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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-06-20

ditions of living for all are wanted
instead of a small Of literati.
8. A new realization Of the great
need for social and moral education
has come.
The Chinese are as moral as any
people on earth, but they have been
controlled entirely by family disci-
pine and conditions. These forces
have been so strong in the past that
there is much less Of the social evil
in China that in some other nations,
but there is also less initiative.
~'"Under the influence of new learn
ing, customs and ~precedents are being
questioned and broken down New
leaders of China are seeing the need
for moral education. This is the rea-
son for the vast progress Christianity
is making. This is the reason the
government students came by the
hundreds Of thousands to hear Mott
and Eddy on their recent trip to Chi
ma.
There are now about 1000 Chinese
students in the higher schools in the
United States, and about 300 each in
time Of awakening for 400, 900, 600 peo-
pie in a country as large as the
United States and all her possessions,
with eighteen New Englands thrown
in. Teachers in China are making
history"
Mr.. Bowen, of Marking, China, the
leader Of this course, closed the meet
ing with these words:
II would rather spend the next five
years in China that the rest Of my
life in America"
Such is the Spirit Of men who are
waking up the sleeping giant and re-
building whole nations, socially, edu-
~cationally and religiously.
.-- -... ~..- Yours truly,
K. F. BASCOM.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-06-20
French Sahara Railway.

London Times correspondence: The
French minister Of war, M. Noulens,
who has made a special journey to
Algeria in order to inaugurate the new
railway line into the Sahara, arrived
at Tugart, the terminus of the line.
and on May 4 declared the railway
open for traffic. The line is narrow
gauge and runs 1876 miles from Biskra
to Tugurt. 1t constitutes the first Sec
ton Of what Is called the Trans
Sahara railway. Whether it will ever
reach Lake Chad is problematical, but
its continuation to Wargla, 100 miles
farther into the desert. has already
been decided.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-06-20

in pep and unanimity, to a the least.
Then followed an exhibition of mind
reading. perhaps faxed.
A Mahratt1 in white turban and stiff
collar, dark coat and white duck
trousers and tennis shoes gave a love
poem in his native tongue.
Following them, Bishop Henderson
and DR.. Stone Of Chicago took the
platform and put the crowd in a roar
with their stories. They showed quite
conclusively hat long faced, sour
Christianity is rather out Of date.
The Japanese delegation Of about
seventeen men gave a very respectable
yell for Nippon and sang their ma
tional song. Then one Of them danced
the sword dance while a comrade sang
a weird native accompaniment.
A little later the Latin-Amertcan
delegation gave a very impressive, If
unintelligible, yell n one of their
number made an earnest. speech Of
appreciation for their treatment at
the conference. Marttnas, a Spaniard,
then sang La Paloma and it was GER
tainly great. He was encored and re-
sponded with another song.
After a few more college yells, pop
corn was passed around, the whole
group of men sang Blest Be the Tie
That Binds, and the meeting broke
up.
I think that if such conferences
were more numerous between nations
in all parts Of the world wal would
soon be impossible. Down here one
learns that Chinese, Japanese, Latin
Americans or even M~issourians are
brothers under the skim
yesterday morning in the
class on EDUCATIONAL Missions, Mr..
John, a Chinese student at Columbia
University, and secretary Of the Y. M.
c. A. work among Chinese students
in this country, spoke to us on Edu-
cation in China.
The early ideals Of Chinese educa-
ton were:
l.. To bring out the best that is in
a man /
2. To spread knowledge from the
few to the masses.
8. To aim at highest development.
Such were the principles laid down
by CONTIGUOUS followers about the
time Of Christ.
The old system Of examining for
government examinations and study
ing always along one line cramped
the creativeness Of the Chinese.
about the middle of the nineteenth
century contact with the west awoke
China. For a quarter Of a century
there was a feeling of great need.
Then came the edict of 1906, abolish
ing old government examinations, and
establishing the new system of edu-
cation. The ideals Of the new edu-
cation are:
1. New nationaIism. This idea Of
national unity is strong in every
child, even Of six years Of age. we
are to live for China and we will fight
as they at Thermopylae, if necessary.
2. New, broad culture, better con-
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-06-20

