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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-11-26
HORN OF PLENTY

Red Letter Days like Thanksgiving may lose of
their thrill and glamor grow older But it's comfort
to know that there's always rising generation whom
Thanksgiving of Importance far behind Santa
Claus.
Originally when the pioneers wearing knee breeches
and shooting turkeys with bunderbsse, Thanksgiving
solemn day for thanks that Providence had
blessed with abundant them from star
vation
No longer people grateful for necessities. Thanks
raised only if the horn of plenty dsgorges uxuries One
is that while have business depressons
longer have for contrast hard times they thought Of
hard times in 1873
The pinch is not tight, it's worst.
Largely it's matter of thoughtessness If pause to
ponder material prosperity unprecedented in any other
country any previous civilization in mankinds long his
tory realize that have galore for thanks Il
the early pioneers had had brand of prosperity,
standard of living they'd have thought they passed
to the Promised Land.
America we have it born of hardship and human
sacrifices Bring the turkey must it be bird of
paradise before admit gratitude?
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-11-26
GAMBLING AT CARDS
BY Albert Apple

The nah jongg is beginning to 1t still has
millions of enthusiasts. And it will be popular for years.
But cards coming into their own again
This true to history. Thousands thousands Of
gambling games have been invented. But invariably
goes back to "the greasy pasteboards.
When people play cards. they handling gambling
device many thousands of years old that the origin lost
in the mists Of antiquity,
The very ancient Hndus had game called "Chatura"-
which, many experts believe the origin of playing
"Chatura" (the of four rajahs kngs) really
highly complicated chess.
Life the ancients lottery They symbolized this
belief in the four divisions of cars-hearts love out of
which life born clubs for knowledge diamonds wealth
and the spade for death.
In the Middle Ages card games took clearer shape.
swords Diamonds sgned shields. Clubs were symbolic
of army provisions 1t military and cards became
games of
The four kings stood for the famous champions Of long
ago-David Alexander julius Caesar and Charen1agne.
The four queens represented Argne Pallas Esther
Judith who respectively, symbolic of majesty wis
dom, pety and fortitude In decks of cards, with
little imagination you discern these qualities in the
facial expressions of the grotesque ladies.
The four knaves represented the gallant captains Oger
Launcelot, Lahire and Hector de Gaard
But you ask Chnanan, he will tell you that his
invented cards thousands of before these celebrated
personages born To Chnama cards represent the
stars the human virtues and in their various combinations
about everything under the sun.
It's the oldest game and it will be played when nah
jongg and even baseball are gone and forgotten.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-11-26
AGRICULTURAL CENSUS IN
NORTH DAKOTA
jamestown Alert)

Congress authorized, each five
years, census of agriculture, and
this will be started in North Dako-
year Of 1924. Work is to be COM
plctcd by February |. Throughout
the country, the work will be con-
tinued by enumeratOrs and superv,s-
ors mostly selected from the Bureau
Of Census, and the Department of
Agriculture.
North Dakota is divided into five
districts and the supervisors have
been selected for this work. Suits
man county is included in districts
Nos. 3 and 5, with supervisor, H. O..
Hcrbrandson. stationed at Grand
Forks. There will be 1873 enumerat-
ors in districts No. 3 and 5, which
embrace, according to the census Of
1920. 30,42G farms, in 10 counties.
Questionaires are being widely dis
tributed to farmers in advance of
the visits of the enumerators. Special
information will be secured in adj
dition to the usual questions. The
amount of taxes paid, and the special
assessments are desired. The bur
den Of taxation upon each farm is an
important matter, and how it COM
pares with the amount of taxes paid
by other interests. This has u d.
rect reference to future settlement
and future land values in the state.
This five year census will include
farm population only. The services
of cooperative selling organizations,
and the value of farm supplies pur-
chased from farmers organizations,
the kind of roads adjoining the farm;
distance to the nearest market town.
| and other inquiries to ascertain con-
ditions on which the success of farm
operation depends will be asked.
This census will be quickly reduc-
ed to condensed statements, and the
information obtained made public in
| the near future. 1t will have a far
reaching effect in business circles of
the country, dependent upon agricul-
ture and the prospective purchasing
power Of the farmer.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-11-26
LETTER FROM JOHN ALDEN
PRESCOTT TO SYDNEY CARTON

