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beyond cattle are grazing in peaceful
content.
One of Ohio's associations in Cincinnati
sent its tribute most periodically in
scribed: 'Ohio, first born Of the ordinance
of 81: every pulsation of her heart beats
high, beats long, for liberty and for the
Union" Like most Of the other states.
several of Ohio's cities and organizat lions
also contributed stones.
The Illinois stone combines the words:
State sovereignty, national union"
Indiana's offering came from one of her
lodges /. o. o. r. One curious heavy
dark stone, streaked with black, bears
the lettering, Emblem of Our Trust in
the Union" Michigan sends half
cube of native copper from Ontona-
gon. Minnesota, Montana, Wisconsin,
Wyoming and Missouri are represented
by single stones bearing their names,
while Oregon tells the story of her natural
wealth by a profusion of grapes, wheat
and other products of the soil. One OF
these from Iowa says, Her affections,
like the rivers of her borders, flow to an
inseparable Union
Nebraska produced a picture character
istic of her life. solitary log cabin
is set in the midst of the prairie. with
the mountains showing in the distance
their lofty peaks overlooking river
with the ever present vessel At the base
of the mountains may be seen network
of railroads, in the center of which is a
picture of sturdy blacksmith, in the
full glory and pride of his Drawn and
strength, holding u hammer above an
anvil.
Nevadas stone assumed its place in
the big memorial, with her name imbed-
ded in letters of solid silver, but one by
one the letters were stolen, until but one
remained. and this was removed for safe
keeping and the spaces gilded, so that
now Nevada" is spelled in gold.
*+
Kansas reViveS the memory of the
hardy pioneer ploughing the field about
his cabin. Arkansas is in evidence sew
eral times; likewise California, the state
stone being inscribed, california, young
est sister of the Union, brings her golden
tribute to the memory of its father"
kentucky's marble is carved with three
beautiful wreaths. In the center two men
clasp hands over the motto of the state
coat of arms, UNITED We Stand, Divided
We FALL and Under the auspices of
Heaven and the pPeceptS of Washington,
kentucky will be the last to give up the
Union.'
Another Blue Grass emblem of note
worthy beauty is a pure white marble,
from the Addisonian Literary Society of
the Western Military Institute of Dre-
men, Ky. This is carved with bust OF
Washington, books emblematic of litera-
ture and statecraft, symbols of war in
flags drums and artillery, and the in
scription: ITO the Father of His Coun-
try
Tennessee wrote upon her own marble
THE Federal Union Must BE Pre-
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5 long as the Wash
ington Monument
shall rear its state
~ head among the
clouds. SO long will
W a s h i n gtonians
have in their midst
q visible reminder
of the father of his
country. And as the
I'D OF February
rolls round each
year this mightiest
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of obelisks becomes of special interest as
the greatest OF all memorials TO the man
whose name it commentaries. Its his
tory belongs to the nation. and the ma
tons life is cemented in with its stones
One of the greatest celebrations of
Washingtons birthday ever held in the
city was the one, twenty-five years ago
at the dedication of the Monument the
orator of that occasion being the yener-
able Robert c. Winthrop. who had de-
livered the famous grafton at the laying
OF the corner stone thirty-seyen years
before.
The inception OF the Washington Monu-
ment dates from a resolution adopted
August Z, 1888, just after the close of
the revolutionary war. This provided
that an equestrian statue of Gen. Wash
ington be erected at the place where the
residence OF Congress shall be established
in honor OF George Washington, the illus
Gious commander-in-chiefo of the armies O.
