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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-11-10
by DIR. HUGH =. CUMMING
Surgeon General. u. :. Public Health
SCrNire

''Spottcu' fever, or crrGbro-Spinnl
meningitis. is caused by germ which
produces inflammation Of the men,
brancs covering the brain and the
spinal cord.
A, the present time i. is believed
that this disease is most often COM
municatcd or carried from one per-
son to another through the medium
Of carriers. that is. persons who are
not i'll or only slightly i'll but who
have the germs of the disease in
their noses and threats.
Spotted" fever prevails principally
among children and young people. II
is most prevalent in cold climates
during the winter and spring. It
seems to attack principally those liv-
ing in ill-vcntilated and overcrowdcd
houses.
Spinal meningitis begins with a
convulsion or chill followed by pains
in the muscles. severe headache. few
or. rapid pulse and increased rcspira-
ton. Vomiting is nearly always as
sociatcd with these symptoms. De-
Iirium usually appears early.
The muscles may be contracted SO
that the legs cannot be extended. the
neck becomes stiff and the back rigid.
The pains arc severe.
The eruption from which the dis
ease gets its name, Spotted" fever,
consists of small round purplsh
spots. Sometimes these spots are
scattered over the whole body. some
times they are limited to certain
areas. These spots are caused by
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PEOPLES FORUM

Washburn, N. D., Nov. 1O-Durng
the last few months the state press
has had considerable to say regard
ing "Telling the Truth About North
Dakota" and in a recent editorial pub
lished in Red River Valley weekly
we find the following excellent ad
vice followed by some fitting re-
marks: ''Lct us have faith in our
selves and in the state we live in.
Let us stick to the facts, and when
they are stated, if there are any quail
flying circumstances let them be can
didly stated. It is about time that
the state'es politicians began telling
the truth regarding it, regardless Of
their personal political fortunes. or
petty personal animosities. Cheap
demagoguery is no longer impressive
in North Dakota
In the September issue of the N.
d. Highway Bulletin we find some
remarkable statements regarding the
achievements of the department be-
tween June 80, 1923, and September
rs, 1925, and comparisons are made
with what was accomplished prior
to that period.
The claim is made that $9,273,3l8.56
was spent prior to that time for the
construction of the Liberty Memorial
Bridge and the building Of 1856 miles
of earth roads, 252 of which were graz
vel surfaced. Now let US analyze
this statement and see how closely it
sticks to the truth.
The Liberty Memorial Bridge cost,
in round numbers, 81 1866 900, and the
average cost of gravel surfacing dur
ing that period was approximately
.>.;11 l. In 1ko1
of crawling $63O,O00. Deducting the
surfacing we have balance of ST.
earth roads. This gives an average
of about $4,000 per mile, covering a
period of six years. This would be
a pretty stiff price to- pay f!or. earth
roads as all taxpayers will agree. But
let US see what the actual facts are
| in the case.
! Referring to the Senate Investigat.
ing Committee Report of 1928, the
data of which was furnished undel
oath, and the report of the Highway
Commission for the biennial period
ending June 30, 1922; we find from
! the former that on Jan. Il, 1923, e.
! 082.4 miles of surveys had been made
of which 1880 miles had been design.
ed. Referring to the biennial report
we find that up to June 80, 1922, l..
$40 miles of grading contracts had
been let and from personal knowledge
the writer is sure that by the end OF
1922 this mileage had been increased
to at least 1000 and that work had
been done on every project except
one.
The same report shows that 1873
miles Of Federal aid projects had
been completed and accepted. The
same table shows that 1879 additional
miles were completed, but not ac-
cepted. Besides the Federal aid pro-
jects completed there were 40.4 miles
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Editorial Comment
Burroughs Meets Whitman

