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The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1911-10-12
A z ew Details OF
Navy Life.
BIZ g. II.

| The young man starting out in
life and who has seriously looked
into the matter and comes to the
conclusion that life aboard Man of
War would suit him and at the same
time desires to serve his country in
time of peace or war, may be inter-
lested in what follows:
As / have stated before in The
Mirror he can not expect to have
much pleasure and very little work
while in the service. There are many
young men who enlist in the navy
thinking they can evade the law by
doing so. They get the idea once they
sign up they can not be bothered
any more. / would like to inform
some of my readers that those who
think that way make big mistake,
as / will cite few cases that
nave seen myself.
A young man deserted his wife in
Chicago, Ill, and they traced him
after months Of searching to the
Brooklyn navy yard and found out
that he had enlisted. After his case
was explained to the Captain of the
training ship. he in turn notified the
Navy Department in Washington
who sent on the papers for his dis
charge without honor.
An other case was of man who
was wanted in Boston, Mass, but he
had already gone on short cruise
in foreign waters and the next port
at which the ship had to stop was
Gravesend, Eng. On arriving there
the Captain had to hand him
over to the Boston authorities, as he
had a cablegram to that effect from
Washington, D. G. But that man
1received what is known in the navy
as Bob-tail discharge. There are
three kinds of discharges in the SER
vice: Honorable, dishonorable and
Bobtail-the last named one has a
man on the heading beating drum,
and whenever any one gets one Of
those kind of discharges all men
stand to attention while the drum
mer boy of the ship goes behind the
discharged and disgraced sailor and
beats his drum until the man is over
the side of the ship, and that signi-
fies he has been drummed out Of
the service.
Most of those discharges are re-
4 ceived in foreign countries and it is
up to Uncle Sam to see that he has
his bag and hammock and enough
money to land him in some port of
the Us / have seen poor unfor-
tunate get it in Kobe, japan. In or
der to receive it you must have a
very serious charge against you and
be tried by general Court Martial,
which consists of a Rear Admiral
and few Captains Of the squadron
you happen to be in. You get a fair
trial as you have an officer appoint
ed to defend you as in any other
court. Sometimes it happens that
the one who is being tried does not
appear personally. Only the papers
of the case are sent to the Court
of Inquiry as they might be too far
J apart and would not meet in weeks.
but nevertheless he is being defend
ed, as all papers are sent to the Navy
Department after the trial.
On all ships in the navy they have
!. what is known as the brig. The last
ship I was on was monitor named
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1911-10-12

any and become cOnVer6ant with
the beautiful there is in the plant
creation. / would delve iato the
mysteries Of the animal creation also.
ORTHODOXY would also find a
student in me and thus the feathered'
folks would receive their due portion
of praise.
Therefore the study Of flowers,
birds. etc., would naturally incline
my mind to music, and / would do
my utmost to master both vocal and
instrumental music.
Geology and Geometry would also
come in for their share of my careful
and scientific researches
If was boy again, / would steer
clear Of the overcrowded cities, as
far as possible, locating where I
could be in touch with the very best
there was in society. / would up
hold the right and condemn the
wrong in every form.
I would set my stakes high and
ask God to help me to build up to.
them and in building, I would build
for manhood. / would see to it,
while boy, that the foundation of
character was started right. /
would dig through the soft slushy
surface and start the foundation on
solid ground which would be Truth,
RIGHT, JUSTICE and COP. The cor
ner stones should be Prayer, Faith,
Mercy and Love. Countersign:
Trust Pardon. Results: Behold
how good and how pleasant'it is for
brethren to dwell together in unity.
etc.
If / were boy again and had my
experience, with the help Of God /
could do all the things enumerated
and, perhaps, more, for have learn
ed, and well too, that when God is
not in anything that it is wrong and
in the end will come to naught.
But l am not boy any more. /
have past the half milestone long
since and have started down the
mountain of time, and the water that
flowed by the mill on yesterday will
not return to grind another day, but
is nearing the mighty ocean day by
day.
Thus seeing the water that has
once passed the mill can never re-
turn to grind again, also knowing
that / can never be boy again, in
order to accomplish any good, / must
not sit down and pine, for there are
those who are in the prime of life,
who might learn while it is sad a
valuable lesson by my almost useless
life.
Let me appeal to you who may
read this paper not to judge too
harshly, but weigh carefully what 1
say:
Young man, old man, friend or
foe, brother or sister, boy or girl, in
whatever condition Of life you may
be. admonish youto be honorable
true men and women. If you are
in. prison make up your mind by
the help of God to be an upright man
or woman and should you live to bid
adieu to prison walls 90 forth deter
minedto live an every day Christian,
that by your fruits they shall know
you" 1t doesn't pay to be disnon-
est nor to live lie; no not even in
this life, to say nothing of the great
/ life hereafter As to the results l
do not ask you to take my word.
Theorizing alone will not do, actual
facts and truths are always sweet to
those with receptive hearts, and
minds.
An ounce Of straight goods is
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The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1911-10-12

