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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-12-23
Editorial Comment
Morbid Curiosity
Jamestown Sun)


There have been at least two legal actions on
the present calendar of the District Court being
held by Judge Jansonius that to say the least,
have been decidedly disagreeable." They
have dealt with immortality, drinking, and reck-
less living in various degrees.
It is rather surprising, in view Of the nature
Iof these cases, that the court room should be
packed with persons at each session, many of
them being Of the so-called "gentler sex" and
under legal age. 1t would seem that these peo-
pie, many of whom are we'll dressed and ap-
parently well educated, might find more profit
able employment than to be crowded into q
district court room, listening eagerly for some
bit of evidence of the mental, physical and
moral fraity Of their fellowmen.
One of our college professors often asserted
cit is impossible to take mud bath without
Igetting dirty" and it will be just impossible
for some Of the boys and girls of high school
and college age, who are attending these trials,
Ito forget the things which they have heard in
the court room and manner and spirit in which
these statements were received by the eager
crowd of sensation-seekers. 1t is highly desir-
liable that our youth be familiar with court pro-
|cedure, and especially with that of our local
courts, but during sensational trials is not the
best time for such study.
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The New Jersey dentist who had
to pay Sill 500 for making woman
lisp was lucky. There are men who
would pay twice that much to make
q woman listen.
Health authorities are warning
girls that If they don't put on more
clothes their legs will be come FROST
bitten. This advice probably will
be given the cold shoulder, too.
The BARRIERS now call themselves
chirotonsors. But talk about the
weather we had last Christmas
would sound as sweet ty any other
name.
Hughes says he, is mot . candi-
date in any sense" We know sew
eral who are candidates, however,
We arc still patiently waiting for
the story Of the huntsman who shot
at the new Ford, thinking it was q
rabbit.
A scarcity Of maple sugar If re-
ported in Vermont. Maybe the sal
doesn't choose to run, either.
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shaded electric candle or the side
Of the dressing table mirror when
Cherry's voice quavered humbly:
"Don't turn on the light, Faith.
I'm here, all right. l told you I'd
take care of the baby-and / did.
You might wake her up. She cried
a good deal this evening""
"Oh, I'm SO sorry Faith whis-
pered, cropping her way to her sis
ter's bed. Maybe she's going to
cut tooth soon. Were you awfully
lonesome, darling?" She sat down
upon the edge of the bed, her hands
straying until they encountered
Cherry's tear-wet cheeks.
lawfully" Cherry confessed.
"Rhoda and Nils came in about half
past ten. They'd been to the movies.
Rhoda wanted me to come out, but
I'd gone to bed. IL didn't want
to see anybody"
So her little scheme had fallen
flat, Faith reflected sadly. Cant
you tell DID,. reliable Faith what's
troubling you, honey?"
Nothing" Cherry began to sol
suddenly, Except that I've Just been
trying to make up my mind to b
wholly honest and decent, and if
do, I know I'm going to be the lone.
soonest person in the world"
NEXT: Cherry's activity.
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Cap0ne as "Will.o'- the. Wisp."
(St. Paul Dispatchl

"Scarface" AL Capone, flying from Chicago
to Los Angeles, has been refused admittance to
the California city and now returning meets
the same reception from Chicago police. Just
how long he can play shuttle between the two
cities remains to be seen. Perhaps he can find
some spot between the two that will be less
exclusive and permit him to find rest for the
sole of his foot.
But at the present his plight revives men,
cries Of the Irish folklore tales of Will-o' the
Wisp, the ignis fatuus of the Dogs of Ireland
Will was smart villain who, like Faust, sold
himself to the devil. Such was his ingenuity
and the outrageous quality of his pranks, that
being barred at the gate Of heaven he appeared
at the portals Of the neither regions. There,
too, he found the red-hot doors closed against
him. Since then Will has been wandering
about, soul without haven.
Barred from the netherworld of Chicago and
from the delights of Los Angeles Capone might
pick out his bog and equip himself with a
searchlight, and become '-the-Wisp."
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THE HEALTH CURE

