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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-08-30
BUTTERFLIES MANY.
They Visit Michigan in Seemingly
Countless Numbers.

Michigan, NJ D., Aug. 30.--Butter-
flies by the seemingly countless thou
sands. lodged lii Michigan for day
en- route in a flight from the west to
the east. They were of the most or
binary variety. the big cinnamon col
ored insects with black lacings. Clus-
tered on boughs OF trees TIL their
weight bowed the smaller branches
the butterflies presented a sight oil
extraordinary beauty.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-08-30
Both Legs ManaIed.

Aberdeen, Is. d., Aug. s0.--Peter Cal
lagher, a switchman on the Milwaukee
road. had both legs severely mangleG
at Mobridge By an engine and was
brought to an Aberdeen hospital for
treatment. One OK the feet was taken
or BY the wheels and the other may
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-08-30

Some of New York's mossst wealthy
and fashionable women are importing
French aeroplaines and preparing to
learn to aviate. Philadelphia women
have taken the lead at Newport, and
there seems to be nothing for the New
York ladies' to do but ny high around
home.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-08-30
InfantiIe Paralysis.

The Valuation Of yesterdays run ap
proximated S1.029,0 900.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-08-30

have to, be amputated Gallagher is
a single man, "a years OF age, and
came here recently from Bangor, Me.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-08-30

HONOR BRAND is BETTER-Aek
.EGGERT's MARKET.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-02-01
DON'T Do TT ANY MORE.

At this season of the year a num-
Der Of tenants feel 1t their bounden
duty to move from the farm on which
they "cropped' last year and to an
other place where they expect to
crop this year. M probably move
the next. unless the good Lord shal
send them a bOunteous crop and good
prices.
This moving business among ten
anfs should cease. and we trust every
tenant not already made up his mird
to do SO. will determine never To
move again. hut stay right there and
srndv the soil. seek to Improve it and
,eei 'nat he is a partner with the
landlord In securing the greatest yield
possible from the farm.
And now NJ. We want
Won 70 encourage that tenant Nv see
ing to 1t that he ntants sufficient land
N corn. so that the next wear vonr
'snant VIII have ANNIE to furnish him
All the bread he needs going
70 me store after it. and we want
a'ra""e nasf',-es m the r1ace so that
me tenant NAV mt IN sufficient meat
TO r"n MN another wear
WIN MS meat and corr the tenant
Will rennire on1v hair as much money
70 rnn him and .f there fa , sbo~f
crop both landlord and tenant w,,S
he hotter oT. sirce the tenant viii
nave his living in his crib and s,naEa-
no'se n the landlord will have his
money In his pocket.
NOW. let's everybody. both tenant
landlord go to work to improve +he
iann and make it more productive.
It's all foolishress FOR ths tenant to
reel the landlord wants him ia i'm
Move the sard SO he can run him off
and get another. va
every landlord wants q good tenant
unless he Is a fool and a fool and his
:. Soon parts It Is h1e to
snpnnae 8 landlord desires a tenant
81 intelligence and industry n $780,
nat ne nay get some return from
his property. avn
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-02-01

gest crop possible with the least ex-
pense, and at the same time make
my ]and more fertile, and | absolute
w Know / can add to the fertility
of my soil every year and never use
any commercial fertilizer unless it IS
a little acid and potash. On two acres
his year I have made five bales Of
cotton, averaging Sos pounds per bale.
For these five bales / got IA II cents
per pound and sold all the seed from
the five bales for 81 per bushel. Tbc
two acres netted about six hundred
dollars, for l only u1ed about 400
pounds Of fertilizer to the acre. /
only planted s acres to cotton this
time, but have gotten % bales from
the Is acres. The two acres just
spoken of will nearly pay expenses of
my entire crop.
Il have been farming only three
years, and what little success I haze
worked out along this line, / must at
tribute to my close adherence to the
principles you are constantly advocat-
ing. Fol- myself, | wan to thank you
out OF the fullness of my heart for
what you and you labors nav done
for me-
This Is the sort of letter that en-
courages us in our efforts to improve
Southern farming. for it is the making
of profitable crops that we need in
the South. the making Of good crops
at the Of cost, and the per-
manent improvement Of the land
while making them. One friend
writes that he would like to have
that acre of Mr.. Ratts's to plant straw
berries on this spring. He thinks that
he would make more than the corn
made with no more fertilizer. It
would, of course. be interesting to
know what the residual effect Of the
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-02-01
CORN CONTESTS IN WAKE
Valuable Prizes 0fferedfor Crops
of Men and Boys
Association of Raleigh
Gives One Hundred Dollars and
There Are Other Prizes OF Value
That Will GO to The Winners in
the Contest.

