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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-10-19

st. Johns church was the scene Of
a pretty wedding last Sunday when
Gustav Lutz and Miss Emile Schultz
were married by Rev. Al. Debus. They
will make their home on a homestead
which Mr.. Lutz has taken up In the
state of Idaho.
The Washington herald., 1911-11-12

- EW lines appeal to young man about
= to launch into q mercantile career as
does the drug business But the man
who is tempted to open drug store
should remember thatNthe retail drug
trade calls for bright, up to date man. There
is no line Of retailing in which beginner must
be more versatile or more quick to follow
popular taste in its moods.
There is money to be made in the drug
store, but the man who is a prescription man
only or a cigar man only. or a soda fountain
man only, Is not among those who make the
money. The druggist must be an all around
man. The public has come to look upon the
drug store as the home Of whatever It wants
and can't find elsewhere.
The prescription department, though 1t is
hard to find in some drug stores, should
naturally be the important feature Of the
business. 1t is what distinguishes the drug
gist as a professional man and not a mere
tradesman. The prescription end of the bust
ness may be developed to bring big profits.
but it won't do so by Itself The man who
is starting a drug store must bring his pre-
scription work to the attention Of both the
physicians and the public. He must satisfy
the medical men as to quality Of his drugs
The Washington herald., 1911-11-12
Sheen BeRin to Paw.

This had become a settled conviction with
me. so the next year left Delta. Colo, with
5000 sheep and two herders. A bank lent me
some money. with which bought supplies.
/ myself took up a homestead claim of 100
acres. This supplied a small part OF the
feed for the sheep. The rest Of the grazing
land was government land and land rented
from the nearby ranchers. 7 spent most Of
the summer building a snug little log house
and putting twenty acres in barley and oats.
l now found myself strong enough to do
pretty heavy work. II was a proud summer
that first summer-when could look over
the fields Of tall grain and realized that at
last had done something successful.
Nor was that my only success. After had
driven my sheep down onto the desert about
Delta for the winter found out that, after
had used the returns from the wool to pay
expenses, had $3.50 In my pocket from the
mutton. This was clear gain. put all the
money I could spare into land and fences.
The next year I bought a thousand more
sheep and hired a third herder. had no
ticed one thing about sheep owners. They
were too often land poor. And 80, although
there was never a year that failed to put
a little money into land never went IN 80
deep as to break myself. Considerable
money mas 10 De OToppcu iHlo IahOs hO"o'OA'
to keep enough land to insure pasturage for
your focks as they GPow. That same year
bought a little house and lot in Delta to spend
the winters in planted some rose vines on
the outside and then sent some pictures Of
It to the girl used to know back east.
guess she liked the rose vines, for anyway
she came on.
That was all five years ago. Ny health Is
perfect. and II felt any better should be
afraid OF myself. have business that Is
owned and controlled by no one but myself.
Although pests and burnt pastures affect my
profits some years, have no more misfor-
tunes than the dry farmer. Today my land
and stock are valued at about $4,000.
wonder what my condition would have been
after ten years in the city. I hate to think
Of It. I have two homes now-one for the
winter in Delta; the other is my ranch. Asa
sheep owner do practically no work; as a
rancher I work four months In the year.
In short, found, as many others are finding
out, that in sheep owning could make a
success financially, although had poor
health and but 5000.
The Washington herald., 1911-11-12

Don't get ii too wet or it will shTInA JoL
much and dfstort the frame. To keep from
this you can add some RIBS to the wing frame
II you wish.
If the paper Is straight and without creases
in the first place. you can do without the
wetting. but be sure the wings have no wrin-
kles when dry.
Fasten the wings to the frame as shown.
bowling with thread across the top but tied
to the frame, so that you can slide them OF
F with little effort.
THE PROPELLER
For the propeller, plane up piece OF wood
clampIng the back end OF the stick to the
bench as you plane, as you will have trouble
planning wood so thin up against the ordinary
stop.
Soak the piece thoroughly-and be sure. too.
that It balances at its middle point.
= =
For Making the Motor.
Fasten this down to a form as in Fig. .
This is made OF stick with two wedge blocks
[bl.I of the same slant. Tie 1t tight and dry
It in the sun or oven
When dry take 1t out and mount on It a
cork hub, glueing It and fastening a wire
shaft to It as shown, the wire running
through the cork center and hole in the
thin wood. and ending in a loop Ill turned
back so the propeller will always turn with
the shaft.
A couple Of little tin washers-heads OF
brass headed tacks are good. and a glass
The Washington herald., 1911-11-12
For Loafine. $40 a Month.

