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onies: that many of the children who go
to the schools of Washington wear the
multi-colored print dresses of the Italian
bambno. and that some day those BAN
b!nos and many others will be of the
city, citizens
There are many colonies In Washing
ton. There is the Chinese settlement,
Practically unit, it stretches along
PENNSYLVANIA avenue and into the side
streets, with its GEO souls. who dwell he
hind brick exterors, plastered over with
gay signs. There Is the Greek colony.
which lies principally in JACKSON Hall
alley, where every house shelters many,
and where in the basement piles of rip
entng fruit are stacked. There is small
japanese colony and then there IS a COM
muuity of Filipino lads who are going
TO schools and working in their leisure
hours in families of Americans.
All of these colonies have their charm.
All OF them have there peculiarties. All
of them possess an individual interest, as
original their foreign characteristics.
But the Italian colonies differ from
them all.
The principal settlements in Washing
ton are well defined. Perhaps the oldest
in the city is that in Arthur place. down
in the sixth precinct. where the Gala
brianS and SlcIlians nave lived for many
years III this colony most Of the men
are musicians. harpistS and violinists.
who. in the summer. months, wander
a bout the streets clad IN their corduroy
and bandanas, sending the strains of the
harp out upon crowded corners. and who
in winter screened behind the palms in
the homes of the wealthy. send their
music to while away the tediousncss OF
formal dinners Those in Arthur place
who are not harpiStS or musicians are
generally organ men.
Very near there is another colony, now
d. pleted by the march of modern CON
struction and up-to-ddte apartment
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Baron Mayor DIES Planches
never. during his residency in Washing
ton. missed one of the Victor Emmanuel
balls and the baroness usually came with
him
one of the other societies here Is the
Soc:cta I-nionn de Frateilana. Tic or.
ganiZa tion of these societies, while basic
ally fraternal. $ Intensely patriotic, and
is responsible largely for the solidarity
OF the Italians III their lasting affection
for Italy.
Postmaster Merritt of Washington Will
tell YOU that the bulk of the vast sums
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Copyright. 1911. by ". A. Du Puy.
. OMORROW

IJMORRON [ n c
first of the school
bells that aw axe
I h a ( %, un. 600
browsing young
sters of the nation
from the inaction
of the vacation
season will be set
changing the call
back TO recitations
To this din will be
added vet other
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bells on the Mondays that Immediately
follow. and with the passing OF the month
there Will he mustered such an army in
answer TO that o'clock signal as re-
sponds TO no other call known TO civiliza-
ton.
For the school bell is To ring one Of
these mornings in the sylvan woods Of
Maine. where the lumhermans child
learns its 4 C's. In tho mining camps
Of New Mexico. where tho sons of the
Latin arc acquiring tho education of the
people who speak tongue les. limpid:
an the grea. east side of seethInG New
York, where the alChemist OF destinies
has set up his melting pot. IN the log
cabin schoolhouse of the mountains of
Tennessee. beneath which the razor-baCk
hog is prone to strop himself; in the CON
.oIidsted rural schools of the prairie
regions. where farmer boys are taught to
be farmers and through the classic
halls of institutions OF higher education
from Stanford by the Golden Gate to
Harvard a the very rim of the hub OF
the universe
All of which goes to show that the
school system Of the United States is "A
mighty big thing and that 1t affects
directly almost everybody who lives
under TIE Stars and Stripes. Last year
there were in the schools of the nation,
public and private, primary and post
graduate 1926 IA pupils and students.
With the increase of numbers that come
with the passing years it is rea sonable
TO suppose that the number VIII reach
2o,tHDOO0 this year. II the children We're
evenly distributed this would allow one
member OF school age for each family at
tending school. With the slight irregu-
larities of distribution there are some
families that are not directly affected by
the opening of the school term, but these
are in the very great minority. So the
beginning of the fall session directly al
fects almost everybody and these days
are full of a universal preparation for it.
OF all this mighty horde of school chill
dren there are a little more than 1900
600 who will this fall take their places in
the primary grades of the schools of the
nation. For each eighteen pupils in the
primary grades there Is 10 be found one
In the high school courses. so il is evil
dent that the masses never get beyond
that practical education furnished by the
common schools. From the high schools
and other institutions of that class there
In q still further selection. and the col
leges and universities. normal and othel
schools for special education OF the ma
ton find q remnant % but about boo.tR
out Of the twenty millions that ever reacf
them These are the Few that cHcuin
stances and selection allow the privilege
of higher education
With the people OF the United stale
there evidently rests the conviction thai
the public schools are the best Of then
all. The American father is al hear
democratic and refuses 10 let his sor
come 10 maturity III the exclusion OF q
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This more expensive education which
I'ncie SAM intends 10 SiEc his boys and
girls has much stronger trend Ia the
vocational and mechanical side than has
been the case with the form Of education
followed for generations past. II i he
ing argued. for instance. that every farm
hoy ~ the nitcd States should bc given
the advantages OF an education. that
teaches him To get the best possible re-
turns from tho soil 1t IS argued that
each Of the 100000 girls nov growing
into womanhoCd should be taught the
practical science of homenak'ng. Every
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monstrous undertaking the digging of
the Panama canal for it would be about
sufficient to accomplish such an enter
prise. The taxes from which funds are
raised for the maintenance of schools
are almost altogether local taxes and
their rate is governed by the local de
mand for money for the purpose III hand.
This vast expenditure of money for
public education is on much more lib
eral basis now than ii has been at any
time in the past. The average amount OF
money which the government: now spends
on each pupil in its schools is twice as
great II Eas forty years ago. The
tendency throughout the country is to
still further increase this rate of expendi
ture. Tho newer types of education de-
mand much more money per student
than did the older types and the ques
ton is being raised in many localities
concerning the possibility Of acquiring
sufficient funds for the adequate support
Of public educational institutions OH u
still more liberal basis.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-05-09
Coming Events

