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The Bismarck tribune., 1925-07-14
LETTER FROM LESLIE PRESCOTT
TO THE LITTLE MARQUISE
GnNlTIAYIlLND

! picked up the little package
again.
You say this contains carved
jade? How lovely!'
Impulsively ! began to unite the
ribbons with which the package was
fastened.
Il adore iade!"
''Yes, thought you were the kind
of woman, Mrs. Prescott, who could
feel more in jade than its mere in
trinsic value. You know, of course
that a Chinese artist can tell the
value of u piece of jade just by feel
ing" of it," With some Of these people
this is an absolute obsession, and
among the Chinese there is vice
they call le vice au jade. 1t is the
desire. to feel jade all the while
to think and talk Of nothing else.
"There is always a mystical Sig
nificancc in jade for me. The Chi.
nese also feel it. for those who love
it have carved into it the stories and
symbols Of their heroes and gods
Some pieces have upon them whole
epics of love and of war; and some
even cut in it in symbols their phil
osophy of life"
By this time l had taken the deli
cate old Chinese gold brocade from
off the package and there lay within
my hand the most exquisitely carved
figure of woman clothed in all the
trappings of embroidered coat and
trousers. Her hair was Wreathed
with jewcled flowcrs-real jewels
small diamonds, seed pearls, and col
ored gems made into the flower pet
ais with leaves Of emerald.
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=: The TQnqle =:

The workmanship was almost un-
believable. Even on the tiny hands
were jeweled rings. 1t was some.
thing unique, and probably priceless
The figure was only about eight
inches tall.
hsndod it over tn Sgd, who sat
on the other side of me, with the
most enthusiastic praise Of its
beauty, delicacy and charm. l had
never seen anything like it before.
The womans face was beautiful
not at all fantastic. 1t was almost
something for which l might easily
acquire lie vice au jade.
"What is the story, Sartoris p
asked Jack as he looked at the bau-
BILE curiously.
"Well, you see," he answered, 81
don't know the whole of it myself
This is the first statuette Of the kind
have ever seen even in China, al
though have been told thre were
four or five pairs in existence"
Pairs? What do you mean by
pairs - asked Jack. "Have you q
pair of them?"
mo, not yet, but it seems that
this is only one of pair, and these
figures are always carved in pairs
There is always a man and a woman
and the man who. carves them must
devote years Of his life to their crea.
ton. He carves them simultaneous.
ly, the old man who finally sold this
one to me told me, so that they will
be finished at the same time.
"Thcre is some sort Of legend
that they must never be separated;
consequently they are never sold ex-
cept in pairs"
Copyright, 1926, NEA Service, Inc.)
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ADVENTURE OF
THE TWINS
THE LAND OF WONDERS
BY OLIVE ROBERTS BARTON

/, At last the Twins came to the en-.
trance of Pixie Cave and peeped in
Not a soul was around anywhere
so they crept in ever so softly.
All the glow-worms and fireflies
had their lights turned down, and
the cave was so dark it was like
going into the movies in broad day.
light. Neither Nick nor Nancy could
see thing.
But by and by they gradually be-
came accustomed to the darkness
Then they Saw fifty tiny beds and
fifty tiny chairs, all made out of
tree roots. Resides this there was
big cupboard marked CLOTHES
Closet"
The Twins took>a peep inside this
and saw fifty tiny '.hest" suits hung
neatly in n row. ~
/ Beyond this was another cupboard
marked "Secret Cupboard, Don't
Touch and Keep Out"
1.-THE golden beehive must be in
there" whispered Nancy. We'll
get the Fairy Queens bees for her
right away"
Before Nick could answer, the
magic key jumped out of his pocket
and fitted itself into the lock. The
door flew open, and hand seemed
to push them through. Then the
door slammed shut behind them.
Instead Of a cupboard, the. Twins
found themselves in strange coun.
try.
"My goodness!" said Nancy. ut
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NOT 4 POOR PROFESSION
(SOuth Bend Tri'bune)

