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ture and moisture although such are the peculiar
tiles of these erratic flowers that every now and
then an experienced grower will lose number
of plants for no apparent reason. L.
These flowers some Of which are said to have
the ability to kill with their fragrance, are in
reality distant cousins of our familiar blooms,
the snow drop and the ladys slipper. There are,
all told. more than 5000 vart6iesof orchids, but
the ones which have been most priced the
strangely beautiful forms which have come from
blistering deserts fever swamps, the tops of
mountains or other localities where it seems as
though Dame Nature had done her best to hide
them away from prying human eyes To per-
sons who have not learned to love them there
about fanciful orchid, and such persons will
not be surprised to hear that of the choicest
of orchids was first found clinging to tomb
stone in New Guinea.
Orchid growers would, most of them, be In
no end of difficulty in classifying and identifying
their specimens were it not for the Orchid
Studbook, which is issued every years just as is
the studbook of horses, which lists all of this
domestic varieties of orchids with information
as to their respective lines of descent from the
original wild kinds. There have been many IA,
nous orchid collectors. Mrs. Roosevelt was
very fond of the flower and it was due to her ef-
forts that respectable-sized collection of or
chids has been formed at the White House con-
servatories. Perhaps the most enthusiastic OF
all orchid collectors, however, has been Joseph
Chamberlain, and the name of the English states
man will live forever in the domain or the
child as devotee who devoted his leisure and
thousands of dollars of his wealth to the induL
gence of his hobby for the gentlest and frailest
of flowers.
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since the constitution was announced
as forthcoming.
1t does not go into effect until this
coming summer, but it's provisions
were made known in advance-and
they promptly and emphatically dis
satisfied the waiting Alsatians. Dem
onstrations were made in Metz, in
Strasburg, in other cities of the prov
ince by a people who proved them
selves outspoken in criticism as they
were in appeal. Very evidently the
kaiser and his advisers were not suf-
ficientiy assured of the loyalty of their
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Crippled by tuberculosis.

According to recent report by DR..
Conrad Biesalski of Berlin, there are
$4,000 cripples in the German empire
out of a population of 60,500,000 Over
$4,000 of the cripples are in need of
proper treatment. Doctor Biesalski
states that in Is per cent. of the Grip
pies examined, their deformity was
due to tuberculosis of the bone and
joints, and that there were 10000 such
children in great need of medical
treatment. He advocates the estab-
lishment of seaside sanatoria for this
latter class of cripples.
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ecret of the fascination of these wonderful
lowers is not by any means explained by the
mere fact that they are so expensive which
las so often been advanced in explanation of
Why so many people are eager for these
lowers
No more than half century ago the whole
orchid family was virtually undiscovered.
Only few varieties were known, and they
we're by no means in general cultivation. Now
here is a mad quest in all quarters Of the
globe for these fashionable flowers. The ut
ermost parts Of the earth are being ransack-
I'd for new varieties under the spur Of the
enormous prices which collectors will pay for
are finds" and expensive greenhouses have
Teen installed to permit the cultivation of the
more delicate members of the orchid family
lnder the same conditions as to light and tenn
perature which obtain in its ancestral home
IN the tropics.
The orchids in their native haunts are
bund growing in all sorts of strange ways,
md naturally when they are transplanted they
Te hard plants to grow Moreover, there are
40 rules for the cultivation of orchids In 9TH
tr branches of the floral kingdom all the men,
iers of a given floral family may be expected
yield to the same general method of cul-
5vation, varied only In minor detail to permit
adaptation to the needs Of each member of
he family Not go with the eccentric orchids.
lOWONO1' GFSAy plout 10 S0SuluSly a law UNTO
tself, and likely to require methods of cult
ration distinct in themselves, and perhaps the
exact opposite of those which obtain in the
Ease of other members Of this fascinating FAM
ly.
The rarest Of the orchids, and, of course,
he ones most sought and the ones which
command the highest prices do not grow
tfter the fashion of the general community
If selfrespecting plants which bury their roots
N the SOIL Instead these orchids are, in eff
let, parasites, fastening themselves to tree
trunks or tree limbs. 1t is these species which
lave their native home deep in the jungles of
he tropics and the hotter and damper the at
nosphere of these unhealthy tropical forests
or instance, those Of Brazil-the more the
orchids seem to thrive. Now when the de-
pendants of such tropical captives are to be
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normally cannot exist in good spirits
without 1t. The greatest injury that
can come to a woman Is the feeling
that she awakens no romantic inspi-
ration In her husband. If every hus-
band would tell his wife once day
that he loved her, as well as show
it, the world would be much happier.
1t is not alone necessary to love your
wife; you must show 1t by a thousand
things that seem meaningless trides
to the men, but are the larger part OF
life to a woman.
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Now, this learned man Is right In
his fundamentals. We do not know
whether or not case of appendicitis
or of cerebro-spinal meningitis may
be cured by f1attery, but If more men
went home to their wives with cheer
full faces, with loving words, with
the most tender courtesy and g. box
of candy or a bunch of violets, lot
of heart trouble would be cured In
stanter. The principal fact about a
woman is that she is woman. She
lives on love. She is made for 1t and
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Mat Women Need IL Not so Much
Medicine But a Lot of White
Lies.

