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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-10-28
Carpenters

STORE and office fixtures, mill
work, boat finishing. 1923 A st,
Tel. 1851.
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FOR SALE = Restaurant fixtures
complete, gas ranges. steam
table, cooking utensils, coffee urn
ware, etc, now doing business but
going to retire. Phone M. $3.50
Party r, after p. m. this evening.
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Help Wanted-Male

WANTED men to learn auto.
driving and repairing. 906 Tao. av.
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Paper Hangers

VIM RtECK. pointing prperhanging
decorating. 1929 So. Yak. NJ. TIA.
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one at random Is good enough to race.
There can be no better Recommended
fion than this.
As | see II, the question of stock
and non-stock racing resolves itself
as follows Makers refuse TO nnter
stock contests FOR one Of three reasons
First. because they fear the showing
their actual stock produce will make.
Second. they fear the STICK cars now
being entered by the present support
ers Of stock chassis racing Third.
they objecy 20 the present rigid ex-
animation OF the technical committee.
IF for the latter reason. II can only be
taken as an admission that II the
past. when the technical examination
was nor so rigid these makers were
not entering bonafide stock cars.
The makers who entered cars in the
recent Elgir National stock chassis
road races were not afraid to show the
public their actual stock product under
The sewers test OF automobile racing
For their confidence IN their bonafide
stock cars, the makers Of the following
automobiles National Alec Simplex,
Pope Hartford Lozier. Mercer. Cole.
Colby, Corbin. Cino, Staver- Chicago,
velie. Abbott Detroit and Ford de-
serve a place or the motor car build
ers' roll OF honor.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-12-16
HOW MOTOR TRUCKS
EARN MONEY

Big merchants who have used mo-
tor trucks and delivery wagons for
several years have found that they
have an actual earning power. they
really make money by creating new
business. Under normal conditions
Their superior speed and endurance
enable them to serve customers who
hive TOO far from the stores TO no
reached by horse and wagon. Tins
new trade is attracted that could not
De developed before But IT is under
abnormal conditions that the motor
vehicle gives the largest return 10
the merchant when ordinary traf.ao
g hopelessiy stalled or very badlv
crippled BY blizzards. the power wa.
son is able to make its way through
the snow drifts ali day long ana al
here closely to regular srnedpIe. reV
pavements offer no obstacle to the
motor wagon. Tire chains fitted to
the drive wheels enable 1t to maintain
It's usual speed and carry its ordinarv
loads.
The managers or the big stores have
become strong advocates of the nav
delivery method. They are usinr tha
facts as arguments to draw the holi-
day trade. No blizzard can ston
Santa Claus, and the delivery svs~
tenn that stood the test of the first
blizzard. were the announcements IN
large type Of two of New Yorly's larp-
est department. stores, (Gimbel Bros
and John Wanamaker's). followinr
the snow storm last week. In Chicago
the head Of one of the worlds leading
reaii houses, (MarshalI, Field e CO...
said All the year around. winter
and summer, the motor truck CARRIES
our goods to far and out-of -the.wav
places. 1t would be impossible to shin
% these places by horses. We used
to try, but the labor was too wearing
on the animals and there was a loss
with each Journey"
Merchants who are considering the
purchase of motor wagons win have
an equalled opportunity to inspect ALI
the new and improved models pro-
duced by about seventy LEADING manu-
facturers during the second week. az
the Chicago Automobile show. Feb.
to 10, which is to be devoted to com
mercial vehicles exclusively.
During about eight months in the
year, relative economy is generally
held to be the deciding factor In the
purchase and use of commercial mo-
tor vehicles, but in the severe winter
months and during the hot summer
weather, when long suffering horse
flesh is unable to stand the strain. the
question Of cost loses it's Importance.
Business must go on; deliveries must
be made, and mechanical vehicles re-
turn e big interest on the investment
made In them.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-12-16
STUDEBAKER
ELECTS OFFICERS

At meeting OF the board Of direct
ors of the Studebaker corporation held
In New York city, Dec. 9. 1911, y. M
Studebaker was elected chairman Of
the board OF directors, Frederick S.
Fish being elected president in his
place Clement Studebalxer. jr., was
elected first vice president and chair
man Of the executive committee; a. q.
Erskine, treasurer: Frederick p. Della
field, special counsel: Scott Brown,
general counsel and secretary.
J. n. Gum Of New York city was APP
pointed general manager OF the stude-
baker corporation for the purpose Of
o-ordinating the administration Of the
automobile division and the horse
drawn vehicle divisions and the har-
ness divisions Of the business. The
other officers Of the company remain
as before.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-12-16
SOME EARLY SONGS
THE MINSTRELS SANG.

