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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-04-10
COLLEGE TRAINING HELPED.

What the agricultural college teaches
not to do is almost as important as
what it instructs the students to do.
The training received in the North
Dakota A. G. has prevented students
from making the mistakes their fathers
had d-ne-and men from laundering
into things for which they were un-
fitted. In this, if nothing more, the
institution is accomplishing a great
work. There is a story told of a
city maj and his son in another state
that is apropos. The business man
had retired to a small acreage in the
Country and his son-who was troubled
with some minor ailment of the throat
for which an open life had been recon-
mended-attended one of the short
winter courses Of an agricultural coll
lege.
The elder had in mind the establish
ment of a creamery plant. The u
nan wanted to know all about raising
fruit. After the two had studied the
subjects each was interested in they
hid little confidential chat
"scn," said the father, rive learned
how to figure. which / take it is the
basic principle of any industry. And
my figuring shows me that there isn't
4ELEL Ea#aEE
enough milk in our locality to make a
creamery pay
Rather said the son, 'Ive learned
that spraying is q necessary part Of
f-'sit culture. AS Q might guess. the
stuff that's put into the spraying mix
lures Ii mighty tough on a raw throat
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-04-10
TEN COMMANDMENTS
OF DRY FARMING.

The following ten commandments of
farming by w. c. Palmer, publicity
man of the A. c., have been published
in The Forum but they will
bear repeating:
1, Thou shalt pillow deep
Deep blowing let's rain get into soil
easily.
Deep blowing lets in big rain with
out run-off.
Deep blowing provides more feeding.
space for plant roots,
More plant food made available.
2, Thou shalt keep the surface soil
loose and level and lower soil
compact
Loose surface soil keeps soil moist
ure from evaporating.
Loose surface soil let's rain get into
soil easily.
More plant food made available. due
to more moisture,
Harrow the grain after it is up two
inches or use weeder.
Level cultivation leaves the least
soil exposed to the air.
More evaporation from a ridged soil.
On ridged soil the rain runs off
through the burrows.
The soil in the ridges dries out so
that the plant has less moist sur
face soil to draw on for food and
moisture.
Compact lower soil brings moisture
up to plant roots.
Subsurface packer leaves surface
soil loose, lower soil compact.
3. Thou shalt add organic matter to
the soil
Organic matter holds moisture and
plant food.
Organic matter improves mechanical
condition Of the soil.
Organic matter helps make plant
food available.
Organic matter lessons drifting and
blowing Of the soil.
Sowing one-half bushel barley or
oats on fall blowing lessons drift
ing.
Organic matter lessons washing of
soil.
Stable is the best form.
Growing grass or leguminous crops
add organic matter.
Plow weeds under when green.
4. Thou shalt summe fallow when
rainfall is less than fifteen
inches
The summer fallow saves up two
a rain for one crop.
The summer fallow kills weeds and
plant diseases.
Pillow summer fallow before June Is.
Cultivate summer fallow at least
twice.
When rainfall is over fifteen inches
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-04-10

corn will be as good a preparation
for a crop as the bare fallow.
5. Thou shalt grow corn or a culti-
waited crop every two to FIVE
years
Corn cultivation saves moisture.
Corn cultivation kills weeds.
Corn cultivation kills plant diseases.
Corn best preparation for a grain
crop.
Corn produces fine stock food, both
grain and fodder.
Corn produces more per acre than
other crops.
Do not hill up the corn as this
wastes the moisture.
6. Thou shalt grow clover, alfalfa or
some le%guminous crop every few
years
Glover and alfalfa add fertility to
the soil.
Glover and alfalfa add organic mat
ter to the soil.
Glover and alfalfa kill weeds and
plant diseases.
Glover and alfalfa produce a most
valuable hay.
Glover and alfalfa produce very val-
liable seed crops.
If these will not grow try other
leguminous crops-feld peas for
instance.
z. Thou shalt grow early maturing
crops
Growing conditions best in early
summer.
Winter grains better than spring
grains when they do not winter
kill.
5. Thou shalt keep down the weeds
Weeds use up moisture.
Weeds use up plant food.
Weeds crowd the plants.
Weeds shade the crops.
Weeds make it difficult for the plant
to grow.
Weeds make 1t hard to work the
land properly.
8. Thou shalt keep stock
The most profitable way of market
ing grain AMI fodder is through
stock.
They pr ,duce manure which is very
necessary to the soil.
They bring about prosperity.
10. Thou shalt plant trees.
Trees retard wind.
Trees prevent drifting of soil.
Trees lessen evaporation.
Trees hold snow.
Trees increase yield.
Trees lessen the effects OF hot
winds.
Trees make a home for birds that
eat harmful insects.
Trees furnish fuel and fence posts.
Trees make a place homeIike and
shelter stock, garden and fruit
trees.
When clean cultivated, trees win do
well. If left to night weeds and
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-04-10
cauuht on the Fly.

