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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-03-20
ADVENTUROUS
THE TWINS
Bv Olive Barton Roberts

The Twins walked on toward the
Cut-Out Lady's house.
They passed Milk Shake and Rasp-
berry Pop Pond and presently came
to a cracker box shaped like Moan
Ark.
On it was a sign which said, "Thc
! Home of the Knick Knacks."
As Nancy and Nick approached.
knick-knack elephant came rushing
out and after him came knicx-
knack poodle dog.
"Give it back. Give it back or III
bite YOU" barked the poodle. "You
stole my crumb. Come here and
give it back"
, When the knick-knack elephan.
say the Twins he. rushed behind
them. Oh, hide me, please hide
mel" he cried.
"Why don't you give him hack his
crumb, them" asked Nancy sharply.
Cant" replied the elephant. ITS
gone. ate it,"
Nancy felt sorry for the elephant
and spread her skirts out in front
of him. "Shoo!" she said to the
knick-knack poodle, when he came
rushing up barking like alike a
barking like poodle dog. HE
hasn't got your crumb. He ate it."
"Tell him III trade turns with
him." whispered the, elephant.
"He says he'll trade turns with
YOU" repeated Nancy.
"Well, don't like tor trade turns"
said the poodle. Somebody's al
: ways trading turns with me, and l
never get bite. We Eat the crumbs
in the bottom of the box, the crumbs
that break off our ears and tails and
paws and stick-out places. And it
was my turn to eat the next crumb.
was just about to get it when Mr..
Elephant reached down with his
long trunk and gobbled it up"
ooh, oh!" cried the elephant sud
denly, 1--we, lost my tail. It's fallen
off while was running"
'Ill go and find it, said the
poodlc-dog in a more friendly voice
|"And if it I'mcmfw shrdlu fwypnn
(, "And if find it I'm going to eat il.
Then we'll be even" 81
! you're welcome, Pm sure said
the elephant. II don't care, just so
don't lose my trunk" And off they
went together. .2<i y.
J ,ss4.{To Be Continued
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fabune ew.nt ADS Bring Result.
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spot" | announced, land / am din
ing with him tonight.
For Il moment his eyes flashed at
me like steel caught in the sunlight.
/"I met him at the corner of me
street this morning" | explained.
81 ask no question: was the cold
reply. II shall know if you are ever
faithless. little present
for you, Janet
He brought his nand from under
the pillow and handed me an eX-
quisitely chased gold box, curio of
strange shape and with small enamel
figures inlaid. | exclaimed with de-
light. He touched the spring.
was filled with white powder, on the
top of which reposed a tiny powder
puff.
"Bc careful not to let any of the
powder get near your mouth" he
enjoincd. "A pinch upon the food or
IN the glass is sufficient Take it
i dropped it into the silk bag was
carrying. ] was trying to tell my
self that had killed man before.
THAT half-Cunce cost me one hum
dred pounds" he said. "Men scour
the world for it. You can handle
the powder freely. There is no dam
ger until it gets into the system"
"And then ?"
at makes q helpless invalid of the
strongest for at least two years.
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FARMERS SHOULD RESPOND

There have been many assaults made upon the federal
system from propagandsts and politicians, that il
will be refreshing to get first hand facts relative to
the functions of that organization from John r. MITCHELL
member of the federal reserve board
nessmen the Twin Cities and officials of the Ninth Dis
this that of the misunderstanding
1t has been avorte political sport to attack the federal
reserve system Every banking scheme has its Imperfect
lions None responds under certain economic pressure
readily benecay its DESIRE but the fact
that the federal system has served wonder
fully the business needs of the nation
system go beyond the scope realm for which
it was devised AS the banks in under the system
the nation and particularly the necessity Of the agricu
turil centers efficiently.
The main object of the conference in Bismarck, March
a. is to find out how better return be secured the
1923 crop For that reason is urgently requested that
as many farmers as possible Bismarck and meet
these experts and learn first hand just how the
tenn can better their financial needs.
II is planned combine this conference with the monthly
forum Of the Association of Commerce. but farmer
businessman whether member OF the Association not Is
welcome to attend.
There should be representative gathering to hear these
men topic of most vital interest to the businessman
Whether he is farmer city dweer makes differences
both equally interested in the problems Mr. Mitchell and
his the federal board seeking ia
solve
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TO LIVE LONG

