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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-10-09

M. f. Fullerton, local representative
OF the L. c. Smith & Bros. Typewrit-
| ct Co., came in from Golfers yester-
| day. He has been on THE road almost
continuously for the past two months
and reports business good and pros
poets for future business bright.
Jay kayenaugh of Minneapolis,
salesman for Bell coffee, was in the
city this week and will work out of
here for some time.
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Sam Heller, the well known SWEET"
goods man of Minneapolis. is spending
few days in Fargo. He will take a
trip over the state.
Harry Clark, who sells Selz shoes.
Is Ia Fargo. He reports a fine years
business.
The Commercial Travellers congress
of Iowa is going after cleaner railway
stations and cars They are urging
railroads to create the ONCE OF super-
intendent of sanitation, whose duties
would be to look after the condition OF
coaches, depots and toilets. The rail-
roads will first be approached with the
proposition, and IL they do not take IL
up, the matter will be presented to the
Iowa railroad commission.
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Attorney General George T. Simpson
OF Minnesota, is to act as a modern
Solomon and decide whether travelling
men shall be arrested for breaking into
railroad station or whether action
shall be taken against the Minneapolis
d st. Louis road for falling to keep a
night operator in the station at Airing
ton.
The travelling man finding the sta
ton at Arlington locked few nights
ago, broke it open. Having learned
biography when young he wired to an
other station asking when he could get
train for Winthrop. He obtained the
information by false pretenses, road
officials say, and now the road wants
him prosecuted for burglary.
The state law provides that all rail-
roads must keep night operators on
duty in all towns OF more than 500
population Arlington. the attorney
general says, has the required pouula-
ton as far as he knows. The travelling
1AAN-AA AisNo 1SASA AAil1 10 see In6AL the road
is penalized.
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The city statesmen OF Columbus, Ga.
took four hundred and hfty-six bust
ness men and buyers Of that territory
for a steamboat trip down the Chat
tahoochee and gave them the greatest
frolic OF the summer season
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Employer: Young man, I don't see
how, with your salary, you can afford
to smoke such expensive cigars"
Employee: You're right sir-I cant.
! ought to have bigger salary"
"A Chicago newspaper says that ii Is
the settled policy of the Hartman lines
for the operating and traffic ohicials Of
those roads to attend all the meetings
OF commercial travellers organizations
that the said officers can possibly get
TO, on the principle that travelling men
are probably in better position than
any other class Of passengers or pa
irons to know and voice publicly. the
merits and faults OF the railroad SER
vice. This sentiment was a long time
coming among the leading road men.
but it seems to be here.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-10-09

Passing Of Drinking Cup.
The drinking glass on railroad trains
has had statistics hurled against it by
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-10-09
TRIP TIPS.

M. +. Fullerton, local representative
OF the L. C. Smith & Bros. Typewrit-
er CO., came in from Golfers yester-
DAY. He has been on the road almost
continuously for the past two months
and reports business good and pros
poets for future business bright.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-10-09

: Forum Want "A VIM Sci Il nor Yoa
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-10-09

Jay KavenaMgh Of Minneapolis
salesman for Bell coffee, was in the
city this week and will work out OF
here for some time.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-10-09
0 o O

Sam Heller, the we'll known 'swet"
goods man of Minneapolis. is spending
few days in Fargo. He will take a
trip over the state.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-10-09

Harry Clark who sells Selz shoes,
Is In Fargo. He reports a fine years
business.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-10-09

The city statesmen Of Columbus, Ga,
took four hundred and fifty-six bust
ness men and buyers Of that territory
for a steamboat trip down the Chat
tahoochee and gave them the greatest
frolic Of the summer season.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-10-09
IMPORTERS Or 'Eso4aRoN sE.aAa AnD saRs sTALlo'

/ IMPORTERS OF PERcHERoN SHIRE STATIONS
FARGO, NJ ., REAR DEPOT.
Our July importation the
lot Of high Stations
or to the
raised
Friends
in
all midi
INVITA-
I'm
SMALL PROFITS AND
ROBT. BURGESS e LUR<YN.
FARGO, N. ID, MILWAUKEE DEPOT
Fargo customers
The Democratic advocate., 1909-12-24
FRIDAY AFTERNOON. DEC. "a. 49,
CHRISTMAS.

