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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-12-23
Old Christmas JOYS.

Washington Irving's Sketch Book"
1t seemed to throw open every door
and unlock every heart. It brought
the peasant and the peer together, and
blended all ranks in one warm gener-
Gus flow of JOY and kindness. The old
haIs OF: castles and manor-houses re-
sounded with the harp and the Christ
mas carol, and their ample boards
groaned under the weight of hospital
ity. Even the poorest cottage well
coined the festive season with green
decorations OF bay and holly-the
cheerful fire glanced it's rays through
the lattice, inviting the passengers to
! raise the latch and join the gossip knot
huddled round the hearth, beguiline
the long evening with legendary jokes
and oft-told Christmas tales.
Now the world has become more
worldly. There is more of dissipation
and less of, enjoyment. Pleasure has
expanded into a broader, but a shall.
lower stream, and has forsaken many
Of those deep and quiet channels
where it flowed sweetly through the
calm bosom of domestic life. Society
has acquired a more enlightened ant
elegant tone, but It has lost many OF
it's strong local p~eculiarities, it's home.
bred feelings, its honest ffreside de.
lights. ......"
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-12-23
Uncle Sam and Christmas,

Robert D. Heinl, in Leslie's: The
forestry bureau is probably the only
government bureau that officially cell
ebrates Christmas. Twelve years ago
Harry Tower, a purchasing agent, be-
gan to play the part of Santa. Claus
for the forestry service employees
children in Washington. At his death
he was succeeded by Fred Plumer, a
g~eographer, who kept up the service
until his death recently. There Is al
ways some sort of a cantata. Year
before last there was a miniature
camp Of a forest ranger. The range
himself was in the act OF arresting a
man, who turned out to be Santa
Claus, for allowing his reindeer tc
Craze upon the forest preserves.
1t is an interesting fact that this
country is called upon to supply about
100000 Christmas trees every year
Forestry officials hasten to explain
that this means no harmful drain or
our national forests. Germany II
conceded to have the highest develop.
ed system Of forest management o.
any country, yet its per capita use o.
Christmas trees Is greatest.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-12-23

Is, undoubtedly, superficial which
makes the liability to winter damage
all the greater. y
Dizziness in the wheat market has
led traders to extend their mental
speculation from the consideration Of
the winter wheat prospects to the
spring wheat outlook. 1t is found that
the long fall has not only increased the
amount Of fall blowing, but the mild
weather has caused weed growth
which will fall before the destroyer
Jack Frost when he comes down from
the north and thereby clear much land
that has become foul.
1.-THE conclusion Is that a large
winter wheat acreage already sown
and a large area of spring wheat land
in excellent condition for the spring
seeding c~onjure a splendid prospect on
the wheat horizon"
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-12-23
His Mistake,

Cleveland Leader: A gentleman
was staying in one of our large pro-
vincial towns, when he heard that Mr..
Moneyboy. his partner in business,
was at another town close by, so he
rang up his hotel on the telephone.
rs Mr.. Moneyboy there?" he in
quired.
mo, he Is not" came the response.
We'll, has he, engaged rooms"
"No. We don't reserve rooms here;
first come, first served is our rule
came the sharp and somewhat airy re-
ply.
He was rather taken back at the
lofty independence they seemed to
revel in in that town.
".Can you tell me- he asked, "if he
will stay with you when he reaches the
town." .tM .
ITS possible he may. But we
can't say" .. q ~
Look here reared the frate gentle
man. you're the most impudent jack
in-office that ever spoilt his master
business. Go away and tell some one
who knows more about the business
of the hotel to come and speak tc
me-" II " @
There was a chuckle at the other
end of the wire. 81
t"This isn't a hotel; it's the towr
jail said the voice. '
The confused gentleman rang of
sharp.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-12-23
MEAT INJURIOUS
TO The KIDNEYS
TAKE A TABLESPOONFUL OF
SALTS IF BACK HURTS OR
BLADDER RoTHERs - MEAT
FORMS URIC ACID.

