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Duncan Arizonian., 1913-02-19
Dress for an Earthquake.

An old lady was staying at a hotel
at Nice at the time Of the earthquake.
''My DEAR" she was wont to say, 4
was simlpy tumbled out Of bed and
the ceiling cracked. I threw on a fur
cloak and unconsciously pulled on one
long black suede glove, and when |
got down to the hall and found all
the other guests-my dear, was the
best dressed woman there!"
Duncan Arizonian., 1913-02-19
FIRM SUPPORT FOR HAMMOCK
Neither Trees Nor Porches Needed
When Using Contrivance Recently
Invented by Tennessee Man.

It is no longer necessary to have
trees or porch in order to swing
hammock. A Tennessee man has in
vented a hammock support which not
only has all the advantages of the
natural support hut shade, but in
cludes many virtues of it's own This
contrivance consists Of two bars, tel
escoping one on the other At one
end of each bar is a pedestal on which
stand uprights, shaped like the letter
Duncan Arizonian., 1913-02-19

Two 57ansas farmers met one
night recently in the road. Both
were carrying lanterns. "What
are you earring a 1antern for?''
asked one. Trying to find the
man thatpromised to reduce taxes
And why have you a lantern?"
I'm looking for the man who
believed that his taxes would be
reduced" At last account neither
had found his man.
Duncan Arizonian., 1913-02-19

It's a curious psychological
fact that suffragette. woman
who is so delicate that she makes
her husband walk the baby" at
night can be strong enough to
hike on foot from New York to
Albany to lombard the legislature
Duncan Arizonian., 1913-02-19

A Californian has patented a
document envelpe with an inner
lining of asbestos covered with
carbon paper to receive and re-
tain copies of inscriptions writ
ten on an outer paper covering
should the latter be destroyed by
fire
Duncan Arizonian., 1913-02-19
REAL IRISH DIMITY,
l9 cts.

1SE+EsS K < :: !. / / X K < <
We procured samples of all of them
There was not one piece of imported
that the store buyer had purchased
these ''Irish" dimities from a Boston
jobber at 10 cents a yard and that they
were made in New England mill
Here was supposed bargain" in
supposedly imported" fabric, on
which the retailer was taking a profit
of 80 per cent!
This happens to be fabric repre-
senting the highest efficiency in Amer
ican manufacturing. 1t is a class Of
vantageously with any country in the
world. The tariff boards investiga-
tons discov vered on sample No. 56 an
American cost Of production of Z l-3
cents yard. In all the mills inves
tigated the boards representatives
found that the low and high costs Of
manufacture of this fabric did not
vary half cent yard
Who Gets the Profit?
The manufacturer of this American
dimity, that is sold as imported" and
Irish. does not get the excessive
profit In some instances the manu-
facturer does. but here he sells to the
jobber at 3 cents, taking only a nom
inal manufacturing profit of two-thirds
cent a yard The jobber sells to the
retailer at 10 cents, a 25 per cent mar
gin for the jobber.
In Canada. with % per cent tariff. a
cotton fabric costing 10 cents yard
would be sold to the consumer at 1919
Duncan Arizonian., 1913-02-19


Tariff
BY ROBERT KENNETH MAC LEA,
Formerly consulting expert of the tariff
board
New York, Aug. The prohibitive
tariff. revised upward by the Payne
Aldrich law, permits and fosters
wholesale frauds upon the American
consumer of cotton goods.
Less than per cent Of the cotton
fabrics consumed in the United States
comes from abroad, because the pro
tective duties have been made so high
that importation is unprotta BILE.
Yet fully one-third OF the cotton
piece goods going over retail counters
is solS< as "IMPORTED" or under
names ~npIving a foreign origin.
This deception is generally perpe-
trated upon the consumer for the pur-
pose of obtaining exorbitant prices for
domestic goods.
The consumer, believing the goods
are imported and knowing that the
tariff adds excessively to their cost,
pays so to 100 per cent more than a
fair price and does not suspect that he
is being cheated.
Drains the Pocketbook.
Let us go straight to specific ex
ample of the operation of this fraud.
Take the tariff boards cloth sample
No. Sc, described as printed dim
ity." This is a medium priced cotton
fabric known to almost every Ameri-
can housewife What woman or girl
hasn't possessed dimitv dress within
the last few years: And if she went
to the cotton goods counter and
bought the material by the yard she
no doubt saw such signs as:
Duncan Arizonian., 1913-02-19

It's a curious thing how wo-
man can be perfectly comfortable
in kid slippers and spiderweb
stockings if she only has a nice
warm muff.
Duncan Arizonian., 1913-02-19
Notice for Publication

01013
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
U. S. Land Office at Phoenix, Arizona. November
18TH, 1912.
NOTICE is hereby given that Dock +. Wilkins
of Franklin, Arizona, who. on Nov. 6th., l9OS
made Homestead entry. No. 01513, for Nl-2 NEl-4
SE1-4 NE1-4, NEl-4 SE1-4, Section 5. Township
9 r. Range 80 E., G. &, S. R. Meridian. has filed
notice of intention to make Final Three Year
Proof to establish claim to the land above describ
ed, before Ben M. Crawford Clerk of the Superior
Court, at Clifton, Arizona. on the 2Srd.. day Of
December, 1912.
Claimant names witnesses:
Garnett Gilliland.
Owen G. Odell.
7. j. Nateans,
James F. McGrath all of Franklin Arizona
FRANK H PARKER
Register.
Duncan Arizonian., 1913-02-19

A woman just has to worry
about somebody staying out late
at night. If it isn't her husband
or the hired girl, it's the cat.
Duncan Arizonian., 1913-02-19

Chinese women have decided to
adopt the use of skirts, just as
our Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait
suggests trousers for the women
of this country. Those Orientals
never will catch up with their
Occidental sisters.
Duncan Arizonian., 1913-02-19

If Madero doesn't come to his
sences within the ten days, he'll
soon be in a position to envey the
Sultan of Turkey.
Duncan Arizonian., 1913-02-19
J. C. Blaine Jr.

The "Plumed Knight, the
Silvery tounged orator, F." vii
tour the west the coming
year and will lecture in Duncan
in January or February, on
modern thought, common sence
and free speach, -Advt.
Duncan Arizonian., 1913-02-19

About the time man is old
enough to have acquired fairly
good sense his neighbors begin
calling him an old fogy.
Duncan Arizonian., 1913-02-19
Not as Bad as Ha Easred.

ST will be your Nemesis!" she
hissed.
"All right" he sneered. II was
afraid you might take advantage ot
The fact that this is leap year aud In.
sist on being something else"
Duncan Arizonian., 1913-02-19

We have always noticed that it
is much easier to find fault than
it is to provide a remedy.
Duncan Arizonian., 1913-02-19

Those New Jersey bandits
weren't the first to threaten to
kill Wilson,. The Bull Moosers
tried to do it their darndest.
Duncan Arizonian., 1913-02-19

Wonder why Mr.. Taft didn't
try to get a job somewhere as
contributing editor.
Duncan Arizonian., 1913-02-19
SUBSCRIPTION $500, In advance

This paper is kept on file at the Dake Adverts-
ng Agency Incorporated 427 South Main St.
Los Angeles, and at IL Geary St., San Francisco
where contracts for advertising be made.
Duncan Arizonian., 1913-02-19

If you want people to sit up
and take notice simply make a
noise like a hundred dollar bill.
Duncan Arizonian., 1913-02-19
Notice for Publication

USlS
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
u. S. Land. Office at .Phoenix.1 Arizona. Nov
ember 18th. 1912
NOTICE is hereby given that Charles f. Nc
Kelvey. of Sheldon, Arizona. who on August otn
1908, made Homestead entry, No. OS78, Tor SELL
NW1-4, SW1-4 NE1-4, N1-2 SEl-4. Section 8
Township IS. Range 81 E. G. &. S. H. Meridian
has filed notice of intention to make flnal Anree
Yrs Proof to establish claim to the land above
described, before Ben M. Crawford elk. Of the
snnerior Court at Clifton, Arizona on the 23rd
day of December, 1912.
Claimant nomes witnesses:
H. B. Harris,
Tim Chapman
R. L. Herrell
S. l.. Daniels, all of Sheldon Arizona
FRANK H. PARKER
Register.
Duncan Arizonian., 1913-02-19

DIRECTORY.
NATIONAL.
Carl Hayden Member of Congress
STATE
George w PHunt Governor
Sidney P. Osborn Secretary
David Johnson treasurer
J. G. Callaghan Auditor
G. O. Case Supt. Public Schools
George Purdy Bullard Attorney General
Miss Sharlot Hall. Prescott Historian
Judgesof Supreme Court
Alfred Franklin Chief Justice
d.. Cunningham A.,oo;o+e T,stjces
Henry D. Ross
Duncan Arizonian., 1913-02-19

FOR SALE-Babbitt metal,
this Office.
Duncan Arizonian., 1913-02-19
IRISH DIMITY,


The Worlds tariff editor visited with
me a department store in a New Eng
land city of 100000 inha bitants and
found recently a counter piled with
these goods, placarded:
Duncan Arizonian., 1913-02-19

Many man has reached the
heights by putting up bluff.
Duncan Arizonian., 1913-02-19

FOR SALE Old papers, 25c
per bundle: at this office. Good
to go under carpets, in cup
boards, kindle fires & etc.
Duncan Arizonian., 1913-02-19
Duncan Arizonian

PUBLISHED WEDNESDAYS
Entered as End class mail matter
Duncan Arizonian., 1913-02-19
PRESENT TARIFF
FOSTERS FRAUDS
Domestic Cotton Fabrics Sold
Americans as Imported"
CHEATING the CONSUMER

Less Than Per Cent Comes From
Abroad, but Americans Pay Ex-
orbitant Price For Home Goods Be-
cause Of Deception and Prohibitive
Tariff.
Duncan Arizonian., 1913-02-19

BY ROBERT KENNETH MAC LEA,
formerly consulting expert OF the tariff
board
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-07-10
How Surrey Celebrated the Fourth.

How many of us are in the habit of
chasing that Will-O-Wisp, a good
time, and how seldom we find it.
This was wildly illustrated on July
the fourth, in our town and vicinity,
when some of the citizens had plan
ned to go to the river to the Brethren
picnic, some of the Presbyterian pic
mic and some to the fair at Granville,
but fate decreed otherwise and we
found that we had a good time right
at Surrey amongst ourselves.
We awoke on the Fourth to find it
raining, a drizzly rain with prospects
for an all-day rain, and we rejoiced to
see it rain as the crops needed it, but
were disappointed at the prospects Of
missing our picnic dinners-and again
fate decreed otherwise, as the leaders
got together and decided that we
! would have it in the school house,
where we gathered, about hundred
in number. The ladies soon had the
tables laden with all the good eatables
to which, after returning thanks, we
all did ample justice, and were agree
ably surprised to find what gooc
cakes, pies, ice cream, preserves, jel-
lies, buffers, pickles, salads, chicken,
meats, ETC., our mothers, sisters wives
i! and friends could prepare.
After having done ample justice tc
thedinner, we amused ourselves with
various games and conversation for
a while, when we were favored, with
musical selections by Miss Tossie
Young and Miss Fora Perry, Dutch
song by Uncle Nose Dierdorf, ther
with addresses by Rev. Nose Dierdorf
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-07-10

Hogy sevral days last week. Mr.. Ly
beck is brother of Mrs. Hogy. HI
is an engineer on the 500 Line, pull.
ing trains $50 and 151 between
Glenwood and Enderlin.
H. 7. Hogy made a business trip tc
Des Laos the first Of the week.
H. 7. Hogy expects to go to Mon.
tana this week to look after his farm
ing interests near Joplin.
H. r. Hogy won the bull that was
ratified off by the Catholic society at
Foxholm on the Fourth.
The crops in this vicinity are in
first rate condition, all things consid-
cred. The early sowing is none the
best but the later sown grain is look
ing excellent and has good color.
Corn never looked better or more
even. Oats, especially late sowing,
are looking splendid. Barley is COM
ing along nicely and if the weather
this fall is propitious we will get good
results.
The ball team returned on 1O5 from
Berthold the Fourth. The game there
was cancelled on account Of rain.
Mrs. Sam Strong went to Velva
last week to visit relatives.
Chas Wistrom and family returned
from Minot Wednesday.
Mrs. H. T. Hogy, who has been very
i'll for some time, is rapidly convalesc-
ing and the nurse, Miss Schindeldeck-
err, left Saturday to care for Mrs.
Reutten.
Mr.. Walter Raftery, formerly prin-
cipal of the school here, recently re-
turned from the Philippines, where for
several years he has been employed
in the government schools. Mr.. Raj
tery's home is at Garrison and last
week he made his friends here very
pleasant visit. He had many inter
estlng things to tell of his experiences
on the islands. He says educational
work among the Philippines is a mat
ter that will require years of patient
and untiring effort on the part of the
instructors. He numbered many
young men, some men of families, as
being among his pupils. He says the
girl students are especially proficient
in sewing, cooking and in every art
not requiring great mentality. The
boys are rather backward in their
studies and not inclined to take
very serious view of an education. In
his opinion it will be years before the
Filipino can be safely intrusted with
the reins of government.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-07-10
TO STOP Boys GROWTH.
Operation For Gisanticism First Ever
Attempted on Human Being.

Philadelphia. Surgeons ut n local
hospital are anticipating the successful
outcome Of an operation on a tifteeii-
year-old hoy for giganticism. The
youth. John Michael. is now six feet
seven inches tall, and the doctors have
decided to remove a portion Of the
pituitary gland from the base Of the
boys brain. This operation has never
been performed before for such n rea-
son. The pituitary gland is believed
to control the mechanism Of life that
has to do With the growth Of an indi
vidual, and to stop the hoy from out
growing everybody ana everything
they have decided to do what animal
experiments have shown are success
ful when made on a dog.
Michael outgrew all the boys in
school and finally refused to 90 to
school, for all the children joshed
him about his size. The smaller chill
dren feared him. and when he got on
the open trolley cars everybody litter
ed. He had to stoop when he went
into any door. and ut home his father
had to have an extra bed made for
him. At the hospital. where he was
undergoing the rest treatment. it was
necessary TO make a new cot for him.
and the hedclOthes had to be cut in
half and nieced so as to cover the
youthful giant.
Mentally the boy is normal thus far.
The surgeons SAY that if the operation
is not performed he will become af-
1icted with mental disease. for the
overgrowth Of the rest of the body will
affect his mind.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-07-10
Rich, Lives In Inst itutjon.

Wichita, Kan.Although accredited
one Of the richest men in sedgwick
county, Henry Muliine, aged ninety
nine and a Kansan since 1868. is living
ct the Sedgwick home, a charitable In
stitution. Mulline has money to pay
his way, and he prefers the home that
ne may be with old men. he declares.
1.-THE new way Of living is too fast and
hypocfltica) for me" he said.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-07-10
SECRETARY DANIELS.

SECRETARY DANIELS.
young man should have working
knowledge Of the navy. II this We're
the case, he said, the rank and file Of
the navy would be raised even higher
than it is now. The secretary's plan is
virtually the creation Of volunteer
citizen reserve. He would have cOndi-
tons such that In case of necessity
there would be thousands of young
men as useful as they were willing to
60 behind the big guns and uphold the
prestige of the United States navy. AL
though he is an avowed man of
peace" he believes in maintaining
high degree Of preparedness. and it Is
his aim to educate the young men SO
that the navy can be placed on war
footing at very short notice.
At the present time figures at the
navy department show the navy is APP
proximately $500 men short Of the au-
thorized enlistment number. Under the
Daniels regime every effort will be
made to fill these vacancies with en-
listed men, as well as to qualify as
many more as possible who are now
in civilian life for possible emergency
work. This is one Of the reasons for
the attractive cruise which has been
mapped out for the Atlantic feet this
year. The coming cruise will be in the
Mediterranean. where every port Of
. moment will be touched and the sail
ors given ample opportunity to spend
many hours on shore. Similar cruises
are being mapped out for each sue
ceeding year, and while Secretary Dan
iels is at the head Of the nav depart
ment there will be no fear. he S,clares.
Of Jack tar having too much work
and no play.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-07-10

Messrs. Ralph Perry, Herchal Pear
son, w. s. Young, !. r. Pence, and
others; with several songs by the aud
fence and prayer by Rev. d. l.. DER
dorf. Then we finished the day with
conversation, games, ETC., and went
home feeling that we had a glorious
Fourth and wishing that we would
have the pleasure of enjoying more of
these home picnics, where we elimi-
nate all our little hobbies of sect,
creed, fine clothes and old grouches,
and meet as friends and neighbors
and always have that Will-O-Wisp
among us. Contributed.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-07-10
TO BRIGHTEN up
JACK TAR'S LIFE.
Secretary Daniels flans to
Make Sea Trips Pleasant.
VACATION CRUISES FOR ALL

Would Interest College Students and
Eventually Build UP citizsns' Naval
Reserve, Composed Of Men With
Practical Experience.
Washington.--lf you are man and
are between the ages of seventeen
years and thirty-fve years and are
from five feet two inches to six feet
one inch and weigh in proportion. with
chest measurement Of from thirty
two to thirty-six and three-quarter
inches, dependent upon your age.
height and weight, Secretary Of the
Navy Daniels has job for you. More
over, he has declared that IL you pass
all these qualifications and want the
job he will give you as fine an OppOr-
tunity to see the world as you could
get anywhere on board a floating home
that was built for from $5OOO.OOO to
$50, 100000.
Secretary Daniels has some advanced
views regarding the way the navy Of
the United States ought to be run. and
he is especially strong" for reforms
that will attract and hold the best
class Of men and boys the country can
provide for the navy. He believes the
navy should be made attractive to the
young man, the college graduate, the
schoolbOy and to every man and boy
who comes up to the physical qualif-
cations mentioned. Perhaps the most
radical of the reforms Secretary Dan
iels would like to see effected Is his pet
plan to change the rules of enlistment
so that it would be possible for college
men to accept the hospitality Of the
navy and cruise as man-O' wars men
during the vacations. He would have
1t so that the college men who have
leaning for travel during their vaca-
tons could take such cruises and &C
quaint themselves with the duties Of
sailor.
Secretary Daniels, explaining his
project, declares he believes every
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-02-08
Social Notes

The season of prayer, self denial,
and social tnactivities is at hand and
for the following six weeks the atten-
ton OF a large part of the social
world will be turned from the frivo-
lous to the serious. Lent takes its
meaning from the old AnElo-SaKon
1~encten-tid sprinG-tide. Lencten being
used for March on account of a percep-
tible frightening of the days and the
season OF the Lencten-faesten falling
for the most part in March. The Fast
which later came TO be known as Lent
was introduced in the fourth century
and In 4sT A. D., four more days were
added to 1t making II correspond with
the Lords fast in the wilderness, The
earliest illusions to LEM mention it
as an established usage handed down
from generation to generation. At the
present time Lent is observed more or
less as to inclination except in the
Catholic, Episcopalian. and Lutheran
churches where il is observed with
special services, confessions and absti-
nance. Where society is more strict
Iy a part OF the life of the city and an
established institution the Lenten sea-
son 10 generally more definitely recog-
niEed. The social events in Fargo will
be curtailed to g very noticeable sX-
tent and there Is scarcely anyone who
will not in some way recognize the
season OF fast by some personal sacri-
fee. . The six Sundays OF Lent are
looked upon an festivals and not as
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-02-08
PROGRAMME
school ChiIdren Delighted Large Audi
cnce at Civic CENTRE and Club
House Last Evening.

Last evening a number OF children
representing the schools OF the city
furnished the programme at the Civic
Centre and Club house and the large
number of people who were present
were much pleased with the SPLEEN
did manner in which the children per-
formed their assignments and were es-
pecially pleased with the development
displayed by boys of the Hawthorne
and Washington schools in wand
drills and mat tufnbling. Professor
Mclean is in charge OF the physical
culture department which has recently
been installed in the public schools
of the city and the boys and girls
in this department and last evening
a large number of the patrons of the
schools expressed themselves as most
delighted with the results obtained by
Mr.. Mclean.
Girls of the seventh grade of the
Agassiz school pleased with several
folk dances and received hearty an
the costumes especially designed for
these dances. Helen Moore pleased the
audience with q piano solo and Ruth
Hardy played two nice selections.
An especially pleasing feature was a
piano and violin duet by the two sons
of Mrs. Langlie, who acquitted them
selves most creditably and were forced
gave a short talk on the purpose If
the weekly meetings at the Civic
centre. Following the programme Mrs.
Eerbst had a pleasant surprise in tho
way OF candy, popcorn and nuts In the
for the children.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-02-08

Judges Could Not Decide Between
Two Contestants for Defamation
Medal MT A. o.

Last evening about 700 people gath
cred in the armory at the A. G. and
listened to one of the closest declama-
ton contests given for several years.
The event was the eighteenth annual
defamation contest and the judges
were unable to decide between Miss
Katherine Ladd who presented Misfor-
tunes OF Little Ike Templin, and
George Manikowske who read Conner;
Wallace Manikowske won second
prize. The judges were Dean Downing,
Mrs. G. II. Amidon and y. j. Holt. h
first prize is q gold medal n the sec
ond a silver medal. The situation Is
an unusual one and Miss Ladd and Mr.
Manikowske deserve much credit for
the splendid presentations of their
decIamations.
Last evening Miss anc Emery
was hostess to the Christian Endeavor
society of the First congregational
church at her home on Third avenue
south. Dinner was served at $3.50 and
after dinner a happy evening was spent
with music and games.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-02-08
OBSERVE BIRTHDAY
OF Washington
SHILOH LODGE or MAsoNs WILL
OBSERVE GEO. WASHINGToN's
BIRTHDAY THIS YEAR ACCORD
ING TO PREVAILING CUSTOM
FINE PROGRAMME PROMISED.

According 90 a long established
custom Of the Blue lodge of Masons,
washington's birthday will be ohserv-
ed as usual this year with a special
literary and social entertainment for
the members and their ladies. On
account of the anniversary of the
birth Of the father of his country
falling on Saturday this year., the
Masonic party will be given on the
evening Of Friday, Feb. Fl.
An exceptionally fine literary pro-
gramme is being arranged, it is rumor-
ed, as it has been reported that the
committee in charge has something
especially clever up their sleeves. A
large attendance is expected.
Following the programme supper
will be served and the evening will
conclude with dancing in the audi
torium of the temple. The event this
year bids fair to eclipse all previous
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