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The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1907-02-16
STATE UNIVERSITY.


Thursday night. Feb. IA, the long
heralded international debate took
place. This year the Manitoba univer-
sity also sent down a basketball team
and the international basketball game
was pulled off just before the debate.
The University Of North Dakota has
finally broken the hoodoo for last night
the team won out on its own ground.
The question, Resolved That the Sin
gle Tax Should Be Substituted for the
Present System in America, was very
excellently discussed by the two teams,
but the judges, for the first time In
the history of these debates laid all
regard for courtesy aside in making
their decision and their vote was unan-
imous for the University Of North Da-
kota. Both teams did some excellent
work, both in their first speeches and
in rebuttal, the home team, however,
having somewhat the best of the argu-
ment throughout the evening.
The basketball game before the de-
bate was one of the tightest games
ever seen in Grand Forks and the
varsity only won out after making
some good spurts in basket throwing.
The work of the Manitoba boys is to
be wondered at when we consider the
fact that basketball is comparatively
new game for them, they having played
the game only very short time. The
university was crippled by the alb
sence of FaFnham from the team but
some very clever team work was
shown and this is the only thing that
saved them from defeat.
After the debate the visitors were
given a banquet at the Hotel Antlers
A large number of students and. also
some outsiders attended in order to
show their good will toward the Mani
toba people At the banquet Profess
sor Squires acted as toastmaster and
many excellent toasts were responded
to.
On next Monday the university de-
batting team, which is to meet the
University of Manitoba. will leave for
Bismarck Messrs. Brennan, Cooper
and Husband make up the team and
Mr.. Koch will accompany them. The
debate will be held in the chamber of
the house of representatives on We'd
nesday, Feb. 20. The question to be
discussed is an old one, but is of spec
ial interest at this time, Resolved That
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1907-02-16
Chop on the Grid.

Bellamy Storer at dinner in Wash
ington said of an overpolite person:
"He is like waiter who looked after
me in an old English chophouse the
other day.
"After l gave my order there was
some delay. said to the waiter as he
hurried by me:
Waiter. where's my chop
z" It's on the grid, SIR he answered,
politely. VIII you have it now or
wait till it's done?"
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1907-02-16
Hunting for Trouble.

"I've lived in California twenty
years, and am still hunting for trou-
BILE in the way of burns. sores, wounds,
boils, cuts, sprains, or a case Of piles
that Bucklen's Arnica Salve won't
quickly cure" writes Charles Walters,
Of Allegheny, Sierra county. No use
hunting, Mr.. Walters; 1t cures every
case. Guaranteed by all druggists.
25c.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1907-02-16

+ .
This is an age of fads. The latest
one is the Teddy bear" fad. Fash
ionable women in this city are to be
Seen riding about in their carriages or
automobiles carrying one of these
humps of stuffed cloth in their arms.
Their former favorite. the poodle dog,
has had his day and he must now give
way to his successor AS for them
carrying that precious handwork of
the Almighty, a laughing child with
heavens blue p its eyes, and angelic
smiles on its face and heart full of
love and-deyotion, that is out of the.
question: -H can be consigned to the
siurns and ash barrels. or orphans
homes; but they must have their
poodle dog or Teddy-be There are
homes where no child voices ring, and
ct is nobody's fault: but the woman
whose heart throhs responsively as
she rubs the cold nose of a pug dog
against her face and Is satisfied, is
only better than the other who sits
in her carriage hugging Teddy bear
while some Of the most lovable little
bundles of human possibilities are
being raised like little children In a
patent brooder at public. expense.
Every sensible soul revolts at this
condition OF modern society, for the
poor, pinched. starved children In this
city who have been busted by the pug
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-01-10

