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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-05
THEN SOUTH GOT RID OF HIS
LOSING CLUBS.

IOSlNS SLO0O'
West was in on the next lead OF the
king OF trumps and led the ten OF
spades, with the idea Of establishing a
trick in his partners hand. The result
Of this can easily be imagined. South
put dummy In with a low trump aftepI
taking Vests jack, and discarded wv
losing clubs on tops in spades and die
monds.
Once more in this hand is shown thu
trick losing results through failure q
a partner to advantageously empl6 l.
means within his power in an effort
game saving. Despite a lost oppor
tunty at an early method OF defenceV
which if followed would have resulted
successfully. but its non-employmentl
escaping censure through ambiguity OF
purpose, coincident with the first leads.
the game could have been saved ic
West had properly analysed the situa
ton when in with the ace of hearts.
The division of Souths cards was.
marked at that stage. Outside OK
trumps, three spades and an equal
number of clubs. plainly evident from
the fall of cards and Vests own hold
ing. were with the declarer. The die
tates of common sense placed the king
Of spades with South TO prescribe
motive for East's play at the second
trick. II East held the king there
would have been no purpose i'm jeop-
ardizing a trick reasonably sure 10 be
made. A little thought accorded 10
possible motives of play would result
in the placing of the jack of spades
also in South's hand.
Two of the three clubs in Sonth's
hand were possible losers. Vests
cards showed that Any chance. there-
fore, would be taken TO get rid of both
of them to insure enough tricks for
game. That chance presented itst
when a low spade was led.
Although the possibilities We're sl1
South holding a low spade insteac{ of
the jack would have passed the Irst
trick in the hope that the trick Mould
go to dummy as the result of 4 lead
away from the jack and ten las in
actual play, spade and a diamond
would be the two cards to givek South
the necessary discards. If West had
properly sized up the situation,i the ace
of clubs would have been led, Followed
by another upon East's signal with the
ten, and the game saved.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-05
The hand;

Score: Love all; rubber game.
South declared one heart, which held
the contract,
In the absence or trumps Of a size
properly regarded as useful except for
rufing purposes, West showed his
preference for a long suit opening, lead
ing a low diamond.
East, upon winning the trick on
which South's lone queen dropped, de-
cided that the chance for an establish
ment Of spades was now in order WIN
dummys break" Of the ace-nine be-
fore him. Accordingly he led the deuce
Of spades to make the length Of his
holding as clear as possible to his part
ner. South held the trick with the
queen. thinking that card the one most
likely to confuse the opponents.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-05-28
-i
RoIIeF BERG,

Rollef Berg of Courtenay, Suits
man county, is a Republican candi-
date for nomination for state treas
urer at the primary election, June "a,
1914.
The subject of the sketch hereof
was born Of Norwegian parentage in
1858, was reared in Pilot Mound
township, Fillmore county, Minnesota,
where his father, Segur Berg located
in 1855. Mr.. Berg received his earlier
education in the common schools and
later in Wisconsin college and in the
business world. He located twelve
miles north Of Cooperstown, in this
state, in 1883, on government land,
engaged in the farm machinery BUSH
ness at Cooperstown in 1884, was elect
ed and served as register of deeds Of
Griggs county continuously for eight
years, from 1886 t. 1895. In 1895 and
1895 he was engaged with the Mo
Cormick Harvesting Machine Com
pany. In 1897 he located at, Courtenay,
where he has since resided. His
friends have heartily urged him to be-
come a candidate for the Office of
state treasurer. MI. Berg will con-
duct the office faithfully and will
make good" if elected to handle the
funds of North Dakota.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-05-28
EFFECTIVE SAFETY WORK.

