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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-02-24

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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-02-24

ACCOUNTANT.
WALTER THOMSON-BXPERT AC-
countant. Phone S99. 1870 Third
avenu South, Fargo. N. d.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-12-27

transfers his stock-in-trade to another
pitch In this way he scores over
his Western brethren, who, should
customers fail, must possess their
souls in patience, and cannot go forth
In search of them.
Instead of a tariff naming separate
charges for haircut, shave. and sham
poo, the Chinese barber quotes an in
elusive rate In Hankow the charge
OF $50 cash. or about Sd. in English
money, is almost universal, so that If
our Chinese friends do not enjoy
Western privacy neither do they pay
Western prices.
Perhaps the smallness of the charge
Is due to the fact that these al fresco
BARRIERS escape rent and rates. and
have no luxurious premises to keep
up. 1t is probable that the average
Englishman would cheerfully pay even
more than the usual sum rather than
undergo such an ordeal in the public
streets. These Chinaman is less self
conscious and thinks nothing of It.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-12-27
MISS EMILY LAWSON WILL
SELL KISSES
PRICE 25C EACH.

The fair endured for two evenings,
ending. The kissing tent did more
business than all the other depart
ments combined, for the managers
took in $43 and might have gathered
more, but for an unfortunate incident.
One young man, after paying a dol
lar on the second evening for four
oscillations, came back from the open
ing where the pretty face was dis
played and whispered to a friend;
Joe, there's only one trouble with
that girls kisses. She needs shave"
Following came a raid on the tent,
when it was found that Miss Emily
Lawson" was Peter F. Broderick, a
good-looking young man, who dis
guised himself as a girl.
Pressed for time, he had failed TO
use his safety razor and the fraud
was discovered through the stubbIe on
his lips But the Ladies' Aid Society
repudiate him; they had no part in
the plot
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-12-27

A PART from the bewildering world
n Of gowns in the loosely hanging
styles, with voluminous and envelop-
ing draperies and all sorts of eccen-
tricities of construction, the tailor
made survives. WeIfset-up gowns for
the promenade are to be seen on the
best dressed women, bearing little i'm
print tand sometimes none at all Of
the vogue of the sloppy styles" Some
of the refreshingly neat looking suits
are severely plain. but the majority
embody skirt in which there is a lit
tie drapery and charming coat or
jacket with an easy set to the figure.
The American woman is independ-
ent enough to continue to wear an I'M
draped skirt and plain coat if it suits
her style best, A plentiful sprinkl!ng
of them appears in any concourse of
fashionable people. But the most sue
cessfui and pleasing suits are those
in which the style features of the pre-
vailing mode have made themselves
felt to the extent of doing away with
severe lines.
Such a suit is pictured here on the
smartly gowned lady dressed for a
promenade. 1t is of brocaded eponge,
in dark paprika shade, worn with
small black hat and an unspotted err
mine muff. There is a border of err
mine on the collar. In passing, one
should note that touch of fur in the
costume, used as a trimming, worn
with muff to match, is just about tho
latest and most successful of fashions
fancies, At the New York horse show
there was a liberal sprinkiing of
gowns in which this combination
proved itself most effective. In one
instance costume of sage green satin
and chiffon had shawl collar Of spot
ted ermine, with muff to match. The
hat was an Oriental turban of black
velvet Over the gown an enveloping
coat concealed the ermine collar en-
tirely when the wearer took her pretty
and richly clad. petite body homeward
The advantage in this management
OF furs lies in having the gown har-
monte with the muff, rather than the
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-12-27
Bad Form TO Be AMAZING.

There are no posers on the granG
scale now. our musicians have short
hair and play golf, Authors cannot
be distinguished from ordinary men
Art students are abandoning their
amazing clothes. Even poets have
given up poetiCal locks, and Instead of
writing pretty fancies worry US with
poems Of the outspoken natural school.
Music is in tweeds, literature is in
navy blue. and poetry is in a bowler
hat. Apparently there is 10 chance OF
any return Of affectation. The world
becomes more natural every day, and
every hour some neglected pose dies
natural death. There are no startling
and picturesque figures. The glitter
ing Whistler was the last OF the artis-
tic masters to pose, the last man will
ing to spend an hour before a looking
glass, the last man-to use his own
worldwide could be called amazing"
For now 1t is bad form to be amazing.
and every one is expected to be as in
significant as possible. The only af-
recitation left is the affectation of be
ing natural. And there could not be a
duller one.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-12-27
JULIA BOTTOMlEY.

