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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-12-24

Those who suffer from Consumption.
are generally troubled with night
tie or no appetite. Fresh air. good
food and the proper car of the body
are essential to a recovery, but in
many cases something more'is needed.
which has been most successful in
stopping night sweats, reducing fever
and promoting appetite and many who
have used it, declare it saved their
lives. Investigate what 1t did in this
Gentlemen: For four years I was
troubled with cough, which gradually
became worse. I had night sweats
and pains in my chest. I was losing
my appetite and had become 80 thin
and weak I could not attend to my
household duties. A physician pro.
~nounced my case. Consumption: Not
being satisfied, / was examined. by the
physicians of the Polytechnic Hospital,
They also pronounced the disease Con-
sumption, which was proven later by
an examination Of sputum, as Tuher-
culosis Bacilli were found. / was or
dered to a Consumptive Hospital. MY
nephew would not allow me to go until
l had tried Eckman's Alternative. Be
fore l had taken the medicine three
weeks, I had marked relief, night
sweats ceased, pain in the breast re-
lieved, cough became loose and easy,
fever left me and l commenced getting
well. My health became normal. ! am
in excellent health now and have been
completely cured for ten years. I
strongly recommend it."
(MSR.) MARY WATSON,
Care Ed Green, 1922 S. 18th ST., Phila.,
Pa.
Eckman's Alternative is effective in
Bronchitis, Asthma, Hay Fever;
Throat and Lung Troubles and in up
building the system. Does not contain
p~oisons, opiates or habit-forming
drugs. For sale by all druggists. Ask,
for booklet telling of ~recoveries and
write to Eckman Laboratory, Phila-
delphia, Pa, for additional evidence
-AdVt.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-12-24
PROGRAMME FOR
The PRESS MEET
EXCELLENT ENTERTAINMENT
WILL BE PROVIDED FOR THE
EDITORS AT THE SESSION TO
BE HELD AT WAHREToN IN
JANUARY.

Following is the programme for the
winter meeting of the North Dakota
Press. association. to be held at Wah-
peton, Jan. 10 and II:
Friday Morning, 10 O'clock.
Address of WeIcome-Mayor of
Wahpeton,
Response by L. J. Bowen, Hope
Pioneer.
Roll call.
Report of treasurer and secretary,
Presidents annual address.
Appointment of special commit
tees.
Lunch.
Friday Afternoon, z O'clock.
Advertising Rates for Country
Wecklies-John r. Haskell of Bot
tineau Courant,
Discussion.
Better Business Methodist, F.
Clifford. president A, P. Clifford g.
Co, Grand Forks.
Discussion.
Legislative DiSCussidn-Led by
Chairman N. 3. Black of the legisla-
tive committee.
Election of officers.
General business.
Friday Evening,
Banquet and other entertainment
provided by the citizens of Wahpe-
ton.
Saturday Morning, 1880 O'clock.
Selection of next place of meet
ing.
The National Organization-E. L.
Peterson of This Milton Globe.
Reports of special committees,
This programme is subject to
change. ST.. -
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-12-24

of the human race-tubercu-
losis. -
The following stores and public
in Fargo have the seals on sale:
Y. w. C. A. a q
A. l. Moody:s Dry Goods store.
Broadway Pharmacy.
deLendrecie's. 4
Herbst's.
Hagen-Newton Co. Is
Christianson Drug Store.
Waldorf. a.
J.. Il. Holmes &c Co. ...
X. M. Hagen Shoe store, =
Olsen Furniture Co. =.
.Fout g. Porterficld.
First National bank. ~ &
Merchants National bank.
Gardner hotel,
Commercial club.
Bergstrom g. Grove.
G. +. Rogers.
Peterson & Goldsmith.
Y. nj. C. "A.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-12-24

the sachem will dismiss the meeting
without attempting to attend to any
business. There will be plenty to at
tend to at the first meeting night in
January. which will be the second
Tuesday.
Hillsboro Banner: Mrs. Andrew
.Harstad, who has been in a hospital
in Fargo, returned home Tuesday.
Mrs. Harstad's case is a very I'M
fortunate one having been afflicted
with a cancer, it was found necessary
in order to save her life, to ampu-
tate one of her lower limbs, Just above
the knee. She is still quite weak, but
is improving slowly.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-12-24

ton in that community and it circu-
Iates all over the western part Of the
state where there are many German
reading people. The newspaper bust
ness is all right" said he. I'VE have
had a pretty good "a and business
in all lines is also good. The south
side of Dickinson where I reside and
do business has been growing some
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-12-24
II Didn't Work We'll.

