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The Quality Of Mercy.

An amusing story is told Of Dr..
Gruby Of Paris, the physician who is
we'll known for his efforts to protect
animals from cruelty. The story
would lead one to infer that the good
doctor, like Uncle Toby" in Sterne's
"Tristram Shandy." includes insects
within the horizon of mercy. One day
the doctor was much annoyed by the
buzzing of bluebottle fly against his
windows. The doctor summoned an
attendant, whom he directed to open
the window and carefully put the fly
outside. The servant, %to knew his
masters kindness, called attention to
the fact that at that mu1aent> it wal
raining heavily. "True,~ responded
the doctor. Then, after \ moments
perplexed reflection. he exclaimed tri-
umphantly: AT least, yoa. may put
him in the waiting room! There ho
may stay till tho weather b fa1Z 49,
Youths COMPANION.
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NEWSPAPER OFFICE "Pl."
Use Once Made Of Some by an Edito,
Was Subsequently Nor
tifying.

Have you ever heard the story about
the original John Walter when beset
by strike OF eompositors and press
men? asks London Opinion. On a Ger
tain day the copy" fell short by half
column, and time pressed. With the
inspiration of genius MIR. Walter laid
hold of column Of 'pi" and prepared
it in the most expeditions way, so that
1t might pass muster for an article in
a foreign tongue. He popped it in with
few lines of introduction, stating this
comprehensive mass to be a paper in
some Hindostanee dialect, translation
of which would follow in the course of
a few days No TRANSLATION" ever ap-
peared. Ten years after Mr.. Walter was
On visit to a noble earl in Cheshire.
where he was introduced to a most
learned pundit and oriental scholar.
*Ah,'' said the latter, Il have long
and ardehtly wished to solve problem
which has puzzled me for the last ten
years" And drawing from his pocket
tattered old copy of "The Times"
he pointed out to the embarrassed pro-
prietor Of that journal the alleged Hin
dostanee article, which he confessed
had baffled his most strenuous and as
siduous efforts to make anything of, al
though he had tried every known dia-
lect of the language. What Walter said
is not recorded in the Encyclopedfa
Britannica. ~
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THE ROAD LEADS HOME.

Oh. pilgrim, as you journey. do you ever
gladly say
In spite Of heavy burdens and the rough
ness of the way,
That it does not surely MATERIAL the
strange and bitter stress,
Heat and cold. and toll and SORROW
twill be healed with blessedness,
For the road leads home?
Home! the safe and blissful shelter where
Is glad and full content,
And companionship of kindred; and the
treasures early rent
From your holding shall be given back
more precious than before.
Oh. you will not mind the journey with
such blessedness in store,
When the road leads home.
Oh, you will not mind the roughness nor
the steepness of the way,
Nor the chill, unreSted morning. nor the
dreariness Of the day:
And you will not take a turning to the
left or to the right,
But go straight ahead, nor tremble at the
coming of the night,
For the road leads home
And often for your comfort you will read
the guide and chart,
It has wisdom for the mind and sweet
solace for the heart:
It will serve you as a mentor. 1t will
guide you sure and straight
All the time that you will journey. be the
ending soon or Late
And the road leads home,
IN. o. Picayune.
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10Y THAT A MAN is BORN''
Royal Parents Rejoice Over the Ad-
vent of Male Heirs to Their
Thrones,

1t would be difficult for the car to
draft law which would do so much
for the internal peace of Russia as has
been done by the birth of his son, says
Youths Companion. The direct line of
succession is now assured, and the in
trigues for favor with the collateral
heirs to the throne are no longer at
tractive. The effect of the removal of
their obstructive plans from the path of
the tsar ought soon to be manifest in a
more harmonious government.
The need of an heir to the throne was
not so great in Italy as it was in Russia.
The problems of the Italian government
are simple in comparison with the Rus
sian problems. Yet the birth Of a son
to the Italian king and queen last month
makes government more stable in the
peninsula by accustoming the people to
the thought Of rule by the infant Prince
of Piedmont as the successor of his
father
In Italy and in Russia the mothers
10y that man is born" is shared blythe
whole people. Indeed, the birth of the
man child in the royal families of those
countries has increased the stability of
two thrones, and thereby made more
brilliant the prospect for continued Eu-
ropean peace.
The tsaritsa and the queen each had
daughters, but neither in Russia nor in
Italy does a woman succeed to the
throne. The decree of 1877, which still
regulates the succession to the Russian
crown, gives preference to male over
female heirs. Italy is still virtually un-
der the Sardiaian constitution of 1848,
which excludes females from the throne.
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THE JAPs An p THE I N ULE..
Rice Growers Of Nippon Arc Not Anx-
s ] /. ious to Employ the Hybrid
II ~ 81 In Their Work. .-s !. II

