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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-08-12
WHY NOT THE cHINEsE7

For a considerable number Of years
sensitive citizens Of Iibernian birth or
extraction have entered vigorous and
n@uently strenuous physical objec-
ton to the grotesque antics Of the
stage Irishman." These objectQrs were
hardly to be blamed. No seIfAwespect-
ing man cares to see his national char
acteristics or those of his forebears
held up in contemptuous burlesuue for
the amusement Of the crowd. It was
not strange that the sensitive self-con-
seriousness of the Celt revolted against
the practice. After the Irishman came
the Hebrew with a similar protest. The
Jew-in the world Of business, litera-
ture and flnance-is a very different in
dividual from the stumbling, greedy,
disreputable type generally presented
on the stage. Furthermore, he is gen
orally generous patron of the stage
and the theatrical manager could not
afford to disregard his protest. There
fore the Jew in the traditional dispic-
able caricature became a less frequent
and familiar figure on the comedy
stage.
Now the Chinese have undertaken to
assert themselves. A dispatch from
Boston states that the local Chinese
residents have entered protest with
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-08-12
Trains Goino West.
ELEcTINe U. s. SENATORS.

The next legislature has an oppor-
tunity to accomplish a great many
things. It will elect two u. S. senators.
That of itself will make a notable SEES
sion as it is the first time since state
hood that a legislature had the oppor-
tunlty to do a double-header stunt OF
this nature.
This time however, if the members
OF the legislature obey the wishes Of
the people of the state-and it is pre-
sumed they will-there will be little
fireworks.
Under the primaries the candidates
for the long and the short term have
already been designated and the mem
bers Of the legislature have nothing
left to do but formally ratify the ac-
tion of the primaries on the first day
on which a vote for senator can be
taken.
IT will be an entirely different scene
from that which would have been wit
messed had the old law prevaIled-at
least there will be a great deal less
interest and excitement.
The U. S. constitution states how
United States senators may be elected.
It says 1t must be done by members of
the Legislature The primary law of
North Dakota, however, overrides the
constitution of the United States and
provides other methods. There is moth
ing compulsory about the primary law.
The action Of the voters can have no
effect-other than of an advisory ma
ture. The supreme court, two years
ago eliminated the pledge clause the
primary law contained. The members
Of the legislature are not responsible
to- the people of the state as a whole
but to their districts. AS long as they
please their immediate constituents
they are unlikely to suffer great politi-
cal calamities-however much their ac-
ton may antagonize residents of other
parts Of the state.
II some enthusiastic member of the
legislature from Dickey county should
decide that he wanted to vote for Tom
Marshall for u. S. senator-and per-
sist in doing so-there would be NO
legal reason why he could not.
But The Forum does not anticipate
any action Of this nature. 1t is not an
enthusiast over the primary law-but
as long as the people of the state have
made provision for designating Unit
ed States senators-it believes the
method should and win be followed.
The Forum expects every republican
In both branches of the legislature tc
vote next January for McCumber foi
the long senatorial term and for Gronna
for the short term-and that the
mombers of the legislature will be
guided by the wishes of a majority OF
the voters of their party.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-08-12
PRAYING FOR RAIN.

The country will feel real solicitude
because Of the situation in Nebraska
where a drought threatens the corn
crop, and where prayers are being Of
fered for rain.
The manner in which the people in
the state named are trying to prevent
serious injury to their crops-and
therefore to their well being-serves to
call attention once more to the fact
that the world progresses in a circular
direction.
Droughts throughout the west have
always been common enough. In the
vast areas where the prairie has reign
ed, and where there has been little
herbage to attract the dampness-it
has been common thing to watch the
skies with anxiety and cultivate hope
when the cloud appeared.
Long ago, 1t was customary to pray
for rain, when the blades of corn be-
gan to shrivel and to rattle their sap
less edges against the stocks. And
sometimes in response to the prayers
the rains came, and sometimes they
did not--a species of uncertainty which
left the problem pretty much where it
was found.
Then came the era Of the rainmaker.
Throughout the west the people be-
came accustomed to the mysterious
fellow wholly one means or another
undertook to cause the rain to fall.
Sometimes the rain fell. and some
times it did not. And still the problem
was unsolved.
The rainmaker has gone his wnv
now, and is heard of no more. And
the rains are sti1t uncertain, as they
have always been.
But after all, 1t may be held that
the practice now reported from Ne
braska, of praying for relief. is a good
deal better than the other one-because
it manifests hope, rather than gull
bility.
AS for the rains, they will come in
time. If not soon enough to insure p
crop this year, then the next year-or
the year after. There is always crop
enough somewhere.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-08-12
CASE AFTER CASE.