Woodrow Wilson has a brother who
has been In the newspaper business
many years. Perhaps the brother
is the one in that family who is en-
titled to the presidency.
If Hon. James Ham Lewis ever
wishes to remove himself absolutely
from the political armament he car
easily do so by getting shaved.
A nursery firm in the east is adj
yertising for grafters. A want ad
in the Washington papers should bring
results.
Ex-senator Dick will lead the Taft
forces in Ohio, but where he will lead
them remains to seen.
The Daughters of the Mexico Revo-
lutions should be about the largest
organization in the world.
One good thing about the presi-
Dental campaign is that it crowds
schedule * off the first page,
Some fayorite sons are beginning to
wonder whose fayorites they are.
A report says more actors go into
bankruptcy than do members Of any
other profession. Well, look how often
they get marrier.
A New York paper say there are
many well-preserved men in that city.
other profession. Well, look how often
they get married.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-04-10
WEDNESDAY. APRIL 10, 1912.
REGISTRATION LAW.

The state supreme court holds that
the new measure requiring the as
SCISSORS to register the political affilia-
tions Of the people is good law. This
Is In conflict with the opinion by the
office of the attorney general. The
supreme court has the Anal guess,
The attorney generals office was no
doubt influenced In it's opinion by the
decision Of the supreme court of Cali
6ornia. The court OF North Dakota
need not follow the ruling of that Of
another state-and did not. ..-... ..-
The Forum believes the North Da-
kota supreme court a decided wisely
in this instance. If the legislature has
the authority to decree the in
which voters may cast their ballots
and how they shall nominate candi-
dates-it would seem to be absurd to
say the same body could not regulate
the method Of registration for the
primaries and the general election.
The decision of the court will be
the opening wedge at separating the
democrats from the republicans at the
primaries, There has been altogether
too much interference with republi-
can affairs by the democrats. Under
the new form of registration they
,,nrxCk nfNh1r gtSoly m f6aEr pnvo rin 49,
ballots or perjure themselves-and one
would naturally think that even a
democrat would hesitate to do the
IatteF.
There appears to be no provision
for the man who refuses to declare
his political affiliations. The law tells
how certain people who have been
missed by the assessor may swear in
their Votes-but no provision is made
for the man who declines to answer
the assessors interrogatories.
The method of registration is rather
cumbersome and will greatly add to
the burden OF the assessors-but the
officials are to receive 10 cents for
each person registered. This includes
both men and women voters. There
will be considerable expense to the
counties but the new method will do
ava with the old registration boards
and the total cost may not greatly ex-
coed that of the former method, as
the old registration boards always met
on two dates.
It 10 now rather imperative that
o see the assessor.
Voters should not become impatient
at the assessors because they ask a
lot Of questions, 1t is their duty and
they are not personally responsible.
Be good natured with the officials
and be ready to tell your political
faith.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-04-10
CUT OUT NE 4cuT-ouT.'

There is great rejoicing in New
York because an ordinance has been
passed requiring a muller for every
motor vehicle. Motorcycles as well as
autos and gasoline trucks must be
equipped with them--and the use Of
the "cut-out" within the city limits is
strictly forbidden.
What a relief such an ordinance
wou,l afford Fargoans! Young driv-
ers and c few half-baked ones of the
older variety are the chief offenders
in this city. There is no good reason
for the use of the "cut-out' on the
paved streets. There is no car so weak
that it requires the extra power thus
gained.
The new city council could add
greatly to the pleasure and comfort
of the people Of Fargo If they would
enact an ordinance restricting the
idiotic activities of offenders of this
kind.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-04-10
STRAW ROADS.