CLARA BaTrus in Nale Review
Without rising he fWhj1.nanN reached out II me-
a large Warm, soft hand and regarded VITA "
,ok OF infinite good nature and c0nteatment. Wa
struck with the strange beauty 0. hin? IS NJ
there in the sas-.ight--tI1e brightness OF h
eyes. the glow of his coun;enanCe. and the cUT!olS
blending OF youth ana age in MS expression. He
was in that delicious mood almost hab!tua 10 h N
have since found. during which MS flesh and skin
become. it were transparent, and allow his great
summary. motheriy soul to shine through. | VAS
struck, likewise with his rich, mellow voice-t
voice that was az index to the man, i'm
plying not only deep human sympathies and affni
ties, but the finest blood and breeding d gentle
strong. cultivated soul
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New IOrk.-An office executive ad-
vertiscd for IA OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
He received more than so applica-
tions. Picking out the ten best let
tiers he requested the writer's of
them to come in for an interview.
Questioning them one by one and Civ
ing them tests in lettcr-writing he
found that none could write letter
as business-like as the letter Of APP
plicat:On.
"Tell me-" he finally said to an
applicant "why it is that your letter
applying for this job is ever so much
better than one you write for me-
After some hesitation the girl an
swercd: "To be frank about it, |
thought letter that sounded very
bus;ness-like would make an impress
sion, so asked former boss of mine
to dictate letter of application for
me-
That girl got the job because of
her ingenuity. Later she told her
new employer that some business
colleges which do not succeed in
teaching girls how to write letters
furnish their students with standard
letters to use in applying for jobs.
Carcle SSneSS IN the nome Is money
in the pocket for moving van men.
Recently | stopped to watch a crew
Of them reaching into the crevices of
overstuffed touches and chairs. One
Of them brought forth half dollar.
Lots Of times we find good combs
and other trinkets," another told me.
"Once | found mans watch. When
went to give it back to the party
we moved he told me to keep it for
my honesty. He said it had been
lost eight years and he had bought
another one. All that time it had
been in back of the couch seat and
the couch had been moved three
times. once all the way across the
country"
Beach combers are now busy har-
vesting coins, jewelry and other val
uablcs lost by careless bathers last
summer. The tides run strong at
this time of year and the sands of
Long Beach. Brighton, Coney Island
and Rockaway are constantly being
stirred up. At sunrise the beach
combers are on the job, using screens
to sift the sands. A life guard who
lives at Shecpshead Bay tells me that
he has chest filled with valuable
articles, some of which he has held
for years awaiting the Identification
of owners.
JAMES w. DEAN.
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ADVENTURES
Of the TWINS
vbY OLIVE POBEpTs AAnTCj

diets make up some poetry saiG
the Clown. It's a lot Of fun if you
take turns adding IA line. I'll say
adds line and the person next to
Five lines to one poem"
still sitting in a circle after the rid
SO the Clown began:
II climb to the top Of d tree"
And the Sweep, who was next.
THAT grew down below the blue sea-
And the Old Shoe Woman said:
There is no use in talkin,"
And Diddlc Dumping John said:
81 have quite lost my stocking,'
And the Little Dog said:
"And barked Il big piece off my
knee
"Hurray!" shouted Nick. THAT
lot Of fun. Let's have some more"
SO they went on right around the
circle, but as YOU don't care and |
really don't care about who said all
the lines, shall only put down what
the verses sounded ligc. They don't
make much sense, but | think the
High Jinks people did pretty well to
make them even sound right.
These are the verses they made up:
"a mouse caught his tail in trap,
While his mother was having a nap,
Blues my color said she,
Can you count up to three?
| will say he is having snap"
This was the next verse:
"The wind blew the wig off pig,
Donkeys much prefer dates to a fig,
Did you darn up the hose?
You've very red nose,
Il always wear skates when dig
And this was the next:
"The Naturalization STUDDED his
toe,
And all he could say was 90! o.
The potatoes poor eyes
Get all red when he cries,
And the light cakes are made out of
dough-
This verse was simply awful, l
think:
1.-THE elephant said to the ant,
4 am longing to sneeze, but can't
Then along came a goose,
Drinking cocoanut juice.
That the humming bird stole from
his aunt"
BY this time everybody was laugh
ing too hard to make up any more
poetry. 1t was great fun, though.
"What merry place High Jinks
Land isl" said Nancy.
81 should say So said Nick. Just
one lark after another ever since we
camel"
"Don't you know why?" remarked
Mister Dodger. "It's because every
one is in good humor. How nice it
would be if the whole world were
that way!"
Ito Re COntinued.)
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'MezIAzAhzG5;I1E33kz