PIerty More Like This in FARGO,
Scores CT Fargo people can tell Won
about Doan's Kidney Pills. Manv a
happy citizen makes a public state
ment Of his experience. Here IS a
case Of it. What better proof of merit
can be had than such enlargement
X. Emerson, 300 First avenue south
Fargo, N. Oak, says: Il recommend
Doan's Kidney Pills ut every onnor~
tunity for know them to be a most
reliable kidney medicine. / suffered
from backache and disorGered kidneys
no doubt caused by the stopped noe,
ton IN which l was obliged 4, VOL,
My back became very lame and I bad
pains through my loins. In 1899 T
learned of Doan's Kidney Pills ard
procured box a. Wilser's drug store
They soon disposed Of the paine In nv
back, regulated the passages Of the
kidney secretions and toned I'D nv
system. had used many other rerne-
dies, but Doan's Kidney Pills was the
only one that gave me permanent re-
lief. / gave public statement to this
effect in 1904 and have sin % had nc
reason to change my opinion of Doan's
Kidney Pills. My cure has been per-
manent"
For sale by all DEALER. Price sc
cents. Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo
New York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember abe name Doan's-and
take no other
-.---
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-08-12

jamestown was visited by giant.
2a>@
Ransom county had series of &C.
cidents.
jamestown has farm within the
city limits.
$50
Devils Lakers regret that Minot
swiped their librarian.
Dickey county had successful Sun
day school convention.
A great many farmers fear a grass
hopper plague next year
$SS1
More proposed lines of railway in
North Dakota are discussed.
90
Editor Fadden Of The Neche Chro-
notype is some baseball catcher.
One farmer near Grand Forks
threshed thirty-two bushels Of wheat
per acre,
The date of laying the corner stone
of the Sargent county courthouse was
fixed for Aug. 1s.
It is said that Tom Marshall will
try four years from now for the U. S
senate again-against Gronna.
%<S@s
The Maxbass Monitor has complet
ed it's fifth year and Editor Myers is
making it better than ever before.
600
A second dividend or 15 per cent
has been ordered by the receiver of
the busted Andy Jones bank at Rugby.
900
The death Of Hon. G. NJ. johnson of
Dwight was a matter of regret to a
great many pioneer residents of the
state.
The Great Northern is winning It's
right-of-way cases for property along
the Great Northern line between Far
go and Minot.
T. P. Thompson was arrested in
Canada and brought back to wahpe
ton on a charge of obtaining money
under false pretences.
90
The Pembina Pioneer Express points
outs the fact that many county seats
are not central. They certainly are
not in the Red river valley. at least.
900
There have been fewer electric and
thunder storms in the state this year
than ever beforehand some people &C
cuse the comet of taking the electric
lty out of the air.
900
A member OF the Devils Lake mill
tia company was at Lakota ankERe
cided he wouldn't go to the enca&p-
ment The captain thought different
ly and had him arrested.
900
The organization OF an enthusiastic
jamestown club in Minot indicate.
the candidates for governor will bt
better supported at home than in the
campaign two years ago.
800
One of the proprletors OF a large
mail order house was recently IL
Rugby looking over some investment.
he had made. However much hi.
business methods may be condemned
1t must be admitted he knows a good
state to go to for land.
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The state druggists protested be
cause twin city papers said thing.
about the poor crops IN North Dakota
The Pembina Pioneer Express roasted
the twin city papers for not sayins
the crops were bad--and claiming tn,
editors were controlled by the millers
who wanted to keep prices down
Verify the newspapers have a hare
! time to please every one.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-08-12
TIME FOOLED AWAY
Many a Man Starts Out With the Best
Intentions and Winds up With
Failure-start Right.

When man starts out to lay aside
money he has or ought to have
definite plan for doing so and a def
mite aim to accomplish certain
thing. Many a young man has started
out and for the lack Of such a plan
has failed to accomplish anything
definite or to land at any desirable
point.
The plan offered by the Northwest
ern Mutual Investment Co. has many
good points and striking advantages.
It takes, for instance, the small month
ly or quarterly payments OF the wage
Garner and applies them to interest
bearing certificates maturing 10, liz or
20 years. The investment of these
sums coming at stated times provides
q PLAN. The certificate, maturing at
definite future date. supplies an
Incentive and an object at the same
time. Not only do they bear per
cent guaranteed interest, but the hold
er shares in one-half the pro rata net
profits at The end of the term. No
form Of investment can be better for
a young man; nothing rs safer. more
70 be desired Write the compnny
for particulars they will gladly send
them. The address Is Fargo.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-08-12
Travellers Tales

