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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-06-17
Flanders Manufacturing Company Pontiac Michigan

you should subscribe for one that does.
During the next twelve months / ex-
pect to advance my forecasts rapidly
In efficiency. / now have all the ele-
ments for making forecasts and a little
more experience will add very much to
their value. Heretofore / have relied
on monthly rainfall records. / am
now beginning to use the daily rainfall
records and viii be much better able
to say what time in the month and
also in what month the rains will fall
or the drought will be most severe or
the drought be broken and the hot and
cold waves viii come.
On the plains within 200 miles east
Of the Rockies lie the finest wheat lands
the word ever saw. The ony defect Is
In rainfall. Those lands will produce
well about one third Of the time, and
when they do produce their best yields,
there Is no surer and quicker way to
make fortunes 1t Is better than the
richest gold mines on earth. now
believe that the years or plenty on
those plains can be foretold.
That great wheat belt stretches L.
400 miles northward from New Mexico
and Texas to the northern parts of AL
berta and Saskatchewan In strip 200
miles wide and covering nearly $780,
900 square miles. Those vastly rich
wheat lands produce best when the
lower valley lands OF the Mississippi
produce least. because when good rains
fall in those valleys at the right time
Of year to make good wheat they have
droughts on the highlands OF the
plains. The reverse of this Is also
true.
| am confident that could. BY doing
d lot Of hard mathematical work on
the rainfall records, select four years
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A petition from twenty-five Masons
residing in or near steele, N. o.. has
been presented to the grand lodge
asking for a dispensation to reorgan-
lie Chancellor Walwcrth lodge, A. n.
q A. NJ, at steele. In territorial days
this lodge was organized, but condi-
tons were such that growth was inn
possible, consequently the charter was
surrendered. The present movement
promises to be entirely successful, as
the days OF prosperity have returned
to this section of the state. In all
probability the dispensation wilt not
be granted until after the meeting of
the grand lodge. at Grand Forks, June
~ and as.
The june number Of the Grand Lodge
Library Bulletin is ready for distribu-
ton. It Is given over quite largely to
the announcement of the coming meet
ings of the grand lodge and the grand
chapters, r.. A. M, and o. e. s.
The Office force in the grand seere-
tary's ONCE have practically completed
the checking of the returns of indi-
vidual lodges and chapters pTenara-
tory to the meetings of the grand
Masonic bodies. There are now 101
lodges and nineteen chapters, The re-
returns for the year are very grati-
tying,
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Behind Closed Doors

