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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-04-07
Minneseta,s spIendid School Fund.

At the April meeting of the CONNER
cial club of st. Cloud, Wednesday
evening State Aud. s. G. Iverson spoke
upon the states splendid school fund,
saying: Minnesota today boasts of
a school fund which is expected to
reach the stupendous figure of $780,
OOO, 900 as a permanent endowment to
guarantee to the students of this state
for all the years to come an education.
Minnesota's school fund is exceeded
only by Texas and with the develop
ment Of iron lands in this state 1t
is more than probable the north star
state will take a Lead
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-04-07
TO HOLD Big MEETING
Builders & Traders Exchange Will
Hold Big Session Next Thurs
day Evening.

The members of the Builders &
Traders exchange will hold big
meeting next Thursday evening at the
exchange rooms on Broadway A
Dutch land will be served and num-
Der Of things pertaining to the welfare
of the organization will be discussed.
The Cass county legislators win be
invited to attend the meeting as these
gentlemen were hard workers for a
number OF bills that were proposed for
builders at the last session of the law
makers
The Builders Il Traders exchange
held a meeting last evening and trans
acted q number Of business matters.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-04-07
Late Events

Q. E. McCracken left this afternoon
for Gardner where he will attend the
district quarterly conference tomor-
row.
Sec. r. M. Farmer of the North Da-
hota Improvement Co., is expected
home tomorrow from a business trip
to Chicago.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-04-07
STOP THE KILLING OF BIRDS.
Game Wardsns Will Enforce the Laws
This Spring.

The vicious and wanton killing of
birds has got to stop according to
Game Warden Munich. Mayors and
heads of police departments, teachers
and parents are to be asked to CO.
operate in the endeavor to impress
upon children, young men and boys
that the useless slaughter of birds
must stop or there will be trouble.
The ST. Paul Humane society give
the following reasons why birds should
not be killed:
Because our laws forbid 1t.
Because they trust us, and cheer
our lives by their beauty and their
songs.
Because we have it on the best au-
thority that they destroy each year, in
one state only, more than 100000
bushels of noxious worms and in
sects.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-04-07
Foreian Gables.

Liverpool, April Wheat opened 4
to y lower; 1880 p. m, y to * lower;
ais p. m, q lower; closed Y to Is
lower. Corn opened unchanged to Is
lower; 1880 p m, u lower; 3:1S p m,
* lower; closed % lower.
Antwerp, April 7.-Wheat closed un-
changed.
Berlin, April Wheat closed II
higher.
Budapesth, April Wheat closed
IN higher.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-04-07
Livestock Receipts.

Chicago, April Hogs $4,000; left
over 1851; prospects steady to cents
higher; cattle strong 1000; sheep, TO-
900, steady Light $6.5O@$6.s0; mixed
$6.300$6.so; heavy $6.1O@6.55; rough
3610@6.35.
Omaha, April Hogs 5000; cattle
LOO; sheep 5000.
Kansas City, April Hogs 5000:
cattle 5000: Sheep 1000. H. w. & Co.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-04-07
Another Liaht SNOW.

Light fakes of snow began to fall
this afternoon about $3.50, just as the
streets were getting cleared of the
wet snow which followed the falls of
Tuesday and Wednesday. Precipita-
ton and cooler weather signals were
hoisted over the weather station today.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-04-07
Alleged ThOmpson Was Killed.

Two weeks ago, word reached the
city Of the death, at Pontiac, ILL.,, Of M.
j. Thompson. well known stocknnan
and farmer OF this county. A few
days before Mr.. Thompson had left
the city with a consignment of fat
stock for the Chicago market While
complete details of the cause Of death
have not vet been given. this much is
known, that Mr.. Thompson met his
death in the Alton railroad yards at
Pontiac, but the particular circum-
stances are missing.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-04-07
PASSENGERS ARE HAVING
A THRILLING EXPERIENCE
continued From PAGE one.
Haynes, which was spoken Off Georges
last Saturday, was without result.
Another Steamer Lost.

