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The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-12-27
1T WAS NOT THE HEN.

A correspondent at Eaton Rapids
Michigan, telegraphs to the newspapers
that hen flew against a lantern which
a hired man hung in the barn, tipped
the fame over upon some hay, and the
barn burned. Required to explain what
hen was doing on the wing in the
night, this careful correspondent comes
back with the statement that the hen
was frightened by the light. and made
her protest by propeIling herself at the
Objectionable luminary.
We always try to believe what is
printed in a newspaper. But this is too
strong. We are not blaming the cor
respondent so much as the source Of his
Information. Doubtless he asked the
hired man how it happened, and the
hired man made the explanation men
toned.
But what really happened was more
likely something like this:
The hired man hung that lantern in
the barn, and started to climb into the
hay NOV. He bumped his head on the
same beam that he hits every time ne
does the chores. and which he never
can remember. Then he stuck the pitch
fork tines through his foot whole try
ing to throw down some hay for the
horses. and afterward stepped on a
loose board in the flooring over the sta
bic. and fell through upon the COWS, and
was sideswiped across the face by the
heavily ballasted tail of a brindle COW.
And then he took the lantern in his
hand. an smashed it against the man
ger, and started to the house. And the
barn caught fire.
Understand, what the correspondent
said will have to be accepted as the best
he had. But the sources of his informa-
ton were Enthusiastically. All over the
middle states they are printing the tale
of the hen who protested against a light
in the barn at night. To which every
friend of the hen must protest.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-12-27
THE RAcKWoo0s TRIRUNE.

Accepting and publishing an acrostic
condemning Itself was not needed to
prove the bacIwoods method Of the Salt
Lake Tribune. The Tribune gives daily
other and sufficiently conclusive proof
OF its state Of arrested development.
Harking back to the old days in coun-
try journalism. when editors called each
other bad names by way of convincing
intelligent readers, the Tribune has for
The past four years carefully avoided
applying the proper name TO its con-
temporaries. Ii has preferred to give
them names of its own choosing-al-
ways believing it was inhicting injury
by the use OF the improper word.
It called the Republican the Smoot
Mouth" until the consolidation of that
paper with the Herald. And now. in
what its owners mistake for a burst Of
thought, it calls this paper 'the Gin
let"
That sort Of thing doesn't hurt. It
doesn't prevent, nor for an instant re-
tard.. the advancement of the paper
misnamed by the Tribune. And if
doesn't prove anything to the credit of
the Tribune itself 1t is a childish. a
silly habit. calling names" always
was silly and childish; and o1dy chill
dren and the backwoods journals do it
But the printing Of that acrostic. that
condemning itself in its own columns
IS one Of the things that viii not be
forgotten. 1.-THE Tribune Scooped TO
DEATH" declares the acrostic: and the
Tribune prints it without a moments
hesitation.
T. is a very backward paper. is the
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-12-27

fortune and dignity than for the good
of the Cubans.
And yet, if there is any one thing
that viii make annexation instantly inn
perative, it would be the sort of revolu-
ton that would within a year follow the
eguipping ten thousand Cubans with
modern guns. They would take San
tiago or Cienfuegos-or both-and only
the fear Of interference from United
States marines at Havana would save
the capital. And then the island would
have to be rescued" again.
The best thing to do would be to
make the annexation now, and then a
standing army would not be needed.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-12-27
DIRECT PRIMARIES IN THE EAST,

DIRECT PRIMARIES IN THE EAST.
Governor Hughes of New York wants
a direct primary law to be enacted and
enforced in his state. And the pOpu-
iatiOn of the commonwealth is divided
into primary and anti-primary camps
Massachusetts, has had a primary law
for years, and the people there are by
no means satisfied with the result of it.
indiana has recently made trial of the
same device for purifying politics; and
the officers they have elected under the
new law are admittedly less desirable
citizens and less hopeful as officers than
any that were the product of the old
convention system.
Wisconsin tried the primary law-had
it, in fact. when Senator Stephenson
wanted to succeed himself. And. while
he couldn't have come close TO gettin
a reelection by the old plan, he had no
difficulty in the world getting there by
means of the direct primary law. His
great wealth and the willingness to
spend whatever was necessary would
not have awaited him in convt htion.
But the people Of Wisconsin cursed him
for an offensive old money bags, with
out education, refinement or ability
and promptly sent him to the Senate
by the direct primary route.
One should desire all elections to be
an expression Of the very highest of
citizenship. But the practical results
Of the direct primary have been to give
the corrupt and the noisy their greatest
opportunity.
There may be some way better than
the convention; but it is not the tried
and discredited direct primary ballot
ing.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-12-27
sEVENTY-oDp.

