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Gnua Him All the Lnr.

$50 that is your final word?'' said the
elected one. VERY well, then, Ara
ella. In your presence l will end the
lie you have blighted."
He drew forth a small bottle la
5eled Poison" drank off the contents
and fell senselcss at her feet Did she
sink beside him sobbing with remorse:
No. She hastily left the room and In
two minutes had returned and was
kneeling beside him. Then she forced
between his lips the following: Half q
cup of turpentine, one pint of milk, a
cup of warm sOapsuds, tablespoonful
Of aromatic ammonia, a cup Of black
coffee, a glass of mustard and water,
gill Of vinegar, the juice of lemon.
the beaten whites of six eggs and one
cup of -four and water.
"Algernon," she observed coldly an
he slowly opened his eyes, eft IL evI-
dent you had forgotten that / am a
graduate Of correspondence course
In first aid. My one regret is that, as
could not on the instant ascertain
whether you had taken an acid or an
RlkaH, / was compelled to administer
all the antidotes had learned. "--Lon-
CON Scraps.
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It is said that one OF the most beau
Hful ladies In French society today
was first revealed to her husband ON
the walls OF the salon. II was while
visiting the salon In 1873 that the
youthful Marquis de G. was struck by
the childish beauty OF I young girl,
one of the prominent figures In o pic
ture Of village fete. Her tumbled
golden locks, her dancing blue eyes
and the freshness and graceful aban-
don OF her figure SO fascinated him
that be sought out the artist and learn
on from him that the ''lftt1e witch
was the daughter Of poor peasant
Rear Avranches, where the picture was
painted. To seek out the peasant and
to make the acquaintance Of his faa-
lcinating daughter, child OF nine sum-
,aners. was soon accomplished. and the
marquis lost his heart even more com
pletely to the real than to the pictured
maid. With the fathers approval he
lad the giEl educated at one OF the
best schools In Paris, and nine years
later, on her eighteenth birthday, the
maid Of the village fete blossomed
into the still more lovely Marqnise
de @.
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WINNING a Jurvman.

1t Is related of Lachaud, the most
famous Of French criminal lawyers In
the last century, that in pleading a GER
tain case he perceived that one OF the
jurors seemed to be hostile to him and
his argument.
In the faces OF all the other men IL
the box he saw with his practiced eyes
that his oratory or lis shrewdness was
having its effect, but this man, In spite
OF all Lachaud could do, remained
frowning, suspicious, obdurate.
Lachaud continued with his work,
however, and presently saw that his
opportunity had come. 1t was a hot
day, and ray Of sunlight had pene
rated crevice on the curtain and was
shining on top Of the head of this jury.
man, who was quite bald. The lawyer
paused in his argument and addressed
himself directly to the court.
IF your honor would please" he
said, ito order that the curtain In
yonder window be lowered a tribe
am sure that the sixth juryman would
appreciate It,"
This sign Of watchful attention won
the obstinate juryman's heart and
Lachaud's case.-New York Tribune.
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Tho Arab Mare.


