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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-10-12

century Is bounding from one splendid
achievement TO another.
In the phrase OF the day, even the
most arrant slxeptic must admit that
the twentieth century is making good.
1t even challenges comparison with
the nineteenth--though less than one
tenth OF the Journey has been trayersed.
At the beginning OF the last century
Fulton was navigating the water. In
the first decade of the twentieth CEN
fury Wilbur and Orville Wright are
the ether. One century pre-
sents the steamboat--the other con-
tributes the airship. What steam was
20 the nineteenth century electricity
will be to the twentieth.
II anesthesia put an end TO the torture
OF the knife, radium will yet check the
ravages Of cancer.
Wonderful as the nineteenth century
has been-it appears simply to have
journeyed like the queen OF Sheba to
behold in the revelations Of the TWEEN
tieth--the still greater glories of the
court of Solomon.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-10-12
THOSE BEANS.

1t is with mingled feelings Of gratifi-
cation and pride that the people will
learn that an amicable adjustment has
been brought in the celebrated case OF
the United States of America, inform
ant, VS.. Sixty three Cases OF Beans
This was an action brought In the u.
S. district court in Oklahoma under the
pure food law for a violation OF the
provision relating to misbranding.
The beans were in cans labeled two
pounds" each-but on investigation
they were found to weigh only twenty
two ounces-leaving a startling hiatus
of five ounces to the pound.
Uncle Sam knows beans-even from
revolutionary times around Bunker hill
and knowing them he dares to main
tain. Making all due allowances for
expansion-a two-pound can of beans
that weighs only twenty-five ounces
Is open to suspicion. The owner and
consignee was called upon to show why
those five ounces OF beans that each
pound was short was not among those
present" The company's explanation
didn't expIain-but finally it put up
bonds that future cans would comply
with the law. A split verdict was
reached-and the world goes on.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-10-12
The Partisan Model.

Those who went to the Fargo opera
house last night with the idea that
they were going to seen an extremely
spicy" play in The Partisan Model,
must have been somewhat disappoint-
ed, but those who went expecting to
see q bright vfvacious and musical
piece had little to complain of. The
most striking feature OF The Partisan
Model, after the. clever little woman
who plays the name-part was the ex-
cellence of the music.
Little Grace Hazard with her some
what tiny voice and dainty little man
nerisms Is fascinating morsel of
femtnity, and watching her is like
watching the ganibolings of a pretty
and graceful kitten. And her acting
and the part is one that could be play
ed with an abandon which could easily
degenerate into license-is marked
throughout by extreme modesty.
The Partisan Model would be in
trinsically just as good a play IL the
easel scene were cut right out OF II.
1t Is not that there is anything indeli-
cate In the posing of the models but
the offense lies in the suggestion of
nudity which the author or the stage
manager intends to convey Another
somewhat daring piece OF business is
that in which fourteen prettily clad
little girls, with bells attached to va
rious parts Of their clothing, lie on
their backs with their legs lifted in the
air and play tunes by means Of shak-
ing their bodies and legs vigorously.
Somehow or other the legs have q more
impudent appearance the wrong wav
UP. This act was encored again and
again.
Miss Hazard is the life and soul of
the piece, one OF the greatest hits of
which 10 her interpolated Five Feet of
Comic Opera" with which she has he
come famous on two continents. It Is
q pretty and novel bit of work. Hiss
Hazard is greatly helped In her mis-
sion of amusing the public by Robert
Lett, whose constant DISCUSSES. each
one more ridiculous and side-sp1ittine
than the last, kept the audience in ATS
of laughter. He is a comedian whose
fun and humor come spontaneously
and are never labored, and moreover
he can sing. His skit on o, Promise
Me and the recitation Of Casey at tha
Bat brought down the house with
laughter and applause. Others who
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-10-12
GOOD ROADS.