People are in the habit of say
ing that teaching has no future.
Glenn Frank, in his thirtieS, has
just been engaged as president of
Wisconsin university at a salary
of $4,000 year. We should say
that appointment SHOULD silence
much OF the talk agains. teaching
as a profession for man. Frank
is not a teacher; he is an outsider.
going in from the e,'.tOrship of a
magazine.
That ne and not a teacher who
had worked up from the ranks TO a
position OF administrative power in
the school world should ')e appoint
ed is a kind CT reflection on the
method of filling such positions;
but the mere fact that an $4,000
position in the educational world
has been given to a man still in 'Als
thirties disproves ;hat the business
of educating boys and girls is not
profitable. BY lecturing and writ
ing Frank probably will double
that basic salary the first year.
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looks like the Wonderland Alice

looks like the Wonderland Alice
went TO-"
at is Wonderland" said large
sea-cow. waddling up and shaking
hands with its flipper. "You'n find
in this land of wonders, that every
thing is turned around topsy-turvy,
hclter- SHELTER, hit-and- miss. Are you
after anything in particularly"
"ies,' said Nick. "The pixies stole
the honeybees that make the rose
honey for the Fairy Queen. They
put it into their secret cupboard
The Green Wizard told us and we
got the key from the Sour-Old- Wo-
man. After all sorts Of trouble we
got here, and we find that the secret
cupboard isn't"
stop right there" said the sea-
cow. You said plenty. The secret
cupboard isn't! That's all! 1t isn't!
There is no such thing. The secret
cupboard is really the Land of Won
ders and Pm the first wonder--a sea-
cow on dry land! Now then down to
business. You say you are after
those bees. Up until last Monday
there was not bee in the place.
A"d now all we do is jump and
dodge. I certainly hope you will
1Ind them and take them away with
you"
The sea-cOw went to a teleph one
booth and dropped in quarter.
Give me Henry" she said TO the
operator
The operator gave back twenty
cents change, and must have given
her Henry, for the sea-cow began to
talk at once.
I'VE have company, Henry, so get
supper ready. Have cold tea and
hominy and plenty Of soup. And use
the best spoons"
"Come on home with me-" said the
sea-cow. "Henrv's my husband, the
sea-bull. He does the cooking /
told you everything was upside
down. inside ont. hind foremost in
the Land of Wonders. Wen talk it
all over with Henry. He's pretty
smart and knows lot. He can help
you to find the Fairy Queens bees"
The Twins were too much sur
prised to answer, but turned and
followed the sea-cow.
(To Be Continued)
Copyright, 1926, NEA Service, Inc.)
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THEY CAN'T "FILL HIS SHOES"
New Orleans Item)

Sons of the late Hugo SHINES,
German industrial baron, confess
their inability to manage and con
trCl the industrial empire he
founded and left to them. SHINES
holdings included twenty-nine coal
mines, eight iron mines, twenty
four iron and steel plants, automO'
bile factories. electrical industries
steamship lines and newspapers,
besides other smaller concerns
Representatives of the leading
German banks, worried over the
decline OF the SHINES interests
during the past few months, met in
conference with the two boys. Ed
mund and Hugo, Jr. They decided
that drastic reorganization was nee
essary to restore the different in
! terests to prosperity. Hence!ortll
the SHINES interests will be con
centrated in iron and coal. The
other enterprises will be under
new management.
This is an old story in America
shirt sleeves to shirt sleeves III
three generations" is an American
| tradition.
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New York, July 14.-New Workers.
are the greatest takers in the world.
Anyone who has ever been here
would readily believe that and con-
elusive proof of the statement comes
to hand in booklet sent out by the
American Telephone & Telegraph Co.
According to the company's data New
York had l,186,573 telephones, more
than Great Britain and Ireland to-
gether. In that year, 1928, there were
f64 l-2 telephone conversations per
capita in the United States. At the
beginning of 1924 there was q total
of l5,00O,1O telephones in this coup-
try. If you are interested in further
statistics multiply that figure by the
wrong numbers" divide by the bro
ken connections >and add the "they
don't answers"
And speaking of telephones man
talked to Havana, Cuba, from a public
pay station the other day for 33 min
utes. The toll amounted te .$1l8.76.
After stuffing the box with aickels,
dimes and quarters until it wouldn't
hold any more he hoped in taxi
and rode to the company's office 70
pay tuc DAlduCe.
A man who is much away from
home bought Great Dane for his
wife and she felt quite secure in the
dogs protection. The night after the
Santa Barbara earthquake she put
the dog in her bedroom. During the
night her bed tilted and shook. She
jumped up with visions Of an earth
quake visiting New York, and ran to
her baby to protect it. Finding that
the house was not shaking she in
vestigated and found that the Great
Dane had gone to sleep under the
bed and on desiring to get up had
lifted the bed with her in it.
He's peculiar old duck. He is
worth several million dollars, but he
clings to all the old habits and man.
ners of his lean years. He will not
buy an auto, nor will he dress in
good clothes. When he leaves his
home in Brooklyn in the morning he
stands about the curb waiting for
somebody to give him ride so that
he can save nickel carfare. His
grown sons have learned how to
spend money, their own and his. Last
Christmas they had fine overcoat
made for him. paying $l4O for it.
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SOMEBODY RICNDERED
(New York Herald Tribune)