The recent druggists convention put
Harry Dodge IN mind of the DAYS
when he used to be cIerk in a drug
store. Said he: II was only about IA
years of age when got a job in a drug
store and my principal business was to
tend the soda mountain. The town
I was in was away back in Pennsyl-
vania and there was local option in
that county. We used to sell some
booze on the @. T. and one of the WAYS
of doing it was to load up one tank
of the fountain with simple syrup and
whisky. When a man that we knew
came in and asked for cold tea or
sarsaparilla with fly in It, wen, we
all knew what to do. 1t was the Gus
tom + keep this mixture in the bottle
which was labeled vanilla
One day 1 was attending to my
duties when a we'll known minister
came in. 1 noticed that he never call
ed at the fountain when was there,
but invariably had one of the owners
of the store wait on him. This day
neither Of the proprietors were in their
place of business and he had to depend
on me. He stepped up to the fountain
and said he wanted a soda, and when
asked him what kind of a flavor he
wanted he said nectar Now nectar
is supposed to be drink for the gods
and as raised the faucet I got a good
Whit of the contents and it was the
whiskey. l was Mortified, got red in
the face and cold in the feet. but I
kept my presence of mind, for to get
caught selling booze was pretty nearly
as bad there as it Is here. It meant
800 fine and three months inprison-
ment and so I didn't do thing but
throw the contents Of the glass into
the water bucket under the counter.
and explained by saying that wasn't
the right syrup, but a drug medicine,
and l suffered and stammered as |
told him he'd better take vanilla. He
gulped it down, and honest, after that
he never spoke to me. l have always
wondered whether he was sore because
l had started to give him whisky or
because l didn't let him finish what I
had begun"
G. H. Rupert, connected with the
county auditors ONCE yesterday re-
turned from an outing Of ten days at
ECICdH IdhG, anu H6 was most 6nTnu-
siastic over his trip. Said he to The
Forum: Fish, why caught all kinds
of fish down there. never saw the
fishing better In my life. 1t just
seemed to me that the fish could not
let my hook alone and was always
successful in getting good string no
matter where made the attempt. Did
/ get some good ones? Well, rather
had one bass that weighed over four
pounds and several that were over
three. Then caught some mighty
nice pike. What did I fish with
Worms, grasshoppers and small frogs
The bass will bite better at the live
frogs than almost anything else, but
I had no trouble in getting some with
the common fat angle worm. I had q
grass pike that weighed nearly seven
pounds, but Of course they are of nc
earthly value and I killed it and left
it lying on the lake side. I never had
any better time In my life"
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-08-12
VOLUME xxxIII, NO. 2s2.

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North Dakota Kernels

There was a great picnic at Antler.
Lisbon will have a harvest day fes-
tival Sept. Is.
G. w. Brundage has purchased the
laundry at Rugby.
.- ~@@
The Benson county fair at Leeds
was great success.
OsslSSs
The farmer who sells his stock this
fall will always regret 1t.
600
Mohall is extremely anxious to hang
onto the Renville county seat.
900 ..
The dental thieves are reaching
quite harvest in North Dakota.
900
The Devils Lake Journal accused the
V. c. baseball team of being "skeered.'
vS9<9
DR.. Quick of Wahpeton underwent
an operation for appendicitis in Fargo.
600
There was a runaway near Douglas
in which an infant was badly In
jured.
The Valley City people feel quite
comfortable over the success Of their
baseball team. az
James Duncan was arrested at
Devils Lake on charge of drawing
too many checks.
Jerry Connors, one Of the old
time prints, is doing some fine work
for The Williston Herald.
GOO
The people along the branch lines of
railway strenuously deny the passen-
ger trains are to be taken off.
Colonel Bloom Of The Devils Lake
Journal had a nice account of the
meeting OF the editors at Williston.
@,&S9
The cost of removing the county
seat from Pembina to Cavalier is
prominently set forth by The Pembina
Pioneer Express.
Little Mac" who lives near Willis
ton, passed up the editorial meeting
and If he ever attends future sessions
he is likely to be kangarooed.
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Many towns in the state are plan
ming to enforce the ordinance requir-
ing the machines to travel on the
right sides of the street.
900
Valley City is looking for another
railroad. The N. P. is closer than the
Soo-and they now want line that
will be closer than the N p.
900
Editor Hetwer Of The Blaisdell Bull
letin is an athlete. If he can't lick
the indignant subscribers he can at
least outrun them-as he is a Splinter.
dS@M
Hankinson claims to be the CEN
ter of one of the finest farming sec
tons of the state--and this years
crop seems to substantiate the asser-
ton.
Passengers who get off trains at
stations and climb on again when the
choo-c hoo cars start-are making
spectators very nervous by their mar
row escapes from death.
,.sS9
Printer Gribpens of The Bismarck
Tribune returned from Montreal with
bride She was--like Gribbens-a
native of England and met him in
Montreal for the wedding ceremony.
900
The Bismarck Palladium thinks the
man in charge of Editor Lucheau OF
The Grafton News and Times should
be more careful and keep him within
the walls of the institution that made
Grafton famous.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-08-12

Minot Independent: The Bottineau
News, an insurgent pSyer, wants to
know why the insurgents should SUM-
port Governor Burke and asks lie It is
because Burke failed 70 appoint either
Marshall or Miller, both insurgents
to fill the vacancy caused by the deatb
Of Senator Johnson. The insurgents
will not readily forget the governors
attitude in the matter or this appoint
ment, and they will hardly take any
part in further building UP a strong
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-08-12
BLOODY SHIRT DISAPPEARS.

