The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, September 3, 1920, Page 4

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THE STATE’S OLDEST NEWSPAPER (Established 1873) ae LITTLE LIBERTY Only a small part of the world understands and supports “government of the people, by the people, and for the people.” Sir Auckland Geddes, the British ambassador, who has a peculiar instinct for sounding out the menaces to democracy, em- phasizes the fact that Lincoln’s immortal words express a relatively new idea in human relation- ships. Addressing the American Bar Association, Sir Auckland doubted whether a majority of Euro- peans accept the democratic ideal; while Asia’s millions have opposed it throughout their history, and Islam, necessary antagonizes it. That is to say, democracy, as a world group, is in a minority. Americans, free and self-governed, regard democracy as a natural right, beyond all argu- ment. It isn’t. It is a right that always has had to be fought for with bitterness and persistenca WATCH TEXAS. Seventy-three years ago this month the last bat- tle of the Mexican war was fought, and won. Gen- eral Scott defeated General Santa-Anna at Cha- pultepec, and the way to Mexico City was open to American forces. That victory, and the war, virtually ended by that battle, pointed attention to a new page of history, a page entitled, “Texas.” Much has been written on the page in the intervening 73 years, and there is promise of more and even greater progress. This promise may be gleaned from a statement just issued by the U. S. Census office. Nine counties are listed as “the fastest growing counties.” They are leaders in population growth of over 1500 counties announced. Four of these counties are in Texas, Cisco, Lubbock, Presidio and Lamb, Florida has the topnotcher, Dade, population in- crease 258 per cent; Baco county Col., is next, and Imperial’ county, California, ranks third. Then come two Texas counties, and Ottawa, Oklahoma. THE BISMARCK [TRIBUNE | 20 | a of the ancient Greeks, but no form of pun ever]. has received so democratic a reception as this one that is keeping a nation in good humor during dog days, As old Dr. Addison, the celebrated English essayist, said—irreverent punsters probably a here exclaim, “You tell ’em, doctor, you have the| ; patients !—as old Dr. Addison said. “The seeds of punning are in the minds of men, and though they may be subdued by reason, ‘re- flection and good sense, they will be very apt to shoot up in the greatest genius. It is indeed im- possible to kill a weed which the soil has a natural disposition to produce.” And let no candidate for office take himself too seriously this fall, nor attempt to deplore a state of affairs in which a people pun while the burning issues smolder. For the punster will be quick to exclaim: “You tell ’em where to sleep, Mr. Candidate, ” you have the bunk! BEAUTY TORTURE. This is not going to be a scolding for girls, as the title might indicate. They who suffer for beauty’s sake are neither to be pitied, nor cen- sured, nor laughed at. It is time for a few friendly words. Consider the girl who visits the beauty doctor to have her eyebrows plucked. One by one the hairs are pulled out until the eyebrows are reduced to the fineness of a pencil mark, in accordance with the prevailing fashion. Each pull at each tiny hair has a torture all its own, but beauty doctors report that never is a cry of pain heard. Agony suffered for beauty’s sake is pleasure for these pretty martyrs who put to shame those men who agonize when they must wait ten minutes for their turn in a barber shop. But it should not be thought that such martyr- dom is a new thing for the sex. On the contrary, the suffering has been going on through many centuries. As far back as 1810, Isaac D’Israeli, writing on “Female Beauty and Ornament,” said: “In China the girls are continually plucking their eyebrows And in Ancient Persia, where the aquiline nose} * was fashionable, girls who were born with straight noses would have them broken in order to give them a hump. Among the ancient Peruvians it was the custom of the women to wear in their noses rings proportioned in thickness by the rank of their husbands. And it is only a few years ago that lobes of little girls ears were pierced to hold earrings? The Cubs were chosen to play an exhibition game at Marion. Harding may be against the League of Nations but he’s’ for the Nation-al League. . The maids in King George’s palaces have been granted an eight-hour day. The king will have Another Texas county and Franklin, Ill., and then, to learn to wind the clock and put the cat out. another Texas county. Who was that American statesman, who in 1848 said: “When you get Texas you get a fine col- lection of rattlesnake and cactus, and the longer you keep Texas the more rattlesnakes and cactus you'll get?” UMBRELLAS Where, oh where has the middle-aged gentle- man who carried the green Everett True umbrella gone? He is being sought by the National Asso- ciation of Umbrella Manufacturers, whose mem- bers sense a decline in business that alarms them. They will make a brave attempt the third week in October to cover every head in