There is no festival of the Christian
church more universally observed
than that of Christmas, and none
more joyous. II brings gladness to
the old and to the young. Fathers
and mothers and children, large and
small, all rejoice at Christmas time.
And then one of the blessed things OF
the Christmastide, is the opportunity
it offers to those who have to remem-
Der those who have not. This is no
mean privilege, for after all there is
no man so selfish, that his heart is
not stirred by some genuine emotion
at Christmas time.
And no man ever feels such salts
faction, as when he has the conscious
ness, of having made somebody happy.
The Christmas time brings oppor-
tunity for all this, and when the kind
impulses of the heart are touched with
good will toward our fellow men, that
is the time to act. So let there be
many acts of kindness to the needy
at this Christmas time.
The Democratic advocate., 1909-12-24
TRYING OUT A PAIR OF NEW FOX
HOUNDS.
North Carolina Negroes Unique De-
scription of the Success of the Hunt.

Greensboro, N. c., Saturday. y.-Some
time ago, says the Daily Record, Mr..
James F. Jordan purchased a pair OF
fox hounds, Rock and Fox by name,
sending them down to Manchester to
join his pack Marshall McIver, a col
ored man, has long been in charge of
the dogs and is fine hunter as well
as care taker. When Mr.. Jordan
sent the new dogs down he told Mar
shall to rest them up good and then
take them out any try them in hunt.
He did so last week and yesterday Mr..
Jordan received this letter from him
giving a description of the try-out.
Marshall is not graduate of any col
lege, but few men can give a better
description of the race, if he is lit
tie off on spelling. The letter follows: !:
"I had one of the hardest fox races
last night that have ever ben here.
They dogs run him two hours without
1using him minute They started
him at the old turpentine still and run
him all down and round the cut, all
up and down Skipper Creek and
through. They was burning him up
so he cud not stay there and he made
for the bay and run in the bay for a
half hour, then he went from the bay
down through Mr.. Murchison's field
and right down the river two miles
below Mr.. McCormick's, then right
down toward Fayetteville be-
low the. Sin1er place, then up by the
Hair place and all around the Kelley
place and Jim McLain on the ridge.
I was mile and a half from the dogs
when they caught the fox. / kept on
goin' in they direction that herd
them cult barking cormence meeting
the young dogs coming back. KEEP
on going and after while Rock come
to me growing. After while Fox
come and Jump upon me and went
troting back in slow trot growlin'
at the other dogs I folered him and
he taken me right to the fox. He had
covered him up with dirt, side OF a
stump. l believe you have the best
pack Of dogs in the State. l never
did see dogs run a fox SO steddy.t He
is the biggest fox ever been caught
here. New York Herald. A
The Democratic advocate., 1909-12-24
Self-DepreciatOry Man.

Henry said uncle Hiram to his
hopeful young nephew, 81 would not
advise anybody to go around contin-
ually blowing his own horn. We tire
of men who do that, and we are apt
to think of them that's all they can do
blow.
"But on the other hand, Henry, never
belittle yourself; never be self-depre-
ciatory. Don't have a poor opinion
OF yourself, but if you do have such
an opinion don't express it. The man
that blows his own horn may seldom
be taken at his own valuation, but the
self-depreciatory man almost lnvari-
ably is.
$50 never run yourself down or
speak doubtfully of your own ability
If the boss is thinking Of advancing
YOU and he should say to you some
day. Henry, we are thinking of try
ing you on this thing. Do you think
you can handle this job 2 you don't
want to say, Well, haven't had much
experience yet in that way, and re-
aliv don't know whether / could do
that or not
"You don't want to say anything like
that. for If you do they'll be likely to
think it over some more and end up
by trying somebody else, taking a
blower, maybe, who can't really do the
work half as well as you could, but
who's got self-confldence enough to
say he can.
aYou don't know what you can do
till you try. Some men try and fail,
but an astonishing number rise to
occasions, developing strength or
ability that others might never have
thought them to possess. Boston
Herald.
The Democratic advocate., 1909-12-24
THE COUNTY FAIR.

