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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-09-29
DO AWAY WITH CHECKS.


New methods of handling business
are being developed. Early in the game
people bartered and traded, later they
sold things for stones and skins an6
the medium of exchange finally became
money Sos
Bank checks succeeded money. Al
first they were for only the great firms
At present they are used by almost
every one who buys anything. 1t would
seem that the check system would be
difficult to improve upon.
| A New York banker is sending out
a circular describing a German plan
that seems to be an Improvement over
the check system.
| 1t provides that when man has an
account at a bank and wishes to nav
bills, either in his home town or else
where, he merely makes out a list on
blanks provided. He sends this to the
bank, which charge his account with
the total sum and notifies each man
that they have received the money
If the creditors have accounts in the
bank the sum is merely added. If the
creditor has no account the bank starts
one for him.
This system saves the business man
the trouble and annoyance of making
out checks and prevents the possibil.
ity of forgeries.
The banks are compensated for tha
additional clerical work they are forced
to perform by securing new business
and getting accounts from people who
formerly had none. 2@
"a Some of the editors are demand
ing reforms in the postal department
\ fS- Cigarette packages are to be re-
duced in size. That should help some
~ Senator Beveridge of Indiana saws
that Roosevelt hasn't started yet. We
gods!
fSFootball players seem TO get theirs
just as much under the new rules as
the old.
ET Sarah Bernhard admits she's a
great grandmother and says she hopes
to die on the stage.
eE There are some people who fear
the boy scout movement is backed by |
the manufacturers of khaki.
Gar A resident of Nelson county |
caught prairie chicken inside his |
house. Everybody In the neighborhood |
took the screens off and left the win
dows open
az After the reformers get the French |
bills of fare written in English it is
hoped they win turn their attention
to have the figures telling the prices
made smaller.
sS The Amer lean. Order OF Owls are
reported to have changed their name
to the American Order of Orioles. /
They are birds, just the same but no
longer the kind that stay out SO late
at night.
a. Some ministers claimed the autos
prevented people from attending church
but 1t remained for Chicago church
70 sell its edifice and seek quicter
place because the footing OF auto horns
Sunday spoiled the religious servicez.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-09-29

az After the reformers get the French
bills of fare written in English it is
hoped they viii turn their attention
to have the fgures-telling the prices
made smaller
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-09-29

eSFootball players seem TO get theirs
just as much under the new rules as
the old.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-09-29

~ Senator Beveridge of Indiana saws
that Roosevelt hasn't started yet. Ye
gods!
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-09-29

M Some of the editors are demand
Ing reforms in the postal department.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-09-29

az Cigarette packages are to be re-
duced in size. That should help some.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-09-29

New methods of handling business
are being developed. Early in the game
people bartered and traded, later they
sold things for stones and skins and
the medium of exchange finally became
The Washington times., 1910-05-07
NAY FREE MORSE
IN THREE YEARS
House Parole BIZ, If Pass
ed, VIII Shorten Term
of PirIancier.

Charles ". Morse. now serving q
term OF fifteen years IN the Atlanta
penitentfary for violation OF the Federal
banking laws. may be liberated on pa
role IN the course OF about three years.
II q bill which has been favorably re-
ported 70 the House becomes 8 law.
The parole bill permits the parole Of
Federal prisoners when they shall have
served at least One-third OF the term
for which they were sentenced. The
Communication aIic vance taken from one
third of his sentence. OF ave years,
would enable Mr.. Morse 20 leave the
prison on parole after a service Of
approximately three years
The Sterling btu establishes q parole
board for each Federal penitentiary. 70
consist OF the superintendent Of -pris
ons the United States Attorney for.
and a citizen living in the district IN
which the penitentiary Is located
The Washington times., 1910-05-07
BIRD OF PARADISE
MAY Go BEGGING
Price Demanded for Live Speci-
men, $500. More Than New York
Society Can Paw.

NEW YORK, May If some wealthy
man will put Up $1,000 the New York
Geological Society viii be able TO obtain
q fine specimen Of the bird Of paradise.
from New Guinea. which was brought
here on the steamship Muncaster Castle
from the far East.
Capt Percy Watson bought the bird
at SfnEaDore from a Chfnauaan. II is an
exceedingly difficult bird 70 bring across
the ocean alive. but Captain Watson
persuaded the COolie crew that the bid
would die unless q was fed properly,
Consequently the bird was about the
best-cared-for fowl ever imported, the
Cinnamon. fearing bad luck, keeping the
CT re carefully screened. and the bird
literally supplied with reaches.
Director Ditmars met the vessel at
South Brooklyn, but as Captain Watson
wanted $50 more than Mr. Ditmars
could pay. he Is hoping that some one
VIII present Il 10 the city
The Washington times., 1910-05-07
An Exciting Moment.
MINISTRIES
AT THE BELASCO
Georgetown University Perform
ance Will Be Presented Tonight
With Chorus of Fifty Voices.

