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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-01-21
NO NATIONAL. COOKERY

I Burton Kline in The American Mer-
cury.)
We have everything on earth that
is good to eat; and we don't know
what to do with it. We have sky
scrapers, baseball, any number of
things original and distinctive TO
ourselves; bat no national cookery.
We pride ourselves on being IA prac
teal people; and if anything is a
practical matter, eating, the main
tenance of life itself, is that; and
still the Opulent Americans notion
Of perfect feast is too often 500
worth of ham and eggs. The trouble
with our cuisine is that we still
feed ourselves as we did i'm the days
when Americans had forests to fell,
Indians to shoot, railroads to bulld;
whom ever" American was, literally,
newer of wood and drawer of
water, a worker We stuff it in as
the Puritans did; and their business
was not to enjoy life but to endure
it. Pie is for pioneers, and we are
pioneers no longer.
In spite Of a plethora of all things
eatahla, American cookery lags the
very last of our arts excepting al
ways where it is borrowed from
abroad. AS compared with French,
Italian, Scandinavian, Austrian, or
German cookery, there is something
primitive, cropping, touchingly be-
niehted about it. Can we ever lose
the Puritan mind so long as we cast
Puritan food into the American st0-
mach? y
There is no excuse for it. We
grow, raise, or catch everything that
nature offers to nnurish the imagin-
alton of man and titillate his cranal
appetite. And We haven't glmmer
as to what to do with it. From
Maine to the Mississippi, and from
The Mississippi westward to the Paci-
fic, there is hardly corner of the
country that doesn't boast some pro-
dizzy of pleasure for the palate
provided you take it always as ma
ture presents it, and before the
singularly idiotic American ingen-
uity, unbelievably helpless when con-
fronted with the pOtentialities of
food in the raw. steps into ruin and
desroil.. Vermont green turkey, Bos-
ton baked beans, Rhode Island clam
chowder, Long Island duckling, Phil
adelphia scrapple, Maryland fried
chicken and other simples, have, like
The Constitution itself, girdled our
fair land and bonded it's warning
sections together.
Rightly or wrongly, New England
is charged with having brought into
being an American institution as
broadly national and as lavishly re-
! verenced as the Constitution itself
pie. But the historian of the far
future can alone determine the pre-
else effects upon US, already, of pie
They must extend far beyond level
ing our people in a common demo
cracy of indigestion.
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Mrs. Prescott has some ideas which
coincide with mine on the bringing
up Of children. She wants them TO
begin Immediately to learn some
thing Of their souls and spirits as
we'll as the care of their bodies.
Although Mrs. Burke, who was my
brothers wife, is immensely wealthy
and before she married Mr. Burke
she and Mrs. Prescott ran shop in
Albany, where they sell underclothes
too beautiful to wear. am sure
your dear mother would be shocked
at them. She would say that no one
but demimondaines would possibly
wear such gorgeous silks and laces
and she would consider that Mrs.
Burke and Mrs. Prescott wersa con-
Eliminating themselves by contact
with such people even in trade. Both
Mrs. Burke and Mrs. Prescott, how
ever, wear these things themselves.
/ have seen lingerie handed over
to a laundress that is almost worth
a brides dowry in Switzerland, that
are worn without thought Of their
cost.
Even the little shop-girls wear the
sheerest of silk stockings, and the
most beautiful shoes. always
think when ] see them, of our peas
ants with their wooden sabots.
Little Jack is waking III finish
this letter tomorrow, dear.
Copyright, 1925, NEA Service, Inc.)
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-01-21
THE GOOD OLD" PARTY SYSTEM
BY Chester H. Rowell