As the uses Of water are better
understood we find that this indis.
pensable element can be used in 80
many ways in the maintenance Of
health and in overcoming conditions
Of disease!
It is vitality important to furnish
the body with . good supply Of wa.
ter to be used in the metabolistic
processes, and for eliminating both
the natural toxins and extra amounts
Of impurities which need to be
thrown out after anv unusual men,
tal or physical exertion.
There IS always more danger in
not using enough water than there
Is In the use Of too much! And it
is best to do the water drinking be-
tween meals when the stomach is
empty, as this doe- not Interfere
with digestion, and the stomach is
not over-distended by the combina-
ton Of food and water.
Those who are attempting to cure
themselves Of any disease will do
well to use two or three quarts Of
water q day, even though they do
not feel thirsty for this amount.
The purest water obtainable should
be used, and If any doubt exists as
to the purity of the water, it is al
ways sefe plan to use distilled wa
ter, which is entirely free from min
erals and bacterial heterogeneous.
In certain disorders where w-ter
cannot be taken through the mouth,
the system can be we'll supplied with
sufficient water through the use Of
the Murphy-drip attachment, which
can be used with any ordinary foun-
tain syringe. This treatment is
taken in much the same way as an
ecema except that the flow Of wa
ter is controlled so that it enters the
intestines drop by drop End is abb
serbei through the intostinc walls.
Again, distilled water l. the best to
use for this purpose, as it is abb
sorbed in about half the time re-
quired for ordinary tap water.
One of the best uses of water r
cleansing tie body is ~ nlain warm
water enema. One qua. is usually
sufficient at a time, and such ene-
mas should be used in eve--' case of
acute or chronic disorder and their
use continued until the patient has
entirely recovered.
Mr:h of the bodily elimination of
impurities takes place through the
pores Of the skin.
Frequent shower or sponge baths
keep .he skin clean and the mouths
Of the pores open SO as to encour-
age more elimination!
Every man, woman. and child
should take at least two of these
shower or sponge baths daily! If
cool or cold water is used, several
sho or baths may be taken daily
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A9SstdIaN N -!

Faith wore Nils green orchids to
the Harrisons' that night, wore
them pinned upon the shoulder of her
last years maize-colored chiffon
evening dress and was proudly con-
scious of the fact that Mrs. Harri-
son looked upon them enviously as
an evidence Of Bob's still romantic
love for his wife.
by George" he laughed, as
they were crossing the street to their
own home at half past twelve, "I1l
have to buy you some orchids now
to square my conscience. Had good
time didn't we honey? Lord, but !
was proud of you! Not a woman at
the party could hold candle to you
for looks or brains"
you're sweet" Faith whispered,
squeezing his arm hard. but, Bob,
darling, all of them have such q
married. settled-down-to-b bridge play
ing look about them. ! wonder if
they think the same about us. Do
we look thoroughly married, dear?"
That's the thanks ! get for flirt-
ing outrageously with you all eve
ning," Bob grumbled. s'I'll bet
every woman in that bunch is read
ing her husband a curtain lecture
tonight: why don't you treat me
like Bob Hathaway treats Faith
He acts as if he's crazy about her
pays her compliments and doesn't
take her head off if she trumps his
trick, buys her orchids"
''Oh, you're a model husband!
Faith laughed, her contralto voice
rich with happiness. "Why, lool
Bob, the living room is dark!
thought"
Gut she caught herself in time
She had not yet confided in Bob al
the intricacies of the queer conflict
between Cherry and Nils. She hat
not limited that she and Rhoda ha6
conspired wordlessly to bring Cherry
and Nils together that night, MOI
had she realized until that moment
that her high spirits at the part.
had been partly due to the hops
that Cherry and Rhoda's brother
would have had an opportunity tx
reach an understanding.
While Bob was getting ready To-
bed Faith tiptoed through the silen
honse, going first to Rhoda's room
where she found her "maid" sount
asleep, a huge box Of chocolate
open on the little bedside table.
Maybe Cherry and Nils were on
driving, the baby entrusted t,
Phoda's care-Faith turned tn
doorknob of her sisters room noise
lessly and slipped into the dar1
room. She was fumbling for tn
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81
LETTER SKI

