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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-07-29
W0MAN,S BUILDING ONE OF BIG
ATTRACTIONS AT THE FAIR
Instructive Exhibits, Resu Corners and Things to Delight
the Eye, Features Of the Building Edo
catOnal Exhibits Here

Among all the other attractions the
woman's building is a big drawing
card at the state FAIR All day and
every day big crowds thronged this
building. The exhibita In this de-
partment Of the fair are of several
dlrerent divisions. Perhaps the wo-
mans handiwork ia the most interest.
ing; at any rate 1t shows that the wo-
men of this age have not entirely for.
gotten the skill which was a marked
feature of the housekeeper of several
generations back.
| A great variety Of canned fruits and
vegetables of every sort and descrip-
ton are displayed as well as pickles.
Jams etc. The case OF fine hand
painted dishes and vases show to the
state fair visitor the most remarkable
exhibit of the kind yet entered In the
woman's building. Several sofa nil.
lows and pictures in the same case
are worthy of mention.
Besides these the culinary art divi-
sion should not be passed over. Cook
les, pies, cakes, bread-both white and
DroWn-roHs, cakes, doughnuts. and IN
fact everything that mother ever
made. great many entries ware
made In each department, each one
deserving premium. In fact II Is
very evident that a great many peonlo
would have been delighted to have as.
sisted the worthy judges in their worlr
In this department.
The walls of the center nartitiop
could easily take UP half of ones time
at the fair Each peice of worlr
whether OF embroidery, battenberg
crochet, or hemsdtching. is eoueIlv
interesting and shows great skill. The
Iuss' quits and tapestries are hung
artstcally and show to good advant.
age. one piece of work in shells is ex.
ceptionally beautiful. The knitted and
woven exhibits are also remarkable
Inc burn wood exhibits in tinted
ana plain in artistic designs and in
useful household articles attract
great deal of favorable comment which
they Justly deserve. In close connac-
tion several useful articles to the
tnrltty housewife in the shane op IA.
vices for making patterns, slicing veg
etanles, etc, are in evidence.
The Educational Department.
Every grade and department rror,
,ne Llrst In the graded schools to the
last OF the high school was represent
ca III the educational department. The |
maps OF the different sections of North !
speak eloquently for the SIM
erlor educational system in the state
NOT only the maps but each exhibit |
teils a story Of its own. 1t is safe TO
say that no other state of equal size
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-07-29
NEW BANK CASHIER.

Word has just been received that
Fred Heath has been elected cashier
of the bank of Napoleon. Fred COM
pleted the Dakota Business college
course few years ago, was placed as
bookkkeeper for l.. c. Merrick & Co.
and his present position results from
his ability, and devotion to duty.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-07-29
AUTO TRIED TO
CLIMB A POLE
SNAPPED A TELEPHONE WIRE
. WHICH FELL ACROSS TROLLEY
/ WIRE AND MADE THE SPARKS
FLY NO SERIOUS DAMAGE
WAS DONE.

Yesterday aftefaoon an automobile
driven by young lady swerved to one
side and collided with a telephone pole
on Ninth avenue south. While the
accident didn't cause any injury and
but slight damage to the machine. still
1T might have caused grave trouble.
The crash caused one of the tele-
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-07-29

phone wires to fall and in falling it
lay across the street car trolley wires,
causing the sparks to fly. Mr. King
who lives nearby and is an employe of
the street car line, was summoned and
he guarded the line until Manager
Brown of the company sent some one
to cut the wires. The incident caused
quite a crowd to collect.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-07-29

and we are happy to know that the
square thing" is to be done by them.
The time is not far distant when Des
Moines will be setting the pace in
work among boys in Iowa. We are
sure our readers will join with us in
welcoming Dawson and Goodrich to
the state and wishing them the richest
blessings in their work with u.s."
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-07-29
Zinc Resldence for Sale.

If you are Interested IN residence
at present look up the ad
vertisement signed 301, care Forum in
the want section of this issue under
for sale houses.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-07-29

In North Dakota employ Dakota Bust
ness college graduates as bookkeepers
and stenographers and advance them
TO teHers, assistant cashiers and cash
iers. Ambitious young men cannot
make a mistake by taking the D. b. C.
ourse-experience proves it.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-07-29
Hay and Hay Lands.