Will you live a ripe old age? That depends
your ancestors than yourself Such the conclusion
reached by Dr. Raymond Pearl of Johns Hopkins University
Says Pearl: "The most important thing person can do
toward attaining ripe old is to pick the right kind Of
parents and grandparents.
This expresses definite idea though in way that will
seem impossible to most of us However, there are many
who believe that select parents before coming into
the world This belief is branch of the mysticism
epidemic
Many of die young or drag along with bad health
result of ancestors dissipation the unhealthy
economic conditions that surrounded him back yoner in the
past.
Dr. Pearl compares with clocks that are up
varying legnths of time "Some have been wound
for full 9Oyear others only partly wound and
stop at 40, IS other point In human affairs the
original winding is heredity Sand in the works is environ
ment-disease mode of life.
You have often heard it said: "He' live to very old
He comes from long-lived stock"
you get the records kept the family Bible else
where and figure the average at which direct
cesors died for several generations back you'll have the
most probable of your death. Observe that the
figure will express your most probable chance
You may differ from the live longer shorter
That depends largely the you able to take of
body and mind
How about sudden death - for instance the man run
down by auto? Dr. Pearl says hereditv is powerful
influence in such of unavoidable accident If
the victim had inherited keen wits and swift Judgment he
motorcar
s The age which die is determined by combination
Of heredy and environment. And environment includes
early training and diet, well later surroundings and
occupation
Karl Pearsons researches convinced him that there
scientifically exact relation between the death age of father
and He decided that the death SO to rs per cent
determined by hereditary factors and that these are
BDweru they cannot be materially modified by environment
The clearcut lesson in all this is that the live and
@ke care OF our health today will to large extent fix the
number years grandson and later descendants
ill live The greatest legacy for the future is sensible liv
ing in our generation
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and although I 40 not believe thaL Il
muscle twitched or that my eyes lost
their steady light, still, | was thank
full for the darkened room.
Il have figured 1t all out" he went
on IL am safe here, safe except
IRON that one man. Even as | am
now, ne would recognize me. The
monIent ! move, and there are big
things to be done here, | shall feel
nlm on my trail. 1t Is his life OF
mine
,:Mhy do you think that can dc
this ?" / asked.
Because, although he does no:
know it, Norman Grrycs feels youi
attraction. He is too strong Il man
20 succumb, but he can never resist
lallying with it, because it provides
nm with something new in life. You
suggest to him sensation which nc
obtains nowhere else. | know mei
ike 4 book, Janet, and ] have seen
these things"
ado you know women, too?" ! ven
tured.
"Sutficiently," he answered.
GLOW do you propose that | SHOULD
10 this?" | asked.
NORMAN Greyes,' he said, "is one
If those men whom it is hard to kill
fool walks to his death. Norman
Ireyes wears the aura of defiance
They have tried during the last few
weeks. One of the finest marksmei
in England missed him with a rifle
at a hundred yards. He is a reck
less motOrist; yet he drove a ca
with safety when the steering whee
collapsed. Nevertheless, if he hat
stayed in Dcvonshirc. we should hav,
had him. They tell me that he is il
London"
"He is within few yards Of thi
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LONE STAR STATE,
DALLAS n

As soon as you lay your eyes on
This state with the wide horizon,
There's a sense of space
On the roads you trace
Far over the rolling plains;
And the wind has zcst that's keen
Cr,
And tang that is sweetcr, cleaner,
Where the long-horns roam
Meath the blue sky's dome
Der an empire of vast domains.
Afar from the crowds which vex us,
There's room and enough in Texas
For man to range
In the search for change
When he's restless with "Things
That Are;"
A country of huge expanses,
A land of million chances,
Where the stakes are, steep
And new cities leap
! To life like flaming star is
A land of a primal vigor
Where the lean, lank men bulge big
ger.
And the girls are 1.-the
And their smiles are blithe
With a health and n JOY elatc;
Oh, your blood has swifter Jingle
Whore the west and the south CO.
mingle,
And the broad plain smiles
For a thousand miles
To the bounds of the Lone Star
State!
.-BERTON BRALEY.
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TAKES OFFICE SOON.

Bowbells, N. d., Mar. 2O.-Charles
J. Kopriva, who recently on order of
Judge A. G. Burr in district court at
Crosby, was reinstated as auditor OF
Burke county, will start another term
of office on April l, having been re-
elected as auditor at the general cleo
ton last November The removal
case against Kopriva was dismissed
by Judge Burr after counsel for the
state had declined to proceed with
the introduction Of testimony.
According to the law, as interpret
ed by attorneys here, Kopriva will
draw full pay for the time he was
of office, and also have the costs
Of the action betrayed by the peti
TONERS who sought his removal.
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ONLY 4 SQUARE DEAL