muff, being a shortlived affair as com
pared with one of fur. does not need
to be so durable, and hence the imita
tation furs serve the purpose of trim
ming very well.
A muff of black velvet shown here
is trimmed with bands of imitation err
mine. Muff beds of down or wool bat
ting are to be had, some of them ready
lined with soft satin, to which the vel
vet or other fabric is to be sewed. II
a down bed is used it is advisable to
first cover 1t with thin interlining, to
keep the down from working out
The fabric is draped on the bed in a
number of ways. In the muff illustrated
the velvet is laid in a few irregular
plaits, with wide over-hanging rufIles
at the end lined with soft satin 1t is
trimmed with band of white fur at
each end and ermine tails finish the
bands.
Two bands are shown, such as are
used for trimming dresses. muffs and
hats. Such furore for fur trimmings
has developed that it is predicted it
will appear in spring andperhaps sum.
mer styles.
JULIA BOTTOMLEY.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-12-27

outside wrap. Milady removes her
wrap. but continues to wear her lux
urious muff for afternoon tea or re-
ception or other social event
The street suit shown here has a
small waistCoat of net and chiffon,
with wide girdle of the material in the
dress. The draped skirt has the eff
feet of piece of goods wrapped about
the figure and adjusted to it with a
few pieats at the back and side front.
The coat has rounded basque at the
back.
By way of decoration nothing is
needed except what is provided in but
tons covered with the fabric which APP
pears in the gown. and the border of
fur on the collar
The sleeves are separate and sewed
in. much like so many models in which
the pretty kimOno sleeve is featured.
The beautifully adjusted rolling col
lar and the set-in sleeve are worthy of
special mention in this costume. Es-
pecially the slender woman should
appreciate now Wen IUe I6bPTS anu
collar of the coat, the full soft vest
and the wide girdle amplify and add
graciousness to a figure inclined to
meagerness.
AS to the hat, like about ninety-nine
hundred and ninety-nine out of thou
sand among those worn at present, it
is small, with a novel brim and soft
crown, and is made of black velvet.
The plume in this instance repeats the
color of the gown, thereby departing
from the rule of all-black, which would
have been quite as effective with the
costume,
While the popularity of the all-black
hat makes concourse of fashionable
women look somewhat somber. there
was never any millinery so generally
useful. Some women have several diff
ferent trimmings, which they put on
and off the shape at pleasure. This
provides variety, but the all-black hat
is appropriately worn with any cos
tune.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-12-27
Posts, Up or Down?

The agricultural experiment station
of Ohio has been making some tests
as to which end of a post should be
set In the ground. Farmers generally
believe In planting it with the butt
or root end upward, on the principle
that, as it is easier for the sap to run
up the tree than down it, setting the
post upside down tends to prevent the
rise of water and helps to keep the
wood dry.
The Ohio officials planted 1876 black
locust posts 20 years ago. One-third
Of those set top down nave rotted off
and only a little more than one-slxth
Of those set top up have met a similar
fate. They reach the conclusion that
there Is no difference which end is
put into the ground. except that the
sounder or longer end should have
the preference.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-12-27
FINDS OLD OREGON TRAIL MAP
Edmund D. Hicks Made an Interesting
Discovery While RummagIng
Through an Old Trunk.