This local Cal1Orna EDITORIAL but, contrary
tom it will also be sent east because it describes sgnf
vanced, and therefore the most illustrative example
Those who doubt that State political parties exist
should consider the vote Of the California assembly
ganZation.
1t the surface question which of two
sonaly excellent gentlemen should be speaker but by
almost exactly equal vote two wedefined parties struggled
for~control. r
detection of vote either way would have deter
mined the result. AS human nature goes that
naturally the way favored by Governor Richardson
who is the distributor of the things legislators want
the Republican Democratic parties opposite policies,
tendencies and affiliations.
They recognized leaders and organizations and
Quoted active campaigns before the people their
dates The whole belong consciously
the other of them.
their candidates nominated only as Repub
leans Democrats but large part for and received
both nominations
OF the Others nobody inquiries under which
knows and cares to which State party they belong.
The division is not merely personal either. For
venence may speak of johnson group "Richard
group" but these names by define them
The johnson group contains many who do not agree
with Senator Johnson and who do not support
him personally Most of them ,teok in the last
national campaign in which he refused to follow them.
The antiadminstraton forces include many who have
nothing against Governor Richardson personally while the
Richardson group" contains many who his
personal disciples '.'" ,et@
The members of these groups understand better than
Republicans and Democrats do why they work togeherfand
their Identification with personal leadership often con-
fuses clarifies the situation.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-01-21
ADVENTURE OF
THE TWINS
nv OLIVE ROBERTS BARTON

As Sally Wiggleton stood staring
into the store window where all the
fine wax ladies were, something
happened.
But first you must know. if you
don't know already, that the fine
wax ladies had once been Sallys fiji
teen dolls that the Fairy Queen had
changed with wave of her wand.
This is what happened. The wax
ladies' began to cry. Tears rolled
down all their wax cheeks as Sally
stood staring.
The steam pipes in the window had
become very hot and that may have
had something to do with it, but
doubt it. Steam-pipes are nothing to
inconsistencies
Sally sighed. 1.-The poor wax lad
les are melting" she said. "I'll go
into the toy department and see my
dear dollies. Oh, l do wish that
had been kind to them. didn't know
liked them so we'll. l treated them
shamefully and ! don't blame them
for wanting to come back to the
store again"
She turned away and all the wax
ladies cried out, "Oh. Sally, here we
are! Don't you know -us?"
But they cried out silently and
Sally didn't hear them.
Besides the window was in be-
tween.
Now all this time the Fairy Queen
had been watching There she sat
on Two Spot, her blue velvet but
terfly.
But nobody thought it strange.
They said, THE trimming In the
window is lovely. What a pretty
Fairy! You'd almost think she was
real. And if the butterfly wasn't so
huge, you would think it was real,
tool"
They didn't say anything about
the Twins for they had hidden be-
hind the velvet hangings in the win
dow where they could see but
couldn't be seen.
And they saw Sally staring.
And they saw the wax ladies mel
mean crying.
And the Fairy Queen smiled lit
tie knowing smile.
"These wishes!" she said shaking
her head ever so little. "They are
always a mistake. Would you like
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-01-21
TO ELIZABETH SWARTZ IN
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND

MY Dear Elizabeth: know it
may seem strange to you that |
have not written since ! came to
America but this is such a vast coun-
try where people are so taken up al
ways with such surprising things.
They go from one to another pursuit
so rapidly that it does seem as
though have just arrived day or
1.-TWO ago instead of being here
months and months.
Americans are most peculiar-the
women especially. l am sure, dear
Elizabeth, that your father would
say that this whole country is ruled
by women.
(You.see am writing as though
were not an American, I was only
four years old when / came over to
live in the school in Geneva and
made the acquaintance Of you and
your dear family and | have become
so impregnated with old-world ideas
and methods that do not seem
even to myself native Of this
country.)
Do not misunderstood me, for
think my native land the most beau
tiful place to live in all the world. 1t
certainly is the best on all the earth
for women. They not only seem to
be queen Of their own household but
they have finger in politics and
business as we'll. The only criticism
! have to make is that men seem too
engrossed in business and that both
men and women are engaged in so
many other things that they do not
take time. to understand those that
are nearest and dearest to them.
The former wife of my brother re-
ceived me with open arms. She
wanted me to be one of her family.
OF course | could not accept this and
SO she arranged place for me i'm
mediately with a friend of hers, a
Mrs. John Alden Prescott, as gov
erness and nurse to her little boy,
who is hardly more than baby now.
The place is very satisfactory, as
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-01-21
IN NEW YORK

