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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-06-30

The latest fashion prevailing among
the women OF the Berlin aristocracy s
to have their portraits painted while
they sleep. A rare opportunity 20
catch the lips in repoee.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-06-30
o,REiLLY TO EUROPE.
Head Of Catholic see Left Last Night
for Trip TO Old Country.

for Trip TO Old Country.
Rt. Rev. James O'ReilIy. bishop Of
the Fargo diocese. left last night for a
short visit to Europe His most inn
portant stop VIII be at Rome where
he expects to remain a greater part
OF the time while on the trip.
While at Rome. Bishop O'ReilIy
will have an audience with the pope.
Although the trip will include Rome
as the principal city to be visited,
Bishop C'Reilly will stop In several OF
the other large cities in Europe.
Bishop O'Reiiiy expects 10 be abb
sent from the city six or eight weeks.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-06-30

The addition OF tungsten to steel
raises the tensile strength and elastic
limits in proportion to the amount
present.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-06-30

Reserve a few swats for the mos
quitoes that are coming, although all
we'll directed ones should be applied to
house flies.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-06-30
TOMORROW WILL BE

The last day that you can buy Cheney
Bros. Shower proof foulard silks for SO
cents per yard at deLendrecie's.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-06-30
CHENEY BROTHERS

Foulard silks. tomorrow the last day OF
deLendrecie's sale on these silks.
Regular 81 value. special tomorrow.
only 50 cents.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-06-30
THE LAST DAY Of THE

Great sale OF Cheney Brothers Shower
proof foulards. regularly priced at 81.
for tomorrow only SO cents. At de-
Jaendrecie's.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-06-30

the Turkish government has grant
ed q concession to q syndicate OF
plot the mineral resources Of the Dead
sea basin.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-06-30

tire country
Unsettled weather with probably
showers may be expected in this vici-
nifty tonight or Saturday. Barometer.
1915.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-06-30
Business Jots

For reliable help. phone S19.
Cook paints signs. Phone s26.
Hotel Tweedon. free telephone ex-
change In every room. Baths. running
hot and cold water. Rates 30 cents up.
Eaecial rates by week or month.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-06-30
Coming Events

Sunday, July 9.
Gate City Gun club Tournament.
Monday, July 10.
Gate city Gun club tournament,
Tuesday, July Is.
Interstate fair, Fargo.
Wednesday, July 10,
Interstate fair, Fargo.
Thursday, July 20.
Interstate fair, Fargo.
Friday, July Is.
Interstate fair. Fargo.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-06
Chamber of Commerce's Fee Bill

The anti-fee bill drawn by Sydney J.
 Bowie, chairman of the legislation com
 mlttee of the Chamber of Commerce, is fair and just measure, so fair and just that it may not encounter any opposition at all.
 MT. Bowie's bill does not abolish fees. It does not even reduce them. But it provides that all fees shall be paid Into the country treasury. The fees thus re- ceived are to be used to pay county of flcers salaries based on population returns for 19l0 The larger the population of a county the higher salaries will it pay. Any surplus in fees is to be applied to the public schools and the public roads.
 For example, the probate judge of Jeff ferson county would under this plan re- eeiye s17,SO0 a year. beginning in 1915. out of which he will pay his assistants and operating expenses. Plenty of competent men will be glad to take the office on that basis The sheriff's salary would be still higher under the Bowie bill. The plan is so fair and so just to taxpayers and to the public and to expectant of- ficeholders that no opposition to 1t can or will arise. It will take away the money incentives to arrests and 1t will not unload salaries on the lesser coun- ties that they cannot well afford to shoulder. No county should offer prizes for arrests. No man should earn a liv- ing in that way, for 1t brings oppression and cruelty upon the weak and defense less. MT. Bowie's bill practically takes all this away by requiring all fees to be paid into the county treasury The peo- pie will in that way know what fees are paid and the entire business will be put on a sound and just basis.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-06
THE ENGLISH POLICEMAN

