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The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1929-07-25

ten about Black Beard, the pirate.
Ben himself, afterward, refers to them
as miserable ditties' but at that time
they had large sale.
No less interesting than the histor-
ical material to be found on the faces
of the playing cards is that found up
on the backs of the cards. In the
Colonial days it was the custom to use
the plain backs of the cards for vari-
GUS things. In the Cincinnati museum
are cards with the backs printed and
used as cards of admission to enter
tainments, lectures and classes at the
University of Pennsylvania, from 1865
to III, and as invitations to teas and
assemblies and balls. Some also bear
directions for figures of square dances
and others various patriotic games.
One of the most interesting is that
shown in No. 2. 1t is a silhouette por-
trait of Joseph Hopkinson by the
famous artist, Charles Wilson Peale.
In 1924, when Lafayette came back
to visit the country whose indepen-
dence he had helped to gain, a New
England card maker, JAZZ H. Ford, is
sued set of playing cards in honor of
the distinguished Frenchman whose
portrait, surrounded by symbolic de-
signs, was printed as the ace of
spades, as shown in No. 4.
Among the interesting exhibits in
the museum are the playing cards of
the Civil war period in which the pa
triotic motif is strong. Instead of hav-
ing the usual suit signs of spades,
clubs, diamonds and hearts, flags.
shields and other patriotic emblems
were used. An example of this is No.
6 of the illustration above in which
the bewhiskered general is the liking"
of whatever suit is designated by the
flag up in the corner. The queen" of
the flag suit was the symbolic figure
of Columbia. Another card of this !
same era Is shown in No. 5, In which |
the figure of the Monitor, famous for |
its victory over the Merrimac, was
for one of the conventional |
suit symbols.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1929-07-25
"Hes Better n Any shell-Worker ! Ever saw"

lie knows I've got drag in my pre-.
cinct, and he says if I'll jump in and
do what | can for him he'll see that
get a good job in the hall, where |
can cop about twice what I'm gettin'
now. OF course, I'm out for the i'm.
portant sugar-but don't know about
this deal"
Does he stand a good chance of be,
ing elected?''
"That's what keeps me guessin'.
-Four years ago he won in walk, but
this time he had to do all kinds O.
funny work to win the primary. There's
a lot O. people in the ward that's
knockin' him all they can"
whats the matter with him, any
way?"
"Oh, they kind O. think he's done too
we'll. Four years ago he was on his
uppers and now he's got money to
burn There's some O. them guys out
In our ward can't make out how ii
Is that Jimmy can afford to buy big
apartment buildings when his salary
wouldn't hardly pay a jantor of one.
They say they can't stand for that
kind o. work, and so there's a lot O.
EN- that boosted him two years ago
that's out now to slough him. They've
put up new guy against him and
he's maxim nasty fight"
81 don't understand yet what they've
got against your man."
"W'y, they're crazy at him. You
see four years ago he made the play
that if they put him in he was goin'
down TO the City hall and change the
whole works. He was goin' to clean
the streets and jack up the coppers
and build some more scNfol-honses.
Jimmy says to EN-: Throw things my
way and I'll see that eyerything's on
the level This talk was so good it
went
"Well. you know what happened to
Jimmy when he got down there with
those highbinders and begin to see
easy money. He hadn't been in on
the whack-up six weeks till he bought
a bus that looked like the bridal suite
on the Leviathan and sat at the City
hall waitin' for the easy marks to
come along and throw up their
hands,"
Il see. He turned out to be graft
er. eh?"
II don't see no way of gettln past
it. like Jimmy. He's one O them
boys that never has cold feet and
there's nothin' too good for friend,
but guess when II comes to doin'
nIcc. qenteel knock off he belongs with |
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1929-07-25