ThesgedeEalSsafety agent of an east
ern. railroad reports that accidents to
trespassers have greatly decreased as
AasDesutts of~the campaign, conducted by
the safety department Of the road.
During thesseven months ending. April
80, 1914, there were ninety eight tres
Fpassers killed on this railroad as
against 1876 killed during the same
period a" year ago, a decrease of rs
per cent. There we're ,121 trespassers
injured during the past seven months
as against 1913 during the same period
the previous year, a decrease of 26 per
cent.
} The railroad officials have noticed
that there are many fewer persons in
certain localities who walk on the
tracks than heretofore, particularly in
manufacturing districts where men
and women Of the wage earning class
have habitualIy disregarded life and
limb by taking Shortcuts" along the
railroad.
This reduction in the number of per-
sons thus exposing themselves to dan
ger and the consequent reduction in
the loss Of human lives, has been
brought about through the persistent
campaign waged by the railroad in
warning and arresting t~respassers and
the growing tendency of judges and
magistrates to inflict punishment on
such offendersswhen they are brought
before them. Sometimes fines have
been imposed, but in many Instances
prisons sentences have been melted out,
the term of Imprisonment ranging
from ten to, ninety days.
The tresults so far have been so en-
couragtng that the railroad announces
itss4ntention, Of continuing the policy to
arrest and prosecute persons who vio-
late, thetlsw by walking on it's tracks,
In the yf1ope, that still greater reduc-
t4onsf Pin deaths and injuries -wiL~re
suit III.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-05-28
Don't Spray The Bees.

A Farmer in Minnetonka Record: It
has been proved again and again not
only by our experiment stations, but
also by extensive horticulurists, that
apple blossoms must be cross-pollen-
ated, and that while the wind and
small insects will carry a small
amount Of pollen from flower to fiow-
er, where fruit raising Is carried IN
to a large extent. as 1t is around Lake
Minnetonka, these agencies do not be-
gin to do the work necessary to insure
a good crop Of applies. There is where
the honeybee is the goose that lays
the golden egg for the apple grower.
Every nice day while the flowers are
in bloom on our trees, she makes 1t
flowers in order to get that little drop
of honey which nature has put in
every blossom purposely to attract her.
And while getting down between the
petals she brushes the delicate grains
OF pollen which adhere to the fine hair
with which her. body. is covered, and
when she flies to the next flower she
carries this pollen with her and in this
way is our only sure agent in cross
fertilization without which we will
have no fruit.
Now while spraying is an absolute
necessity, it has been proved again
and again, that to spray with the
strong poisons used nov while the
blossom Is open Is an absolute injury
to the delicate stamens and pistils
of the flowers and either kills or in
5ures' the pollen. .:
The only time when the bees will
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-05-28

R ADDY knew the children felt tired. The day after q holiday ther4al
ways did. and Evelyn looked very sleepy.
49, SO he decided that he would not tell them a very long story t
tat would make them feel just like going to sleep the minute
ne finished. He had a story ready for them, 81 he began at once:
There ono val q little boy named Fred. He ws vGv fond al soldiers
and bands and all the things that little boys like. He had a great man little
toy soldiers, and he would have the most wonderful drills with them.
"One thing he was very proud OF. The last Memorial dy his grand
rather who bad since died, had given him a little, old. ragged Hs But
1t was the stars and stripes, and Fred cherished it. His grandfather had
rougnt In TIT civil war and all through that war had carried the little nag
To- his grandfather was gone, and yesterday they had put a fresh Dag on
his grave. But Fred had the little nag that had been through the war.
"That night he was very tired, and he went to bed early. The cool white
sheets and soft pillow were delightful to a very sleepy little boy, but soon
10 seemed to 70 sitting up on the pillow, and before him was the flag.
81 have come out IF the pocket where you always keep me- said.the lit
tie nag, because / thought you would like M to tell you Of my life.
being good, and he was allowed to carry me when he marched in his school
war, as you know. ~M..
H raj SO brave in the war, and, oh, L was SO proud that + was with
MIN IL The time and that 1t vas for my sake that he raj fighting! It's the
most wonderful thing in the world to be a flag Just think how proud every
nsuen nag Is when it es a great big one being carried at the head of a march
Tor freedom! And when we fly in the breeze it always means something. It
1t there 49,
But to have been in that war with your grandfather is a thing I will
forget Every flag hasn't had the opportunities that came my way.
Am people do not have the opportunities to show their bravery,
whereas II ne need come they might be the bravat of heroes But we
mustn't sit and wait Tor these things to come to IS. Other flags must have
III The patriotism and all the spirit OF the Me- that lead to the battles. So
must every little boy and girl live to honor those who fought for them
Thus they will never disgrace the land their grandfathes and greatSrand-
fathers gave their lives for" -
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-05-28
THURSDAY, MAY %, 1914
WELCOME THE M