And now comes a very learned man,
1 psychologist, physicist and a phil
Dsopher, who seems to have investi-
gated the whole subject to his own
satisfaction, end finds that the world
Is cursed with truth, or, rather, with
lack OF lies. Human beings, par
hcularly those of the feminine gender,
suffer physical torrents, 1t appears,
because they are not buoyed up by
sufficient fiattery. What women need
Is not so much quinine and ipecac as
lot of white lies. When you go
home to the wife Of your bosom you
are not to tell her that she looks bad
md ought to have a doctor at once.
By no means. You must tell her that
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new subjects and stone of a consti-
tuition was handed where bread was
asked. And that Alsatian loyalty has
not been intensified these demonstra-
lions well showed. English common
tators on world affairs held the opin-
ion that if Germany had been frank
and generous with the new population
their loyalty would have been sponta-
neous and lasting. The mistake was
in this grudging and suspicious half
granting Of flattering wish for politi-
cal standing. The Germans seem to
feel that they were not half grudging
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enough. No doubt the demonstrations
in Metz convinced the Germans that
their suspicious were well founded.
A Reprint.

Overheard at 1870 o'clock at night
on street car, between perfect
stranger and young rnsn whose
shoulder was covered vita the out.
lines of human face in white:
Stranger-Been totin' sack o. flour.
kid?
The Young Man.-Great gunAie Say
conductor, you got whisk bfudmf :
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Ought to Have 1t

A councillor of the Paris Prefecture, who has
not reached the age at which he is entitled to a
pension, has applied for his pension on the
ground that attendance at state banquets has
ruined his digestion and made him so much of
an invalid that he is no longer able to perform
the duties OF his office.
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People Without Country

out a country. Detached from France.
they held no statehood with the other
components of the German empire.
They have stood the ordeal fairly well
until within year, when the desire
for autonomy and equal rights with
the other German states took the point
of direct appeal. A year or more
ago systematic agitation for a con-
stitution was begun, and few weeks
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Too Fresh.

"Will you promise to support my
daughter in the style in which she Is
accustomed if I consent to your mar
riage?" demanded old Skinflint, when
Dolby made his formal proposal
We'll, I'll promise to be tolerably
close with her, Mr.. Skinflint," said
Dolby, "but you know, I'm soft
hearted cuss, and I'm afraid she'll be
able to wheedle few things out of
me that you were strong enough to re-
fuse her."-Judge.
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daughter Ance, VINO
was re s tore d to
health by Lydia e.
|Pinkham's Vegeta-
BILE Compound. She
was pale, with dark
circles un der her
eyes, weak and irrf.
table. Two different
doctors treated her
and called it Green
Sickness, but sh Q
grew worse all the
time. lydia E.Pink-
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Inhabitants of the Blue Alsatian Noun
tains Have Been Without One
for 20 Years.

The blue Alsatian mountains have
Of late days held large measure of
discomfort in their shadow, says the
Boston Transcript. For 40 years the
inhabitants of the conquered province
have been q population OF men with
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Wool fabrics only are employed
in the making of SINCERITY
CLOTHES" produced by KUN, Nathan
& Fischer Company, Chicago. Write
for Style Book No. Z.
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1CHZDJ- Nz& AzGEs5T ASz0
G2ZINLEJT or EZOHzGR a.

just as do the collectors of coins or
postage stamps.
The raising of orchids from seed IL
a very slow operation, and one re-
curing an infinite amount of patience.
Orchid growers who are in the busi-
ness either for profit or pleasure pre-.
fer, az rule, to simply buy the bulbs
brown and withered and unpromising
and by watchful care nurture the
latent spark of life until in time the
plant blooms. One ticklish task in
connection with the raising of orchids
is the keeping up of the successive pc
RODS of rest and activity natural to
each species of this floral family. AS
an orchid plant Is passing into what Is
known as the dormant state 1t re-
uuires a gradually slackening supply
of water, whereas when it is revived
from this and returned to active
growth there must be continual in
crease in the amount of moisture sup
piled 10 the plant arousing from its
drowsiness.
Orchids newly arrived from foreign
parts must have an exceptional
amount of attention after their long
sea voyage. First, all the old leaves
are removed and then the plants are
allowed to repose for time in cool
building where they have shade. After
two or three days of preparation the
new arrivals are put in pots and
'nursed" until they give evidence OF
active growth. After this 1t is large
ly a. question of regulating tempera-
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When the Teacher Blushed.
What is it," asked the teacher,
that binds us together and makes us
better than we are by nature?"
"Corsets, SIR" piped wise little girl
of eight.-Red Hen.
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Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets cure consti-
patton Constipation is the cause of many
diseases. Cure the cause and you cure
the disease. Easy to take.
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Words are wise mems counters;
they do but reckon by them, but they
are the money Of fools.-Thomas
Hobbies.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-05-04