The Arab is regarded as the first OF
horsemen and the Arab mare as the
perfect steed. The Arabs idea of
horse tanning is Of the simplest. The
colt Is treated from the first as q
member of the family. 1t goes In and
out Of the tents and Is so familiartzed
with the doings Of that extraordinary
creature, man, that there La never any
need Of breaking 1t In. The Bedouio
is very careful of his mare. He doex
not mount her when he sets out tt
play his usual tricks upon traveller.
He rides camel to which the mae
Ii tethered. Not until the caravan IL
in sight does he mount the mars and
give chase. There Is. by the way, az
impression that the Bedouin IL d
bloody minded person who would Of
lief take your life as not. This In M
fair to him. lie Ii thief Of vers
peaceful inclinations and much pre-.
fers to effect any necessary transfer Of
property with as little bother ~ pos
sihle.--London Graphic.
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ever before, and it's sphere of influence
and support in the matter of students
and money correspondingly enlarged.
But the results of work of this nature
are necessarily delayed and others win
probably reap the benefit of his labor
more than he.
OF President vittun's Kindness.
charity and personal helpfulness teach
ers and students bear grateful testi-
mony, also to his heroic struggle and
continued labor despite physical weak
ness and disability.
DR.. Vittum was born in Sandwich,
N. H., about fifty years ago. He Is
one of the many who have made the
greater New England a potent feature
OF the middle west. He graduated
from Dartmouth college in the year of
'7S, and soon after accepted the chair
OF mathematics in Roberts college,
Constantinople, Turkey. Returning
after few years he entered Yale
Divinity school, where he took his
masters degree. He has ably filed
large pastorates i'm New England and
In the middle west and is recognized
as an efficient organizer and admin
istrator, both as a clergyman and an
educator. His resignation causes gem
eral regret and he will leave Fargo
with the good will and best wishes Of
college and community. with whom will
remain grateful appreciation for his
large and efficient work.
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After having been a faithful devotee
OF the automobile two years or more
Mr.. Bragdon suddenly was seized with
q violent fancy for motor boats. "a
beautiful river runs by this town." he
said. why not have some enjoyment
out Of it? In motor boat you don't
have to dodge policemen and rural con-
stables"
q So he bought one, took a days in
Struction in the art of managing 1t and
keeping the machinery in running or,
der and started out on his first trip
with 1t one bright morning in July.
1t was late in the afternoon when he
returned home. He came in by the
back way. His clothes were water
soaked, and he had generally limp
and bedraggled appearance.
"POr PHYS sake, AlfredH' exclaimed
his wife. What has happened to you
Did the boat upset?"
/, ''No, Lucy" he answered. "Don't
say anything about 1t and I'll tell you,
The boats all right, but when | had
been out on the water an hour or two
something went wrong with the mo-
tor"
"Well?''
well, before T-er-knew what I
was doing was over the side OF the
boat and trying to get under it to fix
the thing"
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Nothing is wasted In this house.
is the proud remark which you may
often hear from the lips OF an expert
housekeeper. 1t is a boast, however,
that few people could really justify.
Take the case Of wornout derby hat.
In the majority of instances this dis.
carded article Of headgear finds its
way to the rubbish heap or perhaps
into the hands Of passing tramp.
IL only people were aware OF the fact,
the most excellent felt soles for the
inside OF their boots and slippers are
thus being discarded. These soles can
be cut from the sides Of an old hat
and are much more comfortable than
the ordinary cork ones.
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Dr.. Edward March Vittum, the
Retiring President Of Fargo College