Halifax. N. s.. April THE news
Of the probable loss Of the steamer
Harlaw Off the coast of New Found
land, was received today by the Hall
fax bureau Of the Canadian depart
ment of marine and fisheries. The
dispatch received here stated that the
crew of the Harlaw had arrived at the
Island, N. F.. having abandoned the
steamer In sinking condition or that
place. The Hariaw left last Monday
bound on sealing trips in waters ad
iacent to New Eoundland.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-04-07
BOZ BURGLAR sentenoed.

Hastings, Mimi, April John Sch
WEIGH, boy. burglarized a saloon here
and entered plea of guilty before
Judge William Hodgson, and was sent
enced to the st. Cloud reformatory.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-04-07

Wheat receipts today, 244, 900; last
year, $4,000: shipments, wheat, 1885,
600; last year, $4,000. Corn receipts
today, $4,000; last year, 459 ,000 ship
ments, corn, 355,OO0; last year, $4,000.
B. r. Co,
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-04-07

A learned professor has discovered
that men prefer blonde women. But
he needn't expect husbands with bru-
nette wives to help him prove it to
the public.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-04-07

The per capita circulation has
reached the sum Of $s4.4S, but q good
many people retire at the end Of the
week with less than 4s cents each to
the good.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-04-07
Rsef Prices.

St. Paul, April 7.--Cattle, cows and
PETERS, S2.60@5.10; steers, stockers'
s3.25@5.OO; feeders, $S.5oQ5,4O.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-04-07

French farmers are experimenting
with prolific potato imported from
Uruguay which perpetuates itself from
broken roots left in the soil,
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-04-07
The River Guaoe.

Observer Grasses reported today that
the stage Of the river water was the
same as yesterday, rs.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-04-07

The cxar Of Russia has ordered an
opera to commemorate the deeds of
his ancestors Possibly the music will
be interspersed with bomb explosions.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-04-07

The police reports very dull bust :
ness at the city justice court nova
days. The blotter was practically a
blank today.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-04-07
GRAIN Markets

chas. G. Lewis & Co.. Grain and Stock
Brokers, Morton Block,
Fargo, N. ..
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-04-07
MARKET COMMENT OF THE DAY


side markets to show the goods.
Inter- Ocean.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-01-05
IFoelina Her Husband.

That there are more ways than one
OF killing a cat" is II well known fact.
but the newest of ways has been
evolved from the fertile brain OF a
Germantown woman who IL blessed
with a stingy husband. This husband
Is generous enough In one sense of the
word. His wife may have the best
attire the stores afford charged TO his
account. but she may handle no money.
Women. in this mans opinion. know
nothing OF the value Of a dollar. On
leaving for his office In the morning
he kisses her goodby and thrusts a
quarters worth of trolley tickets into
her hand.
Now milady goes shopping. buys a
few necessities and a fifty dollar wrap
for which she has no use whatever.
Next day she returns the latter. re-
ceives a credit slip for $50 and betakes
herself 10 the handkerchief counter.
where she spends so cents. receiving
S49.50 change. Placing some small
change In her purse and slowing the
roll OF ~greenbacks In what she con-
siders n safer receptacle. she leaves
the shop feeling that she has made
the best Of n bad Observation-Disclosures.
phia Record
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-01-05
Fcolsd the cr;t;e..

"Reerbohm Tree said a Philadel.
phia critic. al the beginning Of his 90
reer undertook the part OF the blind
Colonel Chailice In Alone Tree was
a very nervous man In those days. He
was always forgetting his lines. BUT
as the blind colonel he seemed destined
To be particularly nervous. and there
fore he arranged with the prompter
that ON the first night. whenever he
forgot a speech. he should snap his
fingers as a signal for help.
The first night came. and Tree for
got his lines continually. His fingers
snapped all through the show like an
amending package OF frecrackers. He
thought his career was doomed. but
the next morning all the critics said
OF him unanimously:
"'Mr. Trees artistic study OF the
blind Colonel Challice was a revelation.
Never before have the habits and
thoughts of the blind beer so carefully
analysed and so faithfully portrayed
The entire study was perfect. even
down TO the nervou twitching OF the
fingers and the anxious listening, ns
though loss OF sight made hearing all
the more dear"
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-01-05

