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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-03-10
Today Is the
Anniversary Of
FIRST TELEPHONE SPEECH

FIRST TELEPHONE SPEECH
On March 10, 1876, Alexander Ora
ham Bell, inventor of the telephone,
sent the first complete sentence over
the telephone. It was an order sum-
moning an assistant in another room:
Mr.. Watson, come here; I want YOU"
Bells earliest efforts were devoted
to the perfection of a harmonic tele-
graph" with which he hoped to send
several Geographic messages stimuli
taneously v a single wire. AT the
same time he also tried to transmit
speech electrically. On June 2, 1875,
he succeeded in transmitting by wire
the sound of a twinging clock spring.
Others had predicted the POSSIBLE
ity of transmitting speech by wire
but had not hit upon the only prac-
ticable method. Bells original sys-
tenn used a device similar to the mod
ern receiver, both for sending and re-
ceiving.
The transmitter of today, which
has been developed by many scien-
lists. is much more delicate and sat-
%isfactory. At present the telephone
consists essentially of a transmitter,
an induction coil, and a receiver, con-
nected by copper wires and supplied
with a source of direct current.
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Quotations

If the government spent half as
much effort and showed half as much
sense in collecting money as it does
in spending it. conditions would be
differentiation E. Andrus.
X x X
The "isms" and "~istics" are what's
wrong with American art.--Frank
Lloyd Wright. .
X X *
In the long run money brings folks
a lot closer than poverty.-Eddie
Cantor.
4 * \
To me New York is a place where
you are interviewed at II o'clock and
get a letter from an indignant reader
at la. B. Priestley.
X X X
Capital is the seed corn of the next
harvest.-Lord Inchcape.
X X y
The bird of war is not the eagle but
the stork.-Rev. Charles Francis Pot
ter.
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NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS
State Highway Construction

!: Proposals for the construction OF
q State Highway on State Route No.
Al b.. and N. of Wilton will be re-
sion in the offices of the Department
OF State Highways at Bismarck, N.
Dak., not later than 10 o'clock A. NJ,
March 18th, 1881, at which place and
time they will be publicly opened and
read.
2. The Proposals must be mailed to
or otherwise deposited with the De-
partment of State Highways at Bis
marck, N. Oak, and shall be sealed
and endorsed Proposal for construct
ing a State Highway East and North
Of Wilton (Federal Aid Project No.
ties"
8. A certified check for $50. to-
gether with q bidders bond in the full
amount of the gross sum bid. must
accompany each proposal.
4 Contemplated work consists of
I4.2l5 miles of Gravel Surfacing and
Incidental road improvement involv-
ing approximately:
l4.21b Miles, Subgrade Preparation
l''4'4 LIDS. Load, Unload and
l22,65S GYM. Hauling
1914 C.Yds. Screening
19,aa4 {. Yds. Crushing Oversize
5,263 C.Yds. Stripping Pits
4 No. Pit Moves
Stock Pile Items
l,l25 C.Yds. Load, Unload and pile
sos GYM. Hauling
!l25 C.Yds. Screening
l,l25 C.Yds. Crushing Oversize
b. Copies of the Proposal blanks
may be obtained from the Department
OF State Highways at Bismarck. N.
Dak. Plans and specifications are on
Tie IN the Division Office of the De-
partment Of State Highways at Bis
marck, N. Oak, and the office of the
department of State Highways at Bis
marck, n. Oak, and also at the Office
OF the County Auditor in the County
wherein the project or projects are
6. All bidders are invited to he
posals. "e Pio-
Z. The right is reserved to reject
any ana all proposals., to waive tech
nlcailtles, or to accept such as NAV he
determined to be for the best interests
OF the County and State.
o. Bidders must bid on all items
Ion.alnea IN the proposal blank. Any
o.u or plds received for any number
OF items less than those contained in
the proposal will be considered as ir.
regular and rejected as such.
STATE HIGHWAY
DEPARTMENT
NSlgned) II. c.. FRAHM,
D..os Secretary.
3/3-lO-17
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When Men Compete With Boys