The first ocean steamer to pass
through the locks Of the Panama a
nal was the Alliance, which made the
trip June 8. Photographs have just
come to the United States. She left
Cristobal at 6 o'clock on the morning
of June 5 and steamed slowly through
the sea level entrance of the canal to
Gatun locks. There she tied up by
the north guide wall until haWsers
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-06-20

machines before being used In the
first trip OF ship through the canal.
The machines worked perfectly.
There was not a hitch Of any
kind said Colonel Goethals, sand yet
tive ofsthe time that they may be re-
CURED to pass a ship through the
locks, because the hawsers were all
attached before the ascent was be-
gum"
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-06-20

were fastened to her in preparation
for the tow through the locks.
At Z. o'clock the ascent was begun.
The tonnage Of the Alliance, about
1000 gross, is so small that he work
Of locking her up through the three
flights or chambers was much the
same as that Of locking the numerous
tugs and dredges that had already
made the ascent. The ascent from sea
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-06-20

Al submerged oak forest, covering
several square miles, from which logs
more than 100 feet in length AVE been
taken, was discovered by Russian en-
gineers while dredging a river.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-06-20

level to the level OF the Gatun lake.
eighty-ffve feet above the sea-, was
made in one hour and twenty min
utes. The ship was turned in the
lake and then started downward, the
lockage from the lake to sea level
taking about one hour and thirty
minutes.
The purpose Of this experimental
trip was to try out the electric towing
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-06-20

A battle wnIcn may rsEuIr 7uecI=lveET
in the fight between the Constitutions
alists and General Huerta Is now be-
ing fought at zacatecas, a Huerta
stronghold on the road to Mexico City.
The photograph shows a view Of the
city taken from a hill above it. The
valley surrounded by lofty mountains.
In the center of the picture may be
seen the cathedral with the right tow
er broken in half, a reminder Of the
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-06-20

other. The colonel's m~egaphone is q
big one and the voice behind it Is
strong, but, nevertheless. his language
is understood only by those whose
thinking apparatus responds to the pe-
culiar characteristics Of his own.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1914-08-07
TeIlino Your Aqe.

know you won't believe me when |
tell you that I'm only eighteen. but
really when | was nine years old peO-
pie used to take me for twenty. was
always mature and sensible. and I've
always thought a whole lot. and
thought is bound to leave its mark on
you. Why, my father had gray hair
when he was sixteen, but that doesn't
mean anything l have a friend who's
only fourteen and yet everybody takes
him for a man OF sixty. You can't al
ways Judge by appearances because I
have another friend who's thirty-eight
and has family and yet he looks so
young people take him for his own son.
l know you think I'm not telling the
truth. but why people should lie about
their age is more than l knOw.-New
York Sun. ---------------
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1914-08-07
Eneruy In The Sun.

At the distance of the earth from
Il to3,0OO.000 milesl, the heat energy
yearly expended by the sun is as great
In amount as would be produced by
the burning OF slxty-six globes of the
best anthracite coal. each as heavy as
the earth. or J,340 such globes, each
equal IN weight to the moon. But
the grenter part of this energy Is, as
far as we can see, expended upon
empty space becuuse. except where n
planetary body is interposed in the
path of the rays. there Is nothing for
them TO act upon. Only about two
thousand-milionth Of the suns radiant
energy is Intercepted by the earth and
only about one ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
ty.Gvemllliouth by ull the planets to-
gether. This makes the sun look like
gigantic spendthrift. but If he did not
radiate in every direction he would not
be seen from distant space: be would
not be star among the sturs, and who
cnn say that what he expends to make
himself known and to maintain his
rank In the universe. IL not as well
spent as the grntuities that he filings
70 his planets. l.. Serviss In
Spokane Review.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1914-08-07
How TO Win.

This Is an age of specialization. my
boy. and the only men who succeed in
a big way nre those who pick out some
particular line OF work and live with
it until they get to know more about
It than most other fellows. Concen-
trntion. consistent and persistent effort
In one direction is the surest road to
success. YOull never win In big
way-except accidentully-if you scat
ter your energies, The best steam
engine I'm the world would race itself
to ruin without It's governor. Keep
your mind on your job, specialize In
your particular business and try to
know as much about it as the man
who created 1t, and. barring misfor'
tune. you'll make more out of that
knowledge than you will out Of any
chance success outside Of your busi-
ness.-Maurice Switzer In Leslie's.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1914-08-07

