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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-10-30

Burlcigh county's road system may
be- divided into three parts--state
highways, county roads and township
roads. Of the former there are 164
miles comprised rs follows: State
Highway No. 3, also known as U. S.
road No. 10. 81 miles; State Highway
No. 6, from Bismarck to Wilton, 25
miles; State Highway No. :;6, or che
Ignite Trail. 20 miles; State High
wny No. II. from Wilton north and
on the Burlcigh- Mclean county line,
12-miles; State Highway No. Ii, froM
u. S. road No. 10 south Ii miles, and
State Highway No. Ia, which passes
through Sterling north and south to
the county borders, % miles.
Of the state highway system about
30 per cent has been improved to
date with every prospect Of much
greater Improvement in the future.
1t must be borne in mind when cval-
uating Burlcigh's road progress
that the county contributed large
share to the cost of building the
Liberty bridge which is not only the
longest, but also the finest bridge
in the state, and that this expendi-
turc Of necessity must have inter
fercd some with the courty's ability
to build and improve its other roads
Routes ) and 4 Well Improved
The major portion of the county's
highway development has taken place
on two state roads. State Highway
No. > and State Highway No. IA. OF
the former about two miles are paved,
six miles gravelcd and the remainder
in process Of Improvement with the
prospect that it will be gravel sur
faced early next year. a. this road
IS probably the most used of all
state roads and also serves CON
siderable county area, its develop
ment naturally should come first.
From Sterling south to the county
line, "A distance Of II miles. the en-
tire stretch of State Highway No.
IA has been earth graded and is re-
garded by those who have travelled
It as one of the best roads of its
kind in the state. 1t serves to con
meet Bismarck with an important
tradc territory and to certain de-
gree renders the early bettermcnt Of
State Highway No. Il unnecessary
ut this time. In the Improvement Of
state road No. Ii, the board Of county
commissioners displayed commenda-
bic judgment because it offers an ex-
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-10-30

ccllent highway from Bismarck to
Sterling and thence southwark to the
South Dakota state line, and because
of its other connections. opens up a
trade zone Of at least as miles 10
the southeast of the Capital City.
Another strategical trade route is
State Highway No. 6 from Bismarck
northward to Wilton and thence
through Minot to the Canadian Dor
der. The road has been either I'M
proved or will be improved early next
year for its entire length from the
Canadian border southwark to Will
ton and large portion gravclcd.
The fact that the Burleigh county
board early this year made applica-
ton to the state highway comm ission
for federal aid for the development Of
that portion in this county testifies
to the fact that board members are
alert to protect the welfare Of the
county and especially the trade in
tcrests of the county seat. 1t is not
unlikely that Il contract for grading
this road will be let early in 1927
and when the work in finished this
road should do much to bring trade
to Bismarck which now finds its way
to eastern cities because Of the
fine gravel roads leading to them.
M. Il Fine Highway
State Highway No. Z is one OF the
best improved roads in the state and
parallels State Highway No. SO or the
Ignite Trail. Travel on it can either
turn northward to Minot or south
ward to Bismarck. as it is about
midway between the two cities. To
intercept this trade and turn it
southwark, State Highway No. Al Of
fers splendid opportunity. but
part Of this road lies wholly in Me
Lean county and the balance on the
county line of the two counties. With
the Improvement of the road from
Bismarck to Wilton. the hctterment
Of State Highway No. IL would be a
splendid business move which should
enlist the hearty support Of every
business firm Of Bismarck 1t will
provide Il direct shoot southwark from
Mercer to Bismarck, distance Of
about i6 miles, and open a trade
area reaching in IA northeasterly di-
rection to Harvey and Ecssendcn. As
the towns along State Highway No. .
leading from Valley City to Minot
and northward have adopted the
slogan Gravel No. . for its entire
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-10-30
RachmaninOff Leads
Wedding Serena(1e