= : : = + + = = = + = , = =
!
{: May 14-Mother's Day. !
I: May,.1914-State Camp, NJ. W. A.!
= May 16-Burleigh County Spell
= ling Contest. !
: May 17-State Spelling Con. :
/: test. :
: May 17-Annual Meeting of ::
: County Superintendent's AS.
= ISOLATION. :
: May 18-Annual Meeting of ::
: County Superintendent AS /:
{: ISOLATION. {:
:! June 2-Omcers School of Instruc I
{: ton, at Fort Lincoln. :
> June 13-Catholic Order Of
= Foresters. State Convention.
= July, 1911-North Dakota I2de-
. pendent Telephone Associa-
=: ton. 4
= : ) , = : = 3 . = = = : = =
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-05-09
Jews Of the State

The village of Omemee is in good
condition and hopes to be soon on
sound financial basis.
The residents on the Flaxton-Am'
brose branch OF the 500 are making
another effort to secure a daily pas
senger service.
A religious census of the city OF
Fargo is being taken-someone must
want to know just how many OF really
good people there are that close to
Moorhead.
Some of the Slope weeklies are
ahead of the city dailies with their
sporting pages.
Bowman was visited by another dis
astrous fire-and during the excite
ment a hardware store was burgled.
"Pigs is pigs and some of the resi-
dents are wondering if there are
really any at NlnOt.
Even the trees in the Minot GENE
terry are dead.
Wellington lryish thinks that Mott
needs a water wagon.
A fifteen year old boy en- route to
Co~ol. h;c fothor rnicco1 the
train at Minot when he went up town
for some lunch, and the police were
called in to wire ahead for additional
transportation.
Mott fans went to New England in
a special train to see their team get
trimmed 5 to 0.
The Minot commercial club plans
several "get acquainted" trips.
John Yde of Starkweather shot him.
self through the arm while putting his
gun in buggy, and the member was
so badly shattered that it had to be
amputated.
The cornerstone of the new Presby'
terrain church at Grand Forks was
laid Sunday.
G. w. Reynolds, who swindled c.
H. Ohsahl of Grand Forks out OF
$3.50, was nabbed at Little Rock, Ark.
~
The debating teams of the Mime
Waukon and Casselton high schools
will meet at Grand Forks in June to
decide the championship of the state
debating league.
~
The North Dakota state league of
postmasters will meet in Grand Forks
early in August.
A man giving the name of KlOndike
Bill appeared at Tower City with
dog team, and stated that he had
made a wager with the Grand Forks
commercial club to walk across the
but a phone message to the
secretary of that organization dis.
proved his assertion.
The same old rumor is going the
rcands that the Northern Pacific will
extend it's line west of Mott this year.
There promises to ne some warm
canes in the Mckenzie county base
BALL league this season. Timber Creek |
vent down to defeat before Alexander |
o the tune of to 10.
There's some philosophy and some
GOOD grandfatherly advice all wrap
Jed up in the following remarks of an
I'D settler in the Land of Opportuni-
les: Il came to North Dakota thir-
y years ago with just one dollar and |
little sense, and l had devil of a
lard time for a while, but I stuck it !
tut. 1t was hard shedding sometimes, !
tut got there just the same, and I've
,ot a couple of good farms and an
now"
Aneta would have "City Beautify-
ng' league.
There is one awful thirst at Upham
Ifter the visit of the sheriff and the
tate's attorney.
Westhope wants Farmers day
n the Fourth of July.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-05-09
COMPANY A DRILL.

