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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-09-27

lie had expected that when he began work in the
spring there would be criticism and ridcule from the
neighborsS but in this he happily disappointed
They had themselves suffered too severely from the
drought not to feel sympathy for one who was try
lng' by new method, to escape its ravages Toel
He lent his books, he told what he had seen at
Wapahoe, some critics set to investigating and
few protested their determination to follow ToeI's
lead. if only his dry farming "panned out"
That full season he gave to the culture of his
SOIL For him and his mother, there was no in
come excepting the meager returns from the poul-
try, but both of them felt that it had been wear
well spent, especially as the crops harvested upon
nelghborlng farms were even less than those of the
year before. ~
1t was the eleventh of September that he made
the hrst test OF his work by putting in his fall
wheat. In tour days the tiny spears had forced
their way up through the soil and in all the req
ION his was the only wheat field that showed green
that autumn. That battle proved however oniy the
hrst IN victorious campaign, for when the spring
came 1t was the least favorable of any thew had
known In the west; and yet, despite hard conditions
joel Harts crops grew, and iourished in the yerv
tace OF scorchng and blisterng wind Neigh
Dors looked and wondered; from miles around
strangers came to investigate the rumors and went
of dry farming in that region and for the Harts and
many OF their nelghbors, it meant the beginning of
new era.
Our experiment is going to make big differ
ence here, wrote Joel to Mr.. Brewster But to DR.
Cameron he wrote:
I've found out how to use the land It was all
my own fault We might have done it wears apo if
only had read and studied, and asked more cues
tons In farming it isn't just hard work that counts
I've found out that. It's brains, too and man i
no farmer if he doesn't do at least half of his farm
ing with his head"
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-09-27

The birds are flying to and fro,
And singing happy songs.
And if upon their feathers soft
The snowy fakes should fall,
They shake them off and sing some more.
And never mind at all!
The flowers, too, don't care bit,
1t only makes them grow
Because, you see, this summer storm
Is apple-bIossorn snowl
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-09-27
THE SNAPSHOT
BY Edwin l.. Sabin

Come on; all ready. Stand right there.
III tell you when I'm taking. Wait
I've got to focus Nowl Prepared
No, no-the cameras not straight.
How far is it do you suppose?
I'm focusing at twenty feet.
No, papa needn't change his clothes
And doesn't baby look too sweet
Now! Wait minute-I can't get
You all in. somehow Mama please
Move close to papa-closer yet;
Or sit, with baby on your knees.
III move back, too. little BIT.
Nowi Wait-you're partly in the shade.
] guess that mamall have to sit
Or else she won't show. I'm afraid.
And, papa, you sit too Let's see
NO, that won't do; your feet are out
Of focus; they would look to be
AS big as ferry-boats about!
Turn catty-corner-the Now! No
nat won't DO Wait ! guess we planned
Best way at first. You seem SO low.
Perhaps you all had better stand
mol Wait!-until the sun is bright.
How mean cloud should nterferel
You're all three now exactly right
Just inel And baby's moved Oh, deari
But there-it's coming out! Now, quick
Here, babyi Look at sister-look!
Just look At sis--Im taEingr (ClickD
There. nowl It's over with. You're took.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-09-27
WAITING FOR Dinner

When one is very hungry.
It's hard to wait, | know,
For minutes seem like hours
And the clock is always slow.
There isn't time to play game,
You just sit down anc wait,
While Mother says, BE patient, j
Our cook is never late.
Its best when one is hungry,
To think of other things,
For then, before you know it,
The bell for dinner rings.
COpyriehtaa
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-09-27

All his soul one flash. one culver,
Down each cup
He thrusts his long beak with a SILVER,
Drinks the sweetness up;
Takes the best of earth and goes
Daring sprite!-
Back to his heaven no mortal knows.
A heaven as sweet as the heart of a rose
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-09-27
The Humnlins Bird
BY Harriet Monroe

What a boom! boomp
Sounds among the honey-sucklesl
Saying "Rooml Room!-
Hold your breath and mind your knucklesp'
And fairy birding bright
Fits like living dart of light.
With his tiny whirlwind wings
Flies and rests and sings!
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-09-27

It's showing hard as it can snow
The ground is almost white,
And all our pretty orchard grass
Is hidden out of sight.
The wind is blowing from the south.
And coming good and strong,
You'd never think southern wind
Would bring the snow alongl
The sun is shining warm and bright
The flowers bloom in throngs-
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-09-27
BY FREDERICK HALL.

