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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-12-15

New York, Dec. 14.-Americans,
as a whole, fcan live longer if they
will lower their blood pressure,
which can be accomplished by a bet
ter adjusted diet with less animal
food. That is the conclusion of an
original international survey sof
blood pressure, experience, present
ed at this afternoons session of the
Seventeenth Annual Convention Of
the Association of Life Insurance
Presidents. The survey, which was
submitted by Chief sActuary Arthur
Hunter Of the New York Life Insur-
ance Company, covers life insurance
blood pressure records in many wide
ly separated countries. From these
statistics, affecting representative
groups in China, Japan, Australia,
Argentine, Canada and the United
States, Mr.. Hunter believes that
blood pressure is not affected by race
but that it is principally affected by
kind and quantity of food, thereby to
some extent putting it within the
control of the individual with blood
pressure above normal to proiong
his life irrespective of his residence.
1t was also disclosed by Mr.. Hunt
er that the leading American life in
surance companies are now pooling
their blood pressure experience COW
'ering about 100000 lives in this
country and Canada in an effort
further to study the relation of such
pressure to longevity. While the
primary object of this more extern
sive, investigation is to gain further
information with respect to selec.
ton of applicants for insurance, the
opinion was expressed that the re-
sulting information will be of scien-
tific value in prolonging human life
Presents Survey
In presenting his international sur
vey, Mr.. Hunter stated that advocates
of the theory that the ebb and flow
of blood pressure are due to racial
characteristics cite the low blood
pressure of the Japanese and Chin
csc. To combat this he presented
statistics Of the actual experience of
the life insurance companies, snow
ing that Japanese and Chinese resi-
dents in the United States have q
blood pressure Of from five to eight
degrees higher than representatives
Of these two races living in their
own countries, Mr.. Hunter account
ed for this by their consumption Of
more meat in their diet in this coun-
try. High as American blood pres
sure is, it does not reach that OF the
people of Australia where. he said
the per capita consumption Of meat
is high. s. seg
until few years ago the lay
man rarely heard of blood pressure,
yet today most intelligent men and
women have general idea of what
It MEANS" said Mr.. Hunter. This
is partly due to the increasing use
by physicians of the test, and partly
to discussionsyof the subject in rews.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-12-15

two, three; a two, three, four; sew
en-, eight, nine, etc.
No FOur-Runs
There is no such thing in Nah
JOngg as four-run- sequence but it
is possible to have four of kind.
AS it is necessary for you to under
stand the system of play before this
can be explained, it will be treated
in later article.
In sorting your hand, it is we'll FIR
you to place together your sequences
and threes-of-a-kind, as otherwise
you might inadvertently discard
tile from one or the other after play
starts.
The expert Nah Jongg player Will
often deliberately break up three
of-a-kind or a three-run- sequence in
order to risk lettering his hand. But
this is risk which it is not we'll for
the beginner to take. / would ad-
wise that, until you become thorough
ly familiar with the game, you play
each hand for Nah Jongg, and hold
on to your sequences and thrces-of-
kind.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-12-15
qlpl51mS
XY Sans

We can't remember il this is Ford s
day to be president or his day to
get Muscle Shoals.
The annual shortage of shopping
| days before Christmas is rivalcd
only by the shortage of paydays.
Engineers say the White House
is unsafe. Just the same, prospec
tive tenants are very numerous.
While Christmas costs married
man more than bachelor it is
worth more to married man.
They found OO,O0O-foot gas
we'll in Mount Morris, Pa, bat it
will not run for president.
Women are nice, but peculiar
Once they put their money on their
backs, now it's on their faces.
Department store fire brought
CAistmas cheer to Philadelphians.
The charge accounts were burned. 7
A New Jersey woman Of so mar
ricd Il boy of 16, but in about 20
years they will be the same age.
Hen eggs Matched inside Colds
bor0 On. CO snake. The chicks were
saved. Bet they are tough birds.
Take mother along" is Mary
Pickford's advice to movie-mad girls.
We had no idea Mary was that old.
People who hate hotels may enjoy
learning five hotelkeepcrs have been
arrested in Pennsylvania.
New Yorker sues his wife for lost
love. Values it ut 100000. Should
have taken better care of it.
News from Munich. They are cat
ing dogs. Next time your dog barks
threaten to cat him.
In Mexico, Huerta wants to fight
opieSoH' MeAIco Is NHdklHS hcE
New Year resolutions early.
German inventor has offered
France his new parachute. One way
or another, Germany will get even.
British object to our movies being
shown there. Well, we object to her
booze being shown here.
The British elections were rough
They threw eggs at the candidates,
but it only egged them on.
Prince Won Schaumburg- Lippen
shot at himself in Berlin, perhaps
because of such name.
Boy of Is was caught moonshin-
ing in Cutler, Cal. Sixteen is too
young to start big business.
This years new life insurance is
eleven billions, which certainly is a
lot Of arguing.
A pink wildcat was captured in
the Rockies. Perhaps it was blush
ing because it was so wild.
Only few more shopping months
before light underwear.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-12-15
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BY J. p BABCOCK
da1oT d SaEtES hid $ook e 3ais

