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The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1913-12-26
WORD OF REMARKABLE ORIGIN
"oulz," Which 10 In Such Common
Use, Has No Root Nor Etymo-
logical Meaning.

The word quiz Is n Of the few
English words which has no root nor
genealogical meaning to give a hint
OF what 1t signifies.
1t is said. in fact. that the manu-
facturer OF the word himself did not
know what it meant. He made it
up jokingly, according to the follow
ing story Of the words origin:
Many years ago there lived in Dub
lin a person whose mans was Daily.
According to custom he and a party
of friends were gathered together one
evening, when he made a wager that
by the end OF the following day every
man in Dublin would be speaking a
word having no meaning and being
derived from no language known.
The wager was eagerly taken up by
Days associates, who were sure that
he had no chance of winning under
the circumstances.
Daily owned among other things a
theater and after the party had brok-
en- up he called up all the men con-
nected with the theater, assigned to
each a certain portion OF the city. sup
PAleu item Win SudlA anu mhlIuSiGA
them to write the letters QUIZ" on
every door and shop window In town
before daylight. His orders were car
ried out so effectually that before the
morning of the following day was over
everybody was asking OF his neighbor
the meaning OF the mysterious word
quiz The ignorance OF its meaning
and It's sudden appearance all over
the city created talk and conjecture
for many a day.
When the truth that il was all a
joke came out the word was adopted
as a synonym for a Jest and express
aive also of a puzzle because Of the
questions and general perpiexity It
had aroused.
To quiz means, therefore. in one
sense. to ask questions. and in other
to quiz a person means to Jest with
or poke fun at him.
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Rule or Ruin.

The Republican leaders seem
TO have at last found their bear
ings and discovered the way by
which they hope to regain power
and Influence in this country.
They have adopted the old
rule Or ruin policy. Old "Uncle
Joe' Cannon declares that
The lever of prosperity has re-
versed." Reed Smoot thinks
that "a suffering people will
speak louder than and declara-
tion of principles. Governor
Hadley, Senator Root, Chairman
Hiiles all join in the calamity
howl" When Leader Mann in
the House sung the same tune he
was promptly and properly re-
buked by Speaker Champ Clark,
who declared there was a Repub-
hcan conspiracy against the
prosperity Of the country.
The people of the country,
Democrats and Republicans alike,
win agree with Speaker Clark
tlat it is strange no one else
1 as seen the signs of hard times,
which these former leaders pic
ture so wildly"
The man who purposely en-
deavor to bring disaster to his
country for PARTISAN advantages
is no better than a traitor and
should be despised by every
honest, fair minded citizen
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She Enjoys Cigars.