the United States Of America during the
war which indicated and secured their
liberty. sovereignty and independence
-
With all OF these manifeStly good in
tentions the young republic was so heav-
lily burdened with the debts of the indi-
Nfdual colonies II had assumed and so
badly exhausted from the long, severe
struggle for Independence that years
passed and the work on the statue did
not begin
The great shock which the country felt
over the death of its beloved Washing
ton. which occurred at Mount Vernon De-
cember IA. 1888, served TO start the monu-
ment project again. Ten days after his
death Congress passed another resolution
that a marble monument be erected by
the United States at the city of Washing
Ion. and that the family of Gen Wash
fngton be requested TO permit his body TO
be deposited under il, and that the monu-
ment be so designed a. to commemorate
the great events of his military and po-
litical life"
Mrs. Washington was acquainted with
the resolution and agreed to its request
but no further action was taken until
May :. 1900. when a committee of the
House of Representatives submitted reso-
lutions directing that the resolutions OF
11S and also of 1879 be carried into exc
cution. the former being amended to re-
quire a mausoleum instead TO BE- erected.
For this purpose later a bill passed the
House January /. 1901. appropriatins
$20O.O0o. but over thirty years elapsed be-
fore anything further was done.
In 1893 the Washington National Monu-
ment Association was formed by few
public-3pirited men in this city who had
become disgusted over the procraStination
of Congress in the matter. and the result
OF their efforts was that the first 80 feet
were constructed by subscription
In 1873 Congress authorized the society
TO build the monument and the present
site was selected because IL was the one
Washington had chosen in 1875 for a revo-
lutionary monument
OF the many plans submitted. the So
ciety adopted the design OF Robert Mills,
which was very much more elaborate
than the present obelisk. which stands IL
it's grand simplicity like lonely senti-
mel throwing its protecting shadows over
the city of Washington's name.
The old design provided for a shaft 800
feet high TO be suTmounted to the height
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The state stone is a great white mar
BILE, with the eagle. representing lib
crty. virtue and independence; two
feather pens crossed, and underneath the
words. by deeds Of peace William Penn
smoking the pipe of peace with two war
plumed Indians, and opposite this, foam
ing steeds trampng the battle
ground. and vessels at sea-all together
portraying the progress of civilization.
Fully striking is the massive stone
from the corporation of the city of Phila-
delphia which Is carved to represent II
picture, with its clearly-cut frame stand
ing out in bold relief. The eagle is shown
life size, carrying the Declaration of In
dependence, dated July 4, 1716. Below
are the scales of justice, and away beyond
vessel may be seen sailing away from
the City of Brotherly Love with an album
dant cargo. while above all are the smil-
ing faces of Plenty and Wisdom.
The tribute from the corporation of
New York city is large gray stone. with
a very expressive picture. An eagle how
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By Herbert Kaufman

and the Lunatic who hopes acquire the habit Of riding
Niagara Falls in pickle barrel
Watch him. He's infected with fol and his aiL,ent
contagious unless you're uaccated with caution he'll involve
you in a serious tange
He's always after something than what he preends
The trouble dealer certain be profssed
motives real than drug con,plexion-thee
something entirely different underneath
He can't possibly and suruue he's be convicted
under the Law of Compensation opeatesby gravy it's the
thing that the Eternal Balances it's the that keeps
society adjusted and makes Right such tremendously profitable
thing
He can't be any because he isn't true to hnseLE
he can't keep on because he won't keep faith.
He thinks that he is polite when all the WHILE he i. merely
patent He doesn't know that the first ruden Of good politics
play straight make good with one party
to confidence and maintain ito stand by his ,uord
stauncy that Government bond by doubtful
Investment,
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The who plays both ends against the middle always gets
caught the middle Parties quarres the nature of
events forced their cards stage of the isun
Outstanding and he's bound to be squeezed between the
ailstones of trouble which he creates.
No be fwo-aced unless he false
face It's simply matter Of time before he unnask He
detection than he send his SHADOW
uacation His settlement day inevitably arrives; he may
but only by usurers interest for the
daonthe bother he causes the less mercy he shown
When as said and done the thing that really him
his egotism He his srewdness; he
underestaate the Of the of He's just
plain dumb FOOL who thinks that he make of Fate
He's betting that human nature wrong and he can't pos
sibly win.
He actually believes that he make mischief make good
at the time.