Price Collier In ScribnerS.
 The first thing one notices on going ashore for few hours at Port Said Is an illustration of the methods of that British race, whose most notable and ad- mirable characteristic is their ability in the governing of alien peoples. An Eng fish policeman, in the uniform of the khe- dive, protects me from the yelping boat men, with the same imperturbable good humor with which I am so familiar in Piccadilly or the Strand. His coun- tenance changes slightly under different circumstances. When he marches along side the 10000 suffragettes on their way to the Albert hall he wears the amused expression, as of one who feels that he impersonates there and then an unan- swerable reply to all their shrlllness both physical and vocal. when he con- veys thousands from the East End to Hyde park he is more serious, but here again he looks, in his steady, patient manhood, an answer, even to them. Or
 the boat landing at Port Said he seems
 more bored as of man tired of brush ing aside flies. but his behavior is ever the same.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-06
THE WIDOW

From the Chicago Tribune.
 That most fascinating woman-the widow
 of some other man." ."-Carolus Ager.
 The widow Is the fairest bird in all the bloomin' nation; she a magnet to the men stand upon his bean or eat out of her digits while some fair dame who never wed is having jealous f1dgets. A man will bust a rib or two in spending time and shekels to WOO femme who's half complete-a widowed skirt with freckles. He'll leave his cot and darling kids to rip off rhymed devotion and chase dame who saves her face with jars of beauty lotion. A widow needs but crook her hook, to smile the knowing smiles and every thing that wears the jeans will trek for her miles, and bring bouquets of sweet June peas, done up in lovely fashion, and thrust them into the lady's mug, the while he breathes his passion. Tall, lank young men butt in the ring and wops of many summers. The widow keeps all mers. It's funny that the sweet young things who never bucked the altar must sit around with folded wings while widows slip the halter. Full few the men who have not wooed and with a widow tarried, and thought he was the one large slice until she left-and married. Yes, yes, she is a charming bird, the symbol of the nation, and men who never fell for her have missed an education.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-06
UP TO DATE METHOD

From the Philadelphia Times.
 The whole population of little suburb to the north of Philadelphia turned out at the celebration of the anniversary of their volunteer fire department. The village was in a state of intense excite ment A number of the inhabitants swarmed about the platform of a little bungalow which passed for a station.
 With a snort the engine of the train carrying the out-of-town visitors an- nounced it's arrival, as 1t rounded the curve several hundred yards below the platform. Handclasping among the men and women soon ensued and the visitors were led on tour of inspection about the town.
 While admiration was being expressed on all sides by the visitors at sight of the newly erected headquarters and a brand new fire engine, the latest acquisi- tion to the village, a Philadelphian, very much impressed tapped the captain of the new brigade on the shoulder, and in surprised voice inquired, How do you summon the fire department in case of fire? You don't seem to have either tele- graph or telephone connections in the town.'
 seized it. That's easy enough explained sir" he said. we send them all pos tai card"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-06

substance that the people did not know what they were doing when they voted in favor of having their municipal busi- ness conducted by a commission.
 The action of the Board of Aldermen will not, however. operate as veto of the popular vote. for the matter is to be decided by the legislature. The vote of 24 to in the council will not have much weight in the final hearing at Mont gomery. The aldermen stood by their jobs regardless of the popular will, and yet no salaries. no fees, go with those jobs. Nothing but the honors of an al- dermanic position are apparently at stake, but 24 aldermen decided to face all oppo- sition in bold attempt to hold on to the old plan and retain their positions.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-06
Direct Choice of Presidential Candidates

Oregon has a presidential preference law. Oregon is nothing if not original and advanced. She keeps one step at least in advance of all other states, and democrats and republicans alike in that state favor novel and unique legisa- tion. Thus far she has made no mis- take that she felt called on to retract, even though her law compels now and then A republican legislature to elect democratic senator. Senator Chamberlain was elected in that may simply because he had secured a favorable plurality vote in senatorial primary.
 Oregons new way of choosing Presi- dent provides that In a presidential year people shall be allowed at the primary election to vote their choice for pres dential candidates, and that the delegates shall be bound to stand for the man
 