We are a nation of meat eaters and
our blood is filled with uric acid, says
a well-known authority, who warns us
to be constantly on guard against
kidney trouble. .e- -.. ",
The kidneys do their utmost to free
the blood of this irritating acid, but
get sluggish; the eliininative tissues
clog and thus the waste is retained in
the blood to poison the entire system.
When our kidneys ache and feel
like Jumps Of lead, and you have
singing pains in the back or the urine
is cloudy, full Of sediment, or the blad-
der Is irritable, obliging you to seek
relief during the night; when you
have severe headaches, ervou and
dizzy spells, sleeplessness. acid stom-
ach or rheumatism in bad weather, get
from your pharmacist about four
| ounces Of Jad Salts; take a table,
spoonful in a glass of water before
breakfast each morning and in a few
| days your kidneys will act fine. This
famous salts is made from the acid of
| grapes and lemon juice, combined with
lithia, and has been used for genera
tons to flush and stimulate clogged
kidneys, to neutralize the acids in
urine so it Is no longer q source OF
Irritation, thus ending urinary and
bladder disorders.
Jad Salts Is inexpensive and cannot
injure; makes a delightful efferves-
cent Whitewater drink, and nobody
can make a mistake by taking a little
occasionally to keep the kidneys clean
and active.-Advt.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-12-23
IN MEXICO?

Secretary Garrison has shaken up
the army magnates, sending Maj
Gen. Thomas H. Barry to the Philip
pines. n Maj.-Gen. w. II. Carter to
Hawaii. Both are still active officers,
but in the event of military operations,
it is not at all likely that they would
be called into actual service in the
field.
But General Funston. the fighting
mai who captured Aguinaldo, Is re-
called home. II stationed in Texas
City, and General Pershing, another
fighting man, comes back from Min
dlnao to TAX command at the Pre-
sidio, San Francisco. Other changes
in the service bring a number of cap.
able commanders to the section of the
United states lying between Calves.
ton and San Francisco.
Is the Wilson administration con.
templating trouble in Mexico?
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-12-23
ssNIy Best Christmas"

va
The American Magazine has been Of
fering prizes for the best letters en-
titled my Best Christmas" In the
December number the prize winning
letters are published. The following
my best Christmas was in the year
of 1863, during the civil war; My
father had enlisted at the beginning OF
the war and I a young girl of Is. TO-
gether with a brother Of IS, lived with
our mother in a small cottage in the
outskirts of a little village in Illinois.
I'VE had been taught from infancy
to ask God to help us in all things, SO
in our dear fathers absence we called
| upon God each day to watch over him
and bring him home to us.
1.-THE days followed one another very
slowly, but at last Christmas eve came.
| We had become discouraged and had
! not made many preparations to .cele-
brate, for we felt we could not endure
life much longer without some WORD
from our loved one.
"At last evening came and we gath
| cred for evening prayer. Our mother
| Who always conducted these services
in our father's absence, could hardly
read the chapter selected. Then We
knelt and took turns in praying for oul
loved one, though we were all weeping
so we could scarce understand ont
aonther.
eat last the prayers were finished
n tears dried and we arose to oul
feet-to see our father rising from hill
accustomed place near mother. He hat
stolen in unobserved and taken tn,
place hi loved so well In our evening
worship. d.
words cannot express our JOY AM
happiness over his return. He told III
he had been severely wounded and hat
lain in a hospital for three months
and, although he had sent us wor,
when he could of his whereabouts, tn
letters had eve reached us. ,
although this was fifty years, !
seems but yesterday, and though
have seen many happy Christmase
since that time, I am sure that wa
my Best Christmas"
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-12-23
CUPID CAPTURES GRADUATES
Shows That. All College Women Do
Not CLING TO Careers.

New York Sum: Graduates of Wom-
ems colleges, and of Barnard college
in particular, show no propensity to
shun matrimonial bonds, according to
statistics compiled at Columbia uni
versity.
Since the founding of Barnard COL
lege in 1898, lib women have receiv-
ed degrees, and of this number a total
Of 258 have married. The class of 1913
Is not included in the figures and as
the girl graduates in 1911 and 1912
have hardly yet had time to pick out
the men they want the statistician
puts the percentage of married women
among Barnard's alumni at 29.4 with
the class of 1902 having twenty-five of
its forty-nine members married.
The class of 1910 shows that the
tendency In the recent alumni classes
is just as strong toward matrimony
as in the older classes, for already
eleven out of eighty eight have mar
ried n numerous engagements are
on record.
So far teaching as a profession has
outstripped marriage with a total OF
324 engaged in educational work. This
list includes only nine members of the
class of 1912, 1913 of whom reported
when the figures were gathered that
they had not vet decided as to what
they planned TO do. 1T is estimated.
however, that seventy-six OF the 1Os
have gone into teaching since that
time. SO that the number Of teachers
| graduated from Barnard i'd 400. or q
percentage Of nearly SO.
Among the graduates there are
tWenty-six secretaries, eleven editors,
| eleven clerks, one stenographer, two
missionaries, two authors, one nurse,
1.-TWO physicians, one actress, one play
grounds director, one insurance bro
Iker, IN accountant, n business
woman, two musicians, three social
workers, six librarians, two advertis-
ling agents, one statistician, d law
yer, one artist, n sculptures, one di-
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-12-23
JAPANESE ADVERTISING.
Lavish Use Of S~uperiatives Is Favored
in the Far East.