There will be live and interesting
contests in Wake county this year in
the raising of corn, both by men and
boys. and to add to the interest the
Raleigh Merchants Association is of
fering 500 in prizes, $50 to be given
the man producing the largest yield on
one acre Of ground, $25 to the boy
producing the largest yield, and So
to the boy making the greatest net
profit on one acre.
There will be a number of prizes
added to the prizes Of the Merchants
Association. One man has given $40
and several merchants have given ar
ticles Of merchandise. Boys in Wake
county who enter the contest may also
compete for the prizes offered by the
State Department Of Agriculture, and
for other prizes which have been Of
fered, among these being a trip I'd
Washington.
AS the contest promises to be =
very vigorous one each n who pro-
poses to enter should begin now to
plan for the crop to be raised, so az
not alone to win q prize, but to take
part in making Wake county the ban
ner county of the State iii the pro-
duction OF corn. What has been done
heretofore in this county shows that
the soil is suitable for corn growing
and there is every chance to have
Wake county stand at the head of the
list in the production of corn
The rules to be observed in the con
test are as follows:
1. For the men who compete:
All who enter the mems contest
must send in their names to |. O.
Sohauh. Raleigh, N. c., before June
LIST. 1910.
Each person entering will be re-
quired to keep a record of all his ex-
perSe and the method of cultivation
Measurements Of yield are to be-
made under a uniform method which
will be later.
2. For the BOYS who compete:
Any boy under eighteen years OF
age. July 1. 1910. may enter the con-
test nv sending his name. age and
postoffice address. to I. O. Schaub, or
County Superintendent of Schools 4.
v .Trad Raleigh. n. G..
Each by must DO his own work, and
keen q record of his expense, and
method Of cultivation.
Tn ~determinin" the net profit. a uni
form charee will be made for labor
and rent of land so that all will be
on the Same hoc iS
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-02-01
.'NTGGER HELD HIS OWN
(RoStOn J

Mayor Coughlin, Of Fall River,
at a recent banquet, told a
story about an old Fall River Adolf
zionist.
THE old boy" said Mayor Cough1in,
went to the theater in Boston one
night and saw 'Othello.' His knoWl-
edge Of the bare Of Avon was limited;
he had no idea that the hero Of the
piece was a white man blackened up.
We'll, after the play was over a
friend asked him what he thought of
the actors. He cleared his throat and
answered deliberately:
We'll 1ayin' all sectional prefu-
dices aside, and putin out Of the QueS-
ton any partially l may have for the
race as such-durned if I don't think
the niger held his own with any Of
'ami"
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-02-01
BETTER RATSE HAY

The Charlotte News tells +h,+ >e,
]. M. Mc~"-kle. a farmar of s+aaIe
,reek. Mecklenbu-g county, sold four
."ads or hay on the Charlotte marker
Tor the sum OF 1851 %. When one
.ea.'zes how small a lot of ground Il
~ 70 produce four loads Of hay.
I've W"nner fs t"at the local mark cts
are not all supplied with home grown
way instead OF h foreign product. az
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-02-01

''Why were you fussing at the land
LADY," She gave me hard water to
wash in" "a little borax would have
softened it." Nothing but fire would
have softened it, it was frozen."-
Houston Post.
He who sits down in a dungeon which
another has made has not such cause
to bewail himself as he who sits down
in the dungeon which he has made
for himSelf.-Dewey.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-02-01

heavy manuring Mr.. Bats made Will
be on the succeeding cropS. ana L
hope he will test it.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-02-01

