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City Men Needed on tho Farm.

In many notable instances city men
are succeeding as farmers. If they do
not know all about raising grain and
handling live stock. they are able, as q
rule, to apply business methods to
their undertakings.
Successful farm management must
include a knowledge of buying and
selling. In this particular the city man
is apt to be ahead of his rural neigh
bor. It is essential to know what con-
sumers require. what the usual retail
prices are on farm commodities. and
the facilities available for transporting
and selling. The man of city expert
ence understands these things. and he
goes in for q line Of produce like
onions. beans, potatoes. ducks. chick
ems and carnations and asters, on
which he gets big profits.
It would not be like city man to
raise wheat at seventy-five cents q
bushel and twenty bushels to the acre,
when he can get ninety cents bushel
for onions and $50 bushels to the
acre. This illustrates the whole idea.
and no truth il more striking than the
fact that city men are needed in agri-
culture-Ffom G. G. Bowsheid's MAX
ing the Farm Pay"
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BEFORE BUYING YOUR TRUNK
Some Things Which Require Careful
Consideration Before Selecting
Your Travelling Box.

First, decide what is to be packed in
1t, and whether 1t is to be used for
journeys over land. or for sailing over
the sea. II a trunk is used for what 1t
is intended, clothes alone, and they
are packed with intelligence, they will
arrive at their destination unwrinkled.
1t is the simplest necessity to put
rolls Of tissue paper under a skirt
which may have to be folded over. to
puff the sleeves Of a gown with tissue
and to stun little paper into the
waists of dresses. An important pre-
caution in the art Of packing is to put
the heaviest clothes at the bottom.
Tissue paper should also be folded be-
tween dark and light clothes II fresh
ness is to be expected. Very perish
able evening dresses, especially span
gled or beaded ones. should be packed
in thin bags. The most desirable
trunks are made In wardrobe style. ex-
amples of modern wizardry with their
various compartments constructed to
hold every article of wearing apparel
and keep in perfect condition to the
end Of the journey.
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BRIGHT FUTURE OF WINDMILL
Attache Of Weather Bureau Takes
Most Hopeful View Of Value OF
Wind as Farm Asset.

A few years ago a collective report
was made by American consuls
throughout the world on the use Of
windmills in their several districts.
and the prospects of increasing the
sales Of American windmills in foreign
countries. At that time the manufac-
ture Of windmilis In this country had
increased fourfold in ten years. indi-
eating a rapid growth In their use by
our own people. However. the report
was. on the whole. rather discourag-
ing. The use OF windmills was found
to have greatly decreased In the Old
World. This was notably true in Hol-
land, the country with which the wind
mill Ia traditionally associated. For
the great national task of draining the
polders windmills were being rapidly
replaced by steam pumps.
The greater number of European
windmills were erected before the
days of steam. This fact, together
with the relative inefficiency of the
oldfashioned European windmill.
shows that the decline in the use of
these devices abroad Is no indication
of the future in store for the Ameri-
can windmill.
The American farmer uses the wind
mill chiefly for pumping water, both
for domestic purposes and for irriga-
ton. To some extent 1t has been
used for driving the minor machinery
Of the farm. Attempts to use 1t as
means of generating electricity for
lighting and power purposes have
hardly passed the experimental stage
That this will come in time seems in
evitable, and herein probably lies the
greatest future utility of the windmill
as an adjunct in farming. as well as
in other occupations.
The future developments in this line
will be conditioned by the meteorology
of the country, and in this connection
1t is important. to have accurate sta
tistics of the average force and con-
stancy of the winds in all sections
Such Information Is presented In brief
form by MIR. P. C. Day Of the weather
bureau in an article published in the
last Yearbook OF the department Of
agriculture. A number of charts bring
out clear the great diversity in 'windi-
ness" in different parts Of the coun-
try. Mr.. Day takes a most hopeful
view Of the value of the wind as an
asset In American agriculture.
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liaht Power Windmill.