Chicago News: Japanese advertis-
ers believe in a lavish use Of superla-
tives. The paper we SELL" runs the
announcement in a Toxic ~stationer's
window, "is as solid as the hide of an
elephant" "Step inside!" is the invo-
cation of a big multiple shop in the
same city. You will be welcomed as
fondly as q ray of sunshine after a
rainy day. Our assistants are as ami
able as a father seeking a husband for
a. dowerless daughter. Goods are dis
patched to customers houses with the
rapidity Of a shot from the %cannon's
mouth"
Pavement artists are among the
c~uriosities OF London. but the drawer
in chalk is now being supplanted by
the modeler in clay. One will find
him, with a lecturer explaining, turn
ing Shakespeare into Mr.. Asquith and
Colonel Cody into a Sioux woman
within the space of half a minute. The
lecturer explains the turn and collects
the money from the wondering watch
IerS.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-12-23
TUESDAY, DEC. 20, 1918.
BUSINESS EXCELLENT.

An idea was prevalent
during the early part of December
and continues to a certain extent TO-
day. This idea was and is that the
unusually mild weather has raised
havoc with business conditions. not
only locally but throughout the ma
ton. From the gloomy head-shak-
ings of a great many people. one
would gather the idea that the country
was on the verge Of a disastrous de-
preston.
While it is true that the u~nseason-
able weather had a depressing effect
on a few lines Of business, notably the
clothing and fuel businesses, on the
whole business this year has surpassed
that of last year and in many lines 1T
IS regarded as excellent. This Is true
of the entire country. and 1t is es-
pecially true in Fargo.
One local merchant stated to The
Forum that his Christmas business
this year was the best that it had ever
been. my stock just melted away"
was the way he phrased it.
With the near approach Of winter,
the Eood feeling in the business world
has increased, and the cold snap OF
the last week or two was just the
touch needed to put a healthy l to
the general tone of affairs.
Nationally there was for a time a
depression in the stock markets, the
conditions for which were many and
varied. Probably the principal rea-
son was the threats Of government
ownership, which came out of Wash
ington. Big business was decidedly
worried at the serious tone used by
members of President Wilson's cabi-
net who in no uncertain terms, urged
the principle Of government owner
ship, especially with regard to the wire
communication facilities Of the ma
ton.
This worry was largely dissipatec
however by the news that the tele'
Graph and telephone trust was to b.
voluntarily dissolved, to comply witt
the Sherman law, and by the furthe
information hat other corporation
were to follow suit. Nothing has hao
such a. far-reaching effect on what /
termed big business for months. ]
was accompanied by a remarkabl
wave OF optimism, and the sentimen
is now freely expressed Throughout
the nation that the country is facin
a period of renewed development, pro
gress and prosperity.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-12-23
ON THE WHEAT HORIZON.