(New York Herald Tribune)
The discovery that q trucknlan
arrested for running down and
killing a pedestrian was already
under Il $4,000 bond for killing Il
child with his truck a week or two
before is indicative Of a too liberal
use OF discretion in the enforce
ment OF the motor Vt:.icle law. If
there is reason TO charge man
with criminal c1relesSnes; in Oper
ating a truck there is surely
abundant ground to revoke his IL
cense Immediately. Such Il ruling
might work a hardship in some in
stance, but this would be better
than putting thousands OF pedes
trians at the mercy OF a reckless
driver.
In the present condition OF traf-
fic many accidents cannot be pre-
vented. But the motor vehicle bu
reau should use every effort to
keep men suspected OF careless
nes; away from the steering whee.
until they can prove t:.at such
suspicious are iDaseless.
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CONCERNING PIE

The pie season is fully upon
To be sure, have with all the year around
or less
But pie made from canned fruit is thing and pic
made from fruit which the bush-day before
yesterday is another.
The baking and eating of pie to have reached it's
highest development in New England
Entirely proper Consider the luscious blueberries they
raise there consider the huge pumpkins the juicy cherries
the rosy apples, the marvelously favored mincemeat
Did you eat New England bueberry pie? If you
did, you'll understand perfectly well why the Bostonans
got the habit of eating pie for breakfast.
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found, after resting for nearly u
thousand years.
Peter was both fact and q myth.
Actually, he and band of penniless
irregulars who called themselves
"pauperes" took part in the First
Crusade, in the years just preceding
the year 100.
But the legends grew with the cen.
turies, until Peter became the in.
spirer, as Godfrey was the leader, of
now almost mythical crusade.
From the mediaevel songs to Tasso,
he was hero of the spirit, and one
Of the few names not born to die.
Then came a generation that read
newspapers instead of poetry, and
forgot him. Now the finding of his
bones makes him news, and so brings
him back to the only notice the con-
temporary world knows.
Put his bones back, and let him
rest again. Perhaps some day, there
will come another generation that
reads poetry, and cares.
Europe Has Timely Warnings, W.
The Ira goes down, and Italian
craftsmanship is once more shaken
awake, to face the facts.
You can bunco votes with phrases,
but not the stock exchange. Its quo
tations are facts, which no one dares
disregard.
1t seems almost pity sometimes
that we have no such automatic
reminder Of facts in America. The
lack is one of the penalties of wealth.
Our margin of safety is so great
that we can blunder and bluff longer
than most people.
In Europe, the fluctuations of the
Ira and the franc are likely to put
France and Italy on the gold stand
ard, at s cents the franc.
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LET THE PUBLIC KNOW
The FACTS, AT LEAST
By Chester H. Rowell

According President Griffith of the National Electric
Light Association, this country will need billion dollars
year capital for years. just for the expansion Of
the light and power industry.
That is faster than we built railroads, in
boomest days.
Whether under public private ownership, somebody
will have to furnish those billions
Under either system the money will be forthcoming only
those who furnish it getting it back, with
interest. .
Taxes and risk will also have to be paid for out of
pocket under public ownership and out o another under
private Rates. rates and taxes under any system, must
these items and should much above
operating expenses and depreciation.
There is magic hocuspocus in either public Ir
vate ownership; though there often is in the language in
which they are pedded to the people.
The people have the right to decide for themselves
whether they will into the electric business and how far
But they also have the right in considering the question:
to be told the truth.
Which is about the last thing they hear the issue
gets into politics.
State Commissions Must Be Competent
Herbert Hoover at the electric convention express
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ON HEALTH--
YES. YOU HARBOR T. B. GERMS

