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Democratic messenger., 1910-03-12
SHOULD PLAY SAFE.

Considering the dcplorable condition
IN which seed corn Is admitted 10 be
for the coming seasons planting. IL
will be the height Of folly for any
corn grower TO plant seed from any
ears that have not been given care
ful Individual test. There are sew
eral types OF testing racks and boxes
on the market which are very handy,
but the homemade tester will answer
the purpose very well If one hasn't the
price The idea 10 be carried out Is
10 take nj least six kernels from each
ear. so arranging the testing box that
one has an accurate reference between
the six kernel groups and the ear from
which the groups were taken. Perhaps
the most convenient means Of doing
this i by fixing n shallow box MS long
and broad as desired and about five
inches deep. spreading moist earth or
sawdust In the bottom TO the depth OF
two inches and ON this placing Il piece
of white cloth about ten inches larger
than the box all around. which has
been marked of In squares Of about
two inches and Il half and numbered
In consecutive order. The ears from
which the kernels are taken should
be IN such order that the operator will
know from which ear each group OF
six Kernels is taken. When the
squares all have their quotas OF six
kernels each piece of cloth Of about
the same size as the first should be
placed carefully over the kernels. and
when this has been placed so rs TO
cover all the kernels and with edges
extending outside the box third cloth
should he laid on, and on this should
be spread the sawdust or other ma
terial which Is TO be used. and this
moistencd sufficiently SO as 10 make
termination possible. When loaded
the testing box should he placed in Il
warm room. and when II has stood
about week the covering should be-
raised NJ the corner. and III the ger
mlnation has proceeded far enough 10
tell the story the first cloth, with the
sawdust. should be carefully removed.
The cloth Immediately over the seed
can then be removed without disturb
ing or dislocating the kernels which lie
beneath. when the story Of the ger
minating power Of the ears will be
plainly told. In deciding which ears
TO eliminate Il Is just as necessary TO
discard ears whose kernels show weak
vitality as those which fail to ger
inmate at all Only those should be-
selected which show vigorous root ana
shoot development In at least five out
Of six kernels. If the scarcity of seed
corn necessiiates the use OF ears show.
ing only four good kernels. this fact
should be kept in mind IN selecting
plates for the planter boxes, as more
seed will have to bc used to secure
the desired stand. Unless careful
method Of testing individual ears like
that outlined above Is followed there
will he thousands Of fields Of corn
next season that will have half a
stand of corn or less.
Democratic messenger., 1910-03-12

The agricultural department Is con-
tinuing its vigorous warfare against
the weeyil pest. which has cxactcd
such heavy toll from southern cotton
growers. and as a result Of its efforts
parasitic enemies have been introduced
which are greatly lessening the dam
age sustained. In some fields In Lou
isiana as high as - per cent of the
boil wcevlls have been destroyed by
these insect enemies, and at various
points In Texas from 81 to As per cent
Of the wccv have been destroyed b.
the same agency.
Democratic messenger., 1910-03-12

The English potato crop for the year
1909 averaged 25S bushels per acre as
against an average in the United
States of about 100 bushels. II Is well
TO remember. too, IN this connection
that the English average was secured
on lands which have been titled for
I0O or 500 years. while here the land
has not been cultivated ON an average
sixty or seventy years. There ought
to be suggestion in these figures for
the American agriculturist.
Democratic messenger., 1910-03-12

Investigations which have been made
by the Nebraska experiment station
into the causes of sorghum poisoning
show that this result Is due to the
presence OF prussic acid in the green
leaves of young and old sorghum
plants and Kaflr corn. The poisons
seem always TO he present In minute
quantities. but is developed in danger
Gus quantities when the plant is ar.
rested in certain stages of its growth
by dry weather. II is more than like
~ that To this same poison Is due the
frequent death Of stock which has
eaten of the green shoots and suckers
in field of corn following a period OF
retarded development.
Democratic messenger., 1910-03-12

In all agricultural communities our
standards Of good citizenship should
more and more come TO give high
place TO the man. whether owner or
tenant. who at the end OF season
leaves the soil which lie has tended
in as fertile and productive n condition
as when he found It. And It should
class rs very real traitors TO the coun-
try's hest interest and welfare the
very large class who despoll and rob
the soil ruthlessly.
Democratic messenger., 1910-03-12

ibc reason why tuberculosis as n
bovine ailmcnt afilicts the dairy cow
more seriously than the steer In the
feed lot seems largely traceable to the
fact that the steer rarely lives be-
yond the age of three. while the dairy
COW may he doing service at the pail
when ten or twelve. The average steer
doesn't live long enough to be sick.
Democratic messenger., 1910-03-12