Associated with the circus, and our
annual trips to Baltimore to get our
Sunday Suit, are our boy-hood's glor-
ious recollections, of the great time of
the year, when we went to Westmins-
ter to the County Fair. Oh, what
happy times were those, when we
assembled on Fair Ground Hill and
watched the races and the tourne-
ment, and afterwards visited the side
shows and saw the wiskered lady, and
the snake charmer, and the strong
man, in all their glory. They were
great days, but if past, why cannot
they come again for others
1t is remarkable that County like
Carroll, which is above all an agri-
cultural County, should have stopped
the County Fair. At this time we
discussion of the reasons that caused
this mistake to be made, but we can
not refrain from calling attention to
the fact The numerous prizes won
by our people in Baltimore at the re-
cent Horticultural Exhibit impress
upon us the need of something being
done along this line. Chiefly inter-
ested in the matter are the farmers
of the county and the Merchants of
Westminster; for from fair, one will
obtain the advantage of exchange of
ideas and methods, and the other, in
creased business. In addition, every
one would be helped by the advertise
ment it would give our county.
We believe that the old Carroll
County Fair should be resuscitated
and revived. Its grave clothes should
be removed and coming forth in new
garb, great things can be accomplish
ed. The whole county is interested
in this. The people of Westminster
and the various farmers organizations
uniting can make it go. For counties
with hardly half the wealth of Car
roll to have successful fairs and we
none is a shame and a reflection upon
our prOgreSSlVeneSS.
Now is the accepted time, and the
people of the County should take this
matter up. Westminster the County
seat, being centerally located is the
place and it's citizens should be as
much interested in it as the Changers.
They should be more in fact, because
the race track will afford them an op-
portunity for speeding their horses, and
holding athletic races, and it's interior
should be used as a base ball field.
The many pure and healthy aids We
would get from such a project are in
Vulnerable. But if you want one next
year, the work must be started now.
Let the people speak OUT The Ad-
vocate will be glad to near from every
one upholding the plan, or if opposing
it will give publicity to his views. We
think we need one; if we are wrong,
we wish to be told of it; if right, let's
go to work and have fair next year.
The Democratic advocate., 1909-12-24
THE PENALTY OF SIN.

The trial of Annie Grimes for as
sault, by the Abandonment of her IL
legitimate infant, fourteen days old,
which took place this week was
shocking in many respects. The
morbid curiosity of the public, and the
apparent Indifference of the mother,
whose breasts must have been longing
for the lips of the little one, make us
wonder if maternal love has passed
with the days of candle light. The
mistaken sympathy manifested for
her, tends to approve the placing OF
a helpless baby, exposed to the ele-
ments and death, when it is not want
ed at her home. A crime that is
worse than "race suicide" should not
be upheld, in any way.
God forbid that this is true index
to the drift of the times, for without
the mothers love for the little ones
brought into this world, that love which
makes sacrifice pleasure, the nome
goes. and with it our national great
ness and it's strength. The jury, being
being men, pitied her, and when tney
found her guilty, naturally coupled
their verdict with recommenda-
ton for mercy. And then, the tender
hearted Court gave her two months
in iail We stand by the Court, but,
oh what a slight value does its SEN
tence place upon human life, and the
care of helpless infants!
The Democratic advocate., 1909-12-24
DIR. COOK AND THE NORTH POLE.

The special committee of the Uni
versity of Copenhagen, has reported
that the records of DR.. Frederick A..
Cook do not support his claim, that
he reached the North Pole, and the
consistatory OF the University has
approved this finding. The famous
polar controversy, now stands
with Commander Peary's claim upheld,
(by the National Geographic Society
and DR.. Cooks rejected
Of course. this report does not es-
tablish that DR.. Cook did not reach
the Pole, but the fact that his proofs
failed to convince a body of his
friends, arouses suspicion of his fair
dealing. That he succeeded in fooling
the civilized world is not to his credit
and that such monumental fraud
should have been perpetrated by an
American is intensely mortifying
And Ne cannot prevent the thought
in this moment of depression; is il
possible that the whole polar contro-
versy was put-up game between
Cook and Peary? 1t certainly is re
markabIe that they should both have
The Democratic advocate., 1909-12-24