readjusted myself in my chair and de-
cided to start on my new life OF resting and
getting well. This gave me leisure to observe
that there was a man in the chair beside me
well, what's the news?" said to him.
What DO you know?"
Il know this" he said in an exasperated
tone: It's mighty funny when you offer
men who are out Of work forty month to
sit In the sun and cook their own meals out
OF food that you pay for, they won't take 1t"
looked at him astounded.
DO you mean to say that men refuse
such offers?"
That's what mean to say There would
be no board bills no chance to waste money,
and at the end of the month they would be
$40 in pocket that would not be owed to any
one-all clear gain"
And you need men now7"
u have been looking for one for a week"
What a chance! Here I. who had thought
to spend all in getting well. was to have
an opportunity to live with no expenses and.
in spite OF my incapacity for work, was able
10 earn some money.
I'm your man." I raid. and extended my
hand
You're on" he said. taking II.
when co go to work."
Tomorrow" he said: sheep herdIng."
The Washington herald., 1911-11-12

bead or short piece Of tubing Ibl between
make a good thrust bearing.
Fig. shows at L another way of fxing
the propeller piece " edge front " in a looI
as shown. as is also shown in the big picture
With this kind little better efficiency
is had. but more twist must be given to the
wood piece.
The shaft of the propeller has a hook [ H
at its inner end, and tin piece I'll is bent
and fitted to the front Of the frame as shown
with hole for the shaft to pass through.
Between the hook hi and the rear end of
the frame GFl the rubber bands of the motor
run. the hook hi fastening to the end stick
Ill as in Fig. ?. Connect a few band
temporarily.
Now fasten the elevator plane lei to the
rear cross stick by paper or cloth hinges al
thl, and tie the wires Of the rudder to the
rudder post as at III in Fig on the right.
The Washington herald., 1911-11-12

wished the sheep would follow each other
over the edge OF the hill. as the swine in the
Bible. and perish. I was mighty thankful
when we arrived at the grazing ground. The
other hocks went on ten miles farther, and
was left on a rolling mesa top.
I sat all morning and watched the sheep
eat, but 1 soon found this getting on my
nerves. So went over the edge Of the hill
and sal down to take an inventory OF myself
and my position.
had a college education. which was at
present useless.
was recovering my health-good; and an
other man was paying me for it-excellent.
had a good shepherd dog. a tent with a
stove and a bed in H.
The grazing ground was hrst rate so thai
would not have to move camp.
was on a mesa, shadowed on two sides by
purple mountains; on the other two, sides my
vistas seemed to reach 70 the end Of tho
world. The mesa in itseH was a rolling, en-
interesting stretch. covered sparsely with
grass and sagebrush.'
The Washington herald., 1911-11-12
Health Is Won Back.

The first month sat in the sun and got we'll
The second month got tired Of my own cook
ing. The third month sat and watched the
rim OF the bill for some rancher on his way
to town that might wayIay him and make
him talk to me- The coyotes that got after
my sheep received q blessing-and q bullet
for the excitement they provided me- One
night ! got a wildcat II took me twelve
hours to skin him, and thus passed another
day Of the longest summer Of my life.
II was the last OF May when had gone out
with the sheep. and l counted the days until
the first OF October, when was to leave.
Lord. but maybe wasn't glad to get awaJ
from the sound Of baaing sheep and get back
among human beings. I caught the first
train back TO Chicago. I was IN fair health
and went into an ofice at S1S week But l
had seen too much money made by the sheep
owners TO Etay long in the city. So in the
fall went out west. bought herder's OUTFIT
and a thousand head of sheep. The bank len,
me as much on my sheep as I had put into
them myself The government land near
Montrose did not offer good grass, 20 l was
compelled to rent grazing privileges This
expense threatened to make a large hole IN
my profits. l had figured out my venture in
this way: The wool was to pay my expenses
and the mutton was to be my profits. The
sheepmen had told me this was the way to
figure It out. My expenses OF living were
few The increase OF my flock ought TO be
80 to 90 per cent Of the number OF ewes. And.
above all. 1t was the work that a man in
rather poor physical condition cou&d do.
Lack OF experience in sheep raising, a fall
in the price of mutton. and a disease among
the sheep united to make the venture the
first year a semi-failure. Yet even then it
was better to own my own stock out west
than to be back east in a city working for
another man.
The Washington herald., 1911-11-12
How to Get New Customers.
News Notes of the Inventors.