Boys in White Plains, N. Y, who used to spend theil
summers pleasantly and profitably caddying on the gol1
courses, are probably the glummest lot of juveniles to
be found in the earths four corners. It's all because the
unemployment bureau there has decided to give all
caddying jobs to unemployed men.
However cruel this may seem to youngsters denied OF
their job, the scheme is undoubtedly an ingenious one
and one which deserves universal applause.
In times past men have competed with boys in selling
newspapers, backing boots and carrying telegraph mes
sages. Now exigencies have caused them to encroach on
their domain on the links.
1t may not be a permanent arrangement but it is Ger
tainly more important for men to earn a living than it
is for boys to earn pocket money, and the latter should
unselfishly view it in this light.
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To What Limits Can We Go?
Napoleon HOmeStead)

NNdVOlCU4l 11OIlCSGCdOJ
n a recent radio address, President Sloan OF Cen
eral Motors, in speaking Of the organization he represents,
said that We are limited only by our own viewpoints.
In this he stated a truth so Self-evident that 1t Is often
neglected in plans for development. That progress in
all lines of endeavor is limited only by ones point of
view just about tells the complete story Of failure and
success.
The point Of view of the founders of the United States
of America was practically unlimited. This viewpoint Is
clearly to be seen in the Constitution and other great
documents of state prepared during the formative period
Of the republic. Also in industrial progress the American
viewpoint has been broad. The viewpoint in education
has been of wide scope. In religion the viewpoint has
been broad because it has been immeasurably tolerant
has been advancement in just ratio to the breadth OF
view.
With a world full Of material things, with inventions
and discoveries piling themselves one upon the other,
there can be no doubt Of an infinite variety OF accom-
plishments in the future that will bring more comfort
and greater convenience to mankind. All we have to
do is keep our viewpoint or our scope OF vision broad
and wide and we will come into the full realization Of
a richer life.
Our community life needs a little broadening. or at
Living in a world Of education and enlightenment. OF
material advancement, Of resources and opportunities
unparalleled by any other section Of the earth, our COM
munity will grow and prosper only in proportion to our
point of view. # this Is true Of an automobile corpora
ton it is true Of q community.
It is true that leaders with vision either become mar
tyrS to their cause and perish, or they emerge u1um-
plant and continue as leaders toward q definite goal
Of accomplishment Their destiny Is dependent upon
the point Of view and the breadth Of vision and the
sympathetic understanding Of their followers and con-
temporares.
All Of us should endeavor to make our viewpoint large
for the year 1881. Much Is In store II we can see 1t. We
are monarch Of all we survey, and onr. estate, both
private and public, is IS large as our enthusiasm grasps.
No man o. no community ever suffered greatly from
too much ambition
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Life's Grim Realities

There is something strangely pathetic in the story of
Nicholas %solombino. 19, of White Plains, N. Y, who
wanted to go to the movies and stole $495 from the
bank OF his three-year-old niece so he could.
Nicholas Solombino is going to stay in jail for one
year now. He broke a law and there are punishments
for offenders. But he must have been very surprised
when he went home from the last glamorous show and
discovered that perfect fadeouts are found only on the
silver screen.
The bank probably stood on a shelf in the kitchen
where Nicholas could see it every time he entered the
room to wash his hands or get a drink. At first it didn't
mean much to him. 1t was just the box where his niece
~gleefully slipped pennies and nickels and dimes through
q crack.
Down the street the moving picture palaces Haunted
the charms of a glorious make-believe world. Men with
the grace of a Don Juan and the physique of a magazine
clothes illustration climbed the business ladder and hung
their shingles-law. medicine. or business-at the top.
Nicholas solombino was probably given to dreams. HI
liked to forget about life as it was lived around him ana
pretend that he was somebody else. And the cinema
knew how to advertise.
But he didn't have enough money to buy a seat in
the house. He was barred from the Promised Land.
And then he noticed the bank. He ratified it care
fully one day when nobody was around. It was heavier
than he had thought. Maybe he put it back and
thought for a while. After all, it wasn't his money.
Still 80 it would be a long time until his three-year-old
niece grew up.
One Oay ne opened the BANK and counted the money.
There was $495.
So Nicholas Solombino went to the movies. He kept
going until the money was gone. Then he went to jail.
Very often there is a pathetic void in the lonely life
OF a man or woman or child which a book or a play
will satisfy. For a little while they are able to slip
away from the unpleasantness that surrounds them and
be the person of whom they are reading or the one
whom they are watching in a gay and gallant part.
Nicholas Solombino did wrong, of course. He took
an0fher,S rn0nnv Rit tho rN,riehnnAp$ ho 1oeeo~ad
by the memories which he will have Of $4.s5 worth of
romance and adventure.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-03-10
CAUSES OF MUCOUS COLITIS