Syncopated music under the gem
eraI title Of ragtime. mas taken on
some fearful guises by modern rnaniD-
ulation, says Chas NJ. Bregg In The
Brooklyn Times.
Did you ever try to anaiy2e one Of
the latest ragtiIne crazes--both words
and music? What amounts TO the
same thing, did you ever hear the
babblings of a lot of poor insane
creatures in the dangerous ward" Of
an insane asylum? There is q re-
markable similarity. when you come
right down TO actual analysis. But
then, nobody ever tries to analyze
modern ragtime melody. Some Of them
have a weird. haunting sort of fas-
cination and nearly all Of them are
popular. AT recent performance Of
q worldwide popular comedian in
Pittsburg one of the performers on
the accompanying programme, a
young woman, with many nervous
staccato movements Of body and
limbs, sang ragtime that you will
hear in every cafe and vaudeville
show in the country as many times as
you may attend these places in a week,
or even season. There was not an
iota of sane, musicianly melody in the
thing, and yet an apparently intelligent
auditor declared in the hearing of the
writer that songs like that would '1ive
forever This remark instigated re-
Fiction and reflection reached the
conclusion. based on history that this
class of songs do not live, even through
a season. Where are the rags OF
yester year? one may appropriately
ask. But the coon melody lives on, in
one guise or another, and TO trace it
back through its somewhat brief his
tory on the American stage Is inter-
esting. AS you have doubtless read
copiously during the past week of the
origin and history OF minstrelsy you
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-12-16
DIKINS SPEAKS ON
STOCK CAR CONTEST

No motor car manufacturer that
enters the racing game to any extent
whatsoever can afford to neglect stock
car contests. Not only his own best
interests but those of his prospective
purchasers demand more than an as
sertfon of the cars capability. II
financial reasons resulting in an at
tempt at economy. demand a retire
rnent from the limelight, and any con-
tests must be passed by without en-
tries, then, 1t is the non-stock affairs
that should be neglected, and not the
stock events which are the very reason
for automobile racing in any form.
Recently there has been a slump in
strictly stock car competition. At
Santa Monica and Savannah there
were stock events listed on the origin
al entry blank, these later were chang
ed TO non stock, solely for the reason
that a sufficient number Of entries
could not be secured. Special car
races are supposed to have a spectac-
IIlar sport side. Some makers offer
this as an excuse for not participant
ing in stock competition. Certainly
non-stock affairs do not have any les
son of value to Tine car buyer. 1t is
only in strictly stock chassis compe-
tltion that he gets the correct idea OF
any cars capabilitE For this reason
the victories of the National 40 in the
Illinois trophy and Elgin trophy, in the
EIgin National road races, are espec-
tally significant. Many an owner has
learned to his sorrow that the weak
sister OF some victorious special car
does not have the same winning ways
In every day service. On the other
hand the car that wins in stock COM
petition may be relied upon to give
in the owners hands This
latter means that the maker is build
ing al lof his cars so well that any
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-12-16


Ever since the Tiedeman Trophy
race. which opened Savannafa's annual
carnival OF motor speed, men have
been cudgelIng their memories and
frislxing the records TO aud All in
stance of another event Ii which three
motor cars Of the same make. con~
prising q team, finished a big race IN
first. second and third positions Ut the
finish. They have all given Ii up. The
performance Of the EMF sos
driven respectively BY witt, Evans
Rnd Tower. il absolutely unique iia the
annals III ROAD racing and approached
only ~ the grand prize performance
Or the Benz which last year won nrst
aud second, though failing to cor tho
third poNit ton.
History does BRING Id mind i mum
Der of events IN which three cars 81
certain sspe have found themselves
III the lead MI some stage of big
race Almost Invariably. however.
they started q faee each 0slaar Mind
TIE Essult Wag catastrophe
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-12-16