avenue; turn right on Minnesota ave.
nue. to Fifth street: turn right on
Fifth street to Alpha avenue and fall
out.
Thursday Afternoon.
1850, picnic at Lincoln park. Cars
and autos will convey all Eiks and
their families from Third street and
DeMers avenue and return.
2 o'clock, field day sports, Lincoln
park.
The events and the competitions
are the following: Fat mans race.
barrel race. sack race, ball throwing
contest for ladies, nail driving con-
test hobble skirt, egg race, barrel
contest. backward race, Elk coming
longest distance, latest Elk, tallest
Elk, tug Of war, shortest Elk, lady
Elk coming longest distance, ladies
driving golf ball for distance, 100
yard dash, Elk with largest feet,
8 p, m, corFalling and feeding Of
Flks
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Washington. p. c., June 17.--My last
bulletin gave forecasts Of disturbance
to cross the continent June II to FL;
warm wave, June is to 90: cool wave,
June 1S to 23. The special features Of
this disturbance will be the part it will
play In the closing days OF the great
high temperature period Of June. It's
cool wave will bring relief. start the
temperatures downward and cause
some rain that may be the entering
wedge toward breaking the drought
where 1t shall have been too dry. Sc
we're local storms win break loose In
some places while this disturbance Ii
passing
The next disturbance will reach the
Pacific coast about June ~, cross the
Pacific slope BY the close Of June 23,
the great central valleys June IA to I'd.
the eastern sections June ~.
The warm wave Will cross the Pa
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chance for the prize money in the
great competitive drill on Main street
and up Delaware avenue and around
the Eilicott square. Captain Herried
was very optimistic over the outlook
and thinks that Fargo will come home
with the bacon.
Brand new uniforms are worn by
the local boys and all are going to
Buffalo In a patriotic spirit as across
the front of each jacket there will
be a sheaf OF wheat done in gold
and the letters n. D. also In gold.
The Modern Woodman degree team
will be:
o. j. Herried. captain; Roy Sever
anz. assistant chief; ]. II. Johnson,
Oscar Lee. II. Arkenstien. FL. BEN
ton, John Corrigan. Art Dye, Lewis
Gulnter, Glynn, Smith. John Hender-
SON. r. Ingebretson, Frank Sullivan,
H. s. Long, George Sullivan, John
Oliver. Carl Yoder.
Miss Dora Freeman also accom-
panied the company to New York
and washington.
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Proposals for Meats, Groceries, Druaa.
Etc, for Fargo Detention Hospital.
The City Auditor of the City of FAR
30, N. D., will receive until the hour
of four o'clock p. m, on the twenty
second day of June. 1911. sealed pro-
posals for furnishing the Detention
Hospital for the ensuing year. Drugs.
Surgical Dressings, ETC. Meats and
Groceries, including the delivery of
same.
Bidders viii be required to use the
form, which will be furnished by the
City Auditor, upon application. In subs
hitting proposals.
certified check on a Fargo. III. d..
bank In amount, $4,000, win be requir~
ed with each bid, to insure execution
or contract, II awarded.
The successful bidders will also be
required to furnish q $4,000 bond, an.
proved as 10 form by the City Attorney
and acceptable TO the Board OF Health.
The right Is reserved to reject any
and al bids made hereunder.
Dated, Fargo. N. ri, June 9Th, 1911.
70. r. ORCHARD.
City Auditor, Clerk Board or Health.
tJune 7, IL. II, 2l.)
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Tax Elks for Homa

That every member of the great
American Order Of Elks shall be tax
ed the munifcent sum OF so cents in
Q per capita assessments Of rs cents
each for the purpose of erecting q new
national home that will be in keep
ing with the prestige Of the fraternity.
is but one Of the big propositions to
pc submitted at the forty -seyenth an
nual convention of the grand lodge in
Atlantic city next month ana which
VIII be attended by many from this
city and state.
With the unqualified endorsement
of Grand Exalted Ruler August Herr
mann, the board of grand trustees. of
which Thomas #. McNulty OF BATH
more is chairman, has accepted AMI
VIII refer to the grand lodge for adou-
tfon, plans for a magnificent new
national home for aged and infirm
members OF the order to cost, IL In
estimated, $250.000.
Adoption of the plans ana the Grand
trustees recommendation Is the At
lantic City meeting will be the out.
come OF action taken at Detroit year
ago when the trustees were author
Iced to expend $500 for repairs to
make the present national home at
Bedford City, Va. serve the purpose
for which 1t was designed, The board
found that 1t was impractical to ef-
feet the repairs and changes needed
without q much greater outlay and
thereupon decided to recommend in
stead a new institution In keeping
with the, growth and present prestige
OF the order.
A more liberal construction of the
assessment proviso is that the grand
lodge may levy any number of assess
ments OF not to exceed 2b cents each.
but the grand trustees report viii
recommend, II is said. that the funds
be raised by assessments in two sue
cessive years.
Advocates of change OF location
maintain that If the grand lodge votes
to abandon Bedford City no less than
four centrally located cities will ten
der q site for the magnificent build
Ing contemplated,
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N0te-MeridIan 90 runs north ana
south through Memphis ana st. Paul.
Pacific SLOPE" all west OF Rockies.
Latter, strip 400 miles wide. East
OF Rockies to north and south line
through Atlanta and Pittsburg are
Great Central Valleys" East OF that
are eastern States" and Provinces"
OF Canada. Southwest Is Texas
Okla. Arb, Missouri. Northwest II
middle Canada, DakOtas, Minnesota
wisconsin. ssExtneme Northwest Ii
British Columbia. Alberta, Oregon and
Washington.
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out OF which three great wheat yeara
would be assured for those plain
states.
That method would bring immensely
rich returns and save the great losses
that come in the drought years But
i have not the means to support me i'm
such an undertaking. The Carnegia
millions are being used up to discover
new and far away clusters of stars.
while no one comes to the support og
the great possibilities referred to
above.
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knights Of Pythias.