North Dakota is showing more in
terest in the good roads movement than
in the past. There are some interest
ing discussions as to who bears the
cost Of the waste involved in bad roads.
The Democrat of Richmond, Mo-. un-
dertakes to show that one reason why
living Is SO high is mud. Every load
Of produce that is carried from the
farm to the railroad station encounters
mud on the way, and thus two trips are
necessary to haul what could be con-
veyed by one IL our country roads were
what they should be. Nor is that all.
for over good turnpike a trip from
farm barn to railroad depot can be
made in half the time that is required
to make 1t in the mud.
There is much foundation for that
view, but the farmer himself is the
heaviest loser. He cannot square him
self by charging all his loss to the con-
sumer, although the mud roads may
cause scarcity OF supply which costs
the consumer something.
One authority makes the startling
calculation that the annual waste due
to bad country roads in the United
States amounts to the gigantic sum OF
$500, 100000. On the average, he says.
two days are required to do the
country hauling In the average
American state, where one would be
sufficient IL the roads were adequately
improved and kept In proper repair.
What prodigal waste Of time Is that
And besides, there must be taken into
consideration the wear and tear Of
farm vehicles and the injury to teams.
These augment the loss Immensely.
II this economist be right, or haif
right in his computation. here II an
enormous tax levied on the American
public by unthrdft and negligence.
There ID another tax--the abuse cf
farm machinery 1t win never be
known how many p1ows were left In
the furrow when the tiliage was finisla-
ed last summer. but 1t Ii safe to say
that the number Is In the hundreds 81
thousands that are now consumed BY
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-10-12
PARIS PHONES HAVE
TOO MUCH BUSINESS.

Paris, Oct. 12.-M. Millerand, the
new minister Of public works, is elab-
Grating a scheme for the complete or
ganization of the telephone service in
Paris. HIS plan, which win be pre-
scented to parliament at the autumn
session, will require an outlay of $780,
100000, but public opinion in Paris
will undoubtedly support the minister
in his efforts to render the telephone
service here worthier of a great capital
than 1t is today. The chamber of
commerce, the municipal counsel gem
erai will, In M. Millerand's scheme. be
called upon to assist the state in pro-
viding for the Improvement OF the
service. One of the anomalies Of the
present situation Is that successive
ministers have found 1t impossible to
diminish the telephone charges simply
because they feared a serious increase
in the number Of subscribers and the
state, given the existing organization,
is incapable Of satisfying even the
present subscribers. M. Millerand
means to put an end to this scandal
GUS state of things. The present an
nual charges are $50. He proposes to
lower them to $50.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-10-12
THE TWENTIETH CENTURY.

The optimist has much to encourage
him in the present day. When the last
breath of the nineteenth century was
drawn nearly ten years ago, IT was
thought that it's marvellous record of
industrial and scientific achievement
could never be equaled.
The tenor Of comment suggested the
brief eulogium which Hamlet pronounc-
ed upon his father
take him for all in all,
shall not look upon his like again"
The twentieth century was not born
20 great expectations. For what re-
manned to be accomplished? The steam
boat-the electric nght-the telephone
the telegraph-the sewing machine
the automobile-these had all been in
vented.
Indeed, TO human intelligence 1t did
look as IL the resources of achievement
had been weIl-nigh exhausted.
But hidden In the culver OF the old
archer there were finer arrows than
ever left his bow.
Less than decade has elapsed since
the latest and youngest Of the centur-
les was fiedged And what has this
precocious youngster accomplishment
Wireless telegraphy, OF which the
nineteenth century gave as distinct ana
frequent intinations, has been success
fully achieved by the italian wizard
Marconl
For 1t was not twelve months ago
that It pEucked 500 passengers from the
Jaws Of death on the Atlantic. And the
advent Of another epoch in ocean trav-
ell was proclaimed.
The crossing Of the English channel
by BlertOt, the mid-air carnival at
Rheims and the marvellous feats of
aviation performed by the Wright
brothers have added another vehicle to
the cars Of modern commerce.
II 1t be argued that the navigation of
the ether is stu fraught with peril
1t must be remembered that the TWEEN
tieth century stiil has nine decades in
which to refine and perfect it's prod
ucts.
The experiments with radium have
given rise to the widest dreams on the
part Of scientific thinkers. And the
doorway to undreamed-of possibilities
has been opened by this new magician
among elements.
Within the last few days the search
Of the centuries has borne fruit in the
discovery Of the north pole. Not once
but twice-the conquest Of the earth,s
apex has been announced.
And when is this catalogue Of won
ders to cease?
With the speed OF thought the new
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-10-12
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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-10-12
COLLEGE sPENDTHRIFTs.