He loses sight OF the risk he He belongs the
tribe of soheads thief and the chronic bea
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-05-06
UNITED STATES
TO MAKE linen
THIS COUNTRY WILL BECOME A
COMPETITOR WITH IRELAND
AND BELGIUM sIN THE MANU-
FAcTuRE or FLAX FIBRE PRO-
DucTs-TEsTs IN PROGRESS.

Last fall Prof. III. Bachelor of Far
go shipped sixteen cases of North
Dakota fax straw to the Cogry Flax
Spinning mills, Doagh, Ireland. This
straw was grown on the farm Of Au-
gust Dittmer, near Casselton. The
straw was short and full of grass and
was way under the average raised in
the state, but it was all that could
be obtained at the time.
Adam McMeekin, the superintendent
of the mills has made careful examin-
alton of the straw, and gives it as his
opinion, that 1t is suitable for the
coarser grades of material He says
that land that will produce fax fibre
of SO firm texture will undoubtedly
grow quality or fax straw suitable
for making the finest grades of linen.
Mr.. McMeekin says that the straw
cannot be retted until June, when the
retting season begins. The process of
retting takes from two to four months,
depending on general conditions and
the grade Of fibre desired.
Professor Bachelor, mad eight of the
cases of fax straw received by Mr..
McMeekin forwarded to Monsieur
Lucien LeGrand, Antwerp, Belgium.
These cases arrived some time since,
and are now undergoing the retting
process in the river lys. The retting
period in Belgium is regulated by law
and begins April 10 and ends on Oct.
Is. Some idea of the importance of
the linen industry to Belgium can be
gathered from the fact that more than
10000 people are engaged in the ret
ting process alone. Belgium raises Is
per cent of the fax straw used in the
world, while Russia produces S6.2 per
cent The straw is shipped from Rus
STA to furnish the retting plants of
Belgium and Ireland with their raw
material.
It will be September before the
straw shipped by Mr.. Bachelor is
made into yarn and ready for spinning,
and not until late in the fall viii he
receive the finished products, in the
shape OF the table linens and towels.
1t is now generally admitted by we'll
informed men in the linen trade in
Ireland and Belgium, that their SUI
premacy will be threatened by the
United States. A well known Irish
expert, who has been investigating the
possibilities for developing the, linen
industry in North Dakota, gave it as
his opinion, that the possibilities for
manufacturing linen in North Dakota
exceeded that of any other part of the
world. That the rounds for this be-
lief, was, the enormous deposits of
COAL which gave assurance of cheap
fuel for centuries to come, the large
production of flax straw wauld furnish
ample raw material and the Missouri
river valley was ideal for purposes OF
retting.
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N. D. POLITICAL GOSSIP
CONTINUED From Page 4.)


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speeches by theastate's public men in |
the past few years. He knows that the |
granaries have been full to overflow
ing and that railroads have been taxed
to haul out the crop. He knows that
the farmers have been getting unpre- |
cedented prices for their products, |
buying automobiles, building better
homes, buying more land and adding
TO the wealth of the state from their
savings. He must have read the bank
statements and learned of the great
increase In deposits-representi the
savings of the agricultural classes and
those who deal with them in other
lines of business. He must have seen
the figures as to the increase in the
assessed valuation of the state. And
yet before the senate he conveys the
impression that North Dakota has been
just struggling along, and that Gin
1907 the farmers made little money
And he says that in the western part
of the state there have been much
more hard times and some people have
been suffering" Was one of the suf-
ferers Flax King Smith Of Beach, who
took $4,000 of profit OF or 1000 acres
of flax? Was 1t the hard times in the
western part OF the state that has rails
ed the price OF land from S1.25 to $40
and $40 an acre in the past seven or
eight years? Was 1t the hard times
that built the towns of Beach, Sem
tinel Butte, Belfeld, Marmath, Bow
man, Hettinger, Mott and dozen 9TH
er thriving settlements in the past four
or Ave years, till buildings rose on
the naked prairies like mushrooms ov-
err night? We fear Senator Purcell has
not been inquiring into conditions in
the western part of this state, from his
senate speech Either that, or he hes
itated to admit that no state In the
union has made more rapid advances,
produced more wealth proportionateiy
to its population, built more miles of
railroad, opened more farms, and
created more actual value than North
Dakota In the ten years from 1900 to
1910.