Things are looking up in Pythiar
circles as next Wednesday evening
will be the last meeting Of the year
and great preparations are being
made for that event. Frank r. Scott
the chancellor commander, is not
leaving one stone unturned to make
this meeting the most suspicious and
pleasant OF the entire year.
There will be some important bus
mess to come before the lodge and
everyone Is requested to be on hand
for that purpose Following the ses-
sion Of the evening there will be an
elaborate spread and social hour.
A big class Of candidates Is expect
ed to take the degrees of the order
and all the ritualistic service will be
given tn full The closing session Of
the year Ii the one to which all the
members look forward with much
Measurable anticipation. Chancellor
Commander Scott and his corps Of Of
facials are particularly anxious to make
this affair one or the most brilliant
Of the season.
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The uniform success that has at
tended the use OF Chamberlain's collie,
Cholera anu Diarrhoea Remedy has
made II d favorite everywhere. ii
can always be depended upon. For
sale BY all dealers.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-06-29

by the fact that the number twenty-one IL
formed by the addition of the figures /, Z, Z, O.,
comprising the numerals in Uncle Sans birth
day year
Every saluting vessel in the United States
navy will thunder out a salute to Independence
day no matter whether she be at anchor in
foreign port, tied up in one of our navy yards
or cruising out of sight Of land in the open
sea. The national salute is the one used just
as 1t is on Memorial day and on Washington's
birthday. The salute Of minute guns Is pre-
scribed under certain conditions in the navy,
but the regulation interval between guns In
all salutes including the national salute OF
twenty-one guns is FIVE seconds. During the
firing Of the salute all the, officers and men
stand at attention. 1t is customary for for
eign warships anchored in American harbors
to fire a salute in compliment to the United
States on the Fourth and the same courtesy
is usually shown by foreign forts and warships
when Yankee naval craft are spending the
eventful holiday in alien waters. Whenever
any foreign authorities or ships fire our ma
tional salute. the firing is no sooner concluded
than an officer from the American ship in
port makes an official call upon the foreign
officials and extends thanks
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-06-29
MOLLY PITCHER, HEROINE

The best-known of all the American hepo-
ines of battle is Molly Pitcher, the story Of
whose adventures, especially on the battle
field at Monmouth. is one of the most pictur.
esque incidents Of the revolutionary war. The
early life Of Molly is somewhat vague. She
is supposed to have been born at Carlisle. Pa,
October Is. 1744. Her right name was Mary
Ludwig, and while the soldiers were only IA
miliar with her first name. calling her Molly.
they soon applied the second, because wher
ever they saw Molly they also saw the pitcher
with which she carried water to the sick and
wounded in the camps.
Several writer's say Molly came to this coun-
try from Germany with her parents, who were
among the Palatines. The first Information
we have of Ier is that she was employed as q
maid in the family of General Irvine at Car
lsfc, and ON July a. 1859. was married to
John Hays, barber. Her husband was COM
missioned a gunner in Proctor's First Pennsyl-
vania artillery Continental line, December l.
ITS. and Molly followed him to the field This
was a common thing for the wives Of private
soldiers to do, their time being passed in
laundering for the officers.
AT the assault at Fort Clinton she showed
much pluck and also the following year In
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Bath and Laundry SHOVE.

much feted bride had had seem.
ingly every kind Of shower. finally n
clever young matron proposed bath
and laundry" affair and 1t was a great
success.
The twenty guests consulted before
hand. SO there were no duplicates.
Here is partial list of the gifts:
Clothes line. Z dozen clothes pins. a
bag for same made of denim. the name
neatly outlined in red. all kinds of
starch. a hamper for soiled linen.
laundry and bath soap. bath towels,
dozen wash cloths. bath brush, an iron
ing board. white felt to cover 1t, sew
eral laundry bags for handkerchiefs
and collars and cuffs; these were
made of white pique. the monograms
being worked in colors. An electric
iron would be fine addition II the
expense Is not too much. also a good
sized clothes basket. and an apron Of
waterproof material oh, yes. | for
got. both ball and bottle bluing. iron
ing holders. irons. rest and wax.
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Tf,l~U NF0Ll9zV 0TI0ZT JNZZ7T ~ q nz7IT Ea90