Southern corn belt and cotton belt
states are coming to look upon soy
beans ms legume OF exceptional
value for use in crop rotations as a
soil renovater, In this respect being
desirable substitute for clover and
alfalfa. II thrlvcs under the same
general conditions as does corn.
though lourishing on much thlnaer
soils. The SOY beans not only serves
the purpose well as pasture and
makes good hay II cut before the
vines are too ripe, but makes excel.
lent silage when sown with corn or u
fine green manure IL plowed under
In sections where the conditions are
favorable and the season long enough
the soy bean will produce from fifteen
to twenty bushels Of beans per acre.
these making an excellent ration
when ground with corn and having
twice the feeding value OF that cereal
In getting start with the legume
best results are secured by inuculatlng
the field with soil from an established
field or by inoculatIng the seed with
cultures which one can secure fresh
and reliable from the department OF
agriculture at Washington.
Democratic messenger., 1910-03-12

Not all western fruit ranchmcn are
wise. rs one we came across the other
day neglected thirty acre ranch
which would have increased In value
at the rate of $50 per acre during the
year TO handle an automobile agency
through which he got q 5000 commits
sion on $1,000 machine. lie lost
just about $500 by the deal.
Democratic messenger., 1910-03-12

The present session Of congress
seance with the oleOmargarine ques.
tlon. The present tax on this hog fat
beef fat. coitonsccd oil mixture when
uncolorcd IL but onc-fourth of cent
per pound. but II colorcd TO initiate
butter the tax Is 10 cents per pound
II Is this little tax thai the olco chaps
are trying 10 get reduced in order that
they may have still larger profit on
the sale of the product. which H. dis
posed uf M u handsome profit even
with the present tax. nj from 10 to II
cents a pound less than Is asked for
best grades Of butter. On the one
hand the lnboring man contends (or
the oleo producer contends for HIM
that butter at 35 cents pound Is de
cidedly a luxury and out OF his reach.
that II he wants to buy fatty product
colored To Initiate butter II Is nobody's
business but his own and that II he
chooses 20 purchase Il he ought not 10
have to pay tax "a the government
any more than the more well 20 do ciil-
zen should who elects to eat butter.
There Is much force TO his argument
The dairymen. on the other hand. con
tend that the coloring of this oleo prod
uct IS done 80 that II may he sold I'M
der the belief ON the part Of the pur-
chaser that 1t Is bnttcr or that when
eating 1; Il win bc easier for him Ia
think that Il ls butter. which the farm
er contends is essentially fraud and
works a hardship on his Industry In
that with feed stun SO high II Is i'm.
possible for him 10 produce butter at
lower prices without actual loss. II
looks very much ms II the controversy
involved conflict of interest between
the packing house owners and the dai-
rymen. with The chances that the dai.
rymen win win out. because they are
In majority.
Democratic messenger., 1910-03-12

a fact that II Is well for the one just
starting In orchard work TO remember
is that winter pruning. as general
thing. tends TO induce production Of
wood. while pruning In the late spring
and early summer encourages set
ting Of frui, buds.
Democratic messenger., 1910-03-12

Russia's 1900 crop OF winter wheat
aggregated little over 200,000000
bushels. The production Of rye. the
cereal on which the nation relies for
its food supply. Is placed at SsI,00O,000
Bushels.
Democratic messenger., 1910-03-12

While the volcanic ash soil TO be
found In some sections of the west
makes fearful dust during the sum
mer months. the fact remains that 1t
is marvelously rich In fcrtillzing cle-
ments. This Is especially noticeable In
the Yakima valley, where In places
this soil. as line rs boltcd -four. is said
to extend TO depth of seventy feet.
Democratic messenger., 1910-03-12

Rotation as principle OF soil cul.
ture is not only good for the field
crops. but for those raised In the gar.
den patch as we'll Such rotation not
only rests the soil. but tends to check
the development OF fungous and other
pests which are likely TO infest the
ground If the same crop Is produced
on the same plot year after year
Democratic messenger., 1910-03-12