Down in Kentucky this spring there
was d bad stretch OF road The time
was unreasonable for ordinary road
work and There was. q great necessity
for repairing this particular piece.
Finally n man recalled that he had
heard straw was good material for
bad spots. The idea met with favor
ana 100 loads were hauled cut and
PLACED where the straw would do the
rnosE good. The combination Of road
bed. straw ana mud made an excel
ssent temporary road. The highway
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-04-10
- ON.TAE .OPVRl5
Is Q.TAE1MOMENT
NJ by Roy k oultoN. q
The Obstacle.

The Obstacle.
IN the spring the young mans fancy
lightly turns to thoughts Of loves
TO d fine -ive-room apartment for his
chosen turtle dove.
In a swell apartment building that is
strictly up-to-date,
With electric elevators and q coy
orner CRATE;
To q patent fireless cooker and q
handsome touring car,
TO a sweet domestic drama in which
she would be the star.
oh, the cheerful coy evenings by a
Pocahontas fire,
And the confidential chats, of which
a man could never tire;
oh, the charming little dinners, with
the partner of his life,
In his ive-room apartment with his
dainty little wife.
IT'S a dream that is worth dreaming
and 1t would be very nice,
There Is just one thing preventing it:
He hasn't got the price
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-04-10
COMMISSION FORM.

The New York Evening Post recent
ly contained the following editorial on
the commission form of government:
Two hundred cities have now adopt
ed the commission forms of govern
ment, Of which nearly one-half began
the experiment last year. Despite their
distribution W. thirty-four of the
forty eight states, more than one
fourth of them are in the two states
of Texas and Kansas, and over half
of them in these states and Oklahoma,
Illinois, California and North Dakota.
The Engineering News, which prints a
comprehensive table Of these cities,
points out one or two weaknesses in
the commission plan. All that is ac-
complished by the division OF NUM-
cipal activities into a few departments
and the placing of a single commits
sioner in charge of each. is to fix
responsibility. "A mar cannot be
made into an expert by giving him a
title, not even when it is bestowed by
popular vote" Accordingly, a city of
this sort gets its expert service through
sub-department chiefs only, a method
that does not tend to secure a high
type of administrator. The case is
made worse by the common failure of
commission charters to provide a civil
service system. Neither Of these OBJ
jections will have much weight with
advocates Of this form of government,
since neither of them is directed
against any inherent weakness. Com
mission governed cities can get ex-
pert service just as any other cities
can, nor is it necessary for these
experts to be titular heads Of depart
ments, The real danger is rather in
the acceptance of the new plan as
a simple and final cure for all munich
pal ills, and even this is proving to
be less than was anticipated.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-04-10
LOOKING for Forqer.

Aberdeen, S. d., April 1O.-The police
of Aberdeen are looking for a young
farm hand who passed a forged check
bearing the SIGNATURE of Charles Lloyd,
a well known farmer living near STRAIT
ford, on ID. f. Mcpherson, an Aberdeen
clothier, and disappeared. The young
man had been working for Lloyd, and
secured possession of some blank
checks. He bought a suit of clothes of
Mcpherson and rendered in payment q
check for $50. Mcpherson telephoned
the bank and learned Lloyd carried an
account, and cashed the check, giving
the young mar the balance above the
suit OF clothes, in charge. 1t was a
day or two later before the discovery
was made that the check was a forg-
cry, and in the meantime the young
stranger had disappeared.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-04-10
waa passabIa ga bugLness was ..

was passable and business val re-
sumed.
While this 10 q temporary makes
shift, it furnishes a good object les
son for North Dakotans. If there is
any one thing more than another the
fickertails have IN unlimited abundance
IT Is straw. There are thousands
Of tons Of 1t burned each fall, If this
was mudded into the low places, ex-
cellent foundations might be made for
good roads.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-04-10
AsoOrdIna Q unoIe Ahnar.

