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THE SICKROOM BOOSTER

IE got on the subject Of FISH and
Ii something was said of fish chow
der. I told him Of an old Maine
schooner captain who. going 10 New
York, set up in Fulton street. served
oyster stews and roasts and halfshens
and clans in all styles. He held to
shellhsh. and save for bread and butter
and coffee, and on Fridays FISH chow
der. that was all You could get there.
Nothing else. He knew clans and oys-
ters and knew how to buy them. and
could tell the cook how 10 cook them,
and If the cook got drunk or was of
for a day he could go into the kitchen
and do much better himself
His great forte was a fish ehowder.
This came on Fridays and there was
always a waiting list.
You went in and found a fun house
and man standing behind most Of the
chairs, just waiting for a chance to
grab a seat AS one man pushed his
empty chowder plate away and arose
another man was in his place ready to
eat SO you looked around, selected a
man whose plate was nearly empty and
you froze to the back of his chair and
waited, unless he fooled you by order
ing a second plate.
What it was l don't know, that made
that chowder famous the length of
Fulton street and farther I think the
old schooner captain, for some reason
-cheapness. flavor. solidity or what
not--used fresh porgies. the plebeian
fish that you usually associate with
tin horn on Fridays and scales and
smells. ancient and hshlike. as you pass
the vender's wagon in the street.
But porgie, or blue fish, or what.
once eaten you were back again next
Friday. if you had breath in your body
and legs and the price about you. The
old captain always said it was chowder
as they cooked it up in the good old
state Of Maine. And then the sick
room booster, who hailed from the
same state, took q long pull on his
perfecto and butted in.
How did he make it? Listen. He
fried some small bits of pork and
onions together. browning them well,
developing all the flavor in 'em. Then
he added tomatoes, raw or canned, and
he stewed them all together putting in
good sized chill pepper or two. ac-
cording. Then when stewed he added
potatoes, and at the psychological mo-
ment he added the fish cut up into
squares as big as an English walnut
This fish was homeless beinC s+rinnad
from the bone and skin. A good chow
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And when he could safely do so. with
one eye closed on me and lurking
grin under his gray mustache. the boos-
ter exclaimed, Finest chowder 1 ever
ate. 1 am from Maine myself q thought
the widow would have a connipition
then and there), and 1 know all about
chowders 1 have made hundreds of
them on the beach, and never a chow
der have l eaten like this"
The old man was telling the solid is
karat truth, sure enough.
Well it took us long time to finish
that chowder but it was mortal dan
gerous to swallow anything before
Fletcherizing it. If you did anything
else you were up against appendicitis
in "a hours. So the old man said time
was made for slaves, and we worried
that chowder down; and if we had been
panning out diamonds with our tongues
and teeth. we could not have sifted
things more carefully.
And every now and then the old man.
to keep the widow in countenance
would say. Fine. fine" as he picked
out bone after bone as sharp as needles
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SOCratiC Philosophy

two by reason Of its division and sepa-
ration
'Um-er." said Mrs H., taking off
her glasses and wiping them carefully
on the corner of her silk apron, sup
pose. Henry, you read that over again"
Mr.. Hibrough was slightly annoyed.
He felt that Susan should know at
least as much about philosophy as she
did about pie baking. But she didn't
and he read the passage over again.
Let me see" she said; didn't Soc
rates have a wife?"
He did-Xantippe"
And she was considerable of a
woman around the house, wasn't she?"
She had rather vigorous person
ality, 1 believe" Mr.. H. admitted.
That's what I've always heard, and
l amt bit surprised that Socrates
wasn't sure in his mind, when one and
one was added together, just which one
it was. But he ought to know. Wasn't
they married long timer"
Mr.. H. did not reply, and Susan. be-
ing no philosopher. didn't care enough
about it to bother whether he did or
not.
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The San Francisco Sunday Cau


