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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-04-16

Tense and defense Is as old as the no
lftfcal system and certainly as old ia
the convention system In politics. III
was the chief evil In the convention
system, and the one that led to the
repeal of the law and the enactment
Of the primary law. But the cOnvsn-
tion was composed of six or seven
hundred delegates. The committee
that selects factionaI ticket lis com
posed Of only twenty. This evil. in.
stead Of being minirnized is made
more offensive. And willie the law
that permits this condition may be
tolerated few years, In the end
there will be enough cases Of dis
satisfaction to arouse sentiment for
a change. 1t may not come in year
or two years but ii will come ais GER
tainly as the field for nominations for
Office is limited to the choice OF com
mittees of one or two factions Of a
political party.
The trouble with the primary law
Is the same trouble with any system
that is theoretically desirable but does
not take into account the element OF
human nature In politics or in any
other business engagement It is just
as natural to combine for profit or sue
cess in politics dis it is in business.
The tendency is not confined to any
party or to any faction of a party.
Legislation does not eliminate them.
New laws may modify the methods
but they do not remove them. Po-
litical leaders and candidates for Of
flee suit their methods to the law and
the contingencies that arise.
With respect to local and legisla-
tive nominations, we should say the
workings of the law IRE not so un-
satisfactory, because the territory to
be covered is not so grc1t but it is
possible to cover it, and be acquainted
or get acquainted with majority of
all the voters. But it is not so i'm
the state No candidate can to cover
it all, to speak to even majority of
the voters, or to reach them with ar
guments unless he takes i full year Of
time and has unlimited means with
which to pay necessary expenses. So
far as there being clear field for
everyone who wants to make the race
that is theoretically true but practi-
cally untrue. Few If any candidates
could make a successful race for nom
nation alone against a candidate who
was supported by all he members of
a selected ticket in their owr locality.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-04-16
North Dakota Political Gossip


Bismarck Tribune: we think the
feeling that has been created among
the voters OF the state with regard
to work OF committees In connection
with the selection OF factionaI candi-
oates for nomination for Office will
have its effect In the future considera-
ton OF the present primary law. and ii
may lead to q reyersion TO the con-
vention system for the nomination OF
candidates for state office with some
modification. This year we have
the selection OF q ticket D.. the In
surgents, done through a COMMITTEES
OF very limited number OF persons.
We have also democratic COMMITTEES
empowered to go about seeking cam
didates for the nomination on the
democratic ballot And we presume
that the candidates who may be sup
ported by the stalwarts will have the
approval of stalwart leaders as the
insurgent candidates have the APP
prevail of factional leaders.
The advocates of the state wide
primary law hardly took into ac-
count the possibility ard even .proba-
bility of such combinations among
1850 Va AZ 0AAASG do AtANB bGGlA
this year. The friends OF influential
candidates for Office get together, Sc
lect other candidates for other Offices,
and enter into a hard and fast agree
ment for mutual support. When a
considerable number of factionalists
get together in this way, it does not
shut out other candidates from being
on the ballot, but it comes near shut
ting them out from any chance for
a nomination, because i'm the nature
of primary campaign, the the cam
didate who is aloof from all factions
cannot expect to cover the whole
state with literature, speakers and
other elements that bring him and his
candidacy before the public. He may
get local support, depending as he is
or Is not well known and popular, but
the state is pretty big proposition
for him to cover in campaigning. The
nominees who have an agreement for
offense and defense. profit by the COM
bination of interests localities, contri-
buttons and political lsbors of the in
dividual candidates WI are in the
combination, and the candidate who is
so unfortunate as to be pushed aside
by the committee is at sea in an open
boat so far as chance o. nomination
is concerned.
This tendency to combine for Of
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-04-16
High PRICES DUE TO FARMERS
William, c. Brown Declares Trouble Is
Due to WastefuLness.