They say I'm old; perhaps 1 am,
But not too old to dream and laugh,
And I've a pipe and a collie dog,
Some memories and an Oaken staff
They say the best of my span has gone;
That L deny. for today I know
The deep. true things of life and love
That were hid from me in the long
ago,
1 would not be a boy again,
With. boys unrest and boys de-
sire;
The long content Of a later youth
Is best-and the glow of a later fire.
I sit and rock with my hands at rest.
The sun is falling behind the hill;
And reasoned faith Ia the things
TO be
The better things-is with me still.
Ny house is small and my fare is
plain,
NY books are few and my eyes are
dim
But the stars are hung in their wonted
place,
And the world is good to the very
rim.
Century Magazine.
Highest price paid FOR strictly fresh
A
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-12-27

Tribune. And unless it shall abandon
its present and established habit, it viii
make no difference what it prints. II
won't have any readers.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-12-27

Anyway, wouldn't you be ashamed to
admit that YOU had been outplayed by
a gimlet?
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-08-19
SUPT. OF SCHOOLS
STILL IN The AIR
BOARD OF EDUCATION ATTEMPT
ED TO SETTLE WHO LURToN's
SUCCESSOR WILL BE LAST
NIGHT, BUT FAILED-MAY HOLD
MEETING THIS AFTERNOON.

At a meeting Of the board of educa-
tfon last evening the subject para
mount for consideration was the va
cant superintendency but there was
nothing doing and so far the members
are reticent as to the probable OUT
come Of question which has been
made SO momentous by the rapid slid
ing Of events. he list Of aspiring can
didates for the "Moorhead plum" for
such is the city superintendency dub
bed these days, was gone over and over
and boiled down to one or two candi-
dapes-if they can accept. Not a word
has escaped as to who the selects are,
but 1t Is presumed that election awaits
the fact whether the one selected win
be In a position To accept. 1t is an
open secret that the man wanted is
not available.
II the members OF the board can be
gathered together this afternoon there
win be, another meeting e. Mr.. Per-
ley's ONCE and the matter may be de-
cided today or tomorrow at the latest
Two vacancies on the teaching corps
were filed, Miss Julia Sharp for the
grades and Miss House of Oxford, O..
as teacher of Latin and expression In
the high school,
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-08-19
PASTORS ELECT
new OFFICERS
SESSION OF THE RED RIVER VAL ]
LEY PASTORAL CONFERENCE
CONCLUDED TO-DAY WITH IN
TEREsTINo PAPERs-REv.NEss
OF PERLEY is PRESIDENT.

A three days session OF the Red
River Valley Pastoral conference, un-
der the auspices Of the United Norwe-
gian Lutheran church concluded with
the session this afternoon. The prin-
cipal paper read and discussed today
was on Secret Societies and What They
Are Doing. by the Rev. o. L. Kirke-
berg of Hoople, N. d. The reverend
gentleman well covered his subject
and gave some valuable statistics, es-
pecially along the line of fraternal in
surance and its advantages.
This afternoon there was a general
discussion on What Should the Church
Do For Those Outside the Church?
AT the close OF the meeting yester-
day afternoon The following officers
were elected for the ensuing year:
President-Rev. ]. M. o. Ness, Per-
ley.
Vice President REV. M. Grooming of
Buxton.
Secretary Rev. S. G. Hauge, Haw-
ley.
Treasurer-Rev. John Peterson,
Moorhead
A feature OF the session yesterday
was a lecture, able and exhaustive by
Prof. r. Bogstad who took for his sub
ject The Descent of Christ Into Hades.
Last night well attended service was
held in Trinity church, the sermon for
the occasion being preached by the
Rev. o. l. Kirkeberg.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-08-19
TO SENTENCE RUSSELL
Matter Will Be Moved in the District
Court BY States Attorney
Fowler.

After being convicted in the police
court of assault and battery. recon
victed in the district court by a jury.
after an appeal had been taken, freed
by the Judge who held the police court
without Jurisdiction, held guilty and
ready for sentence by the supreme
court, Horace Russell wiz be arraigned
in the district court in the near fu-
ture for sentence.
When asked concerning the matter
today. States Attorney Fowler said
that 1t would be taken up in the dis
trict court in the near future The
case was prosecuted in the two courts
and argued in the supreme court by
former Asst States Atty. S. w.
Richardson who stated today that the
matter had been turned over to the
present states attorney, with the de-
fendant ready for sentence
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-08-19
EAST SIDE NOTES.

