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that illustrate these characteristics of
the man. For example, here is the
account of an incident that occurred
when he was young lawyer in Hi
nois. long before he ever thought of
becoming President.
Lincoln knew a. lot about horses,
and it took a smart man to get ahead
of him in any sort of trade. One day
while he was practicing law the ques
ton of horse trading came up in some
way, and he and an old judge began
to banter each other about their abil
ity in this line. To settle the argu-
ment it was decided that they would
trade horses at 9 o'clock on the follow
ing morning. Each was allowed to
get the worst horse he could and
neither was to see the others until
the trade was made. If either failed
to go through with the bargain he was
to pay the other $25.
The Judge, after much searching,
found a horse which he felt sure
would be worse than any Lincoln
could find. He was a bOny, skinny
nag, hardly able to walk by himself.
When the judge led him before the
crowd that had gathered to see the
fun there were loud shouts of laugh
ter. and every one thought that Lin
coin was beaten.
A few minutes later, however, that
young man appeared and the mirth of
the crowd was doubled. For Lincoln
was not leading a horse to them, but
instead arrived carrying an old wooden
saw.h horse on his shoulder.
The Judge, chagrined at the way he
had been beaten, stood silent while
Lincoln walked up, set down his
wooden horse, and examined the wreck
that the Judge had brought. Then.
after looking him over, Lincoln shook
his head. smiled, and said:
II guess you win, judge. This is
the first time ! ever got the worst of
It in q horse trade"
A Big Army.
Another story is told Of a joke that
Lincoln made at the expense of some
of his Army officers. 1t was during
the midst of the Civil War, when the
Union forces We're being badly beaten
by the soldiers of the South and when
all sorts of excuses were being made.
for the defeats that the Union gen
erals were suffering,
One day a guest at the Capital
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patterns are to be used much in the
making of dainty Spring lingerie.
You may be pleased that these pat
terms really are pretty and not of the
ultra-modern, cubistic. sort at all.
Many of them look as If they might
have been copied direct from the
dainty printed flower patterns that
were go popular in Victorian days.
The colors, too, are pretty-orchid,
mauve and light green on a flesh pink
background, or light pink and green
on a. faint cream background. Some
of these printed lingerie silks are done
in such very light pastel shades that
the pattern does not show at all. even
through thin frocks. Silks of this de-
scription are being chosen by Spring
brides already planning their trous-
seaux, and will soon be made up into
nightgowns, combinations. step-ins
and pettfcoats. Sometimes they are
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Answers.

/. The words in the crossword puz-
zle are: Horizontal. ct; 4, S. c.; 6,
mountainous: 10, on; II, ca; II, r. l.;
13. pit: Ia, am; Is, stair; IS, re; 19,
solo; 20, on: q, SO; 22, echo; 26, sh;
rs. sneer, 90, 1. e.; 80, tr., 80, at; 80, ra;
"a. I'm; 35, machineries; 40, I've; Al
it's. Vertical, continental; 2, tn; 8
IA; q. so; 5. curiosities; 6, mop: Z, near
s. tame; 2, sir; Is, s. s.; 16, to; II, Al
20. c. e.: "a, he: 25, or; 20, sire; II,
heart: %, Sam: 81, r. M. S.; So, Cy; 81
he; 3S, no: SO, III.
=. The words in the word. diamond
are: ., bum, bored, puppies, melon
den, $.
3. Filed. field.
4. Stale.
). Play, lore, area, year.
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A Business Man

A party of motorists speeding by an
old colored man trudging down the
road with his gun under his arm and
his dog at his heels inadvertently
struck the dog. The driver stopped,
got out, observed the deceased animal
and asked the old man:
That your dog?"
"Yassuh."
You owned him."
"YasSuh."
Looks like I've killed him."
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contribute to its popularity. The fact
also that it does not fade-as do the
light-colored silks-makes it desirable
for slips that are to be worn for
every day" A year ago it was pos
sible to buy slips of pongee, but it is
now used also for petticoats, step-ins
and even for nightgowns.
No supply of lingerie is quite COM
plete without a set of black silk to
wear with the thin all-black frock.
If full-length slip is worn then, of
course, the combination or step-ins
and bandeau may he of some other
tone, but the entire black set has
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fashioned garments ever existed 1t
seemed as If the slip had for all time
pushed the petticoat aside. And now
to admit a preference for the slip Is
to confess ones self a trif1e old-fash-
toned.
pONGEF in natural tone is Il mate
rial much favored by the practical
mother. because of the ease wkh
which it may be washed and ironed.
1t is also n cool material in warm
weather. Some people insist that it
has the merit of being warm in cool
weather and cool in warm weather.
Some Of the new little pongee frocks
for little girls are trimmed with pip
ings of red and other colors.
French designers in Paris have re-
Gently stimulated interest in all sorts
of ht-weight wooden materials
kasha and various light weight fan
nels in all sorts of interesting colors
have been used extensively for the
cool-weather version of the sport s
froCk. These same materials have
also been much employed in making
frocks for girls. little and big. These
wooden frocks appeal to the mothers
who prefer to keep their little girls in
fairly light underclothes, increasing
the warmth of the frock as the
weather demands it. = sNi4
Wash silks printed in pretty floral
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Wanted Instructions.