An ounce Of straight goods is
worth pound Of hot ar. Mail
order Journal.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-01-18

OF the commissions Observation-Disclosures
reference and educational reference
are meeting with the same appreciation
from the citizens of the state. Two new
library buildings $4,000 Carnegie
building at Fargo college and q 200 00f
James memorial building at Williston
ARE being completed this fall.
AT the A. c. Last Night.
A large number OF the delegates ac-
cepted President Worst's invitation to
inspect Ceres hall last evening and the
street cars We're crowded out that way
The farmers and their ladies were ar
ranged in groups and conducted
through the different departments
where they inspected the kitchen.
laundry dining room, sewing and
domestic science laboratories. living
rooms, gymnasium, etc.
The visitors expressed themselves As
being very much pleased and delighted
with the arrangements OF the build
Ing and the attention they received
from Miss Hoover, Miss Eastgate. Miss
Marshall and the student lady guides.
After light refreshments the visitors
repaired to the boys gymnasium.
where they spent pleasant hour ia
the discussion of different subjects az
interest to the farmers and his friends
President Worst gave an address On
general farming topics. The evening
at the A. G. was very pleasant one.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-01-18
City in Brief

Editor Teien of The Aneta Panorama
was 8 caller at The Forum yesterday.
Prof. s. r. Rhodes Of the department
of electrical engineering at the state
university, Is attending the meeting OF
the State Engineers society. The pro-
lessor lis a South Carolinian and was
able to find few fellow southerners
in Fargo.
Editor Van Arnam of The kindred
Tribune il mingling with the farmers
and responded to the welcoming speech
by Mayor Lowell at the opening Of the
Tri-State convention Mr.. Van Arnam
Is greatly interested In agricultural
work and has been an important factor
in the annual meets of the farmers at
Kindred.
e. C. Torrey, northwest editor of The
Minneapolis Journalg is doing the Tri-
state convention for his paper Mr..
Torrey was a Dakotan- in territorial
DAYS. but In the south half. This Is
his first visit TO Fargo and he is de-
lighted with the city. He expressed
surprise at the many evidences OF
metropolitanism the city possesses and
had scarcely realized the Importance
of the body as commercial and finan-
cial center.
Call n p Tonna0n FOR Feed.
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priation to make consumers and only
per cent to produce producers. The
boy with the brains and Drawn wants
to go to the city The lure of the
city is calling him. Some of them
Drawn are there, but the vast major
ity get perhaps 50 a day for eight or
nine months in the year.
We ought to instill into the minds
of the young the real facts of life and
business and thus save them from
trouble in the future
/ am much interested in the travel
ing library idea and believe in it. The
farmer cannot get too much learning
on all subjects.
have always found that the farmer
is well able TO take care of himself
under any and all circumstances and
have no patience with the deni-
gogue who is eternally crying "the
poor farmer who needs no pity, for
he is taking care of himself all the
time.
7 believed in evolution, not revolu-
ton. / find you are ahead OF Minne-
sofa in many ways and one OF them is
in your consolidated school system. /
know the farmer does not want to pay
more taxes than he has to or can help,
but LET me tell you IL you would stop
buying the gold bricks that are con-
tinually being handed out to you from
the cities, and put more money in the
education fund you would reap good
reward
All that any legislature wants Is to
know the wishes of It's people and they
are sure to obey IT, The farmers are
the people in this state and Minnesota
and their wishes can easily become
commands
President Worst Remarks.
President Worst took occasion to
make some remarks following the ad-
dress Of Mr. Chapman, in which he
poiSed d little fun at the Minnesota
man, by saying that with all OF the
ten agricultural schools in Minnesota
there were at the present time four
agricultural college mep from North
Dakota teaching there. He said that
the trouble with the farmers was they
didn't ask for what they wanted. He
had been q member OF the legislature
Tor q number Of years and he could
remember that when the bankers
wanted anything they came down in i
lbody, asked and received; that the
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-01-18
STOCK BREEDING A NECESSARY
TO GET BEST RESULTS TN N. D.

