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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-07-07
MEASURES 1oo,oooTH or INCH
New Apparatus Of English Invention
That VIII Determine Extremely
Minute Distances.

The extreme delicacy of scientific
measurement is shown by an appa-
ratus OF English invention for com
pairing ofhcial standards of length.
It's action depends upon the interfer.
ence Of light waves, causing shadow
bands, the width Of which is half the
wave length OF the light employed.
The red radiation from hydrogen or
cadmium Is used. and It's wave length
Is, say. the SOL. 000th of an inch. The
machine carries two microscopes, one
OF which Is attached to one OF the
glass plates rejecting the light and
producing the interference bands.
First, the recognized standard rod
say the imperial standard yard Ii
placed under the two microscopes. and
one of It's terminal marks Is brought
under the spider lines Of each. Then
the rod to be tested Ii substituted.
and one OF Its terminals Ii accurately
adjusted.
II 1t varies from the length OF the
standard, the other microscope. carry
Ing the reflector, must be shifted I'm.
til coincidence Is obtained. The num-
Der of bands that move past during
the shifting, multiplied By the half
waye-lengths OF the light. gives the
difference In length OF the rods. Sci
entffic American
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-07-07
MARKET COMMENT OF THE DAY


Wheat: There was a pretty fair
cash demand in this market but coun-
try offerings continue very large and
We look for liberal receipts here for
some time. The weather in the north
west was generally clear and warmer
and several unfavorable crop reports
were received today. especially from
western North Dakota. The market
after opening firm in sympathy with
the advance in Liverpool, later gained
strength and advanced sharply on the
unfavorable reports from the north
west. Free realizing, however. caused
q moderate setback. Until more is
known regarding the outcome OF the
spring wheat crop we deem 1t ad-
visable to keep off the short side.
Corn: There were some rains re-
ported In Kansas, but outside Of that
state the weather was generally clear
and hot The market opened firm
and gained further strength during the
day. Free realizing on the advance,
however, caulsd a moderate setback.
Good general soaking rains are bad
ly needed and until they come, with
In the next few days, we fear serious
damage. We believe that the damage
already done warrants the present w.
FL of values and any further deteriora-
ton will advance prices materially.
The market will be very sensitive to
weather conditions. We believe the
safest course to pursue is to buy on
all weak spots.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-07-07
FORKS SHRINERS
LEAVE TONIGHT
STRONG DELEGATION FROM KEN
TEMPLE GO IN SPECIAL CAR
TO ST. PAUL.

Grand Forks, NJ. D., July THE
delegation from KEN temple to the i'm
pertal council at Rochester will leave
here Friday night at $40. Al large
number will make the trip. The three
official delegates are G. a.. Hale. illus
trious potentate, Grant 8. Hager of
Grafton, chief rabban. and Henry Byo-
rum Of Minot. The following members
OF the patrol will go: Louis l.. Eek
man, captain: Wilfred r. Lasham. first
lieutenant; George H. Olmstead. second
lieutenant; Charles Bartles, David s.
Blair, William @. Giles, James 8.
Hatcher, William II. Kelsey. Fred u.
Lagerwall, Martin @. Olson, Fred al.
Parsons. Louis Rohde, George J..
Sohlukbier, James C. Sheppard, Marion
@. Stokesberry, Miles z. Stricken.
James p. Turner. Fred B. Wadsley.
William 8. Whitman, John %. Woods
and Sugmund Wolff.
Besides those there will be a Nun
Der Of other Shriners including Andrew
J. Stade of Devils Lake, assistant chief
rabban, and Messrs. Bear, McTagart
Bustrud and Watt of Crookston. Mr..
Hager will be accompanied by his wife
and 1t is probable that a number of
other Shriners and Shriners wives viii
make the trip,
The party will proceed to St. Paul
where their special car viii be at
tached to the special train secured bv
0snlan temple
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-07-07
WOMAN
HAS A LARGE
sum OF MONEY