tubercular germs very much like
they treat any foreign substance that
enters the body. They build a wall
Of cells around the germ so it may
do no harm.
Thus the germs lie almost dormant
in the body for sometimes as long as
IS years before they get chance, be,
cause OF weakness Of the body, to
break through and cause serious trou,
BILE.
1t is almost impossible not to be-
come infected with tuberculosis. But
to prevent serious results, one
should keep the body fit at all times.
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Practically every adult person liv-
ing in large city is infected with
tuberculosis.
This does not necessarily mean
that he person has the disease, or
that the person is in immediate dan
ger.
For as long as the body resistance
is kept up to normal the tubercular
germs can do no harm. If the re-
sistance. is weakened to any great
extent, however. the germs become
active, and the disease gets a hold.
Tissues of the human body treat
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REALITIES

The prize beauty" season will be opening soon.
Each city will try hard to find it's most beautiful girl
Duly found she will be given bathing suit and sent At
lantic City, to vie with others from other cities
And finally young miss will be dubbed the prettest
girl in America and will be flooded for few weeks, with
vaudeville and movie offers.
OF there will be the usual obectors to all of this
lot of people don't like beauty contests and don't who
knows it.
It's easy to see their point of view. And yet
Think how many dozens of pretty girls you the
street day. Sometimes it if they're getting
prettier every year.
So what would be farer than little contest who
really is the preest? More to the pretty girls May
the best get in the movies.
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BANKRUPTCY

The Boston Post in leading article calls attention to
garng weaknesses in the federal bankruptcy law and
sers that in Boston at least, countless business and
creditors actually vctimized under its cloak.
The Post is doing public service.
How often have not similar situations elsewhere?
In cities the eagerness of certain law firms get
in on big receivershps and bankruptcy has bcome
byword among those who familiar with the courts.
All too often the or part of the assets of struggling
firm swallowed up in big attorneys fees leaving the
creditors and owners holding the bag.
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When they gave it to him they told
him they had bought it for $l4. Sew
eral days later a neighbor remarked
on the fine appearance Of the new
overcoat. Yes, it's pretty good" the
old fellow remarked, 1.-The boys bought
it for me for STA" where can l get
one like it?" the neighbor asked. II
don't know" the old man answered.
"but III sell this if You want it,"
The bargain was closed ut $50.
JAMES w. DEAN.
Mount Etna is 1878 feet high,
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SIMS
.SXYS

Music may hath charms to soothe
the savage breast, but it is usually
safer to run than sing.
Aluminium ware is almost useless
| for throwing at husbands.
Some people like to lie. so we'll they
| will do it in thunder storm with
lightning all around.
Mems clothes may be more sensi.
BILE, but women are not crazy enough
to wear coats in July.
All the world loves lover and
tries to sell him something.
Screens are nice, but they keep
you from kicking the cat out win
dow when you are mad.
When q man starts out to forget
the past he usually succeeds only in
forgetting its debts.
Life is q gamble, or gambol, &C.
cording to the way you play.
FeOpfe VINO are a1ral0 tney Will be
found ont like. to, think, it is their
conscience hurting.
Little boys lead hard life. They
get spanked for saying the things
their father says. -. t...-,. II
Camping out gets one in the open.
So do bugs.
Nice thing about company is you
have to wait until they leave before
starting a, family row.
BY the time lazy man gets up
enough energy it is too late.
Pleasu1e is something like ice
cream. You can either enjoy it or
! let it melt. 8',
II you can't find your health in a
medicine bottle itImay be out play
ing around.
The money you save by not help
ing . friend is lost.
Nothing is free, even if you don't
know how you pay. ~
This is the time of the year q
country relative comes in handy,
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ANTI-RODEO