he needs it, for he enjoys 1t. The con-
crete wallaw with some of the coal
tar preparations answers the purpose
very well, but they must be kept clean
and fresh.
$50 If we bear in mind the fact that
hogs will do best If kept dry in clean,
dry quarters. out of the wind and
drafts, with plenty of exercise, we shall
cessful housing Of swine"
Mr.. Thompson's paper will be given
in full in later issue Of The Forum.
Tuesday Afternoon.
After the address of DIR. Max Bait
yesterday afternoon. report OF which
was given I'm The Forum, President
Worst introduced Hon. J. e. Chapman
Of Minneapolis, who opened his re-
marks on the subject of agricultural
education by stating that he was not
an educator, but plain business man,
He congratulated the city of Fargo
on inviting such an eminent body OF
men to the city, also congratulated the
convention in having the good sense
to come here to discuss matters that
interested them and which were OF
vital Importance to them.
We have built up a system of educa-
ton, he said, that is much like hodge
podge. 1t was founded in this country
for the purpose OF educating the sons
OF rich men to live lives of idleness OF
as gentlemen as they used to be called
The kind Of immigration we are get
ting in our eastern seaports is such
that 1t VIII take years to educate in
anything.
II Ii q depioTable fact that the great
bulk of our people are living In the
cities
He said that usany who had gone
to Canada in the search for more fer
tile soil than ours had written back
TO others not to come, that things
were not as they were represented
The fields that are always green are
the fields that are never seen.
Is Making Consumers.
The state of Minnesota ii spending
les per cent of ita educational appro-
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Continued From Page one.

Continued From Page One.
President Worst made a few opening
remarks and stated that as the pro-
gramme had been somewhat interfered
with on account Of the length of one
of the morning discussions, the after
noon session would be opened by e. j.
Thompson, division of animal hus-
bandry of the Agricultural college,
whose subject was Shelter for Swine In
Summer and Winter. He said in part:
"Staristics of the past ten years
show us that the number OF hogs in
the United States have not kept pace
with the increase of population and
that there is now not more than one
half a hog for each individual.
Feeding hogs can be done more
easily than with most other kinds of
stock and there does not appear to be
any reason for this reduction in the
production of hogs.
Our hog Of today Is very much inn
proved over the wild hog Of some years
ago, and this is brought about by Sc
lection, feed and shelter
Location and building should enter
largely into the shelter Of the hog to
get the best results. The building
should be we'll lighted so that the rays
Of the sun could enter 1t. Swine houses
are constituted in two ways, one with
general house and another system
is the cor system in which one SOW and
her litter can live. The larger house
is more in use in North Dakota.
ITO be serviceabIe a central hog
house. should be arranged with feeding
bins, water, scales and Office. The
houses should be warm and comfort
able in the winter and this can be done
BY using two or three thicknesses OF
paper in the construction. The floors
should be Of concrete.
For the summer any shade may be
used. but there should be plenty Of 1T.
crete wallow with some of the coal
these rid the swine Of the parasites
and give to the coat and skin glossy,
|rlean appearance, and 1t seems'to be
necessary to give log i bath when
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-01-18