Fergus Falls, Mimi, July 7.-An in
sane woman, dressed in rags but with
thousands OF dollars sewed in her
skirts. was taken in charge by Sheriff
Billings today. Miss Lois Warwick,
rs years Of age, created disturbance
on the Oriental Limited from the Pa
cific coast, and as 1t was evident that
she was mentally unbalanced, the con-
ductor turned her over to the Fergus
Falls authorities She was taken to
the detention ward and casual exam
ination of her clothing resulted in flnd-
ing $3.50 in gold sewed up in a piece
Of cloth. A diamond ring two loose dia-
monds and another precious stone were
found sewed in another pocket, and
besides she had a certificate for $2,-
900 worth of stock in an oil company
and about $225 in paper money. She
had torn up the paper money and
stock certificate. The stranger says
she was in the millinery and dress
making business in San Francisco and
had saved the money but was burned
out in the fire at the time of the earth !
quake She then went to Everett,
NdSiAs WAiSIC SA1C IGtdtANpSs
These relatives, she says, were de-
termined to get her money and She
turned over $4,000 to them. They de-
manded more according to her story,
and she started for Chicago. She says
her relatives are still after her and
she thinks she hears them from time
to time in the JAIL In order to pre-
vent them from securing her paper
money she tore it UP. The natron
persuaded her to change her clothing
and go to bed. and as she lifted her
skirts was astonished at their weight.
Her clothing was Iniserably poor, but
a brief examination showed it was a
veritable gold mine Tier OTTER tier OF
$40 gold pieces were sewed up In her
skirts and in a sort of sack made for
that purpose. Each $40 gold piece
was sewed in separately and In most
instances was covered with two or
three thicknesses of cloth. The county
attorney was called in and it was de-
cided to deposit the money In a bank.
The money was counted and 1t was
found that it amounted to $7,s30.76, /
Of which all except $225.76 was in
gold and all except $45 In $40 gold
pieces. Sheriff Billings telegraphed
he police at Everett for information
and the board of control will be motif +
led of her condition and asked to give
directions in the case, as she is clearly
insane. The gold which she was car
wing in her skirts weighed forty-two
pounds.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-07-07
FIGURES FROM
The ASSESSOR
VERY SLIGHT INCREASE MADE BY
THE EQUALIZATION BOARD, AND
OF THIS LARGE SHARE WAS
FOR STREET CAR co.-MoRE
FUNDS FROM MONEY TAX.

City Assessor L. D. Evans today was
able to give out some interesting items
relating to the assessment of personal
property in the city of Moorhead for
the year 1911. which has just been COM
pleted and reviewed by the city board
OF equalization.
The assessed valuation of the city of
Moorhead for the year 1911 is $593. 0O6.
including $4,000 of moneys and cred
ls listed pursuant to the act of 1911,
establishing uniform tax on certain
classes of personal property.
The figures returned by Assessor
evans to the city equalization board
were increased only $3,702, $4,000 of
which was added to the assessment of
the Fargo & Moorhead Street Railway
Co.
Under the head of increases shown
Tor this year the totals show personal
525.
This year the assessors are not re-
CURED to list all real estate. as that
Is done in the even numbered years.
out ne does list new buildings and i'm
provements completed since the as
sessment was made last year and these
amount to the figures stated $25,525.
The totals of realty last year were
S396,S04; structures, $50S, 635. Last
year moneys and credits listed under
the old system was $4,000 Under the
new law, establishing uniform tax
on such items and book accounts, the
returns to the assessor figure up $170,-
0OO which will net the city over $500
In taxes paid.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-07-07

Liverpool, July 7-Broomhall esti-
mates the wheat and -four shipments
Tor the week exclusive OF North Amer
lea at 100000 bushels against s,45s,-
600 actual last week. OF this Eu-
rope will take about 100000
bushels. The total shipments for
last week amounted to 11,52O,0OO bush
els and last year S,624,O00 bushels,
Australian wheat shipments this week
s56,000, last week 1,o72, 900, last year
$4,000. Indian shipments this week
l,s5s, 900, last week 100000, last year
$4,000. Argentine shipments this
week. wheat 100000 last week 1,416,-
900, last year 1,416,000. Corn this week
none, last week none, last year 2,s67,-
boo. The crop is making good prog
ress. The corn market is strong with
arrivals very small and the quality
unsatisfactory. Broomhall.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-07-07
NapoIeon IN the sepulohar.