My Dear Sgd: can't tell you how
disappointed | was when ! received
your wire. You know really ex.
rived. but if you are coming in the
last of the week, as you promised,
I'll forgive you this time.
You didn't say what was OBTAINING
you. hope it is business and not
illness. You didn't look very we'll
the last time | saw you.
Enclosed in this you will find Il
letter from Paula Perier. That girl
is the most surprising piece of the
female species ! have ever encoun-
tered. Do you really think she
meant what she said or was she
only bluffing when she dared me to
show the letter / was sending you
to Leslie. She seems to have trans
ferred all the affection she ever had
, for me to my wife. Now isn't that
Il situation for your life!
Some OF these funny men who are
GLOW these women love each other"
should read that sentence in Paula S
letter where she says of Leslie: at
is not to you, John Prescott, that l
owe my belief in God and Il feeling
that somewhere, some time, some
way everything will all be right, but
to your wife"
Sgd, think that next to Leslie,
| Paula is the best woman l have
ever known. Does that sound
strange? She is a much better wo-
man that ! am man. Her only
F.! folly as far as l have seen in the
years l have known her is that she
allowed herself to love such a good
for-nothing fellow as am.
You know, old chap, that no one
in the world knows my shortcomings
as we'll as | do myself. l know them
, all and / never lie to myself about
them. never lie to you about then
and today have written to Leslie
and made clean breast of them.
am never able to talk about m!
shortcomings to Leslie, however.
! always get angry--not so much a
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-11-26
ON HEALTH
DIET FOR THE BABY

Diet for baby? A much asked
question and one that has an answer
dependent largely upon the child.
But if the baby is normal, this
diet applied in the second year has
been found by health experts to pro-
duce robust, healthy lads and lassles:
For breakfast give the child from
three to four big spoonfuls of we'll
cooked cereal. Put emphasis on the
"well-cooked." One glass of milk, a
slice of bread that is day old.
About 10 or IL in the morning
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-11-26

serve luncheon which consists of
fruit juice, either orange or prune
pulp or apple sauce.
Then, from II to l, have lunek.
A cereal again may be served, or
some broth with cereal in it or po-
tato soup. After the fourteenth
month eggs may be fed the child,
cup of milk, slice of slightly stale
bread and a well-strained vegetable.
A glass of milk and bread at $3.50
and light supper of cereal, milk
and fruit.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-11-26
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her as at myself-but it comes to
the same thing, it hurts her. think,
however, | must also have some good
points, for otherwise two such wo-
men as Leslie and Paula would not
have loved me, and such a splendid
old dear as you would not be my
| friend through thick and thin.
You called the turn, Sgd, when
you said that probably Paula would
take back her offer of half her sal
airy for little Jack, although l think
now she has I; very good excuse fol-
not doing so. Her best bet is To
forget him as. well as me.
Did you ever know anyone that
had changed as much as Paula
From being a fun-loving, irrespon.
sible little mink, she has become &
splendid, serious woman. She seems
to have found herself.
| | did not write to you much about
Alice for thought would see you
soon and then l could tell you al
about her. Honestly, Sgd, l think
she is going crazy. l wonder just
what it is that pushes the brain
from sanity over the border-line to
that place where madness lies
Really and truly, while l was angry
enough at Alice to shake her when
she objected so outrageously to her
fathers will, l could not help but
find her exceedingly interesting
She was really new kind Of human
being to me. l have thought Of hel
and her moods many times since.
am exceedingly sorry for kar
Whitney. Having known and loved
Leslie, to have had such terrible
thing happen to him as to have
married Alice, is something that
am sure he does pot deserve.
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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-11-26