~ DEL HART folded the letter and placed it
in his inside pocket. 1t read simply:
Il II leave for Denver, Friday, and will stop
at Morris, to talk things over with YOU"
P,,t hin, +bora uyorde roa,,+ ---s,.L.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-07-13
MARRIAGE Marts,

The famous Tunis marriage mart is
held twice year, in the spring and in
the autumn. The Tunisian girls attend
by the hundreds. each with her dowry
in coin and jewelry disposed about her
person. The golden girdle of maiden
hood" encircles her waist. and in 1t is
an unsheathed dagger When the dag
ger is gently removed by passing gal
liant and presently returned. it means
that proposal has been made.
A prettier custom prevails among the
Ooraon maids. who. at stated intervals,
assemble in the market place. In front
of each is lighted lamp. an emblem
of conjugal fidelity. A young man
feels attracted and gently blows upon
the fame. extinguishing it. When the
girl relights it. it is a rejectment; If she
allows the lamp TO go unlighted. how
ever. the suitor is acceptable.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-07-13
Stone Gonqs.

At Chufu the birthplace OF Con-
fucius, there are to be seen some re-
markable examples of sounding
stones, or stone gongs. One of these
stones. which are composed of a gray
ish oolitic limestone, has been shap-
ed into a cover for an incense-dish
placed in front OF the tomb of the
grandson of Confucius. When struck
with a stick, or with the knuckles, it
rings like bronze, and The sound is so
distinct that it is difficult to believe,
without inspection, that the object is
not really composed of me al.
Sounding-stones are known in other
countries. There is a bridge at Co
rick, in County Mayo, Ireland, which
is locally known as the musical
bridge" because the stones forming
the coping give out a musical note
when struck.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-07-13
Whv the Wind Waits.

In his book on THE Picturesque st.
Lawrence" Clifton Johnson tells Of
the curious superstition Of Montreal
which explains why the wind is al.
ways blowing ut the point where st.
Sulpice and Notre Dame streets meet.
close by the towering cathedral
II seems that one day. while the
church was in process Of building. the
Wind and the Devil were walking
down Notre Dame street. and the
Devil after regarding with a frown
Of disapproval the graceful outlines Of
the new edi6ce rising before him ex-
claimed:
"What is thls7 | never saw 1t be-
fore"
Very likely not" responded the
Wind, "and | dare you to go in there"
"You dare me to do that, do you?
cried the Devil, with a sneer well.
I will go in IL you will promise to wait
here until | come out"
Agreed" said the Wind.
So his satanic majesty went in But
he has not come out yet, and the Wind
is still waiting for him at the corner.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-07-13

An old gentleman some time ago had
occasion to engage a gardener One
morning he had two applicants for the
position. One was a very decent look
ing man. while the other was much
less prepossessing in his appearance
and manner.
After a moments hesitation the old
gentleman chose the latter applicant
A friend who was present evinced a
good deal Of surprise at the selection
and asked, HAS that man worked for
you before?
NO" replied the old gentleman. "As
matter Of fact, never saw either of
them until today"
"Then why did you choose the short
er man? The other had a much bet
ter facew
"Facew exclaimed the old man in
disgust. Let me tell you something
When you choose a gardener, choose
him by his breeches. If they are
patched on the knees you want him; If
they are patched on the seat you don't
want him. baltimore American.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-07-13
Fox and Geese.

This is an old game, but one that
children always enjoy. 1t can be play
ed indoors, but better out.
One of the party, called the fox,
goes a little way off, and the rest Of
the children arrange themselves in a
string, one behind the other, the tallest
first and the smallest. The first one is
called Mother Goose" The game be-
gins by a conversation between the
fox and Mother Goose. what are
you after this fine morning?" says she.
Taking a walk" the fox answers.
what for?" ITO get an appetite for
breakfast" What are you going to
have for breakfastT "a nice fat
goose" Where will you get it" "Well,
as your geese are so handy I'll take
one Of them" "Catch one II you can"
Mother Goose then stretches out her
arms to protect her geese and not let
the fox catch one. The fox tries to
dodge under, right and left, until he
is able to catch the last Of the string.
OF course the brood must try to keep
out Of reach Of the fox. AS the geese
are caught they must go over to the
den Of the fox. and the game conttn-
ues till all are caught.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-07-13
Hanging Gardens of Babylon.