A housewife who has given II n
trial recommends lotion OF equal
parts Of turpentine. ammonia and raw
linsced oil as ready means OF relief
from frosted feet and chilblalns. The
llniment should be applied three or
four times Il day. as conditions seem
TO demand
Democratic messenger., 1910-03-12

The housewife who takes just
pride In n clean kitchen and dining
room floor will doubtless appreciate II
II the muddy boots or overshoes are
left IN the back room and some light.
or. cleaner footwear put on when the
men enter the living rooms.
Democratic messenger., 1910-03-12

II Is not only the height OF cruelty,
but bad management. 10 keep an ac'
tive. full lived horse. or. for that mat.
ter. an old plug. tied up In stall week
after week without driving II or Civ.
ing II opportunity for exercise by ca.
vorilng about In yard.
Democratic messenger., 1910-03-12

Every farm worth 500 per acre
should have herd of dairy cows.
flock Of iifty sheep. silo and a ma
nure spreader.
Democratic messenger., 1910-03-12

There are many farmers who could
have or carry out no more practical
New Years resolution than the pur.
chase and use Of good manure
spreader. II will not only mean fewer
blistcrs and callouses on the hands
through freedom from forking the stun
Off the wagon, but will likewise mean
great many dollars more in pocket as
result OF more economical han.
ding Of the farm fertilizers and from
realizing Il larger per cent OF thcir
value In increased crop returns.
Democratic messenger., 1910-03-12

Why does one fruit tree OF the same
age. size and apparent thriftiness as
others In the same orchard tract yield
n larger quantity Of fruit as well as u
better quality? Many horticulturists
believe that such trait is due TO tree
individuality IN the same way that cx.
ceptlonal milk capacity Is an individu
al trait IN dairy cows and vigor and
large size and symmetry traits OF rep
resentatlves OF beef types Moreover.
the horticulturist believes that. just ns
characteristics may be transmitted IN
the animal kingdom. so tree traits may
be through bud or scion to its descend
ants. The Colorado and some other
horticultural stations are experiment
Ing along this line aud IN the near IN
turc hope TO furnish conclusive proof
OF what seems 10 he very reasonable
hypothesis.
Democratic messenger., 1910-03-12

As a result of three years OF careful
testing in the seeding of oats at the
Illinois experiment station II has been
found that when drilled oats produce
on an average 5.3 bushels per acre
more than when sown broadcast IN the
common slipshod fashion. The in.
creased yield is attributed to more uni
form termination and stand and more
even growth and maturity. II was
also found In this connection that clio.
yer drilled with oats seemed much
better able to withstand the dry wealth.
er just following harvest.
Democratic messenger., 1910-03-12

II there is any ground for the state
ment alleged that many farmer in
dairy sections is selling his butter fat
at 30 10 30 cents per pound and buy
ing butteriac-b suet and cotton.
seed oil, etc.-at ~ TO 20 cents pound
TO grease his pancakes with very lit
tie enthusiasm will he aroused on his
behalf on the part of the day laborer
who Is buying butter or some other
kind Of fat all OF the time and has
none to sell. Country people should
use creamery butter or go without IL
they expect TO win public favor In
their war on the olcogargarine trust.
Democratic messenger., 1910-03-12

4 lot Of feeders should realize more
fully than they seem 10 the difference
in revenue between the scrub. III fa-
vored steer that has hard time fetch.
ing 81 per hundredweight on the mar
kct and the quickly grown. blocky
Hereford. Angus or Shorthorn grade
that weighs 1900 TO 1.450 pounds and
brings $3.50 per hundrcdweight. The
chances are that the scrub, pound for
pound. has cost more TO produce than
the fat. sleek grade. yet he has brought
3ia cents pound less. Another fea
ture Of the situation worth remember
ing Is that the market Is usually flood.
cd with the five dollar stun. while the
good grade steer is always Mt n pre-
MUM and buyers are anxious TO get
them.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-09-15

Many years ago, before Mr. Case was
as prosperous and handsome as at
present, he worked at the printing
trade in southern Minnesota. He
started one publication and later was
part owner in another. Just when he
was beginning to realize the beauties
of the profession some one sidetracked
him onto an appointive position on the
state grain board.
Later he drifted into grain buying on
his own hook and he successfully con-
Quoted a private elevator at Neville
several years and in such good style
that so far he has escaped the wrath
of the grain growers.
Ever since he quit the business Mr..
Case has had laundering to get back
in the game. He would go around to
The Journal occasionally and get lit
tie printers ink on the end of his nose
and pick lice off the type
He kept nagging at Lang so long
that the latter finally had to sell him
the paper to get rid of him.
The Forum predicts that Mr.. Case
will make good with The Journal and
give the people of Neville a strictly
up-to-date publication.
Former Editor Lang will spend the
winter in California before locating in
the newspaper business again. He is
an old timer in the profession in this
state and will be missed by the bunch
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-09-15
BIJOO The tAVORITE
Popularity Due to Pleasing Act and
Fine Pietures-SPIendid New
Subjects Tonight.

