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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-11-08
MEXICO IN JoHNsoN's DAY.

The puzzle that confronts the Will
SON administration as regards what
action to AXE toward Mexico, recalls
to The Springfield Republican the
predicament in which President John
son found himself in the late SOS,
when the Macmillan regime was
clamoring for recognition at our
hands. Supported by the bayonets of
the Emperor Napoleon, Macmillan
declared hat his was the only govern
ment in Mexico and hat it was &C
copied by the bulk of the people
there. But President Johnson could
not see it that way and decided to
recognize the republic proclaimed by
Benito Juarez, though nobody knew
where the members Of that govern
ment were-not even Juarez himself
saw hat all Of them were hiding
ont somewhere in the mountains of
northern Mexico. Then a ridiculous
chase began. The Republican thus
describes it:
An American minister was ap-
lpOlItlG0 anu Will d IOIIlpdLIoi,
athat diplomatic officer started out
for the capitol OF President Jua-
arez, After several weeks search.
Ethe American minister returned
sto the United States with the an
announcement that he had been un-
Sable to find either President Jua-
#rez or his republic. While the mis-
sion was a ridiculous fiasco, it led
very soon to the historic note to
Napoleon III, which caused that
ruler to withdraw the French SOL
ciers from Mexico in a hurry.
emperor MaXimilian, still unrec-
aognized by the United States, and
Fnow entirely without European
Support. vas overthrow within a
flew months and was executed by
&khe Juarez government, which had
EAuickly assumed a tangible form
athe moment the pressure of the
Wrench was removed.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-11-08
The Four Feathers,

A pretty story, bordering somewhat
along the line Of eugenics, is The
Four Feathers by A. w. Mason. Those
interested in this advanced line of
thought, this progressive study of the
human family should not. fail to read
this book for it will open an avenue of
thought on the inherent frailties which
pass from one generation to another.
The -Four Feathers is not a somber
theme at all, as n might imagine
from this. There is no similarity of
it's authors style to that of the gloomy
Ibsen. But it does present, and clev-
erly too so as to leave a good taste in
the mouth after it is finished and
while reading it, a subject in which
there is so much interest just 1t the
present moment.
1t is a story of heroic c~owardice, if
such g thing is possible. The young
hero of the tale, Harry Faversham.
comes of a splendid English family,
the last of a long line Of brave SOL
diers. none of whom have ever been
known to sl1irk their duty when duty
called. YET in the composition of the
character of their descendant there is
an inherent trait Of cowardice, in
reality an instructive fear which no
one recognizes more than himself. *
To overcome this Unborn Delinquent
cy, so foreign to anything in the char
aoter of his ancestors, he battles with
himself throughout all his earlier
years. 1t is his one great struggle
and he fights against it without aid
from anyone but his own noble nature,
Like the rest of his blood gone before
him, he enters the army, where after
several years of hard service he sue
ceeds in making a man of himself and
also forming a strong acquaintance
with three brother officers noted for
their valor. ALL through these years,
however, Faversham realizes that the
shrinking feeling of cowardice is there
dormant still.
At last it asserts itself. Lamenta-
bly, for all concerned it is after he has
fallen IN love with a beautiful Irish
girl whom he is about to marry just
before his regiment is called to the
sands of the eastern deserts: He re-
signs from the army after hearing
the word and goes to claim his bride,
not wishing his brother officers to
know hat he has shirked his duty. In
reality he did not want to go. He re-
allied himself that he was afraid.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-11-08
THE CREED