PiclSpockets ordinarily travel In mobs
and are Of two distinct types-one
small or medium stature, the other tall
and muscular. AS a general rule, the
ago runs from eighteen to thirty-hve.
Their hands are soft, show no signs OF
work and the fingers of all except the
stall" and particularly the fingers
of the wire" are long and slender.
Their eyes are shifting and furtive
Their complexion is generally sallow
and without distinct color, this being
due either to prison pallor In types or
to the use OF cocaine or other drugs.
The cocaine users show drawn fea-
lures, prominent cheekbones and usu-
ally have distinct rings around the
eyes. The temperament of pickpockets
Is high strung, because Of the dangers
of the profession or from the use Of
drugs. At the same time they are po-
lite almost to the point " obsequious-
mesa They seldom carry weapons and
almost never resort to force. On duty
they dress TO suit the occasion, gener-
ally we'll, but not conspicuously. They
avoid wearing anything that might
lead to Observation-Disclosures News.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1914-08-07

Dohnanyi. the fainous pianist. tells
story Of two Scotchmen who lived
IN the same Ont. Each Ind a plano.
upon which he strummed In his own
ROOM aud one day a friend suggested
that they should run the two pianos
into ne same room 50 that they could
play music written for two pianos.
The two men Thought It was good
idea. ard accordingly the pianos were
both placed IN the same room. They
practiced diligently at a sonata for two
plahos. but with little success for some
time the dificuity being that one had
generally finished his movement two OE
three bars before the other.
At last, however. they succeeded IN
flnlshing one movement exactly at the
same moment. and one said, "Aweel
D0nald, now that we've been 80 sue
ceesf1l with the tlrst movement. sup
pos try Tie gccondf'
Donald looked at him IA profound as
touishment "Eh. but. Angus" he ex
claimed. "that was the second move
ment that / was playingr-LOndoI
Tii BITS
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1914-08-07
nold Hlokorx.R

The following story is told Of how
General Andrew Jackson got his title
OF "0ld HickOry:" Captain William
Allen, who was a near neighbor Of the
general. messed with him during the
Greek war. During the campaign the
soldiers were moving rapidly to sur
prise the Indians and were without
tents. A cold March wind came on,
mingled with sleet which lasted for
several days. General Jackson got a
severe cold, but did not complain as
he tried to sleep in a muddy bottom
among his half frozen soldiers. Cap
tain Allen and his brother, John, cut
down a stout hickory tree, peeled of
the bark and made a covering for the
general. who was with difficulty per-
suaded to crawl under 1t. The next
morning a drunken citizen entered the
camp and, seeing the tent. kicked it
over. As Jackson crawled from the
ruins the topper cried: "Hello. Old Hick-
ory! Come out OF your bark and jine
us In a drink"
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1914-08-07
eloriHestion Of Futility.

when General Ben Butler was prac-
ticing law In the courts OF the District
of Columbia he was famous for the
striking ideas he evolved and the effec-
tive methods he employed In order to
get the interests Of his clients befor'
the Jury in favorable light
In one cnse, In which he hud rather
poor show of winning. the time came
for him TO cross examine II fellow. law.
yer. who had given testimony extreme
~ favorable to the other side. Every
body listened intently for Buffers on.
slaught 1t was expected that he
would go after the witness with gloves
OF.
"Gentlemen Of the jury" he said
with an air of conflding familiarity,
II would as soon think Of shooting
skyrOckets into the Internal regions for
purposes of illumination as to cross
examine this witness in the hope OF
extracting the truth."-POpular Maga
zine.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1914-08-07

Pepys' library since 1924 has been in
the possession of Magdalene college,
Cambridge. Pepys directed in his will
that his collection Of books and man
uscripts should be transferred on the
death of his nephew, John Jackson. to
either Trinity college or Magdalene
college, Cambridge. and required that
the college which received the books
should submit to an annual visitation
from the other, the purpose of which
should be to ascertain whether the
trust was being worthily fulfilled.
could | be sure" Pepys wrote, "of
a constant succession Of heirs from
nay said nephew qualified like himself
for the use of such a library, should
not entertain a thought Of its ever be-
ing alienated from them"
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1914-08-07

