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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1905-12-04
LANE is TO BE
MADE FIFER'S sue CcESSOR

Washington Dec Announcement
was made today that the president
would appoint Franklin Lane Of San
francisco to fill the vacancy on the in
terstate commerce commission caused
by the resignation of Fifer of Illinois.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1905-12-04
TELEGRAPHERs QUIT

Warsaw, Dec. Seven hundred
postal and telegraph officials are oil 1
strike here. About a hundred of the
officials refused to- Join in tlpe strike.
The strikers pour vitriol in the letter
boxes.
Two hundred bags Of foreign mail
are lying here unopened
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1905-12-04
I sAILORS oBSTREpERC,IIs.

Paris; Dec. Undated dispatches
from St Petersburg arriving by WY
Edytkuhnen, east Prussia, give tie fol-
lowing information:
There Is the greatest excitement
among the sailors and tile authorities
have ordered the disarmament iii tfe
varships: The officers fearing mn
The Greeley tribune., 1905-09-14
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

When an attorney offers to settle,
listen.
Some men try to get business by
fighting people.
The successful business man is one
who knows what people will not do.
When a man gets discouraged and
quits, the doctor says afterward that
that was just the time when he should
have held on.
When one of the town boys marries
an out of town girl it creates more
feeling" than when town girl i'm
ports a husband.
When man wants to sharpen a
knife he hunts up n milestone. When
woman wants to sharpen knife she
takes few swipes on crock.
1t often happens that the woman
who has a reputation far and wide as
judge of a good bargain seems to fall
down when she picks out husband
Atchison Globe
The Greeley tribune., 1905-09-14
ANIMALS WANDERlkGS.
Rat. the Most MixratOry-Lemmi
Race With Denth.

The fable of the country mouse and
The town nous, has foundation IN
fact. Mice occasionally migrate IN
large numbers when food grows scarce
and travel Considerable distances 10
fresh houses Farmers i'll Il uart Of
Perthshire had a good reason 10 be
come aware of this fact when Il couple
Of years ago vast swarIns of mice in
vaded their corutields at harvest time.
But the mouse only travels when il
has to. The rat, on the contrary. seems
TO take a yearly outing in very much
the same fashion as do human beings.
Rats are the most migratory creatures
In the world Whole troops OF rats
leave the towns al the end of summer
and spend month or Two in the coun-
try, apparently in order to enjoy the
change of food. which the county af-
fords al that time of the year in the
way OF fresh fruit and grain. Before
the cold weather sets in they are all
back in their old quarters.
Reindeer migrate with the same regu-
larity as swallows. They move south
when winter sets in, but as soon as
ever lle SNOW De-lus 10 E4e4l tIes
travel steadily north, sometimes for as
much as thousand miles.
To end holiday by deliberate sui
eide is SC strange phenomenon that
for long time naruralists looked upon
the stories of the migration of the lem
mings as an Improbable fiction. Yet
the facts are beyond dispute. AT ir-
regular intervals these rat-like crea-
lures start ont from their homes in the
Businesses of northern Scandinavia in
huge droves. numbering tens of thou
sands, and travel steadily southwark
Death pursues them in a hundred
forms. Hawks and other birds of prey
hover above them. Foxes, wolves and
man decimate them. Thousands are
drowned in rivers. Yet the rest strug
gle on until they reach the sea. They
do not stop. They plunge in, swim out
and struggle on until at last their
strength fails and they drown. Not
one ever returns from this journey OF
Answers.
The Greeley tribune., 1905-09-14
TO START
Orders to Dig Beets Sent Out to
the Farmers

The tirst orders to the farmers lor
digging sugar beets were sent out
Tuesday from the Greeley sugar
factory, the farmers to commence
work next Monday morning. 1t Is
intended to start the factory about
Monday, Sept. %.
The unusually early start is made
in order to forestall congestion OF
beets at the factory when the crop
is ripe all over. This will be by far
the largest crop ever handled by
the three Weld county factories.
There are Is. 600 acres of beetS and
at least 10000 tons are expected at
each factory. which at 50 ton Will
give the farmers here just $1,000, 900.
By the early start also, a good pay
ment for beets can be made in Oc-
tober. Heretofore the first payment
has been made in November. This
will ease up the money situation Tor
the farmers as vel. as prevent over
taxing of the railroads and factories
for handling the crop in October.
Everything about the factories at
Greeley. Eaton and Windsor has
been put in first class shape for a
long campaign. At the Greeley
factory the storage capacity has been
doubled and at the other two factor
les elevated railroad tracks have
been put in.
The Greeley tribune., 1905-09-14
An Amended Quotation.