Tonight Is the night for the George
town University minstrel show a. tEe
BeIasco Theater- a chorus OF nIty
viii sing in the first part John AlicOte,
] +. NIerkling, Kenneth Meeks, and
waldo Pearce, will be end men. Joseph
NFcNuIt,- will sit in the middle as inter
IOcutor-
SDPCfaT features in the way OF dane
ing viii be furnished by Dahill and Gun
ness George O'COnnor, Charles Bright,
Daniel Mccain, and Thomas Smith VIII
sing
The second part Pvil include the
GEORGETOWN Alumni Mandolin Banjo,
and Guitar club and a sketch entitled
The Battle OF Crazy Creek
The Washington times., 1910-05-07
DICKINSON REPORTS
UPON FRLAR LANDS
Excess OF Sales Allowed by Law
Admitted IN Some
Instances.

IN compliance with the Sisyden resO-
luton inquiTfng If persons IN the Philip
pines are acquiring more Of the public
lands than the limitations Of the organic
act Of the island permits, Secretary 81
War Dickinson has fled a preliminary
report with the House indicating that
there have been q number OF excess
sales OF the so-called Friar lands. and
that IN re Instances persons have
leased more than the authorized number
Of acres Of public lands.
The Attorney General has held, how
ever. that the Friar lands are exempt
from the restrictions OF the law ResO-
Iutions are now before the House ask
ing for an investigation Of the Attorney
Generals authority for such exemption,
the charge Ueing that the sugar trust
has acrlired $500 acres.
The Washington times., 1910-05-07

came the CHEEKY answer, land we want
10 take all the orphans. and the lame
and crippled children to the show on
Monday afternoon. MAY Is II IS the
Wild West Show, Ranch 10, that we
you tell us how many children you
have2''
why. only 49," said the superin-
tendent promptly. feeling Il a sort of
pity that there really weren't more, be
cause a show is such splendid fun.
But I think this is really a sort of
miracle she Easped- why, I was Just
that minute telling the children that
would try to make Il happen so that
they might see the parade. And you
mean that The Times Is going 70 take
the children 10 see the real show il
seif?-'
Right you are" laughed The Times
voice at the other end Of the line, and
The Washington times., 1910-05-07
ANACOSTIA CHURCH
TO BE IMPROVED
Committee Decides to Re
pair NJ. E. Edifce Inside
and Outside.
WASHINGTON TINES BUREAU.
ANACOCTIA- D. c MAY 2


Extensive improvements are about to
be undertaken at the Anacostia MethO-
dist Church under the direction OF
the new bo.,-d II trustees. the finan-
&c COMMITTEES and a special committee
composed George o. Watson, Arthur
Is. suit, and Samuel r Campbell. The
Sunday school room. the main audi
forum, and the exterior OF the build
ing VIII be included in the plan OF
general repairs The work will cost
81 900, and viii be commenced in a
short time
The Boys Club Of the Garden Ne
mortal Presbyterian Church met last
evening. There was a drill held by the
members OF a boys brigade from the
city
The sodaHty Of the Children Of Mary,
Of St. Teresa's Church. met last even
ing at the church hall and chose the
following officers. Miss Estella Latch
ford, president; Miss Agnes Wathen
vice president. Miss Addie WatheD
secretary Misses Blanche hundell
Mae Quad, Marguerite LOUdOun. and
Effle Beau. councillors The society
also made arrangements for the partici-
patton OF its members In the annual
May procession Of St Teresa's Church
On Sunday afternoon, May l5-
G. F. Simms, who lives near Giles
bCrO, has reported TO the police tnSi
while he was awaiting the arrival OF 9
car at the waiting station on Nicholas
avenue last evening that some one re
lieved him OF red leather pocket
book containing s.. It was taken iron
one Of his pockets
Residents or Chicago street are de
slrous Of having the recent improve
rnent TO that street extended fOrInel
vest and they will present a petition
to the District Commissioners 10 thE
end. They Will also include in thet
petition the number Of teams that pas
{ over this highway daily
The Washington times., 1910-05-07
ORPHANS. LAME AND BLIND CHILDREN
TO GO TO SHOW AS GUESTS OF THE TIMES
POOR CHILDREN
GUESTS OF TIMES

The Washington Times VIII take
the ehIIdren OF the various orphans
homes Of the city, and also the
crippled and blind children of other
ehIIdren's institutions, 20 the circus
on the afternoon OF Monday, May
16.
These viii be the guests of The
Times ut MILLER Bros. and Edward
ArIinEtOn's VILE West show,
Ranch IOI-
All arrangements for the big cir
Gus party viii be announced later.
The Washington times., 1910-05-07
Homeless Child in
the City Is Invited to
Attend.
By SELENE ARMSTRONG.