resurned to civilization at practically
the same time; and we also recall
that Peary's actions throughout the
whole matter, have not been those ex-
pected of an American officer, or. a
man with the true sporting instinct
But it is not established that Dr.
Cook did not reach the Pole. His
failure to prove that he did, might De
owing to his ignorance and lack OF
scientific knowledge. And then the
perplexing question bobs up again.
how can we rely on his word, II ne
had not sufficient education to make
the necessary astronomical observa-
tions. to tell when he reached the
Pole. So there is nothing to do but
charitably say, that Cook may
have been mistaken, as he could not
tell where he was.
The Democratic advocate., 1909-12-24

Gus States that are trying to improve
their roads. We know so little about
practical road building, that the exper-
ience of the National Government would
be of incalculable value to everyone,
and it's building of this highway would
help the cause and encourage the
States in their work Let Congress
then, as it apparently has nothing to
do this session, try and remember
the public and give us Lincoln
Way" If it won't it should tell us
why, and not kill the bill in COM
mittee Bring out Mr.. Lafean's bills.
Of course, an obscure country paper
can do little alone, but if every coun-
ty paper whom this cry reaches, will
only take it up, it will spread,
and the big dailies will possibly con-
descend to notice matter which is
of great interest to the rural COM
munities and those who reverence the
name of Lincoln. And when they do,
those hired servants of ours, who are
recreant to the trust confided to them,
will awake to their situation, and the
Lincoln Way will become a realty.
Mr.. Talbot, is the only Maryland
Representative apparently interested,
when all should be, for it's construc-
ton would be of inestimable help to
Maryland in its present work of build
ing roads.
Won't you take up this cause, you
other papers, both large and small
Don't let it die from Indifference. we
are entitled to have the National Gov
ernment spend some of the money we
contribute, in a way that will render
an immediate return to the rural
communities, and the only way we
see at present to obtain this result,
is by it building "The Lincoln Way. :
The Democratic advocate., 1909-12-24
They Considered 1t.

In Illinois there is an old law on
the statute books to the effect that in
criminal cases the jury is Judge OF
the law as well as of the facts. "
Though not often quoted, once in a
while lawyer with desperate case
makes use of it: In one case the judge
instructed the jury that it was to
Judge of the law as well as the facts,
but added that it was not to judge OF
the law unless it was fully satisfied
that it knew more law than the Judge.
An OUTRAGEOUS verdict was brought in
contrary to all instructions of the
Court, who felt called upon to rebuke
the jury. At last one old famer arose.
"Jedge," said he, weren't we to,
jedge the law as well as the facts 2
Certainly" was the response; but
told you not to judge the law unless
you were clearly satisfied that you
knew the law better than / did.
Well, Jedge," answered the farmer,
as he shifted his quid, 1--WE consider
ed that pint. "-Argonaut.
The Democratic advocate., 1909-12-24
TALKING BY INCHES.
How a Newly Planned Meter for LEI
phones Would Work.

Some inventive busybody has planll
ed a meter for telephones that rGelI
ters talk by inches, thus estaDllS4li aIl!i
a new basis for rental charges. WI.
this device in general use Mrs. LyCu.l
gis Brown, for instance, may nna
her immense surprise that her ua
phone talk stretches out to anaIll
lengths. Here, for example, IS d L!
pothetical summary OF her linear =
terances- based on the ladys q"
statement ~,
Called cousin Laura rlgnt dLu
breakfast and recommended onl'
sirup for little Angles cough. Lau,
told me all about Jane DingleDats
vorce suit-twenty-three inches
Called the butcher and the groo
two inches. ~,
Called the dressmaker ana dsA'
her why nv. new waist bunched ltSc
under the arms. The dressmashei ss a
working on the wedding outht loI -
Chortle girl, who is going TO nlar ~
young Lysander Bluff, and there v. ".
be dozen of everything-thlrty-' -'ni
inches.
called George and told him
mustn't come home to lunch Decau1II uSI
was going over to fill in at Ella app
berry's whist luncheon-one lhcn' :
Called Edna Green and got nst :
ceipe for salad dressing. She toiu =
about the fruit she put up, ana ~ -
trip to Jamaica, and why the MacAo
zie-Dodsons are going to separa''
sixty-one inches. b;
SCALED up nay dentist and tolu = :
1 couldn't keep the appointment
day-one inch.' =,
Called up Margie Blossom anu ~
a deer little visit-173 inches. 60
Here is a talk total OF twenty-ssO sO
feet and six inches, at 5 cents . ~
and all this in one short mornlns. ~
Will such a throat-throttllng .mIo .Io
promptly establish itself in popui'
ity /? .,o,
Don't you believe it.-cevela'
Plain Dealer.
The Democratic advocate., 1909-12-24