When, after the Battle OF Jena, Ma
poleon invaded Prussia, he visited
Potsdam. which contains the mortal
remains Of the Prussian kings. The
sepulcher OF Frederick the Great 90.
cupied prominent site in the mauso.
leum. When entering the latter. Ma
poleon uncovered his head. and went
directly up to the sarcophagus OF thu
noted warrior.
For moment the conqueror stood
still. seemingly absorbed In deem
thought. Then with the foreflnger ~
his right hand he wrote the word "Na-
poleon" in the dust of the huge stona
casket. and turning to his marshala
said:
"Gentlemen, If he were living
would not be here."-Youth's Com.
panion.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-07-07
RroomhaIIIs Report.

Liverpool, July THE wheat mar
ket at the opening was teady, unchang-
ed to u higher. The weaker Ameri-
can cables and the more favorable re-
ports from Russia were Offset by un-
favorable political news (-orrocian).
Following the opening shorts covered
and prices advanced an additional "
to u with support in October. The
forecast is for smaller worlds ship
ments this week, especially to the
united kingdom and continued appre-
hension of dry weather in India. At
1870 p. m. market was steady "a high
err than yesterday. The corn market
opened B lower and remained un-
changed during the entire session. The
weaker American cables were offset by
lighter European offers. The market
was neglected. Broomhall.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-07-07
Awful InaulsltIon.

A little colored girl. deeply insulted
by her playmate. who had pushed her
"of'n de stoop," took her case before
the justice of the peace. He inquired
into the circumstances and said, turn
ing to the injured one:
"The plaintiff is allowed to ask the
defendant a question. in regard to
the assault"
''Wha's dat 20 say, sahf"
Il say that you may ask the de.
PENDANT a question"
"Wh-what'll All ask her. sahf'
"Any question you like"
The child studied the door mo.
ment. Then. with the poIitest Of
smiles, she inquired, Sally, am 70
mamma well?"-Eyerybody's Maya
zine.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-07-07
peace Wave swept AneIsn. Eaxp,.

Until Cambyses with his Persian
myriads swept across defeated Khem.
and Phoenicia and Greece, adopting
her stored-up wisdom, added thereto
the graces of more artistic orna-
mentation and aggressive commercial
enterprise, Egypt led all nations in
the arts Of peace and the accumula-
ton OF wealth by peaceful trade. AndJ
while 1t Is true that individual enter@
prise was largely hampered by the
royal control Of foreign trade, it MUSE
be remembered that the king acted
largely as a trustee for his people
and that the Egyptians under most
of their sovereigns probably suffered
less from plague and famine and were
more justly ruled than most of their
contemporaries. Nobility of the !
Trades The Merchant" Charles VIM
slow Hall. in the National Magazine.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-07-07
Reaan Thia Aftsrnonn.

The first concrete for the new hotel
was laid in place directly after the
noon hour today. and the big revolving
mixing machine will be kept going at
a merry clip until the basement walls
are all finished. This morning there
were conferences on the site of the
work between Architect OShea. Sena-
tor Kennedy and President Hunt of the
constructing company. What is to be
the name Of the new hotel? That is
a matter which has not been decided,
but the builders want to know so that
the name stone can be ordered in
scribed.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-07-07
EAST SIDE NOTES.

The first tour of the Fergus Falls
Automobile club will be held next sun
day to Jarvis inn on Lake Lizzie.
Fergus Falls Journal: Misses Mary,
Belle and Collie Eschew Of Casselton,
n. D., are guests Of their aunt. Hrs
w. q. Burton In this city. They will
remain here a few days and viii then
go to East Battle lake for an outing
An approaching wedding liz one for
Miss liza Tibbetts, until recently
teacher Ia the public schools OF East
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-07-07
Live Stock Reesipts.

Chicago, July Hogs, $4,000, left
over 5,s25, prospects steady at yester-
days average; light IS. 25Q6. rs; mix
ed S6.25@6.75; heavy S6.15@6. 70;
rough S6.15 to $50; cattle 10000,
steady; sheep 10000, steady.
Omaha, July Hogs 1900; cattle
$500; sheep $780,
Kansas City, July Hogs 5000.
cattle 1000; sheep 1000. H. w. Co.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-07-07
Mission Festival at sabin.