Now, children the superintendent
Of the Washington City Orphan Asylum
was announcing to the small boys ana
girls who crowded about her, "Temem-
Der, if you are real good, you may 80
to see the Wild West show parade-no'
don't mean the show itself, because
that would cost lots Of mOney-but the
parade"
And just as this superintendent was
telling the children what a parade IS
like, with its horses ridden by men and
women in fancy costumes; its buffaloes,
bears, and ponies, il strange people
cowboys. fortune tellers, Indians. Cos
sacks, and Canadians-Just as she was
making all these into a wonderful story,
The miracle happened, as miracles some
times will
There was a quick, sharp ring at the
telephone The children sent up a wall,
for it is always a great nuisance for the
telephone TO ring in the midst pr a
good story. There was no help for it,
however. so what could the sUpeTin-
tendent do but stop short.
An Exciting Moment
It was very exciting moment, I as
cure you, bat she had 10 go to the tie
phone, and say hello" And then,
the miracle happened
This is The Washington. Times,
The Washington times., 1910-05-07
The wonderful Story.

to have On their best ptnafores that
Monday afternoon"
The Wonderful Story.
Then The superintendes went back 20
where the children were waiting for the
end Of the story, which, as it befeu IN
this instance, had the most wonderful
ending any story ever had
You are all going 70 the show, the
real Wild West Show she announced
You are going with hundreds Of other
children whom The Washington Times
is going to take
None OF them could really believe II
They thought she must mean 10 SAY
that they were going u see the para.oe
II was three whole uiinut IS BEFORE me
superintendent could make them under
stand that. they were % 90 under tne
big tent. where the cowboys. and ponies.
and animals Of Miller Brothers ana Ed
ward Ar5inCton's wild West SHOW,
Ranch 1g1,- do the wonderful things
that only circus people can 90 Then
these children went Wild with delight
The Times desires that the little people
of every orphans home In the city be its
guests at The Wild West Show on May
16 No effort VIII be spared BY the paper
IN make the afternoon memorable FOR
each Of these little ones, and with the
efforts OF The Times. the Wild WeSt
Show management win cooperate.
So, the boys and girls OF every or
phans' home IN the city are hereby put
on notice that Monday. May Is. VIII be
Circus Day-
The Washington times., 1910-05-07
WHISPERS ATTACHED.

COLUMBUS. Ohio. May Tn Magis-
trate McCormick's court today Lillian
Thobodian attached the EhislEers, plug
hat and other ParaphernaIia used BY
BENJAMIN Chap51 to make I'D as Abra-
ham Lincoln In a vaudeville sketch IN
which she iuperSOnated Mrs Lincoln
They had falling out. and she at
5ached the outfit to secure wages due
The Washington times., 1910-05-07
BEST SEAL CATCH.

ST JOHNS, Newfoundland May =
The catch IN the seal fishery just ended
was the most valuable IN thirty years
The nineteen steamers that returned, the
Iceland having been lost. brought SSSJs43
sells, valued at S627ss53
The Washington times., 1910-05-07
HANG 15-YEAR-OLD BOY.

DE LAND. Fla. May Fifteen
year-oId Irving HaHchett, convicted Of
the murder Of CIevie Tedder, q thirteen
year-oId girl. was hanged here
Hanchett stabbed the girl to death
There were seventy knife wounds in
her BODY
The Washington times., 1910-05-07
KEYSTONERS TO CELEBRATE

The Pennsylvania Society OF Washing
ton viii celebrate its sixth anniversary
Fythian Temple. 10I2 Ninth strEet north
vest A large attendance IS expected.
The Washington times., 1910-05-07
One Pill

Il IL impossible to be veil, simply
impossible, If the bowels are con-
stipated. Waste products, poisonous
substances, must be removed from
the body at Ie=s. once each day, CT
there vii be trouble. The dose OF
Ayers Pills L small, only one pill
st bedtime. All vegetable.
Al Jour doctoF about Ayers Pills. gently
IzzafiUe. all UesetobLe He knoDs vhythey
sef directly on The hUer- S;cAYSE &C..
The Washington times., 1910-05-07
PEARY OFF FOR ROME.