They are provided with hinges. D. at.
tached to the ends of the arms in such
way that they offer resistance to the
wind on one side of the wheel. while
they move edgewise against the wind
on the other side, as shown. The shaft
of the mill can either be run in bear
ings set on an upright post. the lower
end of the shaft turning on conical
bearing, or collars may be used on the
bearings to keep 1t in position. The
power can be transmitted with gears
or by fiat belt over pulley.
A wheel of this kind is not adapted
for high speed, but direct connected
to pump or other slow-moving ma.
chipery will prove very efficient
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lase," said my father. when he came
homs that night.
"I know. dear" said my mother.
smiling. Libby Arliss and win Ia
Dor have made up again"
Trust . woman for finding out
these things" my father said. well.
rd always hoped It would come to
pass, but never thought 1t would be
In Just that way. It seems that she
had written him q letter two years
ago, when he returned. and he found
1t, unopened, yesterday evening.
among . lot Of old papers that his ia
ther left"
"Oh, no." blurted out: "she wrote
to him yesterday, and he wrote to her.
At least-I mean"
what do you mean?" inquired my
father, sternly. "How do you know
about these things7"
"Oh, sort of guessed, suppose" ]
answered, blushing.
The next morning I met Steve
Marks and he caught me by the wrist
What do you think?" he exclaimed
Indignantly. Sylvia Temple has just
confessed that those letters never
reached them at ALL"
What? WhyT I shouted.
because she sneaked back to the
post once after we had gone, and
fished them out with piece of stick
them up-that's why"
Then how did 1t happen?" asked.
for my fathers explanation did not
seem quite true.
I'm blessed II know" he an
swered, scratching his head, and at
that moment who should come along
but Miss Libby herself. She looked
ten years younger. and she smiled 80
prettily she gave me quite scare.
$50 you boys know all about It. l
see," she said. when we blurted out
our congratulations. II can't begin to
tell you how happy am and-and-
well. I guess I've been a pretty crab
bed sort Of woman for a long time.
But now I want you all to come into
my garden this afternoon anu pick as
many pears as you can carry away.
They're Just about ripe"
We'll, you could have knocked me
down with q feather. sor I had had
those pears on my mind all day.
Pooh. that's nothing!" said Sylvia.
when asked her opinion. "It's Just
what my mother calls mental sugges-
tion. Don't you see? We imagined
those letters and we imagined the
pears, and both came true"
But the pears were certainly nne.
did all sorts Of imagining after that.
and some of 1t came true. and some
didn't. The best thing that came true
was when l imagined that Sylvia and
I were sweethearts.
Copyright, 1911, by W. q. Chapman.)l
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MUST Be HANDLED TENDERLY
Violin and vIoioneslio Both Extremely
Sensitive to Changing Atmos-
pheric Conditions.

The violin and violoncello are most
sensitive to atmospheric conditions
and suffer from atmospheric varia-
tions quite a. much as the tender vo-
cal cords of the singer.
Those who have attempted to make
the violin an ornament by hanging 1t
upon the wall have had reason to re-
pent taking such liberty. The vio-
lin loses its varnish and gradually its
pitch and timbre. The artificial heat Of
rooms in winter makes its tone rau-
cous when It does not obliterate 1t en-
tirely.
Metal cases, morocco covered, are
equally unfit for 1t. A strong. we'll
varnished wooden case, even though
1t be not especially attractive to the
eye, suits the susceptibilities Of the
violin much better. Certain qualities,
sometimes unsupported In the wood.
play an important part in the falsifi-
cation Of notes, causing progressive
deterioration.
There was time when manufactur-
ers applied to their product several
coats of paint. g., = concentrated
solution of bichromate of sodium pot
ash in boiling water. The wood soon
acquired a yellow tone. and under tho
action of lights after drying. the color
darkened and took on the aspect Of
the very old paint.
For commercial purposes this was
all very well, but what happened to
the purchaser was that as soon as he
began to use his instrument exposed
to the light the bichromate worked on
the gelatin which the manufacturers
employed to color the wood and pre-
vented the penetrating Of the varnish.
while some element in the bichromate
Of soda was converted into stone. The
violin suffered petrincation. which I'M
peded its tones and rendered it use
less.-Harper's Weekly.
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uaea Of Mallne.

