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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-04-05
Daddy sBedtirne
O. Catching
NOTV - Little Birds
With Sat.

TACK ana Evelyn were telling daddy about the pretty birGs4hey had seen
In the garden that morning.
I'VE tried to catch that kept hopping quite close to the door
away from us"
"Ah" laughed daddy; "Tm afraid you won't be able to catch any birds
that way.
when I was a very small boy I was just as much interested In the little
birds as you are ALI .@.> @M-@
zone spring there were a lot Of pretty biuebfrds about the house They
sang very prettny, and my sister Mary and I made up our minds that we
would like to have one to put in a cage and keep in the house.
IT spoke to grandfather about it. He laughed and said: All right To
catch a bird you must first put salt on its TAIL
1--WE were quite suret that he knew everything. So when he got home from
his house we went to the kitchen and asked mother to give US some salt
at was just before supper time, and some Of on little bird friends were
hopping about on the trees in the garden.
the birds to come close enough to have the salt put on their tails. &c..
Mary threw down a few crumbs, and some robins few to pick them up
The buebrds were hyer, but after awhile some of them came down too
That was my chance and I stole toward them as quietly as I could Be-
fore I could get close enough to throw the salt on a bird it would fly up into
the nearest tree.
"You must have scared him, Mary I complained, but I knew little Mary
had been as sm1 Is a mouse II ....
"rhey were dreadfuny hard to SALT were those birds No matter how
quietly / crept up to them they would futter away just when / felt I would
certainly have of them. &C., --~~. y. =
"soon all our crumbs were gone and the birds flew away and left Us.
Mary was ready to cry. We went In and told mother about It She
laughed and said: "-" @s#." s& ='&~&"%& ST. @s
"DearsS I'm afraid grandfather was joking II you could get near enough
to a little bird to put salt on its tail it would be easy enough to catch it The
salt wouldn't in the least keep, the bird from flying away. Besides I don't al
all care for birdg In cages. l think they are much nicer free"
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-04-05
The Luddite War.

Rev. Thomas B. Gregory: The LdId-
dite war, so called from the fact that
it was begun by a weak-minded fell
low named Ned Lud, met it's Water
loo 1O1 years ago, Jan. 20. 1912.
Ned Lud and Napoleon B~oneparte,
though separated by the whole d.
ameter of things intellectual, the N
| being almost an idiot, and the other
a mental colossus, were both engaged
on a FOOLS errand-Lud in attempting
to stop progress of mechanical science
and Napoleon in fighting against the
forward march of modern democracy.
! Ned met his fate as above mentioned,
and three years later Napoleon met
his. /.
Ned was one of the original stand
patters." He had no use for progress
sives' of any sort. The "old guard"
and the "old ways were good enough
for him Consequently. when certain
rattle Drained insurgents came to Not
tingham with their machines for spin
ming and weaving cotton, Ned raised
the war whoop and began smashing
them.
Ned's idiocy instantly became con
tagious, and soon all over the mr..
rounding region the spinners and
weavers were breaking u pand burn
ing frames and machinery.
From Nottingham the disturbance
spread all over Yorkshire and Lanca-
shire, and soon involved all the north
ern and midland counties OF England.
Machines were destroyed wherever
found. Manufactures burned
down and in the rioting many people
were killed.
The Luddites had become a power to
be reckoned with, a menace that 1t
would not do to ignore. Parliament
was aroused, the cabinet was forced to
postpone its high and mighty medita-
lions long enough to listen to the story
of the Luddite menace, and lords and
commons, suddenly getting their heads
together, began grinding out the Sc
verest of repressive legislation. 1t
may be interesting to note, in passing,
that it was in connection with this leg
~islation that Lord Byron delivered his
| first speech in the house of lords.
But while the noble lords were busy
making laws against the Luddites, the
destruction of machinery ven on, and
the fanaticaI business was finally put
down only by military force. "Gener-
al" Lud and several of his right hand
men were executed, and the opposition
to machinery became in England q
thing of the past.
BY and by prosperity revived and
those who had lost their jobs by the
coming in Of the machines found
something to do in other lines.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-04-05
A Woman's Ideal Kitchen,