grain, though doughty, will ill out com
pletely In the shock. The same prin-
ciple applies with other small grain.
But 1t is safe to cut wheat with more
sap in the straw than can be allowed
In oats without danger Of molding.
Old time careful shockers are scarce
in these days. Our fathers set the bun
dies down firmly In the stubble, pressed
the heads together compactly and
broke the caps well. Such shocks
would turn an immense amount of rain
and withstand high winds. Now many
tritiing hirelings must be trusted with
this business. and the shocks, loosely
thrown together with a woolly, I'M
broken bundle carelessly slapped on
top, turn water only until 1t rains and
possibly stand up until hit by a brisk
breeze. Stacking. too, is not so gener-
ally understood as it was years ago.
The anxiety to get the entire harvest
business finished quickly has led men
to expose their grain to great risks
through weeks Of standing In the
shock. Every farmer should learn how
to stack.
A few simple rules about starting.
laying out the bulge, filling the middle.
drawing In and Gaping govern this
work. The best way to learn is to
persuade an old. successful stacker TO
pass bundles and direct the work. The
cost of thrashing from the shock IL
practically the same as for both stack
ing and thrashing. Well stacked grain
has the advantage of almost certain
improvement In plumpness and quality
in going through the sweat, and 1t Is
safe from rain. The labor of stirring
hot wheat and the loss from %sprouting
in the shock would far more than pay
for the stacking, Prudent farmers are
turning more favorably to stacking Of
late years. especially when they would
otherwise be the last in a big ring of
shock thrashing.
Harvest time Is crowned In song and
story and poetic fancy with a glorious
halo of beautiful inspiration and laud-
able achievement. says a writer in the
Breeders Gazette. The sturdy men
engaged in the work have little time
or inclination for idealizing. The big
straw hats shelter brains that are busy
with practical details of the great
business Of providing the world with
bread.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-01-05
A Brouaham Pua.

John Brougham was celebrated for
his ready vii. and n story Is told OF
him and Pat Hearne. who was the
Garfield OF his day. Ilearne was n
big man aud addicted 10 hashy waist
coats. In OF his parts Broughaiu
made up 10 resemble HearDe and wore
a particularly loud and gaudy waist
coat. Hearne's friends persuaded him
10 go 10 see the play. anticipating
considerable amusement at his ex
pense. As they were coming u Of
the theater he was asked what he
thought OF B%rougbam's performances.
Not "A bit like me. Why. | wouldn't
own such a waistcoat" Brougbani,
bearing this. said, II see: he wouldn't
acknowledge the Pat HearDe-ity pa'
ternity)." - "Recollections Of Lester
WalIack."
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-01-05
COMMERCIAL FERTILIZERS.
Farmer Must Study His Own Farm
Conditions to Get Best Results.

Detailed suggestions on the best
methods of fertilizing and the most
profitable Kinds Of fertilizer constitu-
ents to apply on soils of different char
acter. TO cotton, corn, oats, wheat and
compass, are contained I'm farmers
bulletin No. 39S c'Farm Practice In the
Use OF Commercial Fertilizers In the
South Atlantic States''), recently issued
by the United States department of
agriculture and ~obtainable by applica-
ton TO the secretary or to any sena-
tor, representative or delegate I'm con
gress.
Commercial fertilizers are expensive
and should be used only when needed.
and then the deficiencies and require
ments Of the soil and of the crop must
be a matter OF accurate knowledge
before they can be used with economi.
cal benefit.
The character OF the soil has a
marked Influence on the quantity and
kind Of fertilizer it Is necessary to
use In a good system Of farming. And
because q fertilizer is strikingly eff
fective on n crop upon a certain
kind OF soil IL is not proof hat the
same combination will be at all bene-
fetal to that crop on another kind of
soil and certainly not that its use un-
der q different crop upon another soil
will be economical. Yet this Is too
common n practice among a certain
class o. farmers.
With a good rotation, deep and thor
ough tillage and the use of green
manures. legumes and winter cover
crops the quantity of commercial fer
filters required for a given crop yield
can be considerably reduced and a
great saving effected. Some farmers
get twice as large yields as others.
both located on similar soils. due to
the fact that the former have a better
understanding of the use Of fertilizers
and employ better farm methods.
No definite quantity or proportion of
fertilizer constituents can ever be
given that will meet the needs Of a
crop under all circumstances, as the
rotation of crops, the growing of leg
umes. the use Of crops for green ma
nuring, the application of barnyard
manure. the methods of preparation
and cultivation and the character of
soil will always be factors which must
be taken into consideration when using
commercial fertilizers.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-01-05
snaiIs Are Queer Creatures.