She had for years been the oldest among us. We called her
the little gray lady, because she a little, and a lady, every inch
of her, and gray in hair and dress.
She wasn't up on aesthetic dancing, part-musc, MONOCHROME and
design, but, a S the superintendent said: she's up on being a Wom-
anly woman, with the personality of a born teacher, and that helps
some"
We knew that all who had ever been cher children" loved her,
who often came back to the old schoolroom ito talk things over.
We knew that we could never forget her last message, sent
from the hospital and that we would forever remember the contents
of the worn, red bEank-book found in her desk.
This is what it contained:
A PEDAGoGuEs CREED.
II. / believe in purpose, in a goal higher than salary, higher
than fine examination recordS-a goal that touches the starS-a goal
that I can never touch, but that shines before me like a beacon
light.
2. 1 believe in loyalty. first to the great profession which I
have embraced, next to the system If which | am a unit.
g. 1 believe lin growth, in gaining from year to year a 'Wlder
outlook upon the world and its people, IS well as a deeper INSIGHT,
a more thorough knowledge of myself, my powers and limitations
4. I believe in sympathy, first with the children and the homes
from which they come, next with my fenow-workers, whose joys
and trials are like my own.
B. l believe in earnestness, in putting ny heart into my work,
g.. / believe in faithfulness, in doing unasked the regular du-
ties. and cheerfuHy adding those which are irregular.
7. ! believe in honesty. in acknowledging q blunder, being
proud of a success, in trying to make successes many and lk1nders
few. 49,
8 I believe in system, in forming and possessing orderly hab-
its Of work Ehd play. - .-.. - ~ ** "
- g.. ! believe in cheerfulnessc in radtating sunshine, then watch
ing for reflections.
10, + believe that the Great Good Power. will help me to live
up to my belief"
No wonder that the quiet life had made its mark-no wonder
that the vacant place was never truly filled.
The above was submitted to The Forum by A. M. M. Caine at
the close of the recent educators convention.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-11-08

Mrs. Mary Antin, author Of The
Promised Land, Is making an extern
sive lecture tour under the manage
ment of the National 'Lyceum Service.
Although Meredith Nicholson has
departed from what he calls the "pis-
tol work. of his earlier novels, the
success of Otherwise Phyllis, his lat
est book, proves that his aim is still
sure in hitting public fancy. Mr..
Nicholson considers Phil KirkWood
the best girl character he has eve
done, and the fact that his publishers
have been obliged to increase the Sec
ond edition of the book to meet the
orders for it seems to indicate that
many of his readers agree with him.
Houghton Miffin Co. have put for
ward their books announced for pub
LEGATION Saturday, Nov. 8, to Wednes-
day, Nov. II. The books to be issued
that. date are Thomas Jefferson as an
Architect and Designer of
beth, M. J s D., and WARREN
H. Manning; A Little Book OF Modern
Verse, edited by Jessie B. RitteTihouse;
Hawthorne and His" Publisher by
Caroline Ticknor; The Irish Twins,
by Lucy Fitch. Perkins, The Health
Master, by Samuel Hopkins Adams
Three Lords of Destiny, by Samuel Nc
Chord Crothers; and Personal Recol-
lections of Vincent Van Gogh, Madame
Du Quesne Van Gogh's biography of
her brother, translated into English by
Miss Katherine Dreier.
Mrs. Kate Douglas Virgins never
pokes fun at her characters, Perhaps
that is one reason why she is so uni
versally loved. The author who holds
her friends and n%eighbors as a target
for satire is apt to be regarded with
suspicion eve by her most sincere
admirers, and even the most kindly
writer finds it difficult sometimes not
to give offence when describing neigh.
borhood types. Mrs. Virgins is a
good friend to her characters. Espec-
tally the little Maine village, home OF
Waitstill Baxter, Rebecca, and sc
many others hardly less we'll known
the townspeople are proud Of their
chronicler n make much of hei
yearly visits. OF Mrs. Wiggin it may
be said as DR.. Henry van Dyke has
written of James Whitcomb Riley:
"This is the reason why all men love
o .....
Remember your songs n forge
your art. =, ..,.. ..... -; .
Other poets may soar above you,
You keep close to the human heart,
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-11-08
SATURDAY, NOV. 8, 1918.
THE TEACHERS RESOLUTIONS

