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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-08-17
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About this school and you will too, IL
you get our catalogue. Five students
have been placed in positions lately.
We frequently have calls for lumber
yard men; had one the other day Offer
ing $1,000 as salary but could not fill it.
at once-nothing like 1t. Enroll before
1t is too late. acknowledgements
bookkeeping. Term opens Sept. 2.
The Business Institute, Detroit, MINI.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-08-17

believe ! can safely
say now that / am d
well woman. Twas
reared on q farm and
had all kindsof heavy
work to do which
caused the troubles
that came on me la
ter. For five years
during the Change Of
Life / was not able
to lift q pail Of wa
fer. L had haToor-
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-08-17

Now they say we should not make
baby laugh In hot weather. 1t will be
comparatively easy to obey this in
struction.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-08-17
CRITICAL TINE !
Of WOMAN'S LIFE
From 40 to so Years Of Aaa
How 1t May Be Passed
In Safety.

Odd, Vat am enjoying better
health than I have for 40 wears. and I
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-08-17

Mexico is having earthquakes. II
ought to be used TO all sorts OF dis
turbances by this time.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-08-17

If there is anything that makes a
man hot it is advice on how to keep
cool.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-08-17
STATE NORMAL
INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL

The S. N. L. S. and Dickey county
institute will be held at Glendale dur
ing the week of Aug. 1851. 1t will be
held in conjunction with the regular
summer school and is open to all
teachers and prospective students of
this and adjoining counties.
Supt. p. S. Berg of Dickinson and
Miss Rosalie Pollock of Oklahoma
City, Okla, will be added to the reg
ular corps Of summer school instruct
ors during that week. They both
come specially prepared to do the
work they are assigned and both OF
them have state wide regulations as
institute conductors. Two special
evening lectures have been arranged
for during that week which will be
open to the general public. 1t Is ex-
pected that a large number of addi-
tional teachers will be in attendance
during this week. Miss Pollock ex-
poets to give her principal attention to
the work in primary methods in the
common school branches. President
Kingsford will give series of addresses
on school management.
The summer school enrolment has
reached 100. The spirit of work is
excellent and everyone is enjoying the
school. A special musical programme
is being prepared for the chapel exer-
cises Saturday morning at $3.50. The
public is invited to attend at that
time.
Professor Dunphy will start out
Friday morning on a trip in the inter-
est Of the school. Special illustrative
material showing the work and life OF
the school will be distributed. 1t Is
believed that much benefit will result
from the work.
An unusually large number of ad-
vance reservations are being made for
rooms at Dacotah hall for this fall.
Those who expect to locate there
would do well to send in their reserva-
tons early. About 5000 catalogues
have been mailed from the Office the
past week. Persons interested In the
school and information relating there
to are requested to send in requests
for catalogues. All correspondence
win be promptly attended to.
WS.-@~ a. haxyfun kAa n
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-04-14
Keeping His Eye on Odd Things
Won Good Job for IIIinoisan.
By IRWIN ELLIS.

unassuming. 1t wasn't long until the CAP
ital Of the nation was communicating with
the capital of an Illinois county about this
and that subject in numismatics. Judson
Bremen in a reasonable number Of instances
was able to send some real valuable informa-
ton across the country. OF course, he had
not been keeping his eyes on rare things
without doing considerable reading, and he
thus kept posted not only on what he had
in his own possession but about that which
was owned by others
There are hundreds and hundreds OF In
stances in which the collecting hobby has
been acquired, and that is as far as It ever
got in the way Of making IT of some use or
source Of profit TO the collector. Hundreds
Of such collections are now put away in the
attic. But this man kept on perfectinE his
knowledge on the numismatic subject until
he made II of Indispensable value TO some
one who wanted it for what It was worth. and
in this case no less distinguished patron,
than the United States government reached
out for. II and got #. while Mr. Bremen is
now engaged in q work Of his own cultivation
and desire.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-04-14