Philadelphia Record: An Eng
lishman met q friend and
said: Il say, old chap, I've got an
awfulIy good idea, don't you know.
I'm going TO have a music box put
up in my bathroom, SO when I'm hav-
ing my bath I can have a bit of mu-
sic, don't you know"
His friend didn't seem to think
much OF the idea, and when he met
him come time afterward he asked
how the idea of the music box in the
bathroom came OFF.
''Oh," said the BTiton, ito tell the
truth, it wasn't much OF a success.
The blawsted thing would only play,
God Save the King. and I had to
stand up all the time.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-12-24

what, and we expect it to continue
during the coming season. our people
very generally had good crops out that
way and as a consequence business. is
good. When the slope country is good
it Is very good and like the little boy
horrid. On the whole our crops turn
ed out very well"
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-12-24

Boston Transcript: Lady Of the house
TO tramp. Here are some very nice
crusts l trimmed off when ! was max
ing sandwiches.
Tramp. No, thank ye, num-: dey re-
minds me too much Of de cause of me
downfall-margins.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-12-24

Minnie E. Hooper Secretary; A
stated meeting of Mecca chapter No,
{ o. z. S. will be held at Masonic
temple. Thursday evening, Dec. 20. at
4 o'clock. Initiation and installation
InF officers.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-12-24
DON'T FORGET
RED CROSS SEALS.

Do lot forget to invest In a few
Christmas seals to put on your Christ
mas packages. Tho will add to the
"Christmassy" air OF your gift. What
is of far more Importance, they will
help in fighting One OF Inc worst
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-12-24
Coming Events
Tuesday. Jan. II.

WWW-~WH W~V ~
Tri.State Grain Growers.
N. D. Kennel Show.
Wednesday Jam. III.
Tri-State Grain Growers
N. ., Kennel Show.
Tkurs&ay, Jan. 10.
Fri-Stat@ Grain Growers
n, ID. Kennel Show.
"wednesday, Feb. s.
implement dealers convention,
Thursday, Feb. 6.
Implement dealers convention.
Friday, Feb. z.
Implement dealers convention.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-12-24
Thsre's Musie in tha Air.

Sketch: The Rrusdue Customer lin
music shop. Libretto, "Mikado."
The New Assistant. l no speak Ital.
iano.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-12-24

Valentine Koch, editor Of the Ger
man newspaper which is published in
the city OF Dickinson, for the edilGa-
ton of the people out on the slope,
vas a business visitor to the city last
week and was at the Waldorf and mot
several friends. Mr.. Koch has an eX-
celIent p which has a big clrcula"
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-12-24

Call 1853 and let the G. N. Fuel &
Concrete CO. deliver your fuel,-Advt
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-12-24
IN THE HOTEL LOBBIES

One afternoon this fall, three travel
ing men drew up in an automobile IN
front Of the candy factory of which
Frank CLANCY is one Of the pro-
prietors. and they found their passage
somewhat blocked by a sturdy little
fellow, who might have been any
where from four to six years old.
"No. use to come in here" said h
little fellow, as he hristled up and
showed some defiance. You cant
get any one in this place
The commercial men woldered what
the young master meant, put they
managed to get on past him.
After exchanging greetings with Mr..
CLANCY they asked him whose o
was blocking the door n they tod
him about the youngsters remarks.
ooh, he's mine" responded Mr..
CLANCY. He's been trying all the
afternoon to work me for a nickel or
a dime. See"
Frank Collins, we'll known all over
the northwest whose home is at
| Minneapolis, his brother William col
Inns. from Bottineau and DR.. w. +.
CreWe, of Devils Lake, were all guests
at tho Metropole last week and they
met here to have a visit with Name
Host Ed r. Cole, VINO is an Ola 1Tlehu
of the three. They had a. very pleas"
ant visit together. The Minneapolis
| Collins left for a visit with his brother
to the northern part of the state.
w. r. Clark of Tower City, one OF the
hest known business men of that sec"
| ton was a guest at the Waldorf a Day
or two ago and met many friends IN
| the city, Mr.. Clark, who Is In me
TI,T,ber h~nsiness at his town states
that there is likely &c be u good deal
| Of building done there next season;
''Tower city people very generally a
good cropsl last season." said he and
when fbis is the case we always pre-
pare to do good in the lumber bust
ness. Tower City is a pretty little
| PLACE and is growing steadily y n9T
rapidly all the time. BUSINESS In all
ines is good there just now"
Valentine Koch, editor Of the Ger
mar newspaper which Is puolsnee IN
8 IL 20 nScL-insor for the S0Inca-
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-12-24

