The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1906-12-20

siderable interest the attempt of q
former barkeeper named Reed to con-
sumo 1,333.333 or 100000 worth. OF
course he isn't going to do it all at
one, sitting, but he has promised to
attempt the task. even though it does
appear to be something of an under
taking. AS soon as he has finished
it he will go back to his trade of mix
ing drinks for other people. The
whole situation arises from an unex-
pected inheritance of 100000 which
came to Reed just at the time when he
began to feel that after years of mix
ing drinks he ought to have a chance
to consume some himself-about as
many as he had sadly watched disap-
pear down the threats of others on the
opposite side of the bar. Long and
careful calculations revealed the fact
that the legacy would purchase mill
lion and a third Of drinks, which Reed
thinks about the right number. Ac-
cordingly he has laid aside his white
apron and his shaker to see the drink
problem from the other side, an
nouncing, however, that when his
money is. gone he will return to his
old trade with a chastened thirst.
Naturally the Tenderloin is wonder
ing where he will spend his money.
Tom Sharkey, it is rumored. with his
eye on the main chance, has offered
Reed, in return for his 100000, all the
drinks which he can consume during
his lifetime-but none at all for his
friends. The same rumor has it, how
ever, that the sailor pugilist's offer
was turned down as too generous. Be-
side that, Reed doesn't want to spend
all his money in one place.
Al movement which will embrace the
whole state is now forming among a
number of historic, and patriotic social
| istsswith the support of those persons
who have already contributed to the
| building of the Palisades park to Gre
ate a reservation embracing all of the
points of scenic beauty and historic
! interest along the shores of the lower
| Hudson. So much public interest has
been elected by the endeavors of the
| Palisade park commission and its
| friends to Gust the auarrymen from
| Hook mountain and to hasten the
completion of the plans for the greater
Interstate Palisades park, that other
persons having interest in historic
sites and scenic points not embraced in
! the Palisade park territory, have been
\ encouraged to present their interests
| to the public with the result that g
very considerable support is grow
| ing There has been some talk of APP
pealing to the federal government, bui
| this plan is not generally accepted, the
feeling being that New Workers should
/ do for themselves what needs doing
The public is beginning to realize nov
| that while much has been done in the
! way of preserving sites of civil wa
battles, almost nothing has been done
except by a few patriotic societies to.
ward preserving Revolutionary land
marks and battlefields, which are 81
numerous both in New York state anC
New Jersey, adjacent to the vale!
of the Hudson.
The cosmopolitan character o
New York's population may be gath
ereH from the headlines in any issu
of the daily papers. Just at presen
! readers are RECALLED with the war o
East side housewives on the Koshe
! meat trust, religious strife among tn
Bohemian contingent, dramatic con
troversy in the French colony, sui
brought against a wealthy Irish famil.
for the expenses of wake, sensa
tional italian murder and charges o
police prosecution brought by tn
Greek pushcart peddlers. Tomorrow
the Chinese, the Syrians, the German
and the Turks may be to the fore. New
York may easily dispute with Cair
the right to be known as the moderl
Babel. Longacre.