broke the difference between one ana
three, which is two"
Your arithmetic may be all right,
but it doesn't bear out the facts" said
McBriarity. Il think | can prove it
to you that I am right You gave
me a mallet when started to work"
Eyes" replied the foreman.
We'll, that's mallet number one"
said McBriarity Then you gave me
another when broke the first one"
Yes" assented the foreman
That was mallet number two.
broke that one also, and then | made
new mallet out of the unbroken
parts OF the two broken ones. Do
you follow me?"
eyes. that's right" replied the fore
man.
We'll. that was mallet number
three. wasn't it'" asked McBriarity
Sure" replied the foreman
Where is it now?" asked McBriar-
ity
Broken like the other two" an
swered the foreman
We'll, if mallet number three is
broken the number of broken mallets
is three" asserted McBriarity tri-
umphantly.
The foreman scratched his head IN
perplexity, but suddenly Frightening
he said:
III bet you 6ve dollars that you
can't bring me three broken mallets."
For moment McBriarity was stag
gered. Then. quickly recovering. he
said:
II believe Ill take that bet
"All right" said the foreman. "Trot
'em out and the moneys yours"
McBriarity walked over TO his
bench. In few moments he returned,
carrying three broken mallets.
There you are" he said triumph
antly.
The foreman gazed at them in as
tonishment.
II can't understand this thing" he
said You broke only two mallets.
yet here are the broken parts of
three"-
Sure" replied McBriarity The
third mallet is mallet number four I
broke it TO win the bet"
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ton on the athletic team smashing
records. You're wasting your talents
doing carpenter work That makes
three mallets you've broken in less
than an hour"
Two, boss" corrected McBriarity.
How many times have you been to
me with mallets?' asked the fore
man.
Three times" replied McBriarity
We'll, then" retorted the foreman,
you've broken three mallets."
But I've only had two" persisted
McBriarity. You gave me one when
l started in to work, and then you
gave me another when l broke the
first one; so I don't see how | could
break three when / had only two"
You broke the two I gave you" "
said the foreman, with some heat,
and then you took the two broken
ones and made new mallet out of
the broken parts, did you not?"
Yes replied McBriarity eau
tiously.
We'll, how many mallets does that
maker" asked the foreman.
Two" replied McBriarity
Fine headwork," growled the fore
man. You broke the two mallets
gave YOU. did YOU not?"
Yes" said McBriarity, Il did.
Well, what did you do after that?"
asked the foreman
Made another one out OF the two
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broken Ones" said McBriarity.

broken ones," said McBriarity.
did you use it?" cross questioned
the foreman
"Sure l did," replied McBriarity. Il
used it until it broke"
"Well, then, you used three mall
let's" persisted the foreman.
Certainly" assented McBriarity,
"And you broke 'em all" insisted
the foreman.
"Yes; but you only gave two NAL
lets, so don't see how | could have
broken three" answered McBriarity.
We'll, we'll put it another way"
said the foreman. You broke the
two mallets ! gave you. What did
you do after that?"
Il made another mallet out of the
unbroken parts of the two broken
ones" replied McBriarity.
And you used it," persisted the
foreman.
Sure" replied McBriarity.a
You acknowledge that you used
three mallets, do you?" asked the fore
man.
Certainly" answered MeBriarity.
How many mallets have you now?'
asked the foreman.
None" replied McBriarity.
We'll, then" said the foreman, with
hnality, IF you used three mallets and
have none left you must have broken
them all; and if you broke all you used
you must have broken exactly three
mallets"
but, see here, boss. How could
break three mallets when you gave
me only two?" insisted McBriarity.
Thunder and tenpenny nails"
howled the foreman. Here, take this
mallet and get back to your work
You'll drive me mad with your argu-
ing"
MeBriarity took the mallet and
went back to his bench. Inside of Is
minutes he strolled up to the foreman
with the nallet in his hand, but this
time it was unbroken.
Boss" he said. 1--WE been thinking
this thing over, and I've come to the
conclusion that you are right"
Sure, I'm right answered the
foreman, for I've changed my mind.
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-10
a r. HIBROUGH paused in his read
ing, looked up from his book
and thus addressed his wife:

ing, looked up from his book
and thus addressed his wife:
'aHeat what Socrates. that great phi
losopher, says, Susan? He says, I am
so far from thinking that ! know the
causes of all these things that when
one is added to one 1 do not believe
I can tell whether it is that very one
to which the other is added that be-
comes two. or whether the one add
ed and the one TO which the addition
was made make two together. For in
their separate state each of them was
one and not two, and after their be-
ing placed one by the other they be-
came two. Neither can tell how.
upon the division Of anything, what
was formerly one becomes two from
the very minute OF division; for that
cause is quite contrary TO that which
makes one and one become two.
There. this one and this one become
two by reason of their being placed
together and added the one to the
~her; but here. this one thing becomes
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-10
He Talks of the Maine
Widows Fish ChoWder

tongue and gums.
1t was a great day for chowder and
no mistake, and when the widow asked
if he would not have more for supper.
we said no, but that if she would bake
would be well satisfied.
That chowder is a sore spot with the
old man. and I dearly like to stick
pin in his memory whenever the oppor-
tuntty presents. And when [ remark.
Wasn't that chowder of the widow.<
fne?' he grins. and pulls away at his
perfecto and says nothing
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How many does that leave?" asked
the foreman.
Two replied McBriarity.
'Well, that's how many broke" said
the foreman. "You couldn't break
more than you had"
"But | made one mallet out of the
broken ones Add that to the two
which you gave me and which broke
and it makes three mallets Three
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-10

mallets plus the one I now have makes
four mallets I've had, Four mallets
I've had minus one have now leaves
three mallets which | haven't be-
cause l broke them. It's as plain as
the nose on your face that l have
broken three mallets."
Don't get personal" cautioned the
foreman. Il gave you total of three
mallets and you still have one, so you
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-10