Lcningrad. Oct. 3O.--(R>-Cee0or
Chaliapin tells in his new autobiokfa-
ply how the great RachmaninO1f onec
became so undignificd as to copdpct
'an carly morning scrcnade cohsist.
ing of cats music played On imp4e-
siblc instruments" The occasion ,vss
Chaliapin's wedding in 1898 to the
ballet dancer Tonnage.
"The next morning." Chaliapln
says. "therc came across from, beneath
my window a deuce Of . noisc--a
group Of my friends with the COM
poser Rachmanino1f At their head hA1
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among the trees. and he feeds his
fcathercd friends regularly.
Mrs. Hardy. who is younger, has
long played the part Of amanuensis
for her husband. She is woman of
great culture and is herself a writer,
hut not for publication ut least for
the present. .st<a..
Wife Is Business Agent W
''As a general thing. I do not be-
leve that the wives of famous authors
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-10-30

historical side. 1 read puschkin; Kara
,nassin and others, but failed to
obtain from them correct picture
Of tho epoch. Then got to know
the famous Russian historian Klut-
schuesln. who described the time Of
Doris Godounov so graphically that
/ saw the characters standing alive
before nfy eyes"
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grounds. For years he has made his
place as nearly bird sanctuary as
possible. Not long ago he himself
helped to fix numerous bird houses
The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-11-04
CHE WHY of
SUGGESTIONS
BIZ H. IRVINq KING
TOADs AND RAIN

" ILL a toad and it will rain tomor-
In row is a superstition which is
general in the United States and Can
ada. In most sections the same is
said with regard to killing frog by
stepping upon it, and the %RRkaherd-
eTs of Texas and the farmers 0f&east-
etn Massachusetts also say that If a
Toad digs a hole and crawls into it
There is sure to be rain the following
day. in this superstitution. as in va
rious others. the frog and the toad are
regarded as practically the same
creature-in fact the ancients, like
most city dwellers of the present day.
do not seem to have distinguished be-
tween them.
l.. ID. Burdick, the author Of Magic
and Husbandry." thinks that "the in
innate association of frogs and toads
with springs and wet places first led
to the idea that they could control
the fall of rain"
In some savage tribes, when q
drought is threatened, a frog or toad
is beaten until he brings on the de
sired, showers. 1t was not unusual
for the ancients to try bu1ldozing with
their gods when sacrifices and prayers
had failed to move them Probably
the killing of the frog or toad to in
sure rain is a relic of this idea. Sur
vey mankind from China to Peru" and
we find this same belief in frogs and
toads as rain-makers. The Peruvian
Indians set up little images Of them
on mountain tops to bring on rain and
In India they hang one on tree for
few days sin order" says Burdick.
ssthat the rain god may take pity and
send a shower" The Indians of
British Columbia kill one to bring on
rain and the natives of southeastern
Australia fear to kill one lest it bring
on food In short. this primitive
superstition, existing from remotest
ages, prevails today all over the
world, more lasting and more widely
believed in than all the systems of
philosophy devised by the greatest
human intellects.
20 by Mcclure Newspaper syndicate.l
The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-11-04

The countries with the lowest av-
erage temperature produce the best
athletes, using as basis the perform
ances at the last two Olympic games
in Antwerp and Paris.
Twenty-six countries were repre-
scented, and the number Of inhabitants
of each were divided by the number
Of points gained. thus giving the NUM-
Der of thousands of inhabitants per
point The countries were then ranged
in the resulting order. When brought
into relation with the average annual
temperature it appeared that a high
average athletic ability and low av-
erage temperature 20 together.
The figures complied Ia the two
competitions put Norway. Finland and
Sweden at the head Of the list In the
order named.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-11-04
s5aI5aSSd8!.a! y \ "a
s9GQDIy Martha Martin

I'm surprised at it." said Mrs. Pink
Pig.
$50 am l." said Master Pink Pig. Il
see it comingr'
"Still," said Mrs. Pinky Pig, ut will
be a good thing If their eyesight re-
mains like that and then the rest of
us will have more to eat and they will
not get in our way"
True" said Pinky Pig.
"a wise thought" said Pinky Pigs
mother. my son, Pinky, was never
like that, though"
Were all letting each other know
it's coming" said Sir Percival Pork.
Were being very good to each other. I"
"The reason we're letting each other
know" said Sir Benjamin Bacon, lis
because we can't help but let each
other know.
1--WE all saw the farmer start to-
ward the pen with an extra meal.
None of us could pretend we hadn't
seen it.
"Then we saw him stop and we
because nervous and we grunted aloud
about it.
ooh, it isn't because we are so
eager to share it with each other. We
simply couldn't help all seeing it and
all grunting with delight at an un-
expected meal"
"Grunt, grunt, what a picnic it will
be-" said Brother Bacon. Il hope he
hasn't changed his mind"
ooh, it viii be a picnic indeed, :"
said Miss Ham. 81, too, most certainly
hope he hasn't changed his mind"
ut will be picnic" said Sammy
Sausage. "Oh, let us not think that
he has changed his mind
"Let us not be disappointed in a
picnic,' said Grandfather PorBy
"That would be too cruel"
"We're surely to have the picnic, !"
said Mrs. Pink Pig Having let us
see him he surely would not disap-
point us now"
"That would be too much" said
Master Pink Pig. "Too much" agreed
Mrs. Pinky Pig.
81 see him coming eRgain," said
Pinky Pigs mother.
$50 do l." said Sir Percival Pork.
$50 do l." said Sir Benjamin Bacon.
$50 do We" squealed the little pigs
1--WE needn't worry over their eye
sight now" said Miss Ham.
But then came the farmer with the
extra meal and the pigs had their pic
mic and joyfully ate!
: (Copyright.)
The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-11-04
ON THROUGH SNOW