A bath of unslaked lime. bran, and water
VIII bleach ivory. which should be rubbed
with dry sawdust afterward
More than 30 per cent of all vehicles in
Massachusetts, are motor propelled. greater
proportion than in any other state.
A porous glass for ventilation is being
made in France. the holes being small
enough TO exclude dust and drafts.
Coal is used to provide about 100000
horse power in the United States to 5000. 600
provided by water power.
Italy is experimenting with aerial mails an
aviator recently carrying sack Of letters lOl
miles in IS minutes
The newest two American battleships viii
be the FIRST in the world to group three Il inch
guns in single turrets.
Paper false teeth, German novelty. are
said to be stronger than porcelain ones and
to retain their color as well.
Purchasing the only radium mines in that
country which II did not already own. the
Austrian government has established a prac-
teal monopoly OF the worlds supply Of that
most precious metal
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-04-14
Notes from World of Science.

ceyIon exported more than 100000
pounds Of tea last year.
Ball bearings for every movable part Tea
ture new electric automobile.
Only about l per cent Of the area Of Ire
land contains marketable timber
Through telephone service between New
York and Los Angeles is promised by No
vember.
The Prussian city Of Godesburg will spend
nearly 81. 100000 to build municipal slaugh-
ter house.
The last count of the worlds volcanoes
showed total Of 672, of which 30 were
classed as active.
Two heavy hywheels to make the motor
steady running have been fitted to an au-
tomobIle used in London for carrying cleo
trio lamps and other fragile articles.
The sturdiness OF Andalusian horses is at
tributed to the fact that they feed upon
species Of wild clover. which grows only in
the Spanish province Of Caoiz.
Using coal tar for fuel, 100 horse power
engine built in Germany as an experiment
Is proving success.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-04-14

be said OF other lines, though the proportion
may be less.
The contracts are made by women in the
interest Of church and Sunday school asso-
Citations and by fraternal and Greek letter
organizations. Many Of the socorities eou-
tract for summer excursions.
In this line Of business the women are said
to display much tact; they go deeper into
details than the men and they keep their
contracts to the Cay and dot
The biggest part OF a summers excursion
business always is contracted IN the winter
months. while the lakes are covered with
from eighteen to thirty-six inches Of ice.
After navigation opens it Is a dtficult mat
ter to secure a date, Tor practically the whole
season has been reserved. The only chance
is to get short trip between two that have
been contracted months ahead.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-04-14
One of Every Three Workers
Is Now a Bank Deposition.
By JONAS HOWARD.

sons. The 9,sS9 state banks which reported
showed 7.25e.1s3 depositors. Mutual savings
banks, 6SS Of them, at least. had 7.4s1. 649 de-
positors. The stock savings banks which gave
the details asked showed 1881. go depositors.
The $40 private banks reported 81, s64 de-
positors, while COS 1oaaand trust companies
showed a5T2.16e persons who had money
there.
OF course. this does not include all the banks
In the United States. only those which an
swered the questions sent out by the comp
troller and giving the details asked for.
Therefore. 10 make an average with the num-
Der Of banks, the total population OF the
United States has not been given. buronly
enough OF 1t to show the number OF persons
represented by the banks.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-04-14

that there are about 1000 Of these institu.
tons in business, against about twice that
many national banks. which have more than
thirty times their deposits.
The deposits Of all banks in 1910 aEEre-
gated $iS.2sS, 10000. an increase Of Ss,O44. :
10000 since 1900. The proportion Of these
deposits held by the various classes Of banks
shows that the national banks hold "a. g per
cent OF the total number Of deposits the
savings banks as per cent. the loan and
trust banks col per cent, the state banks
lLe per cent. and the private banks the
remainder. which-4s something less than
per cent.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-04-14
PrivateBanksD ecreaseinNumber.

THE day of the private bank Is passing
Once there was a time when the bank
which was not conducted under state
or national restrictions could operate
in many states. but things in that
regard are changing and not many states
are left In which they can operate, Illinois
and Arkansas are two OF the states in which
the private banks still flourish. but they
are not getting the share Of the business
they once received. As an evidence OF this
is a compilation OF figures by the United
States government, which shows that the
private bank today Is getting less than 1
per cent Of the deposits OF tn. country. At
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-04-14
Contracts for Lake Excursions
Made in Winter by Women.
By J. L. CRAFT.