Miss Ida Tarbells first journalistic
experience was as editor Of the Chau-
tauqua. Her predecessor on the jour
nal, once editor of the Oil City Derrick,
had established the custom of heading
with quotation the column in which
he made brief mention of the news
Of the day. Miss Tarbell followed his
habit and bent her mind to the task
of supplying suitable quotations. Once
upon time she set down, as plain as
pen could set it:
''rhe meek eyed morn appears, moth
er of dews."
Then she went home pardonably
proud of knowing her Thomson SO
well, and at the head Of the column
next day she read:
1.-The weak eyed worm appears."-
Washington Post.
The Greeley tribune., 1905-09-14
JUST TE0
The Spectacle They Prc>r-t nueF
q Powerful MicrO>cupr.


Powerful MicrO>cupr,
Have Il look said the L.>tOlo-lst'
| And he rose from the beautiful. dell
cate microscope, and his companion
took his place.
There was little fddliu. AMI ad-
jusrlng of tiny screws. Then the
tyro said:
Ugh CHASTITY. What have We here
a railroad wreck:'
You are looking" answerel tAe h.S-
tologlst, AT part of the remains OF Il
Cey!onese caterpillar"
He withdrew that slide and put an
other in its place.
Another tragedy?" the tyr0 asked.
The remnants of beetle the ms
tologist replied.
\ third slide was placed beneath tie
lens.
This" said the tyro, "should be a
battlefield"
1T is only" returned the scientist "a
ments of a fly, a centiped, Il moth and
a slug.
The tyro yawned.
Histology is interesting" be said In
a bored voice. Where did you get
these specimensE'
"Out of packet of tea
"A packet of tea? What kind Of
tea:''
Ordinary tea."
Heavens, l am tea drinker. Ex-
plain yourself"
The histologist, smiling, said:
Tea grows on bushes. The leaves
are plucked by hand. Imagine your
self stripping rosebush after rosebush,
miles on miles. of their leaves. Well.
that is what tea picking is like.
The native pickers work fast. They
pick as many as twenty-five pounds of
leaves day-a bundle bigger than Il
man.
Now, the tea plant is the prey of a
hundred insects, and the picker in his
haste doesn't pause to brush off each
leaf or to wash it, for he works, as we
say. by piece work.
THE picked leaves are dried on char
coal fires They shrivel under the heat
and the insect, larvae and chrysalids
among them change to dust. This dust
looks to the ordinary eye like leaf frag-
ments, but under the microscope it
looks as you remarked. like an insect
railroad wreck or a pygmy battlefield.
1t tastes like-but you know as well as
/ do what it tastes like"
Tomorrow" said the other, Il am
going to bring some of my wife's tea
here to examine with you."-New York
Herald
The Greeley tribune., 1905-09-14
Medieval Monarchs.

Almost every mediaeval monarch
claimed the whole or a part of the
dominions of almost every other and
insisted on inserting his claim in his
list of official titles. In treatises and
all official documents the whole list
was religiously copied, and as it often
happened that the two negotiating
monarchs had some of the same titles
it became usual to insert clause in
the list, non praejudicando. in order to
indicate that, no matter how absurd.
inappropriate or untrue were the titles.
they were understood to be inserted be-
cause they pleased the monarch who
claimed them. that they did not confer
a valid claim, and SO no harm was
likely to result from their use.
The Greeley tribune., 1905-09-14
An Ingenious Scheme.

A story is told of Chicago girl
whose verses were always declined
with thanks" who hit upon the fol-
lowing unique plan for having them
published. She would send line of
verse from one of her poems to the
query column Of some newspaper and
ask from what poem such line came,
the name of the poem and of the au-
<hor. A friend, also a rhymester,
would send the querist's own poem to
the paper with the desired informa-
ton, and Of course it would appear in
print. The querist would do the same
for the friend and SO on until between
them they had all their poems" print
cd
The Greeley tribune., 1905-09-14
A Pathetic Incident,

There is a pitiful story told in the
Bookman of Philip Bourke Marston.
the blind English writer. One day a
particularly good idea came to him.
and he sat down to his typewriter with
enthusiasm. He wrote rapidly for
hours and had nearly finished the story
when a friend came In. Read that"
said Marston proudly. land tell me
what you think Of it, The friend
stared at the happy author and then
at the blank sheets Of paper in his
hand before be was able to understand
the little tragedy. The ribbon had been
taken from the typewriter, and Mar
ston's toll was for nothing. He never
had the heart to write that story again.
The Greeley tribune., 1905-09-14
LIGHT FASTER THAN SOUND.
Some Everyday Incidents That Go
to Prove This Fact.