American cataoombs and Mummies.
Recent publicity has been given to
the wonders Of the cliff villages of the
Gi,a canyon in New Mexico, where the
lofty pumice or tufa walls Of the box
canyon are honeycombed with the ex-
cavnted dwellings of a nation Of
dwarfs, whose mummles here and
there found. preserved by the stone
dust for centuries. are clad in woven
clothes and ornamented with gay
feathers at neck and whist The re
mains Of an adult man Of this people
measured only twenty-three inches in
Height, and the doors and windows Of
their "homes in the rock" are hardly
passnble by a half grown girl. Like
the dwarf temples Of Yucatan-Of
which lie Plongeon wrote so entertain.
ingly--hovel. mansion. fortress and
temple. seem like toys made with In
finite palns for the children Of re
mote past; indeed, an antiquity fixed
6y the best authorities at least as fRI
back as 5000 years ago.-Nationa
| magazine
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1914-08-07

A Cleveland attorney took the Med
Iterranean trip month ago. 1t was
his first time across the water, and he
stated on his return that he would
have had perfectly glorious time but
for the silly questions asked him by
customs officials.
1t was on the pier ut New York that
his woes came to u climax. open
your trunk. please" commanded the
custom house officer. Have you any
thing in there but personal propertyg'
he continued.
"What do you mean by personal
property countered the lawyer.
"For heavens sake! Don't you know
what personal property is?" The Off
Ger looked up in amnzement.
II thought / did" answered the at
torney. "and can assure you that
there is no real estate In my trunk
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1914-08-07
Potato juice Cure.

Potato Juice as a remedy for sprains.
lumbagO. gout. rheumatism and bruises
is recommended by DR.. HeatOn G.
Howard Of London in an article in the
London Lancet. He cites numerous
cases in his own practice in which the
pain has been relieved quickly, some
times by the first application, and the
fluid that has exuded into the Joint or
the membranes has been absorbed
within a few days.
Potato Juice is used as an ointment, a
liniment or a plaster. The raw pota-
toes are squeezed in a hydraulic press.
The starch and nitrogenous matter are
removed and the juice boiled down un-
til It is made FIVE times as strong as
when fresh. Glycerin is added to pre-
serve It.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1914-08-07
When an Eskimo Dies.

When an Eskimo Is dying you viii
notice the inmates Of the house NOV
ing everything out Of doors; otherwise
1t would be contaminated by the pres
ence Of the dead man and rendered un-
fit for use. Among some tribes the
dying man himself is borne outside
He is never taken out through the en-
trance tunnel. but always through the
smoke hole or back of the house, and
the passage is then closed so that his
spirit will not find its way back. The
Eskimos appear to have an uncanny
presentiment of the approach of that
dread spirit who comes to one and all.
When you see them preparing the
graveclothes of one of their number
who is Ill you may know that his end
is near. do not think that they do
anything to hasten the end, although
they may stab or hang the hopelessly
infirm at their own request. 1t ap-
pears to be an instructive feeling which
Is common to primitive people and
which Is often noticed in the lower
animals.-Wide World Magazine
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1914-08-07

When Sargent has finished picture
he is heartily glad to see the last Of It.
The story goes that a royal visitor to
his studio said. after looking over the
pictures, II wonder you can bear to
part with them" "sir." answered Sar-
gent. having finished a picture. am
like hen which has laid an egg.
Come and take 1t away, come and take
It awayr I exclaim. Its removal en-
ables me to start Sheffield
England Telegraph.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1914-08-07
Damp Room Test.

To ascertain whether a room is damp
or not place a weighed quantity OF
fresh lime in an open vessel in the
room and leave It there for twenty
four hours, carefully closing the win
dows and doors. At the end OF the
twenty-four hours reweigh the lime.
and If the increase exceeds 1 per cent
of the original weight It is not safe to
live In the room.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1914-08-07

The Greeks and the Romans never
prescribed chilling silence at funerals.
On the contrary. they regarded them
as festivals and entertainments and
chose these occurrences for the produc-
tions of their great plays. Every com
edy Of Plautus was tirst produced at
a funeral celebration.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1914-08-07
silver Fox Fur.

The black silver fox fur is most val
liable when there is no silver In IT.
when 1t is a pure rich black through
out. A dressed skin of this sort aver
ages 80 by 10 inches and viii easily
bring $500. A good silvery skin.
clear and pure in color, with blush
underwood, is worth about $1,000.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1914-08-07
Cheap Carpet Cleaner.