The true student OF. the professional
or technical school. becomes, heir %, a
comprehensive and, clear understand
ing OF his duties undergraduates in
bis relations TO his fellow men. and. to
the community. Those duties and. re-
possibilities present themselves to his
trained mind in their real proportion.
He is neither nondeveloped nor malde-
yeloped In his Judgment Of affairs. His
university training. especially In, the
technical school. has taught him aecu.
racy and penetration in the analysis OF
any proposition confronting him and
that truth and knowledge must be
sought with the directness Of a plumb
line, Science yields nothing but con
fusion to the shlfty. devious, and dis
honest Inquirer. The fundamentals OF
morality are the very stepping stones
TO technical success or professional at.
MISUNDERSTANDING American
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-01-10

fea0oo giren aim o. ne king fos
rlo0ey lent thereby freeing his majesty
from debt The gratnsd monarch az
claimed, Surely never Aad King such
a subiectr To which the eourtiy WhTt.
tington replied. Surely. size. never had
subject such = king
stin prettier Is the history o. Lord
Mayer Osborne u5s0. osborne Was
the apprentice or 4 mayor who lived
On London bridge. and one day he
AIved into the river and rescued his
masters little daughter. who had fan.
eu through a lattice window. Years
after the girl was a rich heiress. court
FL By ears and knights. but her father
said 70 them all. NO, Osborne saved
her, and Osborne shall have her" And
Osborne. the hero apprentice. did have
her and became lord mayor as well
His great-grandsOn was subsequently
created Duke OF Leeds.
Such stories read like fiction. but
they are perfectly true. The city ar
,chIves preserve them. with many
more.@KeItb Hunter in London Ex-
press.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-01-10
THE MEXICAN INDIAN.
ne i simple Minded. Patient ana
EmIRentIy Peaceful.

He l. simple Minded, Patient ana
EmiaentIy Peaceful
To one who has lived long enough in
Mexico to become acquainted with the
working classes and acquire some In
sight into their nature and some degree
OF confidence In and from them II
seems unfair when writing or talking
OF them to Americans TO refer to them
as Indians. as they are so commonly
called here. To the average citizen Of
the United States the word Indian at
snce brings to mind the picture Of the
sullen and revengeeHI red man OF the
north.
The simple minded. patient, docile
indian Of Mexico Is not in this class at
all He Is eminentiy peaceful. Bounti-
full nature and perpetual summer com
bine to palllate' his impcuTidence. he
cannot see the necessity OF laying up
anything for rainy day. 1t rains half
the days in Mexico. anyhow, but that
only makes the mangoes grow larger
and cheaper. II he. has no tortillas to-
. day some OF his neighbors have, and
they win gladly share. for conditions
may De reversed tomorrow
Ihese Mexican Indians make the
. oest aed the poorest servants In the
world. Their greatest charm from this
standpoint Is their perfect appreciation
! OF their position Always polite. never
presumins. with hat IN hand, u Is al
ways your servant and with your
permission. In me household they
. ask hair holiday once a fortnight,
with never word Of complaint when
working hours, last from daylight to
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-01-10
A SENSE OF DIRECTION.
The Prime Requisite For Making a
True woodsman.

The Prime Requisite For Making =
True woodsman.
A sense OF direction should name
as the prime requisite for him who
would become q true woodsman. de-
pending on himself rather than on
guides. The faculty is largely devel-
oped OF course by much practice. but
It must be Unborn. Some men possess
It; others do not just as some men
have a mathematical bent. while to
others figures are always a despair. II
Is a sort OF extra, having nothing to
do with criterions OF intelligence or
mental development. like the repeater
movement in a watch. A, highly edu-
Gated. cultured man may lack il; the
toughest possess IT. Some who have
never been In the woods or mountains
acquire In the space Of vacation n
fair facility at picking a way. and I
have meta few who have spent their
lives on the prospect trail and. who
were sttll and always would. be as
helpless as the newest city dweller.
1t is a gift = talent II you have It's
tinlest germ you can become a. trav-
eler OF the wide and lonely places.
II you have 1t not you may as well
resign yourself to guides.-stewart Ed
ward White In Outing Magazine.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-01-10
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A popular practice OF many zmakers
consists IN dIschareing -. sm.l;. ii
haIsd. especially from csrarrtt,'.
throzRh the nostrils ms. q evrs
considered by some "a ~ ,-.ssn.,s't ~
the fuit enjoyment or The s6vor ~ tI,a
tobacco
The london Lancet while .r,rno,v,.
edging mat perhaps under .rdln.y-r
circumstances no harm & done. IS. ~
smoker ss<e 70 hls sensa ~ sDas, -
sounded a,nOte d warning ,esls-,- -.
habit as possible disseminated n AZ.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-01-10
RINGS DYSPEPSIA TABLETS
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Have You? and.Do Yoa!