The station master of an East In
dian railway had been given particu
larly strict orders never to do anything
out of the ordinary without first wir
ing for authority. One morning, there
fore, he hastily sent the following tele
gram: Superintendent office, Cal
cutta-Tiger on platform eating con
ductor. Please rush instructions"
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distinct advantages. Then there is no
question of having to hide the light
shoulder straps or thought lest the
light undertakings may show beneath
the thin black slip and frock. These
black pieces arb very satisfactory
when made of a very good quality but
lightweight Japanese silk. If you are
making them yourself YOU should
test sample first to make sure that
it is quite fast black, so that it will
not run" in washing or leave black
marks against the skin when worn.
1t Is quite possible, YOU know. to get
fine quality wash silk that is abso-
lutely fast color.
lConvrjrht 1921
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While silk seems to be the favorite
material for all sorts of underwear;
there is enough of the cotton sort to
satisfy the women who prefer this sort
of material. There are printed cotton
crepes for nightgowns and pajamas
and fine nainsook and cotton wolfe for
the other pieces.
Manufactured pongee is gaining
favor as a material for underwear
That this material goes through the
wash with very gratifying results and
that it is firm without being at all
bulky are two characteristics that
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He Deserved 1t.

Lincoln was a homely man and he
was not ashamed of it. In fact, he
took great pleasure in telling the fol
lowing story about himself
I'm the days when l was travelling
on circuit l was once addressed by a
stranger in q railway car
Excuse me. sir, this man said to
me, but | have an article here that
belongs to YOU.
How is that I asked him, aston
ished. He pulled a jackknife from his
pocket and handed it to me.
This knife he said soberly, was
given to me years ago, and at the time
/ was told to keep it until 1 found a
man uglier. than myself. Since that
day / have always carried it, but allow
me to say, sir, that 1 think you are
fully entitled to it, 2"
Not everybody could thus enjoy a
joke of which he was the victim. Per-
haps that is another reason why Lin
coin is considered q great man.
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Riddles

Gil. When is boat like a pile Of
snow?
6l2. What is il that has a neck,
but doesn't have a head?
Glib. If q man digs a hole in feet
of snow feet wide at O'Clock in the
afternoon, what time is It?
GA. What is the best way to keep
fish from smelling?
els. What should you do If you
split your sides with laughter?
GIG. Why is the letter 'F'" death?
6l7. What musical instrument
should we never believe?
GlS. What il the difference between
an auction and Seasickness?
GIG. What is that which the dead
and living do at the same time?
$40. When does man cease to be-
come a man?
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Stores Riddles and Other Things of Interest to Young
The Puzzle Column

Fill the blanks in this sentence
with the same five letters, arranged
in different orders:
THE football players an appli-
cation requesting 10 more minutes of
practice on the athletic -"
4
Behead a word meaning old and
get story; hehead again and get a
beverage. What is it?
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PLAIN AND FLOWERED
TAFEETA WERE USED TO
MAKE THIS UNUSUAL. PA
JANA SET. THE TROtjSER
SECTION FASTENS CLOSE.
II OVER THE ANKLES By
MEANS OF BUTTONS AND
BUTTONHOLES.
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Today's CROSSWORD Puzzle looks
like a windmill-or an automobile
crank. Anyway. you should go
around it with a lot of speed, because
it's very easy. There are four great
big words, but they are in common
usage, and should trouble you puzzle
sharks little.
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The Flirt.