firing of salutes. On United States warships
where guns of every caliber are at hand, from
which to pick and choose the saluting is
usually done with three-pounders and on shore
light artillery or field pieces Of about the same
dimensions are utilized.
salute should consist of specific number
Of discharges having a certain significance.
and one or another Of these regulation salutes
are fired when the noise-makipg is in the
hands Of regular or volunteer soldiery, but in
dependent gun crews recruited for the Fourth
continue to claim extensive license in this
respect. There are several different salutes
ans prescribed in Uncle Sans books of regu-
lations that may be adopted for the Fourth
Of July greeting. Perhaps the most extern
sivey used Of all is the American salute Of
one gun for every state in the Union. BY
allowing an interval of minute and half be-
tween discharges this salute can be strung
out for more than an hour and at half-minute
intervals, which is slow enough to suit most
persons, It enables an interval of booming that
exceeds twenty minutes.
Another salute that is used on this holiday
and that Is appropriate to the occasion Is the
old Federal salute of thirteen guns-one for
each of the thirteen original states. This sa-
lutte is no longer used to any great extent
on other ceremonial occasions. but 1t comes
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the important battle of Monmouth. N. J. In
the latter battle her husband, a gunner, had
fallen. when she sprang to his place and fred
the cannon
Molly had been carrying water to the sol
diers from a spring. the mercury being at So
degrees In the shade. AS no one was able to
take his place when he became incapacitated.
It 10 said she dropped her pail, seized the
rammer. and vowed that she would avenge
his death. She proved an excellent substi-
tute, her courage exciting the admiration of
al, and on the following morning. In her soiled
garments, General Greene presented her to
Washington, who praised her gallantry and
commissioned her o sergeant
It ia related she received many presents
from the French officers and that she would
sometimes pass along the French lines, cooked
hat in hand, and would get 1t almost filed with
coins. She is said to have served in the army
nearly eight years in all. She was placed on
the list of half-pay officers and for many years
after the Revolution lived at the Carlisle bar
racks, cooking and washing for the soldiers.
The house in which she spent her later
years in Carlisle was demolished In recent
years She died January 20. 1923, at the age
of seyenty-nine and was buried with military
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the Fourth OF July salutes for noise making
was genuine fun for the men who did 1t years
ago. whereas 1t is no more nor less than
detail OF the days work for Uncle Sans gun
ners Indeed 1t may surprise some of our
readers to learn that there are artillerymen
In our regular army and men-o'war's-men on
our naval vessels who thoroughly detest the
roar of the big guns. 1t is not that they are
afraid or are lacking In experience, for some
OF these men have been in the service for
years and have repeatedly faced death in a
variety OF forms and yet many a veteran
never gets over his dislike Of the din at close
range.
But then the enthusiastic crowds that on
the Fourth Of July hear the echoing salutes
in the distance have no idea of the shocks
administered to the men behind the gun when
a shooting iron" Of any size lets go. The
strain of waiting for each report and bracing
himself to Withstand II is also a severe tax
on Sse nervous system of the gunner, to say
nothing of the unpleasant experience that fol-
lows the discharge when the gunner is struck
in the face as though by a sharp gust of wind
and sustains jarring, particularly of the
spine which may force him to have a me
mento all the remainder Of the day In the
form Of severe headache. OF course guns
of the largest size are never employed In the
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m HE big picture hat is at its best
when midsummer weather calls
for its development In lace. or
lacy fabrics, and for flower garnitures.
gay and dainty. Every one comedies
the beauty and elegance Of transpar-
emf nets. chiffons and millinery braids
and they seem to inspire the trimmer
with airy fancies which she works out
into the poetry Of headwear A GER
tain hat. OF fine black chiffon. shirred
on large wire frame (of fine silk-cov-
cred wire). was finished with little
touch Of silver braid and trimmed
with two black plumes. This seems
simple enough. but the design was so
excellent and beautiful that this par
ticular hat was christened "A Midsum-
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4 .Elxs and 1sn c.n,r showsr.