80 tho Japanese rico growers arc
not willing to tackle that interesting
native institution, the American mule,
without the aid Of home folk" said
an observant man. according to the
New Orleans Times Democrat, "and
I can see where they are right about
the matter. The American mule II
: long:eared. quick-heeled. supple
Tinted mystery, and no man, no mat
ter how wise he may be, can do any
thing with him unless he have special
training. As q matter Of fact. the
white man in America is sadly de-
f1cfent when It comes to a working
knowledge of the mule. Up to the
present writing the American negro
is the only living person who can
claim anything like mastery when it
comes to the mule. Somehow there
is something In the nature of the
black man and the mule which makes
1t easier for them to get along. Just
what it is I do not know. But even
the black man will have his ups and
downs now and then with the mule,
and I have seen some very interest
ing instances Of this kind, one of the
most amusing being that of an ex-
tremely hard skulled negro who never
wanted a Better weapon than his head
In any sort OF conflict with man or
beast. 81
Zone day he fell out with his mule
Ordinarily, they get along well enough
together. But in some way the mule
on the day in question made the
negro mad and the fight began. In
the first place. the negro broke his
water Jug over the mules head. This
did not feaze tho animal. Grabbing
the mule by the ears and taking a
good, firm grip, the black man landed
with vigor between the mules ears.
using his head as weapon. The blow
was q knockout blow all right, but
the trouble was that it knocked the
negro out also. Both mule and negro
fell to the ground like dead. In q
short while both were fairly good
friends again. The Japs are right.
They will need special training on
,he mule proposition and no mistake,
and the negro is about the best man
they can get to do the training"
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GIRL AND WOMAN
CARE NEEDED AT THE CHANGE
From ONE TO THE OTHER
Many q Lilo Spent in Suffering Because
Troubles We're Allowed to Develop
At This limo.

Many a Lilo Spent in Suffering Because
Troubles We're Allowed to Develop
At This Tjmo.
Every mother Of a growing girl should
remember that there will come time
when her daughter will be a girl no
longer but will share with her the bless
fngs of womanhood. Unless nourish-
ment keeps pace with growth the foundar
tions Of a life Of suffering are laid al
that time. Mrs. John MacKinney, Of
No. 478 Thirteenth street, Detroit, Mich.
writes q timely word. She says:
II did not get proper care at the first
critical time in my life and for seven
teen years suffered as result. had
dizzy spells, felt q constant fear that
something dreadful was about to happen
and was afraid to go out alone. My
breathing was very short and had pail
pitation Of the heart 50 badly that I
could not go up stairs nor walk even
moderately fast. I was SO nervous that
I could not sit still. At different times
for years 7 was under the care of tho
best physicians in Detroit and tried q
number Of advertised medicines. Moth
ing helped me until, on the advice of a
neighbor, I tried DR.. Williams Pink Pills
for Pale People. felt relieved before
the first box was finished and kept on
taking them until T was cured.
"Last winter my little girl had rheu-
matism and gave her DR.. Williams Pink
Pills and sEa got well right away. My
niece was thought to be going into con-
sumption and, upon my advice, she tried
the pills. They cured her cough and she
is now well and strong. Ny entire fam
lily are enthusiastic over DR.. Williams
Pink Pills for Pale People and we can.
not say enough in their praise
These pills effect such cures b.
cause they 60 to the root Of the disease.
Other remedies act on the symptoms
these marvellous vegetable pills remove
the cause Of the trouble. They have
proved themselves to be an unfailing
specific for all diseases arising from i'm
pure blood and weakened nerves-two
fruitful causes Of nearly all the
ills to which humankind is heir. DR..
Williams Pink Pills for Pale People are
sold in boxes at 50 cents a box, or six
boxes for $3.50, and may be had Of all
druggists, or direct from DR.. Williams
Medicine Co., Schenectady, NY.
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zMONE'Y e. Z I i 3 DAN cES.


