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The Dickinson press., 1906-05-12
Money for Fargo's State
Fair Forthcoming.

President Scott of the state fair asse-
citation is badly in need of a name and
wants someone to help him out. He
says there was midway" at Chicago;
the "pike" at St. Louis and the trail"
at Portland. What shall be the appel
lation for similar feature at the Fargo
state fair?
Mr.. Scott says he never was so en-
thused over anything he had UNDER
taken as he is over the prospects for
the great fair to be opened on July %.
Practically $4,000 has been spent now
and he needs $4,000 more to cover the
cost of second exhibition building
which will surely be wanted. Then
there must be at least a mile of side
walks, two absolute needs, which will
cost about $500. He also says that
the way the applications are pouring in
for the horse department means a
possible addition to the stabling con-
templated in the plans. He predicts
that during the fair week Fargo will be
called upon to entertain more people
within her limits than she has ever
seen before.
There are several means by which
this money can be raised by the enter.
prising Fargo citizens, and if it is
needed it will be secured. The fair
COMMITTEES are determined that first.
class sidewalks shall he provided
preferably of stone-to every building
and important place on the grounds
and on both sides of each street. Thus
rain or shine the show can 60 on and
people can get around with the grcates'
ease.
The Dickinson press., 1906-05-12
NARROWING GRAIN.


leaf surface is small and the one stem is
very weak and easily broken. If the
young plant is disturbed at this stage it
is very easily killed. The roots perhaps
do not go down more than an inch. The
stirring of the soil to the depth of one or
two inches loosens and displaces the
fine roots that obtain moisture for the
young plant. The wind and the sun
dry out the upper layer of soil and the
weed Seeding dies in very short time.
If narrowing the grain kills only five
weeds on every square foot, that would
mean the death of over 100000 weeds to
the acre, certainly enough to make a
difference in the seasons grain crop.
The narrowing that kills the weeds will
not injure the grain much for the grain
plant is rooted deeper than most of the
weeds and the stem is not so easily
brok en-.
Narrowing lets air into the soil, thus
keeping active myriads of bacteria that
are instrumental in liberating food for the
plant
L. R. WALDRON
Supt Dickinson Exp. Station.
The Dickinson press., 1906-05-12
The Word ''HoodIum.'

Many new words have apparently
come to stay during the last quarter cen
tury; among them the word "hoodlum"
has acquired common usage. The May
Housekeeper prints an interesting bit on
the origin of this word.
Several explanations have been given
to account for the formation of this word,
which plainly has no genealogical par
entage. A California paper had this
story about it: In the '7o's there was a
gang of young toughs in San Francisco
who perpetrated many atrocious acts
under the leadership OF a youth named
Muldoon. An editor writing about this
gang called its members the "noodlums," !"
reversing the name of the leader. But
his penmanship being imperfect, the
compositor read H for N and set the
word up "hoodlums." The word struck
the fancy of the public and soon became
generally used. Another story is that a
gang of young rowdies- had warning
cry "Huddleem." from which the name
'huddle'ems" or hoodlums was given
them. Still another explanation is that
such gang adopted as head covering
folded soft hat, which resembled a
hood, and yet another that the gang was
headed by some depraved girls wearing
hoods. The first explanation is as prob
able as any other; nothing is certain
save that the name originated in San
Francisco.
The Dickinson press., 1906-05-12

vassed as having been voted for as the
candidate of the party or principle on
which his name is found for the office in
which group he is designated, and the
persons so receiving the plurality of the
votes cast for the Office for which he is a
candidate should be declared the nom-
inee of the party designated on the bal
lots of which he has such plurality.
"Or, in other words, names voted on a
republican ticket can only be counted as
candidates on the republican ticket and
all names properly voted for on a ticket
representing the democratic party must
be canvassed as votes tor the democratic
nomination, irrespective of whether he
is also a candidate on the republican
ticket"
The Dickinson press., 1906-05-12
1T is DANGEROUS TO NEG.
LECT A COLD.