the nation with one of their cambric or silk canopies. But they face the fact that: since 1896 the volume of sales has increased only one-third or $4,000,000 in spite of a more than doubled price for their Pro- duct. The auto is blamed. Folk can drive right up to the front door now, and thousands on thousands who used to do their social calling afoot wouldn’t think of using anything but the family car these days. One bumbershoot is as good as another, to the popular mind, and though there has been an attempt to introduce the cupola shape and other didos, not much has come of it. The umbrella‘men met in convention in New York recently. One manufacturer, with an as- sumption of glee, pointed out that not one of the 150 men present carried an umbrella, though all arrived in a driving rain. That caused another one to remark sadly that “the doggone country’s so dry now, you could put all the available mois- ture in your eye, let alone an umbrella.” - YOU TELL ’EM. While politicians have been pointing with alarm at various ills in the body politic, that justly famous American sense of humor remains steadily on the job. It declines to wear crepe and through- out the nation man, woman and child are having a good time at the merry sport of Tinging the changes on “You Tell ’Em.” You tell ’em, Mississippi, you have a big mouth. You tell ’em, skyscraper, you have a lot of stories, 2 These are sample germs of the pun-epidemic that has swept the land, sparing few. sections. Making “you-tell-’ems” has become a favorite in-. door sport at parties; newspapers are offering prizes for the best “you-tell-em” and the pun in its many varieties has become, at least temporarily, a favorite in the American idiom. ‘The e history of punning runs back to the time EDITORIAL REVIEW Comments reproduced in this column not express the opinions of The Tribune. sented here in order vhat our readers 7%, ie Bi may, ba ‘tant i hich are being disci the press of the ‘aye a sldes of im ome HOW DO THEY DO IT? City officials at St. Peter, down in the state’s wealthiest farming section, are either mighty good managers or they are governing a town that cares little about improvements. The city’s bonded debt at present is only $5,000 and before another year rolls around it will be nothing, if present plans are carried out. Its tax rate is 47:6 mills. Perhaps they are too conservative about spending money down there, but a little of that same quality in other sections of thé state might make life easier for a lot of worried people.—Duluth Herald. A STRANGE ADMISSION. The Swift County. News, of Benson, Minn., a paper recently brought under control of the Non- partisan League, made the féllowing comment last week in connection with the census returns for the county: According to population figures given out by the census bureau this week, Ben- son city and the rural districts in Swift county have made remarkable progress in the last ten-year period. Benson has increased its population 434, while the county shows a gain of 2,044. Only one township in, the county shows a decrease in population, probably due to the fact that the farmers have grown rich and have retired. This is certainly a remarkable state of affairs for Minnesota. It certainly belies the tales of woe that are told by Townley organizers. Every town- ship in Swift county shows farm prosperity by increased population have one, and the decrease there is “probably due to the fact that the farmers have grown rich and have retired.” All this can be corrected under Townley rule, however. Let the Nonpartisan League get con- trol of the State, and taxes will pile up so fast, judging by North Dakota’s experience that no farmer can afford to retire. He will have to stay on the job. Farmers, too, will quit coming in from other States and taking Minnesotans’ land*away from them by high-priced offers. There is hope yet, for the down-trodden—Min- neapolis Journal, that they may be thin and long.” : ed at all druggists. BISMARCK DAILY TRIBUNE FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1920 ttt tert ttt tn NOW THAT WOMEN CAN VOTE | Now WILLIs You WILL BE ELECTED. You KNOW VERY RAAT WELL WHEN WE GIRLS DECIDE TO So | HEALTH ADVICE i | | | BY UNCLE SAM, M. D. THE CLEAN MOUTH The value of a clean and healthy mouth cannot be too strongly stress- ed in any article dealing with the! public health. Disease germs usually get into the body through a’ break in the skin, or through the mucus membrane of. the natural cavities, the nose and mouth, or through the alimentary tract. TheZhealthy- skin is proof against germs, except when it is punctured | by the bite of an insect, or by some instrument,;;;The mouth and nose, however, not only offer ready access to disease germs, but make an ideal incubator fom their propagation, since there is the proper heat, and the mucus and ‘galiva together with tiny food particlés' about the teeth form an excellent’ culture medium. The mouth and. nose, furthermore, afford an effective shelter for masses of bacteria. Defective teeth, the ton- sils and the furry coating of the tongue all have numerous little holes and ridges that are a protection against the ordinary cleansing