the ugliest bodies wear the scantiest
gowns? Most Of the bare backs / see
a: first nights remind me of nothing
SO much, as great slabs of beef in
butcher shops decorated with sfringes
OF green or red.
Green, by the way, is far the most
popular color. for evening gowns this
season.
These same people who disturb
others by late arrivals create fur
Their disturbance by early depart
ures. They must be on their way
to some cabaret or private midnight
function: Evidently they 60 to the
theater simply to say that they have
been there.
In subway: Man cutting a pencil
in two 50 that; his wife could work
crossword puzzle while he worked
another. ....... At Times Square:
Man dropped package. Stopped over
to see if it broke. Another package
dropped and broke. He left hurried
ly........ On Broadway: Fat woman
wearing checked coat which made
her look fatter., With her very thin
woman wearing striped suit which
made her look thinner. ). Also on
Broadway: Man with hair eight inch
es long walking With woman with
manish bob. ...
- JAMES w. DEAN
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to go home again, dears, and be
Sally's dollies and have tea.parties
and get bathed, even if she does for
get to dry you, and"
"Oh, yes, yes!" cried all the grand
wax ladies. eve love Sally and we
want to go back"
Sally didn't find her dolls in the
toy department after all.
"Tm sure they are here" she in
sisted.
"rhey must have been Sold" said
the clerk
on" said Sally and she went
sadly home. {
Bat, oh Joy! There on the bed
were all fifteen dollars in a row
She could hardly believe her eyes.
"Oh, you dears!" she cried hug
ging them all in bunch.
Back in the window the, store
keeper foand nothing but a few
drops Of grease and a pile of silk
dresses and fine furs. e..
''lt was the steam pipes" said he
"rhey got too hot and the ladies
melted" 81. ~
mo WONDER" said customer
"And all those heavy furs ont"
The Twins and the Fairy Queen
and Two Spot had disappeared.
(TO Be COntinued)
Copyright, 1926, NEA Service, Inc.)
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-01-21

New York, Jan. 2l.-The most vul-
gar crowds in New York are the
first-night theater audiences, it
Half of first-night audience
troops in. after the curtain has gone
up. They talk and giggle as they
walk down the aisle. They stop to
greet acquaintances already seated.
Many of them, especially when they
are in parties OF four or more, keep
up running conversation through
out. the, evening. There is little con-
sideration for others intent on OBJ
serving the performance.
Admissions to first nights are gen.
orally higher than for other per-
formances. That is particularly true
of musical shows. This is so be-
cause there is certain clique which
thinks that it is the "smart" thing to
attend opening nights.
First-night vulgarity is also dis
played in. dress. Last night saw a
woman in a very decollette gown in
an upper box at the Century. The
house was chilly and drafty. While
the show was on and the house dark
she put her wrap about her, but
when the lights went on during in
PERMISSION She laid aside her wrap
and began to fan herself with an
immense red ostrich fan.
And why is it that women with
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-01-21

All That's Lacking Is Name
All they lack is name. The
group which supported one candi-
date for speaker, for instance, calls
itself progressive" and has bet
ter historic title to the inheritance
of that name than most Of those
who have recently assumed it.
But Governor Richardson never
refers to it's members except as
"Reactionaries" or "Old Guard
unless, sometimes, he varies it with
"spendthrifts" or tax eaters"
This lack of name is perhaps
really an advantage. 1t means that
the parties can hold together easily
so long as they have vitality, and
that they will be decently buried
whenever they are dead.
If it had not been for the arti-
ficial sacredness of name, this
would have happened to the Repub-
lican and Democratic parties whole
generation ago. ..-. :
Instead we have been fighting over
their unsepultured remains ever
since--and have sometimes found, in
the two funeral corteges, armies in
cidentally useful for other and
more living purposes.
But better armies could have been
assembled about contemporary is
sues if their potential members had
not already all been gathered in the
mourning bands.
Party Organizations Purely National
The party system is the one thing
in America which we have never
succeeded in federalizing. In every.
thing else, state and nation have
their separate functions, with their
separate organizations to attend to
them.
But the party organizations are
purely national, and their scattered
branches are provinces or depart
ments rather than states of the
central sovereignty.
In our more, bitterly partisan days,
constables and county clerks were
elected on the slavery or tariff ques-
tion, and where party nominations
for these offices survive they are
ostensibly so.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-01-21