The Young Peoples Union of Fargo
and Moorhead will give a concert in
the English. Baptist church, Eighth
street south Fargo, next Monday night.
Alderman and Mrs. Ralph Peder-
son have returned from their sotourp
at Little Pine Lake, near Perham.
The village of Almora, one of the
new towns on the 500 line, near Fer
Gus Falls, has just completed a hand
some Presbyterian church, which was
formally dedicated on Sunday. Rev.
William Bell OF this city is pastor. and
the dedication services were In charge
of Rev 8. f. Sharpless, pastor
large OF the Red River presbytery.
The Ada Herald At a meeting NJ
the city council held last Tuesday
night the vacancies on the counci,
caused by the designations of Alder
men Harvey and Volland were filed
by the appointment of H. Helgeson and
Lambert Roesch. Both gentlemen
have. qualified and the city now has
full set Of aldermen.
No word, other than the information
OF the demise on Tuesday at Grinnell.
Ia, has been received here in refer
ence to Carl Partridge, formerly of
Moorhead and stepson of ex-Mayor
Fraser, the latter in business now at
Minneapolis. The young mans father.
uncle, grandfather and sister have
their final resting places in the Moor
head cemetery. Beck & Wright. the
local undertakers, had not heard of the
death of young Partridge until this af-
ternoon.
Mrs. A. H. Erickson and daughter
have returned from visit with friends
at La Crosse, Wis.
John Malloy,jr., was saying his fare
wells to old friends and associates to-
day, prior to his departure this even
ing for the Pacific coast to accept one
Of two propositions Which he has under
consideration. About the end of the
month there will be two more depart
ures from the home Of Justice MaIloy.
Miss Kate Malloy will return to her
teaching duties at Seattleand Herbert
Malloy, graduate from the Fargo COL
lege conservatory, will HE himself to
Boston where he will pursue his piano
work at the New England conserva-
tory.
Jim Daley, one of thirty victims In
the Moorhead police court this morn
ing, denied that he was a drunk and a
vag. He said that he had been at
work raising up those things wot stand
in der fields-shacking think 1t Is wot
dey carl It." He was held for SIS fine
and costs
Mrs. julius Aske was hostess this
afternoon for the ladies of st. Joseph's
church.
A daughter arrived at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. F. A. Magnuson q day or
two ago.
Mrs. Charles Erdel has returned
home from Rochester, Mimi, where
she was submitted to delicate opera
tfon some tie ago.
Mrs. Oscar Slauge entertained the
Ladies Aid societl of the Trinity
church at her home on Fifth street
south.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-08-19
fine lecture ON
N. D. BIRD LIFE
PROFESSOR BELL URGES THAT
CLASSES BE FORMED IN NORTH
DAKOTA SCHOOLS TO STUDY
THE VALUE OF THE BIRDS or
THE STATE TO THE FARMER.

The Bird Life OF North Dakota was
the theme of very interesting and
highly practical lecture delivered yes
terday afternoon at the A. C. by Prof.
VIM. B. Bell of that institution under
the auspices of the industrial school.
The lecture was attended by one of
the largest audiences of the entire
course, a number of Fargo people GO
ing out to hear it.
Professor Bell urges that classes be
formed in every North Dakota school
for the study of bird life. He pointed
out many of the economic values of the
birds but stated that the boys and
girls especially Of the rural districts,
could learn great deal more by
studying the birds themselves
The birds play large part in the
agricultural life of the state by keep
ing down insects. etc.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-08-19
Training Your Boy
Don't Nag Him All the Time; Praise
Him For His Good Qualities

THE affirmative system of education
is the one which works best with
boys.
II you find fault continually with
your son you will soon find that he Is
callous and Indifferent to what you
continually nag him about.
1t is a perilous suggestion to give to
a boy that he is unloved and bad.
why not try the other plan? Show
the Lad that you appreciate his good
qualities as well as his bad ones.
Watch for his virtues, and when one
of them comes to light appreciate It.
Find something to praise him for
each day, even IL 1t Is only his
strength or the way he can whistle.
Let him know that you admire him,
and he will be more affected by your
dispIeasure, for 1t win make a differ
ence to him what you think Of him.
And, by the way, treat him with
courtesy, as you would any other mals
member of your acquaint- nee. II you
do this he will not fail to be polite to
you, but II you lose your temper and
self control with him 1t will simply
be an example for him 10 do the same
thing
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-08-19
HOW TO IMPROVE
RURAL CONDITIONS
ILLINOIS MAN WILL DELIVER A
VALUABLE sTERoPTIcoN LEG
TuRE AT THE A. C. ARMoRY
TOMORROW EvENINo-Is FREE
TO ALL.