The average citizen whose dancing
days are over, to use the conventional
phrase, little realizes how many, scores
Of clever brains are, year in,ryear out;
exercised in the invention of new dances,
these latter quite apart from theatrical
dancing, says q London paper.
And both fame and money come from
any new ballroom dance that happens
to hit the public taste, though it must
be frankly stated that most Of the So
called new dances are, in reality, but
novel combinations and variants of the
old ones. This, however, is not only
inevitable, it is positive advantage,
inasmuch as the ordinary dancer, who
has learnt all the usual movements, can
the more readily follow the new COM
b1nations. In the case of dancing pro-
-fessor who has been responsible for any
new set of movements that have become
fashionable, there is always a veritable
rush OF profitable pupils, all eager to
learn the new dance at first hand.
A considerable source of profit to the
inventor of q new dance invariably Is
the sale OF music that has been COM
posed with the express view of fitting
the new movements, as the sales of such
new music often extend over the whole
kingdom. Amongst dancing masters
themselves prizes are every year COM
peted for and given for new terpsi-
chorean movements, and the winners of
these alway Us derive considerable advan-
tages in the way of popularity from their
Inventions, the monetary reward follow
Ing almost as matter of course.
In at least one case known to the
writer the invention of a new dance
brought-with the sale of the accom-
panying music, which had been bought
outright from the composer something
over $500 in less than Is months.
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Nothing white There.

Albert, the young man Of the family.
was undeniably ILL.,, The docto: was
sent for. He pronounced It q case OF
jaundice, as indeed the parents sus.
pected. from the patients yellcwish
appearance. H. <@t ~
Albert's little sister was explaining
to q caller. {, =. "A. fzzs f: t<4E.. ~
: Hes got the yaller janders," aas
said. *AThe doctor says sc.''@.s es$;
But how could the doctor tan,
Bessie7" asked the caller. z !. #
p Easy enough, !. replied BesslA
Anybody could tell It 81. jes' lookin'
into the the yelks Of his eyo1. -
Youths Companion, 1. i. >S 81. '=5ls
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With Some Difficulty.

The strains of brass band in the
street were heard, and little Geordlie
was seen at the front window struggling
with the dachshund. -
what are you doing, Geordie!" asked
his mother.
I'm tryin' to up-end this dog SO he
can look out of the window and see the
procession" he replied, still tugging
desperately. .i.< r.
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The Last Straw.

Mrs. Ponsonby- de-Style-Do you mean
to say that all is lost?
Mr.. Ponsonby e-Style-E Every penny.
Nothing can be saved. We must give
up this fine house.
mo matter. We~Wfl1 have less care. -
I'VE must give up our horses"
II can walk"
And our servants"
II will do the work myself"
"And-our hyphen."
Then she fafnted.-Cassell's,
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Just Comfortable.

Just Comfortable.
Uncle-Bobby, / suppose you've been
a good little boy3S % .~
Bobby-No, haven't.
why, hope you haven't been very
bad?'
Weekly.
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you have no ieda how Paris has i'm
proved her and she is really anxious
to renew that old-time friendship of
yours" his aunt wrote, at which God
frey smiled grimly and returned a
prompt answer pleading previous
and solemn contract with an old COL
lege chum to 60 on camping expedi-
ton to the Blue Ridge.
Aunt Sophie is the most incorrigible
and constituencies matchmaker in the
United States; she will have to be-
stow Ameline's million and temper on
poor Tom," Godfrey reflected, while
giving orders as to his golf sticks and
trap and sleeper on the II o'clock train
that night
He was. q very good looking fellow.
clean shaver, broad-shouldered, with
keen, gray eyes, pleasant smile and
well-turned, resolute chin, and he wore
his loose-fltting clothes as q man
should.
With emile and a nod to old Hen
drick, Yolands turned and went down
the patti aomewara. quite Indifferent
to the gaze that followed her. But
she took with her a very distinct i'm
preston Of fne-looking young man,
who stood deferentially aside to let
her pass, and in whose eyes surprise
and admiration were very easy to read.
Yolande gave very pleasant little
laugh at the recollection, as she pro-
pared to make tea in q big samovar,
Russian fashion ~ -
Godfrey Brennan, in making inquiries
at the hotel % to local curiQsities Of
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Doukhob ors in Canada.

