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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-12-26
The Cinch Of the Trained Nurse

Nomlan in Brooklyn Times: The
natural end and ultimate fate of
woman is marriage! It commenced
with Eve. it will never end until time
shall be no more. She may protest
that she will never. never marry, that
she is welded to her profession, that
she despises. hates, abhors the crea-
ture man, and then when over the
hills, or through the bushes the male
monster comes a-wo0ing. she forgets
her oath. and. reckless Of all per-
juries, succumbs with ghoulish gIee
to the fate which was ordained when
male and female He made the world.
Woman is honest to the core I'm all
things except in this one thing OF
marriage, and in that. the father of
lies is only novice in duplicity.
Trust her in all things else, but the
veriest saint would pawn her halo and
go back ON all her fine philosophers
and break her oaths like a bandit. IL
only man more or less eligible
makes wooing eyes at her and beck
ons toward the marriage altar.
It is providential method by which
man can find a mate. On his merits.
few OF us would ever mate were not
women mercifully blind. If they only
knew us as we are. how mean and
miserable, how stupid and insuffer-
able, we should be doomed to walk
alone the weary wastes OF life. but
providence or fate have put behind
the eye of woman some transforming
glass which robs the monster of his
hideousness. and changes the trous-
cred dolt into the hero to be desired.
s.Fhe ways OF man with a maid
were inexplicable In teh farofE times
of the prophets they have not
changed, but the strangest ways are
those by which man makes him
self, not simply tolerated, but adored
| by q woman Cupid. whom the art
| lists picture with wings, ought to be
| portrayed az an imp. binding the
eyes Of maids, hiding man behind "
ling glamonrs Of Imaginary virtues, I'M
| til the marriage wreaths are faded and
woman wakes to find that her hero
| Is only very common creature made
of the poorest kind OF clay. The
| love songs BY which maids are wooed
were made BY men; the romances
/ which beguiIe the female creature are
| simply the bird lime by which the
birds are coaxen into the net. for
only by deceits and cajoleries. playing
on the blind credulity Of women. could
man, who Is instinct with disabilities
and infirmities, ever hope 70 win j
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-12-26
Railroad News
RYDER WOULD BE
DIVISION POINT

Ryder n. D., Dec. 26.-The good
news that the Great Northern or
rather Great Northern contractors.
were buying all the hay they can find
in the territory from Dogden to Max
and stacking it along the Great North
ern survey, has reached here and has
been fully authenticated. One of the
first steps in railway building is to
provide supplies along the right of
way to laborers and animals, and hay
purchased at this time indicates work
will be commenced in early spring. 1t
would seem the INDIGESTION as to
whether the road is to pass according
to the original survey or new line
mapped out south of here can now
be discarded, for preparations of this
nature can have but one meaning
that the original survey will be fol-
lowed
With this conclusive evidence the
road will be on its way here in the
spring the hope Of a division point
for Ryder springs UP anew. 1t is said
to be an unwritten law with railways
to locate division points where there is
competing road whenever possible.
The distance of $50 miles approximate
ly from Fargo here, 125 miles from
New Rockford, which has been settled
on for freight division would fit in
nicely as to distance for Ryder becom-
ing both freight and passenger divi-
sion point, and it has the competing
road. A study of the proposed line
seems to leave no alternative, for the
reasons given, other than make Ryder
division point.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-12-26
Jewellers QUIzzED
in POLICE COURT
MORE THAN HUNDRED EACH
MONTH ARE ASKED THE SAME
QUESTION BY POLICE MAcIs.
TRATE MILLER-A MoNoToNus
LOOKING FUTURE.
"Were you drunk N

