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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-01-31
BRIGHT FARM BOYS.

The entire south is waking up to
the necessity of better farming, and
in many ways h work is progressing
along similar lines to those of North
Dakota. Better farming is being en-
encouraged. and boys contests have
been inaugurated, n are doing a
vast amount of good. This is evil
denced by the following editorial
from a recent issue Of The Atlanta
Georgian, which should be encour-
aging to those in North Dakota who
are laboring along similar lines:
Three or four years ago the phrase
boys corn clubs meant nothing to the
ordinary citizen. Now it is well
known and always associated with
the vigorous new agricultural move
ment, and it always inspires a feeling
of expectancy as Of something still
greater 10 come.
Every one has heard of how the
young farmers have made the soil
thrill with new life and out-produce
ttself. Old records have fallen before
them. New goals of attainment have
Oeen set before the eyes Of the farm
ing world. The Southern Corn show
held in Atlanta last fall was a con-
Crete illustration of what they have
SO far accomplished.
So significant has been their work
that plans are already being develop
ed to have it vastly enlarged IN Geor-
gia this year. Or. A.. M, Soule, pres
ident of the state college of agricul-
ture, has issued an address to the
business men of the state asking them
to encourage the boys organizations
with offers of generous prizes.
He shows how such prizes can be
made to yield productive returns, both
present and future. The following
paragraph from his address Is partic.
Alfariy; striking:
81 encourage a boy to double
treble or quadruple the yield of corn
means to multiply the economic pow
eF Of the states population by two
three or four. It means to lead tht
boys ambition cut In q new direction
0 show him graphically the power o
concentrated effort. It will do mors
Tran anything else to bind him to tat
soil and to inspire him with the OBJ.
p~prfunitles which agriculture affords
means to give q permanency and
kRccess to agricultural practice which
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-01-31
M DRUG HABITS.

One of the most pernicious habits
of the present day is the use of harm
full drugs. Few people realize how
prevalent they have become. or the
danger they bring-especially those
who have started on the downward
road. A recent issue Of The Review
Of Reviews says:
If anyone thinks that our own coun-
try is not primarily interested in this
matter, let him reflect that at present
it stands for 100000 pounds of yearly
Importation and consumption of opium,
its derivatives and preparations.
From 5000 to 10000 pounds, including
opium derivatives and preparations,
would suffice for all our medical
needs. AS to cocaine, we have been
importing. manufacturing and con
Stunning nearly 100000 ounces a year,
though $1,000 would supply every le-
climate medical need.
At its present session congress
should pass further legislation in this
matter. Ii should place under feder-
al supervision and control the entire
manufacture and distribution Of
opium, together with it's derivatives
and preparations. Moreover. it
should also place under such control
other habit forming drugs. like co.
eaine and Indian hemp. While con-
gress has already been asked to place
a prohibitory duty On manufactured
cocaine, It's salts and derivatives, it
should place the manufacture Of and
the interstate traffic in all habit-form-
ing drugs under the supervision of the
bureau of internal revenue. Only by
some such supervision, ii seems,
would this country maintain its self
respect.
And If the interstate traffic must be
controlled, so should the i~ntragtate
traffic. Each state should pass eff
fective laws against the use OF habit
forming drugs. and particularly with
regard to any instruments. like the
hypodermic syringe, used in their i'm
lection; the availability Of this syr-
inge has doubtless been as large a
factor In the widespread abuse of NOR
phine and cocaine, as the availability
! Of the drugs themselves.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-01-31
Daddy's Beddrne
@. The Zebra and
His Elegant
Black Stripes