From the thriving farming COM
rnunity that surrounds Hope, in Steele
county, 200 farmers Of the Red river
valley will auto to Fargo tomorrow
to be the guests Of the city and the
agricultural college. They will be
taken out to the A. c. and shown about
the farm and the buildings there,
seeing at first hand what, is being done
at their own state school.
There is 10, class, Of citizens who are
more welcome to Fargo than those
who till the soil. Fargo knows and
appreciates how dependent 1T is on the
farming community for its growth
and prosperity. Fargo is surrounded
by some of the finest farming lands
n1k1a northwest. but the best farm
ing lands in the world would be
worthless unless they were handled
eficiently and intelligently.
Tomorrow when these citizens from
the country, come to the city, every
Fargoan who. help entertain them
should. do his utmost to make them
'feeIsWelcons&to the city.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-05-28
on the flowers is when they are

work on the flowers is when they are
wide open, and that is the only time
we need them to carry the pollen.
Therefore that is the only time when
we" should not spray, both on account
Of the injury lone to the flower, and
the bee. Thousands and thou
sands of bees are killed every year by
spraying. as the poison is as sure
death to the bee as It. is to anything
else. And the damage is not only to
the poor little worker herself. but the
'arsenate Of lead" is carried by her In
her honey and in the lump of pollen
we see her carry on her legs to the
hive where it is fed by the nurse bees
to the brood, which also dies.
After tha petals have fallen from the
blossoms, the bee Is not needed, and
does not care to visit it any more. no
damage Is done to the flower itself by
spraying and this has been proved the
proper time to spray. by all good au-
thorities on fruit raising. III spraying
cannot be done before the blossoms
wait until the petals have fallen
so as not to injure the flower, as well
as kill the bees.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-05-28
THE PRESIDENTS IDEALS
AND POLICY FOR MEXICO
Rollef Berg,
Courtenay, N. D.

From the record Of a conversation
by Samuel G. Blythe in the Philadel-
phia Saturday Evening Post: my
ideal is an orderly and righteous gov
eminent in Mexico; but my passion is
for the submerged s. per cent Of the
people of that republic who are now
struggling toward liberty"
The president closed his fingers into
O. sinewy fist. He leaned forward in
his chair-leaned forward as a man
leans forward who is about to start
on a race. his body taut, his muscles
tense. I could see the cords stand out
on the back of his neck. His eyes
we're narrowed, his lips slightly part
ed. his vigor and earnestness impress
sive.
ct challenge you,' he said, "to cite
me an instance in all the history of
the world where. liberty vas handed
down from above! Liberty always is
attained by the forces working below,
underneath, by the great movement of
the people. That, leavened by the
sense of wrong and oppression and in
justice, by the ferment of human
rights to be attained, brings freedom.
at Is a curious thing" he continued,
that every demand for the establish
ment Of order in Mexico takes into
CONSIDERATION, uOL oTu0A vi |LO DShp
fit Of the people of Mexico, the great
mass of the population, ~but~order for
the benefit of the old time regime, for
the aristocrats, for the vested inter-
ests, for the men who are r~esponible
for his very condition of disorder. No
one asks for order because order will
help the masses of the people to get q
portion of their rights and their land;
but all demand it so that the great
ov ners Of property, the overlords, the
hidalgos, the men who have exploited
that rich country. for their W selfish
purposes, shall be able to. continue
their processes undisturbed by the
protests OF the people from whom
their wealth and power have been OBJ
tanned. y
'.tThe dangers that beset the republic
are held to be the individual and
corporate troubles of these men, not
the aggregated injustices that have
been heaped on this vastly greater
section Of the population that is now
struggling to recover by force what
has always been theirs by right.
"They want order-the old order;
| but I say to you that the old order is
| dead. 1t is my part, as / see 1t, to aid
in composing those differences so far
as I may be able, that the new order,
which will have it's foundation on hu-
man liberty and human rights, shall
prevail"
AS a result OF my conversation with
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-05-28