The possible cause should be look
ed fors,and remedied, yet there is
no cause for immediate alarm.
The child should be placed in a hot
bath % soon as possible, and cool
cloths should be wrapped around the
head.
After the child has been miners
ed. he should be lifted out, wrapped
in warm blanket and left to sleep.
Convulsions n children often re-
suit from fit Of Indigestion, Or the
irritation fFsSas cutting teeth may
produce them. 3
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-01-21
CHILDREN'S CONCLUSIONS

One Of Mrs. Jones neighbors was
telling her about child that had
convulsions. e.4
"The child became as rigid" she
said, land his eyes were fixed and
hands clenched. Why, it just made
me feel dreadfully to see it suffer"
None of Mrs. Jones youngsters
had even had conyulsions. Yet, one
could never tell. It would be we'll to
knnw what to do in case any Of them
Sheut keve: IA An s:i,tf l Eaai; II
III So She asked her doctor, and this
;;sfs what she learned: fsf
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W. SXYS

We have the unwritten law, but
very few unbroken laws.
Injured feelings seldom fully re-
cover, and even then are easily in
jured again.
1t is possible to get so busy you
have no time for bad luck.
The only way to pass safely
! Though all the ups and downs Of
life is by staying on the level.
| Being poor wouldn't be so bad if
it were for only few days instead
! Of for life.
1t might help this country some if
as many checker games were sold in
1925 as dice were sold in 1924
Get new auto tag or You are
likely to find you are it..
Six months from now the furnace
will be working fine.
IT prosperity doesn't come along
this year we can sue it for breach of
promise.
All the cream on milk must be
van shine' cream because you seldom
see it any more.
Love is like any other trouble. The
more you just sit around and tn nix
about it the worse it becomes.
Besides not gathering any moss
rolling stones reach the bottom.
! 1t is all right to act foolish if YOU
are merely acting.
All work ana no play does not
make Jack a dull boy. 1t merely
proves he is dull boy.
ii every day We're Sunday there
would be no insomnia. y
Laugh and the world laughs with
you. Cry and people think you want
to borrow some money.
He'll hath no fury like woman
when you track mud into her house
! Most of the gas politicians hand
out is laughing gas.
Keeping in touch with people is
the only way you can make touch
Broadcasting grand opera makes
the wild radio waves wild.
! There isn't any map Of the road ia
success.
I'LL e. oply hard thing about holding
any JOB Is tde WUfk IL tukey:s -.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-01-21

The whole purpose of party or
ganization in local affairs has not
been anything local to those affairs,
but, avowedly, to use them : to
Strengthen the national ticket"
We have been, in party structure,
as centralized as France is in gov
ernment.' And, just as our federal
scheme is the chief triumph of our
governmental organization, so the
lack of it is the chief incongruity of
our party system.
Will 1t Lead To Better Things?
The newer movement may be the
beginning of something better We
need localism in America, just as We
need nationalism and International
ism.
We have had too much of the
wrong sort of all three-the localism
which means log rolling in Congress-;
the nationalism which shouts for
America not only first" but chiefly
~only"; and the hyphenate aberra-
tons of internationalism.
These, like weeds, nuisances, rub
bish or disturbances, are all ex-
amples of "good things out of
place." If the newer state parties
can become, instead, the organs of
localism in its place, they may help
clear the field for nationalism and
internationalism, also each i'm their
places. g., s-
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-01-21
NIGHT COUGH
IN QUICKLY RELIEVED

This is the substance of letter
received from H. w. Webb, Quincy,
ILL.,, II coughed great deal, especial
ly at night. Tried almost everything
and have found nothing to equal
FOLEY'S HONEY AND TAR COM
POUND. One dose relieved my
cough and l rested we'll all night"
One of the largest selling cough
medicines in the World. Contains
no opiates. Safe for children. In
,sist upon Foley's. Refuse substitutes.
-" 81 ~ ADV.
Journeyman hatters in England
formed q union in 1867.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-01-21
MORAL GOADS

