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n a disposition today to forget inc s1u.Ss
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OF al power blessings lhls spirit OF p"'e
has growing and stronger as he YeS
n by felt its nnuenCe no U,o
the community absolutely free rom j" iN0
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in population ana Weal'n '"
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thought and the greatest care
mp1 country The tendency o' Tue ,oD
in good faith undertaken 'h
would have been regarded as m o
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population wealth have made [
enterprise certain public functions ana haS O
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determining undertake le are
government so pnu as
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do fails do them ana ue
activity shall end ana
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that the spirit OF ndu"Sn
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legislation, the phenomengowth OF
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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-11-27

/ counties were seriously depleted on ac-
count OF the rush from country to
city.
Most of US imagine that this moves
ment is limited to our own country;
but 1t Is world phenomenon. Berlin,
Paris. st. Petersburg, London and
even such cities as Calcutta are grow
ing about as fast as New York or
Chicago.
mer days, used to say that the time
would come when we could not
supply the people with necessary
food because, he asserted, while
the population was growing geo.
metrical proportions, food supply
could be produced only in arithnetical
ratios. That is, while the population
increased in ratios of /, Q, 4, s, Is, ETC.,
food could be produced only in ratios of
/, 2, 3, 4, s, etc. Therefore he prophe-
sled starvation for most of the human
race, and he welcomed wars and pes
thence as visitations Of Divine Provi-
dence. But his theory hasn't worked
out. Whereas, in former days, it re-
quired two-t thirds of the population to
raise the farm products necessary to
supply the country with food, today,
on account OF the use Of agricultural
machinery, it requires only one third.
But while the introduction of labor
saving machinery multiplies the EN-
cheney of those who remain on the
farm, there has been as yet no machine
| invented which will increase the eat
ing the capacity of the rest of the
world. 1t is quite evident that with
the decreased demand for manual la
Dor on account of the use of machine
cry, the farm-hand is driven to the
city, where he can find steadier en-
ployment than that which is offered on
the farm which requires his services
simply during the very brief harvest
| season, when extra hands are needed.
But the farmland, like the rest of
mankind must work the year through.
At any rate, he must live fairly nor
NAL life. He cannot hibernate during
the winter when work on the farm is
slack Just now, on account Of his
unusually robust health, he can secure
employment more readily than his
neighbor in the city, whose body has
become ENACT ted on account of the
lack OF proper punishment
Whatever may be the condition in
some parts of the country, and what
ever the temporary demand for men on
the farm during certain seasons, the
fact remains that economic laws have
decreed that eventually most men must
live in the city ar there work out
their salvation. Even before economic
necessities compelled men to 60 to the
city, the glamor and the life of the
town lured the children Of the farm
away from the homes of their child
hood The call Of the city could not
be hushed. High hope conquered hard
ship and suffering. The country Of
fers no such allurment for the city
bred workingman. To him the farm
holds nothing of the inspiration which
comes to him through contact with
real people. Stumps and stones may
inspire poets, but they are poor COM
panions for the man who must live
with them always. How can it be ex-
pected that those who have tasted the
lif1 of the city, which the countryman
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-11-27

Bellefourche, s.. D., Nov. 27.--With
the recent completion or the work OF
fll1ing in the Owl creek runway. the
governments great ss.50O,OOO irriga-
ton dam near here became an un-
broken rampant Of earth and cement,
6, 800 feet long, lis feet high at the
central points, and capable Of hemmins
In an artificial lake seven miles
square and 80 feet In depth. The
storage reservoir will irrigate next sea-
son some 100000 acres OF land and
eventually it will reclaim an acre OF
from $4,000 to 100000 acres.
Hayes Brothers & Peters, the James
vile, Wis, contracting firm that built
the Chicago drainage canal power
plant at Loclsport and took over this
undertaking In March. 1908, found the
Owl creek the most dangerous and diff
icult Of all the problems that con-
Eronted them
This stream, branch OF the Chey-
Anne. runs 1000 feet OF water a Sec
ond under ordinary conditions and in
times Of heavy rainfall the freshets
plough deep and wide through the
gumbo soil 1t was necessary at the
very outset to build fiume capable
of carrying 5000 feet OF water a Sec
ond but even that would not have
taken care Of the creek in time Of
food. The danger Of some such IN
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-11-27