The Bijou is drawing crowds In
| ever-increasing numbers, men, womer
and children who are never disap.
pointed in the clean, fascinating en-.
tertainment provided.
For the rest of the week the pic
lures shown are good to rare de-
gree. Exceptional even for Bijou at
fractions, the stories told in pam
tomine are dramatic in theme and in
tense in character. "The Girl On
Triple X'' is full of the action attend
ant on ranch life with plenty of STIR
ing, thrilling adventure thrown in
Jack Hartly, in love with the ranch
owners pretty daughters, is the victim
of the conspiracies of a revengeful
discharged cowboy, who would have
brought about the ignominious death
of Jack by hanging were it not that
Nellie and a faithful Indian ranch
hand ride to the rescue.
"The Stronger Sex" is a very pos :
sible story of an orphan girl who dons
male attire to enable her to earn living
wages as stenographer where the
chance to do so is denied her as a
girl. She meets with difficulties and
tribulation in trying to conceal her
sex identity, but in the end her
courage wins the respect of her en-
ployer and she becomes a member of
the firm through marriage.
Barton and Lee continue to please
the crowds with their versatile dane
ing and clever songs. This act is but
one of the many first class vaudeville
features that appear at The Bijou
weekly. Make it a point to see the
bill at this popular home theatre this
week
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-09-15
SOLD FIRE WATER
TO RED SKINS
DEPUTY U. s. MARSHAL WOOD
NA5s TWO REDSKINS AT CAKES
CHARGED WITH INTRODUCING
LIQUOR ON INDIAN REsERVA-
TION-BoTH HELD.

Charged with introducing LIQUOR on
an Indian reservation, Tony and Paul
Adolph, two Indian half-breeds, were
arrested this week by Deputy A. B.
Wood of the, United States marshaPs
office, at Cakes, N. D., and hauled up
before United States Commissioner
Duel at Devils Lake Examination was
waived and they were held on bond
of $1,000 each to the federal grand
jury. They were confined in the iail
at Devils Lake, in default of the bond,
which was the largest ever fixed on
am Indian in North Dakota on that
charge
The men were hard to capture and
were found at Cakes, twenty-six miles
south of Devils Lake, where, it is said,
uhey had been distributing the liquor
going from place to place on the reser-
walton in horse and buggy. When
they learned that the federal authori-
ties were after them they attempted to
destroy what liquor was left in their
possession, but were nabbed before
they had succeeded.
Two other arrests made by the
deputy while on his recent trip were
at Minot, where two Cinnamon, Bon
Wong and Dewey Wong, were taken
into custody on charge of selling
liquor without a government license.
Preliminary hearing of the two orr
entails was held before United States
Commissioners J. A. Bird at DesLacs.
Bond was fixed at 500 each, which
they We're able to give. Deputy Wood
stated that the two Asiatics had been
reported good citizens of this country
for more than thirty years.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-09-15
NO CITY Water
FOR THE SUBURBS
sU5URRANETEs WILL BE FORCED
TO DO WITHOUT CITY WATER
AFTER INSTALLATION OF NEW
sYsTEM-RATES ARE INCREAs-
ED ONE HALF.

from now until the installation of
the new city water mains and the new
water system, the residents Of the ad-
jacent suburbs including Fargo village
and Fargo township, will have to pay
so per cent more for water than here
! tofore. After the installation of the
new plant they will be cut off entirely
from the use of the city water. Such
was the context of a resolution adopt
ed by the city council last night.
Further than this it was decided that
all suburbanites should pay the sum Of
500 extra for the use of two hydrants.
The resolution was adopted upon the
report made by the water committee
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-09-15
LINOLEUM time
And the Place to Get il Is at This
store-Variety ad Economy
Here.