To the west of the Missouri
stretches the broad fertile platcaus
Of the Slope country and beyor.l aie
the Bad Lands rich in scenic wOnd-
crs and in history. fifteen counties
containing some of the best lana
ever kissed by the sun and Boosting
us its inhabitants the finest lot Of
people on earth. II is an empire
within itself although on the map
it is within the boundaries of the
great state of North Dakota.
The most of us who dwell here are
the Slope are p,Oud of this section
of the state are proud of North Da-
kota. Whenever the good name OF
the state or its worth is challenged.
we uphold and defend it to the last
ditch. Whenever a project is launch
ed that will work to the benefit OF
the state as Il whole, we get behind
it solidly and put it across. We
have always been glad to do this
without discriminating against any
section or the people living within
that section.
But those who live to the east Of
the turbulent Missouri and particu-
larly the politicians, have not been
so generous in theis views. From
their attitude it would appear that
the most Of them regard that sec
tion of North Dakota, situated west
OF the Missouri as a bleak and desc
lato wilderness, inhabitated by saw
ages, or at the best poor white
trash" About the only time they
come down from off their lofty percn
and look toward the Slope with m
anxious or even kindly eye is during
election years when-~they need tn.
support of the voters to put their
favOrite candidates across. Then
they are willing to promise almost
anything in order to gain their end
but are always careful to retain the
fruits of their labors while they ship
the "husks" out here across the
river
Not only are politicians inclined 20
take this view but residents of cities
in the eastern part Of the state also
look with disdain upon the Slope
country. Wrapping the mantle of
exclusiveness about them they labor
under the hallucination that North
Dakota begins and ends within their
corporate limits and pray that their
delusion may some day come true.
They are perfectly willing that the
people of this end of the state shall
continue to pay taxes but they de-
mand the right to say how this money
shall be spent. They want to take
everything and give nothing in re-
turn.
The broad expanse of the Slope
would make great state in itself.
Secession might solve the existing
. difficulty.
We would not leave the impre ssh on,
however, that the people of the Slope
wish to separate themselves from
North Dakota or will ever resort to
the method suggested above but they
do want a square deal and the con-
sideration in legislative dealings to
which they are justly entitled. They
never have forgotten it in the past
but they do demand it for the future.
. Dickinson Press.
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IDEAS CHANGED

What's the matter with that man
Townlcy, anyway? For years he ha >
been filling US up on the benefits Of
state owned utilities. but the other
day. at Sioux Falls, S. d., he told the
farmers they would be full of prunca
af they went in for establishing
stores mills, elevators and other
businesses. If this keeps on pretty
soon well be full Of unbclief in the
reliability of our great salvation
lists Beach Advance.
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ed to have increased in size and to
fash with softer brillance. We sat
at a corner table against the wall
at Soto's where the room was, as
usual. filled with beautiful women.
There was no one' who attracted so
much attention as my companion
There was no one who deserved it..
you think am looking well? ?" she
asked. in reply to some observation
of nine.
''W ondcrfully," replied. "Also
if ! may be allowed to comment upon
it, changed. You look as though you
life"
She laughed little bitterly.
where should | seek it?' she
asked.
perhaps the change is internal,
] suggested. perhaps your outlook
upon life is changing. Perhaps you
have made up your mind to put away
the false gods"
IL have Travelled too Far along one
road" she answered hardly.
1t was at this stage in our con-
vcrsatiOn that ! made up my mind
, that it were better for me to see this
woman no more. Our eyes met. and
she suddenly was not hard at all
seemed to look into her soul, and
there were things there which could
not understand. ! was thankful that
the dancing began just then. II
! h"'ped us over Il curious gulf OF
silence. Janet. danced with little
knowledge of the steps, but with d
wonderful sense of rhythm was
! ashamed of the pleasure it gave me
| to real Zc, as we moved away to the
music, that this woman of steel had
a very soft and human body.
Jaret was certainly in strange
I and nervous state that evening. We
! danced for some time without rest
ing. Then she suddenly turned back
to the table. ! had paused for {
moment to speak to some acquan
tances. When I rejoined her, SHE
was pale. and the hand which wa.
holding her little gold powder-bo'
was shaking.
"Has anything happened?" l asked
neF llttle concerned. are you uo
feeling we'll? Perhaps the dancin,
81 loved it," she intcrru pied. I"
am quite we'll
Yet she sat there, tense an.
speechless. made up my mind t.
finish my coffee and 60. had raise'
the cup to my lips, even, when th
suddenly swayed across the table
knocking my arm with her elbow. NJ
coffee was spilled, and the table
cloth was ruined. Janet began t
laugh For moment she seemed
to have fit Of breathlessness. Then
as she watched the cloth beini
changed she became herself again
She had the air of one who had me
crisis and conquered it.
IL am sorry for my clumsiness,
she said penitcntly. Let us dane
again while they rearrange the tn
BILE"
This time her feet moved less air
lily to- the music. She seemed hcavie
in my arms.
"Who gave you that beautiful COL
powder-box? l inquired, more TO
the sake of making conversation tina
from any actual curiosity.
Satan" she acknowledged. g
have made up my mtsd, however, t
send it back"
"Boxes Of Cold seventh story
Of this remarkable series, will
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INvENTs WIRE sTRETCHER.