1T is a long journey to another
wheat harvest, but, the government
having issued a preliminary report on
the acreage and condition Of the 1914
winter wheat crop, interest has been
stimulated in the prospects," say The
Minneapolis Tribune. The condition
Is high and the acreage seeded large;
two favorable factors, but not to be
considered as insuring a liberal yield.
"a prospective harvest of $40, 600, 900
bushels Of winter wheat, which is indi-
Gated by the condition Of 97.2 per cent
on an area Of $500, 900 acres, is al
most equal to the size of the usual
total domestic wheat crops just a few
years back and makes one suspect that
it is distance lending enchantment to
the view.
1.-The December report is always a
maximum promise but it has some
real substantial value. 1t is not in
tended to initiate hope merely for the
pleasure of puncturing it in the spring
time. 1t determines the margin oil
possible shrinkage before bumper
prospects go glimmering. In the pres
ent report the margin is most ample
which allows for much more than a
normal loss in acreage and decline ii
condition before all chance for a rec.
ora production goes by the board.
'e'The very large preliminary acreage
is the really important factor. TIL,
area from which the rop will b.
harvested will be smaller. but Their
will have to be a very drastic cuttin,
down by winter killing before tn
present area viii fall below the aver
age. That a more to the countr,
than the high condition figures becaus
the mild weather has given the winte
wheat a luxuriant appearance, which.i
very apt to create a false opinion 9
the crops yigor to withstand q,
rigors al the winter. The root growt
1872 80 3EF
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-12-23
Cjeaninq the Voting Places.

Kansas City Journal: In several
different parts Of the country, recently
women voters have either requested or
demanded that they be allowed to
serve as judges or clerks OF election
under circumstances Of ordinary
cleanliness. They have asked that the
smoking and chewing of tobacco be
discontinued for the time being. to the
end that they maye be surrounded by
conditions which self-respecting wom-
en- can endure. An election booth
ought to be a place At for h tempo
rary occupancy Of anyone, man or
woman, OF average moral or physical
cleanliness. There is no reason why
It should be a place given over to
moral or physical uncleanliness. There
is no reason why it should be "dirtier'
than an Office or a home. And II there
were more men OF proper instincts and
impulses who took an active interest
in the practical details Of an election,
ordinarily decent people would have
no reason to shun an election booth.
1t is not a matter Of sex or equal SUI
frage. 1t is a matter of the delegation
Of important functions to men whose
natural environment seems to be that
which repels all who do not use to-
bacco and profanity.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-12-23
Out Of the Mouths Of Babes.

Small Edgar was looking out at the
falling snowflakes and. turning to his
father. said: Papa, l can remember
the year when we didn't have any
snow"
when was that, EDGAR" asked the
father.
why. last summer" was the re-
ply.
Little Joe-Papa says you are a self
made man. Are you?
Homely Galleries, my boy, and
I'm proud of it.
Little Joe-But why didn't you pick
out a fashionable pattern?
"Now, Elsie" said the teacher to a
small pupil, Ca you tell me what
memory isl"
Yes, ma'am," replied Elsie. Mem
DRY is the thing people use when they
want to forget what they don't wan
to remember"
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-12-23
Might Have Been Minnehaha.

Everybody's Magazine: Can you
direct me to SUBMITS ~cascade?" ask
ed a foot traveller of an old man who
sat summing himself on the stump of a
tree. .
"Yass; take your first left fork and
follow it till you come to a fork where
there's a clump of huckleberry bushes,
an then strike Oft to the right. Fol-
low that road till you come to the
three corners, then strike off to your
left and you'll come to Cy Perkins
house. You'll know him because he
wears plaid oyeralls. Yaller and green
plaid, they are, an his wife makes
'em for him. Some like EN- an some
Edon't. Anyhow, you can judge fol
yourself. You'll laugh
Excuse me- said the traveller, TAX
ing out his watch, "but I haven't much
time. Will Mr.. Perkins direct me tc
the cascade?' ,
IT presume to say he can, but, after
you've seer thoseplaid overalls a lit.
tie mess Of water running owe a little
mess O. rocks will seem pretty tame
to YER" the old fellow chuckled.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-12-23
Christmas Toys and Child Labor
BY FLORENCE KELLEY.

out making drafts upon kindergarten
and primary school, we can get them
whenever we make our demand suf1-
GENTLY urgent.
This years supply was long since
shipped from the toymaking communi-
ties on the continent, but the Ameri-
can orders for Christmas, 1914, will be
given In February. We are urgently
besought to impress between now and
February upon American importers
the fact that there is in our country a
new and effective preference for toys
made under conditions good for the
health. intelligence and welfare of the
Juvenile workers, whether they work
in America or in Europe.
! Unfortunately, the proposed amend
ment was cut out OF the new tariff
law which would, If enacted, exclude
the products Of the labor Of children
below the age of IA years. Until thai
amendment can be carried, the tasl
will rest upon the shopping public.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-12-23
The New MIR. Bryan.

