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Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-12-26

When Thomas A. Edison, who has
Just recovered from an illness, started
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-12-26
A Novel Feature.

N0VoV TSdsU'o'
Want time in vaudeville, Ell? Are
you baseball player?"
mo"
"Shoot somebody"
Never" -
What are you, then?"
Merely an actor"
IAN actor, eh? Well. J don't know.
Actors are unusual in vaudeville. but
the very novelty of the thing might
make 1t a co." ,n
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-12-26
For Syncope.

Reggie Toodles and Algernon Bolts
we're scheduled to take part In three
round boxing match at the Pansy club
last night"
1.-THE bout must have been a fierce
one"
1T was. Smelling salts we're brought
into requisition at least dozen times"
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-12-26

It wasn't that David Lubin didn't
know better. He had been told that
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-12-26

The inventor asked to whom he
should 60 If he wished to make an ap-
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-12-26

Henry M. Pindell owner and pub
Usher of the Peoria Qll.) Evening
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-12-26

mon rude dolls until the advent o.
their offspring. '@"
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-12-26

The largest remaining virgin stands
OF white pine In the United States
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-09-05
FRIDAY, SEPT. S, 1918.
FARGo's STEADY GROWTH.

Fargo has not made a great deal of
noise about the building operations
that were under way here this year.
in fact the year has not been lookedI
upon as exceptional in the building
line. And yet half a million dollars
will have zone into permanent i'm
provements in the city during the year
1913.
This is characteristic Of the growth
that goes on in this city year after
year 1t is the natural and enforced
growth Of a city that is destined to
become the great future distributing
point for North Dakota and Montana.
/ Fargoans are sure of their future.
They do not pay much heed to the
claims and p~retentions of rival cities,
but continue ~steadfastly and surely on
their way, content to let the years re-
veal the story.
One Of the unmistakable signs Of
the ~permanency Of a city is to be
found in the ownership of it's homes.
In Fargo the people own their own
homes to a very unusual degree. and
owning their homes they AXE pride
in keeping them in good repair and in
identifying them and their surround
jngs.
The half million dollars worth of
buildings, mentioned in The Forum
last evening, were mostly new build
lngs. Thousands more were spent In
Fargo this year in charging and i'm
proving and painting homes. ware
houses and business buildings. In
some sections Of the city. there were
blocks where almost every house was
reprinted this year, and IN one of the
principal residence streets of the
southside fully IS per cent Of the
homes were repainted and otherwise
improved.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-09-05
Daddy Bedtime
c. The StarGsh
OLOI v - Doesn't Mind
Losing a Limb.

YAoK and Evelyn had picked up a starash at the beach ana were showing
it to daddy. Fl '
"That" said he, sis only Mr.. starfsh's skeleton. He was probably
I'd washed high and dry yin some storm. ~
ME Starfsh lives in water He craws about n the bed of the ocean.
On the understde of the body are sucker1ike feet However, when he is in a
hurry the rays Of the star are used to help him along.
Il think / must tell you a story about Mr.. Starfsh. Once upo d time a
little starhsh had a moving day. There wasn't much to eat where he lived
and he really had to get up and hustle Starfshes are a bit lazy.
He said goodby to the sea cucumber and the sea urhins and the crabs
and Holsters and the anemones. They told him If he found a neighborhood
where the food was plentiful to let them know. t ##4##"F#
1.-THE starfsh "a quite hungry, for, food being scarce In the place whare
he had lived, he hadn't any breakfast o. dinner or tea. Now ana then ha
would find q little see snail, and he would stop to lunch Off that.
1.-THE starfsh vas most tired to death when he passed a cave where an OLD
hermit crab lived. "~@. (" E&%#% ## ~
"Do you know where ! could get something to ear he asked the crab.
There's a fine bed of oysters N the other side of that rock, the crab re-
piled. The starfshs mouth stretched so wide In a pleased smle that the
Nov, just as the sTfsh was climbing up OF the rock whereh he say what
80 he grabbed at Mr. stardsh and, catching him by n of his rays, swan off
with him. " d" 1-*'@~
"But he didn't carry him far, for when he got over his first fright Mr.
starhsh broke o Fl the ray and dropped down O. n the rock again. Then he scut-
tied into a dark hole SO that Mr. Biuefsh couldn't find him lie he came back
again. "-Ee = #a-y "
mo, it didn't hurt the starhsh a bit to break off the ray. That's d way
they have If foohng their enemies. In a few weeks the little stardsh grew
another ray quite a IS good BIS the n he had los.
Eyes; there were lots CT oysters on that rock. How do YOU suppo Mr.
got them out o. their shells? He took hold Of the oyster with his
rays and pulled and pulled att the shell till the oyster had No more strength In
keep 1t closed. When the oyster opened 1t a tiny bit the starhsh would suck
the oyster ut of the she'll
And no wonder the stardsh grew fat and lazy in its new homer" -
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-09-05
81 AN ACRE CROP
rolls BANKER
desk FARMER" SEEKS $7,15s
FROM GARDNER WHEN REAL
AGRlCULTURlSTS LAUGH. -.

