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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-03-29
THROWING MONEY AWAY

A Harry works mill
Springfield VT AS he sorting the endless stream Of
old and dirty and torn. Harry gave glance and threw it
on the floor
Another fellow it fall He picked up went through
it carefully explored inside the lining found $44
= Aesop would have taken this story and made it into
fable with this moral Good opportunities thrown
daily by people who do not recognize them"
What is opportunity? Most of consider it just
other for good luck The persons idea of
opportunity is something that unexpectedly to the
fortunate and fairly shouts: Here Didn't expect
did you? Big money-al ready for you to pluck like ripe
fruit"
There are to be true many opportunities of this sort.
gold and oil prospecors But for each big of this
kind there thousands of failures.
THE Klondike gold boom! Mention of it Immediately
calls to mind who found yellow nuggets and became
mlonares overnight We forget the housands who found
little gold the other thousands who starved and roze
to death seeking gold.
For opportunity that grows trees that
Unexpectedly like wndfal there hundreds of oppor
tunities that are MADE.
Opportunity exists in everything. Few it. You have,
Tor instance, known where manager took
down business and built it tremendous success The
opportunity less in the business itself than in his
ability, hard work and determination.
Many humble job is held by of men, after the
other who to drift right through and leave the job
better than they started Finally the exception
He uses the job stepping stone his OPPORTUNITY
He does small things better, shorter Waythus training
himself to be capable to handle better job Later he is
Opportunity occasionally blown by the Winds but
often Usually opportunity has to be CREATED In other
words generally is to the Individual himself
rather than his surroundings. @
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L (Continued)

L (continued)
Il know now what you meant
that night when you told me you
had spent many distracted years
looking for what no man could give
you. and although / doubted at
that time I could even guess what
your own mysterious essence de-
manded. know now-still vague.
~, for 1t is something as far, be.
yond the defining power Of words
as the faith OF the Christian. 1t
can never be seen. nor heard. nor
expressed. but 1t is there. And
only once in q lifetime does any
one mortal have It to give to an.
other. A man may love many
times. but he 10 q goldman only
once"
He held her more closely. for
she was trembling. but he contin.
ued to walk on. guiding her auto
matlcally through the trees, for his
eyes were almost vacant. as IL
their vision had been reversed.
Il have had some hours Of utter
despair. In spite of the double ex.
element Of these past weeks. for
1t has seemed to me that was no
nearer to you than had been in
the beginning. There was a sense
Of unreality about the whole af-
fair. At first It seemed to me the
most romantic thing that could
happen to any man, and 1t was in.
credible that had been chosen
the hero Of such an extraordinary
romance-intensifed. II anything,
by the fact that II was set in roar.
Ing New York, where you have to
talk at the top of your voice to
hear yourself think. But
that passed-in measure. I was
beset by the. fear--at times. Il
mean: l was not always in a state
to look inward-that you were slip
ping away. Not that l doubted for
q moment you would marry me,
but that your innermost inscruta.
BILE self had withdrawn. and that
you accepted what must have ap.
peared to be my own attitude
that we were merely two vital be.
ings. who saw in each other a pros.
pect Of superior sort of sensual
delight" 81. -.
THAT is not true" she interrupt.
ed him dercely. But you seemed
to me to be in that phase when a
man can think Of nothing else. II
hadn't hoped-and believed-in
you against all I knew of men, I'd
never have gone on with it."
I'm sure that is true. / must
have disappointed you horribly
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-03-29
RUNNING AROUND BITING
EVERYBODY 1T CAN


