The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-12-09

are busy with the rumored billion
dollar copper combine, the telephone
and telegraph merger and other almost
equally large deals. While from the
Wall street point Of view Canada is
hopelessly behind the times in being
without a trust, she is not likely to get
out of the old-fashioned class in this
respect, IL the. .so-caled cement merger
be taken as sample.
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Fate always has In store some par
ticularly hard knock for the man who
tries to get more than his share, else
why should John d. Rockefeller have
indigestion and Andrew Carnegie find
1t so difficult to die poor. One humble
but promising imitator has received
the jolt early in his career, however.
and 1t ought to serve as warning.
The story is this: There is a famous
cafe in Gotham's all-night district
whose proprietor, inspired by the
preachings of a certain distinguished
individual to an anti-race suicide cam
paign, year or two ago offered a
prize of $50 to ever one of his en-
ployes who should marry Later on the
scheme seemed incomplete and a sup
Elementary prize Of $25 each was offer
ed for babies. So far 1t has been ex-
pensive, but the proprietor has stuck to
1t heroically animated by the pro-
found interest in the welfare of the
race and sustained by the advertising
value of the scheme The cafe has a
chef who, by Joining hands with an
other employe, about a year ago. sue
ceeded in dragging down double prize
money but this was held to be strictly
legitimate, with a profit left over for
extra advertising value. A little while
ago, however, the chef, figuring tnat
he would need a little extra money
about this time thought he saw a
chance to make it on the side. So to
the chef of a rival lobster palace ne
offered to bet substantial sum that
1t would be a boy. His friend. after
looking up a, few statistics, was lit
tie more than willing to bet even
money that it would be girl. 1t isn't
Its twins, boy and a girl! The
chef gets double prize money again and
his employer promises to throw in an
extra $25 for good measure. But the
bet is stil undecided
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The most remarkable week OF cnurch
services ever held in this city has lust
come to close--a week Of services in
which though sermons were preached
and hymns sung, not a word was
spoken, not a sound heard. The con-
gregations were composed entirely of
deaf mutes to whom Father Tom Cal
vim talked with his fingers. and the
varying expressions of his mobile fea.
lures With him they joined in sing
ing the hymns, still in the silent finger
language. The service. which was as
simple as 1t could be made, began with
hymn which was perfectly wel
known 1t seemed. to all the silent peo-
pie. Father Tom lined 1t out with his
brisk fingers and as he thus sang
swiftly with rapid fingers the con-
gregation followed him, word for word
slngn for singn The church was so
still that the swishingi OF serge some
where away back in the gloom as a
priest passed along the aisle struck
hard upon the ear. Some Of the con.
gregation were much more adent thar
others in keeping pace with Fatner
Tom for some were gesticulating a full
line behind him struggling hard to
catch UP. Their eyes were cleaning
with interest and they were smiling
with pleasure. After the nymn came
thirty minute sermon, and then the
service concluded with another hvrnn.
More than ESQ deaf mutes from Ali
parts Of the city attended these re-
markable services.