Were YOU drunk"
II. Il. Miller, police magistrate, puts
that question to more than 100 persons
each month.
Judge Miller is the man they face
every morning and a great majority of
men taken there are in the tolls for
being intoxicated on the streets. When
these men are called and they stand
up before the court, it is necessary for
the Judge to ask whether they enter
pleas of guilty or mot guilty" and
he takes the shortest form.
Very often there will be a score of
men called at the same time and as he
looks at his tab where the names
are recorded the judge goes down the
line:
John Jones. Was you drunk7"
John Jones. Were you drunk?"
the next name is called and the pro-
cedure gone through again.
Since last January it is estimated
he has asked, Were you drunk?' more
than 1900 times. He refuses to look
into the future and think of the mum
Der of times he must repeat it during
the next few years.
'These vocal .jags' are bad enough
for me-" says Judge Miller, and am
willing to let those who have the liquid
ones remain on the other side of the
railing"
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-12-26

Notice is hereby given, that under
authority OF an order Of sale grant
ed by the Hon. A. @. Hanson, Judge
of the county court Of the county OF
Cass, in the state OF North Dakota,
dated the Goth day of December, A.
d. 1911, the undersigned, the exc
cutor OF the last win and testament
of Gullik G. Haugen. late of the
township OF Noble In the county OF
Cass and state OF North Dakota. de-
ceased. win sell at private sale to
the highest bidder, for cash, subject
to the mortgages OF record against
the said land and subject to con-
firmation by the Judge Of said county
court, the following described land,
to-wit: The east half (e5k) OF south
west quarter (swh) and the fraction
al southeast quarter CseA1 OF Sec
tion IL, in township 143 and range
40, also lots / and 2, being parts OF.
the northwest quarter (nwN) OF Sec
ton 25, in township 148, range AZ.
situated in Cass county, North Da-
kota.
The sale win be made on or after
the 18th day of january, A ID. 1914.
All DiuS must 10 IA WIt1Au8s Aa1
may be left at my house in Noble
township, cass county, North Da-
lkota, or filed with the Judge Of said
county court, or delivered to the I'M
dersigned personally
n. H. BOLTE,
Executor Of the last will and testa-
ment Of Gullik G. Haugen, deceased.
Dated December 20. A. u. 1s11s
Dec. 2sS Jan. 2-91
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-12-26
City in Brief


City Auditor E. r. Orchard of this
city is spending the holidays with his
parents at Dickinson, N. d.
Fred c. Rupert, son of Mr. and Mrs.
G. III. Rupert of this city spent Sunday
and Christmas with his parents and
this morning returned to Buchanan,
where he is employed with the
Buchanan Elevator & Lumber Co.
The postofice clerks at the federal
building have made remarkable
showing IN handling the large variety
Of holiday packages during the past
few days. A number of packages were
received in the mail yesterday after
the postofiice closed and those received
this morning will all be distributed to-
day.
A number Of unaddressed articles
and packages were received at the
postoffice yesterday. Following is a
descriptive list of articles now in the
hands of the authorities waiting
proper Identification: one package
containing two pairs Of mems hose
one apple pin cushion, unaddressed
package containing q small bottle sent
from the st. Paul Book and Station
cry Co. one jewel case bearing a
Christmas card and inscribed ITO TINA
from Jennie" one seal ring with ini-
tails and one metal fob or pennant
The owners may have same by calling
at the postofflce and by giving the
proper authority for claiming the prop
erty.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-12-26