Rev. T. C. Ahrens announces that be-
ginning July 9 there will be a mission
festival at Sabin. There will be services
at 10 a, m, p. m. and 5 p. m. Prof.
a. Buenger Of St. Paul will conduct
the morning service; Rev G. Strenpert
will conduct the afternoon service, and
Rev. T. @. Ahrens will deliver a mis-
sionary address In English In the
evening.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-07-07
Dove into Mud

Milton, N. d., July 7.-While returning
from Osnabrook late Tuesday night.
Carl VERSIONS team became frightened
at the overturned Mahon auto in the
ditch and dashed from the grade Carl.
buggy and all. Carl dove head first
into bank of mud, where he finally
freed himself and also managed to set
the horses loose from the buggy. All
concerned are happy again today.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-07-07
LOTS OF WORK AT HOPE.

Frisoner in the Polics Court Says there
Is no use of Men Being Idle.
A prisoner in the police court today
gladly paid his fine of IS when he
pleaded guilty to being intoxicated. He
said the cost for having the fun was
cheap and the fine was fair enough.
Money comes easy and goes easy
said the man. There Is no excuse for
these buns that you have in jail say
ing that they cannot get work. AT
Hope where have been, there is plen-
ty of work and they are in need of men
up there. came down to Fargo for
a good time and am going back up
there and make some more money"
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-07-07
BIG CONSTRUCTION WORK
THREATENS LABOR FAMINE

BUILDING OF NEW YoRKs SUBWAY SYSTEM WILL RE-
CURE ARMY or $4,000 LAsoRERs-cosT WILL FOUR TIMES
THAT OF suEz CANAL BANDITS SMALL PIckINGs FROM
MAIL TRAIN HoLDUPs. "HuMAN carr HAS FALLEN MILE
IN TWO HUNDRED SEPARATE ACCIDENTS UP TO DATE
CROOKS BECAUSE THEY ARE VICTIMS DISHONESTY BIG
BUSINESS IN SECOND HAND AUTOS
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-07-07

The old wheeze about seeing a Din
and picking it up and having luck for
a certain period is refuted by a New
York woman who stopped to pick one
up and broke three ribs.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-07-07
Late Events

B. Fl. Johnston, a we'll known banker
OF McClusky and formerly clerk of the
senate, is in the city today on bust
ness.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-07-07

st. Paul. July -Cattle-steers,
s4.50@6.1o; cows and heifers, $2.25@
$500.
Hogs-Range S6.25@6.55.
Sheep-$1.00@$3.75 lambs, $1,000
$3.50.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-07-07

a street car horse In New York
committed suicide. which shows past
dispute that animals have REASONING
power, especially In an up to- date ace
where car horses are almost as obso-
lete as the dodo.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-07-07
FOREIGN Close.

Paris, July 7.-Close-Wheat H@&
lower. Flour / to IN lower.
Antwerp, July Wheat UNCHANGED
Berlin, July Wheat * lower.
Budapest, July Wheat u high
er' B. F.. Co.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-07-07

The second hand automobile man is
rapidly supplanting the old clothes
man, according to the latest figures
which shows that while New Workers
spend at least $4,000 a week on second
hand clothing, the outlay for second
hand cars during the same time
amounts to about $4,000. The actual
amount paid during a recent week
was $64,150 for seventy-two made
over cars or an average of about 5000
each, with the small runabout selling
Tor $3.50 or $500 largely dealt in.
Naturally not all these cars are de-
sttned for use In this city. some Of
them being shipped even to such dis
tant points as China and the Philin-
pines although large majority az
them go to agricultural districts In
the middle western states Nor are
they all sold for cash Indeed the
things given in return include many
kinds of property. Jewels, fine furs.
mortgage on farms, houses and crops.
Horses and carriages apparently are
the most common medium of exchange
So large has the second hand automo-
bile business become that nearly a
dozen large concerns here are engaged
in the business of rebuilding and SELF
ing cars which have been in service
and nany a PERSIA who has never
been IN New York IS now driving
car which formerly used to convey
members Of the 400 40 and down Fifth
avenue.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-07-07
July Whsat.
CHAS. E. LEWIS & CO.
Stocks, Bonds,
Grain, Cotton
nsov York ssosh Ezshan
sAe am HEADING Exeaangss

{ MeSw Yox7E Sa@@ag Exehamma
[ ARH leading ExcMAmQ@s
M@ww E@wAa@mM Chicago Correspondence
Bartlett Fraser Co
HARRIS SVtmghrop a Co.
H. O. MOTT Manager
Phone B1E Morton BlOeA
FMrg0s n. ID.
AAmtm 02aaee Aaa-AHg Ckaambew a C@mm.
m@aa@@a MAmm&mmol1@
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-07-07