The snail is found everywhere. over
5000 species being known. Some III
the large tropical snails. as bulimaS.
form nests Of leaves. their eggs being
as large az q pigeons. The snail Is tx
tremely skillfuI In mending Its shell.
and some curious experiments may he
made with them. Thus | have seer \
helix Of a yellow species attached ~
another shell OF a reddish hue by cut
ting of the top whirl OF the latter.
when the snail will proceed TO weld
the two shells together and occupy
both. using the addition as a door and
possibly wondering at this sudden ex.
tension Of It's house. In the winter
some OF the snails hibernate or lie dor.
mant until warm weather. A snail Of
the Philippine Islands bias a faculty of
throwing of Its tail when seized. This
is also true OF n West Indian variety.
%stenophus. = London Telegraph
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-01-05
A Handy Snuffbox.

A curious story is told as TO how the
Rothschilds supported Carafa. the
composer. The latter was far from
rich. His principal income was de-
rived from a snuffbox. And this was
the way Of 1t: The snuffbox was given
TO the author Of LA Prison d'Edim
bourgh" by Baron James de Rothschild
as a token Of esteem. Carafa sold IL
twenty-four hours later for 10 ma
poleons to the same jeweler from
whom II had been bought. This be-
came known 10 ~Rothschild. who gave
1t again TO the musician on the follow.
ing year.. The next day 1t returned to
the jewelers.. The traffic continued
till the death Of the banker and longer
still, for his son kept up the tradi-
ton, TO the great satisfaction Of
Carafa.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-01-05
Owninu Your Home.

II have always felt that upon prop
erly appointed and becoming dwellings
depends more than anything else the
improvement Of mankind said Benja-
min Disraeli earl of Beaconsiield). To
sit In the evening In your comfortable
armchair: to look around you and
know that everything you see there is
your very w and that you have OBJ
tanned II all sc that you practically do
not feel the cost: 10 know also that II
you. the bread winner. were suddenly
called away your home would still be
your wife's or your family's-that Is
n OF the pleasures Of life. indeed
1t Is a pleasure which gives you new
heart In your work In the world. II
sends you out every morning deter
mined TO get on and TO earn more
money. and because OF that very deter
mination you do become worth more
money.-New York Press.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-01-05
A Bald Fact.

IL Is common Ia deplore the lack OF
humor In n person. let the very want
OF wit may save a certain amount Of
embarrassment. ms WAS the case on n
certain occasion with President John.
son. He was one day" says n writer
IN Harper's Magazine. visiting my
mother. and a friend. Mrs. Knox. n
widow. came In. She had known MIR.
johnson some years before, when he
was a member OF the legislature. but
they had O met since then.
After mutual recognition Mr.. John
said: How In Mr.. Knox? have not
seen him lately
HE has been dead six years said
Mrs. Knox.
II thought ! hadn't seen him on the
street. said Mr.. Johnson.
when Mrs. Knox left my mother
said. laughing. That was a funny mis-
take of yours about Mr.. Knox
"'What mistake did ! maker said
Johnson. ! said | hadn't seen him on
the street. and | hadn't"
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-01-05