If you have been finding long
shreds OF strings of mucus in your
stools, you may have mucous colitis
which is something like a cold except
that the mucus flows from the colon
instead Of from the nose.
OF course the mucous membranes
Of the ~intestines throw off mucus
the same as any other mucous mem
branes but when the intestines are
irritated more than usual by toxic
material they try to protect them
selves against the irritation by pour
ing out excess quantities of mucus
and this is what is seen in the stools.
In some cases the mucus is in
long shreds and the movement may
consist of nothing else; in others this
is blood stained and in most cases the
mucus is mixed in with the bowel
movement. The mucus may be in the
shape of a round tube but it is more
likely to be in strings of Shiny mate
rial which, like gelatin, are hard to
hold between the fingers.
The patient sees the strips of mucus
and is worried about them but of
course, he does not see the real
trouble, which is an inflamed condi-
ton of the intestines. In fact, the
word colitis mean inflammation of
the colon. The colon may become so
irritated that it is tender, congested,
slightly swollen, and the movements
are watery.
Some of the common causes of
colitiS are: any condition causing a
long continued irritation, such as
kinks in the bowel, constipation, toxic
material due to wrong food, large
numbers of harmful intestinal bac-
teria, intestinal parasites, interference
with the normal nerve tone Of the in
teStine, or lack of exercise which
produces a general weakness with
poor circulation and a general lack of
muscular tone through the whole
alimentary canal.
Some of the common symptoms of
COLTS are: mucus in the stools, colicky
pains through the abdomen which
come and go according to the amount
OF fecal matter which presses on the
tender, inflamed spots in the colon;
frequent, watery bowel movements, as
many as eight or ten a day in some
patients; a stabbing pain when the
bowels move; either constipation or
diarrhea; and in some cases, fever.
AS with other digestive disturbances,
there is nausea, perhaps vomiting and
undernouriShment.
Colitis Is easily mistaken for ap-
pendicitis or for inflammation of the
ovaries. In many cases the irritation
of the colon by poisons and its dis
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-03-10
QUESTIONS and ANSWERS
(VegetarianiSm)

vO0NSNA
Question: w. S.. writes: II have
been a vegetarian for a number of
years. What could I substitute for
the meats given in your menus in
order to follow them out as given in
our paper every week."
Answer: If you are a strict vege-
tartan, about the only thing you could
substitute for the meat would be nuts.
If you are a lacto-vegetarian you
could also substitute cheese. Most
vegetarians need to use a large
amount of wholewheat products in
order to get enough protein. But the
buckWheat grain or bread cannot al
ways be substituted for meat, and
the combinations at the meals need to
be changed somewhat. For instance,
no dessert should be used with a meal
II wholewheat bread is used, and no
other starch used at the same meal,
as the wholewheat Is a combination
Of starch and protein and already
more difficult to digest than meat.
II you will write to me again, enclos-
ing a large stamped envelope, I will
work out a menu for you according
to your needs.
Muscles Twitch)
Question: N. C. j. writes: "Please
tell me through your column why the
facial muscles about and below my
left eye witch disagreeably every
now and then. I am a man of fifty
four"
Answer: Your trouble is due to a
depleted nervous system and appears
only in the muscles below your left
eye simply because there is some in
reference with the nerve going to
that section. Besides adopting a gen.
eral hygienic regime for nervousness
you might receive help for your
trouble by having a few osteopathic
or chiropractic treatments to the
muscles and nerves of your neck.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-03-10
BARBS