We comment thus extensively upon
the speech OF Senator Purcell to show
the character of the democratic argu-
ment against the tariff bill and against
the policies of the government that
have enabled the people Of this and
other states to achieve such remark
able results in the past decade. Even
a casual analysis shows the utter fall
lacy OF its argument
That IL not at all such a speech as
Senator Purcell would make at coun-
ty fair. commercial gathering, in the
state senate, or elsewhere-say at d
Fourth Of July celebration It was a
calamity speech-and not such one
as we had expected from the second
senator from Richland county and the
democratic representative in the upper
house Of congress
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HOME RAISED SEED CORN

For sale, improved Northwestern
Dent corn of our own raising, thor
oughly dried, screened and cleaned.
This seed shown very strong germin-
alton. The Armenia & Sharon Land
Company, Armenia, N. ..
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Jack Field, successor to II. y. Har-
rington, Plumbing, Steam and Hot
Water Heating. Gas Fitting and Elec-
trio Wiring. 2o1 Fifth street north.
Tel. lat.
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Foley Kidney Pills are antiseptic,
tonic and restorative and a prompt
corrective of all urinary irregularities.
Refuse substitutes. H. H. Casselman.
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Daily Queries and Ansuers
Address all Query Editor
stamps valued and dealers W be given.

|, shall, without Just cause, desert or
wilfully neglect to provide for the
support OF his wife or minor children
in destitute or necessitous crcuni.
stances, shall be deemed guilty OF
inisdemcanor. and shall be punished
by imprisonment In Jail not exceeding
one year; provided that before the
trial (with tho consent of the de-
fendan0 or after conviction, instead
OF imposing the punishment herein,
before provided. or In addition there
TO, the court In It's discretion, having
regard to the circumstances and tinan.
eial ability OF the defendant, shall
nave the power to enter an order.
which shall be subject to change by
1t from time to time, as the circuni.
stances may require, directing the de.
iendant to pay certain sum weekly
or monthly for the space of one year
to the wife or to the custodian of the
minor, and to release the defendant
from custody on probation for tile
space of one year, upon his entering
INTO recognZancc, with or without
suretles. In such sum as the court
shall direct The condition of the
recognizance shall be such that il the
defendant shall make his personal
appearances at court whenever order
ed to do so within the year and shall
further comply with the terms or the
order OF any subsequent modification
Thereon then the recogni2ance shall
be void, otherwise to remain in full,
force and effect. If the court he sat
ished by Information and due proof
under oath at any time during the
year that the defendant has violated
the terms of such order, IL may forth
with proceed to the trial of the de-
PENDANT under the original Indictment,
or sentence him under the original
conviction. as the case may be. In the
case Of forfeiture Of recognizance
enforcement eN in,
the sum recovered may. in the discre
ton of the court be paid in whole or
in part to the wife or TO the custo-
dian OF the minor. The Corporation
or Hastings Courts Of the cities and
respectively shall have exclusive orig
inal Jurisdiction of all prosecutions
and proCeed!ngs under this act.D
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-04-08
BANKS IN POLITICS.

One bank president in Plttsburg has
confessed to giving bribc and sec
ond is under Indictment for the same
offence. The men receiving the brides
were Pittsburg Counclmen who were
to exert their influence with the Coun-
ell In securing the deposit Of the city's
funds in the banks over which the
presided.
This is about the sorriest chapter
in the most disgraceful narrative OF
American municipal history that has
been written since Tweed was put in
stripes. 1t Is disgraceful not only as
great and glaring instance of whole
sale bribery, but disgraceful as the
appearance in bribery proceedings OF
men who should never stoop so low.