There is nothing that looks more
appropriate on floor than a good
pattern of linoleum. 1t sets off the
room and gives it clean, well kept APP
pearance that is good to look upon.
This floor covering has come rapidly
into popularity in late years and the
manufacture has kept pace with the
desire for good floor covering, and it
Is now possible to get a. great variety
Of patterns in both the inlaid and
painted makes that are very attrac-
tive
We make a speciality of good limo
leums and our stock reflects the best
ideas of the best makers. In buying
we choose the practical and artistic
effects that are suited to the trade in
this section; therefore our patrons
receive an unusual amount of salts
faction from their purchases here.
We bought heavily this season; If
you have floor that you wish to
cover with a good wearing linoleum
you can find the patterns that will
suit you here and you have our as
surance that the price will be as sat
isfactory as the quality. Come and
look over our stock; v'e have samples
Mandy showing the new patterns and
most artistic effects. Linoleums
should be chosen with care as good
one will give you long wear and an
abundance Of satisfaction while 1t is
wearing while a poor one win be just
the opposite
Courtesy is another foundation
principle at this store and you will
find us just as eager and just as cour-
teous In showing you our goods re-
CARELESS Of whether you buy or not.
We want to make this store SO salts
factory to you that you win come here
naturally, just because 1t Is the place
you naturally like to trade in. Look
Ing up fall linoleums will be a good
time to try us. Come in any day. W..
O. Olsen Furniture Co. 1o9-111 Broad
way, Fargo, ". u.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-09-15
WOULD LICENSE.
ALL POOL HALLS
CHIEF OF POLICE BOWERS HAS
AN ORDINANCE PRESENTED TO
CITY COUNCIL TO CLOSE POOL
HALLS AT II P. M. AND PLACING
SPECIAL LICENSE ON RESORTS.

An ordinance, drawn at the request
of Chief of Police Bowers, was read
at the city council last night, licensing
all pool halls, pin and bowling alleys
and shooting galleries, and closing
them at IL o'clock at night. The or
dinance was lost on its first reading.
The license tax was to be SO for one
table, and 81 for all additional tables
in cases Of pool and billiard halls, and
$40 for bowling and pin alleys and
shooting galleries. The ordinance pro-
vided that same should go into effect
upon its passage and that the license
should begin after Nov. 80, 1910. PEN
atty for violation of the ordinance was
provided for in the sum Of not less SIS
nor more than $780, and the immediate
revoking of the license, which could
not be issued for six months and then
not without a two-thirds vote of the
city council.
The ordinance contained the clause
which prohibited all minors to fire.
quent or play in such resorts of amuse-
ment.
Chief Bowers has encountered much
trouble in the pool halls after II p. M,
at which hour many Of the young men
come over from Moorhead when the
saloons close there. Several times
they have been found bringing bottles
OF liquor with them, drinking same in
the pool halls until the early morning
hours. The passage of the ordinance
was a remedial step to relieve the sit
uation in that respect and force more
young men to bed at the proper hour.
The bill was lost on its first reading.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-09-15
LOOK, LOOK.

When you select business college,
use the same business sagacity You
would in buying anything else. Just
look at the Dakota Business College,
equipped with roll top desks, Bur
roughs adding machines, aluminium
money and presided over by men who
have held big positions in the business
world-men who know what they are
teaching.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-09-15
OPENING BALL
New Stone Hall to Open With Bia
Dance Saturday, Sept. II.

Special atten ton of the dancing rub
lie is called to the opening bali in
Stones new mlEsic hall, Saturday even
ing, Sept. IT. Dancing lessons from 8
to p. m. by the original instructor
OF the military system. cards we'll
known union orchestra will furnish the
music. The accommodations of Stones
new music hall are unsurpassed in the
northwest for dancing parties. The
time of your life is assured you.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-09-15
1T PAID HIM.

Through advertising matter, was
induced to come to Fargo to attend
a school. | staid two weeks. after
which / enrolled at Aaker's Business
College, where am well satisfied with
the attention 1 received. 1t paid me
to make the change, even though lost
tuition advanced at the other school.
Respectfully,
Tony Buckmeir,
jamestown. N. D.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-09-15
FEEL BIGGER

Look better, think higher and COM
mand greater respect by wearing the
kind of clothes that Teddy makes
They cost much less than others will
cost you and embody all the best
features of the high priced clothes
Ted A. Evanson & Co., 400 N. p. ave-
nue., Fargo, N. d.