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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-11-21
ATTHE MOVIES
CAPITOL.

A list of the high lights of action
in the William Fox spectacular fea-
ture picture "The Silent Command
to be shown Friday at the Ca?itc'
would seem to indicate that there
are enough thrills, unusual locations
and dramatic incidents in this screen
play to make a dozen ordinary PIC
lures. Directed by j. Gordon Ed
wards from a story by Rufus King,
"The Silent Command is far out OF
the beaten track Of screen plays.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-11-21
THE ELTINGE.

Constance Talmadge is married IN
her latest First National comedy
Dudley" now showing at the Eltinge
Theater, Wednesday and Thursday
and remains in that much discussed
major portion Of the picture. THIS
state of existence through the
in spite of the announcement that
"Dulcy" is story of modern
Young woman.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-11-21
ROYs, CAVE WRECKED.

Killdeer, N. D., Nov. 21.-Village
officials are the objects Of reproach-
full and grief inspired glances from
a dozen boys IL to Is years old, but
a dozen women have ceased worrying.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-11-21

much from school and home work
and chores and might be source OF
devilment, plotting place for mis-
chief, etc. They Investigated and
found it extended SO feet back under
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-11-21

a hill with a half dozen secret rooms
and hidden chambers. Eight feet
back in, the main entrance was pit
eight feet deep, trap for the un-
wary prowler who sought to learn
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-11-21
Seek Return
On Check Charge

A requisition hearing was schedul-
ed today in the case of j. A. Keller
whose return to Kansas to face
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-11-21
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER Fl, 1923

the secrets of the gang. That some
Of the fathers tumbled into it, speed
ed their decision to take all the fun
out of life.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-11-21

Phone 453 for the
nous Wilt o n
Screened Lump Lig-
mite Coal at $4.75 per
ton delivered. Wash
burn Ignite Coal Co.
The Glenwood post., 1923-12-27

er sort of salesman of the kind whose
the dotted line, and let some one else
do the rest. In short, he was
"closer"
Standing back of him in evident dis
tress was Mr. Cornelius Bonner, and
grouped about were Columbus Brown,
B. B. Hamm, Ezra Bronson. A. B.
ralcott and two or three others from
outside the Woodruff district. With
envelopes in their hands and the light
If battle in their eyes stood Newton
Gronson. Raymond Simms Bettina
Hansen. Mary Smith and Angie Tai
aoti the boys filed with delight the
girls rather frightened at being en-
gagged in something like debate with
the salesman.
AS the latest-coming visitors moved
forward, they heard the schoolmaster
finishing his passage at arms with the
salesman.
you should not feel exasperated at
US, Mr. Carmichael" said he in tones
of the most complete respect. "for
fortunate in the business proposition
YOU offer this community. That is all.
Even these children have the facts to
prove that the creamery outfit you
offer is not worth within two thousand
dollars Of what you ask for it, and
that it is very doubtful If 1t Is the
sort of outfit we should need"
I'll bet you thousand dollars"
began Carmichael hotly, when Jim
waved him down.
mot with me-" said Jim. "Your
friend, Mr.. Bonner, there, knows what
chance there is for you to bet even
thousand cents with me. Besides, we
know our facts, in this school. We've
been working on them for q long
time
"Bet your life we havew inter
polated Newton Bronson.
Before we finish," said Jim, Il want
to thank you gentlemen for bringing
The Glenwood post., 1923-12-27

Cried Carmichael Holly.
In Mr.. Carmichael. We have been
reading up on the literature Of
the creamery promoter, and 1t Is a
very fine thing to have one in the flesh
with whom to-to-demonstrate II
Mr.. Carmichael will allow me to say
So"
Carmichael looked at Bonner, made
an expressive motion with his head.
toward the door. and turned as II to
leave.
WELL" said he, IT can do plenty of
business with real men. II you want
to make the deal offer you, and l
can show you from the statistics I've
got at the hotel that it's a special deal
just to get started In this part of the
state. and carries a thousand dollars
of cut in price to you-let's leave
these children and this he school
ma'am and get something done"
II can't allow you to depart" said
Jim more gently than before, without
thanking you for the very excellent
talk you gave us on the advantage of
the cooperative creamery over the
centrallzer. We In this school believe
In the cooperative creamery, and II
we can get rid Of you, Mr.. Carmichael,
without buying your equipment, I
think your work here may be pro-
ductive Of good"
"He's of three or four points on the
average overrun In the Wisconsin CO.
ops" said Newton.
"And we thought" said Mary Smith,
that we'd need more COWS than he
said to keep up 4 creamery Of our
own"
"oh," replied Jim, but we mustn't
expect Mr.. Carmichael to know the
subject as well as we do, children. He
makes practice of talking mostly to
people who know nothing about it
and he talks very well. All In favor Of
thanking Mr.. Carmichael please say
Aye"
The Glenwood post., 1923-12-27