We have both right near Fargo. six
ty tons of the former and several good
meadows to cut.
Page Benedict Land Co.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-07-29

Ten carloads of choice western
horses on sale at N. p. stockyards
Fargo, July rs to 80.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-07-29

Mark & Hunt Will hold big horse
sale at N. P. stockyards, Fargo, July
rs to 80.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-07-29
AnpIea for Sale.

I will be at the G. N. yards with a
carload of apples in bushel boxes.
Come and see me. j. A. Anderson.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-07-29

FLAvoRINE is sold under a positive
guarantee. ..,
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-07-29

4 Forum Want Add WIN sell it for you.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-07-29
MOST BANKS

''Rathskeller Cafe" Moorhead.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-07-29

WILL THE RAFT HOLD HIM.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-11-13

The bridal party leads briskly Houp-
Ia! Everybody smiles at them. calls out
20 them. the traffic stops for them. old
women SWIVEL on the sldsw ak hardened
business men wink tears! IL Is tho Bens-
diction OF Paris.
Houp-la, The procession rolls into the
Bots de BOulogne. the park Of parks.
At the end Of forest avenue in a water
fall: behind the waterfall is a path. and
in the path there ia a tiny pool. The
procession stops. The guests file out;
the bridal party leads the way.
-Oh. look Quit The bride IL now be-
hind tho waterfall. The young man holds
her tight. she must not slip. The Others
follow. Smack! Smack, Every one In
kissing every one else while the hfiis
coura geously hunts the pool with her
white slippered foot. She dips her foot
into the pool-thus the marriage will be
lucky. s.Ss
Five hundred ycarsS 80 Archbishop
Of Paris tried 20 stop the practice an super
stitious. To-day he encourages 10 as part
Of that respect for old convention that
helps To safeguard even a peoples re-
ligion.
Beside the cascade there ia a restaurant.
there are restaurants all over Paris. Some
job wedding breakfasts for the poor.
Others furnish wedding banauets for the
wealthy. In each case the party is hiIari-
Gus. Conversation sparkles before the
champagne and explodes after Il.
The poet ~ the family reads his verses
every one must make a speech or sing a
song even the bride. who like a girl u
spirit lifts her glass and trills out bravsiv
Corks pop. u pandemonium Of haprin'--
lets itself loose. What laughter and " i..r
bIushes' intiI a small hoy instructed t.l
the Office stealihily crawl- underneath 'h"
tabl" and attacks the brides loft leg
The small boy il bunting for her gart"-.
special gnrt.r all of ribbons. when Nh"
small hoy gets tn. garter IL In taken from
him and cut into small pieces. Each gri'--'
pins n piec" in his buttonhole II J. ~"
French Order If the Garter. HON. SOFT
qui NAL pense.
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only soi&re 10 ths thought thar should
he ned IL h. can sue his moth.r-in-law
IN support him.
All this and more may be read between
the lines Of the marriage contract IL
Ia biithe morning. Many guests ar.
present. The notary reads the contract,
hut the young man ought not To listen.
Good taste demands that he should whis-
per gayly To the girl TO show disinterestsd-
ness
The notary has finished reading. The
mother Of the girl should turn To the
oblivious lovers With a tender and indul-
gent smile. Tho young man should step
forward. briskly grab the pen. sign
hastily-and kiss the girl. smack. on the
cheek. At last! He has put in six months
between tho kiss on the hand and the kiss
on the cheek.
And the kiss ON the lips? When they
are married., There are tens Of thousands
OF married men In France who never
kissed their wives upon the lips until
their wedding day. Yet the old French
principle Of Marry first and court her
afterward' does not say Marry first and
love her afterward.'
You see. they have the wisdom OF old
custom to constrain them TO love. Think
Of those daily white bouauets. The cor
BELLE too goes far to win a girls heart.
Goethe put il into the jewel scene Of
Faust"
The engagement ring began 1t. II
In a thing never Glanced; some girls
fear pearls for telling tears. For the
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-11-13