Something each day-a smile,
Isn't much to give,
And the little things of life
Make sweet the ways we live"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1910-10-06

ing revenue, for we are exporters of
manufactures of rubber, and our i'm
ports amount to nothing. He is proud
of the stocking tax; proud of the
clothing tax; proud of the enormous
tax on women's gloves, heaviest l
believe on the class of gloves which
the wives of workingmen wear He
hastens the destruction of our forests,
nullifies conservation and makes it
harder for you to own home. He
is proud of the tax on wood pulp
which tends to restrict a free press,
as no doubt Mr.. Payne believes it
sonal comfort.
The High Cost of Living.
He is, by inference, proud of the
high cost of living and no doubt joins
fervently with a certain rich man
who declares it is not the high cost
of living but the cost of high living
which ails us. Possibly there is some
thing in this claim. Possibly a man
who can put out thirty million dol,
lars of stocks, who can count a mil
lion as his income, knows something
about the cost of high living. Such
a man, with an income of say, 100000
year, can by cutting off some extrava.
gances reduce his expenses to $250,00O
and save $250,000 for rainy day, but
fail to see where spinner at $13.16
a week can follow this patriotic ex-
ample. He cannot live on $6.5S a
week. He knows nothing of high liv.
ing unless it is living on very high
beef, delivered to him at a very high
price by most high and mighty beef
trust.
The Tariff Commission Bunco.
The man who has the kind of pride
which Chairman Payne fiaunts pub
licly should connect himself with q
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1910-10-06

larlH Dill. because it raised revenue.
ureat God! has it come to this in
AHerlca that revenue can be raised
only by breaking the backs of the
poor! If he is proud of the tariff
OH ne is proud of the fact that while
cotton mills make 60 per cent the
ihen IN the cotton industry average
S4z6 a.year; that mule spinners in the
mighty protected Massachusetts wool
en- factories average S1316 week.
ayers 1888, and weavers S11.6O.
lie is proud of the fact that the
wool schedule declared by President
laft to be indefensible was made by
the wool men and not by the Con-
gress of the United States, as was
amply proven by Senator Dolliver of
iowa. He is proud of the fact that
the Guggenheims. through the tariff
on zinc, are enabled to tax every dish
pan in the kitchen, without adding one
cent to the national revenue. He
is proud of the fact that through the
rubber schedule the pals of Aldrich
raised the price of every piece of rub
Der goods made, from the child's doll
to the surgical appliance needed when
you are sick, and again without rails
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1910-10-06

of passenger rates and you got your
two cent fare.
have not the time nor is it neces
sary to go into detail. You know his
work. You know too the spirit in
which he did it. Without vindictive
ness, in the spirit of inquiry, of inves
tigation, of patient endeavor to know
the right and to do it, without fear OF
favor, he went about his duties. All
we ask in this campaign is that you
allow us to continue that work in the
same spirit and 1 promise you that il
elected, shall neither neglect, shirk
nor evade it..
To Redeem Platform Promises.
How do we propose to do it? By
carrying out so far as we may be en-
trusted with power, the promises OF
the Democratic platform adopted al
Minneapolis, July 18th, 1910. That
platform concerns itself mainly with
state matters but naturally it has a
wider outlook.
1t opens with reference to nation
al affairs, and the tariff bill. Prop
erly, it denounces the enactment OF
the Payne-Aldrich law as base and
cynical deception" 1 do not think
am partisan in adding my voice to
that denunciation. If am SO charged
will respond by calling the roll OF
Republican senators and representa-
tives upon the passage Of that bill:
Knute Nelson, Republican Senator fol
Is years,-no. Moses E. Clapp, Re
publican Senator for IL years,-no
Chas. r. Davis,-no. F. c. Stevens
no. Frank M. Nye,-no. Chas. A
Lindbergh,-no. Andrew Volstead,-
no. Clarence B. Miller,-no. Halvoi
Steenerson,-no. JAS. A. Tawney,-
yes. And where is Tawney now?
Chairman Payne, in speech the
other day. said be was proud Of the
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1910-10-06