and this zeal kept on to the end of his
reign"
Although these cards of the French
KING, which are preserved in the mu-
scum of the United States Playing
card company in Cincinnati, Ohio,
were perhaps the first thus used to in
form Europeans about the New world.
they were not the only ones. In the
same museum is another set which
deals OUT some American history to
the visitor. 1t is a geographical card
game made in England in 1875. mo
| and No. 3 in the illustrations above.)
On one of them (No. y is given the
following quaint description of New
England:
New England by some is Counted
Part of the Great Region Canada #
is bounded with Virginia on the South
where is the Late Conquests of the
New Netherlands, at present Called
New FORK, with a good City of that
Name here is Maryland where is the
town OF Baltemore and Carolina where
is Charleston We but the Capital of
this government is Boston and other
Considerable Towns are Plymouth
Bristow1 Barnstable We the Church
government is Presbytery We this
Country abounds with all sort of Fana-
tickes where they may find Room to
Plant in. Especially towards the West
1t being Country not well discovered
full of Woods Y Savage Inhabitants
therefore not bounded when their
Forces have Strength to advance. 9th
er Plantations belonging to the Eng
lish toward the North are New-Found-
land Whose Chef Town is Torbay most
Considerable for the Fishing Trade
North Wales South Wales. the Isle of
Cumberland VIC are great Regions In
titled to the English but are little IN
habited as vet.
In a country Astounding with all
sorts of Fanatickes" one would natur.
ally expect to find the "blue-noses.
upon such frivolous things as
playing cards, but the fact is that they
were manufactured in this country
even in Puritanical New England
Isaiah Thomas, in his "History of
Printing in America" mentions James
Franklin as Boston printer and tells
how he printed upon cards" verses
that the youthful Benjamin had writ
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1929-07-25

the smoothest of 'em. And be learned
1t so quick, too. Ooh !''
"Aftie, that kind of a man is a thief
and that's all you can make out of it
said Miller, with severity.
"Mebbe that amt no lie. neither.
lie wouldn't go out with a rod or do
any O. that strong-arm work, but if
Jimmy saw guy putin dough into
his pocket he wouldn't LET on. You
wouldn't have to feed him no knock
out drops to make him take the coin.
| guess.
But the nerve o. the boy. He won't
never LET on that he's handled any
crooked money. When he was staked
to the office he didn't have a thin
dime except what was tied up in q
bum little grocery store. Now he's
got too strong to tend store and his
brother-in-law's runnin' it. He won't
do thing in the world except travel
aroand with some more o. them handy
boys and lay for jackpots.
And the talk he gives you! Babyl
He's better n any shell-worker ever
saw. Wy, he can set down and show
you dead easy that he done all that
funny votin' because II was a good
thing for the workin' boys. Sure
That's why he wants to stay in, too
so the taxpayers won't get the short
end of it. On the square, if | had his
nerve I'd start sellin' oil-heaters in
Brazil"
"You don't mean to say he has any
chance of being elected again?"
"Oh, he's got chance all right.
He'll have some of the bootleggers
and beer runners rootin' for him. and.
then, of course, there's a lot more o.
people say: oh, well, Jim's a good
fellow and he's been white with me.
and even if he does sand-bag a few
D them rich blokies, what's the diff |
think he's got chance, all right"
"Artie, if you take my advice you'll
keep out of it. What do you want
With a political job?'
"Well, for one thing. want to get a
oankroll as soon as | can and this
,lace he's holdin' out pays good
money!"
Eyes, and even if you got it you'd
'e out again in a few years and worse
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1929-07-25
Artie Needs a BankroEl

a FTER hurried luncheon at one
~ of the places whore patrons
\ help themselves. Miller and
Artie took walk on the sunny side
of the street.
Artie was not as taIkative as usual
and, as Miller seldom did more than
encourage a conversation once started
the two sauntered for several minutes
In silence.
Then Artie spoke abruptly. Miller"
said he, Il got hen on"
"What is it,"
ITS like this. Would you daily
with politics if you thought you stood
to win some easy jack?"
'"That depends. You're not going in.
to politics. are you?"
"They've got me entered, but | don't
know whether I'll start or not. I'm
leary of it; don't mind tellin' You
that"
what do you mean?"
well, mebbe you don't understand.
| don't like to feature myself. but in
that precinct where | hang out I'm
pretty strong. I'm good mixer and
I've kind o. got next to the live ones.
and If | do say IT myself, think
there's lot of the boys that'd vote
my way If | went after EN- hard. Do
you know Jim Landon?"
"Who is he?"
"He's the heavy boss in our ward, or
anyway he used to be. He's one O.
the aldermen, and he's out for 1t again.
but good and scared that he can't
win. He come to me last night at
Iloover's cigar store and give me
pig talk. What he wants is for me
o come to the front for him strong.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1929-07-25
Ararat

Mount Ararat is a twin-peaked
mountainous area situated where Ar
menia and Persia meet, south of the
Caucasus range. 1t is noteworthy for
its eytensiveness rather than its
height, the highest peak being some.
thing under 1900 feet. The noun.
tain is of volcanic origin. Its lower
regions are inhabited and the sum.
mits have been repeatedly assembled
and thoroughly explored.
The usual statement that Noah's
ark rested on Mount Ararat has no
foundation in the Hebrew text, which
reads ION the mountains of Ararat."
In ancient times Ararat was the name
Of a district in eastern Armenia, and
sometimes also for all Armenia and
the mountainous ridge in the southern
part of that country.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1929-07-25
A Silly Handshake

When King Edward VII was prince
OF Wales and on visit to Paris he
suffered from a carbuncle which
forced him to lift high his right ell
bow when shaking hands. All the
courtiers and dandies of his day i'm
mediately copied this gesture and
some people today still believe they
are smart when they hold their arm
high in that way.
One night while he was attending
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1929-07-25
MkakesLJe
Su1eeter.