Al Partisan hotel will be opened
without servants, Also without guests.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-12-24
Temperature
stations
Margins,

H R GRAssE, Special observer.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-12-24

Thousands Of people have visited the
of the operahouse fire during the
past two days
Evening star., 1912-09-29

horses in the race. One man was bound
to win and the tout would collect his lit
tie commission. But, of course you all
know that game-old as the hills
Say, colonel objected the scribe,
don't chop it so short. l don't know as
much about this tout business as the
other men here, you know"
THAT so.'' the colonel agreed, good-na-
turedly. 'Ill tell what 1 know about them
and if the others get tired they can go to
sleep. To begin with, then, the tout
hands his worthless tips out each day
and each day finds him with one winner
on his staff, who is good for a touch as
long as he lasts. In this way, YOU see.
the tout has Il sort of endless chain of
green bettors on his staff. If one of them
by some lucky chance happens to win two
the tout's tips there is nothing too good
for the young fellow who has put him
wise to how to beat the bOoilies.
Funny part about the whole matter is
that the tout is the biggest sucker in the
world himself when it comes to race
horse. He will bet his last cent on a
hundred-to-one-shot. because he believes
he has hunch. He will never tackle
the favorites and for that reason he is
bound to remain a tout and nothing more.
Now and then. by some lucky chance. he
places a few dollars on q long shot and
the nag comes through with the goods.
But all he ever manages to get out Of
the wad of bills he takes from the bookies
is perhaps Il few good meals. room In
big hotel for a few nights and some
drinks. After the killing he honestly be-
lieves that Pittsburgh Phil never had
anything on him when it comes to pick
ing them, and SO the result of it is that
the bookmakers have their money back
Evening star., 1912-09-29

weakened. The shoe should allow this toe
to resume straight line.
So the board added to the toe of the
marching shoe on the inside. This was
compensated to a certain extent by cut
ting off some of the outer margin beyond
the end of the little toe. But the fact
stands that toes of shoes must be wider
if feet are not to be mutilated. Vanity
calls for small feet and the toes are the
portion of the foot that can be squeezed
into less space than they should have
So it comes to pass that the toes of prac-
tically all shoes are smaller in proportion
to heels than they should be. II the COM
mon sense individual buys a shoe with
plenty of toe room it is found that there
is waste space in the heel that makes
the shoe uncomfortable. The proportions
of heel and toes is all wrong in the shoes
that the manufacturers are turning out
the commission claims.
The new shoe of the army allows the
great toe to point straight to the front
1t gives chance for all the little toes to
assume a natural and uncrumpled posi-
tiOn. At the same time its proportions
are such that it is snug and close fitting
at the heel. 1t is such shoe as will fit
the normal, competent foot or allow the
abnormal foot to find it's way back to ma
ture and strength.
When the commission had devised this
Evening star., 1912-09-29
Race Track @T@wts" and Their Smooth Schemes.