Minneapolis. Mimi, Sept. 81
After carefully looking over wonder
full agricultural exhibits at the state
fair and seeing what Minnesota soil
could DO, Adam Hanna, president of
the Savings bank of Minneapolis. went
downtown hunted up a lawyer and
commenced a suit for $7,15S damages
from John Reiss.
Mr.. Relss, so Mr.. Hanna alleges.
AYERS and deposes in his suit filed to-
lay in the district court, farmed the
bankers truck farm of 400 acres so
poorly that it earned an income of but
81 an acre. The complainant par
~ticularizes that something like 81, 900
was expended in foolish and uneces-
sary experiments and the crop so poor
ly planted that nothing came up but
the farm hands for their wages, and
Mr.. Reiss.
The part that smarted the most, Mr..
Hanna said, was out at the fair while
he was looking at the county exhibits,
and near by stood a group of truck
gardeners from the vicinity Of his big
farm nine miles from Minneapolis.
They saw the banker, laughed and
walked away. Then it was that Mr..
Hanna got angry and hunted up the
lawyer and started the suit. All of
which explains the third item specified
in the bill Of complaint where $4,000
more is demanded because of the al
legged damage to the plaintiffs credits
and. reputation in the vicinity of the
vegetableless 400 acre truck garden
farm that wouldn't truck.
Wanted-An Expert.
According to the verified legal docu-
ment filed today, Mr.. Hanna, after
cure an expert agriculturist and make
it a model farm, the kind that are
written up and pictured in the news
papers. So he advertised last spring
and the defendant John Refss,
answered and, the banker swears, rep
resented himself as the graduate of an
agricultural college, a farmer skilled
in the arising Of small grain and
Vegetables. The wages Of the new SUI
~perintendent were fixed at SIS a month
and commissions, the latter being ex-
pected to yield an excellent income.
Everything Looked Lovely.
bitches were dug, ponds drained
and tiled, and a lot Of work done. The
crops were planted and the outlook
was bright for something big. The
~neighboring truck gardeners looked on
wonderingly, and then continued to
haul their wares, grown on adjacent
fields, into the market and get real
money for them and earn a profit Of
soLlSlAlIS like $luV an acre. But on
the Hanna farm nothing turned up
except a few bits here and there ana
which in all brought just 1881, the
owner AYERS.
So it happened that Mr.. Reiss left
the bankers employ. Then came the
fair, and today the suit. But the
one thing that the savings bank man
especially wants the jury to do is to
give him the $4,000 for that personal
damage. The defendant hasn't filed
his answer yet.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-09-05
TEA DANDY
TO OARKEN HAIR
LOOK YEARS YOUNGER! USE
THE oLDTIME SAGE TEA AND
SULPHUR AND NOBODY WILL
KNOW.

You can turn gray, faded hair beau
tifully dark and ~lustrous almost over
night IL you'll get a so cent bottle OF
'Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Hair Rem
edy" at any drug store. Millions OF
bottles of this old, famous Sage Tea
Recipe are sold annually, says a we'll
known druggist here, because it dark
ems the hair SO naturally and evenly
that no one q tell 1t has been appli-
ed.
Those whose hair Is turning gray,
becoming faded, dry, scraggly and thin
have q surprise awaiting them, because
after one or two applications the gray
hair yanishes and your locks become
luxuriantly dark and beautifuI-all
dandruff goes, scalp itching and fall
ing hair stops. F%
This Is the age OF youth. Cray
haired unattractive folks aren't want
ed around, 10 get busy with Wyeth's
Sage and Sulphur to-night and you,ll
be delighted with your dark handsome
hair and your youthful appearance
within al few days.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-09-05