The hanging gardens of Babylon
were one of the seven wonders of the
world They were gardens of the most
beautiful description. but raised high
in the air above the Babylon plain on
walls so gray that from a distance it
seemed as if there were no support be-
meath the towering foliage and that the
gardens were in reality floating above
the earth. They were built in terraces
that reached, it is said, height of
300 feet The gardens were built by
Nebuchadnezzar, the king, for his wife
Amytis, who had longed for the noun
tains among which she had passed her
youth and who disliked the fiat coun-
try about the city of Babylon.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-07-13
The Radioactivity Of Snow.

There has recently been published
in Paris, resume of the results OBJ
tanned by French scientists from
their study of the radioactivity of the
snow that fell at Boulogne during the
past winter. 1t has been known since
1904 that newly fallen snow is radio
active, but the subject has not before
been so fully examined.
The investigators announce that
snow quickly gathered after it's de-
scent to the earth is highly radioac-
tive. Radioactivity disappears almost
entirely after the lapse of two hours,
however Snow which has fallen on
the soil appears to retain its radioac-
dvity little longer than that which
has come to rest upon the roofs of
buildings.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-07-13
A Squirrel Barometer.

A merchant in a western city has a
queer barometer. 1t is a domesticated
fox squirrel. He keeps the little pet
in a large paint barrel, all inclosed
with the exception of a small round
hole in one end. Inside the barrel is
a good supply of straw, old paper and
leaves. During a run of weather of
any kind, hot, cold, wet or dry, the
little animal is in and out of the house,
keeping an open door.
But should there be a change COM
ing, say ten or twelve hours Off, the
squirrel plugs up his hole with the
matter from his bed and keeps it clos
ed until the change comes. 1t is claim
ed the squirrel never makes a mistake
and that he gives no false alarms to
his keeper.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-07-13
WHERE MEN ARE wooED.
Maids Of Eeaussines Are the suitors
at Annual Festival.

Once upon a time, many, many
years ago, when men and maids used
to carry on their courtships in a man.
ner far different from that which OBJ
tains to-day, a bashful suitor entered
the town of Ecaussines in Belgium.
At loss for words. he planted in the
darkness of the night of April 30 a
white birch tree before the doorway
Of the house of his beloved one, in or
der that it might plead the purity of
the cause to which his fluttering heart,
draining him Of equanimity. prevented
him from doing verbal justice. The
next morning when the damsel arose
and found the tree, she knew, by loves
unerring instinct, who had placed IL
there and sent to the bashful youth an
invitation to call. The lad sought out
the lass, was welcomed, entertained
and encouraged A happily ever
after" ending followed. Since that
day the plan adopted by the tmorous
lover has become a custom in Ecaus-
sines, and suitors both bold and bash
full have since employed it.
In the last four years, however,
there has evolved from this charming
custom a grand fete, in which all Of
the eligible men from towns for miles
around Ecaussines have gathered at
the quaint Belgian village and taken
unto themselves wives from the wards
Of the municipality. The conyeniences
of this occasion are beyond computa-
tion for those of the young men with
courage enough to propose marriage,
but the hesitating have often come
away wifeless and sad, victims Of
their own embarrassment. To better
the lot of these would-be Benedicts
and give them a chance with their
more fortunate brethren, a new rule
in the matrimonial game was agreed
on this year. and when April 80 came,
the blushing m9idens of Ecaussines
were invited to come to the nearby
town of Ronquieres and there, instead
of being pursued, were requested to
follow out the "Superman" idea of be-
coming the pursuers and making pro-
posals of marriage to those men who
struck their fancies.
Willingly the diffident male per-
mitted himself to be wooed and won;
and now the young men are clamoring
for the permanent establishment Of
this scheme which puts them beyond
the danger Of hearing the dreaded
mo" from the lips OF a woman.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-07-13
FOR The CHILDREN
What Time Is II?