New York inventor has equipped a putty
knife with a scraper to remove superfiuous
putty.
China has the greatest deposits of iron ore
in the world and is beginning to export pig
iron.
A thin1bIe carrying a knife blade on the
end has been patented by California man
to aid in picking fruit
For cutting buttons from clothing an In
diana man has invented scissors supplied
with q guard TO prevent them cutting the
cloth, too.
High speed has been developed by q mono
plane the German inventor Of which shaped
Its wings ike those Of pigeon.
The Washington herald., 1911-11-12

directly by governmental prosecutions
against trust organizations. But the rail-
ways are not under fire and the bonds Of the
better roads are still In the investment class.
The average on the first Of October for
the bonds Of twenty-five representative rail-
ways was 90.235. This is the lowest since
July. 1908, when the average was s9ST6. The
lowest point reached during the panic Of
1907-S was S244 and the highest since then
Is 96.25. The averages on Jan. fnom 1900
70 1910 inclusive were: 1908. 81 ,215; 1907,
S4.14: 1905. ss.ee5: 1900. es.715; 1910. % 81;
1911. e1.4a.
II the present market goes lower the In
vestor In bonds will be able to secure some
good interest returns on his money. The
returns are now much above the average
for the last several years
The Washington herald., 1911-11-12
Day for the Small Investor.
By IRWIN ELLIS.

IT begins to look as II the buying season
for the conservative investor had arrived
again. At least the bond market is
lower now than it has been for over two
years.
This fact is OF interest to the man with
1900 or 5000. A few years ago such a man
could have gone into business for himself.
but modern conditions are making It more
and more hard for the man with limited
capital to get 9 start. About all he can do
is to invest his money safely and go to
work until he has accumulated more.
Railway. public utility. and Industrial
bonds are among the standard investments
for the man who is saving up enough money
to 90 into business for himself. At the pres
The Washington herald., 1911-11-12

a steady customer. 1t is therefore better to
pay SSJ a thousand for some advertised line
rather than $2T for some other cigar just
as good. but not pushed by the maker.
The last summer has been profitable one
for the soda department. Many stores re-
port the best business Of their histories. The
feature Of the season was the early opening.
Some stores had paid all their operating ex-
penses for the season by June 1. A good
many soda men learned a lesson OF the
advantages Of having the fountain ready
for business at the first sign OF hot weather.
The Washington herald., 1911-11-12
College Man With 5000 Capital
makes Fortune in Sheep Herding
By ALLEN J. WRIGHT.