Although the scientific name for
lust common, ordinary low down
laziness is ergophobia, you may call
it spring fever if you are too lazy to
remember the scientific term.
People with a streak of laziness
have done as much for the world as
energetic peoples
Take this fellow who discovered
steam. He was sitting before the
fire watching the kettle boil when he
figured it out. If he had been out
blowing, as he probably should have
been, we all might be walking or
driving stage coaches.
And this fellow who thought up
printing. He cut some wooden let
ters to amuse little child. He
wrapped them up and when he I'M
wrapped them they had left an i'm
preston. If this man had been chop
ping kindling instead of just whit
tling-well, no telling what.
Wasn't Franklin out flying kites
when he discovered electricity? Even
if he was flying kites in an effort
to discover electricity, didn't lazy
people invent kites?
FASHIONS
The average length of dresses in
Paris now is four inches from the
knee, but we don't know if this is
above or below.
HOME HELPS
Polished floors will not be scratch
ed if you make the family 60 bare.
foot.
AUTO HELPS
Autos are like radios. You can't
look at them and tell what distance
you will get.
TO STAY SINGLE
Let her know you are Jealous.
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soul to get out OF New York and
over to the other side Of the world.
Why. Mary! You are not crying?
You! l never believed you could"
T-I-did not believe it either.
But, are you sure? Could
you reconcile yourself? You seem
SO much a part of New York. OF
this strange high-pitched civiliza.
ton. II you are not sure-if you
are only tired of New York for the
moment. Yes. will! I'll
give it all up and live here. OF
course love New York Itself
was 1t not my Mary Ogden home?
And there are delightful people ev.
erywhere. No doubt my
dream OF doing great things in Eu.
rope was mere vanity"
do you believe that!"
Perhaps not. But, after all.
what tried to do might be 50 cas-.
lily frustrated in that cauldron-
why should I risk personal happi-
ness-the most precious and the
rarest thing in life, for what may
be a chimera-wasted years and a
wasted life. Why are we made as
We are, IL to coax that hidden
spark into steady flame is not our
highest destiny? It certainly Is
our manifest right. Dreams
of doing great things in this world
are nine.tenthc personal vanity. I
believe that when We leave this
planet we 60 to a higher star.
where our incompleteness here will
be made complete: and perhaps
we are spared term of probation
II we make ourselves as complete
here as mortal conditions will per-
nit. And. possibly, once in a great
while, two human beings are per.
ritted to effect that completeness
together"
They were both In an exalted
mood. The wood was yery still.
it's beauty incompatible. And they
might already have been on an
other star.
Across that divine balsam.scent-
ed stiffness came the deep impera-
tive notes Of a bell.
Clavering twitched his shoulders
impatiently.
LET them go on their screaming
picnic" he said. I'VE stay here.
Did you mean that. Mary?"
Eyes, I meant it. We will not go
to Europe at all-except to visit
my Dolomites some day. When you
are writing I'll come up heres''ioi
II don't know that shaff ask
! that sacrifice of you. A part Of
your brain is asleep now. but It is
a very active and insistent part
when awake In time you might
revert-and resentment is q fatal
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-03-29
ADVENTURE OF
THE TWINS
BY OLIVE ROBERTS BARTON

''Im going to eat you all up" came
the great big fierce voice again.
"Oh, please don't!" begged the
duck, swapping her wooden bill up
and down like scissors. I'll never
did anything to you, Mister Bear, did
II"
mo, ma'am' growlcd the bear,
"You never did thing to me, but
that's no reason why shouldn't eat
you. like ducks awfully and Pm
hungry"
"Well, if you eat the duck first"
whincd the red rubber dog, "You,
won't be SO hungry, Mister Bear.
row to eat me-"
"No, couldn't" growled the bears
voice. Nobody could see the bear,
they could just hear him). Nobody
else waits when there is food around,
so why should IL"
"Oh, good, kind, lovely Mister
Bear!" wheedled the black patent
leather cat, "Surely by the time you
have eaten the duck and the dog you
will be so full you won't want me.
l am as old and tough as all get
out, and I'm sure you would break
your teeth"
ooh, go on!" growled the bear,
"I'm not good, kind, lovely Mister
Bear at all. I'm great big fierce
ugly bear and Pm going to eat you
all up. Grrr! Grrr!"
"But we never did anything te
hurt you, Mister Bear" pleaded the
three.
"As though that made any differ.
ence!" scoffed the bear. "As though
it did. What's sauce for the goose
is sauce for the gander, and il yor
can do the things you do, l guess
can, too"
''Why, what do you mean, Mister
Bear?,, cried all three. 1--WE never
did thing"
"Ho! no! ha! ha! Hear, hear!
cried the bear. "Never did anything
M but you have short memories
Why, the tin mouse is so afraid O
you, old pussy cat, that he has near
ly shivered his springs out; and tn
napkin rabbit is so scared about you
old poodle dog, that, he comes unite,
every time you're near him and ha
to be rolled up and tied all owe
again; and the puffy cotton frog j
worn to a thin shadow with wo,r
for fear you'll eat him, Mister Yello,
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EATING and 6l H&B
4 DININGV>eRss5zE43/