The last word in women's fashions
invariably puts married men under
it's spell.
* X \
They r saying about this @-year-
old North Dakota blacksmith who re-
Gently was awarded a degree, that he
forged" his way through college.
X X x
A French. court has decided that a
man has the right to open his wife's
letters. It will be safer for most men,
however, to ask for permission first.
X 4 \
Now that twin liners have been
named after Coolidge and Hoover, it
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-03-10

This is a special department de-
voted solely to the handling OF
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posal the services of an extensive or
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you in any capacity that relates to
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Failure to make use Of it deprives you
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reau, Frederic j. Haskin, Director,
Washington, D. G.
@. Who announced the Vatican
program in New York for NBC? A.
L. l..
A. Alois Havrilla announced the
New York end of the Vatican pro-
gram.
@. Who is the wealthiest negro in
the United States? M. M.
A. Edward H.. Morris, a Chicago
attorney, is believed to be the wealth.
lest. He is supposed to have a fortune
approximating $4,000, 600.
@. What are the names of the new
national forests recently created in
Michigan? G. NJ.
A. They are to be called Hiawatha.
Ottawa, and Marquette.
@. What is a patent medicine? J..
s. P.
A. A patent medicine is a medi-
cinal formula on which a patent has
been secured. It is very difficult to
secure a patent Of such a formula.
It is necessary to show invention to
be present and that the medicine rep
resents something other than a doc
tors prescription.
@. Was the sofa known as a dav-
export named for its inventor? A.
M. M.
A. The davenport (couch) is q
comparatively modern piece of furni-
ture, and was not named for the in
.ventor, Davenport. The davenport
which is named after the inventor is
a style of writing desk, small, gener-
ally ornamented, and intended for a
boudoir.
@. Who wrote Sheridan's Ride?
M. M.
A. The poem was written by 7.
Buchanan Reed. General Philip
Henry Sheridan's famous ride through
Winchester, his enthusiastic reception
at the hands of his troops, his re-
markable success in turning a disas-
trouS rout into a brilliant victory,
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UndernOurished Love

Eife is made up mostly of ~backstage scenes. People
are in masquerade when they stand in front of thu
f~ootlights.
And that's the way it was with Harriet Schneider Of
Chicago. She had a fur collar and cuffs on her winter
coat, and her beret was as cheaply smart as ~anybody's
She and her mother made punchboards at home for q
factory and they played bridge sometimes, when boys
whom Harriet knew dropped in. OF course, her father
had been out of work for six months, but Alberta, who
was 81, had an office job. Albert, 16, was a mechanic
apprentice. Life wasn't especially interesting but it
wasn't tragic. the people thought.
But the other day Harriet shot her father. She
wanted to kill him, she is saying. She isn't sorry that
she did.
For in the drab little house there had been unhappiness
for a long. long time. Albert Schneider, according to
Harriet, had been drinking. He came home and started
to abuse his wife. He made accusations against both the
mother and daughter, and then asked for his clothes,
saying that he was leaving the house.
Harriet packed them but she slipped her fathers gun
in her pocket. When he started to attack her mother
again she pulled the trigger. And that shot carried
the matter from behind scenes to the center of the stage.
Every child has a right to q home which is bounded
by love and laughter and unselfishness. Every little
boy and girl who does not listen with rapturous eyes
for the sound Of homing footsteps when the day is done.
has missed a priceless heritage.
Children who have unselfish devotion and wise coun-
selorship seldom kill their parents. But those who have
been wounded and outraged, over and over again, until
finally their sense Of right and wrong is as tangled as
neglected woodland path, sometimes reach the point
where a flaming anger, or a deadly GOODNESS SEXES them.
It takes such a little time to press a trigger.
And instead of Fighting a wrong another one has been
committed.
Harriet Schneider did not shoot her father from a sense
Of chivalry. She thought she was protecting her mother,
but there was another motive, deeper than that. She
was revolving against home conditions, but she didn't
know it.
Mrs. Schneider has expressed no grief over her hus-I
bands death. She, too, had suffered from his unkindness.
The very fact that three children had to be reared
in a home so void of gracious qualities makes the situa-
ton more pitiful. Childhood has a right to fathers and
mothers who love and respect each other. When the en-
vironment fails, it isn't the fault of the child who never
had the right nourishment. Trees can't grow straight
and strong when the soil is barren.
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Science VS.. History

