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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-12-24

TAX LEVY:
q'OrALED
Cass County Total for Year
1913 Is Near the Million
Mark
FARGO Rate Is LOWER
Village and City Taxes Reach
Large Total for the Year
Just Closing
FARGO Rate IS LOWER

County Auditor Addison Leech has
tabulated the total tax levies for Cass
county for the year 1918, and the total
amount is very close to $1,000000,
$998,559.31, to be exact.
This amount is made up OF state,
school and county funds. as well as
city and village taxes. township,
drainage and grain taxes.
- The city and village item is the
largest by far, and under this head
Is included special assessments, paw
for the city Of Fargo is slightly lower
this year than last, being 81 4-10 mills
this year as against Sc mills last year.
The itenized levies follow:
Cass county tax levies for the year
1918:
State Funds.
Revenue ......$ 6O,559.97
Bond Interest. 3,159.64
Educational 80. 23,697.40
Wolf Bounty - 1,053.21
Bovine tuber-
culos1s 1,O53.21
Glandered
horses ...... 2,1o6.41 5 s4.7SsAs
School Funds.
County tuition 5 42,128.67
School poll go. 6,326.00
District 1evies. 224.SS1.8S 273,33s. SO
|. County Funds.
Revenue ......$ s7s27.s7
Interest an d En....
. Sinking 49,. 2,527.74
RIO a d. and
bridges .~... 15.16e.3s
County roads -. 5,055.45
County jail
/ building .... 42,12S.67
County fair 80. 5,055.45
County insane 19,37s.22 $17s.94O,7s
Cities and viii +. .'....
lagos ....... g... . s35s, $685.
Townships g..s a. ~ .-.~s~ 50sS03.55
Drainage .,....N 45,475.3S
Grain .,,.... 530.46
Total ....... $99S, ,55g.31
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-12-24
PRESIDENT SPREADS ]
GOOD CHEER TO POOR
PEOPLE OF WASHINGTON


TO needy at the direction Of President and
family left for Mississippi last night families
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-12-24
TWO LABORERS
ELECTROCUTED

Duluth, Mimi, Dec. 24.--Steven
Zanke and Franco Cacijo, laborers,
were electrocuted at the Zenith Fur
mace Co.'S plant.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-12-24
FAMOUS ENGLISH
ACTOR IS DEAD

London, Dec. 24.--Albert James, one
OF the original actors i'm the Gilbert
Sullivan comic operas, who made the
first Gilbert Sullivan tour of the
United States. died this morning
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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-12-24

Fair tonight and Thursday: colder
tonight; moderate northerly winds.
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Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-10-27

IIdiotic customs tax us half an income
land We. make no complaint but we
howl if the road needs mending ana
we are asked help pay. Most of US
| are unhappy unless we can do as 40
Iothers of set we have selected-and
| this set is almost Invariably moving
along a plateau a little higher than We
can afford
There is your high cost of living i'll
a nutshell
Food for thought may be found i'll
what Dan crawford says. He is writ
ipg = book the subtitle of which is
eThe Glory of Doing Without. II will
be a book worth reading. gora Dan
Crawford knows what II is to s@dp
without" He has done without Rfois
twenty two years away in the Afrlcan9
Jungle. Dan Crawford. for so every
body familiarly calls him. is bearded
Scotchman, traveller, missionary
diseoverer, Idealist, F,R.G.S, and lot
more. He knows. And here is what
he says upon his return from twenty
two years of exile:
"F'or twenty-five years | have been
without a collar. For twenty-five
years ! have been eating without
knife and fork For twenty-five years
| have been a thousand miles from
shop. Try to get my point of view.
Practically all my life have been cut
off from all manner of things called
supply. The nearest store was one
thousand miles away. And have
had a good time
of course, collars and knives anu
forks are more in demand in America
than in Africa, but the meat of Dan
Crawford's message isslns tlaesjast sen
tenee: Il have had q good time" Even
while doing without" he had "a good
time" F ~
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-10-27