We doubt not that many of these
turn itself inside out, or reverse its
whole policy in this matter, but our
legislature must see the necessity OF
strong retrenchment in the expenses
incident to the session, and wise
discrimination in appropriations to
the various institutions.
We doubt ont that many of these
are worthy to receive aid while in
other cases the appropriations should
be reduced or be altogether discontin-
ued. Let the legislature go over the
whole matter with painstaking dis
elimination
The Democratic advocate., 1909-12-24
Strictly Fresh Eggs.

There are summer resorts, remote
from any agricultural communities,
where fresh farm products are even
harder to obtain than in the city. 1t
was at such place that the new board
er, who had eaten four or five break
fasts there, began to wonder why the
eggs were invariably served fried.
See here" he inquired one morn
ing of the genial colored man who
waited upon him, why do you always
fry eggs here ? Don't you ever boil
them ?'
"Oh-oh, yes, sab !" responded the
waiter, pleasantly "Of co'se, yo' kin
have 'em boiled, if yo' wants 'em. But
yo' know, sab, yo' takes do risk =
New York Times.
The Democratic advocate., 1909-12-24
THE COMING LEGISLATURE.

There are two distinct things that
must be made prominent and kept to
the front by the coming legislature.
These are, the redemption of all the
pledges of the Democratic party
through it's platforms, and economy
in legislative expenses, and in general
appropriations.
That much more money is spent in
legislative session than is at all
necessary, and that many appropri-
ations which are made should be re-
duced or not made at all. we think
goes without saying. A glance at the
Comptroller's report for any legisla-
tive year will show this.
The Democratic advocate., 1909-12-24
Thurmont Church on Fire.

Frederick, Nd, December 21.-St.
Stephens Protestant Episcopal
Church, at Thurmont, this county,
was damaged by fire this morning,
but was saved from destruction by
the volunteer firemen of the town.
The fire is supposed to have started
in the chimney and to have been
caused b. an overheated stove. 1t
spread to the rafters between the
metal roof of the church and the cell
ing, and was burning briskly when
the Guardian Hose Company arrived
and attacked the flames with stream
of water, with which the blaze was
extinguished before it had made great
headway. The damage is estimated
at q couple Of hundred dollars.
The Democratic advocate., 1909-12-24
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The Unexpected Truth.

The minister was spending the
afternoon at the home of one of his
members. The father told his little
son to bring some apples from the eel
lar. The child obeyed, and in the
kitchen found an especially large red
one which had been brought up the
day before, so placed it on the dish
with the others.
When they were passed this was the
apple the minister took and feeling
it so warm, remarked to his host that
the cellar must be very warm.
did you not bring these apples
from the cellar, Ned ?"
Yes. father, all but the one pastor
has; it was, in the kitchen"
''Why did you not tell mef?" asked
the pastor.
''Well," with childish frankness,
81 didn't think you would take the
biggest one on the dish !''-Delineator.
The Democratic advocate., 1909-12-24
Cigarette Costs Two Lives.

New York, December 21.-TWo y y
met death by suffcation tonlgn. s,T q
fire which swept through the cav T
factory of Edward B. Jordan o s,s
in Brooklyn. Fortunately, the N +
started when most Of the workers s,c :
left the factory for the day. but ls,o luo
than so who remained behind y, sa
their escape with difficulty. Ine u~, 3
age to the building and conten1s /"
approximately $125, 600. ~,
The victims were Max GlamasMaasi; sa.,a;
and Salvatore Banaero, an elsso, =,
man. A cigarette carelessly mavI =
in q corner is thought to have ssai
the fire.