Washburn, N. D., Mar. Wv. T..
Doepke, prominent farmer living
west of town, has invented wire
stretchcr, which he will place on the
market in short time.
Mr.. Doepke stated that he had been
working on it for the last eight years,
first starting out in a crude way.
making, a stretcher to answer to his
own purpose.
The strctchcr is different from the
others on the market, for the reason
that it will stretch any kind of wire
fencing.
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Norman Greyes Continues !:


have come to the conclusion That
in future ! shall do well to avoid
Janet Stanfield. AS the cold. me-
chanical assistant of IL master of
crime. she interested me. / have
even devoted chapter of my forth
coming book to an analysis of her
character. J. am beginning to real
izc now, however, that even the hard
est and cruelest woman cannot escape
from the tendencies of her sex. In
all the duels ! have previously had
with her she had carried herself with
cold and decorous assurance. There
has never been moment when
have seen the light of any real feel
ing in her eyes. Last night, how
ever, a different woman dined with
me. She was more beautiful than
had ever imagined her, by reason
of the slight flush that came and
went in ner cheeks. Her eyes seem
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Tom.
Sims


If the U. S. does get into this
World Court We hope it doesn't sen
tencc US all to IL term of hard labor.
Lighting three cigarets with one
match or drinking bootleg booze are
considered bad luck.
Next to hens teeth about the
scarcst thing in this country OF
ours is bankrupt coal dealers.
All Of these babies being sung TO
sleep by jazz tunes ought to grow
up into swell shmmy dancers.
We like summer better than win
err even if you can't cover up a
dirty shirt by wearing n vest.
Too many beauty hints used in
preserving n woman's beautiful face
are bound to pickle it instead.
Harding caught blue perch in
Florida. Perhaps the poor thing had
been in the water too long.
While tripping the light fantastic
n Boston girl really did trip and
broke her nose.
Kansas farmer inherited $500, 900.
A little more money and he would
have enough to raise chickens.
III, ,,L Il
TO China where they will be raised
if they do not croak.
Rev. Owen of New York says they
go to school in heaven and the boys
! will think that is-not heaven.
| A fool and his money are soon
parted, but not soon enough.
! About 10000 underwear makers
threaten to strike. But summer IS
coming so you need not worry.
A Frcnchman was kept from en-
! terng America because he was
crazy, but we think he was showing
good sense.
! When New Zealand recently ship
ped 100000 pounds some cafes
! bought enough fresh butter to last
! them six months.
Professor says what this country
needs is 30-cent eggs. We have
them, but they cost more.
We predict the hottest summer OIL
record because they always are.
Perhaps the real reason most
musicians need haircuts is they hate
to go near barber shop tenOrs.
| Men come home with lot of fault
and find it with the family.
I Too many people are talking about
other people and too few people are
talking to other people.
They say elephants can smell
good, but you seldom see one that
does.
The radio expert who spills sui
phurc acid on his clothes finds
everything isn't acid should be.
One thing always considered good
taste is strawberry shOrtcake.
First breath of spring comes
Ieither from green onions or from
spring cleaning rubbish burning.
The hest filling station ever built
is the dining room.
Hope chicken and dressing never
get divorce.
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A THOUGHT

Though he, slay ME. yet will
trust in him: but will maintain
mine own ways before him.
He also shall be my salvation: fol
an hypocrite shall not come before
him.-Job 1915 and l6.
If our faith in God is not the veri
est sham, it demands, and will pro.
duce, the abandonment sometimes
the subordination always, of cxtcr.
nal helps and material good.--Alex
ander MacLaren.
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EDITORIAL REVIEW

Comments reproduced In this
the opinion OF The Tribune. They
are presented here in order that
our readers may have both sldes
Of important issues which are
being discussed In the press OF
the day.
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POISON

The campaign against wood alcohol is gaining Roadway
Five legislatures in the middle west have passed
Considering legislation making it murder manslaughter
charge to sell poison booze.
The bootegger who knowingly peddles wood alcohol
vnder a counterfeit label kills by premediaton.
At this stage Of the game need more attention to
prohibition Of poison booze than to prohibition of good
whisky reckless and Predetermined must be protected