Woman's Home Companions: If you
are going to build a new house, lay
out the kitchen yourself and insist
that the rest of the house plans con-
form to that. A woman may have all
the latest conVeniences in the world
for making her kitchen work light, but
If it is impossible for her to have such
cles of furniture as will help her to
save time and energy in her work the
other things count for little.
Make room for a long table at one
side of the sink, anyhow; il it is pos
sible to put the sink neal the middle
Of a side of the room. with tables on
each side Of the sink. all the better.
Both sink and tables should be placed
high enough to enable you to work
there without STOPPING, and as it is
best to have no a between them.
it is an excellent plan to have the ia
bles built in the house. Plumbers US
ually install sinks with the tops thirty
inches from the floor. but a height Of
~thirty-two or thirty-four inches will
be less likely to cause baCkache when
working before the sink.
The stove should be near the sink.
This Is very important, because in
every kitchen there is a. continual hll-
ing of kettles and pans and draining
Of water, if there is one thing that
tires a Oma more than anything
else 1t is h lifting and carrying of
heavy articles.
If you use more than one stove.
they should stand side by side.
In planning your new house do not
forget the refrigerator and the muddy
feet Of the iceman. A refrigerator that
Is built into the house and can he
iced from the outside is ideal.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-04-05
O PREVENTION.

The catastrophe in the Ohio river
valley has brought congress face to
face with the necessity Of inaugural
ing systems Of flood prevention, as
proposed in the democratic, republican
and progressive party platforms.
With all political groups unani-
mously supporting such a plan, there
is reason to believe that the present
congress will take action to stop the
appalling watse Of life and property
caused by floods.
Senators and representatives now
In Washington are discussing the
Ohio and Indiana foods with Il view
to shaping the legislation proposed.
The general view is hat floods which
have caused such tremendous havoc
in the Mississippi and Ohio river val
Ieys are absolutely p~reventable. Fur
thermore it Is stated that a Compre-
hensive system Of protection would
revoIutionize the prevailing policy Of
river development.
The legislation that congress, will be
asked to pass will propose a plan of
cooperation between the federal gov
eminent and the states in building
~leyees, reservoirs and other works for
the prevention of floods. The national
waterways commission, which in
~vestigated this question, reported that
the national government could not
undertake constitutionally to con-
struct flood prevention works unless
the money expended would also i'm
prove navigation.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-04-05
CHARITY WORK.

Down IN Front street there is an in
stitution which is doing a work that
should be recognized and appreciated
and assisted by every person of Fargo
who has the best interests of the city
at heart. This institution is the Glad
Tidings mission.
Fargo is a busy city. 1t has it's
by night and it seems to believe in
looking after both pretty thoroughly.
Everything is hurry and hustle and
there is little time to pay much heed
to those who are less fo~rtunate-for
there are unfortunate ones even in
! Fargo.
But down at the Glad Tidings mis-
rsiou there is a man, who is "one of
hoods own men, And that man and
his wife, who is just as good and
faithful as he is, are lever too busy
or too tired-to care for an unfortun-
ate, whether that unfortunate comes
to the mission in the broad light Of
noon day, or knocks feebly at his door
in the blackness of midnight.
M Nowhere in the land is there a more
practical christianity displayed than
Iby the Glad Tidings mission, it's sup
er~intendent, Rev. O. e. McCracken,
and the faithful souls who keep it
going, summer and winter, good sea-
sol and bad season, with much help
or no help. When every other source
of help fails in Fargo those in need
always know that they have the
mission to fall back on, and many iti-
lkens Of Fargo would be astounded at
1.-THE number who are cared for there
iduring the yea
At the present time there is a visit
ing nurse whose expenses are cared
for by the mission and who visits free
of charge any person in the city who
needs her ministrations and who is
not able to pay for UGH service. Rev.
AIR. McCracken and the Glad Tidings
mission are deserving Of the hearty
support Of all Fargo people.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-04-05
SATURDAY, APRIL 5, 1918.
UP TO n VOTER.