The champion puEiiist enters the
ring to win the fight and no matter
how badly he is beaten will not admit
defeat until he is knocked out think
ing To get in a chance blow. The
drinking man is already in the ring
and beaten both mentally and physi-
caily with no hope of getting in a
chance blow to knock King Alcohol
out and then he or his seconds
friends or relatives), if they have
common sense, will throw up the
sponge" and acknowledge defeat by
King Alcohol. and the fighter will
then go to a Neal Institute to get in
to permanent condition to knock King
Alcohol out every day for the balance
of his life. The foolish fighter will
stay in the ring and keep saying Il
will lick him YET until he gets the
final knock -out for all time. Are you
the sensible fighter? Will you admit
King Alcohol has licked you, or will
you wait until he knocks you out?
Now, we don't ask you to take our
word about curing you for all time in
three days any more than we would
ask our friends or relatives to take
your word that you would stop drink
ing of your own accord. But, come
to the Neal Institute, stay there three
days. then if you are not satisfied
that you are absolutely cured, take
your money home with you. Isn't
that fair?
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-10-27
Our Folly Of Imitation.

Creatures of imitation. Like
monkeys or sheep. How much 1t
costs us. in comfort and peace. And
no hope OF relief in this age or any
other. SO long as human nature crawls
on the ground. Maybe we will know
better when we come out of the
chrysaiis.
A little while ago who could have
hired one of our daughters TO march
down the street with a strip of black
velvet under her pretty chin? Now,
"ev'rybody's doin' it, Probably
started by some French maid with Q
bad serofula scar on her neck--bu1
now you see black bands adornint
every neck. Some poor fool sheer
Jumped over a wall and all the other.
follow, whether or not they had an,
reason for going.
The high cost of living is four
fifths imitation. We have to do a
Others do, whether or no we natural.
SO desire. The gospel Of .doinl
without" would be good one, but n
followers. Social unrest and MARTA
misery are due to apiDs others
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-10-27

I, its ocean steamship business to st.
John. The Portland Express declares
that notification basaboo has been
| threshcd out SO many times that now
we seldom take the trouble even to
deny it. The immense elevators. the
splendid wharves, the enormous sums
Of money the Grand Trunk has spent
in the past and is planning to spend
in Portland in the future are ample
rctutations of these stories 1t is not
to be expected that Canadian and
English interests will give an Amer
lean port their commerce to the eX-
clusion of their own ports if it can be
avoided. But it is well known that
Portland is the logical winter outlet
for s.the Grand Trunk and as such 1t
must always remain because of It's
geographical position. In summer the
bulk of the shipping is transferred TO
Canada of course, 1t is not matter
Of sentiment but of dollars and cents.
Portland is the best possible winter
business proposition for the CANADIAN
steamships and for the Grand trunk
Evidently Boston is not wholly satls-
fled with it's own growth as a port,
says the Express, and finds occasion
To do little worrying ON its own nook.
The Portland newspaper closes win
the statement that IL is frankly
ready to admit" Portland has ma"0
points of superiority over Boston one
of course, it that it is nearer Augusta.
MIR. Bauwens of Belgium has been
in the United States studying our az
ricultural acknowledgement goes away
laughing because We have none. "A III
tie review of his trip to this country
ought to be of interest to Maine 1arrh-
ers He comes from the most dehseiy
populated country in Europe. Belgium
has something over 11,0oo square
miles, which support popuiatioh Vi
7.074,9t0. Wisconsin, one OF our leaa
ing agricultural states, is apout i've
times as large as Belgium, ana sup
pprts 1888, $50 people. With the saiiie
density of population as that country
it would have 35.000,eoo. There seems
no reason why at least half OF thls
country could not produce crops as
heavy as those raised in Belgium
where every acre maintains "a human
beinc. Here half the land is waste.
IHefe no ufuSco Soit Ne.A
IT all paws its way somehow. Inc
fact is. of course, that farming in the
United States is jus; beginning 10 ger
on its feet. Land owners are only NJ"
awakening to the possibilities OF pro-
dnction. When the scientific atteh-
tion is given to agriculture that is paiu
ia manufacturing the results Will sur.
nrise the country. The. statement VI
Mr.. Bauwens that Wilconsln is mere
" scratching it's land and not iarhliis
is probably the truth. 1t mas peeii %
easy to make a living without put'ins
brains and expert knowledge into the
business that farmers have followed
the line of least resistance. In the 1u-
ture this will not be the case. Farm
ing is going to be as much business
for experts as is the making OF s'eei
rails.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-10-27
Are You A Fighter?
Would You Like To Deliver a Knockout Blow to King
Alcohol for life? Investigate Then the Neal
ThreeDay Treatment for Alcoholism