One of the most valuable lectures
in the Industrial school course at the
A. C. this summer will be the one
tomorrow evening by o. .. Kern of
Winnebago county, Ill. The subject
of MIR. Kern's address will be Along
Country Roads.
1t will be illustrated by steroptican
views taken by Mr.. Kern and viii show
what vast improvements can be made
in country districts and especially in
the vicinity of the rural school by a
little care and endeavor
Mr. Kern Is national authority on
the Improvement of the rural school.
He has made it life study and this
lecture viii be very interesting and
entertaining as we'll as instructive. 1t
is free to all and Fargo people are urg-
ed to attend 1t will be held at the
agricultural college armory at O'Clock.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-08-19
AOORHEAD BEATS ALL
Stalk Of Corn Brought to Forum Of
flee That Measures IL Feet
and inches.

Moorhead beats the world. This Is
the claim of Nels Olene who brought
to The Forum office last evening a
stalk OF corn measuring from the
ground to the top just IL feet and 3
inches. This beats the Frederickson
stalk, measured yesterday morning. by
inches. Mr.. Olene grew the great
stalk in his garden In Moorhead. From
the tip OF the roots to the tip of the
tassel the corn measured over I3 feet.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-08-19
Women Abroad

A woman candidate for the Rohe-
milan parliament at a recent election
received IS per cent of the total vote.
No candidate received a majority. and
the election was held over again.
Mrs. Lloyd Griscom, wife oS thu
American ambassador to Italy, is much
beloved cn account of her good work
at the time of the Messina earthquake.
A hospital at Villagio Regina. near
Rome. is to be built and named after
her.
DIR. Charles Aked mentions Katharine
Rreshkovsky, Elizabeth Kovalsly and
Hope Sigider as grand specimens OF
heroic womanhood. What they havd
done for Russia will be chronicled In
future history.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-08-19
Damage in stutsman.

jamestown, N. D., Aug. 10. The
grain has ripened all at once owing
to the heavy rains of the last two weeks
and 1t will require very strenuous ef-
forts TO prevent considerable OF 1t be-
ing lost in many instances. The heads
are lodged with ripened grain, and in
many places the process Of harvesting
Is shaking out a large percentage Oh
the what, so thatit will be a total loss
M and #. M. Brown OF Sharlow report
great damage in that vicinity due tc
black rust. Fields which did not
show much OF the disease have de-
veloped It remarkably in the past three
or four days. The hot, sultry wealth
er, the rains ETC.. have combined &c
produce conditions very favorable to
black rust Some fields that promised
yield OF rs bushels to the acre are
not now expected to yield more than
ten or twelve.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-08-19
state Rlnder az Work.

The sample of the binders which are
being manufactured at the Minnesota
prison at saltwater arrived in the city
Tuesday evening and is being given
a try-out on the G. FL. Edwards farm
where it will be for several days and
all who desire to view the machine in
operation may do so. The movement
looking towards the making of bind
ers and mowers at the state prison was
inaugurated by Senator Peterson and
the contamination came in 1907 in the
shape Of law authorizing the making
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-08-19
ANNUAL MEETING
OF LIBRARY BOARD
BOARD or DIRECTORS LAST EVE
MING ELECTED MRS. s. c. CON-
STOCK PRESIDENT - COMMIT
TEE APPOINTMENTS FOR THE
ENSUING YEAR ANNOUNCED.

At the annual meeting OF the board
OF directors of the Moorhead public
library, yesterday afternoon, the usual
routine business was transacted and
the reports of officers read and filed.
The officers elected for the ensuing
year were as follows:
President-Mrs. S. q. Comstock.
Vice president--Rasmu Bogstad.
Secretary George e. Perley.
The committees for the ensuing year
have been announced by the president
and they are:
Buildings and grounds Messrs.
Bogstad. Lamb. Mackal. w. r. Tillot-
son and Mrs. w. d. Titus.
Books for library Messrs. Weld,
Nyvall and Tillotson.
Finance Messrs. Perley, Lamb and
Mackall.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-08-19
Liverpool Market.

