The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-07-10
TRIP TIPS.

If 1t were not for competition many
a business man and his business would
perish from sheer laziness. Competi-
tion benefits the buyer as well as the
seller. If it does not lessen the price
OF an article, it will stimulate courtesy,
neatness, cleanliness. square dealing
and the best goods for the money, and
make the seller appreciate the patron
age he gets.
On sleeping car about o'clock in
the morning, when the passengers were
about ready to leave their berths,
tiny baby in the drawing room began
to cry Justify. Just at that identical
moment the porter opened the door
and sang out: First call for break
fast"
After once turning down the long
sheets bill, the Missouri house of rep
resentatives took up and passed Rep
resentative Grover Branch travelling
mems hotel bill which will regulate
hotels outside the large cities, provid-
ing for their building and equipment
to meet the views of the local fire de-
partments and for sheets long enough
to fold back over the bed clothing. and
ropes in all rooms above the second
floor, with fire buckets and other pre-
cautions. ...
The Quarter Century Travelling
Mems association, an organization of
the old timers in New England, held
it's third annual banquet and election
of officers at Riverton Park Casino,
Portland, Me-, May 8. Many prominent
U. G. T.'s are identified with this purely
social organization, and the officers for
the present year are: President,
James E. Dingley, Boston; Vice Pres
ident, F. A. Sparrow, Portland; Secre-
tary and Treasurer, r. H. Tupper, Ban
gor. -
A Home Product exposition was
held in Hastings, Neb., and most en-.
thusiastic comments were heard from
visitors over the fine showing of home
industries of that city.
A traveller stopped at a. hotel in
Alaska, where the nights are six
months long and as he registered ask
ed a question Of the clerk:
What time do you have breakfast ?"
From half-past March to a quarter
Of May"
Charles G. Wilson, a doctor Of
Tenn, comes to the front
with an interniIeage check, or ticket.
designed to eliminate the exchange of
mileage strip for trip ticket by pro-
viding a form which can be handled
either by the agent or conductor on
train with full protection for the rail-
-oad company and greater freedom for
he passenger. The form is ingenious
md merits the consideration of pas
'enger officials and commercial tray
,lers.
A Centennial exposition and Selkirk |
centennial is being talked up for Win |
lipeg in 1912.
Gentlemen who love their pipes win
ejoice in another good argument in |
avor of this sour e of mans comfort |
\ man in New York who was recently I
'ored slightly by COW, was taken /
With lock- jaw and, as good luck would
AVE il, he was at the time smoking
pipe, the stem Of which prevented
he closing of his teeth, and he could
n this way take sufficient nourishment
o save his life. On account of the
arge number Of cows found roaming
t large, it is not safe for a man to
q found without a pipe stem in his
Mouth. No good wife could after this
ffer any objections to this habit, of
yhich some few ladies have been dis
osed to complain.
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Frank Ashelman and Hod Ashelman
ave fine resort at Pelican lake, over
a Minnesota, and they entertained a
lumber of the boys there over the
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