How many drinking men are there
in Maine today whose positions are
just hanging by thread as this mans
was and they don't know it until it
Is too late" How many are there like
the employee of Mr. the well
known dealer. who before ii was too
late would come pei sonally to the
Neal Institute of his own accord and
say to the Manager Il never get stu
pefied drunk, but have arrived at that
stage where | have got to have liquor
in order to eat and keep my nerves
and strength up so / can work" like
this man did? The best part of it
was he is proud of the fact that he
had sense enough to admit that liquor
had the best of him. He is now cured.
and will not have to worry about his
position or King .ilcchol either.
Every employer anG every employee
knows and appreciates the fact that
Old King Alcohol causes more finan-
cial loss. crime. misery. suffering, dis
grace, insanity aud death than all 9TH
er causes combined. We do not in
any manner condone or excuse the
original act or acts of the man or wo-
greatest curSe-the excessive and con-
stant use of intoxicating liuuor-but
we contend that such a person is as
much in need of medical aid and as
sistance as the person afflicted with
typhoid fever. Many of our best men
and women-thosc Who are our eaualsi
or superiors when sober-are no moro
able to help themselves than the ty-s
phoid fever patient. Such persons de.-
serve pity rather tLan the condem-
nation of the employer. business fasso.
ciate, wife or other relatives or friend.
We are here in Portland to stay
as long as there is a drinking man in
the State and can refer to Dun or
Bradstreet's for reference. 10 Neal IN
stitutes are now open in the United
States and Canada.
Free booklet in plain sealed enyel-
ope, sent on request
The Portland Neal Institute is To-
Gated at 147 Pleasant Ave, Woodfords
Station, Portland, Maine. Take River
ton ear at Monument So. Telephone
4216. Il
Open at all times including Sundays
and holidays.-Advertise
oet27,d1t
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-10-27
Editorial Comment
The Sulzer=L Lunaey.
philadelphia PressD


small wonder that. leading papers III
Europe are puzzled by the coarse oi
the Pregressives in New YORK. III put.
ting forward DEMOCRAT of the io"es'
noli.ieal type, the ~wretchedly dlsefeei.
ted Sulzer. as a leader and apostle ei
Reform. IN, 49,.
And more pcrplexing Is it still tlaa'
individuals who superciliously dlsoa'i
.r,oIitics" among everyday men aie
quite willing to support TINS perNei
sion of political virtue and common oe-
eencv, in the pitiable desire ana oh-
worthy hope that some advantage may
he had for what they call the cause
which they advocate.
Sane. self-respeetinG men VIII DE oh'
able to see how any good cause eau
be permanently advantaged by the. eN-
altat.on of political rottenness ana tns
Qualification of a base poiltlcat huch
ster and by the overturning OF stahu-
ards ef morality by which men nov IL
n,blic life and the muititudes oi young
men WHO purpose entering puplic hit
NAV measure their conduct.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-10-27