/ "A. Canadian government agent who.
has just returned to Englaud says the
.Donkhobors in Canada a.s making
progress. They no longer work their
women instead Of their cattle In the
fields. z q If. ...zs. 81: s..
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1904-11-21
THREE WERE RESCUED.

Kingston, Jamaica, Nov. 2I.-The
Norwegian steamer Veritas, which ar
rived here from Santiago de Cuba, re-
ports that on Saturday she rescued
three men in a naptha launch off Guam
tanamo. The men were John Martin,
a jamaican; Manuel Muriilo, Cuban,
and Seraphim Lopez, the engineer of
the launch, also Cuban.
The three men left Guantanamo We'd
nesday for a cruise along the coast. The
machinery of the boat became deranged
and an, anchor was dropped but the
chain parted during heavy sea and
the launch was blown to sea in the di-
rection of Santiago. The men sig
nailed two steamers for assistance, but
the first failed to reply. The Veritas
answered, however, and took the men
on board. III II .55
y Martin died as result Of exposure
and his body was inferred here. Muril-
10 is i'll from the effects of the ordeal,
but Lopez is well. The men had no
food for four days. Martyr had re-
volyer and threatened to commit sui-
eide. but was restrained by Lopez. The
launch was brought here.
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THE GERMANS
KILL WOMEN
GERMAN TROOPS lin
AFRICA ARE ACCUSED
1t Is Claimed That They BrutalIy Slay
the Natives Regardless of Age or
Sex-Captured Native Women Bru-
tally Butchered.

Berlin, Nov. 2I.-Grave charges are
made regarding the manner in which
the government is conducting the war
against the Hereros in German South
west Africa. 1t is alleged that the
troops have been ordered not to take
any prisoners, but to shoot everybody
regardless of age or sex. 1t is point
ed out that in the official reports of en-
gagements mention is made of the num-
Der killed, but nothing is said about the
number wounded.
The Voerwarts publishes letters from
soldiers in German Southwest Africa
describing the slaughter of captured He
rero women.
The conservative newspaper Reichs-
bote today charges that the German
troops are not engaged in a war, but
in butcherng defenseless women.
News has been received here that in
battle in the Waterberg district, Ger
man Southwest Africa, 600 Hereros are
reported to have been killed.
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Y. M. 6. A. MEMS SUNDAY
AFTERNOON MEETINGS

The popular mems meetings, con-
Quoted by the Y. NJ c. A., were re-
sumed yesterday afternoon in the Com
mercial Club rooms. Rev H. G. Leon
ard addressed the meeting on the SUBJ
ject of practical Christianity. He EN-
phasized the dangers of an emotional
religion where the emotions do not find
their natural expression in definite al
truisc action. As example of practical
Christian men of affairs, DR.. Leonard
cited long list of the leading profess
sional and business men of Chicago,
who are prominent in the church and
philanthropic work of that great city
as we'll as successful in their usual avo-
cations. He pointed out clearly that
where emotions experienced in religious
services resulted in action tfeyS invar-
iably strengthen their possessor. The
attendance was very encouraging. These
meetings will be held every Sunday at
the same place.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1904-11-21
THE MISSOURI STATE
,'- BUILDING WAS BURNED