Chicago Tribune: Something is
souring the grape juice for Mr.. Bryan.
His ordinary habit was availability,
which is one that seldom tricks the
tongue or upsets the reason. There
fore, Mr.. Bryan was best protected
when he was best natured, and as a
veteran Of many wars he was supposed
to be able to keep on smiling in a rain
Of brickbats.
1t falls out otherwise. The little
foxes are nibbling at the vines and the
grapes don't ripen in the sun, the juice
is our Mr.. Bryan is wrapped In
! gloom, and it's a sad world.
A highly ~sensatized statesman can
compel calamities. Mr.. Bryan sits on
pins constantly and is exasperated
He's apt to lose himself in the fog oil
a prodigious crouch and then refer al
questions to the judgment of his in
jured self esteem.
This is Mr.. Bryan in a new aspect
observable ever since his enimies took
! advantage Of his chautauqua lecture
tours to reach him with a variety o.
criticism he did not stand UP agains'
with ever temper.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-12-23
IN One NINUTE CLOGGED N0STRlLS
OPEN COLDS and CATARRH VANISH

dissoIves by the heat OF the nostrils;
penetrates and heals the infiaIned.
swollen membrane which lines the
nose, head and throat; clears the air
passages; stops nasty discharges and
a feeling OF cleansing. soothing relief
comes Immediately.
Don't lay awake tonight struggling
for breath, with head stuffed; yostrils
closed, hawking and blowing. Catarrh
or a cold, with its running nose. foul
mucous dropping into the throat and
raw dryness is distressing but truly
needless.
Put your faith-just %once--in 'sEly's
Cream Balm and your cold or catarrh
| will surely disappear.--Advt.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-12-23
BUDGET in National Financierins.

Spokane Spokesman-Review A
congressional government makes 1t
difficult to adopt an effective budget
system of fnanciering the national
government, but some form of it be
comes increasingly indispensable to
this country every year. Democracy,
If expenditures for 1914-15 measure
up to estimates, either will have to use
the idea Of the budget or find itself
unable to redeem the party's pledges
Of governmental economy.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-12-23

ter or other produce to the consumers
the United States ~postoffice has one
systematized delivery.
Now. surely, with the mails and the
want ads for placing orders. and the
parcel post for delivery orders,-and
taking packages up to fifty pounds in
weght-the farmers and the city con
sumers ought soon to be doing a di"
rect business together. The mutual
advantage will be great.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-12-23
Stops Nasty Discharges, Clears Stuffed
Head, Heals lnfIamed Air Passages
and YOU Breathe Freely.
my "Ely's cream Balm"

Get a small bottle anyway, just to
try it--Apply a little in the nostrils
and instantly your clogged nose and
ST pped-up air passages Of the head
will open; you will breathe freely;
morning! the catarrh. cold-in head or
catarrhal sore throat will be gone.
End such misery now! Get the small
bottle or sEly,s Cream Balm at any
drug store. This sweet, fragrant balm
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-12-23
THE OLD CHRISTMAS.

A man might then behold,
AT Christmas, in each hall,
Good fires to curb the cold,
And meat for great and small.
The neighbors were friendly hidden,
And all had welcome true;
The poor from the gates were not
.chidden,
When this old cap was new.
%"~.t s% Old Song,
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-12-23
From Farm to Table,

Kansas City Star: The parcel post
is the delivery boy from MI. Merchant
Farmer to Mrs. Housewife. 1t affords
the cheapest delivery there is.
And here is a big advantage the par
eel post delivery has over the ordinary
delivery methods. 1t does away with
the multiplication Of delivery routes.
Instead of ten or twelve separate
equipments for conveying eggs or but
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-12-23
Easy Money

Cincinnati Enquirer: "You can't
fool the people all the time" %announc-
ed the investigator.
II know It," replied the trust mag
nate. There is plenty of profit in
fooling half of them half the time"
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-12-23
EDITORIAL COMMENT
, net r1iori+v Hard to Recover,

New York Herald: The president is
taking strong grounds in reprimand-
ing officers of the army and navy VINO
belong to the order Of the Carabao for
making fun Of a member Of his cabl-
net.
But when the army and the navy
join the public in laughing at an ON
cial it Is difficult to get him back into
a position of real dignity.