There will be a regular meeting
and drill of Company A at the Ar
mory this evening at 7:45 p. m. Ev-
cry member not present without an
excuse will be given a dishonorable
discharge from the company for the
good of the service. These are only
eight weeks before ;,e annual en-
campment and the officers expect to
commence their work of rounding out
the men into good conditii In for field
service.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-05-09

team composed of members of the
Junior and Senior classes. The game
was fast and furious, but the upper
classmen went down to defeat to the
tune of 9 to IA. A return game may
be arranged, when the older pupils
hope to turn the tables on their
youthful adversaries.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-05-09

There will be regular stated con-
vention Of St. Elmo lodge No. 4
knights of Pythias at Pythian hall
Wednesday evening at o'clock. A
large attendance is requested. All
visiting knights are cordially invited
to be present.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-05-09
UP FROM MCINTOSH

Messrs. F.. E. Sexton and E. F..
Weeks of Mcintosh, S. D., were among
the arrivals in the capital city Tues
day morning. Mr.. Sexton was FORM
erly in charge of the construction
work of the North Dakota Indepen-
dent Telephone Company but is now
interested in company of his own
at Mcintosh.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-05-09
MAENNERcHoR DANCE.

The Bismarck Maennerchor will
give another Of it's enjoyable dancing
parties at the Maennerchor hall Fri
day evening, May IL. All members
with ladies are invited to attend.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-05-09
OUTLETS
4 4 4
From the Fargo Blade

Ty Cobb says he always swings at
the first pitched ball-if it CONES over
the plate. Anoter eminent artist
says he never does. Baseball author
tiles don't agree any better than the
Bangs brothers, at Bismarck.
1t cost St. Louis man a thousand
dollars to button his wife's dress. The
operation delayed his arrival at court
so that his bond for the amount on
account of his failure to appear on
time was forfeited.
A St. Louis Judge has decided that
under certain conditions husband has
a right to spank his wife. Just what
recourse hubby would have when he
got out of the hospital the Judge didn't
say.
The introduction of the auto means
more rural homes-and consequently
more room and purer air for the chill
dren. Tally one for the auto.
North Dakota public schools will
observe Mothers Day on May IL. Dad
will have his day-when the fish be-
gin to bite.
And now a rooster is bringing up
family of chickens in Kansas. What?
Has bridge" struck the hens of Kan
sas, too?
Glitschka sells corn fed beef.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-05-09

The village of Omemee is in good
condition and hopes to be soon on a
sound financial basis.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-05-09
PERFEcTiNG ARRANGEMENTS.
Secretary H. L. Reade Goes to Wah.
peton to See About Convention.

Secretary H. L. Reade of the North
Dakota Firemens association left
last evening for Wahpeton, where he
will look after the final arrangements
for the state fremen's convention,
which will be held there June IS,
II and Is. He will also stop at Lis
bon, where he will confer with Presi-
dent Thomas Gilbertson of the asso-
citation regarding official matters.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-05-09

BOARD OF EDUCATION MEET.
There will be meeting of the
board of education at the Will school
building this evening. 1t is expected
at this time that the committee ap-
pointed to visit other schools will sub
NIT it's report to the board.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-05-09
FOR THE RAINY DAY

The practical man knows the uncer-
tainties OF business and the folly of
spending his income as he goes. Be-
gin to save money today. $1.00 starts
a savings account.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-05-09
UPPER CLASsMEN LOST.
Fast Game Of Ball on Local Diamond
Monday Evening.

Monday night there was a fast anna
teur game of baseball, when team
composed of the picked men of the
Freshmen and Sophomore classes Of
the high school crossed bats with a
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-05-09
THE CITY
IN TWIN CITIES.

James w. Foley has gone to the
Twin Cities, where he is spending a
few days visiting with friends and
looking after business affairs.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-05-09
WILL ATTEND GRAND LODGE.