and then you sit and MUNICH. The
MONDAY bite is really just habit.
For, all the time you're nibbling,
there's thought runs through your
mind: You know you'll eat of home
food pretty soon. And at, your house
for supper, some hours later. you will
find the same display of food you had
at noon.
When you eat in repetition (ma-
caroni twice day., it would almost
seem a trifle out of line.. But there
really is difference, folks who have.
will gladly say, for at noon you on
ly eat-at home you dine!
Copyright, 1924, NEA Service, 1nc.)
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-03-29

Duck! Will you tell me why l
shouldn't eat you? They never hurt
you either"
Mister Fuzz Wuzz and Nancy and
Nick stepped out then.
IF you three promise never, never,
never to hurt the mouse and the rab-
bit and the frog again." said Mister
Fuzz Wuzz. "Tll chase the bear
away"
eve promised" they yelled SO Loud
~ you could have heard them in
China.
"Then you go away, bad Mister
Bear!" shouted the little man. "You
can't eat these people. They arc 60
ing to be good"
Away sneaked the nice kind little
Teddy Bear, laughing and laughing.
He had had good time pretending
that he was so fierce m all.
The Twins had good laugh, too
"Isn't Mister Fuzz Wuzz smart!'
declared Nick admiringly. ~
Ito Be Continued)
Copyright, 1924, NEA Service, 1nc.)
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-03-29
TTS2MM1G)EEHM4A$R.
RGOPHOBIA is IN TOWN
ADVERTISING

Several issues ago Tom Sims News
paper announced series of articles
on how to clean house. Last issue
we promised we would start today
a series of articles explaining how
to get divorce. But they really
are spring cleaning at our house SO
we can't find either set of articles.
SOCIETY 49,.
Announcement is made that spc-
cial meeting of the Ladies Aid So
ciety will be held tomorrow behind
closed doors to said the ladies in
finding out why Mrs. Soandso has
circles under her eyes lately.
SPORTS
News from Paris says the NAH
jongg frock is being worn. These
charming gowns make the wearer
represent some kind of nah jongg
dominoe. But it is old stuff. In Los
Angeles last summer party of ba-
theirs were arrested for dressing as
white dragons, if you know your NAH
jongg.
EDITORIAL
In Texas, a farmer has inherited
100000. If he is careful this will be
enough money to raise chickens
three years, or to keep on farming
four more years, or to send his son
to college.
GARDEN HINTS >
Run bean vines on sticks instead
Of strings. The psychological effect
Of strings is to make the beans be-
come stringy.
MUSIC NOTES
Throw rocks at policeman. If
he doesn't catch you you will have
something to sing about.
HOW TO MARRY
When he invites you out to din.
ncr order the, .eAsapest dishes.
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You had felt the bond from the be-
ginning. and ! can imagine what
you must have dreamed alone
could give you. The trouble was
that l didn't realize that ! alone
was in fault, at the 'time. That
boiling pot In my brain was max.
ing too much noise. But can as
sure you that have. returned to
normal. and II I thought couldn't
satisfy you I'd let you 60 without
a word. But you know that { can.
don't your"
She nodded.
what is 1t, / wonder?" He
sighed. II wish 1 knew. But 1t is
enough to feel. =. You must
understand that in spite OF the er,
ratio creature you have known
since you refused to marry me at
once and left me with no resource
but to let that play boil out. l am
man first and a writer incidentally.
I also have a stronger ambition to
be your husband than to write
plays. If don't strangle what
talent I have 1t is because I must
have the money to be independent
Of newspaper work. Otherwise l
should have neither peace Of mind
nor be able to live abroad with
you. I know that you cannot be
happy here, and ] am not victim
OF that ancient myth that two
people who love each other can be
happy anywhere. Environment is
half the battle-fof. the super-civi'
liked, at all events. But you shall
never have another dose Of the
writer. I'll write my plays in New
York and rush production. The
greater part Of the year I shall
spend with you In Europe. and
cannot think OF anything I'd like
more-why, the, very night first
saw you I, Vas longing with all my
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-03-29