How often do we hear 1t remarked:
"lt's only a cold" and few days later
learn that the man is on his back with
pneumonia. This is of such common
occurrence that cold, however slight,
should not be disregarded. Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy counteracts any
tendency of a cold TO result in pneu-
monia, and has gained its great popu.
lari,y and extensive sale by prompt
cures of this most common ailment.
1t always cures and is pleasant to take.
For sale by all druggists.
The Dickinson press., 1906-05-12
Opinion as to Party Nom
ineeS,

"Under our primary law can a man
vote for candidate that is not on his
party ticket?
"Can l, as republican, call for re-
publican ticket and write or paste by slip
the name of democratic candidate for
the same Office on my ballot? And
should the judges count my vote for
such democrat?"
Replying to the above query, the at
torney-general cites sections Q. E, 20 and
part of 20 of chapter 100 of the laws of
1905, and gives his opinion as follows:
"Construing the foregoing provisions
am of the opinion that it is the duty of
the judges and inspectors of election to
give to the voter only the ticket contain
ing the names of the candidates for nom
ination of the party with which the voter
afiliates. That when the voter retires
to the booth he must place in the square
opposite the name of the candidate for
which he desires to vote and which is
printed on the ballot he has received,
his cross. And his ballot cannot be
counted for any name printed on such
ballot unless the square to the right Of
such name contains such cross.
"The voter has right to write the
name of any person he desires in the
blank space below each group of names,
or he may paste printed sticker on
such blank line.
ut is the duty of the judges and in.
spectors of election at the close. of the
polls as provided in section 19, to pro-
ceed to canvass and place those of each
political party in separate piles
"The names voted for on all ballots of
each party or principle shall be can
The Dickinson press., 1906-05-12

A system of farming rapidly coming
into prominence in the dryer sections of
the country is known as the Thorough
Tillage System. The system contains
no new principles but rather old princi-
Piles applied to new conditions. AS the
name implies, it is essentially an inten-
sive system of farming and hence is
sharply defined from the system COM
monty in vogue Its leading feature
seems to be the use of the dust-blanket
mulch for the conservation of moisture.
The system is somewhat complicated
and is by no means thoroughly worked
out. 1t deals with cultivation methods
rather than rotation methods. One of
the tenets of the system is that small
grain should be narrowed after it is up.
1t is held that it. will stand narrowing
several times, even until it is six inches
high. Narrowing forms dust blanket,
kills the weeds and liberates plant food.
1t is we'll known that a layer of two
inches of dry earth lying upon quantity
of moist earth will retard evaporation
almost as effectually as similar layer of
manure. The capillary stream is broken
and evaporation largely prevented. The
soil moisture is thus saved for the grain
crop. .
Narrowing is also valuable aid in
killing the weeds. Every square foot Of
soil, to the depth of a few inches, con.
tains large number of weed seeds
Every seed has in it minute plant with
more or less of food material AS soon
as the seed terminates, the young plant
has many troubles; the root is weak and
not firmly anchored in the soil, the green
The Dickinson press., 1906-05-12
AG0od Farm for Sale,

One hundred and sixty acres, all
fenced, frame dwelling and barn. Two
wells. Running water the year round.
Some trees and about 1000 currant and
gooseberry bushes. About IS acres
plowed and ready for crop, also twenty
acres new broken. One hundred and
twenty-five acres tillable. the balance
good pasture and hay land. About FIVE
miles from Dickinson. Inquire at
Drenkers store. 3-24-tf
The Dickinson press., 1906-05-12
The Way Settlers Come.

Mandan Pioneer: Sid Parkin came
down from the ranch at New England
Tuesday. He reports the land seekers
so thick in the country south of Dickin-
SON that it is impossible to get out of
sight of their buggies during the day
time. The above mentioned town boasts
of two hotels and on one night last week
Is carriages drove up to one of them for
entertainment and s. at the other-a and
yet there is still some land left for sale
in Stark county.
The Dickinson press., 1906-05-12
FoIey's New Book.

Jimmie Foley's new book "S,n ps Of
School Days" will he on sale Al ont
May 20 at the Capital Book Store.
Bismarck, at SI.25 per copy, II crnts
additional if the purchase is to he
mailed. This work consists Of 65
poems, each one illustrated in silhoue tie,
and the whole work gem typographi.
cal. We need say nothing about its
literary worth; the authors name
guarantees this.
The Dickinson press., 1906-05-12
SCIATlCA CURED AFTER
TWENTY YEARS OF TORTURE.