Ma1ine Is shown used in various
ways; heather buds developed Of mall
inc as well as the imitation aigrette
have been favorably accepted. Maline
in its present degree Of perfection Of
fers many inducements to the milliner
who is desirous of combining materi-
ais to the best advantage, says Milli-
merry Trade Review. Chantilly lace
used as drapes and to form the brim Of
the large picture hat for midsummer
is also an interesting feature. Ostrich
has come into its own, and the hand
some ostrich fancy effects In the new
shades are unusually attractive.
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RASH ON FACE FOR 2 YEARS

Sioux Falls, 8. D.-"My trouble OF
skin disease started merely as a rash
on my face and neck. but 1t grew and
kept getting worse until large scabs
would form, tester and break. This
was Just on the ono side OF my face,
but 1t soon scattered to the other
sido. I suffered q great deal, especial
ly at night, on account Of its itching
and burning. l would scratch 1t and
of course that irritated 1t very much.
This rash was on my face for about
two years, sometimes breaking out
lots worse and forming larger sores.
1t kept me from sleeping day or night
for couple OF months. My face look
ed disgraceful and I was almost
ashamed to be seen by my friends.
"A friend asked me to try Cuticura
Soap and Cuticura Ointment. I would
bathe my face with hot water and
lot of Cuucura Soap. then I would put
on the Cuticura Ointment. In less
than two days time. the soreness and
Inflammation had almost entirely dis
appeared, and in four weeks time you
could not see any Of the rash. Now
my face is without q spot Of any kind.
I also use them for my scalp and hair.
They cured me completely" (signed)
Miss Pansy Hutchins. Feb. 6. 1912.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold
throughout the world. Sample Of each
free. with 32-p. Skin Book. Address
postcard "Cuticura, Dept. L. Boston"
Adv.
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much on the important gowns may be
copied by the home dressmaker II abe
will just study the kinds of beads that
are used on these gowns and buy that
kind. String the beads on q double
thread and sew them onto the gown by
taking stitch between each two
beads with another thread. Do not
try to string and sew the beads with
the same needle and thread. or the
work will look very amateurish.
A very clever French trick is to form
a design on chiffon and outline It in
embroidery silk In one or two colors:
then, instead Of embroidering the CEN
ters, paint 1t with very thin gold paint
very carefully. The effect is charming
and only close inspection will detect
the ruse.
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Stirrino Alfalfa Field.

The thorough stirring up of the es.
tablished alfalfa field with the spring.
tooth harrow will not only destroy
hordes of small weeds just getting a
start but will make the surface soil
more mellow and thus conserve the
moisture. The field may look sort of
sick when the job is done, but it
takes something sitter than spring
tooth harrow to kill an alfalfa root
that is all the way from a quarter of
an inch to an inch and half in dia.
meter.
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and you cannot guess how shrinking
ly I write down these words which
my hand is powerless to stay. love
you-and now l have told you all.
The rest is with you.
LIBBY ARLIss."
Yes, It was . gem Of composition,
and elected screams of laughter
among US all. Only one girl protest
ed. tgrr =t. .s. 49,
Il think its . mean shame" said
Sylvia Temple, turning upon us. "lt
must be Just awful to be an old maid"
Perhaps 1t will bring William to
the point though" suggested. and
that gave us an idea. Why not send
Libby a letter by the same post? No
sooner thought of than acted upon.
Williams letter ran in this way:
my Dearest Libby Arliss:
Because my tongue is weak and
falters in your presence. I would fain
write down the words long to say to
you. Libby. love you. May call
to see you and tell you Of the fatal
passion which you inspire in my
heart? WILLIAM TABOR"
We DROP jed these epistles into the
letter box and waited with bated
breath, metaphorically speaking. We
didn't know whom to watch. but ffnal-
ly decided that 1t would certainly be
William who would &c to Libby and
not Libby who would visit William.
80, having calculated that he might
be expected to arrive the following
afternoon, we ensconced ourselves
some nalf dozen of us-behind the
hedge across the road and waited.
Presently we saw, sure enough, Mr..
Tabors buggy coming at breakneck
speed down the road in cloud of dust.
He pulled in the horse outside the
gate and hitched It to the fence. Then
he got out and wsut in. walking very
quickly. He rang the bell and Miss
Libby came to the door.
But I had never seen Miss Libby
look as she did then. All the sourness
had gone out Of her face. and she was
dressed like a young girl. in that abb
surd old-fashioned dress with the
hanging sleeves. There was color in
her cheeks. too, and she was smiling.
And as she stood there looking at
him and smiling up at him. he
took her in his arms and kissed her.
That was enough for us. We were
all thoroughly scared. We took to
our heels and ran as hard as we could
70. We couldn't go anywhere after
reaching the village without attract
ing attention, 20 We separated and
went to our homes.
well. lady. there's news in the VII
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Our Relations.