, three f-a-kind or three-run-sc-
quences. The threes- of "a kind are
composed of three dragons of the
same color; three winds of the same
direction; three of the same de-
nomination in the same suit Chat is,
three Bamboo "fours," three Dot
"ones," three Character "nihes,"
etc.J.
The three-run-s sequences are three
, of the same unit next to each other
. in numerical value, such as one,
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-12-15
Editorial Review
FARGO'S NOTABLE VICTORY

Fargo has won a notable victory
in it's rate case in the tentative re-
port of Examiner A. C.. Wilkin to
the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion. If the report is approved by
the commission it means that Far
go will enjoy sweeping rate re-
duction, placing it ip almost all
instances upon a parity with Du-
luth and the Twin Cities from a
freight rate standpoint.
All that Fargo has been asking
is an equal chance-an equal
chance through a fair adjustment
of rates with the Twin City and
Duluth; am equal chance in order
that Fargo shall not be discrimin-
ated against in the future, as in
the past, in serving it's legitimate
trade territory.
While the examiners report is
not final, the subject now being
open to review by the commission,
the recommendation OF an exam
liner are usually adhered to by the
commissioners.
The final disposition OF the case
in favor of Fargo, which now
seems assured, will mean that this
City will take its rfghtful place
due to Its geographical location
and natural advantages, as dis
tribpting center. This will bring
growth because discriminatory
railroad rates heretofore have re.
tarded development here while
building up other distributing GEN.
ters at the expense of Fargo. In
the past many business concerns
which were ready to locate in Far
go and which were fully satisfied
on every other point, could not see
their way clear so to do when they
found the natural advantages OF
the City were nullitied by prejudi.
cial rates.
An interesting feature of the
case is the one in which the ex-
amiIler states that there is no jus.
LITIGATION Tor a higher basis OF
rates relatively to Fargo from Chi.
cagO and the East. than applies tC
the Twin Cities. The Twin Cities
fought tdffs- point strenuoualy
maintaining that the reason of the
low rate between Chicago and thu
Twin Cities was because of tht
many railroad lines and the strong
competition between these points
Fargo demanded to share in thi!
competitive rate by being allowed
a Through rate from Chicago baset
on the rate from Chicago to tn.
Twin Cities. At present Fargo
must pay what is called the fu!
combination of rates on a carload
shipment from Chicago. That is, il
must pay the rate which the Twir
Cities enjoy, plus the full local rate
from the Twin Cities to Fargo.
But, as stated above, the examin
er holds there is no Justification IL
this higher basis of rates.
The report of the examiner is mo-
alone a victory for Fargo as it set,
la precedent for the Northwest
The examiners report provides fol
similar changes to Valley City ant
Jamestown. It will unquestionabl,
mean other adjustments in time.
The victory ds a signal one fol
the traffic committee of the Fargo
Commercial Club which gathered
the information and which Ina.
fought the case SO successfully.
IF this case is finally decided
as 1T appears from the information
at hand, 1t looks as IL Fargo II
ready ito lay aside its swaddlini
clothes" said Mr.. II. e. Reynolds
chairman OF the traffic committee
yesterday.
| And that is just what it will
mean.-FargO Forum.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-12-15
No. 4-Winning Nah JOngg