not for himself hut for the two of them
considered a. ne person. and IL gives
the wife a mortgage on all his property.
In the case Of divorce or her dying with
out children. the dot question becomes
awkward for the husband. Really. on
the ground ~ sentiment. tn" French
husband might he pitied. He gets a
dot With a string tied tn it and finds
his wifes family tied 20 the other end.
for he is bound always 10 give his wife's
parents q place in his household II they
demand il or else find them a home.
II h. refuses they can SUE him. His
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-11-13

partner and together they call on friend
OF the girls parents.
They have a talk and go away. The
friend has q talk with the parents OF the
girl and goes away. II all is well. not 90
are exchanged by the same intermediary.
II 10 only after making sure that real
appropriat eneea exists that they meet
Who meet1 The parents, naturally!
The young folks may possibly know
each other. OF late growing iberality
has allowed those of the same world
to meet At dancing classes. golf and tennis
and At watering places. II In conceiva-
BILE that the youth may have written
billets doux and stammered formal
phrase like May I ask for your"
But he does not. His father or elder
brother asks.
OF whom OF the girls father naturally.
He puts on his frock coat and silk hat.
and sustained by a male relative makes .
formal proposal.
The girls father must give an imme-
diatc reply. Questions OF fortune arc die
cussed more in detail. and notes are made
for the final marriage contract.
Immediately he has been accepts d
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corbeille also he aaks the girl what
jewels sho wanis. and the jewel scene
continues The first parure' Ia always
diamonds. tho second IL OF pearls or
colors. Even in tho middle class families.
| where the girls dot does not exceed
$40. 900. the jewels will cost the youth at
least 5000
Gifts. siftsi The family give enor-
mousIy. friends give enormously. Tho
institution Of godfather and godmother
10 great thing for young housekeepers.
They are strong on weddings. their
gifts running into Government securities.
building lots. silver services and valuable
furs.
II helps to love to be full stocked for
life. The young couple. giggling. SYM
pathizs like two successful thieves. The
two families together buy the furniture.
but IL is tho peculiar province Of the girl
to bring all linen.
say linen with intention. for this is
the land that disdains cotton. and the
Quantities Of Sheets counterpanes. table
cloths. handkerchief. napkins and pill
low cases which young French girls
bring TO their husbands in astounding.
Al Co her own personal lingerie. here
In u cuflouh IRct. Dtring years before
her marriage the French girl has been
accommodating fins things which she
never puts on. while young girl shs
wears coarse linca things without the
slightest dissertation.
II You should ask hundred young
French matrons what was the first favor
they asked Of their husbands after mar
rage ninety Ave OF them would answer:
i sent him out To buy crimping irons
Most French brides on the trip back
from church stop the carriage in front Of a
hairdrssssr. and fsend in their new made
husbands To purchase the desired object
IL IL long standing grievance Of the
French young girl that her mother will
not let her PUT hot irons to her hair your
hair shall 90 unspoiled to your husband
Ia the mothers saying DOUBTLESS he
will let you do an You please So as crimp-
ing irons are a sign OF marriage. marriage
is a sign of independence
SEQ the wisdom Of generations OF French
mothers To make their choice Of husband
for their daughters palatable! Expert
sncs must commend il. because each
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-11-13

~ q husband h her pareuss right to
son-in-law Naturally th~y court thu
most charming in person and situation
Tn. plain girl profits wonderfully. ifounE
men who colld not make long love tu
that plain face and ugly disposition
may plunge IN a single act Of heroiam
and say Yea to the girls father.
In France. where prudent marriages
and prudent living have raised up n
wonderfully numerous class OF small hut
sufficient incomes from Investments.
girls are tagged with the exact figures OF
their dowriss
Il is the family sinking fund. and the
gossips have precise data.
Suzanne? She puts on airs because
her father has refused the doctor. She
told Marcells that with $4,000 dotl her
mother says that they ought 60 get .
rising politician
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-11-13