axe prepared 20 HH4eE&t&HN HM&f the
coon song Is contemporaneouR with
negro minstrelsy from the rise Of that
form Of stage entertainment. In origin,
of course the "coon song goes back
10 the old plantation HE OF the Amerl-
can negro There ID where 1t was
born and nurtured until II transfer
ence to the stage as a profitable ami
purely characteristic American pro-
duct.
Some Early Coon Songs.
Like the Indian plays and the wild
west plays. the negro minstrel and the
"coon song are indigenous to Ameri-
can soil. and rarely ever flourish any
where else We have sent theEe things
to England. and our modern music
hall performers have even carried the
characterization TO France and Ger
many, bur they are little appreciated
on foreign soil. and even less under
stood. But there is vast difference
between ragtilne and the old negro
melodies that first found their way 20
the stage. Those old melodies had lit
tie to recommend them in versifica-
ton, but there was sentiment and
sense in the words. and undoubted
harmony Of weird kind in the music.
Events OF the Revolution afforded
subject matter for many plantation
songs. One favorite ditty with the
negroes was about CornwalIis, and to
the effect that 'tAFassa washington had
shelled AL de corn OF OF hirn and he
was Cob Wallis Another popular
song was .'Possum Up De Gum Tree"
Herbert. the white actor, Of whom you
have heard recently IN some Of the
minstrel history that has been pub
lfsl1ed hereab0l1ts. and who In alleged
to have been the first man on the
American stage 10 appear on a stage
with his face blackened, introduced
new coon song called The Battle OF
Plattsburg. The next song that cut
any figure was The Coal Black Rose.
1t was sung at the Park theatre, New
York. in 1929. Thomas S. Blakeley, an
actor, was the singer. He was a very
useful man." and long appeared in
all sorts of characters, in some of
which he was excellent, and was at all
times acceptable. The song made a
great hit. George Washington Dixon
stole Blakeley's thunder. the above
mentioned song, and made a fortune |
went from city to city, and created a |
furoe In his day. Blakeley gave up the
field to Dixon, and continued to act
character parts till old age caused him
to quit the stage altogether.
It is interesting to know, by the way,
that Dixon, who was a Virginian, born /
IN Petersburg, once came within eight |
votes OF being made mayor OF Boston, |
which indicates that coon melodies had
tower TO sway the public min, even |
N those primitive days
The next song that came in favor
was My Long YAH Blue. 1t was sung
by Lester. Then came Johnny Harper
With Sich a Gittin' UP Stairs and Hey
rim Along, Jim Along, Josie came into
notice with John Smith, "Nigger Jack
n 1888. John joined Stone & McCol-
om's circus as business manager.
He was very popular. He went to
Australia with John Wilson's circus
Ind died twenty years ago in Mel
bourne. A clown named Barney
4
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-12-16
TAGS RESERVED FOR
THE CLUB MEMBERS.

Automobile license tags from No.
500 to No. $500 have been reserv-
ed as usual this year for members
OF the Automobile club OF Minne-
apolis at 21S Fifteenth avenue
south. This allotment makes it
possible for club members to have
the same numbers for their cars as
last year for the years 1912, 1918
and 1914 as the new law provides
that The tags shall be good for
three years. Two tags are allotted
for each number, one to go in front
of the automobile and one at the
rear.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-12-16

There was nothing of this sort in
the EMF victory, however; the
three members Of this team had kept
under . blanket through the early
stages Of the race. AS their opponents
fell BY the wayside, unable to hold to-
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-12-16


sish3ected to the test OF high speed and
to EARN its possibilities
The racing game Is an expensive
proposition. The drivers do not care
ID compete in events where sufficient
prize money is not offered. Neither
does the manufactures care to race
for charity Thus the speedway by
hanging UP this great purse. settling
the date OF the race almost at the
opening Of the season. and with its
specially constructed track, will be
able to give the public not only long
race, but 1t will bring the best cars
in America and possibly several from
Europe to the track for the five-
century grind.
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gether under the terrific strain Of rae
ing at the killing clip, the EMF con-
tingent moved toward the front. When
they found themselves running one,
two and three, the pace slackened
slightly, each driver content to hold
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-12-16
Sparks or A MOTOR.