ton of the new dairy building, the
foundations of which are already fin
ished. The contract for the work has
been let to the Carl Johnson Con-
struction Co. and the building is
progressing rapidly under their man
agement. When completed, lit will be
of two stories. and 84x54 feet at the
foundation. 1T will be Of ~fireproof
construction throughout and will be
one Of the handsomest buildings on
the. campus when completed. 1t will
stand Just north of the chemistry
building and directly opposite the
veterinary building. The cost of this
new addition will be about $4,000 and
1t is thought that the building will be
ready for occupancy about Jan. l of
next year. @
With the growth Of the dairy school
TO one Of the largest in the college
and the increasing Importance attach
ed to this branch of the college curri-
nulum, there was a prime and imme-
date necessity for the erection of this
new adjunct to the school. The inter-
est. being shown in this part of the
course Is growing rapidly and ever
the new dairy building is liable to be
taxed to it's utmost capacity within a
short time.
A contract for a new dairy barn has
been let to Tom Powers of Fargo and
this, Improvement will cost in the
neighborhood OF $4,000. The increase
in the stock in this department calls
for this new building.
A laboratory has been fitted up in
Francis hall. where 1t was much
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-09-05

night the official report from Wash
ington gave the maximum ternpera-
ture in Cleveland as 80. which would
indicate only seasonable heat: yet
Cleveland sent out a report-and 1t
would not exaggerate-that the city
tremity OF heat that reached 1913 de-
grees. Were the government figures
obtained from the summit Of a tall
tower swept-by lake breezes. or did
they represent the average tempera-
ture experienced by the Inhabitants OF
Cleveland?
When the prairies of Kansas and
Nebraska were parching two weeks
ago, under a heat which reluctant To-
calltfes gave out as 10 and 112, the
records Of the weather department at
Washington might nave been searched
In vain for figures to correspond. The
reports sent to the bureau must have
been taken from thermometers perch
ed high upon weather maSts. AT one
time st. Louis actually complained that
the official figures showing the extent
Of it's suffering were far below the
mark-it was not receiving the SYM
pathy due to a city scorched by 10
degrees Of heat, because the govern
ment credited it with but SO degrees.
Distrust Of official weather figures Is
general and not without warrant.
sary and should be terminated. Per-
haps the new head Of the department
Will institute a reform. President
Wilson called upon the American In
stitute of Science or some equally
rudite and imposing organization to
aid him in selecting a successor to
Professor Moore, SO perhaps we may
hope for better things from the new
chief. Perhaps the weather figures
Will show what average humanity is
called upon to endure in the way of
neat and cold and not merely register
temperatures at some isolated and
elevated spot. Perhaps the red tape
may be loosened and the pride of the
Washington bureau permit local fore
casters to guess at local weather and
make better guesses.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-09-05
Peculiar Accident.

Minot, N. D., Sept. 5.-Gus Holm
berg, a member of the Cakes paving.
crew, was the victim of a peculiar ac-
cident when a runaway team colIided
with a wheelbarrow which he was
pushing OF Ramstad street. Holm
berg's injuries were only minor but eve
witnesses say his escape from being
ground to death hinges on the mirac-
ulous.
Shortly after 5 o'clock in the after
noon a team standing at the corner of
Second and Rar1stad streets became
frightened and started on a gallop
down Ramstad.
Hollmberg, who was pushing q
w~heelbarrow across Ramstad at First
street, failed to see or hear the run
away. team until they were within
several yards Of him. no onlookers it
appeared that the man was to be PIN
ned beneath the shafts of his wheel
barrow and tramp1ed upon and he
would have been, the eye witnesses
say. If the team had not switched to
one side far enough to miss hitting,
Hollmberg s%quareIy.
AS it was, he was knocked down
and badly bruised.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-09-05
EDITORIAL COMMENT
No Use for an ARMY.