Traffic officer to pretty girl motor
ist-Hey What's the idea? Didn't
you see me wave to you?
p. G. M.-Certainly did. and il you
try 1t again I'll report you.
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Answers.

Gil. When it is adrift gig. A bot
tie. 6l3. Winter time. GA. Cut off its
nose. els. Run till you get a stitch
in them. GIG. Because it makes all
fall. Git. A Tyre. els. One is the sale
Of effects, the other effects of the sail
619. They go round with the world
620. When he turns into a Jane,
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AS she limped back to her friend and
sat down, rubbing her mistreated feet,
the other young lady said mischiev-
ously:
Well. Mary, did he dance with you
the worst way'?"
He certainly did," Mary replied;
"the very WOrstr
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and his shrewd humor that always
was backed up with common sense
and real wisdom.
People who knew Lincoln during
his lifetime have left us many stories
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Lincoln As a Dancer.

Lincoln'S entrance into society in
Springfield, ILL.,, when he was a young
He attended his first ball there be-
cause he wished to see one of the
guests, Mary Todd. who later became
his wife. Mary and another girl We're
sitting together. and Lincoln APP
preached in his bashful way and asked
Mary to dance.
Miss Todd" he said in his peculiar
manner of speaking. II should like to
dance with you the worst way"
Mary was willing, but it was a trial
for her to hohble through the steps
with her big. rather awkward partner.
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asked the President how large the
Confederate Army was.
About 100000 men," he answered
rs 1t possible that it is that large?"
the other cried in wonder.
"Well," said Lincoln, whenever one
or our generals is licked he says that
he was outnumhered three or four to
one. and we have 100000 men. Three
times 100000 is about 100000. isn't
10"
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Crank This Up
The definitions are:

The definitions are:
Horizontal.
l.. Cent (abbr.).
4. South Carolina (abbr.).
s. Rough, hilly.
10. Upon.
IL. Each (abbr.).
IL. Smallest State in u. S. tabbr.).
10. Unit of measurement (abbr.).
IA. Morning (abbr.).
Is. Step.
IS. In regard to.
e 10. Performance by one person.
q 20. Upon.
81. therefore.
%. To repeat.
Is. BE quiet.
%. Scornful expression.
20. That is labbr).
80. Transpose tabbr).
81. Near.
/, &c., Note of the scale.
8 "a i am contraction.
35. ContrivanceS (pll
40. Powerful csemical.
Al. IL is poeeS.
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Vertical.

=
e.,a I. Descriptive of a continent.
= 9. You Natin).
3. Note of the scale.
4. Therefore.
80 5. Peculiar things.
- 6. Scrubbing implement.
z. Close.
s. Obedient,
9. Knighthood title.
Is. Steamship (abbr).
16.y Toward.
II. Boys nickname.
,.23. Central England tabbr).
"a. Pronoun.
70. Either.
as.; SIR tobs.l.
Sa. Vital organ.
as. Mans name.
III. Railway Mail Service iabbr.l
So. Boys nickname.
81. Pronoun.
So. Negative.
80. Second Roman mineral.
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Guess this word diamond. The sec
cnd word is "A tramp, the third is
worked a hole through, fifth a fruit,
sixth a lair. What is it?
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= L # p l. f S
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q 49, NAA ass.
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Plain Silk Lingerie Devoid of Lace Appeals to Many
BY MARY MARSHALL.

~ Nj. Of The more frivolous pas
times of the I.cutcn season
Il generation or 50 ago was
the making IF new supplies
.,n,InrtnnSlihS N no
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Beau Geste' Picture
Will Be Shown Here

Welcome announcement to those
Bismarck film followers who for
some time past have been familiar
with the spectacular and sensational
success Of Paramount's big feature.
Beau Gests," during its current
lengthy engagement at the Criterion
Theatre in New York, is contained
in the news that the advcnturesome
and exciting film is to inaugurate q
two days visit at the Auditorium
Friday night March 10, with u
matinee Saturday ut 2:3O p. NJ.
Beau Geste," made for the screen
from Major Percival Christopher
Wren's thrilling novel of the same
name, and produced by Herbert
Brcnon for AdoYph Zukor and Jesse
l.. Lasky, met Immediately with an
enthusiastic and enduring success
following its New York premiere,
and now continues to be witnessed
daily by audiences testing the ga
pacity Of the Criterion Theatre.
The east is most popular and
distinguished one, headed by Ronald
Coleman. who intcrle cts the title
role: Ralph Forbes. Neil Hamilton.
Alice Joyce, Mary Brian, Noah Berry.
Norman Trevor, William Powell and
innumerablc others.
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and Quality
Shown in Whippets
and Willys-Knights

