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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-03-26
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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-03-26
BOSTON MERCHANTS
EXPERIENCE ALONG
THE MEXICAN BORDER.

Marathon, Texas, Feb. %, 10 p. NJ
For the last ten days / have been trav-
cling along the Mexican border, talk
ing with both Americans and MeXi-
cans on present conditions. 1 have
found a spirit of bitterness against the
United States government which is so
startling that / am going to ask you to
present my experiences. / am writing
them in the cars at this point. 1 shall
post the communication in the mail
car at San Antonio.
Coming into Ell Paso this morning
from Juarez, Mexico (where two years
ago 1 witnessed the overthrow of the
federal government by Madero and his
army of followers) 1 CHANGED to notice
IN the top of one of the tallest build
ings a large American flag flying
union down. Knowing, of course, that
it must have been an act of careless
ness on some ones part, yet as an old
soldier who had fought four years to
keep the union on top, I approached a
group of swell looking men in the pub
lie square, who seemed to be in
earnest conversation, and, pointing to
the flag said: beg pardon, gentlemen,
but has Texas again seeded from the
union?"
The explosion of the thirty pound
| shell could not have created a greater
GOILlLlOL1OJ1 lOEy IuElllAlB On me, inc
leader said: at might as we'll be, for
we are completely ignored by the gov
eminent at Washington" And then,
che after the other poured hot shot
into me. Some of the group were
Texas cattle men who had been raided
across the border, and their stock run
| off. Others had had their horses
stolen. One had been. a railroad con-
tractor running into Mexico, who had
been captured and confined in a dirty
hole, and was only released by the
payment of a bride to an officer; and
so it went, from man to man, until it
was rounded UP by the leader saying:
Yes, let Texas secede from the union,
raise it's own army. cross the Rio
Grande and give these 'greasers' a
licking they will remember as long as
| they live; and Texas can do it,"
There was no question but what
they were red-hot mad. And it may
have been foolish on my part to have
told them to their faces that they
ought to be ashamed of themselves in
uttering such reasonable language,
and this (Feb. 22) the birthday of the
| father of our country. But you can
see in this little episode where the
governor of Texas is getting his real
backing in his complaints to and calls
ON the government at Washington.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-03-26

oculated by 400 pounds Of earth taken
from an old alfalfa field.
Garden Products.
One acre devoted to garden products
in small plots gave yields, by the acre,
as follows:
Onions from seed, at rate
of 600 buahel
Garden or table beets, at
rate of ...s.......... 600 bushels
Turnips, at rate of ...... 825 bushels
Rutabagas, at rate of -. 900 bushels
EARLY carrots, at rate Of. 900 bushels
Late carrots, at rate off,. $50 bushels
Mangels, at rate of $685.. 1000 bushels
Cabbage, at late of $500. TN tons !.
Beans, cauliloWer, radishes, lettuce.
pumpkins, squashes and melons all did
well, and many tomatoes ripened.
Potatoes.
one acre planted to Early Ohio n
Rnrbank potatoes yielded at the rate
Of $50 bushels and 200 bushels to the
acre, respectively, the quality being all
that could be desired.
six acres kept in summer faIlow and
vel worked during the season and
tins kept clean, will be soWn in the
spring of 1919 to small grain as also
will d part of the corn land.
Any additional Information regard
ing these demonstration farms will
gladly be supplied by addressing Prof.
Thomas shaw Agricultural Expert.
st. Anthony Park, st. Paul, Mimi
49,
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Northern Pacific Will
Establish New Farms
in N. Dakota This Year
Many New Demonstration Farms VIII Be Established in West;
ern North Dakota Between Missouri and Boundary
Results Of Previous Experiments