Children's stomachs sour, and need
an anti-acid. Keep their systems
sweet with Phillips Milk of Magnesia
When tongue or breath tells of acid
condition-correct it with a spoonful
of Phillips. Most men and women have
been comforted by this universal
sWeetener-more mothers should in
woke its aid for their children. 1t is a
pleasant thing to take, yet neutralizes
more acid than the harsher things too
often employed for the purpose. No
household should be without it.
Phillips is the genuine, prescrip-
tional product physicians endorse for
general use; the name is important.
milk of Magnesia' has been the u. s.
registered trade mark of the Charles
II. Phillips Chemical Co. and its pre-.
decessor Charles H. Phillips since 1875.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1929-07-25

a first night at the Coincide Fran
calse and was talking to a group of
people dandy asked him: prince.
how did you like the pay?"
The prince turned around bit and
dropped chilly, "Sir, did not think
| had talked to Detroit News.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1929-07-25
Modern Architecture

Askft-How are things out at that
new town? Are they building many
houses?
Tellit-No; there are so many fill
hg stations they don't seem to have
any room for anything else.-Path-
Under.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1929-07-25
You Know the Type

Not bad sort Of nifty comes from
the London Humorist, which speaks
OF certain blunt, outspoken man
IN fact, one who as a bridge partner
calls spade three spades. Kansas
City Star.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1929-07-25
Takes Many to Handle Liner

Ihe crew OF large Atlantic liner
numbers about $50 members Six hun
dred of this number are in the stew.
ards department and in the strict
sense of the term are not sailors.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1929-07-25
Monarch's VANITY

King Henry VIII, who was proud
OF his own broad shoulders, set the
fashion In garments to accentuate this
breadth. lou will see this indicated in
the many portraits of him by Holbein
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1929-07-25

When your friend gets rich, the
hardest thing to resist is his deter
mination to give you money.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1929-07-25
BY ELMO SCOTT WATSON

G.: a.: 81: +. ;' !;
F-T his future career as king
of France, that career
~ which was to make Louis
Quatorze Uouis XIV)
forever famous as the "Sun King" and
lie Grand Monarque" Mazarin found
that his royal pupil was not nearly so
much interested in the studies which
should fit him for his high position as
he was in other activities, which later
were to make the French court notori-
GUS and which were to lead eventually
TO the downfall of the House of Bour-
bon.
One of the young princes favorite
diversions was to "playe at cardes''
and the cardinal decided that he might
as well take advantage of that inter-
est by introducing an educational ele-
ment into the pastime. SO he ordered
a maker of playing cards to devise
some cards from which the prince
could learn such things as geography
and history while he was playing the
game. Soon there was delivered to
the cardinal two sets of cards, one
was a historical set and bore the pic
lures of famous queens and the stories
of their careers. The other was a geo
graphical game, each card representing
some country with a short description
of that land and illustrated with a
symbolic figure dressed in the native
costume.
Among the countries depicted thus
were certain parts of North America,
two of which, Virginia and Florida,
are shown in the illustrations mo. Z
and - accompanying this article. Nat |
urally, the symbolic figures of these
two are Indian maidens, but it is in
terestlng to note that the native cos
tune" as shown on these cards print
ed back in 1864, is not SO different per
haps-at least, in one case-from those
OF today. Take a look at "E'loridao
above and except for the bow and ar
row, you might almost think that YOU
were looking at the picture of a bath
ing beauty at Palm Beach, Miami or
some other seaside resort
1t is perhaps futile to speculate nm.
on how much the young prince learned
from these educational cards and if
might be jumping at conclusions too
hastily to ascribe to them the awak-
ening of his interest in foreign coun-
tries which made him an imperiaist
and led to Frances coIonizing experi-
ments in the New world But the fact
remains that "of all the French mon.
archs of the Seventeenth century
Louis XIV was the first and only one
to take an active and enduring inter-
est in the great crusade to the north.
ern wilderness. He began his person.
al reign about 1860 with a genuine
display of zeal for the establishment
Of colony which would by its rapid
growth and prosperity soon crowd the
English off the new continent
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1929-07-25