When Bismarck's second annual
Automobile Show is opened on next
Monday, visitors will get a new view
Of all the beauty and quality Of tina
complete WHY'S Overland line which
VIII be on display at the Lair Motor
Sales Company's show rooms.
A special electrical display called
the "Scene faction" which is very
interesting and instructive. as we'll
as beautiful, comes direct from the
New York and Chicago Shows, and
is something different than has evcr
been shown in Bismarck.
In addition to the "Scene- Ac-
ton" the Lair Motor Sales Com
pany will show cut-away "Whippet"
chassis, and cut-away Model 70
WHY'S Knight sleeve-valve motor
which were also brought here from
the big national shows.
A factory representative will ac-
company these displays. and will lee
ture every afternoon and evening
during the show.
Various models of the "Whippet"
and WHY'S knight lines will be on
display including the Whippet ~"
four door Sedan. Landau. and new,
smart Roadster. Also, the new Whip
pet "6"--big brother to the Whipped
a which has built up such Won
derful reputation since its introduc-
ton. Then, there will be shown the
Model 20 Sedan with the beautiful,
new coach work, and the new WHY'S
Knight Great Six" Foursome--one
of the handsomest automobiles being
shown today.
In fact. with its spacious show
rooms. special displays, lectures, and
complete line Of quality four and six
cylinder motor cars. the Lahr Motor
Sales Company's exhibit is small
Automobile Show in itself.
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TEACH BLIND TO DANCE

New York.-Women's clubs and
social agencies have been asked to
supply volunteer dancing partners
for blind men who have been learn
ing dance steps 1t recreational Gen.
tiers here. Instructors say they have
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PAGE TWELVE
Empire Builders
Dream Recalled BY
Proposed Merger

st. Paul, March 5--tP)--Rails that
Cross and follow the trails over
which Lewis and Clark fought their
way through a trackless wilderness
into the Pacific northwest more than
q century ago are comprehendcd in
the proposed merger Of the Great
Northern and Northern Pacific rail
ways.
Through forests. along streams
and over mountains never before
tfaverscd, Lewis and Clark pio-
nccfcd in the early years of the
nineteenth century to blaze a path
which opened the great northwest.
More than half a century after
them came James Jerome Hill, ris-
ing from a laborcr's job to empire
northwest, then an uninhabited
waste with miles Of untitled prai-
RIGS blooming with life and COM
mercc. He sent ribbons of steel
across the plains and over the Rocky
Mountains to the Pacific coast. Two
Of the railroads he fathcred are the
Great Northern and the Northern
Pacific, which will be Joined in a
giant system.
Finished in 1883
Advancing westward from ST.
Paul and eastward from the coast,
track layers, who often found them
selves explorers too, met to drive
the last spike in the completed
Northern Pacific line at Gold Creek
in Montana's Hellgate Canyon on
Sept. 8. 1883, and ten years later,
on Jan. 6, 1893, to finish the Great
Northern in Washington.
The Lewis and Clark trail, which
followed the Missouri river into
Montana, is crossed by the North
crn Pacific at Bismarck, N. H., and
Clark's returning route is the rail
roads path for a considerable dis
lance. The Great Northern follows
the Lewis and Clark trail through
much Of Montana and runs parallel,
for q way. to the homeward course
Of Lewis.
Should the union of the North
erns be carried through the merger
will control operated mileage ex-
ceeding $4,000, with n $500, OOO, 900 I
valuation and capital investment
Of $3.50. 600, OOO--for although the
consolidation does not plan to en-
brace the Chicago, Burlington and !
Quincy lines, more than 81 per cent
Of that roads stock is owned joint I
~ by the two roads.
Northern Pacific mileage is G.682
1902, subsidiary lines bringing the |
total to 1850. The combined lines |
have some 300 locomotives, 1900
passenger cars and $4,000 freight |
cars, and operate in Wisconsin, |
Minnesota, both Dakotas, Iowa, |
Montana, Idaho, Oregon, Washing |
ton and the Canadian province Of |
Manitoba and British Columbia.
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Taxes on Earning
Basis, Farmers Plan