Secret Of Success Not In the Business.
but In Themselves

Did you ever think about the mum.
Der OF people that fail not only as
farmers, but at everything? Many fail
even to make u good living. They plod
along in a hand to mouth sort of way
and never realize the satisfaction Of
= successful life.
These people put all the blame ON
the business instead of upon them
selves. They say farming doesn't pay,
corn doesn't pay, and wheat doesn't
pay, and fine stock breeding doesn't
pay. To hear them tell il, nothing
pays. and yet we see al over the coun.
try farmers here and there who have
grown well TO do in these lines.
The secret of success must be sought
not in the business, but in ourselves.
Any business will pay If ii has the
right sort of man back of il.
No man can succeed without study
ing success and meeting it's conditions.
IL you are a farmer you must study
the business of farming to make much
out Of IL That does not mean that
you are obliged to know all the sci.
ence of agriculture, though that would
help. You must learn how to make
every lick count and not lose your time
and money in doing work that will
not pay.
One OF the things that will not pay
is to work poor land. 1t takes just as
much time and labor as the working of
rich land. but, oh, the difference in re-
suits! There is where you come out
at the little end of the horn when you
work poor land.
Improve your land at once or sell
out and buy a smaller piece OF good
land. There is no sense in working
land that brings nothing but nubbins
when you can do better. If you cant
do better. haul rich dirt from the
woods all winter and cover the land
with it. 1t will pay you to do SO.
When we think about our business
as we should it is not hard to see why
We fail and also TO see how we could
succeed. Too many people don't want
to pay the price of success which
comes in a close application to bust
ness. They don't know that if they
once get absorbed in their work ana
push it with power they will be much
happier than 1t Is possible To be by
dragging on in the old indolent way
Suppose we turn over a new leaf for
one year and see how we come ont.
BY that time we shall probably sue.
coed so well that we will never want
to do otherwise.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-01-05
No Wonder n. Wa. p,.ou,,.d.

1t was or the Peary north pole ex.
petition that an Eskimo came int
possession OF a piece Of wire. Never
having seen wire before. he asked Pro-
lessor ID. Il. Mcmillan what 1t was
for.
White men string 1t on poles struck
into the ground. and by talking int
an instrument at one end the voice can
be heard on the other" he was told ny
Professor Mcmillan. The next morn,
ing somebody called 10 Peary and the
other members Of the expedition 10
come out and watch the Eskimo. He
was sticking some forked poles into
the ground and hanging his piece Of
wire on top OF them. He next held
n end Of the wire to his mouth and
talked TO II M the top Of his voice.
Then he hurried 10 the other end and
held the wire to his ear. expecting 10
hear his own words repeated. when
he failed TO hear any sound he looked
at his white friends In disgust.-Chi-
cage Tribune.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-01-05

grape basket with stiff bale seems To
please customers. In selling the bulc
OF the crop to local customers for can
ming purposes the sixteen quart Jersey
peach basket Is n of the most salts
factory Of all. The eight quart Zone
peck basket pleases a good many Gus
toners who do not care to buy plums
by the half bushel. Where good plums
are to be shipped a considerable dis
lance the six basket Georgia peach
carrier is found very satisfactory.
The high state Of perfection to which
plums can be brought is shown i'm the
bunch OF Merunka plums in the illus
tration.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-01-05

(Drom bulletin of the Kentucky State uni
xersity agricultural experiment station
eight or more feet in height. Grape
Vines IA be sprayed very well with a
bucket pump, provided there are not
many of them.
IL there are many vines to spray and
"a good stout man to do the work a
knapsack sprayer such as the one
Illustrated may be best. 1t Is a very
convenient outfit for spraying grape
vines and may be used to advantage
A spraying tobacco, potatoes and other
low growing plants.
For extensive spraying 1t Is well to
cure a strong pump attached to a
st1rrel or tank that can be hauled
4b0ut in a cart or wagon. Hand
@1mps so attached are used for small
1Ichar ds and other plants grown in a
u1oaerate way. and power pumps are
d1ma nded for extensive spraying and
An That required by tall trees.
bout most farms a useful sprayer is
y ~ rrel pump to be operated by hand.
It 4erves for the orchard, for potatoes,
|140 can be so managed as to answer
I'm grapes and single shrubs or trees.
man engaged In fruit growing or
>6<a TO growing as a business ought
10K adays to have a power sprayer of
ne sort.
general purpose spray pump
01ould be made of brass, so that it will
be corroded by the copper sui
r1Ate used in bordeaux mixture. IL
wishes to spray only ~arsenate Of
q, paris green or lime sulphur prep
nm tions a pump of iron may be en-
,yed Nozzles, too, should be made
brass and ought to be constructed
that they can be quickly cleared of
lid particles.