There may be some differ
ences of opinion as to the
good taste of those who sought
to have a statue of Gen. Robert
e. Lee, the heroic commander of the
troops of the confederacy, placed in the
national capital. But there are some
matters incident to this that viii please
every genuine patriot.
Perhaps now the bloody shirt can be
sent to the ragpicker's--never to be
waved aloft in all its ensanguined ug-
Illness.
For President Taft has made public
his approval OF Secretary wicker
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-08-12
The Theatres
Fargo opsrahOuse.
Aug. 1S-Mrs. Fiske.

This morning will witness the OPEN
ing of the seat sale at Casselman's
Drug Store, for the engagement Of Mrs.
Fiske and the Manhattan company.
Mrs. Fiske brings this time to the
Fargo operahouse tomorrow evening
her most famous Offering, Becky
sharp" and her sterling Manhattan
Company, the worth Of which has be-
come so well known. Becky Sharp
has been. since its first production. the
most successful vehicle in which Mrs.
Fiske has ever been seen, and as an
example of perfection in production
ana stage management 1t has known
few equals In America.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-08-12
Blessed Berry Wall.

Chicago Examiner: A Chicagoan
rises to pronounce Berry Wall bene-
factor because he instituted the vogue
of pink shirts with white collars
Think of it! 1t might have been
white shirts with pink collarsl
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-08-12
WeIcome Valley.

welcome Valley, Aug. s.-To The
Forum: VIM. Hudson, who has been
visiting in the northwestern part OF
the state, returned home last week
MIR. and Mrs. Chas. McKinnon re-
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-08-12

Stanley Promoter: G. A. Johnson
Of Minot, the successful candidate for
the nomination for governor on the
republican ticket at the June prim-
aries, is receiving the support Of all
factions throughout the state and the
party is going to the polls this fall
with a solid front, which insures q
republican victory from the head OF
the ticket down. Burke has been
elected governor twree through bick-
ering and quarreline within the re-
publican ranks, but the republicans
have seen the error Of their ways and
have come to the conclusion that the
democratic party is not again to be-
come the beneficiary of this state OF
affairs, and this is certainly the only
and right way to look at it. The pri-
mary law gives everyone an equal
chance at the hands of the voters Of
the party and when the party, by a
majority Of it's voters, selects a man
to be it's standard bearer. he certainly
is entitled to and should receive the
support of every loyal member of the
party. He may not have been your
choice at the primaries, but he was
the choice of the majority and should
receive the same consideration that
you would have given and would have
expected your choice for the honor to
receive, should he have been chosen.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-08-12

Plaza Pioneer: C. A. johnson viii
carry N. d. in the November elections
by $4,000 majority. John Burke has
made the mistake of his life in trying
to get third term. Everybody feels
that he should have been satisfied
with two terms without trying to nail
the republican party to the cross. You
republicans cannot be generous to a
democrat without them turning
around and sticking it into you.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-08-12

RI There are a number of resident
streets in the fourth ward of Fargo
that should either be repaved or closed
up. Southern corduroy roadways are
smooth boulevards as compared to
some OF these streets.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-08-12

democratic machine in a state that is
normally republican by great big
majority. Besides, Burke had the Of
fee two terms and should be satisfied,
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-08-12
CUTLERY.

CUTLERY.
Anything you wauS IN mat lire! ]
keep only the very pest. Sen Hart.
Remember. the Best.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-08-12

G2T Auto riding is said to be a good
thing for the liver. There are some
people in Fargo who must be getting
that organ fairly well churned up.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-08-12

ltB Some cities are planting trees in
the middle Of the streets. In other
towns grass isaalso growing in the
streets-but, dear reader, not in Fargo.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-08-12

ES Drinking men support city gov
ernments" is a statement often made.
They don't in Fargo. Neither do they
support their wives and children-as a
general rule.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-08-12

ar Roosevelt referred to "undesira-
BILE citizens"-but some of his DE-
tractors have apparently forgotten thai
Cleveland once called them "the unde-
sirable states of the west" That was
going some.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-08-12

Ezr The advocates of dry farming are
working overtime in the northwest and
in many localities they find converts
less difficult to secure-while the evil
dences of drought are so apparent
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-08-12

ea' Slowly Fargos list of factories
are growing. Men behind new enter
prises are investigating the field.
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We Huv seraa iron.

Carload lo.s specHaIty. Correspond.
ence given prompt attention. Fargo
Iron Metal Co.. Fargo. N. n