''You don't suppose it is going to
be too long trip, do your John
asked.
He had hated asking that question.
He was ready to go on any trip into
this land of his, but that he should
take the first long sleigh ride, taking
Trotty with him, and should run dam
ger Of blizzard, was something
quite different.
He had not wanted to ask the ques-s
ton so Trotty would think he was just
considering her. That would have
been an insult to Trotty.
Trotty was ten-only year young
er than he was. Nor did he want to
say it so 1T appeared he was in the
slightest bit alarmed.
For that would have been nonsense.
When storms were at their height,
John and his father had enjoyed them
most. But if he just suggested that
because of their late start and the
heavy fall of snow, the trip might be
too long, he might save Trotty what
promised to be bad storm.
''Of course not !" Trotty said. And
then added hastily, high-spirited per-
The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-11-04
Down the Road Through the Woods.

son that she was, unless you think
we'll quarrel on such long ride"
'Trotty!"
''Well, maybe not There is always
this wonderful country of ours to see."
sTrotty, you shouldn't say such
things" Yet he did think that if they
turned now it might be better-before
1t got too late to turn, when they were
as near one place as the other. YETI
he could not say more. 1t would
sound as though he were afraid and
certainly that was far from the truth.
So they drove on, down the road
through the woods There was just
the road cut through the bush, trees
on either side so dense and thick that
it was easy to believe, even if they
had not known, how the little wild
animals lived there free from civili-
cation, though never free from their
own enemies, their own problems of
life struggle.
How deliciously 1t smelt! mo
where" Trotty said, "does the coun-
try smell so deliciously.
"It's perfect now. And even here,
quite a little bit back from the sea,
/ can feel that there is salt air near,
and the trees, all these blessed spruce
and fir trees, are so good to SMELL"
How lovely they did look with the
heavy white snow settling down upon
the dark green of the woods, how cold
and crisp and wonderful the air:
Tnh vsrr
not an ordinary snow storm, but
true blizzard, such as they, in their
country, called blizzard.
The snow seemed to become thicker
and whittier as they drove on through
1t. Almost it seemed as though they
were going into land that was solid
snow with more and more snow be-
ing constantly added so that it would
not lose its entirely Snow buried look.
1t was getting darker now. The sky
was SO filed with snowf1akes, the
whole air was SO efgulfed by snow,
that the trees but little back from
the road were not quite indistinct.
1t was as though there was just this
road, an edge of snow-covered trees
on either side, and thence. all around
them world of snow.
The road could not be seen ahead.
Only Daniel, shaking his ears, went
hurriedly on, making trembling neigh
ing sound at the swirling snow.
ooh, Trotty," John said, IF it
doesn't get any worse, this is great. :
So on they drove through the snow
The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-11-04

Plenty of money has always gone In
to floral exhibitions, and this is liter
ally true in England, where florist
has succeeded In getting delicate tints
with the aid of silver dollars.
He drops silver coins in water in
which the flowers are standing. Silver
hydroxide is formed and the action Of
the chemical changes the natural coll
or of the blossoms. says Popular Me-
chanics, giving them shadings not pos
sible under natural conditions. After
the coIorIng has proceeded to salts
factory degree, the coins are removed
and a few crumbs of slaked lime or
mortar are added to fix the tint.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-11-04

patterns of gold etched over plain-col-
ored bands. 1t is nice change for
use on the chifforobe in mans room
or the dressing table in boudoirs in
stead of mirrors that hang and often
one sees them standing on tables as in
the illustration, in the manner of pho
tographs.
The new standing photograph
frames, by the way, are often of col
ored fooled leather with porcelain
medallion mounted in the center Of
the upper rim. Other designs of carved
metal have plain center panel filled
in with solid black or Chinese red,
green or blue. They are very dra-
matte settings for elaborate pictures.
A little hint from the expert as to
framing photographs warns US to use
The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-11-04
AS Told by
Irwin S. Cobb
OF A CARELESS NATURE