The object in the game of Man
Jongg is two-fold: to score as mucn
as possible, and to win Cor Nah
Jongg) the hand. AS you progress
in the science of the game, you will
discover that sometimes these two
are inconsistent, and you will rur-
posely fail to Nah Jongg when o. so
doing you can increase your score.
Those who have played bridge whist
will see in this an analogy to the
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-12-15
ADVENTURE OF
THE TWINS
BY Olive Roberts Barton

"Oh, dear!" sighed the Riddle
Lady I'm afraid the boys won't like
my riddle today. Or the grownups,
either"
"Then it must be little girls rid
dle!" cried Nancy.
Eyes, it isl" answered the Riddle
Lady.
"All the bettcr!" said Humpty
Dumpty. II like girls, j don't shiv-
er when they CONF near me. They
arc much more gentle than boys
But girls do more cooking so
they break more eggs than boys"
said Nick.
Humpty Dumpty gave him an in
dignant look and ,jerked down his
white satin waistcoat. "A most I'M
pleasant conversation" he declared.
who started it, anyway
"Tm afraid you did yourself,
Humpty Dumpty," laughed the Rid
die Lady. "But there! There! Well
begin our riddle and get our minds
off eggs"
IL have two eyes, a nose and mouth,
And two dear little cars,
But though my eyes will ope and
shut,
They can't cry any tears.
And though I'm proud, as proud can
be,
OF my nice little nose,
l never caught cold in it,
And never smelled rose.
My mouth is cute and just as red
As any red ripe berry,
l never tasted cake or bread,
And never ate cherry.
l have five fingers on each hand, Is
Yet never held book,
And though upon my feet stand,
A step never took.
l have throat as white as milk,
But never said word.
My hairs as soft as golden silk,
But does not grow, I've heard.
Ny heart, they say, is cold as stone
And yet love you all,
/ never feel bit alone,
For I'm q -"
"A baby-doll!" cried Nancy quick
ly.
Right" smiled the. Riddle Lady
handing her a DOH for her prize.
"That was only riddle abou
dolls" went on the Riddle Lady
'The truth is dolls can do wonder
full things"
Ito Be Continued)
Copyright, 1928, NEA Service, Inc.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-12-15
Six Men Blown to. Death

Lahore, India-The superintendent
Of police. and a number of constables
were aresting Dhanna Singh, no.
torious Babar Akali leader, when
the bomb the man was carrying ex-
ploded. Singh and five policemen
were blown to death.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-12-15
Chinese Woman Doctor

San Fraircisco-Margaret Chung
can sign IN. D." after her name. :"
She Is the only Chinese woman doc
tor In the United States. in so far
= the records show. And. she has
quite alpractice, too. or course It's
ehienly In Chinatown.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-12-15
BOOST THE CORN SHOW

Bsmarcks statewide contest, to be conducted
through the Association of Commerce. will be real service
to the state There will be particular glory gained for
Bismarck unless Burleigh county farmer should win the
is be hoped that all cities counties and agencies in the
state will cooperate to make the show great event.
For the first time, practical method is to be provided
for determination of the champion grower of the state
The will not only win beautiful silver cup but
also cash prize He will glory for himself and also for
his community and his county.
Judges of national reputation will be obtained They will
tell North Dakota just how good is raised and those
behind the contest confident that the verdict will be
that better is raised any place the entire United
States. The contest is great advertising movement.
Through it Bismarck is going to lead North Dakota in tel
ing the world that the state in the belt and is of
the first states in raising.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-12-15
Mirht Helm Some

wife-What's the matter. dear +!
You look worried. u
Husband The books down atl the
Office won't balance
Wife-can't you buy some new
books Life. 1853
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-12-15

One Big Hitch.
~ thought you told me Papyrus
would win in walk"
"And SO he would have, but this
was a running race. Yale Record.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-12-15

Quinchuas, natives Of Bolivia, go
for. days without food, chewing
cocoa leaves from which cocaine is
derived
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-12-15
How Santa Does 1t.