Proud of Democracy's Administrators.
Now, what did six years of execu-
tive Democracy do for you? 1t gave
you, first, an inspiration to be your
own masters. 1t gave you, second,
concrete examples of exceptional ad-
ministration. 1t gave you, third, ad-
vanced but just and popular legisla-
ton. 1t gave you, fourth, a series of
executive appointments in efficiency
second to none in the Union.
Governor Johnson appointed Will
lam E. McEwen, Labor Commissioner,
and he has created the best depart
ment of it's kind in the country. He
named E. K. Slater and Andrew
French to the Dairy and Food De-
partment and their work has pene-
trated to the humblest farm hand and
piled up profit for Minnesota in i'm.
proved farm methods. He appointed
Thos. D. O'Brien, now Justice of
the Supreme Court, Insurance Com
missioner, and he raised that depart
ment so high that his work was COM
mended in a special message to Con-
gress by the President of the United
States. Did any Republican Insur-
ance Commissioner ever get such an
endorsement?
Johnson's Appointments Commended.
In the big board appointments Gov.
Johnson was especially sagacious and
far-seeing. His appointment of Prof.
Frank L. McVey to the Tax commits
sion was non-partisan. 1t was fol-
lowed by splendid service in organ
izing the board, a service interrupted
only by his call to the higher position
of president of the University of our
neighbor, North Dakota. Samuel
Lord, Republican senator, reflected
honor on the appointing power and
Judge o. M. Hall and J. G.. Armson
brought profound knowledge and ripe
experience to the commission. Serv-
ice was the first thought of all. Capt.
Anton Schaeffer and p. M. Kerst, in
the public examiners department;
John B. Galerneault at the head of
the banking department; John w. o.
son and @. G. Schulz, successive heads
of our state educational department;
Fred B. Wood, the adjutant general;
John Al Hartigan,. a. worthy successor
to Mr.. O'Brien in the insurance depart
ment; all these men reflected credit
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1910-10-06

= y = =
: In the repeated elections of
John A. johnson we saw enacted
on the smaller stage of Mime
sofa exactly the same drama
that Roosevelt enacted in the ma
ton. Under his great admins
tration, the people once more
ruled. Do you think they will
tameIy give up their new-found
rights? Do you think that they
will restore to power in the state
capitol stand-patters while they
are hurting stand-patters out of
Congress? The thing does not
sound reasonable. ,
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1910-10-06
James Gray, Democratic Nominee
for Governor Delivers Keynote
Speech at Fergus Falls.
PLEDGES HIMSELF TO FOLLOW
LEAD OF LIND AND JOHNSON
Comments Governor Johnson's Administration and
Declares His Appointments to Office Best in
History of State-Promises to Redeem
Every Pledge of State Platform.

lift up their heads and "sing a NE,
song unto the Lord"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1910-10-06

l stand here to claim that the de.
plorable incident of Governor John.
sons death, a severe blow to the State
and probable loss to the nation. made
no difference in the political position
The people did not contemplate his
death in office. They elected him
with the one thought that he deserved
their confidence and that no one else
should supplant him. That he did de-
serve their confidence you have abun.
dant proof in legislation for the PEG.
pie, in popular government, in excep.
tional appointments, in untiring watch.
fulness over your interests. There.
fore, I say that though by the death OF
the Governor the Democracy is de
facto out of power, it is de jure in
power. 1t is for you to say whether
you will continue the forward move
ment or to take the chance of a back.
ward step.
Will Follow Lind and johnson
For myself, permit me to say =
+ that ! sat in the first convention =
= which nominated John A. john =
y son. ] spoke for him through
& the State in 1904 and ! then \
* stated in the same language that :
= J state it today that John A. =
johnson would restore the rights y
y of the people. If | should be y
3 elected, it will be my highest =
X ambition to walk in the path =
* bIazed by John Lind and made !
& plain by John A. Johnson. =
* shall not do this as an imitator; I
y but as one who is not too dull =
to do the right because some =
other man has done it before i
him. There is no presumption =
: of truth and duty.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1910-10-06

RESTORE THE RIGHTS OF THE PEOPLE

upon the appointing power and shared
in the inspiration of the governors
Office.
In even a greater degree the ap-
pointments to the Board of Control,
the late L. A. Rosing, P. M. Ringdal,
Chas E. Vasaly and Charles Halver-
son, have been justified by the high
rank that their members have taken.
But I call your attention particularly
to the fact that the distinguishing
characteristic of these men and others
that he named was that they were
men of the people and for the people.
They restored the peoples rights in
everything that they did.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1910-10-06
Who Reduced the Rates.