For more than twenty years Mr.. ]. B.
Massey, OF 3322 Clinton ST., Minneapo.
lis, Minn., was tortured by sciatica.
The pain and suffering which he en-
dured during this time is beyond COM
prehension. Nothing gave him any
permanent relief until he used Cham
berlain's Pain Balm. One application
of that liniment relieved the pain and
made sleep and rest possible, and less
than one bottle has effected perma-
nent cure. If troubled with sciatica or
rheumatism why not try IS cent bottle
of Pain Balm and see for yourself
how quickly it relieves the pain. For
sale BY all druggists.
The Dickinson press., 1906-05-12
Farmers Institute.

Prof. Kaufman has scheduled farm
ers' inttitute for Dickinson on Friday
and Saturday, June 22 and %.
This early announcement should
enable farmers to arrange their work so
as to give their time for these two days,
and large. enthusiastic audience should
greet the speakers. An effort will be
made to secure German speaker.
The Dickinson press., 1906-05-12
worrsots All Called.

The state auditor is now prepared to
pay all the wolf bounty warrants that
have been registered, which shows the
state treasury to be in prime condition.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-04-19
chinese swine.

Itlc .NMcr.ran swine Of today are
very ,,lilc.cn; from their English IN
/, ,es,prs, which IL few centuries ago con
s,itutcd ons of the chief sources Of
i.ri!;sil wealth. The improvement in
the race l.; largely due to the introduc-
ton OF thu Chinese and Neapo tan
lsrer(''. Tho crossing of tho former up
Oh the English hog has resulted In the
production of tho berkshire. Essex, Po-
land-t hina. Small Yorkshire and SUI
folk breeds. The Chinese hog Is re-
markably prepotent. as Is shown by the
Vert To the original type. This is doubt
less owing To tho nanny centuries OF in
breeding which have so firmly fixed itS
I. III, ,r#ctcristic One of the most i'm
portant OF these l.; Its propensity to
1attcu under the most adverse circum-
stances. Thi; supcrabundancc of fut
prevents the flesh of this breed being
highly cstccm.ed In this country. but it
has had Il most valuable effect In nlodi-
flying the lean. saunt hogs OF England.
while the Ncapolltan has added dclica-
cy of tlavo:. The original Chinese hog
is a very peculiar shape. 1t has Il
long body, with short legs. very heavy
iowls. small prick ears. short head,
neck and snout and the eyes wide
apart. In color 1t is white or black or
Il mixture of both, with the white pre-
dominating.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-04-19
THE CAMPANERo.
Sweet and Bcll-lilsc Is the Toll of
This Pretty White bird.

sweet ana Bell-ltlSe IH the Toll of
This Pretty White Bird.
This bird. called dara by the South
American Indians and bellbrd by the
English, is about the size OF Il jay His
plulnage is white as snow. On his fore
head rises spiral tube nearly three
inches long 1t is jet black, dotted ull
over with small white feathers. 1t has
Il communication with the palate and
when filled with air looks like ii spirc
When empty it becomes pendulous. His
note is loud and clear like the sound of
"a bell and may be heard ut the distance
of three miles. In the midst of these
extensive wilds, generally on the dry
top of an aged mora almost out of
gun reach, you will see the c:lmpanero.
No sound or song from amy of tho
winged inhabitants of the forest, not
oven the clearly pronounced whip
poorwill' from the goutsucker, causes
such astonislimcnt as the toll of cam
punero. You hear toll and then IL
pause again, and then Il toll and again
IL pause. Then he is silent for six or
eight minutes, and then another toll,
and so on. Actaeon would stop in mid
chase, Maria would defer her evening
song and Orplleus himself would drop
his luie to listen TO him, so sweet, so
novel and romantic is; the toll of the
pretty snow white calnpnncro.- Water
tons "Wnmlcrings In South America"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-04-19
SLAVERY IN CHINA.
savage Cruelty Meted Out For the
Most venial Onenses.


Most venial Onenses.
Says an editorial HI the Peking
Times: The position Of the slave girl
In Chinese home is Il very hard one as
rule. These slaves are generally the
property Of the wife, and no one inter-
feres with the mistress in her treat
ment Of the poor little things, who will
as often as not be subjected to the
most savage cruelty for most venial Of
lenses. A few weeks ago we recall q
case Of great hardship being brought
into the mixed court, Shanghai, In
which small slave girl had been gag
ged With Il piece of iron and severely
beaten because. when half starved, she
helped herself to some scraps Of food.
"Our attention has now been called
to piercing cries which cmanate from .
house near Canton road and are said to
proceed from little slave girl who for
some reason Is beaten almost daily
with IL thick knotted rope, but for whit
veason IL unknown.
Our informant thinks word in
public, showing that the Incident has
been noticed, may suffice to check the
cruelty without lodging a formal CON.
plant with the municipal police. which
might make matters worse for the poor
little sufferer in the long run"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-04-19
Ant Communications.