horses in the workouts. In this manner
he would manage to get pretty good
line on the horses that were entered for
the different races that afternoon.
He'd show up at. the track that after
noon. a little before the first race WAS
started. He'd always dress in the
height of fashion, ard as lie was a
mixer in every sense of the word. il was
not long until he was on the most friend
K terms with some prosperous patron Of
the sport. This WAS the greatest diff
ficulty of his game. He had to always
be sure that the man he was playing for
was ready money and there with a big
bank roll. Sometimes he would butt into
well dressed piker, but not often, for
he was Il rema rkable Judge of human ma
with the victim they'd adjourn to the
bar, and Sam woald insist upon opening
couple of bottles of wine. He would
never make a bet during all this time or
offer his companion "A tip Without maxi
ing any direct statements To that effect
Sam would, by hints and little yelled
marks. soon have his companion convince
ed that he was a betting commissioned,
and that he WAS waiting TO make kill
ing on some particular race.
''Of course the other man would ask TO
be let in the good thing. but Sam
would draw into his shell and make eX-
cuSes. Long before. well-well say the
fourth race was to be run-Sam would
plead a business engagement and hurry
I'm the direction Of the betting ring. OF
course, the victim would feel bit dis
gruntled and sore because his genial
had not put him Wise, which
was just the humor that Sam aimed to
get him in. Perhaps ten minutes after
leaving his companion. Sam, who, by the
way, had never lost sight of him, would
return with a very serious face. He'd
touch the chap on the shoulder and lead
Continued on Sixth Page.)
Evening star., 1912-09-29

shoe, Capt. Glasgow as it's representa-
tive, proceeded to st. Louis and there had
it manufactured. He superintended every
detail of its construction that there might
be no mistake about getting just the shoe
that was wanted. He had the shoe made
on lasts ranging from to EE, a wider
range than may be bought in any shoe
store in anything but very high-priced
shoes. Experiments with great numbers
of men showed that ) per cent of the
men of the army required the A last All
the shoes We're in tan treated with the
vegetable dies that leave the leather
pOruS instead of the mineral dies that
close the pores.
With enough of these shoes to outfit a
body of 400 men Capt. Glasgow then went
to Fort LeavenwOrth, where he was met
by the other members of the commission.
and there the shoes We're tested in a most
painstaking way that their every merit
or lack of 1T might be brought out
In the meantime a great light had
daWned upon the membership of the COM
mission with relation to one phase Of the
shoe problem. 1t had asked itself if the
shoes actually worn by the men We're of
the proper sizes. 1t had investigated and
decided that the men were not properly
fitting themselves in shoes. This whole
question of fitting shoes was gone into
and the conclusion was reached that prac-
Evening star., 1912-09-29

~vHE colonel fairly beamed with
satisfaction and the joy of good
living. He leaned back in his
u chair in the lobby of hotel on
Pennsylvania avenue and sent
rings of smoke from his black cigar drift
ing toward the ceiling. The clerk at the
cigar stand nudged his co-Worker and
muttered that the old man must have
made killing at Ilavre de Grace that
afternoon. But the colonel, deep in his
day dreams did not hear the remark.
BY ones and twos, other veterans of the
race track drifted out of the dining room
and took chairs at the colonels side.
They made picturesque group as they
lounged there and went over the days
doings and planned for big killings OIL the
morrow Just then The. Star man came
along and asked about the breed OF race
track tOuts.
Boys. do 1 look like u fall guy?'
drawled the colonel, presently, as he lit
another black cigar. The others hastened
to assure him that his personal appear
ance was just the opposite, and the old
race track man went on:
WeH, L was taken for one today. \
measly little tout took me for a good
thing out at the track this afternoon and
tried to tell me how to pick the winners
in each race. For moment I was in
suited, but just out of curiosity ! heard
what he had to say. He gave me the
name OF horse in the fourth race and
ten minutes later l heard him giving an
other man the name of different horse
in the same race. That's the game they
have worked for twenty years. Just out
of sheer curiosity l followed that tout
around and heard him tip off five differ
ent men, each one OF the remaining tive
Evening star., 1912-09-29