Forum Want Ads are business getters.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-07-07

That crooks are honest men as
compared to many local merchants is
the novel complaint made here by two
self confessed thieves this week who
have been footing many retail iewelry
stores by what is known In the slang
OF the underworld as the s'pennv
weight game" The method of oper-
alton is simple, necessitating merely
the services of two men and q watch.
Having selected store to be robbed
the hrst man enters and asks to look
at diamond rings. While thus en-
gagged his partner enters apparently In
great hurry shoves a watch under
the jewelers. nose and asks to have 1t
repaired, giving his partner an oppor-
tunlty to substitute imitation gems
Tor real ones and to depart with his
booty. The grievance of these thieves
mas Just been voiced in an ingenious
letter written to local jewelers. trade
paper in which they accuse the retail
jewelers. of being IAN enterprising
band Of up-to-date bandits" continu-
Ing, as an instance Of their keen
sighted thievery we call your atten-
ton to the fact that our famous watch
which you say we always wished
liked right away has never been out
or repair since we stole It, but never
theless every store we visited and we
visited 1873 Of them. has succeeded In
nnding something the matter with
this watch Of ours and has found
some excuse to charge us anywhere
from rs cents to $3.50, which they
never collected. for doing everything
from opening the cover to winding ii
up for us" New York has not enioy-
ed such a naive indictment in many
years.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-07-07
GRAIN RECEIPTS.

chas. {. Lewis g. Co., Grain and Stock
Brokers, Morton Block, Fargo.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-07-07

Gaping without more serious injury
than damage to his trousers, although
had 1t not been for the Intervention OF
telegraph wires which broke his fall
1t is likely that this would have been
his last tumble. Only three weeks ago
he fell fifty feet from another building
and his record includes twenty falls
from barns, thirty eight from trees,
and more than 100 from the roofs of
residences. Falls from bicycles, fences
and downstairs have been so numer-
Gus that their total has not been kept,
since the human cat regards them as
entirely too trivial to remember. But
In spite of his peculiar proclivity for
taking unexpected drops. he always
lands on his feet and has not scar
to show for his mile Of tumbling So
accustomed has he become to miracu-
lous escapes that he now believes that
ran from the highest building in the
city would leave him unscathed.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-18

~ short article In the Public I.cd-cr
~ Aepruary 8. reminding us Of Tho
yersary of the commencement ~ or.
1,ivll war. recalled to mo most yiyilIv
sHe scenes OF those stirring DAYS. and
wor'! 10 ! nroposc to be called so
rnly ancient. was in my carly teens
Mneh on my way from school In the
spring OF 81. my attention was called
20 bulletin board In the public SQUARE
in in la u eo ,ni,ov Win thc one word War"
a snort time until our town was s1rs
aounoed by. the encampmcnt OF 2ooo
The ci nna from that early date untn
tho checkes board OF both armies. Nv
iather a noted surgeon, was made
medical director of all the hosnitais
IN our commuhity Owing to this fact,
pita Is W aitpw er 10 9 e. through the hos
imaaking up of extra cots for n sudden
influx of wounded or sick soldiers from
over the Maryland line h :
Our home was on tho main atroo,
and during the Invasion Of General
robert L. Lee II took ten DAYS OF
continuous marching for his armv %
Pass our house Well do remenher
the sinking of our hearts as rerjmnnt
after regiment passed. each one led Nv
us regimcntal band, During alisthis
tllne we were In ignorance OF the
mtoyement Of our own men, sazcd
with admiration on General Robert e,
Lee as he rode by to his hcaduuarters'
followed by his thirty aides. Durjnr
Lees OCCUPATION a guard was stationed
night and day at each house, 50 that
me soldiers could not enter a private
mouse and the discipline was so PER-
lect that we slept as peacefully MS if
surrounded by our own men. have
seen them waiting by the oven door
whileoneold colored cook took out her
pan OF biscuit. which they ate red -hot.
accompanied by slices OF dried beef
cut from the round she had been slic-
Ing for our own tea -
l sometimes leaned from a second
story window and asked information
from the guard aslt to the names of the
generals ms they approa ched at the
head of the different brigades. One
day. noticing an unusually fine look