About a thousand yards from the
window where sit is Il factory which
blows its whistle every noon. The
steam always comes from the whistle
some little time before the sound is
heard. Yesterday l counted three sec
onds between the time when the first
steam was seen and when the sound
of the whistle was heard. The whistle
Is heard when the weather is foggy
or clear. hot or cold. windy or calm.
II is sometimes louder than at other
times. but il always takes three sec
onds TO travel the 5000 feet from the
factory 10 my house.
We often hear also an echo of the
whistle. which comes two seconds later
than the first sound. This is the same
sound coming by a roundabout journey
1900 feet away. Ii travels first 1000
fee. to a hill beyond and then is sent
back 1000 feet TO our house.
a few days ago / heard band of
musicians playing upon the street, and.
although they We're far distant from
me the high tones of the piccolo and
the low tones of the bass horn reached
me exactly together, showing that nigh
and low tones travel at the same speed.
During thunderstorm l noticed Il
fash of lightning and counted ten
seconds before the sound of the thun-
der was heard. This showed me that
the storm was about 10000 feet tor
about TWO niles away. y little later
however, the time between the light
ming and the thunder began to grow
less. and the noise of the thunder be-
came louder. which showed that the
storm was getting nearer. Finally
dazzling flash of lightning was fol-
lowed Immediately by deafenins
crash of thunder, and at the same time
the shingles flew from patch of roof
on a barn near by. II had been struck
by lightning and was soon in flames
St Nicholas.
The Greeley tribune., 1905-09-14
THE CRUEL PIANO.
Juvenile Sacrifices That Are offered
Up to the Instrument.

My landlady's little boy. separated
from me only by thin lath partition
Of a wall, is playing five finger exer
cises In halting rhythm and with in
Vulnerable false notes. The instru-
ment is one in which the flight of years
has left a tone like discoutented nut
meg crater.
The little boy, a pale child in a long
pinafore and big white ears, hates his
chosen instrument as much as / do,
and SO we meet on level of mutual
aftiiction. l loathe hearing him, and he
hates his instrument; now, in the name
Of good common sense, why must he be
offered up as sacrifice.
His mother is poor woman. and the
tinkling cottage piano with plated
faded green front represents the chops
and many other wholesome things she
has not eaten, and what she allows
the young lady in the third floor back.
who takes her board out In piano les
Sons, is serious sacrifice Now, ask
what for?
Why is all the world playing an un-
necessary piano:
Marriage has fatal effect on music.
For some occult reason as soon as a
girl is married the pianO-the grave OF
SO much money and time-retires out
of active life and swathed in art dra-
peries," burdened by vases. cabinet
photographs and imitation 'curios'
serves less as musical instrument
than a warning. But no sooner are the
next generators legs long enough to
dangle between the keyboard and the
pedals than the echoes awaken to the
same old false notes that serve no pur-
pose unless an hour Of daily martyr
dom over tear splashed keyboard is
an excellent preparation for the trials
of life-Mrs. John Lane in London
Outlook
The Greeley tribune., 1905-09-14
Power Of sulphuric Acid.

An instance of the great dissolving
powers of sulphuric acid is furnished
by an accident which occurred in the
chemical factories at Mulhouse, AL
SAGE. An operative was blown up into
the air and fell into trough filled
about three feet deep with sulphuric
acid, the temperature of which was
found to be 81 degrees c. ten hours
after the accident The death of the
man was only proved by the discovery
of his caoutchouc respirator, muzzle.
two porcelain buttons and other insol-
uble articles. Everything else had
chemically combined with the acid
London Engineer.
The Greeley tribune., 1905-09-14
Artificial Eyes,

The first false eye was metal band
which gripped the head and was fitted
win plate to cover the blind eve.
covered with leather on which mn
eye was painted. Then came shells
like halves of nutshells, Of gold, silver
or copper, enameled or painted to re-
sembie an eye and inserted under tbe
eyelid. AS an improvement upon these
artlncial eyes were made of porcelain
and at last of glass.
The Greeley tribune., 1905-09-14
Death by Lottery

Among other complications of Chi
nese law and its execution is a unioue
and rather racy method of dealing with
prisoners by lottery. Once a year the
vermilion pencil Of imperial authority
is waved over chart ON which the
names of convicted criminals are writ
ten, and those which it includes in a
haphazard sweep are executed forth
with. The rest are either reprieved al
together or their executions are post
poned for another year.
The Greeley tribune., 1905-09-14
Feathered Barometers,