Arthur Bostwick says, "Experimen-
tai science was born in 1915 with Rog-
er Bacon, an English monk"
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1929-07-25
asst Traveling

The speediest ice toboggan run in
the world is claimed by st. Moritz. 1t
Is three-quarters of a mile long, has
a drop of 514 feet, and permits max
imum speed of so miles an hour
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-12-27
EFFORT TO EXTEND
STOCK PREFERABLY
Meets RESISTANCE
Early Gains Cut Down % Profit.
Takers Step IN; Business
News l. spotty

New York. Dec. ss.-(APD-Thc
stock market reacted under renewed
bear pressure late to-day. after . brisk
extension Of yesterdays rally dur.
which had carried a wide assortment
OF shares up I to 10 points. Gains or
) to s points In the more popular
trading shares were cancelled during
the afternoon. and many closed with
'e General sosrsi u Electric 70 ( p0 so,d IN four
points. and. slipped back Z from the
top. American Telephone and Johns
Manville lost early gains Of about
! and points. and closed with small
net declines. Pressure against. mail
somery Ward and sears a'eI RosSuck
losing nearly , and I points respec-
Revival Of activity and strength in
the motor shares. based on reports
features Of the early trading. indi-
cations Of organised buying also were
seen In q few Of the accessory stocks.
Business news was rather epotty.
Steel mill operations continue At rela:
lively low snn United States Steel
points TO lesh In the first hour, la
ter sagged to 1914. Republic Steel
also ~ into some selling after an
early gain Of four points. Cal! money
NJ olx per cent fOe the f1eSe
time since mid.NOvembcr.
Time money and commercial paper
were UNCHANGED. Commonwealth row
or. which fell s points yesterday to q
new low for the year, rallied 1Oh
points today. International Business
Machines jumped . points. Safeway
Stores .. Columbian Carbon and J. /.
CAGE s1l each and Air Reduction.
American Water Works. American
and Foreign Power. Auburn. Auto.
Brooklyn Union Gas, General Elec-
trio. Johns Manvillc. National Biz.
cult and Simmons we're among the
many issues to sell I to s points high.
err. although many Of the gains were
reduced In the afternoon selling.
Oils showed signs Of strength but
several OF tho leading rails were
heavy. Union Pacific sold down f0ur
points below last nights close.
Y. 8. Steel was pushed well below
yesterdays close under tho weight
OF active selling movement In the
last hour, And earlier substantial ad-
vances In General Electric, Westing-
house Electric. Johns-M a nvilie
American Telephone 4 Telegraph and
Du Pont were also Transformed into
losses. Failure 10 attract much 81 an
outside following inspired the late
bear attack. The close wa heavy.
Total sales apprcximated 1900, O00
shares.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-12-27
MUTTERINC MIR. X
Still UNCONSCIOUS
Attempts to Establi:', Identity
Of Man in Omaha So Far
Proved Futile

Omaha, Neb.. DEC. 27.-EE"Mr.
A." who for eight days has been in q
state Of delirium At the state medical
hospital here. has been . disappoint-
nient 70 many who filed past the sick
room In the belief he might be I lost
son. father. or brother.
The man WAS brought here q few
days ago BY the American Legion Of
Bridgeport. Neb.. after he had
slumped over unconscious In q barber
chair there. The Legion believed he
may have been suffering from world
war injuries. He was registered 1t
the hospital as "Mr. X"
In his mutterings he refers to
pike" A key ring In his pocket
bears the name Of James Pike. Nor
ley. Mich. Telcgraphic inquiry by
members Of the Legion established
that Pike Is now In that city and that
"Mr. X" may be Edward Tremain.
Morley. whose parents and brother
were killed q year and = half ago In
an auto crash.
Laundry marks. however. bear the
initials -. z. p. r." Another mark
bears the name Of Clark. This mark
was on q cap supposedly purchased
at q Lakeview. Mich, store. His mutt
terings. hospital attendants said, arc
In excellent English"
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-12-27
CHICAGO l.lyEN'rOCk