value of 25 leading corporations had
increased 70 per cent. Meanwhile,
he said, the total national payroll
had dropped 80 per cent and SO on.
One feels instinctivcly that Ship
stead is an honest man when he adj
mits that he doesn't believe the as
sertions Of aviation enthusiasts that
airplane riding is safer-or as safe
las automobile riding. Shipsteatl
was flown about considerably dur
ing his visit to Haiti last spring.
"A friend at Por. au Prince in
vited ME to lunch with Admiral
Hughes on the battleship Seattle"
he recalls. 1T was only a 9O-mile
flight, he said, and perfectly safe.
Safer than an automobile. l agreed
that it probably was safe and, any
way. I'd 60. But he saw / wasn't
convinced. He assured me Of the
safety over and over again.
'When we got to the hangar he
a-ked me to sign paper and when
l looked at it ! found it made me
agree that if / were killed the gov
eminent wouldn't be responsible for
damages. Then they started to tie
:. package onto me and asked what
that was; they said it was a para.
chute ad told me how to work it ii
anything happened Just as we
were ready to fly. fellow came
along with a coop fl" of homina
pigeons and they explained to me
that If -nything happened I could
write q note and send it back ia
my friends.
after We were in the air, my
friend explained that we would "a
to the battleship over the mountains
and return by flying over the sea
! asked, will this thing on nv bach
keep me afloat?' He replied, sl,J
when you hit the water, you'll lust
have to start to SWIM
well. l can go out in an auto.
mobile without signing any papers
without wearing any parachute
without any homing pigeons ani
without having to be prepared e
SWIM"
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Health an Achievement

Concerted efforts of public and private
health agencies may postpone death for from
is to 20 years, but this is not the same as as
curing the frightening Of the maximum q
life. It means that more people will live to
maturity or come to ripeness Of age.
h Several months ago that famous surgeon.
Dr. Charles H. Mayo, said mans age had been
sengthened an average Of IL years from the SIX
..eenth century, when it was only 4O only tive
Years from that time to 1875 and IL more iii
nhe half century since then. 1t is now approx
wvmately So.
: But If the goal is attained which medical
p1en and sanitarians say is reasonably Within
each, that average will be raised to consider
xbly above the scriptural maximum Of 20.
Although the lengthening Of the maximum
BIS not specifically promised, it is to be Inferred
sfor if the average age is even to approach ~
Years, there must be an increasing number llv-
ing on into the eighties nineties and beyond.
prhis state Of general longevity is to be
nschieved however, only if preventable and cur
able diseases are actually pre]ented and cured,
rs demonstrations now going forward in the
ctighting of certain diseases show to be pos
,ible.
Health centers, which some hope will soon
cIot the cities and rural districts, will seek to
make certain that diagnosis and treatment by
Incompetent physicians will be within the reach
IF even the remotest farmer and the poorest
tenement dweller. Such centers would aid
lnlealth, not by the telling merely, but through
lneaching the daily practice Of health habits.
=. Methods Of keeping health should be made
Is contagious as disease itself.
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the presence of hymns and church
surroundings and ministerial in
donations. Had the corpse of
young" Critic been able to stir in
its silver coffin it would have felt
strangely out Of place and uncom-
Portable.
! know Of no story that better il
Illustrates those various elements
that 90 to make up Manhattan. All
that is lpaudlin and sentimental,
all that is gross and coarse, all that
is ironic and bitter, all that is SYM
pathetic and kind come and 60
through his story.
As you may have heard before
Young" Critic was once a ring
champion and public idol. Then,
as in later years, he was the VIC
tim Of over-indulgence. He went
down and out from indulgence. He
had squandered health fortune
and lot of youthful energy. It
wasn't long before he was . ''has
BEEN and quite serious drinker.
One Of his many benefactors in
late years was man with whom he
had spent many q dollar in the
days when." When the man died
the widow carried on and helped
Critic. Many p ople helped Critic
prominent Broadway actors, for
the most part, who would see him
sitting night after night in his fav-
orite 42nd street place, just watch
ing the crowds e: past.
young" Critic was literally
killed by kindness. He had not
worked in .,g time and money
came easy. He took no exercise and
grew puffier and puffier. Event
ually his heart was affected.
remember stopping to talk
with him for q moment one night.
He had come out, as usual, with the
first Broadway lights and was sit
ting alone on the stage door steps.
Now and then one Of his be-sweat-
cred cronies would come out Of the
night and talk with him. Now and
then q down-and-out pug" would
drift by and talk about the fight
game. But "Young" Critic had for
gotten what the fight game was all
about.
When you asked him why he sat
there and what he saw, he would
answer just bit inarticulately /.
Il don't know just watching !.
just watching It al goes by
and it never stops. It's always
changing and it always keeps me
from being lonely. It keeps bring
ing me back. don't know why !.
just watching It 20 BY .
Wherewith q subway exit would
send 2 new throng whirling past
IS bits Of paper fly in the wind,
! And, to me. "Young" Critic became
. sort Of symbol in . city where
anything can b symbolixed e YOU
use your imagination.
GILBERT SWAN.
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Selecting The Site

