The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1906-02-24

Some Adventures Of a Special Cor
respondent in various countries are mar
rated by Gibson Willets in the March
number of the National Magazine. LecS
turing by Limelight is an account by
Charles Warren Stoddard of some of
I his experiences, written in easy corver-
sational style In All article entitled
Togo at Close Range, Yone Noguchi,
| the Japanese poet, describes his simple
home life and fine character The K.
| K. K, novel written by G. W. Tyler,
of lynching, is continued. A number
Of tender verses are contained N Leaves
from an Old Album, being the repro.
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Friendship with John E=Hays in the
/ March Century: Few newspaper writ
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1 came ito. the Tribune" in the winter OF
1870. After passing through the great
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], lover. of art and literature can attain.
4 One has only to read his Castilian
Days to realize the full meaning OF
what wish to convey when | say this.
4 His conversation was literally aajoy
| forever, then as always I have heard
lnlany good takers in my day, thank God
but never, a better one than John HAY.
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Twas his writing. He wrote mainly upon
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ed about. Into whatever he did, then
and throughout his life. he put his fill
Ipowers. He was pre- eininently good
workman; he would do nothing except
his best. But while he ALWAYS did his
best, he never made the mistake Of TAX
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which no journalist can hope to attain
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/ World is an account of the thrilling
/ experience Of Miss Annie Taylor. found
Ter of the first mission in Tibet, the Land
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