The commission proposition is now
up to the voters of Fargo, On Monday
those who have the ballot will go to
the polls and decide in a quiet and
orderly way, whether or not this city
lis to be governed hereafter by a COM
mission Of five men, or whether it will
continue the ward system.
At the same time the voters will
also elect aldermen from the seven
wards to continue the ward system
should the commission be defeated.
The Forum has urged the voters Of
Fargo to adopt this system of govern
ment, because 1t has been proved, by
those now in authority that the old
ward system has been worse than a
failure. 1t has piled up a debt Of
practically 500. 900 on which the city
is paying heavy interest. If the ward
system is continued it is almost a
certainty that this debt will not only
continue but will increase.
This is the cold hare fact that faces
the city Of Fargo. There is no city in
the world where the natural Oppor-
tunities are better thar in Fargo. But
the city must face the fact that if It
is to become a city OF homes. the taxes
must not become a burden.
The first thing which must be done
in getting out of debt is to face the
y1act of that debt. No amount of
itwisting and squirming and explain
ing will lower that deb one single
Having settled the fact of the debt
the question is, are the voters Of Far
go going to continue the system that
has run them into debt, or are they
going to adopt a system, that has
proved in every case in which it has
been tried in his very emergency,
equal to h task of putting the bust
ness of the city on a better basis?
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-04-05

the soldiers home and the governor
acting with them shall make arrange
ments for a visit of the said civil war
veterans to Gettysburg, 1t shall be
their duty to ascertain the best man
ner in which such veterans may safely
and comfortably visit the reunion at
the least expense, and to arrange TOT
the trip either by special train OF
otherwise. and they shall receive no
compensation other than. actual ex-
.penses in carrying out the provisions
of this resolution.
Section 2. In case the SUM or Sl5,-
600 hereby authorized to be expended
does not cover the expenses for rams
porting and caring for such veterans
as may desire to go and are physically
able to do so, then the board shall ex-
pend sucf1 sum pro rata in transferring
and caring for those veterans who de-
sire to make the trip and who may be
willing to pay their W expenses
above the pro rata sum hereby author
lied to be expended.
Should any part of the $4,000 so
authorized to be expended remain IN
expended, the same shall be by said
board returned and covered into the
interest and income fund of said SOL
diers' home.
Section 8. This resolution shall be
in full force and effect from its adop-
ton by the senate and the house OF
representatives.
Approved March II, 1913.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-04-05
ORIENTAL SENSE OF FUN.