DR. Edward March Vittum. who has
resigned the presidency Of Fargo coll
lege owing to i'll health, entered upon
his duties in Fargo. January, 1907, at
time when the college was sadly In
need of an executive head. To build
up strong christian college on the
New England ideal, which should be
q fount OF sound learning and pure
religion has been his aim. 1t is greatly
to be regretted that lack of physical
strength makes the full carrying out
OF his plans impossible. Nevertheless
great deal has been accomplished
during his short term of office. Per-
haps nowhere is this more strikingly
apparent than in the internal affairs
OF the institution. His entire admins
tration has been characterized by a.
healthy normal growth in numbers.
college activities, spirit and efficiency.
AS a pulpit and platform orator.
President Vittum has few, if any, SUI
periors. His style Is conversational.
his method direct and his reasoning
logical
Few II any weeks have passed dur
ing his term of service in which he
has not made at least one public ad-
dress and often several. He has great
ly impressed himself personally upon
North Dakota and northern Minnesota.
Through him and his public addresses
the college has become more widely
known and better appreciated than
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The following story of German mill
tary officialism is published in Lon
don: One Ensign Flugge claimed com
pensation for damage to kit caused by
a mouse having gnawed a hole In his
best tunic. The officer who had to de-
eide the point dismissed the claim and
ordered the ensign to be severely pun
ished on the ground that, contrary to
orders, he had hung his best tunic on
nail when going on guard at night
In an inferior garment instead Of pack
ing 1t in his knapsack, thus enabling a
mouse to gnaw hole in it without
having to overcome the slightest I'm
pediment." Ensign Flugge appealed,
and on further hearing 1t appeared
that the officer who first dealt with
the case was mistaken in the facts,
the tunic having been slowed In a
knapsack at the time when the mouse
defaced 1t and not hung upon a nail.
The first decision was therefore set
aside by higher authority, and Ensign
Flugge was ordered to be severely
punished for having slowed his tunic
in his knapsack instead of hanging it
on nail, thereby giving opportunity
to the mouse to knaw a hole In 1t 'Aun-
der cover Of the darkness" The sentt-
ments OF Ensign Flugge are not re-
corded.
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Some years ago one Of Texas widely,
known statesmen who Is now dead
was passing along a street in Dallas;
when an old colored man who had
once belonged to him approached, took,
OF his hat and passed hand over his
. white wool as he asked: I
"Marster, gin de old man so cents" !
"Dan. you are robber." .
How asked the astonished darby,
opening his eyes, around which rough,
@hOd age had walked.
Didn't you see me put my hand in
my pocket2" <
Eyes, sah."
We'll you cid rascal. you rob me Of.
the pleasure OF giving you money with,
out being asked"
The old man received deIlar Bow;
ing almost TO foreground, while tears
came out and coursed through the aged
prints around his eyes, he replied: !
'Marster. wid-wid such heart as.
you hab and wild Abraham and Isaacs
and do LoFdsen your side / don't Sea
what can keapeyou out Of heawen.a a
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From book reviewed a PASSAGE 4.
quoted in which mention is made OF
''the holy grail. the sang-real or trus
blood of Cod" This used to be a com
mon mistake, and 80 learned a maj
as Thomas Warrior in his Remarks
on Sponsors limitations From Old Ro
mances' writes. THE holy grale, thai
Ia the real blood of our Blessed
Saviour" But this Is wrong. 1t is
the holy grale. or vessel, and does moi
mean real blood. though 1t contained
the real blood, collected by Joseph OF
Arimathea. 1t was made from dfa
mond and emerald which fell from the
crown of Satan when he fought with
Michael. M. de VIllemarque, who has
written about Armoric legends, says
that this jewel was a diamond. The
word greal Is old French, as l under
stand. for / have no knowledge my
self that 1t Is SO. In the legend of
Percival 1t Is shown that the grail is
q vessel. "sThe holy grailT Percivai
heard whispered by one voice after
another. Then from the shining yes
sci streamed an endless supply OF the
costliest dishes and wines."--London
Notes and Queries.
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YOUNG COUPLE TO WE'D
Engagement of Miss Alice C. Pence Of
Moorhead Normal and Arthur
Cannon Announced.

President and Mrs. Weld of Moor
marriage OF Miss Alice G. Pence Of
Lexington, KY. to Arthur e. Cannon
of Fargo. The wedding will take place
this fall. Both the young people are
prominent in Fargo and Moorhead.
Mr.. Cannon is a hustling member of
the Arm of M. A. Hagen & Co, jewel
ers of this city. Miss Pence is .
member Of the faculty of the Moor
head Normal school, This talented
young woman is now in Lexington and
1t is probable that the wedding will
take place there. Both the bride and
groom-to-be are popular in the So
ciety circles of Fargo and Moorhead
and have a host of friends who are
glad that both are to be permanently
located in Fargo.
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a Poor Defense.

Speaking of poor defense" said a
lawyer. reminds me Of the valet who
was accused or drinking his masters
wine To this valet the master said:
Look here, youi believe that you
have been at this decanter OF claret
and then filed 1t up with water
oh, no. sir said the valet in an
aggrieved tone.
We'll, 1t tastes like 1t, said the
master. and he set down bis glass with
o wry face
"'Oh. no, SIR said the valet excited
". In the first place. sir. I never
drink wine; In the second place. when
| do drink IT never think OF nIline
the bottle up with water. and. In the
third place. when ! do put water in |
always am very careful to add little
brandy 50 that the wine may not lose
it, strength -
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An interesting Book.