NNE OF the most extensive businesses
handled in Chicago by woman is the
I making OF contracts for summer ex-
cursions II is not generally known
that the gentler sex IN some instances
do more OF this kind OF work than the men.
During the present winter one-hak of the ex-
cursion business arranged for between Chi
cago and Michigan City for the summer
months has been handled by women.
In this big proportion OF the business the
men have had no part whatever, although
they participate in the excursions The wom-
en- attend to all Of the details; they make the
dates with the steamship company and they
sign the contracts. They sell the tickets and
handle the cash; they go TO Michigan City
in advance and arrange for entertainment
there, hire music. and engage other enter
tainment. What Is true of this line. may also
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-04-14

~ ANKS are growing in popularity. And OF
II course this means that depositors are
growing also. In recent survey made
by the comptroller Of the United
States twas found that the depositors
in banks OF all kinds had increased greatly
within recent years. Ten or twelve years ago
not more than one person in I'VE was a de-
positor Of money IN a bank However, that
scale has been reduced now
The banks that reported to the comptroller
numbered 1874, representing population
OF about 100000 persons out OF thisnum-
Der 2T.s7a.S4a persons were depositors. max
ing an average Of more thsn one person in
three who has money In banks. ofthis num-
Der the 6Ol2 national banks which reported
number among their hepositors 1890. 46s per-
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-04-14
This Office Boy Has Right Spirit;
Cali Joe Name Too Long. +"
RvrC R. COOPER
By c. R. COOPER.

The manager laughed. Then he called the
boy to him.
Don't you like that long manner" he
asked The boy hdgeted bit before he an
swered.
Well, It's like this. I guess the names
all right around home. But IL you wanted
me real quick. it'd be an awful mouthfuL
That's why put the Joe on. so I'd"
All right" said the ONCE manager. Then
he smiled as he turned back to his work
That kids got the right spirit" he muir
INJURED. &" / guess hen do"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-04-14
Mental Capacity Acquired.

EsAChI1A Nap4ClIy
The special mental capacities for which
certain men have become eminent were all
acquired. and were not congenitaL Hence,
the utmost which can be conceded 81 that the
greater aptitude for acquiring may be con-
genital, but nothing more; because. however
apt a man may be In learning languages. or
in mastering mathematical he did not know
a word. nor could he count two whom he was
born; and IL It had bean possible to examine
his brain when he was 4 years old, there
would not have been found a single one Of
the complicated brain folds which he had
when he was 90. because he made all these
latter himself by persistent exercise. In
other words. a great personality may posi-
bly, make a great brain. but no brain can
make q great personality"
We are living in an age when the so-called
mental gifts are worshiped above all else.
The more mentality. the more man, or the
more personality. The development Of per,
sonality has been recently given. in some
current magazine articles on the value Of
college education. as q great reason for that
education. To develop personality Is to dis
cover man.
The author OF these articles on college
training says that " at least twelve college
presidents have said TO me during the last
year that in their Judgment the chief advan-
tage Of a college course Is learning 70 think"
To Americans, no conquests are possible
except those won by IDEAS"
The aim OF the college training Is also To
develop personal responsibility. Dr. Thorn
son says that human responSbIIIty-on
which the very existence OF law depends
exists on account OF mans possession OF a
virtually all controlling will. Mind is the
servant Of the will as the body Is the servant
Of the mind. Mind can be detached from the
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-04-14