Washington Star: II we think that
the o~rfentals have no sense Of humor.
we are greatly mistaken. But they
combine their humor with so much of
wisdom that we canot always tell
whether they are in jest or in earnest
| Some of their stories about clowns
and simpletons have become classic
among them, and may well be studied
by us. who think that we are in all
ways superior. -
It is said that a silly fellow heard
that a certain man was dead, and that
when he met his brother he sked
him: us it thou that are dead or thy
brother?"
/ A certain rich man who was never
theless a simpleton never gave any
thing to the poor. and he used to sayi
THAT which God hath not given him,
how can / give him7"
When a certain foo was passing
some fishermen he said to themt Are
those fish which re are catching fresh
| or saited7H
The daughter of another simpIeton
died, and when he was asked how old
she was, he replied: II don't know
exactly, but she was born at the time
| when oranges we're plentiful"
A fool being mounted upon an ass
that would not travel fast swore that
he would give him no barley that
night Reaching home at last, he said
to his servant: GIVE the ass a sack
of barley, but do not let him know
| that I told thee to do so, otherwise he
| will not be afraid Of me in the future"
A. sinpIeton was asked which of his
sons was dead, and be replied: There
were two Of them and the middle one
Is dead"
A fool said to his neighbor: Last
night / saw a dream Ink l thought
that the governor OF our city was
looking at me, what did he say about
me?" .
Another fool said: my father went
| twice to Jerusalem, and there did he
| die and was buried, but / do not know
which time he died, whether, 1t was
during the first visit or the last"
When another fool was told: Thine
God that ! was not upon him"
A fool whose hawk had escaped
asked the governor of the city to close
the gates untid he had caught him.
When another foolish man was
praying he said: 20 my Lord, have
pity upon me and pardon me the Of
| lenses which / have committed by Thy
viii and against Thy VIII, with Thy
knowledge and without Thy knowl-
edge" .
Another simpleton was running
along on the road and crying ou GER
tain words with a loud voice, and
when asked why he did thus, he said:
II wish to know how far my voice will
carry 49,,
still another silly man, when asked
by his friend to lend him a saddle
said: Believe me, I have only just
now alighted from it. perhaps you
will wait for an hour, In order that it
may ave a rest"
A certain fool owned a house to-
gether with some other folk, and he
said one day: II want to sell the half
of it which is my share and buy the
other half, so that the whole building
may be mine"
Another simpleton, whose daughter
had fallen into a well. said to her:
do note move from where thou art
until I bring some to draw thee
tTInS
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-04-05

~sonpreached years Ago.. It is the doc.
trine he preached while governor of
New Jersey, while he was a candidate
for president and is the doctrine he
breaches and upholds now.
The announcement by Mr.. Mercy
nolds that his policy will agree with
the pronounced theory OF the president
with respect to this important matter
will be disquieting and distressing
news to the trusts, for instead Of at
tempting to punish h trusts by as
sessing fines It may be expected that
the individuals in the trusts will be
punished by imprisonment.
1t will be a terrorizing and depress-
ing thing T. the violators Of the Sher-
man antitrust law for them to face
jail sentences and the distinction of
having to wear stripes, but we imag-
inc the individuals affected by this
policy Of personal guilt will speedily
make their arrangement to escape the
direful results of defying the law.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-04-05
5AD NEWS FOR TRUSTS.

Reports sent out from Washington
tell how depressing to the attorneys
of the trusts is the information they
have received from Attorney General
McReynoIds to the effect that the de-
partment of justice of the federal gov
eminent under his administration
guilt will hereafter be regarded as
personal.
The attorneys of the trusts have
been anxious to find out the exact at
tituda the attorney general will take
in the prosecution of those corpora
tfons which may violate the Sherman
ANTITRUST law, and to do this they
have journeyed to Washington and
sought to secure the information at
first hands, with the result that they
have been told by Mr., McReynolds
that not the inanimate corporations
but the individuals comprising the
corporations will be held amenable
and punished for ir~rfractions Of the law.
Immediately upon assuming the du-
ties of the Office OF attorney general
Mr.. McReynolds let it be known that
his view Of the matter was in harmony
with that of the president. He let 1t
be known that he regarded crime as
personal; that an inanimate thing
gould not commit a crime; that an In
animate thing could not be guilty of
anything wrong, but that the individ-
uais behind and operating that thing
were the criminals. if there were any;
that those individuals were the guilty
ones to be punished.
This liz the doctrine President VIII
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-04-05
News Notes From the State Capitol