Liverpool, Aug. 1s.-The weather in
the southwest of Argentine continues
unfavorable for the growing crop, the
weather being too dry. Wheat was
firm at the start with values y @fbc
higher, partially rejecting the strong
American cables yesterday. Follow
ing the opening there was disposi-
tion to realize and values lost b@%c
with the principal decline in Septem-
ber. The favorable weather in the
United Kingdom and the improved
European crop prospects together with
selling by importers were the cause OF
the decline. At midday, the market
was irreglar and from hc lower to
"a advance.
Corn was quiet at the start and uHi-
changed. Later values advanced 1sc
on the flrmer La Plata offerings and
q fair inquiry for parcels.-Broomhall.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-08-19
A Tweed Campaign On.

Officer Mclean. who was detailed by
the MAJOR TO work In the health de-
partment. is busy hunting out the
places that need TO be improved. The
weeds on every vacant lot must be
cut In Justice to the owner and the
neighbors who would get fulI benefit
OF the seed in case OF a good wind.
He will spend several days In this
department OF the work.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-08-19


Chicago, Aug. Wheat: Liver
pool did not respond to our advance
Of yesterday. prices there being v
lower to. Y higher. The weather was
more settled In the United Kingdom
and short had covered sufficiently to
satisfy the demand from that quarter.
Kansas City reported prospects of a
heavier movement OF wheat, weather
having been favorable for threshing
The market opened steady at about
last nights closing prices and after a
moment of firmness started its down
ward course. The weather in the
northwest was perfect for harvesting
and these markets easily lead the de-
cline There was free liquidation
locally and good deal Of September
wheat sold and December bought for
closing of old deals for local elevator
interests who have been prominent In
September for some time past.
Minneapolis reported arrival of four
cars new wheat with sale of No. |
northern at 1.22, showing decline Of
cents from last prices made for
this grade. Exporters are still in
different and we hear OF no limits on
wheat for shipment anywhere near a
working basis. Barring any marked
effort which might be produced by
manipulation in our September wheat
we feel that hedging sales against the
northwest movement must have de-
pressing effect on wheat generally,
especially with the apathy shown on
the part of Europe to come in as buy
ers.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-08-19
SPECIAL BAR MEETING
Committee Named From cass County
Association to Draft Resolutions
Of Condolences.

A special meeting OF the Cass Coun-
ty Bar association was held this af-
ternoon at the office Of Atty. w. J.
clapp at which time the following
committee was named to draft reso-
lutions condoling the death Of Henry
Krogh, VINO was a member OF the as
sociation; Frank ]. Thompson, A. B.
GuptilI. A @. Roberts and Martin
Ryan.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-08-19
MILKMEN BOYCOTT
CITY OF LORAIN
THIRTY THOUSAND PEOPLE IN
OHIO CITY WITHOUT MILK
BECAUSE OF CITY Or
DINANcE.

Lorain, O., Aug. 19.--MiIlkmen OF Lo-
rain today put into effect their threat
ened boycott of the city as the result
Of the city councils severe milk regu-
lation and almost the entire population
of 10000 ate breakfast without milk
or cream. The city's ordinance COM
pells them to buy milk only from far
mers whose cows have been put
through the tuberculin test
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-08-19
Gun Club Shoot.

George Saumweber broke fourteen
out Of possible fifteen birds at the
weekly shoot of the Moorhead Gun
club last night and will be the wearer
Of the club medal which will be con-
tested for again next Wednesday. In
the contest for the silver medal which
is in progress until all members who
desire to shoot have made their score.
a tie exists between DR.. Awty and
George Saumweber, straight scores OF
twenty-five each.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-08-19
HURT BY AUTO TuMsLE.
Three Women Severely injured by
Fall Into a Ditch.

Chicago, Aug. 1s.-Three women are
recovering today from injuries sus-
taained in an automobile accident
when an electric machine, In which
they were riding, fell into ditch
eight feet deep In front of the Audit
orium hotel. The injured are:
Mrs. Clara K. Holiday. severely cut
and bruised; removed to hospital.
Mrs. III. O. Putney. Waukesha, WIS.,.
cut about face and head: removed Tn
hospital
Mrs. w. j. Robinson, Denver, Col.
collar bone and three ribs fractured;
taken TO Congress hotel.
The women were members OF a
house party and were Sightseeing
when the accident occurred.