In a waste of maddened waters this
steel ship, bearing 700 souls westward.
was burning An hour after the fire
was discovered flames were shooting
40 feet into the air from her forward
deck Huddled aft were the passen-,
gers, mostly poor peasants headed to-
ward a new hope in q new land
Nainly their eyes swept the horizon
for sight of sail or smoke. Vainly they
wept and pleaded and prayed. Tlfe
fire spread. Il thought the ship was
doomed" said Capt. Inch, telling of
the awful experience she was "A fur
mace forward and it didn't look as ii
she could live half an hour
He ordered down the lifeboats.. Two
of them were smashed by the waves
and their occupants drowned. The
third sank with all on board. Then 1t
was simply matter of waiting ana
hoping-hoping that the wireless call
for help that had been sent out IN
every direction might be answered.
For those who stood there in .tne
glarc of what seemed certain destruc-
ton, and who heard the operator shout,
1.-The Carmania is coming at - knots.f
it will never again be hard to DeileNe
in miracles. For them, surrounded q
few hours later by IL great shiPs
which had heard the call and hurrled
to the burning Vclturnos AID, oenel
in the supernatural will hereafter
come natural. .is44
The life-saving record of wireless Ter
! legraphy never before presented sucH
a scene. In the center of the wlde
circle Of help--help held at bay by the
wild sea. which made immediate res
cue mpossibIe-famed and smoked tne
Volturno. Finally the sea Gained q DIT,
| and oil poured. on the waters natsde !.
| possible for small boats to put OUT
| from the rescuing fleet.
| More than 500 men, women ana chli-
dren who would have gone down TO
a ehastly death but for the wireless
were saved: 1t was another triumph
| for the nlanselous invention OF Mar
conf. which has been the means OK
| saving more than 5000 lives within the
| last five years. Another triumph lor
| the man of bronze who sits in Chest
| nut street beside the federal building.
Another step forward toward the age
| of safety.
OF course the sea can never be tam
ed. OF course FIRE will still rage
| against man. But fire at sea has been
| dethr oned as the arch terror. And the
man who did it still Is in the full flush
| of strength. A race new armed against
| it's ancient foes again salutes him.
Philadelphia North American.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-10-27
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Lone Mountain Grange.

Lone Mountain Grange. -Andover. held
It's first day meeting of the season
saturday, Get Is. with the following
program: Questions, "Our Game Laws
Arc They Written for the Farmer or tue
Sportsman answered by w. W. Per
kins; "The Crop That Pays tue Best
With Reasons Why" l.. Il. Hall. "lhe
Animals That Bring Me the Most Profit
Why DO They?" Geo. Abbott; Ceres
hour; music. Grace Mitchell; reading.
Florence Lovejoy; reading. Mrs. Eta
Perkins; song, Mrs Harry Thomas
reading, f.. NJ Bailey; reading, Mrs. Y.
a. Thurston; cornet duet, Mrs. q. j. Bur
CESS. Geneva burgess readings, j. l..
Bailey. Mrs. Maria Ladd: Mrs. Dorothy
Baker, music, Sadie NJ Bailey
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-10-27

ance of home members. also one visitor
present from each of the following
Oranges: Capital City. Concord. n H..
Pittsteld. Corinna, Stctson and Newport.
Mrs Lena B. Bowden, who is now in
East Newport. but a member of North
Newport Grange. was present. 1t was
voted to have Children's night. October
2s. The two North Newport school
teachers, Miss Agnes Dow and Miss
Florence c. Blaisdell, both members of
North Newport Grange, are the commit
tee for the program for that evening.
The program for Tthe meeting, Tuesday
evening was: Quotations. Brothers Bart
lett, Hilliker and Patten. Sisters Hi :
ker Dow, Cochran, Patten, crowell and
Elsie Crowell; recitation, "The Water
melon and the Pickannny' Terence T.
Cochran; reading. "The Clothes Our
Grandmothers wore." Mrs. Nina shep-
ardson: topic. How Shall We Improve
Our Old, Worn-Out Pastures?" opened
by W. d. Crowell; solo, "Will the Roses
Bloom in Heaven?" Miss Agnes NJ. Dow
story, "a Backwoods Inciuent.' Stephen
Pearl; reading. 1.-THE Average Man.
Mrs Susie A. Patten; topic, rs Early
Cut Hay Sufficient in Quality to Make
up in Quanitity?" opened by Master
Hilliker: song, PONY Boy Terence T.
Cochran; recitation, six Little Mice
Charlie Patten; story, Geo Kimball,
Pittsfield; topic, 1.-THE Largest Profit
From Feeding Hay to What Kind of
Stock?" Stephen Pearl. f. III. Burgess,
J. l.. Shepardson, w. d. Crowell; read
ing, Patience" Mrs. Mildred Cochran;
conundrum, Mrs Mertie f. Hiliker;
topic, Does it Pay to Cut the Second
Crop of Hay?" Byron p. Patten. A
treat of grapes and peanuts was then
passed, and social time enjoyed.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-10-27
The Grange
Hancock Pomona.