Superintendent Reider of the capitol
grounds and buildings has some plans
for the ~redecorating of the grounds
around the capitol building which he is
going to start as DOR as the weather
will permit. Some of the trees will
be cut out and others will be planted,
walks will be put in so that visitors
may get around WITHOUT walking on
the grass and a number Of flower beds
will be put in. In order. to Keep the
grounds in proper conditions it will
be necessary to prohibit the picnic
parties that have been prevalent in
past years. 1t is also planned to build
a road around the grounds and the un-
slightly hill back of the building will
be graded down. This will not mean
much expense to the state as most of
the work will be done with convict
labor and the results will more than
justify what little money will be need
ed.
Hail Insurance Supplies.
The employees in the Office of the
commissioner of insurance have been
busy for the past couple of days send
ing out part of the hail insurance de-
partment supplies to the county audi
tors of the state. Just at the present
the assessors application blanks and
the copies OF the printed laws are be
ing shipped as that is all that is needed
at first.
Mott superintendent Here.
City superintendent of Schools Scott
Of Mott has been in the city for a few
days, having come here with his wife,
who was taken to a local hospital,
where she underwent % rather serious
operation. Mrs. Scott is improving
now and her husband expects to leave
for home this morning. Mr.. Scott tool
advantage of his presence in the city
to call at the office of the state sup
~erintendent and talk over the affairs
OF his Office.
New Notariss.
NotoriaI commissions have been Isl
sued by Secretary of State Hall to the
following applicants: II. A. Nelson,
Portal; Geo. E. Swanson, Underwood:
j. N. Kunkel, Fessenden; Louis Pet
ricka, Dickinson; j.. d. Mccartney.
Forbes and James G. Mitchell. Plaza,
RIooded Stock for Oliver County.
Dairy Commissioner Flint has re-
ceiyed word that seven head OF pure
bred Holsteins have been shipped to
the Fred Scofleid place at Hensler In
Oliver county. This herd is headed by
the sire that won the championship
in his class at the fairs at Winnipeg,
Grand Forks, Fargo and Huron. This
shipment of high grade stock to the
particular part OF the country to which
It went Is Just one more indication q
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the interest that is being taken in
diversified farming.
Few Female Prisoners.
The arrival of a female prisoner at
the p~enitentiary here brings to mind
the fact that North Dakota probably
holds the record for the small number
Of female prisoners held in the peni-
%tent1ary. There are, with the recent
arrival, only three female inmates at
the institution. Two have, been here
for some time. One of the prisoners
is serving a sentence for the. crime of
rnanslaughter, while the other two are
convicted under the white slave law,
The records have not been examined
to ascertain the number in other state
penitentiaries, but 1t is not probable
there is another state with so few fe-
male prisoners. There was for some
time only one woma there.
Old Soldiers Bill.
Secretary Of State Hall has had
many inquiries regarding the provi-
sions of the bill which allows the
trustees of the soldiers home at Lis
bon to use $1,000 of it's money for the
purpose of providing means to allow
old soldiers Of both the confederate
and the union armies, who served j n
the civil war, to attend the reunion at
Gettysburg during July OF this year.
For the information of those inter-
ested we print, again, the Joint reso-
luton which was passed by the last
legislature and approved by Governor
Hanna.
S. B. No. s75-Mudgett Joint resolu-
Itions
Whereas. there will be held on the
battle field OF Gettysburg In the month
of July, 1919, a reunion OF, the federal
and confederate soldiers who took part
in the civil war, and
Whereas. the people OF the state of
North Dakota thoroughly appreciate
the sacrifices made by the men who
fought the battles Of the civil war,
men who were instruments for the
settlement on the battlefield of a great
issue that could not be settled by the
statesmen OF the nation; therefore.
Be it resolved by the senate and
house OF representatives Of the state
of North Dakota!
That the board OF trustees OF the
soldiers haane Is hereby authorized to
expend the sum of $4,000, or SO much
thereof as may be necessary out of
the interest and income fund of the
soldiers home, for the purpose of aid
ing the union and confederate soldiers
Of the civil war now residents of the
state of North Dakota. to attend the
| reunion Of the union and confederate
soldiers to be held at Gettysburg, pa,
in the month OF July, 1913.
Section j. THE. board of trustees OF