Philadelphia Press: Secretary Of
Wan Garrison doesn't find his job so
much after all. The army isn't big
enough to give the position as much
style as it ought to have. The army
officials are constantly complaining
that we are not prepared for a war
with a first-class power. Do they
think the people of this country would
tolerate a standing army equal to that
Of Germany or England or Russia?
But that is what our being prepared
for war with a first -class power would
mean. We are relying upon grape
juice diplomacy now, and not war to
sustain our national dignity, and what
we need is more grape juice and not a
larger army.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-09-05
Arthur Notes,

Arthur, N. D., Sept. 3.-To The For
UNI: The best yield of wheat report
ed so far Is on the G. N. r. r. plot
farmed by J. E. Sommerfeld, which
Yielded twenty-seven bushels to the
acre.
Land buyers from ILLINOIS are arriv-
ing on every train.
Mrs. L. p. Roberts and Eleanor are
visiting the Burke family at New
Rockford, N. D.
A number of people motored to
Hunter Sunday evening and listened
to a fine address by Rev. J. G.. Moore
Of Grand Forks.
Forks are visiting with the schur
families this week. -.
Miss Myrtle Farnham, a successful
teacher with two years experience in
the schools OF Cass and Steele coun-
ties, left Friday to begin her duties
at the Stark, n. D, school. ii.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Bettschen and
children. Berth and Bernace, left for
a two weeks visit with relatives at
Minneapolis. Watertown and Fart
bault, MINI.
Miss Green, who nursed Mr.. Drake
in his last illness, returned to the hos
pital in Fargo.
Mr.. nj Mrs. G. B. Burgum had as
their guests Sunday DIR. and Mrs,
Campbell and Mrs. Luse.
Z. J. Ross Is ~transacting business
and attending the state fair OF Min
nesota this week.
Arthur C. Burgum is attending the
Minnesota State fair, and is the guest
of Phillip Skogmo Of Minneapolis.
George N. Drake passed away at his
home near Arthur Aug. 20, from par
alysis. Deceased was a native of
England and was in his 8Dth year. He
was the father OF eighteen children.
nine Of whom survive him, four sons
and FIVE daughters, beside his wife.
He and his family came from Henry,
I'LL, six years ago and purchased d
hall section -four miles from Arthur.
Funeral services were held at the MI.
p. church and interment took place
In the Arthur cemetery. NH. Drake
was a respected citizen and this COM
muIlity ~syS1pathizes with the family
In their bereavement. Cor. A
AGEE-M
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-09-05
LIFTING THE DAILY TON.

A convincing argument is made by
Pres. Joseph Cook of Mississippi Nor
NAL college as to needless drudgery
in farm kitchens. The average woman
engaged there in household work is
declared to handle a ton of water
daily by primitive forms Of muscular
work. 1t is constant, wearing labor
n for the most part quite unneces-
sary in this age of convenient appli-
ances and machinery.
A special government bulletin
comes from Washington in regard to
the farm water supply, nj the con-
clusion that the work in this regard
is excessive n wasteful is undeni-
able. Often the arrangement is SO
bad as to be astonishing.
Improvement has been the order of
the day in l~abor-saving farm machfn-
cry, but the household water supply
often calls for as much exertion as in
pioneer days. Water and the imple-
ments related to it's utilities are lifted
about by main strength from morning
to night and a scarcity is frequently
tolerated from generation to genera
ton.
A direct pull from wells and els
: terms is common and steps in going
to the spring" and bearing the burden
to the house are seldom considered In
the light of possible economies.
Upon the a~ttractiveness of rural life
rests some Of the most serious prob
lens connected with the cost of living.
The increasing proportion Of people
tina live in cities must look to the
arms for subsistence, and It Is evil
dent that expenses must go on in
creasing If tilline the soil is unduly
arduous and u%ninviting in the matter
of labor required.
Telephones have been added to
farms. Rural delivery proves to be a
great boon. A properly cheapened
parcel post is happily in sight. The
American farmers machinery is the
amplest and best in the world. But
the housewife is forever Juggling awav
at the ton of water a day, though not
definitely conscious of the needless
strain until attention is called to it by
a ma who thinks and can give his
deductions forcibly.
There are simple engines for farm
work. Electric power can be gener-
ated by running streams and easily
distributed in any enterprising neigh
borhood. Cut out the ton Of water a
day. 1t is not in keeping with he age.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-09-05
INACCURATE WEATHER FIGURES