Decision on place for its national conven-
doion next June will be reached by the Demo-
ratio party on January II.
~ For months the committee commissioned with
! his important task has been studying the po-
;detical situation and the relative merits as COIL
J ention places of cities hopeful of playing host
the Democratic national conclave Concl,l-
ions arrived at will be reflected in selection of
q. convention city.
9f ~ Picking place for national convention is
fifot mere matter of choice and chance Poiti-
1eaal strategy begins there and not every aspiring
4h.ity is equipped to entertain so large a body OF
.sthen and women.
&C Political unrest in the Middle West and South
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BY RODNEY BUTCHER
NEA Service Writer

4 washington, Dec. 23.-The Hon.
iiaihaddeus H. Caraway, senator from
12lrkansas. doesn't agree with Vice
ner,resident Dawes in his desire to
l4eaauge the Senate rules, but he has
n roposed to Dawes that the order
business in the Senate be
b He suggested to Dawes, who pre-
,Ildes over the Senate, that imnledi-
tp0tely after the opening prayer each
Nleay, . period be devoted to the an
IIef Ouncement Of presidential candi-
SvsaAeies. Caraway recalled that near
on@ oil senator's were receptive if not
oaective candidates.
II guess he didn't take ME seri-
Ae.9lsly," complains Caraway.
ex-senator Henrik Shipstead of Min
!n0o0ta seems to deserve some sort Of
n0 prize for originality. He's up for
~! reelection next year and may have
8:3ouble, because he was elected on
q - Farmer-Labor ticket out there and
- eported rather shaky. In effect, he
d{r4s been conducting an independent
dteAmpaign, for he made nearly $50
MtnoI ,eeches in every part Of Minnesota
s9tq1cge he returned for this session.
ST. Instead Of toting set of canned
ny 3ooehes along with him and be-
elboring Wall Street and the corn
Ttregsr BY turn, he asked his audi
tim4ees what they wanted him to talk
4Qut and they named the subject.
III Naturally, in Minnesota it gen.
gt1vally had to do with farm prob
s.3Ynns, but ShiDotead reports that
cRnl5 constituents demanded eco
oQaic discussions instead Of par
IN speeches. He found that
W4e farmers and the business men,
l9r1hose prosperity was dependent
~ the farmers, wanted more
'Ne4an anything else m analysis Of
n BTicultuTe's economic position.
ong other things, he told them
n ~ farm income had dropped AZ
~ cent since 1920 while market
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.a;ae st ;;sy possibility q : weak
Hot tub baths are enervating, and
should not be used except In rare
cases whe It seems advisable TO
bring about bodily relaxation.
A lean body-inside and out
cannot be . sick bodyl
II you wish 70 ret veil and -.
main 50, you will find that The voyi.
Gus uses Of water furnish one of the
most effective most easily avail
able-and, at the same time, ooo Of
the cheapest treatments you can en-.
|ploy.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Question: +. A. n. asks: evil
you please tell me how ! con over
come fainting spells, and what
causes them? ] cannot have . slight
pain without turning very weak and
sick, and unless ! lie down under
Z fan or apply wet cloths TO my
head will faint. ! cannot even
listen to people telling Of operations
without having Z fainting spell
which leaves me weak for half Z
day. Severe pain win not make me
sick or faint, but slight, ,meomfort.
able pains always make me sick 10
the extent that I almost faint"
Answer: You may have some
kind Of heart trouble, or You may Be
over-nervous, due 70 wrong mental
and physical training. OF course,
I cannot tell you specifically what
is causing your trouble without q
personal consultation and examine
ton.
Question: Mrs. F. G. H. writes:
will you please name the foods
that are neutrality-suspicious.? !
have q cold In the head Ill winter. !
may have chronic catarrh. il %,
can diet cure this trouble1"
Answer: You can use al Of the
non-starchy vegetables and the fruits
without producing any excessive CO
tarrhal mucous. All Of the foods
high in calory value, such - the
starches, sugars, and proteins mey
be said to be catarrh-producing Il
used in large quantities. The ny.
drocarbons. that is, the fats and oils,
also contribute their share IN. adding
to the toxins which irritate tho mu-
cous membranes and produce @.
tarrh. The best diet for you to take
is one free from starches, sugars,
and fats. but with small amount
of protein and plenty Of non.starchy
vegetables.
Question: NJ. ]. r. asks: care
sulphur and molasses good for the
blood? If 80, how often and how
much should be taken?"
Answer: The sulphur and mo.
lasses treatment is no doubt effec.
tive in removing some intestinal tox.
emias, but a fruit fast Il far SUI
perior for accomplishing this ef-
feet.
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complexities the task of the convention com.
mittee. Should it send the convention into
the wheat and corn country, as the Republican
party has done? Would it be good politics, if
a Northerner is to be nominated, to hold the
convention in the South. Would a convention
in the East aid in breaking the weakening
G. 0. p. grip on the east? Or should the party
heed the advice of Horace Greeley and 90 West?
These are but few Of the questions that
enter into the selection of place for the 1928
Democratic national convention. All will be
answered before January IL, and to the salts
faction of great majority.
Much depends upon where the convention is
held, fact imposing great responsibility upon
the convention committee, which should not per-
nit non-essentials to argue it into an unwise
decision. The party ranks are confident the
committee is equal to its job.
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Ice Cream and Peanuts will
be given to the good little boys
and girls between 2 and 5 Sat.
urday afternoon by Santa
Claus at the A. w. Lucas Co.
Big Christmas Store.
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A Thought