-HE phenomena Of mind are the most in
teresting and marvellous things in the
world. The relation between mind and
! matter has been the most perplexing.
The relation between mind and brain,
or the material physical instrument Of mind,
has never In any measure been understood
until our own day.
Mind Is what makes man. and he In turn
makes mind. The more fully mind Is the
product Of q mans self-controlled direction
the greater the mind and the greater the
man.
As far as the structure Of the brain OF man
is concerned, Prof. Huxley has shown that
It has not even one popularity not found
IN baboon's brain. The brain OF the CHM
panzee presents US with not only every lobe.
but with every oonvolution Of the human
brain. II brains similar in formation and
Northumberland out to the smallest de-
taiIs-were all that are needed to guarantee
highly developed intelligence. there would
be no reason why balloons should not become
philosophers or mathematicians.
As to the convolutions.' says Prof. Hux-
ley, the brains Of the apes exhibit every
stage OF progress, from the almost smooth
brain Of the marmoset to the orang and the
chImpanzee. which fall but little below man
And 1t is most remarkable that as soon as
all the principal sulcl Chssures) appear the
pattern according to which they are arranged
is identical with the corresponding sulcl Of
man. So far as cerebral structure
goes, therefore. 1t is clear that man differs
less from the chimpanzee and orang than
these do even from the monkeys, and that
the difference between the brain Of the chin
panzee and Of man is almost as insignificant
when compared with that between the Chin
panzee brain and that OF the lemur''
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-04-14

pher has called the great equipment OF life,
the ability to take trouble. One OF the great
est properties OF Will Is that II is a specific
brain stimulus. BY Il alone the brain may
acquire entirely new powers.or functions not
possible In any other animal brain.
= =
Conservation of Thought
The steady discipline OF the will not only
stimulates and creates mind. but saves the
mind BY lessening the number of ftsthoughts
to the improving Of those which IT does hsr-
Dor. To entertain every thought that comes
Is to yield to the depredations Of desultori-
ness which has often been called the great
thief Of life desultortness OF thought lead
ing to desultoriness Of purpose, Of plan. Of
action. One thought quickly displaces an
other until the mind Is wastediby success
sion OF rowing thoughts
Mental waste from too little VIII dIrec-
ton IL the greatest waste OF the world. VIII
direction calls for effort, but without It the
mind can easily saunter among attractive
scenes Of its own creation. no indulge ones
self thus Is to form mental habits which may
lead to mental disease. On the other hand.
to control ones thoughts isSto possess ones
self and self possession has been called the
greatest OF all possessions"
But to control our minds, 10 keep tnern
from acquiring injurious mental habirs. is
hard work, work which tires us-tires us the
more tire less used we are to exercising SUCH
control. The will Il much more engaged In
brain work than IN any other. Brain work
requires more compusion than that OF any
other sort and this Is why brain workers. are
comparatively few. This sort Of Labor re-
quires steadier purpose. 1t receives larger
compensation than merely muscular work.
but Il costs more.
THE sslf-reproaches which life retro
spects so commonly bring come from the rec
ognition that the best course was so often
not followed because another was at the time
easier But human excellence, be It mental
or moral. is never made easy Of attainment
for US. We may have every such excellence.
IL we will only pay for 1t with its equivalent
in grievous toll"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-04-14
Queer Ideas of Ancients.


Some Of the ancient physicians and philos-
ophers believed that the conscious mind
resided in the blood and hence the heart, as
the central organ OF circulation, was itself
the chief seat Of the soul.
Since the brain has been regarded as. the
mechanism Of mind, strange theories have
been worked upon, some Of the most per-
sistent and curious Of which are those Of
the phrenologist, by which a mans indiyld-
uality is determined by the arrangement OF
his convolutions or bumps The condition
Of hts soul has been estimated by these
bumps.
With the coming Of physiological psychol-
ogy, brain centers were studied TO new pur-
pose, and today some Of the great physicians
believe that It lie they only who can deter
mine the true relation between brain and
mind, the physical relation Of the brain to
mind and to personality.
DR.. Thomson's wonderful study shows
mind. He says: =" AS none OF these wonder
full mental faculties. including that OF
speech, were connected with brain matter
at birth. but were created afterwards, II fol-
lows that they were created by the indiyid-
ual himself anatomicaIly modifying his own
brain"
Since our mental processes begin and end
within ourselves they offer little which Is
objective to go by In their study. The world
for ages did not suspect that the brain had
any connection with thought or feeling for
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-04-14
W Workers. Methods
Are Emulated in New Zealand.
$751;. By HENRY D. BAKER.
By HENRY D. BAKER.