New York, Nov. 26.See-sawing
up and down Broadway saw Eddie
Cantor, passing like a dark shadow.
Some day III get personal and ask
him how much he weighs. .........
Saw Joe Cook, the pride of Evans
Vile, talking to a fellow from the
old home town. And in conversation
he talks just about as fast as he does
on the stage. ..... Saw Jules Bru-
latour, the senatorial looking hus-
band of Hope Hampton, with the
spirit of battle in his eye. Hope, you
know, was displaced by Vida Ben
nett as madame Pompadour" at the
eleventh hour and 59th minute Of the
plays debut on Broadway. .....
Saw Sam Scribner, entrepeneur of
"clean burlesque" and powerful
man he looks. He once was a black
smiths apprentice in Brookville,
Pa, also a tuba player in the band
...... Saw George Gershwin, who
methinks, is one of the greatest liv-
ing pianists, even though he is de-
v0tee of jazz.
Greenwich Village rapidly is be-
coming passe, now that bobbed hair
equality of sexes, self-determination
and other such subjects have be.
come common property of the nation
No new fad has been found to make
Greenwich Village distinctive within
| itself.
However, the many little oddities
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-11-26
ADVENTURE OF
THE TWINS
BY OLIVE ROBERTS BARTON
WOODENHEAD


"Some say that | run up,
Or else that ! run down,
Which mikes me most dreadfully,
For anyone with eyes can see,
| couldn't move for the life of me,
If the house was burning down.
al haven't feather or wing,
Though some say Pm flight!
It's the silliest talk I've ever heard
Pm no relation to bird,
Or an airplane either, on my word,
Pm nailed down fast and tight.
"They talk about my head,
They speak about my foot,
Which puzzles me more each single
day.
And | wonder why they talk thai
way,
If I've the things that people say,
| know not where they're put.
"Sometimes Pm one or ten,
But they speak of me in pairs,
When I'm not scissors, am no.
twins,
Or fancy earrings, or gold cuff-pins,
Now try to be careful--watch out fol
your shins,
AS you chase down, or race dowr
the -"
That was the next riddle the Rid
die Lady asked.
will you please to say it all ovel
again." asked Slow. II couldn'
quite catch it. Pm all mixed up"
"That's what the - There!" sait
the Riddle Lady. Il nearly gave i
away. Yes, ri say it over again
very slowly. Now listen, everybody
and think as hard as you can be
cause it's a hard riddle"
Goosey Gander came crowding i,
just then and when the Riddle Lad!
had finished he laughed and laughed
I mean he honked and honked. "Oh
! know that one!' he said. 1T
simply too easy. Ha! Ha! Ha! Why
! wouldn't even bother telling 70,
what it is. But speaking of shins
did you know that the Old Man. Who
Wouldn't-Say- His Prayers got hur
very much when he -
ooh, do hush, and run away an,
don't talk so much, please" begee'
the Riddle Lady.
"Why, the ideal" cried Goose.
Gander. 81 never was so insulted il
all my life!"
And he went away wagging hi
tail like the rudder of flying ma
chine or propeller or whatever it /
that makes it go.
Down Pippin Hill he went honkin
about his feelings until his voice go
fainter and fainter in the distanc
and finally died away altogether.
"Now we can have some peace,
said Slow slowly. "Mrs. Riddle Lad!
would you mind saying it all owe
again. l don't remember much abou
it,"
T've guessed the answer" erie
Nimble Jack. Its Il pair of stairs
No danger of my shins geting hur
] take them always in one jump
81 went up one pair of stairs
began Nancy.
"Just like me- said Jill.
ooh, don't begin that" said Nic1
eve want to hear more"
(To Be Continued.)
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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-11-26
Is This Your
Birthday

WEDNESDAY, Nov. 2G-Persons
born this day quite often cause their
own lives to be shortened by over
exertion.
Even though you have much abil-
ity, it will gain you nothing unless
you keep a healthy mind housed in
q healthy body. More recreation
should be taken by those who find
their daily tasks becoming heavy.
Travel would bring out in you a
ldesire to write and the stars destine
that persons born this day can Gre
ate great literary ability.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-11-26
(|@ll5iim5'
SAYS