Sir .IaEc; Boyle, the great Irish nat
urnliSt, always contcnded that ants had
IL language of their own. by which they
made known their wants and fears to
others; of their kind. One day he en-
comntered IL colony that was evidently
moving to new quarters. All appeared
in the very best OF spirits. and when
ever two met the naturulis. noted that
they put their heads together us though
chatting very earnestly 10 settle tho
matter In his own mind as to whether
they We're really talking or not he
killed one OF them to observe the effect
1t would have on the others. The eye.
witnesses to the murder hastellcd to
the rear and halted every one Of tho
advancing column by laying their an.
tcnnac together. The column Instant.
ly separated to the right and the left.
none OF the marchcrs ufterwnrd pass
ing within less than six feet OF their
dead companion. though the remains
OF the insect We're directly In the beat.
ell path.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-04-19
The Vocal Caras.

Vocal power depends OH the vocal
cords. When they are stretched. SO
narrowing the exit from the air pas
sage, the voice is high pitched. When
they are pulled widely asunder the
voice is deep. When they are haccid
the voice Is nearly lost. OF course.
voices vary individually In pitch and
resonance, but power is always af-
fcctcd ly the state Of the general
health, and, broadly speaking. loss Of
nerve tone is more often responsible
Than anything else for vocal weakness.
Fast living. mental strain and similar
conditions occasion such impairment
OF the nervous system Breathing foul
air, especially air saturated with to-
bacco smoke Is bad for the cords.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-04-19
l,xucrt Ring I,lo,yc,..

The Japanese are experts Oh slnokd
rings, and IL Is said In Japan 1t Is con-
sidcrcsl no uncommon trick to blow
sccoaa travelling through the first and
tlie third through both. Some stasa
pcrlorlne.., are credited with brcomin:
SO expert In smoke blowing that they
are not only able to multiply the mum.
bci' of Eng; thu; made. but actually
form japanese characters representing
words and sentences. One Japanese
juss!cr, it Is declared. proposed to hil
wife by forming the characters repre-
senting his avowal OF love through u
thin stream Of smoke
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-04-19
Temperature and Dutteraie..


Some remarkably interesting expert
ments aye reported from Zurich show
Ing the effect Of temperature on the de-
velopment Of species among butter
flies. The experiments have been con-
tinucd through period Of about four
teen years, and 1t is found, for instance,
that the common small tortoise shell
butterfly II subjected to warmth Of
from 81 dcH'ccs to 80 degrees cent?
grade develops into the variety found
IN Sardinia, while those bred In tenn
pcraturc OF from 4 degrees to 6 degrees
produce the Lapland variety. Similar
.ly the application of heat produced the
Sarlinian form Of the swallowtail but
tertly and the Syrian form OF tho
Apollo.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-04-19
Cave an Artistic Description.
EIndale Items.

| went to sec the dre1ge
boat near the Willow last week.
1t is 28xS0 feet. 1t will be a
monstrous boat when completed
but that will be some time yet.
The sleeping boat md the eat
ing boat are fini. h ID and the
coal is all hauled.
planted some + Iotatoes Good
Friday but Sunday morning |
thought | planted too early.
They would get frost bitten.
A number of new families
will have telephones soon. P.
Perkins can soon say hello.
Our friends Webber and Man
delko, will also know what eggs
are worth.
Had Jour first pie plant pie
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-04-19
THE CITY MAN.
UIs Lot b, life Compared With Tha1
of the Farmer.