weekapeemie, Conn, Nov. 27.--A
wierd election bet has just been un-
earthed near here. Hired girls are a
rare luxury in this town. so the world
viii understand what reckless wager
"Jom'' Jerome made when he bet HIS
prize servant against Burt Ohm
stead's old gray boss.
"JimT bet on Gayno1. put suffered a
chill OF the extremeties on the eve Of
the balloting, and locked Himself up in
his home, prepared to resist any at
tempt by Olmstead to claim the for
felt If he won the wager.
Hanna Bangs, the hired girl. was so
alarmed by her employers watch over
Ter that she slipped through a window
last night and fed.
She happened to meet Olmstead on
the road. He told her OF the wager
and OF the fact that he had lost she
was indignant at being made the
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-11-27

runs north and south and its western
slope win event' ally be completely arm.
ored against wave wash by solid face
Of 5h by 6h foot concrete blocks
weighing 5000 pounds each and Iaid
on strata of gravel two feet deem
The lower edge Of this face Of blocks
rests against concrete wall which Sas
been reinforced by piling with 24-inch
centers. driven is feet into the earth
Before being put in place every ona
Of these blocks will have been wateraS
and cured" for 30 days.
For time OF emergency an in,r,a,,.a
concrete spillway has been buIlt
through the nortnerly END Of the ram.
part at cost OF $4,000 1t win a.
vert into the old bed OF Owl creek q
mile below the dam. For IRRIGATION
purposes. there are two large con-
Quits, one at each end, with gates
which open from the top. The BelIe-
fourcile river will be relied upon IN
furnish most OF the water for the great
basin. Eight miles above the big walI
are located the controlling works ana
diversion dam, with its gates. which
will be capable Of turning the stream,
away from the basin on moments
notice.
II is one OF the largest Irrigation
projects that has been undertaken by
the government, and there is stiII about
one years work TO be done.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-11-27

toward happening was SO great that
from the fifth day of August when the
work of filling was commenced, los
feet below the temporary bridge, until
the gap was closed on Oct. 81, the gov
eminent required that photograph
be taken each day and forwarded to
Washington, as well as telegram de-
failing the exact status OF the opera
lions.
The creek had to be excavated to
bed rock. 1t was necessary to put in
three cross trenches and the hack
filling for quite a distance up had to
be tamped by hand under the strictest
government scrutiny. After that the
filling had to be moistened and spread
and rolled in six-inch layers AS 1t
was necessary to go 1900 feet beyond
the end Of the dam to get the greater
part of the material. the average haul
for steam shoveIs was about $500
feet. Three hundreds men worked with
800 head OF horses and mules, eight
locomotives and eighty cars, three
graders and two steam shovels, and
not man was injured during the en-
tire operation. Chief Engineer Davis.
representing the government, has
characterized this I'LL as the boldest
piece OF work of the kind ever carried
out by the United States government.
Over 500 feet wide at It's base and
rs feet wide at it's apex, the great dam
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-11-27

town back in the fatherla..d. In sew
eral Of the colonization schemes for
immigrants, the foreigners found that
they were being exploited by the pro-
motors, with the result that the news
was carried to the remotest villages Of
the old country, creating a prejudice
against the farming industry. 1t will
take a long while to overcome this
feeling.
After all, this whole matter is prin-
cipally a question of human nature,
We may And fault with It, and per-
suade ourselves that the city's poor
and unemployed are fools, but what
ever else they may be. they are hu-
man, and somehow, they can't very
well help that. To fly In the face Of
prejudice, pride, and all the traditions
or city life, requires greater force OF
character than Is usually attributed
to the poverty haunted residents OF
the city. II the could overcome all
the obstacles which stand In the way
OF migration to the farm, they would
be Capable Of making a pretty good
living in the city, under ordinary cir
cumstances.
What, then, is the remedy Certain
Nv not the labor colony, excepting for
a peculiar class and for peculiar times.
The labor colony probably has its place
IN our economic life under the present
system Nor yet shall It be found
in the wholesale transfer of the city's
poor to farm colonies. Many viii. un-
donbtedly find their way to the coun-
try and there discover life and joy In
the open air. But the vast majority
will remain in the city And since
they are to remain there, they must be
dealt with as citizens OF our munici-
palities. II their lives are unreal they
must be trained to learn the true
values. II they are living under con-
ditions which debase and degrade.
morally and physically, those condi-
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-11-27
The Unemployed in Our Great Cities
81 CHARLES STEELE.