Miss Dillwyn. whose father repre-
scented Swansea in parliament, and
who herself has lone excellent serv-
ice on the old Swansea school board
and board OF guardians, Is one Of the
few Englishwomen who enjoy a cigar.
She eyen smokes cigars at public din
ners.
7 smoke them because / like them ?
she told a newspaper representative.
Il can't remember how many years
I have smoked-all over the world
and wherever I go. Some people
smoke for Asthma and kindred com
ploints, but I smoke simply end sole
~ for pleasure. 1 smoked my first
cigar when / was eleven years old.
and later my father used to give me
cigars. do not like cigarettes. Some
one cnce SAID. DO I drink beer out
OF a thimble7' and that Is my opinion
OF cigarettes. Personally. I have never
suffered any Hl-enects from cigars"
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"Housekeepingl" she repeated the
commonplace word with something
Of mockery. you are med, Harry.
Do you think 1 would break my en-
gagement with Senator Pryee at this
eleventh hour and steal away like a
thief? Why'-she laughed %hysteric-
ally-"the wedding arrangements are
all made; the dinner Is ordered; the
guests have received their invita-
tons"
She burst into h~ysterical sobs and
when he took her in MS arms she
felt that she had not the strength to
resist longer. His love had meant
more to her than she had let even
her own soul know.
Harry, 1 will come with YOU" she
said, raising her head. "Anywherel"
She stepped out through the wiz
dow and they faced each other in the
garden outside. Nobody was stirring
in the street. She looked back at the
house, fearful, and still uncertain.
why couldn't you come before7''
she whispered.
Harry Goddard threw back his head
and laughed.
Because" he answered, Senator
Pryce gave me I'VE hundred dollars
70 stay away unt1 his wedding day"
What He paid you money!"
Eyes. And the joke iB that the old
man outwftted himself. This Ia his
wedding day. because II Is past mid
night. He thought the Joke was on
me, but that's where he fell down"
Esther laid her hand on his arm.
Harry. you did this dastardly
thingi" she asked.
We'll. hasn't he money to spare ?
And wasn't he just as bad, with all
his money. bribing a poor man1"
1T wasn't the bribe." she muttered.
1t was the making her the subject
Of the bribe. She knew that the link
which bound her to Harry was broken
forever. Quietly she stepped back
through the window.
Il win" said q low voice in her
ear. Senator Pryce was standing be-
fore her. 81 her room. smiling.
What does this meant" asked Els
ther.
1T means." answered the senator.
that / have tested you and found
you true. just as l found him false.
o, Esther. forgive me, but I couldn't
marry you until / had given you the
chance to see what you have es-
capped"
mo. what 1 have found" she an
swered softly.
Copyright. 1918. by w. @. chapman.)
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who holds his country's good
above place and power.
The fact that injustice existed
IN the Payne-Aldrich tariff law
was almost universally admitted.
The effort of the Democrats to
correct that injustice has been
generally approved. The nec-
essity for a revision of the cur-
rency laws was also acknowledg-
ed. These two tasks have
now been creditably performed.
Attention Will now be turned to-
ward the trusts and combines.
Perhaps the action of these teal
amity howlers'' may be account
ed for, by the latter fact. Their
dire predictions come after the
new tariff law has been put into
operation and has begun 10 prove
itself successful and after the
passage OF the currency bill had
become an assured fact. Many
of these leaders who now cry
wolf" have been the especial
pets Of the special interests and
H. would be natural for them to
yeip in response to the command
of their masters.-Dai Demo-
crat-News.
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NOR A love MATCH
BY VERA STRAIGHT.


Esther Norris was to be married
the mex afternoon. She sat at her
window, her chin upon her hand,
looking out into the shadows Of the
maple trees. Her fiance had just left
her and she had slipped away to her
ROOM. leaving her mother to put the
final touches to the decorations and
to rehearse the wedding dinner.
Esther was thirty-one. Francis
Pryce, whom she was t. marry, was
forty-seyen. 1t was not a love raatch
but born Of mutual respect and con-
fdence. Both had been In love be-
fore and each knew It OF the other.
Two years and three months be-
fore Esther had sent away her lover,
Harry Goddard. They had been en-
gagged FIVE years and Harry showed
no prospects of doing anything either
for himself or for her.
1T isn't that you are unfortunate,
Harry" she said. But a man who
thinks OF marriage must be prepared
to make a home for the woman he
loves. You can't stick to anything;
you squander your money; you drink
II you had ever saved I might" She
broke on and continued: Harry,
I'm going to put you to the test. Do
you think you can get a position,
hold 1t two years and save i've hun
dred dollars? II you can I will mar
ry you when the two years are up.
If not-I don't wan you TO come
back"
II you'll only marry me nowi" he
cried, and Esther shook her head in
her obstinate way.
I'm two years." was all she would
answer; and SO Harry went away.
Then Francis Pryce, state senator
and millionaire, had wooed her. So
gently, so persistently did he set
about the winning of her that he had
won her consent almost before she
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1913-12-26