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Have you a furnished or uufurnisll.
ed room for rent?
Have you anything for salef
Have you money to lOan7 &
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Have you lost anythingP '
Have you found anythingP
Have you horses or COWS strayei
from your premises?
Do you want to. rent a Aeasei
Do you want to rent a furnished Of
unfinished roomF
Do you want 30 borrow money!
Do you want to buy anything7
Do you want to sell anyEhingi
Do you want helpi
Do you want a giria
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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-01-10

one had long hair and a high collar.
aud the other had hair cropped close TO
his head Their six hats we're a little
rusty. yet there was an air OF genulIty
about the two men. ! saw them this
morning from the window Of a chop
house. They walked TO the side door
OF a pawnshop across the way after
they had first taken a furtive look
about to see II anybody observed them
They would not have been seen enter.
ing pawnshop for worlds. They
came out minute later. The one
with the long hair had one less watch
chain than he had when he went In.
They stopped within two feet OF the
door from which they had come. The
long haired man divided some bills
with his companion. He looked ut a
little slip OF paper In his. hand. and any
one might see that the slip was a pawn
ticket. There they stood for ten min
utes By the side door OF that pawn
shop within sight Of Sixth avenue and
Broadway, that all who walked might
see that they bad been to visit an
avuncular relative Yet they would not
have thought Of boldly entering that
pawnshop by the front door.-New
York Telegram.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-01-10
Thrilling Balloon Experience.

Probably no aeronauts have ever sur
vived to ter such a thrilling story Of
their experiences as Messrs. Glalsher
and Coxwell when. In 1862 they made
their record ascent OF seven miles.
When the balloon had reached height
OF 29OO0 feet Nlr. Glaisher records. Il
dimly saw Mr. Coxwen In the ring and
endeavored to speak. but could not
when In an instant intense black dark
ness came. and suddenly became IN
consclous.- Mr. CoxweIf himself was
on the point OF succumhfng to the IN
tense cold The boar frost was an
round the neck OF the balloon, his
banda were frozen and powerless, and
as the balloon was stIll rising swiftly
death seemed inevitable TO both aero
nauts. Mr. Coxweil despaired OF open
ing the valve to release the gas. In
sensibllity was rapidly coming over
him. and II was only at the last gasp
that By happy inspiration be seized
the cord with his teeth and dipped his
bend two o. three times uutIi the bal,
'ioon,tooE e d4cl1ed turn downward. = :.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-01-10

There's no reason why the hell.
bender shouldn't be good to eat" said
q scientist Its principal food Is the
crayfsh. the same as the principal
food for bass. The helibinder belongs
to the same family Of amphlbtans as
the frog and is very closely related.
Both are Matched from the egg. and
both pass through the tsdpole stage
before reaching maturity. The hell.
bender Is a mighty nne ash. as any one
can prove, to. himself II he win conquer
his natural aversion" The helIbender
is found principally In streams about
the foothills Of the Allegheny noun.
talns.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-01-10

Early Greeks aud Romans rode
horses bareback. They regarded Il a.
eHeminnte to ride In a saddle. The
modern saddle. with pommel. crupper
and stirrups. was unknown to the an
clients. Nero gave out fancy coverings
to his cavalry. and the bareback riders
of7the German forests used to laugh at
them. Saddles with trees came ipto
use In the fourth century. stirrups
three centuries later.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-01-10

David slowpay-I shah bring you
back those dark trousers to be reseat-
ed. Mr.. Snip. You know / sit a good
deal Mr.. Snip CtailoCl-AII right. and
II you'll bring the bin I sent you SIX
months ago viii be pleased to re-
eelpt that also. You know I've stood a
good deaI.-Londou Tit-BitA
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-01-10

THE DoCToR's BILL
Doesn't worry the Insured mar
who meets with an accident. Ht
knows that his policy WIN proyida
him with sufficient money 70 Ok thai
up and more. Bat
THE UNINSURED MAN
How e Il with hint Hts incoms
cut OF during his disability his say.
ings depleted b. doctor bills and Nv.
ing expenses. The very thougn
ought tofinduce you 70 have "a writ1
you an acciden, Insurance policy ~
once
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The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1907-02-09
THE RIVERSIDE
CLUB ORGANIZED