For the fashion of this world
passeth away-I Cor. 1881.
=
Avoid singularity. There may Of
ten be less vanity in following the
new modes than in adhering to the
old ones.-J0ubert.
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He was the dumbest boy in school.
His teacher had no heart.
She used q ruler on him and
1t promptly made him smart.
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1t would increase the volume of knowledge if
a man knew at 25 what he thought he knew
at 18.
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The most serious mistake on earth is being
too serious.
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Campaign Of $4,000. 900 for Yale
endowment fund has passed goal,
Chairman Barnard announces ut
New York.
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Premier Poncaire wins victory q
French senate passes budget by vote
Of 271 to IL.
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NEWS BRIEFS

Secretary Wilbur says he has no
criticism Of Sd efforts but hopes
they will be continued until last
glimmer Of hope for life aboard is
gone.
Indictmnets for murder returned
against police chief and another Of
ficer Of Calera, Ala. by grand jury
at Columbiana, charging them with
killing girl speeder
Bookings Institution, q research
and training center in the human
istic sciences, founded ct Washing
ton wit hmany noted educators on
list Of trustees.
English house Of bishops decides
to reintroduce prayer book measure
in slightly revised from to church
assembly.
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NO ONE DROWNED

Its the little things. in life that
count. That's not new saying-it's
as old as tie hids. The Lite thing
We want to talk about here is a deci-
NAL RI lint. 1t is not very big but
it is important-aw awfully important
when used in measuring
PIE Up tation. It's 5p essence in the
proper place may mean no: NAL con-
q ton and its absence may create
fear, anguish, desire to move and a
lot OF other uncomfortable emotions.
To u ustrate, in the weather rero~.
for December published in the
Spokesman last week the copy read
that the precipitation for the month
was ".76 inches" The linotype op-
eraoor left off the decimal point and
tie type, read, "76 inches" GOSH
that's over six feet, enough to drown
most cf us. But it just goes to show
that mistakes will happen even in
well regrlated newspaper plants.
The Spokesman is glad to make this
correction and 10 promise if it hap
pens again that the editor will attach
a life p-eserv'r to each subscribers
,aper.