"What can l use to clean carpetsT'
asked correspondent who signed her
self, rather bashfully, young Bride"
''Have you tried your young hus-
band?" replied the answers editor.
who lost his position just few hours
after the reply appeared.-Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1914-08-07

"Going to the dansant tonight. Clar-
iceT
II haven't made up my mind yet
Reg"
"For the love of Pete! Aren't you
satisfied with what you do TO your
face?'-COrnell Widow.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1914-08-07

Magistrate-l understand that you
overheard the quarrel between the de
fendaut and his wife? witness-Yes,
sir Magistrate--TeIl me. II you can.
what he seemed tn be doing. Witness
He seemed to be doing the listening!
Exchange.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1914-08-07

where do you get the plots for your
storiesT
II have never had but one plot" de
clared the popular author, ''and ! swip-
ed that from Romeo and Juliet All
you have to dc is to change the seen
cry and the dialect"-LOuisvine COu
rier-Journal.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1914-08-07
insisted on Her Rights.

LAwyer-You say you told the serv-
ant to get out of the house the minute
you found 1t was ON fire. and she re-
fused to go? Mrs. Burns-Yes. she
said she must have a months notice
before she'd leave."-Nadonal Food
Magazine.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1914-08-07
spats.

II should like 10 see some spats."
said the precise gentleman.
"Wen. stick around" suggested the
new fiOOrwalker. "The salesladies are
starting 'em all the time."-Puck-
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1914-08-07
An Even Break.

Mrs. Hiram Offen-YOur recOmmen'
dations are rather poor, must say.
Maid-Well. mum. yea weren't recon-
mended very highly to me, aytheF.--
Boston Transcript
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1914-08-07

Pessimist- Board going up, room rem
going up, fee going up. Ia there any
thing in this blooming university thu
Isn't going up? optimist-Sure. ~
grades!-W Wisconsin Sphinx.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1914-08-07

Crawford-What does bachelor
know about women. ANYHOW? crab,
shaw Well. be- evidently knew enough
about them never to marry Vns VI
them.-New York Times.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1914-08-07
Evnrvthinn Iankinn.

Personally we have met some men
who II weighed in the bamnre would
be found wanting everything. including
the balance. Galveston News.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1914-08-07
FEDERAL.
PRECINCT.

NV. McGrath. ...Justice of the Peace
n Allen ........ Constable
school Directors-B. W Randall. 8. H. Mo
Clure. J. X. Ownby.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-07-13
ALAMEDA COMES FROM TIE sDuIH
brinds Good Passenger List for val- dez and Has 41 Roundtrippers-
 Goes to Ship Creek.

|. The steamer Alameda, of the Alas
 ka Steamship Company, in command
 of Captain Warner, reached Valdez
 at 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon and sailed west at in the evening. The steamer brought fair-sized passen-
 ger list for this city and has forty one roundtrippers, who are viewing the scenery.
 The Alameda will go to Ship Creek before returning to Valdez.
 The Valdez passengers were: H.
 G. Bennett, James Brennan. J. M Pruce and wife, Master Bruce, J.
 Hislop, A. Miller, G. S. Rankin, Ben nett Spence, Mrs. w. N. Spence,
 Ruth Spence, Dorothy Spence. Susie Spence, s. H. Coben. G. w. Bennett
 Mrs. A. Grave1le, E. J. Wichler, J
 F. Johnson, S. Evans Hodge, Mrs Evans Hodge, J. E. Barrett.
 For Portage Bay: H. Hannah, M w. Nolan, James Sherry. Col. R. w
 L. Stevenson, Leroy Tozier.
 Roundtrippers: Ida c. Seay, A,
 Artherly, Steve Birch, Mrs. D. Burk- halter, Miss E. F. Barnett, Miss Martha Betz, Mrs. A. l.. Carr, Miss c. Christy, J. E. Dixon, G. w. Dun can, Miss Edith Everett, Mrs. s.
 Frandach, Miss k. J. Fullerton, Miss Glide Fisher, Miss N. Finch, Miss Stasia Halligan. Miss M. E. Keith,
 H. R. Lewis, G. c. Main and wife
 A. A. Nudge, Miss Mabelle Metcalf,
 Mrs. R. Moss, Miss z. Moss, c. |
 Matthaei, Geo. D. Pratt, Pratt Sher-
 man, G. J. R. Pratt, J. E. Richards
 and wife, w. R. Rust and wife, Ar
 thur Rust, Miss Blanche Smith.