MA RANDPA had taken the children to the menagere. There they had
- seen a zebra for the first time.
Why are there stripes on zebras, daddy asked Jack and Evelyn.
When we asked grandpa about them he said he didn't know"
Yes added matter of fact Evelyn, land he said to ask you. Maybe You
could make up some yarn about it"
Now, do not know Why the zemas are striped, but as summer i coming
and the swimming pool will again be an attraction for our Jack will tell you
the following story, which you may believe o not la you like
Once there was a little zebra who was very fond of swimming His
mother had made him a beautiful striped bathing sWt-stnpes happened to be
the style that season just Isl they are this year-and the little zebra was very
proud OF his yellow and black clothes
Ills mother had hoped that IL she made him a nice bathing suit he would
remember not to stay In the water too long. Often lunch or dinner would be
over before he would get back from his swim. and she found this trying. even
If she hadn't any dishes to wash
Instead Of getting home earlier It was worse than ever. Indeed, the
river king. who rented out the bathing rights to the Jungle folks thought that
the zebra family got more than their share and talked Of asking q larger rent
Indeed, I won't pay it, Papa Zebra said. IL my son stays In longer
than he should just chase him home
THE river king grunbIed and said he hadn't time to 60 about chasing
naughty Youngsters out Of his river, but II he caught Master Zebra IN again
after his hour he would attend Ito him all right
1T was only a few days later that the river king, sailing down the stream
on bis handsome water horse, came upon the zebra swimming with some OF his
companions. M y
Get out Of theeF yelled the river khg, But the zebra did not mind.
"Then the rtv0 king raised his staff, at the end DC which were three prongs,
and he waved 1T three times at the zebra while be nuttered some queer words
"The zebra stopped his spashing about Avery odd feeling crept over
him. His bathing suit seemed TO be sticking closer and closer to his skin. He
dashed out pf the water and straight home.
When pc got there the bathing suit wouldn't come on # never dig come
OF although al the zebfas tried TO help him or with il. and since then all
zebKas are striped" a~s4 sMN~ s~ s s%4~
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-01-31
MIMIC man IS
AN INVENTOR

Mimic, N. D., Jan. 31.-An ice saw
was put to work on the river this
week which does business to beat the
band. 1t is a circular saw mounted
on a sledlike frame, with a three
horsepower gasoIfne engine to work it.
A long rop runs from it to a cap
stan. The saw is SO placed that IT
reaches down it's full depth of cut
into the ice. After it is started the
whole machine is pulled straight
ahead by the capstan and makes a
GU about a foot deep. does it very
rapidly and so easily that one man
at the sweep does the pulling with the
greatest ease. Guides are 80 placed
as to keep it in perfect alignment
and measure off the blocks in proper
width. After cutting both ways. the
cakes are easily cracked apart with an
ice chisel, 1t is the invention of John
sDurai of this place and we under
stand he will have 1t patented.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-01-31

The revival meetings are still con-
tinned at Rolla.
The Russell Sentinel and Newburs
Sun have consolidated.
600
The band at Pingree a inaugural
ed practice meetings again.
900
Fl, p. Sox 10 the new member of the
board Of education at Edgeley.
w. e. Woten Of Darlington has shot
seven foxes this winter thus far.
Editor Hancock was sorry he could
not take In the press meeting at Far-
go.
Judge Bruce's lecture at Rockford is
very highly commended by The Trans
cript.
90
The old settlers have a dance sched-
uled for the benefit Of the hospital at
cando.
Bobby Burns day was we'll cele-
brated at sharon, according to The
Reporter.
900
-Four hundred went out from Litch-
Vile and succeeded in capturing six
little rabbits.
The people at Hastings rendered
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Nelson q fare
well surprise party.
The Hannah Moon calls the state
editorial association the brains and
beauty of the state.
900
Rolla high school has se~venty-nine
pupils in attendance, and seventeen Of
these are non-residents.
900
The boosters club of Rogers has
RI reelected the old Officers and will
have the annual dinner Feb. 16.
900
Editor Fairchilds of The Cavalier
Chronicle has treated his paper to a
new dress, which looks very neat,
@@S1
At Grafton the term Of the dis
trict court was shortened, owing to
many cases being settled put of
court.
Paul Hans of Davenport has brought
in another carload of fine Hereford
cattle for his farm. that cost him over
$1,000.
Mrs. M. ". B. Main Of Glendale
passed away within two weeks of the
time that she celebrated her SOth
birthday.
90
The mems supper at Darlington
was a success and the ladies ac-
knowledged they had proved them
selves good cooks.
Mr.. and Mrs. e. P. Pettis of Hannah
expressed themselves delighted with
the treatment accorded visitors at the
Grain Growers convention.
600
The Eddy County Provost says that
those returning from the Grain Grow
ers report it was the best gathering
of the kind ever held in the state.
&%~
The Womans club of Lisbon held it's
annual banquet at the Hotel Bradford;
this club has been in existence for
twenty years and has done much to
help to improve it's home city.
%&S&
One of the stores IN Sherwood offer
ed a prize of $25 to the farmer bring
ing the largest number of ladies to
trade at his store and Alex Wilcox
won out, having twenty-five ladies in
his sleigh.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-01-31
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 81, 1912.
GET AN EXPRESSION.

NJ effort has been organized to
carry the state of North Dakota for
the denomination of President Taft
He has warm friends in the state, but
the efforts to pass the Canadian reel
procity embittered the republican
voters of the state generally against
him.
On the other hand. the admirers OF
Senator LaFollette have been active
in North Dakota and hoped to secure
for him the delegation to the nation
al convention. Many of these men,
though, have acknowledged that they
doubted If he could be nominated.
In Iowa. the favorite son device has
been resorted to, and Cummins has
agreed to become a candidate. but
even with Iowa solidly behind him,
and the LaFollette support in addition,
is there any show of his winning the
nomination?
The effort to bring out Colonel
Roosevelt in North Dakota is not a
1favorite son scheme. though the colo
-nel is considered as a foster son of
this state. No man who has been
mentioned could poll the vote here
that the sage of Oyster Bay can OBJ
tain. Under these circumstances, is
it not right and proper that the peo-
pie Of this state have the opportunity
ito express themselves at the time of
the primary election as to their fav-
orite for the republican nomination?
There should not be any objection
from any one to the people having this
privilege. The man who does so, is
not a true friend of the primary, He
wants a few men to dictate, instead of
"a free expression from the people.
No other candidate, except the pres
@ent occupant of the White House,
could secure the votes of the southern
states, except the colonel. They are
a power in the national convention,
SNNh ~ h3NS Nv hOL hSllNEE the VOTES
when it comes to election. Under
these circumstances no one who op-
poses President Taft should oppose
the colonel's name being on the bal
lots, and men being elected as dele
gates who are thoroughly Roosevelt
men, without question.
1t cannot be claimed that the cleo
ton Of Roosevelt delegates would be
an assistance to the president, and,
anyway, il the primary law means
anytime does it not provide that each
individual voter shall have the right
to express his W preference for the
ofices to be filed? Therefore, those
in control of parties and factions
should see that these provisions are
thoroughly carried out.
Congressman Hanna's efforts to Sc
cure this expression should be gener-
ally commended by all factions, and
have the support of the people of the
whole state, where Colonel Roosevelt
is so highly esteemed.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-01-31

He's welcome to us as a breath OF
fresh air.
He's been round the world and he's
b~roadened a lot,
He thinks and he speaks with q
vigor and vim.
He is active in mind and he's active
in limb.
He has brushed up against all the
races and sects
And there's not a thought that is mar
row in him.
He has seen all the best and he's seen
all the worst
And he's full of ideas that are really
worth while,
Which he tells you about in a rare
breezy style
He has got it, four ways from the
dinky old deuce
On the Teller who never has travelled
a mile.
There is never an atom of moss on his
back.
He hasn't sat still and grown crusty
and sour
His knowledge Of life gives him
courage and power
He thinks and he speaks in a way of
his own
And it's pleasure to listen to him by
the hour.
He is not at all versed in the petty
affairs,
On all village scandal he places the
ban.
The news of the big world events he
will scan
And he knows what life means, for
he's seen it himself.
In other words, travel has made him
a a
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-01-31
new COURTHOUSE
NEARLY COMPLETE

Glendale, N. d. Jan. s1.-The new
100000 courthouse for Dickey county
is rapidly nearing completion. and
within a rev rays will be turned over
to the commissioners by the general
contractors. The decorating, electric
light fixtures and furniture is still to
be installed, and contracts have just
been let by the commissioners for this
work. 1t is expected that the new
building will be ready for occupancy
about June /. 1t Is one of the finest
public buildings in the state, and dur
ing the entire time of construction
Com. B. S. Hodges was present over
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has often been wanting in the past. Il
will insure the intelligent control of
agricultural lands in Georgia by the
Anglo-Saxon race and their descend
ants. What a splendid thing Il en-
courage the ambition of the boys to
make them more successful citizens
than they have ever been before. TO
develop their latent powers n make
them constructive agents in the sery-
ice of their state
A work fraught with such possibili-
ties should not go wanting assistance
in overlooking measure.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-01-31
DON'T GIVE UP.
Discouraged Citizens VIII Find Com.
fort in the Experience Of a Fargo

~ ~ -NFS''SHSN ~ = @lSS
Man,
Experience is the modern instructor.
Profit by the experience of others.
1t may save your life.
The experience of friends and neigh
bors.
The testimony OF Fargo people.
VIII bring renewed announcement.
Here is a case in point:
Nicholas Pull, 915 Fifth street north,
Fargo, N. d., says: II suffered a great
deal from dull pains through the small
OF my back and I was troubled a great
deal by irregular passages of the kid
ney ~secretions. Frequently / was
obliged to lie down for hours and rest,
On a friends advice, 1 finally got a
supply of Doan's Kidney Pills at Fout
g. Porterfield's drug store and began
their use, The pains and other annoy
ing symptoms of kidney complaint
soon disappeared and / have since been
in the best of health
For sale by all dealers. Price so
cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo.
New York. sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name-Doan's-and
take no other.
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North Dakota Kernels


Ice is being shipped to Marion from
Detroit Lake.
The public schools at Langdon cele-
brated McKinley's birthday.
900
Editor Boyd of Hannah wants more
trees planted over the prairie.
The boosters club of Wahpeton has
voted in forty-four new members.
Devils Lake is to have ice for next
summers use from a fresh water
lake.
Editor Wardwell of Pembina has an
interesting editorial on the passing OF
the pioneers.
Steps are being taken at Mandan
looking to the disbarment OF a well
known attorney.
The chemical engines for fire pur-
poses have arrived at Marion, and the
citizens feel more secure.
@@S&
The Pioneer that a meet
ing will be held at Mandan this week
to launch a Roosevelt boom.
@$8
Herbert Hickey had a narrow escape
from being s%uffocated by gas while
sleeping over a store in Lisbon.
900
The Journal reports that jack rab-
bits venture into the streets of Mo-
mango but are chased out by the dogs.
900
Litchville had a small fire in the
Hedahl hardware store, but it was ex-
tinguished before much damage was
done.
The members Of the society of equity
for Renville county had their annual
meeting at Glenburn, which was well
attended.
Mr.. Moe of Crlska is enthusiastic
over the success of the poultry show
in Fargo and the prizes won by his
flock of birds.
Bob and Eva Mckinley are playing
in the western part of Cass county; it
is evident that Bob intends to be at
the shrine In Fargo:
4GA
Fire was discovered in the coal
shed in the rear of the Grand Pacific
hotel at Grafton, but was iextinguished
before the department arrived.
%&&
The heating plant of the Hotel
Bradford went out of commission be-
cause of the boiler cracking and'stoves
had to be substituted for a time.
900
Editor Lee of Walhalla feels that his
city is entitled to one of the agricul-
tuPal high schools, and the CONNER
cial club will make every possible eff
fort to secure the plum.
%G&
The Record claims that the wealth
er and roads have been so that autos
have had no trouble around Caring
ton this winter and are the popular
method of travel even in cold wealth
err.
Carl c. Anderson, living les Jud,
got lost on the prairie and in driving
through a dooryard raised UP to get
his bearing and was caught by a wire
clothes line and had his nose cut
clear down to the level of his face.
@H~
Carl Nelson of The Cando Demo-
crat is a candidate for delegate to the
democratic national convention, and
is entitled to recognition. He is for
Wilson and Burke-for men and not
for platforms. considering the latter
of secondary Importance.
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WHAT is %EDucATIoN9

-~H
Discussions as to what education is
are perennial.
And they are generally almost as
prohtless as they are foolish.
In a recent address a prominent ed
ucator attempted to tell what a man
should know to be regarded as an edu-
Gated man.
He mentioned many bits of informa-
ton which would seem to be far bet
ter adapted to the encyclopedia than
to the overcrowded brain Of the aver
age busy man.
OF course every man who ~pretends
to be educated should know the names
of the cabinet and the supreme court,
the officers of his own state. his rep
resentation in congress, and the men
who are prominent in the leadership
of the great parties.
These are all very properly inelud-
ed in the matter the educator would
require a man to know if he desires to
move among the h~ighbrows. Any
newspaper reader must inevitably ac-
quire facts of this nature in keeping
in touch with the news from day to
day.
But it isn't clear to the average
man why a man should be regarded as
ignorant who doesn't have a wide
knowledge of literary. historical and
scientific subjects. It isn't possible
for one man to know everything, and
in this age of specialization most men
prefer to learn one thing we'll.
Some of the stupidest men on earth
are among the best educated, if book
learning is to be regarded as educa-
ton, and the world is rapidly getting
away from the craze for cut-and-dried
education.
1t is far more important for the av-
erage man to know how to harness a
horse than it is for him to recite the
poetry of Horace. Actual knowledge
of how to make butter is more valua-
BILE to the average housewife than all
the collected lore of the ages on po-
litical economy.
Many a woman who thinks she is
highly educated does not know what
to give to a baby when it eats green
paint, and there are scores of doctors
of philosophy who haven't the slight
est idea how to mount a horse, and
could not even tell which side of a
COW one must stand on when milking,
An ideal system of education for
both boys and girls would take them
even further into practical work than
manual training does as it is taught
at present in the more modern schools,
City boys and girls should be familiar
lied with the common duties about a
farm and country boys, and girls
should be given an insight into life
in a city home.
Such a plan would rob both the city
and the country of much glamor
which now attaches to them. 1t
would familiarize both city and coun-
try children with a style OF liv-
ing they are not accustomed to, and
bring about a better understanding
among town and city jewellers.
After all is said and done, real edu-
cation is the knowledge how to do nee
essary and useful things. Education
beyond this point is desirable, if pre-
coded by a proper grounding. But
the woman who boasts that she an
not cook, and plumes herself on her
knowledge of Greek philosophy, is just
as much a pest as the man who can
not carr a living, but writes learned
papers, which nobody reads, on Italian
art.
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Judge Esuiqueen OF New York, on
being told that some n had stolen.
the rouser Of d TornbE prisoner, OBJ
served: You would better make a
most thorough investigation Of this, 1t
would be q great calamity to find.
thieves in the Tombs.9 Somex would
say, on the contrary, that that liz just
the place foA thieves.
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The Bostonlan VINO claims that the
earth is fiat would have been consid-
cred a wise and conservative man in
the days of Christopher Columbus,
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g9SN. THE.SPUR.
CIR HE.MoMEN
49, nv RcY N. aOUETCR.
Copyright 1911. BY G. N. Matheg.
The Traveller.

When q Teller
who's Travelled
around breezee
in
And Hops himself
down in our best
easy chair;
The Teller who's
travelled around
everywhere;
1t is surely a
pleasure to gos-
- In
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DIR. P. H.m BURToN-oFgICE HOURS
10 to IL a. m. 2 to o and 8 to . p. ID.
Odice; stern building, Phone I7S-L.,
DIR. j. q. DILLON, HOMEOPATHIC
physician, deLendrecle block.
DRS. n. Fl. BAILEY u KACHELMACH.
er. Specialists, eye, ear, nose q
throat. Office hours, 3 to IL aud 1870 Ia
8. OFFICES In the Stern block.
DRS. DARROW & WEIBLE, deLEND.
recie block. Office hours from 5 to i
ok. a. 4. q. MORRIS, PHYSICIAN Ann
surgeon. Office over Wilser's drugstore.
Cos Front street. Hours . to II; z TO 8
and to 8. Telephone 10S3-L, office;
NICHOLS BROS, PHYSICIANS AND
surgeons. Office COS Front street. Offlce
hours; 10 70 az a. M, z TO s and Z to 8
DR.. ]. Il, SAVAGE, PHYSICIAN AND
surgeon, COG Front street,
]. w. VIDAL, NJ. D., HOMEOPATHIC
physician and surgeon. Edwards block,
Fargo, n, p.
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VISITING NURSE.

GRACE N. ROBINSON, II. N. ASSoCIAT.
ed charities; / to 2 7, M, No. 15 Eighth
street south, phone b27. Residence 1916
Second Ave. So, phone 2041-L. Hours:
$3.50 a, NJ. to 5 p. M. At the service OF
MUSICIANS at any time.
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looking the work and seeing that ev-
erything was done according to con
tract.
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ARCHITECTS.
BROS, ARCHITECTS, or.
fees Douglas Bldg, 113 Broadway,
Fargo.
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DENTISTS.
pAYSIClAMs-

oR. ]. d. FRENETTE, DENTIST, OF.
fee, Huntington block, over Bijou. En-,