| mate 1t is a strange world, this world
OF married life. 1t has puzzled the
philosophers and how the imp Cupid
laughs as he peeks behind the mar
rage altar and sees the issue of his
Vaccinations. How ever some women
can marry some men, perplexes NOR
tails and must astonish all the gods.
They call 1t love. and the poet saws.
Love adds precious seeing to the
eyes" IL it had not been a man who
wrote it. the text would read, "a prec-
ious twisting to the eye" because it
makes man at whom even the dogs
would bark an elect, chivaIrous Apol-
10 without whom existence would be
impossible.
The writer belonging to the conspir-
ing sex, would draw it as mildly as
a fair adherence to the truth would
warrant, but, sparing his sex to the
utmost limit Of his conscience he must
confess, with the suffragettes, that we
are a sorry lot and why the gentler.
nobler sex should ever yoke them
selves with such an inferior species.
passes comprehension except on the
theory that there Is some perverted
moral and esthetic instinct or fate in
woman which lures her on in the in
terest OF man,
But the fact remains and must be
accepted And now as to the ways
and ends Of conquest Love. which is
outside of nature. and contradicts ii.
| like. nature. moves along the line OF
| least resistance. THE ways of a man
with maid are harder than those
| of a man with widow. Putting the
risks on the line OF percentages, a
| widow has always been rated as the
easiest prey. This is an age when the
| old proverbs are reversed. Doctors
now recommend what they once con-
demned, They infuse blood where
they once drew 1t. and they give the
pills to make the disease which they
once tried TO cure. The old saying
/ that .the burned child breads the fire"
| is changed to read that widows love
| the fire which scorched them, and
| like the horse which rushes back into
/ te burning stable, the widow hastens
back to the confiagration. she has
| learned the ways or men, their weak
/ nesses and foibles. She has sounded
IAN his shallowness. and knows
| how easily he is beguiled. SHE
Ii melancholy IL grief will awaken
/ pity. for she knows that pity III akin
| to love- She ID demure, II occurrences
viii enchant and enchain. She ID gay
/ ii gayety will break the bars Of his
| reserve. She Matters With every spec
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-12-26

love In the heart. He listens to her
footsteps, and they are as the foot
falls of angels She awakens that
hunger OF the affections that Graves
sympathy and tenderness, and she
gives sympathy with every spoonful
of her Cruel and takes his tempera-
ture with a tenderness which is like
music heard in dreams. The sick
room, which in the days of his normal
strength he dreaded, has changed into
elysiunl. He breads the hour of eman-
cipation, 1t is not to be emancipation
but bondage, and when the dreaded
hour of departure shall come, he will
go away as Downward who had learn
ed to love his chains, left Chillon. The
condolences become more intimately
tender as the convalescence weakens.
He has exploited all his secrets. Has
fingered on the sadness of his soli-
tude, his heart hunger for compan-
ionship, while the charity patients in
the public wards have waited for
their ministratlons, while the nurse
who has now changed into a minis
tering angel, fingers in the private
room of the millionaire, recovering.
oh. so slowly, from his sickness.
II unhappily, the sickness were but
ordinary fever, the period Of loiter-
ing cannot be unduly protracted.
There are visiting physicians who
cannot be deceived by any feigned and
forced lettering Of recovery and the
internes perchance have their private
interests in the ministering angel in
the room of the millionaire. Happy,
thrice happy IL the operating table
has preceded the room OF GONZALES
cence, because the healing of the
wounds can be delayed. and the sur
geon's knife affords finer background
for the sympathies than common pro-
sale fevers. The distemper of love
graciously protracts the knitting OF
the tissues, and slowness is mercy and
delay Is grace So the days pass with
the assiduous care and tenderness Of
the healer and the night would be
tediously long. with a change OF
nurses, were it not that sleep is filled
with dreams of the absent one. The
new days come, and the old tender
ness returns. The white apron is a
reminder of the garments seen on the
pictures of the saints, seen so long
ago in the marriage journey OF the
young wife of long ago. who Is now
forgotten, and above the struggling
fringes of the nurses hair the conval-
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-12-26

cious solicitude. She spreads her net
with cleverest skill. but never in the
sight Of the bird. She is the siren Of
the rocks, singing the voyager to her,
knowing that he is no Ulysses and has
no wax for his ears and IL he had 1t
he would not use 1t. What the but
tons of a soldier are to maid, that is
a widow to a man. compelling, ire
sistible, not simply the pursued, but
the pursuer. The maid who has sim
gled out her man, can compete with
fortune and beauty. all the graces
with which the gods have lowered
woman, but when on the same trail
she finds the widow, seeming the foot
steps Of victim. if she is so wise as
to hate discontinue. she will give up
the chase and leave the spoils to the
Inevitable victor
This is as 1t used to be! But there
is a new Richmond in the field. The
trained nurse! Into the secondary
ranks the widow now has retired. The
first violin in the orchestra is taken
from her hands and she is relegated
to the second fiddle in the music Of
the affections. All animals are at
tackled on the side of their weaknesses.
When the hero is down, it is easy to
find his vulnerable heel And the
trained nurse comes to a man in his
weakened moments. When the fever
is on, 1t is into her eyes he looks in
his delirium, and then comes the long
period Of convalescence, which can be
extended at the will of the attendant,
during which he sees no other face,
feels the pressure of no other hands.
He is made an easy victim by his
weakness. The very diet which pro-
tracts his recovery is regulated by the
hands that minister to him. The
white uniform which watches over
him is designedly alluring. She soothes
his anguish, which In his advanced
stages, patient and nurse conspire to
extend, that the soothing may be giv-
en- and received. The barriers Of his
reserves are weakened by sickness.
His discriminatory powers are in
allegiance. He unburdens the secrets
of his soul and finds a confidante.
The hands are soft as they calm his
fevered brow and he keeps the brow
fevered for the calming. But the soft
ness of the hands is nothing to the
gentle beguiling of her sympathetic
words. Her voice is 1iqnid with tears.
and her touch has healing for the
body, while it breeds the distemper OF
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-12-26
c. A z. Expresses Thanka.