Kansas City. - While rummaging
lot of old papers and family effects,
Edmund d. Hicks, 2109 Belleview ave
nue, found an interesting old map, the
property OF his father, which outlined
the course of the Oregon trail marked
out by Capt. John c. Fremont on his
western expedition In June, 1912. The
course began at Westport landing
near the mouth of the Kaw river, on
June II, and went southwest through
the town of Westport across Turkey
creek and joined the old Santa Fe
trail from Independence, 20 miles from
Westport landing.
According to the field notes OF Cap
tain Fremont the party halted at noon
that day near the spot where Olathe,
kas., now is. They left the Santa Fe
they crossed the Kakarusa river near
Lawrence, continuing the course west
along the Kaw river. Lawrence. To
peka and other cities now lying along
the Kaw are features which have
come since the tour of Captain Ere
mont. None of them is noted on the
map. They crossed the Raw near the
present site of Topeka, and struck out
north along the Little Blue river, and
struck the Platte river at Grand Is
land. The territory is marked here
and there with regard to the Indian
tribes encountered Pawnees, Sioux
and Snake Indians inhabited the coun-
try they traversed. Notes along the
way to Captain Fremont tell posterity
that near Westport, elk and deer, the
only game, are very scarce.
The first herd of buffalo was sighted
by Fremont's party on June 80, 365
miles from Westport landing. FIRE.
mont complains from time to time that
the Indians steal provisions at night,
and on one or two occasions, made an
open attack on the scouting party.
The trail ended at Fort Walla Walla,
among the Nez Perces Indiana, Oc-
tober 81, 1912. The course from West
port landing to its terminus is 1870
miles long
The map was made and compiled by
Charles Preuss. a member of FIRE.
mont"s party. in 1916. and was litho-
graphed by order of the United States
senate by f. Weber & Co, Baltimore.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-12-27
THE END TO A FAMOUS SCOUT
oliver Virgins, a Denver Pioneer
Dead at Ninety Years-FrIend
Of Kit Carson.

Denver-Oiiver cold Scout'O Wig
gins, one of Denvers most famous
early frontiersmen. died at his resi-.
dence here. He was ninety years old.
Virgins came across the plains In
1888. For a number OF years he was
a member of Kit Carsons famous com
pany of frontiersmen and served I'M
der Carson in the Mexican war, where
he was wounded at the Battle OF
Monterey.
His cabin was one Of the first built
in Denver From 1S4S to 1858 he was
employed as scout, guide and hunter
for the immigrant trains across the
plains and his knowledge of the from.
Ter extended through the length AMI
breadth of the Rocky mountains.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-12-27
ISLAND OF TAHITI
White Men Rare in This South
Sea Country.
Is Today the Same Paradise Which
Cook Found 1t, When a Century
and a Half Ago He Put Into
Pso-Pso TO Water Ships.

New HOrk.-To the average traveller
Tahiti remains the lie iucounu. The
tourist is not expected there. he Is
regarded with suspicion. Hc demands
4 bath-tub- article uudreamed Of in
the island philosophy he demands a
reasonable degree Of prumptuess In
the eyeryd day affairs Of life. he makes
other and extraordinary demands.
When he realizes that nothing what
ever has been done tor his amusement
or edihCation that TO the islanders the
outer world from which he comes ex-
lists only in the Imagination, when he
realizes these things as soon he does
/ it is then that he learns 10 content
himself with things as they are, and
to admire the beauties Of the place as
nature made-and has left-them
There are no towns upon Noorea
White men are a rarity II is today
the island paradise which Cook found
1T when, century and half ago. he
put into Pao-Pao to water his ships
Today also. the native lives the life
he did then-the natiye-iguoraut un-
civilized. if you please. but with a
voice and manners, a gift OF hospital
. ity, which put the white man TO
shame. Here, more than elsewhere,
he seems himself part of that haunt
ing beauty which surrounds him on
every hand
Here, when the day is done. under
the cOCoanuts and the bananas, be
twixt the sun and moon upon the
shore" the traveler-if he is fortunate
enough TO have the entree-sits him
down, as honored guest. among the
retainers of the native chief. Mounted
upon native pony. and in the cool OF
the morning. he has coursed the wild
pig I'm the shadows OF the great crater
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-12-27

valley. The afternoon has found him
ava-fishing in the inland lake. Now
the shadows are falling. the magical
afternoon mists are over the peaks
which climb steeply upward before
him, and the short twilight is at hand.
Presently, the tropic moon will rise
to take its course directly overhead,
making the weird vistas about him
light as day again. He hears the
voices about him, prattling in the me-
iodious Maori tongue, and. afar of,
the thunder of the surf upon the dis
tant reefs.
He closes his eyes and dreams of
tomorrow like today, and then Of still
other tomorrows. He has eaten the
fei-the island Louisiana, II he
dreams OF home, it is as some place
which-perhaps-will know him no
more.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-12-27

SOME DISEASES OF POULTRY
Care Should Be Exercised to Prevent
unsanitary Surroundings, Spoiled
Food and Dirty Water.