Is probable that the unfortunate be-
ginning of Prince williams reign Ia
the first of q succession OF episodes
which will keep the pot boiling with
out actually causing 1t to spill over
for some time to come,
There will be small %uprisings and
civil wars, plots ana counteTrIots. un-
til the time seems ripe for a decisive
stroke either from the north or from
across the Adriatio. The elements of
possible confusion are almost count
less in Albania. Except for the tragic
consequences. o~pera-bouffe would well
describe 1t. a
A German prince ruling over a Med
iterranean people. half-christian. half
moslem, under the protection of pow
ers hostile to each other. having for
his prime minister q rival claimant to
the throne, and for the defense Of his
a native gendarmerie under a.
Dutch military offlcer-here is a COM
bination that should render Albania a
prolific source of news for some time
to come.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-05-28
.ssSTUpMNe TIE JRlRkE,

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES paper publish
ke9ss 4fstrof Bible questions comment
Nug5on the tfact that very few people
toouid answer them. The Minneapolis
RUrioune has the following sensible
comments concerning this tendency:
Is What man threw, stones at a king2
80 Sa s1hdIa vas the origin 'oflthe word
F When ..didFthe ,bleating Of sheen fora
bEsA the loss of a kingdom?
sWhat&herce nations vera driven o1r
IefIthe lr$clties. by hornets?
AEhoF eScaped by the skin of their
Members$ofs a prominent church IN =
Esplcago suburban settlement were
EROurnped" by these questions. There
mggEe, according to certain commenta-
sEpSss. they are ignorant of the Bible,
But IS that h way to study the BIZ
HbteEg rs # the way We, study any 9th
FSEE classic? suppose we tried. Similar
tqs1ssttoEs ,asSsto Shakespeare. For ex-
VINO was as tall as any, man in
tIlEfpia?
sWhoabade. whom to ON to dinner
answering. either set of Questions
viii not reveal any real understanding
LOT the work, under consideration. a
kfnan might be able to rattle off the
stories from the Old Testament until
doomsday and not have any large con
ception of the. revelation of God as the
Bible relates 1t.
If you would. know what you know
of the Bible. ask yourself such uues-
ftions as these:
What is the general significance of
the Old Testament?
OF the New Testament?
How many books are there in the
Bible?
What are the historical books of the
New Testament?
On what books Of the New Tesla
ment does most of our modern prot
estant denominationalism depend?
How long was the Bible In writing ?
Where, chronologically, does Jesus
stand with relation to the times of
Moses and today?
Who wrote the Goth Psalm and for
what is it most remarkable?
A parrot-like child could answer the
first set of questions. An adult under
standing is required to answer this
last set.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-05-28
The Steel Trust Prayer.

Waterbury American: Many en-
ploye- stockholders attend the annual
meetings of United States steel. At
the last annual meeting n of their
number, Samuel r. Maitland, who
works at Homestead, asked the meet
ing to join in prayer for the company,
it's officers and it's employees. Mr.. Matt
lands prayer has just been published
as follows:
Our God, we thank thee for these
officials and these good men who have
taken such an interest in the welfare
of humanity, and rejoice in our hearts
for the blessed privilege of looking
up to thee in thankfulness for it. And
we would pray for the man who works
and all who keep us together as one
great family and organization. In thy
name we ask it. Amen. :
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-05-28
Wifey's Heart Panss,

Philadelphia Telegraph: Speaking
OF cooling love at a banquet some time
ago, Senator Henry r. Lippitt of
Rhode Island. told Of the dreadful
heart pangs of pretty Mrs. Jones.
The Joneses had been married sew
eral months, and happiness to all ap-
pearances seemed to be at high tide in
the pleasant little home. Nevertheless.
when hubby returned from his work
n evening he found wiley full Of
sobby tears.
What is the matter, dear?Y anxi-
ously asked the old man. what IN
the world are you crying for?s
Harry" pathetically asked wifey.
don't you really truly love me
any more?s
What a foolish question to askiD
tenderly returned hubby. .sof course.
I do. What makes you think i don't?S
Before we were married." was the
fearful reply OF WHEY. 1T used Ia
take you q whole hour to kiss me aoo.1
night, and now you q kiss me ana
catch your car all In three minutes
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-05-28
ETIQUETTE ORIGINATED
WITH THE LOAFING CLASS.