 Senator Bourne, a republican, thinks the plan will be adopted, in time, in most states, especially those that have pop ular primary laws Anti-Taft republicans say that under this plan number of states would instruct delegates for other candidates than Taft They claim that a systematic effort is afoot to have the plan adopted in some 15 states this winter and next. These include Cali fornia, Washington, Montana, Wyoming, Nevada, Colorado, Nebraska, both Da- kotas, Kansas, Iowa, Minnesota, Wiscon- sin, maybe Indiana and with chance at several other states.
 Senator Bourne of Oregon Is not an anti-Taft republican, but he is first of all a man who favors direct action by the people in all public matters. There can not be too much direct action to suit him, and he will strive to have the Oregon plan extended far and wide regardless of any help or harm that it may bring to MT. Taft.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-06
NEW YORK TO CUBA

John A. Sleicher in Leslie's.
 MT. Flager's Florida East Coast rail- way, extending from Jacksonville to with in a short distance of Key West, It's ulti- mate destination, was the conception and thu achievement of a single man. MT. Flagler asked nobody to join in his enter prise. He carried 1t through alone to suc- cessful accomplishment.
 The construction of the railroad from Miami southward is a marvel of engin- eering skill. For miles the road runs from island to island. The finest bit of work Is at Long Key. It is a massive concrete viaduct, the first of series of four, aggregating nearly six miles in length. It will not be long before the railroad will reach its terminus Then it will be possible to make the short journey from Key West to Havana in a few hours. Even now palatial steamship runs from Knights Key to Havana daily in something like eight hours. very pleasant day trip. The steamers are large. comfortable and we'll manned.
 It is MT. Flagler's purpose to make a steam ferry line between Key West and Havana, so that the Pullman passenger who leaves New York can be ferried over in his Pullman coach to his destination in Havana without change of cars. The establishment of a great naval station at Key West seems to be one of the events surely indicated in the future. With the opening of the Panama canal the Florida East Coast railway will provide rapid means of communication from South America and the West Indies to our At lantic ports. The part this gigantic en- terprise of MT. Flagler's may play in the worlds progress in the near future can readily be forseen.
 From Leslie's.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-06

From the January American Magazine.
 Born nearly 50 years ago, Owen Sea man has spent half his life in praise worthy and successful endeavor to make two smiles grow wher ne grew before, and to increase the gayety of at least one nation. Light verse is no longer appre- ciated as it was in the spacious days of our more leisurely forebears Few of us today have ever heard of Calverley or J. K. Stephen, or even of Tom Hood; still fewer can find time to study the writings of these past masters of prosody. But the most casual of modern English readers can scarcely fail to be familiar with the oft quoted "odes and jewels five words-long' that sparkle from the fore finger of 70. S." His verse may lack the musical lilt and charm of Hoods, but possesses all the verbal felicity of that poets, and is never marred by the puns which proved so fatally attractive to his predecessors.
 In private life Seaman displays none of the melancholy or moroseness of the professional humorist; he Is a genial and lavish host, welcome guest a bril- liant conversationalist, an excellent bridge player, a sportsman, bon viveur, and withal a thorough man of the world" In search of relaxation he now and then escapes from the seething vortex of jour nalism and seeks the comparative quiet of Monte Carlo, whence he returns much refreshed (and, let us hope, enriched) to carry on the high traditions of that famous editorial chair which he fills so Mnrthilv
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-06
How the Aldermen Voted

The aldermen of the city of Birming- ham and the people of the city of Bir- mingham do not at all agree over the proposed commission form of government. The people voted overwhelmingly in favor of the commission plan as opposed to the aldermanic plan. The vote was so one sided it would scarcely be an exaggera- tion to say that the people are unani- mously in favor of government by a commission of three instead of govern. ment by 30 or more aldermen.
 But when Alderman Huddleston intro duced in the council resolution indors- . ing the commission form of government only seven aldermen stood by the people, uhiIe. M had the fortitude to declare in
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-06
Production of Iron Last Year