Just at this season Of the year when
parents are trying to discover where
they will get the money to pay the ex-
penses of John and Mary at the uni
versities-the remarks of President
Swain to the students at the opening
OF Swarthmore college the other day
are deserving of wide publicity. Speak
ing to the freshmen, President Swain
said:
do not form the habit in college of
spending large sums OF money. When
one has learned the value of money
and has a large degree of learning
power, this matter will usually take
care Of itself College students are not,
as rule large money earners and are
usually spending money earned by 9TH
ers. 1t is a safe rule not to spend
much money until you have learned
how to earn It."
Commenting on his advice, The
Pittsburg Gazette Times remarks that
there is no question that the reputation
for the extravaganza Of their students
which some colleges have gained-and
these not the largest institutions of
their kind-has had the effect of dim
inishing their influence. Parents
hearing stories of the money which
young men must spend in order to
keep their end up''-have hesitated to
send their sons to colleges where ex-
travagance, IL not encouraged, IL at
least not frowned upon by the author
tiles. Nor Is the parents attitude due
always to consideration of economy.
They are unwilling to have their sons
acquire thriftless habits which will last
them all their lives.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-10-12
All Seams Allowed.

The little plated dresses hanging
straight from yoke are invariably be-
coming to the little tot. This one is
rather unique and very pretty. The fun
lower portion Is Joined to a yoke in
kimono style, cut in one piece with the
upper sleeve portion. The joining is
made by narrow beading. The neck and
sleeves are finished by a tiny frill OF
Valenciennes lace. Handkerchief linen,
sheer white natnsook. batiste. lawn and
Bingham will all make up daintily. Pat
tern Is In siezs-1k to years. For
child of years the dress will require
2B yards of material "a inches wide. ~
yards n inches wide or is yards IS or
q inches wide.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-10-12
The Theatres
Fargo operahouse.
Oct. 1S-The Talk of N. Y.
Oct. 1s-King Dodo.
Oct. 1S--Paid in Full.

Nothing has caught the popular
fancy and made more profound i'm
preston in many years than the latest
Cohan creation, The Talk of New
York, with the central figure of Kid
Burns interpreted by its creator, Mr..
Victor Moore, and without moments
hesitancy placing that delightful COM
edian in the front rank of successful
stars. Seldom has the praise of the
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-10-12
crop L-oss i n Million.

Mexico city, Oct. 1.-THE depart
nient OF the interior OF the federal
government today issued a statement
that the damage to growing crops by
the recent frosts amounts to about
y1s.oOo,oOO. The state OF Guanayjuato
suffered . loss " more than $4,000,
900, The states Of Puebia, Hidalgo,
San I4iis potosi Querataro and Dur
atgo were al heavy sufferers eeorn the
unprecedented cold SPELL
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press and public alike been as fulsom
and unqualifiehd, and it is not to be
wondered that the production is
stamped at the very outset as one of
the biggest and best winners in the
history OF the American stage. Victor
Moore in The Talk of New York will
be presented by Messrs. Conan and
Harris at the Fargo operahouse Friday
evening.
Queen Lii, of Spoupjuland:-
need rest and refreshment"
King Dodo ], of Dodoland:-"You
trot in the refreshment and I'll take
care of the rest" From King Dodo.
Next Tuesday evening at the Fargo
operahouse the Wagenhals Kemper
Co. will present Eugene Walters dra-
ma of New York life Of today, Paid in
Full. Not to know of this most cele-
brated play OF the time is to confess
ones self uniformed as to the excep-
tional features of the American stage;
not to have seen 1t is to be outside the
-2,50O000 persons who has witnessed
Its 2o12 performances up to the end of
last season. No play ever produced in
this country or abroad has the bril-
liant record of Paid in Full.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-10-12
VOLUME XXI, NO. 27s.

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north, Fargo, ". ID.
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their names on their address slips.
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lust Out.

Our fall and winter catalogue con-
tanning over 1000 seasonable styles and
practical hints to the home dressmak-
or, also a large assortment OF trans
fer embroidery patterns. Send 10
cents to cover the postage and we will
mail it to any address.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-10-12

lent valuable assistance were William
Naughton and Miss Dorothy Walter.
The costumes are simply bewildering
In their artistic gorgeousness and they
are as varied and oft-changed as they
are handsome. The play is vivacious
in the extreme, and there is not a dull
moment from start to finish. The
chorus Is good to look upon.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-10-12

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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-10-12

We Buy scrap IRON.
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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-10-12

fT Illinois teachers must spend half
an hour each week intoxicating senti-
ment favorable to humane treatment OF
animaIs-or forfeit per cent OF their
salaries.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-10-12

sE Tafts favorite diet in the west
was corned beef-and down south he
is turning to fried spring chicken and
'possum.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-10-12