1t is bad enough for any town to
have Councilmen who will accept a
bride. but 1t is still worse for a town
to have bank which goes into the
business of bribing.
a bank holds a peculiar position in
SNN'S NV -. q poStNAoh i'Nit ny Ip
other business house OF course, the
bank is in business for money IFS
stockholders do not invest their funds
for the fun of the thing. They expect
a return from every dollar they put
into bank stock, and they want as
large a return as they can get. AT the
same time bank is a public instttu-
ton, with special obligations and
special duties. I lives on public con-
hdence, and it's usefulness depends
upon the degree of confidence 1t en-
joys. since the average man puts
money in bank because he believes
the bank is sound and honestly man
aged.
No bank can merit the confidence
thus reposed in it. or hope for sue
cess, that does not regard its respon-
sibility and remember its especial OBJ
legations, and no bank can hope to do
its honest duty and dabble in politics.
Just as soon as the bank begins to
pass beyond its legitimate field and
seeks to make an illegitimate profit
by bribery that bank unsettles it's
own foundation and does injury to-
the banking business throughout
the country The offending bank
will be made a type in the popular
mind. and all confidence will be shaken
at the spectacle enacted in Pittsburg.
Punitive Justice is seldom justice,
but we could wish for the honor of
ali bankers and for the standing of
reputable bank men in all parts OF
the State that the offending presidents
in Pittsburg be dealt with in severity.
The standing of a great business de-
mands it.
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PRAYING ron prTTsBuRG.

Bishop Cortland Whitehead, of the
Pittsburg diocese of the Protestant
Episcopal Church has appointed next
sunday as a day 10 be observed by
Episcopalians throughout Allegheny
county with special prayers and SER
mons on civic righteousness, corporate
repentance and confession. intemper-
ance and political chicanery, graft and
fraud-on any topic, indeed, which
bears on the present dcplorable stu
alton in Pittsburg." He has prepared
series of special prayers for the oc-
.casion, in one OF which occurs this
petition: Save this whole community
from POLITICAL corruption, greed. in
temperance. lawlcssness, the dcsocra-
ton OF the Lords Day the violation of
the sanctity of marriage, and every
false way
Pittsburg has been one of the
strongholds OF Republicanism in Penn
sylvania and the politics of that state
has long been noted for its corruption.
The praying comes rather late; but
better late than never. The good peo-
pie of Pennsylvania have known for
years how utterly corrupt has been
tho management OF their political af-
fairs and yet, election after election,
they have kept the rascals in Office.
and in Pittsburg i. was not until after
the grand jury began its effective
work that there ever appeared any
serious thought on the part of the
religious people of that community TO
pray for deIiverance from the corrupt
crew they have set over themselves.
1t is hoped that the grand jury will
continue its work The half of the
rascals have not yet been caught.
Praying on Sunday, it ought to be re-
membered, viii not count at elections
on Tuesday.
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tory of socialism otherwise than
discomfort with things as they
arc. The Socialists may waste money
and they probably will; they may be-
gin some reforms which n saner adj
ministration will have to pay for; but
they cannot upset the whole basis OF
municipal government and cannot
break down the order against which
they protest. AS surely as the new ad-
mintstration comes into office, 1t Will
go out of office at the next election;
and as surely as 1t begins with many
promises. it will end with many fail
ures. This is not because the Social.
lists are any worse men mentally or
morally than the men they supplant In
Milwaukee, but merely because the
government they want to establish
will not work
If socialism, as preached in the Mid
die West, be dissected to the bone.
want better wages for their work.
want more public service. want better
chances in life, want an equal distri-
button Of wealth want the aged cared
for and the weak protected They say
that government should be for the
benefit of all the people and should
seek TO give equal happiness to all
the people; but when they come to tell
us how and the wherefore, they can
give no definite, practical answer. The
best of them all, BRAND. was made
premier of France, and he has toned
down to a conservative working |
statesman. who cuts his coat accord
ng to his cloth Everybody who tries
10 do as he did will finish by doing as
ne is doing, and the mayor of Milwau-
zee who promises so much, will learn
o Trim his sails to meet the winds of
he time