According to the statistics of the de-
partment of agriculture at Washington
all farm products including beef-pro-
ducing animals, wheat, etc., show an
increase in price in ten years Of a little
more than eighty seven per cent; and
this increase, believe, is the .un-
DERIVING reason for all other increases
i'm the present era OF high prices, de-
clares William G. Brown, of the New
York Central. writing symposium in
the Delineator for April.
Those commodities that are manu-
faetured by the largest combinations
of capital, or so-caIled trusts" do noe
show anything like the increase in
price that is shown by the products
of agriculture
To illustrate: from the formation of
the United States steel corporation in
1901, until the present time, the prices
of steel rail, Bessemer pig steel bill
, let's, bar iron and wire nails show a
decrease of 4.6 per cent. The price Of
sugar, at wholesale, as sold by the
great refineries or by the sugar trust,
SO called, show a decrease in the last
ten years OF almost per cent. Crude
petroleum, which the STANDARD OH Co.
produces in large quantities and pur-
chases by the millions Of gallons each
year, shows an increase Of "a cents per
barrel or 1876 per cent; while refined
kerosene shows an increase DIT six-
tenths of one per cent per gallon, or
or only rs per cent.
| doubt IL any country I'm the world
excels the United States in natural fer
tility of soil or has more favorable
general climate; but with our careless,
uniformed methods of seed selection.
fertilization and cultivation, our farms
produce an average yield of less than
II bushels OF wheat per acre, as COM
pared with 80 III Ehgland. 20 In Ger
many, "a in the Netherlands and 20 in
France The United states produces
something less than % bushels OF oats
per acre, while England produces 3S,
Germany 46, and the Netherlands 53.
Germany with an arabic area or less
than some our largest statses pro-
duces more than seven times the NUM-
her Of bushels Of potatoes that are pro-
duced iii ALI the states.
II population and consumption in
crease In the future as rapidly as they
have during the last ten years. and
production per acre Of our farms is not
greatly increased within 1--WE years
from the present, on before 1916. this
country will have ceased To be 4 fOdd-
product exporting nation.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-04-16

He bilked all those he could, folded
his tent and silently stole away.
@8@
The militia inspections over the state
have generally been satisfactory.
900
The question OF organizing a band IA
a rather live issue at Osnabrock
&&<@
The state papers are urging the neo-
pie to work for good roads ana en-
|couraging them to attend the third an
nual state convention in Fargo, June
22-23.
The work on the fish hatcherv 81
Fish Lake ID being doomed ana cam.
Main will soon have big attraction
for the people who visit that popular
resort.
Some readers want the papers ia
publish the entire testimony the RaI-
finger investigation. There wonld he
little room for anything else If ali tha
routine proceedings were printed.
~>D@
The Casselton Reporter calls ~.
tention To the great value 81 ina
services Senator McCumber II II
position to render the people III tra
state and shows his superiority over i
new manx
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-04-16

lishment Of school of art which win
OFFER free courses TO talented pupils.
Coupled with this rumor was another
that she had given largely to a number
OF charities. but had refused to allow
her gifts to be made publie-as she
did not wish to be annoyed by appli-
cants for assistance. There Is doubt
less some basis for these rumors. and
Mrs. Green win probably appear before
the public in a better light before many
years have passed.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-04-16
Travellers Tales