IL requires two players who under
stand this game, leader and his ac-
complice. The accomplice leaves the
room, while the leader and the rest
remain inside The leader asks the
players what hour they will choose for
the accomplice TO guess Suppose some
one says -Four O'clock" The assist
ant is called in. and he questions the
leader, saying. well, what time is itT'
The leader answers thus: Don't you
known and then. Doubtless dancing
time" The assistant Immediately
says -Four o'clock" to the general
mystification of the company.
The key is that each hour from 1
to IL o'clock has been named accord.
ing to the letters of the alphabet in
rotation from A to X. The leader in
answering must be very careful to be-
gin each answer with the letter indi-
eating the chosen hour Thus in the
above the assistant noticed that each
answer began with Cd" and ID" being
the fourth letter of the alphabet. indi-
Gated that o'clock was the time cho-
sen.
Only the exact hour can be chosen.
AS the different players think they
have solved the trick they may take
turns in being assistant. and many
funny mistakes will result till the
game has been explained TO all.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-07-13
The Sun.

It is computed that the tempera-
ture of the sun would be expressed by
eighteen thousand degrees of Fahren.
heit's thermometer, or about ninety
times the temperature that man is
able to produce by artificial means.
The light given off from the surface
of the sun is reckoned as being five
thousand three hundred times more
intense than that of the molten metal
in a Bessemer converter, though that
is of an almost binding brilliancy. Or
II we compare it with the oXyhydro-
gen fame, the sun sheds light equal
in brilliancy to a hundred and forty
six times the intensity of the lime
light.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-07-13
AS THEY WOULD HAVE WRIT.
TEN CASEY"

lAfter Rudyard Kipling.l
This is the doleful story,
Told when the twilight fails
And the newsboys ven together.
Boosting the "uxtry" sales:
King Casey played for the Mudvilles
Large were his brawny fists.
He was a worldwide wonder
At killing the pitchers twists.
But bark to the tale OF his DOWNFALL
Two strikes were called mid din;
Then, ere the third came hurtling,
Square set was Casey's chin.
Swiftly the pill came floating
Over the rubber pan,
And wild was the swipe OF Casey,
Missing by half a span.
Thus were the Mudvilles beaten,
Downed in the pennant race.
Thus was proud Casey humbled;
Deep was the kings disgrace.
This is the horrible story
Told as the twilight fails,
When the newsboys yell together.
Boosting the 'uxtry' sales.
ARTHUR Chapman In Denver Repub-
lican.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-07-13

A conscientious Sunday school
teacher had been endeavoring to i'm
press upon her pupils the ultimate tri-
umph of goodness over beauty. At
the close of a story in which she fat
tered herself that this point had been
we'll established. she turned confident
ly to 10-year-old pupil and inquired:
And now, Alice, which would you
rather be, beautiful or good?"
We'll" replied Alice, after mo-
ment's reflection, 81 think I'd rather
be beautiful-and repent"
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-07-13
Origin Of an Old Saying.

"ln apple pie order" is traced to
Puritan times, to the good housewife
Hephzibah. Every Saturday the good
woman baked two or three dozen apple
pies, which were TO last her family
through the week. These she placed
in her pantry, labelling one or more
for each day. The pantry thus arrang-
ed was said to be Sin apple pie order"
With all due respect for Mrs. Heph-
zibah, one is inclined TO think that her
family must have got very tired of
apple pies.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-07-13
The Twist of Trees.

A singular uniformity has been OBJ
served in the twist of tree trunks.
In 900 trees out of every 1000 whose
trunks show torsion, the direction of
the twist is from right to left This
accords with the direction of the
revolution of cyclonic storms in the
northern hemisphere, and also with
that of whirlpools, which the French
savant, Jean Brunhes, says almost in
variably turn from right to left. The
question arises whether in the south
ern hemisphere the torsion of tree
trunks has an opposite direction, like
the cyclonic motions of the atmos-
phere in that half of the globe.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-07-13
Oriqin of Arkansas.

The name Arkansas pronounced
Ar'kansaw) was that of an Indian
tribe found by the present explorers
within the limits of the present State.
About 1856 Frenchmen settled at Ar.
kansas Post. Arkansas formed a part
of the Louisiana Territory till 1912,
and of Missouri Territory till 1919,
when It was organized as Arkansas
Territory, including Indian Territory.
On June IS, 1886, 1t became a State.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-07-13
Mount Pilatus.