The Forum believes that the North
Dakota. Educational association did a
wise thing yesterday In voting down
the proposed resolution regarding the
teaching Of sex-hygiene in the schools.
Undoubtedly there Is need for such
teaching in America, and perhaps the
day will come when it will be a
regular part of the public school cir
ficulum, but to rush into 1t on a
wholesale scale without adequate pre-
paration on the part Of the teachers
would prove exceedingly harmful.
There is a tendency on the part OF
the alert American public to demand
reforms in too much of a hurry. 1t is
possible that even n good thing will
be- abused, and this is particularly
true Of such a delicate subject as SEX
hygiene. Although tho members of
the n. d. L. A. took some very ad-
vanced steps they showed that they
were decidedly level headed by what
they refused to adopt as part of their
resolutions.
: One Of tho big things that came up
i, the resolutions was the feature re-
sarding International peace. The Am
crican school teacher has a wonderful
opportunity to play a large part IN
bringing about world peace.
To young America, what the teacher
says goes" The American teacher
has done a great deal in intoxicating
the idea of patriotism into he future
American man. She can do as much
for world peace. and, when American
manhood has become thoroughly i'm
bued with that idea, it will mean that
4 tremendous stride has been taken
toward its final contamination.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-11-08
ELY'S CREAM BALM OPENS CLOGGED
NOSTRILS and HEAD-CATARRH GOES

any drugstore. This sweet, fragrant
balm dissoIyes by. the heat Of the nos
trils; penetrates and heals the infiam-
ed, swollen membrane, which lines the
nose, head and throat: clears the air
passages; stops nasty discharges and
IA feeling of cleansing. soothing relief
comes Immediately.
Don't lay awake tonight struggling
for breath, with head stuffed; nostfils
closed, hawking and blowing. Catarrh
or a cold. with its running rose, foul
mucous dropping iisto the throat, and
raw drSiless lis distressing but truly
needless.
Put your faith--jilsk once--ir s'Eiy's
Cream Balm and your cold or eataErh
will surely misrepresentation
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-11-08

this country and addressing meetings
In the interests of the Labrador mis-
sion work in which he has now been
engaged for. more than twenty years.
He gives three addresses in Boston
this week, and those who are familiar
with his ardent sincerity and quiet
yet dramatic forcefulness will. be
anxious to heal him. His two small
volumes, The Adventure of Life, and
Adrift OF an Ice-Pan, are unlike any
thing of the sort Yer written by any
one else n are already ranked as
classics.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-11-08
Our Best Seller,

We are selling more Of Meritol
Eczema Remedy than all the others
put together. This large sale Is due
to the fact that it is a preparation
Of unusual merit. made expressly for
forms. If you are afflicted with this
loathsome disease, do not delay using
Meritol Eczema Remedy. Central
Drug Store. 6S Broadway, Fargo. N
D., Exclusive Agency.-Advt.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-11-08
WILL you B%EcoME'A "TAL ?r

"A rather unique demonstration Of
the tried and true maxim that THE
great happiness is in serving others
has been promulgated by a wealthy
Cleveland philosopher. who believes he
has, found the only true milestone
along the path of happiness. The
milestone is appreciation.
sAnd the secret. is-~showing people
that courtesy and consequent happi-
ness pays in dollars and cents.
Incorporation papers have been filed
in Columbus for The Appreciation
League of the United States by Will
lam Vernon Backus. founder of the
new cult philosophy, which he believes
is to become world popular.
"Be a Ia and boom happiness" is
to be the slogan Of the new movement,
And the only requirement for member
ship is a desire to prosper through
courtesy and to make other folk hap
ply. =
Backus' plan, in a nutshell, is to
have every Tai report employees in
any vocation for courtesy instead OF
d~iscourtesy. Every member of the
Appreciation league Is to be provided
with cards BANKED to permit filling In
the name and business address Of a
clerk, conductor, postman or collector
Then there are spaces to place a cross
after N or all the words attentive
sheerful, sympathetic, helpful, cour.
teous and polite
When an employe has received thre,
courtesy reports he is entitled to ]
special letter from the league secre.
larry to his employer, and a badge o
merit bestowed by the league.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-11-08
Intervention May Be Necessary.