How Santa Does 1t.
ooh, look at the car dad gave me
for Christmas!"
"Gee! What power 49,
"Oh, about forty reindeer" - Sc
lectcd
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-12-15
A Bit 81 Comledy

Cables report that "Deutschlsnd
Ueber Allies" is again being sung in
Germany's leading beer-halls. Very
suitable place. we'd !. say, for comic
songs: Cleveland News.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-12-15

1t is reported next year to erect a
chain Of radio stations to connect
mining camps in the Mackenzie
River valley in northern Canada.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-12-15
INSECT CUTS CROP

Cotton price is high, but this doesn't necessarily
high prosperity for the grower Before the boil weev got
busy the American cotton crop big million bales
year The 1923 crop is not much nine million bales,
though the acreage planted to cotton this year the
gest
"A crop of nine million bales at 40 cents pound doesn't
bring the planters much than 16 million at 20 cents
pound
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-12-15
YOUR FEARS

The greatest disease in the world is fear. You have
noticed that people who have especial fear of any parc
uar disease usually wind by contracting that disease
Maybe the fear just premonon of alment that is
gradually developing in the body; maybe mott depends
your viewpoint in regards to the effect of the mind the
body.
Fear however, makes people frantic 1t unbaances the
SYSTEM with the natural result that the digestive
apparatus gets out of order the bods powers of resist
ance against disease otherwise lowered
In this way fear becomes intensier of diseases.
The hypochondrac neurasthenc is really victim of
fear.
And people who do not fear disease able
bat disease simply because their mental attitude helps keep
their nervous system balanced and healthy.
Some medical scientists claim that fear and
the results of varying conditions of the adrena glands at
tached to the kidneys When these glands too active
the is md Cautious is better word for the dis
eased glands telegraph to the brain that the body might
endangered by overexero accordingly should take
chances |
When the adrenal of the other mysterious glands
do not function normally the owner has spells of ndenabe
of everything in general and nothing
particular sort of fear premonon of impending dis
aster.
Fear is deadly to it is to health. Failure
often is the result of fear and the mdity and warped
tai attitude produced thereby On the other hand
often is largely the result of of
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-12-15
ARE WOMEN DOMINANT?

= Women rapidly becoming the dominant sex and man
will be timd shrinking creature of the fresde and boudor
Underwriters began telling this long ago. Now they're
backed by the German scientists, Matthias and Mahildc
Vaerng whose book the subject has been translated for
publication in English
We disagree. Men slipping admittedly, but any de-
teroraon that is taking place is attacking both
equally
Women average $3.50 say They always have and al
ways will.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-12-15
FARMERS EFFICIENT

Frank Vanderbilt the banker says: "Withn the 10
years. 100000 have left the FARMS In spite of
this crops greater than before This shows
that here in this country farming has become efficient
industry"
It's not unlikely that farming is too efficient" for its,
good The farmers problems in recent years seem
TO be due primarily to over-production.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-12-15
YOUTHFUL LEADER

Youngest industrial leader is Lucen j. Denote IT, Of
New York, head of two million dollar company with
branches in Europe
In checking this up for editorial learn that
e inherited the business from his father. Inheritance is
getting be of the leading roads to success power
ty and wealth. Our country, becomes older developing
an Intricate clan system.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-12-15

Hen eggs Matched inside Colds
boro On. CD snake. The chicks were
saved. Bet they are tough birds.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-12-15

"Take mother along" is Mary
Pickford's advice to movie mad girls.
We had no idea Mary was that old.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-12-15

A New Jersey woman Of so mar
ricd boy of 16, but in about 20
years they will be the same age.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-12-15

People who hate hotels may enjoy
learning five hotelkeepers have been
arrested in Pennsylvania.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-12-15

Department store fire brought
Ch\istmas cheer to Philadelphians.
The charge accounts were burned. Z
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-12-15

Women are nice, but peculiar
Once they put their money on their
backs, now it's on their faces.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-12-15

They found a 4,OOO,000.foot gas
we'll in Mount Morris, Pa, bat it
will not run for president.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-12-15

New Yorker sues his wife for lost
love. Values it ut 100000. Should
have taken better care of it.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1923-02-21
Sed0WiCk.