Chicago. Dec. :7.-tAP(r-AU. s. p
A.)-Hogs-:5.VOo; including 1000 di.
later trade active 10 to isc lower;
top s.s5; bulk 10000 lbs s.s5 to s.:5;
Weighty butchers mostly $50: pigs
..:5 ~ 80: butchers. medium "a
choice :o0.30O lbs $40 to 80: ZOO
80 lbs $50 70 e.7s: 10000 lbs s;so
pigs, medium to choice 90-l30 lbs
300 TO 9.75.
Cattle-3.ooo: calves 1000: supply
led steers. mostly short feds aud mar
stock SIC, s'1 r%sne srSSyo .t as q :T bulls 'a stro sms
10 :5c higher: vealers 5Or higher;
slaughter classes steers good and
choice l3o0-t5OO lbs 1900 to 1850;
l10O.l3NO lbs t2.25 to 1900: s50-1100
n ~ III, IL IT, T. ~ ls'; IS, e I. ,:'as and "a % g:sr:
lings good and choice .750-s50 lbs
1915 10 1925: hcifers good and choice
S5O lbs down 11.6O to 1850: common
and medium It's tn 1i.50; cows good
medium SIS 10 500: low cutter and
cutter 40 to 6.:5: bulls good and
choice tbeefD 800 to 9.75: cutter to
medium sis 10 9.e5: vealers milk fed
good and choice 1915 TO 1870: meLi-
nm 1900 ! 1915: Gull and coommo
steers. good aud choice, all weights
S.:5 to 1895.
sheepm,s,@oo; steady; spots e: e
early top 400: fat ewes 500 to SIS;
feeding lambs quotablc steady: lambs.
good and choice 0e-ibs down 1875 70
1885: medium li.7S to l3.26; Gull and
common 1000 to ITS; ewes. medium
Gun cn una co an $50: $50 10 ~ Isl i iced :.sS'
.r lambs good and choice ll.7S to
l:.S5.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-12-27
Additional Sports
Au.Star Cridders
Practice IN Denver
Red Rabbit Jarrett Punts Fifty
Yards Consistently Under
Vests Direction

Denver. Colo, Dec. 27.-A9-The
gates Of Denver university stadium
were barred today as all-star football
teams representing the Rocky Noun.
tain and North Central conferences
went through their first scrimmages.s
preparing for their New Years day
contest.
The Rocky Mountain aggregation
was put through a strenuous drill this
morning. The North Central group
was given the stadium In the after
noon for practice under the direction
OF Coach Jack West Of the University
Of North Dakota. Red Rabbit"
Jarrett, backficld ace Of the North
Central squad. vas punting consist
emily at 50 yards in yesterdays work.
out. Coach West brought q players
with him. In yesterdays workout he
had his team lined up as follows:
Hits and Felber. ends: Eben and
Smith. tackles; Nash and Mjogdalen.
guards: Macmillan. center: Kings
bury. quarter: Jarrett and Lonsbough.
Halves and Morrell. full.
John Jordan Of Dartmouth has
been selected as referee; Lou Ma
honey Of Denver university, umpire:
Joe Carbcrry. Iowa State college,
head linesman. and Charles Bresna.
han, Colorado Aggies, field Judge.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-12-27
minnie TAPLEY, e,
nurse HERE, DIES
Was Daughter Of Mcclusky
Merchant and Former School
Teacher at Her Old Home

Minnie Augusta Tapley, g. q nurse
on private duty for the Quain and
RaSnstad clinic ut the Bismarck hos
pital, died at $50 o'clock this morn
ing. She had been i'll about three
weeks.
Miss Tapley was the daughter OF
Edward Tapley, . merchant at Nc
Clusky. Besides her parents she
leaves q brother, Edward Tapley. Jr..
q Mandau, and . sister. Mrs. Fair
field Ferry. whose husband Is a part
ner Of Mr.. Tapley In the McClusky
store. She was born ut Leroy, Min
nesota, January I. 1902.
After graduating from the Nc
C1usky High school. she attended the
University Of North Dakota two
years, then taught school. In 1924
shc entered on training at the Bis
marck hospital to become nurse and
was graduated Into her profession In
June. 1877.
The body is being taken to Me-
Clusky for services and intcrment.
At 3 o'clock, prior to its departure
this afternoon, funeral services were
held ct the Perry funeral home by
the nurses with whom she served.
Rev. Walter r. Water was the minis
ter, and he was assisted by Rev. C. H.
etrutx, district superintendent Of the
Evangelical church. and Rev. E. H.
Ermel. chaplain of the Evangelical
hospital, who read tho scriptures
while Rev. Water and 6trutz spoke ip
eulogy.
A quartet Of nurses from the Bis
marck hospital sang as special music,
Ivory Palaces" THE City Four
Square," and two other numbers.
while Mrs. John A. Larson sang the
solo, Face to Face"