and he must put IL on the girls finger
The mother cannot always take her place.
Generally IL In after lunch. when the,
young folks ar" allowed To talk together
without being overheard. Alone? Dear
no. In France you marry first and do
your counting afterward.
Does he not kiss her? Yes. when he
puts the betrothal ring on her finger he
may kiss her hand. That Is all. Show
me the French mother who will let her
daughter he kissed on the cheek before
she has signed her marriage contract.
Now the young man has daily occu-
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-11-13

following. Then they had tho religious
service very private.
IL Is q long drawn out ceremony with
carpets. candles. flowers and Swiss in
their knee breeches and cooked hats
pounding the church floor with their hal.
herds.
The father Of the bride leads his daugh-
ter. the bridegroom leads his own mother:
the mother OF the bride is accompanied by
the father Of the bridegroom. while the
organist. assisted by harps. tears on
Bach's Prelude
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-11-13

the young man makes q call. On whom?
On his future mother -in-lAw naturally.
He ought To thank her warmly for a good
quarter Of an hour. He should make
himself very agreeable. Then. just be-
fore taking his departure. he may ask
to see the girl. II is q rare kindness
until they are bstrothed IL is improper
now for them to meet. The betrothal
is a very privat. family party; you do
not expose the blushing joys Of young
girl 10 the critical amusement Of friends
But at the betrothal luncheon the young
folks sir side by side.
He has brought the engagement ring
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-11-13

The mornings are for the trousseau.
the Afternoons are for the bridegroom.
and il ia unbecoming that he should even
hear the frousseau mentioned. The
corbeille is his personal gift To the girl.
often representing a little fortune in
jewels. always a, least a couple Of nice
rings with real stones.
The dot Is commonly misunderstood by
Americans. lts legal object Is 10 help
defray their living expenses only. not
10 keep the youth in idleness. should
he waste il his only safeguard is 20 have
nothing Of his own. French Law makes
him its trustee not for his wife only
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-11-13

There are. however. lovely creatures
capable ~ turning young mons heads.
and lots Of just nice girls with money
When. as happens even in France. .
young man falls in love with one Of these
he does not 90 and say. Il love you!-
IL would Ire dishonorable; il mi ght maxi
her faint: he docs not get the chance
even the new marriage law Of 1917 cannot
give him such social liberty
He tells his mother. His mother tells
his father. His fat cr tells his business
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-11-13

patton Each morning he must send
the girl n white bouquet. He arrangec
with florist for the job-not To have it
on his mind. The French courts have
decided that such florist bills are re-
coverable later on. out Of the girls dot.
even under the separate property regime.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-11-13

Practically it has done nothing At
the Council ~ Trent. I'D years ago. tho
French prelates sought. though vaInly.
to make the consent Il parents essential
even To tn. validity Of marriage What
the council refused Napoleon almost
granted 10 parents IN his Code; and the
freedom which IN" Ler.Ire Jaw proposes
In middle class md upper class young
peop. ~ - freedom which all their sur
roundinGs prevent them from exercising
To-day. a. yesterday. the girls right
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-11-13

And Berthc?-
Her father courts tho now young
notary who bought the vnsseur practice.
But what will you' II cost him $4,000.
therefore he should marry 500 900 dot
-Bsrthe's dot is only SIS. 600
Don't fear. the match will come OF
Berthe is their only child. and they will
sacrifice themselves To bring a rising man
into the family
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-11-13

husband We are giving 81. N00 dot with
you. dear child. and have right Ia b.
particular a. 10 tn" person Patience: We
are OCCUPIED with your affair
The new French marriage law. due to
that modern ST Valentine the Abh.'
Lernire. has hAan IN force over "A year
Legally II throws down tn. bars IT
parental authority after the aga 81 Il
years.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-11-13

music. the bride In In the sacristy weeping
with her mother.
What are all those carriages' They
are wedding carriages. OF course. but en-
gagged for the entire afternoon. and will
tell you why. Truly fashionable folks
have given up the practice. hut Partisan
avenues In summer time are none tho less
gay by thousands of such professions.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-11-13

society. have known q girls mother
to grow indignant when the guests at the
lunch addressed her. Madame
-Mademoiselle. il you PLEASED snapped
tho mother. they have not passed by
the church yeti" In another case the
girls father died on the eve OF the re-
ligious ceremony. The girl was In
strange position during the two days
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-11-13

The -Swisses' (gaudy uniformed YER
sers) tell the party what To do: -kneel
rise. take the candle. adv ance tn the altar $
The bridegroom when he places the we'd
ding ring on her finger ought 10 push il
carefully below the second joint: other
wise she will never he submissive. Roll
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-10-15
VIRGINIA NEWS.