In Switzerland the peak Of Mount
Platus is said to be haunted by the
ghost of Pontius PLATE, the Roman
governor of Jerusalem. The story is
told that PLATE was banished TO the
Wild lands in the north of the Roman
empire and came to this mountain,
where he threw himself from a crag
into a lofty lake. The ghost appears
once year in the formal robes of a
Roman governor, and the person that
sees it is doomed to die within the
year.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-07-13
The Spirit of Liberty.


1t was in the town that modern de-
mocracy had its rise. Despite ali the
efforts of the kings and barous to pre-
vent it, the spirit of liberty began to
assert itself in the larger towns In the
shape Of the charters which guarantee
to the people certain commercial and
political rights-rights which. once OBJ
tanned. were never to be surrendered.
Before the middle of the eleventh GEN.
tury there were many Of these char
tered" towns which possessed the
right of electing their own magis-
trates. sheriffs and judges and regulat-
ing their own taxes. The wretched serfs
from the country were welcomed by
the" townspeople and aided to larger
freedom. These free towns were first
known in Spain. from which country
they slowly spread over Europe. The
burgesses naturally offered protection
and freedom to all who would flee to
them from the feudal estates, and thus
slowly. but surely, the good work went
on until the ancient despotisms were
destroyed-Arena.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-07-13
Utilizing Wasted Food.

During the winter just closed the
English Salvation Army expected to
provide fifty thousand meals from the
waste of the warships in Chatham
dockyards. For when ships are in
port many of the men are away on
leave, but the food is still supplied.
and has hitherto been counted as
waste. On one night alone six hun
dred people were fed on what would
have otherwise been thrown away.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-07-13
Preliminary,

"Are you the lawyer who has Sc
cured divorces for so many people%
II have been quite successful, mad
am"
How much does divorce cost?
Depends on circumstances. On what
grounds do you wish divorceT
"Oh. mercy. | don't know! I'm not
married yet. only engaged, but think
it is a woman's duty to familiarize
herself with every phase of domestic
life. Good morning" - Philadelphia
Ledger.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-07-13

Johnny had spent week at his un-
cle's farm. 1t was his first experience
Of country life, and on his return, very
brown and plump, he refused to have
anything more to do with milk.
When glass was pressed upon him
he sneered and said:
'None of that for me, thanks. know
all about that stuff now. It's nothing
but chewed rass."-Pittsburg Chroni-
cle-Telegraph.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-07-13
PHOTOS BY ELECTRIC LIGHT.
First Of Them Made as Far Back as
184A.

Comparatively few, perhaps, know
that the electric light was used in
photography so far back as 1874, and
yet that this was the case is shown
by an interesting present which has
been received by the Royal Micro
scopical Society from NJ. Nachet, one
of the French Fellows This consists
OF a frame containing six micro
daguerreotypes taken with the electric
light by the great French savant,
Leon Foucault. They are probably not
only the oldest photographs of their
kind in existence, but almost certain
ly the first application OF the electric
light to scientific studies. The origi-
nal plates from which these reproduc-
tions were made all bear the date
1874 and the signature of Leon Fou-
cault.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-07-13
How the World Waas.

In the air one minute: Another
mad inventor"
In the air three minutes; Hasn't
he killed himself yet?'
In the air five minutes: "All the
fools amt dead yeti"
In the air thirty minutes: "Mr.
Hify, the well-known aviator"
In the air one hour: "Our distin-
guished fellow countryman."
In the air one hour and quarter:
"The wizard of the air"
In the air one hour and half: "A
knighthood could have been bestowed
on no worthier man. Born in y"
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-07-13

what a curious paperweight that
is" said Wilbraham. looking over the
paraphernalia on Hawkins desk
Looks like a tea biscuit"
1T is" replied Hawkins.
"Odd sort of model to choose" said
Wilbraham. How cleverly they imi-
tate these things nowadays! You'd
think that was the real thing"
at is the real thing" said Hawkins.
my daughter made it after taking a
course in cooking at CAESAR. r."-Lippin-
colts.