meth- ods, that is against the casual brush- ing of the teeth. One should use a good mouthwash regularly. Limewater is excellent for this purpose since it disolves the mu- cus, especially that which accumu- lates on the teeth. All cavities in the teeth should re-1 ceive the prompt attention of the dentist. Any diseased condition of the tonsils or adenoids should be sub- mitted to the nose and throat special- ist. The whole system frequently | may be affected by poisons thrown off from the masses or disease germs lodged in a decaying tooth, in a dis- eased tonsil, or in some adenoid growth in the vault of the pharynx. Q. About two years ago I lost my{ sense of smell. Can you tell me the possible cause of this? What would be the method of curing it? A. It is not possible to say. defi- nitely what may have caused the loss of your sense of smell. commonest causes is a chronic nasal catarrh; especially that form known as atrophic rhinitis. In this form, there is practically no trouble int breathing, so that a marked destruc- tion and atrophy of the nasal mucus membrane may occur without the patient being aware of any trouble. Be sure to consult a good nose and throat specialist, and have him make a thorough examination. = r” Witl With the Movies | o 3 ELTINGE William S. Hart is at the Eltinge theatre this week in one of the best pictures of his career. It is called “The Toll Gate” and is a thrilling and unusually appealing story of the rugged days of the West. Mr. Hart appears as Black Deering. head of a bandit. gang, but an honor- able man beneath his rough exterior. Deering is anxious to abandon his life of pillaging, but Jordan, his chief | lieutenant, urges him to one more hold-up. It is a frame‘up and Deer- ing is captured. But he manages to escape and performs several thrill- ing and hazardous feats in order to OVER THE TOP AND THEN SOME; “I never felt better i better in my life than since taking the first dose of Mayr’s Wonderful Remedy. I had a bad case of indigestion and bloating and tied all kinds of medicine Mayr's Won-| derful Remedy is all and more than is claimed for it. On my recomm- mendation our postmaster’s wife is using it with good results.” It is 2 simple harmless preparation that re- moves the catarrhall mucous from; the intestinal tract and allays the in- flammation which causes practically all stomach, liver and intestainal ail- ments, including appendicitis. One dose will convince or money refund Know .VERY WELL THE CANDIDATE THAT THE WOMEN WILL SUPPORT AU RIGHT, ALL Evect +m! One of the E AND TURTHERMORE- I WANT TO IMPRESS UPON YOU THAT ity NOT GOING TO PEor SO MUCH ICE IN ELECTIONS — 1S T-H-A-T AY ee “HT, BETCHA T You. DONT OLDEST MAN IN THE WORLD ADMITS HE’S FEELING “LITTLE BIT OLD” Lexington, Ky., Sept. 3.—The oldest man in the world is not as young as he used to be. He ad- mits it. “Uncle” John Shell, 132 yéars old, who claims to be the oldest living human being, is spending 10 days here. He’s the guest of the town but folks have noticed that “Uncle” John is quite a bit feebler than when he was here last year. Last time he rode in | an airplane and like automobil- lie county when he’s through ing-but this year he’s quite con- visiting here. 4 eee elude the sheriff's posse that is trail-| we don’t disturb anybody. The meet- ing him. ings are held. in the basement.—De- Eventually Deering reaches safety | troit News. in a clearing where the cabin of Mary Brown is located. She proves to be the deserted wife of Jordan. Under her influence, Deering resolves to do} the right, thing and gives himself to the sheriff. As a yolunteer, he res- cues a detachment of deputies from} Jordan and kills. the traitor. As a reward, the sheriff allows him his freedom, provided he departs south into Mexico. i Anna Q. Nilsson makes an appeal-| ing leading woman. Bill Hart's fa-/ mous Pinto pony comes in for a good share of the attention and takes a/| notable part in many of the thrilling scenes. Mr. Hart and Lambert Hill- yer are the authors of the story, e¢ 1! the latter directegl the picture. “The Toll Gate” is the first of the big new William S. Hart productions made by his own company to be re- leased by Paramount Artcraft. It augurs well for the ae tent to be suiet at his hotel and say “howdy” to those who come to see him. “I’m getting a bit old,” says he and bounces his six-year-old son on his knee, “and I ain’t so spry. Maybe this’ll be my last visit to town. Maybe I won't live to be 133 years old, but you just can’t tell!” “Uncle” John will go back to his home on Greasy Creek in Les- | | . Expert Employer’ (to tired-logking appli- cant): Have you-any experience as 2 sardine packer? Applicant for Position: Yes, sir, 1 | was a subway conductor for three years.