H. S. Bingham, chief machinist in
the United States navy, stationed in
the Norfolk navy yard, committed
suicide yesterday by shooting himself
in the head.
The centennial celebration OF the
founding OF the American Board OF
Commissioners for Foreign Missions
virtually ended in Boston Yesterday
when a dozen or more missionaries de-
tailed the boards achievements in for
eien fields. when new missionaries were
presented to the audience. and farewell
addresses were made.
II. B. Boudar & Son, expert ac-
countants, OF Richmond, who were
employed by the board Of supervisors
of Rockingham county to examine the
books and records in the Office of E.
H. Carpenter, treasurer OF Rocking
ham county, have reported shortage
OF $50, ZOO to have existed in the
treasurel's accounts at the time OF the
annual settlement, on August %, 1910.
Mr.. Carpenter. however. has made
good the entire amount, and it appears
that the county will not lose cent by
the shortage. Mr.. Carpenter explains
that his friends found him an easy
mark when they wanted to get rid OF
paving their taxes. 1t was reported at
the time OF the annual settlement that
unpaid tax tickets TO the amount OF
$14 900 we're OH hand.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-10-15
RnnsereIt,s MoYements.

New York, Oct. 15.-Rushing direct
from, a train TO his offices in the Out
look today, Theodore Roosevelt sent
out a IS. o. s." wireless to the repub-
lican campaign managers to meet him.
Within twenty minutes OF his arrival
he was listening to the reports OF State
Chairman Ezra p Prentice and his as
sistants at state headquarters Roose-
welt made it plain that he does not be-
lieve the managers are putting enough
\ ginger" into the campaign TO suit him
and things are expected to liyen up az
ter the meeting today.
Roosevelt baked at the upstate trip
arranged for him beginning Monday,
holding that he was needed more in
New York for the next few days, but
the managers told him that all arrange
ments had been made, announcements
placarded on the dead walls of the sew
eral villages and that it would be i'm
possible to cancel all the dates. The
new leader OF the state machine an
nounced that he would 60 to Oyster
Bay late this afternoon for rest and
would receive no visitors there to-
morrow.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-10-15
DESPERATE NEGRO KILLED.

After fatally wounding Special Agent
G. A. Lent, of the Chesapeake and
Ohio Railroad, and killing Policeman
Charles Hale and Daniel Bias, yesterday,
an unidentified negro was himself shot
dead by a posse near Huntington, VIVA.
The negro. taking refuge in the hills
near town, fought off the posse until a
bullet reached him. Before being laid
low, however, he managed to wound
two other policemen, perhaps fatally,
and hit a member OF the posse. Police
man w. w. Lowe and Charles Stuart
we're shot in the head and are thought
to be dying. William Hutchinson,
another member Of the posse, was
wounded in the arm. The negro was
killed by Chief of Police Clinginspeel
and his body was dragged through the
streets. All told there we're three killed
and six wounded in the fight, three Of
the wounded being seriously hurt.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-10-15
COxeY,s Prediction.

New York, Oct. Is. There's a
chance coming in the United States. 1t
willy be either an evolution. And | am
afraid the last will be first" This was
the declaration today of General j. 5.
Coxey, who in 1894 led he famous
"Cpxey's Army" across the continent
to the door Of the White House to de
n,,nd redress for the peoples wrongs.
Csvoy has come to New York to make
a second attempt to redress the wrongs
Of the people. This time, however,
instead Of bringing with him an army
out OF work people, he is bringing a
bank account OF 1000, 600 made from
his rock qnarry at Massillon, o. The
three million he declares is going to be
spent in a campaign OF education to
bring about an evolutionary change in
the United States instead OF a revolt
utiOnary one.