A French marquise whose country
house is crowded with guests during
the hunting season hit upon the origi
ual idea Of placing a register at the
disposal of her visitors in which t,
record their desires and criticisms
The pages Of the richly bound booI
soon began to be covered with notes
such as:
Count de r. still owes % louis. HI
knows to whom"
"The green peas yesterday were
burned"
Baroness III. firts-u unfortunately not
with me-
The marquise has withdrawn thu
register. -
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sitting Bull.

To look at Sitting Bull one wcald say
that he was always quiet and self cor.
tained. In fact, he did usually keep,
himself under control. but he was cruel
and almost heartless He hard prac.
ticed cruelty to animals and meN from
his childhood and as long as he lived;
be was full OF passion and often very
angry. He was always inperiOua and
insolent toward our generals, the In
dian agent and ether friends OF the
great father as Washington, whom he,
claimed to hate. He had great talent
and ability to plan campaigns and bai
ties and wonderful influence in bring.
ing Indians together Notwithstand
Ing all this, he was afraid Of death,
and, though he pIanRed the greatest
victory which the Indians ever gained
over white men, Sitting Bull himself
was coward and disgFaced himself
even before his ,swn people by running
away In the very face OF success.
General Howard in st. NichOlas.
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A shrewd Doctor.

'This incident" said doctor, chap
pened In France two or three centu-
ries ago, In the days when public
crAers were always In evidence. There
was a physician of Montpelier who
used to go from place to place to prac-
tice the healing art. He employed q
very ingenious trick to help him on
his way. When he came to a town
where he was not known he pretended
TO have lost his dog, which he de-
clared was q very valuable animal,
and ordered the public crier to roam
about, beat loud on his drum and offer
a reward OF Is louis to whoever should
bring the dog to him. At the same
time the crier was directed to mention
oil the titles and academic honors Of
the doctor as well as his place OF resi-
dence. OF course it happened that the
doctor was not long In becoming al
most the sole topic of talk in the town.
The people made up their minds that
he must be a famous physician as
well as very rich one, as he could of.
fer IS louis for finding his dog. YOU
might reasonably judge that the dog
was never found, but plenty Of pa
tents were"
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VALLEY CITY MAN DEAD.
a. ". Durham succumbs to Attack CT
Bright's Disease.

Valley City, N. D., June ia. III
Burnnam, who has been i'll for the past
three months, first taken with typhoid
fever and later, Bright's disease, died
Friday morning at 1880 o'clock The
funeral services were conducted by
Rev. w. c. Lyon. His remains were
forwarded last evening to the old home
in Milan. Mich. where interment will
take place. Mr.. Burnham was As
years of age and was born at Milan;
married in 1874 to Miss Melissa Whit
ing, and moved to Tower City in 1880,
where they resided until coming TO
Valley City. Mrs. Burnham and five
children survive him.
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WITNESS WAS seen.
Endeavor Made to Stif1e Case AGAINST
Mrs. Maude Henry for
Assault.

There is a possibility that the case
Of the state against Mrs. Maude Henry
will die out in it's infancy, IL certain
efforts which have been exerted, bear
fruit. Alma Nystrom, the girl with
the badly battered eye, stated this noon
that parties had seen" her, desiring
to have the charge dropped. The girl
was afraid to make any promises be-
fore she had seen the officials and it
is likely that she will be warned of
her duty in the case.
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FORCE or p4abVt.

'@The question OF enlarging the church
fornes up tonight, John, doesn't it,"
"Yes, dear, and we expect to have q
lively time. They tell me the opposl-
ton TO the pastor will be strong
Where's my overcoat? Oh, yes! And
now want the tin horn and the cow
bell and the big rattle"
mercy, John, what are you going to
dor
-Dol Why, I'm going to root for thu
pastor. "Cle~eiand Plain Dealer.
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sir Algernon West in his reminis
cences tells this story Of Robert
Browning: when he had become IA,
nous some one wanted very much to
meet him. A kind friend arranged a
meeting, and the guest besieged
Browning with questions and CONVEX
sation during dinner, and even after
dinner he continued buttonholing his
victim Come said the poet, this
will never do. They will say i am
mOnopolizing your"
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-06-12

Two Great Orators.