In the discussion of any extension of the socaled blue
laws, the moral goads most pesterous. Their pres
has already begun to enven the obbes and before
long, if not the will be greater upon
the legislators and unless their guard will mistake
their importunings for the great of the people,
Their efforts directed most against the passage of
law to license cigarettes If law passed with teeth
in it making it grave ofense to sell minors and licensing
the sale to adults the state would benefit the kind
a law that is upon the statute books.
Most States license this traffic. Cigarettes into
the freely from the outside and effort pro
them in quantities from package to carton The
law is openly Haunted i'm the state house where they
used with impunity.
In attempting to force their minority wishes the
jorty the moral goads destroy all they bring to
bear mertoriOuS for the rea protection of
society Their labors like those of the provebia
tain which brings forth merely
1t is to be hoped that this session will not be doineere
by the moral goads.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-01-21
THE "JAZZ-GIRL"

An obviously abnormal girl, unruly, Incorporate and
unchase low tastes and vicious habits and associates
given to fits Of blind flew into temper at her mothe,
for asking her keep reasonable hours So she her
brothers took his revolver and shot the mother dead
Now from obscure coarsey unineresting person.
didy her way to the devil she becomes suddenly
tional sensation the jazzg murderer And psycholo.
gjsts aeniss moraiss and sob sisters will analyZe her
for lessons until the law puts her where she will be safe
They will find lessons enough. But will they note the
simplest? 1t not question why girl went wrong. There
always girls stupid vicious enough to
1t is. Why did she kill? And the answer-because gun
handy
is the presence of the gun that transforms braws
hystera into murder The passions of the weak short
lived They do the first thing That first thing is not
der unless weapon Immediately at hand 1t is the shame
of American law and American custom that it usually is.
The to abolish the printing of the financial reports
of school districts cannot be merely for economy for the
slight School officials should urge the retention of
the law for it is the best protection they have against
funded charges of extravaganza Then again this law
payer against the school official Publicity
for the expenditure of tax money of the best invest
ments community have No foolish economy should
be allowed to clrtail such publicity.
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Editorial Review

Comments reproduced In tbln
the opinion Of Tho Tribune. Tn ~
are prevented here In order that
our readers may have both sides
Uf important Issues which are
h-inE discussed In the press Of
the day.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-01-21
John M. RApI,EJE

There nothing accidental about the rise of John NJ
Rapele to the icepresiency of the Northern Pacific
Many in this section knew him when he starting his
brakeman working through the various grades
superintendent then of the highest positions
in the gift of the corporation He practical thorough
railroad man, modest efficient had host of friends
the entire SYSTEM
He began his railroad career the Canadian Pacific
later worked out of NIanan conductor then
and through the ranks. During the he served the
nation many places using his genius for railroad opera
ton in behalf of the Allied cause
His death will be mouned generally the entire sys
tenn. He recognized merit and the fellow who just
starting got his chance John Rapee got his chance
when he struggling with of the mental tasks of
railroadmg.
The example of John Rapele the youth who desire
inspiring and shows what hard work and appl
cation will do He belongs the thousands railroad
without pull stakeholder friend influence
Sheer ability and charming personality his virtues
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-01-21
CAUSE OF CRIMES

In the penitentiary at Joliet ILL., young Loeb and Leo
mold become professors in the night school,
They teaching fellow convcts how to read write spell
and do sums in arithmetic
surprise that these convict students need
nch iuvenie instruction. of the three
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-01-21
OVER-WORK

Famous strong Fred Beasley could lift 20 men at
time with his back He dies at age of g. which recalls
that he wrote book, "Why Athletes Die Young
Over-exerton of muscles and heart is why athletes die
young.
Most people very careful not to over-eert their
cles Few of them need advice about eexertng their
brains.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-01-21
JUST A QUERY

How could Edward Box or Jacob Riis have made their
way under the Proposed Child Labor Amendment? What
percentage of males before eighteen years of age?
Would of the pioneer builders of North Dakota have
made as good Roadway if encountered by federal restrictive
child labor laws? These pertinent questions touch
ing on the ratification of the Twentieth Federal Amend
ment.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-01-21

The original manuscript of "Kid-
naped," by Robert Louis Stevenson
recently was sold at auction fol
$4,000.