the cOrn stalks are still standing, but
there is great risk in sowing it in corn
stubble or even on summer fallOW
where unprotected. Pasturing destroys
it. Yields 40 bushels an acre on corn
stalk land.
Corn Fodder.
One of the most important crops in
North Dakota. Assists greatly in
cleaning the land and furnishes dry
fodder or silage for livestock, also
conserves moisture for crops that fol-
low. Experience shows that the ears
of corn will generally mature even
with Minnesota No. IS. Corn grows
we'll on stubble land. Yields 2R tons
to the acre :
Peas and Barley.
Canada field peas and white hulless
barley make a splendid combination
for producing grain hay. Three to 4
pecks of peas and 2 of barley to the
acre should be soWn. Yields 8 tons or
more to the acre
Alfalfa.
Experience demonstrates that while
there is nc difficulty in securing a
good stand, yields on land not proper
ly prepared are unsatisfactory. More
experimentation is called for in grow
ing this crop which promises much
Tor North X e.. .
AT the demonstration farm at Elgin
2S acres were plowed in October, 1911,
and disced and narrowed as early in
1912 as possible. Land had previously
been worked for several years, but at
this time was a mass of Russian this
ties. rose bushes and weeds. 8.
Corn. fa
This crop. covered Ia acres and in
cluded Z varieties of corn, 1 to 3 acres
being used for each variety. Hills 3k
feet apart both ways. All corn plots
narrowed after planting and before
and after the corn was up. Plots
were given frequent cultivation, in
many cases Z or s times.
OF squaw corn, IL &C IA pounds to
the acre were used. Harvested Sept.
27. No. / plot cut for fodder; nearly
all the ears matured. Yield of fod-
der. 1a tons. On plot No 2 the ears
were harvested; yield, 40 bushels an
acre.
OF Northwest Dent, IA to Is pounds
of seed to the acre were used. Plant
ed May Is, ears pulled October 20.
Yield, 80 bushels an acre. Most of the
| corn matured. Fodder left standing.
OF Rustlers White Dent corn, IL to
IA rounds to- the acre were planted
MAY 16. Ears we're pulled Nov. 10.
Yield, 90 bushels an acre. Corn fairly
well matured. Fodder left standing,
| estimated ~ tons to the acre cured.
Lf
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-03-26
Want ASPHALT
ON FREE LIST

Washington, D. c., March 26.-Prom-
Using to reduce the price of asphalt by
the amount Of h tartm II h present
duties are removed, A. v: Sewall'
ing Co., has filed with the ways "a
can committee a statement in which
he gives the following reasons why
congress should admit asphalt free:
Because the present duties of 30 per
ton on refine asphalt n $1.5O per
ton on crude are a tax on good roads
and streets, 1t is a settled tact that
ON form of .bituminous binder is
necessary to hold good roads together
With asphalt on the free list the ma,
tertal best adapted for this purpose
could be used at decreased expense.
The tariff tax could be saved by the
communities now paying 1T in the form
of increased costs and put into much
needed additional construction. No
Lake Asphalt is found in the United
States and no duties are necessary to
protect this product or h labor en-"
gagged in its production.
A further reason for the removal of
the asphalt tariff is said to be that
the production of oil asphalt has in
creased to an mount greater than the
increase of asphalt imports, showing
that the latter product does not inter
fere with the prosperity or the cali
fornia industry. All the Dingley duties
make the imported product cost more
and enabled the California producers
to charge more for oil asphalt.
Free of duty, Mr.. Sewall points out.
imported asphalt could be supplied in
refined form by direct shipments tic
eastern seaports n thus save heavy
rail freight charges from refineries To-
Gated at northern points. New Orleans,
Mobile n cities similarly. situated
should be able to buy asphalt as cheap
ly as New York a buy 1t.
Another reason for removing the
duty is hat it would tend TO limit
the constant advances in the price of
all heavy oils for road treatment and
for fuel, due to the greatly increased
| demand for these materials.
The promise to cut the price of as
phalt was made in these words: The
Barber Asphalt Paving Co. will lower
its prices Immediately when the re-
duction goes into effect to correspond
| .-SAA Ehn radv,offnn ~ fhe f9rfry - ".
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-03-26
Get Ready for the Birds.