IN New Zealand the shoe manufactur-
ing industry is practically in its infancy.
most Of the footwear being imported from
England and the United States 1t will
interest American workers to know that
the census OF 1906 showed total OF 2.2O6
persons employed in making shoes. Of whom
1918 were males and 8Ss females.
The total wages paid during the year COW
cred were 1884, The value OF the output
in 1905 was 2.4s5,1 45, and the value Of all
materials used during the same year was ST.
$40, 56T. At the present time statistics would
doubtless show, II they were available. con-
siderable further development OF the indus
try. Boot factories in New Zealand at the
present time are running at high pressure
and premises in several cases are being en-
larged. The industry. however. is hsmpered
by the scarcity OF female operators, and the
failure to secure this class Of workers pre-
vents employment being given to a large
number Of male workers.
+ =
Rates of Wages Paid.
The rates of wages and hours OF labor IN
bootmaking factories. as fixed by the in
dustrial agreements and awards OF the New
Zealand Court OF Arbitration in force on
March 81, 1911. were as follows: For male
operators. including outside cllckers, makers,
hnishers, outsole cutters. and machine op-
orators Is cents per hour; rough stun cutters
and others. = cents per hour. Apprentices
clicking department. years, Sls2 to 1898
per week. making and finishing. years, S2.4S
to ST.92 per week; rough stun department. 5
years. s2.43 to Ss-6s per week. Hours OF la
Dor. 4s per week. Female operators-jour-
neywomen. sos per week; wax thread work
ers, .Ss.63 per week; apprentices. s years.
$1TO TO $3.50 per week. Hours OF labor. Is
per week
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-04-14
y EEPING your eye on the odd and rare
things as you run up against them
\ sometimes brings you job.

II n
things as you run up against them
~ sometimes brings you job.
That's what it did for Judson Bren-
ner Of De Kalb, Ill. and now he is
working for one OF Uncle Sans minis at
good salary.
Mr.. Bremen, while engaged in business in
his home town. had occasion to travel a
great deal, and on his trips, which took
him over most Of this country he developed
a penchant for taking more than usual no
tice OF objects out OF the ordinary. He
began to accumulate them and kept at It
until he had under his own roof little short
Of museum Of great scope, considering
the rarity Of articles and the territory from
which they were gathered.
Little by little he fell into the habit Of
looking up coins from many different minis
Of the world. and ultimately he gave this
matter more thought than anything else
that had engaged his attention. 1t was not
long until he had made some finds which
were TO be seen nowhere else in this country
and this fact was carried to Washington al
though all along he had been modest and
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-04-14
How a Railroad Saves $4,000
A Year on Lead Pencil Stubs.
RvC GEORGE w. STEARNS.
By GEORGE w. STEARNS.

- I'D It ever occur to you. Mr.. Business
Man. that you can possibly increase
your total annual profits by practicing
- economy more systematically than
you have in the past7
Efficiency and economy are the ksynotes OF
success In modern business and the larger
the firm is the more exacting are its re-
quirements along those lines. No amount IS
too trivial for the great corporation TO save
and the same should apply to the small firm
even more forcIbly. Most big business con-
Germs employ efficiency experts, whose sole
duty is to stop every possible leak in the
firms expenditures and to devise and put
into execution plans for saving not only the
pennies but fractions OF pennies.
The savings thus effected have amounted
TO thousands OF dollars in the course of
a year. and IN most instances the greatest
amounts were realized through the practice
OF ecopomies that a few years ago would
have almost been ridiculed. owing TO the
smallness of the saving in each individual
case. 1t is the enormous aggregate OF these
inhnitesimal savings that counts.
4
Road Uses SIS, 900 Pencils.
Perhaps one OF the most striking Instances
Of saving Is furnished by the Rock Island
railroad. whose thousands OF employees an
nuaIly use $4,000 lead pencils in the per
Torrance OF their duties. These pencils cost
approximately $1,000. or little more than
IA cents apiece. The average length Of 4
lead pencil is about seven inches, which
would make each inch of pencil cost trIhe
over SOO02.
Until recently the employees were given
new pencils whenever they requested them.
An investigation disclosed that, on an aver