Fargoans proved last evening that
they have big hearts and open pocket
books when it comes TO patronizing the
old boys Of the G. A. r. and the com
mittee in charge wishes to express
their heartiest appreciation and thanks
for the splendid manner in which the
annual ball was patronized. That any
talk of hard times in Fargo Is fal
fetched is the opinion of those who
had charge OF the finances and saw
the dollars rolling in. 1t is now be-
lieved that over 5000 net proceeds
will be added to the Relief Corps fund
as result OF last nights affair.
Signed: s. w. Townsend, C. H
Newton, committee in charge.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-12-26
BALL WAS Big SUCCESS
G. A. r. Annual Dance Was One OF
Most Successful Affairs
Ever Attempted.

The G. A. r. ball last evening was
one of the largest affairs of the kind
ever given in Fargo. The event took
place in Stones old hall and guests
numbered about $50.
Flags were used as decorations and
excellent music was played by one of
the popular city orchestras, dancing
being enjoyed until late hour. The
committee in charge. S. w. Townsend
and c. HI. Newton, report the receipts
as most satisfactory. A feature of
the evening was a private dinner party
at which Mr.. and Mrs. Townsend were
host and hostess to about sixty guests.
The performers at the Grand this week
We're guests of the evening. The din
ner was served by Mrs. Townsend in
one Of the side rooms from the hall
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-12-26

escent can see. in dreams at least. the
halo of a saint.
1t is the old. old story, always old.
ever new.
The convalescence must end at last,
the wound win heal despite conspira-
cies. The patient drives away heart
sick and homesick for his iron bed and
the building which smells of disin-
fectants. But when he again drives
out at his side will be the angel of the
private ward. The nurses cap viii be
exchanged for an orange wreath. and
the newest inferno will go to the
Nurses Home. to find another nurse
who. after the manner OF her kind
will serve her novitiate and in turn
exchange the hospital for the home
of the millionaire.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-12-26
Coming Events

Monday, dan. 10.
Fargo conservatory. recital.
Tuesday, Jan. IS.
Tri- state Grain Growers meet.
Wednesday, Jan. IL.
Tri-State Grain Growers meet.
Thursday, Jan. IS.
Gustave Holmquist. song recital.
Thursday Jan. Is.
Tri- State Grain Growers meet.
Friday, Jan. 10.
Tri- State Grain Growers meet.
Monday, Dec. "a.
q. a. r.. ball.
Friday, Jan. 10.
4 u. G. 7. .'snow-ball' party; X. Of
e, hall.
Friday, Jan. 26.
North Dakota Press association con-
vention.
Third annual high school deeIama-
tory contest at A. G.
Wednesday, Feb. 81.
N. d. retail hardware deaIerg con
ventfon.
Thursday, Feb. q.
N. d. retail hardware Dealers con
venti0n.
Friday, Feb. 2s.
N. ID. retail hardware dealers con
wenticn.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-12-26
WHITE BUTTE
GIVES UP fight