There are lots Of birds which proph-
esy rain and storm in their actions
Crows, gulls, wild duck, snipe, plovers.
woodpeckers, ,cormorants, wild and
tame swans and most Of the wading
birds show great restlessness when
stormy weather is approaching. They
fy swiftly and often aimlessly up and
down, ffuttering from tree to tree and
place to place, and usually scream loud
ly and NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
The Greeley tribune., 1905-09-14
A Lack of FirmnenA,

A very matter of fact Scotchman
called to see a neighbor, an old Irish
woman. who had been ailing for some
time, when the following conversation
took place at the door:
And how do you find yourself today,
Bridget
Sure, your honor, I'm mighty bad.
This shocking weather'll be the end
Of me. I'll be dead woman before
long"
''Hoots, toots, woman Ye've been
saying that for the last twenty years!
I'll tell ye what it is-ye want firm
ness O. mind. Fin n day for yer dee
ing and stick tae it.''
The Greeley tribune., 1905-09-14
When Hats Were Unknown,

In ancient days hats We're unknown,
men having hoods attached to their
outer garments, which they wore or
discarded at pleasure. Stow, the old
historian, says that nobody wore any
thing else except the lord mayor of
London, who sometimes donned Il hat
on state occasions. In the reign of
King Henry VII, he says. the citizens
began to wear flat caps knit of wool
en- yarn, black. but so light that they
We're obliged to tie them under their
chins, for else the wind would be mas
ter over them''
The Greeley tribune., 1905-09-14
So the People May Know

Some dealers sell goods on their
merit: some dealers TRY to sell
goods by crying down those sold by
other dealers. We sell our cement
on its merits and guarantee it the
best domestic Portland cement
manufactured. Red Ring Portland
cement. So 80 per barrel. f. IL.
Gilcrest Lumber CO.
The Greeley tribune., 1905-09-14
Horses and Mules for Sale.

viii have.in car of heavy horses
and mules at East Side barn for sale
next Friday. They will weigh from
1900 to 1900 and are all ready to put
into hard work. Arthur Strong.
"Bill' Collins.
The Greeley tribune., 1905-09-14
It's Popularity

DID you ever notice anything funny
about his conversation?
Funny? l should say not. There's
absolutely no point to it"
Ihats the funny part of it. Having
no point 10 1t, how is it that he bores
SO quickly?"-Philadelphia Press
The Greeley tribune., 1905-09-14
Violated the Rules.

Assistant-Heres an account from
your tailor among this mornings let
ters. He writes on the back that he
wants settlement at once. Editor
Return it with printed slip stating
that communications written on both
sides of the paper are unavailable.
The Greeley tribune., 1905-09-14
War History.

G. A. r. parade one Memorial day
and was vociferously cheering the
band. l suppose you We're through the
civil war, uncle?" said bystander.
Ever step of it, subj" "At the sur
render too:" Ever step of it, suh.'
What did General Lee say to General
Grant?' Never said nuttln', sub; des
chopped Off his haid an went on!'
The Greeley tribune., 1905-09-14
a Place For Him

First Floorwalker-Poor old Biones
mas completely lost his hearing. I'm
afraid he will lose his Job. second
f1oorwalker-Nonsense He's ia ha
transferred to the complaint desl
Philadelphia Record.
The Greeley tribune., 1905-09-14
Almost Human 1ntel,,eenc..

Mrs. McBryde-John, I'm simply dis
gusted. While was out this morning
the cat got into the pantry and ate
every single thing except cake l had
just baked. Mr.. McBryde-What a
wonderful thing animal instinct is, to
be sure!-Cleveland Leader.
The Greeley tribune., 1905-09-14
The Willy BARBER.

''Ah, yes" mused Mr. Oldboy, "when
l was young fellow and went to the
hairdresser's to get my hair cut he
ed shave. Now when | go to the.
hairdresser's to get shave he flatters
me by asking If I want my hair cut"
The Greeley tribune., 1905-09-14
Something Wrong

Dear Pop" wrote the boy from the
art school, don't send me any more
money. l have saved half that which
you sent me last month" "Come
home." wired the old man; you'll new
er make an artist."-Puck,
The Greeley tribune., 1905-09-14
Sig ms,

Gayboy-I guess my wife expects
callers today. What makes you think
so2" "She began the day by making,
the house unfit for any one 10 live In"
Life
The Greeley tribune., 1905-09-14
An Inh herited Quality.