St. Louis, Nov. 2I.-Fire started by a
hot water heater explosion in the base
ment Saturday night destroyed the Mis-
souri, pavilion at the louisiana Purchase
exposition in four hours and caused the
death of one fireman and the injury of
four others, two of which were buried
under falling wall
The fire was spectacular Thousands
of people hurried from all portions of
the grounds, attracted by the flames that
spurted from the top OF the cupolas,
making a far greater brilliancy than the
illumination of all the buildings. A
wind was blowing from the south and
the flames shot down from the northern
side of the cupola and met sheet of
fame which enVeloped the northern
wing. Sparks were carried over the
United States government building and
as far north as the liberal arts build
ing. 5 lil
" Eight streams Of water poured into
the burning building will, apparently
little effect, the fire steadily eating its
way until only a portion of the south
wing was left standing. .@
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Andara also had to be removed. Three
ships, says General Balashoff, were an
thored where they did not interfere
with the Japanese fire against the Rus
sian warships. He further says, that
the Japanese who use balloons to di-
rect their fire and who drop their shells
with minute accuracy into the harbor,
cannot mistake the hospital ships and
he charges that they deliberately drive
the wounded from the ships for the
purpose of sinking the vessels.
This occurred recently" continued
Gen. Balashoff, "but earlier | noticed
several instances of a concentration of
fire to portions of the town devoted
almost exclusively to hospitals"
Other instances of uncivilized war
tare are numerous, but | have no time
to write them. | scarcely have time
~ and slec,"."
Gen. Balashoff requests that his let
ter serve as his protest to the world
against the tactics of the Japanese.
AS an illustration of the difficulty of
communicating with Port Arthur it is
learned that ofover six duplicate letters
which were sent from Che Foo to Gen.
Balashoff by the various sources. only
one succeeded in reaching him.
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GREAT BATTLE EXPECTED.

Toxic, Nov. 2I.-Increasing activi-
ty along the Shakhe river seems to in
dlcate the imminence of another great
battle. The Russian feints evidently
intended to draw Japanese attack
are uniformly repulsed.
Army headquarters yesterday receiv-
ed the following report from Field
Marshal Oyama's headquarters, dated
Nov. I9:
AT dawn detachment of the enemy
made all attack near Hsinluntun.
They were repulsed by us.
Since this morning the enemy in
the vicinity of Shakhe village have in
directly bombarded our positions with
mortars and field pieces. They have
effected no damage. 49,. ,.... =. =. =.
"A body of the enemy's infantry
were discovered at Hsiamya and H
aoyantzu. We shelled them and they
fled in confusion to a neighboring vii
lage.
Z; ''Ihe enemy have burned Huangla-
shetzu and the villages to the southeast
on the right bank of the River Hun. -
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1904-11-21
STEAMER ASHORE.

& New York, Nov. aI. The Prince line
steamship Sicilian Prince, from Genoa
and Naples, lies aground on the Long
Island shore, one mile west Of Long
Beach iife-saying station. The steamer
stranded just before daylight Sunday
morning and all efforts throughout the
day TO get the ship INTO deeper water
have proved futile
Four tugs are Standing by the vessel,
and with liawsers made fast to bow
and stern, BY their united efforts, are
keeping her from being washed further
on the beach.
4 An attempt was made to float the Sis
Gillian Prince at food tide. about S
o'clock Sunday afternoon, and with the
assistance pf her own engines she NOV
ed about 600 feet biit still held fast
to the sandy bottom TileI vessel lies
easily OH ths beach y d ls
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1904-11-21
IMPORTANT
MEETING HELD
PRESIDENT CONFERs WITH
Il BIG PARTY LEADERS
r. ~ Rates Were the Subject Dis
the White House To-day
Sol o. sern Big Gums Were In
AttenA the Meeting. Il

Washington Interstate
transportation ma Withspecifc ref
erer1ce to fixing railroad freight rates
formed the subject Of an important
conference at the White House today
Governor Van SAINT of Minnesota.
Governor Cummins of Iowa, E. P.
Bacon of Milwaukee, chairman OF the
interstate commerce law convention
and others prominent in that line were
present. The delegation suggested "a
law be enacted by congress coflferring
on the interstate commerce commits
sion authority, to fix the rates when it
their operation. President Roosevelt
did not commit himself.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1904-11-21
CIRCUS WAGON ROBBED !.
d In NORTH CAROLYN

Tarboro, N. c.. Nov 2I.-The money
wagon of the Adam Forepaugh and Sells
Brothers circus was held up and rob-
bed Saturday morning.
The booty, amounted to S3o,coo, most
ly in small bills, with which the rob
bers safely escaped. 5@ s5-: !.
{, The show was to have been disbanded
at Tarboro yesterday and it is believed
that a number of men watched their
chance to rob the wagon of several days,
receipts. This IS the first successful
lootfng of a big money wagon known
in circus annals, although attempts have
not been wanting.