Philadelphia Record: Intervention
by the United States in Mexico is not
only favored by the powers, but rath-
er impaticntly insisted upon by some
of them. BY intervention they mean
taking sides. If this government will
not support Huerta and his faction,
the idea is that it should support some
other man or party. Practically, this
Is what Intervention would amount to,
however indefinitely it might be for
mulated into a text. If we will not
recognize any. but a constitutionally
elected president in Mexico, our prob
lem is to create the conditions in
which that end can be reached. Po-
litical conditions can be created only
through the fundamentally of men:
and we shall have to lend support to
men whom we believe capable and
willing to create these conditions. It
nay be necessary also to create the
opportunity; and this might mean
armed Intervention.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-11-08
Instantly Clears Air Passages; You
Breathe Freely, Nasty Discharge
stops, Head Colds and Dull Head
ache Vanish.

Get a small bottle anyway, Just to
try it--Apply a little in the nostrils
and instantly your clogged nose and
s~topped-up air passages OF the head
will open; You will breathe freely;
dullness and headache disappear. BY
morning! the catarri1, cold-in-head or
catarrhal sore throat will. be gone
End such misery noWi Get the
SIIaalI hottie of sEsly1a Cream ERalna. at
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-11-08

Constantinople's scheme for q metro
politan electric line is well under way.
1t includes the formation of what is
known as the Ottoman Metropolitan
company, capitalized at IS, 900 1000, for
the purpose of building and operating
the line. Work is to be finished as
far as Pancaldi in four and a half years
from Oct. i. 1912, according to the
terms of the contract, and the rest will
follow within a ten-year period. A new
bridge over the Golden Horn will be
part of the work.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-11-08
VI
In Effect March 16s 1913.

Fsumt hound Trains.
No. g. Oriental Limited /. Il. IL AS q. m.
EMO. 13I. Moorhead Northern. $50 a. m.
emo. IA. via Breckenridke.... 7:45 q. m.
ia, via Fergus Falls. 7:55 a. m.
No, 10, via BreckenridEe.... 1880 p. IA.
so, via St Cloud lilac y. m.
West Round Trains
No. %, @. E..Winntpeg ...... 1850 a. m.
40, ca. y. fast traifl...... 6:10 a. m.
EMO. Ia6, Devils L~ake-Surrey. 1880 a. IN.
EMO. SAL, Portland Bfaficn.... $500 a. m.
III, G. Local . ... /. 2:40 p. m.
Mo. j, Oriental Limited. X. I. !. +. 6:16 o. IA.
Trains Arriving.
tTie up for the mighty
EMO. 1876, Devils Laks-Surr&y. 1853 p. M.
No. IL, st. Paul-Farg0 Local. $3.50 2. nj.
emo. is, Fargo xia*Breck. ~. $500 D. n1.
sNQ. $50, FaEgo-Gr00kston :. $3.50 i. M.
sNo..3A2. Portland Branch. 6:35 M.
Except Sunday.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-11-08

Sir Rufus Daniel Isaacs, who
succeeds Lord Alverstone as lord
chief justice of England, is a
young man, as occupants of this
high judicial place go. He was
born in 1860. and is therefore SO
years of age
He began life on the London
Stock Exchange and later studied
law. 1t was not until 1887, when
he was q years of age, that he.
was admitted to. the bar. In 1904
he entered. the house OF commons
later was appointed solicitor gen.
eral. The same year he became
attorney general, which place he
has held till he was named lord
chief Justice.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-11-08

One of the simplest devices for use
on ships to detect icebergs in the vi
seinity is featured by a flexible strip OF
metal which bends under a sudden
change of Temperature and Einaa a Tell,
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-11-08
StiIl.

still.
The man who drinks the liquor blows
And cabs till you are i'll.
But any wise mooishiner knows
That it pays to keep still.
Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-11-08

Solidified alcohol in cube form is
coming into use in Germany for cook
irg1.and other purposes for which
snaall amounts OF heat are sufficient,
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-11-08

The Farso Forum and Republican IN
every evening except Sunday
In The Forum Building. corner of EtrEH
avenue and Fifth street north, Fargo
N. D.
Daily. Republican, by carrier, 15c pet
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Weekly Republican. 81 per year, Sin
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address slips.
/ Address all communications to The
Forum Publishing Co. Fargo. N. D
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-11-08
From The Forum Book Shelf