Hancock Pomona met with Rainbow
Grange, West Brooksvile. Saturday.
Oct. 4. the only business being the re-
ports of officers and committees land
election of officers. Bro. Snow gave the
address of welcome. short, but to the
point. which was responded to by Bro.
Burrill. who thought the Grange was not
doing what it was organized for. OIL
GERS elected: Master, A. T. Gillis; over
seer, c. w. Burrill; lecturer. Emery
Bowden chaplain, John Wilson; ste
ward. Eugene osgood. treasurer, Brother
Heath; gatekeeper Hill Wilson; secre-
tary. VIM. Herbert .Grindle' Pomona,
Mary Gillis; Ceres, Mary BurrIi; Flora.
Nance Osgood;s =lgdys. assistant steward,
Carrie Dunbar a IA & seS&
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-10-27
WAYN e.

Mr.. and Mrs. Earle II. Manter en-
tertained their friends at c. ID. Lin
coins cottage on Androscoggin lake.
Tuesday evening. in honor of their
recent marriage. The trip was made
from the village by auto and teams
as far as Horace Libby's and onward
from there through rocky pasture
and wooded road made attractive by
lanterns and colored lights. Upon ar
rival Mr.. and Mrs Manter were in
waiting upon the porch to extend a
royal greeting. The evening was
passed most pleasantly in games and
social converse. Two open fires af-
| forded much enjoyment for the pop
ping of corn and toasting of marsh
mallows. Ice cream and fancy cake
were served by the hostess, assisted
by Edna Stetson. Jennie Stetson and
| Dorothy Handy, while cigars were in
| dulged in passed by the host Many
We're the good wishes when the good
| nights were said. Mr. and Mrs. Man.
ter will start, Monday, for Cleveland
Ohio, where they will make theiI
+ home. -
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-10-27
The Miracle Of the Wireless.

Rich In wondrous scenes is the rec
ord of the sea. Triumphs and terrors
crowd. its age-old pageantry. moving
mans mind to gladness or despair.
From the primal splendor of golden
argosies, through stress of storms and
strife of battles to the Titanics fatal
lunge in waters calm beneath the
stars, 1t is a story of the worlds freest
highway and the worlds most tragic
taker of toll.
Never has it staged sight more
thrilling than that in mid-Atlantic a
week ago last Thursday, after the lin
er Vclturno, flaming like huge float
ing torch. had sent out call for help,
with the aid of that mysterious force
first harnessed by Philadelphian
named Franklin.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-10-27
ROM e.

Master Ora Hawes passed away
sunday night, after short put pain
full sickness He was the little son VI
Laforest and Bertha Hawes. "A pri-
vate funeral was held at the residence
Wednesday.
b. A. Hawes, J. H. Littleheid anu "
w. Smith returned from Boston, oa.-
urday. -.
A. X. p. Dudley is surprising MS
house with a new coat OF paint.
School has been closed in the nop-
bins District on account OF sickness
Adelbert Kelley win start his ne"
mill in few days.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-10-27
Cumberland and Oxford.