business men did the same, but he
could not recollect of the farmers do
ing anything of the kind. 1t appeared
that the farmers as a body didn't know
what they did want.
Committee Appointments.
At the close OF his remarks Presi-
dent Worst appointed the committee
on nominations as follows:
Thomas Mooney of Fergus. N. D.;
Theo Nelson of Mayville, and John
Donnelly of Grafton.
The committee on resolutions was
as follows:
z. s. Delaney Of Valley City, Col.
r. A. Wilkinson of Lake Elmo, MINI,
and o. L. Champlin of Surrey.
| Following the appointment of the
committees Prof. A. B. Hess OF Lari-
more delivered the address on Corn
as Factor and the speech win be
found in full on page OF this issue
OF The Forum.
This was followed by the address of
Prof. G. 3. Waldron of the agricultural
college on Conservation OF the North
Dakota Natural Resources, which APP
peared in the last edition yesterday.
Statistics From Doctor Bait.
During the delivery OF the address
Of DR.. Max Bait yesterday he read
some statistics in regard to the public
library report which were as follows
June June
30, 80,
Number 1908. 1910
Travelling library stations. 5. 10 1888
Travelling Libraries .... 19 III
Books in travelling libraries. s51 615S
Farmers libraries (techni-
call. .+............... =. rs
Books in farmers libraries. :. 365
Public and institutional IL
brarfes 1880. ..s...... N 80
Carnegie library buildings. s !
Educational reference books. u. 2425
Travelling library stations, 10 to 1ss;
travelling Libraries. 10 tO 1T! books In
travelling libraries, s51 to 6,15s; farm
ers' Libraries technical 25; books In
farmers libraries, 800; public and in
stltutionaI Libraries, p to 80; Carnegie
library buildings, 9 to 8; educational
reference books. 2,426.
The growth since July /, 1910. has
been even more rapid In September
1910. eleven new stations were eStab-
lished: in October, fifteen. and In No
yember, twenty two. Other branches
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-01-18
TAXICAB IN new HANDS
chas. Rhodes Buys Out Priest--T axes
Active Management Now--Prom-
Uses Good Service.

Announcement Is made that Charles
Rhodes. an experienced taxicab man,
has bought out the old taxicab line In
Fargo and viii take active manage
ment at once Mr.. Rhodes assures the
public that he will maintain the high
est class of service, both day and
night. and that the rates will be rea-
sonable. The company viii be known
as the Rhodes Taxicab Line with Of
nee at the Webster hotel phone rs.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-01-18

Call J. r. Johnson FOR raed
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-01-18
SPLENDID n. .. GROWN corn.
MasiII 4 Co. Demonstrate What Can
BE Done in N. o.

One OF the interesting sights at tile
Corn SHOW is the exhibit OF Magill Il
Co. which demonstrates what can be
done with intelligent cultivation under
even the most unfavorabIe conditions.
This corn was grown In North Da-
kota last year when corn crops were
as a rule a failure, and the success In
growing 1t shows that corn can be
profitably grown here. and highest
quality corn too. Every farmer oil
other person who is interested III corn
growing should see MagiIl IL CO. for
Information in regard to their seed
corn production.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-01-18

chgp seusy' i satnsKsitsr. Moorhsad.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-01-18

For up-to-date Goats, plain
colors and mixtures, that
sold at $27. so
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-01-18
BIJOU HAS DOG SHOW
This One Is of Candy and Is DispIayes
in Window of Biicu
Candy Mart.

Not to be outdone by any thing that
is going on in town the Bijou Candy
Candy Mart has created a Dog show
and a Farmers convention of it's own.
This entertaining feature Is displayed
in the windows of the Bijou Candy
Mart and is creating great interest.
All the articles displayed are made
at Fargo's leading candy shop, the BIZ
jou, and the unique creation is an ex-
cellent advertisement.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-01-18

Rhodes taxicab line promptly an
swers all calls. Charges reasonable.
Phone 225.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-01-18

Is You want an expert electrician
that sou can depend On. phone Champ
lin Il Manson, 45l
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-01-18
HAD 4 BIG MEETING.