Harper's Weekly It's a wrong
wheel knows no turning.
"A motor by any other name
would smell as sweet.
Keep your eve on the road, lest
you get the road on your eye.
"A spark plug that can spark ana
won't spark ought 10 be- plugged.
Never judge the modesty of d
chauffeur BY his failure to blew
bis horn
an unlighted car has ht finally I'll
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his own. Witt had obviously been in
formed from his pit signals that his
team mates were right behind, while
Evans and Tower, similarly acquaint-
ed with the situation. were content 10
leave the winning to their comrade.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-12-16

ByTnes sans negro songs Ia enc ring
~ the 's0s He was good singer and
dancer. George Nichols. also d saw
dust clown, sang negro songs, and was
the author OF Zip Coon. This was in
1929.
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Who WANTS SALARY
OF $26,26O A YEAR

CONTINUED from page 2s9
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FORD lAodeI r Commercial Roadster.
3 Passengers Renewable Rumble Seat
completely equipped. #. o. b. Detroit.
FORD Model T Torpedo. 2 Passengers.
completely equipped, F. o. B. De-
troit.
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What TO DO With The Small Boy Who
Smokes.

In the December Woman's Home
Companion there IL an excellent arti-
Gle on THE Professional Parent The
professional parent" is ole who on
all occasions In the presence of child
rem, his own included, always looks
solemn and dignified. The author
says that this role of omniscience and
omnipotence can deceive only very
small children. a. an illustration of
a better way to handle boys, the fol-
lowing case Is reported,-a case where
the parents, according to the author,
dealt wisely with a fourteen-year-old
boy who had taken up smoking:
THE question of smoking came up
early in our family. Lawrence has
always been greatly attracted by what
he considers manly accomplishments.
1t he had been brought up In Puritan
atmosphere, he would have sown an
abundant crop OF wild oats=so great
to him il the glamour of the forbidden
thing. If it savors of fashion or of
luxury, ii becomes almost irresistible.
HE was only fourteen when we
noticed a suggestion OF cigarette
smoke about him.
Have you been smoking, my boy?'
ulS 1dLuCT dSACu LII n GOAC uASu6bC5~
tive of rebuke. Lawrence admitted
that he had. Il should be sorry IL IL
stopped your growth or injured your
heart, so that you could not 60 In for
athletics at college, his father went
on in q casual tone. 7 would rather
you did not, IL You do not care very
much about it. + will give each OF
you boys hundred dollars II You win
not smoke until you are twenty-one.
Think it over for few days. II you
decide that you prefer to smoke, and
IL, after you have had talk with the
doctor, you are not afraid Of what 1t
may do to you, your mother will find
a place for you to smoke
"a few words from our doctor, treat
ing the matter from scientific point
of view, helped Lawrence to decide
that he would take the hundred dol
lars. The other boys decided az he
did; this ended it."
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SYKESvILLE MARKETS.
by The Sykesville Lumber. Coal az Grain Co,
Wade IA. ID. Warfed, President.
h AraFNmrmrrhmr
ORDER OF PUBLICATION.
Nh 1920 EOlJITY,
In the Circuit Court for Carroll
sw LruarsAx.

III Tie AlICulL SdETOA
County, in Equity. n
Carrie G. O'Dell, Plaintiff, VI. William
G. O'De1l, Defendant
The object of the bill of complaint
is to procure for Carrie O'Dell, plain
TILT, a divorce a vinculo matromonii,
from William @. O'Dell, defendant.
The bill states the marriage or the
parties i'm York, i'm the State OF Penn
sylvannia, on October 10, 1907, and
that they resided together In Carroll
county, in the State of Maryland, I'm
til the 18th Of August, 1911, and that
an infant child il the result of said
marriage. That the plaintiff is now,
and for more than two years last past
before the filing of said bill, has been
q resident Of Carroll county, in the
State OF Maryland; and that ever since
the said marriage the plaintiff has be-
haved herself az faithful, chaste
and affectionate wife towards the said
defendant. That the defendant on
divers days and times since the said
marriage, to-wit, between the first day
or August, 1911, and the fling OF this
bill, has committed the crime of adul-
terry with one Blanche Stultz, In Car
roll county, aforesaid and elsewhere;
and has abandoned this plaintiff and
eloped from the State OF Maryland
with the said Blanche Stultz, with
whom he is now living. That the
plaintiff has not lived with the said
defendant or cohabited with him since
she discovered his adulteries; and
she and her infant child are depend
ent on her earnings for support. That
the said defendant iE now a non-resi-
dent of the State of Maryland, and
that the plaintiff ID informed that he
is u resident of Missouri
1t is thereupon, this 22nd day or De
cember, 1911, by the Circuit Court for
Carroll County, In Equity, ordered
that the plaintiff by causing copy or
this order to be inserted In some
newspaper published In said Carroll
County once a week for four success
siye weeks before the goth day OF jan
nary, 1913, give notice to the said d
sent defendant OF the object and sub
stance w this bill, and warning him To
appear in this Court, either in person
or by solicitor, on or before the 18th
day of February, 1912, to- show cause.
liz any he has, why the Relief prayed
for should not be granted
VIM. IT, THOMAS,
Chief Judge.
True copy-Test:
1erar ~ Efhcrf Clerk dA22-4t
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Reception 10 Mrs. Neldner.