An antirodeo association has made its appearance IN
Chicago and campaign under way frame public opinion
against monster roundup show to be staged in Grant Park
The association in it's published proesatons brands rodeo
inhumane and brutalzng reverson to savagery
North Dakota, but generation removed from the
frontier will view the activities of the anrodeo associa
on with amusement This state will not be persuaded that
rodeO performance is Objectionable because it involves
rough handling of animals.
The against rodeo is based sentimentasn1.
The msspent emotion which organized a campaign
against fur and feahered millinery because of the
cruelty connected with trapping and hunting has declared
against the clean, hard sport of the plains.
Emotional reaction against rodeo is wrong 1t is wrong
because it is exaggerated rodeo show admittedly works
hardship animals exhibition. That hardship is far
from criminal cruelty is not comparable with the cruelty
animals which goes every day in Chicago but which
to the notice of the ladies of the antirodeo
association Let them take trip through the Union Stock
yards and watch animals undergo lingering death under
the knife sledge They will then realize that cruelty in
rodeo generally the product of the spectators imagination
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Editorial Review

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

He that Ia slow to anger Is better
than the mighty; and he that ruleth
his spirit than he that taketh city.
Proverbs 1852.
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For in the same degree in which a
mans mind is nearer to freedom from
all passion. in the same degree also
is it nearer to strength.-Marcus An
toninus.
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even when lines crossing state from
tiers make national regulation legal.
Doubtless Hoover is right---so long
as the state commissions live up to
their responsibilities.
But if one state commission is sub
servient to the regulated corporations
and another to corporation batting
demagogues, and another is stupid
and another under-equipped, state
regulation begins to break down.
If you do not want the regulating
power to 90 from the state to the
nation, support your state commits
sions-put good men on them and
keep them there; give them the nee
essary staff and equipment, and
stand behind them when they deal
justly, even if your personal rates
go up.
The People Ought To Be Informed
Hoover further made the important
suggestion that in the states where
municipality owned plants are not
subject to the state regulating body,
they be at least held to system of
uniform accounting, SO that the peo-
pie may know the truth and do their
own regulating.
1t almost never happens that ad-
ministrators will tell the whole truth
except under compulsion.
This compulsion is already exer-
cised on private managers, and is at
least as necessary for public man
ayers, who are under the constant
temptation of politics,
The citizens are entitled to the
same information and protection with
public corporation as are the stock
holders of private one.
He Belongs in the Age Of Poetry
Once more, archaeology digs up
history and makes it news. The
bones of Peter the Hermit have been
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SALESMANSHIP

The high pressure" salesman is product of the Amer
lean twentieth century, He sells his goods, not their
merits but by sheer force and adroitness.
m He is not blessing Yet sometimes he is the who
fat and while the salesman who cursed
with conscience remains behind him.
Every city has something like this vast organization
built night occupying palaa offices paying fabu-
lous salaries oustrppng the soberer concerns and built
nothing but saesmanshp of the high pressure variety.
This outfit sails along smoothly for while But then,
somehow there usually crash The high pressure gentry
fit other fields if they aren't jailed and the investors
look blue and it's all
Honesty and merit do count, after ALL in selling.
GOOD MUSIC
Out in Hollywood group of women trying to popu-
arze symphony orchestra performances Not only trying
but succeeding
They do it by eliminating all style and swank and cutting
prices to rs cents. Their summer programs show
profit
In the winter the orchestra with tickets selling
from so cents to $2 loses plenty. So do all similar
chestras.
Make symphony concerts diversion for high brows,
cultivate air of high society and elteness," and you
can't help but lose Strip them of the unessenta trimmings
and you'll succeed.
The ordinary man does like good music but he hates
dress shirts and high prices.
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The money You save by not help
ing . friend is lost.
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Nothing is free, even if you don I
know how you pay. - I
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II you can't find your health in a
medicine bottle itImay be out play.
ing around.
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This is the time of the year q
country relative comes in handy. \,
/ {Copyright,H9c6, NEAASefvice, Incl
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Pleasure is something like ICE
cream. You can either enjoy it OF
let it melt.
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BY the time lazy man gets w
enough energy it is too late.
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+: Camping out gets one in the open.
So do bugs.
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Little boys lead hard life. They
get spanked for saying the things
their father says. =. .,;-..
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Nice thing about company is you
have to wait until they leave before
starting a, family row.
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People who are afraid they will be
found ont like TO- think, it is their
conscience hurting.
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He Belongs in the Age Of Poetry
Once more, archaeology digs up
history and makes it news. The
bones of Peter the Hermit have been