10; know You at all. The gentleman
= the brother Of the people TO whom
lou rented your housu. His name is
Mr.. Orson Gibson.
don't know whether you know it
| Or not but the Gibsons have made
| themselves we'll liked here. They are
| most conservative and stable people
! Just the kind that we who have lived
| here al! our lives are pleased to see
| make our little town their home
| The other evening Mr.. and Mrs. Glib
| son gave a little party to introduce
| their brother to their friends in the
| village. Naturally your name came
| up as all your old ncighbors were
wondering if you would ever come
| back or if you would conclude that
We had grown too ld-fash:oncd for
| YOU.
"What did you say the lady's name
was? ~ asked Mr.. Orson Gibson. 81
met i Mrs. Mary Alden Prescott at
Atlantic City this summer and | was
told that she was The mother of Mr..
John Alden Prescott who married the
Of Pittsburgh
OF course. | described you to him
/ but he didn't seem to recognize the
| description at ALL
| He said, The woman l know BY
| the name OF Mrs. Mary hl,.cn Pres
colt is very good looking and al
though | think her hair is touched
up little with hcnna, am sure it
is very much more charming than is
the partly gray head Of the austcrc
/ lady YOU have described"
| Copyright, 1925. NEA Service. Inc. J
TOMORROW Letter from Pris-
ella Bradford to Mrs. Mary Alden
I proSrOif
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Of state aid projects completed. max
ing total of 1922 miles. Besides
this we find lac additional miles
that were classified as 80 per cent
complete. This accounts for l,02S
miles of the 1000 placed under con
tract. Now let us examine a little
further and find out as near as pos
sible how many miles of completed
highway the partially constructed
projects are equivalent to.
Again referring to the Investigate
ing Committees report we find there
computations based on the report Of
the engineers in the best position to
judge the stage Of completion Of the
various projects. These indicate that
the equivalent mileage constructed
was 1888 at the end Of the 1922 con.
struction season. In passing it is
we'll to state that there is no way Of
proving or disproving the exact
equivalent miles, but it is safe to
say that the variation would not be
more than per cent either way. Any
shortage in this figure would be more
than offset by the 2l2 months addi-
tional construction during the spring
of 1928
Let US now review briefly. The
Highway Bulletin credits Cor discred-
its) those in charge of the depart
ment prior to June 30, 1923, with the
construction of only 8S5 miles of
earth roads, 252 Of which were gravel
surfaced and the Liberty Memorial
Bridge at total cost of $9,273.3lS.5S.
Reliable records show that on Jan.
l, 1923, 2,082 miles Of surveys, $50
miles Of designs had been made and
the equivalent of 1888 miles Of grad
ing and drainage structures had been
constructed. In addition to this the
Liberty Memorial Bridge and 275
miles Of gravel surfacing had been
completeG (25 miles of which were
surfaced by the departments own
forces). Approximately $l,5oo,ooo
worth Of surplus war materials had
been distributed and the maintenance
of the state highway system had been
supervised at the following cost:
Construction .........$7 1882 $3.50. 40
Administration. Engineer
ing d overhead ... 828,877.65
Equipment Dept. ....... 295,50l.79
$s,3s7,o15.s4
1t appears from this that the
Highway Bulletin does not follow the
advice Of the editor quoted above re-
garding the stating Of facts. Possibly
truth does not mix or agree with tho
Harmony brand Of "wax" used in
grating certain defunct Good
Roads association on the Highway
Commission.
However, with genuine name
blown-n bottle Consulting High
way Specialist now in full charge
there should be no limit to the speed
and efficiency Of the depa rtment. In
! hn ho nj ~
ney which had half dozen attach
ments. each guaranteed to make
saving Of at least 20 per cent in gas
olinc consumption; all of which ne
cessitated the owner getting out to
bale out the gas every once and
while. The Bulletin may be the more
or less innocent means of getting rid
Of the surplus "gas."
w. H. ROBINSON.
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SCOUTS. TOO EFFICIENT

Vienna. = Complaints are being
made that ovcr-zealous Boy Scouts
are doing their work too we'll here.
The Boy Scouts were engaged to
patrol the banks OF the Danube to
keep a watch on property and the
proprietics when mixed bathing par
ties or dancing parties in bathing
suits are held in the Danube bath
ing resorts. The Boy Scouts were
first jokingly welcomed but they
have taken their duties so serious
ly that appeals have been made to
withdraw the aquatic patrol.
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The Dawninp