In the Open: This is the time to
paint and erect bird boxes to attract
the songsters in the coming spring.
The houses should get thoroughly
weather aired and have the smell of
the fresh paint blown away before
the birds begin their northern migTa-
ton.
The number of song and insectivor-
Gus birds that nave remained with us
this winter breaks all records. That
peculiar sense which seems to foretelI
a mild winter evidently kept the birds
informed as to prospects, and the
w~oodDeckers, cardinals, nut-hatches,
wrens. song-sparrows, meadow -larks
and robins can be seen in numbers in
all of their favorite haunts, in addition
to the titmouse, the chickadee, winter
wren and other species that are us
ually to be found here in normal win
tiers.
There is no more fascinating way 10
pass a sunny winter AFTERNOON than TO
take ones opera glass or b~ioncuIars
and go to the nearest bird haunt,
there to sit down and observe the
winter bird life. This year the inter-
est of the pursuit is magntied by the
number Of species to be found.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-03-26

For some time the Northern Pacific
railway has been engaged in conduct
ing agricultural demonstration farms
in North Dakota and Montana, both
for the benefit of the various farming
communities where the farms are
located and for it's own purposes of
Investigation n improvement.
In Montana. these experiments have
been in charge of officials of the Mon
tann, Agricultural college n the U. S.
experiment station and have had most
! beneficial results. In North Dakota
| these farms a " been superintendent
and developed by Prof. Thomas Shaw,
the well known agricultural authority.
! An addition to the agricultural staff
for 1913 has been made. r. F. Muir
ray will give special attention to the
demonstration work and Professor
: Shaw and he will work in earnest CO.
operation. The object of these farms
is to determine the best conditions
under which crops of all kinds car
be grown by means of the so-called
dry farming methods. This includes
soil preparation and cultivation, crop
rotation, the determination of the
varieties of grain and vegetables best
adapted to particular soils and locali-
ties, etc. Professor Shaw has just
concluded his studies of the results
VA IL % III " LO4Gs
These results have been such that
the number of farms the Northern
Pacific will operate in 1913 under the
direction Of Professor Shaw and Mr..
Murray will be doubled. They will be
located in the country between the
Missouri river and the Montana
Boundary line in North Dakota.
The farms consist of six or more
acres each, and they have been han
died in q thoroughly practical as well
aS scientific by resident farm
ers under Professor ShaW's super
vision.
The conclusions of Professor Shaw
regarding the various crops, briefly
summarized, are as follows:
Winter Rye.
This crop will produce large yields
when sown on corn land in late
August, whether amid standing or cul
stalks. When drilled in grain stub
BILE at the same time, 1t grows well
but does not yield SO heavily. 1t is
Of great assistance in cleaning the
land and is one of the safest and
sIrest grain crops that al be grown
in North Dakota. The yield on corr
ground was rs 2-3 bushels an acre
and on stubblc II bushels.
Winter Wheat
Grows well when sown during lat
ter part Of August on ground Where
49, 5
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-03-26

On the preceding corn plots Turkey
Red winter. wheat was planted in the
fall Of 1912 in the standing fodder at
ethe rate of l bushel to the acre.
OF South Dakota White Flint, II to
IA pounds to the acre were used.
Planted May II, harvested Oct. %.
Ears not matured, but yielded 81 tons
of cured fodder
On Aug. "a, 1912, winter Y was
drilled in at the rate of 5 pecks to the
acre. Several acres of Turkey Red
winter wheat were also sown amid
the corn stalks at the rate of 4 pecks
an acre.
OF Minnesota No. 10. corn, 10 to IL
pounds to the acre were used. Plant
ed May II, harvested Oct q. Ears
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-03-26
OF durum wheat, l acre drilled O