wen, STATISTICS snow SO1C-Oflnk
drinking is declining, maybe be-
cause people are learning to do with
out chasers.
Man was beating his wife in Chi
cago. She pushed him off the porch,
| three floors up. He fell hard for
her.
Idle rumors cause a lot of trouble
and so do idle roomers.
! What we can't see is how one
armed man gets married, unless he
learns to steer an auto with his
knees.
Duquoin Ill.) couple got married
Courted 20 years. Imagine shaving
every day for IS years.
Charles Dickens old home has
been made into girls school. where
they may play the dickens.
st. Louis man. alarmed because
his wife couldn't talk, called the
doctor. She was drunk. It's eXpen-
sive. but you might tSy it.
A woman in hand is worth two ir
a tantrum.
Had 100000 fire in Scranton
Pa, home of correspondence schools
but none burned, darn it.
South Africa's diamond output i:
over two million karats yearly. But
that isn't 81 much. We mine more
coal than that.
South Dakota man claims he ha:
a razor that has been used 65 years
but we don't know how often.
Even if it did take her a long time
to do it, st. Louis woman has beer
going to Sunday school 80 years.
One overlooked blessing of those
who get out for Sunday school !!
the trip makes them hungry for Sun
day dinner.
At Atlantic City sea gull drop
ped Il clam on policeman's head.
wasn't traffic cop, because it hur
him.
Bryan says the Democrats will viii
next time. but they are not LETTING
even this discourage them.
Taxes may be reduced in Germany
That's natural. They can't rails
them because the people can't.
Nothing increases your confidenc
in the general order of things lik
having banker lend you money.
An American bandit was caugh
, in Mexico, showing it is safer t.
stay in your own territory.
Woman was caught running a still
in an Ohio town. Men are gettin
, to be bigger loafers every day.
The sad thing about having a hus
band is he always wants his wife t
!, quit being so foolish.
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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-11-26

which originated in New York's b.
hemia have left their effect on other
sections of the city. This is parti
cularly true Of restaurants.
Every section of the city, uptown
and downtown, Manhattan, the
Bronx, Brooklyn and even Staten
Island, are dotted with little eating
places that have no table-cloths but
plenty. of atmosphere. They all
stress individuality and low prices.
One restaurant near the Pennsyl-
vania Station thus blurbs itself: "A
quaint place, comforting place, an
unusual place, quiet place, a. clean
wholesome place, distinctly differ
ent place." Furthermore it proclaims
that exacting people may come there
with anybody or alone and enjoy
"the personal touch of master
cook" This place charges only IS
cents for lunch.
On Eighth avenue in the Thirties
one may see almost any day, drug adj
diets waiting for their peddle1s:
Thin, worried and pale they stand
sometimes for hours while the ped
dler eludes the police. Most Of them
are ragged, but occasionally you may
see prosperous looking individual
pathetically huddled with the down.
and cutters to participate in his new
found course.
JAMES w. DEAN.
Copyright, 1924, NEA Service, Inc.)
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-11-26
POETS CORNER
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS."

by Julia C. Moffit
Fairy land Of North Dakota
You've been malign beyond compare;
BY your native sons and daughters
Which instance is not rare;
Though their love for you is selfish
And your wealth they've tried to
hide;
Peace plus plenty is their portion,
For you're pure and clean inside.
Fairy land of North Dakota
Your light again shall shine
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-11-26
SALVAGE

Synthetic lumber, being manufactured from such
substances the waste fiber of sugar will eventually
take the place of forest lumber So claims Dahberg
Of it's enthusiasts
Maybe he's bit too jealous But entering
period when the greatest fortunes and progress will be made
through economics especially salvage of Chemistry
will make the transition from of mining natural
resources"
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-11-26
Editorial Review

Comments reproduced in this
the opinion OF The Tribune. They
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.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-11-26
Hunters Less Numerous

TuUCeTS 11cSS 4NuTUc1OuS
Hunters have been a little less
numerous this year than last, ac-
cording to hunting license records of
the auditors office. There have
been 1919 hunting licenses issued
or about 1875 less than last year
Fifteen trappers' licenses have been
issued thus far this fall.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-11-26
RUBBER

Only few generations back people laughing at
GOODYEAR who was tone his teeth set against rdicue to
Census shows the rubber industry in America last
had output valued at nearly 954 million dollars Old
Goodyear certainly would have good laugh if he alive
today.
The airplane enthusiasts smiled a will laugh later
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-11-26
PRICES

Prices rising again, all over the world In England
the average of wholesale IL cent higher than
year ago. So in various countries. 1t higher
cost of living for the worlds people But it also in
Low cost of living and prosperity have been divorced.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-11-26