The travelling man was standing in
visiting with Jack" the tall clerk,
when he CHANGED to get onto the sub
ject of quick retorts. Said he:
You know I am clothing sales
man." said he. "Well this afternoon
was in William Rosen's place talk
ing to him. His next door neighbor is
John Daugherty, undertaken for Luger.
He was jollying Rosen to beat the
band and told him for heavens sake
TO get something new in clotEing, and
Rosen who appreciated the talk was
enjoying it and giving back as good
as he got. Then Mr.. Daugherty got
to telling him how people would go
back to the clothing store time after
time to get the right fit, at which Mr..
Rosen said, We'll, that shows that we
retain our customers or they would not
come back. Take for instance yourself,
when you fix up man, Mr.. Daugh-
erty, you can depend upon it he never
returns. He's done with you forever.
Your customers are all dead ones"
j. j. Kerling of Morricon, ILL.,, has
this city for several days, and he has
made up his mind to locate in North
Dakota and as near Fargo as he can.
In fact he has just about closed the
deal for a nice farm which. win be
near enough this city so that he can
do his buying here. In talking to The
Forum he said that . is reason for
coming here from Illinois was i'm the
fact that the land in that state was
selling at from 800 an acre on UP to
$3.50, and from what he had learned
since coming here and from others
who had been here for some time, the
land here was just as good If not bet
ter than the Illinois soiI and just as
good crops could be raised in North
Dakota. He said that the class Of peo-
pie who are coming into this state
from either Illinois or Iowa was made
up of people who were we'll TO do and
who would be useful citizens In any
state of the union. They are monied
people who are coming from my old
state into North Dakota" said he,
land they are bringing good money
along to invest here and to live They
are not the poorer class, like / am
told North Dakota and South Dakota
We're first settled with, but real sub
,dta1itial people who will do credit to
the state and community in which
tn live. am very much pleased
with what. I have already seen and
mean to see more Of The state before
I finally settle"
G. r. Wright, a we'll known and
prominent citizen Of Minot was a
guest at one of the hotels here yes
terday and was most optimistic in his
ideas of future Minot. He said that
his town was growing rapidly and
that property was increasi & in value
right along. THE new cut-off Of the
Great Northern between Fargo and
our town is bound to be big boom
for Minot / believe 1t viii help Minot
even more than lit will your city.
There are buildings Of all kinds going
UP in Minot at the present time and
more are contemplated The buildings
that are being erected are first class
ones and we will have biz city there
sometime, and / don't think 1t will
be long at that
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-04-16
A PRIZE WINNER.
Ferty-cent Meal Omitted Cocktails,
Cigars, Cigarettes and Wine.

Fcrty"Cent Meal Omitted Cocktails,
Cigars, Cigarettes and Wine.
In view of the innumerable COM
plants about increased cost of living
the intellectual contest instituted by
a Chicago newspaper in which prize
was awarded for the best bill of fare
for dinner for four persons. the cost
not TO exceed 40 cents, seems of more
general Importance than such con-
tests frequently are. The prize win
ming menu comprises yermicelli soup
bread and butter, veal fricassee, mash
ed potatoes, Dutch slaw, baked apple
and coffee. The omission of cock
tails, cigars and cigarettes is quite
natural, their cost would not properly
be included in the 40 cents.
Indeed, at the moderate outlay Of a
dime for each person the dinner is
remarkable as 1t stands Doubtless
it's author submitted schedule of
prices. Vermicelli soup presunposes
the existence of soup stock which can
not be had for nothing. Veal. cabbage
and potatoes are not cheap these days.
Not only the most ingenious economy
on the part Of the cook, but poor APP
petites on the part OF the diners
would be required to make the dinner
thus planned reasonably successful.
The ordinary mind must be puzzled
to comprehend the method by which
this menu was chosen out of 10000
submitted. Many Americans refuse
ito eat veal in any form. We do not
think the prejudice against it sensible,
but the fact is indisputable. There
are few, too, who avoid coffee. Pre-
sumably beef could be substituted In
the stew, and tea for the coffee with
out increasing the cost The reading
of 10000 bills Of fare to select one
worthy of prize must require more
patience and more practical knowledge
than the reading OF 1000 plays to SCI
Iect one or two for performances. Yet
II is a safe guess that there was a
strong similarity between all the
menus submitted Astrakhan caviar,
squad, chicken and endive. we may be
sure, appeared ON none. The outcome
Ii scarcely revolutionary. Vermicelli
soup, stewed veal and mashed pota-
toes were already within the compre-
hension lot the poorest housekeepers.
Medicines that ala nature are al
ways most successful Chamberlain
Cough Remedy acts on this plan. III
Ioosens the cough, relI yes the lungs
pYnrtm fha pe~pofsne4a and aids 11a ftrre
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-04-16
VOLUME xxxnI, NO. 100.