" "
ing at Minot Next Week.
The annual session of the grand
lodge of the A. o. U. w. will be held
at Minot next week on May 16 and II.
E. H. l.. Vesperman has been chosen
delegate from the local lodge, with
John Mclaughlin as alternate. Brad
ley C. Marks is a member of the fin
ance committee Of the grand lodge
and will also be in attendance.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-05-09
sTRAYED,

STRAYE0.
One bay horse, white face, white
hind feet, branded XII on left shiuld.
er. Return to governors barn and
receive reward.
La Junta tribune., 1911-02-18
Paramount, the Fruitful with it's ADVANTAGES

able and climatic condition favor.
a lie to growing onions. lie prepared
a small tract of land, sow.u IL to
onions and save 1t int.lHseut cult.
Nation during the srowIn- Sc sJ.l.
Mr. Berry s,ates that whil. he *.
pect.u larse crop. yet he was sim.
ply asloundeI at the returns The crop
a.-Ta1ed tNeLty thr, tons per acre.
a-d hy received $50 per ton therefor.
making a total gross return OF $3.50
per acre. Mr. Berry says the lars-
est onions weigneu three a ID one
quarter pounds each. whilr tScl. e
filled a haif.bushel basnet, a4d fsrty-
Ave of the second size fined can
taloupe crate. II this 81 y came
from some sources the Tribune would
hcsitat. about giving II publicity,
but as Mr.. Berry stands sponsor for
II We can assure our read, r. that II
is true In every detail Two or three
such crops would put u man on Easy
street for the balance OF his natural
life.
The last and perhaps the b'st fea-
ture OF fa.rmount-the OF. featur.
which makes II = de.irablC reside 4ce
s.ctton-is the fact that It has an
unlimited supply OF pure water for
drinking and household purposes.
while the reliable Catlin tanal fur
nishes an abundant suppl for irr.-
eating purposes. Some ars ago the
district put down q derp wen at the
school house and for'unat, iy struck
fine flow OF artesian water N ch
spurts forth at IN. rate Of twenty
gallons per minute. adequate tanks
were buht At tn. well for storage
purposes. and residents OF the IN.
tire district as well as others. are
supplied with the best OF water
The money put into this well is the
best investment the school distril,
ever made. and the well Itself is
the best asset OF the dis,rit.
A descriptive article on the Fair.
La Junta tribune., 1911-02-18

some unusual records for public atiJn
next fall
Fall wheat and cats are also grown
TO some extent. and while no phenom-
enal yields have been reported. far
m,rs as rule are satisfied. The eli.
mate and soil Of the valley seems
quite well apted TO fal wheat. and
II Is question OF bur a few years
until this cereal becom 5 oae OF
the standard crops Fifty bushels OF
wheat per acre selling at 30 cents
per busnd shoIlI Lex gooa to the
average farmer.
But whil' the ia rmouIt country
stands high In the production OF
crops mentioned atoNe. her chief
claim to distinction lies Ia the ump.
er yields OF cantalolpes, wat rmelons
and almost every Kind OF frait com
mon to this section. II II the very
center OF the cantaloupe industry,
while ~atermelons are just as prolif.
ic. Cantaloupes from this immediate
section OF the sall,y have gained a
nation-wid reputation. and are there
fore In demand everywhere. Other
sections OF IN. state grow canta.
loupcs, II is true. but none approach
the Otero produc, In juicy LIS ioLs.
ness. and none ar. In such universal
demand. Tha, being the case. II Is
no wonder that eantaioupe farmers Of
this section reap fabulous returns
from their crops Ne, returns OF
800 per acr. is not an unusual oc.
currenee. Will. often a. high as 1925
are realized. This. too. in addition
20 the melons consumed by the grow.
er.
Falrmount is also making a strong
bid for honor In the fruit growing
industry. With such men as r. y.
Berry. ID. A. Bol,s and others OF
that seciion-m.n who have and are
making a scientific study of fruit cul-
ture. II Is matter OF but a few
years until the Fsirmount country
La Junta tribune., 1911-02-18