Just before the guests arrive at the
s~weetheart's home to attend the an
nouncement ball, he receives a box
containing three white feathers to-
gether with the cards of his brother
officers: Contrasting to his. bethrotAed
his weakness of character, she breaks
the engagement and adds another
feather to the trio already received.
Misfortunes follow in her home after
they, separate. He leaves for the east
to join his regiment, where, even only
as a civilian, he hopes to be able to do
something to prove the bravery of his
blood after all. ''. "'....''
The Four Feathers is something ev-
eryone interested in the vital topic of
eugenics should read macmillan Co.,
New York; -.
Hands Of Mexico. D.
Prof. Hiram Bingham, of Yale. au-
thor of Across South America, ad-
dressed the Twentieth Century club of
Boston last week, and in the course OF
his remarks stated that the United
States would serve the best interests
of all concerned If she should pull Out
of Mexico, ven though it would neces-
state her eating humble pie. Mr.
Bingham is we'll acquainted with CON
ditions such as 10Y prevail in Mexico,
having spent. MANY years in research
work among the Latin-American peo-
| pie. . 4, &.
A Teacher Out of School. ia,
Teachers are always seeing their
pupils ACROSS the gang plank, but they
themselves never take the voyage
This sentiment from Coleridge is used
happily by. Professor Copeland, O
Harvard, in beginning his apprecia,
ton, in The Harvard Alumni Bulletin
of the recently published Letters o
Charles Eliot Norton. Professor Cope.
land says that DR.. Norton was not
that sort of teacher. The Letters
show him, as it were. across the gang.
plank. They show how many activi-
ties ana influences and friendships
formed the mar who looked and spoke
like a cross between a man of the
world and a high benign ecclesiastic
Take them (the Letters) altogether
Professor Copeland says, mo other
such interesting collection is now to bs
hoped from the era to which Morton
belonged"
Or. yGrenfeli in Boston.
DR.. William T. Grenfell is visiting
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-11-08
This Is Not a Nation of Roaues.

Philadelphia Ledger: That feature
Of h income tax which provides for
the collection of the tax at the source
of income is founded upon the theory
that the American people are dishon-
est. Congress never was justified in
incorporating the assumption into a
national statute.
1t is this provision of the new law
which is causing all the trouble and
inconvenience.
1t is unfair, unnecessary and mn
American. 1t is impudent to assume
that we are a people Of rogues.
The very next congress can dc no
better service to this country than to
repeal this obnoxious feature Of the
income tax law. But maybe the SUI
preme court will do 1t before congress
gets the chance.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-11-08

Following his preliminary hearing
at Grafton, Olaf Buoen, who is charg-
ed with stealing a horse and buggy.
was bound yer to the district courtA
Bail was fixed ct $1,000, which he ex-
poets to furnish. =
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-11-08

Antler American: Willow City has
had two double weddings in two
weeks. AS "Falky'' says, "the weather
is getting cold" .
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-11-08

.~ficance that the cusps of horses teeth
have to the horseman. The types var
led in different geological periods, 40
that as a rule. by determining the
type of life represented by the fossil
remains the relative age of the rock is
a~scertained.
All fossils collected by members OF
the United States Geological survey
are taken to Washington, and. after
serving their purpose In determining
the age OF the rocks from which the
came, are sent to- the. national lnu-
scum, where many are placed on *
hibition.
The known coal areas OF the limited
States cover 100000 quare miles, ana
there are 10000 square miles heltevedl
Ito he undertake with marketable Coal
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-11-08

Rabbits are reported as becoming
a pest along the foot OF the Turtle
mountains. ~f~
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-11-08

The city dads at Souris purchased
500 feet Of new hose for their fire
apparatus.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-11-08

George Abercrombie. the Ardoch
boy who ran away from his home last
July n was recently found in Du-
luth, says that it was not disagree
ments with his parents. as reported,
which caused him to leave home. IN
a letter he says that his only reason
for running aWay was a desire to. see
the world and make his fortune.