Indianapolis, March 5--LP)- Indiana
farmers have very definite plar
for tax reduction, which in some
cases will halve their assessments.
Their own tax measure has passed
the senate and is before the lower
house Of the state legislature, and
with IA threefourths majority in the
senate and two-thirds in the house
the farm group has announced its
intention to pass the measure over
the state tax boards objections and.
il necessary, over the veto Of Gov
crnor Ed Jackson.
When the bill has been roned out
by amendment, it will be pressed
for final enactment with these pro
visions:
/. Designation of earning power
instead of market value as the de-
termining factor in real estate as
scssmcnt.
2. Limitation of tax collections to
81 on each 500 Of taxable property
and in no instance to more than 20
per cent of the normal annual net
income produced by property de
pendent for value upon its earnings.
g. Right Of appeal from state tax
board decisions on assessment dis
putcs.
AL urban real estate depends
on income production for it's value"
asserts Representative Charles NJ.
Trowbridge, leader of the house
farm bloc. "All agricultural prop
erty should be on the same basis. 1t
is now assessed for more than it
would sell for"
State tax board officials say that
many less wealthy taxing units
would be crippled by the limitation
Of tax collection to 81 u hundred.
compelling schools to close, para
lyzing police functions and even re-
pudiating public Indebtedness, but
the farmers are adamant. Some tax
rates in Indiana are now as high
rs $3.50 or IS per 500 Of taxable
property.
The right Of appeal from tax board
decisions is demanded by the farm
ers to free them from alleged dis
elimination against agricultural
property as class. This central
board, vested with arbitrary pow
ers. make final decisions under the
present law in all tax assessment
disputes.
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towsky wrote, proposing in his first
letter. He was accepted. If there is
no rift in the romance, the wedding
will be this spring.
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NO srADLHs' nnat

been able to master the ''tfiekissts
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RECOvE RlNG AFTER YEARS IN
A TRANCE

Chilwell, Eng.-Miss Doris Hinton.
a, was listening to a radio when
she suddenly put down the head
phones. lay back and went to sleep.
That was four years ago. She re-
manned unconscious for more than a
year. Under continuous treatment by
specialists she is slowly recovering.
Although still unable to speak, she
has regained her sight and can write
letters. Physicians. though puzzled
BY the malady, believe the girl will
become entirely normal.
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Headache, Neufalgia
Nervous Disp esia,
Bowel Pains, Jauhdiee

Red Cross Pills restore lost tone
to overworkcd kidneys, liver, stem.
ach and bowels: remove chfoAic con.
stipation and conditions tending 60
. weak digestive system.
The ingredients In Red Croa1 tilts
are those generally used 81 the
worlds best physieisns Ia liver, kid
ney, stomach and bowel troubles:
they remove sickness BY inducing IL
body secretions to act: they elm.
mate disease by desttoyipe bacte33e
in the bowels.
Red Cross Pills are put % In
watch-shaped. screw top bottles sold
by druggists for 26e. The genuine
has the Red Cross insignia priat1d
on box.-Adv.
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String Quartet to
Play Concert Over
Radio Sunday Night

The London String Quartet will
provide the music for the weekly
Sunday night concert to be broad
cast from, the Geld Medal Station,
WCCO, through WEAF. New York,
from 6:l5 to 0:15 Sunday, March 6.
This will be the first time during
the current series Of these concerts
that the music has been presented
solely BY an instrumental group.
The mcmbefs Of the London Quar-
tct are: James Levey, first violin;
Thomas Petre. second violin: H.
Waldo Warner. viola, and C. War
wick Evans, ccllist. The quartet,
Known IN ENGLAND as one of the best
chamber music organizations Of that
country. WAS organized in 1908 and
has played together for l6 years. 1t
has made tours in concert in Lon
don at least l5O times. They have
made three tours. of Norway. Sweden,
and Denmark. three tours Of Spain,
and four. prior to this tour. in the
United States and Canada. They
have produced more than 100 new
works. !.
The program Of the evening will
be ~ follows:
Quartet in d minor. ......... Mozart.
Canxonctta from Quartet in E flat
major. OPP. IL ....... Mcndelssohn.
Sally in Our Alley ~. Frank Bridge.
Molly on the Shorc-Percy Granger.
Theme and Variations from POSTUM
nous Quartet in D minor. -.
........ Schubert.
Finale Presto from Quartet in D,
OPP. 10. No. s ......... Beethoven.
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