SEN years ago I left an eastern univer
Eity with a degree in arts, 5000. not
very good health, and absolutely no
idea Of what I was to do for a living.
am now out In the world, my capital
$4,000 I am in perfect health, and know
the best way for a man who Is not we'll to
make a living. This is my story:
1 was not exceptionally bright in college.
passed through without attracting any at
tention, and. except for q few friends ana
my parents. no one knew or cared whether or
not I ever got my degree. The 5000 came
from my father. He sent me through college
and then gave me this money and said that
from then on was to be on my own resources
It-had been my intention to become retail
dealer in a small way. Just what line was
, to go into l did not know. So, with my
money, started out to find some suitable
business that 1 could wedge my way into.
1 had planned 1t out this way: was to
offer my money to some small merchant who
needed a little to weather difficulties. was
then going to be an active Junior partner.
BY turning my savings back into stock I
was to become a large enough owner In the
business to get fair income. That ie, just
enough to support myself comfortably and
veIl-there had been q little girl back at
college whom I did not intend 10 forget
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Too Poor to Buy a Ranch.
After three weeks Of hunting around I
found out that merchants were not over
anxious to have other men butting into their
business. Ny health was getting worse and
had bad sounding cough. Ny doctor was
emphatic IN saying that I must get into a
dryer climate. Two weeks after left the
consulting room I registered at hotel in
Denver roamed about the streets and
waited for fortune 10 grasp ne by the hand,
but she inadvertently overlooked me in the
crowd But in the lobby OF the hotel that
night fell into conversation with some men
who were talking OF a wonderful valley that
had been recently irrigated by the Gunnison
tunnel. Crops there. they said, looked like
the cover Of a harvest number Of farm
journal In my mood was unusually impul-
sive. had cast the die. I inquired where
this land might be and as a result Of the an
swer I bought a ticket for Montrose, Colo,
and took the night train.
But two days in that town convinced me
that I did not have enough money to buy
ranch and pay 10 have It worked. was in
no condition 20 do the work myself. Two
more days assured me that no rancher wished
10 have a man go in with him on a ranch
who was not able TO do his share OF the work
I went out in front Of the hotel and tipped
myself back against the wall in a rickety
chair and. after letting the sun soak in me
for a while, I started out to analyze my po-
sition I had too little money to invest TO
advantage and my poor health kept me from
earning my daily bread by honest labor.
I hated TO spend my little pile Of money, but
I feared that should have no choice in the
matter. Il was imperative that for a year or
so take things easy, and then without any
money but with good. sound health could
start out from the bottom and hire myself
out to q rancher.
The Washington herald., 1911-11-12
FAsNl Among Men Who Wor Hand EHs&A
How to Win Out as a Druggist;
Pitfalls Beginners Must Avoid.
By STANLEY R. OSBORN.

calling his attention to your store and what
he may find there. Your first invitation may
land him. He has no prejudices and no con-
hecuons. He IL likely to try the first drug
store called to his attention. Make 1t busi-
ness. If possible, to know him by. sight or to
rave one Of your clerks learn to recognize
him. When he comes IN. then, his name
can be used. Amy attention is appreciated
name that he already has established his
Identity. He is more than likely to remain
your steady customer unless your work is
such that he becomes dissatisfied.
Attractive windows and a bright clean
store are essential to attracting new trade.
man who has no established connection
is sure to go into the place making the best
appearance. Window decoration is impor-
tEnt here. Simplicity and unity have been
urged by experts. The eye cannot manage
more than about so many things at once
and Turner sunset scheme with everything
from chocolate bonbons to chest protectors
In it creates an impression OF confusion.
Get the new things on the market hrst-they
will also attract new business
Advertising. OF course. should be one OF
the things TO which the greatest considera-
ton is given. Most successful druggists do
not look with great favor on art calendars,
hotel registers and other such modes Of pub
licIty. The newspaper is the best medium.
In the smaller cities and towns many drug
gIsts have found it pays them to contract
for their space in advance each year. 30 as
to have the same position in each issue.
Fresh. convincing copy is imperative.
The Washington herald., 1911-11-12

The English inventor Of q wireless tele-
phone claims to have made 1t 20 compact
that a man can carry the entire apparatus
about with him.
Keeping the flap closed by rubber cord. q
Washington inventor claims to have devised
a coin purse that is safer than the usual
forms
A simple implement which turns one or
two hens on q piece Of cloth as II Is being
ironed has been patented by two Iowa men.
Taking up no more room and weighing no
more than q postal card Is . recently pat
ented check protector that per6ora4es nurner-
ais In paper as weII as higher priced and
more bulky machines.
The Washington herald., 1911-11-12
Rubber the Motive Force.

Rubber the Motive Force.
Fit enough rubber bands to the motor so
that the propeller will be whirled vigorously
In unwinding, using a bunch OF quarter inch
rubber bands strung together end to end II
you can't buy strip rubber. That out of a
golf ball Is good II fresh, but worthless II old.
Try the toy by winding up till the rubber is
full Of the second row Of knots for its full
length, and release the model with a slight
start on level keel.
ADJUSTING
It probably will dive to the ground or
climb up and then fall back on the tail
II the first happens. slip the main wings
back q little; II the latter, slip them for
ward, and keep experimenting until the
model keeps on an even keel
Then, II Il hasn't power enough to sup-
port itself. At more rubber bands and adjust
and dies.
When all goes well once, drop glue on all
the tied joints and let It dry.
Brace the wings with thread from the
front skid so they can't slip, as shown. II
the model flies in q circle Il In the fault Of the
wings curving more on one side than the
other Correct this, and finally you viii get
straight. even nightRl
A sliding coll Of lead, solder, or wire on
the lower frame stick a. At IRl Fig 2 win
enable you to make finer adjustment Of
weight after the wings are glued IN place.
and you can adjust the tai for stserinE up
and down, too. though when once right for
level night It had best Be left alone.
The Washington herald., 1911-11-12

