The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-03-02

Editor wardwell of The Pembina
Pioneer Express accompanied the re- v
mains OF a comrade to New England I
In commenting on the trip he said 4
In part: "
The writer returned on Sunday ev- II
enlnR from a trip which extended as
far as the state OF Maine. The oecas"
ION Of the Journey was to accompany {
the remains of the late Samson W. I
Fry TO the burial place of his family I
In Hudson. Mass. The eastern Journey
was without special incident except TO
note that modern railway travel has
been reduced to the maximum of speed
and luxury Leaving Pembina at 10
o'clock on Sunday morning we ar
rived in Boston at $3.50 on Tuesday ev-
ening which is covering distance or
about 1000 miles in pretty rapid time,
wf,Ile the service of the Pullman cars
was simply elegant. The route east
ward was over the N. F., Milwaukee,
| N Y. c.. Lake Shore and M. c., and |
Boston & Albany, passing through |
| St Paul, Chicago, Buffalo and Albany. |
Returning we came by way OF the
| Grand Trunk passing through Mon
| treal and Toronto and stopping few
hours at Niagara. The connections
| in either direction were made without
any delay and the time spent on the
trains was really enjoyable in itself.
From Boston we took a short run
to Bucksport, Me-, where we ware
born (severaD years ago and where
present acquaintance after so many
years absence is naturally rather lirn-
tied burt wef found few survivors OF
the distant past and enjoyed renew
ing old friendships.
we also had brief visit with some
relatives in Maine and about Boston.
|. we also spent pleasant evening with
a friend in Boston to whom we had
, said good bye over forty, years ago
! i'm Valparaiso, Chill then a nard-up
sailor boy of about twenty and now
: one of the solid men Of his native
city.
lettings by the Way.
'rhe New Highlander is no longer
= lean. long and gaunt. He Is getting
8 round faced and chubby. He wears
: a business air and is full of his bust
A ness.
The peculiar dialect Of New Eng
: land. though the native tongue OF this
!. wayfarer, was very noticeable. A boy
y went through the train calling his
> wares for sale among which he loudly
and persistently emphasized
. aPi'pm'ts" which is New England for
- peppermints. No down east Yankee
: even dying with thirst could ever ask
for a drink of water. he would insist
- on having "watah." on the other nand
= ha would use the "r'' that he saved
y from the water as an addition to his
Idea ar"
= The dwelling houses Of the rura
y towns everywhere are more tnar
double the size. on an average than
I'm similar western towns. ~ Most OF
them are equipped with blinds and
E. often the house Is painted white and
l. the blinds green Most Of them show
rs old fashioned building but are KEEP
re- freshly painted But when one doe
Y md an imprinted structure like q barr
. then the age is plainly shown by tn
~ moss and dark colors caused by th
III prevalent moisture.
u, The great amount OF waste ian'
~ strikes the westeTner Here. theugl
A. the land may be unoccupied II stil
looks as If II might at least produc
$50 and does produce hay II nothing else
There the land is all fenced into smal
fields from one to ten acres. but IN
I western man wonders why they ar
fenced at all unless TO keep stray cat
tie from wandering in and starvin
. to death.
Its But it is pretty. and In that wa
a. looks good TO US who see but ma
- prairies.
Do Now just an item about farminl
When In Bueksport, we met q youn
man at the hotel who had tJpse. re
"a. K.4s7 ~ hoe
us selling his crop OF potatoes for IS cent
Le- a busneI. We asked him about til
he methods of cultivation there and \
ng told us that most OF his neighbors p,
ort s35 worth of fertilizer per acre Q
on their lands but he had used $3.50 G
.e- hts own farm that year. Just think
aft that you North Dakota farmers al
a have land that never needs fertilize
sx- and that you would perhaps sell 4
the less money. He said also that
eve could raise a crop Of oats on the sar
pie Hand this season and by also sowii
pal grass seed with the oats and. plowil
In the grass the following year that
uld could get another crop OF 2potato
ee- without more fertilizer. Which.
nre course would be letting the land Ii
ona YEAR It 10 almost needless to n
Ito that we told him of . much beti
lily proposition for raising potatoes tn
en- the method he was pursuing. t~
= The big cities with their rnshi
crowds. noisy cars, dense smoke .
vast varieties Of smells are good pias
for the country fellow to so and !
Of how the other half OF the world lis
ID and die, but a week or two is enou
!. for one time. A big department ste
!, is fine place to find : variety and !