LONDON. May 7.-Comrnander Robert
2. Peary. the American Arctic explorer,
is now on his way 20 Rome
The Washington times., 1910-05-07
CONSCIENCE FUND CROWS

Commissioner Rudolph today received
a contriou ion Of S11a55 70 the District S
conscience fund" An accompanying
letter states that the money should
have been paid 10 the Collector Of Taxes
long ago for fees Of some kind
The Washington times., 1910-05-07
May is Viii Be Children's
Day at Wild West Show,
Ranch 1Oi.

we viii see you later. Only Just give
our love 70 the children. and tell them
to have On their best ptnafores that
Monday afternoon"
The Washington times., 1910-05-07

rny3.57
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-04-08
DeIta-Alpha Class.

The Delta-Alpha class of Court
Street Methodist church met Thurs
day evening at the church and the
following members were present:
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-04-08
Hard to Kill.

The Hawaiian Islands have always
been famed for their freedom from
snakes. People and animals could
wander with impunity through val
leys and over hills and mountains. An
importation arrived on the steamship
Alameda from California that might
have put an end to such delightful
serenity. This was the arrival of three
fiimsy boxes containing fourteen large
living snakes. five of them rattlers.
Under rule such animals arriving la
the territory of Hawaii are ordered TO
be Immediately destroyed or deported.
I'm the destruction of these snakes
says the narrator. I'VE had surpris-
Ing experience. placed the boxes ia
one of our fumigating chambers and
applied Il charge of double density of
hydrocyanic acid gas. The snakes
were still alive at the end of fifteen
minutes, whereas if they had been
warm blooded animals they would
have succumbed in less number of
seconds. They We're again shut up,
and quadruple charge OF the same
deadly gas was administered. At the
end of one hour and Il half the fumi-
gator was opened, and several of the
snakes still showed signs of life. We
then immersed them in 95 per cent al
cohol. That soon put an end to their
venomous existence" Youths Com
panion.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-04-08
The Diagnosis.

The disastrous results of interior
ence by relatives in the course of
courtships was well exemplifed in the
case of young Baltimore couple not
long ago. They had been engaged for
some time when il became generally
known that the affair was at an end.
What was the trouble. Jack?" an
intimate friend asked the youth, who,
by the way, is recent medical grad
uate.
"Well, as it was nothing relating to
Nan personally, l don't know why
shouldn't tell you" he replied. with a
sigh.
81 suppose it was some outside in
duence-you seemed to fairly dote on
her." the friend commented.
81 did," the detected lover replied.
"She is the sweetest little girl in the
world, but terribly fond Of her rela-
tives. Her old maid aunt from Kan
sas came along the other day and an
nounced that she was going to live
with us after we were married, and
well she proved an antidote. "-Detroit
Free Press.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-04-08

Mrs. George H. Thompson, Misses
Bertha Ward, Emma Seibe, Velma
Bishop, Nan McInnis, Annie d. Hall
and Gladys Thompson; Messrs. John
Mullins, Frank Ellis, Marshall Ste.
wart, Carl Bonslagel, John Britton,
Gideon Gray, Virgie Rarden and Jim
McInnis.
The devotional exercise was led by
Miss Bertha Ward Several songs were
rendered by the class, and Misses EN-
ma Seibe and Velma Bishop gave pref
ty readings Next Sundays Sunday
school lesson was discussed with Mr..
Hunt as leader. The class is arrang-
ing to have their class room look
more attractive. On Saturday, April
23, the class will enjoy a picnic on the
banks of Leaf river.
I: 4: :
The Westminster Aid of Bay Street
church will meet Monday afternoon
with Mrs. C. T. Singleton.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-04-08
Well Placed Generosity.

In 1885 List went 81 tour in the
French provinces. He arrived at the
little town of L. to give a concert, as
announced. But the inhabitants APP
peared to take but little interest in
musical matters. for when the musi-
clan appeared on the platform he
found himself face to face with an au-
dience numbering exactly seven per-
sons. List stepped very calmly to the
front, and. bowling respectfully to the
array of empty benches. he delivered
himself as follows:
Ladies and gentlemen, feel ex-
tremely fattered by your presence
here this evening, but this room is not
at all suitable; the air is literally sti-
fling. Will you be good enough to ac-
company me to my hotel, where l will
have the piano conveyed? We shall be
quite comfortable there. and | will go
through the whole of my program"
The offer was unanimously accepted,
and List treated his guests not only
to a splendid concert. but an excellent
supper into the bargain. Next day
when the illustrious virtuoso appeared
to give his second concert the hall was
not large enough to contain the crowd
which claimed admittance.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-04-08
a RARE COIN.
Il Is Called a "Misstrike" and Is Very
Seldom Sccn.