However you may try you
aan't get them just right. We
viii wash them very carefully,
starch them to hang nicely and
Try them perfectly straight and
square with the corners and
points properly shaped, You II
ike our work, and the charge is
"ea,aDable. Give your curtains
20 u driver.
era WFORD' IS LAUNDRY
Phone 1870.
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eplisted man attractive and up
but we cannot but feel
in the promotion of this par
ticular object, Mr.. Daniels is los
ing sight OF the larger things,
and failing in that broad ipfor-
and statesmanlike point
o. view, which should be the in
dispensable characteristics Of the
head of this great Institution
Scientific American.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1913-12-26
THE DECLINE OF THE
UNITED STATES NAVY
CONTINUED from Page ~

comes late to his desk and is
hard up for a subject-aIl of this
and much more is due to a total
misunde outstanding of the purposes
of a national war fleet. The
money put into a country s navy
is spent for national insurance.
To preserve the peace, prosper
ity and honor of the United
States, we are at present invest
ing about one and a quarter per
cent only of the national wealth
of this country in our Navy. Is
that a wicked Extravaganza
The present deplorable deca-
dence dates from the time, two or
three years ago, when Congress
refused to continue the policy of
building two battleships a year
an addition which our Naval
Board had decided was large
enough 20 maintain the navy at a
strength sufficient to meet its
responsibilities. In two success
sive years, Congress so far lost
sight of Its proper function as to
play fast7and-loose with this rec
Ommendation of its naval experts
and cut the appropriation from
two battleships to one, although
making no corresponding reduc-
ton i'm appropriations for auxil-
iary ships.
We had hoped that the new
Secretary of the Navy, whose
work as the Editor of a paper
should, at least, have developed
in him the habit Of taking a
broad point of view on all sub
jects, and especially on those Of
a national character, would
have Ioyally followed the policy
and adopted the attitude of his
able predecessor, and bent his
whole energy to restoring the
material strength of our navy to
that STANDARD which the Naval
Board had so wisely advised.
his he had failed TO do and in
his recent recommendation to
Congress, instead Of asking for
the four battleships decided up
on as necessary by the Naval
Board to repair the deficiencies
o. the two previous years, he is
asking for two only. Nh. Daniels
lacks a true perspective and a
proper sense Of proportion. We
wish that his eloquence on behalf
Of his pet idea, good as it is, of
making our warships more than
ever schools Of training for young
men, had been directed to ham
mering into the heads Of Con
gressmen the really big facts Of
the naval situation as we have
outlined them above.
1t has been the privilege of the
writer 20 live aboard ship for
extended periods and get into
quite intimate touch with the
seamen and marines. He found
them to be a remarkably intel
lgent and well educated class Of
young men, who, while they
fully appreciated the opportuni-
ties for instruction (now afford
ed and proposed to be extended
offered by enlistment, were far
more INTERESTED in the question
OF the hitting power Of their par
t%icular ship and the ability Of the
fleet as d whole to "whip' amy
equal fleet to which it might be
opposed.
The Scientific American IS
earthly IN favor Of everything
Il Secretary can do within
nrd4. -4sana.4 AZ. re- - fho
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1913-12-26
Children CRY
FOR FLETCHER'S
. AS Q RIA

Jack Hicklin and sister, Miss
Pearl, went to Strawsberg, Mo,
yesterday for a visit
Miss Margaret Geraughty went
to Kansas City yesterday to
spend the holidays.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1913-12-26

Mrs. John Lockhart and two
children went to Higginsville
yesterday for a visit.
Mrs. o. G. Davis went to Cal
houn, No, yesterday morning for
a few days visit.
Mrs. b. R. Young returned
tuesday evening from a visit
in Paris, Mo.
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daughter, the yorrg - ee are
engaged to doesn't siaoke OF drink or
dance the tango"
Sometimes 1 think I had better
not marry him. ma"
you are right. That kind II a
man viii always be a wet blanket
whenever you want to have q little
innocent fun"
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For Sale

At a bargain price, 8 room
dwelling, modern in every re-
spect. One of the best locations
in town All street improve
ments in and paid for. For par
ticulars see
WILSON BROS. & AULL.
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Remember, call phone IA for
all kinds OF Feed, Flour, Poultry
and Coal. Get a fire shovel
FREE with your first order Of
coal.
JOS. L. LONG.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-04-17
COURT CALENDAR
FOR APRIL Term