Under Gov. Lind, the first step was
taken in Minnesota towards a reduc-
ton of freight rates. Gov. Johnson
continued that work Under the head
of major legislation, call attention
to his part in the reduction of 1906
accepted by the railroads and ever
since in force, saving millions of dol
lars to shippers and hence to consum-
ers. He laid his hand gently but firm
ly on the legislature in the matter
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1910-10-06


County Option is but another
form of regulation. 1t says, in
effect, that the people of coun-
ty shall have the right to vote
whether they will have saloons
or not have saloons. Who in
this day, whatever his politics,
will deny the people that right?
But, as view it, this is not
liquor question at all. 1t is
question of the rights of the
people.
X * + +
Brews Politics as Well as Beer.
think that if the brewing
business had not changed it's at
titude after high license was
adopted, this question might not
have arisen, at least not until a
future date, but that change has
come. The people of Minnesota
today find that the big brewing
interest brews beer only half the
time. The rest of the time it
brews politics, brews laws, and
brews statesmen to carry its err
rands. 1t has reached a pass
when scarcely any question can
be decided on it's merits.
y =
Legislation has devolved into a col
.st between the public and certai
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1910-10-06

There is but one issue in this campaign. 1t is
stated in six words: "Restore the rights of the
people," We have government of balanced
powers, but the foundation of it all is the peoples
right to self-8overnment in an orderly manner.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1910-10-06

test between the public and certain
interests. Of which the brewer "a the
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1910-05-26
Weddino Fee Counterfeit.

A well-dressed stranger entered the
office of Justice William B. Williams,
Montclair, N. j., and after shaking
hands astonished the justice by say
ing: I'm here to redeem that coun-
terfeit $40 bill l passed on you. Two
years ago called on you with my
girl and two witnesses and you mar
ried us. handed you $40 bill. l
had counterfeit in my pocketbook
that I'd carried for several years. I
never missed it until yesterday Then
remembered that I'd accidentally
handed you the bill" The caller pro-
duced good $40 bill, but the justice
refused to take 1t. Don't let that
worry you. my dear fellow" he
laughed. II never knew it was a
counterfeit. No kind of money sticks
to me over night. I'm married, my
self"
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1910-05-26
II ! as' sss. yIis ThompsOn's Eye Water
Very Fishv.

She was fisherman's daughter, she
wore her hair in net, and she pre-
ferred love in a piscatorial way.
my love" he whispered, you hold
first place In my hearti Although l
founder about in expressing myself,
my sole wish is that you will save
me from becoming a Grabbed old
bachelor. shall stick to you closer
than 'limpet,' from you a 'wink'll'
be the road to guide me. Together
we will skate over life's rocks and
when look at your hand beside me
/ shall say to myself: Fortune was
mine when put herring there!"
And then the lady dropped her eyes
in sweet confusion, and murmured:
pass the salt"
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1910-05-26
STOOD WHERE SHE WAS PUT
Wife obeyed Orders to the Letter, But
Unfortunately Workmen Moved
Post Hole.

In western state workmen began
10 dig post hole for an electric light
In front Of a Dutchman's dwelling,
when the master forbade them to con-
tinue. After some discussion the
Dutchman babe his wife stand on a
large, fiat slate with which he GOV
cred the hole. Now, Gretchen" he
said, dat ish where you shtands till
comes back nit elm enjunction." The
solid frau stood there like statue,
her hands on her hips. When the
husband disappeared, the leader of
the workmen ordered the slate, with
the frau on It, to be removed. With
perfect politeness the lady was set on
one side as If she had been fat tea
pot on a salver. The Dutch wife stood
like Casabianca, but the hole was well
in its place when the householder re-
turned with the injunction. He was
overcome with establishment and
wrath. IVY vas you not stood on dat
hole?" he demanded of his wife. ut
was on dis stone dat you vas puts
me-" she answered He looked at her
In helpless Indignation a moment, and
then cried: II vas not mean dat you
shtand on dat stone ven dat hole was
carried awayl"-Christian Register.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1910-05-26
Robbers and Posse RattIed.

Wapanhucka. Okla.-After an unsuc-
cessful attempt to loot the Peoples
National Bank Saturday, four robbers
engaged in running fight with a
posse of citizens. wounding one of
their pursuers and escaped on hand
car A posse was soon in pursuit. The
robbers wrecked the vault of the bank
with dynamite. The men had cut all
telegraph and telephone wires leading
into the town.