@ There are some public men so
dead they don't even think 1t worth
while to express an opaa1ion on the
Cook Peary row.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-10-12

fTFargo coal dealers showed the first
evidence Of pleasure seen this season.
Some OF them smiled. The stove deal
ers also looked somewhat cheered up.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-10-12

91 The Charleston News and Courier
insists that prohibition may be all right
in the country districts, but 1t won't do
in cities.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-10-12

G| Mark Twain must throw a fit
every time he attempts to pronounce
the name Of his new Russian son-in-
-Gabrilowitsch
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-10-12

e@ Geraldine Farrar, the song bird,
must want more offers Of marriage. She
announces that she trims her own hats.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-10-12

@ The Illinois legislature is to make
a third attempt to enact a primary law
that will stand the test of the courts.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-10-12

E3 Walter wellman-after hearing
the row between Cook and Peary-mukt
be glad his old ballon went bump.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-10-12

az Gas bills knock out more people
than are FRUSTRATED by gas.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-10-12

e@ The prosperity Of the country APP
pears to have been discounted by Wall
street and some OF it's beneficial effect
was lost-when 1t did arrive.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-10-12

e@ If the railroads use steel ties
and fix 'em so they won't rust-that
should help some.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-10-12

az Mounted police proved their effic-
iency at the st. Louis celebration.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-10-12

"a Colonel Grasse has merely shown
what he can do-some times.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-10-12

D When the government gets
through killing off the prairie dogs Of
the southwestern states 1t might try
the gophers in North Dakota.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-10-12

eE This lis the week that the Metho
dists viii own Mandan. When they
leave town there will be a shortage of
yellow legged chickens.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-10-12

AZ The Staying Of deer hunters start
ed early this season.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-10-12

GT Where did your summer wages
go?
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-10-12

thirty residents OF Bottineau hav
gone to Montana to file on government
land.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-10-12

There are still a few people left VIII
are willing to get married at count,
fairs.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-10-12

The great Ask doctor
this Il not So Then ask him about Ayers pills Sod ~ sixty years
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-15
DINNER GUESTS MAKE
MODEL PIGS OF GUM
Miss Frances Martin IRvents New Diversion
For Friends in Country Home

chewed at once Following directions.
the guests assembled in solemn con-
clave. and as speech and mastication
were out OF the question at the same
time proceeded to chew with right good
will.
When their chewing gum was re-
duced to a sufficiently soft and abso-
lutely pliabIe state. the edict was is
sued that 1t was TO be removed from
the various mouths and nodded by the
various owners into appropriately
shaped pigs. prize was promised TO
the most skilled artist in this new line
OF sculpture.
The competition waxed hot and furi-
Gus, they say. and some very commend
able pigs were turned out. showing that
all the dormant talent this city can
boast has not yet been exploited. The
name OF the successful competitor has
not leaked out from the sacred pre-
cincts. nor the nature OF the appro-
pirate prize offered by the clever little
hostess. For something out or the
ordinary the guests have given Miss
Martin the palm as an entertainer. and
admit that nobody yawned during the
evenings fun.
Among those who were Miss Martins
guests for the occasion and took part
in the modelling contest were:
Miss Constance Davis Jack Martin
Miss Dolly MacGavin Emil KenrlsA
Ma Ma Mari.S Ss Msr1gu Bernard Fora
Spenser Davis Albert Weosr
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-15

With society on the verge OF ennui'
or threatened with nervous prostra-
ton from lack of change in the differ
ent modes OF entertainment advanced
by the various hostesses. Miss Frances
Martin. the eldest daughter OF Mr. and
Mrs. John Martin, who is to join the
debutante band this year. has been CIV
en- a vote Of thanks by her little CO.
terie of intimates, for the originality
displayed at her recent dinner party.
The dinner was given to IL OF Miss
Martins special friends. 1t took place
Tuesday evening at the beautiful Mar
tin place in Ross, and was one OF the
most elaborate of the smaller affairs OF
this season The table was decorated
with orchids from the far famed Mar
tin Conservatives, and the usual num-
ber of courses followed each other upon
the festive board. There was nothing
startling or out OF the ordinary in the
affair, but 1t was pronounced jolly
success and every one had a good time
In the city a theater party might fol-
low a sumptuous banquet, but In the
country amusements are more rare.
Miss Martin, who is never lacking IN
ingenuity. proposed a series OF games
for her guests. to be played not for
glory, but for appropriate prizes
In accordance with her scheme. each
player on leaving the dining room was
handed two packages Of chewing gum,
with instructions that it was all to be