As an orator Demosthenes was head
and shoulders above Cicero the Ro-
man. The great Athenian stands In a
class al by himself. IL we are to be.
lieve the consensus OF learned opinion
Cicero, II Is said, prided himself on his
faculty OF extemporizing at need, but
probably trusted little to 1t on great
occasions, while with Demosthenes 1t
was the rule never to speak withcCs
the most careful preparation. The
speeches OF both were spoken withoni
manuscript. They would never have
made the reputation they did IL the
had been tied down to their notes.
New York. 'criran
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-06-12
FEW CHANGES IN FOURTH
Equalization Board Considered Some
Residence Property This
Morning. ....

On account of the fact that alder
men Hall and Clapp, of the Fourth
ward are to be out of the city next
week, the residence property in that
section of the city was considered at
the meeting Of the board of equaliza-
ton this morning. A few suggestions
for changes were made and accepted
by the board. Work in the business
district was also continued.
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vc&orinarIes.

Hippocrates. the father OF medl.
cine" wrote a treatise on the veterina-
~ art. but its true founder was vege,
thus, who wrote Ode Arte Veterinaria.'
300 A. D. But the first attempt to eie
vate the practice into science was as
late as 1851, when France set the ex.
ample OF establishing the first vetert
Rary college at Lyons Exchange.
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The Japaneoe and Their Prlsorers.

The Japanese have a rather kindly
way OF treating prisoners who have
not yet been convicted. The regula-
tton prison dress Is kind OF straw
berry red colored klmono, sbut men on
remand wear light blue as sign
that although under strong suspicion,
they have not yet been found guilty
When prisoners In this class have oc-
casion to pass through the public
streets curious extinguisher-like bas-
kets are placed upon their heads.--.
Wide World Magazine
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Way % MarItaI tlappIneaa.

MARRY a bright woman for success
and pretty one for happiness" ad
sises a student Of the problem. Also
one who can cook FOR the benefit OF the
6igcntsvm might be advisable, but the
i,enly lars limit you to e0a.- Louis
yiit9 Cs0uRaer Journal.
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Soda and Water.

For sheer simplicity Of phrase and
conception few have surpassed that
delightful old lady who, with shrewd
twinkle in her eye, inquired whether
soda water" should be written as
two separate words or IL there should
be a siphon between them.
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The Wronu Heart.

''Mr. Bubkins," said the proud father.
shaking the young man warmly by the,
hand, '1et me tell you that you are a
man after my own heart"
"Oh. no. sir" protested the blushing
sutton; "I'm after your daughter'sg'-
London Answers.
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Heavily Laden.

'@This play In It's intensity" said the
go-out-between-the-acts young man
fairly takes my breath away"
Il only wish 1t wouldv' gIoomily re
marked the lady in the next seat
Baltirn0rc ! 1850
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e waa psrfeetlx - NNNh 90.

Fae Was Perfectly Frank WIKI Her.
Il win never marry man. said 4
naughty young woman. whose for
rune has not at least lvo ciphers ia 1t.
Take me" replied her admirer,
young lawyer sMsne 10 all ciphers. =
Fadies' Home journal.
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Nc Leak.

Suppose" Kissed the villain, "sup-
pose our plot should leak out?"
That's all right" said his accom-.
plice consolingly. TT can't. Don't ron
remember telling me Ave minutes ago
that 1t had thickenedT'
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Lost-V Valuable belt and buckle. on
Broadway or Front street. Return to
Forum.
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The pfous old lady who, returning
from visit to the zoo. announced that
she always did enjoy visit to the
theological gardens and the servant
who. describing her masters last III
ness, explained that the doctors held
consolation and found that 1t was
something eternal" have found re-
cent equal in the lady who observed
that when she was In Italy she saw
so many people In the garbage OF
monks with tonslls on their heads"
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de Lendrecie,a

Monday wash goods bargains will be
well appreciated Shop in morning If
possible
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Quinlivan in Town.
j. G. Quinlivan represents Diclin-
son in the city today.
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Lee Pettibone Here.


Lee Pettibone of Dawson is Fargo
visitor today.
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The wealth Of man is the number
Of things he loves and blesses, which
he is loved and blessed hy.--Carlyle.
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