1t may be true that "pigs is pigs"
but, be that as it may, it doesn't al
SO mean that eats is eats. And that's
an inspiration for verse on food
today, but ! don't mean OH reducing;
keep your seats.
How often have you ,lunched at
noon and eaten macaroni and also had
dish of mashed "potates Or may
be it was noodle soup, sandwich of
bologna and for dessert pudding
made of sdates.
It's just the same old story when
you're rushing out to lunch; you see
dish of this or that and grab it..
You help yourself to odds and ends
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-03-29
Woman Dragged
BY Horse; Dies

Van Hook, N. D., Mar. 29.-Mrs.
John, A. Bloom was killed at the
farm home, Is miles northwest of
Plaza, last week, while she was as
sisting her husband raise horse to
its feet. A rope had been tied to
the horse with which to turn him in
position 50 he could help. himself.
The man and wife became entangled
in the rope when the horse rose up
and started, to run, Mr.. Bloom broke
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-03-29

In Lancaster, o., man left $16,-
600 to the U. S. because he liked the
government. The really strange part
is he was a farmer.
President of University of Mary
land may have his pay cut, perhaps
because he makes enough to live on.
Man in Baltimore has been ar
rested six times by the same cop.
Such habit must be nerve wrack-
ing.
Forgetting is virtue if you are
wise in selecting what to forget.
There are 544,671 United States
employees, which is lot of people to
be suspected in one oil deal.
Miss Afflcck of Winchester, Va,
hasn't missed Sunday School in 80
years, SO, Of course, she doesn't play
golf.
The only reliable substitute for
good sense is silence.
Lizard skins will be used in mems
| spring footwear, which, of course
will be worn by lounge lizards.
Bcloit (Wis.) dry agents used a
stomach pump to obtain evidence
| n
these days.
7 Professor i'm st. Paul, Mimi, says
children are as good as their par
ents were, which will disappoint many
parents. ~
The most important culture right
now is agriculture
skThc rate at which airplanes fly is
exceeded only by our tax rate.
The rain falls on the just and the
! unjust, but especially on the just
started picnic.
lHc ucISHI VI IOlIy Is uOluS CRAZY
stunts in an airplanc.
A stitch in time saves wondering
if the hole in your sock shows.
The female of the species get
more sleep than the male.
Faint heart never won fair lady
but faint whisperings have.
While confession is good for tn,
soul it causes many black eye
Experience is the best teacher, blu
her course is the longest and hardest
and the only degree you get is tn
third degree.
Girls will be girls even though, &C
cording to the new straight styles
they try to look like boys.
The only way to hold your own j
to hold your own tongue.
" If you think your LUCK is going t
be bad it gets Disguised and is bat
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-03-29
MAPLE

Troubles fast they tread each others heels
in these hectic times Now the sad that the
1924 maple crop will be failure in most places.
To get good maple sirup sugarng season., ground must
be we'll frozen, then snow, then alternating of sharp
nights and thawng dayto send the sap shooting up with
rush. This winter has been against good sugarng cond
tions.
Small wonder talk SO much about the weather,
sidering it's virtual dictatorship daily lives and
prosperity.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-03-29
MANDAN NEWS
FUNERAL SUNDAY

Funeral services for David Russell
Taylor, pioneer Northern Pacific
Railroad official, who died at his
home in Mandan yesterday, will be
held Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock
from the J. L. Bowers home with
Rev. F. H. Davenport in charge.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-03-29
MERCURY

Radio station WJAZ, in Chicago recently asked for a
straw vote by its listeners, the subject of modifying the
Vostead act Foryseven thousand paid kilograms were
received in "a hours from every state from farm and city,
rich and poor.
This indicates that prohibition is live subject
wildcat Also the amazing number of kilograms received
by WJAZ must make editor feel odashioned when ne
reporter out to stop SO people the main street and
.take a straw-vote. #6
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-03-29
EDITORIAL REVIEW

Comments reproduced In this
the opinion Of The Tribune. ThSy
are PRESENTED here in order that
our readers may have both sides
Of important issues which are
being discussed in the press OF
the day.
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UP ALL. NIGHT

WHB, Kansas City, again stayed
up all night, for the second time.
The occasion was the, second anns1al,
all night international program,
when ebroadcasting was continued
from z in. the evening until s:35 the
next morning. .,.s. ~.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-03-29
a THOUGHT

Slothfulness castcth into a deep
sleep; and an idle soul shall suffer
hunger.-PrOv. 1915. ..
Idleness is the holiday Of FOOLS
Chesterfield. 49,
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No USE printing a hook-up of the
new ahaFmenic superrheterodyne de-
signed BY Major, F. S. Armstrong,
because it's too complicated, he says.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-03-29
HAS OPERATION.