tBy H. PRESTON HDSk lNS}
Sick birds should be removed from
the flock and dead ones burned. in an
outbreak of disease.
White diarrhoea of chicks Is
caused by germ which is often pass
ed by the hen TO the chick through
the egg.
Vessels and troughs in which feed
is placed should be frequently scaid-
ed or disinfcctcd with five per cent
solution of carbolic acid
1t is a wise precaution TO fumi-
gate your incubator with formalde-
hyde before placing your eggs in 1t
for Matching.
Be careful in introducing new birds
into your flock to see that they are
perfectly healthy, and not likely to
bring disease with them.
The disease called "scaly legs is
caused by a mite belonging to the
same family of parasites that cause
mango in cattle, sheep, and other
farm animals.
A busting powder for riddins birds
of lice may be prepared b. mixing
equal parts pryethrum insect pow
der and flowers of sulphur. Apply it
with a powder gun.
Poultry diseases, just like other dis
eases, are favored by unsanitary sur
roundings. spoiled food. stale and
dirty drinking water and poorly ven
tilated and insufIiciently lighted cOops.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-12-27
WOULD HAVE THEM HANDY
Married Mans Explanation of Large
Order viii Be Understood by
Many Similar Unfortunates.

A brisk individual with the accumu,
lated look of 20 winters of married life
entered q hardware shop and without
waiting for preliminaries asked:
DO you keep hammers here?"
That Is our specially. sir"
Put me down for a dozen. How
about sCreVdTivers ?"
Our great feature. Patent reversi.
BILE or plain edge?"
Give me a dozen of each; II you
have any other varieties III take 'em,
too. How about gimlets?"
You are now mentioning our pet
product. All styles"
Give me all styles-Iong, short, me-
dunn. thick, thin, from the size OF a
needle to pickax. Saws?"
"Of every description"
I'll take 'em-say half dozen or
so-cross'cut, plain. round and square. "
It's down, sir. Can interest you In
nails?"
You can indeed. I'll take some Of
all that you have. put up in separate
packages; also tacks, brads, screws,
rivets, staples-everything. And |
want hooks, every hook you have, big
and little. Also"
The clerk leaned forward.
Pardon me, sir" he said. "You
seem like sensible person. Unless
you are opening up a business. | am
at a loss to understand your require
ments."
1T is perfectly simple. sir" said the
brisk person. Il have been married
for Fl years, and not once since the
ceremony have been able to locate a
single implement when | wanted to
put up a calendar or do any other nee
essary thing about the house, and the
next time there is need of anything
done am going. 30 far as human fore
sight can provide for 1t, to have the
means instantly to put my impulse In
to play.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-12-27
SKIM MILK GOOD FOR HENS
casein Largely Supplies Protein Nee.
essary for Eggs-Also Excellent
for Use In Fattenina.

Skim milk is one of the very best
feeds for both young chickens and lay
ing hens. The casein. or curdy part
of the milk, largely supplies the pro-
TEN necessary for laying hens, while
for fattening fowls there is nothing
superior to milk for making white.
Juicy, delicate flesh. The milk may be
fed either sweet or sour and may be
given as drink or mixed with wheat
bran and oatmeal or both.
Sour skim milk. or buttermilk. fed
to hens confined in yard or small rangs
keeps them in health. The acid of
the milk supplies the lack of vegetable
acid they would pick up in on grass
pasture-the buttermilk aids digestion.
Poultrymen near the wholesale city
milkmen and creameries can often buy
the sour milk for ten cents per gal
lon. At this price it is a cheap food.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-12-27
TRY GIRL OF 10 FOR MURDER
A Canadian Child Accused of BEATING
Playmate to Death With an
Iron Shovel.

