Supreme Judge Fisk
smokes "Blue Boar" tobacco would
never suspect him of possessing a
vein Of poetry in his system. There
are whole lot of things which the
average citizen does not suspect. For
instance law terms do not rhyme. But
law is not all of life. Even Judge
Fisk admits this. List to the beautiful
sentiment:
"A troubadour, with song so light.
Within the castle grim
Sought, all in vain. to put to flight
The cares that fretted him.
His lutte refused to aid his lay
Save in a single song
'Alack-a.day! Alack.a-day!
The day is ever wrong!
when a sorrows shadow will not lift
The day is far too slow;
And yet the day is strangely swift
When joy is all aglow
So shall lay my lutte away,
Nor seek to soothe the throng,
Alack.a day! Alack-a-day!
The day is ever wrong!'"
The gymnasium classes of the
Young Mems association will open
next week.
For business men Tuesday AMI Fri
day nights at 7:30. Instructor Geo.
H. Russ, Jr
Afternoon classes for junior boys
Instructor Prof. C. C. Root
For senior boys, Instructor Profess
sor Bolt.
Tickets now on sale at the three
banks and at S. E. Bergeson& Sons.
Apply at once as membership is
limited.
The young women's class is already
filled and several names are on the
waiting list.
Memberships must be purchased in
advance. COMMITTEE.
WISCONSIN FARMS TO TRADE
l have Wisconsin farms and farm
lands to exchange for improved lands