You broke two mallets."
NO." replied McBriarity, Il broke
three"
"Now, look here, Mac" said the
foreman, "how many mallets have l
given you since you started to work."
Three replied McBriarity.
How many have you now"
"One," replied McBriarity.
We'll, then. Take one from three.
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other mallet I've busted the head off
Of this one"
The foreman grunted, and, proeur-
ing another mallet, he gave it TO
McBriarity, at the same time caution
ing him 10 be more careful, as mallets
cost money.
IN few minutes McBriarity re
turned. this time with the handle of
the mallet broken.
Great Scott, mani commented the
foreman. why don't you get a real
job somewhere and go to work?
You're too strong for this business.
You busted the head OF the other
mallet and now you've broken the
handle of of this one. Do you think
we hired you TO enrich the mallet
trust:"
DO I get another one" questioned
McBriarity.
Yes. you do-not," answered the
foreman Here, take the head off of
this broken handle and put the handle
of the other one into It and you'll
have a new mallet"
MoBriarity did as directed, but in
less than IS minutes again reported
that his mallet was broken.
Suffering hardware" calculated the
foreman. you ought TO get a posi-
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The San Francisco call., 1910-04-10

ASBRIARITY, the carpenter 5
n helper, walked up to the shop
foreman with broken mallet
Boss" he said. give me an
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-07-19
BOUYE PLEADED
SELF DEFENSE
MAN ACCUSED OF The MURDER
or RICE AT RUGBY TELLS
HIS STORY.

Bottineau, N. D., July 19.-Jaclz
Bouye, on trial here for the murder
of o. C. Rice of Rugby, the case COM
ing here on change of venue from
Pierce county, was on the stand in his
own defense all day Saturday and part
Of the forenoon yesterday. During the
greater part Of the time he was under
fire of the cross examiner. The other
witnesses for the defense were on the
stand during the afternoon.
Today the state will introduce
rebuttal testimony and it is thought
the case will go to the jury some time
tomorrow, To facilitate matters Judge
Burr intends to hold an evening ses-
sion tonight If necessary.
The defense puts up a plea of self
defense. Bouye does not deny that he
made that Rice had been flourishing
gun during the evening of the trag-
edy and that when Bouye and Meehan
came up behind Rice and his four
companions Rice made a remark
about Bouye that caused him to think
Rice was about to get" him. Being
convinced Of this he struck Rice and
the latter in falling to hit his head
against the stone curbing causing the
blood clot that resulted in death.
Evidence was introduced to show that
Rice had bad reputation; that he
was reputed to a gun man" and
had been in trouble before
AS soon as the Bouye case in fin
ished the case against Meehan as an
accomplice before the fact will be TAX
en- up.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-07-19
BAD FIRE AT
LAKOTA,N.D.
5000 Blaze In the Business
District Today

Lakota, N. D., July 1s,-Fire which
started in the Tony LaBiere bakery al
9: 80 this forenoon from a gasoline ex-
plosion caused $4,000 damage in the
business district.
The following buildings were totally
destroyed:
Tony LaBiere, restaurant and bak-
cry, loss $4,000.
Peoples Drug store. owned by Ivetz
& Jennings, loss $4,000.
Vacant building, owned by ]. w.
Murphy, $500.
Ferris & Son, general store, loss
$4,000.
Harting elevator, loss with contents
$4,000.
After burning the Ferris & Son
store the fire was stopped on the north
by the brick building owned by the
Lakota Mercantile Co. 1t jumped the
street however and consumed the Har-
tin elevator.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-07-19
GRAND LODGE OF
PYIHIANS TO Meet
WILL AssEMeLE.IN THIS CITY
TOMORROW MORNING ANDA ALL
OF THE FlFTY-TWo LODGES OF
NORTH DAKOTA WILL BE
REPRESENTED AT SESSIONS.