About million and a half tons moro try than ever before Up to last year 1907 had been the banner pig iron year, with record, of 25.7s2,Ooo tons. A little oyer 27,25o,OOO tons were made last year. The exact figures are not yet at hand They will vary but little from the aggre- gate named however
 Finished products are, as a rule, lower by s7 ton than they were In 1907, and no further reductions in prices are antic- ipated at the meeting of manufacturers to be held January r.
 The entire year of 1910 was one of de- creased production, consumption and lower prices. At it's outset iron was turned out at the rate of 31,oO0O00 tons a year, and in December production at the blast furnaces had fallen to 1,774,S17 tons. or at the rate of about 19,7oO,OOO tons a year. It is a waiting period and no one feels at all confident as to the increased orders this year, although 1t would seem as if the railroads would soon be com pelled to order cars and rails more freely, Already producers are trying to see through the haze to the crop outturns of the new year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-06
TO HENRY ARTHUR LONE.

From the New York Telegraph.
 (William Winter has written the follow ing poem to Henry Arthur Jones. the English dramatist. who is in this country to witness the first performance of his new play. We Can't Be as Bad as All That!")
 The world has passed curious way,
 Since last we quaffed the rosy. My flowing locks are thin and gray,
 My talk is rather prosy. I sit and dream-I dare not drink
 I'm in the chill December, With nothing left me but to think
 Of joys that remember. But memory keeps the thought of you.
 Your kindness and your graces, In days when we went wandering through
 Those pleasant English places. And 50. old friend, hall you now.
 With this poor rhythmic sally, You, laureled on the mountains brow,
 I, tethered in the valley. hall you, from a grateful heart
 That proudly knows your story; The chieftain of that glorious art t.
 Whereby you won your glory! hall you with the fervent prayer.
 That Fate will ns'sr oppress you, But skies be bright and winds be falR.
 And God forever bless youi
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-06
ED HOWE

From the New York World.
 His full name Is Edgar watson Howe, but he is more commonly known as Ed Howe, and sometimes they call him Old Ed Howe. although he is only 5e. For B years he has edited the Daily Globe out in Atchison, Kan, and now he is rich enough to quit work and loaf with his soul
 According to New York standards, Atchison is not much of a town Broad way would be bored to death there in 15 minutes; but Ed Howe put Atchlson on the map and has kept it there year in and year out. He Is the spoiled child of Kansas. for the people there have allowed him to remain sane. presumably in the belief that this eccentricity of genius ad- vertised the state. To show the extent to which this coddling has been carried. they even permitted him to discuss the Osawatomie speech nationally and intel ligently.
 Out in Kansas they are mighty fond of Ed Howe, in spite of his incorrigible mem tai maturity, and the readers of every American newspaper with competent exchange editor know about the Atchison Globe. The World reprints some of the Globe paragraphs on It's editorial page almost every day. But Ed Howe has literary claims, too, entirely apart from the hard day-labor of newspaper-making. He wrote a story once entitled "The Story of a Country Town," and if the re- wards of literature bore any relation to merit, a million copies of it would have been sold.
 We are glad Ed Howe Is rich enough to quit work but we hope he makes enough bad investments so that he will have to turn out an editorial or a para graph from time to time, for we shall miss him dreadfully.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-06
WORK.


 IE wandered in the lowlands of m despair. ! He couldn't see a single ray of
 sun;
 where, And all his fairest hopes were on the run. Each day was like the last, so dull and drear, Sometimes he wished he never had been born; And down his cheek there coursed bit ter tear, Wrung from an eye of grief, heart forlorn. But Reason whispered, Speed thou to the task And do thy best, in spite of cruel Fate; Who only thinks in Fortunes smile to bask, Shall prove what ills on every mortal wait. Then up he rose and toiled with all his vim, And soon new plans were formed, his heart was glad; And seeing what a change came over him, He wondered how he ever could be sad. Such consolation lies in honest work, The busy hand, the active brain forgets That there were ever any cares to irk, Or any shattered dreams, or vain regrets.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-06
UnmnnnerIy Boys

q have lately had occasion to travel on the Highland avenue car that reaches and on that car quite number of young ladies travel, also young boys and girls, High school pupils, and am here to say that more ill-mannered crowd of boys it has never been my misfortune to meet" said well known citizen.
 Instead of giving their seats to the ladies who board the car. these little cubs stick to them like barnacles and laugh at the men who do rise. They lshuffle their feet, spit on the floor and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-06
Segregating Races in This City