ESS0Fut18 70 QWciS
1t Is very seldom that you see a
white man doin' whitewashin' or 4
colored man driving a coal wagon.
When any Teller thinks he is the
only n in the world Il. ho has got
any troubles, he only needs to drop
into a house where the folks are get
tin ready for a party and the fond
father has seven daughters who
haven't q thing to wear
Some men are born foolish, others
acquire fo~olishness, and still others
have foolishness thrust upon them,
but there is NO excuse for a Teller de-
hberately goin' into a store and buy
In one of those hats with a dinky
little feather stuckup on the side,
President Taft says IL more people
don't take up farming there is going
to be a famine in the country and
nobody looks for a famine with more
apprehension than he does.
1t isn't proper for anybody except
ing a vaudeville performer to wear
a dress suit in the afternoon. "A vau-
deville performer kin wear anything
or nothing.
Every time Hank Tumms goes fish
Ing he stops on his way home at the
meat market n has the butcher
throw a nice trout at him. Then he
can say he caught 1t.
Outside of pianists who can't play
the most numerous thing in this
country is the author who ha- never
had anything published.
~
Some People Whom We All Love.
The gink who smokes a cigarette in
a telephone booth.
The giddy young gum chewer who
raves about the hero while the play.
is in progress.
The gabby individual who has seen
the New Orleans mardi gras and can't
forget it,
The sweet critic who can't play
Home, Sweet Home on the piano with
one finger.
The literary expert who can't write.
The man who comes along with a
Joe Miller masterpiece and says:
Here's a new one / heard yesterday"
The lodge brother who wants to
make all the speeches.
The man who calls you by your
first name when he has known you
only two minutes.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-04-10
MRS pHEApST

New York City, April 10.-Mrs. Will
liam Randolph Heart, wife of the noted
publisher who is a familiar figure In
New York and European society cir
cles, from her most recent photograph.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-04-10

Third warders are invited to look
over the Bitulithic pavement exhibit,
O 222, Gardner hotel.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-04-10

grass they are quite sure to fail.
Who obeys these commandments
shall reap abundant crops,
He who violates them shall be
punished by decrease in yield in pro-
portion to the t-ransgression.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-04-10

9he EaFgo Forum and Republican Is
@0bNe8ed every evening except Sunday In
tEhA EaruM Building, corner Of First ave-
auq and Fifth street north, Fargo ~. D..
kHhsertptien--rhe Fargo Forum and Daily
Repablican, by carrier, 15c per week. or
Soc per mopth, In advance; 50 per year.
Vac EARgo Forum and Weekly Republican.
E1 par year. The Fargo Forum and Sat
1FfhT Republican, So per year. Single
cAptsA DC. Subscribers will find the date
% which they have paid, printed opposite
their names on the address slips.
Address all cofnmunicatlons to The Forum
PrtntinK Co, Fargo N. d.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-07-17
GRAPHIC NIGHT
 AT FOREST PARK
MEN, WOMEN AND CHILDREN TO BE GUESTS OF THE
 GRAPHIC.
Special Privileges For Those Wh' GO To the Summer Amuse.
 ment Place.

The Graphic is going to give the little folks and the big folks too, an- other big night at Forest Park. It is preparing to be the host for Pine Bluffians on Wednesday night at Pine Bluffs popular summer amuse ment place. This paper has made all arrangements with General Manager George T. Davis for the special priv ileges and 1t hopes to bring out even a larger crowd than went out to the Park, under Graphic's auspices las year and at that time nearly three thousand men, women and children enjoyed the evening there.
 The Graphic has made arrange ments to entertain the public at half plice at Forest Park Thursday ght and Manager B. c. Fowles, of the Pine Bluff Company, will make a special effort to mainta' n schedule on the Forest Park line that will be satisfactory to residents of every section of the city.
 On Wednesday night-Graphic night-the Graphic coupons will be honored at the Merry-Go-Round the Figure Eight and the Skat ng Rink. Electric fans will be placed in the Rink for the comfort fthe skaters. Two rides will be given on the Merry -Go-Round for cents, two rides on the Figure Eight for five cents and an entire evening at the Skating Rink for fifteen cents, the usual price being twenty-five cents The usual charge for rides on the Merry-Go-Rcund and the Figure Eight is five cents, but by presenting a coupon clipped from the Graphic special privileges will be g ven pat rons at all three amusement places
 The Graphic management inaugu- rated Graphic Night several years ago and each year it has successfully car ried cut the annual event. This year many new features have been added at the park and the attendance prom ises to be much larger than that of any previous year. Don't forget the night-Wednesda night of the com 'ng week.
 The following coupons will be hon. ored at Forest Park on that evening:
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-07-17
New York Cotton

