The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1908-10-01


because associated industry makes
very heavy demands upon the moral
qualities OF tine members, and the
moral qualities OF the forefathers
whose settlement Is celebrated on the
22d Of December were Of the highest.
Their courage, their willingness TO
bear hardship, their devotion to COM
mon ends were unquestionably far In
advance OF those OF any fortuitous
combination Of settlers. ancient or
modern.
The Pilgrim Fathers attempted
to live on associated industry. They
nearly perished Of starvation, though
the nature OF their organization was
not the only reason for this. But
Bradford recites that being in des-
perate straits In the spring of 1923
"they begane to think how they might
raise as much corne as they could
and obtain a better crope than they
had done" The result was that they
agret to raise corn In severalty and
land was allotted to each settler. The
result is thus described:
This had very good success: for II
made all hands very industrious, so
that much more eorne was planted
than otherwaise would have bene by
any means we Govr. or any other
could use and saved him great deall
of trouble and gave farr better con-
tente. The women now wente will
lingly into We field, and took their
little-one with them to set corne,
which before would aledg weakness
and inabilitie whom to have compel
led would have bene thought great
,tiranie and oppression.
The experience that was had In
this commone course and condition,
tried sundry years, and that amongst
godly and sober men, may well evince
| the vanitie of that conceite of Platos
& other ancients, applauded by some
of later times that We taking away
! of propertie and bringing in commu-
nitie into a commone wealth, would
make them happy and fiorishing.
The colony at Kaweeha, California,
not many years ago, was composed of
selected persons, much above the
average in character and intelligence
But they did not work for the com
mon interest as they would have
worked for themselves. Production
fell off and the enterprise collapsed
The intimate association of the pri-
vate family and private property is
suggested in certain lines of Kipling's
"An Imperial Rescript." The Kaiser
has summoned a. council of the lords
of their hands" to consider how tc
tighten the burden of Adam. The
council broke up without action in
consequence of it's general assent tc
the remarks of one of the delegates
whose speech concluded:
I'VE will work for ourself and 3
woman, forever and ever, Amenl"
fT Yes, The Fourm want ads gel
results.
IfT The ice dealers had run 70,
their money in 1908.
ET North Dakota voters appear t
have an affinity for Taft. ,s. mi
ltT There seems to be disposition Il
do something on the Interurban lin,
to Detroit.
ET Some of the people who los
the ticket for their overcoats are II
quite a quandary now.
EB Hobson has evidently conclude
to postpone the war with Japan til
after the presidential election.
} - Be not a witness against tn
neighbour without cause; and deceiv
not. with thy lips.--Proverbs xiv, q
sT washington claims to have bill
goat that drinks beer and kills rat
, Moorhead has man who can
that.
: kE The country is still astonishe
that two such men as Chancellor Da
and Hobson could remain silent--s
. the same time--and SO long.
' Ar In the political excitement til
) tuberculosis congress-, the Nations
2 irrigation meeting and other impol
: tant events are not getting the prom
Inence they deserve.
ItE People interested in. the nation;
: irrigation movement have their eye
: on Albuquerque this week, whel
: 5000 reclamation enthusiasts are
: session.
/ sE If Governor Haskell lived
!, Germany and used the same Ianguat
Z to Emperor Bill that he does
/ Roosevelt finish would be tragi
n 1t pays to live in Oklahoma.
fE Marshall may gain a little ten
! porary advantage by having h
newspaper organs create bitterne
and strife in the republican ranks
!. but the people Of this state will pro-
I ably find way to get even with hi
/, f-zff he tries to boost himself in
once by wrecking the republican pa
! ty.
II fE California has law which pr
is vents people asking candidaEes que