IL 10 SdiSo q WiSSttiNc dftH 10 vSTy
Seldom Secn.
"See this penny | got today at the
postoffice," said the cashier. There
aren't five other pennies like it in the
United States"
He handed out a cent piece with the
die impression half off the face of the
coin and with big half moon of
blank metal showing along one side.
"They call it misstrike." he con-
tinued. perhaps once in 100000
times the two little notched fingers on
the minting machines that grip the
blank disk and draw it forward to the
die fail to spring away. In this case
the left hand finger stuck AID pushed
the coin halfway over the die. That
is how the impression is only half on
the disk.
"You can see the raised edge on the
blank portion of the metal" the cash
Ter went on as he took up his pen. 1t
Isn't everybody knows that each coin
goes under the dies twice. The first
time it is struck with Il blank. dome
shaped set of dies to put an edge on
the disk. Then it gets the regular die
with the familiar head on it.
whats it worth? Oh, II. say prob
ably $25 or SO. see it's beer in cir
culation for nine years. It's wonder
some coin collector hasn't nabbed it.
Pm going to keep 1t as rarity
, New York Times.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-04-08
ON The SICK LIST.

Lucy Edmonson is recovering from
severe attack of the measles.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-04-08
SENSE OF HEARING.
Sound Waves and the Way They Act
Upon the Ears.

Sound Waves and the Way They Act
Upon the Ears.
The detection of the direction Of a
sound by the sense Of hearing is, like
the rapid focusing Of the eye on OBJ
1ects at different distances. one Of
those instructive operations which are
continually done without any conscious
method.
Sound waves traverse the air as rip.
pies stir the water. and the ear by OK
perience acquires some slight power of
detecting the direction in one case. as
the eye does with far greater accuracy
in the other Usually we unconscious
~ receive assistance from other senses
as well. Often we fail to locate at
once some hidden source Of sound
such as singing bird. and then our
instructive ingenuity displays. itself.
The intensity of sound is. of course
by no means so great behind Il scrcei
as in front of ii. and every one carries
with him the screen of his own head
which may prevent II particular SOUND
from being heard SO well by one cal
as by the other. If. then, the head is
turned until this inequality disappear:
! and both ears hear equally well W.
know that we must be directly facing
or turned from the source of sound
| and our previous rough idea of it,
whereabouts generally prompts us t.
face It.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-04-08
Hypnotism and Marriaas.

A Georgian complains that his wife
"has hypnotized him." That is a habit
women have; otherwise there would
be no marriage News and
Courier.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-04-08
DEMONSTRATION
OF Madame HadfieId's skin Food And
Tonic at Mrs. ]. H. Eiierbe's
- Millinery.

On Saturday and Monday, April 9th
and 18th, from II a. m. to l p. m. and
from p. m. to p. m. the ladies of
Hattiesburg are cordially invited to
attend demonstration of Madame
Hadfield's Skin Food and Tonic at
Mrs. j. H. Ellerbe's Millinery ,Estab-
lishment. Free massage for each lady
who so desires.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-04-08
CHURCH SOCIETIES.

Reading Circle with Mrs. A. Foote.

Reading Circle With Mrs. A. Foote.
A delightful event of the week was
the meeting of the Reading Circle of
the Woman's Foreign Missionary So
ciety, held Thursday afternoon with
Mrs. Anna A. Foote on Fifth street.
The parlor was fragrant and beautiful
with banks of Refine Marie Henriette
roses
The leader, Mrs. A. F. Watkins. be-
ing absent from the city, the study
was ably conducted by Mrs. J. NJ Ste
vens. The subjects for the afternoon
were The Religion of South Ameri,
ca and the Aim of Both" and ITO
Show that the Religion of South
America Calls tor Protestant Mission
AIRY Work" Mrs. George w. Ellis and
Mrs. Ryan had special articles on the
subject and a general discussion OF
the lesson proved very interesting.
After the program a social half hour
was enjoyed, during which the hos
tess, assisted by Mesdames E. L. Rob
bins, H. d, Foote, Jr. and James Hei
delberg, served dainty refreshments
of sandwiches beaten biscuits and ice
tea, followed by bon bons.
The members and guests present
were Mesdames A. A. FoOte, ]. J. Ste
vens, r. l.. Bennett, James Heidel
berg, Henry d. Foote, IT., Powell, Vic
tor Seaman, fl. s. Stevens, Ida
OMars, NJ. A, Hoffman, Gilman, r
L. McWWiliams, Jr., S. C. Powe and
Mrs Robbins of Tupelo.
The next meeting will be with Mrs
VI. A hoffman.