Simple remedies are best! Garfield Tea
is simple, pure, gentle in action, and al
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-05-04

Not by years but by disposition is
wisdom acquired.-Plautus
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-05-04

Hats.
what is the average woman's idea
of spring poetry?"
ooh, something in millinery way,
I guess"
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When He FIourIcned.
Used to be a waiter, you say?"
Yes: those were his palmy days"
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MY
DAUGHTER
WASCURED
BY Lydia e. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound

Baltimore, Md send you hers.
with the picture of my fifteen year old
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Wanted to Know.
Observation-Disclosures. Are you?
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Never Anything Else.
rs your toothache bad?"
We'll, it doesn't look particularly
gooG to me-"
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of orchids an atmosphere of mystery
such as no longer obtains in the case of any
other of milady's standard trinkets-not even
In the case of the diamond.
No wonder, then, that as these facts have
become more generally known and as the pc
culiar history and characteristics of the or
chids have become common knowledge there
have swept in upon us a great wave of senti-
ment in behalf of the orchid-an almost uni
versal feminine longing to possess and wear
these strange flowers with their peculiar tints,
soft velvety petals that look SO artificial that
more limitations of the orchid pass muster
than of any other flower, and their subtle fas-
cnation There is no question, too, that the
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-02-25
Others IN
TRADING PLAYERS

Chicago. Feb. 25.--Charles Com skeX
owner Of the Chicago white sox, Is the
premier buyer of the American league.
When the conversation turns to bust
ness men in baseball the Old Roman
must receive his share OF attention. He
may not be so sharp on gate receipts
and such significant items, but when
it comes to the big deals involving
much space in the newspapers, the
silver haired Chicago commander has
somewhat a shade" on the rest of
the magnates.
Comiskey bought Pat Dougherty and
Eddie Hahn from New York in 1905
and won a pennant with them, beating
out the team from which they came.
Comiskey recently purchased Matty
Mcintyre from Detroit. Matty is good
for a few years of baseball yet. Be
tween now and the seasons inaugura-
ton this shrewd buyer may get his
claws on other experienced men and
thus swing a pretty fair ball club
around the circuit.
Comiskey can't be beaten as buy
er of players. One is at loss to eX-
plain how he gets past with his deal
ings, but baseball history will prove
he does. 81 don't know why it is" as
serts one club official, "but Comiskey
can catch up seasoned players where
the other club owners haven't look
In I"
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SULLIVAN TROPHY UP

Columbus, o.. Feb. 25.-Trundled
about the country, to be an attraction
to patrons of barrooms and cafes, the
900 gold trophy which an enthusi-
astic American public bestowed upon
one whom they chose to term "cham>
=pion of champions" is now on exhibit
bition at Bot Bros cafe. John L.
Sullivan no longer owns ii. 1t belongs
ito corporation, which leases 1t for a
to enterprising saloon
managers.
1t consists OF eight large panels and
a huge buckle, all of solid gold and
set with more than $50 diamonds, many
of which are considerably more than a
karat In size 1t is mounted on black
velvet in large case. It's weight is
given as sixteen pounds.
The two outer panels contain the
American eagle and shield, done IN
enamel and studded with diamonds.
Two other panels contain the Irish
shamrock and harp In colors and two
more are adorned with pictures or
John L. Sullivan
The belt was purchased by popular
subscription and presented to Sullivan
in Boston in 1887. A number Of promi-
nent actors contributed $1,000 each.
with lesser sums completing the total
Not long after he won this trophy
Suliivan,s financial difficulties promp-
ed him to borrow money on it.
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in THE SPORTING HIPPODROME
GETTING READY
FOR A. A. U. MEET