New York, July 16-The cotton market opened firm at an advance of 2@7 points on higher cables and sold about 6@13 points net higher during the m dale of the morning on cover ing by sellers on the reaction of yes terday and fresh buying for long ac- count. There was heavy realizing on the advance and fluctuations were somewhat irregular, but the unfavoJ- able news restricted aggressive sell ing fer short account and the market ruled very steady toward the end of the first half hour.
 After selling up to net advance of l7M19 points on new crop posit ons the market turned easier on private predictions that Texas would receive rain by Thursday Prices broke to within or 4 points Of last 'ght's closing late in the morning, but the market at midday was shade stsad- fer and point or two up from the lowest in anticipation of bullish weekly weather report. Spot qu ct; middling uplands, 12.40c nominal
 The bullish weekly report caused a rally of , or 6 points after the late forenoon break but this was barely maintained owing to the favorable crop advices from the Southwest The market was mostly unsettled during the early afternoon, with ac- tive months ruling about 4@6 points net higher.
 Futures closed steady. The range.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-07-17
NEGRO WOMEN ARE
 HELD FOR ROBBERY
Charged With Having Stolen Money From W. (. Bryan and Ben Har-
 yell, White Men.

Fourteen cases, two of which were grand larceny, were on the docket in police court yesterday morning. Two negro women, inmates of a house on Missouri street, were transferred to Magistrate Frazier's court and will be given trial this morning on a charge of grand larceny. They were arrested at the instance of w. c. Bryan and Ben Harvell, white men, who claimed that they had been robbed by the two women. The two women Stella Williams and Lovett Nixon, were committed to jail by Magistrate Frazier in default of $500 bond each. The arrests were made by Officers Shults and Roebuck.
 Eugene Winston, negro thought to be insane, was transferred by Judge Stewart to Magistrate Frazier's court and the magistrate committed him to jail to await the action of the county judge.
 The other cases were Jewel CofTmax white, violating section 543, $5 For othy Smith, white, violating section 543, $5; J. s. Drake, negro, drunk on street, $3; Sarah Tate, negress, vio- lating city ordinance $5; George w. Mullen, negro, drunk on street $3; Rube Lamery, negro, violating city ordinance. 5; J. Dary, white, drunk and disorderly $3; Julius Wright, ne- gro, drunk on street, $3; Rube Walker, white, violating section 543, S5; Lela Williams, negress, disturbing the negro, disturbing the peace by fight ing, $5.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-07-17
MOBILE LAKE. ARK.

Mir. and Mrs. Joe P. Beardsley, of Little Rock, spent several days here last week fishing on the lake.
 Mrs. Jennie Beardsley, of England Ark, enjoyed a few days visit here last week with her sisters, Miss Emma Ivy and Mrs. C. M. Ivy.
 w. R. Rice spent Sunday night in Pine Bluff.
 Earl Clemons, of Tamo, visited F. V Dickey Sunday evening.
 T. E. Buck. of Pine Bluff was here on business Monday.
 Walter Sharp spent Monday morning in Pine Bluff.
 l.. Bartlett, representing Cudahy Packing Co.,, was here on business Tuesday.
 O. B. McGraw, night telegrapher al Moscow, was here Tuesday visiting F. V. Dickev.
 Marel Franklin, of Tamo., was here a short while Tuesday.
 D. J. Hill, of Danville, H., is ex- pected here in few days to visit his plantation.
 Dr. J. F. Milburn, of Moscow, was here on professional visits Monday and Tuesday.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-07-17
HENRY HILTON INJURED
 BY MAIN STREET CAR
STEPPED OFF NORTHBOJrND CAR DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF CAR GO.
 ING IN OPPOSITE DIRECTION.
Sustained Several Bruises and May Be Internally lniured-Witnesses Say
 MOtOrman is Not to Blame.

Henry Helton, son of Contractor w s. Helton, who is building the new Shriners' Temple at Seventh avenue and Main street, was struck by a southbound Main street car yesterday morning about S:30 o'clock and prob ably seriously injured. The young man, who is about % years old, sus- tained gash over the right eye, badly bruised right arm and probably internal injuries.
 Helton had stepped off a northhound car in front of the Temple where he is employed and was hit by the car go- ing in the opposite direction. He was and almost rendered unconscious. Men at work on the building assisted him to the sidewalk and Dr. w e. Dallen- baugh was summoned, took the young man to his home and attended his in juries. A thorough examination was made but it was not ascertained whether or not the victim of the acci- dent sustained internal injuries. At late hour he was doing as we'll as could be expected
 The southbound car was in charge of Motorman Barnell and Conductor McCracken. Both men and the motor man on the northbound car stated that Rarnell was ringing the gong and both