Events have been moving rapidly during the past
ten years.
A tremendous war has been fought National
boundaries have changed. Man has crossed the
ocean by air, has sent his voice around the world.
has sent his tireless inqusitive mind into ali tho
riddles of the universe in search of knowledge that
will enable him to live more happily and more
fully.
There are even signs that the great war itself
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You can traVel very lar on lame
excuses.
This weather is so changcab,e the
man in charge must be woman.
Being your brothers keeper doesn't
mean keep his shirts.
1t is foolish to 60 around knock
ing people with the hope that yoI
will be mistaken for opportunity.
You will find the silver lining to
most clouds furnished from lack of
use.
Hope bacon and eggs never get a
divorce.
There are several makes of good
adding machines, but all autos arc
good subtracting machines.
Many neighbours dog is a howl
ing success.
What you believe in isn't 50 impor-
tant as who you believe in.
Keep your joys to yourself, and
others, thinking you have none, will
hide theirs from you. Z. ..
Stifle your good or bad feelings
long enough and they will escape
so distorted you won't know them
yourself.
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A THOUGHT

Add to your faith, virtue; and to
virtue, knowledge; and to knowledge,
temperance: and to temperance. pa
thence; and to patience, g0dlincss;
and to godliness. brothcrly Kindness;
and to brothcrly Kindness, charity
Peter 1:J-7.
Virtue is voluntary; vice involun-
tary.-Plato.
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STATE BRIEFS
A DESTRUCTIVE FIRE

Tuttle-The barn and machine
sheds on the Philip Binder farm
south of this village we're totally de
stroyed last Tuesday in blaze which
is believed to have been inccndiary
origin. A large amount of farm ma
chinery, about 80 chickens and tur-
keys, two automobiles. three horses
and considerable other property were
also burned. Indications were that
the buildings had been sprinkled. with
gasoline before the fire was kindled.
The loss is conservatively estimated
at $4,000.
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PIONEER IS DEAD

Northwood.-Mrs. Albert Lowe. a
resident of North Dakota since the
'8Os, passed away October q at the
Old Peoples home, death resulting
from diabetes. She and her husband
took homestead nine miles west of
Northwood when they first came, to
the state and suffered the privations
and hardships of the early pioneers.
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TOMORROW Letter from pris-
ella Bradford to Mrs. Mary Alden
Prescott.
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Keep your joys to ynursclf, and
others, thinking you have none, will
hide theirs from you. +.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-05-28
DUCK HAWK

The Duck Hawk stood upon great
was the fiat and even earth. But he
could look down without feeling dizzy.
People who climbed great heights
might feel dizzy but not the Duck
Hawk, nor any member of his family.
He was standing right on the very
edge too He knew he would not fall.
He knew even if he felt like going
off that ledge that he could simply
spread his great wings and fly.
Then, too, his feet were so splendid
and strong He had great, enormous
feet. And he was very proud of it
He didn't try to squeeze his feet or
cover them up. or hide them. Out
spread were his feet, and so proud of
them was he that he liked the name
often given to the family beside chat
of Duck Hawk.
Many called him the Great-footed
Hawk, and he was pleased with that
name.
He felt that it made him seem so
powerful. People might wear shoes
and so try to make their feet look
smaller than they were.
Or maybe they weren't foolish
enough to pinch their feet, but per-
haps they didn't show them off.
He wouldn't have worn shoes on his
great feet. Not he. Nor would any
bird or creature of the out-of-doors.
He had heard of children who went
bare-footed in the summer time, and
he thought they were sensible.
He had heard Of children, too, who
were proud when they did not take
small sizes of shoes
Oh, how proud he was Of his feet.
He stood now Upon great ledge look
ing very handsome. He was a huge,
enormous big fellow.
On either side of his mouth or
throat was a black patch which he
called his mustache. 1t did look as
though he wore a mustache
His waistcoat was Of white with
shadings of buff and speckled with
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-05-28

at Never Occurred to Her That |
Might Love You," He Said.
going away. Compton Parmalee won't
be in Dallas, and I've an errand to
do"
you're SD excited, jim"
eyes, know. But the time has
come. want to know If you love
me-
He did not appear to care much
what her answer would be.
ST think / do, JIM"
you're willing to take a tripf Brave
enough to go to st. Louis alone? To
meet me?"
"You mean you want to marry me,
Jim?"
"Why yes, If it turns out all right. /"
"I'll CO."
Grave enoughf"
"pm not much of a coward, Jim
that least Of all"
"Well, then-listen. Here's a hotel.
The name is written on that card. Be
there on Friday, the twelfth of the
month. I'll be there at four O'Clock.
You better come the day before. Get q
room and don't be frightened"
"No. Jim."
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Richard Washbun Child
Copyright by q. p. Dutton q Ce.)
wv. N. u. 9ervioe)