spicuOus part Of the Landscape You
Will now have to leave the Travelled roads
and the settlements behind and strike off
INTO a broad tract on which nobody lives
This tract before the war was richly
clothed with forest but this being cut off
and being adjacent to a number of vii
lagos. the woodland has never been per-
mitted to return.
The land is covered with thick
growth of underbrush. You will follow
a road that was made by troops during
the early days of the civil war over
which very little traffic passes and which
seems not to have been repaired since the
war. 1T is a road deeply washed into
ruts and gullies. You will follow this
road until you come out among acres of
fort works on the crest of ridge that
rises back of Anacostia and commands
the country in every direction, for from
this height the view does not sweep a
Wide arc, as from most of the heights
around washington, but commands the
Whole circle. the land falling away at all
points of the compass and for miles
around being lower
Washington looks like a patch of brick
and marble. and the eye sweeps to the
crest OF the ridges north Of the city and
oVerreaches the heights of Arlington, and
passes on across the succeeding ridges
and the intervening valleys to the west
ward. 1t is great vista, and but for it's
inaccessibility more Washingtonians
would travel thither for the prospect
The full outline of Fort Stanton is cas-
lily traceable. but in parts the parapet
has been worn down. The north end of
the fort is especially well preserved, en-
brasures and gun platforms being clearly
defined. The fOsse at the northeast sa-
fent contains water, and q longtime
growth of marine vegetation is to be seen
thereon the crest of high ridge.
Through the length Of the fort runs a
Subterranean magazine, walled with ma
tive puddingstone. The entrances to this
magazine are nearly choked with earth.
The parade is grown with sedge,. golden
rod and daisies, and a few wild rose
bushes climb the escarpment. Some
small pines and "a few lonely chestnut
trees with small oaks and sweet gums
grow on the hillsides.
Despite it's inaccessibility Fort Stanton
is the nearest of Washingtons old de-
lenses to the navy yard, the arsenal and
perhaps the Capitol. In an air line by
map distance Fort Stanton is 1900 yards
from the southeast end Of the Navy Yard
bridge. ZOO yards from the navy yard,
1900 yards from the Pennsylvania Ave-
nue. bridge. $500 yards from the Arsenal
point and 400 yards from the Capitol.
Fort Stanton was built on the farm of
q. w. Talburtt who inherited the land
from his father, Levin Talburtt, who
died In the homestead ON the tract in
Evening star., 1912-09-29

The first fort immediately above Mime
sofa avenue is called by the old inhabit-
ants Fort Scaggs, though the old mill
tary map is silent as to the forts name.
but shows the name Of the owner of the
lands. b. Scaggs. The Scaggs dwelling
at the base of the hill and fronting on
Minnesota avenue is still standing.
On a hilltop above Minnesota avenue
and north of the Benning road, a scant
half mile northwest of Scaggs' hill, are
the remaining breastwOrks of Fort Ma
han. These earthworks are slowly caving
in the great gulches that are being worn
into the hill by sand and gravel mining
company. In the neighborhood this civil
war relic is called Fort Manning. as it
was on the Manning farm and a part of
the tract remains in possession Of the
Manning heirs.
Southeasterly along the Benning road
from these wartime ruins is Jones' chap
el. frame structure nearly surrounded
with leaning headstones. many of which
are darkened with moss. 1t is a grave
yard district, Payne's cemetery being on
one side of the churchyard and Wood
lawn across the road The corner stone
OF the chapel gives this information:
Built 1853. rebuilt 1876. rebuilt 1SSS''
near tnlS cnapel Ine star man Iell IN
with an elderly cOlored man-GeOrge
Chase. He has lived in that neighbor-
hood since before the war. Maj. Man
ming lived on that hill. Chase said. where
Fort Mahan stood, or stands.
He married lady who came down
here from the north during the war. The
Old Manning house was torn down, and
later one built. which is still standing.
some of the Manning children and grand
children are now living in Washington.
one OF the big landholders was 8. b.
ScaSgs. He came to the Benning district
from Prince Georges county and bought
a big tract Of land. 1t was poor land
and You couldn't raise much on ii. 1t
mad been worked down. Most OF it was
III woods, but the soldiers cut the woods
on clean so they could see all the land
about
They built a barricade of logs and
brush down at this end of the Benning
bridge and 1t stayed there all during
the war. Nobody lived down at the
bridge before the war exce,G an old white
man in a log house. and forget his
name. Some of Mr.. Scaggs' kin live In
Washington now. One Of his daughters
married Mr.. Elliot, who worked in the
government printing ONCE for a long
time. and her daughter married a. Wash
ington doctor"