Cumberland and oxford Union Po-
mona Grange held its October session
with Mt. Etna Grange of North Bald
win. on the 10Th, with very good at
tendance. considering the very unfa-
vorable weather, and a very interest
ing meeting was enjoyed by those
who We're able to attend.
AS there was no degree work, the
morning session was taken up with
routine work. All of the subordinate
Oranges in the jurisdiction were rep
resented except Highland, Crystal
Spring and Kezar Lake, while visitors
were present from Bethlehem. N. H.,
Gorham and Cornish.
Roscoe Spencer of w. Baldwin
Grange gave a very interesting report
of his experience at Rockingham Fair
Bro. Spencer was one of the tive
brothers chosen by this Pomona to ac-
cept an invitation from Rockingham
Fair Association to attend their fair.
also a course of lectures. Their ex-
penses at the fair We're paid by the
association.
Bro. Graham of South Bridgtoh
ably filled the Chaplain's chair, and
rendered in a Deautlfui manner, to Nis
own accompaniment, the popular
hymn. Count Your Many Blessings.
During the noon hour a very boun-
tiful dinner was served by the sisters
of Mt. Etna Grange, and the after,
noon session was called to order al
1.30 p NJ.
The Master declared the Grange IL
open session during the Lecturer
hour, when a program was carrieu
ont. consisting of music; reading, "a
r. Hill; an address on Gooa 3oiei'
zenship." Bro. Graham, which was
much enjoyed; topic, THE Help Proe
lem" opened by A. R. Hill, ana TN
ouestion was quite. thoroughly ois
eussed from many viewpoints
The Lecturer announced that .a
next meeting would be with Mapi
Grove Grange, Sebago, NOV. ..
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-10-27
lie. Us Laugh a Bit.


Once an old Scotch weather prophet
at whittinghame informed MI. BAT
four that "it's saun to rain seventy
twa days, sir
Come, come" said the statesman.
.sureiy the world was entirely fioooeo
in forty days.
ave. ave-" was the response, put
the warld wasna sac weel drained do
it is moo
"Nv dear" said Mr.. Blckers 10 MS
wife.'I saw in the papers TO-DAY ue-
eision of a Virginia court that the wiie
may. in some cases, be the head oi .iie
family" ,,.,,.,
"John Henry" replied Mrs bickefs'
the courts are sometimes SLOW III ii'io-
ing cut things,"-Puck.
At Highland gathering one Don
aid MacLean had entered for nun
her of events The first of these was :,
mnarter mile Donald certainly uiu,i .
distinguish himself in the quarter
mile. OF eight runners he was ias''
"Ionald, Donald" cried a Pal
"why did ye no run faster
Donald sneered
run faster" he said co'i.enspso %
ously. And me reservin Hyse'A ~
the bagpipe competition!
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-10-27
A LETTER FROM A WELL KNOWN
PORTLAND BUSINESS MAN.

Manager Neal Institute. Portland. Me-.
My Dear Sir-Thc first of last De-
cember / took on man that proved
to be a very hard drinker, and was
looking for a man to take his place
when he decided to take your cure.
Now he is good, sober. industrious
man and sure of his position until
he gets a better one than am able
to offer.
In your cure | believe that you have
blessing TO humanity and would
heartily recommend it to any one that
the drink habit has got the best OF
their better manhood.
Very truly yours,
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-10-27

Chad of the Kenncbec Journal has an
other attack of prickiyl heat These at
tacks are not taken at all seriously in
Augusta, Judging from the remarks we
heard made by prominent business
man of that city couple of weeks ago.
-Biddeford Record.
These prominent" booze peddlers of
Gas acquaintance Do object; that is
probably true
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-10-27

1t has been estimated that British suf-
fragettes have destroyed 81 100000 worth
of property. And yet they say woman
can't throw brick straight.-Detroi,
Free Press.
And now we take them in and give
them money with which to go back
and carry on he work., of the
cause"
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-10-27

In spite of her international adver-
tising Mrs. Pankhurst is yet no match,
as drawing card. for our in-need- Of
dollars secretary