New Leipzig. N. D., Dec. 26.-After
fighting in the courts for years to
compel the Milwaukee railroad COM
pany to give it train service, the peo-
pie Of White Butte, the town ten miles
west of Lennon, have finally given up
the fight, and are removing their build
ing to Petrol, the Milwaukee's town
site, three miles further west. The
White Butte townsite is owned by the
Gettmans, the hotel men Of Lennon.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-12-26

Snow is falling this morning in Mon
tana. Wyoming, South Dakota, south
ern Minnesota. Iowa. Wisconsin and
Illinois; and rain in the Ohio valley
and the South Atlantic states. Fair
weather prevails in North Dakota,
northern Minnesota and western Cam
ada, with temperatures ranging from
ten degrees above zero at Calgary to
% degrees below zero at Minnedosa.
Generally fair and continued cold
weather il indicated for this vicinity
tonight and Wednesday. Barometer
1900.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-12-26

Nckies Of stockholders Meeting.
Notice is hereby given that the
regular annual meeting Of the stock
holders Of the Red River Valley Mort
gage CO. viii be held at the Office Of
said company in the city Of Fargo. N.
b. Oh TUESDAY. Jan. ?, 1912, at 3
o'clock p. m.
Fargo, ~. ID. Dec rs. 1911.
Attest: wv. III. WRIGHT
President.
JNO. ID. WDOLEDGE.
Secretary.
(Dec. rs. 1s11-Jan. 2. 1919
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-12-26

Judge: Funny fellow, that Santa
Claus; he leaves presents in our pres
ence, and goes away without having
made known his presence"
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-12-26
Business .Jots

Cook paints siana. Phepe s2s
Hotel Twdeden. xree telephone eE-
change in every room. Baths. runnina
hot and cold water. Rates SO ceais up.
Special rates by week or month.
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sure 10 Gat Thara.

The Mrs. never misses
Any bargain sale,
For the female OF the species
Is more thrifty than the male.
Judge
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-12-26

stones auditorium Concert Tues
day, $3.50 to $3.50 b. NJ, dancing to
IL. admission SO cents per couple;
ladies free Young Mems club.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-12-26

g. IA. Chapman. clerk Nj. w. Al
Last regular camp meeting this year
this evening at 3 p. m. A. O. r. w
hall. Candidates to be adopted Every
Woodman cordially invited.
Tilly AZ siegel. Secretary This
Rebekals ii Fold their regular meet.
ing in Assembly hall tomorrow eve
ming. A special invitation II extendes
to All Rebekahs to be present
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-12-27

religious celebrations although fire.
works and feasting are in evidence.
The most important event Of the period
is the feast of lanterns. This always
comes five days after New Years and
Is time OF brilliant Illumination.
In Russia tho New Year festival lasts
two weeks. 1t begins at midnight on
New Years eve, when the car attends
public mass. At the stroke of ~ a
cannonade Of 100 shots is fired after
which the revelry begins. The streets
Of all the towns are gayly decorated
and festivities are evident everywhere.
These end at the eve OF "Sojelnek. =
last day Of the festival. Then a cross
is made upon each front door to pre-
vent satan from entering. The people
fast and there are no public entertain
ment At . o'clock there is a solemn
service i'm every church.
In Scottish villages the parents often
are seen sallying out together carry
ing dipper and a kettle of steaming
''wassail" They will go from house to
house exchanging draughts with their
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-12-27

neighbors. while the young folks make
merry at home.
In Central Africa, when by careful
observation of the suns position the
medicine man of the tribe concludes
that another year is complete, the chief
holds solemn council. A special watch
is kept for evil spirits. and the priest
chants all night over the pot Of boiling
herbs he is converting into a brilliant
dye. At the first ray OF the rising sun
his assistants beat a wierd call on
some native drums. The warriors who
have been especially valiant during the
year come forward and their faces are
decorated with symbolic designs put
on by the priest from the official dye.
They proudly wear these marks during
the feast and dancing which follows.
The trial Of young men for qualifica
lions as warriors is generally a fea-
ture OF savage New Years celebra-
tons. The American Indians usually
tested their braves In connection with
the ceremonies at the opening of an
other year.