Chicago, Feb. 25.--Oficials Of the
Illinois Athletic clup IN charge of the
Indoor championship games Of the
Central Amateur Athletic union to be
held at Dexeter Park pavilion March
IL, have already started work on
plans which they hope will allow them
to run through the meet faster and
smoother than ever held. In addition,
special inducements will be offered TO
athletes to aid in this and to get them
to try to make the meet the classiest
In the mater Of records hat has ever
been given by the A. A l..
One thing which favors speed is the
size of the building in which the meet
is TO be held. In addition to the CO.
yard straightway dashes, there is plen-
ty of space for the field events to be
running at the same time and there
will be no delay between the dashes
and distance races often caused by
the. necessity of removing the dash
tracks before the distance events can
be staged
Good Track for Dashes.
Another new reature-that is. new
to the indoor game-is the fact that
there will be six lanes for the dashes
instead Of four. This will facilitate
matters, as there will be six men in
each trial heat, making fewer of the
preliminaries, and six instead of four
will qualify for the final, again cutting
down the number of preliminaries.
The tanbark floor is expected to be
the cause Of exceptionally fast time, as
the athletes will be allowed to use out
door spikes on their shoes, a privilege
inductive to speed AS a spur to the
speedy the club has decided to give
silver cup to every athlete who hangs
up a new Central A. A. L. indoor rec
ord. With this in view, the athletes
are expected to put forth additional eff
forts to lop off the time in the run or
add to the distance in the field events
College Teams in Relay Races.
The track has been laid out by a
civil engineer to insure the accuracy
Of the distances. He mas made his re-
port to the club and as a result, IT has
been announced that the following
events will be on the programme: Six
ty-yard dash; for prep" schools; open
60-yard dash; 60-yard high hurdles,
open; 300-yard run for prep" schools
60-yard low hurdles, open; SsO-yard
run, open; 2-mile run, open; 1-mile
realay, for prep" schools, eight ath-
letes to enter and six to start; 1-mile
relay, open to six to enter and four to
start; 16-pound shot put; running
high jump, running broad jump and
pole vault, all the field events being
open.
To increase interest, it is probable a
number of match relay races. will be
arranged hetween collage teams
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new TRACK COMPLETED
New Racing Track for Motorcycles Il
Thought to BE the Fastest
Yet Made.

The new motorcycle track that has
just been completed at Oakland, Cal,
promises to be one of the fastest ever
built.
A few days ago Jake DeRosier
took his Indian seven to the Motor
drome for a trial and although the
track was wet and slippery he made
remarkably fast time
Without any preparation whatever
beyond removing his coat, and riding
in his street clothes, DeRosier turned
off mile after mile at the rate Of forty
two seconds to the mile. "A full ten
miles was made in seven minutes even
which equals 1911 miles to the hour
DeRosier is well satisfied that he
can do better when he cares to force
his racer, and when conditions are
right. Ray Seymour and Fearless
Bake also tried out the track and are
enthusiastic over its possibilities, as
each OF them made. miles at about the
same speed as Dc1sosier.
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National League.

weight The same is the case with
Oscar Stanage, who is really the Billy
Bounce OF the local bunch. Bill Dono-
van goes because he thinks Hot
Springs is mascot.
The work at the Springs will be
light and will contain little baseball
none whatever of a strenuous charac-
ter. The men will take two baths a
day in the naturally heated waters,
and Mullin will daily head a party in
a combined work and run over the
mountains.
The Hot Springs contingent Is ex-
pected to meet the regular band in
time to start the real work at Monroe.
Last Years Mistake.
The club made a disastrous expert
ment last year, in attempting to bring
it's men into form with only two weeks
Of conditioning for the veterans Of the
team. This plan worked undoubtedly a
great disadvantage on several Of them,
notably Crowford and Davy Jones.
Today is the earliest date on record
for the start of Detroit contingent
on a training trip. The same is the
case with the date of the start Of the
main body.
Another evidence to the thorough
preparation which will be given the
team is the enormous number of
which will be played by the team The
1911 training programme provides for
no less than forty three scheduled
contests-virtually twice the number
ever attempted before. These games
are, of course, In addition to the large
number of games which will be played
at the Monroe training camp between
the two clubs which Manager Jen-
nings will undoubtedly select before
the team has been at work more than
a week.
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GORDON HERE IN
HANDICAP MATCH
EFFORT WILL BE MADE TO GET
POLICEMAN WRESTLER HERE
TO PUT ON A HANDICAP MATcH
AGAINST OLAF REFS AND A.
NORTH.

AT the suggestion from well known
sporting enthusiast of Fargo. which
was made Thursday night at Union
nall, an effort will be made to get
John L. Gordon, the policeman wrestler
OF st. Paul to come to Fargo to put
on handicap match against North
and Refs two grapplers.
Refs Is most enthusiastic over the
proposed plan and North also thinks
we'll of it. Both men think that such
bout, If properly arranged. would
be one that would make most de-
cided hit with the graphing fans Of
the gate city, and would draw ban
ner crowd
1t is suggested that Gordon should
be willing to throw both of the local
men twice in one hour. This would
be four falls for him to win during
the sixty minutes, two from North and
two from Refs.
Gordon is big fellow with years
of experience to back him UP. He has
long arms and long legs and weighs
about 100 pounds. North weighs las
pounds while Refs is somewhat lighter
and tips the scales at 1S9 pounds.
Correspondence will be started at
once to see if such match can be ar
ranged.