he worked In the mines for a time.
This occupation not being suit d
TO his tastes he moved to Canon City.
where he remained for q period OF
thirteen years. being employed by a
prominent fruit grover of that = C.
ton. Then. hS, ing accumulated a
small sum. he came to La Jun,a In
1893 and purchased a forty-a,re tract
f land la III fairmount country.
The farm at that time was almos,
devoid Of Improvements. one lonely
shack being the OF ly building.
Mr. Rerry's frs, Inv m.nt In Otero
county real estate cost him $500. or
the munificent sum OF $40 per acre.
Returning TO Canon City he resumed
his employment aud remained there
until the following year. when the
family moved TO La Junta. They In.
tended taking possession of their
farm at once. but upon going ou, to
the place found that some fellow had
stolen the house And moved II TO
some unknown 10, alton. Mr.. Berry
La Junta tribune., 1911-02-18

a. once proccedsd to the erection
OF . log house. and says that the
last brick laid on the chimney repre-
ssnsed bis ~ c~nt. In other words.
he was broke. The jos house Aas
since bern succes1sd by . conno
dSous farm hone. but stiii stands -
. reminder Of Early days.
Mr.. Berry has since added 10 bis
Aoldinss and now ovns 100 scres of
les1- Naturally he turned to fruit
cultivation. eesisnins ID . snatj way
as1 gradually sxpasliAs uatii selay
- y oes a the hsasleee aal nese
succeosful gsevsss y this osstiea &
La Junta tribune., 1911-02-18

the state. His apple and peach or.
chard comprises eighteen acres OF
land. and In that orchard will be
found most OF the varieties which
thrive In this section. including the
Rome Beauty. Jonathan. Zen Da,is
and Winesap. His apple orchard is
young, bearing last year for the first
time. He estimates his crop At 400
bushels. and we're sold at the follow
Ing scale Of prices: Fancy Si.50
per box. choice SI.25 per box and
standard at 10 cents per lox. Mr..
Berry staes that conditions at this
time are most favorable for a bump
er crop next year. and that his trees
Will probably double the yield Of last
year.
Mr. Gerry. however. has gained
wide reno~n as successful srower
Of peaches. His old peach orchard
includes a3& bearing trees, and from
these he sold last year 81 900 worth
Of peaches. A new orchard, compris.
Ing three acres. will bear frui, for
the first time the coming season
There are seventy different varieties
OF peaches in his orchard. with the
Carman ~ the leading early variety
And Champion. Eib rita aad Crosby
~ late varieties. His method OF
protecting peach trees against ex.
tremely cold weather during the win.
..r or late frosts In the spring is
most eff ctive. even IL does seem
rather peculiar. In the fall the trees
are laid flat on the ground and com.
pl.tciy covered with hay and earth to
depth sufficient to protect them
from freezing. The remain thus
buried until all dsngert Of frost Is
past In the spring. when the cover.
Ing is removed and the trees raised.
A. \ rule they are In full bloom
when raised. and In some instances
the fruit Is quite larse. by this
tres>ss~nt Mr.. Berry h assured Of =
crop each year. The recent cold
weather has proven the wisdom OF
Ar. Bcrry's policy. As he says that
buds on y few trees which were left
uncovered have tcen killed. The
entire output Of this orchard 10
sold In Ia Junta. and that does not
near supply the local deuAnd.
Hfrc are Mr. Ecrry's gross returns
from cight.e EN- acres Of isnd: -Four.
teen hundred boxes Of apples ai 81
per box. eitoo. peaches sold In the
local market. 5000: total. 5000. or
$50 pr acre.
In addition 10 bis fruit Mr. Berry
also raises cantsloup<s sse markst
and enough alfalfa for feeding pur.
poser. Last year BIZ cantaiospss save
Q gross return Of $50 per acre. o.
eioe net. hls alfalfa yielded four
aa1 enc.Aak tons Der acre.
While Mr. Besrfs success nsy
asDeas pAssonsesi.it is po,Aiss more
thas nay b sccomplished on any
eara In Faismouns With intsliigent
applscattoa. TIE soil and climate
sse ail h favor Of The grover. and
oaly await his co-oeefatsoa.
]. &. leeleN.
La Junta tribune., 1911-02-18

ranks we'll up With the best fruit
growing sections Of the valley. In.
deed. one WIN hiss Waited the or.
chards Of that section 10 inciined to
the belief that Il is already entitl.
I'd to the distinction Of being termed
. xrea, fruit region. Apples. peaches.
plums. Ersp~s and cherries are
being succs ssfuliy grown. while the
smali fruit. such ~ bisckb-rries. rssp-
b~rries. currants and goosebcrries
thrive and bar abundantly.
Mr. B<rry relates the result oi IN
esperineat na1s fev yeass 40 II
ee1ss y ascsrsaia V ths seo 10 suit.