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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-04-16

Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver
Tablets are safe, sure and reliable,
and have been praised by thousands
of women who have bsen restored to-
health through their gentle aid and
curative properties. Sold by all
dealers.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-04-16

fw Friday was bad day on which
to begin the census, any way.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-04-16

"a No one rises above criticism
who is so fearful Of censure.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-04-16

sw The beauteous spring time wealth.
er was crimped
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-04-16

s% II Patten doesn't look out he will
get what the pitcher did going to the
well
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-04-16
WICKED dope" PEDpLERs.


Dr. Henry Beates, jr., president of
the Pennsylvania state board of medi-
cal examiners, advocates the punish
ment by death of all persons convicted
OF selling cocaine to either the un-
suspecting or the confirmed cocaine
user He said at the meeting Of the
American Medical Society for the Study
Of Alcohol and Other Narcotic Drugs.
in Philadelphia:
Murder is penalized with capitaI
punishment. To kill mans mind.
while his body continues to live, is
worse than murder. That is what CO.
eaine does, because the victim OF the
drug continues to live and to exert an
influence that is immoral, depraved
and criminal and beyond the power of
man to estimate in its ultimate de-
structive effects on humanity"
There certainly should be severe pun
ishment for those who wreck the lives
of others. The victim of any OF the
habits which this medical society Is
investigating are not the only suffer-
ers. There are the helpless women
and children, The unhappy wife. who
In the days Of her trusting girlhood
gave her life and her happiness into
the Keeping OF one too weak to with
stand evil Influences There is. the
man who in the pride OF his youth yok-
ed his life with one too foolish and
weak to stand by and for her woman
hood and resist temptation. Then
there are the unfortunate children who
muslin their physical, their mental
and their spiritual beings--always feel
the sting OF the scorpion that came into
their lives at the building Of those who
gave them life. And, here is perhaps
the horror Of it all.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-04-16

fw Friday was bad day on which
to begin the census, any way.
~ No one rises above criticism
who is SO fearful Of censure.
s%If Patten doesn't look out ne viii
get what the pitcher did going to the
well
E% Friday morning wasn't a good
time to see HalIey's comet--not for
Fargoans.
ew If Taft wouldn't 60 to Indiana
Beveridge was forced to return to
Washington,
e# DR., Cook must believe it never
rains but 1t pours-when it comes to
being discredited.
Ezr The spring style OF whiskers has
not changed the appearance OF Cover
nor Hughes Of New York.
sT The intermarriages OF Indians
and negroes on the western reserva-
tons are reported to have been large
ly successful.
sR The bachelor shriners defeated
the married fez wearers on the
Daughters OF Iris proposition--the pro-
posed ladies' auxiliary to the shrine
sE The International Harvester Co.
has given its employees free insurance
against injury. The farmers Of North
Dakota are paying for it in the in
creased prices.
ar Tillman Davis is the name of a
Florida politician. He should be a
stemwinder If he takes after Ben Till
man of South Carolina and Senator
Davis of Arkansas.
az d. X, Pearsons, the Chicago phil
anthropist, who contributed to the
Fargo college, wants to live to be loo
so he can die poor. He is now 80 and
has given away millions to colleges.
e@ DIR. Wiley, the government pure
food expert, was recently found perch
ed on stool in a cheap Washington
restaurant eating ham and eggs-and
the proprietor stated the man was a
regular customer-but he didn't know
who he was. He isn't afraid of germs.
ET The refusal of the immigration Of
ficials to admit tubercular English
man, who was travelling over here for
his DEATH caused quite row till high
er power was invoked and the man let
in. Americans who go to European re-
sorts for their health would feel peeved
If they were barred.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-04-16

~ Those New York women who are
pouring Kerosene onto the meat in or
der to fight the trust-should remen1-
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-04-16