John Fitterer of the city under.
went an operation at the Deaconess
hospital.
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yesterday to Dickinson. They arc
enroute to points, on the Pacific
coast from their home ut Braincrd
MINI.
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They ate their dinner under the
amused eyes Of Mrs. Larsing. who
had served dinners a deux BEFORE
to couples that had lost their
way" Afterward they sat by the
fire and talked desultorily: a greas
deal about themselves: sometimes
wandering to the subjects that had
interested them most before they
had met each, other. Claverins
told her Of the many plays he had
written. and burned; because in
his inordinate respect for the dra,
ma he had found them. when not
wholly bad. too good to be good
enough. But the long practice had
given him certain mastery Of
technique. and when she had SET
his brain on fire he had had less
trouble than most young play
wrights in compelling his magma
ton to adapt itself to the inexora
able framework.
Ito Be Continued)
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HERE WITH SON

Mr.. and Mrs. Vim. Withheld of
jamestown are visitors here at the,
home Of their son, D. w. Withheld.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-03-29
SON BORN
VISITS WITH PARENTS

A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs
Joseph Miller.
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canker; but let's leave 1t OF Il
is generally mistake to settle
things off-hand. Let. then alone
and they settle themselves.
VERY well. At all events. while
We are here. l shall not give it an.
other thought. The present a:
least is perfect"
>"Yes. it is perfect" He put
both arms about her. The past
was a blank to both. Their pulsipS
lips met in the wonder and the
ecstasy Of the first kiss Of youth, 81
profound and perfect and. imper
ishable love. They chung togethss
exalted and exulting and for the
moment at least they were one.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-03-29

.awsy but Mrs. Bloom was dragged
about the place and was killed. Mr..
Bloom sustained q broken arm.
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Coach Roy Refs Of the Mandan
high school accompanied his parents
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>cMyans I'D lax b. 1moiaas bea sunaaf mAr -
(E)BLAcK !Q!xENt.A
h GERTRUDE RTHERION ~&
GER1RuDE ATHERTON

Published with Associated First National
version produced by Frank
Lloyd with corinne Griffith a Countess Zattany
by Certrud Aherton
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-03-29

If you think your LUCK is going to
be bad it gets Disguised and is bad.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-03-29

The only way to hold your own is
to hold your own tongue.
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Girls will be girls even though, &C.
cording to the new straight styles,
they try to look like boys.
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Tom Sims Says

In Lancaster, O., man left $1G,-
900 to the U. S. because he liked the
government. The really strange part
is he was a farmer.
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Man in Baltimore has been ar
rested six times by the same cop.
Such a habit must be nerve wrack-
ing.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-07-19
Y. W. [. DENOUACES
POLICEMAN SLAYER
And KHAN HACKERS

(Youne Workers League Statement)
The brutal murder Of comrade
Popovsky, member Of the Y. w. l..
and an active and valiant worker
for the cause Of the working class
is a matter that concerns every
worker in this country. The Ku
klux Khan is rumored to have put
up the $4,000 bonds for his muir
derer, Policeman o. p. Bozarth.
This Indicates that he has the back
ing of the gang Of hoodIums who
have no respect for even their own
laws.
The murder Of comrade Popov-
sky In courtroom shows that not
even in an open court are workers
safe from the brutes that protect
capitalism. The workers of West
Frankfort must unite their forces
with all other workers to rid the
country Of their exploiters. They
must work to establish a govern
ment Of the workng-olass that will
serve the workers and prevent the
hlrelin1s Of capitalism from commit
ting such horrible crimes In the
future. The Workers Of West
Frankfort must fight against the
parties controlled by the Khan. They
must let the bosses know where
they stand.
The Young Workers League ex-
tends its sympathy to the parents,
brother, comrades and friends OF
Boris Popovsky.