"A COLORED man owned mule
IN which, for reasons best known to
himself, he desired to sell. Possibly
her defective eyesight had something
to dc with his desire to dispose of her.
He heard that a neighbor down the
road was in the market for mule So
he put halter on the animal and led
her to the cabin of the other negro.
At once negotiations were entered
in. The owner had delivered himself
of a eulogy touching on the strength,
capacity for hard work, ana amiabIe
disposition Of his beast, when the pros
pective purchaser broke 70 with a
question
rs dis we're mule fast?'
"FastY" the proprietor snorted.
Look we're r He gave the mule
kick in the ribs. whereupon she
bucked sideways. tore down strip Of
fencing, galloped headIong through a
weeks washing. butting against the
side of the barn, and then caroming
off, tore across a garden patch and
vanished into the woods beyond the
clearing.
Look yere, Niger" said the owner
of the damaged property, "dat mule
must be blind"
"She amt blind" said the owner !;
but she jest natchelly don't keer a
damI"
90 BY the McNaught Syndicate Inc,
The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-11-04

mats where the head of the subject
comes too close to the top Of the frame.
Where the photographers treatment is
shadowy, the mat also helps to bring
out delicate details.
Mirrors, it seems, are no longer mere
utility pieces poorly framed photo
graphs no more excused as "just one
Of the family" Both play very def
mite part in the decoration of the
room or otherwise they just do not be-
long.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-11-04

reach of the open book shelves that
line the wall on either side.
Today, beautiful four-room apart
ments and bungalows have not only
six or seven-room efficiency" but the
comfort and luxury of music room and
library, too, all provided in compact,
well-planned interiors that are much
more friendly and inviting because
they are closer to the heart of the
home.
And a wise choice of pictures for
these corners does much to achieve
that feeling of completeness which is
so important.
I Above book shelves such as you find
illustrated here may be hung a
brace of pictures whose warm rich
tones catch the color notes of book
The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-11-04
New Mirror and Photoaraph Frames.

bindings glowing in the freight. They
need not be expensive originals. The
Old Masters and the best studies of
our modern artists are available in
exquisite colorprint reproductions,
and etchings have ever been at home
in the neighborhood of books.
In the music aook without being
too obvious about it--Iet us not de-
part from the spirit of music Sway
ing trees, the swish-swash of white
capped waves, the elusive sprites of a
spring motif; there are many themes
that lend themselves. to music without
bearing the 'scut and fit" stamp that
is taboo in art.
With a little careful planning for
these music-library-living rooms of
ours there may be a special fitness in
our choice Of pictures for each part Of
the room. yet complete harmony
withal
Many Of you, of course, have beau
tiful, satisfying pictures that long as
ISOLATION has endeared to you. Give
them seIective look and see if a
change of location here and there
would better fit them for other parts
of the room The charm of pictures
ike the charm of people so vitality
depends on seeing them in their best
environment.
There has never been a better
scheme to brighten dlngv rooms than
the use of mirrors. Apartment homes
The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-11-04

are perhaps the first to feel their need,
for many a room would be quite dim
without mirror or two to catch and
reflect the scarce daylight that comes
through windows on the court. Then
too, mirrors make small rooms seem
larger, and are good at repeating color
notes in the hangings or bric-a-brac
around Them
A very decorative mirror that hangs
nicely above the long divan is shown
in the accompanying sketch Notice
the irregular dull gold frame which is
quite new and attractive after the long
session of four-square conventional
frames.
Another new arrival is the standing
mirror whose frame shows feathery
The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-11-04

IN THE language of subtitles, "a
A Palace From a Packing Box might
well describe American home life to-
day for everlasting tribute is due to
the ingenuity Of our home-makers who
achieve such charming results in spite
of the ever-narrowing dimensions of
the home.
Fifteen years ago it was smart to
have 1.-THE music room" 1.-The library"
all nicely fenced off by themselves, a
thick wall dividing them from the
other departments of the house.
Today, more likely, the music room
is the sunny end of the long. friendly
living room; the library the opposite
end, down where the hearth is, and
one may draw up chair within arms
The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-11-04