Ger the rolling land and prairie
| Over hill and dale and mine;
| lheh THESE self same sons and
daughters
Will proclaim slogan new
! wonderland of. North Dakota
We take our hats off to YOU"
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-11-26
A Thought

The rich ruleth over the poor, and
the borrower is servant to the lend
er.-PrOv. 22:7.
No remedy against this consump-
tion Of the purse; borrowing only
fingers and fingers it out, but the
disease is Observation-Disclosures.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-11-26

A penny in-the-slot automatic ele-
vator is a new invention.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-11-26

A mechanical page turner has been
invented for use by armless readers.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-11-26

South Dakota man claims he has
a razor that has been used 65 years,
but we don't know how often.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-11-26

Even if it did take her long time
to do it, St. Louis woman has been
going to Sunday school 80 years.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-11-26

An American bandit was caught
in Mexico, showing it is safer to
stay in your own territory.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-11-26

Nothing increases your confidence
in the general order of things like
having banker lend you money.
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One overlooked blessing of those
who get out for Sunday school is
the trip makes them hungry for Sun
dav dinner.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-11-04
SHORTER BALLOTS

There is no reason in the world remarks
prominent newspaper, ''for electing coroner or
county surveyor state treasurer secretary of
state The people seldom know the candidates and are
not in position to choose between them Men of better
ability could generally be had if these officers were ap-
pointed"
~1 This is true of many other offices, too-state,
county and municipal. 1t is desirable to get many
possible off the regular election ballots, IN
order to give the voter chance to concentrate more
ntelligently those that left 1t is especially de-
sirabe to lessen the number of primary bal
lots under the system of nomination prevalent al
most everywhere because they confuse the voter and
make wise choice difficult.
Multiplying opportunities to run for office is evil
dence Of democratic freedom, but there danger OF
too much democracy along this line. The short ballot
generally results in intelligent voting, more IN
terest in elections and better government 1t lets the
citizens only for few important officers, who
appoint the rest Thus authority is concentrated and
responsibility is fixed.
This is the way of good private business, and it is
being recognized more clearly, year by year. good
likewise for public business.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-11-04
Bedtime Stories
By HOWARD E. GARIS
Copyright, 1928, Dy Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate

Hello there. Curly Twis'ytail,
why aren t you At school tod3y:' -
called UncIe Wiggilv to little pig
gle boy who was running along
the woodland path one morning.
"No school today! No school
today squealed Curly, running
faster than before.
"Uml I wonder why there 5 no
school?' thought Uncle Wiggily to
himself, as he hoped along, pink
ling his twink nose. Then ne saw
Johnnie Busbytail, the squirrel,
gathering nuts beneath tree
"Why aren t you at school, John
nie?' asked Uncle Wiggily. =" Why
are so many of you children out
of school3'
q" Cause it's election, chatter
red Johnnie Don I YOU know you
have to vote for Uncle Butter to
be mayor of Woodland today! And
tonight we animal boys are going
to make big bonfire and have
a lot of fun cause Uncle Butter is
going 10 be elected.
"Oh. | almost forgot it was elec-
tion," said Uncle Miggily. "Well,
that goat gentleman is good
friend of mine, so | will vote for
him"
"And then win you help us
make a bonfire?' asked Johnnie.
"To be sure ! will, - answered
Imperial Valley press., 1924-11-04
BIRTHS AND DEATHS

The British are complaining about decline in the
birth There % 900 fewer children born last
year in Great Britain than the year before The critics
say less about the fact that there $4,000 fewer
deaths than the year before and the still remark
able fact that in 1928 there 76S 900 births to 444
900 deaths.
AS long as there is such big margin as that of
births over DEATHS and the margin is increasing rather
than diminishing there is little reason for alarm
The birth rate means little except compared with the
death rate. When the average human being IS living
longer, nation can multiply rapidly as ever or
more So with fewer births And it is clear that there
after increase of population is likely to depend more
on a low death rate than high birth rate
There is double gain in this Not only can ma
tions multiply as usua-if that real benefit-with
lower birth rate but individuals living longer, can
get far more out of life The change should be appre
ciated especially by whose life burden Is eased
immensely when they are not obliged to bear so many
children as they used order to maintain the popu-
latioR.