1t has long been a wonder. to many
people. why the government weather
bureau gives out figures on weather
conditions that are manifestly not the
normal figures for that locality. The
government thermometer is kept in a
partially protected place. does not get
the full swing Of the wind or sun and
therefore does not give the actual
conditions as they are experienced by
the people of the locality.
The st. Paul Dispatch comments on
this as follows:
People always are Interested in the
statistics Of the weather. Perhans
that interest would be given more in
telligent direction il the statistics
supplied by the official bureau were
more accurate III the public felt 1T
could depend upon them. AS matters
stand the almost universal disposi-
ton lis to smile at the work of the de-
2partrnent and usually the smile term
mates in a srleeI; Perhaps the public
isl unreasonable. but the fact remain
~asg@certain that private records Of
Temperatures are higher In summer
and lower In winter than the Official
figures supplied by the weather bu-
Iean.
Rnt take y case right il point: Last
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-09-05

needed during the last year, and some
repairs have been made in Science
hall. Mechanics hall, which is a rath-
er old building, has been sadly in
need Of repairs for some little time
and a complete set of new floors have
been added. to the building. This has
necessltated a great amount Of work
out will be co-lplete by the opening
of the college. .:~- s. |e@ :
Dean Keene, whose offices were In
the Engineering building last year.
found that his offices were cramped
for floor space and during the sum
mer a partition has been erected
across the hall on the second floor,
giving considerable more space to
these offices.
Another much needed Improvement
has been made in the armory where
two large 36-inch ventilators have been
installed which win greatly aid in the
dissemination of good air through the
building. In addition to this work. O.
large heater has been installed in the
same building for the athletic de-
partment. Hot water will now be on
tap at any time during the training
season for the benefit of the athletes
Who Will need the use Of hot showers
and baths.
A 1880 vault two stories in height
is to be added to the main building
and a machine shed 26x154 feet is
being built for he agricultural de-
partment.
The heating plant throughout the
college has been enlarged TO a great
extent, $50 feet OF 6-inch heating main
being added; $50 feet Of 4Ginch piping
and o25 feet Of 2-inch high pressure
steam main for the new dairy build
ing.
In order to make the seven deer
owned by the college, comfortable for
the winter a new and cosy deer house
mas been constructed for their benefit
and several deVises added to it for
their safety during the cold weather.
Cement flooring will take the place
or the old wooden n in the cow barn,
Inc. new floor to- cover the west wine
OF the barn, a space OF 36x50 feet.
with these new extensive improve
ments and additions to the college.
the working force has been kept very
busy during the summer b1If M
Tfbert states that all the work ghould
ne completed in another week or 81
the time that the college opens. Sept.
Lo. On the return of the students.
tney VIII be greeted with q change IN
the equipment of the college which
should pc very pleasing, $35, 600 worth
OF improvements meaning added ad-
Vantages Tor every. student.
IN fact, the agricultural college has
G looked SO prosperous and pro-
auctlve as It does today, standing in
8.ne MIDST 4of q beautiful campus with
its clusters of beautiful buildings. its
handsome trees and y 8 now With J
spirit Of study pervading the atmos-
phere. New students will appreciate
It's advantages and the older ones viii
return with renewed loyalty To tha
coiiege which has done SO much for
their betterment.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-09-05
News Notes From Fargo Library

given out, a gain of 498 over August OF
the year previous. Of these, 775 were
children's books and $3.50 were adults.
New shelving is being added to the
additions of the coming year, and to
take care of the present surplus.
The attention of automobile owners
is called to a book which appeared in
last weeks list, The Modern Gasoline
Engine, by Victor Page. A review says
of it: "A very comprehensive and
practical work, covering fully every
phase of the subject. The $50 illustra-
the best of recent works. for the man
who wants anything beyond the simple
descriptive works."
Winnie Bucklin, Librarian.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-09-05
OPENING the Palace of Peace.

New York Sun: Herr Van Swim
deren, the foreign minister Of the
Netherlands, appears to be a gentle
man Of shrewdness and humor.
Undismayed by the dignity and dis
tinction of the occasion. he opened
the Palace of Peace at the Hague
Thursday by te1li~, Andrew Carnegie
that he was without doubt 1.-THE hap
piest man among u.s." and straight
way the foreign minister observed
quantity that the words eternal
peace" were always out Of place ex-
cept when inscribed over the entrance
gate Of a cemetery. Nevertheless, it
was a great day for arbitration. and
a still greater day for Carnegie, whose
most ambitious beneficence the palace
was.