There's a bright side. II we look for
It, to every black catastrophe" said
Andrew Carnegie. at a reception at his
superb Fifth-avenue house, with its
outlook over Central park.
"I know a millionaire who complain
ed OF his loneliness.
my wealth. he said. brings me no
happiness, for have neither kith nor
kim sr'F te|
ITO pauperize. said I. or to crow
over?"
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WHEN libby SMILED
It Was When She and win Ia
bor Made Up Z.
Again. E
sY {. r. MOON.

We all looked upon Libby Arliss -
an old maid. absurdly old, although
her age could not have been more
than thirty-nve. But after her mother
died she ceased to 90 about much In
our village society; and by the time
she was out of mourning she had set
tied down into q lonely life In her lit
tie home. She had hne garden. and
we boys and girls used to steal her
pears and mock at her when ahe came
out and threatened Us.
I'D like to get even with Miss Libby
for being so mad about our taking her
wormy old pears" said Steve Marks.
the bad boy" Of the village.
None of US liked Libby. She was
certainly a. sour a. those carly Bart
let's that we used to take with the
more gusto because we knew that our
discovery would let loose storm Of
imprecation on our heads. That was
how we came to concoct the love let
ter.
Why We hit upon William Tabor l
can't quite remember. The Tabors
had once been the most respected
family in our village. but William was
wild when he was q young man aud
went West. returning broken down In
health. year or two before. think
some one suggested that he had been
Libby's beau long before. when she
was q pretty girl In the wide-sleeved
gowns then In fashion. and did her
plentiful hair In jar handle. But
since he had come back he had never,
to our knowledge. visited at Libby's
house. and II he had done 30 village
gossip would certainly have found 1t
out.
Three Of the high school scholar
concocted the letter. It ran like this:
my Dearest William:
May I-dare I. one whom the world
calls a sour old maid. avow to you
something against which have fought
for many months in vain? William. l
love you! There. have avowed 1t.
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Seed for Potato Planting.

II one is short of seed potatoes Ii
will be all right to use the small tu-
bers, but 1t is not good plan to fol-
low this practice year after year. The
best seed, If one can choose, is me-
dunn sized and preferably selected
from patch In which the average
yield was large.
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WINDMILL FOR LIGHT POWER
One Shown In the Illustration VIII Al.
ways Face the Wind and Never
Require Adjustment.

The windmill shown in the sketch
is one that will always face the wind.
and never requires adjustment, says
q writer In the Popular Mechanics. 1t
consists of vertical shaft, A, pro.
vided with number Of arms. B. on
which are hinged square sails. G.
These sails are preferably made Of
wood frames covered with canvas.
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To Darn Table Linen.

Stretch the article smooth and tight
in embroidery hoops. Remove the
presser foot from the sewing machine,
loosen the tension. slip the hoops un-
der the needle and. without turning
the hoops. sew back and forth until the
hole is neatly filled. Then turn the
hoops and proceed in the same manner
across the stitching already put In
The result is gratifying.
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pueka for Rneedina.

Where ducks are grown for breed
srs a simple maintenance ration may
be given after the eighth week. as
they will become too fat for breeding
purposes IL kept on heavy rations
The main thing is to keep the duck
tings growing from the first
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To Mend Lace Curtains.

Take strips of net the right size, or
good parts of old curtains. and dip
them into hot starch. Apply these
pieces to the worn places while the
starch ia hot, and they will adhere and
will not show as much ne darns would
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Alas for the young man whose only
claim to distinction is little straw
lid with a multi-colored band.
The Ordway new era., 1913-06-13

Mrs. winslow's Soothing Syrup for Children
teething, softens the gums, reduces innamma-
ton, ,allays pain cures wind collie ,23c . bottleAss
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Wild oats have few tares mixed
with them.
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EXPERIENCE
OF MOTHERHOOD
Advice to Expectant Mothers