The calendar for the April term of
the district court for the Third judici-
al district was prepared for publication
this morning by Clerk of Court Gearey
and will be issued for the use of the
attorneys and court officials within a
few days.
There are nineteen new cases to be
heard at the coming term, which opens
April %. Three continued court cases
are on the calendar and fourteen con-
tinued jury cases.
The cases of most interest to the
general public among h new cases
are those OF the First National bank
of Fargo VS.. George w. Swords, the
cases of the state of North Dakota ex
rel Arthur Fowler VS.. frankie ,Orms-
son ct al, William A. Belly ct al, May
Brown, Amos Tweeden ct al, and
James M. M. Patterson VS.. John Wy
man Farm Lands & Loan Co.
On the list of the continued jury
cases those of most interest are the
actions of o. NJ. Hatcher VS.. H. G..
Plumley ct al, Northern Savings bank
VS.. J.lB, Eaton and Alice P. Wilkinson.
One of the three continued court cases
that will provide general interest is
that of L. S, Champine VS.. j. I. Pur-
cell.
A hearing this morning was held in
Judge PoEock's chambers in the cas
of the First National bank of Page VS..
Alex Moug, involving suit on the pay
ment of a note. Lawrence & Murphy
are attorneys for the plaintiff and M.
A. Hildreth appears for the defend
ant }s- .."' p. +.a Hr" REX re .a-e 3 .H
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-04-17
c. c. BRENDEMUHL
PASSED AWAY
ONE OF CLAY COUNTY's MOST RE-
SPECIFIED EARLIEST SETTLERS
SUCCUMBS TO ILLNESS AND ADJ
VANCED AGE, BORN IN GERMANY
IN 1884.

charles Christian Brendemuhl, sr,,
born in Germany, June 20, 1894, passed
away, at a local hospital about 10
o'clock, last night. He was brought to
kragnes a day, or two suffering from
an ailment about the head and neck
which was considered serious for a man
of advanced age.
states from Germany. with his family
when about ~ years of age. He came
70 Gay county in the earliest days Of
us settlement and located on the Buff
Ialo river where, he farmed with great
success and gradually acquired a large
acreage of the best lane he could buy
contiguous to his homestead which was
considered one OF the very best farmers
IN the county.
He survived his wife about four
years and he is survived by a large
family of sons and daughters, the sons
all of them engaged in farming near
the original homestead and each one
OF them prosperous. 1t Is stated that
as the children became of age he gave
them each 240 acres of land to start
life with and as their equity in the
estate which they had helped to &C.
quire,
Mr.. B~rendemuhl possessed the
temperament which made him a prime
taVortte in the family circle and among
mis- netghbors. always CHEEKY, kind
personality, and always ready to help
portunity demanded. He was classed
as a good farmer and was influential
among those about him and his advice
was generally followed and nearly al
ways with the best results in the end
DR.. Frederick Brendemuhl of this city,
a brother. also survives him.
Arrangements for the funeral, which
will be in charge of A. J.. Wright &
thought this afternoon that 1t would
likely be held next Sunday.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-04-17

DR.. Rastall, industrial secretary of
the Duluth, Mimi, commercial club,
will be in Fargo as the CUES Of the
club on the evening of May 2 and on
that occasion he will deliver an ad-
dress on the subject of community
building, n during his talk will give
his ideas of how to secure and keen
city. He is one of the best known
speakers in the northwest on this sub
ject and at the recent meeting of the
state federation of commercial clubs
was n of the principal speakers. So
well pleased were the Fargo men who
attended the meeting that he was urged
to come here and give a talk and the
above date was selected. The meet
ing will be in the nature Of a mass
meeting of the members of the club
and the address will be preceded by a
dinner given in honor of the distin-
guished visitor.
Secretary Hardy of the commercial
club is very much pleased at the man.
ner in which the business men are re-
spending to the budget fund, for they
are very generally paying up. The
committee having this in charge is
obliged to see quite a number of the
business men of the city who have not
yet placed their names to the budget
list, but it is hoped that they will do
so in the very near future. The club
is undertaking some big things and all
the money than can be secured will be
needed and spent to the best advan-
tage,
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-04-17
MANY HEARD The
DILWORTH CONCERT