Prince Albert, Sask-Kathleen Oh
ka. thirteen years old, of Wakawa,
charged with the murder of her ninc-
year old playmate, Julia jennings,
was put on trial here. The girl Is &C
cused Of killing the other child by
beating her on the head with an iron
shovel while they were walking to
gether about eight miles from waka.
wa last June.
After the killing Kathleen returned
to her home and told her mother that
her companion had left her. The fol-
lowing day the body Of the child was
found on an abandoned homestead.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-12-27

must have grit, preferably crushed
oyster shells. feed them corn bread
soaked in sweet milk and give them
sweet milk and water to drink. | put
the milk or water In a rather shallow
dish with a large stone in the middle
OF it so the goslings cannot get into it
with their feet. After they are a
week old they may be fed on bran
mixed with milk. | never turn them
out until the dew is off the grass and
always shut them up when a rain
comes up. They like water but can
not stand being left In the rain or
dew.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-12-27
WAYS OF CHINESE BARRIERS
Tonsoriai Artists Garry on Their Bust
ness in Street in Full View
Of the Passersby.

London. - The Englishman who
shaves himself in the seclusion of his
own room. or undergoes the mystic
rites at his favorite BARRIERS, would
probably be Mortified at the idea OF
submitting to the ordeal in the public
street.
In China. however. it is no uncOm-
mon thing 10 see the ceremony per
formed in public, for Chinese BARRIERS
carry on their business in the street
in full view Of the paee"rsby.
The barber having selected likely
sport for carrying on his ;rade, sticks
to it until custom dwindles, when he
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-12-27
CARE NEEDED FOR G0SLINGS
Several Excellent Little Hints That
GO to Make Success With Young
FowIs-Keep Them Dry.

Geese require very little feed. After
they are feathered they need no shell
ter. | set five goose eggs under each
hen to hatch them. | never put the
eggs under the old geese. Make the
nests on the ground where possible.
writes Sarah Peters OF Nashville.
Kan. in the Farmers Mail and Breeze.
About a week after eggs have been
incubated dip every egg in a pail of
warm water, repeating this at the end
of the second week. Usually We get
gosling for every egg at the end of the
hatch, which is rs to 30 days. AS soon
as they are dry take the goslings out
of the nest and when all are Matched
put them in small, dry pen. with
large box. the bottom Of which is GOV.
cred with dry earth or sand. They
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-12-27
Plain Prophecy,

What did the doctor tell you today
about old Uncle Jake's condition."
HE was telling us that his mean
temperature was"
Telling you about his mean tenn
perature. was he? That's no news
Everybody who knows Uncle Jake
knows that he hasn't anything about
him that isn't mean"
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-12-27
Furniture Mixed.

Very often furniture of several pc,
RODS may be brought together har-
moniously in one room If the pieces
are beautiful themselves and show
color unity, says the New Haven Jour
nal Courier Some authorities advise
that a room show only one period or
characteristics of a certain period.
but this is not absolutely necessary If
selections are made with thought OF
Intrinsic beauty and color harmony.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-12-27
OF Contradictory WeIoht.

What does you understan' by cir
cumstantial evidence?'" asked Miss
Miami Brown.
"As near as / kin splain 1t. FUN de
way 1t has been splained to me-, an
swered Erasmus Pinkley, "circum-
stantial evidence is de feathers dat
you leaves lynn round after you has
done ct de chicken"
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-12-27
Cranky Speeders.

Tjark-Ever notice these motorists
winding up their machines in front?
Every auto must carry a crank.
Bjenks-Yes, from the way some
motorists yell at pedestrians some
autos must carry two or three
craDks.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-12-27
Slow to Realize.

my dear" said Mr.. BIckers to his
wife, q saw in the papers today a de-
cision Of Virginia court that the wife
may, in some cases, be the head of the
family"
John Henry" replied Mrs. Bickers,
"the courts are sometimes very slow in
finding out things, "-Puck.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-12-27
Recreant Auditor.

You went to sleep during your
wife's speech"
Yes" replied Mr.. Meekton. Hen
rietta has been rehearsing that speech
for a week. told her | had better
not come here. | knew something like
this would happen If she couldn't shout
Are you listening, Leonidas? every
now and then"
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-12-27
A Marvellous linoulst

"Dobbs will never let himself be
downed by anything"
For instance?"
HE was reading a newspaper out
loud the other day and when he came
to a pied line he translated It without
a moments hesitation"
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-12-27
WAS IN NEED OF A SHAVE
Youth Disguised as Girl Collects $43
From Loving" Men; Stubbie
Discioses Identity.

Coapke, N. Y.-By far the most COD
manding feature Of the fair conducted
by the Ladies' Aid Society Of the First
Baptist church Of this village, was a
large square tent at one end of the
hall on which this sign was displayed: