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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-11-07

rADDT gave the pillow under his head a little pat Evelyn had tucked
it there so that he might be more comfortable while he told a story
0w to her and jack < 4 ? -#
hNICen Their names: were Jet and Joe and Jim Crow and Pitch and Patch.
f"1hey lived In box lin the stable and a soon as they were able to toddle
they began to tease their mother to take them about with her.
One afternoon Mrs Puss went out and left kittens alone. She was
son a long time, and the kittens who had + ing a nap walked up be-
fore she came back. @@ - r ~
Lets take a walk up to the big house. her goes every day, and
enc Oily little girl who lives there may play with suggeste IT.
SO the kittens tumbled out Of the box q went froucking after Jet.
IheyI had just reached the gate of the pu' yard when they met Mrs.
LUCK stepping out with her brood of yellow footed duckngs.
"Mrs. Duck doesn't like kittens and when she q w the five troting
R"ng alone she gave a loud 'ouack, quack! and started to chase them.
Jet, who vas nearest to her squaned with fright and darted inside an
mpty oarreL where the duck couldn't reach him. The other kittens dtved
nnder a fence and scampeed away.
NOW, just watch where I go and you won't get in trouble, said Jim,
taking Jets place at the head Of the line. Il" /" : '
And dim led them straight past the vacant lot where MI. Billy Goat vs
hlnnhng grass Nj Billy Goat was in a bad humor, and he put down his head
and came straight toward them. ~~~
The o kittens backed away then turned and raj Is fast as they could,
ot jim =" LETT behind because he hoped up O. top of the tall fence. and
Nr Bill u stood below and wouldn't let him come down.
AFTER e tJoe<ed the. kittens, but a bad boy passed the fence and
pega tnro"~Ag stones at them. Joe hid under a pile Of boards, while the
w Kittens "a o to the house. They had to pass the dog house. and
Hyp, me playful TO- terrier pup, was playing about He sent both the kittens
huaHng up a tree. r
kittens sat o. the branches and meowed until Gyps little mstress
aAong n drove him away. Close at her heels was Mrs. Puss, looking
1Nr ner hle ones, and soon she had them all comfortably gathered together
In the box In the barn"
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-11-07
n FIRST .

There is something pleasantly dem
ocratic in the story about Mrs. Will
son, wife Of the president, who has
been going through certain govern
ment buildings in Washington where a,
considerable number of women are m
ployed, and studying methods by
which the conditions under which
these women work may be bettered.
It is not likely that the women 50
employed are greatly in need Of aid.
The government service, in the main.
is not arduous. 1t has never been
possible to bring this service wholly
TO the basis Of merit and necessity,
There has always been the practice
OF making positions for those who
are thought to be entitled to recognt-
ton, because of political services
rendered by themselves or their fam
lilies. Usually these political services
meal nothing more than energetic
support-which. Of course should be
given or withheld without any
thought Of gain in view.
However, in a thousand other plac-
es where women work there certainly
is need Of anelioration, of the intel
ligent influence of good women; and
may hope that Mrs. Wilson's ex-
ample may be followed by other wom-
en- whose aid is more urgently needed.
1t la pleasing to think that America
has a first lady of the land in more
than a euphonious and empty sense.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-11-07
Story Of the Wonderful Mineral
Called Asphalt and It's Various Uses

Pathfinder: Asphalt is a material
in general use for pavements, roofs,
cements, paints, ETC., yet it is a
strange fact that but few persons
really know much about, the sub
stance, despite their constant ~associa-
ton with 1t, either in walking oVe as
phalt pavements or in being sheltered
under roofs partly made of it.
Much history 10 connected, with as
phalt as a solid bitumen. 1t may be
said hat "bitumen" Is a generic term
for a class Of minerals occurring in
nature, which may be dissolved in
chloroform or other neutral liquids.
Compounds of carbon and hydrogen
are found in all Of them, but 1t is
common to find also compounds of
nitrogen, sulphur and oxygen, and
iron and alumina in the solid form.
Biologists and chemists are general
ly agreed that organic matter enters
into the composition of the bitumens,
but there is much uncertainty as to
the process by which they are formed.
Pure asphalt may be burned, leaving
little or no residue.
No record is known which shows
definitely Just who first used asphalt
for pavements. 1t has long been OBJ
served from the bits of bitumen which
jolted fro mthe carts as it was being
hauled from the beds in the valley of
the Rhone, in California and in 'Trini-
dad, became compacted into a solid
rock bed by the wheels Of the suc-
ceeding vehicles 1t was quite natural
to infer from this that it would make
a good road material. a
Some time near the year 1910 an at
tempt was made to pave a street in
Paris by using asphalt mixed with
mia ritz IJn0n q hn1 nf sandstone Tho
attempt ended in failure because they
were ignorant of the correct method
of mixing it and preparing the road
bed. Experiments were conducted
there, however, until satisfactory re-
suits were obtained. London and other
European cities adopted the idea soon
after. Newark, N. j.. can claim the
honor Of having the first asphalt street
laid In the United States. This was
made of material from the famous as
pha1t lake in Trinidad and was built
in 1870.
The ancients and the people In BIZ
BILE times wer familiar with asphalt
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-11-07

~ ts $500 #fr-E+'" N.Y.
submerged to a depth Of twenty-one
feet was exploded by a spark from a
station eight miles inland.
The apparatus for producing this
terrible electric agent of destruction
Is described as small, light and easily
portable, quickly fixed. in the cabin Of
a. ship or on an automobile. The
"F'-rays" are said to be capable Of
producing an explosion in the maya
zine Of a battleship, in a fortress, or
rel to discharge loaded artillery
which is being moved from place to
place. Aeroplanes with metal frame
work are equally at the mercy Of this
new destroyer, by means of which the
liquid fuel used carried can be set on
fire from many miles distant.
1t is also claimed for these rays
that they will disclose the presence Of
minerals beneath the earth's surface
or far under water, and that the pres
ence of a hostile fleet 'or concealed ar
tillery can be detected by their use.
All this, of curse, sounds like a ale
from Munc1ausen: but so did the an
nouncement of Alexander Graham
Bell that he had discovered the means
Of talking over a wire. 1t is a scien-
tific fact that no one knows what cleo
tricity is; daily the total ignorance Of
man as to the limits Of it's use is be-
ing demonstrated, and the bounds of
truth are not stretched a little bit
when n declares that anything Is
possible in connection with his mys-
force of nature.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-11-07

and employed it as a cement. For this
purpose they used lit in practically
the same condition. as it occurred in
nature. 1t was also used in embalm-
ing the dead, and that it has remark
able preservative powers is attested
by the condition Of many OF the Egyp-
tan mum1nies. 49,
Asphalt played an important part
in the construction of the palaces of
Ninevah and Babylon, and even in the
tower of Babel. During the Middle
Ages the practical. value Of the miner
al seems to have been entirely forgot
ten or neglected, and no interest ex-
cept a quasi-scientitic one was shown
In 1t until the nineteenth century.
when Its commercial possibilities be-
gan to be realized. It is considered
today as the best material for paving
purposes that a be obtained.
The asphalt of the ancients was
gathered from the Red sea, from
which a small quantity is yet obtain
ed. Trinidad, Venezuela and Cuba
however, now supply the great bulk
of the worlds asphalt. Although used
at first instead Of coal tar for roofing
and other purposes, its chief use in
the united States Is now as a paving
material, for which it is more widely
~ 1A"N NiiJ III SUBSTANCE.
at The asphalt deposits in Trinidad oc-
cupy a boW-like depression about 1l5
acres in extent, which is thought to
nave been the center of a volcano al
one time. The contents of the lake
are practically uniform all the time
tnd the surface is in constant motion
currents n eddies appearing at
times. Although much material is
constantly being removed to supply
the demands of commerce, the center
the edges. ~
A stream of asphalt from fifteen to-
eighteen feet deep overfiows through
a crevice to the sea. A ravine below
this stream is filled with asphalt
which seems to be unlimited in extent,
AS the material comes from Trini-
dad it is too brittle to be used directly
on the streets, but must be mixed
with other materials. The natural
pitch from the lake may be picked i'm
and nodded in the hands without
soiling them. One of the strange facts
about this deposit is that it renews
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-11-07
The Powers and Mexico.

Pittsburgh Gazette Times: The
suggestion recently made by Samuel
E. Gill of Pittsburgh to the secretary
of state that the powers Of Europe
join with the United States in compos-
ing conditions in Mexico is not with
out merit as an efficient means of re-
storing peace and establishing safety
for foreigners and their interests in
the war-torn republic. But there is
something more important than i'm
mediate consideration of humanity,
powerful as these may appeal to the
world at large. To ask the co-opera-
ton Of Europe and thus secure con-
cert of action in policing Mexico ade-
quately would be construed as such a
confession of the inutility If not the
principle of the Monroe doctrine as to
be fatal to the pretensions Of the Unit
ed States in the western world.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-11-07
ELEcTRtclTYs NEW MARVEL.

s AEI+n 80 ..
IF the cable dispatches are to be
believed, a new agency for dealing
dsatl has been successfully, tested out
by the British admiralty, and IL the
results are as stated, it would seem ais
40 a long step has been taken in the
direction of making war too deadly to
De freely INDUCED in.
\ The story told is that of a secret
experiment with the "F,-rays'', an
electrical agent recently discovered by
SigI1or Uliyi, an italian engineer. An
Old warsaip was anchored over a mine,
With its water tight compartments
sEosed. From a batt1eship eight miles
Instant the Fray" was projected at
the submarine mine, and in the fol-
Ewing explosion the entire bottom
Mas torn out OF the anchored vessel.
AT another exhibition OF this dis
oNery given by UIivi at Havre. I'M
mpNder ezcased In metal boxes and
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-11-07
Doctor s First
Question Is
"hfoW arc Your Bowels 9' A Simple
Hemedy that Guarantees Good
Bowel Action.

"hfoW arc Your Bowels? Z" A Simple
Remedy that Guarantees Good
Bowel Action.
Trace the origin of the
Ills or life n almost invariably you
Will find that constipation was the
cause. 1t Is not to be expected that q
mass OF fermented food can remain in
the system beyond it's time without
~Vit1ating the, blood and affecting the
nerves and muscles 1t congesta the
entire body. 90.
The results are colds, fevers, piles,
head aches, and nervousness, with it's
accompanying indigestion and sleep
iessness. There is only one thing to
do,. and that is to remove the trouble;
n when nature seems unable to do 1t,
outside aid Is necessary. You will find
the best of all outside aids a remedy
tnat many thousands are now using for
TINS very purpose, called DR.. Caldwelrs
syrup Pepsin. Many hundreds of let
ters are received by DR.. Caldwell tell
ing OF the good results obtained, and
among the enthusiastic letters is one
from Lieut.. G. w. Vaughan, Of 623 W..
North ST, Decatur, Ill. He is ~ and
mas had a bad liver and stomach since
he came out Of the army. He says he
tried about everything, but never sue
ceeded in getting permanent relief un-
til he took DR.. CaldwelFs Syrup Pep
sin. He is never without a bottle in
the house, and he Is never without
good health. il 3..re
It has untold advantages over pills,
salts and the various Coarse cathartics
and purgatiVes, for while these do but
temporary good, Syrup Pepsin cures
permanently. The effect of it's action
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-11-07
Better Way to Celebrate.

Milwaukee Wisconsin,: The deci-
sion of Illinois school authorities to
arrange for the celebration of the
semi-centenary Of Lincoln's Gettys-
burgh Address. which will occur on
Nov. 10, by having school children of
the state commit the address to mem
DRY for recitation on that day might
well suggest similar action elsewhere.
The nobility Of the composition as
we'll as It's brevity makes it compra
lively easy to master. This method
of celebrating the anniversary is much
preferable to changing the late of
Thanksgiving which was at first pro-
posed.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-11-07
~ Don't Wonder People Go Crazy
Happy Over fGETS-IT.' 1t Gets
Every Corn Sure and
AuScgSH J

IT. on in 2 seconds, and 1--WE they
go. shrivel, vanish. No more cotton
rings to make the corn sharper and
more bulgy, no more bandages to stop
circulation and stick to the stocking,
no more salves to turn the flesh raw
and make the corn pull" no more
knives or razors with danger Of bleed
ing n blood poisoning.
and is absolutely harmless to healthy
flesh. Warts n b~unions disappear.
"GETS-IT'' gives immediate relief.
"GETS-IT" Is sold at druggists at
Is cents a bottle, or sent on receipt Of
-AdVt.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-11-07
IL
I'm Effect March I6, 1919,

.t"" East Round Trains,
No. 2, Oriental Limited. ....12:45 q. m.
mo. 13l, Moorhead Northern. $3.50 a. m.
mo. IA, VIA Breckenridge... 7:45 q. m.
no. u VIA Fergus Falls, :. -. 1866 a. m.
no. ~, VIA Breckenrldge.. 1000 y. m.
mo. Sos wa ST. cloud ...11:20 D. m.
No. g G Winnipeg. ...... 1850 a. N.
no. ~. e. Z. FAST tratn...s 6:10 a. M.
NO ds6, Reviis L~ake-Surrey. 1880 a, M
NO: ga, Forttand B~rancn.... $500 a. m
No. ], Oriental Limited. ..... 6:IS r ra.
Trains Arriving. III! sT.E
(Tie up for the mighty
mo. 1876. Devils Lake-Surrey. 7:55 y. m,
No. IL, ST. Paul~Fargo, Local. RHO n m
sNo. Is, Fargo via Breck. 8:20 n m
mo. 1870, Fargo-Crookston - 9:20 n m
mo. 342, Portland Branch,.'s S.35 = m.
+. SExcept Sunday.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-11-07

sly. stomach. They cleanse your Liver
and Bowels of all the sour bile, fo,1l
gases and e~onstipated mater which
is producing the misery. al Cascarat
tonight will s~traighten you out bv
head clear, stomach sweet, liver ana
bowels regular, and you feel :chearS,,1
and bully for months-Advt.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-11-07
VOLUME * NO.. ao2.

n The Fargo Forum and Republican is
I'm The Forum Building, corner of First
gAvenue and Fifth street north. Fargo,
m. D.
n subscription-The Forge Forum and
Daily Republican. by carrier, 15c per
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year. The Fargo Forum and
weekly Republican, 81 per year. Sim
copies, &c. Subscribers will find
sfhC date to which they have paid
5rinted opposite their names on the
address slips.
II Address all communications to The
Forum Publishing Co.. Fargo, N. q.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-11-07
C0NSTIPATED, BILIOUS, HEADACHY?
CASCARETS TONIGHT! DINE A BOX

No odds how bad your liver, stom-
ach or bowels; how much your head
aches, how miserable and uncomfort-
able you are from constipation, indi-
gestion, biliousness and sluggish in
testines--you always get the desired
results with Cascarets.
They end the headache, biliousness,
dizziness, nervousness, sick, sour gas
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-11-07
Not So Nsrv "IdIy.T

Chicago POST: District Attorney
Whitman, the republican, who in our
judgment should have had the fusion
mayoralty nomination In New York,
sulked in his tent till the betting
odds began to favor Mitchell. He
then came out and did a little elev-
enth-hour campaigning. We wonder
idly how such a course would have
been regarded by the New York press
had 1t been taken by a progressive in
stead of a republican.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-11-07
EDITORIAL COMMENT
Sensible Decision,

Louisville Courier-JOurnal: Prince
Ernest August of Cumberland, who
has accepted the throne Of the Duchy
of Brunswick and r~elinquished his
claim to that of Hanover, sensibly de-
cided that the throne to sit upon is
worth more than a throne to talk
about.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-11-07

Sioux City Journal: The people of
the District Of Columbia, being with
out the elective franchise, and there
fore not well equipped to recall any
body. are free with the notion that
It's just n reform after another
with them. They make up a great
face at congress and say with keen
sarcasm. "Try it on the dog!"
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-11-07
A Nersatila utansil.

Washington Star: so my former
henchman refuses to obey met ex-
claimed the, boss. Bring me my
trusty whitewash brush"
Surely you are not going to give
him the benefit OF it!''
mo. I'll let the whiteWash splash
my way while / use the reverse end
as lub.'''
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-11-07
Good ENOUGH for Dad

Cincinnati Enquirer: MADAM, we
now require an artificial limb. A
good one will cost acv1al hundred
dollars"
tits simply a case Of a wooden leg;
isn't it, doc?"
"Well, madam, you might so specify
it."
Dad amt used to much. I'll Just
saw q leg from an old table. we have
in the garrett"
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-11-07
His Statement Proves II.

Ohio State Journal: Hon Brand
Whitlock Of Toledo says that if he
were going to write a city charter he
would write it on one small sheet Of
paper in a large hand, which is pretty
evidence that Hon. Brand Whit
lock never practiced law.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-11-07
For Children There Is NOTHING Better

FOR ChiIdren There Is Nothing Better.
A cough medicine for children must
help their coughs and colds without
a effects on their little stomachs
and bowels. Foley's Honey and Tar
exactly fills this need. No opiates,
no sour stomach, no constipation fol-
breathing, coughs and Group are all
quickly helped. For sale by all drug
gists.-Advt. 80
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-11-07
Your
O O q
@&&HN%A EN aE. as
If impure and dehilita&ed, weak
and thin, will surely yield to ths
purifying and vitaIizing powers of
HOODS SARSAPARlLLA.

Every honest physician and >phar-
1nacist must admit the value OF it's
formula, which includes not only
Sarsaparilla, but also those great
Alternatives, S%tillingia and Blue Flag;
those great Anti -biIious and Liver
remedies, Mandrake and Dandelion;
those great Kidney remedies, iva
Ursi. Juniper Berries and Pipsisse-
wa; those great Stomach TONES,
Gentian Root and Wild Cherry Bark;
and other valuable agents.
With these potent ingredients CONF
birled in our own scientific proper
lions and by u own modern pro-
cesses-Hood's Sarsaparilla possess
es medicinal merit we believe I'M
equalled iii any other medicine.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-11-07
New Feathers,

yet not q feather do I see"
1.-THE umpire calls a foul" said she,
Correct" he answered.; "even so!
But this is q picked nirre, you know"
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-11-07
Would Make Them Better IF They
Could

The makers of Foley Kidney Pills
know that they have absolutely the
best combination Of curative and
healing medicines for kidney and
bladder ailments and urinary irreg-
ularities that it is possible to pro-
duce. That Is why Foley Kidney Pills
are the best medicine for ahe purpose
o can buy. For sale by all drug
gists.-Advt.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-11-07

ever, is Anticipated. Public opinion
VIII do much to remedy these defee-
eve lighting methods. Illuminating
engineers can be secured by railroads
and other public4scarriers ~to4adeVisa
proper methods of illumination, go
excuse can be afforded for inn
proper lighting conditions.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-11-07

Devils Lake Is to enjoy another
minneapolis Symphony orchestra pro-
srainme. The commercial clu has
mace arrangements to have the
orchestra there on April IA.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-11-07
GETS IT. Gets
Corns Sure rs Fate

If You've Had Corns for OF
Years, "GETS-I1'' WiiI Remove
Them All In q Few Days.
"Whew! hurts way up to my heart.
I've tried almost everything TOT
corns!"
Corn-sufferers, cornless JOY is at
hand, "GETS-IT' is the only real en-
emy any corn ever had. Put GETS
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-11-07

A crew Of Great Northern painters
and carpenters is at work along the
Antler branch getting depots in Shape
for the winter.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-11-07

Iaylor, a so many traders on the
streets that the villag ehas, the An
p~earance OF being in the midst Of a,
fair or special celebration, almosr
every fall day. The TAYLOR narer
looks to be pretty we'll patronized by
the Q advertisers. Any
ing link?
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-11-07

Beach has q live fire department.
and Is getting some new equipment,
including a fire whistle, operated by
electric control.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-11-07

A e company known as the Devils
Lake Ice Co, has been organized by
the Fargo-Detroit Ice Co., to take
are of the ice business in this citv
Ihey have acquired the property Of
the Fryatt Co. and of the Kirchofr g.
cooper Co Thomas dollhouse Of
Fargo will be resident In
ADDITION to the Detroit lake ice they
Will handle Pokegama water.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-11-07
Daddy sBedtirne
O.. The Five
= !" Take a Walk.

NADDT gave the pillow under his head a little pat Evelyn had tucked
ID 1t there 81 that he might be more comfortable while he told a story
Ow to her and Jack.~~%% %a .--"
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-11-07

ignorance, poverty, crime. disease,
n improperly developed children ex.
lst only because Of indifference and
neglect. The future of the nation is
the future of the children of that ma
tlon.' This was the warning of DR.
henry s. Curtis when he gave an
Illustrated play ground lecture at
DeVlls Lake under the auspices Of the
Mothers club. 0