Mrs. Otz, or East Main street, gave
a farewell#reception to- Mrs. M- T.
Weidner, the district president OF the
P. u. Or A., Camp %, OF Westminster,
also rendered the sister farewell so-
cial on December Y.
1t was a biz surprise to the sister:
at the close of the session all were
invited To the banquet hall where sup
per and refreshments were served in
abundance, after which the floor was
cleared for dancing. Everybody had
pleasant time and it was agreed
that the East end ladies' know how to
get up a fine surprise.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1911-12-22
Thirsty VirgiM1mnS.

The way the people do who live i'm
local option places in Virginia TT is
reported that over 1000 bottles OF
whiskey we're shipped from this city
To Martinsburg and other dry territory
I'm Virginia Saturday evening. Some
were quarts and others OF much larger
proportion. It ia said man from
Martinsbnrg who was formerly in the
liquor business in that place acts as
agent for persons and that every week
he comes to this city and lays in q
supply for the thirsty It requires an
extra express wagon to haul the
t'boozeY To tine train at times. "-Hag-
erEtown Mail.
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Methodist Episcopal Church.

Sunday school 9.15 a. m Preach
ing 1890 a. a., subject: Wise Men
from the East" Junior League, 2.30
d. m. Evening service 7.30 o'clock.
An evening OF Christmas song and
story; subject The Other Wise Man"
Sunday School Christmas entertain
ment, December 2Sth, at $50 p. m.
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wv. IT. II. J. =. T.
THOMAS g. CO.,
Bankers, Brokers and Real Estate,
Loans and CoIleetIons.
- y. y.
FOR SALE.

Small Farm, on pike near Westmin-
ster. Good buildings, fruit and water.
Good Blacksmith stand, one acre of
ground, and good buildings Can do
over 81, 900 worth OF work per year.
Farm Of 90 acres, good buildings near
pike, good il, fruit and water, rolling
land, can Nv bought at a bargain Co u
quick buyer
An excellent farm Oh 122 acres near
New Windsor, ON Sans Creek Good
buildings and fine land.
NJ Fruif Farm, 80 acres, excellent im-
proven nts, 600 apple trees, 40 years
uld, WI linr condition.
Other farms, town properties and
lots for sala.
Write - call for full particulars
dec p
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POTATOES FOR SALE.

viii have at the railroad in West
on December "a or 20, one car
load of potatoes for sale. For further
regarding price etc, call
Westminster, G. & P. Phone Ask.
IT.
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THE BACKBONE OF WINTER Is
STRONGER THAN THE WISHB0GE.
January and February and March are
usually pretty severe IL December In
warm. ILL your stock OF Coal is Low,
yOu had better coal UP before Janu-
airy LIT, from Smith ~ Relfsnider.
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K. %. DIFFENDAL, Manager
FRIDAY AFTERNOON, DEC. p, 1911
Sale Register.

Thursday. December %. at p. m. Is Cords
Oak ard Hickory Wood. 10000 feet Boards wax
2xs George wv. Stair. ON the premises on Mrs-
Nelson. near Smawood
March Y. nj 10 N. r-. live stock and farming Ina
elements. Mrs. Martha r. Yingling. near Union
Mills,
March r. 1872. near Wisners Schcolhouso. sale
az Live Stock and Farming Utensils Edward
Leese.
March ia. ut 10 al m.. live stock and farming
implements. Robert E. Leppo near Bachman q
church.
Friday March Is. at II m. horses. cows and
farming implements. Charles WI. Fritz. mt Med
ford.
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The date on the label On your paper
shows the time to which your sub
serIptlon - paid.