why do you look at me so?'
Because have no money now"
That's all right. Here, take this.
It's plenty Ell? Don't let any one see
1t. And you won't say"
of course not, Jim-not anything. "
"Your hand on that"
She put her hand In his.
"Why are you going away, Jim?"
He looked into her eyes, and If
Brena had known the world better, she
would have seen something Of the bru-
tally Of Jim Hennepin at that mo-
ment.
"Tell me, JIM"
I've had CALL" he said craftily.
If can tell you when come for you
In st. Louis you'll say that it is all the
strangest- Well, I've had a CALI
Brena went to st. Louis She had
not marked the date on her little cal
endar on the bureau; it was not neces-
sary because she was not ready to for
get, and besides some one might ask
her question. Some one might have
asked why she went. And she could
not have told.
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smart, stylish black touches. His coat
was of slate blue.
1t was a gorgeous coat, and his cap
matched his coat, but was OF slight
ly darker shade.
1t was not so very long since he
had been a young fellow with suit
able suit of brown and tan and black
1t was not well for young fellow to
dress too magnifcently. That was for
an older bird.
And before that he had been an egg
Of buff color, decorated with brown.
lie had been told about that. He had
got remembered anything before the
time he had Matched out Of his shell
and he had remembered that hardly
at all.
He had always liked lodges, though.
It came to him naturally as even be-
fore he had been Matched forth he
had been put upon ledge without any
nest to speak of at all.
His family was not one for soft,
easy nests. His family liked a rugged,
hard, wild, free life without cares
and without responsibilities
He had always been fearless and
had always been brave.
He was like all of his family.
And he liked to fly over great
stretches of splendid country I'm
fond of the NORTH and the West" he
said Its so much more free and
big and open, to my way of thinking.
And love the great rocks find and
the great cliffs"
He had been standing still long
enough. Now he must go forth and
seek his prey.
No one would get the better of him
He would get the better Of any one!
He would not be afraid of any one.
They would be afraid of him
He would sail forth into the splen-
did air, and how quickly he would
fly.
No one could fly any more quickly
than he could fly. Certainly not the
ducks he would go after.
Not the most rapid flyer among them
could get ahead Of him.
He was Duck Hawk, the great, wild,
splendid bird.
Any one who knew him would know
that this was so.
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.8 @a ss Is ssas@

When Mrs. Gray came home MILL
cent met her at the door; she seemed
bursting with news.
"Motherl"
swell, dear?"
what do you think Robert and that
Jones boy did this afternoon"
"Why, nothing bad, hope
"Motherl |" Millicent paused impress
sively. They went and they built-a
fireI Yes'mi With kerosene! Out
behind the chicken coop where you
told 'em they never, never must r
"Millicentl Your little brother !
Why, he might have-but why didn't
you stop himT'
Mother, told him, and / told him,
and he said he would too. and took
him by the shoulder and shook"
But Mrs. Gray was seized with a
sudden suspicion. "Millicent, you know
/ keep the kerosene locked In the
storeroom, and Robert doesn't know
where keep the key. Look me In the
eye, Millicent. How did he get that
keroEene?''
Millicent's eyelids fiickered. well,
you see, ADMINISTRATION saw that
Robert and that Jones boy were de-
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-05-28

The letter written a short time ago
by Mr.. A. r. Wilson of LaFollette,
Tenn, brings some more direct evil
dence of the value of Pe-ru-na in the
treatment of catarrhal diseases.
1t reads as follows :-"While attend
ing Billy Sundays great revival at
Knoxville, Tenn, last February I COM
tracted cold which weakened my en-.
tire system. / have taken only three
bottles of Pe-ru-na and feel like a
new man. 1t is a great system builder
Sc well as great catarrh remedy"
To attempt to even estimate the
thousands who, in the last half CEN
fury, have come to know and appre.
ciate the merits of Pe-ru-na would be
worse than useless. The number is
astonishing and increasing daily.
Your nearest dealer has Pe.ru-na
In both tablet and liquid form. Insist
upon having Pe-ru-na, the original
treatment for catarrh.