Alderman Huddleston introduced on wolves the color line. He no doubt had been studying the Baltimore ordinance of like nature. The ordinance in ques- tion forbids negroes to move into block occupied by majority of whites, and it at the same time forbids whites to move into a block occupied by a ma 1ority of negroes. No ones rights are abridged on account of race or color, for the fines are to be collected from whites and blacks alike who transgress the ordinance when it becomes law
 The Baltimore ordinance is law in that city and arrests have been made under 1t. Public sentiment in Baltimore up- holds it, and public sentiment will up- hold the Huddleston ordinance if 1t should become law. It is a reasonable effort to regulate the races in a city to the promo tion of good feeling between them. The blacks will favor it as well as the whites.
 The ordinance was referred to the judi ciary committee, and no doubt its legal bearing will be carefully considered in that committee. No action has been taken fin Baltimore to set aside similar or 6inance, and 1t is believed there that it is a remedy for race friction in a crowded city.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-06

show themselves little short of being young toughs.
 q don't care if you taught such boys all that's in the books, if they are not taught good manners they are only the more objectionable. I should think that their parents and teachers would attend to this part of their education just as much if not more than to their geometry or grammar. Rudeness is far more in tolerable than ignorance, and it is the public who have to suffer from it.
 Another matter that astonishes me is that these boys are the sons of people who live in fine homes on Highland ave- hue or the adjoining streets, and yet, so far as their training goes they might as we'll be taken from the slums. I'm sure that it only needs drawing attention to this matter to have the parents and teachers teach these boys the most es- sential of all lessons good manners
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-06
ON WEARING DIAMONDS.

Newspaper men should not wear dia- monds. Some may protest that the habit, once acquired, Is very hard to break, but they should not hesitate to forego the small satisfaction that lies in arousing the envy of less plutocratic in- dividuals by wearing diamonds. when they know that the practice is inimicai to good newspaper work. Touching upon this delicate subject, the Emporia Ga zette says
 Diamonds are worse than whislers. A man who is afflicted with too many whiskers has several excuses always at hand. He can't shave himself, or he made an election bet or he was ordered to wear whiskers by his family physician. But the man who wears diamonds has no excuse. If he could prove that he Is an actress, he might have one, but that Is difficult. Successful pugilists and horse jockeys and gamblers are privileged to wear diamonds. It does not injure their reputation. for they have no reputation to injure. A man who suddenly becomes rich through finding an oil well upon his farm may wear diamonds with im- punity, for everybody understands the circumstances, but no man who assumes to educate the masses, whose views upon important topics are advanced as being of value should be permitted to wear dia- monds."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-06
Predicts Normal Trade

While the business situation is quiet. cannot think that 1911 is going to be a dull year." said Jacob S. Arnold of Chi cago, who divides most of his time be- tween the south and the west.
 Nobody wants to see a high pressure boom, but feel that we will have a good, solid, normal trade. By the early spring general business Is likely to be brisk enough to satisfy the average man. The country Is at bottom exceedingly well off, and the south and the west are certainly prosperous"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-06
REFLECTIoNs OF A BACHELOR

From the New York Press.
 A girl has to learn to sew, but she knows from the start how to fiirt.
 First man wants to make reason able sum of money, then lot more.
 A woman never wants to manage her husband till the honeymoon is over.
 One of the best rules of life is not to think about yourself nor talk about the weather.
 The sorrier you can be for something you have done the better it would be if you had been sorry before you did 1t.