~What a Picnic It viii Be-" said
Brother Bacon.
In the Pig Pen squealed and cried,
What's happening?''
Don't you seer asked Brother
Bacon.
Haven't you good pig eyes?" asked
Miss Ham,
"Its coming, don't you seer asked
Sammy Sausage.
"Your pig eyesight must be I'M
usually poor said Grandfather Porky
Pig.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-11-04
GA w S.
- BY Viola Brothers Shore

FoRtTHE GOOSE
EUNNY. amt it. that you should
4 have the incest children in the
world. and the people next door. the
worst?
When kids are little you think how
much comfort they'll be. when they
grow up. And when they're big you
think how much fun they were when
they were little.
It don't pay to go round with bad
comply A hunk of charcoal IL it's
hotll burn. and If it's cold'll black
your hand.
FOR THE GANDER-
A man is never. too old to learn.
to fall in love. or to expect to live an
other year. :
When you're bringin' up children 1t
amt always easy to be right and It
amt always right to be easy.
Stones that you throw at people
higher up have way of fallin' back
and hittin' you.
Self-deception seems to be the first
law Of human nature.
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The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-11-04
THE PIGS PICNIC

mC RUNT. grunt," said Brother Ba-
NJ con.
"Squeal, squeaI,' said Miss Ham.
"Grunt, grunt." said Sammy Sau-
sage and Grandfather Porky Pig
cleared out his throat and said,
"Grunt, grunt"
"G-unt, grunt,' said Mrs. Pink Pig
and Master Pink Pig shouted, "Grunt,
grunt."
"Squeal, squeal," said Mrs. Pinky
Pig. and Pinky Pig cried in a very
shrill voice, "Squeal, squeal."
"Grunt. grunt," said Sir Percival
Pork.
"Squeal. squeal," said Pinky Pigs
mother.
.Grunt, grunt." said Sir Benjamin
Bacon, and then the new little pigs
The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-11-04
Cannon Hold Long

What is that which you cannot hold
for ten minutes and yet is as light as
a feather?
Your breath.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-11-04
NOT So Dull

Professor Pray how would you dis
cover fool7
Dull Student By the questions he
would ask.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-11-04
Shin and a Sailor

What is the difference between
ship and sailor on top Of mast?
The ship sails over the sea, and the
sailor sees over the sail
The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-11-04
Ought to Be Some

z Boy-Why can't Ihave some prunes2
Mother haven't any.
Boy But daddy pruned the trees
yesterday.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-11-04

o. What is It that win 20 up the
chimney down, but not down the
chimney up2
A. IN umbrella.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-11-04
ssII ELY, see that dame over there
IN on the divan?" asked the Ho-

0 ELY, see that dame over there
IN on the divanY' asked the Ho-
tel Stenographer.
(Which one?'' asked the House De-
tective.
"The one who looks like she had
! been poured into hep1ress and ran
lover because there w ho one around
&c say when
~That dame is a fling demonstra-
ef, IL fact &C ME tb E canno & haxe
curly El3sslA ~ Everything else be
sides. II ydu get rich husband and
d limousine like she has you've got to
make the fat that goes along with that
Skind of al life and sit around and
gmunch caramels and worry for fear
your husband has wandered off with
some slim girl and left you in the
Iurch.
a IF you marry poor man and spend
our time over the wash board, the
ironing board and the dough board
ou can keep your figure and your
husband, but what backsbreaking
ice you pay for It.
Love is certainly the most disturb
thing in life, KelIysN There ought
be some way to avoN It, but no
dy ever does ought 10 know be-
Blse have loved lot pr people In
time and when / see p lady who
Jas passed her fortieth bir4h and bust
hay as the wife Of A rich nban | want
to marry d poor onel Wheh I see the
wife Of a poor man Without any auto
mobile orr even %. little white kitty
skin fur ebat with 4 onlxeA fur trim
know Ycouldn't stapd that kind Of
a life.
'Wheh De right bird lights on my
shoulder WILL marry. II he IL rich I
will determine not to l8ok like that
dane there, and if he Is ppor viii be-
lliIeve that my superior intelligence can
snow him how to get richl ! guess,
Nfter all. better get m4rried the
: Ape as the rest Of them"
BY the McNanght syndic$te. Incl
n
The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-11-04
BY ALMA ZAIsS


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