''If city authorities were to put the
unemployed on labor farms and shut
up the cheap lodging houses and the
Mills hotels, they would be doing both
the loafers and their municipalities a
good turn" So said a semi society
journal published in New York, re-
Gently, in discussing the unwillingness
of the unemployed to go to the
country.
The editor of this paper probably
knows something about fashions in
pink teas, bur the problem Of the un-
employed is quite another proposition
k1e marvels because the out -of- work
on the east side OF New York and the
downtown districts OF other cities
cannot be induced to go to the
Hawaiian islands, the home OF songs
and siestas, forgetting that the labor
er on the plantation doesn't stand a
ghost of q chance Of getting anywhere
near his shaded hammock and cher
ried lemonade.
There are several important con-
siderations which are usually over
looked in the average discussion OF
this question. There are factors both
economic and social which persist in
asserting themselves in spite of the
dilettante effort to send the immigrant
and the city laborer, back to the soiI''
unmindful Of the fact that very few
OF them came from the soil.
Let's take it for granted that there
Is a movement from the city to the
country, although 1t would not be very
safe to say very much about the ex-
tent of that movement, either as ia
the area invaded by city folk, the dis
lance of the removal from the city, or
the number who are actually trans
ferring their allegiance from urban to
suburban interests. 1t is quite true
that increasingly large numbers are
making their homes in the country, but
most of these fortunate ones still
make their living in the city. And it's
the question of making. living that
concerns us just now. It's a big in
ducement to move out Of the city md
live in the suburb when one can be
whirled from New Jersey into the
heart of New York in three minutes,
for instance, but the great mass of
the people are compelled to make
their homes in the city and make their
living there, too.
If the present tendencies continue,
and there is little doubt that they will,
we may as we'll make up our minds
that the city will be compelled to solve
the problem of the unemployed, with
out any thought as to receiving aid
from the country, excepting, perhaps,
In extraordinary circumstances and
for limited period.
Statistics indicate very clearly that
the tendency of population is toward
the city. In 1900, there was only six
cities in the United States with a
population of 5000 and over. Today.
there are over 500 such cities. One
hundred years ago, only 8 per cent of
the population lived in the city. To-
day SS per cent are city-sheltered.
During ten years. the total increase of
the population in the United States
was 20 per cent, but the population in
the city during the same period in
creased 81 per cent In some of the
older states, important towns and
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-11-27
THE BUILDERS.

Nothing useless is or low,
Each thing In its place is best;
And what seems but idle show
Strengthens and supports he rest.
For the structure that we raise.
Time is with materials flied;
Our todays and yesterdays
Are the blocks with which we build
In the elder days of art
Builders wrought with utmost care
Each minute and unseen part;
For the Gods see evoryv ere.
Let us do our work as well,
Both the unseen and the seen;
Make the house where Gods may dwell
Beautiful, entire I'd dean
Build today then strong and sure,
With firm and ample base;
And ascending and secure
Shall tomorrow fnd its place
LongfeIlow.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-11-27

tons must be removed. so that even
life in tenement may be made sweet
and wholesome. II they are in their
present situation because OF ineffi-
cheney, they should be made more
competent. In any case, the fight will
be lost or won in the city. We cannot
shift the responsibility. The problem
is ours. It is ours. whether we accept
1t or not, for the veal or the woe OF
every man in the city helps to consti-
tute the life and the thought of the
world,
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-11-27

Group is most prevalent during the
dry cold weather of the early winter
months. Parents of young children
should be prepared for 1t. All that is
needed is a bottle OF Cham3erlain's
Cough Remedy. Man, mothers are
never without 1t in their homes and
it has never disappointed them Sold
by all druggists.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-11-27

pawn OF q. bet, and decided to go 70
work for Olmstead anyway.
oimstead whipped UP the gray horse
and they We're making good speed to
Danbury when an auto ran into them,
broke an axle Of the buggy and one of
Hanna's legs. The horse ran away.
Jerome says there's no luck in poll
tics.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-11-27
A Move IN lime Save. -.

Percy-Dearest. let me be the star
Of your life.
Peggy You'd better go. Percy. /
hear father approaching.
Percy-Oh! But feel brave tonight.
] shall be your star, even Ii he does
come
Peggy--Kes, but you had better tra-
vel on your orbit while YOU have time.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-11-27

"A Forum Want Ad Will Sell III FOR Yom,
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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-11-27

The soil OF Bowman County Is a rich silt loan
underlaid with clay subsoil that is today produc-
ing wonderful yields Of wheat oats. barley, fax
and potatoes. There are numerous small streams
and springs the land and good pure water can
ordinarily be obtained at depth of from fifteen
to thirty feet and in few instances 1t is neces-
sary to go to depth OF fifty feet A large part Of
this land is underlaid with excellent quality OF
Ignite coal and farmer need go a greater dis
lance than three or four miles 20 get all the fuel
he can use for the mere cost of digging.
The high altitude OF $500 to 5000 feet and the
warm chinook winds make the climate wonderfully
mild and healthy, in fact we know of no more
desirable place to live and make home than In
this Section with all these advantages Taking all
together with the close proximity to railways good
markets, good schools, congenial neighbors, pure
water, ample fuel we know OF more desirable
section for the homeseeker to locate in than in
Bowman county.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-11-27