Last Friday night, at their room,
on Walnut street, near the corner
of Washington avenue, the Riverside
Club was organized and the following
officers elected: President, Ernest
Buelah; Vice Presidents, Henry
Huntzicker, Frank Butler and u. S.
Hasse1ton; Recording Secretary, Ar
thur O'Connor; Cor. Secretary,
w. A. Moffett; Treasurer, H. Clay
Hamblen; Sargeant-at-Arms; Jen-
nings.
The meeting appointed commit
tee of three to draw up the Constitu-
ton and Bylaws. The call for
membership was then announced and
fifty were enrolled. 1t was decided
to hold open the charter membership
list for two weeks. The charter
membership fee was placed at $I.oo.
Speeches were made by several
present and showed that the object
of the organization was not solely
for political purposes but for the bet
terment of the laboring man by I'M
proving his associations, surrounding
him with good literature, increasing
his pleasures and enjoyments, and
securing him a place to meet and as
semble with his fellow man free from
the evil or Objectionable influences
of a city like Greenville.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1907-02-09
OPENING OF THE
ELKS' NEW HOME

Next Monday night the Cotton
Pickers", B. P. O. E., No. I4S, of this
city will hold their first meeting in
their new home on Washington
avenue, which is given up by all who
have seen it to be ore of the hand
soonest Elks' homes South of Masons
and Dixons line.
The home Is all completed today
except the basement where the car
penters are now at work on the bow
ling alleys, and these will be finish
ed by next Monday.
Owing to a delay in freights all
the furniture for the home has not
arrived. but that which has, gives one
the idea Of its rich and elegant fur
nishings the different rooms will
have when finished.
The lodge. for the pleasure Of the
public, has set Tuesday evening as
Open Day and every citizen is in
vited to visit and inspect the home
This invitation IS especially extended
to the ladies, and the big-hearted
Elks want all who can to take ad-
vantage of the invitation.
The Times will, as soon as the
home is completed i'll every way,
give a complete write-up of the
building from the top floor to the
basement SO that the world can see
the great undertaking entered into
by the order and its Eecessful end
ing.
The informal reception for visitors
will be held between 8 and II p. m.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1907-02-09

To the Board of Mayor and Council
of the City of Greenville:
We, the undersigned, composing
the committee appointed by the
Mayor in response to resolution
adopted by the Council at previous
meeting authorizing the appointment
of a committee TO visit the p1anta-
ton of Capt. w. F. Randolph, on
Bogue Phalia, Capt. Randolph being
the lessee of the prisoners of the
city of Greenville, and investigate
the management and the condition
of said prisoners, beg leave to report:
We visited the farm on the morn
ing of February 8, and at once pro-
ceeded to the inspection of the quar-
ters or "cage" il which the prison
ers are kept when not at work, and
also to inspect the prisoners there
found.
We found the quarters kept in a
cleanly and sanitary condition.
We heard no complaint of any
cruelty in the way of beating or
whipping the prisoners.
We found ~ prisoners and mat
tresses for "a, placing two to each
mattress.
We found some of the prisoners
too lightly clad to work in the open
during the winter weather, while the
shoes of several were badly worn
and unfit for weaS
We found the covering on the
hunks too light for comfort during
severely cold weather
We found two small heaters in
| the cage" which we consider suffi-
cient to keep the large room warm
during real cold weather
We found that the meals are fur
nish<d at irregular hours.
We found that considerable wor.
is done BY the prisoners on Sunday.
We fo;lnd the arrangements for
bathing the prisoners crude and IN
I sufficient
We found general complaint Of IN
suAicient quantity Of food furnished
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1907-02-09

Mr. Scurry then came before the
Council and made statement of the
convicts under his charge.
He stated that he gave each an
average of ? pounds of meat a week,
he also said he never worked any
men on Sunday except four, and that
was to save some cotton that was
about to be washed away by the ris-
ing bayou. He said that clothes had
been supplied them. As to cooking,
this had not been as he had desired
but he had tried to please them.
The Council then recommended
that certain things he done.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1907-02-09
FELIX HOLMAN
TO HANG FRIDAY
MAN INTERVIEWS THE
NEGRO MURDERER
A Most Penitent Culprit-Is Ready
tc Hang, But Regrets His Acts
and Asks Forgiveness of the Peo-
pie of This City