of the Farmer.
According to the National Magazine.
men IN the cities work twice ns hard
as the farmers and they got few or NO
holidays. Thousands and thousands Of
professional men. clerks and men in
small business enterprises delve and
toll their entire lives away aud at the
end are cartcO out to the cemeteries
without having had any more leisure
or enjoyment in their lives than q horse
on IL treadmill. The rut they toll along
~ not the farmers view Of the city
Eln. wilo:l he sees only during vaca-
Ton. when the city man Is taking q
brief and much needed rest. The farm
rr sccs him sporting his glad rags"
and mistakenly imagincs him to be all
I year round only an idle butterfly,
consuming the produce of the horny
banded son of toll. The truth, it In
! -. that the city man. as Il rule, "
the harder worker and gets much less
enjoyment out of life. He longs for the
rural scenes and occupations OF the
Tar: h., dearest hope is to get buck
TO t!v ccantry to spend his last years.
n i, of the city folks make II big lot
OF money and get their follies and
amuscments In the newspapers. but the
great majority Of city toilers live a
very nonotonous and stupid as well ~
II very laborious and poverty stricken
life. The farmer, 1t is concluded, has
.tle real thing" while the city man
has only barren aspirations aud disap-
rointments. The contented farmer Is
not only the wisest but the happiest
Of mankind. Baltimore Sun.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-04-19
Arrow Yi,rn.Xin.r

An Old English sport that still sur
wives from the days when the bow and
arrow were In use is that Of arrow
throwing, and in parts OF Yorkshire II
Is stll made one of the features of ath
letie meets. The arrows are straight
shafts three feet long. without either
barb or feather. and are thrown by the
aid of bit Of string wrapped about
the throwcr's hand ana about the butt
Of the arrow. a skillful man can send
the arrow 100 yards. though it requires
some experience to cause the arrow to
leave the string without tangling. Once
the lsnaci is acquired the sport is said
to be more fascinating than putting the
shot Or throwing the hammer.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-04-19
The snowy Owls.

Every few years. especially aleng the
scacoast and the larger rivers and
lakes, there is II wave Of those splendid
day hunting rascals. the SNOWY owls.
They are great fishermen, the only
owls to make this sort Of hunting u
practice. und may sometimes be seen
sitting. silent and motionlcss. like q
block Of Ice. ut the edge of the open
water waiting for chance To nab uu
unsuspecting iish. OF course this Is
not very paying way to get Al living
and they also catch field mice. musk.
rats, harcs and even large birds like
quail or grouse. But there are only two
other birds Of prey In our country that
hnDituully cat fish. and one of these
seldom catches its own, prrfcrring to
eat the dead fish along the shore or
pirate IL from the real tishcrnlal, tho
osprey.-St Nicholas.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-04-19
TERRIBLE
EARTHQUAKE
At San Francisco==Four Hun
dred Killed and Ono
Thousand Injured.


Early this morning a terrible
earthquake occurred in San
Francisco, killing 400 people
and injuring about l 900. About
two miles of the city, all south
of Market street, is destroyed.
The piers in the harbor are
ruined. Flames broke out in
some of the destroyed buildings
and a terrible fire is raging.
1t is the most serious EARTH
quake ever known on the Pa
cific coast.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-04-19
DEAF TAKE POOR PICTURES.
Their Inlrmit, Gives Them IA Hard,
EiAcal ENnrchAinn

VAetr lMnrmfty Gives Them u Hard.
Fixed ExprcssiOn.
THAT isn't good picture" said q
Photographers, with an air of apology.
"Thc man was deaf"
"How can that indrmity affect the
picturc:" asked IL visitor.
lit gives his face IL tense, strained
look" said the photographer. ".All deaf
persons have that expression when
placed before camera. They sit With
their heads tilted forward and eye
brows uplifted, as if waiting for tho
command to look pleasant Generally,
l suppose, that is what they are wait
ing for. Eat even after have given
the order to brace their muscles refuse
to relax.
Whats that:' says the deaf man
when lie secs my lips move.
"'Iooll pleasant" shout again.
"'Oh." says he.
lie takes his hand from behind his
ear and tries to assume Il beuming
cOuntcnancc. but he only compromises
on u fixed glare. None of the de-
vices known to the Photographic trade
can dispcl that. In fact the more
business ] Introduce to charm my sub
ject into joyful state the more rigid
his facial muscles become. He is LISTEN
Ing always for further instructions.
Whether they come or not, the look OF
expectancy is there. For that reason
the deaf are the hardest people i'll the
world to photograph. If an artists
reputation depended upon the pictures
he makes of them he would soon be
Obliged to 90 out of business. EN-
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