OF durum wheat, l acre drilled on
April 20 at the rate of 4 pecks to the
acre and harvested Aug. 8, yielded 80
bushels of excellent quality.
One acre of Cartons Senator oats
sown April 20, harvested Aug. 8, yield
ed rs bushels by measure, "a bushels
by weight, using s pecks of seed in
sowing.
Two acres Of Sanfoin drilled in on
June 4, 20 pounds to the acre, were
clipped early in August owing to the
prevalence of weeds. Standing was a
little thin and the growth only fair.
One acre of alfalfa drilled in on
June 4, using 8 pounds of seed, grew
very encouragingly. 1t was clipped
early in August. The ground was in
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-03-26

reached the roasting stage, but none
were fully matured. Yielded 2R tons
of cured fodder to the acre.
StoweIPs Evergreen Sweet Corn.
Twelve to IA pounds of seed to the
acre We're planted May II. Stalks were
cut Oct. %. Many good roasting ears
were found, but none matured. Fod-
der yield, az tons to the acre, cured.
Grain Crops,
Ground was very "Weedy" and w
ing to frequent narrowing, up to the
point where the grains were 6 inches
high, the weeds were largely overcome
in most cases. White hulless barley
produced 20 bushels to the acre, using
4 pecks of seed in sowing.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-03-26

New York, March. 26.-The an
nouncement of District Attorney
Charles S. Whitman of New York
county that he will accept a fusion
nomination for mayor brings into the
contest three candidates, one Of whom
will likely be picked to oppose the
Tammany candidate in the election
this fall. They are besides Mr.. Whit
man, John Purroy Mitchell, president
of the Board of Aldermen, and George
McAneny, president of the Borough Of
Manhattan.
The district attorney, q republican,
has made his reputation on his prose-
cution of Police Lieutenant Charles
Becker and the four gunner who kill
ed Herman Rosenthal, the gambler,
last July, and the work since in fol-
lowing up graft till there are already
under Indictment one police inspector,
one captain, and several policemen,
~
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-03-26
GEORGE MeANENY.

present subway system.
On the other hand, MI. McAneny,
democrat, has been the chief champion
Of the Interborough, along with Mayor
Gaynor. He was president of the City
club, one of the leading reform organ
izations, at the time he was selected
IN the fusion ticket three and a half
years ago..
The three men were elected to their
present offices as fusion candidates on
the two-headed mayoralty ticket led
by William r. Hearst and Otto III.
Barnard. 1t is likely that Hearst, who
will be a power in the coming election.
would support either Whitman or
Mitchell. pfeferring Mitchell to the dis
trict attorney. But he has ~repudiated
McAneny in the strongest terms. Many
politicians think it possible Hearst
would support the TafnmaIly candi-
date rather than 5McAneny III case lie
! we're to receive the fusion nomination.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-03-26
JOHN PuRRoY Mitchell.

with a prospect OF the Indictment Of
three more inspectors.
Mr.. Mitchell, a democrat, one Of the
youngest officials to hold a high posi-
ton in the city government of New
York, would be one of her youngest
candidates for mayor. He is a nephew
of the late Henry d. Purroy, chief of
the county democracy, which fought
Tammany Hall many ear ago He
won his spurs as q commissioner of
accounts under Mayor Mcclellan. In
that position he was given general
power of Investigation Of the city de-
partments, and he managed to make
1t very uncomfortable for many city
officials. AS a member of the Board
of Estimate, the body which holds the
purse strings of the city, he has
fought for two years against the let
ting of the $780, 00,0 900 contract for the
construction of subways to the Inter
borough company, which controls the
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-03-26
Notice for BIDS.

Notice ID hereby given that the
County Commissioners of Mclean
County, North Dakota, will receive
Sealed Bids for the Furnishing of the
following mentioned number OF Road
additional Plows and Scraperg as the
Board may deem necessary to purchase
at the time Of the opening of Bids.
Twenty (20) Number Two (2l Fresno
Road Scrapers.
Five (B) Number Six (s) Rad Plaws.
Bids will be opened ON Tueaday.
April 9th, at 8 o'clock p. M.
The Board reserves the right To re-
tect any or all bids.
Dated at Washburn, N. D.. this N3th
day OF March, A. .. 1913.
T. E. THoMPHOM.
CHAR. 15-19-22-26-29; April 2-E.l
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-03-26
Notice to Creditors.