] ne FTAtsFHAI UTueF OF EaHIUa Ftad IN
stailation Of Officers Last Night.
The local aerie OF Eagles had a big
meeting last night and there was over
2uU In attendance. One of the features
OF the evening was the placing OF the
wings on several candidates, and the
report of the. president and secretary.
The installation Of officers also took
place.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-01-18
Business .Jots

Cook paints signs. Phone s25.
Have Cowie shave you. Phone 1858 y.
Furnished rooms by day, week or
rnCnth. Tweeden block. N. p. avenue
Ii you STAMMER write the National
Institute for Stammerers. Crcokston.
Mimi Absolute cure guaranteed.
When you need an electrician, call
us at once. Chanplin & Manson.
Phone 451.
Chop souey; At RatnsKsiier. Moorhsad.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-01-18

10 per cent discount all finer garments combinations
princess slips and Leona garments during this sale
OUR LINEN SALE GROWS IN POPULARITY even .fte-
two weeks OF the biggest linen selling this store did,
stronger testimonial to the splendid qualities and the re-
added to the sale this week. ~
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-09
The Postal Banks.

Evidence of the valuable function the
postal savings banks will perform Is az
forded by the experiences OF the Post
ONCE Department officials during the
past few days. Despite the fact that no
office has been established in Washing
ton. numerous applications have been
made by would-be depositors. One wom-
an called with wallet containing the
savings of twenty-five years. She had
lost confidence in the banks that length
Of time ago after q bank failure and had
since been boarding her money. The offer
of the government to take charge Of 1t
opened a way for her to put her funds
to real use. 1t Is to be hoped that the To-
cal post Office will soon be equipped as q
bank, so that all such as she may be ac-
commodated.
In all likelihood the greatest part of the
money intrusted to the postal savings
banks will be that which has never before
been deposited In fiscal institutions In
other words. it will be the idle money of
the country. amounting to millions OF
dollars. This money Is needed in business.
II should never have been withdrawn
from circulation2 When the savings bank
proposition was preached many bankers
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-09
An Offended Sense of Humor.

OF all the tiresome people in a world
which at it's best
Has trouble in evolving things that really
interest,
The worst is one who takes his pen In
hand to boldly write
Some words that long ago became IA
miliar to my sight
Occasionally he adopts the LATEST Of ways
And works a rubber stamp to circulate
his favorite phrase.
He never seems to realize that it is time
to quit:
He exhausts his sense OF humor on the
sentence, please REMIT
I've listened to the stories that they've
told for years and years;
1 know just when to laugh; I do not have
to use my ears
/ love the gentle anecdotes. all Of them
far from new:
The gay comedians repartee I patiently
pursue.
Some Of the quips that reappear in prose
as we'll as rhyme
Grow closer to affection with the ruthless
lapse of time.
But wish some one would tell him that
the lowest form Of wit
Is that feeble played-out epigram. his
constant please remit"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-09
The Maine.

report has been placed in circulation
TO the effect that the engineers in charge
of the work of raising the battleship
Maine in Havana harbor are privately
expressing the opinion that the vessel
was destroyed by an internal explosion.
their alleged belief to this effect being
based upon the discovery of coal and
bones of sailors buried In the silt outside
of the hull. 1t is rumored that the engi-
neers regard these evidences as proving
that the ship was disrupted from the in
side, as otherwise these remains could
not well have been carried beyond the
hull of the vessel.
1t Is urgent that no premature conclu-
sions be reached in this matter. The
United States has waited for nearly thir-
teen years before formally investigating
the condition of the ship by exhaustive
methods Obviously the engineers work.
ing In Havana harbor have not pro-
crossed far enough to warrant the formu-
lation of any Judgment. and IL they have
given expression to the views just out