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machines.
Boys departments Of the Y. M C. A have
formed clubs and are competing back and
forth while in Europe the sport has grown
to great proportions and the boy who cannot
make a good fier does not count among his
boy mechanic friends.
With all the interest aroused there has
been a great deal learned about how TO make
fiiers right, and II has been shown that TO
merely take a big machine and make a
smaller one like 1t TO scale will not do; for
with the smaller sizes the principles OF the
big machine do not hold, partly on account
Of the motor Of a model being a long stick
and I-~-'' Z rubber instead Of being con-
The Washington herald., 1911-11-12

Herewith iS the nrEt of q series of
articles to be published in the Work
sr'E Magazine from time, to time, Civ
ing ideas on the operation of retail
stores in various lines of business.
The information given has been Sc
cured by interviews with men who
have already succeeded in each line
and who have tested the ideas given.
The second article will appear I'm the
near future.
The Washington herald., 1911-11-12
Premium Offers a Peril.

No young business man should launch HIM
self into any premium system without giving
the matter serious consideration. The sole
object of the premium system is to get new
business II it does not do this 1t is worse
than useless for it must pay for itself from
the trade he already has The main difficulty
with premium system Is that il is usually
allowed 10 take care OF itself and is not
brought to the attention OF the outsider 1t
must be kept before the eyes OF the public
If it is to accomplish its purpose.
The value OF reputation for being good
pay cannot be overestimated by any one
thinking of the drug business. Such a repu-
tation will give you an Independent position.
You won't have TO put up with poor goods
and slow service. The cash discount Of
per cent month-4 per cent year-on staple
goods is worthy Of consideration in these
days Of keen competition. Sometimes there
are discounts OF as much as TO 10 per cent,
and the reliable cash customer is the man
who gets first chance at the real bargains.
He also has the first chance at desirable
novelties for exclusive sale.
System, as in all business. is a great thing
to the beginner. A store where the proprietor
passes his dime over the counter for a cigar
the same as any other purchaser may cause
derision in certain quarters, but II is usually
the store that is making money. The cigar
candy. and soda departments are particularly
worthy OF attention. More than one young
druggist has walked up to find the profit he
thought he was making in these departments
was much more nearly deficit. The recent
experience OF one drug company that was
doing a $4,000 business Il the best Of Illus
trauOns Of the value Of detailed knowledge
of sales and profits in all departments. This
company was making profits Of 100 per cent
on It's Christmas and other sales and as much
as 800 on some OF its prescriptions. Yet its
gross profits at the end Of the year turned
out to be only 1000 and its net profit was
only about per cent. The proprietors, TAX
ing note OF their large profits in one Of two
departments. overlooked their lack OF profits
In others.
The Washington herald., 1911-11-12
On Cigars and Soda.

A volume of opinion favors the cigar
counter as the most profitable side line for
,ba drug store. There is important advice
IN favor Of carrying standard advertised
Goods 1t does not pay to try to sell man a
c,sar Of which he has never heard. II he
9r5s YOU have what he wants he will become
The Washington herald., 1911-11-12
On the Range with Sheep.

I already had been in the west long enough
to know that this was an unpopular task.
But was not in a position to choose 1t
struck me as funny, and laughed aloud
when thought of the hours had worked
and ground " to get a bachelors degree in
arts. And now was to sit in the sun and
watch some idiot sheep. However, the next
morning started out with flock OF thou
sand sheep and in the company OF two other
sheep herders who had fiocks Of similar size
It took me three days to get my sheep to their
destination. was pretty green at first and
had some trouble in keeping the brutes in a
flock together.
After a while got on to IL a bit, under the
tutelage Of very fine shepherd dog that the
owner Of the sheep had furnished me. At
night I was so tired from walking that I