Saturday Evening POST DO you
know , the origin Of etiquette-just
why, for example, you are, expected to
wear a particular kind Of coat on a
particular occasion, and eat your
pumpkin pie with a fork instead of
with a knife or spoon? You may
think it is because there is some
peculiar, inherent appropriateness in
the prescribed action; but that has
nothing whatever to do with it.
Etiquette was and still is invented
by people absolved from the necessity
Of working for a living. and it's only
purpose is to afford a constant, in
dubitable sign that it's inventors can
afford to waste their time in learn
ing nice ceremonials and pretty con-
V~entions. You are expected to put on
a certain kind Of coat at 1 o'clock and
another kind at g. o'clock the same
afternoon-solely because certain ele-
CANT loafers wished to prove ocuIarly
that they had nothing to do except
change their coats.
So with every one of the prescrip-
tons about greeting, parting, eating,
calling, and what not. Their original
purpose was to prove that the leisure
class which invented them had no
useful employment for tbs time, hence
could squander it in practicing etl-
quette.
Some years ago Prof. Veblen wrote
an acute and highly amusing book on
the subject, in which he pointed out
that "in the last analysis the value
of lies in the fact that they
are the voucher Of a life of leisure;"
and the pervading principle and abid-
ing test Of good breeding is the re-
quirement of a substantial and patent
waste of time"
So when you hasten home from the
office to change your coat or worry
lest you use the wrong fork you are
really trying to demonstrate that you
are a loafer.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-05-28

the president, which was on the eve
ming of April 81, only a few hours
after word had come that Huerta
would accept the offer of mediation
made by the representatives of Ar
gentina, Brazil and Chill, I can state
these conclusions, which will endure
regardless of the outcome Of negotia-
tions. The settled policy of the pres
ident in regard to Mexico will be as
follows:
First-The United States, so long as
Mr.. Wilson is president, will not seek
to gain a foot Of Mexican territory in
any way or under any pretext. When
we have finished with Mexico, Mexico
will be territorially intact. H..
Second-No personal aggrandize-
ment by American investors or ad-
venturers or capitalists, or exploita-
ton of that country will be permitted.
Legitimate business interests that seek
to develop rather than exploit will be
encouraged. ..s
Third-A settlement Of the agrarian
land question by constitutional means
such as that followed in New zea-
land, for example-will be insisted
on.
These are the materialistic ideals
of President Wilson, the main points
LNO LdS l1Lllly III Ills Hill Ills luIuES
policy will rest on these foundations,
regardless of. what the moment may
inject into the situation in the way Of
minor questions. n 4
w shall not demand a foot of ter
ritory nor a cen of money-except, Of
course, the settlement Of such claim
as may justly be made by American
citizens for damages to their property
during these Observation-Disclosures
claims. There will be no money de-
mand in a national sense. Then we
shall have shown the entire world
that the Monore Doctrine means an
unselfsh friendship for our neighbors
"a disinterested friendship in the
sense Of not being interested in our
aggrandizement- and that our mo-
|tives are only the motives inspired by
the higher humanity, by our sense of
duty and responsibility, and by our
determination that human liberty shall
prevail in our hemisphere"
The president paused. He had been
intensely in earnest in his talk. He
smiled, and his long white fingers
wove themselves in and u Then,
with a little gesture that betokened
amused contempt, he continued:
'"They say that Mexicans are not
fitted for self-government; and to this
i reply that, when properly directed
there is no people not fitted for self
government. The very fact that the
extension of the school system by Diaz
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-05-28
Inaainary heart TrouhLa.

Do you have pains in the region OF
the heart? Does your heart thump?
It's terrible pounding alarms you?
What Is wrong? Do you believe these
symptoms mean heart trouble? Or
gantc diseases of the heart very sell
dom occasion much pain. Nearly all
of these pains are caused by some de-
rangement OF the stomach. Merit0l
Tonic Digestive is especially recom-
mended for Indigestion and dyspepsia,
and for restoring the stomach to its
normal functions and-no more heart
disease" Central Drug Store, 66
Broadway, Fargo. N. b.. Exclusiye
Agents.-Advt.