The experience Of Motherhood is try
ing one to most women and marks dis
tinctly an epoch in their lives. Not ono
woman in hundred is prepared or un-
derstands how to properly care for her
self. OF course nearly every woman
nowadays has medical treatment at such
times, but many approach the experi-
ence with an organism untitled for the
trial of strength, and when 1t il over
her system has received shock from
which it Is hard to recover. Following
right upon this comes the nervous strain
of caring for the child, and a distinct
change in the mother results. g.
There is nothing more charming than
happy and healthy mother Of children,
and indeed childbirth under the right
conditions need be no hazard to health or
beauty. The unexplainable thing ID
that, with all the evidence of shattered
nerves and broken health resulting from
an unprepared condition, and with am
pie time in which to prepare, women
will persist in going blindly to the trial.
Every woman at this time should rely
upon Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound, a most valuable tonic and
invigorator Of the female organism.
In many homes MES~SG1S
once childless there WT~&NNM
are now children be- lY u ENVY
cause of the fact "a SRN
that Lydia E. Pink IN q y
hams Vegetable ~ 1 ~
Compound makes W ASsT1G>W
won en- normal SU&1<NNINS
healthy and strong. SS6SS,S SSS
II you want special advice write to
Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co. (confl.
dentiaD Lynn, Mass. Your letter will
be opened, read and answered BY .
woman and held In strict confidence
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In m my homes
once childless there
ore now children be-
cause of the fact
that Lydia E. Pink
hams v egetable
Compound m a k e 8
WON e n n norm al,
healthy and strong.
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and you cannot guess how shrinking
ly write down these words which
my hand is powerless to stay. love
you-and now have told you all.
The rest is with you.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-04-01
WANTED no BUN-LAND.

WANTED TO BUY-A Red river valley
farm, direct from owner. Address.
giving location, description and price.
wanted S16 Forum office.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-04-01
DULUTH Votes ON
COMMISSIONERS

Duluth, Mimi, April 1.-Duluth's
first commission government will be
elected today. Out of q field of fifty
five candidates, five will be selected to
take charge of the government and
guide the city through the period Of
inauguration of the new system.
Duluth is setting a pace in munich
pal government. The new charter,
which includes a new combination of
features that have been tried singly in
other cities, is a novel basis Of govern
ment. With the peoples rights safe
guarded by the initiative, referendum
and recall, the charter gives the COM
missioners a free hand to work out
their own ideas.
Today the preferential system of
voting will be used for the first time
In Minnesota. The multiplicity of can
didates, the variety of the interests
involved n the combinations that
have been formed by Endorsements
give the voter an inducement to ex-
tend his ballot by second and third
choices.
The campaign has been an acrimon-
ious one With parties Eliminated eX-
| cept for the socialist combination, the
campaign has settled down to one of
hot personality.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-04-01
County School Matters.

Miss Rushfeldt, county superintend-
ent Of schools, says that teachers and
scholars moved into the new consoli-
dated school building at Glyndon and
in a few days all will be adjusted to
the new and more modern conditions.
The school board of the village will
meet in the new building tomorrow
evening and one order Of business will
be the election Of a corps Of teachers
for the next school year. In a short
time the matter of the dedication Of
the new school building will be taken
up, the date fixed and the programme
for the suspicious occasion arranged.
It will be a grand gala time as the
people Of Glyndon and the communi-
ties tributary are very proud of the
new school structure and its equip
ment.
Tomorrow Miss Rushfeldt will spend
the day at GAINESVILLE and she will
have a conference with the school
board of that city and will discuss
with the members the associated
| school idea with a view Of creating
even better school facilities than the
| city has now. On Thursday the sup
| erintendent will spend the day in Wis
iting rural schools in the vicinity of
Barnesvlle where she says there is g
good school spirit manifested and
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-04-01

GUILTY

London, April IA true bill was
returned today against Mrs. Emmeline
Pankhurst by the grand jury on the
charge of Indictment to commit dam
age.
The offense is punishable with a
penal servitude for a maximum term
of fourteen years.
The following suggestion by Baron
Won Horst, of San Francisco, and a
number of Americans concerning the
English suffragettes of collecting the
various instruments used in the forCi-
BILE feeding of women prisoners. These
include screws and pliers used to force
the jaws apart for feeding tubes and
other utensils.
The collection has been lent by
many doctors friendly to ~suffragists
and will be exhibited In the American
cities and afterward will be offered
as a gift to the. Smithsonian institute.