"Donf you think" said Doctor
Brathwayt, "that 1t was less like
school because 1t was more like life9
It was life. II am not mistaken, his
tory Of this community was making in
that schoolroom as we entered"
you're perfectly right. Doctor"
said the colonel. "Jim's got too big for
the district, and so we're going to en-
large the district, and the schoolhouse,
and the teaching force, and the means
of educational grace generally. That's
as sure as can be-after what took
place this morning."
"He's rather a wonderful person.
to be found in such position" said
Professor Gray, Tor would be in any
region have visited"
"He's native product" said the
colonel but a wonder all the same
He's Brown Mouse. you know"
"A-a-?" Doctor Brathwayt was
plainly astonished. And so the colonel
was allowed to tell again the story
of the Darbishire brown mice, and why
he called Jim Irwin one. Doctor
Brathwayt said it was an interesting
Mendelian explanation OF the appear.
ance Of such character as Jim. "And
If you are right, Colonel, you'll lose
him one Of these days. You can't e1-
pect to retain a Caesar, a Napoleon,
or a Lincoln In a rural school, can
you"
~ don't know about that" said the
colonel. "The great opportunity for
such Brown Mouse may be in this
very school, right now. He'd have as
big an army right here as Socrates
ever had. The Brown Mouse is the
only judge Of his own proper place."
81 think" said Mrs. Brathwayt, as
they motored back to the school, that
your country schoolmaster is rather
terrible. The way he crushed that Mr..
Carmichael was positively merciless.
Did he know how cruel he wasp
81 think not" said Jennie. at was
the truth that crushed Mr.. Car
michael"
But that vote of thanks" said Mrs.
Brathwayt. Surely that was the bit
terest irony
81 wonder If 1t was" said Jennie.
"No, am sure 1t wasn't. He wanted
to leave the children thinking as well
as possible of their victim, and es
pecially of Mr.. Bonner; and there was
really something in Mr. Carmichael's
talk which could be praised. / have
known Jim Irwin since we were both
children, and l feel sure that II he had
had any idea that his treatment of
this man had been unnecessarily cruel,
1t would have given him lot Of pain"
"My dear" said Mrs. Brathwayt,
II think you are to be congratulated
for having known for a long time
genius"
'Thank you," said Jennie. And Mrs.
Brathwayt gave her a glance which
brought to her cheek another blush;
but Of different sort from the one
provoked by the uproar in the Wood
ruff school.
There could be no doubt now that
Jim was thoroughly wonderful-nor
that she the county superintendent,
was quite as thoroughly little fool.
She to be put in authority over him
1t was too absurd for laughter. For
tunately, she hadn't hindered him
much--but who was to be thanked for
that? Was 1t owing to any wisdom of
hers? Well, she had decided in his
favor, in those first proceedings to re-
woke his certificate. Perhaps that was
as good thing to remember as was
to he found in the record
To be continued)
The Glenwood post., 1923-12-27
Then She Got the Cookies.


Alice came dashing in from her play.
"Oh, mamma ! mamma ~ she called.
"What is it, dearie?" mamma an
swered, from the kitchen.
Mamma, l want some cookies"
Alice begged
''But just gave you some moment
ago." mamma protested.
II know" Alice admitted, "but l ate
those, and now I need some more"
'But l don't think you need any
more" mamma declared. ut isn't
good for you to eat so many cookies.
Why, when was little girl your
size / wasn't always eating cookies
and things between meals!''
Alice thought this over for a mo-
ment. Then:
"Well. maybe you didn't" she ad-
mitted, "but then you surely didn't
have as good mamma as l have" !"-
Kansas City Star.
The Glenwood post., 1923-12-27
CHAPTER XXI
A New Era p.wn..

There was rOusing chorus Of
"Ayew In which Mr.. Carmichael, fol.
lowed closely by Mr.. Bonner. made his
exit. B. B. Hamm went forward and
shook Jim's hand slowly and con.
The Glenwood post., 1923-12-27
Bone Ammunition.

Miss Hunter-A peace advocate
declares that games which involve
shooting will soon be abolished
Mr.. Chase-Where does he get that
stuff? There'll be crap-shooting for
ever.