Mike (the cop)-Faith, an phwat an
ould fashioned kid thot is! Katy (the
nurse)-Shure it is. An no wondher
thot she is, fer some av her ANCESTORS
lived nearly 400 years ago.-Judge.
The Greeley tribune., 1905-09-14
Evil of Familiarity.

"a good friend.' said Captain Bill,
els the greatest blessing a man can
have. But men are like canal boats in
lots Of ways, and 1t doesn't pay for
either men OF boats to get SO close to-
gether they wear one anothers paint
off."-Newark News.
The Greeley tribune., 1905-09-14
n sometImes Happen.,

His Wife-You're home at last! l
thought you'd never come. Mr.. Out
late-And absence instead Of making
the heart grow fonder has merely a.
fected the tenper-Eew York Press.
The Greeley tribune., 1905-09-14
Bring Your School Chill
dren.

to the Oasis hotel, where DR.. Sapero
the we'll known eye, ear, nose and
throat specialist of Denver will ex-
anime their eyes and yours free.
Sept. IA. Is and l6.
The Greeley tribune., 1905-09-14
EncOurnEement.

De Laye-Tm mum-mum man who
nun-nun never says dud-dud die dud.
dud don't you know? Mrs. Goode-
Well, never mind; you certainly try
hard enough to do so.-Lifc
The Greeley tribune., 1905-09-14

Nothing Is so good for an Ignorant
man as silence, and II he was sensible
OF this he would not be Ignorent ~
Saadi
The Greeley tribune., 1905-09-14

l have seldom known any one who
deserted truth in trif}es that could be
trusted in matters Of Importance
Paley.
The Greeley tribune., 1905-09-14

Have E. g. Steele at Eaton figure on
that lumber bill He is real comnst.
itor.
The Greeley tribune., 1905-09-14

Pay as you go and quit going 50
much.-Dallas Tex.) News
The Greeley tribune., 1905-09-14
To Cure a Cold in One nov

All 1o,nd PROMO S oulNINE Tablets
+. Groves signature is on each bo. 10 gu cure
The Greeley tribune., 1905-09-14

It Is better to hold back tufh. than
to speak 1t ungraciously-5ee 6a3a0.
Arizona silver belt., 1905-06-15
CALLED TO THE RESCUE

Two weeks ago the affairs of the
Equitable Life Insurance company were
in complete muddle. Since that time
sweeping reorganization has taken
place and the old board of control has
retired with the former officers. Paul
Morton was called to the presidency at
a salary which few railroads ever pay.
The Hyde estate stock has been acquir-
ed by syndicate headed by George
Gould; Grover Cleveland viii be an ac-
tive member of the board of control
and new front and new policy are
announced. Both Hyde and Alexander
are out of the management and ten of
the former directors have resigned.
Belmont, Depew and Dave Mofrat, of
Denver, are among the old directors
who retain their seats and who have
helped to hold the organization to-
gether. The whole financial world was
deeply interested in the outcome.
Arizona silver belt., 1905-06-15
DEATH OF J. W. FREDERICK
Was Wei! Known Throughout the
Territory

The sudden death of James W. Brod-
erick. which occurred on Friday morn
ing last, was shock to his many
friends in this city, where he had been
familiar figure for many years.
Death resulted from pneumonia and at
tendant complications. The funeral
took place on Saturday afternoon from
F. l.. Jones undertaking parlors. In
terment was in the city cemetery in
Difference to the oft expressed wish Of
deceased to be buried here where he
was best known and liked.
James w. Broderick has been sub
contractor in this camp for many years
and had accumulated an estate of about
$4,000, including real estate, securities
and cash in bank. In his long eXper
rience here he had become known as
one of the best men in his line and he
enjoyed the respect of large circle of
friends and acquaintance, his gem al
characteristics making his personal
popularity unusually widespread. He
was in the prime of life and had been
in apparently good health only few
days before his death. He is survived
by a brother and other relatives in New
York city, who have been communicat-
ed with.
Arizona silver belt., 1905-06-15
Gordon Mclean's Death

The circumstances attending the
death of Gordon Mclean, in Los
Angeles, were very distressing to his
many friends. 1t seems that Mr.. and
Mrs. Mclean had been living at the
Hollenbeck hotel, or taking their meals
there, pending the completion of re-
pairs and alterations in his residence.
Returning from the hotel to the house
he felt the heat considerably and went
into the bath room to get, as he sup
posed, G lass of mineral water. But
he took large glass of formaline in
stead with fatal results in a very short
time despite every effort of the quickly
summoned physicians.