The car to Dilworth carried a merry
load last night when the Fargo col
lege orchestra took the trip for their
evening concert in the village. Several
patriotic students accompanied the
musicians in automobiles and helped
to augment the crowd
The different numbers made a fine
impression, especially the Humoreke
and Pirouette. One of the selections
that has created considerable atten-
ton is a classical rag-The Jersey
Piners, on that is really raggy and yet
is high class music.
The orchestra has had three good
practices this week, and will be in
excellent shape for the final concert
tomorrow evening in the Methodist
church. Professor Stephens has been
leading the orchestra along classical
paths of late, a result of which will be
the playing of Haydn's Surprise sym
phony, and the Second symphony, as
well as an accompaniment of a vocal
solo for soprano from the Queen OF
Sheba. sung by Mrs. Stephens. The
Priests March from alfalfa and the
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-04-17
SPEAKERS FOR
The 1918 CLASS

The speakers for the 1918 gradual
ing class of the Fargo high school
were chosen at a spirited class meet
ing this morning, with the exception
Of the valedictorian and the saluta-
torian, who are chosen from their
marks.
Miss Florence Ames will be valedic-
torian of the class with a final aver
age Of 9S.5 for her -four years work
and Alfred Matters will be the saluta-
torian with an average of 81.
Miss Charity Pinney was chosen by
the class to write the poem and de-
liver 1t at the graduating exercises
on June 10. Charlie Dawson is to be
the class historian and anyon know
ing him will know that this will be
we'll taken care Of. Fern Monson was
chosen as the class prophet and he will
endeavor to look into the future and
find the vocations which his class
mates will pursue.
Two committees were chosen. The
class day committee will look after
the class day exercises and will be
composed of John Bathrick, Josephine
Murray, Floyd Emery, Madeline Blake,
Gladys Trichler and Donald Hall.
The committee chosen to buy the
present and the 1913 class memorial
for the high school is made up of
Harold Engerud, Florence Gearey and
George Dixon.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-04-17
MISS erwin SPEAKER

Miss Irma Erwin, the Fargo police
woman, spoke last night at the regu-
lar mid-week service of the First Bap-
fist church. Announcement of her ad-
dress was made last Sunday and a.
large company was present last eve
ming to hear her.
Miss Erwin is an interesting and
pleasing speaker and greatly interest
ed her audience last night in what she
had to say. Her general theme was
Community Cooperation and she de-
scribed what steps should be taken in
the line of making this a better city.
While Fargo is q comparatively
small city it has all the city conditions
except in degree. 1t has the housing
problem, it has the park problem and
1t has the social evil problem, and IN a
measure It has the slum situation.
Good people should be as agrees
sive In the interest of thu welfare Of
the unfortunate as those are that COM
mercialize vice." Miss Erwin main
tanned. why don't some OF you men
make 1t your business in the summer
to loiter about the parks and make
them safer as a result? Why do you
not inform yourself about who is re-
~sponsible for the sale of tobacco to
minors? What do you know about the
poolrooms and the ~dancehalls? q
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-04-17
FARGO FUNDS
WERE RECEIVED
RED GROSS SOCIETY AcKNoWL-
EDGES FARGO FUND AND
TELLS OF SOME or THE RE-
LIEF WORK THAT Is BEING
DONE.
RE-
CEIPT OF FUNDS

The following letter has been
received from the chairman of the
National Relief Board of the Red
Cross. dated at Washington, D. c..
April IL, 1913, directed to Secre-
tary Hardy of the Fargo CONNER
cial club: .-..
Dear Mr.. Hardy: Very many
thanks for the generous additional
contribution of $500 for the Hood
sufferers from the commercial
club of Fargo. The area of this
disaster is very widespread, and
our many agents-between thirty
and forty-in the field, under the
national director, Ernest P. Bick-
nell, r hard at work relieving
the unfortunate people. For ex-
ample, the Red Cross agent at
Dayton will start a hundred car
penters at work on next Monday
repairing the homes of thousands
Of people. This gives you just one
item of the relief work.
Yours sincerely,
Mabel S. Boardman,
Chairman of the National Re
lief Board"