Ambitious biographers, by their relentless researches
are not the only ones bent on exposing the unreliability
of traditions we have come to associate with the makers
of American history. Science, it now appears. lends a
helping hand.
At the University Of Wisconsin the other day, Or. J. H.
Mathews, an expert in ballistics, announced that Daniel
Boone, that hardy pioneer whose hair-raising exploits
among the Indians thrilled us as youths, was really
q terrible shot.
The smooth-bore guns they had in those days, the
professor contends, weren't at all conducive to accurate
shooting. So Dan1 couldn't possibly have done all those
things attributed to him by the writer's. Thus another
tradition bites the dust.
If we must concede that this colorful Indian fighter
was a bum shot, most of us will ~rightfully continue to
regard him as a good scout. That is, unless additional
research reveals something to the contrary!
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sealed bids for one twelve foot
page grader and elevating grader
VIII be received by the Board OF
county Commissioners of Burleigh
hhoun.y: North Dakota, at the court
mousse IN Bismarck until $3.50 O'clock
p. m. April Sth, 1881.
bidders u submit specifications
OF the equipment proposed to furnish
with their bids.
Inc Board Of County Commissioners
oios. A. c. 1SAMINGER,
"/iV-it-1f County Auditor.
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Pajamas and a Prince

IN q -
During his stay at the presidential summer palace IN
Chile. so the story goes, the Prince Of Wales arose daily
at noon, sauntered into the open garden attred only In
q pair Of vivid blue pajamas and, oblivious to staring
eyes. nonchalantly went through his daily dozen.
Somehow this news shocking as it may appear to some
is refreshing. It IS refreshing in the same way the
news IS that the king OF Belgium dunks his toast in coffee
at breakfast. Stories like these help dispel the illusion
that world figures move about in an atmosphere of stiff
dignity and stateliness. They show. rather, that they
are human.
1t is not difficult to understand why the finger OF
scorn has often been pointed at figures in public life
for manners unbecoming to their station. The demands
made upon them are most e~xacting. Few realize the
strain required to show at all times in public the proper
pose, attention, decorum. It must be indeed . great
relief when the tension is relieved.
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will be interesting to observe which
will make the longest run.
* X X
You don't catch anybody lodging
when eggs hit a new low.
* X *
Dorthoy wants to know the howl of
what animal Peruvian bark is.
Copyright, 1881, NEA Service, Inc.)
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Loyalty and Courage

Loyalty Is rather . scarce commodity. But row and
then there IS an example Of it that makes the rest of
the doubtful world look around for someone in whom
to trust again. Ellen Warner, n. thought that Victor
Laurie was taking her to the movies in New York, the
pther night. The man paused along the way to work
an impromptu robbery. The rope. up which he had
climbed, broke and hs tu1nblsd TO the ground in q
Crlmbled, broken heap.
Ellen Warner didn't run AWAY. She went for help
and then she stayed with the man untl he died. she
knew that she would 30 included In the case. and she
had one shop-ltfting charge against her name. Blu,
A inner sense Of loyalty made her DO the courageous