—Boys’ Life. ~ The Conventional Thing Romantic Youth—Why do you hesi- te, darling? We could easily run away and get married. His Fancy—My dear boy, you're too impessible! Why, the only photo- graphs I could leave behind me were taken before I had my hair bobbed! Passing Show. >. ” | NEW AIR RECORD | OVER CHANNEL MADE — | & + TI . LONDON — A new record in a Bed TR a «| channel crossing is belicved to. * “| have been established. An_air=* the Password? plane piloted by Captain Halli= Friend Wite—It seems to me that well and carrying one pasenger the literary club is meeting often at Bjones, isn’t it? Friend Hubby—Yes, 1 admit it, but quite} flew from Folkestone, England, to, Grisnez, on the continent. in less than nine minutes. By Condo NES LI HEARD HER WHISTLE, BUT DON'T GET NERVOUS, eee, rt CAN BEAT HER 4 WE WILL WAIT RIGNT HERE! . You MIGHT BEAT HER, AND THEN AGAIN IT MIGHT BE A TIS tet __ boll-weevil. ¢— The —-+ MOTHER’S COMFORT IN MIND Of Course Thoughtful | Bobby Had No Idea of His Own Pleasure in That Bicycle. “T'm. awfully sorry, dad,” sald Bobby, “to think how much trouble I give mother.” “She hasn't complained, has she?” “No, she’s very patient. But she often sends me to shops for things, and they ara aw good way off, and I know she bets cross Waiting when she’s in a hurry.” “Not often, I fancy.” “Oh, she’s nearly always in a hurry. She gets everything ready for the bak-| ing, and finds at the last moment she! has no yeast, or something, and then| she’s in an awful fret, and I can’t| run a long distance, you know, and—I feel awfully sorry for poor mother.” “Humph! Well, what can we do | ! ! about it?” “I was thinking, dad, that perhaps you might get me a bicycle.” Most Populous Island, The most populous country in the world to the square mile éxcept China is Barbados island. This island also is accounted the most healthful in the group of the West Indies. It is but one-eighth, the size of Rhode Island, but has twice as many inhabitants as the smallest and most densely inhab- ited state. There is but one island despite the misleading plural name. Barbados was the first place in the British empire where sugar cane was planted. Bridgetown, the tsland cap- ital, is a hot, dusty city of about 30,000 people, generally busy on Fridays when planters flock to town for bu: ness, Its cathedral was built princi- pally by funds obtained from a lottery authorized by the legislature, after the original building had been blown down by a hurricane in 1780, Labor Is so plentiful in Barbados that men for a time had to compete with beasts of burden. But this condition was great- ly improved by the use of considerable Barbados labar in the building of the Panama canal. George Washington carried to his grave the marks of smallpox contracted on a visit to the island, a Land Lincoln Owned. A stone’s throw from the Lincoln highway and just a few miles out of Denison, Ia., lies the only piece of ground Abraham Lincoln ever owned. It is rather a poor farm as Towa farms- 20, for it is rough and hilly, good only for stock feeding. It is hard to find, and he who seeks it must wander around in the hills out-of Denison be- fore he locates it. The farm was deed- ed to Lincoln for his services in the Blackhawk war and though he never lived on it there is reason to believe that he was planning. when public life was over, to retire to his Iowa farm and spend the remainder of his days there near the road that now bears his name. Battlefield Sign Posts. » Profiting by wartime experience the French ministry \of transport 1s re placing the familiar small metal direc- tion signs by the large guide posts and notices which were found so useful in the battle zone, Some of the old battlefield signposts deserve preservation. There was the pathetic board on the Somme that an- nounced “Guillemont once stood here,” the notice at Zilleheke Lake, “Don’t waste bombs. on fish—throw them at Frit.” sand the hoard Albert sur- mountinix a heap.of. rubti le and stating simply, “Cathedral,”—London Chront- cle, Pilotless Aeroplane. ‘ A pilotless aeroplane has met with a fair measure of success in France where it is sald experiments have heen conducted for the past two years, The apparatus is guided from land by telemechanic means. At a trial before Col. Dhe, director of aviation, It traveled over a prescribed course of one hundred and eighty kilometers (about one hundred and twelve miles) and landed at a designated aero- drome. Says Bees Go on “Spree.” A farmer in Fairfax county, Va., {s authority for the statement that from time to time his bees, either tiring of their regular. work of filling honey- combs or from pure ‘devilment, drop down upon the ground under apple frees and drink themselves drunk from the oozing liqdid from decaying fruit. He has made it his business to verify this statement by close study of his buzzing honey producers. How Hot It Is in Arizona, Roy Nichol has given up spending his vacation in Arizona. “I received a letter from a friend there the other day,” explains Mr. Nichol, “and in an effort to show how hot it Is he wrote, ‘Saw a dog chasing a jack rabbit, and they were. both walking.’”—Buffalo (Kan.) Blade. Called for Reprimand. The Diner—This chop’s as tough as” leather. Are you quite sure your chef didn't broil a scrap of leather for me by mistake? The Manager—I'll see, sir. If he did the n e is inexcusable con- sidering the hizh price of leather The first beet sugar factory in Ger- many was opened in 1801, but the industry did not get a firm hold until 1830. Airplanes are being used over the Texas cotton, fields to spet the pink tet ee Ne =a Scrap Book | eee te eee