Encountering bevy Of girls the
other day with Polly" at their head,
all giggling and fairly bubbling over
with suppressed excitement. | headed
of the procession to be literally run
into by the same number Of boys. 1t
seems that lone of the girls" who is
to be June bride objected seriously
to showers" as she feared to tax the
pocketbooks of her friends. so she
firmly declined to accept any. But
Polly" always In for lark. had gath
cred the clan and they were all going
to the Five and Ten Cent" each SCI
lecting one article and then all were
to go to the homo Of the bride-to-be
and proceed to shower" in the good
old-fashioned way. An obliging friend
was calling upon the unsuspecting vic
tim and had promised to stay until
they" came. They had ordered 70
freshments sent froh q nearby ca
terer and were Just having the time of
their lives. as one Of the lads ex-
pressed 1t. I next saw the bunch
loaded down with all sorts of parcels.
including a sprinkling can. carpet
beaten. clothes line. clothes pins. tack
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A Garden Party.

The invitations were made In shape
of vegetables. patterns being taken
from seed catalogues. drawing paper
was used. then they were tinted with
water colors. When all arrived. cards
numbered from one to twenty-five
were passed with small pencils; the
following questions were written on
the cards. one opposite each number.
all to be answered by the names Of
well known flowers:
I. A southern baby. 2. What the Scotch
girl said when asked to walk the tight
rope. g. Why the young lady cried when
her father removed the ladder from be-
meath her window. l. What the woman
said to the tramp. 5. The sunset. 8. A
color. 7. Admired by all lovers. 5. Two
girls. Q. Longing. 10. A cure for pain
II. What single gentlemen need. IL. What
Mrs. Taft used to call her sweetheart
10. The nurses delight IA. lively color
Is. A bunch Of something children like.
l6. What the teacher did when he sat on
the tack in his chair. II. A dignified plant
IS, Part Of the wealth of Jacob. IS. What
still remained to Job In his poverty. 20
The world. 81 What the toad will do
when he sees the snake. %. Wearing APP
parel for an animal. n. Queen Victoria's
delight "a. A cause for tears. q. Some
thing very small
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Boleros. sleeveless. and otherwise
promise a popularity for the coming
season.
Kings blue is possibly the shade
that heads the colors for spring and
summer.
Dim, biurred-looking eastern en-
broideries are effective on work and
handbags.
Sashes and belts OF gray satin are
strongly effective with gowns of bril-
liant color.
Some sailor hats are seen with the
edge lace frilled. They are known as
Georgettes.
One OF the new ideas is the velvet
parasol. with a dainty silk lining of
becoming hue.
Drop fringes Of the crochet-button
or ornament type are becoming popu-
lar and are shown In both cotton and
silk so that even q wash gown may
be fringed II desired
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complied, and found that their friend
had died. but not on the day he had
been seen abroad. Later the land
lady was asked on oath as to the
date and hour Of death and whether
he had died In white shirt with a
blue check. After some demur she
confessed that her ledger did not die
when she first stated. but on the day
when his friends had seen him pass
through the messroom. 1t seems the
date of demise had been falsifisd on
account of his pension. which was al
mort all his family had to depend
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honors, but her grave remained unmarked un.
til 1875. when Peter Spahr OF Carlisle con
ceived the idea Of erecting monument.
monument on the battlefield OF Monmouth
further commentaries Molly Pitcher, a bas re-
lief representing her In the act of rammine
cannon. She also figures in George Wash.
ington Parke Custis' painting The Field of
Monmouth" So familiar had the heroine OF
Monmouth become that the name molly
Pitcher was applied by the continental sol.
diers, in their hot and weary march through
New Jersey, to any woman who brought them
water to drink.
MOLLY" 10 credited with having remarked
at a banquet at which there were British sol
.diers. when she was called upon to toast King
George: when Washington leads his soldiers
into battle. God help King George!"
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Jelly and Pickle Shower.

A bride Of this month had q most
practical and acceptable shower given
her. The guests each brought either
a glass OF jelly or Jar of some kind
Of pickles or relish: recipes for each
accompanied the gift and the hostess
presented an aluminium preserving ket-
tie with spoon Of the same material.
Hot buttered toast, orange marmalade
and tea was served. with candied GIN
ger and peppermints The room was
decorated with nastnrtiums.
MADAME MERRI.