In the matter or the estate OF III q.
Carr, deceased:
Notice Is hereby given by the under
signed, Fred I. Stebbins, administra-
tor of the estate of I'll. 6. Carr, late or
the village of Davenport, in the county
of Cass and state of North Dakota.
deceased, to the creditors of, and ali
persons having claims against said
deceased, to exhibit them with the
necessary vouchers, within four
months after the first publication Of
this notice, to said administrator at
the office of Edw. i. Johnson, In the
city OF Fargo, IN said Cass county.
FRED L. STEBRINS.
Administrator.
First publication on tho 36th dav of
March, Al. III 1913.
tMarch 26; April 2-s-16, 1879
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-03-26
MONA

Is too often the rataI sequence. La
Grippe coughs hang on, weaken the
system, and lower the vital resistance.
r. G. Collins, Postmaster, Barnegat,
N. J., says: II was troubled with a
severe La Grippe cough which com
pletely exhausted me. Foley's Honey
and Tar Compound soon stopped the
coughing spells entirely. It can't be-
beat" Economy Drug Co. Fargo Drug
Co. -Adyt,
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-03-26
The Yellow Peril
in Your Skin I

is your complexion sallow, blotched
Your breath foul? Have you head
aches, stomach gas? All these are
of serious trouble caused by
the mass of undigested, germ-breeding
food in your stomach.
Constipation, bowel trouble are fore
runners Of chronic indigestion or SER
ious liver and kidney trouble-gali
stones-appendicitis,
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-03-26

A one-armed burglar broke an IlIi-
nois Jail with a spoon, suggesting that
1t would be a convenient stopping
place for two-armed transients.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-03-17
Allom May Try for
the America Cup
With Schooner

new YORK. March l6.-Whether
c. &. AlIom, the owner of the crack
I5-meter yacht Istria will challenge
for race for the America $ cup viii
depend largely on the success OF the
new Water Witch, which is being
built from designs by Charles Nichot-
son to race against the Americans
built schooner Westward. now owned
in Germany Mr.. Aiiom. who has
been thinking of arranging a race for
the cup. thinks that he would have a
better chance Of success with a
schooner. and it is possible that race
strictly in accordance with the deed
Of gift may be arranged for next
year.
If a foreign yacht club challenged
for q race naming q schooner il ls not
at all improbable that the New York
Yacht club VIII under the mutual
agreement clause Of the deed of gift
he willing to arrange a race under
some modified rules. II would not
be able to rely on the Reliance to de-
fend the cup, and it's members would
not want TO spend about 81. 000,0 In
building a 115-foot schooner which
would be worth only old metal after
the series Of races had been sailed.
Mr.. Allom visited this country last
fan and while here met some menu
bers of the New York Yacht club and
studied the deed Of gift. He talked
of a challenge. but his idea then was
to form a syndicate and race here
with "a Yacht Of the 23~meter class or
a vessel about : feet on the water
line.
Mr.. Aliom is here again ard he has
expressed his views OF the cup and
the races Mr. AIlom says: Il did
think OF challenging but il was too
late 70 arrange a race for 1913, owing
to the ten months notice required,
and then / heard Sir Thomas Upton
contemplated challenging, and /
thought it only fair tn leave the field
to him. The deed shows nothing to
prevent Ii challenge with 75-footer
being met with a boat Of 90 feet. and
Of course such Il race would be q
farce Personally tf1irl1 that no cut
ter should exceed rs or so feet water
/ line. as her mast would even then be
] so feet high. and therefore in the
case Of a s0-footer it would approxi-
mate 200 feet. When the deed Of gift
was drawn no such serious problem
was thought of
Commenting on the size of yachts,
Mr.. Aflom said that 90-footer today
would be about one-ffth larger than
/ the Reliance. He does not think it
would be any more difficult to bring
( 90-footer across the ocean than q
T5-footer, but to rig a modern 90
footer. TO care for the strains and
stresses and tor handle ne yacht would
be. an enormous undertaking. He
hopes Sir Thomas viii amend his
challenge and agree II send a so
footer.
He declared that nothing would give
him greater pleasure than to be one
i of a syndicate ready TO abide by the
j conditions as they exist, and if a cut
ter is impractical bic to build a sChoon-
/ er OF 115 feet water line length.