Two basketball teams--a town
team and a high school team-have
been organized here. Friday even
ing the team from Deer Isle won
from the town team, score 42-9.
The young ladies of the village
have organized sewing club.
F. Fl. Smith lost a valuable COW
last week. He found her dead in
the tie-up.
Friends of Paul F. Byard, first
Glass yeoman on the U. S. S. Peary.
now stationed at Manila, extend
greetings. Mr.. Byard is a Sedgwick
boy, a graduate of Sedgwick high,
1918. Very soon after his gradua-
ton he served an enlistment in the
navy, and re-enlisted last year. He
is expected home at the end of this
cruise, for a short furlough.
Feb 10. "Eloc."
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1923-02-21
IN DEATH VALLEY
Surely Has Earned Name of
''PIaCe That God Forgot"
Heat Draws Moisture From the
Human Body So That in a Few
Hours Comes Insanity.

Death valley is so called because in
summer 1t kills. A man plays out in
three summers, usually.
The valley Is gray and somber.
From April to October 1t is hell From
October to April 1t averages very COM
Portable. Then come ducks, geese,
quail, robins, blackbirds, lynx, bob
cats, rabbits, coyotes, badgers, bats,
mice, rats, gophers, skunks and foxes
only to clear out as soon as summer
begins again.
Souse blanket in a tub of water
and pull one end out dripping. 1t will
dry thoroughly while you are scrub
bing the other half. Dip handker-
chief in water and hold 1t up. 1t is
dry in a minutes time. Jump into
water fully clothed and you will be
bone dry to the last thread In half an
hour.
Ten minutes on the sand will bake
an egg hard. Cut beef in thin strips
dip in brine and hang in the SUM- 1t
is jerky within an hour. Alfalfa cut
in the field is cured and ready for
stacking in less than two hours.
a large part of the valley is a borax
marsh. Parts of this carry only thin
crust, but in the south the crust is
so thick there is road across it six
miles long, on which they haul the
2O-mule loads of borax.
Summer heat runs up as high as
100 Degrees highest on earth. At
midnight 1t often touches 100. The
only animal life found in the valley
in summer is snakes and other rep
tiles.
The average humidity of Death val
ley Is only .01 of l per cent
1t sucks the moisture from a mans
body fast enough to send him insane
in few hours without an abundance
of drinking water. No man can bear
to touch rock with his bare hands
in midday.
The first of many deaths recorded
against Death valley and the one that
first gave it the NAME was when 80
men, women and children tried to
cross it. A dozen escaped alive Ten
yeads later the bones, wagons, uten-
sis, Jokes, chains, guns, revolvers,
even children's toys, were found No
rain had fallen on them in all that
time. The Piute Indians had left them
untouched from superstitious fear
Adventure Magazine.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1923-02-21
Up in the Clouds.

Although men will tell you it's sport
for sports sake-that they fish for the
love of fishing and hunt for the lure of
the chase-to a woman it seems that
their keenest enjoyment is in the talk
ing over at the end of the day.
There was one such group Of tired
but loquacious fishermen, and the talk
turned on hunting and dogs. One of
the men, an Bnglishman, contributed
this bit:
I'VE are having no end of trouble"
he said, about a dog In our house.
You see its an apartment, and some
one has a little dog that they always
take on the roof for an airing. Its very
annoying for the maids, you know, and
we've complained to no end of people,
the board of health and the police, but
they persist in exercising him there.
"Perhaps,' volunteered one of the
fishermen "lts sky terrier"
We'll, now you know, I've never
seen the dog"
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1923-02-21
Bluchill.

Willis Snowman of New York is
visiting his mother, Mrs. C. S. Snow
man.
A. NJ Moor has returned from a
business trip to Boston.
Marguerite Bliss of Portsmouth,
N. H., is visiting her brother, DR.. r.
V. N, Bliss.
Keewayden lodge, X. of p, will
give an old-timers' ball at the town
hall. Feb, 81.
The senior class of the academy
presented "Aaron Slick from Punkin
Crick," before a crowded house,
Thursday evening The play was
one of the most amusing put on by
the students for many years, and the
parts were we'll taken.
The school children will give a
Washington entertainment at the
town hall, Thursday afternoon at 2
O'Clock.
Feb, 90 S.