The grand lodge Knights of Pythias
Of North Dakota will meet tomorrow
morning at 10 o'clock in the Prize hall
on First avenue. So carefully has the
local committee of the sir knights
guarded this fact that this is the first
time the notice Of the state meeting
has been in the local papers.
The session Of the grand lodge
promises to be very interesting and
It is believed that every lodge will
send delegates.
There are fifty-two subordinate
lodges in. the state, representing d
membership of over 5000 The grand
chancellor commander Is George b.
Dennison Of Cando and the grand
keeper Of records and seals Is John
r. Fahey Of Minot the two officers
will be present at the opening OF the
grand lodge tomorrow as well as the
other officers.
During the past year the subordi.
nate lodges have. made wonderful
strides forward and it is expected that
the report of the grand keeper of rec
ords and seal win show excellent re-
suits. The advance guard OF the ses-
sion has already begun to appear and
among those already In the city are
w. J. Evans OF cando, John Lynch
Of Minot M. T.. Borden and w. Al.
Dinnie OF Williston.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-07-19
Cannon HAS A
STRENUOUS DAY

Topeka. Kan, July 19-speaker
Joseph G. Cannon was up early this
morning. ate leisurly breakfast and at
1925 took a Rock Island train for AL
ma where he spoke at. IL o'clock this
forenoon. He did not reach Topeka
until this morning, after an auto
thirty miles of rough and dirty roads.
Though the speaker looked tired
when he entered the dining room of
the hotel he insisted he was feeling
first rate" Speaker Cannon will fol-
low his Alma speech with a speech
at bennington at this afternoon at
the. conclusion of which he will take
a special train TO Marion, where he
speaks tonight He will take a Rock
Island train out Of Marion at mid
night for Kansas City whence he will
go direct to Danville.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-07-19

Detroit Mich, July 19.-The Michi-
gan senatorial fight with julius Caesar
Burrows, the present incumbent. out
for reelection, and Congressman Chas
Townsend of the second Michigan dis
trict as his opponent, bids fair to make
the initial tryout of Michigan's new
primary law most exciting contest.
Both men have been well known for
years in political circles. Senator Bur-
rows having been In the senate since
he was appointed to fill out the term
of the late Hon. Francis b. Stockbridge,
is years ago this coming January. He
ranks ninth in seniority In the upper
house and should he be returned will
be the senior member of the finance
committee and likely choice for its
chairman, thereby making him pow
erful factor In the United States senate
Senator Burrows is nearly 7S years
old and since the war, where he won
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-07-19

distinction as Union officer. has held
appointive or elective offices almost
continuously. He is lawyer by pro-
fession He was elected a representa-
tive to the 43rd congress and with the
exception of three terms was member
of the lower house until he resigned to
receive the appointment of United
States senator. He has always had the
reputation of being an able and popular
stump speaker.
Senator Burrows opponent, Con-
gresham Charles Elroy Townsend, Is
much younger man, being but a little
past the half century mark in life. He
lis Michigan product. having been
born in Jackson county, Mich, educat-
ed in the common schools and a grad
uate Of the literary department of the
University of Michigan. Like Senator
Burrows, he Is a lawyer by profession.
He has been member of the 58th, seth,
Goth and 61st congresses. He is a
forceful speaker and popular on the
stump.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-07-19
TAFT BREAKS 4
RECORD FOR U. S..
FIRST TIME IN HISTORY OF THE
COUNTRY THE PRESIDENT
REAcHED NORTHEAST
CORNER.

PASSPORT. Me-, July 19.--When the
presidential yacht Mayfower pointed
her way up the Lubec Narrows this
morning. president OF the United
States for the first time in the history
of the United States reached the
northeast corner Of the country. East
port, the home OF the American sardine
industry. was appropriately excited
over The occasion Flags and bunting
were displayed from all the low wing
buildings along the water front and
the entire population was early astir
getting the little town In readiness for
the coming Of the noted guest. Mayor
Garnet, who was to have the honor Of
entertaining the president, personally
superintendent most OF the prepare
lions,
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-07-19

Washington, July 10 Pathfinder
reservoir, North Platte irrigation pro-
ject, Nebraska Wyoming, now contains
about 100000 acre-feet of water The
weather has been dry and windy, less
than half an inch of water having
fallen during June. Crops in that
vicinity which have not been irrigated
are suffering greatly About 100000
acre-feet of stored water from the
reservoir were used for irrigation dur
ing the month. This has been a sea-
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the crops under ditch are looking fine.
All the land opened for homestead
entry under this project has been filed
upon, and the land in private owner
ship is held at prices varying from
$40 to $50 per acre. This same land
was valued at S. to SO before the
construction~began on the government
system.