Walking leisurely up and down the
second tier of cells in the county jail
was Felix Holman, the murderer,
who is condemned to die on the gall
lows next Friday, as we entered the
corridor to speak to the condemned
prisoner last Friday morning.
As we went up the steps, JaiIor
Jones called to Felix to come up to
the front of the cage to see a news
paper nan who wanted to speak to
him. He Immediately came forward
and expressed himself as glad to sec
us. We then asked him if he had
anything to say to the public and he
replied he did and was glad I had
come. Else wanter ask the fergive-
ness of dc people of Greenville fur
what I did. and Isc sorry fer those
that shot while I was crazy"
He said it was not whisl-ey or CO.
caine that was responsible for his
condition but bad woman. "What
came over me to do the deed I did"
he said he was unable to explain
"Boss, the crimes they said I did
was not true. Up to this time and
trouble I was never in jail before,
and Ise travelled from Springfield,
Mo, to the farthest point in Texas"
81 was born in Natitochez County,
Texas, and am about "a years old.
I can not read or write"
Eyes, I noes Tse got ter die, but
Ise hate to leave these people in
Grenvillefur dey. has sho been good
ter me, specially Mr.. Jones. the
jailor."
Yes, Boss, if dat nigger who I
had spent all my money on, had not
kept worrying me bout leaving me,
I would been a free man today, for
I sho did love her and her threat ter
leave me for other men, put the devil
to murder in my head and / shot ter
kill her and after shooting her, 1 got
crazy and shot myself in the arm
and everybody else. I is sho sorry
fur it." AS we started to leave him,
he called to us and said: "That he
was now at peace with God and pre-
pared to walk out fur de last any
time dey wanted him."
The negro is really sorrowful of
his murderous deed, for he hardly
says anything but what he repeats
the expression of sorrow and also
Jailor Jones says he shows it in his
everyday actions. He is kept alone
on the upper tier or cage and objects
to the prisoners below him fussing
or being boisterous.
The hanging next Friday will be
private.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1907-02-09
To the Honorable Mayor and City
Council of Greenville:

To the Honorable Mayor and City
Council of Greenville:
Gentlemen-I beg to submit report
of matters pertaining to the health
department of the city for the year
1906
The death rate for 1906 for resi-
dents alone, has been remarkably
low, the death rate for white resi-
dents being as low as 81 per cent
the lowest death rate for whites in
the State.
Contagious diseases have not been
at all prevalent during the. year. One
death has occurred from diphtheria.
and none from smallpox or scarlet
fever.
During the spring months a thor
ough and systematic cleaning up"
of every part of the-city was had,
and house to house inspection by the
sanitary Inspector was made during
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1907-02-09
CITY COUNCIL
PROCEEDINGS
A BUSY FEBRUARY MEETING
OF CITY DADS
New Office Created-Lengthy Re-
ports Received and Filed-Water
Rates Considered-City Convicts
Investigated

The Council met at the appointed
hour with the Mayor and all Coun-
cilmen present
The reading Of the minutes of the
last meeting were read and ap-
proved
A petition was presented by Judge
Percy Bell from the residents of
Tuxedo Park asking for lights, water
and grading streets.
Petition of Sam Isenberg for re-
duction in water bill on account of
meter reading.
Petition of Mr.. Mallette for water
to be supplied the home Of Mrs. A.
v Mallette outside of city, was
granted by the Council on condition
that she pay for extending pipes, etc.
The Council then agreed to make
the rate for water on all consumers
outside of the city who put in their
wafer at $50 year.
Mr.. G. n Keith asked for a re
fund Of money paid city for taxes
anu CAi ltlOtlOti ilC WdS CAutlUIu mum
ey for 1905.
Petition Of D. Eakins for refund
of taxes on house paid in that was
burned On motion the taxes on
property was reduced from $500 to
$500.
Mr.. Wilczinski asked that a deed
be given him by the city for property
Of Clara Wilczinski on which he had
paid taxes; granted.
Petition Of CharIottee Harris asked
for refund of taxes paid in error
granted.
Moved that at this regular session
the clerk spread upon minutes the
contract of city bonds that mature
in September.
An ordinance was passed against
the giving or selling of liquor to
prisoners in the county jail.
Another ordinance for the destruc-
ticn of all weapons received from
convicted persons; carried.
Dr. Toombs, the City Health Off
Ger, made the below report on his
past years work: