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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-08-24
BILL GRASS BLBNDER
t4ew Fargo Fat Travelling Man
Caused . Hotel Clerk at Fergus
Falls to Wonder.

William "BilI" Grass, the fat com
mercial traveller from Fargo. leaned
over the hotel desk.at Fergus Falls. and
grabbed the first piece of paper he
could lay his hands on, began to figure
up his expense account during the day.
The slip happened to be a call blank
and he began penciling his figures in
the $3.50 column. First he jotted down
$3.50 for buggy hire. then 10 cents for
stamps, 35 cents for car fare, $1.60 for
express charges, so cents for trunk
and Is cents for a messenger. Down
at the bottom as an afterthought he
put 40 cents and wrote beer" after 1t.
The night clerk supposed of course
that the calls had been left in the orr
binary way and while he was a little
surprised that so many guests should
want to get up at such an unearthly
hour he told the boys to wake Nos.
$50, Is, s5, 100. ITO, so, s and 25 and
carry a quart Of beer to No. 40 which
happened to be occupied by a Metho-
dist minister-that's all. .
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-08-24
HARRY IS IN 4 CITY
The GeneraIissimo OF the Waldorf
Seeing the Sights and Baseball
Down in Minneapolis.

All Of the travelling men who visit
the Waldorf hotel know Harry Imai,
the pleasant little native of Japan,
who If there is such an Office about
a hotel would be the generalissin1o Of
the house.
Harry Is on his vacation trip and as
he likes to see things he went to the
twin cities, and a day or two ago he
wrote a letter to BILLY" Boyd, one of
the managers of the house.
After talking about the affairs Of
life In a general way Harry branched
off as follows:
Il went out to see the baseball game,
and believe me it was worth looking
at. There was a big crowd on hand
and / got a good seal near the bottom
of the bleachers and before l knew
what | was doing L was %whooping 1t
up with the rest Of the Minneapolis
fans. 1t was an exciting game, and
n time when the ball was sent as
q foul out near where / was sitting, ]
became so excited that / got up and
rushed TO it and had the pleasure OF
throwing IL to the player, and he u
ed me and told me to let the ball
alone.
II am having a fine time, am in the
hotel every night at 10, when o 9TH
erwise engaged, have been to all Of
the moving picture shows in town and
have seen one or two good variety
Shows and they were flne. I'll be
home just as soon as my money runs
out. Give my regard to the boys. /
hope 1t don't rain tomorrow so I can
go out to the ball game again"
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-08-24
WITH TIE TRAVELLERS
FLECKENSTEIN
GETS A NOTICE
TRAVELLER WHO HEADQUARTERS
AT THE WALDORF HAS HIS
SPEECH COMMENTED UPON BY
THE EDITOR or THE U. c. r.
SAMPLE CASE.

In the last issue of The Sample
Case the editor Of the magazine which
is devoted to the interests of the u. G.
T.. has the following editorial in re-
gard to the address that was delivered
by a man who is very well known In
this city. The Sample Case says:
Among other interesting features of
the last supreme council session was
an address on the subject OF passenger
rates and excess baggage tariffs and
regulations by Bro. A. p. F~1eckenstein,
a member OF Madison council No. 1876,
Madison, wis. Brother Fleckenstein
makes his headquarters at the Waldorf
hotel, Fargo, N. D.. and is an extensive
interstate traveller. carrying a large
amount of excess. His experience and
a long and deeply interested observa-
ton makes him an Acknowledged au-
thority on this subject. He will also
be remembered for his great campaign
on behalf OF the amendment to the ma
tional bankruptcy law, making COM
mercial travellers preferred creditors
along with other employees in bank
ruptcy cases. 1t was he who started
the agitation that resulted In the pas
sage Of that amendment by congress.
Brother Fleckenstein has collected
Oil lIlIllCISG dIllOuAN Va NoA" w AAAS
that sample baggage has no status
over personal baggage. and that the
travelling statesmen of this country do
not get as good a rate for excess as a
foreign citizen travelling over Ameri-
can railroads. Merchants all over the
United States are complaining that
express rates are too high. While some
are p%etitioning the Interstate commerce
commission for an Investigation of ex-
press rates, Brother F1eckenstein
shows by actual figures that express
rates are cheaper on baggage than
many Of teh express charges. He also
shows that railroads are selling trans
p~ortation daily for less than " cent q
mile, and yet they will not grant q
travelling salesman, who travels eleven
months a year., and who Is at all times
a heavy freight producer, as good as
2 cents a mile as net charge.
Brother Fleckenstein appeals to his
fellow interstate travellers to agitate
for a 5000 to 5000. mile mileage book
al a fat rate. good on all railroads, and
q universal excess rate based upon a
rate Of 1914 per cent, Of a .irst-class
fare. He makes no. fight on baggage
dimension regulations, as he clearly
sees that railroads are forced to pro-
tect themselves against trunks of ex-
cessive size. He does, however. main
tain that American travelling. statesmen
should be allowed 800 pounds free bag
gage on a firstclass ticket. since our
brothers in Canada enjoy that privi-
lege and since. an emigrant landing on
our shores is allowed $50 pounds free
on second or third-ciass transporta-
ton. His suggestion as to prepaid
permits is also full Of interest.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-08-24

any risk. on my advice he added a
line Of the newest novelties n adj
vertised them aiberally, telling the cit
liens of the town that the store could
supply them with anything In the jew
elry line that they had formerly to 80
elsewhere to purchase.
These novelties with the right sort
Of man to push therng solved the whole
problem and in six months he had
built UP a profitable business. Incl
dentalIy the success benefted me, too,
because he is now nj Of my best GUS
toners.
This incident goes to show that
when business is poor the fault can
generally be traced to bad methods
rather than to local conditions.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-08-24
THE SUCCESSFUL
SALESMANSHIP
SOME ADVICE THAT SHOULD
PROVE TO BE VERY USEFUL
TO THE YOUTH WHO HAS
MADE UP HIS MIND TO Sue
cEEo ON ROAD OR IN TRADE.

Start as a stock boy II possible and
learn the business from the bottom up.
Ask questions, keep your eyes open
and utilize every opportunity to ac-
quiTe a full knowledge of each piece
of merchandise you handle.
Learn to talk tersely, conyincingly
and c~ourteously. Senseless chatter Is
a sign of poor saleship.
Watch the styles constantly and be
on the lookout for new selling argu-
ments.
Keep abreast of the times by read
ing trade papers that discuss mat
tiers relating to your line, and further
improve your mind by reading high
class literature.
Study human nature and cultivate
a personality that will put YOU on a
plane with the highest class of GUS
toners.
Be absolutely honest in your state
ments regarding the goods you have
to dispose Of. No individual or bus
mess firm ever succeeded by I'm
truthfulness and exaggeration.
The successful salesman is always
ION the job" ever ready to do more
than he is paid to do.
In a nutshell DE honest, truthful,
pa~instaking, cheerful, loyal and
clearly in mind and body.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-08-24
TRAVELLERS DAY
AT EXPOSITION
THE KNIGHTS OF THE GRIP TO
HAVE ONE DAY ALL TO THEM.
SELVES AT THE INDUSTRIAL
SHOW THAT WILL BE GIVEN IN
BISMARCK IN ocToRER.

North Dakota travelling men will
have a day all to themselves at
the second annual Industrial Expo
sition that will be held at Bismarck
October / to 13. Saturday, Oct. 5,
has been designated as Travelling
Mems day, and knights OF the grip
have already appointed committees
to take charge of the events OF the
day. John L. George is general chair
man and Nat. F. Prentice is gem
eral secretary.
Leading features Of the occasion
include an elaborate calendar of races
and field and track sports, a parade
IN which over 1000 statesmen will par
ticipate, and address by a speaker of
national repute and a grand ball. Over
seventy-iye prizes have been hung up
for the winners in the field and track
events. There will be many minor fea-
lures of entertainment that will be
sprung upon the public, many Of them
for the first time.
Headquarters will be maintained
throughout the day and all visitors
will be offered an opportunity to reg
lister. The travellers have purchased
posters, stickers and other advertis-
ing matter, which is being distributed
over the state to boost North Dakota's
own land show.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-08-24

American newspapers have to a
abuot it:
Nebraska Herald: Eve 5 and Adam
3--total is.
Mississippi Gazette: We don't see
this; Eve 8 and Adam s 2-total 80.
New York Screamer: Our contem-
porary is entirely wrong; Eve s / and
Adam s i Total 500.
Ohio Advertiser: We reaso like
this: Eve s / 4 herself and Adam s / 2
4 Eve-totaI 1898.
Illinois Telegraph: Eve s l 4 2 know
how it tasted and Adam 2 s 1 4 2 see
what 1t might be like-total 1924.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-08-24
Nickel plate Road

Sells tickets, Chicago 70 New York
ana return, $27: Boston and return,
926. Reduced rates to other eastern
points. Also variable routes. Liberal
etopovers. Inquire Of local agent or
address John Y. Callahan, assistant
general passenger agent sc West
Adams street, Chicago.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-08-24

escape conditions Of hotels and pro-
viding for a state hotel Inspector.
--~@-
Where, oh. where is William, "Bill,''
Way? There have been many inqui-
ries made in regard to the handsome
or otherwise Monopole man. He Is
due at the Gardner this week.
Robert Mcintyre of the Waldorf is
spending his vacation fitting about
from flower to flower, one time be-
ing at the Twin Cities and another
about the lakes OF Minnesota.
Ed Edwards. formerly of this city,
but travelling In South Dakota with
headquarters at Aberdeen, writes that
he will try to be here for the big
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-08-24

cap" Wigdahl, who has been Cd
taking his vacation, is such an abs
tee from the meetings of the COZ
Gil that when he does turn up
will likely have to be introduced
the old members.
All of the members are expectede
return home from the big meettl
urday night in the coming monl
There will be no fishing stories
lowed to be related in the meetIr
says the senior counselor, but q
ideas that are grand and great.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-08-24
90 AfRLE QUESTION.

How Many Did Adam and Eve Aetu-
ally Get Away With Discussed.
How many apples did Adam and Eve
eat? The old version says: Eve s
and Adam Q GIVE ate and Adam tool
total 10. This is what certain
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-08-24

William, BILL" Laimer, clerk at
the Gardner, says that business is
surely coming all right, as the trav-
cling men are making their appear
ance In the city.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-08-24
banquet at the first meeting in next

All OF the Stone Wells Ordean men
will make their usual calls at the house
in this city during the present week,
The boys report that business is first
class all over the state.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-08-24
KNIGHTS OF THE GRIP.

G. K, KAneen, travelling for the Min
neapolis Paper company, has been a
visitor to the city the past week. Mr..
rFiee,awho used 10 travel the same
route for the same company is now
located in Canada.
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-02-02
"EvlI Eye" Based on Fact.

Most people have heard of the EVIL
Eye" and now we are informed by
Charles L. Smith. noted New York
refrectionist that the superstition
arose because everyone, without know
Ing 1t. has one eye that is different in
power and activity from the other. He
designates It the dominant eye," and
according to whether It is the left or
the right children will grow up left
handed or right-handed. 1t is sheer
cruelty. and may entail lifelong mis-
cry, to force child to become am
bidextrous. Such course may result
In wrechng the nervous system. and
can only be cured by reversal of the
process SO that the dominant eye"
may regain natural and undisputed
sway. Men who are ambidextrous had
better keep strict guard over their
actions lest they should be credited
with the "evil eye"
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-02-02
ia Weman Had Done II.

Trust the sufrragettes to make capt.
tai out of the merest indiscretion OF
mere man! The following is an ex.
ample. taken from one OF their publi-
cations, the Newsletter. for January:
"A lovely little press item floating
up from Chatham Courthouse. Va,
made the editor laugh and laugh. 1t
said that Juror sneaked out or the
jury room while the rest of the Jurors
were asleep. and went and MIXED his
cow. He laid out to get back before
the others walked up. but somebody
saw him and told on him, and the
trial had to begin all over. II WON.
an Juror should do that out in Wash
ington or Idaho. wouldn't It be a
proof OF the incapacity OF the sex for
the duties of citizenship?
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-02-02
LEAD PENCIL is LIFE SAVER
ductor by Negro In Atlantic
City, N. J.

Atlantic City. N. IA large dirk fly
Ing through the air flashed before
women about to board street car at
Michigan and Atlantic avenues. and as
1t struck Charles w. Wade. the con-
ductor. with the blade apparently i'm
bedded in his heart. gasp of horror
arose
The women and the passengers were
reassured when Wade leaped to the
street and gave chase to a negro, who.
having been elected from the car for
insolence. retaliated by hurting the
knife.
Instead Of penetrating Wade's heart.
the blade became imbedded In a lead
pencil in his vest pocket, cutting the
pencil amost in half. Wade reported
the matter to the police and furnished
good description of the negro. who
escaped him.
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-02-02
ASKED TO BUY A BREWERY
Cleveland Men Want Rockefeller to
Take Over Property and Convert
II Into Park Site.

city councilman. and others. have
laid before John d. Rockefeller a big
park improvement project which calls
for the removal of group of brewery
buildings at the end OF Hough avenue.
The property on which the red brick
structures with their tall chimneys are
located would become a part of the
park bearing the oil mans name II
he decides to cooperate with the city
in pushing forward the plan. The
plan shows an imposing circle at the
Hough avenue approach to Rockefel-
Ter and Wade parks.
It would take s250.0o0 to remove the
buildings. according to the estimate OF
Mr.. Woods
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-02-02
CITY ON THE NEVA

and gave me all the Information re-
quired. In the other country he
would have clanked his sword and
given me a look that froze. or tried to.
Up to Christmas the snow does not
take itself seriously. In November |
saw It thick In the streets one day
and gone the next. The canals are
useful rather than ornamental They
are said to smell when the Ice is
breaking up. and l can bear witness
that they do so when 1t is not: so
they are active all the year round. The
best shops are about as expensive as
those in Bond street and the window
dressing is artistic. but any one ex-
pecting to get furs for a song out
here will be disappointed. At any
rate, the song would have to be sung
by Melba or Caruso. Indeed. they
are dearer than elsewhere. for the
simple reason that furriers have not
the art of dressing the skins in Rus
sia, which means that these must be
reinported after paying duty. This is
but a tourists glimpse of the streets
of this curiously attractive city, the
farthest north of my rambles for
pleasure. Indeed. any holiday more
hyperborean would exceed my widest
ambitions
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-02-02
w. M. Hays Says Census
Would Solve an important Problem
for the World.

Washington.-The classification of
all the peoples of the world in great
international census. giving each per-
son a number in a single world series.
to the end that the human race may
be improved by scientific marriage,
was the plan advocated by Assistant
Secretary of Agriculture w. M. Hays
in an address here before the Amer
lean Breeders association. one of the
organizations making up the Ameri-
can Association for the Advancement
of Science. AS means of improving
the heredity of the human family Mr..
Hays proposed a classification of all
human beings. both as to mental apti-
tude and generic efficiency. Based on
such knowledge as this census would
give, he said. racial religion" would
develop requiring the more efficient
to produce families larger than the
average. and those less efficient to
produce families smaller than the
average.
The world numbers. said Mr. Hays.
would serve to join genealogies into
one numerical system. SO that all re-
lationship could be traced Each per-
son would have a number or percent
age that COULD easily be averaged SO
as to give the genetic or family val
ues of each person. Modern science
and charity works against the law of
the survival of the fittest." he declar-
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-02-02
Characteristics of St. Peters
burg Noted by English Tourist.
Officers Among the Finest Specimens
Of Their Kind in the World
Furs More costIy Than In
United States.

St. Petersburg.-Peter the Great
must have been a bold man when. in
order that he might have a window
out of which he could look on Eu-
rope" he built the city on the Neva.
Indeed. Judging from the strong sim
plicity of his face in a celebrated pic
ture, in which he is seen lecturing his
feeble looking son, aesthetics could
not at any time have Influenced his
choice of cities or otherwises 1t was
Lady Craven who regarded a city built
amid such surroundings as certain to
fall. though, as she admitted, the en-
press did all she could to Invite po-
liteness science and comforts to cheer
this region of ice.' F. G.. Afiialo writes
In the London Pail Mall Gazette. "All
this is very well; yet today. as one
walks down the crowded Nevsh Pros
pekt or along the Morskaia. as one
drives over the bridges to the islands.
or stands within the cathedral or the
opera house. it is difficult. indeed. to
realize that, little more than two cen
turtles ago all this was desolate morass
of the kind seen from the Nord ex-
press between the city and the from
tier.
1t is a city of great spaces and de-
serted squares. Its population must
exceed 100000. yet the tourist will
find immense emptiness between
crowded quarters. Although, more
over. the city straggles along the
Neva, 1t cannot be said to have resi-
dental suburbs along the railway, for
the train seems to come suddenly on
its slums from the open plain. Its
vast unused spaces doubtless have
owners. but these seem unable or un-
willing to turn their property to ac-
count, and one is irresistibly reminded
of Tolstoy's story of the victim of his
own greed. who. having been promised
the freehold of as much land as he
could walk around In day, fell dead
Just as he had completed the circuit
The officers are among the finest
specimens Of their kind anywhere in
the world. and here let me say that
they compare very favorably indeed
with those of another continental
power for politeness and affability.
As case in point. was buying some
typical photographs of horses. inclu6-
ing cavalry, in a large shop. and the
man behind the counter was quite un-
able to tell me the different regiments
represented. A tall officer happened to
be making purchases at the same
counter, and he most kindly came to
the rescue, speaking excellent French.
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-02-02
Search for Tusks Has Cost
More Lives Than War.
savases Know vaIues-Big Stock on
Hand In Interior Africa, but
Chiefs Guard Treasures
jealousy.

London.--The ivory market of the
world is to be found in London-in
Mincing lane, in fact-and there you
will find stored all the ivory that
enters the London docks from time
to time Sales are held periodically.
and prior to sale the ivory is placed
on view for the benefit of prospec-
tive buyers.
The elephant, for the most part. sup
plies our ivory. and each year. it is
stated. some $4,000 elephants have to
be secured The fact is. however.
that great quantity of ivory is taken
from dead lephants-animals that
have died naturally and have not fall
en- before the hunters gun.
Wher large herds of elephants
roam a district you may be quite sure
that an elephants cemetery is to be
found somewhere in the locality. To
this cemetery all ailing elephants re-
pair and very often there they die.
1t is great stroke of luck to dis
cover an elephants cemetery. for a
fine haul OF ivory is certain to be Sc
cured But ivory is found lying in the
forests from time to time; and, OF
course, these tusks lie as they fall.
read to be picked up.
at the present time there is great
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-02-02
ENDED THE SPELLING LESSON
eobby's Education, Under Aunts
Tuteiaso, Afterward Proceeded
Under Different Lines.

Miss Thompson. whose form nature
has endowed with all-too-ample
surves. was giving her little nephew
> lesson In spelling the other day. He
had spelt be. be. and he. he. and
now she was trying to get him to tell
aer what me. spelt.
Listen. Bobby" she said earnest
". Then closing her lips she pro-
nounced the sound of long m, and
opening them. the sound OF a long ..
What does that spell?"
Bobby looked at her and shook his
head. Again she tried. and this time.
while pronouncins the sounds. she Wig
orously tapped her own rotund chest
with her plump foreflnger.
"Mmum. ee. What letters am say
Ing and what do they spellf" she
asked. still vigorously tapping her
chest.
Il don't know what the letters are."
replied Bobby, watching the plump
torefnger. but guess they spell
Fat"
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-02-02
BABrs HAIR ALL CAME OUT

when my first baby was six months
old he broke out on his head with little
bumps. They would dry up and leave
a scale. Then 1t would break out
again and 1t spread all over his head.
ALI the hair came out and his head
was scaly all over. Then his face
broke out all over in red bumps and
1t kept spreading until It was on his
hands and arms. I bought several
boxes Of ointment, gave him blood
medicine, and had two doctors to treat
him, but he got worse all the time.
He had 1t about six months when .
friend told me about Cuticura. l sent
and got a bottle OF Cuticura Resolvent.
cake Of Cuticura Soap and box Of
Cuticura Ointment. In three days
after using them he began to i'm
prove. He began to take long maps
and to stop scratching his head. After
taking two bottles of Resolvent, two
boxes of Ointment and three cakes Of
Soap he was sound and well, and never
had any breaking out of any kind. His
hair came out In little curls all over
his head. l don't think anything else
would have cured him except Cuti-
cura.
II have bought Cuticura Ointment
and Cuticura Soap several times since
to use for cuts and sores and have
never known them to fail to cure what
I put them on. Cuticura Soap is the
best that have ever used for toilet
purposes" (Signed) Mrs. F. e. Har-
mon. R. F. D. 2. Atoka. Tenn, Sept.
10. 1910. Although Cuticura Soap and
Ointment are sold everywhere. a sam
pie OF each, with 32-page book. will
be mailed free on application to "Cut-
cura," Dept L, Boston.
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-02-02
See Riches In swamps.

The Russian department OF agricul-
ture has founded at the Riga Poly
technic a school for specialists In
swamp cultivation. The North Pc
chora expedition worked many years
with great success in the deserted
region of the northern swamps. and
proved that the swamps OF the Arch
angel province are full OF wealth, and
that millions OF peasants. devoured
by poverty and hunger in their native
places. can find food and shelter In
the swampy regions after their cult
vation. With small expense the
swamps can be turned into land COW
cred with rich grass.