This land lies both sides of the main line
Of the Coast extension Of the Chicago Milwaukee
& st. Paul Railway extending back Ave miles from
our land. Rhame, fifteen miles west of Bowman,
the county seat is live hustling town with two
elevators. two general stores, bank, a newspaper
fine school, and churches Ives, located six miles
west has, beside the railway station, good sized
elevator building to be completed this fall
and prospects of several other good business
houses in the future The whole country in
which lands located is well settled by pros
pering farmers, so that the newcomer has the
advantage Of the companionship of nearby neigh
bors. advantage seldom If ever afforded in the
newer section Of the country.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1909-05-07

49,, ia''er' oy the way, Secretary Knox es.
.aohsheu new worlds record for team
uiNeh 70 double harness Secretary Knox
n naS numerous characteristics that emphasize
LIS iuulViuuallty One, often remarked, is his
aversion to the telephone He will not have
ohe Oh these instruments anywhere near him
III ne can help it. Another is his rare judg-
meht In the matter of tobacco He is not ex-
cepuonai In his consumption of the weed, but
ho man In the world can more accurately
gauge the quality of cigar Secretary Knox
is an excellent story teller, a careful dresser,
and withal one of the best groomed men in
public life. He gave up an income of $3.50. 900
year from his law practice when he entered
public life, but like Senator Root, he could
he assured an even greater return for his
professional services IL he should at any time
In the future return to private practice
Philander Chase Knox has been a lawyer
ever since any one at Washington can remem-
Der of him being occupied in any pursuit
Born in Brownsville, Pa on the 9Th day of
May, in the memorable year of 1853, he i'm
mediatey set about to become a lawyer His
first legal success came to pass at the age
of five years, when for considerations he took
up the peaceful pursuit of settling disputes
IN marble games among his comrades
All along in his primary school and high
school years there was not the least hesitation
shown by him or his parents as to the manner
of making a livelihood which he would adopt.
IL was settled early in life. II is recorded
that often before he was 20 years of age he
used to talk of when become a lawyer"
In consstence with the manifestation policy
he left his preparatory school at the age of
Is and four years later found him alongside
the bar with his LII. d., hunting for legal oc-
cupation. He did not hunt long. for his ability
was recognized a year later and at the tender
age of 20 he started in working for the gov
eminent He was then assistant United States
district attorney for the western district of
Pennsylvania In the latter part OF 1877 he
rendered his resignation without hurting
Uncle Sans feelings. having discovered that
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1909-05-07

IL actually known about this most mysterious
sovereign and his strangely secluded court.
The approach to Constantinople from the
sea is without question one OF the loveliest
scenes of earth; and words are powerless to
paint the picture OF that first enchanted vision
of the city of Constantinople.
The crescent moon, symbol of the faith Of
Islam, was reflected in the gently-rippling sur
face of the Marmora and thousand silvery
lights danced across the darkened waters. Day
was dawning under the unutterable splendor
of an oriental sky as we drew near to Con-
stantinople-that ancient lovely. dreadful city.
Viewed from the Bosporus and haf-hidden
by the morning mists. Constantinople was
picture which beggared description Like some
enchanted city of the Arabian Nights Tales"
the domes, pinnacles. towers embattled walls
and skypiercing minarets of the Turkish cap
ital burst from the clouds and seemed to float
phantom-like. in space.
In this view of Constantinople my fondest
anticipations we're more than realized. There
was something of more than earthly lowell
ness in the glittering panorama which gradu-
ally unfolded itself to my delighted vision be-
meath that glowing oriental sky and stretched
away to the northward along both the Euro
pean and Asiatic shores as far as the eye
could reach. The blue waves danced in the
sunlight as the curtain of mist was gradually
lifted from the lovely city, and a thousand
tiny, graceful caiques darted here and there
across the laughing waters. The splendid
palaces of the early sultans, on Seraglo Point
the ancient Byzantine walls, the Citadel of the
Seven Towers. the six beautiful minarets of
the Mosque of Sultan Achmet the Suliemanieh
Mosque. with its ten domes the white tower
of the Seraskiarat and. above all, glorious San
ia Sophia. transformed by the Moslem con-
Querors into Mohammedan temple of worship
these were glories OF the ancient citv ~
Constantinople, whose brilliancy ! felt that
even the closest association could never dim:
but soon discovered that there was another
side to the lovely picture by which much of
its poetry and romance we're destined TO be
dispelled.