- The biggest nose-counting stunt
ever attempted is now being pulled off.
See that you. are counted.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-04-16

her they are aiding the standard al
CO.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-04-16

ear II anything goes wrong just blame
il to the comet.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-04-16

ar Friday morning wasn't good
time to see HalIey's comet-not for
Fargoans
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-04-16

cav IF Taft wouldn't 60 to Indiana
Beveridge was forced to return to
Washington.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-04-16

az d. X, Pearsons. the Chicago phil
anthropist, who contributed to the
Fargo college, wants to live to be loo
so he can die poor. He is now 80 and
has given away millions to colleges.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-04-16

Ar Tillman Davis is the name of a
Florida politician. He should be a
stemwinder if he takes after Ben Till
man of South Carolina and Senator
Davis of Arkansas.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-04-16

e% DR., Cook must believe it never
rains but 1t pours-when it comes to
being discredited.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-04-16

ar The spring style OF whiskers has
not changed the appearance OF Cover
nor Hughes Of New York.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-04-16

sT The intermarriages OF Indians
and negroes on the western reserva-
tons are reported to have been large
ly successful
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-04-16

sE The International Harvester Co
has given its employees free insurance
against injury. The farmers Of North
Dakota are paying for 1t in the in
creased prices.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-04-16

aF The bachelor shriners defeated
the married fez wearers on the
Daughters Of Iris proposition--the pro-
posed ladies' auxiliary to the shrine.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1910-08-04
New Milk Man In Town

During the present week, to be
specific, on the first of the month,
T. Z. Smith sold out his dairy bust
ness here in town to \. L, Moen,
who will conduct it in the future.
Mr.. Moen is an old hand at the bust
nest and will undoubtedly prove
a satisfactory milkman TO the
people of Wrangell. He says that
he wishes The Sentinel to announce
to its readers that he intends to
handle good rich milk and thick
sweet cream for which the Wran-
CELL Dairy is famous from ketcti-
kan TO Skagway. He has already
sent in an order for a cream sep
arator which he will use il eX-
tracing the cream. SO that in the
future consumers will be able - get
cream while it is still warm thus
The Wrangell sentinel., 1910-08-04

If you want to be taxed for some
other fellows benefit vote for Wick
ersham. Orr stands for a square
deal for all.
The Alaska took over barge
load OF box shocks to Shakan the
latter part of last week.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1910-08-04
Princess Nay Wrecked

information reached town today that
the c. p. 5. 5. Cos steamer Princess
May was wrecked at Sentinel Island,
during a fog at one o'clock this morn
ing, and is probably a total wreck,
The Wrangell sentinel., 1910-08-04

For first class pictures of YOUR
self or your best girl. see Cheney.
Cheney is prepared to do photo
work Of all kinds.
Miss Margaret Bronson, after
summer vacation at home, left on
the Cottage City for the south
where she will attend school this
winter.
Bob Royalty and wife are home
again from Zarambo where they
have been logging.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1910-08-04
Doings At Petersburg

Word comes from Petersburg
that the town council of that thriv-
ing little town have completed ar
engagements with Charles Norberg
and Chris Tweten; vino have been
running the fish scow at Scow Bay
in the Narrows, whereby the latter
gentlemen viii move their scow
and ship their fish hereafter from
Petersburg. The council are Of
the opinion that il will mean much
to the business interests of Peters
burg to have the shipping done
from their town in preference to
the Narrows and have the fisher
men do their buying and secure
their supplies there. Tae Council!
will drive dolphins for securing the
.scows. and the intention later is to
erect and maintain a public wharf.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1910-08-04


VIM, O'Conner the candidate for
delegate on the labor ticket was a
Petersburg visitor recently and
made host OF friends here. He
is good talker and as mixer he
is hard to beat. Especially among
the fishermen will he have a large
following as the vote to be cast as
the vote to be cast next Tuesday
will show.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1910-08-04
STORAGE BATTERIES, guaral

teed not to sulphate. Cheaper than
dry cells. Come in and see us
about EN-. Wrangell Light and
Power Company, at Power House.